Not So Wide World of Sport

Shirts So Good is back!!

2010-10-09T20:53:00.002-07:00

Cartoons will be back soon as well!! It's good to be back!

http://www.shirtssogood.com

Johnny McCain's NEW bumper sticker!

2008-07-12T10:15:00.002-07:00

2007-04-07T10:02:00.000-07:00

Cheney; The Scariest Man Alive!

Lame-Dick-President

2006-11-20T15:45:00.000-07:00

Lame-Dick-President, originally uploaded by sport.

NOW I'm a Scared American!

2006-09-28T17:37:00.000-07:00

torture, originally uploaded by sport.

Congratulations Bush! You've wiped your ass with our so called Rules Of Law. Torture = protection. Oh, and thanks for the vote Lieberman and McCave!!

Don't worry America, the new Torture laws only apply to 'Aliens' and 'Enemy Combatants' .....but what exactly is an enemy combatant - why, it's up George W. Bush to figure that out. Maybe somebody from France, maybe a dissenter right here that has a crappy blog?!

Early 2008 Presidential Scorecard

2006-09-11T07:53:00.000-07:00

2008-FAVORITES, originally uploaded by sport.

I think we should get rid "Presidential Elections" all together and just award the richest Corporation/CEO the title, "Head of the Country (tm).

Norah O'Donnell, White House Stenographer

2006-08-30T21:36:00.000-07:00

Norah O'Donnell, originally uploaded by sport.

This is what passes for a "objective journalist" now-a-days. She is the official Washington correspondent for MSNBC!?

2006-08-25T07:50:00.000-07:00

Jon Stewart dissects Bush's latest 'desperate soundbites'

Best Daily Show clip in a while!

Loserman!!!!

2006-08-09T09:34:00.000-07:00

lieberman, originally uploaded by sport.

2006-07-31T17:20:00.000-07:00

President Bush at 2004 White House Correspondents Dinner

Joe "No-Mentum" Lieberman really gets a kick out of Bushie's gag!!

WTF!?!

2006-07-29T08:55:00.000-07:00

funniest-pres.-EVER, originally uploaded by sport.

First Comes Love....

2006-07-25T21:44:00.000-07:00

First Comes Love...., originally uploaded by sport.

Soon to be a button at Shirts So Good...

Hi. You've caught me taking a break from "blogging"

2006-07-12T10:39:00.000-07:00

Hi. Since I have no way of tracking how many people come to this site, I'd like to ask if anybody visits this humble site.
If so, I will be more than happy to post NEW cartoons!
Please leave a comment.
Thanks,
-sport

The Silence Of The Media Lambs...

2006-06-26T22:39:00.000-07:00

silence-of-the-media-lambs, originally uploaded by sport.

I highly recommend Greg Palast's book, "Armed Madhouse".
Here's a nice Flickr "photo set" from Greg Palast -
http://www.flickr.com/photos/gregpalast/sets/72157594155273706/

2006-06-21T08:40:00.000-07:00

George Bush sings Sunday Bloody Sunday

Oilly, the Exxon Owl!

2006-06-05T08:27:00.000-07:00

Oilly-the-Exxon-Owl, originally uploaded by sport.

"The term scientific consensus is an oxymoron in itself," Bill Tillerson (Exxon CEO) said when one shareholder suggested there was consensus on global warming.

"This is what's perplexing to me. I come away from these conversations and ask 'What exactly do they want?' I don't know what you want. We're going to be an active participant in this debate. We're just going to have to disagree."

Bill Tillerson is not an oxymoron, just a moron.

John McCain, Pander Bear

2006-06-01T11:50:00.000-07:00

John-McCain-Pander-Bear, originally uploaded by sport.

Asleep At The Wheel

2006-05-15T10:53:00.000-07:00

cheney-asleep, originally uploaded by sport.

Wingnut Alert

2006-05-11T12:15:00.000-07:00

wingnut-alert, originally uploaded by sport.

Disrobe the Right: Block Bush's Radical Judges

Contributed by Working Assets

If you thought the fight over the judiciary was over after President Bush successfully installed Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito, think again. Conservative groups, bent on continuing to swing the federal judiciary rightward, are pushing for the confirmation of four more bad judges. The Senate needs to block these dangerous appointments.

Brett M. Kavanaugh, currently Bush's staff secretary, just had his recommendation from the American Bar Association downgraded. One judge who reviewed his nomination called the nominee "less than adequate" and said he had been "sanctimonious." Yet, Mr. Kavanaugh has been nominated to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, which is widely viewed as a stepping stone to the Supreme Court.
William G. Myers III has been nominated to the 9th Circuit, even though his nomination was successfully filibustered in July of 2004. The Judiciary Committee reported his nomination to the Senate floor in March of last year despite vocal opposition from more than 180 environmental, Native American, labor, civil rights, disability rights, women's rights and other organizations who signed a letter opposing Myers' confirmation.
William J. Haynes II has been nominated to the 4th Circuit. He has spent the bulk of his legal career as a lawyer in the Department of Defense and, most recently, as the department's principal author and defender of the administration's plan for military tribunals, its denial of Geneva Convention protections to persons captured on the battlefield, and its indefinite detention of U.S. citizens without access to counsel or the ability to challenge their detention.
Finally, Terrence W. Boyle is waiting for confirmation to the 4th Circuit as well. Judge Terrence Boyle is currently a U.S. District Judge in North Carolina. His judgments are frequently reversed, and he has a record of hostility toward individual rights claims by African Americans, people with disabilities and others seeking justice in his courtroom.
These individuals simply do not deserve lifetime appointments to our Appellate courts. Urge your Senators to oppose their nominations with every tool at their disposal.

Call to action

Tell your Senators to oppose the judicial nominations of Kavanuagh, Myers, Haynes and Boyle.

Please go to ...
Act For Change
to send a letter to your Senators.

Cheney '08

2006-05-05T21:25:00.000-07:00

Cheney-'08, originally uploaded by sport.

Snow Business

2006-04-28T07:31:00.000-07:00

tony-snow, originally uploaded by sport.

Hey Hu!

2006-04-26T15:33:00.000-07:00

Hu JInto, originally uploaded by sport.

"Leave Cheney alone - let him sleep"!!!

Capital City!

2006-04-26T13:25:00.000-07:00

bush-capital, originally uploaded by sport.

Incompetence Rules!

2006-04-18T10:17:00.000-07:00

condi, originally uploaded by sport.

Will the Bush Administration do ONE thing right in eight years? Outlook not so good...

The Lame Game

2006-03-03T12:41:00.000-07:00

Lame-Duck, originally uploaded by sport.

Feingold For President!!

2006-03-02T11:41:00.000-07:00

feingold, originally uploaded by sport.

ONLY Russ Feingold (who read the WHOLE constitution on the Senate floor), Robert Byrd, Tom Harkin and James Jeffords voted to amend the Patriot Act.

Dr. Pepperer

2006-02-22T08:42:00.000-07:00

dick, originally uploaded by sport.

BLOW-MENTUM

2006-02-01T08:20:00.000-07:00

alito-skates in, originally uploaded by sport.

You have these piles of shite to thank for voting against a fillibuster of Sammy Alito....please don't vote for these..."democrats" again!
Akaka (D-HI)
Baucus (D-MT)
Bingaman (D-NM)
Byrd (D-WV)
Cantwell (D-WA)
Carper (D-DE)
Conrad (D-ND)
Dorgan(D-ND)
Inouye (D-HI)
Johnson (D-SD)
Kohl (D-WI)
Landrieu (D-LA)
Lieberman (D-CT)
Lincoln (D-AR)
Nelson (D-FL)
Nelson (D-NE)
Pryor (D-AR)
Rockefeller (D-WV)
Salazar (D-CO)

TRUST US.

2006-01-08T07:52:00.000-07:00

TRUST-US, originally uploaded by sport.

Scotty-The-Professional-Liar

2005-12-15T06:53:00.000-07:00

Scotty-The-Professional-Liar, originally uploaded by sport.

Why would anybody show up for a Presidential Press Briefing anymore?

WOW! A PLAN for Victory!!

2005-12-01T08:14:00.000-07:00

Plan-For-VICTORY-[Converted, originally uploaded by sport.

Talking Point Coming To A Town Near You.

2005-11-30T07:30:00.000-07:00

DICK, originally uploaded by sport.

One Nation Under Fraud

2005-11-17T08:35:00.000-07:00

One-Nation-blog-cartoon, originally uploaded by sport.

Read more about the stolen election in Ohio here...
http://www.bradblog.com/archives/00002015.htm
and here...
http://www.freepress.org/departments/display/19/2005/1559

Boycott Target

2005-11-15T08:27:00.000-07:00

Boycott Target, originally uploaded by sport.

Please read the stories at www.americablog.org and www.plannedparenthood.org.

Scotty at Home

2005-11-10T09:11:00.000-07:00

Scotty at Home, originally uploaded by sport.

Scotty The Robot

2005-11-09T09:12:00.000-07:00

Simple Scotty The Robot, originally uploaded by sport.

WE-do-NOT-torture

2005-11-09T06:56:00.000-07:00

we-do-NOT-torture, originally uploaded by sport.

Let the Bush administration teach you about Ethics. Coming to a Learning Annex near you.

Scotty-McClellan-Professional-Weasel

2005-10-19T08:28:00.000-07:00

Scotty-McClellan-Professional-Weasel, originally uploaded by sport.

SOX WIN!!!

2005-10-16T21:40:00.000-07:00

SOX WIN!!!, originally uploaded by sport.

Supreme Beings

2005-10-03T09:51:00.000-07:00

qualifications, originally uploaded by sport.

Brownie more then happy to play the BLAME GAME!

2005-09-27T15:06:00.000-07:00

brownie, originally uploaded by sport.

Brownie's doing a HECK of a job looking into HIMSELF and finding out that he did nothing wrong! The New York Times reports this morning that "an official of the Federal Emergency Management Agency confirmed that the agency had hired Michael D. Brown, the former agency director who resigned under fire on Sept. 12, as a contractor to aid in his successor's transition"

Way before the Internets...

2005-09-16T22:56:00.000-07:00

l'il-georgie, originally uploaded by sport.

When The Levee Breaks...

2005-09-01T12:23:00.000-07:00

I am out of town and unable to draw a cartoon this week; in the meantime EVERYONE should read this article by Molly Ivins!

Molly Ivins, Creators Syndicate

September 1, 2005

AUSTIN, Texas -- Like many of you who love New Orleans, I find myself taking short mental walks there today, turning a familiar corner, glimpsing a favorite scene, square or vista. And worrying about the beloved friends and the city, and how they are now.

To use a fine Southern word, it's tacky to start playing the blame game before the dead are even counted. It is not too soon, however, to make a point that needs to be hammered home again and again, and that is that government policies have real consequences in people's lives.

This is not "just politics" or blaming for political advantage. This is about the real consequences of what governments do and do not do about their responsibilities. And about who winds up paying the price for those policies.

This is a column for everyone in the path of Hurricane Katrina who ever said, "I'm sorry, I'm just not interested in politics," or, "There's nothing I can do about it," or, "Eh, they're all crooks anyway."

Nothing to do with me, nothing to do with my life, nothing I can do about any of it. Look around you this morning. I suppose the National Rifle Association would argue, "Government policies don't kill people, hurricanes kill people." Actually, hurricanes plus government policies kill people.

One of the main reasons New Orleans is so vulnerable to hurricanes is the gradual disappearance of the wetlands on the Gulf Coast that once stood as a natural buffer between the city and storms coming in from the water. The disappearance of those wetlands does not have the name of a political party or a particular administration attached to it. No one wants to play, "The Democrats did it," or, "It's all Reagan's fault." Many environmentalists will tell you more than a century's interference with the natural flow of the Mississippi is the root cause of the problem, cutting off the movement of alluvial soil to the river's delta.

But in addition to long-range consequences of long-term policies like letting the Corps of Engineers try to build a better river than God, there are real short-term consequences, as well. It is a fact that the Clinton administration set some tough policies on wetlands, and it is a fact that the Bush administration repealed those policies--ordering federal agencies to stop protecting as many as 20 million acres of wetlands.

Last year, four environmental groups cooperated on a joint report showing the Bush administration's policies had allowed developers to drain thousands of acres of wetlands.

Does this mean we should blame President Bush for the fact that New Orleans is underwater? No, but it means we can blame Bush when a Category 3 or Category 2 hurricane puts New Orleans under. At this point, it is a matter of making a bad situation worse, of failing to observe the First Rule of Holes (when you're in one, stop digging).

Had a storm the size of Katrina just had the grace to hold off for a while, it's quite likely no one would even remember what the Bush administration did two months ago. The national press corps has the attention span of a gnat, and trying to get anyone in Washington to remember longer than a year ago is like asking them what happened in Iznik, Turkey, in A.D. 325.

Just plain political bad luck that, in June, Bush took his little ax and chopped $71.2 million from the budget of the New Orleans Corps of Engineers, a 44 percent reduction. As was reported in New Orleans CityBusiness at the time, that meant "major hurricane and flood projects will not be awarded to local engineering firms. Also, a study to determine ways to protect the region from a Category 5 hurricane has been shelved for now."

The commander of the corps' New Orleans district also immediately instituted a hiring freeze and canceled the annual corps picnic.

Our friends at the Center for American Progress note the Office of Technology Assessment used to produce forward-thinking plans such as "Floods: A National Policy Concern" and "A Framework for Flood Hazards Management." Unfortunately, the office was targeted by Newt Gingrich and the Republican right, and gutted years ago.

In fact, there is now a governmentwide movement away from basing policy on science, expertise and professionalism, and in favor of choices based on ideology. If you're wondering what the ideological position on flood management might be, look at the pictures of New Orleans--it seems to consist of gutting the programs that do anything.

Unfortunately, the war in Iraq is directly related to the devastation left by the hurricane. About 35 percent of Louisiana's National Guard is now serving in Iraq, where four out of every 10 soldiers are guardsmen. Recruiting for the Guard is also down significantly because people are afraid of being sent to Iraq if they join, leaving the Guard even more short-handed.

The Louisiana National Guard also notes that dozens of its high-water vehicles, Humvees, refuelers and generators have also been sent abroad. (I hate to be picky, but why do they need high-water vehicles in Iraq?)

This, in turn, goes back to the original policy decision to go into Iraq without enough soldiers and the subsequent failure to admit that mistake and to rectify it by instituting a draft.

The levees of New Orleans, two of which are now broken and flooding the city, were also victims of Iraq war spending. Walter Maestri, emergency management chief for Jefferson Parish, said on June 8, 2004, "It appears that the money has been moved in the president's budget to handle homeland security and the war in Iraq."

This, friends, is why we need to pay attention to government policies, not political personalities, and to know whereon we vote. It is about our lives.

And please visit this link to follow more stories...
http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1001053452

DLC - the Democratic Losing Council

2005-08-22T10:26:00.000-07:00

DLC - the Democratic Losing Council, originally uploaded by sport.

Here's a list of some Republican Democratic Senators near you...
Max Baucus of Montana
Sen. Evan Bayh of Indiana
Sen. Maria Cantwell of Washington
Sen. Tom Carper of Delaware
Sen. Hillary Clinton of New York
Sen. Kent Conrad of North Dakota
Sen. Byron Dorgan of North Dakota
Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California
Sen. Tim Johnson of South Dakota
Sen. John Kerry of Massachusetts
Sen. Herb Kohl of Wisconsin
Sen. Mary Landrieu of Louisiana
Sen. Joe Lieberman of Connecticut
Sen. Blanche Lincoln of Arkansas
Sen. Bill Nelson of Florida
Sen. Ben Nelson of Nebraska
Sen. Mark Pryor of Arkansas
Sen. Debbie Stabenow of Michigan

Be-Like-Ike!

2005-08-19T13:04:00.000-07:00

Be-Like-Ike!, originally uploaded by sport.

Thanks, Jim!

Bush Comments before Presidential Bike Ride And Nap

2005-08-16T07:49:00.000-07:00

bush-gets-on-with-his-life, originally uploaded by sport.

The comments came prior to a bike ride on the ranch with journalists and aides. It also came as the crowd of protesters grew in support of Sheehan, the California mother who came here Aug. 6 demanding to talk to Bush about the death of her son Casey. Sheehan arrived earlier in the week with about a half dozen supporters. As of Saturday there were about 300 anti-war protesters and approximately 100 people supporting the Bush Administration. In addition to the two-hour bike ride, Bush's Saturday schedule included an evening Little League Baseball playoff game, a lunch meeting with Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, a nap, some fishing and some reading. "I think the people want the president to be in a position to make good, crisp decisions and to stay healthy," he said when asked about bike riding while a grieving mom wanted to speak with him. "And part of my being is to be outside exercising."

Letter and Response to Barrack Obama

2005-08-11T12:53:00.000-07:00

Here's my letter...

Senator Obama,
I just moved to this Blue State from the Cracker Belt in Arizona. I cannot believe that you voted for W's Pork-Laden Energy tax gift to big oil. Even the uber-conservative Senators from Arizona voted against it. I was here last summer and I even helped campaign for you. Now I am thoroughly embarrassed to have done so. I cut you slack for your unthinkable support for the Bankruptcy bill, even though I could not fathom ONE reason to have done so.
I will not consider voting for you next term until I understand your reasoning....

Here is his response (in a timely matter, I might add...)

Dear Kent:

Thank you for your letter regarding H.R. 6, the Energy Policy Act of 2005, which passed the Senate on July 29 by a vote of 74 to 26. I agree completely with your assessment that this bill does not reflect what needs to be done to meet our nation's mounting energy challenge. That is a tremendous lost opportunity that will become increasingly obvious and consequential over time. But, in the final analysis, I also believe the deficiencies of the final bill are largely sins of omission rather than of commission, and let me take a moment to explain why.

We agree that America must get serious about its energy problems and realize that our national security and economic competitiveness in the world are at stake. As the price of oil soars past $60 a barrel, U.S. oil imports continue to rise, and global warming threatens our children’s futures, it should be unacceptable for lawmakers to bury their heads in the sand and ignore the policy challenges our society needs to meet to secure our energy future.

Breaking foreign oil producers' current stranglehold on our national economy is important to ensuring that we control our own destiny and preserve our environmental values. It will also eliminate one of the justifications for an American military presence in volatile regions like the Persian Gulf. That is why reducing our dependence on imported oil and shifting the focus of national energy policy away from fossil fuels to renewable fuels and conservation is so important.

It is time to concentrate on the pursuit of energy independence as the great project of our time. The need is critical, and the technology is at our fingertips. We just have to harness the political will to get the job done. In H.R. 6, Congress clearly failed this test of leadership. Once again, lawmakers were simply not able to break out of the "what is achievable" mindset to take the bold action necessary to create national energy policy that recognizes our needs in the 21st century.

There is so much more we could and should have done. During Senate consideration of the energy bill, I voted for the renewable electricity standard, the McCain/Lieberman climate change amendment, the elimination of the oil inventory in the Outer Continental Shelf, and increased fuel efficiency standards. I very much regret that none of these significant initiatives were included in the final bill. However, I cast my vote on that legislation not because of what it didn’t do but rather because it shifts national energy policy more toward renewable sources and because it helps Illinois.

I could not have voted for the energy bill passed by the House of Representatives, which included, among other things, liability protection for the producers of the fuel additive MTBE, authority to drill for oil in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska (ANWR), and disproportionate tax breaks for the oil and gas industry. However, the final energy bill eliminated many of the House's extreme provisions, such as MTBE and ANWR. Also, 40% of the total tax incentives in the House bill went to the oil and gas industry, while only 7% went to energy efficiency, and no tax incentives were given to renewable energy sources, such as wind, solar, and ethanol.

But, while Congress clearly could have done better, the final energy bill does take some steps forward. The final bill provides 40% of its tax incentives to energy efficiency and renewable energy, while providing only 18% of its tax incentives to the oil and gas industry. It provides billions of dollars in loan guarantees for research into new energy technologies, tax credits for renewable energy sources such as wind and solar power, and tax incentives to encourage energy conservation. It contains tax incentives for automobile manufacturers, retailers, and consumers to encourage and accelerate the production of vehicles that use alternative fuel technology, which can provide greater fuel efficiency and cause less pollution than conventional automobiles.

Also, Illinois will benefit significantly from provisions in the bill that require refiners to nearly double the use of ethanol in gasoline over the next seven years and provide a tax credit to encourage service stations to install pumps for E-85 gasoline. These two provisions will help reduce our dependence on imported oil, boost farm income by expanding the market for corn and soybeans, and promote economic growth in rural areas by attracting investment in community-size ethanol plants.

The bill will provide significant assistance to the Illinois coal industry, which is important to the downstate economy. It provides $1.6 billion for research into clean coal technology, promotes partnerships with the private sector to develop new methods of improving the efficiency of coal-fired power plants, and offers tax credits for investments in clean coal facilities. The bill also includes a provision I authored that provides funding to Southern Illinois University for research and testing on converting Illinois basin coal into transportation fuels. In total, the energy bill is estimated to help create or maintain 100,000 jobs in Illinois

In closing, let me reiterate that I am fully aware that this energy bill does not turn the corner on our nation’s energy challenge. While it will become law shortly, I will continue to do all I can to keep the debate alive about what must be done to promote real energy independence in the rapidly changing 21st century world. This essential fight is not over.

Again, Kent, thank you for writing. Please keep in touch in the days ahead.

Sincerely,

Barack Obama
United States Senator

Obama-Nation

2005-08-09T09:45:00.000-07:00

Obama-Nation, originally uploaded by sport.

I had such hopes for this guy. First voting for the amazingly bad Bankruptcy bill, now this. As it turns out, he's just another hack corrupt politician that is deeply in the pockets of huge corporate interests.

5 Week Vacation!?!

2005-08-03T16:28:00.000-07:00

VACATION time!, originally uploaded by sport.

Bush's vacation is now the longest Presidential vacation in 36 years. At least there is no longer a War going on...just a "struggle"!

Bush-Vs-World

2005-08-01T09:21:00.000-07:00

Bush-Vs-World, originally uploaded by sport.

It's BEAN a long time...

2005-07-28T08:14:00.000-07:00

It's BEAN a long time..., originally uploaded by sport.

Melissa's BEAN busy lately....selling out America!
Check out her HORRIBLE voting record here:
http://www.vote-smart.org/voting_category.php?can_id=MIL20905

Fatal Distraction, Part One

2005-07-20T08:31:00.000-07:00

Fatal-Distraction, originally uploaded by sport.

Now-Available

2005-07-18T08:07:00.000-07:00

Now-Available, originally uploaded by sport.

...at shirtssogood.com - just order any button, leave a note and I will replace the purchased button with this one! Not so easy, but at this point in my web "skills", it'll have to do

Devil In The Blue Dress

2005-07-14T15:18:00.000-07:00

Devil-in-the-blue-dress, originally uploaded by sport.

robert-novak

2005-07-11T12:37:00.000-07:00

robert-novak, originally uploaded by sport.

This is only one of many questions....is Novak the creepiest man in existence? Why is he not behind bars? Why didn't his TV Show, The Capitol Gang get canceled YEARS ago??

bush/hannity wisdom 1999

2005-06-29T10:10:00.000-07:00

bush/hannity wisdom, originally uploaded by sport.

Thanks, Dave!
These comments were made in 1999 in response to the US intervention to stop the genocide in Kosovo.
Quotes taken from http://republicofdogs.blogspot.com/2005/06/on-supporting-our-troops.html

DeLay of the Land

2005-06-23T15:38:00.000-07:00

delay, originally uploaded by sport.

I'm Branching out...

2005-06-20T07:31:00.000-07:00

4-branches, originally uploaded by sport.

Smoking Pun

2005-06-14T06:37:00.000-07:00

smoking-gun, originally uploaded by sport.

So far ONE U.S. paper has covered this story!?!

R.I.P NPR

2005-05-20T10:40:00.000-07:00

R.I.P-NPR, originally uploaded by sport.

Appointed to the board by Clinton in 2000, he was named Chairmen by Bush in 2003.

Conservative-Fristian

2005-05-19T14:42:00.000-07:00

conservative-Fristian, originally uploaded by sport.

Here's a new title/button dedicated to our nation's fake Christians and followers of indescribable stupidity; Conservative Fristians!

1,346-Days

2005-05-18T14:12:00.000-07:00

1,346-Days, originally uploaded by sport.

According to Scotty McClellan (Professional Liar), journalists need to have at least TWO sources.
But the White House only needs ONE really bad source to start a war.

Let's All Go to...Citgo!

2005-05-17T12:31:00.000-07:00

Citgo, originally uploaded by sport.

Thanks, Jim for finding this...!

Of the top oil producing countries in the world, only one is a democracy with a president who was elected on a platform of using his nation's oil revenue to benefit the poor. The country is Venezuela. The President is Hugo Chavez. Call him "the Anti-Bush."

Citgo is a U.S. refining and marketing firm that is a wholly owned subsidiary of Venezuela's state-owned oil company. Money you pay to Citgo goes primarily to Venezuela -- not Saudi Arabia or the Middle East. By buying your gasoline at Citgo, you are contributing to the billions of dollars that Venezuela's democratic government is using to provide health care, literacy and education, and subsidized food for the majority of Venezuelans.

For the whole story please go to:
Common Dreams

Operation Dumb-Ass!

2005-05-17T09:34:00.000-07:00

condi-goes-to-war, originally uploaded by sport.

How many Bush-sanctioned Commission reports can we have before the Bush administration themselves will stop spreading the lie that Iraq was a threat to us; had Weapons of Mass Destruction or were responsible for the attacks on September 11th?? And when will they stop parading around in RIDICULOUS costumes?

Psycho-PHANT

2005-05-16T18:03:00.000-07:00

PYSCHO-PHANT, originally uploaded by sport.

War On Christianity??

2005-05-14T16:28:00.000-07:00

War On Christianity??, originally uploaded by sport.

Yes, But were PROTOCOLS followed?

2005-05-12T17:34:00.000-07:00

Yes, But were PROTOCOLS followed?, originally uploaded by sport.

Q: Scott, yesterday the White House was on red alert, was evacuated. The first lady and Nancy Reagan were taken to a secure location. The Vice President was evacuated from the grounds. The Capitol building was evacuated. The continuity of government plan was initiated. And yet the president wasn't told of yesterday's events until after he finished his bike ride, about 36 minutes after the all-clear had been sent. Is he satisfied with the fact that he wasn't notified about this?

McCLELLAN: Yes. I think you just brought up a very good point -- the protocols that were in place after Sept. 11 were followed. The president was never considered to be in danger because he was at an off-site location. The president has a tremendous amount of trust in his Secret Service detail. ...

Q: The fact that the president wasn't in danger is one aspect of this. But he's also the commander in chief. There was a military operation underway. Other people were in contact with the White House. Shouldn't the commander in chief have been notified of what was going on?

McCLELLAN: John, the protocols that we put in place after Sept. 11 were being followed. They did not require presidential authority for this situation. I think you have to look at each situation and the circumstances surrounding the situation. And that's what officials here at the White House were doing. ...

Q: Even on a personal level, did nobody here at the White House think that calling the president to say, by the way, your wife has been evacuated from the White House, we just want to let you know everything is OK?

McCLELLAN: Actually, all the protocols were followed and people were -- officials that you point out were taken to secure locations or evacuated, in some cases. I think, again, you have to look at the circumstances surrounding the situation, and it depends on the situation and the circumstance. ...

Q: Nobody thought to say, by the way, this is going on, but it's all under control?

McCLELLAN: And I think it depends on each situation and the circumstances surrounding the situation when you're making those decisions.

Q: Isn't there a bit of an appearance problem, notwithstanding the president's safety was not in question, protocols were followed, that today, looking at it, he was enjoying a bike ride, and that recreation time was not considered expendable to inform him of this.

McCLELLAN: Well, I mean, John mentioned 36 minutes after the all-clear. Remember, this was a matter of minutes when all this was happening. ...

Q: But has the President even indicated that even if everything was followed that he would prefer to be notified, that if the choice is: tell the commander in chief or let him continue to exercise, that he would prefer to be informed?

MR. McCLELLAN: Again, it depends on the situation and the circumstances. And you have to take all that into account, and I think that's what people were doing here at the White House, as well as those people that were with the president.

Q: I think there's a disconnect here because, I mean, yesterday you had more than 30,000 people who were evacuated, you had millions of people who were watching this on television, and there was a sense at some point -- it was a short window, a 15-minute window, but there was a sense of confusion among some on the streets. There was a sense of fear. And people are wondering was this not a moment for the president to exercise some leadership, some guidance during that period of time?

MR. McCLELLAN: The president did lead, and the president did that after September the 11th when we put the protocols in place to make sure that situations like this were addressed before it was too late. And that was the case -- that was the case in this situation. ...

Q: I have one more question. When we walked out of this door yesterday, when those of us who heard that there was a situation, when we walked out of the door, we heard aircraft, jets overhead. There is a concern that that plane came closer to the White House than the White House said, more -- it came within the three-mile radius, it was closer than you --

MR. McCLELLAN: Yes, I said that it came within three miles.

Q: OK, but you said three miles. How close --

MR. McCLELLAN: Yes, it came within three miles.

Q: How close was it? Because someone has taken a picture of a plane being escorted on K street. How close was the plane?

MR. McCLELLAN: Yes, I mean, if the Department of Homeland Security or FAA has any additional information, I'm sure --

Q: Scott, how close was it?

McCLELLAN: April, it was within --

Q: You know how close it was. Please tell us.

McCLELLAN: Yes, within three miles. I don't know beyond that. Go ahead.

Q: Might there be something wrong with protocols that render the president unnecessary when the alarm is going off at his house?

McCLELLAN: That's not at all what occurred, Ken. And I would disagree strongly with the way you characterize it for the reasons I started earlier, and that I talked about. This was a situation where the president was in an off-site location. He was not in danger, a situation where protocols have been put in place to address the situation. The protocols were followed. ...

Q: And those protocols are OK with the president despite the fact that his wife was in a situation where she might have been endangered?

McCLELLAN: She was taken to a secure location, as were some other officials.

Q: And wouldn't he want to know about that as it was happening?

McCLELLAN: He was briefed about the situation.

Q: After it happened.

McCLELLAN: He was briefed about the situation, Ken. And I think that he wants to make sure that the protocols that are in place are followed. The protocols that were in place were followed.

Q: Scott, to follow on the same line of questioning, if there is a possibility that a plane may have to be shot down over Washington, doesn't the President want to be involved in that type of decision?

McCLELLAN: Well, Keith, I think again, it depends on the circumstances in the situation. You have to look at each individual situation and the circumstances surrounding that situation. There are protocols --

Q: Doesn't the President want to be involved in what could be a decision to shoot down a plane over Washington?

McCLELLAN: To answer your question, I was just getting ready to address exactly what you're bringing up. The protocols that were put in place after Sept. 11 include protocols for that, as well. And there are protocols there. They're classified. But they do not require presidential authority. ...

Q: They don't require presidential authority, but they don't obviate the need for presidential authority, do they? They don't say the president cannot be involved --

McCLELLAN: Like I said, that depends on --

Q: -- wouldn't he want to be involved --

McCLELLAN: It depends on the circumstances and it depends on the situation.

Q: And wasn't there a possibility that a plane headed for the White House, that this was the leading edge of some broader attack, isn't the president concerned that maybe he should have been alerted to the fact that this could have been the beginning of a general attack?

McCLELLAN: That was not the case, and I think the Department of Defense yesterday indicated that they didn't sense any hostile intent on the part of the plane, so again --

Q: How did they know -- how did they know this plane wasn't laden with WMD or some other type of weapons like that? Did they get reassurances from the pilot? Or how did they know that?

McCLELLAN: Well, again, if you want to give me a chance to respond, I'll be glad to. The protocols were followed. This situation, as you're well aware, turned out to be an accident. The Department of Defense pointed out yesterday that they didn't sense any hostile intent on the part of the plane. There were fighter jets scrambled. There was a Blackhawk helicopter scrambled, as well, to get in contact with the plane. ...

Q So if it was assessed that there was no hostile intent on the part of this aircraft, can you tell us why 30,000 people -- 35,000 people were told to run for their lives?

McCLELLAN: Because of the protocols that are in place, John. We want to make sure that the people in the area of the threat are protected. After --

Q: But what was the threat? You just said there was no threat.

McCLELLAN: John, after Sept. 11, we have to take into account the world that we live in. We live in a very different world than we did before Sept. 11. And the president is going to do everything in his power to make sure we are protecting the American people and to make sure that the people in areas that could be high-risk areas are protected, as well.

Q: Right, but there seems to be so many disconnects here. You've got a plane that was assessed as not being a threat, you've got 35,000 people evacuated, you've got a person who you claim is a hands-on commander in chief who is left to go ride his bicycle through the rural wildlands of Maryland while his wife is in some secure location somewhere, it's just not adding up.

McCLELLAN: Well, John, I disagree, and let me tell you why: You have highly skilled professionals who are involved in situations like this, in a variety of different fronts, from our Homeland Security officials to our National Security Council officials to our Secret Service officials and to others and to local officials, and they work very closely together. The protocols that were put in place were followed, and I think they were followed well.

Outdoor Outsourcing Fun!

2005-05-12T10:28:00.000-07:00

Outsource, originally uploaded by sport.

cheney-is-a-dick

2005-05-09T15:45:00.000-07:00

cheney-is-a-dick, originally uploaded by sport.

You Say He Just A Friend...

2005-05-07T12:32:00.000-07:00

You-Say-He-Just-A-Friend, originally uploaded by sport.

There's-No-Place-Like-Kansas

2005-05-05T10:35:00.000-07:00

There's-No-Place-Like-Kansa, originally uploaded by sport.

Today, the Kansas Board of Education is debating whether to continue teaching evolution!?!

Horsing Around!

2005-05-02T11:30:00.000-07:00

Horsing Around!, originally uploaded by sport.

Late Night Drive-Thru Assault Pt. 2

2005-04-29T13:04:00.000-07:00

late-night-drive-thru-pt, originally uploaded by sport.

Tom DeLay said, "This is the budget the American people voted for when they returned a Republican House, a Republican Senate and a Republican president to the White House last November."

Late Night Drive-Thru of Bad Laws...

2005-04-29T11:59:00.000-07:00

cheney-presiding, originally uploaded by sport.

Every Delay Day is a Payday!

2005-04-28T11:44:00.000-07:00

delay, originally uploaded by sport.

The-Doctor-Is-In...ept!

2005-04-27T10:29:00.000-07:00

The-Doctor-Is-In, originally uploaded by sport.

According to the Washington Post and former CIA analyst & State Departmen terrorist expert Larry Johnson (not to be confused with the ex-Charlotte Hornet) reports there were 655 MORE significant terror attacks in 2004 than in 2003. In Iraq ("the central front on the war in terror"- GW Bush), terrorist attacks are up to 198 in 2004 from 22 in 2003!
For more information go to Larry Johnson's blog
http://counterterror.typepad.com/the_counterterrorism_blog/2005/04/goodby_patterns.html

whim-of-a-HAT

2005-04-25T10:39:00.000-07:00

whim-of-a-HAT, originally uploaded by sport.

I think humor is sorely needed in the wake of "Justice Sunday" (although that in itself is quite a joke!)!!!

bush-energy-bill

2005-04-20T16:37:00.000-07:00

bush-energy-bill-1, originally uploaded by sport.

When the country is pissed off about gas prices, what does W do? He insists our top priority is protecting Oil Companies!
What about alternate fuel sources?

Bolton seems to be a "People Person"!

2005-04-19T10:49:00.000-07:00

bolton-, originally uploaded by sport.

TIME of the season

2005-04-18T14:02:00.000-07:00

TIME of the season, originally uploaded by sport.

Do-not-Gear-up!

2005-04-16T10:47:00.000-07:00

Do-not-Gear-up!, originally uploaded by sport.

The guy that runs this has stolen everything he sells (TONS of stuff from Shirts So Good.com).
Not only that he gave me a "we're all in this fight together" speech.
Now he runs a Pro-Bush site (from Cafe-iron-on-Press, no less) with catchy slogans such as "I Think, Therefore I'm a Conservative" and the CLASSIC "You Can Thank Me! I Voted For Bush".
And on top of all that he has absolutely NO graphic design skillz whatsoever!
Wanker!

Command Performance!

2005-04-12T11:04:00.000-07:00

Command-Performance, originally uploaded by sport.

This is the ONLY Commandment that we follow unfailingly!

got-bilked?

2005-04-08T11:04:00.000-07:00

got-bilked, originally uploaded by sport.

(Wall) Street Cred...

2005-04-06T12:10:00.000-07:00

wall-street-cred, originally uploaded by sport.

This also paves the way for CEO's favorite spending pastime - Corporate Mergers! Thousands of jobs lost and "Labor Cost pressure" stays WEAK! Huzzah!

The Cowboy Gyros

2005-04-05T12:29:00.000-07:00

Cowboy-Gyros-Cartoon, originally uploaded by sport.

It's Quayle Season Again!

2005-04-04T10:42:00.000-07:00

quayle, originally uploaded by sport.

Remember when Dumb-asses were called Dumb-asses and reported as such?

The Loneliest Colors.

2005-04-03T10:25:00.000-07:00

The Loneliest Colors., originally uploaded by sport.

The last color alert was in early November. We remain at Yellow. Stay alert America!

I Support The Magnetic Ribbon Industry!

2005-03-30T14:07:00.000-07:00

I-Support-Magnetic-Ribbons, originally uploaded by sport.

bindlestiffs-are-back

2005-03-28T12:05:00.000-07:00

bindlestiffs-are-back, originally uploaded by sport.

george-w-&-the-cherry-tree

2005-03-25T14:11:00.000-07:00

george-w-&-the-cherry-tree, originally uploaded by sport.

Hypocritical Oafs

2005-03-22T21:36:00.000-07:00

bush-and-pals, originally uploaded by sport.

Roid Rage

2005-03-21T16:48:00.000-07:00

steroid-cartoon, originally uploaded by sport.

In a perfect world...

2005-03-18T14:23:00.000-07:00

w-standing-in-his-own-piss, originally uploaded by sport.

Gentleman, Start Your Drilling!

2005-03-17T15:48:00.000-07:00

WOLFEN, originally uploaded by sport.

Drilling in the Artic National Wildlife Refuge is really going to help the price at the gas pumps....10 years from now! And for at least 40 seconds!
I finally figured out that there are 2 kinds of people in the world. One kind has a conscience. The other has no idea at all what a conscience is.

not-so-hot..1

2005-03-17T15:23:00.000-07:00

not-so-hot..1, originally uploaded by sport.

Hidey-Hole

2005-03-09T11:15:00.000-07:00

Hidey-Hole, originally uploaded by sport.

Ex-Marine says public version of Saddam Hussein being "caught like a rat" is pure fiction.
For the whole story go here...

http://www.wokr13.tv/news/national/story.aspx?content_id=422B960A-26BA-4891-9E60-21C8818788D4

George-Washington

2005-03-08T16:12:00.000-07:00

George-Washington, originally uploaded by sport.

hungry like the wolf

2005-03-03T09:31:00.000-07:00

The-Wolf, originally uploaded by sport.

joe-mentum

2005-02-27T16:43:00.000-07:00

joe-mentum, originally uploaded by sport.

With Zell Miller out of the way, Joey is the front-runner for the position of "Worst Democrat".

rumsfeld

2005-02-25T00:05:00.000-07:00

rumsfeld, originally uploaded by sport.

wow.