MORE CHOOSING

Why stop at one abortion story when they keep getting worse and worse. Check out this story from our friends on the left coast at the SF Gate. These two doctors want the law repealed because of how the “feel.”

“In Lincoln, Neb., Dr. William Fitzhugh testified Tuesday that he would "probably continue" performing abortions even if the law is upheld.
"I'd have to take my chances," the Richmond, Va., physician said.

In New York, Dr. Amos Grunebaum testified Tuesday he had "fears of being prosecuted and having to face imprisonment" for a law so poorly written that even some miscarriages might violate it."

Oh, so laws should be repealed because of what people feel. Let’s go to Folsom Prison and ask the inmates how they “feel” about laws against murder, rape and robbery.

The same Dr. Grunebaum who has so many fears above, casually throws this out:

“He said the law was so vague that it could outlaw virtually any type of abortion performed during the second trimester because the fetus is sometimes still alive as it is brought outside the body.”

Oh, so the “fetus” is alive? And yet, you fear you’ll be stopped from killing these kids, oh, I mean, alive fetuses? Sick, very sick.

A WOMANS RIGHT TO CHOOSE

Back to my subject of choice, just read this story and tell me it’s just a “woman’s right to choose”. I wonder how John Kerry voted on this law? Oh, the great “war hero” decided to quit the fight. Could it be because deep down, he’s just a little girl? Sorry, bad analogy, Kerry obviously doesn't care about little girls.

JOHN KERRY'S FOOT SOLDIERS (NO SMELLY FEET JOKES!) - CORRECTION

In my last post, I picked on Mr. Ed for referring to Valerie Plame as a he. In fact, the "his" he was talking about was George Bush. I regret the error, but still find the accusation that Novak outing a desk-rider CIA agent is the fault of George Bush absurd.

JOHN KERRY'S FOOT SOLDIERS (NO SMELLY FEET JOKES!)

One thing you can say about John Kerry, he attracts some of the best people. Check out Ed Williams from Kerry’s Money Page, I offer it to you in all of it’s glory, great spelling, syntax and punctuation

George W. Bush Is the worst President in the history of the United States. In 3 short years he has: Squandered a 250billion dollar surplus. Racked up 530 billion dollars in deficit, NOT INCLUDING the cost of the war in IRAQ. Lost more jobs than the last 11 presidents combined, a record 2.9 million..right up there with Hoover. Lied to the American public AND the World about an 'Eminent Threat" from Saddam Hussein. Drag the US into a costly war in Iraq, both in terms of life and money. Empowered and fueled the Right-wing hate machines Like Fox News, Limbaugh, Coulter, Hannity etc. Made the world a much more dangerous place by allowing Al Queda to set up shop in Iraq, at the same time focusing almost solely on Bin Laden as the only face of terrorism while Pakistan sells nuclear technologies to countries like Iran, and North Korea. Has sat back and done NOTHING about the Regime of Kim Il Jung who openly boosts of have Nuclear weapons. Attempted to shove an energy bill down the tax payers throats that was written in total secrecy by Dick Cheney that was a pork lovers dream! Bush has allowed Halliburton to dictate foreign policy (among other corporations who are major Bush campaign contributors like Perini, MCI WorldCom, KBR) Leaked information on the identity on a CIA operative as a threat message to others who may speak out against his reckless belligerence and lack of leadership And the list can go on for days! It's time to send this miserable failure back to Texas....forever! NO MORE BUSH'S Let's Rally behind a Real war hero. it's time for a Vietnam Veteran named John Kerry! Experienced, honest, credible. This is no time for anymore years of GW on-the-job training Elect John Kerry. I am asking you for a small donation. Bush has raised hundreds of millions from corporations and special interest group that profit from his lies (haliburton, MCI, Perini, etc) Please help send a message to Bush that he needs to pack his things and stay in Texas where his lies can be covered up with cow poop

The worst President ever? Has Mr. Ed ever studied the scandals and corruption of U.S. Grant? How about “Mr. Malaise”, Jimmy Carter.

Squandered a surplus? Does that mean he gave it back to the people who over-paid?

How exactly did George Bush “loose” 2.9 million jobs? Did he drop them in the Rose Garden? Let Barney hide them under the divan? The lagging indicator of “lost” jobs is a direct result of a dot com bubble bursting and a terrorist attack on our economy.

Now, I have suspicion Mr. Ed meant "imminent" when he said, "'Eminent Threat" from Saddam Hussein", but it's hard to tell. If he did, well, good try, but those homonyms really are tricky. And NEVER did President Bush say the threat was imminent. If in fact he meant eminent (no capitalization) then I don't believe Bush ever said that exact word, but we can infer it because we invaded Iraq above all else. Did Bush "lie" about Iraq being the "Eminent Threat"? No. Well, everyone at one point or another felt Iraq was an eminent threat, including Bill Clinton, The United Nations and especially those gassed Kurds. But a threat above all else? I sure thought so.

“Empowered right-wing hate machines”? Fox News? How exactly has he empowered Fox News? Did Texas A&M football players go into millions of homes and force people to watch Special Report with Brit Hume?

This sentence deserves to be read again in it’s entirety:
“Made the world a much more dangerous place by allowing Al Queda to set up shop in Iraq, at the same time focusing almost solely on Bin Laden as the only face of terrorism while Pakistan sells nuclear technologies to countries like Iran, and North Korea.”

I thought we DENIED Al-Queda a place to set up shop by invading Iraq, how exactly have we allowed them a playground by eliminating a terror-supporting country? Really, this is making no sense and couple that with the assertion that Bush “focus[ed] almost solely on Bin-Laden" and it get’s really strange. Hasn’t Kerry, et. al said Bush “lost focus” by concentrating on Iraq? And Pakistan? What would Mr. Ed have liked Bush to do differently? Invade? What?

“Did NOTHING about Kim Il Jong”? As opposed to building them nuke plants and giving them money to keep the weapons programs going, like the 1994 agreement did? What would Mr. Ed like us to do again? Invade? I thought that was bad? I’m confused now…

What exactly is wrong with the energy plan?

MCI is dictating foreign policy? What, is State pressuring Gabon to go wireless?

Is the CIA agent Mr. Ed is talking about Valerie Plame? If so, she would probably be insulted by being referred to as a “he”, and her husband, too. Interesting how “W” leaked her (his?) name when Robert Novak says it didn’t come from the White House. Not to mention the “leakers” asked Novak not use her (his?) name…

War hero? Experienced? Honest? Credible? John Kerry? Do any of these have anything in common?

So there you go, a John Kerry supporter in all his glory – or something.

GAY OLD HOLLYWOOD

During lunch today, I thought I would read some bubble gum instead of my normal in-depth reading, so I picked up USA Today.

And then I found this – an article so full of unintended glimpses into the minds of our “top stars”, of Hollywood’s finest, I burst out laughing. It seems last week all of the in-crowd went to the 15th annual GLADD awards and bashed President Bush while at the same time prostrating themselves on the alter of gay marriage. I’ll let the article speak for itself:

“Christina Ricci, escorted down the red carpet by boyfriend Adam Goldberg, said she finds it "offensive and disgusting" that "somebody's pursuit of happiness, love and marriage has become such a huge political debate." The controversial issue, Goldberg added, will inspire them both to "vote even more Democratic than we usually vote."

Even more Democratic? What does that mean? They’ll vote twice? Where do they live, Chicago?

“Perennial GLAAD attendee Garry Marshall explained, "California is open to every lifestyle — except Republicans."

Very compassionate, Garry. You gotta love those “inclusive” Democrats.

“Some of the evening's biggest applause went to Sharon Osbourne ("My only regret in life is that none of my children are gay")...”

I’m not even going to comment on that other than to say, what would the GLADD crew say if Dick Cheney had said he his only regret was that his daughter wasn’t straight? And what do her kids think about that comment?

“Earlier, Morissette, sporting a shorter haircut, told USA TODAY her support of gay unions goes a step further than clever lyrics. She recently became ordained as a licensed minister via a quickie online course and said, "My fantasy would now be to marry some of my gay couple friends."

Ordained via a quickie online course? WHAT?!? Way to build a close and healthy relationship with God and a very educated one, too.

“Naughty gay filmmaker John Waters of Hairspray and Polyester fame was also honored. No stranger to gay weddings, Waters said his favorite involved a heterosexual Chicago couple who were wed in a gay commitment ceremony. "It was a fabulous post-modern idea," raved Waters.

"But the parents were really confused," he said”

A married couple…gay commitment ceremony…a "fabulous post-modern idea"… The parents aren’t the only one’s confused.

YEAH

Is anybody really surprised that Saddam will be defended by over a dozen lawyers from FRANCE? I don't think so.

KERRY THE CATHOLIC

Well, I’m back, thanks for the vacation. There’s a little article in Time this week about John Kerry and his tepid Catholicism. The Church has come down strong in the past year on supposedly Catholic politicians who routinely support and vote in very un-Catholic ways, like supporting stem-cell research and against any and all bills that may restrict abortion. Guess who fits into this category – that’s right, the Democrat front-runner.

Kerry has fought back by crying, “Separation of Church and state!!!” and mentioning his Sunday services and that he carried a rosary in Vietnam (He was in Vietnam?!? – Never heard that before). He calls upon the ghost of the first JFK to exorcise the Church’s questions and routinely flaunts the Church by receiving Communion without true Confession.

What Kerry is to stupid to understand or too dishonest to admit, there is NO separation between religious life and political life. True religious people understand that religious beliefs are just that – beliefs. You can’t just turn off a belief. You can’t go to Church every Sunday and nod gravely as the priest speaks of the sanctity of life at conception and then go vote against the Violence Against Unborn Victims Act and reconcile the two. Yet, John Kerry and splinter groups like Catholics for Kerry try to do just that.

SORRY I'M LATE

Well, once again I have let The Diner fall by the wayside. We went to my parents this weekend, so I didn’t post, not that I couldn’t have posted on Sunday. As for Monday and Tuesday, let’s just say I worked a lot and was lazy a lot.

There’s lot to talk about, Kerry sealing the nomination, gay marriages everywhere, an Iraqi constitution, senior citizens rampaging over lettuce, 5 year-olds getting Studebakers, horrible kite incidents in Pakistan…

What Studebakers? Lettuce? Kites? What are you talking about, fat boy?

Well, let’s take those one at a time. As many of you know, I have a 1960 Studebaker Hawk. I come from a Studebaker family – meaning we are lousy with Studebakers. And this weekend, while we were at my family’s, I told them that we were going to sell my Studebaker. Now, my 5 year old daughter hadn’t heard anything of it before and started crying. “NO!! DON’T SELL THE NOODLEBAKER!!!” climbed into my lap and started to cry. This, of course, got my mother crying and inspired my father to say to her, “Do you want us to give you one of ours?” At which, Katie said, “Yes.” So, my dad took her out into the garage and showed her Katie's new 1963 Studebaker GT Hawk. Only in my family is there enough Studebakers to give an upset five year old a Studebaker.

Secondly, it seems one of the youngsters at the Spring Haven Retirement Community (only 62 years old) attacked other seniors because they objected to his salad treatment, oh, read it for yourself…

A brawl at the salad bar at Spring Haven Retirement Community sent three senior citizens to Winter Haven Hospital Sunday.

Administrators say a 62-year-old resident who threw the first punch will leave the senior residence. All participants waived criminal action in the incident. No serious injuries were reported.

"This is the first time in 25 years I've ever heard of something like this happening," said a shaken Jill Andrew, Spring Haven spokeswoman.

According to police, the battle erupted after fellow diners accused the man of foraging among the lettuce leaves on the salad bar. Words were exchanged leading to the ballroom boxing match. Witnesses say the man punched an 86-year-old accuser in the face and bit a 78-year-old resident on the right arm.

The man's 80-plus-year-old mother told police that her son, "only likes a certain kind of lettuce." Others accused him of playing with the salad greens while inspecting the crop. His mom conceded, "that it did appear that he was playing with
the food."

She was slightly injured trying to help her son during the struggle, police said.

The lettuce lecture was actually the last straw in a lengthy history of bad blood, Andrew said. At least one resident was injured when he was knocked to the ground by diners fleeing the battleground, according to police.

I’ve always heard your kids come back home, but living with our 80-something mother? Kids now-a-days.

And it seems a kite festival went all wrong in Pakistan…AGAIN. I mean, how can KITES lead to seven deaths?

Well, when you’re not that bright, anything can happen. It seems these geniuses try to bring down other kites during this, so they have begun to use metal wire lines. And what happens when you mix high testosterone, low intelligence, hundreds of feet of metal wire and power lines. Yeah. Read all about that here, including garroting and running in the road – no kidding.