Comments on: Things are going swimmingly

By: Martha

Martha — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 04:03:21 +0000

That was the first thing I saw when I opened our copy this am. Made me very sad to the point of tears. The story on the Vick dogs pushed me over the edge.

By: Minnesota Matron

Minnesota Matron — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 20:57:48 +0000

Yes — felt the same. Sorta hit in the gut with a commentary on the bombing on NPR this morning. It appears now that those two women were indeed mentally handicapped and the bombs ignited by remote cell. So the murderous cowards who killed school children (lots of ‘em) and two mentally disabled women were safely out of range.

The insanity of war.

Strong opinion ahead: And anyone who thinks that corporate ideological and financial lust isn’t pretty much running the planet lives on a different one.

By: Kim

Kim — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 06:53:07 +0000

Have you seen how CNN is spinning the oil profits story? “Oh they NEED those profits because they need to refine and drill more… maybe even in the Arctic which is really expensive. This has nothing to do with the costs at the pump!” Yeah. Right.

Notice… they’re not pushing research on alternative energy. Also… I just saw an article that the oil companies are sponsoring a “Global Warming is a Lie” conference. Sorry… I can’t remember the details.

And these Mother F****** who started this war have so much blood on their hands. I’m constantly enraged about it. (Don’t let Ruby see this comment.)

I’m gonna go live in a van down by the river.

Kim

By: Cheri

Cheri — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 00:21:03 +0000

BTW, “suicide” up there was supposed to have a line through it. I either did the HTML incorrectly or it doesn’t work in WordPress like Blogger.

By: Cheri

Cheri — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 00:19:46 +0000

Oh, Aaryn, I did read that article about using the women with Down’s Syndrome as suicide homicide bombers. After I stopped crying (everything is making me cry today, but there’s a valid one right there), I thought to myself that there is a very special place in hell for the sub-humans who thought that one up.

By: Sandy Feet

Sandy Feet — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 22:19:04 +0000

Holy Shit.

I hope more voters are connecting the dots.

By: Mrs. G.

Mrs. G. — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 20:26:57 +0000

Sigh.

Also, have Ruby call me. I know some very satisfying and alliterative swearing combinations. Oh the places I could take her.

By: wenderina

wenderina — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 19:27:22 +0000

ack! There is nothing less appetizing or appealing that front page news. Stick with the arts section.

By: Tootsie Farklepants

Tootsie Farklepants — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 18:30:47 +0000

But I thought that the excessive rise in gas prices was because of supply/demand coupled with the skyrocketing cost of crude oil at $100 a barrel, AND not for oil industry profit?

aherm. Excuse me while I go try to stop my eyes from rolling around in their sockets because I was doing a lot of that while trying to say the above out loud. I also couldn’t say it with a straight face.