Fun headline for the day...# 2
Quote:
Crucifixes Made in Chinese Sweatshops
Which, aside from the compassion weirdness here, also poses an interesting consumer safety question... are american christians being unknowingly poisoned by Jesus figurines coated with lead-based paint? And if so, how long before the following headline appears?
Quote:Dashboard Bobble-Head-Jesus Owners Show Higher Than Normal Rates of Mental Illnesses
Thanks Bernie, this allows me to tell my joke. But it's a true story.
A few years ago, my friend's father was on vacation in Australia and had been asked to bring back a crucifix for an old family member, because gold is a little less expensive there.
He went into a store, and spoke to the young assistant about the crucifixes on sale. He was told "You can buy one of these plain crosses for $100, and for $150 you can have one of these with the little man on it!"
Obviously not Bible-Belt territory.
excuse me little man but I only have one nail left, would you mind crossing your feet?
McTag wrote:Thanks Bernie, this allows me to tell my joke. But it's a true story.
A few years ago, my friend's father was on vacation in Australia and had been asked to bring back a crucifix for an old family member, because gold is a little less expensive there.
He went into a store, and spoke to the young assistant about the crucifixes on sale. He was told "You can buy one of these plain crosses for $100, and for $150 you can have one of these with the little man on it!"
Obviously not Bible-Belt territory.
I think it close to a certainty that I will go through the remainder of my life and not hear a better crucifix joke.
Fun WSJ item...
(cross index under heading "Bush Aftermath Consequence #132...clean-as-a-whistle hard drives as far as the eye can see"
Quote:Head of Rove Inquiry in Hot Seat Himself
Bloch Used Private Company,
Geeks on Call, to Delete Files
On His Office Computer
By JOHN R. WILKE
November 28, 2007; Page A6
WASHINGTON -- The head of the federal agency investigating Karl Rove's White House political operation is facing allegations that he improperly deleted computer files during another probe, using a private computer-help company, Geeks on Call.
Scott Bloch runs the Office of Special Counsel, an agency charged with protecting government whistleblowers and enforcing a ban on federal employees engaging in partisan political activity. Mr. Bloch's agency is looking into whether Mr. Rove and other White House officials used government agencies to help re-elect Republicans in 2006.
At the same time, Mr. Bloch has himself been under investigation since 2005. At the direction of the White House, the federal Office of Personnel Management's inspector general is looking into claims that Mr. Bloch improperly retaliated against employees and dismissed whistleblower cases without adequate examination.
Recently, investigators learned that Mr. Bloch erased all the files on his office personal computer late last year. They are now trying to determine whether the deletions were improper or part of a cover-up, lawyers close to the case said.
Bypassing his agency's computer technicians, Mr. Bloch phoned 1-800-905-GEEKS for Geeks on Call, the mobile PC-help service. It dispatched a technician in one of its signature PT Cruiser wagons. In an interview, the 49-year-old former labor-law litigator from Lawrence, Kan., confirmed that he contacted Geeks on Call but said he was trying to eradicate a virus that had seized control of his computer.
Mr. Bloch had his computer's hard disk completely cleansed using a "seven-level" wipe: a thorough scrubbing that conforms to Defense Department data-security standards. The process makes it nearly impossible for forensics experts to restore the data later. He also directed Geeks on Call to erase laptop computers that had been used by his two top political deputies, who had recently left the agency.
Geeks on Call visited Mr. Bloch's government office in a nondescript office building on M Street in Washington twice, on Dec. 18 and Dec. 21, 2006, according to a receipt reviewed by The Wall Street Journal. The total charge was $1,149, paid with an agency credit card, the receipt shows. The receipt says a seven-level wipe was performed but doesn't mention any computer virus.
Jeff Phelps, who runs Washington's Geeks on Call franchise, declined to talk about specific clients, but said calls placed directly by government officials are unusual. He also said erasing a drive is an unusual virus treatment. "We don't do a seven-level wipe for a virus," he said.
http://online.wsj.com/public/article/SB119621772122306160.html?mod=blog
I'll bet it got rid of the virus.
Ticomaya wrote:I'll bet it got rid of the virus.
Nah - the virus is Conservatism. It unfortunately resists attempts to eradicate it with some efficiency.
Cycloptichorn
It's because the programmers in congress don't have the right program to eradicate the on-going virus. They only seem to exacerbate the problems for all.
Ticomaya wrote:I'll bet it got rid of the virus.
Indeed. All indications are that Truthacillus is no longer present in this computer or any others it was in touch with.
Advances in technology, eh?
Oliver North had to use a shredder.
Ticomaya wrote:I'll bet it got rid of the virus.
How does one get rid of the dreaded tico virus? Though, seemingly, it only affects conservatives. It causes them to prevaricate, pander obeisantly to crooks and liars, and hide from anything remotely resembling the truth.
Damn puzzling that.
Andy Card noting that Rove is lying when he claims (on Charlie Rose) that Dems pushed for the war, rather than Rove's own crowd.
http://thinkprogress.org/2007/11/30/card-discredits-rove/
I thought everybody pushed for the war. The votes, both there and here, tell that story plain enough.
spendius wrote:I thought everybody pushed for the war. The votes, both there and here, tell that story plain enough.
You might want to check those vote totals before making that statement.
Cycloptichorn
Is this not correct-
Quote:The authorization was sought by President George W. Bush. Introduced as H.J.Res. 114 (Public Law 107-243), it passed the House on October 10, 2002 by a vote of 296-133,[2] and the Senate on October 11 by a vote of 77-23.[3] It was signed into law by President Bush on October 16, 2002.
Mrs Clinton was one of the 77.
Two votes in the House of Commons went 396--217 and 412--149 in favour of war.
Okay--I used "everybody" a bit casually but the effect was the same.
spendius wrote:Is this not correct-
Quote:The authorization was sought by President George W. Bush. Introduced as H.J.Res. 114 (Public Law 107-243), it passed the House on October 10, 2002 by a vote of 296-133,[2] and the Senate on October 11 by a vote of 77-23.[3] It was signed into law by President Bush on October 16, 2002.
Mrs Clinton was one of the 77.
Two votes in the House of Commons went 396--217 and 412--149 in favour of war.
Yes, you will note that the majority of Dems in the house were against the war and about half of the Senate dems were as well.
Plenty of dems are complicit, but it's not accurate to say that 'everyone' was pushing for the war.
Cycloptichorn
spendius wrote:Quote:The authorization was sought by President George W. Bush. Introduced as H.J.Res. 114 (Public Law 107-243), it passed the House on October 10, 2002 by a vote of 296-133,[2] and the Senate on October 11 by a vote of 77-23.[3] It was signed into law by President Bush on October 16, 2002.
Mrs Clinton was one of the 77.
John Kerry was both one of the 77 and one of the 23.
True. But of course George Bush was all 666 of the 666.
