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Saturday, February 22, 2003 |
QUOTE OF THE DAY
"This country is only 200 years old, and already we've had ten major wars. We average a major war every twenty years, So we're good at it! And it's just as well we are, because we're not very good at anything else. Can't build a decent car anymore. Can't make a TV set, a cell phone, or a VCR. Got no steel industry left. No textiles. Can't educate our young people. Can't get health care to our old people. But we can bomb the shit outta your country, all right."
- - George Carlin
RHINO HERE:
Weekend - time for some comic relief. But first a word from our sponsor, me. Yes actually there are no sponsors for Rhino's Blog, except maybe my wife, Irene, who puts up with me disappearing into my office for an hour or so each night with the departure greeting, "Goin' Bloggin!"
I've recently noticed that some bloggers actually have a donation bowl on their web site with the opportunity for their readers to support their work via credit card & pay pal. Not my style, but if anyone did want to make an offering, I'd suggest checking out the web site for our non-profit organization, DreamCatchers. If you're moved, tax deductible donations help with that work.
http://www.dreamcatchers.org
Or you can shop online at "Buy For Charity" for just about anything and up to 35% of your purchase will go to the non-profit of your choice. DreamCatchers is one of their listed charities.
http://www.buyforcharity.com
Rhino's Blog got a bit of promo this month. The following blurb appeared in the February issue of the "Artists For Amnesty Monthly Bulletin":
ARE YOU ON A BLOG? The word BLOG (an abbreviation of the word weblog), refers to a new phenomenon on the World Wide Web where independent journalists, unrestricted by editors or bosses, publish newsletters on everything from politics to music, and medicine to law. Indigenous rights filmmaker and activist, GARY RHINE, under his alias, Rhino, each weekday offers several one paragraph summaries and web links to recent news articles on human rights and environmental issues, with a special blog each weekend featuring political humor and entertainment notes. To receive the Rhinos Blog once a day, email a note to rhino@kifaru.com or check out his web site at http://www.rhinosblog.info.
BEAUTIFUL PHOTOS OF LAST WEEKENDS PROTESTS AROUND THE WORLD
http://people.cornellcollege.edu/a-free/feb15.htm
http://www.hyperreal.org/~dana/
CBS EXECUTIVES WANT NO 'ANTI-WAR' STATEMENTS DURING GRAMMYS
2/22/03 NEW YORK - Top CBS executives are deeply concerned that Sunday night's GRAMMY Awards may turn from a celebration of music -- into a giant anti-war political rally, the DRUDGE REPORT has learned. The GRAMMY broadcast, which is set to air live from New York City, will feature performances by Eminem, Sheryl Crow, Springsteen, Coldplay, James Taylor and others. Word has reached network suites how one star is allegedly planning a dramatic anti-war gesture. "I would hope the artists will remember they are on stage because of their music," a top CBS source told the DRUDGE REPORT Friday morning. The CBS executive warned microphones may be unplugged on Sunday night if live performances turn political.
"It, of course, is a final option [to cut the microphone.] But it's a very real option," said the top source, who demanded anonymity. "There is a time for political commentary, this is not one of them!"
"MADNESS OF GEORGE DUBYA BUSH A UK HIT"
2/05/0303 - LONDON, England (Reuters) -- British theatre-goers are flocking to a new farce which mocks U.S. President George W. Bush as a pyjama-wearing buffoon cuddling a teddy-bear while his crazed military chiefs order nuclear strikes on Iraq. "The Madness of George Dubya" -- which mercilessly satirizes British Prime Minister Tony Blair as well as Bush -- has proved such a success at a fringe theatre in London that it is moving to a larger venue next week for an extended run.
http://www.cnn.com/2003/SHOWBIZ/02/05/iraq.britain.play.reut/index.html
JOB OPPORTUNITY (No Jokes Folks) Help Cheney Conquer the World - Halliburton/KBR is Hiring! After the Afghanistan War, Halliburton subsidiary KBR received a 10-year, no-bid contract to supply US military bases in Central Asia. (Shouldn't someone named Cheney go to jail for that? Imagine if Al Gore had pulled off that taxpayer grand larceny!) So if you're one of the 2 million Americans who have lost jobs under Bush-Cheney, here's your chance to get it back! This ad ran in the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
http://www.democrats.com/view.cfm?id=12013
CANADA JOINS THE WAR : )
(Last Minute Productions News Service) 2/22/03 Ottawa, Canada
Canada has finally agreed to take part in the impending war on Iraq. The government today agreed to send: 2 of Canada's largest battleships; 6,000 ground troops; and 6 fighter jets. However, after the exchange rate, the US will receive: 1 canoe; 2 Mounties; and 12 flying squirrels.
PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY BURNS : )
(Last Minute Productions News Service) 2/21/03, Washington D.C., U.S.A.
Early this morning a devastating fire burned down the personal library of President George W. Bush. Tragically, both books were lost in the conflagration. More poignantly, the president, due to his hectic schedule,had not found time to color in the second one.
THE BOTTOM LINE is a rant by George Carlin on the Bush War. WARNING - remember it's Carlin, so he will offend some people with his language & gut busting satire. But first, my favorite anti war sign from the Valentine's Day Weekend protests.
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by GEORGE CARLIN
History Lesson. I'd like to talk a little about that 'war' we had in the Persian Gulf. Remember that? The big war in the Persian Gulf? Lemme tell you what was goin' on. Naturally, you can forget all that entertaining fiction about having to defend the model democracy those lucky Kuwaitis get to live under. And for the moment you can also put aside the very real, periodic need Americans have for testing their new weapons on human flesh. And also, just for the fun of it, let's ignore George Bush Sr.'s obligation to protect the oil interests of his family and friends.
There was another, much more important, consideration at work. Here's what really happened. The simple fact is that America was long overdue to drop high explosives on helpless civilians; people who have no argument with us whatsoever. After all, it had been awhile, and the hunger gnaws. Remember that's our specialty: picking on countries that have marginally effective air forces. Yugoslavia is another, more recent example.
But all that aside, let me tell you what I liked about that Gulf War: it was the first war that appeared on every television channel, including cable. And even though the TV show consisted largely of Pentagon war criminals displaying maps and charts, it got very good ratings. And that makes sense, because we like war. We're a warlike people. We can't stand not to be fucking with someone. We couldn't wait for the Cold War to end so we could climb into the big Arab sandbox and play with our nice new toys. We enjoy war...
THE REST OF THE RANT IS AT:
http://www.conspiracyplanet.com/channel.cfm?channelid=104&contentid=554&page=1
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