Painting by Jack Brummet - Balance of Power (click to enlarge)
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Friday, September 10, 2010
Thursday, September 09, 2010
Pablo Fanque, Mona Goldwater, and company on the road to "Burn a Koran Day" at Dove World Outreach Center in FLA
By Pablo Fanque
All This Is That National Affairs Editor
Update from the flyover states. Yes, we're on the road to Gainesville, FLA, as we mentioned, with a cargo of 2,000 Bibles, 50 American flags, and a gallon of kerosense. As we mentioned here yesterday, we are heading to Gainesville, to the Dove World Outreach Center, where we perform a kerosene and Bourbon-fueled counter-demonstration during Dr. Terry Jones' planned "Burn a Koran Day" festivities.
All This Is That National Affairs Editor
Update from the flyover states. Yes, we're on the road to Gainesville, FLA, as we mentioned, with a cargo of 2,000 Bibles, 50 American flags, and a gallon of kerosense. As we mentioned here yesterday, we are heading to Gainesville, to the Dove World Outreach Center, where we perform a kerosene and Bourbon-fueled counter-demonstration during Dr. Terry Jones' planned "Burn a Koran Day" festivities. We made good time. This morning we are Little Big Horn, and stopped to stretch at the battlefield where General Custer met his end. 900 miles down, and 2,000 to go to hit Gainesville!
We were stopped by the police just outside of Billings, Montana. We had a burned out tail-light. The state patrolman took an unusual interest in the bed of the pickup truck, raised the tarp, and saw the Bibles.
"What are these for?"
"We're going to give them away in Florida."
"Why would you do that," the trooper asked, "Isn't that a long way to go to hand out Bibles?"
"Officer, there isn't a law against interetstate transportation of Bibles, is there?"
"Get out of here, and get that light fixed at the next stop."
Today we hope to make it as far as Paducah, Kentucky. Bourbon Country.
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Wednesday, September 08, 2010
I plan to light up 2,000 Bibles on a bed of 50 American Flags in Florida on September 11th
By Pablo Fanque
National Affairs Editor
I don't know, maybe it doesn't make much sense, but I plan to drive this afternoon to Florida in a pickup with a case of bourbon, a jar of criss-cross methamphetamines, 2,000 Bibles, 50 American flags, a gallon of kerosene, and as many of you as I can convince to go with me. As Preacher Jones ignites his Qurans, I will light up 2,000 Bibles on a bed of 50 kerosene-soaked American Flags. I would prefer not to. I never feel like burning things accomplishes much--draft cards, police cars, bras, flags, effigies. . .all it ever seems to really accomplish is to incite people. Granted, people sometimes need to be incited, but not now, not this time, or about this "cause."
As Woody Allen once said apropos the First Amendment, "I think you should defend to the death their right to march, and then go down and meet them with baseball bats."
My message to The Rev. and his possibly millions of short-term and fair-weather friends is: if you don't torch yours, I won't ignite mine. If you do burn the Qurans, I have no compunction about lighting up the Bibles and flags. If you go through with it, I feel like this counterstrike, or ballast may at least let our brothers and sisters know that we too felt this was the misguided action of a misanthropic few. Maybe this makes no sense at all, but I hope it may be some kind of balm for the outrage Dr. Jones and the laughably named Dove World Outreach Center provoke.
Sorry Muslims...part of this democracy thing is allowing even deranged hatemongers to practice free speech; the first amendment is inviolable, but please don't confuse the Quran Burners and Tea Baggers (it would be interesting to see a Venn Diagram of the overlaps of these two groups) with real Americans.
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National Affairs Editor
I don't know, maybe it doesn't make much sense, but I plan to drive this afternoon to Florida in a pickup with a case of bourbon, a jar of criss-cross methamphetamines, 2,000 Bibles, 50 American flags, a gallon of kerosene, and as many of you as I can convince to go with me. As Preacher Jones ignites his Qurans, I will light up 2,000 Bibles on a bed of 50 kerosene-soaked American Flags. I would prefer not to. I never feel like burning things accomplishes much--draft cards, police cars, bras, flags, effigies. . .all it ever seems to really accomplish is to incite people. Granted, people sometimes need to be incited, but not now, not this time, or about this "cause."
As Woody Allen once said apropos the First Amendment, "I think you should defend to the death their right to march, and then go down and meet them with baseball bats."
My message to The Rev. and his possibly millions of short-term and fair-weather friends is: if you don't torch yours, I won't ignite mine. If you do burn the Qurans, I have no compunction about lighting up the Bibles and flags. If you go through with it, I feel like this counterstrike, or ballast may at least let our brothers and sisters know that we too felt this was the misguided action of a misanthropic few. Maybe this makes no sense at all, but I hope it may be some kind of balm for the outrage Dr. Jones and the laughably named Dove World Outreach Center provoke.
Sorry Muslims...part of this democracy thing is allowing even deranged hatemongers to practice free speech; the first amendment is inviolable, but please don't confuse the Quran Burners and Tea Baggers (it would be interesting to see a Venn Diagram of the overlaps of these two groups) with real Americans.
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The bookburner "Reverend" Terry Jones' war on Islam
By Dr. Jack Brummet (PhD, Theology, Universal Life Church)
Ethics and Social Mores Editor
Research and fact checking by Pablo Fanque
National Affairs Editor
Until last week, really, Pastor Terry Jones ministered in much-deserved obscurity. A week later, he is talked about by General Petraeus and President Obama, and implored to abandon this senseless act. Dove World Outreach Center, and the dingbat behind Burn A Quran Day have become front page in the old media, and fodder for thousands of blogs and websites. Jones' Dove World church numbers about 50 people. If you want to read about the "reasoning" behind all of this, read the Doctor's own diatribe, Ten Reasons To Burn a Koran."
Jones calls himself "Doctor," which may or may not be true. Jones says in a deposition that he received an honorary doctorate of theology degree from the California Graduate School of Theology in 1983 (not unlike the degree I received in the mid 90's). The school is not unaccredited, and, so far, no one has confirmed whether or not Jones was actually awarded an honorary degree.
CBS News procured a transcript from a recent court case that shows Jones actually knows close to nothing about his incendiary cause. In a deposition, Jones described how he and his wife learned what they know about Sharia Law (the sacred laws of the Muslim religion) by--get this!--watching YouTube videos.
In a statement last week, General David Petraeus--US commander of the Afghan war--expressed concern that the planned burning of the Koran would be a propaganda coup for Islamic extremists and would ineluctably lead to further violence against Americans overseas.
Dr. Jones said he had given "serious" consideration to the concerns expressed by US commander General Petraeus over his plans to burn the Koran, but he remained adamant the event would proceed anyway.
I've always been proud of being a Jones (I'm 50%). And now this ass-clown has besmirched that great name. Can he really believe his own drivel? Is he trying to pump up his church's membership. . .or is he, perhaps, angling for a shot at Dancing With The Stars?
Burning books? Burning Bibles and sacred scriptures? Terry Jones seems more bent on emulating Adolph Hitler than on sending a message to the Muslim world. It's popular among evangelicals to ask "What Would Jesus Do?" One thing I think we all know is-- Jesus. Would. Not. Do. This.
Pablo Fanque, our national affairs editor has another take on this, which I believe he will be posting shortly...
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Ethics and Social Mores Editor
Research and fact checking by Pablo Fanque
National Affairs Editor
Until last week, really, Pastor Terry Jones ministered in much-deserved obscurity. A week later, he is talked about by General Petraeus and President Obama, and implored to abandon this senseless act. Dove World Outreach Center, and the dingbat behind Burn A Quran Day have become front page in the old media, and fodder for thousands of blogs and websites. Jones' Dove World church numbers about 50 people. If you want to read about the "reasoning" behind all of this, read the Doctor's own diatribe, Ten Reasons To Burn a Koran."
Jones calls himself "Doctor," which may or may not be true. Jones says in a deposition that he received an honorary doctorate of theology degree from the California Graduate School of Theology in 1983 (not unlike the degree I received in the mid 90's). The school is not unaccredited, and, so far, no one has confirmed whether or not Jones was actually awarded an honorary degree.
Jones was asked "Do you know where Sharia law came from?"A normal person would steer clear of the Quran burnings. We agree on that.
"Not really, no," he said, "I think there's experts that say it came from the old Mosaic law. But no."
The lawyers asked Jones how many Muslims he knows.
"I don't think I know any personally," he said, "I haven't interviewed any."
Jones also said that he has not attended any interfaith discussions. In fact, he said that he believes that such discussions are part of "our problem."
When asked why his church has shrunk dramatically in size, Dr. Jones hit it right on the head:
"I think mainly just because the things we're involved in are just really way too hot for your normal Christian and your normal person."
In a statement last week, General David Petraeus--US commander of the Afghan war--expressed concern that the planned burning of the Koran would be a propaganda coup for Islamic extremists and would ineluctably lead to further violence against Americans overseas.
Dr. Jones said he had given "serious" consideration to the concerns expressed by US commander General Petraeus over his plans to burn the Koran, but he remained adamant the event would proceed anyway.
I've always been proud of being a Jones (I'm 50%). And now this ass-clown has besmirched that great name. Can he really believe his own drivel? Is he trying to pump up his church's membership. . .or is he, perhaps, angling for a shot at Dancing With The Stars?
Burning books? Burning Bibles and sacred scriptures? Terry Jones seems more bent on emulating Adolph Hitler than on sending a message to the Muslim world. It's popular among evangelicals to ask "What Would Jesus Do?" One thing I think we all know is-- Jesus. Would. Not. Do. This.
Pablo Fanque, our national affairs editor has another take on this, which I believe he will be posting shortly...
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Tuesday, September 07, 2010
Drawing: Five second sketch
I have been trying to speed draw....these are five second sketches...
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Monday, September 06, 2010
Machete, the movie: Don't miss it
Robert Rodriguez's movie Machete was funny, insane, over the top, stupid, and just great. The cast and acting was awesome, the score perfect, and a timely story about a giant mess. I think I liked this best of all of RR's movies--probably better than either of the original Grindhouse movies (which I really like). Trejo, DeNiro, Steven Segal, Lindsay Lohan, Jessica Alba, Don Johnson, Michelle Rodriguez, Steve Fahey, Cheech Marin...all pretty wonderful. Lohan and Cheech were just bent in their parts...wonderful. And, then, there's the mind bending machete work and all the rest of the pretty much nonstop action. This Mexploitation flick is a perfect corker for summer. I like it so much, I saw it twice this weekend.
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Sunday, September 05, 2010
Saturday, September 04, 2010
Friday, September 03, 2010
Rules of engagement that apply almost as much to politics as to war
I don't know where this file comes from. . .
1. If the enemy is in range, so are you.
2. Incoming fire has the right of way.
3. Don't look conspicuous; it draws fire.
4. The easy way is always mined.
5. Try to look unimportant; they may be low on ammo.
6. The enemy invariably attacks on one of two occasions.
7. Teamwork is essential; it gives the enemy someone else to shoot at.
8. If your attack is going well, you have walked into an ambush.
9. The only thing more accurate than incoming enemy fire is incoming friendly fire.
10. If it's stupid but works, it isn't stupid.
11. When in doubt, empty the magazine.
12. Never share a foxhole with anyone braver than you.
13. Make it too tough for the enemy to get in and you can't get out.
14. Mines are equal opportunity weapons.
15. A Purple Heart just proves that you were smart enough to think of a plan, stupid enough to try it, and lucky enough to survive.
16. Don't ever be the first; don't ever be the last; and don't ever volunteer to do anything.
17. The quartermaster has only two sizes: too large and too small.
18. Five second fuses only last three seconds.
19. It is generally inadvisable to eject directly over the area you just bombed.
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1. If the enemy is in range, so are you.
2. Incoming fire has the right of way.
3. Don't look conspicuous; it draws fire.
4. The easy way is always mined.
5. Try to look unimportant; they may be low on ammo.
6. The enemy invariably attacks on one of two occasions.
7. Teamwork is essential; it gives the enemy someone else to shoot at.
8. If your attack is going well, you have walked into an ambush.
9. The only thing more accurate than incoming enemy fire is incoming friendly fire.
10. If it's stupid but works, it isn't stupid.
11. When in doubt, empty the magazine.
12. Never share a foxhole with anyone braver than you.
13. Make it too tough for the enemy to get in and you can't get out.
14. Mines are equal opportunity weapons.
15. A Purple Heart just proves that you were smart enough to think of a plan, stupid enough to try it, and lucky enough to survive.
16. Don't ever be the first; don't ever be the last; and don't ever volunteer to do anything.
17. The quartermaster has only two sizes: too large and too small.
18. Five second fuses only last three seconds.
19. It is generally inadvisable to eject directly over the area you just bombed.
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