In the big John Murtha Kerfluffle and the ensuing Republican house resolution/stunt, the whole “Dissent is Patriotic” bumpersticker wisdom has resurfaced.

Something has always seemed wrong about watching some self-loathing genetic accident from Berkeley assert that his dissent is patriotic as he burns an American flag.

Then it hit me – The “Dissent is Patriotic” bromide presupposes that the dissenter is “patriotic” in the first place. Patriotism, after all, is defined as a love of one’s country. If this love is the motivation for dissent, then yes, “Dissent is Patriotic.”

John Murtha is a patriot. His opposition to the Iraq war is principled and based on his perception that we’re executing the war in a way that makes it unwinnable and excessively dangerous for our troops. I don’t agree with him, but that is beside the point.

Of course, that headline comes as no shock to anyone who has ever had the misfortune of catching his “work” on MSNBC.

Now Chrissy says that we really just need to get to know the other side. They aren’t “evil,” they just have a different perspective.

Just a difference of opinion, isn’t it, Chrissy?

A gentlemens disagreement, I suppose.

I suppose you’re right. We should just agree to disagree.

The Llamabutchers are marking their third anniversary! I have many misty-eyed things to say about them but since I’m heading out to lunch in about 2 minutes, I’ll spare you.

But remember this –
Wanna know about Mozart? Llamabutchers!
Is gardening your passion? Llamabutchers!
Do you know what I am saying by “Bored of the Rings is top notch parody?” Llamabutchers!
Do you find both Gertude Himmelfarb and Mellissa Theuriau sexy? Llamabutchers!

All the best Beyatches!

p.s. Your trackbacks are not working!

From Instapundit

A few thoughts:
1. It’s about dang time.
2. You’re giving me that warm, fuzzy feeling again.
3. I’m not so stupid to believe that you’re doing this for the “principle” of it, but because I and so many other fiscal conservatives are getting a little steamed. But thanks anyway, we’ll take it any way we can get it.

Resuming…

The fact that a GOP member’s shot ultimately torpedoed it shows that we still have a ways to go.

The 12th annual list of the top ten safest and most dangerous cities (population > 75,000) was recently released by Morgan Quinto Press.

The top tens…

I did find Newark. #23 on the “most dangerous” list. Either the other 22 cities have really pumped up the volume on criminal activity or something very strange has happened in Newark.

Two meat buffet at the wedding reception as reported in today’s NYTimes (link requires Exiled, Episcopalian Voodoo Priestess):

“Stan thought it was a very bizarre gay date, but we were both interested in theology,” said Mr. Finley, now 35 and a candidate for ordination in the Episcopal Church. “When the monk came by with the holy water I saw Stan take what I assumed was a deep and profoundly pious bow. Later I realized it was because he was wearing a suede waistcoat which he didn’t want to get stained.”
[...]
Eventually their relationship came to include a weekly visit with the Finley family in Brookline. “Stan’s mother had dinner at our house once,” recalled Mr. Finley, who, unlike Mr. McGee, had revealed his leanings to his family at age 13. “Everyone but her knew at that point that Stan was gay. When we walked into the dining room where a portrait of my grandmother hangs, she turned to me and said: ‘Your grandmother is very beautiful.’ I said, ‘With a fur and pearls I could look just as beautiful.’

Standing athwart history, yelling “Whoa nelly”.

Although I’m pretty sure one of them may have naturally acquired the fur after puberty, is it customary for gay guys give each other pearl necklaces?

Just asking.

The Jerusalem Post is reporting that goat-rapist and generally all-around bad guy Abu Musab al-Zarqawi may have been killed in Mosul over the weekend.

Unconfirmed, but hopes are high. One thing is certain, there are at least eight fewer islamofascist goat-raping murderers on the earth, and that’s nothin’ but good news.

(via Malkin & Ace)

UPDATE:

Goldstein reports that military authorities are digging through the charred goop to try to match up the DNA with some of al-Zarqawi’s filth that we’ve already got on file. Most are still skeptical, including me – but as I said – still optimistic!

More on the specifics of the raid and the weekend’s action at Fox News.

This baby can go from “Retreat” to “Stay the Course” in 2.5 days.

Like our lowly Vols thinking there wasn’t enough time left on the clock for Vanderbilt to come back , House Rep. and alleged chest-thumping, Super Redhawk on Iraq Jack Murtha sprung his November Surprise with too many ticks left on the scoreboard.

Next time, put your politically-motivated and media coordinated attacks on Junior out on the Friday right before Holiday Recess.

Given the increasingly heated rhetoric about immediate withdrawal of Troops from Iraq, most vehemently from Jack Murtha who will be on Meet The Press this morning, what better way to stand up for what you believe in by Voting in favor of what you say it is you want. In a rare display of stones, the House GOP didn’t let the tail wag the dog. While some have derided the atmosphere created by this obviously and politically brilliant stunt, we have been handed the ammunition to blast the nuts in the House in the 2006 Mid-Terms. Again, I say brilliant.

And we really have to thank the Looney Left on this one. We couldn’t have done it without you browbeating your reps into thinking most Americans are for an immediate withdrawal because you finally got a negative opinion poll to go your way.

The transparent use of an On The Record Anti-Iraq member of Congress like Murtha and promoting him as a “hawk” to shield Democrats from their inflammatory statements on being misled to war is nothing more than the same wornout, sheepskinned, rhetorical rubber that has rotted in their political wallet for a solid two years now. And that rubber wasn’t even out of the wrapper yet when Murtha launched Operation: Premature Evacuation this week. Amateurs.

I do not ever want to piss off whoever it is that runs sweetness-light. After reaching in the memory hole to cull Murtha’s involvement in ABSCAM, we’re treated to a provocative insinuation:

Serving in the military, even being wounded in combat, doesn’t afford you a lifetime pass. (Cf. John Kerry.)

I thank and honor Mr. Murtha for his past military service. Just as he should thank and honor our current troops, rather than stab them in the back by giving our enemy the hope we will surrender even after we have won.
[...]
You have to wonder which Arab Sheik crossed Murtha’s palm with silver this time?

Now, the more diplomatic among us might say that is a cheap shot and that Murtha doesn’t deserve it. And I might think that as well if I hadn’t heard that Murtha was a big supporter of a shady scheme to snag some quid pro quo Iraq-related government contracts that would directly benefit friends and family and Nancy Pelosi’s family specifically last year. From Roll Call (link requires an addiction to politics I haven’t reached yet) (by way of The Corner):

Republican lawmakers say that ties between Rep. John Murtha (D-Pa.) and his brother’s lobbying firm, KSA Consulting, may warrant investigation by the House ethics committee…

According to a June 13 article in The Los Angeles Times, the fiscal 2005 defense appropriations bill included more than $20 million in funding for at least 10 companies for whom KSA lobbied. Carmen Scialabba, a longtime Murtha aide, works at KSA as well.

KSA directly lobbied Murtha’s office on behalf of seven companies, and a Murtha aide told a defense contractor that it should retain KSA to represent it, according to the LA Times.

In early 2004, Murtha reportedly leaned on U.S. Navy officials to sign a contract to transfer the Hunters Point Shipyard to the city of San Francisco, according to the San Francisco Chronicle. A company called Lennar Inc. had right to the land, and Laurence Pelosi, nephew to House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), was an executive with the firm at that time.

My conscience, my poor conscience! Nothing a little back-scratchin’ can’t fix. Nancy probably could’ve gotten facelifts from now until she met her Great Taxidermist In The Sky with Howlin’ Mad Murtha’s assist. Instead, we’ll have to wait for that ear-to-ear grin to split in disgust having to get by on a cheaper Bond-O and sneering at yet another failure as House Minority Leader.

How not to play the “Veteran Card”

Vandy overwhelms Vols with superior talent and coaching – cementing the Vols’ first losing season since 1988.

The Shreveport Dream is finally dead.

The final vote on the cut-and-run from Iraq resolution was 403 against, 3 for.

And who were the three? No surprises.

“Jihad Cindy” McKinney

Jose “I Tongue-Kissed Charlie Rangel!” Serrano

Robert “I Pay Tribute To American Veterans by Attacking Future Veterans Serving Now!” Wexler

I’m sure they still support the troops. Except in McKinney’s case – she’s never hidden the fact that she supports the wrong troops – those of al-Zarqawi.

The Global Language Monitor has released its list of 2005′s most politically correct terms.

And how are we best avoiding reality through linguistics this year?

The politically correct cultural downward-spiral continues. Also see last year’s list: The Most Politically Correct Terms of 2004.

Drudge is reporting that the U.S. House is going to force a vote tonight on whether or not to pull the troops out of Iraq.

Until now, I really considered all the bleating from pants-shitting Dim-O-Crack mouthpieces like John Murtha and drooling idiots like Cindy Shitcan to be nothing more than annoying background noise.

Now that we’re getting closer to a bunch of SurrenderSenators waving the white flag and wanting to cut-and-run from Iraq, things are getting much more serious.

The traitors in congress who are pushing for a pullout before the job is finished are undermining the troops and are intentionally trying to create another Vietnam – all because they hate George W. Bush. The fact that they are letting their own mental illness destroy the GOOD work that our military has done for the past several years is nothing short of treasonous.

Surrendering at this point effectively turns Iraq over to al-Zarqawi and the rest of the Syrian, Saudi and Iranian terrorists who are in Iraq planting roadside bombs and slaughtering civilians by the dozen. If you thought the Taliban was brutal, wait until you see Zarqawi’s new Iraqi regime.

This also lets Iran know that the Great Satan is indeed the paper tiger that Bin Laden always said it was.

The enemies within this country who are pushing for the removal of our troops and – effectively – surrender in the war on terror are setting us up for far greater trouble in the long run. And they’re spitting in the faces of the men and women who are serving this country in Iraq today.

Contact your members of congress and let them know that you support our troops and you support continuing the fight in the war against islamofascism.

Remind them that this is not France, and we don’t fucking surrender to a bunch of child murderers in dirty nightshirts.

UPDATE:

Go here to find and write your U.S. Representative.

UPDATE 2:

NY Times headline: G.O.P. Tries to Split Democrats With Vote On Iraq War. It’s a good thing I already knew the NYT was on the side of the “insurgents”, or stuff like that might rankle me.

Also, word is that the hideous Nancy Pelosi has sent word for her little demons to vote with the G.O.P. in supporting the war and NOT calling for the withdrawal of our troops.

Dim-O-Cracks are outraged that they’re being forced to put their money where their disgusting mouths are.

C-SPAN UPDATE:

I just had the displeasure of enjoying some of the C-Span coverage and I’m starting to think this was a RARE brilliant move by the G.O.P.

I got to watch Dennis Kucinich (D-Oh) fly off the handle, then Rahm Emanuel (D-Ill) – probably for the first time in his legislative career – whining about how $450 billion of taxpayer money is being spent. If it were being redistributed to the layabout classes, he would have no problem with spending that kind of cash.

Then, on the other side of the side of the aisle, you had Tom Tancredo (R-Co) asking the left “not to allow their hatred for the President to impact the troops in harm’s way,” as well as several other GOP’ers demonstrating that they actually understand the impact of what we’ve accomplished in Afghanistan and Iraq – a stark contrast to all the whining and blubbering on the left.

To boil it down, you’ve got the GOP demonstrating that they understand that this is a GLOBAL war on islamofascism and that Iraq is merely the current battlefield. On the other side of the aisle, you have a bunch of yammering pussies who allow their hatred of George Bush to create a state of denial that has the potential to get many more of us killed by their retreat and cowardice.

Also visit the Blogs of the Titans: Rusty Shackleford, Ace, Goldstein, Llamabutchers, Commie.

or….. KEEPING THE SHREVEPORT DREAM ALIVE

The dream remains – the Vols still have a chance of making it to Shereveport if they can drop Vandy tomorrow and Kentucky next weekend. Tickets for the game this week are so easy to come by, even the homeless people who inhabit Gay Street and the Cumberland Ave. Strip can’t give the damn things away. If there was ever a weekend to enjoy a cheap game ticket, this is it.

My prediction is that the Vols will squeak by, much as they did against Memphis, about 24-20. I could easily see Vandy pulling this one out, though. Neither result will surprise me. Hopefully, the team can still see the golden, shining prize of the Independence Bowl and they’ll give their all to keep the Shreveport Dream alive.

Last week I was horrible in semi-pro, going 2/5. Hopefully this week’s picks will be better:

• Alabama 22 Auburn 19 – A let down for Auburn after a big win last weekend against Georgia. Alabama will be pissed off after that OT loss to LSU. I like the Tide in this one.
• South Carolina 27 Clemson 20 – Spurrier goes 8-3 in his first year with wins at Tennessee and against Florida. Not a bad start for the Ol’ Ball Coach.
• Michigan 30 Ohio State 24 – What a great rivalry game. Bo Schembeckler has the Maize and Blue ready this week.
• Virginia Tech 33 Virginia 13 – Marcus Vick finally gets a so-so defense to beat up on.

Last week, I went 5/5 in the pros. So anyone who made money off of my perfect picks, please send me my cut.

In other big league chew, it’s great to see T.O. taking it in the poopshoot from the Eagles and Andy Reid. His whole “look at me, look at me” act has resulted in a 4-game suspension and he’s probably played his last game for the Iggles. And while his pocketbook can certainly handle the loss of income, he may have permanently damaged his signability, which will hopefully result in us seeing far less of his big mouth on Sundays in the future.

When even Randy Moss is trying to keep you off of his team, you know you’ve screwed up pretty bad. Hopefully T.O. will become a league pariah and an example of how not to win friends and influence people in the NFL. Dumbass.

The Titans return this week to begin an 7-0 run to finish out the season with a wild-card playoff berth.

Just kidding. We’ll drop one to the Jags this week 29-19. Elsewhere:

• Colts 30 Cincy 21 – I’m starting to buy into the “perfect season” hype. I still say Peyton will choke in the playoffs though.
• NY Giants 29 Iggles 10 – Jim McMahon comes out of retirement to start in place of McNabb. I love those headbands he wears. Particularly the one that says “Rozelle”.
• Steelers 31 Ravens 22 – Jamal Lewis just hasn’t been the same since his stay in the big house.
• Raiders 21 Redskins 20 – This is a replay of legendary Super Bowl whatever. Except that it’s going to suck without Jim Plunkett and Joe Theismann.

UPDATE:

Speaking of jock-sniffing Football Friday, check out Debbie Schulssel’s Friday Morning Quarterback for more on T.O. and company.

Hatemonger’s Quarterly – On college administrators:

Finally, the correct way to (mis) use the epithet Nazi.

Note to the Hatemonger’s – Say what you want about Phil Collins, but Genesis had a lot going for it. You’re close to crossing the line on that one.

Over at Hubris Journal In DC go see a fan-tastic Kennedy-Meets-Alito photo captioning. Allah’s early work comes to mind.

Beautiful Atrocities has a very important survey.

The sunzabitches at SONY/BMG have agreed to recall the music CDs that they distributed with hidden malware in an effort to stop the pirating of the crap they’re trying to pass off as music.

That’s right, a little blogger outrage goes a long way. You may remember a while back when I urged a boycott of Sony/BMG products due to their efforts to destroy your personal property with malware. Information Week is crediting “bloggers” with causing the reversal of Sony’s policy.

Obviously, I’m kidding about having a direct impact on Sony/BMG’s decision making. I have a feeling that it was probably the collective outrage of all kinds of blogs – tech blogs, right & left political blogs, music & entertainment blogs – that produced a pissed-off trickle-down consumer outcry that was fairly deafening. This bit of condescending denial from Thomas Hesse, Sony/BMG’s Digital Business President doesn’t help Sony’s image problem.

The best part of the Information Week story, however, is that the author (either intentionally or accidentally) stumbles across the real problem for the major labels.

My money is on the latter.

(h/t Vince Aut Morire)

The World Summit of the Information Society left many on the wrong side of the “Digital Divide” deeply upset. The decision to leave control of the Internet’s addressing system in U.S. hands was considered a mixed bag. On one hand, the Internet will remain stable and information will flow freely. On the other hand, many disadvantaged peoples will find that access to the Internet is hampered. Consider these Nigerian gentlemen.

Mr. Lionel Ekeigwe (far left) is a successful banker for the Bank of Lagos who is already finding it very difficult to find willing business partners who will receive 20% of the $20,000,000.00 (USD) left by a deceased depositor.

In the case of Dr. Naim Hausa (second from left), who found Jesus and only wishes to bless others, finds the restrictive access to Hotmail troublesome. “The $20,000,000.00 (USD) which I accumulated through ill gotten means weighs on my soul. If I had better access to the Internet surely I would find someone willing to receive 20%.”

Nigel Ajayi (second from right) runs a fledgling lottery which gives away literally millions of dollars everyday to middle class Americans is also deeply disturbed by the United States’ reluctance to give up control of the Internet. “Why shouldn’t the United Nations oversee the Internet and ensure a fair distribution of wealth. Why just today, I was unable to give 20% of a $20,000,000.00 (USD) jackpot to Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Cornshuck of Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. Where is the justice?”

Malcolm Jamal Warner of Jersey City (right) had nothing to say, except that he’s been slumming it ever since the Cosby Show called it quits.

(With thanks to Preston who told me it would be OK horn in on his turf. More UN/Internet fun below. )

There are two things that should never be mixed: the United Nations and the Internet. Here’s a quick summary of why:

That’s just a start. Feel free to add your own in the comments.

As you’re probably aware, a bunch of dictators, diplomats and whores are getting together in Tunisia (how appropriate) for “The World Summit of the Information Society”.

The goal of the meeting is to decide how best to confiscate income from the United States and redistribute it in the form of laptops to turd worlders all across the globe. That’s what they mean when they use the phrase “closing the digital divide”.

Tunisia, itself a turd-world dictatorship, didn’t appreciate the way the proceedings began…

Such delicious irony. You will see a lot more of this kind of censorship if the U.N. is ever to – God forbid – get its blood-soaked hands on the management of the Internet.

There has, however, been a temporary stay of execution for the Internet, though, as an agreement was reached between 100 countries to create an intermediate international forum to address global internet concerns instead of turning control of internet names and addressing over to the U.N.

Unless your U.S. Senator is Norm Coleman (who is one of the few who understands what a human rights and economic disaster it would be to give the U.N. control of the Internet), you need to contact your U.S. Representatives and Senators and let them know that you don’t want the U.N. in charge of anything – especially the Internet.

While you’re at it, tell your congresspeople to kick the U.N. out of the country for good. We’ve got enough enemies-within without giving them a fucking home in Manhattan.

If there were ever a good place for the avian flu H5N1 to make the jump from human-to-human, wouldn’t China be a good choice?

I mean, what have they got, 8 billion people now? They’ve got plenty to spare.

We get letters. It’s just that most of them are unintelligible blather. I don’t know why we have that effect on people. Anyway, let’s read a couple, in lieu of real content, since work is kicking my ass this week.

First, from curious reader Mason Storm:

Golly gee. Nope, I’m not too big on islam, as religions go. Not real keen on violent jihad or living under islamic law. Not terribly interested in dhimmihood. Here is a good place to start if you really want to know why. Here are a few other reasons.

Thanks for writing, Mason.

This next one is from Ant B. Not to be confused with Aunt Bee. I don’t think Ant is too keen on us. Let’s take his e-mail bit-by-bit so it’s easier to chew.

Much appreciated.

Banter? I thought this was satire or drollery. Well, either way, thanks for recognizing the pride I take in my work. It’s nice to be appreciated.

Good, because I’m too proud to be felt-sorry-for*.

Well, since I don’t know you, I can’t say whether or not I’m “superior” to you. You do seem to be awfully wrapped up in an inferior/superior thing. I would gather, since you were outraged enough to write an e-mail, that we must disagree on more than one issue. Does this mean I’m superior? No. Does this mean you’re wrong? Probably. Since you haven’t really made a salient point, It’s hard to say, though.

I’m certainly not a racist. I mock morons of every race, creed and religion.

Ignorance and misdirection? The tried-and-true weapons of the Dim-O-Crack party. We have no need for those here.

I’ve never contended that I was “superior” (here we go again with the inferior/superior complex) to any particular subject of ridicule here. If that’s what you read into it, I’m flattered. And on the subject of my “pain,” that’s news to me unless you’re referring to whatever the hell I did to my left foot this summer that is still hurting. I really don’t want to have surgery on it, so I’m still hoping it eventually gets better. On the subject of “building up” my life, I really don’t need to. I’ve got it pretty good, no thanks to anyone in government, that’s for damn sure.

No problem. It did take some time away from my morning superior dance, but making one of my readers happy is always worth it.

* This may be the worst sentence ever written on this blog. And I’ve written some bad ones.

One of the best new bloggers out there is going through a little malaise (yes, we seem to have a theme going) and needs a little pick-me-up.

Here’s what you can do – check out Political Therapy, have a good laugh and leave an encouraging comment.

Trust me, you won’t regret it.

White trash bowler stumbles home from area bowling alley, allegedly feeds baby 100-proof breastmilk, then accidentally suffocates her. Sadly, the mother survived the tragic event.

I’m sure this will get me in trouble with the breast-feeding Nazis at La Leche, but when you’re trying to feed your infant 100-proof Smirnoff™ brand vodka shooters, shouldn’t you just use a sterilized bottle?

This just goes to remind us that just because any piece of human debris can reproduce, doesn’t mean they should. They should have sterilized this worthless hag long ago – especially with a track record like this:

She was prohibited from having unsupervised contact with all four of her children at once, but it was fine-and-dandy to let her destroy her four-month-old. I’m sure she’ll get another firm slap on the wrist from our modern justice system for this accident. The fact that a bowling alley was included in the story puts her firmly in the lead for the 2005 White Trash Mom-of-the-Year Award (and the accompanying diamond-studded princess tiara!).

With any luck, she’ll get shanked during her upcoming stay in the big house.

… but Jimmy Carter really sucked. Tikipundit remembers.

Hypothetical – You get hired for a job. Although you show up for work every day on time wearing your best attitude, you are a real screw up.

For all your good intentions, you lose several of your major clients and the bottom line takes a hit.

A rival company in Cedar Rapids proceeds to kick the crap out of you even though they are still writing their software in DOS.

As the morale of those under you hits bottom, you deep down feel that you and the company deserve to fail.

Fast forward twenty years after they unceremoniously threw you out the door with your cardboard box.

What reaction should you receive as you show up unannounced and opine that the current management is really screwing things up?

I personally would have Security on you before you could push the elevator button.

Nominations are now being taken for the 2005 Weblog Awards.

Go here if you’d like to nominate Six Meat Buffet for some category or other.

Last year, Six Meat Buffet was fortunate enough to get nominated for “Best New Blog of 2004,” after which I immediately got my ass whooped by the likes of INDC Journal, My Pet Jawa, My VRWC, the Diplomad (RIP) and Jane’s legendary Armies of Liberation.

Also last year, it got really ugly. Friendships were shattered, there were delinkings, harsh words were exchanged, false rumors were spread, votes were rigged. Hopefully, contestants can act like grownups this year, instead of the animals they became during last year’s contest.

It’s a new year and, as blogs go, we’re about middle-aged. One full calendar year is like 40 blog years. So no more “best new blog” contests for us.

Instead, go nominate Six Meat Buffet for best humor blog, best conservative blog, or best of the Ecosystem ranking blogs. On second thought, since we’re currently ranked #114, maybe you shouldn’t nominate us for TTLB Ecosystem ranking – I don’t think I want to take on many of those Playful Primates and Mortal Humans.

We may not make the final cut, but we’ll damn sure die trying. Thank you for enduring this blatant shameless self-promotion.

LET THE DELINKINGS BEGIN!

UPDATE:

Don’t worry about nominating us. In a fit of self-indulgence, I went ahead and did it. But go nominate some of your other favorites.

50 Cent, whose own nickname is a proud grammatical error, is launching a new line of hip-hop books. No, this is not an article from the Onion.

MTV books. Remarkable.

For once, I’m stunned speechless by how far popular culture has sunk. If the collective cultural sewer has a bottom, we’ve just found a way to slither below it.

UPDATE:

Smantix has e-mailed me an excellent slogan for $0.50′s new buy-my-book-and-lern-to-reed campaign: REED OR BLEED!

This will be a nice companion to Puff Ditty’s “Vote or Die” campaign failure.