Let the eagle soar

[vovat]

I went to the Pizza Hut lunch buffet again today, and tried one of those dessert pizzas that 3x1minus1 had mentioned in a comment last time I talked about going to the buffet. It was something with apples and cinnamon, and I thought it was pretty good, but kind of weird. I might have liked it better if I hadn't already been full before trying it. {g}

I'm sure you've all heard by now that John Ashcroft is resigning from his post as Attorney General. I guess that means President Bush will have to find somebody new to have anointed with Crisco for the purpose of taking away Americans' civil liberties. I have faith, however, that if anyone can find someone psychotic enough to make liberals actually long for the days of John Ashcroft, it's George W. Bush!

Incidentally, in his resignation letter, Ashcroft says, "The objective of securing the safety of Americans from crime and terror has been achieved." Gee, I'm sure glad to live in a country free that's totally free from crime and terror, aren't you?

Seriously, though, I've heard of people saying they liked Dubya because of his handshake or whatever, but does ANYBODY like Ashcroft? As far as I know, his handshake isn't even anything to write home about. Actually, that reminds of this, a Religious Right website's review of Fahrenheit 9/11. Here's an actual quote from the review:

"Moore devotes several more minutes of film to Attorney General John Ashcroft singing a patriotic song. Why? It can’t be because the singing is bad; Ashcroft actually has a nice tenor voice."

Oh, come on! The quality of a vocalist is a subjective matter, certainly. I mean, my mom doesn't care for They Might Be Giants' work in the vocal department. But describing Ashcroft as having "a nice tenor voice"? The reviewer goes on to say, "Maybe it’s because Moore considers him goofy or stupid and assumes we all think the same." Or maybe the reviewer is so concerned with making MOORE appear to be "goofy or stupid" (the latter word being, by the way, one that was considered tantamount to a curse word in another review on the same site) that he has no choice to praise what I would imagine most conservatives would even consider to be a god-awful vocal performance.

I need to buy some new sneakers. As I'm sure I've mentioned before, I hate shoe shopping, largely because shoes that seem to fit in the store often don't once you get them home. It's very similar to the problem I have with haircuts.

Comments

[jenhime.livejournal.com]

I found it hard to be too excited by Ashcroft's resignation, once I found out who Bush was gunning for as a replacement. I have one positive thing to say about Gonzales: it would be heartening to see a Hispanic in the cabinet. The negatives, however, are numerous -- including his approval of the president allowing prisoners of war to be tortured, in defiance of American law and international treaties.

[countblastula.livejournal.com]

>Actually, that reminds of this, a Religious Right website's review of Fahrenheit 9/11.

Gotta love reviewers that don't even try to have any idea what they're talking about:

Ten years and a half-dozen or so films later, Moore created Bowling for Columbine,

Hmmm, I seem to remember it as being at least 13 years later, with only 2 other films in between, and that's if you count "Canadian Bacon", which I don't.

[zimbra1006.livejournal.com]

I guess that means President Bush will have to find somebody new to have anointed with Crisco for the purpose of taking away Americans' civil liberties.

HA! And yikes.

I also thought it was weird that he claimed we are now protected from crimes and terrorism, especially since BE AFRAID was pretty much Bush's whole platform.

And that dessert pizza sounds gooood.

[vovat.livejournal.com]

I guess we don't have to be afraid anymore, now that Bush has been re-elected. Just wait until 2008, though!

[3x1minus1.livejournal.com]

LOL, "let the eagle soar" ...i've had that in my head since his resignation was announced. it's so funny.

"The objective of securing the safety of Americans from crime and terror has been achieved.

that reminds me of bush's "mission accomplished" banner. ughh.