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Thursday, October 14, 2004

Good question  Kevin Drum asks the question about Mary Cheney Are all three of the major national newspapers (NYT, LAT, Post) seriously writing stories about Dick and Lynne Cheney being upset that Kerry referred to their daughter Mary as a lesbian at last night's debate? And doing it without asking either of them exactly what they're upset about? So I'll ask: what are they angry about? Shouldn't someone find out? I have a hunch what's bothering them. Lynne Cheney is a genuine homophobe and is deeply embarrased that her daughter is a lesbian. Dick Cheney, on the other hand, is dealing with a foundering reelection campaign. Meanwhile, back in Iraq  Blasts Kill Five in Baghdad's Green Zone by Nadia Abou El-Magd Insurgents penetrated Baghdad's heavily fortified Green Zone and set off bombs at a market and a popular cafe Thursday, killing five people, including three Americans, the U.S. military said, in a bold attack on the compound housing the U.S. and Iraqi government headquarters. The U.S. military said the bombs appeared to have been "hand-carried" into the zone. If so, it would be the first time insurgents have successfully infiltrated and set off bombs in the heart of the U.S.-Iraqi leadership of the country. The militant group of Jordanian terror mastermind Abu Musab al-Zarqawi claimed responsibility for the blasts, saying they were "martyrdom" or suicide attacks. However, the U.S. military said it was uncertain whether the bombs were carried by suicide attackers or were planted. (...) The Green Zone is a four square-mile district of central Baghdad surrounded by barricades and checkpoints that houses the Iraqi government, the U.S. Embassy, and residences, restaurants and entertainment facilities for the hundreds of Americans working there. It is also home to some 10,000 Iraqis, who need IDs to move in and out of the area. [more] About those lost jobs  Question: Mr. President, what do you say to someone in this country who has lost his job to someone overseas who's being paid a fraction of what that job paid here in the United States? Answer: I'd say, Bob, I've got policies to continue to grow our economy and create the jobs of the 21st century. And here's some help for you to go get an education. Here's some help for you to go to a community college. I live in the Austin, Texas area and I have many friends and acquaintances who have lost their jobs to outsourcing. These friends and acquaintances aren't high school drop-outs, they're software programmers, project managers and people with strong technical backgrounds--bachelor's and master's degrees. Their jobs have been outsourced and they are taking lower paying jobs or are free-lancing for less money and no insurance. My follow-up question to the Bush would have been, just what exactly are the jobs of the 21st century? And do you honestly mean to say that my friends are going to get them by going to a community college? YeeHa  From Honky Tonkers for Truth -- Takin' My Country Back TAKIN' MY COUNTRY BACK Country music's got mamas and daddys We got bar rooms and old heartbreak songs But I'm here today to stand up and say How I feel about my home sweet home What's left and what's right and what's wrong... and I'm takin' my country back Son, you ain't been doin' her right Oh I been watchin' you and I don't like How you've been treatin' my Stars and Stripes You took our jobs and sent 'em overseas Now we owe billions to the Red Chinese You blew the budget and you botched Iraq So I'm takin' my country back We had a bundle in the treasury drawer More than there had ever been before But every day we're drownin' deeper in debt Maybe four years should be all you get Then you gave tax breaks to the millionaires And tried to make the workin' man pay But you can't tax a man when his jobs not there Now look at where we are today...hey I'm takin' my country back Son, you ain't been doin' her right Oh I been watchin' you and I don't like How you've been treatin' my Stars and Stripes You got too many fancy friends for me The Saudis treat you like you're royalty You blew the budget and you botched Iraw Now I'm takin' my country back Now I can understand why you were hot 'Cause bin Laden never did get caught So you said we had Saddam to blame Tried to tell us it was all the same But now the years roll by and our kids keep dyin' You don't even have a plan to bring 'em home And those W.M.D you promised on T.V. Hey admit it, you figured it wrong... So I'm takin' my country back Now you don't know my name But you know who I am I'm your everyday work hard, play hard Raise kids and pray hard common man... And Lord knows I love this land...that's why I'm takin' my country back Son, you ain't been doin' her right Oh I been watchin' you and I don't like How you've been treatin' my Stars and Stripes You say "unite" but you divide us more Cussin' each other on the Senate floor Ain't we supposed to be above all that? Hey I'm takin' my country back I got my family and my church and flag... Now I'm takin' my country back The Big Osama Lie  "I truly am not that concerned about him"