And people wonder why I’m starting to call him “Bush with a suntan”

I have a mighty redheaded ex-sergeant from Brooklyn’s size six and a half military issue combat boot for the ass of the ship of state, and I shall apply it repeatedly and well, right the fuck now.

How is it possible that a Nobel Peace Laureate is harassed by Department of Hopeless Insecurity goons ON OBAMA’S WATCH? Why is the Obama administration permitting this fascist behavior to continue?

Nobel Peace laureate Mairead Maguire detained by USA Homeland Security

On Friday 17th May, 2009, Mairead Maguire, Nobel Peace laureate, was detained on her entry into Houston Airport, USA, by Homeland Security Immigration. Maguire was on her way home to Northern Ireland, after attending a 3 day conference in Guatemala, which was hosted by herself and three Sister Nobel Peace Laureates, Rigoberta Menchu, Jody Williams, and Shirin Ebadi. 150 women activists from around the World attended the Nobel Womens’ Conference to discuss, ‘Redefining Democracy, Human Rights and Peace.’

Maguire was held for two hours, during which she was questioned, fingerprinted, photographed and questioned again. This resulted in her missing her flight. She was released upon the actions of the Nobel Women’s Initiatives representatives’ who insisted on her immediate release.

Upon release Maguire said:

‘This kind of behaviour and treatment is unacceptable. They questioned me about my Nonviolent protests in USA against the Afghanistan invasion and Iraqi war. They insisted I must tick the box in the Immigration form admitting to criminal activities. I am not a criminal, my nonviolent acts in USA opposing the war on Afghanistan, and Iraqi, are acts of conscience and together with millions of USA citizens, and world citizens, I refuse to be criminalized for opposing such illegal policies. Every citizen has a right, indeed a moral obligation, to nonviolent civil disobedience in the face of illegal and unjust laws, especially war. If anyone is to be criminalized for these illegal and immoral policies it is the USA Government, who must be held accountable before the International community for these acts of crime against humanity.

Why is the Department of Hopeless Insecurity still operating at all in an era where our economy is teetering on the brink of collapse? The FBI is stepping up it’s RIGHTFUL role in antiterrorist investigation – a role it should have had reinforced immediately after 9/11 instead of being completely subverted by a new, completely unnecessary agency which has only served to harass our citizenry, embarrass our nation and leech our tax dollars. Why do we have two intelligence agencies doing the same job – and why are we PAYING for it?

And the hits just keep on comin’…

Obama Justice Department Sides with Cheney in Valerie Plame Case

One day before President Barack Obama and former Vice-President Dick Cheney gave dueling speeches criticizing each other’s national security policies, the Obama administration supported Cheney in a lawsuit filed against him by former CIA agent Valerie Plame.

Plame’s lawsuit has been dismissed twice by lower courts, forcing her to appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court. The Justice Department under President Barack Obama asked the high court on Wednesday not to consider Plame’s appeal, saying “further review is unwarranted.“

Why are only independent news outlets covering stories like this? Why, although the rooms were packed at Winter Soldier Memorial Day hearings, was the ONLY major news outlet to carry the story STILL Democracy Now? Why do members of blogs and e-lists have to do investigative reporting for each other in order to keep the community informed?

North and South Korea are at each other’s throats with the looming threat of nuclear war and the New York Times front pages a story about a couple in London who painted their entire apartment gray with a neon pink table. Meanwhile, Newsday prints a story about the problem parent of Lindsay Lohan with a full length picture of HER instead of HIM. Make sure you get that T&A in there, folks. It’s a sure sign that something’s going on somewhere else that you don’t want us paying attention to.

Der Spiegel continues to come through valiantly, although (to what SHOULD be our utmost shame) from the outside, detailing Amnesty International’s assessment of American human rights violations and rejecting our globalist corporate machinations, while the American news corporation that proudly bills itself as the purveyor of “all the news that’s fit to print” gives us a headline about a new video game and continued mindless wankery about Elliot Spitzer. I won’t even provide the links to that venal chaff. Look it up yourself if you need to.

Talk amongst yourselves. My foot’s tired.