April 28th, 2004 — impolite company
In an essay in the New York Times on the White House’s attempted smear of John Kerry’s service record, Gen. Wesley Clark defends Kerry’s “sterling record”, reminding readers that — despite later viewing of the soldier’s record through the lens of politics — at the time of the evaluation, “…there’s no ideology — there are no labels, Republican or Democrat — when superiors evaluate a man or woman’s service to country…”
He finishes his defense of Kerry (and John McCain and Max Cleland) with this wonderful paragraph (bolded text mine):
Although President Bush has not engaged personally in such accusations, he has done nothing to stop others from making them. I believe those who didn’t serve, or didn’t show up for service, should have the decency to respect those who did serve — often under the most dangerous conditions, with bravery and, yes, with undeniable patriotism.
Keep the spotlights shining!
April 28th, 2004 — the web-wide world
I’m sure there are a million ads with titles like this on ebay: SIZE 12 WEDDING DRESS/GOWN NO RESERVE. But, I’m also certain that there is only one with pictures of the dress being modeled by a big beefy guy with tattoos and a doo-rag. And I’m pretty sure there is only one with a description which starts like this:
I found my ex-wife’s wedding dress in the attic when I moved. She took the $4000 engagement ring but left the dress. I was actually going to have a dress burning party when the divorce became final, but my sister talked me out of it. She said, “That’s such a gorgeous dress. Some lucky girl would be glad to have it. You should sell it on EBay. At least get something back for it.” So, this is what I’m doing. I’m selling it hoping to get enough money for maybe a couple of Mariners tickets and some beer. This dress cost me $1200 that my drunken sot of an ex-father-in-law swore up and down he would pay for but didn’t so I got stuck with the bill. Luckily I only got stuck with his daughter for 5 years. Thank the Lord we didn’t have kids. If they would have turned out like her or her family I would have slit my wrists. Anyway, it’s a really nice dress as you can see in the pictures. Personally, I think it looks like a $1200 shower curtain, but what do I know about this.
The pictures are funny, the text is priceless and as of this moment, the bidding is up to $32,900!
