Friendly Holiday Advice

Please, carefully enjoy this Holiday season. A recent joint study conducted by the Department of Health and the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles indicates that 23% of traffic accidents involving injury or death are alcohol related.

This means that the remaining 77% are caused by assholes that just drink coffee, carbonated drinks, juices, milk, water, red bull, lattes, shakes, and other nonalcoholic beverages.

Therefore, beware of those who do not drink alcohol, as statistics show that they cause three times as many accidents as those who enjoy natural alcoholic beverages.

Alcohol is unfairly getting a bad rap, when it should not: Genesis 4:B(17) “on the third day, god invented fermentation.”

Take this advice to heart.

Another outstanding use of our hard earned tax monies…

The US government is suing a school district, in Chicago, for denying a Muslin teacher unpaid leave to make a pilgrimage to Mecca. Yes, you read it right; not the NAACP, the US government!

Adult Muslims are supposed to make such trip at least once in a lifetime if they are physically and financially able to. Hence, I fail to see the big emergency. But at any rate, these kinds of headlines make us look like the world fools. Only in America!

What about the separation of church and state?

Here is Poppy’s solution to another false problem, which will cost us millions we don’t have in useless legal expense. Let’s legislate: (4 lines)

TITLE: Religion interference with workplace.

“When the practice of your religion interferes with your job schedule or job description, you can either adjust the religious practice, or leave your job. It is perfectly OK for you to find your religion idiot-syncracies to be more important than your job. In which case, it is OK for your employer to legally fire your ass.”

(I am confident your organized church will provide you with the ability to create income…)

US sues school over denial of Muslim pilgrimage

            WASHINGTON – The federal government sued a suburban Chicago school district Monday for denying a Muslim middle school teacher unpaid leave to make a pilgrimage to Mecca that is a central part of her religion.

In a civil rights case, the department said the school district in Berkeley, Ill., denied the request of Safoorah Khan on grounds that her requested leave was unrelated to her professional duties and was not set forth in the contract between the school district and the teachers union. In doing so the school district violated the Civil Rights Act of 1964 by failing to reasonably accommodate her religious practices, the government said.

Khan wanted to perform the Hajj, the pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudi Arabia which every adult Muslim is supposed to make at least once in a lifetime if they are physically and financially able to. Millions go each year.

Khan started as a middle school teacher for Berkeley School District 87 — about 15 miles west of Chicago — in 2007. In 2008, she asked for almost three weeks of unpaid leave to perform the Hajj. After the district twice denied her request, Khan wrote the board that "based on her religious beliefs, she could not justify delaying performing hajj," and resigned shortly thereafter, according to the lawsuit filed in federal court in Chicago.

Berkeley School District compelled Khan to choose between her job and her religious beliefs, the lawsuit said.

The government asked the court to order the school district to adopt policies that reasonably accommodate its employees' religious practices and beliefs, and to reinstate Khan with back pay and also pay her compensatory damages.

In November 2008, Khan filed a complaint with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, which found reasonable cause that discrimination had occurred and forwarded the matter to the Justice Department. The case is the first brought by department in a project to ensure vigorous enforcement of the 1964 act against state and local governments by improving cooperation between the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the department's civil rights division.

THE SWEDISH FAKE RAPE SAGA HURTS EVERY REAL RAPE VICTIM

Since Assange is in jail for manufactured crimes he did not commit, and it appears that he will be maliciously prosecuted in Sweden for said crimes, it is time for Lisbeth, the “Girl with the dragon tattoo,” to hack into the computer of Claes Gustaf Borgström or is it Pinocchio, the longtime politician who now practices law with Social Democratic politician and former Minister for Justice Thomas Bodström. It would be interesting to find out the real reasons as to why he is representing the two snakes who accused Assange of rape.

Puppet Borgström dismissed as nonsensical the suggestion made by Assange, WikiLeaks supporters and many others, that the sex investigation in Sweden was somehow related to “dirty tricks” launched against him and the whistle-blowing Web site by their antagonists in the CIA, the Pentagon, or elsewhere in the U.S. government. 

Really?

I have reviewed the allegations made by the two Swedish drama queens in dire need of attention. Their agenda is very disturbing because the media broadcast of their stories is helping develop a distorted view and understanding of what is criminal sexual behavior, to the young, developing or wandering minds. It further damages all real sexual battery cases and victims in giving the public and potential jurors a diminished sense of the severity of traumas associated with a real rapes.

Now, as to their corrupt politician, lawyer Claes Gustaf Borgström, I have no doubt that his real clients are not Ms. A and Ms. W as they are now called in the media. (Let’s make sure their privacy rights are protected while they are maliciously trying to assassinate Assange’s character.)

"It has been very interesting (predictable?)," sighs Feminist blogger Terri Whitehouse, "to see how quickly people who would normally be feminist allies have been pretty quick to slut-shame and victim-blame (or, at best, victim-dismiss), while people who have demonstrably proven to be enemies of women's bodily autonomy in the past so suddenly seem to give a shit about a few sexual assaults across the world."

Prime Minister of Australia must have impressed Obama. Here is Obama's next speech.... just kidding.

'IMMIGRANTS, NOT AMERICANS, MUST ADAPT. Take It Or Leave It. I am tired of this nation worrying about whether we are offending some individual or their culture. Since the terrorist attacks on the twin towers, on September 11, 2001, we have experienced a surge in patriotism by the majority of Americans. '
'This culture has been developed over two centuries of struggles, trials and victories by millions of men and women who have sought freedom'
'We speak mainly ENGLISH, not Spanish, Lebanese, Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, Russian, or any other language. Therefore, if you wish to become part of our society. Learn the language!'
'Most Americans believe in God. Christian men and women, on Christian beliefs founded this nation, and this is clearly documented. If God offends you, then I suggest you consider another part of the world as your new home, because God is part of our culture. We will accept, respect, and will not question your beliefs, unless they encourage or preach violence towards anyone. If your belief system includes or suggests any type of violence, we will quickly deal with you, as there is no place or justification in our civilized society for violence. As we accept your beliefs, you’ll accept ours, and live in harmony and peaceful enjoyment with us.'
'This is OUR COUNTRY, OUR LAND, and OUR LIFESTYLE, and we will allow you every opportunity to enjoy all this. But once you are done complaining, whining, and griping about Our Flag, Our Pledge, Our Christian beliefs, or Our Way of Life, I highly encourage you take advantage of one other great American freedom, 'THE RIGHT TO LEAVE'.'
'If you aren't happy here then LEAVE. We didn't force you to come here. You asked to be here. So accept the country YOU accepted.'

Got my well check yesterday!

No, nothing to deposit at the bank, just a visit to my yearly friend. My partner and I made a wise decision when we picked him because of his size. A small doctor is always better for the annual checkup.

All started well. The front desk lady asked me if I had filled the blanks in the book they had sent me, to which I answered that nothing had changed and that they must have the data already. Wrong answer! Here is the book, go do your homework! I just circle the 50 “NO” on each side of the pages in one daring sweep. Claimed the fifth to some other questions. Failed to remember if I had 1.5 or 1.75 glasses of wine with dinner. Copied the list of vitamins from my cheat sheet. Allergy? Yes allergic to waste my time giving you data you already have. Authorized them to release all they wanted to my wife, including STD infos if needed. Signed. Dated. I was done. Sloppy, but done. Should be getting D+ on this one.

I was called inside by the nurse, and the first abuse started. Patrick, please step on the scale. Hold on, lady. Let me remove my watch, my keys, my glasses, my wedding band and my socks. In fact, hold on, I’ll go shave my legs. We sure don’t want to get inflated results on this one! Tried to put my shoes back on for the height measurement, but was denied…

We then get in the little room. Another few questions, I am offered some shirt which I wore the wrong way. My nurse tells me to put the slit in the back… They must have purchased some rejects to cut the cost. How do you tie it in the back? Anyway, I know that the slit is in the front; the hole, in the back.

I found a little heater on the ground, and tampered with it. Had the time to inspect and play with everything they have in the mini room, and the little good doctor comes in. Hello, hello and a few more questions. All looks good. Your knees are noisy… All in all, I get a B+ as I need to shed a little weight, if I can, and if Vinnie gives me the willpower.

I am done! So I thought. Hold on a second, I was going to forget to say “Hi!” to Mr. Prostate utters my doctor. Do you have to? Oh Yes! Please assume the position! Doc, please go easy, it is extremely tight down there. I’ll be gentle. First, let me grab 3 pounds of jelly… then the little song “the doctor’s finger is in my sphincter…” Not really enjoyable (for me that is). We are done, here is a Kleenex. A Kleenex? Do you have a roll of paper towel instead? This magic jelly is self-expanding; the more you wipe, the more there is. I then understood why one walks faster on the way out than on the way in: K.Y. cheeks’ lubrication.  

No I am ready to go. Not yet! My nurse forgot to check my vitals. Now, please note: Never let them check your blood pressure after the prostate check. It appears that the unusual visit of an internal organ by your doctor’s finger (even a little finger, see above) from the outside will somehow trigger the increase of your blood pressure.

Thank doc! I’ll skip the flu shot, and yes, I promise I’ll fast three days and come back for the blood test I skipped the past two years, as I can’t miss my espressos when I get up… and your lab opens too late. See you next Xmas!

US: Let's destroy Assange... through malicious prosecution.

The transfer of the secret documents stolen by Private Bradley Manning from the US Department to Wikileaks, and their release by the latter had tremendous benefits to the US Government which appears to have been much overlooked.

First and foremost, it revealed the lousy security protections which were in place for such documents alleged to be so secret. Second, it informed us that secret documents had been stolen, and which they were. Imagine for a moment that instead, Manning would have discretely sold these documents to enemy nations, N. Korea, Iran or many others. Imagine the immense cost of the intelligence it would have taken to try understanding the origin of said info, if these enemy nations used or somehow selectively released information to hurt us. Third, it shows our inability to assume our responsibilities. It shows that our people are trained to displace responsibilities as much as they can.

This incredible fuckup is not Assange’s! The source of this quagmire is the incompetence of our Defense Department to protect its data alleged to be top secret from a petty thief.

Now, to add insult to injury, in its continued effort to displace the blame, our government pressured Sweden to try reopen and prosecute two manufactured sex cases which had already be dumped by a Swedish prosecutor for good reasons. Is that how our justice system works? If and when we cannot “engage the target,” we have them destroyed though malicious prosecution.

The case was reopened by Marianne Ny. Ny’s statement that “there is reason to believe that a crime has been committed. Considering information available at present, my judgment is that the classification of the crime is rape,” can only be the figment of a mind purposely distorted by some cerebral masturbation, and repulsively misguided by political pressure.

The Times article below reveals the details of the sexual encounters, which Marianne Ny, whose political or other ambition is visibly more important than her ethical duties, considers rape…

The two Swedish women who have brought sex charges against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange boasted about their relationship with him days before going to police.

Based on information available on various websites quoting police and court files, and reports in the Swedish media, here's an account of what happened.

The story goes back to August this year, when Assange was in Stockholm to speak at the invitation of Sweden's Social Democratic Party.

The event organizer was 31-year-old Anna Ardin, press secretary of the Brotherhood Movement, which is an adjunct of the Social Democratic Party. Ardin, who has been described as a feminist, leftist and animal rights activist, previously worked at the Uppsala University, handling equality issues for the students' union. (After pressing charges against Assange, she has been called a "CIA agent" on various blogs and Twitter. The internet is abuzz with conspiracy theories on how Assange was framed. Speculation about her ties to CIA is being fuelled by her alleged association with anti-Castro groups funded by the US.)

When Assange arrived in Stockholm on August 11, Ardin invited him to stay at her flat while she visited her family for a few days out in the country. Ardin returned home on August 13; she and Assange had sex that night. Both have admitted a condom was used and it broke. On August 20, Ardin would go to police alleging that Assange deliberately broke the condom during sex.

Ardin's co-accuser, 26-year-old Sofia Wilen, an aspiring photographer, had sex with Assange on the evening of August 16 and again the following morning. The first time, a condom was used; the second time, there was no condom. On August 20, Wilen would go to police alleging that Assange had refused to wear a condom.

Assange insists that the sex with both women was consensual. After the sexual encounters, neither woman seemed to harbour any resentment against Assange. One of Assange's lawyers has been quoted as saying: "The exact content of Wilen's mobile phone texts is not yet known but their bragging and exculpatory character has been confirmed by Swedish prosecutors. Neither Wilen's nor Ardin's texts complain of rape."

On August 14, the day following the night of "crime", Assange delivered a 90-minute speech about how the first casualty of war is truth. Ardin was in attendance (as was Wilen) but showed no signs of the previous night's "trauma". The two women can be seen in a video of the conference. At 2 o'clock that night, while hosting a party in Assange's honour at her flat, Ardin tweeted: "Sitting outside; nearly freezing; with the world's coolest people; it's pretty amazing."

After going to police on August 20, she deleted the tweet. The post deleted from annaardin.bloggy.se and twitter.com/annaardin can still be seen on http://www.samtycke.nu/doc/AnnaArdin_cache19aug.htm.

After sex with Assange on the morning of August 17, Wilen went out, and bought, then cooked breakfast – oatmeal and juice.

On August 18, Wilen called up Ardin and told her that she had unprotected sex with Assange. She said she was upset he didn't use a condom and was afraid she might have contracted an STD or become pregnant. Ardin said she too had sex with Assange. On August 20, both women filed charges against him.

And an obscure Swedish law was invoked. It is sometimes called the "surprise sex" law. In essence, it holds that if a woman withdraws her consent at any point during intercourse, and the man continues, it becomes rape. This transition from consensual to non-consensual sex is what Assange is accused of. All this will have to be proved in the court — a Swedish one.

One thing, however, is certain: the word "rape" has come to stick to Assange's name and his creation, WikiLeaks. A Google search for "wikileaks rape" returns 3.09 million results. But will this association deliver a blow to the idea that is WikiLeaks?

Just a day after the two women went to police to file charges against Assange, Nicholas John Mead, a British freelance journalist, wrote on his blog : "Whether this is an orchestrated smear campaign, just two very silly girls, or a genuine case of rape and harassment, the fact is that WikiLeaks is bigger than Assange as he I'm sure would be the first to admit. It, and other projects like it, cannot be stopped."

How does Dan Crews' torture likely benefit some medical professionals?

Dan Crews was involved in a car accident when he was 3 years old. Since then, and for the past 24 years, he has had his arms and legs strapped down 24 hours a day, seven days a week and he cannot do anything about it, nor can he go anywhere. Because his diaphragm is paralyzed, he is hooked up to a mechanical ventilator connected to his throat. That machine breathes for him.  He does not want to live like this any longer as he feels he has no friends, no education, no education prospect, no job prospect, and no love prospect.

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled a decade ago that a person can refuse medical treatment -- provided that person is competent.

Now, the grabsurd  (I just coined this one, it is a combination of greed and absurdity): “The head psychiatrist at Froedtert Hospital in Wauwatosa says Dan is depressed, and that depression overrides his ability to make a life or death decision.” While Dan’s position is that he is not depressed -- "no more than the average person in my position."

Just allow me a little rawness for a second: Who the fuck would not be depressed if in Dan Crews’ position? Does it take a “head of psychiatry” to come up with this brilliant clinical finding?

Here are the few questions I would love to pose to the good doctor, would I be the judge in this matter:

1.      How much money Froedtert Hospital in Wauwatosa has received for the care of Dan Crews since he was first flown there 24 years ago?

2.      How much money have you received from Froedtert Hospital in Wauwatosa, in the past 24 years.

3.      Don’t you find a conflict, when your diagnosis of Dan Crews (which diagnosis precludes Dan from ending his life of torture) directly affects your business income?

4.      and finally: How do you feel, as a human being with all the physical faculties to fully enjoy life, when you refuse to let a quadriplegic leave with dignity, but you instead force him to continue enduring his living nightmare?

          We, the pretentious animals who tolerate this type of non sense, would like to pretend that we live in a developed and humane society. Is there ANYTHING we can do to help Dan go with dignity?

http://abcnews.go.com/Health/quadriplegic-begs-die-wisconsin-hospital-refuses-remove-ventilator/story?id=12274720