http://www.psychopolitik.com Random Thoughts from a Big, Angry Negro Mon, 12 May 2008 02:56:14 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Libertarian Public Service Announcement: -When we talk about state failure in terms of "who regulates the regulators?", this would be an example of what we mean: The funds that pay pension and health benefits to police officers, teachers and millions of other public government employees across the country are facing a shortfall ... http://www.psychopolitik.com/2008/05/trust-thats-sooooo-old-school/ Sometimes there are moments where, even when you know much of the information already, seeing it nakedly laid out in chronological order really pushes your buttons.  I know we generally bash Bush as dumb, yet the worst part isn't his own lack of intelligence, but how that trait made him ... http://www.psychopolitik.com/2008/05/why-tinfoil-is-so-popular/ Another no-knock.  Another innocent man given the Tony Montana treatment.  This time he didn't even have a gun that WORKED, it was just for looks to scare off intruders.  The cops mistook jewelry making supplies for drug paraphernalia, and saw fit to knock down the door & damn near murder ... http://www.psychopolitik.com/2008/05/fuck-tha-police/ For some reason, USA Today did an interview with Hillary.  During that interview, she said this (all emphasis mine): "I have a much broader base to build a winning coalition on," she said in an interview with USA TODAY. As evidence, Clinton cited an Associated Press article "that found how Sen. ... http://www.psychopolitik.com/2008/05/who-works-hard/ -I just got back from an event where they had beer and all you can eat chicken wings. An' it was for CHARITY! That's my kind of givin', hells yeah! -Um...oh yeah, Microsoft can suck my dick. What someone plays on their portable video/audio player should be none ... http://www.psychopolitik.com/2008/05/drunkblogging-whatever-the-hell-i-feel-like/ Of course, I am referring to Chris Paul. What a ridiculous outcome... http://www.psychopolitik.com/2008/05/he-was-robbed/ re: those exit polls: How long is the gap between that and knowing the actual result, on average? Who started the exit poll thing anyway? Yes, that's the closest I will come to talking about todays primaries, because to be honest with you I'm wrapped up in multiple layers of ... http://www.psychopolitik.com/2008/05/semi-random-question/ The "war on drugs" claims another one: A man who was denied a liver transplant largely because he used marijuana with medical approval to ease the symptoms of hepatitis C has died. Timothy Garon, 56, died Thursday at Bailey-Boushay House, an intensive care nursing center, said his lawyer, Douglas Hiatt, and Alisha ... http://www.psychopolitik.com/2008/05/contradictions-can-kill/ If this story qualifies as a "top story" for Yahoo News' frontpage, then they need to slap whoever programmed that computer algorithm that picks those. http://www.psychopolitik.com/2008/05/sink-please/ "Oh, those poor, downtrodden record & film companies!": A House committee passed an anti-piracy bill yesterday that would stiffen penalties for illegally copying and distributing music and movies and would create an "intellectual property czar" at the White House level -- a job that the Justice Department warned would "undermine" its ... http://www.psychopolitik.com/2008/05/ip-freely-for-now/