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A New Anniversary for 9/11 and A New Low for American Media

Commemorating the five-year anniversary of the terrorist destruction of the World Trade Center, CNN has proposed to air an all-day, real-time reenactment of the event. Their intent is apparently to make all the coverage match up to the original so completely that little children will freak out and go, Mommy! Mommy! Why are those people running away from that black cloud? (Or, maybe just Mommy, what's that movie you're watching?) and people are once again terrorized by a media vindicated by an the historic attack on our country. If it was not obvious five years ago, people in this country (or at least, the media) are under the impression that parading our wounds somehow makes us a stronger country. It sickens me to recall the rush of patriotic sentimentality that bubbled up from our stomachs and out our mouths back in 2001. When I was in high school, I was very often the only person reciting the pledge of allegiance. There was such a powerful distaste for the patriotic even back in 1999 and 2000 that I was ridiculed by my homeroom for doing so. Flash forward to 2001. The television talking of nothing but 9/11, 24/7. It was as if nothing else was going ON in the world. America in hysterics. The other countries of the world calling up the president and expressing their solidarity (read: PATRONIZING PITY, as they watch this 225-year-old BABY finally being inducted in Terrorism as a Global Reality!!) while a sudden appreciation of and sentimentality for the American flag surges up like a wildfire among the people here. It's amusing but a little disheartening to recall that, only eight months before, when evidence of the election strongly suggested that the Bush family had disenfranchised whole districts of black voters in Florida, half the country would just as soon have spat on that flag. And what have we got to show for our new experience in global problems?  Did anything else HAPPEN in the world in the month preceding 9-11-01? You wouldn't know it to have turned on your television or picked up a newspaper during that time. You wouldn't know it to do a web search on Google even today. Christ, even do a search on 2001 in Wikipedia or Answers.com and September stops at SEPT. 18th, with the anthrax scare. I ask again, DID NOTHING ELSE HAPPEN ANYWHERE IN SEPTEMBER??? But sometimes it just helps to narrow it down. Here are a few articles I was able to dig up dated Thursday, September 20, 2001. (Yes, in fact, thirty days hath September, and NOT eighteen.) <a href=http://www.suntimes.co.za/2001/09/16/news/news23.asp>AIDS NOW SOUTH AFRICA'S TOP KILLER</a> <a href=http://www.earthsharega.org/pr5.nsf/0/390A68232FE57BBC85256ACD0075E936?OpenDocument>AFGANS FACE HUMANITARIAN DISASTER</a> <a href=http://www.jubileeresearch.org/worldnews/africa/IMF_Demands_Arrears_Before_Aid.htm>Zimbabwe is refused critical economic aid on account of their debts</a> ---HOW BIG is our OWN national debt?!?!?!?!? Don't feel too bad about not knowing about this stuff, though. How can we be criticized for being a complacent, uninformed country when it's so much more likely we saw nothing all that day except for our president yakking about good and evil and the new war on terror and further licking of the 9/11 wounds, in a State of the Union address that combines sugary speech-writing tactics with an almost total disregard for more pressing domestic issues like the national debt, the budget, unemployment, etc... In fact, this speech is a beacon, a powerful indicator of the kinds of things we saw from Bush in recent years, things like completely sidestepping issues so that you can practically host a drinking game with his speeches (I encourage you all to try it---just take a shot every time Bush says war on terror in that exact phrase!). (<a href=http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2001/09/20010920-8.html>Here</a> it is, in all its eloquent glory.) They have not attacked our core? They can't get us as long as we're not afraid? I beg to differ, Mr. President. Even now, five years later, we are still being bludgeoned by it, and our media is delivering all the blows. Everywhere, sloppy journalists are still reinforcing our exaggerated self-pity, calling 9/11 the worst tragedy in American history. <a href=http://freep.typepad.com/comments/2006/08/911thoughts.html>See this ridiculous mention by the Detroit Free Press!</a> Is it really? Is it the worst? I don't know... **this** seemed like a pretty big one: <a href=http://www.civilwarhome.com/casualties.htm>Over 620,000 AMERICANS DEAD IN CIVIL WAR</a> But then again, maybe what CNN is doing, reenacting the coverage of WTC, isn't anything new after all: Still, I can't say anybody who actually lived through the Civil War would be parading it around for fun or desiring to re-live this destructive and truly tragic event. You see, that's what really sets us apart from our ancestors: our devotion to show business. We're just so TICKLED that something actually HAPPENED to us, and that we're not the Lost Generation of Hemingway or Tyler Durden, that we're special and singled out as victims of a tragedy. How pitiful. I can only imagine what people around the world think of us, people whose daily ordeals getting drinkable water and edible food never grace our airwaves; whose families and communities are hit by constant onslaughts of what we have suddenly been introduced to as a real threat---Terror. The fact is, I was proud to be an American BEFORE September 11, 2001. But after being bombarded with endless coverage and festering of pain, a part of me died---my patriotism. Now CNN is gonna drag the dead bodies through the TV all over again. And I can't imagine anything sicker or more obsessed. I hope all you conspiracy-theorists are watching tomorrow, gathering your facts to prove that this was an inside job. Just don't leave out one very important group from your analysis of who was behind this----Make sure you fully implicate the news media in that. Indeed, they have really outdone themselves this time, in their sadistic and disgusting devotion to spectacle and victimization. Read the rest...

Posted Sep 10th 2006, 14:08 in Books

by Stella Moor

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Cartoon Wars:

So Iran's been saying they are promoting a contest for cartoons that test the boundaries of our beloved Western free speech. Now, despite my feelings of offense both at the Danish cartoons that, months ago, depicted a beloved religious founder as a terrorist, and the reports of these new cartoons making Israel and the U.S. out to be Nazis, I don't condemn their freedom of speech. It doesn't seem like such a far cry from reason to suggest that both may be fairly justifiable arguments, completely within the bounds of free speech. Read the rest...

Posted Aug 17th 2006, 09:31 in Web

I got a prescription for you...GROW THE F*&^ UP.

by Stella Moor

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I got a prescription for you...GROW THE F*&^ UP.

I had a doctor's appointment today. This guy is pretty old, LOVES to lecture me about things like what the Bible says about drinking (I get the same stuff from my dentist, no joke...I must walk around with an invisible ink sign on my forehead: Please lecture me about my religion! I haven't heard it enough yet, really!). And he always says he thinks of me like a daughter. That's nice. I'm all choked up. I decide to give this guy a chance anyway. Read the rest...

Posted Aug 3rd 2006, 09:13 in Sports

by Stella Moor

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The Inconvenient Truth About Al Gore

Posted Jul 25th 2006, 15:57 in Web

by Stella Moor

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The Inconvenient Truth About Al Gore

Michael Moore couldn't do it for him in 2004...and we saw another reign of the Bush dynasty.  But really, Al Gore never needed Michael Moore.  The fact is, since we've suffered under a president who keeps us at war and networks who keep us frightened and misinformed, now is not the time for Gore to let the media do the talking for him.  Now is the time for him to get up on center stage himself, and show us the kind of president 69 percent of <country-region w:st=on><place w:st=on>America</place></country-region> seems to want to see in 2008.  One that's not gonna lie to us about how bad things are.  One that's not gonna paint phony, optimistic pictures like No Child Left Behind or Compassionate Conservatism.  One that’s gonna Tell It Like It Is…even as bad as It can get. Of course, six years ago, <country-region w:st=on><place w:st=on>America</place></country-region> really didn't know what they want.  Half knew they didn't want a Talking Head for president, and that was enough to get their then-beloved Dunce into office.  But now that he's been screwing things up for six years, it's only taken them this long to figure out that he wasn't what they wanted, either.  Gore is primed for checkmate. Obviously history will prove that Gore was always the Smart one.  But where history waits reticent for the decade's debacle to pass, the news media and other television shows give us clips of Dubbaya putting his foot ever deeper into his mouth, and polls celebrating the people's disgust in their Chief.  Well, that's all right.  It's a good thing for the country to decide they want.  Perhaps it always takes electing an idiot to realize that. But when people begin dancing in the streets on Inauguration Day 2009, and hailing Gore as their Savior, what they will all-too readily forget is the way Gore has generally applied his intelligence.  His most recent moves come from studying popular opinion, which, fortunately for him, have made a vast improvement from the harrowing 50-50 of 2000, to a nice and inviting 70-30 in 2006.  But even back in 2004, even with Michael Moore's film begging us to reconsider our decision (not really an effective means of political persuation) the nation was uncomfortably split down the middle.  Gore stayed back.  He knew better than to run again so soon.  Perhaps he wanted to face his opponent again, one last time.  Perhaps he wanted to stare us in the face and tell us what a mistake we made.  Perhaps he wanted to step in and be our Savior at that point.  But he didn't.  Because polls said he still didn't stand a chance. It's a good bet he'll stand a chance now, when polls have plunged Bush inextricably down in favor---you know, despite the fact that it won’t be Bush running next time around.  So now we see Gore harvesting the power of film for himself---but notice: this movie is not likely to show us many solutions to what is being hailed as the Problem of the Millennium.  What can this film show us but an apocalyptic picture of our frozen South Pole melting and the city of <city w:st=on><place w:st=on>New York</place></city> underwater?  And when films try to show us How Bad Things Are...well, can anybody tell the class what they're really trying to show us?  Yes, little Jimmy in the back---Who To Vote For.  (It's actually whom, Jimmy, but very good.) So what can we expect from him, as a president?  What we are likely to see is a man who knows how to lead, but perhaps may not always stick by what he claims to believe.  In the past he was known for making statements about his social/ethical policies in order to win valuable Bible Belt states, and then going back on them once in office.  But soon that will be too far back for most people to remember.  Even if he's been a flip-flopper, shouldn't we give him another chance?  Thus people always say when they're looking for a savior.  And it’s exactly what some said of Bush in 2004. Gore's a much smarter man than we even give him credit for.  He knows the power of polls to tell him what <country-region w:st=on><place w:st=on>America</place></country-region>'s appetite is like.  He knows the power of media to tell <country-region w:st=on><place w:st=on>America</place></country-region> what to be afraid of, and to channel that fear into elections.  He is banking that, after we've seen him get on the silver screen and talk us into trusting him to take better care of ecology than every president we've ever had, we'll carry the memory with us to the Democratic Primaries in 2008.  And who knows?  He just may, in the end, be better for our country.  And he may not.  He may be smarter than the man he's not running against.  But just remember, Gore is not a savior; he's a politician.   Read the rest...

Posted Jul 25th 2006, 12:48 in Web

by Stella Moor

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The Car Fart

You can see it in the city noise ordinances, or the angry middle fingers in car windows, unseen by the perpetrators as they zoom away---people are fed up with the aggressive use of car horns.  You can't yield to a pedestrian, take your time pulling into your driveway or wait for opposing traffic without being thus arbitrarily and unnecessarily harassed.  Yes, it's easy to feel molested, screwed, helpless to combat this noise nightmare.  But you're not helpless anymore---thanks to our new Car Fart PSH-1000 Series. Because we care about the safety and comfort of your driving experience, we've developed the Car Fart, a component attached to your exhaust pipe that, at the press of a button from your steering wheel, will exert a low but unmistakable thunder 30 decibels louder than that produced by human flatulence, but low enough not to disrupt any noise ordinances.  It's safe, and city friendly!  That's what the Car Fart is all about. No longer will you be vulnerable to random rear-end collisions---now you can nip reckless driving in the bud by striking back!  Policemen, newspaper delivery guys, and little old ladies agree, the Car Fart is the Coot's Patoot!  Be sure to watch for more product announcements in AARP Magazine. Read the rest...

Posted May 5th 2006, 13:06 in People

by Stella Moor

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The Car Fart

You can see it in the city noise ordinances, or the angry middle fingers in car windows, unseen by the real perpetrators as they zoom away---people are fed up with the aggressive use of car horns. You can't yield to a pedestrian, take your time pulling into your driveway or wait for opposing traffic without being thus arbitrarily and unnecessarily harassed. Yes, it's easy to feel molested, screwed, helpless to combat this noise nightmare. But you're not helpless anymore---thanks to our new AF PSH-1000 Series. Because we care about the safety and comfort of your driving experience, we've developed the Anticlaxon Flatulator---better known as the Car Fart.  It's a component attached to your exhaust pipe that, at the press of a button from your steering wheel, will exert a low but unmistakable thunder 30 decibels louder than that produced by human flatulence, but low enough not to disrupt any noise ordinances. It's safe, and city friendly! That's what the Car Fart is all about. No longer will you be vulnerable to random rear-end collisions---now you can nip reckless driving in the bud by striking back! Policemen, newspaper delivery guys, and little old ladies agree, the Car Fart is the Coot's Patoot! Be sure to watch for more product announcements in AARP Magazine. Read the rest...

Posted May 5th 2006, 13:04 in People

by Stella Moor

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V For Vendetta And J For Accuse

The other day I went to see the new film by those geniuses that once transformed our whole world with four simple words about the damnable lack of silverware around here, and I watched in horror as they once again showed me that everything is not as it seemed.  I mean, dude, it's like they totally have some kind of esoteric or gnarley gnosticism or penetrating insight into the true nature of the conspiracies that continually engulf us, man!  And, like, the dialogue was cool too.   Where, indeed, would we be without the Wachowski brothers?  They have shown us that the democracy we think we live in is dead, and we're really in a fascist state.  I mean, a government and media using fear to lead its people blindly into wars and fascist politics??  A president being elected not on basis of popularity or intelligence or even good looks, but solely on basis of fear??  Well, I never would have thought that were possible!  This movie has made me radically question everything I thought I knew about <country-region w:st=on><place w:st=on>America</place></country-region>.  You know.  Except for the fact that there was a weird-looking tower on Capitol Hill.  We all know that was just there to look really friggin' cool when the clockface exploded and the train went crashing into the White House for a big finish.   I must repeat, I have been compelled to question everything I once thought I knew about this country.  The images the Wachowski brothers used were chilling in their double-edged allegory of current events.  The black bags placed over people, making them look just like those Muslim Iraqi prisoners and people being herded away brutally for offenses like owning a Koran.  The effect was haunting.  It was like, Dude...I think I've seen that before... But I thought it was all fake.  Muslim people being abused in prison camps with black sacks on their heads?  What?  Is this for real??   Apparently, it is for real.  And the veracity of it doesn't stop there!  I mean, who would have thought they could draw so many interesting comparisons to Nazis?  The naked bodies heaped up in that camp.  The symbol for the fascist government, that kinda looks swastika-ish, but I think I heard somewhere it's actually a Greek Orthodox cross---so wait, what is that saying?  That When fascism comes to <country-region w:st=on><place w:st=on>America</place></country-region> it will come draped in a flag and carrying a cross---just like that Sinclair Lewis guy said!!!  DUDE!!  So now we're dealing with a religious critique too.  It's mind-blowing, and maybe it even makes the evil bishop guy less of a gross caricature!  In which case, we haven't seen as effective a criticism of the church since that priest with the dirty mouth in Million Dollar Baby!  Wachowskis, you have saved us from religious intolerance yet again.   And that's not all our beloved Matrix Makers have done for us.  Finally, they have pointed the finger at whom it always should have been pointed to all along!  I'm talking about 9/11 here.  We've seen that it wasn't <country-region w:st=on><place w:st=on>Iraq</place></country-region>'s fault, it wasn't Afganistan's fault....and now it's all clear:  IT WAS BUSH'S FAULT.  That's right!  I mean, now that I've seen this movie, it all makes sense---George W. Bush used it to go to war so that he could go from being the guy who stole the presidency to our savior.  Then he began a political takeover akin to dictatorship...and you know the rest.  Now, you all may be wondering where the movie actually says that.  Let me illustrate for you.  Remember when the Chief Inspector guy finds out that 100,000 people have been the victim of a terrible biological warfare attack staged by the government to put fear in the hearts of its own citizens, making its own people the martyrs for its leader to rise up as a savior in the next round of elections?  Think about it.  How many people were killed in the <place w:st=on><placename w:st=on>World</placename> <placename w:st=on>Trade</placename> <placetype w:st=on>Center</placetype></place>?  About 3,000.  Okay.  So not 100,000.  But let me ask you this: how many civilians have died in Operation Iraqi Freedom?  100,000.  So it's like, 3,000 deaths was bad enough!  But George W. Bush went crazy and killed 100,000 other people just to make his point---and what did we do?  We reelected him!  We finalized the Bush Dynasty and let him rule us like a dictator for four more years!!   Now, you may be asking, does this movie actually make the connection to George W. Bush, and does it actually make the assumption that he had anything to do with 9/11?  Well, I'd say that's not the point.  It's a movie for chrissake---let's not get all nitpicky and overobsessive here!!  The point is, we saw in this movie FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER how easy it would be for a president ( or Chancellor, whichever term you prefer) to plot an attack on our country, and that it would be especially easy to throw us into a war we don't need for the sake of his own ass, and that it's effective especially if the media covers everything up, or else he can just refuse to tell them the truth!   So there it is!  Bush is...bad!  I don't know why.  But there it is, all the same!  He lied to the American people about <country-region w:st=on><place w:st=on>Iraq</place></country-region> having to do with 9/11.  So that means he musta done it.  Shame on him!  He sacrificed his own people and other people for his own fuckin political popularity!  And if you all don't see it, look closer.  This movie will blow your mind.... It will challenge everything you know.....   And finally, didn't anybody get the Bush resemblance in the Chancellor's face?  He totally looks like Bush!  Maybe he is Bush!  Maybe it's Bush's secret evil twin that they all say looks a little like John Hurt.  That clinches it!  I'm getting out of this country and away from all these evil Bush lookalikes.  I think maybe I'll move to <country-region w:st=on><place w:st=on>England</place></country-region>!!! Read the rest...

Posted Mar 30th 2006, 14:26 in Movies

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A New Anniversary for 9/11 and A New Low for American Media

Cartoon Wars:

I got a prescription for you...GROW THE F*&^ UP.

The Inconvenient Truth About Al Gore

The Inconvenient Truth About Al Gore

The Car Fart

The Car Fart

V For Vendetta And J For Accuse

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