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Another Foggy Moment
These are the continuing adventures of a typical resident
of the self-proclaimed center of the Pugetopolis universe -
Seattle. Most are true stories but some are made of whole-
cloth. I ain't the Mayor, the Governor or a Big Shot. Just
another Working Stiff with a Bad Attitude.
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WARNING: This is not a Child-Proof Neighborhood.
If you're a kid - scram!, beat it! you little
punk before your Old Lady catches you and calls
the cops. They'll throw you in the Big House in
Walla Walla and won't let you out until you're
89 years old. There. Don't say I didn't warn you.
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- 153 -
Whoopie! The 4th of July! I'm celebrating this year by flying
my flag upside down. So far, nobody's noticed. Somehow it seems
appropriate. Out of sight and out of mind are over 2,000 anonymous
citizens locked away without charges and without even the most
basic of human rights. Ignored and forgotten is our recently
trashed Constitution and Bill of Rights, which so many of our
brave old warriors fought and died for. Our President is a
laughable, unelected hillbilly screw-up artist who was rammed
down our throats and is ludicrously flogged as Our Great Leader,
without so much as a wimper out of anybody. So, I guess it isn't
that surprising that an upside down flag goes unnoticed. Maybe
Yeller will humor us all this year by mistakenly sticking an
M-80 up his ass instead of throwing it. That'd have 'em roll'n
in the aisles eh.
How weird! Everybody's screaming about the "God" in our pledge
of allegience while nobody says a word about that huge, whopping
lie at the end: "...with liberty and justice for all". Yeah
right. They should add, "...who can afford to pay for it."
*
MR. TRUMMEL...
Mr. Trummel remains free. The rumors about Judge Jimmy "The
Token Twinkie" Doerty loitering in front of his house waving
a shotgun around are vicious lies. Paul now has now become
something of a 'cause celebe' amongst the Net Freedom crowd.
Most noteably, Declan McCullagh. Declan is an old Cypherpunk
blowhard who's all talk and no action but he does have the ear
of a few people who do wield real clout. The Ouside World was
only briefly schnookered by our News Nazis Smear Job on Paul.
Declan even got suckered into posting the slanderous drivel
from Mr. Trummel's wacky Council House buddy "aufargis". But
they're getting wiser every minute. It's rapidly turning into
a whole new ballgame.
I hope Paul's keeping notes for a future book.
This case is most definintely NOT about the law. This is a matter
of personal revenge. Anyone who imagines it to be about anything
else ain't paying attention. Jimmy is abusing his judicial powers
to 'get even' with a man he considers, on no more than hearsay
and rumors, to be a homophobe. He hasn't got the balls to come
out and admit it. First of all, because he obviously has nothing
in the way of evidence. And second of all, because he isn't an
honest man to begin with. Besides, he'd lose his job. His attitude
displays a profound contempt not only for our system of laws but
for our very system of Justice. People like that ain't supposed
to be judges. So, after considerable homework, he's cleverly come
up with a legal smoke-screen to hide his Dirty Work behind: the
impossibility of defining what a 'journalist' is. It was ambiguous
before Mr. Trummel came along and it will remain ambiguous long
after he's gone. The term in fact means whatever you want it to
mean. Pretty snazzy work for a KingCo Inferior Court judge eh.
And you thought they were all low-grade bigots, low-lives and
political butt-kissers. Pshaw! Show a little respect!
While our legal system will allow Jimmy to torture Mr. Trummel
to his heart's content, he can't do anything about the ideas
Mr. Trummel espouses. They have survived. A full mirror of his
original uncensored "contracabal" webpage, in all its cranky
wonder and glory, is now available at:
vicric.com/trummel
Enjoy. If you want to see what a guy who knows a thing or three
about REAL homophobia, misogyny and misanthropy looks like, try:
jimgoad.com
The Net King of WhoopAss Journalism. He'll certainly give you a
different perspective on Mr. Trummel. And Mr. Goad is only a
couple hours drive south on I-5.
*
THE AVE...
The City started ripping up The Ave this week. With everyone
from McDonalds, Burger King, Taco Bell, Gameworks, and a
host of local independants bugging out in the past year,
along with such long-time anchors as Porter-Jensen Jewellers,
the shopping district adjacent to the U Dub campus is dying.
Many empty shops now dot its length. The year or two that
it's going to take to finish the 'improvements' to The Ave
ought to finish the job the recession started. It will
likely put many of the survivors outta business reducing it
to a bunch of junky little dumps with the University Book
store towering above it all.
With three larger and more impressive shopping areas nearby,
there are too many options available. You can go a few blocks
the other side of I-5 to Wallingford, or head a few blocks
north to 65th or take a five minute drive/walk down the ridge
to University Village. The stores are bigger, the variety
greater, the prices better and there will be no construction
hassle. I made the switch a year or so ago. I hardly ever
shop The Ave's junky little shops and chop-joints any more.
Besides, one of those Gay Boy assholes on a skateboard is
liable to plant a wheel in your skull as recently occurred.
The worst of it is, that ugly gash that 45th Street makes
with it's angry, dangerous, pissed-off, heavy-duty traffic
right through the middle of The Ave, ain't gonna be fixed.
It's unfixable. A permanent 'gift' from the morons at Seattle
City Engineering.
*
THE GHOST OF HARRY...
The ghost of Harry Bridges, the ex-Aussie dockworker turned
Great American Labor Hero, must be chuckling wherever he's
spending his afterlife. The stupid bastards just never learn,
do they? Here we go with yet another total west coast port
shutdown. Possibly as early as today (Monday) ILWU members
may be locked out by their employers effectively shutting
down all ports from Diego to Alaska to Hawaii and all points
in between. Just like the Bad Old Days.
Harry created the ILWU. It's progenitor began in Tacoma,
spread like wild fire up and down the coast, became the
first union to open its membership to Blacks/Philipinos/
Chinese/etc., kicked-butt with the first complete shutdown
of west coast ports back in the 30's, then was mugged by
Seattle Labor Thug Dave "Buttkiss" Beck. No problemo.
Harry created the ILWU and left Dave the Thug holding
an empty membership list and a losing hand. Davey Boy
ended up in prison and his thuggery evaporated.
Everyone from FDR and Truman's Justice Departments to
the MegaRich owners of port facilities tried to boot
Harry outta of his adopted American home and crush the
ILWU. But he just shrugged off punch after punch - dancing,
bobbing and weaving before nailing them with a KO slug
that knocked them right on their fat, pompous asses time
after time. And the ILWU grew and grew. Harry's gone now
but the union is still there - as smart and sassy as ever.
Nothing moves unless they move it. And they don't move
it until they get their fair piece of the pie. It's just
as simple as that. It's called The American Way.
Our new Homeland Security Office is strictly a non-union
operation. They said that union people would be a security
risk. Imagine such a thing. Who in the hell do they think
built our frik'n Homeland?
*
BABY SALMON...
As I'm sitting alongside U Dub salmon rearing pond one fine
summer evening contemplating the state of the universe and
waiting for the stars to come out, the little salmon babies
are occasionally leaping top-side for a quick look around as
they are often want to do. When all of a sudden something
about a foot-and-a-half long comes a-leap'n outta the water
making a big splash! Whoa! Dude! Whatta you do'n in there?
With the gate to Portage Bay open so the little ones can
leave at their leisure, it had never occured to me that it
also means the Big Boyz can come inside for bite to eat. And
there's nothing Big Fish like to nibble on more than Little
Fish. They're almost human in that respect.
We seem to be in final release mode this week. It's down
to being a big, stinky puddle and the gate is closed.
The Class of 2002 has graduated.
Next: the Fall return of the Class of 1997-98
*
CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL...
I've heard Children's Hospital mentioned a million times
but had no idea where it was. So I was kind of surprised
to learn it was practically in my backyard. It's located
up Sand Point Way a short distance north of University
Village.
While working there for a few days, I had occasion once
or twice during the day to avail myself of their smoking
facilities. Save me the sermons. Anybody who's sucks up
tons of cancer-causing, birth-defect producing car/truck
fumes everyday ain't got no room to lecture me. Since
Hooterville has some of the filthiest air in the entire
nation, we're all doomed. And that's a fact Jack. So
stuff your pompous, holier-than-thou attitude where the
Sun don't shine. I suppose it's asking too much for you
to clean up your own act first.
Most places, hospitals or otherwise, feel compelled to
punish smokers and so stick us out in the wind and rain
to do our thing. Not so at Childrens. They got a nice,
comfy little smoking-shed near the UFO landing-pad in
front of the emergency entrance. While it's a tad on
the small side, the sucker even has heat lamps in the
ceiling! Now THAT'S class!
And it's a fascinating place. Being the only medical
facility in the region that specializes in kids, Childrens
receives a steady stream of people from all over Washington
and ajoining states. People with sick kids. Very sick kids.
Very worried and concerned people. The kind of people who
need a smoke to calm down a bit. Thanks to Ronald McDonald
House, they are spared the cost and considerable trouble
of trying to find a place to stay while they're in Seattle.
Aside from the dire circumstances they are trying to deal
with, many are on tight budgets and can't afford the rip-off
rates at nearby hotels. The state don't do squat for them
and Seattle is far too Big and Important a city to worry
itself over Little People like this who don't have mountains
of cash.
Sitting there day after day having my smoke, I found myself
awash in human tragedy. A lady whose infant was airlifted
from up the Sound by medivac helicopter after it developed
the nasty habit of forgetting to breathe. A young couple
from back east who had recently moved here, lost their
baby. Every day was like that. And these parents were just
young kids themselves - often no more than in their 20's.
And they were so alone with their grief. So worried and so
alone. It was so sad. I wished I had a magic wand I could
wave over them and make everything better again. But I
didnt' and all I could do was talk with them. Talk about
ordinary, normal things just so they could remember there
was a 'normal' somewhere outside their suddenly unhappy
universe.
*
SHIT MAGNET...
We all know how things are going to end up for the guy
who shot that KingCo deputy to death - they're go'n to
lynch him. Between the fact that it was a Cop-Killing
and the rapidly approaching fall elections wherein our
pols will have great need to show how Hardass they are,
he's dead meat. From the Governor's Mansion to the
Prosecutor's Office to our News Nazis, every official
hypocrite in town is going to be cashing in on this
pathetic slob. He's turned into one big Shit Magnet.
The deputy was trying to do the Right Thing - take down
a druggie/crazy with non-lethal force. He could have
blown that Space Cadet away without a care in the world.
It's Open Season on both the mentally ill and druggies.
The courts will let Cops kill as many as they like. The
System would have happily put The Fix in for him from
investigation to Coroner's Jury to sypathetic press,
and he had to know that. I don't know why he tried to
do it all by himself. Circumstances? Fear that a backup
deputy might just gun the guy down? We'll never know.
But it proved to be a fatal decision for him. Too bad.
It would have been far better for all concerned if he
had succeeded. Live heroes are always preferrable to
dead ones.
Never try to wrestle with a psychotic by yourself. They'll
kick your ass. Even the little wimpy guys and old ladies.
I know - I've wrestled with a few. Some of my best friends
are certified nutcases. As far as they're concerned, they're
in a Death Struggle. It's you or them. They believe you
intend to kill them and fight with every ounce of strength
they have. Someone with a self-induced Crack psychosis would
be little different. Trying to reason with someone like that
would be a waste of time. Relying on personal ties or official
offices is pure futility. If you can't physically overpower
them, you've got a big, big problem and you're gonna need
a LOTTA help.
You gotta wonder if the Cops aren't beginning to reap some
of the fruits of their racist profiling. It can't help but
to create a profound hostility towards them. One in which
many people are automatically beginning to perceive them
as a direct physical threat and danger. Considering how
out-numbered, out-guned and highly-visible the Cops are -
that don't seem like a real bright thing for them to be
doing.
*
ALAMEDA COUNTY COMPUTER RECYCLING CENTER...
The sysop at one of the world's largest supercomputer clusters
was a dumpster-diving heroin-junkie a few years ago. Many of
his 'staff' are ex-cons and high-school dropouts. The computers
that make up the cluster are thrown-away junkers people just
wanted to get rid of. At the Alameda County Computer Recycling
Center in East Oakland, across the Bay from Frisco, they don't
only recycle bittyboxes - they also resurrect people.
Unlike King County's bogus grant-troll reycycle center, ACCRC
is strictly a private operation. No federal money at all. And
unlike King County's operation, ACCRC doesn't just trash old
computers - it reincarnates them. Nothing is thrown away. The
computers they rebuild end up not only in local schools and
non-profit agencies, they also end up in places like the Russian
Space Program. And, if they can't find any place else to stick
them, they plug them into their supercomputer cluster. There
is no such thing as a 'useless' computer as far as they're
concerned.
It makes me shake my head everytime I see those pallets full
of old computer monitors and dumpsters full of old computers
at the U Dub Surplus Warehouse. The jugheads who run the place
have no technical savvy at all. Worse, their committment to
seeing that every kid who needs a computer gets one, is sub-zero.
Just doing their job and run'n out the clock to retirement.
They don't give a damn about anything or anybody. As close to
being completely brain-dead as people can get.
Ref: accrc.org
*
HERE WE GO!...
I used to be a HUGE footie fan. But the last World Cup did me
in. Watching Nigeria deliberately throw a game by sitting out
10 of its starting 11 players and receive no sanction at all,
was too much for me. No more. FIFA sucks. The guy who runs it
sounds like his mommy named him after a disease - Seph Bladder.
But my old Muslim terrorist buddy from South Africa won't let
me off the hook that easily. All I've been hearing about for
weeks is - Senegal Senegal Senegal. He had low expectations
for South Africa to begin with and Senegal's lead-off win over
the previous Champs - France - immediately appealed to his
African roots. He didn't mind too much when the Turks whooped
on his Senegalese brothers. If he squints his eyes real hard
he can pretend they're honorary North Africans and they are
at least a Muslim nation. Though he was disappointed when the
naughty Catholic boys of Brazil handed the Turks their ass in
the semi-final. With a choice like Germany v. Brazil, there was
no real complication in choosing a fav. He's going with the
dancing samba artists from Brazil. With crapola competition
like the Limmies and us, the Krauts, pretty mediocre to begin
with, had an easy ride to the final. Besides, everybody hates
the Germans. Brazil's gonna be a real big surprise for them.
[And it was - 2:nil Brazil].
It doesn't reflect reality very well. Italy and Spain have the
very best teams in the world. But the old Wops who run Italian
calcio usually stuff the national team with their cronies instead
of their best. And Spain has never really given much of damn
about FIFA revenue-enhancers like the World Cup. Somebody wants
to give it to them they'll take it, otherwise they save all
their energy for the home-front where the fat pay checks are.
South America has taken a major nosedive. Aside from Brazil,
they all suck. Turkey has become competitive with the best Euro
teams. Africa is strictly a vast farm team for the Euros. Every
8-year old in Africa with healthy legs is signed to a contract
with some Euro team but there are no great African teams. Asia
and America are just money. Ain't nobody here knows squat
about footie.
Lord Stanley and Gerd Mueller just looked down from Heaven and
shook their heads. Between the two of them they could kick butt
on any of those Twinkie teams.
*
VIRGINIA MASON HOSPITAL ALUMNI...
Former Virginia Mason employee Kevin Mitnick was in the news
again this week. Kevin, America's Most Dangerous Hacker, had
no problem getting a job at VM while on the lam from the FBI
here in the 90's. How's that for a real Cracker Jack personel
department eh? Apparently he lived just down the block from
me back then. I probably stood behind him at the Safeway
a few times. Dang! I'll bet HE could have figured out that
damn 'sendmail' config file.
He appeared in court once again this week. This time he was
on the right side of the law. A Las Vegas 'entertainment
operator' (sort of a legal pimp) accused Sprint of negligence
in failing to stop whoever was hacking his phone system .
People would call this guy up and get a busy signal or end
up connected to one of his competitors. Sprint claimed no
one had EVER hacked their system.
Kevin begged to differ. While living in Vegas, he hacked
Sprint's system in depth. And he explained in detail just
exactly how he did it. He was able to silently listen in
on every phone in town. And he wasn't the only one. The
lawyer from Sprint tried to convince him that he had gone
insane and really hadn't done anything illegal like that.
Didn't work. He's already done the Time for it.
*
THE FBI & SEATTLE PUBLIC LIBRARY...
The FBI won't be checking out my library reading habits.
I ain't got any. I cut my card in half and sent it back
to the Chief Librarian. I got tired of getting nickle and
dimed to death with bogus fines. I'd hand in books a week
early and still end up getting fined for being a couple
weeks late. There is no appeal. They say you're guilty,
you're guilty. Pay up or they'll trash your credit rating.
Blackmail by any other name. Since they don't give you
a receipt here like they do in most other libraries, you
ain't got a leg to stand on. They just smile smugly at
you like you're an idiot and brush you aside. Screw you,
citizen.
Screw them. Between used bookstores and the Internet, I
get along just fine without the Seattle Public Library.
And if I ever need manuals for the latest computer and
electronics equipment from the 40's, 50's and 60's, or
find myself destitute and homeless, I may return to SPL
for another look. Otherwise, don't hold your breath.
*
GAY SHAME...
The old Chinese curse has come back to haunt Gay communities
across America: may all your dreams come true. They have
been so successful at integrating into American society that
they are now saddled with the embarassing likes of our own
Judge Jimmy "The Token Twinkie" Doerty and that gay-owned
real-estate company in Frisco that has a track-record for
evicting Gay renters who test positive for AIDS. Gay Pride
parades are beginning to sprout Gay Shame appendices.
All minority groups have such elements to them, but they
are usually forced underground to maintain the illusion of
a united front. Blacks saddled with exploitive jerks like
Jesse Jackson and General Powell, aren't allowed to object
with any authority. Jews who opppose Israel's racism and
bigotry are likewise denied a voice. Women who object to
NOW's 'anything-for-a-buck' Crack 'Ho politics are written
off by their sisters as man-hating lesbos.
So this Gay thing is kind of unique. And, because of its
openness, has a better chance of succeeding. There are
still many, many Gays and Lesbians who have vivid and
nasty memories of what it took to get where they are
presently. Those memories are their treasures. They deserve
to be guarded and defended from freeloaders who did little
or nothing to attain them but were first in line to climb
over the bodies and cash-in now that it's safe to be Gay.
They just might be able to pull it off. You want to be Gay
and be an asshole, you just may find yourself confronted by
a group of Queers screaming "Shame! Shame! Shame!" Now that
would be embarassing.
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"...[calling Dr. Oppenheimer a security risk because he opposed
the Hydrogen Bomb] is like placing a man on trial because he held
opinions and had the tenacity to express them. If this country
ever gets that near to the Russian system, we are certainly not
in any condition to attempt to lead the free world...We have been
slipping backwards in our maintenance of the Bill of Rights...
I think...no board should ever sit on a question in this country
of whether a man [served] his country or not because he expressed
strong opinions. If you want to try that case, you can try me."
- Dr. Vannevar Bush -
testifying before the Gray Board
on behalf of Dr. Oppenheimer
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'OL YELLER'S TWAT
(aka The War Against Terrorism)
Oh oh! Yellowbelly's in trouble again. The economy is going
down the tubes and massive, bloated Mega Corps are floating
down the economic river Styx. This is about where he was when
9/11 happened. But 9/11 only bought him 9 months of slack. If
he wasn't such a retard he could have milked it for a lot more
than that. But...here we are again...Recessionville U.S.A.
Sink'n like a rock.
What ugly little bunny is he going to pull out of his coon-skin
cap this time? It's a little early for Iraq. He can't start
banging on them until September. But with the way things are
going right now, he needs a diversion real bad and real soon:
another terrorist attack, a Bimbo Bombing, whatever. Just a
little something to tide him over to the fall elections and
shut up his growing legion of critics. Heck, even a little
nuclear exchange between India and Pakistan would help take
the heat off. Give 'em another nudge Yeller. Send Dickhead
Cheney over there this time. That prick can get the job done.
Look what he did to the Middle East.
As Uncle Sammy is about to default on the national debt, many
Americans were shocked to learn this week that the paper is
held by "Al Keeda, Inc." of Saudi Arabia whose Chief Executive
Officer is a man by the name of Obie Laden. Hmmm. If this is
who I think it is, I'd say we're in Big Trouble.
Was it just a co-incidence? Even as Ol Yeller was wagging his
finger at us for being fat slobs and threatening to make us
get up at 5 a.m. every morning to do jumping jacks on the front
lawn, what comes strolling down Highway 110 in DC heading for
the White House? The Oscar-Meyer Weinermobile, direct from
Minnesota on a suicide mission to waylay Yeller's fitness
program. It almost managed to slip by the sleepy Secret Service
agents too except that Highway 110 is closed to commercial
traffic - no trucks, buses, etc. allowed. It stuck out like
a...well...a giant, hot dog on wheels. A District Cop, expecting
the wurst, pulled them over. A co-ed terrorist team of 20-year
old Lutherans was at the wheel. Probably living in sin too
I'll bet.
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Since every creature made by Thee
Brings to Thee in thanksgiving...
The angels bring their song,
The heavens bring the star,
The Magi bring their gifts,
The shepherds bring their awe.
Earth gives a cave,
The wilderness, a manger
and we...
the Virgin Mother bring.
God, before all worlds,
Have mercy.
- hymn by Saint Anatolius -
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- MONDO VATICANO -
Wednesday we remember Saint Anatolius of Alexandria, Egypt
who lived in the late 3-rd century. Home to the legendary
and famous Library of Alexandria, the city was a major
center of scholarship for many cultures in the ancient
world. Aside from the Greeks, Romans and Christians, there
was also a large Jewish community of scholars as well. As
head of the Aristotelian School in Alexandria, Anatolius
was considered one of the greatest intellects of his time.
A master of geometry, physics, rhetoric, dialetic, astronomy
and philosophy, he also authored over ten volumes of works
on mathematics. His treatise on the Apostolic calculation
of the date of Easter remains the definitive historical
reference to this day.
While a great scholar he was also a deeply religious man.
He considered learning to be both a intellectual pursuit
and a spiritual one. He made the mysteries of God central
to his studies and strongly encouraged the Catholicism of
his time to highly value the honesty and truth of science.
He saw in science a reflection of the infinite magnitude
of God's work. One that put mankind in properly humble
perspective. His contemporary, St. Jerome, as cranky an
old nit-picker as they come, deeply respected Anatolius
for both his intellectual and spiritual knowledge and
sought out his advice.
Widely regarded as a very humble man, Anatolius didn't
suffer fools lightly. He considered ignorance, especially
amongst Christians, a sin. But he lent his ear to anyone
who cared to tug on it. He listened more than he spoke.
And his active, probing mind was constantly on the look-
out for new insights into the world around him and the
workings of God's mysterious Will.
His advice was often sought in civil matters. When a
local Big Shot seized political power in Alexandria and
had himself declared Emperor, this got the attention of
the Romans. They sent an army to crush him. During the
resulting seige, Anatolius managed to convince the Roman
Legions to allow Alexandria's women, elderly, young and
sick to leave. Aside from saving many lives, this lifted
a considerable burden from the rebels and prolonged their
revolt against Roman power. But they fell. And when they
did, Anatolius was forced to leave Alexandria. The Romans
didn't trust him any more.
It was while travelling through Syria to the Council of
Antioch that he was persuaded to stop over in Laodicia
where his friend Eusebius had become bishop. It's not
clear whether Eusebius had died or whether they jointly
served, but Anatolius ended up staying put to become
their bishop. He never did make it to Antioch nor did
he again return to Alexandria.
He's an ancient example of how intellect and holiness can
coexist and enhance one another.
+ +
Lightning from the East, the female Jesus Christ, whatever
you want to call her, seems to be doing fine in China. Falun
Gong may be getting their butts kicked by the government but
the Divine Miss Jesus is strut'n her stuff in style. Still
unable to find her, the Comrades are beating the bushes with
a little more ernestness these days after her disciples
snatched 30 or 40 Christians and attempted to 'convert' them.
To what? Christianity? I've heard of preaching to the converted
but I've never heard of converting the converted before. Must
be one of them Second Coming Thangs. Dispite her omnipotent
powers and almighty graces, the snatchees resisted her and
escaped. Bet she's butt-ugly too eh.
+ +
That bishops meeting in Dallas keeps looking more and more
like a really stupid idea. If they had properly prepared for
it and went in with a sincere intention to deal with their
pervert priest problem in a straight-forward manner, they
might have succeeded. But nope. Instead they whizz off on
this weird fantasy that they are above civil law and can
make up whatever rules they want. The stupid schmucks have
actually worsened the situation with their dumbass attempt
to rectify it. They're WAY dumber than anybody suspected.
Something like 80% of all people polled after the Malice
in Dallas were in favor of chucking ANY bishop involved in
concealing pervert priests directly in jail. The numbers
amongst Catholics weren't a lot different - 75% were for
throwing the bums in the Hoosegow.
The Vatican has yet to ratify the NCCB's new policy. Many
of the Curia Queens, cued up for Future-Super-Saint JP-2's
funeral and the resulting job opening, are delighted to
see the American Cardinals make asses of themselves. Less
competition that way. That's why they've been in no hurry
to impose a solution. Let 'em keep digging themselves ever
deeper and deeper.
+ +
Burbank (IL) Police Chief Bill Kujawa gave a mighty yank on
Chicago Cardinal George's chain this week. Chief Bill is the
guy who put the notorious pedophile Thomas E. Hacker in Big
Muddy State Pen for the next 100 years after he admitted to
sexually assaulting 'hundreds' of boys through the Archdiocese's
youth atheletic programs. If the Archdiocese had bothered to
check, they would have found Mr. Hacker already had a sizeable
reputation for committing such assaults. They didn't bother
looking. The Chief said he is deeply dismayed at the Archdiocese
using its authority to actively obstruct investigations into
pedophile activities within it. He wants to bust some Church
ass. I say Go For It baby! He can start with that phony
bastard Cardinal George.
+ +
Former President Bubba Jay Clinton weighed in on this burning
issue recently. He thinks they're being unfair to him - us
Catholics that is. We had no sympathy for him when he got
caught diddling young interns so he's got no sympathy for us
now. That's our Bubba - still got his head all the way up
his fat butt. That hillbilly thinks the whole universe
revolves around his tiny, little Wonder Weasel. Zip it
up Bubba afore the chickens bite it off.
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The Vatican's Gay Bashing Campaign, designed to divert
attention away from the pervert priest scandal, is picking
up steam. They got people cranking out all kinds of books
about Queers and Faggots hiding under every altar and pew
in creation as well as nearly all seminaries. The evidence
runs from scant to non-existent. But it's the thought that
counts. I wonder if anybody told these morons that homopobia
isn't merely a Bad Idea in most American constituencies,
it's illegal? Any attempt on their part to discriminate
against anyone because they are Gay will very likely result
in both criminal and civil action. Watta these guys Trip'n
on Acid or something? While it is true that the Church is
free to choose whoever it pleases for priests, it's also
true that Uncle Sammy doesn't have to subsidize their hate
and bigotry with tax-empt status.
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In the midst of the pervert priest scandals, it's kind of
refreshing to find there are still a few common, ordinary
criminals amongst the clergy. Like Fr. Art LaPore at St.
Anthony's in Joliet, IL. Apparently raking off an average
of about $5 KiloBucks from each weekly parish spaghetti
dinner, Fr. Art managed over the years to buy and furnish
a mansion. And he seemed to have no problemo buying off
his bishop to do it. The parish janitor turned him in. His
bishop, Joe Imesh, says he didn't see nut'n. Though the
numbers from the County Prosecutor's office are only
preliminary, the take is estimated at over $500 Kilo Bucks.
Fr. Louis Amezaga, assistant-pastor at Immaculate Heart
of Mary Cathedral in Las Cruces (NM), discovered in the
late 90's that the collection count was coming up short
every week. So he told his boss, Fr. Tom Beggane, who
totally ignored him. So Fr. Amezaga scooped up his
evidence and took it to the police. A major financial
scandal erupted that involved the raking off of an
estimated $250 KiloBucks and a secret 'charities saving
account' that Fr. Beggane set up without the knowledge
of his bishop. That's okay. The parish had no accounting
proceedures any ways. It also seems Fr. Beggane was maxing
out the parish credit cards too. Why the hell not? In for
a dime, in for a dollar. While the Cops tried to sort out
the mess Bishop Ramierez refused to cooperate with them
at all. They had to crowbarred every stinking little piece
of evidence out of the diocese with subpoenas. The bishop
must have been getting a little under the table himself eh.
And Fr. Amezaga, the Good Guy who saved the day? He was
harassed and badgered by his bishop until he finally
resigned. How morally uplifting!
Oh yeah...the charities? Screw them. Father Beggane and
his bishop come first.
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