Again, again. I want to elaborate that I'm all for free elections in Iraq. I am happy for Iraqis.
It is utterly ridiculous to hear FagPatriot, McCock and Kurzetard to say that I'm against the idea of a free election. And that I should crawl back into wherever the sun does not shine. Please. Get. A. Clue.
First it was 72%. Second, it was 60%. Now, it is 57% for the turnout of voters. Which is why I said to be cautious and skeptical. It does not matter how much percentage it gets to have a free election because after all, it is the first time ever in more than fifty years, the people of Iraq gets to vote. By itself, it is a celebration.
Did Bush promote for the free elections? Initially, no. He did not. In fact, he resisted until Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani organized the protests and demanded the free elections. Check the Informed Comment for further lesson in recent history. In other words, Bush was forced to concede this to Ali Sistani.
If not for Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani, Bush would push for Chalabi, now a figure of obscurity in Iraq.
It is interesting to note that some Iraqis claimed to be forced to vote in order to get the food rations. If that is the case, then the whole thing is simply a farce to start with.
Either way, as of this moment, I'm happy for Iraqis. I'm sure Lambykins and I agreed on one thing, the elections *must* occur. It simply must.
Of course, I am irritated with Conservatives, Republicans and X-ians' lies and bashes that we are against the free elections. And I continue to be skeptical and wary of Bush's Agenda, like it or not.
R-
Monday, January 31, 2005
Somebody Give Me The Whiffle Bat!
Mark Lasswell has to be the most ignorant freelance writer. After reading this article, I am amused by what he wrote, but certainly can believe what Mark wrote. Why? Because he is a typical hearie.
Certainly, Mark reserved the right to write whatever he wants to do. Certainly, I reserve the right to derail him as well.
It is evident that Mark himself is hearie. It is evident that Mark did not associate or mingle with Deaf people at all. How can he, as a hearie, pass the decisions for Deaf people how to live their lives? To me, that is patronizing already.
Here is few few comments from Mark's article via Rayni's blog:
The passage is one of many in this book that demand to be read twice so that the full import is clear: A world in which children know the joys of music and birdsong -- and are safer for being able to hear a fire alarm or a car bearing down on them in the street -- is undesirable.
Say again?
The passage is one of many in this book that demand to be read twice so that the full import is clear: A world in which children know the joys of music and birdsong -- and are safer for being able to hear a fire alarm or a car bearing down on them in the street -- is undesirable.
Ahh, no need to repeat this. Very few Deaf persons got hit by cars, trains or died in fires. It is always hearing people. Our hearing loss somewhat resets our other senses to take care of ourselves, much better than the hearing people in general.
You can pick up any local newspapers and find out how many people got killed in these situations and guess what? Deaf people who died in these situation is very sporadic. Hearing people died more often than we do! And it is not matter of 'fair trade' at all.
The protests were only the most visible manifestation of a trend, which began, inevitably, in the 1960s, to establish the deaf as a minority community, with all the good and ill that such a designation entails.
To Mark, it is a trend. Why is it a trend?! When we were sufficiently educated about things in life, we wanted to live our own lives. We wanted to be in control of ourselves. We wanted to be part of our community's progress without anyone's interference. It was inevitable that we had to kick hearies off from the positions that affected our lives. It is more of empowerment and a sense of belonging, not a trend. And Mark, it is only beginning.
But the claims here that it is "equal to" spoken language are likely to be persuasive only to the already persuaded.
Swahili cannot be written but guess what? It is a language. If it can be done like that, why not ASL? ASL breeds a lot of customs and norms to a point where it crafted its own community. Just like Swahili did with its people.
No surprise, then, to find that the 19th-century movement to establish schools for deaf children -- laudable though it might have seemed to the children and their parents -- was actually a segregationist mission to build "an asylum where their bodies are managed and rendered powerless." (The book's preaching-to-the-choir tone includes a breezy mention of "Foucault" -- apparently the postmodern theorist is such a celebrity in this circle that he needs no introduction or first name.)
It is true. Prior to Gallaudet Protests, it was rare to have a Deaf person leading a deaf school, it was ideal for hearing people to control, manipulate, change and decide things for us in terms of education, social et al. When they realized that we learned our stuff, they tried to subjugate our rights. We simply protested to take over what is rightfully ours to decide and live. With Mark's tone, it is as if it is ridiculous theory -- an evidence that he does not live as a Deaf person. He is just a typical hearie, he simply does *not* know.
Certainly many medical advances raise ethical concerns. The case against cochlear implants for children would be a hard sell in almost any quarter, but the implications of mapping the human genome -- and the temptation it raises for meddling with human imperfection -- is one of the vital issues of our day. Ms. Padden and Mr. Humphries unfortunately have missed a chance to make a substantial contribution to a serious debate -- among the Deaf, the deaf and the hearing alike.
*snickers*
Actually, long time in the past, hearing people claimed that if we learn to bark with our voices, we'd stop use ASL and the Deaf Community will dissipate! Then they claimed that with hearing aids, we'll learn to bark with our voices and ASL/Deaf Community will disappear! And guess what? We are still here. Get used to it. Even with cochlear implants, we will be still here. These fad trends comes and go, but ASL and Deaf Community is here to stay for a long time!
R-
Certainly, Mark reserved the right to write whatever he wants to do. Certainly, I reserve the right to derail him as well.
It is evident that Mark himself is hearie. It is evident that Mark did not associate or mingle with Deaf people at all. How can he, as a hearie, pass the decisions for Deaf people how to live their lives? To me, that is patronizing already.
Here is few few comments from Mark's article via Rayni's blog:
The passage is one of many in this book that demand to be read twice so that the full import is clear: A world in which children know the joys of music and birdsong -- and are safer for being able to hear a fire alarm or a car bearing down on them in the street -- is undesirable.
Say again?
The passage is one of many in this book that demand to be read twice so that the full import is clear: A world in which children know the joys of music and birdsong -- and are safer for being able to hear a fire alarm or a car bearing down on them in the street -- is undesirable.
Ahh, no need to repeat this. Very few Deaf persons got hit by cars, trains or died in fires. It is always hearing people. Our hearing loss somewhat resets our other senses to take care of ourselves, much better than the hearing people in general.
You can pick up any local newspapers and find out how many people got killed in these situations and guess what? Deaf people who died in these situation is very sporadic. Hearing people died more often than we do! And it is not matter of 'fair trade' at all.
The protests were only the most visible manifestation of a trend, which began, inevitably, in the 1960s, to establish the deaf as a minority community, with all the good and ill that such a designation entails.
To Mark, it is a trend. Why is it a trend?! When we were sufficiently educated about things in life, we wanted to live our own lives. We wanted to be in control of ourselves. We wanted to be part of our community's progress without anyone's interference. It was inevitable that we had to kick hearies off from the positions that affected our lives. It is more of empowerment and a sense of belonging, not a trend. And Mark, it is only beginning.
But the claims here that it is "equal to" spoken language are likely to be persuasive only to the already persuaded.
Swahili cannot be written but guess what? It is a language. If it can be done like that, why not ASL? ASL breeds a lot of customs and norms to a point where it crafted its own community. Just like Swahili did with its people.
No surprise, then, to find that the 19th-century movement to establish schools for deaf children -- laudable though it might have seemed to the children and their parents -- was actually a segregationist mission to build "an asylum where their bodies are managed and rendered powerless." (The book's preaching-to-the-choir tone includes a breezy mention of "Foucault" -- apparently the postmodern theorist is such a celebrity in this circle that he needs no introduction or first name.)
It is true. Prior to Gallaudet Protests, it was rare to have a Deaf person leading a deaf school, it was ideal for hearing people to control, manipulate, change and decide things for us in terms of education, social et al. When they realized that we learned our stuff, they tried to subjugate our rights. We simply protested to take over what is rightfully ours to decide and live. With Mark's tone, it is as if it is ridiculous theory -- an evidence that he does not live as a Deaf person. He is just a typical hearie, he simply does *not* know.
Certainly many medical advances raise ethical concerns. The case against cochlear implants for children would be a hard sell in almost any quarter, but the implications of mapping the human genome -- and the temptation it raises for meddling with human imperfection -- is one of the vital issues of our day. Ms. Padden and Mr. Humphries unfortunately have missed a chance to make a substantial contribution to a serious debate -- among the Deaf, the deaf and the hearing alike.
*snickers*
Actually, long time in the past, hearing people claimed that if we learn to bark with our voices, we'd stop use ASL and the Deaf Community will dissipate! Then they claimed that with hearing aids, we'll learn to bark with our voices and ASL/Deaf Community will disappear! And guess what? We are still here. Get used to it. Even with cochlear implants, we will be still here. These fad trends comes and go, but ASL and Deaf Community is here to stay for a long time!
R-
A Gallaudetian Who Works in Deaf Archives Wins The Case
By Gods!
I know he's gay but he was married to a female?
*faint*
Ok, I just bumped my head on the wall. It didn't make me hear anything, really! I should sue MONTEL.
It is interesting to note that the whole article did not bother to mention that Ulf Hedberg is Deaf. He has Usher's Syndrome, a form of visual impairment.
Congratulations, Ulf!
R-
I know he's gay but he was married to a female?
*faint*
Ok, I just bumped my head on the wall. It didn't make me hear anything, really! I should sue MONTEL.
It is interesting to note that the whole article did not bother to mention that Ulf Hedberg is Deaf. He has Usher's Syndrome, a form of visual impairment.
Congratulations, Ulf!
R-
I'm Not Naming Anyone, Really!
A certain close friend of mine confirmed that one of Desperate Housewives character is gay. He claimed that his good friend fucked the up-and-coming actor of Desperate Housewives.
I'm not going to identify anyone but in the first season of Desperate Housewives, this actor played a steamy role as a single, young man engaged love-making activities with married woman in ... how can I say this ... in every room of the house. Yeah, every room of the house, really! IN that show, he has no business of getting in that woman's legs while he was supposed to do his duties around the house, really.
Honest to God, when I first saw him. My gaydar beeped a lot. I had suspicions but thanks to a friend who alerted me that his friend "took care of his ass".
Now I am done.
See? I am not identifying anyone else, really! ;-)
Now, can you guess which one?
R-
I'm not going to identify anyone but in the first season of Desperate Housewives, this actor played a steamy role as a single, young man engaged love-making activities with married woman in ... how can I say this ... in every room of the house. Yeah, every room of the house, really! IN that show, he has no business of getting in that woman's legs while he was supposed to do his duties around the house, really.
Honest to God, when I first saw him. My gaydar beeped a lot. I had suspicions but thanks to a friend who alerted me that his friend "took care of his ass".
Now I am done.
See? I am not identifying anyone else, really! ;-)
Now, can you guess which one?
R-
A Scandal At Virginia Military Institute
A new scandal emerged out of heavily conservative-backed school in Lexington, Virginia -- the home of Virginia Military Institute (VMI) as well as Washington and Lee University (WLU).
VMI touched bit closer to my heart, mainly because it is 30 miles south of my alma mater in Shenandoah Valley. VMI used to be male-only cadet school and its horny men often flocked to Staunton, seeking the availability of women at Mary Baldwin, the privately-owned college for women. Mary Baldwin is a stone throw from my alma mater and I kid you not. Before you scream that MBC is women-only school and VMI was forced to integrate and that was not fair -- well VMI was state-owned, MBC is not. That is mainly why the VMI had to let women in and I support that policy. VMI and The Citadel resisted until the Supreme Court forced them which they obliged with a grudge.
Kevin Akens' front porch has a view of the campus so at times, when I visit the Akens family, I'd bump in some VMI Cadets chasing after MBC women. A typical boorish conservative at its best when nobody is looking at them.
The Roanoke Times published an article that mentioned about my birthplace, Richmond's Indymedia.org having few pictures on its message boards that showed the Cadets at VMI dressing up for Halloween as drag queens, starving African (A caucasian painting their face black) and few Nazis running amok. Feel free to read the article but be sure to read its message board afterwards. I can vouch that it will shock you with the Roanoke readers' hostile attitudes towards gays and others. I love the comments, especially about "Uncle Dad".
Some people will say to lighten up. I disagreed. The Cadets probably will end up at Guantamano Bay or Abu Ghraib or any posts around the world -- their behavior at the Halloween Party implied that they have no respect for the Holocaust, the struggles of others' rights and the groups that were inflicted by natural disasters.
I am also in favor of the VMI Administration to let the student-run judicial board to discipline the Cadets. According to the military rules, to fuck a guy is unbecoming conduct, but to mock or making fun of groups is somewhat OK as long as nobody is looking at you.
Here are the pictures:
I also used to have a fling with a Cadet from VMI. Go figure. He was a gentleman, but again, come to think of this, he was not a gentleman, either. I cannot help it if these Cadets turn me on ... but that was not the point here.
In a world filled with ignorance, hate and volatile fear, the Cadets knew better than that to mock and ridicule the groups. But that is all the Conservatives are capable of -- mocking and ridiculing.
R-
VMI touched bit closer to my heart, mainly because it is 30 miles south of my alma mater in Shenandoah Valley. VMI used to be male-only cadet school and its horny men often flocked to Staunton, seeking the availability of women at Mary Baldwin, the privately-owned college for women. Mary Baldwin is a stone throw from my alma mater and I kid you not. Before you scream that MBC is women-only school and VMI was forced to integrate and that was not fair -- well VMI was state-owned, MBC is not. That is mainly why the VMI had to let women in and I support that policy. VMI and The Citadel resisted until the Supreme Court forced them which they obliged with a grudge.
Kevin Akens' front porch has a view of the campus so at times, when I visit the Akens family, I'd bump in some VMI Cadets chasing after MBC women. A typical boorish conservative at its best when nobody is looking at them.
The Roanoke Times published an article that mentioned about my birthplace, Richmond's Indymedia.org having few pictures on its message boards that showed the Cadets at VMI dressing up for Halloween as drag queens, starving African (A caucasian painting their face black) and few Nazis running amok. Feel free to read the article but be sure to read its message board afterwards. I can vouch that it will shock you with the Roanoke readers' hostile attitudes towards gays and others. I love the comments, especially about "Uncle Dad".
Some people will say to lighten up. I disagreed. The Cadets probably will end up at Guantamano Bay or Abu Ghraib or any posts around the world -- their behavior at the Halloween Party implied that they have no respect for the Holocaust, the struggles of others' rights and the groups that were inflicted by natural disasters.
I am also in favor of the VMI Administration to let the student-run judicial board to discipline the Cadets. According to the military rules, to fuck a guy is unbecoming conduct, but to mock or making fun of groups is somewhat OK as long as nobody is looking at you.
Here are the pictures:
I also used to have a fling with a Cadet from VMI. Go figure. He was a gentleman, but again, come to think of this, he was not a gentleman, either. I cannot help it if these Cadets turn me on ... but that was not the point here.
In a world filled with ignorance, hate and volatile fear, the Cadets knew better than that to mock and ridicule the groups. But that is all the Conservatives are capable of -- mocking and ridiculing.
R-
Sunday, January 30, 2005
Mike Piazza Is Now ... Mrs. Piazza!
You know the TV show, Will & Grace, where Karen Walker convinced Jack to marry her servant, Rosario to keep her in the United States. Jack obliged -- then at the wedding, where Jack had to stand next to Rosario. And when the Priest started to do the whole blah blah -- suddenly, Jack's gay friends snickered in the back of the chapel. Jack turned around and laughed with them and said in an effeminate tone, "Stop that! That is not funny!"
That was my first thought when it comes to Mike Piazza, the New York Mets Catcher -- one of the most popular and pretty boy on the team. He is now Mrs. Piazza, after marrying some Playboy Playmate last Saturday.
Few years ago, there was a rumor circulating in Manhattan that Mike Piazza fancied men. Mike, perhaps out of "gay panic syndrome", called a press conference to announce ... "I am heterosexual."
What?
He had to call a press conference to insist that he is heterosexual despite the fact that he has two homes that is very close to gay communities. That should be a clue enough, though.
Honest to God, any ordinary heterosexual men would say, "No, I'm straight." They would not use the term: "I am heterosexual."
And by the way, the pics of Mike Piazza's wedding ... is so gay.
Either way, congratulations, Mrs. Mike Piazza.
R-
That was my first thought when it comes to Mike Piazza, the New York Mets Catcher -- one of the most popular and pretty boy on the team. He is now Mrs. Piazza, after marrying some Playboy Playmate last Saturday.
Few years ago, there was a rumor circulating in Manhattan that Mike Piazza fancied men. Mike, perhaps out of "gay panic syndrome", called a press conference to announce ... "I am heterosexual."
What?
He had to call a press conference to insist that he is heterosexual despite the fact that he has two homes that is very close to gay communities. That should be a clue enough, though.
Honest to God, any ordinary heterosexual men would say, "No, I'm straight." They would not use the term: "I am heterosexual."
And by the way, the pics of Mike Piazza's wedding ... is so gay.
Either way, congratulations, Mrs. Mike Piazza.
R-
Idiocy Runs Rampant In Conservative Republicans
It is official. Conservative Republicans are *imitating Mrs. C* MENTALLY RETARDED!
Why? The Liberals never said that they are against the Iraqi elections. Even I am not AGAINST the Iraqi elections. The Iraqi elections MUST proceed at all costs, like it or not.
My beef is that GW Bush liberated Iraq for wrong reasons. First, weapons of mass destruction. Second, terrorism! Third, liberty and freedom! Fourth, what next? That is my beef.
And I feel that we were not prepared to deal with Iraq right after the Iraqi War because we attacked the country with NO plans for the post-War reconstruction.
In fact, I was for the War when it first started. But after seeing the Marine putting the United States flag on the statue of Saddam Hussein, I cringed! Even if Bush quickly had it pulled down and replaced with the Iraqi flag, but the first impression is there!
Then there were lootings where the Marines did nothing but watch people ripping the museum that contains the artifacts dated back to the Mesopotamia. How can the Marines allow that? Of course, they are retarded. They did not realize that the priceless artifacts cannot be replaced at all.
In the first six weeks, there were chaos in Iraq that largely made me realize that the Bush Administration was not prepared to handle the reconstruction. The lack of respect for its citizens were noted with the Abu Ghraib scandal and many abuses that occured in Iraq drove some people to sign up for the Insurgents.
If we had a plan -- where we can enact things with dignity and respect for their country -- the insurgents would not happen at all. But we did not pave the path with dignity.
The result is 1,400 Americans are rotting beneath the cold soil. That is the reason why I rail against Bush and his cronies because he did not have a plan right after the reconstruction.
Spewing liberty, freedom, terrorism and patriotism are not going to cut some slacks!
Terrorism will *not* be extinguished! It will show up sporadically over the years, like it or not!
Seeing FagPatriot saying that it is a huge defeat for Democrats and Terrorists. Please don't be delusional, FagPatriot. I think a sensible Democrat would have a better plan for the post-war happenstances than Bush and his cronies.
I'm ALL for Iraqis to have an election. But do not attempt to label Liberals or Democrats as the group against their election.
It is interesting to note that we are fighting for Iraqis' freedom and liberty whereas in this VERY country, Bush is fighting hard to deny me of my freedom and liberty to live my own life.
Not only that, Conservatives think SpongeBob is gay. Says a lot about their intelligence.
R-
Why? The Liberals never said that they are against the Iraqi elections. Even I am not AGAINST the Iraqi elections. The Iraqi elections MUST proceed at all costs, like it or not.
My beef is that GW Bush liberated Iraq for wrong reasons. First, weapons of mass destruction. Second, terrorism! Third, liberty and freedom! Fourth, what next? That is my beef.
And I feel that we were not prepared to deal with Iraq right after the Iraqi War because we attacked the country with NO plans for the post-War reconstruction.
In fact, I was for the War when it first started. But after seeing the Marine putting the United States flag on the statue of Saddam Hussein, I cringed! Even if Bush quickly had it pulled down and replaced with the Iraqi flag, but the first impression is there!
Then there were lootings where the Marines did nothing but watch people ripping the museum that contains the artifacts dated back to the Mesopotamia. How can the Marines allow that? Of course, they are retarded. They did not realize that the priceless artifacts cannot be replaced at all.
In the first six weeks, there were chaos in Iraq that largely made me realize that the Bush Administration was not prepared to handle the reconstruction. The lack of respect for its citizens were noted with the Abu Ghraib scandal and many abuses that occured in Iraq drove some people to sign up for the Insurgents.
If we had a plan -- where we can enact things with dignity and respect for their country -- the insurgents would not happen at all. But we did not pave the path with dignity.
The result is 1,400 Americans are rotting beneath the cold soil. That is the reason why I rail against Bush and his cronies because he did not have a plan right after the reconstruction.
Spewing liberty, freedom, terrorism and patriotism are not going to cut some slacks!
Terrorism will *not* be extinguished! It will show up sporadically over the years, like it or not!
Seeing FagPatriot saying that it is a huge defeat for Democrats and Terrorists. Please don't be delusional, FagPatriot. I think a sensible Democrat would have a better plan for the post-war happenstances than Bush and his cronies.
I'm ALL for Iraqis to have an election. But do not attempt to label Liberals or Democrats as the group against their election.
It is interesting to note that we are fighting for Iraqis' freedom and liberty whereas in this VERY country, Bush is fighting hard to deny me of my freedom and liberty to live my own life.
Not only that, Conservatives think SpongeBob is gay. Says a lot about their intelligence.
R-
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