Does he think this will deliver a right wing election win or something?

Stumbled across the following article in todays Age...

Bush to meet Dalai Lama

GEORGE Bush is to become the first American president to meet the Dalai Lama in public.

Mr Bush will meet him next month in a gesture that risks infuriating the Chinese Government. They will meet at a ceremony in front of the symbol of American democracy, the Capitol Building, where the Tibetan leader will be presented with the Congressional Gold Medal.

Link: The Age: Bush to meet Dalai Lama

Do I have to be the first to break it to him, about the only thing he can do to try and help his party not get so badly defeated in next years U.S. federal election is to bring the troops home, and possibly for Bush* to lock himself away until after the election is over?

If anyone doesn't get it yet, this is just a publicity ploy, only thing is, except for the die hard Bush* supporters who don't have an ounce of brain between them, no other person in this world will believe this crap.

Time for the republican party to turn over a new page. The current one is getting torn and worn.

Jena 6; Justice or Not?

Today I am going to talk about the injustice African Americans face in the United States, but especially in the southern part of this vast country.

Found the following article in yesterdays Age, and left it open knowing I wouldn't get a chance to blog about it yesterday.

Teen freed in explosive Louisiana race case

A BLACK teenager whose prosecution in the beating of a white classmate in a Louisiana school prompted a massive civil rights protest, walked out of a courthouse after a judge ordered him freed.

Mychal Bell's release on $US45,000 ($A51,000) bail came hours after a prosecutor confirmed he would no longer seek an adult trial for the 17-year-old. Bell, one of the teenagers known as the "Jena Six", still faces trial as a juvenile for the December beating in this small central Louisiana town.

Bell is among six black Jena High School students arrested in December after a beating that left Justin Barker unconscious and bloody, though he was able to attend a school function later the same day. Four of the defendants were 17 at the time, and legally adults under Louisiana law.

Link: The Age: Teen freed in explosive Louisiana race case

Let me first answer a few questions I know are going to be asked of me, either through email or comments:

1. Do I believe the Jena 6 should be punished? Absolutely. But not to the extent the racist assholes want to.

2. Do I believe because he is of African American decent the punishment should be worse than that of a white male doing the same? Absolutely not! Colour should never be brought into a crime, unless we are talking about a hate crime.

3. Isn't the victim a victim of a hate crime? Not in my eyes. If the African American boys were yelling racial slurs while beating, then it would be considered a hate crime. But I am going to talk from experience here and believe the victim simply got what he probably deserved.

Now, why would I say something like that, when I am an Australian living in Australia? Simple. I have travelled to the U.S. I have even stayed in Louisiana and been a first hand witness to the disgusting way African Americans are treated.

I was shocked the first time I heard a gay woman (who should know better) use the "n" word. I was so stunned I didn't know what to say. I ended up responding with something along the lines of how she should know better, being a minority in a rich white mans country herself.

When you are a minority in a country, when pushed too far you are going to retaliate, the Stonewall Riots are a good example of this.And the way the African Americans have been treated, when I read about things like this, I have to admit I am not in the least bit surprised.

I don't believe violence is the solution either, the best way to make enemies is through the use of violence, the Iraq War only proves that. But when the cries of a minority fall on deaf ears, then the ones to blame are those with the deaf ears.

I think Mychal Bell deserves to be freed, but at the same time, he should have a punishment which fits the crime. While a bashing sounds bad, let us not forget that the victim actually was out partying at a school function later in the same day of the bashing. The punishment should be perhaps 100 hours of community service in a hospital which deals in the after effects of exactly what violence brings.

I took a big step (for me) today!

After years of learning how to create Web sites (thanks largely to my ex for helping and supporting me) I decided it was high time I get off my ass and actually do something. So today after giving it thought all week, I went out and registered my first ever domain name. Then after doing that, I went out and got myself a decent hosting plan, at a very good price.

I first wanted a .com.au address, but soon learnt that in order to have anything with .au on the end of it, one has to be a registered business. Well I didn't feel like registering myself as a business just to have a Web presence, and after finding out the .com name was taken, I decided to go with a .net extension.

I won't give out the name of my site just yet, because I don't want anyone to work out exactly what I am doing, but I will announce the launch of my site, soon enough.

Just wanted to share this with my readers before I head out the door for work.

Oh! Congratulations to the Geelong Football Club and their supporters for breaking the 44 year drought and bringing the Aussie rules football grand final cup back to Victoria. It was a fine win. You have done the whole of Victoria proud.

Congratulations are in order for the LGBTIQQ community in the U.S. today!

I have just come home from work to learn that the Senate has passed the hate crimes bill, better known as The Matthew Shepard Act. And I must say sitting here writing this post, I have tears pouring down my face.

I know this bill still has a long way to go. Will Bush* veto it as promised is yet to be seen. My bet is, he is such a sick and delusional bastard who gets a hard on for death and destruction that he will veto this and continue allowing citizens of the U.S. to be killed because of who they love, for being born in the wrong body, because of a disability they have, and so forth.

Short and straight to the point!

Found the following in The Age this morning:

Saddam was open to exile: report

LESS than a month before the US invasion of Iraq, Saddam Hussein signalled that he was willing to go into exile if he could take with him $US1 billion and information on weapons of mass destruction, according to a Spanish newspaper report of a February 22, 2003, meeting.

*snip*

Mr Bush said that outcome would be "the best solution for us" but made it clear he expected to "be in Baghdad at the end of March".

Link: The Age: Saddam was open to exile: report

Why does this not surprise me? Bush* would prefer the slaughter of thousands of innocent lives when Saddam was willing to go into exile? And for what? So his soldiers could do things like this?

He truly is a sick man!

My life flashed before my eyes last night!

First a little background: I currently work in the security industry (hey it helps pay bills) as a security guard. I work on some of the big events that take place around the area where I live (a rural area of Victoria, Australia) as well as a static position for a local supermarket.

About a month ago I was asked by the staff of the supermarket to watch some teenagers who had walked into the store, because they a known by the staff as thieves and trouble (they like to trash the store.) So I followed these kids around the store until they decided to play games with me (running through the store, etc) so I told them to get the items they had in their hands and leave. Well one began firing abuse and insults at me. At this point I decided to tell this one to leave the store for the night and escorted her out. Since then she has caused me much grief every time she came in.

Come forward to last night, she came in with a couple of other kids I have gotten to know. After making a purchase they left and sat out the front of the store, so I kept my eye on them, while continuing to do my regular job. About half an hour later I spotted this girl talking to a very tall bloke. They kept looking up at me, so I realized she was telling this bloke about me.

About ten minutes had passed and this bloke entered the store. He looked mean. He was wearing what we in Australia call a drizabone (pronounced dry as a bone) which is a large oilskin coat, very similar to a trench coat. I realized that under his right arm hidden in the coat this bloke was carrying a sawn off shotgun. He came up to me, gave me one hell of a mean looked and continued on.

I honestly thought this bloke was about to pull the gun out and shoot me then and there. I thought to myself, how sad it would be to be killed while being alone and miserable after a relationship breakdown. But thankfully, here I am today, able to tell you the story.

I never slept much at all last night because every time I would close my eyes I would see this bloke, and relive the entire situation all over again. So I decided to do a lot of thinking.

Life really is very short. I have been saying that for years now, especially after the passing of some friends, one very dear friend who I still think about every day. But up until last night it never really hit me properly, just how short life can really be. This entire situation has had a major impact on me.

What I am currently experiencing only makes me want to study even harder so I can get into the job of my dreams a lot sooner, and away from the riff raff of rural Victoria. It also makes me want to get out there and find real love.

I have experienced love in the past, one I really thought to be the real deal and forever, but as usual, I was dead wrong.

I don't want to go to the grave never knowing the kind of love where she is as into me as I am her. And I don't mean that in a sexual way either. I mean, just totally digs on everything about me, the words I speak, the stories I tell, everything. But you know what? It is also something I will never get to experience simply because of my ex.

I was totally into my ex. I would hang off every word she spoke to me. The last trip she made here, I actually collected a bit of her hair and to this day I still have it in a box I keep a lot of memories of her in. I mean I really was in love with this woman, still am. And it is because of the feelings I still have for her, that she is now going to rob me of any future happiness, and isn't that sad?

She never knew how much I really do love her. Often she would question me, believing I was getting ready to dump her. Accused me when she broke up with me, of after years of very little actual physical contact with her, that when it came time for her to move here, that I would end up dumping her, and that would never have happened.

Why would I dump someone I have endured such hardship for, when the happiness would finally arrive? I wouldn't be stupid to do that.

I have friends (one just the other day over coffee actually, as I told her about my ex having a new relationship)) tell me to just move on, all I could do was ask her to tell me how I am meant to do that. For me, I thought my ex was the real deal. That we would be together forever. I was totally committed to her. Fuck, I wouldn't endure such pain and hardship for just anyone. I thought she was my soul mate. The connection we had, everything. For me, she was my one true love. And because it was so true for me, I just cannot drop the feelings I have and move on.

My ex has managed to really destroy me and my chances for any real happiness in life. Maybe deep down I do wish that last night, this bloke did pull his gun and end it all for me.

Such is life!

A funny I thought I would share with you!

Received the following in my email this morning, and thought I would post it here. Any words you see written in pink are those added by me.

The questions below about Australia are from potential visitors to our fatal shore.

They were posted on an Australian Tourism Website and the answers are the actual responses by the website officials, who obviously have a sense of humor.

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Q: Does it ever get windy in Australia ? I have never seen it rain on TV, how do the plants grow? ( UK ).

A: We import all plants fully grown and then just sit around watching them die.

FC's comment: Then we dry them out and use them for firewood in our cave dwellings. We live in caves to protect us from the year round summer we have. You know, no wind or rain and can be a real bastard.

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Q: Will I be able to see kangaroos in the street? ( USA )

A: Depends on how much you've been drinking.

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Q: I want to walk from Perth to Sydney - can I follow the railroad tracks( Sweden )?

A: Sure, it's only three thousand miles, take lots of water.

FC's Response: And remember to bring your own water because we live with a year long summer. Never have any rain, so we have no water.
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Q: Are there any ATMs (cash machines) in Australia ? Can you send me a list of them in Brisbane , Cairns , Townsville and Hervey Bay ? (UK)

A: What did your last slave die of?

FC's Response: Sure! You can go to any post office or phone booth found all over Australia and find your list there. It is called The Yellow Pages.
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Q: Can you give me some information about hippo racing in Australia ? (USA)

A: A-fri-ca is the big triangle shaped continent south of Europe... Aus-tra-lia is that big island in the middle of the Pacific which does not ... oh forget it. Sure, the hippo racing is every Tuesday night in Kings Cross. Come naked.

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Q: Which direction is North in Australia ? ( USA )

A: Face south and then turn 180 degrees. Contact us when you get here and we'll send the rest of the directions.

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Q: Can I bring cutlery into Australia ? ( UK )

A: Why? Just use your fingers like we do.

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Q: Can you send me the Vienna Boys' Choir schedule? ( USA )

A: Aus-tri-a is that quaint little country bordering Ger-man-y, which is oh forget it. Sure, the Vienna Boys Choir plays every Tuesday night in Kings Cross, straight after the hippo races. Come naked.

FC's Comment: I have it on good authority that this question was actually submitted by George W. Bush*... he wanted to take his little Mrs, Condi, on a night out on the town while he was here for the OPEC summit.
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Q: Can I wear high heels in Australia ? ( UK )

A: You are a British politician, right?

FC's Response: It is best you don't wear heels down under. You see, we are a primitive nation full of cave dwelling bull-dykes who go absolutely wild for a woman in heels. Should have seen what happened to the last one who visited us.
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Q: Are there supermarkets in Sydney and is milk available all year round? ( Germany )

A: No, we are a peaceful civilization of vegan hunter/gatherers. Milk is illegal.

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Q: Please send a list of all doctors in Australia who can dispense rattlesnake serum. ( USA )

A: Rattlesnakes live in A-meri-ca which is where YOU come from. All Australian snakes are perfectly harmless, can be safely handled and make good pets.

FC's Response: Oh that list has been published and is already available in the U.S. You can find it at any post office or phone booth found all over your country. It is called The Yellow Pages. Bring it with you.

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Q: I have a question about a famous animal in Australia , but I forget its name. It's a kind of bear and lives in trees. ( USA )

A: It's called a Drop Bear. They are so called because they drop out of Gum trees and eat the brains of anyone walking underneath them. You can scare them off by spraying yourself with human urine before you go out walking.

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Q: I have developed a new product that is the fountain of youth. Can you tell me where I can sell it in Australia ? ( USA )

A: Anywhere significant numbers of Americans gather.

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Q: Can you tell me the regions in Tasmania where the female population is smaller than the male population? ( Italy )

A: Yes, gay night clubs.

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> >> Q: Do you celebrate Christmas in Australia ? ( France )

A: Only at Christmas.

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Q: I was in Australia in 1969 on R+R, and I want to contact the girl I dated while I was staying in Kings Cross*. Can you help? ( USA )

A: Yes, and you will still have to pay her by the hour.

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Q: Will I be able to speak English most places I go? ( USA )

A: Yes, but you'll have to learn it first.

Same sex marriage for Australia? Yeah right!

Or could I be wrong?

Found this article in The Age this morning, and thought I would post and talk about it.

A brief snip from the article:

Sex-change woman in ID crisis

SAME-SEX marriage for Australians might become possible if a legal challenge succeeds.

The challenge could also have implications for the Howard Government's "man and woman" marriage laws. The appeal involves a trans-gender woman who was born male, later married a woman and had a sex change but has been denied a passport.

Grace Abrams' trouble began when she tried to change her sex on her birth certificate. The move was disallowed under laws governing the NSW Births, Deaths and Marriages registry, similar to laws in Victoria, which disallow a gender change on a birth certificate when a person is married.

Link: The Age: Sex-change woman in ID crisis

I knew when these laws passed a few years back that they would be met with challenge in the coming years, but I really thought I wouldn't be young enough where I could still take advantage of such laws if I chose to marry someone.

It doesn't matter if you are the biggest homophobe in the world, you should still be willing to support laws which make it equal across the board for everyone. Why? The answer to that is simple... no one should ever tell another person who they can or cannot marry. It isn't government or church who tells us what love is, it is our hearts.

I never really knew what love was all about until I got with my now ex female partner back in 2000. What a wonderful feeling it is to have someone in this world who really makes your heart skip a beat or two when they walk in the room. That is exactly what it was like for me. I reckon if she walked into a room where I was today, my heart would still do the same. So is it right to deny other people that, when you have it yourself?

Right now, I am hoping and praying that Grace Abrams wins her case and this does strike down the rather discriminating marriage laws we see presently in Australia, and ya know why? Because regardless of whether I will ever marry another person or not, it is the right thing to do for all Australians. It moves our country into the 21st centry, and brings us in line with other countries around the world who now enjoy same sex marriages as well as traditional marriages.

Answering more emails!

Just got home from work to find some emails, and figured I would answer them here. Largely because they are all asking the same thing.

The one email which did stand out most to me though, was the one I received from "annonymous." I have had many past dealings with this person/people trying to get a rise out of me every few weeks/months, they have always failed, and I have never responded, this time I will, but they are still failing to get a rise out me. You cannot injure something that is already dead.

Annonymous asked in my post titled "FC Speaks" I mentioned a situation away from DU that lead to my ex talking to me again, and wants to know who contacted who first. Because I have a very good idea who annonymous is, I understand why they are asking this question, so I will answer directly that it was not my ex feeding me the information in the first place.

When I heard about the drama that had unfolded away from DU, I wrote to my ex to make sure she was ok. She saw how genuine my words were and wrote back. We never discussed the issue, but rather talked about how she was doing, and how hurt she was. Quite frankly the drama that had unfolded wasn't important to either of us.

So annonymous, stop trying to stir shit with me. Stop trying to find out who has been feeding me information all these months because no one will ever know that. I have left DU now, and there is no need to continue with the bullshit with me.

Someone else wrote a very lovely email to me, wishing me all the best for my future and explained that she understood why I had chosen to leave DU. But was worried when she had seen someone say something rather disheartening on DU about people I have aligned myself with. And really wanted me to address it. I will give that person a more private response in my reply to her email, but felt I would go on record now, in order to stop the bullshit between another little faction of DU and myself.

When another message forum was created, I may have aligned myself with other people, and stuck up for them a little more on DU, but that is something I would do for anyone getting a raw deal on DU. When I left this other message forum in February, and then ultimately forced out in the end any alignment I had with anyone from that forum ceased to exist.

While there were two members of this other forum who I would agree have some issues (mentally wise) and who managed to get the better of me, didn't matter, once I left the other forum, and then forced out completely, my contact with the certain two wasn't all that much. I might run into one of them on DU from to time, or exchange a PM or two, but there wasn't all that much contact. I have since told these two people who I simply call scorpions now to take a hike, and haven't had any contact with them since.

So you see JB, LP, TC, et al, a lot has happened which you have known absolutely nothing about. You guys have been assuming things, but never actually asked. So like always, you guys have been very, very wrong!

Now back to your regular scheduled reading!

FC Speaks!

Ok, this is probably going to be the only time I will ever talk about this publicly, so once it is done, if you miss it, too bad.

I am getting a ton of emails asking me why my ex and I broke up, and why I have no chosen to leave DemocraticUnderground.com. I can't be bothered repeating it again and again and again, so this post is it.

Why did we break up? She would probably tell you inconceivable differences. I won't be so heartless as to put it that way. I will just say, distance played a huge part in it (something she will never admit to), on top of that I will say scorpions and a vulture.

Why am I leaving DU? The answer is simple. She is now seeing someone else from DU. I don't want to see a repeat performance of a certain triangle with caused major disruption on DU a year or two ago, that lead to three people being TS'd. And so this is the last gift my ex will ever receive from me. Her membership will remain intact, unless she loses it herself.

Why am I humiliated and giving up? This may turn out to be long. Earlier this year a situation happened away from DU. I was not around to witness it, but did hear about it through the grape vine. This situation ultimately lead my ex back to talking to me, after months of silence.

She knew I wanted nothing more than to have her back properly, and was willing to try and work through our problems in order to get back on track. Next thing you know, (after several attempts to find out for myself after hearing some rumors through the grape vine) I am getting told from her that she is now with another.

The moment I read that, I was devastated, heart broken all over again, and very humiliated.

I feel like she made a total fool out of me. I am angry because of the cruel way she worded her announcement to me. And now, I am completely broken.

I gave her my total and complete heart. No matter what wrongs she ever did (and there have been a few) I was still in love with her (still am.) When I broke up with her a few years back, she wanted a second chance with me, I gave her that, and for her to do this to me without any chances given to me, has left me not willing to give my heart out again.

Sensing things weren't right with her at a point last year, I was willing to give her the freedom she may have needed in order to help save us from losing one another. That lead to her having doubts about my feelings for her, believing that I had my eye on another. That wasn't the case at all. 7 years ago I met the one person God had created for me. There was never any other person in my eye, but her. As far as I was concerned I had the best, and didn't need anything or anyone else, because she completed me.

And now, I don't have the money, knowledge, or power to fight for her. All I can do is give up and walk away. That doesn't mean I will ever forget her, I won't, because someone like that you never forget. It just means that I have no way of fighting for the woman I love more than life itself, with a distance of 8,000 miles between us.

There has been a lot of speculation about what happened between us, and really it is no one's business except for us (that includes the thing she is with now.) But I felt because we had a very public relationship that found us having not just a few enemies, but a lot of people who really supported us, and were praying for us to find a way, that the least once of us could do is say a few words.

The injustice of a missing right

I thought today, I would post about an injustice, which has personally affected my life in a huge way for the last 7 years, and that is the simple right for a gay citizen of the United States to sponsor a foreign born partner for immigration.

7 years ago, I met and fell in love with a woman from the United States. It was the best, most loving relationship I have ever experienced with anyone, but sadly it came to a heart shattering halt earlier this year. (Her doing, not mine.)

We had a lot of things working against us from the moment we met... we were from two different countries, she has an elderly mother who needs taking care of so has to remain in the U.S, and she didn't have the right like straight citizens of her country have, and that was to be able to sponsor me for immigration.

The last five of our seven years together were spent mostly apart, with the last year (just over) apart completely, due to no money for plane tickets. Through it all, I never stopped loving this woman (still haven't.)

Today I sit here at my computer, alone, lonely, miserable, and still finding myself thinking about her. About the life we planned together, which she will now be spending with someone other than myself.

I don't blame her for calling it quits with me, I can't. I got weak myself a few years back and ended it with her. It wasn't because I didn't love her anymore, it was because I couldn't stand the separation any longer and I realized it was tearing her apart to watch me tear myself apart. She managed to talk me around though, but it was still very hard.

She was the kind of person I could bounce anything off and just knew that no matter what silly ideas I would come up with, she was really listening with interest, and not laughing in her mind at me. If I got stuck with some simple HTML coding, she would be there to give me the answer I needed. Today, I wish I had that, because I am currently undertaking the biggest Web job I have ever done and am stuck with some coding, and know I just ask her for help. To resolve my problem, I now have to change the complete format of an entire Web site, because I just can't remember how to do thesimple CSS coding I need, and can't find the answer I seek in Google, either.

We all pay a price for the injustices of the world. The Iraq war only proves that. But should we be forced to not be allowed to love another human being because there are some who will not accept our relationship? Or should it be that those who do not accept should learn to keep their fat mouths shut, and stay out of other peoples business? I say the later.

Had it not been for the homophobes and bigots across the U.S. I would have had a life with the woman I still love today. Had it still come to an end, I still would have had 7 years with her instead of two good years with frequent trips, and five years of barely seeing her.

The way it stands right now, we were never given the chance to really prove to ourselves if we could really make it as a couple.

Sadly though this has been the price I have had to pay bcause of bigots and homophobes who see me as nothing but an immoral, disgusting sinner, rather than the actual human bieng I am.

So if you are one of the bigots or homophobes I talk about and from the U.S, remember it is because of you and people like you that I was never given a real chance at life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, something that your country prides itself on, but doesn't really follow.

Such is life!

Australia: Pine Gap and the U.S.

For my first official post, I thought I would just post about the one thing which rally managed to piss me off to no end this morning, whilst I read the morning newspaper. A brief quote:

THE Pine Gap spy base in central Australia could become part of the Bush Administration's controversial plan for a global anti-ballistic missile system.

In a speech to Parliament marking the 40th anniversary of the joint Australian-US facility, Defence Minister Brendan Nelson said it contributed to global security, helped inhibit the spread of ballistic missiles and provided information on ballistic missile launches of interest to Australia. And, information from Pine Gap on missile launches could be used in any US missile defence system.

*snip*

Australia's increasing involvement in the planned US system has raised concerns from those who fear that what is intended as a defensive arrangement could provoke other countries, notably China and Russia, into significantly increasing the number of missiles in their arsenals to ensure that if enough are fired, some will get through.

Link: The Age: Pine Gap's wider missile role

Well considering Australian PM Little Johnnie Coward is in bed (figuratively speaking) with U.S. President George W. Dumbass, finding this in the paper this morning didn't come as a shock, but has managed to piss me off regardless.

When do the people of Australia get our chance to have a say about our involvement in this ridiculous idea? After all, if this just manages to piss China and Russia off just enough, it is the people of Australia who will fry as the nukes make it past what has been a failure for the U.S. all along, not the leaders of both of these countries now, is it?

In a time when Australia is going through a rather difficult time with a dreadful drought, an out of control government who has stripped the average Australian of worker benefits, and intends to bring nuclear power to our shores, we don't need to be a part of any "missile protection program," especially when that program continues to fail.

And really, with George W. Dumbass being the worst U.S. president ever who is surprised that the missile defence program has failed? I'm not, after all, this is the bloke that (just a few shorts weeks back) turned APEC into OPEC, and Australia into Austria, entered into a was without possible end, has told gay and lesbian citizens of the U.S. they are second class in his eyes, and done/said a host of other typically stupid things, that they need to change his middle name to failure.

Well as I have said many times in the past, the War in Iraq was NOT in my name, and any involvement in the Missile Defence Program Australia has, it isn't in my name either. So when it fails again (and it will) could the countries wishing to bomb us remember I am not the evil one here, and not have a nuke with name written on it. ;)

Goodnight all!

The Customary Introduction

I'm a cynical old dyke, with a tongue to match, and a sense of humor, so God only knows what you will find from day to day, here at my blog. Might be funny, might be charming, or it might manage to piss a few people off, but I can guarantee it will never be boring.

My reputation at DemocraticUnderground.com doesn't do me justice. People know me as someone who will stand against all the wrong doings of the world, and some people just don't like that. Regardless of what you think of me though, I have a right to speak, and I intend to do just that.

My blog will mostly be centered on politics from all over the world, but from time to time might stray into the unusual, and down right creepy (OOooooeeeeeoooooo.)

I am progressive by nature, so if you don't like what I have to say, then stay away, and keep your trap shut. If you do have the balls to contact me and talk your shit with me, expect to be humiliated in public (for those right wingers who don't understand such a big word as humiliated, in other words, be prepared to be the laughing stock of a lot of people.) So don't say you haven't been warned.

I will quite often use Aussie slang, so if there is something you just don't understand, I suggest you look here: AussieSlang.com for the answers you seek.

I don't have a current relationship but, I do work nights, an study during the day and weekends, so if my blog goes quiet from time to time, it means, I am just caught up and will be back when I can, so keep checking back.

I will share pictures and stuff as well. Some might be pictures of my country, or art work I may have felt the need to create, so if you don't like it, tough shit, it is my blog not yours. Just don't expect to see a picture of me. Those who know me, know what I look like. I don't need to put a face to the words you will see here, in order to verify who I am, so don't ask to see that picture of me.

Now enough of this, I am getting ready to work on my first official blog post, and need to get on with it. So kick back, grab a drink (a stiff one is always good in my books... and get your mind out of the gutter, not that kind of stiff one) and stay a while.