Holy Crap, need to move to Germany...
This is by far my favorite line-dance to date.
I like dancing it a little more jumpy than most, but the girl in the video below makes a strong argument...
Wednesday, October 31, 2007
Don't Feel Like Dancing...
My previous boss Mary Chamberlain introduced me to the Scissor Sisters. She asked if I wanted to go with her and her Partner Mary Spears to the Scissor Sister concert.
I will forever regret turning her down.
I recently bought their album (I buy like 2 CD's a year). It brings so much joy to my life. All the songs are an affirmation of life, love, and the things worth living.
Now, imagine my delight when I came across this...
Ok, so there are videos of this with music, and in English, but finding it in German is just too precious...i'll have to send this to my dressmaker...
Currently, on a campaign to get this taught at the Big Apple Ranch...
I will forever regret turning her down.
I recently bought their album (I buy like 2 CD's a year). It brings so much joy to my life. All the songs are an affirmation of life, love, and the things worth living.
Now, imagine my delight when I came across this...
Ok, so there are videos of this with music, and in English, but finding it in German is just too precious...i'll have to send this to my dressmaker...
Currently, on a campaign to get this taught at the Big Apple Ranch...
Crazy Church fined for Protesting Funeral
I first learned of this story from my favorite blog, Joe.My.God, when I know better how to cross/index/link, he'll be here.
Meanwhile, from CNN...
http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/10/31/funeral.protest/
"A federal jury in Baltimore, Maryland, Wednesday awarded $10.9 million to a father of a Marine whose funeral was picketed by members of a fundamentalist church carrying signs blaming soldiers' deaths on America's tolerance of homosexuals."
"Phelps and the Westboro Baptist Church -- which has no connections with any mainstream Baptist organizations -- are longtime anti-gay protesters.
"Before launching their protests at the funerals of American troops killed in Iraq and Afghanistan, they routinely picketed the funerals of gay people and those who died of AIDS."
My thoughts...
Shirley Phelps-Roper...a fundamentalist who wouldn't take her husband's last name...?
Protesting AIDS funerals vs protesting veterans funerals...wtf?
A handful of people holding day-glow signs protesting a funeral can get you national attention, while hundreds of people protesting this war is quickly overlooked...
Archetype study...this organization opportunistically hops on any hot-topic/sore subject, and mocks it. They feed like vampires off anything that is actually making news (or should be making news...veteran deaths don't seem to be reported on much at the moment) in order to become part of the news...Fred Phelps "This will elevate me to something important." They're kinda like dependent bouffon's...their views and actions are so extreme that they alienate anyone who might remotely support them...martyr complex...?
Meanwhile, from CNN...
http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/10/31/funeral.protest/
"A federal jury in Baltimore, Maryland, Wednesday awarded $10.9 million to a father of a Marine whose funeral was picketed by members of a fundamentalist church carrying signs blaming soldiers' deaths on America's tolerance of homosexuals."
"Phelps and the Westboro Baptist Church -- which has no connections with any mainstream Baptist organizations -- are longtime anti-gay protesters.
"Before launching their protests at the funerals of American troops killed in Iraq and Afghanistan, they routinely picketed the funerals of gay people and those who died of AIDS."
My thoughts...
Shirley Phelps-Roper...a fundamentalist who wouldn't take her husband's last name...?
Protesting AIDS funerals vs protesting veterans funerals...wtf?
A handful of people holding day-glow signs protesting a funeral can get you national attention, while hundreds of people protesting this war is quickly overlooked...
Archetype study...this organization opportunistically hops on any hot-topic/sore subject, and mocks it. They feed like vampires off anything that is actually making news (or should be making news...veteran deaths don't seem to be reported on much at the moment) in order to become part of the news...Fred Phelps "This will elevate me to something important." They're kinda like dependent bouffon's...their views and actions are so extreme that they alienate anyone who might remotely support them...martyr complex...?
Once again, the troops are unsupported...
From the NYTimes...
"An independent panel has sharply criticized the Army for failing to train enough experienced contracting officers, deploy them quickly to war zones like Iraq and Afghanistan and ensure they manage billions of dollars in contracts to supply American troops in the field, according to officials briefed on the panel’s findings."
"In a wide-ranging report scheduled to be briefed to Congress and made public on Thursday, the panel says these and other shortcomings contributed to an environment in Iraq and Kuwait that allowed waste, fraud and other corruption to take hold and flourish..."
"As of Oct. 24, the Army reported that it had 83 ongoing criminal inquiries related to contract fraud in Iraq, Kuwait and Afghanistan, according to the spokesman Christopher Grey. He said 23 military and civilian personnel faced criminal charges, and more than $15 million in bribes had been uncovered."
"One of the largest cases involves Army Maj. John Cockerham, who is accused of bribery, conspiracy, money laundering and obstruction. Prosecutors have accused Major Cockerham, along with his wife and sister, of taking at least $9.6 million in bribes in 2004 and 2005, when he was a contracting officer in Kuwait."
"The panel, headed by Jacques S. Gansler, the Pentagon’s top procurement official during the Clinton administration, was made up of civilian and retired military contracting and procurement specialists. The other members were two civilian procurement experts, David Berteau and George T. Singley III; and three retired military officers, Gen. David M. Maddox, Gen. Leon E. Salomon, and Rear Adm. David R. Oliver."
I'd like to know more about the bribery involved in this. Who's making money from this?
The Government Accountability Office has voiced concerns of the mismanagement as well. I was intrigued by the Accountability Office earlier, and I thought romantically if I wanted to get a job in government, that's where I'd want to be. I suspect the reality of the job is far from the idealistic vision I have in my head.
Very new to blogging, will figure out how to make the below a link. In the meantime, copy paste...
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/01/washington/01cnd-army.html?ex=1351569600&en=ca6c5955cf63a658&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss
"An independent panel has sharply criticized the Army for failing to train enough experienced contracting officers, deploy them quickly to war zones like Iraq and Afghanistan and ensure they manage billions of dollars in contracts to supply American troops in the field, according to officials briefed on the panel’s findings."
"In a wide-ranging report scheduled to be briefed to Congress and made public on Thursday, the panel says these and other shortcomings contributed to an environment in Iraq and Kuwait that allowed waste, fraud and other corruption to take hold and flourish..."
"As of Oct. 24, the Army reported that it had 83 ongoing criminal inquiries related to contract fraud in Iraq, Kuwait and Afghanistan, according to the spokesman Christopher Grey. He said 23 military and civilian personnel faced criminal charges, and more than $15 million in bribes had been uncovered."
"One of the largest cases involves Army Maj. John Cockerham, who is accused of bribery, conspiracy, money laundering and obstruction. Prosecutors have accused Major Cockerham, along with his wife and sister, of taking at least $9.6 million in bribes in 2004 and 2005, when he was a contracting officer in Kuwait."
"The panel, headed by Jacques S. Gansler, the Pentagon’s top procurement official during the Clinton administration, was made up of civilian and retired military contracting and procurement specialists. The other members were two civilian procurement experts, David Berteau and George T. Singley III; and three retired military officers, Gen. David M. Maddox, Gen. Leon E. Salomon, and Rear Adm. David R. Oliver."
I'd like to know more about the bribery involved in this. Who's making money from this?
The Government Accountability Office has voiced concerns of the mismanagement as well. I was intrigued by the Accountability Office earlier, and I thought romantically if I wanted to get a job in government, that's where I'd want to be. I suspect the reality of the job is far from the idealistic vision I have in my head.
Very new to blogging, will figure out how to make the below a link. In the meantime, copy paste...
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/01/washington/01cnd-army.html?ex=1351569600&en=ca6c5955cf63a658&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss
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