Monday, August 29, 2011

THE FACE OF DICTATORSHIP

I originally posted this on Sunday, October 22, 2006, but forgot to dedicate it to Dick Cheney and George W. Bush, who are still re-writing History and covering up.

My thanks to Percy Bysshe Shelley.

THE FACE OF DICTATORSHIP


As I lay awake
There came an awful voice
From across the land,
And with great power
It showed me
The Face of a Dictator.

I saw Murder on the way-
He had a disguise like Dick Cheney-
Very smooth he looked, yet solemn-
Seven vampires followed him:

All were fat; and well they might
Be in bloodthirsty plight,
Because every day, and every night,
He tossed them human hearts to eat
Which from his wide suit he’d take.

Next came Fraud, and he had on,
Like Donald Rumsfeld, a scarlet scowl;
His huge tears, for he wept well,
Changed to hard rocks as they fell.

And the poor, irradiated children who
Before his feet played back and forth,
Believing every tear a gem,
Got their brains knocked out by him.

Covered with the Bible, as with light,
And the phantoms of the night,
Like Pat Robertson or Jerry Falwell, next, Demagoguery
On a serpent slithered by.

And many more Murders were
In this loathsome masquerade,
All hidden, even to the eyes,
Like terrorists, lawyers, or spies.

Finally, the Dictator arrived:
He rode in a black limousine,
Splashed with blood;
He was pale most in the lips,
Like Death in the Apocalypse.

And he wore a kinglike crown,
But in his hands were skull and bones;
From his mouth these words I heard-
I am your Long War President,
The Torturer and the Decider…..
Only
The obedient and faithful shall survive!




IT WAS THE OIL STUPID!

Wednesday, August 10, 2011

READING BETWEEN THE LINES






Excerpts from Governor Rick Perry: Fiscal Responsibility is Essential for Prosperity and Job Creation

Speech at the National Conference of State Legislatures Legislative Summit

Wednesday, August 10, 2011

San Antonio, Texas

NOTE: Words by Mad Plato are between brackets

* Note: Gov. Perry frequently departs from prepared remarks.

[And Mad Plato frequently abbreviated Governor Perry’s remarks.]

Thank you Gov. Dewhurst for that introduction, and for all you've done for Texans over the past eight years as Lt. Governor.

[And you can thank me when I become President of the United States in 2012.]


It's an honor to be with you today and a pleasure to speak to such a dedicated organization like the National Conference of State Legislatures, as you work together to share ideas with your colleagues from across the country and help shape public policy in the United States.

I know the conventional wisdom lately has been that change happens from the top down, and while that may be conventional, it's not wise.

[My brain is at the top just like yours, but I prefer change to happen from the bottom up.]


As I think everyone here can attest, the bulk of the real work gets done on the state level, or at least it should be.

[What about funding for building America’s schools and Interstate Highways, or fighting foreign wars? Is this work that’s done at the state level?]


I can understand why anyone could be confused about that fact with an activist federal government intruding on environmental policy, dictating education policy, taking over healthcare and even interfering with the right of a private company to locate a plant in a right-to-work state, as is the case with Boeing in South Carolina.

[Blame George W. Bush for dictating the education policy called No Child Left Behind, but give him credit for almost completely killing the EPA!]


One of the points I've made consistently over the years is that states are best positioned to deal with the challenges they face, and that local governments are, by definition, more responsive to the needs and directions of their citizens than some officials thousands of miles away.

[But this point might change when I become your president.]



This wisdom is written into the United States Constitution, crafted by our founding fathers to ensure that each state has the right to govern its affairs in its own, unique fashion.

[This includes personal affairs. They’re private and your business…unless you’re a paid public servant.]


Of course, you knew you wouldn't leave here today without hearing about what is working in Texas.

[And it’s not just because I’m the governor and running to be your next president.]

For starters, you're gathered in a state that has been selected the top state for job growth and development for seven years in a row in a survey conducted by CEO Magazine.

[Why? Two words: Petroleum, petroleum, petroleum. Was that three words? Sorry.]

A state that's led the nation in exporting for nine years running, accounting for $206.6 billion in foreign trade in 2010, up 27 percent over 2009.

A state that won the 2010 Governor's Cup, which is awarded annually by Site Selection Magazine to the state with the most new and expanded corporate facilities in the country.

[I will proudly carry this cup everywhere that I campaign for the 2012 presidency.]


A state that's growing by leaps and bounds [And we don’t even have that many kangaroos!], adding 4.29 million people between 2000 and 2010, and has been the nation's top moving destination for six years straight.

The economic turbulence of the past few weeks is weighing hard on everyone, but regardless of which way the economic tides may turn, I believe our philosophy here in Texas will keep us in a much better position than most other states.

It was the culmination of a reckless culture that has refused to confront spending in Washington.

[No thanks to both Republicans and Democrats!]


It took massive debt piled on the next generation's credit card.

[No thanks to both Republicans and Democrats!]


Simply put, our country is in trouble.

Until Washington figures out the only true stimulus is more money in the hands of employers across all economic sectors [Yes, this includes the multi-millionaires, billionaires, and trillionaires! Hands off of their sky-rocketing profits! No taxes!] as well as a restrained bureaucracy that no longer over-reaches into the workplace, our national nightmare will continue.


[And President Obama has just continued the national nightmare that George W. Bush started. If you blame one you must blame the other.]

Some may say we're seeing evidence that America is in decline, but I don't believe that.

[It’s just sliding down a mountain of debts as steep as Mt. Everest]


When I see the nobility and sacrifice of our soldiers and SEALS in Afghanistan, when I see Americans going to work every day to make a better life for their children, I know our country's best days are ahead of us.

[I have to wave the flag here even though in my heart I believe that Afghanistan is a quagmire.]


I believe in this country because I believe in Her people.

[Yes, God is a woman!]


And, even in our darkest hours, the West Texas optimist in me tells me our brightest hour is just around the corner.

[Even though the corner is dark as we peer through a glass darkly.]

But we're going to have to work for it, and organizations like the NCSL are playing a vital role in our efforts to achieve a better future for all of us.

I thank you again for having me and for everything you're doing to spread good works across all states.


May God bless you and, through you, may He [I mean She] continue to bless this country we love so much.


IT'S THE OIL STUPID!

Monday, August 08, 2011

JOBS JOBS AND JOB


By William Blake



By William Blake


NOTE:

I do not have time right now to re-read THE BOOK OF JOB. I know I have simplified good, old, Godly Job. I will take the blame for any insults or inaccuracies.

MP



Dear Biblical Job:

Did you ever have to worry about finding a job?

O.K. I realize it was your job to moan and groan;

“Why me?”

Don’t get me wrong.

I respect you a lot.

I just started thinking about you as I was listening to the ranting and railing about the Economy.




Dear God:

Do you hear more than just the prayers from Rick Perry and his parishioners (or prisoners)?

Like most Americans, I have lately been feeling anger, confusion, frustration, and…

DESPAIR

(or HORROR?)

Barack Obama has become somewhat wizened and gray (not totally wise or white…well maybe “white”---in the sense of his increasing acceptance of the status quo and his surrender to the Corporate and Military masters.

Hope?

Nope.

Well, maybe.

I haven’t given up all Hope…

Yet.




***

What’s next?

Who will want to replace Barack Obama in 2012?

The pickings are slim and scary at this point.

Stay tuned.

Thanks for listening.




***

IT’S ONLY THE BEGINNING OF THE END STUPID!

Tuesday, August 02, 2011

BOSOMS BROTHERLY LOVE AND PHYSICS: A DIALOGUE (SORT OF) BUT NOT SORDID








***

LITTLE BROTHER:
“i shall keep abreast of this *news!”
HERE IS THE *news MENTIONED ABOVE:

Higgs boson, aka, the "God particle" is a subatomic particle that is presumed to bestow mass on all other particles. An internal note from physicists at the Large Hadron Collider in Switzerland has scientists buzzing.
http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2011/0425/Higgs-boson-Was-the-God-particle-foundHiggs boson: Was the 'God particle' found?
A rumor is floating around the physics community that the world's largest atom smasher may have detected a long-sought subatomic particle called the Higgs boson, also known as the "God particle."
The controversial rumor is based on what appears to be a leaked internal note from physicists at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), a 17-mile-long particle accelerator near Geneva, Switzerland. It's not entirely clear at this point if the memo is authentic, or what the data it refers to might mean — but the note already has researchers talking.
Some physicists say the note may be a hoax, while others believe the "detection" is likely a statistical anomaly that will disappear upon further study. But the find would be a huge particle-physics breakthrough, if it holds up.
"If it were to be real, it would be really exciting," said physicist Sheldon Stone of Syracuse University.
Hunting for the Higgs
The Higgs boson is predicted to exist by prevailing particle-physics theory, which is known as the Standard Model. Physicists think the Higgs bestows mass on all the other particles — but they have yet to confirm its existence.
Huge atom smashers — like the LHC and the Tevatron, at Fermilab in Illinois — are searching for the Higgs and other subatomic bits of matter. These accelerators slam particles together at enormous speeds, generating a shower of other particles that could include the Higgs or other elemental pieces predicted by theory but yet to be detected. [Wacky Physics: The Coolest Little Particles in Nature]
The leaked note suggests that the LHC's ATLAS particle-detection experiment may have picked up a signature of the elusive Higgs. The signal is consistent, in mass and other characteristics, with what the Higgs is expected to produce, according to the note.
However, some other aspects of the signal don't match predictions.
"Its production rate is much higher than that expected for the Higgs boson in the Standard Model," Stone told SPACE.com in an email interview. So the signal may be evidence of some other particle, Stone added, "which in some sense would be even more interesting, or it could be the result of new physics beyond the Standard Model."
Too soon to tell
Stone was quick to point out that the note is not an official result of the ATLAS research team. Therefore, speculating about its validity or implications is decidedly preliminary.
"It is actually quite illegitimate and unscientific to talk publicly about internal collaboration material before it is approved," Stone said. "So this 'result' is not a result until the collaboration officially releases it."

Other researchers joined Stone in urging patience and caution before getting too excited about the possible discovery.

***



BIG BROTHER:
“You may not have to remain abreast of this news---once announced, it will be nippling across all media sources.”

***

BIG BROTHER:
“…nippling across in place of rippling across....”


“Well, pappy, nipple as a verb? I thought it was "udderly" untrue, but it wasn't. This from the Urban Dictionary”:
Nipple:
as a verb: to grab and tug a nipple, especially through clothing, especially roughly; in bdsm, a common way to find out if the girl you're making out with is really a sub or just playing in the scene.
I was making out with Megan and I nippled her real good while we were kissing; she started humping my leg so I knew she was one of us.

***


BIG BROTHER:
“It appears you have missed the latest theoretical update from CERN.
The search now centers on finding the Hugless Bosom particle.
It puts cleavage in all the standard model particle theories.”

LITTLE BROTHER:
“I know about cleavage, and, i actually was a devil's advocate with tongue-in-cheek because i know that the search is on for Mr. Bosom...I mean Miss Bosom. i learned about this when i watched the Colbert Report (one of my favorite shows) on Comedy Central.”

BIG BROTHER:
“The discovery will no doubt become a bust for the noble prize in physics!”

***
LITTLE BROTHER:
“aCtUaLLy, i am also familiar with how to find Pi (Personal information)... and my ESP powersssssss are an enormous benefit (i don't own a cell phone!). YeS...BeWaRe...Be aFrAiD cOmRadE.”

BIG BROTHER:
“I have never succeeded in finding the end of Pi, except in a banana Pi.”

***

LITTLE BROTHER:
“cLeVeR! Nay...iNGENious! aNd you're even not Pie-eyed! But what about the Higgs Boson particle! Let's find it, dammit!”
***

LITTLE BROTHER:
Nippling or Rippling
The Human Bosom is
Beautiful!
Night or Day, Day or Night
The Bosom Sheds her Light
And Delivers Delight!
by ML Squier
a.k.a. Mad Plat0

BIG BROTHER:
“The reason for the next busom discovery in atomic physics!!!
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LITTLE BROTHER:
“We've given each other tit for tat (or tat for tit)! It is well that we've gotten IT off of our chests!”



IT'S NOT THE BISON STUPID!