Back in 2005 the NCAA went after 19 colleges and universities who had what they considered "hostile and abusive" logos and mascots "demeaning" to American Indians. Most schools jumped on the PC bandwagon without a fight, but a few like the Florida State Seminoles were able to get tribal approval and keep their nickname. The Univ. of North Dakota has been using the Fighting Sioux moniker since 1930 when it replaced the "Flickertails", whatever a flickertail is. In 1969 the Sioux tribes of ND had no problem with the school's logo in an agreement providing educational benefits for native Sioux in the state.

In 2009, the NCAA threatened to bar UND from hosting tournament play unless they once again garnered support from the Sioux. For a school that has won seven Div I NCAA Hockey titles and placed 2nd five times, along with three NCAA Womens Basketball titles, that kinda sucks and could potentially cost a lot of money. Matters got worse when one of the two tribal councils refused to honor their 1969 agreement - the leaders of the dissenting council had their own agenda and wouldn't even put it up for a vote, knowing that it would pass.  Bending to PC pressure that never really existed from the majority of Sioux, UND agreed to drop the name in 2010. But the fight wasn't over - less than a year later a pissed off state legislature passed a law requiring the nickname be retained. The law was repealed seven months later after pressure from the Board of Higher Education and just in time for the NCAA playoffs.

A petition to repeal the repeal of the state law was held this week and the citizens of ND, including many native Sioux, voted overwhelmingly to put the issue up for a statewide vote. Part of that vote stipulates that the law go back in effect while the state gears up for this crucial referendum that has cost millions of taxpayer money and wasted a tremendous amount of everyone's time. In response the NCAA reaffirmed its position that the school will not be able to host or display the Fighting Sioux logo at NCAA tournaments... so nothing has really changed in seven years. But it's good to see the public take a stand against ridiculous PC maneuvers by a couple of asshole institutions like the NCAA and the state Board of Higher Education. Go Fighting Sioux!

[Ed note: While the press and the Administration are so focused on hanging these poor guys, the following widely-circulated email is a more rational take on the whole affair. Although the Doofergods do believe that the numbnuts who originally posted this vid on youtube should be hung -- for stupidity.]

YOU PEE FOR ME, MARINE

 You pee for us all, Marine.


 This has to do with the video that popped up yesterday. It's 40 seconds, and
 it shows four Marines standing above the bodies of some dead Taliban.
 Peeing on them.

 "Have a great day, buddy," one of the Marines says to the corpse at his
 feet.

 Let's review.

 America is at war with militant Islam. In Afghanistan, the Taliban is
 militant Islam. In Afghanistan, the Taliban gave refuge and support to Al
 Qaeda as it prepared the attacks of September 11. In Afghanistan, the
 Taliban works around the clock to put American servicemen in their graves.
 The Taliban are the bad guys. And the United States Marines are the good guys.
 And this is much ado about nothing. Because the brass are crapping their in pants.

 "This is egregious, disgusting behavior," said Pentagon spokesman Capt. John
 Kirby. "It turned my stomach." Kirby's branch of the Service is not listed, but I'm guessing it's Girl
 Scouts. It turned his stomach?

 We are a Nation at war. We've had thousands of Americans die. We've brought
 hundreds of thousands home with losses of limb and mind, and THIS turns his
 stomach? That is not exactly a warrior spirit. And it makes you wish that men like those urinating Marines were running
 this operation.

 But they are not. And they will be crucified.

 Because our military establishment specializes in throwing young GIs under
 the bus. Any number of desk jockeys and political Generals are glad to
 backstab as many warriors as they can. In the White House and at the
 Pentagon, the god of political correctness is fed with the frequent
 sacrifice of young soldiers' careers.

 You send people to war, but heaven help them if they act like it. Hamstrung
 by Marquis of Queensbury rules in a bar fight with savages, our GIs are
 attacked by enemy fighters on one side and government lawyers on the other.
 It's a funny game where no one has their back. Except the American people.

 Which gets me back to my point. You pee for us all, Marine.
 That group of Camp Lejeune snipers is condemned by the political Generals,
 but embraced by the American people. Because that's what you get when you screw with the United States of
 America. You get a bullet through the brainpan, and we're going to line up to spit on the pieces.
 
 Unless we have a full bladder.

 And show the YouTube far and wide, as a warning to your pals. This is what
 it means to mess with America. The pantywaists in the Pentagon might want to
 win your hearts and minds, but the men pulling the triggers want to snap
 your freaking necks.

 And some 310 million real Americans feel the same way. Mess with the best,
 die like the rest. The sooner the better, the more the merrier, and don't be
 surprised if it's not Holy Water you get sprinkled with. Real people aren't bothered by this.
 Real people believe this is how war should be fought. Real people think that we've pussyfooted around long enough, it's time to
 make the rubble bounce. Pull the B-52's out of the barn and let's light
 those mo-fos up.

 And real people are sick and tired of the feigned indignation coming out of
 the Pentagon and White House. Life is not group therapy and war is not run
 by "Robert Rules of Order." War is where you kill people and break the will
 of a Society. War is where you make the other guy cry "Uncle." Ask the people of Hiroshima and Dresden.
 Or Atlanta, for that matter.

 You attack the United States and you die. You die ugly. There are only two
 sure winners - us and the maggots. And any people, Nation or Religion that
 can't stand that heat should stay the hell out of the kitchen.
 So if you don't want to be blown to bits and pieces, and pissed on by fine
 examples of American manhood, then you better stay home with Mama. You
 better lay off the jihad. You better learn some manners and mind your P's
 and Q's. Because Lady Liberty is shaking her fist. And that's not just some words in a song.
 
That's our pledge. We're going to kill you, and we're going to cheer the men who do it.
 And the rest of you goat-bearded savages better shake in your sandals,
 because those Marines pee for us. And they're coming for you next.

 - by Bob Lonsberry C 2012

As we start the last year of all that great Hope and Change that was promised, the EEOC is trying to ram a little change of their own down the throats of American businesses. Under the guise of the American Disabilities Act, the agency wants to do away with the high school diploma requirement that most companies use to screen prospective employees. The letter of intent states that if the job applicants can prove they were unable to graduate from high school  due to a disability, they cannot be discriminated against in the application process.

If implemented, this will open up a huge can of worms and further aid in the dumming-down of the American workforce. Were you a druggie in your teen years and never graduated? Not your fault, you suffered from addiction! Couldn't pass high school math because you were thick as a brick? No problem, you obviously had an 'aversion to numbers' disability. And lets not leave out the percentage of those millions of kids who popped pharmaceutical speed for their ADD and ADHD disorders who never graduated either..see where this is going?

The Doofergods believe that the EEOC plug needs to be pulled immediately, and the agency re-booted and re-coded to incorporate a little common sense!

The Wodka vodka company recently unveiled its new holiday advertising campaign in NYC, which immediately drew outcries by the Anti-Defamation League for being "crude and offensive." Score another for the PC police who obviously have no sense of humor.

The Hertz banner link above is clickable so you can save some money when booking your next rental car!

Scenes from the Gay Pride Parade in San Diego this weekend, which for the first time had openly gay military members showing their colors. Notice that they're all Navy or USMC? Come on, where's my Air Force?

 Full Story:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2015634/Serving-marines-sailor-pride-military-contingent-join-American-gay-pride-parade.html

Seems the US Navy has spent the last two decades trying to make amends for the perceived injustices that came out of the Tailhook '91 'scandal.' From lowering their standards to accommodate Pat Schroeder-driven gender issues to offering gay marriages at navy chapels, it's become quite obvious common sense has run amuck in our nation's second-oldest service.

Keeping the streak alive, the Navy recently announced that its newest container ship will be named after noted grape-boycotter Cesar Chavez, an avowed socialist and union thug. The Doofergods are dubious that out of  the  1000+ CMOH winners in the Navy and Marines, they couldn't find a more deserving honoree, token Hispanic or not...

[Ed. note: this email came in on a couple of fronts and after confirming the details I decided to post it in its entirety. Sad what our military has devolved into!]

Letter #1.

Remember when it was Fighter Weapons School?
12/17/2009 - NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. (AFNS) -- An Air National Guard MQ-1 Predator pilot marked the beginning of a new era Dec. 12 as the first unmanned aircraft pilot from a reserve component to graduate from the Air Force Weapons Instructor Course at the U.S. Air Force Weapons School here.
Maj. Tammy Barlette, from the Arizona Air National Guard's 214th Reconnaissance Group based at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, completed the five-and-a-half month course along with three active duty UA pilots. They were the first to attend the school in its 60-year history. The school, regarded as having the U.S. Air Force's premier weapons and tactics training program, provides graduate-level instructor academic and flying courses. Its graduates are regarded as top authorities in their respective fields.
"I've been through a lot of training but nothing as difficult as this," said Major Barlette, a former A-10 Thunderbolt II pilot who left active duty to fly Predators over Iraq and Afghanistan full time with the Air Guard.
"The course is intended to make you the best instructor you can be for your squadron, weapon system and the Air Force," she said. "They teach you how to get to the root of a problem and find solutions.  It's constant studying, briefing and flying."
Within the first month she had to get qualified to fly the MQ-9 Reaper. The course requires UA pilots to have dual qualification in both the Predator and Reaper so that they can routinely fly training missions with various platforms to include A-10s, F-15 Eagles and F-16 Fighting Falcons.
The school, initially created for fighter pilots, now integrates Airmen from 22 different aircraft and specialties. The addition of UAs is an indication of their value in current conflicts and the need for their inclusion in the broader Air Force mission.
"Our training was focused on preparation for the next conflict," said the major. "The course taught us to keep a focus on the future so that, when required, a vast array of weapon systems can integrate in any number of situations. I feel like I have a better grasp of how all of these capabilities compliment each other, and I think officers from other Air Force communities got a better understanding of what (UAs) bring to the fight." Back at her unit, Major Barlette will be her commander's resident expert and will be relied upon to teach fellow Predator pilots how to improve operations.
"Everyone else in the unit will be marching behind her so we can learn how to better serve our customers: the troops on the ground," said Lt. Col. Randy Inman, 214th RG commander.
"We're very proud to have Major Barlette represent our unit, the state and the Air National Guard," Colonel Inman said. "We recognize the historic significance of her accomplishment and I know it was one that did not come without personal sacrifice."
One year ago Major Barlette was five-months pregnant with her second child when she learned of her selection to attend the school. Accepting the appointment meant she would have to leave her 1-year-old daughter and new-born son the following July.
"I talked it over with my husband and he said, 'You have to go. We'll figure out the rest.' He was very supportive, and my parents, who live in Tucson, helped us out tremendously," said Major Barlette.
Though Major Barlette admits the family separation was difficult, she says her new qualification as a weapons instructor will serve her and the UA community well.
"I just wanted to go to the school to get answers. I wanted to get better and I wanted to help my squadron get better," she said.
According to the major, weapon school patch-wearers from UA units across the country will enjoy the added benefit of being able to cross check ideas with each other.
"It's starting to connect us all," she said.

[Ed note: The anonymous letter below has been floating around military email boxes and has apparently gotten the Sec. of Defense's panties in a twist. It seems Mr. Gates has no tolerance for those who speak the truth!]

Subject: Where Have All The Fighter Pilots Gone?

Good Question. Here is a rant from a retired fighter pilot that is worth reading:

It is rumored that our current secretary of defense recently asked the question, "Where are all the dynamic leaders of the past?" I can only assume, if that is true, that he was referring to Robin Olds, Jimmy Doolittle, Patton, Ike, Boyington, Nimitz, etc. I've got the answer.

They were fired before they made Major.

Our nation doesn't want those kinds of leaders anymore. Squadron commanders don't run squadrons and wing commanders don't run wings. They are managed by higher ranking dildos with other esoteric goals in mind. Can you imagine someone today looking for a LEADER to execute that Doolittle Raid and suggesting that it be given to a dare-devil boozer-his only attributes: he had the respect of his men, an awesome ability to fly, and the organizational skills to put it all together. If someone told me there was a chance in hell of selecting that man today, I would tell them they were either a liar or dumber than shit.

I find it ironic that the Air Force put Gen Olds on the cover of the company rag last month. While it made me extremely proud to see his face, he wouldn't make it across any base in America (or overseas) without ten enlisted folks telling him to zip up his flight suit and shave his mustache off. I have a feeling that his response would be predictable and for that crime he would probably get a trip home and an Article 15.

We have lost the war on rugged individualism and that, unfortunately, is what fighter pilots want to follow; not because they have to but because they respect leaders of that ilk. We've all run across that leader that made us proud to follow him because you wanted to be like him and make a difference. The individual who you would drag your testicles through glass for rather than disappoint him.

We better wake the hell up! We're asking our young men and women to go to shitty places, some with unbearable climates, never have a drink, have little or no contact with the opposite sex, not look at magazines of a suggestive nature of any type, and adhere to ridiculous regs that require you to tuck your shirt into your PT uniform on the way to the porta-shitter at night in a dust storm because it's a uniform. These people we're sending to combat are some of the brightest I've met but they are looking for a little sanity, which they will only find on the outside if we don't get a friggin' clue. You can't continue asking people to live for months or years at a time acting like nuns and priests. Hell, even they get to have a beer. Who are we afraid of offending? The guys that already hate us enough to strap C4 to their own bodies and walk into a crowd of us? Think about it.

I'm extremely proud of our young men and women who continue to serve. I'm also very in tune with what they are considering for the future and I've got news for whoever sits in the White House, congress, and our so-called military leaders. Much talent has and will continue to hemorrhage from our services, because wanna-be warriors are tired of fighting on two fronts--one with our enemies, another against our lack of common sense.

If your 3 year old were groped in Sunday School like this - you'd go to the police... but when the government does it, what recourse do you have?  Anybody been lucky enough to go through this "enhanced pat down" BS lately?

A couple thoughts:
How about wearing a bathrobe and flipflops to the airport... or better yet a Scottish Kilt and Tartan Sash...and nothing else! 

Proving that there still is hope for today's fighter pilots in Obama's kinder and friendlier military, the boys of VFA-136, NAS Oceana, are facing a potential lawsuit for "workplace harassment." Their crime? Deigning a non-PC callsign  on their new and less-than-popular Admin Officer,  Ensign Steve Crowston.

At the callsign ceremony, "Fagmeister" and "Gay Boy" were rejected in favor of "Romo's Bitch", alluding to Crowston's love of the Dallas Cowboys and QB Tony Romo. Not happy with his new moniker, Crowston filed a complaint with the Navy IG, who quickly dismissed it and wisely arranged for him to be moved out of the squadron and over to Wing HQ.   [Full Story]

Saber Qashor, a 30 yr. old Palestinian man, was recently sentenced to 18 months in an Israeli hoosegow. His crime? "Rape by deception", or lying through his teeth to some Israeli chick in order to get laid. Saber claims that in September of 2008 he was approached by an Israeli woman while he was parking his bike in downtown Jerusalem. Hoping to cash in on the opportunity, he introduced himself as "Dudu" (a popular Jewish nickname), while neglecting to mention that he was both married and a father of two. He closed the deal within half an hour - an impressive bit of work in anyone's world.

Apparently the 'victim' got a little peeved when she found out that Saber (cool name btw) was not of the Hebrew faith, and two months later had him arrested. The Doofergods think this sets an AWFUL legal precedent, and for the sake of  all dudes out there just tryin' to get a lil' something, we hope this huge bit of twisted logic never finds its way into the American courts.  I mean, what's left when you take the art of bullshit out of the mating equation?

Arizona's response to the LA City Council's proposed idiotic boycott of the state over their new immigration law:

" If an economic boycott is truly what you desire, I will be happy to encourage Arizona utilities to renegotiate your power agreements so Los Angeles no longer receives any power from Arizona-based generation.

I am confident that Arizona’s utilities would be happy to take those electrons off your hands. If, however, you find that the City Council lacks the strength of its convictions to turn off the lights in Los Angeles and boycott Arizona power, please reconsider the wisdom of attempting to harm Arizona’s economy."

Last year we took a look at one of the all-time favorite unaffordable Halloween costumes not available, the Gorn (Inflation Hits Home this Halloween). This Halloween, a company called Forum Novelties, Inc. has come up with a costume that is guaranteed to be the rave at your next holiday party - and costs just a fraction of that penis-reduction surgery you've been putting off for so long. For 40 bucks, the "Illegal Alien Costume" comes with an orange jumpsuit, an alien mask, and a green card - Rosetta Stone CD's not included. Naturally, this most un-PC product has caused a lot of liberal outrage, with immigrant advocate groups calling on Target and other online retailers to drop the "offensive" costume from their catalogues...

If you've already made plans to grace your loved ones with the Obama Chia (From the YGBSM Dept....) this Chistmas, you might want to consider this little old-time favorite to complement your gift-giving goodness. According to the Sock Obama Co. this exclusive offering " is  'Change You Can Believe In' and is inspiring millions of stuffed animal lovers  around the world." The company also offers a "Sock Biden" - without the non-PC connotations of the Obama sock monkey model...

McDonald's has jumped on the PC bandwagon and created a new website called 365black.com because they believe that "African-American culture and achievement should be celebrated 365 days a year — not just during Black History Month."  But do we really need this? Celebrating cultural diversity and all is cool (who doesn't like St. Patrick's Day?), but seriously, what's the point of this site? To show the black community how much they "care"? McDonald's is a huge multinational corporation whose only real "care" is to turn a profit for their shareholders. So what they're really saying is,  "Hey, black people, make sure you stuff your faces with lots of Big Macs, McRibs and McNuggets because we made a black-only site that shows we really care about 'you people'!" 

(And speaking of PC appelations, why aren't there any African-Canadians?)

Tintin Au Congo (Tintin in the Congo), an eighty -year old children's book that follows the adventures of a reporter and his dog, was yanked today from the aisles of the Brooklyn Public Library after having been deemed "racist"by the PC police.  Racist or not, the banning of books is yet another step closer to 1984, and a road that we as a country don't want to go down. But is anyone really surprised?

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The War on Terror -now officially referred to as an "Overseas Contingency Operation"- is apparently becoming a kinder, friendlier war,  as evidenced by the story below.

Air Force Gen.: Warplanes may buzz enemy before bombing under new Afghanistan strategy

Air Force may buzz before bombing in Afghanistan

SHAW AIR FORCE BASE, S.C. — The Air Force general in charge of the air war in Afghanistan says a new strategy means warplanes in some cases may be buzzing rather than bombing some insurgents.

Lt. Gen. Gilmary Hostage said Thursday that his job is to support the strategy of winning Afghan support as formulated by the new U.S. commander in Afghanistan, Gen. Stanley McChrystal. As part of that, McChrystal imposed restrictions on air power to limit civilian casualties.

Hostage told reporters at Shaw Air Force Base in South Carolina his forces can easily drop bombs with pinpoint accuracy.

But the three-star general said that at times, it may be better to fly low over enemy forces and disperse them with noisy warplanes that threaten with firepower but don’t immediately unleash it.

Russian carrier Aeroflot has never been known for their  impeccable customer service - nor their safety record - but new CEO Vitaly Savelyev is out to change all that. First up? Stews. He promised that all new flight attendants from hereon out will be ‘very striking, very eye-catching girls’, and promised to rid their ranks of all rude, overweight ones. Maximum dress size allowed will be US size 8 (compare that with some US flight attendants who are lobbying to make size 28 the norm!), and they've enlisted Singapore Airlines to help teach their girls some manners. Suck it EEOC!

 I was only 3 when JFK was shot so I can't tell you what I was doing the second it was announced, but I can tell you exactly where I was when Apollo 11 landed on the moon. As we approach the 40th anniversary of man's first step on another world, I thought I'd throw out a few little known pieces of trivia from the Apollo program over the next few weeks that may have slipped from your memory.

Apollo 7

Apollo 7 resurrected the moon race from the ashes of the Apollo 1 disaster, and  was the first Apollo mission commanded by one of the Original 7 astronauts, Wally Schirra. The Original 7 were the rock stars of the astronaut corps and weren't afraid to call a spade a spade with the higher-ups.  A veteran of Mercury and Gemini  with 295 hours in space, Schirra was a mission-oriented ex-fighter pilot with a MiG-15 kill to his credit in Korea, and had little patience for the lab coats.  By the time the 11-day mission was over, NASA would have the final say in this American hero's career.

Fighting nasty colds during the mission,  Schirra and his crew started gulping Actifed tablets which ran down their patience and their tact in dealing with the shoe clerks on the ground.  As NASA loaded them up with superfluous additions to the flight plan and publicity stunt TV broadcasts (Apollo 7 was the first to beam down live TV to earth), communications became heated. Reporters the world over noticed the tone of the exchanges between Schirra and Houston, and began to write about the "snappishnish" of the astronauts. Head of  the astronaut corps Deke Slayton was called in to admonish Schirra in this curt exchange:

"I told him that the whole world was following this flight and that he and his crew were not coming across well," Slayton said. "I told him he was trained to do a job and that he'd better get busy doing it." And?

 "And he told me to go to hell."  None of the Apollo 7 crew ever flew into space again - remember that next time you feel like flipping off your boss.

Apollo 8

"Earthrise over the moon" is one of the most famous photos to come out of the space program and gave us the first high-resolution, full color look at our world as viewed from lunar orbit. LEM pilot Bill Anders snapped the photo on Christmas Eve 1968, followed shortly thereafter by Commander Frank Borman's reading from the Book of Genesis as live video was beamed back to Earth. Pretty heavy stuff.

Stuff that was apparently too heavy for Madalyn Murray O'Hair - founder of the American Atheists - to accept. She filed a lawsuit against NASA for 1st Amendment violations, claiming that as government employees, astronauts should not be allowed to mention anything to do with religion while carrying out their duties. The suit was thrown out by the US Supreme Court, citing lack of jurisdiction.

A brief historical note:  I had an uncle named after this guy, (no kidding), I guess my Grandfather liked his style...  So do I. Rock

So, I'm supposed to yell into the driver through speaker, "I'd like a super seven incher"?

I've been around aviation long enough to know that whenever there's a mishap, you must wait until all the data is in before you begin to draw  conclusions. I also know that rarely do aircraft just 'disappear' or disintegrate in mid air -  when they do, it's because of some catastrophic event like an explosion. Most importantly, I know that the least reliable source of information involving aviation is what the press pumps out.

The wreckage from the Air France jet that went down over the Atlantic might  never be found , at least in sufficient quantity to draw any meaningful conclusion. What is known is that the event happened so quickly the pilots did not have time to even get a Mayday call out. Speculation is that they were either hit by lightning, severe turbulence, or they ran into a "wall of thunderstorms." I doubt the latter as no experienced pilot would ever knowingly fly into a wall of thunderstorms, and they would have had plenty of gas to divert around such storms. I've been hit by lightning several times, but never was the flyability of the aircraft in question afterward. And while I've never experienced severe turbulence, I've also never heard of an aircraft that underwent complete structural failure because of it.

At this point everything is conjecture, but I have yet to hear the media consider the most obvious cause of sudden disintegration of an aircraft - a bomb. One story theorized that terrorism was unlikely in this case as no organization had claimed it as their handywork, but  Al Qaeda didn't exactly rush out of their caves to claim 9/11.  Is it now considered politically incorrect to even mention this possibility?

Timothy Myeni, a Member of Parliament (MP) in the Kingdom of Swaziland, has a gem of an idea on how to curb the spread of AIDS in his country. Swaziland is a dinky little nation near the southeast coast of Africa wedged between South Africa and Mozambique. The average lifespan in the country is 31.9 years and they sport a population growth of -.178%per year - not too shocking when you consider that close to 40% of Swazi adults are infected with the AIDS virus, the highest rate in the world.

Myeni's solution? Put a brand on the ass of all HIV-positive adults to help identify them to potential partners. His idea was immediately smacked down by the PC police and he's been in damage control mode since suggesting it at an AIDS workshop last week. 

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The loons over at PETA are really, really pissed off about this year's Canadian seal hunt. Last month they protested out in Vancouver by dressing up in little baby seal costumes soaked in liberal amounts of fake blood. Today they announced just how serious they are about this annual event by calling for a boycott of Canadian maple syrup. To show them your support, here's a link to The Maple Store, a company that sells all sorts of Canadian maple products. Word is it was a great sugaring season this spring, and hopefully you'll find some use for this delicious treat - PETA be damned.

On a related note, Canada's Governor General Michaelle Jean was photographed yesterday at an Inuit community festival in Nunavut - gutting a freshly-slaughtered baby seal and eating its heart.  Jean was visiting the territory to show support for the annual hunt. "It's like sushi," she said. "And it's very rich in protein." 

The Governor General  wins a "Hero" tag for giving a great big middle finger to political correctness!

'Bohemian Rhapsody' yanked from graduation ceremony

Marion High School (Iowa) Principal Greg Thomas yanked Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody" from the May 31 graduation ceremony after people in the community objected, saying it wasn't "appropriate" for the occasion. They point out references to murder and suicide in the lyrics. First choice replacement for the song? "Imagine" by John Lennon - a song that references atheistic socialist ideals ;-).

For God's sake, let the kids have their fun...

There's not really too much to running the backend of the Dooferbook site - most of the hard work it took to get it up and running is already in place and short of a major design or system upgrade, the site pretty much runs itself. Occasionally we get spammed through PHP mail, but it's pretty easy to close the door on that stuff once I figure out who's sending it.

One minor PITA that continues to spam this gracious site is "Peace Paint" - a new-age hippie site engaged in "promoting world peace and green movements" through the artistic medium of body paint. Yeah. They sell "intelligent Design" t-shirts urging patrons to "realize, revitalize, undanger and spiritulize" the human condition, yet predictably not a nickel of their income goes to any non-profit cause. 

 The latest piece of spam comes with the given claim that "All 192 Members of the United Nation's General Assembly have pledged to promote international peace." Comforting. What the purveyors of Peace Paint fail to fathom is the fact that the US military has done more to promote world peace than the UN or any half-naked chick with body scrawlings ever could...and that they picked the wrong site to sell their wares! Feel free to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

We've all been there.  Tired of the bullshit excuses, had enough of the lack of support, and just need a hug...  Or just need to kick someone in the ass.  Sadly, not all of us get the chance to motivate our co-workers like this fine example of military leadership.