"Love, is a quicksilver word; though you see plainly where it is, you have only to put your finger on it to find that it is not there but someplace else."
[Morton Hunt]
Wild Nights—Wild Nights!
Were I with thee
Wild Nights should be
Our luxury!Futile—the Winds—
To a Heart in Port—
Done with the Compass—
Done with the Chart!Rowing in Eden—
Ah, the Sea!
Might I but moor—Tonight—
In Thee!
[ Emily Dickinson ]
The (seemingly) Obligatory Crass Retort:
"I don't spend a lot of time trying to figure me out. ... I'm just not into psychobabble." - [George W. Bush]
In Bush on the Couch - psychoanalyst Justin A. Frank tackles the question no one seems willing to ask: Is our president psychologically fit to run the country? Among the other subjects Frank explores: Bush's false sense of omnipotence, instilled within him during childhood and emboldened by his deep investment in fundamentalist religion. || The president's history of untreated alcohol abuse, and the questions it raises about denial, impairment, and the enabling streak in our culture.|| The growing anecdotal evidence that Bush may suffer from dyslexia, ADHD, and other thought disorders. || His comfort living outside the law, defying international law in his presidency as boldly as he once defied DUI statutes and military reporting requirements. || His love-hate relationship with his father, and how it triggered a complex and dangerous mix of feelings including yearning, rivalry, anger, and sadism. || Bush's rigid and simplistic thought patterns, paranoia, and megalomania -- and how they have driven him to invent adversaries so that he can destroy them.
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(Aren't these the folks who should know Generalissimo W Bunnypants best? Wait, where's Laura?)
"To borrow from Churchill, Never before has someone with so little to offer been given so much and done so little with it." [Posted by Jared @ Perrspectives]
Da Rev - who will never admit to having too much time on his hands - thinks it would be cool and appropriate to work these hand gestures into conversations with Repugs . . .
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WHO WILL BE THE NEXT WHITE HOUSE FAKEAMERICAN IDLE @ Babelogue REPORTER?
Coming this spring to FOX ?!
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Wouldn't we all wish Dr. Peter Gott med-advice dispenser over at JWR could confer with us personally?
You or Me: 
"I have used alcohol daily for more than 20 years — sometimes to abusive levels — and my body appears to have lost its tolerance. For example, I have constant abdominal discomfort, liver and kidney pains, and sneezing when I drink. I have never seen a doctor for this. Should I? "
Doc Peter:
"Your symptoms sound to me as though your body is trying to tell you to quit drinking or moderate your intake. For example, chronic alcohol consumption can lead to liver damage and an inflamed pancreas gland; both conditions cause abdominal pain. The heart and brain are also affected, as well as the kidneys.
If I were you, I would make an appointment with a medical doctor who will listen to your concerns, examine you, test you and — finally — advise you. If the physician agrees with me that you have a drinking problem, he or she will probably encourage abstinence, with or without a resource such as Alcoholics Anonymous to keep you sober.
In my opinion, sneezing is the least of your problems ..."
(IXNAY on the 12-Steppers, Doc - they're a bunch of needy, self-involved losers; either find a rationally-based program or just do it yourself ...)
You or Me: Doc, I take one o' those orange-flavored fiber concoctions (in Diet Barq's Root Beer, yummmmm) every night before bed - is it bad for me?
Doc Peter: "Fiber products, such as Metamucil, are not laxatives; they simply provide additional bulk to the stool, which makes evacuation easier. They are also useful in preventing diarrhea. Some people have discovered that the products can lower cholesterol levels ..."
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UNSUBSCRIBED: I learned quite a bit that I was not aware of in this article. It's bittersweet that a famous guy lived 99 years and many of us learn his real story only after he's worm food . . .
"Nazi poster boy" who saved Jews on Kristalnacht dead at 99!
JWR By Michael Hirsley
EXCERPT: Max Schmeling was known briefly as the heavyweight champion of the world, and known all his life as the loser of boxing's most publicized bout ... Schmeling, who died Wednesday at age 99 ... was an ironic icon in Nazi Germany. He was an athlete hailed as a symbol of "Aryan supremacy" even as he befriended many Jews and boxed for a Jewish manager the Nazis could not persuade him to remove ...
He fought Joe Louis, America's superb heavyweight, twice in New York's Yankee Stadium. Underdog Schmeling won their first meeting with a 12th-round knockout in 1936 ... As American awareness of Hitler grew, Schmeling, who was initially popular in the United States, was reviled as he returned to New York for the rematch.
The fight ended quickly and violently. Schmeling was dragged to his corner and carried from the arena after Louis punished him with a body shot that caused him to scream and three knockdowns that persuaded his corner to rush into the ring to stop the fight before referee Arthur Donovan could count to 10 ... In truth, he wanted neither the prejudicial adulation nor the political disdain that followed the Louis fights ...
(Click) As Schmeling regained a normal life and became a successful entrepreneur (he became a wealthy businessman as a European representative for Coca-Cola) - he befriended Louis. Most dramatically, when the American champion fell destitute in his later years, Schmeling visited and gave financial help to the man who vanquished him in the ring. He also paid for Joe Louis' funeral in 1981...
"Max Schmeling was a good fighter and a great man," boxing historian Bert Sugar said. Because Schmeling was a tool of Nazi propaganda and "a hyphen to Joe Louis" most of the time his name was mentioned in America, Sugar said, "He is remembered for all the wrong reasons."
Bert Sugar recalled once meeting Schmeling at a function in Las Vegas and asking about his relationship with the Nazis. "He told me, 'Ya, I had dinner with Der Fuhrer. I had turned him down four times, and you don't turn Der Fuhrer down five times. That did not make me a Nazi. I also had dinner with Franklin Roosevelt. That did not make me a Democrat."
On Kristallnacht, Nov. 9, 1938, when Nazi gangs destroyed Jewish property and assaulted and killed Jews, Schmeling sheltered two Jewish youths, Henri and Werner Lewin, in his Berlin apartment and helped them flee. He received an award from the International Raoul Wallenberg Foundation for risking his life in doing so ...
Max Schmeling ... remained married to actress Anny Ondra for 54 years, despite Nazi pressure that he divorce her because she wasn't Aryan, until her death in 1987. He was buried next to her Friday at a private ceremony in Hollenstedt.
Over at ALTERCATION - Eric Alter joins the papal deathwatch:
"... spookhouse Catholicism (has) given the world a migraine for 2000 years ... the pope is going to die soon, and the election of his successor is going to be covered by a bunch of anchor haircuts who can't tell St. Peter's from the Astrodome ..."
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Yup - the FAA was an organizational fiasco all its own, but that doesn't make Rice any less culpable, says congressional watchdog Rep. Henry Waxman, D-Calif., who has called for hearings ( Mark Follmam - SALON ):
"One possibility raised by these facts is that Ms. Rice was unaware of the FAA warnings when she appeared before the press and testified before the 9/11 Commission. This would raise serious questions about her preparation and competency. Another possibility is that Ms. Rice knew about the FAA warnings but provided misleading information to the public and the Commission. Neither of these possibilities would reflect well on Ms. Rice."
"Fabulosa Condoleezza": Sung to the tune of "Mona Lisa":
How you smile to mask your motives, Condoleezza.
Oh but what you say is rarely from the heart.
Many dreams have been lost by your war schemes,
While you lie here,
As they die there.
Misinformed? Let's get real, Condoleezza.
You're just a cold mendacious gal who should depart.
© August 3, 2003 Madeleine Begun Kane. All Rights Reserved. Madeleine
Da Rev is happy/relieved to read that SALON - after 10 years of navigating mostly perilous financial straits has posted a modest quarterly profit! Founder/Editor David Talbot has moved on to Chairman and Joan Walsh will ride the edit desk.
Like some subscription TV products (HBO) - SALON is worth the annual rate. Subscribe- Premium
Gotta go. Good fortune. Please spread the meme.
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