Ad Nauseum

The advertising industry needs to face facts: they overused their priveledge and overstayed their welcome. We have an unending barrage of loud, obnoxious, and unsolicited advertisement and we are sick of it. That's only one of the many reasons that I love my TiVO.

But they just couldn't stop at infomercials. The latest coil on the steamy pile has been dubbed advertainment.

Human Rights and Wrongs

On a recent trip to Ukraine, Condoleezza Rice gave a literally unbelievable speech on behalf of the Executive Branch's continuing feeble attempt to deny the allegations that the United States has been torturing detainees.

I don't often post about politics, but this is just too much to stay silent about. Humanity cannot afford to permit such barbaric immoral acts.

Let's take a close look at some quotes from Rice's speech:

"First of all the United States does not condone torture..."

I think that it does condone torture via Cheney's efforts to block anti-torture laws.

"The United States does not use the airspace or the airports of any country for the purpose of transporting a detainee to a country where he or she will be tortured."

What about cars? Trucks? Trains? Ships? Or any other form of transportation whatsoever?

"Where appropriate, the United States seeks assurances that transferred persons will not be tortured."

When is it NOT appropriate to have such assurances?

I truly believe this Administration misled us into war with Iraq. But even IF the war were justifiable AND justified, torture is NOT.