Misc.

I love the word miscellaneous, it is so useful. So here is some of Pato's Misc:

Anniversary:

Just as infamous and mind numbing as the events of 9/11/2001, this is the 5th anniversary of Jerry Falwell's and Pat Robertson's blaming 9/11 on Godless Democrats, Gays and Lesbians, Pro-choice supporters and the ACLU:

JERRY FALWELL: And I agree totally with you that the Lord has protected us so wonderfully these 225 years. And since 1812, this is the first time that we've been attacked on our soil and by far the worst results....what we saw on Tuesday, as terrible as it is, could be miniscule if, in fact God continues to lift the curtain and allow the enemies of America to give us probably what we deserve.

PAT ROBERTSON: Jerry, that's my feeling. I think we've just seen the antechamber to terror. We haven't even begun to see what they can do to the major population.

JERRY FALWELL: The ACLU's got to take a lot of blame for this.

PAT ROBERTSON: Well yes.

JERRY FALWELL: And, I know that I'll hear from them for this. But, throwing God out successfully with the help of the federal court system, throwing God out of the public square, out of the schools. The abortionists have got to bear some burden for this because God will not be mocked. And when we destroy 40 million little innocent babies, we make God mad. I really believe that the pagans, and the abortionists, and the feminists, and the gays and the lesbians who are actively trying to make that an alternative lifestyle, the ACLU, People For the American Way -- all of them who have tried to secularize America -- I point the finger in their face and say "you helped this happen."

PAT ROBERTSON: Well, I totally concur...

They later half-assed apologized... the sincerity was suspect.

Glass Tit:

My friend Shaun in a personal letter to me, relayed his feelings about how prisons maintain control over their population:

"It seems keeping people locked down, glued to their TVs adds to the smooth running of these places. Could it be that they consider educated people a threat? The TV is a babysitter in the form of a great glass tit."

What a perfect description of the role of TV. Considering the programming of the networks is so sub-par. From placing the kids in front of it, to placating prisoners to Mr. and Mrs. America buying all the garbage put out by the networks, we do suck on the great glass tit. It isn’t called the "boob-tube" for nothing!