oh, you're awesome.

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That's all I came to say. You're awesome and I'm very sad I missed out on my not-exactly-free shirt.

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I'm glad I'm not the only one who thought his name sounded like betrayal.

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I've heard that he earned that nickname from folks serving under him before he ever became a general.

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Not to mention his former boss, Admiral William Fallon, called him an "ass-kissing little chickenshit," but you don't see the Senate denouncing Admiral Fallon.

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You know, I'm a reporter, so I have to try and stay (publicly) objective about these things.

But this week in the U.S. Senate, votes on extending leave time for soldiers, cutting off funding for the Iraq War, restoring habeas corpus rights for noncitizens and giving D.C. representation in Congress, were all blocked by the Republican minority.

But then 75 or so senators come together to condemn a ... newspaper ad? The country's government is officially insane. Seriously, no arguments can be made otherwise.

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The country's government is officially insane. Seriously, no arguments can be made otherwise.
I blame the race for presidential nominations. Everyone's in such a huff to look either Republican (but not W. Bush Republican)or Centrist; the GOP and other conservative loudmouths spin MoveOn as this ultra-left political machine, so not waving an angry finger at them is seen as capitulation to the Communist Party itself, I guess.

The other thing that was noted in the article I read about this dust-up was that while the GOP was very quick to jump on MoveOn about this, they're very reluctant to jump on past attacks on people like John Kerry. Well, how about that.

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That's the thing, the Swift Boat campaign against John Kerry did the exact same thing -- criticizing a decorated war veteran -- with the glaring exception that the Swift Boat ads were and have been admitted to being LIES.

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This kind of stuff incites such rage in me that I have a hard time knowing what to do.

I wish I knew if there was a better way helping a certain campaign I believe in.

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but i feel bad that i never bought a shirt before now.

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If it makes you feel better, I'll get a bit more pleasure out of sending an unsold shirt to you this way than doing it the regular way.

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(oh, i did it!) the whole situation (like so many other things) frustrates me.

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...cholera?

Cholera?

I am sorry to really everyone who counts, and those who do not, that I was not aware of that. What the hell. cholera

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I have no idea where to look at the discontinued shirts...

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http://topatoco.com/photos2.html Some are here but no pickin' and choosin'!

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Additionally: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mFYNpPjrVZw - Keith Olbermann rips Monkey-Boy a new one.

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Oh, and now my stupid debit card decides to stop working. Grr. I will help spread the word, though.

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NOW ARE NOW A GOD AMONGST COMIC ARTISTS!

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This is actually pretty brilliant (and witty) political commentary.
I know everyone's doing it, but have you thought of having a blog dedicated to your political rants? It would be the only political blog I'd subscribe to.

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I'm actually thinking about it as it would allow the political vent I so desperately desire and allow me to make my comics non-political...

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Please do! I would love to read what you have to say about these kinds of things.

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Jeffrey Rowland, you are awesome.

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I am already a member of MoveOn, I worked with them in the 2004 campaign (was unable to do so in 2006 but in 2008 I'll be back, baby!) and they've got some of my money but there is something you may have that I NEED. How much will it cost me (in payments to MoveOn) to get a "Rocktober" shirt? The one with the banjo. Drop me a line at ryanmetz84ATcomcast.net

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I'm actually about to re-release Rocktober but just let me know, I have a few of them still!

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i just found another thing for you to be angry about
and i know how much you enjoy being angry

you know the hole blackwater thing
yeah well it is looking more and more dirty
its seems some videos have turned up
of black water killing random people

here is one that i found on you tube
http://youtube.com/watch?v=gJUEUhsImf0
seems like the rule here is just kill any one that gets close by

it nice that not only is black water protected from iraqi law
but it seems that it has been granted by special immunity from united states law by our own government

i guess we have finally brought freedom to iraq
the freedom to kill people with out repercussion
that is a type of freedom right?


um
i want to add my $20 bucks to that pile
i need to wait till pay day to see how much budget room i have
will this offer stay till this friday?

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RSVP'd

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Please tell me this offer will be open for a few more days. I just quit my job and get my final paycheck sometime in the middle of next week. I've been a member of MoveOn for a couple years now but have never had enough spare cash to throw their way (Damn you college tuition!) now the timing is PERFECT!

I bought the original design of the "Flabbergasted Eagle" shirt the day it went live. I can't wait to have another piece of Jeffrey Rowland merchandise that I've also gotten because of political outrage! I hope this offer sticks around for a bit.

Thank you for being so awesome Jeffery.

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I will consider this an "RSVP"!

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mmmm gotta love the dinosaur comics reference.

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Thanks for doing this!

In response to the swiftboat problem, we can help by quickly catching those lies and repeating the countering truths as often and forcefully as we can.

(I didn't see the "pickin and choosin" comment, so my most humble apologies sir.)

Definitely get a blog. You've got a very sharp and funny take on life's goey political center.

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I am sorry I missed your promotion! I was considering making a donation to Moveon but you just pushed me over the edge. I am sending them $50 now. Thank you for doing this.

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I think the real reason it's a problem is because moveon received an unfairly discounted price. That is a bit questionable, just as an advertising practice.

What if the Journal featured a 2 page swift boad ad that was purchased for 20 dollars, but wouldn't let moveon buy an add for 10k? That is basically the scenario that is a problem here.

I don't see any problem with the ad (I like it) but I do think that it is a questionable area.... if moveon had paid a more reasonable price (a nonprofit rate or a full rate, or had a reason for a 50% discount) it would seem more unreasonable that they were going after them....

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That is a problem but that's a separate issue. The Senate's vote was regarding the content of the ad and happened before the price thing was known about.

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Ohh, sorry, I misunderstood :) I just re-posted to try & say I wasn't trying to criticize what you were doing at all, it's great & so worthwhile!

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sorry, but at the end of the day, I think you are doing the right thing by raising them money for all of this. They are a good organization & need our support. If they made a small boo-boo, it's really much smaller than the REAL boo-boo of the Iraq war.

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