That's a good point. Honestly, this is the first day that I've gotten excited about voting for Kerry. I don't know how to describe it, but I just really like him for flipping that piece of excrement the bird.
I was on my spaceship for a while, and then I had fun taking sexually humiliating photos of SamFisher's emissaries before I dispatched them.
You and your naked pyramids will not dissuade me. B-Bob, or should I say, DR. GORI* . *from 1970's japanese action show Spectreman that used to be on channel 20 when I was a kid. Dr. Gori was an evil mutant space ape with an IQ superior to 300. He failed to take over his home planet, the planet E, so he fled from it. He flew aimlessly in the galaxy before finally reaching the Earth. He was fascinated by its beauty but he was disgusted by its flaw : pollution. Furious, Gori decided to erase the planet to rebuild a new garden of Eden by sending monsters born from pollution to punish the stupid Earthlings. But his escape had finally penetrated the Universal Federation's ears whose task was to prevent the developping planets from being attacked by anyone. As a result, Gori first had to cope with an obstacle : Spectreman ! Yes, it all comes together now...what better place for an evil mutant space ape with an extensive knowledge of particle physics, who orbits the earth in his spaceship, to hang out than at a furries seminar in Branson MO? You fit right in. I'm on to you, G-Gori....very soon Nebula 77 will know of your whereabouts
looks like kerry's got problems with other vietnam vets. from noted neocon mouthpiece the WaPo. emphasis added http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A3177-2004May30.html -- Focus Swings to Vietnam, With a Roar By Lori Montgomery and Michele Clock Washington Post Staff Writers Monday, May 31, 2004 A younger generation of war veterans swept into town yesterday, shifting the tone of the city's Memorial Day celebrations from the long-ago heroism of World War II to the still-raw wounds of Vietnam. Clad in leather, astride gleaming Harleys, they trailed American flags and the black flags that honor U.S. prisoners of war and military members missing in action. With horns blaring and fists raised, they rode into Washington more than 400,000 strong, according to organizers of the 17th annual Rolling Thunder "Ride for Freedom," to pay homage to buddies who never made it home. On the Mall, long lines of solemn visitors made the pilgrimage to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial to find and touch the carved names of those they knew and loved. "It took a lot to get the courage up to come down here," said Curt Steur, 54, a lanky former Marine from Bucks County, Pa., who served in Vietnam in 1968 and 1969. "To come down here and to see names on a granite wall, when you knew the people behind those names. . . ." "It's rough," said his teary-eyed buddy, a hulking man in a camouflage jacket who had a wild reddish-white ponytail and gave his name only as Willy. The Rolling Thunder event, a Memorial Day weekend tradition, dominated the heart of the nation's capital. Large crowds still flocked to the new National World War II Memorial, which was dedicated Saturday. Thousands more assembled last night for a concert featuring the National Symphony Orchestra on the Capitol's West Lawn. But World War II veterans and concertgoers had to pick their way around barricades erected along major thoroughfares for Rolling Thunder's noon parade. And from the time the riders began assembling at the Pentagon at 7 a.m. until their final looping tour of the Mall late yesterday, their engines reverberated through the city, adding a low rumbling tone beneath the cicadas' high, incessant hum. The riders will be out in force again today for Washington's first Memorial Day parade in more than 60 years. But yesterday's rally was the big event, made even more meaningful for many by an impromptu address by telephone from President Bush. Bush also met at the White House with the leaders of Rolling Thunder, a nonprofit group dominated by Vietnam-era veterans but dedicated to veterans of all wars. With a special White House escort, the group's president, Artie Muller, and seven other riders were able to steer their bikes straight up to the South Portico, where a smiling Bush greeted them with a big thumbs-up and led them to the Oval Office. Rolling Thunder, which claims 82 chapters in the United States and abroad, has endorsed Bush over the presumptive Democratic nominee, Sen. John F. Kerry (Mass.), and the Bush campaign turned out to capitalize on that endorsement. Two members of Bush's Cabinet joined the Rolling Thunder parade: Secretary of Veterans Affairs Anthony J. Principi and Secretary of Health and Human Services Tommy G. Thompson, who showed up for his sixth Rolling Thunder ride decked out in black jeans, a black vest and black sunglasses. Although Bush never saw combat and Kerry is a highly decorated Vietnam veteran, many in the Rolling Thunder crowd demonstrated little affection for their brother-in-arms. As they rolled across the Memorial Bridge, around the Lincoln Memorial and down Constitution Avenue, bikers displayed signs reading "Stop Kerry" and "Vietnam Vets against Kerry." In a written statement, Kerry's campaign said, "Nobody has worked harder on veterans and POW-MIA issues than John Kerry." The Kerry statement added that Bush is "misleading Rolling Thunder about his commitment to our veterans and military families." Bob Nowak, 52, a retired Navy man from Aroda, Va., who did two tours in Vietnam, said veterans such as himself despise Kerry for his decision to protest the war in the early 1970s. Nowak remembers returning from Vietnam in 1973 aboard an aircraft carrier loaded with thousands of sailors in their dress whites. "As we passed under the Golden Gate Bridge, there were people waiting for us. And they threw garbage on us," Nowak recalled. "That was about the time Kerry was throwing his [ribbons] away. It's kind of hard to forget either of them." Politics aside, Rolling Thunder was, as always, a loud, colorful scene. Motorcycles of all sizes paraded into position at the Pentagon starting before 7 a.m. Allman Brothers and Lynyrd Skynyrd tunes blared, and a whiff of cigar smoke and engine exhaust hung in the air. Many wore black T-shirts -- the "preferred, traditional color," said Don Schaible, 57, a retired police officer from Port Charlotte, Fla. -- as well as leather chaps, bandanas and vests covered in patches and pins. Some also wear earplugs, Gary M. Scheffmeyer, Rolling Thunder's national vice president, said amid the deafening roar of revving engines. But "most of us," he joked, "are just hard of hearing." Bob and Jean Fernandes stood beside their candy-apple-red Honda Gold Wing trike motorcycle, taking in what they called the "overwhelming" scene. The couple -- both 72 and dressed in black leather vests and jeans -- drove up to 450 miles a day for 2 1/2 days from Tampa for their third Rolling Thunder ride. "It's very emotional, very emotional," said Jean Fernandes, smiling. "When you're riding, the bystanders are blowing kisses and saying, 'We love you.' . . . They're throwing flowers and crying and we're crying." Riding through Washington, Schaible said he feels welcomed in a way he never was when he returned from service in Vietnam. "Every hair on your body stands up," he said. "As long as I'm alive, I'll be here."
By "other" you mean the Sampley's followers? Yup. http://www.usvetdsp.com/main.shtml I'm not going to bother with a link to Vietnam Veterans for Kerry group. Let's just put it this way: right leaning veterans are likely against Kerry, left leaning ones are likely for him, and moderates are somewhere in the middle, with exceptions on either side. Can we kill this topic already?
Okay, this is actually kind of creepy. I loved the show Spectreman, especially after I saw some guy's Chuck Taylor's sticking out from underneath his monster-catfish costume in one episode. And Dr. Gori was honestly my favorite part. There you had a character in a cheap ape mask presumably speaking Japanese. So when you dub the English, you could for once make it really smooth, right? ... Wrong. Dr. Gori had the most stilted non-sensical speeches of all, kind of like me. Maybe Sam is right... maybe I have truly become Dr. Gori. "Kerry! You see. Will kneal on Bush alternator! Bush, like many planets, cannot wipe upward! You see. And special relativity. Defeats Cheney man with Lorentz contraction. Rimbaud and hair tonic! Must step sideways now forever. Ha ha ha ha ha!" You see -- a lot like my posts. And the final disturbing element is my youthful worship of Dr. Gori leading to my eventual fascination with furries. I feel so exposed. So dirty! Paper towel ice cream! Ha ha ha ha ha ha!
so you're saying a group of 400,000, many of whom are vets, and whose organizing purpose is to denouce kerry's post-war activities and endorse bush, is no big deal?
Pretty funny quotes since the memorial is actually a protest of the senseless death involved in the Vietnam War. Sounds like the perfect place for Kerry.
That there are 400,000 "many of whom" are vets, are against Kerry is no big deal? No, it's not. I'm going to guess that these 400,000, "many of whom" are vets, are more than likely republicans, of which I'm sure there are probably more than 400,000. Especially when their leader/cohort is a fringe lunatic like Sampley. Enough with this derailment. I must transform myself to deal with my true enemy.
Actually, from the second paragraph of the article, I think the organizing purpose is "to pay homage to buddies who never made it home," which they've done 17 times now. (Although "Rolling Thunder -- denouncing Kerry and endorsing Bush since 1988" would make at least as good a signature as MacBeth's 20,000 to 18,000 "quote.")
You mean to tell me that these vets didn't know 17 years ago Kerry was running for president this year. Actually, no where in the article does it say that the entire group opposed Kerry.
While I must do what Nebula has sent me here to do and destroy you , I must say I find your antics somewhat admirable. The time you sent Karas, your ape henchmanr, down to earth in "disguise" consisting of a straw hat, novelty plastic sunglasses, and a poncho to fool the citizens of Tokyo was sheer evil genius at its finest.
Hate to discuss the topic at hand, but... Has *any* other news source reported this bird flip-flopping of Kerry's yet? I'm starting to fear that it isn't even true. That would be lame. Also, I'm really glad rimbaud made the point that he did. The memorial is amazingly effective and powerful, for those who haven't seen it. For anyone to think that it is a "rah rah, that was a great war" sort of edifice is ludicrous, once you've descended into it and beheld it. In fact, I think the memorial completely resonates with Kerry's experience: been there, fought, and considered it a tragic and horrible mistake.
