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[oakenguy]

Kofi Annan called on Bush yesterday to "fight AIDS as strongly as he fights terrorism". As a direct response, Bush has pulled 2/3 of US AIDS researchers out of their labs and redirected them to arthritis research centers. Colin Powell is scheduled to go on Meet the Press and say that the administration has found numerous links between arthritis and the HIV virus. Anyone objecting to this will be slammed by Fox News as being "unsupportive of AIDS victims" and "in favor of death".

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In other news, the pigeon fledglings are growing quickly--they're already the size of grackles and have most of their adult plumage.

I've named them Romulus and Remus.

I've brought in binoculars so I can keep a closer eye on their development, which so far consists of sitting very still unless they get an itch they have to scratch. If they had basic cable, they'd be almost indistinguisable from the guitar students in the apartment next door.

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[czaria.livejournal.com]

Kofi Annan called on Bush yesterday to "fight AIDS as strongly as he fights terrorism".


In that case, he'd order the bombing of condom factories.

[devina.livejournal.com]

What's the source on that? As much as I hate Bush (and boy, do I hate Bush), I didn't see any evidence all summer that US AIDS support was lacking.

[amare.livejournal.com]

Hum. Given the idiocy of the current administration I think you need to be a little more obvious with your sarcasm...

[devina.livejournal.com]

I am SUCH a moron.

[amare.livejournal.com]

Well see the scary thing is that it's really almost believable. He's such an ass that any plausibly written stupid move that we hear it's hard not to think Oh gad, he did what now?

[oakenguy.livejournal.com]

Hee hee hee!

[ex-twilosta.livejournal.com]

Bush sucks.

Only you would name your pigeons Romulus and Remus, i love it.

[snowwand.livejournal.com]

There was only one US Senator at the conference, also, as many of them have accused the Bush administration of preventing them from going (I don't have the citation, but heard it on NPR and the BBC yesterday)

In slightly related news, do you want to go see "Outfoxed" with me sometime after RHF? Looks like its going to be pretty good (Al Franken is heavily involved)

[oakenguy.livejournal.com]

I'd like that! Though I hear it's even more fun as a drinking game.

[snowwand.livejournal.com]

I could borrow my brother-in-law's flask and sneak it into the theater :) hehe

[bulrogue.livejournal.com]

Cool names for the birds, just so long as they aren't really nursed by a wolf!

I went the other way(Greek) with my cats Electra and Euphegenia(who where the daughters of Agamemnon.)

[coscaram.livejournal.com]

Did you take any pictures of the boids?

[modpixie.livejournal.com]

romulus and remus? classic.

[futileissue.livejournal.com]

Let's just hope Romulus and Remus remain on their best behavior towards eachother.

[knowthyself.livejournal.com]

Where'd you hear this AIDS/Bush/Arthritis info?

[oakenguy.livejournal.com]

The Kofi Annan quote was on the front page of the Globe. The rest came from Oaken's Pouch of Possibly-Too-Subtle Metaphors.