"Pet" Food Fiasco

To some, they are "pets". To others, "animals". To daMagster and me, and countless others, they are part of our families.

The recent Pet Food recall from Menu Foods has grown yet again. More brands have been added to the list of potentially fatal Pet Food products, including "snacks".

So far, Purina only has one product on the list. Prime Cuts in Gravy. So far. Purina products are what daMagster and I feed our "kids", Cappy, the happy, one-eyed wonderdog pictured with me above, and our two cats, Rachel, Mag's "familiar", (black, of course), and Sweetpea, our deaf cat who responds to hand signals and comes when she is "called".

The list of contaminated food products is huge and it shows no sign of abating. On the contrary, it seems to grow longer each and every day. With that in mind, daMagster and I have decided to forego "pet" food and prepare our kids dinners ourselves. We highly recommend this to any of my readers who have "extended" families. Why take the chance with a loved one? The joy these little creatures bring to our lives is immeasurable and priceless and compared to us, their little lives are already way too short.

While trying to find the latest information on the web I came across a wonderful website which addresses this and other "pet" concerns admirably well, Ask Susan Peters. If you have any questions concerning this or other "pet" concerns, the answers can be found here. Below you will find a link to this site as well as links to the FDA , Menu Foods and Purina.

I can tell you this. If one of our little guys dies because of this, a Class Action Lawsuit will be the last thing the folks at Menu Foods will have to worry about. There will be one pissed off Marine heading north for retribution. In typical Corporate fashion, Menu Foods has been buying their Wheat Gluten from China, a country that can barely keep it's own drinking water clean. I'm sure it was cheaper than American or Canadian wheat gluten initially, but now, the costs to Menu Foods will be substantial, if only because millions of people can no longer trust them to feed their "pets".

Please consider doing what we are doing. Chicken and ground beef isn't that much more expensive than what we normally feed our "kids". Throw in a little rice and you're all set. Susan Peters actually has recipes that you can use to make your own "pet" food dinners, God Bless her!

Okay. The links are below. I'm off to the market! Take care of those who give you unconditional love!

Menu Foods

Purina

FDA

Ask Susan Peters

d. & daMagster

George W. Bush Collector's Plates

Act Now! Order Today!!!




Thanks to "Real Time with Bill Maher"

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VoteVets Answers the CIC, (Chimp In Charge)

Got this in an e-mail today. If you haven't already joined this fine organization, why not do so now? You don't have to be a Veteran to support our fighting men and women, you just have to care.

Remember, support is more than just a magnetic ribbon.

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Dear VoteVets.org Supporter,

This weekend, I delivered the national radio response to the President's address. In my response, I talk about the legislation that passed both the House and Senate which supports our troops with desperately needed funding, but for the first time requires accountability from the President, and a real change of course in Iraq. I directly challenge the President to not veto any funds for the troops because he is afraid of changing course and showing progress in Iraq. You can listen to my radio address here.

This is just one more example of how VoteVets.org is the veterans group taking the lead in changing the course in Iraq, and demanding a path home for our men and women - safely and responsibly. VoteVets.org doesn't mince words, and it doesn't shrink away from the tough fights, or sit on the sidelines while the most important debate in recent American history rages. As a Marine, I'm proud of that. As an American, I'm even prouder.

I hope you're proud of this fine group of 21^st Century American Patriots, as well. Do your part to support us, and the troops and veterans. Take a moment to email 5 of your friends, family, and neighbors, and ask them to join us, by signing up at www.votevets.org.

Semper Fi,

Lt. Col. (ret.) Andrew Horne,
Iraq War Veteran and
Senior Advisor, VoteVets.org

Round Circle/Spadoman Update!!!

Received an e-mail from Spadoman today indicating a new web address for his blog Round Circle. The new address is:

http://spadoman-roundcircle.blogspot.com/


I will be updating my links shortly.

For anyone who has yet to visit Round Circle, I highly recommend it. It is a pool of tranquility in an otherwise sea of chaos.

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You Gotta See This!

What the fuck are they puttin' in that Kool Aid?

I'm speechless...

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Kerry Sinks "Swift Boat" Backer

Who can forget those wonderful TV attack ads against the bravery and patriotism of Sen. John Kerry in the 2004 Presidential Election Campaign by the Swift Boat Veterans For Truth?

It seems since the Republican Candidate, George W. Bush, had actually gone AWOL during his stint in the Air National Guard and who, as sitting President, had lied the United States into an illegal and immoral War of Choice (he's "The Decider"), his backers had no other alternative than to demean, belittle and attempt to smear Sen. John Kerry and the awards he earned while actually fighting for his country in another illegal, immoral war of choice - Viet Nam. How else could they make Bush look even remotely patriotic?

Well, the chicken-hawks have come home to roost.

The kindly looking grandfather figure pictured below is actually that of a Neocon Likudnik who supported and financially backed the Swift-less Veterans For "Truth" and yesterday Sen. John Kerry had his own moment of truth with Sam Fox.

White House Withdraws Ambassador Nominee

By SAM HANANEL, Associated Press Writer

Wed Mar 28, 6:44 PM

WASHINGTON - More than two years after losing his bid for the White House, Democratic Sen. John Kerry exacted a measure of revenge against his political foes Wednesday by helping derail the diplomatic nomination of a Republican fund-raiser.

President Bush withdrew the nomination of St. Louis businessman Sam Fox to be ambassador to Belgium after Democrats denounced Fox for his 2004 donation to the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth.

... the chorus of opposition to Fox grew louder a day before the vote was set, when Kerry's Vietnam crew mates sent a letter Tuesday urging committee members to oppose Fox's nomination.

"In our judgment, those who finance smears and lies of combat veterans don't deserve to represent America on the world stage," said the letter signed by 11 Vietnam Swift Boat veterans who served with Kerry.

You may remember what a party the Right Wankers had with all this.

Here we see Republicans sporting cute little band-aids adorned with tiny Purple Hearts in mockery of the three Purple Hearts awarded to Senator Kerry at the Republican National Convention in New York City. (A taste, by the way, the Statue of Liberty is still trying to get out of her mouth!)

Well, Sam, the party is over. Time to pay the piper.

Now go away.

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WHAT?

Marines Bans Big, Garish Tattoos

By THOMAS WATKINS, Associated Press Writer

3 hours ago

OCEANSIDE, Calif. - Five tattooed skulls stretch from Marine Cpl. Jeremy Slaton's right elbow to his wrist, spelling out the word "Death." He planned to add a tattoo spelling "Life" on his left arm, but that's on hold because of a Marine policy taking effect Sunday.

The Marines are banning any new, extra-large tattoos below the elbow or the knee, saying such body art is harmful to the Corps' spit-and-polish image.

Slaton and other grunts are not pleased. (my emphasis)

Well No Screamin' Eagle Shit!

What are they trying to do? Turn us into the Navy?

If you want a tattoo larger than the illustration above in a place visible in your "workout shirt", you may be out of luck! These guys may be going off to die, leave them alone ferchrissake! The article claims that HQMC says large tattoo's are disruptive to the image of the Corps! What?

We are Bad-asses! We are trained to be Bad-asses! This is body-art to these guys! It's their War Paint! Stop treating the most efficient killers in the world like a bunch of Alter Boys, willya?

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Liberals Are Like Hitler????

Soooo, tell me Boker Tov, do you believe this also....




Yeah. Right.

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Boker tov, Boulder! Slams Mod, deuddersun

Every now and then I do an internet search on myself. Call it vanity, I am just curious about the extent of my "reach". So this morning I hit on Technorati and lo and behold, there was Mod's face smiling at me from amongst the links. It seems a piece Mod had posted regarding AIPAC has upset a fellow blogger at Boker tov, Boulder!

Here is what he has to say about Mod:

"I don't know how I came across this, but I wish I hadn't. Anyway, just so you'll know, there's this blogger called "Moderate Man" and though his site sports many links to animal welfare organizations (ASPCA, Animal Art, Humane Society, Nature Conservancy, etc.), he doesn't seem to like Jews much."

Further down, he offers his opinion of your's truly:
I know what you're thinking, that he's not really very "moderate" after all. But wait. The lone commenter on this post is even less moderate. He ("deuddersun") writes "Nah, AIPAC is a friendly, overt, fun-loving, Brotherhood seeking only "fair & balanced" portrayals of Israel and the never-ending love, financial and military support and unquestioning loyalty of ALL Americans ALL the time! F-ck these assholes! Wanna think I'm anti-semetic? Go right ahead. I no longer care. d. I guess d. did "care" at one time. But he no longer does. care. for Jews. It's pretty weird to come across these people and their unabashed hostility. I wonder how they feel about Jimmy Carter. (I'm not asking... just wondering.)"

Now I'm pretty thick skinned so I really don't care what this likudnik thinks of me. I post this as an example of what I have often said, the assumption, by some, that if you are against the policies of the Government of Israel you must be anti-semetic. I stand by my comment. If you want to think I'm anti-semetic, knock yourself out, I don't care. Calling someone anti-semetic because they oppose Israel's policies is like saying we are all anti-American because we oppose the Bush Administration.

The point Mod, myself and other's have tried to make is that we only want our elected servants to have America's best interests at heart and that Israel must take a backseat to our own National concerns. A man can't serve two masters and I don't want someone in Washington who is supposed to be representing me kowtowing to any foreign power!

I look forward to some lively debate on this. Had Boker bothered to inform us of his post, we might have had this discussion a while ago. To read the post in it's entirety and my response, go to Boker tov, Boulder! To read the piece in question in it's entirety, go here.

I wonder if Boker ever read "A Clean Break: A New Strategy For Securing The Realm",

(For more information concerning this topic I invite you to check out "The Israel Lobby & U.S. Foreign Policy")

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Treasonable Doubt

Bout says it all, dont'cha think?




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