A few days later, this arrived in my inbox.

—– Original Message —–
To: Kelly Garbato
Sent: Tuesday, September 30, 2008 5:03 PM
Subject: FW: VIRUS WARNING!

—– Forwarded Message —-

Email Warning! –

If you get an e-mail with ‘Nude Photos of Sarah Palin’ in the subject line, do not open it. It might contain a virus.

If you get an e-mail with ‘Nude Photos of Hillary Clinton,’ do not open it.

It might contain nude photos of Hillary Clinton.

You know, the man has two daughters. I wonder if the thought even crosses his mind that this sort of misogynist garbage – i.e., that a woman’s worth lies solely in her fuckability – applies to us just as much as it does public figures such as Hillary Clinton and Sarah Palin.

Oh, but wait, it’s just Hillary Clinton he has a problem with; I’m sure he doesn’t hate all women. And clearly this was meant as a compliment to the “lovely” Mrs. Palin; in fact, she should be flattered!

Not.

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Tagged: kiss my right buttock hillary clinton sarah palin my right wing dad misogyny

Am I a douchebag for laughing at this, or a total douchebag for laughing at this? Or maybe I’m The World’s Biggest Douche?

Wevs. Can my miracle be a Kucinich win, please?

—–Original Message—–
Subject: FW: Fw: The Brick

I know some of you may have read this before, but it is worth the read again.

The Brick!!! Read It. Read this today and don’t delete it if you are too busy!! You’ll see.

THE BRICK

A young and successful executive was traveling down a neighborhood street, going a bit too fast in his new Jaguar. He was watching for kids darting out from between parked cars and slowed down

when he thought he saw something. As his car passed, no children appeared. Instead, a brick smashed into the Jag’s side door! He slammed on the brakes and backed the Jag back to the spot where the brick had been thrown. The angry driver

then jumped out of the car, grabbed the nearest kid and pushed him up against

a parked car shouting, “What was that all about and who are you? Just what the heck are you doing? That’s a new car and that brick you threw is going to cost a lot of money. Why did you do it?” The young boy was apologetic. “Please, mister…please, I’m sorry but I didn’t know what else to do,” He pleaded. “I threw the brick because no one else would stop…” With tears dripping down his face and off his chin, the youth pointed to a spot just around a parked car. “It’s my brother, “he said. “He rolled off the curb and fell out of his wheelchair and I can’t lift him up.”

Now sobbing, the boy asked the stunned executive, “Would you please help me get him back into his wheelchair? He’s hurt and he’s too heavy for me.”

Moved beyond words, the driver tried to swallow the rapidly swelling lump in his throat. He hurriedly lifted the handicapped boy back into the wheelchair, then took out a linen handkerchief and dabbed at the fresh scrapes and cuts. A quick look told him everything was going to be okay. “Thank you and may God bless you,” the grateful child told the stranger. Too shook up for words, the man simply watched the boy! push his wheelchair-bound brother down the sidewalk toward their home.

It was a long, slow walk back to the Jaguar. The damage was very noticeable, but the driver never bothered to repair the dented side door. He kept the dent there to remind him of this message: “Don’t go through life so fast that someone has to throw a brick at you to get your attention!” God whispers in our souls and speaks to our hearts. Sometimes when we don’t have time to listen, He has to throw a brick at us. It’s our choice to listen or not.

Thought for the Day:

If God had a refrigerator, your picture would be on it.

If He had a wallet, your photo would be in it.

He sends you flowers every spring.

He sends you a sunrise every morning Face it, friend – He is crazy about you!

Send this to every “beautiful person” you wish to bless.

God didn’t promise days without pain, laughter without sorrow,sun without rain, but He did promise strength for the day, comfort for the tears, and light for the way.

Read this line very slowly and let it sink in…

If God brings you to it, He will bring you through it.

Pass this message to seven people except you and me.

You will receive a miracle tomorrow ( just do it)!

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Note to biggdog: If by chance we do ever meet on the highway, you with a flat tire and me with my liberal haughtiness, I will indeed give you the finger and speed off, kicking up dirt in your (no doubt) ugly mug (which is mostly certainly framed by an even uglier mullet). There was a time when I’d actually lend you use of my cell phone, but no more; after all, I’d hate to disappoint by not living up to the stereotypes you have of me.

Oh, and by the way: if you want to rate the left and right in terms of who screws more people over, Republicans take the cake on that one. Republican economic and social policy benefit the very few at the expense of the very many, while Democrats “screw” the top few rich white het xian menz at the expense of, well, everyone (and everything) else on the planet. Since you’re on Freecycle, asking for toys for your kids, I’m going to go out on a limb and guess that you’re a member of the dirty masses, whether you’d like to admit it or not. Amazing how those “tolerant” Republicans gotcha working against your own self-interests, no?

I bet they wouldn’t even stop and lend you their driver to help you fix your flat. Mix that with your tobacco and chew on it.

—– Original Message —–
Sent: Thursday, March 20, 2008 10:38 AM
Subject: Flat Tire

I was traveling between home and work when a tire blew
out. Checking my spare, I found that it too was flat.
My only option was to flag down a passing motorist and
get a ride to the next town.

The first vehicle to stop was an old man in a van. He
yelled out the window, ‘Need a lift?’ ‘Yes, I sure
do,’ I replied. ‘You a Republican or Democrat,’ asked
the old man. ‘Republican,’ I replied. ‘Well, you can
just go to Hell,’ yelled the old man as he sped off.

Another guy stopped, rolled down the window, and asked
me the same question. Again, I gave the same answer,
‘Republican.’ The driver gave me the finger and drove
off. I thought it over and decided that maybe I
should change my strategy, since this area seemed to
be overly political and there appeared to be few
Republicans.

The next car to stop was a red convertible driven by a
beautiful blonde. She smiled seductively and asked if
I was a Republican or Democrat. ‘Democrat!’, I
shouted. ‘Hop in!’, replied the blonde.

Driving down the road, I couldn’t help but stare at
the gorgeous woman in the seat next to me, the wind
blowing through her hair, perfect breasts, and a short
skirt that continued to ride higher and higher up her
thighs. Finally, I yelled, ‘Please stop the car.’
She immediately slammed on the brakes and as soon as
the car stopped, I jumped out. ‘What’s the matter?’,
she asked.

‘I can’t take it anymore,’ I replied. ‘I’ve only been
a Democrat for five minutes and already I want to
screw somebody.’

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Tagged: email forward email forward joke sexist republican democrat liberal conservative partisan bullshit kiss my right buttock mass email mass forward dudez

So named because this is exactly what you should tell the next fuckwit who dares intrude on your secular-liberal-progressive space with such bigoted, sexist, racist, xenophobic, godbagging garbage. Right after debunking their paranoid neocon rants, of course. Most likely with a simple link to Snopes.com. (Saucy sweet FSM, it’s like they’ve never heard of teh Google!) Copied to every other mofo address that received the fucktardery, for extra embarrassment and/or impact.

The inaugural forward hails from – who else? – dear old Dad. My reply follows. I should probably note that I chose two cases of animal abuse to refute this retarded idiotic** forward not because I couldn’t find any instances of human rights violations, but, since I focus primarily on animal rights issues, these were the two cases that came immediately to mind. Plus, I knew that my father would be less likely to dismiss it as a liberal conspiracy, and/or claim that the bitchez r crazy/asking for it, since 1) there’s video of the abuse and 2) being a fellow vegetarian, I thought it less likely that he’d blame a dog for his abuse than a woman. Yeah, you don’t have to tell me how wrong that is. Not because the dog’s getting too much respect in this scenario, mind you; it’s just that the libruls/wimmins isn’t.

Names deleted to protect the stoopid.

* I’m one of seven moderators for a large Freecycle group. 10,000+ members, half of which are clueless when it comes to proper email etiquette. A good quarter are unaware of the significance of “BCC” vs. “CC” and “Forward to all”. Damn you, mooching masses!

** UPDATE, 9/29/08: Did I seriously fooking write this not a year ago? I apologize a million times over, there’s no excuse for ableist slurs. I have no idea what I was thinking. Well, clearly I wasn’t. *ahem*

—– Original Message —–
Subject: FW: Whatever You Do, just keep this going PLEASE!!!!!

Even if you have seen this…..it prompts us to pray for our troops again today.

******************* God’s Blessings Bobbi Chapin *******************

Date: Mon, 17 Dec 2007 23:45:28 -0500
Subject: Fwd: Whatever You Do, just keep this going PLEASE!!!!!

This is great…..they truly do need our prayer, especially during the holidays when they cannot be with their family and loved ones…see below.

–Forwarded Message Attachment–
Subject: Re: Whatever You Do, just keep this going PLEASE!!!!!
Date: Mon, 17 Dec 2007 22:01:31 -0600

I know I have sent this out before and have seen a few times but it always makes me feel good & sad at the same time. Good b/c it proves what I already know….the majority of all our solders are wonderful….Sad b/c people say such mean things about them and us as a country!!

Proof of abuse by our Troops.

Armed American
Troops Force Iraqis
to Seesaw
Until They Talk!

Iraqi Child Bites GI In
Self Defense After
Obvious Torture!

GI Falls Asleep On
Duty While Using
Iraqi Child
As Body Armor!

GI Overheard to say
“Talk or I’ll tickle
you till you pee!”

More Evidence Of
Failed US Intelligence
Policy.

Soldier Attempts to
Eat Iraqi Child !

Clear Evidence of
Forced Labor by
Troops!

Iraqis Grateful That
American Forces Did
Not Open Fire During
Soccer Game!

Soldier Caught At
“Tickle-Torture” To
Extract Intelligence!

GI Forces Iraqi Child
To Hang By
Fingertips!

No comment here.
There’s nothing
funny about this
one.

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—– Original Message —–
From: Kelly Garbato
Sent: Tuesday, December 18, 2007 1:36 PM
Subject: Re: FW: Whatever You Do, just keep this going PLEASE!!!!!

www.easyvegan.info/2007/11/01/kinship-circle-oct-kc-digest-killing-jfk-cats-shot-iraq-dog-petitions-parts-1-2/

6. American Soldier Shoots Yet Another Poor Dog In Iraq?

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DOG SHOT IN THE ASS / 00:28 Van: MaxPayneRTC / Aantal keren bekeken: 9699

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VIDEO: Soldiers taunt crippled dog in Iraq

PETITION: U.S. Soldiers Taunt Crippled Dog In Iraq VIDEO

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Honorable Defense Leaders and Elected Officials:

Unprovoked violence, even in a war zone, is unacceptable. It does not matter whether the victim is a child, an adult civilian, or a dog. The victim I bring to your attention just happens to be the latter, a disfigured dog trying to flee soldiers as they hurl rocks at him.

An unsettling video obtained from a CD discovered in Baghdad’s Green Zone depicts what appear to be U.S. soldiers forcefully pitching rocks at a dog with a spinal deformity. As the dog cries out in pain, the participants laugh and one blurts, “That is the funniest thing I’ve ever seen in my life.” Another suggests, “You wanna go over and kill it?” Huge Internet audiences have recently viewed this disgraceful video at www.liveleak.com/view?i=6445f9fdd7.

I call for an investigation into this gutless act and urge defense leaders to court-martial any soldier connected with the torture of this dog. Americans do not want their tax dollars wasted on tormenting animals in times of war.

Profound cruelty shames U.S. troops and the nation they represent. Moreover, criminologists and mental health professionals view the intensity of vicious behavior (regardless of the victim’s identity) as a precursor to future violence. Testimony at the court-martial hearing for coconspirators accused of aiding one-time soldier Steven D. Green in the murder of an Iraqi girl, 14, and her family revealed Green had once set fire to a puppy and tossed the burning animal off a roof.

Animal cruelty is a key trait in the American Psychiatric Association’s profile for conduct disorders. Randall Lockwood, Ph.D., regularly enlisted to aid cruelty investigators, law enforcers, and court officials, describes violence against small or non-threatening creatures unlikely to retaliate as a precursor to assaulting children, the elderly or disabled, or other vulnerable victims.

Who is more helpless than a crippled dog?

Please do not wait for the next violent “prank” to unfold. I respectfully ask the Department of Defense to fully investigate this incident and hold any implicated soldiers accountable. Civilians are arrested and punished for similar crimes. The military must not accept this arrant disrespect for life. Please establish a precedent of intolerance for animal cruelty now.

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