Adgita Diaries

February 2005



Pontificating Rhythms

Saturday, 26 February 2005 7:59 P GMT-04
(I'm Born Again!)Pope John Paul II is arguably one of the stellar personalities of the current age. His influence will continue to linger long after his decrepitude and breathless passion has been played out. Whatever one thinks of John Paul, it is c

Sister Rose's Passion

Saturday, 26 February 2005 6:49 P GMT-04
In our perposterous pursuit of the absurd we take time to acknowledge those acts and persons of grace that forward the belief that truth will always be the greater good. Sister Rose Thering, eighty four years old, is one of those manifestations of g

Nadir Radar

Friday, 25 February 2005 7:59 P GMT-04
In its ever passioned pursuit to lower the bar of cultural standards America has come up with this one: "Road-kill candy production halted." The U.S.of A is reinventing the nadir. "Production of road kill candy has come to a screeching

Dubya Does Detante

Tuesday, 22 February 2005 7:59 P GMT-04
George Bush has mastered the fine arts of brush cutting, shoveling horse manure, and fence mending. The latter two gifts of his particular genius will come in handy now in Europe where he undergoes his second grand tour. The first time around a few y

Angels In America: Ann Frankly Speaking

Tuesday, 22 February 2005 7:59 P GMT-04
The current brouhaha over allegedly gay cartoon characters would be laughable if it weren't for the not so distant memories of the witch hunt hysteria of the McCarthy era. That period ended when McCarthy made the mistake of challenging the Army and

Bart Simpson Goes Bad?

Monday, 21 February 2005 7:59 P GMT-04
Hot flash from the Big Apple: Sharon Waxman from the New York times writes: "Simpsons' Gay Marriage Episode Fodder for Critics.In the on going culture war over whether gays should have the right to marry, an animated question reared its head on

Negroponte: A Bridge To The Dark Side

Monday, 21 February 2005 5:47 A GMT-04
Just when we thought we could relax a bit and have some fun, the Bushies go and spoil it. And so we return to the dark side with our liberal sabers of light drawn once again in defense of democracy. Ambassador John Negroponte has been nominated as na

Bedtime in Never Land

Sunday, 20 February 2005 7:59 P GMT-04
How can you tell its bed time at Neverland?  When the big hand is on the little hand.  And so it begins. Michael Jackson, faded superstar extraordinaire, has now become the 'ikko sicko wacko jacko.' Bottom feeder tabloids will herald:  "Jacko

Expiring Minds Want To Know

Saturday, 19 February 2005 7:59 P GMT-04
 (Koko does her nails...)Just when you thought America couldn't get any stranger--this creepy weirdity: In Woodside California it seems that Koko the gorilla is being sued for indecent exposure and beastiality. You may recall Koko. She is a remarkab

SEMPER FIB or Fauning Over Bush

Saturday, 19 February 2005 7:59 P GMT-04
Eventually, the Bush propaganda machine will implode as long as we are free on the Internet. Machevelli never counted on cyberspace. If Rennaisance Italy had chat rooms everyone would have known that 'El Papa' Borgia was a porno pope. While Bush and

Taking Cheeses As Your Personal Savior

Friday, 18 February 2005 7:59 P GMT-04
From the San Francisco Chronicle: "S.F. takes grilled sandwich with a dab of skepticism." For those who missed this wonderful story the first time around join in. Ten years ago a Florida woman cooked up a cheese sandwich that had on it, mir

Nun Too Soon: In Memorium

Wednesday, 16 February 2005 10:42 P GMT-04
Dorothy Stang, a 74 year old nun was gunned down point blank in the Brazilian jungle. She was a small woman with a giant heart and nerves of steel. Her work among the poor and her enviormental activism targeted her for death. She died reading a passa

Pox Americana

Monday, 14 February 2005 7:59 P GMT-04
George Bush is reading! Can you imagine? It made front page news in America. No, it wasn't "The Little Goat," which he was reading when 9/11 happened and didn't finish. He's reading history. One wonders whether Carl Rove has given him 'Machevelli for

Giving Up Bush For 'Lint'

Sunday, 13 February 2005 9:21 P GMT-04
The following dust bunnie comes from the mind of George Bush: "Because the—all which is on the table begins to address the big cost drivers. For example, how benefits are calculate, for example, is on the table; whether or not benefits rise based

Christo Clear

Saturday, 12 February 2005 7:59 P GMT-04
Dear Editor, America, in its infinite capacity for the thrill of 'next', is now excited by the Christo's latest publicity art stunt--the wrapping of Central Park in New York. Many of us remember when the dynamic duo draped miles of laundry over the s

Itsy Bitsy Teeny Weenie

Friday, 11 February 2005 7:59 P GMT-04
What ever happened to Ward Cleaver? Remember Ward? He was husband to June and father to Wally and the Beav on 'Leave It To Beaver'. Ward was the ideal American male: athletic, handsome, calm, reasoned, masculine in a quiet certain manner. He treated

Na,Na,Na,Na,Na!

Sunday, 6 February 2005 7:59 P GMT-04
Dear Editor, There is nothing so repulsive to the propaganda formed mind as informed opinion. This was quite evident in the letter of one of your readers, "Masterful Speech" (refering to President Bush's State of the Union address). She wri

In Just Seven Days

Saturday, 5 February 2005 7:59 P GMT-04
Dear Editor, We are basking in enlightment at the article by Maureen Dowd, New York Times, "A Pre-emptive Strike Against Evolution". Dowd goes on at some length about the Creation Museum being planned somewhere in rural Kentucky. Aside from

Teaching Tolerance

Thursday, 3 February 2005 7:59 P GMT-04
                             Dear Editor, New Bush appointee, Margaret Spellings, Secretary of Education, has joined evangelical reverends Dobson and Falwell in outing a little sponge cartoon character as gay. Lions and Ti

Hilary Pilary and Abortion

Tuesday, 1 February 2005 7:59 P GMT-04
The blatant opinion among Hilary haters is that her recent comments concerning establishing common ground between Pro-life and Pro-choice is nothing more than future campaign propaganda equivalent to the evangelical view that George Bush's lies and m