Ed Meese, back again, like a zombie, but without the charm

[yendi]

So, Ed Meese, on the Today show, attacked the librarians who are opposed to the Wipe the Constitution on Ashcroft's Ass Patriot Act, saying, "Librarians are more interested in pushing pornography on kids than fighting terrorism!"

(aside: the only documented report of this in the media I've found has been at Salon Premium, so no link for now)

Um, sure. So says the most corrupt AG in the history of our nation, a pandering, two-faced, legally ignorant asshole who was perhaps the most glaringly evil and inefficient moron Reagan had in any of his cabinets, something that takes skill, considering the levels of ineptitude found amongst Ronnie's toadies.

Well, guess what, Ed? Your anti-American, fuck-the-Constitution, bribe-taking, babyraping, drug-pushing, arms-dealing ass is something that should have faded away with the end of the '80s, just like NKoTB and New Coke. So why don't you go fellate a syphilitic elephant and then go crawl away into a corner and die the undignified and painful death you so deserve?

For those who want a slightly calmer response, the ALA has one here. They're nicer to this sack of three-day-old shit than I'd ever be.

Comments

[stephe.livejournal.com]

That comment made my wife (a librarian) throw the remote control at the television set.

[malinaldarose.livejournal.com]

fellate a syphilitic elephant

My, my.

Don't hold back now. Tell us what you really think. ;-)

[http://users.livejournal.com/sunyata__/]

You're cute when you're angry.

[yendi]

Angry? You should see me when I really get mad about something!

[albumlady.livejournal.com]

Well spoken. Kudos!

[yendi]

Thanks!

absolutely

[girlvii.livejournal.com]

i was SO FUCKING MAD when i saw that yesterday morning. lord knows how that woman with the ACLU managed to keep her composure through his lying bullshit. he kept repeating OVER AND OVER that there was no proof that the justice department had sequestered library records... which is yet another lie.

nothing better than trying to watch the news while you get ready in the morning and ending up incensed before you've even walked out of your front door. i think the daily show needs to have a morning edition...

Re: absolutely

[yendi]

That's the kicker. As the saying goes, "How can you tell if the FBI has been in your library? You Can't." So Meese either has access to information he shouldn't legally be privy to, or he's full of shit.

Re: absolutely

[alecto23.livejournal.com]

Of course there's no proof. The FBI put gags (legal ones, not actual ones) on all the libraries and librarians who fall prey. Apparently all they're allowed to do it say they've had a visit from the FBI and even that sounds like a bit of a risk, from what I've been reading on the international library mailing lists...

It all makes me very nervous, and wonder when Howard (our PM) is going to try to suck up to Bush even more by following him in this respect as well. Grrr.

[justanotherg33k.livejournal.com]

One good thing has come out of the PATRIOT act for me, and that is a greater respect for librarians. Librarians and hackers (http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hacker) have a lot of common ideals that I for one had previously neglected to realize. This is particularly true when it comes to knowledge and its dissemination. Bad laws like the PATRIOT act have done a lot to strengthen the resolve of civil libertarians, and hopefully this will result in increased awareness and some positive changes soon.

[amokk]

Oh come on now, tell us how you really feel.

[thermidor.livejournal.com]

Argghhhh! This administration is evil.

However, I have never been prouder of my chosen profession.

Librarians kick ass.

[jerel.livejournal.com]

Librarians do kick ass!

They are the true patriots of our country, because they stand up for freedom of speech, intellectual freedom, and freedom from invasion of privacy by the government.

[la-belledame.livejournal.com]

Ed Meese? I thought he was dead.

After a remark like that, he should be.

These guys should know better than to piss off librarians. As Michael Moore said, that "shhhhhh" sound you hear isn't shushing, it's the steam coming out of our ears.