SCHEUER: The only chance we have as a country right now is for Osama bin Laden to deploy and detonate a major weapon in the United States....only Osama can execute an attack which will force Americans to demand that their government protect them.

STEWART: What the fuck is that? And by the way, here's the fascinating thing about our culture. My guess is that you didn't hear me say "fuck." Because the Federal government is protecting you and your children's ears from that type of profanity. While, Santa's evil twin gets to, uhh...gets to nonchalantly proposes the needless slaughter of Americans to further his national security plan. But, obviously, in this country, everyone's entitled to their dope-pinion.

How sad is it when we're reduced to relying on comedians to express anything resembling outrage when cluelessly partisan idjits like Michael Scheueur (yesterday's "Worst Person in the World") essentially advocate for the murder of thousands of Americans...all to validate their narrow political agenda? Even worse, while Scheuer was blithely explaining the need for thousands of Americans to exterminated on the altar of neoConservative fear mongering, The Dumbest (&^%$#@ Human Being on the Face of the Planet © was nodding knowingly and in solemn agreement.

WTF??

Jon Stewart makes an excellent point. How is it that mere obscenities are bleeped to protect the tender sensibilities of Americans...yet a neoConservative thug can openly advocate for the mass slaughter of innocent Americans in order that his political viewpoint may be validated? Even worse is the fact that NO ONE in the Mainstream Media so much as raised an eyebrow in response to Scheuer's assertions. How is it that Mark Sanford's Argentine zipper problem can be blanketed and over-analyzed 24/7...and yet Michael Scheuer advocating for al-Qaeda to once again work it's magic on American soil is roundly ignored? The hypocrisy is almost tangible. If Scheuer was a Liberal Democrat, the hue and cry, the weeping and gnashing of teeth...well, it would make a terrible din, don'tchathink??

How is it that "Santa's evil twin", to appropriate Stewart's phrase, can openly advocate for the slaughter of thousands of Americans, and yet when Stewart says (&^% it gets bleeped? How is that the Mainstream Media is not hanging Fox Noise Channel, Michael Scheuer, and The Dumbest (&^%$#@ Human Being on the Face of the Planet © by their short hairs? All of them have either engaged in or condoned the senseless, needless slaughter of thousands of young Americans. Where is the outrage? Hell, where's the coverage? Where is anyone even acknowledging that this sort of thing not only happened, but continues to happen as Right-wing nutjobs push their fear mongering to absurd lengths?

Then again, as long as someone else is doing the suffering and dying, where's the fire, eh?

If there is to be another attack, I can only hope that the Fox Noise Channel's studios are at Ground Zero. It couldn't happen to a more deserving collection of compassion-free cretins.

....Here's a guaranteed good time: an interview that involves the terms "GOP" and "circular firing squad." READY!! FIRE!! AIM!!

....In case you were contemplating this sort of lifestyle change, here's some incentive: vegan foods that look like poop.

....Yeah, I know; life in Bolivia sucks. Still, all is not lost, for you can always find a way to blame Barack Obama

....Republicans to Michele Bachmann: you're an idiot and a (&^%$#@ maroon. Please go somewhere and spend the evening playing Russian Roulette. NOW.

....Michael Steele: master of revisionist history. And a world-class fool.

....Sen. James Inhofe certainly didn't waste any time in insulting new MN Senator Al Franken, calling him a "clown". Memo to Sen. Inhofe: you possess all the intellectual candlepower of a tub of margarine. What's your point??

....Now Maureen Dowd is wading into l'affaire Sanford with hair advice for Jenny Sanford. Nice to know that serious journalism is still a priority, eh?

....Karl Rove has a Twitter account. Yeah, like he has anything of value to say. Perhaps Barack Obama should appoint him Ambassador to Papua New Guinea and give him a one-way ticket?

....The Dumbest (&^%$#@ Human Being on the Face of the Planet © : master of revisionist history. And an even bigger fool than Michael Steele.

....If Joe the Plumber really talked with God, he should have heard the real message: STFU. And go away. You embarrass Me.

SCHEUER: No, sir, they will not. Not -- the only chance we have as a country right now is for Osama bin Laden to deploy and detonate a major weapon in the United States. Because it's going to take a grassroots, bottom-up pressure, because these politicians prize their office, prize the praise of the media and the Europeans. Only -- it's an absurd situation. Again, only Osama can execute an attack which will force Americans to demand that their government protect them effectively, consistently, and with as much violence as necessary.

There are few things I find more despicable in American public life than the willingness from some on the Far Right to exploit 9.11 and terrorism in general for political gain. Fear mongering is a damn poor persuasive tool...and yet in far too many cases it's the only tool in the neoConservative tool box. Michael Scheuer is merely the latest in a long line of Right-wing tools willing to engage in any and all manner of rhetorical excess and fear mongering. Nothing shows how desperate the Right is, or just how little ammunition they have, than cretins like Scheuer. That he could wish suffering, deprivation, and death upon Americans simply so he can be free to make a political point is beyond despicable.

I have no problem with Scheuer speaking his mind and airing his beliefs. This is, after all, a free country, and, as I've said many times before, free speech can be- and often is- offensive speech. That doesn't mean that good and decent Americans sick of the lunacy and the fear mongering have to take this $#!& lying down, though. WE DESERVE BETTER...if only more of us would stand up and demand it. I'm just trying to do my part.

Sadly, the freedom of speech and expression also means the freedom to be a (&^%$#@ maroon. Then again, for some cretins any TV face time is good TV face time, no? By appearing with The Dumbest (&^%$#@ Human Being on the Face of the Planet © , Michael Scheuer probably just made himself a boatload of money...and isn't that really what most neoConservative fear mongers care about?

Michael Scheuer would openly and happily welcome another terrorist attack on American soil because it would "validate" him and his sick, depraved political outlook. Hey, as long as someone else is doing the suffering and the dying, what's the problem? It doesn't take a Ph.D. to understand that Scheuer long ago forfeited anything resembling decency and humanity. May he be caught in the midst of the terrorist attack he so eagerly anticipates...and may he roast in the Hell he so richly deserves.

....You know, I also found it difficult to leave my Argentine mistress behind....

....Sarah Palin's convinced that she could beat President Barack Obama if they both went on a long run. Yeah, right; he'd mop the floor with her in a debate. Which do you think is more important?

....Memo to Harry Reid: now that you have 60 votes, you no longer have any excuses. Now stop whining, stop wasting time, and get to work, 'kay?

....2252 days after The Worst President EVER © declared the end of major combat operations in Iraq, guess what? Major combat operations really ARE over. WE WIN!!! Or not....

....Yep, I always thought there was something odd about the pastries at Dunkin' Donuts.

....Never, EVER allow your dog to puke on the L train. The MTA police will (&^% you up

....If you're wondering why the sales of latex gloves have gone throught the roof in L.A., well...this would certainly explain things. It's a dirty job, but someone's gotta do it, right??

....Have we forgotten Iraq? Uh...who? Where??

....This just in: 2/3 of Americans are fat. Yeah, I know; I was shocked as well. Now, if you'll excuse me, my deep-fried butter is just about ready.

....How starved for attention must you be when you're reduced to sending out press releases about yourself when you on a date with an actor? LOOKITME!! LOOKITME!! IMA GONNA DO ME AN AKTOR!!

Hemingway said that the problem with Henry Miller was that he got laid in the afternoon once and thought he invented it. Governor Mark Sanford got laid in Argentina two weeks ago and the way he continues to go on about it, you'd think he cracked cold fusion. The man won't shut up. If Henry Miller talked about his sex life as much as Governor Mark Sanford talks about his sex life, people would have started thinking he was some kind of perv.

• Chris Kelly

Hot-blooded equestrians are trying to assemble a worldwide posse to trample an unlikely opponent -- Mercy Corps, the Portland-based relief organization known for aiding disaster victims, not for helping stage horse races. Mercy Corps managers were taken aback Monday by allegations that a 534-mile race across Mongolia, billed as the "biggest baddest equine affair on the planet," would expose riders to wolf attacks, bubonic plague, rabies, flash floods, foul water, poisoned food, theft and assault.... "I doubt Mercy Corps realizes the depth of anger that is building in the equestrian world," said CuChullaine O'Reilly of The Long Riders' Guild, a Swiss-based association of equestrian explorers. "This is an international incident, and Mercy Corps is now deeply involved."

OK, so you think you're doing a good thing by creating a new and different way to raise money for charity. Of course, no matter how pure and good your intentions, it seems there's always someone out there ready, willing, and able to rain on your parade.

If someone is willing to compete in this race and expose themselves to "wolf attacks, bubonic plague, rabies, flash floods, foul water, poisoned food, theft and assault," then shouldn't that be there decision to make? And if it can be demonstrated that the horses employed in the race will be adequately and properly cared for, then does The Long Rider's Guild even have a legitimate gripe? This is, after all, a ride designed to raise money for a good and charitable cause. It's difficult to imagine that an organization with an international reputation for caring and good works like Mercy Corps could possibly be cavalier with the well-being of the horses or competitors involved in this race.

I can't help but wonder if there are other forces at work here. Perhaps The Long Rider's Guild simply feels that they should have been more involved in the planning of the race? Perhaps they're upset that they weren't consulted as Mercy Corps put the race together? Perhaps something worse or more sinister? Who knows? Whatever the reason(s), it seems there's a lot of misdirected anger emanating from The Long Rider's Guild towards a non-profit looking to raise funds in a manner that's a bit out of the box. That's a bad thing?

Once upon a time, I worked for Mercy Corps, and I can vouch for the fact that it's nothing close to uncaring, exploitative, nor dismissive of human or animal well-being. Perhaps Mercy Corps is "guilty" of not consulting the "right" people in the "right" manner, but to make the accusations being thrown out by The Long Rider's Guild is neither fair nor accurate. Perhaps someone needs to re-focus their anger and frustration in a more positive direction?