Today's recommended dose of irony

[JonScribe]

From the Associated Press, regarding Assistant Secretary of State Thomas Shannon’s criticism of Venezulean president Hugo Chavez:

Shannon said Chavez was centralizing power in the executive and politicizing the judiciary.
“The impact on the civic, political and economic life of the country is evident in increased self-censorship by the media, lack of public confidence in the electoral system, reluctance to express disagreement with government policies for fear of retribution and capital flight,” Shannon said.

See here on my forehead, I’m developing a permanent impression of my open hand.

[eviladam_part_2]

good point. someone needs to “take him out”.

and of course by “take him out”, i mean something completely innocent, like “take him out” to dinner.

[eviladam_part_2]

Bin Laden says his own role is to tell Muslims, quote, ‘what is good for them and what is not.’ And what this man who grew up in wealth and privilege considers good for poor Muslims is that they become killers and suicide bombers. He assures them that his – that this is the road to paradise – though he never offers to go along for the ride.

George W Bush, Oct 6 2005

another favorite of mine.