a girl in the war #3

"a girl in the war #3" by The Right Reverend James W. Bailey

Evil Digital Photography

Image capture by Samsung Katana II cell phone camera on the streets of New Orleans.

Inspired by the song "A Girl In The War" by Josh Ritter.

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Trojan Poses As Hillary Clinton

Here's a creative way to hide viruses during an election year - beware.

When I first heard the words “Hillary Clinton video” and “malicious download,” I assumed it was a piece from a Fox News segment, maybe a teaser for the next episode of O'Reilly.

a girl in the war #2

"a girl in the war #2" by The Right Reverend James W. Bailey

Evil Digital Photography

Image capture by Samsung Katana II cell phone camera on the streets of New Orleans.

Inspired by the song "A Girl In The War" by Josh Ritter.

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US Military Says al-Qaida Tactics in Iraq Show Desperation

Good news from Iraq that you won’t see in the mainstream media.

The U.S. military says the tactics used by al-Qaida in Iraq, including the use of women and mentally impaired suicide bombers shows how desperate the terrorist network is.

a girl in the war #1

"a girl in the war #1" by The Right Reverend James W. Bailey

Evil Digital Photography

Image capture by Samsung Katana II cell phone camera on the streets of New Orleans.

Inspired by the song "A Girl In The War" by Josh Ritter.

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Peace Deal Nearly Done in Kenya

Important progress in effort to restore peace and democracy in Kenya, a critical country/ally in East Africa. This will affect the global stability industry.

Kenya’s rival political parties have nearly finalized a deal to end the political crisis that has kept this country on edge for almost two months, with the government agreeing to create a prime minister position, one of the opposition’s key demands, a high-ranking government official said Thursday.

Victoria's Secret Is TOO Sexy And TOO Sleazy???!!! WTF???!!!

Ah, how I so foundly remember the good ol' d'ya think I'm too sexy n' sleazy days of Victoria's Secret:

1977

Victoria's Secret Proudly Sponsors

The Museum of Modern Art's 1st National Natural Boobs N' Cheap American Beer Postmodern Irony in Contemporary Art in America Day

But, sadly, the Sharia is now being enforced by upper management at Victoria's Secret.

"We have moved off of our brand heritage," she said in a conference call with analysts. "We use the word 'sexy' a lot and really have forgotten the ultra-feminine."

And Victoria's Secret's new Iman-sanctioned business model is helping to expand its customer base!

"I, too, shop at Victoria's Secret." -- The ultra-feminine Lena Khan

And so do the ultra-feminine Sharia-compliant gals at ArtForum's Scene and Herd!!!

Left: Goldberg, curator Chrissie Iles, and artists Shirin Neshat and Cindy Sherman.

2008

Victoria's Secret Proudly Sponsors

The Museum of Modern Art's 1st Annual Celebration of the Postmodern Sharia Moral Puritan

All of us glamorous superficial Sharia-sensitive gals at Art Forum's Scene & Herd want to wish you much blissful irony with your postmodern art gallery experiences on this special day that is sponsored by the new and Iman improved Victoria's Secret. -- The Rich Art Chicks of Chelsea

Far out. Can we get real and go back to the sexy and sleazy 70s? For just one politically incorrect minute? Please?

Take me back to the good ol' days before A.I.D.S., Rod.

In My Flu Dream I Saw A Pregnant Allen Ginsburg Breast-Feeding A C.I.A. Mole

I've never been this sick before. My wife is out of town and my D.C.-area girlfriend isn't returning my calls because I've pissed her off...again. And my Mom's not returning my calls either because I forgot to send her her birthday card...again.

Plus, on top of all that depressing reality, my conservative hero William F. Buckley died this week.

Being alone when you're sick really sucks.

I keep watching this clip of Allen Gingsburg on endless loop.

I'm thinking that if I could do my life over I'd be a hippie homosexual poet on the payroll of Hogwarts. Hippie homosexual poets are never alone. Especially at Hogwarts.

I just devoted 15 minutes of my life to reading every single word on the bottle label for Vicks NyQuil Cold & Flu Original Flavor.

Did you know that at the bottom left hand corner of the barcode there's a PEEL BACK HERE tab? And that if you peel it back a secret scroll of additional information is revealed?

For example, there's this ominous warning:

Do not use

* with other medicines containing acetaminophen

* if you are now taking a prescription monoamine oxidase inhibbitor (MAOI) (certain drugs for depression, psychiatric or emotional conditions, or Parkinson's disease.) or for 2 weeks after stopping the MAOI drug. If you do not know if your precription drug contains an MAOI, ask a doctor or pharmacist before taking this product.

Jesus Christ!!! I'm not a friggin' doctor!!! I'm just a lawyer!!! What the hell is acetaminophen and MAOI???!!!

Why won't my girlfriend return my calls?

She's an R.N.

So's my wife.

Why aren't the people who supposedly love you actually WITH you when you need them most?

I just want to rest my swollen head in the hands of Allen Ginsberg while listening to him chant.

Check-In To The Aloha Motel @ "black and white and...all over"

"Aloha Motel"

"Rough Edge Photography"

The Right Reverend James W. Bailey

Image Size: 4" x 6"

"Before Interstate 10 existed, the most direct route between New Orleans and Baton Rouge was the legendary Airline Highway - a mythical road shadowed by the looming presence of illegal gambling parlors and dens of iniquity operated by such famous mob figures as Carlos Marcello. Just like yesteryear, today Airline Highway still stretches through a line of seedy roadside motels in Jefferson Parish before snaking its way around and across endless bayous to the Capital of Louisiana. Some of the old motels --like the Aloha Motel-- that once dotted Airline Highway still remain in all their unvarnished beat glory, echoing their distant memories of a dramatic life from another era lived in the fast lane." - James W. Bailey on "Aloha Motel".

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I am sick. I have the flu. I strongly suspect an evil cabal of brainwashed Obama supporters of having exposed me to this foul sickness. I received a Change We Can Believe In flyer in the mail two days ago that I now believe was coated in a flu version of Anthrax.

Because I'm sick, tired, exhausted and 48-hour wired-up on Vicks DayQuil and more crap daytime t.v. than I've watched in the last 20 years, I'm taking the easy way out and simply stealing J.T. 's post below to remind all about the opening reception on Saturday evening.

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"black and white and... all over" - Opens Tomorrow!

"black and white and... all over," a show that I curated, opens to the public tomorrow at H&F Fine Arts. There will be a reception for the artists (all 19 of them) on Saturday evening from 5-8pm.

This past Sunday the artists and I gathered at the gallery to collaboratively install the show. We were able to install all 106 photos that I selected for the exhibition. The result, I think, is a salon style show that feels professional yet loose, and dives deeply into the black and white photography being made by D.C. artists today.

Please see below for the press release:

“black and white and… all over”

A group exhibition of Washington, DC-based black and white photographers

Curated by J.T. Kirkland

February 27 – March 29

Opening reception: Saturday, March 1 from 5–8pm

H&F Fine Arts is pleased to announce a group exhibition of Washington, D.C.-based photographers. Taking its name from the old standby about newspapers (“What’s black and white and read all over?”), the show presents a survey of black and white photography from the D.C. metropolitan area.

The exhibition features dozens of photographs hung salon style throughout the gallery. The artists themselves will assist the curator in hanging the show, collectively attempting to author a visual narrative that explores the voices and concerns of today’s Washington photographers by constructing a mosaic of styles and perspectives. To highlight the joint articulation of the various works, the identities of individual artists will be subordinated; the price of each piece and the initials of its creator will be presented on a brightly colored sticker meant to contrast with the dominant black and white palette. With the names and reputations of the artists subtracted from the exhibition, the work of seasoned veterans will hang alongside that of newcomers just finding their footing in the art world. The curator challenges viewers to try and tell the difference while posing the question of whether the distinction is even significant.

Artists included in the exhibition are Erin Antognoli, James W. Bailey, Danny Conant, Max Cook, Stephen Crowley, Justin Hoffmann, Michael Dax Iacovone, Nick Jbara, Jane Jeffers, J.T. Kirkland, Angela Kleis, Prescott Lassman, Thomas Paradis, Aleksei Pechnikov, Susana Raab, Alexandra Silverthorne, Jim Tetro, Bryan Whitson, and Lloyd Wolf.

High resolution images are available upon request.

I hope many of you can make it to the show. See you on Saturday!

Terminal Reflection

"Terminal Reflection" by The Right Reverend James W. Bailey

an Evil Digital Photography slideshow

Image capture by Samsung Katana II cell phone camera while driving the Dulles Greenway in Loudoun County, Virginia.

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DoD Succeeds In Intercepting Non-Functioning Satellite

U.S. Department of Defense

Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs)

Although this happened late last week, it is great example of a functioning missile defense shield or the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI), that President Reagan proposed and which the critics said was impossible. Possible message for our friends the Chinese and Russians?

A network of land-, air-, sea- and spaced-based sensors confirms that the U.S. military intercepted a non-functioning National Reconnaissance Office satellite which was in its final orbits before entering the earth's atmosphere.

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CURE CANCER

Without Chemo

Part 6

FACT: In a recent survey, 64 out of 79 oncologists said they would refuse certain chemotherapies outright!

Recently, when one of the world's largest cancer centers surveyed oncologists about how they would treat their own cancers, almost 90% said they would refuse chemotherapy!

Needless to say, when I read this study, I nearly fell out of my chair.

But I can't argue with the reasons they gave. They said that chemotherapy drugs were ineffective and have an unacceptable degree of toxicity. True enough...

"There is no scientific evidence for its ability to extend in any appreciable way the lives of patients suffering from the most common organic cancer...Chemotherapy for malignancies too advanced for surgery, which accounts for 80% of all cancers, is a scientific wasteland."

--Dr Ulrich Abel, Stuttgart, Germany

The pathetic fact is that by shrinking tumors, chemotherapy encourages stronger cancer cells to grow and multiply, becoming chemo-resistant.

Then there are the new cancers caused by chemotherapy, or secondary cancers. Somehow they forget to mention this life-threatening detail on the list of "side effects" in a drug's accompanying literature. Hmmmm. I wonder why...

That's why I'm here. To cut through all the crap and tell you the truth. That's just what I'll do in Killing Cancer Before it Kills You, a special FREE Bonus Report I've prepared for you. And believe me, any time I tell you something, it will be minus the hype and self-interest of some other doctors you might know...

So who am I to be swinging this ax?

R.I.P. William F. Buckley, Jr.

“All adventure is now reactionary.” -- William F. Buckley, Jr.

And to that I add this: All art is now reactionary.

William F. Buckley slays the evil dragon of liberalism, Noam Chomsky.

The only conservative god I worship has died.

William F. Buckley, Jr.

November 24, 1925 - February 27, 2008

Mississippi P.B.S. nights and Sunday afternoons of a young boy standing in the Firing Line:

“Liberals claim to want to give a hearing to other views, but then are shocked and offended to discover that there are other views.”

“Back in the thirties we were told we must collectivize the nation because the people were so poor. Now we are told we must collectivize the nation because the people are so rich.”

“Even if one takes every reefer madness allegation of the prohibitionists at face value, marijuana prohibition has done far more harm to far more people than marijuana ever could.”

“Idealism is fine, but as it approaches reality, the costs become prohibitive.”

“Liberals, it has been said, are generous with other peoples' money, except when it comes to questions of national survival when they prefer to be generous with other people's freedom and security.”

“The academic community has in it the biggest concentration of alarmists, cranks and extremists this side of the giggle house.”

"You cannot paint the "Mona Lisa" by assigning one dab each to a thousand painters.”

“One can't doubt that the American objective in Iraq has failed....different plans have to be made. And the kernel here is the acknowledgement of defeat.”

“Mr. Bush is in the hands of a fortune that will be unremitting on the point of Iraq. If he'd invented the Bill of Rights, it wouldn't get him out of his jam.”

“The Beatles are not merely awful. They are so unbelievably horrible, so appallingly unmusical, so dogmatically insensitive to the magic of the art, that they qualify as crowned heads of antimusic.”

Amen, Bill. I've always hated the Beatles, too.

Point Of Reference

"Point Of Reference" by The Right Reverend James W. Bailey

an Evil Digital Photography slideshow

Image captured by Samsung Katana II cell phone camera.

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13th Annual Government Contractor Industry Highlights Book

Great overview of trends in government contracting, contradicting mainstream liberal medial claims of huge profits by government contractors.

Report shows big profits elude contractors. According to a report released Tuesday by Grant Thornton, 42 percent of surveyed government contractors had either no profit or profit rates between 1 percent and 5 percent of revenue. This is contrary to the large profits watchdog groups and politicians think contractors are making, according to yesterday's Federal Times.

The 13th Annual Government Contractor Survey gathered business information from more than 100 companies representing a cross-section of the government contractor industry. Among its findings:

* On average, participants report 90 percent of total revenue comes from government contracts.

* Only 12 percent of respondents had profit rates from their government contracts over 15 percent.

* Nearly a third of respondents said they do not account for all hours worked, putting them at risk for underbilling time-and-materials contracts.

* 40 percent of revenue from federal contracts was from cost-reimbursable type contracts.

* 27 percent of respondents reported having contracts that require use of an earned value management system (EVMS), and of those, 41 percent said they rarely if ever receive government feedback on the information in EVMS reports.

* Executive compensation remains the cost most frequently challenged by the Defense Contract Audit Agency, yet 90 percent reported that their relationship with the agency is good.

“Government contract terms and conditions impose unique compliance burdens in practically all aspects of the company’s business and those burdens are continually increasing,” the report states.

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CURE CANCER

Without Chemo

Part 5

Why would you settle for chemo?

Before you submit yourself to toxic tests and "therapies" that so often just increase your pain and suffering...doesn't it make sense to know all of your options? I think so. But it seems like everybody's lips are zipped. Consider this...

* 200 MG of selenium can help fight breast cancer from ever showing its ugly face. Selenium supplements are available in most health food and drug stores. Or, if you prefer, munch on some Brazil nuts--they're chock full of this vital nutrient.

* Zinc is a powerful weapon against prostate cancer. And consider it your new best friend if you're having troubles with potency, sex drive or fertility. I'll show you the easiest ways to increase your zinc levels to help keep cancer at bay.

* The #1 "drugstore" cure to improve your survival rate. It's a natural substance your body already produces to fight disease back up (so it doesn't trigger side-effects). It's also absurdly cheap, can be amazingly effective and chances are, your doctor will never prescribe it for you.

In your FREE Bonus Report, you'll see that just because natural substances can't be patented for big profit, doesn't mean you have to sacrifice your health and well-being. (You can bet your doc isn't going to put his life on the line...)

It's True, Starbucks Did Close At 5:30 P.M. Local Time

"It's True, Starbucks Did Close At 5:30 P.M. Local Time" by The Right Reverend James W. Bailey

an Evil Digital Photography slideshow

Image capture by Samsung Katana II cell phone camera from inside my car parked next to Starbucks at South Lakes Shopping Center in Reston, Virginia.

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Starbucks announced to the world that most of its stores would close at 5:30 p.m. local time stating that its baristas "will be trained in creating the perfect shot, steaming the milk and all the pieces that come together in a drink."

I stopped by my local Starbucks at South Lake Shopping Center in Reston, Virginia to verify if they were closed.

They are.

It's 6:20 p.m. local time in Reston, Virginia. I have posted these images from inside my car using my laptop through a wireless connection supplied by Starbucks.

Blake Gopnik, The World’s Smartest Art Critic ™, Doesn't Translate From The Chinese Murdering Bastards

As per usual, this past Sunday's Style & Arts section of the Washington Post was amusing on many different levels.

First, we have this deep well of postmodern bullshit from a curator who wouldn't know what a car bomb is if one were planted up her ass and detonated:

Alexandra Munroe, senior curator of Asian art, said, "It's something we see every day in newspapers -- a car bomb -- but Cai turned this act of terror into an act of contemplation and beauty."

Why do curators and artists make stupid inane lame statements like this?

Just once I'd like to see an authentic terrorist curator who knows a thing or two about how to build an IED curate a show that features videos made of car bombs being detonated in the automobiles of curators like Alexandra Munroe while driving to a private V.I.P.s-only art reception in Chelsea.

If she survived, it would be interesting to hear Ms. Mundroe's thoughts about how beautiful that experience was.

And then there's this groundbreaking intellectual contribution from Blake Gopnik, The World’s Smartest Art Critic ™:

Your dearest servant Giancristoforo Romano is here, and he did me the honor of giving me a medal of Your Excellency that is a thousand times beautiful, as you yourself are."He said that he had shown it, as a truly divine object, to all the Aragonese princesses, who all gazed at it in amazement, and that the Queen herself saw it before she left for Spain and couldn't get enough of it. She said that, on top of showing your singular beauty, it revealed a great intellect, such as she'd often heard tell of when she was in France and which had made her greatly want to see you someday. All the others who saw the medal also praised it very highly, including, before they left here, the courteous and graceful daughters of the Viceroy of Naples. Giancristoforo said that they looked at that lovely medal at length and kissed it a thousand times -- for they too had heard tell of your standing and merit."-- Translated from the Italian by Blake Gopnik

TRANSLATED. FROM. THE. ITALIAN. BY. BLAKE. GOPNIK.

Yep. He's truly the world smartest art critic.

Either that, or good ol' Blake was just too damn scared of the Chinese Murdering Bastards to review the propoganda of artist Cai Guo-Qiang.

When "The Rent Collector's Courtyard" was first shown at the Venice Biennale in 1999, the Chinese artists who created the original artwork in the heyday of the Cultural Revolution threatened to sue Cai for copyright infringement. The case was dismissed, and Cai's interpretation is now acknowledged at the Sichuan Academy of Art in Chonqing where the original is on view. But this piece will not travel to Beijing when the retrospective opens there in May 2008. It is touchy for an artist, especially one who has lived abroad for so many years, to revisit the Cultural Revolution in such a public forum.

It is touchy for an artist, especially one who has lived abroad for so many years, to revisit the Cultural Revolution in such a public forum.

No shit. No wonder Blake chose to stick with the Italian this week. That's an easy language to translate. God forbid if Blake tried to translate from the Chinese and screwed up. He might find himself on the receiving end of another Cultural Revolution.

If I were the pro-Chinese propoganda art critic Barbara Pollack, I'd be damn careful while visiting China this summer. One little mistake in translation and she might find herself reviewing brainwashed reconditioned artists located deep down in the basement of the Three Gorges Dam.

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Human Rights in China

Free Tibet

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CURE CANCER

Without Chemo

Part 4

The colossal cancer treatment cover-up...

Sure, conventional medicine wants you to believe that surgery, radiation and chemotherapy are your only weapons against cancer. Maybe it's because the average cancer patient represents a $500,000 payday for the cancer treatment system! They're making money while destroying your health! For example, did you know...

FACT: 75% of the average oncologist's"take home pay" is profit from the chemo drugshe gives to his patients...

Your oncologist is just doing his job, working with information that's been approved by our fabulously corrupt Food and Drug Administration and his overlords at the American Medical Association.

Before I go off ranting and raving about the FDA and the AMA, let me just tell you this: Cancer therapies are built on myths and lies. The hypocrisy is amazing...

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CURE CANCER

Without Chemo

Part 3

My Dear Misled Friend:

One nightmarish day, you're told you have the "Big C." As if that's not bad enough, next the "specialists" start throwing around words like "chemo" and "radiation," and your head really begins to swim. And then they start to sharpen their scalpels...

They call this science...medicine? It's absurd. Because so many truly effective tests and therapies are absolutely safe, cheap and simple. You'll be shocked by how many powerful alternatives you have--and can easily afford.

When The Rights Of The Nutria Collide With The Rights Of The Bayou, Along Will Come A Cajun Hero To Settle This Dispute...

...The Bayou Bounty Hunter.

I'm not a P.E.T.A. supporter at all. I despise P.E.T.A. and the idiots that support that fascist organization.

But, however as much as I may hate organized animal lovers, I do love animals, organized or not.

I feel sorry for the Nutria. They were brought to Louisiana against their will. Since being imported to the U.S., Nutria have become fruitful and multiplied beyond comprehension. They have no natural predators in the coastal environs of Louisiana. The devastation this animal has caused in the wetlands of the Pelican State is incalculable. If you can believe, the damage is perhaps even greater than that caused by the oil and gas industry. Some have actually made a convincing argument for this ascertion.

And this is why I feel sorry for the Nutria. They are being hunted down for being in a place where they never asked to be.

The oil and gas industry? Well, noboby's hunting down those dudes for the severe damage they have inflicted over the decades on the fragile wetlands of Louisiana.

The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries pays a $5.00 per head bounty on the Nutria. I trust them (mainly because I have several close friends who work for this government office and who have participated in developing the state's Nutria management plan) and believe it's a necessary evil policy if the wetlands of Louisiana are to preserved and even restored, especially in the aftermath of an additional incalculable loss of wetlands caused by Katrina.

I only wish that the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries would also offer a $5.00 per head bounty on the assholes of the oil and gas industry that have destroyed with impunity this precious natural resource. If they did, and if P.E.T.A. organized a shooting campaign to eliminate their presence from Louisiana, I might just consider joining.

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Wetland Damage Caused by Nutria

In 1998, the first coast wide nutria herbivory survey was flown, as part of the Nutria Harvest and Wetland Demonstration Program. A total of 23,960 acres of damaged wetlands were located at 170 sites along the survey transects. In 1999, the damaged increased to 27,356 acres located at 150 sites. A slight decrease was shown in 2000 with 25,939 acres located at 132 sites. In 2001, the damage decreased to 22,139 acres located at 124 sites. Again, in 2002 the the number of damaged acres decreased, but only slightly to 21,185 acres located at 94 sites. The 2003 survey resulted in 84 damage sites covering a total of 21,888 acres. In May 2004, the survey showed 69 damage sites covering 16,906 acres. The 2005 survey reported 49 nutria damage sites covering 14,260 acres. Continuing the same pattern, the 2006 survey reported 31 nutria damage sites covering 12,315 acres. The most recent survey, completed in April of 2007, documented 23 nutria damaged sites totaling 9,244 acres. When extrapolated to a coastwide estimate, the acres impacted over these years ranges from 102,585 to 34,665 acres (damaged acres x 3.75). The 3.75 multiplication factor comes from the area actually surveyed along transect lines (0.5 miles) and the distance between transect lines (1.87 miles).

Vegetative damage caused by nutria has been documented in at least 11 Coastal Wetlands Planning Protection and Restoration Act (CWPPRA) project sites in the Barataria-Terrebonne Basins. The estimate of 80,000 acres of marsh damaged was conservative because only the worse (most obvious) can be detected from aerial surveys. The number of acres being impacted was certainly higher. Since the introduction of the Coastwide Nutria Control Program, the number of impacted acres has dropped to 34,665 acres. When vegetation is removed from the surface of the marsh, as a result of over grazing by nutria, the very fragile organic soils are exposed to erosion through tidal action. If damaged areas do not revegetate quickly, they will become open water as tidal scour removes soil and thus lowers elevation. Frequently the plant's root systems are also damaged, making recovery through vegetative regeneration very slow.

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CURE CANCER

Without Chemo

Part 2

Read below for details on how you can:

* GET THE SAFE, EFFECTIVE CANCER TREATMENTS hushed up in hospital halls

* SLASH ALZHEIMER'S RISK OVERNIGHT...it couldn't be easier!

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Cancer does not have to be a DEATH SENTENCE...

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CURE CANCER

Without Chemo

Part 1

Sure, chemotherapy is great if you want nausea, hair loss and depression...and no guarantee you'll live.

There can be EASIER, SAFER and more NATURAL ways to survive--and this M.D. is going to share them with you...

So even before the "specialists" start throwing around words like "chemo" and "radiation," and your head really begins to swim, you'll know all of your options. Treatments the medical fat cats surely don't want you to know about. But, this is one doctor who's not afraid to speak up!

Learn the facts of real health from medicine's most acclaimed MYTH-BUSTER! And let him show you how to shrug off your medical miseries IN THE NEXT 60 SECONDS.

Half Black Jesus™ Needs To Get His Divisive Priorities Straight

Coming This Fall!!!

Project Outside The Beltway Terrorist

Oh my. What would Tim Gunn think of this crappy tailoring. This outfit barely disguises the madrassa car bomb Barack Hussein Obama is wearing underneath his elitist Harvard kaki pants.

Seriously. Why do Obama's cult members find this photograph to be so divisive?

What's divisive is for Obama to travel to Africa and pretend that his African grandmother raised him, when in fact he was raised by his white grandmother.

By the way, just where in the world is Obama's white grandmother?

Has she been locked-down in a nursing home, or what exactly?

Why is Obama hiding his white grandmother from the people and the press?

What's divisive is to pretend that your African grandmother, who you never met until you were a grown adult, is more important than your white grandmother who raised you, took care of you, fed you and for all practical purposes acted as your mother.

What's divisive is to pimp out your black grandmother in Africa for p.c. votes, while acting like your white grandmother would cost you votes if the world ever saw her standing by your side.

END POLITICALLY CORRECT RACISM

FREE OBAMA'S WHITE GRANDMOTHER

Winter, Winter

"Winter, Winter" by The Right Reverend James W. Bailey

an Evil Digital Photograhy slideshow

Image capture by Samsung Katana II cell phone camera in Leesburg, Virginia.

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Supplements for Sleep

A good night’s sleep is one of the best defenses against aging and disease. But millions of Americans lie awake night after night, unable to get a restful night’s sleep. Big drug companies would have you believe that the answer is in a pill. Although popping a little pill sounds like an easy answer to a big problem, sleep aids come with a long list of complications and side effects.

Your sleepless nights may be eased by correcting habits in your daily routine, such as exercising too late in the day or too much caffeine. But insomnia may also be caused by underlying medical problems that may be masked by just medicating your symptoms.

Fortunately, there are safe, effective nutrients that can help most people get the sleep they need.

Before retiring for the night, take the following:

* Buffered Vitamin C (magnesium or calcium ascorbate) This helps induce sleep. Magnesium citrate. It is a natural relaxant and calmative. Melatonin. It will induce dreaming

The Right Reverend James W. Bailey @ H & Fine Arts

I am truly honored to be included in this show. I also want to thank J.T. Kirkland for the enourmous amount of work he has put into organizing this exhibition.

The Right Reverend James W. Bailey @ H & F Fine Arts

“black and white and… all over”

A group exhibition of Washington, DC-based black and white photographers
Curated by J.T. Kirkland
February 27 – March 29
Opening reception: Saturday, March 1 from 5–8pm


H&F Fine Arts is pleased to announce a group exhibition of Washington, D.C.-based photographers. Taking its name from the old standby about newspapers (“What’s black and white and read all over?”), the show presents a survey of black and white photography from the D.C. metropolitan area.

The exhibition features dozens of photographs hung salon style throughout the gallery. The artists themselves will assist the curator in hanging the show, collectively attempting to author a visual narrative that explores the voices and concerns of today’s Washington photographers by constructing a mosaic of styles and perspectives. To highlight the joint articulation of the various works, the identities of individual artists will be subordinated; the price of each piece and the initials of its creator will be presented on a brightly colored sticker meant to contrast with the dominant black and white palette. With the names and reputations of the artists subtracted from the exhibition, the work of seasoned veterans will hang alongside that of newcomers just finding their footing in the art world. The curator challenges viewers to try and tell the difference while posing the question of whether the distinction is even significant.

Artists included in the exhibition are Erin Antognoli, James W. Bailey, Danny Conant, Max Cook, Stephen Crowley, Justin Hoffmann, Michael Dax Iacovone, Nick Jbara, Jane Jeffers, J.T. Kirkland, Angela Kleis, Prescott Lassman, Thomas Paradis, Aleksei Pechnikov, Susana Raab, Alexandra Silverthorne, Jim Tetro, Bryan Whitson, and Lloyd Wolf.

And The Oscar For Best Political Con Man In A Religious Comedy Goes To...

Half Black Jesus™ for Barack Snake Moan!

My review of Black Snake Moan, the best white trash movie of 2007, can be read here.

A Driving Tour Of Western Loudoun County, Virginia With A Stop For Wine At Bluemont Vineyards...

Sorry, no hiking photographs this week.

However, this past week I gave a group of close friends a driving tour of western Loudoun County, Virginia. The best part of the drive was north and south along the ridge of the Blue Ridge Mountains. A recent ice storm made the drives north along Raven Rocks Road and south along Blue Ridge Mountain Road spectacular.

After the tour, we stop at Northern Virginia's newest vineyard, Bluemont Vineyard, which is located at an elevation of 951 feet on the eastern slope of the Blue Ridge Mountains.

Click here to view my Flickr set of 149 photographs from this tour.

THINKING ABOUT SNOW ICE DUNKIN' DONUTS OPRAH OBAMA

THINKING ABOUT SNOW ICE DUNKIN' DONUTS OPRAH OBAMA

an Evil Digital Film produced by Force Majeure Film Studios

(a Holy owned subsidiary of Black Cat Bone Global Media Empire)

written, directed and edited by The Right Reverend James W. Bailey

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Now Playing @ Black Cat Bone Theatre!

Filmed on location at a Dunkin' Donuts somewhere in Atlanta, Georgia.

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This exclusive mind dump from Atlanta, Georgia probes questions and concerns that should be asked and answered and addressed regarding the Obama-Oprah connection:

* Why Oprah has broken all precedent by endorsing Obama

* The remarkable and similar life paths the two share

* Oprah and Obama: links to a controversial Chicago church

* How Oprah could torpedo Hillary's candidacy

* How Oprah's jumpstarted Obama campaign by making his book a best seller

* "Oprah-Obama '08" T-shirts — a sign of things to come?

* The two sources of Oprah's amazing clout

* The spiritual mentor who changed Obama's life

* The simple request that could make Obama the best-funded candidate

* How Oprah may have subtlety helped elect George Bush in 2000 with her famous kiss

* Why celebrities are "the most widely available drug in America"

* Obama's "perfect" liberal voting record

* The political left's anti-Winfrey "NOprah" movement

* Obama's Freudian slip about Oprah

* Obama's Illinois voting record on crime

* Behind-the-scenes at Oprah's mighty media empire — TV, radio, Internet, publishing and more

* How influential are African-American celebrities like Oprah, Tiger Woods, or Michael Jordan?

* Oprah's "wastefully lavish" project in Africa

*And much more...

The Cackling Bitch® Publicly Pulls A Big Splinter From The Cross Of Half Black Jesus™ Out Of Her Angry Vagina Monologue

Oh, dear. What a flashback from my childhood this video provokes. My Southern mother would on needed occasions give me the Steel Magnolias version of this lecture when I dared to depart from the path of righteousness. And just like Hillary, my mom would also furiously wave the evidence of my sins in her hands before my lying denying fake innocent doe eyes.

Hmmm...maybe I share certain political traits with Barack Hussein Obama that I've never thought about until seeing this video!

New Orleans Woman - Mardi Gras Day

"New Orleans Woman - Mardi Gras Day" by The Right Reverend James W. Bailey

Evil Digital Photography

Image capture by Katana II cell phone camera at a bar somewhere in New Orleans on Mardi Gras Day.

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Action Definition - Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This ac·tion /'aekʃən/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation [ak-shuh n] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation –noun
1. the process or state of acting or of being active: The machine is not in action now.
2. something done or performed; act; deed.

“To accomplish great things we must not only act, but also dream, not only plan, but also believe.” -- Anatole

Winter Screen #3

"Winter Screen #3" by The Right Reverend James W. Bailey

an Evil Digital Photography slideshow

Image capture by Katana II cell phone camera.

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Bumper sticker seen on a pickup truck in Louisiana:

When you're up to your ass in gators, make Gatorade.

Winter Screen #2

"Winter Screen #2" by The Right Reverend James W. Bailey

an Evil Digital Photography slideshow

Image capture by Katana II cell phone camera.

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National Terror Alert Response Center

Yet another graphic demonstration that the enemy understands our culture and the soft spot we have for expectant moms. Last weeks use of mentally-retarded women as murder-bombers is another despicable act.

The growing use by terrorist groups of women some disguised as expectant moms to deliver deadly homicide bombs has prompted the Department of Homeland Security and FBI to issue a rare warning that such attacks could take place on American soil.

Winter Screen #1

"Winter Screen #1" by The Right Reverend James W. Bailey

an Evil Digital Photography slideshow

Image capture by Katana II cell phone camera.

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YouTube a hit with the CIA

Turning the tides on the terrorists.

Social media may hold something more than Star Wars kids or weeping Britney fans; it could be key to tracking down terrorism.

A Sensual Seduction Of John McCain's Choice For Vice President Of Hip Hop

John McCain and I love this video. And I'm sure Vicki Iseman does as well.

Snoop Dogg is at the top of his game and pure cool.

If John McCain takes my advice and taps Snoop Dogg for Vice President, it will be a 50 state sweep.

Snoop Dogg brings a blunt :) form of hope with a sly grin.

John McCain for President

Because Crazy Liberal Crackety Crack D.C. Baby Momma Dramas WANT You To Search Online For Nude Images Of Their Children

Reason #7,345 why I pray daily that Allah and Osama bin Laden will detonate a nuclear bomb in downtown Washington, D.C.

"Are creepy people searching through thousands of pictures looking for random naked ones?" Massey said, baffled at how viewers got around the privacy settings. "I don't know."

WTF???!!! Are you serious???!!!

The real question is this:

Why are creepy moms like you posting nude images of your children online in the first place???!!!

Who are you, Ms. Massey? A online Sally Mann wannabe?

"Big Pimp BK Offers Jessie Mann A Free French Fry" by Sally Mann

"Big Pimp BK Offers Jessie Mann A Free French Fry" is from the photography book How I Pimped Out All My Children For Fun And Profit And Into Theraphy by Sally Mann.

Look for Sally Mann's exhibition featuring images from this book, titled Unlike Jock Sturges, The F.B.I. Didn't Kick Down My Child Porno Studio Door, coming this fall at the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.

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So...let me make sure I understand this:

This idiot D.C. mom Meredith Massey admits to posting nude images of her children on Flickr, then being the idiot that she is, she fails to properly set her privacy settings so that these nude images of her children can only be seen by a select group of leering friends and family members, and having failed to properly set her privacy settings, thus making these nude images of her children available to the entire leering world, she then turns around and complains loudly on various baby mommy forums about what an idiot she is for not setting her privacy settings so the entire leering world can admire the butt cracks of her kids, then turns around and complains on the front page of the Washington Post Business section about how traumatized she is for being the idiot that she is for having provided the entire leering world nude images of her children's butt cracks because, being the moron she is, she didn't know HOW to set her privacy settings.

Only she doesn't admit her stupidity. She blames it all on Flickr, of course.

I think that if the Washington Post were to dig a little deeper into this moron mom's life they'd find out that she's an Obama supporter. I mean, really, how much more deluded can a person be?

As much as I dislike Hillary Clinton, I can't begin to imagine her posting nude images of Chelsea online. Slick Willy? Well, who knows how far he would go in pimping out his daughter.

But how about Michelle Obama?

Yeah. I can easily see that America-hating-I've-never-been-proud-of-my-country woman doing such a thing. You can just tell that that anger ball of a woman has a whole lot of unresolved stuff stewing and brewing inside or her.

If Michelle Obama becomes First Lady, rest assured that Flickr will be destroyed by an avalanche of nude photographs of children being uploaded by crazy liberal D.C. baby mommies.

Hell, If I Were John McCain, I'd Bang Vicki Iseman In A Heartbeat!

Give me a break. John McCain spent 5 1/2 years as a prisoner of war in Vietnam being tortued, as in REALLY tortured, unlike these pissant terrorists that have been treated with kumbaya-waterboarding-spa-treatments/free-HBO-and-medical-care-in-the-Gitmo-prison-cell kid gloves by an overindulgent U.S. that has literally bent over backward to avoid giving these evil scumbag murders the broken backs they so richly deserve, so who gives a flip that he may have perpetrated a PTSD-related ass tap on a nubile lobbyist?

If, and it's a BIG if, if John McCain fell off the monogamy train, so what? John McCain has paid his dues and has more than earned the right to an extracurricular side fuck or two on the government dime. I'm almost serious. Truly.

The blatant hypocrisy of the deranged left over this bullshit TMZ.com/National Enquirer story is astonishing. The left couldn't open its mouth wide enough to suck up and swallow the cum-drenced legacy of Bill Clinton and his endless train of cheap-ass white trash thong-wearing hookers.

As far as the corrupt left-wing anti-America terrorist-loving New York Times goes, either show me the blue stained dress or shut the fuck up.

NEW POLITICAL SEXUAL AFFAIR RULE:

If an American patriot who served his country with honor and distinction and who was taken prisoner of war and nearly tortured to death and who later in his married life and career of distinction decides to fuck a good looking strawberry blonde woman without his wife's permission before running for President of United States of America, then as long as that American hero's extramarital spunk isn't being dripped onto the carpet of the Oval Office then that American patriot's sex life is deemed to be NOBODY'S FUCKING BUSINESS BUT HIS AND HIS WIFE'S.

Image Flaw #3, #4 & #5

"Image Flaw #1" by The Right Reverend James W. Bailey

Evil Digital Photography

(Images from this series captured by Katana II cell phone camera while driving on the Dulles Greenway in Loudoun County, Virginia.)

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Woman indicted in gang case worked for federal defenders

Another example of the long tentacles of organized gangs and their effects on the system.

A woman accused of having ties to the violent Barrio Azteca gang worked for years in the Federal Public Defender's office, officials said.


"Image Flaw #2" by The Right Reverend James W. Bailey

U.S. Senate Vote Bans CIA from

Potential loss of effective weapon against terrorists in Global War on Terror.

The U.S. Senate has defied a veto threat from President Bush and approved legislation that would prohibit intelligence agencies from using extreme interrogation techniques, including waterboarding. The measure was included in a bill to authorize intelligence programs and spending for the current budget year. VOA's Deborah Tate reports from Capitol Hill.

"Image Flaw #3" by The Right Reverend James W. Bailey

Senate passes wiretap bill, grants

Movement forward to keep FISA, however liberal security groups protest move to keep us safe.
The U.S. Senate passed a bill on Tuesday that would amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), the laws governing wiretaps of suspected foreign agents and terrorists, granting retroactive immunity for telecommunications companies that had previously cooperated with the government.

Image Flaw #1 & #2

"Image Flaw #1" by The Right Reverend James W. Bailey

Evil Digital Photography

(Image capture by Katana II cell phone camera while driving the Dulles Greenway in Loudoun County, Virginia.)

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The peacekeeping dragon is on

As part of a heavy engagement plan for Africa, China is out in front as part of the UN peacekeeping force in Darfur.

Last November 24, a 140-person advance detachment of a 350-person Chinese peacekeeping engineering force arrived in Niyala, capital of the South Darfur state of Sudan, as part of the first batch of United Nations peacekeeping force deployed in the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID).

"Image Flaw #2" by The Right Reverend James W. Bailey

Is Half Black Jesus™ A False Prophet?

"Beware of the false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly are ravenous wolves." -- Chris Matthews 7:15

Doubting Thomas needed to plunge his fingers into White Jesus's wounds before he would believe.

Chris Matthews, being the good, smart, intelligent, quick-witted no bullshit Catholic that he is [*disclaimer: I count Chris as a good friend; we both belong to the Northern Virginia chapter of Opus Dei], simply wants a short list of the accomplishments of Half Black Jesus™.

Obama's creepy cult members stumble for answers.

Forget the scriptures, Obama needs to instruct his deluded gang of mesmerized disciples to start openly sharing the talking points memo for deranged converts.

The Right Light by J. Seward Johnson Jr. - A Film In Three Parts

The Right Light by J. Seward Johnson Jr. - A Film In Three Parts

an Evil Digital Film produced by Force Majeure Film Studios

(a Holy owned subsidiary of Black Cat Bone Global Media Empire)

written, directed and edited by The Right Reverend James W. Bailey

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"The Right Light by J. Seward Johnson Jr. - A Film In Three Parts" by The Right Reverend James W. Bailey

an Evil Digital Film

This playlist consists of The Right Light Facing East, The Right Light In 360, and The Right Light Facing West. To view each part, click on each film icon at the bottom of the playlist.

(Filmed on location at a strip mall at the corner of Route Seven and Palisades Parkway in Sterling, Virginia.)

Click here for more information about J. Seward Johnson Jr.

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It's a sad day in the D.C. area today. Today, The Awakening, an outdoor sculpture by J. Seward Johnson Jr., is scheduled to be moved from its present location at Hains Point in D.C. to the National Harbor in Prince George's County, Maryland.

Unbeknownest to many in the D.C. area is the fact that another sculture by J Seward Johnson Jr., The Right Light, is also available for 24/7 public viewing.

The Right Light is located at the entrance to a strip mall in Sterling, Virginia.

The Right Light by J. Seward Johnson Jr. - A Slideshow

"The Right Light by J. Seward Johnson Jr. - A Slideshow" by The Right Reverend James W. Bailey

an Evil Digital Photography slideshow

(Image capture by Katana II cell phone camera at a strip mall at the corner of Route Seven and Palisades Parkway in Sterling, Virginia.)

Click here for more information about J. Seward Johnson Jr.

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Cameras Turn Lens on Police

Drive though some Washington, D.C. neighborhoods at night and it quickly becomes obvious:

The blinking blue-light cameras show the police are watching.

But the police also are being watched.

An Exxon Memory Of Lower Gas Prices #1 & #2

"An Exxon Memory Of Lower Gas Prices #1" by The Right Reverend James W. Bailey

Evil Digital Photography

(Image capture by Katana II cell phone camera at an Exxon station in Leesburg, Virginia.)

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U.S. Has Strategy for Homeland Security, But Are We Ready?

The White House recently issued an updated Homeland Security Strategy but are we really ready?

During this season of presidential politics and opinion polls, more Americans than ever say they worry about terrorism. They also fret about natural disasters as many communities around the country continue to experience devastation from recent hurricanes, tornadoes and wildfires.

"An Exxon Memory Of Lower Gas Prices #2" by The Right Reverend James W. Bailey

Half Black Jesus™ Exposed As A Fraudulent Plagiarizing Con Man Faith Healing Huckster...In Other Words, A Typical Lying Political Evangelist

FAINTING AND PLAGIARISM

WE CAN BE BORN-AGAIN IN

Can you say Jonestown II, anyone?

That's exactly what we're going to have when Obama's most deluded fanatic followers are faced with the fact that their Lord and Saviour has been rejected by His Heavenly Father's hand-picked corps of superdelegate archangels.

These creepy Obama cult members are worshipping at the feet of another Marjoe Gortner.

Hugh Marjoe Ross Gortner, generally known as Ma...

(Hugh Marjoe Ross Gortner, generally known as Marjoe Gortner (born January 14, 1944 in Long Beach, California), is a former evangelical minister who first gained a certain fame in the late 1940s and early to mid 1950s when he became the youngest ordained preacher at the age of four, and then outright notoriety in the 1970s when he starred in an Oscar-winning, behind-the-scenes documentary about the lucrative business of Pentecostal preaching. The name "Marjoe" is a combination of the names "Mary" and "Joseph".

When Marjoe was three, his father, a second generation evangelical minister, noticed his son's talent for mimicry and overall fearlessness of strangers and public settings. His parents claimed Marjoe had received a vision from God during a bath and began training him to deliver sermons, complete with dramatic gestures and emphatic lunges. By the time Marjoe was four, his parents arranged for him to perform a marriage ceremony for a film crew from Paramount studios, referring to him as "the youngest ordained minister in history." Like much in Marjoe's early life it is hard to say for sure who exactly ordained him, if his father ordained him, or if he was even ordained at all.

Until the time he was a teenager, Marjoe and his parents traveled the rural United States, holding revival meetings. As well as teaching him scriptural passages, Marjoe's parents also taught him several money-making tactics, involving the sale of supposedly "holy" articles at revivals which promised to heal the sick and dying. By the time Marjoe was sixteen, he later estimated, his family had amassed maybe three million dollars; shortly after his sixteenth birthday, Marjoe's father absconded with the money, and a disillusioned Marjoe left his mother for San Francisco, where he was taken in by and became the lover of an older woman. Marjoe spent the remainder of his teenage years as an itinerant hippie until his early twenties, when, hard pressed for money, he decided to put his old skills to work and re-emerged on the evangelical circuit with a charismatic stage-show modeled after those of contemporary rockers, most notably Mick Jagger. Marjoe made enough to take six months off every year, during which he returned to California, surviving on the previous six months' earnings.

In the late 1960s, Marjoe suffered a crisis of conscience -- in particular about the threats of damnation he felt compelled to weave into his sermons -- and resolved to make one final tour, this time on film. Under the pretense of making a documentary on the evangelical and non-denominational faiths, Marjoe assembled a documentary film crew to follow him around the Southern United States during 1971; unbeknownst to everyone else involved -- including, at one point, his father -- Marjoe gave "backstage" interviews to the filmmakers in between sermons and revivals, explaining intimate details of how he and other ministers operated. After sermons, the filmmakers were invited back to Marjoe's hotel room to tape him counting the money he collected during the day. The resulting film, Marjoe, won the 1972 Academy Award for best documentary.

After leaving the revival circuit, Gortner then attempted to break into both Hollywood and the recording industry. He cut an LP with Columbia Records, entitled "Bad, but not Evil" (Gortner's description of himself in the documentary), which met with poor sales and reviews. Gortner began his acting career with a featured role in The Marcus-Nelson Murders, the 1973 pilot for the Kojak tv-series. The following year saw him featured in the disaster film Earthquake as a psychotic National Guardsman, and in the television movie Pray for the Wildcats.

During the late 1970s, Marjoe attempted to self-finance another film, this time a pseudo-fictional drama about an evangelist con-man and based in part on his real-life experiences. The film started shooting in New Orleans, Louisiana, but went bankrupt less than 6-weeks into production. The film was never completed.

Gortner was married briefly to Candy Clark, from 1978-1979.

Gortner's most memorable film performance was as the psychopathic, hostage-taking drug dealer in Milton Katselas's 1979 screen adaptation of Mark Medoff's play When You Comin' Back, Red Ryder?, also starring Peter Firth, Lee Grant, and Hal Linden.

Gortner reappeared a few years later, starring in several B-movies such as Starcrash and hosting an early-1980s reality TV series called Speak Up America before ending his movie career in 1995. Today he sponsors charity golf tournaments and other events.

His most recent film appearance was in the 1995 feature Wild Bill, where he played, appropriately enough, a preacher.

Ezekiel 13:3 - "This is what the Sovereign Lord says: What sorrow awaits the false prophets who are following their own imaginations and have seen nothing at all."

Fidel Castro Resigns: Change In Human Rights We Can Believe In?

Will The Left-Wing Anti-America Bush Derangement Syndrome Crackheads In The Democratic Party Demand That Fidel Castro Be Tried Before The International Criminal Court For Crimes Against Humanity?

Come on. Be serious. These are millennial American liberals we're talking about here. Millennial American liberals walked away from the concept of human rights for all the day they bought their first Che Guevara t-shirt designed by Bansky.

While the exile community in Florida and others around the world will herald Castro's departure, he was not without his admirers:

Castro clung to a socialist economic model and one-party Communist rule, even after the Soviet Union disintegrated and most of the rest of the world concluded that state socialism was a bankrupt idea whose time had come and gone.

....his defenders in Cuba point to what they see as social progress made under Castro's revolution, including racial integration and universal education and health care. Instead of communism, they blame the U.S. embargo for the country's economic woes.

There goes the left-wing anti-America freedom-hating generation DailyCrap millennials playing the "Cuban exile community hates Castro" race card again.

Jesus Christ. I guess the only people in the world who give a damn about seeing the world rid itself of human rights-violating monsters like Fidel Castro are those pesky Cuban exiles down in Miami. Will they ever just shutup about Castro's crimes against humanity?

I'm being sarcastic about my Cuban friends in Miami, of course. The real question is this: Will the American left ever actually act like it gives a damn about Castro's crimes?

HAPPY DEAD PRESIDENT'S DAY

TODAY IS THE DAY WE REMEMBER FOUR DEAD WHITE MALES FROM AMERICAN PRESIDENTIAL HISTORY WHO MADE A DIFFERENCE:

CHARLES JULIUS GUITEAU

JOHN WILKES BOOTH

LEON FRANK CZOLGOSZ

LEE HARVEY OSWALD

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The Propoganda Version Of American History Part 1

an Evil Digital Film produced by Force Majeure Film Studios

(a Holy owned subsidiary of Black Cat Bone Global Media Empire)

written, directed and edited by The Right Reverend James W. Bailey

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Elizabeth Hartwell Mason Neck National Wildlife Refuge

I hiked this past weekend at the Elizabeth Hartwell Mason Neck National Wildlife refuge which is located near George Mason's Gunston Hall Plantation in Virginia.

My flickr set of 223 images from this hike can be viewed here.

More information, directions and trails maps for this beautiful refuge can be found here.

Elizabeth Hartwell Mason Neck National Wildlife Refuge Mason Neck NWR was established in 1969 for the protection of nesting, feeding, and roosting habitat for the Bald eagles. It was the first federal refuge established specifically for the (then endangered) Bald eagle. The refuge is part of the Potomac River NWR Complex.

The refuge, situated along the Potomac River on the Mason Neck peninsula, consists of 2277 acres of oak-hickory forest, freshwater marshes, and has 4.4 miles of shoreline. The refuge has the largest fresh water marsh in Northern Virginia, the largest Great Blue heron rookery in the Mid-Atlantic region (over 1400 nests), is a designated RAMSAR site, and hosts over 200 species of birds, 31 species of mammals, and 44 species of reptiles and amphibians.

Eagles use the mature forests for shelter and nesting sites and the marshes, bays, and river for foraging and hunting. The refuge was listed as one of the top ten sites in the country for viewing Bald eagles.

Bob The Orleans Parish Prison Builder & Barack Hussein Obama: "YES WE CAN!"

Here's some F.E.M.A. change you can belive in.

Lapeyrolerie said demolition equipment is already at the site and work will begin today. Once the demolition is complete, construction of a single new building will begin. In addition to jail space, that building will house a kitchen and an intake and processing center, Lapeyrolerie said.

The entire project is being financed by FEMA, she said.

Tens upon tens upon tens of thousands of law-abiding New Orleanian can't seem to get the federal, state and local governments to get up off the collective asses and keep their collective promises to rebuild their destroyed homes, but by God nothing will stand in the way of government rebuilding destroyed prisons to house the poorest of the poor blacks.

Post-racial America my ass.

Feminine Static #1 & #2

"Feminine Static #1" by The Right Reverend James W. Bailey

Evil Digital Photography

(Image capture by Katana II cell phone camera at a bar somewhere in New Orleans.)

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Overheard at a bar somewhere in New Orleans on Mardi Gras Day 2008:

"My doctors no longer want me to have surgery." -- Crazy White Woman

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...swollen arms & legs.

...shortness of breath.

...sleep problems.

...hearing loss.

...vision problems.

...fatigue.

...skin problems.

...cold, numb and painful extremities.

...back pain.

...age-related memory problems.

...and more!

"Feminine Static #1 & #2" by The Right Reverend James W. Bailey

Evil Digital Photography

What I Remember Is What I Forgot

"What I Remember Is What I Forgot" by The Right Reverend James W. Bailey

Evil Digital Photography

(Image capture by Katana II cell phone camera white hiking along the Appalachian Trail in the Shenandoah National Park.)

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AUTHORITY AND ACTION…

Behold! I have given you authority and power to trample upon serpents and scorpions, and [physical and mental strength and ability] over all the power that the enemy [possesses]; and nothing shall in any way harm you. (Luke 10:19, Amplified Bible)

In Celebration Of The Post-Racial Postmodern Allegorical Impulse Of An American Hip Hop Nigger Whose Career Is On The Downhill Slope...

“Its all the experiences we go through every day, of all ethnicities - Black, White, indifferent. We’ve all at some point felt discriminated on, whether it’s in Dominican Republic, whether it’s in China, whether it’s in Iraq with soldiers getting their heads blown off for reasons we don’t know why. The meaning of the word is supposed to be ignorant. So no longer are Black people still niggers, it’s also me and you (a white correspondent). I want people to think about what I’m thinking about today.” -- Nas

Wow. Nas should be writing Chelsea gallery artist statements for Kehinde Wiley.

But I'm just plain old school when it comes to the black radicals I like.

Black radicals like Nelson W. Winbush.

Nelson W. Winbush, 78, of Kissimmee stands in front of the Confederate battle flag that was draped over his grandfather's coffin in 1934.

In defense of his Confederate pride

Nelson Winbush is intent on defending the flag of his grandfather. It's just surprising which flag that is.

KISSIMMEE -- Nelson Winbush rotates a miniature flag holder he keeps on his mantel, imagining how the banners would appear in a Civil War battle.
The Stars and Bars, he explains, looked too much like the Union flag to prevent friendly fire. The Confederacy responded by fashioning the distinctive Southern Cross -- better known as the rebel flag.

Winbush, 78, is a retired assistant principal with a master's degree, a thoughtful man whose world view developed from listening to his grandfather's stories about serving the South in the "War Between the States."

His grandfather's casket was draped with a Confederate flag. His mother pounded out her Confederate heritage on a typewriter. He wears a rebel flag pinned to the collar of his polo shirt.
Winbush is also black.

"You've never seen nothing like me, have you?"

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And there's a younger generation of black radicals coming up through the post-racial Confederate ranks that I'm starting to appreciate, too!

Black Men say Rebel flag flies for freedomDon't forget that February, the shortest month of the year, is Black History Month.

Uh, after all, we can't have TOO much black history being shoved down the politically correct brainwashed throats of majority white America's children.

Valentine's Day Pop Songs For Edith Metzger

One of the most heartbreaking is from Lee Krasner to her husband, Jackson Pollock, written in the summer of 1956 when she was in Paris and he was on Long Island. "It would be wonderful to get a note from you . . . The painting hear [sic] is unbelievably bad (How are you Jackson?)." A few weeks later, Pollock was killed in a car crash while Krasner was still in Paris.

This post at Eye Level prompted my following comment. I hope that Eye Level will publish this comment. As a person who has lost several family members to "accidents" caused by drunk drivers, I can tell you this: There is no such thing as the concept of closure.

I think it important to never forget that a young 25-year old woman named Edith Metzger, who escaped from Nazi Germany along with her family, was also killed in that accident caused by a drunk Jackson Pollock. This young woman, knowing that Pollock was far too drunk to be driving, screamed at the top of her lungs to get out of the car driven by Pollock before Pollock crashed it killing himself, Ms. Metzger and injuring Pollock's mistress, Ruth Kligman.

As a person who lost an Aunt, Uncle and 6-month old cousin in an automobile crash crash Mississippi caused by a drunk driver who crossed over into their lane of traffic and who thinks about them every day, I can't help but wonder if there are loved ones who remember the Edith Metzgers of the world on Valentine's Day.

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Title: Pop Songs for Edith Metzger
Label: 4-4-2 Music
Format: CD
Designer: 4-4-2 Music

One night in August 1956, the action painter, Jackson Pollock, was drunkenly hooning home from a party in his silver Cadillac. With him in the car, screaming for him to slow down were his mistress, Ruth Kligman and her friend Edith Metzger. Nearing his Long Island home, Pollock wrestled with a bend and lost, being killed instantly as the car careered into a ditch and a tree. Ruth was badly injured, but Edith Metzger was also killed. Destined to be a footnote in a star’s story, this CD was compiled in remembrance of her, but also to acknowledge the many others who remain in the shadows of those deemed history-worthy.

An Appropriation Of The Commercial Kiss #1 & #2

"An Appropriation Of The Commercial Kiss #1" by The Right Reverend James W. Bailey

Evil Digital Photography

(Image capture by Katana II cell phone camera at Red Robin America's Gourmet Burgers and Spirits located at Dulles Town Center in Sterling Virginia.)

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HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY

TO ALL WHOM I LOVE!!!

Uh...regarding the millions upon millions of you left-wing anti-America pro-radical Muslim terrorist-sympathizing peace and love cut and run kumbaya express Obama supporters that I love to hate with so much affection, why don't all y'all insane deluded fools try showing me some Valentine's Day love by pledging to go on the 90 Day Jane Suicide Plan?

"An Appropriation Of The Commercial Kiss #2" by The Right Reverend James W. Bailey

THIS VALENTINE'S DAY, GIVE THE BOMB THAT WILL REALLY BE APPRECIATED

Happy Valentine's Day, Israel!!!

And thank you for taking this asshole out.

With great love, I remain a faithfull true believer,

The Right Reverend James W. Bailey

R.I.P.

Imad Mughniyah

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Happy Valentine's Day from Hell, baby!

We can't wait to see you.

Your own personal 72 virgins,

XOXOXO

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"The world is a better place without this man in it. He was a coldblooded killer, a mass murderer and a terrorist responsible for countless innocent lives lost," said State Department spokesman Sean McCormack. "One way or another he was brought to justice."

Amen to that.

The Commercial Kiss

The Commercial Kiss

an Evil Digital Film

produced by Force Majeure Film Studios

(a Holy owned subsidiary of Black Cat Bone Global Media Empire)

written, directed and edited by The Right Reverend James W. Bailey

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(Filmed on location at Red Robin America's Gourmet Burgers and Spirits located at Dulles Town Center in Sterling Virginia.)

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Early this Valentine's Day morning I saw the following bumper stickers on a Hummer driving along the Dulles Greenway in Loudoun County, Virginia:

At the top of the back window was an Obama 08 sticker.

At the bottom of the back window was this:

It's great to be an American-American

Window Tint

"Window Tint" by The Right Reverend James W. Bailey

Evil Digital Photography

(Image capture by Katana II cell phone camera.)

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America's Army Training Helps Save Accident Victims

Paxton Galvanek credits America's Army for giving him the mad lifesaving skills he demonstrated when he witnessed a horrific traffic accident on the I-40 in North Carolina.

NAPA

"NAPA" by The Right Reverend James W. Bailey

Evil Digital Photography

(Image capture by Katana II cell phone camera.)

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Armed With Music Players, Soldiers Hunt for Insurgents

Here is a creative example of how to leverage cheap, readily available technology to help win the war against Islamic-Extremists.

As they prepare for their daily patrols around Baghdad, soldiers from the 10th Mountain Division sync up their iPods, not with songs and movies, but with a laundry list of missions and audio files containing pre-recorded phrases in Iraqi Arabic or Kurdish.

You Don't See Us New Orleanians Sitting Around Whining, Crying, Bitching And Moaning About The Big Easy Being The Murder Capital Of America

Hell, No, Indeed! On The Contrary, We Celebrate It!!!

"THOSE WIRED POLITICAL BITCHES AND PO-PO-LICE PIG PUSSIES IN BALTIMORE AIN'T NO GO ON MY BIG EASY CITY HALL POSSE, YA HURD DAT?!" -- NEW ORLEANS MAYOR RAY NAGIN GIVING A SHOUT-OUT TO THE DEPARTED PROP JOE DURING A TIMES PICAYUNE EDITORIAL BOARD MEETING

New Orleans Mayor C. Ray "Chocolate City" Nagin Threatens To Bust A Cap In The Ass Of New Orleans Chief Of Police Warren Riley For Refusing To Make A Politically Incorrect Democratic Party Sanctioned Joke About The Homeless Louisiana Redneck Republican Veterans Living In New Orleans That Belong To The N.R.A.

Nagin: Yeah man, you know, this is cool. Now we can fix that pesky homeless problem we've got with all these skid row Republican veterans.

Riley: Yeah, I wanna see that homeless redneck conservative Iraq War veteran flip you the bird now.

Nagin: Yeah, I'll be ready THIS time. Hey, I just got an idea. We can get rid of these homeless neocon Republican war-mongering baby killers like they do with the *Nutria over in Jefferson Parish.

Riley: GREAT Idea, Sir. Wait, what do they get over there? Like a quarter a piece, or something like that?

*Cultural Sensitivity Training For Non-New Orleanians: The Jefferson Parish SWAT team practices animal control on the Nutria population in the parish using sniper weapons.

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Oh yeah. In B.K. Time (Before Katrina) I was a huge supporter of Ray Ray.

In A.K. Time (After Katrina) I have longed to see his chunky Democrat chocolate city ass waterboarded to the point of becoming a thin white Republican vanilla milkshake.

But Ray Ray has now seen the light and joined the N.R.A., so he's got my three dead votes from the cemetery.

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C. RAY "CHOCOLATE CITY" NAGIN - THE BLACK FACE OF GUN CONTROL IN POST-RACIAL AMERICA

Bright Ideas From IKEA

"Bright Ideas From IKEA" by The Right Reverend James W. Bailey

Evil Digital Photography

(Image capture by Katana II cell phone camera at the IKEA located at Potomac Mills in Prince William County, Virginia.)

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U.S. Commander Orders Plan to Train Pakistani

The commander of U.S. forces in Central Asia has launched planning for more extensive use of U.S. troops to train Pakistani armed forces, a senior defense official said Wednesday.

A Tribute To Andy Warhol's Elizabeth Taylor

"A Tribute To Andy Warhol's Elizabeth Taylor" by The Right Reverend James W. Bailey

Evil Digital Photography

(Images capture by Katana II cell phone camera at Barnes & Noble Bookstore in Reston, Virginia.)

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9,000 'Awakening' members ready for Iraq military training

The tide has turned and former Sunni insurgents are joining coalition forces to fight Al-Qaeda in Iraq.

Some 9,000 members of anti-Qaeda "Awakening" fronts in Iraq have been screened and lined up for training as regular police or soldiers, the US military said on Sunday.

Smoker's Choice

"Smoker's Choice" by The Right Reverend James W. Bailey

Evil Digital Photography

(Image captured by Katana II cell phone camera at 7-Eleven in Reston, Virginia.)

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After Hard-Won Lessons, Army Doctrine Revised

A reported shift in Army doctrine based on lessons learned during current insurgencies in Iraq and Afghanistan.

The Army has drafted a new operations manual that elevates the mission of stabilizing war-torn nations, making it equal in importance to defeating adversaries on the battlefield.

A Political Post-Racial First That Really Matters

Beagle Is Top Hound at Westminster Dog Show

Uno The Beagle - Breaking Down The Last Doors Of Racial Prejudice In Post-Breeder America!

As the deluded cult followers of the Democratic Party's "firsts" continue to rabidly spin in a compulsive dither over Half Black Jesus™ (which is a joke since we all know that Bill Clinton was the FIRST black president) and The Cackling Bitch® (which is a bigger joke since such prominent Confederate historians as Shelby Foote have noted that Abraham Lincoln was the FIRST woman president to wear a dress in the White House), let us sane and rational people take a quiet moment to offer up some true appreciation for a true first.

Congratulations to Uno the Beagle!

JoS. A. Bank

"JoS. A. Bank" by The Right Reverend James W. Bailey

Evil Digital Photography

(Image capture by Katana II cell phone camera at Dulles Town Center in Sterling, Virginia.)

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Kucinich protests U.S. army training school Thousands demonstrate against training Latin American soldiers

Although Kucinich has dropped out (although he is still a congressman), this demonstrates where the Democratic party stands with respect to supporting our military and understanding engagement in our own hemisphere.

COLUMBUS, Ga. - Longshot Democratic presidential hopeful Dennis Kucinich joined thousands of protesters in a demonstration Sunday against a U.S. Army school that opponents accuse of fostering human rights abuses in Latin America.

And Now For Something Completely Different...

Occoquan Bay National Wildlife Refuge

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If you read my blog, then you no doubt know how much I love being outdoors hiking the isolated natural trails of America.

This past weekend I hiked at the Occoquan Bay National Wildlife Refuge which is located near Warrenton, Virginia:

Occoquan Bay NWR was established in 1998 and is situated at the confluence of the Potomac and Occoquan Rivers. This 644 acre refuge was previously a military research site and is part of the Potomac River NWR Complex. The refuge has a unique mix of wetlands, forest, and native grasslands that provides a diversity of habitats for wide variety of species. Wetland habitats cover about 50% of the refuge and include wet meadows, bottomland hardwoods, open freshwater marsh, and tidally influenced marshes and streams. Upland meadows and mature oak-hickory-beech forest are interspersed among the wetlands. The unusual number and interspersion of habitats provides visitors a unique opportunity to view a wide variety of wildlife species and habitats in a relatively small area. Noted for its grassland nesting birds, neo-tropical migrants and raptors, the refuge also hosts wildlife common to Virginia. Over 220 species of birds, over 600 species of plants, and 65 species of butterflies have been documented on the refuge. Many of the bird species are uncommon or rare in the region. Spring and fall are great times to observe migrating Neotropical and raptors.

You can click here to view my Flick set of 240 images captured during this hike.

You'll also notice on my Flickr page that I've posted dozens of sets of images from previous hikes I've done in the D.C./Maryland/Northern Virginia/West Virginia area. I hope you'll enjoy viewing these as well.

In the future, I'll note my hike of the week with a post on this blog. I also hope you'll look forward to viewing those images.

A word about my digital hiker images:

I typically carry my Sanyo Xacti VPC-T700 when I hike. I love this little camera. I like it for the functional versatility of program features (especially its AWB controls) that it offers. Given that I often hike with a full and heavy pack, I find it burdensome to carry my Nikon camera pack with multiple lens unless I have a specific shooting purpose for doing so - for example, if I'm wanting to capture closeup images of Bald Eagles nesting or flying at Mason Neck State Park, then I go into full combat nature photographer mode and carry the additional equipment.

I don't use any photo editing software on the images I capture with my Sanyo. I also shoot-for-frame, so I seldom crop any of these images.

What you see is what the camera and I argued about before finally agreeing to capture. Raw images as it were.

I like raw images...especially natural raw images. :)

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Get outdoors and hike the fat off your lazy ass. I promise you'll have fun.

Occoquan Bay National Wildlife Refuge

WANTED: RETIRED NAZI DEATH CAMP OPERATOR TO GAS EVIL AMERICAN YUPPIE SCUMBAG DOUCHEBAG CRACKBERRIES

REASON #6,845 WHY I PRAY DAILY THAT ALLAH AND AL-QAEDA DETONATE A NUCLEAR BOMB IN THE CENTER OF WASHINGTON, D.C.:

As the doors closed on the Metrorail train he was riding home from work yesterday, ABC News senior political reporter Rick Klein reached for his BlackBerry to encounter his worst nightmare: no new e-mails.

Earlier, Klein had been getting hundreds of e-mails an hour for his political blog "The Note" in preparation for today's Potomac Primary. But like millions of BlackBerry users across the country, he was caught up in an afternoon blackout that lasted for more than three hours.

For Klein, being cut off from e-mail, even during his half-hour commute to his home on Capitol Hill, seemed intolerable.

"It was like being underwater without an oxygen tank. It felt like every minute was an hour," Klein said.

Will somebody please water torture this D.C. yuppie scumbag asshole for real?

This is a first for The Right Reverend Bailey. He's never used the word douchebag on this blog in reference to a yuppie scumbag douchebag .

Mr. Klein, with all due respect for the horrors you suffered during your underwater torture of not having access to your friggin' email for three tortuous hours, you sir are without question a complete yuppie scumbag douchebag.

A Vast Technological Conspiracy

"A Vast Technological Conspiracy" by The Right Reverend James W. Bailey

Evil Digital Photography

(Image capture by Katana II cell phone camera.)

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Give Gaza to Egypt

Startling developments in Gaza highlight the need for a change in Western policy toward this troubled territory of 1.3 million persons.

Gaza's contemporary history began in 1948, when Egyptian forces overran the British-controlled area and Cairo sponsored the nominal "All-Palestine Government" while de facto ruling the territory as a protectorate. That arrangement ended in 1967, when the Israeli leadership defensively took control of Gaza, reluctantly inheriting a densely populated, poor, and hostile territory.

If Only William F. Buckley Were Homeless And Lived In The Potomac Primary...

“I'd rather entrust the government of the United States to the first 400 people listed in the Boston telephone directory than to the faculty of Harvard University.” -- William F. Buckley

The only conservative Republican god I worship is William F. Buckley.

But the post-racial times they are a-changin', and so, sadly, the old white Republican gods at the vanguard of the modern pre-Reagan conservative movement must fade away.

The postmodern hip hop version of Buckley's famous comment is this:

I'd rather trust the government of the United States to the first 400 nameless, faceless and forgotten homeless insane in the membrane fuckers left off the role of the U.S. Census Bureau's official count of the population of Washington, D.C. than to the corrupt lying manipulative political leadership of the manifestly corrupt and grossly fraudulent two-party system and its corrupt super asshole prankster delegates who will engage in every little dirty mindfuck trick game they can think of to disenfranchise the popular will of the people of Florida...again. -- The Right Reverend James W. Bailey

Wireless Network #1 & #2

"Wireless Network #1" by The Right Reverend James W. Bailey

Evil Digital Photography

(Image capture by Katana II cell phone camera.)

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U.S. Africa Command: A New Strategic Paradigm?

On 6 February 2007, the president announced the establishment of a tenth unified combatant command called Africa Command, or "AFRICOM." Its area of responsibility will cover Africa, and it will have an unprecedented number of interagency civilians in leadership roles (including a civilian deputy command). This new command's objective will be to enhance Department of Defense (DOD) efforts to assist African partners in achieving a more stable environment through security cooperation.

"Wireless Network #2" by The Right Reverend James W. Bailey

Evil Digital Photography

(Image capture by Katana II cell phone camera.)

Yield #1 & #2

"Yield #1" by The Right Reverend James W. Bailey

Evil Digital Photography

(Image capture by Katana II cell phone camera.)

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U.S. Special Forces Target Hearts and Minds

ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines — The convoy was about to depart a free medical clinic when two pre-teen boys who spent their days picking through garbage ran up and told authorities about the suspicious looking rice sacks with wires sticking out that lay nearby.

In the convoy of Filipino soldiers, doctors and nurses were about 30 Americans who were participating in a civil affairs mission to spread goodwill in an area that had traditionally supported Muslim separatists.

"Yield #2" by The Right Reverend James W. Bailey

Evil Digital Photography

(Image capture by Katana II cell phone camera.)

Motor Voter #1 & #2

"Motor Voter #1" by The Right Reverend James W. Bailey

Evil Digital Photography

(Image capture by Katana II cell phone camera)

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Should America Employ Mercenaries? You Bet!

On January 16, the New York Times reported that Justice Department officials have informed Congress of “serious legal difficulties” in prosecuting Blackwater security guards involved in a September shooting that left at least 17 Iraqis dead.

"Motor Voter #2" by The Right Reverend James W. Bailey

Evil Digital Photography

(Image capture by Katana II cell phone camera.)

The League of Reston Artists Presents small works! BIG TOO!! @ Penzance Companies

See the below artist statements for the images that appear in this slideshow presentation.

I hope to see you at the reception.

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The League of Reston Artists

And

Penzance Companies

Present

small works! BIG TOO!!

WHAT:
The League of Reston Artists (LRA) presents small works! BIG TOO!!, a contemporary juried art exhibition of works of art in all media by member artists at Penzance Companies (formerly Walker and Company) in Reston, Virginia. Penzance Companies is providing $300 in award money for this exhibition. small works! BIG TOO!! features works of art by LRA artist members.

WHEN:
small works! BIG TOO!! opens Saturday, February 2 and closes Saturday, March 01. Penzance Companies will sponsor a catered reception for this exhibition on Wednesday, February 13 from 5:00-7:00PM. The exhibition is free and open to the public during regular business hours Monday – Friday 9:00 am – 5:00 pm.

WHERE:
Penzance Companies, 12007 Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston, Virginia. For directions, see the LRA’s web site.

BIO FOR EXHIBITION JUROR: MS. RYOKO KANKE

Ms. Ryoko Kanke, is a native of Japan where she graduated from the Musachino Art College and became a lecturer at Niigata Art & Design College and the Niigata Art Museum.

She has had many solo exhibitions in both photography and
painting at galleries in Niigata, Tokyo, New York, Chicago and Seoul. Her list of awards is extensive and notable.

Ryoko continues to exhibit her work as well as providing
her extensive expertise to a number of students in the Northern Virginia area.

LRA is honored that Ms. Kanke agreed to judge our exhibition.

MS. RYOKO KANKE HAS SELECTED THE FOLLOWING AWARD WINNER:

First Place

Large Photograph - Walt Lawrence

Small Photograph - Patricia Deege

Large Painting - Brandy Carter

Small Painting - P. Delia Chisholm

Second Place

Small Painting - Kathy Guzman

Small Photograph - Dennis Tarnay, Jr.

Large Painting - Roberta Thole

Third Place

Large Painting - Tom Zuk

Small Photograph - Susan Isakson

Honorable Mention

Large Painting - Magaly Garza, Rosemary Gallick, Chris Appleton

Small Painting - Jan Burns

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DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHS PER THE ABOVE SLIDESHOW:

FILE NAMING FORMAT FOR IMAGES OF ARTIST, WORKS OF ART AND ARTIST STATEMENTS:

A.) Images of Art Works are named as follows: ARTIST – RESIDENCE – TITLE OF WORK.jpg

B.) Artist Statements for Art Works are named as follows: ARTIST – RESIDENCE – ARTIST

1.) MELANIE NEWLONG – RESTON – MENDHI.jpg (MELANIE NEWLON – RESTON – ARTIST STATEMENT: Working with natural dyes, and other earth-tone mediums, has been the focus of my latest paintings. I am fascinated by the rich, earthy colors achieved with henna paste, especially when combined with a sanded, waxed, or burnished surface. As I work on a piece, I am like a visual archeologist, uncovering fragments from ancient ages. It is my goal to bring to light the profound beauty of things that are considered damaged, worn, or old. To me, that is a sacred thing: the way nature ages and mellows an object—be it a scrap of leather, a bit of bone, clay, metal.)

2.) HELEN M. GOODRUM – OAKTON – PRISM.jpg (HELEN M. GOODRUM – OAKTON – ARTIST STATEMENT: "Prism" was shot while exploring the various streets and canals of Venice, Italy. After a couple of hours of roaming the streets, and exploring various alleyways, I came upon this enormous architectural structure made entirely of different pieces of glass. Each glass piece was set at a different angle, and portrayed a different view of the surrounding alley and canal. I found this glass structure extremely complex and intriguing. I moved around the structure shooting various angles, but decided this particular view best captured the impression I wanted to portray.)

3.) PATRICIA DEEGE – VIENNA – DEER AND TREE, FOGGY SUNRISE.jpg (PATRICIA DEEGE – VIENNA – ARTIST STATEMENT: Fog in the mountains of West Virginia is a common occurrence in fall and it combined with the glow of sunrise to inspire this image. The tree had lost most of its foliage, and the approaching deer lent interest to an early morning "ghostly" scene.)

4.) SUSAN LAMONT – MCLEAN – LUNCH AT NOON.jpg(SUSAN LAMONT – MCLEAN – ARTIST STATEMENT: We live in complex times with many distractions. It's important to sort out what really matters, and my work lately has focused on how we relate to our complicated environment. This restaurant interior's mirrored walls and refected light on the glass goblets represents the kind of visually detailed context we find ourselves in on a daily basis. The two individuals provide a human element that allows each viewer to imagine his or her own story based on the visual clues.)

5.) ROSEMARY GALLICK – CENTREVILLE – BRUCE WITH SHADES OF GREY.jpg (ROSEMARY GALLICK – CENTREVILLE – ARTIST STATEMENT: Bruce with Shades of Gray depicts rock icon, Bruce Springsteen, in a reflective pose. By using only black, white and gray, the somberness of this musician's mood may be absorbed by the viewer.)

6.) SUSAN ISAKSON – FALLS CHURCH – ROAD TO THE STORM.jpg (SUSAN ISAKSON – FALLS CHURCH – ARTIST STATEMENT: While photographing in the field, I was keeping a weather eye on the rain clouds in the area. My afternoon was a success on two counts--the rain did not come my way, and I was lucky enough to discover a road with lines leading straight to a distant rain column. Thus was born the Road to the Storm.)

About the League of Reston Artists (LRA):

The League of Reston Artists (LRA) is an all volunteer not for profit 501(c)(3) organization established in 1973 that is open to metro Washington, D.C. area artists, photographers and individuals who are interested in the visual arts. The LRA strives to generate community enthusiasm and appreciation of the visual arts through regularly sponsored juried and judged exhibitions. The LRA supports the Reston Community by sharing the varied talents of its membership through rotating exhibits in many local public and private buildings and offices. The LRA is dedicated to providing its 250+ members with opportunities for personal growth through meetings with guest speakers, demonstrations and critiques. The LRA also sponsors the Reston Photographic Society (RPS), a special interest society dedicated to promoting exhibit opportunities, as well as photographic based educational seminars and workshops, for photographer members of the LRA.

In addition, the LRA sponsors an annual scholarship program for local high school students in their senior year who demonstrate emerging talent and interest in pursuing collegiate art studies. In 2007, the LRA sponsored 18 exhibitions in 5 venues that featured more than 500 artists and more than 900 works of visual art. The LRA’s major supporting exhibition venues are: The Jo Ann Rose Gallery in the Reston Community Center at Lake Anne Plaza, The National Center Gallery of the U.S. Geological Survey, the University of Phoenix Northern Virginia Campus, and Walker and Company, all located in Reston, Virginia. For more information about the League of Reston Artists, please see our web site .

Hillary Vampyros Lesbos Clinton

A Psycho-Sexadelic Horror Freakout!

Erotic Women Are The Key To A Hillary Victory

The Dark Forces Of The Hillary Clinton Campaign Fight Back Against The Bright Light Of Barack Hussein Obama

An erotic horror tale about a vixen vampiress seducing and killing women to appease her insatiable thirst for female blood.

Scene from Vampyros Lesbos directed by Jesus Franco.

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I feel asleep on the flight home from New Orleans and dreamt that I was a virgin female Republican being seduced by Hillary's former campaign manager, Patti Solis Doyle.

In my dream Patti Solis Doyle looked just like Soledad Miranda.

Wow. In my dream I kept voting for Hillary...over and over and over again.

non-american woman #7

"non-american woman #7" by The Right Reverend James W. Bailey

Evil Digital Photography

Image captured at Grand Isle, Louisiana.

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Facebook Shoots Down Gun Ads

Dual message here: 1) Be aware of rules and regs of sites and 2) Maybe we should be writing Facebook and asking why they have discriminatory ad rules?

The owner of a firearms training center in Nevada had his advertising campaign on Facebook scuttled by the social networking site.

Through The Miracle Of Satellite Technology The Crackhead Amy Winehouse Will Be Able To Stumble Across The Stage Live At The Grammys!

Technology is moving ahead faster than we can possibly keep pace with these days:

High-tech drug dealers in Colombia have found a way to transport its prime coke product (known by the street name L.A. Lindsay Lohan, or LiLoCrack, as the knock-off ghetto version is often referred to as) through satellite cyberbeams straight up the snout of Amy Winehouse.

Kirkwood, Missouri - Post-Racial America My Ass

"Be peaceful, be courteous, obey the law, respect everyone; but if someone puts his hand on you, send him to the cemetery." -- Malcolm X, Malcolm X Speaks, 1965

"The only way that I can put it in a context that you might understand is that my brother went to war tonight with the people that were of the government that was putting torment and strife into his life," Thornton told KMOV. "And he had spoke on it as best he could in the courts and they denied him all access to the rights of protection, and therefore he took it upon himself to go to war and end the issue."

"Shoot the Mayor!" -- Charles Lee "Cookie" Thornton

Thornton sued the city of Kirkwood after he was arrested twice for disorderly conduct at two council meetings in 2006. He was later convicted, according to the First Amendment Center, a group that says it works to preserve First Amendment freedoms.

According to a Thursday article written by the center -- before the shooting -- Thornton asked to speak during public-comment portions of 2006 meetings on specific topics, but instead spoke on what he alleged was harassment of him by city officials.

In the lawsuit, Thornton said his First Amendment rights had been violated. However, U.S. District Judge Catherine Perry said in a January 28 ruling that the public-comment portion of a meeting could be reserved for certain groups and topics of discussion.

Rather than discussing the subject at hand, Perry wrote, "Thornton engaged in personal attacks against the mayor, Kirkwood and the city council ... Because Thornton does not have a First Amendment right to engage in irrelevant debate and to voice repetitive, personal, virulent attacks against Kirkwood and its city officials during the comment portion of a city council public hearing, his claim fails as a matter of law," the ruling said, according to the First Amendment Center.

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Question:

How far will you go in opposing a government that is trying to destroy or kill you or others?

For example, how far will you go in opposing a government that's killing people in Iraq in your name?

Just curious.

"There is not a liberal America and a conservative America - there is the United States of America. There is not a black America and a white America and latino America and asian America - there's the United States of America." -- Barack Hussein Obama

I'm also wondering if Obama has any post-racial thoughts on what it's like to be a 7.07% black man living in a 90.76% white community ruled by a 100% white government.

I'm sure that in the coming days we'll be learning more about the racial politics of Kirkwood, Missouri.

non-american woman #6

"non-american woman #6" by The Right Reverend James W. Bailey

Evil Digital Photography

Image captured at Grand Isle, Louisiana.

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First web security service for roaming employees launched by ScanSafeJanuary 23, 2008

Anywhere+ comes up with a way to extend protection to all employees using the Internet outside the office.

ScanSafe, the pioneer and leading provider of Web Security-as-a-Service, has announced the availability of Anywhere+ - the world’s first ever software-as-a-service (SaaS) Web security providing real-time protection from malware and enforcement of acceptable Internet usage policies for all users surfing the Web regardless of their location.

non-american woman #5

"non-american woman #5" by The Right Reverend James W. Bailey

Evil Digital Photography

Image captured at Grand Isle, Louisiana.

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Nigerian Spam Restitution Latest Scam Attempt

Here is another creative twist from our Nigerian friends.

Members of Nigerian royalty seeking help expatriating money are so five years ago. The newest scheme offer people reimbursement for their losses to 419 scams.

These Half Black Jesus™ Religious Freaks Are Creeping Me Out

Excuse me, but this sounds more like a cult than a political campaign. The language used here is the language of evangelical Christianity – the Obama volunteers speak of "coming to Obama" in the same way born-again Christians talk about "coming to Jesus."

I certainly understand where Katherine Greier is coming from.

True story:

As I sat at the Continental Airlines terminal at the Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport waiting for my delayed flight home to Reston, Virginia I was approached by a young girl who looked remarkably similar to the young lady pictued above.

She held out her hand and offered me an Obama 2008 campaign lapel pin. Being from New Orleans, I guess I just naturally look like the type of guy who is in desperate need of spirtual political healing.

She then said the following in an almost clone-like monotone voice:

Be the change you want to see in the world. Believe in change that is real.

I politely declined the pin and asked the young lady if her evil sick mother had changed her precious child's meds without telling her.

That question brought a faint smile to her little goth face - or at least I think it did...it was hard to actually see her face through all that cultish stringy hair she had that looked like it hadn't been combed since her mother last brought her out of the born-again Christian fervor well of progressive liberal political delusions.

I then asked her the following:

Child, do you believe that we Americans now live in a post-racial society.

She thought for a moment, then replied:

Barack Obama says that race doesn't matter. He says that black and white doesn't matter because we are all Americans.

I asked her how many blacks and whites from New Orleans she saw in the Lower Ninth Ward during her family's visit to the city for Mardi Gras.

She said her family never visited the Lower Ninth Ward, that they stayed with her Aunt who owns a home in the Garden District, and that they primarily visited the French Quarter and Uptown New Orleans.

I told her the following:

Child, race doesn't matter when there's no race left that matters. Maybe on your next visit to New Orleans you'll have a chance to visit with some blacks and whites from the Lower Ninth Ward who lost everything and have been scattered to the winds across this country and who understand all there is to understand about all matters concerning race.

She smiled again (I think) and left the pin on the seat next to me.

non-american woman #4

"non-american woman #4" by The Right Reverend James W. Bailey

Evil Digital Photography

Image captured at Grand Isle, Louisiana.

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Shootings follow killing of gang leader

Weekend slaying in South L.A. leads to two more deaths and the wounding of others, police say.

A chilling reminder of the violence of gangs.

The weekend killing of a Watts-area gang leader triggered a rash of retaliation shootings that has left at least two more young men dead and others wounded, police said Tuesday.

non-american woman #3

"non-american woman #3" by The Right Reverend James W. Bailey

Evil Digital Photography

Image captured at the Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport

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It’s Pakistan, Stupid!

Law enforcement has a term for the period after a crisis when things revert to norm -- condition white. Well, the American people are just about there, three-and-a-half years after the 9/11 attacks.

Half Black Jesus™ Fails To Lay Hands In Time On Pimp C To Prevent His Death From Prescription Cough Syrup

“Even when we have disagreements in the South amongst each other and even when we don’t see eye to eye down here, that don’t mean niggas from other areas can attack a nigga from down here and think that we won’t posse up with each other and get dead on yo muthafuckin ass. For instance, this lil’ mutherfuckin’ small framed lil’ bitch ass niggas from New York-you know who I’m talking about, one of them lil’ niggas Pac took off the map way back when-tried to diss T.I. to sell a couple of records.If any nigga from any part of the world gets on mutherfuckin record and says something about Young Jeezy or Ludacris or Jermaine Dupri or me or Plies nigga from any part of the world or anybody down here,we’re gonna unite like the Bloods and the Crips.” -- Pimp C

"When we think of the major threats to our national security, the first to come to mind are nuclear proliferation, rogue states and global terrorism. But another kind of threat lurks beyond our shores, one from nature, not humans - an avian flu pandemic. " -- Barack Hussein Obama

Say whaaa?!?

Homies are being taken out by prescription cough syrup and you're worried about an avian flu pandemic?!!!

Barack, are you ok, or are you all *roboed out?

*Robo'd, Roboed

The state of being high on Robatussin Cough Syrup. A mild euphoria with a Cherry or Grape aftertaste.

Many of you probably didn't know that Pimp C was a big fan of turtles. He had a massive collection of them.

I like turtles, too. I pray the avian flu leaves the turtles alone.

Ash Wednesday

"Slashed Angel" by James W. Bailey

"Rough Edge Photography"

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Ash Wednesday is from my book of poetry, Southern Standard Time.

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Ash Wednesday

hell is in your palm...

on the ashes

on your forehead

reminding you that it never changes

even in penitent moods

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after painful celebration

noon mass across the street

that's covered with trash

and beer bottles and excrement

and there's no levitating over it

you'll have to walk right through it

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and beyond the doors that are locked to the private

are those who are about to make a pledge

to give up one thing that means a lot to them

one thing that they don't even own...

...that they are willing to give up for awhile

non-american woman #2

"non-american woman #2" by The Right Reverend James W. Bailey

Evil Digital Photography

Image captured at the Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport

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Afghan Police Trainer Cites Steady Progress

Some success overseas in training Afghan police to be a professional force.

Coalition forces are making slow but steady progress training the Afghan police force, a top leader in the effort said Jan. 25.

non-american woman #1

"non-american woman #1" by The Right Reverend James W. Bailey

Evil Digital Photography

Image captured at the Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport

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Digital age spawns a new first-responder Tech-savvy citizens step up to help

When a bridge over the Mississippi River collapsed in Minneapolis on Wednesday, bystanders raced to the scene to offer assistance, and to document the tragedy for the world.

Congratulations To Senator John McCain For His Superb Super Tuesday Performance!

John McCain for President

The Cackling Bitch® Hacks Herself Half To Death And Conjures Tornado Red-Bull-In-The-Malt-Liquor-Face Bill

Tornado Red-Bull-In-The-Malt-Liquor-Face Bill Kills Dozens Of Potential Obama Voters In Arkansas, Kentucky And Tennessee.

Read all about America's first black tornado and its impact on the 2008 election.

The Cackling Bitch® And Half Black Jesus™ Get Their Bourbon Street Drunk On

Happy Mardi Gras From The City That Says Fuck Politically Correct And His Donkey From D.C. That He Rode In On!!!

Rose Bezou and Bill Bradford of New Orleans costume as Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama as they walk down Bourbon Street on Fat Tuesday.

Thousands enjoy a warm and breezy Mardi Gras in the French Quarter

Tuesday, Feb.5, 2008.

Chuck Cook / Times-Picayune

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10th Ward Buck Exists Because White Girls Can't New Orleans Bounce

All y'all sinnas be's damn sho right ta goes n' git ya ashes on Ash Wednesday afta furst stoppin' by ya mommas n' tellin' her how sweet she be's, ya hurd me, child?

Piss off a whole hot ghetto mess of anal retentive upper class liberal white feminist beyotchs with their Trader Joe's gourmet corn cobs rammed up their tight ass moralizing pampered high income lily white butts by...

...embracing your inner city New Orleans bounce, child!!!

Don't interrogate my meaning - just drop and give me 50.

Ya Heard Me...New Orleans Bounce Music Film

This film is about New Orleans music called Bounce. You'll learn how bounce got started and all about the legends like T. Tucker, Joe Black, Cheeky Blakk, DJ Irv, Mia X, The Show boys, Bustdown, Beyounce Fall and many more.

Down By Law On Mardi Gras Day

The trailer for Down by Law directed by Jim Jarmuch

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I ask you to think about this today:

Much of what you see in the film Down by Law no longer exists.

Many of the neighborhoods depicted in the film were utterly destroyed in the wake of Katrina.

None of the current viable presidential candidates has put forward a detailed comprehensive plan for the recovery of New Orleans.

None of the presidential candidates competeing in today's Mardi Gras Super Tuesday contest has made the rebuilding of America's greatest city the #1 priority of their administration if elected.

Think about that while you're celebrating Mardi Gras and pushing the buttons, pulling the levers or punching out the chads for your favorite politician on Super Tuesday.

Footage from Down by Law directed by Jim Jarmusch

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It's not where you start - It's where you start again.

Happy Mardi Gras From Post-Racial New Orleans!!!

"Rent Your Home For Mardi Gras" by James W. Bailey

"Rough Edge Photography"

(Shot on Airline Highway on Mardi Gras Day in 2002.)

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MARDI GRAS is from my book of poetry dead nigger blues published in 1993.

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MARDI GRAS

YOUR 24 HOUR-A-DAY PARTY ILLUSION

IS A BROKEN MASK OF DEEP CONCEIT

MARDI GRAS

YOUR APATHETIC POVERTY

IS A WELL-PLACED PLASTIC BEAD THROW

MARDI GRAS

YOUR HIGHER INTELLIGENCE

IS BORN OF AN INTOXICATED CROWD MENTALITY

MARDI GRAS

YOUR MIXED RACIAL STATUS

IS AN EXCLUSIVE CULTURAL TRAIT

MARDI GRAS

YOUR SUBURBAN PARADE CELEBRATION

IS OF AN ILL-CONCEIVED INTENT

MARDI GRAS

YOUR BRUISED BACK IS STRIPED

WITH PURPLE GREEN AND GOLD SINS

MARDI GRAS

YOUR SWOLLEN RED EYES ARE BRANDED

WITH A BLACK CROSS TO SIGNIFY THE END

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THE LATEST MARDI GRAS DAY NEWS FROM THE TIMES PICAYUNE

Carnival season marred by 5 shootings
'Young, brazen thugs' to blame, Riley says

Body found in trailer identified 6:48 p.m. CT

Homicide victim identified as a local 15-year-old boy 6:15 p.m. CT

PHOTOS: LUNDI GRAS 4:45 p.m. CT

Second-line parade rolls 4:02 p.m. CT

More Tears! More Tears! Pleeeaaassseee More Tears!!!

Hillary, I'm begging you to really turn on the waterworks tonight.

Can you talk about the death of your first pet or something?

Or better yet, how about a really emotional race-baiting my-favorite-dead-pet cry?

Talk about how on the campaign trail this weekend you saw an abused and abandoned dog that looked just like one of the dogs Michael Vick killed and how witnessing the condition of that poor animal inspired you to make it a priority of your administration to seek death-penalty justice against those mean men and boys from the inner city streets that wage money on dog fights.

Yes, indeed, nothing will turn on your liberal white voters like the sight of a black man going to prison for the rest of his natural life for hurting an animal.

Post-racial America my ass.

The Peace & Love Obama Kumbaya Express Starts To Slip Off The Tracks

WE REPUBLICANS WANT A FIGHT WITH CLINTON.

OF COURSE, YOU KNOW WHY.

THANK GOD FOR MICHELLE OBAMA'S BIG MOUTH.

PREDICTION: BARACK HUSSEIN OBAMA WILL BE CRUSHED ON SUPER TUESDAY.

IT'S TIME TO START THINKING ABOUT CHANGING THE CHANNEL ON CHANGE WE CAN BELIEVE IN.

OR HAS MICHELLE OBAMA ALREADY CHANGED THAT RIDICULOUSLY SHALLOW CHANNEL?

And To Think I Didn't Know That The Dipshit Rednecks Of Virginia Beach Even ALLOWED Stores To Open On Sunday!

Only In Redneck America

There are times when I'm forced to admit what Virginia really is. Now's one of those times.

As an artist/photographer who's been known on more than one occasion to push the envelope when it comes to freedom of artistic expression, the only thing that pisses me off more than rednecks that want to censor commerical photographs are the elitist dipshits of the art world that want to constantly slam fashion photography for being nothing but commercial.

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Emergency AAA Tourist Advisory:

All members are cautioned to NOT bring your ass-cracks and hand-covered nipples to Virginia Beach, Virginia. Period.

UPDATE:

The dipshit rednecks of Virginia Beach drop the charges.

How mighty anal retentive 1st Amendment white of them.

4 Sights Within 4 Feet Of Touch

"4 Sights Within 4 Feet Of Touch" by The Right Reverend James W. Bailey

an Evil Digital Photography slideshow

Photographed on location within 4 feet of a 7-Eleven on Soapstone Drive in Reston, Viginia.

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AND IT GOES ON AND ON...

And goes... And goes... And goes...

I am talking about life. As long as one is alive there is the forward motion... The being impelled toward something... Even when we try to stand still, as long as we are alive, life goes on. The autonomic system, once set into motion, will stay in motion until something called death stops it.If we had to think about breathing and heart beats in order to keep them going we probably would die prematurely because we would forget to keep the functions going if we were in control of them. We can learn and cooperate with them. We can be destructive and stop them as far as our lives here are concerned but we cannot stop life... We can only kill the organism that supports our life here... We call the organism a body... That case of flesh and blood and bone... That thing in which we live... That thing which we often abuse because we will not take the best of care of it as is possible for us to learn and do... This is true, especially when we are young... As we age, leaving youth behind...

On Super Tuesday Vote For A First In Our New Post-Racial American Society: Vote For A White Guy Who's Not Ashamed Of Being A White Guy

Vote For The Only White Guy In America That Has The Power To Make Rush Limbaugh's Fat Ass Pandering Nazi Gasbag Brain Implode

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John McCain for President

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The anti-America Bush-deranged race-obsessed=racist liberal Democrats are bathing in deluded orgasms of firsts.

Some believe that Half Black Jesus™ will be the first President of the United States of America when in fact Bill Clinton was the first black president. And a good first black president at that, if if I might break ranks with my party and say so myself.

Others believe that the The Cackling Bitch® will be the first woman president of the United States of America.

Again, there's a problem with this delusion.

You see, actually Abraham Lincoln was the first evil lying conniving war-mongering cackling bitch to wear a dress in the White House.

Oh, that's right. Hillary doesn't wear dresses. She wears pant suites. Nevermind.

However, Hillary could be the first of another type. If elected president, being a liberal Democrat women who wear pants suites would make her the first liberal Democrat MAN with a pair of balls to occupy the White House since F.D.R.!

6th Annual Meadowlark Nature Photography Expo

The 6th Annual Meadowlark Nature Photography Expo

Presented by

The Northern Virginia Alliance of Camera Clubs (NOVACC), Meadowlark Botanical Gardens and the Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority

Saturday, February 9 and Sunday, February 10

at Meadowlark Botanical Gardens

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6th Annual Meadowlark Nature Photography Expo Keynote Address by Frank Lanting

LIFE: A Journey Through Time

Friday, February 8

at Tysons Corner Marriott

from 7:00 – 9:00 pm

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I hope to see you next Saturday and Sunday at the Expo.

WHO:
The Northern Virginia Alliance of Camera Clubs (NOVACC), Meadowlark Botanical Gardens and the Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority.

WHAT:
The Northern Virginia Alliance of Camera Clubs (NOVACC), Meadowlalrk Botanical Gardens and the Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority present the 6th Annual Meadowlark Nature Photography Expo at Meadowlark Botanical Gardens.

NOVACC consists of the following six Northern Virginia camera clubs representing a combined membership of over 600 photographers:

• Loudoun Photography Club
• Manassas-Warrenton Camera Club
• McLean Photography Club
• Northern Virginia Photographic Society
• Reston Photographic Society
• Vienna Photographic Society

The exhibition portion of the 6th Annual Meadowlark Nature Photography Expo is a juried event featuring outstanding works of nature photography — only images of the highest standards are accepted.

This expo will also feature a variety of photography related activities including: guest speakers, book signings, photo critiques, sponsor displays, camera check-ups, opportunity to photograph hawks and owls, raffle items, and much more.

The Expo showcases a juried photography exhibit of more than 200 breathtaking photographs of nature. This exhibit displays the work of the talented members of six northern Virginia camera clubs (NOVACC).

WHEN:
The 6th Annual Meadowlark Nature Photography Expo dates and hours of operation:

Saturday, February 9rd: 9:00 am - 4:30 pm

Sunday, February 10th: 10:00 am - 4:30 pm

Admission: $5/person each day. Children under 16 are free.

Expo Keynote Address by Frank Lanting: Friday, Friday, February 8, from 7:00-9:00 pm.

An Expo Keynote Address by Frank Lanting titled LIFE: A Journey Through Time will be presented on Friday, February 8, from 7:00 to 9:00 pm at Tysons Corner Marriott, 8028 Leesburg Pike, Vienna, Virginia:

Tickets:

January 1 - February 6: $25

At the door: $30

Seating for this keynote address is limited and visitors are encouraged register in advance on the Expo web site.

About Mr. Frans Lanting:

Frans Lanting, acclaimed as one of the great nature photographers of our time, will lead us on a personal journey of the making of Life: A Journey Through Time. In this new presentation, Frans will share his most ambitious project to date.

In the year 2000, Frans set off on a journey of photographic discovery that parallels new scientific insights about the story of life on Earth. His search has been wide-ranging and provocative, leading him from microscopic worlds to primordial landscapes that preserve time capsules of life’s history. The result is a glorious celebration of planet Earth that inspires and informs through images and stories of the amazing biodiversity that surrounds us all. From prehistoric trilobites to giant tortoises, delicate jellies to spiny octopus, and from steaming jungles to shimmering coral reefs, Life: A Journey Through Time is a testament to the magical beauty and enduring miracle of our living planet.

For more information on the LIFE project, visit the dedicated website.

WHERE:
Meadowlark Botanical Gardens, a property of the Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority. 9750 Meadowlark Gardens Court, Vienna, Virginia. Phone: 703-255-3631. Directions can be found on the Expo web site .

Directions:
From the Beltway/I-495 – take Exit 47A onto Route 7 West. Drive 5 miles though Tysons Corner, turn left onto Beulah Road and drive 2 miles to park entrance on the right.

From I-66 – take Exit 60 onto Route 123 north. Drive 4.5 miles through Vienna and turn left onto Beulah Road. Follow Beulah for 2 miles, then take a left at stop sign to remain on Beulah Road. Drive 1/2 mile to park entrance on the left.

EXPO SCHEDULE OF ACTIVITIES:

Please vist the Meadowlark Nature Photography Expo web site for a detailed schedule of activities for this event.

EXPO SPONSORS:
The 6th Annual Meadowlark Nature Photography Expo is sponsored by the following: Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority, Meadowlark Botanical Gardens, Ace Photo, Biotrek Adventure Travels, Hunt’s Photo and Video, Joseph Rossbach Photography, Lowepro, Tysons Corner Mariott, Nature’s Best Photography Magazine, Nature’s Image Photography Workshops, Nikon, Penn Camera, R & R Catering, REI, Tony Sweet Photography, Inc., Trek-Tech, William B. Folsom Photography, Inc., X-Rite, Carl Zeiss.

EXPO MEDIA SPONSOR:
The Connection newspapers.

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ALL IMAGE FILES PRESENTED IN THE ABOVE SLIDESHOW ARE NAMED AS FOLLOWS: PHOTOGRAPHER’S NAME – TITLE OF PHOTOGRAPH.jpg

Major Award Winners:

Best in Show

SANDI CROAN – CAUGHT.jpg (Northern Virginia Photographic Society)

Sandi Croan bio

Sandi Croan has been taking pictures all of her life but became more serious about photography in 2003 when she took her first photography class from Wayne Wolfersberger through Fairfax County Adult Education. She enjoys taking pictures of most everything, but specializes in fine art nature, landscape and travel photos as well as outdoor natural portraiture of children. Sandi has been juried into numerous shows and exhibitions and was a featured artist in Elan Magazine. Her work can be seen at Broadway Gallery in Fairfax, ETC Gallery in Alexandria, Art Plus Frame in South Riding, and her home gallery, as well as on her website. She is an active member of Northern Virginia Photography Society (NVPS), Vienna Photographic Society (VPS), and Northern Virginia Artists League (NOVAL).

Sandi Croan’s Artist Statement for Caught

On a beautiful summer day, I was sitting on my deck and saw this glowing orb at the edge of my property. I walked down there and saw that it was a tent worm caterpillar web on a tree with leaves caught in it illuminated by the setting sun. I ran to get my camera and my tripod and got a few shots in before the light changed. Who could ever say that a tent worm web was a beautiful thing of nature? Mostly, they are destructive and ugly. But on that day, in that light, it was beautiful to me.

2nd Place

SANDI CROAN – GOLDEN MORN.jpg (Northern Virginia Photographic Society)

3rd Place

MARTY KENDALL – SLEEPING SEA LION.jpg (McLean Photography Club)

THE FOLLOWING IMAGES ARE FROM THE LOUDOUN PHOTOGORAPHY CLUB:

DAN WARD - VILLA SOLEIL PLUMERIA.jpg

KRISTEN STAPLES – LUNAMOTH.jpg

OSCAR GUTIERREZ - GLACIAL STREAM.jpg

OSCAR GUTIERREZ - WINTER MORNING IMPRESSION.jpg

THE FOLLOWING IMAGES ARE FROM THE MCLEAN PHOTOGRAPHY CLUB:

BILL CORBETT - YOUNG LEAPARD FEEDING.jpg

GLORIA FREUND – DELICACY.jpg

MARTY KENDALL - SLEEPING SEA LION.jpg

URSY POTTER - BLUE BEAKED BOOBIE.jpg

THE FOLLOWING IMAGES ARE FROM THE MANASSAS-WARRENTON CAMERA CLUB:

GREG DAILY - DOLLY SODS FALL FOG.jpg

KAREN REXRODE - FIR AND ASPEN.jpg

SARA HOWELL - FEEDING FRENZY.jpg

THE FOLLOWING IMAGES ARE FROM THE NORTHERN VIRGINIA PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY:

ANNE OWN – LIONFISH.jpg

BOB FRIENDMAN - RED TREE.jpg

DAVID WHEELER - NAVAJO MUSHROOMS.jpg

MARY O'NEILL - NATURE'S GEMS.jpg

THE FOLLOWING IMAGES ARE FROM THE RESTON PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY:

CARLA STECKLEY - YELLOW AND RED DAHLIA.jpg

ELLIS ROSENBERT - THE ART OF FLIGHT.jpg

PATRICIA DEEGE - ENOURMOUS DUNES.jpg

THE FOLLOWING IMAGES ARE FROM THE VIENNA PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY:

BOB FELDMAN - SWALLOW WITH ATTITTUDE.jpg

CARLA STECKLEY - LAKE LOUISE.jpg

PATRICIA DEEGE - ILLUSIONS OF FALL.jpg

ABOUT THE MEADOWLARK NATURE PHOTOGRAPHY EXPO
In 2002, Meadowlark Botanical Gardens was interested in promoting the awareness of the natural world, its beauty and diversity, and the need to preserve and conserve those resources. The challenge was to find an event that could take place in off-peak times when the beautiful facilities of the Garden were not being utilized. The obvious choice was to create a show around nature photography.

Six camera clubs in Northern Virginia saw the opportunity to promote the talents of their members, their individual clubs and photography in general. When they started planning the first Expo they found immediate support in the local photographic community; support which has grown each year.

In 2003, the Northern Virginia Photographic Society (NVPS), one of the participating camera clubs, was awarded 1st place in the Camera Club Category of the Nature’s Best annual international photography contest. The winning NVPS images were displayed in the fall 2003 edition of Nature’s Best Magazine. Nature's Best also featured highlights from the 2004 Expo in their summer 2004 issue. Nature's Best Magazine ranks as one of the finest nature photography publications in the world and the Meadowlark Nature Photography Expo has been privileged to have their support.

The centerpiece of the Expo is a display of almost two hundred images that have been selected by a panel of jurors. This exhibit showcases photographs of landscapes, wildlife, flowers and more. These images are displayed in The Atrium at Meadowlark Botanical Gardens, which is ranked as the top event facility in the area.

The event also provides visitors with opportunity to interact with other photographers as well as those involved in providing goods and services to photographers. Visitors can meet representatives from leading companies that support photography and, in many cases, nature photographers in their quest to take better photographs. Learn about the latest photography equipment and apparel. Find out about classes and workshops offered by local photographers. The Expo also offers two full days of lectures by noted photographers. Novices and advanced photographers alike have the opportunity to learn from locally and nationally known photographers with expertise in a variety of fields.

In 2006, the Expo stepped up its efforts to bring great speakers to the event by offering a keynote presentation by Bobby Harrison about his efforts to find and photograph the illusive Ivory-billed woodpecker. This keynote presentation also brought the support of the North American Nature Photography Association as a sponsor of Bobby Harrison’s keynote address. Each year the Expo will strive to have a well-known photographer present a memorable keynote address.

The Expo offers visitors several unique activities: free portfolio reviews by a professional photography instructors and free camera cleanings by Strauss Photo-Technical Services. Another popular event provides photographers the chance to photograph hawks and owls. Thanks to the Raptor Conservancy of Virginia, photographers can focus their cameras on these magnificent wild birds in a natural setting just outside Meadowlark’s Visitor Center.

For out-of-town visitors coming to the Expo, the Marriott offers great accommodations at a special rate. The Marriott has served as the Expo’s host hotel since the beginning and it is also the site for the Keynote Speaker’s address on Friday evening, prior to the opening of the Expo on Saturday and Sunday.

At the Expo, visitors can purchase raffle tickets for a chance to win terrific prizes. Thanks to our sponsors and other generous donors, visitors spending a dollar have walked away with prizes worth hundreds of dollars. You can find a list of the prizes being offered on the Raffle Prizes page.

Meadowlark Botanical Gardens is a gem awaiting discovery; visitors can stroll through the 95-acres of gardens. Be sure to return in April and May when the cherry trees bloom around the lakes and acres of brilliant tulips and daffodils mark the beginning of spring. With such beautiful scenery, Meadowlark Botanical Gardens has become a favorite spot for those interested in outdoor photography.

Ultimately, however, the Expo’s primary goal is to spark the photographic interests of those who attend the show. Many attendees are simply dazzled by the beauty of the photographs on display. Yet, ALL of the skilled photographers whose work is exhibited began as novices. It is the hope of the Expo that visitors are inspired by the creativity of the exhibiting photographers and are encouraged to improve their own skills as photographers. Visitors have the chance to meet their peers (young and old alike) to see how they got started. They have a chance to have their work critiqued, as well as meet with photography instructors to learn about photography classes and workshops they can take. Also, learn about the benefits of joining one of the local camera clubs, and talk with companies who specialize in gear and equipment for photographers.

The Meadowlark Nature Photography Expo is a two-day immersion in photography that is not to be missed.