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Ten Fathers Against Bush Magnets
| 100 Fathers Against Bush Magnets
| Groovy Americans Against Bush Button
| Ten Groovy Americans Buttons
| 100 Groovy Americans Rainbow Buttons
| Magnet for Groovy Americans Against Bush
| 10 Swirls Groovy Americans Magnets
| One Hundred Groovy Americans Magnets
| Mothers Against Bush Fridge Magnet
| Ten Mothers Against Bush Magnets
| 100 Mothers Against Bush Magnets
| Another Thinking Republican Bush Button
| Thinking Republicans Button (10 pack)
| Republican Against Bush Button (100 pack)
| Thinking Republican Against Bush Magnet
| Republican Against Bush Magnet (10 pack)
| Thinking Republican Magnet (100 pack)
| Vets Against Bush Button
| Vets Against Bush Button (10 pack)
| Vets Against Bush Button (100 pack)
| Vets Against Bush Magnet
| Vets Against Bush Magnet (10 pack)
| Vets Against Bush Magnet (100 pack)
| Uptight White Guys Against Bush button
| Uptight White Guys Against Bush (10 buttons)
| Uptight White Guys Against Bush magnet
| Uptight White Guys Against Bush (10 magnets)
| Red Slash Through W 1" Mini Button
| Black Slash Through W Mini 1" Button
| Not Bush! Red Slash Through W (Button)
| Not Bush! Red Slash Through W (Magnet)
| 1-20-09 Inauguration Button
| 1-20-09 Inauguration Magnet
| 1-20-09 Inauguration Mini Button
| 1-20-09 Inauguration Ornament (Round)
| Bush: Intelligent Design? Fridge Magnet
| Bush Cheney: Shoot First... Button
| Rosette No W Anti-Bush Button
| Rosette Anti-Bush Magnet
| Rosette Anti-Bush Mini Button
| I'm the Decider! Metal Pinback Button
| Bush: I'm the Decider! Fridge Magnet
| I'm the Decider! Anti-Bush Button
| Bush: Intelligent Design? Button
| Slash Through W American Flag Rectangle Magnet
| Anti-Bush American Flag Rectangle Magnet
| Bush: The Buck Stops There Magnet
| W: Told You So (Metal Pinback Button)
| W: Told You So! (Refrigerator Magnet)
| Slash Through W: Told You So (1" Button)
| Stop Sign Stop Bush Fridge Magnet
| W: The Clueless President Magnet
| W: The Corrupt President Magnet
| W: Told You So (Rectangular Magnet)
| W: The Lame Duck Rectangle Magnet
| HTML end tag bush Rectangle Magnet
| Bush Lied, People Died 1 Inch Button
| Got Fear? 1 Inch Mini Button
| Bush? No! 1 Inch Mini Button
| Slash Through Bush 1 Inch Button
| More Trees, Less Bush 1 Inch Button
| Bush will never be my President Mini Button
| Bush: The Texas Village Idiot (Button)
| The Texas Village Idiot Magnet
| Boot Bush Rectangle Magnet
| Santa Says Dump Bush Mini Button
| Santa Claus Says Dump Bush Magnet
| Baby Jesus Says Dump Bush Magnet
| Dump Bush Rectangular Magnet
| Red Slash Through W Mini Button
| W: Wacko (Anti-Bush Button)
| W: Wacko Rectangle Magnet
| W: Wacko (Anti-Bush Round Magnet)
| War on Evil? (Rectangular Magnet)
| Slash Through Bush Face Mini Button
| I Love America, I Don't Like Bush (Button)
| I Love America, I Don't Like Bush (Magnet)
| Bush Lied, People Died Button
| Bush Lied, People Died Magnet
| W: The Idiot Rectangle Magnet
| W: The Wrong President Magnet
| W: The Torture President (Magnet)
| Not My President Rectangle Magnet
| W: Not My President Anti-Bush Magnet
| Six Symbols Against Bush Button
| Six Symbols Against Bush Magnet
| Slash Through Bush Face (Button)
| Slash Through Bush Face (Magnet)
| Pro-America Anti-Bush Button
| Pro-America Anti-Bush Magnet
| My No Carb Diet (anti-Bush Button)
| My No Carb Diet Magnet
| Pro-Constitution, Anti-Bush Button
| Pro-Constitution, Anti-Bush Magnet
| Like a Rock, Only Dumber (Button)
| Like a Rock, Only Dumber (Magnet)
| Just Say No to Furious George (Button)
| Just Say No to Furious George (Magnet)
| Bush: Give Fear a Chance Button
| Give Fear a Chance Magnet
| George W. Bush Out Of Control Button
| George W. Bush: Out of Control (Magnet)
| President's Sentences Should Parse Button
| President's sentences should parse Magnet
| W is for Wrong Button
| W is for Wrong Magnet
| Stop Bush Button
| Stop Bush Magnet
| America Can Do Better Than Bush Button
| America Can Do Better than Bush Magnet
| Toss Out Bush Button
| Toss Out Bush Magnet
| Slash Through Bush Button
| Slash Through Bush Magnet
| Bush: Big Fat Meanie (Button)
| Bush: Big Fat Meanie (Magnet)
| Stop the Spin Dump Bush Button
| Stop the Spin Dump Bush Magnet
| Santa Says Dump Bush Button
| Santa Says Dump Bush Magnet
| No, Really the Truth This Time! (Button)
| No. Really. The Truth This Time (Magnet)
| Jesus told me to Mock Bush Button
| Jesus told me to Mock Bush Magnet
| Pro-Choice, Anti-Bush Button
| Pro-Choice, Anti-Bush Magnet
| Pro-Choice, Anti-Bush Magnet (100 pack)
| The Emperor Has No Brains Button
| The Emperor Has No Brains Magnet
| Not Bush Button
| Not Bush Magnet
| Love America, Not Bush Button
| Love America, Not Bush Magnet
| More Trees, Less Bush Button
| More Trees, Less Bush Magnet
| Bush? No! (Anti-Bush Pin-Back Button)
| Bush? No! (Anti-Bush Magnet)
| Not Bush: Slash Through W (Button)
| Not Bush -- Slash Through W (Magnet)
| We're All Wearing the Blue Dress Button
| All Wearing the Blue Dress Now Magnet
| Impeach Bush Mini 1" Button
| Impeach Bush Mini Button (10 pack)
| Impeach Bush Mini Button (100 pack)
| Impeach! Metal Pinback Button
| Impeach Bush 1" Mini Button
| Impeach Bush (1" Mini Button 10 pack)
| Impeach Bush Mini Button (100 pack)
| Impeach Cheney First - 100 1" Mini Buttons
| Impeach Cheney First (10 1" Buttons)
| Impeach Cheney First 1" Mini Button
| Impeach Bush (100 Rectangle Magnets)
| Impeach Bush (10 Rectangular Magnets)
| Impeach Bush Rectangle Magnet
| Impeach Bush (bumper sticker)
| Protect America, Impeach Bush
| Impeach Bush Moo Cow Button
| IB: Impeach Bush (Magnet)
| IB: Impeach Bush (Button)
| IB: Impeach Bush Button (10 pack)
| Impeach Bush Button
| Impeach Bush (pack of 10 buttons)
| Impeach Bush Button (100 pack)
| 1-20-09 Inauguration 2.25" Button (10 pack)
| 1-20-09 Inauguration 2.25" Magnet (100 pack)
| 1-20-09 Inauguration 2.25" Magnet (10 pack)
| 1-20-09 Inauguration Mini Button (100 pack)
| 1-20-09 Inauguration Mini Button (10 pack)
| Rosette Anti-Bush 2.25" Button (100 pack)
| Rosette Anti-Bush 2.25" Button (10 pack)
| Rosette Anti-Bush 2.25" Magnet (10 pack)
| Rosette Anti-Bush Mini Button (100 pack)
| Rosette Anti-Bush Mini Button (10 pack)
| Slash Through W American Flag Bush Magnets (100)
| Slash Through W American Flag Fridge Magnets (10)
| Anti-Bush American Flag Rectangle Magnet (100 pack
| Anti-Bush American Flag Rectangle Magnet (10 pack)
| The Buck Stops There (100 magnets)
| Bush: The Buck Stops There (10 magnets)
| Anti-Bush Told You So Buttons (100 pack)
| W: Told You So Buttons (10 pack)
| W: Told You So Magnets (100 pack)
| W: Told You So! Magnets (10 pack)
| W: Told You So Buttons (100 pack)
| W: Told You So Buttons (10 pack)
| W: Told You So Magnets (100 pack)
| W: Told You So Magnet (10 pack)
| 100 Red Slash Through W Mini Buttons
| 100 Black Not W 1 Inch Buttons
| W: The Lame Duck Magnet (10 pack)
| W: The Lame Duck Magnet (100 pack)
| Anti-Bush Rectangle Magnet (10 pack)
| anti-bush Rectangle Magnet (100 pack)
| Bush Lied People Died (10 small buttons)
| Bush Lied, People Died (100 Small Buttons)
| Small Red Slash Through W (10 Buttons)
| Black Slash Through W (10 1 inch buttons)
| Got Fear? 1 Inch Small Buttons (10 pack)
| Got Fear? 1 Inch Button (100 pack)
| Bush? No! 1 Inch Mini Button (10 pack)
| Bush? No! 1 Inch Mini Buttons (100 pack)
| Slash Through Bush (10 Small Buttons)
| 100 Slash Through Bush Buttons
| 10 More Trees Less Bush Small Buttons
| 100 More Trees Less Bush Small Buttons
| Bush: My President? Mini Button (10 pack)
| 100 Bush Will Never Be My Prez Buttons
| Boot Bush Rectangle Magnet (10 pack)
| Boot Bush Rectangle Magnet (100 pack)
| Ten Santa Says Dump Bush Mini Buttons
| 100 Santa Says Dump Bush 1" buttons
| Santa Says Dump Bush (10 magnets)
| Santa Claus Against Bush (100 magnets)
| Jesus Says Dump Bush Magnets (10 pack)
| 100 Jesus Says Dump Bush Magnets
| Dump Bush Big Magnet (10 pack)
| Dump Bush Magnet (100 pack)
| Ten Red Slash Through W Mini Buttons
| 100 Red Slash Through W 1" Buttons
| W: Wacko 2.25" Button (100 pack)
| W: Wacko 2.25" Button (10 pack)
| W: Wacko Rectangle Magnet (100 pack)
| W: Wacko Rectangle Magnet (10 pack)
| W: Wacko 2.25" Magnet (100 pack)
| W: Wacko 2.25" Magnet (10 pack)
| W: The Torture President (10 magnets)
| 100 W: The Torture President Magnets
| Bush War on Evil? (100 magnets)
| Bush War on Evil? (10 fridge magnets)
| 10 Slash Through Bush Face 1" Buttons
| 100 Slash Through Bush 1" Mini Buttons
| Not W: Slash Through W Button (10 pack)
| Not W: Slash Through W Button (100 pack)
| Not W: Slash Through W Magnet (10 pack)
| Slash Through W: Not W Magnet (100 pack)
| W: The Idiot Magnets (100 pack)
| W: The Idiot Magnets (10 pack)
| W: The Wrong President Magnets (100 pack)
| W: The Wrong President Magnet (10 pack)
| Not My President Magnets (100 pack)
| Not My President Magnet (10 pack)
| W Not My President Magnets (100 pack)
| Not My President Magnet (10 pack)
| Love America, Not Bush 2.25" Button (10 pack)
| Love America, Not Bush 2.25" Button (100 pack)
| Love America, Not Bush 2.25" Magnet (10 pack)
| Love America, Not Bush 2.25" Magnet (100 pack)
| I Want a President Button (10 pack)
| President Who Parses Button (100 pack)
| I want a President Magnet (10 pack)
| President Who Parses Magnet (100 pack)
| W is for Wrong 2.25" Button (10 pack)
| W is for Wrong 2.25" Button (100 pack)
| W is for Wrong 2.25" Magnet (10 pack)
| W is for Wrong 2.25" Magnet (100 pack)
| My No Carb Diet Buttons (10 pack)
| My No-Carb Diet Buttons (100 pack)
| My No Carb Diet Magnets (10 pack)
| My No Carb Diet Magnets (100 pack)
| Toss Out Bush Button (10 pack)
| Toss Out Bush Button (100 pack)
| Toss Out Bush Magnet (10 pack)
| Toss Out Bush Magnet (100 pack)
| Stop the Spin Dump Bush Button (10 pack)
| Stop the Spin Dump Bush Button (100 pk)
| Stop the Spin Dump Bush Magnet (10 pack)
| Stop the Spin Dump Bush Magnet (100 pk)
| Santa Says Dump Bush Button (10 pack)
| Santa Says Dump Bush Button (100 pack)
| Santa Says Dump Bush Magnet (10 pack)
| Santa Says Dump Bush Magnet (100 pack)
| Pro-Choice, Anti-Bush Button (10 pack)
| Pro-Choice, Anti-Bush Button (100 pack)
| Pro-Choice, Anti-Bush Magnet (10 pack)
| No, Really the Truth Now! Button (10 pack)
| No. Really This Time Button (100 pack)
| No, Really This Time Magnets (10 pack)
| No, Really This Time Magnet (100 pack)
| Emperor Has No Brains Buttons (10 pack)
| Emperor Has No Brains Button (100 pack)
| Emperor Has No Brains Magnet (10 pack)
| Emperor Has No Brains Magnet (100 pack)
| Not Bush Button (10 pack)
| Not Bush Button (100 pack)
| Not Bush Magnet (10 pack)
| Not Bush Magnet (100 pack)
| More Trees, Less Bush Button (10 pack)
| More Trees, Less Bush Button (100 pack)
| More Trees, Less Bush Magnet (10 pack)
| More Trees Less Bush Magnet (100 pack)
| I Love America, Not Bush Button (10 pack)
| Love America, Not Bush Button (100 pack)
| I Love America, Not Bush Magnet (10 pack)
| Love America Not Bush Magnet (100 pack)
| Bush Lied, People Died Button (10 pack)
| Bush Lied, People Died Button (100 pack)
| Bush Lied, People Died Magnet (10 pack)
| Bush Lied, People Died Magnet (100 pack)
| Bush? No! Button (10 pack)
| Bush? No! Button (100 pack)
| Bush? No! Magnet (10 pack)
| Bush? No! Magnet (100 pack)
| Not Bush Slash Through W Button (10 pack)
| Not W - Slash Through W Button (100 pack)
| Not W Magnet (10 pack)
| Not W Magnet (100 pack)
| Wearing the Blue Dress Button (10 pack)
| Wearing the Blue Dress Button (100 pack)
| All Wearing the Dress Magnet (10 pack)
| All Wearing Blue Dress Magnet (100 pack)
| Jesus: Mock Bush Button (10 pack)
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| Irregular Musings Campain 2008: no, it's not a misspelling. When we turn on the television this year and next, we're going to be subjected to shovels full of bullshit next to a few spoonfuls of sincerity and a dropperful of insight. Let's talk honestly about all the hooplah that's headed our way.
Politics is an audacious enterprise. It takes some audacity to claim so strong a grip on the truth as to pass a law stripping away Americans' freedom, or requiring Americans to behave in a certain way, or subjecting non-Americans to the might of a fearful superpower. Policymaking has become unhinged from empirical reality and divorced from active deliberation and debate. When politics becomes opaque, shenanigans of all sorts will surely follow. It's time to rake out all the muck and let the sunshine in.
Mike Gravel put it well in his recent speech to the DNC Winter Conference: "Since the end of the Second World War, various political leaders have fostered fear in the American people: fear of Communism, fear of terrorism, fear of immigrants, fear of people based on race and religion, fear of Gays and Lesbian in love who just want to get married, and fear of people who are somehow different. It is fear that allows political leaders to manipulate us all and distort our national priorities. Fear has allowed our political leaders to spend more on military armaments than is spent collectively by all the other nations in the world. Who are we afraid of? Are we that paranoid?"
It's a pity that so many Americans have forgotten the lessons of history that our nation's first leaders knew so well. It's a shame that so many Americans feel that they cannot tolerate the existence of people who do not agree with their particular religious beliefs. It's absurd that so many Americans want to use the power of government to enforce an oath of allegiance to God when they can't even agree about what God is. And it's dangerous that so many Americans arrive at conclusions about the nature of reality based on what feels right rather than what makes sense. We could use a little less faith in this country these days. We could use a little less credulity. We could use a lot more skepticism.
Gardening - when one hears the word one thinks of retired couples with nothing else to do or rich matriarchs showing off prized bulbs as if they were overbred dogs. As with so many other traditional domestic activities, the act of gardening can feel out of date, a holdover from a past of little relevance to the electronic, simulated, placeless world of today. Too many American gardens might as well be experienced on a computer monitor, and sometimes they are. Our over-managed gardens are separated from the environment around them and so they give us no surprises. They are to nature what the Epcot Center is to culture. We reject the idea of gardens as sterile museums. Gardening has the potential to instead become a subversive art. We reject the focus upon gardening in a limited boundary of property. Irregular Growth seeks to bridge the gap between our poodle-shaped hedges and our global garden, the Earth itself.
Utter nonsense shouted loudly is still utter nonsense. The misplacement of books on Eastern Religions may seem fairly mild. The rise of the Panopticon is most clearly evident in the case of computer communication technology. Sticks, stones, clubs and daggers bash; words alone do not. Do these statements seem ill at east placed next to one another? Get used to it: we have entered the age of Splintered Speech.
It divides the classes. It triggers divorces. It buys legislators. It sells Product Q. It's Funny Money, that stuff that you see passing around but that never hits your fingers. If you ever get some of it, don't just throw money at our problems. Hurl it.
Some pieces are shaped oddly. Others have been stretched thin. Instead of Wandering Aimlessly, visit the Irregular Bin and get rid of that splinter in your mind that drives you mad.
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