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Matthew 3:7-10

But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to where he was baptizing, he said to them: "You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?

Produce fruit in keeping with repentance.

And do not think you can say to yourselves, 'We have Abraham as our father.' I tell you that out of these stones God can raise up children for Abraham.

The ax is already at the root of the trees, and every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.
Stupid Fact of the Week
There was only one civilian casualty during the three-day Battle of Gettysburg
28 September, 2006
Habeas corpus ad subjiciendum

Known as the "Great Writ", the writ of habeas corpus ad subjiciendum is a legal proceeding in which an individual held in custody can challenge the propriety of that custody under the law. The prisoner, or some other person on his behalf (for example, where the prisoner is being held incommunicado), may petition the court or an individual judge for a writ of habeas corpus.

Although the form of the writ of habeas corpus implies that the prisoner is brought to the court in order for the legality of the imprisonment to be examined, modern practice is to have a hearing with both parties present on whether the writ should issue, rather than issuing the writ immediately and waiting for the return of the writ by the addressee before the legality of the detention is examined. The prisoner can then be released or *bailed* by order of the court without having to be produced before it.

The right of habeas corpus—or rather, the right to petition for the writ—has long been celebrated as the most efficient safeguard of the liberty of the subject. Dicey wrote that the Habeas Corpus Acts "declare no principle and define no rights, but they are for practical purposes worth a hundred constitutional articles guaranteeing individual liberty". In most countries, however, the procedure of habeas corpus can be suspended in time of national emergency. In most civil law jurisdictions, comparable provisions exist, but they are generally not called "habeas corpus"
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If you've ever been to The Creek...
...you've seen this coming.
posted by Rockel @ 8:40 PM   0 comments
27 September, 2006
Jamie's in the drivers seat...
...Saget's in the back.
posted by Rockel @ 9:43 PM   3 comments
25 September, 2006
Give it up for the Cobra
No... not this one... this one.

also:
DANGER! THESE PEOPLE ARE PROCREATING!!! ABANDON EARTH!!!
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Typical Hollywood Liberal

"What's human sacrifice if not sending guys off to Iraq for no reason?"
posted by Rockel @ 2:46 AM   1 comments
24 September, 2006
Well..
...I guess it was only a matter of ti- Wait. What? TWO FILMS?!?!?!
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1-2
posted by Rockel @ 2:07 PM   6 comments
23 September, 2006
Dead?

Those French'll Say Anything.

Also:
What Do Spy Agencies Know?
Missing Link?
Our One-Party System
posted by Rockel @ 3:29 PM   6 comments
20 September, 2006
Ladies and Gentleman... Blue Man Group
posted by Rockel @ 8:57 PM   1 comments
19 September, 2006
This Just In...
Eddie Vedder
No. Really? Willie Nelson?
14,000
Five Months
Cruel Intentions
posted by Rockel @ 3:06 AM   2 comments
18 September, 2006
Have you ever had one of those days...
...when nothing seems to be going your way...

...and a bunch of wild goats begin wreaking havoc on your farm...

...and you try to chase them away, but one stubborn one remains...

...so you take out your ax and hack at the lone goat until it is dead...

...only to have it magically transform into your brother('s bloody corpse)?


No?

Me neither...

...but this guy has.

And just when you think the story can't get any stranger... yes... the word "penis" makes an appearance.
posted by Rockel @ 5:05 PM   0 comments
16 September, 2006
Wisconsin!
The dairy capital... also, no laws against necrophilia.
Represent. (Please leave all comments in the form of a question and in reference to any aspect of the case outside of the fact that Elijah Wood now eagerly awaits the casting of the tv-movie)

Also, here's an interesting story I stumbled upon that has all the makings of a lovely bipartisan battle. However, what I found interesting was laying aside any partisan politics and merely reading the story while pondering the question, "How shall we - by law - definine 'Political'?"
posted by Rockel @ 4:54 PM   2 comments
15 September, 2006
Controversy
"The emperor comes to speak about the issue of jihad, holy war," the pope said. "He said, I quote, 'Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached."'

-=The Vatican said the pope did not intend the remarks - made in Germany on Tuesday during an address at a university - to be offensive.

-=The Pope's words were "deeply disturbing for Muslims all over the world, and had caused great hurt and anguish," Pakistan's Foreign Ministry said in a statement.

-=The Vatican's envoy "regretted the hurt caused to Muslims and said that the media had totally misconstrued certain historical quotes that the Pope used in his lecture,"

-="It looks like an effort to revive the mentality of the Crusades."

-=On Thursday, Turkey's top Islamic cleric, Ali Bardakoglu, asked Benedict to apologize for the remarks and unleashed a string of accusations against Christianity.

-="What he has done is that he has quoted very offensive remarks by some emperor hundreds of years ago," Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Tasnim Aslam said. "It is not helpful (because) we have been trying to bridge the gap, calling for dialogue and understanding between religions."

-="A respected religious leader like the pope should not say such things, especially as nations across the globe are struggling to find ways to bridge differences between faiths and build understanding," said Ma'ruf Amin, a member of Indonesia Council of Clerics, the country's highest Islamic body.

-=Pope Benedict XVI has shown that he has yet to shake off his academic theological roots and master the global media machine with the same deftness as his predecessor.

-="If the Pope wanted to attack Islam and Prophet Muhammad teachings he could have been brave enough to say it personally without quoting a 14th century Byzantine Christian emperor."

-="This attack on Islam and Prophet Muhammad by Pope Benedict is recognition that he has fallen into the trap of the bigots and racists when it comes to judging Islam on the actions of a small number of extreme elements."

h/t - Chuck
posted by Rockel @ 1:22 PM   3 comments
11 September, 2006
Rich Swingle
Tonight I'll be performing my play Five Bells for 9/11 (GCBC.org).

Each time I prepare to perform this piece I go into mourning. This year I saw it coming, so I had a number of people praying for me. God answered those prayers by giving me insight: This whole play was written to give people new memories, but as humans the things we remember most are those that are most emotional. So I learned to use the play for what it's designed for! When I think about all those that died I think about the more than 70,000 that were spared. When I get lost in thought about the immensity of the disaster I dwell on the way God gently helped one of the characters find the way home (there's a chance she'll be there tonight). When I feel myself dwelling on the images of distruction, I remember the cross in the rubble. The Word of God said it long ago: Philippians 4:8 (NIV) Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable--if anything is excellent or praiseworthy--think about such things.
posted by Rockel @ 4:03 PM   1 comments
09 September, 2006
I'm Off To The Beach...
...for my first "real" vacation.

Entertain yourselves. You won't have Rockel to kick around.

Here's some stuff, in case you haven't heard:
SUCCESS





Plus:
Madrid Leading the way
Sicko
Awesome Picture
posted by Rockel @ 9:38 AM   0 comments
08 September, 2006
Begin the Countdown

298 Days
posted by Rockel @ 8:51 PM   2 comments
07 September, 2006
EXTRA EXTRA EXTRA!!!
Everyone please stop everything and turn your attention to this Incredibly Important Breaking News:

Paris Hilton Arrested For DUI












Now this completely unrelated story:
Paris Hilton Releases Album

Also, this just in:
Chivalry on the Rise
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The Return
posted by Rockel @ 3:41 AM   2 comments
06 September, 2006
In Memoriam
"If I'm going to die," the late "Crocodile Hunter" Steve Irwin said in a 2002 interview, "at least I want it filmed."

And so, the question on everyones mind...
Should the video be released?
Poll at left.
posted by Rockel @ 5:58 PM   0 comments
05 September, 2006
This Just In
Income
Division
I Said Nothing Because I Was Not A Jew
Why I Don't Like Critics
Smells Like Teen Spirit
So I Guess Beer Would Work, Too
posted by Rockel @ 5:36 PM   0 comments
03 September, 2006
Remember, Remember...
...the Eleventh of September.
posted by Rockel @ 3:36 PM   0 comments
02 September, 2006
OK Go... Live
posted by Rockel @ 6:19 PM   1 comments
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ON THE NICKEL
by Tom Waits

("I'd like to do a new song here. This is eh, it's about downtown Los Angeles on 5th Street. And eh all the winos affectionately refer to it as The Nickel. So this is kind of a hobo's lullaby.")

sticks and stones will break my bones,
but i always will be true, and when
your mama is dead and gone,
i'll sing this lullabye just for you,
and what becomes of all the little boys,
who never comb their hair,
well they're lined up all around the block,
on the nickel over there.

so you better bring a bucket,
there is a hole in the pail,
and if you don't get my letter,
then you'll know that i'm in jail,
and what becomes of all the little boys,
who never say their prayers,
well they're sleepin' like a baby,
on the nickel over there.

and if you chew tobacco, and wish upon a star,
well you'll find out where the scarecrows sit,
just like punchlines between the cars,
and i know a place where a royal flush,
can never beat a pair, and even thomas jefferson,
is on the nickel over there.

so ring around the rosie, you're sleepin' in the rain,
and you're always late for supper,
and man you let me down again,
i thought i heard a mockingbird, roosevelt knows where,
you can skip the light, with grady tuck,
on the nickel over there.

so what becomes of all the little boys,
who run away from home,
well the world just keeps gettin' bigger,
once you get out on your own,
so here's to all the little boys,
the sandman takes you where,
you'll be sleepin' with a pillowman,
on the nickel over there.

so let's climb up through that button hole,
and we'll fall right up the stairs,
and i'll show you where the short dogs grow,
on the nickel over there.
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"We draw people to Christ not by loudly discrediting what they believe,
by telling them how wrong they are and how right we are,
but by showing them a light that is so lovely that they want with all their hearts to know the source of it."
 -- Madeleine L'Engle, "Walking on Water"