By Definition...

Terrorist
ter·ror·ist
n : a radical who employs terror as a political weapon; usually organizes with other terrorists in small cells; often uses religion as a cover for terrorist activities

"Bush believes he was called by God to lead the nation at this time, says Commerce Secretary Don Evans..."
-USA Today

"I emphatically stated that, 'I believe 'the blessing of heaven is upon him,' and I am persuaded that he will win this election and prevail on the war against terror in order to keep America safe from her avowed enemies," [Pat] Robertson said.
-CNN

"CIA Director George Tenet took the unusual step Friday of publicly defending the agency's intelligence on Iraq's possession of chemical and biological weapons -- amid growing criticism that the Bush administration exaggerated what it knew about the Iraqi weapons program to advance its case for going to war."
-Charlotte Observer

"Bush created more terrorists in a war waged for all the wrong reasons and then uses the disastrous results to instill fear in the minds of the American people, in order to enhance the power of the corporate masters he serves and their investment in his re-election....Bush's policies in the war in Iraq have accelerated the recruitment of Osama bin Laden's terrorist network and made America far less safe. That's according to a British military think-tank that actually supported the war."
-Common Dreams

Something to think about.

Ignorant Pratt-Villains get Alabama back in the National Spotlight

Prattville, AL - It has been awhile since Alabama was in the spotlight. Last time this state got national media attention, its Supreme Court Chief Justice was in trouble for not removing a two-ton monument of the 10 Commandments.

But alas, things change, and I'm sure that if there was an eleventh commandment, it would say something to the effect of, "Thou shalt not throw a freakin' chair during a high school basketball game, stupid!"

During a Prattville High vs. Stanhope Elmore High school basketball game, a fight broke out. Approximately 75 to 100 people were involved in the fight, but so far, only eight juveniles and four adults have been arrested.

The police had to end up using tasers to break the fight up.

Luckily, someone caught the whole thing on video - all the punching, kicking, flying chairs - all of it. After seeing the video on local stations, the national media started showing it. I personally saw it on CNN Thursday morning. The Montgomery Advertiser reported that it also aired on NBC's "The Today Show," Fox 'News' (but only because they sensationalize everything) and MSNBC. "Inside Edition" and the Associated Press reportedly called some officials for comment.

Go Prattville! Go Stanhope! Let's show the nation that we can have bigger and better brawls! The NBA has nothing on us!

more info:
Media's eyes sting Prattville

By the Numbers - at the Capital City Free Press

My new column, "By the Numbers," is up at the Capital City Free Press.

Here is an excerpt:
"12 - The number of minutes Sen. Boxer took to question Rice’s integrity, due to her inaccuracies, or 'miscalculations' as George W. Bush likes to call them. Most people call them lies."

Also, be sure to check out "Off the Record with Joseph O. Patton" for a preview of the 2006 Alabama Governor's race.

"By the Numbers"
"Off the Record with Joseph O. Patton"
Capital City Free Press