Links galore ...

[apocalypsos]

Minn. Trooper Writes 205 Mph Ticket -- "Hello, my name is Sam, and I'm attempting to turn my entire body into the consistency of creamed corn."

Official Wants Law to Limit Youth Sex -- Okay, so it's not just in the US that people are naive enough to assume that if you tell teenagers not to do something, they'll actually listen. Right, I'll keep that in mind.

Singer Cat Stevens Denied U.S. Entry, Flight Diverted -- Aside from being Muslim, why the hell is Cat Stevens on a watch list? As far as I could tell from the news stories I've seen, he's your nice, normal, everyday peaceful Muslim, not your rare, fucked-up terrorist Muslim. *sigh*

Photos of the cast of the Fantastic Four movie in costume -- I keep telling myself, "I trust Michael Chiklis, I trust Michael Chiklis ..."

A commercial for STARZ! Hair-Raising Halloween, by the Movies in Thirty Seconds Bunnies -- "Fear has never been so cute and fuzzy." I'd beg to differ, but I'm merely cute, not fuzzy. ;)

"We begin tonight with a simple, indisputable fact: as a young man, President George W. Bush benefited from family connections to get a place in the Texas Air National Guard, thus avoiding service in Vietnam. As you would guess, this has led to calls for the resignation of Dan Rather." -- *snerk* I love Jon Stewart. But then, you knew that.

Comments

[harmonyfb.livejournal.com]

Aside from being Muslim, why the hell is Cat Stevens on a watch list? As far as I could tell from the news stories I've seen, he's your normal peaceful Muslim, not your fucked-up terrorist Muslim. *sigh*

Because he gives money to terrorist organizations, like Hamas. Seriously.

[apocalypsos.livejournal.com]

Ahhhh. It'd be nice if they said that in the news stories, to eliminate the WTF? factor.

[doqz.livejournal.com]

I believe he also endorsed setting bounty on Salman Rushdie, up to a point of commenting in a public speech that he would do it himself given the opportunity.

[harmonyfb.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I've noticed that some people use religious conversions as opportunities to become completely evil bastards. ::sigh::

[doqz.livejournal.com]

Actually, I fucked up - will teach me to shoot my mouth off from memory.

What Stevens actually said was that he was disappointed when invited to the burning of Rushie's effigy because he'd rather see the real thing and if Rushdie showed up on his doorstep he would not kill him himself but call people who "would do more damage to him than he would like."

[xturtle.livejournal.com]

Can you find a quote? Because he's yelled "distortion" both then and recently. He writes, "So…back in February 1989 I was delivering a talk about my journey to Islam at Kingston University in London, when somebody (probably a disguised journalist) mischievously posed a question about Islam’s view on apostates and blasphemers. As a student who had studied the issue for the first time, I simply did my best by answering direct from legal texts which I had read. " I can't tell if this is back-peadling or not, as I can't find text of his original comments.

The internet: so useful, unless the event in question happened before 1995.

[doqz.livejournal.com]

http://www.nytimes.com/books/99/04/18/specials/rushdie-cat.html - original comments

http://catstevens.com/articles/00013/index.html - later statement

[xturtle.livejournal.com]

Thanks! I've been looking into it for the Mom, who is even more dismal than me at internet research:-)

[lots42.livejournal.com]

Silly TrollP, expecting them to get it right. Facts are for kids!

[genepool23.livejournal.com]

Everyone jump aboard the Peace Train...TO HELL!

[robyn-ma.livejournal.com]

'Aside from being Muslim, why the hell is Cat Stevens on a watch list?'

i think everyone associated with harold and maude is on a watch list. bud cort got stopped at LAX, too. ;)

[freedomfry.livejournal.com]

Oh my God, you've seen that movie, too? I thought I was the only one in the universe who had seen it.

[harmonyfb.livejournal.com]

Nope! Me, too. :)

"I suppose you think that's funny, Harold."

[freedomfry.livejournal.com]

Heh. It's the logical conclusion to a crack!fic gone completely out of control :)

[gruyere.livejournal.com]

*looks at FFphotos*

*cowers in corner*

[cimarosa.livejournal.com]

...The Human Torch looks like Mr. Fantastic's (grand)father. Dude. What?

[illmantrim.livejournal.com]

The Thing outfit actually looks like some of the artistry done in some of the comics, and if played right could be done really well. a slightly more monstrous look for Thing isnt a bad idea...

[lots42.livejournal.com]

Hasn't Cat Stevens gone off and said some pretty whacked-out shit? (Like Jerry Falwell says)

[myniamh.livejournal.com]

That FF film is just getting scarier and scarier!