WAR OF THE WORLD CUP! COINKEEDINK? I DON'T THINK SO! *** **** *** HOME VIEWING / HOME SCHOOLING Artist Brian Springer spent a year scouring the airwaves with a satellite dish grabbing back channel news feeds not intended for public consumption. The result of his research is SPIN, one of the most insightful films ever made about the mechanics of how television is used as a tool of social control to distort and limit the American public's perception of reality. Take the time to watch it from beginning to end and you'll never look at TV reporting the same again. Have you ever heard of the Gladio network of undercover government agents that operated throughout Europe in the 70's and 80's, planning and executing deadly terrorist attacks, which were subsequently blamed on militant left-wing groups, which they also infiltrated and proxy-controlled? No? Then you should probably watch this chilling, one two three part BBC documentary on the subject. Send all Jokes, Letters and other stuff to Jerky: jerkyleboeuf@gmail.com

ON THIS DAY July 6 It was a quiet night in Lake Wobegon on this day in 1974, when the Minnesota Public Radio program A Prairie Home Companion makes its debut live broadcast. On this day in 1985, the National Wrestling Alliance holds their first ever Pay-Per-View event, The Great American Bash. It's a smashing success, giving credence to the old addage: "a wrestling fan and his money are soon parted." On this day in 2005, Time Magazine reporter Matt Cooper agrees to testify to a grand jury that Karl Rove revealed to him Valerie Plame's secret CIA identity. An extremely suspicious lack of chaos ensues.

THEY SAID IT! "This week the entire conservative movement -- from the White House to Republicans in Congress to Fox News to right-wing talk radio to conservative magazines -- declared war on the very idea of an independent press." - Paul Waldman examines the right-wing declaration of war against a free press in this MediaMatters.com colum. *** **** *** "Coulter isn’t a pundit; she’s an insult comic who’s been mistaken for a commentator because she’s not funny. The only difference between her and Andrew Dice Clay is that Clay made people laugh. And, as with the Diceman, all we have to do to get rid of Coulter is grow tired of her." - Allan Uthman, in The Buffalo Beast, on Feeding the Ultimate Troll.

JOKES! Today's first joke was sent in by Kerusty! At his meeting with Queen Elizabeth recently, the Aussie Prime Minister John Howard, ardent royalist and general arse kisser, turned to the Queen and said: "As I'm the Prime Minister, I'm thinking of changing how my great country is referred to, and I'm thinking that it should be a Kingdom." The Queen replied, "I'm sorry Mr. Howard, but to be a Kingdom, you have to have a King in charge - and you're not a King." John Howard thought a while and then said: "How about a Principality then?" To which the Queen replied, "Again, to be a Principality you have to be a Prince - and you're not a Prince, Mr. Howard." Howard thought long and hard and came up with, "How about an Empire then?" The Queen, getting a little annoyed by now, replied: "Sorry again, Mr. Howard, but to be an Empire you must have an Emperor in charge and you are not an Emperor." Before Howard could utter another word, The Queen said: "I think you're doing quite nicely as a Country." *** *** *** Thanks to our old pal Jim Eby for sending in today's second joke. One day three young ladies who had been shipwrecked on a desert island were walking along the beach and discovered a magic lamp. They rubbed and rubbed, and sure enough, out pops a genie. The genie says, "Since I can only grant three wishes, you may each have one." The brunette says, "I've been stuck here for years. I miss my family, my husband, and my life. I just want to go home." POOF! The brunette gets her wish and she is returned to her family. Then, the redhead says, "I've been stuck here for years as well. I miss my family, my husband, and my life. I wish I could go home too." POOF! The redhead gets her wish and she is returned to her family. The blonde starts crying uncontrollably. The genie asks, "My dear, what's the matter?" The blonde whimpers, "I wish my friends were still here." WORST JOKE OF THE DAY Today's groaner was sent in by R. Sallam... The young couple came into the dining room on the fifth day of their honeymoon. the waiter approached them for their order. You know what I like, honey, don’t you? Queried the bride. Yes I know, stammered the husband, but we have to eat sometime.

READER'S SOAPBOX! Got a gripe? Pet peeve? Have your say in the Daily Dirt! Columns can pretty much be about anything, as long they meet the following criteria: 1) don't write shit that'll get us in trouble. 2) Keep it interesting. 3) Keep it short. 4) We don't edit your mistakes. Oh yeah! feel free to send a picture of yourself if you want. TOPIC: MEMORIES OF KINGFISH care of: The Dalhi Bobba Hey Jerky, So in reading your diatribe about FDR, I became a little nostalgic. See, the Democratic Party was dead at the time (sound familier?). Considered co-conspirators (similar anyone?) to the downfall of the country. Then the whip came down. See, seems there was a flood in New Orleans and some lunatic was pissed that the government wasn't even attempting to help. Seems they paid friends to go and rebuild and the people were floundering anyway. Yeah, 1924 was a bad year. But Huey P. Long rose up with The New Deal. FDR came out with a watered down version to slow the inevitable rise of Mr.Long. The only difference between then and now? MEDIA! A Weapon of MASS DECEPTION! If Huey Long rose up TODAY he would simply be ignored or worse, portrayed as a lunatic. With only 5 corporations controlling ALL the media, Huey P. Long would be a mere blip on the screen - a small time guy only people in earshot could hear of. And with the Supreme Court's ruling on Vermont's campaign finance law, it has been assured that no future Huey Long will ever be heard. Yeah, FDR grudgingly picked up the class war for the downtrodden-but he wouldnt have to now, he could have let the Democratic Party die, just like now. Your article has actually pointed out some things that needed to be pointed out. Our government is for sale, but not just one party, BOTH PARTIES. When the top Democratic Candidate RIGHT NOW has a resume that includes being the Attorney for Sam Walton, protecting him from those pesky labor laws - it shows WE HAVE A PROBLEM. When the second choice is a shill for Occidental, family values (dont ever fucking forget the PMRC) and the war on drugs (yes, Occidental PROFITS HEAVILY FROM THE WAR ON DRUGS) - WE HAVE A PROBLEM. We need another Huey Long. We need another everyman to save the party of the people. That person may have arose-but he wasnt a ratings grabber for the networks so he was ignored, thusly slipping into obscurity as the lunatic who thinks the government is for, of and by the people. Later, The Dalhi Bobba [Another Kingfish would probably be gunned down a lot quicker than the first one was. Only they'd make it look like a suicide, this time. - Jerky] FIRST AMENDMENT ZONE / ASK JERKY! Hail Jerky One, If the Prez is at 44% now, what happened to bring him up from 32%. Nothing that I had noticed. Cheers, YOPMick [The highest recent poll I can find is 41% approval (with well over 50% disapproval). Check out this constantly updated list. - Jerky] *** **** *** Jerky, I heard on the radio this morning that dubya said that he's not going to dishonour the 2500 (US) soldiers that have already died in Iraq by pulling out US troops before the job is finished. Now, correct me if I'm wrong, but I thought his administration had already declared that the mission was accomplished? And isn't that the same arguement that was used for Veitnam? hxdsa [Yes and yes. - Jerky] *** **** *** Hiya Jerky, Is anyone really surprised, that Ken Lay found a way to beat serving time? Tuscarora [Dubya certainly wasn't. - Jerky] *** **** *** What's up, Pal? Don't you think this Ken Lay prick got off too easy? After all, there are fates worse than death and he deserved any or all of said fates. What pisses me off is neither Ken Lay nor Jeff Skilling were going to be sentenced the 25 to 40 years as stated and now with Lay dead, TPTB can continue to budget the amount of bullshit they pull between now and election day by giving only one of them the M. Milken treatment... hard time in a maximum security day spa... swimming pools, movie stars, golf courses and tennis courts, room service, that green skin mask shit on their faces with cucumber slices on their eyes, cotton balls between their toes, blowjobs flown in from Vegas, "fresh daily", just like the Maine lobster, Russian caviar, Chilean bass, Cuban cigars, Cali cocaine and only the finest Kentucky bourbon. Even in stir, living better than 90% of Americans. I just want to see justice served, not delicacies, and since that's not likely to happen, even in an election year, then maybe Lay's death was the most we could hope for. Now if Skilling decides or is "persuaded" to off himself, then I guess that's the uneasy truce we can all live with... TPTB won't have to pull shit and we won't have to eat it. YOPG [You paint a vivid picture, G. - Jerky] *** **** *** Dear Mr. Jerky... Ain't this the truth? People just ain't paying attention out there. Cheers, Andy [My mom was a prison guard, and I can tell you that everything in that cartoon is 100% true. - Jerky] *** **** *** MOPJ, Long time no write. I'm not sure if you're the go to guy on this, but doesn't it look like French Soccer star Ribery is recovering a kick to the head from a mule? YOP, Dr. Drew in Denver [I'm definitely not the go to guy on this. - Jerky] *** **** *** MOP Jerky, Lemme tell you a good one. Recently, a guy moved in next door to me. He's white, 70, divorced and an ex-Marine. We're both retired mechanics. Me - trucks; him - cars. He had a nice computer set-up. He told me he had owned one for years but had never got on the Internet. He used it to play games, music, business, etc. I told him what he was missing and showed him on mine how easy it is to operate. We had never discussed religion but I assumed he was pretty much the way most people are. Believe, but don't practice. Besides, how religious could an ex-Marine be that cusses like a sailor? He got hooked up with the same ISP as me. I gave him a list of my favorite websites to get him started. The Daily Dirt was first on the list. Next morning, I went over there and the first thing I saw was his computer tower lying beside the back steps with the side bashed in. Seems he read something "blasphemous" on DD and it enraged him so much, he took a hammer to the computer. He said the Muslims were right. We are the "Great Satan" and he lives on the Internet. Furthermore, I was a tool of Satan for using it. Now understand, this guy is not a wild-eyed, snake-handling, Holy-roller Redneck. In fact, he's an Indiana Damn-Yankee. Needless to say, I'm not welcome up there anymore. Who woulda thunk it? YOP, Kenny "B" [Jesus Fucking Nailholes. Better build a strong fence! - Jerky]

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