Since listening to NPR on the drive home this evening, I've been unable to shake off the feelings of disgust at the way various worthless "progressive" gumflappers have criticized the U.S. response to the tsunami disaster as either not generous or not international enough for their progressive tastes. It's times like this that one turns to Emperor Misha.
Suha, call your office!
The following is spam I got earlier today. It is reproduced in its entirety, unedited except for the addition of HTML tags and shortening of the URL.
PLEASE I PLEADE WITH YOU TO VIEW THIS WEB PAGE BEFORE CONSIDERING
HELLO,
MY NAME IS MOHAMMED FAYYAD FROM PALESTINE. I WORKED WITH THE REGIME OF YASSER ARAFAT AS HIS SECRET PESONAL ASSISTANCE. WE HANDLE ALL HIS FINANCIAL PLANS AND OTHERS.
SIR I KNOW THE IMPRESSION THE WORLD HAS ABOUT ANY BODY FROM MY COUNTRY
PALESTINE,DURING MY TIME WITH THE FORMER REGIME,I WAS ABLE TO SECRETLY
SECURE THE SUM OF $25.5 MILLION US DOLLARS. WHICH WAS KEPT SAFELY OUTSIDE
PALESTINE VIA A SECRET DIPLOMATIC MEANS WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF YASSER
ARAFAT TO A SECURITY FIRM IN EUROPE. THE FACT THAT THE FUND IS OUTSIDE
PALESTINE NOW THAT IS MY HAPPINESS, BUT I AM STILL HIDING IN PALESTINE
TRYING TO SEE HOW I CAN GET OUT, SINCE MY BOSS YASSER ARAFAT IS DEAD. I
NEED YOUR URGENT AND SINCERE ASSISTANCE TO HELP ME CLEAR THE MONEY FOR
INVESTMENT PURPOSES TILL I COME OUT OF PALESTINE TO MEET WITH YOU IN YOUR
COUNTRY.
I WILL LET YOU KNOW THE LOCATION AS WELL AS THE DETAILED INFORMATION AS
SOON AS YOU ASSURE ME THAT I CAN RELY ON YOU WITHOUT BEING BETRAYED.
PLEASE FOR SAFETY PURPOSE, IT IS BETTER WE LIMIT OUT COMMUNICATION TO
EMAIL, FOR NOW. YOU ARE GOING TO INVEST THE FUND FOR ME IN YOUR COUNTRY
AND YOU WILL GET 35% OF WHATEVER INVESTMENT WE VENTURE INTO.
I WILL APPRECIATE IF YOU REPLY ME AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
THANKS,
SINCERELY,
MOHAMMED FAYYAD