I have many many friends who are gays and lesbians. I hope the cartoon above did not offend any of them. No disrespect intended towards gays and lesbians, just some contempt for the way the PM is acting, under the watchful eye of his commander-in-chief, Dick.

The PM is now acting like a dog seeing a bone, a dog that mauls his friends in the process to get at it. May the god of dogs take the bone away from him... or whack him on the head. May the skeleton-closet door open wide and large... Hum... Plenty of bones there... Which one to resurrect?

I would suggest to Mr Rudd not to answer any more stupid questions from the dung-beetle press and carry on with dignity and flair, as he has done before. The whole Burke's affair is a beat up, frothed up by the rabid ratty right led by Johnnee-dog and his other two barking dogs, Abbott and Costello...  And we all know how true the PM words are. Costello of all of us should know. Not worth the sound waves through the air: wasted motion through space, dustbin material.

Emergency services warning over Bush phone jamming

A security expert says the Federal Government must make sure emergency frequencies will not be affected when mobile phones are blocked to protect US President George W Bush during next month's APEC Summit in Sydney.

There are reports today that mobiles will be jammed as the US president's motorcade drives through Sydney's CBD.

The move is designed to prevent terrorists using mobile phone signals to detonate bombs.

But the Australian National University's Dr Michael McKinley says the Government must ensure vital services are not disrupted.

"I'm sure the Government will give assurances that the disruption will be minimal," he said.

"But they would be even more required I believe to ensure that whatever jamming does take place does not cut across emergency signals or signals for essential services."

Mobile phone signals have been used to detonate roadside bombs during attacks in Iraq.

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Gus: Not only the Harbour Bridge and many roads will be subjected to closure for the Bushit 's motorcading pleasure, but they want to make sure we can't communicate as well?... Holy mackerels! Who does he think he is? The grand dictator of the world?... Yes I know. Don't answer that... What about the airport and his Bushit's fleet of Galaxy planes bringing a cargo-load of bullet-proof limos...? A cargo load of bullets and guns for the secret service personel? A cargo-load of furphies, porkies and lies disguised as important yellow papers and files?

Ah, I'l be glad to see them go away in their Ken Done shirts... Uh? they're not having Ken Done shirts? Surprise!... Mambo famous farting dog... that's more appropriate! And still no bloody signal? Not even for the hordes of Maxwell Smarts and their shoephones? Will the federal government compensate the mobile companies for loss of trade on text? Will they leave the mobile networks on, while turning off the "cell phone" networks, not realising the linguistic conundrum? Will the IR laws not apply to the overtime needed to turn the mobile towers off and on? Ah! So many questions, so little answers but wink wink it'll be over in no time... may as well stay at home and watch tele. What? No signal? No Paris Hilton?

Okay we'll go back into our caves where we belong, with a case of Chardonnay... In the meantime, will the seagulls relieving themselves on the limocade be shot like vulgar quails by agent 99?

Just got it... They'll jam Bush's phone only... in operation "Bush Phone Jamming"... Excellent. I can sleep now. 

from the ABC

Phones will work for Bush visit: PM

Prime Minister John Howard says people will not be prevented from using their mobile phones during this September's APEC summit in Sydney.

While revealing plans to close three city-circle train stations, Mr Howard was asked to respond to reports that mobile calls would be blocked while US President George W Bush's motorcade drives through the CBD.

The move was reportedly designed to prevent terrorists from using mobile signals to detonate bombs.

But Mr Howard says standard phone coverage will be available during the visit.

"People are not prevented from using their mobile phones," he said.

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Gus: create and let a problem fester via rumours and other outlets, then solve it in a jiffy and you're a hero...  Basic tactics used by our Rattus to appear in control of the communicating bean-tins thus giving generously what people want and pay for: a phone network that works... Thus if you have a cell phone, it may not work but if you have a mobile it's honky dory. Till now. If you're after a train, don't bother.

Begum Nawazish Ali - Drag Queen Defies U.S.

Lahore, Pakistan - "I'm a drag queen, darling…not an extremist…and I still say if Pakistanis had more self-respect, we'd be even more anti-American," says Ali Saleem, who glosses his lips and dons a sari each week to interview celebrities and politicians on his TV program Begum Nawazish Ali, a talk show sensation in Pakistan. "I'm not speaking religion; it's common sense."

From politics to culture, Ali says American intervention in Pakistan has “brought nothing but sadness” by supporting dictators and rendering Pakistan’s people impotent, constantly looking to the outside world, particularly the U.S., for help solving its own problems.

He sees his TV show as an attempt to rekindle a sense of pride and responsibility in his viewers. He uses our interview to call for a boycott of all American goods and cultural products. Pakistanis must “Turn within for inspiration.”

 see cartoon at the head of this line of blogs...