9-11 TRUTH SYMPOSIUM REPORT GUEST EDITORIAL BY JACK FROST So I went to the 9-11 Truth Symposium hosted by Alex Jones on June 24th & 25th in LA. And while I have numerous criticisms of the event, it was heartening to see over 1,200 people interested in looking past the 'Official Story' of 9-11. The event was more for those who are new to questioning 9-11 as most of the speakers covered ground they'd already travelled. But with the number of astonished murmurs and shocked gasps, it was pretty clear that there were many there who had only just recently began to be skeptical. The main problem with the event was Alex Jones, oddly enough. Alex had himself as promoter, event coordinator, presenter and MC, a conflict that ultimately meant that the program was never on schedule. Hell, it started 45 minutes late on day one! We were treated to Alex's new documentary Terrorstorm, which, like several of his documentaries, is long on hyperbole and computer graphics and short on substance and evidence. The film was supposed to be an overview of 'false-flag' terrorism through history, but left a great deal to be desired. In the self-congratulatory Q&A after the film, Alex even admitted that when he starts a documentary that he 'has no idea where it's going until it's done'. Yeah, it shows sometimes Alex. When Jim Fetzer took the stage, Alex decided that was his cue to go to an extended lunch leaving no one in charge of the event. Fetzer, whom I have no real problem with, tends to be verbose and rambles endlessly unless someone stops him. With our illustrious MC out of the building, Fetzer went more than an hour over his alotted time and went so far as to run a 20-minute segment of Loose Change, which was completely unneccesary since the film's director, Dylan Avery, was speaking the next morning. This of course caused Webster Tarpley's presentation to be severly truncated which is not a good thing with the density of the information that Tarpley runs through. The crowd was audibly disappointed when he had to cut his presentation short. Then, after blowing smoke up his ass all day, Charlie Sheen took the stage to bask in adulation for being 'a hero' for going on CNN's ShowBiz Tonight and questioning 9-11. And while that was a really great achievement, it was clear Sheen didn't think of himself as highly as everyone else did. Granted, he managed to get the 9-11 truth movement onto CNN, but let's not get carried away here. After a few words, Sheen read an introduction of Alex Jones that, judging by the stilted way Sheen read it off, seemed to have been written by someone else. Alex came up, and he and Sheen exchanged tight-gripped handshakes and hugged each other. When Alex, once again, began to overblow the Sheen CNN appearance, I'd had enough for the 1st day. I told my buddy, 'let me know if they fellate each other', and I left. The second day was worse. C-SPAN decided to show up and Alex went an hour and a half past the start time so he could get on camera with them. Then Dylan Avery, director of Loose Change, showed an hour of random footage of some new material they have for Loose Change: The Final Cut much of which, having no context or narration, was kinda useless. And honestly, I'm not sure what they could do to make the film any better than the 2nd edition, and the longer they make it, they run the risk of the film losing it's effectiveness as a quick, palatable primer on 9-11 truth. As Dylan was going through his Q&A, I discovered that Ray McGovern, whom I really was looking forward to, had to cancel due to a 'family emergency' (I hope everything's all good). Fortunately, William Rodriguez took his place and related the story of how he helped save several people from the WTC and the fact that he heard and saw the aftermath of numerous explosions that had nothing to do with jet airliners. The rest of the day was rounded out by Barrie Zwicker, a preview of A Scanner Darkly and a keynote by Jimmy Walters. Honestly, I didn't stay much after Zwicker took the stage. Overall, there wasn't much 'new' per se at the thing, but I'm glad I went, and that so many others did as well. Though next time, I think there should be a little less of Alex Jones' self-aggrandizement. And hopefully they'll hire an event coordinator who isn't Alex Jones. - Jack Frost Send all Jokes, Letters and other stuff to Jerky: jerkyleboeuf@gmail.com

ON THIS DAY July 11 On this day in 1804, Vice President Aaron Burr kills Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton in a manly duel in New Jersey, over some long-simmering disputes between the two of them. Though he won the duel, Burr became persona non grata. In the bitter aftermath, he and some foreign beligerents began formulating a plot to conquer Mexico -- which, at the time, covered much of the South and Southwest -- in order to set up a separate, independent, competing state. After being acquitted of treason, Burr kicked around Europe for a while, leaving a trail of angry creditors wherever he went. He eventually returned to the United States and lived long enough to witness the Texas Revolution, about which he mused: "What was treason in me thirty years ago, is patriotism now." Then he died. On this day in 1921, Mongolia gains its independence from China. Considering the serious developmental difficulties that come with that extra chromosome of theirs, you have to admit that's pretty impressive. On this day in 1955, at the behest of the Roman Catholic Knights of Columbus fraternal organization, the phrase "In God We Trust" is added to all US currency, and "Under God" is added to the Pledge of Allegiance. No, not 1776. Not even 1855… but 1955. In the dying days of the last Red Scare. Ten years after the end of World War II. The year President Eisenhower sent the first American troops to Vietnam. The year of the polio vaccine, and the first McDonalds restaurant, and Bill Haley's Rock Around the Clock. In other words, it was a knee-jerk addition based on a passing fad, and it's time to drop it already. The government of the United States awards the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. the Presidential Medal of Freedom on this day in 1977, roughly nine years after awarding him the Troublemaker's Bullet of Shut-the-Fuck-Up in Memphis, Tennessee. On this day in 1979, the space station Skylab returns to Earth… the hard way. Attention all Windows 98 and Windows ME users! Microsoft's technical support for your product officially ends on this day in 2006. That's either today, or last Tuesday, depending on when this gets published.

THEY SAID IT! "America worships a black god - namely, the energy we extract from carbons and hydrocarbon sources. What is ending might be called 'the era of cheap carbon energy.' This is roughly equivalent to the point where trees could no longer supply the carbon energy needs for industrialization in the 18th century." - More peak oil panic-mongering, this time from Stirling Newberry, in his essay, Black Gods: Big Coal Cons America. *** **** *** "It's funny how Philip K. Dick could imagine some of this stuff thirty years ago and he was a crackpot. He was a paranoid conspiracy person from the margins to be laughed at. That, plus a generation, equals reality. It's the world we're living in." - Film director Richard Linklater takes the plunge.

JOKES! Today's first joke was sent in by Clair! Joe took his blind date to the carnival. "What would you like to do first, Kim?" asked Joe. "I want to get weighed," she said. They ambled over to the weight guesser. He guessed 120 pounds. She got on the scale; it read 117 and she won a prize. Next, the couple went on the Ferris wheel. When the ride was over, Joe again asked Kim what she would like to do. "I want to get weighed," she said. Back to the weight guesser they went. Since they had been there before, he guessed her correct weight, and Joe lost his dollar. The couple walked around the carnival and again he asked where to go next. "I want to get weighed," she responded. By this time, Joe figured she was really weird and took her home early, dropping her off with a handshake. Her roommate, Laura, asked her about the blind date, "How'd it go?" Kim responded, "Oh, Waura, it was wousy." *** *** *** Thanks to our old pal Liverpool Mick for sending in today's second joke. Shortly after her wedding, the newlywed wife is complaining to her mother about her husband's insatiable sexual appetite. "He wants to do it 15 times a day, anytime, anyplace, anywhere -- on the table, on the stairs, on the sofa, in the car, in the morning, in the afternoon, and in the evening. I can barely walk anymore!" The mother advises her daughter to tell him that she has her period, which seems like a good idea. So that evening, when the husband comes home from work, he proceeds to undress himself and his wife, when she stops him. "I'm sorry sweetie, but it's that time of the month." The husband gets up, looks at his wife, and says, "It's all good honey. I understand." He puts on a robe and walks away. The wife is somewhat surprised at the mature reaction of her husband, until a few minutes later he returns holding two glasses and a bottle of champagne. So she asks, "What's going on, dear?" "We're celebrating!" he replies. "Celebrating? What exactly are we celebrating?" she asks. "Anal sex week!" WORST JOKE OF THE DAY Today's groaner was sent in by Dave on Dope... Teacher: "Children, tomorrow I would like you to give me an example of a development that is currently being built near your home and what are the advantages of this new development." At the end of the class, the teacher asks that all the little Girls remain behind for 5 minutes. Teacher: "Young ladies, I have received numerous complaints from Your parents concerning Little Johnny's' crude remarks. It is very likely that for tomorrow he is going to say something dirty and that is why I am asking you all, to avoid any further problems, when he says anything that appears rude, Get up and leave the class room" Everybody agreed to this plan. Next day, teacher: "Is everybody ready with their assignment? Go Ahead Anita" Anita: "Near my home, a supermarket is being built. Now my mommy doesn't have to walk so far to get bread and milk." Teacher: "Very good Anita! Yes Koosie!" Koosie: "Near my home, they are building a furniture factory. My Daddy is a carpenter and this permits him to work near home" Teacher: "Excellent, thank you Koosie!" At this point, little Johnny's hand shoots up and the teacher asks: "Oh heavens, tell me Johnny what new development is being built near your home." Little Johnny: "Near my home, they are building a brothel" As all the young ladies got up and proceeded to leave, Little Johnny says, "Hey relax you little whores, it hasn't opened yet!"

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: ANTHROPOMORPHIZATION care of: Aram Mr LeBoeuf, I saw a wild-life presentation on the TV some time back. They featured a mother Cheetah raising her two cubs. She shows them how to hunt. Then, when they're about two years old and know everything about how to be a Cheetah, she just walks away. It's time for the cubs to be on their own. They call for her, but she'll never come back. It's the way it has to be. I saw a pair of Eagles raising a baby. One would stay with the baby, while the other hunted for food. The one at home suddenly left. She saw, from a mile away, that the other had caught a mouse, so it was her turn to go hunting. A mouse from a mile away! I trip over a huge black cat right in front of me. At a certain time when the baby has grown almost to full size, the parents stop feeding it. They'll sit on a branch not far away. It's time for the baby to fly or die. After they're hungry enough, they fly. It's not a thing of beauty, but it's flying. I saw a piece on Vultures. At night they hid a dead chicken under a pile of leaves on the ground. Overhead was a dense canopy of trees. In the morning the Vultures wake up and begin to hunt. They made huge circles over the trees under which was the dead chicken. The circles got smaller and smaller until they lighted on a branch, dropped to the ground and ate the dead chicken. Vultures have 400 times more olfactory nerves than a human. I also saw a presentation which featured two African dogs - not pack animals, but apparently a monogamous pair. It was fall, and there was a gentle breeze blowing. They had just finished raising another litter and had sent them off into the big world. The female was lying on her back, and the male was sitting beside her. She raised her front paw and touched him on the cheek. Tell me there's no God. - Aram [There is no God. - Jerky] FIRST AMENDMENT ZONE / ASK JERKY! Mr LeBoeuf, When I was first married in 1957, we shared a house with a little old lady. She needed someone in the house to watch over her, and we needed a place to stay. It worked out fine. There was a stairway to the second floor. The ceiling over the stairway was high off the ground floor. On the ceiling, upside down, lived a spider - a female spider I was later to learn. One night she had babies - three or four million of them. When I got up, I was confronted by a jillion baby spiders dangling from their spider lines. I don't like to kill anything, but this was too much. I never bothered the mother, but I couldn't handle all her offspring. I've forgotten the details, but I dispatched the lot of them - probably including Mom. Aram [It's enough to make a man wish for a sudden infestation of geckos. - Jerky] *** **** *** Say, in the last nine years of refusing to increase the minimum wage, how many raises would you guess Congress has given itself? If you guessed one per year, you’d be correct. Nine raises in nine years, but no boost in the minimum wage. ACD [Hey, come on now. If anybody deserves an uninterrupted string of raises, it's Congress! - Jerky] *** **** *** Jerky, Here's a neat little ditty for you! Gumballs [I do miss her. - Jerky] *** **** *** Well, this ruined my afternoon. Enjoy! YOP Irv [I find it helps just to assume the worst from the get-go, and run with it. That way, you tend not to be disappointed so much. - Jerky] *** **** *** Jerky; I must be the dumbest soul on the entire planet. Can someone please enlighten me on 1. Why did we invade Iraq searching for something they didn't have (WMDs)? 2. Why didn't we invade Iran who has been shown to posses the capabilities of nuclear weapons? 3. Why didn't we instead destroy North Korea's nukes with our own since it has been proven to have the capability of reaching our west coast shores with theirs? and 4. Why are we criticizing the Clinton administration for using the very same diplomacy we are now employing with the North Koreans? Didn't the Clintons leave office back in 2000? YOP DUMB ASS in Kissimmee [There are two mistakes in the above e-mail. See if you can spot them! - Jerky] *** **** *** Hey Jerky; This is a great story. Should be made into a movie. Brummbaer [Wow. You're right! Felt like I was watching one of those old WWII movies just reading it. - Jerky] *** **** *** MOPJ -- The hits just keep on coming as they used to say in the day on AM radio. Corresponding with a friend in Italy about the World Cup, I was enlightened about a certain aspect of Fratboy's trip to Vienna late last month which escaped our MSM, but was all over the European press: The Boy King now travels with his own specially designed private toilet, obviously to prevent Islamofacists from intercepting & decoding his rancid Tex-ass feces and Prozac & boner pill saturated urine. Both toilet & its accumulated excreta are flown back with the preznitdential partay after every foreign trip (I pity thepoor Secret Service Agent who draws doody duty). So this Condilingus-loving assclown is now so paranoid that even his shit is classified??? I keep thinking, lately, of that line from I, CLAUDIUS: "Let all the poisons that lurk in the mud hatch out." That's where I see we're at and it ain't pretty... YOPJack [Hey, if it was good enough for Howard Hughes... - Jerky]

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