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Asshole Fuckface Roundup



The Lord specifically created Saturday just for the Asshole Fuckface Roundup! If there was not an Asshole Fuckface Roundup, there would only be six days in a week. Many of you kids read news stories but couldn’t pick an Asshole Fuckface over a hero. That is why I’m here. I scour the news to find the weeks biggest Asshole Fuckfaces and then I lay them out so you can look and shake your heads. Hang on to your soft, little panties and take a look at this week's winners.

There is nothing like having a racist, Asshole Fuckface moron working for the State Department.

Patrick Syring retired from the Foreign Service after a twenty-year career. His “retirement” just happened to coincide with his indictment for federal charges of threatening and violating civil rights laws. Syring began sending messages to the Arab American Institute a year ago by email and phone while working for the State Department. The messages were really smart and well thought out.


"The only good Lebanese is a dead Lebanese. The only good Arab is a dead Arab.”


"You wicked evil Hezbollah-supporting Arabs should burn in the fires of hell for eternity and beyond," Syring wrote in one e-mail, according to the prosecutors. "The United States would be safer without you."


Syring, also praised Israeli forces for "bombing Lebanon back to the Stone Age where it belongs" and said, "Arabs are dogs," according to an e-mail cited in the indictment.


Being the genius that he is, Syring also identified himself in one of the phone messages and sent e-mails from his personal account. I can only assume it went something like: “Arabs are all filthy animals, sincerely Patrick Syring, of the State Department.”

My next Asshole Fuckface is a mine owner.

While most mine owners are Asshole Fuckfaces, Bob Murray is especially awful and well-connected. Murray is in the news this week because 6 miners are trapped in one of his mines. Did I mention that he is well-connected?


Murray has personally donated $115,050 to Republican political candidates over the past three election cycles. He has given another $724,500 to the GOP over the past ten years through political action committees connected to his businesses.


Murray runs some quality mining companies.


Murray's Galatia mine in southern Illinois has racked up 2,787 violations over the past two years. MSHA has proposed more than $2.4 million in fines at Galatia, according to Gehrke's reporting.


In 2003 a Murray owned mine in Ohio was shut down because of repeated safety problems. Being the colossal Asshole Fuckface that he is, Murray threatened to have employees of the Mine Safety and Health Administration fired.


"I will have your jobs. They are gone. The clock is ticking," Murray was quoted saying at the meeting.


Must be nice to have so much money that you can threaten to have government employees fired. Murray went on to name his Republican buddies.


"Mitch McConnell calls me one of the five finest men in America, and last time I checked he was sleeping with your boss," Murray told the inspectors, referring to the senior GOP senator from Kentucky.


McConnell is the Republican leader of the Senate and he also happens to be married to Labor Secretary Elaine Chao. She happens to oversee MSHA. Murray has given McConnell $176,800 in campaign donations since 2001.

Tim Thompson was a district manager for MSHA. He had the misfortune of being one of the people who was threatened by Murray. He was then transferred to an office away from any of Murray’s mines. Nice little world these Asshole Fuckfaces live in, isn’t it?

And I can’t let this subject pass without giving a special Asshole Fuckface shout out to George Bush. In October 2006, Bush used a recess appointment to put Richard Stickler in charge of the nation’s mine safety. Note that date. Stickler was so unpopular that he could not get through a GOP controlled Senate.


In the wake of the January 2006 Sago mine disaster in West Virginia, senators from both sides of the aisle expressed concern that Stickler was not the right person to combat climbing death rates in the nation's mines.


Why? Because Stickler used to manage mining operations and some miners died while he was in charge. Some of the deaths were a result of poor maintenance. Senators thought an industry insider should not oversee safety inspections.

I wish I could think of a reason why a guy like Murray was not pressured to make his mines safer.

Thank God some Asshole Fuckfaces in Arkansas have finally fixed the laws so you can marry and fuck a baby!

The entire Arkansas Legislature gets the nod for being Asshole Fuckfaces in this mess; with a special mention for bill sponsor Representative Will Bond. Legislation was passed that was meant to make 18 the minimum age to marry, while also allowing pregnant teens to marry if their parents gave the OK. But someone put an extra “not” in the bill and now anyone who is not pregnant can get married at any age. Get down there rich pedophiles and buy a kid while you can!


The bill reads: "In order for a person who is younger than eighteen (18) years of age and who is not pregnant to obtain a marriage license, the person must provide the county clerk with evidence of parental consent to the marriage."


Now the legislature might have to call a special session to fix the mistake because they know the backwards freaks of Arkansas will quickly start marrying babies.


"We need a special session to fix this," Sen. Sue Madison said. "I am concerned about pedophiles coming to Arkansas to find parents who are willing to sign a very young child's consent."


Whoa. Why do you think it will just be people coming from outside Arkansas, sister? Have you ever seen the people who live in your state?

My last Asshole Fuckface wants to make a buck and doesn’t give a shit who may get hurt.

Everyone working at the Internet company Intelius is an Asshole Fuckface. The company has a great business plan, for just a couple of bucks they will give out anyone’s cell phone number. What an awesome idea! What problems could possibly come from giving out a private cell phone number to any clown who wants it?


"I deliberately got a cell phone within days of my leaving so that I could not be traced," said Sara, who escaped from an abusive husband. She now risks having her cell phone number and other personal information, including current and past home addresses, available to anyone with online access.


Oh, right. Victims of domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking kinda don’t want to be bothered by their abusers.

For years, domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking victims could keep out of the phone book by using a cell phone. Not anymore! It might also be a wonderful service for pedophiles because children’s numbers will be available.

A stalker only needs to pay $7 to $15 dollars and they will get the mobile phone number and in some instances a home address. Intelius buys the information from sources like the government and third party companies. The company already has 90 million cell phone numbers and will be adding 70 million more this week.

Congrats to all of this weeks Asshole Fuckfaces. You each will receive a FearTheReaper lampshade!

 

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WADO

WADO

Brooklyn, NY
March 2006

AUG 18, 2007 09:13 AM

Yeah, those are some fuckfaces to beat right there. You have your work cut out for you next week. Murray, while a colossal fuckface, still doesn't hold a candle to Don Blankenship, CEO of Massey Energy. I defy anyone to try and usurp his Asshole Fuckface Supremecy.

Trahern

Trahern

United Kingdom
March 2003

AUG 18, 2007 09:18 AM

I trust the directions on the lampshade read "place on head" or some such.

OpticNerve

OpticNerve

Arlington, MA
November 2003

AUG 18, 2007 09:59 AM

I am perplexed that there is not more coverage in the mainstream media of the many safety violations at Murray's mines. It seemed that everybody was playing sound-bytes of his claims that the cave-in was caused by an earthquake, even though several seismologists were stating the otherwise scenario. Now that there was a second cave-in that killed 3 rescue team workers, Murray is more well-hidden than a Marine corps sniper.

Short

Short

Sacramento, CA
September 2005

AUG 18, 2007 10:11 AM

I wonder if we could use the last Asshole-Fuckface to get the cell phone numbers of the other Asshole-Fuckfaces and call them up to tell them what Asshole-Fuckfaces they are.

xazapdmytinu

xazapdmytinu

Fort Collins, CO
July 2007

AUG 18, 2007 10:39 AM

Short said:
I wonder if we could use the last Asshole-Fuckface to get the cell phone numbers of the other Asshole-Fuckfaces and call them up to tell them what Asshole-Fuckfaces they are.



a very elegant and innovative idea that only has the downfall that you'd actually have to create a demand for the bullshit product they sell.

it's frightening to think that mining is still stuck in the stone age politically speaking...I suppose they probably have a hard time doing routine maintenance, paying union salaries AND keeping their excessive personal income. I also find it interesting that the donations that Murray can make donations and as a result ends up benefitting financially...hardly makes it a donation, eh?

And this Syring thing...I mean...I heard about it and was utterly baffled. It took three years or something to find the fucking una-bomber, didn't it? And here's this guy sending hate messages with his name attached? Why isn't ted kazinsky working for the government teaching them how to conceal illicit activities...I mean, other than the fact that he was anti-government...

mingol

mingol

Singapore
July 2005

AUG 18, 2007 11:41 AM

Impressive collection this week, FTR.

RudieCantFail

RudieCantFail

Baton Rouge, LA
January 2006

AUG 18, 2007 12:55 PM

*outrage fatigue*

otaku

otaku

USA
January 2004

AUG 18, 2007 01:15 PM

RudieCantFail said:
*outrage fatigue*



Careful, that's what they're hoping for...

Skywisdom

Skywisdom

Portland, OR
December 2005

AUG 18, 2007 03:10 PM

otaku said:

RudieCantFail said:
*outrage fatigue*



Careful, that's what they're hoping for...



True. Let your outrage give you enormous, pretenatural strength. That's what I do. Something about gamma rays or somethin'...

freshprncebelair

freshprncebelair

Ellicott City, MD
June 2004

AUG 18, 2007 03:42 PM



Everyone working at the Internet company Intelius is an Asshole Fuckface. The company has a great business plan, for just a couple of bucks they will give out anyone's cell phone number. What an awesome idea! What problems could possibly come from giving out a private cell phone number to any clown who wants it?



Information wants to be free

BlastProcessing

BlastProcessing

USA
OLD SKOOL

AUG 18, 2007 03:43 PM

freshprncebelair said:


Everyone working at the Internet company Intelius is an Asshole Fuckface. The company has a great business plan, for just a couple of bucks they will give out anyone's cell phone number. What an awesome idea! What problems could possibly come from giving out a private cell phone number to any clown who wants it?



Information wants to be free



Selling private telephone numbers to third parties /= the freeing of information.

GRAK

GRAK

Iraq
February 2007

AUG 18, 2007 03:46 PM

Yeah, thats a pretty good round up for the week, I must add, though, that 3 mine rescuers died the other day so that makes the mine owner an asshole-fuckface x3! I hope the families get through this.

freshprncebelair

freshprncebelair

Ellicott City, MD
June 2004

AUG 18, 2007 03:51 PM

BlastProcessing said:

freshprncebelair said:


Everyone working at the Internet company Intelius is an Asshole Fuckface. The company has a great business plan, for just a couple of bucks they will give out anyone's cell phone number. What an awesome idea! What problems could possibly come from giving out a private cell phone number to any clown who wants it?



Information wants to be free



Selling private telephone numbers to third parties /= the freeing of information.



Personal data is no different than other data, other than the number of people who want it.

The more technology exists, the less privacy you will have. Deal with it. The government can't help either (and will likely invade your privacy itself).

Postmaster

Postmaster

Austin, TX
October 2004

AUG 18, 2007 09:22 PM

It's REALLY worth noting that one of the 3 rescuers who died was a federal worker from the Mine Safety and Health Administration.

That's right. One of those faceless government agents people like to complain so much about gave his life to this rescue operation.

Murray also has been insisting that the mine collapsed from "seismic activity," long after professional seismologists said it didn't.

Bob. Murray. Asshole Fuckface.

Well done, FTR.

OhSoOrdinary

OhSoOrdinary

New York, NY
July 2006

AUG 18, 2007 10:29 PM

Seriously guys, what comes after outrage?

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