ONANISM

MY GIFTED PREDECESSOR HAS WARNED you against the "social evil --- adultery."  In his able paper he exhausted that subject; he left absolutely nothing more to be said on it.  But I will continue his good work in the cause of morality by cautioning you against that species of recreation called self-abuse to which I perceive you are much addicted.  All great writers on health and morals, both ancient and modern, have struggled with this stately subject; this shows its dignity and importance.  Some of these writers have taken one side, some the other.

Homer, in the second book of the Iliad says with fine enthusiasm, "Give me masturbation or give me death."  Caesar, in his Commentaries, says, "To the lonely it is company; to the forsaken it is a friend; to the aged and to the impotent it is a benefactor.  They that are penniless are yet rich, in that they still have this majestic diversion."  In another place this experienced observer has said, "There are times when I prefer it to sodomy."

Robinson Crusoe says, "I cannot describe what I owe to this gentle art."  Queen Elizabeth said, "It is the bulwark of virginity."  Cetewayo, the Zulu hero, remarked, "A jerk in the hand is worth two in the bush."  The immortal Franklin has said, "Masturbation is the best policy."

Michelangelo and all of the other old masters--"old masters," I will remark, is an abbreviation, a contraction --- have used similar language.  Michelangelo said to Pope Julius II, "Self-negation is noble, self-culture beneficent, self-possession is manly, but to the truly great and inspiring soul they are poor and tame compared with self-abuse."  Mr. Brown, here, in one of his latest and most graceful poems, refers to it in an eloquent line which is destined to live to the end of time--"None knows it but to love it; none name it but to praise."

http://www.ralphmag.org/onan.html

I read this in my discount copy of DeVoto's three volume set (there are several Devoto's sets, making one wonder what copyright is all about). I took this strange colored quote from some strange on-line blog.

How in the hell Mark Twain could give a speech like this in the late 19^th century is beyond me!

I do not even wish to get into the realities of today that include the fact that males have this gift for operating a PC with one hand.

WIKI tells us that onanism is

... sexual stimulation of a person's genitals, usually to the point of orgasm.[1] The stimulation can be performed manually, by other types of bodily contact (short of sexual intercourse), by use of objects or tools, or by some combination of these methods.[2] Self masturbation is a common form of autoeroticism. Masturbation with a partner, called mutual masturbation, is also common.

What does this subject have to do with the recent disclosure by the current Administration that Osama bin Laden is dead?

Well, I noted in Articleman's blog that we Americans would find ourselves as one, together in our jubilation for about ten hours after discovering that this slimeball was dead, dead, dead dead:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=npjOSLCR2hE

I already noted that Obama campaigned on the promise that he would kill the Yemen Parrot:

As a candidate during the 2008 election campaign, Obama repeatedly vowed: "We will kill Osama bin Laden." And so it has proved. guardian.co.uk---http://dagblog.com/arts/osama-dead-donald-demands-death-certificate-10048

But Hannity would have you believe that Obama never dealt with the 'Osama Issue'.

Here is Mediamatters take on Hannity's prior statements concerning this issue over the last three or four years.

Sean Hannity: Obama Could "Potentially Create A Theocracy With Nuclear Weapons." Fox News' Sean Hannity repeatedly attacked Obama's Pakistan remarks:

• Hannity claimed Obama said "he would bomb an ally, General Musharraf in Pakistan," and suggested that Obama remarks "say that Barack Obama is not qualified to be president of the United States." [Fox News, Hannity & Colmes, 8/14/2007]

• Hannity claimed Obama said he would "maybe invade an ally like Pakistan and potentially create a theocracy with nuclear weapons," and described Obama's position as "frightening." Hannity's assessment was met with agreement by former Bush aide Karl Rove, who said: "[T]his goes back to the inexperience that he has. Remember, he -- you're right about Pakistan. We've talked briefly about what he said with regard to the rogue state." [Fox News, Hannity & Colmes, 5/12/2008]

• Hannity claimed that "if there's anybody confused in this race, it's the former community organizer who can't decide on dividing Jerusalem, invading Pakistan, or meeting with Ahmadinejad without preconditions." [Fox News, Hannity & Colmes, 7/16/2008]

Hannity is now in a condition where he can only type with one hand.

But Rush has his lady writing this crap because he is too very busy wacking himself off with both hands in the face of the biggest coup that the Presidency has committed in a decade or more:

If Obama were a shoo-in for reelection, Osama bin Laden would still be alive today:

http://mediamatters.org/mmtv/201105020004

You know there is a dog that lives on the first floor and his owner has an apartment down there because she was the manager of these projects for 20 years or more. There is a little postage stamp yard in front of her apartment and that little bugger barks at me every goddamn time I walk by.

Always makes me laugh.

There are two other dogs in the complex who bark at me on my walks.

I cannot help it, I have to laugh.

These canines are small and pose no threat. I just admire their Clouseau-like confidence.

But when Limbaugh is doing nothing but jacking off into the microphone to the pleasure of himself and his moronic listeners, I get so pissed.

Rush goes on and on and on attempting to sway his viewers into an illogical perspective that logically means America does not exist at all. And he does this for pure sensual pleasure.

Of course, twenty million jobs were created under Clinton, beating out Reagan/Bush by ten million jobs. And of course, Wild Bill beat out w bush by twenty million jobs and a balanced budget.

Bush put the foxes in charge of the regulatory hen houses and our country entered into the biggest economic downturn since the depression.

Yet, Rush would trash Clinton for everything from his hair-cut to his wife.

We entered into one war under Clinton relating to the old Yugoslavia and lost no soldiers. We kept the peace.

But you see, Rush will get me into his orgiastic party unlike the little canines who simply make me laugh.

Maybe it has to do with his 1 billion dollar salary.

We should not covet our neighbor's goods.

But I swear to Almighty God, Obama could create 20 million jobs, balance the budget and achieve peace all over the world, and rush would be jacking off in anger. If you find that you can only get it up in anger, find a new hobby.

Here is Elliot Abrams

It is therefore unfortunate that Mr. Obama seems to want more than that fair share the American people will naturally and rightly give him. His remarks last night were far too much laced with words like “I met repeatedly,” “at my direction,” and “I determined,” trying to take personal credit for the years of painstaking work by our intelligence community. Mr. Obama might have noted that this work began under President Bush, but as usual he did not http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/05/02/huckabees-welcome-to-hell_n_856186.html

Here is Napolitano from Fox telling us that, that Obama is lying,that everything reported over the past few days is propaganda and  that THE PARROT IS NOT DEAD:

http://mediamatters.org/mmtv/201105020013 or http://mediamatters.org/mmtv/201105020016

Hate mongering masturbatory pricks.

As Mark Twain summarizes what could be our current media situation:

Michelangelo said to Pope Julius II, "Self-negation is noble, self-culture beneficent, self-possession is manly, but to the truly great and inspiring soul they are poor and tame compared with self-abuse!”

We are not and will never be a nation united.

There are too many individuals being paid by international corporations to abide any attitude of unity.