Go Straight To Hell – Case #1
Anyone who shuts down (or severely restricts the use of) the electricity in the home of a 93 year old man, in the middle of winter, in MICHIGAN deserves to go straight to hell.
Most wonderful part…coroner says he probably died quite painfully. Let’s put Bay City Electric Light and Power on our bobsled to Satan list.
More cases in the future. Let’s do everything we can to make sure these people pay.
Vaginas Need a Bail-Out
Oh man. I am on another roll with the language… I gotta stop writing at 1 AM, but, have at it.
President Obama signed an executive order last Friday to send $460 million to third world (sorry, “developing”) countries for family planning. In other words, condoms, the pill, and abortions are being paid for worldwide by our tax dollars.
I don’t have anything original to say about this. Suffice to say, it sucks and he has certainly pandered to his crowd by releasing this “much needed aid.” Being broke doesn’t mean you can’t share, right?
Anyway…here’s where the fun comes in. The Dems wanted to use part of the stimulus package to provide more financial support for family planning (for the poor) right here in America. And, according to some reports, the President has asked his colleagues on the left to remove this part of the stimulus package in the spirit of bipartisanship. In other words, he’s afraid the Repubs are gonna kick up a big stink and he might lose a half a percentage point on the Love Scale.
It’s all so confusing, but here’s how I figure it.
According to the Democratic Majority, vaginas and uterii stimulate the economy and need a bail out. President Obama agrees, but only if the vaginas and uterii exists elsewhere than in the United States due to the current conversion rate that shows American female parts are worth less than those in, let’s say… Zimbabwe.
Republicans remain on the hill, trying to figure out the penis conversion rate, hoping they don’t come up short.
Hey guys…the Even the FrenchOuiOui is outperforming you. Where’s Smiling Bob when you need him?
More Evidence Global Warming Not Our Fault
Wanted to point everyone to the latest blog post by Jack Dini on his FactorFiction? page. Couple quick points on it…
1. I never knew that NY Harbor froze over in 178o and people could walk across the ice from Manhattan to Staten Island. Damn, that is cold!
2. More and more research is showing that this warming stuff IS NORMAL.
3. Kudos to the scientists brave enough to publish their research, and to people like Jack Dini who tell us all about it.
4. Nuts to those who keep pushing us toward billions of wasted spending on CO2 emission regulations and all the other mollycoddling based on junk science and politics.
Thanks again, Jack. Great stuff as always.
Hey, if you don’t subscribe to Jack’s blog…you really should! Learn from those who know, and aren’t afraid to tell you the truth.
Travolta Death Proves Point
LANGUAGE WARNING FOR THIS POST
Bernard Goldberg wrote a book last year entitled “Crazies to the Left of Me, Wimps to the Right.” Haven’t read it, but I know all the things he was gonna talk about. I bring it up to suggest a new book based on the title he chose.
“Assholes to the Left of Me, Pussies to the Right.”
Now, this book would have nothing to do with politics in any way. The title is symbolic of being surrounded on all sides by just the biggest bunch of shiteaters the world has to offer.
So, what does this have to do with Jett Travolta’s death?
Everything. Within minutes of the announcement of this tragedy, bloggers were surmising that John Travolta and Kelly Preston were denying this boy critical medication because of their belief in Scientology. The idea spread quicker than you can say “Web 2.0″ (don’t forget to smile!)
Here’s where the “assholes” come in. We used to relegate such crap to the lowest shelves in the supermarket checkout lines and said that anyone who read it was a moron. Now the morons have a voice, and they have proven to be much more than morons…
On the other side of the street are all the “pussies” who comment on sites using monikers instead of their real names. HIPPYGRL1457 sez “how could they let him dye because they beleeve in some crazy christian shit?” It’s an open forum folks, say WHATEVER YOU WANT and SELF RESPONSIBILITY BE DAMNED.
We took away all the filters that people used to use in the name of “sharing, communicating, community-building” and all the other buzz words. Of course there are important things that can happen through these technologies, but when you give a bunch of closet assholes an opening, they’re gonna fart through it. And most people are too damned weak to give out their opinions and put their name on it. Hey, be prick for all I care, but have the guts to put your name on it and get called out when you say something stupid.
If you are going to basically accuse a father of killing his son, then give him the opportunity to track you down and beat the ever living shit out of you for saying so. If you jump on the bandwagon with anonymous comments…you can jump to the front of the line for your beating.
I’m sorry, but this is just another glowing example of how these amazing “communication tools” are just a place for the steaming piles of our species to congregate and foist their odor upon everyone else.
BTW, if you are first time reader. My name is Brent Beckley, and if you don’t like what I said, have some guts and tell me so. If you comment without telling me your name, take a wild guess what’s gonna happen.
Lastly, I am truly saddened by what happened to Jett Travolta. No parent should ever have to lose their child, and the pain is doubled when you lose them in a public forum. Especially one run by people who lack the common courtesy to leave a family in pain alone.
Caroline Kennedy for Senator
First, I could give a whit whether or not Caroline Kennedy becomes the next Junior Senator from New York, or if Andrew Cuomo gets the job instead. It’s all the same…they’ll be expected to step in line with Suck Chumer (oops, did I use my “outside” voice?) and vote the way he does. But, here’s what kills me about recent coverage. People ON BOTH SIDES OF THE AISLE, are questioning her lack of experience in politics as a potential reason to not allow her the post.
How blatantly ridiculous.
Explain this to me. What has all the current “experience” in Congress gotten us? Blame Bush all you want, but the myriad policies drafted by our “experienced” group of politicians has netted us a monstrous economic outlook, car companies failing, banks destroyed, and a middle class that is about to create an even greater wealth rift as it is expected to shoulder the burden for both the rich and the shiftless.
Experience? Please. I’d dare to venture that her LACK of experience is exactly what is needed. As we continually elect representatives OVER AND OVER again, they turn more and more into power brokers that break their vows faster than Mariano Rivera breaks bats. Of course, we could actually point to Caroline’s “Uncle Teddy” in this instance, but that would be too easy. Kind of like maneuvering a car successfully over a bridge. Just watch the yellow lines and drive straight.
But I digress.
I think that anyone who is an experienced politician probably needs to get a new job…they sure as hell can’t do the one they have.
Is Bjorn Lomborg being blocked by Google?
I was poking around the Internet a few minutes ago, and decided to do a search on Bjorn Lomborg to see what he is up to. So, I typed his name into Google and then clicked on the link for Lomborg.com. Next thing I know, my anti-virus software is screeching about a trojan horse being found (I use Avast).
OK. So, it was a fluke, right. Nope. Tried it again, and again. Same result every time, with the result being I had to dump the page. So, I tried it through two other search engines (Yahoo! and MSN) with no problems. Then I tried to go to the page direct, with no problem.
SO…what’s going on here? Is someone attaching something to this link? Is someone at Google messing around? I can’t help but think that someone is trying to prevent anyone from getting to Mr. Lomborg’s site. I also wonder what would happen if I didn’t use Avast.
Please try and see if the same thing happens for you…or maybe not, if you don’t use Avast the results may be less than optimum. Is there someone smarter than me out there that can figure it out without getting the trojan horse?
Obama’s Free Pass Already Printed
Every morning, before I look at the headlines (online) I take a few minutes to catch up on my favorite comic strips and thank the Good Lord that they still run classic Bloom County. I also like to muddle around the editorial cartoons although most of them are just visualizations of typical liberal fodder. This morning, something struck me…They are already preparing Obama’s Get Out of Jail Free card.
Almost every editorial cartoonist has drawn the oval office, with an ignorant President Bush (hey, that horse died years ago guys) and some kind of fanged, venom drooling beast in the background with the moniker “The Economy” or “The War” or “Energy Crisis” or “Automakers.” In other words, the problems President Bush is leaving behind (irresponsibly of course) are so great that perhaps no one, not even the messianic President-elect, will even be able to solve them.
Quick point here…I guess America has never, not once, had poor economic news, an unpopular war, or automakers in trouble.
I’m starting to wonder if the media is pumping up the situation to ensure that if Obama fails, that they will have his back and simply conjure up the name “Bush” and let their boy ride free. Hey, if NBC is selling a DVD of the election called Yes We Can, I think my wondering is probably not wandering at all.
By the way, doesn’t that DVD smack of ESPN’s annual football DVD that covers the entire season of the SuperBowl winner? When I saw the commercial, I was waiting for them to offer me a free Obama stadium blanket or leather bound pictorial with my purchase.
Anyway, I digress. There has been much kerfuffle about the media being in the tankfor Obama. If you think they aren’t, you dont no nothin. But, could it be this organized? Are they setting the stage to explain away potential future failure of an Obama administration to solve problems that others have in the past? I have to wonder.
For a minute, I thought perhaps President Bush would be left alone when he leaves the White House, but I think his name will be brought up again and again over the next 8 years by a media who won’t be able to admit they backed someone who wasn’t capable of miracles. Oh, and if you think he’ll only last one term…you dont no nothin.
Book Review – Field of Blood
I recently received a review copy of Field of Blood (Eric Wilson, author) from Thomas Nelson (publisher). A bit into the book, I found myself thinking “Great, another vampire story.” However, I must say that Wilson did a good job weaving an interesting historical and biblical web with this first installment in the Jerusalem’s Undead Trilogy. Having had my share of gore in my formative years at the hands of Stephen King and Clive Barker; Wilson has done a good job at letting the reader’s imagination fill in the blanks of the harsher scenes and I can appreciate that the author (or editor) had the guts to resist the temptation to “go gory.”
I’m thrown a bit by Wilson’s stacatto style of writing and tend to prefer a bit more teeth to descriptive passages, but it was still a comfortable read. I am looking forward to the next book in the trilogy which is unfortunately not due until November 2009.
Protect our children, first…
Just received the third “Hello! There’s a sex offender living in YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD” notice from the Johnson City School District. A quick complaint…are you people still using a mimeograph? Why in the hell can’t you produce a document with a picture I can recognize? (Or don’t you want me to?)
So, this all reminded me of an editorial I submitted to the Press & Sun-Bulletin in 2005 on sex offender legislation in New York. I was actually given an entire column in the paper (to my shock) and the piece was picked up by the New York State Senate Republican Campaign Committee and put on their site (unbeknownst to the author). Anyway, I have copied and pasted it below. With more liberals than ever both in New York and now the federal government, I worry about legislation that will loosen the penalties on these most heinous of people… Enjoy, and please comment.
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I have to admit when I am wrong, and doing in it a public forum is always invigorating. I recently wrote a letter to state Sen. Thomas Libous concerning sex offender legislation in New York. I challenged him to stop worrying about cleaning up Dorchester Park and the River Walk and start better protecting our children from sexual predators.
As a former correspondence and speech writer in the State Assembly, I fully expected to receive the normal cookie-cutter answer – in response to which I was fully intending to call Sen. Libous a wimp.
I was wrong. I received a large packet of information from the senator, along with a letter written and signed by him (I can tell a computer generated signature from a mile away) in which he outlined myriad bills passed by the New York Senate which not only stiffen penalties for sex offenders, but greatly restrict parolees as well.
So, before I rip the state Assembly, I apologize to Sen. Libous for being ignorant as to his position on this issue, and for being heavy-handed with the rhetoric in my original letter. I appreciate his sponsorship and support of legislation to protect our children.
Now – onto the members of the Assembly I fall with great wrath.
The leadership of the Assembly has consistently refused to allow significant legislative reform of current sex offender law to even come to the floor for a vote. Sen. Libous asked me in his letter to “encourage local Assembly representatives to do what is right and pass these bills so they can be passed into law.” Encourage? For a plug nickel and a previously chewed piece of gum, I would strongly consider “encouraging” them with my pitching wedge.
How is it that anyone can make a case (excuse) for opposing legislation that protects our children from deviants? Why is it that we must wait for grief-stricken parents to beg (i.e. Maureen Kanka – Megan’s Law) before action is taken? Do we have to see one more child raped and/or tortured and/or murdered before this legislation can be moved out of committee?
I remember writing speeches opposing the death penalty in Albany where I employed axioms such as “an enlightened society must not revert to committing acts of barbarism to punish crime.” I propose here that allowing predators access to children is the very definition of “barbaric.”
I also remember the wonderfully ironic slogan “We must do it for our children,” in regard to fixing budget deficits, or tightening environmental standards. Some legislators run that flag up the pole whenever it suits their lobbyist friends but when it comes to really protecting our children, their inaction shows me their core belief. The children are not worth it.
They can point to Meaghan’s Law, and numerous other sections of law that “protect our children.” It’s not enough. I reel over the fact that we put a GPS monitoring system on Martha Stewart, but the Assembly refuses to pass legislation that would do the same for Level 3 sex offenders. Was her crime more grim than child pornography, more heinous than rape? And do not talk to me about the Constitution. Change the damn thing. The people in Albany and their cronies in D.C. have the power to do so.
I would take some time to hammer ideology and go on about how some people think we need to love, counsel, and rehabilitate. However, I am not an expert, nor is this actually a “political” issue. In case they forgot, the number one function of a governing body is the protection of its citizens. It’s their job.
In closing, the current catch phrase on the street is? “There’s going to be a revolution.” Of course, everyone’s talking about gas prices, taxes, Iraq, skyrocketing energy costs. In the meantime, elected officials in the State Assembly are standing by and letting another child become a victim? and another? and another. Now that’s something to rise up about.
The Conspiracy Against Barry Bonds
Every once in a while, Major League Baseball gets it right.
Please try to avoid retching upon your keyboard when you hear the name, but the baseball players’ union (a behemoth most foul) has found evidence that teams acted together to ensure Barry Bonds was not signed to a 2008 contract. Seems to me that the lawyers involved in major league sports have forgotten a few of the rules set by kids across America on their “fields of dreams” whether they be dirt, grass, or concrete.
The most basic tenet of baseball is that kids who cheat or defile the game are not invited to play.
When I was growing up, there was always one kid in town who would try to bend the rules to ensure his performance was above par. Whether it was calling in-the-dirt strikes, or middle-of-the-plate balls, or foul balls before they even landed. We put up with it for a little while, and then we just stopped asking him to come play. If he showed up anyway, there was always a valid excuse (at least in our minds) why he couldn’t play. The game was important to us, and it had to be played the right way. Sure, our “ghost runners” always had the speed of Lou Brock, and any hit out of the infield was an automatic double, but the hard rules were known by each and every player. Cheating was a hard rule.
I think that the respective owners and their clubs finally decided in 2008 that Barry Bonds had broken the rules and wasn’t invited to their sand lot anymore. Look, Barry Bonds is as guilty of doping as OJ Simpson was of murdering Nicole and Ron…everybody knows that he was using steroids to chase Hank Aaron, a man who’s only admitted drug use was “bubble gum.” Sure, lawyers and San Francisco Giant fans can muck it all up with the innocent til proven guilty line, but seems to me that all of baseball KNOWS and they made what I consider a gutsy decision.
Well, maybe not terribly gutsy…they should have just come out one by one and said, “he’s not playing in my stadium” but God knows the lawyers would have had a field day with that.
I think that the gutsiest decision will be by the Baseball Hall of Fame, as I am forecasting that they deny him access to the hallowed halls. At least I am hoping that they remember their days of pick-up games where cheaters weren’t allowed to play. Maybe they won’t have to worry about it at all, if he is convicted of the myriad charges against him, then they’ll just pull out the Pete Rose Precedent and have done with it.
