Michael Jackson: So What?

I must be the only person in the world who's not upset by the untimely death of pop star/regular freakshow Michael Jackson. He was weird. He was creepy. Sure, he had some great hits, and even I must admit to the urge I feel when I hear Thriller (I can't stop myself). But he was also a center for controversy, a stereotype of child abuse and the more obvious cliche of adults trying to find their childhood again when they should really be acting like adults. Events that surrounded him were just bizarre and I don't believe his career in the early 80's and before makes up for all the drama and media sensation that he has put us all through from the late 80's and on.

Just my opinion.

More Trickery From the Noise

This is very interesting, almost shocking.

Yesterday on what I refer to as the Noise (Fox News...ewww), when Governor Sanford was giving his explanation of where he'd been and what he'd done, across the crawl on the bottom, well, they labeled him a democrat! And this isn't the first time they've done this. So I have two ideas of what might be going on here:

1. The Noise will immediately abandon anyone in their republican party over controversy and try to enforce to the public that those politicians are really members of the democratic party so conservatives don't look bad. OR...

2. The Noise is full of idiots who don't know how to properly edit and check before putting news on the air.

Both sound like they could be true. Below is a picture of this as well as other times the Noise has done this during other controveries. I know it sounds like a conspiracy theory, but it makes sense...

CNN is Fail

Look at the image I copied above. I was visiting CNN.com and couldn't believe that there were TWO headlines right in a row about Jon & Kate. Not only that, but they read like something of a conversation held by two twelve year olds at a middle school...

"Kate said Jon wanted the divorce."
"Well, Jon said it was Kate. His feelings were hurt that she said that."

Who gives a shit about these people? I just don't understand.

CNN. You are supposed to report THE NEWS! This isn't news. This is a made up drama from a reality show like all reality shows are made up. You perpetuate this country's idiocy by promoting shit like this. I know money is important, and it's obvious that all that is for money, but wouldn't you like to be known as a credible news source?

If you want the news, go to Al-Jazeera.

CNN, I'm done with you.

Nancy Grace & Jane Velez-Mitchell: Do We Really Need Them?

Do we really need people like this on television? There's actually hundreds of people that we don't need on television, but for some reason these two women and their "investigative" shows really seem to irk me in a way entirely different from all others. We know we're going to see bigoted wingnuts on the Noise. We know we are going to see Obama supporters on MSNBC. But for some reason, what CNN has, is two women who look like they haven't gotten laid in months because the last time they did involved tying their men up to the bed and dripping hot wax on their exposed flesh.

Nancy Grace may actually be from hell. She is what happens when the devil decides to have children. She looks evil, she speaks like she is evil, and quite frankly, my privates are scared of her. All she does on her show is deride, slander, and make situations worse. She takes people's private lives and exposes their problems, night after night, when none of it is really the American people's business. What her show does is promote the lawyers and prosecutors looking for their claim to fame. She has them on as guests to discuss whatever fucked up situation they happen to belong to, but they're really there just to promote themselves. It's perverse. She may think she's doing a good thing but she's not. She creates a media storm that wouldn't even exist if it wasn't for her. Without her show, reporters would not go to these small legal matters that she decides to make into a huge national crisis. Sure most of them involve murder (mostly murder of white women), but honestly, the number of people murdered every day cannot be counted. So why does she pick these stories? To get ratings. To get money. She doesn't care about the families. Don't let her fool you into thinking that her past career as a prosecutor gives her a supreme moral standing above all others. She loves money. She loves conflict. Nancy Grace is a terrible person, straight and simple.

Jane Velez-Mitchell took Glenn Beck's spot on CNN, and to be honest I didn't think it could get any worse than Nancy Grace, but CNN likes to prove me wrong from time to time. This Lisa Rinna look alike takes the smallest stories, which mostly include teenage girls getting into fights, and puts them in the national spotlight. Hey Jane, I've got news for you: TEENAGE GIRLS FIGHT. Hormones, the start of life, sex, drugs...it's common sense. Why do you act so shocked every time someone sends you a cell phone video of two girls fighting and pulling each others' hair? Great journalism.

These two women are just awful and should be taken off TV. My mother is a big fan of both of them and is completely obsessed with their stories. Like most people who watch these shows, she's obsessed because of the propaganda they spew of issues that aren't really news.

Stop watching them!

Irrefutable Proof that God Exists...

...or not.



Have you ever seen somebody working on a fence and takes a hammer and hit their thumb and go "Awww... Buddha!" You ever see them do that? How many hit a gold ball like I hit a golf ball and they go "Ohhh... Mohammed!" Why do they call that name? You know what they do? They go "Jesus Christ!" "Jesus Christ!" Why do they call that name? Because I believe when a person gets hurt or they get angry, they wanna blame who? They want to blame God.

Kentucky Feels the Effects of War

From the Lexington Herald-Leader:

HAZARD, Ky.

A soldier who was killed in Afghanistan grew up and graduated from high school in eastern Kentucky.
The Department of Defense on Monday announced the combat death of 1st Sgt. John D. Blair of Calhoun, Ga.

Military officials said the 38-year-old Blair died June 20 in Mado Zayi, Afghanistan, after a rocket-propelled grenade struck his vehicle.

Blair was an Army National Guardsman, assigned to the 1st Battalion, 121st Infantry Regiment, based in Lawrenceville, Ga.

WYMT-TV in Hazard, Ky., reported Blair graduated from Cumberland High School in Harlan County in 1990 and had been a member of the Kentucky National Guard before moving to Georgia.

G-Note: "Blood and Thunder" by Mastodon

The Monday Afternoon Refresher

-For some reason, I really love mowing, even so much that I have voluntarily mowed one of my friend's lawn in the last two weeks. I think it's because my father always made me mow, and it is a good way to remember him.

-I am taking a class to help get me into a graduate program that I want admission to. It's a basic class and I have already taken it once before. I am retaking it because I didn't get a good grade the first time, for reasons I don't believe are my fault. The fact that I barely understand what's going on in the class now, though, is what makes me feel even dumber.

-I have been on a huge diet and exercising every day. I have still yet to see results and am becoming discouraged. Something better happen soon, damn it. I've had it with this whole fat thing.

-I love coffee. Strong, black, with cream, with or without sugar, cheap, expensive...I love it. Doesn't matter what kind. They are all different and all bring about the same amount of joy. There's nothing better in the morning.

-I need new clothes but don't really have the money to buy them. If anyone wants to help me out, feel free.

-Dark Avengers is still the best comic book Marvel is putting out right now. Batman and Robin is the best DC comic right now, even though it's only been one issue. It doesn't take much for DC to do better though, since everything they do suck. Executive Assistant: Iris is the best indy out there.

-There's a new restaurant across the street from me called Drake's. It. Is. Amazing.

-I'm excited about Dobson moving to Lexington. Me and my crew have completely taken over Tates Creek.

-Had a great weekend. Hope the next one is just as good.

Sarah Palin is an Idiot. Sarah Palin Supporters are Idiots. The Universe is in Balance.

I Had No Idea Barney Frank was Gay.

And I call myself a democrat.

Salvia Oh Salvia

In Kentucky, salvia divinorum is legal. Therefore, you can believe I have had more than a few experiences with the stuff. The other night, Monday, was my third time trying it. All three times I have experienced something brilliant and new, something that I have a hard time describing but that was so real and merging...well, I don't want to go all hippy on you. I thought it would be a good thing to describe the affects the hallucinogen had on me because I do find it so interesting and can't believe that one small hit on something LEGAL can do so much. But first, a little background info:

Salvia divinorum comes from a mint leaf that has traditionally been used to guide human beings through spiritual walks or vision quests. You can chew it, boil it to make tea, but for the most accessible experience it is sold at many different counter-culture stores where it has been broken down into small bits and pieces that can be smoked. The most effective way is to put it in some sort of pipe. Only hit it once because it is only most potent after you have been completely sober, although you can still get a small feeling afterwards if you choose to try it again. The hit must be long and deep, almost to the point of passing out through lack of oxygen. If you know me, I'm a huge fan of Wikipedia and they have a great section on it here for those wanting to learn more.

So, the experiences.

#1. I walked into a house of some friends of mine. I hadn't been there for thirty seconds when someone says to me "you want to try a legal hallucinogen? It's legal!" Oh, well then, how could I refuse. He put it in a pipe like one would do with some...well, anyway, he lit it. At first I felt nothing. For a few seconds I was disappointed. And then it happened. Everything that I could see turned almost diagonally and started to repeat itself over and over again diagonally, like a film strip. I know I'm not explaining this right, but imagine a picture, one picture that is copied a hundred times and then run through a film reel. That's what I saw. Whatever I was seeing, I seen it a hundred times (does that make sense?). I was scared. I was freaking out. I thought it was going to be like smoking grass. I couldn't move. My body was being weighed down like some force was keeping me that way. My skin felt like it was being pinched everywhere. I forgot where I was. I forgot who I was with. I was scared that I was having a stroke. Apparently I cried out for help and all I could hear were people laughing. Five minutes later, the affect wore off and I realized that what I had just experienced was one of the most mind altering things I have ever done. Even though it was scary, it was amazing. It changed the way I thought, only for those five minutes, but suddenly the weight of the world was non-existent. The world was frightening and I was afraid, but that's all it was: basic emotion. No problems. Just me and fear. Amazing.

#2. I had decided to stay away for a while, worrying that I would have the same freak out. However, I was persuaded to do it again before going to see Step Brothers. I thought, this time I know what's going on, so it will be better. And I was right. I smoked it and started to laugh hysterically that I cried. I was so happy to be there, to be with my friends. I felt joy, togetherness, like my entire crew of friends and I were meant to be there at that very moment. I laughed some more. I cried some more. Again, my body was being pushed by some unknown being. My skin pinched, but comfortably. I got chills. I cried and laughed some more. Two girls I am very good friends with came near me and touched me on the shoulders. I had never felt anything more soothing or comforting. I laughed some more. The taxi came to get us. I laughed going into the taxi. I laughed getting out and going to the movies. This time, after ten minutes, it was over, and I realized the potential for a good time with the plant. This time, the world wasn't frightening, but it was right and joyful.

#3. The other night. A friend texted me to tell me I could have what was left because it was too much for him. I went over to some friends' house to get it. We sat there. It had been a year since my last encounter. They wanted me to go first so I did. Light, smoke, big hit, hold in, release. Seconds. More seconds. Here it comes. The pinching started again followed by slight dizziness. Then the most far out experience I've ever had happened. The world around me started to become animated. It was like we had all become cartoons, like something out of Cool World or Who Framed Roger Rabbit? There were yellows and pinks. The pink objects may have been rabbits or bunnies, I'm not sure. But they were singing. I started to laugh. I laughed hysterically as I recall. It was beyond laughing. My laughter was another form of me, how I imagine the Joker feels when he laughs. A person in a white shirt walked in and he too became animated. It looked like he was wearing a white suit, like Col. Sanders, but not Col. Sanders. They looked at me and laughed and I laughed right back. I felt I belonged there, like I knew the living room better than anyone had ever known anything, like the room was speaking to me. More laughter. I grabbed the girl's knee and laughed more. A few minutes, and then nothing.

I don't condone this. I don't encourage it. But I don't discourage it either. I have seen many people do this and all with different affects. Sometimes more intense than mine it seems, and sometimes not. I will tell you that it is unbelievable how this works, how a simple plant that is smoked for a millisecond can affect your mind.

It makes me angry that people like Kathleen Chidester are trying to outlaw the stuff in every state because she claims that her son used it and became depressed because of it, thereby leading to his suicide. It's people like her that don't see their own failures as parents as the lead to their children's demise. Blame all others, not yourself it seems. These are the people that hate marijuana not because they truly despise it, because it's illegal. To hate something because the government says not to do it is wrong, pretentious, and bombastic. It makes you a part of a cult, a schemer as our boy the Joker would say, and necessarily so.

The Cap is Back!

Book Review: The Shack

I just reading The Shack by WM. Paul Young. For those that don't know, The Shack is a work of fiction which focuses on religion, the love of God, and all that other good stuff. Now if you know me, you know that I don't really get into all that, but I figured since it was lent to me by a friend that I would at least give it a shot because I like to think that I'm somewhat open minded. Even if it is about the love of Jesus Christ, I thought, I can still enjoy reading.

Well, much like after Twilight when a friend recommended that to me, I was wrong. The Shack is exactly what I had originally thought it would be: full of Christian propaganda, hypotheticals, a human being's own weak interpretation of a greater being, and a result that just seems unjust. In it, we meet Mack, whose daughter was kidnapped and murdered a year ago at a local park. The infamous shack was used by the murderer to hide out. Because of this, Mack loses his faith in God, until one day he is written a letter by Papa, Mack's wife's pet name for God, to tell him to come back to the shack.

When he arrives, he is introduced to the trinity of God, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit, only they aren't what Mack expects. The book consists of conversations Mack has with these three entities, or one entity (if you can figure out how the book explains this, please let me know, because there is so much backtracking, lagging, and spurt of the moment reasoning that it is somewhat hard to follow). What the book basically does is make excuses for why bad things happen to good people, which is exactly one of the reasons I am not religious, because I believe there is no excuse, that nothing is out that, and that bad things just happen in general because the world is a chaotic cesspool of misery and pain that only desists upon death. But that's just me.

I do applaud the author for coming up with some more liberal ideas though, instead of sticking with the traditional fascist Christian principals. For instance, in the book, God may or may not be a woman, but this is explained, the Ten Commandments aren't really rules for humans, and all religions lead to the same God.

If I were Mack, though, and had a chance to actually speak with God, you'd bet I'd be a lot more angry than he was.

The book is short and quick, so I didn't mind it. It definitely didn't "open the door wide open to my soul" as Wynonna Judd put it (you'd have to be a Judd to by into this crap). But, if you're interested, check out it's web site here.

Is There Nothing They Won't Do

The other night on The Late Show with David Letterman, Letterman made a pretty humorous joke about Sarah Palin's daughter Bristol, which poked fun at the fact that she got pregnant so young. Later through the week, instead of hearing about the Iranian election, instead of getting my fill of the economy, or instead of trying to actually learn and better myself through current events, I got to hear about how upset that comment has made all of the Palins, especially Big Sarah herself.

So now, and yes, I can't believe I'm writing this, some fascist neo-cons who don't believe in humor (or the hypocricy of the most conservative woman in the world's daughter getting preganant) have decided to launch a web site which tells us all about a ralley we can attend dedicated to the FIRING of David Letterman. Yes, the firing of David Letterman. Over a joke. Check out the web site here.

If we can't make fun of dumb conservatives, who can we make fun of?

Obama - I Just Don't Know Anymore

There was the disaster with the Bush administration's torture of international criminals and the Obama administration's failure to punish those individuals (ahemcheneyahem) involved. There was Barack's refusal to open up a simple yet needed conversation regarding the legalization of marijuana in the United States. There was then the promise by Barack on the campaign trail to work toward abolishing the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy in the military which has led to several firings of those brave soldiers who just want to have the same freedoms as everyone else. And now, we get this:

From AmericaBlog:

It reads as if it were written by one of George Bush's top political appointees. I cannot state strongly enough how damaging this brief is to us. Obama didn't just argue a technicality about the case, he argued that DOMA is reasonable. That DOMA is constitutional. That DOMA wasn't motivated by any anti-gay animus. He argued why our Supreme Court victories in Roemer and Lawrence shouldn't be interpreted to give us rights in any other area (which hurts us in countless other cases and battles). He argued that DOMA doesn't discriminate against us because it also discriminates about straight unmarried couples (ignoring the fact that they can get married and we can't) He actually argued that the courts shouldn't consider Loving v. Virginia, the miscegenation case in which the Supreme Court ruled that it is unconstitutional to ban interracial marriages, when looking at gay civil rights cases. He told the court, in essence, that blacks deserve more civil rights than gays, that our civil rights are not on the same level. And before Obama claims he didn't have a choice, he had a choice. Bush, Reagan and Clinton all filed briefs in court opposing current federal law as being unconstitutional (we'll be posting more about that later). Obama could have done the same.

That's right. Our so called liberal president Barack Obama has decided to mix it up with conservatives and start defending the Defense of Marriage Act, doing what conservatives do best, linking homosexuality with incest, bestiality, and rape.

This is pitiful. The window for defending President Obama is getting more narrow every day.

Mickey Rourke as Whiplash!

Here is the first official Iron Man 2 pic of Mickey Rourke as the villain Whiplash!

The Rightwingoverse

The Republican Party Is In Trouble

I hate social conservative viewpoints. On the economy, I could probably be swayed, but the main reason that I don't have any respect for conservatives is because they are letting their party die. They get up there on Fox Noise and spout their bigotry and hatred and talk about the left like they're some kind of disease. But in reality, they're only preaching to the choir. The only people that watch Fox Noise are...conservatives. So while all the pundits on the Noise are reassuring themselves of their viewpoints to the 'American people,' they aren't really making any strides outside of the box.

When President Obama came up with the stimulus plan to try and jump start this economy, all they could talk about was the spending, completely ignoring the waste of the last eight years on a war that has put us in a position of embarrassment with the rest of the world. They ignore the high results of Obama's approval ratings and continue to lambaste him on the Noise. Instead of reaching out and trying to gain new demographics, bigoted actions like Proposition 8 are purported by the churches who follow this line of crazy. Instead of accepting that everyone should be free, they maintain that only Christians should. Instead of helping Obama propose a new health care plan, they just criticize the one the democrats had to come up with themselves, while adding nothing new or innovative.

They are old and busted. They are run by Rush, Sarah!, the Newt, Cheney, W., all bigots, all haters. Strong conservatives like Mitt Romney are ignored for the previously mentioned group's quest for media attention. Oh yes, and how they blame it on the media.

This party is in trouble. They are a party of no, and not just the word, but 'no input,' 'no innovation,' 'no rights,' and 'no new ideas.'

One More Reason to Love Megan Fox: She's Totally Liberal

An interesting quote recently surfaced when Megan Fox was asked about what she would do to try and convince Megatron from Transformers to stop trying to destroy Earth:

I’d barter with him and say instead of the entire planet, can you just take out all of the white trash, hillbilly, anti-gay, super bible-beating people in Middle America?

While I don't appreciate the hillbilly comment, anyone who goes against the ignorant bible-thumpers is okay in my book.

K-Week

K-Week is a week long event at the University of Kentucky designed for new incoming students as an introduction to their new college life. An interesting video was just released that is akin to the old "Don't vote" video during last year's presidential election put together by all the kick-ass liberal celebrities. It's kind of neat, and yeah, I'm cool, I even know some of the people in the video. Also, I came up with the name K-Crew, the members involved in K-Week.

Top Obama Myths

Salon.com has compiled a great list about the myths regarding President Obama that the right-wingnuts like to spread around. You can find the truth here.

Possibly the Greatest High School Football Play Ever

Obama Speech in Cairo

I thought it was eloquent and on message as always, if not a little boring. I remember the keynote speech President Obama gave during the 2004 Democratic National Convention. I remember all the speeches he gave leading up to the election, and his final speech at the 2008 Democratic National Convention where the crowd was electric. I feel like ever since he's become president, he really hasn't delivered that charisma that I believe most of us are used to from him. His speeches have become...well, more presidential, than a typical-Barack Obama speech. But the ones before he was president, well, that was something that certainly got me fired up.

I also had one complaint with it. One message he delivered was for the Middle East to remember that "whatever we think of the past, we must not be prisoners of it" referring to the ideological wars that constantly go on in the area. To me, that's a little ignorant of him to say because these people have been fighting over a shitty piece of land for centuries over what could be considered a fairy tale. They aren't going to listen to modern thought, and to suggest that they just forget about seems like a waste of time. Now, granted, I agree with President Obama's point. That's exactly what they SHOULD do. But they won't. Middle Easterners (Sunnis, Shiites, Iraqis, Iranians, Palestinians, Israelis), they're always going to struggle and fight. That's what they have always done: struggle. They don't want peace. And they're not going to forget the past. That would be like telling Americans to forget about the Bible, which would get someone shot.

Bush/Nixon

I just watched the Ron Howard-directed film Frost/Nixon and thought that it was just spectacular. I knew about Richard Nixon, I knew all about the Watergate scandal, but I had no idea about the intense relationship between Nixon and David Frost. Whether or not that kind of portrayal is accurate or not, I don't know. I did some research and from what I can tell it is, minus the part where Nixon calls Frost in the middle of the night drunk talking about his motivations, among other things. I give it four out of five, only because some parts where devastatingly boring, even though I should have expected it.

What I did find interesting though is the refresher I got on Nixon's history and how it closely resembles what is going on today regarding the Bush administration. We are dealing with our own controversies just like the generation did before us with Nixon, but probably worse. Yes, Nixon did let America down and completely disrespected our government, so what does that say about George W. Bush? About torturing prisoners we have already captured. About manipulating the American people and using one excuse to justify an act that doesn't even related. In fact, the only difference I see hear is that on Bush's end there is no obstruction of justice BECAUSE THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION WON'T PROSECUTE HIM! I'm sure there will be if it ever happens...

Who do you think is worse?

George Tiller the Baby Killer

That's what Bill-O called this man. It was that kind of instigating that led to this kind of thing.

Dr. Tiller - Salon.com

There is a wonderful article on Salon.com about the kind of work Dr. George Miller did and how he helped hundreds of women in a time where they thought that no help was possible. You can find it here.

The Death of Dr. Tiller

This is an outrage...a flat out outrage. This is a response from all the pandering of talking heads like Bill O'Reilly, Great Van-bloabhghlghwalrhg, and the Rush.

Yesterday, on May 31, 2009, Dr. George Tiller was gunned down in his church. Before he was murdered, he was shot before in 1993 for the same reasons that I'm about to discuss. Dr. Tiller was one of the only doctors in the United States to offer what is called late-term abortion, that is abortion which is done roughly on or after the 21st week of pregancy. Most if not all women choose to have this done because of desperation or because their pregancy or their potential birth would affect their health in a negative way. So, most clinics do not offer this. It's rare, as it should be, but Dr. Tiller offered it respectively, to help women in crisis, not to go against God or pocket the money, as some might have you believe. His first shooter was named Shelley Shannon, a good ole pro-life Christian. His accused murderer, Scott Roeder, is also a pro-life Christian. I think it's funny that those who exclaim to respect and care for life are the ones who take it away. In fact, a commentator on Oliver Willis had it right when they said that many domestic acts of terrorism come from religious, conservative Christians.

And Operation: Rescue, a conservative pro-life group whose intentions have always been to ruin the reputation of Dr. Tiller, were shocked that this happened to him. Please. As far as I'm concerned, it's groups like Operation: Rescue that helped cause something like this. Dr. Tiller was also a recurring targe of hate monger Bill O'Reilly on his O'Reilly Factor.

What this will do, at the very least, is start a broad conversation across America about abortion, opposing viewpoints, and how uber-Christians need to learn to take it down a fucking notch.

WE GET IT. YOU HATE PEOPLE THAT AREN'T CHRISTIANS. NOTED, INDEFINITELY. YOU DON'T HAVE TO KILL PEOPLE TO PROVE YOUR POINT.