Let Me Get This Straight....
Current mood: determined
Category: News and Politics
Election Day is almost upon us. McCain is starting to fall behind in the polls all around the country. I expect the Republicans to start rolling out the misleading slogans and ads that appeal to the IQ challenged, as well as the easily frightened. The following is a gem that I happen to find. Please read, comment, enjoy, repost.
I'm a little confused. Let me see if I have this straight…
If you grow up in Hawaii, raised by your grandparents, you're "exotic" and "different". Grow up in Alaska eating moose burgers; you're an American story.
If your name is Barack, you're a radical, unpatriotic Muslim. Name your kids Willow, Trig and Track, and you're a maverick.
Graduate from Harvard Law School and you are unstable. Attend 5 different small colleges before graduating, then you're well-grounded.
If you spend 3 years as a community organizer, become the first black President of the Harvard Law Review, help register 150,000 new voters, spend 12 years as a Constitional Law professor, 8 years as a State Senator of a district of 750,000 people, chair the state Senate's Health and Human Services Committee, spend 4 years in the United States Senate representing a state of 13 million people, sponsor 131 bills, and serve on the Foreign Affairs, Environmental and Public Works, and Veteran's Affairs committees, you don't have any real leadership experience.
If your resume is: local weather girl, 4 years on the city council and 6 years as a mayor of a town of 7,000 people, 2 years as governor of a state of 650,000 people, you're qualified to be a heartbeat away form the presidency.
If you have been married to the same woman for 19 years while raising 2 daughters, all within Protestant churches, you're not a real Christian. If you cheated on your first wife with a rich heiress, left your ill wife, and married the heiress the next month, you're a Christian.
If you teach responsible, age-appropriate sex education, including the use of birth control, you erode the fiber of American society. If you staunchly advocate abstinence-only education, while your teen daughter ends up pregnant, you're responsible.
If your wife is a Harvard graduate lawyer who gave up a position in a prestigious law firm to work for the betterment of her inner city community, then gave that up to raise a family, you don't represent America's family values. If your husband is called "first dude", has a DUI conviction, didn't register to vote until 25, and was a member of a group that advocated secession of Alaska from the USA, yours is the quintessential American family.
And, finally, if you're famous for your quick temper, you're the one to have your finger on the red nuclear button.
OK, much clearer now.
Areej Zufari Professor of Humanities Valencia Community College
John McCain Plans on Deporting All Homosexuals to Mexico
Current mood: mischievous
Category: News and Politics
As the polls show that the Presidential race is about as close as it can get, I wonder, how many closet case racist people are really out there. (That and I can't sleep.) I would guess six percentage points' worth. Which would mean Democrats are going to lose. But what do I know? I was raised in Chicago, where racism took a back seat to just plain old ignorance. Yuppies too dumb to know when they are talking down to people, Greeks spitting on babies for good luck, Italians insisting on telling me that the "meat-ah-Balls are-a too-a spicy!", Americanized Europeans not knowing that interrupting is as annoying as being spit on by a Greek woman. Mexicans too dumb to know when they are standing on my shoe, and blacks waiting for an opportunity to claim something is race based when it may not be(O.J.).
Many, many, many years ago(I'm now 26) on my prom night, I was in a car with my "at the time gf" Jessi, my "bff" Lawrence (aka Blackman), and my "crushed pain killer(which looked a lot like a baggy of coke) carrying" friend Peggy. One car, two white chicks, a beaner(myself), and a black man driving. Lawrence comes to a stop sign and does a half-assed stop. We all do it, some even call it a "Chicago stop." A block later, we get pulled over. Peggy panics about her pseudo-coke. I yell, "SWALLOW IT WOMAN!" The cop comes up to us. Says nothing out of line. Does nothing out of the norm. Hands Lawrence a ticket and drives away. I breathe a sigh of relief. A ticket! That's it! No jail time, no explaining the white powder. No over-dosing white girl in the passenger seat. Just a good old fashioned ticket. Not more than three seconds later Lawrence is foaming at the mouth. According to him, the ticket was as race based as a casting call for a UPN pilot. The three other people in the car, all of whom were his friends, told him he didn't make a complete stop. He, to this day I'm sure, claims that he made the stop and that the ticket was his reward for dark pigments. Is he right? Who knows. I can't read the officer's mind. But for a few brief moments I got to hear what was on the mind of a black man who felt he was being singled out for his color. In Lawrence's defense, his color has rarely, if ever, come in handy. In gym glass he was picked in early rounds of the "stand on the line" basketball draft because he was black and tall. Only to prove that he has little to no athleticism. I'm sure that many-a white chicks and old ladies have clutched their bags tighter and closer when they saw him approaching on the street. I know my mom would. Yet, I see him as one of the most enlightened people that I have ever had the pleasure to meet.
Which begs the question, if someone as "above the intellectual curve" as Lawrence is quick to jump to the frontlines of the "because I'm black" war, what chance does a Baptist 72 year old white man from Mississippi have? He might be telling his neighbors that he is on the fence about whom to vote for, but once he gets into that little voting booth, there will be no one there to make him feel ashamed for voting for color, and not for stances on issues. He will think about one thing, and one thing only, "should I vote for a black, possibly Muslim(Barrack is Christian), Senator from Illinois that has a name that sounds a lot like Osama? Or an old, white, war veteran name John whom people call a "Maverick?"" This pretty much leads me to believe that the race is nowhere near as close as we are being told. And since I'm not writing for the New Yorker just yet, I'll be honest about the word that comes to mind. Fuck. Epic fuck, even.
What to do? Should we let Sen. Obama continue to tour the U.S. hoping that his message is enough to tip the scales in the Democrats favor? I thought about that. But then I asked myself, who would know what to do? Who would know how to pull an election out of his/her ass? The answer? Republicans! They stop at nothing to get the votes from the senile Floridians and inbred southerners, God bless their heart murmur ridden hearts. How do they do it? The same way shallow valley girls win prom queen elections, by spreading vicious rumors that have nothing to do with the truth. "I heard Jessica gave head to a homeless guy!" "I heard it was two homeless guys, a donkey and a Jew!" "A Jew??? EEEWWWW!!!" Etc.
McCain is more of a flip flopper than Kerry ever was. McCain is older and thus vulnerable to handing us a hockey mom President. Despite McCain's age, Biden and Obama combined have more years of experience than McCain and Palin combined. But you know what those are? Those are facts. Boring old facts. Lame, as the youngins would say(I'm still with "it"). We need rumors worthy of making Obama our next prom queen! President. Whatever. The following are a few suggestions. If you like any of 'em, please post them online, tell your friends, stop strangers in the street, blog 'em, now is your chance to finally use a MEGAPHONE like you've always dreamed! Call your somewhat racist Nana that you're ashamed to admit you have and tell her that:
- Sarah Palin molests baby penguins(She's Alaskan! Coincidence? Fuck no Nana. Pardon my French. Which reminds me, Palin is French.) - John McCain invented the Macarena and gave birth to Ricky Martin - McCain plans on making "If I wanted to play follow the leader I would be a Christian" bumper stickers mandatory - Palin's daughter's baby is half black, half terrorist(ominous eerie music here) - McCain stays alive by drowning babies in holy water(criminal AND sacrilegious!) - Palin is actually married to M.C. Hammer - M.C. Hammer is cheating on Palin with Bill Clinton - Clinton, Hammer, McCain circle jerk, in the oval office, twice - Not only does McCain plan on raising taxes, he plans on replacing Monday Night football with Matlock reruns - The internet popular photoshopped picture of Sarah Palin in an American flag bikini holding an AK47 is in fact NOT photoshopped and there is actually a video of that eventful evening in which she goes on to make love to the AK and then wipes her no no spots clean with pages from the bible. Look it up Nana, its on Youtube!(She wont know how to use Youtube, or what it is for that matter.) - McCain was not a war prisoner, he was just lost - McCain sings "Barbie Girl" in the shower every morning(Gay? I don't know Nana. What do you think?) - Palin will make us all live in igloos, when our igloos melt because of the lack of cold, she will call us un-American and say we deserve to be homeless. Then she will send her half black half terrorist grandson after us. - McCain plans on selling Texas to the Taliban. His reasoning behind this bold move? He thinks that once the Taliban moves into Texas, they will be easier to find(Take that George W. Bush!) - When Palin was asked who she would choose as her VP if she was running for President she replied, "It would be a really tough choice. I think I would have to go with Flava Flav to off set the edge Barrack has with the black community." She then ended the interview by yelling, "Flava Flav!!! YEeeeeeeAH BOOOiiiii!" - Palin shot Kennedy - McCain, in fact, stole the cookie from the cookie jar, and stood by as countless of children were accused and did nothing - Palin, in preparation for her new role as a racist Nana herself, plans on changing the National Anthem to the intro music to Sponge Bob Square Pants in an effort to gain the support of children everywhere. "Who lives in a country under the sea? Sponge Bob Square Pants!" - Palin is a Cubs fan and actually belives the Cubs have a chance - McCain threw an all-black fund-raising kegger in his Arizona governor's mansion in an effort to raise money for free abortions, he came up a few dollars short of the goal he had set out for the event, in a rage of fury and disappointment, he blew all the money on Lil' Wayne C.D.'s, doo rags, and "bling." When asked about the event, McCain responded with a, "Mind yo bidness whitey, holla atcha boi!!!" -During an interview with Fox News, McCain and Palin thought their mics were turned off... the following is what was recorded... Palin: Hey John, want to hear the world's most annoying sound? McCain: Sure. Palin: EEEEEAAAHHHEEEHHH!!!!! McCain: ::girlish giggle:: I like it, I like uh lot!"
- McCain thinks the movie "The Godfather" insisted upon itself.
- McCain is in cahoots(cahoots, good word, terribly under used) with McDonalds in an effort to make your butt look big. Yes, your butt. You. Stop looking around. You. - McCain is so old that, that one time when he shot his hunting partner in the face, btw not an accident, that's what scientists refer to as the big bang. - Palin plans on making Brazilian Ju Jitsu training mandatory for senior citizens. You can't spell Palin without PAIN! - Palin likes to park in handicapped spaces, while handicapped people make handicapped faces. She's an asshole Nana! - McCain plans on "quenching" global warming with Gatorade - McCain plans on replacing all the funny little caps Jewish men wear with Green Bay Packer cheeseheads. True story Nana, I heard it on the View. - In an effort to address the deplorable state of the American educational system, McCain and Palin both plan on showing this video, over and over, to all children:
Let's hear it for the Count! Poor spiders tho...
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Two Beautiful Poker Quotes
Current mood: enlightened
"All poker is a form of Social Darwinism. The fit survive, the weak go broke. Since Vegas provides continuous action at the highest level and for the higest stakes, most of the fittest eventually find their way there and discovery with startling rapidity whether or not they really are survivors." - Al Alvarez
"The difference between a gambler and a poker player is a crucially simple one. A gambler, be he one who bets on horses or sports events, on casino games or rain drops running down window panes, is someone who wagers unfavorable odds. A poker player, if he knows what he's doing, is someone who wagers favorable odds. The one is romantic, the other a realist." -Anthony Holden
Fancy a rapturing?
Current mood: Raptured
Category: Raptured Life
First of all, my apologies to my subscribed readers who expect political writing... this one is about nothing and the last one was about sports. I assure you, the political articles are on their way. I'm just waiting for the racist American zit to pop.
So about a week ago I was told that the Sprint store down the street was hiring. When I looked into it, they were offering a decent hourly rate plus fat commission checks. More importantly than money, it was right down the street from my house. Those of you that know me and my laziness will know how important proximity truly is. So I went and applied. The interview couldn't have gone better. Three days later the very nice store owner called me and told me I got the job. Arturo got a job that didn't involve gambling, who woulda thunk it.
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Only one problem, during the interview she mentioned something about suits. Not tuxes. Not spades or hearts. Suits as in Halloween or the chicken that fights with Peter Griffin. Apparently, she gets her employees to do all sorts of crazy shit. So I had a decision to make. I have no urgent need for the money, but it couldn't hurt and the pay would be sweet. But could I actually bring myself to do that? Dress up as an over-sized cell phone? Or a big gorilla? In the three days from the interview to the time she called me to tell me I got the job I thought about it a lot. I imagined the money. I imagined the suit. With me in it.
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By the second day I realized I would rather be a hooker. So, on my first day of work, I quit. I didn't get all ignant or anything. She was a really sweet lady and under any other circumstances I would love to work for her. So instead of having her waste her time doing paper work for my hire and paying to give me a background check and then quitting when the day to dawn the suit came around, I just told her that I would rather give head for nickels than wear a monkey suit or any suit for that matter.
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On the way home from turning down a job I realized that someone will take that job. Someone out there has such a need for money that they will be willing to do it. Kids to feed, bills to pay, blah blah blah, all the stuff I avoid like the plague. And it made me want to go drink and gamble with my friends. It made me realize how truly sweet and awesome my life really is. At this time in my life I have the luxury to pick and chose what I am and am not willing to do for money. For the rest of my life when something fucked up happens I will be able to say, "Shit, well, at least I'm not an over-sized cell phone."
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That's that. The next thing I wanted to blab about is my sick obsession with British people. I've always been inclined to date white chicks. Everyone knows that. But I've always had an extra interest in British chicks because of their accents. Something about that British touch just makes me want to smile from ear to ear. Well, turns out it runs way way deeper than that. Not long ago I was playing Call of Duty 4 online with my heterosexual life partner Bob, when we ran into a little foul mouthed Brit boy. I'm sure he was in his teens but he sounded like he was 8 years old tops. He was cursing away telling everyone why they suck and why their moms are such whores. All I kept saying to Bob was, "I want one! He sounds freakin adorable!!!" I pictured the little British kid with huge blue eyes. Kinda like a powerpuff girl or something. So, I've decided that eventually I'm adopting a British kid. Or kidnapping one. Whatever. On the same subject, I heard the best insult of my life not too long ago. I was playing the same game online when a "super hardcore homie G" from the "bay area" started talking shit to another player. This other player was a Brit. After a few minutes of shit talking from the ignant thug, the Brit responded with "I'm going to rapture your mutha nice and proper." FUCKING CLASSIC! He threatens to rape his mom yet it sounded like something I would want to stand in line for only because of the British thing! I think I need help.
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That's also that. The next thing I wanted to blab about was my new addiction and my shopping. My newest vice has become golfing. I know, I know. I used to think it was boring as shit too. I always said that it wasn't a sport because a sport needs rails and security to keep the fans off the field, golf needs a string. But please, I implore you to try it. It is as addicting as kicking a puppy in the squirrels. Stephanie took me to the driving range a few months ago and I've been hooked since. Tiffany has also caught the bug and today we decided to go get our very own golf clubs. On accounts of us still sucking at the game we didn't want to make any huge financial investment in it, so we went to the Thrift store. Not only did we find sweet ass clubs for 2 bux a pop, but we stumbled upon a collection of CD's that made me wonder what horrible thing had happened to the owners of the stuff now in the store. I bought the B.I.G. "Ready to Die" album, the Wallflowers "Bringing Down the Horse" album, the No Doubt "..Tragic.. ..Kingdom.." album, the Nirvana "Nevermind" and "Unplugged in ....New York...." albums, the Third Eye Blind self titled album, and the Weezer blue album. All for a dollar a piece! All in mint condition!
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I refuse to believe that people willingly gave up these CD's and clubs. I know everyone, including myself, has switched to Mp3's, but still why wouldn't they just store them? Something horrible must have happened to the previous owners. I will probably be swinging an eight iron that was once used to poke daddy to see if he was still breathing. I will be listening to "In the Garage" by Weezer on an album that used to belong to a man that had a stroke in his garage. I will be listening to "Me and My Bitch" by Biggie on an album that was once owned by some dude that got shot by the aforementioned bitch.
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So in conclusion, if you wanna go golfing, let me know. If you wanna go bargain hunting for dead people's ironic properties, let me know. If you need money and have no shame, let me know. If you wanna help me adopt a British kid, let me know. And, oh yeah, I'm going to rapture your mutha nice and proper.
Currently
listening
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Weezer (Blue Album)
By
Weezer
Release date: 1994-05-10
Why the Chicago Cubs do in fact suck balls.
Current mood: crunk
Category: Sports
This is a post made by Protrade.com member "uscmanager." (Protrade is a sports stock trading website.) It sums up why the Cubs organization sucks and why I will never understand why anyone likes this team. The only reason I find acceptable for being a Cubs fan is "my parents are Cubs' fans and they got me into it when I was young." Passed down through the genes like some horrible disease that leaves you weak and brain dead, which come to think of it... would describe some of the drunk yuppies in Wrigleyville.
If you are a half-assed Cubs' fan (you watch only playoff games, you know only 5-7 players on the team, when your friends tell you the Cubs won you say "YES!" but you didn't even know who they were playing, you think ERA is a period of time that has passed, you go to Wrigley for the "atmosphere".) please don't bother reading this. Your sports knowledge will only get you half way through this before your A.D.D. (or A.D.H.D.(don't want to exclude anyone)) kicks in and you leave the page muttering "Fuck that prick, the Cubs rule!"
If you are a quarter-assed Cubs fan (you make the snacks while your boyfriend and his friends watch the game, you only know 2-3 players on the team (some of which haven't been with the Cubs in years, i.e. Sammy Sosa), you ask what round the game is in, you couldn't explain a "force out" if your life depended on it) cut and paste this and send it to your douchebag boyfriend. There may be hope for you two. SIDE NOTE: Most quarter-assed Cubs' fans are women... true story.
Now for you HARDCORE Cubs fans, please read on. I would love some fact based comments from the fans of Lovable Losers.
This article can be found at http://www.protrade.com/content/DisplayArticle.html?sp=S36e9889e-4918-11dd-adb9-43fdf92ea405
Reason 1,486 that the Cubs have not won the World Series in 100 years - Idiots Scouting
Who is the top gainer over the last 24 hours? Shockingly it is none other than Rich Hill. I know that an article came out about him but I would like to breakdown and analyze that article for the useless toilet paper that it really is. This news is simply the ultimate case of p eeing on our collective heads and telling us it is raining. We are smart sports fans. We simply know better and have learned when you are simply trying to protect a players fragile as glass, broken confidence. I know that market actions (Byrnes, Furcal and Capps) caused him to rise a little but now that Byrnes is the only one moving we need to re-address his cost. Allow me to break it down as follows:
I have read some stupid quotes in my time following sports and teams but the latest source by Cubs management has me in tears. In an article written in today's Chicago Daily Herald Cubs "people" showed why they are perennial losers.
In the article located at http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=214562&src=152, the following words of insight and observation were shared.
"Cubs people in Arizona who witnessed Hill's start Tuesday said he threw better than the numbers indicated. Hill lasted only one-third of an inning, giving up 1 hit and 5 runs (3 earned) while walking three and hitting a batter."
In addition...
"Observers said Hill's curveball may have fooled the Rookie League umpire."
Oh I see 5 runs in 1/3 of an inning is deceiving. He walked 3 and hit one but it's not as bad as it looked. He almost didn't hit that one guy so if was not that bad.
What about the slam on the ump? Clearly this is a rookie league umpire who has never seen a curve in his life. It clearly fooled him as he was aware of only 2 pitches, a fastball and a fasterball. Why blame the ump when your guy allows 5, walks 3 and hits 1. Your guy sucks just admit it!!
Here are a couple of other things that Cubs "people" observed as well:
Hitler was not that bad of a guy he was simply misunderstood.
Jamie Moyer really was the best pitcher to ever play the game, it is just that he needed 12 more MPH on his fastball to prove it.
Barry Bonds was really clean his entire career.
This is the same team that pulled off the following deals:
Lou Brock, Jack Spring and Paul Toth to the Cardinals for Ernie Broglio , Bobby Shantz and Doug Clemens.
This, alas, is still referred to by many as one of the worst trades in baseball history. And there is no use disputing that point, unfortunately. The Cubs were mainly trying to unload the 25-year-old Brock, a promising outfield prospect who simply wasn't playing well. Broglio, a veteran pitcher for the Cardinals, was Chicago's principal focus. He was go 7-19 over the nest three years for Chicago. Clemens was a reserve outfielder and Shantz, a canny veteran, never won a game in a Cubs uniform.
The Transaction came in mid-1964, and it galvanized the Cardinals, who went on to win the National League crown and the World Series. Brock would become a Hall of Fame outfielder who would also contribute heavily to the Cardinals' 1967 World Series win and 1968 National League championship. He would amass 3,091 hits, the 3,000th of which would be on August 13, 1979-against the Cubs.
Bruce Sutter to the Cardinals for Leon Durham, Ken Reitz and Ty Waller.
Sutter was one of the top relievers in baseball when he was dealt by the Cubs for prospect Durham and two utility players. Durham had a solid career in Chicago and was a two-time All-Star, but Sutter would lead the National League in saves three of the four years he was in St. Louis and be a major component in their World Series championship on 1892, winning two games and saving three more of their seven play-off wins over Atlanta and the Milwaukee Brewers.
Lee Smith to the Boston Red Sox for Al Nipper and Calvin Schiraldi.
Smith became the all-time save leader over the next decade after the trade, racking up almost 300 saves with several teams. Nipper won four games and saved one before retiring two years later, while Schiraldi was 12-19 with five saves in his two years in Chicago.
Dennis Eckersley to the Oakland Athletics for David Wilder, Brian Guinn and Mark Leonette.
To be fair, it's certain that in 1987 no one realized that the trade to Oakland would resurrect Eckersley as a reliever. In fact, that first year with the A's, he was still a starter, winning only six of 14 decisions. But he did turn his career around, becoming the most dominant closer of the later 1980s and early 1990s, saving 387 games in that span. None of the three men Eckersley was traded for ever played a game in the bigs.
Here is the bottom line...
If he is struggling this bad in rookie league ball then he will only lose money in the bigs as he will get hammered. If he does get called up Lou has made it clear that he has no faith in him so he will simply gather dust in the pen. When or if Brynes and Furcal get retired, it is time that Rich Hill gets the Zach Duke treatment.
Is Clinton the victim of sexism? Are people voting for the wrong candidates for the wrong reasons? Have you seen the remote? All of these questions and more are answered in this great peace written by Juan Pablo. So please, read, comment, discuss, kudo, and most importantly, send us money(this shit aint free). Also!, I would highly recommend you visit his page and subscribe to his blog. He is a great writer and, unlike me, he is more than a one trick pony... he discusses more than just politics. Enjoy!
Clinton the Victim of Sexism?
by Juan Pablo
I recently read an article discussing Hillary Clinton's and her supporters' claim that she has been the victim of sexism in the race for presidential candidate. To be honest, this seems quite a bit ridiculous to me, not because I don't believe that she may actually be the victim of sexism but because this complaint is made without any regard for the context in which this race is unfolding.
Hillary Clinton said she is running "to break the highest and hardest glass ceiling" in this society but this remark is very telling of the problem that still faces America and which she and her supporters have failed to see in context and are thus propagating themselves: Sexism is a problem that will be an inevitable part of political contests for at least the near future and especially in presidential races. So, for Hillary Clinton to complain of sexism is simply useless and unreasonable whining. What's more, the comment quoted above makes it evident that SHE is the one who is thinking in terms of sex. Of course there is sexism, just as there is racism, religious fundamentalism and intolerance, nationalist bigotry, cultural intolerance, and many other stupidities. I am not saying that it is right or that she may not in fact be a victim but the thing is that she simply needs to take it and move on. If this were a society where sexism was long gone and women presidents were common then I would take her complaints seriously but this isn't the case yet. Clinton as well as Obama need to consider their candidacy in its particular context: They are both running historic campaigns in that they are either the first woman or black man not only to have a chance at winning the primaries on behalf of one of the two major political parties in this country but to even have a serious chance at the presidency. However, even if one of them wins it does not necessarily mean that another woman or black will be president any time soon after that - sexism will be a part of the game for a long time to come.
The issue that should be of more importance both for the Democratic candidates and for the voters is the character of the next president. I find it very ignorant that some women are supporting Clinton merely because she is a woman, just as it is ignorant that some blacks are supporting Obama simply because he is black. Should I vote for a hispanic candidate because I am Mexican? I read that some women are planning on voting for someone other than Obama if Clinton loses...talk about ignorant, childish, and bitter. Shouldn't you vote for the person who will make the best president regardless of gender, race, or political affiliation? Clinton voted for the war in 2002 and for that she is disqualified in my book. She has been constantly shifting her stance on several issues depending on where popular sentiment happens to be that particular week, and I see less of that with Obama. At least in that sense he is a far better candidate than either Clinton or McCain. In my opinion, the next president should be young, liberal, honest, and open-minded, and one that will be open to diplomacy instead of resorting to wars that will piss-off more people around the world. And no one fits this better than Obama.
Even if sexism has been a factor it hasn't kept her from running a very close race against Obama, so we need to ask, how significant a factor is sexism truly? The issue, as I have already stated is more about her character, and this shows in the way that lay & educated women and women's groups have failed to support her and have turned to Obama instead such as the abortion-rights group Naral Pro-Choice America which endorsed Mr. Obama or "Janet Napolitano, the Democratic governor of Arizona".
The only thing that this ongoing contest between Clinton and Obama is doing is to embarrass the Democratic party. I first thought that both had a better chance of getting into office if he ran as her running mate, not because I thought she would be a good president but because I thought it was a better way for him to acquire the necessary experience to beat the Republican candidate the next time around. But now that they are running I firmly support Obama and I truly think that she should back down. I don't feel this way because I think she doesn't have a chance at winning but because the ongoing race is detrimental to their party and because their party should see that he has the better character. I have to grant that it shows a very democratic spirit when there is such a contest between two people of the same politcal party. But unfortunately the citizens of this country aren't ready to see it this way so in the end this democratic spirit will backfire against the only chance this country has of humbling the biggest obstacle to social and political progress, real freedom, and the dissemination of beneficial technological innovation (medical and environmental): the Republican Party.
This is an excerpt from Bill Maher's book New Rules. I can't help but wonder what this country would be like if our leader had this much common sense. I wouldn't nominate Maher for President but there has to be someone cut from the same cloth with a bit more… tact. Anyway, read, enjoy, comment, whine, bitch, whatever. I would love to hear what some of you think about his view on this issue.
To Surrogate with Love
New Rule
To all the conservative women out there: If you're so sure the embryos needed for stem cell research are precious human life that can't be destroyed, then implant one in your uterus and bring it to term. That's right, put your cervix where your mouth is.
Right now in America, there are thousands of stem cells sitting in fertility clinics that are not allowed to be used for research, will be destroyed after a year or two, and could be right now implanted in a lady's hoo-hoo to make a screaming, mewling infant that would ironically make yousorry you were ever born.
Here's how far back along the chain of life stem calls are: They're called stem cells because they haven't even decided what kind of cells they're going to be, so it's very close to declaring that life begins when you're just thinking about fucking somebody. Which is just about how most right-wing prudes like George Bush would like it. This is, after all, an administration that absolutely hates Planned Parenthood – but then again, judging by Iraq, they hate planned anything.
Did you know that our president spent the entire month before 9/11 on his ranch, working on the stem cell issue, trying, as he said, to bridge the worlds of ethics and science? Seriously, could there be anything George Bush knows less about than ethics and science?
Here's something that may be life: a tiny spec of subatomic goo. Here's something that is life: Michael J. Fox. One is invisible to the naked eye, the other was in Back to the Future.
With stem call research properly funded, scientists believe we could do everything from curing Parkinson's to regenerating spinal cord tissue in Democrats.
So, ladies of the right, what do you say? There are thousands of extra embryos sitting around in fertility clinic freezers all over America right now, just waiting for a good home. So if you're not gonna finish those eggs, come on, go ahead, knock yourself up.
Currently
reading
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Dry: A Memoir
By
Augusten Burroughs
Release date: 01 April, 2004
2008 Election Predictions
Current mood: bitchy
Category: News and Politics
When I first heard that Hispanics had surpassed Blacks as the new biggest minority (oxymoron?), I knew the hot topic would become immigration. Especially if the current admisnistration needed a scapegoat. But when you tell people that you knew exactly what would happen AFTER the fact, they look at you... like a lying bastard. So, I decided to dust off the ol' crystal ball and write down my predictions now,...
Lets begin with the Democratic Primaries. Democrats all around the world will be begging Hillary Clinton not to run, but like most women, she wont listen. About 65 percent of the voters in the primaries will vote against her, but will also be too dumb to plan ahead and will divide their votes among the other 8 Democrats running for the Democratic nomination. The final votes will look something like this... Hillary Clinton will get about 35 percent of the votes and win, General Wesley will get 13 percent (13 percent being the amount of educated Democratic voters), and the other 7 retards will split the remaining 52 percent and wind up with about 7 percent each, give or take a hanging chad. As usual, people will bitch and whine about not wanting to settle for voting for the lesser evil and Hillary will not get the Democratic support she will desperately need for the Presidential race.
The Republican Primary seems a bit more fuzzy. There will be the usual candidates that have no actual chance of winning. But the winner in the end will be ex-New York mayor, Rudolph Giuliani with Sen. John McCain holding the second place seat as he oh so loves to do. Rudolph the red nose candidate will have about 40 percent of the votes and McCain will have enough to feel like he has an actual chance in 2016 (sadly there will be no Republican primary in 2012). Why Rupolph? Glad you asked. He was the poster boy during the September 11th attacks. He is a male (kinda). And he looks to old and frail for Hillary to go ape shit on.
People will riot(in theory Marge, in theory). Oprah will host a show interviewing both candidates separately, although, much like she did with Kerry and Bush, she will ask nothing of actual importance. Democratic men with small penises everywhere will go out of their way to support Rudolph. Gay America will rally around Hillary only to be told to simmer down. The Hispanic vote will be as useless as condoms at a sausage fest because Hispanic males would rather not vote than vote for a woman. The youth vote will again dissapoint and be a no-show come election day.
However, because of Giuliani's feminine manerisms the race will be closer than expected. Rudolph's biggest obstacle will be having to decide whether to stand by the Ralph Wiggum administration(GW Bush's) or to call it what it really was... America's biggest fuck up. In fear of losing support from the big money Republicans behind the scenes, he will praise Bush and his cronies despite the fact that many of them will be in the process of getting prison terms. Wishful thinking? Perhaps.
With the race getting closer and closer as Novermber draws near, Republican spinners will resort to what they do best; avoiding the important questions and diving into name calling. However, with "flip flopper" already taken, they will attack Hillary's strong character. Although some look at strength as a good thing, Republicans will do their best to label her as "bitchy." Democrats will then do what they do best... nothing.
After a two full months of the "Hillary is too bitchy for America" tour, Giuliani will win easily. He will be viewed as the calmer of the two bitches. The final blow will be the state of New York going red. In her concession speach, Hillary will say that she is happy to live in a country in which a woman can run for President. Compared to Bush, Giuliani will look like a freakin' genius and will be re-elected in 2012. By the time the 2016 elections roll around, legal abortions will be a distant memory, along with amnesty and social responsibility. Immigrants will feel like the ugly fat chick trying to get into the packed VIP night club.
Mark my words people... thanks to all that took the time to read this and feel free to leave a comment with your own predictions.
Illegal Immigrants, to shoot or not to shoot?
Current mood: disappointed
This is an article I found while reading people's blogs. Written by Nic, 22, from Terre Haute, Indiana. Enjoy.
Jesus...What Can I Say?
People blow my mind....
I'm reading all this garbage in the news about all the angry pro-illegal immigrant folks and some things just don't add up.
First of all, I see some of them holding a sign saying "Protect immigrant rights." I'm a little perplexed by this, though considering that the "immigrant rights" they're fighting for are not here legally. And what rights are we trampling? So Americans don't have the right to stop people form entering the country illegally? I'm pretty sure we're not trampling human rights so what right are you fucking talking about?
Most have also been saying that "they just want to come here and work." Ok, great for you. But when America doesn't know who you are you tend to not pay taxes and your kids then live off the government. How is it even fair to immigrants from other countries who can't just walk across the border? I'm sure there are plenty of Lithuanians wanting to come to our country but unfortunately they have to actually go through the channels and wait in line. That and as soon as they get here they actually have to pay taxes, another unfortunate setback for those who come here legally.
Another thing that bothers me about this whole fucking situation is that people are protesting about their inability to become official US citizens...and then you see all these huge Mexican flags. Does this seem odd to anyone else? Seeing things like this is what bothers most people I think...A group of people who never came here and actually assimilated into the American culture. You have the Southern US catering to only Spanish speaking individuals and people defending this by saying it's "hard on the kids and employees." This bothers me as well...The Italians didn't come over here and expect everyone to accomodate to them, neither did the Poles or the Germans or the Asians. These groups assimilated into American culture. The Southern US should try to do the same and stop using the government and the country as a crutch.
Some may see this as harsh or even racist...but even if it were Canadians or even Smurfs illegally entering the country I'd still be saying the same shit.
Can you feel the love? Here is my response which on his blog is a comment and not part of the article.
What about Mexicans that work with fake social security numbers. They get taxes taken out of their checks every week, along with money for the social security system. Unfortunately for them, although I highly doubt that you care, they can't file taxes out of fear of being deported. They don't get a dime back from the IRS or the social security system. They dont mind because they feel lucky just to be here working. How many years would we move up the bankruptcy date for social security if it didnt have a single immigrant dime in it?
How dare we not learn english as soon as possible as to not upset you. How rude of us. Some of us can't, especially the older ones. Future generations will pick up the language, although hispanic communities will remain. The businesses that accomodate to hispanic cultures do it because they know that there is money to be made from hispanic people just like anyone else. For every immigrant working here illegaly there is an American willing to employ him. Anyone who says that Mexicans are taking away their jobs, I ask you, why are you competing for these jobs? Shouldn't you be doing better than looking for jobs that an immigrant could fill?
I don't know where you're from, but I'm a Mexican that lives in Chicago, in a Polish neighborhood. Other cultures do try to keep their own language, the only reason that it seems different to you is because enough Mexicans are here to start our own businesses and media outlets. The thought of having half of my family taken away from me because of where they were born is something that I hope you never have to face. If the only way to get you to empathize is to put you in the same situation, then I would rather have you go on wanting us out.
Hope you dont delete this comment, I consider a friendly exchange of opposing ideas on blogs. Feel free to comment on mine and so forth.
His response to me....
Arturo... I'm not going to pretend like I know what percentage of illegal immigrants have 'fake SS numbers' but my gut tells me that out of the 12 million that are here the majority of them don't have fake SS number or pay taxes. If there is anyone doing this though I commend them and those are the ones that should be citizens.
And I'm not worried about immigrants "taking our jobs." I realize this is a typical opinion by most but I don't share this one.
If people are so worried about there families leaving don't you think stopping illegal immigration would solve this worry? There won't be illegal immigrants, hypothetically at least, so you wouldn't have to worry about your family being deported.
I'm more interested on your opinion on how stopping illegal immigration tramples an immigrants rights?
Point, Counter Point
An illegal immigrant, would have no rights, because he is here illegaly. Is that the answer you're looking for? The "rights" that immigrants are talking about are the ones that new legislation would take away. If I had my eighty year old grandma living with me, odds are she wouldn't be a citizen. But then again, odds are she wouldn't have a job either. But under one of the proposed laws, just housing her would be a crime. This isn't a right, it's just a new law that takes away an unspoken right that immigrants from Latin America and Europe have always enjoyed. That's what they are trying to protect. If you're driving with a bunch of friends and you get pulled over, and it turns out that one of your friends was an illegal immigrant, you go to jail. I don't know how much sense that makes to you but I guess that it depends on your own anger. If Mexican flags during protests piss you off, I would be interested to know how going to jail for an immigrant would make you feel. But I'm sure you would never let an immigrant in your car, I'm sure you would go as far as checking green cards before people got in, right?
The other point you made was that us "just walking" across the border is unfair because everyone else has to go through the proper channels to get here. Although I'm sure there were lucky bastards in the 70's that just walked in from Ciudad Juarez Mexico into El Paso Texas, those cases are extremely rare now a days. When Mexicans cross the border, there is usally miles of dessert to cross while hiding from the immigration border control as to not get shot. How many Canadians have you heard of being shot while trying to get into this country? Yet your point is that its unfair to other immigrating groups? Perhaps you can clarify, cause I would rather come here on a work Visa and then just not go back like most European immigrants do, than to go running through miles of arrid lands while being the duck in Duckhunt.
You also said "America doesn't know who you are you tend to not pay taxes and your kids then live off the government" Where to begin with this? America doesn't want to know who we are. America wants us to pick the crops and to mow the lawn. The mayor of Los Angeles tried to pass legislation that would allow illigal immigrants to get licenses without having to become citizens. Why? Because this would give the city an accurate estimate on how many immigrants actually live there. Mayor Villaraigosa was smart enough to know that immigrants are going to drive whether or not they are allowed and this legislation would make it so that immigrants would be registered somewhere. But conservative legislators where outraged by this proposal. And I must admit, I, myself wasn't too fond of it. If Mexicans get everything they need without having to become citizens, they never will. But if you really wanted to know who we were, wouldn't this law have passed through?
The second part of your statement was that our kids will live off of the government. How? And if they did, how would that be different from you living off of the government? Are you talking about illigel children? How would they get help from a government thats trying to get them deported? Are you talking about children that are born here to illegal immigrants? They would be citizens, wouldn't they? How is that first generation citizen anymore likely to end up on wellfare than you? Last time I checked, 70 percent of the people on wellfare were still white. If you're concerned about people that live off the governement and don't put anything back, I think you might be talking about Puerto Rico. They pay absolutely no taxes yet enjoy constant tax breaks on the goods that they import into the U.S. Puerto Ricans are considered citizens, but if they work in Puerto Rico, they don't have to pay taxes, ever.
I dont know if you've taken any trips up to Chicago recently, but we don't have crops. All the jobs illegals get here are with fake SS numbers and fake I.D.s. And like I told you in my last comment, money taken from their checks does not come back to them.
During your last response to me, you finished by asking me how I felt about illegal right being trampeled, hope I answered that for you, now I ask you, is your anger in this issue equal to the anger you feel when you hear about companies packing up and moving to Mexico because the labor is cheaper there. Companies that are willing to let go of every single honest American employee in order to outsource all jobs and have a greater profit margin. Are you outraged by Nike having the galls to sell 100 dollar sneakers to little white boys but not willing to hire their older brothers or dads to make the shoes? Do these companies also "blow your mind?" Or is it just the Hispanics people coming here to work?
Thanks to all that took the time to read this and please feel free to add to the debate by leaving a comment. And if you do not leave me kudos, I will deport your dog.
Let me begin by saying that I do not hate all Republicans. Although they are more conservative than myself, sometimes it's for the best. However, what most Americans can't seem to understand is why they picked the dumbest of all Republicans to represent us. And when I describe George W. Bush as a "Republican" it makes me feel like I'm throwing an insult across party lines. I'm sure there are hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of decent Republicans who see this president for what he really is, and do not support him or share his narrow minded views. After his re-election however, all people, Democrats and civilized Republicans, could do was bow our heads and wish for the best. I'm not going to sit here and argue about whether or not he won the election (either of them.) He is incompetent at a lot of things, but apparently at winning an election he is one of the best. He has a way of making simple people feel gifted. And that's more than I can say for Kerry or Gore. (I'm not always going to point out his flaws.) Some say that he gives off a "regular Joe" vibe. Which I find extremely hard to understand considering the fact that he was born in Connecticut, was the son of an already rich man who would become the President himself, and went to Yale University. But the beautiful thing about Bush is that despite all of the things he had to help him, he still managed to be as slow as his surroundings would allow. Barely hurdling the lowered bar. So I ask to anyone who is willing to answer, what did he have to do to lose your approval? What did he have to do to lose the election? Is oral sex really that frightening to conservatives that they rank it higher on the "sin-list" than invading a country for shits and giggles? Would you rather have a guy who cheats on his wife or a guy who can't say "Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me.?" Would America be more nervous if Bush passed away and Cheney was left in charge or if Cheney died and Bush was on his own? Why did you have to pick the kid eating paste to read to the class for 8 years?
Thanks to all that took the time to read this. Please feel free to leave a comment.
This one got accidentally deleted, just reposting.
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