Israel and Palestinians are at it again in the Gaza strip. Hamas tore up the the peace treaty like wet tissue paper, and decided to start bombing Israel. Israel pulled their best Mike Tyson ear-bite move and fiercely defended themselves. They have, in the last couple of days, destroyed multiple military compounds run by Hamas.
Wow!
Could this have happened at a better or worse time in history? With the dollar receding against the Euro, ptice drops in oil, and another war going on in the Middle East we're sittitg with baited breath to see how long it takes to effect oil flow.
Jerry (Israel) is the wiley mouse that can befuddle the Muslim World (Tom) next door. I'll tell you what, Tom never got that mouse and damn near killed himself trying. I advise Muslims to leave the Israelites alone. Check out the footage.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/7802851.stm
For Israel, this is a good thing. They have the reasoning to finally get rid of Hamas. Their biggest supporter, the U.S., couldn't be more shocked and awed at what is going on. With a power vacuum sucking the decision making power out of Washington, Obama is lucky he isn't the Prez right now. Bush ain't gonna do s**t. None of this is good news for the U.S. as declines in the dollar and oil shortages loom over the current financial crisis. With all of this in mind, my advice is the same...STAY OUT!
This brings me to my point for this post. When are we (people) going to learn that some folks just can't get along -- Tom and Jerry, Saber-Tooth Tigers and Mastadons, Yankees and Red Sox, and Israelis and Palestinians.
Some might say I'm mean or insensitive, but they should be left to their own devices. You can't interfere with a feud! You end up killing yourself, because no one on the outside of that feud can understand the feud. It will choke you to death. Look at what the Montague and Capulet feud did to Romeo and Juliet...and they were in the middle of it!
Would you try to stop a Saber-Tooth from snacking on Mastadon rump? Hell no! So we need to stay the hell up out of the Israeli-Palestinian feud. They know each other like that cousin you hate, and nothing or anyone on the outside can change the way you feel - neither through force or diplomacy. I'm penning my letter to the Obama administration, tonight, to stay away...far, far away.
Tuesday, December 30, 2008
Sunday, December 28, 2008
NFL Final Week Predictions
After a week hiatus, I'm back with the often wild final NFL regular season week of games. This week promises to be historic. When was the last time we've seen this many teams fighting for playoff berths in the last week? Will the Lions set the new mark for futility in the NFL? This week will be crazier than Rachel Ray and Martha Stewart squabbling over a Christmas rum cake recipe. Let's take a look!
St. Louis v. Atlanta looks to be a downer; St. Louis is out and ATL is in (the playoffs), so what's the motivation? Here's some...aww who am I kidding? The Falcons are so happy they're in the playoffs, they probably have cots set up in Magic City, and will still beat the Rams.
New England v. Buffalo boasts one of the aforementioned whacky playoff scenarios. Can you imagine missing the playoffs with 11 wins? A travesty, I say! It's like working all summer to get the new Jordans. Then, just before you go to buy them, Jordan finds Jesus and claims he's out the shoe game. The price goes up $50 per lace and you're ass out...tragic.
K.C. v. Cincy isn't even as interesting as the third place NIT game. There should be an irrelevancy rule in the NFL. If teams aren't playing for the playoffs or futile history, then there should be something else on the line. For instance, each of the losing team's players should have to enter their two favorite cars in a demolition derby immediately following the game. That way, we get two shows for one!
Detroit v. Green Bay is probably the most interesting game in the slate. Where were you when the first NFL team went 0-16 is gonna ring like "where were you when Obama was elected," or "where were you when James Evans from Good Times died"? Where ever you were, you knew your life would never be the same.
Tennessee v. Indy will be the battle of the backups. With both of these teams locked into their respective playoff spots, there may be little motivation for them to play starters the whole game. I look for Dungy to keep his starters in longer, as the Colts' problems with peaking too early have left many a Colts fan as unsatisfied as your lady when she's feeling especially fine.
NYG v. Minny is another possibly historic game. Ward could become the second thousand yard rusher on the Giants. A feat only accomplished three other times in NFL history. Yet, Minny needs this win, like Pookie from New Jack City needed crack, so I'm not so sure. In the words of the late Rick James, "cocaine is a hell of a drug." I gotta go with the fiend.
Caro v. NO sees more potential history. Man, I feel like I'm in an ESPN episode of "NFL's Greatest Games" right now. Anyway, Brees could become the single season passing record holder if he goes coconuts and passes for over 400 yards. On the other side of the field, Carolina is literally one bad kick and a week long hangover away from being a wild card team. I like Cackalacky to come through like a booty call - ready to beat and be out.
Cleveland v. Pitt. What to say about this game? I guess someone sat on the Pittsburgh Leprachaun last week, as they finally didn't come up with late game heroics to steal one. They won't need the luck of the Irish this week. Things have gotten so bad in the mistake by the lake, that Bruce Gradkowski could be starting today....that's the joke. I can't add to that.
Oakland v. Tampa might be interesting to a few people in Tampa Bay, as they can still make the playoffs with a "W." They just need the Cowboys to lose. The real question is, what going on in Oakland? All of a sudden, they're winning games like crazy! I haven't seen a better comeback since Flavor Flav started dating hoochies on t.v.
Chicago v. Houston sees a Bears team with playoff hopes more faint than the alcohol content of an O'Doul's. You know what they say about bears in a corner, though. They'll come out fighting against the Texans. They'll need some more special teams trickery to make it happen, but the football Gods have a condo in Chicago.
NYJ v. Miami has more drama than an MTV reality series. I want to see still shots of Favre, Pennignton, the Tuna, Mangini, and Sparano - with Alanis Morisette's "Ironic" playing in the background. I want to go with Miami so bad, I can taste Favre's tears. Miami going north in December makes me nervous but I love seeing teams collapse, though. GO PHINS!!!
Dallas v. Philly sits like one of those Philly cheesestakes you can buy off the corner in Philly. It's great going down, but in the end it's gonna stink something awful. Regardless of what team wins, heads will roll on the losing team. In this montage, I want T.O., Romo, and Phillips to have their faces painted on the Ichobod Crain pumpkin. Then, I want the headless horsemen to lift up his visor to show the faces of McNabb, Reid, and of course T.O. again. Then, they joust with "Push it to the limit," from Scarface playing in the background. I hope the Ichobods' heads roll.
Jax v. Baltimore is amazingly a game of little importance. We thought Jacksonville would be in the hunt; we see how that prediction went. Baltimore is surprisingly in a great spot to get into the playoffs. They might not even need to play hard if NE goes down in the early game, but Jacksonville is SO bad that I don't see them winning regardless of the playoff picture.
S.F. v. Washington are teams headed in two completely different directions...sort of like Michael and the rest of the Jackson brothers in the eighties. Anyway, I doubt Singletary's new contract has made him relax any. He's wound tighter than Al Sharpton at a Sarah Palin rally. His boys will play hard.
Seattle v. AZ is only interesting because I want to see if Arizona can stop the free fall. Someone must have clapped their hands on a mountain of freshly fallen snow, then yelled, "AVALAAAANCHE!!!" really loud. Did Kurt Warner age 15 years in one month, or is the release of Benjamin Button making me see things? I'm going with them out of pity.
Denver v. San Diego is my trash talk game of the week. I love it when these guys go back and forth at each other. You know what I always say. If you wanna play well, talk some trash. There's no better motivator than making sure you're not proven a liar. The drama in this one is also palpable, with the looming Hoculi call, Denver being the falling giant in the AFC West, and the playoff berth going to the winner of this game. I usually go with the hot team, so I won't break tradition. It is Christmas week and all...on the other hand, San Diego has stabbed me in the back many weeks. So, screw them. I'm putting my Mile High rally cap on.
Wow, what a week 17. First, a break from work, then Christmas, then this week of football. We are truly blessed. It almost makes me forget about the financial crisis, the war, the freezing cold, and the failing auto industry...wait no it doesn't. But it is a hell of a sedative!
Thanks for another great season.
I'm out like Israeli-Palestinian peace treaties...AGAIN!!
St. Louis v. Atlanta looks to be a downer; St. Louis is out and ATL is in (the playoffs), so what's the motivation? Here's some...aww who am I kidding? The Falcons are so happy they're in the playoffs, they probably have cots set up in Magic City, and will still beat the Rams.
New England v. Buffalo boasts one of the aforementioned whacky playoff scenarios. Can you imagine missing the playoffs with 11 wins? A travesty, I say! It's like working all summer to get the new Jordans. Then, just before you go to buy them, Jordan finds Jesus and claims he's out the shoe game. The price goes up $50 per lace and you're ass out...tragic.
K.C. v. Cincy isn't even as interesting as the third place NIT game. There should be an irrelevancy rule in the NFL. If teams aren't playing for the playoffs or futile history, then there should be something else on the line. For instance, each of the losing team's players should have to enter their two favorite cars in a demolition derby immediately following the game. That way, we get two shows for one!
Detroit v. Green Bay is probably the most interesting game in the slate. Where were you when the first NFL team went 0-16 is gonna ring like "where were you when Obama was elected," or "where were you when James Evans from Good Times died"? Where ever you were, you knew your life would never be the same.
Tennessee v. Indy will be the battle of the backups. With both of these teams locked into their respective playoff spots, there may be little motivation for them to play starters the whole game. I look for Dungy to keep his starters in longer, as the Colts' problems with peaking too early have left many a Colts fan as unsatisfied as your lady when she's feeling especially fine.
NYG v. Minny is another possibly historic game. Ward could become the second thousand yard rusher on the Giants. A feat only accomplished three other times in NFL history. Yet, Minny needs this win, like Pookie from New Jack City needed crack, so I'm not so sure. In the words of the late Rick James, "cocaine is a hell of a drug." I gotta go with the fiend.
Caro v. NO sees more potential history. Man, I feel like I'm in an ESPN episode of "NFL's Greatest Games" right now. Anyway, Brees could become the single season passing record holder if he goes coconuts and passes for over 400 yards. On the other side of the field, Carolina is literally one bad kick and a week long hangover away from being a wild card team. I like Cackalacky to come through like a booty call - ready to beat and be out.
Cleveland v. Pitt. What to say about this game? I guess someone sat on the Pittsburgh Leprachaun last week, as they finally didn't come up with late game heroics to steal one. They won't need the luck of the Irish this week. Things have gotten so bad in the mistake by the lake, that Bruce Gradkowski could be starting today....that's the joke. I can't add to that.
Oakland v. Tampa might be interesting to a few people in Tampa Bay, as they can still make the playoffs with a "W." They just need the Cowboys to lose. The real question is, what going on in Oakland? All of a sudden, they're winning games like crazy! I haven't seen a better comeback since Flavor Flav started dating hoochies on t.v.
Chicago v. Houston sees a Bears team with playoff hopes more faint than the alcohol content of an O'Doul's. You know what they say about bears in a corner, though. They'll come out fighting against the Texans. They'll need some more special teams trickery to make it happen, but the football Gods have a condo in Chicago.
NYJ v. Miami has more drama than an MTV reality series. I want to see still shots of Favre, Pennignton, the Tuna, Mangini, and Sparano - with Alanis Morisette's "Ironic" playing in the background. I want to go with Miami so bad, I can taste Favre's tears. Miami going north in December makes me nervous but I love seeing teams collapse, though. GO PHINS!!!
Dallas v. Philly sits like one of those Philly cheesestakes you can buy off the corner in Philly. It's great going down, but in the end it's gonna stink something awful. Regardless of what team wins, heads will roll on the losing team. In this montage, I want T.O., Romo, and Phillips to have their faces painted on the Ichobod Crain pumpkin. Then, I want the headless horsemen to lift up his visor to show the faces of McNabb, Reid, and of course T.O. again. Then, they joust with "Push it to the limit," from Scarface playing in the background. I hope the Ichobods' heads roll.
Jax v. Baltimore is amazingly a game of little importance. We thought Jacksonville would be in the hunt; we see how that prediction went. Baltimore is surprisingly in a great spot to get into the playoffs. They might not even need to play hard if NE goes down in the early game, but Jacksonville is SO bad that I don't see them winning regardless of the playoff picture.
S.F. v. Washington are teams headed in two completely different directions...sort of like Michael and the rest of the Jackson brothers in the eighties. Anyway, I doubt Singletary's new contract has made him relax any. He's wound tighter than Al Sharpton at a Sarah Palin rally. His boys will play hard.
Seattle v. AZ is only interesting because I want to see if Arizona can stop the free fall. Someone must have clapped their hands on a mountain of freshly fallen snow, then yelled, "AVALAAAANCHE!!!" really loud. Did Kurt Warner age 15 years in one month, or is the release of Benjamin Button making me see things? I'm going with them out of pity.
Denver v. San Diego is my trash talk game of the week. I love it when these guys go back and forth at each other. You know what I always say. If you wanna play well, talk some trash. There's no better motivator than making sure you're not proven a liar. The drama in this one is also palpable, with the looming Hoculi call, Denver being the falling giant in the AFC West, and the playoff berth going to the winner of this game. I usually go with the hot team, so I won't break tradition. It is Christmas week and all...on the other hand, San Diego has stabbed me in the back many weeks. So, screw them. I'm putting my Mile High rally cap on.
Wow, what a week 17. First, a break from work, then Christmas, then this week of football. We are truly blessed. It almost makes me forget about the financial crisis, the war, the freezing cold, and the failing auto industry...wait no it doesn't. But it is a hell of a sedative!
Thanks for another great season.
I'm out like Israeli-Palestinian peace treaties...AGAIN!!
Sunday, December 21, 2008
Thanks 'Deep Throat'
It is rare that I wouldn't thank someone named deep throat. Unless that someone wasn't willing to show me why they were named deep throat. This is beside the point, though.
The idea of the anonymous source has, in the past few years, been devalued more than full size SUV's...thought this post was about something else, huh? Gutter, did you know you have a mind in you?!
Anyway. Since the Valerie Plame and Lil' Kim scandals, the whole anonymity thing just aint what it used to be. What ever happened to respecting people's privacy? No longer can one speak against power and remain anonymous to protect themselves. On the other hand, there are some people getting in trouble for refusing to speak! In the laundry list of sexy screw-ups by this administration, one of the most profound but least enticing to talk about is...what we're aloud (or disallowed) to talk about.
It might not be such a big deal, without this man.
Before the big homie Deep Throat, anonymous outings weren't such a regular practice. I am amazed that there has been so little discussion on this. Then again, when you've got such great trim as WMD's, a financial crisis, trillion dollar debt, a leaky border, the Patriot Act, and Homeland Security failure (I see you Katrina) - a little thing involving Deep Throat just isn't that important.
The idea of the anonymous source has, in the past few years, been devalued more than full size SUV's...thought this post was about something else, huh? Gutter, did you know you have a mind in you?!
Anyway. Since the Valerie Plame and Lil' Kim scandals, the whole anonymity thing just aint what it used to be. What ever happened to respecting people's privacy? No longer can one speak against power and remain anonymous to protect themselves. On the other hand, there are some people getting in trouble for refusing to speak! In the laundry list of sexy screw-ups by this administration, one of the most profound but least enticing to talk about is...what we're aloud (or disallowed) to talk about.
It might not be such a big deal, without this man.
Before the big homie Deep Throat, anonymous outings weren't such a regular practice. I am amazed that there has been so little discussion on this. Then again, when you've got such great trim as WMD's, a financial crisis, trillion dollar debt, a leaky border, the Patriot Act, and Homeland Security failure (I see you Katrina) - a little thing involving Deep Throat just isn't that important.
Saturday, December 20, 2008
The Closing of Texas Stadium
went down like all us non-Cowboys fans hoped - with a "L." Ha, ha Cowboys fans! Your team sucks!
My only question is, where are the white shirts?
This is F*cking Worth Something!
Really Blagojevich?
Really, you running around in your tights, Gub'na, is just creepy. You look like you're getting dressed for a football game in Green Bay, really.
When I listen to you, I hear a senile, aging uncle. Really, you sound like someone's been putting peanut butter in your oatmeal, just to pull your dentures out.
So, you're telling me you've done nothing wrong? You even got my man Jesse Jackson Jr. (Triple J) backpeddling like a unicyclist. Really, I know five year olds that lie better about writing on the walls with a crayon their hand...REALLY!
You weren't set up. You knew you were under investigation. Really, do you think the fed is like a group of girls that giggle when you walk by, then tell you they're not laughing at you? They really are, and you're being watched...REALLY!!!!
Really, you running around in your tights, Gub'na, is just creepy. You look like you're getting dressed for a football game in Green Bay, really.
When I listen to you, I hear a senile, aging uncle. Really, you sound like someone's been putting peanut butter in your oatmeal, just to pull your dentures out.
So, you're telling me you've done nothing wrong? You even got my man Jesse Jackson Jr. (Triple J) backpeddling like a unicyclist. Really, I know five year olds that lie better about writing on the walls with a crayon their hand...REALLY!
You weren't set up. You knew you were under investigation. Really, do you think the fed is like a group of girls that giggle when you walk by, then tell you they're not laughing at you? They really are, and you're being watched...REALLY!!!!
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
There be Booty on them Thar Boats
Today, the UN passed a resolution to follow the Somali pirates on to the shores of Africa. This is a subject I've largely stayed away from, because I was "on the wrong side of the issue."
I think Cunilingus (I mean Condoleeza) Rice said it best when she stated, "It's a sympton of the instability, the instability, the poverty, the lawlessness that has plagued Somalia for decades."
Too right, Condi. As an American, I can't imagine how poor these people are. They make huts of of doodoo! SHIT! It's true, read an encyclopedia. You can't convince me this isn't an act of desepration. These doodoo hut living people see billions of dollars worth of merchandise flow through their borders every few months, yet they are living in doodoo. If I was Somalian, I'd be all like WTF? I brotha' can't even get a brick?
Like usual, no one wants to treat the symptoms, they just want to save their money. I know if I ever get pnuemonia, I'm coughing up dollar bills. Save my ass.
The most compelling part of this story is that these men are jacking super-tankers with speed boats. It makes me think of Miami Vice. Can you imagine Crockett and Tubbs on a shoestring budget jacking a super-tanker? They didn't have the organizational skills.
I'm sure there will be gun battles, swashbuckling, and mayhem soon to follow this decision by the UN. Anyone that is willing to jack a supertanker with a speed boat has balls, and they ain't about to pick today to start running. So go and get your money little Somali Pirate Boys.
I think Cunilingus (I mean Condoleeza) Rice said it best when she stated, "It's a sympton of the instability, the instability, the poverty, the lawlessness that has plagued Somalia for decades."
Too right, Condi. As an American, I can't imagine how poor these people are. They make huts of of doodoo! SHIT! It's true, read an encyclopedia. You can't convince me this isn't an act of desepration. These doodoo hut living people see billions of dollars worth of merchandise flow through their borders every few months, yet they are living in doodoo. If I was Somalian, I'd be all like WTF? I brotha' can't even get a brick?
Like usual, no one wants to treat the symptoms, they just want to save their money. I know if I ever get pnuemonia, I'm coughing up dollar bills. Save my ass.
The most compelling part of this story is that these men are jacking super-tankers with speed boats. It makes me think of Miami Vice. Can you imagine Crockett and Tubbs on a shoestring budget jacking a super-tanker? They didn't have the organizational skills.
I'm sure there will be gun battles, swashbuckling, and mayhem soon to follow this decision by the UN. Anyone that is willing to jack a supertanker with a speed boat has balls, and they ain't about to pick today to start running. So go and get your money little Somali Pirate Boys.
Sunday, December 14, 2008
Week 15 NFL Preview
As predicted, Chicago beat the hapless Saints D. Even with Kyle Orton, playing like a rookie after being in the league for years, they found a way to pull off that game in the freezing cold. I didn't watch the game but luckily there was basketball on.
Atlanta v. Tampa is a microscosm of the whole season for the NFC South. Being consistently good for that conference is like Grasshopper trying to take the pebble from Master's hand. It's right there! Just grab it. Unfortunately, we will have to wait until the end of the movie to find out if it ever happens. Will the real NFC please stand up?
Washington v. Cincy can only be described as *yaaaawwwwnn*...Oh excuse me, I nearly fell asleep just talking about this game. This is the game they should have played on Thanksgiving. Between the triptophan in the turkey, this game, and the Crown the Itis would have been strong with me like the force with Anniken. I guess I pick Washington. Jim Zorn the genius and C.P. kissed and made up.
Detroit v. Indy is about as tough a game to pick - with Indy fighting for the playoffs - as the decision whether or not to wear the opposing team's gear in a Philly stadium. I don't know people that like having beer thrown on them. INDY!
S.D. v. KC simmers like a chitterling stew. Tradition that smells like crap! I have Thigpen starting on my fantasy team, but they're bad. San Diego aint that good either. I'm just banking on them having some pride playing in a divisional game. Sorry Herm...
Buffalo v. NYJ should be a fun matchup. The Jets, fighting for their playoff lives; the Bills doing the heroine lean - trying not to collapse. NYJ should make it happen. Favre does his best Pirates of the Caribbean and "rights the ship."
Seattle v. St. Louis is another yawner. What is the deal with these boring ass games? I don't know who's gonna win this sorry matchup! *flipping coin* St. Louis it is.
Frisco v. Miami has to be looked at through the eyes of someone traveling west to east. It ain't easy, esepecially when you're already not a great team. S.F. has pulled off some impressive wins as of late, but I have to think the Dolphins see this as an opportunity to solidify their opportunity at the playoffs. *over/under alert* Joey Porter causes 3 controversies...I'm taking the under.
Green Bay v. Jacksonville can only be described as two disappoing teams trying to make good. Green Bay still has a chance. Jacksonville put everything they owned in a box to the left, weeks ago. Live long and prosper, nanoo nanoo, go where Brett has gone before...
Minnesota v. Arizona gives me chills. Not for the cold in Minnesota, but for the yearning I feel burning in my gut to make a call to my bookie! Arizona's only giving three in this bad boy! Did anyone see Minny play the Lions last week? That game alone should make them a two touchdown dog.
Pittsburgh v. B-More is another icy-hot and concussion game. There is some magic in Pittsburgh that normal humans, like us, will never understand. How in the HELL did they pull that game off last week? Is Pittsburgh in Middle Earth? Is Gandolf calling plays for these fools? I like Mike Tomlin, can't stand the rest of those punks...what the hell is a Polamalu...sounds like a Mexican dish. Why don't we send him down to Mexico so the Mexicans can eat him!?
Denver v. Carolina is another game that makes people that paid for the Sunday package question their own judgment. What is up this week? Anyway, Carolina has a ground game like Bugs Bunny on his way to Albuquerque. Denver couldn't stop a clock. You gotta go with the fighting Smiths.
New England v. Oakland presents a real challenge for me. New England should destroy Oakland by all conventional wisdom. But New England has not a n'ere line backer to speak of. Who you gonna put in there, Junior Seau - the fine wine? Maybe you put in Gary Guyton - the pluck wine? Maybe you go with the emergency fill-in Roosevelt Colvin - the last minute liquour store purchased box wine. Darren McFadden could get off like a porn star on set, today. I gotta think about this some more...nah, da Raaaiidas will find a way to lose.
NYG v. Dallas could be the focus of a bad t.v. show or movie. Sunday Night Lights, Hits, or Jocks Acting Dumb all sound good. I mean, do I even care that Romo has become Mr. Ohno at the end fo the season. Can I stomach TO (the bad one) doing it again? Is Plaxico even worth my thoughts? Well, he's from the D so he gets an ignorant pass. Anyway, I guess NYG comes back from a bad loss. There was nearly no Plax talk, they could get back to business, and focus on beating Dallas' side show.
Philly v. Cleveland could be the beginning of the end for Romeo. I'm sad he couldn't find a fall guy. Then, when you're a fat black man named Romeo, you stand out. It's hard to get behind a fall guy in those circumstances. Well, I guess I can only assume the worst. I'll be rooting for the black QB Monday Night
Overall, this week is as disappointing as Southern Senators votes. I guess I'll find something else to do, this Sunday. MG told me I should be in church Sunday morning, so I'm gonna go to church. It's not First Sunday, is it? I don't want to be in there until 3 o'clock...damn preachers and their verbosity. Don't ask why the preacher talks all day and has a Cadillac! Damn pulpit pimps...yes I said it!
I'm out like fiduciary responsibility...go "buy" a Bentley!
PEACE
Atlanta v. Tampa is a microscosm of the whole season for the NFC South. Being consistently good for that conference is like Grasshopper trying to take the pebble from Master's hand. It's right there! Just grab it. Unfortunately, we will have to wait until the end of the movie to find out if it ever happens. Will the real NFC please stand up?
Washington v. Cincy can only be described as *yaaaawwwwnn*...Oh excuse me, I nearly fell asleep just talking about this game. This is the game they should have played on Thanksgiving. Between the triptophan in the turkey, this game, and the Crown the Itis would have been strong with me like the force with Anniken. I guess I pick Washington. Jim Zorn the genius and C.P. kissed and made up.
Detroit v. Indy is about as tough a game to pick - with Indy fighting for the playoffs - as the decision whether or not to wear the opposing team's gear in a Philly stadium. I don't know people that like having beer thrown on them. INDY!
S.D. v. KC simmers like a chitterling stew. Tradition that smells like crap! I have Thigpen starting on my fantasy team, but they're bad. San Diego aint that good either. I'm just banking on them having some pride playing in a divisional game. Sorry Herm...
Buffalo v. NYJ should be a fun matchup. The Jets, fighting for their playoff lives; the Bills doing the heroine lean - trying not to collapse. NYJ should make it happen. Favre does his best Pirates of the Caribbean and "rights the ship."
Seattle v. St. Louis is another yawner. What is the deal with these boring ass games? I don't know who's gonna win this sorry matchup! *flipping coin* St. Louis it is.
Frisco v. Miami has to be looked at through the eyes of someone traveling west to east. It ain't easy, esepecially when you're already not a great team. S.F. has pulled off some impressive wins as of late, but I have to think the Dolphins see this as an opportunity to solidify their opportunity at the playoffs. *over/under alert* Joey Porter causes 3 controversies...I'm taking the under.
Green Bay v. Jacksonville can only be described as two disappoing teams trying to make good. Green Bay still has a chance. Jacksonville put everything they owned in a box to the left, weeks ago. Live long and prosper, nanoo nanoo, go where Brett has gone before...
Minnesota v. Arizona gives me chills. Not for the cold in Minnesota, but for the yearning I feel burning in my gut to make a call to my bookie! Arizona's only giving three in this bad boy! Did anyone see Minny play the Lions last week? That game alone should make them a two touchdown dog.
Pittsburgh v. B-More is another icy-hot and concussion game. There is some magic in Pittsburgh that normal humans, like us, will never understand. How in the HELL did they pull that game off last week? Is Pittsburgh in Middle Earth? Is Gandolf calling plays for these fools? I like Mike Tomlin, can't stand the rest of those punks...what the hell is a Polamalu...sounds like a Mexican dish. Why don't we send him down to Mexico so the Mexicans can eat him!?
Denver v. Carolina is another game that makes people that paid for the Sunday package question their own judgment. What is up this week? Anyway, Carolina has a ground game like Bugs Bunny on his way to Albuquerque. Denver couldn't stop a clock. You gotta go with the fighting Smiths.
New England v. Oakland presents a real challenge for me. New England should destroy Oakland by all conventional wisdom. But New England has not a n'ere line backer to speak of. Who you gonna put in there, Junior Seau - the fine wine? Maybe you put in Gary Guyton - the pluck wine? Maybe you go with the emergency fill-in Roosevelt Colvin - the last minute liquour store purchased box wine. Darren McFadden could get off like a porn star on set, today. I gotta think about this some more...nah, da Raaaiidas will find a way to lose.
NYG v. Dallas could be the focus of a bad t.v. show or movie. Sunday Night Lights, Hits, or Jocks Acting Dumb all sound good. I mean, do I even care that Romo has become Mr. Ohno at the end fo the season. Can I stomach TO (the bad one) doing it again? Is Plaxico even worth my thoughts? Well, he's from the D so he gets an ignorant pass. Anyway, I guess NYG comes back from a bad loss. There was nearly no Plax talk, they could get back to business, and focus on beating Dallas' side show.
Philly v. Cleveland could be the beginning of the end for Romeo. I'm sad he couldn't find a fall guy. Then, when you're a fat black man named Romeo, you stand out. It's hard to get behind a fall guy in those circumstances. Well, I guess I can only assume the worst. I'll be rooting for the black QB Monday Night
Overall, this week is as disappointing as Southern Senators votes. I guess I'll find something else to do, this Sunday. MG told me I should be in church Sunday morning, so I'm gonna go to church. It's not First Sunday, is it? I don't want to be in there until 3 o'clock...damn preachers and their verbosity. Don't ask why the preacher talks all day and has a Cadillac! Damn pulpit pimps...yes I said it!
I'm out like fiduciary responsibility...go "buy" a Bentley!
PEACE
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
hrist
The three lucky young men going to New York for the finals of the Heisman were unveiled by Archie "The Only Man to Win Two Heismans" Griffin today.
The aforementioned were Colt McCoy from UT, Sam Bradfor from OU, and Tim Tebow from UF. This leaves the question, where's Graham Harrel?
Leaving out the Texas Tech QB is like Christmas morning without the "awesome", and "can we play it now" screams from the kids. He was a beast for 98% of the season. Did his loss to UT kill his chances? Was it the fact that he had another Heisman almost on his team? We may never know.
Side note, Stephen Colbert is hilarious.
Anyway, I wonder if the kids from Tech caravan to NY like the autoworkers did to DC for more effective lobbying. I for one, would find that hilarious. Finals will be over next week. Wait a couple of days to see your families TT students. The Fair and Balanced Report is calling on you to make this happen!
The aforementioned were Colt McCoy from UT, Sam Bradfor from OU, and Tim Tebow from UF. This leaves the question, where's Graham Harrel?
Leaving out the Texas Tech QB is like Christmas morning without the "awesome", and "can we play it now" screams from the kids. He was a beast for 98% of the season. Did his loss to UT kill his chances? Was it the fact that he had another Heisman almost on his team? We may never know.
Side note, Stephen Colbert is hilarious.
Anyway, I wonder if the kids from Tech caravan to NY like the autoworkers did to DC for more effective lobbying. I for one, would find that hilarious. Finals will be over next week. Wait a couple of days to see your families TT students. The Fair and Balanced Report is calling on you to make this happen!
Sunday, December 7, 2008
Once again, under the gun I write. While driving through the mountains I made the correct decision to go with San Diego over Oakland. It's better to be lucky than good.
All I know about the Chicago Jax game is that I have Maurice Jone-Drew on my Fantasy Squad, and I want him to do well. Otherwise, I'm going with Chicago because they have something to play for and their getting the Obama bump.
Do I even have to say that I think Tenny beats Cleveland? Cleveland is so disappointing, I hear that the team mothers put them on time-out. Speaking of disappointing, what's up with your boy Plax? I'm not going to discuss this any further than to say he finally catches up with his teammates and they lose to Phila. Continuing with the theme of disappointment brings us to Detroit. Remember, this is the same team that started 6-0 last season, won all of their preason games, and has THE most talented receiver in the world! No team has ever gone 0-16, and they have the chance to do that this year. I heard that the head coach, of who's name I dare speak, held up the team picture and asked the team if they wanted this to go down in infamy to the HOF. What about you, Coach's name I don't say? What about your legacy? People will remember the team and the coach. So, I think they gets it done against the Vikes.
I don't know why I'm picking G.B. over Houston. I know Houston is resurgent and blah, blah, blah. I just think that this three team Norris race is gonna keep these kids playing hard. Plus, some of these Texans have never played in the type of cold we have here in the Midwest this week. It's so cold that Midwesties are miserable. Now, the rookie let me down last week after I put my faith in him, so out of spite I'm taking New Orleans. Well, not so much spite as the realization that rookies have never played this many games and they usually burn out in their inaugural season. So, should they only get paid 75% of what everyone else gets paid then? I'm taking this to the Player's Association.
Indy beats Cincy, you know why, I know why, even my four year old cousin that can barely put 3 coherent sentences together knows why. I love divisional matchups. Except what is this Toronto business? Why would Buffalo give up their cold ass home field advantage to play in Toronto...in a DOME? That's like 50 Cent getting into a battle of the bands competition against Tony Bennett in an old folk's home. Come on man, make it so you can compete! Speaking of competing, Devner has finally gotten their act together a little bit. In another good division matchup, I'm taking the home team. Herm's boys showed they had some respect for themselves last week, but I think their self esteem is predicated on the love of a win. They're like the strippers of the NFL.
Teams usually don't travel well coast-to-coast but NYJ smells blood in the AFC East, and they want that title!! Well, Brett wants that title to prove that he's good enough, he's young enough, and damnit, people like him!! St. Louis goes to Arizona and comes back with falling arches. I'll send some girls to meet them at the airport with Dr. Scholls. I love to see when team's chances are reduced to nothing, so go Pittsburgh. This will be the only time I TRULY will be rooting for the Steelers this year. Then, I can watch all of the Cowboys lovers search for the playoffs like contact lenses slapped out of someone's eye while playing weekend hoops.
I love the lights!!! Sunday night, the battle of the Beltway ensues with Washington heading 30 minutes north to take on B-Mizzle. I don't assume to know who's going to win this game, but I do know this...Baltimore has the better adult entertainment, and thus they'll be more tired and "worn out." So, on my completely irrational and non-sensical pick of the week, I'm taking Washington. It's a shame I've already used up my two non-sensical picks as I have NO clue who's winning against T.B and Caro. I like Julius Peppers and violent man Smith, so I'm going with them. This game should be more fun to watch than predict...what a rarity.
I'm out like the Somali pirates are with your cargo.
PEACE!!
All I know about the Chicago Jax game is that I have Maurice Jone-Drew on my Fantasy Squad, and I want him to do well. Otherwise, I'm going with Chicago because they have something to play for and their getting the Obama bump.
Do I even have to say that I think Tenny beats Cleveland? Cleveland is so disappointing, I hear that the team mothers put them on time-out. Speaking of disappointing, what's up with your boy Plax? I'm not going to discuss this any further than to say he finally catches up with his teammates and they lose to Phila. Continuing with the theme of disappointment brings us to Detroit. Remember, this is the same team that started 6-0 last season, won all of their preason games, and has THE most talented receiver in the world! No team has ever gone 0-16, and they have the chance to do that this year. I heard that the head coach, of who's name I dare speak, held up the team picture and asked the team if they wanted this to go down in infamy to the HOF. What about you, Coach's name I don't say? What about your legacy? People will remember the team and the coach. So, I think they gets it done against the Vikes.
I don't know why I'm picking G.B. over Houston. I know Houston is resurgent and blah, blah, blah. I just think that this three team Norris race is gonna keep these kids playing hard. Plus, some of these Texans have never played in the type of cold we have here in the Midwest this week. It's so cold that Midwesties are miserable. Now, the rookie let me down last week after I put my faith in him, so out of spite I'm taking New Orleans. Well, not so much spite as the realization that rookies have never played this many games and they usually burn out in their inaugural season. So, should they only get paid 75% of what everyone else gets paid then? I'm taking this to the Player's Association.
Indy beats Cincy, you know why, I know why, even my four year old cousin that can barely put 3 coherent sentences together knows why. I love divisional matchups. Except what is this Toronto business? Why would Buffalo give up their cold ass home field advantage to play in Toronto...in a DOME? That's like 50 Cent getting into a battle of the bands competition against Tony Bennett in an old folk's home. Come on man, make it so you can compete! Speaking of competing, Devner has finally gotten their act together a little bit. In another good division matchup, I'm taking the home team. Herm's boys showed they had some respect for themselves last week, but I think their self esteem is predicated on the love of a win. They're like the strippers of the NFL.
Teams usually don't travel well coast-to-coast but NYJ smells blood in the AFC East, and they want that title!! Well, Brett wants that title to prove that he's good enough, he's young enough, and damnit, people like him!! St. Louis goes to Arizona and comes back with falling arches. I'll send some girls to meet them at the airport with Dr. Scholls. I love to see when team's chances are reduced to nothing, so go Pittsburgh. This will be the only time I TRULY will be rooting for the Steelers this year. Then, I can watch all of the Cowboys lovers search for the playoffs like contact lenses slapped out of someone's eye while playing weekend hoops.
I love the lights!!! Sunday night, the battle of the Beltway ensues with Washington heading 30 minutes north to take on B-Mizzle. I don't assume to know who's going to win this game, but I do know this...Baltimore has the better adult entertainment, and thus they'll be more tired and "worn out." So, on my completely irrational and non-sensical pick of the week, I'm taking Washington. It's a shame I've already used up my two non-sensical picks as I have NO clue who's winning against T.B and Caro. I like Julius Peppers and violent man Smith, so I'm going with them. This game should be more fun to watch than predict...what a rarity.
I'm out like the Somali pirates are with your cargo.
PEACE!!
Friday, December 5, 2008
Back from the Southwest
Alright folks, I'm back from Vegas and Phoenix. I must say, I miss the weather. When I left Detroit, it was snowing; when I got back to Detroit it was snowing...booo! What up to the 12th D Ques! I had a great time cracking jokes, watching sports and hanging out. There's no place like home.
Since then, the auto execs have been splayed out in front of Congress like a hustler photo shoot; O.J. goes to jail; and the job report turns uglier than a late night hook-up after the drinks wear off. I don't know about you, but I'm exhausted just typing this out. I want to stop and take a breath, but I'm resilient because I'm an American. *flag waving.
The auto execs finally made a decent case to Congress. I hope all of this results in bringing them back to profitability. As a resident of Detroit, I especially hope that jobs remain in this region. Simply because I was worried about getting robbed before this crisis - the violence has only gotten worse. Anyway, I would prefer to focus on the profitability aspect.
I have a cure for this. Instead of appointing a "Car Czar" or House oversight committee, why doesn't Congress enact tariffs on foreign automobiles like they do ours? If not that, then we should make them ship vehicles here, like we have to do in Japan. If not that, we need to make the market share ratios equitable. Did you know that the number one automaker only sells about 10,000 vehicles in to Japan, annually? How does that make sense? Especially when we know that the Japanese LOVE American made automobiles. Anyway, we should also offer a tax credit to any American that buys American. Why this is a novel idea is beyond me, but Americans - as ridiculous as this sounds - need to be enticed to come back to American products. For the first time in years, the top-selling American mid-size cars have better quality ratings than their Japanese counterparts, so don't give me that "American cars suck" b.s. I dare you to go to www.autos.yahoo.com/newcars/reliability/results.html and compare the Ford Fusion and Chevrolet Malibu to the Honda Accord and Toyota Camry.
Surprised? Well, don't be. If you've been paying any attention, at all, to what has been going on in Congress the past couple of weeks, you would know that for the past few years the American automakers have been making quality a top priority. I know, it can be tough to go back to something that has lost your trust. It's as if your girlfriend has cheated on you repeatedly, goes to sex addiction therapy, then comes back asking for forgiveness. I get it; it's not so easy to just say you love her again. If you go back to her, your boys may laugh at you, call you a punk, and maybe you think your new chick fits you better. The only problem is, if you keep dating this new chick your house may get robbed and your taxes will certainly go up. So go ahead, and get back in to bed with your ex. I promise, it'll hurt less than you think.
So, O.J.'s going to jail. The sentence sounds harsh, but the man was facing life and could eventually get as little as six - or even probation. O.J. wins again. How he does it, I'll never know. Anyway, I'm sick of any news O.J. related so I'm going to just leave this one alone.
Lastly, the jobs market shrank by 533,000 jobs. Yes it's true, over a half million jobs were lost in one month. We're back to 1974 levels of job losses, and the outlook is even more bleak. Economists (who would never get anything wrong *wink) say that December is going to be even worse - even worse! We lost 20,000 jobs in one day, yet people are dying over Nintendo Wiis. Does any of that sound odd to you?
I was also noticing that I haven't seen a Career Builder, Monster, or Ladders comemrcial in weeks. It's so bad out there, the job search companies aren't advertising when they know at least a half million people will be looking for a new job! In my estimation, this is the succession of events. We have a housing bubble burst, spurred on by sub-prime loans and people buying homes they can't afford. That causes the banks to go under, becuase they sell derivatives of those bad loans at historic losses. Then, the stock market goes to hell as people start jumping ship because they see the tumult coming. At the same time credit dries up, so people can't make purchases. The automotive industry, housing industry, and retail take huge hits as a result. We've already discussed the problems of the auto industry but that irony is only just beginning. The housing industry that caused this recession is now in decline again, with more than 10% of all homeowners in default or delinquency. That means that regular folks (not sub-primers) are now in as bad a shape as risky borrowers. Today I'm hearing states are going broke. No, not states of mind or states of affairs, but actual STATES!!!! After all of this, I can't even go on Career builder and find a new job.
On a lighter note, Jon Forte is getting out of jail. Yes. Jon Forte of Fugees fame is coming home. Maybe he can talk Lauryn Hill down from crazy, and they they can make an album.
Since then, the auto execs have been splayed out in front of Congress like a hustler photo shoot; O.J. goes to jail; and the job report turns uglier than a late night hook-up after the drinks wear off. I don't know about you, but I'm exhausted just typing this out. I want to stop and take a breath, but I'm resilient because I'm an American. *flag waving.
The auto execs finally made a decent case to Congress. I hope all of this results in bringing them back to profitability. As a resident of Detroit, I especially hope that jobs remain in this region. Simply because I was worried about getting robbed before this crisis - the violence has only gotten worse. Anyway, I would prefer to focus on the profitability aspect.
I have a cure for this. Instead of appointing a "Car Czar" or House oversight committee, why doesn't Congress enact tariffs on foreign automobiles like they do ours? If not that, then we should make them ship vehicles here, like we have to do in Japan. If not that, we need to make the market share ratios equitable. Did you know that the number one automaker only sells about 10,000 vehicles in to Japan, annually? How does that make sense? Especially when we know that the Japanese LOVE American made automobiles. Anyway, we should also offer a tax credit to any American that buys American. Why this is a novel idea is beyond me, but Americans - as ridiculous as this sounds - need to be enticed to come back to American products. For the first time in years, the top-selling American mid-size cars have better quality ratings than their Japanese counterparts, so don't give me that "American cars suck" b.s. I dare you to go to www.autos.yahoo.com/newcars/reliability/results.html and compare the Ford Fusion and Chevrolet Malibu to the Honda Accord and Toyota Camry.
Surprised? Well, don't be. If you've been paying any attention, at all, to what has been going on in Congress the past couple of weeks, you would know that for the past few years the American automakers have been making quality a top priority. I know, it can be tough to go back to something that has lost your trust. It's as if your girlfriend has cheated on you repeatedly, goes to sex addiction therapy, then comes back asking for forgiveness. I get it; it's not so easy to just say you love her again. If you go back to her, your boys may laugh at you, call you a punk, and maybe you think your new chick fits you better. The only problem is, if you keep dating this new chick your house may get robbed and your taxes will certainly go up. So go ahead, and get back in to bed with your ex. I promise, it'll hurt less than you think.
So, O.J.'s going to jail. The sentence sounds harsh, but the man was facing life and could eventually get as little as six - or even probation. O.J. wins again. How he does it, I'll never know. Anyway, I'm sick of any news O.J. related so I'm going to just leave this one alone.
Lastly, the jobs market shrank by 533,000 jobs. Yes it's true, over a half million jobs were lost in one month. We're back to 1974 levels of job losses, and the outlook is even more bleak. Economists (who would never get anything wrong *wink) say that December is going to be even worse - even worse! We lost 20,000 jobs in one day, yet people are dying over Nintendo Wiis. Does any of that sound odd to you?
I was also noticing that I haven't seen a Career Builder, Monster, or Ladders comemrcial in weeks. It's so bad out there, the job search companies aren't advertising when they know at least a half million people will be looking for a new job! In my estimation, this is the succession of events. We have a housing bubble burst, spurred on by sub-prime loans and people buying homes they can't afford. That causes the banks to go under, becuase they sell derivatives of those bad loans at historic losses. Then, the stock market goes to hell as people start jumping ship because they see the tumult coming. At the same time credit dries up, so people can't make purchases. The automotive industry, housing industry, and retail take huge hits as a result. We've already discussed the problems of the auto industry but that irony is only just beginning. The housing industry that caused this recession is now in decline again, with more than 10% of all homeowners in default or delinquency. That means that regular folks (not sub-primers) are now in as bad a shape as risky borrowers. Today I'm hearing states are going broke. No, not states of mind or states of affairs, but actual STATES!!!! After all of this, I can't even go on Career builder and find a new job.
On a lighter note, Jon Forte is getting out of jail. Yes. Jon Forte of Fugees fame is coming home. Maybe he can talk Lauryn Hill down from crazy, and they they can make an album.
Sunday, November 30, 2008
Week 13 NFL Preview
Okay, so I've only got three minutes to write this before it's late. So here goes my best speed typing (and thinking).
Turkey Day, for the day we fill ourselves with goodies, was conversely the most unfulfilling football day ever. Ba Humbug to bad Turkey Day football games!!! Detroit, I love ya but this is just not working out. Maybe we should just be friends. I think your family's house for Thanksgiving every year is just too much commitment.
Buffalo keeps their playoff hopes alive.
Baltimore beats Cincy like they owe them money.
Indy is on a roll...good for you, Tony!
G.B. and Caro...*psst...lean in*. I actually have no clue about this game. I hope G.B. pulls it out though.
J-E-T-S Jets Jets Jets!! Plus, Cutler was talking some serious smack this week. Not smart, buddy...
I wanna see Joey Porter do a C-Walk all over Steven Jackson's helmet. Then he'll go on PTI and say he was disrespected when Steven wouldn't cut his hair.
What the hell is going on in NY? My man Plexiglass is really tripping. He's like a bad season of As the World Turns, or Dallas. They still win, despite his chicacanery.
For the 13 game, you think I would be more sure, but I switched this last minute. Its just, I'm afraid because whenever I bet on rookies they let me down.
Finally, Pittsburgh breaks through on New England. The first time you get Dad in driveway hoops is nice too. Then you run inside and get grape Kool Aid from Mom...memories.
New Orleans somehow still finds ways to lose, even though they go for 700-plus yards on offense. How IS that? They do the same thing again, as the still playing Barber brother goes for another pick six.
Oakland is looking alright lately. I think they have some pride, whereas the Chiefs players are just collecting checks at this point.
Can you name 5 players on Minnesota's team not named Adrian Peterson? Me neither, but who cares. Someone, literally, needs to check his DNA for traces of "beast."
Finally, the most disappointing team in the land goes too....Jacksonville!!!
Good luck, hope your pants still fit. I'm out - like the store you waited in line 5 hours to get a Nintendo Wii is - as soon as you get to the register.
PEACE!
Turkey Day, for the day we fill ourselves with goodies, was conversely the most unfulfilling football day ever. Ba Humbug to bad Turkey Day football games!!! Detroit, I love ya but this is just not working out. Maybe we should just be friends. I think your family's house for Thanksgiving every year is just too much commitment.
Buffalo keeps their playoff hopes alive.
Baltimore beats Cincy like they owe them money.
Indy is on a roll...good for you, Tony!
G.B. and Caro...*psst...lean in*. I actually have no clue about this game. I hope G.B. pulls it out though.
J-E-T-S Jets Jets Jets!! Plus, Cutler was talking some serious smack this week. Not smart, buddy...
I wanna see Joey Porter do a C-Walk all over Steven Jackson's helmet. Then he'll go on PTI and say he was disrespected when Steven wouldn't cut his hair.
What the hell is going on in NY? My man Plexiglass is really tripping. He's like a bad season of As the World Turns, or Dallas. They still win, despite his chicacanery.
For the 13 game, you think I would be more sure, but I switched this last minute. Its just, I'm afraid because whenever I bet on rookies they let me down.
Finally, Pittsburgh breaks through on New England. The first time you get Dad in driveway hoops is nice too. Then you run inside and get grape Kool Aid from Mom...memories.
New Orleans somehow still finds ways to lose, even though they go for 700-plus yards on offense. How IS that? They do the same thing again, as the still playing Barber brother goes for another pick six.
Oakland is looking alright lately. I think they have some pride, whereas the Chiefs players are just collecting checks at this point.
Can you name 5 players on Minnesota's team not named Adrian Peterson? Me neither, but who cares. Someone, literally, needs to check his DNA for traces of "beast."
Finally, the most disappointing team in the land goes too....Jacksonville!!!
Good luck, hope your pants still fit. I'm out - like the store you waited in line 5 hours to get a Nintendo Wii is - as soon as you get to the register.
PEACE!
Sunday, November 23, 2008
Pro-Life No More!!!
It has come to my attention that there are more than a few young people that did not - I repeat - did not vote for President-Elect Barack Obama because of the abortion issue. They were willing to vote for someone that they had no faith, connection, or trust in because they thought that man would be anti-abortion. Even though his prior record states that he was pretty much against it until he needed to win the GOP nomination...I'm talking to you Mr. McCain. I SAID, I'M TALKING TO YOU MR. McCAIN!!! When you're on his left side you have to shout, sorry about that everyone else.
That is commitment. I mean, to vote against the person that you think will run the country best over one issue that will probably never be repealed is ludicrous. So, the thought occured to me...
*lightbulb over head.
What would it take to move a pro-lifer off of their position; make them pivot, so to speak?
Maybe if we were made slaves by aliens and they had to have alien babies they'd be pro-choice. Nah, that's not feasible.
Maybe if God himelf came down and was like, "stop trippin.' Nobody's going to hell for abortion." Nah, the lack of burning bushes in the last 2,000 years makes me think that's unlikely too.
I've got it. It's been right there the whole time. I know how to get these people out of women's uterises...uteri...whatever the plural for uteris is.
Wait for it...
Wait for it...
Okay, all pro-lifers should be made to adopt all of the unwanted babies. Each pro-life couple, by law, must be made to adopt a child from an unfit, unwed, or unwilling mother - no exceptions.
Let's see how committed they are when they have to take care of all of these unwanted lil' heathens. Yes, I said it! They would be jumping ship quicker than women and children on the Titanic. Pro-Life laws MIGHT last one generation. Then, we'd see an exodus like Jews leaving Egypt, or Europe, or the welfare rolls.
In 2005, 1.21 million abortions were performed. There were only 13,000 adoptions. A staggering 37% of abortions were performed on black women, and 22% on Hispanic women. Meanwhile 19.3% of adopted babies came from white women and only 1.5% from black women.
These statistics tell me that there would be a dispraportionate number of black and hispanic babies released into the population were abortion made illegal. Yet, they are adopted at a lower rate than the Fed has put on interest! Are you thinking what I'm thinking? Tragic. Deplorable. Sadly, realer than bad hip-hop (shouts out to Instant Vintage).
Being that the GOP is the Pro-Life party, and they receive less than 2% of the black vote and 30% of the hispanic vote, I dare say the pro-lifers are mostly middle class to affluent whites. I'm sure someone will have something to say about this, but let's see how many of these pro-lifers are willing to raise little Du'Quan or Guadalupe. I'll go out on a limb and say, not that many. This would raise the need for public child-rearing programs and subsequently, taxes. Something the Good Ol' GOP doesn't like either.
There, it's fixed. Let's make abortion illegal and enact a law that says all people voting for it has to take a baby in five years. In 10 years we'll never have to worry about this law again.
That is commitment. I mean, to vote against the person that you think will run the country best over one issue that will probably never be repealed is ludicrous. So, the thought occured to me...
*lightbulb over head.
What would it take to move a pro-lifer off of their position; make them pivot, so to speak?
Maybe if we were made slaves by aliens and they had to have alien babies they'd be pro-choice. Nah, that's not feasible.
Maybe if God himelf came down and was like, "stop trippin.' Nobody's going to hell for abortion." Nah, the lack of burning bushes in the last 2,000 years makes me think that's unlikely too.
I've got it. It's been right there the whole time. I know how to get these people out of women's uterises...uteri...whatever the plural for uteris is.
Wait for it...
Wait for it...
Okay, all pro-lifers should be made to adopt all of the unwanted babies. Each pro-life couple, by law, must be made to adopt a child from an unfit, unwed, or unwilling mother - no exceptions.
Let's see how committed they are when they have to take care of all of these unwanted lil' heathens. Yes, I said it! They would be jumping ship quicker than women and children on the Titanic. Pro-Life laws MIGHT last one generation. Then, we'd see an exodus like Jews leaving Egypt, or Europe, or the welfare rolls.
In 2005, 1.21 million abortions were performed. There were only 13,000 adoptions. A staggering 37% of abortions were performed on black women, and 22% on Hispanic women. Meanwhile 19.3% of adopted babies came from white women and only 1.5% from black women.
These statistics tell me that there would be a dispraportionate number of black and hispanic babies released into the population were abortion made illegal. Yet, they are adopted at a lower rate than the Fed has put on interest! Are you thinking what I'm thinking? Tragic. Deplorable. Sadly, realer than bad hip-hop (shouts out to Instant Vintage).
Being that the GOP is the Pro-Life party, and they receive less than 2% of the black vote and 30% of the hispanic vote, I dare say the pro-lifers are mostly middle class to affluent whites. I'm sure someone will have something to say about this, but let's see how many of these pro-lifers are willing to raise little Du'Quan or Guadalupe. I'll go out on a limb and say, not that many. This would raise the need for public child-rearing programs and subsequently, taxes. Something the Good Ol' GOP doesn't like either.
There, it's fixed. Let's make abortion illegal and enact a law that says all people voting for it has to take a baby in five years. In 10 years we'll never have to worry about this law again.
Sunday, November 16, 2008
Week 11 NFL Preview
Okay, so I missed the Thursday game this week. I didn't even realize it until my dad called me and asked who was winning the game. A brief moment of panic overcame me, then steely resolve to place this week despite my trevails. The Jets did their thing, as I suspected, and Mangini got off of a long schneid against his former mentor. Go Mangenius!!
Now, on to the games I can have some opinon about.
Atlanta v. Denver boasts some great QB's. It's too bad Cutler has nothing else. Heck, that offense signed Tatum the luggage theiving Bell-hop to their team. Desperation will make you do ugly things. If ATL continues their ways, they'll win handily. Meanwhile, the KC v. Nawleens game boasts the highest ranked offense and the second longest losing streak teams. Who to choose, who to choose? Well, seeing as how KC lost in the worst way possible, and has no bodies on D, I'm choosing them. Antithetical? Yes, but Herm plays to win the game. Plus, they get the woman beater back and he should help.
The most talked about game of the day is probably between NYG and B-Mo.' If you like slobberknockers and low scores, this game is for you. I want to see Brandon Jacobs with a full head of steam truck the aging Ray Lewis. I'm simply tired of everyone riding his jock like we're not worthy to wash his feet. Another great run D, running back game is Minny v. TB. I still can't figure out the Bucs. They're kind of like the bailout package...sounds good but doesn't work like you think it should. Given their strength at home, they have to be the favorites. It must be something in the water down there.
Miami doesn't turn the ball over much and that's all the Raiders do. Miami wins with some single wing, reverse, flee-flicker trickeration. Detroit wins a game!! Shaking that ugly stigma of being 0-16, Detroit shocks the world with Calvin Johnson gaining 150 plus yards, two touchdowns and a couple of 'wow' moments. Yeah, Detriot; I'm not betting on them, though.
In the battle of the weird animals to name a team game, Philly tries hard to find yet another way to lose. Unfortunately, the Bungles do them one better by being so excited at one win that they run out on to the playing field not wearing pads. In the North, Chicago plays the Packers. This should be a great game, with both teams in the hunt for the division title. I just hope Orton plays, or you can call it for GB. *Over/Under alert* 4 references to Brett Favre by the announcers of the game. I'm taking the over.
The Texans play the resurgent Colts in the next game. Coach Kubiak actually said of Rosenfels, "he had a couple of bad breaks." The man had 4 interceptions!! That is more than bad breaks, that's broken. Much like the spirits of the Colts would be, were they to lose. The addage of that wise old owl rings true in this game, as emotion is the wind beneath the Colts' wings the rest of the season. A team that may have emotion working against them is SF. Can you believe the way they lost last week? I don't think I could've overcome that in my football career. But, this is why these men are paid and I only played varsity ball in Seattle...I coulda made it to the pros though. I had a bum back!! Meanwhile, St. Louis couldn't look worse, as a football sort-of-team. San Fran is a better city, I'll choose them.
AZ locks up the NFC West this week, with a "W" over the hapless Seahawks. As a side note, I would like to say that Anquan Boldin is a BEAST!!! That dude had a broken face a couple of weeks ago, and had a monster game last week, and absorbed hits like like a Sham Wow absorbs wine stains from the carpet. Good for you Anquan. The Titans take care of the Jags, by doing what they've done since the beginning of the season. The Jags, on the other hand, go from the worst to best teams in the leauge un successive weeks. I think they'll be shell shocked as if they just landed on the beaches of Normandy in WWII. Football is a war!!! Which is why the Steelers are going to shock and awe the not-so-super Chargers. Coming off of a game they could have won, Roethlisberger will be madder than a bull in Spain.
Ahhhh the night games...TO (the bad one) said, "we need to have a self check...like we're not as good as we were hyped. Do you think? I'm glad I have TO to give me these earth shattering revelations. Reverend TO (the good one) says, "I'm glad ya'll came to the holy ghost this Sunday evening! The Loooooord is with ya 'Skins. Like the Lord was with Moses, Abraham and Diddy. Yes, Diddy, too has a friend in Jesus. YOU have a friend in Jesus. The Cowboys suffer from the sin of pride. They think they're better than they are. You have overcome a crackedhead mayor, George Bush, and the DC Sniper!!! Rise up, take the field and take your 7-3 record on towards the playoffs!! Praise God, and pass the collection plate."
Finally, we come to the Bills versus the Browns. Some Browns vets accused some teammates of quitting in the latest loss. A locker room divided is a locker room that does interviews on the verge of tears at the end of games. The Bills haven't been much better lately, but they draw a great bounceback game, where they can circle the wagons and get back on track.
Okay, that's it. Happy Birthday to the Bros. Especially to Bros. that made me. Thank you, Sir Charles!!! I started my celebration Saturday at 12 AM with the Detroit Bruz...when asked why I was telling the Bruz happy birthday at a party, I necked them and yelled, "know your history"!!! I'm still owt for the 12th.
Now, on to the games I can have some opinon about.
Atlanta v. Denver boasts some great QB's. It's too bad Cutler has nothing else. Heck, that offense signed Tatum the luggage theiving Bell-hop to their team. Desperation will make you do ugly things. If ATL continues their ways, they'll win handily. Meanwhile, the KC v. Nawleens game boasts the highest ranked offense and the second longest losing streak teams. Who to choose, who to choose? Well, seeing as how KC lost in the worst way possible, and has no bodies on D, I'm choosing them. Antithetical? Yes, but Herm plays to win the game. Plus, they get the woman beater back and he should help.
The most talked about game of the day is probably between NYG and B-Mo.' If you like slobberknockers and low scores, this game is for you. I want to see Brandon Jacobs with a full head of steam truck the aging Ray Lewis. I'm simply tired of everyone riding his jock like we're not worthy to wash his feet. Another great run D, running back game is Minny v. TB. I still can't figure out the Bucs. They're kind of like the bailout package...sounds good but doesn't work like you think it should. Given their strength at home, they have to be the favorites. It must be something in the water down there.
Miami doesn't turn the ball over much and that's all the Raiders do. Miami wins with some single wing, reverse, flee-flicker trickeration. Detroit wins a game!! Shaking that ugly stigma of being 0-16, Detroit shocks the world with Calvin Johnson gaining 150 plus yards, two touchdowns and a couple of 'wow' moments. Yeah, Detriot; I'm not betting on them, though.
In the battle of the weird animals to name a team game, Philly tries hard to find yet another way to lose. Unfortunately, the Bungles do them one better by being so excited at one win that they run out on to the playing field not wearing pads. In the North, Chicago plays the Packers. This should be a great game, with both teams in the hunt for the division title. I just hope Orton plays, or you can call it for GB. *Over/Under alert* 4 references to Brett Favre by the announcers of the game. I'm taking the over.
The Texans play the resurgent Colts in the next game. Coach Kubiak actually said of Rosenfels, "he had a couple of bad breaks." The man had 4 interceptions!! That is more than bad breaks, that's broken. Much like the spirits of the Colts would be, were they to lose. The addage of that wise old owl rings true in this game, as emotion is the wind beneath the Colts' wings the rest of the season. A team that may have emotion working against them is SF. Can you believe the way they lost last week? I don't think I could've overcome that in my football career. But, this is why these men are paid and I only played varsity ball in Seattle...I coulda made it to the pros though. I had a bum back!! Meanwhile, St. Louis couldn't look worse, as a football sort-of-team. San Fran is a better city, I'll choose them.
AZ locks up the NFC West this week, with a "W" over the hapless Seahawks. As a side note, I would like to say that Anquan Boldin is a BEAST!!! That dude had a broken face a couple of weeks ago, and had a monster game last week, and absorbed hits like like a Sham Wow absorbs wine stains from the carpet. Good for you Anquan. The Titans take care of the Jags, by doing what they've done since the beginning of the season. The Jags, on the other hand, go from the worst to best teams in the leauge un successive weeks. I think they'll be shell shocked as if they just landed on the beaches of Normandy in WWII. Football is a war!!! Which is why the Steelers are going to shock and awe the not-so-super Chargers. Coming off of a game they could have won, Roethlisberger will be madder than a bull in Spain.
Ahhhh the night games...TO (the bad one) said, "we need to have a self check...like we're not as good as we were hyped. Do you think? I'm glad I have TO to give me these earth shattering revelations. Reverend TO (the good one) says, "I'm glad ya'll came to the holy ghost this Sunday evening! The Loooooord is with ya 'Skins. Like the Lord was with Moses, Abraham and Diddy. Yes, Diddy, too has a friend in Jesus. YOU have a friend in Jesus. The Cowboys suffer from the sin of pride. They think they're better than they are. You have overcome a crackedhead mayor, George Bush, and the DC Sniper!!! Rise up, take the field and take your 7-3 record on towards the playoffs!! Praise God, and pass the collection plate."
Finally, we come to the Bills versus the Browns. Some Browns vets accused some teammates of quitting in the latest loss. A locker room divided is a locker room that does interviews on the verge of tears at the end of games. The Bills haven't been much better lately, but they draw a great bounceback game, where they can circle the wagons and get back on track.
Okay, that's it. Happy Birthday to the Bros. Especially to Bros. that made me. Thank you, Sir Charles!!! I started my celebration Saturday at 12 AM with the Detroit Bruz...when asked why I was telling the Bruz happy birthday at a party, I necked them and yelled, "know your history"!!! I'm still owt for the 12th.
Saturday, November 15, 2008
Approve the Bridge Loan for the Detroit 3
In the interest of being fair and balanced, most intellectuals are leary of a bailout for Detroit's sole economic property, the automobile. www.urbanonramps.com/creative-destruction-and-the-detroit-3/. With that being said, they are wrong in their thinking.
The Detroit automakers represent 1 in 10 jobs in America, if you count all ancillary businesses supporting the automotive industry. Additinally, the automobile is this country's most prized invention - being used all over the world for trasnportation, commercial use, and leisure. If America were to lose this, we would finally become a total service economy...this is not a good thing. It is amazing that we decide to give $750 billion to the financial sector, which has far less employment implications than big auto, with greater debt risk but be opposed to the bailout of these companies.
This is not to say that Detroit is not complicit in their demise. They built crappy, gas-guzzling, unappealing products for years. They raked in huge profits, to the tune of billions of dollars per year, on the backs of large SUVs, and refused to invest any of that cash in the development of fuel efficient vehicles. Meanwhile, they allowed the UAW to enact employee laws that made their fixed costs enormous.
With all that being the case, Nancy Pelosi said it best when she noted, “A healthy automobile manufacturing sector is essential to the restoration of financial market stability, the overall health of our economy, and the livelihood of the automobile sector’s workforce,” in a letter to Congress. Without our most important manufactured good, America's standard of living and GNP will splinter into a much smaller cousin of itself.
The Detroit Three directly employs 1 million people. That only includes employees of the three automakers. If you add dealership employees, suppliers, creditors, ad agencies, and tire manufacturers, that number ballons to 50 million jobs, by many estimates. This number doesn't even include retirees. Let me be clear when I say, that there is nothing currently available or on the horizon that can employ that many people, nor offer benefits to those retirees. This nation would face a catastrophic blow to the economy should even one of these companies fail. Not to mention, America's 11th largest metro area would become half the size it is now.
With Treasury Seceratary Henry Paulson announcing a change in how the approved $700 billion dollars, approved for the financial sector, would be spent it is evident that the second biggest holder of loans in this country deserves some help too. My solution would be to use some of that money to directly aide the Detroit Three; Mr. Paulson disagrees. If that is not the case, more money must be approved to get them through this tight credit time period. The $25 billion dollar restructuring package will do no good for a company that cannot last for six months. Understand this, the tax payers will pay one way or another.
Either we'll pay for this loan, with the expectation that we'll all benefit when it's paid back with interest, or we'll have a massive unemployment bill to pay through our taxes when all of the aforementioned people lose their jobs . The estimates of people much smarter than I, suggest that cyclical unemployment cost could grow to as much as 7.4% http://research.stlouisfed.org/publications/review/00/03/0003sd.pdf, which would mean we would need 4.6% growth in the economy to break even for the costs of this burden. Given that our economy is currently shrinking, I fear that letting this industry go bankrupt would be far worse than the alternative. Let's do the intelligent thing, as ugly as it may be, and choose the lesser of two evils; bail out the big three.
The Detroit automakers represent 1 in 10 jobs in America, if you count all ancillary businesses supporting the automotive industry. Additinally, the automobile is this country's most prized invention - being used all over the world for trasnportation, commercial use, and leisure. If America were to lose this, we would finally become a total service economy...this is not a good thing. It is amazing that we decide to give $750 billion to the financial sector, which has far less employment implications than big auto, with greater debt risk but be opposed to the bailout of these companies.
This is not to say that Detroit is not complicit in their demise. They built crappy, gas-guzzling, unappealing products for years. They raked in huge profits, to the tune of billions of dollars per year, on the backs of large SUVs, and refused to invest any of that cash in the development of fuel efficient vehicles. Meanwhile, they allowed the UAW to enact employee laws that made their fixed costs enormous.
With all that being the case, Nancy Pelosi said it best when she noted, “A healthy automobile manufacturing sector is essential to the restoration of financial market stability, the overall health of our economy, and the livelihood of the automobile sector’s workforce,” in a letter to Congress. Without our most important manufactured good, America's standard of living and GNP will splinter into a much smaller cousin of itself.
The Detroit Three directly employs 1 million people. That only includes employees of the three automakers. If you add dealership employees, suppliers, creditors, ad agencies, and tire manufacturers, that number ballons to 50 million jobs, by many estimates. This number doesn't even include retirees. Let me be clear when I say, that there is nothing currently available or on the horizon that can employ that many people, nor offer benefits to those retirees. This nation would face a catastrophic blow to the economy should even one of these companies fail. Not to mention, America's 11th largest metro area would become half the size it is now.
With Treasury Seceratary Henry Paulson announcing a change in how the approved $700 billion dollars, approved for the financial sector, would be spent it is evident that the second biggest holder of loans in this country deserves some help too. My solution would be to use some of that money to directly aide the Detroit Three; Mr. Paulson disagrees. If that is not the case, more money must be approved to get them through this tight credit time period. The $25 billion dollar restructuring package will do no good for a company that cannot last for six months. Understand this, the tax payers will pay one way or another.
Either we'll pay for this loan, with the expectation that we'll all benefit when it's paid back with interest, or we'll have a massive unemployment bill to pay through our taxes when all of the aforementioned people lose their jobs . The estimates of people much smarter than I, suggest that cyclical unemployment cost could grow to as much as 7.4% http://research.stlouisfed.org/publications/review/00/03/0003sd.pdf, which would mean we would need 4.6% growth in the economy to break even for the costs of this burden. Given that our economy is currently shrinking, I fear that letting this industry go bankrupt would be far worse than the alternative. Let's do the intelligent thing, as ugly as it may be, and choose the lesser of two evils; bail out the big three.
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
Google and Yahoo! No More?
The Google/Yahoo! ad alliance was met with skepticism by some in the marketing community. Many thought a monopolistic advertising system for display and pay per click ads could be coming to the fore. Others were excited at the possibility the alliance could create.
Alas, the alliance is null and void. Amid rampant distrust and strained relations Google has released an announcement that the ad deal has be dissolved. Yahoo! still faces challenges to their profitability and very existence, while Google will forge ahead virtually unscathed. Rather than face a litigous backlash, they decided it was best to continue alone.
Yahoo!, a battered internet giant that is facing negativity from investors that hoped for a sale to Microsoft a few months ago, will certainly face major liquidity challenges to fund their initiatives. The inability to display ads from Google on their search pages will further place a strain on a business that has fallen from 23% to 19% in the last year.
An uncertain future awaits Yahoo! due to its inability to wrest search business away from rival juggernaut Google. Yahoo! isn't in the worst of trouble though. Their 141 million online investors is second only to Google's 144 million, and their assets of $15 billion could be enough to solicit a healthy purchase from a larger company. Microsoft could come back in the picture, or Time Warner's AOL could make a play for the company. Whatever happens, the future of search is sure to morph into a new medium we don't know today.
Alas, the alliance is null and void. Amid rampant distrust and strained relations Google has released an announcement that the ad deal has be dissolved. Yahoo! still faces challenges to their profitability and very existence, while Google will forge ahead virtually unscathed. Rather than face a litigous backlash, they decided it was best to continue alone.
Yahoo!, a battered internet giant that is facing negativity from investors that hoped for a sale to Microsoft a few months ago, will certainly face major liquidity challenges to fund their initiatives. The inability to display ads from Google on their search pages will further place a strain on a business that has fallen from 23% to 19% in the last year.
An uncertain future awaits Yahoo! due to its inability to wrest search business away from rival juggernaut Google. Yahoo! isn't in the worst of trouble though. Their 141 million online investors is second only to Google's 144 million, and their assets of $15 billion could be enough to solicit a healthy purchase from a larger company. Microsoft could come back in the picture, or Time Warner's AOL could make a play for the company. Whatever happens, the future of search is sure to morph into a new medium we don't know today.
The Real Work Begins
For those of us that were involved with the campaign, it is now time to take a breath, recalibrate, and ready ourselves for the next move. Congratulations are due to all of you who knocked on doors, made phone calls, and/or spoke with those espousing dissident viewpoints. There are many that are excited about what has transpired this election season, and rightfully so. Thank you, Obama family, for giving us the courage and hope that concecrated usefulness brings.
Just forty years ago, MLK Jr. was gunned down on the balcony of a Memphis motel. Just twenty years ago, the crack epidimic was in full swing. And only forty hours ago, there was ungrateful cooning pervasive in American society. President-elect Obama's victory is not a referendum on those issues, but a clarion call for all Americans to overcome the divides of yesterday and look toward the promise of tomorrow.
The only way that we're going to move forward as a country is to continue the groundswell of grassroots support and action not seen since the Civil Rights movement. For too long, members of the Civil Rights generation have been calling on the Gen X and Y generations to do something. Conditions finally became uncomfortable enough to inspire change, I guess. We woke up this morning to a new generation of activists that managed to change the world, literally. Now, to make the country into our own we cannot slow up, "not for one day, not for one hour, not for one minute." We the people must come together and work for the country that we want to inhabit. President Obama can not and will not do it on his own; he needs you and I to continue the great work accomplished in the last 22 months.
Sleep well, party hard, and dream of your role to play. The challenge is enormous; the risks great; the rewards greater; and the work fulfilling. Together, we will make this country great again. Don't believe it? Well, did you believe that this black man with a Muslim name, raised in Hawaii and Indonesia could be President a year ago? Well then, put on your hard hats and grab your lunch pales because it's time to clock in.
Just forty years ago, MLK Jr. was gunned down on the balcony of a Memphis motel. Just twenty years ago, the crack epidimic was in full swing. And only forty hours ago, there was ungrateful cooning pervasive in American society. President-elect Obama's victory is not a referendum on those issues, but a clarion call for all Americans to overcome the divides of yesterday and look toward the promise of tomorrow.
The only way that we're going to move forward as a country is to continue the groundswell of grassroots support and action not seen since the Civil Rights movement. For too long, members of the Civil Rights generation have been calling on the Gen X and Y generations to do something. Conditions finally became uncomfortable enough to inspire change, I guess. We woke up this morning to a new generation of activists that managed to change the world, literally. Now, to make the country into our own we cannot slow up, "not for one day, not for one hour, not for one minute." We the people must come together and work for the country that we want to inhabit. President Obama can not and will not do it on his own; he needs you and I to continue the great work accomplished in the last 22 months.
Sleep well, party hard, and dream of your role to play. The challenge is enormous; the risks great; the rewards greater; and the work fulfilling. Together, we will make this country great again. Don't believe it? Well, did you believe that this black man with a Muslim name, raised in Hawaii and Indonesia could be President a year ago? Well then, put on your hard hats and grab your lunch pales because it's time to clock in.
Sunday, November 2, 2008
Why I'm Voting for Barack Obama
We can recast the wilderness of the American landscape
If we give every American the opportunity to have a stake
Because it is our time to lead, not concede
to the powers that be
led by the guide of greed
Need is making a mockery of intention
and I'm American because of my dissention
A maelstrom of malcontent has led to re-invention
from a youth focused on self
embibed by a preoccupation with personal wealth
at the expense of our moral health
to a force deconstructing idealogical roadblocks
so that we can remember
when our lives reach their December
that our destiny was forged by a prevalent thought
that we did what we ought
and weren't misled by what was nought
but instead, by a purpose
and a leader that was worth us
If we give every American the opportunity to have a stake
Because it is our time to lead, not concede
to the powers that be
led by the guide of greed
Need is making a mockery of intention
and I'm American because of my dissention
A maelstrom of malcontent has led to re-invention
from a youth focused on self
embibed by a preoccupation with personal wealth
at the expense of our moral health
to a force deconstructing idealogical roadblocks
so that we can remember
when our lives reach their December
that our destiny was forged by a prevalent thought
that we did what we ought
and weren't misled by what was nought
but instead, by a purpose
and a leader that was worth us
Monday, September 1, 2008
Do Conservatives Believe in Their Own Values?
I've been hearing in the news, today, that noone can fault Sarah Palin for her daughter Bristol's pregnancy. I thought she was supposed to be a leader. I thought she was tough. I thought she had the right ideas about how the country should be run. No, she's none of that. She can't keep her own house in order. She can't even impart her values on her own daughter, nonetheless the American public. What would make me excited about a woman that purports teaching abstinence only education, but has a pregnant 17 year old? I was under the impression that we still had SOME control over a minor still living in our homes.
This brings me to the question of just how much conservatives believe in their own values. We saw so many conservative politicians get caught in gay sex scandals last year, I don't even want to name them all. But if you want to read about a few of them check out the top 5 on badmouth.net. http://www.badmouth.net/top-five-republican-gay-sex-scandals/.
Is their whole platform a ruse that appeals them to the bible thumpers of America? Have they decided to become the "moral" party only to appease people that actually have morals, while living private lives that don't reflect the rhetoric? Remember the Michael McManus story? He was the author that got caught taking a five fiure sum of money to promote marriage, in 2005, for the Bush campaign. Do they know no limits?
It seems to me, that until liberals start calling out these conservatives on they're deceptive tactics they will continue to mislead and miscreate. I would like to know if we could get a class action theft by deception suit against conservatives. They stole my money for a war that was sold as being about terror. When actually, Bush has just been trying to get his father's One World Order agenda furthered. They've taken away my way of life and freedoms by telling me they need to take my freedom so that I keep my freedoms and liberties - go figure that. They can listen to my phone calls and review my emails under the guise of protecting the country from terrorism. Yet, local police use it to boost their incarceration statistics. Many national security experts agree that rules like the Patriot Act have limited effect and should be re-thought.
"…the Patriot Act was enacted in an environment where
there was virtually no discussion or careful scrutiny.
Maybe there shouldn't have been because we needed
to act quickly. But now we have the time and room for
thought about what we need in the post-9/11 world."
- Stephen Schulhofer
national security expert at New York University School of Law
I have to say, without hyperbole, that the conservative agenda has completely changed our way of life - negatively. And since it was all done under false pretense, then I want to get restitiution. I am truly disappointed in the GOP, the Libertarians, the Evangelicals, and anyone else of their ilk. I think they should pay or be punished for the degradation of the lives of good moderates and liberals such as myself.
This brings me to the question of just how much conservatives believe in their own values. We saw so many conservative politicians get caught in gay sex scandals last year, I don't even want to name them all. But if you want to read about a few of them check out the top 5 on badmouth.net. http://www.badmouth.net/top-five-republican-gay-sex-scandals/.
Is their whole platform a ruse that appeals them to the bible thumpers of America? Have they decided to become the "moral" party only to appease people that actually have morals, while living private lives that don't reflect the rhetoric? Remember the Michael McManus story? He was the author that got caught taking a five fiure sum of money to promote marriage, in 2005, for the Bush campaign. Do they know no limits?
It seems to me, that until liberals start calling out these conservatives on they're deceptive tactics they will continue to mislead and miscreate. I would like to know if we could get a class action theft by deception suit against conservatives. They stole my money for a war that was sold as being about terror. When actually, Bush has just been trying to get his father's One World Order agenda furthered. They've taken away my way of life and freedoms by telling me they need to take my freedom so that I keep my freedoms and liberties - go figure that. They can listen to my phone calls and review my emails under the guise of protecting the country from terrorism. Yet, local police use it to boost their incarceration statistics. Many national security experts agree that rules like the Patriot Act have limited effect and should be re-thought.
"…the Patriot Act was enacted in an environment where
there was virtually no discussion or careful scrutiny.
Maybe there shouldn't have been because we needed
to act quickly. But now we have the time and room for
thought about what we need in the post-9/11 world."
- Stephen Schulhofer
national security expert at New York University School of Law
I have to say, without hyperbole, that the conservative agenda has completely changed our way of life - negatively. And since it was all done under false pretense, then I want to get restitiution. I am truly disappointed in the GOP, the Libertarians, the Evangelicals, and anyone else of their ilk. I think they should pay or be punished for the degradation of the lives of good moderates and liberals such as myself.
Sunday, July 20, 2008
Troop Withdrawal Talks in Iraq Benefit McCain or Obama?
Recently, in an article for a German magazine (Der Spiegel), Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki supported the Obama strategy of completing troop withdrawals and redeployments within 16 months in office. This, among other comments, surface amid talks of a "general time horizon" withdrawal strategy by the Bush administration. So much talk of withdrawal would suggest a benefit to the Obama campaign, especially as he is in the middle of a Congressional Middle East tour. Al-Maliki's endorsement should end critic's talks of Obama's foreign policy inexperience, vindicate his consistent rhetoric and allow him to be consistent with his foreign policy comments that have come under fire from Senator McCain.
This news comes to light, though, as "the surge is working" oratory spews from the PR machine of the GOP. Rightfully so, Bush intends to highlight one of seemingly few good decisions he's made in this particular war. Muddying the waters even further are the talks between the two countries of a "general time horizon" withdrawal strategy. Unfortunately, the Executive Branch has been careful to say that they only support this hypothesized plan if positive gains continue. The problem is the occupying force could very well wear out its welcome and turn the Iraq government against Republican policies...if they aren't already, that is.
Naturally, proponents of Obama's ideals would be optimistic of these developments. At the same time this could bolster the military credentials of his rival, Mr. McCain. If played properly, McCain could use this to show how his support for the surge was the correct decision all along. Mr. Obama would have to make the argument that there never should have been a surge or original invasion in the first place - a much more complicated and difficult argument to win at this stage in the conflict.
On the other hand, Maliki, once deemed as weak and ineffective, has been making great strides. First, he has reduced the Iraqi debt to the United Arab Emirates by $7 million after negotiating to have it erased. He has also begun the process of engaging Arab countries with Iraq after reluctance to the Shi'ite lead government. Additionally he's said that he would like to see an end to foreign immunity. The latter would definitely change the effectiveness of contractors in the war torn country, possibly rekindling hostility. All talks of Iraqi Independence should favor Obama, since he is looking to refocus forces in the Afghan territory, to chase the terrorists where they're most potent. Nuri al-Maliki even seemingly endorsed Obama by stating he agreed with his troop withdrawal strategy. Could a Muslim leader's endorsement help Obama or fuel the rumor that he's secretly a Muslim himself? He must take this and grow the sentiment in Iraq and neighboring countries to make it positive. McCain may need to acquiesce, which could show his flexibility or get him labeled as the dreaded "flip-flopper."
With over 80% of the country currently thinking we're on the wrong course, the right course is to have a leader that has coalescence around his ideas. Obama should be seen as a forward thinker and go on the offensive with the notion that he understands the issues. Also, he should make note that he's long purported that a military strategy is not the answer. Thus, he could actually win hearts and minds by helping to build infrastructure in a country that sorely needs basic services like water and sanitary living conditions. McCain would only ultimately benefit if he backs off of his stance that troop levels will need to remain constant because of the surge. The "surge," which is actually just a troop increase was always a short-term solution and must be positioned in this light if he's to elicit political gain from it. Still, his position is too precarious, and still sounds too dogmatic in his incessant need to get a traditional military victory. If played correctly, Obama should be the benefactor of the recent withdrawal talks.
This news comes to light, though, as "the surge is working" oratory spews from the PR machine of the GOP. Rightfully so, Bush intends to highlight one of seemingly few good decisions he's made in this particular war. Muddying the waters even further are the talks between the two countries of a "general time horizon" withdrawal strategy. Unfortunately, the Executive Branch has been careful to say that they only support this hypothesized plan if positive gains continue. The problem is the occupying force could very well wear out its welcome and turn the Iraq government against Republican policies...if they aren't already, that is.
Naturally, proponents of Obama's ideals would be optimistic of these developments. At the same time this could bolster the military credentials of his rival, Mr. McCain. If played properly, McCain could use this to show how his support for the surge was the correct decision all along. Mr. Obama would have to make the argument that there never should have been a surge or original invasion in the first place - a much more complicated and difficult argument to win at this stage in the conflict.
On the other hand, Maliki, once deemed as weak and ineffective, has been making great strides. First, he has reduced the Iraqi debt to the United Arab Emirates by $7 million after negotiating to have it erased. He has also begun the process of engaging Arab countries with Iraq after reluctance to the Shi'ite lead government. Additionally he's said that he would like to see an end to foreign immunity. The latter would definitely change the effectiveness of contractors in the war torn country, possibly rekindling hostility. All talks of Iraqi Independence should favor Obama, since he is looking to refocus forces in the Afghan territory, to chase the terrorists where they're most potent. Nuri al-Maliki even seemingly endorsed Obama by stating he agreed with his troop withdrawal strategy. Could a Muslim leader's endorsement help Obama or fuel the rumor that he's secretly a Muslim himself? He must take this and grow the sentiment in Iraq and neighboring countries to make it positive. McCain may need to acquiesce, which could show his flexibility or get him labeled as the dreaded "flip-flopper."
With over 80% of the country currently thinking we're on the wrong course, the right course is to have a leader that has coalescence around his ideas. Obama should be seen as a forward thinker and go on the offensive with the notion that he understands the issues. Also, he should make note that he's long purported that a military strategy is not the answer. Thus, he could actually win hearts and minds by helping to build infrastructure in a country that sorely needs basic services like water and sanitary living conditions. McCain would only ultimately benefit if he backs off of his stance that troop levels will need to remain constant because of the surge. The "surge," which is actually just a troop increase was always a short-term solution and must be positioned in this light if he's to elicit political gain from it. Still, his position is too precarious, and still sounds too dogmatic in his incessant need to get a traditional military victory. If played correctly, Obama should be the benefactor of the recent withdrawal talks.
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