04.28.08
Posted in Politics, Race, Republicans tagged Barack Obama, Bill Moyers, CNN, Democrats, Fox News, PBS, Republican attack machine, Rev Wright, Voters, Wolf Blitzer at 12:39 am by soulful07
Reverend Wright wtf man, the way CNN and Fox news had built up your interview I was expecting you to jump on the table and body slam Bill Moyers. Everybody in America did… Imagine to my surprise several weeks ago when the most damning bit of sound bite I discovered was actually a quote from a US Ambassador on fox news of all channels wtf indeed. Imagine to my surprise I found myself actually agreeing with alot of the sermons when I had the ability to watch them in full context. “Context” you evil tool, how dare you inform me. Imagine to my surprise that Bill Moyers did a heartfelt interview covering a wide range of topics spending time on them rather than jumping to his feet and yelling. It would appear talking and waiting for a response is a more effective interview method, who knew *shrugs* (take notes Bill O’Reilly, Sean Hanity, Chris Wallace). Actually I knew exactly what was going to happen because I (like most people solely disappointed by the news coverage lately or lack thereof) did some research before forming an opinion about somebody.
I’ve tuned out of the mainstream media for a while, the battle royal between Clinton and Obama was beginning to get on my nerves. But it was nice to see an ACTUAL journalist in their natural habitat, I was under the impression they had been extinct for eons. The most interesting thing about this interview wasn’t so much what was said, however important it was, no the shocker was how it was billed. The news media can’t even just report something anymore, they have to include their take on things to make them bigger and better than needs be. Days before the interview I saw reporters salivating over what was going to be said and had begun taking things out of context before the damn thing was even aired. And what did we end up getting? A well rounded interview by a professional which actually humanized a person who was portrayed as a crazed lunatic.
America has a self esteem problem, I know most people thought it was just skinny models trying to look like Paris Hilton, ohh no America as a society has a self esteem problem with regards to their country. And because of this fear, people are more afraid of words then actual deeds. To me actually going into a country and killing people in my name is more offensive than saying God Damned America, but what the heck do I know. This self esteem issue has reared its ugly head before, remember when people held cd burning rallies to destroy Dixie Chics cds after they said they were ashamed of their President (today 70% of America agrees with them). But get this it wasn’t so much what they said, it was where they said it, in *gasp* are you ready for it… in ENGLAND those limey bastards. Likewise God Damning America isn’t such a bad thing when it’s said with regards to liberals Jews, gay people, and poor black people hit by a hurricane in New Orleans apparently. Yes I kid you not, the sentiment by a great many Pastors across America (Hagee, Falwell, Dobson etc…) is/was, God is Damning America because of the gays and various other liberal evil doers. So lets recap, saying God Damn America because of its horrible foreign policy and how it treats its citizens is BAD!!!! God Damning America because of liberals, abortions, and gays is GOOD!!! If you are confused just remember it’s all about the semantics.
So what is the aftermath of this great build up of titans in the interviewing circle? Nothing. That’s Wright, excuse me RIGHT… Nothing, no follow up, no hoopla, because the actual truth isn’t news worthy apparently. The build up to the story is more important than reporting the actual story. Now where on earth have I seen this type of reporting before hmmm oh yeah i forgot, the Iraq war. There was major anticipation news reporters went crazy showing you bombs fancy airplanes people rode in tanks then the war started and people shrugged their shoulders and went back to Anna Nicole’s baby. And this is why there are so many sheepeople in the world today, their attention span has been beat into submission. And when everything is done, after the climax of the evening news talking heads, people watching roll over, have a cigarette and take a nap.
For your viewing enjoyment
http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/04252008/watch.html
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04.22.08
Posted in Politics, Race, sex tagged ABC, ABC Debate, Arabs, Barack Obama, Bullshit, CNN, Democrats, Dick Cheney, Fox News, George Stephanopoulos, Hillary Clinton, John McCain, Mainstream media, Martin Luther King Jr, MSNBC, Patriot, Patriotism, Racism, Republicans, Sexism, Voters at 3:57 am by soulful07
After watching that last ABC debate err… talk err… mud wrestling extravaganza “about” politics, I wanted to cling to my gun, but since I don’t have one and the bible was out of reach I’ll just use this computer to show how “bitter” I am. I’ve been sitting on these thoughts for a minute now, I didn’t think it needed to be stated because it was so obvious but apparently I was wrooooong so here goes. The theme building up lately has been to paint Barack as unpatriotic, the republicans have been working this angle for literally years now. I saw it coming a mile away but I didn’t really expect democrats to hop on board this idea. I could go on and on about how blatantly racist it is that the black guy with the Arab sounding name is the only person who is getting beat over the head with a flag, even though the other two people probably have alot more to answer for. And I could go on and on about how ridiculous it is that Barack Obama is the only person who (it seems) has to answer for what every black guy with a microphone thinks or says like he is their publicist. Or I could go on and on about how stupid it is that he is the only person who (it seems) has to answer for everybody he ever worked with, met on the subway, sat down next to at a diner, opened a door for, you catch my drift. The fact that these superb scientific benchmarks are only “applicable” to him has restored all my faith if in 4th estate better known as main stream media. And I appreciate every waking hour they have devoted to this in depth investigative research that has been used for years to determine who the next commander in chief will be. If you detected the slightest bit of sarcasm please continue reading on, if you didn’t I would suggest you go back to your elementary school and punch every teacher in the face for failing you.
I’ve been hearing this dog whistle for a while now and it’s starting to hurt my ears. What is a patriot? Does anybody even know anymore? It seems everybody and their gun toting grandmother wants their president to be one, but could anybody spot one if it fell out of the sky and landed on your head? It’s a catch phrase that has won and lost many an election, but it reminds me of a funny line from this movie called The Princess Bride. In the movie Vizzini kept uttering the word “inconceivable” and finally Inigo blurted out “you keep saying that word, but I don’t think it means what you think it does”. Mainstream Media, Republicans, Voters, Politicians, you keep saying “patriot” but I do not think it means what you think it does.
Is Dick Cheney a patriot, he thought it was so important to protect America that he fought tooth and nail to remain home from the Vietnam war 5 times. Is George Bush Jr a patriot, he stood up for telecommunication companies to spy on Americans without oversight and retroactive immunity. Is John McCain a patriot, he believed that Americans have had too many vacations Martin Luther King Day was just another excuse for liberals to have another long weekend, he has also stood out against for torture of everybody not American. Is Bill O’Reilly a patriot he fights everyday (on tv) for the rich white man minority, and has even served tours of duty in the war on Christmas. Is Sean Hanity, Ann Coulter, and the rest of the talking heads patriots for working overtime without regard for their sanity to insert republican talking points in the Democratic discourse.
It’s sad that in 2008 patriotism isn’t so much standing up for the principles of your country (like the constitution) on which it was founded that takes too much work. Patriotism in 2008 means wearing a flag made in China dripping with lead paint made by child factory workers. Nothing says I’m a patriot like waving a flag made in a different country which violates human rights. Obama’s problem isn’t that he is “not patriotic” enough, his problem is that he hasn’t exploited his patriotism into fancy photo ops during tours of flag factories. Obama’s bus isn’t named the Gettysburg straight talk eagle patriot flag Express, he doesn’t have a flag tattoo, his wife had the audacity (to coin a phrase) of being disappointed in anything about America, how dare she in this free country. The Obama name isn’t patriotic enough, he doesn’t have a dog, and a point 5 kid. Obama’s problem doesn’t stop there, he also had the nerve to assume that working with community organizers instead of working with a company shipping jobs overseas, crushing unions and destroying communities was the way to go.
Obama’s naivety is going to be a problem in November when is he going to learn, if you can’t bowl you won’t be able to solve the housing crisis. No war has ever been fought or won by anybody not wearing a flag pin (everybody knows it provides magic powers). Saying you are praying for me in this economic crisis is more important that actually making a plan and doing anything about it.
REAL Patriots jerks, clowns, jackasses for years have used flags, symbols, and catch praises to let us people know that words are more important than actions.
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04.16.08
Posted in Politics, beauty, fashion, health, men & women, relationships, sex tagged anorexia, Burger king, fashion, France, magazines, mcDonalds, Media, Models, obesity, Pizza Hut, Supermodels, Tyra Banks, weight at 6:55 pm by soulful07
For those of you who haven’t been following, the French government has decided to step in and protect people from themselves. That’s right the slippery slope of “saving” ones self from them self has been a daunting task throughout history, and it never solves or addresses the real problems, hold on I’m going to repeat this in capitals so it looks like I’m yelling…
IT NEVER ADDRESSES THE REAL PROBLEMS!!!!
If you are eating you might want to finish chewing before I finish this sentence, the French government has decided to fine websites and magazines up to 71 thousand dollars and even possibly jail time for encouraging extreme thinness. Meanwhile obesity another monumental physical and psychological problem has all worked itself out… ohh wait… while I don’t want to make light of the situation that these people have and are going through, I want to make the point that we have these issues on both sides of the equation. Overweight and obese people on the other hand won’t have their problems magically disappear because you started fining Pizza Hut and McDonalds.
Reactionary laws are about as useful as telling kids don’t look at that hole in the fence there are naked people in there. Sure you feel good about yourself for doing your duty to protect the kids, but there is still a freaking hole in the fence. Naturally my crude analogy doesn’t even begin to compare to the complexities of this problem, but you catch my drift. I don’t have all the answers to anorexia or obesity. I do have my own firsthand account of knowing somebody who is gorgeous, who believes they need breast implants and lose 5 pounds, then and only then will she be “pretty”. I could blame magazines but then again I would also be letting clothing manufactures off the hook for creating a dress size called zero, or making clothes different sizes depending on the stores. I never even knew this until I went shopping with an Ex a few years back, it was kind of sad and funny at the same time. Certain stores sell medium sized clothes in the large section and large clothes in the extra large section. If I hadn’t known any better I would have gotten a complex just watching the sheer ridiculousness of it all.
If I sat down here long enough I could probably come up with a whole list of people to blame starting with Barbie, fashion designers, music videos, actresses, singers, record companies, directors, porn, religion, relationships, men, women, friends, fat friends, skinny friends, pretty friends, and yourself. That’s right the mirror doesn’t lie, we as a society need to take responsibility for our short comings and issues. Instead of looking for scapegoats nothing will be solved until you accept yourself. I have decided I don’t need the government to tell me someone is too skinny, if your breasts look like a dimple above your ribs maybe it’s time to say yes to extra cheese on your whopper. If you need a table all to yourself so you can have room for your breakfast’s breakfast, skinny supermodels on a magazine cover is the least of your worries just ask France.
update: it would appear that my copy and paste from word missed the “paste” part sorry, here is my complete rant.
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04.07.08
Posted in 2008 Election, Barack Obama, CNN, Democrats, Ed Rendell, Hillary Clinton, Politics, Race, Republicans, crybaby, sex tagged 2008 Election, Air America, Barack Obama, Ed Rendell, Hillary Clinton, Liberals, Lose the election, Randi Rhodes at 4:45 am by soulful07
I wasn’t quite sure how I was going to write this particular blog. I have had many reservations about this race, and how things are beginning to play out. Adding more fuel to the fire doesn’t change things, but I think it does provide a little prospective on what has happened and is happening.
I’ve been paying attention to presidential elections for quite some time now. This particular race is special not from an first (African America or woman) prospective, no it’s something bigger. Don’t worry this isn’t one of those red light specials heaping magic praise on Obama. While I admire the guy I am more impressed with his campaign and the residual effects of this 2008 presidential race. True colors, you can’t make this stuff up, you can’t script it, you can’t even prepare for it but when you least expect it, these things show through.
Backs against the wall
When Hilary Clinton was perceived to be the front runner, she was friendly, laughing, and enjoying every minute of it. When Hilary Clinton was perceived to be losing in every perceivable fashion a very different person showed up to the plate. Over the last few days it was revealed that one of Hilary’s staunchest supporters for well over 16 years (Randi Rhodes) called her an f#@king whore. I can attest to the staunchest part because I used to listen to Air America and I heard her defend Hilary tooth and nail for years. I actually did some research and found the day the camel’s back broke so to speak for Randi. It was very what’s the word… Shocking… no, Revealing… no, interesting? Most definitely “interesting”, Randi laid it all out there, the brushing things (facts) aside, how outraged she was about her actions towards the party, again relating to the backs against the wall. Many many people have been thoroughly disgusted with the type of campaign Mrs. Clinton has run so far (myself included). For years I was told the Clintons ran the tightest ship in the business and quite frankly I believed it. They withstood attacks for many years, and the objective side of me ignored the fact that THESE ATTACKS WERE ALWAYS SELF INFLICTED, but people always rushed to bail them out every time. This tightest ship has run out of money two times already, failed to pay healthcare for its workers (ohh the irony), failed to pay bills (3 million still outstanding), it was also the very least prepared, and organized. One of my favourite games to play now is guessing which campaign banner Hilary was going to stand behind each speech. There was no theme just the wish to win when your back is against the wall.
Racism/ Sexism
One of the magical most interesting aspects of this campaign is the over use of racism/sexism. I’ve noticed the two candidates use these issues to their advantage on various occasions. Racism has worked to Senator Obama’s advantage a many times mainly because the republicans are scared shitless to use it against him. Hilary on the other hand has used sexism to her advantage so often I can’t keep track of it any more.
A new term has been created in the vernacular “Reverse Racism” and from my understanding it is when racist bastards like Sean Hanity cry about people being racist to a racist. In this world of being super politically correct everybody is jumping in front of words like they are bullets to protect my sensitive ears. It’s funny every election so far this primary season CNN… well pretty much every news source has reminded us, black people are supporting Barack Obama. Normally I just let these things go but when they were going over the stats in Wyoming and they tried but couldn’t spin it to match the only black people supporting him theme, I knew cable news was lost to us forever. The day they report Hilary has won the feminist vote I think I’m going to just turn my TV in and go back to cave drawings to figure out my news.
Donors
It’s a funny thing, the other day a group of 20 super rich donors to the Democratic Party wrote a letter threatening Speaker Polesi demanding she be even vaguer about her vague support! And I thought to myself it’s about time people stand up and make things even more confusing. At first I said to myself what gall, but in retrospect these people had made back room deals to get favors in return, and damnit this is America they should get their money’s worth. 2008 has taught us that in this space time continuum the poor guy with a 20 dollar donation is magically equal to the rich guy’s 1 million dollar donation (for now). And you know what, suprise suprise the rich guy is freaking pissed about it. While I’m not naive Obama has taken money from lots of rich people hell he even took money from the nuclear industry but, and this is a big but, the little people somehow have a say in things too for a change. I know, it blew my mind. Besides breaking ever record imaginable this thing is turning everything on its head every which way from Sunday. Personally I think it’s a good thing, for politics and the country.
“Liberals”
Some Democrats are racist, sexist, two way talking bastards. There I said it. Deal with it. It’s true. The dirty little secret is finally out, I admire the republicans for their forward stance on segregation and open oppression of the little man. It’s not about the shit they believe in, no no this is strictly about making people some money. And you know what, sure it’s an ass backwards and probably vile way of thinking, but I can respect somebody who isn’t a fraud. If and I’m talking the mother load here, if there is one thing I am glad is finally coming to the fore front, it is this under the table resentment from people who call themselves liberals. It only took a black guy and a woman at the same time to create the perfect storm but here it is. I don’t condone all the bitch talk on message boards and just in general conversation. But on the flip side many Hilary supporters are so hung up on having a woman in office they don’t or can’t even believe the racist shit coming out of their mouths and neither can I.
Entitlement
While I think Hilary is a smart woman and she is very qualified to be commander in chief as she puts it, I laughed my ass off when I saw her enter this race like it was supposed to be handed to her. She and Rudy rode in on the same horses and sadly those two will leave on this horse one way or another. Listening to talk radio is depressing, but listening to these uninformed callers makes you want to jump out of a window. The thing that is most sad are the people who feel Barack should wait his turn like everybody is waiting to go down a slide in the school yard playground. Wait your turn? What kind of nonsensical argument is that to make? It isn’t even grounded on anything but day in and day out I hear house wives and various other intelligent women demand Barack sit his butt down and wait in line. I’m sorry but if wait your turn is the only argument you have for Hilary to be president it speaks volumes about why she shouldn’t be president.
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