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Oct. 2nd, 2008 @ 09:28 pm
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The Vice-Presidential debates are pretty much over. They just have to make their closing statements but other than that - they're done.
I could be considered an Obama supporter. I agree with him more so than McCain...but still and yet I try (stress - TRY) to remain objective about things. I try to give folks the benefit of the doubt.
Hell, I'm one of the few Obama supporters that could actually say that the first debate was little more than a "draw".
But tonight?
Binden moped the floor with Palin.
Hands down.
You want me to sum up Govenor Palin's comments? Ok : "Alaska, you betcha', "nook-yu-ler", hockey moms, home-spun wisdom, maverick (tm), [wink to the camera], joe six pack".
That was it.
Sure, after that Katie Couric interview a lot of folks would have you belive that Palin was capable of little more than sticking her thumb in her nose and farting into the mic...she didn't (which could be considered something of a small victory, I guess) but - wow. Charming? Sure. Informed and capable of leadership? I'll get back to you... |
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Oct. 2nd, 2008 @ 08:40 am
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Note - I'm not doing this to alienate anyone. We all have different opinions and it's what makes this country great. I promise to respectfully honor those different political beliefs. That being said, I found this interesting...
The Truth About Sarah Palin (from www.rollingstone.com aka "The Liberal Media")
Sarah Palin's credentials as a "reformer" are nothing but spin. She has sided with Big Oil, lobbied to increase pork spending and abused her public power to carry out personal vendettas. Here's a guide to separating myth from fact.
MYTH 1
THE MYTH: "She took the luxury jet that was acquired by her predecessor and sold it on eBay. And made a profit!" — John McCain, at a campaign stop in Wisconsin
THE FACTS: No one bought the jet online. It was eventually sold through an aircraft broker — at a loss to taxpayers of nearly $600,000.
MYTH 2
THE MYTH: "I told the Congress 'Thanks, but no thanks' on that Bridge to Nowhere." — Sarah Palin, convention speech
THE FACTS: Supported the infamous pork project in her 2006 run for governor, even after Congress had killed the bridge; derided its opponents as "spinmeisters." Reversed her stance a year later — but kept the money, doling out the $223 million in federal funds to other pork projects throughout the state.
MYTH 3
THE MYTH: "We ... championed reform to end the abuses of earmark spending by Congress." — Sarah Palin, convention speech
THE FACTS: As mayor, employed a lobbyist who also worked for Jack Abramoff to secure $27 million in pork spending for Wasilla — more than $4,000 per resident. In her two years as governor, requested $453 million in earmarks. Alaska ranks first in the nation for pork, raking in seven times the national average.
MYTH 4
THE MYTH: "I found ... someone who stopped government from wasting taxpayers' money." — John McCain, introducing Palin
THE FACTS: Signature accomplishment as mayor: building a $15 million hockey arena that plunged the city into debt. Broke ground on the project without finalizing the city's purchase of the land; the resulting fiasco cost Wasilla $1.3 million — roughly $200 per resident.
MYTH 5
THE MYTH: "Our opponents say, again and again, that drilling will not solve all of America's energy problems — as if we didn't know that already." — Sarah Palin, convention speech
THE FACTS: "I beg to disagree with any candidate who would say we can't drill our way out of our problem." — Sarah Palin, July 2008
MYTH 6
THE MYTH: "We began a nearly $40 billion natural-gas pipeline to help lead America to energy independence." — Sarah Palin, convention speech
THE FACTS: With federal approval years away, not a single section of the pipeline has been laid. State could end up paying the pipeline's contractor $500 million — even if it never breaks ground on the project.
MYTH 7
THE MYTH: "She's from a small town with small-town values." — Fred Thompson, convention speech
THE FACTS: Wasilla and the surrounding valley recently named the meth capital of Alaska, with 42 meth labs busted in a single year.
MYTH 8
THE MYTH: Palin has "taken on the political establishment in the largest state of the union." — Fred Thompson, convention speech
THE FACTS: Served until 2005 as director of fundraising group associated with indicted senator Ted Stevens.
MYTH 9
THE MYTH: "She's fought oil companies." — John McCain, introducing Palin
THE FACTS: Collected $13,000 in campaign contributions from oil and gas lobbyists, including Exxon, BP, Shell and Chevron. BP was a sponsor of her inaugural ball.
MYTH 10
THE MYTH: "She's been to Kuwait. She's been over there. She has been with her troops. The National Guard that she commands, who have been over there and had the experience." — John McCain, highlighting Palin's national-security credentials
THE FACTS: Never had a passport before 2007, when she made a brief photo-op trip to visit troops in Germany and Kuwait. Has never been to Iraq, and has not met a single foreign head of state.
MYTH 11
THE MYTH: "I have protected the taxpayers by vetoing wasteful spending." — Sarah Palin, convention speech
THE FACTS: As governor, sought travel reimbursement for 312 nights she spent in her own home.
MYTH 12
THE MYTH: “The only difference between a pit bull and a hockey mom is lipstick”. — Sarah Palin, convention speech
THE FACTS: There are a vast number of differences between pitbulls and hockey moms.
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Oct. 2nd, 2008 @ 08:07 am
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The last stop in Sarah Palin's journey from benefit to albatross will be tonight's debate. |
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Sep. 30th, 2008 @ 10:44 am
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(In or around) MAY 16th I will become a father.
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Ok folks...
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Sep. 29th, 2008 @ 08:29 am
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You're : a contraction of YOU and ARE
Go forth into the world and spread this information as gospel.
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Ok, I watched the debate last night.
If you remove any and all preference from the situation and look at it objectively you can say the truth - neither one really won.
They preached to their choirs. Thus Obama fans claim he won while McCain folks proclaim victory. Neither one delivered a knock out blow or worthy "kewl" 30 second soundbite. And I say this as a Obama supporter. It's important to remain as open-minded and objective as possible...and last night was a 13 round fight that ended in a split decision.
And besides, $#*! all of that posturing and nonsense - Paul Newman died.
Sep. 27th, 2008 @ 12:53 pm
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Every week I get together with my pals and watch movies.
These films are what the outside world might refer to as "bad movies".
So far we've watched:
The Sword and the Sorcerer - Unforgivable 80's cheese with Richard Moll of Night Court, bitchin'-quasi-Boris Vallejo cover art and the most insanely "kewl" sword evar!!1!
Rock and Roll Nightmare - No-budget Canadian "rock-horror" starring Jon Mikl Thor (yes, that's his name) and featuring the most awesome climactic battle since Bela Legosi took on a motor-less octopus!
Smokey and the Bandit - To memorialize Jerry Reed we watched this and drank Coors beer. This lead to a jag of Burt "mustache of the ages" Reynolds / Hal "I made Mega Force" Needham movies...
Hooper - Burt and Needham. What more needs to be said? Oh, how about: the roof-less Palimino club, drunk Terry Bradshaw, rampant drinking and driving, pre-breakdown Jan Michael Vincent and A FUCKING ROCKET CAR!! I miss the 70's!!
Stroker Ace - More Burt / Needham fun. More Burt breaking the 4th wall. BONUS: Jim Neighbors SINGING!
Slap Shot - By no means a bad movie, but still - there is NO WAY IN HELL this movie could be made for today's PC world. Not without extensive watering down and cleaning up! Hell, Paul-freakin'-Newman calls a child a "cocksucking fag who takes it up the butt"!! YIKES!
Soul Vengence / Welcome Home Brother Charles - 70's Blacksploitation with the most unlikely murder weapon ever! Not to mention a soundtrack that sounds like extremely slowed down version of "Brass Monkey".
That's all I can think of right now, but we need more movie ideas! Know of any good "under appreciated" gems...preferably of 70's and 80's?
Sep. 26th, 2008 @ 12:14 pm
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OrAstroMan wrote...
Large sporting goods companies are trying to take skateboarding away from us. Big name retail stores are offering skateboards and skate related merchandise stealing business away from knowledgeable, honest real Skate shops. Big corporations like Nike are trying to wrap Skateboarding up in a neat, marketable package that they feel that they can suck millions out of. We have to put a stop to this. Support your local shop.
Help spread the word. Go to this myspace page and grab a copy of the banner that I put in this post. Use it to let them know that we won't let them take Skateboarding away from us.
Sep. 23rd, 2008 @ 11:28 am
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Sep. 23rd, 2008 @ 10:14 am
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Dear America,
Wow. Can you believe it? Halloween is right around the corner! Yeah, we don't really celebrate it the way we used to...but still, we few heathen souls still know how to have a good time. Even cooler, we've passed the grand ol' Halloween traditions on to our kids! But that's not what I'm writing about...
I'm writing about your choice in Halloween costumes.
We're in the midst of a Presidential Election and some of you will opt for Obama or McCain masks. More power to you. But still, I fear.
Nay - I dread.
I dread a large swath of the male population will opt for something they believe to be cool.
Yes, I can feel it...I can sense it. Call it geek intuition, call it whatever but a large amount of guys are seriously considering this...
Don't do it. Just fight it. Resist. Do whatever you need to do, but DON'T do this. You won't be cool. You won't be unique. And I will be inclined to punch you in the face.
A lot.
Repeatedly.
Sep. 17th, 2008 @ 02:38 pm
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I never really got the Guitar Hero / Rock Band games. I thought that "the kids" should be picking up real instruments and playing (shock) "real" music.
But then I played 'em.
Damn they're fun. And for a person such as myself who will likely never learn how to play "Smoke on the Water" it's a friggin' blast to belt out Vernon Reid's guitar solo to "Cult of Personality".
Anyway, they announced the track listing for Guitar Hero 4 and I feel old. I recognize a good deal of group but still there are others that are...shall we say...questionable?
[cue old man voice]
Who the hell is Anouk? Sounds like a damn Eskimo band...
Beatsteaks? Really? BEATSTEAKS?!
Eh, who cares, it's got freakin' MISTER CROWLEY by Ozzy! And a "new" version of KICK OUT THE JAMS which will surely delete "MOTHER FUCKER!" from the opening shout... Three TOOL songs because the kids like that nu-Pink Floyd stuff. And of all the Smashing Pumpkins tracks we get TODAY. A great (if overplayed) maudlin, mid-tempo song.
Sep. 12th, 2008 @ 04:10 pm
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Burt Reynolds, folks. Burt - FREAKIN'- Reynolds. Women love him. Men want to be him. Don't believe me? Rent "Hooper". A little Hal Needham gem from the late seventies that Gurley shared with the crew much like a Gideon's guy shares a Bible.
We loved the movie. The whole thing.
But then came a scene. A scene which will live forever burned in our brains.
Burt gets some bad news from his doctor...really bad news. He gets loaded (on Coors beer, of course) drives home (yes - DRIVES, it was the seventies!) then rides around in a circle on his horse "Dancer".
I know - it's already awesome. But wait - it gets awesome-er!
Burt's lady (a young vivacious 70's era Sally Fields) senses her man is distraught and goes outside to watch her man riding in circles on his horse. Burt sees her, has the horse the jump the fence and then...without a word spoken, he hops down and nails her right there on the grass! The Horse then jumps the fence and goes back into the pen...all on it's own!
Oh yeah - and a sweet Tammy Wynette songs plays in the background lauding Burt's character "Hooper" for being mysterious and misunderstood!
FREAKIN' A!
I miss the seventies!
Sep. 12th, 2008 @ 10:33 am
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| » Because I'm a sucker... |
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Choose a singer/band/group
- Answer the following questions using ONLY titles of songs by that singer/band/group
- Tag 7 more people.
Rocket from the Crypt!
1. Are you male or female? Shy boy
2. Describe yourself. Weak Superhero
3. What do people feel when they're around you? Guilt Free
4. How would you describe your previous relationship? Dumb, blind and horny -or- Break it Up
5. Describe your current relationship. Lets get busy!
6. Where would you want to be now? Back in the state
7. How do you feel about love? When in Rome
8. What's your life like? You gotta' move!
9. What would you ask for if you had only one wish? Where are the fuckers?
10. Say something wise. This bad check is gonna stick!
I ain't tagging seven people cause I feel this whole meme has already made the rounds, but I am tagging...
SURLY
OR ASTROMAN
DA REEL JOSH BRO-LIN
RAWEE1
and MATRIXX
Sep. 5th, 2008 @ 09:58 am
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| » Every Livejournal political debate EVER! (in one post) |
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I disagree with you.
You're dumb.
The political candidate of your choosing supports values that are the direct opposite of mine. As a result, your preferred candidate is stupid.
The information you have regarding alleged error / misdoings on the part of my candidate is biased and comes from a conservative / liberal think-tank. Their information is tainted, skewed and represents the most base level of muck-raking imaginable!
You can do nothing more than spout out pithy quotes you memorized from Jon Stewart / Rush Limbaugh! And we all know he is little more than a pawn for the liberal media / right wing conspiracy.
You can't admit it, but you simply do not like Sarah Palin / Barak Obama because she / he is female / black! You can't admit that not matter how much your candidate is pro-"change" / a "maverick" you harbor a biased based on his / her, 'race / gender!
And another thing - quit denegrating my preferred candidate because his / her only political experience is being a senator / being a govenor! You're just scarred because me selection is for "change" / a "maverick.
And while we're at it - you don't like my choice of candidate because you're a low-brow, uneducated troglodyte who simply can't comprehend the issues / fancy-ass college boy with yer la-dee-da book learnin'! I'll bet you hate God / the Constitution!!
If you could just tear your head away from FOX News / CNN you would realize that my candidate is best for America! But no! You won't listen! You'll just listen your AM Radio / liberal Media and believe all of the lies about how John McCain / Barak Obama is ready to die at any moment / the un-official 11th hijacker of 9/11!
Until the day comes where you can get your head out of your booty / shit-pipe we'll have to agree to disagree!
Sep. 4th, 2008 @ 04:09 pm
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| » R.I.P. Jerry Reed |
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NOTE to Josh Bro-lin and orAstroman - This thursday night should be Jerry Reed Movie night!
From CNN:
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (AP) -- Jerry Reed, a singer who appeared in the "Smokey and the Bandit" movies, has died of complications from emphysema at age 71, his longtime booking agent said Tuesday.  Grammy-winning singer and songwriter Jerry Reed was known for his roles in Burt Reynolds films. As a singer in the 1970s and early 1980s, he had a string of hits that included "Amos Moses," "When You're Hot, You're Hot," "East Bound and Down," and "The Bird." In the mid-1970s, he began acting in movies such as "Smokey and the Bandit" with Burt Reynolds, "Gator" "Hot Stuff" and "High-Ballin'."
Sep. 2nd, 2008 @ 01:53 pm
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ITEM - Track, Bristol, Willow, Piper, and Trig.
What the f*** Sarah Palin? No one names their kids Jimmy or Jennifer up in Alaska?
NOTE - My name is Pointblank75 and I approve this non-controversial, non-issue oriented, non-political commentary.
ITEM - I had a dream sunday night that I was sitting in a chair with my left arm on a drawing table. A tattoo artist was laying out a tattoo to match the one on my right arm (note - on my right arm I have a tattoo memorializing my Mother). I asked the are artist "what are we doing again?" and she said "due to "recent events" I had to get a matching tattoo for my Dad". Then I woke up.
Cut to the next day, Labor Day, we get a call from Step-Mom. Pops is at the Emergency Room with a awful headache that had been bothering him for 24 hours. I was filled - FILLED - with terror.
5 hours at the lovely Baptist memorial emergency room and a battery of tests later and my Pop was sent home. He has some sort of viral infection. He's resting at home now, feeling better. Thank God.
ITEM - I really wish there was a musical equivalent of DOGME 95 (click the link if you don't know what the dogme movement is/was). An yeah, I know a lot of pretentious artsy/fartsy stuff was made following the dogme principals -cough-Harmony Korine-cough...anyway... I think the majority of today's musical artists should lock themselves in a warehouse and force themselves to record an e.p. within 48 hours using something like a 4 or 8 track. There's too much gloss and over-production in today's music.
That is all.
Sep. 2nd, 2008 @ 12:24 pm
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Ok, kids I don't know about you, but for me it's friday, it's payday and it's a segue into a three day holiday. On that note, I give you the funniest damn thing ever (for today). You're welcome.
Aug. 29th, 2008 @ 12:18 pm
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TIME! MACHINE! IS! GO!
Aug. 28th, 2008 @ 11:28 am
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Jokey Smurf - hilarious or asshole?
Aug. 27th, 2008 @ 02:19 pm
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| » MY VOTE IS UP FOR GRABS! |
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So I was watching the big Democratic Convention / pat-ourselves-on-the-back-Fest last night...and I noticed something. People will applaud for anything.
ANYTHING.
So, with that in mind, I am issuing the following contest to both Presidential candidates : Whoever reads the following acceptance speech will win my vote. Now, of course, Barak has an unfair advantage because his convention is in full swing as we speak. His speech is thursday night and he could take the big prize...but should he fail? Well, then the ball would in McCain's court...and believe you me - winning a registered Democrats vote would be sweet! So anyway, without further delay I give you "My (Your) Acceptance Speech!"
My fellow fellows, I could tell you about some blu-rays discs that won't play with blue cheese. And this kinda' stuff hurts my heart. Hurts it something fierce!
For too long we've been mixing our flap-jacks with our German auto-makers. We've been sprinkling salt on our salt shakers and really - what is that about?
[motion to your crotch]
It hangs low, does it not?
[wait for applause]
You saw Attack of the Clones but you didn't see Hayden Christensen in Broken Glass. That was a stiff-ass movie. And the velvet rope was never higher. For as they say - "you can't make a potato pancake without breaking a few pancakes." And that is really what we're all about.
Here.
Right now.
We've got bacon, but no bacon bits. And our children need them bits. If not, we'd sooner stop, drop and roll to the nearest Terrorist training camp. Once there, we would hold hands.
Together.
[wait for applause]
Once held, these hands would no longer be capable of evil. Evil hands. Slapping wives. Pushing children into traffic. Spreading cream cheese on your buddies doughnut.
If you know what I'm saying.
[wait for laughter to subside]
They say Heterosexual marriage is between one man and one woman! I say in the good book it is Adam and Eve, not Adam and a Mariachi band! I say the good book had a forward written by Danielle Steele! And it was hot! Plaster casts haven't been made to hold mine back! And they shouldn't hold yours back either!
Stand smiling! Punch that pumpkin and take a dump the size of a pitcher's mound! Rub elbows and sing in the words of the old Mad Lib - (name of person in the room) (verbs) quickly to the store! I say again - (name of person in the room) (verbs) quickly to the store!
My Harry Dean Stanton bless you and to all of you here that would vote for me - a triple-dipped waffle cone!
Good night my fellow Canadians!
[wait for applause to end]
Aug. 26th, 2008 @ 01:20 pm
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