Here we go again…
Well, it’s not only the scientists who are all getting hot under collar with the global warming thing. It seems as our beloved veggie, Paul McCartney, decided to go all green as well. I guess green makes sense after losgina few to the one-legged wonder heathen Heather Mills. She took a few green ones off him. Okay, I am not a huge McCartney (or Beatles) fan. Especially not Sir Paul. Anyone trying to force tofu and soya down my throat better run fast. But this time he got the pale people vegetarians greenies all worked up for all the wrong reasons. He bought a hybrid. Okay, not actually bought one - got it for free from Lexus. They are not pissed because he got it for free. Nah, it is interesting that those who have will get more, but that’s not the reason. No. Sir Pale Paul got his hybrid flown in all the way from Japan… A bit of an environmental footprint hey? The equivalent of driving it 300 times around the earth. I’m not bugged, I say just Let It Be.
It is official. Libya is back on the good side of life. Yes, the country called Great Socialist People’s Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, but known to close friends as just plain old Libya, is now officially the place to be. Okay, not really official, but still - the signs are there that it is the in place right now. No Gaddafi didn’t hand out oil for free or open a Arab Disney. Actually, I don’t know why they are the place to be. I just know they are. Just the other day they caught 240 illegal immigrants hanging around the beaches at Tripoli. Must be the weather. Can’t be that they were trying to get into Italy by any chance. I mean really. Italy? Why the hell would you want to do something like that? You know how I feel about Italy…
3. Flip-flop, here we go… again
Question to Presidential candidate: “Do you think that American diplomats should be operating the way they have in the past, working with the Palestinian government if Hamas is now in charge?”
Presidential candidate answered: “They’re the government; sooner or later we are going to have to deal with them, one way or another, and I understand why this administration and previous administrations had such antipathy towards Hamas because of their dedication to violence and the things that they not only espouse but practice, so . . . but it’s a new reality in the Middle East. I think the lesson is people want security and a decent life and decent future, that they want democracy. Fatah was not giving them that.”
So McCane would be all over your… hum… backside it you said that right? I mean come on. Obama shouldn’t be saying things like that. Talking to extreme governments. It should just not be done by an American President. What? Obama didn’t say that? Oh… McLame said that… Just 2 years ago. Maybe it is his age catching up. I can understand that. He can’t even remember where he put his teeth last night. Or his comb-over hair. Sad thing is. People will swallow this and vote for the man. I think it is Kool-Aid. Or could be stupidity.
4. Monster sue Monster sue Monster sue Monster…
So you are just playing a nice game of mini-golf and when you think to yourself. I should really get cable from these guys. It must be the blue lights getting you all confused and the putter feels a bit like a remote control. Now, you must be pretty stupid to confuse mini-golf with cable right? No - I don’t mean watching Caddyshack on the box. I mean thinking that a mini-golf outfit will sell you cable on the side. Stupidity knows no end. Monster Cable is suing Monster Mini Golf because of copyright infringement. WTF? My question exactly. But it’s okay. They’ve also sued Discovery over their Monster Garage series. And Monster.com. And Disney for Monster Inc. And the Red Sox for Monster Seats on the… Green Monster. I guess they are hoping for a Monster payout. Keep dreaming guys. Acting like Monsters, sorry little “m” - monsters, won’t get you much sympathy. I’ll sue if you dare register Angry Monster on the Loose. Monster! Monster! Monster! monsters. Now, let’s sit back and wait to get sued.
5. Stopping poverty at the door
I think this Samuelson dude (sorry, Robert J. Samuelson) needs to get back to university. Start reading Logic 101 instead of The Economist. I think he might be conservative. Hear him out. “Finally, let’s discuss poverty. Everyone is against it, but hardly anyone admits that most of the increase in the past 15 years reflects immigration — new immigrants or children of recent immigrants. Unless we stop poor people from coming across our Southern border, legally and illegally, we won’t reduce poverty.” Hum… Dude. I apologize. That is way logic. You will reduce poverty by letting less poor people in. Hum… Dude. I really don’t know what to say. Maybe you should become Mac’s economic adviser. Your sense of economics makes about as much sense as his views on war, torture, foreign policy, Hamas flip-flop, Sonny & Cher, (sorry, Sunni & Shiite), gas prices and his comb-over. Here’s another few pieces of logic Mr Smartypants - stop the killing by stopping the war or stop the dying by giving people health-care or stop the bigotry by giving people equal rights or stop the pain by stopping the torture or stop global warming by stopping the oil. Puh-lease. As if you have the balls or logic to do that.
That’s it folks. See ya later. And have a great, great weekend.
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6 responses so far ↓
Keven Bennett // May 17, 2008 at 9:09 am
Not so organized as my normal commentary goes, but here goes.
Um, poverty is a big problem, but the idea is that our poverty has increased because illegals are crossing the border and swelling the rolls of the poor is a stand-alone self-stupidity display.
It might be pointed out, that US poverty statistics are based on the poverty of, well, US citizens. Illegals don’t get counted, Sammy. Score one for relentlessly stating the obvious.
And, well, the way to reduce poverty is to well, reduce poverty, it seems to me.
EnergyEngineer // May 17, 2008 at 11:38 am
McCain Flip Flop? I read and what I heard, and I have no Idea if this is in context the guy supports Hillary,… anyway what I heard was “There are two Parties Fatah and Hamas, the people over there were upset with the Fatah or the ruleing party. So they voted in the “Hardliners for Change.” or Hamas. We are going to have to deal with them one way or the other. ”
Now this could be taken many ways. What is interesting to me was the question was not answered. The Question was should we have diplomatic relations. The answer is we have to deal with them. So its down to, do you bomb them, negotiate with them, saction them. So clear of an answer. So the only way he could flip flop is if McCain said he should ignore him. How ever that charge of Flip Flop which was so desivating with Kerry won’t work on most of our esteemed senators. Kerry made his flip flops with in the space of an hour. Not the case here. All McCain has to say is, We tried this policy and it didn’t work in two years. I want to try this policy now.
The names for the Mac are humorous, I think we should give Obama a silly name too. What do you think. Whats fair is fair.
Monster is playing the great america lottory, the civil courts. We apperently have to many laywers createing trouble by stiring trouble up. America could fall on such troubles. It has already turned many in this nation in to greedy uncareing folk who have no sense National Unity or even the help your neighbor out. One reason so many want the social programs maybe. But thankfully that is still a minority of people.
Sampson lists his policies, will no one else. His Logic is perfectly fine. When it comes to spending government money you do or you don’t. You tax all incomes or you have an unjust system and disincentives to work hard. He tried to make his solutions palatable to both sides. And ticked off everyone. I certainly don’t agree with him.
Oh and when you changed the subject to me it sounded like you lumped him with all the evils you just named, and ignored his suggestions. You didn’t answer the question so to speak.
I also don’t accept the premise that people aren’t recieveing equal rights in the US. What bigotry point it out? I am from the rural areas of the country. I have met OLD people who were bigots, they are shunned and they don’t infringe on anyones rights, they are liveing and let liveing lest the comunity has to set them straight.
I don’t accept your premise that the US is tortureing people. Its not happening on a wide scale, and on a very narrow scale it is not happening. Stop the dying, flat out impossible, we are makeing the biggest dent we can to stop it under our system of taxes and government which is the best this world has every done. Universal Health Care will not improve the situation. We the People do not handle money right when we do it through the government. Universal health care is a waste. Everyone would do better by skipping a meal once a month and donateing 20 dollars to a health care fund. I don’t know if there is a privite charity health care fund but there should be a decent one that takes only aboutl 10 perecent overhead.
Keven Bennett // May 18, 2008 at 9:40 am
I don’t know EE.
The point is, your approach has already been tried. The conservatives had their chance, and they not only failed, but they failed horribly. That’s not just me, but a lot of people.
Supply side stuff is a failure, faith and charity based equity distribution is a failure. We just don’t have the voluntary participation of individuals willing to take your suggestion to heart, and frankly, since it ain’t gonna happen, we need another solution besides just ignoring the now 55+ million Americans w/o health care.
Tax issues aren’t the answer either. I’m looking at the cost of gas as an example. Everyone bitches and moans about the gas tax, but, you know, at least I know where that 35 cents goes. It gets spent on projects that enhance driving all over the country. Don’t forget that in rural areas, their tax base just simply isn’t big enough to pay for the infrastucture they have - and this is the biggest single myopy involved in the whole govt waste/overtaxing complaint.
Me, I would rather pay my 35 cents in taxes. We can fix what’s broke, but we can’t do a thing about the money that goes to the pockets of already-rich CEO’s of companies who don’t even care about American jobs. That money just disappears and it is a LOT larger cut than 35 cents on the gallon.
I’m basically sick of the darkness and ignorance of the conservatives. They had their shot and they turned our country into a complete mess.
Move over.
alisha9 // May 19, 2008 at 9:40 am
Stop poverty by not allowing poor people to enter the country?????? This statement is proof that quiet people aren’t the only ones who don’t say much! Just crazy!
SanityFound // May 20, 2008 at 8:44 am
Sorry not related but am a bit slow in finding email button
I am interested to know your views on what is going on at the moment and how the UN is now involved - from someone who knows Africa’s history better than I, someone who is not plagued by the propaganda that we are flooded with at the moment here in SA… your views on the xenophobic killings and what is now being labelled as a war.
angryafrican // May 20, 2008 at 8:47 pm
@Keven - Simple logic isn’t it?
@EnergyEngineer - I’ll focus on the one area where I should be clearer. Bigotry. America isn’t full of bigots. This is a pretty awesome country. I should have been more specific. I meant gay rights. Right to marry and be treated the same by the government and by the law. But their partners can’t get benefits if they die etc. That’s my beef. Oh, I’ll think of a few names to call Obama. But it is easier to target the guy who stands against the guy I like!
@alisha9 - Logic…
@SanityFound - Gonna blog on that soon.
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