Just a reminder that it’s May 1st and you shouldn’t take anything for granted. You have what you have today because others fought for it, and if you don’t stand up for those rights they will be taken away from you.
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Category Archives: Opinionated
Steven Tyler Goes Over To The Dark Side
Steven Tyler is doing commercials for Burger King. Rock & Roll just died a little.
Old Stevie boi must really be hurting for cash.
Primary Frustration
Am I the only one who’s pissed that the primary is all set and done before it even reaches my state? A good half of the country (probably more; I didn’t bother to do the math) should feel disenfranchised as voters right about now. Democracy my fucking ass. Last time around I changed my party affiliation from Independent to Democrat, and wouldn’t you know, my guy dropped out before “super” Tuesday because he was hopelessly outspent by Barack & Hillary. Imagine if the general election were to be held over a period of six months. What a fucking joke.
So now we got the choice between Willard and Barack. What’s the difference? One straps dogs to the roof of his car and the other has funny ears. Skin tone is about the same.
Don’t kid yourself. America is about as democratic as Sudan. We live in a two-party dictatorship owned and paid for by corporations.
Racism Not An Issue In America (Or In Journalism)
I think The Daily Texan got it right. Shame on the Lamestream Liberal Media for painting the Trayvon Martin case with a racist brush.
If you ever, EVER, were in doubt that racism is still bogging down this country, then this cartoon from The Daily Texan sets you straight. America was a better place in the 1920s. Shame. Just pure shame. Notice how the cartoonist – Stephanie Eisner – even misspelled Trayvon’s name.
A big thanks to The Daily Texan for clearing things up on the coverage of the Trayvon Martin killing.
A Spoonful Of Suger Doesn’t Help The Coffee Go Down
I don’t like sugar in my coffee. I think sugar in coffee is an abomination. I don’t trust people who like sugar in their coffee. I really fucking hate it when they put sugar in my coffee at Dunkin’ Donuts when I clearly, loudly and with perfect enunciation and diction declare that I DO NOT WANT SUGAR IN MY GODDAMN FUCKING COFFEE!
Clueless Students “Celebrating” St. Patrick’s Day at West Virginia University
This is our future. These kids think they’re cool and rebellious, sticking it to the parent generation, but really, this is the definition of sheeple, giving in to peer pressure and being too afraid to even attempt to produce an independent thought lest your buddies should think you’re lame. I wonder how many of them are even of Irish descent.
My comment to this video got a few nasty replies on YouTube, most along the line of “moron, people like to have fun and college is a good place to have it, so fuck you gramps”. It’s also a good place to get an education. Frankly, at this point I’m starting to question the value of an American college degree, everything is so watered down and the average student graduates clueless about anything but partying. These are the kids who will flip burgers for a living five years down the road complaining that they can’t get a job even with a college degree.
America is descending into an idiocracy on so many levels. Hopefully I’ll be dead before we hit rock bottom.
I Am Trayvon Martin
If you’re not outraged, you’re not paying attention. Paraphrasing Edmund Burke: All it takes for the assholes to win is you not giving a shit.
Trayvon Martin, February 5, 1995 – February 26, 2012
Symptom of the Universe. I see some people are exploiting this opportunity to make a 2nd Amendment argument, both pro and con. But this isn’t about guns or the right to bear arms; it’s about the spirit of Jim Crow still haunting the South, it’s about racism, law enforcement misconduct, if not criminal negligence or even an outright cover-up, as well as class warfare.
George Zimmerman needs to go to jail for the rest of his natural life, the entire police force of Sanford fired and investigated, and the rest of us should try to salvage what is left of justice in America.
The Rise and Fall of Modern Civilization – A Timeline
Negro slaves > Gospel & Blues > The birth of Rock & Roll > Late 60s, the 70s: The Golden Age of Rock & Roll > January 1st, 1980: total, enduring eclipse of the sun/the day the music died > Ronald Reagan, Wal-Mart, Billy Idol, Hip-Hop, AIDS, hair bands, grunge, 9/11, GWB, Afghanistan & Iraq, World Financial Collapse, Rush Limbaugh, Rick Santorum, Occupy Wall Street > ?
Dennis Kucinich Falls Victim To Redistricting
This is just sad and so, so wrong. Out of 535 members of Congress Dennis Kucinich was one of only two good guys, Bernie Sanders being the other. Who’s gonna impeach Bush now? I guess he could still pull a Lieberman and run as an Independent.
Redistricting may have pitted two Democrats against the other, but the lesser Democrat should have had the decency to step aside for the greater good. Sadly, Marcy Kaptur didn’t, and as is often the case, the voters just don’t know what’s good for them.
Super Tuesday
So it’s Super-Duper Tuesday, Wolf Blitzer and the rest of the 24-hour news cycle pundit-sphere (hey, I’m getting good at this!) are peeing their pants in pure excitement as the predictions, results and too-close-to-calls are starting to trickle in.
Well I’ve got better things to do (scratch my ass/balls, pick my nose, masturbate, watch paint dry, organize my sock drawer, pull the wings off of flies, drown kittens, roofie & defile a teen…you know; important shit) and am quite happy to learn about the outcome on Who-Gives-A-Flying-Fuck Wednesday.