Friday, August 31, 2012

Running Backwards Towards the Future 8/31/12

I loved the Republican National Convention. There is nothing better than having a bunch of maniacal yahoos actually prove that they are maniacal yahoos on national television. I must say the stories coming out of this event are great examples of how backwards Republicans actually are, so let’s tell some!
First off, let’s start with their slogan, “We Built This” an obvious response to a statement by President Barack Obama that was taken grossly out of context, but why let the truth stand in the way of a good slogan? While implying that no one needs any help at all from the government when starting a business in America, the seemed to ignore the fact that the Tampa Bay Times Forum Arena, the very place where they were having their convention was built by using 62% taxpayer money. Nice to see that the Republican hypocracy train is running on time as usual, but what baffles me is how they have gotten so many people to buy into either their indifference or complete ignorance of the facts. 
Chris Christie’s speech was more about him and the fact that he is the GOP’s next presidential candidate, than it was about his candidate or his party. But you gotta admit he does have some personality. But he has to stay alive in order to be the new face of the GOP, and he might not live too long if he keeps mainlining cheese fries.
It was nice to see how the party that once filibustered civil rights legislation has finally progressed. This best illustrated by delegates throwing peanuts at CNN camerawoman Patricia Caroll, who is African American and yelling “This is how we feed the animals!” Yeah…stay classy GOP.
Everyone talked about how Paul Ryan “energized” the convention during his speech, but no one can seem to remember what the fuck he actually said, so maybe they were talking about him recharging everyone’s powerchair and gauging everyone’s oxygen tank.
And speaking of needing oxygen…Ahhh Clint Eastwood. Look, we all loved “Unforgiven” and “Million Dollar Baby.” I often imitated “Dirty Harry” and every other memorable quote from his career in front of a mirror like any other red-blooded American kid, but maybe it is time to have that difficult discussion about putting him, not in a home, but call it a “retirement community for active seniors.” When you spend 12 minutes rambling to a chair, we worry. We worry because we love you.
Mitt Romney’s speech was supposed to be his greatest public moment; the time where we finally get to know the man and his vision for the future of America. So did he say anything new? Interesting? Truthful? Obviously not because early polls indicated absolutely no change at all in the Presidential race so far.
You know who was noticeably absent from all the festivities? Retarded former President George W Bush. What does it say about how Republicans feel about him, and what does it say about his presidency that not even the GOP, who seem to be experts at fiction and getting stupid people to believe anything, cannot seem to find one good thing to say about him? Not one positive event in his record that would be enough to allow him to at least address the convention.
What does it say about a party that the last president they seem to revere was Ronald Reagan, a man who was president 30 years ago, and whose record they obviously know nothing about. If Reagan were alive today, he would be marginalized by this same party for being “too liberal.” Seriously if Reagan is their Kennedy or their FDR, they are in serious trouble.

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I’m sorry but I just have to say one last thing about this ridiculous convention. One of their main themes was the idea that Barack Obama’s presidency has been disappointing and that “Hope and Change” were great things to vote for, but that they didn’t really work.
Well nothing can work when every one of his ideas meets with a Congress that will not allow this “experiment to work,” to paraphrase Paul Ryan. The "experiment" of course, is to let a black man run things. They talked about the debt, but refuse to address the reason it’s so high is because Bush put his two wars on the national credit card and Obama has been stuck with the bill.

They talk about how Obama wants to increase government, but seem to forget the fact that in three years under the Obama administration, more private sector jobs have been created than in eight years during George W Bush.
It is baffling to me how these people are so indifferent to the truth and yet still in this race.   


Friday, August 24, 2012

Does the GOP Have a Weird Sex Fetish? 8/24/12

Uhh guys…a word of advice. Don't waste your time trying to get the attention of that half naked bimbo at the club. Don't buy her an overpriced drink, and don't make an ass out of yourself gawking like an idiot. She doesn’t dress like that because she looking for a guy like you. She dresses like that because she is insecure, stupid and in desperate need of validation. Seriously if she were planning to go home with you tonight would she have come here with six other angry, man-hating cock blockers? Wake up.
Now you want a real chick? Go to a library. That hottie sitting in front of you has spent the last six hours with her head buried in the Uniform Commercial Code, she really needs comforting. I’m serious, I never go to clubs, and yet I’m always smiling…I assure you there is a reason for that.

NEWS & CURRENT EVENTS

I would like to thank Rep. Todd Akin for telling me exactly what “legitimate rape” is. I didn’t know what it was until he blessed me with his typical Tea bagger scientific insight. I’m sure that all rape victims can now breathe a sigh of relief now that they know the exact science of what was probably the most horrifying experience of their lives. Now if he could only prove that hurricanes and other natural disasters are caused by Gay marriage, I think we have a Nobel Prize winner here! What a “legitimate” total asshole!
And speaking of hurricanes, there is one headed to Florida that might put a serious damper on the Republican National Convention. Well, at least now we know what God thinks of Mitt Romney.

SPORTS

After Bartolo Colon, the second ex-Yankee in a week has been busted for using PED’s, received a 50 game suspension, Skip Bayless of ESPN decided to use his keen insight and investigative powers to question whether or not Derek Jeter might be using PED’s considering that he is having one of the best years of his career at 38 years old. “You would have to have your head in the sand or your head somewhere else not to at least wonder, 'How is he doing this?'" Bayless said Wednesday. Hey Skip, there are great players who have never been anywhere near a steroid accusation, but can’t seem to get into the Hall of Fame because of uninformed reporters like you making such presumptive statements. Can we test you for being a moron?

And the US Anti Doping Agency has banned cyclist Lance Armstrong for life from the sport, and has stripped him of his record seven Tour De France titles, after he decided to drop the appeal of his doping charges. Now, I can see them banning him from cycling in the United States, but since when do they have jurisdiction over the Tour de France?

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Do you know who Congressman Kevin Yoder is? Well thanks to his love of getting naked in a foreign country, now we all do! This is the "conservative" congressman who decided he wanted to get in touch with Jesus by skinny dipping in the Sea of Galilee during an official congressional trip to Israel. Well as Republicans have now begun distancing themselves from him, he did receive one major endorsement: "Obviously, Congressman Yoder is a typical American who enjoys skinny-dipping, like over 50 million other Americans," said a statement from the American Association for Nude Recreation. Oh yeah….that endorsement should go a long way to getting him re-elected! If these are the nitwits we are sending to one of the holiest places on Earth, is it any wonder why they think we are all boneheads?

Friday, August 17, 2012

Welcome Back, Now What's Happening? 8/17/12

For the past few weeks I have been resting comfortably at an undisclosed location. But I guess it’s back to work

NEWS & CURRENT EVENTS

So nice of Robot Mitt Romney to pick his running mate while I was away, I had no idea who the guy was so he actually gave me some time to do some research. Wisconsin’s own Paul Ryan seems nice enough; he doesn’t come across as a typical Tea bagger maniac at first glance, but give him some time. And am I the only one dying for that shirtless Paul Ryan pic to finally surface?
What surprised me was how the Obama campaign was so quick to criticize this guy as a Right wing loon that wants to give tax breaks to the rich, bust labor unions and financially destroy the middle class. Well yeah…who were you expecting them to pick? Dennis Kucinich? The Democrats are going to need a bit more substantive firepower than criticizing a Republican for being a Republican…Come on guys…get inspired! Gimmie some typical Republican dirt, like an off shore bank account or a secret gay affair...you know, something conservatives are known for!

SPORTS

I, as I do every four years, always catch a serious case of Olympic Fever. But this year I have to admit, although I watched a lot of events while I was on vacation, I really didn’t get as into it as I usually do. First off, no one was going to outdo the Opening Ceremony of 2008 in Beijing, but did you really have to give us a musical number about England’s transition from an agrarian economy to an industrial one? Why not make a musical about the Titanic? Wait a minute…someone actually did that right? I was kinda hoping to see David Bowie or an Oasis reunion. Instead, you give me a woman milking a cow and child labor.
The US Women’s Gymnastics Team was cute; Michael Phelps becoming the most decorated Olympian of all time was nice to watch, even though he seemed a bit bored, and it was obvious he didn’t train nearly as hard as he should have. Had he wanted to, he could have swept every race he was in.
That Ryan Lochte dude is about as articulate as a bag of rocks, and that’s with the grill; without it, about as articulate as tree sap.
The US Men’s Basketball Team was efficient, they won as expected, but were just not very exciting. And why wasn’t Tyson Chandler in the Gold Medal game against Spain? Wouldn’t they have needed his size given the fact that Spain had two 7-footers in the Gasol brothers?
I actually got into the smaller countries winning medals than the typical China vs. USA vs. Russia battle. The Cold War is over.
The Closing ceremonies were actually a bit more interesting in London because they finally celebrated what England is best known for, at least culture wise: music. This is what the Opening Ceremonies should have looked like, only with the addition of the World’s absolute greatest rock band, The Rolling Stones. Seriously how can you celebrate England’s greatest cultural export, and I don’t mean every drunken rich guy putting a napkin on his head trying to imitate Queen Victoria, but music, and not include the Stones?
I mean thank you for Brian May. I have no idea who Jessie J is but she has a great ass for a white chick so thank you again, but I really could have done without the Spice Girls. I was there for the first time around and they sucked then, too. That’s like a girl with a great smile that is missing a front tooth.
However, fear not Olympic fans, as London took the Opening Ceremonies to celebrate what they are most known for, so will Rio de Janeiro in 2016. So get ready for a lot of big asses in thongs! All the more reason to get into the Olympic spirit starting now!

All those Yankee fans that wanted to hold on to Melky Cabrera must be glad that the team got rid of him now that he has tested positive for PEDs and will be suspended 50 games, which is pretty much the rest of the season. This could very well be a death nail for the San Francisco Giants considering how lukewarm their offense has been and the struggles of Tim Lincecum. I can see the new Melky t-shirt now…”Got ‘Roids?”

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Ummm…I’m not really sure…can someone please tell me what the fuck is going on in the world?