http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/08/30/obama-islamic-fundamentalist-gop-polled-majority-says_n_699883.html
Once again, Republicans have outdone themselves. Now a majority of them (52%) think that President Obama "definitely or probably" wants to spread Islamic Law around the world. WTF? How in the world (Fox News) could a person (Glenn Beck) possibly be so stupid (Gretchen Carlson) to think that this has the remotest possibility of being true???
Do these people even realize what "Islamic Law" is? If they are talking about Sharia Law, it isn't even the common-law in most Islamic nations, much less having any possibility of becoming "world law." And how exactly would this happen? Obama has the power to change the law in nations across the planet? Really? Obama has the power to unilaterally change the entire legal system in the United States? Really? If the president had the power GW Bush would have given us Redneck Law years ago. Oh, wait...
Showing posts with label WTF. Show all posts
Showing posts with label WTF. Show all posts
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
I am shocked --- SHOCKED...
...to learn that Fox "News" donated $1 million to a Republican committee, namely the Republican Governors Association:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/08/18/fox-news-doesnt-mention-n_n_686570.html?ir=Politics
I am equally shocked that they chose not to report this on their "news" station even though it has been in the mainstream for at least 48 hours now. Now, it is true that, like all corporations, other news agencies also make political donations. However, none of them has come even close to a million dollars and they are pretty evenly distributed between liberal and conservative organizations.
So, for anyone out there who still thought Fox was "fair and balanced," this should put that myth to rest.
While we're on the subject of political donations, don't forget to boycott Target. They gave $500,000 to a far-right candidate in Minnesota who not only thinks gay people should not have any rights, he thinks they should be killed. Make it right, Target!
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/08/18/fox-news-doesnt-mention-n_n_686570.html?ir=Politics
I am equally shocked that they chose not to report this on their "news" station even though it has been in the mainstream for at least 48 hours now. Now, it is true that, like all corporations, other news agencies also make political donations. However, none of them has come even close to a million dollars and they are pretty evenly distributed between liberal and conservative organizations.
So, for anyone out there who still thought Fox was "fair and balanced," this should put that myth to rest.
While we're on the subject of political donations, don't forget to boycott Target. They gave $500,000 to a far-right candidate in Minnesota who not only thinks gay people should not have any rights, he thinks they should be killed. Make it right, Target!
Saturday, March 13, 2010
Take Texas...Please
Read this. I CANNOT believe this is happening in 2010.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/03/12/texas-education-board-app_n_497440.html
SERIOUSLY. Remember all that talk about Texas ceceding? Please - let them go. I do not want this bullshit state in my nation any more. I cannot think of an example of more ignorant bullshit than what these people have come up with. And please read the article carefully: "Decisions by the board – made up of lawyers, a dentist and a weekly newspaper publisher among others – can affect textbook content nationwide because Texas is one of publishers' biggest clients."
Well that explains a lot, doesn't it. Our kids are STUPID because TEXAS is apparently in charge of text books. Listen up people: A few lawyers, a dentist and the publisher of a weekly in TEXAS are deciding what YOUR kids are going to learn. Or not learn, as the case may be. They are going to learn fake, made-up conservative bullshit "history" that is completely invented by TEXANS. You remember them - they gave us George W. Bush. Enough said.
Run, don't walk, to your school board and scream bloody murder until they hear you. NO TEXT BOOKS FROM TEXAS!!!!!
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/03/12/texas-education-board-app_n_497440.html
SERIOUSLY. Remember all that talk about Texas ceceding? Please - let them go. I do not want this bullshit state in my nation any more. I cannot think of an example of more ignorant bullshit than what these people have come up with. And please read the article carefully: "Decisions by the board – made up of lawyers, a dentist and a weekly newspaper publisher among others – can affect textbook content nationwide because Texas is one of publishers' biggest clients."
Well that explains a lot, doesn't it. Our kids are STUPID because TEXAS is apparently in charge of text books. Listen up people: A few lawyers, a dentist and the publisher of a weekly in TEXAS are deciding what YOUR kids are going to learn. Or not learn, as the case may be. They are going to learn fake, made-up conservative bullshit "history" that is completely invented by TEXANS. You remember them - they gave us George W. Bush. Enough said.
Run, don't walk, to your school board and scream bloody murder until they hear you. NO TEXT BOOKS FROM TEXAS!!!!!
Tuesday, January 5, 2010
AUGH!
Hey Princess #4! and Pam! and Michael! Houlihan's at Brookfield Square is closing - like by the end of the month! What the hell??? That was the only reason I went to Brookfield Square -so we could have cheap cocktails and 'shrooms at Houlihan's! They're replacing it with a Red Robin "Family Restaurant." That's code for "obnoxious screaming kids allowed." Blah. Well that just sucks.
If it's still there when we get back from vacation I will gather the troops for a final shroom.
If it's still there when we get back from vacation I will gather the troops for a final shroom.
Sunday, December 6, 2009
Eenie, Meenie, Miney, Moe,
catch a Tiger by the...Oh, Lord, Mr. Woods what have you done?
Turns out Tiger Woods is not the chivalrous Mr. Perfect we thought (assumed, hoped) he was. His infidelity began as a rumor following a very suspicious car accident, but has pretty well been confirmed by his admission of indiscretions. Unconfirmed, but sounding more and more true, is the existence of several mistresses. SIGH. It's starting to sound like he had a woman in every town, much like rock stars and politicians who have been caught with their pants down.
This story unfolded slowly enough that I went through many "wonderings." When it was first reported he was in a "serious" car accident, I wondered if he was okay. When it was reported that said accident was practically in his own driveway at 2:30 in the morning, I wondered if he was drunk and where the hell he would have been going at 2:30. Then there was the report that his wife, Elin, broke the back window of his SUV in "an attempt to help him," so I wondered how she meant to do that - break the back window, crawl into the SUV and then pull him to safety out the back, even though the doors were functional? I wondered how they expected anyone to believe that. I started to wonder, as did most of the world, if what really happened was that Elin finally confronted him about the women's numbers in his phone and, after probably fighting for hours, he stormed out of the house. Then the rest came out and this is what I wondered: "Why, oh why, do these men think they're going to get away with this shit?"
I mean, really, in this age of cell phone cameras, text messages, emails, voice mails, how does someone as famous as Tiger Woods think he has any sense of privacy with some chick he met in a diner? Duh. You're Tiger Woods. Do you really think the little whore you're sharing your most intimate fantasies with is going to keep her mouth shut? Do y'all remember how grossed out we were that Monica kept "the dress?" No need for DNA evidence here - the "ladies" have digital proof that they are more than happy to share. And it's not just stuff like "Hey, this is Tiger, uh, Schmoods, meet me at our secret place.." No, at least one of the four women who have come forward says she has messages where he talked/wrote about erotic dreams and sexual fantasies. Embarrassing? Oh, yeah. His own damn fault? Yep, that too.
It's not just embarrassing for Tiger, of course. His poor wife must be mortified and his kids must be wondering why mommy and daddy aren't speaking to each other. I've never understood these guys who marry models, for Christ's sake, and then cheat on them! I mean at least two assholes cheated on Halle Berry! Just goes to show you, being beautiful does not make you immune to a wandering eye.
Tiger and Elin have two children, one of whom will not even be one until February. That means he was cheating on his wife while she was pregnant and caring for his toddler. That's really, really shitty. Shittier than just plain cheating, in my opinion. And what about the sluts he was seeing? They knew he was married and had babies at home. I wonder if there are any other women who told him to take his giant penis (at least that's what I hear) and shove it somewhere else, like into his right hand, for example, if he was lonely on the road. Maybe for every little star-fucker who couldn't stop herself there were several who said "no, thanks, how's your wife these days?" Maybe. But I kind of doubt it. I think these guys get a sense of which girls will say "yes." Rent the movie "Funny People" with Adam Sandler and Seth Rogan. You'll see what I mean.
Now what I'm wondering is how horrible it must have been for his wife to realize that they can no longer pretend everything is okay. You have a huge fight, your husband storms off and gets in an accident, the whole neighborhood is woken by the ambulance and police, and he's taken to the hospital. You have to try to get some sleep because the kids will be up in the morning, but you know that nothing will be the same again. He's famous, you're famous, and there's an insatiable 24-hour news cycle. Then his "indiscretions" are all over the Internet for all your friends and family, as well as total strangers, to see. If she wasn't taking a "mommy's little helper," she will be now, just to get through the day.
I guess this is just a good wake-up call that as much as we admire a man's (or woman's) skill as an athlete or an actor, we don't know anything about them as people. Tiger will "survive" this as an athlete, but whether his family survives intact is yet to be seen. Sad, sad.
Turns out Tiger Woods is not the chivalrous Mr. Perfect we thought (assumed, hoped) he was. His infidelity began as a rumor following a very suspicious car accident, but has pretty well been confirmed by his admission of indiscretions. Unconfirmed, but sounding more and more true, is the existence of several mistresses. SIGH. It's starting to sound like he had a woman in every town, much like rock stars and politicians who have been caught with their pants down.
This story unfolded slowly enough that I went through many "wonderings." When it was first reported he was in a "serious" car accident, I wondered if he was okay. When it was reported that said accident was practically in his own driveway at 2:30 in the morning, I wondered if he was drunk and where the hell he would have been going at 2:30. Then there was the report that his wife, Elin, broke the back window of his SUV in "an attempt to help him," so I wondered how she meant to do that - break the back window, crawl into the SUV and then pull him to safety out the back, even though the doors were functional? I wondered how they expected anyone to believe that. I started to wonder, as did most of the world, if what really happened was that Elin finally confronted him about the women's numbers in his phone and, after probably fighting for hours, he stormed out of the house. Then the rest came out and this is what I wondered: "Why, oh why, do these men think they're going to get away with this shit?"
I mean, really, in this age of cell phone cameras, text messages, emails, voice mails, how does someone as famous as Tiger Woods think he has any sense of privacy with some chick he met in a diner? Duh. You're Tiger Woods. Do you really think the little whore you're sharing your most intimate fantasies with is going to keep her mouth shut? Do y'all remember how grossed out we were that Monica kept "the dress?" No need for DNA evidence here - the "ladies" have digital proof that they are more than happy to share. And it's not just stuff like "Hey, this is Tiger, uh, Schmoods, meet me at our secret place.." No, at least one of the four women who have come forward says she has messages where he talked/wrote about erotic dreams and sexual fantasies. Embarrassing? Oh, yeah. His own damn fault? Yep, that too.
It's not just embarrassing for Tiger, of course. His poor wife must be mortified and his kids must be wondering why mommy and daddy aren't speaking to each other. I've never understood these guys who marry models, for Christ's sake, and then cheat on them! I mean at least two assholes cheated on Halle Berry! Just goes to show you, being beautiful does not make you immune to a wandering eye.
Tiger and Elin have two children, one of whom will not even be one until February. That means he was cheating on his wife while she was pregnant and caring for his toddler. That's really, really shitty. Shittier than just plain cheating, in my opinion. And what about the sluts he was seeing? They knew he was married and had babies at home. I wonder if there are any other women who told him to take his giant penis (at least that's what I hear) and shove it somewhere else, like into his right hand, for example, if he was lonely on the road. Maybe for every little star-fucker who couldn't stop herself there were several who said "no, thanks, how's your wife these days?" Maybe. But I kind of doubt it. I think these guys get a sense of which girls will say "yes." Rent the movie "Funny People" with Adam Sandler and Seth Rogan. You'll see what I mean.
Now what I'm wondering is how horrible it must have been for his wife to realize that they can no longer pretend everything is okay. You have a huge fight, your husband storms off and gets in an accident, the whole neighborhood is woken by the ambulance and police, and he's taken to the hospital. You have to try to get some sleep because the kids will be up in the morning, but you know that nothing will be the same again. He's famous, you're famous, and there's an insatiable 24-hour news cycle. Then his "indiscretions" are all over the Internet for all your friends and family, as well as total strangers, to see. If she wasn't taking a "mommy's little helper," she will be now, just to get through the day.
I guess this is just a good wake-up call that as much as we admire a man's (or woman's) skill as an athlete or an actor, we don't know anything about them as people. Tiger will "survive" this as an athlete, but whether his family survives intact is yet to be seen. Sad, sad.
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