Sunday, October 18, 2009

Football Play Sparks Racial Riot On Internet

Today, Carolina's Dante Wesley was ejected from a football game for taking a cheap shot at Tampa's Clifton Smith during a punt return. Smith, having signaled for a fair catch, was bulldozed by an airborne Wesley and later determined to have suffered a concussion. The officials ejected Wesley after breaking up the fight that ensued on field between the two teams. But that's not the most interesting part of this story, the racial riot on Yahoo has been far more entertaining. Which leads me to say, once again, GIMME A FREAKING BREAK ALREADY!!!!!!!

What the hell turned a cheap shot on the gridiron into a cyberspace race war? First of all, both players involved in the debacle were black. What gives? For some reason, I could not pull up the initial comments made on the subject, so I do NOT know who threw the first racist punch. Both sides were throwing recriminations to the wind and things were only getting worse when I joined the fray. It's a damn football game, folks, calm down.

Ironically, pouring through the 1200 plus comments, I found both the worst, and the best, of the human spirit represented. One black lady quoted an eloquent remark she'd heard on a TV show: "We ain't what we should be, we ain't what we're going to be, but at least we ain't what we was." I found that remark both poignant and inspirational, not only for black people, but all of humanity.

There were equally discouraging remarks made by people from all walks of life and educational levels, as well. As such, another man pointed out a double-standard that has been forced upon whites. While I normally don't encourage the use of the 'N' word, I have said it myself out of anger and ignorance in the past. I find it perversely despicable that blacks use it as an affectation of solidarity and fellowship. That's why I couldn't understand why the word was suspiciously invisible on the forum while remarks of 'cracker' were everywhere. Is it just me, or did racism become an exclusively white club while I wasn't looking? I know more than my fair share of black bigots, so why are they treated as victims and whites as villains? I find myself being discriminated against daily, not for the color of my skin (I am of mixed heritage), but because I have a criminal record. Clearly, paranoia agents are everywhere, not just in the pigmentation of our flesh.

Wouldn't it be nice to wake up in a world where we had all set aside our petty differences? Sadly, that will never be the case. Mankind has not evolved enough to take the next step. We have proven, again and again, we are, at heart, wild savages capable of the most horrific acts of cruelty over trivial matters like race, sex, religion, politics, and especially, sports.

Friday, October 16, 2009

Monsterz Ball

Okay. It's mid-October. You know what that means. Yep. Every network is knocking the dust off of every monster movie you've ever heard of, including one guaranteed to give you the freakie shites for life: Trilogy Of Terror. I don't know if you've seen this little nugget or not, but it has genuinely freaked out millions of people, myself included. Hell, you should see how it effects my ex-wife. I can do that little Ya-ya-ya-ya! scream perfectly and, combine that with rattling knobs and swiping a steak knife under the door....well, she doesn't stop screaming 'til the sedatives kick in. Yeah, this movie definitely ranks very high on my fright factor film list, along with the original Salem's Lot with that spooky, blue, bald, buck-toothed vampire, John Carpenter's The Thing, and The Howling. There was also an episode of Tales From The Dark Side that featured a little monster under the bed and in the closet that looked kind of like an E.T. from Hell that had me leaping into my bed from the light switch for years...... Ahem. Getting back to my subject, though: The Zuni Fetish Doll. .......Is it just me, or does this dude look like Ronnie James Dio?



Seriously....dare to compare. You'll know for the first time, if he's evil, or divine.



Am I right, or what? Don't get me wrong, I love Dio's music. I've bought it all, even the ELF stuff and Angry Machines, so don't think I'm busting the man's proverbial balls....I'm not. I'm just saying, they have a passing resemblance. ......And he IS rather short... Now, if you'll excuse me, I need to get back under the blanket on my bed before the sun goes down. Oh, that's right...that doesn't keep the monsters at bay, either. THANKS A LOT CREATORS OF 'THE BOY WHO CRIED WEREWOLF'!!!!

Wednesday, October 7, 2009

BANG! ZOOM! To The Moon!

NASA has made it's intentions public to detonate a bomb laden missile on the southern pole of the moon this Friday in an attempt to find water. What's wrong with this picture? Humans, already over harvesting resources here on Earth to the point of causing major climactic changes, have become so bored they now want to do something equally as stupid and threatening to our neighbor Luna......GIVE ME A FREAKING BREAK ALREADY!!!!!!!

This has all the ear marks of a science fiction horror movie. First of all....bombs, bad. Have they done any core drilling to find out precisely what is under the surface of Luna? No. There is going to be a plume of debris jettisoned into space from the blast. If it escapes Luna's gravity, and in all likelihood it will, guess where it will make landfall? Has anyone stopped to consider there might be micro-organisms in that cloud that could possibly wipe out life on Earth? No. We're talking about NASA after all, the people who spend billions of our tax dollars so egg-headed nerds without a lick of common sense can play in their sandbox in the sky.

What has all their research yielded us? Space underwear, for starts. You heard me. A Japanese astronaut created underwear to keep him from getting stinky in space. That's about the only practical application I've heard of. But for me, there are a lot of 'what ifs' they need to address before following through with this plan.

What if their bombs shift Luna's rotation? If the moon starts spinning faster than it does, it will have a direct effect on it's gravitational pull which, in turn, will have a direct bearing on our own gravity and wreak unholy hell on the tides.

What if it causes a shift in the moon's orbit? Does anyone know how important the moon's role is in connection with the Earth? We're back to tidal forces again: The moon has a direct influence on the oceanic tides. If the moon comes closer to the Earth, it will spell disaster. Global coastal flooding on a daily basis will ensue. Countless acres of land will be lost and millions of homes and businesses will be destroyed.

What if the bombs strike a fault line and tears the moon apart? Do any of us want a city-sized chunk of moon rock landing here on Earth? Can you say catastrophe? I knew you could. It would trigger a mass extinction event which would most likely kill off humanity. Score one for the doomsayers. I don't want the premise of H.G. Well's The Time Machine to come to fruition. Spare me the Morlocs, please.

What if they rain down a new type of super-virus? Scientists have discovered asteroids that crash landed here eons ago which had microscopic life embedded in them. Do we really need another black plague? Which leads me to the far-fetched.....

What if they disturb an advanced alien race living subterraneously on the moon? What if those bombs piss them off? Who's to say they won't fly over here and open up a jumbo sized can of whoop ass on Mother Earth? As ridiculous as the notion is, I've gotten to the point of thinking nothing is impossible. Hell, even scientists say bumblebees shouldn't be able to fly, given the improbable relation to their mass versus their wing area......but the bumblebee doesn't know that.

Given what we already know of NASA's past blunders.....SDI lasers used to melt polar ice to gauge the effect on global weather patterns, or using the same to super heat water in cold regions of the pacific to study effects on oceanic currents, shouldn't we be a bit more concerned with this latest stupid and costly excursion?

Saturday, September 12, 2009

A Handyman's Guide To Fixing America.

A lot has been said in recent times about the dire situation we Americans find ourselves in today. Unemployment, war, recession, and unaccountable government and corporate spending...... These are just a few of the conundrums plaguing us. We've all heard the so-called experts opinions on how to resolve our problems, but not one of them has said a thing about the quickest way to achieve it. GIVE ME A FREAKING BREAK ALREADY!!!!!!! We need to gut our government!

You heard correct. Our government is at the very heart of the problem and the only way to fix things is by restructuring it from the top down. We'll keep the Presidency, of course, but we really don't require two senators from each state so, we'll cut that number in half. Next, we'll cut the entire House Of Representatives. They are a redundant body and, as anyone who's ever tuned into C-SPAN can tell you, not worth a shaky shit to begin with. If you factor in their salaries as well as all the personal aides that would be canned along with them, not to mention those gigantic spending allowances they are entitled to every year, we will have saved ourselves millions of tax dollars every year.

I know it sounds good so far, but I'm not done yet. Next, we take our shears to State government. The governor of each state will be directly responsible to their senator. Under the governor, each county will have a single representative who will have as their subordinate their county's commissioner who, in turn, will preside over the mayors of all the towns therein.

Now, let's talk about accountability. Do you know why the prices of prescription drugs, gas, and health insurance are so high? In a word: Lobbyists. These are people who bribe politicians to vote in favor of, or against, legislation pertaining to their industries. I propose outlawing lobbying and sequestering politicians for the duration of their terms in office. Also, I propose the cessation of social get-togethers for politicians at the public's expense. Furthermore, any legislation concerning health care should be put on a ballet for the people to vote on. The last thing we need is for a bunch of corrupt politicians in the debt of special interest groups deciding the issue.

Need more spending cuts? How about this? We close all our foreign embassies and remove all of our troops from foreign duty. Our armed forces are there to protect America, not some corporation's assets. We can do the world a favor and annex Mexico, instead. Do you really think we'd have an immigration problem if Mexicans were able to make a decent wage in their homeland? Just think about how secure our border would be if we owned everything between Canada and the Panama Canal. True, that means taking over Central America, too, but it would only improve their lives as well. Of course, that means the CIA would have to look elsewhere to fund their dirty ops when their drug trade dried up. That's okay, we can live with that.

There's another sector in which we can start producing major savings, too. The prison system is over-crowded and very expensive. I say put them to work. Any crime carrying a sentence of ten years or less....let's call it one year at hard labor. Serious crimes? Take them behind the courthouse and put a bullet in their head. Simple and cost-effective. Of course, it will mean revamping the legal system. I, for one, think judges should go to school to be judges and NOT fraternize with attorneys ever. Let's make that a crime, shall we? Also, we the people of this great country should get together and vote on appropriate salaries for all public officials based on the physical and mental demands of the job first and foremost. That means police officers, fire fighters, and teachers get considerable raises, while office workers and attorneys take a pay cut. Simply put, you sit on your asses all day doing very little for the amount of money you are paid.

Sadly, these humble opinions will fall on deaf ears for the most part. Americans are just too lazy to do anything about it. We have been happy to let a few predatory and unscrupulous people lead us down a path to ruin all in the name of the almighty Dollar. Well, we better get up and start exercising.....our rights that is.....before we wake up one day and realize we no longer have them. Think about that for awhile.

Thursday, September 10, 2009

Politcal Involvement Causes Unwinnable Wars

From the days of the Roman Empire to modern times, military leaders have known what it takes to win wars. Those same leaders also know what can quickly turn a victory into a quagmire: Politicians. Over the weekend, I tuned into so many television shows talking about the unwinnable war in Afghanistan, it made me physically sick. The latest debacle to cause the politicians to wring their hands and extol portents of doom involved a NATO air strike that hit two tanker trucks in the north of that rocky turd of a flea-bitten country. Everyone from the President on down, military commanders included, were crying about innocent civilian casualties in the incident. Innocent. Right. GIVE ME A FREAKING BREAK ALREADY!!!!!!!!

Let me set you straight on this deal. First of all, the two tankers that were destroyed were stolen fuel trucks. STOLEN! German troops called in the strike after locating the vehicles and American planes quickly took them out. The so-called 'innocent civilians' injured and blown into a billion little pieces were out there trying to steal some of that stolen fuel when everything went "BOOM". When the hell are the people of the world going to wisen up to the fact that there ARE no innocent people in Afghanistan? Do you know what grows in Afghanistan besides rocks? Opium Poppies are the cash crop of that impoverished nation. A lot of poor people are forced to tend to the fields to keep their corrupt government fat and happy. Look who's running the show! The same people who fought against the U.S. in 2001 are the people running the country! Do you think they care about their people? Hell no! Those people scrape a living by any means possible, that includes stealing whatever they can get their hands on. This time, they paid a hefty price. Now, however, their corrupt leader smell a windfall opportunity and they are milking the hell out of it.

Washington is losing this war for our military by bowing down to these ragamuffin turds every time one of them gets in the line of fire. Hell, three quarters of them tell the Taliban when soldiers are coming their way. There is only one way to achieve an objective victory in the region and that is to get the politicians noses out of the military's ass. Vietnam was a fiasco thanks to Congress....now, so is Afghanistan. They whine about costs? Hell, they never should have committed ground troops there in the first place. Old Uncle Fido knows the best way to win against an entrenched force is to bomb those sorry bastards every time they dare to stick their heads out of their caves. After awhile, they either starve to death, surrender, or worse still, get turned on by their own people and torn to pieces so the bombing will stop. Another thing I can't help noticing.....why are they not destroying all those poppy fields? Surely they know the Taliban gets funding from a vigorous drug trade, don't they? Hmmmmm......me thinks me smells a rat, here.

So, there's your solution, Washington. Pull out the ground troops, blow up EVERYTHING drug related, any buildings that look new or expensive.....that's where all the corrupt officials will be found, and end the insignificant existence of the Taliban within a year's time. Let the poor people of Afghanistan choose a future for themselves by blowing up the assholes who've held them down for so long. Who knows? Maybe they'll do a better job than our politicians seem to be doing. As for world opinion about constantly bombing the Taliban... If the world doesn't like it, tell them to kiss our red, white, and blue asses. We still carry the big stick, last time I checked.

Tuesday, August 18, 2009

Man With Assault Weapon Attends Obama Protest

Today, I read about an Arizona man attending a protest at an event attended by President Obama. The headlines described the event as a 'disturbing trend' and that it had a 'chilling effect' on the crowd. Really? GIVE ME A FREAKING BREAK ALREADY!!!!!!!

Man up, you liberal pussies! Those big, scary guns you're so afraid of keep your sorry asses safe and free. Do you think the U. S. would still be here, in it's present form, if not for the fact that our citizenry has, and exercises the right to keep and bear arms? I'll answer that for you..... NO!!!!! Why don't you lilly-livered cowards grow a pair and realize America is much safer with those weapons than without them? Every nation that has ever stripped it's citizens of the right to own weapons has had an agenda. Hitler took weapons from Germany's citizens and gave us the Holocaust as a result. The same thing is happening all over Africa right now. I guess what I really want to ask you is: Do YOU want someone to kick in your door in the dead of the night because they are positive you don't have any way to protect yourself? Sure, you can dial 911, but if an officer isn't close by, chances are your pompous ass won't be alive by the time they arrive.

Some of you say Great Britain and Australia have gun control laws and they're safe. Do you know why? They are our cousins. If anyone messes with them, they have to deal with us, too. Nobody wants to mess with us, not even China. Why? We all have guns! At least, that's what the rest of the world thinks. I, for one, am happy they do.

I've heard all kinds of arguments for gun control and, though I do think gun owners should use reasonable precautions to keep their weapons out of the hands of kids and crazy ex-wives, I also believe those same gun owners are the foundation of the reason we aren't all speaking Spanish right now. You heard me, if the guns go away, the Mexicans will invade, and they'll have thirty-four million allies already here and hoarding weapons to open the way for them....not including the guestimated fourteen million more illegals currently residing here. I do a lot of traveling around the U. S. and one of the most 'disturbing trends' I've seen is the fact that a lot of illegal immigrants live very close to U. S. military installations....not one or two bases, but ALL of them. Do YOU think that's a coincidence? Do you think they breed like rabbits because they have nothing better to do? Let me clue you in on a little secret. Mexico is pissed at the U. S. for stealing two-thirds of it's territory and they want it back with interest. Given the current rate of their expansion (i. e.-breeding) they will take over anyway within thirty years without having to fire a shot. I, for one, would like to enjoy those thirty years instead of being forced to fight off an invasion brought on by goofy little chicken turds like you, Mr. and Mrs. Liberal Gun Hater. So, unless you want to start habla-ing espanol.... Sit down and shut the hell up.

Thursday, August 6, 2009

NFL Draft Fiasco

So.....you're a really talented collegiate athlete and the NFL selects you to participate in it's draft: Should you be happy and grateful to be part of a group of individuals who get payed to play a game for a living? Not if you happen to be Michael 'Da Bitch' Crabtree. Poor little Michael thinks he was cheated in the draft because Al Davis decided to choose someone else for the Raiders, leaving him to be snagged by the Niners instead. What is the problem, you ask? Money, of course. .........Big pause for dramatic effect............GIMME A FREAKING BREAK ALREADY!!!!!!!!!!

Michael, man up bitch. You should be bending your ungrateful ass over backwards to thank San Francisco for choosing you. Who cares about your initial salary, other than your greedy punk ass, I mean. If you didn't have the talent you have, you sure as hell wouldn't be getting millions to do anything else. In fact, thank your higher power for granting you that talent and being spared a life of mediocrity, flipping burgers and living a drearier existence. Rejoice in the fact you are among the chosen few to NOT have to worry about this damned recession! I'm sure this will be falling on deaf ears as far as your childish ass is concerned so I'll be addressing the remainder of my rant to the people who make the NFL possible.

Gentlemen, and ladies, why the hell are you paying any of these spoiled little prima donnas a dime over $100,000 a year for their first four years? Set a salary cap on rookies to weed out the ungrateful punks from the true players; The T.O.'s from the Ngyuen's if you will. You don't need all the drama and hassle these assholes bring to the game anymore than the fans do. Instead of paying players outrageous salaries, set up a pension fund instead, so players don't end up broke and penniless in their golden years. You can use all that extra money that will be lying around to renovate the host cities of the franchises and do some serious good for the charities you support.

Of course, GM's and execs shouldn't get giant salaries either. Tell you what, hire me as the NFL Commissioner and I'll fix the whole thing in one season....and I'll do it for $100,000. If you like what I've done at the end of the year.....you can keep me on for an additional $100K per year. I'll fix all the bugs and have everyone smiling. That's a promise.