Jerry Jones is my new BFF

Of course by now most of you have heard about how we, the Cleveland Browns, absolutely stole this draft. We had the best draft ever since our return to the NFL, and we couldn't have done it without our Bonnie to our Clyde, Jerry Jones. Not only did he allow us to get back into the first round to take the hometown kid, he also allowed us to get back into the second round to take maybe the best corner in this draft. We returned the favor, although way back in the sixth round, we still returned it. I wonder how Dallas is going to feel when we're not as bad as everyone expects and their first round pick is much later then theirs.

It matters not, Jerry Jones will probably deal those two picks to get to the top of the draft to get Ray Rice or someone of that nature next year anyways. In the end, this may have been the best day for Browns fans since the announcement that we were getting our team back. We have FINALLY got that core group of players that you need to be successful. We had all the extras to go with a team, just not that core, not that face. Well, it's here and the AFC North just became a four way race.

With that being said this week I will be giving my Draft grades for each team from worst to first. Seven today and tomorrow, six each day after that. I have read only Dr. Z's opinion of who did what so this is my own opinion, no one elses, but be warned, I'm usually right about this...most of the time, but other cases I blame on injury, Katzenmoyer.

32. Seattle Seahawks, D-. The only two players of notice I think for the Seahawks are Baraka Atkins, DE, Miami and Mansfield Wrotto, G, GA Tech. I like Wrotto a good deal, he was in my top ten of guards in the draft and I think it helps replace Hutchinson in the long run, not as good but at least reliable. Atkins will be a serviceable DE in to learn under Patrick Kearney. I think a good amount of their picks were stretches at people they believe will do better then they did in college. Marcus McCauley was still available but they went with the Maryland CB instead.

31. New Orleans Saints, D+. I liked the pick of Robert Meachem, even though I think for the fans you might have tried to trade up to get LSU's Dwayne Bowe, but that is only to make the fans happy, I don't see much space between Bowe and Meachem talent wise. The rest of the draft seemed to me to be one giant stretch, with all from small schools other then Antonio Pittman (which they traded up to get which made zero sense) and another Volunteer. If they turn out to be players, I will be pleasantly surprised but I do fear they really reached this year. The Pittman selection really boggled my mind, you have Deuce and Bush why Pittman? The only reasoning is that he will be the back who goes between the tackles so the mustangs are not injured or continually beat up.

30. Green Bay Packers, D+. When I think about the Packers draft all I can hear in my head is Carlos Mencina going, dee dee dee. I want to thank them on passing on Brady Quinn, but I seriously don't understand your thinking. You take Justin Harrell, which first round talent but I have this feeling he's going to be one of those guys you are shocked to find were first round picks five years from now. You had Bowe and Meachem on the board that could have helped Farve, but you go with Harrell. The only picks I liked by the Pack were Mason Crosby, the best kicker in the draft and Aaron Rouse, the safety from VA Tech. The rest seemed to be stretches and filler. Why draft two ILB when you have AJ Hawk, in a row non the less? Are we starting with the building of special teams before Defense and Offense?

29. Philidelphia Eagles, C-. In many ways I liked good portions of the Eagles middle round picks. I like the addition of Tony Hunt, RB Penn St, and Victor Abiamiri, DE Notre Dame, to their team. I think they fit well with the team chemistry. Taking Kevin Kolb, who I think may become very good, with your first pick (even if in the 2nd) was a mistake. He would have been there in the third for you. I mean, you could have given Donovan Dwayne Jarrett to play with but you passed to give your team a fourth quarterback. I think the Eagles had more needs then they actually addressed at the top of their draft and they dropped the ball in that sense. I didn't see much separation between Kolb and Jeff Rowe and Troy Smith who both went in the fifth.

28. Cincinnati Bengals, C-. Ah the Bengals managed to bungle another draft, breaks my heart it does. I like the picks of Leon Hall and Jeff Rowe, even if Hall has been beat by every big time receiver he played against. Hell, I really like it, it means Braylon Edwards will torch his fellow Wolverine when they play. Kenny Irons is my pick for biggest RB bust this draft, so that will be interesting to see if he gets any playing time with what they have already. Dan Santucci will be a serviceable guard for them to help alleviate the emptiness they must feel with Eric Steinbeck coming home to Cleveland. They merely had many holes to fill due to character problems that likely will happen and I don't know if they found those solutions here.

27. Jacksonville Jaguars, C. Trading down and still got Reggie Nelson was the best move they made, sadly it was a large draft filled with another case of stretching towards something that MAY be, not something that helps sooner rather then later. They did have eleven picks and I'm certain some of those players will at least be contributors in some fashion, if only special teams. Adam Podlesh is intriguing, a punter who runs a 4.43 40, don't know why you would need one, though if done right could make an onside kick VERY interesting. Then again, the Jaguars may just change another position of a player they take. I love Jack Del Rio and that's why this draft didn't fall farther, I think he knows what he's doing with this group of kids.

26. New York Jets, C. Only having four picks hurt their draft grade, and unlike the other teams with very few draft picks, I only really enjoyed their first two picks. Darrelle Revis, CB Pitt, and David Harris, ILB Michigan, I think are great additions to a defense that is getting very strong. The Jets definitely needed help in the secondary and he fills that immediate need. I like the pick of Harris because I think he is a football player, he just knows how to play the game and has a real passion for it. Plus if they are going to be moving or releasing one of their linebackers, this fills that hole as well. Jacob Bender I'm not too sure about, I would have moved up in the draft with the remaining picks, or one of next years, to continue to build that offensive line you got off to a great start with last year. It wouldn't matter who your running back was if the O-Line was that good to knock the defense on their collective ass.

That's it for the first batch, get ready for tomorrow as we finish out the twenties.

My Final Mock Draft

The draft is FINALLY here, and I'm sure my father right now is chuckling to himself in California thinking how obsessed I always was with the draft, hell below is evident of how I still am. With that being said, yes, there is some crazy ass trades in my mock draft, I think we'll see more first round trades then ever before on draft day. I almost pulled off one more trade (New England moving up and swap with Cleveland at 9 to take Okoye for both their first rounders) so we'll see how accurate I am. Monday I will give to everyone my percentage.

2007 NFL Mock Draft
1. Oakland Raiders - JaMarcus Russell, QB, LSU
2. Tampa Bay Buccaneers(via Trade with Detroit)- Calvin Johnson,WR, Georgia Tech
3. Miami Dolphins (via Trade with Cleveland) - Brady Quinn, QB, ND
4. Detroit Lions (via TB, received 4, 35, 64) - Gaines Adams, DE, Clemson
5. Arizona Cardinals - Levi Brown,OT, Penn St.
6. Chicago Bears(via Redskins, gave Lance Briggs and 37 for 6 and 2008 1st and 4th Rounds)- Joe Thomas, OT, Wisconsin
7. Minnesota Vikings – Adrian Peterson, RB, Oklahoma
8. Atlanta Falcons – LaRon Landry, FS, LSU
9. Cleveland Browns (via Miami received 9, 40, 60) - Amobi Okoye, DT, Louisville
10. Houston Texans - Ted Ginn Jr, WR, Ohio St
11. San Francisco 49ers – Patrick Willis, ILB, Ole Miss
12. Buffalo Bills - Paul Posluszny, LB, Penn St.
13. St. Louis Rams - Jamaal Anderson, DE, Arkansas
14. Carolina Panthers – Greg Olsen, TE, Miami
15. Pittsburgh Steelers - Darrelle Revis, CB, Pittsburgh
16. Green Bay Packers - Marshawn Lynch, RB, California
17. Jacksonville Jaguars – Charles Johnson, DE, Georgia
18. Cincinnati Bengals - Leon Hall, CB, Michigan
19. Tennessee Titans -. Dwayne Jarrett., WR, USC
20. New York Giants – Joe Staley, OT, Central Michigan
21. Denver Broncos – Alan Branch, DT, Michigan
22. Dallas Cowboys – Michael Griffin, S, Texas
23. Kansas City Chiefs – Robert Meacham, WR, Tennessee
24. New England Patriots (via Seattle) - Lawrence Timmons, OLB, Florida St.
25. New York Jets – Justin Blalock, OG/T, Texas
26. Philadelphia Eagles – Adam Carriker, DE, Nebraska
27. New Orleans Saints – Dwayne Bowe, WR, LSU
28. New England Patriots - Aaron Ross, CB, Texas
29. Baltimore Ravens - Arron Sears, OT, Tennessee
30. San Diego Chargers – Reggie Nelson, S, Florida
31. Chicago Bears – Jon Beason, OLB, Miami (FL)
32. Indianapolis Colts- Anthony Gonzalez, WR, Ohio St.

ROUND 2
1.22.Oakland Raiders-Steve Smith, WR, USC
2.34.Detroit Lions- Antonio Pittman, RB, Ohio St.
3.35. Detroit Lions (via trade) - Marcus McCaulley, CB, Fresno St
4.36.Cleveland Browns- Jarvis Moss, DE, Florida
5.37.Washington Redskins (via trade) - Anthony Spencer, DE, Purdue
6.38.Arizona Cardinals- Daymeion Hughes, CB, Cal
7.39.Atlanta Falcons - Sidney Rice WR, South Carolina
8.40.Cleveland Browns (via trade) - Michael Bush, RB, Louisville
9.41.Minnesota Vikings- Trent Edwards, QB, Stanford
10.42.San Francisco 49ers- Buster Davis, ILB, Florida St.
11.43.Buffalo Bills- Kenny Irons, RB, Auburn
12.44.Atlanta Falcons - Quin Pitcock, DT, Ohio St.
13.45.Carolina Panthers- Brandon Meriweather, S, Miami (FL)
14.46.Pittsburgh Steelers- Josh Beekman, OG, Boston College
15.47.Green Bay Packers- Justin Harrell, DT, Tennessee
16.48.Jacksonville Jaguars- Aaron Rouse, S, VA Tech
17.49.Cincinnati Bengals- Marshal Yanda, OG, Iowa
18.50.Tennessee Titans- Brandon Siler, ILB, Florida
19.51.N.Y. Giants- Chris Houston, CB, Arkansas
20.52.St. Louis Rams- Johnnie Lee Higgins, WR, UTEP
21.53.Dallas Cowboys- Tim Duckworth, OG, Auburn
22.54.Kansas City Chiefs- Drew Stanton, QB, Michigan St.
23.55.Seattle Seahawks- Tony Ugoh, OG, Arkansas
24.56.Denver Broncos- Quentin Moses, DE, Georgia
25.57.Philadelphia Eagles- David Harris, ILB, Michigan
26.58.New Orleans Saints-HB Blades, ILB, Pitt
27.59.N.Y. Jets- Jon Abbate, ILB, Wake Forest
28.60.Cleveland Browns (via trade) - Ryan Kalil, C, USC
29.61.Baltimore Ravens- John Beck, QB, BYU
30.62.San Diego Chargers- Craig Davis, WR, LSU
31.63.N.Y. Jets (from Chicago)-Stewart Bradley, OLB, Nebraska
32.64.Detroit Lions (via trade)- Ben Grubs, OG, Auburn

Democratic Debate

I did not get to see it as I was working last night, but from what I have seen I was quite impressed with a few people, namely Mike Gravel. Some have said his performance was nutty, that he was a crazy old cot, but I think it was some frank honesty that we desperately need in this country.

Barak Obama apparently did very well, but this clip frightens me a lil bit.

I do think Kucinich came off as very intelligent, very well spoken, and very firm on his positions. People said Richardson may have dropped, but I don't see it, least so far and to be fair I haven't seem the entire debate as of yet. Right now though, the "lower-tier" candidates appear much more intelligent and have ACTUAL plans, not just talking points.

Watch the end of that video to see the genius of Gravel, his plan to get Bush to end this war is put simply, genius. I will continue to give my thoughts as I get to see more of these videos, stayed tuned.

Army Officer Accuses Generals Of 'Intellectual And Moral Failures'

In the last month we have seen more and more former and active officers coming out against the Army leadership in regards to Iraq. Lt. Col. Paul Yingling, an Iraq vet is the latest to join the fray.

By Thomas E. Ricks, Washington Post Staff Writer

An active-duty Army officer is publishing a blistering attack on U.S. generals, saying they have botched the war in Iraq and misled Congress about the situation there.

"America's generals have repeated the mistakes of Vietnam in Iraq," charges Lt. Col. Paul Yingling, an Iraq veteran who is deputy commander of the 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment. "The intellectual and moral failures . . . constitute a crisis in American generals."

Yingling's comments are especially striking because his unit's performance in securing the northwestern Iraqi city of Tall Afar was cited by President Bush in a March 2006 speech and provided the model for the new security plan underway in Baghdad.

He also holds a high profile for a lieutenant colonel: He attended the Army's elite School for Advanced Military Studies and has written for one of the Army's top professional journals, Military Review.

The article, "General Failure," is to be published today in Armed Forces Journal and is posted at http:www.armedforcesjournal.com. Its appearance signals the public emergence of a split inside the military between younger, mid-career officers and the top brass.

Many majors and lieutenant colonels have privately expressed anger and frustration with the performance of Gen. Tommy R. Franks, Lt. Gen. Ricardo S. Sanchez, Lt. Gen. Raymond T. Odierno and other top commanders in the war, calling them slow to grasp the realities of the war and overly optimistic in their assessments.

Some younger officers have stated privately that more generals should have been taken to task for their handling of the abuses at Abu Ghraib prison, news of which broke in 2004. The young officers also note that the Army's elaborate "lessons learned" process does not criticize generals and that no generals in Iraq have been replaced for poor battlefield performance, a contrast to other U.S. wars.

Top Army officials are also worried by the number of captains and majors choosing to leave the service. "We do have attrition in those grade slots above our average," acting Army Secretary Pete Geren noted in congressional testimony this week. In order to curtail the number of captains leaving, he said, the Army is planning a $20,000 bonus for those who agree to stay in, plus choices of where to be posted and other incentives.

Until now, charges of incompetent leadership have not been made as publicly by an Army officer as Yingling does in his article.

"After going into Iraq with too few troops and no coherent plan for postwar stabilization, America's general officer corps did not accurately portray the intensity of the insurgency to the American public," he writes. "For reasons that are not yet clear, America's general officer corps underestimated the strength of the enemy, overestimated the capabilities of Iraq's government and security forces and failed to provide Congress with an accurate assessment of security conditions in Iraq."

Yingling said he decided to write the article after attending Purple Heart and deployment ceremonies for Army soldiers. "I find it hard to look them in the eye," he said in an interview. "Our generals are not worthy of their soldiers."

He said he had made his superiors aware of the article but had not sought permission to publish it. He intends to stay in the Army, he said, noting that he is scheduled in two months to take command of a battalion at Fort Hood, Tex.

The article has been read by about 30 of his peers, Yingling added. "At the level of lieutenant colonel and below, it received almost universal approval," he said.

Retired Marine Col. Jerry Durrant, now working in Iraq as a civilian contractor, agrees that discontent is widespread. "Talk to the junior leaders in the services and ask what they think of their senior leadership, and many will tell you how unhappy they are," he said.

Yingling advocates overhauling the way generals are picked and calls for more involvement by Congress. To replace today's "mild-mannered team players," he writes, Congress should create incentives in the promotion system to "reward adaptation and intellectual achievement."

He does not criticize officers by name; instead, the article refers repeatedly to "America's generals." Yingling said he did this intentionally, in order to focus not on the failings of a few people but rather on systemic problems.

He also recommends that Congress review the performance of senior generals as they retire and exercise its power to retire them at a lower rank if it deems their performance inferior. The threat of such high-profile demotions would restore accountability among top officers, he contends. "As matters stand now, a private who loses a rifle suffers far greater consequences than a general who loses a war," he states.

Durbin Kept Silent On Prewar Knowledge

This is interesting, I understand that you're sworn to secrecy, but at the same time this administration didn't mind bending those rules (see Plame, Valerie). You think of how many American and Iraqi lives that could have been saved if you would have just said something, anything, to prevent this war. You knew, and still did nothing to stop it.

By Sean Lengell, Washington Times

The Senate's No. 2 Democrat says he knew that the American public was being misled into the Iraq war but remained silent because he was sworn to secrecy as a member of the intelligence committee.

"The information we had in the intelligence committee was not the same information being given to the American people. I couldn't believe it," Majority Whip Richard J. Durbin, Illinois Democrat, said Wednesday when talking on the Senate floor about the run-up to the Iraq war in 2002.

"I was angry about it. [But] frankly, I couldn't do much about it because, in the intelligence committee, we are sworn to secrecy. We can't walk outside the door and say the statement made yesterday by the White House is in direct contradiction to classified information that is being given to this Congress."

Mr. Durbin's comments come after years of inquiries and debate about prewar intelligence, and as congressional leaders clash over Democrats' calls to pull out of Iraq.

The White House responded by saying Congress had access to the same intelligence and voted overwhelmingly to go to war.

"We all understand today that there were intelligence failures, but there was no effort to mislead either members of Congress or the American people," said White House spokesman Tony Fratto.

Mr. Durbin yesterday said there was no "ethical" way to notify the public of specific misleading information being touted by the Bush administration because it would have required revealing top-secret information being provided to the intelligence committee.

He cited the White House's claim that Iraq was trying to acquire aluminum tubes needed for a nuclear weapons program -- details of which have since been declassified -- as an example of bad intelligence, saying that there was an ongoing debate within the administration as it was being used in public.

Mr. Durbin, whose floor comments were part of the debate before yesterday's passage of an emergency war-funding bill, said he and half the Democrats on the intelligence committee voted against the war over concerns of the White House's "very flimsy case, but it was given to the American people as a proven fact."

Congress authorized the 2003 use of armed force against Iraq by votes of 296-133 in the House and 77-23 in the Senate. Five of nine Democrats on the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence voted for the measure as did all eight Republicans.

At least you voted against it, but you could have implied to other Democrats that what they were being told were bold face lies, you didn't, shame on you sir.

Putin To Suspend Pact With NATO

With all our attention in the Middle East we have forgotten to keep an eye on an even bigger threat, one that actually has the ability to attack and not with our own airplanes.

New York Times April 27, 2007
By C. J. Chivers and Mark Landler

President Vladimir V. Putin said Thursday that Russia would suspend its compliance with a treaty on conventional arms in Europe that was forged at the end of the cold war, opening a fresh and intense dispute in the souring relations between NATO and the Kremlin.

The announcement, made in Mr. Putin’s annual address to Parliament, underscored the Kremlin’s anger at the United States for proposing a new missile defense system in Europe, which the Bush administration insists is meant to counter potential threats from North Korea and Iran.

Mr. Putin suggested that Russia would use its future compliance with the treaty as a bargaining point in that disagreement with the United States.

The new standoff also demonstrated the Kremlin’s lingering frustration over NATO’s expansion toward Russia’s borders and with the treaties negotiated in the 1990s when Russia, still staggering through its post-Soviet woes, was much weaker and less assertive on the world stage than it is today.

Although Mr. Putin did not mention it on Thursday, Russia is angry that in 2001 the Bush administration unilaterally pulled out of the Antiballistic Missile Treaty of 1972.

On Monday, Mr. Putin’s defense minister, Anatoly E. Serdyukov, rejected an offer from the visiting American defense secretary, Robert M. Gates, to share antimissile technology, which had been intended as a way to assuage Moscow’s opposition to Washington’s missile defense plan.

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, speaking in Oslo at a gathering of diplomats from NATO countries, reacted coldly to Mr. Putin’s speech.

“These are treaty obligations, and everyone is expected to live up to treaty obligations,” she said.

Ms. Rice also dismissed Russian concerns that introducing new military technology to Europe could upset the balance of forces there and set off an escalation that could lead to a new cold war. She called such claims “purely ludicrous” and said the scale of the proposed missile defense system was obviously far too small to defend against the Russian nuclear arsenal.

Treaty obligations Secretary Rice? Say like...the Geneva Conventions or something of that nature? Excuse me, Ms. Kettle, there is a Mr. Pot calling on line 3.

Since it's Friday

I give to you....the REAL Drunken Monkey

Throwback Thursday Week Away Edition

Yeah, I can't fuckin wait either

Throwback Thursday

When people get engaged flowers, cards and best wishes are sent. The flowers and cards go to the woman more often then not as the man gets to hold the hand and try to settle down the woman who appears to have an iv of jolt plugged into her arm. Well, my baby is so wonderful she got me a present too since something just came out this month.

That's right bitches, Evil Dead The Musical Soundtrack

Cap and Rummy

After seeing this I'm glad he got shot

It is quite sad that this is very honest

Barry of Wise County, Texas has posted this video on his website. He claims it is, "a lil creepy but effective". I agree that it is quite creepy, but the reason it is creepy for me is from what I've heard from the women I know is that this is more or less one of the most honest videos that has ever been made.



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Uncovering Pentagon Bullshit

If you were not in the Army within the last six years you may have not known about the kind of hatred and resentment the majority of us, or at least those I served with, towards PFC Jessica Lynch. There was a good amount of us who thought she should be charged with treason for not continuing to fight when she was still able. The truth is finally coming out about what happened to her.

I will say she redeemed herself a little bit in my eyes, she was willing to testify before Congress about yet ANOTHER story the Army made up to get public opinion on their side. The so called rescue was not as daring as they would have let you believe and is just another example of the kind of bullshit the Pentagon has fed the U.S. since 9-11. Do I have issue with her taking full advantage of the situation at the time, yeah I do but the level of deep seated hatred I used to have for this woman has been put to rest. I can respect the fact that she finally came forward with the true account of what actually happened that night in Iraq.

Though at least her family hasn't had to endure the amount of bullshit the Tillman family has. In a sense I know why the DoD and Army did what they did, Pat Tillman was their greatest recruiting tool, he was their poster child of patriotism and he was killed by fratricide. So a person you are posing as a hero needs a hero's death, I get that in a sense. At the same time and I do not agree with it in the slightest, especially lying to his family. Hell, his own brother was in the same platoon and they lied to him.

Then the audacity of some people in the military is down right disgusting. A Colonel gave a ESPN interview which Pat Tillman's mother spoke of yesterday. If you don't know about this, check out this shit:

Kauzlarich, now a battalion commanding officer at Fort Riley in Kansas, further suggested the Tillman family's unhappiness with the findings of past investigations might be because of the absence of a Christian faith in their lives.

In an interview with ESPN.com, Kauzlarich said: "When you die, I mean, there is supposedly a better life, right? Well, if you are an atheist and you don't believe in anything, if you die, what is there to go to? Nothing. You are worm dirt. So for their son to die for nothing, and now he is no more — that is pretty hard to get your head around that. So I don't know how an atheist thinks. I can only imagine that that would be pretty tough."

Asked by ESPN.com whether the Tillmans' religious beliefs are a factor in the ongoing investigation, Kauzlarich said, "I think so. There is not a whole lot of trust in the system or faith in the system [by the Tillmans]. So that is my personal opinion, knowing what I know."

I am astounded and disgusted that a military leader would say something like that. People's beliefs have zero to do with how long they recover from a tragedy, especially one that an institution has consistently lied to them about. They have repeatedly said that they merely want to know THE TRUTH but apparently that is far too challenging for our military to give to us in this day and time. We have always been at war with Eastasia and you shall support our troops as we continue our fight against Eastasia, our enemies since time began.

Laura Bush

Our First Lady, who I used to almost respect, has now lost all respect from me. Why do you ask, well she's taken a note from her husband's play book and tried portraying themselves as the real victims of the Iraq War. No, I'm not kidding though I wish I was. Apparently our First Lady Laura told Anne Curry on the Today Show, that the American people need to know that "no one suffers more than their President and I do."

Really...wow...really? I think Seth and Amy may have a few choice words for Laura in the upcoming weeks. Though a part of me wonders if she said this to help support the ludacris story that I talked about earlier this week in regards to Dubya and someone's purple heart.

My Choice for 08

That last line equals fuckin money

DC, Politicians and the Right to Vote

Over at EndTheColaWars the blogger brings up an interesting thing happening in DC, that the politicians are attempting to impose more taxes on Verizon Center items to fund $50 million for the Verizon Center for "upgrades". Mind you that this place is about a decade old so hardly has the problems of the Pittsburgh Penguins arena. This would also give the building to the DC Government in 2047, if we make it that long and we don't according to the Mayans.

The real kicker of all of this is that Abe Pollin, owner of the Center and I believe all the teams that play in it, is going to give the DC Government a luxury suite if they do this. These puppies run around $3-500k a year, but the criminals in the DC government basically are bribed to hand over $50 million that will "upgrade the Chinatown area". Problem with this, it's pretty much already upgraded as it is going to get as I doubt you could expand the area.

With this comes the push for DC to get the right to vote in national elections. I have a problem with this, and not just due to the Constitution. I hate to say it, but DC has not shown me they can vote with any intelligence. It is hard to find one DC politician who isn't a criminal of some kind. They continue to re-elect Marion Barry to various offices, even after he was busted smoking crack with a prostitute AND forgetting to pay his taxes. Show me some responsibility in voting and then I will consider it. No one forces you to live in DC, you want to vote nationally, move to Maryland or Virginia if you don't want to leave the area.

I know this is cold, but the simple fact is I don't trust the people of DC to vote on a national level. Now I'm sure some will scream and pull out the race card but there is no race card to pull out. I know many white people who live in DC and don't care about voting either way. Now it could be said that this country has a problem with national voting anyways (see 04 election, Dubya) and I would agree with you. Our nation is dumbing down to the point where we are almost regressing on the evolutionary chart. Folks should take serious the most prized gift they have and that is the gift to vote.

Burning Bridges

I hope to be this creative when I quit my job

Random Meme

week of April 22: name 3 of each....

1. favorite tv programs
All Time
Farscape
Twin Peaks
Buffy The Vampire Slayer

Current
Law and Order: SVU
Heroes
24

2. favorite foods
Ribeye Steak
My Death by Pizza
Four Cheese Macaroni

3. favorite books
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S Thompson
The Dark Knight Returns by Frank Miller
Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk

4. favorite people
Anita
Father
Mother

5. favorite movies
Fight Club
The Godfather
Patton

6. favorite vacation spots
A cabin in the mountains
Northern California foothills
San Diego

Tuesday Nooner

"When you have examined all the illusions of life and know that there isn't any reality, but you nevertheless go on, then you are a mature human being. You accept the idea that it is all mask and illusion and that people are in disguise. You see the crumbling of reality and you accept it." -Marguerite Young

Sorry for the delay folks, been reading various this and thats and it slowed down today's posting. For those of you who care, my stats from yesterday's game were...

2 innings 0.00 ERA for the win, 1-1 with 1 RBI.

Now allow me to guide you through some of the blogosphere this morning...

Governor Spitzer of New York will be pushing forward a bill to legalize same-sex marriage in his state. This is great progress for the nation, if a place like New York legalizes it I can only imagine how many other states will follow suit.

The Office of Special Counsel is going forward with an investigation into Karl Rove and some of the other Administration cronies. Check out the link to see why this is even more interesting then a congressional investigation.

Speaking of Rove and the Administration, there may be some new evidence about the 2004 Election and Ohio. Namely that for some reason the Secretary of State website that published the results for some reason went from a state government server to the very same server that holds those missing emails from the RNC.

This is just an example of one of the reasons I vow never to go into Georgia again. Just the plain ignorance and stupidity of some of its residents.

Kryptonite apparently exists, it's just a shame that it doesn't work on Karl Rove and Faux News.

If you need any evidence that the VA Tech shooter was just batshit insane, just check out what else he bought on eBay. I know people OBSESSED with ducks that would NEVER purchase those just for their own amusement.

Rep Feney, who has long been suspected of being part of the Abramoff group of Reps, is finally being investigated even if he is doing so "voluntarily". This likely comes as a former aide has just been busted for being one of Abramoff's loyal soldiers on Capitol Hill.

It is rare that I find a church that attempts to do good, but there such a church in Indianapolis it appears. Though local fundies apparently hate to hear evidence that disprove their homophobic beliefs. My hat goes off to a church that actually attempts to teach the REAL teachings of Jesus Christ, not the teachings of old white men who love power and have their own skewed beliefs.

Just in case you were wondering, Chuck Norris gives us HIS opinion on why the VA Tech shootings took place. I wonder though, is this because he has become a right wing fundy or after decades of karate and movies, he thinks that the shooter was an extra in one of his Missing In Action movies, one wonders.


"I found it disconcerting to see how rapidly the power of American political leaders was crumbling away." -Pierre Salinger

Sick To My Stomach

Via Kileen Daily Herald:

History will be made today when Copperas Cove resident Bill Thomas and his wife, Georgia, present President George W. Bush with a Purple Heart at the Oval Office.

Thomas said he and his wife came up with the unprecedented idea to present the president with the Purple Heart over breakfast one morning a few months ago as they discussed the verbal attacks, both foreign and domestic, the commander in chief has withstood during his time in office.

"We feel like emotional wounds and scars are as hard to carry as physical wounds," Thomas said.

The medal was awarded to Thomas on Dec. 18, 1965, following injuries he sustained while serving in heavy combat with the 173rd Airborne Brigade in Vietnam.

Excuse me?! A man who hid from Vietnam thanks to DADDY and has done more harm to this great country then Osama Bin Laden is being given a purple heart by some senile old man for "emotional woulds and scars"? Does this man not read the news about how this man does not care about mental health of our troops what so ever?

Someone needs to remind sparky that we appreciate that he suffered three wounds resulting in purple hearts, but this man is not Eisenhower, hell this man isn't even LBJ. This is a man who forces the military to send soldiers to Iraq who have suffered brain damage. When one looks at LaVena Johnson, Pat Tillman, Walter Reed and the numerous suicides that is happening to our veterans of the Iraq War how can you not be physically ill?

Tis The Season

That's right ladies and gentlemen, today is Opening Day for DC Potomac. After a year that saw the Pirates get robbed in the playoffs only to go and win the fall trophy we begin once again to finally capture our first spring crown. As a matter of fact, I forgot to give everyone the link to my pre-season GMOT that I put out last week. I highly suggest going to my column and watching my video, one that will change each week with a different homage. For Week One I have given much thought about who to do and I think I might have to do some thinkin thinkin thinkin and go back to the top of the mountain...yeah...

Excuse me for a moment...customer on the phone, she's broken something far away...sigh...

Yeah, that was fun now where was I, oh yes politics politics politics. Wait, no, I got that from History of the World Part One that introduced Anita to over this weekend. Speaking of this last weekend and movies, I highly recommend Hot Fuzz to everyone who enjoyed Shaun of the Dead. I love the fact that their parodies are merely homages to certain films and not straight parodies. Hollywood forgot how to do parodies around the time they stopped making the Airplane movies. I personally have a deep love for Point Break in for my stupid movie to love category and it was hilarious to see it in this movie.

Nick Frost and Simon Pegg are as always beautiful together with Pegg being even more of a straight man in this movie. I can assume that these three (with director Edgar Wright) could make movies until we all are dust and they would never bore or cease to amuse me. Wow...Cate Blanchette and Peter Jackson made uncredited cameos, which you would never know because their faces were covered. I figured the lady Cate played was the GF from Shaun, wow I was WAY off.

Sorry updates have been sporadic, been dealing with being engaged and everything that is involved since we live in a very busy community in the sense that we have to book the place NOW for this time next year, pure insanity. Not sure if more will come today or not but who knows, we'll see.

Manic Monday

More to come later in the morning, just making the rounds to all my blogs. So in the meantime enjoy this portion of the Daily Show about the Berto testimony.

Never Thought I'd Say This

GO BYU! When I say BYU I mean the students and not the administration. I have my own issues with Mormonism, but my hat goes off to those students, very well done. You can catch up about the story at This Divided State

Henry Rollins Friday

Throwback Thursday Big News Edition

So why Say Anything...? Still one of my favorite 80s and romantic movies ever. So why am I playing this as a part of Throwback Thursday? Well, something big happened last night...


I got engaged.

Berto Day

Yes, it's that time of the week. It's time for Berto to take his evil carcass up to Capitol Hill and "testify" before Senators. Now that I think about it, it's probably why traffic was so bad going down North Capitol St this morning. If you don't have access to a TV or anything of that nature, The Blue State is doing a Live Blogging of the events as they unfold.

So far there has already been some amusing events, like Hatch from Utah thinking he was out on the mall and playing softball with Berto. I mean seriously, I've heard tougher questions on the Red Carpet at the Nickelodeon Kid Choice Awards. The star so far this morning has to be Diane Feinstein from my home state of California. She continually grilled Berto on The Patriot Act and Carol Lam, both times contradicting himself and proving what a useless lump he really is. Congress sent her letters, that's right Berto, letters of commendation you jackass.

In sadder news, one of my favorites was kicked off last night on ANTM. Of course she didn't do good in a TV commercial, have you heard her voice? It sounds like she gargles with sand every morning and twice at dinner. That leaves Britney as the only person on the show that I care about in any way. Dionne is...well let's just say that's cool that's cool. Rene is double talking emo, Natasha is a Russian Mail Order Bride and Jaslene does nothing for me. All I can hope for is that while in Australia they are attacked by some giant poisonous animal.

Wow, that's classic. I would have had my deputy AG MORE involved in the firings. Yes, of course, that way he is even a bigger human shield then he already was. It's going to be a long day in that of bullshit coming out of someone's mouth.

Dr. Phil

That overrated blowhard has weighed in to, thanks to Game Politics for the transcript.

DR. PHIL: Well, Larry, every situation is different… The question really is can we spot them. And the problem is we are programming these people as a society. You cannot tell me - common sense tells you that if these kids are playing video games, where they’re on a mass killing spree in a video game, it’s glamorized on the big screen, it’s become part of the fiber of our society. You take that and mix it with a psychopath, a sociopath or someone suffering from mental illness and add in a dose of rage, the suggestibility is too high.

And we’re going to have to start dealing with that. We’re going to have to start addressing those issues and recognizing that the mass murders of tomorrow are the children of today that are being programmed with this massive violence overdose.

I think I speak for the MILLIONS of video game players around the world who don't go on a killing spree when I say, fuck you Phil fuck you and the horse you rode in on.

Fred Phelps

Apparently the most disgusting man in America weighed in on the VA Tech Massacre. From Fred Phelps’ Westboro Baptist Church website…

WBC will preach at the funerals of the Virginia Tech students killed on campus during a shooting rampage April 16, 2007. You describe this as monumental horror, but you know nothing of horror -- yet. Your bloody tyrant Bush says he is 'horrified' by it all. You know nothing of horror -- yet. Your true horror is coming. "They shall also gird themselves with sackloth, and horror shall cover them; and shame shall be upon all faces, and baldness upon all their heads" (Eze. 7:18).

Why did this happen, you ask? It's simple. Your military chose to shoot at the servants of God today, and all they got for their effort was terror. Then, the LORD your God sent a crazed madman to shoot at your children. Was God asleep while this took place? Was He on vacation? Of course not. He willed this to happen to punish you for assailing His servants.

Never mind the fact that this man looks a lot like the preacher from Poltergeist 2. He is as equally horrifying if not more so. Least that guy stuck to a house, this living pile of shit is the infamous man who goes to soldier funerals proclaiming they died because, "God hates fags". I can only hope the Hells Angels who have been protecting those funerals can come over to the east coast and protect the upcoming funerals of those who were killed this week.

People ask me why I have a problem with Christianity and all I have to do lately is point them towards men like Fred Phelps and the nutjobs up at Jesus Camp. Yes, I know that this is not the majority, but it's quickly getting that way. You would think that in this day in age ignorance would reduce, not raise, but hey is wishes were rainbows and unicorns we'd all live peacefully.

Spidey 4

My co-worker and I began brainstorming about Spiderman 4 today since a good amount of movie news is covering this subject. I can see why since Sam Raimi may leave to go film The Hobbitt, Toby might turn it down as he sees it as a trilogy, and Kirsten Dunst thinks she's more important then she really is to the story. Sorry hun, most die-hard Spidey fans don't care for you and we'd much rather see Gwen Stacey anyways (which we finally get this time in 3).

So we began theorizing about what we actually would do in Spidey 4, since the really important villains are covered after this coming movie. We basically had three ideas before us and I think they're all doable, but I will tell you where we finally landed after we mention the three ideas we discussed.

Kraven The Hunter and the story of Kraven's Last Hunt. Kraven was the world's best big game hunter and naturally wanted to go after the ultimate prey, which was Spidey. I think it could really pull at the heart strings of the fans who don't know the story to see him buried and then crawl out of his own grave. The only down side is that it isn't as flashy as the fans are used to by now of a Spidey film.

The Sinister Six. This one you can play with because there are so many side and minor villains that the fans love you can get the majority of them with this movie. It doesn't really need a deep meaningful theme, just a full blown action movie that appeals to all of our nature to see bigger and better. No deep introspective by Parker, which is rare, but you could use it to introduce The Black Cat which every fanboy around the world is still waiting for.

Maximum Carnage. If pro wrestling has taught me anything it's that some of the best matches of all time are a three way dance. With this in mind, Maximum Carnage would up every ante. It pleases the Venom fans by keeping him still there and shows how he becomes an Anti-Hero while creating a complete psychopath who is given these powers. You could put into the story of Spidey saving Venom's ex-wife's life and how he understands and becomes the Anti-hero.

The Decision
The Sinister Six
Why, cause ideally you could start a new trilogy at number four and as such you want to save the other two stories for later. This is also a way to appease the old school fans who want to see some of the original villains on screen. They have had Lizard in the movies since 2, but still no green scales. So my thinking is since you can't get Kingpin since he's in the DD movies, get Silvermane or Alistair Smythe to fund a group to take down Spidey for some reason. They hire Dr. Connors to work on something, but it brings about the chemical changes that turn him into Lizard eventually. In the meantime you would have Chameleon, Vulture, Rhino, Hobgoblin, Scorpion and Electro. It's a nice mixture of talents where none of the creatures really resemble each other. Then towards then end Lizard is transforms and they all must battle him to stop his rampage. We feel it would be a good start that would lead into Kraven's Last Hunt and ended with Maximum Carnage.

Ten on Tuesday

10 Idols/Heroes When You Were a Kid

10.Indiana Jones-Cool, brash, and he had a whip. He fought Nazis and chased all around the world looking for historical artifacts, ya damn right.
9.Ryan Sandberg-My favorite baseball player who was not a member of the Oakland A's. In my opinion the best 2nd baseman ever to play the game.
8.Mike Singletary-The best middle linebacker of the 80s, maybe of the last thirty years, he drew to me because he was an cerebral linebacker who studied and relied more on his intelligence then his athletic gifts.
7.Dave Stewart-The ace pitcher for the Oakland A's I was absolutely obsessed with his fork ball, still am.
6.Bernie Kosar-Ask a Browns fan when the change into contender came about and many would say it was when we drafted Bernie. I mean, it's Bernie, he is still treated like a God by Browns fans.
5.Rickey Henderson-How can I say anything that tops what he all told us when he broke the stolen base record?
4.Ronnie Lott-Without a doubt still my favorite football player of all time. Damn, could that man hit, and toughness? There may have been few who were tougher then Ronnie Lott.
3.The Nature Boy Ric Flair-Simply put, the greatest of all time. What little kid didn't want to be a wheelin dealin, jet flying, Limousin ridin, kiss stealin son of a gun...even if we had no idea what it meant at the time.
2.General George Patton-I grew up listening to the opening speech from the movie Patton, hell I may be able to quote you it now. Greatest American general of all time, he ends WWII if he was in charge at least a year early.
1.Admiral James T. Kirk-Come on, he had his own spaceship, defeated Khan, went back in time to save the whales and found time to woo alien ladies from all over the galaxy, can you spell Pimp any other way?

Bushies

I know we of the blogosphere love to point out the faults of the Bush administration. I wish upon wish that it was things that were menial and not that important or cost human lives which the Republicans so love to claim they cherish, but sadly this is not the case. Especially when your Humanitarian Ambassador for Sudan doesn't believe there is genocide taking place there.

So in the last month or so we have lawyers from a college run by a TV nutjob running the DOJ, the Humanitarian Ambassador telling us that the sky is purple, and then we have the final report about something we all already knew, that abstinence only programs don't work.

Finally, the VA Tech Shootings has turned into the worst campus shooting in American history, with 21 people killed. I really worry where the media is going to take this with the anniversary of Columbine coming up in a few days. I have a good number of friends who are VA Tech alumni and I know today has been tough on them. You never want your college known as the place where this will become its history. Again, thoughts, prayers, etc go out to all the family and friends of the fallen.

Monday Movie Reviews

Blades of Glory, starring Will Ferrell, Jon Heder,Craig T. Nelson, Amy Poehler, Will Arnett and Jenna Fischer.

Will Ferrell has proven once again that he very well may be the best in the world right now when it comes to making comedies. Not just comedies, but comedies that sell and that almost everyone enjoys. My father didn't like Talledega Nights, but then again this is the same man who will watch The Edge whenever it comes on the TV.

Ferrell manages to chose rolls in which he creates a truly memorable character and has so many one liners one would think it was a Rock promo. I'm sure you have seen this in one of the many commercials for the movie where the review quotes are things said by Chazz Michael Michaels in the movie. To say that I would actually watch figure skating if Chazz was a part of it wouldn't be that much of a stretch. I still think my favorite line of the movie is, "That's how babies are made."

I'm not a big fan of Heder, Napoleon Dynamite was not as big of a hit for me as the rest of you, but I did enjoy him in this role. Jenna Fischer is HOT in this flick, but that's merely my opinion. Though the real life married couple of Will Arnett and Amy Poehler very nearly steal the entire movie. This movie is one of those that just click on every level and you don't want it to end and yes, some of my favorite scenes are when Olympic mascots get hurt in some fashion.

A-

TMNT Voice Talents Sarah Michelle Gellar, Mako, Patrick Stewart, Chris Evans, Kevin Smith and Ziyi Zhang.

I grew up a die-hard Ninja Turtles fan, I mean DIE HARD. When I went to visit my cousins in the hills, who lived on a ranch type property, we "trained" to be ninjas. I saw the first two live action movies, but was wise enough to bypass Turtles in Time as it was obviously a steaming pile. None the less, this movie follows those plot lines more or less and continues a few years after.

The only continuity problem I had was that ace reporter April O'Neil was now some antiquities dealer specializing in South American artifacts. Casey and April are living together, but their relationship is never truly stated until the end. They do do a solid job of keeping the type of characters they had in the movies, though thankfully they got rid of Splinter "making a funny".

This is a more serious version of the Turtles, one the RPG and comic book fans can enjoy, but not serious enough to drive away parents and children. The animation is absolutely fantastic and fits this type of movie perfectly. I would actually suggest this type of movie if they're not going to redo GI Joe. The movie itself is more about Leo and Raph's relationship and what happens when there is no one left to fight. What it does do is set up the franchise very well to continue on from this point, and I hope they made enough money to do just that.

B+

A Shooting In Blacksburg

VA Tech had a shooting this morning in one of their dorms closing the school today.

The state university posted an advisory on its Web site advising students that a shooting had occurred at a residence hall and a "gunman is loose on the campus." The university also told students to stay in their homes away from windows.

My co-worker I think said it best, "How much money do you want to put that the gunman's last name is Vick."

There may be more news as there appear to be reports that there may have been another shooting there. In all seriousness it's sad that we cannot keep the shootings only to high schools these days, as they are permeating to higher levels of education. That or VA Tech is just trying to be like UT, and that's just really sad.

In all seriousness, thoughts, prayers and what not go out to the friends and family of those who died today.

Henry Rollins Friday

One of the more amusing anecdotes from his Spoken Word series

Friday the 13th

I will make a bigger post later explaining my love for campy slasher flicks from the 80s but till then enjoy this tribute

RIP Mr. Vonnegut

I've sat here the majority of the morning attempting to write something worthy enough as some form a remembrance for Kurt Vonnegut. Granted I've only read a few of his works, but that's more due to time constraints and constantly reading then on the works themselves. What I have read I have enjoyed immensely, and he is truly a one of a kind American and easily in the top ten most interesting people of the 20th century, least for me he is.

His mother committed suicide on mother's day, he was a Nazi prisoner of war in Dresden and witnessed the Dresden bombing first hand. In fact he was one of only seven American POWs to survive the bombing. He adopted three of the four children of his sister after she died of cancer and her husband died in a train wreck, all in the same week. He is without a doubt one of the most influential American writers of the last century, and even played himself in Back To School with Rodney Dangerfield, writing a paper...about himself.

When people say, "They broke the mold when he was bored." it definitely can be said about Kurt Vonnegut. I mean who can argue with a man who said,

"If you really want to disappoint your parents, and don't have the nerve to be gay, go into the arts."

The man revered Mark Twain as an American saint, who can argue, and in a way foretold his death in Vonnegut style. Kilgore Trout, who many view as the projection of himself, dies at the age of eighty-four, the same age Kurt was. I don't know if I can do this man any can of literary justice what so ever so I'm gonna stop attempting to do so. All I can say is thank you for giving us such masterpieces...

"George W. Bush has gathered around him upper-crust C-students who know no history or geography....[about 2004 election]no matter which one wins, we will have a Skull and Bones President at a time when entire vertebrate species, because of how we have poisoned the topsoil, the waters and the atmosphere, are becoming, hey presto, nothing but skulls and bones."-Kurt Vonnegut from A Man Without A Country

Throwback Thursday Colon Edition

Hey, the movie comes out this weekend, gotta support it

Weds Wrap Around

I don't know why this week feels like it has been going on for an indefinite amount of time, but it does. It is just Wednesday and yet it feels like the weekend will never get here. It is a big night tonight since we have softball starting tonight and the Top Design season finale tonight. I swear, I may start a riot if that bitch Carisa wins tonight. I never thought I would ever cheer on Matt, even though he is talented, but I can not stand this bitch. Every week she crawls further under my skin with her lil uppity bullshit, I'm still pissed she wasn't booted at the garage show when she was in her own little universe.

I digress, this isn't the time for this kind of rant, it's wrap around time and I have a few choice items for you today.

BarkBarkWoof has a great article up about the advancement of stem cell studies. It involves diabetics and how they are producing their own insulin after beginning treatment. Of course Shrubbery has declared he will veto and legislation blah blah blah. They sum it up best with, "His morality is killing people." Then again, that's not the only way he's killing people.

Hurrah, we all should give a huzzah to Henry Waxman, or who I like to call the busiest man in DC who isn't the paper shredder/burner for the administration. This goes into a lil more detail about subpoenas issued to Berto and his bandits.

Conrad Burns spoke about it and now apparently Rep. Gingrey, not Gingrich, who is on the Armed Forces Commission says there is a Super Secret Plan B in the works before the next election. If that doesn't work I'm sure the Super Duper Ninja Secret Plan C will be unleashed in 2010, and so on until they are all out of power. I think it's about time we put them on Double Secret Probation.

Tom Delay I think is attempting to use the Internet, he has to be. I've never seen this amount of Godwinning from anyone who wasn't on the net. The problem is he problem saw the definition and actually thought it was a GOOD idea.

Torture some of you said would never happen to an American by American hands. That habeas corpeus would never be suspended, that no American's basic rights would never be thrown out the window. Well, you were wrong trusting fools. You look at this administration sometimes with the glass half full view, when the rest of us realize that there is nothing left in the glass, and that they have hit it with a sledge hammer.

Townhall is usually a place of scum and villainy where the right finds refuge in the blogsphere. This article however is not surprising that this has happened and the exact opposite has happened. Now this would the correct course of action to take in a case like this, and one can only hope that in the future it will. Then again we all know the hell it very well may raise with the races...again.

This Just In

Apparently there is a song by Nappy Roots called Ho Down on their album Watermelon, Chicken and Gritz. I eagerly await to hear their thoughts on this whole Imus situation.

New Season Is A Comin

You may ask yourself, hey, where are you in this picture? Well I'm definitely in it, but the photographer, damn him to hell, cut me off. You see I was laying on the floor in all my glory and was cut completely out. How's that for a sign of respect? Well we are mere weeks away from the start of a new kickball season, hell next Friday is not only our Free Friday Nights at the EWA it is also the Pre-Season party for the Potomac Division. Which means, as the CZAR of all media, I need to get my butt in order and start working on the pre-season GMOT.

The GMOT, if you have not been paying attention, is the Ghost Man On Third Newsletter that we put out and I have been given full editorial control...yes, I too agree this is a bad idea. I really do need to make that video before next week...now to just get what to say down without offending...too many people. I'm gonna try not to piss of EVERYONE, but then I was never to good at that so I will just be my charming self.

Along with the new season of kickball comes a new season of DJing and as such I've been updating my CDs, getting requests, and slowly listening to the crap they request as to try to defuse the anger I was legend for. Hell, this even consists of listening to a few country songs seeing as D-Rob is always known for it. We're talking O.A.R., The Killers, and of course...Kelly Clarkson.

I've also been working on my format of the GMOT, you know true editorial type deals. Perhaps I will make it like a Newspaper front page, but it depends on involved that gets. I want to have it out Weds afternoon each week, which doesn't give me too much time so it may be pushed back to Thursday just for those who do actually work at jobs where they have to work and still want to contribute to the GMOT.

That being said, don't be surprised if my entries are less...exspansive...as they are now, but I will put links up to the GMOT so you can at least still see my work, and have no idea what we're talking about.

10 Highschool Memories

In no particular order or anything...

1.18th Birthday party pyramid.
2.Driving the Astrovan around the parking lot after Frankie got out for Baskin Robbins and we closed the door and drove off. He jumped on the back and we put him into a tree.
3.Pat's comment after first formal dance when everyone was at my place watching Romeo and Juliet, "Hey, why are these sheets sticky?"
4.The infmaous TP war of 98
5.The ultimate attack during said war, GF's mother letting us in to the house while they all slept in her room, did the room and they never woke.
6.Wrestling PPV Sundays at Flanagan's house with 39 cent cheeseburgers from McDonalds.
7.Valley Championship, and being in on the last tackle of the game as a sophmore.
8.My father running half way onto the field to yell at my protege.
9.Blind date with Beth at Titanic and the hilarity that followed.
10.Getting laser tag guns and going over to the elementary school and playing all over it at night.

Wizard Class

Since I love finding great YouTubes...here ya go, one of the best I've found in a while

Zombie Celebration Weekend

...or perhaps Vampire, it's not too clear at what time of the day Jesus rose from the dead. It's possible, even at night, he was a zombie, but they don't mention any hunger for brains so that leads one to think Vampire. Then again he could have been inflicting harm on himself to push away those brain hungers like Julie Walker did. Interesting side note, my Uncle is a baptist pastor back home and decided to dress up as the Centurion who speared Christ for his sermon yesterday. I couldn't help but think that I too wanted to do the very same thing, but probably for very different reasons.

Today is also different anniversary, a day many Southerners will decide to get completely plastered...if they have passed a fifth grade education. Yes today is the day General Robert E Lee surrendered to the Army of Northern Virginia at Appomattox. So those educated Southerners who still believe that the South will rise again will curse and drink tonight.

So yes sickness, Sunday dinner and The Grindhouse, which apparently many would like to hear about. Well the sickness is ongoing, it may have turned from bronchitis into a cold which is leaving me congested and nauseous. I am hoping by Weds to be feeling much better, but at this point I'm no longer crossing my fingers. It will happen when my body finally keeps the crap out of this. I don't get sick often so when I do it sucks and I way too much of a baby that even I can stand.

Sunday dinner was enjoyable with discussions of zombie Apocalypse preparations between some of us and some interesting discussions as to find a solidified location like the Pentagon or go to the backwoods of the Appalachians. For the record I said Pentagon due to it having: its own power source, food, water, only three entrances which are already reinforced, reinforced windows, weapons, and plenty of room so one can not suffer cabin fever. I understand the desire to get away from as many folks as possible, but where I live and work to attempt to get out of the DC area would be suicide at the start and as such I elect the Pentagon. The weapon discussion was quite interesting, I do prefer my LOBO though to any other weapon for its versatility. As for the interesting events that could have taken place...they didn't. They arrived late while the Catholics were watching the Masters and sat far apart from each other, probably for the best.

The thing I hate most about being sick is the loss of appetite.

Grindhouse, what a fabulous fucking movie. I know some may not "understand" it but let me do my best to explain. A grindhouse was a place that showed exploitation films for the most part. This film recreates that feeling, where it is a double feature along with trailers for other such films. I personally want a sequel made consisting of Machete and Werewolf Women of the SS directed by Rob Zombie. Everything you expected at a Grindhouse you received during this movie. This very well may be the epitome of both of their works in which the majority of their movies are a nod to something older, this is the outright best of what they have done.

Well today wouldn't be complete without some form of politics that make you want to vomit. Then again, if you ever NEED to vomit but can't seem to bring yourself to, watch five minutes of Glenn Beck. I actually take personal offense that he calls himself a Libertarian, what a crock of bullshit. Folks Libertarian is not defined as Republicans who are at the whim of the religious right. Hell, do these so called Republican Libertarians realize one of the main tenets of Libertarian beliefs is freedom of drugs? I swear, some people have balls to call themselves things these days. Now if only the Democratic Party had some balls...ah if only dreams came true.

Random Movie Quiz

Cookie and Barry have their's up and here is mine.

1. Name a movie that you have seen more than 10 times.

Only one? Braveheart, Fight Club, Patton, The Godfather, Star Trek II:The Wrath of Khan

2. Name a movie that you've seen multiple times in the theater.

The last one I saw multiple times was Superman Returns.

3. Name an actor that would make you more inclined to see a movie.

Bruce F'N Campbell...and Christian Bale

4. Name an actor that would make you less likely to see a movie.

Lately, Tim Allen and Eddie Murphy

5. Name a movie that you can and do quote from.

Caddyshack, Major League, Real Genius

6. Name a movie musical that you know all of the lyrics to all of the songs.

The one I probably get almost all is Tenacious D and The Pick Of Destiny

7. Name a movie that you have been known to sing along with.

I believe the Pick of Destiny wins, any movie that worships Dio deserves respect.

8. Name a movie that you would recommend everyone see.

Battle Royale, Pan's Labyrinth, MirrorMask

9. Name a movie that you own.

I've been known as Blockbuster so I'll give a few that people may not expect. MirrorMask, Closer, Garden State

10. Name an actor that launched his/her entertainment career in another medium but who has surprised you with his/her acting chops.

The Rock, hey gotta support when a pro wrestler actually does make it big in movies

11. Have you ever seen a movie in a drive-in? If so, what?

Yeah, they used to do this double feature deal back in the day, I think I saw Jade there at one point.

12. Ever made out in a movie?

Yes and then some

13. Name a movie that you keep meaning to see but just haven't yet gotten around to it.

Kiss Kiss Bang Bang and The Matador

14. Ever walked out of a movie?

Swimfan, the only movie I've ever walked out of

15. Name a movie that made you cry in the theater.

One doesn't come to mind actually

16. Popcorn?

Love me my butter covered popcorn

17. How often do you go to the movies (as opposed to renting them or watching them at home)?

I used to go every weekend, being in a relationship slowed that to once or twice a month.

18. What’s the last movie you saw in the theater?

Grindhouse-Fucking fabulous

19. What’s your favorite/preferred genre of movie?

let's be honest, it's geekdom

20. What’s the first movie you remember seeing in the theater?

Return of the Jedi waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhh Jediiiiiiiii

21. What movie do you wish you had never seen?

Deep Impact

22. What is the weirdest movie you enjoyed?

Life Aquatic

23. What is the scariest movie you’ve seen?

Poltergeist and Event Horizon

24. What is the funniest movie you’ve seen?

Ever ever, tough call. The funniest one I've seen lately is Little Miss Sunshine and Borat

Sickness

Sorry about the lack of updates today, I have the bronchitis which is making me feel sicker then an inbreed dog with three legs and one eye. Though it is Easter weekend, be safe for all of you who are traveling. I myself am staying in town to enjoy working on the last two shows DVDs and to have a dinner at Anita's place on Sunday.

Two funny notes about this weekend.
1.My mother asked me if I was going to church on Sunday. Which prompted Anita to ask if she realized if she was a godless heathen which of course my response was, "If they don't know I'm a Godless heathen then they are truly lost." Though my reasoning to my mother about why I wasn't going to church was as follows.

Why would I do that? Sunday is the most likely day for the Zombie Apocalypse.

I know you agree with me on this, if he did raise from the dead that would make him a zombie, or at the very least a vampire.

2.Anita's roommate's parents are coming to dinner on Sunday. They are severely Catholic, a shame but whatcha gonna do? R&A are coming as well, which wouldn't be a problem other then they are engaged and are both men. So it will be quite interesting to see the severe Catholics interacting with two engaged gay men.

Have a good weekend everyone, I would give my recap of Wrestlemania 23 that I watched last night (and very possibly was the cause of my sudden fever) but I just don't have the energy to do so, you understand. I look forward to Grindhouse tonight, then again I always look forward to Tarentino and Rodriguez.

Henry Rollins Friday pt. 2

Henry Rollins Friday pt. 1

Politics Over Priority

Michelle Malkin, the evidence that you can in fact have a hotter and even crazier wingnut then Anne Coulture, has been known to say a great many things. She says the type of things you don't expect Rush Limbaugh to say on a pharmaceutical bender in Vegas. She vehemently attempts to make points, almost always in defense of the "Christian Nation", and if it were someone from the left no one would ever listen to them and I don't care if they looked like Angelina Jolie.

Well, she has a new editorial I found on Yahoo this afternoon. I'm not sure why I clicked on the title of Whitewashing Jihad in the Schools, but I am glad I did. I read it and I just have to shake my to the fact that she just doesn't get it. The item she is up in arms about is schools doing terrorist drills much in the same way they do a fire drill. She slams her fist on a desk like Dr. Claw because some schools have decided to put Homeschooled Christians as the terrorists. Of course her reasoning holds SO much water:

But the "real as possible" conditions included no bomb-vest-donning jihadists shouting "Allahu Akbar." No red bandanna-wearing martyrs with visions of 72 virgins dancing in their evil heads. No America-hating plotters enraged by the existence of Israel or driven to establish a worldwide caliphate. Nope. According to the paper, two local police detectives took on the role of hostage-taking Christian gunmen.

Perhaps someone needs to educate Ms. Malkin about the attacks that have taken place in the United States. I don't think that these were done by Islamic terrorists.I am willing to guess that Charles Roberts IV has more to do with these style of attacks since that has happened more in the US then "Muslim Terrorists".

In fact other then 9-11, what major terrorist attack has been performed by Islamic terrorists that resulted in many deaths on the continental US soil? The last time I check Oklahoma City was done by two white Americans. The pundits love to beat their chests and keep claiming if we don't beat them over there they'll bring it over here. This is a fallacy to keep fear in the weak minded, to control the masses, and the masses allow them to freely give over their rights in the name of "security." Michelle Malkin would praise these drills if they gunmen were Islamic, sadly she seems to care more about her politics and policies then what is actually happening in the country.

Then again, should we be that shocked? This is a group of people who think telling children not to have sex before marriage will actually work.

Throwback Thursday...sort of

We have all seen the redone trailers to make movies look like something they're not. Well, this may be my favorite one so far, fuckin classic

Science Class

From Noodle:

Bushcronium

Mark it on your Periodic Table........................................

The densest element yet known to science has been discovered. The new Element has been named "Bushcronium". Bushcronium has one neutron, one vice neutron, 12 assistant neutrons, 75 deputy neutrons, and 224 deputy assistant neutrons, giving it an atomic mass of 911. These particles are held together by dark forces called morons, and are surrounded by vast quantities of lepton-like particles called peons.

The symbol for Bushcronium is "W".

Bushcronium's mass actually increases, over time, as these morons randomly interact with various elements in the atmosphere and become deputy assistant neutrons in a Bushcronium molecule, forming a large cluster of idiotopes. This characteristic of moron promotion leads some scientists to believe that Bushcronium is formed whenever morons reach a critical mass also known as a "Critical Morass".

When catalyzed with money, Bushcronium activates Foxnewsium, an element radiating several orders of magnitude more energy, mostly as incoherent noise, since it has half as many peons but twice as many morons.

Karma Bitches

Barry is an attorney over in our future home of Texas. I enjoy reading his blog on a daily basis, hell I think it is honestly in my top five. Well today he has given me a gift that will keep on giving.

Ladies and Gentlemen and Browns Backers around the world I give you...KARMA!

Lovely Lady Humps

By now most of you have heard about Alanis Morissette's My Humps video, which is the greatest thing not named Weird Al. If you have not, please take a peak


Now the thing about this video is that God reminded me of someone, and I thought that I had figured it out but then watching it again I saw someone else. So I ask you, who does Alanis look more like in this video...
Jennifer Love Hewitt or Shannon Elizabeth




So then...thoughts? One or the other? Perhaps an amalgam of both?

Throwback Thursday

How bout some fresh coffee book?!

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOORED

It is only 4:30 and this day will not get over quick enough. Mind you I want to play with my new toy so I can get some overdue videos done. Have more in mind to think that this is my first day back after our trip to Texas. The Nats just came back and won their first game of the season and...I am utterly bored. I mean time is going by so slowly Anita and I worry that it may actually be moving backwards. What I worry about though is getting stuck in a time loop like in A Nightmare on Elm St 4: The Dream Master.

You all remember that scene right? Where Alice and the future father of her child keep trying to drive to the tough chick's house who is about to become a roach, keep doing that over and over, no wait I'll drive? No, sure you have, the lifter gets crushed in the roach motel. See, I told you you'd remember. Well, that's what this afternoon feels like, the same thing over and over, probably due to the slow posting day for everyone.

Thinking about that scenes makes me think about Horror movies, god do I love my horror movies. So fuck it, here enjoy this lil video I found on YouTube.