"No, everyone is born Christian. Only later in life do people choose to stray from Jesus and worship satan instead. Atheists have the greatest "cover" of all, they insist they believe in no god yet most polls done and the latest research indicates that they are actually a different sect of Muslims."
CARM.ORG
So i'm sure everyone has heard about the Wal-mart "killing" on this wonderful "black friday." What you may not know is that the person killed was a fucking wal-mart employee!!! Not just some fucking idiot who decided to put themselves in this situation, but the GUY WHO UNLOCKED THE DOOR. Oh it gets better:
Wal-Mart Stores Inc., based in Bentonville, Ark., called the incident a "tragic situation" and said the employee came from a temporary agency and was doing maintenance work at the store. It said it tried to prepare for the crowd by adding staffers and outside security workers, putting up barricades and consulting police.
He was a TEMP!!! Oh and the extra security workers, not so much.
"This crowd was out of control," Fleming said. He described the scene as "utter chaos," and said the store didn't have enough security. Dozens of store employees trying to fight their way out to help Damour were also getting trampled by the crowd, Fleming said. Shoppers stepped over the man on the ground and streamed into the store.
So who is really to blame here? The selfish, self-absorbed assholes who shop at wal-mart and are so eager to get $50 off a plasma screen TV that they willingly kill a person? OR the greedy corporate establishment that won't get the proper security in order to protect lives.
Also fun things about this story: an 8-month pregnant woman was taken to the hospital for injuries (yeah you're a smart one! Glad you're gonna be a mom); and people actually got irate and started yelling at staff when told they should leave because a PERSON WAS DEAD. They continued to shop...
Oh, if you wanted to know what was so important that these people trampled a man to death for it was, "a Samsung 50-inch Plasma HDTV for $798, a Bissel Compact Upright Vacuum for $28, a Samsung 10.2 megapixel digital camera for $69 and DVDs such as "The Incredible Hulk" for $9." That's right. You died so some asshat could buy the Hulk for 9 bucks...
A federal judge on Thursday ordered the release of five Algerians held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and the continued detention of a sixth in a major blow to the Bush administration's strategy to keep terror suspects locked up without charges.
In the first case of its kind, U.S. District Judge Richard J. Leon said the government's evidence linking the five Algerians to al-Qaida was not credible as it came from a single, unidentified source. Therefore, he said, the five could not be held indefinitely as enemy combatants, and should be released immediately.
Ok, well, mistakes are made, I'm sure we haven't held them that long, lets just get them out as soon as possible:
Leon also urged senior Justice Department leaders ... not to appeal his ruling.
Leon said the five Algerians already have been improperly held for seven years and deserve to go home. He said an appeal could delay their release for up to another two years.
The Justice Department said later Thursday it had not decided whether it would.
What really went missing through the subprime mortgage years were the three Rs: responsibility, restraint and remorse. They are the ballast that stabilizes two better-known Rs from the world of free markets: risk and reward.
Responsibility and restraint are moral sentiments. Remorse is a product of conscience. None of these grow on trees. Each must be learned, taught, passed down. And so we come back to the disappearance of "Merry Christmas."
It has been my view that the steady secularizing and insistent effort at dereligioning America has been dangerous. That danger flashed red in the fall into subprime personal behavior by borrowers and bankers, who after all are just people. Northerners and atheists who vilify Southern evangelicals are throwing out nurturers of useful virtue with the bathwater of obnoxious political opinions.
The point for a healthy society of commerce and politics is not that religion saves, but that it keeps most of the players inside the chalk lines. We are erasing the chalk lines.
Because greed never entered into it back when we had good Christianists on Wall Street (before those northern atheists threw them out).
So I ran across this site and the premise is that you put in a website (I did this one) and it gives you the "personality type" of the author. This is based on the Jung Typology Test which I have taken several times in the past. I found it very interesting that this was the result:
ESTP - The Doers
The active and play-ful type. They are especially attuned to people and things around them and often full of energy, talking, joking and engaging in physical out-door activities.
The Doers are happiest with action-filled work which craves their full attention and focus. They might be very impulsive and more keen on starting something new than following it through. They might have a problem with sitting still or remaining inactive for any period of time.
What is interesting about this is that it is totally NOT my personality type. Of course, this is an objective way to simply base an analysis on the content of blog posts, so I don't guess its terribly accurate, but still! So this leads me to the quandary of whether or not I am my "authentic self" (thanks Oprah!) IRL or online..... Maybe I have split personalities! I think I may have an identity crisis....
Well, according to Bill O'Reilly away. Its about time he just accepts that it is "holiday" and NOT "christmas." I really respect his courage coming out about this, especially since his "war on christmas" has been going on for soooo many years now. Thank-you Bill! I will never say christmas again!
1. This is awesome. 2. If there is something that can help Alzheimer's and Dementia, this is major! 3. This makes at least 2 "fatal" diseases pot helps. 4. Another reason it is ridiculous that we make "medicine" illegal....
Residents of the small Arkansas town of Eureka Springs noticed the homosexual community was growing. But they felt no threat. They went about their business as usual. Then, one day, they woke up to discover that their beloved Eureka Springs,a community which was known far and wide as a center for Christian entertainment--had changed. The City Council had been taken over by a small group of homosexual activists.
The Eureka Springs they knew is gone. It is now a national hub for homosexuals. Eureka Springs is becoming the San Francisco of Arkansas. The story
of how this happened is told in the new AFA DVD
“They’re Coming To Your Town.”
One of the first actions of the homosexual controlled City Council was to offer a “registry” where homosexuals could register their unofficial “marriage.” City Council member Joyce Zeller said the city will now be promoted, not as a Christian resort, but a city “selling peace, relaxation, history and sex.”
AFA’s “They’re Coming ToYour Town” documents the story of how and why this happened. And how homosexual activists plan to do the same in other towns.
Order a copy of “They’re Coming To Your Town.” Watch it. Then take the 28-minute DVD and share it with your Sunday School class and local church. This is a story the liberal media will never tell, but one you need to know.
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When it comes to technology (or anything, really), men and women rarely think alike. Men are obsessed with acronyms and the size of their hard drives. Women just want to get things done. And if they can get it done while shopping for a cute pair of shoes, even better.
Nice, start with a penis joke. Ha ha. And totally shopping for shoes makes everything better!
How to Be a Geek Goddess shows you how to sort out technology decisions (and find those cute shoes online) without ever having to ask a man. Whether you're buying a computer, shopping for a cell phone, trapped in the electronics aisle, or simply lost on the Internet, author Christina Tynan-Wood explains it all with wit, intelligence, and a minimum of geeky acronyms.
Without asking a man?!?!? Oh shit! I'm "lost on the Internet!" where's a man??!?!oneone!!1
You'll learn how to:
Buy the right computer for your needs, your decor, and your budget
Surf the Web with confidence, organize your life, and manage your finances
Master your email inbox, cell phone, and instant messaging
Keep yourself and your kids safe from spyware, viruses, and online scam artists
Reconnect with friends, grow your professional network, or find that special someone online
How to Be a Geek Goddess will show you how to join the Web conversation, start your own blog, and maybe even teach your friends a thing or two. Think of it as the tech-savvy girlfriend you wish you had on speed dial.
Because finding a computer to fit my "decor" is one of the key components of computer purchasing! And I am not very "confident" "surfing the web" so hopefully this book will tell me how to TYPE SHIT INTO A SEARCH ENGINE. It will also show me how the internetz will help me manage my finances (thank god i've got a husband to do that for me! I barely know how to work a pencil!).
I'm glad they threw in the "fine that special someone online" part....I really want my cute new computerz that matches my decor to help me find a man who can really show me how to work it! AND it will help me join the "Web conversation!" WTF is a web conversation? Really?
Did no one actually consider how offensive this is? I guess i'm just lucky I can figure out how to make these button thingy's spell out words. Well, off to the kitchen!
The silver-haired senior-most litigator at the firm came up with the BEST elevator pitch ever. The senior partner said, "when I step onto elevator at the top floor, I size up the other person to see if he is a business man. I know they don't like lawyers." "When they ask me, 'what do you do for a living?' I answer I'm a Nazi medical researcher." The businessman will react with shock. "Then I say, 'I was kidding. I just said that because I'm a lawyer." This always gets a laugh from the businessman. "Then I say I help businessmen in court."
The sign [which states 'I believe in gun control. I have a sharp eye and a steady trigger finger. All Muslems Burn in Hell'] sits in a front yard in Littlestown, Adams County aimed at gun control and Muslims.
Can you imagine living next door to this idiot? I sincerely believe that if you are going to put up a sign you should at least make sure you can spell the words correctly....
I totally would never have voted for this muslim communist!
Key: White = Article Black = Links to their article Red = Things I found amusing Red in Brackets = My brilliant analysis
Barack Hussein Obama II (born in Honolulu,[1][2] August 4, 1961) is the Democraticjunior Senator from Illinois (2004 - present) [That’s totally not like any time at all!] and President-elect of the United States.[3] On November 4, Obama and his running mate Senator Joseph Biden won the presidency after spending a record-shattering $650 million, most of which came from anonymous donors never disclosed by Obama. [He only “won” because he “bought” the election. Oh yeah, and there is this little law about not having to disclose donor’s if they donate less than $200. So yeah….MAJOR cover-up going on there!] President-elect Obama will likely [likely?] become the first MuslimPresident, and may use the Koran to be sworn into office at his inauguration on January 20, 2009.[4][5][Or he could use the Book of Satan, Hustler Magazine, an upside down bible, or a dead baby. He’s still debating his options.]
Obama has espoused the socialist idea of "spreading the wealth" in other words raising the tax rates on business and the wealthy to a burdensome level in order to redistribute their income to low income individuals, many of whom don't currently pay taxes [LOSERS!]. From which [I think we’re gonna have to put a “sic” right there as that makes no grammatical sense] John McCain replied "He's running for Redistributor In Chief, I'm running for Commander In Chief." [6] The slogan "From each according to their ability to each according to their need" is an idea originally proposed by Karl Marx and is clearly the inspiration for the centrally planned economy Obama will introduce to the US in January 2009. In addition, his health care plan forces employers to purchase health care or pay a fine and will force many into a poorly run single payer system.[WOW they sited to his actual plan and everything! Oh wait…they didn’t..] The socialization of health care will force taxpayers to pay for healthcare for those who refuse to purchase it themselves. [Ummm hello! What the fuck do you think is happening right now?]
The October 2008 crimes against Academy Award winner Jennifer Hudson's family highlight Obama's record against law and order, as he voted against making it a crime in Illinois "for convicts on probation or on bail to have contact with a street gang".[8] The person of interest in the murders of Hudson's mother, brother, and 7-year-old nephew is the estranged husband of Hudson's sister and a convicted felon who had violated his parole conditions. [9] "'We've got 75,000 gang members - that's almost six gang members to one police officer.'"[10][Because Jennifer Hudson is central to the conservative movement and if Obama had not told this “thug” (see what I did there?!?!) to kill her family none of this would have totally happened!]
Obama is the first person having ties to a known terrorist to gain control over America's nuclear weapons.[11][12]Author and blogger Jack Cashill compared the writing style of Bill Ayers' 2001 memoir, Fugitive Days, with Barack Obama's earlier 1995 book, Dreams From My Father, and came to the conclusion that Ayres had ghostwritten Dreams.[13][14][I personally think it was ghostwritten by Oprah. That is because I am an author and a blogger, so my theory stands strong.]
Doctors from the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons have stated that Obama uses techniques of mind control in his speeches and campaign symbols.[ZOMFG! Zombie mind control!! Claimed by doctors who are too scared to state their names!!!oneone!!!1] For example, one speech declared, "a light will shine down from somewhere, it will light upon you, you will experience an epiphany, and you will say to yourself, 'I have to vote for Barack.'"[20][Fuck! I knew there was no legitimate reason I would have voted for a “black” guy. I sue you in internetz court!]
The evidence that Obama is a Muslim includes:
Obama's background, education, and outlook are Muslim, and fewer than 1% of Muslims convert to Christianity.[22][23][You win this argument, sir!]
Obama's middle name (Hussein) references Husayn, who was the grandson of Muhammad, which most Christians would not retain.[24][I found jebus, I MUST change my middle name! Thank God I haven’t found jebus. With my stripper name I’d have to re-do the whole fucking thing]
Obama stated that the autobiography of Malcolm X, a Nation of Islam leader who became a Muslim, inspired him in his youth.[27][Because that book was totally NOT about a black man overcoming obstacles to become a leader in the black power struggle. Or anything. Like that. Just Muslim’in it up in there]
Obama raised nearly $1 million and campaigned for a Kenyan presidential candidate who had a written agreement with Muslim leaders promising to convert Kenya to an Islamic state that bans Christianity.[28][Umm… No…FAIL]
Obama's claims of conversion to Christianity arose after he became politically ambitious, lacking a date of conversion or baptism.[29][Gasp! Someone who would fake religion to be in politics! I am shocked and appalled sir.]
On the campaign trail Obama has been reading "The Post-American World" by Fareed Zakaria,[30] which is written from a Muslim point-of-view.[31][Umm… No…FAIL]
Obama uses the Muslim Pakistani pronunciation for "Pakistan" rather than the common American one.[32] [Well FUCK ME! He has command of the English language. Total Muslim]
Obama is mentioned as helping to organize the 1995 million man march led by black Muslim leader Louis Farrakhan from the Nation of Islam. [35][Sold. He’s Muslim all right]
Obama tries to downplay his Islamic background by claiming that his KenyanMuslim father was a "confirmed atheist" before Obama was born, but in fact less than 1% of Kenyans are atheists, agnostics or non-religious.[36][Since only about 1% of them receive any form of education, I would guess this is about right.]
Obama and Elitism
Obama has consistently shown himself to be an elitist who looks down on "ordinary" Americans. Asked to explain why working-class Democrats do not support him while campaigning for the Pennsylvania primary, Obama replied "it's not surprising, then, they get bitter, they cling to guns or religion or antipathy to people who aren't like them or anti-immigrant sentiment or anti-trade sentiment as a way to explain their frustrations."[37] In response to outrage when his remarks were unexpectedly publicized, Obama did not recount his statement but instead replied, I "didn't say it as well as I should have."[38] Although many rural counties went for McCain, Obama carried the state with 54.6% of the vote, compared to 44.3% for John McCain.[39][So your point is?]
In an attempt counter the view by many that Obama is an elitist, he began running campaign ads claiming that he "worked his way through college and Harvard Law." This claim is at best an exaggeration, as Obama only held summer jobs while in college and law school[40], and he would have likely benefited from special scholarships not available to most students. [And by “most” they mean “white.” Cause you know those negro’s gets all the breaks]
Obama almost always reads from prepared text on a teleprompter and rarely allows tough questions.[41][42] Indeed, when unable to read from prepared text he often fails at articulating his positions and is caught tripping over his own feet.[43] His most recent debate performances illustrate that he may have been extensively coached over the course of 2008, although he still repeatedly fumbles at moments where he moves off his memorized remarks. [Unlike Sarah Pallin who received no coaching at all]
Insights
Obama has described himself as a constitutional law professor at the University of Chicago.[45] He held the position of Lecturer, an adjunct position, from 1992 to 1996.[46] He held the position of Senior Lecturer from 1996 until his election to the senate in 2004.[47] Dan Ronayne, a spokesman for the Republican National Committee, has pointed that Obama was only a senior lecturer and not a full professor.[48]The University states that Senior Lecturers are regarded as professors, although not full-time or tenure track.[49][Wow….he isn’t even a “full” professor…]
Obama wore an American flag lapel pin after 9/11, but later stopped wearing it without adequate explanation.[52][Explain your accessories, sir!] Presumably it would have hurt him with anti-military campaign donors.[53][What, the 5 people in America who are “anti-military”?] Recently, he has begun wearing one again for reasons that are likely political pandering. [Bastard!]
Obama's campaign "is proud to be actively participating in over 60 local and state wide homosexual Pride events over the summer."[59][I am proud of that too. Stop the H8!]
Secrecy
The Democratic party feels it necessary to keep all questions about Obama at a safe distance. It is an unprecedented move to keep secrets about a presidential candidate. The following questions remain sealed from the public. [103]
Certified Copy of original Birth certificate(see certificate controversy below) [Provided. 2 court cases. Umm..Anyone see Trig’s?]
Columbia College records
Columbia Thesis paper [Objection, relevance]
Campaign donor analysis requested by 7 major watchdog groups
So we all know Arkansas passed this genius piece of legislation on the 4th:
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: Section 1: Adoption and foster care of minors. (a) A minor may not be adopted or placed in a foster home if the individual seeking to adopt or to serve as a foster parent is cohabiting with a sexual partner outside of a marriage which is valid under the constitution and laws of this state.
This is saddening and disgusting on SOOO many levels. First, there are a purported 3 times the number of children in the foster care system in Arkansas than there are foster homes. In addition, there is an estimated over 400 children who will be removed from their current foster homes and placed in group facilities because of this measure.
From my reading there is nothing speaking to retroactivity (shout out to Prop 8 there!), so I have no idea what this will mean to FINALIZED adoptions where an adoptive parent is homosexual. The ACLU has yet to publicize their position on the new law. However, since they originally fought this action in Arkansas, I am sure they will try to get this overturned. >DONATE<
But other than the obvious fact that, anyone who wants to open their home to a child who needs one should deserve our respect and support, is what the fuck has happened to our right to privacy?
How the hell does the state government of Arkansas enforce this? You obviously have to have a home-study to foster in Arkansas, so that would pick up whether there was something LIVING in the house. But how do they know if it is a friend? Roommate? Are their CONTINUING visitation? Maybe we should be looking for the signs of CHILD ABUSE rather than the sexual preference of people. Do these religious right-wing nuts think that if they "law" the "gay" out of the world that they will be forced to actually STAY IN THE CLOSET THEMSELVES? Doubtful.
With Prop 8 and this backwoods douche-bagery, this election is very bitter-sweet for me. We can only hope that the incredible equality that was exhibited in the presidential election will flow to the rest of the country and that new appointees will be cognizent of the need to err on the side of equality. I'm going to take a xanax now....
Plaintiff alleges that he wrote letters to the Governor of Minnesota in the past about bridge cracks on the I-35 West Bridge and the Governor responded back "Mind your business kid." Plaintiff now asserts that he is entitled to relief under the Whistleblowing Act. Plaintiff also alleges that the defendants are in a vast conspiracy to sabotage bridges around the country, that the defendants placed obese people besides the victims on I-35W to place a strain on the concrete, that the defendants sabotages I-35W to justify more federal funding at the expense of taxpayers, that defendants are in a conspiracy with Alaska Senator Ted Stevens to build a bridge to nowhere, and that he suffered psychiatric trauma from watching buildings fall on YouTube.
Plaintiff charges that defendant Theodore John Kaczynski is trying to unabomb his life because plaintiff won't return his manuscript that he received from the Washington Post. Plaintiff also alleges that defendant is rounding up all the Teds in the world to hurt him, including Ted Kennedy, Ted Bundy, Ted Turner, Bill and Ted, Ted Nugent, Teddy Bears, and Teddy Rumpskin.
How long do you think this took him?
RICHES v. BUSH et al
Plaintiff: JONATHAN LEE RICHES Defendant: GEORGE W. BUSH, RICHARD B. CHENEY, CONDOLEEZA RICE, DONALD H. RUMSFELD, JOHN W. SNOW, UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE "UCC", CARLOS M. GUTIERREZ, MICHAEL O. LEAVITT, ELAINE CHAO, STEPHEN L. JOHNSON, MARGARET SPELLINGS, SAMUEL W. BODMAN, NORMAN Y. MINETA, HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON, JAMES HOFFA, WWW.GOOGLE.COM, BENEDICT, XVI, KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA, JERRY WEST, WWW.ACCUWEATHER.COM, USAMA BIN LADEN, WILLIAM GATES, HUGO CHAVEZ, JOHN DEERE, ADOLF HITLER'S, NATIONAL SOCIALIST PARTY, ISLAND DEF JAM MUSIC GROUP, ROC-A FELLA RECORDS, SHAWN CARTER, QUEEN OF ENGLAND, JO ANNE B. BARNHART, STEVEN SPIELBERG, RJ REYNOLDS TOBACO HOLDINGS INC, JAPAN'S NIKKEI STOCK EXCHANGE, GAMBINO, THREE MILE ISLAND, NUCLEAR POWER PLANT, KOFI ANNAAN, TONY DANZA, ISAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN, DON KING PRODUCTIONS INC, PARIS HILTON, KINGDOM HALL OF THE JEHOVAH'S WITNESS, JOSE PADILLA, UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI, GEICO INSURANCE, VIENNA CONVENTION, MATT DRUDGE, MARION BLAKEY, CONSULATE GENERAL OF NIGERIA, THE SALVATION ARMY, JEWISH STATE OF ISRAEL, JOHN E. POTTER, SOLEDAD O'BRIEN, MILES O'BRIEN, CABLE NEWS NET-WORK "CNN", MAGNA CARTA, TSUNAMI VICTIMS, ALAN GREENSPAN, THE AMERICAN RED CROSS, MARK EMERSON, JESSICA ALBA, SIRIUS SATELLITE RADIO, CHARLES MOOSE, THE HOUSTON CHRONICLE, AL QAEDA ISLAMIC ARMY, FRUIT OF A-LOOM, AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION "ACLU", OUTBACK STEAKHOUSE, DONALD J. TRUMP, TRUMP PLAZA, CHRIS BERMAN, THE VATICAN, SHAWN JOHN COMBS, MICHAEL BROWN, VINCENT K. MCMAHON, THE TALIBAN, RICHARD M. DALEY, MEALS ON WHEELS, JOHN GRISHAM, COLUMBINE HIGH SCHOOL, ARIEL SHARON, UNITED PARCEL SERVICE "UPS", TARA REID, BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TELEVISION INC "BET", SADDAM HUSSEIN, JEWISH WORKERS AT NBC/UNIVERSAL, BRAD PITT, JACK WELCH, ELIZABETH SMART, GEORGE E. PATAKI, CHARLIE SHEEN, THE SURGEON GNERAL, VLADIMIR PUTIN, OLIVER NORTH, GEORGE ORWELL, WWW.ASKJEEVES.COM, SEAN O'KEEFE, THE KREMLIN, DAVID LETTERMAN, THE PANAMA CANAL COMMISSION, GEORGE J. TENET, KELLY CLARKSTON, THIRTEEN TRIBES OF ISRAEL, AMERICAN HEART FOUNDATION, PLATO, LINCOLN MEMORIAL, OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION "OSHA", BORIS BECKER, FREEMASON LODGE, EGLIN AIRFORCE BASE, VARIOUS BUDDHIST MONKS, WWW.SECUREDPARTY.COM, I. LEWIS LIBBY, WARREN BUFFETT, SIERRA CLUB, JOHN D. NEGROPONTE, CHRISTINA APPLEGATE, JEWISH MOSSAD, NATIONAL VANGUARD BOOKS "NVB", AIR AND SPACE MUSEUM, CHRISTOPHER REEVES WIDOW, GALE A. NORTON, HALLIBURTON COMPANY, KELLOGG BROWN & ROOT, JOHN WALSH, MEIN KAMPF, CITY OF CRAWFORD TEXAS, JOHN P. 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The AP is reporting on this story about an 8 year old boy who apparently shot his father and another person living in the house. If you watch the video from MSNBC the scroll bar says "the police" are going to charge him as an adult due to the "heinous nature" of the crimes. So, first, the guy being interviewed clearly says he isn't charged with anything yet. Then there is the fact that "police" can't charge anyone with anything! Then there is the fact they want to charge an eight year old as an ADULT? How can an eight year old possibly come close to comprehending what the consequences of his actions really were.
The man in the interview says there is no "report" of abuse. Umm Hi....kids don't always REPORT ABUSE. I do not believe there is any eight year old in the history of the world that would take a gun and shot two people just because he "felt like it." Something caused this to happen.
It's also apparent his mother was not present during any of this. So I am wondering how Miranda was even given. He suposedly confessed, but how can it be valid without a parent present? I'm sure his PD will figure it all out. >sarcasm<
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Yes, i've said it before. OK, but this is AWESOME.
If I were a guy, I would totally do this. Because (1) fake breaking up with someone ALWAYS makes a stranger want to randomly have sex with you; (2) stealing panties "rules" (she totally didn't know he took those!); and (3) he is a male cheerleader. This, right here, is a great porno. I rule!
Who among us is not at a loss for words? Tears pour out. Tears of joy. Tears of relief. A stunning, whopping landslide of hope in a time of deep despair.
In a nation that was founded on genocide and then built on the backs of slaves, it was an unexpected moment, shocking in its simplicity: Barack Obama, a good man, a black man, said he would bring change to Washington, and the majority of the country liked that idea. The racists were present throughout the campaign and in the voting booth. But they are no longer the majority, and we will see their flame of hate fizzle out in our lifetime.
There was another important "first" last night. Never before in our history has an avowed anti-war candidate been elected president during a time of war. I hope President-elect Obama remembers that as he considers expanding the war in Afghanistan. The faith we now have will be lost if he forgets the main issue on which he beat his fellow Dems in the primaries and then a great war hero in the general election: The people of America are tired of war. Sick and tired. And their voice was loud and clear yesterday.
It's been an inexcusable 44 years since a Democrat running for president has received even just 51% of the vote. That's because most Americans haven't really liked the Democrats. They see them as rarely having the guts to get the job done or stand up for the working people they say they support. Well, here's their chance. It has been handed to them, via the voting public, in the form of a man who is not a party hack, not a set-for-life Beltway bureaucrat. Will he now become one of them, or will he force them to be more like him? We pray for the latter.
But today we celebrate this triumph of decency over personal attack, of peace over war, of intelligence over a belief that Adam and Eve rode around on dinosaurs just 6,000 years ago. What will it be like to have a smart president? Science, banished for eight years, will return. Imagine supporting our country's greatest minds as they seek to cure illness, discover new forms of energy, and work to save the planet. I know, pinch me.
We may, just possibly, also see a time of refreshing openness, enlightenment and creativity. The arts and the artists will not be seen as the enemy. Perhaps art will be explored in order to discover the greater truths. When FDR was ushered in with his landslide in 1932, what followed was Frank Capra and Preston Sturgis, Woody Guthrie and John Steinbeck, Dorothea Lange and Orson Welles. All week long I have been inundated with media asking me, "gee, Mike, what will you do now that Bush is gone?" Are they kidding? What will it be like to work and create in an environment that nurtures and supports film and the arts, science and invention, and the freedom to be whatever you want to be? Watch a thousand flowers bloom! We've entered a new era, and if I could sum up our collective first thought of this new era, it is this: Anything Is Possible.
An African American has been elected President of the United States! Anything is possible! We can wrestle our economy out of the hands of the reckless rich and return it to the people. Anything is possible! Every citizen can be guaranteed health care. Anything is possible! We can stop melting the polar ice caps. Anything is possible! Those who have committed war crimes will be brought to justice. Anything is possible.
We really don't have much time. There is big work to do. But this is the week for all of us to revel in this great moment. Be humble about it. Do not treat the Republicans in your life the way they have treated you the past eight years. Show them the grace and goodness that Barack Obama exuded throughout the campaign. Though called every name in the book, he refused to lower himself to the gutter and sling the mud back. Can we follow his example? I know, it will be hard.
I want to thank everyone who gave of their time and resources to make this victory happen. It's been a long road, and huge damage has been done to this great country, not to mention to many of you who have lost your jobs, gone bankrupt from medical bills, or suffered through a loved one being shipped off to Iraq. We will now work to repair this damage, and it won't be easy.
But what a way to start! Barack Hussein Obama, the 44th President of the United States. Wow. Seriously, wow.
Yours, Michael Moore MichaelMoore.com MMFlint@aol.com
Senator Obama thanked Senator McCain for his graciousness and said he had waged a tough race. Senator Obama told Senator McCain he was consistently someone who has showed class and honor during this campaign as he has during his entire life in public service.
Senator Obama said he was eager to sit down and talk about how the two of them can work together - Obama said to move this country forward "I need your help, you're a leader on so many important issues"
WASHINGTON—As election day nears, millions of the nation's poorest voters have reportedly yet to settle on the most profound and enduring way to completely fuck themselves over when they head to the polls this year.
"On the one hand, I'm pretty sure Barack Obama will undermine my best interests by maintaining the same centrist, pro-corporate policies of previous Democratic administrations," said Jim Estey, 34, a recently laid-off assembly-line worker. "Conversely, I agree with McCain and Palin on abortion, which might just balance out the fact that they'll further marginalize people like me by supporting deregulation and slashing social programs. So it's pretty much a toss-up at this point."
Though such behavior appears to directly undermine their own well-being, lower-income voters have historically supported candidates determined to screw them six ways to Sunday, including Bill Clinton, who incarcerated them in record numbers and cut the welfare benefits many depended on for day-to-day sustenance, and George W. Bush, who widened the gap between them and the rich and sent thousands of them to die in Iraq. This year's election is reportedly unique in that the nation's poor must not only weigh how deeply and painfully their chosen candidate will penetrate their rectums, but must also consider unforeseen outside circumstances—such as economic collapse and terrorism—that might allow the next president to bend them over and brutally rape them in ways they never thought possible.
The latest polls indicate that a majority of lower-class citizens might choose not to vote at all Nov. 4, preferring instead to leave the details of how they get fucked to the moneyed classes.
I spent a lot of time as a teenager trying to imagine what it would be like to be "dead." (Anyone surprised, really?) It always seemed to me that people who thought it was like "dreaming" were a little too optimistic about the whole thing. This is of course, assuming you were talking to someone who did not believe in magic godland or burning agony (which brings up a whole new level of thought for me because I could never really understand how you could actually FEEL things if you were dead. I.e., eternal torment). The best I could come up with was the fact that there was existence before there was a "me" to perceive it, so therefore it must be the same thing to be dead as it was to not have been born yet. This made perfect sense to me and was in fact comforting because I'm not "scared" by the world existing before I was born. I didn't know it was happening. So if you don't know, then you can't be upset. Anyway. There is a fantastic article in Scientific American that talks about the actual way our brain reacts to the idea of death.
Consider the rather startling fact that you will never know you have died. You may feel yourself slipping away, but it isn’t as though there will be a “you” around who is capable of ascertaining that, once all is said and done, it has actually happened. Just to remind you, you need a working cerebral cortex to harbor propositional knowledge of any sort, including the fact that you’ve died—and once you’ve died your brain is about as phenomenally generative as a head of lettuce. In a 2007 article published in the journal Synthese, University of Arizona philosopher Shaun Nichols puts it this way: “When I try to imagine my own non-existence I have to imagine that I perceive or know about my non-existence. No wonder there’s an obstacle!”
And this is why I love science. I just wish I was smart enough to be a scientist! Maybe in my next life. ;-)
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