lyrics of the week

I give you this song from Godspell without comment.

Alas For You

[JESUS]
Alas alas for you
Lawyers and pharisees
Hypocrits that you be
Searching for souls and fools to forsake them
You travel the land you scour the sea
After you've got your converts you make them
Twice as fit for hell!
As you are yourselves!

Alas, alas for you
Lawyers and pharisees
Hypocrits that you are
Sure that the kingdom of Heaven awaits you
You will not venture half so far
Other men who might enter the gates you
Keep from passing through!
Drag them down with you!
You snakes, you viper's brood
You cannot escape being Devil's food!

I send you prophets, I send you preachers
Sages and rages and ages of teachers
Nothing can bar your mood

Alas, alas for you
Lawyers and pharisees
Hypocrits to a man
Sons of the dogs who murdered the prophets
Finishing off what your fathers began
You don't have time to scorn and to scoff
It's getting very late!
Vengence doesn't wait!
You snakes, you viper's brood
You cannot escape being Devil's food!

I send you prophets, I send you preachers
Sages and rages and ages of teachers
Nothing can bar your mood
Blind guides, blind fools
The blood you spilt
On you will fall!

This nation, this generation
Will bear the guilt of it all!

Alas, alas alas for you! Blind fools!!

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Hope its a good one everybody!

And most importantly don't forget the reason for the season.

merry x-mas

the Liberal Rocker blogging team wishes you a very merry, safe, and joyful Christmas.

We also wish to pray that someday we will have peace on earth and goodwill to all people.

God Bless You.


Merry Christmas.

a song for christmas part 4

The Night Santa Went Crazy by Weird Al Yankovich

Down in the workshop all the elves were making toys
For the good Gentile girls and the good Gentile boys
When the boss busted in, nearly scared 'em half to death
Had a rifle in his hands and cheap whiskey on his breath
From his beard to his boots he was covered with ammo
Like a big fat drunk disgruntled Yuletide Rambo
And he smiled as he said with a twinkle in his eye
"Merry Christmas to all - now you're all gonna die!"

The night Santa went crazy
The night Saint Nick went insane
Realized he'd been getting the RAW deal
Somethin' finally must've snapped in his brain

Well, the workshop is gone now, he decided to bomb it
Everywhere you'll find pieces of Cupid and Comet
And he tied up his helpers, and he held the elves hostage
And he ground up poor Rudolph into reindeer sausage
He got Dancer and Prancer with an old German Luger
And he slashed up Dasher just like Freddy Krueger
And he picked up a flamethrower and he barbecued Blitzen
And he took a big bite and said "It tastes just like chicken!"

The night Santa went crazy
The night Kris Kringle went nuts
Now, ya can't hardly walk around the North Pole
Without steppin' in reindeer guts

There's the National Guard and the FBI
There's a van from the Eyewitness News
In a helicopter circlin' 'round in the sky
And the bullets are flying the body count's rising
And everyone’s dying to know -"Oh Santa, why?"
My, my, my, my, my, my - you used to be such a jolly guy.

Yes Virginia, now Santa's doing time
In a Federal prison for his infamous crime
Hey little friend now, don't you cry no more tears
He'll be out on good behaviour in seven hundred more years.

But now Vixen's in therapy and Donner's still nervous
And the elves all got jobs working for the postal service
And they say Mrs. Claus she's on the phone every night
With a lawyer negotiating the movie rights.
(They talk about)

The night Santa went crazy
The night Saint Nicholas flipped
Broke his back for some milk and cookies
Sounds to me like he was tired of getting gypped

Wo, The night Santa went crazy
The night Saint Nick went insane
Realized he'd been gettin' the RAW deal
Somethin' finally must've snapped in his brain
Wo, Somethin' finally must've snapped in his brain
Tell ya, somethin' finally must've snapped in his brain.

Health Care Debate Down to the Wire in Senate

Today marks the end of the last full week until the end of year break for our congress, but they still have a lot to talk about it seems. For months now our Congress has wanted to pass some form of health care reform before the end of the year, yet it is coming down to the wire. After the bill got through in the house with 220 to 215 vote we learned it would be a hard fight, no matter what side of the debate you are on. Now with the public option gone the Dems. have 59 votes. One away from the 60 they need to close the debate and pass health care reform. All eyes are on one Democrat holdout (shown above) senator Ben Nelson from Nebraska. Easily the most conservative Democrat in the senate, he has refused to vote for the bill until stronger abortion restrictions are implemented and all payment of abortion by taxpayers is taken out of the bill. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and President Barack Hussein Obama have both been speaking with Senator Nelson and discussing his possible support.

Last week marked an important week for health care reform. Senator Joe Lieberman of Connecticut stated that he would no longer support health care until the "public option" was removed. With few other options, the Dems had to drop the long debated public option.

Throughout this debate Republicans, led by Senator John McCain and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, have been doing all they can to pass amendments, slow the debate, and in any way possible stop health care reform.

Now with little time and not enough votes will the bill still be passed by Christmas as proposed? Without a public option and after many compromises the bill is a shadow of its former self, but will Dems. in Congress be able to get even this through? We will soon see. For now it seems Ben Nelson is key to all of this.

christmas song part 3

Another Stephen Colbert song

Another Christmas Song

Ho! It’s another Christmas song
Whoa! Get ready brother for another Christmas song
They play for a month, Ad infinitum
One day it struck me someone must write ‘em
So! It’s another Christmas song

Santa clause singing on naughty snow
Reindeer ringing in the mistletoe
The manger’s on fire,
The holly’s a-glow
Hear the baby Jesus cryin’ ho ho ho

Hey! It’s another Christmas song
Yay! Another oft’ returning
Royalty earning Christmas song
I’ve got plenty more so go buy a modem
Log on to iTunes and pay to download ‘em
Pay! For another Christmas song

Chestnuts glisten on a silent night
Sleigh-bells kissing by candle light
The tree is frozen, the winter’s bright
Who’d have thought the wise men look so white

You! Don’t you wanna sing along?
To! My humble yule tide
Dreamed up pool side
Christmas song
Make it a part of your holiday canon
Make it the heart of my retirement plan and
Do! Sing another Christmas song

BEAT IT INTO ‘EM FELLAS!
WATCH MY FEET FLY!

But wait! Who’s this?

Young ones starving on a dead-end street
Taped up tabloids on their frost-bit feet
Hear what they carol as they huddle for heat

[All children:]
Please help the “Colbert Children” eat

Whoa! Just another Christmas song
No! This is like no other Christmas-mother-lovin’-song
Public to whom I'm so proud to have pandered
Please save my family and make this a standard
Go! Join the ever-growing throng
Who are singing
And swingin’
While my kids are clinging to the hope
My register’s ching-ching chinging from the cash I’m bringing
From another Christmas song


Love it!!!

song for christmas part 2

This is from Stephen Colbert's Christmas Musical Special. This is a song that he sung as a duet with Elvis Costello

Much Worse Things to Believe In

Elvis: There are cynics, there are skeptics

There are legions of dispassionate dyspeptics

Who regard this time of year as a maudlin insincere

Cheezy crass commercial travesty of all that we hold dear

Stephen: When they think that

Well, I can hear it

But I pity them their lack of Christmas spirit

For in a world like ours, take it from Stephen

There are much worse things to believe in.



Elvis: A redeemer and a savior, an obese man giving toys for good behavior

Stephen: The faith in what might be and the hope that we might see

The answer to all sorrow in a box beneath the tree

Find them foolish

Elvis: Sentimental

Stephen: Well you're clearly none too bright

Both: so we'll be gentle

Stephen: Don't even try to start vaguely conceiving

Both: Of all much worse things to believe in



Stephen: Believe in the judgment, believe in Jihad

Believe in a thousand variations on a dark and spiteful god

Elvis: You've got your money, you've got your power

You've got your science, and all the planets going to end within the hour

Stephen: You've got your dreams that don't come true

Elvis: You've got the ones that do

Stephen: Then you've got your nothing

Both: Some folks believe in nothing

But if you believe in nothing

Then what's to keep the nothing from coming for you



Stephen: Merry Christmas, Happy New Year

Now if you'll forgive me there's a lot to do here

There are stockings still unhung

Colored lights I haven't strung

Elvis: And a one-man four-part Christmas carol waiting to be sung

Stephen: Call me silly, call me sappy

Call me many things, the first of which is happy

You doubt, but you're sad

I don't, but I'm glad

Both: I guess we're even

Stephen: At least that's what I believe in

Both: And there are much worse things

a song for christmas

Here is the first edition in my contemporary Christmas song series.

A Christmas Song
Dave Mathews Band
She was his girl; he was her boyfriend
She be his wife; take him as her husband
A surprise on the way, any day, any day
One healthy little giggling dribbling baby boy
The wise men came three made their way
To shower him with love
While he lay in the hay
Shower him with love love love
Love love love
Love love is all around
Not very much of his childhood was known
Kept his mother Mary worried
Always out on his own
He met another Mary for a reasonable fee, less than
Reputable as known to be

His heart was full of love love love
Love love love
Love love is all around
When Jesus Christ was nailed to the his tree
Said "oh, Daddy-o I can see how it all soon will be
I came to she'd a little light on this darkening scene
Instead I fear I spill the blood of my children all around"

The blood of our children all around
The blood of our children all around
The blood of our children all around
So the story goes, so I'm told
The people he knew were
Less than golden hearted
Gamblers and robbers
Drinkers and jokers, all soul searchers
Like you and me

Rumors insisited he soon would be
For his deviations
Taken into custody by the authorities
Less informed than he.
Drinkers and jokers. all soul searchers
Searching for love love love
Love love love
Love love is all around

Preparations were made
For his celebration day
He said "eat this bread and think of it as me
Drink this wine and dream it will be
The blood of our children all around
The blood of our children all around"
The blood of our children all around

Father up above, why in all this anger have you fill
Me up with love
Fill me love love love
Love love love
Love love
And the blood of our children all around

Hello

I am Alex, and I am here today to tell all my fellow bloggers that I will now be increasing the amount of sanity that I inject to this blog. Before I was only commenting like most of us, but now I have been made a contributor by Rock4ever95, and will be adding more of my 2 cents worth.

so be careful of those killing in Jesus name, he don't believe in killing at all

So there is this bill in Uganda that will put gay people in prison for life and those who don't report them in prison for three years. Also if the gay person is HIV positive they will be put to death. What's most disturbing about this issue is that Rev. Rick Warren announced his support of this bill and the secret Christian Organization the Family is helping to get it passed.

I have something to ask all these so called Christians, what did Jesus teach? What was the golden rule? What did he say to do when someone hits you on one cheek? WHAT DID HE SAY ABOUT LOVE?!!!!! How do you think God reacted to the Holocaust!st? And now you think that God wants you to put all Gay people in prison?

Jesus was a man of love and this is a law of hate, pure and simple. I call on all Christians to speak out against this bill which is the total and complete opposite of everything that Jesus taught. To Quote Bono "God will not accept that. Mine won't. Will yours?"


This is a bill of Genocide, plain and simple, and no one can honestly say that the Christian God is in favor of Genocide. This bill is sacrilegious and an affront to humanity. If this bill is passed Christianity will be remembered as the religion that supported Genocide and I don't think any christian wants to be remembered that way. Ask you minister to make a statement against it, God and History will thank you for it.

And That's the Way it Is.

lyrics of the week

"21st Century Breakdown"
By Green Day

Born into Nixon I was raised in hell
A welfare child
Where the teamsters dwelled
The last one born
The first one to run
My town was blind from refinery sun

My generation is zero
I never made it
As a working class hero

21st Century Breakdown
I once was lost but never was found
I think I am losing
What's left of my mind
To the 20th century deadline

I was made of poison and blood
Condemnation is what I understood

Videogames of the towers fall
Homeland security
Could kill us all

We are the class of '13
Born in the era of humility
We are the desperate in the decline
Raised by the bastards of 1969

My name is no one
The long lost son
Born on the 4th of July
Raised in the era of heroes and cons
That left me for dead or alive

I am a nation
A worker of pride
My debt to the status quo

The scars on my hands
And the means to an ends
Is all the that I have to show

I swallowed my pride
And I choked on my faith
I've given my heart and my soul
I've broken my fingers
And lied through my teeth
The pillar of damage control

I've been to the edge
And I've thrown the bouquet
Of flowers left over the grave
I sat in the waiting room
Wasting my time
And waiting for judgement day

I praise liberty
The "freedom to obey"
Is the song that strangles me
Don't cross the line

Dream, America dream
I can't even sleep
From the light's early dawn

Scream, America scream
Believe what you see
From heroes and cons

Green Day (along with the White Stripes) is among one of the greatest bands to come of age in the past ten years, hands down.

Quote of the Day

"When [Obama] arrived and saw me he said, 'They told me you were here.' And gave me the split fingered Vulcan sign."

----Leonard Nimoy, or Mr. Spock

God No!!

So like many people I am shocked and outraged at President Obama. He's taking so long to decide how many young Americans we are going to send off to fight and die in a foreign country. How Dare He?! How Dare He Think About An Issue Such As This?! How Dare He Deliberate?! How Dare He Discuss This Issue With, I don't know, Experts?!

We didn't see President Bush do this, and we all know how well he ran the country. There were no problems during his term. And that was because he didn't bother to talk to any people who, you know, know anything about the issue. He just made a decision and acted on it, no matter what the facts were.

And that worked out so well.

Obama should take a page out of President Bush's playbook and just make a decision that will affect the country for decades to come on the spur of the moment. How Could That Possibly Go Wrong?

Lyrics of the Week

From the great song Career Opportunities by the great punk band The Clash.


Career Opportunities
(M Jones and J Strummer)

The offered me the office, offered me the shop
They said I'd better take anything they'd got
Do you wanna make tea at the BBC?
Do you wanna be, do you really wanna be a cop?

Career opportunities are the ones that never knock
Every job they offer you is to keep you out the dock
Career opportunity, the ones that never knock

I hate the army an' I hate the R.A.F.
I don't wanna go fighting in the tropical heat
I hate the civil service rules
And I won't open letter bombs for you

Bus driver....ambulance man....ticket inspector
They're gonna have to introduce conscription
They're gonna have to take away my prescription
If they wanna get me making toys
If they wanna get me, well, I got no choice

Careers
Careers
Careers

Ain't never gonna knock



This song, written during Margret Thatcher's term as England's Prime Minister, reminds me of a man who said on the radio that growing up in England during that time was a lot like growing up in Poland except without the excuse of being a Communist Dictatorship.



Long Live Punk

R.I.P. Joe Strummer

Movie Review: The Twilight Saga: New Moon

Okay, let me just get this out in the open to start with. I like the Twilight Saga, I actually went to this movie because I thought it would be good. It wasn't. Let me explain.

Okay first, this film was doomed from the beginning as the book that it was based on was a very internal book, there is really no action to speak of and what the book is about is Bella's mental attachments to Jacob and Edward. A movie can't really have most of the action take place in a person's thoughts, so they movie was of course going to not be as good as the book. But there is absolutely no excuse for it to be this bad.

The many terrible casting mistakes which were hidden behind the masterful directing of the first film, called just Twilight and I strongly recommend it, is now way too apparent. Mr. Pattinson may have a great following among the female fans, but his acting is, at times, painful. Watching him struggle through some lines from Romeo and Juliet at the beginning is unbearable.

I have to say though, as both of the lovers, Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart, are both doing the same thing with their acting I assume that it was because they were told to do it by the director or, alternatively,she saw in the first movie that Mr. Pattinson can not act so she started matching his acting style to make it look intentional. I have no idea why Mr. Pattinson has become such a teen idol, as he is neither talented nor particularly good-looking, and he seems to have no understanding of the character he is playing.

And that is one of the places where this movie, and in some ways the last one as well, falls short of the books, the character of the male romantic lead. In the book he is not as brooding as Mr. Pattinson decides to play him as, also, and this is what really bugs me, is that in the books Edward has a sense of humor which is non-existent in the film. He never seems to have any emotions other than brooding confusion.

Also, and I apologize for hitting on Robert Pattinson so much, he won't say his freakin' lines!!! All he does is insert pauses into places where there should be no pauses! It makes the already bad script worse. It becomes just comical when he says things like "I left so you could have a normal life" with several pauses insert into it.

There is also a lot of blatant attempts to appeal to the teenage girl market with most of the male characters walking around shirtless for most of the movie. In the first scene where a werewolf, who has obviously been pumping some iron(played quite well by Taylor Lautner), rips of his shirt for no particular reason, it is the first time for this movie but by far not the last, the cinema exploded in what was either laughter, which I was participating in, at the sheer stupidity of the moment or cheers at Mr. Lautner's ability to work out or take steroids, whichever.

The movie itself dragged, focusing to much on the dull elements and not enough on the interesting bit. The pace was so slow that one might very well fall asleep during the film, as one of the guys who went with me to see it almost did 4 times.

One last point, there is way way too much kissing. One passionate kiss at the end can be much more powerful than the 5 or so kisses that occour in this film. Actually there was an adaptation of a Jane Austen novel in which the lovers never kiss. It felt like the filmmakers knew what their audiences wanted and gave it them, disregarding the fact that it killed the movie. They knew that all the kissing was out of character, they knew that all the shirtless men didn't really make sense to the plot, but they did both of those things anyway.

However my favorite character, Alice, is played very well by Ashley Greene and Michael Sheen is terrifying as the King of the Vampires. Dakota Fanning is also very good as Jane one of Mr. Sheen's minions.


2/5 Stars

quote of the day

Okay so this is a Psalm that some people are putting on bumper stickers, tee-shirts, tedddy bears, and tons of other things.

“Let his days be few; and let another take his office.”
Psalm 109.8

Okay, now I mean absolutely no disrespect to Christians when I say this but, are they out of their freaking minds?!!!!

Is this what their religion, a religion started by Jesus who said "Turn the Other Cheek" and "treat your neighbor as you would want to be treated", tells them to do? Put assassination threats of the back of their cars? The Psalm right after that one says "May his children be fatherless and his wife a widow"

That sounds like a death-threat to me, so I've gotta ask the question, what the heck makes these people think that just because they lost an election that means that they should threaten to kill the President of the United States?

Their religion tells them quite simply in the 6th Commandment "You shall not murder" or "You shalt not kill". So when they say borderline insane things like this they are going against sense, against the law, against their religion, and against morality.

quote of the day

I give you this quote from Sarah Palin's book as a proud lifelong vegetarian.

“If any vegans came over for dinner, I could whip them up a salad, then explain my philosophy on being a carnivore: If God had not intended for us to eat animals, how come He made them out of meat?”
“I love meat. I eat pork chops, thick bacon burgers, and the seared fatty edges of a medium-well-done steak. But I especially love moose and caribou. I always remind people from outside our state that there's plenty of room for all Alaska's animals -- right next to the mashed potatoes.”


Sarah Palin can just go and kill God's Creatures all she wants. I just wish to point out that we are made out of meat and if, as I hope, she was making a joke I just wish to say, don't quit your day job, oh wait, you already did.




Eat Vegetarian

lyrics of the week

These are the lyrics for a song called Alla This by Ani Difranco, who I plan to write an article about at some point.



Alla This
(A. Difranco)

i will not stand immersed,
in this ultra violent curse
i won't let you make a tool of me
i will keep my mind and body free
bye bye minutiae
of the day to day drama,
i'm expanding exponentially,
i am consciousness without identity

i am many things,
made of everything,
but i will not be your bank roll
i won't idle in your drive-thru,
i won't watch your electric sideshow
i got way
better places to go

i will maintain the truth
i knew naturally as a child
i won't forfeit my creativity,
to a world that's all laid out for me
i will look at everything around me
and i will vow to bear in mind
that all of this was just someone's idea
it could just as well be mine

i won't rent you my time
i won't sell you my brain
i won't pray to a male god
cuz that would be insane

and i can't support the troops,
cuz every last one of them's being duped,
and i will not rest a wink
until the women have regrouped

i am many things,
made of everything,
but i will not be your bank roll
i won't idle in your drive-thru
i won't watch your electric sideshow
i got way
better places to go


In the next week or so I plan to write a review of Bon Jovi's new album and, of course how could I resist, a rant about, you betcha, Sarah Palin (wink wink) I'll try and find some of her lies and bring 'em to ya.

And That's the way it is.

Some Funny Political Song Parodies

Here are three Capitol Steps videos. I am sorry, you will still have to cut and paste the link as Blogger is annoying.


This one is a parody of Let It Be by the Beatles called Huckabee

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UX7V-F1irek

This is a parody of Boulevard of Broken Dream by Green Day called Boulevard of Broken Dean

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6DacLFiWmRw&feature=related

And finally one of my favorites, a parody of Don't Cry for Me Argentina by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice called Don't Cry For Me I'm in Argentina.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=THdOHyAvcdc&feature=channel


Enjoy!!!!

Do Not Mess With The Constitution

So today CNN.com reported that several Republican senators are sponsoring a constitutional amendment that will limit Senators to two terms each and Representatives to three terms each. I personally think this is a terrible idea. The Constitution does not say anything about term limits, and quite frankly I don't see the point. I think the 22nd Amendment is a little silly, why should a President only serve two terms? It was working perfectly fine in the years before that.

But, I think that this proposed Amendment is just totally pointless. Has the Senate been working so poorly that this Amendment is being demanded by the people? Are the people who have served for years in the Senate the worst members of that body? The answer to both these is, of course, no. Ted Kennedy, who is considered by both Republicans and Democrats to be one of the best Senators ever, served for 47 years.

The best part of this whole ludicrous story is that one of the co-sponsors of the bill is Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, who is a strong support of a Senator only serving two terms, and just happens to be in the middle of her third term. Can we say hypocrisy ladies and gentlemen? Her spokesman, who is probably trying to get on Jon Stewart, made this statement

"Throughout her career she has fought for term limits and continues to do so, and that is why she is co-sponsoring this bill, But until it is passed, it would do a disservice to Texas and the people of Texas to do away with the seniority she has gained, unless all the states and all of the senators hold themselves to the same standard."

So, she is for term limits, except when she's against them. Incidentally Sen. Hutchison is expected to resign her seat next year to run for Governor of Texas. So this bill won't impact her.


This is a bad idea that seems to serve no purpose. The long serving Senators and Representatives are normally the best. If the people don't like their Congresspeople, they will vote them out of office. That this crazy new idea known as, oh what's the word...Oh yes, DEMOCRACY!! Stop messing with the Constitution.

Single Reivew: For Your Entertainment by Adam Lambert

Okay, okay I admit it, I'm an Adam Lambert fan. I enjoyed his stuff on American Idol and I planned to buy his album when it comes out next month. However, when he released his first single, called Time for Miracles, I was a little disappointed. It was a very forgetful track that had very generic lyrics and sound. You can't say that about his new single.

It has very David Bowie's Fame feel and, I gotta say, it is weird as heck. To quote the very odd lyrics "Oh, I bet you thought that I was soft and sweet (bet ya thought)‘Ya fallen angel swept ya off your feet Well I’m about to turn up the heat (turn up the heat) I’m here for your entertainment"

I don't really like techno or odd lyrics, but this song is so catchy, strange, and totally irresistible I have to say this, Glam Lives Once Again!!! Adam Lambert has the potential to be the next David Bowie with all his oddness and catchiness(I think that's a word). I look forward to hearing Mr. Lambert singing a song written by P!nk in his album. I also look forward to the duet that he will have Lady Gaga. It looks to be a strange album, and I will love almost every second of it.

A few pieces of advice to Mr. Lambert before I go, the first and most important is, would it be too tough to write your own songs?!!!!! I mean seriously, all these pop stars apparently can't write their own songs, why is that? Does the ability to sing a Pop Song suddenly make them unable to write one? They don't have to be good, at least they will be "you".

4.9/5 Rock Scale 2/5 Lyrics Scale 5/5 Artist Scale.

R.I.P.

I wish to offer my condolences to the families of both those who died at Fort Hood on Thursday and the family of the man who shoot them. I can only imagine what the family of the shooter are going through right now, the shock, the pain, the regret, and the constant thought of "What could I have done to prevent this". Here is the list of name of the fallen. Rest In Peace, Deus tibi benedicas.

Michael Grant Cahill, 62
Russell Seager, 51
Aaron Thomas Nemelka, 19
Frederick Greene, 29
Justin DeCrow, 32 (who has a 13 year old-daughter)
Libardo Eduardo Caraveo, 52
Juanita Warman, 55

Michael Pearson, 21
Francheska Velez, 21 and her unborn baby
John Gaffaney, 56
Jason D. Hunt, 22
Amy Krueger, 29,
Kham Xiong, 23

I leave with the words of the great John Lennon "All we are saying is give peace a chance" and, of course, "You may say that I'm a dreamer, But I'm not the only one
I hope someday you'll join us, And the world will be as one."

I salute the dead and wish the wounded a speedy recovery.

As-Salamu Alaykum

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Aaron Thomas Nemelka, 19
Russell Seager, 51

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Quote of the Day

"Just get up off the ground, that's all I ask. Get up there with that lady that's up on top of this Capitol dome, that lady that stands for liberty. Take a look at this country through her eyes if you really want to see something. And you won't just see scenery; you'll see the whole parade of what Man's carved out for himself, after centuries of fighting. Fighting for something better than just jungle law, fighting so's he can stand on his own two feet, free and decent, like he was created, no matter what his race, color, or creed. That's what you'd see. There's no place out there for graft, or greed, or lies, or compromise with human liberties. And, uh, if that's what the grownups have done with this world that was given to them, then we'd better get those boys' camps started fast and see what the kids can do. And it's not too late, because this country is bigger than the Taylors, or you, or me, or anything else. Great principles don't get lost once they come to light. They're right here; you just have to see them again!"--Sen. Jefferson Smith at the end of the film Mr. Smith Goes to Washington.

Lyrics of the week

From Sunday Bloody Sunday by John Lennon



Well it was Sunday bloody Sunday
When they shot the people there
The cries of thirteen martyrs
Filled the Free Derry air
Is there any one amongst you
Dare to blame it on the kids?
Not a soldier boy was bleeding
When they nailed the coffin lids!


Sunday bloody Sunday
Bloody Sunday's the day!


You claim to be majority
Well you know that it's a lie
You're really a minority
On this sweet emerald isle
When Stormont bans our marches
They've got a lot to learn
Internment is no answer
It's those mothers' turn to burn!


Sunday bloody Sunday
Bloody Sunday's the day!


Sunday bloody Sunday
Bloody Sunday's the day!


You anglo pigs and scotties
Sent to colonize the North
You wave your bloody Union Jack
And you know what it's worth!
How dare you hold to ransom
A people proud and free
Keep Ireland for the Irish
Put the English back to sea!


Sunday bloody Sunday
Bloody Sunday's the day!


Well, it's always bloody Sunday
In the concentration camps
Keep Falls Road free forever
From the bloody English hands
Repatriate to Britain
All of you who call it home
Leave Ireland to the Irish
Not for London or for Rome!


Sunday bloody Sunday
Bloody Sunday's the day!


Sunday bloody Sunday
Bloody Sunday's the day!


Sunday bloody Sunday
Bloody Sunday's the day!


Sunday bloody Sunday
Bloody Sunday's the day!

A confession

As the title suggests, I have a confession to make, I like the band Creed. I know, I know, critics hate them and they have been almost universally trashed, but I enjoy their sound and lyrics. One small point about Creed as a music group, THEY ARE NOT A CHRISTIAN BAND!!!!!!!!! Okay, people? Just because I sing about God and Religion does not make me Christian or my band a Christian group. Anyway, if you actually read some of their lyrics you will see that their lyrics can be really quite beautiful. For example this is the chorus and a verse from the song One.

One, oh one,
The only way is one
I feel angry I feel helpless
Want to change the world
I feel violent I feel alone
Don't try and change my mind

Society blind by color
Why hold down one to raise another
Discrimination now on both sides
Seeds of hate blossom further
The world is heading for mutiny
When all we want is unity
We may rise and fall, but in the end
We meet our fate together

T That is a really good lyric. Here is another from the song Higher.

Ive seen the wicked fruit of your vine
Destroy the man who lacks a strong mind
Human pride sings a vengeful song
Inspired by the times youve been walked on
My stage is shared by many millions
Who lift their hands up high because they feel this
We are one we are strong
The more you hold us down the more we press on
What if you did?
What if you lied?
What if I avenge?
What if eye for an eye?
I know I cant hold the hate inside my mind
cause what consumes your thoughts controls your life
So Ill just ask a question
What if?
What if your words could be judged like a crime?

That is not quite as good, but still quite profound.

Now their sound, okay I will admit that it is pretty generic, but it is catchy and their guitarist can play. Scott Stapp is a decent vocalist who does sound like Eddie Vedder only not quite as good.

I think I might like them more than others because I heard them before I found out they were supposed to be terrible. Maybe some of the critics should listen to their music with an open mind. I saw this review on CNN that didn't contain any information about the record itself. It didn't contain any real criticism it just said that Creed is a terrible band who's music will destroy your speakers because it is so bad. The review also said that no one likes Creed. I think that people like Creed but are too intimidated by the pompous reviews who think they know everything about music.

And that's the way it is.

One of the greatest protests ever

Watch this clip.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q2QX9sMV5xI&annotation_id=annotation_362609&feature=iv

Is that not absolutely hilarious? When some people want to protest they go and shout down a meeting. When others want to protest they go and sing a parody of the song Tomorrow.

They were also quite good singers.

Anarchy in the U.S.

So I was thinking about how Olympia Snowe was being criticized for having to much power in the health care debate and people were saying that Max Baucus should not have tried to negotiate with Republicans, and I thought, you know, we are total hypocrites.

When the Republicans are in power we complain about how they don't let us have a voice, but if a Democrat does negotiate with them he or she becomes a traitor. Then once we're in power we complain that they are the party of "No", but if anyone dares to negotiate with them they become traitors.

We need to get our act together, and stop acting like Republicans. We need to negotiate and, God forbid, compromise. I have found that if you are nice to someone and listen to what they have to say they will have more respect for you, and respect is very important when you have to negotiate with people every day.

How much respect do you think Alan "Die Quickly" Grayson has right now? How much respect does Joe "You Lie" Wilson have? None, and how well can they do their jobs when they have become little more than national jokes?

I think that it is time to restore civility and reason on the hill (Hey I think I see a book title in that somewhere). Also, I think we need to realize that since the beginning of this nation we have had differing opinions, and just because they might be differing opinions does not make either of them anti-American. I think that it is very very egotistical to think that only your opinion is Pro-American.

And that's the way it is.

Music Review, We Weren't Born to Follow by Bon Jovi

Yes, Yes, Yes!!! Finally, Jon Bon Jovi and his band are doing Slippery When Wet again, but without the cheesy synth. The lyrics send a message and the music matches it perfectly. This is one of the best Bon Jovi songs I've ever heard. After their strange foray into country music, it's nice to see Jon rocking out again.

Rock Scale: 4/5 Lyrics: 4.5 /5 Music Video: 5/5 Artist Scale: 4.7/5

Classic Article: California upholds Prop. 8

I wrote this in May, which was the first month that this blog was up. I think it's still relevant now.



NO NO NO NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Here was I thinking that California was more liberal and open than Iowa, here was I thinking that to be on a state supreme court you had to actually read the constitution, here was thinking that justice could beat injustice. Well I guess I was wrong.
Last week on May 28, the California State Supreme Court ruled that Proposition 8 was fine and legal. I feel the need to point out a few pieces of American History, so bare with me.

First, the 14th amendment states "All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws." Like the "Liberty" to get married for example?

Second, the Declaration of Independence famously states " We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. — That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, — That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness." So all men are "created equal" but, to paraphrase the great George Orwell, some are more equal than others? I think that everyone agrees that is absolutely ridicules.

Third and finally, in LOVING v. VIRGINIA the Supreme Court struck down laws against Bi-Racial marriage, going so far as to say "We are dealing here with legislation which involves one of the basic civil rights of man. Marriage and procreation are fundamental to the very existence and survival of the race. The power to sterilize, if exercised, may have subtle, farreaching and devastating effects. In evil or reckless hands it can cause races or types which are inimical to the dominant group to wither and disappear. There is no redemption for the individual whom the law touches. Any experiment which the State conducts is to his irreparable injury. He is forever deprived of a basic liberty." reading this one is left to wonder how nobody else has ever noticed that the Supreme court has ruled that marriage is a "basic civil right".

In my personal opinion it doesn't matter what you think of Gay Marriage, the constitution protects it. I know it may be hard to accept it, but I'm afraid we must, because if we have the power to take away gay rights, then they have the power to take away our rights, and we cannot afford set such a dangerous precedent.

John Edwards, hypocrite of the year

We all know John Edwards as an estranged Democrat womanizing jerk. I was watching a CNN round-table discussion of Mr. Edwards lunacy, I feel a special connection to him as he both was a Senator from my state and the first politician I ever heard speak, and they showed a picture of him speaking with a podium under him that said "Father of the Year".

So, I Googled it, and yes, John " I made a serious error in judgment" Edwards was named Father of the Year for 2007, a full year after he started his liaison with Miss Reille "You're so hot" Hunter, and I don't care if I spelled her name wrong.

How great of father is John Edwards being while he continues to wreck his youngest child's life by denying that he is the father? The "Father of the Year" is continually denying that he is a father with some responsibilities. The "Father of the Year" wants to marry another woman after his wife dies. The "Father of the Year" wants the Dave Mathews Band to play at his rooftop wedding.

I wonder if he still has the plaque up in his house. If he does, I say we go take it. John "Narcissism" Edwards does not deserve any award for parenting.

In an unconnected story, Gov. Mark Sanford was award the "Husband of the Year Award" last night.

And that's the way it is.

A message to Ex-President Carter

Jimmy Carter made headlines last week when he said that most of the criticism directed at President is fueled by racism. I am one-hundred percent certain that you have already heard that statement, and the fact that Obama disagrees with President Carter.

I have a great deal of respect for James Carter, I think he is a great elder-statesman, but shut the heck up, okay? I mean seriously, the President wants to push Health Care not have an absurd discussion about whether every critic of Obama is a racist.

Mr. Carter is causing trouble for no earthly reason, I mean "Most" of the criticism is racist. According to Maureen Dowd, Joe Wilson did not yell "You Lie" or "Lie" but "You Lie, Boy". Ms. Dowd, author of the totally un-offensive book "Are Men Necessary? When Sexes Collide."(I have not read it and don't plan too, but I don't know if it's as offensive as it sounds so don't get all angry at me for victimizing Ms. Dowd), made that up.

I am sorry to say it, but she did. There is no way she could make out the word "Boy" in that statement. I couldn't even make out the word "You". Ms. Dowd made that statement up, she made it up to market her column. And the country suffered for it.

Barack Obama probably wants to pull a Dick Cheney on these guys. The poor man has hit the television circuit to push health care and all anyone wants to talk about is "Racism".

We must get a health care bill through, and I for one don't want to force people to vote for it because if they don't I'll call them racist. That makes us no better than the Republicans. Stop, Shut Up, and then pass the bill. And let the President talk about Health Care.

lyrics of the week

These are the lyrics to a great song by the folk band The Indigo Girls, who, incidentally I'm going to see in concert in a few days.

Three Hits

three hits to the heart son
and it's poetry in motion
one could send you down the river
three's a strange way to be delivered

would you trade your words for freedom
that's a barter for a blind man
three hits to the heart son
and it's poetry in motion

are you levee'd like a treasure
only words can help me find you
and this world's a fickle measure
I would painfully remind you

from a wise man to your red hand
you lay covered ion our best sins
three hits to the heart son
and it's poetry in motion

well I dream you constant stranger
with your best bloods and your anger
you say mother do you claim me
my beloved do you blame me

well the first two might release you
but the last one sings in me son
three hits to the heart son
and it's poetry in motion

three hits to the heart son
and the last one sings in me


this song is about the American poet Frank Stanford.

A rant to end all rants

Yesterday, Nancy Pelosi said that the violent rhetoric coming from the republicans could be dangerous. She said that she had seen the outcome of violent rhetoric before, in the 70s with the assassination of Harvey Milk. Minority leader John Boehner responded by saying that America was in the middle of a revolution.

Now, I feel the need to remind Rep. Boehner something. The last time Americans rebelled 1,200,000 people died, half of them civilians. Are you that arrogant, Mr Boehner? Do you think that your opinions are worth the cost of over a million lives? When you carry signs that say "Let's bury Obamacare with Kennedy" and tee-shirts that say "Civil Liberty or civil war" how long do you think it will be before some nutcase decides to bury Obamacare with Kennedy. With a gun.

I can tell you this, Rep. Boehner, if there is a revolution, I know who goes up against the wall first. I know who's door I will kick down first. Do you think history will thank you for this? Do you think history will even remember you? You have the choice to be remembered as the brave conservative who worked with the Liberal President for the good of the country. Please choose that Rep. Boehner, be remembered as a hero and not a villain.


Rant now done.

Just to clear this up, I do not want to shoot Mr. Boehner I was just making a point that the public will not thank him if he starts a revolution. I would never kick down his door and shoot him. No matter how much of an uninformed idiot he is.

Do not censure Joe Wilson

I know that the title might catch you by surprise, but I am against censuring Rep. Wilson. To quote Barney Frank, a Democrat of Massachusetts, “I think it’s bad precedent to put us in charge of deciding whether people act like jerks,”

Rep. Wilson crossed the line, but instead of refuting what he actually said, which is untrue, the Democrats are focusing on how he said it. They saw on opportunity to hit the Republicans. However, the could have hit them harder if they went on the talk shows and criticized what he said, not how he said it.

The American Public is not stupid, they know that jumping up and yelling at the President is unacceptable, what they might not know is that the Health Care Plan does not cover Vulcans, Klingons, or any other type of alien. The Democrats need to tell them that.

I have not heard a single Congressman say that Joe Wilson was wrong. Keith Obermann did, Rachel Maddow did, but no elected official did. So it looks to the average uninformed American that Joe Wilson was totally right in what he said, but not in the way he said it.

That's not okay. Make the Republicans apologize for Wilson's actions and hit them hard on the actual information behind the outburst. Also, the pundits should stop crying racism at Joe Wilson. It has gotten so that anyone who criticizes the President is a racist, that is just silly.

Joe Wilson would have shouted at Joe Biden if he were President, and if Hillary Clinton was president Wilson would have shouted at her as well. He is just a man who has no respect for people who disagree with him. He is not racist, or at least we can't assume he is racist just because he shouted "You Lie"at the President.

lyrics of the week

This song is called I want it all by Queen

Adventure seeker on an empty street
Just an alley creeper light on his feet
A young fighter screaming with no time for doubt
With the pain and anger cant see a way out
It aint much Im asking I heard him say
Gotta find me a future move out of my way
I want it all I want it all I want it all and I want it now
I want it all I want it all I want it all and I want it now

Listen all you people come gather round
I gotta get me a game plan gotta shake you to the ground
Just give me what I know is mine
People do you hear me just give me the sign
It aint much Im asking if you want the truth
Heres to the future for the dreams of youth
I want it all (give it all) I want it all I want it all and I want
It now
I want it all (yes I want it all) I want it all (hey)
I want it all and I want it now

Im a man with a one track mind
So much to do in one life time (people do you hear me)
Not a man for compromise and wheres and whys and living
Lies
So Im living it all (yes Im living it all)
And Im giving it all (and Im giving it all)

Yeah yeah
Yeah yeah yeah yeah
I want it all all all all

It aint much Im asking if you want the truth
Heres to the future
Hear the cry of youth (hear the cry hear the cry of youth)
I want it all I want it all I want it all and I want it now
I want it all (yeah yeah yeah) I want it all I want it all and i
Want it now

I want it
Now
I want it I want it

lyrics of the week

These are the lyrics for Rockin in the Free World but Neil Young

There are colors on the street, red, white and blue
People shufflin' their feet, people sleepin' in their shoes
But there's a warnin' sign on the road ahead
There's a lot of people sayin' we'd be better off dead
Don't feel like Satan but I'm to them
So I try to forget it anyway I can

Keep on rockin' in the free world
Keep on rockin' in the free world
Keep on rockin' in the free world
Keep on rockin' in the free world

I see a woman in the night with a baby in her hand
Under an old street light near a garbage can
Now, she's put the kid away and she's gone to get a hit
She hates her life and what she's done to it
That's one more kid that'll never go to school
Never get to fall in love, never get to be cool

Keep on rockin' in the free world
Keep on rockin' in the free world
Keep on rockin' in the free world
Keep on rockin' in the free world

We got a thousand points of light for the homeless man
We got a kindler, gentler, machine gun hand
We've got department stores and toilet paper
Got styrofoam garbage for the ozone layer
Got a man of the people says keep hope alive
Got fuel to burn, got roads to drive

Keep on rockin' in the free world
Keep on rockin' in the free world
Keep on rockin' in the free world


He changed the Lyric of "Got a man of the people who says keep hope alive" in a recent show to "Got a man of the people who says yes we can"

a quote for the politicians out there

I give this quote to everyone in Washington and around the world. Both liberals or conservatives.

This is a quote often attributed to Abraham Lincoln.

"You can fool some of the people all of the time, and all of the people some of the time, but you can not fool all of the people all of the time. "

In these days of network television and political pundints, and when we view speeches about working hard and setting goals as socialist indoctrination, we need to keep this quote in mind. Because at some time, hopefully soon, America will wake up. And when that happens the liars will not be in good standing.

Okay, pretentious rant over.

My next post, just to give you a little teaser is on the school speech that Obama will be giving.

Until then, I want to wish you Good Night and Good Luck.

lyrics of the week

This is the Live version of a song called Bullet in the Blue Sky.

I bet you can't guess what band did it without googling it.


In the howling wind comes a stinging rain
See them driving nails into the souls on the tree of pain
From the firefly, red orange glow
I see the face of fear running scared in the valley below

Sky
Sky
Bullet the blue sky / Sky
Bullet the blue sky / Sky
Bullet the blue / Sky
Bullet the blue / Sky

In the locust wind comes a rattle and hum
Jacob wrestled the angel and the angel was overcome
You plant a demon seed, you raise a flower of fire
I see them burning crosses
See the flames higher and higher

Sky
Sky
Bullet the blue sky / Sky
Bullet the blue sky / Sky
Bullet the blue / Sky
Bullet the blue / Sky

(Yeah... alright, I want you)

So this guy comes up to me
His face red like a rose on a thorn bush
Like all the colours of a royal flush
And he's peeling off those dollar bills
Slapping 'em down
One hundred
Two hundred

And I can see those fighter planes
I can see those fighter planes
Across the mud huts where the children sleep
Through the valleys and the quiet city street
We take the staircase to the first floor
We turn the key and slowly unlock the door
A man breathes into a saxophone
And through the walls we hear the city groan
Outside it's America
Outside it's America

So I'm back in my hotel room with John Coltrane and the love supreme
In the next room I hear some woman scream out that her lover's
Turning off, turning on the television.
And I can't tell the difference between ABC news, Hill Street Blues
And a preacher on the old time gospel hour
Stealing money from the sick and the old
Well the God I believe in isn't short of cash, mister

I feel a long way from the hills of San Salvador
Where the sky is ripped open
And the rain pours through a gaping wound
Pelting the women and children
Pelting the women and children

Who run... who run...
Into the arms... of America

I love the line "Well the god I believe in isn't short of cash, mister" I also like how the author, who shall remain nameless at this time, sums up the hypocrisy of America with the line "Outside it's America!"

Quote of the day

The greatest lesson in life is to know that even fools are right sometimes.
~ Winston Churchill

Hello.

Hello, I'm roguewriter, and I will be the guest blogger for the Liberal Rocker for the weekend, as rock4ever95 is out of town, and I’m the best he could come up with on rather short notice. I will do my best to fill his shoes and I look forward to hearing your comments and opinions and constructive critique if you have any.

I'd say this is an honor I never expected, and I didn't. I'd also say that to be able to contribute to such a great blog is wonderful, but you've probably already heard that before, so I won't say it.

Thank you.

~ roguewriter

Not another rant about Sarah Pailin

And I mean that. I never thought that I would actually defend her, but I am. In a new article Levi Johnston, Mrs. Pailin's daughter's ex-boyfriend, wrote horrible things about her.

He claims that she demanded to adopt the baby, always stayed in her room, made the kids do all the cooking, and worst of all, does not know how to use a gun.

Mr. Johnston, I want to ask you an honest question, do you want to see your child? If so, you are going about it in the totally wrong way. I'll say it a simply as I can for you Mr. Johnston, if you want to see your child you do not go on TV and write libel about her.

It seems to me that Levi Johnston is more interested in making himself famous than the well-being of his child. When things finally come to court, Mr. Johnston, who do you think the judge will rule with? The nice upstanding young woman who's only drawback is being related to Sarah Pailin, or a young man who goes on every talk show and writes articles about how bad the grandmother of his child is? Who do you think the judge will rule with?

I'll give you some free advice Mr. Johnston, go away. Go far away. Stay home and work out your problems with Ms. Pailin. Think about the well-being of your child instead of you ego.

People are nuts

Yeah, yeah I know that's not very original, but I heard the weirdest news story today. This guy is in Wal-Mart and a woman has a screaming toddler in the aisle with him. He walks over and tells her, and I quote "shut your kid up or I will." He then slaps the two year old across the face four times.

Okay, and I mean this in utmost seriousness, is they guy totally insane? It's bad enough when you see a parent hitting their kid, but when a strange hits your kid that is totally, totally, over the line.

That man is now in court for a felony charge. And I hope they lock him away for his own good.

quote of the day

"There is a mysterious cycle in human events. To some generations much is given. Of other generations much is expected. This generation of Americans has a rendezvous with destiny."---Franklin D. Roosevelt

quote of the day

"At what point did you choose not to be gay?"--Jon Stewart to Mike Huckabee. I'm not sure this is the exact quote but it's pretty close.

a quick apology

This morning I accidentally rejected two comments from Barbra Tallman. The first was a hilarious criticism of Fred Phelps and the other was a very good explanation of Omaha. Unfortunately those comments are now gone forever. I am so sorry.

A rebuttle

Yesterday I was debating politics with a good friend of mine who also happens to be a religious-republican-libertarian. During the course of the conversation he said that George W. Bush was a good president. Yeah, and when I disagreed with him, he pointed out that George Bush kept us safe because we were never attacked after 9/11.

Now, I love this one! You can use that logic for anything, I have yet to be killed and eaten by an insane cannibal, thus I must be doing a good job of fighting off the mad cannibals. I have also never been mugged by a giant lizard. Thus, I must be protecting myself against giant lizards.

It makes no logical sense! So, I just wanted to point that out.

In other news, Ted Kennedy's funeral has ended and his coffin has been buried at Arlington National Cemetery, a few feet from his older brothers.

lyrics of the week

These are the lyrics to the Counting Crows song Omaha. And I will reward anyone who can tell me what the heck this song is about.

Start tearing the old man down,
Run past the heather and down to the old road,
Start turning the grain into the ground,
Roll a new leaf over, in the middle of the night,
There's an old man treading around in the gathered rain,
Well mister, if you're going to walk on water,
Oh could you drop a line my way?

Omaha, somewhere in middle America,
Get right to the heart of matters,
It's the heart that matters more,
I think you better turn your ticket in,
And get your money back at the door, oh.

Start threading a needle,
Brush past the shuttle that slides through the cold room,
Start turning the wool across the wire,
Roll a new life over, in the middle of the night,
there's an old man threading his toes through a bucket of rain,
Hey mister, you don't want to walk on water,
'Cause you're only going to walk all over me.

Omaha, somewhere in middle America,
Get right to the heart of matters,
It's the heart that matters more,
I think you better turn your ticket in,
And get your money back at the door.

Start running the banner down,
Drop past the color come up through the summer rain,
Start turning the girl into the ground,
Roll a new love over, in the middle of the day,
There's a young man rolling around in the earth and rain,
Hey mister, if you're going to walk on water,
You know you're only going to walk all over me.

Omaha, somewhere in middle America,
Get right to the heart of matters,
It's the heart that matters more,
I think you better turn your ticket in,
And get your money back at the door.

Omaha, oh somewhere in middle America,
Get right to the heart of matters, oh,
It's the heart that matters more,
I think you better turn your ticket in,
And get your money back at the door,
Oh, said Omaha, Sunday morning,
I'm coming home today.

quote of the day

"Health Care Reform named after Ted Kennedy Must not Suck." A Huffington post headline which basically says it all.

A correction

In my eulogy to Ted Kennedy I repeatedly called him Senator Kennedy. That was a grave error on my part, I beg the Kennedy family's forgiveness. I would never insult anyone like that intentionally, I just lost my head.

The correct address for the late Mr. Kennedy would be, of course, Sir. Edward, as he was given an honorary knight-ship by the Queen of England.

So Rest in Peace Sir. Senator Edward Kennedy. God bless.

quote of the day

"For all those whose cares have been our concern, the work goes on, the cause endures, the hope still lives, and the dream shall never die."---Edward Kennedy.

Rest In Peace, Teddy Kennedy

Late last night, Ted Kennedy,, one of the greatest U.S. Senators in American History, died after a yearlong struggle with cancer. There is a strange irony that the other two Kennedy brothers died from an assassin's bullet but the youngest died from cancer.

Pres. Obama released a statement calling Sen. Kennedy the greatest senator of all time, and he certainly has a strong argument. Teddy helped pass the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Voting Rights Act of 1965, the 1990 Americans with Disabilities Act and the 1993 Family and Medical Leave Act. Sen. Kennedy's personal life was plagued by tragedy, two of his brothers were murdered, another brother and sister died in a plane crash, one of his sisters was born with mild mental retardation but was but in a mental hospital after a lobotomy went wrong, another of his sisters was killed in a plain crash. One of his sons lost a leg to cancer, and his daughter also survived cancer.

He lost his 1980 presidential campaign because he fled the scene of an accident while a woman who was in the car died. He claimed that he tried several times to save the woman, who was in the car that was in a river, before being forced to return to land. He asked for help from some friends, but he did not contact the police.

When we look back at Mr. Kennedy's career we will not remember the faults in his character, but as one of the greatest American politicians of all time. Rest in Peace and God Bless You Senator Kennedy, we will miss you.

Happy Birthday Joe Strummer

Today would have been Clash frontman Joe Strummer's 57th birthday. Unfortunately, Mr. Strummer died in 2002 of heart failure. A tragic death, we lost him far to early. The Clash, his band, was a member of the early London Punk movement. They recorded such greats as London Calling, Rock the Casbah, Should I stay or should I go, White Riot, Know your rights, and train in vain.

Happy Birthday Mr. Strummer.

Public Option, Option people

The Far-Right Crazies, or as I like to call them the Sith, keep yelling about how a Public Option will destroy our country. They say it would give the Big-Bad Government control over our health. However the Sith are missing one key problem with their agrument, the name of the Public Option. It has option in the freaking title!!!

The government won't take over your health care unless you choose to let them! You can still have your old health care if you want!! Sometimes I think that the Sith just ignore the facts. Why would you be agaienst giving people the option to do things?

So Mr. President, don't give an inch. To quote the Boss, "Well, we made a promise we swore we'd always remember, No retreat, baby, no surrender,Like soldiers in the winter's night,With a vow to defend, No retreat, baby, no surrender" We need a public option, Mr. President, and you are the president to do it.

another cool video

This is a fan-made trailer for one of my all-time favorite books, The Hunger Games. Watch it, it rocks!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HfuKMJWjHOI

watch this

This is a video from the musical comedy group Capitol Steps. I am trying to find away so that you can view it here, so if any of you know how to do it please tell me. But for now you still have to copy and paste it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=THdOHyAvcdc

guy with semi-automatic rifle was staged

I was one of many who jumped all over the story that a man carried an assault rifle to a Obama event. It turns out that the event was staged. The radio host who interviewed the man had known him for several years. The whole event was staged to show that it was legal to carry around guns in Arizona.

remind me not to go to a restaurant in Tennessee

You are now allowed to Conceal and Carry in bars and restaurants in Tennessee. The law says that you can carry a gun, if you have a permit, into places that serve alcohol. Now can anyone see a key issue with that law. Anyone? Oh yeah, alcohol and firearms together, not a good idea.
A restaurant owner can post a sign that says "No Guns" and 78% of them say that they will. I just want to know who thought, "Yeah, it's a great to have guns where people drink intoxicating beverages! The 2nd Amendment gives us that right , gosh darn it!" James Madison, the man who is known as the "Father of the Bill of Rights", was a big supporter of people having guns while drinking. He, Washington, Jefferson, and Adams were sitting around one day discussing politics. This is what they said.

Madison: Thank you, George. That was an excellent bottle of wine.

Adams: I agree. George, you have outdone yourself this time.

Jefferson: Yes, but Jimmy we need to talk about this 2nd Amendment you purpose. I think you have left out a lot.

Madison: Like?

Washington: The Right to carry Assault Rifles to Events where the president will be.

Madison: What's an assault rifle?

Washington: No idea. But we have the right to own them.

Adams: Also Jimmy, we have to put it in there that we have the right to Armour-Piercing Bullets. And before you ask, I have no idea what they are.

Jefferson: But most important, we need to put it in there that we have the right to carry guns where they serve alcohol!

All: Yes, of course. Absolutely!

Seriously, this is one of the stupidest ideas I've ever heard. Guns should not be allowed anywhere near alchohol.

Tell Me why

Yesterday a man went to Obama's town hall meeting with a semi-automatic rifle slung over his shoulder, and it was legal! Assault rifles are not illegal in Arizona and open carry is also legal in Arizona, but I think this guy needs a wake up call. Excuse me, (clears throat), WHAT ARE YOU THINKING?! YOU BRING A GUN TO PRESIDENT OBAMA"S TOWN HALL?! WHAT DO YOU THINK THE PURPOSE OF GUNS ARE?!

Thank you, thank you, I'll be here all week. But seriously, and I seem to be saying that a lot, the point of a gun is not to make a political statement, the point of a gun is to Shoot things! So, doesn't it sound like a great idea to bring a Semi-Automatic rifle to an event where the President is, there is no way that could go wrong.

Look, I have no problem with guns for hunting or target practice. I respect the right of individuals to own guns for self-defense. I do not, and never will, believe that Americans have the right to guns for intimidation. And what else is this? The gentleman who carried the rifle is trying to intimidate people. He said that ""I come from another state where 'open carry' is legal, but no one does it, so the police don't really know about it and they harass people, arrest people falsely, I think that people need to get out and do it more so that they get kind of conditioned to it."

Why is he carry a gun? So that the police "get kind of conditioned to it."! This man was asking people to carry around firearms for no other reason than to "condition" law enforcement. This intimidation, plain and simple, this man is either (A)trying to scare the president, (B) trying to get on TV, (C) an idiot, or (D) all of the above.

The Second Amendment says that "A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed."

So, tell me where it says that we can have whatever gun we want, take it wherever we want, and do whatever we want with it. This man, and all of those who claim to support gun rights, should read the Amendment before making stupid decisions about guns.

Also, Mr. President do not be intimidated by these fools. The American people are not like that, no matter what the Far Right says.

Dear lord no!!

CNN reported today that Tom "The Hammer" DeLay, the former Republican House Majority Leader who resigned because of the Jack Abramoff scandal, is going on, of all things, Dancing With the Stars. Please God let it be a joke!
The Image of Tom DeLay dancing is very scary, if the other contestants out dance him he will extract some sort of revenge on them.

But seriously, why did the producers pick him? He's not exactly a celebrity. The people who watch that show probably don't even know who he is.

lyrics of the week

These are the lyrics to a fantastic song by Ani Difranco

"Not A Pretty Girl"

I am not a pretty girl
that is not what I do
I ain't no damsel in distess
and I don't need to be rescued
so put me down punk
maybe you'd prefer a maiden fair
isn't there a kitten stuck up a tree somewhere

I am not an angry girl
but it seems like I've got everyone fooled
every time I say something they find hard to hear
they chalk it up to my anger
and never to their own fear
and imagine you're a girl
just trying to finally come clean
knowing full well they'd prefer you
were dirty and smiling

and I am sorry
I am not a maiden fair
and I am not a kitten stuck up a tree somewhere

and generally my generation
wouldn't be caught dead working for the man
and generally I agree with them
trouble is you gotta have youself an alternate plan
and I have earned my disillusionment
I have been working all of my life
and I am a patriot
I have been fighting the good fight
and what if there are no damsels in distress
what if I knew that and I called your bluff?
don't you think every kitten figures out how to get down
whether or not you ever show up

I am not a pretty girl
I don't want to be a pretty girl
no I want to be more than a pretty girl

Sure you're not angry, whatever you say.

quote of the day

"The impossible could not have happened, therefore the impossible must be possible in spite of appearances."---Hercule Poriot in Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie

quote of the day

" The strongest of all warriors are these two — Time and Patience."---Leo Tolstoy in War and Peace

Mark Sanford's family troubles

Yesterday Gov. Sanford did his first interview since his wife moved out of the Governor's mansion. He was asked what it was like to live in the Governor's mansion alone. He answered "That part's hard." He then went on to say "But there are consequences for any mess-up that we have in life, and that's one of them, That's probably the most bitter part of it." and "I fell in love with one woman I should not have fallen in love with," he said. "We all get that. Everybody's been trying to move on."

Oh Mark Mark Mark, is that the way you plan to fix your family problems? Go on the radio and keep saying how you loved this woman? His worst move, other than flying to Argentina, was when he said that this South American floozy was his "Soul Mate" and that he was trying to fall back in love with his wife.

Mark Sanford freely admits that his career is dead, but he says that he won't resign. I feel sorry for him as he is obviously totally incompetent when it comes to keeping his family together. But then I remember how it was Father's Day when he was in Argentina and I don't feel sorry for him any more.

These town halls are getting out of hand.

On hardball last night Chris Mathews did an interesting interview with a total fool. Copy this link and watch it, it is really aggravating.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3036697/#32378192

a song for Bush and Cheney

These are the yrics to a great song by P!nk


"Dear Mr. President"
(feat. Indigo Girls)

Dear Mr. President,
Come take a walk with me.
Let's pretend we're just two people and
You're not better than me.
I'd like to ask you some questions if we can speak honestly.

What do you feel when you see all the homeless on the street?
Who do you pray for at night before you go to sleep?
What do you feel when you look in the mirror?
Are you proud?

How do you sleep while the rest of us cry?
How do you dream when a mother has no chance to say goodbye?
How do you walk with your head held high?
Can you even look me in the eye
And tell me why?

Dear Mr. President,
Were you a lonely boy?
Are you a lonely boy?
Are you a lonely boy?
How can you say
No child is left behind?
We're not dumb and we're not blind.
They're all sitting in your cells
While you pave the road to hell.

What kind of father would take his own daughter's rights away?
And what kind of father might hate his own daughter if she were gay?
I can only imagine what the first lady has to say
You've come a long way from whiskey and cocaine.

How do you sleep while the rest of us cry?
How do you dream when a mother has no chance to say goodbye?
How do you walk with your head held high?
Can you even look me in the eye?

Let me tell you 'bout hard work
Minimum wage with a baby on the way
Let me tell you 'bout hard work
Rebuilding your house after the bombs took them away
Let me tell you 'bout hard work
Building a bed out of a cardboard box
Let me tell you 'bout hard work
Hard work
Hard work
You don't know nothing 'bout hard work
Hard work
Hard work
Oh

How do you sleep at night?
How do you walk with your head held high?
Dear Mr. President,
You'd never take a walk with me.
Would you?

I love the line that says "What kind of father would take his own daughter's rights away?
And what kind of father might hate his own daughter if she were gay?"

quote of the day

"Mr. Rodgers gave aid and comfort to homosexuals. He was a man who preached tolerance of all sorts of people in ways that directly contradicted the Bible. His syrupy teachings led millions astray. He was a wuss and he was an enabler of wusses,"---Fred Phelps and I think he was serious.

quote of the day

"My other piece of advice, Copperfield," said Mr. Micawber, "you know. Annual income twenty pounds, annual expenditure nineteen nineteen and six, result happiness. Annual income twenty pounds, annual expenditure twenty pounds ought and six, result misery. The blossom is blighted, the leaf is withered, the god of day goes down upon the dreary scene, and — and in short you are for ever floored. As I am!"---David Copperfield by Charles Dickens

quote of the day

"Bumping into your parents is no big deal unless you bump into them before you were born."---tag line for Back to the Future

a thought

As of last year we have spent 9.3 billion dollars in Afghanistan. I repeat, we have spent over nine billion to kill people. So what I want to know is: why is it acceptable to spend money to kill people, but it's not acceptable to spend money on heath care?

quote of the day

"History, like God, is watching what we do"---Bono

Pailin in the deep end

On Friday Sarah Pailin called Obama's health plan "downright evil" and a "Death Panel". Okay, there are so many problems with this story. First, Gov., oh sorry, Mrs. Pailin you can disagree with something without it being "evil"

For example, I disagree with you and your policies but never once have I even suggested that you are evil. Hitler was evil. Stalin was evil. Kim Jong-Il might be evil. Obama is not evil.

This is her whole quote. "The America I know and love is not one in which my parents or my baby with Down Syndrome will have to stand in front of Obama's 'death panel' so his bureaucrats can decide, based on a subjective judgment of their 'level of productivity in society,' whether they are worthy of health care,"

So we are now in some sort of dystopian sci-fi novel. I have a message for Mrs. Pailin:

BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING YOU!!!!

who's left?

I was thinking the other day about 2012 and the Republicans. I don't know who is going to run, all the main players are having lots of problems. Here is a short list.

Gov. Pailin: By resigning she has destroyed any chance that she had in 2012. She could run in 2016, but not in '12.

Gov. Sanford: Whoops I'm sorry, I was wrong. The GOP is not in trouble, Gov. Mark Sanford will certainly be their nominee. And he might even beat Obama.

Gov. Jindal: He gave a bad speech, but he could still run. His star has faded considerably.

Gov. Romney: My money would be on him at the moment. He has not had any big scandals, is not disappearing to foreign countries, or being blackmailed by his mistress's husband. He claims that his three pilars for a storng America are military, econommy, and families.

Gov. Huckabee: He is the strongest contender for Romney at the moment. And I must say I would support him over Romney. I disagree with him on almost every issue, but at least with Huckabee you know where you stand. Romney was a liberal in Massachusetts and an arch-Conservative when running for president.

It's kind of sad that the party of high morals has sunk this low. Where a new sex scandal breaks almost every day.