Talking about Detroit police halt pillow fight – Weird news- msnbc.com
So did you see this last week? A giant nationwide pillow fight. It’s good to see people coming back to their senses. It’s my belief that if you don’t have pillow fights, the terrorists win. Oh, sure your laughing, your thinking, wow, he sounds crazy. Not really, think about it, the minute you give in to a bully, the bully wins. We all remember having a bully at some time in our lives. The key is to keep doing things your way and not to be curtailed from doing what you want or enjoy. But that’s just my thoughts on freedom in general. The real news is the fear mongering. The fear…. of pillows… yes, that’s right, the fluffy menace is upon you, you’d better watch your back.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30070062/?GT1=43001
What’s truly insane is the blatant about the permit… a permit… really? See it’s baby steps people, I’m telling you, if you don’t defend your rights to proper sleeping accessories it’s all down hill from there.
Anti-Americanism (or “why’s it ok to hate freedom?”)
Back in the day there used to be this little group, let’s call them … The Nationalist Socialist German Worker’s’ Party, which was a political party in Germany between 1919 and 1945. This group later became the Nazi party. Nazi ideology stressed the failure of democracy, failure of Laissez-faire capitalism, "racial purity of the German people" and persecuted those it perceived either as race enemies or Lebensunwertes Leben, that is "life unworthy of living". This included Jews, Slavs, and Roma along with German homosexuals, the mentally disabled, communists, and others.*
We entered World War 2 and with he help of our allies defeated the spread of Nazi-ism and it’s ideals in May of 1945. In the grand scheme of things that really wasn’t all that long ago. So with that in mind and one of the main things you see on the news being the hatred of Nazi’s and their oppressive mentality. why do people continue to fall for the smoke and mirrors of less rights in the cause of safety? You probably think I’m delusional. I assure you, I’m not. Let me show you something interesting, let’s take the Nazi parties ideals and swap some words out. Republican ideology stressed the failure of Liberalism within democracy , failure of Regulation, "Regulatory authorities are commonly set up to enforce standards and safety, to oversee use of public goods and regulate commerce." and the moral decay of society by those it perceived either as moral enemies or Anarchist, that “want nothing more then to destroy the moral fiber of America". This included homosexuals, liberals, communists, and those against the free market. If you look at the two their really not all that different. now that’s not to say Republicans as a whole are Nazi’s, that’d be ridiculous. But the hardcore-far-right Conservatives are an extremist group, much like their polar opposite the far-left liberals. Both of these groups seem to miss the entire point of America and they’re both radical fringe elements in my opinion. The United States was initially setup by a group of people that were fleeing religious intolerance and dictatorial rule. the entire history of our country is based on the throwing off of old ideas and coming up with an amalgam that takes most of the best of all sides and makes a livable environment for everyone. These two groups however, don’t like America or the very premise of the country. they prefer to instigate and inflame hatred for the other side, they also believe only their way is right. For eight years our country was steered to the far right, the far left was hoping that with the election of Obama they could steer us in the polar opposite direction. Funny thing is, President Obama is doing what he said he was going to do, he’s being a centrist, he’s trying to reach out to both sides and use the best ideas from both halves.
It’s a sad state of affairs when people can’t see eye-to-eye, it’s disastrous when they decide to do everything in their power to oppose someone that’s trying to help on some vague principle. It’s ok if you don’t believe in someone else’s ideals, that’s what the country was built on. It’s another thing entirely to use the same principle’s as the Nazi’s, hate, fear, suspicion… to get your way, that’s not something that’s Country first (a popular slogan during the presidential campaigns) that’s Father Land first. Hitler would be proud.
*wikipedia
More debate commentary
Pat Buccaneen is like “Palin won because she’s “authentic”, she’s charismatic…” WTF?? How about answering the questions? How about saying something of substance. She can’t say anything about the Bailout? She can’t say what’s so different about the McCain/Palin ticket? She can just say she’s not answering questions. Huh? Yeah, that’s good stuff right there. Not useful… but good.
To someone.
Not me.
Someone explain to me
Governor Palin is a victim of “Gotcha” journalism because she was overheard responding to a voter about what she’s do about a foreign country. So… in order to show she’s competent, John McCain goes on the second half of Palin’s interview with Katie Couric… a woman… and proceeds to talk over Palin and respond for her when Couric asks her anything. And this is who the disenchanted Hillary voters would rather or should rather vote for? Yeah, that doesn’t show her as either incompetent, too stupid to answer, or unable to defend herself in the big leagues. Hell, it was like watching a father protect his daughter, and this is what conservatives want for the next 4 years…? Genius.
Comedy.
But FoxNews is reporting he’s your guy. So, yeah I’ll keep you posted. I’m waiting to see if John Mccain picks a woman vice president. I also openly hope all the Hillary supporters that are for McCain go republican, hmmm… I feel a rant coming on.
day 2, the DNC
FoxNoise, the only channel that covers an event by… not covering an event. Also, a clever trick, showing footage of no Hillary support by zooming in on little sections of anti-McCain and Pro Obama supporters… nice job Fox, but I watched the camera coverage on MSNBC and they did Panorama shots. You may’ve heard of them, they’re used to show The Big PICTURE. Maybe you can try it some time. Oh, and Megyn Kelly, your a great actress, for the longest time you had me convinced you were a correspondent with integrity, Bravo!! You deserve an Oscar… F.Y.I. I know your not too bright, so just so you know… that’s sarcasm. Hm, apparently Fox also saw a different video intro then the rest of us… maybe they really do live in a parallel world.
On a more positive note, having watched a version that’s not talked over on MSNBC, I can say, Hillary’s speech was great, I may not trust her, but she can deliver a great speech and her supporters looked fired up and ready to go, Contrary to Foxs’ shady reporting. Can someone tell me why Rudy “A noun, a verb, and 9/11″ Guilliani is a main “goto” guy for Hannity and Colmes? Didn’t his bid end up as a punchline when he ran?
Wow, i don’t know if this is racist, an insult, or a racist backhanded insult…
I’m watching FoxNoise and Hannity and Colmes and Sean Hannity just said: “….Obama is articulate, bright… and clean…”
He’s… clean… so… why wouldn’t he be? I’ve never heard a person described like that, well i did, but it was in re-enactments of auction blocks from 400 years ago. I’m just… wow.
Civil court (Or more accurately Revenge Court!)
I’m not a fan of Scott Peterson and yes, I’m one of those people that don’t care if O.J. did or didn’t do it but… whatever happened to be exonerated? doesn’t winning your court case mean anything anymore? Let’s not get into the sticky situation of whether you agree or disagree with a verdict, if you are found not guilty the topic should be dropped. I understand this is the American Idol generation, everyone wants to have a vote, everyone wants their say, but the law doesn’t work like that, the rules, as I always say, are the rules. Twelve people get a say in whether or not a person is guilty or not, thousands of dollars are spent on lawyers for the defense and for the prosecution, a judge, who is supposedly unbiased makes the ruling based on the heretofore mentioned twelve people and after all is said and done, a verdict is reached and that’s that. Well that’s how it used to be, now there’s the idiotic invention of civil (Revenge) court. Here’s a court that, were the law actually not being abused would be used for one purpose and one purpose only. A Civil Court, last I heard anyway, is supposed to be for small claims, private settlements that don’t necessarily need all the pomp and circumstance of a bigger court. lately, though, it seems that civil courts have been getting used to re-try, which I didn’t think was supposed to happen, a case where the verdict didn’t come out the way the prosecution wanted. So say in the case of O.J., the guy gets off, so then they sue him in civil and win, what the hell?!? Personally I think double jeopardy should apply across the board and you should only be able to pick one place to have your case tried. The courts aren’t a slot machine, you don’t just keep pulling the handle until you get the justice you want.
Nick Hogan (Bolea, or whatever…)
I’m a HUGE Hogan fan, but I personally can’t stand his son. I figure if I’m going to post I should point those two things out at the start. Is it just me or have people taken leave of their senses? I’m not saying the guy was wrong for drag racing while drunk, but why is he being blamed for a 24 y/o marine choosing to get into a car with him? I choose to do things all the time, getting in a vehicle with a drunk driver? Not one of them. I’m just wondering, what the hell happened to personal responsibility?
Did you know that Yahoo! has a womens’ section?
Completely with spiffy pink border!! don’t get me wrong I like pink, especially on women and girls, it’s a classic. Speaking of classics, there’s an article on a classic question Should you or Shouldn’t you? The question all about the last name when married. I don’t wanna seem like some type of macho chauvinist but, if I have to be branded with a ring (and yeah its like a branding, you’ve been marked fellas) then what’s the deal with a woman saying “I can’t be bothered to change my name?” Let’s put things in perspective. Most guys don’t want to get married. Say what you will but marriage is more a concession then something guys choose to do. You do it for two reasons 1.) Your girlfriend/fiance wants you to and 2.) It’s a “symbol of your unity (like your wedding ring). So, what’s the difference? A guy isn’t trusted to just tell people “I’m married.” In fact your not even given the opportunity to say anything, most women automatically do the hand check. I’m not against the tradition, it doesn’t hurt anyone and it kinda serves a purpose. The average guy gets used to his ring either loves it and cherishes it or forgets about it and in either case it just stays on. Some of the arguments in the article are laughable. “It’s just easier not too..”, “Some people think I’ve left the company because my name changed….”, etc.,etc.,etc. This falls into my personal “What the frak?!” category. Its an inconvenience? Well, allow me to retort in the slang of the ’30’s “So’s marriage toots!” I mean, I’m perfectly capable of regulating whether or not i sleep with someone and I’m perfectly capable of maintaining a relationship with an acquaintance without the artificial marking that’s been in place for years. If it’s all about convenience then why don’t we just get rid of marriages all together? They’re expensive, complicated, annoying at times, and impractical. Why don’t we all just declare, I’m staying with you!! Wouldn’t that be “easier?” Seriously, the “People don’t know I work here anymore” is lame. IF you are that important a client then maybe you should slip the married name change into an email or a conversation. Shouldn’t you be proud and excited about marrying the man you “love”. Here’s an example,
“Hello, It’s good to see you again! I’ve been looking over those proposals you sent over… oh yes, speaking of proposals I just got married last week, I am now officially Mrs. Blah-Blah-Blah….. Oh, thank you for the congratulations, I’m quite happy too. Let me get back to that proposal though <insert polite chuckle>….”
or in an email/letter,
Greetings Big Important Client,
I am just following up to clarify my response to your last message. I would be sincerely delighted to join you for lunch to discuss the plans for your new venture. I look forward to new discourse and hope we can come to a beneficial planning strategy that will bolster your fiscal profits for the coming quarter.
P.S.
I would like to inform you of my recent marriage and name change, I am now Mrs. Blah-Blah-Blah. I will continue to provide you with the service you’ve become acquainted with but i wanted to inform you of the recent name change so there is no confusion locating me or my offices. thank you for your continued business.
Mrs. Blah-Blah-Blah,
Director of Sales
Wow, that was surely the most complicated thing I’ve ever written, between writing that, making coffee, drinking a soda and watching MSNBC that took me all of 8 mins. I would also like to say, arguing that it would be expensive to change all of your cards is a blatant fabrication. If you are important enough or rich enough to have a card in the first place, trust me, you can afford to change them. They probably needed a facelift and updating anyway.
My wife and I actually had a conversation about this topic. Most couples do and should. I was and still am firmly of the opinion that if your too lazy (yes, LAZY) to change your name, then why should I bother being married to you? Why can’t we just continue dating exclusively? My wife is progressive, sometimes to her detriment in some areas, and I support her in everything she does, but even she changed her name. Her way was actually rather clever, I personally believe the hyphenation thing is crap, either “do it or do not, there is no try” to paraphrase Yoda. She dropped her middle name, moved her last name to the middle and took my last name. I’m quite pleased with the solution actually, so should most business women, you can go by your first and middle name or if you really are into the whole sanctity of marriage thing, you can use your husbands. In all honesty, if marriage isn’t important enough to uphold some of the most simpler tenants then maybe we should just do away with it altogether. Insurance and property rights arent really legitimate reasons to join a person, laws can be changed, rights can be amended, but if your only going to pick and choose the parts of an event like marriage that you “like”, then you cheapen the experience and the value you place on both you and your partners union
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