The State of the Union is such a joke. What can't those assholes just stay in their seats for an hour so we can get that douche off the TV screen and return to our regularly scheduled programming. We've been hearing about hope and freedom and liberty and democracy in Iraq for 5 years now. I think we should just ban those four words from the English language. They simply no longer have any meaning.
I understand the coverage of Heath Ledger's death. He was young, he was famous and people liked him. The media should cover the death, the cause, the aftermath and all that. But the scene outside his apartment on the day he died was just disgusting. Every news station was hanging out there as if something magical was about to pop out of the door. What they got instead, and what they wanted, was the live footage of Ledger's body being wheeled out of the apartment. Is that really what people wanted to see? Even if it was, how is it possible that there's no one heading up these TV stations that thinks for a second, "Hmm, this guy just died 3 hours ago. Let's show a little respect and back off from the scene." Sometimes it scares me thinking this is the kind of business I want to spend my life in.
Monday, January 28, 2008
Sunday, January 27, 2008
Election thoughts
I could only stay away for so long. If by some great miracle I get into Columbia in April, it'd probably be a good idea for me to write some stuff. This will be very basic. No photos. All drivel, all the time.
Why are people giving Bill Clinton all this heat for campaigning for his wife? It's politics. It's a dirty game and you have fight and battle the entire way. The media jumps all over him whenever he opens his mouth. What do you expect him to do? Stand there on a stage with his hands in his pockets? Love him or hate him for the hummers he got under his desk, the guy got shit done as president and the country was in excellent shape under his watch. The smucks on TV make it sounds like a lot of people won't vote for Hillary because of Bill. Screw that, for me, the only reason I will vote for Hillary is because of Bill. You put Obama and Hillary next to each other, you take Obama, not because he has better ideas, but just because the guy doesn't piss as many people off. But when Bill Clinton comes as a package deal with Hillary, sign me up. Yeah, they are divisive. Sure, they haven't boned since 1980. But Bill Clinton is a political genius. He could look me in the eye and convince me to run myself over with a car within 30 seconds. He knows how to get stuff done and usually it's good stuff.
Now I like Obama and I think he could really uplift this country and change its dynamic in many ways. There's no doubt he would be an excellent president. It's just a bit too soon. If national security weren't an issue, I'm not that concerned about experience. Obama and Clinton will do pretty much the same things on the domestic side. But there's just something that scares me about putting Obama in charge of dealing with terrorism. You get the impression if America were attacked again, Obama would just get up on stage and speak of how the terrorists can change if we give them a chance. "Yes, they can!" A lot of Democrats like to pretend America will never have to drop another bomb, never kill innocent civilians again, if only a Democrat were president. That's pure B.S. Look, this country is going to be hit again. Maybe not this year, maybe not for another 10 years, but it will happen. A lot of of Americans are going to die, and this country will be forced to respond again. You don't have to be a reckless moron like Bush, but you also can't be a bunch of pussies. I'm just more comfortable with Hillary in office over Obama if that next attack happens during the next 4 years. By the way, is John Edwards retarded? Why do they show this guy on TV anymore?
I also hear people say that Obama has no shot in the general election because he's black. Just not true. The Republicans are crapping their pants at the prospect of facing Obama. He would crush all of the Republicans. Only two things would prevent this: America gets attacked and Republicans use their usual scare tactics to win votes or Bush catches bin laden. Catching bin laden would be great, but it would be pretty terrible for this country if it happens, in say, October 2008.
The great thing about being a Democrat this year is that even if the longshot occurs and a Republican is elected, none of the are that scary. The only one that resembles Bush and his "God speaks to me every morning and tells me what to do" garbage is Huckabee and thankfully, he's too crazy to win the nomination. None of the others are right-wing religious nutjobs and that's really a good thing. Giuliani is a prick. Romney is too polished. But neither of them will continue destroying the country. McCain is the best choice, simply because he doesn't give a f---. You just don't get the impression that this guy, at age 165, is going to be giving handouts to special interests or trying to please everyone. In a way, that's similar to Bush's attitude, except that when Bush doesn't give a f---, he takes a large metal pole and shoves it up America's collective ass. McCain is a little bit overly optimistic about turning Iraq into a Democratic paradise, but for the most part, he seems serious about cutting out a lot of the wasteful spending and B.S. in Washington. If it turns out McCain is the Republican nominee and he's the worst we're looking at next year, this country is headed in the right direction for the first time in a long time.
Why are people giving Bill Clinton all this heat for campaigning for his wife? It's politics. It's a dirty game and you have fight and battle the entire way. The media jumps all over him whenever he opens his mouth. What do you expect him to do? Stand there on a stage with his hands in his pockets? Love him or hate him for the hummers he got under his desk, the guy got shit done as president and the country was in excellent shape under his watch. The smucks on TV make it sounds like a lot of people won't vote for Hillary because of Bill. Screw that, for me, the only reason I will vote for Hillary is because of Bill. You put Obama and Hillary next to each other, you take Obama, not because he has better ideas, but just because the guy doesn't piss as many people off. But when Bill Clinton comes as a package deal with Hillary, sign me up. Yeah, they are divisive. Sure, they haven't boned since 1980. But Bill Clinton is a political genius. He could look me in the eye and convince me to run myself over with a car within 30 seconds. He knows how to get stuff done and usually it's good stuff.
Now I like Obama and I think he could really uplift this country and change its dynamic in many ways. There's no doubt he would be an excellent president. It's just a bit too soon. If national security weren't an issue, I'm not that concerned about experience. Obama and Clinton will do pretty much the same things on the domestic side. But there's just something that scares me about putting Obama in charge of dealing with terrorism. You get the impression if America were attacked again, Obama would just get up on stage and speak of how the terrorists can change if we give them a chance. "Yes, they can!" A lot of Democrats like to pretend America will never have to drop another bomb, never kill innocent civilians again, if only a Democrat were president. That's pure B.S. Look, this country is going to be hit again. Maybe not this year, maybe not for another 10 years, but it will happen. A lot of of Americans are going to die, and this country will be forced to respond again. You don't have to be a reckless moron like Bush, but you also can't be a bunch of pussies. I'm just more comfortable with Hillary in office over Obama if that next attack happens during the next 4 years. By the way, is John Edwards retarded? Why do they show this guy on TV anymore?
I also hear people say that Obama has no shot in the general election because he's black. Just not true. The Republicans are crapping their pants at the prospect of facing Obama. He would crush all of the Republicans. Only two things would prevent this: America gets attacked and Republicans use their usual scare tactics to win votes or Bush catches bin laden. Catching bin laden would be great, but it would be pretty terrible for this country if it happens, in say, October 2008.
The great thing about being a Democrat this year is that even if the longshot occurs and a Republican is elected, none of the are that scary. The only one that resembles Bush and his "God speaks to me every morning and tells me what to do" garbage is Huckabee and thankfully, he's too crazy to win the nomination. None of the others are right-wing religious nutjobs and that's really a good thing. Giuliani is a prick. Romney is too polished. But neither of them will continue destroying the country. McCain is the best choice, simply because he doesn't give a f---. You just don't get the impression that this guy, at age 165, is going to be giving handouts to special interests or trying to please everyone. In a way, that's similar to Bush's attitude, except that when Bush doesn't give a f---, he takes a large metal pole and shoves it up America's collective ass. McCain is a little bit overly optimistic about turning Iraq into a Democratic paradise, but for the most part, he seems serious about cutting out a lot of the wasteful spending and B.S. in Washington. If it turns out McCain is the Republican nominee and he's the worst we're looking at next year, this country is headed in the right direction for the first time in a long time.
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