Finn is blogged out

He just linked me this and won't post it, so I have to. It's about 3 mintues of video showing how shitty the Army is. Lying to kids and threatening them. The push is on to get more poor kids to fight the rich mans wars.

Proof

The Reds get caught red handed screwing with the minds of frightened Americans. A handy graphic that lays out their strategery (no, that wasn't a spelling error, just trying to keep it real). If there's any doubt in you now that they played us like banjos because we were so high strung, then you're a moron.

Sorry, but it's true.

Cowards Beget Cowards - A Dispatch From A Not Too Distant Future

If there's one thing you can count on in this "post 9/11" world, it's that using fear as a tool to gently manipulate people is the best way to accomplish whatever deviant little plan you can come up with. Just try and remember to always wrap your ideas in the cloak of "security". I mean, there's virtually no end to the possibilities of what you can accomplish. Even that which would totally contradict the rational persons sense safety and privacy becomes commons place the second you deftly apply the "terror deterrent" brand.

Yes, countermand years of paranoid tales of control and domination faster than you can say "Nineteen Eighty-Four". Case in point: The mere thought of your Aunties being blown to bits will make the even the most intrusive high powered lens pointed at you seem somehow reassuring, and therefore totally worth the inconvenience.

But, if your intended populous seems somewhat resistant to your constant harping about this bad person and that, then simply do what ever good over-seer does and simply force change down their throats. I'm sure they'll all thank you in the end. However, if they don't, make sure to only use level 5 on their shock collars, as level six and above may result in them losing any memory of what they did wrong in the first place.

Little Wanker *Updated*

So it would seem that the British PM took a beating politically in the election yesterday. I guess supporting an illegal war against poor people somehow proved distasteful for the British people as a whole. Too bad that kind of thinking man's approach to politics never crosses the pond.

PRI had this great piece on The World about the elections in Great Brittan (Listen here) and it started to make me think this old American version of "Democracy" could benefit from some old world Parliamentary banter. GW and the Reds wouldn't have run off with the the last one if the real voices of the people were heard, not just the interest groups like the Swifties.

Speaking of Public Radio (well, at least public for now), there was another piece that got my thinking about the state of the union. This report focused on the latest trend to create religious law schools around the country. I'll say it again... religious law schools.

They're the ones calling it a culture wars folks, not the progressives. So if it's war they want... well, you get the idea.

UPDATE- My good buddy vuduvgn linked to this hard hitting news piece that does an excellent job illustrating my first point, though I really wish he would stop trying to alleviate my crushing sense of doom with giggles all the time.

Beer & Passion

I came across these TV spots that New Belgium Brewing has made. It's nice when you see moving images and get so moved you are ready to pack up and go do what you see in the commercial. These are great! Music, except the Jousting one, is by Devandra Banhart.

Bert and Ernie Are Dead

I realize it's been far too long since I've done my duty to this here blog, but it seems that either my life was too busy, or my blood wasn't boiling enough to give you faithful readers a piece of my mind. Well, that's all about to change.

It's like I've been reborn today. Yes, reborn with a giant ten-foot-long stick up my butt. Sorry to be so crass, but I'm haven't fumed this much since the last time I ordered double beans with my Chimichanga (different fumes, I know). What's gotten me so damn angry is, well, what always gets me angry... the Red takeover.

It was obvious after this last election that these guys were going to be playing for keeps, trying to establish "a permanent Republican majority" and what not, but what wasn't so obvious was how far these zealots were willing to go. Now, setting up franchises in media outlets across the country to spin your personal brand of lies as truth is a well worn trick of the old "Reds" and it would seem the new Reds are quite willing to emulate that technique by consolidating media outlets run by right wing mouthpieces. No surprise there. But was is surprising and what has failed to raise the ire of the last bastions of people wanting unbiased news based on fact, is the fact that the Reds are now making big moves to co-opt the CPB. That's right The Corporation for Public Broadcasting, the same guys who taught most of us to count simply by bouncing neon puppets around while singing. The guys who actually spend the time to vet all the stories on their newscasts to banish any appearance of bias. These are the guys who actually care about us because they are us, the public.

Or at least, they were.

It seemed like I was always getting those emails from friends and family members that said that PBS' budget was under fire once again from the right. If you actually read the news now and then you'd realize that this was not the case, it was simply an urban legend to rile up some libs. But what's interesting to me is how pissed people were that this institution might be messed with in any way, shape or form. It's what's really happened that has left many dazed and confused.

In a move that shows how shameless these people really are about spreading their views at the expense of all others, the CPB will soon become the new FOX News (sort of). But the best part is, 48% of the country will end up footing the bill for something that would enrage them, had an email been sent to them asking them to sign a petition. Their killing us with our own swords people! And the truth bending is only going to get worse.

So, if you thought what happened when Buster traveled to Vermont was bad, just wait until those puppets start signing about how great it is to join the Army and Bert and Ernie are put out to pasture because they don't "represent traditional family values." The thought police are hard at work folks. It's time to stop being ashamed of being progressive and "liberal" and start freakin' out and screaming about this stuff before it's too late.

Leave the emails at home and go buy the biggest megaphone you can find!!!

Bike to Work

I know that riding your bike to work is not possible for everyone, but definitely viable for some. I encourage those who can to do it. My commute is only 3.5 miles each way with one hill in between. Not bad. Riding is a very invigorating way to start the day. Myself and some others are going to try to put on a Bike to Work day in Nevada County. The national day for Bike to Work is Friday, May 20th, 2005. You can learn more at Bike to Work. I started a to put out the word and encourage locals to ride, check it out here.