More "Focus on the Family" Lunacy

Focus on the family, (a evangelical christian organization led by USC Sociology grad James Dobson) put out a video calling on people to pray that their god create a torrential downpour  during Obama's acceptance speech at Denver's stadium.   His reasoning?   Abortion and gay marriage of course!.  Even though Jesus never said anything about this, they persist in their mania.    Again people actually give this organization money!  Can you believe it?  Why would anyone when given a choice between "Make a Wish" or other charities they give their money to this crap!!  

The answer is a this,  James Dobson stirs people up through scaring them about godless liberals who are taking away our "values"  If you believe him, you will home school your kid because all teachers are really closeted homosexuals who will make your kid gay and teach them satanic things like evolution.  You see there is a conspiracy out there perpetuated by people in the public school system to "take god out of it"   We are at war Dobson will say, give me money so I can fight against this enemy, and meanwhile, I will tell you what to feel, tell you what to think, and I will scare you!!"   There must be abstinence only programs in schools Dobson will say, even though statistics show that most kids who take "virginity pledges" and are taught abstinence only, are far less likely to use a condom when they do have sex, thus causing more harm.  

This is the same christian mentality that a missionary will have in africa on a mission to AIDS patients.  Instead of actually helping them not to contract AIDS which using a condom prevents in almost all cases, the people are prostletized to and told that god's design is that sex is reserved for marriage, so there are no condoms given out, thus no help given and major harm done!!  

Focus on the Family makes me sick, they are not for families at all, that is because if it were up to them they would take away the rights of gay parents in a loving stable home to adopt!  In Dobson's mind it is better for a child to be in a state run home until he is 18, then to be adopted  into a loving household.  Once again more harm is caused!!

And that folks is my Focus on the Family rant for today...if you want to see their ridiculous video I have it for you.

The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone is the greatest television show that has ever been or will ever be.  If one surpasses it I will be the first to tell everyone.  It's children "The X-Files" and "Lost" come somewhere near it's greatness but Twilight Zone is number 1 .   Creator Rod Serling was a one of a kind visionary, an undisputed genius and a true pioneer in the industry.   The show is so clever, so thought provoking..I'll give just one example in "The monsters are due on Maple Street"  A suburban town slowly devolves due to a power outage...everyone starts blaming everybody else as the person being at fault.  Eventually someone is murdered, and at the end two aliens who orchestrated the experiment say to each other, "You see the pattern is the same everywhere, you turn off their machines, what they rely on, this is the result"   This subject was explored in the show, along with time travel, perception of reality, human vices, aliens, the nature of man, post tramatic stress disorder in war, and fear of death was a huge theme as well.  

There were also classic lighthearted episodes where ordinary people are given extraordinary powers like reading peoples thoughts, or superhuman strength..anyways at the end of each episode, a twist was revealed, or a moral lesson was taught....like in the one where 4 thiefs steal bars of gold, and then fearing they couldn't fence the gold because it was too hot, they put themselves in suspended animation for 100 years, and when they wake up (in 2061)  they find themselves in a world where gold is worthless!!  Or who could forget the classic where burgess merideth wants to spend his entire life reading but his wife dominates him and never lets him....there is a nuclear holocaust, only he survives...he has all the time in the world to read...but then his glasses fall off and break!!!

What are your favorite episodes?

Coldplay

Coldplay is one of the only "new" artist/bands that I like listening to.  I have resisted this band for years and years, but only the past week I have started to put their albums on....they are much more than just their hit grammy award winning song "Clocks"   All four albums of theirs are solid.  The best one is "A Rush of Blood to the Head" and the latest one "Viva La Vida"  The band has a nice, interesting, pleasant sound.

John Edwards and his "Baby Mama"

"Hi, I'm a slimy weasel"

Edwards today publicly admitted the affair with his former employee, but said that he doesn't love her, and that he is not the father of her child....sort of an "I tried it, didn't like it, so I didn't inhale" admission.  We all know that Edwards is the father of that child, and that will come out soon.  Now it is my personal belief that 85 % of all politicians have a string of extramarital affairs all the time.  After all that is one of the great perks of their power right?  Interestingly democrats have hetro affairs (Edwards, Clinton, Hart, Condit, Spitzer)  And Republicans have homosexual affairs (Craig, Foley, and yes not a politician but lets put ole friend Ted Haggard on that list cause who can resist?)     All three of the above supported constiutional marriage amendments BTW

Anyways, ole Johnny boy has said this in the past..."I want to see our party lead on the great moral issues-yes me a democrat using that word-the great moral issues that face our country" "If we want to live in a moral, honest, just America and if we want to live in a moral and just world, we can't wait for somebody else to do it.  We have to do it." 

(Safe to say that hours after making this speech Johnny boy was in his love nest with one of his many women on the side, and apparantly the "morals" Johnny was referring to was betraying your wife while she is dying of cancer.

And that makes Johnny a hypocrite!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!   Just like Rush Limbaugh was a hyprocite when he condemed irresponsibilty and drug use, while he was 200 pounds overweight, and taking so much oxycontin it temporarily cost him his hearing!   

Anyways I am definitely tuning in nightline this evening to see this weasel act all shamed and contrite.

P.S.  Props the the "National Enquirer" for breaking this whole thing....(I knew it was true because Johnny didn't issue a vehement denial and say he was suing for 100 million dollars)

***Update:  drudge just posted Johnny's "statement" in it he says that the affair took place for a short time in '06 and ended then....Uh question, maybe I am just dim but if it ended how come Johnny met her 3 weeks ago at the Beverly Hills Hilton until 2:30 in the morning?   I love how after these politicians get caught they dismiss the person they cheated with as "the woman" or "that woman" ....classic and endlessly fascinating.

****Update #2: Riel Hunter (Johnny's babymama) has nixed the idea of a paternity test....Johnny has funnelled her millions....he is worth about 40 million dollars, why not spend it on hush money?

Laura Ingraham calls out O'Reilly

This is exactly why I don't like O'Reilly, his program has a tried and true pattern of stories about our traditional values under attack by what he calls progressives.....thus feeding the fear machine and outraging middle american yokels who loved to be riled up!! 

 Then he deftly switches from that to a tittlating story, like teen girl fights and bikini baristas...thus amping up the titalation factor.  Here is Laura calling him out on the latter....(Never forget also how O'Reilly had to pay fox news producer Andrea Mackris 5 million dollars to shut her up about a tape proving overt and disgusting sexual harrasment)  

O'Reilly feeds on moral outrage, and displays of sex, a classic combination.  

There will be Milkshakes!!

Here is my take on what I thought was the best movie of last year, Enjoy!!!!!!!

P.S. Yes I know I am a jackass

Sirius Xm

I have had XM satellite radio for about 6 years now and I am very happy with the merger with Sirius.  I chose XM initially because they were the biggest and the best, they had better hardware, and a better network of repeaters....then along came the addition of the Opie and Anthony show, which I became hooked on in January of 2005, and have been listening to faithfully ever since.  The big get for XM however was MLB (every game all season long) this gave baseball fans the ability to listen to every single baseball game played with a constantly updating score on the display..It doesn't matter if I am sailing on a boat in key west, or standing on the top of pikes peak, I can listen to the Dodger game on the radio crystal clear.  XM had a clear lead on Sirius until Mel Karmazin payed Howard Stern a half a billion dollars to join his company...this resulted in a couple million subscribers and Sirius was starting to catch up, they never caught up hardware wise though, as they never got anything like the Pioneer Inno.   

When people would ask me what service to go with I would always recomend XM, unless they were Howard fanatics.  The music channels are basically the same, the only difference was Sirius had Howard Stern, every NFL game, and every NBA game.  XM had Opie and Anthony, every MLB game and every NHL game.....Now however it is one big happy family!  I am excited about hearing some of the new channels and the fact that basically every new car made today will have satellite radio in it.  

To those who don't want to "pay for radio"....We spend almost 100 dollars a month to watch TV even though we can get TV for free.  It only costs 13 a month for satellite radio, why not try it?  Especially now that you can get everything!