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Obama Takes on Nation’s Largest Preschool

Sunday, February 1st, 2009

Bipartisan is a word politicians use to get elected. Its supposed to convey a sense of leadership transcending party lines. These days its a gibberish word but Obama is giving it meaning again.

I know by saying what I’m about to I run the risk of sounding like one of those people who deify Obama. The kind that Republicans refer to when they make the same old tired joke about Obama walking on water. But those people are ignorant to what is going on at this time in history. This is more than politics now. I hate saying this but I must call a spade a spade: something spiritual is going on. Obama is operating on an entirely different level than the rest of Washington and much of the country for that matter. His views are liberal but he isn’t working for liberalism, he’s working for what is right.

The Right are deeply entrenched in the old politics and won’t let go any time soon. They’re filled with negativity. They work for money and power while Obama works for justice. This is one reason Republicans are fighting him at every turn.

Obama has been bringing them in on every piece of legislation and they refuse to be a part of it. Obama is giving them a chance to get in on the projects that will restore this country to prosperity and the Repubretards refuse because it wasn’t their idea or they aren’t making money off of it, or simply because they’re Republicans and the idea is from a Democrat. 

These guys are acting like a bunch of preschoolers. Complete sore losers. Its ridiculous to see them cry and shit their pants over everything the liberals are doing. They come out in their press conferences and repeat the same old Bush administration lines trying to scare people into submission. They want to keep trying ideas we’ve tried multiple times under Bush. If I’m driving a car and I hit the brake I stop. I know that every time I hit the brake the car will slow to a stop. When the Republicans drive cars they never get very far. You know why? Because they always hit the brakes expecting it to switch functions one day and accelerate the car. Maybe that was a lame metaphor or analogy but I think it gets my point across. These people are the worst of the worst. They the most stubborn close minded people on this planet. All of them. The ones in congress and those who vote for the idiots in Congress. They won’t let anything get done.

The Repubs have a plan to be obstructionist then claim that Obama was ineffective at election time. I promise you that if the Republicans keep on fighting Obama on EVERYTHING as they are now, when the elections come around the American people will just vote even more Republicans out of office. We aren’t blind anymore (I was never blind but I speak for the rest of the people). The people see what the Republicans are doing and know exactly where to place the blame if nothing gets done.

The Republicans have driven America off enough cliffs in the past eight years. Its time to try something our way. The Democrats let the retards take over class long enough. I’m sick of hearing about Republicans not going along with Obama. I’m also sick of them holding up cabinet appointments for non-reasons. Let me let you in on a little secret: if a Republican holds up a cabinet appointment its because  he or she is trying to run out the clock on the statute of limitations on whatever crime the congressman or his friends have committed. 

Obama has been nice long enough. You petty assholes (the Republicans) better wake up and realize that the Dems don’t need your vote for anything. Your minority vote is now worth shit. So stop shitting on every opportunity to be on the right side of the issues before there are no more opportunities and you become like the dinosaurs. One of your problems is that you listen to Hannity and Rush - two people who don’t know shit. They don’t even believe what comes out of their own mouth!

Grow up and contribute something. Its a new era. We’re going to be positive whether you can handle it or not. We’re going to build instead of destroy. Get on board or get ass rammed by the ship.

I never though I could be more angry at the Republicans than I was during Bush but the new minority has really sunk to a new low.

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Fear: Thoughts Conjured Up by Obama and Martin Luther King Day

Monday, January 19th, 2009

 

 

Obama Doll near spot MLK was shot

Obama Doll near spot MLK was shot

I went to bed last night hopeful and woke up afraid this morning. What changed? Change changed. November 4th was a celebration. That was the day that America immediately began repairing its image in the world. It was also the moment that allowed us to hope for a better future. It was a moment in such stark contrast to any and every moment brought to us by George W. Bush that it made me among so many others shed a tear. But the gravity of the situation we are in hasn’t hit for everyone yet. This morning it hit me.

 

We are no longer celebrating like we were - at least we shouldn’be. Its time to get back to reality and the reality is frightening. The time since Nov. 4th has gone by so quickly and now its Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

Martin Luther is a man I respect greatly. He was a black man who spoke out against oppression at a time when black people were still considered second class citizens. Many don’t realize this. Even I find myself in disbelief sometimes. This was only around 50 years ago. Many people like to talk about it like they talk about the Civil War (A.K.A. the War of Northern Aggression  for you rednecks in denial) or the Revolutionary War - as if it were ancient history. But this sort of thing was going on in the 60’s!

MLK’s dream is being fulfilled every day. This isn’t necessarily all positive, though. The movement Martin Luther King was an integral part of also sparked backlash. There are hateful groups out there who idolize Hitler believing that the “White” race is superior to all others. In most cases like this I would just say “let them believe whatever they want”, but their beliefs aren’t the problem - its their actions. It was a racist who killed the reverent Martin Luther King Jr. A person of low intelligence, filled with fear leading to hate, who has been infected by the propaganda of the white supremacy movement.

These are people who have misplaced anger and fear. Many times something terrible has happened in their lives and their need for an explanation ultimately drives them to believe that a certain race of people are responsible. Speaking of being responsible, these people are anything but.

But this post isn’t about racism as much as it is about Obama. I had to go off on that tangent in order to connect to my next point.

 

I woke up afraid because of what happened to MLK. While we have come a long way from the 1960’s there are still White Supremacists and just plain racists out there. Some are crazy, and some are perfectly sane but both are capable of ending America’s dream of Hope before it begins. I don’t want to say the word… Assassination.

 

Assassination is something I fear. Of course there is stepped up security around Obama but all it takes is one bullet.  The fact that the Inauguration is the day after Martin Luther King Day makes me even more nervous. Its this coincidence that could really rile up the crazies. The little hamsters in their brains will start running on the wheel and they’ll muster up just enough brain power to create a thought then pervert that thought into a conspiracy theory. Then the conspiracy theory leads to a justification of the action.

We have to stop ignoring the gorilla in the room. There’s a higher risk of losing this president than any other. I was even a bit scared on election night when Barack was in Grant Park.

I think Obama will be good for this country. I think that race relations will get even better (as in some racists will tone it down and see the light). I think four years of Obama would get more done than sixteen years of Bush. I wish I could have dug into Bush in this post since its his last day but whatever. Lets all appreciate what we have in this new president and hope to God nothing happens to him.

(Photo from Boing Boing)

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The Creativity Cure

Friday, January 16th, 2009

(This post is from another source. Although I do not have permission to reprint this person’s entry, others have done it to me so I figure its okay as long as I give credit. I’m really busy getting ready for school, working on a new design for this site, and working until 2AM so bear with me if I kinda spaz out with the blog.)

I give full credit for this post to Maureen Healy from Psychology Today. The original post can be viewed here

Is creativity curative? Are their more to crayons than meet the eye? Can a sad child communicate via paint, sand play and sound? Is childhood illness rooted in emotional imbalances? Are more and more children highly sensitive? Does creative self-expression provide the perfect outlet to guide children toward wellness? Is creativity lacking in our systems? Such questions have been alive in me for years.

Crayons and Children

Amazing things happen when you gather a group of preschool aged children and crayons together. Drawings spring out of the ethers and stories begin to unfold. Children love to create. Crayons, markers, pencils, glue, glitter, pom poms and ribbon seem heaven sent. Even the saddest child’s mood is lifted a bit by playing with a puppet or singing at my green piano. So does creative expression solely lift mood or more?

More, I believe. At least the potentiality exists for creative expression to assist in exiting negative, stuck emotions from a developing child. Ancient cultures such as the Tibetans and Native Americans believe mental illness is rooted in emotional imbalances. Intuitively, I agree with them. Scientifically we use different jargon but basically agree that emotions underlie all illness. It doesn’t feel good to be depressed, experience language difficulty, have parents divorcing, be ill or experience other traumas in childhood. Such emotions left untreated may disrupt a child’s growing system thus rewiring their brain for less-than optimal development (i.e. MRI studies, IQ tests of traumatized children).

Children are developing so rapidly it is essential that we meet them wherever they are to facilitate “rewiring” their systems for optimum growth. And a child’s world consists largely of imaginative play and creative endeavors. So being able to direct play or creativity along with a cognitive component is a main entrance into building skills of wellness (i.e. resilience, confidence, courage, connection, character and emotional regulation). Especially if we agree that language is often inaccessible in early childhood and emotionally charged events often find their way into ineffable parts of a child’s being.

One example is Aimee, age 7, that has learned when she feels low to use her voice as a medium to exit stuck feelings. She trusts that humming her favorite tune will diminish her sadness. And it does. It is not a magic wand but one tool in her emotional toolbox.

Creative development

Parents are an enormously powerful bunch of individuals on the planet. Often their child’s healthy development is the most important piece of their parenting puzzle. I couldn’t agree more. So what is the role of creativity in a child’s overall growth? I believe great. Using creativity as a medium to facilitate a child’s development is smart parenting.

Children create their worlds each day. Tapping into a creative endeavor to teach emotional regulation, language acquisition, teamwork, fine motor skills, interpersonal abilities and more is engaging a child’s heart and mind. Amy, Amelia, Allie and Matt all visited my Children’s Art Studio last weekend. All together we listened to an expert wildlife rescuer and artist reveal an owl’s story, then each of us painted one using acrylics before we set off to see Solomon, the local Screech Owl wintering in the tree nook. With the average age being 5 years old this was a high-energy, creative cornucopia. Tears were had, teamwork was enhanced, drawing honed, scissors utilized and stories shared to support growth.

Being with each child and encouraging their unique creative expression is a powerful way to teach emotional wellness and build skills (i.e. physical, mental). Allie learned about personal space, Amy created an owl story for us and Mattie painted an owl with his favorite friend, a coyote.

In summary

So much I do not know for sure. What I do know is that creative outlets and imaginative programs serve children in a multitude of ways both medicinally and developmentally. Every child I have conducted therapy with or nurtured their talents of told me more over glue, construction paper and puppet making. It eases their systems (i.e. nervous, physical), calms their mind, allows for insight and empowers their path.

Very interesting stuff over there. Anyway, if I work hard I’ll have the redesigned site up by Monday if not tonight.

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On the Topic of Politics Everywhere

Tuesday, January 13th, 2009

Homos, homos, everywhere. And a lot of people hate them. I have an unhealthy obsession with defending the honor of gay people. I’m sure they don’t need me to speak on their behalf. In fact how could any straight person speak on their behalf. That would be like the NCAA being run by a white guy. But anyway, its political theater Tuesday so I have a few things to talk about today, not just gay people. So no comprehensive post on one subject today. Instead I’ll be touching on a lot of subjects.

Last night I caught a bit of Bullshit O’Reilly’s show. He was talking “covering” Bush’s final press conference that happened yesterday. You’ll be surprised at what pissed me off. I didn’t get mad at the way he usually talks over anyone who doesn’t agree with him and gives more airtime to guests he agrees with even if he has two guests debating each other at once. I didn’t get mad at the usual propaganda/indoctrination consisting of labeling anyone against the war unpatriotic or America haters. I also didn’t get mad when he referred to sound economic advice as “a form of socialism” adding that the Democrats are Marxists. What I took issue with was a comment he made concerning Bush’s press conference. He talked about how Bush admitted making mistakes while implying that Bush shouldn’t have apologized because he couldn’t foresee the current trouble we’re in. Thats totally retarded. Its his job to anticipate problems. Furthermore Billo reinforced the idea that Bush inherited a recession. Bull. Shit. He created a recession. And if he wants to talk about things he inherited how about talking about the budget surplus he inherited and promptly squandered.

And what’s this crap about him keeping us safe? He boasts about not having been attacked since 9/11. That is nothing to be proud of. First off, he had plenty of time to act on what occurred that day. He had the intelligence reports warning him about this in August of 2001. I mean, what the hell? Was 9/11 a gimme? As far as I know, you don’t get a do-over when things like that happen.

But all this isn’t what made me mad while watching Bullshit O’Reilly. I come to expect these sort of lies (and that’s what they are, lies, there is no other word for them. I will not use euphemisms on this one because they don’t apply here) from his show. The kicker was when Bill O’Reilly declared that he has had many disagreements with George Bush. I almost dies laughing. That’s a tactic that Republicans use when they cross the line and start sounding way too fanatical. Every prominent Republican has used that line (especially on shows like O’Reilly’s and conservative talk radio) in order to avoid looking like an extreme fanatic that worships a doctrine instead of letting reason and logic guide them as well as to make them seem objective. I dare anyone to find a clip or transcript or anything proving that Hannity, the Golfer, O’Reilly, or any other prominent conservative talker has disagreed with Bush on anything. I don’t want to see instances where they think a certain measure needs to be taken further (there are plenty of those but they still support the idea in principal in those cases). If you can find me any instance of this you can write my next blog and it can be about any moronic conservative idea you want. I won’t even edit it. And it will stay here forever.

On the to gay rights. I hate people who say people choose to be gay. To those people I ask why? What do they gain? Why would someone choose to be gay with people like you in the world? These people point to pseudoscientific studies that prove their point and then call any substantive scientific evidence to the contrary pseudoscience just I call their science the same thing.

There has been research that shows gay men’s pituitary gland is formed differently than straight men’s. There is also a study that is very odd. The research examined people’s ring fingers in comparison to their index finger. Those people with ring fingers longer than their index finger got lots of testosterone in the womb. How much is dependent upon how much longer the ring finger is in comparison to the index finger. Those with longer ring fingers tend to be more aggressive. It has been shown that women with longer ring fingers are more likely to be gay than those with index fingers the same length or longer than their ring fingers. The study isn’t as conclusive with men. But it makes sense that if a lot of testosterone in the womb enlarges the ring finger then women with more testosterone in them will be more likely to partner with women. How’s that for scientific evidence Nancy Goldfuck. You can look the study up yourself. I heard about it on the radio. They said where you can find it but I forgot.

Now on to Sarah Palin. Her daughter is an unwed mother and high school drop out and her boyfriend is the same. This woman raised a child that did this and she wants to be president? First learn to manage your family, Suzy Homemaker. This woman needs to shut up. She blames everyone else for how bad the campaign… no, excuse me, she blames everyone for how bad she was in interviews and throughout the campaign including that prank call from Nicolas Sarcozy (spelling?) and never takes responsibility herself. By doing this she is making herself look even worse. She wants the presidency for all the wrong reasons. She is in love with herself. She could care less about the country. She just wants people to adore her. Having her as president is a scary prospect. And its not because shes a Republican. The woman didn’t even know what the job of the Vice President is. She couldn’t name a book, newspaper or magazine until weeks later on the campaign trail when she made a remark about a newspaper article about Obama’s relationship with Bill Eyeres (spelling?). Funny thing about that is the newspaper article she referenced was over two years old. Was she catching up or something? How the hell did she get a newspaper that was over two years old?

The woman is an idiot. I’m gonna totally gonna get hate comments for what I’m about to say next but I can’t stop myself… I can see where the gene for her baby’s condition came from.

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Ann “the Man” Coulter - Why?

Monday, January 12th, 2009

i was watching the View (a rerun I think, and don’t make fun of me for watching the View) and Ann the Man Coulter was on. This woman is no longer relevant and no one should be shocked by what she says. You should not even care. The only difference between her and any number of schizophrenic homeless guys screaming their governmental conspiracy theories at the top of their lungs on a street corner in Chicago is that she’s on TV… and still manages to look like a transvestite while doing it.

I don’t want to write too much about this woman because she doesn’t deserve to be talked about.

Before I go on, let me give you a paraphrasing of her new book:

“Liberals are whiny pussies because whenever something racist happens they complain. There is no such thing as racism and rich white people are the real victims. I have no children because I am a barren transvestite but I’ll weigh in on single mothers just so I can be provocative. Single mothers are whores or too poor to support their children or they are just bad mothers and their children will run away and commit crimes. We should all fuck the poor and ignore racism and kill the fags and wage endless war against anyone who doesn’t bow to our will and the world will be a better place.”

This is a woman who should be ignored. Its all an act. Do not be shocked and pay no attention. This woman feeds on controversy. If all of the sudden the accepted world view was her own, she would be out there shocking people by going against all that she stood for in the first place. She’s just a contrarian.

I say things to be provocative too. But its not what I say thats provocative, its how I say it: bluntly. Ann Coulter doesn’t do what she does because she believes in anything. She does it to sell books packed with statistics that are dubious at best and proven totally false at worst.

I know no one cares what she says. And I know everyone just wants her to go away. Stop talking about her, stop being shocked, and don’t watch on when she is on TV and she will be gone.

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Israel is the REAL Oppressor

Wednesday, January 7th, 2009

Unfortunately we live in a country (The United States for you retards out there) that thinks and acts illogically more times than you’d want the world’s one super-power (at least for now) to act illogically. This lack of logic is exemplified in its stance on Israel and the multitude of conflicts they are involved in.

America is pretty much Israel’s yes-man. Their lap dog. This seems ass backwards seeing

Palestinian searches trash for food

Palestinian searches trash for food

as how we’re the world’s super-power. We should be over there negotiating agreements between the Israeli’s and Palestinians. I know now that I said this some asshole is going to leave a comment (using a fake email and some jerk-ass name because they’re afraid I’m going to spam them because they disagree with me) saying something like this:

 

 

“Uh-duh, ‘merica is negotiatin’ peas agreemen’s wit da nice Jews ‘n’ arab peoples”

(I’m sure some idiot is going to post something along those lines anyway, LOL) Well guess what imaginary commenter? We really haven’t done that in decades. What America has been calling negotiation is nothing more than being Israel’s lawyer. What began as a non-partisan mission to help both sides turned into the U.S. allowing Israel to run amock and giving Palestine a big fat “Rod Blagojevich” up the anus. Get it? Rod?

Every time there is a conflict between Israel and anyone in the Middle East America tries to play it cool and act like they have nothing to do with it. They try to look neutral and give hollow speaches about peace and the right to defend and all that crap.

Before I go on I have to say that I am not anti-semitic. Its so sad that this culture considers any opinion that doesn’t support Israel, no matter how valid it is, heresy. It really is heresy to speak out against Israel. Especially among the Born Agains and Evengelicals. Evangelicals are the worst. Evengelicals don’t support every action Israel takes because they love the people of Israel or even because they think Israel is right. They support it because these freaks are trying to bring about the rapture in the Bible’s Book of Revelations. These people are religious fanatics or extremists just like the “terrorists” they hate. Just like the “terrorists” that gives them the excuses to take away rights guaranteed in the constitution. But I digress. What I’m saying is that we need to encourage honesty and objectivity when evaluating the situation in Israel or any situation for that matter. Don’t buy into this doctrine that says you can’t speak ill of Israel or you’re commiting heresy.

America condones and encourages the outrageous actions of Israel. While the politicians in the states are making those speaches on peace and other generic crap their underlings are on the phone, writing emails, and on planes working on the real agenda. What these people are doing is condemning Israel for any “overly cruel” attacks in public while giving them the go-ahead with a nod and a wink to absolutely devastate their enemies in private. I give major props to any Arab nation that has the balls to fight Israel. Israel is the United States of the Middle East in terms of Military muscle. Since its creation Israel has been given gobs, ass loads, and heaps of weapons for their military. So far they’re the only Middle Eastern state with nukes. And I’m willing to bet they wouldn’t hesitate to use them if it weren’t for the US. Thank God we still have some control when it comes to Israel.

God promised the land we now call Israel to both the Jews and Muslims. Pretty much everyone and their mothers ruled the land at some time or another. The Jewish people were oppressed at various times by different occupiers but for the most part the Muslims allowed them to keep their religion. In fact, Islamic culture was quite progressive and not as brutal as some people would have you believe. The Jewish people and Arabs lived in peace and there was freedom of religion for everyone. (Personally, I prefer freedom from religion.)

During the late 1800’s the Zionist movement began. The Zionist movement is about returning the Jewish people to their ancestor’s homeland. That’s putting it in a nutshell. It wasn’t like they couldn’t go there, its just that a seperate Jewish state didn’t exist. Telling someone the Jews should have their own country in those days would be like saying that the Catholics (oops, bad example - they have the Vatican, which is a joke of a country) or the Orthodox, or Buddhists, or Mormons should get a country of their own. In the case of Mormons it would be like they went on national television and announced that they not only want to live in the place where their ancestors came from but rule it as well. Then they would go out and annex Utah and the US wouldn’t have Utah as a state. Personally, I wouldn’t mind that but I’m sure the US would start kicking ass in Utah to get it back under control. Think of that when you think of this whole Israel thing.

The example above is oversimplified but it helps get my point across. What’s different than in the example above is this: The Jews lobby for their own state. Then the US and the other powers of the day take land that was controlled by a sovereign nation and gave it to the Jewish people. So now the Arab nations not only hate Israel but also the United States. Who the hell was advising them when then the decision was made to annex that land? Did they not look into the history of that place. That land is not something you want to be involved with.

Back to present. Now Israel exerts control over the Palestinian territories with blockades, checkpoints and giant walls. The picture at the beginning of this post was of a Palestinian rummaging for food in the trash. This man isn’t unemployed. He most likely has a job. Its just that the price of food is high and the quantity of said food is low because of blockades and restrictions Israel has put on the Palestinians.

I don’t want to sound like I blame on side or the other. I can’t comment on that. This issue is so complex that I haven’t even scratched the surface of it. My only reason for writing this is open people up to the idea that maybe not everything Israel does is okay. Maybe Israel is using excessive force? Maybe Israel is creating its own problems by the way it treats the Palestinians. This is just one aspect of the overall issue. I am in no way an expert or even particularly knowledgeable about the subject. I only wrote about what I knew. 

The most important thing to take away from this article is what I said above about being open to certain ideas. The people in this country are conditioned to think that Israel can do no wrong  and this simply isn’t true.

I hate having to say this at all let alone again but I have to because of the culture here in America: Because I disagree with the way Israel behaves does not mean I am anti-semetic or anti-Israel. Nor am I pro Palestinian. This issue is very complex and both sides have done deplorable things. It just so happens that I am writing in defense of the Palestinians because it seems no one else will.

Also, if you plan on saying something about me loving terrorists or something like that in the comments, just don’t. Instead take that wasted comment and fuck yourself with it.

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Blagojevich puts Dems Between Rock and Hard Place

Tuesday, January 6th, 2009

This blog has become deprecated. I will continue to add new posts for the next week. After that only partial posts will be available for one week. After that you’re going to have to stop being stubborn and move on over to the new site. All posts available here (even old and archived posts) appear on the new site: ‘to the Left of Bill: version2point1‘

First off, I am aware that I’ve neglected the blog and haven’t added any meaningful content for a while. So here’s the deal- you get a bonus post. Immediately following this article I’m going to post a new one.

The Democrats are really between a rock and hard place with this whole Blogojevich deal. Last week he ended up appointing Roland Burris as the new Senator to fill Obama’s empty seat. Burris isn’t the problem. In my opinion he’s actually a victim in this whole thing. Roland Burris has served in public office for a long time here in Illinois. The guy is truly respectable and doesn’t really have any marks on his record to speak of.

 

Roland Burris speaking at Chicago's Midway Airport

Roland Burris speaking at Chicago's Midway Airport

Mr. Burris, having been very legally appointed by Rod “he-must-have-a-huge-’Rod’-to-not-have-stepped-down” Blagojevich, went to work today. But the managers (notice I say manager and not employer-the people are the employers) turned him away. The reason for this is where the water gets kind of muddy. The governor who appointed this man may or may not be guilty of trying to sell the seat Burris is filling to the highest bidder. As soon as that news broke all of government and the news media went apeshit. The court of public opinion immediately found Blago guilty. Patrick Fitzgerald went on TV speaking in the most indignant tone telling the world that Lincoln would be rolling in his grave, saying that what the governor did was so terrible, and using truly inflated language when speaking about the charges. I think he even said that Blago was running an underground baby eating ring. Check out the press conference on YouTube and listen closely. He came out and pretty much said “My name is Patrick Fitzgerald and I am putting my name and reputation on the line because I am 100% certain that Governor Rod Blagojevich is involved in a pay to play scheme and also eats babies on the weekend”.

 

At that point Blago couldn’t make any appointments. Not because he was incapable of it but because of the political climate. But lo and behold our good (loyal to Bush) buddy Pat Fitzgerald came on TV about a week after the whole “Lincoln rolling in his grave” press conference and held another one. I won’t bore you with the details but I’ll give you a condensed version of what he said:

“Umm… I’m Pat and I’m holding this press conference because it turns out that Blago might not be a corrupt baby-eating cannibal after all. Umm… You see… well, we kind of need some time to get our shit together so we can frame this guy properly because we sort of did a half-ass job. Yeah… so… about that other press conference… yeah… well, I think I might have gone a little overboard but please still believe me when I say Blagojevich isn’t quite a baby-eating cannibal but he does like hang out at the University of Chicago on the weekends and pull the plugs on old people on life support. I swear. Please still hate him.”

After that my guy Blago got some wind back into his sails and appointed our good man Roland Burris. (I only say Blago is my good friend because I am truly in awe of a man who gives the metaphorical middle finger to the state’s attorney while the evidence against him is so damning. ) Blago is 100%, positively, absolutely, with no argument within his rights to appoint this man. He cannot be certified incapacitated because he isn’t sick. As long as Blagojevich is in office he can do all the things our state and federal constitution allow him to do. It doesn’t matter if he’s under investigation, it doesn’t even matter if he gets a blow job from an intern in the middle of a press conference - as long as he is still governor he can do what he wants. 

Now there’s Jesse White to contend with. On a side note, I was listening to my local Air America affiliate here in Chicagoland (WCPT 820AM, 92.5FM, 92.7FM, and 99.9FM) and there was a guest on the Tom Hartman show who corrected Tom Hartman after he reffered to Jesse as a man and told him that “I think its a she, Tom” and he took her word for it. So to set things straight, Jesse White is a black man. As it turns out, the senatorial appointment needs to be certified by the Secretary of State. I’m not sure if that’s a part of the state constitution or what but them’s the rules. 

This is why the “manager”, as I like to call him, of the Senate, Harry Reid (spelling?), basically booted his ass out of the Senate today. 

The Republicans couldn’t be happier about this situation. No matter what the Democrats do they lose on some level. If they reject Burris then the Right can attack them for not allowing what would be the only African American into the Senate. They can also attack the Democrats for not allowing a legally appointed representative serve. In fact Sean Hannity is talking about this right now on his radio show. He’s basically saying that Harry Reid should just ignore Jesse White’s disapproval of the candidate and let him in. Apparently Sean Hannity doesn’t have any respect for our state’s constitution which is ironic considering how Republicans love to wrap themselves in to keep themselves warm. (In reality what they really do is burn the Constitution for warmth. Example: Most of the Bush Administration’s actions over the past 8 years.) If Burris is allowed to come to work then the Democrats will be attacked for allowing a guy who was appointed by corrupt governor serve. 

So lets recap:

If Roland Burris is allowed to serve:

 

  • Democrats are corrupt by association
  • Democrats are afraid they will lose a special election

 

If Roland Burris isn’t allowed to serve:

 

  • Democrats are  racist- they won’t let even one black man into the Senate
  • Democrats don’t follow the rules- Burris was legally appointed (The rationale of Republicans on this one is basically to pretend that Jesse White doesn’t have to certify the appointment

What do I think they should do? Well I already made the point that no matter what the Democrats are going to look bad somehow. So what I would do is apply the “Band-aid Rule” - let Roland Burris serve now. Its going to make you guys look bad for a second but its better than being involved in a drawn out process that makes you look worse for longer. Just like a band-aid: You rip off quickly and it hurts for a second. You peel it off slow and it hurts just as long as you keep pulling it.

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My State’s Governor (Rod Blagojevich) is a Badass

Wednesday, December 31st, 2008

Blagojevich proved his badassness to me today when he decided to appoint a black man to Obama’s vacant senate seat. What he basically did was put everyone trying to bring him down between a rock and a hard place. How are they going to block what could be the only african american in the senate? The can’t. Not without looking like a bunch of jackasses. His appointment, Roland Burris, a former state Attorney, is basically being used as a human shield. Of course Blagojevich tried to distance his appointment of this man from the charges against him saying:

“Please don’t allow the allegations against me to taint a good and honest man,” the governor said, turning to the smiling 71-year-old standing by his side.
“This is about Roland Burris as a U.S. senator, not about the governor who made the appointment.”

Burris was the first African-American elected to major statewide office in Illinois, serving as comptroller and running for governor three times — the last time losing to Blagojevich.

Of course he claimed he had no connection to the charges against Blagojevich, but what else would you expect him to say. I’m not going to defend Blago but I’m also not going to pre-judge him. Illinois is a really corrupt state - a fact that I’m proud of. If you read the post I wrote the day the Blagojevich story broke you’ll understand why. Chicago in particular is where pretty much all the corruption goes on. But Blagojevich was treated as a leper by all the corrupt politicians of this state because he wouldn’t play ball. He was like Rudolph except instead of a red nose he had an ethical dillema. The dilemma being that he acted ethically. Now it seems that exactly what he was fighting is what he became.

Before the announcement of Obama’s replacement all the corrupt politicians who are trying to look like they’re not corrupt by painting Blago as really corrupt (its kind of like trying to make yourself look tall by standing next to really short people all the time) were throwing hissy fits!

There’s one chink in Blago’s plan to get his appointment through by making it a racial thing. That chink is Jesse White, our Secretary of State here in Illinois. Jesse, a black man himself, said today that he won’t certify the appointment. And without Jesse White’s stamp of approval this thing ain’t happenin’. If Jesse doesn’t certify Burris no one can cry racism.

This is a pretty sad situation as Burris is an excellent choice for this seat. He ran against Blagojevich and lost some years ago. I bet he’s feeling vindicated now that all this happened to his former opponent. He could consider it a consolation prize.

Senate Democrats weren’t too enthusiastic with Rod picking Burris. They pretty much said “We don’t want that man picking a replacement because it makes us look bad” without really saying it. Their actual words were something like “We don’t want that man picking a senate replacement because its unfair to Burris and the people of Illinois”. But you know they only care about how it makes them look. Don’t buy the line about fairness. The official statement they put out said things like:

“It is truly regrettable that despite requests from all 50 Democratic senators and public officials throughout Illinois, Gov. Blagojevich would take the imprudent step of appointing someone to the United States Senate who would serve under a shadow and be plagued by questions of impropriety,”.
“Under these circumstances, anyone appointed by Gov. Blagojevich cannot be an effective representative of the people of Illinois and, as we have said, will not be seated by the Democratic caucus.”

I feel bad for Obama in all this mess. The righties are trying to paint him as Blagojevich’s best friend. Sean Hannity tries to link him to Blago on a nightly basis disregarding all facts that say otherwise and making up his own facts to support his own whacked out non-reality based world.

Excerpt from Obama’s statement:

“Roland Burris is a good man and a fine public servant, but the Senate Democrats made it clear weeks ago that they cannot accept an appointment made by a governor who is accused of selling this very Senate seat. I agree with their decision,”

Leaders in the Senate pretty much shat their pants and got on the horn post stat for a conference call. A few people involved in that call expressed concerns about how it would look if they denied a black man this Senate seat. After all, there are no black Senators now that Barack moved up in the world.

One brave soul who spoke to the media (anonymously, of course ) after the conference call said this:

“We say this without prejudice toward Roland Burris’ ability, and we respect his years of public service,”
“It is about the integrity of a governor accused of attempting to sell this United States Senate seat.”

Rep. Bobby Rush decided to be a badass like Blagojevich by daring congress to block Burris’ appointment. I think that is absolutely hilarious. The fact that everyone is trying to tip-toe around this confirmation because of a man’s skin color rubs me the wrong way. This is what Rush had to say:

“There is no rhyme or reason why he should not be seated in the U.S. Senate. I don’t think any U.S. senator … wants to go on record to deny one African-American from being seated in the U.S. Senate.”

He told reporters that Senate Democrats should not “hang and lynch the appointee as you try to castigate the appointer.”

HAHAHA LYNCH! Get it! I love how Blagojevich set this thing up to be about race and not about him. Then Bobby Rush using the word lynch and appointee (referring to Burris) in the same sentence! I love it!

Meanwhile Blagojevich’s own lawyer said that there would be no point in the governor naming someone to the Senate because leaders there would reject his appointment.

There’s more to the story but thats the basic overview. My governor has got some pretty big balls. He definitely proved that today. I don’t know wether he’s guilty or not and frankly, I don’t care. I just love the way he made this appointment about race suddenly instead of his own corruption.

His detractors are going to try to make it about the corruption of course but what gets more play in the media? Corruption or charges of racism? I tend to go with racism.


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Palin’s Daughter Gives Birth to a Beautiful Unwanted Child

Tuesday, December 30th, 2008

Its always the people who shouldn’t procreate who are against abortion and women’s rights. Palin’s daughter has now given birth to a beautiful clean slate that will undoubtedly be indoctrinated into the conservative movement.

What will the boy be called? Will she follow in her mother’s footsteps and give him some random off the wall name? How about Mistake? Mistake Palin. That has a ring to it. I know, I’m being cruel. I do feel sorry for the daughter. Listening to that nails-on-a-chalkboard like voice of her mother’s must be awful. What’s worse is the father of the child. Have you seen his MySpace? I think they took it down now but its basically your typical high school idiot jock mixed with some stereotypical hillbilly flavor. The guy has balls for brains.

I hope Willow’s kid turns out gay. It would serve them right. Try to tell us its a choice then!

I wonder who payed for the hospital? I bet you anything Palin charged it to the state like she does with anything from wiping her ass to living in her own home.

Thats all. I’m done. I have no more insults for the Palin family.


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