Between work and Plants vs. Zombies I've been too busy to post much for the last week. I did run across this gem, it is a breakdown of how much each channel in your cable "package" costs individually. Go ahead and total up how much the channels you watch ACTUALLY cost versus what you currently pay.
$5 per month for ESPN? That's fucking nuts.
RR
Thursday, March 18, 2010
Thursday, March 11, 2010
Paralyzed by fear
I think I have reached an all time level of apathy for the American political system. It's all Stephen Colbert's fault....
In the past I've complained that the problem is that the entire Legislative Branch of our government is broken. I still believe that to be true and that the Institution itself is not really at fault. The fault lies in the dominance of the two party system and the unbelievable amount of self interest exhibited by nearly every member of Congress. Re-election and carrying the flag of "the party" means more than actually performing the duty of governing for the good off all the people.
The Democrats are a bunch of limp wristed pussies that are only concerned with trying to stay in power but not ACTUALLY FUCKING DO ANYTHING ONCE THEY HAVE THE FUCKING POWER TO DO SOMETHING.
The Republicans have become a group of babies that only care about complaining that they didn't fuck things up for the last eight years, it was broken when they found it. What utter bullshit...we could have paid for Universal Health Care for a fucking decade with the money they let Bush and Cheney piss away on invading Iraq.
Here's what George Washington thought of the rise of Political Parties during is later years:
"It serves always to distract the Public Councils, and enfeeble the Public Administration. It agitates the Community with ill-founded jealousies and false alarms; kindles the animosity of one part against another, foments occasionally riot and insurrection. It opens the door to foreign influence and corruption, which find a facilitated access to the government itself through the channels of party passions. Thus the policy and the will of one country are subjected to the policy and will of another. "
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In the past I've complained that the problem is that the entire Legislative Branch of our government is broken. I still believe that to be true and that the Institution itself is not really at fault. The fault lies in the dominance of the two party system and the unbelievable amount of self interest exhibited by nearly every member of Congress. Re-election and carrying the flag of "the party" means more than actually performing the duty of governing for the good off all the people.
The Democrats are a bunch of limp wristed pussies that are only concerned with trying to stay in power but not ACTUALLY FUCKING DO ANYTHING ONCE THEY HAVE THE FUCKING POWER TO DO SOMETHING.
The Republicans have become a group of babies that only care about complaining that they didn't fuck things up for the last eight years, it was broken when they found it. What utter bullshit...we could have paid for Universal Health Care for a fucking decade with the money they let Bush and Cheney piss away on invading Iraq.
Here's what George Washington thought of the rise of Political Parties during is later years:
"It serves always to distract the Public Councils, and enfeeble the Public Administration. It agitates the Community with ill-founded jealousies and false alarms; kindles the animosity of one part against another, foments occasionally riot and insurrection. It opens the door to foreign influence and corruption, which find a facilitated access to the government itself through the channels of party passions. Thus the policy and the will of one country are subjected to the policy and will of another. "
Reporting Live
This is great....I love the look on the News Anchor's face. Fast forward to the 1:00 minute mark.
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Sigh....
I wish I'd never grown up because if I hadn't I want to be Adam Savage from The Mythbusters. Check out on of his life long obsessions, building the perfect replica of Deckard's pistol from The Blade Runner.
Double standard
Read this fun little story.
So does this archdiocese hold their entire flock to the same standard? Do the children of divorced parents have to suffer the wrath of the church for their parents heresy? What about the children of adulterers, pedophiles and people that eat meat on Friday?
I guess the secret is to not "live in open discord with Catholic teaching" as the archdiocese outlined. There's the true method of the Catholic Church, be quiet and pretend nothing happened. Sure has worked great for them in the past. Make sure you're not seen eating meat on a Friday or they may throw your kids out of Catholic school...what bullshit.
So does this archdiocese hold their entire flock to the same standard? Do the children of divorced parents have to suffer the wrath of the church for their parents heresy? What about the children of adulterers, pedophiles and people that eat meat on Friday?
I guess the secret is to not "live in open discord with Catholic teaching" as the archdiocese outlined. There's the true method of the Catholic Church, be quiet and pretend nothing happened. Sure has worked great for them in the past. Make sure you're not seen eating meat on a Friday or they may throw your kids out of Catholic school...what bullshit.
Monday, March 8, 2010
Talk about out of touch.
First off, eat shit Tom Delay.
What an ignorant prick. While I agree there are some serial abusers of the unemployment system I'd like to see the reaction to this of any one of the thousands of well-educated, thoroughly experienced professionals that have spent months looking for a job with no luck. I'm sure Mr. Delay is right and they would much prefer to make a quarter of their previous salary by collecting unemployment and relaxing in their soon to be foreclosed on homes.
Of course we can't all afford to voluntarily quit our jobs like you Mr. Delay and most of us don't have a job with access to tens of thousands of dollars in bribes and kickbacks either. Quitting on your terms seems so much less meaningful when all you're doing is trying to avoid getting thrown out for an ethics violations.
What an ignorant prick. While I agree there are some serial abusers of the unemployment system I'd like to see the reaction to this of any one of the thousands of well-educated, thoroughly experienced professionals that have spent months looking for a job with no luck. I'm sure Mr. Delay is right and they would much prefer to make a quarter of their previous salary by collecting unemployment and relaxing in their soon to be foreclosed on homes.
Of course we can't all afford to voluntarily quit our jobs like you Mr. Delay and most of us don't have a job with access to tens of thousands of dollars in bribes and kickbacks either. Quitting on your terms seems so much less meaningful when all you're doing is trying to avoid getting thrown out for an ethics violations.
Friday, March 5, 2010
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