thoughts and oddities in the life of nicholas tarquin eve
Did you see Michelle on the Colbert Report? Wow, what a gorgeous and articulate woman.
I haven’t seen too much of Mrs. Obama on the campaign trail to date, so this was an eye-opener for me. She has a great smile, a rosy disposition, and can handle herself very well. If only the other candidates were blessed with such a fine partner. I can see how together they can stay so positive with each other to lean on.
If you haven’t see it yet, here she is:
Come on people, vote for Barack. Do you want another liar in the White House? If not, kick Clinton to the curb.
Hillary the Movie is available on youtube.com. It is in 9 parts, the first of which is here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SqQ6PYcKseM&feature=related. Search for “Hillary the Movie” to find the rest.
The movie was made by rightwingers to be sure, however its worth watching to remind yourself of all the scandals and questionable business dealings the Clintons have been associated with over the years. The film would be more compelling if it wasn’t so clearly biased, however many of the stories presented, especially starting from segment 2 onwards are quite convincing.
I really want the war to end, but I really don’t think I can bring myself to vote for Clinton if she upsets Obama. If she wasn’t telling so many lies in the current campaign I might take her word on all the scandals presented, however when you look at the recent stuff with Bosnia and Nafta, I just don’t believe that she is a truthful person. Really, you should watch the movie and decide what you think. Can she be trusted?
In what is a seemingly neverending stream of lies flowing from the Clinton campaign, Hillary’s statements about running to her car to avoid sniper fire in Bosnia has been shown now with video evidence to be a fabrication. Sinbad was more truthful in his account of the trip when he quipped a few weeks ago that the most difficult foreign policy decision they had to make on that trip (he was with her you know) was where to eat lunch. Check out this video of the greeting ceremony that Hillary has repeatedly said never happened.
Step down Hillary. We don’t need another liar in the White House.
Sasquatch?
Demon?
Doppleganger?
Mutant?
Or something much worse?
With substantial evidence showing that Republicans who would not vote for her in a general election are voting for her in recent primaries in increasingly significant numbers, it seems clear that the time is now for Clinton to step aside. Her campaign is a farce. At this point, Rush Limbaugh is her closest ally, and there is nothing her run for president is going to do except increase the likelihood John McCain will win. Do I blame Hillary though? Not completely. Here are the people on my shit list:
-Al Gore. For the love of all that is holy, how can you not come forward and support one of the candidates? Sure, you were VP under Bill, but the past is the past. He didn’t do your career any favors in the long run. You have considerable credibility now. Use it!
-John Edwards. Come on John. Make a decision already. You want to be VP, we get it. But your spineless waiting game makes you seem like more of a political opportunist than a true patriot concerned about the lives of ordinary Americans. Get off the sidelines.
-Howard Dean. The DNC should be called the DuNCe party at this point. What the hell are you thinking? You are letting this ridiculous thing drag on forever, draining money and enthusiasm needlessly and dividing the party. Get a clue.
At this point, since noone else of stature within the party seems willing to clean up the mess, the only one that can truly save us is you Hillary. Step down now and show that you actually care about something other than yourself.
If the democrats let this one get away from them, I’m done with the party. I make a good living. I care about politics. But I won’t pay money to support a bunch of idiots who would let nonsense like this get in the way of making true progress in this country.
SNL is so boring these days that very few readers probably watch it. For those of you poor souls with nothing going on Saturday Night that find yourselves all out of Netflix movies, I beg you to please resist turning on that pile of crap that is SNL. Their anti-Obama campaign has gotten out of control. With GE being a major military contractor, it is no surprise that they would sink to such lows. I would hope that the actors on that show would have a shred of dignity but who am I kidding? They are a bunch of no talent hacks hoping for a real gig someday. So, please join me in boycotting not only the show SNL itself, but anything starring any of the actors taking part in the ridiculous pro Hilary skits. Enough is enough. Stand up for what is right. Put an end to a show that has been boring for over 20 years. Join in the boycott of Saturday Night Live.
In fact, why stop there? Boycott NBC completely. They are the worst network anyway, you won’t be missing much.
By the way, the actors taking part in the deplorable sketches are Fred Armisen and Amy Poehler. Fred Armisen will be in the films, The Promotion, The Rocker, and The Post Grad Survival Guide - avoid them like the plague. Amy Poehler is in the upcoming stinkers Horton Hears a Who, Baby Mama, Spring Breakdown, Mighty B, Groupies, and Hoodwinked 2 - again stay away, far away. Shame on you both for doing anything for a cheap laugh. You both suck.
A Christian toy company called one2believe has released a huge line of Christian Action Figures aimed at satisfying a perceived need in the “Christian Community” for faith oriented toys. In many ways their objectives are quite admirable. In an NPR interview this morning for example their head of marketing discussed a desire to see parents play with their kids and spend time talking about the significance of their toys. On a certain level, this is wonderful. I would have loved it if my parents for example would have spent time with me discussing the ethical importance of society’s mistreatment of the X-man Nightcrawler for example, or the significance of Peter Parker’s devotion to his Aunt. I’m sure many life lessons could have been learned from my GI Joes (though I fear He-Man was nothing more than a metonymic substitute for pent up steroid-infused man-lust). Parents SHOULD engage their children in discussing the philosophical importance of their imaginary systems. Heck, parents should discuss any philosophical topic with their kids at all. For many families, this would be a great leap forward.
One2Believe goes too far though in pitching this as a Battle for the Toybox. (Check out their site for the scary details). Do we really need the battle to begin so young? I’m all for raising the ethical bar, but inculcating our children using dolls that repeat tenets of faith over and over (check out the talking Jesus doll for example that recites great moments in scripture) seems a tad too Orwellian for my taste. Childhood is the freedom to craft meaning from a crazily mixed up world. (All hail Eris!) No matter how we try to simplify the dogma, just the experience of growing up itself presents a kind of chaos that no amount of ideological dictation can erase. This chaos gives birth to new world views, and in this way our children outpace us and move the world to somewhere new.
Oh, and before you start dismissing all this as the ravings of an evangelical website, please understand that these toys are available at hundreds of Wal-Mart and Target stores. These will be in the hands of your neighbors kids soon enough.
I do hope though that we can ride this wave of ideological toys in some interesting directions. I would love to buy some hippie toys for example. Get junior a drop-out stoner protestor doll that recites beat poetry and emits a foul smell. I can’t wait for the uptight corporate a-hole doll that takes your pennies but won’t give them back (think of a piggy bank crossed with a black hole). If we are really going to unleash the idea virus then let’s really let it go. The world is too small to be dominated by any single imaginary system. (Go X-men!!!)
To begin, I should say that the hawkish Republicans (and closet Republicans like crazy Joe Lieberman the disgrace of Connecticut) should be far more than ashamed, they should be removed from office. For starters. Then perhaps extended jail time for the thieves in the administration that are draining our national coffers for a needless war.
That being said, the Democrats again prove themselves useless with the latest Senate authorization on extended funding for the war.
Soon enough we’ll be out another $150 billion we’ll never get back. And in case you are wondering, both Obama and Hilary abstained from voting. You spineless turds. You political slimeballs. There was real hope in the midterm elections that something might change. But you pathetic democrats that are standing on the sidelines hoping to ride the disaster to a victory in 2008, you are ruining it. Get a fuck1ng clue. Do something to change the course of this country. Stand for something.
Until I see the party actually start doing something, it’s not getting a dime of my money. Boycott the democrats until they get some frigging guts.
The world is way too noisy. It has gotten out of control. Finding a few moments of peace and quiet seems harder than hunting down a four leaf clover could ever be. And it gets worse every day. Louder and louder, seemingly without limit.
Thankfully we now have an organization fighting to reduce the meaningless clatter that disrupts our lives. SoQuiety.com is the location of the Society for the Preservation of Peace and Quiet..
It is free to join and members can post their stories and suggestions about how to reduce your sonic footprint.
Join in the fray! Put an end to needless noise!
