Farewell and Good Riddance

January 19, 2009 by  
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George Walker Bush

W:  “…during I arrived in President.”

Ok, so “President” George W. Bush gave his final address to the American people tonight….was I the only one with a glass of champagne? (And I don’t even drink like that.)  It goes without saying that his administration and presidency will be dubbed for centuries as one of the worst, but what continues to amaze me is the consistency of this man’s resolve.  At one time I was thoroughly convinced that not-soon-enough-to-be former “President” Bush was in fact the true spawn of Satan, utterlly devoted to destroying the legacy of this once great nation.  However, I have subsequently been swayed to the truth of the matter; he’s not (completely) evil, but rather is simply one of the dumbest people on the planet.  Unabashed ignorance and mediocrity are okay if your responsibilities are limited to counting blades of grass, but if you are supposed to protect and lead the most powerful nation in the world, said flaws are flat out unacceptable.  He had the nerveeeee to claim that while some may not agree with his decisions, no one can argue with the results.  What? He just sat with Larry King two days ago and when asked if we were ever close to finding Bin Laden, his response was “I don’t know”…

Here’s a lesson for all: something (i.e. another official terrorist attack) not happening since the first time you failed to protect does not exactly correlate to success.  Stay with me, stay with me.  If the undeniable “result” is that another attack hasn’t occurred, clearly you are asserting that the lack of attack is a result of your actions. But how do you reconcile the fact that you never caught the supposed perpetrator of the attack in the first place?  Or better yet, that you don’t even know if you were ever close to doing so?  Wouldn’t it be more reasonable to assume, since you did not stop the first attack and launched a world-wide man-hunt that some 8 years later has proved fruitless, that the real reason an attack hasn’t occurred is that the perpetrator has decided not to attack again?  Couple that with the fact that the two wars you’ve since started and continue have claimed more American lives than the terrorist attack, throw in a Katrina (lack of) response or two, and you tell me the results are successful?  Wow….
George Walker Bush

And speaking of Katrina ‘nem:  was I also the only one who had a problem with the black pew in the front?  Way to be completely unconcerned about a race of people until you were put on blast on T.V. Can we say ‘ridiculous attempt to clean up the blood on your hands’?  Again, stupidity.  In the Larry King interview, when asked what his greatest regret was, he responded being called a racist. Well….  his overture to the black pew showed his insincerity and diminished the accomplishments of these fine citizens.  The feeble attempt was further off-putting because he had the nerveeeeeeee to bring Obama’s good name into his “speech”.  I’m tired of thinking about this failure.  W, farewell and good riddance.

Unacceptable

June 20, 2008 by  
Filed under Editorials, Music, Tell'em Why You Mad

Kell
Unacceptable

R. Kelly was acquitted on June 13 of all charges in his six-year legal battle accusing him of engaging in sexual acts with an underage female. Apparently, the jury ultimately made their decision based on the feelings that the prosecution did not prove their case beyond a reasonable doubt. Surprisingly, the infamous videotape showing what is widely believed to be R. Kelly with the clearly underage female was not enough to convince the jury. This was furthered by both the accused and said victim denying it was them in the tape despite both parties having family members testify that it was in fact them. Read more

We’ve (Almost) Arrived!!!

June 6, 2008 by  
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Controversial Obama Political Cartoon

(Pictured: Controversial Israeli political cartoon)

In case you were under a rock this week, you should know by now that US Senator Barack Obama clinched the Democratic nomination for president. I, like some other oh, (currently) 18 million or so, supporters sat in sheer jubilance and awe as he was finally able to lay claim to this protracted primary contest against the usually unbeatable and formidable Clinton juggernaut machine. Although this is not the ultimate prize of obtaining the White House, this historic feat is nonetheless completely exhilarating and satisfying. Yet, I am somewhat saddened… Read more