Republican Hypocrisy

Leave it to Jon Stewart to point out the obvious and make it funny. But don't get me wrong, both Republicans and Democrats are hypocrits.

Writing

I know it's been a month since I've last posted. I actually went three weeks without internet... oh the pain.

I do plan on writing still but I'll be contributing to a good friends blog. He's a great writer and I love what he has to say. Check it out when you get the chance.

The Pajama Pundit

Michael Savage reluctantly gives up

As some of you may be aware, Michael Savage, aka Michael Alan Weiner, was persuing a lawsuit against a CAIR (Council on American-Islamic Relations) for copyright infringement and conspiracy to commit terrorist acts.

His case a couple of months ago was thrown out of court but was given the opportunity to rewrite his lawsuit to make it a little more believable to achieve his ultimate goal.

Savage has lost about $1 million in advertisements since CAIR has decided to boycott his show and attempt to get him to lose sponsorship. Their reasoning for doing so is because of Savages hateful speeches about the Quran being a hateful story and a story of slavery and his negative comments about Islam.

He recently gave up his fight and his lawyer has given up as well in fear of safety for his client. What exactly that means I'll leave to your imagination.

Quite frankly, this writers opinon on the situation is... KEEP fighting Savage. I know you're far too colorful for your own good but that doesn't mean you're not right most of the time. A lot of Americans, even those who are soft spoken or hiding in the shadows, are 100% behind you and wish you to push on.

"He who fears being conquered is sure of defeat" - Napolean Bonaparte

Every intelligent American in this country knows that we have extremists living within our own borders. With borders as open as ours, we would be foolish to think otherwise. If we can't fight fire with fire then we need to fight fire with the law.

Source: SF Gate

He got it by.....that much

There has been a lot of controversy on whether Michael Phelps won his 7th gold medal in the Beijing Olympics games, 100m Butterfly, or if he grabbed a silver.

I, myself, even questioned if he won. Cavic was clearly in the lead with inches to go and I watched replays over and over and as much as I love Michael Phelps, I had to go with Cavic on this one.

Thankfully to technology the truth reveals itself.



courtesy: Sports Illustrated

You can clearly see that Michael Phelps' (left of picture) fingers are fully bent backwards from touching the wall. Cavic's hands are still fully extended. This is a clear picture that the technology under scrutiny is accurate to the one one-hundredth of a second.

Michael Phelps is truly remarkable in what he does. He's been getting a tremendous amount of flak from spectators in the world, competitors in his sport and the media for being "too good". Cavic even went so far as to say that he thought it would be good for Michael Phelps and swimming in general if he lost. There was even one American swimmer who was a bit jealous of his coverage because it made her (and others) feel inferior, like their accomplishments were nothing.

Granted Michael Phelps is overshadowing his fellow teammates and fellow Olympians but honestly he deserves it. Why do we teach our children if they work hard enough they can achieve anything they want and can obtain any dream they have if we're going to ridicule them for being too good?

Work hard but not too hard Michael! We don't to offend others by your super-human abilities.

I even read an article yesterday (early this morning) that suggests that Michael Phelps has an edge over other athletes because he's doping. No, not that kind of doping. The kind where his iPod he's always listening to creates extra blood flow and improves oxygen levels giving him an unfair advantage over the other athletes. I think it's time to ban iPods and sue Apple!

Did you notice that Michael Phelps wears earphones and is listening music just before his every Olympic start, at Beijing’s Olympiad Water Cube pool deck, be it finals or semifinals? … Phelps removed earphones 2 minutes before the start, and he was the only swimmer who worn earphones at the pool deck. Intriguing scientific evidence testifies: Listening to music improves blood oxygen capacity and is a performance enhancement.

The only thing I can really say is congrats Michael. There will always be skeptics and haters in every aspect of life. Congrats on being the most hard working and level headed kid. And a very early congrats on being the best Olympian in the history of the world.

Horrible slip of the tongue

ohh, ouch. Not something you want to say on the air. But if it was about a Fox News reporter maybe they are fair and balanced?

Everything is backwards with this guy

He can almost do nothing right.

Thanks: Michael Savage

Cool

American Scientists say they are one step closer to creating an invisibility cloak on 3D objects.

Light is neither absorbed nor reflected by the objects, passing "like water flowing around a rock," according to the researchers. As a result, only the light from behind the objects can be seen.

Story: BBC

Georgian President runs for cover

This is how intense the situation is.




Granted Georgia is a small, small country compared to Russia. But imagine if you were living in Memphis, Tennessee and your country is under attack and you turn on the television. On that tube you see President George Bush guarded by 50 heavily trained and armed guards.

Some foreign planes fly over head of the white house and George Bush scrambles for his motorcade to take him to the airport and hop on Air Force One. You hear screaming and shouting and automatic fire.

This is what it has to be like for the Georgians. Earlier, not on my blog, I made a joke that the Russians were after our peaches when this thing first broke out. (yes a very poor joke) But I pray for each Georgian. Not only for their lives but for their way of life.

You can call the Americans hypocritical for invading Iraq and setting up a Democracy, like they've done in Afghanistan, Germany, whatever. But that's completely different from what the Russians want to accomplish. Georgians will be assimilated back into the Russian populace and they wont have the freedom to elect like Iraq, Afghanistan, and those countries like them have. They will be met with death, hunger. They will become poorer and scared of their invaders.

Things in Iraq haven't gone the way they should have. War is not pretty. It never is, but the Russians will have no remorse and will rule with an iron hammer and sickle.

The YES Dance

just wow...






Let's do the fork in the garbage disposal! DING DING DING DING DING DING DING DING -- stop! I've lost my contact! rofl...

US Boxer out of the Olympics

Already a sad note for Team USA Boxing. Gary Russell Jr., expected to be a medal contender passed out earlier before weigh-ins.

Russell Jr. was attempting to weigh in at 119 lbs, when he's been fighting at 125 lbs. Coaches have noticed that he's been sweating less and his recent collapse is assumed to be due to dehydration. An Intravenous was inserted into the athlete and he is feeling much better. Although he's very depressed, he just wants to go home.

This comes as a big blow to Team USA Boxing since they're already bringing a team that is very small. A team which hasn't been this small since the 1948 London games.

Story: Sports Illustrated

Russia Invades Georgia

No... Not Georgia in the United States. But just wow. I know tensions are always tough between Russia and the countries who have broken apart from the former soviet union but I just didn't see this one coming. Probably do to my own blindness to the region.



Georgia's president said today that his country is under attack by Russian tanks and warplanes, and he accused Russia of targeting civilians as tensions over the breakaway Georgian region of South Ossetia appeared to boil over into full-blown conflict. The United States is calling for an immediate cease-fire.

I find it extremely hypocritical that the United States is calling for a cease fire. I mean, it's sweet and all but honestly, we invade two countries, one of which Russia invaded once before but now we have the right to tell another country that they should cease all military actions?

What a bummer note on an exciting day

Story: CNN

Is it really THAT bad?

Why yes, yes it is.

Yesterday my friend The Pajama Pundit brought up his point of view on the whole "apology" from cyclists who got off a plane when landing in China wearing smog masks.



The Chinese government was very offended and the cyclists were forced to give an apology for being concerned about their health which showed "great disrespect" to the Chinese government and all their hard work and years spent on cleaning up the pollution.

So I asked myself, since I don't live in Beijing, is it really that bad?

This brought me to a youtube clip after a few seconds of "intense" research. Although the clip here at CNN is much worse and only a few days ago, this video below shows you just how bad the pollution is in Beijing, China.

Should the cyclists have apologized? Not a chance in hell. But who knows, you should respect those who don't respect other humans, am I right?




And in a somewhat related story, an athlete had his visa revoked by the Chinese. It's the writer that makes this story worth while.

Olympic gold medalist and outspoken Darfur activist Joey Cheek has had his visa revoked by the Chinese embassy, hours before the speedskating champion was set to fly to China. And he wasn't even planning on wearing a mask when he got there.

Goodyear

So how can you turn a bad year into a good one? Easy, go to Goodyear.

It's no secret to some that being a stay at home father means sacrificing some things. There is only one car, one parent working, one income. So money isn't always available when you need it the most.

It's been a very difficult year and at times things only look to get worse when your economy is getting as bad as it is. But sometimes there's just people out there that make a bad year into a good one.

My tire on my driver side was extremely bad and I've been limping it along to my wife's work and my kids school for the past couple of weeks. Thankfully my wife works about 2 miles from the house and the kids are about the same distance in the other direction.

Goodyear was kind enough to not only fill my tire with air over the past week but to give me a used "new" tire for no charge until we get paid on Saturday.

Here's the kicker to some. The entire facility is filled with Iranians. So for those who think that all Iranians are nothing but horrible people who are hell bent on the destruction of the world... you may want to look at the people a little closer.

Granted there are people who are in control of that country who are relatively dangerous for many of those around them, but so is this countries leaders.

So thank you to those nice men and woman at Goodyear.

When too many conspiracy theories rot your brain

This lady... just wow.

'Cause girl...

A little humor on a crazy political day.




Thanks to my friend Liz for this one.

This is what it looks like...

...to be respected again.

Obama in Berlin.

Thousands and thousands are out in Berlin waving American flags, shouting, cheering and clapping for an American presidential candidate. This is what it it looks like to be respected in the world again.

Thanks: Tumblr

Why can't we connect the dots?

It seems that the M.O. (Modus Operandi) for Vice President Dick Cheney is at it again. A recent story was released about where VP Cheney was so determined to start a war with Iran that he wanted to build PT cruiser boats like the ones Iran use and pack them full of Navy SEALs and have them attack American vessels that pass through the Strait of Hormuz just like an event.

So why can't we look beyond this and maybe, as a collective, start to realize that September 11th could have been staged? For anyone who isn't a "conspiracy theorist" you have to see some major holes in the story. It happened before, in the Gulf of Tonkin near Vietnam which was the deciding factor to go that was similar a few months ago.into Vietnam.

Like what? No plane wreckage found near the Pentagon. The size of the initial hole on the side of the pentagon were not the size of a 747 that was supposedly crashed into it. There have been Hundreds of hours of the same footage being replayed over and over with the Twin Towers being hit by planes, but none of the footages that prove a plane hit the pentagon have been released. It goes on and on.

Look, I'm by no means a conspiracy theorist. But I do look at the facts and make my best educational guess. A lot of things don't add up.

So what if we did stage the 9/11 attacks? Or prep for the attacks or what if we just let them happen? It amazes me that we can impeach Clinton for a B.J. but we won't dare impeach Clinton or Cheney for lying to the American Public and staging attacks against their own people.

1992 Dream Team

For a short period of time every four years we are blessed to be able to watch the best America has to offer for the Olympic Basketball Team.

When it comes to the Olympics my competitive mode kicks in, my chest swells with pride and I may even get a little misty eyed. Not just for Basketball but for all events. Volleyball, swimming, diving, etc.

I set my alarm extra, extra early this morning to watch the last exhibition match before the first game of the Beijing Olympics between Team USA and Australia. After a 21 point win against Team Russia, the Americans were considered "off" and sadly, even though we won by 21 I would have to agree. Australia was much of the same.

So this definitely kicked me into nostalgia mode and I hit up youtube and searched for the 1992 Dream Team with players such as Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen, Karl Malone, John Stockton, Magic Johnson, Larry Bird, the list goes on and on!

Don't get me wrong, I absolutely love the 2008 Basketball team. I think we're light years ahead of the competition. But when I watch these young kids perform I don't see the same passion, showmanship, and pride as we saw in 1992.

That doesn't mean that these guys lack it. I know they're very patriotic and determined to bring in the best games for our country to make us fellow Americans proud.

I basically want to see every member of the NBA (minus those who are from foreign countries of course) DIE for the chance to not only make the US Team but put on the kind of show that MJ and company did in the early 90s.

Definitely get used to the next three weeks of me talking about the Olympics in all events. I love this stuff. Enjoy a nice highlight clip from those amazing players we all loved so much.

Translate Server Error

I'm sure everyone has seen those funny pictures on the internet where the translations for restaurants have gone wrong. For example:

"Please open this door hardly"

A McDonald's Sign that reads, "Thanks for calling"

and so on.

Well this one probably takes the cake. A Chinese restaurant has used an online translator to name their store. "Translate Server Error" was the name that was generated.

We're not sure what kind of dishes they serve up at "Translate Server Error" - but we have no doubt it would be a smorgasboard of "404 page not found" fried rice, and "A problem has been detected and windows has been shut down to prevent damage to your computer" with Honey Soy Chicken.

Story: Live News Australia

Random Question of the Day

Why is it that Iran is the second largest provider of oil in the world but they need a nuclear program for energy purposes?

That's like Mariah Carey needing more shoes.