But I don’t want the jeans
Jul/090
Anyone who knows me knows that I don’t own a pair of jeans and actually kind of dislike wearing them. When Obama showed up at the All-Star Game in them I was FURIOUS. That’s why when I got this email today from MLB.com I was less than excited, despite the fact that I could win World Series tickets.
(weighs hands back and forth)
“most of the people who identify themselves as anti-establishment individualists are almost always the ones voting for more government intervention, more government control.”
Jun/090
Sometimes I think my political “views” often alienate me from my friends (I parenthesize views because there are plenty of things I disagree with Republicans on, but I find them right more often than not. Yet, if I say to someone “I am a Republican” they most likely start an anti-Bush, pro-gay marriage, pro-abortion, Obama-is-going-to-save-the-world, pro-something else that doesn’t really matter argument with me.) Then I read something like this and feel better.
Likewise, most of the people who identify themselves as anti-establishment individualists are almost always the ones voting for more government intervention, more government control. They believe they are against ‘the man,’ but they almost never meet a problem they don’t think should be solved by, well, more ‘the man.’ People who claim to love the poor almost always favor policies that prevent the creation of wealth and jobs, the only two things that have ever consistently elevated men out of poverty. People who claim to be the most tolerant are almost always hostile to any opinion other than their own. People who believe themselves to be the most color blind and supportive of racial integration seem to be most in favor of holding people to different standards of accomplishment and conduct based on the color of their skin.
I’m as anti-establishment as it gets. I got kicked out of EIGTH GRADE. Think about that for a second. Eighth grade. Do you know how many virgins I knew in eighth grade? Fucking everyone because you are just a kid. Yet, I tend to agree with Republicans. Why? Because Republicans stay out of my fucking life and let me keep my money. That’s why.
Obama goes green
Jan/090
Seriously, this is ridiculous.
The carbon footprint of Barack Obama’s inauguration could exceed 575 million pounds of CO2. According to the Institute for Liberty, it would take the average U.S. household nearly 60,000 years of naughty ecological behavior to produce a carbon footprint equal to the largest self-congratulatory event in the history of humankind.
I love how every single thing you read or hear is about how bad the economy is and our incumbent president is about to spend $150M celebrating his victory. I just shake my head.
Our next president
Nov/080
Well it’s almost time. I am voting today, but for most of the world tomorrow is the day of the election. I honestly can’t wait for it to be over so we can go back to arguing about more important things, like Mike Cameron’s option being picked up (great move, imo). I think it’s going to take a lot for John McCain to be elected and we are looking at a world where Barack Obama is going to be our next president. Some people are happy about this (like every celebrity and 18-24 year old in the world) and some like me aren’t. There are serious questions about this guy that have been glossed over in the media because he gives great speeches and he makes reporters feel all tingly inside. Hilary Clinton focused on his ability to lead with her famous 3 AM phone call and that worked, to an extent. McCain somehow ignored this and it will probably cost him. His campaign was all over the place and never focused on one thing like Obama did and that’s huge.
It’s crazy to me that there has been so little coverage of Obama’s Illinois history. Or foreign and unaccountable funds coming into the campaign. Or Obama’s plan to bankrupt the coal industry. Or Obama’s aunt being an illegal US citizen. The picture above. It goes on and on. Unless you are listening to talk radio or reading blogs you are missing this stuff and it’s just crazy. Do I think John McCain is the best man for the job? Not really, but this is a two horse race and of the two horses John McCain is definitely the right one imo. Presidents are made by their campaigns and Obama’s was just a lot better. Thank you David Axelrod.
The whole Obama campaign reminds me of the movie SFW. In that movie terrorists kidnap some people and force the networks to carry their tapings of the hostages. One of the hostages, Stephen Dorf, is a cool badass and he says “So fucking what” which becomes a national slogan and he becomes one of the most famous people in America. That to me is Barack Obama. He’s cool, he’s smart, he’s suave and he created a catchphrase that sparked a nation. Does that make a good president? I doubt it, but we’re all going to find out.
This is getting old
Oct/080
Obama and McCain to be interview on Monday Night Football. Seriously, I’m getting to the point where I miss the days when you only saw the candidates on the debates and the news. They’ve been on Saturday Night Live (every episode for the past two seasons I believe), Monday Night RAW (likely the main reason Obama is winning right now (Seriously, why McCain didn’t come out with Steve Austin, give someone a Stone Cold Stunner and drink a few Steveweisers I’ll never know. McMahon is a Republican for chrissakes!)) and now Monday Night Football. We’re two elections away from candidates appearing as special guests on the 25th season of ER. The question is, will Chris Berman think of stupid nicknames for both of them? (Barack of Gibaltar? McCain and Abel?) Or go with pre-existing nicknames?