Remembering Brando

President George W. Bush:

“With the passing of Marlon Brando, America has lost a great actor of the stage and screen. His award-winning performances in films such as 'On the Waterfront' and 'The Godfather' demonstrated his outstanding talent and entertained millions across the country. Marlon Brando was one of the 20th century’s finest actors and will be missed by his many fans and admirers.”

I'll bet Dubya knows that movie well, as it is the quintessential guy movie, he's a guy's guy, it came out when he was in his late 20's, and he's part of a close-knit family himself (albeit one that contributes to the bnetterment of society, unlike the Corleone family.) Sadaam sure knew it well - it was known that it was his all time favorite flick.

Iraqi group says it beheaded U.S. Marine

These terrorists have made a crucial mistake.

You may have seen that open letter from a marine to the terrorists, the one that threatens to reign down all manner of holy hell upon these vermin because marines are bred killers, etc. That's true to an extent. Their also obedient to their commanding officers even if those higher-ups have gone soft. I'd love to see the Marines defend their honor, yet given the society we live in now I don't hold out much hope. We've forgotten what honor is about.

These killers have also added fuel to a discussion alive on the arab street over whether it's okay to kill other muslims. Muslims in America will be jarred by this incident. After all this poor corporal was a good muslim and a good American.

Who Was 1st With Brando News?

I saw it on Drudge a good hour before anybody else had it.

Marlon Brando 1924-2004

Undoubtedly the greatest method actor of all time, one of the greatest actors of all time and absolutely unforgettable as Stanley Kowalski in A Streetcar Named Desire and Don Vito Corleone in The Godfather, Marlon Brando has made his final exit from this life.

Cosby Has Harsh Words for Black Community

Cos is at it again. When did he stop being funny?

"'Bill is saying let's fight the right fight, let's level the playing field,' [Jesse] Jackson said. 'Drunk people can't do that. Illiterate people can't do that.'

Preach on, preacha.

"Cosby also said many young people are failing to honor the sacrifices made by those who struggled and died during the civil rights movement.


"'Dogs, water hoses that tear the bark off trees, Emmett Till,' he said, naming the black youth who was tortured and murdered in Mississippi in 1955, allegedly for whistling at a white woman. 'And you're going to tell me you're going to drop out of school? You're going to tell me you're going to steal from a store?'"

No argument against that.

"Cosby also said he wasn't concerned that some whites took his comments and turned them 'against our people.' "

Cos knows that the acts he's railing against are more relevant in this day and age than the chattering of some whites. They are more damaging because they're killing the black community from the inside.

As I have noted, this behavior is not exclusive to blacks but to misdirected youths of all races. Society as a whole has lost it's way, and the brilliance of Cos's statements is as if to say "we black people can and will get ahead if we shed these chains."

Spears says she is marrying for love

Everything that has gone on in this girl's personal life can be traced back to one thing: a bad breakup. For two years, it's been one crazy thing after another. Justin seems to have not only matured but survived and even thrived (my definition of thriving is "bagging Cameron Diaz.") Britney is not handling adulthood well.

I may be the one who's nuts, but doesn't she have "crazy eyes" in this photo? It's like she's saying "I'll show you Justin, I'll marry your dancing idiot!" Notice she's not looking at Federline, she's looking at the camera in a classic Norma Desmond "I'm ready for my closeup Mr. Demille" pose. And she's giving the dog more attention than this faux gangsta, who is leaning in the shot as if to say "yeah, you're gonna be seeing a lot more of me whether you like it or not!"

Once again, YOUR pride of Louisiana!

W Ketchup?

The product tagline reads: "You don’t support Democrats. Why should your ketchup?" One argument for buyng a $3(!) bottle of mail-order catsup (I refuse to spell it the dumbed-down way) is "Choose Heinz and you're supporting Teresa and her husband’s Gulfstream Jet, and liberal causes such as Kerry for President."

The concept is a little dopey and the claim is misleading. First of all, the H.J. Heinz corporation has nothing to do with John Kerry. According to a newspapper article linked on the site, "Debbie Foster, a spokeswoman for the Heinz Corp., said that Theresa Heinz Kerry has no involvement in the management of the condiment giant, nor does 'she own a significant number of shares.' In fact, all Heinz family interests in the company amount to less than 4 percent of the company, according to Foster." In other words, although neither Teresa or John Kerry really deserve to profit from the 57 varieties, in life's lottery they have been very lucky.

As a matter of fact, the H.J. Heinz Co. PAC is supporting President Bush.

About the only gotcha this catsup has over Heinz is that it's made in the USA. It's $3 premium price proves that.

ACLU Challenges Nude Teen Camp Ban

Once again on the bleeding edge. You'd think after so much bad press their internal PR person would say "y'know, we might want to pass on this one". Of course, anybody at the ACLU must be injected with their Kool-Aid.

The Truth About 'Fahrenheit 9/11'

Leave it to FOXNewsto start chipping away at 'Fahrenheit 9/11' and it's toad-like auteur: "The movie...criticizes Bush for staying inside a Florida classroom full of kids for a full seven minutes after he learned that the country was under attack on Sept. 11, 2001.

"However, the vice chairman of the Sept. 11 commission has said that Bush did the right thing. 'Bush made the right decision in remaining calm, in not rushing out of the classroom,' said Lee Hamilton, a former Democratic congressman from Indiana."

Unlike liberals, we don't let our emotions control us and destroy us.

"Moore also claims that the White House approved plans for planes to pick up relatives of Usama Bin Laden right after the attacks. But according to terrorism czar Richard Clarke, he alone approved the Saudi flights."

Isn't that the same Dick Clarke that the liberals are holding up as the great balloon-popper. Oops.

White House Race Tightens Up

The two major candidates are in a statistical tie. Or should I say the Bush-supporters and the Bush haters each claim half the votes.

"This is a sharp turnaround for the Bush campaign in the span of just one month; in May, Kerry had opened up a wide 8-point lead over Bush."

It's the economy. Gas prices have crested and are falling. Jobs are steadily increasing in number. Iraq can only improve (hopefully.) Things are looking positive.

On a related note...

"Low-carb versions of some of Britain's favourite chocolate snacks are to be produced - at four times the normal price.

"New versions of Kit Kat and Rolo are to go on sale within weeks aimed at up to three million Britons on the low-carb Atkins diet."

They may also be helpful on the "unlike my many relatives, friends and countrymen, I'd like to retain my teeth" diet.

Atkins 'may cut chances of pregnancy'

"WOMEN who strictly follow the Atkins diet could be damaging their chances of getting pregnant, according to new research."

Perhaps that first word is capitalized to make sure there's no doubt which sex the warning is directed. :)

Reading Teacher Booked

Oww, got it bad, got it bad, got it bad...I'm hot for teach-uh! A few questions:

1.) Are we that dumb of a nation that we need reading courses in junior high? (Don't answer that.)
2.) What is a 14-year old still doing in middle school? (Having his "middle" attended to, haa-haaa!)
3.) Okay, the meat and potatoes: what is this hot chick doing fooling around with a 14-year-old?
4.) Why is this illegal? In the words of Spike Lee, she's gotta have it. If it were some creepy 40-year-old gay guy nailing Chip the Tight End from the football team in the locker room, then castrate the sonofabitch and throw him in the pokey. But come on! This is every guys dream, wet or otherwise!
5.) Why the hell did I not have a smokin' hot teacher like this?! Why was I stuck with middle-aged women, dopey coaches and nuns?!!

Love the charge and the use of the terms "lewd and lascivious"! They mean the same thing, so double your pleasure!

I must admit, I wouldn't have the same opinion if the woman was unattractive. Fuckin' A that's a double standard! If society can utilize that same standard to cast me aside, dammit I can hold my beliefs. This could all change if I see what the "victim" (yeah, right) looks like. If he looks anything like the guy banging Mary kay Letourneau or is some gangland thug, then lock that bitch up for bad taste!

All kidding aside, what causes a young woman entrusted with educating kids to think in such a dunderheaded fashion? Throwing away a future for sex?

Director Michael Moore Simultaneously On Voter Rolls In New York, Michigan

Oooh!

Moore or less the same?

Jonah Goldberg:

"the Moore-lovers themselves think there are absolutely no redeeming qualities to the alleged monsters in the right-wing parade of horribles, and yet they hypocritically create their own Frankenstein just so they can have a brazen liar of their own. In other words, if you think Rush Limbaugh is a hateful liar who is destroying America, you do not defend Michael Moore or yourself by saying 'Moore is our Limbaugh!' Fighting fire with fire is fine in war, but in debates fighting perceived lies with willful ones wins you few points."

The Empty Cradle Will Rock

Absolutely fascinating article on how abortion costs the Dems voters:

• Republicans have fewer abortions than their proportion of the population, Democrats have more than their proportion of the population. Democrats account for 30% more abortions than Republicans (49% vs. 35%).

• The more ideologically Democratic the voters are (self-identified liberals), the more abortions they have. The more ideologically Republican the voters are (self-identified conservatives), the fewer abortions they have.

This isn't particularly surprising given the core constituencies of both political parties. But translating percentages into numbers for the purpose of evaluating their impact on politics makes the importance of these numbers real. It's one thing to quote percentages and statistics, it's quite another to look at actual human beings. For example:

• There are 19,748,000 Democrats who are not with us today. (49.37 percent of 40 million).

• There are 13,900,000 Republican who are not with us today. (34.75 percent of 40 million).

• By comparison, then, the Democrats have lost 5,848,000 more voters than the Republicans have.

These Missing Americans--and particularly the millions of Missing Voters--when compounded over time are of enormous political consequence:

Missing voters by political party, 2000 general election
Republican 2,096,406
Independent 958,086
Democrat 2,978,605
Total 6,033,097

Suicide is Painless

I am not generally anti-war. Nor am I against our efforts in Iraq. I've gone on record in the paper of record on this issue.

Yet today I have reached a point, after seeing yet another good guy have his life threatened, that I cannot feel anything but a profound sadness over the continuing situation. I fear a greater horror is yet to come before the so-called "independence."

I feel extremely sorry for the young men and women "over there." Unlike World War II, in which many more of our nation's men were engaged in the fighting, our all-volunteer army is all too aware of the millions back home with little investment, personally or otherwise, in the conflict to give a damn or to even support them in their efforts. That's why Michael Moore's cynical manipulation of this whole affair is so revolting to me. All he cares about is toppling the current administration, which he makes no bones about.

I am currently reading C.S. Lewis's The Problem of Pain, a classic. The premise is simple, the explanation complex and learned: "If God is good and all-powerful, why does he allow his creatures to suffer pain?" I'm not going to paraphrase Lewis or even relate what Lewis is after because it's irrelevant. Pain is what is on my mind lately, as are the images of hoistages threatening to be beheaded. In contrast to the violence, and in direct contradiction to the thought of God's presence, I recall the lyrics to the movie M*A*S*H, and their inherent cynicism:

"Through early morning fog I see
visions of the things to be
the pains that are withheld for me
I realize and I can see...
that suicide is painless
It brings on many changes
and I can take or leave it if I please.

The game of life is hard to play
I'm gonna lose it anyway
The losing card I'll someday lay
so this is all I have to say.
suicide is painless
It brings on many changes
and I can take or leave it if I please.

The sword of time will pierce our skins
It doesn't hurt when it begins
But as it works its way on in
The pain grows stronger...watch it grin, but...
suicide is painless
It brings on many changes
and I can take or leave it if I please.

A brave man once requested me
to answer questions that are key
is it to be or not to be
and I replied 'oh why ask me?'
'Cause suicide is painless
it brings on many changes
and I can take or leave it if I please.
...and you can do the same thing if you please."

I pray that our soldiers don't fall down into such despair or believe that Michael Moore is representative of our nation's viewpoint. Life is God's greatest gift, and our fight is a benevolent one. We are improving the lives of those people over there. We give a damn about them and America gives a damn about you. Hang in there and be careful. Suicide or any casualty is not painless for those of us left behind.

Movie Goer Assaulted at Fahrenheit 9/11 Showing

The radical left is nuts, pure and simple. They are angry, violent thugs. Yet in this story they turn on one of their own, spitting at him and throwing him on the ground for daring to say Bush or Kerry, six of one/half dozen the other - a preposterous concept, I know. This guy's probably a Nader supporter, but that doesn't mean he deserves to be spit on and assaulted by leftists more pent-up than he.

Anger can destroy you.