Quote Of The Day

Barack Obama on Sarah Palin's criticism on the US-Russian nuclear arms reduction pact:

I really have no response. Because last I checked, Sarah Palin’s not much of an expert on nuclear issues.

OH SMACK!

Is she really an expert on anything, besides creating aural holocausts every time she speaks and slaughtering the English language? Good God! She's Bush with more estrogen! Except when Bush was slaughtering the English language, it was funny!

An Angry Letter To The American People

Dear America:

Please stop dragging politics into every fucking conversation. Why must every single article I read, some wiseass has to butt in their 2 cents on something political? If I am reading article on a puppy being flushed down the toilet, I want to read comments on what they think of a puppy being flushed down the toilet, not how Barack Obama is the next Hitler and we are living in 1930's Germany. If I read an article on bathing suits, I want to read comments on bathing suits, not Obama being a socialist. If I read an article on the new iPod, I want to read comments on what people think of the new iPod, not how Bush has destroyed the country. Yes, he did, but that is not the place to discuss it. If I read an article on summer movies, I want to read comments on the movies, not people cursing this political party or that political party. If I am reading an article on how a poor dog is tied to the back of a pick-up truck and drug down the street, I want to read comments on how awful that was, not about baby killers and abortion.

God! SHUT THE FUCK UP!

Sincerely,
A disgruntled American citizen

Video Of The Day

Because despite being out of office, it is still fun to protest Shrub and because I have loved them since the first time "Basket Case" premiered on MtV (and anyone in fifth grade with me can vouch for that, since I wore the "Dookie" shirt at least once a week until it fell apart and a couple years ago, I hunted down another one on eBay because I loved that shirt so much) and they still continue to put out good music...."Holiday" by Green Day:

Things I Don't Get

I've had a shit ton of caffeine (well over 100 oz of diet Coke) today so if my post is a little jumpy....deal with it.

Going back to the one thing I want, I have mentioned before that I have contacted others who are in the same position. What differs me from them is the fact that these people tend to, um, pretend. They will actually do what they want without actually having the thing that would give them that lifestyle. And I could get a lot of slack from them if they were to read this, but I really do not agree with it. I think it's incredibly disturbing. I don't give a shit if it supposedly makes them feel better. It's not right. I think maybe why my view on this particular type of person has changed so drastically is partly because now anytime I see one, I can't help but think, are they really? Or are they like these people I talk with and just pretending? The other part is....I am just a bitch.

Have I ever thought of doing it? Certainly. Would I ever? Highly unlikely. Not in public, at least.

There are many times where while I would do almost anything for this that I actually pause and think, well, what if it actually did happen? How would I really feel? In all honestly, it does still kind of scare me. Boy, you know, it's really hard to say things without actually saying it.

For the past two days in Dear Abby, there has been a debate going on about thongs. I hate thongs. Partly because they look incredibly annoying and partly because they are a breeding ground for urinary tract infections and after that Brazilian model dying, I am really terrified to get a UTI. But the thong argument always boils down to the same point- women wear them to disguise panty lines. But here is the thing- most women I see wearing them are not hiding any panty line. I can still see the panty line of the thong. I see women wearing black or colored thongs under white pants. And the thing that grosses me out the most is when old or fat women wear them and they're walking and their asses are all jiggling and going BOOM BOOM BOOM. It makes me want to projectile vomit. I can feel bile spewing up my throat just thinking about it.

There has been all this hoopla over that Blagovich or whatever the hell his name is and while what he did was wrong, frankly, I don't see what the big stink is. Politicians abuse power all the time. Sarah Palin did and I don't see her ass getting impeached. Bush and Cheney sent thousands to their deaths, allowed the ones that actually made it home to get inadequate care, and polluted the environment and yet no one seems to be doing much to push for them to get impeached. If anything Blago should get impeached for, it's that horrible hairdo.

I saw Bride Wars last night. I don't get why my fellow gender members dream of such elaborate weddings. I dream of a wedding, certainly, but it is never anything spectacular. No Vera Wang wedding dresses or fancy schmancy wedding cakes with ingredients I can't even pronounce. Why are wedding cakes so fancy anyway? Whatever happened to pound cake with white icing? I want my wedding cake from Stock's Bakery in Philly. And I want this on top of it.

Pink Panther 2? Space Buddies? One word- why?

Random Thoughts

To see if I still had an old jounral in which I bitched about someone I just recently got in contact with again, I read through some old journals (yes, it was in one) and man, I am one fucked up bitch. Seriously- I have some major issues. I bitched about Janey Wilcox from Trading Up and yet I fantasize about being a manipulative bitch like her. Not quite to the extent she was (I don't do blow-jobs), but close enough. My exact words were,

I've had so many bad fantasies- like of posing naked (if I had the body), doing drugs, using men, being a prostitute....just being a bad girl. I want to fuck people over and not feel bad about it.

And you want to tell me that fantasizing about this stuff constantly is a sign of a normal mind? I still do fantasize about it. But then again, I guess I've spent so many years being this goody two-shoes that I'm just starting to get sick and tired of it and want to rebel.

There was also an entry where I complained about Bootie Barker singing "Groove Is In The Hall" and what was my exact response to his singing? "He sings as well as he walks". Yeah, that was probably even a bit low for me, but hey, disabled people are the first ones to say to treat them the same, so that is exactly what I am doing. No different than making fun of someone's height.

Speaking of Trading Up, I amazingly finally finished it. It's not a difficult book to read, although there are times I read through and thought, um, was that really that direly needed to be included; it seemed like a lot of yapping instead of just getting straight to the point. And oy vey, the storylines were all over the place. Janey was a dirty rotten narcisstic whore and did not get absolutely one ounce of the punishment she deserved. That bitch needed to be brought down. The Patty and Mimi storylines dropped off the face of the earth towards the end. What ever became of Mimi's pregnancy? And frankly, I still do not see what Selden (Janey's husband) did that was so awful and that she did not deserve. He gave her everything her shriveled little black heart desired. She got pissed at him for having to choose between her or his job and what was the difference? She didn't even love him! I don't doubt for a second that there are people out there just like these characters, but the only thing that can completely excuse this book is if it was satire. I wonder if the owner who left it on the airplane accidently left it there or was so disgusted they figured they would leave it for someone else.

And need a good drinking game? Read this book and every time someone says darling, take a drink. You won't even be half way through it and you will be dangerously drunk. Or a really good drinking game would be to take a shot every time Janey is a disgusting vile bitch.

Ugh, I was thinking earlier how I miss election time. Yeah, it was nerve-wracking as hell, but it had my mind so occupied that many of the crazy thoughts that normally invade my mind were pushed onto the back burner. I was really caught up in it. I have never seen myself get so passionate over anything in my life. My mother was really caught up in it as well.

So I hear Fatfuck Limbaugh has said that he hopes Obama fails? Good grief. I have never met such a disgusting vile fucking pig in my life as that jerk off. I wish he would go on a hunting trip with Dick Cheney as well or eat himself to death. He is already on a good path for the latter to happen. If I was forced to choose between voting for Sarah Palin or Limbaugh, I think I would just pick up a gun and blow my brains out. Hey, I didn't want Bush in the last election, but I still hoped he would at least pull the country back together.

And last but not least....pictures of Clive Owen with no shirt on.

Well He Did Something Worthwhile

It's still not up to par, but at least Bush did this:

Equal Coverage for Mental-Health Care

It's about fucking time. "Normal" people may not believe mental illness exists, but those of us with it can, for a fact, assure you that, oh, it definitely does exist. And I can also tell you, for a fact, that to obtain mental health treatment is brutally disgusting.

When I had health insurance, I had unlimited primary care and specialty care (with a referral) with a $5.00 co-pay. When I needed mental health care, though, oh, that was a whole other story. I was limited to about 15 visits with a therapy and 20 visits with a psychiatrist. Each with a whopping $25 co-pay. Twenty visits can be used up easily in no time, especially if you are just discharged from the crazy house. Thank god my insurance actually paid for my hospital stay because that was an easy $25,000.

But I bet this will not change:

Study: Many Psychiatrists Do Little More Than Write Prescriptions

This is the part that eats at me the most:

Today's psychiatrists get reimbursed by insurance companies at a lower rate for a 45-minute psychotherapy visit than for three 15-minute medication visits, he explained.

Fifteen minutes? What kind of psychiatrists offers that much time? I forked out fucking $25 and was in and out in not even 5 minutes.

So this explains why my last psychiatrist had me in and out in such a short amount of time. He got paid a better rate by the insurance companies! The hell with my fucking well-being!

And OMG! Look! I got a story from Fox News!

God Will Somebody Please Shut This Woman TFU

Palin: Media goes easy on Kennedy

Oh. Of course they do. It could be true, but here is the thing, Sarah. She does have more class than you. She will always have more class than you. Of course her individual family (her children, etc, not the entire Kennedy clan) are not being harshly scrunitized. Do you know why that is, Sarah? Because she is not out parading them around like they are a bunch of fucking circus props! If it was sexism, ALL women would be treated unfairly. Don't bitch and complain about your stupid daughter getting scrunitized. YOU were the one that announced her pregnancy. There was no reason for you to announce it. You could have just left her be and then put her into seclusion like you did after announcing it. No one would have known. YOU were also the one that insists abstinence works. Here's an idea- STOP being so fucking selfish, STOP being so fucking stupid, STOP opening your mouth, and maybe, JUST MAYBE, people will leave you alone.

My God, she has a lot of gall saying Katie Couric, who I am no fan of by the way, thinks she is the center of the universe. Ugh, I have never known someone to grate my nerves (and eardrums) as much as this woman. If I was inexplicably kidnapped and forced to vote Republican (not voting is not an option) and the only candidates were this woman and Dick Cheney, I would vote for Cheney. He may be evil as hell, but he doesn't try to pull off that he is this sweet and caring person. He is evil and makes no apologies for it. In other words, he is not a big, fat phony.

And whining and crying about Tina Fey imitating you? Um, have you been paying attention the past several years? Have you SEEN how many people make fun of Bush? Or Clinton? Does it seem to bother any of them? Boy, complain about being exploited because you are a female and you just keep on giving ammunition. Women get made fun of because of women like you.

And I don't know what the hell she has been reading, but around here and on TV, Caroline Kennedy has been receiving a lot of scrunity.

Come on, Sarah. Let's see when all the criticism starts flying the excuses you start making and how you are such a poor little victim of the big old media and how everyone takes everything you say out of context.

Just....please. Someone shut her the fuck up. I don't care what it takes- duct tape, a big fat dildo shoved into her mouth, a hunting trip invite with Cheney (please invite Joe the Plumber as well)....just do it. Like I said before, for someone who bitches about the media so much, she sure knows how to use them to her advantage.

And stop bitching about bloggers because if I do recall, there was someone who was pushing for your vice presidency a long time ago. And guess what this person was? A blogger.

Maybe it is just me, but I don't know anyone who gets their news strictly from blogs. I may read something on a blog, but I take everything I read on the internet with caution. If I hear it on a blog and then hear it on several news stations, then I might take into consideration it is true.

Video Of The Day

After a long search, I finally found what I will miss when Bush leaves office:

An Ode To Deee-Lite

Most of you all know who Deee-Lite is, whether you realize it or not. If you do not recognize the name, you'll recognize this-

GROOVE. IS. IN. THE. HEART.

Now do you recognize them? That's what I thought.

Deee-Lite is, simply, one of the best groups to ever exist. Yeah, most people who do vaguely know who they are will stand there and say, yeah "Groove" was fun, but they were a one hit wonder. Nothing to get fascinated by. Not true. They may have been a one hit wonder on the mainstream charts, but they had quite a few number 1 hits on the dance charts; I think something like 11. They were a group that many people couldn't be bothered with and I say, good! Let them stick with their shitty, mainstream music!

For those who do not know, Deee-Lite was made up of Lady Miss Kier, the most beautiful woman to ever exist, DJ Dmitry, who she dated, and DJ Towa Tei.

NASCAR crew chief Bootie Barker can be thanked for reminding me of the song "Groove is in the Heart", which one thing lead to another and before I knew it, I owned 4 of their CDs, a poster, and I had developed a crush on DJ Dmitry and a huge girl crush on Lady Miss Kier. Taking a quick trip back, after finding out who actually sang the song, I never really knew anything about the group. I honestly thought it was an all chick-group, complete with a bleached-blonde trashy-looking thing for a lead singer (not that I thought she sounded trashy- please, far from it- it just seems like that's what everyone looks like when you end up actually placing a face to a voice). Boy, was I surprised to find out it was a group made up of 2 men and tiny little red-head.

Bootie Barker is an asshole.

Lady Miss Kier was and will always be the most beautiful woman to ever exist. She is the only person in existant that I can define as both pretty and cute. And she had a wicked fashion sense. I loved her style from the World Clique era (the and I quote "female drag queen schtick") and the Infinity Within era. Those catsuits, especially from the "Groove" video....hot. And her look from Infinity Within was old-school movie star and it was just beautiful. The look during Dewdrops, when they got more into the rave scene, was cute, but it wasn't anything I have never seen before. As Office Barbrady would say...."All right people, nothing to see here, move along". She gets extra props for her style because....I mean, come on, it was the 90's, for God's sake. If anyone can be labeled as having good fashion in the 90's, they are amazing.

But it is just not her looks that I am "in love" with- it's her in general. She is one of the most good-hearted people I have ever read on. She is one of the rare few who genuinely cares about the environment, long before it became the latest fad, but was met with criticism for it. Why is it okay for Brad Pitt and everyone else to preach it, but because she was the lead singer of a house/dance group, it's not okay? What's not to love about her? She's pro-choice, anti-Bush, pro-protective sex, and makes a wicked cartoon character. She is so goddamn cool, it makes my head hurt. And I wish people would lay off on her for gaining weight. It's more than a decade later- do you honestly expect her to look the same? Maybe she went through a rough time. She doesn't seem to mind; she thinks she is sexier than ever and I say, good for her for thinking so. Dmitry has gotten quite chubby; is anyone going to harp and nag on him for it?

It's not nice, but sometimes I can't help but laugh when I see pictures of her now. Not that I am laughing at her. More so because it makes her seem more human and because it does not seem to bother her one bit. I don't think I am that much heavier than her, but you would have to pay me a shit ton of money to wear any of the clothes she wears.

Lady Miss Kier is a bad ass. A real mama jama. She is awesome to the nth degree, but she does kind of scare me. Most interviews I read, she is so sweet, I develop diabetes temporarily, but she still puts me in the mind of someone who is very nice, but screw with her and she will beat you with a pair of platforms. I have also heard the term "diva" referenced several times after speaking of her. This was in an article with Bill Coleman, their manager or something:

So it was like, I'm too young, I really don't need this stress, I had enough stress with Deeelite. What is it with me and the divas, they are just all out of control.

And then there was also that one Infinity Within era interview where she was, um, very abrupt. Now being bad ass is cool, but I hope she was never a Mariah Carey-like diva or one of these diva-ish women who demanded all of her drinks to be at exactly 53.75642*F and swirled 174 times in a counterclockwise direction.

Here is another one of the entire band as cartoon characters.

I guarantee if you were to ask someone who knows "Groove Is In The Heart" and is not an actual fan of the band, what their impression would be of the band. I think Deee-Lite is a sorely misunderstood band. There is a lot more to know about them than people think. For instance, Lady Miss Kier wrote all the lyrics (a few were co-written by Dmitry). Aside from sampling in a few songs, they wrote their own music. I think I remember reading in the one of CD pamphlets that the first and second albums were recorded in their home. They did a lot of stuff all on their own. They really are a lot more talented than people would give them credit for.

"Groove" was fun, but I think they had much better songs. Not that I mind cursing, but one of the things that strongly appeals to me about their music is how clean it is. There is not one curse word in any of their songs! There were certainly several songs with sexual tones ("Rubber Lover" anyone?) and the lyrics still managed to stay pretty squeaky clean! Infinity Within is my favorite album of the 3, then World Clique, and lastly, Dewdrops. I have never listened to Sampladelic Relics & Dancefloor Oddities. Did you know they were initially signed for a 7 record deal? Too bad they never made it to 7. If they could have released one more album, I wish they would have done a holiday album. I mean, if Twisted Sister could....

I might be the only one to find that extremely entertaining.

It may sound ridiculous, but their music and the group itself has done more for me than any antidepressant has done for me. No matter how bad of a mood I can be in, if I listen to them or watch a video on Youtube or see them on Vh-1's 100 Greatest One Hit Wonders or Greatest Hits of the 90's, it makes me happy. If I were a cartoon character, every time something related to them appears, my eyes would bug out with hearts in place of the pupil.

If you do not know Deee-Lite well, I seriously suggest you give them a try. Check out their 4 other videos over on Youtube ("Power of Love", "Good Beat", "Runaway", and "Picnic in the Summertime"- just a quick note that the first three are slightly different versions than what are on the CDs). Don't write them off over one song. I would recommend other songs, but there are just too many good ones. Alright I will list a few of my favorites, no particular order:

1. Thank You Everyday
2. I Won't Give Up
3. Fuddy Duddy Judge
4. Two Clouds Above Nine
5. Good Beat
6. World Clique
7. Smile On
8. Love Is Everything
9. Bittersweet Love
10. ESP
11. I Had A Dream I Was Falling Through A Hole In The Ozone Layer
12. Electric Shock
13. Runaway
14. Power of Love
15. Come On In, The Dreams Are Fine (if this song doesn't make you feel good, you have no soul)

Where Have You Gone, Mr. John McCain?

I mentioned before that I am reading Crimes Against Nature and in it, there were several mentions of John McCain and Joe Lieberman and both of them were doing good stuff when it comes to the environment. What happened?

I am almost finished the book- about 20 pages left- and of all I have read so far, last night's final chapter was the one that has gotten to me the most. It was talking about the Kuehne Chemical Company in NJ and what could happen if terrorists got a hold of the chemicals. And this isn't the only chemical plant in NJ. There are eight total. And John Corzine, who everyone condemns to just be this awful lousy man, introduced a bill to reduce the risk of an attack. And it passed....until chemical industry associations started to whine and cry. And then the bill was killed. It makes me fucking sick.

And then the chapter went on to talk about the security of nuclear power plants and the lax security on them. It makes you feel nice and safe to know that fucking Disney World and Disneyland are no-fly zones, but a nuclear power plant can be safe to fly over? Now I am not someone who is terrified of death, but nuclear and chemical attacks are a whole other story, although I still strongly believe that with the toxicity of NJ, if a bomb were dropped on NJ, it would probably disinegrate in the air before reaching the ground.

Quotes of the Day

From- surprise- Robert Kennedy Jr:

We live in a democracy. We're supposed to be an exemplary nation. We're spending three trillion dollars to make sure that they have democracy in Iraq....but we don't even have Democracy in Ohio

A lot of Europeans wonder: Why are Americans so crazy, they keep re-electing this guy? Well, the answer is: we don't! They keep stealing these elections! And they're all set up to steal it again!

Stand up and give this man a big round of applause. Then, your assignment is to give me one good reason why he should not run for president one day.

Oh. Right....

Oh NOOOO!

Block the Vote

Was the 2004 Election Stolen?

Drinking the ACORN Kool-Aid: How Cries of Voter Fraud Cover Up GOP Elections Theft

This is America, for heaven's sake! This is not the Soviet Union. This is not parts of Africa. This is not the Middle East. Our leader does not even make the 10 most dangerous leaders in the world. This is unacceptable. There is no reason that this fraud shit should occur. If something happens that lands McAncient in the office, I hope to God the American people do not take it again.

Choosing a Candidate

My first election I ever voted in was 2004's Presidential Election. With all the negativety I kept hearing towards Bush, I thought for sure that John Kerry had it in the bag, never expecting to end up sitting in front of the TV in tears watching most of the electorial map turn red. All I could think was, how? How could someone who so many people seem to hate end up winning again? Although my candidate is currently in the lead right now, I am still reluctant to stand up and say there will be Democrat victory on November 4th.

I just cannot comprehend people's way of thinking in what makes a good candidate. Back during the primaries, when I was leaning towards Hillary, I couldn't comprehend people picking a candidate based on skin color or gender. I read an answer on Yahoo! Answers one time and a girl stated she is voting for McCain because he is from her state.

The nomination of Sarah Palin really took the cake with pulling stupid reasons for choosing a candidate. I hear everything and it is all stuff that I can't fathom as to why it would make her a good VP. This is a list of some of the reasons why Palin would make a good candidate for VP:

1. she's a mother
2. she has a special needs child
3. she's a hockey mom
4. she's a MILF
5. she chose to keep her Downs baby (she did not choose; she is not pro-choice)
6. she said no to the Bridge to Nowhere (we all know how truthful that is)
7. she's a regular person, just like me!

Now I, like most people out there I talk with, do not want a candidate that is just like me. Besides the fact that having a candidate like me next to the red button is almost as scary as John McCain being near it. I may choose to live a life of mediocrity, but I certainly do not want a mediocre president.

I ask this- would you want a neurosurgeon who is just like you (!!) operating on your complex blob of wrinkled grayness that controls every single thing you do?

Also, I am sick of seeing her children. I am sick of seeing that baby that should be home in bed being carried around like a fucking trophy. I am especially sick of seeing Bristol. I don't know what it is about her, but she just looks like someone who would get pregnant as a teen. She looks like those types of girls out there that are having sex left and right, but thinks that as long as you're breasts aren't fully developed you can't get pregnant 0r if he pulls out fast enough, you won't get pregnant. I want to punch Sarah in the face every single time she preaches the wonders of abstinance only education.

I have such a personal dislike of Sarah, it's hilarious. She is a smack in the face to feminists prior to her. They worked their asses off and if it were not for them, she would not be in the position she is in and she just wants to go right ahead and push us all back to the 1950's. I want to punch her in the face every time she praises what a good Christian she is while she lies, bears false witness, and misuses the name of God.

Using God as an excuse to justify your terroristic actions, such as blowing up abortion clinics or a certain building in Oklahoma, sounds eerily familiar, except usually it is in the name of Allah and not God. Who are we to condemn fundamentalist Islamics when there are Christians living in this country who are just as bad? The more I hear about her, the more I am starting to think this chick does not have a closet full of skeletons; she's got multiple closets.