Focused Rambling

The bible as a peace deterrent

If you're not part of the solution...

Step in the right direction...

This seems like a good idea , but why for only one year? Would it really be that hard to convince people to recognize the true past experiences of Native Americans every year? Or are we really that divorced from reality that we can't enjoy an overblown meal while acknowledging the pain wrapped up in our traditions?

National Day of Mourning

Today, some Native Americans will be mourning Thanksgiving day on a hill above Plymouth Rock. Some feel that we should have a day of atonement . Regardless of what shape it takes, there should undoubtedly be some part of this day that is spent talking about this speech that was to be delivered in 1970 by a Wampanoag man, Wamsutta. I'm guessing that the people that asked him to speak thought that maybe this would depress their happy throng a little to be faced with such bitter reality, so Frank didn't get to give his speech. It is never easy to celebrate things you don't really understand or care about every year while people are constantly pointing out the truth behind what you ignore. Why not just have a yearly day on the calendar to eat together with your family, and not drape it in all this crap that would offend me if I were Native American... and instead have a National Day of remembrance, atonement, mourning, for the Native American way of life.

Get your war on, Thanksgiving

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Thanksgiving with Limbaughites

For those that are having Thanksgiving with anyone that likes to talk politics, here's a few bits to throw in to your hurried retort as you attempt to unearth your jacket from the coat pile and get the heck out of there

Hannity loses his fake balance

Alan Colmes is finally going to get the last word . The man that has regularly been forced to pretend to bring balance to Sean Hannity's nightly tirades has finally had enough. If you've never seen the show, allow me to present a synopsis. A guest is brought on the show. If the guest is a conservative, Colmes will begin by throwing out a softball question that is somewhat related to whatever scandal or stupid thing the conservative has done to warrant their appearance (like calling someone a Marxist or voting for Freedom Fries). Then Hannity will jump in, defend the guest, and launch into a ten-minute disembowelment of Colmes and all liberals for their idiocy. If the guest is a liberal, just skip the part where Colmes says anything and go straight to the disembowelment. So for the first time ever I'd like to say, "Good job, Colmes", for removing your name from that crapfest so that it can be what it really is, an hour of a self-absorbed windbag flailing guests without allowing proper time for reply or perspective. But this time, he can't say "but I gave the liberal point of view too". Oh, and has it been confirmed that the show "American Dad" is based on Sean Hannity?

Revelations 12:24- And yay will the singing of the elders bring forth the beast

Hilarious... you've got to love the "Ridin' Dirty" part the most, although "it's gettin' hot in here, so take off all your robes" is pretty good as well. This is right up there with this Rappin' Granny, or this Rappin'Granny.

To rest on so thin a reed would be inconsistent with this court's obligation

Yes, that title is a quote from a judge. It appears that as soon as actual judges hear cases related to Guantanamo detainees, they're magically released. It must be a vast left-wing plot to undermine the safety of our nation by throwing out perfectly good evidence and thoughtful reasoning for... what, what's that, there is no evidence or sound reasoning? Oh, OK, well I guess you can let them go, but you tell them that if we are ever attacked again, we may sweep them up again because they are obvious targets (after all, they have a history of being detained at Guantanamo)...

Naked dudes for Jesus

Ashland Christian Emergency Services is selling calendars of naked men to raise money to help those in need. I'm torn on this, because I desperately want to mock the fact that an organization with "christian" in the name is peddling flesh. But then again, I admire the fact that they're willing to push the envelope solely for the purpose of feeding and clothing the neediest in their community. So I guess I'll settle for celebrating this as an example of a group that can look past the obvious grief they are going to get from the people they identify themselves with (Christians), for the bigger purpose of actually doing something Jesus wanted them to do (help those most in need).

All hail our new leader...

Darn those age restrictions on running for office... this young fellow could be the next dictator... oops, I mean President.