Why the BBC is better
Because I know that we are subject to censorship in the media, because information is either sugar coated or avoided, and because we have such a pathetic us vs. them mentality I tend to go to the BBC for my news.
And the BBC had
THIS as a top story.
I had to hunt through Yahoo news and MSNBC to even find it.
And CNN had nothing about it.
I find it interesting that the media picks and chooses what it will air. And very important things seem to get left out or avoided. Do Americans realize how uninformed we are and how censored our information is?
I'm pretty sure I am preaching to the choir here but I just had to bring it up.
This is not the first time critical information was a headline in other parts of the world and buried or not even mentioned state side.
I'm sure this will hit the news eventually but I find it interesting that the rest of the world finds this to be a serious issue and we bury our heads in the sand.
The US commits crimes against humanity every day and yet we still try to ride the great white horse of democracy, waving our flag, and telling the world that the US is the greatest nation with the greatest people on the planet. When in reality the entire US Executive branch should be on trial for sanctioning atrocities committed around the world and to our own people.
On marriage
This is a carry over from some thoughts I had on a Friday. Originally published on my blog I decided to move it to it's proper Rant location. After all, that is what this page is for.
And my blog is for the happier more normal side of me.
So here goes:
Which brings me to another thought. And a little bit of a rant. What we should and I stress SHOULD value is the commitment between two people who truly deeply madly love one another. It shouldn’t matter what sex they are, what color their skin, or to some/most extent the age difference between them. What should be celebrated is the love they share. And the fact that in this big huge and often ugly world two people managed to find their soul mate.
Instead, what too many people in this world value is appearances, obligations, and mythology. There is a fanatical belief among many that the only thing of value in a marriage is that it be between one man and one woman. If the ring is big, it’s even a better match. If the wedding costs more than a car, even better. If lots of money and gifts are given, well, that makes it an even better match. And if they throw a few kids into the mix. It’s the American Dream.
American Dream my ass. We have children born into marriages because the woman doesn’t want to be left behind by her friends. We have marriages being made because we need someone to “take care of us”. We have men who buy $50,000 engagement rings than beat the shit out of their wife and give her venereal diseases because he sleeps around. We have senators that turn red in the face and scream about what God wants in a marriage and then they go back to their office and bone their secretary. We have men that marry so they have someone to clean their house. Women who marry because the family expects them to and they could “do worse”. Men and women get married every day for the wrong reasons. And we celebrate them and call them holy.
Yet at the drop of a hat – at the mere whim we can dissolve that marriage faster than you can say : “You screwed my best friend?” And that folks, is acceptable. Those same red faced senators that preach about what god wants are on marriage number 4. But that’s ok. Divorce, infidelity, cruelty, abuse, those aren’t on the docket. Those aren’t the issue that American people care about today. No, what they care about is making sure that God’s great vision of marriage is preserved between a man and a woman.
And that ladies and gentleman is pathetic.
I personally would prefer to celebrate the joining of two soul mates. Frankly there would be so many fewer weddings the retail industry would collapse. Can you imagine what the world would be like if only the union of two souls deeply in love could be joined in matrimony?
On that note: Have a great weekend. Wow, I’m not sure what got into me.
Interesting
This
article makes me wonder why we don't go into all out revolt against our current administration. It also makes me thankful for a media I am a little skeptical of but giving the benefit of the doubt to still. Seriously I can't figure out why there aren't more uprisings about lies like this.
A moment of silence - but not for who you think
Normally I avoid political blogs. But I just have one thing to point out here. We have been listening non-stop for over a week now to the tragedy whores in the media about 9/11. And the loss, the pain, and the tragedy.
Not to mention the pathetic attempts by Commander Coo-Coo Bananas who has been parading around like the witless cock that he is hoping with his heartfelt fake sympathy that his approval points will go up from the shitter to maybe just crapper level.
So, how come we don't mourn or mention the 2667 Americans that have lost their lives in the Iraq war.
Why do we spend every September listening to all this crap about the people that died in the terrorist attacks yet we as a country do virtually nothing about almost the exact same number of people that have died in a senseless war?
Don't get me wrong and start sending me hate mail folks. I'm just as sad as the next person over what happened in this country 5 years ago. But it was 5 years ago! Why do we even watch the media whores that interview people just to get a good cry out of them? The media whore that does it only out of hope that the report will earn them some sort of award? And if we have to focus on something let's focus on the parents, wives, husbands, and children that are mourning loved ones that died senselessly in Iraq. What about their pain? What about the families that will have someone show up on their door step tomorrow to tell them that their loved one was killed? What about them?
At what point is it ok to slap em
Ok, Newt's a little fed up here so this blog entry is a little on the pissy side:
So, I have this co-worker. She is on her second marriage. Her children are 13 and 15. She has chosen the slimy dirt bag new husband over her children. Her son is the 15 year old. For very understandable reasons he wanted to go live with his real father for the past year. (I wouldn't want to be around mom and slimy guy either). Well, the poor child called her crying EVERY day for the entire year begging to come home. See, his real dad has a few addictions but the son saw that as the lesser of two evils. Only it didn't work out so well. Dad was drunk all the time, drove him places drunk, and even tried to work a deal with the local bar so the kid could go pick up dad's beer. Well, she kept telling the poor child all through the year that basically he made his own bed, he can sleep in it. And that if he still wanted to come home in the summer she would let him. Well, she put him off and put him off and up until a few weeks ago still acted like he wasn't going to be allowed home. Then when she did consent she layed down a million and one rules, told him he better get a job cause she wasn't going to spend her hard earned money on him, told him there was no way in hell she would drive him to his current school (apparently the 15 miles would kill her) and so he would have to just deal with the school system he used to be in and had a lot of trouble in. He's 15 for cry'n out loud. He's already struggling in school how is getting a job a good idea? I mean come on!
Alright, so I have SO MANY issues with this woman I don't know where to begin. Trust me, I've come close to telling her I would take over raising her kid since a life with slimy gross guy took priority over her child. Lord knows we don't need another hoodlum created because his mom was a worthless sack.
The daughter (13) is constantly acting up. She never did this prior to slimy guy coming into the picture. She used to have a pretty good relationship with her daughter. Now the child is acting up, throwing tantrums. Etc. Etc. ETc.
And the other classic thing, she goes out of her way to find relatives, camps, social programs, etc to dump her children on. I can't believe how often the woman is on the phone with family asking if they want the kids for the weekend. It's sickening.
Now, in everyone's mind but hers we have been concerned that slimy guy is actually some sicko with a fetish for young kids. In fact ALL the bells and alarms went off when they first started dating. Swear to god - they had been dating less than 2 weeks and the slime bag went over to her house and hung out with her daughter while she was still at work! WTF??????
I would have so had the police on his ass. I'm sorry, I know you less than two weeks and you invite yourself into my home when I am not home to "Watch movies" with my 13 year old daughter. I DON'T THINK SO!
Alright, so the majority of men are NOT monsters. But I asked several men what they would do and they all said they wouldn't have done that in a bajillion years. And every single one of them said that she should have dumped his ass right then and there. And that no matter what his intentions you don't do that in this day and age. And this was men, so I didn't feel like I was over reacting.
Yes it sucks that a guy can't go over to a woman's house who honestly just wants to get to know her child. I mean, getting into a relationship is hard enough. Getting a family with the deal, that's a lot for someone to take on. So, yeah, it's nice if they can have a good relationship. But ICK! And you should see the guy. He looks like your classic X-Files porn creep. He makes my skin crawl. Blech.
I will now return to my sweet self. Sorry for this nasty rant folks.
Job Security
Why is that some people can blow their nose wrong and get fired?
But other people can be a nasty, spiteful, and confrontational thorn in everybodies side and remain employed?
I'm just curious..............
Less rant, more deep thought
Scott talked about spirituality in his blog today. And like him I struggle to define just what it is I believe. When religious friends dismiss me as an atheist it's hard to explain to them that I do believe in a higher power but that power is bigger than all of us, it's bigger than their idea of god, it's bigger than our minds can even comprehend. I live in wondrous awe of nature and the universe. But how do you explain that? Some people say, "So you do believe in God" and I try to tell them that no, what I believe in is far bigger, and a whole lot less 'Hands on' than their god. They believe in a god that somehow gets personal with them, takes them in his hands and guides them, has a plan for them and a promised garden of Eden after this life. I don't agree with that. I am not that selfish and self-centered to really believe that of all the vastness out there I somehow matter. That is probably putting it a tad harshly, but I'm not sure how else to say it.
Don’t get me wrong. In terms of the lives we lead we do matter. We matter very much to the other people that touch our lives. But in the big scheme of things, as a universal whole, we matter not. When the time comes that mankind destroys itself, the earth, so long as we don’t blow it up, will continue to make it’s year long trip around the sun. And life will go on. It won’t be in a form we recognize, but nature will find a way. Life will continue. Like the flowers that come up in the pavement cracks, life will abound.
Personally I believe religion is the cause of so many of the problems here on earth. When religion is front and center advancement stops and the Dark Ages reign. Stem Cell research is a perfect example. Coo Coo Bananas won’t support it. It’s better to toss an embryo in the trash than it is to find a cure for cancer and other diseases. It’s twisted thinking from a twisted and warped mind.
The flower children had it right. Live with the land, commune with nature, be a free spirit, think. We would be a far more peaceful place if more people developed a respect for the greater good, the bigger picture. Instead of assuming they can destroy this planet now because Eden awaits them when they die.
