The Third World Cares

And so, leave it to another nation to take care of the United States once again.
You would think that everybody would be tired of having to rely on everybody else to fix their problems, especially since the government is supposed to look after the citizens of it's state.
But Katerina gave Bush his most stellar performance. No wonder the nation is looking outside for help; they were never going to get it from their own president and the government.

Citgo has been providing low cost heating oil for many citizens in the United States. Now most of the average people out there (not you guys who are my faithful readers) would be like : that's cool, man ! I fill up there all the time...
The only thing is, Citgo is from Venezuela.
South America is heating the frigid United States.
And why ?
Because the President is off trying to get his own oil instead. (Picture a spoiled asshole of a child seeing a toy and running off to get one from a better place and saying : "Mine's better !")
Where is the government ?
Where is the responsibility they swore by, the one that says that they are elected by the people, for the people ?
Apparently the people are getting butt-fucked and the president only cares about sand and blood. Even a dog learns from his mistakes after some training...guess Bush isn't as reliable.

If you want to know the truth, it's right there in front of everyone. The only thing is nobody wants to say it.
That's why you have me...
Here it goes :

Bush replaced Americans with Iraqi's.

He did it with Katerina, and he's doing it again during the cold winter.
Luckily Citgo and Venezuela were there, huh ?

Octavian

Ann's Big Fat Fuckin' Mouth

Wow !
A faggot ??? Really ?
Ann Coulter must've really did her research when she called John Edwards one of those (I have more respect and manners than she does to repeat it....).
But what really was the point of calling Edwards that ? Did Coulter really believe that by calling him names, that it would sway the entire nation into voting Republican again ?
The blowback from Coulter's remark has slapped her in the face, as many times as Rush Limbaugh popped a pill and ate a donut...at the same time.

It had to have been the dumbest thing she had ever said yet, but somehow she still believes she has immunity from everybody who's offended by it. I hope she doesn't think that the Republicans will be supporting her statement, because many of them don't. In fact, many of the Republicans are trying to clean up their image to the public in the hopes that they will re-elect the party to lead the nation again - especially since the majority of the Senate is composed now of Democrats.

Anybody can see that the Republican party is on it's way out, and that no matter how much shining and polishing they do, the American public has seen enough of them. If Ann Coulter was in charge of making the coffin, she just smashed in the last nail by saying a sub-human comment like she spouted at her speech to her fellow Republicans.

...oh, and by the way Ann - maybe you better start creating a third party for yourself....it doesn't look like Republicans see you as human anymore...look on the bright side, at least you have Limbaugh to keep you company...

Not Ready To Make Nice

The Dixie Chicks have won 5 Grammy's, so the world can't be all that bad.
With all of the negative, even downright threatening publicity that they've been experiencing it's nice to see that justice still has some merit in the world.

The comments made by Natalie Maines during a concert had caused fans to shun the group and caused their album sales to plummet. But through it all, the group stayed mature and regal in the way they handled the situation. And in the end, it's George Bush and his group of Hee-Haws, that have to swallow the fact that a group who spoke their mind got the majority of the votes and popularity.
What does this say about the state of affairs in America ? The standing ovation the crowd gave the Dixie Chicks when they received their awards says it all. And one thing the Dixie Chicks had learned through all of their troubles, is something that maybe the American government could learn - adaptation.

The Dixie Chicks knew by the events that happened, that if they were to stay in the same genre of music, they would disappear and never return other than as a "What happened to them ?" -deal, or a special on VH1 about musicians who ruined their careers.
Instead, they went ahead and developed a new sound, playing more to the general public, and even hiring a popular producer (who incidentally won awards with them for his work) to change up everything.
It worked.
Adaptation and seeing that remaining on the same stubborn path without failure of seeing mistakes, saved them and even brought them to the top.

But leave it to Bush and his band of backward hicks to not see that logical point brought around by an "Un-Patriotic" singing group. The only thing they can think about, is how America's troops are fighting for their freedom from the hated Iraqi's.
And who's ready to make nice with that ?
I'm sure not, and the Chicks have won the battle on that front.

Octavian

Sole Patriotic Following

Patriotism is dead. The President has seen to that.
The most asked question in the past four years has been : "Why do they hate us so much?"
If an American hasn't asked themselves that since the Iraq fiasco had begun, then they need to jump back into reality before they face a surprisingly rude awakening.

President Bush united the country under the circumstances that foreign powers want to hurt the democracy, freedom, and way of life for all American people. The flag was flapping behind him when he gave the speeches that sent thousands of men and women to a desert to fight for the so-called "American Right".....where did it take patriotism ?
Americans are now looked upon with even less respect than when they started off - and I know fans of Ann Coulter will say some unintelligent babble sounding along the lines of : "We don't care what other people think ! We're Americans ! We gave you guys the Ipod, McDonalds, and NBC....We have provided the most for the world because we own the most ! - but this statement only applies to the American population who have only seen the world as far as their land reaches....the rest of the world matters. In fact, if these Americans don't care what others think, then why are so many asking the above question ? If the rest of the world didn't matter, why is it that the international economy for the US took a deep hit after the invasion ? Why is that the dollar value of the American Dollar (which was the most powerful at the time) take a huge cut since Bush sat in the chair ? (And no, Ann Coulter fans - do not compare Dubya with Reagan; he may not have had the political background as most did, but he single-handedly raised the economy level in the 80's and stopped Communism....if anything, Bush is trying to be Reagan - trying being the operative word and failing being the correct one...)

This is the problem with patriotism as a means of waging war - it only goes so far as an ideology.
With the war on terror being so close to the Iraq invasion, it was easy to see where the overlapping could pass off as one war leading to another, with the same values and principles as the previous one. But it can only stand on its own for so long. The people need to see positive results about where their patriotism is being put to good use. If not, then it splinters and cracks on all sides, eventually falling apart.
WMD's ?
None.
So where did the nation come off as being threatened ? The state was under attack, right ? So where are the weapons that would've destroyed us ?
How is our freedom affected at all? And what was the point of rallying all of us under the flag ?
What were we after in the first place ?
When can we stop so that our people won't have to die anymore ?

Patriotism is unification built under trust. To unify people from all over under one flag, requires a reason to see what needs to be done to keep these people safe. It requires trust in the leaders to have a plan, to have a cause, to have a reason.
What Bush and Cheney (can't forget old "Big Time") don't understand is that isolation of a nation costs the people, not the government. Presidents and Prime Ministers come and go with the times, and a new person leads the country with new policies. But the stain stays with the people.

Octavian

Heil Big Brother !

The winner of the heated UK version of Big Brother was just revealed to be Shilpa Shetty, the Indian woman who had been the target of alleged racial slurs on the live show.
Now, the reason why I say alleged, is that there seems to be a discretion as to how much racism there was in the show, and how much prejudice and ignorance existed.

There were words used by the white folk in the house, but being racist and prejudiced are two separate things.
Everyone can agree that both come from the same tree - racism comes from not liking or admitting to another race other than your own, while prejudiced means you acknowledge other races but you only tolerate them because society says to do so.
Everybody is prejudiced inside, it is a given fact. We all know the stereotypes for every race, and we all say a joke or two, or stare too long. Lets just all admit it and be done with it. But it takes a special few to really be racist - we're talking about generating hate against a race of people.

In the show, I seriously doubt that the women who were involved with the incident had any inkling towards killing their housemate (at least I hope so....) They were just totally ignorant about the world around them. They aren't exactly the shining examples themselves of "best people on television" - one is an ex-overweight (but it still shows), backwards, dumb-as-a-box-of-crayons, regular on Big Brother (and when you're a regular on the show, you know you have nothing to contribute anywhere else...oh, wait she has her "beauty salon" named Ugly's - so how much do you expect from a beauty salon with a name like that ? You should see her website, it actually displays all of the stupid things she's said over the years like a medal.....at least she won't be alone, she has her high-school drop-out boyfriend/electrician/model to keep her company....), and the other is a washed up pop singer-turned dog breeder, who found her way onto a show that parallels the Surreal Life (and if you've ever noticed, all the "celebrities" in that show are second stringers who don't have anything left, and need to pay the bills with the cash they earn from the show....maybe that's why S-Club 7 broke up, Jo spent all their money...)

It was a much bigger and classier action taken by Ms.Shetty to not take the low road like the other castmates, and by telling everybody she doesn't take it personally.
Why should she ?
She has earned an estimated $16 million in magazines and appearances, and stands to earn another $2 million from new contracts. On top of that, she beat them all in the game !
Beats running an Ugly beauty salon and breeding bitches, doesn't it ?


Octavian

Let the Garbage Man deal with it.....

Is it just me, or are the smear campaigns against the current President starting early this year ?
Hillary Clinton has come out ahead by stating that President Bush should be the one cleaning up Iraq before he leaves office, mocking the President's dumb-ass comments that it will be for the next President to handle (Does he even have a Press Secretary anymore ? Isn't someone there to handle his slap-you-in-the-face-remarks anymore ? I guess even his own people are sick of hearing his Bushisms...)

Where is the logic in telling everybody Iraq won't be his problem anymore ?
Simple.
He can't run for President again.
President Bush will only accept responsibility when he's liable for it, and since everybody knows Iraq is his responsibility now, he has to live up to his decisions. But since he's already been elected on his last term (way to go everybody....), he doesn't care. And this was something everybody should have foresaw.
What, did you think he was going to have a solution ? I mean, this is the same Commander in Chief that told us that Osama Bin Laden was a priority target a few years back, and then leaves him alone when he focuses on a country with more oil than the other. (Compare this to O.J. Simpson - he's said time and again after he was acquitted that he would do everything in his power to find the killer...I don't see him moving or taking action, do you ?)

The GOP is estimating that the vote will be against the Bush Administration in sending the 21,500 troops, but Haliburton Oil Magnate Dick Cheney says they'll send them anyway. Once you lose the support of the people and your generals, your war is over. No confidence means no support. And with this war, we're looking at the 21st Century's version of Vietnam.
Do we all really want to see another repeat ? Do we really want to support that ?
Mrs.Clinton has a damn good point - if you make a mess, clean it up yourself.

Octavian

The Wit of a Model

Supermodel Gisele Bundchen has said that she has never suffered from anorexia because she has had "a strong family base" behind her. In fact, she has said that the numerous problems that anorexia has caused in Brazil, not to mention all over the world, are because of parents and family.

"...the parents are responsible, not fashion..."

Wow ! I for one am very impressed with that amazingly intelligent psychoanalysis of the disease in young women ! I should just abandon what my psychology professors have taught me in university, and tell those doctors that they were wrong, and that Gisele Bundchen has solved this growing mental illness...
How would you feel if you were the parents of Ana Carolina Reston and a supermodel blamed you for the death of your daughter, and then said it wasn't the industry that she was in that caused her death ?

Ms. Bundchen may have had the support she needed from her family, but not all families are the same. Some families work, some don't, others just fall apart. I don't think Ms. Bundchen would tell someone who suffers from Post Traumatic Shock that if his father who beat him was more supportive, his nose and ribs would still be intact. Not in the same category, but it does involve abuse of some kind. And that's what Anorexia is - it's a personal abuse of oneself due to a lack of confidence and destructive self image.
So what do you say, Ms.Bunchen when you run into a heavy-set person and s/he tells you that s/he wants to be rail thin to look like you ? Do you tell them that their parents are responsible for the genes that made them fat, and that they should blame them ?

But I'm sure that I'm wrong. I'm sure that the fashion industry has nothing to do with the way young women see themselves. I'm sure that the thin supermodel ban in Spain had nothing to do with Anorexia and Bullemia, nor the health problems and risks that many doctors are talking about concerning being underweight and too thin.
I'm sure that the numerous times we see people suffering from this terrible mental affliction, and requiring interventions and professional help, is all an over exaggeration of the reality. Everybody in Gisele Bundchen's world are all thin, rich, and happy. So there's no way that these health problems could be caused by the environment around her...
I'm sure the image that society, the fashion, advertising, music, and movie industries shoves to us has nothing to do with how we are influenced in the way we look, dress, eat, and feel.
...by the way, Ms. Bundchen, that also includes the model industry too...but you already knew that, right ?



Octavian