DELICIOUSLY SUSPICIOUS

DUR DUR DUR DUR.

The dogs detected the package inside a 4-by-6-inch condiment container in a vendor cart outside Cox Arena at San Diego State University. A bomb robot was sent to the scene, FBI spokeswoman Jan Caldwell said.

So a dog smells something in a fucking HOT DOG vendor before the game began. Maybe it was a… HOT DOG? Jesus christ, can you imagine some fat, overpaid loser walking their dog only to have it ‘react’ to something suspicious? Welcome to American homeland security!

A Run Down of the Absurd

Well, since becoming a statistic in frictional unemployment, a lot of shit has gone down but I haven’t had the focus to put them into one post. But here is an attempt:

A RUN DOWN OF THE ABSURD

Haiti had UN run elections and guess what? They’re disputed! Or they were, until diplomats decided on the winner. Isn’t this just a repeat of 5 years ago, and when will people learn that enforced “democracy” in third world countries doesn’t work?

I wrote a long piece about the cartoon controversy that led to riots and a few deaths, unfortunately it is still on my company computer. Most say this is about a ‘cultural divide’, but that is just a cop out for those less informed (not to mention that one common theme of exploiting this whole affair has been technology). Where are we seeing the greatest ‘reaction’? Countries like Syria, Iran, Pakistan — economically and politically backwards and undeveloped nations that are ruled autocratically. For these countries, utilizing a far away demon to cast blame and deflect criticism is a great tool among their own political turmoil. This is not a reaction of the people, but a manufactured maneuver on the politically powerful in the Middle East, and exploited on this side of the globe by the military boogieman who love to envoke 9/11 to increase military spending.

There is a lot to learn: the NYTimes has a great piece on the power of imagery. Salon also does an excellent field observation of reactions in Morocco, a country predominately Muslim but did not have a violent reaction towards the West.

Oh yah, Dick Cheney shot a Republican fundraiser during a ‘hunting’ trip, Hillary Clinton compared the House to a plantation, Fox News calls domestic spying, ‘terrorist survelliance’, and the military has gotten so desparate, it does recruiting at prisons. Mmm, I’ve woken up and smelled that delicious freedom coffee.

What part of No More 9/11’s don’t you understand, Constitution Boy?

No one here gets out alive

Fox follows Bush’s lead, renames domestic spying program as “terrorist surveillance program”. Wonderful, what other euphemisms can we create for our world? I’m glad Fox News gets to take the lead on our spin-free totally spinned out no-spin or Constitution zone! What part of “No More 9/11’s” don’t you understand, Constitution Boy?

So approximately 2200 American’s have been killed in Iraq, guess how many Iraqi’s have died? Oh, only more than one hundred times that number. And Kenya, a country that is asking for aid for 4 million people that are in danger of famine is also a country that has spent 12 million dollars in the past two years on luxury vehicles. Welcome to the world, hope you enjoy your stay.

And my personal depressing moment of the day. My state voted in democrat Tim Kaine for Governor this November. And guess what’s happening now? The legislative body of our state government is pushing for Virginia to have a referendum on gay marriage. “Virginia Gov. Timothy M. Kaine (D) does not have to review the amendment resolution. He could veto a separate bill that specifically calls for the November referendum, but press secretary Delacey Skinner said he will not do so.” Thanks, so basically I could have saved myself the trouble and voted for a Republican. From a well thought out friend — “I thought the spirit of America and “freedom” was allowing people to do what they want as long as it didn’t adversely affect other people. I’m sick of all these anti-gay anti-“freedom” laws. I find it highly ironic that most advocates of sanctity of marriage have a few divorces under their belt. I propose an amendment banning divorces and hypocrites.”

PS. Stephanie Tanner from Full House is a meth-addict.

Allah Awareness Day

Recently there has been a somewhat simplified argument occurring about the Allah cartoons that have created quite a stir in the Middle East. This culminated last week when gunmen took over an EU building in Palestine.

First, I have to say that those cartoons aren’t even that funny or clever. In fact, the last one points to the fact that this is a PR stunt:

Second, I find it very convinient that people on the Right would defend this as freedom of speech. What if you were to replace these cartoons with one’s of Jesus and the Pope taking turns touching little boys? Would this still be freedom of speech? Would a boycott seem reasonable against the offending parties? What would be an appropriate response — slander, boycotting, violence? Because we have witnessed a call for the first two frequently by the Neo-Con shills at Fox News.

However, violence is not a reasonable response. Arabs sure are good at reenforcing our preconceived notions of them, because burning flags, jumping, shouting then boiling over to a violent retribution is the first thing most Americans will imagine when they read articles like this.

Are there well-reasoned Muslims on the other side of the world banging their heads on their desks too? I guess I only get American news, so I don’t get a tempered or balanced view on Muslims, but fuck. Can’t we put on a better face guys? I think the reality is whatever we think of Muslims, they think similarly about us.

In Da Club (NIN/Aldous Huxley Remix)

MINDLESS DAY TO DAY THOUGHT REPOSITORY.

Till at last the child’s mind is these suggestions, and the sum of the suggestions is the child’s mind. And not the child’s mind only. The adult’s mind too — all his life long. The mind that judges and desire and decides-made up of these suggestions. But all these suggestions are our suggestions… Suggestions from the State.

Economic Ideology + Political Ideology = Brave New World

LISTEN TO MY FUKKIN NIN REMIX. FIRST TEN PEOPLE TO LISTEN GETS A FREE 50 CENT RINGTONE!!! SUCK ME.

Welcome to America:

If the niggas hate then let ’em hate
Watch the money pile up
Or we go upside there wit a bottle of bub
You know where we fucking be

I’m nominating 50 Cent the official political savant of American politics. I hope he is available for the 2008 political conventions.