Old Politics: Santorum Vs. Colbert

[WARNING. Santorum-bashing and minor cussing ahead! If you like this guy, please don't read. If you fail to heed this warning and become offended, I just want to say. "I TOLD YOU SO, YOU BASTARD! BUT DID YOU LISTEN?? NOOooooO."]

I want to talk politics today. I'm 6 years late with this one, but I'd still like to talk about it.

It would seem as though Rick Santorum is trying to appeal to the huge percentage of geeks in America.

...He failed. Big time.

" As the hobbits are going up Mount Doom, the Eye of Mordor is being drawn somewhere else. It's being drawn to Iraq and it's not being drawn to the U.S."

Yeeeeeah. Sorry dude, but you just made my contempt for you rise considerably. I mean, sure. This is just some dude who is ignorant about LOTR. If one of my family/friends had said this, I would sit in shock for a moment, collapse, hide my face and sob in shame, then I'd sit back up and explain their horrifying mistake. Although my faith in their Geekiness would be a wee bit tarnished, I'd still love them. I'd forget about it and move on. It's just what family does. SANTORUM, however? I didn't respect him in the first place, and now I see this. I am never gonna to forget about this one. Sorry, asswipe. This one's gonna haunt you forever.

My faith in Steven Colbert, however, just skyrocketed.
Gurth gothrim Tel'Steven Colbert! We will stand and fight beside you, Mr.Colbert.

SOPA BLACKOUT

Well, as many of you probably now know, our government has purposed a bill that would constrict our freedom on the web. It is supposed to stop online piracy (hence the name 'Stop Online Piracy Act'). Now, I have nothing against stopping piracy, but this seems to go beyond that. If passed, this bill would allow our govt. to sue and take down sites, domain names, and any other data that they don't approve of. All well and good, right? Wrong. Think about it. They could delete everything you've worked for with a couple clicks and some false accusations. Just take a look at the bill itself. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204555904577167040770940440.html
Kinda sketchy, right?
Besides, take this into consideration. PIRATES ARE PIRATES. People will always find their ways around things like this. ESPECIALLY if they have no respect for laws in the first place.

We have to protect our freedom of speech.
To learn more, go here
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:SOPA_initiative/Learn_more
and here
http://sopablackout.org/learnmore/

Presidential Election 2012 Part 2

Aaaaand we also have this guy.
"The Dove World Quran-burning controversy arose in July 2010, when Terry Jones, the pastor of the Christian Dove World Outreach Center in Gainesville, Florida, U.S., declared he would burn 200 Qurans on the 2010 anniversary of the September 11 attacks. Media coverage resulted in international outrage and pleas from world leaders to cancel the event. In early September 2010, Jones cancelled and pledged never to burn a Quran. Jones's original 2010 threat sparked protests in the Middle East and Asia, in which a total of 20 people were killed."
Man, the naked cowboy is looking better and better in this election!

How would Mr. Jones like it if someone went and publicly declared that they were going to burn the Holy Bible in response to the crusades? What's that, Terry Jones? You weren't part of the crusade? Well too bad.

Besides, I don't care about the religious beliefs of terrorists!! Their laws and politics? Maybe. But I really don't think that publicly insulting a whole group of people based solely on their religious beliefs is productive or healthy.

Presidential Election 2012 Part 1

Our country just keeps getting weirder and weirder. Ladies, Gents, and any other equally amazing  human beings, (or non-humans, I'm cool with that too. =^.~) I give you:
A 2012 presidential candidate. Yes, take a good look. He is a naked cowboy.
Here's his Wikipedia page. XD
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naked_Cowboy

Not that I have a problem with naked cowboys...... It's just that I'm not completely sure that most of America would like to be represented by this dude. (Which is kind of silly, as one should represent oneself.)
Besides, I'm kinda reminded of Zaphod Beeblebrox! =^.~

Politics

A funny story! =D

We were getting ready to go to local pub for 'Really Cheap Wednesday.' (......yeeeah. That's my Dad. XD)

________, my Dad's friend was sitting on the couch, Dad was tying his boots across the room. I was playing with an apple, (ie. tossing it in the air and catching it. .......Yes, like a cat. D|| )

"You're going to wear your cloak to the pub?" ________ asked in a bemused voice.

I looked up in suprise. "Yup!" I said, as if it was perfectly obvious. ________ nodded slowly. "Hey," I said mildly "at least I'm not going to bring my wand!"

I turned to Dad's snort of amusement. "What? I do have one. I brought it in my backpack." I said with a self-satisfied smile.

Dad fiddled with his boot laces before looking up. ".....You don't really believe in that stuff, do you?"

I continued tossing the apple in to the air. "....Hmm. Maybe. Why not? I mean, people believe in politics... What the hell's up with that?"

I think that this was a good step for me in my relationship with my Dad. He may think that I've crossed into a whole new weird, (which I have) but he knows that I still have the same views on life. He thought that it was pure gold. =^^=