A sad commentary on Bush’s America.

Let’s be honest, we as Americans can be gullible morons sometimes.  How else to explains the last 7 years?  However, does the Conservative Right, and their mouthpieces like Rush Limbaugh, really believe constantly putting Barak Obama and Osama bin Laden’s names in the same sentaces are going to make the cast majority of voters believe Obama is somehow linked to bin Laden?  Granted, some very stupid and gullible Americans will belieave this shit, but the vast majority?  Well, I’d like to say no, but you never can tell in this country what American will believe when they hear enough times.

So, tell me, why should minorities vote Republican?

Chuck Norris says the surge is working.  Thank God we have Chucky to set us straight.

If we needed another reason to work our asses off to get Bush, Cheney, and all their right-wing, moronic, neo-con friends out of office it’s Iran.  These fools are actually considering military action as a choice for dealing with Iran.  Now, unlike Iraq I doubt seriously President Bush will find any support of military action in Iran, but one should never underestimate the ability of this administration to gather support for its initiatives.  I’ve often been abused for saying the American people can be very gullible when it comes to this man, but I still believe that.  Fortunately for us all, the American people are starting to wake up, not to mention Congress has finally found the strength to stand against the president when it’s necessary. 

Now, I don’t delude myself into thinking that Iran isn’t of concern.  I’m trouble by their nuclear program and we certainly don’t need the terrorist groups supported by Iran getting access to nuclear material; however, Iran cannot be fixed militarily.  First of all, the country is what, 3 to 4 times larger than Iraq?  Unlike Saddam Hussein’s military, Iran has maintained a strong, well-equipped military.  Then, there’s the mountainous terrain.  To defeat a country like Iran it would take not only a large multi-national force, but the hope that any attack would not inflame other Muslims nations; and thinking that just because Iranian’s are mostly Shia is no guarantee that Sunni Muslims will not react negatively.  We could quickly find ourselves becoming Russia to Iran’s’ Afghanistan in the 80s.

Tell me, what’s so “dangerous” about giving troops a longer rest period between deployments?  I’m certainly no military expert, but wouldn’t allowing troops more time to rest, relax, and restore themselves between deployments actually make them safer in the long run?  Maybe someone needs to explain that to Sec. of Defense Gates.

Am I the only person on the planet who’s never seen The Office (UK or US versions), and has absolutely no interest in watching it?  Apparently, I am.

Am I the only one sick of all these debates?

So, did you watch HBO’s new series Tell Me You Love Me?  You know, the series that features full-on male nudity?  Well, I did and I thought it was an OK series, nothing spectacular.  Granted, I don’t usually see so many penises and balls outside of the locker room and porn, but it just wasn’t all that.  Sure, watching one man get a hand-job from his wife along with the inevitable orgasm was, to say the least, shocking I really didn’t think the sex was anything outrageous.

Well, unbeknownst to me penises are popping up all over the place in film and television.  The New York Observer has an interesting article about the whole issue.  The writer brings up an interesting point about how we seem to have no problem completely exposing women on the screen, but to dare show a penis will often get a film an NC-17 rating.  Why?  Why is the penis so much more offensive than a vagina?  What’s good for the goose is good for the gander.  Of course, sitting in a theater and seeing some guy’s penis flash across the screen is not my idea of fun, but neither is some of the overly graphic female nudity I’ve seen.  If a good film features nudity of both sexes, it doesn’t really matter to me.  Guys just need to get over it.  Turn up the heat, grin, and bear it.  Besides, with computer technology these days even the tiniest pee-pee can be improved.

After 19 years Wal-Mart is changing the store’s slogan from “Always Low Prices” to “Save Money. Live Better.” I’ll give Wal-Mart credit for trying to push the idea their low prices help low income families in this nation put food on the table and clothes on their backs.  The commercial will showcase families on vacations and a father/son out looking at cars because Wal-Mart helps families save an average of $2,500 a year.  The hypocritical part of that is Wal-Mart pays its own employees such crappy wages without benefits that I doubt very few of them can take time off for a vacation let along go somewhere.  Too bad Wal-Mart’s own employees can’t live the dream they’re employer is cashing in on.