It’s this same image/public relations bullshit that existed with FDR — how the public never really saw him in his wheelchair.  If photographs or video were regularly shown with President Obama smoking cigarettes, would all hell break loose?
I suppose on many levels, it’s wrong for kids to see a “leader” smoking, and this can become [...]

I’m not a negative person, but when I hear about shit like this it really just depresses me.   Luckily, I’ve somehow managed to turn that depression into  a healthy amount of rage.
This ultra conservative Christian far right wing-nut school board Chairman Don McLeroy in Texas — he’s  one of the ringleaders of these shitheads who [...]

Good friend Lance told me the following story the other night:
He was pulling into a parking lot somewhere here in Los Angeles, when a group of Mexican men started waving at him.  Being polite, he waved back.  Then all of a sudden all these guys started sprinting toward his Toyota pick-up truck.  Once they got [...]

Within the past several years, it seems the movement to decriminalize marijuana has gained momentum.  When I say this, I’m including the whole concept of medical marijuana as well.
In my current home state of California, I’m proud to say that medical marijuana is legal.
Similarly to obtaining any prescription medication, to obtain marijuana, you must have [...]

Tickling can be a great way to make another person laugh while simultaneously torturing them.  I’m pretty sure most people are indeed ticklish, but you’ll find that many out there will lie and tell you that they are not.   I do find it tough though to believe that certain people are/were ticklish.
Was Adolph Hitler ticklish?   [...]

While I’m highly skeptical of politicians switching parties mid-career, I’m way less skeptical of people who decide to “switch religions.”  When it comes to religion and trying to figure out the answers to life’s big questions, we are really in the dark.  As much trouble as humans have in terms of building ideal governments and [...]

I find it very strange when politicians switch parties suddenly after a bulk of their career with one.  To go from a Republican or a Democrat to an independent/3rd party I could see making some sense, and this is more of a gradual shift in ideologies.
However, to go from a Democrat to a Republican, or [...]

I’ve been watching more and more Hulu lately (Daily Show, Colbert Report, and Conan), and it’s great that the programming is only interrupted by very short commercial breaks.  One such advertisement is for the new video game Wolfenstein, which adds supernatural elements to a World War II fighting game.
The commercial shows images of war and [...]

I try to avoid putting too much stock into ideas like “liberal media” and “conspiracy.”
but….
Watch this.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d5PrbQv8eEw
Then watch and read this:
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/allstar09/news/story?id=4326841T
To me it looks like the ball HITS THE GROUND.  Yet, the media seems 100% sure it didn’t.  If this was a 3rd strike, every single batter in the league would take off for first base [...]

Today I was on line at Rite Aid, and as I typically do, I glance at the covers of the rags like Star Magazine or the National Enquirer.  Mostly it’s just nonsense, and stupid shit about Jennifer Aniston’s dating life.  However, the cover I saw earlier today I found insanely offensive.  Now, if you read [...]