The very first to come without no knife, without no gun....

Toby Keith is a corporate shill

Yeah the big boss man, he likes to crack that whip
I ain't nothing but a number on his timecard slip,
I give him 40 hours and a piece of my soul,
Puts me somewhere at the bottom of his totem pole,
Hell I don't even think he knows my name...

Well all week long I'm a real nobody,
But I just punched out and its paycheck Friday,
Weekends here, good God almighty,
I'm gonna get drunk and be somebody
Yeah, yeah, yeah...

My baby cuts hair at a beauty boutique,
Just blowin' and goin' till she's dead on her feet,
They walk right in and sit right down,
She gives them what they want and then she spins them around,
Hey I don't think they even know her name...

All week long she's a real nobody,
But I just picked her up and its paycheck Friday,
Weekends here, good God almighty,
Baby lets get drunk and be somebody
Yeah, yeah, yeah...

We're just average people, in an everyday bar,
Driving from work in our ordinary cars,
And I like to come here with the regular Joes,
Drink all you want, be the star of the show

All week long a bunch of real nobodies,
But we just punched out and its paycheck Friday,
Weekends here, good God almighty,
People lets get drunk (lets get drunk!)
All week long we're some real nobodies,
But we just punched out and its paycheck Friday,
Weekends here, good God almighty,
People lets get drunk and be somebody
Yeah, yeah, yeah...
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When I first saw this song, it almost seemed like a joke. Some sort of parody. But, no! Toby Keith is dead serious!

The irony of it all...This song is a commercial for beer, who is the very "big boss man" that "doesn't know your name". You are a "nobody" all week long, "giving him 40 hours and a piece of your soul"...and on "paycheck Friday" you give him back all your hard-earned money to get drunk? Which then perpetuates a vicious life-long cycle of being a nobody and spending your money to numb yourself to that very fact? And you celebrate it with Toby Keith, who is country music's top money-maker and corporate whore [Forbe's: $48 million in 2007]??? It sounds like Toby Keith is a real voice for the working man. (Could my argument be any more literal if you actually worked for Budweiser?!!)

"Drink all you want, be the star of the show"?? "All week long a bunch of real nobodies"?? "Baby lets get drunk and be somebody"?? I would have to ask Toby Keith, "can a nobody be a somebody without getting drunk"? If so, what is his definition of a "somebody"? Another irony, Toby Keith would have you vote on the side of tax cuts for the rich (himself)...making him even MORE of a "somebody" than you are! And that national healthcare and welfare are bad, because you "should pull yourself up by the boothstraps". Even though you are a "nobody" and have to drink Budweiser to become "somebody". In between being a nobody all week, and drinking on the weekends, Toby Keith says you should have enough time left over to truly excel in this great country of ours, full of wealth and opportunity.

"Aw, c'mon, man. It's just a good ol' song about drinking with your friends and havin' a good time." Is it, Toby? Really?

Yeah, I know this song is "old". First, being hip to new Toby Keith singles has no value. I don't give a shit. Second, people still sing this at his concerts as they drink one $8 beer after another. And I'm sure it makes country radio playlists on Friday afternoons.

Baby Gramps is country.

The Legendary Baby Gramps

Hands down, some of the best 4 minutes of television I have seen in my entire life.

By The Time I Get To Arizona

Did everyone see Letterman tonight? If not, it was quite spectacular. Be on the YouTube lookout. John McCain was supposed to be on, and because he is "suspending" his campaign, he canceled the appearance. Dave spent a lot of time venting about it, including some nice Sarah Palin digs.

Is this an attempt to suspend what should be inevitable questioning of Sarah Palin in non-controlled environments? Or as Keith Olbermann proposed, an attempt to cancel the Vice Presidential debate.

At the very least, John McCain is using this to put Barack Obama in a Catch-22. If Obama agrees to suspend his campaign like John McCain, he is a follower and McCain is the "leader" who did it first. If Obama disagrees and continues campaigning, he doesn't care about the economy.

Anyways, John McCain's history with Martin Luther King, Jr. Day might be common knowledge, or it may not be. He was against the national holiday for about 10 years, then changed his mind. Here is a nice history.

I personally find it interesting how someone's mind can work. In this case, where beliefs come from, how they are changed, and if changed, what remains of the initial belief? Whatever the reason that he was against it, he was still "against" it. Maybe some of them thought, "Well let's not just go handing out days to people"...I really doubt it was going to cause a flood of holiday proposals, like Mark Twain Day. And it didn't! Was it because Corporate America didn't want another national holiday? Even worse, because that means you aren't against honoring him, you just sold out. At the simplest level, someone being against a national holiday has no grasp on what King actually did and represented. Not the "I Have a Dream" synopsis, but the complete story and person.

Does being against Vietnam, or war in general, make someone unworthy of a national holiday? This is one of the reasons John McCain could have been against the holiday. It's not surprising that those in power would think that. I just always thought you were supposed to be against war. Aside from WWII, everyone's favorite argument for just-war, there hasn't been a war in American history that did not involve power and economic posturing as a top priority. When I was a kid, I asked my Dad, "Who won Vietnam?" My Dad said, "No one wins in war." So that's why I wonder, why would someone be so for war that they would take issue with someone being against war? Supporting war is easy, being against war is hard.

McCain says he regrets it and has changed. But can you hold someone accountable for the way their brains have been molded since birth? "Regret" is usually due to hasty actions that weren't thought out. You can regret doing something based on a set of beliefs. But just because you change your mind, should your previous actions be forgotten? Surely, there are remnants of that original thought process. You can join a cult and do crazy shit that you regret...but you still joined a cult and did crazy shit.

My personal illustration...
I used to love Bill Clinton. The guy couldn't do wrong. But even though I think he is still a personable, intelligent, and seemingly caring person...he was way beyond "business-friendly". NAFTA and deregulation under his Presidency have done much harm to America. He, and Alan Greenspan, both hold a share of the blame for our current economic crisis. And in concurrence with my argument, cheating on your wife also says something about you...even if you regret it. So with age, education, and objectivity, I learn that such blind adoration for someone is irresponsible and naive. But is that streak of adoration for likable people still in my brain? Am I predisposed to some form of idol worship? I do question everything, something everyone should do, but I know that I still have that capability in there somewhere. I think when the brain learns something new, it is built on top of the old. The old isn't demolished. It doesn't go away, but is a foundation for the new train of thought.

So on that note, does John McCain ever think, "You know, that holiday is some bullshit."?? It's possible.


[NOTE: I think this is the worst part of the story...and shows that his opposition wasn't so passive...
John McCain didn't just vote against the national holiday... The Governor of Arizona at the time passed the initial holiday proposal. When Evan Mecham came into office, the Republican successor, Mecham wanted to rescind the holiday. McCain initially supported that action. !!!! You don't want the holiday so bad, you are willing to get up off your ass and "CANCEL" it! As if there wasn't anything better to do?]

Slut Babies

Thongs for 10-year-olds, now this?!


http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26673132/

What? Uh. Hmmm. I can’t... Wait. What?

What was I going to write? um. Oh yeah....So this article came out today...

Going veggie shrinks the brain.

The beef industry must be looking for a boost in our "slumping economy"! This is making the rounds with talk radio and DJs, and might find its' way to cable news....and is including the usual anti-vegetarian sentiment. Everything I have heard so far uses the B12 part as a footnote. "Vegetarians have shrinking brains" is far more entertaining than "everyone should pay attention to their nutrition."

Is it really news that you need Vitamin B12? "Vitamin B12 deficiency can also cause anemia and inflammation of the nervous system." is probably news to most meat-eaters, because they pay very little attention to what they put into their bodies (don't get offended, it's true). B12's necessity to the brain and nervous system is also basic nutrition knowledge. Us vegetarians have to be amateur nutritionists, so this story gets a big "No Shit?!" from us. But it gives a nice opportunity for everyone else to point fingers and bask in their gluttony.

While we haven't gone completely vegan, we have a rule that we do not buy animal products at the grocery store. With that, I eat at least 100% daily value of my Vitamin B12 without trying. And since when did people stop taking daily multi-vitamins? Most multi-vitamins have 300% DV of B12. That puts me at a guaranteed 400%. No brain shrinkage here.

In the quest to demonize vegetarians and report what a vegetarian diet is "deficient" in, no one stops to think about the vegetables Americans don't eat...and in turn, the nutrition deficiency of macho-horseshit meat-and-potato diets. The iceberg lettuce on your hamburger doesn't count. When was the last time you ate spinach or cabbage?

Fact is, the industrialized food industry counts on the consumption of animal products. So being critical of a vegetarian diet is convenient for business. For example, the corn industry has been transformed to support this meat-centric system, and half of America's corn goes to feed America's cattle. What's this?! A documentary on the subject?! Great! Important fact, this mass-produced corn is not "corn on the cob" corn. It is a genetically modified, industrialized strain grown for feeding cattle and processed sweeteners.

Beauty Contest!

John McCain obviously chose Sarah Palin based on her merits. Here are all the female Republican governors and senators he had to choose from.

Funny thing is, they all LOOK like they have more experience than Sarah Palin.

Senators


Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R) - Alaska


Sen. Olympia Snowe (R) - Maine


Sen. Susan Collins (R) - Maine


Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R) - Texas


Sen. Elizabeth Dole (R) - North Carolina


Governors


Gov. Linda Lingle (R) - Hawaii
"No, no, no...Definitely not her." - John McCain


Gov. M. Jodi Rell (R) - Connecticut


Gov. Sarah Palin (R) - Alaska
Maverick, Reformer, Hockey Mom, Attractive

Sex, Race, Hypocriticism

So this is how it's going to be with the election?

Bring up race, make Obama talk about race, and falsely accuse him of pulling the race card.

But the first time Barack Obama says anything applicable to a female, the McCain ticket demands an APOLOGY?? It seems like this was their plan all along. Hold their cards, wait for Obama to say something questionable....aaaand....POUNCE!! Isn't having a female on the ticket convenient! It's like the bully on the playground that picks on everyone, then one kid hits back and the bully cries to the teacher.

Well, McCain has used the same phrase, and I'm sure Barack Obama knew that...



So that's a NEW RULE. I don't want to hear the term "race card" again.

Wolves say "Hell No!" to Sarah Palin

The story.

An opinion of the story, with facts from the story.

An excellent mini-documentary on this topic...
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Britney has never made you laugh this much!

I have been waiting many, many years for this.

At 2:20, it gets downright hilarious.

Polar Bears say "No" to Palin

Did you know?

"Palin opposes the Bush administration's decision to list polar bears as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act. Alaska sued Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne earlier this month to try to overturn his decision.

Palin argues there isn't enough evidence to support a listing, and she fears it will harm oil and gas development in prime polar bear habitat off Alaska's northern and northwestern coasts."

Believe what you want about drilling...but to act like Polar Bears are not endangered?!?! Therefore willing to let a species go extinct in the name of oil? Wow....

http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5jiV2WBHEmiS0_TAkxcdOD_WFHDkAD92S4MS04

http://www.adn.com/polarbears/story/413710.html

My own "New Rules"

I haven't seen the latest Real Time with Bill Maher yet, so maybe he said this first one already...

But NEW RULE!!!

Republicans are not allowed to criticize the "Cult of Barack Obama" anymore, now that they have created their own "Cult of Sarah Palin".

NEW RULE!!
Stop using Barack Obama's "celebrity" as a put down, when the Republican hero is Ronald Reagan. An actor who was even nicknamed after one of his movie characters!

NEW RULE!!

You don't get a cookie for not aborting your baby with Down Syndrome.
You can't call yourself Pro-Life and then brag about not getting an abortion. (Or at least allowing your minions to put you on a pedestal for it.)

NEW RULE!!

Don't call yourself Pro-Life if you support wars, the death penalty, and the consumption of animals. You are a hypocrite. Call yourself Anti-Abortion.

NEW RULE!!

If you get excited over the phrase "drill baby drill", you are dumbass. Stop getting into a fervor and shitting your pants over something that both candidates are going to do.

NEW RULE!!

If Sarah Palin is SO qualified, then why is she being kept behind the curtain all this time? Should someone with so much "executive experience" need this much debriefing?

NEW RULE!!



They will protect your 2nd amendment rights, at their convenience of course...But the 1st amendment is always up for Republican debate! Especially if you want books from your local library that Sarah Palin may find objectionable. Those might have to be removed. It is for your own protection!!!
That's what I call "less government"!

It is embarrassing...

Even though you know this corporate handjob stuff is just part of the game, it still makes you want to puke.
But this happening under Obama's nose gives his opponents a lot of ammunition. Everyone expects the Republicans to do it, they would privatize the whole country if given the chance.

You'd like to say Obama is a humble guy, and is unfairly being tagged with the "celebrity" namecalling, and he is just simply popular (all true). But when you have glitzy parties and shit with lame celebrities, it doesn't bode well. It makes me cringe.

Believe what you want about Code Pink...

...but this isn't how to handle a protester.




I hope Karma bites that cop in the ass.