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The Return of…The Return of The Blog

cue Star wars music.

So yes, it’s been about a month and a half since my last post. Any yes, lots of hilarious things have happened, between science, politics, news in general, and just my life. Well, forget all that. Lets talk about now.

The current hot shit in the news is McBushinCain’s selection of Gov. Palin for VP on his Presidential ticket. The array of attacks on her has ranged from completely irrelevant and inappropriate to being directly to the point. As much fun as being inappropriate is, I prefer the stuff with substance. However, it’s my blog and I’m allowed to have fun. So you decide what it is.

First, I’m not sure shes an amazing choice in terms of helping the ticket. She’s governor of the smallest state in terms of population, and it’s a state that always goes red. Second, and excuse the sexism here if it exists, but if this was any attempt to steal over any Clinton votes from feminists, I think they’re insane. No rational woman who was going to vote for Hillary Clinton would vote for Sarah Palin (and McCain), the anti-choice, right wing nutjob that she is. Of they thought she would run well in an election I’ll accept that. She’s a good speaker from what I’ve seen, and if they can quash this investigation stuff she’s pretty clean.

Well here’s something thats more of a jab, but I think a valid point. With the announcement of Bristol (really? Bristol? Is Gov Palin sponsored by Bristol Myers Squibb?) the right wing talking heads immediately came out talking about how it was a private matter and not relevant. Well, this comes from the same people who want to tell you what you can and can’t do when it comes to your own pregnancy, and that abstinence-only education should be the only sex education. Then again our current vice president remained silent when his boss pushed for a bill banning his own daughter’s right to marry who she wants. I do honestly believe Cheney loves his daughter. I guess hypocrisy and their ability to detach their politics and talking points from their personal lives shouldn’t really surprise me anymore. I guess I’m an optimist on occasion.

Anyway, I feel strongly inclined to leave you all with a daily show video, in tradition of the blog. So I will. Have a good day!!!!

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The Game

I just lost the game. Now you did too.

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Optimism vs Expertise

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Why I should be able to fire you for being an asshole (heads up, it might be offensive)

Abortion Proposal Sets Condition on Aid - NYTimes

For the billionth time we are having this conversation about whether or not people can refuse medical treatments or dispensing PRESCRIBED medication to patients. For the most part congress has settled this, allowing doctors to refuse abortions and pharmacists to refuse Plan-B on religious grounds. Fine, I give up on that. If people want to shove their religious noses into everyone else’s lives and tell them they can’t have something that a DOCTOR PRESCRIBED I guess that’s the way it is for now. However, bush (lowercase on purpose, for now on) is trying to do something much more psychotic. He wants to make it so that if you want to be able to receive financial aid from the Department of Health and Human Services, you have to agree not to fire or refuse to hire people who refuse to do certain things on religious grounds. I’m not even gonna explain why this pisses me off. If you know me, you know why.

I lied, I’ll explain it in another post more broadly, either tonight right after this one or tomorrow.

Oh boy. Did you think that was the end? There’s more, and in some ways instead of being about moral beliefs about when life begins, it’s more along the lines of being straight up predjudice against people who are very much already alive.

In London, a woman won a suit claiming discrimination after she was punished for refusing to process a gay civil union, because she’s a staunch Christian. Given, things came out kinda proving she wasn’t the most perfect practitioner, given her illigitimate child. But besides that being expected, considering the number of scandals from people who claim to me holier than thou Christians in this country, it’s completely beside the point. What is the point, is that the court said that she couldn’t be punished for not doing her job, because her religion says so. WHAT?!? Obviously it turns out that she was just being a bigot, but WTF!

Why the double standard when it comes to religion. If she had said, “I’m not marrying a couple of fags, they would have fired her, and the court would have said “go fuck yourself.” The other example that makes me furious is that if a draft were in effect, someone could say that their religion prohibited them from fighting, but if I said, “this fucking war is retarded, and I’m not helping,” I’d go to jail. Thats cool.

Anyway, her employer appealed, and I’m sure with the evidence of her not exactly practicing fundamental Christianity the way she portrayed the first time in court, the decision will be overturned. Once again, however, that’s not the point.

What is the point? I don’t know but here’s a funny chart I found:

Later, Ev

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I heard a song and I hated it.

Yo!

Can you guess what song? It sucks. Is that a good enough hint. I hadn’t heard it until the middle of this week and now I can’t escape it. I don’t listen to the radio, but whenever I’m somewhere where they have the radio on it comes on. If you haven’t guessed, its that song I Kissed a Girl and I Liked It, by Katy fucking Perry. I’m just gonna settle with the statement that the song sucks, and hope you get why.

Anyway, today I helped my friends whos’ apartment I’m living in move out. Now I can cause mayhem and burn down the building (kidding Sam (look! I mentioned you)). Sam kept complaining that she was never mentioned in my blog before, hence the previous nested paranthetical statement. Then, I finished up some homework, and finished watching Buffy season 5. Fun day. Class tomorrow. Also another entry tomorrow. Get excited!!! I demand it!

Evan

P.S. Katy Perry sucks!

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Oh boy! Love me some comedy.

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Parking FAIL

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Whoopsie!

Yo!

Yes, once again, it’s been 2 weeks since my last entry. I’ve been lazy, or busy, or both. Whatever. Anyway, on with the entry.

Basically I’ve been goint to class, doing work. Coming back to my apartment, and watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Yes, thats right, Buffy. Like those of you who don’t believe me, I admit I hated the show when it was originally aired. However, since then, I got addicted to another former TV show Firefly and the following movie Serenity. They were both written by Joss Whedon (who also wrote Toy Story), and I figured I’d give another look at his flagship series Buffy. It’s fantastic.

Besides that I’ve pretty much been hanging out, watching congress completely eviscerate the fourth amendmant, and grant the telecom companies and the Bush administration immunity from prosecution for the ILLEGAL wiretapping program which was exposed a few years ago. Fun shit. Get off your phone. Call nobody! They’re listening! Well…probably not, but the point is they could be, and don’t really need anybody’s permission. This is a total betrayal and cave-in on behalf of the DEMOCRATIC majority. FUCK!

Anyway, got a fun game for you all or if you prefer y’all. Sitting down at your desk, lift your right foot off the floor and move it in little CLOCKWISE circles. Now with your right hand, draw the number 6 in the air. Did your foot start moving counter-clockwise. Can you stop that from happening. No! You Can’t! Hahahaha. The brain is funny.

Love y’all, Ev

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George Carlin has died

I’m sad. The world has lost one of its greatest observers and commenters. If you think thats an overstatement, well think of a comeback with language Carlin would use and pretend I said it.

Ev

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The state of things

I can’t comment on this…now. Maybe tomorrow. It makes me too angry.

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