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He's A Little Heated

'm not one to throw salt on another man's game. If you have the nads and intellect to come up with a scam that others will fall for knock yourself out. But Scientology takes it step too far.

Starting basically as a drunken bet between Ernest Hemingway and L. Ron Hubbard { i heard '-)} the scam has grown to encompass throngs of simple minded followers. These are the same people that would have followed Jim Jones, Marshall Applewhite and Rev Moon if given the chance.

Before offing himself L. Ron set out to see if he could actually create a religion, which kinda makes you wonder how other religions got started as well? In any case some "entrepreneurs" saw the potential and built it into the cash cow it is now.

You have to admit it's a pretty good scam because as long as there are people willing to imbibe the Kool-Aide, watch Fox news and WWE and thinks it's real there will be plenty of rubes to keep them going.

Race Relations - How Far We've Come

This was an SNL sketch from way back in the day. It was hilarious then but would touch off a fire storm now, have we really progressed or regressed over the years?

President Pelosi?

Has it occurred to anyone, but me, there’s something radically wrong with the way Congress is running since the Democrats took over again? Not that it was ever running smoothly but lately it seems even feebler than usual. You know you’re in trouble when Mr. Bush has a better approval rating than you do. I’m pretty sure Charles Manson has a better approval rating then Mr. Bush. It’s pretty difficult to suck worse than this administration and yet the 110^th Congress has managed to pull it off.

The main reason we have the triad governmental system (Executive, Legislative and Judicial – for those that missed civics class that week) was to ensure checks and balances, you know “Government of the people, by the people and for the people.” Sound familiar to anyone??? The Legislative branch is supposed to be the group that maintains order for all - the common sense factor, if you will. They can create laws, declare war, regulate the budget and other than the power of the purse their main weapon is subpoena power.

Like the courts themselves Congress can also summon people to appear under oath. In fact if one is found to be in contempt of Congress an arrest warrant can be issued and the Sergeant At Arms can actually arrest you. In short, Congress was given mirroring powers in relationship to the other branches of government. You don’t really want to mess with Congress if you can avoid it, or at least one would think.

Apparently the Bush administration must have pictures of last year’s holiday party or something. Maybe they dug up some interesting stuff with their warrantless wire taps or Congress is afraid of ending up at Gitmo – upside down and gasping for air? Whatever the reason, this congress refuses to investigate this administration. One truly has to wonder why that is? At the very lease you’d think they’d want to get to the bottom of why we are now stuck in the quagmire that is Iraq. Maybe take a stab at finding out why the Attorney General’s office fired all those people? How about accounting for all that money that is hemorrhaging out of Iraq?

Clearly there are a number of questions that need to be answered, but there’s something even more insidious afoot here. Arguably the main attribute of the basic politician is ambition. Oh sure, they’ll spew that “wanting to work towards the common good” dribble or “one person CAN make a difference” line but that’s just so they can get elected in the first place. I’m pretty sure it’s the egomaniacal, Napoleonic, megalomaniacal aspects of their twisted personalities that drives their desire to seek public office. Digest that for a moment before considering what I’m about to lay on you.

OK ready? Here we go. Nancy Pelosi has risen to the highest political point of any female in the history of the country. She is literally two heartbeats, or lack there of, from the presidency itself. As Speaker of the House she stands second in line to the President. Now some of you are thinking, “what about Condoleezza?” What about her – just kidding, she’s actually fourth in line behind Robert Byrd as the President Pro Tempore of the Senate (Here ends the civic lesson). Basically, should something happen to the both the President and VP the Speaker becomes the President of the United States.

Of course what could happen to both the Pres and VP simultaneously? I mean what are the chances of that? What could possibly happen to the current leaders of the Executive branch? Oh - I don’t know let’s say HIGH TREASON, PURGERY, WAR CRIMES, EMBEZZLEMENT , CRIMES AGAINST HUMINTY, OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE, INVASION OF PRIVACY, ILLEGAL PROSECUTION, UNLAWFUL DETENTION, etc. I’m sure I’ve missed something but I’m pretty sure you’re feelin’ me at this point.

At the very least there is clearly a big enough scandal to force the current administration out in disgrace. Hell Watergate was just a freakin’ burglary. Any second rate politician should have been able to exploit the situation for his/her own political gain. All Nancy Pelosi had to do was bring formal charges against Twiddle Dumb and Twiddle Dumber and she would have been the first female leader of the free world. George and Dick would have hot-footed it out of office way before articles of impeachment were ever drawn up. WHAT THE HELL is wrong with Nancy? There has to be a serious reason this obvious ascension to power was not seized.

Letter to Democratic Party Leadership

With all due respect,

“History is a relentless master. It has no present, only the past rushing into the future. To try to hold fast is to be swept aside.”
John F. Kennedy

We have a unique opportunity to not only avoid being swept aside, as in President Kennedy’s quote, but to actually become a part of history in the making. As with most opportunities an actual call to action is needed to bring it to fruition. Enclosed is an open letter to former Vice President Al Gore. The letter serves as the prerequisite call to action not only for Mr. Gore but all party officials to follow the lead of Gov. Richardson and fully back a candidate before irreparable damage is done to the Democratic Party and the country as a whole.

The current “scorched earth” campaign cannot be allowed to go on unchecked. It serves no purpose other than to divide the country and all but hand the presidency to the Republican Party. Why allow this to continue when the so called super delegates will have to decide this nomination in the end regardless of the outcome of the primaries? Letting this campaign deteriorate into a vicious racially charged quagmire for the sake of political safety is tantamount to aesthetically arranging the deck chairs on the Titanic.

Before you now is the rare opportunity to transcend conventional political wisdom and implement pure and simple logic. Put simply, a chance to actually do the proverbial “right thing.” Instead of sitting back to see out this fleshes itself out and then making the prudent political maneuver, take the initiative and halt the flesh eating virus the current campaign is rapidly becoming. The remaining upcoming primaries will do little if anything to unravel the Gordian knot the Democratic nomination has become. In fact they may actually make the situation worse than it is now, if that is even imaginable.

Swift and definitive action must be taken immediately to decide this race. The full inimitable support of the highest profile super delegates should be thrown behind the candidate the people have clearly chosen thus far to be their choice of nominee. Waiting for the conclusion of the Pennsylvania ballot or any others for that matter will only fuel the flames that will eventually consume the party’s chances for victory and quite possibly the party itself.

Respectfully,

Damon

Letter to AL

March 12, 2008

Mr. Gore,

Let me apologize in advance for I am sure there is some sort of protocol that I’m failing to observe and I know there is a more eloquent and/or politically correct approach to this endeavor but I fear time will not permit finding it. We (as in WE the People) are in desperate need of your help. Your absence in the current Presidential race has caused a vacuum of reality and apparently common sense.

Although I truly thought you would run this year I respect your decision not to. It is clearly our loss not to have you as the Democratic nominee and inevitable President Elect. However, there may be a mixed blessing involved because I believe there is a candidate that will bring a lot of the qualities you possess to the White House, if given the opportunity.

Before I try to make the case for which candidate is best, permit me to make the presupposition that the vast majority would agree the campaign for the Democratic nominee has taken an almost assured fatal turn for the worst. One candidate’s scorched earth, “kitchen sink” approach to this campaign will only serve to elect Sen. McCain to the office of President and undoubtedly give us at least four more years of the current administration for all intents and purposes.

I freely admit I am not one of the all knowing, all seeing pundits, political devotees or extremists by any stretch of the imagination. To be brutally honest I’ve never been all that concerned about politics past its intrinsic entertainment value. What little interest I did have was thoroughly depleted by the current administration. And much to my disgrace, I’ve never actually voted or even registered to vote – until now. I registered as a Democrat and voted in the California primary for the first time, as did many others. Like those others I was inspired by Sen. Barack Obama to actually get in the game, if you will, instead of merely jeering from the peanut gallery.

Pardon the digression but for what it’s worth, I did stay up all night in 1999 to make sure you had won and I went to bed happy and secure in the thought of you as President, narrowly avoiding what I knew would be a catastrophe in the making. Man, that next morning sucked in ways I can’t even pronounce, as I’m sure you are quite aware.

To put it bluntly, what we need is someone of your stature to put an end to the divisive, win at any and ALL cost politics that will undoubtedly rip the Democratic Party apart and snatch defeat from the jaws of victory once again. It is clear the so called “Super Delegates” will decide the outcome of our primary season. If this is a forgone conclusion what purpose is served by letting an egomaniacal campaign destroy the domestic tranquility that would be brought forth by a campaign of unity and hope?

Clearly the country needs a diametric change from the policies of the current administration. Senators Clinton and McCain are running on their respective experience which quite frankly translates to politics as usual in the long run. Sen. Obama will have to find a fresh approach by simple default. His very being automatically excludes him from the “good ‘ol boys” network that has put us in the position we are in presently. Although he will have to adapt and overcome many obstacles, which is assuredly nothing new for him, he will have to do it in a way that has never been done before thus guaranteeing the change we so desperately need.

Please, for the general welfare - lead the way for the other party officials and Super Delegates to end the attack on common decency, race/gender relations, hope and unity. Throw your complete support behind the candidate you see as most fit for the job that was rightfully yours with as much alacrity as possible. Use your considerable clout and keep Napoleon’s dogs at bay.

Sincerely,

D

Hillary IS a Monster

Wow, just when you thought it was safe to have faith in the democratic process or the human condition in general Hillary and her team drags us back down into the primordial ooze. I think Sen. Obama’s campaign person got it right – Hillary is a monster. She’s like one of those teenage slasher or 50’s “B” movie monster that just won’t die when there supposed to.

If you had any doubts or questions about the differences between the Presidential candidates it should be painfully obvious to you now Sen. Clinton and for the most part Sen. McCain are “politics as usual.” If change is really what everyone wants Barack Obama is our man.

Hillary as clearly shown what she’s like when the heat is on. If she’s not crying she’s trying to create a race war, all in an effort to be President. If you listen to her speeches she always says “I” as in I will fight for you and “I” will get things done “I”, “I”, “I”. Where as both the other candidates more often than not use “we”. “We” can get it done together. “We’ll” take back Washington. The true irony here is her win at all cost, “kitchen sink” strategy will all but hand the Presidency to John McCain. Without a doubt, in her mind any – it’s all about her.

I’d truly like to know what her plan is. Does she actually think she can all but call Sen. Obama a lazy nigger and hope everyone has forgotten or forgiven just in time for the general election? NEWS FLASH - we would rather see four more years of Bush before we win on a racist platform of any kind. Hillary has resorted to the Karl Rove divide and concur, say anything, (50 +1%) strategy of politics. This is particularly effective given that people are basically stupid as a whole. The problem with it however, is that it discounts the saving grace of people being only SO stupid. Unfortunately for Hill, and the Republicans in general their boy George used up all the stupid and then some over the last eight years.

Funny - no one on Hillary’s team was so concerned about the Florida or Michigan delegates when she was the presumptive favorite to win the nomination. The “he’s not ready to be Prez but he could be my VP” so you can have both if you vote for me okay doke is targeted to those lesser educated, not so quick individuals that seem to make up Hillary’s base. Having her surrogates run around saying her opponent wouldn’t be where he is today if he was white or female is just more of the same as well as being patently ridiculous. I’m sure it’s not easy being a woman in a right handed white man’s world but try being a left handed black named Barack.

If everything here to fore isn’t enough to make you reject Hillary consider this, why do the Republicans want to face her in the general election so much? I’m guessing it’s because they’ve spent the last two years plus tooling up for this fight, falling into the same presumptive trap Hillary herself fell into, and now posses nuclear bombs they will drop on her hard, fast and continuously. They weren’t expecting a nuke proof, stealth candidate to suddenly appear and save the day.

If Barack is their opponent they’re completely screwed. Hillary will have already thrown the “kitchen sink” at him, using their best tricks to no avail, where will they go from there? Pointing out he’s black won’t work any better for them. They probably don’t want to emphasize his youth considering their man is so old his social security number is carved in hieroglyphics on a piece of stone. Barack has never supported the war and never said he didn’t know much about economics so what’s left to attack him with?

Hillary, on behalf of the Democratic Party, black and all other minorities, women that will seek the Presidency in the future and the people of the United States of America in general – PLEASE step aside and get with the program of real change with the next President of the US, Barack Obama.