Colin Powell to Endorse Obama

Holy shit balls, it looks like this might actually be the case. Here's the thing: Matt Yglesias and Kevin Drum (both support Obama but predict that Hillary will win) can try and predict who the winner is going to be in this primary. A lot of people can try and predict that. But there's still a ton of things that you just can't predict. That's the game of politics. And Yglesias even admits that predictions are a "mug's game." So I've got to say, I'm supporting Obama, I don't know who's going to win, and I think predicting who's going to win is a pretty tough thing to do at this point.

Bad Therapist

Client: I'm struggling with anxiety.
Bad Therapist: Well then maybe you should chill the fuck out.

Client: I'm having a lot of problems with my parents.
Bad Therapist: Oh okay. Hey you know friend, I've got some advice you okay. It's a very important line from a very important book. You ready for this pal: 'Honor thy father and thy mother!'

Client: I keep regressing back to the simpler days of childhood.
Bad Therapist: Grow up.

Huckabee's Major

Mike Huckabee says the following

"I know the pundits, and I know what they say: The math doesn't work out," Huckabee said Saturday morning at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington. "Well, I didn't major in math; I majored in miracles. And I still believe in those, too."

Now I've got to admit: I wanted to make fun of the Governor for this quote. So I did a Wikipedia search on Huckabee to find put his college major thinking, "well, well, Mr. Huckabee! Turns out you majored in political science! Gotchya!"

But it turns out that he majored in Religion. And I imagine he thinks of that as majoring in miracles. So I'm a bit salty as the Governor's story checks out.

George Bush

If Hillary Clinton wins the nomination and then the general election that means we go George Bush-Clinton-George Bush-Clinton. By the end of her second term I'll be over 35. At that time I will change my name to George Bush and run for president saying, "It's time to put a George Bush back in the White House."

Arlen Specter

So Senator Specter is all, "I'm mad at the NFL! They threw out tapes. That sucks. That's like the CIA throwing out tapes."

I can understand that Arlen is mad about this shit. But I still don't understand why there is any energy going into the NFL when there's a genocide going on in Darfur. Yes. How annoying we Darfur activists are. Always pooping on the party. But the fact is, there is a genocide going on in Darfur and the President of the United States has done so little to match his rhetoric around this that it's kind of mind boggling.

I think the NFL should maybe get less of a priority Senator Specter. I mean, I'm all for accountability but let's prioritize, you know.

What About Farting Embarrasses You?

I'm no longer embarrassed about farting in front of most people. I find the sound pretty funny and I'm proud of myself when my ass starts to talk. What I'm embarrassed about is when my fart smells. Then I feel like me and any one near me has to sit around for three minutes getting familiar with the smell of my shit. That makes me uncomfortable.

Huckabee's Major

Mike Huckabee says the following

"I know the pundits, and I know what they say: The math doesn't work out," Huckabee said Saturday morning at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington. "Well, I didn't major in math; I majored in miracles. And I still believe in those, too."

Now I've got to admit: I wanted to make fun of the Governor for this quote. So I did a Wikipedia search on Huckabee to find put his college major thinking, "well, well, Mr. Huckabee! Turns out you majored in political science! Gotchya!"

But it turns out that he majored in Religion. And I imagine he thinks of that as majoring in miracles. So I'm a bit salty as the Governor's story checks out.

Huckabee's Major

Mike Huckabee says the following

"I know the pundits, and I know what they say: The math doesn't work out," Huckabee said Saturday morning at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington. "Well, I didn't major in math; I majored in miracles. And I still believe in those, too."

Now I've got to admit: I wanted to make fun of the Governor for this quote. So I did a Wikipedia search on Huckabee to find put his college major thinking, "well, well, Mr. Huckabee! Turns out you majored in political science! Gotchya!"

But it turns out that he majored in Religion. And I imagine he thinks of that as majoring in miracles. So I'm a bit salty as the Governor's story checks out.

Orange Juice

Growing up both my parents had ADD so like Tropicana I'm not from concentrate.

Which Candidate Would You Go Down On?

If you HAD to...I mean...HAD to go down on one of the remaining candidates: McCain, Huckabee, Paul, Clinton, Obama, or Gravel which one would it be? I think this in the final analysis should decide who you end up voting for.

Writer's Strike Ending

Thank goodness. The writer's strike is almost over. That means that we can all go back to writing again. I've been encouraging high school students to stand in solidarity with the Writer's Guild and stop writing any thing. I mean no one likes a scab. But now these kids and myself can go back to writing with a clean conscience.

Weaknesses

If you are ever in a job interview and the interviewer pulls the old, "Okay. We've talked about some of your strengths now about your weaknesses. What would you say is your greatest weakness?"

The conventional answer is, "I just care too much about my job." A more daring answer would be, "Well I sometimes come in late but I've been getting better at that." But I think the best answer is, "Chocolate. Honey, I have a weakness for chocolate that you wouldn't believe!"

Should We Give A Poop?

The attorney general won't investigate the stated fact that the CIA was torturing people. This makes me so pissed off that in reading this I started pissing in every corner of my room. Almost. I almost got that pissed off. A hungry old man came over to me while I was eating a rat for lunch and asked if I'd give him the rat's ass. And I said "yes." Almost. I almost gave a rat's ass. Some folks out on the corner said they were building a fort made of entirely of shit and asked if I would donate one of mine. And I did. Almost. I almost gave a shit.

But should I get that pissed off, should I give a rat's ass, should I give a shit? Well, yes of course I should. But should I care so much that I wallow in helpless anger and desperation the way so many of us have during the Bush Reich? No. Instead, I should take all the righteous anger I have at an administration that continues to strip the US of any moral value and convert that into positive energy for a dream of a country that can do better. Than with that positive energy help a Democrat (hopefully Obama) into office in November and help create a bigger Democratic majority in Congress.

Then we investigate the CIA. We deStalinize.

Obama Versus Hillary

Our nation has experienced what feels like irreparable injury from over a decade of Right Wing Cronyism. On the domestic front, poverty has increased, education has been mishandled, civil liberties have been stripped, and the concept of patriotism has been perverted. Further, America's standing in the world as an economic power and as a moral authority has all but collapsed as we've waged a war that was not our place to wage and operated that war in a manner that is not only incompetent but shows basic contempt for true democratic values and human rights. The war in Iraq has not only overshadowed our moral authority, it has overshadowed our ability to address very real human rights violations in places like Darfur, Congo, Uganda, and Burma.

As the EU and China become bigger players in the world, the US has been fading away as it's been ruled by a small group of privileged people who can't even agree that global warming is an imminent threat and that evolution is a fact of life.

I look to people like FDR who have not only had the right policies to pull our nation out of despair, but whose policies were part of a larger vision and who had the ability to articulate that vision in a way that made us want to be better Americans and better people. MLK and JFK were similar. They were fresh voices who could articulate their brilliant ideals with soaring rhetoric to make us all want to be better than we are and to remind us that hope was not lost.

In these desperate times,a progressive grassroots infrastructure has emerged that is ready for a progressive president who will inspire us to do more to build this movement. That person is Barack Obama.

No one can speak to this entire country like he can. No one can speak to the entire world like he can. Here is a chance to have a leader who will make us excited to be Americans. Who will make us proud to ask what we can do for our country. Who will show our world that is mainly made up of people of color, that the US represents all colors and races. This will provide hope to every person of color in this country. It will be a sign of victory of a long struggle that has been happening in the US since its founding...before it's founding.

Barack Obama represents something new. Something better. Something higher in all of us. This is what we need in a president.

In comparison, Hillary Clinton comes off as someone so hungry to win at all costs, someone uninspiring. The current primary is like a choice between a stern high school librarian who needs to force herself just to smile and be human, and the President of the United States.

Dowding Thomas

That's a pretty stupid name for a blog post about my doubting Maureen Dowd, but here I am doing it. Maureen Dowd. She seems to think that the political arena should be treated the way People Magazine covers celebrity gossip. So is this dumbing down American politics? That's a tough question, but I think I'm going to go with yes. Yes it fucking is.

Montel Williams

Not only is he leaving being a talk show host, but apparently Montel Williams spent 20 years in the military and won medals for being part of the invasion of Grenada. I respect that Montel served in the military, but the invasion of Grenada? That shit is sketched out.

Okay, stop me if you’ve heard this one: “’What do you call a mainstream media that does not seem to think the invasion of Grenada was shameful and abhorrent?’ Give up! The US mainstream media, silly!”

And you want to know why the US media does not consider the invasion of Grenada as shameful and abhorrent? The same reason why the mascot at many US Catholic colleges is “The Crusader.”

They say the victors write history. “They” are correct.