I know this sounds cold, but I also know that I echo many many people when I say this, and I say it with love, "Get a freakin' hobby, you have enough kids!"
Thursday, October 16, 2008
OHIO: YOU DIDN'T REALLY SAY THAT, DID YOU?
Watch the below clip to see some Republican supporters speaking a whole lot of jibberish while at a rally for Republican VP nominee Sarah Palin. Some of the quotes sound like they should be on greeting cards at the Hillbilly Hallmark:
- “I’m afraid if he wins, the Black will take over.”
- “When you’ve got a Negro running for President, you need a first stringer. He’s definitely a second stringer.”
- “He seems like a wolf in sheep’s clothing. I believe Palin is filled with the Holy Spirit and I believe she’s going to bring honesty and integrity to the White House.”
- “He must support terrorists. If it walks like a duck, quacks like a duck, it must be a duck. And that to me, is Obama.”
- “Just the whole Muslim thing. A lot of people forgot about 9/11. I don’t know, it’s just a little unnerving.”
- “Obama and his wife. I’m afraid they could be anti-White.”
- “I don’t like the fact that he thinks us white people are trash. Because we’re not!”
I will say this: I appreciate the fact that they were being honest and expressing how they feel. It seems that the prejudice we hear out loud is at least something that can be dealt with, you can try to share the proper facts and hopefully educate them. I look at this as a reflection of how many people in the red states feel.
Side note: I don't want to assume that these people are poor, but I suspect they are middle-to-lower class and I always find that funny because even though they relate to the God piece most, financially Republicans probably WILL NOT HELP YOU!
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
BRAVO: YOU F**KED UP
I had the misfortune of watching The Real Housewives of Atlanta. The previous seasons were mildly bearable, but this new batch of women is completely worthless. What a waste, I'll stick to watching almost anything before I watch another episode of that shit. The woman in the middle is the worst of them all.
Now, I'm not particularly high-brow with my tv selections, but that's even too vapid for my tastes! And that my friends, is saying something.
BOTTLED WATER, FULL OF CONTAMINANTS?
From the AFP:
Sweden's second city Gothenburg has decided to stop buying bottled water due to environmental concerns and will only provide civil servants with tap water, a city councillor said Thursday .
Tests on leading brands of bottled water turned up a variety of contaminants often found in tap water, according to a study released Wednesday by an environmental advocacy group.
The findings challenge the popular impression — and marketing pitch — that bottled water is purer than tap water, the researchers say.
However, all the brands met federal health standards for drinking water. Two violated a California state standard, the study said.
An industry group branded the findings "alarmist." Joe Doss, president of the International Bottled Water Association, said the study is based on the faulty premise that a contaminant is a health concern "even if it does not exceed the established regulatory limit or no standard has been set."
The study's lab tests on 10 brands of bottled water detected 38 chemicals including bacteria, caffeine, the pain reliever acetaminophen, fertilizer, solvents, plastic-making chemicals and the radioactive element strontium. Though some probably came from tap water that some companies use for their bottled water, other contaminants probably leached from plastic bottles, the researchers said.
"In some cases, it appears bottled water is no less polluted than tap water and, at 1,900 times the cost, consumers should expect better," said Jane Houlihan, an environmental engineer who co-authored the study.
The two-year study was done by the Washington-based Environmental Working Group, an organization founded by scientists that advocates stricter regulation. It found the contaminants in bottled water purchased in nine states and Washington, D.C.
Researchers tested one batch for each of 10 brands. Eight did not have contaminants high enough to warrant further testing. But two brands did, so more tests were done and those revealed chlorine byproducts above California's standard, the group reported. The researchers identified those two brands as Sam's Choice sold by Wal-Mart and Acadia of Giant Food supermarkets.
In the Wal-Mart and Giant Food bottled water, the highest concentration of chlorine byproducts, known as trihalomethanes, was over 35 parts per billion. California's limit is 10 parts per billion or less, and the industry's International Bottled Water Association makes 10 its voluntary guideline. The federal limit is 80.
Wal-Mart said its own studies did not turn up illegal levels of contaminants. Giant Food officials released a statement asserting that Acadia meets all regulatory standards. Acadia is sold in the mid-Atlantic states, so it isn't held to California's standard. In most places, bottled water must meet roughly the same federal standards as tap water.
The researchers also said the Wal-Mart brand was five times California's limit for one particular chlorine byproduct, bromodichloromethane. The environmental group wants Wal-Mart to label its bottles in California with a warning because the chlorine-based contaminants have been linked with cancer. It has filed a notice of intent to sue.
Wal-Mart spokeswoman Shannon Frederick said the company was "puzzled" by the findings because testing by suppliers and another lab had detected no "reportable amounts" of such contaminants. She said Wal-Mart would investigate further but defended the quality of its bottled water.
The researchers recommend that people worried about water contaminants drink tap water with a carbon filter.
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
OBAMA + XBOX 360 CAR RACING GAME = MORE VOTES?
Thinking inside the box, get it? Har har.
Ads for Democratic politician Barack Obama are appearing in an Electronic Arts high-speed racing game. This appears to be the first time that a presidential candidate has bought in-game advertising.
Electronic Arts confirmed on Tuesday to our sister site GameSpot that the ads have been appearing on virtual Obama billboards since October 6, and will continue to run until election day in November.
The ads will appear in the Xbox 360 version of the game in 10 states, most of them hotly contested: Ohio, Florida, Iowa, Colorado, Indiana, Montana, North Carolina, New Mexico, Nevada, and Wisconsin.
MACBOOK AIR GETS FASTER GRAPHICS, MORE STORAGE
Want more deets on the new MacBook Air, well click away!
HAYDEN PANETTIERE SAYS, "NOBODY F**KS WITH JOHN MCCAIN"
From Just Jared, a great site:
In the latest celebrity PSA, Heroes star Hayden Panettiere sarcastically encourages people to vote for John McCain come election time. Watch the vid below or check out the transcript here:
“Hi, I’m Hayden Panettiere, and I’m hot enough that I know I have your attention for at least 30 seconds. There are three things I think all citizens should do: Smoke cigarettes, vote for John McCain, and don’t wear a seat belt. A vote for McCain is a vote against change. He’ll keep tax breaks for the rich, start another war, and we’ll all probably die. He’s just like George Bush, except older and with a worse temper. Let’s vote for McCain and stay the course. Don’t switch horses midstream. Get an older horse that will take 12 years to cross that stream, ‘cause he’s old. John McCain, he’s had affairs with lobbyists, so you’ll get f—ed, and he’ll get f—ed. Everybody wins. Nobody f—s with McCain.”
See more Hayden Panettiere videos at Funny or Die
THE SWEETEST THING
Camaron Diaz and Christina Applegate in one of my favorite scenes. "You like that?"
Below is another favorite of mine, there really are too many to count.
BAD DAY IN THE GARDEN OF EDEN
Poor thing...
While I'm not a huge fan of perpetuating stereotypes, it's still funny and mostly harmless!
Monday, October 13, 2008
SEATTLE THRILLER DANCE CREW
Check out the site if you want to dance or see the dancers perform to Michael Jackson's Thriller somewhere in Seattle on October 27. Fun stuff!
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