Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
Thursday, January 28, 2010
Abortion and Murder
Scott Roeder is on trial for murdering George Tiller, a Kansas-based doctor who performed abortions. Yes, after plotting for weeks, he murdered someone to "save the lives of the unborn." The irony is pretty hard to miss, but if you did miss it, all you need to do is take a look at his testimony from the trial. Roeder believes abortion is wrong because "it isn't our duty to take life, it's our heavenly father's." Said the man who took another's life in cold blood.
Sunday, November 22, 2009
Spam
Not that this gets updated all that much any more, but from now on, in order to leave a comment, you must have some sort of log in ID. If you prefer to remain anonymous, make a fake account. Won't hurt my feelings. Effing spammers.
Friday, October 30, 2009
Augusta Half Marathon
The Augusta Half Marathon is this Sunday, and I for one will be participating. This is the second annual iteration of this half marathon and a great thing the city has going for it. There is only one thing missing from this event. If you look at the anticipated start list, there is someone missing. Someone who really should be on that list. Alphabetically going down we have four different Coopers from the local area, Jacob and Brenda Cooter, aged 73 and 63 respectively, and then a Tera Corbrari coming all the way down from New York. Where is Deke Copenhaver, Augusta's mayor? The same Deke Copenhaver who was highlighted with the cover story of CSRA Active Magazine's inaugural issue? This is a man who, according to that article, runs four to six miles, three days a week, and hits the gym three other days each week. He can't double his mileage one day out of the year to participate in a major Augusta event?
Sunday, October 4, 2009
Be Sure to Tune In!
Make sure to tune in tomorrow night to the premiere of dividedcity.US! It airs at 7:00PM on Comcast channel 103. Jill can probably tell you what channel it willbe on if you have someone other than Comcast. An excerpt from the show is below:
Monday, September 28, 2009
Green Day
I had the opportunity to go to a Green Day concert at the beginning of August. One of the first things I noticed was that it was an all-ages show. Knowing Green Day, I was a bit surprised. But that is not the point of this blog post. Green Day has become more or less the opposition voice. Damn the man and all that. Don't do what you're told. Etc... However, Billie Joe Armstrong would refuse to play unless everyone would clap louder, or in one case there were still some people sitting down in the seats they payed for rather than buying the general admission tickets to stand on the floor (these were parents that were simply there to keep an eye on their kids, going back to that first thing I noticed...) Anyway, it was an interesting case study to see this band that stands for everything they do, but still basically representing everything they oppose.
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Take That Swine Flu!
Sanjay Gupta got swine flu. Guess what? He survived it. Who would have guessed?
Saturday, September 19, 2009
Arts in the Heart
It's better than it was four or five years ago. Who knew? Props to Augusta. For once.
Saturday, September 12, 2009
A Lesson for Politicians. And Hollywood. And America.
Early this week, Republican South Carolina Congressman Joe Wilson called Democratic President Barack Obama a liar. You might think it was no big deal. Politicians are constantly getting on each other. True. However, this particular statement wasn't in some political campaign or private setting. It was during the middle of the President's address to Congress, that Congressman Wilson released his outburst. He later apologized for the remark. There are some lessons to be learned from this:
- We don't heckle the President. We may not agree with the President on all sorts of issues, but we maintain respect for the office. If anything, we maintain this respect so that others will do the same when our preferred candidate holds the office and theirs does not. In eight years of George W. Bush, not once did a Democrat shout out during one of his congressional addresses. In eight years of Bill Clinton, not once did a Republican shout out during one of his congressional addresses. It's just not done. We are supposed to expect a higher level of professionalism from our elected officials.
- He apologized for his actions, but then went on for days to explain why he did it and justify his actions. Here's the deal, and you can listen up too Hollywood. And America. We have gotten FAR too accepting of apologies from celebrities and politicians. Apologies we ALL know they don't mean. They aren't sorry for doing something. They are sorry for getting caught or for ruining their own credibility/reputation. Joe Wilson isn't sorry for his remarks. He's sorry about all the backlash, and he apologized in an effort to get people off of his back. The point is, what's said is said, and it can't be taken back by an apology. Each and every one of us is to blame for letting them get away with this.
- We don't heckle the President. We may not agree with the President on all sorts of issues, but we maintain respect for the office. If anything, we maintain this respect so that others will do the same when our preferred candidate holds the office and theirs does not. In eight years of George W. Bush, not once did a Democrat shout out during one of his congressional addresses. In eight years of Bill Clinton, not once did a Republican shout out during one of his congressional addresses. It's just not done. We are supposed to expect a higher level of professionalism from our elected officials.
- He apologized for his actions, but then went on for days to explain why he did it and justify his actions. Here's the deal, and you can listen up too Hollywood. And America. We have gotten FAR too accepting of apologies from celebrities and politicians. Apologies we ALL know they don't mean. They aren't sorry for doing something. They are sorry for getting caught or for ruining their own credibility/reputation. Joe Wilson isn't sorry for his remarks. He's sorry about all the backlash, and he apologized in an effort to get people off of his back. The point is, what's said is said, and it can't be taken back by an apology. Each and every one of us is to blame for letting them get away with this.
Saturday, August 22, 2009
Forget delta
Delta airlines is dead to me. I have had nothing but bad experiences with them over the last two years. And people wonder why the airline industry is having a hard time staying afloat...
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
Davis to Get His Day
Just got a text message from the Amnesty International folks. The Supreme Court ruled in favor of Troy Davis presenting his evidence in court!
Sunday, August 9, 2009
Lessons
I recently drove across the US. The trip started here in Augusta, went up through Tennessee, Kentucky, Illinois, Missouri, Iowa, South Dakota, North Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin, back into Illinois, Indiana, and then back through Kentucky, Tennessee, and Georgia, before going down to Florida and ultimately returning to Augusta. While on this trip I thought I had learned some great lesson about America, so I took a few notes to remember this great lesson. Well, I went to grab my notes and write a blog about it and guess what? The lesson wasn't all that great, because two weeks later I have no idea what it was. One of the notes I left to myself says simply 'cops.' Why it says this, I no longer remember. Another note says 'monuments.' No doubt this in reference to my visit to Mount Rushmore, America's monument dedicated to some of our greatest leaders. Shortly after visiting Mount Rushmore, I also visited Theodore Roosevelt National Park in western North Dakota. America hasn't had a leader like him since. I'm sure I wanted to go into more detail about him than that, but there's already been plenty written about him.
I do remember the purpose of the my last two notes. The first of these two says 'bridges.' This was in reference to the mass amounts of road work, specifically on bridges, being done throughout the country. This work is a result of the $timulu$ package pushed through in the not too distant past. This is, to date, the only part of that package I've seen at work, and I will say this: it is nice to see that so many construction crews have work in these tough economic times. However, having them all at work at the same time sure makes for a pain in the neck if you're trying to travel in this country and insert tourism dollars into the economy. Furthermore, what is going to happen to all of these crews once this work is done? There are only so many projects that need doing out there.
My final note was about Busch Gardens in Tampa, FL. Late last year, a Belgian company took over Anheuser-Busch, maker of "The Great American Lager," Budweiser. I can't say I've ever been a giant fan of Budwesier, but when the Belgian company (InBev) took over, and still continued to promote the "Great American Lager," I was not too happy. Outsourcing has affected many industries across America. Some industries we're forced to support, regardless of who is making the money off of it. In this case, however, there are plenty of other crappy beers made right here in America that you can buy and know the money is staying here. I, for one, cannot support a company that got rid of the best part of Busch Gardens (and Sea World for that matter). For eighty dollars, I think I deserve a free beer or two...
I do remember the purpose of the my last two notes. The first of these two says 'bridges.' This was in reference to the mass amounts of road work, specifically on bridges, being done throughout the country. This work is a result of the $timulu$ package pushed through in the not too distant past. This is, to date, the only part of that package I've seen at work, and I will say this: it is nice to see that so many construction crews have work in these tough economic times. However, having them all at work at the same time sure makes for a pain in the neck if you're trying to travel in this country and insert tourism dollars into the economy. Furthermore, what is going to happen to all of these crews once this work is done? There are only so many projects that need doing out there.
My final note was about Busch Gardens in Tampa, FL. Late last year, a Belgian company took over Anheuser-Busch, maker of "The Great American Lager," Budweiser. I can't say I've ever been a giant fan of Budwesier, but when the Belgian company (InBev) took over, and still continued to promote the "Great American Lager," I was not too happy. Outsourcing has affected many industries across America. Some industries we're forced to support, regardless of who is making the money off of it. In this case, however, there are plenty of other crappy beers made right here in America that you can buy and know the money is staying here. I, for one, cannot support a company that got rid of the best part of Busch Gardens (and Sea World for that matter). For eighty dollars, I think I deserve a free beer or two...
Wednesday, August 5, 2009
Shatner At It Again
http://www.tonightshowwithconanobrien.com/video/clips/shatner-does-palin-072709/1139665/
Monday, July 27, 2009
Forensics
So, forensics can be, and often is, unreliable. If something as reliable as forensics can be so unreliable, why are so many judicial officials so willing to place their faith in admittedly unreliable eye-witness accounts....
Sunday, July 12, 2009
Cheney...Still....
Cheney told the CIA to withhold information from Congress. Not that I'm surprised. But now it's on the record. But Obama and Feinstein have both said they won't go after punishing anyone from the last administration for anything. God bless America.
Wednesday, July 8, 2009
Friday, June 26, 2009
Colbert on Obama on Gay Rights
| The Colbert Report | Mon - Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c | |||
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It's always a good time to check in on x-3mta3's magical find- The Obamameter to see which promises are being kept.
Letter to the Editor of Metro Spirit
Austin Rhodes writes online in the Spirit, "In close to 20 years of writing for this newspaper, I don’t think I have ever been as wrong as I was Wednesday." He's referring to his enthusiasm for Governor Mark Sanford in his column this week, "Sanford for President!"
I disagree. In expressing his enthusiasm for and admiration of Sanford, Rhodes didn't actually mislead anyone; maybe it's more embarrassment than remorse driving his crow-eating correction. He may not realize or remember, but two weeks ago his remarks did actually warrant correction and apology and the concern of the Metro Spirit.
In his recent column, "Third-world leadership," Rhodes continues the smear (which originated on his radio show) against Betty Beard as a "slumlord" over the fact that her childhood home is in poor condition. Rob Sherman of Licensing and Inspections has stated that the unkempt yard and utilities are the responsibility of the tenants, but still Rhodes and company insist there is a scandal.
How far should the paper allow him to reach? Here in the South, there's an all-access pass to make outrageous accusations or insults as long as they're followed with a show of concern (e.g. he doesn't do a lick of research, bless his heart). Rhodes uses this technique and crosses a line when he leaves the facts (or never addresses them) and opines that "the dear woman has lost her ever-loving mind" and asserts "she is obviously unfit to serve."
Beyond that, and at least as troubling, Rhodes is again churning out racist remarks. Rhodes obliviously thinks he's absolving himself of racial bias when he assures us that "each and every informant" is "a good bit darker than white. In other words," he writes, "her own people gave her up."
I disagree. In expressing his enthusiasm for and admiration of Sanford, Rhodes didn't actually mislead anyone; maybe it's more embarrassment than remorse driving his crow-eating correction. He may not realize or remember, but two weeks ago his remarks did actually warrant correction and apology and the concern of the Metro Spirit.
In his recent column, "Third-world leadership," Rhodes continues the smear (which originated on his radio show) against Betty Beard as a "slumlord" over the fact that her childhood home is in poor condition. Rob Sherman of Licensing and Inspections has stated that the unkempt yard and utilities are the responsibility of the tenants, but still Rhodes and company insist there is a scandal.
How far should the paper allow him to reach? Here in the South, there's an all-access pass to make outrageous accusations or insults as long as they're followed with a show of concern (e.g. he doesn't do a lick of research, bless his heart). Rhodes uses this technique and crosses a line when he leaves the facts (or never addresses them) and opines that "the dear woman has lost her ever-loving mind" and asserts "she is obviously unfit to serve."
Beyond that, and at least as troubling, Rhodes is again churning out racist remarks. Rhodes obliviously thinks he's absolving himself of racial bias when he assures us that "each and every informant" is "a good bit darker than white. In other words," he writes, "her own people gave her up."
Thursday, June 25, 2009
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