National Prayer Day Coming Up!!

I found this on James Dobson's website. He is the right wing religious nut who was up Bush's ass, way up there. Please pray for the u.s. military, so they can kill their fellow brethren. As long as we are a christian american nation it is a.o.k. to kill someone that doesn't have the same belief system that you have. I'm sure that the imaginary god of abraham will bless you on May 7th, 2009. A made up day of giving all your recession earned money so you can buy your way into heaven and the republican party. Although there did seem to be a whole bunch of killing in the book of Genesis, I guess if you are part of the "chosen people" it's ok to wipe out the competition. Peace, Love and Understanding is cool, but killing and hating and tax free bible thumping is the American Way....

The Abortion Issue!

Yesterday we took a ride to take in the sunshine and pleasant temperature. We went through the town of Lawrenceberg Indiana. We were at the main intersection waiting for the light to change. Both sides of the street are lined with Anti-Abortion people. I'm all for the right to protest and have rallys. It's the first amendment after all. But I'm not cool with the posters they are displaying. We have a kid in the car and I'm trying to distract her attention from these people. As I have always said..ABORTION IS A RELIGIOUS ISSUE NOT A POLITICAL ISSUE. If you want to protest the war please do it. If you want to protest the government do it. If you want someone elected to office, please walk around with their sign. And VOTE!!!
I am a tried and true PRO-CHOICE advocate, always will be. I am a huge supporter of Planned Parenthood. In this country of religious fanaticism (still absolutely no proof of god's existence) I am damned to hell(no proof of its existence either). I don't know a single human being on this earth that is pro-abortion (they don't exist either). Most people I have run across (or would like to run over) are pro-life and pro death penalty. That always cracks me up. A majority of these people are religious and vote republican. I'm not making it up!
The founding fathers had this little thing called Seperation of Church and State. The abortion issue falls into this category. It came up as a political issue and was voted on and settled back in the 1970s. Only a lack of common sense and religious mania keeps it in the limelight. It's amazing to me that people who protest Planned Parenthood buildings and kill doctors care so much about the unborn. Once the child is born,they elect officials who don't care one bit about educating or providing adequate health care for the child. When the child gets older the same people elect the same officials who don't care about labor rights or civil rights, they start wars and destroy the environment. It's an ugly vicious cycle.
So the next time you want to protest at an abortion clinic, bring a check for $100,000 dollars and give it to the woman going in the front gate. It will help pay for all the suffering and emotional distress you are putting her through and it will help birth, educate and keep well the unborn child. If you don't have the money then mind your own business and do something productive with your life. Don't forget that we also have FREEDOM FROM RELIGION!!!!!!

4000 Dead! Where is God?

Less than one week after the 5th Anniversary of the War In Iraq a bomb killed four more U.S. soldiers bringing the total to 4000 dead. Two huge milestones for George W. Bush. What a wonderful gift on Easter Sunday. I wonder what George's god thinks about that? Bush is about as religious as I am. The only religious thing that happened to me today was that the Easter Bunny came. I just find it hard to believe that the so called god of the world is a Republican. If the Christian god looks favorably on bombing innocent men women and children there is no wonder that I am an atheist. If god approves of 4000 dead Americans and possibly 1,000,000
dead Iraqis and millions of displaced civilians then he is no friend of mine.
But if god is for war profiteering , $4.00 a gallon for gas, domestic spying , destroying education and completely ignoring global warming (until it is deemed profitable) and spreading the Rush Limbaugh gospel of hate, than yes, I guess he would be a Republican. If he is the god of George Bush, Dick Cheney, and John McCain then maybe he is indeed America's nationalistic treasure.
After all, the American people, especially the house and senate are standing by and letting the White House get away with it. The media have honored the gag order not to mention the War. They have done their patriotic duty by covering the poor little Iraqi boy that was burned really bad and has been brought to the country responsible for his injuries in the first place. Why care now? No one gave a rat's ass about the other million dead people. What a joke our so called journalist are. They should all retire their pens .
I was just thinking that maybe I've got it all wrong. Maybe I should get right with god. I assume that means become a right winger. I guess I could buy stock in oil, Halliburton, BlackWater and The Carlyle Group. The stock market is in the shits it's a good time to buy.
Maybe it is time to give old Satan a break. I'm sure he gets tired of the saying ,"The devil made me do it."
So when you kill the enemy and his family and your wallet gets fatter and fatter at the expense of the common folk it will be o.k. If you decide to go to war with Iran and kill another million people your in good shape. You have an easy way out, all you have to say is:
"GOD MADE ME DO IT".

Bill Cunningham / In The Blood (for Christian)

I've been thinking about the Bill Cunningham fiasco for a few weeks now. At the behest of my buddy Christian I have decided to address this situation. I was inspired by a recent conversation my wife had with my father-in-law on the subject of politics so I will try to tie it all in.

Let me start by saying that Barack Obama drew 13,000 people to the University of Cincinnati, Hillary Clinton drew 1,500 people to Cincinnati State and John McCain drew 500 people to Memorial Hall. One of those people at the McCain rally was local radio embarrassment Bill Cunningham. While most progressive minded individuals in Cincinnati really don't give Slick Billy a second thought, he has gained world wide attention with his typical arrogant Cincinnati Republican rhetoric. I realize those are harsh words because I know people locally who vote Republican and are pretty decent human beings. But hear me out.

When I first heard about Billy's comments I was not shocked in the slightest. After all, he said those rehearsed, pre-approved words at a John McCain rally. What do people expect? While most people in the country were appalled at the gall of this shock-jock-strap and wanted his head on a stick I got a different reaction here in the city. Not to mention I had my own take on the situation. What most people feel is inexcusable and intolerable racism your typical nationalistic Republican Cincinnatian looks at Billy Boy Cunningham as a hero for the cause. Let me explain.

Without naming names and relationships to those names, here's how I figure it. In the tri-state area there is a built in hatred for black people, especially poor black people. That hatred also extends to middle class and successful black people. Barack Obama seems to fit all three categories so he is the perfect prototype for that "in the blood " hate mongering that is so prevalent in our town. Maybe it has something to do with the Millcreek or all those crappy beers that Hudepohl brewed over the years but it's something that even a transfusion can't seem to change. I've been told that the only true news source in this country is Rush Limbaugh. So you can see how deep that dirty blood runs. My wife and I tried to figure out what the Republican spin machine could use to make Barack look bad. We looked at all the angles and I came up with the one thing they can use against him. HE IS BLACK! How dare he!

If you listen to the hardcore white suburban Republican male of all ages the deep seeded hatred for blacks and other minorities is sickening. They would never come right out and say it because that just isn't true. If I came up to them and said,"Hey man, you are a racist", a fight would ensue. The reason being is that "everybody" feels that way. If the people in your circle are racist and they use the same rhetoric, then it's not wrong or out of the ordinary, it's o.k. if the folks at the water cooler all listen to 700 WLW and get their news from FOX and agree with that point of view then you are in good shape. If you are a white drug counselor or a white social worker and the people you deal with are less fortunate and you have some superiority over them, you can look down at them and talk ill of them it always makes you feel better. It just re-affirms that they are less than you.

Which brings me back to people like Bill Cunningham and the "humanitarians" who follow him. There is no way that a black Democrat man is gonna get one up on me. There is no way a white Democrat women is gonna get one up on me. We will do whatever it takes to make sure this doesn't happen and they will. I never understood middle class older white men who don't really have anything and who are not going to leave their kids anything and who are not invited to any Republican fundraisers because they can't afford it still feel like they are part of the "party." Guess what? If you didn't cast your vote for them, you would be a shithead like the rest of us.
Christian wanted me to write something to tell Bill Cunningham to shut the fuck up. What if he did shut the fuck up? Who would the Republican sheep in Cincinnati flock to? Who would tell us that we need God in our lives? Who would tell us that perpetual war is awesome? Who would tell us that $5 for a gallon of gas is a good thing? Who would tell us that universal health care is stupid and won't work? Who would tell us that Global Warming is a liberal scare tactic? Who would tell us that bombs and Islamic fascists are more important than educating our kids? If we don't fear communists--I mean terrorists--how are we going to control the masses? I ask Christian, do want that responsibility on your shoulders? George Bush and all the right wing talking heads are gods. You have to follow them and their agendas with total and complete "blind faith." They would never lie to me, that's why I went out and bought all that duct tape a few years ago.

Remember when you had your favorite band that nobody "got" but you? Then they hit the big time and made millions of dollars and you traded in your albums and found another band because all the turds liked them now? That's the way I feel about the Republican brood. I don't want them on my team. I don't need the contamination. So I won't tell Billy Boy Cunningham to shut the fuck up. He serves his purpose in this town. So if you are a Cincinnati Republican and you cut yourself and lose a pint of blood, don't worry Dr. Cunningham will replenish it with a gallon of his own special brew. The City of Cincinnati went too long without an embarassment, thanks, Bill, for putting us back in the spotlight again.