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2010-11-25T08:08:00.001-08:00

Ryker Aiden McGovern

2010-06-18T08:36:00.001-07:00

The little guy is here!

Born June 4th, 2010
7:32 AM
8lbs 8oz
20.5 in

40 Years

2010-02-13T08:00:00.000-08:00

Today, February 13th, 2010 marks the 40th year anniversary of the release of Black Sabbath's self-titled debut and it is THIS album that officially gave birth to Metal. Since 1970, there have been many bands that have contributed to this great genre and they owe it all to Black Sabbath!

Thoughts on the Last 3 Years

2010-01-14T13:10:00.000-08:00

I'm sitting at work at a small, boutique law firm in downtown Chicago, near the intersection of Madison and LaSalle (about half block from where the Dark Knight semi-truck scene was shot). I have been prepping for trial for a few days now - drafting pretrial motions in limine, preparing jury instructions, prepping our witnesses and gathering our client's medical records and bills. You see, our client crossed a busy street in an effort to catch a northbound CTA bus when a lady, the defendant, hit him head-on causing over $100,000 worth of injuries. In our view, the defendant was distracted and violently hit our client, and thus breached her duty to watch out for other drivers and pedestrians. But this morning, my boss and I walked two blocks to the Daley Center on Washington/Clark to begin jury selection. To our surprise, opposing counsel asked for a continuance because their firm's trial lawyers were all booked. Trial is set for two weeks from now.

We came back to the office and talked some strategy while drinking coffee. Another associate brought donuts today so we shared one. After our brief talk, I went into my office to the load of other work that awaits me - discovery requests, complaints to draft, demand letters to send, etc. Suddenly, I realized that this lawyer gig is for real. I have one semester left of law school. I'll take the Illinois Bar Exam in July and hopefully I'll be sworn into the Illinois Supreme Court in November. How the hell did I get here so quickly? It seems like only yesterday I was bullshitting on here and my now-defunct blog, the Metal Pundit, with BND and the other boys. Such a realization made me think back to the past three years, which have been the most difficult, painful, agonizing, yet enlightening, exciting and rewarding years of my life.

On March 2, 2007, I received an acceptance letter from the John Marshall Law School in Chicago - a 4th tier law school that produces excellent trial attorneys and legal writers (the school is currently ranked 4th in the nation for its legal writing program and its trial advocacy program is also ranked 4th).

In mid-August 2007, I attended 3 days of orientation at the school where I met the people who would become my law school comrades. Most of them are still with me while some didn't make it this far.

Late August, 2007 - On a Monday morning I walked into room 1200 - a large room where only 3 other people were sitting. I was half hour early to class. Within 10 minutes, the room swelled to about 70 students. Professor Lewis walked in at 9:00 am sharp and said:

"Welcome to your first day of law school. This is Property Law. Open your case books to the first case assigned for today. Where is Ms. Cunningham? [she raised her hand]. Hello Ms. Cunningham, please tell me the facts, issue, and rule of the case, then I'll ask you about the judges' reasoning."

A trembling voice proceeded to give him the facts of the case. She did a remarkable job until the legal analysis of the case came up. Then the Socratic questioning began. What did the judge say the applicable law is? What if instead of X, the defendant did Y? Would the law apply similarly? Why was it important that the defendant did Z? Etc, etc, etc. Two weeks later, my turn came to answer Professor Lewis' questions.

The other first semester classes were Contracts, Torts and Legal Writing. I did well in all except for Contracts. I will not write about final exams because doing so would be like asking a prisoner to talk about the first time he got fucked in the ass by bubba.

The 2nd semester was better, although I had 1 more class than the previous one. I had Contracts II (where I redeemed myself with contract law), Constitutional Law, Criminal Law, Civil Procedure I and Legal Writing II. I did well in all but Constitutional Law I, but the Professor sucked - I swear! In Legal Writing II, my writing finally clicked and I began making a name for myself at the school. 2nd semester finals weren't as anally intrusive as the 1st semester, but I'm still licking my wounds. It should be mentioned that I began drinking far more often in my first year of law school.

Summer- I took Counseling and Negotiating and Entertainment Law - aced that shit! Better yet, I got myself a JOB!

2nd year - Far easier than the first year. I had Evidence, Moot Court, Constitutional Law II, Civil Procedure II and Professional Responsibility (ethics). It all went smoothly and I actually got a hang of law school

2nd semester of 2nd year. I did a national moot court competition in Miami, Florida. Aside from that experience, I took Criminal Procedure, Workers' Compensation, Products Liability and Payment Systems. I did rather well.

2nd summer, continued working at the same firm (where I'm still at) and took Sports Law and Fair Housing. Did well.

3rd year - this year- just finished the first semester. I took Family Law, Corporations, Estates & Trusts, Accelerated Trial Advocacy and Alternative Dispute Resolution - killed it!

My upcoming final semester - I'm doing another national moot court competition. I'm taking Commercial Law online, Remedies (the law of equity), Legal Drafting and Writing for the Practice of Law. On May 23, I will graduate. In the last week of July, I will take the bar.

My journey is almost done. It has been one hell of a ride. I cannot wait until I get my license and can say I'm a lawyer. The dream is coming true...

-Lefty

Michele Bachmann is a stupid bitch

2009-10-01T13:26:00.000-07:00

Joke of the day

2009-06-25T13:32:00.000-07:00

What's invisible and smells like carrots?

Bunny Farts!

Are Palin Supporters Complete Idiots?

2009-06-17T07:34:00.000-07:00

YOU BETCHA!!!!!

Then, Watch the video at this link
Now tell me honestly who has more class.

STFU you irrelevant slut

2009-06-12T06:14:00.000-07:00

Is anyone else sick of listening to that BITCH Sarah Palin exploit her family just to keep her name in the headlines?

If you don't want to be the butt of people's jokes, stop being such a media whore, and stop dressing like a SLUTTY FLIGHT ATTENDANT. Also, teach your children about protected sex, and they won't get knocked up.

Maybe I need to start watching the Tony awards

2009-06-08T11:26:00.000-07:00

That was funny as shit.

Today's comic relief

2009-06-02T10:42:00.001-07:00

I found this quite funny.

Check it out!

Video of the Day

2009-05-28T00:00:00.000-07:00

I can't believe this is real...

Tea Baggin' for hypocracy

2009-04-20T12:20:00.000-07:00

Last week, hundreds of dip shits gathered together to show the world just how petty and bitter Americans can be. The Tax Day Tea Party was held on April 15th in several cities where mainly conservative asshats held racist signs and complained about how Barack Obama is destroying this country.

First off, the main reason for the tea baggin' dim wits was to protest wasteful government spending. They mailed tea bags to many congressional offices in D.C., which then prompted HAZMAT units to respond. At the several protests held on tax day, cities had to pay more money to provide security for these morons. So let me gets this straight, You are going to protest wasteful government spending by causeing wasteful government spending? you are all jeeenyusses.

I heard several of this rocket scientists compare this event to the Boston Tea Party, because after all, they are also trying to protest taxation without representation. Wait, WHAT????

OK Einsteins, just because the person who you wanted to become president lost in a fair election does not mean that you have no representation in our government. I'm going to refuse to pay state taxes becuase I don't feel fairly represnted by our asshole tea baggin' Governor who wants to seceed from the union. I'm really looking forward to the Perry/Hutchison dual for the Republican primary next year. That ought to be very interesting.

Please share your thoughts on these total f**king idiots.

dzogchen zen metal

2009-03-26T06:27:00.001-07:00

In the past two winters I have been focusing on this atmospheric "zen metal" project dzogchen. As of this morning the official site is now up and live and holding all dzogchen music and art that I have done.

New 2009 music is up and the tracks The Strong and Mind Of Fire have been early favorites with fans (all 3 of them); if you're interested, feel free to click around and give yourself time for an honest listen with the music.

I really appreciate the support from the members of this site; it's been a real treat discussing and joking with you guys, and I understand as buddies if this metal style I am working with isn't your thing. Otherwise, it's there if you guys are interested in what I've been writing, so please take a long listen when you have some time.

Looking forward to hearing from you all.

Chris
dzogchen
aka Ken hwAk

http://www.dzogchenzenmetal.com/

Joke of the Day - Drunk Driving Test

2009-02-13T06:16:00.000-08:00

A policeman pulls a driver over for swerving in and out of lanes on the highway. He tells the guy to blow into a breathalyzer.

"I can't do that, officer, I'm an asthmatic. I could get an asthma attack if I blow into that tube."

"OK, we'll just get a urine sample down at the station."

"Can't do that either, officer. I'm a diabetic. I could get low blood sugar if I pee in a cup."

"Alright, we could get a blood sample."

"Can't do that either, officer. I'm a hemophiliac. If I give blood, I could die."

"Fine then, just walk this white line."

"Can't do that either, officer."

"Why not?"

"Because I'm drunk."

Hey Bush...

2009-01-20T08:54:00.000-08:00

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2009-01-18T11:50:00.000-08:00

3

2009-01-17T11:46:00.000-08:00

One last time...

2009-01-16T10:24:00.000-08:00

This will be the last time this is considered relevant...

He'll be out in a few days, GOOD RIDDANCE!

Guns N Roses - Chinese Democracy (extended)

2008-11-21T01:04:00.000-08:00

I usually don't review these kind of albums but since there's been so much hype, I thought I'd share my thoughts on it.

We thought this day would never come...

After missing countless deadlines

A million line up changes...

Chinese Democracy will finally see the light of day.

As you probably know, Chinese Democracy will be released this Sunday through Best Buy. It will be Guns N Roses' first album of original material since 1991's "Use Your Illusions I and II." 14 years in the making... and for what? This album BLOWS donkey balls. You can tell that this has been in the making for so long. Some of these songs sound dated. They sound like the average Nine Inch Nails influenced pseudo industrial-"rock" song from 1997 - 2000. I'm not disappointed because I knew this album would suck! I'm just taking the opportunity to bash this piece of shit. This "music" is so fucking lame. It's hard to call some of this shit "rock." I'm reviewing this album based on the songs I heard from their MySpace page since they have the whole album streaming on there for the time being.

"There’s this one song called ‘Sorry’ that’s almost like doom metal with Axl singing really clean over this grinding, slow beat that is fucking mean, I cannot get it out of my head"

- Sebastian Bach

BULLSHIT! It sounds nothing like Doom Metal. Don't disgrace Doom Metal by associating it with that piece of shit song. Sebastian Bach is a fucking moron and I bet he fucks Axl behind closed doors EVERY FUCKING DAY! Both him and Axl are major man chowder kommandos! Bach likes to fuck Axl up the ass and give that fat moron a giant facial in which Axl will rub all over his big man tits with a smile on his fat cocksucking face. He obviously thought about if he should spit or swallow MORE than he thought about the actual music on this giant turd of a CD. "Chinese Democracy" is the equivalent to gay group incest among old guys with scene hair and gay lisps who have writings on their face that point arrows to their mouths that simply state "Insert Cock Here." Axl, be ashamed. For those who think this is "the greatest album in music history", eat a bowl of fuck. This record is disturbingly gay. Every time someone plays Chinese Democracy, Elton John is getting his asshole destroyed to the point of eternal bleeding by his husband's dick! This is one of the worst albums I've ever heard. Don't buy it! It's a waste of money just like the making of this album was a waste of time. This albums screams out "THUPER DUPER GAY!" If you want quality music in 2008, get Hooded Meance's "Fulfill the Curse." REAL DOOM METAL.

This album has a score lower than 0.

Enjoy your free Dr. Pepper.

Picture of the Day

2008-11-17T17:37:00.000-08:00

CongratulkaTions to Barack Obama

2008-11-05T05:02:00.000-08:00

I tHought i would extend my congrats To the winning man BaraCk Obama and this was a real coOl to watCh.

I wish I coulD have participated this year. I Was in a Fight in the voting line after I recognized that shamwow guy from Tv you kno w that jerk? yeah so i was like no way and leapt across the roomA nd tackled the guy, Got a few GOod hITs in before they pulleD me off and threwew me out but man it was wortH it, i did my civic duty.

Metal and Horror

2008-09-09T01:47:00.000-07:00

Horror films/books have always been an influence on Metal. Like Metal, Horror has been going through rough times lately. Since there hasn't been a good horror film since the early 90's and even then that was the beginning of the decline. Metal has been having a hard time since the rise of Nu-Metal in 1999. But when you have a quality metal band taking influence from old horror films, you can never go wrong. Bands such as Rigor Mortis, Massacre, Frightmare, King Diamond, Mortician, Death, Impetigo, Denial Fiend, Blood Freak, and so on have been inspired by Horror. Most of King Diamond's albums are concept albums that are basically Horror tales. Impetigo would use samples from Horror movies as intros to their songs. Which something Mortician and many other bands would do in the coming years. Some people try denying it. Saying horror themed lyrics is a cliche in metal, I say "FUUUUCK YOU!" to them. Metal and Horror is a match made in Heaven (or Hell).

Here's an example of one of the greatest metal songs with clips from the slasher classic Sleepaway Camp. This track narrates the movie. If you don't know this film or the lyrics, you will not know what the fuck is going on. However, enjoy the music.

FRIGHTMARE - Angela

Ask Ken

2008-08-12T06:19:00.000-07:00

Dr. Ken has made a final advice column as he is heading out on a vacation into September. The Dr. is looking forward to your questions upon his return.

www.askkenhawk.blogspot.com

BigSportsDay updated

2008-08-05T05:42:00.000-07:00

nFL sEaosn beGIns!!!1a cubs aRe gonna win teh super bowL!!!

Mid Summer Metal Survey

2008-07-16T07:30:00.001-07:00

Thought I would throw this out there, just to see what everyone is listening to.

Name:
Favorite band:
Currently listening to:
Favorite release of 2007:
Favorite release of 2008:
Most anticipated release of 2008:
Last CD purchased:
Need to hear more:
Metal goes best with:
Additional beef:

Name: McGovern
Favorite band: Death
Currently listening to: Sybreed
Favorite release of 2007: wasn't picking up as much as I should. Scarve's Undercurrent was a good listen
Favorite release of 2008: Meshuggah's obZen has been solid for my tastes
Most anticipated release of 2008: Sybreed - Antares
Last CD purchased: The Dark Knight soundtrack (though not metal), Hans Zimmer is an amazing composer. His soundtrack to Batman Begins was dark and powerful, and the dynamics within several tracks are oft compared to metal song structure.
Need to hear more: Symbyosis. Crisis is one of the best albums I've ever taken in. Brilliant songwriting and a thoroughly entertaining group that doesn't have the capacity to get their material in fan's hands
Metal goes best with: football
Additional beef:

Name: H EN HAkws
Favorite band: iRon MAiDNE
Currently listening to: DOkKEN "dream warrriors"
Favorite release of 2007: gOo d charloTte
Favorite release of 2008: MANOWAr
Most anticipated release of 2008: CHINEs ed emocracy
Last CD purchased: cH ER
Need to hear more: sax on
Metal goes best with: PRON
Additional beef: I AhtE IT WHEN PeOPEL ar elike stupid and sutff liK aT the music store i jUSt want to rock and they say tuRN iT down anD im LikE yOu Want two inChes of hArd dick in You And They get all offended and shIT and im liKE yeaH thats right ho i own your aSs.

Name: Al Bundy
Favorite band: Death or Massacre (both are tied)
Currently listening to: Vital Remains - Into Cold Darkness
Favorite release of 2007: Denial Fiend's "They Rise" (Blood Freak's "Multiplex Massacre" is not far behind. Both albums are in my top 10 of all time!)
Favorite release of 2008: So far, I say Cardiac Arrest's "Cadaverous Presence"
Most anticipated release of 2008: Hooded Menace's "Fulfill The Curse" without a doubt. There is also Blood Freak's "Scared Stiff" but I have no idea when that's coming out.
Last CD purchased: Lord Gore - Resickened (better late than never!)
Need to hear more: Frightmare! Bringing Back the Bloodshed was my favorite from 06. I wonder how they will follow it up in 09.
Metal goes best with: 70's and 80's Horror/Exploitation films.
Additional beef: Emo/Scene Kids Can FUCK OFF AND DIE!!! In the words of Kam Lee, "Posers Shall Burn in the Pit!" Death to modern trends and false metal!

A Tribute To The Ancient Tyrants of Death Metal

2008-07-09T20:11:00.000-07:00

I would like to pay tribute to Massacre of whom will be playing their final show at this year's Wacken Open Air Festival. For me, Massacre are the ideal death metal band. Their record "From Beyond" is beyond any body's criticism. It's perfect. That is how death metal should sound like. Their demos were amazing and the Inhuman Condition EP (if it was made into a full length) couldve been THE greatest album of all time. Their vocalist, Kam "The Tyrant" Lee is the greatest vocalist EVER. Massacre never got the credit they deserved but they are still remembered in the true underground as one of the elite death metal bands.

Chamber of Ages

Inhuman Condition

Provoked Accurser (Live in 2007)

Biohazzard (Live in 1991)

Aggressive Tyrant (Live in 1986)

Clangor of War (Live in 1986)

George Carlin RIP

2008-06-23T06:17:00.000-07:00

shit, piss, fuck, cunt, cocksucker, motherfucker, and tits

Wally George - The Original Bill O Reilly

2008-06-15T13:21:00.000-07:00

Bill O Reilly's biggest influence? Just a thought.

Hula Go-Bot (or When Co-Workers Attack)

2008-06-05T06:36:00.000-07:00

If for some reason you decide to bring your toys to work with you, you may need to hide them when you are going to be out for the day. One of my co-workers left his go-bot on his desk. It was in the form of a jet plane. Another co-worker decided to have a little fun. Here are the results. This was done entirely with sticky notes (and maybe a little tape.)

Remember that if your are a grown man, it is probably best to leave your go-bots.

HISTORY!

2008-06-03T20:02:00.000-07:00

There really is not much to say about this historic event. Finally, our great nation has lived up to its promise of equality. Finally, someone other than the typical rulers of this country has a shot at becoming our president. It sure is no accident that the Democratic Party is responsible for this exciting occasion. On to the general election, YES WE CAN...

Democratic Party Nominee - Senator Barack Obama (D-IL)

PROUD TO BE FROM CHICAGO, ILLINOIS!

Liz Trotta is a hateful BITCH ! ! !

2008-05-29T07:48:00.000-07:00

Scotty Speaks

2008-05-29T07:10:00.000-07:00

Last Days of Humanity meets Ernie and Bert

2008-05-27T17:45:00.000-07:00

Last Days of Humanity are a pretty good band and this video is funny as fuck!

Classic Punk Rock - The Ramones

2008-05-22T09:08:00.000-07:00

Part 1

Part 2

Double Talk Express

2008-05-19T13:43:00.000-07:00

I thought he was against swearing?

2008-05-16T00:40:00.000-07:00

New addition to the BND family

2008-05-15T06:47:00.000-07:00

As I discussed last summer, my 14 year old dog sploodge passed away. This past weekend, we decided to give LittleNewsDay a dog for his birthday. So meet our dog Astro.

Now, the real challenge is to keep him away from riotact666.

For your listening pleasure

2008-05-12T15:08:00.000-07:00

Today, I finally found the greatest web site ever made. Make sure you turn your speakers up as loud as you can.

Oh, don't tell me to grow up.

RiotAct666 revealed

2008-05-08T15:25:00.000-07:00

found this on Blabbermouth.

Where's BND?

2008-05-06T10:30:00.001-07:00

Where's BND? Theories are now circling:

- Drunk, passed out in ditch
- White Castle bender, passed out in ditch
- Jail (he was that guy who tried to cash a $360 billion check last week)
- Held captive in the basement of a Supercuts
- Tracking Sarah Connor
- I heard Krokus might be on the road again, he's not around, so I figure he's one of the band members. He's always talking about how badass Krokus was.
- Wrestling in ECW
- Finalizing that hip-hop album
- Inventing hamburger cereal

Ask Ken blog back up!

2008-04-18T11:03:00.000-07:00

Thought I would inform you guys the Ask Ken column is back up and full of energy.
By the way, thanks to you all who checked out the St Baldrick's foundation and the cancer fundraiser. This is a great cause and if you're interested in donating, there's info in the dzogchen blog and I have a picture of the chrome dome up in the dzogchen gallery.
You guys have a good weekend.

The fucked up world we live in

2008-04-10T21:15:00.000-07:00

I know I joked the other day about the polygamy raid that has taken place down here in Tejas, but seriously, this is truly a fucked up situation. Girls are being bred with the sole purpose of being enslaved by assholes who care nothing about anything but their own libido. I'm glad that this raid has taken place, but I'm sure there are many more of these assholes out there. These assholes need to be brought down, and brought down in the harsh way. Everyone that reads my blog knows how I feel about pedophile dickheads, and know that I am an original member of Absolute Zero. Anyone who feels that taking advantage of an underage child is OK deserves to have the shit beat the fuck out of them in the harshest of ways. I just hope that the heroic 16 year old girl who reported this child abuse camp in west Texas is found safe.

Dumbfuck Mountain

2008-04-07T16:52:00.000-07:00

Damn...

2008-04-04T18:01:00.000-07:00

This guy is going to be hearing about this for a long time.

Link

DZOGCHEN

2008-03-27T06:57:00.000-07:00

To the metalheads
In the past few months of my abscence I have been diving into new interests and working on an instrumental musical project, Dzogchen. Dzogchen is a departure from what I have done with The Ash and The Red in multiple dimensions: there is a decreased technicality, an ascension in the sound and, truthfully, I have not had to force anything. The influx of ideas has come and is expressed as is.
I am planning on making an announcement on The Ash and The Red myspace page this evening but wanted to inform you first. The news is this is where I am, there are two tracks up now and two tracks currently being recorded.
Please forgive me for not participating and not continuing with you all to your site as of late, I would like to be a bigger part of this again. I hope this is of the littlest inconvenience to you all.
The Dzogchen site is here: www.myspace.com/thedzogchen
I hope you enjoy some of the work and I have CD quality material, complete with label, free and ready to ship out to you all. I am still perfecting my engineering skills and I promise you there is a big difference once this CD hits good speakers.
Thanks to you all.

Obama Leads in Texas!

2008-02-26T10:58:00.001-08:00

The most recent CNN and SurveyUSA polls show that Barack Obama has taken a 4 point lead in Texas. For more analysis, read here.

If Obama wins Texas, the race is practically over, and the Clintonista regime will have to go back and review all the tactical mistakes her campaign made. The people believe Obama. The people want change. To consistently insult the people will not work to get you elected.

In the Dallas area in particular, Obama has made giant strides. I'm glad the good people of Dallas have come through for Barack. I'm sure you're proud too BND!

Plagiarism????

2008-02-22T07:22:00.000-08:00

Xerox this Hillary!!!!!

New Metal Pundit Forum!

2008-02-14T19:36:00.000-08:00

Alright, the old Metal Pundit forum vanished for some reason so I decided to build a better and more professional one! All contributors of this blog are welcome to join the Admin staff.

Join the Forum!

Obama's Response to the SOTU Address

2008-01-29T14:23:00.000-08:00

Obama wins South Carolina

2008-01-26T20:19:00.000-08:00

Source

Cross posted from the The Metal Pundit

Video of the Day

2008-01-18T10:14:00.000-08:00

This video proves once and for all that Fred Durst is one of the most underated musicians in modern music. Not only can he rap AND sing, he can play really fast shred guitar. Amazing and inspirational.

The Internet is for Porn

2008-01-17T23:02:00.000-08:00

Probably old but entertaining

2008-01-14T02:17:00.000-08:00

"Our staff all agree that Ann Coulter should die. Soon. But how should she die? We asked Odin, Chief of the Nordic Gods and ruler of Asgard, to tell us how Ann Coulter should die. Here are his responses (in descending order):

10. Pulled apart by 4 wild horses - 1 horse tied to each limb. The horses should be painted blue.
9. Forced to eat 7 double Quarter-Pounders with cheese. Then shot in the head with a longbow.
8. My Son, Thor, should smite her with his mighty hammer.
7. She should be covered in expired sour cream and fed to 10,000 fire ants. Then shot in the head with a longbow.
6. Buried alive under 1,026 hardcover copies of books by Al Franken.
5. Loaded into a French TRF1 155 mm gun-howitzer and shot into the Eiffel Tower at close range.
4. Forced to run a 3-legged race with Jimmy Carter, and at the end of the race...shot through the head with a longbow.
3. Bitch-slapped to death by Hilary Clinton and Maryland Senator Barbara Mikulski.
2. Drive her out to the middle of the Mojave Desert in a Hummer. The Hummer should be drained of all but 1 gallon of fuel. She then tries to drive herself to freedom - but the gas-guzzling Hummer runs out of fuel before she can escape the oppressive heat of the desert. As she is dehydrated, delirious, sunburned and near death - a paramedic drives up in a Prius Hybrid and shoots her through the head with a longbow.

And the #1 way Ann Coulter should die...

Alone and staring at her grotesquely skinny and hideously-bug-eyed face in the mirror. "

Link

Links of the Day

2008-01-09T10:09:00.000-08:00

I haven't done this in a while, and have seen some very interesting news stories today. Enjoy!!!

Man spots his wife during visit to brothel

The corpse in the chair was a dead giveaway

If only he’d been wearing a sheath dress

Jilted lesbian rugby player killed herself after brutally beating lover who had 'webcam affair'

Truck hits couple kissing on street

Officers Raid Home, Take 11-Year-Old To Hospital

Dad threw 4 tots off bridge for revenge

'Meanest mom on planet' sells son's car

Katrina victim sues U.S. for $3 quadrillion

Do Monkeys Pay for Sex?

I think the human race is officially fucked. I think I am going to go home and hide in the closet until the apocalypse.

The True Story of Ann Coulter

2008-01-09T08:46:00.000-08:00

Ann Coulter (born Richard Hart Coulter on December 8, 1961) is a conservative soap dropping ankle grabbing transsexual typist born to a family of toothless neo-Nazi christian pedophiles. He is the great-grandson of Heinrich Himmler.

After graduating from high school, 18 year old Richard Coulter underwent a sex change in tawdry Bangkok abortion clinic. Legally changing his name to Ann. "She" confirmed this in an interview with FAUX News. "I was just a woman trapped in a man's body. I always loved dressing up in drag ever since I was a 4--when I was having drunken incest parties with my retartad brothers." Shortly after the sex change, mAnn Coulter joined the KKK and rose quickly in the hierarchy due to her blinding ambition, fervent racism, and the much less talked about predilection of a certain Grand Dragon that had a thing for dumb blond-transsexuals. In 1983, complaining that the KKK had swung far too left, and was infiltrated with whimpy educated North East liberals, Ann resigned from the KKK and started a very successful career in typing. She/He became heavily involved with the far-right and had a string of well documented love affairs with plethora of well known conservative celeb's--including: Sean Hannity, Bill O'Reilly, Rush Limbaugh, Neal Boortz and Supreme Court Justice Clarance Thomas.

In the past few years, Ann Coulter wrote a bunch of crappy children's books of which do not make any sense whatsoever but are greatly beloved by drooling Fascists, pedophile priests, and people who get their kicks by torturing small animals. In 2006, mAnn wrote "Godless: The Church of Liberalism", the epitome of rank bullshit. The book simply reeks of ass and fail. A book so stupid that even Bill O Reily would blush. In 2007, Coulter called John Edwards a "faggot." Ironically, When Ann Coulter was still going by the name Richard Coulter, he shot his own gay porno film with his two retarded brothers "Gay Nazi Youth Gone Wild: The Incest Edition."

Sadly, Ann Coulter is still alive and is bound to strike again with "her" pathetic right wing diatribes. Maybe one day, IT will die in a puddle of IT'S own sick. One can only hope.

This wraps up the true story of one of America's biggest ass-clowns, Ann Coulter.

Sean Hannity chased by Ron Paul fans

2008-01-07T22:39:00.000-08:00

Interview with Bill O Reilly

2008-01-04T21:54:00.000-08:00

I have recently sat down with the undisputed champion of ass-clownery, Bill O Reilly. Here is the interview.

Al Bundy: Bill, I would like to thank you for joining us today for this interview--you are greatly respected here at Big News Day.
Bill O Reilly: Thank you very much, it's certainly a pleasure.
AB: Okay, lets just get some rather ugly rumours out of the way--you are a lightning rod of sorts and the rumours tend to get a bit nasty.
BOR: I agree.
AB: Bill, are you currently a member of the North American Man Boy Love Association?
BOR: Wait a second now--this is outrageous. I'm not going to sit here and let you...
AB: No. You're going to answer the damn question Bill.
BOR: What the hell kind of outfit is this.
AB: I ask the goddamn questions--you answer the goddamn questions. Again, are you a dues paying member of the North American Man Boy Love Association?
BOR: I've never heard this rumour, where the hell did you get this.
AB: It's a YES or NO question Bill.
BOR: No.
AB: Good. I'm glad we could clear this up for you.
BOR: Well thanks for that.
AB: Your sarcasm is unnecessary.
BOR: Are you always this aggressive in interviews?
AB: Again Bill, I ask the goddamn questions.
BOR: Fine, go ahead.
AB: Thank you. Now, as I stated before you are a lighting rod thus you've been called a lot of names--such as staunch conservative, Right Winger, cranky conservative, things like that. Does this sit well with you? Is this fair?
BOR: I'm proud to be a conservative, besides, names and labels don't hurt me at all.
AB: You've also been called a Right Wing douche, the King of Right Wing Douches, a gerbil molesting closet queer, a snoodler, a cock stuffing man chowder commando, a tool, a Right Wing tool, Bush's tool, Rupert Murdoch's boy toy, a shit eating fucktard, a conservative cum dumpster, media whore, king of media whores, donkey raping king of media whores, megalomaniac, Right Wing cock jocky, troglodyte, George Bush's personal Monica Lewinski, shit face cockmaster--Bill the list could go on for miles. Does any of this bother you?
BOR: I don't know what kind of crap you're trying to pull here but...
AB: Watch your fucking language--think of the children. I bet you don't kiss your gay lover with that mouth, do you?
BOR: I'm out of here.
AB: You're going nowhere. Now sit you're fat ass down and answer the damn questions.
BOR: Fine, let's hurry this up.
AB: You've stated earlier that you are not a current member of NAMBLA--My next question to you is: Do you know somebody in NAMBLA? Are you associated with any members of the North American Man Boy Love Association?
BOR: This is ridiculous.
AB: This is NOT ridiculous. These are legitamite questions that demand answers and NOT you're typical conservative run around, bluster, and spin. This is the REAL No Spin Zone--now answer the damn question.
BOR: I can't take this any more.
AB: Shut Up--cut his mic.

Fuck Emo Pictogame

2008-01-02T11:15:00.000-08:00

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Share your highscore with everybody in the comments section...

50 Most Loathsome People in America, 2007

2008-01-01T22:24:00.000-08:00

I think we can all guess who is number 1 of the list...

Read here.

Denial Fiend = Best New Band

2007-12-30T21:17:00.000-08:00

Denial Fiend are a new band featuring Kam Lee (Massacre, ex-Death, Shadows with Knives), Curtis Beeson (Nasty Savage, ex-Lowbrow, ex-Fester), Terry Butler (Massacre, ex-Death, Six Feet Under, Shadows with Knives), and Sam Williams (Shadows with Knives, Down by Law, Pseudo Heroes). The music on their debut "They Rise" can be described as "Horror Metal." The music is heavily influenced by death metal, thrash, and horror punk. Lyrically influenced by old school horror films. Not the shitty Nu-horror kiddie films. "They Rise" has a very original sound. A breath of fresh air from all the trendy -core bands. Even though Denial Fiend's influences consists of mainly old school metal and horror punk bands, they are NOT a fucking retro-metal band who tries to sound like they came out in 1985. No modern trends here!

"They Rise" features some of Kam's best vocal performances to date. He sounds evil as fuck and can sound very demonic at times. After a huge absence from the metal scene, he proves that he still has it. Kam is hands down the greatest death metal vocalist alive. Lots of great riffs can be found here. Sam Williams is a riff master and his solos are fucking great. This album is just perfect. Not a single weak song can be found on it. Interesting fact is the track entitled "L.O.D." is a re-worked version of "Legions of Doom" from Death's 1983 "Death By Metal" demo back when they went by the name of Mantas. The very first death metal recording. "They Rise" is the album of 2007 as far as I'm concerned. It wouldn't be a stretch to say that "They Rise" is one of the greatest metal albums of all time.

OVERALL RATING: 10+/10

I resign from Legions of the Abyss

2007-12-29T16:16:00.003-08:00

I feel it's now time to step down from Legions of the Abyss. It's been fun but now it just feels too much like work. I have no bad blood with the other admins. It's just time to move on.

T'was The Night Before Impeachment

2007-12-24T21:36:00.000-08:00

T'was 2007 and all through the year
Not a creature was buying this climate of fear
The stockings were hung in a foreclosure scare
In hopes that the Banks would forget we were there!
The soldiers were nestled all snug in their beds
While visions of extended tours messed with their heads
And Dick and Lynn Cheney with shotguns in lap
Had just pardoned Scooter for shutting his yap
When down at the White House there arose such a clatter
I sprang out the door to see what was the matter!
Away to the protest I flew like a flash
I marched for a while and got tazed in the clash
Then soon I was arrested – for what I don't know
But the ACLU said that “This just won't go!”
When what to my wondering eyes should appear
But a miniature Cheney and eight dead reindeer
With his pacemaker pumping, so lively and quick
I knew in a moment it must be St. Dick!
Faster than subpoenas, his minions they came
He waterboarded and tortured and called them by name:
“Now Halliburton! Now Exxon! Now Conoco! Now Shell!
On Blackwater! On Bechtel! – Let's all go to Hell!”
To the top of the West Wing, to the top of The Wall
"Now stash away! Stash away! Stash way All!"
As voters are wondering why their vote doesn't fly
Here comes Karl Rove and he'll tell you why
So up to the White House the CEOs flew
With a sleighful of cash and Dick Cheney too!
And then, in a twinkling I heard on the roof
Was the hemming and hawing of the ultimate Goof (heh heh heh heh)
I raised just one finger and jumped all around
Coz there on the roof Ol "Dubya" came round
He was dressed all in fur that Cheney had killed
He looked rather dapper on the taxpayers' bill
A bundle of cash he had flung on his back
Looked happy as Cheney right before an attack
His eyes — how they twinkled, but his manners were weary
Coz Alberto Gonzales has so much to bury!
His droll little mouth was drawn up in a sneer
Like all of those press conferences he holds so dear
The stump of a crack pipe he held in his teeth
He said: "Laura, I'm sorry! I've relapsed — I'm weak!"
And his friend had a Wide Stance and a little round belly
That shook when he laughed in a toilet so smelly
Dim-witted and dumb a right jolly old elf
And I laughed when I saw him, giving way my own stealth
A wink of his eye and a snap of his finger
Soon gave me to know I shouldn't loiter or linger
He spoke not a word, but went straight to his work
Put the cash in his stockings, then turned with a jerk
And laying his finger aside of his nose
Thumbs up! And a nod for the coke that he chose
He sprang to his sleigh, to his team gave a whistle
"And away to Iran like a nuclear missile!'
But I heard him exclaim as he drove out of sight:
"Happy Christmas to no one — Impeachment's not right!"

Poem by Al Jourgensen

Album of 2007 results are now being counted.

2007-11-12T16:16:00.000-08:00

ok, the results are now being counted and will be released soon after Legions of the Abyss is revamped.

RIP Vitek - DECAPITATED

2007-11-02T09:32:00.000-07:00

Forty-Two Ways Not to Have Sex With Ann Coulter

2007-10-14T10:16:00.000-07:00

Back to Blabbermouth!

2007-09-22T20:58:00.000-07:00

BigNewsDay, Lefty Metalhead, and myself have recently returned to Blabbermouth to take care of some unfinished buissness with our old pal, Spooky1. Old Sucky1 has recently signed up AGAIN as Blabber_Zombies. Anyone willing to help debate this Dubya fellating prick can sign up and help us out.

Check here for the latest threads with Spooky1 spewing right-wing vomit:
Recent Spooky1 sighting

Recent Spooky1 sighting 2

Recent Spooky1 sighting 3

Note: Our debates with Sucky1 on Blabbermouth will NOT effect our buissness with Legions of the Abyss.

Andy Capp's Rant

2007-08-30T20:25:00.000-07:00

OK, this is a rant that a good friend of mine posted on his MySpace Page. I figured I would share it with the rest of you. I may not agree with everything he has to say, but most of it is spot on. Enjoy!

This is my little rant. This is not some message I copied from another bulletin or blog, this is all original writing by Andy Pugh. I know its long, but I feel its useful reading. I do know this is just my opinion, so don't write me back telling me that you don't agree. I don't care if you agree or not. If you do want to write back and share your thought that's fine. Feel free to re-post this and add to it. I'd like it if I was given credit for writing it, but that's up to you.

I feel so irritated at people in the world sometimes because they can't seem to see past their own nose. Below is my little rant about things that I've noticed people do that really just annoy the crap out of me. I'll try to keep it organized for easy reading.

I have grouped them into the following sections, so feel free to skip around if you want:
Supermarkets/Stores
Dress/Attire
Driving
Neighborhoods
Overprotecting Kids
Changes in Policy
Online Activity

Let's begin

Supermarkets/Stores:
1) People, you need to learn to navigate your shopping carts in the same manner you do your car. Pass on the right, don't park it right in the middle of the aisle, and don't let your little kids push it in a crowded store.

2) Treat the aisles like a road system. There are main aisles that run the length of the store and smaller aisles that run between the main aisles…..Just like every other road system in the world. If you were driving, would you come hauling ass out of the sub streets onto a main street without first stopping/pausing to make sure it's clear? I didn't think so. Do the same thing at the store. If you are approaching the end of your aisle and about to dump out into the main aisle, pause and make sure someone isn't passing by your aisle on the main aisle first. I can't count the number of times I've almost had my basket T-boned or get hit myself because some idiot came barreling out of the aisle. Think people.

3) If you or your kids knock something off the shelf, pick it up. Leaving it there and acting like nothing happened only creates more work for the people that have to clean up after your stupid ass.

4) If you pick up something and decide you don't want it, either take it to someone that works there or put it back where you got it. Don't just stick it in between some other product. As someone that had to do Data Integrity for 2 years and try to keep the system database up to date with current product count, it is immensely frustrating when the system shows you have 1 more of an item you can't find anywhere.

Dress/Attire:
1) Pull your damn pants up. You look like a complete moron walking around with a belt on and your pants hanging below your ass. You know it's a problem when you have to hold on to them when you walk or keep pulling them up. Here's a little info you need to know about that: The idea of having your pants saggin like the way you think is so popular, was created in prison. It is a way to signify you belong to someone else. It means, in simplest terms you can understand, you are somebody's bitch. That's right. So, all your tards walking around with your pants around your knees and just showing your ignorance and letting the rest of the informed world know you are somebody's bitch.

2) Baseball hats are designed to keep the sun out of your eyes. What the hell caused the epidemic of retards that flatten the bill out and tilt it sideways? Do they not know it makes them look like a moron? Here's the deal people….If you aren't in a rap video, don't dress like you are. They look stupid on TV and you look even dumber on the streets.

3) We need more role models in the spotlight like Michael Jordan was. He convinced kids that they could be whatever they wanted without following the crowd. Nowadays', the only role models to the youth are thuggish sports stars, or thuggish rap stars. So, these kids naturally dress like their role models and act like them because it's "Cool". No its not. Why is it the youth of today complain about being judged the same as everyone else, but they dress and act like everyone else? You can't have it both ways. If you want to be treated and respected like an individual, act like one.

Driving:
(This category is one of my biggest pet peeves)

1) Read the signs. I have yet to drive anywhere that didn't tell you what intersection/highway was coming up well before you get to it. If you are in the far left hand lane and know you have to exit to the right, get your ass to the right hand lane further back than 25 feet before the exit. If you are exiting that way, get there and stay there. I'm tired of people giving me the finger because they were busy talking on their cell phones or texting someone and wasn't paying attention and now want in my lane in front of me.

2) If you are entering a highway/freeway, you have an acceleration lane. It does run out eventually. Start trying to merge into the first lane immediately after getting on the highway. I hate when people speed up and drive all the way to the end of the acceleration lane and then try to cut people off to get in. Stop it!

3) If it bumper to bumper traffic, stay in your lane unless you are moving to the appropriate lane to exit in. You getting pissed and swerving into another lane do nothing but make the traffic worse. You still aren't moving any faster and moving up 25 feet quickly only to have to hit the brake and inch along again, is wasted effort and not to mention, makes you look like an ass.

4) Put your damn cell phones away! I believe it is possible to drive normally while talking on the phone. I know, but I seem to be one of the few people that drive the same while on the phone as I do while I'm not on the phone. I do understand that sometimes you have to take a call, but get an ear piece and use it. My big question….why is it people can drive normally and carry on a conversation with people in the car, but they can't carry on a conversation on a cell phone and drive. Same concept.

5) Unless you have a kid that is throwing up in the backseat, you should never need to put your vehicle in park when going through a drive-thru. I hate that. If you are so impatient that you can't hold the brake for 2 minutes while the person in front of you gets their food, then get out and go in.

6) If you are sitting at a traffic light, you need to be looking forward waiting for the light to turn green. That is not your allotted time to balance your checkbook, rummage through the glove box or dig in the back seat. Argh! I hate when I have to sit through a light more than once because some dumbass wasn't paying attention.

7) Turn down your crappy music. I like most forms of music and don't care if people like or dislike what I listen to. I also enjoy listening to loud music while driving, but I don't feel the rest of the neighborhood needs to hear what I am listening to. Especially, late at night. If it's after dark, turn the crap off. Some people have to get up way before the sun does or have kids and don't like having their house vibrate off its foundation. Those of you that have a $3000 stereo system in your car that you can hear a mile away are morons. Despite what you think, Nobody and I mean nobody wants to hear what you are listening to. I listen to my music loud and if I can hear yours over mine, it's too loud. What's the point anyway? At that volume, you can't even hear the music from inside the vehicle.

8) Look up the definition of "keep up with the flow of traffic." If the speed limit on the highway is 65 and everyone else is driving 75, you need to push the gas peddle a little harder. You driving 10mph slower than the thousands of people driving 10mph faster than the speed limit are far more dangerous. Do not get anywhere near the fast lane unless you drive fast. General rule of thumb is that the fast lane is at least 5mph faster than the other lanes. If you are one of these people that want to be an outstanding citizen and drive the speed limit and complain about the thousands of people passing you, get off the highway.

Neighborhoods:
1) You know, I loved my childhood. I love the freedom of being able to run around all over the block I lived on without worrying about my neighbors or traffic or the threat of being shot/kidnapped. That is tragic. I don't have kids yet, but I am already sorry for them because they will never get to see the freedom I did as a kid, and I'm not that old so it wasn't that long ago. I rode my bike, skateboard, and rollerblades all over the place and nobody cared. Now, you have neighbors that would shoot you if you stepped foot in their yard, streets that are overcrowded so its unsafe to even let your kids out of the front yard, and the thug youth of America available to influence you kids in the wrong way.

Overprotecting Kids:
1) How many people wore pads while riding their bike or skateboard as a kid? Show of hands….nobody. As a kid, you are designed and required to get bumps, bruises and scrapes. Its part of being a kid. It's how you learn to dust yourself off, pick yourself up and keep going. These parents that deck their kids out in full body gear to ride their bike, with training wheels, are being way too overprotective.

2) I read, not too long ago, that there has been a nationwide ban in elementary schools that prevents kids from playing tag. Can you believe that! Tag?!?. Some stupid parents complained because their child was playing tagged, got knocked down and got a little scrape on their knee. Boo Hoo! Cry me a damn river. As mention above, kids fall down. You overprotective parents are ruining everything by getting things like this banned. Now, they can only play tag indoors and has to have at least 3 adults supervising them. We played dodge ball with a basketball and nobody got anything more than an occasional bruise. Guess what…..we are all still alive and our wounds healed. I know, it's shocking.

3) There is a difference between spanking and beating a child. I'll bet most everyone reading this was spanked as a child. Did you die? No, you learned right from wrong. Putting a child in "time out" does nothing but give them time to think about the next rotten thing they are going to do. Those people that think you should never strike a child obviously have never been around them. A little spanking never hurt anybody and I think the youth of today might be a little more respectful to parents, teachers, coaches and other adults if they had been taught that from the beginning. I feared my mom growing up because I knew she had a paddle that looked like a canoe paddle and it hurt. I never had any bruises or broken bones, but I had my fair share of spankings.

Changes in Policy:
1) Why is it, in this country, a few voices can mess up things for the rest of us? Case in point….Prayer in school. I know, it's a big deal. You know the largest religion in America is Christian right? The religion the country was founded on? Well, then why is that we can no longer say a prayer in school. If you played any sport, how many of you remember saying the Lord's Prayer before a game? Most of you? That's because it's appropriate. We aren't praying for the death of our enemy, we are praying for the protection of the players. This should be the policy….If it offends you, I don't care. You don't care that it offends me that I can't do it, so why should I care if it offends you when I do it? How about that logic. You go about your day and pray to your stick, or whatever Deity you pray to and I'll pray to mine. Because of a few people, the 10 Commandments can't even hang in the courts anymore. How stupid is that. If it offends you, don't read it. If you don't believe it, who cares. Why should America change its policies because something offends you. You have the freedom to worship whomever you choose, but you also have the freedom not to.

2) Political Correctness. I understand that there is a time and a place for everything. I do, but people are way too sue happy in this country. You can't even crack a joke in the office without worrying about offending somebody and them suing the company for millions of dollars. How does that make sense? What happened to the good ol' days when you minded your own business? In the old days, if you saw an attractive woman working in your office, you could approach her, and compliment her and possibly ask her on a date. Nowadays, if you do that, you will be hit with a sexual harassment lawsuit. Once again….sue happy. Everyone looking for a quick buck.

3) I'll go ahead and hit another touchy subject. Immigration. It's obviously a problem. I know, some people say they are doing the jobs we don't want to. That's fine, more power to them if they want to pick lettuce for less than minimum wage, but come into the country the legal way. I think they should change a few laws and it would help with the problem. 1) If you aren't a US citizen and you have a child on US territory, it does not automatically make them a US citizen and grant you the right to stay here. 2) If you are not a US citizen, you are not allowed to attend any public education institute. 3) you do not qualify for healthcare or financial assistance if you are not a US citizen. I know this country was founded by immigration and I am thankful for that diversity, but we have way too many people that come to this country and expect a handout and then criticize the country and fly their native flags in their front yard and proclaim their native country.

4) I believe it was Roosevelt that said, if you come to this country and live in this country you are a citizen of this country and will not pledge allegiance to another country. All you dumbass people out there that live here and fly other countries flags need to go back to your country if it's so great. Why are you even here if your home land is so great? Oh, that's right….your country is in poverty or at war and there are no jobs, scarce food and no healthcare. Hmm…sounds like a wonderful place to call my homeland.

5) Why is it people believe they should rally together and change something they have a choice not to participate in? For example….there used to be a radio station here that played great music, had a funny morning show and the DJ's were usually pretty outrageous in their topics for discussion. Well, their show offended some people so they rallied together and got the station changed. It's now a Spanish station, after it went to a alternative rock station. Whatever happened to changing the dial? If I didn't like a TV show or a song on the radio, I changed to another station. What gives these people the right to stir the pot because they don't like something they have a choice in participating in? This idea could cover so many different topics. People, you have a choice in this Country as to what you do and don't do. If you don't like something, don't do it, but don't try to change it "for the good", just because you don't like it.

Online Activity:
1) If you participate in online forums, chats or newsgroups of any sort, don't argue with people in the thread. It makes you look like an ass to the other thousands of people that read it. If you have some beef someone, send them a private message or get a life. You most likely don't know them and never will so why are you letting someone you don't know piss you off in a public forum.

2) Stop forwarding on emails that are in the following topics:
(a). "Send this email and watch what happens after you send it" – The only way something is going to happen is if you already have a virus on your system. If you get these, please delete them and stop clogging everyone else spam folder full of them.
(b). "If you get an email with subject "A post card from a friend", delete it. It's a virus that will erase your hard drive" – For starters, there is no virus that can erase your hard drive. Second, this is a hoax that has been going on for many years. Please, for the love of God, stop spreading this around. This and so many other emails of a similar title. If you are unsure, ask me and I'll happily tell you one way or another.
(c) "AOL/Microsoft/Bill Gates/Etc… is sharing his fortune….and will pay x number of cents/dollars every time this is sent or reposted" – Never has happened, Never will happen. There is no way for them to trace the number of times it's been emailed or posted. Plus, nobody is that stupid.
(d) "kid with cancer emails" - 99% of these are hoaxes and are just spreading the spam.

3) Quit posting in forums and bulletins/blogs stuff like "I make X number of dollars a week doing nothing but taking online survey's" or "Click here to get your free ipod". Its f-in annoying and pisses a lot of people off.

If you have read all the way up to this point, I appreciate it and you are probably bored to tears. I am going to stop this rant for now. I might decide to write a part 2 eventually though.

Can't a cop shit in peace?

2007-08-28T06:21:00.000-07:00

Cnn is reporting that Republican Larry Craig, Senator from Idaho, was arrested AND PLEAD GUILTY, to charges stemming from a incident on June 11 that took place in a Men's Room at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport.

According to Roll Call, the arresting officer alleged that Craig lingered outside a restroom stall where the officer was sitting, then entered the stall next door and blocked the door with his luggage.

According to the arrest report cited by Roll Call, Craig tapped his right foot, which the officer said he recognized "as a signal used by persons wishing to engage in lewd conduct."

The report alleges Craig then touched the officer's foot with his foot and the senator "proceeded to swipe his hand under the stall divider several times," according to Roll Call.

At that point, the officer said he put his police identification down by the floor so Craig could see it and informed the senator that he was under arrest, before any sexual contact took place.

OUCH!!!!!

Of course, Idaho's Senior Senator denies the charges (even though he plead guilty) and says that his actions were "misconstrued". Sen. Craig has since resigned from his position at the Mitt Romney campaign.

The new football season is almost here

2007-08-27T07:18:00.000-07:00

My predictions are up at BigSportsDay.

GONE 'zales

2007-08-27T06:20:00.000-07:00

See Ya Asshole!!!!!

The Ash and The Red

2007-08-17T04:54:00.000-07:00

The new The Ash and The Red track DICEROS and some new artwork are now up on the myspace site. I will be sending out discs of top quality sound in a few weeks, free as usual for anyone who's interested. An official site and a new track are scheduled to go up in winter.

THE ASH AND THE RED
www.myspace.com/theashandthered

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2007-08-07T05:56:00.000-07:00

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Happy Birthday LOTA

2007-07-26T09:28:00.000-07:00

The Original Legions of the Abyss Forum, which at the time was named Metal PWNS All, opened it's doors one year ago today. Since then we have gone through many changes, added many new features, and made many great friends. We now host the official forums of around 50 bands, and have a weekly radio show on Hard Rock Radio Live.

So make sure you stop by and support the site.

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Be sure, to sign up for the brand new Legions of the Abyss Forum!!!!!!

Great News!!!!

2007-07-24T04:26:00.000-07:00

I just received word that Pummel and Grind has returned in blog form. So go visit Tony and see what rare music he has available this week.

New "Debates" Section at Legions of the Abyss

2007-07-20T12:02:00.000-07:00

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Happy Birhday My Great Country

2007-07-04T20:50:00.000-07:00

As much as a I may bitch about our governement, I always feel the need to remind my readers that I do that out of love for my country. I love this country with all my heart, and I hate to see people divide us.

I hope everyone has had a wonderful and safe Independance Day!!!!

Bringing Honor and Accountability back to the White House

2007-07-03T06:42:00.001-07:00

We learned yesterday that our President overturned a court’s sentence for convicted perjure and former White House aide Scooter Libby. First off, contrary to what many conservatives are saying, this conviction and sentence were in no way politically motivated. The judge in this case was a very conservative, by the book judge who was appointed by the Bush administration. The Special Prosecutor was also appointed by the Bush administration.

It is nice to know that our President knows more about criminal law and fairness than a federal court. I’m sure he is now going commute the sentences of everyone in this country that has been sent to jail on perjury charges. Fairness, right?

One of my conservative co-workers sent me an e-mail as a pre-emptive strike. The e-mail was a link to the DoJ that lists all of the individuals pardoned by Clinton. I find this somewhat funny. First off, what Clinton did is completely irrelevant to this case. Secondly, this appears to be the old neo-con habit of blame-shifting. Who needs accountability when we can point out the wrong-doings of others? Some others will surely say “well, it’s not like he pardoned Libby.” Just wait! I guarantee Bush will pardon Libby during his closing days of office. I can’t wait to see the DoJ’s list of Bush Pardons. That will surely be a long list of white-collar criminals that made millions from ripping the rest of us off.

Eivl nighT on SkuLKL Mountain

2007-06-25T10:03:00.001-07:00

TH e new POWEr sword track evil niGht on skUll Moutnain is now up on mySpaCe.com/musicofsteel.
CHEk it oUT!

KEN HAw

Ten Commandments for Drivers?

2007-06-19T13:45:00.000-07:00

The Vatican just released their Ten Commandments for Drivers; I was reading over the list and realized that it does not address many of the issues that should be addressed. So, I made my own list.

BND’s Ten Commandments for Drivers:

1. Thou shalt not get in BND’s way dammit.
2. If you are in the far left lane of the freeway and are not in the process or about to be in the process of passing someone, thou shalt immediately pull off the freeway and sell thou’s car.
3. Thou shalt use your fucking turn signals.
4. Thou sure the hell shalt not drive at a slow pace directly next to another car that is driving the same slow pace, therefore forcing traffic to stack up behind you.
5. All cell phone calls while driving must be very important and kept to a minimum length.
6. Thou shalt never, under any circumstance, stop at a yellow light.
7. Yield does not mean stop, and stop does not mean yield. Learn the fucking difference asshole.
8. If you are driving at or below the posted speed limit and you see a cop, DON”T SLAM ON YOUR BREAKS!!!!!
9. Don’t throw your garbage out the window of your car.
10. If you have babies or small children in your car, you better have them securely seated in the appropriate child seat.

Those who dare to break these commandments will be forced to listen to korn and linkin park for eternity while they burn in hell.

What would your Ten Commandments be?
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Ken Hawk's 10? Commandments of Driving:

1. pEOpl e neeD to get off the sidewalk. how am i SUppOSed to drive on there?
2. beaTing off in my car shoUdln't be an arrestable offense, i mean its my cAr.
4. i tried thaT stunt from speeD where teh bus jujmps over that broken highwaY, anD it didnt' worK. that ShouLD be able to woRk.
f. i still wanT to poInt oUT that theY need to fix the GasOliNE isSUe, i rUn oUT of gas eveRy week and still have to be towed to my mechanic.
7. cars shoUld have breaks. im tired of haviNg to crash Into my hOSue everyday to get teh car tO stop.
6. WHen yOu sell A guy a car you shoUld be honEst abouT it. if my Car was really amfibious there WoulDnt be a ford escoRT at the bOTtoM of a pOol in suburban cHicago.

Ken aHwk!
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If you fail to obey those rules, Ken may stop by for dinner.
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Blaspherion's 10 Commandments of Driving

1. When a police car is near, always race them and if you win, flip em off.
2. Always have a copy of Pestilence's Consuming Impulse in your car to blast at full volume.
3. When approching a car with a W. Bush sticker. always get in their way to show your Anti-Bush sticker and flip them off.
4. DO NOT BLAST rap music, mallcore, country, pop-punk/emo, pop, etc.
5. Always blast METAL.
6. Always stay the fuck out of my way.
7. Read rule 6.
8. Read rule 6 and 7, twice.
9. Always go over the speed limit.
10. Read rules 1 - 10 5 times.

Anyone who shall defy must be FORCED to listen to Limp Bizit's Rollin for all of eternity.

suffering from burnout

2007-06-19T08:38:00.000-07:00

Due to my very busy schedule and the longing to spend more quality time with my family, I have taken a leave from Hard Rock Radio Live. I may or may not be back depending on my schedule as well as the approval of the station owner. I had a blast playing DJ (except when their equipment wasn't working), but I just don't have the time right now to continue.

I would like to devote more time to my blog as well as Lefty's blog. Things are really beginning to heat up in the political arena, and I have many things that I would love to discuss with members and readers of both blogs. I would also like to devote a little time to both Lords of Classic Rock and Legions of the Abyss.

Stay tuned to the blogs and web sites, and thank you to all my readers and listeners.

Goodnight Sweet Girl

2007-06-11T13:03:00.000-07:00

Sploodge

1993-2007

Immigration and Christian Salvation

2007-06-08T08:50:00.000-07:00

So I'm listening to Sirius 161 (Christian Talk) because I'm down with J.C., and I hear a one-minute spot promoting a show that comes on later in the day. The speaker reminds us that to become a Christian, you must repent for your old ways, and come to Jesus for healing and profess your faith to the world. Then you become a member of the Church, and a saved person.

...then it dawned on me: how is this different from the new immigration bill?

Basically, illegal immigrants currently living in the US must repent by paying a $5,000 fine, filling out a ton of paperwork, and agree to go back to their home country and come back the legal way. After this, they will be forgiven and may become US taxpaying citizens. Halelujah!
Of course the typical peanut-heads lined up to take shots at the bill, mostly because it came from the White House. With a whopping 30% approval rating, it'd be political suicide, even for Republicans, to side with El Presidente on anything. Conservatives are outraged by this "amnesty bill", and liberals say it's unfair to poor immigrants to pay a $5,000 fine. I have questions for these pundits:

To the Conservatives: What are you going to do with 12,000,000 people that you will not allow a path to citizenship for? Are you going to deport them? Who's going to cook your wings at Hooters or mow the lawn at your office? What if Jesus was so unreasonable regarding salvation?

To the Liberals: The fines are the only proof that matters of repentance and it makes a "down payment" towards a life of respect for our laws. Let's get the Fair Tax on the agenda so that we have a chance to keep our Social Security and Medicare funded for the new citizens, and to put the financial stress on those who refuse to be legal. We have to provide financial reward for people to pay taxes, otherwise our government is a joke.

To the rest of us: Our governement offers benefits to millions and millions of people who don't pay taxes. Just how is this fair to us who the IRS can commit the full war-making ability of the federal government against? If we fail to provide a reasonable path to citizenship then we're going to waste enormous amounts of money building a fence that ultimately cannot succeed.

"Fixed fortifications are monuments to man's stupidity," George S. Patton, Jr.

Ask France how the Maginot Line worked for them. Maybe this new bill is not perfect, but how else are we going to resolve the issue?

POWER SWORD

2007-06-01T04:57:00.000-07:00

Greetings friends,
Upon release of the "No Sleep til Dairy Queen" follow-up album "Dehamufacture", Ken Hawk's pioneering food metal band, Nacho Quest, has reformed as a massive power metal force known as Power Sword. An associate and I were approached by Hawk for assistance in mastering his work, and the results are, well, interesting. While the Power Sword full-length album is still in the recording stage, a few tracks have managed to make it to the Power Sword Mypsace page www.myspace.com/musicofsteel.

The early reaction has mostly been people asking if Ken's vocals are a joke and in return he has expressed some discontent with me, so that may be something we will continue to look at. The original single "Brotherhood of the Steel" is up, and the new high-powered "The Prophecy of Steel" track was uploaded yesterday. We may soon be posting a mastered version of a live track as well. Cheers!

Fred Burroughs
Beef City Recording, ltd

The Energy Policy Debate: Bold New Ideas

2007-05-16T12:55:00.000-07:00

After hearing the new crop of poli-chickens regurgitate the same old rhetoric regarding America's energy future, I'm demanding some fresh ideas. Here's the problem with red vs. blue policy:

Red (GOP): Drilling in Alaska is a good idea, but that's not going to fix the problem even in the short term. There isn't enough oil in Alaska to offset our current imports. US on-shore domestic oil production has been declining since the 1970's, so it's foolish to think that we can bring online enough domestic supply to slake our ever-expanding thirst.

Blue (Democrats): Biofuels like ethanol will never replace gasoline nomatter how much you subsidize it. It's a net-loss when you consider the cost of farming and additional infrastructure. Additional taxes on gasoline would be a good idea if you were building towards a feasible solution, but hybrid cars and E85 are going to be disasterous if mandated federally. Besides, I trust this Congress with money less than I would a bank run by crack addicts. How's that non-existent Social Security trust fund going, Mr. Byrd?!

Smashing through boundaries: The fix is in!

We're going to drop the price of fuel for consumers and build up the infrastructure to maintain the same level of prosperity and rapidness of travel all the while decreasing our consumption of petroleum products in the long-term. More specifically, I'm calling for:

-Nuclear power to replace diesel-guzzling ocean freighters and heavy rail locomotives. Yeah, that sounds radical, but if we can put an engine on a submarine that makes 50,000 horsepower and doesn't need to be refueled for 10 years, then why are we dumping God-awful amounts of diesel fuel into these boats that bring us our beer from Europe and our miscellaneous bullshit from China? I know that there's a security risk, but the US Coast Guard can easily implement a satellite tracking mechanism to ensure that these boats don't fall into the hands of terrorists. We could very easily replace our obnoxious lovers of diesel juice that deliver bulk manufactured items via railroads. Wouldn't it be ironic to have a perfectly environmentally sound, zero-carbon train deliver thousands of tons of sooty coal to be burned to make electricity?

If security concerns prevent us from using this ultra-efficient, Al Gore friendly method of powering our industry, then I hate to inform you but Osama Bin Laden and Co. have officially beaten the US. The point of terrorism is to make your victim too afraid to be themselves, and if we get hung up because we're afraid then we lose.

Replacing the mass consumers of diesel fuel will free at least 30% of our domestic refinery capacity and roughly the same in crude oil consumption, thus automatically reducing our demand on petro products by roughly 1/3. In dollars for you, that brings us back to around $1.55-$1.80 a gallon on gasoline with a much more stable price that is far less subject to Katrina-like fluctuations and panic.

-We need a mass transit system that is beneficial to suburban commuters. We can't follow Europe's model because their cities are built much different from ours. We have a bigger country and we have a chance to really do something revolutionary to satisfy our need to move people from place to place rapidly while catering to the impatience of US consumers. This is a challenge, but this is very possible. Great advancements have been made in the field of magnetic levitation trains by Japanese researchers that could prove to be the ultimate technology for making trains a means of inter- and intra- city transportation so rapid that the airlines can't even keep up!

There's two things that energy ideas should have in common: They should have a very positive economic effect and they should improve the environment. One without the other is a NO DEAL. Sorry, Al Gore. I'm not willing to lose my job over some extrapolated research, we're a good bit smarter than that. We can keep our economy and protect and improve our planet at the same time. I demand this of our leaders.

Let's discuss- how else can we lead the world into economically and environmentally-friendly energy solutions?

Fair Tax Q & A

2007-05-10T13:11:00.000-07:00

The purpose of this entry is to address the very pertinent questions from the last Fair Tax post. I'm going to take the opportunity to use charts to illustrate how the Fair Tax is victory for the people over the liars in Washington, and lets the American people do what they do best: propser!

Item #1: Does a babysitter or the kid that mows my lawn have to collect the Fair Tax? (from Lefty)

No, there is a provision within HR.25 and S.25 that allows for small jobs and "hobby income", up to an annual $2,000. If you sell furniture or other personal belongings via classifieds such as Craigslist.org this does not count towards your hobby income. Your car, your investment portfolio, and your Beanie Baby collection are personal items that are not sold in commercial quantities, and therefore are not taxed as retail items, because you are not a retailer. Besides, they are used goods and the tax has already been levied against them.

Item #2: Isn't this a regressive tax? What about the child tax credit? (from Hillary Clinton)

Pictures say a thousand words, and the Fair Tax is the most thoroughly researched tax reform measure in history. Instead of bloviating in miserable economic theory, he's a chart that explains it much better than I can:
How does everybody end up paying less? Several reasons persist:

-Vastly increased compliance (some will still sell illegally, but far fewer than cheat today)
-Improved efficiency in collection (The IRS is the least efficient office possibly ever)
-Broadening of the tax base (internet sales, retail services, etc.)
-Broadening of the base of people who pay taxes (illegal immigrants, tourists, drug dealers)

As for the child tax credit that Hillary was so worried about: based on current estimates, most households with 2 kids will get a $492 check at the beginning of each month. Do we really need to keep paying tax credits every April to people with herds of kids? The Fair Tax reimburses the expenses that additional children create, and that is all that tax policy should ever be responsible for. In fact, the child tax credit of today is basically a brand of social engineering, and is absolutely irresponsible tax policy, so we're not even talking about apples to oranges.

Item #3: Won't the prebate system just create another government monster? (from Lefty)

All legal US Citizens and legal permanent guests will recieve the prebate regardless of income. Hey, we're saying that no US citizen shall pay any taxes on the necessities of life, to be determined by the basic poverty level spending amount. You do not have to prove to the government how much money you make (a MILESTONE in reduction of government paperwork!). This is an important point from our Constitution that the 16th Amendment repealed. The US Treasury Department will do the job that the IRS turned into a beurocratic nightmare, and the FBI will investigate fraud just like they're (supposed to be) doing now. The Treasury Dept. won't turn into another monster because they have a much simpler job that will require an amount of staff that all researchers agree will pale in comparison to the current IRS roster.

Item #4: So basically businesses are doing the job of funding our government. Some of them are corrupt. (from BND)

Yes, businesses will be charged with the task of sending the money off to the Treasury Department. To be sure some will cheat, but with 80-90% fewer entities filing, the concentration of investigation power of the FBI has increased nearly tenfold. Besides, over 80% of all retail goods purchased come from the largest of the big-box retailers, and there is no way they can risk cheating under such a hot spotlight. Also, there is a built-in 1/4% kickback to reimburse for the accounting, so this is not charity work for the government. The math is quite fucking simple with the Fair Tax, so 1/4% is extremely generous.

Item #5: What about doctors and other small business? (from Lefty)

Since the tax base has been broadened to include the retail service sector, your doctor would indeed have to collect the Fair Tax from consumers. These costs are considered into the prebate, so we can't let lobbyists have a foothold here by making exception. This isn't going to exacerbate the health care fiasco for the poor because again, healthcare costs are considered for pre-imbursing these additional costs of basic living. Internet sales are also charged to pay taxes, because that's only fair.

Item #6: What about gas prices? (from Lefty)

The federal government already has a whopping tax built in to gasoline, but it would be up to congress if they wanted to remove the current tax to make room for the new sales tax. Otherwise, it is a retail-level good or service so it is subject to the Fair Tax. I can't stress enough that we're keeping 100% of our paychecks here, plus the cost of these goods will fall from 20-28% once we remove the current income tax burden from the production scheme. I am strongly in favor of user-based taxes, such as the one on gasoline, so we'll have to see if our favorite nincompoops in Washington can do something productive with the revenue.

Item #7: Isn't this a blow to the federal government? (from Lefty)

Not at all, it is revenue-neutral. They will collect the same amount of money from us, the difference is that now they have to do it efficiently, they have to collect from everybody to include illegal immigrants, tax cheaters, and tourists, and we are now perfectly aware of how much they are taking from us. We the people are tired of hidden taxes, lobbyists tactics, and insider tax breaks for buddies. Because we have to tax all retail goods with no exceptions, there are no footholds for shit-eating lobbyists to hook up their buddies. There are no tax credits for oil companies, and there won't need to be any offshore banking to hide money from our government. If you're worried about people not spending money, here's a comparison to how much more stable of a source of income sales taxes are as opposed to income taxes:

AGI = Adjusted Gross Income, PCE = Personal Consumer Expenditures (please note that this graph shows percent change, so a flatter line is a more stable function)

Item #8: Isn't the tax rate really 30%, or even 60%? (from Hillary Clinton)

The people that say the Fair Tax rate is 30% are actually correct. Taxes can be calculated exclusively or inclusively. I wonder why the same people don't want to say that most people pay 52% of their income when calculated exclusively? Since income taxes are always calculated inclusively, it's most appropriate to report the 23% Fair Tax as such. The 30% figure is still better than the 52% figure.

Inclusive Method: Exclusive Method:
Widget: $77 Widget: $77
Fair Tax: $23 30% sales tax: $23
Total: $100 Total: $100
$23 out of $100 = 23%. This is exactly how our income taxes are calculated.

The 60% figure is based on bullshit research done by biased lobbyists who made the fictitious assumption that we would exempt groceries, gasoline, heating bills, electricity, etc. etc. etc. from being taxed, and then still reimburse people for the basic cost of taxes on necessities. That's how they came up with the bogus 60% in order to compensate.

$22,000,000 in top-tier research has been invested in the Fair Tax making it the most heavily researched tax reform measure in history. On May 15th, 10,000 Fair Tax supporters will rally right across the street from the presidential candidate debate scheduled just a few hours later. This is an idea that deserves some mainstream press. By the way, HR.25 and S.25 now have 60 co-sponsors. The idea is gaining steam with every session of Congress. It's starting a powerful trend where people want to know how much tax we pay, and we're tired of being lied to having our money confiscated. I know it's not perfect, but let me close with this question: Why in the hell would you punish people who work legally?

All Our Candidates Are Fascists, Yet Pussies, And I Just Don't Fucking Get It.

2007-04-27T00:11:00.001-07:00

I was watching a clip of John McCain on the Daily Show. Now do not take this as a bash on Jon Stewart in any way. I love the guy and I see why he is doing this (or perhaps I'm giving him too much credit), but he was just being rude and arguing and interrupting McCain like crazy. Sure they have "talks" backstage and he has been on the show so much they may be "friends" but still, he is running for the highest political office on the continent, of both American continents for that matter (some say the world, which could be the case, it's just a debate I don't want to get into right now). AND HE IS ON WORLD WIDE TELEVISION BEING PUNKED LIKE A BITCH!

If John McCain were Presidential material, he would have gotten visually upset and told him off. Something like "Listen, would you interrupt Teddy Roosevelt or Abraham Lincoln, would you insult John F. Kennedy? I am going to be the President of the United States and I would appreciate it if you would treat me as such." That would not have gotten my vote, but would have gotten my respect.

I like Stewart because he is doing this and showing people that these guys do not deserve the power they are aspiring for. He is exposing them for the gutless worms they are. Much applause to him, and I think he is waiting for one of them to put him in his place. Again, he may not vote for them but he will respect them a little more.

I have just never seen such fascist warmongering pussies in my life. They talk such talk, but will take abuse from anyone for a single vote. Whores. Fucking whores. We need a fucking Teddy Roosevelt again, someone who challenges world leaders to a boxing match in the White House gym (yes, he really did that) someone who will step up and re-enact the anti-monopoly laws we used to have and shut these corporate serfs the fuck down. Someone who gives a fuck about people, and will NOT accept being disrespected to the people they are representing to the world.

Of course Stewart is really nice to Obama and Hillary, which he should be an ass to them too, maybe not as bad, but still they deserve the right to stand up for themselves to and not just be a smiling face on the TV that has nothing new to say because no one is challenging them.

GET YOUR TICKETS!

2007-04-25T14:56:00.000-07:00

Fair Tax NOW!

2007-04-20T10:36:00.000-07:00

I bought a sandwich combo yesterday for lunch advertised at $7.29. By the time I was done handing over cash, it REALLY cost $7.73. That's nearly $0.50 extra. If that was all the tax I actually paid for that sandwich, then it would be a pretty good deal. Unfortunately, here's the other hidden taxes that got rolled in that $7.73:

-Property taxes for the restaurant, payroll, Social Security, and Medicare taxes for the employee that made the sandwich, the truck driver that delivered the food to Blimpie, the distribution center employee who shipped the material for the sandwch, the farmers that grew the wheat for the bread, jalapenos, sweet peppers, lettuce, and onions that went on the sandwich, and the farmers who raised the chickens, and for the people who killed and processed then shipped the chicken, and all the truck drivers associated with those processes, along with the property taxes for the distribution center and all the farms! They are all taxed at all stages of the game, and that gets passed right along to me, the guy that already gets my income taxed!

Sure, 25% doesn't sound too bad when it's said like that, but then you get taxed again on absolutely everything that you buy for a compounding effect that generally adds up to most people paying around HALF of your money to the government at some stage.

We need the Fair Tax NOW! The Fair Tax is taken at the retail sales counter, and NEVER FROM YOUR PAYCHECK! There are no Value-Added Taxes (VAT) like they have in Europe, everything that you could pay is on your receipt, and you will NEVER have to report how much money you make to the government. The IRS is banished forever from our great country. Under the Fair Tax, you know exactly how much you pay in taxes, and the total amount of taxes you pay can never be hidden from you by politicians who make a living stealing your money.

Stop telling me that "it's a good idea, but they'll never pass it". Who's they, and why are you voting for them? This is more important than a political party! Hold their feet to the fire or we'll throw the tea in the harbor and start over!!!

2007-04-17T13:22:00.000-07:00

The problem with secular western society:

2007-03-27T08:22:00.000-07:00

With increasing secularization and the decreasing role of religeous morals comes a great problem that our friends in Europe are currently facing: the population is dying off.

Religeous Christians and Jews feel obligated to "Be fruitful and multiply", because a numerically strong population gives glory to God. Europeans represent the near-godless evolution of western society to the point where having children is unfashionable. This causes many problems, among them are:

-The number of workers required to support retirees decreases
-The cost of health care increases as the population ages
-The native population will eventually lose a voting majority to immigrants
-Productivity increases can't keep up with fewer and fewer workers

Do you think it's impossible for it to be "unfashionable" to have and raise kids? Read this article- but I'm warning you, it is unbelievably distrubing. Before you click I'll introduce it to you as Germany's new infanticide epidemic. No pictures or anything like that, just a sub-human disregard for young human life. If that doesn't make your heart break then I can't imagine what will.

The role of Islam in post-religeous secular western society:

The trend in America is following the European model- we are having fewer children and having them later in life. This allows for great wealth, but our still-religeous Muslim counterparts are multiplying like a page out of Genesis from the Bible. While most European countries have reached zero-growth native populations, several such as Italy and Sweden have made it to negative-growth of native population. Of course, the overall population continues to soar due to Islamic immigration.

Now, Judaism and Christianity reached a point about 500 years ago (roughly in the wake of the Lutheran Reformation) where we reconciled with the modern world and realized that the Church and State can operate indepenantly. We now believe the words of Jesus when he said, "Give to Caesar what is Caesar's, and give to God what is God's" (Luke 20:25). Islam will not stand for this. No, a Muslim must make everyone in his country abide by the same laws, and any violators will be punished according to Sharia Law.

So, all the liberties that were recognized by the great French Revolutionary thinkers, perfected and paid for in blood by the founding fathers of the United States of America, and paid for many times over again throughout European history will be swept away and scattered as Islam forces Europe to march backwards into the 8th century as it imposes Sharia Law as soon as a voting majority is obtained.

Now I'm not one to cook up a shitty topic until it boils without proposing at least one viable solution, so here goes with my solution to this inevitable showdown:

Introduce learning and science to Muslim populations. Knowledge is power, and powerful, knowledgable people will not be enslaved by a nonsensical and counterintuitive religeon such as Islam. The only reason why the Catholic Church was able to enslave the population for so many centuries is because they hid information from it by encoding the Bible in Latin. Only priests could read Latin, so unless you listen to a priest tell you that it requires money to go to heaven then how would you know the difference?

Radical Islam forbids reading certain books. This should set off your bullshit detector instantly. Any religeon that bans any kind of information can be likened to slavery and should not be tolerated by anybody (Bible-thumping FCC employees and lobbyists are not immune from this criticism).

It would be simply ridiculous to try and keep up with Islamic birth rates just to keep up, because I find it appalling to play games with human life.

Islam has destroyed middle eastern culture, and will prevent them from advancing to modern times so long as they keep its stranglehold over their population. How can you possibly keep up when half your population (female) is forbidden to be educated? The middle east used to be a place of great learning, making advancements in the fields of medicine, chemistry, and warfare. While Europe was suffering under a Pope-induced dark age, Arab culture flourished. Then, Islam arrived, and marched them all back into the stone age. Then the crusades came, and it was dark age versus dark age- a truly dismal scenario. But like I said above, about 500 years ago we woke up from the spell and reconciled with the modern world, and alas, a Rennaissance was born!

We need to force-feed Muslims the education that they are so desperately lacking until they advance out of the Bronze Age. No military campaign or economic sanction can make up for a uneducated, psychologically enslaved population.

A Night with Ann Coulter

2007-03-26T15:26:00.001-07:00

House Passes Timetable for U.S. Troop Pullout!

2007-03-23T11:15:00.000-07:00

Cross-posted on The Metal Pundit and The Green Communist

Finally! The Democrats have finally acted upon their mandate won in November. The country's most important issue, the war in Iraq, has divided many in our soil. Furthermore, and most importantly, it has been the cause of death for thousands of our troops and many more Iraqi civilians. The House of Representatives passed legislation setting a timetable for a troop pullout. It says that the troops must be home by September 2008 if Iraq doesn't meet certain requirements. There is no question that this is the correct action to be taken after four years of relentless fighting.

Speaker Pelosi (D-CA) had to say:

The American people have lost faith in the president's conduct of this war. The American people see the reality of the war, the president does not.

Agreed! The White House has threatened a veto by the President. Democrats, nevertheless, grew some testicles and decided to face Bush with no fear. The administration has effectively lost touch with the reality of the Iraq War. Our current operations are no longer working (assuming they did work in the first place). Its imcompetence to plan a post-war Iraq led to the destruction of many American lives, and a dire situation where terrorism has flourished in Iraq. Osama Bin Laden is probably thanking Allah for Bush's war in Iraq!

As expected, this was a party-line vote. The legislation passed 218-212. Republicans were quick to argue that such a timeline would be an admission of failure. What they ignore is that, if it is indeed a failure, it is due to a Republican administration full of ineptitude and corruption!

Republican Whip Roy Blunt (R-MO) had this to say:

The stakes in Iraq are too high and the sacrifices made by our military personnel and their families too great to be content with anything but success

I agree. The stakes in Iraq have been very high and the sacrifices made by our military have been enormous. However, if this is the case, why did the Pentagon and the White House pursue a war without adequate planning? Why were our soldiers rotting away in awful conditions at Walter Reed? It seems like the "idea" of the stakes and sacrifices is what Republicans like Blunt are worried about, not reality.

As my good friend BlackLabelAxe said, someone has to do something. Partisanship doesn't matter so much at this point. We have to get something done...quickly!

House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer(D-Md) said:

The American public expects, the Congress of the United States, to do something, not simply to say 'yes' to failed policies, but to on their behalf, speak out and try to take us in a new direction.

I applaud Mr. Hoyer!

Hopefully the Iraqis will see this action as a kick in the ass. Perhaps this will force them to take action and defend their country. It is now their job to secure and stabilize Iraq. Of course, it is debatable whether it can be done, regardless of our presence there. Iraq would probably best function as three separate countries, but that's a debate for a different day.

Republicans, of course, claim that the legislation is full of pork, and it is. However, we must realize that pork is what "greases the wheels" in order for the vehicle to move. If pork is necessary to get this done, then so be it. I'd sure rather have a pork-laden legislation passed than continue to lose our troops in Iraq!

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2007-03-23T04:06:00.000-07:00

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Why Capitalism and Money Work

2007-03-22T08:41:00.000-07:00

Before we even begin the debate, I think it's pertinent to understand that Capitalism didn't even have a name until people such as Karl Marx tried to criticize it. It is a natural law, comparable to gravity, which is why Adam Smith called it the "System of Natural Liberty". You don't hate liberty, do you? Capitalism can't be disabled or outlawed and neither can gravity. Trashing this natural law is as nonsensical as complaining about the speed of light. A true progressive would study this phenomina and use it like a tool to build a better society (I respect many opinions on the role of government concerning this application- I'm not arguing for unrestricted capitalism here). The world is not flat, and the free market plays a vital role in allowing for our society to be so complex. We don't have to make our own soap anymore thanks to capitalism. You could if you wanted to, but Irish Spring is just fine for me.

The idea of free trade on any scale of economy is as old as society itself. A farmer would trade food for tools, and a blacksmith might trade tools lumber or medicine, etc. Bartering is excellent free trade, but nothing promotes liberty like the endless flexibility of currency. Not everybody is a blacksmith, farmer, or a miller, so bartering is limited by the relative value of their goods to customers. Currency allows a coal miner to buy a Megadeth T-shirt from California.

Currency is simply a means of settling a debt between people. The US government devalues our currency by spending more than they collect, which causes the same damage as counterfiet currency. The problem is not currency, and the problem is not capitalism. The problem is irresponsible makers of policy with no respect for the natural system we call Capitalism.

Our stock market is legalized gambling, to be sure. Stock prices are set at around 20-25 times the earnings of the companies they represent. They are extremely overpriced, but historically this works well enough for people to trust their life's funds for retirement to. Even being so overpriced, I know that the returns from stocks and bonds will be far beyond what the Federal Government will ever return. Do you honestly think those clowns in Washington care about our retirement? They'll be long dead by then, after living a life of wealth and influence from the money they steal from our paychecks.

Furthermore, if you want to "take the power back", save your money and buy stock in these giant corporations that everybody loves to talk shit about. When you buy stock, YOU OWN THE COMPANY! It's difficult to own significant portions of super-huge companies like GM, but some people do. If people would stop buying stupid bullshit like new cars and expensive clothes and instead focus resources on buying back the companies that we feel are on the wrong track, then the "people" would have a voice, and would have "taken the power back".

You can take control of our corporate culture, but it will require the sacrifice of the MTV lifestyle. People that buy things on credit cards are signing themselves up for slavery. Who do you think pays for those skyscrapers in New York with "Chase" and "Citibank" at the top? Fact: the borrower is servant to the lender. Buy stock, and they are your servant. Buy stupid bullshit to impress people that you don't know on credit cards, and they own you. Credit card companies have so much power to buy off politicians, and it IS OUR FAULT. We give them that much power because we owe them too much money (collectively). We don't have power, we "have it now", and we'll spend our lives trying to pay it back.

It's so easy to bitch and moan about how rich some people are when we're doing nothing with our checkbooks and votes to take it back. Those people at the top are not stupid, and they know how to get you to keep paying them money so you'll never get traction for upward mobility if you choose. Capitalism is like gravity, we have to understand how it works and use it better if we hope to overcome. As for me, I'll learn as much as I can about our markets instead of complaining about why we can't fly. A war on Capitalism is just as laughable as a war on terror, drugs, gravity, and procrastination.

Why Capitalism doesn't work. At least for the populous.

2007-03-22T05:54:00.001-07:00

When you think "Capitalism" one thing comes to mind, cold-hard-cash. Well there is a funny thing about money, it doesn't really exist. It is created out of thin air by a private corporation called the Federal Reserve (no, it is in no way a part of our government). There was a time when money was just a receipt for ownership of a bit of gold in Fort Knox, now that gold is owned by the private hands in the Federal Reserve. We traded it for paper, pretty good deal huh! The credits we work our fingers to the bone for is nothing but ... well ... nothing. Based in nothing, stands for nothing, is absolutely fucking nothing. We appear to have two groups in Washington fighting over this money, talks of spending and budgets ... but it's all bullshit. Our country is run by a few rich white men, and has been for a long time. The Dem Vs. Rep battle is just a show, it's entertainment for the masses to feel like their needs are being addressed. When there are only two groups, that leaves a broad enough window for both groups to absorb most of the population into one of the two divisions. Most people who say they are "Independent" are usually just waiting to see who will benefit them the most, not who stands for what they believe in.

Is money the root of all evil, no, people are. Money is merely a creation of the sick twisted mind of the human being. Does the control of money create wars? I think they try to make that the scapegoat so that it will reinforce the idea that our money is real and our economy is real and we need to protect it. This war in Iraq is about expansion, it’s about being conquerors ... not "money". We think we have evolved so much, which is the catch 22 on the theory of evolution; people interpret it like we ARE more advanced than the animals we came from when we are not at all. We are still tribal, territoristic people who can be easily persuaded by the beliefs of our lesser evolved ancestors. This war isn’t about oil, money, or terrorism … it’s about brute power and manipulation. And land. Land is real, money is not. That’s how I see it, they can spend all the money in the world and it’s not going to matter, as its just pretend, but if spending pretend money gets real land, well FUCKIN A … that’s a victory.

Part of me is all about globalization, I would love to be able to move to Sweden and get a job without jumping through hoops and green cards and visas and applications for citizenship, but I know if America (the American government as we see it in the current mutation) takes control it will be nothing but a worldwide police state. When the wars are over and the "man" no longer has to put up an image of "we care about our citizens" so that we stay loyal and obedient, they will have no need for us to remain so. We will be enslaved outright, it will be a serf world controlled by the descendants of the Rockefeller's and the Bush's, etc.

I am not a Muslim, nor do I really sympathize with them too much because what they do they base on religion, which is the most ignorant thing anyone can do. Go to war over your version of peace, what's wrong with lots of versions of peace?? But their term for the US "The Great Satan" is pretty much right on the knob. We are a great and giant tyrant for the whole world to fear. Our bastardized economy has spread so far now, it may be too late to stop it. Corruption is good business when there is no counter. Who is going to police the inner workings of the upper echelon of the world's largest Empire? The UN? HAHAHAHAHA, yeah ... that's gonna happen. The five permanent members of the UN are the worlds largest gun distributors to the tribal wars throughout the poorest lands of the Earth. THANKS GUYS!

What is the point of this, I don't know, I'm just rambling. Basically, I wanted to give a lead in to this and not sound too much like an anarchist with no real motivation other than chaos ... what would happen if everyone in America sold all their holdings in stocks, bonds, bills, and CDs ... as well closed all their bank accounts, all at once? Oh, it will never happen, but it would be great. There would be great suffering and chaos, sure, but it would be the right step to making this world a better place for our great-great-great-grandkids.

House Ok's Subpoenas for Karl Rove and Aides

2007-03-21T15:53:00.000-07:00

Cross Posted on The Metal Pundit

The Democratic-controlled House ok'd subpoenas for Bush advisor Karl Rove and other White House aides. The firing of several U.S. attorneys triggered this much-needed move, despite President Bush's threats against the Democrats.

Dubya warned Democrats that such a political move would be met with a "legal fight". He argues that the Rove and aides should be questioned out of oath and, perhaps, off the record. In other words, he wanted to create a stage where his advisors could do what they have continously done throughout his presidency-lie!

According to Rep. Linda Sanchez (D-CA):

After two months of stonewalling, shifting stories and misleading testimony, it is clear that we are still not getting the truth about the decision to fire these prosecutors and its cover-up

Hopefully, the Senate Committee on the Judiary will also issue a subpoena for Rove, as well as former White House Counsel Harriet "not-good-enough-for-wingnuts" Miers and her former deputy, William Kelley.

On Bush's lie-friendly terms, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev) said:

Anyone who would take that deal isn't playing with a full deck

Alberto Gonzales has to either resign or be removed as Attorney General. The White House has recurringly shifted reasoning regarding the firing of the attorneys. Furthermore, Gonzales admitted to the illegal aquisition of personal data from Americans over the past few years. When will the lies and scandals end? I know, 2008!

In other news, Congress will vote on legislation dealing with troop withdrawal from Iraq. A House committee also made it possible for Valerie Plame, outed former CIA agent, to testify before it.

Discuss as you wish!

Check this out!!!

2007-03-21T13:19:00.000-07:00

Goremaster has completed an Interview with ex-Massacre and current Denial Fiend vo-Kill-ist, Kam Lee.

Picture of the Day

2007-03-19T12:51:00.000-07:00

Two very different videos

2007-03-16T15:21:00.000-07:00