Left, Right, Oh an Upper-cut and He's on The Ropes...

Preface:
It is fairly evident that I am thus far not a huge proponent of President Obama and his Administration. Once I realized the inevitability that he was going to become our next President, I tried my best to pretend he was all he claimed to be. I wanted to give him the best possible chance to becomes something great. As my new President, I owed him that much.

I of course also recognized that the previous Administration(s) made plenty of mistakes that snowballed into a giant cluster-fuck which is now tantamount for this country. I certainly didn't expect President Obama to be able to rectify all of our many issues overnight. I did however expect him to at the very least, implement "change" as he promised. I didn't expect him to begin pushing things that I would be so against that I found myself in a fit of rage when I watched the 'nightly news', which has certainly become the case.

I:
Many people are swift to jump on the “Obama Money” and stimulus packages that have seemingly failed to make an impact. But, I personally, don’t hold that against him, I mean, what was he supposed to do? G.W. Bush initiated a stimulus too. Nobody had any answers as to how to seize control of the spiraling Economy. Naturally, the monies didn’t exactly go where they were supposed to and there seemed to be very little oversight during this process (and of which the responsibilities without question fall into the hands of the leader) but in actuality, what did you expect? It is the American way, we were built on theft, for fucks sake we stole the land we’re living on. There is however the promises of “earmarks” and budgetary oversight that has been hugely disappointing thus far and then of course there is the famed “we will have transparency” guaranty that I heard repeatedly throughout President Obama’s campaign. Those have both been an utter lie and then like a hot potato before he loses his majority he began to try like hell to push through a giant Insurance package that was without question a disaster in the making.

Dear Mr. Obama,

I am sorry that I do not feel the desire nor the inclination to support those who don’t earn their keep. I feel no obligation to support those who do not at least show the effort. I have said many times, I would be willing to assist in the payments or responsibilities of those less fortunate than myself (Etc. mentally or physically handicapped or Veterans), but I guess it has come the time to define “Those less fortunate”.

II:
“Those not less fortunate”: Any person no matter what race or origin who lives in the United States of America, that doesn’t actively seek labor, no matter how pathetic the job, doesn’t qualify as “less fortunate”. Any member of the aforementioned that lives on tax stamps for an extended period without utter shame, is not “less fortunate”. Any member who chose to ditch school to do drugs or party or “hustle” is not “less fortunate”. Any member who was born to a family not from the ‘right side of town’ is not “less fortunate”. Unless you were wounded in the military or suffer from a mentally or physically debilitating disease you are not “less fortunate”. This world guaranties you nothing. Rich people die young just like poor people. Rich people have to come to work every day no matter how stressful or no matter what is going on at home, just like poor people. Many people born to impoverished families have gone onto do great things, amass great wealth, but that doesn’t mean you will or should, either. It simply means it can be done if you make the right decisions and show the mental toughness to get what you feel you deserve.

If I have worked my entire life and put aside the money for insurance and then I come down with some major medical problem, I am entitled to the best medical care that can be provided based on the coverage I purchased. If I didn’t work my entire life and squandered most of the opportunities I have been given and I come down with a major medical problem, I am sorry, you fucked up. Pay the piper time. Sorry if that is crass or cold, but the truth is, nothing is free in this world, and it shouldn’t be either. If it was, what would be the incentive to strive to succeed? Work is called work for a reason, it isn’t a hobby. Now you ask me to deduct money from my earnings and possibly sacrifice some of my medical care so that somebody that has earned nothing can step ahead and get treatment? I think not. You don’t work for a living and earn your keep, the best offer I have is a flunky social worker and a comfy cot. After all, you’re a human, you deserve dignity.

After all of that, we still haven’t gotten to the most important oversight on President Obama’s list of “Nobel” accomplishments. For instance, didn’t I hear Guantanamo Bay was closing, I swear they had a for sale sign up last summer? Then there was the Bush Doctrine that the fucking SNL Liberals had so much fun laughing at. Funny thing, President Obama seems to admire that document a little more now that he is sitting at the head of the table. Because unless I am mistaken, it surely seems like he has been following it almost to a T. Weird? But all of this pales in comparison to our National Security and the direction in which President Obama seems to be leading us.

III:
Secretary Hillary Clinton (whom I had respect for): Discussing U.S. priorities, she said:

“We want to reverse the spread of nuclear weapons, prevent their use, and build a world free of their threat. We want to isolate and defeat terrorists and counter violent extremists while reaching out to Muslims around the world. We want to encourage and facilitate the efforts of all parties to pursue and achieve a comprehensive peace in the Middle East. We want to seek global economic recovery and growth by strengthening our own economy, advancing a robust development agenda, expanding trade that is free and fair, and boosting investment that creates decent jobs. We want to combat climate change, increase energy security, and lay the foundation for a prosperous clean-energy future. We want to support and encourage democratic governments that protect the rights and deliver results for their people. And we intend to stand up for human rights everywhere. “

Ahhhh yes, I would also like, some flap jacks, a Billion dollars, and a to live forever…oh sorry, I thought we were just reading off our “If I was granted 3 wishes” lists.

I could not be more upset by what I have (or haven’t) seen by this Administration with regards to Military and Homeland Security. First, with regards to ending the wars we are in, I am fine with that. I never was okay with the Iraq war and with respect to President Obama, he inherited that, but then again, he knew what he was running for, right? I was however for Afghanistan, but clearly like those making the decisions, I didn’t have all the necessary information prior to entering that country. The West will never truly understand the East, specifically the Muslim regions. Be that as it may, we are already at war so it’s time to finish what we started.

I don’t know the military strategies or limitations presented but I do feel that being there is doing nobody any good. I would slowly withdraw our troops, push the sand back against the walls like it was when he showed up and leave a standing message. If we get intel on Osama Bin Laden’s whereabouts, we will be sending a strike team and air-support and level a city block (of sand). I know this seems like it is just letting the Taliban go or allowing Terrorists to continue to formulate and bomb civilians and so forth, but do you honestly believe that the more we shoot up the less they will do? That is just wishful thinking. The war on terror is similar to the war on drugs, it is unwinnable. As long as people have freewill it is unwinnable. Terrorists will do whatever it is they are going to do. You can wish to contain it and do your best to prevent it, but at the end of the day, that’s the best you can do. Withdraw our troops, leave standing orders and a bounty on that ragtops life and move on.

IV:
We have issues with almost all of the Middle East, that will never change. You are dealing with people that are brainwashed and illiterate, forming a very dangerous combination. These people don’t have a pot to piss in (literally), they wipe their asses with their left hand and still migrate for usable water sources. You combine these conditions with a lack of education and a radical religious view built on reproduction and you have an unlimited population of martyrs, not a good enemy to engage. These people cannot be negotiated with, to believe you can talk them down or kill them all or change their ways is completely unrealistic. There will never be peace in the Middle East, not ever. Accept it.

People like Ahmadinejad will always exist and be completely insane, they will always try to level the playing field and bully other nations by trying to form or develop nuclear weapons. It has nothing to do with them wanting to “keep up with the Joneses” it is all about having the ability to bully and enforce tyranny on those with less authority or power. So by disarming our nuclear weapons we just assist in becoming one of those with less power to be bullied. Trust me, by disarming we will not be encouraging others to follow suit.

Our policy should in fact be the opposite. We should be withdrawing from our current wars and spending that money on fortifying our homeland security and replenishing our military stockade. Training our troops properly and supporting our troops that have given so much to our country and are currently being shit on.

It is often said we aren’t like our grandfathers who fought so valiantly in WWII and showed the grit that defined the United States as a world power. Perhaps part of that reason is (outside of the lack of strong parenting and education in this country) that our Government has continually engaged in fruitless wars for personal gain & not righteous rationale. Perhaps if we ceased engaging in wars that have no clearly defined opposition and in fact had a real and necessary outcome we would see that American fiber show through. But when you continually prostitute our American soldiers to personal agendas and morally questionable causes, it can often be difficult to get the best morale on the display.

V:
This is much the result of our foreign policy in recent history. I had really thought President Obama would help us restore our position amongst the world leaders but it so far has been just a miserable display of ineptitude by all parties involved. We continue to believe we can buy our way into the hearts of others (untrue) and that we have pull – listen, when China owns half your debt, you don’t have too much collateral to work with.

I didn’t see the fuss about President Obama bowing and conceding to so many people that in the recent years the United States has scorned or slighted. Perhaps we needed to show a little humility, and we still do, especially to our adversaries. I think our policy should begin to shift from those entitled to those independent. It is no surprise to me that we act this way, after all, it is what our general population acts like too. Everyone thinks they are entitled to everything, it is just disgusting and it shows itself even in the way our Government operates (naturally so, it is a government of the people…for the people).

It is my belief that if we began to withdraw our troops from unnecessary regions or at least limited our presence it would relieve a lot of tension among those who feel we are too haughty. If we as a nation decided enough is enough and made it clear that we will keep our hands to ourselves and begin to work for our living again, we would find much more prosperity and see ourselves much LESS reliant on so many foreign nations. If we produced and relied on domestic product rather than a constant import of goods, labor and energy. If we saved enough money to begin to chip at our debt and we spent money saved from exiting wars and built and properly trained a dominant homeland security infrastructure and began to replenish our depleted military surplus and showed a commitment to the men and women who serve our country we would see a much stronger and prouder nation.

We must make a statement to nations abroad that if they keep out of our business we will show them the same courtesy. Because somewhere along the line we began to believe we were the world watchdog (and thus realized by being the watchdog, we gained access to manipulate lesser countries into assisting in the financing of personal agenda). It isn’t our business what other countries are doing internally. That is what the United Nations was designed for, they are the watch group and we are just a working member of the UN, not the entire UN. We make it clear that we possess a significantly dominant military and that if we are attacked (meanwhile, our strengthened infrastructure should thwart a good majority of attempts) we will act swiftly, we will not stand down. We will hunt the enemy, we will find the enemy and we will kill the enemy. However, if unprovoked, we will not engage in funding others wars or arming “favorites” or assisting oppositions to any civil wars going on abroad. If the United Nations as a whole declares a world threat or problem, we will, in accordance with that doctrine serve our duty. This eliminates useless and costly (monetarily and in human life) wars and in my opinion would greatly reduce the tension and amount of anti Americanism that exists outside of North America.

The answer is never disarm or disassemble. The answer is always strengthen & build.

Epilogue:
I am a firm believer that confidence is the key in everything. I believe people’s confidence goes with their self worth and if you provide nothing and you have nothing you have no confidence. That is not a big revelation, but it is the biggest issue surrounding our country today. Democrats/Liberals to me are nothing more than enablers. They are the social workers of the world, the people that dream big but do little. The reason our country is in such disarray is because our education system is flawed, our voters don’t understand the globalization that has occurred over the past 2 decades, they don’t understand the diplomacy and policy, in fact, I wonder if some of the diplomats understand it? We have rapidly become a nation dependent. Dependent on others, and not on ourselves. That is the key difference between our grandfathers time and our own. They had nothing except what they built. They drove the cars they built, fed from the land they harvested and used the energy they produced. With that comes a sense of pride. There were steel towns, farm towns, & big business towns. People had affiliation with what they did and because of that, they took pride in their place in society, now, people just exist, they often have no drive nor direction, they just expect their parents to care for them, then the government will pick up from there. There is no accountability anymore, there is no reason to be accountable.

Why should we feel the need to self produce if we will be assured of certain life needs? What is the reason to work if we don’t need to in order to be insured? Our public education is free so why not take it for granted? This is the thought process of our current generation and sadly it has made its way to those that represent us in the form of Government. Big Government has become the norm in this country and people have become dependent on it. Well the time has come for people to take a stand and take back their country and what it stands for. This country should above all else represent entrepreneurship and self creation. If people ceased taking handouts and began to earn their share I firmly believe you would find that these once desperate and destitute people would find a new meaning to their lives and with that a confidence and sense of belonging and with their contribution and commitment to self preservation they would see a new found respect shown to them. The key to everything is confidence and I firmly believe that if we do away with “Big Government” and handouts and forced people to go out and earn their existence combined with the strengthening of our military and infrastructure we would once again become a confident and self reliant nation. That self reliance and policy of staying out of other nations private wars and affairs would go a long way in rebuilding our credibility as a world power in addition to allowing the United States of America to re-capture its imagination and ingenuity that once reverentially had us compared to the Roman Empire.

"They" Use The Proverbial "They"

Preface:
While I am aware of how pathetic this may(or may not) make me; I listened to AM radio this morning during my nearly 90 minute commute. Now, that alone isn't a big deal, what is however, was that I took a piece of paper and made a mark for ever person who called into "intelligent-radio" and either used the word "they" in reference to the Government/authority or was just so pathetically stupid that "they" left me with no choice but to generalize them.

Note: A prime example of something that would be said that would instantly leave you categorized (and marginalized) would be;

"It isn't nearly as bad as what THEY put on THE TV and let OUR kids watch."

I:
To help clarify my thought process, I am going to dissect my example given above as to show you just how it is I analyze or perceive peoples thoughts, commentary or beliefs. You will see that I highlighted above three (3) words in bold. I think it is important to break simple sentences down into points of logic. Perhaps this is reading too deeply into a person's message, but in my mind’s eye; I view any statement as something conceived out of logical thought and then expressed in a specific manner to convey a well thought-out message. At least that is how I personally form statements or convey messages (which is not only the reasoning for developing languages among civilized cultures, it's also the way in which communication was meant to be conducted).

Going by this logic, I will either hear the person speak or read their statements then in a way, filter it through my “logical thought processor” which similar to the children’s toy that you fit different shaped blocks into their respective shaped slots, I attempt (key word) to fit different mediums of communication into their respective logically structured message. In this example (which was actually said multiple times on the radio this morning), the communicator chooses to use the word “They” to describe what can only be assumed as a governing body of some kind, then references “The TV” as if the world is watching one gigantic television located in the sky (perhaps that explains some of this), then there is my personal favorite “Our kids” as if her useless spawn is my responsibility. Listen lady, you fell victim to that slow witted- fat fuck of a husband and chose to have a child; “that’s your baggage, you fall behind, you’re on your own”. When I hear a statement like this, I almost immediately discredit it and the person vocalizing it. It is just unimaginable to me that this person can hold any form of education.

II:
The meaning behind the words: (or more appropriately as used in the movie "Wizard of Oz”, The man behind the curtain) People regularly use the word “They” to describe things, specifically things to do with authority or forms of power. It is perhaps the single most identifiable word usage utilized by the mentally inept communicator. “They” did it. “They” allowed this. “They” said this. “They” who asshole? “They” is you fucknuts. If you are so stupid as to not even know who to properly identify, then why in the hell should I even bother hearing the rest of your statement? Simply put, there is no reason to, so I don’t.

People who use words like “The” before naming the subject, like “the TV” or “The Jewels”, listen asshole, it is just television. “'They' allow this message to be shown on television” NOT “the TV”. You went to pick up groceries at Jewel food store. NOT “The Jewels” you incompetent fuck.

“Our children”: No, your children. Take some responsibility you pathetic Cretan. These are your children, not mine, not your neighbors (well maybe your neighbors, but not as far as your husband knows). It isn’t the FCC nor the Whitehouse’s job to censor what YOU allow YOUR children to watch and hear. It is YOUR job. You mean to tell me we have become so stupid and misguided that we can no longer even do the most primal of tasks anymore? Managing your family is something animals do with great success and in the wild they actually have other larger animals preying on them; we just have those guys Chris Hansen pokes fun at in “To Catch A Predator” to worry about. Get your shit together. I go this bonkers on such word usage because I firmly believe that people say things like this because subconsciously (or consciously) they believe it is other people’s responsibility to help them tend to tasks.

It just astonishes me how different I am in my lifestyle than the vast majority. People try like HELL to associate themselves with certain groups or to tag themselves within a certain click of people, even our education process has gone to a group mentality (which just BAFFLES me because while the theory of “two minds is better than one” is practical, it is not rational, because personalities take over and it just becomes a large scale “group think” resulting in the minimizing of ideas and forms of thought). When I was in college (with exception for when I cheated because I had been binge drinking instead of doing my studies), I did everything I could to avoid being placed in group projects for fear that somebody might mistake my groups intelligence (lack of) with my own.

III:
I listened to “intelligent radio” for 90 minutes and throughout the entire show there were 25 callers that I counted. Of 25 callers 19 people communicated their message in this fashion or made an argument that literally was so off subject that one could only surmise they were semi-retarded or were victims of severe head trauma at some point in their lives. Now, like everything else involving people, you have to apply a curve. So, figure 10% of the people had stage fright from being ‘on air’. This leaves you with 17.1 callers just being incompetent (typically people will say ‘how can you quantify people in fractions’ and I believe, very easily. In fact, I think we should do it more often, I think people ought to be measured in fractions of a fully functioning brain. For example, “Christine is 5/8ths of a fully functioning adult”).

If you bestow any merit to the statistics linking IQ to certain types of music (which have concluded that rap/pop attracts itself to the lowest IQ and classical music is generally listened to by an individual of a higher IQ) and it would be fair to assess by using Arbitron ratings systems that stations such as B96, Q101 and WGCI are pulling in the largest audience (it’s valuable to note the B96 morning DJ goes by “Eddie & Jobo” – not guessing it's terribly informative programming); this means that if the majority of listeners (most of which make up the “lower IQ” according to the study) are listening to FM pop music then a small fraction of people are listening to classical radio and then another fraction are listening to their iPod (most of which are listening to pop music), the remaining listeners who have chosen to listen to AM “intelligent-radio” of political subject matter are generally speaking going to have the highest IQ or education level of those tuned into the radio at that given time.

That said, 17.1 (curve applied) out of 25 (or 68.4%) of the listeners with the highest IQ tuned in could not formulate nor communicate a rational thought or statement.

Epilogue:
I understand that my observations aren’t scientific, but I believe through my own experience of working with people from very diverse backgrounds that my findings are probably more accurate than they are ‘not’. I also know that most people would probably think I am weird for even analyzing people’s words to such a degree or interpreting a person’s statement so precisely. Am I wrong for assuming that people mean what they say? I am wrong for measuring people based on their output? If this is the case then we have a serious problem when it comes to how people are measured anymore. I mean, look at it this way; the people who called in, did so willingly, they weren’t called upon, they were passionate enough about the topic that they physically dialed in and put it on the line for the world to hear (and me to judge).

It is no wonder this country is so fucked up anymore. These people are calling and screaming about our politics or governing style and yet these same delinquents are the people responsible for voting for public office. Do you not see a major problem here? Because, I sure am concerned.

Lastly, as I never like to give my perspective without offering at least some advice; you can't improve stupid. You just cannot. Dumb people procreate, introducing even dumber versions of themselves. So there (unfortunately) is no effective way to limit or legislate such activity but what can be done is properly educating people. I think it is fair to say that everyone knew who was going to be sitting outside "Check N' Go" by about 10th grade, so why didn't we stop trying to stuff their limited brain capacity with worthless history and science (all things they will forget before the bell rings) and put them into classes to help access what few attributes they do possess? Because it isn't P.C. that is why. So now, we have people running around with very little common sense, skill, AND knowledge. As I said, you can't fix stupid, but what you can and SHOULD do, is teach to harness it. Teach people no matter how brilliant or how mentally defunct, to think things out before communicating. You can teach that. You can teach a person (and dogs) to follow a script or procedure.

Procedure:
1. Learn your limitations
2. Carry a note pad and pencil (assuming you are literate)
3. Listen clearly, focus on the messages coming in. Focus.
4. Think before you speak.
5. Write down whatever it is you are thinking.
6. Read it over.
7. Re-read it.
8. Say it out loud.
9. Think of an alternative response, in case you're questioned.
10. Repeat steps 4 -8.
11. carefully and slowly, deliver your message.

This will not guaranty you abstain from idiocy, but it certainly will serve as a preventative maintenance to if nothing else help make your stupidity appear carefully created.

This was just stupid, so I wrote about it.

Article: "Should boyfriend be your bestfriend?"

http://www.cnn.com/2010/LIVING/personal/01/19/tf.boyfriend.is.best.friend/index.html

Preface:
The general point of this article is that the author is trying to determine whether it is; (a) healthy (b) necessary and (c) rational practice to unify the “Departments of Friendship” & “Department of Partner”. The rationale given for this debate is that she hasn’t many close friends for a variety of reasons and she wonders what the risks are in putting all of those chips into one pot. As is to be expected, I find this logic to be broken and delinquent of rational thought.

I:
Her initial questions appears to be; asking herself whether or not it is healthy to have her boyfriend also share the role of best friend. She presents a handful of points that I felt lacked common sense, but then really showed her intellectual ineptitude by quoting "Secret Diary of a Call Girl" by saying “My boyfriend is a friend to whom I want to do things I don't want to do to my other friends”. Honestly, I have never read any such book, but if this is an indication as to the book’s theme, I am glad that I have not. That is absolutely nonsensical to me.

Perhaps I am wrong here, but I was under the assumption that part of the reason your bond with your significant other was supposed to be so strong (so strong as to wed them) was because you shared both an intimate mental AND physical connection. Is this not correct any longer? Also, are we now taking advice from street hookers? If so, things are beginning to make much more sense to me. The idea that being best friend/confidant to your partner actually now detracts from your attraction to them is so irrational to me that I cannot even adequately formulate my words here.

Your entire purpose during your pursuit to find a life partner is in fact to find a “best friend” whom you find attractive and form a loyal and honest union. If you are looking for both a cocksman and a good listener, perhaps you aren’t really “marriage material”. So to answer the question of whether or not the practice of unifying best friend with boyfriend is healthy or not? Um, it was actually supposed to be the whole reason you commenced the “life partner” search to begin with. You’re an idiot and I feel horrible for the mess your boyfriend has walked into.

II:
Is it necessary to have your boyfriend also be your best friend? Um, let’s put it this way; it is more so necessary to have that, than to have additional friends. Is it nice to have a change of scenery? Certainly it is, healthy too. Do they need to be your best friend in order to go out & about with them? No. Can you only get sushi with your most committed friends? No. Sushi is pretty tolerant with regards to those that it allows to eat it.

To be completely honest; if I were your boyfriend and I knew you were leaving with friends to discuss the issues or conversations that took place within our relationship, I would probably find you bordering on disloyal and likely already be planning my escape route. This notion that it is OK to call your girly friends or gay-boy friend or God forbid “my guy friends” to discuss things pertaining to me and my feelings towards you is so ridiculously unacceptable that I find it difficult to pallet. I don’t leave the house with my boys to talk about how I feel about you, I talk about sports and the ass on the waitress (and yes, I just said that, because I’m honest about it. I assume you check out meatheads). We don’t talk about my relationship because it’s none of their fucking business. Additionally, just because I pound beers with the guy or go to games with the guy doesn’t mean I give a shit about him. Do I like him? Sure, he is entertaining enough. Do I trust him? Not particularly. Do I give a shit what he thinks? Not at all.

Of course I have friends that I do semi trust or care about, but would that outweigh those similar feelings and loyalty to my partner, not a chance and I would only expect the same in return. If my friends feel slighted by it, tough shit. Feel free to find a replacement friend. Another thing, you don’t have to have JUST ONE trusted friend, you can choose to make friends with multiple people who are likeminded. My natural advice to you is be careful with how much of yourself you put out there, but that’s your choice.

To me it makes perfect sense that you have a handful of “good friends” (meaning: sure they aren’t perfect, but they bring some entertaining value to the table and on occasion they are insightful or well intentioned. Naturally, I tell them only what I want them to know about me and about my problems in order to obtain a general consensus on what they think is best for me, and they do so without actually having damaging info about me, also, this allows me to take into account whether I even value their opinion to begin with) then have my partner, my wife, the person with whom I have screened and exchanged enough damaging information to feel secure in knowing it will be kept confidential because if either one of us squeaks we are both royally fucked, also there is that inherent trust once you have seen the other person naked, sort of a security deposit of sorts.

III:
By now the question of whether or not this is a rational practice should have been made pretty clear. It is utterly IRRATIONAL to NOT unify the titles. The simple fact is, you should have been searching amongst your friends equally as you searched for a partner. I mean, not to sound too shallow, but who purposely forges friendships with ugly people to begin with. I mean, obviously a few slip through the cracks because of commonalities, but typically speaking, I wouldn’t walk up to some warpo and be like; “hey, wanna watch the ballgame?” or court some absolute disaster of a girl around long enough to become good friends. Would I purposefully befriend ugly people? Unlikely. Is it shallow? Completely.

What I would do, is meet people that I thought looked, dressed and acted similar to me, if they are men, I tend to bond with them as sports fans or people that also hate Ed Hardy shirt wearers. If they are female, once I have determined I am attracted to them, I tip toe around them for a little while and try to gather some intelligence on her and her past, then I begin to formulate a friendship with her (in the hopes it grows into something more). If I am lucky, I will get my shot at the title and I will seize it. End result being, that I just became romantically involved with a friend who will become my best friend, thus allowing me to withdraw slightly from the inner circle and consolidate my efforts.

Going out with people that are not “friends” or similar to friends is exactly how you became the girl that says “I have such bad luck with men”. That is because you clearly haven’t figured yourself out nor come to terms with your limitations. Therefore, you continue to ignore the likeminded people in your life and opt for a prick that you “lust for” because he is so “what you perceive yourself to be” which is in actuality, incorrect. Naturally, he has shit for brains and the worst of intentions for you, thus forcing you to look elsewhere for companionship and or true friendship.

Decision making grade: F

Epilogue:
All things considered, at any age above about 17 to be asking this question or not understanding fully what it is you are supposed to be searching for is rather pathetic and if I were you, I’d be pretty self conscious about it. The bottom line here is that your partner and your best friend are supposed to be one and the same, and if you want any chance at a successful relationship it would be ideal that the best friend part comes first.

The last part of this article that I have yet to touch upon is her concern for what should happen if they broke up or he “were to be (God forbid) hit by a Walmart 18-wheeler” because she would be isolated. Yes that would suck, for him, and momentarily for you as well. All that you really have to do is become a grown up, you simply clean up and initiate conversations with people you otherwise don’t interact with when you frequent your regular stops (e.g. Library, church, gym, bar, work, etc.). Actually, come to think of it, he doesn’t have to die in order for you to learn to be a functioning grown up. Because your friends are no longer close by, doesn’t mean you can’t pick up some new ones, there are a LOT of people roaming around (most of which are lonely and very self-conscious). It should be relatively easy to re-fill the roster. If your boyfriend is still a living member of Earth, than it’s really simple because all you need are similar people to befriend so you have a place to go on a Thursday night after work. If however, your boyfriend is deceased, then you are just going for broke, also pretty simple stuff. You just approach the people at your regular hangouts (if you have no hangouts, get some) and now you EVEN have one hell of an “ice-breaker” story (My boyfriend got ran over by an 18-wheeler…).

Are parents teaching their children anything at all in regards to human interaction and their societal responsibilities?

This is really not difficult stuff and yet somehow, people STILL cannot figure out what the fuck it is they are supposed to be doing with themselves.

Harry Reid: The Racist?

Preface:
Reid (D-Nev.) should vacate his office after acknowledging that he had described then-Sen. Obama as "light-skinned" and possessing "no Negro dialect" in a private conversation with two reporters. Says Republican Steele

I:
I categorize myself as neither a Republican nor a Democrat. I think the two-party system is outdated and I think those that formulate their opinions or swing their votes in accordance to their party specifically, are foolish and outdated as well. If I had to categorize myself politically, I would say; I am conservative fiscally and environmentally, moderate on values and liberal on people having the right to do whatever the fuck it is they want to do, just as long as they earn a paycheck that will cover it.

II: Harry Reid
Saying in public or saying in private a man's true feelings regarding another man's run for a public office is something that shouldn't demand an apology. Just because the man is biracial or just one race that is considered a minority, doesn't necessarily mean you have to guard everything you say. If you believe (and I do agree) that President Obama played his white cards to the white powers that be and put his metaphorical Lugz on when he visited his primarily black neighborhoods, then by all means say so.

It was an unfortunate time in our nation’s history when blacks were referred to and treated as "Negro's" but it is in fact our history. When making reference to something be it conversation or a point of fact, using the term "negro dialect" is no more or less meaningful than "black dialect", "Afro-American dialect", "Jive" or whatever else you want to call it. It is what it is, nothing more, nothing less.

As for his lighter skin having a positive influence on his status, is this really even debatable? No. It isn't. Because no matter how ugly the point is, no matter how hard it is to hear it, from a rich white politician no less, it is a historical and sociological fact that people respond favorably to lighter skin tones. Even black people of both 1st generation American origin or African origin have struggles within their own community because of how dark their skin tone is. So, you are going to try and pretend that this wasn't helpful for a person who was vying to be the FIRST black President of the United States? Are you in denial? It was a HUGE benefit (I would not say that had he been darker he wouldn't have been elected at all, that is an unanswerable question). It is without any doubt whatsoever that I believe his skin tone was a benefit in his historical campaign.

To then oust a man because he said two things (while socially not the most acceptable) that are almost undisputedly true, is just complete lunacy. We cry for transparency and honesty among our political figures and other public figures, then we formulate ridiculously delusional public norms and irrational political correctness for them to follow (which in order to "follow" they must lie to and deceive you).

Certainly, there must be a line that is followed as it isn't acceptable to say inflammatory things to people especially regarding race or other "hot topics" and I believe no matter how ridiculous, the Office of President should be respected enough as to not be insulted (note: different than constructive criticism) openly – Note: President Obama wasn't President when these statements were said.

III: President Barack Obama
Barack Obama is in my opinion a typical Chicago Politician. I think he is learning on the job, and while mightily intelligent, his debts and personal agenda far outweigh his "Presidential goals". It is pretty clear that I didn't vote for President Obama; not because of race, ethnicity nor party, but because I viewed him as a highly (questionably) decorated carpetbagger. I wasn't buying his magic elixir then and I still am not. I will admit his speeches fired me up, his energy was intoxicating and his message (while completely unrealistic and utopian) was a welcomed change after 8 years of relatively primal behavior.

However, you have to look further than just the well packaged message being sold by President Obama. You have the obligation to look at his upbringing, his family, his wife and her views and past behavior (naturally taking it with a grain of salt because we all have made statements or decisions in our past that are probably less than savory). I have to look at those religious, political or simply criminal characters President Obama has dealt with and often still deals with.

You add the simple fact that his background was in drumming up voters (no matter how cracked out, old or uneducated they are). It isn't a surprise he would be able to utilize this well honed skill-set along with his charisma and the natural propensity for idiot collegians and Liberal-minded (fancy terminology for foolish dreamers) youth to lean Democratically. He catered to the right crowd. He said all the right things to the right people at the right times. Was there a better time for a Democratic "We Want Change" slogan than after 8 years of Bush and an arrogant Republican Administration? Seeing as the entire Government is Democrat today, I would venture to say, no. There wasn't a better time. President Obama said all the right things to the right people in the right tone of voice. That is what a great pitchman does. He caters to the crowd that is listening. Honestly, who can contest with a Columbia & Harvard educated, biracial, charismatic speaker whom white America can so easily relate to, who also just happens to enjoy throwing on a Tar Heel jersey and firing up a heater? He is from a marketing perspective, the political arena's Michael Jordan, only he never did win any of the legitimizing rings...


If President Obama, becomes all he claims to be and comes through on many of his promises, I will be the first to stand up and applaud him. I will do so not with embarrassment but with pride. That said, just imagine how many “Shamwow’s" President Obama could have sold.

Mr. Carpetbagger: "This is it... one dollar a bottle. It works wonders on wounds. Works wonders on just about anything!"

Epilogue:
From reading this it is pretty evident where I stand on this situation and on our President (at this stage of his Presidential term). In actuality, this situation and subsequent coverage touched a nerve with me for two reasons, none of which related to President Obama nor Harry Reid.

First, the fact that Republicans are jumping all over this as though this is their time to shine and get some favorable coverage just feels cheap. It's sort of like starting a fight when you're out to dinner with your girlfriend/date because if you don't do something, you fear she won't believe you're a man (something, I regrettably fall prey to often). It is stupid, unbecoming and makes you appear small. I am however a mere mortal, I am no political powerhouse, so it makes sense for me to fall victim to such primal instincts, but the entire Republican party? It is just pathetic and sad. The behavior that should be shown is very similar to Walter Payton's reaction to scoring touchdowns in the NFL, he simply handed the ball to the Ref and acted like he had been there before. This is much more intimidating behavior than all the hysterics you see guys do now. Same exact thing in the political arena. Just because an opportunity arises where you can make a stink, take sides, and try to nab some TV time with that stuttering alter kacker Larry King doesn't exactly mean you should.

Act like you've been there before.

The second, and more infuriating piece to this socio-political puzzle is our stance in America on political correctness - more specifically, race relations & public figures' private behavior.

Obviously completely off topic; the recent Tiger Woods fallout (as the headlines have it dubbed). Fallout? Who fell? I didn't fall. Did you? Possibly. Tiger Woods, likes sex, a lot. A whole lot. He isn't even real choosy with his picks-to-click. Interesting to know, unfortunate for his children and wife, but not really my business, nor my interest. I like Tiger and buy products he endorsed on occasion because I think he is a hell of a competitor. I like that when he wins he shows his emotions and that I can relate to. Not because I thought; "Tiger is faithful to his family, ergo, I want his Tigerade". The exact same can be sad for political figures. Sure if they run on family values, then turn out to be sleeping with everyone but their wife, I might change my vote, not because the guy likes to fuck, but because he is a liar. If he doesn't run a "family first" campaign, then like every other person of great wealth, power, and access; I assume he has a affinity for strange and likely obliges himself often. Again, not my business, nor my concern. Can you lead or govern effectively, that is my sole concern.

This dumps off into the world of P.C. where the natural responses are "what about my kids"? I raise my kids, not Milorad Blagojevich. So I am not terribly concerned with what he does and what they see of him. Political correctness has taken our society by storm, we guard every fucking word that comes out of our mouths, we judge and label every single thing a person says on a public forum then hold it to this ridiculous code that behind closed doors almost NOBODY follows. People act like a celeb who cheated is the devil, yet they cheat on their own spouse. They act like politicians of a different religious faith are blasphemous then go out and degrade people and cut them off in the church parking lot. People are so flawed and pathetic that the only way for them to feel in control is to watch and provide commentary on the behavior of those in the public forum. Only to allow them to re-enter once they have shown some humility in order to make ourselves feel righteous and powerful.

Act like you've been there before.

Saving the most pertinent for last, "Race Relations". What does it say about us that we have a term for dealing with people of another race today? This goes both ways too, the fact that if a white man says ANYTHING that can be construed as positive or negative regarding a man of African American decent based on racial motivation, it becomes an over-the-top issue of discussion for Al Sharpton or Rev. Jesse Jackson (who are incredible hypocrites and men of little to no loyalty and moral fortitude -- by the way). To me that is just completely pathetic and becoming annoying to the point of exhaustion. Likewise, for those white people running around saying minorities get all the advantages, tax money or college tuition grants and whatever else. You want to go to college? you want to get in? Don't be a dipshit, do your homework and you will go wherever your mental aptitude will permit. Simple as that.

Act like you've been there before.

We have gotten so touchy about race now that simply implying that a decision or thought is racially motivated becomes a HUGE ordeal involving officials and apologies and contrite behavior all the while, a good portion of those people will go home and laugh at a race joke or are closet racists. I no longer concern myself with what people think about race (black, white or indigo). I have no problems with any particular skin color. I hate everyone equally. I think some races have stupid, irrational cultural tendencies just as I think many of my own cultural customs are utterly nonsensical. People need to get over themselves and realize their mortality. Idiots need to start recognizing they are stupid. People need to start tending to their own affairs and use just a little common sense when it comes to who you vote for. I would settle on even the slightest amount of accountability being shown & everybody needs to understand that accumulating a mass of wealth is not likely the most important thing in your life, you cannot keep it when you die, you do know that, right?

Act like you've been there before.

Ridculousness

Preface:
The following is an excerpt from a cnn.com posted article. I regrettably read the entire piece but will subject you to only the first portion.

"Get outta my head, lady! That is totally my dating dilemma -- being forced to choose between bad and worse. Being experienced enough to know that there are no guarantees, it only makes it easier for me to choose the path of least resistance ... go with the moment and throw away the future. But in the end, the moment passes and the empty future lurks ahead.

Cary does offer an alternative option, and I'm not so sure it sounds very fun to me -- say goodbye to your single life. Cary writes:

"How do you become ready to move from one stage of life to the next? It helps to openly admit that it's going to be sad to leave this stage of life you've enjoyed so much ... Give away what you have been withholding and withhold what you've been giving away. It means get real. Tell him you want a man to fall in love with and stay with, and if that's a problem for him then OK there are plenty of chicks ... because if you want a lifetime relationship it will be full of honesty and vulnerability and pain."

I:
Somewhat unrelated to this article; I am often entertained when I listen to people stutter on about their lives, however unhappy or confused they claim to be. I can sit and listen to people go on about their troubles for hours, in a not-so-nice way, I find it comical.

I especially find talks about relationships or life stages to be the most rewarding (in a comedic sense). This article was no different, while slightly frustrating for me as a single guy to know this is what I have to choose from, I still managed to extract some much needed laughter from it. The real bonus of this article was the mixture of life stages AND "finding love".

II:
I've broken this article up into three (3) parts, I find once it's in manageable pieces (of shit) it is even more fun to laugh at. The first theme mentioned here is the idea of a "single life" vs. "relationship life" which by its nature would lead you to believe the two are different existences entirely. This struck me as a glaring example of why people fail at both relationships and life. That reason is; stupidity and lack of common sense. "Mourn your single life first" is what the author says. Really? mourn it? What in the hell good does this do? Answer: none.

This is completely nonsensical in both behavior and theory. Reasoning here is simple, people can't and don't change. They don't, trust me. All they can do is displace or suppress. Both of which are short term answers and will eventually manifest themselves again (most likely at the worst possible time). To act one way under the heading "single life" then to figure, when I meet "the one", I will just adjust my behavior and norms to conform to a more organized lifestyle is so ridiculous and irrational that it begs questioning your sanity and intelligence.

I will never understand those who set a time frame for marriage or those who must "explore" before settling down. What the hell is there to explore? You want to see some places, good deal. Book a flight. You want to get laid in an airplane, buy a trick and go fly around the city.

"I really need to experience seeing other people before I settle down"

This is utterly stupid too. So you want to add to the already certain drama and complexity of merging lives with another human? Here is the deal, If I want all of these things before I meet "the one" I can do it in no less than 15 days. It takes 10 days to train travel across Europe, so I book a Monday flight and I go from hostel to hostel meeting all sorts of people, to be sure I have missed nothing, I take photographs of the notable folks. On my way back to the states I rent a hooker and satisfy my very weird airplane fetish (which by the way, is strange. Fetishes in general are warped and pathetic to me). Once I have touched down in the USA I have five (5) days to review my photos and write down memories I want to acknowledge. Okay, now it's time to find "the one", right?

Yes, it really is this simple and easy to satisfy needs.

III: "Finding Love"
This portion of the article was really just sort of like watching an old cat trying to capture a quick mouse, she just never really had a chance. That said, The definition of "Love" sort of baffles me anyways, I mean, great admiration or lust, that I can figure, but love? Not so much. I will admit I am weird in the fact I truly believe that "blood is thicker than water" and therefore would say the closest thing to love is that shared bond of blood. But, anything else is just a matter of high levels of admiration or fixation on another, fully replicable. So naturally, the notion of "finding love" or adapting yourself to be "ready" for love is just comical to me. Finding love makes it seem like you were just digging through your garbage bin and found some love in there and by adapting for it, do you just mean temporarily concealing your massive insecurities and shortcomings? I'll take your silence to mean, yes.

This is the part I really struggle with, the mentioning of "leaving a life I so enjoyed to find love". If you so enjoyed whoring around and boozing without consequence, why are you leaving it? Your leaving it to find love has accomplished nothing aside from likely beginning the demise of an otherwise innocent and unknowing person. Obviously, you are a self indulgent person to begin with so why abandon your natural instincts? The only outcome for leaving and thus Mourning your single life" is that you will meet someone who actually has good intentions and fooling them into believing you are a well organized person with little to no baggage, only to find out that you actually are a liar with numerous insecurities and more baggage then a Japanese tourist. Subsequently, this person realizes their mistakes (probably too late) and their life at least in the short term is completely ruined. Please spare me of your "finding love".

IV: "Life Stages"
This possibly manifested itself during the education process, for every accomplishment we received a star or some sort of medal then when we moved onto a new level we received a piece of paper signed by someone we couldn't pick out of a lineup. Well, in actuality, there are no stages in life. That isn't entirely true, there are two; birth and death. The rest is just the process.

I understand it sounds like I take the fun out of life but really I am not, I am merely trying to simplify things. I just cannot stand listening to people drone on any longer about their "next stage in life" because it is completely fictitious. The next stage will be the same as the last stage just with a different cast of idiots, it's as simple as that. You start school as a child in the hopes of being systematically educated in order to become a productive member of society. For some it takes, others it doesn't. The education process tends to break into tiers after high school, those who have found their relative roles follow the appropriate path, those who don't float around for a while. Now at any point here you can choose to "find love" or remain single, my only advice would be, don't take the final when you have only read the first few chapters. Meaning, if you are 20 and have met very few people or spent time with just one other person it is probably not in your best interest to marry the first one out the gate. However, if you have been around and experienced a good variety of people and their accompanying stupidity then perhaps you are educated enough to make a good selection. (Note: Nowhere here do I say love. I said a good selection. Meaning, somebody that will help balance your life and whom you can provide balance for as well. It is assumed that you already are attracted to this person physically or mentally, or both - or they are independently wealthy)

Epilogue:
I honestly feel that by creating stages you just add to the pressure in life. By creating fictitious deadlines and goals you are setting yourself up for failure and its subsequent period of depression. Spend the first part of your education learning what you are capable of and what is out there, the next phase of education building yourself or fortifying yourself - depending on how far along you are. Then get out of school and begin to try and dig a nice foothold in your world. Shortly after this you are probably ready to start scanning others for compatibility. If in fact a family is what you desire in life. If you don't know or don't care to have a committed family and eternal obligations, then just go around doing whatever you want. You're entitled to that much for your efforts.

I mean for me it is pretty simple stuff. Sometimes not so simple to carry out, but in theory, it is relatively simple math. I decided what I will and wont stand for with regards to people and treatment. I concluded that I can live my life as if it were going along a slide rule. "If this occurs, my reaction will be..." or "should a person do or say this to me, my level of tolerance will be...etc." and then win or lose, I follow it. I am a person who desires a traditional family lifestyle and so when I see or meet a person I think has a specific skillset or offering who I find attractive I go for broke. I don't sit back and wait on it. Does it work all the time? No, it surely doesn't. In fact, it hasn't worked yet.

Listen, Prick!

Preface:
Some people start their mornings with a crossword puzzle or brain teaser to get the blood flowing and prepare themselves for a long and arduous day at the office. For me however, I need just to be slighted or pissed off by some yuppie with wire-rim glasses, thus allowing me to shift into a verbal tirade in a public forum. I understand to some this may seem juvenile or completely unacceptable, but I would strenuously disagree with you. My rationale` for this is that I believe it is the majority’s silence during moments of disrespect and selfish behavior that enables these yuppie pricks to go along mistreating people and getting whatever they so desire. I for one, will not stand for this behavior, no matter who the aggressor is. If you're just a prick, I can relate, but if you choose to attempt to force your way with me or even in my presence I will without a moment’s notice, step up and verbally assault you then call you by what should be your given name, PRICK! I will do so for no other reason than, I cannot possibly accept knowing you went through the rest of your day believing you were a success.

Situational:
Moderate crowd, a few high school kids eating, a few gents awaiting the train downtown, myself and five (5) other people in line, & the staff (made up of mostly Hispanic employees – all of which very nice). I am currently awaiting my Harvest Toast and have a bottle of milk in my hand, slowly moving along the line to reach the cashier. Suddenly, I feel a breeze of air come swooning in behind me. I could feel the hair on my neck stand up as if it was a primal defense mechanism to worn me of danger on the path. I turn around in a very non-assuming manner as to not stir the pot immediately (well knowing, it would be some Lake Forest yuppie prick in wire-rim glasses). Sure as taxes, it was in fact just what I had feared, a yuppie, dressed in a very well tailored midnight blue suit with a flamboyant purple tie suspended to his London striped dress shirt featuring his initials on the right neck collar, all of which was polished off with a matching hanky folded neatly over his left pectoral pocket. While I admired his taste in suits I couldn’t help but notice a gaudy gold Rolex, multiple rings on his right hand, narrow Italian leather shoes and of course, those fucking wire-rim glasses. Immediately in my mind I knew this prick was a piece of garbage, I was just waiting for him to cut in front of me (and everyone else) to order his caffeine blitzed coffee, pay and leave (unfortunately, if you want to do so, you are at the mercy of those inline ahead of you – but alas he wouldn't bother asking). I knew from the second I saw the glasses and the shoes that this person was going to provide me with that spark I so desperately needed this morning. The shoes alone would have done the spell; there is just something about narrow brown Italian shoes (more specifically, those without ties, I believe I am well documented on my feeling that suit shoes w/o ties provide the same impression as a pussy handshake, and that impression is that you're a man of great weakness) that make me get the sweats. It just screams, I am a greasy, selfish, shallow minded, prick with nothing on my mind except myself and the presentation I exhibit. Conversely, it is telling me; I would like this presentation to introduce itself by displaying this yuppie prick planted face-first in a dumpster, looking like he had just been in a “single car accident just outside his Windermere, Florida home”. That of course leaves the glasses, oh the wire-rim glasses, I just don’t have the adequate linguistic range to express my displeasure with those ocular atrocities. When I see them I immediately think of the scene in “Dumb & Dumber” when the Jew wants to use the payphone, then gets punched in the mouth for his annoying antics. Naturally, I was suspicious of this individual beginning at the moment he crossed the Einstein threshold.


The following is an exchange that occurred at 7:12am CST at the Einstein Bagel in Lake Forest, IL:

The door swings open, Yuppie Prick walks to the back of the line, peers over and around me, looks to the front, slightly bumps my shoulder as he steps out of line to get eye contact with the cashier. Meanwhile, he says nothing in the way of apologies for his bumping me and has his empty coffee mug twirling in his hand as he pays no mind to those in front of him. Finally, he gives in to the allure of selfish behavior and overly caffeinated coffee, the "Type A" prick makes his move.

Larry: Excuse me rims, there is a line you are neglecting.

Yuppie Prick: I am just getting a coffee…so. (as he proceeds)

Larry: (holding my milk jug up) Does this look like a fucking buffet plate?

Yuppie Prick: No it sure doesn’t (with a smirk). But I really have to get moving here.

Larry: We all have to get to work this morning, you’re going to have to keep a lid on your great Marketing genius a little while longer.

Yuppie Prick: (ignores me and proceeds by shouting over people's head) “Hey you, I need a dark almond cof…

Larry: Yo, fucknuts! We didn’t all get in line today to hold a spot for your arrival, if you want a coffee, wait your fucking turn like everybody else.

(place goes quiet)

Yuppie Prick: If my intrusion was so offensive why didn’t you say so?

Third Party observer: I believe we did, that gentleman certainly did.

(silence as I approach the cashier)

Cashier: Larry, just the Harvest toast and a milk?

Larry: Yes Nina, that will suffice. Oh, also… prepare a dark almond coffee for the Yuppie Prick behind me!

Yuppie Prick: (No sound. Just a mouth drop)


(Exit to the sound of awkward adolescent laughter)


Epilogue:
There are only two (2) real factors in this story. Factor one is pretty evident; quite simply, patience is not one of my virtues. Factor two is really a matter of common decency and respect for others around you. I am not saying I am tolerant of most people nor their behavior, but I will at least give them between 2 & 20 seconds to make their move, I owe them that much. In this scenario, had the Yuppie Prick waited and saw the man or women in front of the line, holding everything up, in order to stay within the code of acceptability, all he has to do is count to 12 (short count) and if he/she still has made no progress, then by all means call him/her a simple fuck and walk to the front of the line and place your order. In my world, that is completely rational and should be expected. People who take too much time to make decisions or to complete their tasks should absolutely be reminded of their ineptitude and then brushed aside for the able minded to circumvent the proverbial speed bump.

However, in a case such as this, where nobody can be accurately identified as the weak link in the line. You must observe for a minimum of 20 seconds to estimate the time this line will take vs. the time you have allotted for acquiring coffee today. If it looks like it will be a tight fit, you may calm and politely lean to my 3-o’clock and address the entire line as one, telling them you are in need of coffee and are behind schedule, fearing you might miss your train. If you do so in a well dignified manner, it is likely we will all comply and issue you a morning coffee pass (only redeemable today and NOT thereafter). If for some reason the line should not grant this pass for fear it might lead to other wishers or because you are wearing narrow Italian shoes and those fucking wire-rim yuppie glasses, then your decision is clear.

It’s fuck or walk time yuppie prick! Do you risk it all and fight the clock? Or is the only rational decision to put off coffee until you get to the Dunkin Doughnuts at Ogilvy Station?

One thing is certain, stepping out of line and selfishly pushing your way to the front (at least in my presence) will result in your being subjected to a verbal assault and public humiliation, both of which; I feel great about.

A Broken System

Preface:
A two-day manhunt for Clemmons, 37, began Sunday after the ambush-style killing of four police officers from Lakewood, about 40 miles south of Seattle. The officers were at a local coffee shop when Clemmons walked in and shot them, police say.

Clemmons was an ex-convict with a long rap sheet in Washington and Arkansas, according to authorities and documents.In 2000, then-Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee commuted a 95-year prison sentence for Clemmons, according to documents from the Arkansas Department of Community Correction. He returned to prison in 2001 but was paroled in 2004. Clemmons was accused of child rape and assaulting a police officer in May. He had been released on $150,000 bail five days before the shootings, according to court records.

Appropriately, the suspect in Sunday's fatal shooting of four police officers was shot and killed early Tuesday in south Seattle after he challenged an officer who approached him.

This is the sort of story that makes me feel horrible for the families of those killed by this absolute garbage of a human being. But, I also cannot help but feel somewhat pissed off that it even was allowed to happen. Truthfully, there will be a lot of people screaming at the system for letting him out of his sentence early (some of which are totally within their rights to argue) most of which were the people who have pissed and moaned and protested for years about criminal’s rights or sensitivity for those incarcerated and even more so when you factor in that Clemmons was an African American male from a poverty stricken childhood (In no way am I trying to link this violent action to race nor demographics, but merely implying the “race factor” only increases the sensitivity and makes it nearly impossible for an unbiased opinion). Undoubtedly, the very same people who protested to enable this man to be freed, are the same exact people now protesting against the "system" that merely followed their initial outcry that has allowed this to unfolded as it has, in the first place. Simply put, this is a story of a failed justice system, failed by its bureaucracy and failed by the voters and legislatures.


The System:
Flawed. That is all you can say about it. People that should probably be in jail for a year or on probation, get shafted and tossed in prison for years on end, meanwhile, people that should be put to death are just walking the streets. Why do you suppose that is? Well, I have many theories on this; you can argue in some cases its racially motivated (I would agree with some of those instances), other times people are too poor to find representation that is much more competent than the defendant himself, but ultimately, my biggest inclination is that those who commit crimes early and often, get a crash course in “Criminology & Manipulation 101” and that no matter what criminal defense attorney the state provides them, they know just how to work the system in their advantage. As for the guy that lived a straight forward life up until the moment he walked in on his trailer-trash girlfriend getting tossed around while he was working the midnight shift? He loses his cool, beats the piss out of the “other guy”, tosses his girlfriend “gently” against the bedroom wall, and then calls the police to turn himself in. He is truthful and apologetic from the very beginning, he is accountable for his actions and his reward will be…? A long jail sentence in a maximum security prison down state somewhere. That is just the kind of society we live in anymore. A place where being honest and forthright gets you nothing but a big fuck you. But if you make excuses and say “I’m poor and I never had a chance” we give you a monthly stipend, a Christmas bonus, and a get out of jail free card all with the sincerest apology of the court (perhaps because people are just fucking dumb or to protect themselves from lawsuits, either way it’s a fucking joke).

As much as it pisses me off, I really cannot blame the criminals in question here either. After all, if it were me on trial for my life (whether I committed a crime or not, I would be trying like hell to dodge the system). So they learned to work the system, actually, it’s more like we just handed them the manual and keys to the archives but you get the point. This all comes down to a system that is broken and is motivated by the wrong people and influenced by variables that shouldn’t even be considered. It is not trusted nor respected by many of the people it is supposed to be protecting. The simple fact that race or happenstance even becomes a part of the consideration makes me just irate.

How can you honestly believe that this system is operating efficiently when you open up the news articles and every single day you can find a new story of complete injustice? Typically I don’t like to pose issues or questions when I myself don’t have a real answer or suggestion for solution, but in this case, I am at a total loss. I believe that to take the power away from the everyday people is just unacceptable but at the same time, people are so fucking stupid that to entrust them with such a power and influence is bordering on lunacy. Do you honestly believe the average person on the street in intelligent and rational enough to sit in a courtroom, set aside whatever chip on their shoulder or agenda they have (almost impossible) then let go of any preconceived notions, be honest with themselves and others in their judgment, and lastly actually comprehend the jargon and tap dancing going on in the courtroom during the presentation of evidence enough to determine guilt or innocence, all the while avoiding the influence of others (be it media, families, lawyers, protesting, lobbying, etc.)? If you believe that the majority of citizens pulled for jury duty are up to the task you must be delusional because these are the same imbeciles that can hardly function in their mundane everyday lives. Further making my point is the fact that the jury is typically made up of all the people that either weren’t smart enough to avoid their duty or lazy and worthless enough to jump at the chance of getting out of work and “making a difference”. Nobody intelligent allows themselves to get sucked into jury duty, they cannot afford it nor do they care to hassle themselves over something that didn’t have any effect on them. With the exception of a few retired History or Poli-Sci teachers and the occasional businessman that wants to feel like he is charitable. So in essence, we are looking at the bottom half of intelligence charged with deliberating on the future of a person who may or may not be guilty of certain crimes.

That leaves the sentencing of these delinquents. Sometimes it is by suggestion of jury, others the judge or court mandate. But ultimately, in my opinion it just the mirror image of what goes out on the streets. The cops chase the dimwitted fat kid, so to speak, they get what is easily attained. Why sweat over it or take a risk when you can tag and bag some low rent pathetic loser committing low class felony crimes in broad daylight or best case scenario catch some first time criminal that admits his guilt almost before the cops are even wise to the crime. Then just let all the real hardened criminals run loose doing basically whatever they damn well please. I mean, that could actually be kind of dangerous, trying to hook real felons! Or better yet, they catch felons that know the system so well that during their arrest they are literally taunting the police because they know it’s a fucking joke. Well, the justice system reacts basically the same way during sentencing. Throw away the key for the easy targets. Put some kid that belongs in a short term juvey, into main-pop prison to “make an example” (to whom, other dipshits with “I hate my dad” syndrome?). All the people that cannot run fast get hooked and booked and then hammered at sentencing unless they have payola to get out or know somebody that can rattle the cages a little. The only other way out of a harsh sentence, work the system. Cry racial unfairness, try to sue on grounds of unfair or bias treatment either in court or during your arrest or maybe make just enough noise that it’s simply in the states best interest to move you along. The funniest part about this is, people are so fucking stupid, they would organize a rally for you, protest outside the courthouse and while they are away from home, you and your little homeboys rob the fucking place blind.


The Voters:
The voters elect the officials that appoint the powers that be, or in some cases they elect them directly. I can piss and moan all day about my hatred for lobbying, but ultimately, the voters themselves act as lobbyists. They stand around protesting day and night for causes, many of which they themselves don’t even know shit about. (one time I saw a protest that was organized outside of my college apartment and it turned out half of the kids there did so for the free Papa John’s pizza! – what does that tell you? Papa John’s is garbage. People would protest passionately for half smoked cigarette) Passionate protesting is something that has annoyed me for years, similar to when broadcasters refer to a player as being great for his passionate play. That is just plain stupidity. You can be passionate about anything and be wrong, but still passionate. In fact, the more “passionate” you are, the more likely it is that you are biased and blind to the neutral facts. You’re an idiot, but a passionate one. This is never more evident than it is when it comes to rallying and protesting “other people’s causes”. You don’t know this person, or his story. You know only what he has told you. Let me guess, you are a social worker, you feel compassion for these poor souls that lived in a rough neighborhood and ended up robbing a liquor store for “food money”. Let me ask you a question, check the arrest report, did they take any booze with the money? If so, that’s about all you need to know. That “food/rent” money for their kids wasn’t ever going to see its way into the Landlords hand, unless of course it was the holiday season and the guy stole the money for the kids and the bottle of Crown royal to give to the landlord as a gift! You people have all been fooled by professional con-artists.

I am not trying to say to make educated/well informed protests (whether it’s on my side or my opposition) is wrong. It surely isn’t, it is in a manner of speaking, the American way. But the key to it is being informed. Using your rational mind not your metaphorical heart. Because if you are a “heart” person, you are just an easy target. I guaranty the sack of shit Clemmons that murdered the policemen had protestors and supporters and lobbyists downstate saying “please show leniency, he was a poor black kid from the wrong side of town. Give him a chance!” (and for those of you that will read that and say, I’m racist. It proves not that I am, but rather, that you are. Because if you were intelligent you would have concluded that; race, side of town, age, and his parental situation shouldn’t have had any bearing on whether he was given a commuted sentence or not. The only considerations should be his crime and his overall behavior and aggression). Consequently, 4 police officers are murdered and that man is dead (which isn’t really a problem for me).

The voters have never known what they want and as a result things just lay in flux and people just take and do whatever they want in our major cities. When a criminal is beat to shit, we protest that he is mistreated (even when he is found guilty, then we release him for mistreatment – despite the fact he probably harmed someone innocent), when we give an execution order we have protests all damn day about how inhumane it is. Not only that, but we went from public hangings, to electric chairs to gas and lethal injection in a curtained room. What the fuck is that about? You are going to kill someone who is likely a junky by OD’ing them? Well, fuck, you might as well leave them be and they’ll eventually successfully kill themselves down the road. Conversely, when stats in crime spike up and violent crimes become epidemic (mostly as a result of the system being totally inept to begin with) there is the familiar lynch mob cry for “cracking down” then we pass bills for just insane prison sentences for similar crimes and what happens is, either first timers have their lives thrown away over bureaucracy or some overzealous cop beats some suspect (who turns out to be innocent) to death. Enter lawsuits and payouts, meanwhile, the crime still continues. It is just a perpetual cycle of stupidity on the part of the voters (ah hem, you readers or citizens who are reading this saying to yourself “he is just barbaric”)

The Criminal:
Everyone is entitled to their right to a fair trial (no matter how unlikely that is in our current system). I believe that everyone should be treated fairly and the same until it is found they are guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. You will notice, I said fairly, not nicely. You have either put yourself into this situation or you are unfortunately in a shitty luck spell. I am not a believer in beating suspects to get info or to get a confession. The case rests in the investigators hands, if he cannot prove it, then the criminal walks. I am totally OK with that, in fact, if investigators let criminals walk because they cannot prove guilt, I hold the investigators responsible for the criminals actions and the actions he may or may not commit in the future. After all, it was in your hands and you dropped the ball. Making excuses here is a totally worthless point, because no matter what, if there are cops, there will always be robbers. The more accountable you hold the protector the better your chances are. (for analogy: I tend to expect the worst possible outcome, then prepare for it, so that if I get a good outcome, I am all the more ahead) similarly if you expect rowdy, uncivilized behavior from certain groups, then hold those in charge of its enforcement accountable for everything, you will find that the results are much more manageable. Crime is going to be committed no matter how good the investigators are at catching the criminals, so in order to actually instill some fear in the criminals or at the very least give them something to think about, you have to fit the crimes with the correct punishments. Be honest when doing so, don’t think, well they are black or foreign or whatever, so piss on them. You have to ask yourself, is this person a real threat? Was their crime something that was unavoidable or premeditated? Will this work 100% of the time? No, it will not, but it certainly will provide a structure that allows for real punishment not the bullshit the social workers, shrinks and fucking bureaucrats would have you believe are righteous.

When it comes to people’s crimes and retrofitting them with punishment, I would agree I side with excessive and barbaric punishments, because I believe they leave a lasting impression. I would remove the standard prison setup and use them as housing at night for forced labor camps, a place where literally you are trained and utilized to rebuild state projects or anything that would benefit the state you have committed crimes against. This way, not only are you trained and worked like a dog for a common and useful outcome, you also learn a trade that can potentially provide you with a way to blend back into the society that you have wronged. This is a fabulous way to deter criminals from committing senseless crimes, because unless you want to be forced to work until your hands bleed, crime may not be a viable option for you.

Starting with drug use, because personally I think it is just fucking pathetic and stupid. Would I arrest and throw away the key for some guy caught with distribution weight (which is a joke too) of coke? I would probably fine him then send him to rehab for 3-6 months (whatever I felt he needed to clean up). That way I at least made the attempt to clean him up and make him a useful citizen again, if I busted him again, I’d say either give him tons of drugs so he OD’s and gets out of my way or send him to a hard labor program where we can get a little cheap labor from him, while he kicks his habit or keels over. I have very little sympathy for drug users, they are fucking stupid and worthless. We start sending people to inform you of drug use issues in 2nd grade, so if you begin to use and it slips out of your control, I got nothing for you. You got plenty of warning for free that this is a bad idea, unfortunately for you, you didn’t get the message.

The next level of crime for me is theft/robbery/white collar crimes. These I split into 2 categories, because I really do believe that some people try their hardest and honestly give an effort to earn a living and support a family but still fall short (and while, I would argue that they never should have had a family to begin with, knowing they don’t have the means to earn the appropriate income to support said family. Also add that these people believed they were entitled to negatively contribute to this world by bringing these children into the world without any means of supporting them makes me so fucking enraged that I would like to just spade the entire family as to make sure this lapse in judgment doesn’t manifest itself into a generational repetition) some compassion and sympathy is felt and thus shown during sentencing. For example, if they stole food from a grocery store or some toys from a person or toy store, it is pretty evident they were desperate and felt they had no other options. For a situation like this, to permanently remove the children, break up the family and send the offender to prison is completely ridiculous and counterproductive. In actuality, the better solution would be to call in the social workers and counselors and try to devise a way to get this family back on track. Does the criminal owe a debt to society? Absolutely, and what I want in the form of payment is, better results. Work a little harder, we will help you. Give them a chance to rectify this situation (naturally, if they take advantage, you come in, blow the family up, send all the kids in different directions and send the parents to a labor camp – problem solved, for the time being). The second level criminal is the thief that is premeditated and just a waste of life, and why treat him any differently. He doesn’t think he has to work in order to have objects of desire (e.g. wealth, cars, jewelry, etc.) so he just waits around for those who have earned these things to close their eyes and he comes in and steals them. I am sorry this isn’t going to work for me. I believe the odds of rehabilitating this type of person is almost zero, but you have to give people a chance. So we expand on both sides of the fence, the rules will now state, if you rob without a weapon, its five (5) years forced labor, if you do so with a weapon its mandatory fifteen (15) years forced labor (assuming no assault took place). Sounds easy enough right? Here is the catch, the person you attempt to rob or steal from is fully within his rights (whether you are armed or not) to shoot you down like the piece of worthless shit that you are. If you escape but you are caught down the road, the victim shall reserve the right to beat the living shit out of you and letting you go home or send you to the labor camp for your predetermined amount of time. These predetermined sentences make it fair so that nobody can cry that they were unfairly sentenced and also it allows for the victim to feel more protection and more control over the penalty, after all, it was his life that was affected.

Say this theft escalated into an assault, this can be categorized into separate sections. Simple assault being the result of a fight or shoving match, this is a joke, this is not an arrest-able offense, in my mind. Sure, if it is a continual thing that someone is beating everybody up, perhaps give him some rehab or send him to a labor camp to earn his right back into civilization, but to actually arrest someone because some other asshole thought he could talk tough to him, disrespect or humiliate him or potentially threaten the man’s family or wife/girlfriend and he naturally reacted by beating the guy unconscious is completely absurd. Men should be completely within their rights to square off without anything but their bare hands and sheer will to win without feeling the fear of legal repercussions. I think it would honestly end a lot of the “retaliation” violence that goes on all the time. Not only that, but it would make people feel compelled to get into better shape if for no other reason than they don’t want to get caught off guard. Things change however once a group is assembled or nonlethal weapons enter the picture. Once things escalate to this point I think the initiator of the fight should have to go to labor camp for at least a year if it is found to be unprovoked or “irrationally provoked”. If however it was a constituted provocation then the winner of the fight should go to labor camp for as long as it takes the loser to rehabilitate himself physically.

Lastly, we have violent crimes such as murder and rape. This is actually rather simple to resolve. If it can be proven you acted in self defense or the person was caught in your house, you are free to go. If however, you are suspected of murder or rape, we will treat you as neither guilty nor innocent and house you respectfully until your guilt is determined, if you are proven innocent, you are of course free to walk, if however you are found guilty beyond a reasonable doubt, it is my submission that the victim or his immediate relative shall hold the keys to your future just as you held the keys to theirs. They can choose to either put you to death or give you life without parole in a forced labor camp. If it were up to me, I would say the victim or his family should have the right to personally execute you in any fashion they like, but because that can open up psychological issues, it is best to just have you “commercially” put to death. It is my feeling that for the sake of both fear and economic efficiency that our murderous scum be hung by their necks until they were dead outside of the courthouse of the respective county where they committed their crimes. There is no rehabilitation of a murder or rapist and they don’t deserve the second opportunity even if there were such a rehabilitation. They deserve to be killed in the most inhumane manner available.

Epilogue:
As for the social workers reading this post, sorry to offend you, but all of your protesting is a joke and does nothing but allow for more loop holes for criminals to pull on in order to abuse the system. So in order to fix these holes we need to fix the system and the voters that be. Why allow a mob mentality be the governing voice, why let protestors make it impossible for a father of a murdered daughter to find justice (as he sees fit) for his victimized daughter because YOU think its inhumane? Allow the man to make such a decision on his own merits. This would allow people to be judicious and righteous in their decisions equally. For those who believe that an eye for an eye is immoral, so be it (I disagree, but we have that right). You may allow them to enter the forced labor camps for the predetermined amounts of time (plus time for accessory crimes committed) and be merciful to your enemy. Likewise, if you believe those crimes committed against you were of a capital nature, you will have your opportunity to score vengeance against those that wronged you, whether the “merciful” agree with your decision or not. This form of justice would not only be more rational and less open to abuse by those that have learned to work the system, but it also removes many questions as to whether certain individuals were treated fairly based on any number of factors. It makes it impossible for small meaningless crimes to occur resulting in a relatively able bodied citizen going to prison for a crime that had no victims. Thus enabling those that truly aren’t out of reach to receive an opportunity for rehabilitation rather than some bullshit sentence to “make and example”. The sentence is what it is (both the criminal and the victim know it prior to the crime even taking place), you are given every opportunity to prove your innocence and should you be found guilty of your crimes against humanity, your punishment not only will adequately incarcerate you, it also provides a discounted service back to the community that was victimized. Not to mention, giving right of retribution back to those victims in question, which in the eyes of the criminal has got to provide for rather intimidating prospects (or lack thereof) should you be caught committing a violent or intrusive crime.

At the end of the day, the Judicial System (much like our entire governmental system) is broken and as long as the citizens of this country continue to become more and more inept at making hard decisions and become irrationally consumed with being politically correct or sympathetic to everyone’s cause, nothing will ever get done and those that are ruthless and cunning enough will continue to thrive without any fear of real punishment. All I am asking for is that people start reading the fine print and pay a little better fucking attention to what goes on around them.