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Archive for October, 2008
I had the pleasure of being the first return guest in the esteemed history of the podcast Jordan, Jesse, Go! If you like old timey baseball lingo, Nebraska, and Queen Latifah, then this is the show for you. Give it a listen right over here. Who you calling a bitch?
Someone is already bending over backwards to defend this moron, Ashley Todd. A blogger named CajunTechie writes:
I don’t think Ms. Todd is psycho. I think she’s someone with good intentions and who deeply loves her country. She is, like many people, concerned about the direction her country will take if the wrong person becomes president. I believe she sees this election on a moral ground and, as such, all bets are off.
In an odd way, I understand her thoughts..
In an odd way, I actually respect her.
This woman faked a savage attack for the sole purpose of creating more racial hatred for Barack Obama, but somehow she had good intentions and loves her country? While law enforcement officials could have been out working to keep the streets safe, they had to waste their time and energy dealing with this racist bullshit, but he understands her thoughts? Given the history of abuse that Black men have suffered at the hands of police, there was a strong chance that some innocent guy could have been arrested and assaulted himself before everyone figured out that this was a hoax, but he respects her? If only we all got the same benefit of the doubt that America sees fit to extend to white women.
Dumbest shit I’ve ever read in my life.
I’ll tell you this, I think for the next month every Black man that sees Ashley Todd on the street should punch her in her face and then walk to the nearest police station and turn themselves in. I’d be more than willing to take an assault beef to teach that racist troglodyte a lesson.
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Oct
All Time 12
My man Julian over at playjazzloud just threw down the motherfucking gauntlet. Not only did he answer my cocktail party conversation starter, he went the extra mile and put it out there for all to hear. His post, Twelve 12s, attempts to create a list of ten songs that define him as a person and fails incredibly. I say fail only because he goes two songs over my ridiculously restrictive limit, but who’s going to complain about The Brand New Heavies and The Beatles? I’ve listened to it twice, and it’s a hell of a mix. It’s also a testament to the global power of music. The 12 songs that this British/Chinese bloke selected includes a track from my favorite Miles Davis album, a De La Soul feel-good anthem, and my second favorite Fela Kuti song. Go check it out.
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Oct
You tell ‘em, Thorons!
“We hold these truths to be self-evident that all men are created equal.”
All. Get it?
Rep. Henry Waxman
Senator Dianne Feinstein
Senator Barbara Boxer
Representatives,
It’s me, Nick Adams, again. I’m sure you guys are well aware of the report issued by the Global Cannabis Commission. You know, the international group of scientists who studied the issue of global cannabis policy and then released their findings in a 226-page paper, Cannabis Policy: Moving Beyond Stalemate? Just in case you haven’t gotten around to reading all about it, I thought I’d point out some of the highlights of their report.
The enforcement effort has not had much success in deterring use.
Translation: With regards to marijuana, the drug war has been a failure.
The probability and scale of harm among heavy cannabis users is modest
compared with that caused by many other psychoactive substances, both
legal and illegal, in common use, namely, alcohol, tobacco, amphetamines,
cocaine and heroin.
Translation: It’s less harmful than alcohol and tobacco.
The rationale for severe penalties for possession offenses is weak on both
normative and practical grounds. In many developed countries a majority of
adults born in the past half-century have used cannabis. Control regimes that
criminalize users are intrusive on privacy, socially divisive and expensive.
Thus it is worth considering alternatives.
Translation: Our current marijuana laws are costly and infringe on our civil liberties.
In countries where data are available, arrest rates are sharply higher for many
minority and socially disadvantaged groups.
Translation: The war on marijuana disproportionately effects minorities and poor people.
Given this data, I’m sure that you will all immediately reconsider your illogical and counter-productive stance on the continued criminalization of marijuana.
Left outside AOC early this afternoon. Suggested to me by my man Jim. Luckily, I watched One Bright Shining Moment not too long ago, so a lot of the people and events were still fresh in my mind. In my current hyper-pessimistic state, I’m not sure it was a good idea to read a first hand account of how when America came to a crossroads, they decided to take a hard right. Still, it was an entertaining read.
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At least, that’s what The Governator thinks. The LA Times has the scoop:
In a letter obtained by The Times, the governor warns that tight credit has dried up funds California routinely relies on and it may have to seek emergency aid within weeks.
California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, alarmed by the ongoing national financial crisis, warned Treasury Secretary Henry M. Paulson on Thursday that the state might need an emergency loan of as much as $7 billion from the federal government within weeks.
Where in the world could California possibly get $7 billion from? If only there was a substance that could be grown easily across the entire state, that we could then tax and export around the country at a premium price. Something that could easily bring in billions of dollars to the state’s economy. Also, it would be great if it didn’t do as much harm to society as alcohol and tobacco, and there was already a demonstrated demand for it. Wouldn’t that be great? I’m gonna go smoke a joint and think about this some more.
