The Republican Party's attempt to retain control of The White house gets funnier and funnier as the days pass. With Hurricane Gustav tearing down on the Gulf Coast, Bush and Cheney decided to not attend the Republican convention in Minnesota and be available for the people of the region (gee I wonder why). McCain decided to curtail some of the events during the convention out of respect to the people of the Gulf Coast (maybe he won't celebrate his birthday this time if flooding occurs). But the most recent and interesting development is how Alaskan Governor and Republican Vice Presidential nominee Sarah Palin has had to rebut some egregious, rumors that she has claimed to have a 4 month old daughter to cover up the fact that it was her 17 year old daughter, Bristol's baby. Sarah has stated that it is the furthest from the truth because Bristol is in fact five months pregnant with her own bundle of joy. I guess those long stretches of darkness in Alaska, always makes "the night time the right time to be with the one you love". Is Grampa Simpson nuts? First he picks a woman, who just two years ago was mayor of a town of 7,000 people. That's like running two large high schools. And now the pro-life former beauty queen runner up self proclaimed hockey mom is popping up with an unmarried, knocked up, teenage daughter (note: she and the father are going to get married). I honestly don't find this to be an issue, but didn't the Republicans try to run Bill Clinton out of office for so-called "immoral" behavior? This just gets better and better, everyday. The only thing that could make this better is if that child comes out of the oven black.
Grampa Simpson lived up to his Maverick moniker by choosing Alaska Governor, Sarah "Tina Fey" Palin as his Republican running mate in his run for the big house at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. I applaud McCain for a smart, but desperate choice. It was smart in the sense, he knew after BarackObama's acceptance speech that Mitt Romney or Minnesota governor Tim Pawlenty would not be a pin prick in the "balloon of success" that was BarackObama last night. That is also why this choice smells of desperation. She is virtually unknown, except by the Alaskans, who voted her into the Governor's Igloo in 2006. On the surface, she is great, being a former mayor, former sportscaster, beauty queen, self-proclaimed hockey mom and mother of five (the youngest being 4 months old). McCain is counting on this move to capture those Hillary disciples, who were voting for her only because she had a uterus and not her policies. In my opinion that is nothing less than condescending to those voters (unless it works, then he'll be a genius and I'll be moving to Canada). McCain has done nothing during his campaign but speak of Obama's inexperience and not being ready to lead, but he nominates this unknown woman to be his second as leader of the free world. He will be definitely taken to task by the press (not FOX News) on this choice. Now I am not downing Palin's being the governor of Alaska (I haven't been a governor in my lifetime), but what is she really leading up in Alaska? A large land mass state with a so-so population and a lot of wildlife. Last time I checked that wasn't caribou storming into Georgia, and those are not badgers trying to restart the Cold War. Not to mention there were many Republican women, McCain could've picked before her that had more prominent profile than a Facebook page and an Alaskan driver's license. With Grampa Simpson making 72 years old today (and not looking very spry), if he were to by some chance in hell win the presidency, Palin would need to NEVER turn off her Blackberry and always have the "World War lll for Dummies" book on her person. As the dust settles and the flash bulbs dim, the hyena like pundits will tear into her like they did BarackObama and see what she is made of. Over the next two months for Palin, the press will do in two months to her what they did to Obama over 20 months and all McCain can do is pray that she is "ready-to-lead". And if they don't win the White house, she's always got a stand in job at "30 Rock".
In the majesty of the Olympics, I cannot deny the greatness of Michael Phelps and his attaining a gold medal and breaking a world record every time he comes in the mere vicinity of the Water Cube in Beijing. But greatness on the ground was attained by one Usain "Lightning" Bolt of the Jamaican track and field team. At 6'5", 189 and the mere age of 22, Usain has won the gold medals in the 100 meter and 200 meter races. This is a feat that has not been accomplished since 1984 at Los Angeles summer games, by USA track staple, Carl Lewis. In addition he broke the world records in both events on the way to these gold medals. In winning the 100 meters, he ran a 9.69, but he was so caught up in excitement of the win to acknowledge the crowd, he slowed down in the last fifteen meters. Understand he was shifting down in speed, as he crossed the finish line and destroyed the world record. We can only imagine what a more mature Usain will do in 2012 at the London Summer Olympics.
Chucklepuss is still the President of the United States. This former drunken, frat boy, who has coasted through this life, only because of his father and grandfather's influence (see decepetion, lies & illegal doings), is still the leader of the free world. The former failed oil man, who has ballooned the national deficit into the trillions, repeatedly hacked at the English language like a blind Benihana chef, let an American city drown for five days and sent over four thousand soldiers to their death, is still running things. In his seven years at the helm, President Chucklepuss has alienated the majority of the world and most recently the new and improved Russia. There are those neo-cons, conservatives and Uncle Tom Black Republicans, who will say this is a cheap shot. Well, let me state that it is. But answer me this, is a cheap-shot to a murderer, really a cheap shot? Take the next three minutes to watch the above video and remind yourself of the man, who lead the United States into the 21st century and quite possibly it's ruin. Talk amongst yourselves.
Later this month 80's pop icons Madonna and Michael Jackson hit 50 years old. Yes, the former child pop sensation, who made the smooth transition from bubblegum soul to adult success to grade A freak is hitting the big 5-0. Michael or Wacko Jacko (as he is called across the pond) found solo success with the albums "Off the Wall" and "Thriller", which is the best selling record of all time. He will be joined in the celebration at Chuck E. Cheese by The Material Girl.
Yes, Madonna has made the transition from a techno caterwauling, everybody fu**ing, self-promoting harlot into a crotchety, Kabbalah-following, british speaking, children's author and mother. With an idiot president waging war on two countries and possibly another on the way I realized one thing. I don't think it's actually possible to care any less about two people, who should slowly loosen their grip on fame's lifeboat and slowly fall into the abyss, like Jack from Titanic.
As I've mentioned before in The Bastille, "Many metaphors for life can be found in the critically acclaimed HBO drama, "The Wire". The following situation is no different.
As of Friday, August 8th, in accordance with the global peace being spread all over Beijing, China at the opening ceremonies of the 2008 Summer Olympics, Russia stampeded into the little country of Georgia (a former member of the Soviet Union). Georgia is a small democracy of 4.4 million people, that is a member of the U.N. and the infamous Coalition Of The Willing (COTW), that's helping the US in it's daily destruction of Iraq, for reasons still unknown. Since, there has been a cease fire by Russia and less than 24 hours later, a subsequent UN-cease fire, so Russia is backing to kicking ass. I liken Georgia to Bodie, the loyal middle middle management drug dealer in the Barksdale drug crew. President George "Chucklepuss" Bush and the U.S. represent the long respected Barksdale crew, who is steadily losing it's reputation in the streets to new crews, like the deadly Marlo Stansfield's crew, who is the new bigger and better, Russia.
Now as a member of the COTW, Georgia was protecting the Iraq border from those rabble-rousers in Iran, like Bodie holding down a Baltimore corner for the Barksdale crew. Georgia only left their post, to return to Georgia and protect their homeland. So if Iran wanted (the country to, whom Chucklepuss keeps saber-rattling) they could roll on Iraq with reckless abandon. Georgia moved into the world of democracy and aligned themselves with the United States and President Chucklepuss, who seduced the Georgians with the promise of a strong ally and protection from neighboring countries that may decide to go apesh** on them for no apparent reason at any time(see Russia 2008). In any other case, I would now expect the U.S. to be running into Russia guns-a-blazing, but supposedly we can't do that now, because Georgia is not a part of NATO. I don't know, haven't we been in a war with Iraq since 2003? And we didn't have any regards for the U.N. then. As a matter of fact, the Bush Crime fami-- I mean administration had no regards for the US Constitution or the UN, when we went into Iraq to find 9/11 perpetrator, Saddam Hussein (see Osama Bin Laden still at large). Suddenly we are supposed to believe that Chucklepuss has regards for rules. I think not. Now Georgia has staunchly played by the rules is now looking for their protection, particularly from Chucklepuss, who can now only give Russia a stern talking about large countries bullying little ones (where have I heard that one before? I think you know). Now don't get me wrong, I don't want to go into Russia, but right is right, if we are the so-called poster children for democracy and prepared to stop tyranny across the planet(then again if that were so, we'd be in the Sudan stopping that genocide). Georgia now feels helpless-- helpless as Bodie did, when Stringer Bell couldn't give him any more muscle to hold down their corners and sell weak ass product, despite the increasing heat from Marlo Stanfield's crew. Stansfield's crew were the new kids on the block, who took advantage of this chinc in the Barksdale armor, by having no regards for the history, rules or codes of the street. Watch the clip up top and recall Bodie's last stand for Avon Barksdale, for it may be a harbinger of Georgia's near future.
Just a day after we lost the talent that was Bernie Mac, we lost musician, soul pioneer, actor and legend, Isaac Hayes. As I said, with Bernie Mac, at this point you know the cause of death and the resume of Hayes. I just ask you to view this 1973 live version of Hayes singing Burt Bacharach's, "The Look of Love". He was much more than the theme from "Shaft", though I can't deny it still stands tall today on radio playlists. So, chain vest and all, please enjoy the voice and musicianship of the man they called Black Moses AKA Chef, performing LIVE in concert (there is no pre-recorded backing tape).
The Republican Party's attempt to retain control of The White house gets funnier and funnier as the days pass. With Hurricane Gustav tearing down on the Gulf Coast, Bush and Cheney decided to not attend the Republican convention in Minnesota and be available for the people of the region (gee I wonder why). McCain decided to curtail some of the events during the convention out of respect to the people of the Gulf Coast (maybe he won't celebrate his birthday this time if flooding occurs). But the most recent and interesting development is how Alaskan Governor and Republican Vice Presidential nominee Sarah Palin has had to rebut some egregious, rumors that she has claimed to have a 4 month old daughter to cover up the fact that it was her 17 year old daughter, Bristol's baby. Sarah has stated that it is the furthest from the truth because Bristol is in fact five months pregnant with her own bundle of joy. I guess those long stretches of darkness in Alaska, always makes "the night time the right time to be with the one you love". Is Grampa Simpson nuts? First he picks a woman, who just two years ago was mayor of a town of 7,000 people. That's like running two large high schools. And now the pro-life former beauty queen runner up self proclaimed hockey mom is popping up with an unmarried, knocked up, teenage daughter (note: she and the father are going to get married). I honestly don't find this to be an issue, but didn't the Republicans try to run Bill Clinton out of office for so-called "immoral" behavior? This just gets better and better, everyday. The only thing that could make this better is if that child comes out of the oven black.
