I Wanted to Hate Nader For this Soooo Much

In the interests of full disclosure, I voted Nader in 2000 (no, not in Florida; I voted in DC where my vote had all the import of an ice cube in the Sahara).

I've always respected his single-mindedness and willingness to speak truth to power. That said, when I saw the "he talks white" blurb posted all over the Net, I figured the old crank had finally gone over the cliff.

However... when you actually listen to what Ralph says, there's more than a drop of truth. I do get the sense that Obama does self censor and as impressive as his "small donor" fund-raising is, we all know that those aren't just auto mechanics and college kids sending in $20 a piece.

Say Hi to Uncle Dave for Me

I will leave the sentimental bs eulogies to George Carlin for others. He was an ornery SOB and probably would have hated all of the glowing tributes being laid at his feet.

I'll simply say that I'm glad I got to see him perform before he passed, and I don't think I fully appreciated what a great riff this was when he performed it - but I sure do now.

A Clearly Horrible Person(?)

Just to be clear "the truly horrible person" is this photo is apparently Scott McClellan.

Not that I don't think the man is a weasel on many levels - dude, nobody goes to work in the WhiteHouse press office as an "idealist", come off it already.

That said, listening to the esteemed Rep. Lamar Smith (R - TX), you'd think ol' Scottie-boy might just be the bastard love-child of Satan and Osama.



I seriously need to check out the constituents this guy represents. I know Austin falls in this district, so clearly they are not his target demographic, but who the f*@! would actually elect this jackass?

Sigh...

Can You Dig It? The Best New Utterly Useless and Thus Completely Necessary iPod Accessory

In my continuing quest to be one of those annoying Apple evangelicals - yes I'm already scoping out the right people to bribe to get my hands on a 3G iPhone - I have come upon yet another cool-ass iPod product.

Thus, I give you.... "The Ghettopod Blaster"!!

(that's my politically un-correct nickname, mind you. They call it a "boom-box", but we know the deal)

Note: Does not come with cardboard square, headband, or cassette tape of EPMD's "Strictly Business"

Gotta go... time to hit up Netflix for "Do the Right Thing"

Hot Fun in the Summertime: Musical Edition

Drumroll please... (sorry, no sound effects - you'll have to put on your imagination hat to hear the drums).

Its now time for my semi-annual, scientifically tested, completely un-biased, FDA-approved round-up of all things musical thus far in 2008.

Top Albums of 2008 thus far:

1. The Black Keys, Attack and Release

Strange Times



2. Death Cab for Cutie, Narrow Stairs

I Will Possess Your Heart



3. Opeth, Watershed

Porcelain Heart



4. Radiohead, In Rainbows (sort of 2008, if you don't count the on-line bit)

Jigsaw Falling Into Place



5. Del da Funky Homosapien, 11th Hour

Bubble Pop



6. Tokyo Police Club, Elephant Shell

In A Cave



7. The Roots, Rising Down

Get Busy


8. R.E.M., Accelerate

Supernatural Superserious




9. Cut Copy, In Ghost Colors

Lights and Music

Cheney to the American Public: Tough S*@!

In the inimitable words of Jeff Spicoli: "You Dick!!"


This just came to mind as I listened to the replay of our VP at the National Press Club yesterday.

Here's the transcript.

Here's Dick expounding on the high esteem in which he holds the American public:

"That's... I suppose, one of the reasons we have limited terms, and why we go through that process every four years... entrust those you've elected to govern and hold them accountable at the next election."

I'd make this analogy to Dick's reasoning and see if it makes sense to you:

Say you go out and buy a car. The car maker and the dealer say its the safest, most reliable vehicle on the market. You buy it, take it home, and it seems to work reasonably well for about the first 10,000 miles. Then everything slowly but surely starts falling apart - the headlights stop working, the door sticks, the radiator starts leaking fluid.

You go back to the dealer and ask for repairs, and they tell you "Don't worry, it's all for the best, it will be o.k." You return home, and it just gets worse: the stater motor dies, the transmission starts grinding the gears, and finally the brakes start to fail. You go back to the dealer, call the car maker, yell and scream and their response is: "Tough S*@!. If you don't like it, you'll have to wait another 3 years and then you can return your broken down POS!"

Kind of puts things in perspective, doesn't it?

Promise - my next post will be all happy and shiny, full of dancing, singing kittens!

Celtics Suck!! Beat L.A.!! - It's Going to Be Glorious... Glorious I Say!!

Got sidetracked from my earlier post tying together Agassi, Kobe, and McClellan. I have bigger fish to fry now.

This is it baby. the big smackdown. The David Stern "I swear my league isn't fixed but boy this will do wonders for the ratings" Ultimate Match-Up.

I've been waiting 22 years for this. Last time around, my buddy Farhad and I were dancing around in front of his TV putting voodoo curses on Dennis Johnson as he bricked a free throw.

It was baby skyhooks vs. the Hick from French Lick. Showtime vs. the "Ugliest Team Known to Man" (seriously - the current Celtics team is a freakin' GQ show compared the fugliness that hit the court in the 1980s):

No offense intended to DJ (R.I.P.) but he was the only normal looking one out there.

Now we've got

- Kobe vs. KG

- Phil vs. the ghost of Red (smoking chiba vs. smoking cigars).

- Nicholson vs. ??? an Affleck maybe? Someone please tell me who the celebrity Celts fans are these days; and no Tom Brady and his model o' the month do not count.

- Me vs. my girlfriend - you can claim to have loved the Lakers first hon, but as soon as you went Celtics green... there's no turning back. LakerNation will does not abide turncoats! (yep - I'll be spending a few nights on the couch with the cats)


Lakes vs. Celts

Let the smack fly!