"In bed with the United States is not all that it's cracked up to be"
Thursday, July 29, 2004
Blair turns to Bush for answers on Iraq
"In bed with the United States is not all that it's cracked up to be"
Webber Gets a Chance
YAY and its about time!!!
Australian Formula 1 driver Mark Webber has signed a deal that will move him from his middle of the road team Jaguar to front runners Williams.
Hopefully now we can expect a champion!
Strangely enough Webber finished the last Grand Prix in Germany in 6th place in front of the Pizzonia Williams and one place behind the Williams of Juan Pablo Montoya.
If you're interested you can read about it at the Formula 1 website.
Australian Formula 1 driver Mark Webber has signed a deal that will move him from his middle of the road team Jaguar to front runners Williams.
Hopefully now we can expect a champion!
Strangely enough Webber finished the last Grand Prix in Germany in 6th place in front of the Pizzonia Williams and one place behind the Williams of Juan Pablo Montoya.
If you're interested you can read about it at the Formula 1 website.
Tuesday, July 27, 2004
Bush Goes Mountain Tumbling
Yes he's done it again! Bush Senior was wrong when he told Dubya to take the training wheels off because George W took another tumble while on his mountain bike at his Texas ranch. That brings the presidential tally up to two falls in two months.
It's about time that his Daddy put the trainers back on.
My mom taught me how too count up too 5 using my fingers....my daddy says that if I win the next election I can learn how to count up to 8!
It's about time that his Daddy put the trainers back on.
My mom taught me how too count up too 5 using my fingers....my daddy says that if I win the next election I can learn how to count up to 8!
Sunday, July 25, 2004
Bullet In The Head
I have had this in my head for about a month so I hope if I share it it may make space in there for something else.
BULLET IN THE HEAD
-Rage Against the Machine
This time the bullet cold rocked ya
A yellow ribbon instead of a swastika
Nothin' proper about ya propaganda
Fools follow rules when the set commands ya
Said it was blue
When ya blood was read
That's how ya got a bullet blasted through ya head
I give a shout out to the living dead
Who stood and watched as the feds cold centralized
So serene on the screen
You were mesmerised
Cellular phones soundin' a death tone
Corporations cold
Turn ya to stone before ya realise
They load the clip in omnicolour
Said they pack the 9, they fire it at prime time
Sleeping gas, every home was like Alcatraz
And mutha fuckas lost their minds
Just victims of the in-house drive-by
They say jump, you say how high
No escape from the mass mind rape
Play it again jack and then rewind the tape
And then play it again and again and again
Until ya mind is locked in
Believin' all the lies that they're tellin' ya
Buyin' all the products that they're sellin' ya
They say jump and ya say how high
Ya brain-dead
Ya gotta fuckin' bullet in ya head
Just victims of the in-house drive-by
They say jump, you say how high
Ya standin' in line
Believin' the lies
Ya bowin' down to the flag
Ya gotta bullet in ya head
BULLET IN THE HEAD
-Rage Against the Machine
This time the bullet cold rocked ya
A yellow ribbon instead of a swastika
Nothin' proper about ya propaganda
Fools follow rules when the set commands ya
Said it was blue
When ya blood was read
That's how ya got a bullet blasted through ya head
I give a shout out to the living dead
Who stood and watched as the feds cold centralized
So serene on the screen
You were mesmerised
Cellular phones soundin' a death tone
Corporations cold
Turn ya to stone before ya realise
They load the clip in omnicolour
Said they pack the 9, they fire it at prime time
Sleeping gas, every home was like Alcatraz
And mutha fuckas lost their minds
Just victims of the in-house drive-by
They say jump, you say how high
No escape from the mass mind rape
Play it again jack and then rewind the tape
And then play it again and again and again
Until ya mind is locked in
Believin' all the lies that they're tellin' ya
Buyin' all the products that they're sellin' ya
They say jump and ya say how high
Ya brain-dead
Ya gotta fuckin' bullet in ya head
Just victims of the in-house drive-by
They say jump, you say how high
Ya standin' in line
Believin' the lies
Ya bowin' down to the flag
Ya gotta bullet in ya head
Saturday, July 24, 2004
Nickelodeon says turn off and go play!
It was reported today that US network Nickelodeon will stop regular programming on the second of October for three hours and instead show a message that reads 'It's time to go outside'. The Break in programming is to remind kids that play and exercise away from the television is important.
This is not the first time a major network has encouraged people to turn off. Network Ten Australia has employed a technique over the past three months that has been getting viewers to turn off at least four hour a week. The initiative titled 'Big Brother' is due to finish Monday.
This is not the first time a major network has encouraged people to turn off. Network Ten Australia has employed a technique over the past three months that has been getting viewers to turn off at least four hour a week. The initiative titled 'Big Brother' is due to finish Monday.
Friday, July 23, 2004
E stands for End Mandatory Detention
Labor has Garret. Greens have Merlin Luck?
In a thirty second clip that can be found at the Australian Greens Website Merlin Luck and his 'Free th Refugees' sign team up with leader of the Australian Greens Bob Brown to show that the greens feel strongly about mandatory Detention.
In the ad Bob comes onscreen in a scene that was shot in a park and says
"Hey Merlin! I found your E" before placing it on the sign after the th.
Merlin replies by saying "Mate, your always picking up the pieces!" Bob suggests that the E stands for "End mandatory Detention!" which I thought suggested that he thought Merlin could have had a better statement on his sign but that the sentiment was there.
Its ads like this one that makes me think twice about joining the Greens. Do I really want my membership money going into producing adverts like this one? Go check it out and tell me what you think.
In a thirty second clip that can be found at the Australian Greens Website Merlin Luck and his 'Free th Refugees' sign team up with leader of the Australian Greens Bob Brown to show that the greens feel strongly about mandatory Detention.
In the ad Bob comes onscreen in a scene that was shot in a park and says
"Hey Merlin! I found your E" before placing it on the sign after the th.
Merlin replies by saying "Mate, your always picking up the pieces!" Bob suggests that the E stands for "End mandatory Detention!" which I thought suggested that he thought Merlin could have had a better statement on his sign but that the sentiment was there.
Its ads like this one that makes me think twice about joining the Greens. Do I really want my membership money going into producing adverts like this one? Go check it out and tell me what you think.
Fahrenheit 9/11 Review
Well I viewed 'Fahrenheit 9/11', stopped, composed myself, waited another hour and then decided to write a review. I must admit that watching it is really draining on the emotions so if you have any heart at all you are going to need some tissues near by.
Moore has had a lot of trouble finding the humor in his latest offering. While he can normally make a joke about most things the jokes in 'Fahrenheit 9/11' died in the arse. Unlike 'Bowling for Columbine' and 'Roger and Me' there is no humor here, although Michael did make several attempts.
I remember watching 'Bowling for Columbine' for the first time and laughing out loud followed moments later by fits of crying. Watching 'Fahrenheit 9/11' I was just happy for a few moments when I wasn't crying.
Moore did get a little bogged down in the boring detail in the first half of the film but rightly so. There is no need for a film of this nature that doesn't lay it down on the line for you but if Mike had wanted to make the film light hearted this would have been the place. Instead he looks for jokes in mundane details like countries that are a part of the coalition of the willing but have no army. Sorry Mike but you know having a country just sign its name on the dotted line is all America needs. America doesn't need man power, it needs backers.
Another example of where Mike lost the plot trying to make a joke was again in the coalition of the willing section where he lists the Netherlands as a member but plays them down as being useful to the coalition because they are a nation of pot smokers. Up until this point I assumed that Mike would be on the side of decriminalization and legalisation of drugs. Goes to show that you should never assume with people like Mike.
The second part of the film deals with the war in Iraq. This section is of an extreme graphic nature. If you were for the war but had never been to a war zone I can safely say that after viewing this section that if your still for the war you are a first class drone. Michael was right to show the horrors of war and did so perfectly. Showing content of this nature is he only way to drive home what is really going on in the world.
I should clarify though that when I say extreme graphic nature I don't just mean kids burnt to death or missing limbs or parts of their face. That stuff is in there but there is more. 'Fahrenheit 9/11' was able to capture an American woman's story in two parts. First we meet a woman who comes from a lower class neighborhood who does right by people, works in an employment office and gives jobs to the needy. She has come to realize that the military are the only way for her children to escape the poverty that they are in as the military pays for higher schooling in exchange for service. She has promoted the Army to her kids for most of their life and flys the American flag everyday outside her house.
Mike was able to visit her again but not in good circumstances. When we meet her again she recalls the story about the day she found out her oldest son had died in a Blackhawk crash in Iraq. Just writing about it still brings a tear to my eye. Finally we follow her to Washington where she has finally realized that all her beliefs about her country and her countries leader do not fit with her reality. This is the extreme graphic nature of the film.
I can understand why the American censors gave the film such a harsh rating and I think Mike is bias in wanting it changed. People who want to see the film will see it no matter what the rating. Kids and teenagers can still sneak in or go with an adult, people can still download it online and when the DVD comes out anybody and everybody will have access to it. I think the censors where right to give it an R because anyone who goes to see this expecting a Michael Moore blackly comic masterpiece will leave the theatre too depressed to drive home.
Over all I will see this film again and I think it deserves the attention it is getting. Don't go into this film expecting all the answers, infact don't go into the film expecting any answers. Only fence sitters will be swung by this film, any long term republican voters will shake it off and go back to what they were doing before the start of the film.
While 'Fahrenheit 9/11' doesn't offer anything new, it does put it into a package that is in your face. If I was going to give it a vote out of five I would give it a three and a half.
Moore has had a lot of trouble finding the humor in his latest offering. While he can normally make a joke about most things the jokes in 'Fahrenheit 9/11' died in the arse. Unlike 'Bowling for Columbine' and 'Roger and Me' there is no humor here, although Michael did make several attempts.
I remember watching 'Bowling for Columbine' for the first time and laughing out loud followed moments later by fits of crying. Watching 'Fahrenheit 9/11' I was just happy for a few moments when I wasn't crying.
Moore did get a little bogged down in the boring detail in the first half of the film but rightly so. There is no need for a film of this nature that doesn't lay it down on the line for you but if Mike had wanted to make the film light hearted this would have been the place. Instead he looks for jokes in mundane details like countries that are a part of the coalition of the willing but have no army. Sorry Mike but you know having a country just sign its name on the dotted line is all America needs. America doesn't need man power, it needs backers.
Another example of where Mike lost the plot trying to make a joke was again in the coalition of the willing section where he lists the Netherlands as a member but plays them down as being useful to the coalition because they are a nation of pot smokers. Up until this point I assumed that Mike would be on the side of decriminalization and legalisation of drugs. Goes to show that you should never assume with people like Mike.
The second part of the film deals with the war in Iraq. This section is of an extreme graphic nature. If you were for the war but had never been to a war zone I can safely say that after viewing this section that if your still for the war you are a first class drone. Michael was right to show the horrors of war and did so perfectly. Showing content of this nature is he only way to drive home what is really going on in the world.
I should clarify though that when I say extreme graphic nature I don't just mean kids burnt to death or missing limbs or parts of their face. That stuff is in there but there is more. 'Fahrenheit 9/11' was able to capture an American woman's story in two parts. First we meet a woman who comes from a lower class neighborhood who does right by people, works in an employment office and gives jobs to the needy. She has come to realize that the military are the only way for her children to escape the poverty that they are in as the military pays for higher schooling in exchange for service. She has promoted the Army to her kids for most of their life and flys the American flag everyday outside her house.
Mike was able to visit her again but not in good circumstances. When we meet her again she recalls the story about the day she found out her oldest son had died in a Blackhawk crash in Iraq. Just writing about it still brings a tear to my eye. Finally we follow her to Washington where she has finally realized that all her beliefs about her country and her countries leader do not fit with her reality. This is the extreme graphic nature of the film.
I can understand why the American censors gave the film such a harsh rating and I think Mike is bias in wanting it changed. People who want to see the film will see it no matter what the rating. Kids and teenagers can still sneak in or go with an adult, people can still download it online and when the DVD comes out anybody and everybody will have access to it. I think the censors where right to give it an R because anyone who goes to see this expecting a Michael Moore blackly comic masterpiece will leave the theatre too depressed to drive home.
Over all I will see this film again and I think it deserves the attention it is getting. Don't go into this film expecting all the answers, infact don't go into the film expecting any answers. Only fence sitters will be swung by this film, any long term republican voters will shake it off and go back to what they were doing before the start of the film.
While 'Fahrenheit 9/11' doesn't offer anything new, it does put it into a package that is in your face. If I was going to give it a vote out of five I would give it a three and a half.
The War Is Over!
Finally after the loss of many men, women and children the war in Iraq has reached its final destination, McDonald's.
Thanks to new franchise owner Suleiman Qassab, MaDonal is now on the main street of Suleimaniyah.
You can't escape the golden arches!
Thanks to new franchise owner Suleiman Qassab, MaDonal is now on the main street of Suleimaniyah.
You can't escape the golden arches!
Thursday, July 22, 2004
Monday, July 19, 2004
Something That Should Have Been Brought to my Attention Yesterday!
As you may or may not know, my family and I spent the last 5 months living in Esperance on the coast of Southern Western Australia.
Initially we were going for 2 years but between the reception from the townspeople, my wifes lack of job prospects and the isolation our sentence was reduced considerably.
While talking to another bus driver it came out that he had lived in the town for about 30 years. He excused the bad language he was about to use and told me that Esperance is full of "Fucking Ass Holes!" He then went on in great detail to tell me why a man who lived there Most of his young life and all his young adulthood thought this way. He got so into his story that he left on his next bus trip a few minutes late.
It seems that my wife and I are not alone in our view of Esperance.
Initially we were going for 2 years but between the reception from the townspeople, my wifes lack of job prospects and the isolation our sentence was reduced considerably.
While talking to another bus driver it came out that he had lived in the town for about 30 years. He excused the bad language he was about to use and told me that Esperance is full of "Fucking Ass Holes!" He then went on in great detail to tell me why a man who lived there Most of his young life and all his young adulthood thought this way. He got so into his story that he left on his next bus trip a few minutes late.
It seems that my wife and I are not alone in our view of Esperance.
Saturday, July 17, 2004
The Trip
Well I made the trip. I left at 7.30am and arrived in Perth at about half past three.
Ofcourse this all happened two weeks ago but finding a computer that was able to post was impossible.
With only myself and my trusty car to keep me company I set out across country in search of a new life, leaving a stormy Esperance behind.
My stormy past
The road was long and not even the trees would come out to say hello. Could it be that years of farming has used the salt to scare the trees away?
Hello.........trees, cars, anyone?
Eventually I made it half way, Lake Grace. I even got the proof!
O.K So its just over half way. Give me a break. There is nothing at the half way mark.
With only 348 km to go nothing had happened. The hills rolled by, the CD player blared and the sheep trucks smelt! Just out of Lake Grace I found this sign I thought my wife would like to see.
Optical Fibre Cable in the middle of no where but not in our street!
I didn't stop in Dumbleyung but I thought about it. It seems that the locals wanted to talk to me anyway......
The locals about 10 km out of Dumbleyung
'Off Duty' Acting Seargent of Dumbleyung. His parents must be so proud. Here he is giving me a $100 ticket and one demerit point.
Finally I made it...well sort of. Just over seven hours after I left Esperance and only 20 minutes left in my trip I found my first set of traffic lights and their red!
An equally stormy Perth
Eight hours later I had made it. My wife and daughter were still in Esperance but I was too be re-united with them a week later when they FLEW up to Perth Via Skywest.
For the next week I stayed with my parents in their home. Here is my mum and brother, welcoming me as I start counting down intill I can excape their house!
The Welcoming party!
I'll leave you with A picture of my trusty red car. After all It did all the work.
I can't believe it made it. Let alone a speeding ticket!
Ofcourse this all happened two weeks ago but finding a computer that was able to post was impossible.
With only myself and my trusty car to keep me company I set out across country in search of a new life, leaving a stormy Esperance behind.
My stormy past
The road was long and not even the trees would come out to say hello. Could it be that years of farming has used the salt to scare the trees away?
Hello.........trees, cars, anyone?
Eventually I made it half way, Lake Grace. I even got the proof!
O.K So its just over half way. Give me a break. There is nothing at the half way mark.
With only 348 km to go nothing had happened. The hills rolled by, the CD player blared and the sheep trucks smelt! Just out of Lake Grace I found this sign I thought my wife would like to see.
Optical Fibre Cable in the middle of no where but not in our street!
I didn't stop in Dumbleyung but I thought about it. It seems that the locals wanted to talk to me anyway......
The locals about 10 km out of Dumbleyung
'Off Duty' Acting Seargent of Dumbleyung. His parents must be so proud. Here he is giving me a $100 ticket and one demerit point.
Finally I made it...well sort of. Just over seven hours after I left Esperance and only 20 minutes left in my trip I found my first set of traffic lights and their red!
An equally stormy Perth
Eight hours later I had made it. My wife and daughter were still in Esperance but I was too be re-united with them a week later when they FLEW up to Perth Via Skywest.
For the next week I stayed with my parents in their home. Here is my mum and brother, welcoming me as I start counting down intill I can excape their house!
The Welcoming party!
I'll leave you with A picture of my trusty red car. After all It did all the work.
I can't believe it made it. Let alone a speeding ticket!
Friday, July 02, 2004
And the winner is......
Nobody played the final round.
The answer to Round 10 is Melanie Griffith
Round 11 is Sarah Michelle Gellar
The Competition winners are mscynic and PocKet both on 2 points.
They have won the valuable prize of bragging rights. May they use them well.
Thankyou to everyone who participated
As most of you know, I will not be able to post as often for the next few weeks. Check back regularly for new stuff. You can also check out the new site I am starting called Sit Down and Shut Up! I will be updating that one regularly starting next week.
Still bored? Vist my friends at Too Many Losers and The World According to Jimbo
The answer to Round 10 is Melanie Griffith
Round 11 is Sarah Michelle Gellar
The Competition winners are mscynic and PocKet both on 2 points.
They have won the valuable prize of bragging rights. May they use them well.
Thankyou to everyone who participated
As most of you know, I will not be able to post as often for the next few weeks. Check back regularly for new stuff. You can also check out the new site I am starting called Sit Down and Shut Up! I will be updating that one regularly starting next week.
Still bored? Vist my friends at Too Many Losers and The World According to Jimbo
Final Day!!!
Well, while not many people cared about my attempt at getting people to visit my site more then once a few did. Firstly I would like to thank Sponky, PocKet and mscynic for having the courage to have a go.
Secondly I would like to thank tealou for not telling the world the answers after she cheated at the start of the week.
Everyone is still in the game. PocKet unfortunately being on the other side of the world could possibly miss out as I will be revealing the answers later this afternoon. Although I'm sure she would say that the stars look like her brothers girlfriend.
Finally here's the results to yesterdays rounds.
There is no winner of Round 8. It seems American Idol's Kelly Clarkson has already had her 15 minutes of fame.
The winner of Round 9 is PocKet guessing Kirsten Dunst, the star of Spider-Man 2.
The tally stands at Sponky 1, mscynic 2 and PocKet 2
Round 10
Round 11
Secondly I would like to thank tealou for not telling the world the answers after she cheated at the start of the week.
Everyone is still in the game. PocKet unfortunately being on the other side of the world could possibly miss out as I will be revealing the answers later this afternoon. Although I'm sure she would say that the stars look like her brothers girlfriend.
Finally here's the results to yesterdays rounds.
There is no winner of Round 8. It seems American Idol's Kelly Clarkson has already had her 15 minutes of fame.
The winner of Round 9 is PocKet guessing Kirsten Dunst, the star of Spider-Man 2.
The tally stands at Sponky 1, mscynic 2 and PocKet 2
Round 10
Round 11
Rape, Best Way To Meet Mr Right?
It has been revealed that Turkish law currently allows reductions in prison sentences for rapists who agree to marry their victims.
This has been such a popular option that in 2002, 546 men took advantage of the loop hole and married their victims.
This law comes to light after reports of a 13 year old girl was married off by her family to her rapist who paid them 10 billion Turkish pounds ($9600) for their daughters hand.
The young girl was married off by her farm-working parents last month in a ceremony at the local prison after they, and two witnesses, testified before a court that she was three years older than officially believed.
In a statement, the little girl said "They sold me for 10 or 12 billion pounds. With it, my father wanted to buy himself a truck."
The parents now face charges of lying to public officials about the girls age and face a possible sentence of three to eight years.
The Turkish parliament is in the process of amending the law to close the loophole.
This has been such a popular option that in 2002, 546 men took advantage of the loop hole and married their victims.
This law comes to light after reports of a 13 year old girl was married off by her family to her rapist who paid them 10 billion Turkish pounds ($9600) for their daughters hand.
The young girl was married off by her farm-working parents last month in a ceremony at the local prison after they, and two witnesses, testified before a court that she was three years older than officially believed.
In a statement, the little girl said "They sold me for 10 or 12 billion pounds. With it, my father wanted to buy himself a truck."
The parents now face charges of lying to public officials about the girls age and face a possible sentence of three to eight years.
The Turkish parliament is in the process of amending the law to close the loophole.
Thursday, July 01, 2004
Before they were stars Round 8 and 9
WOW. I think this is the first time I actually get to give out points for both rounds.
The winner of Round 6 is mscynic guessing Jennifer Aniston. We also found out during round 6 that PocKet's brother is either just a kid or a cradle snatcher.
The winner of Round 7 is PocKet who guessed that chick from Dawson's Creek. So assuming she didn't mean Michelle Williams, PocKet gets the points for guessing Katie Holmes.
The Tally now stands at Sponky 1, PocKet 1 and mscynic leading the way with 2!
Round 8
Round 9
The winner of Round 6 is mscynic guessing Jennifer Aniston. We also found out during round 6 that PocKet's brother is either just a kid or a cradle snatcher.
The winner of Round 7 is PocKet who guessed that chick from Dawson's Creek. So assuming she didn't mean Michelle Williams, PocKet gets the points for guessing Katie Holmes.
The Tally now stands at Sponky 1, PocKet 1 and mscynic leading the way with 2!
Round 8
Round 9
US Mad Cow Free
Agriculture authorities in the United States have finally been able to announce that the US is now free of the Mad Cow disease.
Sources in Agriculture say that its great. "Mad Cows Great! We have finally been able to convince the American public that there is something they should be worrying about more then E. coli 0157:H7!"
He continued to say, "I can't believe that while the CDC (Centres for Disease Control and Prevention) can tell us that everyday roughly 200,000 people are sickened by foodbourne disease, 900 of those are hospitalized and fourteen of them die, we are able to make Americans worry about a god dam Mad Cow! I love America!"
Americans have now gone back to worrying about what Oprah tells them too.
Sources in Agriculture say that its great. "Mad Cows Great! We have finally been able to convince the American public that there is something they should be worrying about more then E. coli 0157:H7!"
He continued to say, "I can't believe that while the CDC (Centres for Disease Control and Prevention) can tell us that everyday roughly 200,000 people are sickened by foodbourne disease, 900 of those are hospitalized and fourteen of them die, we are able to make Americans worry about a god dam Mad Cow! I love America!"
Americans have now gone back to worrying about what Oprah tells them too.
Britney Arrested
Britney Spears was arrested today after an interview she did with US magazine 'People' revealed that she has been kissing a "bunch of frogs."
The American Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals was quick to petition to have the 22 year old singer arrested on charges of animal cruelty.
When asked about the seriousness of her crime she stated "I'm not pregnant!"
It is not confirmed when Ms Spears will appear in the courts.
The American Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals was quick to petition to have the 22 year old singer arrested on charges of animal cruelty.
When asked about the seriousness of her crime she stated "I'm not pregnant!"
It is not confirmed when Ms Spears will appear in the courts.
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