Tea Party Takeover - You Betcha!

I HAVE to do this blog...Its a long one, so sit back, read on, and be amazed. There are six videos embedded with comments.

I know Ill probably take heat on this one, specifically from my conservative friends. But Im sorry, I am not in love with Glenn Beck or Sarah Palin....Im tired of all the fascination already. They can do no wrong in most of the GOPs eyes. I respect them both for differing reasons, but they have faults....and Im tired of everyone acting like they need to bow down before these people.

Please do not email me with your -I got it wrong- Leave a comment WITH YOUR NAME. If I can post this under my name, you can leave a comment with yours.


The ORIGINAL Tea Party was THIS:
Firstly, I stand corrected when I say that I researched the first "Tea Party" and it was not in 2000-01 as I previously stated. It was earlier - 1998. And for all those who are bandwaggon tea partiers....do you realize who your '...leader' was? It was Alex Jones....yep, for all those that dog me because I peruse his website....including my conservative friends....You will see how small this movement was back then, as well as the fact that it was basically ran by unknowns outside of Texas. It was only recently that the GOP joined in and well Im sure you all know the rest....Glenn Becks involvement - Sarah Palins involvement.....and how those who have seen it grow can literally claim that while the movement has grown, it has been taken over.

Here are clips from the Tea Party Convention - Sarah Palins remarks (with my observations)

Pt 1
My observations: So Sarah Palin takes one minute by beating it thru our heads that shes proud to be American....most of us are. This is a time waster in my opinion. We hear about Scott Brown...honestly? Hes already gone back on several campaign promises. Enough! Im tired of hearing that BHO is blaming GWB....whatever! Shes coming off pretty cocky. Around 8:00 minutes in we hear the 'charasmatic man with a teleprompter' bit. That doesnt sound like she was joking to me.

Pt 2
My observations: At 3:50 minutes in, we hear the 'we need a Commander in Chief, not a Professor of Law' bit. Honestly? Is this necessary? At 5:00 minutes in, Sarah Palin actually states that Alaska is the beacon of hope. When did this happen? Its the first Ive heard of this one! At 7:30 in, she mentions sanctions. As a level headed person, I realize sanctions only hurt the citizens of whatever country they are used. Their leaders do not care. This only gives them more fuel to hate us. Learn this! Near the end of this clip, Sarah Palin actually attempts to blame the bailout on BHO...uh....this is a boo-boo the GWB administration did.

Pt 3
My observations: Leg-is-slate-tors? Odd pronunciation there. At 2:00 minutes in she mocks the Hope and Change campaign theme.....rather bad. Hopey-Changey? Is she two? She also speaks about a campaign promise of BHOs that bills wouldnt be up for vote until the citizens could read them...Im miffed about this and Im disappointed, HOWEVER, our legislators could have refused to vote on this. There was NO RUSH. Lets put the blame where it needs to be.

Pt 4
My observations: Sarah Palin mentions at about 5:00 minutes in that you do not need an office or title to make a difference...and while this is true, I guess she needed a clause to make millions in speaking fees. (she did give it back in this case, but come on) And then, she states that The Tea Party (those at this convention) are the loyal opposition....I beg to differ. Not everyone who attended was there to oppose BHO or the democratic party. I know democrats who were there who were upset. At 8:20 she talks about marginalizing....and I beg to differ here as well....It is a takeover of a movement that marginalizes citizens involved in movements.

Pt 5
These were her closing remarks. Nothing special to observe on my part.

Internet Censorship Exists Around the World

Free speech is beginning to be a thing of the past...
We are being censored around the world RIGHT now!

If someone classifies your website as undesirable, your site can be blocked. If you think this cannot happen here, think again!

Watch the video below and look at the websites I have placed below for more information....I have also listed the website I found this on in this blog title. Just click on it and see much more on this topic.

Drivers licenses for the internet: http://curiouscapitalist.blogs.time.com/2010/01/30/drivers-licenses-for-the-internet/?xid=rss-topstories

Bloggers for hire by the government: http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2008/03/report-recruit/

Lost Answers some Important Questions

So Lost fans waited several months to finally be able to watch the first episodes of the Final season....and what a way to have it begin! As I rewatched Part 1 and watched Part 2 last night, I started a tally of questions that we now have answers for....So without further ado

Part 1 Answers

1-Did the Losties survive the hydrogen bomb? Yes
2-Will our Losties remember the island if their theory is correct? It seems as tho Jack remembers 'something' (Desmond as well as the look he gives when he looks in the airplane mirror)
3-Does Juliet make it? Initially, yes
4-Is John Locke really dead? Yes
5-Is Jacob really dead? Yes (Jacob tells Hurley he was murdered)
6-What is the circle of ash that surrounds Jacobs cabin? It protects whats in it from the MIB/smoke monster
7-What/who is the smoke monster? NotLockeMIB is the smoke monster

Observations from Part 1
It seems as though we have some recycled scenes, so to speak. Many parallels can be found between the original timeline and this/these timelines. (Example: Jinn telling Sun to button up / Jack saving Charlie (again) / Kate is in a tree similar to how Bernard was found)

There are many more - Ive just listed a couple.

Part 2 Answers

1-What is in the temple? tunnels, spring, the 'others'
2-Was Jack correct in attempting to blow up the bomb? Juliet says yes (in death to Miles)
3-Whats in the guitar case? ankh and scroll
4-What exactly happened to Ben in the temple after Sayid shot him? He was healed in the spring
5-What happened to Zach and Emma? They are living with the others in the temple
6-Will we see Claire again? yes we did
7-What does the MIB/smoke monster want? to go home
8-Who is Richard? He was a slave on the Black Rock
9-Who is the MIB? He was either the captain of the Black Rock (making him a Hanso) or he was the owner of the slaves on the Black Rock

Observations from Part 2
We see more correlations from our original crash timeline. The best example is how the marshall was knocked in the head during Oceanics crash - in this timeline, Kate hits him and makes a similar wound while escaping in the airport.

I hope this helps some of my fellow Lost fans....and they rewatch these episodes with some of these ideas on their minds...Enjoy the ride Losties!

Thoughts on Lost Season Premiere LA-X

I was able to see a stream from the beach last night for the Season 6 premiere...and since Im a 'sucker' for spoilers, you know I HAD to watch!

Anyway, thanks to the internet (once again) I am able to watch my favorite shows....before they air on network television. I was able to watch the premiere with 3800 people who werent able to get to Hawaii :)

And because I have to put my thoughts SOMEWHERE....I have to say, if you do NOT want to be spoiled...do not read further! BIG SPOILER ALERT!!

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Im not going to put EVERYTHING that was in the episode, but I will be disecting what I havent been able to put out of my head. What confused me is that it appears we have two timelines occurring.

TIMELINE ONE
The episode opens with Jack on Oceanic 815. Jack receives a bottle of liquor from the flight attendant (her name escapes me right now) but in this instance, he only receives one instead of two) He speaks with Rose and when the plane seems like its gonna crash, Rose tells him he can let go now. The flight doesnt crash and we see Bernard return to his seat. Jack speaks to Desmond (who wasnt originally on the flight).

We see Dr Artz speaking with Hurley - which reminded me about the episode where he gets blown up (all over Hurley). Sawyer overhears Hurley and Dr Artz discussing his lottery winnings (which makes me think hes gonna run a con on him)

We find out the reason why Charlie didnt run thru the aisle when Jack and Rose are talking....he is choking on a baggie of heroin. Jack saves his life. When they 'arrest' him, Charlie tells him that he was SUPPOSED to die. (how true is that one?)

Boone is back! Shannon isnt with him....Locke and Boone talk about the Walkabout (I had to holler LIAR to Locke).


We also pick up the beach people (Lapidus and Sun are amongst them). We see Locke is dead. We also see what happens in the foot statue once Jacob is dead and Ben returns with Bram....I will only say this: I LOVE not-Lockes quote to Ben..."Im Sorry you had to see me like this" which yay me, because I was partly right about that smoke monster business!


TIMELINE 2

Granted, both timelines are shown in a more confusing way, but I wanted to get that much out before I got into the bizarre second timeline.

We see Kate hanging from a tree...We also see Jack, Sawyer, Jinn, Hurley and Sayid (whos been bleeding from the gunshot wound). Sawyer is really angry at Jack because it didnt work! They are still there!

Hurley gets a visit from Jacob who tells him he can bring Sayid back and instructs him what to do....he says Jinn will know.

Kate vaguely hears a noise...Its Juliet from that really long tunnel into the ground. After pulling off the stuff piled up, Sawyer goes down to get her. She dies in his arms.

You can tell that Sawyer is extremely mad at Jack. If looks could kill.....

The episode ends with Oceanic 815 landing and the passengers getting off the plane....and yep, Locke is still in the wheelchair.

Capitalism-A Love Story

It is almost fitting that I watched this after blogging on "crony capitalism"....heres a link to that blog, in case you missed it:

http://www.kickitconsulting.com/2010/01/it-isnt-what-you-know-its-who-you-know.html

I intentionally waited to see Michael Moores movie "Capitalism-A Love Story" because of all the 'hype' surrounding it. I mean, when this documentary first came out conservatives wanted his head on a platter (probably still do) and liberals applauded his effort. At that time, there was NO way anyone could have watched it with an open mind. So this afternoon, I watched it...a little over a year after its release.

I can honestly say that this was not at all what I expected. Granted, Michael Moore may be confused about exactly what Capitalism is. What he describes in his film is mainly the "crony capitalism" that John Stossell addessed on his show.

There are varying degrees of truths and untruths in this film, but most of that has to deal with Moores apparent disdain for conservatives (Republicans). He does not come out and say it directly, but it is referred to.

One of my issues with capitalism is the corruption and greed. Moore is correct on this issue. The rich just cant get enough money.....and it seems as if they worship the very Federal Reserve that prints it. However, Im not going to become an activist for the socialist movement either.

I was raised to beleive that if you work hard and make good choices with your finances, you can and will acheive what you strive for. If you choose to be lazy and take handouts, you will always remain poor. My hard work and the money I earn should not go to someone who wont pull their own weight.

Moore interviews 2 priests in his documentary. They both state that capitalism is a sin and it is evil...but doesnt the Bible also state that we have to be fiscally responsible? Doesnt it state not to be in debt? Why yes, it does.

It is almost comical that Moore choose to record African-Americans on the evening that Barack Obama won the Presidential Election. Granted, it is an historical win....but does anyone remember the national news showing an African-American woman stating that, and I quote, "Praise God...now I dont have to pay my mortgage"

Feel entitled to something your not working for much?

So I say to you....and I ask you honestly.....What exactly happens when you dont pay your mortgage? Everything Ive seen tells me that you get evicted, as many are shown to have been.

Im sorry, but as broken as our economic system appears to be...Capitalism seems our best bet for the most important belief of all....FREEDOM