A Proud History of Whistleblowing and Snowdon's condemnation

I don't know. At sixty I came from the proud generation that took Nixon down for bugging the White House.
The break-in at the Democratic headquarters was a big deal. Here we are over forty years later and our nation's government is listening to our phone calls, perusing our mail and documenting public library computer use. All in the name of "national security".
We have a lazy, uninformed, underpaid media with very little investigation and a huge media presence of rumor mongering on the internet.
Who knows what the truth is anymore?
The obscufation of Snowden's intent by the government and the media throws in a mass of confusion, just enough for our uninformed masses (those who foster a belief, look for proof to back it up, whether it be an ubran legend or a Perz Hilton gossip item) to believe whatever the media tells them.
We have become lazy and stupid citizens, taking at face value whatever is placed on our plate by CNN and Fox News.
The art of critical thinking has been obilierated from our school curriculums and replaced with "reading, writing and 'rithemtic' according to National Standards.
We have become a nation of lemmings. Some swimming upstream to the tune of the "Conspiracy shake" and others allowing themselves to float downstream because they can't dance.
Snowden gave US citizens a truth. Was that treason? Would Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein be considerd traitors in this age? Would they gone to prison for writing what they did? Would they had to leave the nation to get the truth out?
Questioning our government and holding our elected officials and those they supervise accountable has been a huge part of our demoncracy.
Have we gone full circle? Are those nations we consider "Leftist" (which is now a dirty word) evolving democracies?
When we are willing to pull the President of Bolivia's plane over by threatening other countries one would begin to wonder what direction the United States of America is moving in.

You Were So Great.., Too Bad You're Dead and Can't Hear About it..

James Gandolfini's unexpected death brought out the stars. Those who worked with him, knew him, were touched by him have set the media ablaze.
I hate to be a cynic but I imagine with the exception of those closest to him most who knew him did not ever take the time to tell him of the great respect and admiration in the atmosphere, all for him.
Like most people, life is a denial of one's death so we all have plenty of time to say important words to those we care about, respect and admire.
Unfortunately life, or the living don't really think in those terms.
The petty spats, the little grumbles, the built up arguments floating around inside most humans heads take precedence. We have a sky high divorce rate. Why is that?
Well, most married people can give you a list of grievances, perceived or otherwise.
The no return point comes when one of the partners begin to think, "I can do better than this. I DESERVE better."

Guess what? When you start thinking that way, it is the OTHER spouse who deserves better.
Marriage is like a good poker game- you'd better be all in if you believe in your hand.
If not, don't waste your partners good hand by pretending you have one.

Let's face it-death is the great equalizer. Great good people, and famous bad people all die. What we say to those we care about, others we cross paths with, even in small interactions, all have an effect on humanity.
As I drive in a 55 mph construction zone in Nevada while others race by honking and giving me the finger, I am not feeling very hopeful about humanity.
I am not inclined to return the gestures. In fact, I have learned to just accept 55 mph and relax.
Life can be like that. A relaxing 55 mph with a little kindness.
We need to remember we all have a "time is up" contract with life.
Remember the greatness, the originality and the feelings of care and love you have for others while life allows you the platform to say and show it.
Such an overused, caricaturist phrase, but so true, Life is short and precious. Mr. Gandolfini would have been honored to hear the wonderful thoughts and feelings so many people expressed about him.
How sad those quotes give the speaker more attention than him.

Sandusky Prosecutor's treasured words

  I want Joseph McGettigan, Jerry Sandusky's prosecutor to know how deeply he touched me and I am sure many other victims of sexual abuse with his words. " I have pieces of ten souls in my pocket"
I grieve for those little boys. Only in a culture where poverty and single parenthood rob children of their credibility can a man like Jerry Sandusky exist. I know. Even after 59 years, I see some things never change. Children can be portrayed as liars, the very behaviors which help them survive abuse, and the aftermath of trying to hold their souls together for years and years are ruthlessly used against them as they attempt to tell the truth.
White men still rule this country. The warped and twisted code of honor white men create in our country to maintain status quo remains rampant and children still have to prove their innocence after losing it.
Ten victims are probably a drop in the bucket if the truth were to fully be available. Hopefully those who have buried the experiences deep into their psyches will find peace with the verdict.
Mr. McGettian, you handled those souls gently and what pieces are still remaining can only grow stronger.
Thank-you

Madonna's 53 year old nipple slips

The thought of Madonna's 53 year old nipple flashing the crowd just grosses me out.
Flashing her black thong?
I'm sorry but if all she has is the sex card to play at age 53 she really is a stupid woman.
She is a wealthy, talented singer. Her talent and options are unlimited.
Too bad her ego thinks we all wants to see her t&a  yuck

C'mon WIsconsin, Blow His Ass Out of the Water

Post Script- Citizens have spoken with votes. Our citizens choose a path which dreams of  individual wealth at the expense of a collective citizenry. We remain a nation of  pioneers. We only work for the betterment of ourselves.



Wisconsin has an honorable history of battle born labor protections. For those of us who remember the union's purpose to provide fair, equitable employment for working citizens, the past two generations, receiving the bounty of those fights, euthanized by less personal suffering, came to believe unions are bad guys and the rich have all the answers. In reality, the rich have sold a bill of goods- all the while cutting and reinventing education. We now have generations of Fox news stoopids.
Honor your roots, Wisconsin. Use the power  of  your votes today and show the nation we will not allow special interests and the wealthy to tear down the fabric of our working class.
Kick Scott Walker's ass.
Keep us Midwesterners true to our roots.
Send the carpetbaggers packing. (Look that word up, kids..)

Huffington Post jumps the shark

After winning a prestigious award, Huffington Post news gives us the man found eating another man's face. Not once- but for days. Courtesy of Huffington Post we have also been able to intimately follow the woman with the flesh eating virus (for days), every nipple slip an actress could possibly make, the roommates eating the heart and liver of their cohort and a sundry of other sensationalized bits of salacious garbage.
You know, there are just some things I don't want to know about. I really don't.
The National Enquirer is tame compared to Huff's latest thrill seeking garbage.
Jump the Shark, why don't you....

Insomiac Observations of the Stoopids

Can't sleep. It's 3:10am. So my mind fills with to dos and oh my god, did I forget that, too?? thoughts.
It came to me tonight that Google Chrome is a lot  like a parking lot full of pigeons-if you are around them, no matter what you do they won't go away. In fact, if one or two discover you a whole flock will settle around your body just waiting for the next crumb.
Once Google Chrome is on, try and close it. You think its closed. It isn't Try using CC Cleaner and you'll discover Google Chrome stays open -against your wishes. CC Cleaner will ask you if you want to force it to close so you can clear your browser.
Just like pigeons I  expect to open my front door one day and there it is -all my private information, just out of arms reach..pigeons -they survive no matter the conditions. Google is doing a great job with that..

A man eating another man's face. Did they have to put it on the frickin news? Has reality TV distorted our senses so we constantly need an upgrade of horror? Isn't bad enough we have spent that last two years listening to republican nominees (puleese) stump the country with their birther rhetoric?

Someone tell me how the rich have managed to convince an entire nation that taking everyone else's money is a good thing? Could someone explain how our national parties became the Hatfield and McCoys? Willing to let our young hunger, our new graduates struggle to find gainful (and I mean gainful) employment, and tell those millions of unemployed who are now working two and three part time jobs without insurance or other benefits they are lazy and that three hundred dollars a week unemployment makes them less willing to find work?

And what is with this austerity budget? The corporations and banks are back to making big bucks yet many of our country's "ahem" well informed citizens are buying the cuts, the sacrifice rhetoric while they bank away laughing to the Cayman Islands.

Fox News has done its job well. We are a nation of stoopids (yes, different than stupid) Stupid you feel sorry for, stoopid you feel disgusted by..

National polls show Fox News viewers are the most ignorant in the nation. Of course they don't believe that. They don't believe anything except what Fox news tells them to believe. Fox News is Stoopid. The viewers are stoopid, too. Only because they believe stoopid fox news. Well, it isn't really a "news" station, it's more like a reality show with a couple of guys who sell the old National Enquirer format to viewers.
The National Enquirer is longer a sensationalized rag-have you noticed?
The National Enquirer broke the John Edwards affair. It actually does some investigative reporting.
Real investigative reporting, with picture proof and all. Wow
Back  to the face eating guy. My daughter is having nightmares. I try to avoid the story but man, the "news" stations love this one. They aren't letting it go. I guess I'll have to quit reading the news. It's too X rated for me. lol
When does our race to the bottom of the crud pile end? Reality executions? Videoed public floggings? We already have enough jail and prison TV to fill an evening. Porn? Who needs a website for porn. Go to Huffington Post or the NY Post.
We want educated sons and daughters, we rail against the schools and we have a world of shit daily in our "news", media, videos and cable TV.
Stoopid. Just stoopid