The groups are working together to end the frightening epidemic of missing and murdered native women in Canada. Since 1980, there have been 520 documented cases of missing or murdered Aboriginal women across the region.
Courtney Love claims that during a screening for Oliver Stone’s new doc on Hugo Chávez,the Venezuelan Dictatorhimself was giving her the Palin-wonk from across the room. Sez Courtney:
It was the third wink that sold me. He’s a sexy dawg. He invited me to visit his country and I’d like to go. I’ll rock Caracas!
Brian May. The F-Major from Bo-Rap is gonna run you extra…
Brian May of Queen auctioned off two hours of personal guitar instruction to the tune of $11,000. The private lesson, to take place at May’s London home, will benefit Action for Brazil’s Children. The recent push for ABC raised over $30,000 for the charity. ABC is also auctioning off a dozen custom guitars, designed by notable painters and graffiti artist from Brazilian and London. Check out this Gibson hand-painted by London artist Pure Evil. Flip the Gibby around to see Evil’s reproduction of his 2007 painting, Sergeant Peppers Lonely Hearts Bastards.
Rockstar. If it looks like piss, and it tastes like piss, awww, fuck. If you don’t know where I’m going with this you’re probably drinking piss right now…
Let’s face it, we all consume a mass amount of Kool-Aid type products that come or are derived from sources we pretend don’t exist. Slaughter houses, Montsanto, Proctor and Gamble. The list is endless. When it comes to the swill-in-a-can also known as Rockstar Energy Drink, perhaps being informed about it’s origins, more specifically the people who own Rockstar, might get you off that junk for good.
Russell Goldencloud Weiner is the CEO of Rockstar. Weiner is also the co-founder of The Paul Revere Society. Members of the PRS work actively to deport illegal immigrants from the U.S., support the elimination of bilingual language education and, lobby against gay marriage rights. Meh? Okay. Weiner’s mother is Rockstar’s CFO. She’s married to Weiner’s father, Michael Savage. Michael Savage likes to say words like these in broadcast media:
Homosexuals have taken over every aspect of the culture. That’s how we have the president that we have…..Diversity is a cover for perversity.
Or these:
We need to keep out the Koreans because they might grill dog in the back yard. I wish I was making this up. Basically, the majority of immigrants are disease ridden, scum sucking, handout cases who come with a bad attitude and expect us to take complete care of them. Or they’re here to destroy us and everything we stand for.
So you see, the real reason Rockstar tastes like ass is because it’s made by pieces of shit.
Lily Allen, Straight to Hell. Originally done by The Clash.
Okay, I don’t hate this version of the Clash1982 classic, Straight to Hell, but I don’t like it either. The track was recorded and features vocals from former Clash guitarist Mick Jones. You can find the song on the War Child compilation, Heros. War Child International is a network of independent organizations that work to help children affected by war around the world.The record is due out on February 16th. Here’s the track listing. It’s pretty killer…:
1. Beck, “Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat” (Bob Dylan)
2. The Kooks, “Victoria” (The Kinks)
3. The Hold Steady, “Atlantic City” (Bruce Springsteen)
4. Hot Chip, “Transmission” (Joy Division)
5. Lily Allen feat. Mick Jones, “Straight To Hell” (The Clash)
6. Yeah Yeah Yeahs, “Sheena Is A Punk Rocker” (The Ramones)
7. Franz Ferdinand, “Call Me” (Blondie)
8. Duffy, “Live And Let Die” (Paul McCartney)
9. Estelle, “Superstition” (Stevie Wonder)
10. Rufus Wainwright, “Wonderful/Song For Children” (Brian Wilson)
11. Scissor Sisters, “Do The Strand” (Roxy Music)
12. Peaches, “Search And Destroy” (Iggy Pop)
13. Adam Cohen, “Take This Waltz” (Leonard Cohen)
14. Elbow, “Running To Stand Still” (U2)
15. The Like, “You Belong To Me” (Elvis Costello)
16. TV on the Radio, “Heroes” (David Bowie)
Chuck Norris can now add “writer” hatemonger to his resume. In addition to ass-kicking and hanging with his best buddy Mike Huckabee, Chuck has been writing for a right-wing rag called World Net Daily. A couple of days ago, Chuck picked up his best hate pen, and had this to say about some of the tactics being used by groups currently challenging the passing of Prop 8hate in California. Methinks Chuck might be confusing some of his films with reality:
The enraged vehemence and actions being displayed by many Prop 8 opponents are the same underhand tactics bullies use in neighborhoods and school playgrounds. They reflect the ways that mobs conducted themselves in the underworld. They are methods gangs use to control their turf. They are the wiles that the KGB used to suppress their enemies.
Besides, not providing the same rights to everyone isn’t illegal. It’s all about boundaries, yo…:
They are American citizens who are following 5,000 years of human history and the beliefs of every major people group and religion – that marriage is a sacred union between a man and a woman. Their pro-Prop 8 votes weren’t intended to deprive any group of their rights – they were safeguarding their honest convictions regarding the boundaries of marriage.
But really, what did you expect Chuck to say about this. His Dad is GOD. Below, Chuck makes his Daddy proud by calling out the “sham” known as Evolution:
There is no theory of evolution. Just a list of creatures Chuck Norris has allowed to live. It’s funny. It’s cute. But here’s what I really think about the theory of evolution: It’s not real. It is not the way we got here. In fact, the life you see on this planet is really just a list of creatures God has allowed to live. We are not creations of random chance. We are not accidents.
Phew! What a relief. To think, all this time I thought I had accidently evolved into a human being. Which is more than I can say for Chuck Norris…
If you live in one of the twenty states listed below (including Washington) and are registered to vote, you can vote early in designated county voting sites or by absentee ballot. Battleground states like New Hampshire and Florida also have early voting. This election, voting early will bring about the change we all need sooner rather than later. Besides, the stress of the last few weeks alone is giving yours truly an ulcer or something. And I’m pretty sure ulcers are bad. Unlike exercising your right to vote. A right we take for granted far too often.
Click the links below for more detail about what you need to vote early in each of these states.
Update: A friend of mine, who is distributing campaign signs, was contacted by a mostly house-bound, elderly woman on oxygen. The woman asked her if she could drop off some signs to her so she could put some up in her neighborhood as well as help distribute them to her neighbors. I think my cold, black heart just skipped a beat. If that doesn’t snap you out of your lazy-piece-of-apathetic-crap-state-of-mind, I don’t know what will.
Our times today are similarly out of joint, similarly terrorized. Technology has made the species rich and resourceful as never before, but the wealth and the resources rest with a few individuals, corporations, and favored nations. Most earthlings, most nations, are distanced from technological luxury, and that imbalance is presided over by armed forces capable of destroying the planet itself. Rage and anxiety pervade the emotions and the actions of both the haves and the have-nots.
Gore Vidal and John Kennedy, 1960.
Gore Vidal,transcripts from a 2003 interview on Dateline, Australia:
The censorship here is so tight in all of the newspapers and particularly in network television. So, nobody’s getting the facts. I mean, I spend part of the year in Italy and really, basically, what I find out I find out from European journalists who actually will go to Iraq, which our people cannot do or will not do, and are certainly not admired for doing so. We are in a kind of bubble of ignorance about what is really going on.
Joe Strummer of The Clash.
Joe Strummer, lyrics from Know Your Rights, 1982.
You have the right to remain silent
You are warned that anything you say
Can and will be taken down
And used as evidence against you
Ralph Steadman, painter and political satirist. Painting of Ralph Steadman by, Ralph Steadman.
Ralph Steadman, excerpt from Steadman’s Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1998:
Universal Declaration of Human Rights – 50 years – 50 million violations and 50 thoughts …
Without the Universal Declaration of Human Rights my next first sentence could contravene some countries’ arbitrary rule of law and cause all others to surreptitiously conspire to suppress its blatant defiance of state.
I have the right to hold an opinion, express it, celebrate it, broadcast it, live by it, and travel with it anywhere I so desire and what’s more convince others, by peaceful means, that they should hold that opinion too.
Hunter S. Thompson. Gonzo journalist.
Hunter S. Thompson, excerpt from Fear and Loathing in Elko published by Rolling Stone Magazine, 1992:
“In a nation ruled by swine, all pigs are upwardly mobile—and the rest of us are fucked until we can put our acts together: not necessarily to win, but mainly to keep from losing completely. We owe that to ourselves and our crippled self-image as something better than a nation of panicked sheep
I won’t be live-bloggin the debate tonight but I wil be watching. It’s just to difficult to type and watch TV while I’m hiding under my bed.
Ted Nugent wants you to know that he killed this American flag himself before making it into a shirt.
Ted Nugent said that he sent his girl, Sarah Palin, an advance copy of his new book,“Ted, White & Blue: The Nugent Manifesto”. Nugent says the book, due out early next month is an honest look at his life and views on the world. Like this Nuge-Nugget:
The amazing quality American Dream that is my life is available to anyone willing to fight for rugged individualism. Doing the right thing is ridiculously easy and always much more satisfying.
I think what Ted means here is that being willing to live in the woods, kill your own food and shit in a hole, is not only ridiculously easy, it is also the American Dream. But wait, the talking-points for Ted, White and Blue are even more inspiring. According to Ted, simply by reading Ted, White and Blue you will discover the following things you never thought you wanted to know:
Why war is the answer to so many of our current problems Why, if Ted were a Mexican, he’d start a revolution How to change the world for the better through the power of God, guns and rock ‘n’ roll
Ted Nugent. Native American headdress, check. Confederate flag shirt with arms cut off, check. Automatic machine gun, check. Looking like the next White House Chief of Staff? Priceless.
What? No talking-point about birthin’ babies on a pile of bibles? Anyway, I know this isn’t really news that Ted Nugent in enamored by the idea of Sarah Palin being our next VP. I really just wanted to have a reason to print the love-letter to Sarah Palin that accompanied Nugent’s fascist book of tripe. It’s pretty much the most un-rock ‘n’ roll thing I’ve ever read. Which makes sense since, like Sammy Hagar, Ted Nugent is a fucking tool:
Dear Governor Palin,
Please accept this copy of my new book, “Ted, White & Blue: The Nugent Manifesto” for you and your family. As a proud fellow American hunter, fisherman and lover of Alaska’s soul cleansing magnificent Spirit of the Wild, we who live our American Dream by God, truth, logic, goodwill and decency, thank you for bringing such defiant common sense and self evident truth back to the GOP and politics. We wish you Godspeed for the best hunting and fishing season of your life and pray to God almighty that you bring your bold spirit to the White House.
Godbless, XOXO,
American BloodBrothers, Ted Nugent and family
Okay, Ted didn’t put the XOXO in there but you know he wanted to.
Sarah Palin’s Alaskan church, Wasilla Assembly of God. Palin appears in this video.
To quote a verrra good looking friend of Cherrybomb, I am nervous. All paranoid Internet chatter aside, I would like to ask that you visit the website responsible for posting this video, Talk to Action , and do so on a regular basis. These videos from inside Palin’s apocalyptic, Third Wave church and any other negative media coverage about Sarah Palin is being suppressed and in cases, removed from sites that publish them. Anything and everything is being done to prevent the general public from seeing what a perfect fascist actually looks like. Hell, if I used to bill rape victims for their rape testing kits back when I was Mayor of Wasilla, I’d probably be hiding from the media too.
If you are not registered to vote, please make sure you register and vote in November. Help enable other people to vote by organizing carpools to the polls. Hold your friends accountable that say they aren’t going to vote.
I refuse to believe that we could lose this election to people that believe that the power of Christ can travel through your cell-phone. Oh, yeah. That’s in the video too.
Sarah Palin at the Republican National Convention, September 3rd, 2008.
I know I’ve seen this somewhere before. I just can’t put my finger on it…wait a minute. That’s it. Phew, I feel so much better now. Anyway, I’m with Gloria Steinem on this one. The only thing Sarah Palin has in common with Cherrybomb is a chromosome.
John Rich. How anyone could look so stupid with a Flying V? Oh wait. Does that poor Flying V have the words “yee-haw” on it? Nevermind…
Self proclaimed “young person”John Rich is at it again. Tonight, on Larry King, Rich Bitch said he is one of the “young people” for John McCain. I’m confused. If John Rich is young, Cherrybomb is a barefoot and pregnant Confederate.
The Oregon hospital where Jack Nicholson received his famous lobotomy is set to be demolished sometime this Fall. Although the 1975 movie, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest was fictional, Jack Nicholson became depressed after witnessing some of the methods of treatment for the hospitals residents. While Nicholson seems to have recovered from his brief stay at the Cuckoo’s Nest, (also known as Oregon State Hospital) the real residents of the decaying mental health facility, weren’t that lucky.
Oregon State Hospital J Building. The building still houses patients despite being on the verge of collapse.
Oregon State Hospital has suffered from many issues over the years, such as overcrowding and physical and sexual assault of their patients. Earlier this week, a patient escaped from a locked ward of hospital after assaulting a female employee. The patient was apprehended and subdued by a Taser after he carjacked a vehicle, rammed a patrol car, assaulted an officer and resisted a police dog.
Patient #567.
However, it was the horrific discovery of the cremated remains of over 3,000 patients in a storage room, that was the true catalyst for the upcoming closure of Oregon State Hospital. Members of the Oregon legislature found the remains, stored in moldy copper canisters, during a tour of the crumbling facility in 2004.
The new facility is scheduled to open in 2011. Oregon lawmakers are also working to improve the care the state provides to the mentally ill.
The late, great Tim Russert & Why Tuesday’s Jacob Soboroff on voter reform.
Why Tuesday is a Pro-Democracy group working to reform current U.S. voting laws. One of WT hot-button issues is the antiquated “law” that all voting must be conducted on a Tuesday. Funny thing is, there is no such law nor is there any mention of Tuesday voting in The Declaration of Independence or The Constitution.
Tuesday was selected by Congress as the day to vote in the U.S. 163 years ago in 1845.
Why Tuesday supports moving voting to a Saturday. Democratic Caucus’s were held all over Washington State this year, with record-shattering turnout. But, I think comedian Chris Rock summed it up best when he chimed recently as to why he thinks our government wants us to vote on a Tuesday:
They don’t want you to vote. You ever throw a party on a Tuesday night? No. Why? Because nobody would come.
While moving voting activities to a Saturday might not be the best way to increase voter registration and participation, the issue of voter reform itself is a critical one.
A strawberry farmer turned Senate candidate has legally changed his name to “Pro-Life”. Pro-Life, formerly known as Marvin Pro-Life Richardson, hopes to replace outgoing Senator Larry Craig (R-Idaho).
“I think it’s just and I think it’s proper to have Pro-Life on the ballot,” says Pro-Life. “If I save one baby’s life, it’s worth it.”
Pro-Life advocates murder charges for doctors who perform abortions. He also says that the women who undergo the procedure itself should also be charged with murder. But since Pro-Life is also a complete moron, his tactics may end up working against him:
David Ripley, executive director of Idaho Chooses Life, says he fears some voters may think Pro-Life is a position rather than a candidate and mistakenly mark their ballots both for him and for another anti-abortion candidate for the Senate, thus nullifying their choices.
Strawberries…a Conservative fruit…who knew?
Man, what is in the strawberries in Idaho? I mean, Pro-Life makes Mike Huckabee look like Dennis Kucinich. Anyways, it’s not surprising since Idaho is about as red as Cherrybomb’s bloodshot eyes this morning. Idaho’s state legislature is almost purely Republican. However, Idaho would still like you to believe that Idaho is a great place to raise a family. Just as long as you’renot gay, you carry a gun, and get to church on time. You should also probably be white and like to have lots of babies regardless of your situation. But what do I know. I never go to Idaho anymore. And I hate strawberries.
Happy Father’s Day…from the kids that might not be yours…
Oh man, Maury Povitch is gonna be pissed when he finds out about Identigene. That’s because Identigene is a Do-It-At-Home D.N.A. paternity test. Maury’s whole daytime trash-talk show shtick is pretty much based on providing paternity results to people in the lower evolutionary parts of the United States. How will he pay for Connie Chung’s singing lessons now? Damn you Identigene!
Putting your mind at ease, or making sure that a potential parent acts responsibly has never been more convenient, confidential, affordable or accurate. With the GeneSwab Home DNA Testing Kit you’ll collect DNA specimens from the privacy of your home.
Gathering specimens from the privacy of your own home? Finally a product I can really use! But where can I find my own D.N.A specimens? I washed the laundry already and that stubborn jizz stain I should have saved is gone. What do I do now, Identigene?
Bardot of Gum. Still dead sexy and maybe full of D.N.A.
DNA can be extracted from: Sweaty t-shirts, Undergarments, Semen stains, Vaginal Stains, Paper or plastic cup, Glass, Ear wax, Fingernail clippings, Socks, Urine, Licked stamps, Cheek swabs, Hair with roots, Dried blood, Whole blood, Chewed gum, Dental floss, Cigarette butts, Used tissue, Dried skin, Used razor, Other biological specimens. Place the specimen (s) into an envelope or plastic bag. If the special specimen is moist do not place into a plastic bag until the item has completely dried.
Wow! Finding a special specimen sounds easy, but I’m still not convinced that Identigene is right for me. But I really hate paying child support to my Ex. Especially since I’m sure she was also screwing my best friend, my Dad and that guy who asks for change at the 7-11. Stupid whore…:
“I’m separated from my spouse and have been paying child support for two children for five years. With IDENTIGENE, I was able to do DNA tests on both children. When the results came back, I was devastated. The Paternity Analysis Report read that the probability of paternity was 0% for both children. The court dismissed the child support and freed me of all responsibilities. Thanks again IDENTIGENE” – Pedro Hernandez.
And while Pedro might be happy with Identigene, the test isn’t cheap. The Legal Itentigene D.N.A. test will run you a cool $399. The Discreet Paternity Test (whatever that means) will hump your wallet dry for $645. Knowing who your baby daddy is from the comfort of your own jizz stained couch and cashing those checks for 18years? Priceless…
…but that’s if you try to log into Vanity Fair’s website while at the Denver Airport. And they pissed off David Byrne in the process. But not because he was reading Vanity Fair. Byrne was trying to get his daily boingboing…:
“Give people some credit,” said David Byrne, founder of the legendary art-rock band Talking Heads, who was blocked from boingboing.net while connecting through Denver to an Aspen workshop last month. “And the more credit you give them, the more they respond. It’s just trusting people’s discretion.”
There are Internet filtering laws in over 20 states (Washington State s not on that list) that apply specifically to Libraries and Schools. Denver is the only airport in the US (that we know about) currently using Internet filters in conjunction with their “free” Wi-Fi service. While the airport can safely be considered a mostly public place, it should also be safe to assume that most people are not going to pull up their favorite porn site while waiting for their plane. While sitting next to you and your kid. People who have to surf for porn, ahem, Vanity Fairarticles at the airport do that in the bathroom for five minutes. Quite frankly, we should be more concerned about the content on CNN that is blasted out on the hundreds of TV screens in every terminal. If the goal is to prevent minors from being exposed to adult content that is. And since your laptop or web-enabled phone isn’t really your business anymore, this guytold the Feds they can now open your mail if they want to. Not because they think they need to.
George Bush with his Devil Signs OUT…
Here’s more from the actual bill H.R 6407 that was signed into law in 2006. Yeah, 2006:
“The executive branch shall construe subsection 404(c) of title 39, as enacted by subsection 1010(e) of the Act, which provides for opening of an item of a class of mail otherwise sealed against inspection, in a manner consistent, to the maximum extent permissible, with the need to conduct searches in exigent circumstances, such as to protect human life and safety against hazardous materials, and the need for physical searches specifically authorized by law for foreign intelligence collection.”
Whoa. That was a lot of words. So you know, the word exigent means the same thing as urgent. Only in this case sung like Slayer, not Foreigner. But the following 11 words are the ones you should be most concerned with:
“opening of an item of a class of mail otherwise sealed.”
Because that means your mail. That means the mail you get sent to your PO box. You know, the one you use for your Hustler and New York Times? And the letters from your personal ad in the “Swingers Wanted” section of the Times. Anyways, I think you get my point. Mail is no longer a private matter between you and your Mistress. What you have now is an unwanted threesome with you, your Mistress and the Federal Government. At any rate, this is more of how this administration continues to whack away at The Constitution and our privacy.
Okay. I would never pit Henry Rollins (who somehow turned 47 today) against Peter Gabriel (who turns 58) but they both share a birthday so there you go. Letting them go at it for real would be like sending Henry after your college music professor because he said you were flat in class the other day. But I will put them up against each other in other matters that really matter. Because isn’t that what really matters. Let’s go…:
Gabriel: Was in Genesis. Rather amazing solo career. Combined record sales of Gabriel’s days with Genesis and his post-Duke days are probably in the neighborhood of 200,000,000.
Rollins: Was in Black Flag. Fronts the Rollins Band.
Advantage: Rollins (editors note: If Phil Collins is involved, his participation cancels out anything else. Even the awesome Gabriel/Genesis factor. And Henry was in Black Flag, for chrissake. BLACK FLAG)
Politics:
Gabriel: Wrote the infamous “Biko” as a tribute to activist Stephen Biko. Gabriel has been a tireless champion for Human Rights for much of his life.
Rollins: Sets the road to Freedom of Speech on fire every time he opens his mouth.
Advantage: Tie (I’m so not getting in the middle of that).
So no winner in this epic battle. But wait till next time. The next Birthday Royale is gonna be a bloodbath.
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