Wednesday, July 29, 2009

WHAT'S LEFT OF THE RIGHT?

Right Wing Media Gadfly
GLENN BECK, rhymes with Dreck (Yiddish dirt) said on a televised show that U.S. President Obama is a racist.


Glenn said,
“I’m not saying he doesn’t like white people, I’m saying he has a problem. This guy is, I believe, a racist.”

Okay, Glenn obviously uttered this stupid f*cking comment to get some ratings spin. For those of you unfamiliar with Glenn, he is at the forefront of the Celebrity Infotainment Culture in America. He has Peter Pander Complex which forces it's sufferer to do or say anything to get attention.

Glenn wraps himself in the flag and pretends to extol the virtues and aspirations of the little guy, the everyman who if given half a chance would gladly gnaw off one of his own nuts to be a Loudmouth Right Wing Celebrity Millionaire like Glenn!

The consequences of recent history have run roughshod over the Right (Never Wrong) Wing of American Politics. boo-hoo. The political mojo of the Right has been justifiably eviscerated for it's role in destroying the Economy by

A: allowing unregulated charlatans to rule Wall Street and the Banking Industry and



B: ex-President G. Dubya Bush and his collection of myopic Fat-Cat cronies and henchmen started several unjustifiable Wars in the Middle East that may take decades to resolve and trigger an even larger final confrontation between the reigning Monotheistic Behemoths..
imagine Armageddon and all the worst parts of the Bible coming to life in your backyard.


Haven't you wondered why the Media isn't raking these perpetrators over the coals now that they are out of office? Could it be because that for nearly a decade the MEDIA was complicit in the sh*tstorm? All they did was re-broadcast press releases from the Dubya's White House. It's not their fault, the NEWS is now owned by Conglomerates who see Infotainment as another division that needs to sell ADs and turn a profit?

Anyway all that is left of the Right, are the pathetic, last ditch antics of celebrity moutpieces like Rush Limpbaugh and now ex-Governor Sarah Failin. Pretty sad.

They do make a nice couple eh?

I had originally intended to write about Loretta Napoleoni's book Rogue Economics;




"As in the film The Matrix, the world we live in is an illusion.
If we break through the Market Matrix we discover that our planet is being reshaped by dark economic forces creating victims out of millions of ordinary people whose lives have become trapped inside a fantasy world of consumerism. The world has been overrun by organizations, both private and public, that have accumulated vast fortunes and enormous political influence by regulating, containing, and manipulating the market to their own advantage
.

From Eastern Europe’s booming sex trade industry to China’s “online sweatshops,” from al-Qaeda’s underwriters to America’s bankruptcy and lending scandals, Rogue Economics exposes the paradoxical economic connections of the new global marketplace."


So when a celebrity like Glenn calls the President of the US a racist, it's not just a cry for help, he is trying to sell more ads on the Fox Network. Seriously Folks we don't get our NEWS from father figures like Walter Cronkite (1916 – 2009) anymore..nope..we get our so-called news from handsome/beautiful, sometimes nekkid, models and announcers..which is exactly what Cronkite had tried to eradicate.




Napoleoni writes, "Celebrities are performers and politicians encourage famous people to be part of their team because their image translates into votes. Celebrities belong to the Establishment because they owe their stardom and wealth to the obssesive marketization of their image. Their loyalty to the market is unshakable because their existance and continued success depend on it."


So ignore getting caught up in this charade. It does not matter what Glenn says about anything. He is just a celebrity who lives and dies by his pandering and vitriol..if he can't attract attention and sell soap..
the Conglomerate "suits" will find somebody else who can.
Glenn schmenn!

Glenn you may have tried your best to wrestle the eyeballs of millions of potential consumers from the turmoil and mysterious circumstances surrounding Michael Jackson's death, but we ain't buyin' whatever you are sellin'.

Accusing America's first Black President of being a racist is about as f*cking stupid as it gets Glenn. That ain't RIGHT!

You should be talking about something that Consumers are genuinely interested in, like why did Michael Jackson die?
Pictured here as he might have looked in the real world.


Michael Jackson was the biggest celebrity (Human Brand) on the planet and his premature demise is a ratings bonanza of O J Simpsonian levels! In the simple minds of tens of millions of potential Consumers of stuff Jackson's departure will easily supercede all other Earthly Events for the rest of the year and perhaps the rest of their lives!?

Maybe Loretta has uncovered the Matrix of Globalization. All those Newspeople are starting to look more like Game Show Hosts and it does seem like we live in a Matrix of make believe. We have way more information being thrown at us but most of it is utterly useless...unless it's about Michael Jackson.

Monday, July 20, 2009

POST-POSTING HISTORY



It's Summer so I am totally oot & aboot.
You know how I love History..so I dragged everyone off to another Museum last week.



Have a lash and hopefully you will learn something new about the past :)



I remember watching this come down.




One of my bona fide History-in-the-making experiences.

I would place it along with watching the Beatles on Ed Sullivan, the ethereal horror of 9/11, Neil Armstrong walking on the Moon (so-fake), the 1st Gulf War (video game), and the LA Police chasing OJ Simpson in the White Bronco.

Monday, July 13, 2009

MAN EATING DEER!


I recently had the opportunity to peruse the hyperbolic pages of old American Hunting Magazines.



I became obssessed with a recurring segment known as This Happened To Me which are illustrated accounts of "Sporting Outdoorsmen" who survived being attacked by uppity wild animals.


I love the dramatic comic styling and the underlying implication that Hunting is a dangerous activity and only the manliest of men can participate.


Some of the attacks were apparently unprovoked. Thank goodness his buddy had a gun in his sleeping bag.





To be fair, even the most Disneyfied members of PETA would want to have a huge arsenal of firearms at their side if they met up with a Bear in the wild. ..
and who amongst us wouldn't expect huge multicellular "game", especially 1800 pound herbivores like Elk, to fight back against Hunters if they are provoked, wounded or having a bad day.




The most common "perp" was our ancient competitor the "other" omnivore, the Bear. Actually there is another omnivore the Boar, but they are related to bears anyway that's why the genders of both are called Boars and Sows but I'm getting sidetracked.


Imagine the audacity of a lowly dumb animal eatin' Human Men!





We've been going at each other for hundreds of thousands of years.



You'd expect a 1,000 pound Bear to eat whatever it wants right?






Being attacked by a Cougar isn't surprising either...



or a poisonous Snake.




How many of you realised that big brown eyed Bambi can attack people! Well they can, especially during the mating season when the Bucks are so horny that they lose their minds...




actually they aren't horny they have antlers but the distinction might be lost on you if you were being impaled :)


Have you ever imagined being attacked by an ill tempered Badger? Sure why not?



Hippo? Absolutely Hippos kill more humans in Africa than any other animal..except Mosquitos.




How about getting rammed by a Dolphin?



Rabid Otter?



Feral dogs? Under the right circumstances even the lazy-ass family pet can revert to a savage wolf-like monster and hunt people. This hunter became the hunted and was forced to take-0ut killer hounds that have tasted blood when a pack treed him.





The best (worst) story was the too scary to even contemplate. I can't imagine how terrified this guy was when he and his three Beagles were attacked by a black hare. Shades of Monty Python's Killer Rabbit of Caerbannog in the Holy Grail.

Have a lash at this action-packed heart-stopping imagery!



Instead of "scaring the pants off him", it scared the shirt off him...I said shirt by the way. They did a fantastic job of creating the illusion that shooting wascally wabbits is not for wussies. HA!

Monday, July 06, 2009

SUMMER, GOOD!
I snuck out of the city this weekend to enjoy the great outdoors. Our Summer Season is uber-short in this neck of the woods so you need to make the most of it.


The mosquitos and horseflys were wicked so I had to wear an Australian anti-bug hat.


Oscar Wilde was right, "Nature is so uncomfortable. Grass is hard and lumpy and damp, and full of dreadful black insects."


Took an ole fishin' boat out for a spin on Lake Whateverpeg which is the 11th largest freshwater Lake in the WORLD!



I like to jump off the boat and splash around. You don't need to worry about anything nibbling y'er bum out here!



There was a Fox menacing one of the resident Deer. I will not tolerate such behavior so we hid in the bush and waited to "teach him a lesson". The Fox outfoxed us and took off.



Every day I would sit on the beach and thank Mother Nature for creating Summer.


It almost makes up for 6 months of Winter..

almost!

Friday, July 03, 2009

CANADA DAY 09

It's finally Summer here in Whateverpeg.

I started the Canada Day Celebrations with a trip to the Zoo with fellow bloggers Joyce & Brian (who wouldn't sign waivers) it was our 3rd Annual and prolly our last.

Maybe we'll go without the kids so that we can have a better visit, and if and when our Zoo gets refurbished.

I miss watching Debbie the Polar Bear splash around.

Debbie made it into the GUINESS Book O' Records because she lived twice as long as she would have in the Wild..begin argument now.

We saw the same critters in the same exhibits and felt sorry for them.

Later that night we made our way downtown and watched the same Fireworks display.

Next Year we're going to paddle down the River to watch the fireworks in a tippy canoe so that the post and pictures will be more interesting.

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