Generation F*cktard

Hunter S. Thompson proclaimed the 1980s to be the “Generation of Swine” assuming that the US social landscape was populated by greed and immortality of the obscene; Where Hunter Thompson saw “brainless freaks”, “money-sucking animals” and “greed crazed lunatics” this generation is made up of half-wits, inane no-doers; a generation that thinks that they are special for doing pretty much nothing. Just believing that since they are born they need to be followed. We have replaced our Hemingways, Brandos, and Einsteins with a new crop of “not-so-reality” stars the likes of which include Snookie, Jwow, and the Honey Boo-Boo clan. (And lets not forget Mtv’s new awesomeness of mental fucktards whose swimming hole is in the shadows of a nuclear power plant.) A generation shat forth from frothy vaginas of the swine that became over-barring soccer moms hell-bent on making sure that their crass little spawns did not have to do anything other than be famous. Because we all need to be famous, right? Never mind any of that being creative, or that of talent, or intelligence. No you just have to be able to video yourself doing the most moronic thing possible and not die, make funny monkey noises as you roll around drunk on the floor, or, hell, just make a sex tape with someone sort of kind of famous. Then sell it to TMZ and E!. The latter of which will more than likely give you your own television show. If not then there is always Mtv.

So it sort of surprised me that when El President-aye Obama, in his Inauguration Speech, said that this was this generation’s task to carry on what the pioneers began. Really, President Obama? Have you not laid eyes on the so-called role models that plague this generation? I know you are not that secular of a person, hidden away and only surrounded by cherry picked people. Hell, some of these idiots where actually part of your campaign.

I am not saying that this entire generation is completely made of up brainless retarded zombies. Not at all. I know that there are plenty of people that are talented, and creative, and smart. While some do break out from under the pile of shit of society’s fucktarded, we do not like to prop up most of them. As it is much easier to sit back and watch the carousel of clusterfuck that is “The Real Housewives of Whatever”, “Dance Moms”, and the ever awesome “Bad Girls Club”. Just to name a few.

Lance Armstrong’s Doping Ruined Sports is like Saying Gays Ruin Marriage

Well last night Oprah had it. The Big Story. The Big Reveal. The one that had Lance Armstrong finally coming clean about his doping during his time as a professional cyclist where he won an astonishing 7 titles in the Tour De France (1999-2005). His excuse was his drive to win and that it was a level playing field, everyone was doing it. And actually Lance is not far off from the truth.

In the years of Armstrong’s run at the Tour Title there were 94 cases of doping (not including Armstrong) in cycling. (1999-5 cases; 2000-5 cases; 2001-12 cases; 2002-15 cases; 2003-13 cases; 2004-22 cases; 2005-22 cases) And those are the ones caught. To say there is more might be a stretch but it is possible that when Armstrong testifies (and yes he is going too. Why else go on Oprah and talk about doping if he did not want to compete again in sports). But as it seems that Armstrong was the crème de la crème when came to passing dope tests, however I am banking on one or two more big names falling. But if we want to put it in a real contents, the number of cases almost double from 22 in 2005 to 42 in 2006. And by that time Lance Armstrong was done with cycling and had retired. So I say again: Armstrong is not far off from the truth.

And while the 2000s for cycling is going to looked at as the 90s were fo baseball and the steroid debate and use where we saw a number on top ranked players fall from grace or had their images and legacies tarnished forever by being linked to steroid use. Many of the players, while they beat the probes into their lives, are still being punished today and being excluded from the Hall of Fame. In fact doping has been an issue in sports since people found a way to make money at playing them. The Olympics for decades has been dealing with the fact of doping. Some of it done by the actual country that the puts forth their athletes. (East Germany anyone? And lets not forget North Korea or China). On a side note we are going to have to face the fact the NFL (National Football League) allows quite a bit of doping to go on the sidelines during the game. They say that they (NFL) are make strides into making the game safer for the athletes that play the game but the league allows actual doctors on the sidelines to administer pain meds to players so they can get back on the field. And if we are serious about wanting to rid doping from sports and make the games that are played safer then that is something that is going to have to be discussed.

In the end Lance Armstrong has done nothing that has not been going on for years. He did not ruin the sport of cycling or sports at all for that matter. He is just another scapegoat in a long line of scapegoats with many more to come in the realm of the sports world. Because sports today are driven by the almighty dollar. And tougher, faster, stronger athletes are going to be the most sought after even if they think that they might be doping. Just don’t get caught is the motto of sports today. That and we are going have to figure out one day that these people are not role models. Sure many do something good; give back to the community so to say. But many do not. Many are just thugs and assholes And besides, it is just a game.

To say that Lance Armstrong (and people like him) have and are ruining sports is as about as ridiculous as saying that gay people marrying is and will ruin the sanctity of marriage. Because lets face it. They have not. Sorry. We all have a hand in it whether you like it or not.

For They Who Shout the Loudest

I came across a post on FACEBOOK while wasting time (one of the main things FACEBOOK is best known for) of Glenn Beck with Tagline of: “Glenn Beck: Obama Destined for Prison.” It is of a video from back in October of Beck laying out the case for treason made by Obama against the United States with what happened in Benghazi, Libya, and that he was citing supposed evidence that slain Ambassador Stevens was in fact had been helping arm Arab Spring Protesters and Rebels in Libya and Syria. Many of whom are believed to be linked to terrorist groups such as al Qiada.

Okay. Here is the problem (other than is Beck is an idiot): No sitting President or former sitting President is going to EVER got to Prison (life is not the TV show “24“). Just look at Richard Nixon. The best you ever going to get is maybe an impeachment. And no I do not think that Obama is going to be impeached either. If we do find out that he lied about what went on and what he and his Cabinet knew and when, would it be such a surprise? Because if we have learned anything in the last couple of decades is that the real definition of the word Politician is that it means: person or persons that lie a lot; about everything at all times.

Then we come to the problem of today’s version of what Journalism is suppose to be and what it has unfortunately turned into because of the 24 hour News Cycle that anyone can access at anytime. I mean never mind checking sources and getting facts straight before airing something when you can just retract and apologize for it latter. This also why we get people like Beck and Chris Mathews and Bill O’Reilly and Ann Coulter and the likes of Piers Morgan -just to name a few. These self imposed people of importance that grandstand on the soapbox of whatever hot potato topic of the day is beating the drum idiocy for all those that listen. Today’s version of journalism and the news media has taken on the role of Town Crier and of whom can shout the loudest is the one that is obviously right and not that of the ones with the correct facts. Because it has all become about the ratings. And ratings means money and that is all these fucktards seem to see.

Catch you on the flip side…

Guns & Morons In America: Who Needs Real Facts When There is a Soapbox

You have to love the NRA & Wayne LaPierre in general saying that Joe Biden and his “Task Force” on GUN CONTROL did not wan to listen to anything he [LaPierre] or his organization [NRA] had to say. I mean, who thinks that the Democrats are even worried about writing any new laws? Because, like the new health care (Obamacare) laws were, they are already written. They have just been sitting around (like versions of Obamacare) in someone’s drawer somewhere waiting for the right President, Congress, & events to take place. This committee all just a dog and pony show for us.

I do not want to come as a wild eye conspiracy theorist like that of Alex Jones. Because again lets face the facts: the only reason that fool saw the light of day on the Piers Morgan Show was because he is a raving lunatic. And he proved Morgan’s point that he wanted to make that most GUN OWNERS and those apposed to any new laws on guns are crazy. (I have to go on side note here and say what a 2 faced asshole Piers Morgan actually is. Yesterday (01/10/2013) Morgan was on the CBS Morning Show being interviewed by Charlie Rose and [Piers] Morgan told him that: “I don’t want to take an American’s Right away to defend him or herself in their home or defend their family. That is a sacred right and I understand that and respect it.” However on his own show Piers Morgan said to Larry Pratt the Executive Director of Guns of America on the very same issue and thing that he [Morgan] himself said on The CBS Morning Show about how he understood and respected it, Morgan said to him [Pratt]: “You are an unbelievably stupid man aren’t you?” So which is it, Mr. Morgan? Do you respect my sacred right (your words) on being able to defend my home with a firearm or am I a stupid man for wanting to have that (sacred) right? But I digress.) So now gun owners are painted out as clowns and nuts (thank you Alex Jones). And the NRA (LaPierre in general) has not helped that one bit. Other that to help prove the point of Piers Morgan. Do we need armed guards in schools? No. The fact is that out of the supposed 10,000 plus gun violence victims a year the percentage of school shootings is actually quite low. And in the last 22 years (from 1980-2012) there were 137 deaths contributed to school shootings (SLATE). While, yes, that is horrible and WAY to high a number but compare to ALL the other violence that is taking place in schools I think that the last thing to worry about is a school shooting. Especially in an affluent (WHITE) neighborhood.

CNSNews.com sourced The Department of Education & the Department of Justice saying that of the school year 2009-2010 (the latest stats released) there were 1,183,700 violent crimes in or schools (73.8% of all public schools). These crimes include rape (600 cases), sexual battery (3,600 cases), physical attack (fight) with and without a weapon (a weapon can be considered anything that is used to attack or defend with)(14,600 cases), threat of physical attack with or without a weapon (19,200 cases), and robbery with or without a weapon. I think that we have much more to fear for our children than school shootings. But we never here these stats about our schools and our children’s safety because the Biden Task Force or that of the news media, sensational soap box grandstanders the likes of Piers Morgan do not wan to push any other agenda other than gun control. In fact since 1990 the FBI reports that crime is actually down 50% in the United States.

Feel free to watch the video that not only outlines violent crime in America but also provides stats for the United Kingdom (Great Britain) (Piers Morgan’s home country) as well. I am in no way affiliated with the makers of the video.

I fail to see why it is my fault as a legal gun owner that I have to be punished for someone else’s short comings. But I do think there should a little better system in place. And with states wanting to give rights to the conceal and carry laws I think people should have to take a gun safety and gun knowledge class. Add on a CQC (Close Quarters Combat) class for anyone wishing a conceal/carry permit. This all goes on top of background checks that are already in place. Again lets be real. I know there are plenty that think that if there was at least one person in the audience for the Aurora Colorado Theater shooting there would be less dead. Not exactly true. It takes a lot for a “normal” person (and when I mean normal, I mean normal. Someone that isn’t or hasn’t been shot at) to react to a firefight. Especially in a dark theater with people running and screaming. Now add 2 or 3 extra guns in the mix in untrained hands and the death toll more than likely rises. Not only that but you will probably have a firefight between 2 people that are actually trying to prevent what is happening.

It is time to bring a little common sense back to us all.

"Be Here Now" -- The Andy Whitfield Story Feature Documentary Trailer, b...

With the finale season of the STAR Channel’s “Spartacus” airing at the end of this month (January 2013) with “War of the  Damned” we should stop and remember the original actor to take the sands of arena and the famed character of Spartacus and that of Andy Whitfield who passed away on September 11th 2011 from non-Hodgkin lymphoma.

Here is the trailer for the documentary (“Be Here Now”) of Whitfield as he tried to fight the disease that would eventually claim his life.