The Greatest Commercial Ever

Sometimes a commercial just hits you. Sometimes a commercial just strikes the right tone. A commercial that inspires you and moves you. I found that commercial in the new 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee.

One reason there is no comparison between George W.Bush and Barack Obama

This is from an email that I received-

The doctor had his TV on in his office when the news of the military base shootings at Ft. Hood ,TX came on. The husband of one of his employees was stationed there.

When do Americans get mad as hell?

I love this clip from the movie Network (1976). Sometimes as a writer you just wish you can have a moment like this. It’s pure genius. Americans take a lot of abuse from their government. When do they get sick and tired of being sick and tired? When do they have their moment of being “mad as hell and not going to take it”?

A reading from the Gospel of Carlin

I found this video on Youtube of one of George Carlins concerts. I remember watching this and it always stuck with me. George Carlin was a professional comedian. But he was also much more. He was a prophet. There was something about his act that would scream out “Here is the TRUTH!”

A moment of internet enlightment “Unicorns in the Garden”

The best part about it was that I found out that Conservapedia was the right’s answer to Wikipedia, which apparently is filled with liberal educational “facts”, such as evolution and little things like that. So to give you a taste. Just a little taste of what Conservapedia has to offer I present these nuggets that were on the home page:

Is America bracing for something BIG?

“In short, U.S. officials expect big trouble ahead — but they are
not warning the general public about the danger (much less urge the
unsuspecting masses to make basic preparations).”

John Wayne Talks about the Culture Wars

John Wayne discusess acting for about a minute and it’s enjoyable to just listen to his voice and delivery. He then veers off into politics from backing the Screen Actor’s Guild strike to backing Joe McCarthy. If you listen to John Wayne talk about the culture wars you can see many parallels to today