Evan Longoria Is a Jedi/Ninja?

It's not real of course.  But, Sean Elliott is definitely a Jedi/Ninja as he demonstrated by making the Memorial Day Miracle happen:

Simon Pegg & Nick Frost's Take on Star Wars Scene

See more funny videos and funny pictures at CollegeHumor.

Check Out Hypocritical HuffPost Headline:

The headline reads, "U.S. Officials Concerned Over Japan's Response to Crisis".  To put it mildly, that may be a tad much coming from the USA, no matter what administration is in charge, given the good ole' U.S. of A's response to Katrina.  Oh, the article says that Japan had been warned about problems regarding their reactors sometime ago.  Let me see, hadn't folks been telling the the USA and the Corp. of Engineers that there were problems witht the levees in New Orleans for a while prior to Katrina.  Also, great time to kick Japan, when they're down.  And the earthquakes started last Friday, less than a week ago.  How long has it been since Katrina?

Famous Movie Lines

One right after the other.  One I thought they missed was from "Raider of the Last Ark" - "I hate snakes Jock!  I hate 'em!"

Best Movie Spoiler Ever

Daniel Tosh spoils the movie "Human Centipede."  Let's face it, you're not going to watch it so this is the closest you're going to get to seeing it and it's funny.  Be warned, the video is long but, worth it.

Tosh.0
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Wisconsin Governor Gets a Prank Phone Call

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker thought he was talking to a wealthy GOP donor.  He was actually talking to a liberal blogger posing as GOP donor David Koch.  GOP governors should be wary of taking phone calls (see Sarah Palin prank phone call during the last presidential election).




Not much there.  About 4:30 into the second cut there's been some talk about planting some trouble makers in the crowds protesting.  Just interesting that these phone calls are not screened better.

In Honor of Black History Month

does the world ever get you down?

as opposed to the last cartoon I posted, this one is not mine. But I do know 'em personally, if that counts for anything.....................If there are more I'll see about posting them...........................

An Awkward Conversation at a Dallas Office After the Cowboys' Opening Game Loss

Separated At Birth?

You be the judge.
Frequent political talking head on shows like Jon Stewart, former Editor of Newsweek International and new columnist for Time Magazine Fareed Zakaria:

and creepy actor Willem Defoe:

Weird huh?

Maybe the USA Soccer Team Wasn't That Good

Signs that Team USA was maybe not so good:

1. Prior to the game against us Ghana had scored 2 goals all World Cup, both on penalty kicks; they scored two goals against us.
2. How many goals in the first 0-20 minutes are we going to give up? 
3. Other teams seem to have "scorers".  And by that I mean players that just seem to bury the ball in the back of the net when they have a good chance; how many great chances did the USA waste?  With at-em balls (right at the goalie) or just wild misses?
4. We tie England on a fluke shot on goal that hit their golie square on.  England then gets their lunch handed to them 4-1 by the Germans.  Maybe that tie against England wasn't that great after all.
5. In the elimination game against Ghana the coach made an early first half substitution, all but admitting that the USA coach started the wrong guy.  Plus, after a half time formation adjustment the USA played in the Ghana end all second half.  As opposed to the first half, where the Ghana team was playing in the USA defensive end even though Ghana was in a supposed defensive formation.

USA! USA! USA!

First the USA vs. UK highlights Legos-style:

And a great front page:

Fort Worth PD to Attempt to Curb Officer Drinking and Driving

Yep.  The above is correct.  Forth Worth, Texas' Police Department is going to attempt to curb its officer's problem with drinking and driving.  That's how the headline reads from local DFW TV station CBS11's website.  They're just going to try to curb it.  Just lessen it.  Eliminate it?  Heck no. C'mon, let's not set goals that are too high.

Dallas Mayor Opposes Protesting Arizonza "Show Me Your Papers" Law

Mayor Leppert of our fair city, Dallas, Texas, is opposed to the Dallas City Council officially protesting Arizona's new "Show Me Your Papers" law.  What other things might Dallas Mayor Tom Leppert be opposed to?  How about Hispanic votes should he choose to run again? 

Spurs vs. Phoenix (Texas vs. Arizona)

How can a city and state get it so right (San Antonio, Texas) and one city and state get it so, so wrong (Phoenix, Arizona). 

On so many levels.

Number of Presidents, Texas - 2 (I only count native born Texans, which are LBJ and Dwight D. Eisenhower, not the Yankees, H.W. Bush and W. Bush); AZ - 0.

Number of NBA championships, San Antonio, TX - 4; Houston, TX - 2; Phoenix AZ - 0.

Number of laws offensive to Hispanics (keep in mind that each state has at a minimum about a 30% Hispanic population): Texas - 0; AZ - 1.

Way to go AZ (sarcasm intended here).  And way to go Texas (sarcasm not intended here).  Seriously, for all the different ways the GOP have tried to screw up Texas at least the Texan GOP'ers haven't decided to offend one of the largest voting blocks in Texas.  Of course, if Texas State Rep. Donna Riddle has anything to say about it we'll have a similar, intolerant law passed in Texas.  For lots of different reasons I'd like to see Gov. Rick Perry address this. 

Needless to say the immigration issue is a serious one.  But, to sports-minded people like me, the Spurs/Suns series is a big deal, albeit a much, much more minor deal than the immigration issue.  But, what a great coincidence - TX vs AZ.  Politics meets sports yet again.  I wonder if Manu Ginobli or Tony Parker will make sure to carry their visas everywhere they go in AZ in case they're asked for proof of citizenship (yes, I know the law's not effect now).  Tim Duncan was born in the Virgin Islands.  What does that make him?  And how will Eva Longoria "prove" that she's actually an American citizen?  All the Spurs, and their entourage, should, maybe, out of protest, wear their birth certificates, ID's, passports and visas around their necks to show and prove and protest their right to be in these, the United States of America.  

Oh, by the way, which was one of the last states to aknowledge that Martin Luther King, Jr. deservered a holiday for his contribution to us?  Oh, that's right, it was the state that keeps on discriminating in the post civil rights movement era, a state called AZ.  Way to go AZ.  Way to keep the trend going.

But, as usual I digress, AZ will play TX.  The Suns will play the Spurs.  Phoenix vs. San Antonio.  Who do you think has got it right?

So I Guess I'm Not Going to Arizona Anytime Soon

The AZ governor says that their new illegal immigration law won't lead to racial profiling.

Who are they going to stop and ask for their papers?  Blonde and blue eyed people?  People that look like illegal Canadian immigrants?  I can hear it now, "What's this all aboot?!?"  "I'm not your buddy, guy!"  "I'm not your guy, friend!"  "I'm not your friend, buddy!"  If there's two things I hate it's intolerance and Canadians.

Of course I'm kidding.

But, all kidding aside, because this is serious, AZ's new law may can lead down a serious, perilous, slippery slope of intolerances.  For example...

They're just going to ask Hispanics for their papers.  Maybe the armed police will just go door to door to all the residences that have Hispanic surnames listed as renters/owners.  Then, after they've asked for their papers, to make it easier next time, they'll have all Hispanics wear the picture of a taco or Our Lady of Guadalupe on their clothes to identify them as legal.

And then, AZ can just have all the "legal" Hispanics live in the same neighborhood, like a suburb, or apartment complexes or maybe ghettos.

Or better yet AZ can just have all Hispanics wear a bracelet with a number on it.  Odd number = legal.  Even number = illegal.  Just for the ease of the law enforcement officers.

Or even better yet, since they (the Hispanics) could maybe somehow rid themselves of the bracelets, maybe AZ will just pass a law that Hispanics have to get a tattoo on their wrist with the above referenced odd or even numbered designations indicating who is in fact here in the USA legally and who is not.

And keep in mind some Hispanic families have lived in the region since before it was a state.

And those with the even numbers (the "illegals"), when found, can just be put on buses or even better, trains, and shipped off to who knows where.

Way to go AZ.

I'm not going to lie, when I heard that this law was passed it was a punch to my gut.  But, it's also a gut-check.

The AZ law is, in my humble opinion, violative of not only the 14th Amendment but also the 4th Amendment of our Constitution for a number of reasons (reasons I will not go into right now but, trust me, it's unconstitutional).  Hopefully, it will be struck down as such in short order.

Fundamentally though, it smacks of intolerance and ease.  Not all Hispanics are illegal but, AZ would, simply and in an intolerant gesture, subject all Hispanics to the potential indignity of being asked, "for their papers," regardless of whether a person was born here in the USA or not.  We are, last I checked, a nation made up of immigrants (unless you're a Native American).  Of course, at times, this great nation has treated immigrants with reckless intolerance.  This is just another example.  Ask Italian or German or Japanese or Irish immigrants or their progeny about the indignities they faced in the last century or so.  There are African "immigrants" but, I don't include them in the previous list because their experience, with few exceptions and in large measure, and for obvious reasons, is unique.

But, as usual, I digress.

Again, I'll not be visiting AZ anytime soon if I can help it.

And of course, SNL, in the second "story" below incapsulates how asinine AZ's law is:


And as usual I welcome your comment.

Remember I Said November 2010 Is a Ways Away?

After health insurance reform passed the GOP'ers declared that they would use its passage as a rallying point to flip one if not both chambers of Congress during the midterm elections this year in November.  And I recall pointing out that there was a heck of a lot of time left until the midterms and finance reform was next on the list.

And now the GOP is "digging in" to oppose finance reform.  Really?  Do they think opposing finance reform is a good idea, especially in light of all the terrible press coming out as a result of the Goldman Sachs investigation?  Or do they just understand who butters their toast?  And don't get me wrong, the table was at least partially set for the whole financial mess when Bill Clinton signed the law repealing Glass-Steagall.  Reinstating Glass-Steagall should be number one on the list of reforms considered.

But, as usual I digress.

Either way, (whether the GOP really thinks the financial status quo is OK or they owe their benefactors on Wall Street) you have to admire the GOP for sticking to their guns as the party of no.  Even if it means alienating voters before the midterm elections.

Check This Out

Great, interesting post on another blog posits, "Imagine if the Tea Party Was Black" and the president was white.  The piece is by Tim Wise.

One of the Most Expensive Scratching Posts Ever?

Was Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky) In the Movie "Hannibal"

Judge for yourself:

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky) - above

Was that really Gary Oldman playing the above character in "Hannibal" or was it McConnell?