Thursday, December 21, 2006
I gotta say I did like Donald but he has said some mean things to Rosey this round. But we all know that the only reason there is drama about Miss USA in the first place is because Donald is out promoting his new season of Apprentice which has had lower ratings in recent years. Donald Trump is a mastermind at getting publicity when he needs it and starting some sort of drama when he needs it most for ratings. Look at the drama he started with Martha Stewart last year and here we go again.
Oh yeah another funny tie is that Donald Trump has his own private label vodka but yet doesn’t drink. I think the biggest charity Donald Trump donates to is MADD. It’s funny that MADD is getting involved in this as well. I think the MADD group is a little too powerful as it is anyway
Donald Trump is a self-important publicity hound. Beauty pageants are ridiculous. And the majority of MADD members aren’t bereaved mothers but just a bunch of old party poops. The only thing Rosie did wrong was give the great hair spray user extra publicity.
O’Donnell, co-host of the ABC television morning talk show “The View,” said on Wednesday’s show that Trump’s news conference with Tara Conner had annoyed her “on a multitude of levels.”
“Left the first wife, had an affair, left the second wife, had an affair. Had kids both times, but he’s the moral compass for 20-year-olds in America,” O’Donnell said to roars of audience laughter. “Donald, sit and spin, my friend.”
She continued: “He inherited a lot of money. wait a minute, and he’s been bankrupt so many times where he didn’t have to pay. … I just think that this man is sort of like one of those, you know, snake oil salesmen in ‘Little House on the Prairie.’”
“Rosie O’Donnell is disgusting, I mean both inside and out,” Trump shot back on the syndicated entertainment show “The Insider.” “Take a look at her, she’s a slob. She talks like a truck driver. … Her show failed when it was a talk show, she failed on that.
Tuesday, December 19, 2006
Cell phones have always been around the center of controversy for some reason ever since they first came about. I used to work in a kiosk for AT&T when the cell phone rage first started trickling into everyone’s hands. Most consumers could not get cell phones (at least in our Wal-Mart kiosk) because of their bad credit. Now it seems anyone can get a cell phone and it’s now the biggest consumer product that everyone “must have”.
At first there were news reports of cell phones causing cancer because everyone thought of it as a little nuke box sending and receiving signals but that turned out not as bad as we had imagined. Now we worry about the issues of kids using cell phones, pre-teens text messaging, people driving with cell phones, and cell phone use on airplanes. There are also issues of people who look like they are talking to themselves with the Bluetooth devices which are rather irritating. Also not failing to mention people who are rude enough to leave their cell phones on in movie theaters and Broadway shows.
The biggest debate is about people using their cell phones while driving. Should federal, state and local laws be passed for cell phones while driving? Should government step in and regulate cell phone use in places it is dangerous?
Most people can multi-task while driving so this type of law should not be passed. The police officers or highway patrol can already write someone a ticket for reckless driving without these extra laws and regulation. I feel people should use Bluetooth devices or wired headphones instead of holding a phone and driving but most good drivers can handle holding a phone for a short period of time. We do not need another law to regulate what we can do and take another freedom away.
Thursday, December 14, 2006
First it was these crazy religious extremists protesting at military funerals, blaming hurricanes on gays, while some of them going after 16-yr-old boys and doing methamphetamines. It seems the religious right is at it again. Just when you think you can sit down without these hypocrites spreading hate and violence they are now doing it in video games.
Yes, the game made for kids just like all video games will more than likely be sitting under a Christmas tree this year of unsuspecting parents. On CNBC today the battle against the religious right based violent video game was Clark Stevens, Co-Director of The Campaign To Defend the Constitution, who appeared On the Money. Stevens is running a campaign to make Wal-Mart aware of the violence in this “Christian” video game that is targeted to young adults and kids. Yes, all video games are targeted to kids whether we like it or not. DefConAmerica.org has asked that Wal-Mart take the video games off their shelves but some claim it is censorship to do so.
Let’s look at the facts about Wal-Mart and their biased censorship. Wal-Mart already censors EVERY SINGLE CD that they sell if it contains lyrics that are obscene or lyrics that Wal-Mart deems not appropriate. Wal-Mart did not even sell Jon Stewart’s Daily Show book a few years ago during Christmas time so why are they carrying this violent Religious right hate game. Wal-Mart is kissing butt to the religious right this year since they have been missing earnings estimates and their stock is failing to please investors.
The game is called Left Behind: Eternal Forces which can be found at Wal-Mart and Sam’s clubs locations. Left Behind: Eternal Forces lets you kill people who do not believe in the same things you do. This is just not a proper way to teach kids and the youth market that it targets to be involved in such hate. That is just as bad as the terrorists that have such radical ideas of suicide bombs.
This brutal game urges born-again Christians to convert or kill others who don’t adhere to their extreme ideology - including Muslims, Jews, and Catholics. While the religious right has not yet come out against this hate and intolerance masquerading as a children’s game, America’s #1 video game seller should know better.
Tuesday, December 12, 2006
Moveon.org is helping to coordinate house parties this weekend across America to help get the word out about global warming and climate change. We urge you to participate or register with Move On to find out if you can throw a party premiering the “An Inconvenient Truth” DVD in your area.
This Saturday thousands of us are getting together from Nashville to Salt Lake City to watch An Inconvenient Truth, hear from Al Gore live, and take action to stop global warming (and save the environment). Want to join us?
It’s inspiring: There are more than 1,575 parties planned and demand for the DVD is so huge that stores all over are selling out. This could be the tipping point moment for the climate crisis. But we need to send a message to Washington that they can’t ignore: It’s time to tackle global warming.
Tuesday, December 12, 2006
A friend recently pointed me to a site called AOLStalker.com which was quite interesting. It shows the AOL data in a searchable database from March through May of 2006 just like about fifteen other sites that are using this search data which should not be public in the first place. Their reasoning is to get the word out so AOL will have less of a privacy problem like this but it doesn’t seem to be effective with AOL executives. It does seem to be generating lots of buzz and traffic. It ranks in the top 70k sites online.
The interesting feature on aolstalker.com is that it provides current searches in real time. Some of these searches vary from 11 to 14 year old girls nude to people mistyping Myspace and Google. It is interesting to watch the live search but you can see that it displays MOST of the IP address. The AOL Stalker site claims you can look up what your neighbor is searching about.
Another interesting tidbit about the AOL Stalker site and some other sites like AOL Psycho claim there is some search for trust4free.ws which is not even online. I did some searching for the site and it said the site was hacked but I could not even find out what this site was about. If anyone knows anything about this trust4free.ws then make a comment and let us know.
I think there has to be something done about these privacy issues we face today. There is too much information out there about people online. Sites like zabasearch.com which is available to anyone for free displaying birthdates, ages, addresses, and phone numbers just by typing in someone’s name and state. Action needs to be taken to restrict this kind of privacy breach.
Saturday, December 2, 2006
XTube.com is normally known for their free downloads of amateur college girls with other girls, porn site promotion, or even self-made amateur twink or frat videos but now they are known for something else. XTube is now known for Politically correct porn.
Just like the backlash of Janet Jackson’s boob being flashed across the screen a few years ago during the Superbowl we are seeing something similar because of the comedian Michael Richards use of the “n” word. We are now witnessing a new cleanliness of words on major internet portals, comedy clubs, and radio stations. This has even carried over to porn sites. You can now flash your boobs or show your penis but you cannot use the “n” word.
The wildly popular XTube.com porn site made an announcement on the home page that you must refrain from using the “n” word in usernames and descriptions but it did not include audio or video. XTube.com is similar to YouTube.com but it contains only porn and adult related videos which may be censored on the latter.
There have been a lot of reports of people using the word nigga or nigger on XTube. XTube would like to remind everyone that this is a fun website, where you come to get your rocks off. While you are here, please try not to be offended by racist or sexist remarks from idiots.
XTube now officially does not accept the words nigga or nigger in usernames, titles, tags or descriptions. If you choose to use them you will be removed from the site.
Friday, December 1, 2006
Its 25 years into the AIDS pandemic and HIV is still a threat to men, women and children all around the world, with no cure in the foreseeable future. According to some estimates there are 38.6 million people living with HIV.
World AIDS Day is important in reminding people that HIV has not gone away, and that there are many things still to be done and things that you can do to help. You can raise awareness in your area and donate to the many HIV research studies or community AIDS support groups. Wearing a ribbon may only raise a few eyebrows but at least you will be doing something towards fighting this deathly disease called AIDS.
Keep in mind that World AIDS Day is not just a day abut raising money, but also about increasing awareness, education and fighting prejudice towards people who live with the disease.
Here is a list of things you can do on World AIDS Day to help people suffering and to prevent the disease from hurting more people:
- Make a donation to Amfar. They can be found at amfar.org. Amfar is one of the world’s nonprofit organizations dedicated to the support of AIDS research, HIV prevention, treatment education, and the advocacy of sound AIDS-related public policy.
- Make a donation to GLAAD which can be found at GLAAD.org
- until.org – you can purchase a bracelet that Jessica Alba wears to promote “Until There’s A Cure”
- yesinstitute.org – GLBT Youth Charity
- Donate to local AIDS/HIV clinics – this will get great results for people in need that you can see where they money and time is going. Instead of just contributing to the celebrity promoted world funds people should not overlook people here in America dying and suffering from this virus that need our help. Local AIDS/HIV programs need your volunteer help and need money for the programs to continue to run. There are many programs that have far less funding thanks to the Bush Administration and many Republicans who are heart-less to this cause.
I would like to find a list of HIV charities that really donate to the real causes and are not just setup by the Bush Administration to prevent sex completely. If anyone can send me this information please do so.
Everyone should do something towards helping the public aware we have an AIDS epidemic on our hands. HIV does not discriminate to gay, straight, lesbian, transgender, black, white, Mexican, Latino, Asian, or even Indian. Make sure you do something today and make yourself heard.