Saturday, February 28, 2009
Friday, February 27, 2009
Alright Everyone
Its time to grow upMayor behind watermelon e-mail to stay on council
LOS ALAMITOS, Calif. (AP) — The mayor of a small Southern California city who was criticized for sending an e-mail showing watermelons in front of the White House says he will give up the mayoral post but remain on the City Council.
Los Alamitos Mayor Dean Grose heard calls for his resignation this week when he forwarded an e-mail showing a watermelon patch on the White House lawn under the title: "No Easter egg hunt this year."
Grose has apologized and said he wasn't aware of the racial stereotype that blacks like watermelon.
Officials in the Orange County town say Grose will officially resign as mayor on Monday. But Grose told KCAL-TV on Friday that he intends to remain on the City Council.
The mayor is a council member chosen to serve in that position by fellow members of the five-seat council.
Thursday, February 26, 2009
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
This Recession Joe!!
I was broke before that recession, and I don't see much difference between then and now. The thing about being broke is, if you've been broke enough you know how to survive, on these nickles and dimes to the point where it looks as if you not broke. So even though its a drought right now, Im still finding away to get money. So you can to....Now Im not trained economist, by I do know a few basic things...and I am torn as to whether or not I agress with the stimulus and that basic shit thats going on. I realize that it is politically unacceptable to do nothing. Everyone want to get reelected, so their jobs kinda depended on it, but this all this government intervention does not seem like the right thing to do. Think about, we built this system, where by we let the market solve its own problems. Thus, if we keep proping up Citibank, Detroit, etc, how can the market effectively eleminate this unviable insitutions? If the market doesn't do that then it seems to me the problems with the economy are not going to disapate.
Many cite the great depression as the model where government spending, brought the nation out of a major recession. Which is the Keynesian theory as to how the US shoud have gotten out of the recession. However Keynes himself acknowledges that if it where not of the massive spending of WWII, the US governemnt would have not spent enough to lift the nation of the grips of the rescession. Conversely, many conserative economist, argue that the excessive spending done by the government during the recession that in fact prolonged it. These economist, cite a recession that occured in the early 1920's, during which that government took next to no action. This recession that lasted just under a year and had many of the same precursers as the great depression.
Now I am aware of some of the European models, of governemnt support if private sector interest. However, the key difference is these governments, full out nationalized these entities. Now if the US government does that, then that opens a new discussion. However we are current creating what are being called, "zombie banks", I do not fully understand what a zombie bank is, but I am assuming that this entities are mindless, and directless at the moment.
Everyday, I lean more and more to the ideal that we need to let failing insitutions fail and new viable ones spring forth. It is the time between the falling and the rising that scares me. I hope that I am wrong in saying that this is going to get worst before it get better, and that president Obama is right, in saying that this is the being of the end.
Monday, February 23, 2009
International McDonalds Commericals
My guy was talkin a little bit about this over on flightmanual, I found it interesting and figured I'd expand on it
The thing i find most interesting about this commericals is the fact that everyone eats mcdonalds. Here you have germany, isreal, japan, and korea, all very different places eating the same foul crap thats eaten everywhere in the US from Chicago to Boise, ID. It stil amazes me how small the world has gotten.
I Need to Take a Vaaaaaaaaaacation!!
TO Jose Cuervo Nation
CuervoNation is a place that people who aspire to the Cuervo state of mind, people who like to ViveCuervo, can declare their allegiance to. A Cuervo experience is the time when the collective energy of like-minded people creates a whole new level of possibilities. The Cuervo state of mind is about letting loose, being spontaneous and having fun. CuervoNation is a nation state, with citizens and its own Declaration of Independence. The CuervoNation website has been developed so that Cuervo enthusiasts can explore the island, learn about Cuervo, the culture and learn how to become a citizen. They can fulfill their duties as citizens by mentoring people who are dull and boring. They can visit the Department of Defense to view the Cuervo shot girls and the Ministry of Culture to learn about new Cuervo promotions as well.
Sunday, February 22, 2009
I came accross this show on late night.....important things ---demetri
"Important Things with Demetri Martin" is a stream-of-consciousness sketch and variety show from comedian Demetri Martin. Each episode focuses on a single topic through the prism of Demetri's unique point of view, whether it's apples or the afterlife. "I'm very excited to be at Comedy Central and looking forward to making one of the top shows of all time - ever," he says. "Also, I need to clean my apartment and thank Jon Stewart."
now i love john even more..if that's possible
John Legend is one of my all-time favorites. I fuck with him even harder now, he's personally boycotting the NY Post for their racist cartoon depicting the police shooting President Obama depicted as a monkey.
love taps
well, love shouldn't tap but sometimes it does. this is a good commentary about domestic violence straight from 'a different world', a great classic. plus, whitley alllways kept it real.
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