I’ve been waiting to see this:

As I’ve said before, it’s not a red versus blue STATE thing, it is rural versus urban. Elite versus bumpkins? Educated versus morons? I’ve heard it painted different ways all over the internet, but in the end it comes down to two different visions of America.

From 2000 to 2008 the blue counties were held hostage to the sway of the red counties with George W Bush in power. Now, we go the other direction. And is anything better? Any positive change? Ha Ha.

I sure don’t have any answers on how to solve this - serious answers I mean. America seems so firmly divided now, and I do lean to blame the lefties for it most of all. Now we wait 4 or 8 years for the pendulum to swing our way again. I only hope the damage is minimal.

Rush Limbaugh quote here that really says it all:

“Washington voters approve an assisted suicide initiative, but actually half the country voted for assisted suicide last night anyway, so it’s no big loss.”

Heh.

Tags: Politics

I have watched the first episode of Legend of the Seeker now, and thought I would write down some thoughts about this adaptation of Terry Goodkind’s Sword of Truth series.

I guess that being fair to this will be hard for me. I am never very satisfied with a movie adaptation of a book, especially a book that I really like a lot.

“Dumbed down” would be the first term that comes to mind. Sure it was ok and they did a decent job of showing some of the major happenings in the first part of the book. Plus they added some stuff that is just briefly referred to in the book to help the viewer understand better what has happened and why things are as they are.

I am not going to obsessively list every scene and every wrong thing they did… I will leave that to the more OCD pundits who I am sure are already posting long lists! I was sad to see them turn the Book of Counted Shadows from the key to unlock the magic of Orden into nothing but “a book of power!”

As for the characters, I liked Kahlan’s portrayal most of all. The actress that plays Kahlan was a very good choice, and one that looks a lot like how I pictured her in my mind. Her Confessor power was handled very well, in my opinion.

The actor playing Richard looks a bit too young for the role, but I think given time he might do well.
Zedd looks a lot like I imagined him and was ok. Chase, likewise. Darken Rahl, on the other hand, looked nothing like I expected he should. But there was not enough of him to see how this actor does. I will give them a fair chance.

I do not mean to sound negative. As a TV show it was good, and the scenery and such were really beautiful. I likely need to see this again to really have any stronger opinions.

I realize they cannot directly translate the book to the screen, and things must be changed, cut, and added to make a story that flows well in a visual medium. So I didn’t hate it, but I do wish they had been able to include a bit more of the details. Everything was a bit more rushed than I would have liked.

It was worth watching, though, in the end.

Tags: TV

So we went trick-or-treating with my little monster last night. It was fun and he raked in a huge load of candy, as usual. I noticed that at one stop they were handing out Chick Tracts! I haven’t seen those in years, except online. He actually got one, which I might keep. They are semi-collectable because Chick has a habit of editing and re-issuing them to fit his current worldview.

Anyways, to honor the Chick spirit ‘o Halloween (or maybe I just wanna ramble on about something non-political!) here is a link to…

THE TRICK! Muhahahahaahahaa - ahem, Haw Haw Haw.

And just one more for the hell of it (see what I did there?)

Tags: Funny

I received this email today and it is quite interesting!

Anti-Terrorist and Monitory Crimes Division.
Federal Bureau Of Investigation.

Thanks and hope to read from you soon.
FBI Director
Robert S. Mueller

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Apparently my overdue Nigerian inheritance is just waiting on me. Who knew?

I will try to remember all my friends while I am living it up in my new wealthy lifestyle, oh yes.

I do love these Nigerian email scams. The stilted English, the strange phrasings, and the thought that I will rush right away to pay them due to my overwhelming greed. The only sad thing is that some people actually fall for this silliness and lose their money. There’s one born every minute I suppose.

Tags: Email

I see a lot of sites on the internet, some good, some bad, most (like my own!) just mediocre. But when I find a good one with a good writer I like to share.

A site I’ve found out there that is really good reading, is The Liberty Zone. Her politics and views are not too far from my own.

And this post is pure gold. Go read it all!

The difference between the REAL Bill of Rights and your socialist version, Leninette, is that the REAL Bill of Rights protects REAL individual rights (those that don’t come at anyone else’s expense) from government infringement. Your Marxist Manifesto, Version Deux simply enslaves those who are able to produce the jobs, earn medical degrees, build homes and develop businesses to a life of providing for the “rights” of those who are unable or unwilling to do so.

Yeah, I’ve always had the American Dream of working my ass off to support those who are, ahem, less fortunate than me. I have plenty of compassion and I try to help people, but somehow the government forcing me to pay to “help” others just doesn’t make me smile. Imagine that, silly me!

Tags: Politics

I am a huge fan of Bill Whittle. He writes so darn good that it makes me feel like someone my son’s age struggling to compose a coherent sentence.

His latest essay is up at NRO, and it is another good one. It is also scary.

None of these speculations fill me with joy, but I’ll tell you straight up — that last option — unilateral disarmament — makes my blood run cold. When you’re surrounded by armed, raging barbarians, that is not the optimal time to lay down your sword… even if you don’t have the will or the inclination to use it. Why, you may discover that even if you just wave it around a little, it can have a remarkable effect.

Speaking of “Gird your loins!” do watch this clip, it is funny because it is so true. SNL is finally acting slightly more balanced.

Tags: Politics

I found this funny article via Ace and thought to post a link here. It is amusing for sure.

This was a response to a lefty whining that Iowahawk’s post “I am Joe (the plumber)” was unfair or some such. Pure genius as always from Iowahawk. Go read this!

I AM BILL. I believe in upholding America’s great traditions, like the Days of Rage and Wounded Knee the Haymarket Riots. Call me sentimental, but my heart still swells with pride whenever I see a Boy Scout color guard parading Old Glory down the street, and a young anarchist rips it away from the those fascists and starts it on fire.

Tags: Politics

Sarah is finally getting out there and being herself. She did very well in this interview on CNN. I am glad to see they did not edit it to make her look stupid like some places would.

If things had been slightly different, this is the Sarah we would have seen with Charlie Gibson and Katie Couric. A confident, relaxed, and eloquent Sarah.

This is the Sarah I knew that I wanted as McCain’s running mate!

Tags: Politics, Sarah Palin

Wow, a one-stop shopping place for all of your Obama needs!

It is a long list, but covers all the bases!

Really this is a great list of videos and commentary. Kudos to the hard work they put into gathering all this in one place.

Tags: Politics