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Hats off to Obama

This is the type of move that shows that Obama has common sense. For years all we have done is alienate Muslims as well as other countries and cultures, therefor the first interview Obama gives as president is to a major Arab news network. Whether he means what he says or does what he says, one thing is for sure this is a different presidency already. He is finally going to show the world that all American aren't ignorant Caucasian elitist! Its time to flex our diversity and show the world not only do we care about them but we look, think and speak like them too! The United States of America is Chinese, Scottish, Mexican, Russian, Italian, African, Jordanian, and our melting pot goes on and on! Maybe, just maybe President Obama wont just be another politician and seriously try to put things in order!

Left to die

There is no other way of saying this, but just to say this is really f@#ked up!!!!

Fakin' the funk!

Dammit man! I don't think Obama should be starting things off this way!!!!

Did we really try to get Bin Laden?

Prince Turki al-Faisal of Saudia Arabia discusses Bin Laden. It's pretty interesting his view on how no one is really trying to capture him!

What's up with this school??

This past Wednesday a female Chinese graduate student at Virginia Tech University was murdered by another fellow Chinese student. The victim was decapitated with a kitchen knife in one of the schools cafeterias. Witnesses say the two students did not seem to be arguing and in fact were having a quiet conversation prior to the attack. Obviously this is a sad event for Virginia Tech which was also the scene of a shooting spree not long ago which left over 30 students and teachers dead. The suspect had no priors and up to this point no motive for the murder. The man was found by police holding the victims severed head in his hands. The big question here is what drove this guy to do such a heinous act!

From sea to shinning sea

No matter what your political views are, no matter how cynical many of us may be, no matter how suspicious we may be, there is no doubting the historical significance of yesterdays inauguration. The United States of America has definitely turned a page in its history. I am one of the many that voted for Barrack Hussein Obama and can honestly say I feel proud that i am a part of the majority that did so. Watching the inauguration almost makes us feel like we actually have control over our countries destiny. I am a strong believer in the phrase together we stand, divided we fall. The only problem is that in this age of mass media and marketing, we may all be convinced to stand together for the wrong reasons or causes. for example, most of the country supported the invasion of Iraq due to a media blitz convincing us to do so. I truly believe that the purist form of patriotism is not weather you put on a uniform and blindly put yourself in harms way without asking questions but those that dare to ask the hard questions. Those that dare to pull down the curtain wherever it may stand. Those that try to hold our elected officials and military accountable for wrong doing. Those that seek transparency in a world shadowed by cloak and dagger style governing. Maybe some of us have vast imaginations and come up with the most bizarre and outrageous explanations for what is going on around us. On the other hand, maybe we follow the lead of history which unveils itself little by little always exposing more truth to never before known facts about the development of the world and its people. Let us keep in mind that our elected officials are pawns to be used at the disposal of large corporate entities. Many of these corporate entities are ran and owned by a small pocket of our society. Families that have earned their money going back to slavery, prohibition, drug trade, imperialism, and several unsavory ways. The only problem with that is that, that same pocket of society works closely with politicians incarcerating what they consider lower class citizens for attempting to do the same. Its a never ending hypocrisy that plagues our society. So in this environment of hope and change, let us not forget to keep asking the hard questions. Let us not forget that President Obama is another politician. We can only hope that he has the intention and the will to do more for the people then his predecessors.

Watch this movie

Usually when i scan through HBO and some of the other movie channels I don't find anything new and worth watching. It's usually the same movies showing over and over. Between newer blockbusters from last summer and older classics. When there is something new its usually a low budget movie that didn't quite make it to the movie theaters and those movies tend to be really bad movies with plenty of B actors doing a half ass job. Well that wasn't the case today when I turned on the TV to watch something while I was having lunch. Well known actors in a movie you have never heard of has usually been an indicator of a bad movie but in the case of "In the Valley of Elah" that wasn't the case. The movie started off as the typical murder / mystery movie but ended up revealing a truly deep perspective on the effects of war and the realization that people come back from war but don't ever escape it. This especially touches home with me as I am the son of a war veteran and have had to endure the effect war has had on my father. The movie also touches upon the militaries lack of responsibility in dealing with this issue and its willingness to cover up anything that does not reflect well on the armed services. I'm not saying this movie wil win an Academy Award or anything but it has a deep message and is definitely worth watching. Our country has no problem training young people to kill and then sending them in harms way but for some reason it has a problem helping them after they have walked through the valley of death! I think its a movie that asks for a reality check!

Its the economy stupid!

footage of actual plane crash

What about the birds!

Most by now should know about the commercial passenger plane that crashed into the Hudson River yesterday. Thankfully no people were injured but that doesn't seem to be the case for animals. As of right now it seems that a flock of Geese caused the plane to crash land in the Hudson. This would happen by a flock of birds flying into the engines of the plane and causing them to catch fire or malfunction. It kind of says something if all these years of advance technology of flying and plane building have not been able to solve the problem of something as simple as flying into birds, After all the birds were there first! Has anyone stopped to asked the birds what they think about us flying thousands of large polluting metal objects in the skies that they have been flying in for tens of thousands of years! Seriously this seems to be a environmental issue just as much as a flying hazard!

Stop the madness

Do these people not understand that violence breeds violence! On both sides of this issue there is no winning!

Hurry up and go!

I'm telling you, i actually feel bad for this guy. He looks like he has no idea!!!

Emotion of change

A woman expresses her emotions as she watches Washington prepare for inauguration day.

He warned us

The video is self-explanatory so watch it and know that as of today the warning fell on deaf ear!

Police State

On new years day a 22 year old man was shot in the back by a California transit cop. The young man was a proud new father and details of exactly what happened and what was being said are still sketchy. It is very clear that the police officer blatantly executed the man, who was face down on the floor. Whether the officer shot the man by accident or on purpose may never be known but video of the incident is available for all to make up their own minds on that.

Did they listen?

In 1992 a twelve year old girl raised her own money and traveled from her home in Canada to the U.N. Assembly meeting in Brazil. Her name is Severn Suziki, and she traveled all that way to give a speech on the environment. Watch the video and then ask yourself; has anything changed. In recent years it would seem that governments and corporations are starting to care but do they really or is it more about consumer trends and profitability that is driving these snail pace changes!

I Found Bobby Fischer!

Many of you, like myself, might know the name Bobby Fischer from the 1993 film "Searching for Bobby Fischer". The movie was about a young boys journey trying to become a great chess champion like Bobby Fisher. I do love the game of Chess but i am definitely not the worlds foremost expert on the game or its greatest players. I did watch "Searching for Bobby Fischer", which made me aware of who Bobby Fischer was. Fast forward 15 years and I come across an article talking about Bobby Fischer. Unfortunately Bobby Fischer died early last year and based on the videos and articles I stumbled upon he was very controversial in his later years. Watch the embedded video and if you don't know anything about Bobby Fischer I recommend you research him, therefor making this story that much more interesting.

Seriously get some Carlin in your life!

R.I.P. George Carlin, Its been a while since his passing and I find myself seeking out his old videos, and tv appearances. The man was a genius and had his finger on the pulse of our underlying culture. I recommend renting his shows and listening to his comedy and views of society.

Different Perspectives

Change pt.II

Take the time out to watch the following video, watch it with an open mind and then by all means research the information and people in the film. If your like me, you don't need a video to see what's apparently going on around us. As i said in my previous blog, change is coming one way or another and we as the human race must wake up and come to a higher understanding of the world around us and what is being done to it. There are too many people in this world suffering for us to continue this complacency. How can we continue to allow the few elite to live their lives to the fullest while we live the illusion of a fulfilled life! At the very least elevate your mind as to not be surprised by forthcoming events.

Change?

As we dawn a new year I'm sure many of you, as am I, are consumed with your new years resolutions or how to better yourself and your lives in the new year. Now that we live in a world so interconnected a la the world wide web, why does it seem that we are more self concerned. It would seem that 2008 ushered in the era of change. Not just the slogan having to do with Pres. elect Obama but the eminent change in the status and lifestyle of the United States of America and even the outside world as we know it. We are betting a lot on this so called change and i would love to be an optimist here but if anyone knows their history change doesn't come nicely. It would seem we don't need Obama for change because change is coming whether we like it or not. The most ironic part about it, is that change is coming because of the lack of change over the past several decades. On one hand we are told we cannot consume ourselves with worldly problems which we as individuals cannot do anything about but on the other hand not consuming ourselves is allowing the world to go into a state of organized anarchy by the hands of those elite few doing as they please while we stay busy and compliant worrying about ourselves and our little bubble of a life. Even as the communist regime in Cuba celebrates its 50th anniversary of basically no "change", Raul Castro warns of eminent change to come. This comes from a country stuck in a time capsule where change is a forbidden word to be uttered. There is a lot of activity going on in the world around us as well as within our own neighborhoods which can be directly connected but you have to have your third eye open. As we plunge into economic chaos keep in mind that the powers that be gain more power in our distraction. We must all be true patriots and question everything, understand what is happening and at the very least prepare mentally for the change ahead of us.

This is crazy!

I know this blog has turned more into a bunch of opinion pieces rather then showing you a bunch of crazy stuff but the following video is pretty crazy! This incident happened a few years ago but i hadn't seen this video till now so i thought i would share.