Dennis Prager, in a recent dipshit story on townhall.com, expresses outrage that Keith Ellison will take his Congressional oath on the Koran and not the Bible as has been tradition in the past. In possibly the most ignorant and intolerant statement of tthis century, Prager states:
“Ellison’s doing so will embolden Islamic extremists and make new ones, as Islamists, rightly or wrongly, see the first sign of the realization of their greatest goal — the Islamicization of America.”
Are you fucking kidding me? For piss sake, I would rather have a public servant taking his oath on something he believes in and has a spiritual loyalty to, rather than on just some book that everyone has used just because of tradition.
Prager also states that “for all of American history, Jews elected to public office have taken their oath on the Bible.” Well yeah, that’s true, especially if you realize that all of the Neo-Cons are actually Jewish even though they pretend to be “Christian.” Prager also says that:
“Nor has one Mormon official demanded to put his hand on the Book of Mormon. And it is hard to imagine a scientologist being allowed to take his oath of office on a copy of “Dianetics” by L. Ron Hubbard.”
Look, it’s not the American People’s problem if Congresspersons decide to sell out their religion for the sake of Prager’s alleged “tradition.” Congresspersons and other public servants should swear their oath on whatever they believe in. That would sure as hell make me feel better about putting my trust in them. Although I am not a religious person, I have no trust or respect for anyone who will sell out their religion in favor of “tradition.”
Can’t we just settle the fuck down, and let people believe what they believe? Why are we so threatened when someone a little different comes along and wants to practice their beliefs? Seriously, the guy’s name is Keith Ellison…he doesn’t even have a scary sounding name for fuck sake! Leave the guy alone, and let him do his fucking job on his terms.
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AFI’s latest release, DECEMBERUNDERGROUND, is arguably their best effort yet. I just picked it up yesterday, and have listened to it two and a half times so far. I am extremely happy with the album, and there aren’t any tracks yet that I find myself skipping.
AFI has gone from a pretty pure punk band with goth sensibilities to a truly dynamic punk/rock band with some elements of electronica thrown in for good measure. This is the first album where their electronic tendencies have really come alive, and it works beautifully. They definitely had some electronica elements in the past, but on DECEMBERUNDERGROUND they have given the electronica elements a life of their own, and made the an essential part of this album.
As a huge Nine Inch Nails and Ministry fan, I live for heavy electronic rock, and DECEMBERUNDERGROUND delivers. I wish AFI a long and successful career, and believe that if they keep delivering albums like this, it won’t be a problem for them at all.
I would like to announce a soon-to-be ongoing series here at LiamFerris.com of brief album reviews. Not that the concept needs much explanation, but what I’m going to do is post the album artwork, some info about the band, and some brief thoughts about the album. Some albums may be old, some may be new, some may suck, and some may be great. I’ll try to dig into the vault and share some old favorites as well as talk about some new stuff too.
So don’t expect any amazing musical analysis, and definitely don’t expect any music snobbery. This is purely for fun, and to try and share some great (and maybe some not so great) music with all y’all. Enjoy!
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This is both hilarious and mean (which I suppose is the case more often than not), and I honestly can say that I have never felt so badly for laughing so hard in my entire life. Check it out:
Honestly, what a mean bastard that kid’s dad is, but I thank him for being a mean bastard of a father. Seriously, not only did he take the time to set up the prank, but he also took the time to edit it and post it to YouTube for the world to see. Damn.
But I would like to thank this mean spirited father, whoever and where ever he is, for a great laugh. I hope you haven’t scarred your child for life.
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I was just reading my post on Iraqi Prime Minister al-Maliki’s snubbing of President Bush, and realized that I nede to be much more careful about checking my work when blogging late at night. I know what I was trying to say, but reading it over again this morning I really didn’t get my point across at all, or even in English. Oh well, it’s patched up as well as it can be…just gotta move on to the next post. Blogging late at night is funny (as is blogging before the first cup of coffee kicks in…ahem!).
I was just talking with a good friend of mine yesterday who is planning on going back to school to finish up his BA degree. He is currently working a full time job and doing work with his own private business also, so his schedule is pretty busy as it is. I hadn’t thought of it when we were talking yesterday, but places like Capella University offer full degree programs, and will help you get anything from your BA to your mba online. Capella University is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission and a member of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, so all of their 76 graduate and undergraduate specializations and 16 certificate specializations in business and technology related fields are completely legitimate online degree programs. For more information, please visit www.capella.edu or call 1-888-CAPELLA (227-3552).
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