My Top 5 Christmas Films

Elf

Released in 2003, Elf became an instant Christmas classic. Will Ferrell plays Buddy, a man who was raised by Elves after he was accidentally taken by Santa as a baby. The story plays almost as an alien first experiencing human culture. Buddy heads to New York to find his father, (James Caan) and meets his new family (Mary Steenburgen.) Of course Buddy falls in love, with a department store employee (Zooey Deschanel), and ends up having to help save Christmas and help Santa(Ed Asner).

What I like about Elf is that when I am older it will be considered my generation’s holiday classic.

How the Grinch Stole Christmas

Narrated by the great Boris Karloff, Dr. Seuss’s how the Grinch Stole Christmas is a great adaptation of the book. Of course they made a live action movie staring Jim Carrey, but it does not compare with the original. The Grinch lives in a mountain near Whoville, and is not a fan of the Who’s yearly Christmas celebration. He dresses as Santa Claus and takes his faithful dog Max, and goes to steal Christmas. Of course he has a change of heart at the end and becomes a friend of the Who’s.

A Christmas Story

The definitive Christmas classic. So much so, that TBS runs it for 24 hours straight on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. There are so many iconic scenes. Flick sticking his tongue to a pole. Randy not able to put his arms down in his snowsuit. Ralphie with soap in his mouth. The old man getting his award. Santa pushing Ralphie down the slide. The pink bunny suit. The turkey with its head still on. I know that I will watch it a least once during the 24 hour marathon.

Home Alone

Some might not consider the adventures of Kevin McCallister a Christmas movie, but it is. Kevin’s family goes to Paris for Christmas, and accidentally leaves Kevin at home. Two house burglars, the Wet Bandits Joe Pesci and Daniel Stern, plan to rob the McCallister’s house, but they don’t realize Kevin is inside and has a bag of tricks up his sleeve. The film is loaded with great quotable lines and is always a fun watch.

Christmas Vacation

My absolute favorite Christmas movie and one of my favorite comedies. Chevy Chase plays Clarke Griswald wants to have the ideal family Christmas. Of course everything goes wrong. Like A Christmas Story, this movie has iconic scenes. The house covered in lights. Uncle Eddie(played by the hilarious Randy Quaid). The cat being electrocuted. The giant Christmas tree. The Christmas tree on fire. The squirrel running through the house. The sled ride. The police breaking through the house. Every line in the movie is quotable and hilarious.

My New Hero

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28241264/

So, in Texas, a 4 year old boy left his home in the middle of the night and broke in to a Family Dollar store in order to play with the toys.
First of all, a 4 year old broke into a Family Dollar store.
Second, I still wish I could leave my house in the middle of the night to play in a toy aisle. That would be the coolest thing ever.

It looks like the parents might be in trouble for this one, but I hope everything turns out alright. I feel bad for the manager of the store who is probley now unemployed.

How cool though.

16 Things

I do not own one pair of jeans. I only wear khaki’s. One time, when I was in Cedar Rapids, I tried on a pair of jeans and Erin took a picture of me in them. It can be found on my Facebook.

My favorite foods are Circus Peanuts, 2% Milk, Grilled Cheese and Tomato Soup, Angelo’s Pizza, Giordano’s Pizza, Oreo Fluff, Scotcharoos, Apple Pie, Lasagna, Homemade Macaroni and Cheese, and a good Bacon Cheeseburger. I have very particular tastes and there are a lot of foods I do not eat. I do not use condiments and usually won’t put syrup on Pancakes.

I am going to school to become a History Teacher, but my dream job would be making Documentaries. I would love to be a film maker who brings important things to the forefront. Or, I would love to be like Barbara Walters, someone who ask people tough questions, but people still want to talk to me.

Due to my hearing loss I am not a fan of talking on the phone. I would rather text, message, of talk face to face with someone. Also due to my hearing loss I have a hard time controlling the volume of my voice, and I cannot locate were sounds are coming from.

Though I was a very vocal supporter of Barack Obama, I do not consider myself a Democrat. I don’t consider myself a Republican either. I think that the government needs to change depending on the times, and having a one track mind does little to help this. Some other politicians I enjoy are Jim Webb, Chris Dodd, and Chuck Hagel.

I like to plan things out way ahead of time just in case. I already know who my groomsman would be if I were to ever get married. (Ankit, Aaron, Marty, Casey) and I know who I would want my pallbearers would be if something was to ever happen to me. (Chad Jensen, Grant Wells, Rich Matzen, Phil Cunningham, Keith Nylin, and John Knoble)

I have noticed recently that I have been repeating words a lot, and I think I have discovered the origin. This summer at work I would stop in to the lunch ladies and say, “Good morning, good morning.” Because there was two lunch ladies. And from that it has stemmed that I repeat words.

The two things hygiene-wise that I am the most concentrated on are my teeth and my hair. I probably brush my teeth about five times a day, sometimes more, usually every time I leave the building. I use shampoo and conditioner on my hair and both are for brunettes. Dyeing my hair pink senior year was the worst thing for my hair. The bleaching killed its texture and it took a while for it to go back to normal.

I own probley 250+ DVDs. I have most of them in my dorm room. If I get a movie that is part of a series, I need to have the full series. If I get one James Bond movie, I need to have them all. I love TV on DVD almost more then when it is on TV. I sometimes buy DVDs before I have seen the movie, especially if its in the five dollar bin.

I am trying to be more green, though it is not working out the best right now, it is something I hope to get better on. I am not going to be Ed Begley Jr., but I will be better then I am now.

I am also trying to live healthier. I have stopped drinking soda, and I eat little candy and sugar. Another thing I hope to get better on in the near future.

If I could have dinner with five dead people: Groucho Marx, Andy Warhol, Tim Russert, Teddy Roosevelt, Lee Harvey Oswald (I would ask him if he did it and what not.)

I don’t really believe in aliens, but I feel that we need to get attacked by aliens because it would be the only thing that could bring our country together. Watchmen-style.

I hope that when I die, people (presumable a grandchild) continue to bring it to places and around the world. It needs to continue on. And if I ever get cancer or something, it would be cool to turn it into a symbol. Lance Armstrong-style.

I honestly feel that this is the best time in American history to live. I think that we are at the center of American history and America only has about two hundred and fifty to three hundred years. I hope I live until the Tri-centennial in 2076.

I have not eaten at a McDonalds since I saw Super Size Me in 2004. The only exception is when I was in Poland I had a Royal with Cheese just to say I did. The overload of grease to my system made me sick.

My Friend

They say that everyone makes mistakes, but what does that mean? You always hear it, but you never really think that the mistake would be this. I guess you could turn that into “Everybody sins.” And even though you know that everyone sins, it still is a shock when you find out about it.

Jim Young is like a brother to me. I have watched his kids grow up. Every piece of good advice I have ever received has been from him, and he saved me from entering a deep depression. I owe a lot to that man. I owe everything to that man.

I glad I heard about it from Jacie Turner. Jacie has become like an aunt to me, and the news wasn’t as hard coming from her. One of my first reaction was how could he do this when he has friends like me and Casey who look up to him so much, but I cannot believe that I was that selfish. I thought of Trisha, and the boys, and one of my best friends who is in a world of hurt. I couldn’t process the news right away, but when I did I didn’t take it as hard as I thought I would. When I came to terms with the news and wanted to be with him. I wanted to be by his side and tell him that I am not going to judge him, and I will be with his side all the time. Of course I could not be with him, but I sent him a text reading, “I love you like a brother. I am your friend and I will always support you.” I wanted to make sure that he knew he still had my support.

Should you feel mad? Sure. Should you feel confused? Sure. Whatever you feel now is okay, but you need to hold your head high. It is time for all of us to be there for the man who has always been there for us. It is not a time to gossip and spread rumors about a subject that none of us understand. He still has me in his corner and I will never leave. I will always support my friend, my brother. I am always there for Trisha and the boys. Sin can always be forgiven, and every problem has a solution, every illness has a treatment. It is now time for us to control the future. We need to take control of this situation as well as we can. Stopping gossip, stopping rumors, stopping jokes. Whatever needs to be done. I am going to stand up for my friend. I do not agree with what he did, but I will not give up on him. He is still a good man and I will still live by the lessons he taught me. I am standing up for him and am in his corner and I encourage everyone else to do the same. Sin can be forgiven.

Why I Left the Republican Party

I am sitting here the day after Sen. Barack Obama has before President-elect Obama, the first African American President of the United States. I’ve worked very hard to make sure this day would come, but if anyone knew me six years ago, they would not think that I would be celebrating a Democratic victory last night. The Andy Green of six years ago would not believe that the first time he voted for President he would vote for Barack Obama, let alone support him along the entire path. The Andy Green of six years ago would most likely have voted for John McCain. I was a Republican, and pretty hardcore. I really liked Howard Dean, but felt that President Bush needed to be re-elected and would be able to fix whatever problems he had started. Our country did not get better. It did not get better at all, it got worse. As our country changed I changed, I began to realize how bad our country was getting and how President Bush has not helped out anything. I began to realize that the current Republican Party is not what America needs. The current Republican party is not the party of Lincoln, its not the party of Roosevelt, and its making its way to not being the party of Reagan. I have now left the Republican Party and have no plans to return unless major change happens. I don’t consider myself a Democrat, I will be an Independent, but I want to say why I have left the Republican Party and what I feel it can do to heal itself.

I think the Republican Party is a bully. If you don’t support the war, you are un-patriotic. Everyone needs to be gushing red white and blue out of every pour. I feel that everyone should be proud of our country, but I understand if you are not, or have a hard time doing so. I understand if you do not support the war in Iraq, a war we were lied into, a war with no cause. If you do not support the war, it does not make you un-patriotic. It is our right as an American to have our own thoughts, and the Republicans should know that. The Republican party is a bully in its recent campaigning. The Karl Rove-way of politics is to take one of the main things an opponent has and turn it against them. They tried to turn the smart Al Gore into an idiot, the tried to turn the war hero John Kerry into a war criminal; they tried to turn the great American Barack Obama into an un-patriotic, terrorist-supporting socialist with anti-American views. The Republican Party is a bully. If you don’t agree with the Republican Party you are almost looked as less of a person in Republican’s eyes. This really bothers me. There was nothing in Sen. Obama’s plan that says he is a Socialist. But that is grounded into people, and instead of using your plans for the future against your opponent, the Republicans use attacks on character. Attacking everyone’s character. If someone supports abortion, why would you label them as a baby-killer before asking why they support it? If someone is against the war, why would you label them un-patriotic before asking why they are against it? Why is it wrong for someone to have a different point of view then you, and why is it your responsibility to pick at their character? The Republican Party needs to stop the negative attacks and attacks on character. Let’s build up instead of tear down. If the Republican Party wants me back, they will stop these pointless attacks on everyone who does not think like them.

The Republican Party has positioned themselves as the party of God, and if you are not part of the Republican Party you are against God. I had a Republican McCain supporter tell me that I was less of a Christian of supporting Sen. Obama. How dare Republican’s hand me my judgment. If I did not feel what I was doing was right, I would not do it. The person who judged me did not ask me why I was supporting Sen. Obama. I did not get a chance to tell him I was Pro-Life, he judged me right there. When John Mataya and I were canvassing in Minnesota on Groundhog Day, a woman was telling us about how she was a born again Christian and because of that she could not support a Democrat. I am appalled by this. God told us to love your neighbor as you would love yourself. Joan Jett made an interesting point in our conversation. She said that God’s judgment is up to God, and people should not try to do it for him because they are trying to do something that only He can do. Republicans tried to tag Sen. Obama as a Muslim, and then tried to say that he has a radical preacher. So what if someone is a Muslim. I would vote for a Muslim, I would vote for a Jew. Those Religions are based on historical fact. If a candidate belonged to a cult, like Mormonism or Scientology, I would have a lot harder time voting for them, if they got my vote at all, i.e. Mitt Romney. God is the God of everyone, not just Republican’s. He loves us all, and we are not less of a Christian is we support a Democrat, and that is not for you to decide. The Party still needs to love and believe in God, but they cannot have any claim that they are the Party of God, and cannot act as if they are. The party needs to accept the views of everyone. If the Republican Party wants me back they need to learn that, and make it so. I hope this does not sound Anti-God, because it is not that at all.

I have a hard time believing in some of the Republican parties views that seem very narrow minded. The first being gun rights. I believe in the second amendment, but I do not think the second amendment says that we cannot regulate gun ownership and ban the sale of automatic weapons. I believe you should be able to hunt, but you do not hunt deer with an AK-47. There is no need for automatic weapons to be on the market. Why do you need to own one anyway? I do not like that Sen. Obama has been scrutinized for wanting to talk with foreign leaders without pre-conditions. Why is it wrong to try and talk things out? Who are we to tell Castro that we can only talk if he frees all the political prisoners? We need to talk things out and have good foreign policy again. The world looks at America as a warmongering nation and that needs to end.

This is just a couple of the bigger reasons why I have left the party. I do feel that the election of Sen. Obama is a good thing for the Republican’s. The Party should lay low for the next eight years, yes eight years. They need to review and revise their issues. Look over everything and cut out the hate. The Party needs new leadership. Reagan conservatives are on the decline, and it is time for change. Take people like Charlie Crist and Bobby Jindal. Give the younger blood a chance. But the answer is not Sarah Palin. Sarah Palin is the past, and when need to look for the future. The only Republicans that will continue to have my support are Mike Wolf and Chuck Grassley. We as a country need to look toward the future. Someday, I might return to the Republican Party, and I will even support candidates here and there, but I have left the Republican Party of today, and am waiting for the Republican Party of the future.

Why I am Voting for Barack Obama

I feel it is the mission of every Presidential administration to leave the world better then what you found it. The people like and can trust the government, we are not in too much debt, our overall standing in the world is good, and the biggest story on the evening news is not the seventh seal being pulled. But now, after eight years, tax breaks for the wealthy, No Child Left Behind, 9-11, Hurricane Katrina, a war in Afghanistan, a war in Iraq, numerous human rights violations, and the biggest economic crisis since Hoover, America has a horrible standing in the world and had lost the trust of its citizens. I feel it is time for a change, and that is why I am voting for Barack Obama.

Sen. Obama wants to give the middle class a tax break, and reverse the Bush tax cuts. Sen. McCain has been telling people that Sen. Obama will raise everyone’s taxes, but it is not true, only the taxes of roughly the top ten percent. The fact is, the top ten percent, (people like Warren Buffet, Cindy McCain, and the numerous celebrities that have endorsed Sen. Obama), can afford paying more taxes without affecting their state of living. The fact is people like my parents that have two kids in college, are trying to pay off their house, are paying off a couple of cars, and have to work three jobs in order to continue being able to afford things, people like my parents will have a tax break, that will give them a little bit of help paying their bills and buying food. Another thing that will help is Sen. Obama wants to help everyone get through college, so if everyone can do four years of public service, the Government will help make sure you can pay for school. John McCain would like to call paying taxes Socialism, but that is not the case at all. Taxes are a form of “spreading the wealth around,” but that spreading is what pays for roads, police officers, teachers, and fireman. How can you not say that paying taxes is patriotic? We have a ten-TRILLION dollar national debt, and Sen. McCain doesn’t want to tell anyone taxes will be raised, of course taxes will be raised no matter who is the next president. Sen. Obama will even tell us that we have to help out, he can’t do it himself. He is brave enough to tell us the truth. For finances, that is why I am voting for Barack Obama.

The war in Iraq is a disaster. It is the worst act of foreign policy ever. There were no weapons of mass destruction. There is no blueprint for the war. No ending strategy, no definition of success. We invaded a country we had no beef with. There was no connection between Saddam Hussein and 9-11. We were lied to by our administration, and that is a fact. Now our soldiers have died. The same people that label themselves “pro-life” have sent young Americans overseas for death and destruction. Death of Americans, death of Iraqis. Sen. Obama knew the war was a bad idea before we went in and spoke out against it. We need to bring the troops home before more die, and we need to begin to clean our image in the world’s eyes. Barack Obama gave a speech in front of 200,000 Europeans who were waving American flags. Sen. Obama will end torture at Gitmo. Instead of fighting for oil, Sen. Obama will start transitions into environmentally friendly forms of energy, like solar, wind and hydroelectric. We are fighting two wars, have a horrible reputation in the world, and are on the verge of a second cold war. Sen. Obama is not afraid to sit down with world leaders and talk things out. For foreign policy, that is why I am voting for Barack Obama.

The first decision a president had to make is picking a Vice President. Sen. Obama picked Sen. Joe Biden. Joe Biden has been part of the Senate since before John McCain. He has experience in foreign policy. Sen. Biden is still a Washington outsider, continuing to live in Delaware and commuting everyday. Sen. McCain, who is 72, picked Sarah Palin, the Governor of Alaska. Sarah Palin has been Governor less then John McCain has been running for President. She has no foreign policy expierince, does not know what the Bush Doctrine is, and has abused her power as Governor with the Troopergate scandal. Though Joe Biden sometimes puts his foot in his mouth, that is better then Sarah Palin, who never goes away from the same talking points and does not do interviews. If something happens to Sen. Obama we know our country is in good hands with Joe Biden. If something happens to Sen. McCain we don’t know what will happen with this woman. For common sense, I am voting for Barack Obama.

Mark Wahlburg Talks to Animals

I think this is one of the best SNL Skits in a while.

New Potato Pictures

Brandon Routh from Superman Returns
Demi Moore

Ashton Kutcher

Election Confusion

I got this in an email from the Wells family and I think it speaks alot of truth.

I'm a little confused. Let me see if I have this straight....

* If you grow up in Hawaii, raised by your grandparents, you're "exotic, different."

* Grow up in Alaska eating moose burgers, a quintessential American story.

* If your name is Barack you're a radical, unpatriotic Muslim.

* Name your kids Willow, Trig and Track, you're a maverick.

* Graduate from Harvard law School and you are unstable.

* Attend 5 different small colleges before graduating, you're well grounded.

* If you spend 3 years as a brilliant community organizer, become the first black President of the Harvard Law Review, create a voter registration drive that registers 150,000 new voters, spend 12 years as a Constitutional Law professor, spend 8 years as a State Senator representing a district with over 750,000 people, become chairman of the state Senate's Health and Human Services committee, spend 4 years in the United States Senate representing a state of 13 million people while sponsoring 131 bills and serving on the Foreign Affairs, Environment and Public Works and Veteran's Affairs committees, you don't have any real leadership experience.

* If your total resume is: local weather girl, 4 years on the city council and 6 years as the mayor of a town with less than 7,000 people, 20 months as the governor of a state with only 650,000 people, then you're qualified to become the country's second highest ranking executive.

* If you have been married to the same woman for 19 years while raising 2 beautiful daughters, all within Protestant churches, you're not a real Christian.

* If you cheated on your first wife with a rich heiress, and left your disfigured wife and married the heiress the next month, you're a Christian.

* If you teach responsible, age appropriate sex education, including the proper use of birth control, you are eroding the fiber of society.

* If , while governor, you staunchly advocate abstinence only, with no other option in sex education in your state's school system while your unwed teen daughter ends up pregnant , you're very responsible.

* If your wife is a Harvard graduate lawyer who gave up a position in a prestigious law firm to work for the betterment of her inner city community, then gave that up to raise a family, your family's values don't represent America's.

* If you're husband is nicknamed "First Dude", with at least one DWI conviction and no college education, who didn't register to vote until age 25 and once was a member of a group that advocated the secession of Alaska from the USA, your family is extremely admirable.

Sarah Palin

Honestly.
When John McCain was about to announce his running mate I really thought he was going to go with Romney or Liberman. Pawlenty maybe, and at a stretch Jindal or Crist.
But no, we got this woman.


Of course no one knew who she is and I was genuinely surprised.
She is the Governor of a Red State with only 3 electoral votes. She has no foreign policy experience, has never been on the national scene, and in under indictment. Now, not only has McCain lost his experience argument against Obama, now he has lost his celebrity argument. McCain had a hard time filling rooms with his appearences. Now he has people lined up around the block. Are people actually going to vote for him now just because this woman is his VP.
The campaign is now releasing full blown lies and are defending themselves with them. She was for the Bridge to Nowhere when she said she wasn't. The cook she said she fired still works for them. Her private jet was not sold on Ebay.
Now, the campaign is actually saying that Barack Obama called Sarah Palin a pig.
This is so rediculous that if I think about it too long I pretty sure my head will explode like that guy in Scanners. What I worry about, is that this woman could actually be our next Vice President. Even though Barack Obama has not been on the national scene that long, he has written two books on his life and the kitchen sink has come out since he started his campaign. We know nothing about this woman and what will come out after she gets the job. Do people realize that she supported having rape victims pay for there medical examinations. She goes to a church where they speak in tongues and has spoken from the pulpit within the last 4 months, and yet people give Obama crap because the Minister he knows said stupid crap from the pulpit. There is just so much crap that has come out in the last three weeks that it is ridiculous.
I haven't even mentioned that her 17 year old daughter is pregnant. Now, I know that kids need to be left out of the picture. But, I feel children are the best reflection of a person parenting, and when this woman is trying to show that we need abstinence-only education and yet her own daughter gets knocked up in high school. I find a problem with that.
This woman is not what America needs right now.

Jill Biden

So I took a break from Blogging for the summer but now I'm back with a new picture for the Potato collection. Our future Second Lady, Jill Biden. Of course her husband Joe did not take a potato picture, but I guess I'll vote for him anyway.

An Open Letter to Hillary Clinton pt 2

The morning after.
Okay, so you pulled threw with Indiana, but you were blown out of the water in North Carolina. And now, this morning, you say you will not back down and have put 6 million dollars of your own money into your campaign. Adding the 5 million you already put in, that makes 11 million dollars of your money that you have put into your campaign. That would be like repainting the Titanic after it already struck the Iceburg. You know what I could do with 11 million dollars? I would but the copyright to Mr. Potato Head, and produce Andy Green Mr. Potato Heads. Barack Obama is barely worth 1 million dollars, and you have the balls to call him an elitist.
You have already passed your mark to back down with grace. You have started a schism within the party that will need from now until to November to heal.
What I find funny, is that you sent your little carrot, Bill, into North Carolina to even shake hands with the voters going to the polls, and you still lost by almost twenty percent. You are now almost to the point where the Superdelegates can't even save you.
Now where is John McCain during all of this. He is giving speeches and gathering support like a Presidential Canidate. Trying to prove he is the best one for Republicans. You have Republicans voting for you so that John McCain has a better chance in November. If that is not a reason to drop out, I don't know what else is.
Talk to you soon
Andy Green

An Open Letter to Hillary Clinton

Hi. I don't know if you remember me, but we met at an event in Clinton, Iowa. You took a photo with my Mr. Potato Head. Anyway...
Today is a big day for you. Indiana and North Carolina are both going to the polls to try and deciede between you and Sen. Obama. So far, Sen. Obama is ahead in the polls and you have been trying to close the gap. The problem is, is that Indiana and North Carolina are not on the list of the states that you have labeled the "Big States" that you want to be President of. Hillary Clinton, President of the Big States. Growing up in Iowa, I have not been priveledged to grow up in a big state, and according to you, don't know what I'm doing when it comes to politics. Yet, you and your competitors spent a year here campaigning. We mattered to you until you came in third.
I just have a couple things I would like to address with you. First, and I think everyone wants to know, after the Texas/Ohio primaries you were told that it was not possible for you to get the nomination even if you were to win the rest of the states and have Michigan and Florida reinstated. Now, John Edwards knew when it was he time to back out and help the party. Even Mitt Romney knew when to back out to help his party. They both still had a little bit of a chance when they backed out. You have been told there is no way, and yet you have stayed in, with noticeible divide in the party. You have made viscious attacks agaist Sen. Obama and have played McCain's game for him. In an election the Republicans have handed you, you have turned that around. Now you make up some BS excuse about how you want the people to vote and state their opinion. Yet, you know that in the long run, it will still come out that more people want Sen. Obama to be President.
One of my biggest problems with your campaign is the insistance that the delegates from Michigan and Florida need to be reinstated. First of all, you didn't follow the rules and put your name on the ballot when none of the other canidates would. Now you have put up a big fuss about how they need to count, and you know that if the tables were turned you would be against it. And now every time you release a delegate count or vote count you include those votes, and you are the only people that do. You need to lay off of it and actually follow the rules. I'm sorry, but the rules do apply to the Clinton family.
This is only the first letter Mrs. Clinton. More are going to follow.
Andy Green

LOST-5/2 Something Nice Back Home

I wrote a synapses for this episode, but it got erased and I am too lazy to write another one. Basically Jack had his appendix taken out by Juliet and Bernard. Charlotte knows Korean, and Faraday likes her. The mercenaries survived the smoke monster and are leaving the island. Claire wakes up in the middle of the night and finds Christian holding Aaron. In the future, Jack and Kate are living together and are engaged. Jack sees Christian at the Hospital. Hurley continues to get visits from Charlie.

Some things I noticed:

• The smoke detector went off when Christian came. Could he be the smoke monster

• Does Jack have and appendix scar in the future?
• Does Jack know Aaron is his nephew? He told Kate that Aaron wasn't even related to her.
  

IRON MAN

There has been a surge of superhero films lately. There have been good ones,(SpiderMan, X2, Batman Begins.) But there have been way too many bad ones,(SpiderMan 3, Fantastic Four 2, Daredevil, the list goes on and on.) But now there is a movie that tops them all, IRON MAN.
Robert Downey Jr. stars as Tony Stark, a billionaire playboy industrialist who majors in weapons manufactoring. Downey does an amazing job as Stark. Recently in the comics, Stark has become a jerk and government lackey. Downey brings Stark back to his playboy pretty boy self who has a sarcastic remark for everything.
Gwyneth Paltrow plays Pepper Potts, Starks assisstant and mild love interest. Paltrow does okay as the damsel in distress who is at the right place at the right time. Terrence Howard plays Jim Rhodes who in the comics becomes War Machine. Howard does a great job as Stark's number two and his only real friend. Rhodes did not have as much airtime as I would have liked, but Howard did the best with it. Jeff Bridges played the films villlain, the Iron Monger. Bridges was wickedly evil, but I could only see him as the Dude. John Faverau cameos as Happy Hogan, and Jarvis, Stark's Alfred-esque butler, is portrayed as an omnipresent robot.
The films action was awesome and not full of crappy CGI like most action movies. And the levels of story and action were a perfect even. And of course the film set up a sequel. The Mandarin was hinted at, and Rhodes with the Mach II armor laid the steps for War Machine.
This was one of the best superhero/action movies I have seen, and it would not have been that way without Downey. Everyone should see this.

Little Rascals

So I am watching the early 90's classic Little Rascals and I have some problems with it.
First off, you have a group of about twenty boys who live in a blatantly sexist society, and their parents seem to be okay with it. Once their clubhouse burns down they do not have enough money to rebuild it, but how did the clubhouse get their in the first place? Where was the budget for this? Not only do they have a house, they have a car! Not only do they have a car, but these boys who think they can get a bank loan by standing on each other's soldiers are smart enough to assemble a new and fully functional car out of random spare parts.
The story takes place in about a weeks time, yet Darla can meet a random rich kid on the street and fall in love with him. The whole concept of eight-year olds experiencing love aside, I think this is an example of a woman going after a man only because he has money.
Plus, the rich kid not only drives a go cart with an industrial rocket on the back, it also has serrated blades that he is not afraid to use against his enemies.
The movie teaches boys that it is okay to dress up in a leotard and sneak in to the girls dressing room. It also teaches boys that it is okay to beat up the bully instead of working out your differences.
I also noticed some very adult-oriented jokes. When asked how he stopped a girl from handing over at his house, Froggy tells the guys he whipped out his lizard. This sounds like sexual harassment to me, but we find out that he actually showed her a live lizard, and not his manhood. Alfalfa's hair pops up as if erect when kissed by Darla. This kinda bothered me, I don't think I have to explain why.

Even though the movie is full of sexism, adult innuendo, cross dressing, impossibility, and underage loving aside, I really enjoy this movie.

LOST-4/24 The Shape of Things to Come

BEST LOST EVER!
Alex has been captured by armed mercenaries. They have her type in the code for the electro-fence thing.
Locke, Sawyer, and Hurley with Aaron are playing a nice game of RISK when the phone rings and says CODE 14J. Ben is playing the piano when Locke comes and tells him. Ben reacts by pulling a shotgun out of the piano bench. He says that people are coming to kill them and they need to fortify in the house. Sawyer leaves to get Claire. On his way, the mercenaries start shooting, killing the Red Shirt castaways living with them. Sawyer ducks behind tables and fences and sees a missile hit Claire's house blowing it up. Somehow Claire survives and Sawyer gets her back to the house. The doorbell rings and it is Miles. He has a walkey talkey the mercenaries have given him. Ben won't leave the house even though they have Alex. They shoot Alex in the back of the head. Ben summons the smoke monster to kill the mercenaries in possibly the coolest scene in the history of LOST. The Locke group retreats into the woods and split up again. Locke, Ben, and Hurley go to look for Jacob.
Back on the beach, Vincent finds a body in the water. Faraday reveals it is the freighter's doctor. They contact the boat to ask about the doctor. The boat replies in Morse code and Faraday tells them that rescue is coming for them. Surprise! Bernard knows Morse code and says Faraday lied and the boat said the doctor is fine. Jack attacks Faraday and has Faraday admit they did not come to rescue them. Jacks appendix explodes.
In the Flashforward, Ben is in Tunisia and Iraq. He notices one of Widmore's men at a funeral. One of the pallbearers is Sayid. The funeral is for Nadia, Sayid's wife. Ben tells Sayid that the man he is following killed Nadia. The man confronts Ben and Sayid kills him. Sayid will now help Ben kill Widmore's people, like in Sayid's flashforward. Ben goes to Widmore's house and wakes him up in the middle of the night. He tells him that he is going to kill Penny since he killed Alex. Widmore says he wants the island.

Questions:

1. What happened to Ben in the future that he looks confused and doesn't know the year?
2. What is happening with Widmore's nightmares?
3. Why does the freighter tell them the doctor is fine?
   

Pennsylvania

Last night was the Primary in Pennsylvania. Hillary Clinton won at a 9.2 percent margin. That was better then the 25 percent margin Barack Obama was losing by six weeks ago. Now Hillary Clinton is saying that she has received more votes then any candidate ever. The math doesn't add up, but she is counting Michigan and Florida. The problem with that is two things. 1) The votes don't count, 2)She was the only candidate on the ballet. Again, campaigning and putting your name on the ballet in those states was against the rules. I don't understand where that is hard for her to grasp. Obama, Edwards, Richardsen, Biden, and Dodd all figured that one out. Another problem with her math is that four states including Iowa are not included in the final popular vote tally. Of the other three Obama won two.

Colbert tonight said it best when he compared the Clinton Campaign to the War in Iraq.
She goes in expecting to be treated as a liberator with initial success.
She is hit by opposing forces that hit harder then expected.
She has repeated requests for with drawl.
People who supported at first now don't.
Now she has a surge that has sorted worked, but is still widely unpopular.

Another thing that has come out of Pennsylvania is polling that says people will vote for McCain if Hillary is not the nominee. Pundents and the Clinton Campaign are now trying to use this to lure voters and Superdelegates. Do they not realize there are 49 more states out there? There are more voices then the ones in Pennsylvania, and those voices have called for and will continue calling for Barack Obama.

Funny Republicans

What is with the funny Vice President-types this week?

Dick Cheney cracked some jokes about himself at a dinner this week. So did Romney.

John Edwards

John Edwards appeared on tonights episode of the Colbert Report. Colbert has been in Philedalphia all week for the Pennsylvannia Primary on Tuesday. Hillary Clinton made a brief appearence, and Barack made an appearance via satelitte, but the highlight of the show was Edwards. Her came out to do The Word, and changed it to the EdWord. The topic was about white make voters and their importance. Of course the most sought after white male is John Edwards. Edwards used this to take about his issues. He said he can't go against Obama because he doesn't want to seem Anti-Hope. He said he can't go against Clinton because he is scarred James Carville will bite him. He wants a Jet Ski so him and Elizabeth can go out on the ocean, and he wants to be a spy. Edwards would also like his face on money. I don't think he was really asking to much.
But really, John Edwards needs his own show. He had a good presence. What I'm thinking, next year Conan gets Jay's job so that leaves a slot open. Enter Edwards.

Deomcratic Debate- 4/16

Hillary Clinton's whole campaign and basis for staying in the race is that Barack Obama can not win against John McCain in November. So, the surprise moment of the night was when Hillary was asked if Barack could beat McCain and she said, "Yes, yes, yes." Not one yes, three yeses.
I missed the first hour of the debate due to Glee Club Practice, but I got the gist of the campaign. Debates are supposed to sit a situation on the table and the candidates go over what they would do in that situation. The way this debate went was tell Barack Obama all of the things that the Clinton campaign has said he did wrong and have him defend himself. And yet, all of the critics are saying that Barack came out better.
Barack made the "bitter" comment a week ago and he really has yet to receive a big fall out from it. He still has received Superdelegates support when she has not. His poll numbers are doing a lot better in Pennsylvania and way ahead of her in Indiana, North Carolina, and Nationally. All of Hillary's campaigning in Pennsylvania is based around that comment showing that she is running a negative campaign. And The Boss himself Bruce Springsteen has announced his support for Barack. Even if Barack loses in Pennsylvania, people will need to look at the margin of votes and then look at the margin a month ago. He was down by around thirty a month ago and has made up that gap. Without running a negative campaign and with all the controversy with the bitter comment and Rev. Wright.

The Pope

One of my favorite late night hosts is the one that I can't watch, Bill Maher. Bill Maher host a show every Friday night on HBO called Real Time. Maher is a known Atheist and a frequent critic of all religion. And this week two big events in religion occur, a polygamist compound raid, and the Pope's first visit to America. Of course Maher had to comment on that:

"I'd like to tip off law enforcement to an even larger child-abusing religious cult. Its leader also has a compound, and this guy not only operates outside the bounds of the law, but he used to be a Nazi and he wears funny hats. That's right, the Pope is coming to America this week and, ladies, he's single."

And now Bill O'Reilly and members of the Catholic League are mad a Maher now for calling the Pope a Nazi and the rest of his comment. Well lets dissect it.
Child Abusing- Priests have molested alter-boys
Compound-The Pope does live in his own country
Operates outside the bounds of Law-The Priest really didn't get in to much trouble for molesting alter boys, and the Church gets away with a lot more then a major company would.
He's a Nazi- Pope Benedict was a member of the Hitler Youth, he was not an actual Nazi, and you can argue that he was only doing it because he was a child. But at one time he did wear a swastika.
Funny Hats- Come on.
So all Maher did was take fact, and put it into a humerous sentance.

Okay, now lets take a look at the Pope.

Now lets look at Emperor Palpatine, one of the most evil characters in cinema.


All the Pope needs is a cool laser sword. Maybe he can use his Hitler Youth Knife.
Oh crap, did he just compare the Pope to Emperor Palpatine? Only by looks, for right now.
My take on the Pope. I have nothing against Benedict, unless he doesn't take a photo with my Potato. I feel the very fact of having a Pope goes against what Christ was trying to say. He had a problem with the Jewish leaders because they were using God as basically a way to show off themselves. He knew that no one man could speak for the word of God. Christ did not wear robes or a stupid hat. Christ rode on a donkey, not a "Christ-Mobile." Christ did not have his own country.
Christ said, "Go and make disciples that make disciples." The Great Commission. How did that turn into, Go and make a city of beauty and statues. Build a leadership-system of Cardinals and Bishops and Priests that run the religion, oh and if one of them touches the alter-boy keep it hush. Make up a list of sins that are not in the Bible. Make religion and God into a chore instead of a joy.
Maybe Bill Maher is right.

YouTube Cheaters

I love Youtube. I use it for everything. I watch political shows like Bill Maher and Keith Olberman. I watch clips from tv and trailer mashups. I watch standup comedians. Some time I just use it to listen to music. And the occasional guy getting hit in the groin is good. But some people have discovered a new way to use YouTube, teaching people how to cleverly cheat.

It is a smart move really, I am not going to lie. These kids have new and exciting ways to cheat at school and they want to share. I am not saying you should cheat, I am totally against it, but these people are quite clever. And they are using YouTube to pass on there knowledge.

One video shows how to make labels for coke bottles that have the answers on them. Or write the answers on a stretched rubber band so that when you have it unstretched you can't see them. Writing answers on hidden parts of your body or hiding them in your clothes. Using unnecessary spaces and words to make papers look longer. All this stuff can to taught to an interested student by YouTube.

So what could be the outcome of this? Blocking YouTube on computers at schools? Banning bottles in the classroom? I really feel that if people feel the need to cheat they are going to, and hopefully the teacher catches them. YouTube is a great tool and a great resource. I find all the cheating tips entertaining, but would personally never use any of them.

Cheating on a Test

Bitter

Sen. Obama made a little bit of a ruckus again this week by making a comment along the lines of some Americans being "bitter." Sen. Obama has said that he used the wrong words, but that does not stop Hillary Clinton from attacking that. She has now said that Obama is not in tune with America and out of touch.
I'm sorry, but Obama was fighting for churches and the little guy on the streets of Chicago. The only reason he is worth a million dollars is because of his book deals, and he just paid off his student loans. He was raised by a single mother and now is raising two daughters in a post-9/11 America.

Someone else on the other hand has made one hundred and nine million dollars. Lived in the White House for eight years with things like a private airplane/helicopter/limo/butlers and servants/army/bodyguards/etc. Before that lived in the Governor's mansion in Arkansas. That is the last twenty-four years at least.

So who is out of touch with the normal American? At least Obama can remember everything he has done and takes the blame for things. Its funny that Hillary can't ever remember anything important.

And of course James Carville blasts Obama about his comment, yet he still won't take back his comment comparing Gov. Richardsen to Judas.

Kindle

I first learned about Kindle when Whoopi Goldberg talked about it on The View. Kindle is a new technology that has been pioneered by amazon.com. What Kindle is is the new book, and by that I mean the new personal library. It is a hand held device that can travel with you anywhere that you download books onto, and daily newspapers and magazines. If I wanted to read The Audacity of Hope, I could. And it appears on a paper-like screen. If I then wanted to catch up on my latest Stephen King novel I can go right to it. What if I wanted to read the article about the Election in TIME magazine, I can get a subscription to TIME for my Kindle. And the newest article by my friend Jose at the Washington Post? That can be on my Kindle too.
Where does this take our future? My college textbooks could be downloaded on to my Kindle and turn my hundred dollar books into ten dollar books. Elementary, Middle, and High Schools could put their textbooks on Kindle, and children will never forget them in their lockers or at home.
The only downside is the four-hundred dollar price tag, which really isn't bad when you think about it. Beside the fact that the price will go down in the future, you save lots of money on the books them selves. It will eventually pay for itself.
Think, in one hand held device I could have my Sociology book, Entertainment Magazine, my latest Stephen King novel, The Clinton Herald, and the Boy Scout Handbook. Maybe even the Bible. You could get the latest texts of the State of the Union address, or the transcript of the latest debate. This could revolutionize the classroom, and in the long run save school systems a lot of money.

The Kindle Website

Funny Women

There is this long standing status that women are not funny. If you were to ask me who I think the funniest people are, I would say Larry David, Ricky Gervais, Chris Rock, Dennis Miller, and probably Jerry Seinfeld. Every night I watch Jay Leno, Conan O'Brien, Stephen Colbert, and Jon Stewert. I wish I had HBO so I could watch Bill Mahr. I've paid money to see Lewis Black, Jim Gaffigan, and George Carlin. I have Mitch Hedburg on my IPOD. Look at history. Where would comedy be without Mark Twain, Groucho Marx, Benny Hill, or Monty Python? These comedians are all men. Some are Jewish, but none are women. But does that mean I am sexist or that I don't think women are funny? I don't really think so.
One of the funniest television characters is Elaine Benes, played by Julia Louise Dreyfus. Dreyfuss played a woman who was living in a man's world and held her own. Dreyfuss is now in another successful sitcom, and had a great guest-spot on Arrested Development. Susie Essman and Cheryl Heins are integral parts of Curb Your Enthusiasm. They both have a different type of funny. The same goes for Jenna Fischer and the girls on The Office.

One woman who has gained plenty of attention lately is Sarah Silverman. Silverman had one of the best tellings of the Aristocrats in The Aristocrats, and she was surrounded by the greats like Carlin, Richard Lewis, and Don Rickles. Silverman gets her funny by treading on the ground where men can't usually tread. Jokes about rape and menstruating are not in the usual guy-comedy show. Silverman now has her own show and the ever popular "I'm F-ing Matt Damon" video.

It seems people don't remember how funny Whoppi Goldberg, Ellen Degeneres, and Joan Rivers were before they became household names. What about the slew of funny women that have come out of Saturday Night Live. Gilda Radner was the original funny woman. Dreyfuss and Silverman both have a SNL history, and of course Tina Fey. Tina Fey was the head-writer on the show, had a popular movie with Mean Girls, and now has an award winning television show.

I could spend a while naming male comedians, but I would not be able to name too many women. And I know alot of comedians. I don't really think that the problem is there are no funny women, I think the problem is that female comedians are not as well known as their male counter-parts. Most of the time when you find a female comedian, she is really funny. Where there are a lot of male comedians that are famous that are not funny. (Ahem, Carlos Mencia, cough, Dane Cook.)

But you do have the best of both worlds with Eddie Izzard, who is a male comedian who is a funny woman.

Condolezza Rice

Sources are saying that Secretary of State Condolezza Rice is actively seeking to be Sen. McCain's Vice President nominee. Condi herself has repeatedly denied that she would like to be VP, and has stated she would like to go teach at an Ivy League school.
I wouldn't personally have a problem with Condi as McCain's running mate. I don't mind Condi and think that she only has a bad name because she is associated with the Bush administration.

Why Condi would be a good choice:
-Foreign Policy experience. And since McCain plans to carry on in Iraq, why not have Condi on his side. It used to be that Secretary of State was the only road to the White House.
-If McCain is competeing against a black man or a white woman, why not have a black woman?
-With his age he needs a young person, and she is still young.

Why Condi might not be a good choice:
-She is part of the Bush Administration. With John McCain being called George Bush's third term, he really needs to distance himself, and having Condi standing next to him might not be the best plan.
-She is not the most popular among Liberals, and because of that she would be an easy target for attacks. The Democrats are going to need all they can to attack because of what they are doing to themselves.


As far as other potential running mates: Romney and Huckabee are easy, they would both give McCain a Conservative boost. Gov. Crist of Florida, with all the primary mess on the Democrat side McCain could have a good shot at this swing state. Joe Lieberman would draw a more independent crowd, but hasn't he already lost a Presidential race? For a wild card-I would say John Kerry or another known Democrat. I feel a cross-party ticket could be good for our country, espicially if Hillary Clinton pulls through the nomination. If that happens, maybe we can have a McCain/Obama ticket. That would blow McCain/Rice out of the water.

I'm F*cking Obama

See more funny videos at CollegeHumor

In her head, on the floor, when we talk about the war.

The Next President and VP?

Sen John McCain and Gov. Crist from Florida. Florida is always a trouble state in the election. I think Crist has a good shot at the VP slot. And Secretary of Defense Arnold would be nice.

Secret Invasion #1

It is here! After a four-year build-up, the invasion has been revealed. So what happens?
Years ago on a Skrull planet the Skrull Queen instructs her troops on what to be done.
Tony Stark, Hank Pym, and Reed Richards are dissecting the body of the Elektra Skrull.
Dum Dum Dungan arrives at the SWORD base in space, and they discover a Skrull ship entering Earth's airspace, and it crashes in the Savage Land. Stark is called away from the autopsy and calls Spider Woman to assemble the Mighty Avengers. She calls in the New Avengers, and with the help of Cloak, steal on of Stark's quinjets. The New Avengers crash in the Savage Land, and are stopped by the Might Avengers. Before a fight starts between the two Avengers teams, Dum Dum Dungan reveals himself as a Skrull and blows up the SWORD headquarters. Jarvis, Stark's butler, reveals himself as a Skrull and shuts down Stark's armour, causing him to have a seizure. Each time a Skrull attacks, he says, "He Loves You...." The SHEILD Hellicarrier is taken down by an alien virus. The prisoners at the Raft are set free and attack the guards. Marvel Boy notices he is free and leaves without helping the guards. The Thunderbolts are attacked by Captain Marvel. A tourist at the Baxter Building reveals to be a Skrull and turns into Susan Storm. The Skrull-Sue goes to the Negative Zone Portal controller and opens a portal to the Negative Zone in the middle of Manhattan. Johnny is close with the two kids.
Back in the Savage Land, Luke Cage opens the Skrull ship. Out comes Captain America, Iron Man, Thor, Spider Man, Luke Cage, Emma Frost, Beast, Invisible Woman, Wonder Man, Phoenix, Hawkeye, Vision, Scarlett Witch, Wolverine, Ms. Marvel, and I think Jessica Jones. Each one is in their old costumes, and they claim to be "back on Earth," like they are the real ones.
Hundreds of Skrull ships are coming towards Earth. And back at the Skrull autopsy, Hank Pym pulls out a gun and shoots Reed Richards. Pym turns into a Skrull.

WOW.
I thought Pym was a Skrull, and Dum Dum and Jarvis were no suprise. But the biggest shock moment was the ship full of heroes. I don't think all of them are real, some a Skrulls. They've already said that Cap is not a Skrull, and I don't think Stark is, because why would they attack him? Who is the "He" that loves everyone?

Who do I think are Skrulls:

• Ms. Marvel
• Clint Barton
• Capt. Marvel
• Wonder Man
• Spider Woman
• possibly Phoniex

Thats my short list for right now. Barton had a mysterious death, and so did the Vision, yet I don't think the new Vision is a Skrull. Wolverine and Tony Stark better not be Skrulls, and hopefully not Luke Cage. I would be fine with Spider Man being a Skrull if it ends this Brand New Day crap.

One Laptop Per Child

A program was created by some of the faculty members at MIT that helps every student around the world eventually have a laptop, the One Laptop Per Child program. That is every child around the world. Of course, the laptops these children receive are not like the laptop I have in my room. These laptops are what they call a $100 laptop. Now, the laptop isn't exactly $100 dollars, but it is a lot cheaper the most laptops out there, and it can do a lot of stuff.





Now children in under-developed countries can be training with technologies that we will be having for future generations. Rwanda, Haiti, Uruguay, and Afghanistan are just some of the under-developed countries that have started using this program. The laptops are not made open to the public, except around Christmas time in 2007 when they had a give 1 get 1 program. If you buy a laptop, one would go to a child in a foreign country.

www.laptop.org

The Marvel Universe

Tomorrow the first issue of Secret Invasion hits stands, and I am kind of excited about it. I really don't read comic books, but I pay attention to the plots and what is going on. I will be reading Secret Invasion. This series has been build for the last four or five years. I will be posting reviews on each issue after I read them, so I thought I would write a summary of the last four or five years.

Years ago there was the Kree/Skrull War. After the war, Tony Stark (Iron Man), gathered all of the leaders from the different super groups and formed the Illuminati. The group consisted of Stark, Professor X, Reed Richards, Namor the Sub Mariner, Dr. Strange, and Black Bolt. The Illuminati went to the Skrull homeworld and were captured and studied. They escaped, and within time the Skrull homeworld was destroyed by Galactus. The Skrulls believe that Earth is rightfully theirs.

A terrible disaster struck the Avengers Mansion. A series of random attacks killed Scott Lang (Ant Man), Vision, and Clint Barton (Hawkeye). It is discovered that the source behind the attacks is Wanda Maximoff. She is taken away by her father, Magneto. The Avengers split-up because of it.

A shadowy figure has Electro cause a mass breakout at the Raft super prison. A random assortment of heroes arrives on the scene aid, but 42 villains escape. The heroes that assembled become the New Avengers. The line up includes Captain America, Iron Man, Luke Cage, Spider Man, Wolverine, Spider Woman, and the Sentry. They discover a plot in the Savage Land that they go and investigate. They come across a SHEILD facility that gets blown up before they can figure out what’s going on. Before these events the heroes were part of a Secret War that put Nick Fury into hiding.

Wanda Maximoff is manipulated by her brother Pietro into changing this reality into a reality were mutants are superior, The House of M. Some of the heroes become aware that this is not the real world and team up to take down the Maximoffs. Clinton Barton is alive in this reality. In the final battle, Wanda restores the universe to normal, but rids the world of all its mutants, except 198 of them.

The Hulk attacks Las Vegas, so the Illuminati trick him into getting in a satellite. The satellite sends the Hulk to the planet Sakaar, starting Planet Hulk.

A group of D-List heroes called the New Warriors track down some of the villains that had escaped the Raft. In the process of catching these villains, they cause a mass explosion that kills over 600 people. This causes the passing of the Superhero Registration Act. Iron Man accepts the idea and leads the Pro-Registration side. Captain America denounces the idea and leads the Anti-Registration side.

During the Civil War on Earth, an Annihilation is happening in space. The Annihilation wave destroyed the planets of the Skrull Empire.

A battle between the Pro Reg. and Anti. Reg. sides takes place in New York, causing Capt. America to turn himself into the authorities, and the 50 State Initiative begins. Capt. America is subsequently assassinated. Tony Stark becomes the director of SHEILD.

A new Avenger team is formed, the Mighty Avengers. Their lineup includes Iron Man, Ms. Marvel, Wonder Man, Wasp, Black Widow, Ares, and the Sentry. The New Avengers go underground. Their lineup includes Luke Cage, Iron Fist, Spider Man, Wolverine, Spider Woman, Dr. Strange, Echo, and a resurrected Clint Barton. The two teams are constantly at odds with each other.

The planet Sakaar is destroyed, killing the Hulk’s wife and child. Hulk decides the Illuminati are to blame and returns to Earth to kill them. World War Hulk begins with the Hulk taking down all of the Earth’s most powerful heroes. Hulk turns Madison Square Garden into a gladiator arena where Dr. Strange, Reed Richards, Black Bolt, and Tony Stark are forced to fight each other. Hulk is defeated by the Sentry, who has to use all of his power.

The New Avengers fight the Hand in Japan, led by Elektra. After a big fight, Echo stabs Elektra in the chest. Elektra’s body turns into a Skrull. The New Avengers realize that the Skrulls could have infiltrated all of the super groups. Spider Woman steals the body and brings it to Tony Stark.

Stark brings the body to a meeting of the Illuminati. When discussing what to do with the body, Black Bolt reveals himself as a Skrull and attacks them. The Illuminati now realize there is a full scale invasion, and they can’t trust anyone.

RENO 911

Carlos Alazraqui and Cedric Yarbrough who play Dpt. Garcia and Jones on Reno 911.

This Woman Could be the next President

Does that not scare anyone? After you watch these you will.

Arrested Development

Today I finished watching one of my new favorite shows. The only problem is that it went off the air a couple of years ago. Good thing they may be making it into a movie. The show had great writing and acting. Each character was unique, and the 53 episodes all interwove and completed each other. The show has its quirks. The family lives in a model home, and drives an airport staircase. The only way to describe the show is to describe the characters.

Michael Bluth(Jason Bateman)- Michael is the middle son and Lindsay's twin brother. The shows straight-man. His wife has died previous to the show, and he has trouble with love, including his brother's girlfriend, a lawyer faking blindness, and a woman who was unknowingly mentally retarded. He took over the company to try and save his family.

George Bluth Sr.(Jeffrey Tambor)-The matriarch of the family. Is in prison for possible light treason, involving making model homes for Saddam Hussein in Iraq. He is imprisoned, breaks out of prison, and lives in the attic of the model home. He finds religion in Judaism and has a twin brother named Oscar.

Lucille Bluth(Jessica Walter)- George's alchololic wife, and mother of the family. Holds many family secrets and is not the best mother. She adopts a Korean boy.

G.O.B. Bluth(Will Arnett)- The older brother. G.O.B. is a "magician", who usually has lighter fluid or a dead dove shooting out of his sleeve. He is a patsy for his dad, and usually tries to one-up his brother with a stupid idea.

Lyndsay Bluth Funke(Portia de Rossi)- Michael's "twin" sister. She never has a job and is living in a failed marriage. She joins advocacy groups for weird special interests groups.

Dr. Tobias Funke(David Cross)- Tobais is Lyndsay's husband. He aspires to be an actor with help from Carl Weathers. He is a never nude, who can never be naked, even alone, and wears cut off bluejeans to help with that. He tries to join the Blue Man Group and gets hair plugs that reject his body.

Buster Bluth(Tony Hale)-The youngest Bluth sibling, Buster suffers from horrible panic attacks. He may be in love with his mother and dates her older best friend, also named Lucille. He gets his hand bitten off by a seal and gets a hook for a hand.

George Michael Bluth(Michael Cera)- George Michael is Michael's son. He works at the family's frozen banana stand. He is secretly in love with his cousin Maebe, but has a Christian girlfriend named Ann.

Maebe Funke(Alia Shawkat)- Lyndsay and Tobias' daughter. She is mostly forgotten by her parents. She was pretending to be a handicapped girl at her high school, and was later secretly working at a movie industry as an executive.

Running gags like how each family matter does a chicken impression make the show so much funnier. Another thing is how every character has a unique characteristic. The lawyer who is secretly gay, the competition who has no hair, the rich uncle who can't use his legs so he has a strong man carry him around instead of using a wheelchair. Celebrity cameos also don't take away attention from the show. This has to be one of the best and funniest shows ever, and its a wonder that it was cancelled.

People Math

Julian McMahon

Plus

Will Arnett

Equals

Chad Jensen

Funny Obama

Obama almost seems like a stand up comedian in this clip.



This is just funny.

Rev. Wright

I am finally going to discuss my take on the Rev. Wright situation. I do not understand why this is as big of an issue as it is. First off, why does what Obama's pastor says have any effect on him as a presidential candidate. Just because that is what the pastor believes, it does not mean that that is what Obama believes. I know in my church, everyone has a different idea of what is going on, though we all get the same message. Second, first Obama is a Muslim so he shows the public his church life to prove he isn't, then his pastor has said some controversial statements in his time and Obama gets hit on that too. No one even knows about Hillary and McCain's church life at all. There are Republicans who are mad about Rev. Wrights statements that listen to Pat Robertson and Jerry Falwell. I actually agree with Rev. Wright about his statements on 9-11, how we attack other countries and now they have attacked us. I do not agree that gays caused Hurricane Katrina.
It seems like all the little things that could be bad for Obama are stretched to be really bad things, when all the real bad things that should be bad for Hillary are not to be talked about.
At a recent college meet and greet. A man asked Chelsea Clinton if she thought the Lewinsky scandal had hurt her mother's credibility. Chelsea told him it was none of his business. Okay, so he should not have asked the daughter about it, but I think that it is his business. Why it is it not to be talked about. It seems like a big elephant in the room. But if Obama was to point out the elephant, he would ripped apart. Yet, Obama's preacher makes a comment a couple of years ago and Obama is hurt because of it.
Obama has been open about his taxes and schedules and life, yet Hillary is very secretive and will not release stuff until she has to. What is she hiding? We really don't get much of Hillary's personal life, but you get all of Obama's.
Obama now has to keep his distance from Rev. Wright, and Rev. Wright's credibility has been hurt. Yet Hillary has said nothing about the fact that Jim Carville called Bill Richardson "Judas." And she continues to make comments about Rev. Wright, when it should now not be an issue.

Hillary Uncensured

http://thepage.time.com/obama-camp-memo-on-clinton-misleading-voters/



Honestly, after watching and reading this, I wonder how ANYONE can support Hillary Clinton, and how anyone can argue with me about the fact that I will vote for John McCain before her.

Bill Richardson endorsed Barack this week, and after 8 weeks of courting him, the Clinton campaign said that his endorsement wasn't a big deal. Jim Carville compared it to Judas betraying Christ. Hello! Not only is he comparing Bill Richardson to Judas, a man who has saved hostages and done a lot for our country, but he is also comparing Hillary to Christ.

How can anyone trust that woman? How does she have supporters. I want someone to give me an actual good reason to vote for her. Just one. I have not heard one yet.

In my opinion, gathered by my experience in the field, the only reason people are voting for her is a)she is a Clinton, and b) she is Bill's wife. And people are telling me to do research? Dear lord. This crap that she is pulling should be front page news and spread around. People need to know how bad this woman is.