I don't think so, but get ready for The Amityville Horror: The Lost Tapes. Leave it to Hollywood to milk anything that's remotely successful for all its worth, as opposed to coming up with an actual original idea. In this case, its even worse than that. This is not only a rip-off of the first movie, already the subject of a reboot a mere six years ago, but this sequel is based as much on Paranormal Activity, a more recent successful horror film.
The whole premise is stupid to begin with. A young no-account murders his entire family and is sent to prison, whereupon a new family moves in the old house a few years later. The place proves to be haunted, whereupon it is eventually ascertained that the horrific poltergeist activity is the result of the house having been constructed over an ancient Indian burial ground. The restless spirits want revenge for whatever killed them, and so they take it out on the family and, as fate would have it, on the previous family, whose murderous oldest son was influenced by the other-worldly spirits of the dead.
Only it all turned out to be a big scam. The book by the author, who was the head of the family portrayed in the film, in fact perpetrated a hoax, and not a very good one at that. Not only was there never an Indian burial ground, but come to find out the Indian tribe in question never lived in the vicinity.
As if that were not bad enough, the movie all but ignored the fact that the original residents of the property, the DeFeo family, had connections to the Genovese crime family. Ronald DeFeo, the drug addled maniac who murdered his entire family, was the grand-nephew of Peter DeFeo, a Genovese caporegime. Ronald in fact initially alleged that his family was murdered by a hit man in the employ of the mobster, whom he claimed to fear.
In reality, Ronald murdered his father following a dispute, with some evidence suggesting his sister Dawn was a co-conspirator, though he claims to have murdered her after she took it on herself to murder the younger siblings, which he denies having wanted to do, and which he claims angered him. There were two other conspirators, one of whom is now dead, the other one who is now in Witness Protection, although it is unclear as to whether this is because of this case or something else.
It looks as though Ronald hoped to collect the insurance money and use his uncle as a fall guy, but it didn't work out. The police (some of whom might have been on the Genovese payroll to begin with and might have even been a direct associate of Peter DeFeo) saw through the lies due to repeated inconsistencies. Ronald DeFeo, now sixty years old, is still in prison where he will probably and should remain for the rest of his life.
But none of this is any more than an interesting side story in the book, and to all intents and purposes all but ignored in the films.
There are two ways of approaching this story. In point of fact, there is a documentary of the story which started filming last year, which should be interesting, while a fictional film based on the actual facts of the case might also be good, if done right.
For that matter, a film with the supernatural elements would be justified on the grounds of artistic license, but it should be woven around the actual true history of events. The fact that it would depart from the cannon of the original book and film is irrelevant, seeing as how it was all based on a corrupted version of historical events to begin with.
Hollywood is supposed to thrive on creativity, or so you would think, but the reality is, the bottom line business-end barely tolerates creativity. Films like this, like so many others, is a sure sign that their bread and butter is more aptly described as fluff.
Granted, if this film is done as good as can be expected on a technical level, It might take courage for some poor souls to sit all the way through it. But it takes a pure coward to make a film like this one.
Monday, May 16, 2011
Do We Really Need Another Amityville Horror?
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2011-05-16T11:45:00-04:00
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Sunday, May 15, 2011
Head Of The IMF And French Presidential Candidate Arrested In New York For Sexual Assault
His name is Dominique Strauss-Kahn, and he was arrested in New York City for sexual assault, attempted rape, and unlawful imprisonment of a 32 year old female housekeeping employee of the Sofitel Hotel, where Straus-Kahn was lodging at the time.
According to the official NYPD police report he emerged naked from his room and chased the female employee down the hallway. According to his attorneys, he will plead Not Guilty.
Of course, his supporters are already claiming that he was set up. After all, prior to this he was most often touted as the most likely potential candidate to defeat Nicolas Sarkozy in the latter's re-election bid as President of France. He is also listed in The Jerusalem Post as one of the world's 50 most influential Jews, coming in at number 6, ahead even of Michael Bloomberg and David Axelrod. Something tells me his ranking in that regard is going to drop like a rock, probably faster and lower than his standing in the French presidential polls.
Here is his Wikipedia entry and, well well well, what do you know, he is a member of the Socialist Party of France.
As appalling as this story is, what I find most disturbing is the idea of a socialist in charge of the International Monetary Fund. To my way of thinking, that would be tantamount to making Al Capone the CEO of Brinks Security.
Yeah, this guy as President of France. There's not just one joke there, that's a whole Book of French Jokes, Volumes 1, 2, & 3.
Bill Clinton and Juanita Broderick were not available for comment.
H/T Simply Jews
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Friday, May 13, 2011
Tucson Elementary School Book Teaches Latino Children To Hate Anglos, Advocates Violent Overthrow Of The US Government And Capitalism
UPDATE-A commenter just informed me that the video I had originally posted, of the Tucson School Board meeting at which sections from an anti-American school book were read aloud, had been removed from YouTube. I then learned this was done at the behest of The Three Sonorans, a pro-immigrant group which flagged the video on the grounds of copyright infringement. Having found and read their site, Tucson Citizen, their complaint at the video's content seems to be that it is taken out of context. They are complaining about the recent firing of teachers involved in an ethnic studies curriculum that has been controversial in the Tucson area. They are especially opposed to what they call the "TEApublican" member of the school board, interestingly enough a Democrat named Mark Stegman, who they claim stepped outside the bounds of parliamentary procedure in calling witnesses that represented his point of view, which the Sonorans like to paint, in typical fashion, as "anti-immigrant".
I've been around the tracks enough to know that what they call "anti-immigrant" is probably more accurately described as "anti-leftist", and more to the point, "pro-American". To avoid confusion, I have posted their own nearly identical video in place of the original, now removed one.
As recorded in the video below, a concerned citizen from the Tucson area brought the schoolbook to the attention of the Tucson Board of Education, where at a meeting she read aloud several of the offending words and phrases that promotes the philosophy of Aztlan, teaching violent overthrow of the US government and the destruction of capitalism while blaming the Anglo for the problems of Latinos, including poverty and the drug problem. There were also obscenities present in the book, including the Latino word for "fucking".
In a moment of unintentional hilarity, one of the school board members objected to the repetition of the obscenities on the grounds of the presence at the meeting of some children. He was quickly reminded that this was being read from a schoolbook which was read to and by children in the Tucson public school system, for instructional purposes.
Of course, since any and all schoolbooks issued to children of a school system usually have to meet the approval of the School Board to begin with, one can not help but wonder whether the member's objection was not so much that the words from the schoolbook might be heard by the children, but by the parents present at the meeting.
EPILOGUE-Below is the originally posted video, which you can tell has now been removed by the Sonorans. They claim copyright infringement. I think they just don't want you to see the video posted from the perspective of an opposing viewpoint, which I have no doubt is the correct viewpoint. They would prefer that, if you see it at all, you see it under the aegis of their self-serving attempt at damage control. These people would probably also tell you Santa Ana was a progressive, peace-loving man who just wanted what was best for all of his people, until those pesky, racist white gringo Americans invaded and stole their land. I think you can safely take their perspective with a heavy dose of epsom salts.
I've been around the tracks enough to know that what they call "anti-immigrant" is probably more accurately described as "anti-leftist", and more to the point, "pro-American". To avoid confusion, I have posted their own nearly identical video in place of the original, now removed one.
As recorded in the video below, a concerned citizen from the Tucson area brought the schoolbook to the attention of the Tucson Board of Education, where at a meeting she read aloud several of the offending words and phrases that promotes the philosophy of Aztlan, teaching violent overthrow of the US government and the destruction of capitalism while blaming the Anglo for the problems of Latinos, including poverty and the drug problem. There were also obscenities present in the book, including the Latino word for "fucking".
In a moment of unintentional hilarity, one of the school board members objected to the repetition of the obscenities on the grounds of the presence at the meeting of some children. He was quickly reminded that this was being read from a schoolbook which was read to and by children in the Tucson public school system, for instructional purposes.
Of course, since any and all schoolbooks issued to children of a school system usually have to meet the approval of the School Board to begin with, one can not help but wonder whether the member's objection was not so much that the words from the schoolbook might be heard by the children, but by the parents present at the meeting.
EPILOGUE-Below is the originally posted video, which you can tell has now been removed by the Sonorans. They claim copyright infringement. I think they just don't want you to see the video posted from the perspective of an opposing viewpoint, which I have no doubt is the correct viewpoint. They would prefer that, if you see it at all, you see it under the aegis of their self-serving attempt at damage control. These people would probably also tell you Santa Ana was a progressive, peace-loving man who just wanted what was best for all of his people, until those pesky, racist white gringo Americans invaded and stole their land. I think you can safely take their perspective with a heavy dose of epsom salts.
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Wednesday, May 11, 2011
I Am Now Officially A Republican
It's been too long coming, but while taking care of some business matters yesterday, I took the time to change my registration. Unfortunately, too late to be able to vote in Kentucky's gubernatorial primary this May, but that's all right. I feel like a heavy weight has been taken off my shoulders.
I was a registered Democrat for a long time. I used to be a somewhat liberal Democrat. But there was always that seed of discontent. It started out with a resentment of Democrats hypocrisy when it came to free-speech issues, the group-think, the political correctness, the corruption that spilled over from time to time into the public consciousness.
But the more I started looking into what Democrats really stand for, in relation to the Constitution especially, the more discontent I felt. I started to look at everything objectively, as opposed to the rose-colored glasses served up by the party elites with the aid of a complicit media. The more I strengthened my position on a variety of issues I had always been at odds with Democrats over, such as gun control and the death penalty, crime and the justice system in general, as well as matters of national security and defense, the more I found myself questioning their stand on other issues. On all but perhaps a relative handful of issues, I found myself agreeing more and more with the Republican position, and seeing the Democratic position for what it is.
This is not to say I'm happy with the Republican Party. My late conversion to the rank-and-file of the GOP yesterday was not accompanied by a celebration. It was more like a mixture of death and rebirth.
But at least I can look at the GOP and say they do try to represent close to the original intent of the founding fathers, flawed though they might be in some respects. Had it not been for the emergence of the Tea Party as a factor in national politics, I might have been content to remain a registered Democrat, to be blunt. While I have come to realize that the best Democrat is not quite as acceptable as even the worse Republican, that in itself was not enough to win my loyalty. It was the Tea Party that has given me hope that the GOP can be reformed, and dragged kicking and screaming to be the party it should be, one that champions liberty, individual and property rights, and promotes small but efficient government that is kept in check, and serves the people and the national interest, as opposed to regulating and controlling the people, dividing them along class, racial, and gender lines, and promoting the special interests of the leftist progressives that have come to constitute their elite corps.
Like I said, its been a long time coming, a long journey. Someone recently stated that I should change the name of my blog, that I am not truly a pagan. Of course, he's a leftist, an admitted socialist whose only complaint about the Democrats are they aren't progressive or socialist enough. This is the kind of person, like the vast majority of leftist progressives, like the majority of Democratic Party officials-and more and more, the Democrat rank-and-file, I'm afraid-who wants to force the American people in general to be subjugated to their own interests, and who want to use the government to do so. That is their objective. To be perfectly blunt, it is a traitorous goal, in my honest opinion.
The Democratic agenda is basically an attempt at enslaving the American people by making them dependent on a large bureaucratic government supported by a plethora of groups who want to drain the country's treasury, and who have in fact in doing so for decades contributed to the debt crisis we face today, and probably for decades to come.
I like to credit my pagan beliefs with giving me the impetus to look into all of these things, and to seek out and find the truth, about the progressive left, the socialist who control the agenda of the Democratic Party.
Besides, the very idea that a pagan must be a liberal/leftist/progressive/socialist, or he's not really a pagan, is just the proof I'm talking about that these people are, at the very corps, fascist and totalitarian in nature. I can no longer in good conscience be associated with them by having my name attached as a member. To this day, the memory of the time that I was so affiliated with them is a cause of shame and embarrassment.
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Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Restoring Faith In American Exceptionalism
For that feat, I want to thank Courtney Messerscmidt, who blogs as GrEaT sAtAnS gIrLfRiEnD, and who in an interview for Foreign Policy explained why so many of her peers expressed joy and gratitude over the death of Osama Bin Laden.
I don't want to discourage you from reading the article, so I'll just give you the short, condensed version. Basically, Bin Laden was an asshat who deserved his fate for the evil he committed and represented. And even better, most Americans are down with that.
Unfortunately, the rest of the world seems to feel differently. The UN wants an investigation into the death of the Al-Queda boss, and most Europeans are simply aghast at American displays of wanton joy at his demise. Not all, to be sure. Angela Merkel, the Chancellor of Germany, also expressed her happiness at the terrorist bums death, but unfortunately, she seems to be in the minority of Germans. One judge has even gone so far as to threaten prosecution on the grounds that Merkel's reaction was tantamount to rewarding and approving a crime, while further calling her remarks "tacky and undignified".
Meanwhile, the majority of Germans, according to one poll, considered her remarks to be "un-Christian and vengeful."
And as though to rub salt in the still painful wounds of 9/11, the nation of Pakistan, while denying that it aided and abetted Bin Laden, is still angry over the operation, and has even hinted at retaliation.
Such is the worthlessness of the world we have been defending for the last seventy-plus years. The reaction of American citizens to the death of Bin Laden, minus a few notable assholes like Michael Moore, should be at least understandable.
Ironically, people like Courtney would probably be among the first to disagree with me when I say we should remove our troops from most foreign areas and leave these people to their collective, well deserved fates. I might not necessarily cheer and dance in the streets when they met that fate, but I wouldn't waste so much as one sheet of Kleenex over it either. Its just been coming for such a long, long, long, long time.
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2011-05-10T18:03:00-04:00
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No Ride List
Senator Charlie Schumer has just proposed a No-Ride List for Amtrak, in order to keep terrorists off the trains. At first glance that seems fine. There's a No-Fly List for planes already, why not have a similar system for Amtrak and any other passenger trains, or subways?
The problem is, just the difference. No-Fly lists tend to work on a basis of international security cooperation. Trains are not international. What passenger trains still exist tend to have very limited, regional routes here in the US.
Now if we know who these people are already, and we know enough about them to deprive them of the right to ride a train or any other kind of public transportation, then what the fuck are they still doing here?
Here's an idea-how about a "Get The Fuck Out Of This Country" List?
Or, even better, how about a "Target" List, complete with "Bullet Points".
For the time being, if you ride the train or subway, you might want to take your kids off to the side and explain to them that the man in the funny looking uniform isn't trying to feel them up for sexual reasons, he's just trying to keep us all safe from the terrorists from those same Arab countries some their fellow passengers have come from. You know, the ones that are rarely if ever checked.
The problem is, just the difference. No-Fly lists tend to work on a basis of international security cooperation. Trains are not international. What passenger trains still exist tend to have very limited, regional routes here in the US.
Now if we know who these people are already, and we know enough about them to deprive them of the right to ride a train or any other kind of public transportation, then what the fuck are they still doing here?
Here's an idea-how about a "Get The Fuck Out Of This Country" List?
Or, even better, how about a "Target" List, complete with "Bullet Points".
For the time being, if you ride the train or subway, you might want to take your kids off to the side and explain to them that the man in the funny looking uniform isn't trying to feel them up for sexual reasons, he's just trying to keep us all safe from the terrorists from those same Arab countries some their fellow passengers have come from. You know, the ones that are rarely if ever checked.
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Sunday, May 08, 2011
Mothers Day
Mothers Day had its origins in ancient Greece, in a festival in honor of Rhea, the wife of Cronus and mother of Zeus, and his brothers and sisters. The festival continued in adapted forms throughout the days of the Roman Empire, and on down through the ages, celebrated in England as Mothering Day. It wasn't until after the Civil War that it was revived in America, where it has continued to the present day.
And so, in honor of all mothers everywhere, both human and divine-Happy Mothers Day.
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2011-05-08T20:54:00-04:00
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Stand By Your Man
For our final post in celebration of NATIONAL OFFEND A FEMINIST WEEK, I submit this as my nomination for theme song of the event. The song of Good Wives everywhere.
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2011-05-08T19:03:00-04:00
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Progressive Rank-And-Defile
NATIONAL OFFEND A FEMINIST WEEK-MAY 8TH EDITION
You know that progressive feminists aren't very secure in their femininity, or for that matter their humanity, when they can't keep from attacking even the children of their political opponents. If anybody can tell you that, its the Palins. Since Sarah was chosen as John McCain's VP running mate, she herself was attacked, mercilessly, even though she stood up to the oil companies and a crooked GOP machine in her home state of Alaska-things that would have guaranteed liberal Democrats would sing her praises if she were a Democrat. Unfortunately for her, she's a Republican. Worse, she's a devout Christian who wouldn't even consider aborting her Down's Syndrome afflicted newborn son.
But of course it didn't stop with her. Her husband has been attacked, as have her children. Bristol has especially been the recipient of progressive and Democrat loony leftist ire on a number of occasions, most recently for being one of the spokespersons for The Candies Foundation, an organization that tries to work to reduce the number of teen pregnancies.
Their problem with Bristol is that, instead of focusing on birth control, she promotes abstinence. Yep, nothing will raise a feminists, or any liberals ire like encouraging teenage girls to NOT have premarital sex.
Then they took another line of attack, when it was learned Bristol was paid a hefty salary for her work with the foundation. What they are ignoring is that Bristol's fame will raise the profile of the Candies Foundation in a way an ordinary spokesperson could never do. Why shouldn't they pay her for her time and effort?
Nevertheless, the feminists at the feminist web-site Fisting-oops, my mistake, that's Feministing-are incensed at Palin, for both preaching abstinence, and for taking a large six figure salary-but mainly for being a conservative Christian and daughter of Sarah Palin.
I think their point is that Bristol sounds elitist in her ads. Now being as these are progressives, you are kind of tempted to give them the benefit of the doubt, seeing as how they should be experts at what constitutes elitism. But let's look at this carefully and thoughtfully.
Bristol says in the ads that she came from a privileged background with many advantages that many other girls might not have, and that in such cases an unwanted pregnancy could in effect be a severe hardship.
See, that's the difference between Progressives/Liberals/Democrats-and Human Beings. If you tell the simple truth, it sounds elitist, smug, or hateful.
But when they tell a fucking lie, and screech at the top of their fucking lungs about it, and make veiled and not so veiled threats of violence, then you are any number of vile things if you disagree with them, even if you do so in a relatively civil tone of voice or writing style.
Of course, nobody would listen to a girl like Bristol Palin when she warns her peers not to make the same mistakes she did. But evidently they'll listen to some three time loser who tells them the proper way to put a condom on their boyfriend, and how to go about getting ab abortion if the condom breaks or the pill fails to work.
But, I guess that's the essence of being a "real woman" in today's feminist world. Whenever you see a gutter, don't walk away-by all means, jump right in.
You know that progressive feminists aren't very secure in their femininity, or for that matter their humanity, when they can't keep from attacking even the children of their political opponents. If anybody can tell you that, its the Palins. Since Sarah was chosen as John McCain's VP running mate, she herself was attacked, mercilessly, even though she stood up to the oil companies and a crooked GOP machine in her home state of Alaska-things that would have guaranteed liberal Democrats would sing her praises if she were a Democrat. Unfortunately for her, she's a Republican. Worse, she's a devout Christian who wouldn't even consider aborting her Down's Syndrome afflicted newborn son.
But of course it didn't stop with her. Her husband has been attacked, as have her children. Bristol has especially been the recipient of progressive and Democrat loony leftist ire on a number of occasions, most recently for being one of the spokespersons for The Candies Foundation, an organization that tries to work to reduce the number of teen pregnancies.
Their problem with Bristol is that, instead of focusing on birth control, she promotes abstinence. Yep, nothing will raise a feminists, or any liberals ire like encouraging teenage girls to NOT have premarital sex.
Then they took another line of attack, when it was learned Bristol was paid a hefty salary for her work with the foundation. What they are ignoring is that Bristol's fame will raise the profile of the Candies Foundation in a way an ordinary spokesperson could never do. Why shouldn't they pay her for her time and effort?
Nevertheless, the feminists at the feminist web-site Fisting-oops, my mistake, that's Feministing-are incensed at Palin, for both preaching abstinence, and for taking a large six figure salary-but mainly for being a conservative Christian and daughter of Sarah Palin.
I think their point is that Bristol sounds elitist in her ads. Now being as these are progressives, you are kind of tempted to give them the benefit of the doubt, seeing as how they should be experts at what constitutes elitism. But let's look at this carefully and thoughtfully.
Bristol says in the ads that she came from a privileged background with many advantages that many other girls might not have, and that in such cases an unwanted pregnancy could in effect be a severe hardship.
See, that's the difference between Progressives/Liberals/Democrats-and Human Beings. If you tell the simple truth, it sounds elitist, smug, or hateful.
But when they tell a fucking lie, and screech at the top of their fucking lungs about it, and make veiled and not so veiled threats of violence, then you are any number of vile things if you disagree with them, even if you do so in a relatively civil tone of voice or writing style.
Of course, nobody would listen to a girl like Bristol Palin when she warns her peers not to make the same mistakes she did. But evidently they'll listen to some three time loser who tells them the proper way to put a condom on their boyfriend, and how to go about getting ab abortion if the condom breaks or the pill fails to work.
But, I guess that's the essence of being a "real woman" in today's feminist world. Whenever you see a gutter, don't walk away-by all means, jump right in.
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2011-05-08T18:35:00-04:00
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A Good Woman Knows Her Place
NATIONAL OFFEND A FEMINIST WEEK-MAY 8th SUNDAY MASS EDITION
It's official, Pope John Paul II is now officially an almost Saint. I guess that means that if you ask him to intercede on your behalf with the big guy upstairs, he'll get back to you as soon as possible. Seriously, whether you believe in the beatification of dead people or consider the Catholic process to be a "cult of Saints", it is nevertheless a nice gesture on behalf of a man who spend a large portion of his life and career as a staunch anti-communist and advocate for old-fashioned values. While contributing to no small measure to the demise of the Soviet Union and freeing Eastern Europe from the grip of communist tyranny, he never missed an opportunity to advocate against abortion and birth control. He was a fierce warrior for traditional marriage and the rightful role of women as wives, mothers, and homemakers. Not bad for an organization that is on balance progressive-which makes his stance on the role of women even more infuriating to his fellow progressives.
John Paul and his successor, Benedict XVI have made it clear the Church will never change its stand on these important issues, but will be a bulwark against the ever-encroaching culture of immorality and death.
As such, Benedict too is to be commended for deposing Bishop William Morris of Australia, for stating he would be willing to allow women to be Priests. Married men, too. Gays, even. Who does he think he is, Rowan Williams?
Look, the Catholic Church is what it is. What would it look like if a pagan used Near Beer to attune with Dionysius, and denounced the consumption of alcoholic beverages? What if someone arbitrarily decided Artemis, as a lover of animals, demanded her adherents become vegans? It wouldn't make a lot of sense, would it?
Well, then, you shouldn't expect the Catholic Church to suddenly start passing out condoms and giving pregnant teens vouchers for Planned Parenthood. And you should not, under any circumstances, expect the Church to suddenly start ordaining women for the Priesthood.
That's just not a woman's place.
It's official, Pope John Paul II is now officially an almost Saint. I guess that means that if you ask him to intercede on your behalf with the big guy upstairs, he'll get back to you as soon as possible. Seriously, whether you believe in the beatification of dead people or consider the Catholic process to be a "cult of Saints", it is nevertheless a nice gesture on behalf of a man who spend a large portion of his life and career as a staunch anti-communist and advocate for old-fashioned values. While contributing to no small measure to the demise of the Soviet Union and freeing Eastern Europe from the grip of communist tyranny, he never missed an opportunity to advocate against abortion and birth control. He was a fierce warrior for traditional marriage and the rightful role of women as wives, mothers, and homemakers. Not bad for an organization that is on balance progressive-which makes his stance on the role of women even more infuriating to his fellow progressives.
John Paul and his successor, Benedict XVI have made it clear the Church will never change its stand on these important issues, but will be a bulwark against the ever-encroaching culture of immorality and death.
As such, Benedict too is to be commended for deposing Bishop William Morris of Australia, for stating he would be willing to allow women to be Priests. Married men, too. Gays, even. Who does he think he is, Rowan Williams?
Look, the Catholic Church is what it is. What would it look like if a pagan used Near Beer to attune with Dionysius, and denounced the consumption of alcoholic beverages? What if someone arbitrarily decided Artemis, as a lover of animals, demanded her adherents become vegans? It wouldn't make a lot of sense, would it?
Well, then, you shouldn't expect the Catholic Church to suddenly start passing out condoms and giving pregnant teens vouchers for Planned Parenthood. And you should not, under any circumstances, expect the Church to suddenly start ordaining women for the Priesthood.
That's just not a woman's place.
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Saturday, May 07, 2011
Momma, Don't Let Your Daughters Grow Up To Be Dancers
NATIONAL OFFEND A FEMINIST WEEK-MAY 7th SATURDAY KIDS SHOW EDITION
The following public service announcement from Romanian television warns of the potentially catastrophic results when women insist on competing with men in the work force to such an extent they neglect to spend the proper amount of time educating their children-especially their daughters, who need a mothers guidance. Far too many women are content to let strangers teach their daughters or, as seen here, allow their children to watch far too much television. This all too often results in young girls learning the wrong values, which can lead to dire consequences.
The onus then is on the mothers of a family. If you have young daughters, perhaps you should consider quitting your job in order to devote your time to raising them properly. Otherwise-
The following public service announcement from Romanian television warns of the potentially catastrophic results when women insist on competing with men in the work force to such an extent they neglect to spend the proper amount of time educating their children-especially their daughters, who need a mothers guidance. Far too many women are content to let strangers teach their daughters or, as seen here, allow their children to watch far too much television. This all too often results in young girls learning the wrong values, which can lead to dire consequences.
The onus then is on the mothers of a family. If you have young daughters, perhaps you should consider quitting your job in order to devote your time to raising them properly. Otherwise-
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2011-05-07T08:37:00-04:00
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Friday, May 06, 2011
Sometimes Even The Best Of Husbands Just Need A Piece Of Strange
NATIONAL OFFEND A FEMINIST WEEK-THE GOOD WIFE EDITION, FRIDAY NIGHT MAY 6th
One of the best written, acted, and directed prime time dramas on network television might be The Good Wife which, though it takes place in the modern era, in many ways portrays characters with good old fashioned values. This is especially true of the title character, Alicia Florick, wife of Peter Florick, recently elected to a new term as States Attorney of Cook County (yeah, Chicago) after serving a stint in jail on corruption charges.
He also slept around, despite being married and with two dependent children, while serving his first term as States Attorney. In fact, he paid prostitutes with taxpayer money. Putting aside for the moment that he is obviously a Democrat (and therefore such behavior is to be expected on that basis alone), I think we can agree that Peter Florick, under any reasonable criterion, can be considered a cad.
Yet, wife Alicia does not leave him. She gets a job at a prestigious Chicago law firm, yet not only does she not file for divorce, she takes Peter back in when he is released from prison, and further gives him comfort and encouragement when he decides to seek to regain his old political position.
Unfortunately, over the course of time, she discovers that he once slept with her now best friend, Kalinda. So now, as seen in the clip below, she is ready to at last call it off.
What can you say? Hoooo boy, women will be women, huh? Alicia is obviously wanting to begin a new relationship with her boss at the law firm, and is using this "news" of her husband's infidelities, with a woman she didn't even know when it happened, as an excuse.
If this show continues down this path, it will prove to be yet another example of television turning its back and thumbing its nose at good old fashioned family values.
Men need to get a strange piece of pussy every now and then. It's a part of their DNA. Its all a part of their inborn hunting instincts. No, women aren't supposed to be happy about it and just put up with it. Of course they are supposed to resist, put their foot down, and insist on fidelity. That's who they are. And its also appropriate that they should dish out punishment, but to within a reasonable extent.
But ending a marriage over something that is a matter of human nature, well that's just a bridge too far.
Write, phone, or e-mail CBS. Tell them to keep Alicia Florick a devoted "Good Wife". as an inspiration to all the other young girls and women who might also be thinking of leaving their husbands for no good reason.
One of the best written, acted, and directed prime time dramas on network television might be The Good Wife which, though it takes place in the modern era, in many ways portrays characters with good old fashioned values. This is especially true of the title character, Alicia Florick, wife of Peter Florick, recently elected to a new term as States Attorney of Cook County (yeah, Chicago) after serving a stint in jail on corruption charges.
He also slept around, despite being married and with two dependent children, while serving his first term as States Attorney. In fact, he paid prostitutes with taxpayer money. Putting aside for the moment that he is obviously a Democrat (and therefore such behavior is to be expected on that basis alone), I think we can agree that Peter Florick, under any reasonable criterion, can be considered a cad.
Yet, wife Alicia does not leave him. She gets a job at a prestigious Chicago law firm, yet not only does she not file for divorce, she takes Peter back in when he is released from prison, and further gives him comfort and encouragement when he decides to seek to regain his old political position.
Unfortunately, over the course of time, she discovers that he once slept with her now best friend, Kalinda. So now, as seen in the clip below, she is ready to at last call it off.
What can you say? Hoooo boy, women will be women, huh? Alicia is obviously wanting to begin a new relationship with her boss at the law firm, and is using this "news" of her husband's infidelities, with a woman she didn't even know when it happened, as an excuse.
If this show continues down this path, it will prove to be yet another example of television turning its back and thumbing its nose at good old fashioned family values.
Men need to get a strange piece of pussy every now and then. It's a part of their DNA. Its all a part of their inborn hunting instincts. No, women aren't supposed to be happy about it and just put up with it. Of course they are supposed to resist, put their foot down, and insist on fidelity. That's who they are. And its also appropriate that they should dish out punishment, but to within a reasonable extent.
But ending a marriage over something that is a matter of human nature, well that's just a bridge too far.
Write, phone, or e-mail CBS. Tell them to keep Alicia Florick a devoted "Good Wife". as an inspiration to all the other young girls and women who might also be thinking of leaving their husbands for no good reason.
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Sometimes Even The Best Of Husbands Just Need A Piece Of Strange
2011-05-06T22:58:00-04:00
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Aubrey Plaza-Pregnant With My Child?
My personal goal for NATIONAL OFFEND A FEMINIST WEEK for Friday, May 6th, 2011 is to be a responsible baby daddy. It's not going to be easy, but I have to do the right thing. The responsible thing. I have managed somehow to impregnate not just any woman, but Aubrey Plaza, star of the NBC sitcom Parks And Recreation. I met her in a bar here in Kentucky a few weeks back and took her to a motel room. After a night of wild sex, she left the following morning while I was barely half awake. I was so hungover I stumbled around for half a day trying to pull myself together, but didn't really give it much thought otherwise, until I watched P&R last night. Sure enough, she looks pregnant to me. She has that glow.
Now of course, I don't KNOW that she is pregnant, and if she is, I don't KNOW the child is mine, but if that turns out to be the case, I owe it to the child, to me, and to Aubrey, to marry the woman and be a good baby daddy. I will not run, hide, obfuscate, deny, and I will not support any ideas of aborting the child.
I didn't even recognize Aubrey when she first come in the bar. Like most celebrities, she evidently tends to disguise her appearance while out in public. Suffice it to say, when I first saw her, she looked something like this-
But after I was there for a while, I started noticing something strange about her. One beer followed another, and as I relaxed I began to see through Aubrey's clever disguise. By closing time, and my fifteenth can of Bud, she had evidently dropped all pretenses, as I sat gazing at the smiling face of Aubrey Plaza-
So as you can tell, my options are limited. I will, I must, do the right thing by her. Its just a good thing I had a lot of beer that night, otherwise I would never have known who she was. A great big thank you to Budweiser. And to those other beer brands which do their part to keep us acting honest and responsibly, as seen in the following Tuborg commercial, reproduced in yet another video I discovered courtesy of the depraved mind of Stanley Kowalski.
Now of course, I don't KNOW that she is pregnant, and if she is, I don't KNOW the child is mine, but if that turns out to be the case, I owe it to the child, to me, and to Aubrey, to marry the woman and be a good baby daddy. I will not run, hide, obfuscate, deny, and I will not support any ideas of aborting the child.
I didn't even recognize Aubrey when she first come in the bar. Like most celebrities, she evidently tends to disguise her appearance while out in public. Suffice it to say, when I first saw her, she looked something like this-
But after I was there for a while, I started noticing something strange about her. One beer followed another, and as I relaxed I began to see through Aubrey's clever disguise. By closing time, and my fifteenth can of Bud, she had evidently dropped all pretenses, as I sat gazing at the smiling face of Aubrey Plaza-
So as you can tell, my options are limited. I will, I must, do the right thing by her. Its just a good thing I had a lot of beer that night, otherwise I would never have known who she was. A great big thank you to Budweiser. And to those other beer brands which do their part to keep us acting honest and responsibly, as seen in the following Tuborg commercial, reproduced in yet another video I discovered courtesy of the depraved mind of Stanley Kowalski.
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Aubrey Plaza-Pregnant With My Child?
2011-05-06T12:41:00-04:00
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Thursday, May 05, 2011
A Woman In Search Of A Worthy Master
NATIONAL OFFEND A FEMINIST WEEK-THURSDAY MAY 5th EDITION
Emilie Simon wants to be somebody's dog? Frankly, I doubt this video is what Stacy McCain had in mind, but whatever else it is, it should certainly be offensive to feminists, certainly the old school variety at least.
You have to hand it to Emilie, though. It takes a woman who is secure in her own femininity to hear this old song by The Stooges, and say in effect, "hey, you know something, that song is so me, I will make it my own."
H/T-Stanley Kowalski. Somebody please shut up and get that fucker a beer.
Emilie Simon wants to be somebody's dog? Frankly, I doubt this video is what Stacy McCain had in mind, but whatever else it is, it should certainly be offensive to feminists, certainly the old school variety at least.
You have to hand it to Emilie, though. It takes a woman who is secure in her own femininity to hear this old song by The Stooges, and say in effect, "hey, you know something, that song is so me, I will make it my own."
H/T-Stanley Kowalski. Somebody please shut up and get that fucker a beer.
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A Woman In Search Of A Worthy Master
2011-05-05T12:02:00-04:00
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Wednesday, May 04, 2011
Justified Season Finale-Bloody Harlan
If you haven't been watching Justified on the FX channel (Wednesday Night 10:00 pm) you are missing what is probably the best show on television in quite some time. Special kudos to Jeremy Davies as Dickie Bennett, and who formerly played Daniel Faraday on Lost. I was going to put two different videos from both shows that featured this actor's respective characters, just to show the range of his acting ability, but unfortunately that's impossible due to copyright problems.
But take my word for it, he's just one of a slew of fine actors that enhance a great story, plot, and production values that make you think you are smack dab in the middle of Appalachia. If you watch it for the first time tonight, you will be sorely tempted to buy the season DVD.
Well, here's a clip of Jeremy Davies as Daniel Faraday on Lost.
But take my word for it, he's just one of a slew of fine actors that enhance a great story, plot, and production values that make you think you are smack dab in the middle of Appalachia. If you watch it for the first time tonight, you will be sorely tempted to buy the season DVD.
Well, here's a clip of Jeremy Davies as Daniel Faraday on Lost.
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Justified Season Finale-Bloody Harlan
2011-05-04T20:46:00-04:00
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Coffee With Zilla
NATIONAL OFFEND A FEMINIST WEEK-HUMPDAY EDITION
Back in the good old days, a woman knew her place, and despite feminist propaganda to the contrary, her place wasn't just in the bedroom and the kitchen. WTF, are you kidding? That woman had a whole fucking house to clean, toilets to scrub. But granted, the most important place by far was in the kitchen, where a woman fulfilled what was arguably her most important role-cooking. And nothing ranked higher in the life of her man than in making sure before he left the house to go to work, she was ready with a fresh pot of steaming hot, black coffee.
If she was lax in the performance of this vital duty-well, there could be a price to pay for that.
Nowadays, of course, women have "grown" and don't feel as though they have to fulfill a traditional wife's duties.
Fortunately, even in this modern age, there are those women who appreciate tradition, including the traditional role of a good housewife, who knows that cooking, cleaning, and otherwise being a good, devoted wife is what makes a happy home.
I want to give a shout-out therefore to Zilla Of The Resistance. Visit her blog and show her you support her stance as a strong, courageous, conservative woman and traditional wife.
Back in the good old days, a woman knew her place, and despite feminist propaganda to the contrary, her place wasn't just in the bedroom and the kitchen. WTF, are you kidding? That woman had a whole fucking house to clean, toilets to scrub. But granted, the most important place by far was in the kitchen, where a woman fulfilled what was arguably her most important role-cooking. And nothing ranked higher in the life of her man than in making sure before he left the house to go to work, she was ready with a fresh pot of steaming hot, black coffee.
If she was lax in the performance of this vital duty-well, there could be a price to pay for that.
Nowadays, of course, women have "grown" and don't feel as though they have to fulfill a traditional wife's duties.
Fortunately, even in this modern age, there are those women who appreciate tradition, including the traditional role of a good housewife, who knows that cooking, cleaning, and otherwise being a good, devoted wife is what makes a happy home.
I want to give a shout-out therefore to Zilla Of The Resistance. Visit her blog and show her you support her stance as a strong, courageous, conservative woman and traditional wife.
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Coffee With Zilla
2011-05-04T17:49:00-04:00
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Tuesday, May 03, 2011
Women Who Lie About Rape
NATIONAL OFFEND A FEMINIST WEEK-TUESDAY, MAY 3rd EDITION
President Obama has promised he will veto HR 3, a bill designed to deny federal funding for abortion on the grounds of any but "forcible rape". Critics of the bill stress that this would in effect change the definition of rape, which currently includes statutory rape. Of course there is more, much more, to it than that.
Also excluded would be alleged, so-called "coercive" rape, such as when women are "taken advantage of" by giving them drugs or alcohol. I'm going to go out on a limb here and guess that when one of them gets me so high on drugs or alcohol that they seem to look a hell of a lot better that night than they do the next morning, that would be a kind of rape as well. Poor things, they have unleashed my inner cad. It's not their fault, they just wanted another drink, and someone to talk to. Maybe some money to pay the rent. And there I go, insisting on a piece of ass.
Can you really blame them for lying and saying they were raped? I can't. But should the federal government pay for it, meaning the tax-payer? No, no, a thousand times no. That kind of thing just encourages girls to be irresponsible with their bodies, and encourages me to make damn sure the women I fuck are well into their forties.
That's all right, a few drinks and I swear, they do look like they're in their twenties. Bonus points to the ones with dentures.
President Obama has promised he will veto HR 3, a bill designed to deny federal funding for abortion on the grounds of any but "forcible rape". Critics of the bill stress that this would in effect change the definition of rape, which currently includes statutory rape. Of course there is more, much more, to it than that.
Also excluded would be alleged, so-called "coercive" rape, such as when women are "taken advantage of" by giving them drugs or alcohol. I'm going to go out on a limb here and guess that when one of them gets me so high on drugs or alcohol that they seem to look a hell of a lot better that night than they do the next morning, that would be a kind of rape as well. Poor things, they have unleashed my inner cad. It's not their fault, they just wanted another drink, and someone to talk to. Maybe some money to pay the rent. And there I go, insisting on a piece of ass.
Can you really blame them for lying and saying they were raped? I can't. But should the federal government pay for it, meaning the tax-payer? No, no, a thousand times no. That kind of thing just encourages girls to be irresponsible with their bodies, and encourages me to make damn sure the women I fuck are well into their forties.
That's all right, a few drinks and I swear, they do look like they're in their twenties. Bonus points to the ones with dentures.
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Women Who Lie About Rape
2011-05-03T21:59:00-04:00
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Monday, May 02, 2011
In His Last Moments On Earth, Bin Laden Hid Behind A Woman
In other words, even Osama Bin Laden, at the very end, celebrated National Offend A Feminist Week.
Then again, he celebrated it every day. In fact, most Muslims, even the alleged moderates, live their lives in a way that most feminists would certainly find offensive if their acts were committed by non-Muslim Americans.
As it stands now, most American feminists will probably not feel as offended at Bin Laden's last cowardly actions at hiding behind a Muslim woman as they will feel absolute outrage that one of our soldiers killed the unfortunate woman in order to get to Bin Laden. The fact that Osama was himself armed and certainly capable of firing off rounds from behind his human female shield of choice would be as irrelevant to them as the prospect that the female shield might well have been a willing participant.
But there you have it. The 800 pound gorilla in the room is that modern American and European feminists are not offended by the actions of Muslim males towards their women folk, except in those situations where it becomes politically expedient to express such outrage.
And that, my friends, is seldom if ever.
Then again, he celebrated it every day. In fact, most Muslims, even the alleged moderates, live their lives in a way that most feminists would certainly find offensive if their acts were committed by non-Muslim Americans.
As it stands now, most American feminists will probably not feel as offended at Bin Laden's last cowardly actions at hiding behind a Muslim woman as they will feel absolute outrage that one of our soldiers killed the unfortunate woman in order to get to Bin Laden. The fact that Osama was himself armed and certainly capable of firing off rounds from behind his human female shield of choice would be as irrelevant to them as the prospect that the female shield might well have been a willing participant.
But there you have it. The 800 pound gorilla in the room is that modern American and European feminists are not offended by the actions of Muslim males towards their women folk, except in those situations where it becomes politically expedient to express such outrage.
And that, my friends, is seldom if ever.
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In His Last Moments On Earth, Bin Laden Hid Behind A Woman
2011-05-02T17:11:00-04:00
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Sunday, May 01, 2011
May Day Gift-Bin Laden Dead
No links yet, no verification, that's just what I've been seeing on Twitter. If true, great. If that's not reason to extend the dance around the Maypole a few extra days I don't know what is.
UPDATE-I'm going to go ahead and call it authentic. According to Ace, it was a firefight outside a mansion in Islamabad, Pakistan, that resulted in Bin Laden dead with a bullet through the head. What's more, the US is in possession of the body.
Joy and cheers all around. Kudos to whoever got the honor of ending the worthless scums existence. May he be followed by millions, tens of millions, hundreds of millions more, if that's what it takes, until all the radical Islamist scum are eradicated from the face of the earth.
UPDATE-I'm going to go ahead and call it authentic. According to Ace, it was a firefight outside a mansion in Islamabad, Pakistan, that resulted in Bin Laden dead with a bullet through the head. What's more, the US is in possession of the body.
Joy and cheers all around. Kudos to whoever got the honor of ending the worthless scums existence. May he be followed by millions, tens of millions, hundreds of millions more, if that's what it takes, until all the radical Islamist scum are eradicated from the face of the earth.
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May Day Gift-Bin Laden Dead
2011-05-01T23:42:00-04:00
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Keep Your Hands To Yourself
Yep, Happy Beltane.
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Keep Your Hands To Yourself
2011-05-01T00:55:00-04:00
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