Monday, September 04, 2006
Bashing Baby Boomers, Saving Catfish, Mourning Irwin, Etc
Just a few random things that caught my attention today... beginning with one of my irresponsible, reprehensible, unforgivable right-wing tirades:
- Bush Derangement Syndrome And The Baby Boomers*
The effects of Bush Derangement Syndrome continue to dumbfound those of us who are still capable of reasoning. Never before have so many gone so thoroughly nutzo simply because they disagree with a President and his foreign policy. I'm really at a loss to explain the ways that some people have chosen to express their dissent, other than to say that much of it is pure insanity. Take this, for example:
On the eve of the fifth anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, the Toronto Film Festival will debut a British movie depicting the fictional assassination of President George W. Bush.
Mixing real archive footage and computer generated imagery, "Death of a President" shows President Bush being gunned down by a Syrian sniper during a Chicago anti-war protest in October 2007.
I suppose that this kind of thing makes sense in a world where so-called artists pass off fake postage stamps advocating presidential assassination as art (and those who defend it are incapable of making a rational defense)…. In a world where some people literally believe that the levies in New Orleans were intentionally blown up and that the government staged 9/11.
For what it's worth, here's my explanation: The majority of what we're seeing here is simply the unraveling of the baby boomer generation. The baby boomers spent the majority of their lives smoking pot, listening to awful music and living it up in fine me-generation style. When it came their time to lead, they were mostly unfit to do so. As evidence of their unfitness to lead, I'd site this guy. For eight years we coasted without effective leadership during a booming economy, and then at the end of the 90's, reality set in. Nobody had been minding the store.
Now we have a President with the unenviable job of cleaning up Slick Willie's mess… and while he's not doing a flawless job, he's doing it about as well as most anyone from his generation could do it. Meanwhile, the boomers are looking around at the mess they've made and, having been taught all their lives that they can shift the responsibility to someone else, they've picked Dubya as their scapegoat.
And that's really what boomers have always done, isn't it? Have any of them ever held themselves responsible for their actions? It's always someone else's fault, right? If you have a drug problem, blame your parents. If you can't accept the responsibility of your sexual conduct, simply murder your unborn child. If religion expects you to live morally rather than selfishly, simply cast religion aside as an "outdated" and "archaic" belief system.
The baby boomer mantra is… has always been… "What, Me Worry?" In a post 9/11 world it's simply impossible not to worry. That's unacceptable, isn't it? There simply must be someone to blame, right? And to the average boomer, Dubya is as good a sacrificial lamb as anybody. After all, the boomers have always been comfortable eating their own. If our grandparents were The Greatest Generation, then their spawn is The Gratuitous Generation. The boomers have contributed nothing to the world around them. They take, take, and never give... and as far as they're concerned, it's somebody else's fault.
Of course, it isn't just boomers who are going absolutely apes**t over Dubya. A great many young people are whacking out, too. I'm willing to let the youngsters off the hook a bit more easily. Young people are capable of all kinds of irrational behavior, and I remember all too well the liberal idiocy of my own youth. With any luck, today's generation of 20-something Bush-bashers will grow up and develop actual, working brains.
And, of course, there are always going to be some loony moonbats of all ages in the wings. That's part of the natural system of order. For every right-wing extremist there has to be a left-wing flake to keep "balance in the force." To some degree, we actually need a few of the leftist autotronic propaganda spewers.
We don't need as many irresponsible, self-centered boomers as we have now, though. We don't need them by half… and the sooner their generation passes into history, the better. It's a different world now than it was twenty, ten… even five years ago. Islamic fascism is a real and violent threat. Personal accountability actually means something to many (maybe most) of us 30 and 40-somethings. We're left with no choice but deal with the world the boomers left us, and we're going to actually have to deal with it, not wish it away. So, to all the baby boomers, I think the words of your own Bob Dylan are more resonate now than ever: "Your old road is rapidly aging. Get out of the new one if you can't lend your hand... for, the times, they are a'changin'."
*(Three disclaimers: One, I realize that, at first glance, it might appear that I've written a blanket generalization against an entire generation, here. However, as is often the case, when it appears that I'm generalizing, I don't care. Secondly, if you're familiar with this blog and you still allow some BS I've written to tick you off, then the joke's on you, pal. Thirdly, I reserve the right to except luminous 50-something Canadian socialists from my rants against left-wing baby boomers. I know, my beliefs are often self-contradictory. Sue me.) - Currently Wrestling Gators In Heaven
RIP Steve Irwin
I used to watch his show with the kids and say "One of these days, one of those animals is gonna kill that guy." I feel really weird about that now. He seemed like such a happy guy. Innocent, even. Like an overgrown kid with a pocket full of frogs. It was impossible not to like him.
According to what I've read, the shocking thing is that his death was a fluke that might not have happened to you or me:In a bitter irony, the man who risked his life handling one of the world's most dangerous reptiles was mortally wounded by a stingray, a usually passive sea creature which attacks only if threatened. Irwin, 44, was stung in the chest by the stingray's barbed tail, which whips up in a reflex action. The accident happened while he was filming a TV documentary called Oceans' Deadliest at Batt Reef, near Port Douglas.
Crikey. - Another Phantasmic Monday
You can count on MCF for some good, fun link-clicking on Monday mornings. Today's Phantasmic Links included an outstanding Mario Saga in flash animation, another Fractured Fairy Tale from Otis, and a Cassette Shell Generator that I found suitable for my nefarious purposes:
- The Catfish Who Couldn't Dunk
Willow and Liam's grandmother sent us an interesting story (complete with photos) by e-mail this week, and a little checking at snopes.com revealed it to be the genuine article:
This was a pretty interesting story from The Sunday Wichita Eagle Newspaper a couple of weeks ago. Was in a housing development around 119th st. South and Maple. Anyhow a resident in the area saw a ball bouncing around kind of strange like in the developments pond and when he went to investigate, it was a flathead catfish who had obviously tried to swallow a child's basketball which became stuck in its mouth. The fish was totally exhausted from trying to dive but unable to because the ball would always bring him back up to the surface.
And I thought I was no good with a basketball.
Click here for the whole story, including details of the poor fish's humane rescue. - Bill Maher: Professional Asshole
I can't help but think how much I'd enjoy knocking this guy's teeth down his smarmy little throat:Bill Maher on HBO’s September 1 “Real Time” went on quite an anti-theistic rant that clearly demonstrated his utter disdain for Christians as well as conservatives.
Here's a partial transcript of Maher's remarks:
New rule: If converting to Islam is all it takes to get the terrorists off our backs, then all I have to say is, “Lalalalalalala!”
And the best part is that nothing that really matters to you will be different. It’s not like we’re asking you to change your e-mail address. We’d be Muslims in name only, instead of what Americans are now – Christians in name only.
I mean, look around, we don’t care for the poor, or differ to the meek, or avoid judging people. It’s not like we’re that committed to Christianity. In fact, the other day I heard a nun say, “Sure, I love Jesus, but I’m not married to him.” Now, I know my plan will meet some resistance, but it shouldn’t come from the right, because converting to Islam will just give conservative Christians everything they love: “Pray five times a day? Where do I sign up? You mean we can stone homosexuals instead of just bitching about them on talk-radio? Thank you Jesus…I mean, Allah.”
The really cool thing about knocking his teeth down his throat is that it would cause just as much pain when they passed out the back door as it would when he swallowed them. Oh, the joy of the very idea! Just put him in front of me for five minutes. Pleeeeeease?
I know, I know… not very Christian of me. What can I say? Even St. Peter screwed up at least three times. Plus, I'm pretty sure that ol' Pete woulda enjoyed taking swing at this pretentious prick, too. - HULK SMASH
Maybe this guy could do a good job of working Maher over:
It's no secret that I'm a comics fan, but the Hulk has never been my favorite. And I'm not at all into the collectable statue thing… but this one really caught my eye. It just flat-out looks awesome. - Happy Labor Day
That holiday salutation on my part is nominal at best. My feelings about Labor Day haven't changed since I wrote this two years ago.
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Hey...
I thought that even ~alluding~ to the assassination of a president was illegal.
Am I wrong?
Li`v`er-ables make me mad.
I thought that even ~alluding~ to the assassination of a president was illegal.
Am I wrong?
Li`v`er-ables make me mad.
It is amusing watching leftists (not merely liberals, but true leftist) go into apoplectic shock over our President. It is something I never tire of. The low-class name calling, the arguments void of anything resembling logic... KOMEDY!!!
Bill Maher (or BM for short) is totally niave if he things that simply converting to islam "in name only" is going to get the terrorists off our backs. He kvetches over Christians, who don't affect him in the slightest. I can't imagine what he would do if the world really did become dominated by islam (which it won't). Nothing that really matters to you will be different? HA!!! Don't make me laugh! I think he needs to spend a few months in an islamic country to see just how different things would be. What a doofus.
Excellent post, Darrel.
Bill Maher (or BM for short) is totally niave if he things that simply converting to islam "in name only" is going to get the terrorists off our backs. He kvetches over Christians, who don't affect him in the slightest. I can't imagine what he would do if the world really did become dominated by islam (which it won't). Nothing that really matters to you will be different? HA!!! Don't make me laugh! I think he needs to spend a few months in an islamic country to see just how different things would be. What a doofus.
Excellent post, Darrel.
let's see...
spoofing planes flying into public buildings - check
mockumentary about the killing of the president - check
TV personality ranting about how we should just convert to Islam - check.
Yup, seems to me that all of the liberal leftist appeasement plans for the 5th anniversary of the most heinous terrorist attack ever are right on schedule.
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spoofing planes flying into public buildings - check
mockumentary about the killing of the president - check
TV personality ranting about how we should just convert to Islam - check.
Yup, seems to me that all of the liberal leftist appeasement plans for the 5th anniversary of the most heinous terrorist attack ever are right on schedule.
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