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Thursday, October 7, 2010
Monday, September 27, 2010
If this is what happens at a judicial hearing, then SIGN ME UP!
I've watched Stephen Colbert's show once or twice but never found it that amusing. I get that Bill O'Reilly's model is teeming with satirical opportunities, but I just don't think Colbert's execution hits the mark.
Not only his political show unfunny, but Comedy Central's attempt at creating a two opposing views lineup starting with Jon Stewart on the Democratic side and Stephen Colbert on the Democrat pretending to be a Republican side, just doesn't work for me.
Colbert's laundry list of unqualifications hardly makes him an expert on anything.
So why then was he chosen to testify at a House subcommittee hearing?
Colbert testified before the subcommittee on Sept. 24 about the need to secure our borders against illegal immigrants. Or did he? His sarcasm said otherwise.
His highly sardonic testimony was an affront to the very political bureaucracy that is a House judicial hearing. And that's saying a lot.
Who on Earth thought it would sway anyone's opinion to have Colbert tell us that we need to genetically engineer vegetables to pick themselves? Or that his grandfather didn't travel over the Atlantic just to see this country overrun with illegal aliens? Or that he just realized most soil is at ground level?
Apparently Chairwoman Zoe Lofgren, D-Calif., did because she was the one who invited Colbert in the first place.
At least there was a small bit of sense in the hearing. House Judiciary Chairman John Conyers told Colbert that he needed to exit the room and leave the hearing to the professionals.
So what's next on the docket? Oh yeah, Congress will be telling people how to play baseball and how much salt we can have in our food.
Wow, I guess Colbert's testimony wasn't as much of a farce as I originally thought. Comparatively speaking, of course.
Keep up the goodjustifications work!
Not only his political show unfunny, but Comedy Central's attempt at creating a two opposing views lineup starting with Jon Stewart on the Democratic side and Stephen Colbert on the Democrat pretending to be a Republican side, just doesn't work for me.
Colbert's laundry list of unqualifications hardly makes him an expert on anything.
So why then was he chosen to testify at a House subcommittee hearing?
Colbert testified before the subcommittee on Sept. 24 about the need to secure our borders against illegal immigrants. Or did he? His sarcasm said otherwise.
His highly sardonic testimony was an affront to the very political bureaucracy that is a House judicial hearing. And that's saying a lot.
Who on Earth thought it would sway anyone's opinion to have Colbert tell us that we need to genetically engineer vegetables to pick themselves? Or that his grandfather didn't travel over the Atlantic just to see this country overrun with illegal aliens? Or that he just realized most soil is at ground level?
Apparently Chairwoman Zoe Lofgren, D-Calif., did because she was the one who invited Colbert in the first place.
At least there was a small bit of sense in the hearing. House Judiciary Chairman John Conyers told Colbert that he needed to exit the room and leave the hearing to the professionals.
So what's next on the docket? Oh yeah, Congress will be telling people how to play baseball and how much salt we can have in our food.
Wow, I guess Colbert's testimony wasn't as much of a farce as I originally thought. Comparatively speaking, of course.
Keep up the good
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
Why do I love them so, so much?!
What is it about triviality that attracts people like me? Why can't I be concerned about things that actually matter?
Well, instead of being concerned with the Ground Zero mosque or the war in Afghanistan, I'm more concerned (and down in the dumps, frankly) about Li-Lo.
Yes, I know we've all heard the troubling news: Lindsay Lohan failed a drug test. So what now? Come on Lindsay! I can't wait forever for you to clean up your act so I can watch you train wreck all over the movie screen! Get your act together please, or you're going to end up dead before you do anything truly fabulous.
At least Marilyn Monroe made lots of hit movies before she wasassasinated by Kennedy bitten by the overdose bug. What do you have, Lindsay? "The Parent Trap?"
At least one concern of mine this week doesn't revolve around Hollywood starlets or train wrecking socialites. I'm speaking about repealing "Don't Ask, Don't Tell."
Oh wait, the only reason I even care is because of Lady Gaga.
Snap.
Gaga was at a rally in Maine speaking to a group of activists out to repeal "Don't Ask Don't Tell." I was less interested in the substance of her speech and more interested in what she was wearing. (Nice glasses, by the way!) I was also eager to see how she would justify her meat dress.
That's right. Rather than just come out and say something like, "The meat dress was fake (but not really), so leave me alone," she's been trying to connect the dots of her cold cut hat/dress/shoe combo. In fact, she even called her speech "Equality is the Prime Rib of America."
It's a stretch, Gaga. I think you can have the same effect in your activism without having to explain why you wore meat to the VMAs!
See? Even when my interest is sparked in a national headline, it's usually because of the involvement of some crash-and-burn pop star, or in Gaga's case, my beautiful queen who happened to wear a dress that made PETA mad.
Well, instead of being concerned with the Ground Zero mosque or the war in Afghanistan, I'm more concerned (and down in the dumps, frankly) about Li-Lo.
Yes, I know we've all heard the troubling news: Lindsay Lohan failed a drug test. So what now? Come on Lindsay! I can't wait forever for you to clean up your act so I can watch you train wreck all over the movie screen! Get your act together please, or you're going to end up dead before you do anything truly fabulous.
At least Marilyn Monroe made lots of hit movies before she was
At least one concern of mine this week doesn't revolve around Hollywood starlets or train wrecking socialites. I'm speaking about repealing "Don't Ask, Don't Tell."
Oh wait, the only reason I even care is because of Lady Gaga.
Snap.
Gaga was at a rally in Maine speaking to a group of activists out to repeal "Don't Ask Don't Tell." I was less interested in the substance of her speech and more interested in what she was wearing. (Nice glasses, by the way!) I was also eager to see how she would justify her meat dress.
That's right. Rather than just come out and say something like, "The meat dress was fake (but not really), so leave me alone," she's been trying to connect the dots of her cold cut hat/dress/shoe combo. In fact, she even called her speech "Equality is the Prime Rib of America."
It's a stretch, Gaga. I think you can have the same effect in your activism without having to explain why you wore meat to the VMAs!
See? Even when my interest is sparked in a national headline, it's usually because of the involvement of some crash-and-burn pop star, or in Gaga's case, my beautiful queen who happened to wear a dress that made PETA mad.
Sunday, September 12, 2010
If only these awards meant something!
She's broken the record with 13 MTV Video Music Award nominations.
Everyone bow down to Lady Gaga. Is it just me, or does she continue to break records and be absolutely fabulous? No wonder the world is trying to be like her.
Although imitation is just a form of flattery, it obviously isn't the way get nominations. Poor Miley Cyrus and Christina Aguilera both reinvented themselves to become more Gaga-esque. Whether it was because they really dig her style or they just wanted the attention, the fact still remains it didn't get either of them anywhere.
So it just goes to prove that Gaga has the recipe for success, but she's the only one who knows how turn on the oven.
UPDATE: Lady Gaga took home eight of the 13 awards, and did so looking absolutely fabulous! Is it just me, or is she trying to come across as beautiful rather than scary all of a sudden? Well, in any case, she's succeeding!
Of course, for all this to be true, you would have to forget Gaga's dress she wore while accepting the award for Best Music Video. While I'm a big fan of steaks, I'm not quite sure if I'd go so far as to wear them.
I suppose she was still beautiful, just in a very sick and carnivorous way.
Everyone bow down to Lady Gaga. Is it just me, or does she continue to break records and be absolutely fabulous? No wonder the world is trying to be like her.
Although imitation is just a form of flattery, it obviously isn't the way get nominations. Poor Miley Cyrus and Christina Aguilera both reinvented themselves to become more Gaga-esque. Whether it was because they really dig her style or they just wanted the attention, the fact still remains it didn't get either of them anywhere.
So it just goes to prove that Gaga has the recipe for success, but she's the only one who knows how turn on the oven.
UPDATE: Lady Gaga took home eight of the 13 awards, and did so looking absolutely fabulous! Is it just me, or is she trying to come across as beautiful rather than scary all of a sudden? Well, in any case, she's succeeding!
Of course, for all this to be true, you would have to forget Gaga's dress she wore while accepting the award for Best Music Video. While I'm a big fan of steaks, I'm not quite sure if I'd go so far as to wear them.
I suppose she was still beautiful, just in a very sick and carnivorous way.
Tuesday, September 7, 2010
Next time I decide to quit, I'll make sure to become a media darling FIRST!
Steven Slater, of JetBlue fame, finally resigned, according to the Associated Press.
What? I thought he was fired! This just goes to show that JetBlue is more concerned with covering its own ass then doing what is best for its customers, or at least what is best for the company.
Had it been I who yelled at a paying customer, stolen two cases of beer, and deployed an emergency exit to escape the situation, not only would I have been arrested upon landing on the tarmac, but I also would have been fired that very second.
But because the little guy is so under appreciated in this day and age, Slater was given a hero's welcome home (after being released from jail) and has been a media darling ever since.
Don't let this particular post steer you into false thinking. Let me make it absolutely clear: I applaud Slater. He really is a hero who decided enough was enough. The point of this post is to show that PR control by companies is always the bottom line. I'm sure if JetBlue was positive that no media would ever get wind of what happened that day, Slater would have been terminated and never given the chance to resign.
What? I thought he was fired! This just goes to show that JetBlue is more concerned with covering its own ass then doing what is best for its customers, or at least what is best for the company.
Had it been I who yelled at a paying customer, stolen two cases of beer, and deployed an emergency exit to escape the situation, not only would I have been arrested upon landing on the tarmac, but I also would have been fired that very second.
But because the little guy is so under appreciated in this day and age, Slater was given a hero's welcome home (after being released from jail) and has been a media darling ever since.
Don't let this particular post steer you into false thinking. Let me make it absolutely clear: I applaud Slater. He really is a hero who decided enough was enough. The point of this post is to show that PR control by companies is always the bottom line. I'm sure if JetBlue was positive that no media would ever get wind of what happened that day, Slater would have been terminated and never given the chance to resign.
Thursday, September 2, 2010
James Jay Lee wanted new programming, dammit!
Well, I guess it's painfully obvious: If you want to get your voice heard in this country, you've got to take hostages.
The man who hated Discovery was shot down again, so to speak. Unfortunately he figured out that no one really cares about peaceful protests anymore. So the solution? Walk into the Discovery Channel building with a bomb strapped to your body, and proceed to threaten the lives of random employees.
Did it get him what he wanted? Absolutely not. Did it get his face and cause plastered all over live T.V. for almost 4 hours straight? Of course it did.
My friends, I fear the age of civil disobedience is over.
The man who hated Discovery was shot down again, so to speak. Unfortunately he figured out that no one really cares about peaceful protests anymore. So the solution? Walk into the Discovery Channel building with a bomb strapped to your body, and proceed to threaten the lives of random employees.
Did it get him what he wanted? Absolutely not. Did it get his face and cause plastered all over live T.V. for almost 4 hours straight? Of course it did.
My friends, I fear the age of civil disobedience is over.
Monday, December 28, 2009
Merry Christmas to all, like it or NOT!
I took a small excerpt from a recent Skewed Review that ran in the final semester issue of the Dixie Sun, and mailed it via letter-to-the-editor to The Spectrum of St. George, UT; the Deseret News of Salt Lake City; The Salt Lake [City] Tribune and USA Today.
Of those four, the powers-that-be at The Spectrum and the Deseret News decided to run the letter. If the other two ran it, I haven't been made aware.
The letter read as follows:
"Why has it become so passe to admit a tie of Christianity to the season of Christmas? Today it seems the act of actually celebrating the birth of a significant baby warrants more legal action than it does cheer.
No matter where you turn, the societal standard seems to be to erase Christmas from the equation of this time of year. "Merry Christmas" was once unashamedly on the lips of everyone I met, but now I hear mostly "happy holidays" or "seasons greetings" in the attempt not to offend the people who, in my humble opinion, are just looking for attention.
I guess despite the truckloads of offending remarks we are constantly dumping on each other every other day of the year, it's the general consensus that December is the month when we're not allowed to offend anyone.
I say Merry Christmas, and bah-humbug to those who don't!"
The entire article can be read at www.dixiesunlink.com, search keyword "Matt Jacobson."
Now, you would think, or at least I did, that a person standing up for the season of Christmas would bring fellow Christians out of the woodwork to join in and praise Jesus. Not the case here. Both letters were published on the Internet on each newspaper's respective website (the Deseret News version has been edited).
There were numerous replies on each website which I perused the day they were published. I could hardly believe the amount of negative comments that were elicited because of my pride in Christmas.
No offense to anyone, but without Christmas, there wouldn't even be a holiday season. Yes, there would still be Hanukkah and Ramadan, but neither would hold the importance that they do today for the mere fact that they aren't trying to be a part of the crowd, so to speak.
And don't get me started on Kwanzaa. That holiday was made up simply because there had to be some sort of black holiday to rival Christmas.
Towns wouldn't decorate with menorahs or African flags during this time of the year. There would be no uprising of atheists who demand a separation of Church and State. (Those atheists, might I add, need to read the Constitution and see the definition of that amendment, but I digress because that's a whole other topic.)
You can't tell me that the pagan rituals of old would carry on today without Christmas. Consider the summer Solstice. In the days before Christ, this season was a time not unlike the winter Solstice. There would be dancing and rituals and the pagans would worship a God and Goddess and who knows what else.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't see a shred of those rituals going on in July. I highly doubt that modern man would still take the winter Solstice so seriously. Can you just picture a business man, his wife, three kids, one dog and a gerbil, dressing in robes and lighting a fire outside, dancing around it and chanting on the shortest day of the year? Seems highly unlikely to me.
Yes, it's all about Christmas, hence it's all about Christ. I don't accept "happy holidays" just because, according to one person who commented on The Spectrum website, it's "inclusive of others." It's not inclusive. There's no need to be inclusive. You're either celebrating Christmas, or your just trying to puff up some other minuscule holiday simply to rival that of Jesus' birthday.
I think I can safely say this would never be allowed to run in the Dixie Sun.
Of those four, the powers-that-be at The Spectrum and the Deseret News decided to run the letter. If the other two ran it, I haven't been made aware.
The letter read as follows:
"Why has it become so passe to admit a tie of Christianity to the season of Christmas? Today it seems the act of actually celebrating the birth of a significant baby warrants more legal action than it does cheer.
No matter where you turn, the societal standard seems to be to erase Christmas from the equation of this time of year. "Merry Christmas" was once unashamedly on the lips of everyone I met, but now I hear mostly "happy holidays" or "seasons greetings" in the attempt not to offend the people who, in my humble opinion, are just looking for attention.
I guess despite the truckloads of offending remarks we are constantly dumping on each other every other day of the year, it's the general consensus that December is the month when we're not allowed to offend anyone.
I say Merry Christmas, and bah-humbug to those who don't!"
The entire article can be read at www.dixiesunlink.com, search keyword "Matt Jacobson."
Now, you would think, or at least I did, that a person standing up for the season of Christmas would bring fellow Christians out of the woodwork to join in and praise Jesus. Not the case here. Both letters were published on the Internet on each newspaper's respective website (the Deseret News version has been edited).
There were numerous replies on each website which I perused the day they were published. I could hardly believe the amount of negative comments that were elicited because of my pride in Christmas.
No offense to anyone, but without Christmas, there wouldn't even be a holiday season. Yes, there would still be Hanukkah and Ramadan, but neither would hold the importance that they do today for the mere fact that they aren't trying to be a part of the crowd, so to speak.
And don't get me started on Kwanzaa. That holiday was made up simply because there had to be some sort of black holiday to rival Christmas.
Towns wouldn't decorate with menorahs or African flags during this time of the year. There would be no uprising of atheists who demand a separation of Church and State. (Those atheists, might I add, need to read the Constitution and see the definition of that amendment, but I digress because that's a whole other topic.)
You can't tell me that the pagan rituals of old would carry on today without Christmas. Consider the summer Solstice. In the days before Christ, this season was a time not unlike the winter Solstice. There would be dancing and rituals and the pagans would worship a God and Goddess and who knows what else.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't see a shred of those rituals going on in July. I highly doubt that modern man would still take the winter Solstice so seriously. Can you just picture a business man, his wife, three kids, one dog and a gerbil, dressing in robes and lighting a fire outside, dancing around it and chanting on the shortest day of the year? Seems highly unlikely to me.
Yes, it's all about Christmas, hence it's all about Christ. I don't accept "happy holidays" just because, according to one person who commented on The Spectrum website, it's "inclusive of others." It's not inclusive. There's no need to be inclusive. You're either celebrating Christmas, or your just trying to puff up some other minuscule holiday simply to rival that of Jesus' birthday.
I think I can safely say this would never be allowed to run in the Dixie Sun.
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