Inconvenient to the rich, convenient for the poor
Global warming…
That scary little thing which will have us living in Waterworld or The Day After Tomorrow if we don’t follow the example of Albert Arnold Gore Jr..
Let me tell you this, I do believe in the possibility of Global warming. I do believe that if it does exist we should do something about it. And I am a little concerned that we may end up living in a world which resembles the pre-mentioned Dennis Quaid movie which had really fake looking CGI wolves.
But I’m not going to do anything about it. I AM NOT!!
“Why not,” you may ask.
I won’t do my part, because my part is so insignificant that I will not make a difference. The energy I consume does not compare to the amounts of waste that my favorite limo liberals, former Vice-Presidents and super-rich use for their own purposes.
But as is always the case with the world, we of the lower rungs are expected to assume the brunt of the work. Nothing has changed since mankind became civilized. The actual workers of this world, those who perform the real tasks, those who really manufacture and build the tools, are the ones who are blamed for society’s ills.
We are the ones who are taxed. We are the ones who struggle. We are the ones looking inside from the outside. And so all this recycling and energy conversation is up to us?
F**K THAT!!
Let me share with you some tidbits I have found on the web in this regard;
“Al Gore, who has a mansion in the posh Belle Meade area of Nashville, has rejected a senator’s request that he take a pledge to use no more energy than the average American. “
That is from the following link, a news article about Gore’s total hypocrisy. It seems Big Al wants us to tighten our belts but his ever-growing girth is allowed to breathe. It seems that the former vice president’s home uses more electricity each month than the average American household uses in an entire year. Or so says the Tennessee Center for Policy Research from the Nashville Electric Service.
“The request was put to Gore by Sen. James Inhofe, R-Okla., who is the ranking member of the Environment and Public Works Committee, during a congressional hearing this week at which Gore was asking Congress to impose new taxes to address global warming.”
I freely admit I never saw An Inconvenient Truth, but I hear that Gore asked us: “Are you ready to change the way you live?”
Funny he should say that when last August, according to the aforementioned group, Gore burned through 22,619 kilowatt-hours of electricity, more than twice the amount in one month that an average American family uses in an entire year.
“Gore’s average monthly electric bill, the think tank says, is $1,359.
Responding to critics, Gore has described the lifestyle he and his wife Tipper live as ‘carbon neutral,’ meaning he tries to offset any energy usage, including plane flights and car trips, by ‘purchasing verifiable reductions in CO2 elsewhere.’”
Wow, it’s nice to see that he’s changing the way he lives. I’m going to take a leap of faith and say that he must have spent at least $4,000 on electricity for the previous August.
Or maybe not.
I guess I should not be surprised. We poor have to do all the work despite we are not even the strongest contributer to the problem. For example I got this little tidbit from off the web;
“Private planes, take for instance your typical commercial jet, a Boeing 737, well, it seats a maximum of 189 people, it burns 800 gallons of fuel per hour and emits 16,880 pounds of carbon dioxide per hour in the air. Now take a Gulfstream 400, one of the more common brands of private jet. Well, it seats a maximum of only 19 people, it burns 415 gallons of fuel an hour and emits 8,785 pounds of carbon dioxide per hour. That means per passenger a Boeing 737 emits 89 pounds of carbon dioxide an hour while Gulfstream and similar private jets emit 462 pounds of carbon dioxide per passenger per hour.”
Geez, my crappy little Pontiac Grand Am seats four and emits, by my rough calculations, about 20-25 pounds of carbon dioxide a day. I see why it’s the responsibility of all of us without a private jet. It’s such a f**king crock and Al Gore and all the other environmentalists of the world are fake and hypocrites and just tired of their moralizing when they are not willing to change for OUR own good.
I bid adieu.
with passion and apathy,
L.Manly
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HerInteractive.com and “All” religions policy
One of my guilty little pleasures is playing the HerInteractive Nancy Drew mystery PC games. I have played every single one, and when I’m done I pass each game down to my 10 yr old niece. Sometimes we play them together. They’re harmless fun, and I like them because the content is innocent. I’ve played my share of Dungeon Siege and Splinter Cell (fun games, I’m not going to argue) but I do get tired of the constant skeletons and demons and sniping people in the head sort of stuff. When I want to retreat to a kinder, gentler game that provides some wicked logic puzzles, Nancy Drew is fine.
The past week found me in a bit of a bind, though: there’s a part of the game I just can’t get past. It’s not a puzzle, it’s a problem with a character not being accessible when I need to talk to them to advance the plot. So I went to the HerInteractive Message Board Community and registered there in order to pose my question to the legions of 12 year olds and see who might know how to get this particular character to pick up the phone.
HerInteractive knows that its primary audience is pre teen and young teen girls, and so they have about 800,000 rules and guidelines you have to accept before you’re allowed to post. One of these caught my eye. Have a look:
Now I’m a Christian and I certainly don’t feel comfortable with “satanic” messages and things of that nature, but technically isn’t satanism considered a religion these days? HerInteractive comes off terribly hypocritical here in demanding that everyone respect and tolerate “all” religions, but they immediately follow up this noble stance with a little caveat. You’re not going to be respected or tolerated if you’re a satanist. I think a lot of satanists would argue this point.
What if a person posted a pentagram? Would that be considered satanic? Even if the pentagram is a symbol of Wicca and not of satanism? What about that “other” pentagram, the one with the top point of the star aiming downward? That’s most certainly a satanic symbol. So is that not allowed? (Of course it’s not.)
I’m not championing the rights of satanists, mind you. I am perfectly happy having them censored for my own benefit because I personally don’t want to see any kinds of pentagrams or anything of a satanic message anywhere. (And does a satanist really WANT to see crucifixes and crosses and other Christian messages and symbols everywhere? Let’s just be honest, now.) But HerInteractive’s rules are just defying logic and rational thought. They even admit that it’s a “sensitive issue.” So why are they so two-faced about it?
Maybe the real question is, how many satanists are playing Nancy Drew games, anyway?
with passion and apathy,
Momo
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Libby, The story of a guy who won’t go to jail
Well folks,
Let’s play a little word association;
Big - Small, Book - Read, Jumbo - Shrimp, Politician - jail…
It has happened again. A poor innocent politician has lost his appeals process and may be going to jail very soon. I may be jaded, but I’m not old enough to remember a time where politicians were loved, trusted and revered by the public.
I was born in the early ’70’s and while Nixon was going down for Watergate as I was scraping my knees, I was thinking of my knees and the monsters under my bed. I could care less about “Tricky Dick”, now and then. Since it is rude to speak of the deceased, I shall stop right now.
I do remember the Iran-Contra stuff a little. I wasn’t paying much attention in my wild teenage years. I was too busy being anti-establishment by sitting around and being lazy.
But now in my adult years I have taken to observing the going-on’s of Washington. Two reasons why;
1. I enjoy it as a hobby. I like elections, I enjoy the scandal as much as the next guy and even though Canadian, my neighbour to the South has his fingers in everything I worry about my own welfare by association.
2. Well let’s admit it, Canadian politics is so boring that I have no choice but to be a voyeur on Uncle Sam’s ill-behaved children.
So here I am, peeking through your windows and what do I see? An actor turned politician usher in a such a colossal wave of greed that people are still talking about it.
A weaker vice-president so unimpressive that he had to confirm people that he wasn’t a wimp.
A charismatic but questionably moral dude who was so well loved that the people could care less where he was getting his B.J.’s.
And certainly not the least of them, the son of the second guy and truly the prodigal son. A man so hated across the globe and so mired in corruption that his effectiveness as a leader is questionable.
But enough about the Bush’s, the late Ronnie Reagan and “Slick Willie.” Let’s talk about another man with a name so ridiculous that he should go to jail just for that. Let’s talk about Scooter Libby. Please. Let’s talk about him.
*** UPDATE ***
Wow in the time it took me to finish this blog things have totally changed. You’re saying to yourself, “Lance, do you mean Libby is actually going to jail? That he’s going to accept responsibility for his crimes?”
No, sorry there America, that’s not the case. According to all the news outlets and programs it seems that Governor Bush has fulfilled his part of the arrangement. You know the one; Libby agrees to take the fall, be tried and no matter the outcome of events, Bush would pardon him. Libby is such a smart guy, I mean I would have done it too. There was no fear of actually going to jail. I’m shocked that Libby looked so despondent during the trial. I would have been smiling and saying “You can’t touch me! You can’t touch me!”
It’s like that scene from De Palma’s “Untouchables” where Capone has bought off the jury and is all smiles knowing that he’s won. Libby was never going to jail and I’m just shocked that it took so long for Bush to actually pardon him. Libby was never the sacrificial lamb, he had the power. Libby knew all the players and who did what and who issued the command to betray a loyal agent of the government and threatened national security.
National security! That annoying little thing which is being touted as the motive for losing all of your rights and having the Bushies continually circumvent the law. Karl Rove and Cheney were certainly in the loop and quite possibly gave the order to have Valerie Plame outed to our enemies. Come on! An agent of this government was betrayed, her name released to the f**king press and no is accountable.
And before any jackass tells me that Clinton did the same thing, he lied about getting a BJ in a situation when no one had the right to ask.
Libby was part of a conspiracy to publicly threaten the life of a CIA agent because her husband was a critic to the Bushies and therefore a threat of their plans for world domination. I swear, come September of 2007 a cell of Al-Qaeda is going to blow up an important city or fly a plane into the Capitol and Bush will use that excuse to declare martial law and become the dictator he’s been wanting to be since he first stole won the election.
But what Bush lacked in enthusiasm he made up with cleverness, I’ll give him that. This last move was so good it had to been someone else who thought it up, since we all know that Dubya is as dumb as a fence post. You’re saying to yourself “But Lance, he didn’t pardon Libby.”
No he did not, if you want to be technical about it. He commuted his sentence, which means that Libby got the benefit of a full pardon without the political problems for Bush.
Very clever.
Who would have have thought that Governor Bush could have been so smart? Oh what am I saying!? Cheney gave the order to commute the sentence.
I bid adieu.
with passion and apathy,
L.Manly
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Limo Liberals Save The World
Hello again everyone.
If you are reading this blog it must mean you have really poor taste. Or perhaps my ever so brief attack on George W. Bush made you think I’m on the Liberal side and have come back craving for more.
Oh noooooo!
Go back to my first post; I hold both sides with equal disdain and allow me to irritate someone to prove my point.
Clooney: Cast raises millions for Darfur
Thank God another celebrity has come to the aid of the poor. But ask me this question. Why do the Liberals want to save the world with other people’s money?
All these limo liberals seem to spend their days criticizing the Right, blaming the poor’s ills on the Republicans and yet instead of offering their own vast fortunes to give to the poor, the Liberals raise funds. So many fundraisers and yet so many of these L.L.’s prefer to keep the money they earned in the family.
Isn’t that what the Republicans say and yet they are lambasted and ostracized and burned at the stake for such behaviour. I don’t like the Republicans anymore than I like the Liberals. I have an intense hatred for (most of) the ideals of the Republicans, but I can at least respect their stance. They are greedy bastards who want to keep a social class system alive to give their meaningless lives a feeling of purpose. And they admit it! They don’t shy away from that life view! They are proud of it!
But the Liberals, what do they do? They claim to be the party of the people, that they are trying to help the poor. But I don’t see them offering their vast fortunes to the underclass. To the homeless or street kids or to the shelters.
I imagine that if every member of the Liberal party donated a single million dollars, we could eradicate the homeless. Buy them a nice apartment in one of those crack houses the owners hold onto hoping that some real estate project will make them more money. We could give them a bank account to get them back on their feet. We could do that. But we don’t! We could get every person in debt out of it. We could get food in the bellies of all the starving children of America. But we don’t!
Instead they hold fundraisers and get other people to give their money. And as for Clooney and Co?
I find it interesting that this story, on the following link, does not give too many details about who gave what. There’s a lot of why, of course there’s a lot of why. 2.5 million Darfur civilians caught in the middle of another war started by someone other than themselves. That part is the tragedy.
But how-about all that money being donated. Who donated it? Clooney himself? The article states that the ”Ocean Thirteen’s” stars had donated 5.5 million. Well let’s have some more details. A lot of people are in that movie. Is it their money or did they donate that money on someone else’s behalf? Did Brad Pitt sign a check? Scott Caan, Elliot Gould, Casey Affleck…?
The article also states that Clooney and Co. raised 9.3 million at a dinner “most of which was contributed at a dinner during the film’s premiere last month at the Cannes Film Festival.” Is that 9.3 million a part of the previous 5.5 or a separate amount? Is the total 9.3 or 14.8 million? Who gave that money? I’m guessing George and Brad smiled and then got some old rich European aristocrats to fork over the cash.
Now I’m a reasonably charitable person, I don’t mind the idea of giving to the poor. I try to help when I can. But the truth of the matter is, I am one of the lower-class. As of this blog I have 2500.00 in my account. Like I said a few paragraphs before, if all the rich people wanted to change things, they could save everyone. But no one wants to really give their money to the poor. Liberals don’t want to give away their money anymore than Republicans do, but the Liberals do it if some actor or singer or whoever asks them to.
Does that make the Liberals better than the GOP? I don’t think so.
It makes them hypocrites. If all these 20 million-dollar-a-movie actors want to make a difference, have them give all their wealth (leaving themselves a couple million so they can eat) to the poor. Come on, how much money do you really need? Gene Simmons, as much as I love ya, you have enough wealth so that you’ll never be poor again. Get over that childhood trauma and lend a helping hand.
Note to Hollywood - If you decide your “celebrity” is better used to make other people give money then I make a little suggestion. Tell all your Liberal friends to stop attacking the Republicans for being greedy misers who have no souls because you are no f**king better!
If George Clooney really wanted to help those poor Darfur innocents, he’d take all that cash he’s earned, buy an island somewhere and relocate the civilians to a safer place. Instead of using that Liberal guilt to make other rich people hand over their wallets.
The main difference between the Liberals and the Republicans are; Liberals feel bad about being rich and the Republicans don’t. If the Liberals are going to feel so bad about it, well keep a million of your earnings and donate the rest to charity. If you do, maybe the Republicans will follow by your great example.
I bid adieu.
with passion and apathy,
L.Manly
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Introducing Me
Greetings to all,
I shall introduce my self now, I am Lance Manly (alias) and I’m the grey man of Origami. This is my first blog and for those future critics I promise to try and contribute on a weekly basis. This week’s blog is all about me so that you can get to know me better, understand my POV and more importantly accept that my opinion counts to me and me alone, if you don’t like what I write that’s your business, but I’m not going anywhere.
Personal stuff: I live in a world of a grey. I don’t see things black and white and according to my bi-polar afflicted colleague it’s merely an excuse to create loopholes for my own personal pleasure. Ask politely and she may just tell you her “Loophole Theory.”
I am an old man of 35 years. Canadian in origin, (the only one of the bunch) I’m the voice best ignored in the U.S..
I don’t drink, don’t smoke, don’t do drugs.
I am a heterosexual, dating a lovely woman with poor taste.
I’m a libertarian, which means I see that both sides of the Yank coin is bulls**t to me.
I detest the Republicans and loathe the Liberals. I like America, respect the people, but your goverment makes me laugh. 
As a member of the international community, the Imperialistic nature of the current administration pisses me off. I don’t like George Bush, never have, never will. I don’t respect him, I think he’s a moron and I KNOWhe’s underqualified for the job. Bush is a tool of the oil interests and other big businesses dedicated to making the rich richer and the poor mowing their lawns.
That said, I have less respect for the liberal point of view since it seems to be; Attack the Republicans for being rich, organizing fund raisers for the poor, see that other people donate and they keep their own coffers overflowing.
I have other interests, hobbies and viewpoints that cover a vast number of subjects. But those I shall leave for another time. I guess I will quit while I’m ahead.
I bid adieu.
with passion and apathy,
L.Manly
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