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I'm reading "Siddhartha" by Herman Hesse for the first time. So far it hasn't brought me inner peace and enlightenment. I'm a little disappointed. It's starting to appear that I am actually going to have to meditate and contemplate in order to reach Nirvana instead of just reading a book. Dammit.

Ahem...

Being human the only way we can avoid public executions is to not have executions.

I thought about that when Wendell and I were discussing the alleged suicide attempt during the metal band Hell on Earth's upcoming show. Did it already take place? I forgot to check the time. I started to think about execution and how state-sponsored killing is really just as bad as what the band proposed. I find it funny that the same people who support the death penalty are probably the most vehemently against this stunt. From a Reuters' report: "Florida Gov. Jeb Bush also denounced the band's plans and said band members might be prosecuted under a state law banning assisted suicide."

Whether it's a stunt or real I am interested in our reaction.

What does it mean that I can't get to their site right now?

The Guardian interviews Michael Moore

I haven't read it yet but I am about too. Enjoy!

A few thoughts (sure beats trying to put some kind of coherent what-I-saw-on-the-bus story together

Holy Jeebus, I love watching playoff baseball but staying up until midnight when you have to work the next morning is for the birds. Go Cubs.

I saw in the news that today's big story is that one of Siegfried and Roy was bitten in the neck and drug offstage by a tiger. I reckon that if you play with the big cats long enough one of them is going to take you out someday. It's similar to being a male and having a prostate; one day it's going to turn on you.

I have been completely enjoying the Arnold bashing. I wonder if he's surprised that all this stuff is coming out. Was he prepared for this? Was he honest with his party? Did he think people would keep quiet? Did he delude himself? Next we'll find out that in his wrestling days he ate the brains of little boys so he could gain their youthful strength. His quote on that will be "I don't remembuh eating the brains of little boys. But if I did I apologize to all those I hurt either indirectly or less indirectly."

I saw that on Talking Points Memo that Joshua Marshall has a very long interview with Wesley Clark. I printed it out and I am going to try and read it today.

File under "Only in America."

"'Has life become so cheap that people will actually watch someone die for entertainment?'"

I think the answer to that question has been 'yes' since we've been sitting in trees throwing poo at each other.

For the love of jeebus, turn off your television!



Picture link via Atrios.

Wow, he's got my vote. If I could vote in California

Arnold praises Hitler. The link is via Drudge so it probably won't be up long.

To be fair isn't it true that Arnold probably would express an admiration of our president? Hey, he created a concentration camp so maybe Arnold isn't so far off.

Wow, was I wrong

I just saw that Limbaugh resigned from the ESPN NFL pregame show. I don't get it. What did ESPN think they were going to get out of Rush Limbaugh?

The amateur sports commentator

Ah, Rush Libaugh: radio pundit, right wing partisan and football commentator. I heard Rush's comments about McNabb, the lead goat of the early part of the NFL season. I remember thinking that he could have phrased his comment better. Like instead of saying that he was overrated because he was black, Rush could have merely stated he considered McNabb simply overrated.

I sincerely belive the lovable lug was merely trying to sound like Rush. He couldn't just make a football comment he had to put a social spin on it. I think it was expected of him by ESPN.

I thought it was great. Rush proclaims to be the voice of the right wing masses and his inability to address McNabb without mentioning his race displayed how he and his peeps think. Or, at least, it showed his followers what they are expected to believe. The first sign that Rush made a boo boo was when the other talking heads starting tying to bail him out. They almost succeeded and, if I remember correctly, Rush did back off from his original statement.

Don't think the folks at ESPN aren't dancing in their offices because Rush's ill conceived comment is all over the news. There's going to be a ratings spike this Sunday. If the ratings stay up and the furor dies down the Rush will stay. If the ratings dive and the furor remains then Rush is gone.

Die, recording companies!!

Hey, look, file sharing doesn't hurt artists! We already knew that anyway. Again RIAA is shown to be a pack of liars.