Dangerous Tweets – Really America?

And you wonder why I’m always busting America’s chops? Read on and check out the new song I wrote (inspired by such nonsense) at the end.

Once upon a time I was in Atlanta Georgia partying with a couple of my English friends, from London. We had a great time. We got quite pissed from drinking micro beers! We totally destroyed little 5 points. But at the end of it all not one of us tossed our cookies! LOL! The next night, we went back to all the same bars and all the bartenders were happy to see us!

Now, why is it 2 people from England were recently not allowed into the country because of “dangerous” tweets? This happened to a guy and a girl. Apparently, the guy tweeted something to someone he knew saying something like “hey I’m on vacation, let’s hook up when I get back from destroying America.”

That little reference to “destroying America” was apparently enough for a legitimate threat against national security. Apparently it takes a genius to figure out the context of somebody’s random Tweet and there aren’t any working at Homeland Security.

Needless to say, the two had their passports taken and after many hours of interrogation, were sent straight back to the U.K., now requiring a special VISA anytime the Tweeter wishes to enter the LAND OF THE FREE-domless! Hey, I’m just sayin….

You can read the news report here.




You Are What You Eat – Food Inc

Perhaps you’ve already seen this MUST SEE MOVIE and if so, make sure everyone you know has seen it. Yes, it’s scary and will likely change your relationship to eating but hey, that’s the fukn point!




For whatever reason, such an important and enlightening piece of work is quite hard to find anywhere in it’s entirety online, so feel free to DOWNLOAD the full film here!
Just “RIGHT CLICK” that link and then “SAVE AS” somewhere on your computer. It’s over 700 MB and worth the effort.

And The Winner Was

Hey y’all!

I was told to remove the content I recently produced and published here on MY WEBSITE which documented my first Casting Show experience. It was harmless enough. Basically video of my long train journey, audio from my singing moment and relevant images. Plus, the tail-end of some girl that sang before me and didn’t make it to another round.

Anyway, I NEVER READ the DOs and DON’Ts and documenting and sharing ones own personal experience is a DON’T apparently. Therefore, the content is not visible to the public. I do not subscribe to Censorship and in this case, I’ll take blame for not reading the fine print, as it were.




FOR THE RECORD however, I’m complying as to spare an Associate of mine from any stress that’s arisen from my BLOGGING. So, I hope EVERYONE is happy now and that peace once again blankets the planet.

Cheers….

Help Cook The Koch’s – Ban Brawny

I'm a member of the CCC, Compassionate Consumer Coalition. What this woman suggests in her email below is exactly the kind of strategies the CCC conjures up. IT WORKS! Especially these days with the power of social media, companies even picking up a negative wave around the Blogosphere will raise more than a brow.
Read her email and get the conversation started! That's how you too can revolt; from the safety and comforts of your own home! The American way. :) Seriously though...


BAN BRAWNY!

From: Virginia White
Subject: Important Information
To: “self”
Date: Sunday, September 5, 2010, 11:23 PM

Hello Family and Friends,

I want to share some of my feeling with you today and I sincerely hope that I do not offend anyone. If I have, please blame it on my head, not my heart. Very recently I have been somewhat frustrated by the political news that I have been hearing and I am sure many of you may have the same feelings. I have several issues about which I will be writing, however, today I am concentrating on the Koch Brothers. You may have heard the same newscast which I heard and I want to ask each of you to take action in your own way.

The Koch Brothers are two billionaires who are extremely right wing and conservative. In fact it was their father who started the John Birch Society. The Koch Brothers are the ones who fund the extremely negative television ads and they also sponsor the extreme Tea Bagger Candidates such as Sharron Angle (currently running for senator from the state of Nevada). The Koch Brothers are also one of the entities behind the significantly nasty television ads during the 2004 presidential election. and who fund the Tea Baggers.

You may be familiar with some of the Tea Party “conventions.” Some of these people carry guns, many carry insulting placards picturing our President as Hitler, and many other offensive signs. These are the people whose campaign slogan is “I want my country back.” They are determined that our President will not succeed, who absolutely resent the fact that a Black man, an African American man is currently the leader of our country. These are also the brothers who funded almost all of the monies for the opposition of the Health Plan which was passed recently. Koch also funded a group called Freedom Works group which took credit for blowing up facilities.

I do not believe that all Tea Baggers are racists, but I believe that the Koch Brothers may be not only racist, but appear to be hell bent on stirring up hate, anger, and significant negativity, the kind that if allowed, will tear our country apart.

I did learn that the Koch Brothers are the manufacturers of Brawny Paper Towels and other paper products. I also learned that they own Stain Master Carpet. We basically cannot afford to have ads put on the air that repudiate Koch information. BUT WE CAN DO SOMETHING ABOUT IMPACTING THE PROFITS OF THEIR COMPANIES.

I am asking that each of you

(1) share this information with everyone that you know. Please google Koch Brothers, or Brawny to find out more.. Many of us have relatives all over this country. My family has a website and I will post this info on our website. If your friends and family do not have internet capabilities, give them a call or write a letter. Spread this information everywhere.

Second Thing

(2) Do not purchase Brawny Paper Towels, Paper products or Stain Master Carpet. We can have a lot of impact with our purchasing power. If you are aware of facilities that regularly purchase Brawny paper towels, please contact them and ask them not to purchase that product for their business. Tell everyone you meet NOT to purchase Brawny paper towels. It is absolutely necessary for all people that are fair and of good will to hit these extremists in their pocket book. Koch Industries are a powerful entity, but if each of us declares ourselves as a committee of one, write and communicate with everyone we know to get out the information about these people who are literally destroying our country.

In the state of Nevada Sharron Angle funded by the Koch Brothers has declared previously that she is against Social Security, against health care, and feels that people who receive unemployment insurance, people who have lost their jobs, are basically freeloaders. This is the woman who would also eliminate the Department of Education.

I am very concerned about the state of our country. Again, one of the ways that we as individuals can fight back is to refuse to purchase any products of those people who are hate mongers, who are trying to take this country back to the forties and fifties, who will ultimately destroy our country.

I am off my soap box for now. I will be sharing information with you about some of my other concerns. Again, please do not delete this message. Even if you can forward it to only one person, please do it. We can have a lot of impact on the finances of those people who think because they are rich and powerful, they can do anything they want.

AND – please remind your friends and family members to register and vote, especially in Nevada and California. I cannot tell you how to vote, but Sharron Angle must not win this upcoming election.

God Bless!


THE RACIST’S CHOICE

USS New York Is The World Trade Center

What ever happened to all that scrap metal from the World Trade Center? Ever wonder about that? Sort of like I used to wonder what ever happened to all the homeless folks that were hanging around Manhattan before Giuliani became Mayor back then?

Here’s the 411 on the 911 as it was explained to me…

The USS New York was built with 24 tons of scrap steel from the World Trade Center. It is the fifth in a new class of warship – designed for missions that include special operations against terrorists. It will carry a crew of 360 sailors and 700 combat-ready Marines to be delivered ashore by helicopters and assault craft.

Steel from the World Trade Center was melted down in a foundry in Amite , LA to cast the ship’s bow section. When it was poured into the molds on Sept 9, 2003, ‘those big rough steelworkers treated it with total reverence,’ recalled Navy Capt. Kevin Wensing, who was there. ‘It was a spiritual moment for everybody there.’ Junior Chavers, foundry operations manager, said that when the trade center steel first arrived, he touched it with his hand and the ‘hair on my neck stood up..’ ‘It had a big meaning to it for all of us,’ he said.. ‘They knocked us down. They can’t keep us down. We’re going to be back.’ The ship’s motto? ‘Never Forget’.

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