Don’t Get Screwed Again!
Remember this one? In the weeks following the 2000 “Election”, it was one of the many jokes getting passed around the Internet. And why is it funny? Because it captured the nervous anticipation felt by the majority of Americans who didn’t vote for Bush in 2000 shortly after the Supreme Court placed him in office. Also, it’s always funny to say ‘Fuck’.
Little did we realize how fucked we really were.
By any measure, a very strong argument can be made that George Bush has been one of the worst Presidents in the history of the United States. From the moment our Constitution was shredded in the judicial coup that put him in office, he has done frequent and severe harm to our country, our families, our economy, our standing in the world, our national discourse. In just four years in office, George Bush has diminished America in profound ways that will take generations to repair, if they can be at all.
And if he were to win or steal another four years, then this picture won’t be as funny as it was in 2000. Because this time we’ll understand that it’s no joke.
Go Packers!
Since 1936, the result of the Redskin’s game that takes place immediately prior to a Presidential Election has accurately predicted the winner. If the Redskins win, the incumbant has won. If the Redskins lose, then the challenger wins.
Today’s game?
Green Bay Packers 28 – Washington Redskins 14
The only curse we’re reversing here is the curse of Bush.
for further reading:
snopes.com, the Urban Legend Reference Pages.
Monster Mash
The did the mash, they did the Monster Mash!
The trick-or-treaters have slowed to a trickle in our neighborhood. Really very few this year. Still, here’s a few remaining scares for you this Halloween:
The Monster Mash – well known frightsters speak out on the Bush record
from the DNC Blog, Kicking Ass
The Monster Slash, the Bush Administration environmental record
from the Campaign to Protect America’s Lands
Be scared on Halloween, VOTE on Election Day!
GOTV Email – Do It Now!
With Election Day just a day away, there are still things you can do to help. Most important, getting out the vote. The Kerry/Edwards Campaign site has a tool to help you send vote reminders to your friends. Go there and use it to encourage all your friends and family members to vote. It doesn’t take long, and the country you take back just may be your own.
Film Fest Flop
OK, so my grand idea of reviewing a week’s worth of horror movies was a bust. Events conspired against me; the distraction of the World Series, the need for sleep due to long hours of work, and the final insult, my DVD player broke. But that’s OK. We still love our scary movies, and you can count on further reviews here in the future. Just because.
Headlines
Find the good news for Bush… I can’t.
from The Northern Virginia Journal – 10/29/84
– Iraqi troops slaughtered
– First Md. flue case confirmed
– FBI probes Halliburton contract
– Feds to triple number of election monitors
– Missouri joins other states importing drugs from Canada
– Scientists estimate 100,000 Iraqis may have died due to war
– IAEA says it warned U.S. about explosives in April
– Watch your account: Checks clear faster
– Exxon Mobil profits surge on oil prices
The Awesome Power of My Head
Naturally, anyone with a head as large as mine either has many undiscovered mental powers, or water on the brain. In my case, it is of course the former (think for a second, which is first former or latter? My trick, latter comes later).
Anyway, I’ve never been much of a baseball fan, or much of a cap wearer either. But in the last few years, especially starting with the McGuire/Sosa home run race in ’98, I’ve been following baseball more closely. And with the bald spot on my head growing like the hole in Earth’s ozone layer, I’ve been adding more caps to my wardrobe.
In our home, we cheer for the Cubs. My wife’s from Illinois, it’s a rule and I’m fine with that. Following them to the heartbreaking finish of their 2003 season was my initiation to the ranks of the suffering Cubs fans. I even bought some ‘official’ Cubs merchandise, a cap and jersey, to outfit myself for fandom. But the jersey is like wearing a wetsuit, rubbery and uncomfortable, and the cap was a size too small and just too stiff. Still, I wore both regularly to do my part for the team.
Last season was also my introduction to the Red Sox, mostly through a great HBO Documentary called ‘The Curse of the Bambino‘ which recounts the many long years of suffering for the Red Sox and their fans since their fateful sale of Babe Ruth to the New York Yankees in 1919. Like the Cubs, the 2003 playoffs looked hopeful for the Sox, until, as usual, they suffered painful defeat at the hands of the Yankees. As a freshly-minted Cubs fan, it was easy to share the pain of the Red Sox and root for them over the hated-winning Yankees.
The 2004 baseball season was the first I have ever followed from opening day. All season long, I could actually tell you generally which teams were doing well and which were not. When I was in Boston in July to work at the Democratic Convention, I bought a Red Sox cap (when in Rome and all that) and cheered their wins over the Yankees in Fenway that weekend. The cap was very comfortable, much more so that my Cubs cap. A nice fit, even for my big head.
After returning from Boston, I went online and bought myself a new Cubs cap, this one to match the brand, size and style of my comfy Red Sox cap. It arrived, fit wonderfully, and took its place as my starting cap. All was good, and the Cubs were winning. Until I left the cap behind at a friends wedding in California on September 25th. Returning home from my friends wedding without my Cubs cap to wear, I began wearing my Red Sox cap again.
And just look what happened.
For the two weeks that I had that Cubs cap, the Cubs were 10-2. From the day I lost the cap through the end of the season, they were 2-7. Sorry Cubs fans, it’s my fault they didn’t reach the playoffs this year.
And the Red Sox? Down 3-0 in their playoff series against the Yankees, they won four straight to put themselves in the World Series, and then swept the Cardinals, the team with the best record in baseball this season, to win the World Series. With their cap on my head, they reversed the curse and ended their 86-year long championship drought.
This is wierd science folks, but there’s just no disputing the awesome power of my head. If I’m wearing a teams cap, that team WILL win! Can I learn to control this power? To harness it? Am I more like the mutant X-man Professor Xavier, or the horror queen Carrie?
I must use this power for good (or for money)! So, with baseball season over, I have a new cap to wear for now. And next season, if you would like, you can buy me a hat, and send money (power like this doesn’t go cheap), and maybe YOUR team will win next year! (preferred stye: The Franchise by Twins Enterprise, XXL)
