Fall to your knees and bow before the Phantom Lord

This one speaks for it self

2010-03-21T04:27:00.000-07:00

http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/meast/03/19/saudi.arabia.sorcery/index.html?hpt=Sbin

(CNN) -- Amnesty International is calling on Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah to stop the execution of a Lebanese man sentenced to death for "sorcery."

In a statement released Thursday, the international rights group condemned the verdict and demanded the immediate release of Ali Hussain Sibat, former host of a popular call-in show that aired on Sheherazade, a Beirut based satellite TV channel.

According to his lawyer, Sibat, who is 48 and has five children, would predict the future on his show and give out advice to his audience.

The attorney, May El Khansa, who is in Lebanon, tells CNN her client was arrested by Saudi Arabia's religious police (known as the Mutawa'een) and charged with sorcery while visiting the country in May 2008. Sibat was in Saudi Arabia to perform the Islamic religious pilgrimage known as Umra.

Sibat was then put on trial. In November 2009, a court in the Saudi city of Medina found Sibat guilty and sentenced him to death.

Someone want to remind me why we bother with these nutcases again...

Oh yeah the Oil thing.

Random Thoughts For The First Monday Of The New Year

2010-01-04T01:20:00.000-08:00

So we've made it to 2010 and part of me is very disappointed. Being a firm believer in doom and gloom the fact nothing has happened up until this point has left me wondering if all this doom that has been predicted will ever happen.

Okay who am I kidding. I am very happy nothing has happened yet. Cumbre Vieja hasn't broken off from the volcano on La Palma in the Canary Islands causing a massive mega tsunami to head for the entire Eastern seaboard, Yellowstone hasn't erupted yet, and most shockingly California hasn't sunken into the sea.

I went to Best Buy today and first off the little snow storm we were having was amazing. Not so much for the snow but the wind. The wind right off the water where the Best Buy around here is was something else.

The music section was a complete mess and I couldn't find hardly anything I was looking for as usual. This is why I shop mostly on Ebay now. Not only is it cheaper, but everything is at least organized correctly. I did however pick up Chickenfoot's album along with Play My Game by Tim 'Ripper' Owens, and Liebe ist für alle da (German: "Love is there for everyone) by Rammstein. Apparently the album is censored in Germany because of the song title "Ich tu dir weh"(I hurt you) and a piece of art in the album. It's on The List of Media Harmful to Young People in Germany. I fear some day we might have the same thing in this country when a group of unelected people decide what is and isn't moral. They want to do it to the Internet (it's happening in Australia right now) so physical media wouldn't be to far behind if they can pull that off here.

Thank's to a gift card from Amazon I was able to get Alice In Chain's new album "Black Gives Way to Blue" which is amazing and you should get it if you don't have it all ready. I also got "Nostradamus" by Judas Priest, The Rise Of The Forth Reich by Jim Marrs, Bret Hart's book Hitman: My Real Life in the Cartoon World of Wrestling , and Common Sense, The Rights of Man and Other Essential Writings of Thomas Paine. I also got a couple of Barnes & Nobel classics in Dracula and Wuthering Heights. Looking at all the books I have, I am in need of a bookshelf.

Other then that there is not much of interest going on.

So here's to 2010 and let's hope it's a good one for all of us.

An update for the new year

2008-01-23T04:05:00.001-08:00

I know I should update this thing, but I'm lazy. I've been working on my new site http://www.blogmageddon.com and trying to make it a success in this web game. It's no Daily Kos, but it has Boobs For Freedom which is a hell of a lot more then any other blog site.

Big shocking news with Heath Ledger dying. All the Batman fanboys are upset since this might delay The Dark Knight. God forbid anyone mourn the dead.

But I am reminded of an exchange between Don Imus and Bernard McGwirk on Brokeback Mountrain.

Don: For the last time they are sheep herders, not Cowboys.
Bernie: Tell me the difference between a Shitte and a Sunni
Don: You son of a bitch...

Boobs for Freedom...an idea so great I thought of it

2007-11-12T05:07:00.000-08:00

My grand vision that came to me a few nights ago is now a reality as Boobs For Freedom is up and running on the internet.

http://www.blogmageddon.com is the site and all you have to do is click on the logo to see the ultimate in freedom of expression. There's some needed legal mumbo jumbo in between but if you can follow it then your good to go.

As I said anonymity is assured as I won't publish names. We hopefully have more women contributing in the future. But right now check out the first two who did their part for freedom. It might be tongue and cheek in part, but the message is serious. We face a threat from people in this world who would like nothing better then to silence all expression. So what better way to tell them to go suck it then this.

In the coming weeks we will have actual merchandise for sale. Oh yeah and I'm gonna start blogging as well. I just gotta figure out how the hell to get a posting system like I use on the wrestling sites I post at to work.

China scares Yahoo & MSN, LOL @ Iran, & God speed to a true patriot

2007-08-24T19:51:00.000-07:00

Okay so I've been gone for a couple of weeks. As usual it's because I just didn't feel like writing anything plus I had a bunch of personal issues with my health. But I'm more or less fine and I'm here as always to piss someone off and lets start at the top with our dear friends in Communist China.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/08/24/wblog124.xml

MSN and Yahoo have agreed to censor blogs from users in China as to protect the state's image. Translation the old Chinese government is so scared of the youth that they will do anything to crush anyone who dares to say Communism sucks. Yeah we aren't to far off from facisim in this country with Bush (and to think I voted for him), but as bad as it might get here it's no where near as bad as it is in China. I mean here we're at least free to call our leaders the worthless pieces of trash that they are. You do it in China and you'll find yourself in jail. Right now China is in a tough spot. They want to show the west that they are modern when the 2008 Olympics role around. But on the other hand they don't want the people thinking that just because the west is pumping all that money over here that they are changing for anyone. Of course the great irony is China could bring us to our knees in an instant if they decided to cash out all those bonds they have of ours. But then again when they threatened to do that a couple weeks ago the next thing they knew EVERY product known to man made in China was poisoned in some form. What's the next move who the hell knows. All I know is, I thank God I am an American so I can tell the Government of China to go suck it.

Speaking of people who need to suck it I come to the mullah's and government of Iran. To say they are just a tad bit repressed would be an understatement.

http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=070824143311.ic8m7l3t&show_article=1

Now they are going after barbers who give unislamic haircuts. You know I'm all for freedom of religion an all, but this whole imposing your will thing needs to stop. Its 2007 not 1307. The only reason these people are still in power is because the Youth of Iran hasn't risen up and lynched them all yet. Oh believe me the day will come where they are all dragged into the street and much like Mussolini will be begging not to be shot in the face. How people can live under such a repressive regime I'll never know. Of course I'd probably be considered a Satanist over there because I have long hair and I listen to loud music. Personally we could probably do alot of good over there with some Black Sabbath and Playboy but it's only a matter of time before Bush lets the Israeli's finally attack Iran. It's all ready known the Iranian's have nuclear weapons because they bought them off some Russian's in the 90's when they were having a post Kremin garage sale. I dread the day we hear that breaking news bulletin that there was a massive explosion in Tehran soon followed by one in Jerusalem.

Finally it's with a sad heart that it was announced that Aaron Russo died after a long battle with Cancer. He produced a bunch of big hollywood movies including Trading Places and his final film was a film on the evils of the IRS and the Federal Reserve.

It's a movie called Freedom to Fascism and you all should watch it.

We need more people with the courage to stand up for something in this country before it's to late.

Rest in Peace Aaron.

LOL @ China

2007-08-04T17:05:00.000-07:00

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/article2194682.ece

Just read that article and soak it in. But if your like me and you don't have the attention span to read here's the jist of it. You know how the Chinese Government likes to screw with the people of Tibet and hold them down every chance they get. Well this time around they have come up with a real knee slapper.

Buddhist's believe they will reincarnate in the next life. Well in this case, China is tring to dictate who will be the next line of living Buddha's. I personally don't subscribe to Buddhism, but the Chinese government has to be incredibly full of it self if it seriously believes it can regulate reincarnation to suit it's own needs.

If anyone ever needed more proof that Communism just doesn't work, this is it. I mean I know this country has it's red tape and bureaucracy's and all but at least we don't try to regulate the afterlife (at least with a straight face).

Well on the plus side Capitalism is making waves in China so it's only a matter of time before the all mighty dollar (or Euro) brings down Chairman Mao's pipe dream once and for all. Of course if the people of China could do it a little faster for us in the west it would be nice considering how everything coming from China these days is poisoned in some form or another.

You people make me want to smoke

2007-07-25T21:39:00.000-07:00

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/ae1674e6-3ad1-11dc-8f9e-0000779fd2ac.html

Get a load of this crap. Disney is going to phase out smoking in all of it's movies because it wants to promote healthier living. What the hell happened to this country? When did we all become a bunch of pussies who were afraid of everything. I mean before all this health stuff started, people were perfectly fine eating foods high in salt and fat. People also smoked like chimney's and for the most part were fine. Yeah yeah there's the whole cancer risk but you know what if you light up then you know the risk's all ready.

I really hate the anti-smoking people especially those TRUTH ones. I don't smoke, but if it didn't cost almost $7 a pack here in New York I'd be smoking just to spite you all.

And say what you want about smoking, but I've seen family members with my own eyes get sick because they quit smoking. So they were healthier when they were smoking. But oh no we can't have smoking in movies because God forbid little Johnny or Susie lights up .

I mean what kind of crap is it when the MPAA wants to rate movies based on whether people are smoking and the kind of smoking it is. You know this is why the European's laugh at us. They look at how much we get our collective panties in a bunch over the smallest things and just laugh.

Oh you American's your to up tight to show nudity in films but you have no problem with blood and gore.

Just drives me nuts. Well take away smoking. Like I give a shit. It costs to damn much to go to the movies anyway.

You know what sucks?

2007-07-24T01:48:00.000-07:00

I'll tell you what sucks. Being burned out is what sucks. I like to think I'm a decent writer of sorts when it comes to this internet thing. I've been doing my wrestling column since 1999 for the most part. It was simple enough back then because it wasn't much. Just a short page on a single topic. Nothing to complex or deep. It was like writing an essay for an English class to be honest. But here I am over eight years later and I've finally hit my wall. I don't know if it's because of the Benoit thing or what, but I am burned out physically, mentally, emotionally, and any other way possible.

I just can't bring myself to finish my column for this week which should have been finished sometime last week. Add to that I'm also supposed to be writing a show for the PWA and I can't even get myself to do that because of the burnout (well that and the fact the board is dead...). I used to love writing shows because honestly I knew I was better then everyone else. No one put together a better show then me. At my creative peak I was able to mold other peoples ideas into shows that were better then the real thing. Hell even in my current state I'm writing better shows then TNA.

But I just wonder what is left for me to honestly do. I've failed at everything else so why should I just continue when its clear that wrestling for the most part isn't fun anymore. Maybe wrestling can be fun again, but with all the steroids, drugs, and the fact that no one wants to go out on a limb anymore and take a risk I just don't see the point. And before anyone says it, Ring of Honor is not the future of pro wrestling. Yeah it would be nice if wrestling was taken a bit more seriously but ROH is hardly in a position to be taken seriously. TNA could have been like that, but TNA is booked by Jeff Jarrett and well one of the reasons why I hate wrestling now is because of Jarrett and his booking.

I mean it takes a lot of effort by one man to book a company into the ground and to piss off their most loyal of fans who stuck with them from the start. There's no hope for TNA anyway because Dixie Carter as hot as she is isn't to bright. She believes everything Jeff tells her so when Jarrett puts the belt back on himself you know I'll be saying I told you so. I know I started this blog for politics and other stuff, but I'm just burned out in general.

Don't give a shit about what's going on anymore. Bush and company are war criminals but the Democrats are a bunch of sackless little wimps who are afraid to use their majority (as slim as it might be) to go after him. I mean did anyone read the executive order he signed back in May about national emergency's? Basically he can declare himself defacto ruler side stepping congress and the courts in the event of a national emergency and he gets to decide what that emergency is.

So in theory he could declare martial law through out the land if another Hurricane like Katrina hit or if say the Dow Jones lost 1,000 points in a day (which btw can happen at any time because as I understand it the economy is over inflated to death right now).

Last week Bush signed another executive order saying he can take away your property if you threaten stabilization in Iraq. Basicaly that means if you think we should pack up and get the fuck out of Iraq YOU are threatening stablilization in Iraq.

http://infowars.net/articles/july2007/230707ExecOrder.htm

There's more on it here from Alex Jones infowar's site. If you want to read the whole thing its also on the Whitehouse website.

See this means just because I think the President is a dumbass and his neocon buddies who got us into this war are a bunch of morons for the way they ran the war then I am threatening stabilization in Iraq. You know what's threatening stabilization George...ALL THOSE PEOPLE BLOWING EACH OTHER UP. Say what you want about Saddam, but he kept them all in check.

Of course with us there basically playing favorites that isn't helping matters. Plus add to that the Iraqi army is chock full of Gomer Pyles who end up fighting us anyway it's no wonder that country is falling apart. But if you call them out on that then you are aiding the terrorists.

Bullshit I say. The only reason we failed in Iraq is because we didn't fight this war like a war. We went in not to free them but only to create anarchy so that we could profit off it. Don't get me wrong I am a capitalist and I am all for making money, but it makes you wonder how these people sleep at night knowing all their money comes from the blood of dead soliders and innocent civilians.

Hmm it's funny writing this seems to have kick started my brain's writing process.

It's funny how things work out isn't it.

One little steam pipe blows and it's the end of the world

2007-07-19T08:16:00.000-07:00

So I'm sure most of you have heard about the steam pipe explosion we had here in New York yesterday. An 83 year old pipe blew on 41st Street and Lexington Avenue right next to Grand Central and all hell broke loose. It was fun for a while because there was a small chance more pipes would go if they didn't shut it down in the right order.

But when you hear the words explosion and midtown Manhattan we automatically assume terrorism. That's how paranoid they have made us become. A broken pipe can't be a broken pipe. It has to be something else. The powers that be want us to be afraid, but who can be afraid when our supposed enemy is a guy who has probably been dead for a good five years. Oh yeah Osama came out of hiding last week...oh wait it was a video from 2001 BUT HEY HE'S STILL OUT THERE.

Yeah and you wanna know why he's still out there? Because Mr. I want him Dead or Alive let him escape. So because of that every time a steam pipe bursts we have to wonder was it the 85 year old pipes or was it a bomb.

Honestly if I were President and I vowed to bring Bin Laden in dead or alive and I gave up on doing that I would have resigned a long time ago. To bad Bush and Cheney don't care about integrity or anything.

Ah well here's to the next terror scare or broken water main that. We'll be on pins and needles just like they want us to be.

Was it Erotic Asphyxiation with Chris Benoit?

2007-07-18T20:05:00.000-07:00

My friend Aurora has this theory that might explain alot and it should be explored just so everything is ruled on so there are no lingering questions 20 years from now. She wonders is maybe it was Erotic Asphyxiation gone wrong with Chris Benoit. So watch the video and comment on it. I think its a theory worth exploring just so every possible angle is covered.

Pants guy files for appeal

2007-07-12T10:48:00.000-07:00

It's been a month or so since I posted, but I was burned out and needed a break. But I'm back and ready to go and this guy just makes me laugh.

Originally what happened was Judge Roy Pearson of Washington D.C. sent a pair of pants to a local dry cleaner. They were his good pants or something and they ended up getting lost. It happens with dry cleaning but instead of letting them replace the pants or what ever he flips out and decides to sue for $54 Million dollars. Now I've had many pairs of pants in my life. But none of them were worth $54 million.

He claims he's doing this for the good of everyone so shady business people don't rip you off. I'm sure I can sell him a bridge here in Brooklyn while I'm at it if he honestly believes that. Well the judge in the case tossed it saying there was no merit and instead of taking his defeat he's appealing because issues weren't raised and facts weren't known.

This guy all ready has lost his job on the bench so this is all he really has and he's willing to fight to the death for it. I admire his stuborness, but this case is everything thats wrong with the American civil system. The fact someone even bring this suit speaks volumes about the work that needs to be done to fix it.

My advice is cut your losses and just go get some new pants all ready. For the money he's spent on this he could have bought a whole closet full of them.

Military Bloggers get the boot

2007-05-03T01:56:00.000-07:00

http://www.wired.com/politics/onlinerights/news/2007/05/army_bloggers

Basically if you don't feel like reading that, if your in the Military or happen to work for them or are a family member of someone you need permission to do anything on the internet. Post a blog, write an e-mail...that sort of stuff.

The Pentagon is upset that those damn lowly soilders can tell the truth about the horror of war simply by posting on a blog. Now back in the old day's this was no big deal. I know my Aunt had saved a whole bunch of letters my Uncle Jack sent her when he was in the Navy during WW 2 and they were basically photo copies that were marked inspected for sensitive material.

Now I can't imagine anyone willingly giving away sensitive material. I mean if anyone was going to pass along sensitive material they sure as hell wouldn't do it on a blogspot page. I think what it comes down to is the Military likes to assume total control over people and it annoys them when anyone under their control think on their own. But on the plus side this just gave alot of people an out when there is a draft.

You don't have to pretend to be gay or anything. Just say you blog and they'll say NEXT.

Speaking of the coming war with Iran, anyone see old Ahmadinejad and the trouble he got into. Jesus Christ those Iranian's are repressed when giving a kiss to your old teacher is considered to much.

We can win this war with out any bombs. All we need is porn and lots of it. Well that and the women over there take off the burka's. Good lord ladies you live in the desert. Showing some skin would probably be good for you. But yeah this is Cheney and companies next war. We're going to war with people who think kissing on the hand is a crime so severe that you should be stoned for it.

Military peoples, please blog for this reason and this reason alone. Dealing with those nut cases is not our problem. If they want to be sexually repressed let them. I thank God I live in a country where I can download porn with out fear of being stoned to death.

This is why movies don't make money anymore

2007-04-23T03:59:00.000-07:00

I went to go see Hot Fuzz yesterday and it was pretty damn good. But the process of going to the movies and once inside sour the experience. It's bad enough when you gotta deal with traffic, but this is what it cost for me and my brother to see this movie.

$21.50 for two tickets
$11.00 for medium popcorn and soda
$4.50 for a 20 Coke Zero from the vending machine.

Four and a half friggin dollars for a bottle of soda. I can go to my deli and get 3 bottles for that price.

This is why movies don't make money anymore. Oh sure you got the bloated budgets and uninspired scripts and carbon copy's of carbon copies. But when it comes down to it going to the movies just costs to damn much. Thats why I'd rather wait for dvd or it come on HBO or something.

Well at least the movie was good. If it wasn't I'd really be pissed.

Just a sad day yesterday

2007-04-17T10:36:00.000-07:00

You know not much shocks me anymore, but the mass killing at Virginia Tech yesterday really did floor me. I always joked that one day someone would top Columbine but I never honestly thought it would be anything like this. I mean in Iraq 40 or 50 people die like this any given day. But killing on this scale in one spot just doesn't happen in this country. Sure murder rates are high...but still we don't have people killing on this scale.

Now what's annoying me is yesterday Jack Thompson was on Fox News (I know, I know) and it was barely a few hours after the shootings and there he is on the phone pushing his agenda of "Oh well the violent video games...". We don't know any of the facts and there he is saying Grand Theft Auto probably played a role. I play Grand Theft Auto and go on killing spree's for fun in the game. But that doesn't mean just cause I play the game that I have the know how and the will to do it for real.

People need to understand that sometimes people are just sick in the head. Being a sociopath comes to mind and so far what they've said on the news about the shooter, he was a disturbed person. Well things build and build and if you don't have that little voice in your head that says don't do it then eventually you say to yourself why not and lets do it. Supposedly this all started cause he might have thought his girlfriend was cheating on him. Well the big issue here is he killed two people at 7 am and the administration at Virgina Tech didn't shut down the campus.

They should have shut down the campus right then and there and told everyone to go home. All those kids were sitting ducks in those classes. Some say they couldn't possibly evacuate the campus or close it down. That's a load of crap. School security is not nearly inept as one would imagine they are in this case. I remember when I was going to BMCC, it had to be in early 2001 when I was in the video lab working on a video when all of a sudden the alarms went off and they said evacuate the building. Now granted there were something like 5000 people going out two stair cases, but they evacuated the entire building in like 10 mins. If I remember apparently there was some sort of chemical spill near the financial aid office. A cleaner probably dropped some ammonia or something but someone freaked and they evacuated the whole damn building.

I think if my old school could evacuate over 5,000 people in 10 minutes then VT could have secured a campus of over 26,000 in maybe an hour.

All I know is I'm not jumping to conclusions about WHAT caused this guy to do what he did. It was obviously premeditated because you don't load up with that much ammo just to kill one person. But we can't go blaming video games or violent music or the gun laws. All we can hope is one this guy is burning the deepest and hottest fires of hell and two the warning signs are seen and something like this never happens again.

WE ALL GONNA DIE!!!

2007-04-14T03:01:00.000-07:00

Theres a good ol fashion Nor' Easter headed for the big city in case you haven't heard. 70 mile an hour winds and 3-6 inches of rain. If it were cold there would be snow and lots of it.

Jesus you would think it was Hurricane or something. We get weather like this all the time. But on the off chance contact is lost with New York cause of a massive power failure (knock on wood) then you'll know why.

Some seem to think this is all due to some sort of galactic wave or something. I don't know about that one but with all the screwy weather it would make sense. Apparently all the earthquakes and volcanic activities is due to this.

On a side note for the lulz as the kids say, Al Roker getting all pissed off about Don Imus makes me laugh. Mark Simone says he was the straw that broke the camels back. Well if it were five years ago yeah...he was huge. This whole Imus thing is at epic proportions of stupidity. I mean words can't describe how stupid this whole situation got. I personally blame the Rutgers team.

If there's a moral in all of this it's NEXT TIME WIN. If they won this wouldn't even be an issue.

Ah well I'm hunkered down. The storms a coming.

The new header says it all

2007-04-13T02:03:00.000-07:00

So yeah the I-Man has been rail roaded as CBS gave into pressure from the likes of Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson and they fired him. Imus knew it was coming but the absolute disgusting thing about this is they fired him in the middle of his annual radio thon that benefits the Imus Ranch, The CJ Foundation, and The Tomorrows Children's Fund. I mean they couldn't do this after it was over? But apparently the donations are up ten fold this year as people are coming out of the wood work to donate for the I-Man.

But now that Imus has been fired when will Sharpton be fired? Sharpton joined with Jackson to rail road the Duke players last year and they convicted them in the media but low an behold it turns out the whore lied and they were innocent. I don't think I even need to mention the Tawana Brawley saga with Rev. Al.

I'm just really sickened by this. Yeah it was a stupid comment, but people screw up all the time. They shouldn't be fired over it. Well if Imus does decide to come back there will be plenty of radio stations willing to hire him.

The most likely destination is WOR 710AM here in NYC which 10 years ago took a disgraced Bob Grant on after WABC gave him the boot.

It should be fun on the Today Show as O&A Fans are going to apparently to gather to show support so this isn't over by a long shot. Sharpton and his ilk had their say and now it's our turn.

Truly a sad day for broadcasting

2007-04-11T16:53:00.000-07:00

I thought I was going to hold back on the whole Imus situation because honestly I didn't care. I've been listening to Imus for close to five years so I missed out on him during his glory days of being fueled on Cocaine and Vodka, but still the show is great to listen to. Imus's show is fun to listen to as they have fun with the news. Yeah the world sucks but that doesn't mean everything has to be so damn serious all the time. The news is just breaking that MSNBC has decided to cancel it's simulcast of Imus in the Morning. For the time being it's still going to be on the radio, but you know that's next.

What the fuck is wrong with this country. When did we lose our collective sense of humor. Ok so he called basically a bunch of ugly women. News flash most women basketball players are kinda butch if you catch my drift. 99% of the people saying Imus should be fired don't even listen to his show. How can you call for someone to be fired when you don't even listen to the show. MSNBC should be called Ms. NBC because it's quite obvious they don't have any balls for giving into all the nay sayers.

In the grand scheme of things, Imus isn't going to be to choked up because he hated MSNBC anyway so he's probably glad to be off the network, but I can guarantee he would of wanted to go out on his own terms and all the talking heads saying he should be fired isn't it. It's funny cause tomorrow and Friday is his annual radio-thon where he raises millions upon millions for charity, but I guess we're supposed to ignore all the good he does. So he said something stupid. We all say stupid things. Hell I've lost count of the times I've said things I wish I didn't. If you say your sorry that should be good enough. All MSNBC did today was basically bend over and say stick it in as far as you can to the 2% of the population that ruins it for the other 98% of us.

Granted I'm just one person, but MSNBC just lost me as a viewer. It's a shame because I really like Countdown with Keith Olberman, but maybe when MSNBC grows a sack maybe I'll watch them in the future. But for the time being at least there's still CNN. I gave up on FOX a long time ago for being a viable source of news and information.

For the time being, here's what will probably be the last Cardinal Egan sketch for a long time.

MSNBC, you can go suck it.

Some thoughts for Holy Thursday (April 5th, 2007)

2007-04-05T05:58:00.000-07:00

It's Holy Thursday which for those of us of the Catholic/Christian faith is the day before Good Friday. Good Friday is the day Jesus was crucified and well Easter is the day he rose from the dead. I never personally understood why Easter seemingly revolved between March and April. It has something to do with the moon cycles. But you would think if they know for a fact the Birth of Christ was December 25th how hard would it be to make Easter a date set in stone. So what if Easter falls on another day...your marking the date he rose. Not the actual date. I mean for me and a lot of people 9/11 will always be a Tuesday no matter what day it actually falls on. It's just a thought though. I actually like Easter. I mean who doesn't like the candy but I can do with out the hard boiled eggs. I do not know how anyone can eat those things. Scramble them or put them sunny side up. Make em an omelet I don't care. But I don't eat eggs still in shell regardless if they are cooked.

Moving along, the British prisioners were released by Iran as that little nutcase did a public propaganda show before they left. Me personally I would have at least screwed with him before I left. Odds are he and his translators don't know slang and all the ways to work it in. I mean who could resist the classic a sphincter says what with him. I mean it's funny they're thrown in front of the cameras and told to kiss his ass. I can do that with the best of them. Smile and pose for a picture and say kiss my ass under my breath. Well I'm glad cooler heads seemingly prevailed and they all got out of this alive. Of course we'll probably find out soon enough if they were beaten and such during their stay. It's funny though the strip of water that caused all of this is maybe 3 miles wide so basically your looking at a bit of water maybe as wide as The Hudson River.

The disputed border reminds me of the feud over Ellis Island and Liberty Island between New York and New Jersey. Ok sure they're closer to New Jersey but come on no one set sail for the new world only to end up in New Jersey. People settled for New Jersey when lower Manhattan wasn't an option. This Iraq/Iran thing is all about boundaries. The Brits say they were in Iraqi waters and the Iranians say they were in Iranian waters. They have GPS to prove it. You know what they should do they should put a bouey in the water and have a big ass sign on it. One arrow points to Iraq and one to Iran. Anchor that sum bitch to the river bed and that's how you know where you are. This system works for most interstate highways.

I bring all this up because the Russian media is reporting apparently we (meaning the United States) is preparing to put a whooping on Iran. See its like I said they didn't send those carriers to the Gulf just to let the guys and gals work on their tans. But this alleged strike is supposed to go down tomorrow on Good Friday. I mean what better day to launch a strike that will surely kick start World War III then the day Jesus died. If you asked me a few years ago I would of said we should of bombed Iran way before Iraq. I mean Saddam you could keep in line, but the Mullah's who run Iran not so much. I mean these are the people that decree a rape victim is to be put to death because she had sex outside of marriage. These are the people who still sign off on stoneings...yes LET HE WHO HAS NO SINNED CAST THE FIRST STONE STONEINGS. Add to that their repressive system towards the modern world and the sympathy from me to them isn't to high.

But this all falls into this grand plan of democracy in the middle east so we can control the oil. These neocon PNAC types...God these people are morons. It's their fault we're in this mess to begin with. If they wanted democracy they would have made strides for it by now. Countries have these little things called revolutions. Granted there are plenty of groups in Iran who are willing to do that, but over all not enough to over throw the mullahs who run everything. Post 9/11 I bought into all that stuff but now it's like guys your plans just won't work. And all of this for Oil. Well if it were all for Oil then the price of Gasoline wouldn't be almost $3 a gallon. Granted most of that is taxes but still the point is if we got into all this for Oil then the damn price should be down since we put friendly people in charge of the oil

Ah well I'm done for now. Maybe I'll post a blog on my thoughts on Rosie and 9/11. But basically its like this. If it allows for an open investigation where ALL possibilities are explored then more power to her for giving a lunatic fringe topic some mainstream exposure. All I know it's clear that the mainstream media is panicking because I've seen more hit pieces on her, Charlie Sheen, and others then anyone else in recent memory. I'd personally also be happy with the Twin Towers rebuilt, but one battle at a time.

Some random thoughts for March 27th, 2007

2007-03-27T01:15:00.000-07:00

Well I said I'd post more so here I am. I figured I'd give some random thoughts since I'm bored. In the end thats all these blogs are for. It's for the average Joe like me to give his opinion. It be nice if I got the hits of the BIG blogs or the ad revenue of them, but one thing at a time.

The first thing on my mind is the new version of A Tout Le Monde (Set Me Free) by Megadeth. It features Lacuna Coil singer Christina Scabbia. According to Dave Mustaine he had gotten Lisa Maria Presley to do the song but at the last minute he gave this bullshit about Christina's reign in metal and the demographics. He claims he remade this song cause he wants to give it a shot at success since it was screwed over the last time. It's an amazing song. It always has been. But honestly as much as I like Lacuna Coil and Christina, Dave made a HUGE mistake not going with Lisa. I mean if he wants success, Lisa Marie Presley's name will command more attention then Christina. Personally I would have loved to of heard what Lisa could have done on the song. Hell I hope she does a cover of it in the future (royalties are royalties Dave).

Christina Scabbia

Lisa Marie Presley

I bet Dave ended up not wanting to do it with Lisa cause she'd probably try to convert him to Scientology or something. Personally the new Megadeth album should be great. United Abominations it's called and it continues it's a statement of the current climate I would guess.

Moving along this whole justice department thing is heating up as Attorney General Alberto Gonzales' liaison with the White House Monica Gooding says if she's called shes taking the fifth. The Fifth amendment is a lovely thing here in America. Basically it means yeah you did something wrong but you have the right to not say what you did in court. It's funny though with the way the Bush Administration wants to rip apart the constitution it's always amusing when they go hide behind it. So being the political novice that I am, I can only assume this means one thing. She knows something BIG and The powers that be have probably told her if you speak we'll make your life a living hell. I missed out on the fun of Iran Contra when I was a kid, but now 20 years later we get that and Watergate wrapped up into one big package. Oh it's gonna be a fun spring and summer.

Of course all that hinges on whether or not Bush is stupid enough to attack Iran. Sean David Morton was on Coast to Coast earlier and he says they have something like 213 targets mapped out and its anywhere between April 7th and the 17th for when the bombing starts. I don't like Iran. I think it's deplorable what they do to their people. The Islamic rule of law is a joke as innocent girls are hung for being raped because the rule of law favors the man. I personally believe if we just funded the groups that want to do a revolution it would be easier and cheaper in the long run. While we're at it lets over throw Chavez to. Boy that guy really thinks he's the new Castro. All we need is 30 or 40 years of him pestering us. But the Iran thing looks to be heating up since they snatched those British Marines.

Honestly I hope cooler heads prevail, but there are those in power and elsewhere who have alot of money riding on bombing Iran so the fix is all ready in. Lets just hope those precision guided bombs don't stray and blow up a school or two. And while we're at it lets also hope we take out the Iranian missiles cause you know more then a few would be pointed right at our troops in Iraq who would be sitting ducks...but its not like that matters to Bush. Oh sure you can say you support the troops all you want. But saying "Well we're just gonna keep em there till the Iraqi's get their shit together" isn't gonna cut it.

The song Dear Mr. President by Pink came on http://www.endradio.com just now (cheap plug...GO LISTEN). They played that last night on the season finale of The L Word. Yes I watch the show. Sure there's great lesbian action but the show isn't to bad from a dramatic standpoint. Well anyway the ending with the song was pretty good. I won't ruin it if anyone is inclined to watch it, but it was very well done. Honestly I thought this season was a bit of a let down from last season as the addition of Cybil Sheppard and Marlee Matlin I think didn't really add much to the show other then "Here's some respected actresses who want to do some lesbian scenes". Of course I could be wrong on that front but never the less it was a pretty good season. Showtime easily blows away HBO in terms of original programs. Dexter is the best new show on television and The Tudors looks awesome. Apparently the first 2 episodes are on demand for free if you have the Showtime sampler so I'm gonna check them out.

One of the central stories this season on the L Word was Alice and Tasha and Tasha being in the military. Basically she almost gets outed but her superior officer decides to look the other way provided she don't be all open about it and bring it onto the base. Honestly I never could understand why gays aren't allowed in the military. By all accounts there are alot of gays in the military right now. I dont see what the big deal is about letting them be open. Is being gay mean your some how less patriotic and if the time comes you can't kill your enemy in hand to hand combat? Does being gay some how mean you can't fly a bomber and drop a 25,000 pound daisy cutter on a cave? It's a cop out and we all know it. All I know is if Bush plans on putting us into a another fucking war then he should let EVERYONE be able to serve. Of course there's gonna be a draft anyway so we'll all end up serving one way or another.
The draft is in the hopper kiddies. It's only a matter of time before it's on the floor and all those Dems who said "Oh we won't support it" will do a 180 and approve it faster then The Patriot act.

Basically it's like this. What right do we have to say that you can't do something just because of your lifestyle. If there are able bodied people who want to serve then why should we deny them that right. As it is fatasses like me are now getting health waivers and criminals are getting moral waviers to join. They all ready take people who are border line retarded so I would love to know why being Gay would some how disqualify someone for service. In the end it's not that hard to shoot a gun.

Well thats it for now I think. I'll have some more comments soon enough.

Just BRING It

2007-03-21T02:38:00.000-07:00

Wow I've had this thing for almost two years and I'm only up to the 60th post on this thing. Well my output should be going up because today promises to be fun in the world of politics.

I write these blogs for reference in the future just to give a sense of what might have been going on. Well yesterday we got the political version of a challenge. President Bush in wrestling terms is working heel right now. He told the Democrats you will take my offer and like it because if you don't I'm gonna throw every procedure in the book at you. The Democrats responded by saying we'll see about that and tell Baby Huey Rove to be ready. What this is all coming down to is whether or not the white house ordered U.S. attorney's be fired for political reasons. Normally this isn't such a big deal because all US Attorney's are political appointees. But it's come out that one of the fired US Attorney's might have gotten a little to close to stumbling onto something involving Dick Cheney and The Dukester Randy 'Duke' Cunningham.

If your bored, you can read about it on wikipedia but do yourself a favor and google all the preticulars in the case to get a more objective and balanced look at the case. But when it comes down to it there is some evidence that Cheney paid $140,000 to this company for new computers and stuff and in turn this same company just happened to buy a yacht for $140,000 that the ceo let The Dukester use...so much so the named the boat The Dukester.

Alberto Gonzalez fired eight US Attorney's including the one who prosecuted The Duke. Bush is obviously now backing into a corner and for a guy who is as stubborn as he is we all should be very worried. We shall see later today (Wednesday March 21st, 2007) if the subpenoeas are issued for Rove and others and if Bush plays hardball and goes to war over this.

Oddly enough he's prepared to fight long and hard on this. Imagine if he had that same dedication towards that Bin Laden fellow or this Iraq thing.

A bit of an update

2007-03-14T04:43:00.000-07:00

http://www.grokodile.com

I put the blog in some directory thing called Grokodile. It's a directory to find blogs by regions so if your looking for bloggers from New York City, you'll find me in there.

In other news, Alberto Gonzalez is being pressured to step down and he's like FU it's not happening. If there's one thing I admire still about The Bush administration it's the distain they have towards everyone. If these impeachment things get rolling we won't see a scene like Nixon where Bush steps down gracefully. The only way he's leaving the whitehouse is being escorted by U.S. Marshall's while in hand cuffs. But basically what happened is it came out the the FBI abused the Patriot act and Gonzalez and others wanted to clean house in the US Attorney's and replace them with people loyal to Bush (sort of a back up plan for just incase the Democrats get back into power and start snooping around).

Now I'm not gonna act like "OH HE SHOULD STEP DOWN CAUSE HE'S TRYING TO RID DA SYSTEM!!!". As it is our entire legal system is run by men and women who got their spots due to political appointments. Next time you vote look at the ballot for Judges. Ever wonder why they always run unopposed. Same thing goes for the U.S. Attorneys. Most of the time they are appointed due to politicking from local big wig's in a given party. Usually it doesn't matter since they do a little thing like prosecute, but what Gonzalez and others wanted were people who were basically loyal to Bush to the point where they wouldn't investigate him.

Well now that he's been found out that plan's out the window and all they have left is the hope that the party loyalists in Congress will keep in line and not push any investigations toward. Basically stall until Bush is out of office because once he's out he gets a pass. There's like a honor code with Presidents. Basically once your out any past crimes are forgiven. Its a nifty little system if you think about it.

So do I think Gonzalez will resign? Probably with in a month or so depending on how much more heat this story gets. I mean Rumsfield said he wasn't going anywhere and Bush said he wouldn't fire him but in the end Rummy ended up quiting and just in time to with this whole Walter Reed mess.

I think that's it for now. I just felt like typing something quick.

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Goodbye America's Rose...

2007-03-02T03:13:00.000-08:00

Well our long national nightmare is over. Three week's after her death the body is finally out of the fridge and it's en route to the Bahama's. I'm listening to Imus right now and he said it best. We have this huge miscarriage of justice at Walter Reed with the Military's treatment of wounded solders and what's the only thing the networks can cover?

Anna Nicole Smith's funeral.

Jesus God all mighty you can't even begin to explain that. It's sad Anna died an all, but good lord you would think we lost The Pope with the coverage they've been giving this. But I must admit I do want to see what the ol' girl looks like. Three weeks in the fridge and we're gonna see if modern preservation held up. Typically it can from what I understand, but as Imus said if she decomposes anymore she'll look like Nicole Ritchie.

In all of this I feel sorry for her baby. She'll never grow up knowing her mother but to think in 15 or 20 years this girl is going to make Britney and Lindsay look tame. And she'll have every right to be a wreck because if anything would drive a person to be a drunk it would be this. I just hope for her sake Howard K. Stern is not the father because that guy just lives up to the stereotype of the word Ambulance Chaser which is ironic considering he's only a lawyer in name only.

It's gonna be funny looking back at these blogs years from now. I can be like wow the world was going to hell but damn it at least Anna Nicole got buried.

A proper send off for a champion

2007-01-31T01:31:00.000-08:00

What did you think they were going to go all out and give it a funeral? After they suck out every last drop of sperm and save the necessary cells for cloning, the rest of Barbaro is going off the the dog food factory. If it makes any difference dogs don't know the difference between a regular horse and a Kentucky derby winner.

Now I'm not completely heartless. I'm just looking at this realistically. If it were any other horse, he would of been shot with in five minutes. Barbaro got eight more months then any other horse in his situation. But what pisses me off and many others is the fact that we're bogged down in a God forsaken war, we're about to attack Iran for some unknown reason and what's getting all the press? A fucking horse that broke it's leg.

I'm glad it's not suffering anymore, but this horse wasn't Man O War or Secretariate or even Sea Biscut.

He's in a better place now, He's at the big racetrack in the sky.

I just hope some Horse wins the Triple Crown this year so we can end all this crap and make a big deal out of it in 2025 or something.

What are with these people

2007-01-15T23:30:00.000-08:00

So the big news today is that Saddam's half brother and some former judge were hanged in Iraq for their role in a 1982 killing of 148 people. A hanging is simple enough. You tie the rope around the persons neck and then you push them and the force should be enough to snap the person in question neck like a twig.

But as we know by now the Iraqi government much like our own beloved United States Government is filled with morons. Well not everyone...just the ones at the top. The Iraqi's wanted this hanging to go smoothly because well if you saw the unedited Saddam video you know the last one was anything but smooth. So all they wanted was this one to go smooth and the guy gets decapitated.

Maybe it's my sense of humor but I laughed my ass off when I saw that on the news. Nothing goes right for the Iraqi's. I mean Saddam's execution was practically a lynch mob for that chubby little bastard Al Sadr. Add to that things just keep getting worse and you can't help but think you maybe we should of left Saddam in charge. He knew how to keep people in check. Some people just aren't cut out for this democracy stuff. But hey it was a nice dream while it lasted.

On the other hand the neocons are chomping at the bits because it's more or less a given that they are going to get their do over with this war. There's reports that Bush has given the order and by April 2007 we will attack Iran. Now don't get me wrong. I personally believe that the Iranian leadership should be over thrown. But it's not OUR fucking duty to go to every damn country with a huge oil supply and "liberate" the people. Why we have to go to war with country's we feel like I'll never know. Iran doesn't pose a threat to me. Iraq sure as hell didn't pose one.

The big problem with attacking Iran is unlike Iraq they have an army that isn't filled with Gomer Pyles. Add to that they will seal off the gulf and attack every oil field in their range. But as I said the neocons want that to happen. They want us scared shitless like we were after 9/11. OH NOES THE IRANIANS CUT OFF THE OIL. GAS IS $5 A GALLON!!

Well maybe if we didn't suppress clean technology we wouldn't be in this situation. We honestly don't need all that oil, but don't tell that to the oil industry. So with war with Iran pretty much a given get ready for $100 a barrel oil and gasoline costing the other arm and leg.

I remember when this war on terror was you know a war on terror. Of course that was back when I was afraid of Bin Laden and thought every loud bang was the worst case possible. Now having smartened up all I can hope is I can reclaim the years of my life that I wasted cowering in fear. It's because of fearing what was to happen that I made some really bad choices in my life. All I can hope is I have the time to recover.

Hmm I got off track there. That happens with a five second attention span. So like I said, Iran will be the neocons do over. They think they can succeed there where they failed in Iraq. It's just a shame that so many more men and women will have to die just to suit these peoples needs.

So the years over...I hardly noticed

2006-12-28T00:39:00.000-08:00

Well 2006 is coming to a close and can anyone honestly say they even noticed? First off the weather is so damn warm right now you would think it was late March and not December. But hey that global warming stuff is only liberal junk...

Iraq got worse as everyone said it would but of course Bush and company do not care. What's another soldier into the grinder for the neocons anyway. But there was some hope as the Dem's to back the House and Senate. What they will do is anyones guess...if they do anything it's more then the previous members of congress so at this point anything is a vast improvement.

Of course this was the year I finally said the hell with all this War on Terror crap. You know if Bin Laden and his ilk were really this bad they would have done something by now. But they haven't so fuck them. All I know is the Freedom Tower is being built and it's a spit in the face to every last man, woman, and child who lost someone or survived 9/11. Pataki is out office and not to soon. That damn building will be a testament to his croanie's and I hope every delay imaginable happens so it takes even longer for that building to go up. Once it is up you won't see me waving a flag and buying into that bullshit that America is healed.

Bin Laden is still alive and we're supposed to believe that we're healing? But hey at least we got Saddam right.

All I know is when that execution happens I hope they all have some balls and show the damn thing on television. A still photo of a guy with a black hood over his head just won't cut it. Of course my money is still on him pulling Himmler (or which ever Nazi it was) and he is found dead before the morning of his execution. Milosovich was able to rub it into the World Court by stalling and appealing anything and he ended up having a heart attack just as a way to spite them on the way out. Not to say justice isn't served, but when a trial is a joke like the one for Saddam and Milosovich was you know it's a great ego boost to their supporters if they go out on their own terms be it suicide or not taking your heart pills.

This yeah really was meh to be honest. I hope next year is better but I doubt it will be. Well in any event the fact I made it this far is always a plus. But since I have nothing else to add, oogle at this picture of Victoria

Vince McMahon and all of his yes men and women are morons if they don't think she could easily have one of the biggest selling Playboy's ever. I'll take a woman like Victoria who could take the typical Playboy barbie and break her in half.

So yeah on that note have a good 2007.

I did my part for the illusion that is Democracy

2006-11-07T17:17:00.000-08:00

So I just got back from going to vote. My brother made a big deal out of it so we went to the school around the corner to vote. Unlike other states where you have to show forms of ID and such all you have to do here is basically have your voter registration card and the poll worker makes sure the signatures match on the roll.

I think the machine I used might have been tampered with. On the line for Comptroller the Republican lever was stuck. I go to switch the one for Democrat (and crook) Alan Hevisi and it was working fine. Not wanting to vote for him I ended up voting for John C. McCain on the Libertarian line.

I told the election worker after I was done and I saw her talking to the guy who I assume was the technician. If he wasn't it's no big loss, it's just the comptrollers seat. Hevisi is gonna get impeached anyway for embezzlements, misuse of funds, and being a crook anyway so like I said it doesn't matter.

I voted for Spitzer for Governor, someone I can't remember for Senate (I told you I wasn't voting for Satan...err Hillary), My congressmen Vito Fossella, and a couple of judges. I also voted for Marty Golden for Borough president but that one didn't matter since he was running unopposed.

Oh it should be a fun night for the rest of the country where they have elections that matter.

I just hope Kinky wins in Texas. If he does there's hope in America because the system actually works.

Oh yeah if you haven't read my latest column, go do so. I don't write for my own amusement you know.

Ever wonder what that dot is and some other stuff

2006-10-31T06:46:00.000-08:00

So it's Halloween here in New York and you would hardly notice it looking around here. None of the people around here celebrate anything. It's probably for the best though...we don't have any candy anyway.

One thing I've been meaning to post about is The Dot. The Dot is that little multi colored thing above the Defend Freedom pic. The Dot is basically a mood ring on a global scale.

http://noosphere.princeton.edu/

That's the home page of The Dot that explains what it's supposed to accomplish. If it's bright red for a long period of time it probably is a good idea to seek shelter. On 9/11 it went off the charts a few hours before the attack. It can't tell you what or where or when something will happen, but it will pick up on something and give you a good idea if somethings about to hit the fan.

In other news I can't wait for this damn election season to be over. I don't live in that God forsaken swamp that is New Jersey but Jesus how can anyone who lives in that state vote for either guy running for the Senate. With Menendez your getting a crook and with Kean your getting a guy who blindly supports Bush. At least here in New York it's a no contest for Satan...err Hillary Clinton. She's gonna win in a land slide.

I'm listening to Imus and Kinky Friedman is on. If the people of Texas have any sense they'll elect The Kinkster as the next Governor. If you need a good reason it's because he's promised Willie Nelson a job as Energy Czar. I think if this country is ever going to get it's shit together we have to vote the bums out of office. Vote the people who don't do anything out. Of course most people are to stupid for their own good so they'll bitch and bitch and bitch and come Election day they'll be like Eh I can't be bothered. Of course with all those paperless voting machines out there the election is kinda rigged anyway so it probably doesn't matter.

See I'm glad NYC uses voting machines that were made in the 40's. They're the size of refridgerators and they weigh a ton. It's a simple system of switches and it's fairly idiot proof. It still makes me laugh all these computerized voting machines came about because a bunch of old people in Florida couldn't punch a pin hole. Or maybe they did vote for Pat Buchannan...who the hell knows.

Why the hell am I awake anyway. Meh I need a drink...it's 5'O Clock somewhere.

New name for my show on EndRadio.com

2006-10-30T17:33:00.000-08:00

I have finally come up with a new name for my show on http://www.endradio.com

It's now After Hours with Joe

It has a nice ring to it.

The show is on Monday and Tuesday from 9 PM to 1 AM Eastern
and Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday from 10PM to 1 AM Eastern.

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You link to us we link to you

2006-10-26T22:53:00.000-07:00

We at EndRadio.com are looking to expand our links section so if you take one of our links and put it on your website, myspace, ect...We'll put your link on our site. It's as simple as that. EndRadio.com works with word of mouth and we can't do it with out you.

Some random thoughts for 10/9/06

2006-10-09T00:49:00.001-07:00

The big news tonight is North Korea tested a Nuclear Weapon. Depending on who you listen to the weapon was pretty much like the one we dropped on Nagasaki. North Korea doesn't have the technology to put one on a missile but you would think that North Korea was the old Soviet Union and they just put a nuke in Cuba. When it comes to North Korea and more specifically Kim Jon Ill he has what you can call an inferiority complex. He's the little runt of the old commie guard. China is the big dog so they get all the attention. He's the fearless leader who is leading his country true to the ideology of Marx and Lennon yet China gets all the attetnion.

So he played his trump card and got himself some attention. I'm sure Mark Foley is sending him a gift basket as we speak.

So North Korea has a working nuclear weapon.

Who gives a shit. I mean seriously so they have a weapon or two (maybe 10 or 20...who knows). We have 1000 times that. But on the same token China has about 10 times as many as them and the last thing they want is Kim thinking he's all important and threatening everyone. Lets say Kim gets pissed and says he will attack Seoul or Japan. Before Bush could even give the go order China would be all over North Korea and North Korea would become part of China.

Kim Jon Ill is only around because China allows him to live. Granted I'm pretty sure one of our covert op's could easily take him out but the fact remains that China basically keeps North Korea alive. The country by all acounts is worse off then some African nations. So I am not worried about North Korea. I'm worried about Bush getting us into another war and the draft being restarted. Kim Jon Ill having a power trip...not so much.

Now much like the case I laid out for Iraq in 2002 in school, the big issue is not that North Korea has the bomb but who they sell the bomb to. Iran has alot of it's missile technology from North Korea. If Kim wants to sell a bomb to finance another monster movie then it would be a problem. There's all ready rumblings of UN Sanctions but Russia and China would never go for that. There's reports Japan has war ships steaming towards North Korea right now. A blockcade is certain.

Earlier on Drudge's radio show someone mentioned how North Korea actually has the second most amount of submarines in Asia so if things heat up we could actually see some old fashion submarine warfare in that part of the world. But like I said I don't think it will come to that.

Of course I could be wrong and this all could be Karl Rove's October Surrprise to save the GOP's sorry asses in the November election. Who knows...who cares.

But if you happen to know someone in the Military who is stationed in Korea or in the surrounding area it couldn't hurt to say a prayer or two right now for them.

5 Years later

2006-09-11T03:27:00.000-07:00

In about 2 hours or so as I type this it will be officially five years since the world as we knew it ended. In 2001 I was in school at B.M.C.C. which was about 4 blocks from the Twin Towers. The Towers were always standing over the school and they were really a beautiful sight to see so close. As a New Yorker you took for granted their place in the skyline. From The Brooklyn Bridge there they were. Standing tall in the background. A more perfect skyline could not be painted or even invisioned. On 9/11 our city was forever changed by those bastards who attacked us. In the years since 9/11 we have fought a war on terror that you can hardly call a war. At this point it's more of a squirmish then a war.

I remember when President Bush was on the smoldering pile and he said WE WILL FIND THE PEOPLE BEHIND THIS. Well five years later Usama Bin Laden is still "on the run". Al-Zawahri is releasing videos on a regular basis. Mullah Omar is hiding somewhere in the mountains of Afghanistan or Pakistan as The Taliban reform and grow stronger and reclaim much of the land that we took from them when we drove them out of power.

It's five years later and what do we have to show for it? Vice President Cheney says we've done a hell of a job. No attacks in five years so that's gotta count for something. Well it doesn't count for jack. The so called ring leaders sit in jail while Ground Zero becomes an election year pawn. They just released the new design for the other buildings down there and sure they look all nice and sleek but the fact remains The Freedom Tower which is supposed to be the way we American's say FUCK YOU to terror will be nothing but a testament to everything the terrorists accuse of us of doing. Greed and political favors are what will be built where the Towers stood.

As it is they say most people simply don't care anymore about 9/11. Hell some people are convinced Saddam Hussien was involved. I often wonder what its gonna be like 30, 40, 50 years from now when I'm in my 70's and God willing I have some Grand children. What will be the tale then? Will it be like Pearl Harbor and some old Fireman laying a wreath at the site?

Five years later and it all still feels the same. Five years from now who knows how it will feel. Five years from now 9/11 could simply be an after thought to a day that is worse then anyone can begin to imagine. Five years gone by and it's five years I wish I could have back. Alot of us wish we could have these five years back. If 9/11 taught me anything it's that nothing is guarenteed and everyday truly is a blessing because there is no guarentee that tomorrow will come.

To all those that died you can only hope they found peace after all that horror and to all those that lost someone they know and love you can only hope that one day they will meet that person again. Without faith there's not much to hope for.

I want to thank anyone who made it this far. Yeah it was a rambling essay of sorts but can anyone honestly say on 9/11 you could put together a string of thoughts that made sense? Nothing about that day from the planes to the collapse to everything that has happened since makes sense.

So yeah thanks for reading and here's to hoping 9/11 is the only day we have to remember when we're all old men and women.

For my "friends" at the Andrewbulous board

2006-09-07T20:35:00.000-07:00

I was going to actually bite the bullet and register over at your little message board but you guys disabled registration so I'll just do it here since you love reading this blog.

Bix wants to know what's the yellow under my eyes.

Well Bix I wouldn't know what it is because I don't have any. You people are making fun of me with pictures I took a couple years ago. You like to joke that I have some sort of liver problem. I can tell you now that despite being a lard ass I am in perfect physical health.

No liver problems, no kidney problems, no heart problems, no cholesterol, no nothing.

Someone suggested I drink Mountain Dew. Granted I like drinking soda but I tend to stick to caffine free Coke or Pepsi. I can't remember the last time I drank Mountain Dew. It might have been a year ago but I'm not to sure about that.

So yeah sorry to dissapoint you guys.

It's been a year all ready

2006-09-02T01:51:00.000-07:00

It was a year ago yesterday that my Uncle Johnny died downstairs from a massive heart attack (he probably also had cancer but didn't tell anyone). I remember my brother frantically coming to get me telling me to go downstairs because they think Uncle Johnny had a heart attack.

He was in his bed and not breathing or anything so we called 911 and God bless the NYC EMT's because they always get here with in 5 mins. Naturally they thought it was for my other uncle since they had been here to many times to count for him but we were like it's other one so they drag him out onto the floor of my Aunt's room and go to work on him. I had always said I didn't want to be in the house when the day came but it was the final hurdle of sorts to cross. They worked on him for an hour but it was to no avail and he was declared dead around 3:50 I think.

When ever you call for an ambulance, the police come by depending on the situation and it was a bit weird hearing someone upstairs saying is anyone home. I said we're down here and down walks a cop and his partner as the EMT's are still inside. After a couple mins they filled out some paperwork that's necessary for when anyone dies (basically the toe tag info) and basically I identified the body so all the info they wrote down was from me. I guess they listed me as the next of kin. It was weird but it's paperwork and the city is very preticular about that.

I remember the cop staying around for a couple of hours because someone had to be with the body till it was claimed by the funeral home. We went around the block to Daniel George but they were out of business at that point (google Daniel George Body Snatchers for more info) so we went to the Miraglia Funeral Home a few blocks away next to the train station. I always passed it but never went in it. As far as I know it's still family owned so it's a nice Italian funeral parlor. We made some preliminary arrangements and then walked back home and it's weird when you come back home and there's a body just laying there.

I remember thinking in the back of my mind the body starts some natural processes after death so the longer he's there it wouldn't be good. I remember my Uncle George saying when one of my cousins died in the 80's it took them almost 8 hours to get the body out of the house. It was about 4 or so for Uncle Johnny. They eventually came and brought the gurney and put him in the bag and wheeled him out.

We had a wait almost a week for the wake and funeral since there was the weekend and I think a jewish holiday and the cemetaries were closed. He's buried out in New Jersey at the same place my Uncle Tommy is. We thought we could get the grave next to him which would of been funny if they had to spend eternity next to each other since they didn't preticularly like each other. But he ended up in a grave across the road so to speak. I remember after the service was over and everyone was leaving the coffin was by itself under the tent they have and as we drove by I just thought it was sad and almost a statement on our family. They don't give a shit till it's to late and once your gone they don't bother with you.

I hope there is something beyond this world and He's found peace because his last months weren't to pleasant.

Ah well thanks with putting up with me doing some remembering. I needed to kick start the writing portion of my brain and a quick blog works wonders.

Random thoughts for 8/25/06

2006-08-25T01:40:00.000-07:00

First off all my friends on the Andrewbulous Message board can still kiss my ass. But in addition to the usual suspects, Travis wants to know the following.

"I feel very left out

HEY TUBBY AM I NOT GOOD ENOUGH FOR YOUR CRAPPY 20 YEAR OLD PICTURE OF ARN ANDERSON OR WHAT? "

The answer shit for brains is no you are not good enough to deserve the Arn Anderson pic. You get nothing. You are nothing. Take that with you through the rest of the day. As for the rest of you cocksuckers on the board, I'd like to thank you all for the hits and attention you've given this little blog. As they say attention is attention and you all gave me some attention so give yourself a round of applause.

On to those random thoughts now...

First off August 22nd came and went for the most part we're still alive so the threat of Iran nuking everyone didn't happen. I was actually kinda dissapointed. There are days where I welcome a nuclear holocaust. But I suppose it's always a good thing when nothing happens. It's funny how it's coming up on 5 years since 9/11 and that Bin Laden fellow is still out there. On CNN earlier the Pakistani Ambassador said that Bin Laden might be in the mountains near the border with China. You know if that goof is still alive (which I and a good portion of the public doubt he is) I hope the Chinese find him because The Chinese can do alot more to him then we ever could.

Normally I'm against those damn Commies because they are downright horrible when it comes to human rights but you know if they capture a bed ridden Osama Bin Laden and unplug his dialisis Machine and let him die a slow death is it such a bad thing? Then again there was a time where I was all for bringing him back alive so we could drag him through the streets of New York and dip him into a pool of Pigs blood before we disembowled him. Of course now I could care less if they catch him or not. Oh sure he's a bad person, but think about it for a second. If we wanted him dead he would have been dead a week after 9/11. We have technology that can see with in an inch of a target from 250 Miles up and yet we're supposed to believe this fucker got away on Horseback in the middle of the night when we had every piece of military technology aimed at him.

Yeah what ever.

In other news, Pluto is no longer a planet. What is it with these damn egg head astronomers having to change things. Just because it small and takes 248 to orbit the sun doesn't mean it's not a planet. This dwarf planet thing won't make anysense in the long run and odds are they will flip and call it a planet again. Now if we could just build a space engine big and fast enough to get someone to Pluto and beyond in a normal lifetime we would be set because you know it would be nice to be able to get out of the solar system if the sun ever decides to go Nova.

So yeah that's about it. Listen to the radio show and click on the ads. The blog might turn a profit yet.

My lates rasslin column for those interested in that stuff

2006-08-23T03:19:00.000-07:00

http://thewrestlingvoice.com/columns/phant...158334001.shtml

This is basically part 2 to my The X Division needs Nash column a couple months ago. I write about how the angle went better then anyone thought and how TNA is blowing the best thing they have going on tv right now.

Is Kevin Nash out for himself or is he actually doing what others wont and giving back to the business?

Read the ballad of Kevin Nash to get my take on it.

Feedback or hatemail is appreciated.

The Rant of the Week is also on

http://www.nodq.com
http://www.wrestling-edge.com
http://www.wrestlingexposed.com

On the air 2-6 AM EST on EndRadio.com

2006-08-18T21:34:00.000-07:00

The loudest show on EndRadio.com is back as Phantom's Institute of Rock will take you through the night playing the best of hard rock and blistering heavy metal.

You can send requests or what ever to me at phantomlordnyc@yahoo.com or on A I M at Jd8295 or on MSN Messenger at phantomlordlop@hotmail.com

Remember that's 2-6 AM Eastern Standard time. That's like 11 to 3 on the west coast. So tune in and prepare to hear some great tunes as only I can deliver.

K Thor Jensen can kiss my ass

2006-08-18T02:40:00.000-07:00

Hey K Thor I know you love reading my blogs so this one's for you pal. And just for the record you little schmuck. I'm not going to go to a film school. I'm going to go to an actual college. There's a big difference you dumb shit. Spunk, Migrane, Woodude, Josh, Joe_Mamal the same goes to you all. You all can kiss my big fat white ass.

You people claim I have the pathetic life yet your the ones who love to spend time harping on me. People who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones. Perhaps you should examine your own life before making fun of mine. There are only two people I have to answer for my actions and that's God and myself and the last time I checked none of you little dickless wonder's were either.

LIP GLOSS IS A WEAPON PEOPLE

2006-08-12T01:44:00.000-07:00

OH NOES TEH TERRORISTS WERE GONNA USE GATORADE AND TOOTHPASTE AS A WEAPON. WE DON'T HAVE A PRAYER.

Are you kidding me...I Jesus is this what we have come to? Scared to death over lip gloss and a bottle of fruit punch. All this new warning did was cause people to stand in line longer then they had to because God forbid someone got on board with their IPOD because then we might really be in for it.

Ok yes I guess it is serious. I mean in theory if this plot happened we could have easily seen a couple thousand people blown out of the sky at once. Its not a pleasant thought but the security measures they put in place afterwards are no picnic either. It's been proven time and time again that people can sneak just about anything onto a plane if they are creative enough. I remember when I was on the Red Eye coming back from Vegas that someone brought their dog onto the plane with them.

This whole no carry on bagage in England thing is not going to work. What about the regular baggage. You can still hide a bomb in there. They did that with that Pan Am flight over Scotland. A little explosive molded into a common walkman of the time.

So this current threat of appearently mixing liquids seems far fetched to me. I mean unless it's the same bomb used in Die Hard 3 I kinda doubt you can mix chemicals and ignite them with a camera flash or cell phone or even an IPOD.

I think when it comes down to it this is another case of having to justify all these preemptive measures. I mean its not like it's Baghdad in New York or London with some dumb Jihadi blowing up a market every 15 minutes or random bombs going off. For the most part with the exception of Bali, Madrid, and London...nothing has happened since 9/11. Most people don't really care about 9/11 anymore so these terror plots kinda come out when they need a reminding of sorts.

I know I'm being cynical but damn it you know it's the truth. I don't care about the war. I know no one who really does. We're more concerned with the price of living going up then some problem in the middle east. It's funny how if we got into this war for Oil yet the price of Oil is higher then ever before.

I guess a peace time economy is better for the gas guzzlers.

My Show on tonight

2006-08-02T20:47:00.000-07:00

Yeah The Late Nite Cup of Joe will be airing on EndRadio.com tonight at 12 to 1 AM EST and right after that will be yesterday's show that didn't air due to technical difficulties.

Tonight's topics include the heat, why the media thinks Mel Gibson is important, AOL coming to their damn senses a few years to late and other random stuff.

Music for tonights show includes

Unchanined by Van Halen
Comfortably Numb by Pink Floyd (Live)
One of these Days by Pink Floyd (Live)
The Reincarnation of Benjamin Breeg by Iron Maiden

Thoughts, comments, whatever can be sent to PhantomLordNYC@yahoo.com

BE LISTENING PEOPLE...BE LISTENING

Late Nite Cup of Joe for 8/1/06

2006-08-01T15:31:00.000-07:00

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=LUF5KDLN

It was supposed to be streamed on EndRadio.com but stuff happens as they say.

On this show I talk about the joke that is the MTV Video Music Awards and I let my brother talk about Heath Ledger as The Joker in the new Batman movie.

Music for today's show includes

Bombtrack-Rage Against The Machine
Aces High-Iron Maiden (Live version)
Fire-Ozzy Osbourne
Jesus of Suburbia by Green Day

Shows about 58 mins long and it's WMA form.

Download it and let me know what you think.

The debut of A Morning Cup of Joe on EndRadio.com

2006-07-28T00:44:00.000-07:00

http://www.endradio.com/live3.html

EndRadio.com is back up and running we got a pretty kickass schedule of free streaming music running right now.

To top things off I got a morning show. From 5:30 to 6:30 it's a Morning Cup of Joe where I talk about the current news in the world in my own way and play some loud ass music to wake you the hell up.

For more information on the complete schedule go to EndRadio.com

If you have a band and want to get some airplay on EndRadio.com please contact our PD Mr. Eddie Byrd at eddie@endradio.com

The Music on todays's Morning Cup of Joe is

God's gonna cut you down by Johnny Cash
Schools Out by GWAR
Cult by Slayer
Highway Star(Live 2006) by Deep Purple
Hole in the Sky(Live) by Black Sabbath

Myspace.com is down...

2006-07-24T01:44:00.000-07:00

Oh lawdey lawdey lawd what ever will I do. My Space is down and I can't see the 10,000 bulletins people send me everyday for stupid shit. The cam whores can't contact me. The conspiracy nuts can't send me their videos. I can't even get links to club party's I'll never go to. Ok so Myspace is down. Big fricken deal.

MySpace is owned by News Corp and you would think with a site that has 80 Million members they would invest some of that Fox money into generators for the servers. Myspace has been running slow as hell anyway lately so maybe this would be a perfect excuse for Tom to get off his ass and put in some new servers so it doesn't take me 15 minutes to log in and constant refreshing just to see someone's message.

The one thing I never got about Myspace is where is all the personal information they harp about on the news. They say dumb girls put up all this info and I've never seen it. Of course I'm not complaining when they put up revealing pictures but Myspace is not as bad as people make it out to be. I would say half the people who use it end up using it like I do and that's to shill their stuff. The more friends you have the more people you can send your content to. Oh sure I've found a few people I knew in high school but other then that it's not that great of a site. So maybe with this "blackout" they'll update everything so it isn't so slow.

I swear it's all about timing

2006-07-23T04:05:00.000-07:00

According to the Box office types, My Super Ex-Girlfriend (With Luke Wilson and Uma Thurman) will be a bomb because it will only pull in maybe $7 Million total this weekend.

Personally it pisses me off when you got an original idea like this and the movie doesn't do to well. Unlike other movies that have bloated budgets this one seems like it was fairly cheap to make (well by blockbuster standards).

Luke Wilson is a damn good actor and Uma Thurman is many a man's dream woman so how could it fail?

I'll tell you how it fails. First it was put out at the wrong time of year. A movie like this is good for the late fall not the height of the summer. I can count alot of movies that were great but did poorly because they opened against a huge blockbuster.

I'm thinking about going back to school to get a degree in film and I can tell you honestly if I had a choice between a huge action film and a quirky comedy date movie, I'd take the date movie. With action flicks there's no guarentee it will do well. With comedy date movies you get word of mouth and you should be able to generate a decent profit. If I had a special someone I know I would probably take her to go see this over what ever the hell else is playing. I mean if your going to spend $40 bucks on tickets and food alone then you might as well make the movie worth your while.

Besides it has Uma Thurman in spandex...how the hell can it fail?

TWO MINUTES TO MIDNIGHT

2006-07-13T01:46:00.000-07:00

Yes I know it's a bit cliche to use that line but what the hell. I'm a Maiden fan so I'm allowed. But seriously it looks like the proverbail shit is about to hit the fan. Israel has just blockaded Lebanon, Syria and Iran are pretty much behind all the stuff going on over there and add to that we still have our little friend Kim playing with his missiles because he has an ego complex.

So it makes you wonder. When everything does hit the fan...what happens next? I honestly don't know. I mean if you believe one group of people this is all the work of Islamic radicals hell bent on the end of the world. If you believe another this is all the work of the Illumanti. Of course you could be part of the other 95% who basically could care less on what is going on around you. With the rising prices oil and the cost of living who has time to worry about a silly little thing like World War 3 when you can't even pay the bills on time. Those silly little cost of living problems are what the big wigs like to call a distraction.

You won't notice the world falling apart around you if your in debt over your head. I hope cooler heads prevail but honestly they probably won't. The Israeli's have been itching to get Syria an ass whipping for years and since most experts agree Syria goaded Hezzbollah into attacking yesterday they'll finally get their chance to level Damascus. After all that part is in the bible.

Isaiah 17

1 The burden of Damascus. Behold, Damascus is taken away from being a city, and it shall be a ruinous heap.

2 The cities of Aroer are forsaken: they shall be for flocks, which shall lie down, and none shall make them afraid.

3 The fortress also shall cease from Ephraim, and the kingdom from Damascus, and the remnant of Syria: they shall be as the glory of the children of Israel, saith the LORD of hosts.

4 And in that day it shall come to pass, that the glory of Jacob shall be made thin, and the fatness of his flesh shall wax lean.

5 And it shall be as when the harvestman gathereth the corn, and reapeth the ears with his arm; and it shall be as he that gathereth ears in the valley of Rephaim.

6 Yet gleaning grapes shall be left in it, as the shaking of an olive tree, two or three berries in the top of the uppermost bough, four or five in the outmost fruitful branches thereof, saith the LORD God of Israel.

7 At that day shall a man look to his Maker, and his eyes shall have respect to the Holy One of Israel.

8 And he shall not look to the altars, the work of his hands, neither shall respect that which his fingers have made, either the groves, or the images.

9 In that day shall his strong cities be as a forsaken bough, and an uppermost branch, which they left because of the children of Israel: and there shall be desolation.

10 Because thou hast forgotten the God of thy salvation, and hast not been mindful of the rock of thy strength, therefore shalt thou plant pleasant plants, and shalt set it with strange slips:

11 In the day shalt thou make thy plant to grow, and in the morning shalt thou make thy seed to flourish: but the harvest shall be a heap in the day of grief and of desperate sorrow.

12 Woe to the multitude of many people, which make a noise like the noise of the seas; and to the rushing of nations, that make a rushing like the rushing of mighty waters!

13 The nations shall rush like the rushing of many waters: but God shall rebuke them, and they shall flee far off, and shall be chased as the chaff of the mountains before the wind, and like a rolling thing before the whirlwind.

14 And behold at eveningtide trouble; and before the morning he is not. This is the portion of them that spoil us, and the lot of them that rob us.

I found that on http://www.godlikeproductions.com

If you think I'm paranoid you should see some of the folks on that board. But the funny thing about Biblical prophecy is it's usually right. It's funny how when everything is said and done and those of us left alive after the nuclear holocausts write down the history of what happened we can look back and say what kicked World War 3 into high gear were three Israeli soilders getting kidnapped.

Then again it's like Albert Einstien said. World War 3 will be fought with bombs and World War 4 will be fought with sticks and stones.

North Korea can go suck it

2006-07-05T22:37:00.000-07:00

Depending on who you believe, North Korea has launched a bunch of missiles. Now if I lived in Japan I could see how this would be a problem. But since I live in New York I know I'm well out of the range of one of those pieces of crap. Granted a short range missile from a ship could easily be fired off any part of the coastline, but when it comes to the ICBM's only Russia and China are the ones to worry about.

North Korea is a joke and we all know it. Kim Jon Il is a joke. While his people starve, he lives in the lap of luxury. While he gets to watch television and foriegn movies...he has his people shot if they dare try to leave the country. Kim is like every other dictator. His people suffer while he reaps the rewards of the cause. I honestly don't know how the people of North Korea put up with him. After a while common sense should prevail in the face of a little nutcase like him.

Kim here's a piece of advice. Don't screw with us. Your propaganda says we're the evil ugly Americans...well guess what. We are...if you piss us off you'll see how Evil and Ugly we can be. Granted President Bush and his advisors aren't the sharpest bunch of knives in the draw, but he knows how to bomb the shit out of people. Ask Saddam Hussien. You could ask Mulah Omar but no one knows where that cyclops is and you could ask Bin Laden...but he's been dead for a few years.

So yeah...you can go suck it Kim. Don't make us have to kick your ass because if you do something stupid then we'll have to do something stupid and alot of people are gonna die over something stupid.

Mmmk?

So those Commie bastards have a missile

2006-06-18T01:06:00.000-07:00

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/K/KOREAS_MISSILE?

Are we supposed to be impressed or something? Ok granted if the situation was right they could easily sell this missile to anyone who has the cash and in theory a nuclear warhead could be put on it and then its just a matter of putting it on a slow boat and firing it off the coast. But that's a huge what if and lets be honest, The North Korean's aren't that damn lucky.

Now I haven't been to fond of G Dubbya lately, but lets be honest we all know North Korea is playing a game of chicken right now because they know even if they did do something like attack the South or fire at Japan, they know we're not going to do anything because there's no way the Chinese would allow us to turn North Korea in a smoking hole in the ground. I believe even if they do test this missile, nothing will come of it.

I'm more concerned with Iran since its almost a given we'll be at war with them by the end of the summer. It's just a matter of what happens between now and then. Oh sure there's plenty of evil forces that want us to go to war with Iran (neocons,pnac, ect). But even though it would make Iraq look pale in comparrison, the Iranian goverment are right up there with The Chinese and North Korean's when it comes to human rights.

The United States might not be perfect, but you don't see us hanging rape victims because under the letter of their law, it consitutes pre-marital sex. You don't see us censoring our political enemies. I think I had a point in all of this, but I'll be damned if I can remember it.

Either way I could care less if North Korea can launch this missile. As long as it lands no where near me or anyone I care about, Kim Jon 'Mentally' Ill will have no problems with this ugly American.

So the feds finally cave in...

2006-05-17T02:13:00.000-07:00

Today the big story was The Feds caved in to a F.O.I.A. Order and released a video of Flight 77 hitting the Pentagon.

Its basically the same damn video that was leaked a couple years ago. The worlds most fortified building only had one camera appearently on that day. Well looking at the frame in question it shows a blur. Is it the nose of Flight 77 or is it a Missile. I'm saying it's not a Boeing 767...That's for damn sure.

Why must the goverment play these games with us the people. I mean we're their bosses. We elect those bastards and pay their saleries and yet they treat us like we're stupid children. Well most people are stupid but that's besides the point here. 9/11 is the defining moment of my generation and with all the camera's that are around I find it hard to believe that one tiny camera at the security booth is all that captured the most revolting attack in American History.

We know that the FBI confiscated over 35 videos that clearly show what ever hit the Pentagon. They refuse to release those videos. They released this video in the hopes it would shut people up but all it did was make more questions then leave answers.

I don't want to believe that anyone in the Goverment had any role in 9/11, but when they refuse to release video that would prove things one way or another it doesn't look to good for their side of the story.

I hope and Pray that in my lifetime we come to some sort of closure on 9/11, but with the feds playing games with the emotions of we the people I doubt it will happen anytime soon. Of course no one really gives a shit either way since the price of living is choking the middle class to death.

The truth could come out tomorrow, but I doubt anyone would really care with Gas over $3 dollars and the Duke Rape case to worry about.

I mean god forbid we have any real news.

Just some late night venting

2006-05-03T23:14:00.000-07:00

I don't have to tell you things are bad. Everybody knows things are bad. It's a depression. Everybody's out of work or scared of losing their job. The dollar buys a nickel's work, banks are going bust, shopkeepers keep a gun under the counter. Punks are running wild in the street and there's nobody anywhere who seems to know what to do, and there's no end to it. We know the air is unfit to breathe and our food is unfit to eat, and we sit watching our TV's while some local newscaster tells us that today we had fifteen homicides and sixty-three violent crimes, as if that's the way it's supposed to be. We know things are bad - worse than bad. They're crazy. It's like everything everywhere is going crazy, so we don't go out anymore. We sit in the house, and slowly the world we are living in is getting smaller, and all we say is, 'Please, at least leave us alone in our living rooms. Let me have my toaster and my TV and my steel-belted radials and I won't say anything. Just leave us alone.' Well, I'm not gonna leave you alone. I want you to get mad! I don't want you to protest. I don't want you to riot - I don't want you to write to your congressman because I wouldn't know what to tell you to write. I don't know what to do about the depression and the inflation and the Russians and the crime in the street. All I know is that first you've got to get mad.

[shouting] You've got to say, 'I'm a HUMAN BEING, Goddamnit! My life has VALUE!' So I want you to get up now. I want all of you to get up out of your chairs. I want you to get up right now and go to the window. Open it, and stick your head out, and yell,

[shouting] 'I'M AS MAD AS HELL, AND I'M NOT GOING TO TAKE THIS ANYMORE!' I want you to get up right now, sit up, go to your windows, open them and stick your head out and yell - 'I'm as mad as hell and I'm not going to take this anymore!' Things have got to change. But first, you've gotta get mad!... You've got to say, 'I'm as mad as hell, and I'm not going to take this anymore!' Then we'll figure out what to do about the depression and the inflation and the oil crisis. But first get up out of your chairs, open the window, stick your head out, and yell, and say it:

[screaming at the top of his lungs] "I'M AS MAD AS HELL, AND I'M NOT GOING TO TAKE THIS ANYMORE!"

I know it's cliche, but that speech from Network really does apply to alot of things in life. Anyone of you reading this right now probably have lost count at the things that have caused you to say "DAMN IT TO HELL". We're living in bad times right now. Another war is on the horizon, the cost of gasoline will continue to rise, the cost of living continues to cripple those of us in the middle class. The list goes on and on and on.

One thing that pissed me off this week was the fact that The Freedom Tower is going to be built. If you watched Penn & Teller's episode of Bullshit this week on Ground Zero you got a pretty good idea of everything that has gone wrong post 9-11. It's a god awful design and the fact that it's going up is a testament to greed and corruption and add to that it sends a message that we American's are a bunch of wimps.

Zacarias Moussaoui got denied his wish to become a martyr when the jury came back recomending Life in Prison. Personally I'm for the death pentaly but it's painfully clear that this guy is a patsy and the feds were hoping they could put him to death so symbolically we could put 9/11 to rest since we'll never catch that Bin Laden fellow. The way I see it, as I grow older I will always few The Freedom Tower as a huge eye sore in this city's skyline. If I and other New Yorker's had to choose between that and nothing we would choose nothing. We'd rather have the open sky over Lower Manhattan then this sanitized piece of crap that is going to go up.

I don't know why I'm writing about this. I know no one gives a shit either way about it. Coast to Coast is doing open lines tonight and George Noory is letting people vent their feelings. While I'm not venting my real problem right now, this has sort of lifted a weight off of me. I mean I know with me when it came to post 9/11 life I took a left when I should have taken a right on my road of life and now I'm feeling the consequences.

I'm honestly contemplating going back to school, I mean what's another $10 grand on my student loan debts. But it's like I feel if I did that it would be all for nothing as much like the last two years it would be a waste of my time. I often wonder about the future and what it holds for me and everyone I know and right now I can honestly say I see nothing but darkness. It's like the song No Leaf Clover by Metallica goes "The light at the end of your tunnel is just a frieght train coming your way".

These feelings of dread are something that just won't go away and when I see the world and how it's being run around me it's no wonder I have no hope for the future.

Can you honestly say that you do?

I introduce Cardinal Kay O'Fabian and some other stuff

2006-04-20T01:07:00.000-07:00

I figured I'd post this here to for anyone who needs a good laugh.

http://www.lethalwrestling.com/news/fullnews.php?id=8

Cardinal Kay O'Fabian delievers a sermon that you won't soon forget towards one Vincent Kennedy McMahon.

The Good Cardinal looks at Vince's bright idea's in the past and his current fued with God.

I personally can not be held responsible for the words of The Cardinal but he makes plenty of good points so sit back and try to look at the upside of things.

I'm all ready asking for forgivness right now. Oh yeah Tom and Katie had their baby. Well good for them...but what is it with these Hollywood types naming their kids with horrible names. And they wonder why all these kids end up in rehab by the age of 15.

I'd be doing coke off Paris Hilton's ass if I had a name like Suri. Gweneth's kid Moses...it goes on and on and on.

Jim, Joe, Jane, Elizabeth. These are respectable names. Suri is just asking for a life time of jokes and feeling like shit.

The news that everyone seems to care about

2006-04-08T17:45:00.000-07:00

Never mind the fact that the Immigration bills in Congress are a joke as they are just pandering to their respective political groups or the fact that Iran is daring us to attack...it just seems the biggest news stories this week were Katie Couric going to CBS and Katie Holmes Scientology birth. Yeah sure there was that story about Bush leaking classified information himself, but appearently he's allowed to do that since he's the President.

Now I like Katie Couric. I'll be honest when I watch The Today Show its not because of her perky personality. It's because I want to see what kind of mini skirt she's got on today. Yeah sure she's a good news anchor, but her power came over the last few years from showing off those great legs of her. When she takes over on CBS, I suspect the only time we'll get to see them is during some sit down interview. On the plus side the equally hot Meredith Viera is going to be taking her spot on the Today show. We all know the women of The View hate each other and I'm pretty sure NBC could have thrown any amount of money at her as long as they promised she never had to sit next to Star Jones again.

So yeah for NBC and CBS it's an equal trade as we the viewer get one hot milf for another. If you think I'm being sexist, I'm not. Television is all about sex appeal and you know it.

Now as for Katie, I almost feel sorry for her. Yes it's clear she's been brainwashed, but in order to be brain washed you have to have a mind that is ripe for the taking. Scientology is a cult and with all cults they look for people who are easy to control. Scarlett Johanson was smart enough to get the hell out of the room when Tom brought the Scientologist elders in to talk. Katie probably bought into the hype that becoming a scientologist would help her become a leading lady in Hollywood.

I think she's a good enough actress on her own, but she needed a break out role more then she needed direction in her life. I say I almost feel sorry for her because she had to know what she was getting into. Anyone with half a brain can figure out Scientology is a crock of shit. This whole silent brith deal is laughable at best. Oh yeah Travolta and others say no one HAS to do it, but since Tom is trying to become the Pope of Scientology you damn well know he's going to make sure Katie is silent. How he plans on accomplishing this with out her taking pain killers we will probably never know.

I just hope that Katie has enough sense to run far far far away when the baby is born and when L. Rob's goon squad isn't watching. Maybe someone should have her watch the In the Closet episode of South Park just in case she thinks raising that baby in that enviorment is a good idea.

Oh yeah this whole Bush deal, he said he the person doing the leaking should be fired. Well it turns out it was him. I wonder how firing your self works out.

Hey it's like I said, he had my support and then he lost it and I'm not the only Bush Supporter who has the same feelings now towards him.

Taliban Johnny can still kiss my ass

2006-04-03T00:23:00.000-07:00

http://www.nydailynews.com/front/story/405177p-343071c.html

So I'm reading this article about Taliban Johnny and how he's a model prisoner and how his family and friends say he deserves a break in his 20 year strech in the joint. You know what I say about Johnny Walker Lindh?

He can kiss my ass that's what. Fuck him and the donkey he was on over in Afghanistan. Me and him are the same age but I'm supposed to fell sorry for him because he made a bad life decision? I've made my share but I sure as hell didn't take up arms with the enemy. He joined the Taliban...granted they are all a bunch of schmucks at best but he still was fighting with them. Want an idea of how the Taliban are? Go watch the movie Osama for starters and if that doesn't piss you off then nothing will.

But back to this little prick. So he's in jail for 20 years. He's lucky he wasn't shot right then and there when they found him. But unlike his taliban buddies, despite what others might tell you we actually treat our prisoners with humanity. He should be lucky that we didn't seek the death penalty against him but then again lethal injection is to good for him.

All I know is this, he might have been some low level turd but the point is he still was with the enemy and despite our reasons for fighting this war on terror we have to fight these Islamo facist nutcases and we don't need dumb kids like him going over there thinking they're going to score points with Allah for fighting the Infidel.

So yeah Johnny Walker (not the drink...I could use some right now), you can kiss my ass.

Well I think I've finally hit my wall

2006-03-29T01:44:00.000-08:00

Yep its official. I think I've hit the wall because I am burned out. Writing the wrestling columns is becoming a chore with each passing week. Writing about political stuff is the same thing. I mean its the same stuff over and over and over and over. While I'm glad Charlie Sheen had the courage to go public with his views, its like a broken record trying to explain your position to someone who does not want to hear it.

Explosives...NOPE...BIN LADEN DID IT.

The Towers...NOPE IT WAS A FIRE.

No Plane was...ITS NATIONAL SECURITY. YOU CANT ASK THEM TO SHOW YOU THAT FOOTAGE.

And so on and so on.

This week the big hot button issue is this whole Illegal Immigration deal. Appearently if your for tight borders and no amnesty you are a racist. Now call me crazy here, but what part of ILLEGAL don't we understand here. Yes it should be a felony if your illegal in this country. Now I don't buy into that stuff that the Catholic church and others are putting out about this.

First off no one is going to go to jail for giving an illegal something to eat. But I find it hillarious that just because people have managed to stay here over a period of time they deserve a free pass. It's a load of crap and you know it. In the old days becoming an American was something to be proud of. Now its like just give me my welfare and medicade and leave me alone.

My mother sees it all the time with the Russians at Riteaid who whip out their Medicare cards and load up on free perscription drugs because Uncle Sam picks up the tab.

So someone please explain to me how we the people wanting to reign in all that are in the wrong. Oh and don't let these protests fool you. You can get high school kids to do anything if it means skipping school. I should know, I was once in high school myself (of course I never skipped school cause if my mother didnt beat the crap out of me my father would...it's called insentive).

All I know is I'm tired of the same old stuff. All I really want right now is maybe to go to some Island far away where the women wear next to nothing. Give me a Bacardi and Cola and I'm set.

I don't know if its the general paranoia I've had since 9/11 or if I really feel something, but I can just tell the next few months aren't going to be good. It would be nice if this feeling would go away but it won't.

Then again I think back to my graduation from college and I can pin point that as the exact moment my life went to hell. Should of went for a BA or something but NOOOOOO...I don't have the time for that.

The irony is now all I have is time and I hate time.

Ah well the next blog should be something more cheerful. All I know is years and years down the road if the Internet is still intact it should be fun to read my late night bitching and moaning.

Key word there is should.

My E-Mail to Tucker Carlson of MSNBC on Charlie Sheen

2006-03-23T02:36:00.000-08:00

Hi Tucker this is Joe from Brooklyn, New York

I just wanted to say that Imus is right. You are a nitwit. I watched show last night and when your segment on Charlie Sheen came up you took 15 seconds from an interview that was over an hour long and branded Mr. Sheen as another wackjob celeb. To put him in the same boat as far lefties like his father, Susan Sarandon and others was just insane.

Tucker the facts are this about 9/11. The official government story is bull. Normal fires stop burning after a couple of days and I know for a fact the fires at ground zero burned well past Christmas. Charlie Sheen was simply expressing the opinion many American's have that what happened on 9/11 was not what it seems. Maybe if you do some research on the subject rather then branding everyone who thinks that something else was up is a nut then maybe just maybe we could finally have some closure on 9/11.

Tucker I suggest if you really want to tackle this issue and put it to rest one way or another is to charge at it head on. Maybe you can bring on a guest or two who can explain how WTC 1, 2, and 7 are the only steel buildings in history to collapse because of fire. After that maybe you can have someone explain how a 757 was able to fit through a hole in the pentagon 16 feet wide and why the Government feels five single frames of video is all we need to see when there had to be at least 30 or 40 cameras that caught that attack on video.

Other then that I love your show, but in the words of Curtis Sliwa you could not be more hopelessly wrong.

I had to send it because the attitude he and others have towards anyone who says the official story is bull is getting really annoying. I mean another EMT just died from Mesolthemioma that she got from working at Ground Zero. I know I'm worried about what was in the air down after I went back to school since my school was right in the path of the debris cloud.

For those of you who have not heard the Charlie Sheen interview by Alex Jones, you can listen to it by going to this link.

http://www.prisonplanet.com/articles/march2006/200306charliesheen.htm

It's about an hour long but most of what Sheen says are the same thoughts many American's and people around the world have. The Twin Towers came down in what looked like a controlled demolition. At first I didn't want to believe it but the more and more I watched video of the attack it was clear that something more then the forces of gravity and weakened steel were at work when they collapsed.

I think the worst thing in this whole mess is that god awful Freedom Tower that is going to be built. It looks like a giant hyperdermic needle. I think before anything is done we need closure on 9/11 and since we won't be putting Bin Laden's head on a spike anytime soon, knowing what exactly caused the buildings to fall would be the next big thing.

For those of you not in New York you really dont have any idea how painful it is to look at where the Towers stood and there's nothing but open sky. I remember when I went back to school and I looked up at the sky since the towers were about 4 blocks away, I damn near started crying because the sky was so beautiful but at the same time you realize what had been taken away.

All I can say is God Bless Charlie Sheen for having the courage to talk about this subject. He's going to be branded a conspiracy nut but thats to be expected by people who just want to go on living with their head in the sand.

Wow that was three years well spent

2006-03-21T03:11:00.001-08:00

So I figure I'll jump on the bandwagon and post my thoughts on the 3 year anniversery of the war on Iraq. Iraq is on the verge of a civil war if not in the mist of one right now. As much as President Bush wants to spin the positives, the negatives still out weigh them by a whole hell of a lot.

Now before this war started I was very much in the camp that Iraq needed to be punished. 14 broken resolutions were 13 to many. 9/11 was still ringing in our minds and they drilled into out heads that IRAQ WAS WORKING WITH AL QAEDA. SADDAM IS WORKING WITH THE ENEMY. In retrospect its a load of crap, but back then we all were waiting for the second wave. I remember I wrote a paper in my English class on the case for war against Iraq. I actually made a much more convincing argument then Powell did at the UN. I wrote about how there was plenty of evidence that Iraq had VX, Sarin, and other nasty weapons and the potential death toll if they were used would be around 4.2 million.

I didnt buy for a moment that Saddam could strike anyone in 45 minutes. I argued that he could sell the weapons to our enemies and from there I laid out a couple what if's. Israel gets attacked and promptly nukes Iraq in retaliation. I wish I still had the file cause I'd post it because it was some damn good work that I wrote. If the draft comes back like most feel it will within the next year or so, I'm gonna try and BS my way into a propoganda job or something.

But here we are three years later and Iraq fell rather quickly and since then it's been a disaster of epic proportions. What it comes down to is the Iraqi special forces disbanded and went into the civilan population and Bush and company were to gung ho to do some real work and root them out. According to main stream media, those guys are the ones doing all the attacks these days. They also say alot of the bombs have the finger prints of Iran all over them. I could argue about that, but why bother.

What ever the reason we went to Iraq this is for certain.

As of March 21, 2006

U.S. Deaths Confirmed By The DoD:	2314
Reported U.S. Deaths Pending DoD Confirmation:	4
Total	2318

17,004 have been wounded

http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/ops/iraq_casualties.htm

This is a list of the month by month reports.

The D.O.D I think said 20,000 civilans have been killed as a result of combat actions and terrorist attacks.

Most independent sources place the number at well over 100,000

Right now Iraq is spiraling into Civil War as between 50 and 60 people are killed every day. This stuff between the Sunnis and Shi'ites is like Catholics and Protestant's. It's that little difference in interpertation that is causing people to be slaughtered.

Maybe someday I'll post what I really think of the so called religon of peace, but for now I'm staying on this war.

So President Bush, Vice President Cheney, Rummy, and others in the adminstration say we need to relax. Things are tense. They are not in a civil war. Well I dont know about the rest of you, but if that many people being killed a day just for their religion by their neighbors who are another religion...if that isnt a civil war then what the hell is.

Of course The President says stay the course. Well the course is fucked in plain english Mr. President. You got us into a war with no exit plan and with war with Iran looming right now the 2300 + that have died will be a drop in the bucket as the number will go up ten fold.

I'm rambling right now so bare with me. All I know is this. This war has been a joke, it's almost a half a billion in the red, and the idiocy of the adminstration is so laughable that it's sad.

I'll admit I was for this war at first, but I can admit when I made a mistake. If the President wants to fix his sagging poll numbers, he along with all his cohorts should do the same.

So the deal's dead...now what

2006-03-10T03:15:00.000-08:00

http://www.breitbart.com/news/2006/03/09/D8G8EVD01.html

Dubai Firm Backs Out of U.S. Ports Deal
Mar 09 10:16 PM US/Eastern
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By LIZ SIDOTI
Associated Press Writer

WASHINGTON

A Dubai-owned company abruptly abandoned its plan for managing operations at six U.S. ports Thursday, defusing an election-year showdown between President Bush and the Republican-controlled Congress over an issue that had become a political land mine for the GOP.
"DP World will transfer fully the U.S. operations ... to a United States entity," H. Edward Bilkey, the company's top executive, said in the surprise announcement that seemed to spread relief throughout the Capitol and the White House. It was unclear which American business might get the port operations.

Basically what it came down to was there was way to much bitching for them to take over the ports. They looked at the money involved and said it just wasnt worth it.

Well I guess I would say I'm sorry that we can't trust any of The Shieks over there, but I'm not. I don't trust them and I'm glad they caved on this. If anything this whole situation shows how clueless President Bush really is. I dont know if its just because he's back on the bottle or if he's really that stubborn or what. But Bush digging his heals in on this was the worst decision he's made since that Iraq war thing (and we all know how well thats worked out for us).

I'm almost certain that the Democrats will win back the house this year. I think regular folk are sick and tired of the croanism and politics as usual by Bush and his buddies. Alot of long term congressmen will suddenly find themselves out of office because alot of people will be running on a common sense platform this fall and they will win.

I still cant believe there was anyone who supported this deal to begin with. I don't want to throw around the word bribery, but what other explanation can there possibly be for anyone defending a forgien goverment taking over major port operations.

I hope the bill banning this passes because we really need to get the Chinese out of the ports on the west coast. As it is they control The Panama Canal and damn near every port in Mexico. We dont need the Chinese controlling anything else in this country. Don't let the modernization act fool you. If given the chance they would invade in an instant just because they cant sustain they're own economy and people.

Why Bush & Cheney's poll numbers are in the tank

2006-03-01T01:11:00.000-08:00

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9672058/

Ok so the CBS numbers were off, but the fact remains most people do not like President Bush or Vice President Cheney. Now I voted for Bush and Cheney in 2004 not because I liked them or because I thought they were the best choice. I voted for them because they were the lesser of two evils. As bad as this country is now it would of been alot worse with Kerry and Edwards in office (nevermind Kerry's shrew of a wife Teresa being the first lady which would have been a nightmare in of it self). But having sad that, Bush and Cheney have failed America on everything they promised.

The War on terrorism has become a joke. The War in Iraq is a disaster of epic proportions and its going to get worse. War with Iran is on the horizon. The cost of living keeps going up. Things in this country just keep getting worse and worse. You want to know why the poll numbers are in the tank? It's because common folk like me see Bush and Cheney and their entire administration for that matter as these people who are so vastly out of touch with the common man it isnt even funny.

I doubt President Bush has ever had to live pay check to pay check. I doubt Vice President Cheney has ever had to decide which is more important. Paying the rent or eating dinner. I doubt any of them have really cared about how much a gallon of gas costs or how much the price of meat, milk, eggs, bread, corn, and other products cost. They dont know what its like to be us and the more out of touch they are the more and more those numbers are going to slip.

As for this port deal, I think it sums up the administration perfectly that no one stopped to think that maybe, just maybe the American people would have a small problem with a foriegn country running our ports. Bush's attitude is they're our friends...you can trust them.

Well Mr. President, I hate to break it to you but no we cant trust them. As much as they might be an ally right now, it's only because we have all of that money invested over there and believe me if you think investing over there is going to keep them on our side, I have a bridge here in Brooklyn I can sell to you.

But of course this is our own damn fault for giving up control of the ports to begin with in the 60's. Shipping wasnt that important so who cares who runs it. Well its 35-40 years later and now that alot of cities are redevloping water fronts they realized you know it might not be such a good idea to outsource the management of these ports.

I highly suggest to the adminstration that they all watch the movie The Sum of all Fears. Never mind the crap about neo-nazi's. The book was about arabs sneaking a nuke into this country and the first thing we all thought when we heard an arab country was buying our ports was "Oh my god it's really going to happen".

All it would take to cripple this country would be a well placed tactical nuclear weapon on a cargo ship going off in a major port and this country would be brought to it's knees as all trucking would stop.

So back to the question at hand. Why are the poll numbers in the tank? I just explained why. Stop treating us the little people like we're not that important. The GOP members going against you are smart enough to see the writing on the wall that blindly standing by your policies will get them voted out of office. Hell I can guarentee even with out this there were plenty of people sick of how the country was being run and they would be voting Democratic or thrid party in the next election. I believe alot of long sitting congressmen are going to get a rude wake up call after the election when they realize they've been voted out of office.

They'll ask why and we'll in turn say because you just sat back and didn't do anything.

I mean damn it I hate Chuck Schumer and Hillary Clinton and I agree with them on this issue. I can assure you I'm not the only one who is finding themselves agreeing with people they hate with a passion politically.

Thats the reason why the numbers are tanking and they will continue to tank as more scandals and bone headed decisions are sure to come.

Scholars for 9/11 on Coast to Coast

2006-02-23T23:44:00.000-08:00

Well I'm listening to Coast to Coast AM with George Noory right now and as usual he has a great show. Tonight's topic is about 9/11 and the inaccuraices surrounding what happened that day. James Fetzer of A group called Scholars for 9/11 Truth is on right now and he is laying out that case that it was SCIENTIFICALLY impossible for the Twin Towers to have fallen the way the official report says they did.

The fires were no where near as hot as it physics says is needed to melt steele. Granted the theory is the heat weakened the structure, but even still at the most there would have been a partial collapse and it sure as hell would not have come down on it self. If you've seen building demolitions then you'll notice how the Twin towers came down on themselves perfectly. The buildings fell at free fall speed and the only way for that to be possible would be the for the floors to be blown out before hand. So it was very much a precision drop. Who was behind that drop is something we'll probably never know. But at the most the truth should come out about how the Towers fell.

As for the Pentagon, the Goverment could silence everyone by releasing any number of videos of the attack but they refuse to. So as long as they continue to hide those tapes, people will always question what happened.

If you want a better idea of what happened, watch the documentary Loose Change.

Part 1
http://youtube.com/watch?v=QZcbKGDSJ7s&search=Loose%20Change

Part 2
http://youtube.com/watch?v=g_BPjemY9fU&search=Loose%20Change

One thing is for certain. It's been four years since 9/11 and it doesnt take an idiot to realize that 9/11 wasnt a one time only event. It's not a matter of if, it's a matter of when.

As for this port deal, lets just put it like this. If anything happens after they take over we'll have a good starting point to focus the investigation on.

Oh yeah on a side note, click on the banner and use the google search. I could use some money.

EDIT: I totally forgot about the dust clouds. They were filled with Asbestos. BMCC (my school at the time) was in the direct path of the cloud. To say I'm just a tad bit paranoid about future health problems would be an understatement.

But hey, the EPA said it all clear so it must of been...Oh wait it's been proven they lied about that.

Yep yep yep.

Am I the only one who sees a problem?

2006-02-17T03:14:00.000-08:00

I tried posting this on my blog, but Blogger is being a bitch right now.

Click here to view the article

WASHINGTON, Feb 16 (Reuters) - The U.S. government should urgently review the security implications of a $6.8 billion deal granting a Dubai-based company management over key ports including New York, U.S. lawmakers said on Thursday, citing terrorism concerns.

Analysts and port sources doubted the takeover of British company P&O (PO.L: Quote, Profile, Research) by Dubai Ports World would have any impact on security. They cited multiple layers of screening and protection involved in global shipping, particularly among such major operators.

P&O shareholders voted on Monday in favor of the multibillion-dollar bid, giving the United Arab Emirates-backed firm control over the management of P&O's global operations, including in the major U.S. ports of New York and New Jersey, Baltimore, Philadelphia, New Orleans and Miami.

The deal makes Dubai Ports World the world's third largest ports group.

"Outsourcing the operations of our largest ports to a country with a dubious record on terrorism is a homeland security and commerce accident waiting to happen," said Sen. Charles Schumer, a New York Democrat.

Ok now I know I'm not the only one just a tad bit worried that SIX MAJOR PORTS WOULD BE UNDER FORIEGN CONTROL. You know this is the reason that the economy is in the tank for us regular folk. We keep out sourcing everything to the cheapest country possible. Now dont get me wrong, I'm a capitalist and I'm all for free market research but good God all mighty could we possibly have a little common sense in this country?

We were smart enough to nix the USCOM Oil deal with China but we'll let this one go through? You know sometimes I think what ever is going to happen will happen because of our own stupidity. I mean this is exactly the stuff that guys like Lou Dobbs, Michael Savage, Sean Hannity, and other talk about on a daily basis. We're selling out own security for cheaper labor.

Could you imagine what the reaction would be if say during the height of the Cold war came to this same kind of deal with a Russian company?

I don't often agree with Schmuer, but I hope Congress comes to their damn senses and puts a stop to this deal.

God what else can this Goverment do to show how stupid they are.

The fetus feels pain...who knew

2006-02-15T15:46:00.000-08:00

So I'm flipping through the channels earlier and Dan Abrams on MSNBC has on this Arizona state rep who has introduced a bill in the AZ house that would require Doctors who give abortions by law to explain in detail that basically fetus's feel pain. I'm guessing it's supposed to be a guilt trip to put on the woman (as if she doesnt have enough stress going for an abortion it self).

Well as I was watching the debate I was thinking to myself, if your a woman and you've made the decision that you have to get an abortion does it really matter if they tell you the fetus will feel pain? I'm not trying to be insensitive here and I'm sure there are plenty of pro lifer's who will argue that bullshit like this (and believe me it is bullshit) should be required even though most Doctors probably don't support this notion as Scientific fact.

In my morbid curiosity, I've watched a few abortion videos that I found on Ogrish and Abortion by all accounts is not pretty. But from what I've seen of it, it's a fairly quick process so any pain the fetus might feel would be minimal at best. But you see this just proves my point that Abortion will not be outlawed by the Supreme court. States will just come up with creative laws to test the court so that it can be restricted to hell.

All I know is I'm glad I live in one of those evil Blue states where stuip bills like this dont have a chance in hell of being passed. I'm sure fetus's do feel pain on some level, but if your going through with the abortion your not going to have the doctor poke and prod and then stop midway just because the fetus is in pain.

That's just my take on the situation, I could be wrong but I'm usually not.

OMFG IT'S SNOWING and some other thoughts

2006-02-11T23:47:00.001-08:00

So yeah it's 2:46 in the AM here in the Rotten Apple that is New York City and right now we are bunkered down for THE GREAT BLIZZARD OF 06...well at least thats how the local media is playing it. They love these snow storms since it gives them an excuse to do round the clock coverage. I'm all for up to the minute information, but after a while it gets boring watching the same shot of some mall in Jersey being plowed for the 15th time. But it's a Nor' Easter so I guess there is some cause for concern. I can't even see out my window due to the snow that has caked itself onto the screen.

Well scratch that, I just tapped the screen and got the snow off it. It's coming down in a light powder form. If I had to describe it I guess it looks like the mounds of Cocaine that you would find in the dressing rooms of Motley Crue, Guns and Roses, and Ozzy Osbourne back in the day.

Ok well on that note lets move on to some random thoughts like I promised.

Ariel Sharon
I personally believe the guy is brain dead. He's been in a "coma" for almost two months and now he has gangrene setting into his stomach which prompted the emergency surgery this morning. Supposedly the Israeli's have been keeping him alive because they dont have a chain of command set in stone. If he is being kept alive for this reason, I suspect he will die sometime after the Israeli elections. It's a pretty fucked up thing to do, but I guess it's better then having the country fall apart as political factions come out of the wood work looking to gain control.

Jill Carrol
Now like I said in a post below, I'm starting to think she is a sympathizer rather then a victim here. I remember reading somewhere that women who are taken prisoner by muslim captors become slaves to them so at the least this woman probably had been gang raped by the scum that took her captive. But as the weeks have gone on, its like either they dont have the balls to kill her or she's clearly on their side and willingly doing their bidding. I mean think about it, they set a new execution date of Febuary 26th. First off going by previous executions by these dogs they weren't so generous. It was three days and then a tape showed up with a beheading or the person in question getting a bullet to the head as they chant ALLAH AKBAR meaning God is Great.

My father came up with the notion that she might be a sympathizer and I'm inclined to agree. Of course it could just be that they dont want to kill her because killing a young attractive woman would not be good for their cause. Plus its been said this is some new group so theres that whole rookie jitter thing. I hope and pray that I'm wrong and that she isnt a sympathizer, but if she is you won't see me crying if they turn on her and kill her.

I think thats it for now, theres nothing much in the news that interests me. The NSA story should be a big deal but Bush and company are in spin mode and if you come out against going after terrorists your either a liberal or a cooke in the eyes of most people. I'm all for spying on our enemies, but this is a slippery slope and people in power have been known to take advantage of a small opening like this. FISA is in place for a reason and if Bush said fuck it I dont have to do it like that then he's broken the law and theres no getting around that.

Ah well I'm done for now. I'll have my Rant of the Week up sometime later today or tomorrow depending on my mood.

Oh yeah notice the support Denmark banners, well do it. All these people bitching about these cartoons can go suck it. I was offened as a Catholic by the South Park Bloody Mary episode but you didnt see me demanding Matt and Trey be beheaded.

I hope they spoof this one next season, Islamo Facists need to be humbled.

New column at Lethal is up

2006-02-11T03:08:00.000-08:00

http://www.lethalwrestling.com/opinions/news_content.php?fileName=1149

The column is up and I might piss off a few people with what I said, but this needed to be said. He's dead and as much as I wish he would come back to life it's not going to happen. Vince needs to stop being desperate and let guys work for heat on their own. Orton doesnt need Eddie's corpse to get the crowd to hate him.

On a side note I'll probably have my other column up tomorrow. We're gonna get a blizzard sometime tonight. i wish the camera was working cause I'd get some great pics especially with 50 mph winds expected.

In the meantime read the column and tell me what you think. That is afterall why I do it. I love the attention.

I might also comment on some other shit in the news later. I have some thoughts on the Jill Carrol deal. Lets just say the word sympathizer is coming to mind about her and I'm feeling less sorry for her by the day.

My thoughts after watching Flight 93 on A&E

2006-02-01T03:20:00.000-08:00

So yeah tonight after the state of the union speech thing was over I went to go watch The Sheild and during a commercial I came across A&E and they were replaying the movie they made about Flight 93. At first I honestly didn't want to watch the movie, but I started to and I must say it was a gripping movie to watch. The part where the terrorists took over the plane was very chilling. I still can't believe they did it with fucking box cutters. One of the dipshits was wearing what they said was a bomb but I'm thinking that part had to be more Hollywood then fact. How the hell do you get through security with a suicide belt?

Anyway by the end of the movie when the passengers stormed the cockpit and they were fighting to get in and as the plane was going down, I broke down and started crying. All the emotions I supressed since 9/11 just came rushing back and I had that same feeling of dread that I had that day. I cant even begin to imagine the Horror of the plane. Now granted theres plenty of evidence that suggests that plane was shot down, but whatever the case I thought the movie was excellent and it should at least win some awards next year.

But umm its 2006 and it's been roughly 1583 days since the attack. What the fuck have we honestly accomplished in this war on terrorism. Oh sure nothings happened here, but plenty has happened elsewhere. Why is it Usama Bin Laden and all of his ilk still breathing? Why is he allowed to talk shit every now and then? Why is it this country has the attitude of oh well it happened get over it.

But if that attitude isn't bad enough, the thing that pisses me off the most is the fact that alot more then what the official story of 9/11 is happened that day.

It's clear The World Trade Center was brought down by a controlled explosion and NOT the fires.

It's clear The Pentagon was NOT hit by a 757 Jet Airplane.

It's clear that 9/11 COULD have been prevented and it wasn't for what ever reason.

All I know is after watching this movie once again it shows that we owe it to every man, woman, and child killed on 9/11, their familes, and all the men and women who have died in the resulting war on terror in Afghanistan and Iraq.

I pray that one day we have that truth out in the open so we can all come to some peace.

Testing the new keyboard

2006-01-23T02:52:00.000-08:00

Well I finally came into the 21st century and I got a new computer...sort of. It's my Uncle's old Dell and it's lightyears better then my now retired Gateway. The Gateway and I had many good moments as I created alot of internet heat on that.

The great Rants, the idiotic postings, the heartfelt thoughts. It was all good.

So now I'm using this new computer and my Uncle gave mea Logitech keyboard with it. It has a different feel to use. I guess it's designed to prevent carpal tunnel in the years to come. I'll break it in eventually.

Ah well I have another blog of sorts at JoeDavisOnline.com

I intend to go back to my political writing over there. The FFADaily.net experiment didnt go as I planned, but never the less I did write some good non-wrestling columns despite what has been said elsewhere. I dont take sides, I just shoot from the hip. Take this anniversery of Roe vs. Wade. There's a story on Drudge right now about how South Dakota wants to pass a law outlawing Abortion outright.

Someone really wants to test Alito out when he gets on the bench. I honestly dont know where to stand on him. On the one hand he's clearly Pro-Life but on the other he seems to follow the letter of the law rather then his personal beliefs. But back to this bill, should it get passed it's for show only. There is no way in hell it would stand unless Roe vs. Wade is over turned and the powers that be will not allow that to happen. They'll allow for restricting the hell out of it to appease the far right, but they won't allow for it to be banned all together.

The way I see it, Abortion is a necessary evil. I'm all for parental notification and banning certain procedures unless it's medically necessary, but it would be a dark day if it were ever outlawed outright. When it comes down to it if Roe vs. Wade is over turned then it goes back to the states to decide. If you live in a red state expect severe restrictions. If you live in a blue state like me expect loose restrictions.

The only way it will become a crime would be if the congress pass a law that can stand up to the supreme court's ultimate review. So the days of coat hanger abortions aren't here just yet.

Ah well who cares. Oil is about to hit $70 a barrell and we will be at war with Iran by the summer at the latest if not earlier depending on how long the Israeli's patienice lasts.

So yeah Abortion wont be that important in the grand scheme of things in the near future. Iraq will seem like a fucking cake walk compared to what Iran will be like.

The Debut of Phantom's Institute of Rock

2006-01-12T01:36:00.000-08:00

I start the new year off with a bang (even if it is two weeks late) with the debut of my hard rock & metal show "Phantom's Institute of Rock".

Go to http://www.24-7Radio.com and listen to the show that will span the entire spectrum of rock.

Bands on this weeks show include C.O.C., Mercyful Fate, Deep Purple, Metallica, Arch Enemy, Nickelback & Dimebag Darrell, and much more.

What are you waiting for? Go to 24-7Radio.com NOW and feel the METAL!!!

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2006-01-08T20:45:00.000-08:00

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My Interview with HWA Announcer Chris The Brain

2006-01-02T15:53:00.000-08:00

In what we plan to be the first of many exclusive interviews in the new year, WrestlingUnited.com bring to you an exclusive interview with HWA Announcer Chris "The Brain" Kurtis.

http://www.wrestlingunited.com/viewtopic.php?t=24

In the interview we discuss his career, what its like working for the HWA, Some of his favorite moments, his thoughts on the current state of wrestling, kayfabe, and much more.

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The 2005 F.U. List

2005-12-31T04:16:00.000-08:00

http://www.lethalwrestling.com/opinions/news_content.php?fileName=1107

I think it came out better then I thought it would. I was going to make this the rant, but I figured it would be better on Lethal.

I'll probably do a Rant sometime tomorrow. I'm gonna pick matches I liked or something.

Then I plan on drinking tonight so worse comes to worse you might be guarenteed a slur filled column...then again isn't it always like that?

My take on the strike here in NYC

2005-12-20T01:15:00.000-08:00

Well its 4:12 AM right now in New York City and the T.W.U. have gone on strike shutting down all city busses and subways.

Now I'm all for fair wages and benefits, but the T.W.U. can take a long walk off a short pier for all I care. If this were Summer a walk out might not be so bad. But its 23 degrees out right now and with the wind in this city, walking will not be pleasant.

My brother has a final to take and he wants to walk from here to his school on the edge of Coney Island which is 5 Miles from here. What about the people who live in Queens and The Bronx who have to get to midtown Manhattan?

I think the state should step in and simply do what Ronald Reagan did with all the Air Traffic Controllers who went on strike.

Fire every striking bus driver, train motorman, conductor, token booth clerk, and any other job you can think of. It's a fair offer. If you come back to work, no harm no foul. If you dont then your out on your ass.

Like I said, the busses and subways are vital to this city. This city is going to grind to a hault with out it. Now if the first plan is to harsh, there's another solution.

Say it with me...They're called Scabs.

Have MTA Management, National Guard troops, State Police...what ever. Let the TWU strike, but that's no reason to stop the busses and trains.

And don't think for a second if your reading this that i'm on the MTA's side. They are equally as guilty in this mess. They should have just bit the bullet and came to a number that would keep these guys happy. I think they wanted 24% over 3 years...well give them 15%. It's better then the 9% I think they were offering to begin with.

All I know is this. It's going to be bitterly cold around here and the people of this city should not have to freeze their ass off just because a bunch of morons couldn't come to an agreement.

Sorry I was rambling a bit. It is almost 4:30 in the morning after all. Point is if they wont go back to work then we shouldnt have to suffer because of it.

New Column is up...Read it

2005-12-18T05:12:00.000-08:00

http://thewrestlingvoice.com/columns/phantomlord/headlines/136917086.shtml

Click that link for the pop-up free version. The column as always is on NoDQ,com Wrestling-Edge.com, and WrestlingExposed.com

I basically examine why the WWE has not been giving us a product worth out money and I examine the Armageddon PPV and tell you if it's worth the money to order.

I also ask if I should finally retire The Rant of the Week and move onto the format where I post seperate columns on RAW, Smackdown, and TNA.

I also give you the reader a chance to take me on as I once again welcome anyone who wants to sign up at WrestlingUnited.com

So as usual read the column and tell me what you think. Feedback is appreciated no matter what it is.

Spread the joy to those who cant be here

2005-12-08T00:42:00.000-08:00

If you know anyone in the Military or just wish to send some warm wishes, A friend of mind has opened up a website that allows you to do so.

ChristmasforTroops.com

This isn't about the politics of the war. This is about supporting our troops. If you don't wish to send them well wishes then don't visit the site. We will have no tollerance for spammers.

Ok it's a been a while (translation = I'm lazy)

2005-11-28T13:14:00.000-08:00

Hey to the few of you who actually clicked on the link to my blog or if you came here by accident. I figure I would bless you with some random thoughts.

As I'm listening to Sean Hannity's show since nothing else is on, he has on Bill Donahue, Jerry Falwell, and Lee Helms talking about Christmas. Of course it's a fair and balanced fight...

This is really getting stupid. Falwell and Donahue are bitching about Christmas and how the communist American left is trying to get it banned. It honestly cant be as bad as the media makes it out to be. Now I like to think I'm a fair minded individual, but it makes me laugh to think that any time a Christmas tree is put up on public space is an endorsement of religion.

First off a Christmas tree is hardly a Christian symbol. It's technically a Pagan symbol but that little fact gets lost since it just wouldn't be Christmas with out a tree to put the presents under. So yeah it just makes me laugh when there's all this hooplah over this stuff.

We have a war that is a joke, people are dying, this country's economy and job market is in the tank despite what the numbers say, mother nature is in a bad mood and the weather reflects that. I could go on but I won't. My point is there is alot more to worry about then whether or not a Christmas tree is called a Christmas tree.

Well Bush is going to give a speech in a few minutes on Border Security reform. That's a joke if I've ever heard one.

Bah fuck this...I'm putting on some Maiden. I can't take this crap anymore and Christmas is only five weeks away.

And they wonder why so many people off themselves this time of year.

So appearently no one likes this new Bush nominee

2005-10-03T23:54:00.000-07:00

Well I figured I'd give a shot at doing this political blogging stuff. So this morning I was listening to Imus and he says at 8 AM Bush is announcing the new nominee to replace Justice O'Connor. Now I'm an insominac and I sleep with the radio on just because I like to know whats going on during the day. So when I wake up I have Rush on a caller is talking about how Bush sold everyone out.

He nominated Harriet Miers and well no one knows who the hell she is. Everyone on the right is screaming murder because Bush sold them out because he's making the same mistake his father made in nominating someone with no real record so there's no way to know where she stands. Liberals on the other hand are praising this nomination so that pretty much tells you that the GOP is going to be inbetween a rock and a hard place come confirmation time. Now I'm not a republican so I dont really care about their party issues, but we're going to see a good old fashion party split because of this. The party leadership is basically in line with Bush and then you have moderates who go against the grain so to speak. But who is this woman causing all this trouble? According to this article, there's a reason this unknown might get the job of a lifetime. http://www.pnionline.com/dnblog/attytood/archives/002383.html

White House counsel Harriet Miers has never served as a judge before, and while this career "hard-nosed lawyer" (as she is invariably described) from Texas certainly deserves some kudos for a trailblazing career as a female lawyer, she's not a legal scholar, either.

But she does know better than just about anyone else where the bodies are buried (relax, it's a just a metaphor...we hope) in President Bush's National Guard scandal. In fact, Bush's Texas gubenatorial campaign in 1998 (when he was starting to eye the White House) actually paid Miers $19,000 to run an internal pre-emptive probe of the potential scandal. Not long after, a since-settled lawsuit alleged that the Texas Lottery Commission -- while chaired by Bush appointee Miers -- played a role in a multi-million dollar cover-up of the scandal.

Lets see if this bit of information comes out on the media in the next few days.

Thanks to my friends at http://www.conspiracycafe.net for digging that up. Its a great place to post if you want to know what is really going on.

So who knows whats gonna happen. I'm not going to waste my time with what if's. There's alot of time between now and the confirmation hearings. If the backlash is big enough she might just step down.

But call me crazy but I always thought you had to be a judge to even get nominated to the court.

That makes sense to me. Nominate a Judge to be a Judge.

New column...but more shit to deal with

2005-09-15T02:14:00.000-07:00

You can read my new column by clicking here.

http://www.wrestling-edge.com/editorials/128653354.shtml

So yeah last night everything went to shit on this computer because someone hacked it by keystroking me and piggy backing my IP Address. With that they were able to hack the FTP for WrestlingUnited.com and totally delete the page and replace it with a message saying Fuck you all. They then hacked my posting URL for TWV and deleted my column and replaced it with another crude message.

Appearently they had the password to my yahoo account so they were fucking around with that and they tried to screw up the LOP Fantasy leauge.

Also someone told me my AIM sn was on this morning even though I wasnt. But then again they deleted my buddy list so what does it matter.

So I formatted the computer and I changed my passwords. I'm going to see if I can install my Norton Firewall and Anti-Virus because appearently the ones I had before didnt do jack shit.

So yeah its been one of those days.

But please read the column and send me feedback. Maybe I'll update this later and comment on The Roberts hearing since thats important or something.

The Rant of the Week for 9/5/2005

2005-09-05T05:23:00.000-07:00

Greetings conversationalists all across the fruited plain it is I your personal Harvester of Sorrow Phantom Lord and this is The Rant of the Week. Much like Keith Richards here I am still sticking around to do what I do best and on this Labor Day weekend I am coming to you as always from my bunker in the urban cesspool that is Brooklyn, New York. It’s been an interesting couple of weeks since I’ve actually written a column. The WWE is stacking the decks so to speak on Smackdown now that they have been moved to Friday nights. NWA-TNA is finally using commercial advertising in a good way as ads for TNA Impact are being shown during RAW much to the dismay of Vince McMahon. Dare I say things are finally looking up for us the lowly wrestling fan that has suffered through the last four years since the demise of WCW and ECW.

But as we move into the future you have to wonder what the future holds for wrestling. Smackdown’s biggest problem right now is the fact it’s on Friday’s and to start things off on a bad note its probably going to be pre-empted for some telethon to raise money for the victims of Hurricane Katrina. I’m all for raising money to help them (lord knows they need it), but much like The State of the Union address by The President it isn’t needed on every damn channel. During the last two weeks the WWE has been stacking the card with three huge matches for the new Friday Night Smackdown and the trend of being pre-empted in the major markets starts early. We can expect more of this during the next year with local sports coverage of the MLB, NFL, and I think a few NBA games.

Of course what fun would there be in the WWE if they didn’t get to make fun of the network that carries their show in some form. Enter Palmer Cannon who is supposed to be a representative of “The Network”. Apparently middle manager yes men can book wrestling shows so should the day hell freezes over come and ROH ends up on FOX or something we can expect Samoa Joe to put over the big reality star of the moment. But as I was saying, this angle is hilarious for all the wrong reasons. I mean its almost like the WWE said lets turn Smackdown into ECW on TNN because odds are we’re off this network in a year anyways.

The similarities between Palmer Cannon and Cyrus are amazing. Granted Cannon isn’t the world-class heel that Cyrus is, but still this all very much a rehash of things we have seen before (but then again the WWE tends to do that a lot). But it just makes me laugh that basically a network executive is calling the shots on Smackdown. Now you all know me. I’m a tad bit obsessive when it comes to reality. I’m all for that suspension of disbelief crap but only to a certain extent. As much as people want to say WCW was driven into the ground and killed by Vince Russo, in reality it was the middle managers from AOL who killed WCW. Palmer Cannon is damn near a parody of them all wrapped up into one. For starters you have the lingerie pillow fight taken off TV because the network didn’t approve of it.

How many angles in WCW were dropped because of standards and practices? With ECW on TNN we saw Cyrus picking and choosing whom he wanted as champion because the network told him so and so was more marketable. So with Friday Night Smackdown coming up and Teddy Long and Palmer Cannon trying to out do each other its becoming more and more of the same old stuff that we have seen time and time again.

That’s the biggest gripe I think every fan has with the WWE. It doesn’t matter if you’re a smark who lives and dies by the sheets or some fan that really believe in Hulkamania. When you see the same few core angles rehashed over and over and over again you lose interest. Case and point look at John Cena on RAW. If he weren’t a poor man’s Eminem he would be Stone Cold Steve Austin. Eric Bischoff is playing the role of Vince McMahon and once again we get the god forsaken angle of “Anti-Authority face vs. the corporate boss”.

So yeah with RAW it’s a rehash of RAW from about six years ago and Smackdown is a rehash of the final years of WCW and ECW. A lot of crap mixed with the occasional gem of a great match given away for free on television. But things could be worse. We could still have The Corporation in power.

Remember in 1999 when Bradshaw was just a henchman for The Devil? Yeah things sure have changed…

But the more they change the more they stay the same and in the WWE’s never-ending attempt to insult the fans intelligence, I came across this gem from I believe The Wrestling Observer. Its because of things like this the WWE continues to shoot it self in the foot.

Due to his character, WWE has told Eugene to stay in character and act that way 24 hours a day if any people are around. Jillian Hall has also been asked to wear a band-aid on her face in public, when not wearing any makeup.

Make sure to read that because basically it comes down to this. Eugene (Nick Dinsmore to people in the know) has to act like a retard anytime people are around. Jillian Hall who is the chick with the tumor on the side of her face has to wear a band aid because lord knows with the right amount of make up you can hide that god awful thing on her face.

Now I’m going to take a guess here and assume Eugene and Jillian both are making around the $250,000 range. That’s a basic contract for the WWE these days and you have to wonder if the money really is worth it to have to live your gimmick all damn day. Some people have mentioned that Eugene can go un-noticed if he just pulls his hair back and Jillian…well she looks like any blonde with big tits. Why they gave her this “mole” gimmick I’ll never know. No one is looking at her face if you catch my drift.

But could you imagine if everyone had to live his or her gimmick all the time in the WWE. Hell could you imagine back in the day if some of the more cartoonish characters had to live their gimmick all the time? You see its stuff like this that makes you embarrassed to be a wrestling fan. Yes its entertainment but I don’t believe for a minute that Eugene is Forrest Gump and Jillian has what appears to be a lizard egg on the side of her face.

You know if the WWE tried to let these guys show their talent rather then having to rely on kooky gimmicks then maybe just maybe they wouldn’t be so desperate for new stars.

Another reason they’re desperate for new stars is because they keep getting rid of the old ones and the biggest stars the WWE have let go are by far The Dudley Boyz. Bubba Ray, D-Von, and Spike. Together they are the best tag team in the WWE. Well the WWE let their contract expire and now The Dudley’s are free agents and TNA is looking for big names and the WWE has decided to play the legal card and said “Guess what…you cant use these names anymore”.

Now there’s the whole issue of copyrights and trademarks and believe it or not the WWE does not own a lot of them especially on names of people they let go. But a little thing like the law has never stopped the WWE before and they are making it damn near impossible for a lot of guys to make a living by saying they are not allowed to use the Dudley names.

The logic a lot of people think is behind this mess is because the WWE is planning to re-launch ECW next year and they don’t want the core ECW guys doing the reunion tour which is basically a TNA production and they sure as hell don’t want them going to NWA-TNA. When it comes down to it, this is all a game of chicken and it’s a matter of who blinks first.

If I were Bubba, D-Von, or Spike I would call the WWE’s bluff and tell them if they want to sue me then sue me because they had better be in for a battle because I’d be ready to take it all the way to the supreme court. Granted that’s what the WWE wants because they just love to drive people into bankruptcy, but if you find a real good activist lawyer who is willing to do the work pro bono or at least for a decent price then you can easily combat the WWE and their legal team.

Lets all remember one thing. The WWE lost their name to a bunch of tree huggers in England. If Vince is willing to give up his companies name then believe me when push comes to shove there is no way in hell he would go all the way to the supreme court.

Yeah The Dudley’s would forever be shit canned in the WWE but it would be worth it because this is a matter of making a living and Bubba Ray and D-Von are The Dudley Boyz. No one else can be The Dudley’s. Just like no one else can be The Rock or Stone Cold Steve Austin. Character development is a two way street. You need a great character and the person to pull it off. Doing this is just about as low as it gets…but then again the WWE fired Test and Jesus after they broke their necks and they got rid of Dawn Marie during the middle of her pregnancy.

Vince McMahon in many ways reminds me of an oil or railroad tycoon from the late 1800’s to early 1900’s. After seeing stuff like this I’m finally inclined to agree that a union is needed for Pro Wrestling if not for the sole reason guys don’t get fired after almost crippling themselves.

Now I mentioned TNA finally getting a good TV deal, well TNA is really trying to knock one out of the park. The only problem is things seem to fall apart before they happen for them. TNA was supposed to bring in Matt Hardy and he played them and went back to the WWE. TNA tries to get Mick Foley and Vince convinces him to come back to the WWE. TNA wants The Dudley’s and now they have to deal with another WWE legal issue over a name that they don’t even use anymore.

TNA is hoping to land Bret Hart for the first show on Spike TV but Bret doesn’t want to be on TV and really what point would it serve to have Bret on TNA? If he were going to put someone over I could understand it, but we all know who ever they land as the big surprise will ultimately be on the receiving end of an EL KABONG from Jeff Jarrett.

Honestly I think if TNA were smart they would just bring in Scott Hall and Kevin Nash. Hall and Nash were pretty good in the last run in TNA and they are the biggest names they can get. They could get Sting but his whole crow act has really gotten stale especially with him becoming born again. So yeah TNA doesn’t have many options for what they can do for the premier on Spike TV.

Well they have one option and its crazy enough that it might just work. You know what that is?

WRESTLING…PLAIN AND SIMPLE

Drill it home while the other guys are doing soap opera’s our guys are busting there assess for the best product possible. Make the distinction between TNA and the WWE. The WWE is Sports Entertainment. NWA-TNA is Professional Wrestling for the new millennium. I mean that’s what I would do.

What’s going to end up happening is Raven will lose the World title to Jeff Jarrett because as we know Planet Jarrett is the only star they have…

Well I think that’s about it. I want to thank you for reading my column and remember someone has to give you this information and it damn well has got to be me.

I am Phantom Lord

God Bless America.

Welcome to my blog

2005-09-04T02:18:00.000-07:00

My name is Joe and I'm 24 years old and I'm from the urban cesspool that is Brooklyn, New York. I write columns and host audio shows under the online persona of Phantom Lord. There's nothing gothic to it. I'm a huge fan of Metallica and the name Phantom Lord stuck.

I co-host the audio show IWC Coast 2 Coast on WrestlingUnited.com which will be streamed on Fantalklive.com. In addition to writing about wrestling I'm also stepping away from the computer and getting into the business on the ground level as the "C.E.O." of the new start up fed here in New York called Anarchy Pro Wrestling.

I consider myself to be a fairly political person as I like to know whats going on around me and I dont accept everything the media tells me to be the truth. I guess I would be a moderate republican but I'm a member of the Independence Party of New York which is part of the Reform Party.

The War on Terrorism is the thing that will mold and shape this generations lives and what started off as something that needed to be done has become a cluster fuck as appearent in Iraq. With Hurricane Katrina the need for new sources of fuel has become appearent more then ever because if you think things are bad now wait till Oil hits $100 by the end of the year.

Well I'll update this as often as I can depending on if I have something to say.

In the mean time visit http://www.webotage.com

Its the official message board of WrestlingUnited.com and its looking for members. If you sign up and 25 people refer you then you get a free t-shirt. So yeah please sign up. Its taking over the Internet one post at a time.