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REASONS WHY THE PNP WON THE JAMAICA GENERAL ELECTIONS

Yesterday was a historic day in Jamaica.  Not only was the traditional election cycle of two-terms or more for the ruling party broken, but it also gave the youngest prime minister in the nation’s history the shortest term as prime minister - ever.  On top of that, Jamaica saw the lowest turn-out of registered voters in any Jamaican election (51% of registered voters), and the People’s National Party won by a stunning margin that not even seasoned pollsters foresaw.  The election results caught many off-guard, but surprised fewer people as to the reasons why it turned out the way they did.

I spent last night and most of this morning and afternoon not only reading articles from various news agencies (and more importantly the commentaries by any article’s readers), but also listening to Jamaican talk-radio callers commentary on what they hypothesized happened.  Here are a few reasons given why the People’s National Party (PNP) won handily over the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP):

- THE ENTIRE DUDAS/MANATT DEBACLE:  (from the Miami Herald) “In late 2009, former Prime Minister Bruce Golding faced a critical decision in his 2-year old administration: Should he hand over reputed drug lord Christopher “Dudus” Coke to face narcotics and arms trafficking charges in the United States or stonewall. Golding balked and admitted months later to misleading Jamaicans about his efforts to squash the extradition. His eventual decision in May 2011 to comply with the U.S. request set off days of rioting in Coke’s Kingston stronghold that left almost 80 people dead.”  This was one of the major incidents that voters never forgave Golding for – he was voted in to promote change and voters saw more-or-less of the same.  Not only was the matter handled badly, in times or dire financial need the JLP administration hired the US based Manatt, Phelps and Phillips law-firm with valuable tax-payers money to serve the party’s (not the country’s) best interests….and lied about it.

- ‘YOUNG AND NEW PRIME MINISTER’ ANDREW HOLNESS NOT CONVINCING ENOUGH:  I, like many other Jamaicans, were NOT impressed with the qualifications of the “youthful” new prime minister.  Nor were they pleased with the way he was selected and shoved on the Jamaican population as the new prime minister by the party officials of the ruling JLP.  On top of that Holness failed to provide Jamaicans with a sound and solid vision for Jamaica.  Manley had a vision, Seaga had a vision, Obama had a vision, Reagan had a vision, Thatcher had a vision, even the current GOP presidential candidate nutcases each have a vision for their country.  Holness?  *crickets*  Most prime ministers or presidents run for public office because they WANT it; we got the impression that he was pushed in to save the face of the JLP using his “youth” as a selling point; a tactic that failed.  Jamaicans went back to familiar territory rather than face an unsure leader.  Labourite voters stayed home to show their displeasure at the Holness selection; PNP voters turned out in record number to show theirs.  

- TOO MANY RESTRICTIONS FOR A PEOPLE WHO LOVE LIVING WITHOUT RESTRICTIONS:  The JLP implemented austerity measures to prop up the economy – cutting jobs, folding to the IMF, etc.  Suddenly – Jamaican policemen who were used to making money on the side saw their income cut, public service workers laid off, teachers pressured to go back to school for further certification without any increase in compensation, cuts in social services, enforcing unpopular laws – it just become too much for the happy-go-lucky nature of the Jamaican people.   The hard lives of many Jamaicans became even harder – too much for them to bear.  They remember the happier times BEFORE the current JLP government - conveniently forgetting the corruption of the previous administration and ignoring the global effects of a worldwide recession – and voted nostalgically.  AUSTERITY MEASURES HAS NOT WORKED ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD – why should Jamaica suddenly be an exception?

- THE JLP ADMINISTRATION SEEN AS A FAILURE TO HALT RISING COSTS AND UNEMPLOYMENT:  Sure – the world recession was not helping an economy wrecked by 18 years of mismanagement (under PJ Patterson).  But the electorate wanted results or at least empathy – and got none.  A recent example would be the committee to investigate the billing practices of the JPS.  They declared they found nothing wrong with the JPS billing system despite the raucous wails about high bills from consumers….AND they had to foot the cost of moving electric meters to their front gates.  The government should have looked into subsidizing energy costs or at least rattle their sabers loudly and publicly at the JPS holding company – just ANYTHING to address the issue.   Voters were tired that their needs were always being ignored for the betterment of corporations (the parent company of JPS was posting record profits on the backs of poor people).  And rising unemployment was not helping.

- WHAT DID THE JLP MPs DO FOR THEIR CONSTITUENTS?  Over-and-over another common thread in comments from news readers is that they felt as if they were being treated with disdain.  The JLP councilors were not meeting with and/or dealing with the needs of their constituents, the arrogance and perceived elitist attitude of JLP elected officials (for example Daryl Vaz and James Robertson) constantly making the news.  Again, people felt they were being ignored in favor of businesses and corporations.  Sure – you need to strengthen the business environment to promote a strong economy, but you also have to maintain good relations with the electorate – and they felt they were being ignored.  

As someone said  - this was not necessarily a PNP win but a vote against a JLP severely tainted by Bruce Golding.  However, I say give Prime Minister designate Portia Simpson-Miller a chance – she may have learned a few things in the four years she was leader of the opposition.  A glimmer of this to me was a surprising stance she took while campaigning for an election that everyone said she would lose:  despite the negative effect it would have on her re-election chances she tackled a very, very, very unpopular issue and said that it was time to do something about it.  She brought up the issue of the buggery law of Jamaica and said it was time to review and possibly repeal – much to the chagrin of the ignorant religious zealots that dominate the Jamaican populace.  But this move shows that Simpson-Miller heard the threats made by UN, European and American officials that aid by donor countries will cease if recipient countries do not respect the rights of their own GLBT population.  She sent a message to the donor countries:  message heard and understood.

And at the same time was hinting to Jamaicans that time has come to do things differently.  Let’s just see what the future holds.

Despite how you may feel about how the election turned out, or whether your party won or lost, I can only end with the words of our national anthem:

‘Eternal Father bless our land
Guard us with Thy Mighty Hand
Keep us free from evil powers
Be our light through countless hours
To our leaders, Great Defender,
Grant true wisdom from above
Justice, truth be ours, forever,
Jamaica – land we love!
Jamaica, Jamaica, Jamaica – land we love!”

Donna Summer - MacArthur Park (Extended Version)

Today, as I was walking up the road to the post office to get my Christmas homework assignment from my niece Taylor (via the liquor store), I was listening to music on my Blackberry when this song played.  Always loved the bridge to the radio version – sort of a reflective promise made in the past, innit?  Who WAS the love of your life?  Looking back - did you get what your heart desired?  Love this song…..

“There'll be another song for me

and I will sing it

there'll be another dream for me

someone will bring it

I will drink the wine while it is warm

and never let you catch me

 looking at the sun, oh yeah

and after all the loves of my life

after all loves in my life

you'll be the one

I will take my life into my hands

 and I will use it

I will win the worship in their eyes

 and I will lose it

I will have the things that I desire

and my passion flow

 like rivers through the sky

oh and after all the loves in my life

after all the loves in my life

you'll still be the one

and I'll ask myself why.

SIRI caught in the middle of husband and wife argument

Don't drag her into this......

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MADONNA'S GAGA PROBLEM

I find these HYSTERICAL!!!  Only because finally Madonna is being upstaged by someone with actual TALENT......(bitch)......enjoy!

FINALLY!!!! A theme song to sing to fear-mongering Republicans!!!

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LITERALLY BROUGHT ME TO TEARS

Today I HAD to go to my local grocer or face possible starvation.  I’ve been putting this trip off all weekend as I was in a conundrum as to my meal plans for the coming week and didn’t feel like roaming the aisles of the market while deciding what to buy.

However, as the day wore on the hunger pangs increased, and as I was not in the mood to fry bacon and eggs I ventured into the chilly Chicago afternoon to my neighborhood Aldi Supermarket with an ad-hoc grocery list in my mind.  I entered the store, music blaring in my ears from the headphones attached to my phone.  As I wandered the narrow aisles I remembered my weekly mission and I suddenly thought to myself, “I wonder if they just MIGHT have it in stock today…?”  Deciding I had nothing to lose I went to the assigned area and checked if the object of my year-long quest was on the shelves this week.

And lo and behold – there they were.  Cans and cans of tinned corned beef.

I stifled my gasp of delighted astonishment but couldn’t stop the tears from welling in my eyes.  “OhmyGod!”  I thought to myself. “They FINALLY have corned beef in stock!”  It took me a few moments before I could reach for what I thought was a mirage and stow a couple of cans in my shopping cart.

Okay – by now some of you may be wondering if I’ve finally cracked.  (Well, no more than usual…)

You see – there has been a shortage of tinned corned beef in the US since last year.  Something to do with tainted beef from Brazil introduced into the canning process through a canning factory in Chicago.  Some of the corned beef was tested and was found to contain a drug used to treat cows for parasites.  As a precaution the U.S. Food, Safety and Inspection Services halted all imports of canned corned beef from Brazil until recently, and that led to a year-long shortage.

Tinned corned beef (or bully beef to use the British vernacular) is a staple in the Caribbean diet.  Tinned corned beef is NOT to be confused with the Jewish or European deli-styled sliced corned beef.  Tinned corned beef is boiled corned beef that is shredded with a small amount of gelatin, then canned.  In Jamaica it is prepared with mayo, ketchup, hot pepper and sliced onions and served between slices of bread as a sandwich, or steamed with cabbage and onions seasoned with black pepper and served on top of white rice.  In Puerto Rico they stew the corned beef in tomato paste with seasoning and also serve on white rice (the Bahamian dish is similar).  In Trinidad they curry the damn thing.  Actually, in Trinidad they curry EVERYTHING.......but I digress.

Tinned corned beef is a quick, tasty – and more important – cheap dish.  (Though not so cheap anymore – due to demand it was $3.69 a can in Aldi.)

Since the ban was lifted and regular production (allegedly) resumed I have been scouring the aisles of all supermarkets but to no avail.  I’m not the only one on the hunt - if you Google the phrase “corned beef shortage” you will see a barrage of results on this subject.  Regular supplies have returned to some states but here in Illinois the shortage continued – although there was no shortage of canned corned beef hash…..go figure.  

Until now.

*burp*  I am writing to you after consuming three corned beef sandwiches with lots of onions.

Wickedly good.  Corned beef is now back in my life.

And it was worth the wait.

LOVE THIS CARTON from Pearls Before Swine

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Jamaican man attacked by dog in Benito Juarez Park in Chicago

Yesterday evening started out as routinely as usual.  I got home after 5:30 pm and on my arrival, as is customary, had to drop everything to greet and grab the mutt for his walk.  Cradling the phone between my shoulder and my ear (I was talking to Gary at the time) I snapped Phelix into his harness and we headed downstairs.

I crossed the narrow road separating my block from the park I walk Phelix and was in a spirited discussion with Gary on why I would never get another Blackberry.  “Ugh, I am soooo tired of battery pulls, the screen freezes, the touch-screen malfunctions, the memory allocation for applications is pathetic…..” I argued as I approached the entrance to the Benito Juarez Park as Phelix sniffed the grass near-by for any pee-mails left by other dogs.

As I stood by the entrance I saw a young man with medium-sized dog – I think a boxer – around 50 feet from my location.  The dog spotted Phelix and to my horror bolted towards us at full speed.

Now, unfortunately – this is NOT the first time Phelix has been the target of other dogs in public spaces.  For some reason, really really really STUPID people seem to think that they don’t have to leash their dogs in public areas, and Phelix has been attacked before.  In those past attacks there is my patented jerk-and-catch technique I employ whereas I literally yank Phelix into the air like a yo-yo, and on his descent catch him in the my arms – my feet ready defensibly to kick at any attacking dog.

This time, because I had the phone in one hand I didn’t have time to deploy my patented jerk-and-catch technique.  Instead I reached down and scooped Phelix into my arms while still cradling the phone between my shoulder and left ear.

“Shit, hold on Gary…” I started to say and was interrupted mid-sentence as the dog barreled into me to get at Phelix.

At this point everything went into slow motion – kinda like the scene in any gangster movie when the lovable hoodlum is walking down the road with a bunch of roses in his hand for his sweetheart when he is gunned down by rival thugs from a passing car…….the roses slowly flying in the air and landing on the pavement – all to the sound of some slow, intense Italian opera sung in the background.

Well, this is the 21st century, and the song of choice for my dramatic scene is Beyonce’s “Halo”.

 “Hit me like a ray of sun, burning through my darkest night”….the force of the dog’s momentum crashing in to me shoves me off my feet.

“You're the only one that I want, think I'm addicted to your light”…with my right arm I clutch a barking Phelix protectively to my chest away from the jaws of the larger dog as I begin to fall..

“I swore I'd never fall again, but this don't even feel like falling”……..I land on the hard pavement, my left elbow taking the brunt of the fall, the sudden jolt taking the breath out of me.

“Gravity can't forget, to pull me back to the ground again”…..I slowly turn my head away from the dog, my mouth open in a primal scream as I watch the phone that flew out of my hand in the melee crash face-first on the pavement.

(I’m such a drama queen.)

At this time I’m on my back with the dog making another attempt at Phelix when the stupid owner FINALLY reaches us and while yelling grabs at his dog.  The dog, hearing the anger in his owner’s voice, suddenly bolts out of the park and runs into the street nearby. I got up slowly – a little embarrassed for falling – and after ascertaining that the dog is no where around put Phelix on the ground.  He bristles indignantly and continues barking at his would-be attacker who has now been caught by his owners and is being physically reprimanded.  I pick up my phone afraid of the condition it may be in and to my surprise found it to be undamaged.

“Erm, Gary – let me call you back…..I was just attacked by a dog……”

By now the owner had his dog on a leash and was looking in my direction.  “You need to come over here and say something to me” I called to him, finally getting angry.  He came over dragging his dog and began to hit the animal.  “No, STOP!”  I yelled at him.  “Do NOT take this out on your dog – this is YOUR fault – you should have had your dog on a leash!  Why didn’t you have him on a leash?”

He began to mumble some pathetic excuse and I vented at him a little more, asked his name, reprimanded him again, then finished my walk with Phelix.  I got the phone out (still amazed it hadn’t shattered during the fall) and called Gary to update him on what happened and to resume our interrupted conversation.

I returned to my apartment and was telling Gary that I knew I was going to pay the price for my fall the next day in aches and pains.  As I am talking I kept getting a nagging feeling that my left elbow was wet.  I took off my jacket and felt my elbow (I had on a long sleeve rugby shirt).  On feeling a slight dampness I told Gary to hold on as I struggled the polo shirt off.  I went to the bathroom, held up my elbow to the mirror and to my horror saw something white poking out of my skin.

“Er, Gary, let me call you back, there’s something white poking out of my elbow….”

Concerned, Gary told me “listen, star, hang up and pay attention to your elbow.  Call me back later when you know what is what….”

I hung up and slowly reached to touch the white thing praying it wasn’t bone matter…...

Yup, just as I thought – it was some fatty tissue the size of a dime that burst through my skin at the elbow from the impact of my fall.  There was another small split below my elbow an inch below my elbow.  Trying not to panic I tested the range of motion of my left elbow – all was okay, nothing felt broken or fractured.  

I stared at the ominous looking white fatty tissue now slightly oozing with blood and wondered if this merited an emergency room visit.  Honestly, despite its scary look I didn’t think the wounds were that serious – none of the cuts were deep enough to warrant stitches and any doctor would just clean up the wound and bandage it – for now.  I did just that – wiped what I could with alcohol and used a couple of Band-Aids to cover the cuts.  I then put a couple of cotton pads on top of that and bound my elbow with a make-shift wrap cut from an old undershirt.  I swallowed a couple of ibuprofen to help with the swelling.

I slept okay last night and woke up without any major aches and pains anywhere else.  My elbow has gotten a little more tender and I can’t bend my arm fully without pain – but that it to be expected.  I’m going to run to the store soon to get some more band-aids  - larger ones this time – and a couple bottles of ibuprofen to help with the swelling.  I’m kinda scared to remove the bandage and see the condition of the cuts but I’m figuring that if they are not hurting that much it must be okay…..I hope.  However, I’ll have to face my fear when I change the bandages later.

But as I walked Phelix this morning I angrily wondered to myself – why was I paying the painful price for someone else’s stupidity.  I swear – if I had seen that dog owner again at that moment I probably would have punched him in the face.

But for now…..*sigh*….life goes on……

Troubling, very troubling.

Presidential GOP candidate front-runner Herman Cain has been busy for the past few weeks.  First he created a firestorm of controversy with his now infamous “9-9-9”plan, then he fanned the flames even hotter with his comments about poor people and eating “used food”.  Not content with his now roaring bonfire he threw on more fuel with incendiary comments on handling immigration troubles at the US-Mexican border with lethal electric fences. 

This week, he has been floundering in explanations amongst the revelation that he was accused of sexual harassment while tenured at the National Restaurants Association.  First he denied the report, then he hinted that there may have been an incident, THEN when confronted with the facts he suddenly has total recall at what actually happened but refuses to acknowledge any role in the investigation and consequent settlement that occurred.  He has been caught on camera losing his temper to the point of almost swearing on being asked about his past indiscretions.  He dodges the media and blames everyone but himself for past incident(s) that is legally documented.

I’m not at all shocked that he has been accused of sexually harassing someone – to be honest, I think having a sex-scandal in the closet is a pre-requisite to becoming an elected member or official of the Republican Party. 

Neither am I surprised that he is vehemently denying the extent of his involvement either.

What IS surprising and deeply troubling is that his poll numbers have NOT been affected by this at all.  As a matter of fact, his supporters have stood by and have donated to his campaign in record numbers. 

THAT’S what bothers me. 

Why?  Because the question that keeps popping up in my head asks “are there really a large number of Americans who are THAT STUPID to blindly follow this idiot and really, REALLY see him as a fit candidate to run this country!?  THIS is how they would want a leader to handle the delicate issues of America?!  This is the moral compass that they want to be lead by?!”

WHO ARE THESE PEOPLE?!  What values and ethics do they have…..and are they any indication of the mindset of the general populace?

I mean – he sputters and loses his temper at a simple question about FACTS of his past….how then would he react in times of crisis when America is confronted by terrorists acts or other such acts of aggression? 

The other bothering matter is that Herman Cain is leading the polls as the candidate that Republicans would support to challenge Obama in the 2012 presidential elections. 

Really?!  Herman Cain is the best that the GOP has to offer?  Out of a population of over 310 million – this is the single best candidate they can find?  If not this moron, the close second is a member of a church that most consider a cult, followed in a close third by a Texan governor who is accused of being a drunken, drug-abusing closet-case. 

What IS to become of this country?!  

I'M SUPER, THANKS FOR ASKING!!!!

Marcus Bachmann, you delusional bitch, this one's for you!!!!

How much do I HATE the Kardashians? Let me count the ways.....

Recently, to my dismay, the vomitous name KARDASHIAN has been given top billing and feature stories in recent entertainment news.  In my view, the Kardashian skanks are one of the worst things to come out of California and pollute the airwaves since Ronald Reagan came to power.

“Who are the Kardashians” some of you may ask.

The Kardashian spawns – er, I mean sisters – Kim, Kourtney and Khloe (how original with the spelling) – are fame whores who reside in Beverley Hills.  They are daughters of lawyer Robert Kardashian (who was on the OJ Simpson defense team) and step-daughters of Olympic decathlon champion Bruce Jenner.  Kim, the elder of the sisters, rose to fame when a sex tape she made with (unknown) R&B singer Ray J was circulated on the internet.  

How classy

Kim used this scandal – opps, I mean, OPPORTUNITY to promote herself and ended up with a reality series on the E! Channel called ‘Keeping Up with the Kardashians’.

Why people will watch a show that espouses the plastic superficiality of Hollywood life where the Kardashian brats prowl, pout and push their breasts in any willing male face just to get their way is beyond me.  The sad part is that there are teenage girls who aspire to be like them….and then society wonders why this generation of young girls have such low self esteem when it comes to self-worth and self-image.

According to Wikipedia Kim Kardashian is an American businesswoman, socialite, television personality, model and actress.  If you can call flitting from paparazzi to paparazzi camera flashbulbs socializing, making forgettable appearances in third-rate sitcoms acting, or classify selling video tapes of your vee-jay-jay on the internet for publicity as a business transaction…..then they’re probably right.

The head skank…opps, I mean, elder sister Kim got married this summer after a whirlwind courtship by NBA basketball knucklehead Kris Humphries (okay, what the eff is up with the use of the letter ‘k’ with first names with this circle of clowns?!) in an $18 million wedding extravaganza that was taped for the second season of the Kardashian’s upcoming reality series “Kourtney and Kim Take New York”.

But why the sudden focus on the Kardashians this week?  Because after only 72 days of marriage head slag Kim has filed for divorce, citing the standard Hollywood cliché - “irreconcilable differences”.

Oh, the HORROR!!!!  How will the sanctity of marriage – that bastion of society that the mere presence of gays threaten – every rebound from this development?!  It must be a really, really serious issue for them to divorce and not honor the Holy Sacrament of Marriage….

Yeah – a serious monetary issue.  Kim-Skank saw the marriage as a way to promote her reality show and garner uber publicity, after which she dumps the Neanderthal spouse once the cameras have stopped rolling, the director has called “CUT!”, and the check has been cashed.

Bitch.

In previews for the yet-to-be-aired show, fans have already gotten a peek at the short-lived marriage.

"How am I going to have my career and live in Minnesota?" Kim asks Kris when he suggests in one show that they move away from Hollywood to his hometown.

His response? "Baby, by the time you have kids and they're in school, no one will probably care about you."

No one will care about you – HAH!  That tactless knucklehead is beginning to grow on me…..

Michael Jackson's THRILLER

This video will never, EVER, get old.....enjoy!!!

Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf: VIDEO

I don't know what to think of this video- do you?

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American football goes British: Chicago Bears plays Wembley Stadium on Sunday October 23rd

This Sunday, October 23^rd, the United Kingdom will get a taste of American football when a regularly scheduled NFL game is played at Wembley Stadium.  The Chicago Bears (currently 3-3) will be playing the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (4-2) in what has now become an annual event on the NHL roster. 

Wembley Stadium has hosted an NFL regular-season game each of the past four years with the Giants edging the Dolphins 13-10 in 2007, the Saints beating the Chargers 37-32 in 2008, the Patriots crushing the Buccaneers 35-7 in 2009 and the 49ers defeating the Broncos 24-16 in 2010.

“Continuing London's love affair with the hugely popular stateside sport, we are proud to once again welcome two of America’s top NFL teams to the capital,” said London mayor Boris Johnson at a press event held earlier this year  “With a growing local fan base, it is a fantastic opportunity for enthusiasts from London and beyond to experience the unique thrill of a live game in one of the most iconic sports venues around, Wembley Stadium.”

“Our past four games in London have demonstrated the tremendous passion for NFL football that exists in the UK,” said NFL commissioner Roger Goodell.  “We hope by staging another extraordinary game at Wembley that we can continue to grow our existing fan base and attract even more new fans.”

Sunday’s game come straight on the heels of last Sunday’s game where the Bears beat the Minnesota Vikings 39-10.  Kickoff will be at 6 pm UK time, or noon CDT, and broadcast live on Fox (check your local listings for times and details). 

For more information on the upcoming game visit http://www.nfluk.com/.  

Asshole of the moment - HERMAN CAIN

I’ve been trying for the past few months not to go on personalized rants on various members of the GOP political  platform (too many targets, too much energy), but this weekend the current darling of the conservative movement pushed me over the edge – GOP presidential candidate Herman Cain.  He is one of the most arrogant, ignorant, asshat blowhards that has graced the political consciousness…..which now leads me in need of a wet-wipe for my brain. 

“Who?” some of you may ask.  “What’s his claim to fame?”

EXACTLY. 

Cain – a former business man who worked for Coca-Cola before switching to Pillsbury, is mostly known for his role in the successful management of regional Burger King stores in the Philadelphia area, and turning regional pizza chain Godfather’s Pizza from a struggling company into a regional success story. 

However, he’s never run a national corporation, never held public office, has no stance on foreign policy, no plans on how to deal with the occupation in Iraq or the war in Afghanistan, no viable job creation plan, and dodges questions on social issues. 

But he has absolutely no qualms on being an ignorant braggart staking his claim on the US presidency.

What pushed my buttons this weekend?  One were the reports regarding his statement to a group of supporters in Tennessee last Saturday on proposed border fences.  "It's going to be 20 feet high," Cain said. "It's going to have barbed wire on the top. It's going to be electrified. And there's going to be a sign on the other side saying, 'It will kill you -- Warning.'" The crowd cheered, joining the apparent movement of partisan GOP crowds enthusiastic about state sanctioned killing.

When confronted about his statements the next day on NBC’s ‘Meet the Press’ he claimed he wasn’t serious.  "That's a joke," he said. "That's not a serious plan. I've also said America needs to get a sense of humor."

So proposing that killing immigrants is a solution to serious immigration issues was just a joke?  To whom?  And because we didn’t get it we need to develop a sense of humor?

When asked in another interview if he was ready for hard-hitting policy questions he responded with “when they ask me who is the president of Ubeki-beki-beki-beki-stan-stan I’m going to say, you know, I don’t know. Do you know?” 

Well, he’s right – I do NOT know who is the president of Uzbekistan, but as a (rather unpleasant) candidate for president you shouldn’t be making fun of a neighbor of Afghanistan where we currently have thousands of troops fighting a tough war that has claimed the lives of many patriotic US soldiers. 

Idiot.  Moron.  Ass-wipe. 

He stated in another interview that the current Occupy Wall Street protests are being orchestrated by the White House.  “I don’t have facts to back this up, but I happen to believe that these demonstrations are planned and orchestrated to distract from the failed policies of the Obama administration.”

He doesn’t have the facts but he’s making the claim anyway? Facts –  who needs them, right?!  (Cors truth…….)

He is proposing a “9-9-9” tax plan whereas all federal taxes are eliminated and everyone pays a flat tax of 9%.  Why his simplistic-for-idiots tax plan appeals to some is beyond my comprehension.  Not only have the majority of economists, business groups, independent and financial analysts say that this proposal is not viable and will throw the country into serious decline, but also that it will further reduce taxes for the rich while placing MORE tax burdens on the poor and working middle class. 

When pressed that his proposed tax plan will raise taxes on common food items such as bread, milk, etc., he said that the poor should just “eat used food and buy used goods.” 

USED FOOD?!  USED FOOD?!  What the FUCK is used food – human shit?  So he wants the poor to pay taxes for the rich and eat shit?

That was the final straw that broke this bitch’s back.  My blood pressure is critical at just writing this (must……calm……down…..).

So it is with seething anger and utter disgust that I award GOP presidential candidate Herman McCain (opps, I keep getting assholes mixed up), I meant , I award Herman Cain the honor of being ASSHOLE OF THE MOMENT!!!!!

Chaka Khan - THROUGH THE FIRE

I don’t know why, but this song has been STUCK in my head for the past three weeks. 

Yeah, you read right – three weeks. 

Can’t stop listening to it.  At least three times a day. Constantly. 

*sigh*

I think I need an exorcist….

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