Dare I Hope?

They're ruined the world. Dare I hope that my values might finally be reflected in my government? That honesty and integrity be restored after this long and painful drought? That this country might again, one day be my America?

Here's my American Prayer...

McCain: Grassroots Video

This says it all.

(Hat tip to DailyKos)

RESPECT: The New R-Word

Thank you to the Arc of Northern Virginia for sponsoring this great PSA:

Ben Stiller: Why do you hate people with disabilities?

You knew exactly what you were doing. You have such disdain and disregard for people with intellectual disabilities (and their families, friends) that you took the considered risk to ridicule vulnerable people in your film "Tropic Thunder".

"Didn't mean to hurt anyone". You lying liar.

The truth is....

YOU THOUGHT IT WAS FUNNY. Risky, but funny. So funny in fact that you chose to prominently highlight your cruelty and discrimination in the film edited to appeal to the most people and to best represent your skill and humor in your big-screen directoral debut.

Fuck you Ben Stiller. Liar. I will never, ever rent or see any film that you have anything to do with.

May perfection and the light of the heavens always shine brightly on your kids and their health.

John Edwards: Egads...

I swear. Guys just CANNOT keep their dicks in their pants. John, do you realize that your credibility and political life are now O-V-E-R? And for what?

And by the way, I don't care if you're having sex (not really). I realize that alone doesn't make you a bad person. And truthfully, I cannot tell you how many times over the last 8 years I have wished that someone (anyone) would give Bush a blow job so we could impeach him.

What I can't fathom, John, is that you knowingly LIED to the American People... especially after we (and the world) have been so heinously betrayed with the lies of Bush and his administration. You persisted in your bid for the presidency knowing a skeleton existed that could errupt to the possible ruination of the democratic party and possibly the presidency.

Unforgiveable. I really pity your wife and kids, to have to suffer the consequences of your action. Thank GOD you did not win the nomination - just think of how fucked America would be now had you won the democratic nomination.

One of the (many) things I don't understand is why John McCain's own affair during his previous marriage (and by the way when she was ill) isn't more fodder for comparison by the traditional media.

--Shella

McCAIN: Liar

Check out this video of a segment on Keith Olbermann's Countdown on MSNBC. Keith Olbermann and Rachel Maddow discuss the truth about whether John McCain supports our Troops here at home and oversea. Now, whether the rest of traditional media will actually help American's see through the spin and lies by doing their job (which they failed so spectacularly at during the Bush Administration's reign) remains a question.

Stairways to Havens

One of the great things about my awesome apartment is the size of the attic.

But. To access the attic I've got this 3 million pound wooden fold down ladder. This ladder could be deadly if you attempt to deploy it under the influence of alcohol.

Or weakness. Momentary muscle weakness could render one dead while attempting to access the attic.

So imagine my glee to discover the two below amazingly beautiful staircases that would work beautifully for my functional and aesthetic attic access needs.

Enjoy!