Song of the Week

I'm in love with this song.

Raphael Saadiq: Love That Girl

If you like to groove to old school tunes then I know you'll love it too.

Fuming

Sarah Palin, last night at the RNC: 

I guess a small-town mayor is sort of like a "community organizer," except that you have actual responsibilities.

Before throwing away any credibility I have by calling her a quack, I would like to recommend some light reading. 

Go to Amazon or your local library and read Lisa McGirr's Suburban Warriors: The Origins of the New American Right.  It is about conservative movement in the 1960s started by community organizers or grassroots activists to get people like Barry Goldwater, Richard Nixon, oh and Ronald Reagan (who has practically become a god to the RNC zealots) elected into office.

Look, community organizing happens become real, common people are pissed off at the government which keeps screwing them over or is not paying real attention to them.  It is about initiating change from the bottom-up, you know, kind of like the community organizers of the Civil Rights Movement. 

But in Sarah Palin's world, she has more experience than Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. because he didn't have real responsibilities.  He only helped organize the community to get them to stand up to racial discrimination and thereby initiating a strong movement against decades and decades of injustice in America towards African Americans.  

I don't even want to get started on the kinds of responsibilities Governor Palin has which makes her so much more qualified than the other candidates.  

 

A 'Mad' Good Show

Pencil this into your schedule: Sundays, 10pm, AMC. 

You need to start watching 'Mad Men.' 

I didn't do anything last Sunday because I was glued to the 'Mad Men' marathon. 

RNC Sound bite: Arrogance

On Day 3 of the RNC, Mitt Romney declared that America is "the greatest nation in the history of the earth."

I sooo totally agree. I'd like to add that I believe California is the besterest state and it has the most awesomest legacy in the entire world. Oh, and Earth is like infinitely the most preminent planet in the universe.

Westwood Shooting

In case you didn't know...

Last Thursday, around midnight, a 50-something male shot the traffic light on Broxton and Le Conte. Police found loads of ammo in his car.

Officials say the traffic light is in a critical, yet stable condition.

I just found out about it a few minutes ago from the LA Times.

Labor Day Video

This is just for kicks and giggles. Remember when the President of Iran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad spoke at Columbia last year? Well around the same time, SNL went to work and actually came up with something funny.

So here it is, the Labor Day Video: "Iran So Far," a love song featuring Andy Samberg (as himself?), Fred Armisen as the President Ahmadinejad, Adam Levine providing some vocals, and a special cameo appearance by Jake Gyllenhall.



Happy Labor Day!

(Lazy) Scranton, Pennsylvania

Joe Biden has a new tv ad--"Scranton." Watch the short clip below where he talks about growing up in this lovely Pennsylvania town and how Barack Obama grew up with the same awesome/Amerrrican values. What a coincidence!


I first heard of Scranton three years ago, when The Office debuted in America. Watch the clip of Michael and Dwight in "Lazy Scranton" as they rap about the dopeness that is Scranton and simultaneously pay homage to the SNL Digital Short, "Lazy Sunday."

To my friend...

I Swear to Blog (TM)*

*Nero Borja Inc.

"The next Dick Cheney"

Joe Biden sent me an e-mail this morning--Barack and co. always do--informing me about a new behind-the-scenes video on Youtube.

He also encouraged me to donate soon because...

This new phase of the campaign will move quickly. By the time you read this, we may even know who John McCain has chosen to be the next Dick Cheney.

The next Dick Cheney, huh?

Gov. Sarah Palin

Dick Cheney
Let's see. She's a milf, and he's...well, he's still alive and kicking!

Former First Lady continues to inspire!

No, I'm not talking about Hillary.

The online version of Allure quotes former first Lady Imelda Marcos:
Imelda Marcos once said, "Beauty is not extravagance; beauty is life." For once, we actually agree with the former First Lady. We now present some of the necessary extravagances named the winners of Allure's 2008 Readers' Choice Awards.

Kudos to Allure for recognizing the infamous shoe collector and a double kudos to Ms. Marcos for continuing to dress to impress (at 79).


This photo was taken last year. She's the sweet lass in blue.


The Marakina Shoe Museum has some of her shoes on display.

In case you didn't know: Pacquiao v De La Hoya

On December 6, go find someone with HBO to watch Oscar De La Hoya avenge Mexicans in a fight against Manny Pacquiao.