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We Named The Dog Indiana

So a few days ago a buddy of mine asked me a question that he and a few of his co-workers had been tossing about. If they were going to re do Raiders of the Lost Ark today, who would be your pick to play the lead role? This isn't a slight on Harrison Ford. Quite the contrary. As we started thinking up names there were a lot of folks that were instantly discarded because they couldn't live up to what Ford had created. Even the annoying Tom Cruise seemed like a bad name to have on the list.

Now it's your turn to weigh in. The folks at Blogspot have given us a polling tool and this is as good a way to use it as any. You may notice that despite my earlier statement Tom Cruise is listed anyway. As obnoxious as he is there were too many people tossing his name into the ring to deny him a spot.

If you'd like to vote for someone not on the list select "Other" and add a comment to this post on your actor/actress of choice. I've thrown a curveball into the mix by adding my pick for Indy (Hilary Swank) to the poll.

This is America damnit...go vote!!

Camelot Reborn

In an effort to not take anything away from this message my intro will be brief. Below in it's entirety is tomorrow's New York Time's column written by Caroline Kennedy (daughter to John F. Kennedy). Super Tuesday is just a little over two weeks away. Please, please get out and vote. It's never been more important. Nuff Said!








January 27, 2008
Op-Ed Contributor
A President Like My Father
By CAROLINE KENNEDY

OVER the years, I’ve been deeply moved by the people who’ve told me they wished they could feel inspired and hopeful about America the way people did when my father was president. This sense is even more profound today. That is why I am supporting a presidential candidate in the Democratic primaries, Barack Obama.

My reasons are patriotic, political and personal, and the three are intertwined. All my life, people have told me that my father changed their lives, that they got involved in public service or politics because he asked them to. And the generation he inspired has passed that spirit on to its children. I meet young people who were born long after John F. Kennedy was president, yet who ask me how to live out his ideals.

Sometimes it takes a while to recognize that someone has a special ability to get us to believe in ourselves, to tie that belief to our highest ideals and imagine that together we can do great things. In those rare moments, when such a person comes along, we need to put aside our plans and reach for what we know is possible.

We have that kind of opportunity with Senator Obama. It isn’t that the other candidates are not experienced or knowledgeable. But this year, that may not be enough. We need a change in the leadership of this country — just as we did in 1960.

Most of us would prefer to base our voting decision on policy differences. However, the candidates’ goals are similar. They have all laid out detailed plans on everything from strengthening our middle class to investing in early childhood education. So qualities of leadership, character and judgment play a larger role than usual.

Senator Obama has demonstrated these qualities throughout his more than two decades of public service, not just in the United States Senate but in Illinois, where he helped turn around struggling communities, taught constitutional law and was an elected state official for eight years. And Senator Obama is showing the same qualities today. He has built a movement that is changing the face of politics in this country, and he has demonstrated a special gift for inspiring young people — known for a willingness to volunteer, but an aversion to politics — to become engaged in the political process.

I have spent the past five years working in the New York City public schools and have three teenage children of my own. There is a generation coming of age that is hopeful, hard-working, innovative and imaginative. But too many of them are also hopeless, defeated and disengaged. As parents, we have a responsibility to help our children to believe in themselves and in their power to shape their future. Senator Obama is inspiring my children, my parents’ grandchildren, with that sense of possibility.

Senator Obama is running a dignified and honest campaign. He has spoken eloquently about the role of faith in his life, and opened a window into his character in two compelling books. And when it comes to judgment, Barack Obama made the right call on the most important issue of our time by opposing the war in Iraq from the beginning.

I want a president who understands that his responsibility is to articulate a vision and encourage others to achieve it; who holds himself, and those around him, to the highest ethical standards; who appeals to the hopes of those who still believe in the American Dream, and those around the world who still believe in the American ideal; and who can lift our spirits, and make us believe again that our country needs every one of us to get involved.

I have never had a president who inspired me the way people tell me that my father inspired them. But for the first time, I believe I have found the man who could be that president — not just for me, but for a new generation of Americans.

Roofies aren't all bad

Here's an interesting short on how two strangers might react after a one night stand.

All Troll Dolls Are Saying Is Give Peace A Chance

Peace has been the constant message of Ohio Representative Dennis Kucinich throughout his Presidential campaign. However I'm sad to report that earlier this week Mr. Kucinich announced that he was removing his name from the hat of contestants. I'm not sad because I thought his ideas were good ones (they are). Nor am I sad that he may never truly have an opportunity to become President (we could do much worse and some would say we have).

I'm sad because I was hoping he'd bring his hot ass wife to Washington state next month during a last ditch attempt to spur his candidacy. Now barring a Vice Presidential bid this may never happen.

To Mr. Kucinich's credit he is one of the few in D.C. that attempted to initiate an Impeachment of the currant administration (aghast).

Sigh! For more of the brain & beauty that is married to D.C.'s answer to troll dolls I offer this (don't worry the Human Troll Doll leaves the interview after the first 3 and a half minutes)...

Oh Irony You Sweet Mistress

Pop singer Amy Winehouse entered a rehab clinic today as part of her ongoing battle against drug addiction. Is this really a surprise to anyone? The photo displayed here is in no way doctored. But take a good look at it folks. Her fucking eyelashes look like they weigh more than she does.

The article on CNN says that "Amy decided to enter the facility today after talks with her record label, management, family and doctors," and that "She has come to understand that she requires specialist treatment to continue her ongoing recovery from drug addiction and prepare for her planned appearance at the Grammy Awards. ... Amy entered the facility by mutual agreement and continues to receive the full support of all concerned."

HAH!!! Anyone else smell intervention here? Maybe they can feed her a burger or 20 while she's in the clink.

And for those of you that have no idea who Amy Winehouse is I offer a music video from our friends at Youtube for her hit song "Rehab".

Keystone Capers

The beauty of this is that it's real. Not to mention the fact that he shot his buddy in the ass. Classic!!

The Associated Press
updated 11:15 p.m. PT, Mon., Jan. 21, 2008
MELBOURNE, Australia - Two Australian robbers thought they were hauling away a big sack of cash from the Cuckoo Restaurant, but it turned out to be bread rolls — and one of them accidentally shot the other in the buttocks during the heist.

Benjamin Jorgensen, 38, and his accomplice Donna Hayes, 36, were sentenced Tuesday after pleading guilty to robbing the restaurant in the southern Australian city of Melbourne on April 1 last year.

During the April Fools Day holdup, Jorgensen grabbed what he believed was a bag with the Cuckoo's daily take of about U.S. $26,000 in cash, but later found it was full of bread rolls, the Victorian County Court heard.

He also fired his gun accidentally during the heist, shooting Hayes in the buttocks.

Judge Roland Williams told the robbers they were a "pair of fools," before sentencing Hayes to eight years in prison and Jorgensen to seven.

Earlier this week, defense lawyer Greg Thomas said Jorgensen had been under the influence of drugs at the time, had made a full admission to police and was remorseful, News Ltd. newspapers reported.