OK, so THIS has been the Drudge headline all day! Wanda Sykes jokes at the Correspondents Dinner that she hopes Slimebaugh's kidneys fail?

http://www.breitbart.tv/html/336173.html

SLOW news day, uh Drudge? Good grief. Here's the thing: I LOVE Wanda Sykes. Watch that gal on Curb back when she used to be regular. Damn, she was funny. And so she joked that she wished Slimebaugh had kidney failure -- he sort of brought that on from his "joke" (well, actually, he was being serious) that he wished for America's failure while His Majesty is president. What's good for the goose is good for gander, as they say. And how about this take: One of the very few things that I would credit Slimebaugh with in recent years is how he was at least HONEST about his sentiments: He wants America to fail in the next 4 years so that His Majesty will be viewed as failing -- it's a rather rotten and pathetic sentiment, but AT LEAST El-Slimebaugh was being honest, and I always give credit for that. Because I've sat here for the last 8-9 years watching dishonest, disingenous, slimey far left freaks who could not be honest for a day of their lives even if it meant that His Majesty would raise the capital gains tax to 99% in return! They are completely silent about the current escalation in Afghanistan, and they will never admit how much, to the very fiber of their pathetic being, how much they wanted everything to go completely wrong in America during the "W!" years! At least Slimebaugh will admit it, and I give him an ounce of credit for that.

Now this was a scary pic! Darth Vader meets His Majesty!

I just saw this, and I'm thinking Big Don Vito Corleone at Sonny's funeral meeting face to face with King Henry VIII himself! As my favorite Oklahoman, Jim Ross, would say -- now there's a pair to draw to. Hard for me to ponder off the top of my head two more dangerous people than these two assclowns.

Post-script: The worst part of this picture is when I think of the current Afghani escalation on our part. The more the two B.S. extremes diverge, the more they come together in a total circle of extremeness (yes, I just invented a word). As I like to say, TWO PEAS IN THE SAME EXTREMIST POD!!! His Majesty gets in office, and he immediately rachets up the troop level by 25K, with more to come, embracing and spreading his legs all around the Bush-Cheney Neo-Con approach (except taking it to an even higher level). In the meantime, the Far Left goes completely silent on the issue -- those freakish, disingenuous, dishonest, slimeballs. But regardless, I'm still waiting over here, Your Majesty! What's the FREAKIN' PLAN FOR AFGHANISTAN! I realize the mainstream media will NEVER ask you that question, but I am. And methinks I'll never get an answer until we have a whole lot of Americans dead in a hot sandy place that more and more (apart from the terrain) reminds me very much of Vietnam. So what's the plan, Your Majesty?

And ALSO, BY THE FREAKIN WAY -- where's THE BOSS -- where's SPRINGSTEEN? Hey BOSS, you want to write a song like Born in the USA (which I very much connect with for its observations about the coming-home-from-Nam-era), and then you go around from concert to concert spreading your far left diatribe, and THEN YOU GO SILENT ON WHAT'S NOT GOING ON IN AFGHANISTAN? SHAME ON YOU, BOSS. YOU'RE JUST ANOTHER NO ONE AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED. I was born in the USA? Were you?

The Top 10 Movies of Independence now have a #9!

Night of the Living Dead. I had to get a horror movie on the list somewhere, and I can think of nothing better. The Exorcist is a close 2nd, but it clocked in at #16. This movie has just a weird feel to it. A lot of that feel was created by the low budget, rather unintentionally -- LISTEN to this movie -- so many parts have NO SOUND whatsoever: No natural sound, no soundtrack, no nothing. Just complete silence while these people go around doing things inside the house to try to barricade themselves against the zombies. So you have this long stretch of complete silence, and then BOOOOOOM! -- zombie at 9 0'clock trying to break in! the black and white film in 1969 only adds to the weird feeling. What a movie!

The Top 10 Movies of Independence now have a #10!

It's Field of Dreams starring Kevin Costner. Hard to think of a truly guy tear-jerker movie like this one that invokes all the nostalgia of baseball and at the same time parental tensions. This movie always breaks me up so much, I hardly ever watch it. Frankly, I watched it as inspiration on a certain night that I had do something crazy back in 2000 (I totally forgot about that until just now as I was typing this post -- very weird), and I haven't watched it since. The 2003 Royals almost made me watch it again, but I couldn't bring myself to do so. Maybe this year's Royals team, but probably not. I do think this is a movie made extra special by only watching it infrequently and at just the right time.

And as I mentioned earlier, while I reveal #10, I also want to reveal the also-rans at #11-15 so that you can see what just missed the cut on this list and at the same time get a feel for my movie-viewing preferences (and hopefully whet your appetites):
#11: Butch Cassidy & the Sundance Kid.
#12: Godfather Part II.
#13: Rocky (part I).
#14: The Sting.
#15: The Outlaw Josey Wales.

To Break up some of the monotony, and since I like Top 10 lists, I'm unveiling My Top 10 Movies of Independence!

Now, actually these movies don't necessarily have anything to with Independence, and actually reflect little more than my Top 10 movies of all time (although, note well, that my Top 10 Songs of Independence WERE chosen with Independence in mind -- I just kind of like the phrase "Top 10 _____'s of Independence", and so I'm staying with it). So shortly, I will reveal the #10 Movie of Independence of alltime, and at the same time reveal #11-15 (so that you can see those movies that just missed out, right up front).

Is there any room in the repub or dem party for someone who is not a liberal or conservative?

The answer is no. But to the dems credit, they've been able to seize upon this theme to make the repubs seem more out of touch (they are EQUALLY out of touch for the record), and the repubs seemingly haven't even tried to point out that the same "You will be extreme like us or you have no place whatsover" sentiment rolls thru the very core of the being of the dems' powerbrokers (just as it does with the repubs). Have to call it like I see it -- it's an equally pathetic situation from both parties, but only the dems have capitalized on it. Repubs these days are so completely sorry. They are the proverbial rudderless ship.

(BTW -- I posted this same message on a bulletin board earlier today, but liked it enough to go ahead and stick on the blog -- it's been kind of slow day material wise!)

Republicans just don't get it. They are as out-of-touch as the far left controlled dems.

Hey repubs, as your party dwindles down to almost nothing: The majority of us don't care a whole hell of a lot about planes over the statue of liberty, or Nancy Pelosi lying (pssst -- your "W!" lied to us about the whole pretense to invade Iraq and we all know it!), or Howard Dean saying we've had enough of capitalism (big shocker that that hotheaded far left freak would ever make such a statement) -- I'm freakin' shocked over here!!! You know why we don't care? BECAUSE NONE OF THAT BS HAS ANYTHING TO DO WITH US, OUR FAMILIES, OR OUR CONCERNS in a terrible economy and increasingly dangerous world. Here's what that the republican party has become: (1) Incessantly pointing out the stupidity of the far left (as if most of us are all idiots out here and don't already realize that); and (2) constantly making statements that anyone who is not a far right conservative is not welcome in your party. I've heard that message myriad times in the last month from that non-Missourian puke, Limbaugh, I've heard it 1000 times in the last month from the so-called "liberal translation shock jock" Hannity (who, BTW, insults my intelligence on a regular basis by thinking that average Americans really care about such things -- see above), and tonight I heard the same snide little sort of comment on FoxNews from Mike "Be a Social Conservative like me or go to hell" Huckabee. Hey Mike -- go **** yourself pal -- you are as out of touch with the majority of this country as all the worst of the far left, including your Al Frankens, your Nancy Pelosis, your Barbara Boxers, your Barney Franks, your moveon.org's, your dailykos's, etc. -- I could go on and on forever with that list that is not different from the likes of you, Big Mike. Hey Huckabee, as I often like to say, you and your ilk are like two peas in the same pod with the radical far left. No different -- all of you equally offer no representation to the majority of us whatsoever. And for your utter failure to EVEN TRY to do so-- Shame on you! Shame on you.

But I digress. Just keep it up, totally out-of-touch repubs because every day, in every way (to quote my man, John Lennon), you are easing the way for a new third party to emerge and replace your sorry right wing conservative asses. Have a nice day freaks.

This kind of got my goat. As if the repubs corner the market on their hatred towards and exclusion of centrists and "moderates"!

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,519356,00.html

I'm focusing on this quote: "UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: It is true that being a Republican moderate sometimes feels like being a cast member of 'Survivor.'"

The pure insult to my intelligence from such a statement makes me want to force a shot of castor oil down that gal's snout and ask her if she's now cured. AS IF the far-left controlled democratic party does not spew the same kind of hate towards centrists and "moderates" as the far-right controlled repubs do! Jesus, lady, what country do you think I'm watching? Do you really think that we are such unwatching, unattentive and completely moronic steers out here? YOU HATE US just as much as right wing freaks like Limbaugh hate us. And to that, I say **** all ya'all.

Miracles do happen sometimes. Here's one.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,519216,00.html

When I first noticed the story of this boy's disappearance a few days back, I didn't even want to see or hear anything further because I knew it was only going to end badly. Maybe once in 1000 times (or maybe 10,000 or more), a miracle like this will happen. I'm completely blown away. And happy.

And finally, the Top songs of Independence now have a 10th song to round them out!

It's Nirvana's Smells Like Teen Spirit, which might as well be #1. See, my top 10 list has no particular order -- just 10 great songs that represent true Independence and freedom of mind. Take a good listen to these songs and come join us! As I said to a certain left-leaning gentleman [radio edit -- lol!] earlier tonight -- Here we are now, entertain us!

(Post-script: I'm holding open the possibility of a further Top 10 songs of Independence. We'll see.)

My take on Colin Powell vs. Rush Limbaugh

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2009/05/06/limbaugh-to-powell-become-a-democrat/
http://www.swamppolitics.com/news/politics/blog/2009/05/republican_party_deep_trouble.html

Powell used to probably be the American that I respected most. But now I just view him as a Specter-style turncoat, and I have lost much respect for him. As I've said before in this space, I have absolutely no respect for turncoats. If you choose (against my better discretion) to become affiliated with one of these two B.S. parties, as Powell chose to do with the repubs, then you either stay true to that choice or you become an Independent. Otherwise, I have no respect for you. And Powell, while never officially declaring it, is now basically a democrat, after endorsing His far left Majesty for president and based on all the things he's said recently -- which, BTW, are basically liberal talking points and falsehoods: We WANT to pay taxes and more taxes Colin? I think not. But we are willing to pay reasonable taxes as our civic duty. We are LOOKING for more government in our lives Colin? Who precisely is looking for that? The 10% radical left extreme that you now hang around with?

NOW, all that being said, Colin has plenty of excellent and accurate points in his words today. He talked about how the repubs have become a little niche party dominated by the far right and by social conservatism. That's absolutely correct. He criticized Rush Limbaugh as an awful, hateful, so-called "face" of the repubs. That's absolutely correct. But where were these sentiments 5 fives years ago, General, before you completely diminished yourself in my eyes as a garden variety turncoat?

And finally, guess what Rush had to say in response? Big shocker here -- the same old tired message that he's been spouting for 2 weeks now to anyone who is not a far right conservative freak like his non-Missouri ass: "[Paraphrasing] Why don't you just go join the democrats because we have no place in the republican party for anyone who does not think exactly like us on every single issue." As I've grown fond of ending recents posts with -- Go **** yourself Rush. You represent a very similar 10% radical extreme to that which Colin Powell's new friends inhabit. You are just as pathetic as those people, you non-Missourian you.

The Top songs of Independence now have a #9!

#9 Dream by John Lennon. Guess how high this song charted in the United States? That's correct, at position #9. #9 was a special number to Lennon because it always seemed to be hitting him over the head; for example, many of the most important dates in his life always seemed to fall on the 9th of a month.

One other thought: If you'd ever really like to get the phrase "#9" branded into your mind forever (I know, just the sort of thing that you have probably often desired), then check out Lennon's Revolution No. 9 from the Beatles' White Album. That song's lyrics go as follows: "Number Nine ... Number Nine ... Number Nine ... Number Nine ... Number Nine ... Number Nine ... Number Nine ... Number Nine ... Number Nine ... Number Nine ... Number Nine ... Number ... Number Nine ... Number Nine ... Number Nine ..." AND THEN later, just for good measure, the lyrics continue as follows: "Number Nine ... Number Nine ... Number Nine ... Number Nine ... Number Nine ... Number Nine ... Number Nine ... Number Nine ... Number Nine ... Number Nine ... Number Nine ... Number ... Number Nine ... Number Nine ... Number Nine ..." You have to love John Lennon.

The Top songs of Independence now have a #8!

Express Yourself by N.W.A. The title of the song makes this song's inclusion here self-explanatory.

Not very healthy eating by His Majesty and Foot-in-Piehole Joe. Where's the PETA outrage?

http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D980D0UO0&show_article=1

Of yeah, the far left only goes attack dog when it's not one of their own, completely explaining the far left silence when His Majesty ratchets up our spending and troop presence by 25K in Afghanistan, with no end in sight. Silly, pathetic, hypocritical far left. But I digress. I have no problem with the beef eating here, but must say that eating these big saturated-fat-drenched burgers with cheese lopping off the side is very unhealthy. (I will say, if these two guys rarely have a beef burger, then it's cool, because even I have one or two around the holidays.) If you want a burger, I'd suggest going with the soy veggie variety -- has nothing to do with meat vs. not-meat or regular American vs. "vegan" freak, but rather has everything to do with eating healthier. Just sayin'.

Angels & Demons starring Tom Hanks & directed by Ron Howard!

Good grief, how our previously thought-to-be mainstream heroes have fallen. Hanks is threatening to become (or perhaps has become) the new Kevin Costner -- he appears in the completely pathetic Da Vinci Code, and then stars in a sequel!, all the while heaping funds on the campaign of a far left liberal freak called Al Franken thousands of miles away in Minnesota. Yay Tom! Wooooooo! You're making us so proud! Tell me, did you REALLY have any association in any way, shape or form with the mini-series Band of Brothers? Methinks not. And Ron Howard, who are you over there?, directing this kind of drivel? To use another "methinks," Methinks you and best buddy loon Hanks have completely gone off the deep end. Very sad.

White House confirms its LOVE for MSNBC. What a shocker!

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/washington/2009/05/white-house-msnbc.html

Just as I'm sure the slimely, lying Neo-Con Bush regime loved ultra-right-wing biased Fox News around the White House, it's purely shocking to hear the Obama White House confirming how much it loves the ultra-left-wing biased MSNBC. Is there really much more to say here than what I've already reiterated in this space about 1000 times over the past 5 weeks or so? These national media outlets, holding themselves out as unbiased "journalists," are nothing but advocates, and our political powerbrokers couldn't love that sickening situation more! Because they are far-left liberal out-of-touch elitists like His Majesty and his ilk, or they are (as we previously saw) far-right conservative out-of-touch elitists like the whole Neo-Con movement and its ilk. And in the meantime, who the **** is representing us in the majority? Does anyone ever really wonder with a straight face my I'm so angry?

White Castle needs to get its ass back to western Missouri and to Kansas!

White Castle has a nationally known reputation as a burger joint, and IT STARTED IN WICHITA KANSAS, and YET their corporate bureacracy freaks saw fit in 1998 or so to pull ALL of their stores out of Kansas and out of Western Missouri. How dare you? I fail to believe that your sales were somehow slumping, because I know they were not. As I often say, I was born in Missouri, I became a man in Missouri, and someday I will die in Missouri. And White Castle, born and successful in Kansas and western Missouri before anything else, has totally turned its back on Kansas and Western Missouri for no good reason except the same kind of BS corporate drivel that we get out of such conglomo-mega-corporations that have no regard for the benefit of their customers, such as Nissin Ramen and McDonald's. You need to come back here, White Castle, and until you do, I'm going to rant and rave all over your ass on a very frequent basis. Because the corporation that turns its back on its roots is the one that completely deserves to be LOATHED AND CRITICIZED until the cows come home or we hairlip the governor. Take your pick.

Don't look now, but Independents are on the rise!

Thanks to SoCalTigr for this link: http://www.talkingpointsmemo.com/archives/2009/05/amazing_numbers.php

It demonstrates that us Independents' polls are rising, while the repubs' poles continue to fall more and more limp in the wind. Hardly surprising, given the reaction from the right to that slimeball Specter's defection last week (i.e., such reaction was basically, "good riddance out of the party to everyone who is not a devoted far right conservative, lock-stock-and-barrel on every single issue with the far right, including most importantly, every single conservative issue on the social side of things"). Like I said before, **** you Rush. You're not even a real Missourian.

Any suggestions on the #8 Song of Independence?

Because I've got #9 all ready to go, but first I need a #8, and I'm at a loss. Any suggestions welcome.

Souter retires. Time for some "change we can believe in" from Obama.

"Change we can believe in" would mean him nominating a new Justice with a reputation of leaving aside personal biases and politics, and just trying to follow the law as best as she/he can. We currently have a Supreme Court made up of judicial activists who try to impose their political will on the Court's decisions -- some of them impose their judicial activism from the right, and others of them try to impose it from the left. And guess what? That is NOT the job of the most lowly of associate circuit court magistrate judges in Tightwad, Missouri -- let alone a judge on the nation's highest court. So here's yet another opportunity for you to impress me, Obama, but alas I'm about 99% sure that you will just stick another left-leaning judge in there who votes 90% or more of the time consistent with his/her personal biases. I repeat -- there's nothing judicial about that. It's just the slimey judicial world that inhabits this country like a particuarly virulent strain of the Swine Flu on steriods (ha, ha, Napolitano -- i know, know, I should have said the R2D2 Flu -- my bad).

I get it -- you're angry. WRITE IT!

It just occurred to me some words of wisdom I've heard like 1000 times from that old rock legend, Alice Cooper, when watching VH-1 Classic. That channel regularly (or at least used to run regularly) this 30-second promo spot when Cooper is talking about young wannabe rock musicians talking to him and trying to tell him how angry they are, but then he hears their set or their demo and he just doesn't here that anger -- rather he just hears crap. So he tells them, "I get it, you're angry -- NOW go out and WRITE it!" I'm trying to take such advice to heart and put some of these ideas to writing even though at the moment no one is reading (hopefully we're changing that) and even though if a few of the wrong people read some of this crazy, over-the-top angry-a$$-$hit, it's probably not so good for me. Hey Cooper, I'm writin' it!

The Top songs of Independence now have a #7!

What's Going On by Marvin Gaye. Truly one of the most beautiful songs in the history of American popular music.

What the fuck!

What the fuck? How can someone say nothing articulately and have so many people embrace it it? Are you a leader? Where the fuck are we supposed to follow you to? I have nothing against the poor, but I don't want to join them. Get a plan, smarty pants.

OK, I'm waiting Obama! Where's the plan for Afghanistan?

Perhaps one of these days, since we're talking about troop escalations beyond 25K, we might get an explanation? Or else we can just keep on with "change we can all believe in" and a complete continuation of The Bush policies without any explanation whatsoever!