Duuuuuuuuude

The Obama administration has said that it will no longer interfere in states rights pertaining to use of medicinal marijuana. This is a big deal, since the former administration took it upon themselves to raid pharmacies and growhouses in California that were licensed to distribute marijuana to those with a doctor's scrip for it. States Rights what!

I see a great way to get out of this recession: Legalize it. It'll start growing like...well, weeds on farms across America. It can be regulated and sold via state approved merchants and the federal government can tax the ever living shit out of it. Talk about a cash crop.

It's only a matter of time until we can go to the corner smoke shop and get what we really want. To quote JB: "The tyranny and the bullshit's gone on too long." Gawker reports....and I stole their label for my post title. Thanks Gawker!

Raid Gaza!

Oh boy!

Newgrounds has long been a bastion for edgy, political, and humorous interactive media and its newest edition is no slouch.

Raid Gaza! puts you in the shoes of the Israelis trying to maximize Palestinian casualties by building barracks, missile silos, and airports. Your score is determined by just how much death and destruction you can rain on the Gaza Strip. What's more...whenever you run out of sheqel to spend on WMDs, you can just call up Uncle Sam on the Red Phone and replenish your funds! Hooray foreign aid!

Despite the controversial nature of this game, it's a pretty well-crafted strategy game with colorful graphics and a strangely addictive quality. It casts the Isrealis in a rather unpleasant light and makes us Americans look like assholes (as if we needed any help!). This game is not for the Israelite, but if you can stomach the dark humor and political nature, definitely give it a whirl. If nothing else, you'll learn something pretty despicable about the Israeli interim Prime Minister.

As Operation Ivy says, "...so stupid. Killin' each other. Don't we learn nothin'?"

Thanks to Kotaku for the heads up.

Olbermann on Prop 8

Well said.

Change Has Come

I'm proud of us. All of us.

Redskins Predict an Obama Victory

There is a legend in ol' D.C. that specifies that if the Washington Redskins lose their home game before an election, the incumbent party will lose the White House. Likewise, if the Redskins win, the incumbents retain control of the Oval Office.

The success or failure of the Redskins has correctly predicted 17 of the last 18 elections, the only miss occuring in the last election in 2004 when George W. Bush (despite his many, shall we say, shortcomings) managed to defeat John Kerry and the Redskins lost to the Green Bay Packers. This should've signified a Democratic victory, but the American people had other (stupid) plans. The Skins' streak was broken.

Last night, the Pittsburgh Steelers defeated the Redskins 23 - 6. The American people hold the power to make the Redskins political prognosticators once again. Could the Redskins' loss be Obama's gain?

I really hope so. If the Skins lost for nothing, I'm going to be pissed.

For a complete listing of the Skins punditry, check out Snopes.com's article on the subject.

Mario the Plumber Votes Democratic

Since he is going to be busy fighting baddies in the Mushroom Kingdom tomorrow, Mario Mario* cast his vote for the 2008 election at an early voting site in Brooklyn late Friday. When asked who he voted for upon exiting the polling center, the omnipotent overalled one exclaimed, "I choose-ah Obama! Woo hoo!"

When asked why other plumbers, such as the (in)famous Joe from Ohio, were voting for McCain, Mario declined to comment.

Kotaku reports.

*They are the Super Mario Bros. after all. I guess that means their names are Mario Mario and Luigi Mario...but that's another story for another day.

McCain Thinks You're Racist Too

Oops.

On Tuesday, John McCain accidentally agreed with John Murtha's (warranted) accusations that Western Pennsylvania is a racist area.

McCain's attempts to recover are even more confusing, though it seems like the crowd didn't care all that much.

I think pepaw was a little sleepy when he made this slip.

Check The Huffington Post for more.

Brady Quinn is a Douchebag

And apparently, a Republican (boo, hiss), just like the rest of Ohio (which is one of those states that gets in the way of everything else...like progress...or driving from Chicago to Pittsburgh).

As if we needed any more proof that the titular statement was true, Deadspin breaks this story and it all becomes abundantly clear. Have fun riding the pine this Sunday, Brady. Good luck with that.

Go G-Men.

McCain FTW

Brought to you courtesy of cracked.com

Letterman Bashes McCain

I love this game.

Apparently, John McCain was supposed to appear on The Late Show with David Letterman last night. After "Pepaw" McCain publicly announced that he would be suspending his campaign to race back to D.C. and single-handedly (ok, he asked for a little help from Barack Obama too) save the economy and the country, he called up Letterman at the last minute and told him he would have to cancel his appearance.

It's safe to say that Dave was none too pleased about this, especially after he caught McCain doing a live interview with CBS News' Katie Couric at the precise time he would be appearing on The Late Show! Letterman's replacement guest for McLame? Keith Olbermann.

Letterman pulls no punches, ripping McCain and Sarah Palin on numerous occasions throughout the show, while also making some valid points and repeating over and over how this whole campaign suspension thing doesn't "smell" right.

Thanks goes to Gawker for this story, and they pass the credit along to Cajun Boy in the City.

I love you, Dave.

Sarah Palin Baby Name Generator

I'll take the over on a 60% chance that Bristol Palin names her child after the newly discovered 120 million year-old species of ant.

Considering her mother's record of christening her children with out of the ordinary names (Track, Trig, Bristol, Willow, and Piper), it wouldn't surprise me to find out if Bristol names her newborn Heureka. How would you liked to be named after (respectively) a skill that dogs possess, a difficult and frustrating math specifically dealing with triangles, the city in Connecticut that ESPN calls home, a sad tree, or a certain "Pied" pedophile that abducted all of the children from the town of Hamelin using his fairy flute?

Well, now you can find out what Sarah Palin would have named you had she bore you. The Sarah Palin Baby Name Generator is brought to you by fellow blogspot resident Polit Tsk Tsk Tsk.

Inputting only my first name gave me Bullet Bodycheck Palin, my first and last names produced Chop Meth Palin, and inputting my full name gave me my favorite result: Soup Landmine Palin.

I've just found my new band name. "Thanks for coming out tonight! We're Soup Landmine!"

9/11

I remember...
My dad woke me up to tell me the news. It was about 30 minutes earlier than I needed to get up to go to my Freshman Logic I class at USC. We watched on TV. I went to class. We were dismissed. I spent the rest of the day holed up with friends in my good friend Sarah's university apartment, glued to the television.



Olbermann really tells it like it is. Thanks, Keith, for refusing to stand silently by.

Mile High Masterpiece

I truly believe that whatever doubts lingered about Obama's strength or ability to lead, he put them firmly to bed last night. This had the feel of an historic speech. He painted the picture of his dream for change and he took it hard to the old guard and their failed policies. His acceptance speech was a true challenge to McCain and a splendid, stirring commentary on the state of our union today.

"Individual responsibility and mutual responsibility - that's the essence of America's promise."

Obama/Biden '08

Mario McCain

Clever.

Thanks to GoNintendo.

Obama/Biden '08.

Pwn the Vote

Microsoft and Rock the Vote are teaming up.

Gamers will be able to register to vote via XBOX Live as well as receive important news updates and participate in online political forums.

This is of particular interest to me considering I'm a gamer AND that I co-organized a Rock the Vote event in my hometown of Columbia, SC at Trustus Theatre along with my good buddy Ben before the 2004 elections.

Rock the Vote's cause is a noble one: to make sure every voice is heard.

Kotaku reports.