A quote for you

"She insists she's in love with me. Whatever that means. What she means is she prefers the senseless pain we inflict on each other to the pain we would otherwise inflict on ourselves. But I'm not afraid of that solitary pain."

From the movie Altered States

Happy Early New Year

A Wednesday Giggle

Happy Tuesday....I guess

Rick Perry Will Tebow America

You read that right. Last night's debate was the last between the Republican candidates until the Iowa caucuses come just after the holidays. Rick Perry was on fire. Check his opener out:

I'm kind of getting where I like the debates. As a matter of fact, I hope Obama and I debate a lot. I'll get there early. We will get it on, and we will talk about our differences, which are great. I'll talk about what we have done in the state of Texas and talk about passing a balanced budget amendment to the United States Congress. I'll talk about having the type of part-time Congress that I think Americans are ready for.
You know, there are a lot of people out there -- I understand it. There are a lot of folks that said Tim Tebow wasn't going to be a very good NFL quarterback. There are people that stood up and said well, he doesn't have the right throwing mechanisms, or he doesn't -- you know, he is not playing the game right. You know, he won two national championships, and that looked pretty good.
We're the national champions in job creation back in Texas. But am i ready for the next level? Let me tell you -- I hope I am the Tim Tebow of the Iowa caucuses.

Oh Rick, you had me at Tebow.  This was, by far, the Governor's best debate appearance.

Bachmann had Newt on the run when she brought up his $1.6 million paycheck from Freddie Mac. Newt (I affectionately refer to him as Newty) repeated that Ms. Bachmann did not have her facts straight and that he did no lobbying for Freddie Mac. I honestly expected more attacks on Newt. But, these never materialized. Bachmann, sort of. Santorum made a subtle dig about having a political AND personal past that was in line with conservative ideals, an obvious, but not direct jab at Gingrich's multiple marriages.

Romney just keeps on pushing. Trying to remain above the fray and emerge as the candidate, however much the right actually hates him. Republicans hate Gingrich more.

My cousin described Ron Paul as the grandpa muttering to himself on a park bench. That is all you need to know. Apparently he got after Bachmann for tellin fibs about the Iranian nuclear capability. Other than that, yawnsies.

Why did John Huntsman even come to Iowa? His only hope is to surprise in New Hampshire, with the very conservative Iowans unwilling to support him. Guess he just doesn't want us to forget his face.

I miss Herman Cain.

RICK PERRY WILL TIM TEBOW US BACK TO ECONOMIC AND MORAL STRENGTH. That is really what you needed to know from the debate.

The passive acceptance of rape jokes

In case you still had hope that Frat guys are super nice there is this, from Think Progress:

The University of Vermont chapter of fraternity Sigma Phi Epsilon is being suspended for passing out a survey to its members that asked questions including, “If I could rape someone, who would it be?”

Classy, right? But they just got caught. People, and especially men, are pretty comfortable making rape jokes or laughing at them. What message does this send? That rape is a joke. And since it is a joke, it doesn't have to be taken seriously. So, go rape someone. Society passively condones it. Is anyone thinking about these implications? Does it ever occur to people that you are quite possibly sitting in the room with someone who was raped? Probably not.

Then there is this:

From the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board, comes this ad that was quickly scrapped, because, you know, it made people mad. I understand that there is a lot of data that indicates that alcohol is often a factor in cases of rape. But this is shameless victim blaming. Where is the man in this? Where is his responsibility to, you know, not rape people? Everyone has a right to get drunk and not get raped. If you wanted to convey the message that women should be careful, you can do it without also saying you are to blame if you were drunk and got raped. I mean, show a stumbling drunk girl between two soberer girlfriends with the caption "Buddy System: Get Home Safe." Boom. Message conveyed.

Rape isn't a joke. It isn't about teaching women how not to get raped. It is about teaching men not to rape and society not to be complicit. We aren't even there yet.

This is what I think when people say stupid things about rape:

Fuck you too.

Now, this makes me feel better

Via NPR:

Marriage — it’s so last century. A new report out on Wednesday finds the share of all U.S. adults who are married has dropped to its lowest on record, at just 51 percent. If the trend continues, the institution will soon lose its majority status in American life.

 Sometimes I feel bad that I am not married or even dating. People say things, without even realizing it, that are sort of derogatory and insensitive to single people. It's like worth is judged by whether or not you are boo'ed up and that isn't fair. But here it is. The end in sight. We will be the majority soon. Then we won't have to worry about marriage. Fuck, let's use our voting power to outlaw marriage. It causes too many problems anyway!

I'll try...........

Goodbye Herman Cain........though we never knew you at all

Herman Cain bowed out of the race of the Republican nomination this weekend. In doing so he said these words:

“I believe these words came from the Pokemon movie. Life can be a challenge. Life can seem impossible. It’s never easy when there’s so much on the line. But you and I can make a difference. There’s a mission just for you and me. Just look inside and you will find just what you can do.”

And this is why I will miss him.  The Pokemon movie? Wow.