I’m Not The Only One

I’ve been recently dosing myself on all five seasons of one of my favorite sci-fi TV shows from the 90s, Sliders.  As good as the show was, I remember being in high school when the gorgeous Kari Wuhrer was added to the cast, making it even better.   I Wikipedia’d (yeah, I said it) Ms. Wuhrer and was surprised to learn she had had breast implants.  She later had them removed when one of them encapsulated but she definitely had them when she was in Sliders.  I’m sure while her natural talents propelled her acting career one could argue that her implants got her foot in the door of many Hollywood studios.  She has been quoted in multiple sources as saying her body was her best asset. (more…)

It seems the feminazis are now claiming to have found sexism when Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was asked by a student at a town hall meeting in Congo what her husband Bill thought about a particular issue regarding Africa.

By now everybody knows that Secretary of State Clinton completely flipped out and lashed out at the student.  Later it was discovered that the meeting’s translator erroneously said Mr. Clinton when the student actually asked about President Obama.  But Secretary Clinton’s overreaction speaks volumes about her own acknowledgment as being grossly unqualified for her job, a sentiment poor Hillary must know all too well from serving in the U.S. Senate. (more…)

Now that Sen. Hillary Clinton’s appointment to Secretary of State in the Obama Administration is almost a done deal, it seems that Caroline Kennedy, whose only claim to fame or a political career consists of being the daughter of martyred President John F. Kennedy, appears to be a very likely appointee to fill Clinton’s New York Senate seat.

Already she has begun campaigning for a vote of one in Harlem, the same State senate district New York Governor David Paterson used to represent.  Not surprisingly, New York City’s own self-appointed “black leader”, Al Sharpton took Caroline out to lunch at Sylvia’s, a restaurant in Harlem known locally as one of the few soul food joints in the world white people aren’t afraid to walk into. Scores of white politicians, including the Clintons, have enjoyed photo ops and overpriced soul food at Sylvia’s to show the press how much they care about the African-American community.  No word as of yet if Caroline plans to further impress the Governor by hawking shea butter and incense on 125th Street. (more…)

A few days ago I received an interesting piece of mail which reminded me why I should be proud to be an American.

This piece of mail was from Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere or CARE, a nonprofit that appears to only care about impoverished females in Third World countries.  Not being a woman, I’m not sure why an organization that only serves women would solicit donations from me; I guess they’re really desperate.  CARE’s letter informed me of their campaign in Africa against female genital cutting (FGC).  CARE President Dr. Helene Gayle wrote a very compelling and occasionally graphic four-page letter describing what FGC is, the gruesome manner in which the procedure is executed, why FGC exists at all and the myriad short and long-term health risks and psychological damage done to the young girls whose clitorises (or is it clitori?) are carved out of their bodies.  What CARE does is go to these villages and “educate” the tribal elders on the medical dangers of FGC and how it permanently damages the victim psycholgically, etc., etc.

As graphic and compelling as Dr. Gayle’s story was, even if I wasn’t broke I wouldn’t be compelled to send them any money.  Here are a few reasons why: (more…)

Since March is Women’s History Month, I think it would be appropriate to address an issue which affects women worldwide and has done so for centuries: prostitution.

20/20 aired a fantastic special titled “Prostitution in America: Working Girls Speak“, most likely because of the recent scandal involving now de-throned New York Governor Eliot Spitzer and various encounters with expensive prostitutes. Despite heckles and snide remarks (I can’t believe you’re watching this!) from my mother and my fiancee which ultimately sent me retreating to the TV in my bedroom, I managed to watch most of this amazing piece of investigative journalism.

A portion of this special has been uploaded to YouTube and I highly recommend watching it because it is, to my knowledge, the most unbiased and in-depth hour of quality news reporting I’ve ever seen on the subject.

People who are close to me know that I am in favor of legalized (and regulated) prostitution through the control of red light districts. Regardless of what they think of hookers and the sex trade itself, no one I’ve spoken to has ever been able to refute my argument. I’m in favor of legalized prostitution because as a libertarian I don’t believe that it should be illegal for two adults to engage in any mutually consenting exchange of money for services. But on a more personal level, I support legalized prostitution because the trade’s current illegal status in most parts of the world cause pimps, customers and police (all of whom are men) alike to physically, emotionally and psychologically abuse prostitutes (almost all of whom are women) and strip them of their basic civil rights and freedom over their own bodies.

Although I’ve never personally worked in the sex trade, I’ve become intimately familiar with those who do for the following reasons:

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It seems that Hillary has pulled a Howard Dean, and she didn’t even need to scream on national television! She went from leading in votes and delegates over Obama in the first primaries/caucuses to lagging slightly behind in the most recent statewide contests.

Clinton’s edge slips with whites, women

Knocked Off Balance, Clinton Campaign Tries to Regain Its Stride

Potomac Primary Leaves Hillary Clinton Campaign in Further Turmoil, Barack Obama Sweeps Votes Creating More Democratic Deadlock

Needless to say, I couldn’t be happier. I think people are beginning to understand why Hillary Clinton is not the best candidate for President. A lot of blue-collar Democrats, especially Latinos, tend to support Hillary because of the accomplishments of her husband during his eight years in office. But I believe that it is dawning on more and more voters a vote for Hillary Clinton is not a vote for Bill Clinton, and that his achievements are his own and not connected directly to his wife. I think some people may have seen electing Hillary as a way of ushering Bill back into the White House to bypass that Constitutional ban that prohibits two-term Presidents from being elected again. But Hillary barely let him be President when he actually was the President. In 1993, the meddling Hillary forced Bill to allow her to draft a comprehensive national health care plan. Though her heart was in the right place, the plan was hideously flawed and opposed by many, especially the then-Republican minority in Congress.

Given this fact, would Hillary actually allow Bill to anything in her Administration other than damage control when shit blows up in her face (and it will)?

On a side note, I do not agree with Barack Obama’s or Hillary Clinton’s promise to implement universal health care. After the soaring costs of the Iraq War, this country can barely afford to adequately defend itself from an outside invasion or attack, much less control the unchecked influx of persons and various materials through its borders. Something as expensive as universal health care should be on the back burner until the U.S. can withdraw all troops from Iraq and downsize the number of overseas military installations. Besides, after all the money her Senate and Presidential campaign has accepted from the giant pharmaceutical lobby, I am confident that any universal health care package Hillary Clinton promotes would primarily benefit HMOs and the pharmaceutical industry. (more…)

Among the many things that kept me from blogging regularly this month was a 10-page research paper for my writing class. I chose to write about Barack Obama so I could also use the material for this blog.

As I presented my research paper to the class one of my classmates asked me if, after writing this paper, would I vote for Obama and why. It was the most interesting question I was asked, and I’ll give the brief answer I gave to the class and the more detailed answer that I will give here. (more…)

In the last few weeks, I’ve come across three issues concerning controversial language and the special interest groups that are attempting to launch an assault on our right to free speech.

The language in question refers to African-Americans, which has provoked various groups like the NAACP and even the New York City Council to demand firings and even symbolically outlaw use of the word “nigger”, a.k.a. “the N-word”.

The first issue began early in February, when the City Council announced a symbolic ban on the use of the N-word. Led by New York City Councilmember Leroy Comrie, he and his colleagues in the City Council and other advocate put forth in the Council a proposed resolution to call on New Yorkers to stop using the word. (more…)

In Long Island, three teenage girls (two 14-year olds and a 13-year old) were found guilty of beating another teen girl, and videotaping the beating on their cell phone

The beating was initially about an argument over a boy and was planned with the intention to record the December 18th one-sided fight as a way to harass the victim and to brag about the incident to their friends. They e-mailed the cell phone video to their friends and eventually it was posted on YouTube and Myspace.

My problem with this story, besides the two abovementioned acts, is the charges these girls were given: juvenile delinquency and attempted assault. Local police said the offenders got a slap on the wrist because the victim’s bruises and bumps had disappeared by the time her parents learned of the incident (by seeing the video on YouTube) and reported it to the police.

To me, this is another piece of evidence of how the criminal justice system is biased in favor of females. Had these teen offenders been boys of the same age videotaping the beating of another male adolescent, they would’ve been charged with assault and battery, and may have even been tried as adults.

From a legal standpoint, battery is defined as hitting a person whereas assault isn’t actually striking a person but attempting to commit battery or even making gestures and verbal threats to make a person believe you are going to commit battery against them. So what the hell is attempted assault?

The police also exhibited their favor for these young female offenders by justifying the cushy charges with a lack of evidence of the beating. Excuse me, lack of evidence? What about the damn video? Here’s the description of the video of the beating from 1010 Wins, a news radio station in New York City:

The video was shown on YouTube and MySpace, two Web sites popular with teenagers, and then on national television. Screaming can be heard as the victim cowers on the ground while she’s attacked. Several others look on without intervening as she attempts to kick back but is overpowered.

Sounds like assault to me.

By showing females such special treatment in the criminal justice system, it not only hurts males by setting a stricter set of rules for them, but it sends a message to other agressive young females that beating up their peers is hardly considered a crime in the eyes of the law.