Showing posts with label news. Show all posts
Showing posts with label news. Show all posts

Thursday, July 31, 2008

Marty Bahamonde is pretty awesome

http://derenegade.blogspot.com/2005/10/someone-needs-to-tap-marty-bahamonde.html

Monday, July 21, 2008

Secretary of the Interior resigns over ‘Flag-gate’

May 5, 2020

WASHINGTON, DC--The Secretary of the Interior resigned following a catastrophic exhibition in which he burned an American flag to ashes.

The exhibition was designed to showcase fire-proof fabric manufactured by Dow Jong Industries. Several weeks ago, Dow Jong had received a contract to produce flags used by the federal government.

Observers assumed that the flags would be comprised of the fire-proof fabric that has earned the Chinese company billions in the international market. Laboratory tests show that the flag burned by the Secretary was 100% cotton.

In aftermath of the flag burning, a press release from Dow Jong said, “The use of our Fire-Fighter Fabric was not included in the contract…This is not our fault.” The contract specifies that flags made for the US government will be made of cotton, and the use of any other material will render the contract void.

Federal authorities are looking into the legal mishap.

In a signed statement, the former-Secretary lamented his decision to burn the American flag in front of a crowd of reporters. “My intention was to show the world of America’s ability to handle any situation…I am sorry, and regret any shame brought upon my family.”

Video of the flag burning incident is the most-viewed selection this week on YouTube.

The President held a press conference to declare that the flag contract will be cancelled, pending further negotiations.

“This just shows the dangers of outsourcing to a hostile power, and the harm it can do,” The President said. A week ago, he had been the biggest supporter of the contract.

The President declined to comment on a replacement for the departing Secretary. A White House employee who spoke under the condition of anonymity said that a front-runner for the position was the governor of California, Jessica Marie Alba.

Chinese corporation receives no-bid contract to produce US flag

April 21, 2020

SHANGHAI, China--Dow Jong Industies has received a no-bid contract from the federal government to manufacture flags used at government facilities and events. The five-year contract will begin October 1.

Dow-Jong, a state-owned conglomerate located in Guangdong, China, is best known for producing action figures, kitchen knives, and fire-proof fabric.

The Secretary of the Interior praised the move, saying that it would save tax payers millions, and ease pressure from the $50 trillion debt. He promises to soon exhibit the resiliency of the new flags by exposing one to a flamethrower.

Thursday, July 17, 2008

General: Laws of War Cause Lame Wars

SARAJEVO, Bosnia and Herzegovina--During a speech to students at the University of Sarajevo, General Slobodan Douchebagovich called the Geneva and Hague Conventions anti-peace documents in that the six treaties, substantial parts of the laws of war, limit effective military operations, and cause prolonged wars.

“What do we need rights in war for?” the Serbian general said. “We must be nice to adversary? ‘Here is pillow and lemonade. Now I shoot you.’”

Douchebagovich had been indicted for war crimes by the International Criminal Court, but the case was dropped due to several technicalities. He worried little about the movement to once again prosecute him, and, besides, he continues to look back fondly to his service at Srebrenica, where he and his men played soccer using infants as balls.

“Muslim babies are resilient people.”

He is the founder of GAW, Generals for Awesome Wars. The preamble to their constitution states that war law should be considered void because few organizations and governments only follow the treaties when convenient, besides Amnesty International and the International Committee of the Red Cross.

“Pussies,” Douchebagovich said about the humanitarian institutions. He and his organization advocate the development of Assertive Acquisition From Civilians Of Supplies To Be Used By Military Personnel (AAFCOSTBUBMP), and Interpersonal Relations Between Troops and Insurgents (IRBTAI). Such tactics aid troop morale, and tactical intelligence.

For example, AAFCOSTBUBMP eases financial pressure .

In regard to allegations that victims of the tactics would be abhorred at rape, pillage and torture, the General said, “First, in some dictionaries, ‘no’ means ‘no.’ But in the real ones, like the one my cousin made, ‘no’ sometimes means ‘yes.’ So you never know what they mean by, ‘Please, please, please don‘t.’”

Douchebagovich’s primary concern, however, lies with the reform in the regulation of nuclear weapons. He said that the current requirement of the use of such weapons, in which the existence of the State is in direct danger, is far too limited.

“If the existence of the State is not in danger today, it will in danger be tomorrow. Therefore, it is always in danger.”

He said that the reluctance to use nuclear weapons encourages armed resistance, and causes higher casualty rates in the long run. He cited the attacks on Nagasaki and Hiroshima to support his claim that nuclear attacks would stifle all sentiment toward opposition.

“Now that was shock and awe.”

Tuesday, July 15, 2008

Skull invasion begins, New Yorkers remain in city

NEW YORK, NY--This morning, shape shifting aliens called skrulls attacked New York City, causing billions in property damage and untold loss of life. As of press time, little is known about the fate of the superheroes engaged in the battle in Midtown Manhattan.

Both Director of SHIELD, Anthony Stark, and his superhero team the Mighty Avengers also remain missing.

Reports indicate that the invasion proper began months ago with the replacement by skrulls of hundreds throughout planet earth, including 10 members of the city council, 3 out of the 5 borough presidents, and city comptroller Bill Thompson.

Yesterday, SHIELD agents revealed city comptroller Bill Thompson as a skrull shortly after witnesses video taped the imposter engaging in an anti-black tirade. The real Thompson is (was?) African-American.

Experts speculate that the replacements hid in plain sight to gather intelligence for the intergalactic Skrull Empire.

Hours after the beginning of the attack, Mayor Michael Bloomberg held an emergency press conference at the stairs of the Thurgood Marshall US Courthouse.

"Today has showcased the resiliency of the good people of New York," the mayor said. "Even in the midst of this ongoing tragedy, our population continues to stand over 8 million, tourists worldwide visit our glorious streets, and the economy continues to grow. People want to go to the Big Apple."

"Indeed, the demand for NYC housing has never been more competitive, with the rest of the nation burned by the bursting at the housing bubble," he added, before a laser beam melted him into a green stain.

"Everyone, follow me!" the real Michael Bloomberg said, carrying a smoking, high-tech rifle the size of a grown man. He was accompanied by the remaining members of the New York State Militia Forces. Bloomberg, the Militia, and volunteers will stage a counter invasion from an undisclosed location.

"They should all leave," Martin Martinez, the Chief Operating Officer of Damage Control, Inc., said.

Damage Control is the government sponsored enterprise that repairs property damage in the wake of acts of superpowered violence, and has repaired New York City property in the wake of dozens of attacks from mutant terrorists, alien species, a deposed Latvarian Prime Minister, the Incredible Hulk, extradimensional forces, demons, runaway science experiments, time bombs, and multiple occurances of the collapse of time and space. As of press time, researchers are still calculating how many times New York City has faced certain destruction.

Martinez expresses surprise that European tourists continue to take advantage of the weak US dollar, and spend their money in the Big Apple. He says he cannot understand why the city remains the tourist hotspot, why people continue to move into the city, and why the flight of the middle class is moving as slowly as it is.

"New York is not worth it," Martinez said. "Even before the Skrulls, they were walking into a deficit of several billions of dollars, overpopulation, a broken transporation system. You can rent a piece of crap hole in Queens for the same price you can rent a decent, two bedroom apartment in Florida."

"What kind of crazy #$&@ wants to stay in Manhattan?" Martinez said shortly before the phone lines died.

"I love this city," Lauren Rose, a Columbia University student and Lieutenant of the Counter Invasion, said. "Where else could you be walking down the street, cup of coffee in hand, and witness such cultural diversity? Such history? I mean, where else can you see a three hundred pound man with unbreakable skin punch an anthropomorphic baboon through a brick wall? No where!"

Sunday, July 13, 2008

Angelina Jolie gives birth to twins, paparazzo

By Alberto Luperon, Dissociated Press Writer

NICE, France (DP) -- Angelina Jolie has given birth to twins and a photogapher who snuck into her womb 6 months ago. The Paparazzo is Ronald Johansen, who is 2 feet, 6 inches tall, and suffers from primoridial dwarfism. He is best known for snapping photos of Russel Crowe strangling a hot dog vendor with the strap of a bookbag.

Jolie's partner, Brad Pitt, was reported to be outraged in response to the discovery of Johannsen. Security apprehended Johansen, and confiscated his camera, which he had taken into the womb. Observers expect the camera to contain photos of the twins, Knox Leon and Vivienne Marcheline.

Johansen posted bail, but has yet to receive his camera.

"This is a travesty," the Swedish national said in an interview with the Dissociated Press. "I put in months of hard work in order to take those pictures. What is the world coming to?"

He declined to answer questions about the contents of the camera, how he snuck into Angelina Jolie, and how he avoided detection on ultrasound tests. "The world will soon discover what the pictures show," he said. "It is my best work, and I plan to follow up with memoirs detailing the challenges I had to overcome."

Johansen maintains that his rights as a member of the press were violated once Pitt reached into the caesarean section and tore him into the womb. He sustained several bruises, and plans to sue Pitt for the assault and the Nice Police Department for failing to return his camera.

"I have never felt more discriminated against in my life."

Neither Pitt nor Jolie could be reached for comment.

Wednesday, July 2, 2008

Yahoo.com

Okay...today, on Yahoo.com, the featured stories are 1) The Seattle Sonics will be moving out of Seattle. 2) Reality Show nonsense, 3) "Why [Christina] Aquilera is happy to be a non-partying mom" and last, in the bottom right corner of the Featured Box, 4) "Rampant job loss to continue into 2009."

4 to 1, or 3 to 2, depending how you see it. The Seattle move will affect the lives of many people, economically speaking. And then Aguilera? Reality shows?

Shoved into the box for secondary news: information on Alzheimer's, MASSIVE FIRES RAGING IN CALIFORNIA, a missing girl's body found, freed hostages, and information on the Justice Dept. considering the use of racial profiling. This Justice Dept. article can be found here. (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080702/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/terror_profiling)

I just reloaded the page, while typing this, and the reality show article was replaced on the Featured Box by an article about baseball.

Many of the arguments against The Media come from The Media. "The media, the media, the media."
"The media is biased."
"The media fails to cover important information."
"The media talks too much about celebrities."
Indeed, they focus on crap. They focus on crap because we, the viewers, watch this crap. A certain food is only considered food because most people eat it.

And Britney Spears is news because certain people make it a point to watch her. They watch ET. They buy pointless crap about Angelina Jolie's 1,000 children. Good for Angelina. So why do you care . Sure, it's entertaining. And my walking up to you physically and berating you and your magazine renders me a nut. This essay is best left for a semi-formal atmosphere like this.

And so we view crap. We view crap that has very little influence on our lives. As sweet as Jolie may be as a person, you could do better things than

memorize her childrens' names. And the more you view this crap of the magazine stand, of the TV, of the Internet, the more the media craps this crap. It's a vicious cycle.

They give. You take. They give more. You take more. And so on. Forever.

People blame the media for this surplus of crap. "The media should put out more useful information." They do. People simply fail the read it. See, the

media are slave to their sponsors. They are slave to McDonalds, and everyone else who buys ad-space. the media is a business. Money is needed to run a

business. The media needs money. They get money from advertizers. The more viewers a media outlet commands, the higher prices they command in ad-space.

Ad-space, ad-space, ad-space. $$$$$$$$$$$$$ It's your money, too. And so the more you tune into TMZ, and ET, the more money these shows stand to receive.

So they put out more useless information. Clogging the arteries of the international bank of knowledge. Outlets that put out useful information, well, tend to fail or do just a little worse.

Maybe Rupert Murdoch and the Evil Conglomerates of the Word really do want us stupid so as to stay rich. But guess what? Only so they can stay rich. If we turn our attention to some other TV show, advertisers will put their money with that show. And even if that fails, so what? The media can't force us to do anything. They can't force us to read what we read. They can't force us to believe what we believe. They only take up a visible, but small corner of the world.

If you want to live, live your damn life.

We believe what we believe, and read what we read, and write what we write, and do what we do. Our emotions are involuntary, and we guide those emotions toward whichever actions we choose.

I wrote this essay. Fuck Rupert Murdoch.

People have no excuse for ignorance, for laziness. "It's the only thing they give us." Other information is available. In the library. In the Internet.

Hint, hint. If you want to sit on your ass, it's your fault.

If I want to sit on my ass, it's my fault.

If they want to sit on their asses, it's their fault.

It's our fault the world sucks. Cut out this 'us vs. them' crap. 'They' do what we would do in their situation. If we stood what they stood to gain and lose, we'd do the same.

I mean, we're so stupid.

I'm stupid. Have you ever heard me speak? You're better off reading my writing. In my head, I compose these glorious essays about human nature, philosophy, psychology. And the vocal expression of these ideas trips up. Word weaves out over word. It's clumsy. And yet I continue to speak. I speak even sometimes when I damn well know the other person is hardly interested, because I need the practice. Because I like the practice, and the practice makes me better.

And you can practice too. And you can read, too. And you can erase your limitations as much as possible, too. And you can get over your shit, too.

This essay sounds like a coke-induced advertisement for Zoloft. Speaking of which, be happy. I say this so as not to be mistaken for Ayn Rand.

Be happy. Always happy. Life is short. Too damn short. SO be happy. If you stub your toe, be happy. If you get the runs, be happy. If you get into a car accident, be happy. Try it. It works.