My Name is Kris and I Blah-g

*** WARNING — This is a RANT ***I enjoy movies. I like getting lost for a couple hours from the reality of life. I don’t need to nor desire to be preached to or indoctrinated into a certain point of view. I don’t appreciate films that do this. It defeats the purpose of entertainment. It is just in my opinion – NOT FUN. There are some films that make no bones about it. Take for example, Michael Moore films. They are as they are advertised to be – Michael Moore’s version of reality. I call it twisted rhetoric edited and molded into a bunch of drivel… crap, if you will… BUT…He is at least honest in what he’s selling. You watch one of his movies and you know what you’re going to get. What bothers me most are the films that are meant to entertain and still like to put a dig in at people like me, like the show Big Love. No, I am not a polygamist but I am Mormon. And the Mormon representation in this show is so distorted and so beyond what is real, it’s not even funny. It amazes me how sucked in people have become by this show. Not only is the story telling bad but the acting is terrible. Never mind that EVERYTHING in the show that represents my church or beliefs is a bunch of garbage. Stereotypes are for cowards who don’t use their minds to know what’s real.It’s like a bully…they do things and say things that cut other people down because it makes them feel big. It may give them the illusion that they are better than everyone else but in the end all they end up being is a bully.Now, why would I jump on this soapbox with a picture of Meryl Streep dressed like Julia Child holding dead chicken? Well, the picture is hilarious on one hand. And on the other hand it’s almost like a metaphor… am I the dead chicken and is she laughing at me?? In all seriousness, I watched this week, the movie Julie and Julia. It is a good story and well acted. I was entertained for about 99% of the time. But it didn’t take long for me to get a bad taste in my mouth. Twice during the film the dialogue called for one of the characters to make a generalization about Republicans. It was a jab at how heartless and cruel Republicans are. There is nothing redeeming about a Republican. The comment was off-handed and easily dismissed which I suppose most people would do. But it left me cold. I was like SAY WHAT? Is this guy trying to say that in order to be compassionate, we’d have to be liberal? There’s a difference between liberal and conservative mindsets… liberals will give a man a fish and feed him for a day but a conservative will teach a man to fish and feed him for a lifetime. Cliche, yes. To a liberal, you can’t teach a man to fish because once you do that he’s not beholden to you any more and how powerful can you be if you don’t have minions taking your hand outs. Hey…I’m all about liberty and freedom and being self-sufficient. But, I digress…. So this stupid movie insinuated I am not compassionate simply because I check the “R” on my voter registration. I know it’s a lot to read from a tiny scene in this movie but it’s not the only movie out there that is doing crap like this. It’s on TV too. Just little comments, insults, innuendos that are fed into our minds on a daily basis. No wonder there is a divide in this country. Nobody has anything nice to say about anyone!! It’s so irritating!Today I went to see Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief. The movie? It was not Oscar material. I didn’t expect it to be. It suspended my reality for 2 hours so I guess that is ok. And for the most part the movie was alright even though the most entertaining part was hearing all the little 12 year old girls in the audience scream when the lead character first came on the screen. But again….there was that one line that stuck out. This time it wasn’t an insult about Republicans or conservatives. In this particular scene, Percy Jackson had just learned he was the offspring of a mythical Greek God and a human mother. He was taken to a special “camp” for demi-gods (children of Gods and humans). He is being told that there are hundreds of other people just like him – even famous people. Not just any famous people… like WHITE HOUSE famous people. Um…. okaaaaaaay? So, Obama is a demi-God. Great. as if the worship wasn’t disgusting enough when the guy was elected. Now they are not so subtly saying that Obama is God-like. Seriously, Hollyweird? You think so? Give me a break.  You see, in the film, with the exception of a bad guy named Luke, the demi-gods could do no wrong. They were the perfect combination of gods and Humans… They have the power and strength of a god but the compassion of a human. Er…make that a liberal human…So, anyway… this is my rant. I was just annoyed. All I wanted was to see a couple movies and lose myself for a while. Is that too much to ask?

I woke up this morning to learn about the news that the Nobel committee had awarded President Obama the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize. This has weighed on my mind most of the morning as I thought about how this could have come to be, who nominated him, what the people of Israel and places like Georgia (the Georgia in Europe, people) think of this and mostly, what a farce this “prize” has become. Nominations for each year’s prize are due in February. Obama took office in the last 10 days of January. His nomination came a mere two weeks after he was in office. To be considered, one would think that they would have to reflect on the previous year’s and beyond work of the individual. So to award Obama this prize is laughable. He’s done nothing to merit such an “honor”. So what can one gleam from this other than the people who gave him this thing are either (1) a bunch of kooks, (2) easily bought, (3) easily manipulated or (4) all of the above. So I reflect on the past 9 months because the president of the Nobel committee is weakly explaining their decision as one based on Obama – the president, not the man or junior senator that he was before he took office. This and of itself should nullify his consideration because he hardly garnered any world peace in 9 months let alone the measly 2 weeks he was president before nominations were due. The Nobel committee president  champions Obama’s diplomacy efforts and how he has brought hope to the world. Um, yeah.. did he base this on a CNN/MSNBC poll of 475 people,  52% of which are democrat, 19% republican and the rest independent? Spare me.In all the amazement and disgust that I have experienced in these early morning hours, I have come to the conclusion that this will do one of two things. The first is that this will be used to try to bolster Obama’s credibility. And two, if the other side is smart, it will be used to expose the insignificance the Nobel Peace Prize has become. Obama received it after having done NOTHING. I take that back. He’s vowed to shut down some of the defenses that have been put in place by other administrations that have kept our country and our allies safe. In doing so, he has pretty much bent over his desk the American people and the good people in Israel and parts of Europe who have come to rely on these defenses. He has pretty much given those who seek us harm an opportunity to strike and a message that their terroristic tactics have worked. He’s taken back his promise of bolstering up Afghanistan and is now hemming and hawing about whether or not we should send in more troops to support the ones that are already there. Yeah. Great commander in chief.Domestically he’s proven what a dictator he intends on becoming. He will pass a healthcare bill with his majority in the House and Senate despite large opposition by most of America. His bill will FORCE us to pick coverage and if we don’t, they’ll tax us…HEAVILY. His bill will strip down Medicare so drastically that the people who come to rely on it won’t have to worry about selective euthanasia that the left supports so well, they’ll die off before they can even be treated because their coverage won’t help them.  Worse yet? The health care bill? None of us will be allowed to read it before it’s voted on and passed… think about that.Other crap….His intention of cap and trade will destroy small business which employs the majority of Americans. His promise of unemployment not rising above 9% was a total lie…it’s now about 10% and getting worse. We have states like California in the midst of utter failure because liberal agendas have driven them to do unspeakable harm to their constituents. Farmers can’t grow their crops because the water has been shut off to save a small fish. Banks have been taken over by government, their accounts frozen, their customers pawned off on larger, government owned banks and forced to adhere to their new rules. Customers (me!) have had their mortgage payoffs LOST, are being intimidated by the banks for non-payment of a mortgage for a house they no longer own and live in daily fear over how it will destroy their credit for the years to come. So, don’t ask me if Obama’s policies have come to harm me because they have. And it’s just the beginning. There is nothing peaceful in his intent for the American People.

I am intolerant. There. I said it. I currently have a running list of dislikes and I must be vocal about it because my 6 year old is keeping track. The other day I was behind a big truck while I was in my cute little Mini Cooper – the Mickey Mobile. “Ugh!” I exclaimed. “I hate driving behind big trucks!” Then a little voice came from the back seat.”So, you hate bad drivers, brussel sprouts AND big trucks, Mom?” The voice said.I’m afraid my list doesn’t end there. I don’t like socialist liberals. I don’t like stupid people. And I especially don’t like MEAN PEOPLE. And it seems like they’re coming out of the wood work these days. Take this guy:

It’s been quite the week in Idol’s world since the long delayed – but delicious – departure of Season 8s albatross, and while I appreciate the countless e-mails and comments requesting my recap of the elimination of Gokey, I was too busy dancing in the streets as late as Saturday.  Okay, not really, but the unmitigated joy I felt was palpable.  My feelings for Gokey haven’t exactly been hidden under any type of cloak.  My disgust of the monumental pimping, his staggering pomposity, his early – then resurrected – use of his dead wife-as-sympathy, and Christian America’s impressive drive to keep ascend him to the top, was clearly on display for you dear readers.  - AI Report Card

Yeah. Okay. I get it. You don’t like Gokey. But sheesh. I could read the rest of his crap website but then I’d end up going out and setting fire to little kittens. Something tells me that he’s not only mean and stupid but he’s probably a brussel sprout eating liberal socialist who drives a really big truck and drives it VERY poorly. So, what’s my point? Well, it just seems like people just can’t be nice. So many are so quick to tear someone else down. Does it make them feel better to do so? Take Perez Hilton… this guy makes his living – probably an obscene one at that – blogging about celebrities, current events, etc. He draws male genitalia on nearly every photo he posts. He calls people names. He’s vicious. If your views aren’t the same as his, he makes it his life goal to make you a social outcast. Yes. He’s the genius who asked Miss California that question about gay marriage. Was the question relevant? Maybe. It’s a hot social topic. She gave her opinion which Hilton clearly disagreed with. The next thing we know he’s out saying crap about her, calling her the b-word and calling for her head on a chopping block. Whoa. Hang on their big fella. You asked a question. She answered. Move on. But he can’t and he won’t until she’s either stripped of her crown or in some asylum on suicide watch. I guess I am just annoyed. I am annoyed at other people’s agenda being forced as my agenda. I’m weary of seeing our government start to take over and own businesses. It wasn’t long ago that I could, of my own free will go buy a black car that gets 20 MPG. Now they’re saying in California, they want to ban black cars and just yesterday our  wonderful president wants cars – all of them – to get over 35 MPG. And we wonder why the car industry is failing? The government is going to own all of this and does anybody care? They want the car industry. They want healthcare. And it’s not because it will help us – WE THE PEOPLE. It’s because it will give them control. Our free will is being taken from us. We can’t buy whatever car we like. We can only see certain doctors. We have to accept marriage can occur between whoever – and yeah, that’s coming…gay marriage first… polygamy next… animals…inanimate objects after that… and soon, churches will be forced by law to allow these marriages to occur. At what point does it stop? At what point will we stand up to the loss of our liberty and say ENOUGH?! This post can easily jump around to different things because everything seems to be at odds. There is no cohesion. There’s no unity. I almost feel like I’ve been walking around with blinders on and now I am seeing the world for what it is – cruel.  Well, the blinders may be off, but it doesn’t mean I have to look at the ugliness out there. And despite it all, I still hope that humanity prevails and that compassion becomes a priority. I can’t control that which I have no control over so I needn’t try. But it would be nice if those who profit from their cruelty and lack of compassion would be seen for who they really are. Hopefully nice can make a comeback.

Today the PRIVATE email of Sarah Palin was hacked and put on display for all to see. This blatant and disgusting breech of privacy reaks of dirty political trickery and downright lawlessness that had the shoes been on the liberal foot, we would have riots in the streets and looting in protest of it all. But because Gov. Palin is a conservative, those whose opinions are being asked of are saying, “Um, yeah sure it kinda stinks her email was stolen but whoa, welcome to Washington, hunny and oh, if you happen to be discussing state business in your private email, GOTCHA!” Nevermind that this act of cyber-terrorism is totally illegal. Nevermind that her most private conversations have been put on display. In case some of you liberal jerks out there who claim to have compassion for humanity have forgotten, Sarah Palin is still a human being with rights and feelings. It burns me that this poor lady whom most of us have never heard of until 3 weeks ago is the most hated woman in America. Just what has she ever done to you? What has she ever done to earn your contempt? Sure you can disagree with her policies and ideas but to actually HATE her is unfathomable to me. For people who claim to champion women’s rights you sure are being two faced when it comes to this woman who has not only chosen to have a family but also serve in the public sector. What happened to the notion that women can do whatever a man can do but better? Can’t women have it all? Why is she less of a woman because she chooses to keep her developmentally challenged child instead of kill him? Why is less of a woman because she doesn’t share the same values and opinions as you do? Pull your head out and you’ll notice there are a lot more women just like her than not like her. A REAL woman will accept the consequences of her actions and not see them as punishments but as opportunites. A REAL woman will cultivate her mind by thinking for herself and not get caught up that she needs a National Organization to label her a real woman because she can legally kill an unborn baby and work the system wherein accepting welfare as a form of salary. I’ll take Sarah Palin in place of any tree-hugging, hairy armpitted, penis envying wench on the left any day!