The Iraq War Costs...

5 Gs per second. 

Is it too little too late?

I don't want to say I'm taking a hiatus, but this blog feels more like a chore than a fun little "thing". I am in the last week of the mod, so I have a lot of work. But, next mod I have my capstone block so I will actually be updating a SHITLOAD more!!!

I'm a tough act to follow. I probably shouldn't have made my earliest entries so amazing. But, ya know, what's done is done.

For now, I'm giving my token look of disdain towards Nina Garcia, Heidi Klum, and Michael Kors for choosing Christian Syrano as the winner of Project Runway. I love gay men and I generally don't mind those whose every third word is fierce. Let it be known that I not only mind Christian Syrano---  I find him to the most irritating human ever to grace the screen of Bravo Reality TV (he makes Vicky from Real Housewives of Orange County seem demure).

Christian Syrano should be the face of a gothic hair salon and nothing else, let alone fashion. I would've really liked Rami or Jillian to win, not only because they are reppin' the Jews, but because they were both good designers and tolerable. Christian fails to be the latter. 

I'm distraught. What is happening to reality TV? I knew I couldn't count on the American people to choose a president, but I felt like I could always trust Heidi Klum to come through on the clutch. If you can't trust Heidi Klum, who can you?

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Here is Chels with straight hair. If only a flat iron could remedy travesties such as war, namely those taking place in Iraq.

I think it's interesting how when I don't hate Hillary Clinton, she wins primaries. Just an observation!

It's a Saturday and I'm very observant of the whole "day of rest" shtick so this entry HAS to be short (not my choice). 

For those of you who may have not noticed, I'm updating less. That's because I think the overall quality of my entries will be better if I update less. 

I'm don't really know what to write about tonight. Hillary won mad primaries, which I like in a way, because I always love an under-dog. And, I feel that I, like most people, are too hard on Hillary. For those who are really really opposed to Hillary, I would recommend you read the article on Chelsea Clinton in New York magazine. I felt so bad for her that I feel wrong hating her Mom. 

Chels strikes me as a girl who has a good head on her shoulders (not to mention an extremely large video-camera, as pictured on the left) however what she lacks on her "good head" is non-frizzy hair. 

When I manage to take the high road and overcome the painful sight of her frizzy hair, I feel like Chelsea is just another one of the girlies. With that in mind, I tried to find her on facebook. I was upset to find a bunch of other girls named Chelsea Clinton, with not a Rodham genetic in sight. I did manage to find a facebook group called  "The Bush Twins Are HOT! Chelsea Clinton is NOT!" It's nice when the youth of America can unite over the things that really matter. What a great country!

It's actually really hypocritical for me to make such snide remarks about the youth of America, because as I've just demonstrated, I am no saint! As I've made abundantly clear, it pains me to look at Chelsea Clinton's hair and not slather it with John Frida anti-frizz serum. Those who live in glass houses should not throw stones, and I just threw a proverbial boulder. And I'm okay with it! 

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I recently received a very heated comment that I thought I would share with my MANY readers. Here it is:

Don’t believe one optimistic word from any public figure about the economy or humanity in general. They are all part of the problem. Its like a game of Monopoly. In America, the richest 1% now hold 1/2 OF ALL UNITED STATES WEALTH. Unlike ‘lesser’ estimates, this includes all stocks, bonds, cash, and material assets held by America’s richest 1%. Even that filthy pig Oprah acknowledged that it was at about 50% in 2006. Naturally, she put her own ‘humanitarian’ spin on it. Calling attention to her own ‘good will’. WHAT A DISGUSTING HYPOCRITE SLOB. THE RICHEST 1% HAVE LITERALLY MADE WORLD PROSPERITY ABSOLUTELY IMPOSSIBLE. Don’t fall for any of their ‘humanitarian’ CRAP. ITS A SHAM. THESE PEOPLE ARE CAUSING THE SAME PROBLEMS THEY PRETEND TO CARE ABOUT. Ask any professor of economics. Money does not grow on trees. The government can’t just print up more on a whim. At any given time, there is a relative limit to the wealth within ANY economy of ANY size. So when too much wealth accumulates at the top, the middle class slip further into debt and the lower class further into poverty. A similar rule applies worldwide. The world’s richest 1% now own over 40% of ALL WORLD WEALTH. This is EVEN AFTER you account for all of this ‘good will’ ‘humanitarian’ BS from celebrities and executives. ITS A SHAM. As they get richer and richer, less wealth is left circulating beneath them. This is the single greatest underlying cause for the current US recession. The middle class can no longer afford to sustain their share of the economy. Their wealth has been gradually transfered to the richest 1%. One way or another, we suffer because of their incredible greed. We are talking about TRILLIONS of dollars. Transfered FROM US TO THEM. Over a period of about 27 years. Thats Reaganomics for you. The wealth does not ‘trickle down’ as we were told it would. It just accumulates at the top. Shrinking the middle class and expanding the lower class. Causing a domino effect of socio-economic problems. But the rich will never stop. They will never settle for a reasonable share of ANYTHING. They will do whatever it takes to get even richer. Leaving even less of the pie for the other 99% of us to share. At the same time, they throw back a few tax deductable crumbs and call themselves ‘humanitarians’. IT CAN’T WORK THIS WAY. Any 'humanitarian' progress made in one area will be lost in another. EVERY SINGLE TIME. IT ABSOLUTELY CAN NOT WORK THIS WAY. This is going to end just like a game of Monopoly. The current US recession will drag on for years and lead into the worst US depression of all time. The richest 1% will live like royalty while the rest of us fight over jobs, food, and gasoline. Crime, poverty, and suicide will skyrocket. So don’t fall for all of this PR CRAP from Hollywood, Pro Sports, and Wall Street PIGS. ITS A SHAM. Remember: They are filthy rich EVEN AFTER their tax deductable contributions. Greedy pigs. Now, we are headed for the worst economic and cultural crisis of all time. SEND A “THANK YOU” NOTE TO YOUR FAVORITE MILLIONAIRE. ITS THEIR FAULT. I’m not discounting other factors like China, sub-prime, or gas prices. But all of those factors combined still pale in comparison to that HUGE transfer of wealth to the rich. Anyway, those other factors are all related and further aggrivated because of GREED. If it weren’t for the OBSCENE distribution of wealth within our country, there never would have been such a market for sub-prime to begin with. Which by the way, was another trick whipped up by greedy bankers and executives. IT MAKES THEM RICHER. The credit industry has been ENDORSED by people like Oprah, Ellen, Dr Phil, and many other celebrities. IT MAKES THEM RICHER. Now, there are commercial ties between nearly every industry and every public figure. IT MAKES THEM RICHER. So don’t fall for their ‘good will’ BS. ITS A LIE. If you fall for it, then you’re a fool. If you see any real difference between the moral character of a celebrity, politician, attorney, or executive, then you’re a fool. WAKE UP PEOPLE. ITS ALL ABOUT THE MONEY. The 1% club will always say or do whatever it takes to get as rich as possible. Without the slightest regard for anything or anyone but themselves. Vioxx. Their idea. Sub-prime. Their idea. NAFTA. Their idea. Outsourcing. Their idea. The commercial lobbyist. Their idea. The multi-million dollar lawsuit. Their idea. $200 cell phone bills. Their idea. $200 basketball shoes. Their idea. $30 late fees. Their idea. $30 NSF fees. Their idea. $20 DVDs. Their idea. Subliminal advertising. Their idea. The MASSIVE campaign to turn every American into a brainwashed credit card, pharmaceutical, love-sick, celebrity junkie. Their idea. All of which concentrate the world’s wealth and resources and wreak havok on society. All of which have been CREATED AND ENDORSED by celebrities, athletes, and executives. IT MAKES THEM RICHER. So don’t fall for their ‘ good will’ ‘humanitarian’ BS. ITS A SHAM. NOTHING BUT TAX DEDUCTABLE PR CRAP. Bottom line: The richest 1% will soon tank the largest economy in the world. It will be like nothing we’ve ever seen before. and thats just the beginning. Greed will eventually tank every major economy in the world. Causing millions to suffer and die. Oprah, Angelina, Brad, Bono, and Bill are not part of the solution. They are part of the problem. EXTREME WEALTH HAS MADE WORLD PROSPERITY ABSOLUTELY IMPOSSIBLE. WITHOUT WORLD PROSPERITY, THERE WILL NEVER BE WORLD PEACE OR ANYTHING EVEN CLOSE. GREED KILLS. IT WILL BE OUR DOWNFALL. Of course, the rich will throw a fit and call me a madman. Of course, their ignorant fans will do the same. You have to expect that. But I speak the truth. If you don’t believe me, then copy this entry and run it by any professor of economics or socio-economics. Then tell a friend. Call the local radio station. Re-post this entry or put it in your own words. Be one of the first to predict the worst economic and cultural crisis of all time and explain its cause. WE ARE IN BIG TROUBLE.

First off, I would love to know who left this. I know who left the one responding to it, but everyone who I've asked has denied leaving this comment.

As far as the comment goes, it's a little brash for my taste. However, I would have to say that for the most part, it's valid. With capitalism, peace just cannot be obtained. The rich have no desire to stop generating wealth, and as they get richer, the poor gets poorer. Systematically, there is no way to escape this. Therefore, it is only natural for the lower class to resent the rich and for conflict to arise.

Having said that, I think (or hope) that peace is a universal goal, whether you're rich or poor. I don't think that just because capitalism profits from war and Angelina Jolie profits from capitalism, the transitive inherently applies. But I love the cynical thinking and I thank you, Anonymous Commenter, for commenting on my blog!

I would dissect this further but I feel like most of the stuff written in this very long comment is just simple common knowledge and fact. It's not really material to agree or disagree with. The rich have an alarmingly large amount of power- fact. I don't know what to say other than that I wish it wasn't the case and that power was more equally divided.

In other news, it's officially the vernal equinox!