I found this image over at The Daily What and I love it.

You may have gathered from a couple of my earlier posts that I have Views. You may also have gleaned the idea that I’m not over-shy about bruiting them about.
As far as religion goes, I don’t see the need for it these days, although I am quite happy with the idea of personal faith. Believe what you will, just don’t try and force others to join you. There may be a God, there may be many – or none. Whatever; I just live to be the best person that I can.
That said, I have to applaud Stephen Fry for having the guts to stand up in front of a hall full of people – half of whom are strict believers of one form or another – and, in a quite logical manner, pointing out the major flaws of the way the Catholic Church operates.

The Intelligence² Debate – Stephen Fry (Unedited)
Uploaded by Xrunner17. – Classic TV and last night’s shows, online.

My favourite bit? When he’s referring to his own sexuality and saying, “… for me to be called a pervert by these extraordinarily sexually dysfunctional people….”

This could be a tricky one fer many folks, as it deals with a touchy subject: death. The matter of keeping terminally ill patients alive against their will has been in the press for quite a while now (at least, it has in Britain), a fact predominantly down to the Discworld author Terry Pratchett.
As you probably know, the great man has a form of Alzheimer’s and has been lobbying strongly for the right to die with dignity. As you would expect from the man who includes Death as a compassionate character in pretty much everything he writes.

With that in mind, here’s another Oscar nominee I’ve discovered: The Lady And The Reaper.

Today, may I present for your viewing pleasure, Logorama, a short film about life in a city on the west coast of the USA, as represented by a multitude of business logos and pop icons. I’ve watched it three times so far, and I’m still finding little references I missed before. One thing I will say is that the film-makers (a French bunch under the name of H5) really don’t seem to like poor old Fido Dido

Slick, sharp and ripe fer litigation, I’d suggest ye watch this before it disappears (Oscar nomination notwithstanding).

For the Fracophones amongst us, here’s the film’s own page: LOGORAMA-THEMOVIE (it’s also a better resolution for watching the film, IMHO)

I argue once a week on Twitter that I want health CARE. I thought that was the goal. Instead, we are trying to make sure everyone has access to insurance. Why?  The corporate insurance company lobbyists don’t want the government to take over their industry. So they frighten people with the idea that Obama will start death panels, deny you that nose job and come to your house eat all your chocolate and urinate on your tapestry collection.

Sadly, the more things change the more they stay the same.

via onegoodmove

As much as I would like to continue my rant, I’ll stand down.

This video has been everywhere because liberal folks like seeing that they are right.  No, I don’t like Sarah Palin. I just think the video is a sad commentary on our political system all together. It’s all about image.

via Gawker

We get real caught up in image. Look at Obama, gays & lesbians just assumed he was behind them. Yet, he defended DOMA.

Elections are just elaborate marketing campaigns, now. And everyone knows that advertisers always make claims about their products that just aren’t true. We joke about the fine print that is barely readable. Bush & Gore pandered to voters so much in the 2000 election that many political cartoons & sketch comedy shows joked that they were the same person.

Tell the people what they want to hear to get their vote. Once elected, make the corporations/lobbyists happy. Fuck the people.

INTERESTING: Boycott ghostwritten books designed for branding.

Years ago, people like Neil Postman professed it would happen. In the transition from sharing information to entertainment the news has not only lost focus, but is a disservice to the people. When market shares and ratings dictate news coverage, controversy equals entertainment. Videos & the rant after the jump. Read the rest of this entry »