The Examiner: A Lil’ Racism For Your Morning Commute
I try to stay away from opinion columns in papers for the most part…usually because I’m such an asshole I disagree with everything anyone has an opinion about. But this caught my eye this morning…
Browner is an environmental radical – and a socialist (seriously)
By Examiner Editorial
- 1/8/09
No, it’s not the President-elect, at least not explicitly. Conservatives are often accused of scaremongering when they claim left-wing environmentalists are actually socialists hiding behind green disguises. But with Carol Browner, incoming President Barack Obama’s freshly appointed Assistant to the President for Energy and Climate Change – the so-called White House “Climate Czar” - there is no question about the socialism.
Carol Browner: Alleged Socialist
Barak Obama: Alleged browner
DC: A Great Place To Be Or A Hell-Hole Infested With Pretentious D-Bags, Homeless Drunks, And Tourists?
At a party in Virginia over the weekend, the three Destroy DCers were asked a very interesting question: “Why is your blog called ‘Destroy DC?’ Do you hate DC?” The two original destroyers responded “No. We meant ‘destroy’ in a good way…like we want to have lots of fun. And we think it sounds cool.” What I think they meant to say was “we want to blow DC’s FUCKING MIND by having such a good time. “
This is not what we meant.
However, after pondering the question for a few days, I’ve come to the conclusion that I am undecided about this city. There are lots of other blogs that have made up their minds, and I have been checking them out to see which side to join.
Stay-At-Home Mom Who Never Rides The Bus Is Pissed About Ads On Bus
In the Examiner this morning, there was a rebuttal to the “Why believe in a god?” ads. The focus was on this house wife with three kids who was just so darn mad about the ads, she decided to do something about it! Her and some Christian friends got together, including the Center for Family Development, and are now going to run their own ad campaign! Their ad asks “Why Believe? Because I created you and I love you, for goodness’ sake.” They raised enough good ol’ godly money to pay for four weeks of ads on/in 200 buses.
Is it just me or is this fucking ridiculous?
She's cooking an atheist in that oven.
Christmas Is Getting Creepy
As I mentioned yesterday, Christmas is just getting weird. People are dead, my mom is crying, and now…there’s this…
SANTA? Whaaaaaat?
This is the new Santa…oh excuse me CLAUS…according to this stupid phone.
WHAT HAVE YOU DONE, PALM CENTRO?
DC Hates God And I Couldn’t Be Happier
Yesterday I was riding the bus and I noticed this ad:
Is this what Santa really looks like?
When I first saw it, I said to myself “WTF?” Maybe I’m just an idiot but I was confused, mostly because I’ve never seen an ad questioning Christmas/Christianity/organized religion in such a way. But my confusion was cleared up this morning when I picked up a copy of The Examiner. Front page: RAISING HELL OVER BUS AD-Complaints pour in about atheists’ campaign.
Usually the Smells We Smell on the Bus are, How Do You Say…Ball-Like, But Not Today
Chewy!
Today on the bus, the girl next to me had the most glorious smell. You’ll never guess what it was. Give up? Lemonade Bubblicious. What’s more, she wasn’t chewing gum at all. I swear it was her natural scent. Whoever gave birth to this gummy little pixie, I thank you.
Maybe this is part of a new initiative by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority to replace the buses normal smells — you know, barf, boogers, ham — with the smell of treats from yesteryear. I’m hoping War Heads will be next.
-And
Trace is a Magician; On Screen He Looks About 45, But in Person I Swear He was 26.
Trace and friends (via The Houston Chronicle)
So, I went to a screening of Current’s “Unconventionally Yours” on Tuesday. It’s a kitschy little number about the upcoming party conventions in Denver and Minneaspolis that is now showing on Al Gore’s channel. Apparently it was written, shot directed, blah blah blah by Trace Crutchfield. Trace works at Vice and is developing their online TV network. He was at Bourbon in Adam’s Morgan presenting his project.
He’s a bit of a showboat–something tells me it’s not the first time he’s hogged a microphone. But nonetheless, “Unconventionally Yours” whet my whistle.
But here’s the point: I could have sworn Trace was 26. Maybe one of those young guys who has grey hair, but it works somehow. I’ll admit the mood lighting at Bourbon may have altered my vision, but who knew (Maybe it was his well-cropped suit…a little too well-cropped?). When I saw the film I realized he must be at least 45. Trace, I’m not sure if this is a compliment, but what Oprah is to weight (you know, she’s fat, she’s skinny), you are to age.
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