2010 California progressive voter guide. Stick it to PG&E

If you have been watching the television, I am sure you have seen the misleading proposition ads being blasted over the magic cable wires. One of the most dishonest and disingenuous ads is from PG&E themselves, having the balls to mask a monopolistic power grab as a chance for voters to “vote” on what money their government spends. In actuality, the bill would require a 2/3rds vote in order for local governments to purchase their own renewable energy or create public power districts with tax payer money. This bill was placed on the ballot by PG&E and is designed to keep them in power above all else. If you have forgotten the escapades of PG&E, try to recall the nightmare of corruption and incompetence that caused wandering black outs in the state for several months at a time.

It is usually easy to figure out which propositions are good or bad. If the California Chamber of Commerce supports the bill, vote against it.

Get your Progressive voter guide here.

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Janet is bald and the hot chubby won American Idol

So, I didn’t follow American Idol this season, or really any season before this one, but I know enough about the show to see when it’s dead on arrival. First of all, the season had no exciting or outgoing singers, everyone looked like they were singing for a commercial about Valium and hairy armpits. The female singer, Barbara Stanwick, or whatever her name was, was the best singer of the two, so I have no idea how that chubby hottie won.

I have a thing for slightly attractive chubby guys, shut up.

I have questionable taste in men.

Ok I will admit that in the picture above he looks like he just got done saying, “I did run out of toilet paper, so I just used my shirt and pieces of  my beard instead.  I am pretty sure we’re all good.”

As my mom and I watched all of the back patting and horribly written jokes, we couldn’t stop laughing in horror at just how bad the show was getting. I won’t even go into detail about how horribly Lee sang his victory song. He turned a Coldplay song into a melody that could have been played over cat pornography, with the intention of getting cats to “le fuck.” I will give him some leniency, considering he was probably overwhelmed that he had just beaten out Jewel as the winner, but still. Suck it up!

The highlight of the night!? The end. However Janet did make an appearance and she was enjoyable. I love me some Janet, even if it looked like her butt was stung by a hive of bees. Bees with jungle fever.

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Queers have bad taste – Chapter 1

I get flack all the time for being an outsider of sorts among my gay friends and the community as a whole. To be honest, I find a large part of what is considered “gay culture” to be crap. I don’t mean crap as in something old and useless that can be thrown away, I mean actual shit. I am such a dick.

I remember when Keisha came out and sang that really popular song about smelling and what not, so many of my gay friends were falling over themselves with awe. There is one thing I have noticed among these types of performances, the sluttier, the trashier, the more of an overt sexual train wreck, the better. Often times, the media in question doesn’t even have to be produced well or have a lot of quality put into it, the mere presence of a gay person or gay theme grants it an instant pass. I am sure at this point you are wondering why I even care and to that I have 3 words.

“Gay themed films”

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Tanning Memberships Plummet in Arizona

Location: Aryanzona, US

Now, don’t correct me if I’m wrong, but this new law would be a lot like carrying your ID with you at all times, right?  From what I can tell, I would liken it to a bartender carding someone at the bar when they’ve already been carded at the door.  Yes, it’s a hassle, but at the end of the day it should take just a few additional moments. The reason the bartender is carding you a second time is because you look like you are breaking a law (buying alcohol under 21 years of age.) Just don’t be caught without your papers.  “I left my green card in my other wallet” won’t really cover your ass in this situation.

Now, I for one am fine with this law in this context.  However, the problem is that this matter is not as simple as “you look too young.”   It’s a matter of “you look like a wetback.”  There really is no nice way to put it because that’s the sort of door this opens.  It’s a lot like the “at-random” bag searches at the airports after 9/11.  Anytime they were called in, Citizens of Middle-Eastern descent felt that they were being targeted for acts of violence done by people of their same ethnic background… and in some ways, they were.

I am American.  I come from a family of Mexican descent … and have never even actually been to Mexico.  I would have no qualms about being asked for my papers if they were trying to target Illegal Mexicans in a Border State.  I just think that seems like more work for them than it’s worth.

What worries me personally is that there are those out there that hate just to hate.  These people are called racists, sexists, homophobes, etc., and I can think of a few other things to call them.  I have experienced my share of racism and profiling:  from having to sneak around with a girl I was dating back in high school because her parents didn’t want her to date me because I’m “Mexican” to surprising people who don’t know me with my ability to read and write big words… in English.

I just don’t want to be out walking down a street with a bag of oranges and suddenly get pulled up alongside by a pick-up truck full of rednecks who have decided that this is a good day to have gotten boozed up and “Help Our Country” by beating the crap out of me.  If this can be avoided… that would be awesome.  Yay for not bleeding!

To those who may be flirting with this idea, to assist you in spotting Me and other Mexicans, I’ve provided the following checklist:

• We will most likely be wearing a sombrero, a poncho, chanclas (sandals), and denim shorts… that used to be denim jeans.
• We will also have tattoos of any combination of a teardrop, the Virgin Guadalupe, or the colors Red White & Green.
• Around our necks, you’ll find Selena concert tickets that we’ve had bronzed and attached to a chain.
• We will have brown skin, smell of fajitas, be carrying a bag of oranges or gum, and be surrounded by at least 11 children that are dressed in a similar fashion.

I hope this helps!

“I want to go to there”

I have a feeling this video pisses off starving people all over the world. Not only do we as Americans tend to be FUPA queens, but we will also eat nearly anything as long as it is deep fried or appears on a list of Oprah’s favorite things.  In fact, things are so good here in America, that even our animals eat better than the people of Malawi. However, considering the crap they are putting that gay couple through, I am tempted to say this cat is more deserving of a magical food adventure.

This Friskies commercials graces my screen every hour or so, it centers me, brings me calm and giddy excitement. This lucky cat is literally going on a journey to delicious and beyond. Imagine jumping through a magical portal, to be greeted by delectable dancing turkeys who can’t wait to be eaten. Then, just when you think things couldn’t get better, Fish Boat appears and whisks the cat away to an island where drumming chickens roll out the red carpet for him. Finally, as if to tempt the senses with impending overload, the cat gets to come back home where a delicious can of turkey squirt is waiting for him. I can think of worse ways to end the day.

Best video ever! Suck it Malawi.