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!

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Republicans eat their own, continue to focus on shit issues. Real enemy revealed.

ALIPAC president William Gheen, goes on a mindless and childish tirade against fictitious boogey men and homosexual blackmail, while fumbling over his own words in front of a rabidly cheering crowd. Sure, they don’t know what they are talking about, they have no idea how big these problems are, but they are sure about one thing! They love proclaiming their fondness for the Constitution and espousing all of it’s many wonders, unless of course those constitutional rights extend to foreign leaders, soldiers or accused criminals. Everyone knows that the constitution only applies to REAL Americans. Which is just code for white Christians and Republicans.

I have no idea what is going on with these people, but they are eating themselves alive. All of this anti government, anti tax nonsense is a cover up for a lack of knowledge. It is a telling sign of intelligence, when the only thing you can bring to the table is the ability to blame everyone else, but yourself, for the problems of the world.

It’s the Mexicans, it’s the gays, it’s the liberals, it’s the government!

Everyone with half a brain knows who the real enemy here is.

This person has spent their entire life destroying the Constitution, ripping apart the fabric of our Democracy and used inflammatory words to incite violence and murder.

This person is a war criminal and a liar, with the blood of countless innocents on their hands.

They have single handedly wire tapped innocent Americans and held their enemies without cause.

This person is the only true threat to our freedom.

Julia Stiles – the people’s enemy.

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Kelsey Grammer stands up for unbiased media, by promoting biased media.

Kelsey Grammer has signed on as the spokesperson for The Right Network, a right leaning news network that claims to be in support of unbiased media and accountability. Which is rather ironic, as the name itself lends one to see the true intentions of the project. This is similar to someone starting a non partisan think tank and calling it, “Suck it Liberals, we beat off to Ronald Reagan’s ghost.” all while espousing the virtues of being unbiased. In other words, Fox News will have more company in crazy town with the bastard child of stupidity and white flight.

I can only assume this fall jarred loose the section of his brain that is responsible for the perception of irony.

Based on the logic of the folks behind these views, because the word “right” can mean “correct”, their views must be correct as they are right leaning. Point one for the literalistic, even a turd can float.

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Tea Baggers and the case for mandatory college education.

I came across this video while reading Joe.My.God today and it was so hilariously succinct in portraying these people that it was almost overdone. The very mention of factual evidence causes these people to go into a mind numbing phase of non existence. It is one thing to disagree with a policy and another to blatantly disregard factual evidence in exchange for the feeling something gives you. To watch these Luddites complain about their taxes, while they are trying desperately to ignore the fact that they pay less this year, is like watching a child get caught in a lie and try and get out of it by pretending to choke to death.

Did anyone else do that as a kid? “Justice, did you cut off your sisters bangs?… Answer me right now!… Oh for fucks sake, it’s not going to work this time, you don’t have anything in your mouth. You know, I have never struck a child and I have always been proud of that, but I am willing to be proud of something else today.”

At one point one corrects the journalist by saying, “A tax cut is not the same as a tax credit.” This is absolutely correct, as they are different words for a reason. However, the fact still remains that this bagger still pays less taxes than he did last year, thus negating the entire purpose of the event. It is always interesting watching the dumbing down of America, especially when they are filled with nothing but contradictory talking points. Obama is a socialist and a communist as much as he is a human being and an Orca. The point being that you can be one or the other, but not both, much like a tax cut can not be a tax credit, but a redneck can be ill informed and still assume he is well versed in the bullshit he subscribes to.

All of this comes down to one simple thing.  These crackers are pissed that a nigger is in the White House.

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Study shows liberals have a higher IQ, the right retaliates by spelling faggot wrong.

This is a pretty interesting study and puts some questions forward that I have often wondered myself. If there is a genetic disposition to being traditionally selfish with ones resources, then why is it that typically liberal people tend to buck the genetic trend and reach out to strangers? According to the study, the more liberal you consider yourself, the higher your IQ, especially when compared to the conservative direction. It also addresses the concerns of many conservatives who claim that liberals control the media and most major entertainment and financial jobs. Without making any qualms about it, the author openly states this perceived paranoia to be true, as liberals, having a higher IQ, tend to get better paying jobs in which they are in control. It’s a good read if you take the time and you may leave with a different view of political influence on the mind.

Read the study after the jump.

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White trash, Christianists and Tea Baggers, oh my!

When I hear people whine and complain about socialized medicine or health care reform, it always falls  into one (or more) of these three things.

1. I personally have plenty of money and tend to be a greedy and short sighted individual. Now that I am financially well off, I shouldn’t have to take care of those who are less fortunate than I am. In the end, if they really wanted help they would be like me and get off their butt, work hard and become equally as selfish. I also tend to be the individual who complains about business taxes and any other sort of state imposed fee, but have no problem using public schools, libraries, roads, services, utilities, parks and look to the military to protect me in times of war. I do, however, plan on complaining about these services and their short comings when they tell me they need more money, after I have decided I do not need to pay them.

2. I don’t know why I dislike this bill, I have never read a single piece of information about this bill, but I have heard from Fox News that it is socialized medicine. While  I am unable to explain what socialized medicine is, I am sure it is a bad thing because my single and only source of biased “news” tells me what to think. I refuse to follow Obama or his plan, because following a single leader blindly is a dictatorship. Glen Beck told me that. I love Glen Beck and believe his tears are real.

3. I don’t have health insurance myself and I am functioning poorly without it. I have been denied coverage before for several reasons and can not afford the coverage that is offered to me begrudgingly. I have, however, been so convinced of the perfection of the free market system and have such low confidence and self worth, that I believe that large corporations can not cover me because I am too expensive and probably not worth offering service to anyway. Jesus will take care of everything Blue Cross does not, and if he doesn’t, I will blame the devil.

Watch the clip below and you will not only see these three principles, but you will see why forced education is something I am a big supporter of.

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Senate may be gifting HealthCare Reform. America asks, “Did you happen to get a gift receipt?”.

Senate negotiators have ended the day announcing they are close to reaching a deal on a “progressive” set of Health Care Reform packages. While no one is giving any details on these compromises, they have been sent to the CBO (Congressional Budget Office) for further financial analysis. Once the CBO returns the numbers and they are found to be within the fiscal range of their goals, the legislation will go to the floor for a vote. While this entire parade has been back and forth, with many a moment of near death, it is expected that Health Care Reform will indeed pass the senate and become law.

Yet, for some reason, I do not find myself elated or excited.

While I think this country needs radical reform on many of its levels, both financially and socially, I have little hope that this bill will bring the reform we so badly need. The single payer plan was dead before it hit the tracks, but it still haunted reform with its possibilities. Many of us had hoped Obama would come to the table and revive it, bringing with it some of those terrifying socialist ideals (Ahh the horror!) that the right has been screaming about.

The plan as it stands now would allow people ages 55 – 64 to buy into Medicare, while expanding Medicaid availability to those within %150 of the federal poverty line. (Is it sad that I think I am one of those people?) A separate plan, offered up by Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), would create a program available to those within %300 of the poverty line, modeled after her own states Basic Health system.

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Watch: Sarah Palin supporters prove why they are Sarah Palin supporters.

Wow…. I am at a loss for words…. seriously.

I just don’t know how someone, let alone so many, could be so ignorant of the world around them. I believe there are too many gems in this video to use one or two that would actively portray the terrifying stupidity of these people. Watching this video is like watching a newsman report on mass hysteria at a special education school.  These people have no right to call themselves Americans and I don’t care how horrible this may sound, but we need to implement laws that dictate an extensive amount of education be reached before one is allowed to vote, or even possibly reproduce.

Stupid people are everywhere and there are plenty of unintelligent nobs that voted for Obama, yet grasp the same educational level of these Wal Mart mouth breathers. The only difference?

Obama doesn’t mirror the lesser of his base, Sarah Palin does.

After watching this video I wonder if a Socialist, Marxist,Leninist is the same thing as an obese, Caucasian, skinny, black guy.

I hope that Palin runs, effectively drawing even more of the Republican base away from whatever old white guy they throw up there.

“When you are right, you don’t have to compromise.” I think this sums up the arrogance of our lazy nation quite nicely.

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