I ruined Christmas!

So I was told today that I ruined christmas.

I am not the board of education.
I did not fail six classes for her.
(Come to think of it. I failed a class once....when I was a freshman in high school...that was the last time and only time)
I did not dismiss her
She did everything to herself
I think it is time to take account for your own actions. When I screw up, that is what I do.


But I ruined Christmas...because you decided to fail classes...I have worked for virtually everything that I have...but I ruined christmas for you.


Oh yeah, and please stop washing your baby while I am on the phone with you...oops looks like you failed at parenting too...but you didn't have to, you chose to.

There is toothpick on the carpet

Here is some spoken word from a non-existent poetry slam

There is a toothpick on the carpet
It has been there for over a week
Sitting there ominously for over a week
Just outside the bathroom
At my ubiquitous job

It is chewed at one end
Chewed up like how I feel on a daily basis
I look at you and think
Why doesn't that hispanic janitor pick you up
Is it because you are chewed at one end

Pondering this I walk into the bathroom
and pee at the urinal
and realize
I am not the only one who text messages while pooping at work


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Mean Gene Oakerland: and now the newest addition to the WWE....

So I heard that Hilary Clinton has recently decided on her own theme song. It reminds me a lot of how professional wrestlers have their own theme songs and based on what my feelings are on Hilary, well the possibilities are endless. I keep thinking about the scene in Woody Allen's "Banana's" where the new dictator takes of the country and states "From this point forward everybody who is younger than 16 will now be 16. From this point forward everybody must change their underwear every hour on the hour and underpants must now be worn outside of your pants to show that they are fresh." Alright, let me take a step back. With all this information I will use my powers to look into alternative futures and give my audience a scenario:


The lights are dim within the capital building. Congress is eagerly awaiting what will happen next. A slight pitch of feedback comes over the speakers, all of the sudden the voice of Chigusa Nagayo is heard over the speakers and she descends from the ceiling and proclaims

CN: And now the self proclaimed most powerful woman in the world, champion of the Universal association of everything....Hilary Clinton!

Then blarring of the speakers everybody in congress hears....YOU AND I by Celine Dion! The lights two spot lights turn and and a caped Hilary Clinton is a business suit flies in and lands at her podium. Hilary puts on her headset and proclaims to all of Congress
HC: Today I ENDED THE WAR IN IRAQ!!!
Inquisitive Congressman: Queen Hilary how did you accomplish this feat?
HC: Nobody may address me unless they are bowing to me
(Chigusa Nagayo at this point body slams the IC and he bows to Hilary)
IC: My apologies your Holiness. May I ask how you ended the war in Iraq?
HC: I handed all the women of Iraq machine guns, 200 lbs of ammo, and provided them with detonators so they could coax all their husbands to suicide bomb each other...

Whoops! I lost the vision of the future, well you get the point. Yeah, maybe that is a little off color but oh well.


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Beer

In my current unemployment stretch I have been pondering the meaning of life and how I could make some doe so I don't have to wash dishes for the government. My best idea so far has been to start brewing various types of beer using beer archetypes. This is the list and attributes so far:

Andre's Green Skunk - This would be similar to Heineken but maybe slightly more aged. The label would be a cartoon picture of me holding two skunks by their tails with a giant smile on my face. It would come in a green bottle.

Andre's Backyard Malt Liquor - This would be similar to Mickey's but with more sugar added and maybe a little more flat. The label would be a cartoon picture of me with an afro stirring up malt liquor in a bathtub. It would come only in 40 oz. bottles.

Andre's American Style Beer (piss water) - This would be like all those American style beers that everybody sorta likes but nobody actually loves. It would probably be closest to Michelob ultra. The cover would be cartoon Andre facing a barrel and pissing in it. It would come in every form: Cans, Kegs, bottles, IVs, powdered, etc.

Andre's Irish Mud - This beer would be like Guinness. The cover would feature cartoon me rubbing an Irish mans head in the mud. It only comes in cans and bottles and when they are opened it sounds like a spider barking.

Andre's Monk Ale - This would be just like Chimay. The cover would feature cartoon me in a monks robe with lighting shooting from my fingers to an old oak barrel. It would only come in bottles that are 13.52 oz.

Andre's Zombie Ale - This would be like one those rouge beers where you just wonder how that flavor could come from a beer. It would have so much bite that it will hurt coming out the other end. It is 18.5% alcohol per volume. The cover would feature cartoon me beating a zombie with a golf club who is lying on a grate. It only comes in 12 oz. and 30 oz. bottles.

Andre's German Diesel - This beer is a prepackaged mixture of really crappy beer mixed with cola. The front cover features me pumping gas into a VW bus. Comes in 16 oz. bottles.

Andre Martinez special blend - This would be exactly like the American style beer but slightly aged and with a lime and a shot of tequila in it. The front cover would be cartoon me filling bottles from a tapped cactus.

Andre's Kabuki Samurai Ale - This would be similar to the German Diesel, but instead of it being mixed with cola it would be mixed with rice milk and have a half shot of Sake in it. The cover would be cartoon Andre in kabuki garb and stabbing a dragon with a naginata (Those things that look like a cross between a spear and a sword). It would come in 12 oz. bottles.

Andre's Royal Family Stash - This is my English style beer similar to Boddingtons. It would only come in pint cans and the cover would be cartoon me sneaking out of the royal palace with a barrel above my head.

Andre's Meade - Meade is the most underrated drink in the world and I plan to bring it back. This would be pre-spiced and come in bottles and jugs. The front cover would feature cartoon me with a bee hive on my hands getting chased by a giant bee.

Any suggestions? That is all.


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Two issues....maybe three

First issue is a combination of two, both political which is an area I don;t usually touch upon but here goes:


The death of Falwell:

Jerry Falwell never really left a very good taste in my mouth. He was good at one thing; uniting those that were too weak to think logically for themselves. Who could I compare this to? A fundamentalist, because frankly that is what I always thought that he was. He chose to use religion to bring down those that fell outside of the normal person. Okay, I will admit that I at one time was a dumb naive kid who didn't understand homosexuality, therefore I felt it was unnatural. But as stupid 13 YEAR OLDS typically do, I grew up. But obviously Jerry Falwell didn't, he was against homosexuality, he supported segregation, and he used religion to manipulate people. I am not one to support people dying but come on people, why the hell should anybody have their flags at half mast for this bastard? Isn't our country currently seeking out another fundamentalist? His name is Bin Laden and he does the same thing. Granted Falwell never resorted to violence (as far as I know but I could be wrong) but it is a form of abuse and it is a moral sin to me [The Church of Andre is forgiving of a lot of things but not abuse of power via religion]. Half mast should be something sacred, for real heroes, people who die for freedom not oppressors! Hell if Bill Clinton died (Not Hillary of course) I would put my metaphoric flag at half mast. While I am here I may as well move on to my next order of business; the next election, because I wonder what change will mean. I myself am a tree hugging conservative which is an oxymoron I think.

Okay so here are the four highlighted candidates:

Barak Obama: This guy is a great rhetorician and has superb charisma. So did Bill Clinton and it worked for him. Obama has captured the hearts of all the young naive college age students (Except me) with his promise of a better world. But really all that he has done is made promises to make change. Does anybody real believe that he is actually going to follow through? That was a trick question because I have seen first hand people that eat this guys crap up. I could tell you about my struggles with trying to fit in with the cool kids while having a speech impediment or the one year where I was the smallest kid in my football league yet still overcame that and lead my team in tackles just like Obama has told his story about his epiphanous moments in life that made him face long odds and he came out stronger...but the difference is that I am telling the truth where Obama has either flat out lied or has stretched the truth. Here is a blog about said truth stretching: http://mediamatters.org/items/200704130003
Media Matters - Couric's "Notebook" rehashed debunked Obama rumors

Hillary Clinton: What can I say, she is a devil bitch who has been power hungry for years. Why did she stay with Bill? Because she realized that he was a bridge to her gaining power. I am the largest advocate for equal rights. But too many times equal rights becomes a quest for power over everything. Hillary is a living example of a person who wants to avenge her supposed oppression as a Woman by becoming the supposed most powerful person in the country. What happens when somebody of this low of moral fiber sees a means to gain power? They are willing to lie cheat and steal to gain that power. So of course Hillary states, "If we in Congress don't end this war before January 2009, as president I will," (http://www.cnn.com/POLITICS/blogs/politicalticker/2007/02/clinton-i-will-end-iraq-war.html
CNN.com - CNN Political Ticker)
Do you smell hypocrisy here? Well I do. Is this who we want to run our country? Not me.

John "Wayne" McCain: I will be honest with you, I really like McCain a lot. I really wanted him for President when he lost out in the last primary. But then again I wanted Bill Bradley too (I still dream that instead of War Bradley would have just kicked Saddam's ass in a game of basketball and made him leave Iraq forever in the largest pay=per-view event in the history of the world). Regardless, I like McCain and he is a bit more liberal of a conservative. But a great deal of people fear that McCain has never fully recovered from being a Vietnam prison camp. I don't really know but it might be a scary thought. Still I like his reaction of wanting to "find and kill the bastards" on 9\11. He has moxy and I wouldn't mind having him as president.

Rudy Giuliani: The knock on this guy is that he is a little gruff at times and may have mob connections. Look I hate to stereotype here but there are a great number of idiots out there that assume anybody who is Italian or has an Italian last name automatically has Mob ties. Maybe there is some validity to it. But if everybody is so accepting of Obama why not accept this guy? He has proven that he can get things done in New York. Obama just promises to get things done. So I give him the edge there. He isn't the most conservative republican but neither is McCain. Giuliani had New York recovering from 9\11 before the rest of the country could. Break downs within communication cause major disasters to become out of hand. Giuliana could never have expected such an atrocity to happen in New York, yet they recovered. I like this guy obviously, because I like guys that get things done and that is what I think this country needs. Agree or Disagree? I would like to know.



On to the next power trip...Ted Thompson


So what do you do when you have one of if not the best Quarterback in NFL history telling you "I will come back for another year but I need you to provide me with weapons?

A. Go out and sign top free agents and pull off astute trades in order to bring in the right players

B. Trade for the player that said quarterback is offering to give up his own salary for for a measly 4th round pick/

C. Ignore said quarterback. I mean your Ted Thompson you are so flawless in your evaluation of talent that you can draft better wideouts in the third round, like a 6'0 3\4" 200 pound wideout who runs the 40-yard dash in an astounding 4.77 seconds who hails from football powerhouse San Jose State who was projected as a fifth round pick.

D. Ignore said quarterbacks request, draft a defensive tackle with your first pick (Why not make your deepest position deeper?) then wait to get a much needed tight end with your last pick in the draft

E. Both A and B

F. Both C and D


Ted Thompson picked choice "F" and in doing so enraged a quarterback who is at his best when he is excited and confident in his teammates. I wasn't an advocate for getting Randy Moss. But if I was Ted Thompson and I had Brett Favre calling me and saying "I want Randy Moss and he wants to play in Green Bay. Please get him and take the money out of MY SALARY!" You can bet that I would say, "Okay Brett we will do our best." then I would jump on the phone and tell the Raiders, "IT IS A DEAL!!!" But Ted has too big of an ego to do that. Wait isn't his ego the reason that he got fired from Seattle? This kind of reminds me of a person from another sport...what was his name? Oh yeah Jerry Krause. The man who destroyed quite possibly the most amazing sports team in history. But he didn't need pugs like MJ, Phil Jackson, Dennis Rodman, etc. He could rebuild a new dynasty and they build a statue outside of the United Center of him in all of his fat toad-like glory. Sorry Ted but you are worshipping the wrong GM. Remember how astute Ron Wolf was. Remember how well he recovered from making mistakes? Remember how he listened to his colleagues? Well maybe he stopped listening to you. Bob Harlan for the love of God and all that is Holy light a fire under this mans ass or fire him. That is all for today.



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NFL draft...Green Bay Packers and Chicago Bears

Okay, so last year I really liked what I saw from Mark Anderson and then the Bears drafted him and I was a little annoyed. But alas I have no proof of this, so I have written up who the Bears and Packers SHOULD take in next weeks draft.


Packers

Round 1 (16): Marshawn Lynch RB Cal

Lynch is the best all around back in this draft. Okay Peterson has more talent but I think Lynch might have better hands and better vision. The Packers need a back with these qualities and Lynch will be a solid running back in the departed Ahman Green mold.

Round 2 (47): Zach Miller TE Arizona State

Regardless of what anybody says, Zach Miller is the best tight end in this draft. A lot of people out there obsess over speed, but Miller finds the soft spots in the zones, is a strong and willing blocker, and has good functional speed. Miller fits their scheme and will be everything Bubba Franks was supposed to be.

Round 3 (78): Eric Weddle S Utah

Weddle is a solid safety who is being underrated because of his lack of top-end speed. But Weddle is a football player who has succeeded in playing both safety positions and cornerback in college. Marquand Manuel appeared to be the worst starting safety in the NFL last year and the Packers need somebody to push him, Weddle will do that.

Round 4 (112): Josh Wilson CB Maryland

Wilson is a quick undersized corner who can return kicks. The key thing with this guy is that he loves to hit and hits hard. There have been 5'9" corners that play above and beyond their size. Wilson reminds me a lot of former Texas A&M Aaron Glenn. I would not be surprised if it takes a year for him to develop and then has a similar career to Glenn. He also can be a dangerous punt and kick returner.

Round 5 (157): Zak DeOssie LB Brown

DeOssie was a beast in the Ivy League and he has the mental capacity and physical gifts to develop into a solid LB like a Gary Plummer or possibly even better. He needs at least a year to develop but he has the potential to grown physically. Regardless of if the Packers draft him here I think he will be a starter somewhere down the road.

Round 6 (193): Garrett Wolf RB Northern Illinois University

Okay I am a little biased here, I mean he was technically my student for two weeks. Regardless of that, Wolf was super productive in college, has excellent vision, good hands, and is quick. He will never be a starter in the NFL because he lacks size (Although Warrick Dunn is virtually the same size) but he will be a very good role player in the mold of former Florida State running back Amp Lee, but I think he will be more successful in the NFL then Lee was. Two things that Wolf is really good at is he understands how to avoid getting blasted by defenders and has battled and defied many odds in his college career.

Round 7 (228): Tyler Ecker TE Michigan

Ecker is an underrated prospect at tight end because he was not featured in the Michigan offense. He will probably never be a starter but he could be a solid second tight end. Reminds me a little bit of a guy I liked last year named Owen Daniels who went to the Texans and did quite well.

Round 7 (235): Kyle Cook C-G Michigan State

Center is the hardest position on the offensive line to play. An NFL center needs to be both smart and athletic and Cook has good feet and smarts. He lacks great size and strength at this point in his career but he could develop over time and play in Europe. He fits the zone-blocking scheme perfectly and has a Big-Ten mentality.

Round 7 (243): Marvin Burrough QB/Athlete

I have and always will love converting QBs that are great athletes into wide receivers. Burrough has a strong enough arm to be the third or fourth string QB on a team as well as playing the third or fourth string WR for the Packers. He is a poor mans Anquan Boldin at this point and will need to play in Europe in order to develop. But if a team is patient with him, he could be a real diamond in the rough.


The Bears

Jerry Angelo loves drafting lineman and it makes sense. But I don't think the Bears need to worry as much about lineman at his point. With that said, this is strictly my opinion on what the Bears should do. I don't think that they will follow the first two picks I have for them.


Round 1 (31): Dwayne Bowe WR LSU

Bowe is not the sexy WR pick that other wide outs are in this draft. But he is a great football player who produced well his senior year. He needs a kick in the ass to realize his place in the NFL and the Bears have plenty of guys who can knock him silly in practice a few times (Urlacher, Archeleta, and Mike Brown.) He falls somewhere between Keyshawn Johnson and Muhsin Muhammed, in the sense that he has great hands and good size but lacks top end speed. He is not quite as arrogant as Johnson but not quite as selfless as Muhammed. I think the Bears can do something with him.

Round 2 (37): Drew Stanton QB Michigan State

This brings up a lot of controversy, but Stanton is a solid quarterback that is a true leader and I feel that he is the second best quarterback in this draft behind Quinn (JeMarcus Russel will be a bust). By drafting him here the Bears do one of two things; Light a fire under Sexy Rexy and he starts performing consistently or they find their starting Quarterback in Stanton. Either way, they win. Stanton reminds me of a cross between Matt Hasselbach and Chris Chandler.

Round 3 (94): Justin Durant LB Hampton

This pick presumes that Lance Briggs does not get traded, plays out the year, and then leaves the Bears. Even if he does get traded I think Durant is an excellent pick here and that he could replace Briggs in the "thug" linebacker role. Durant has a mean streak, loves to play football, and has potential to grow. At this point he is still undersized and will be jumping from division II-A but I think he can and will do it. He is a bit like Zach Thomas but bigger and faster and will never be close to the player Thomas is, but only a select few can say that about themselves.


Round 4 (130): Ikaika Alma-Francis DE Hawaii

Francis is a big DE who could probably slide over and play tackle as well. He needs work on his discipline but has Sasquatch-like natural strength and if he ever realizes his potential he could be a beast. This is more of a value pick at this point but the Bears could really use a guy like this because Anderson is more of a pass rushing specialist and I have never been overly impressed with Ogunleye (compared to how much he gets paid). He reminds me of a La'Roi Glover with more talent but less motor.


Round 5 (168): Louis Leonard DT Fresno State

This is a little bit of a reach at this point but the Bears need a big fat lineman after losing Alfonso Boone. Leonard is just a run stuffer at this point in his career, but he is a good one and would fit the Bears system quite well. Similar to former Bear Keith Traylor, but less of a blob.


Round 7 (221): Reggie Merriweather RB Clemson

Merriweather is a short but stout enough back similar to Washington's Rock Cartwright, but Merriweather might be a little quicker and not quite as strong. The Bears need a running back to get to the outside and replace the departed Thomas Jones. Merriweather is a 10 carry a game type of back that has value as a roleplayer and could surprise as a second kick returner.

Round 7 (241): Kyle Williams OT USC

Williams may be gone at this point. As with any late round pick, it is hard to predict when somebody might go. Williams only started for a year but he played behind some pretty good talent. He needs a bit of refinement and the Bears can be patient with him. The Bears need to start thinking about their future on the offensive line and Williams could be ready to go when Tait retires or the Bears get rid of him. Williams needs to get a little more feisty and aggressive but he has a lot of talent.


Agree? Disagree? Well whatever. This is what I would do if I was an NFL GM for either of these teams.


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Beating a dead horse....

Alright maybe I am beating a dead horse here but I have to make another comment on the V-tech shootings. Cho states in his video "When the time came, I did it. I had to." "You had a hundred billion ways to avoid today but you decided to spill my blood. You forced me into a corner and gave me only one option. The decision was yours, now you have blood on your hands that will never wash off." At which point he goes on rants about how all the rich destroyed his life. Now maybe I am going to sound a little insensitive here but honestly I don't care if that is how I sound because this kid has caused such a surge of emotion in me (Who was not linked in any way to anybody murdered) that I feel I should be blunt. This kid didn't want to get any better. Connecting this with my previous movie review of "Quitting" it takes more than just a support system more than just a person to identify that you need help and more than just asking for help. It takes all three of these things. One needs to identify the problem, find the support they need, and WANT to get better. This kid had his parents try and get him help, he had teachers try and get him help, and he had a University that had a program to help him. The only thing that he didn't have was a desire to help himself. He blames everybody else for everything that has been bad in his life. He CHOSE to commit these attrocities. He didn't want to get better. I have had a lot of shitty people in my life that have been assholes, yet I have dealt with issues in a non-violent way. No life is perfect, even when it appears that somebody has it all, they didn't always and their is bound to be some pain in their lives. Even God has wept. Does somebody who has a silver spoon in their gob know how to really take care of themselves? Do they secretly wish to be something that they are not? Of course, we are all only human. Obviously this kid needed to feel empowered somehow. There are various outlets in life that one can go to, some feel it is religion, others just need a friend to talk to, Cho chose a violent one because he gave into hate and anger. He blames all those that were assholes to him, yet in the end he continued the chain. With any type of abuse it forms a chain of abuse (ie a person who is sexually abused has a tendency to abuse and those that they abuse, abuse others and so forth) and it takes a strong person to break the chain. Obviously Cho resorted to being worse than those that abused him. So I urge people to help others help themselves. And as I always like to put it, I am sure that the devil has a special room for Cho where Cho gets a pitchfork up the ass at least twice a day if not in other places. But what do I know?


Furthermore is these dumbasses who are trying to get attention by doing other things like bomb threats and written threats to get attention. Ugh! I am tired of this bullshit! The mark of a true champion is falling and picking yourself up.

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Review: Quitting

Quitting (IMDB link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0298238/)

Quitting is a biographical docudrama about Chinese actor Hongshen Jia and his addiction do drugs. It is a true story that features the actual people acting as their own characters. What makes this film unique is that it just as much about quitting the addiction as it is about how his family is affected. It is about the sacrafice that a father makes for his son. Just as Jia reverts to drugs, his addiction stresses his father out so much that he reverts to alcohlism. One of the great subtextual themes behind this film is that it takes more than just the self to overcome addiction, it takes support from others, it takes acceptance of the self, and it takes desire to change. It can't be just one aspect it must be a composition of all of them





4 Stars (5 star scale)

You want to know a hero...

I would like to make a comment on the recent tragedy. Number one, Virginia Tech needed to take a little quicker action on locking down the University when the first incident happened. Think of the lives that could have been saved. Number two, with all the issues of immigration going on these days I think this reveals something to us. Maybe I am in the wrong here but this kid had immigrant parents who were either blind to their child's needs or were linked to this deeply disturbed kid, and yes they should have noticed because his fellow classmates knew he was a little off. Here is a link to one of the reports:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18148802/?GT1=9246

Next I would like to address a true hero. A 76 year old professor blocked the doorway from this gunman while his students escaped through the window saving numerous lives. In all the tragedy of the events if one person should be recognized it should be this guy. In accordance to my previous entry I would like to propose the question to all those out there that believe that you must be their religion or you go to the bad place; Is Professor Liviu Librescu, 76, a senior Israeli researcher and lecturer at Virginia Tech going to hell after saving numerous peoples lives?
http://www.ajn.com.au/news/news.asp?pgID=3004

Jesus Camp

This is one of the most interesting documentaries I have seen in a long time. Here are some of my favorite highlights:


"...and while I am on the subject, let me say something about Harry Potter. Warlocks are enemies of God! And I don't care what kind of hero they are. They are an enemy of God and had it been in the Old Testament, Harry Potter would have been put to death! (An Amen is heard in the background)"


Hmmmm, there are actually a great deal of moral issues tackled within Harry Potter. Not only are the stories engaging but also they involve issues such as faith, friendship, morality, and family. But what do I know. Oh yeah, I thought God didn't want us to kill?

Here is one from a 12 year old:
"We are being trained to go out and train others to be Gods Army"

Wait, God has an army? Why does God need an army? Ah but this scene goes on to the 8 year old girl stating:


"I feel like we are being trained to be warriors only in a much funner way. Like I don't feel the sense of being afraid to die in battle or anything like you would when you are going off to a war in the physical. There is a peace with it all too there is an excitement yet there is a peace with it too."

This nine year old also hands out those ridiculous religious comic books to people throughout the film.


This is a quote from the woman who runs the camp who called in to a religious radio show that was in the film (I will paraphrase this a little):

Radio anchor: Why kids? Why are they supposed to be some new army of God? Why are we using kids to do that?

Becky: Because the statistics show that everything that kids learn by the time that they are 9 or 10 years old stays with them the rest of their lives.

RA: You use the term learn here. The term learn is different then the term indoctrinate. God gave us a brain. God gave us the freedom to choose, and learning is part of that choice. I feel that every time the fundamentalist movement interferes with that, we are doing harm to the progression of mankind.

Becky: I don't think any child gets anything by choice. As I understood your question you asked if I felt that it is right to indoctrinate children. I guess fundamentally I do because every other religion is indoctrinating their kids. HELLO! I would like to see more churches indoctrinating their kids.

RA: You can tell a child anything. You can make a child into a soldier that carries an AK-47.

Becky: You can call it brainwashing, but I am radical and passionate in teaching children about their responsibilities as Christians, as God fearing people as Americans.

RA: Well Becky let me ask you this how do we ignore that we are all of the sudden we are creating children soldiers for the Republican Party. How does that figure into anything that Christ had to say about how we live our lives on Earth?

Becky: I am not aware of any church with a political tie. (We saw a preacher who was linked with our current President earlier in the film. Becky brought her camp to this man to hear him preach)

RA: (He is a bit upset at this point) I gotta tell you, God is watching us and God has a very special place for those people who mess with children. And it is not a pretty place.

Becky: I am not going to go there Mike.

RA: You know what has always made this country special, what has always set this country apart is that there is something that we call a separation between church and state. I respect your right as a fundamentalist to preach to your children whatever you want. But when it bleeds into the public sector don't let that bleed into the schools.

Becky: I beg to differ with you. Christianity is important, we believe that it is the most important religion in the world because it changes the lives of people.

RA: But Becky it is a witches brew. It's going to take over democracy.

Becky: I think democracy is the greatest thing in this world. But that is just it, it is in this world. It is ultimately designed to destroy itself because we have to give everybody equal freedom. A perfect world is only going to be perfect when Jesus is truly Lord."


So where do I start? This is one excerpt from this film. Hypocrisy rains like crazy. What kills me the most is the "Every other religion is doing it". Didn't our Mothers always say, "If Bob jumped off a building would you do it too?" OF COURSE NOT! Isn't the reason why we have terrorist attacks (Not always but I would venture to say 85% of the time) linked to fundamentalism? Pardon me, but if God didn't want us to have a free will wouldn't God have just used our collective minds to do his bidding? Would he have killed his only son to prove a point that we need to choose him? This is stuff that is in the bible! This film is exactly what I fear that my future nieces and nephews will be subjected to. Religion is the most powerful means of control and this film is evidence!

So yeah, see this film. Get scared, then think about the hypocrisy, then move on in life and be wary of those that have no problem with indoctrination.


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