State of Disunion

As President Obama presented his idealistic speech last night, I was wondering how the Republicans would respond. Aside from my observations of Republicans refusing to applaud, which they have the right to, I decided I would carefully analyze the Republican response. It is always interesting to compare and contrast the interests of the two parties.



If you chose to take advantage of the embedded video above, you probably noticed some peculiarities in the presentation. I understand that making a minority response is one of the toughest things to do in politics, but some things felt awkward.

First, Gov. McDonnell (R-VA) who gave the response, is no orator. His emotional appeal falls well short of what President Obama is able to achieve. Now I didn't expect Brutus to revive himself in the form of Gov. McDonnell, but the contrast in oratorical abilities between Obama and McDonnell is vast.

Did anyone else notice the racial make-up of the two attendees right behind the Governor? A black woman to the left, and an Asian man to the right, each appearing directly behind McDonnell and their faces were in full view for the majority of the speech. Now I'm not a racist nor do I profile others, but those individuals were unequivocally placed there to enhance the GOP's image. Now I did some research, and Wikipedia reports that Virginia is 72.4% white, which is quite diverse when compared to many regions of the country. While I do believe in moderate political correctness, this is excessive. The GOP is trying to expand its reach to new groups, but merely seeing someone of your race will not influence you enough to change your values. However, the attempt was futile in that it can be seen clearly that all but a few of the attendees were white when the camera panned out.

After I noted the unusual racial makeup behind the Governor, I realized the applause was lackluster. It almost seems that the audience was paid to clap. They insisted on clapping after every point, as if they were having a contest with the audience in Washington. I don't know about the attendees in Richmond last night, but I clap when a point valid, not because I am trying to outdo my opponent in a competition.

Lastly, the size of the Virginia House of Delegates is tiny compared to the one on Capitol Hill. Not that I am suggesting it should be rebuilt, but it just can't compare. I love the Greco-Roman architecture all throughout Virginia, but maybe the GOP could have requested that the cameras don't pan all the way out.

Regardless of the realistic limitations, the Republicans took many interesting risks. But the overall theme of this attempt can be summarized in one word: pathetic.

I'm out for dead Prime-Ministers to represent me

"From Ottawa to Washington
Politics are disconnected
Senators serving personal interests
Like the practices of East Berlin


Obama in the Oval Office
Harper on Parliament Hill
Shaking hands, kissing babies
But their policies are ill"

As I thought about how dissatisfied I was with politicians, I created the rhyme above. Whether you are Pro-Harper or Pro-Obama, conservative or liberal, sane or insane (respectively),  you have to have some sort of dissatisfaction with politics. While we elect politicians to represent our viewpoints, we are left to wonder whose side they are on.

I decided to read Obama's Audacity of Hope. Fine, I had to read it, and it provided insight into political life. Obama claims he and his fellow politicians work hard. But how can I trust his claim?

I would like to think the President of the most powerful country in the world is right. I hope his assertion that the money that taxpayers pay to politicians is well worth it. But I cannot help but doubt. Health care has been in proposal for a significant time now, and only recently was it passed. Moreover, many liberals have indicated this bill is far from perfect.

Until Obama turns our great continent into one of socialism, I'm out for dead Prime-Ministers to represent me.

Corn-Pone Opinions

"Recently, Republican Senate candidate Scott Brown won the late Ted Kennedy’s Massachusetts Senate seat in a landslide. Aside from this being a huge kick in the ass for the failing Democrats, something much bigger is happening here. The Republican Party is back and health care reform is thankfully dead. For the majority of sane Americans (Republicans), this was terrific news. But of course the socialist mainstream media couldn’t hold back its degenerative rant. But I am hopeful that the media will soon be wowed by the audacity of the conservative values of this country.

I am hopeful that the Republicans will take back the Senate and House in 2010 and destroy the Democrats for good. The socialistic narcissist Ted Kennedy’s death was unfortunate but timely. Scott Brown successfully annihilated health care reform and will soon expose and ruin the Democratic, I mean democratic, plans to transform the US to Nazi-style government. It has long been known that everyone is born a conservative-Republican-Christian, but somehow the forces of evil turn some people into liberal-Democratic-Satanists. Scott Brown marks the end of this.

I am hopeful that Ronald Reagan will rise from the dead like Jesus did and become President once more, forever. Ronald “the Savior” Reagan was the only sinless mortal other than Jesus Christ. He will soon return and carry all the Republicans into Heaven, with Scott Brown leading the way.

I am hopeful that Sarah Palin will find Bin Laden and torture the shit out of him, starting with an easy session of water boarding. After that she will justly brand every square inch of his body and poke him with needles until he bleeds out of his eyes. When the media tries to say these interview techniques are “torture” Palin will have to stop (but we’ll keep cheering her on).

And finally I am hopeful that the Mexicans will all go home and realize they like Mexico better and they were being mean by stealing jobs from White People Of European Descent. The gays, lesbians, and transgender will realize they are high too much and like the wrong body parts. The radical Muslims will convert to Christianity and adopt Reaganism and drop Husseinism. And finally, the Democrats will all realize they are gay and suck at risk-taking in the Middle East.

I am hopeful and positive all this will happen now that Scott Brown has saved Massachusetts from destruction"

I came across the aforementioned passage when an author who wishes to remain anonymous sent it to me. As a moderately liberal aka Socialist aka Nazi aka Satanist, I found this contrasting viewpoint highly intriguing.

Note: The quoted passage no way reflects the views of NONA.

The Music of Denigration

Christian Rock is making a comeback. The West Chester based band "The Field People" is appearing on the local music scene. Playing gigs in local restaurants such as the Iron Hill Brewery and Doc Magrogran's, West Chester is restoring the appeal of contemporary religious music.

Now while I am all in favor of people having fun, enjoying music while experiencing religious revival, Christian Rock has one problem. It sucks.

I do not wish ill to "The Field People", but there is something awkward about preaching while hitting the whammy bar and banging on drums. Music itself today has regressed in quality. Rap has turned from creative expression to "niggas fucking bitches and getting paid", and rock has morphed from peace, love, and happiness to "aaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrggggggghhhhhhhhh" (screamo).

I can understand why some enjoy religious music. It engrosses the spirit through gentle chanting, prayer, or song. But trying to appeal to modern audiences through crappy rock will not work. Before you call me a pagan rock-worshiping savage, realize how bad this music is.



Sure its a drunk Irish guy with a heavy accent satirizing Christian rock, but don't tell me he doesn't have a valid point.