Ok so I've got some new developments for the blog I'd like to say some words about. First and foremost, I have added my twitter feed to the right side of the blog, feel free to subscribe to me on twitter for blog updates and any other one-liners I might have. Second, I have created a facebook "page" for Reed the Viking; I'm trying to add a "Like" button to the blog itself, but I'm technologically retarded I guess, so it's not here yet. For now, you can just click this link to get to the official facebook page. As with twitter, I will post all blog updates to that page. I figure, it's the 21st century, so I have to have all these official social media set up so I can be a real person. I urge you to follow me both on facebook and on twitter, because it will bolster my ego (at least I'm honest, right?).
**UPDATE** I have figured out how to add the "Like" button to my blog, and it's now at the right side of the blog underneath the twitter feed. Be sure to "like" me, or else I'll cry.
Speaking of facebook, Tosh.0 brings us the "Facebook Status of the Week" which really shows how important punctuation is (H/T: Young Goobz)
Stephen Colbert often proves how multi-cultural he is by repeatedly referring to his "black friend Alan." Well, I too, have a black friend Alan, and thanks to him I can present you with this gem of a trailer (very not suitable for the faint of heart, children under 4 years old). I give you, Hobo With a Shotgun!
As if the title didn't suggest it would be the best movie ever, they decided to cast Rutger Hauer in the title role to make sure it would be the best movie ever. I've been a fan of Rutger Hauer since the first time I saw Ladyhawke as a young viking, and that love only grew when I saw his performance in the classic, Blade Runner. Appearing in Batman Begins was just the icing on the awesome Dutch cake. Rutger was born for this role, and I can't wait for the movie to come out. Some background info about the project at the link above.
2.5 Million British Men Are Too Fat to See Their Penis'. Part of me REALLY wants to comment, but I know the stats would be far worse for their American counterparts so I'm going to sit silent on this one. Hell, there's probably more than 2.5 million guys too fat to see their dicks in the gulf states alone. Maybe it's all the oil in their diet, HEYO! Too soon?
Japan has been replaced by Iraq as the country with the most cruel and ridiculous prank show. New Iraqi Prank Show: Plant Fake Bombs in Cars at Security Checkpoints. It's all fun and games until somebody blows a car up...
Via Hotair, Headline of the Day: Butts Arrested in Boob Murder Case.
Unlike VDH, who I greatly respect, I do not miss Boooooooosh. Still, the comparisons are on point, and although I never bought the narrative about Obama (well, I admit I really liked him when I saw him in 2004 and didn't really know much about him; likewise, I was impressed with Palin until I started actually getting to know her), for those who do buy into the narrative Obama and the administration try to establish, this post might be illuminating.
Change: Street Gangs Holding News Conferences to Complain About Law Enforcement. Could you imagine Vito Corleone holding a news conference... I guess the gangs are just begging for some relevancy. It's hard to conduct crime when you've got to deal with a Hobo With a Shotgun.
NRO's Rich Lowry writes about the Revolt of the Bourgeois. He notes some interesting things, particularly how polite the Tea Party protests are in contrast to the wild, sometimes violent protests of the 60's. He even makes the claim that after the Beck rally, the Lincoln memorial was spotless because everybody cleaned up their trash. He boasts that there were no "orgiastic displays" at the Beck rally... and they wonder why the democrats clean up with the youngsters. Hint: we like orgiastic displays (as long as it's two or more women between the ages of 14-17 that are at least a 5 on the hotness scale). Liberal commentators make the Tea Party sound like an insidious, theocrat plot while conservative commentators make the Tea Party sound like a boring bunch of respectful people sitting around listening to speeches. So while I stand for maybe 75% of the same principals that the Tea Party stands for, I still don't think I could ever go to their events. On the other hand, I'd go to a liberal event (see: Taping of the Daily Show). Guess who lost the culture war?
My newest Cause Du Jour (that's European for "Cause of the Day"), inspired by... Jimmy Carter?: Legalize Moonshine! I'm a big fan of the phrase "legalize it," whether it is referring to pot, prostitution, organ sale, non race-based slavery, revenge murder, or jay walking. Now I have a new one to add to the list, thanks to the guys at Reason and Hotair for bringing it to my attention.
Just because the Republican Party has been having tons of minorities run for office does not necessarily mean that they are more open minded; identity politics have been working for the Democrats since the 60's and the Republicans have seen how it works. On the other hand, the fact that Republican and Tea Party voters are willing to vote for minorities of every color does lead me to believe that they legitimately do not care about race and are willing to vote for anybody with the same principals as they have. That is one reason the racist charge doesn't make sense to anybody who actually pays attention (another reason is the dearth of evidence in favor of the racism charge). Just off the top of my head I can think of a bunch of Tea Party favorites who are minorities: Marco Rubio (Cuban), Nikki Haley (Indian), Lt. Col. (Retired) Allen West (Black). I personally find them too socially conservative for my liking, and I personally like Chris Christie, Mitch Daniels and Paul Ryan best out of anybody in the political arena right now.
Now I can add this Cambodian immigrant, Sam Meas, who has a remarkable and horrifying history, to the list of 'unconventional' Republican candidates. Again, he sounds a little bit crazy to me, especially with his Paulian "audit the fed" bit and his near comparisons of Obama to the Khmer Rouge, but I bring your attention to him not to promote him or his politics, but to further put to rest the obsolete narrative that claims Republicans are the party of the rich, elitist, yacht club white man. The list of the 50 richest congressmen just came out, and 27 were Democrat and 23 were Republican. What this doesn't mean is that Democrats are the party of the rich. What this DOES mean is that BOTH parties are, and that having money, just like arrogance, racism, and corporate bedding are not solely the domain of one political party. Neither is corruption, as the Republicans were tainted during the Bush years, a bunch of high ranking democrats have had ethics charges leveled against them.
News you can use: How To Make Mormon Porn (mostly safe for work), complete with some examples. It's surprisingly sexier than I expected, believe it or not.
Also from Izismile, some funny pictures to close out this work week.
Hey look, Math!
Note the flavors.
Have a good weekend!
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