Where is the justice?

I am still amazed at that police get away with murder.  I guess I should not be, but at some point we must take a stand for the innocent and downtrodden.  This is so sickening, the police ran over a suspect and the office is getting away with murder.

When is enough enough?  This must stop!!!

They can put a man on the moon, but....

Is this content? Is this advertising?  These days that line has been crossed, and it is meant to confuse us.  There use to be break from a television program or news channel which would denote the time for a commercial.  The television networks are very aware of "time shifting" and "on demand" viewing.  To combat that growing trend, the advertisers have been, and are doing more and more, in programming advertising. Here is one I came across this morning.  You tell me, is this news, or advertising? 

CNN has been on the decline for years, and this is just one more example of why that downward trend is continuing.  This is not to say that the other news networks are doing the same, but this is so in your face, it is disgusting.  I made the choice 6 years ago to cut the cord.  I refuse to pay the cable companies for the hundred channels I do not want, just for the privilege of watching the handful I like.  I chose instead to use the Roku box, and have never looked back. I watch what I want, when I want, with NO COMMERCIALS. I have been over at the homes of some friends and they will channel surf, and invariably I will hear this "there's nothing on".  How insane is that?  They are paying anywhere form $80 to $150 a month for this.  

Kevin Spacey nailed it.  The old model for the cable companies is ebbing away.  I am reminded of the famous line on Seinfeld by George Costanza, " they can put a man on the moon".  I have been saying this for years about the cable tv industry.  There is no reason that a subscriber should not pay for JUST the channels they want.

I challenge you dear reader, take the plunge, cut the cord!!!

Beware...

At first there will some minor withdrawal, there will some silence in your home, because instead of having that background noise you are use to, you will forced to talk to your spouse, talk to your kids, read a book, and lets not forget,you will not have to listen to those inane commercials.

 If you choose a Roku, you will be talking about it to your friends, and your enemies. Every one of them will probably ask the same question. What the hell is a Roku?  Your face will light up, you will tell them, and there will be that hint, that subtle hint from them that they are missing out on something cool.  When you tell them that they will save over $1000 a year, that is the jaw dropping moment.

I have personally "converted" about 10 people to the Roku. Not one of them has regretted it. Just sayin....

From Gitmo Nation,

Gitmo Gil

I know there are good ones... but, WTF is going on here?

Toledo is a crazy town, this cop is out of control.

I awoke this morning to the heartwarming story of Glen James.  He is the homeless man who turned in a backpack with over $40,000 in cash and traveler's checks.  As of this writing there is over $92,000 in a fund set up by Ethan Whittington.  Call me jaded, call me a cynic, but I believe that the person who lost this backpack was better off having it found by a homeless person rather than the police.

I am reminded of the story of Ritchie Roberts.  He was the police officer who found almost $1 million dollars in the trunk of a car. When he turned in ALL the money he was ostracized, ridiculed, ignored, and look at by his fellow officers as a "bad guy". Why, you ask?
Many police officers believe that they do a thankless job, work ungodly hours for little pay, and get no recognition for their duty.  Ritchie Roberts' partner wanted his "taste" of the money.  He held a grudge against Ritchie for the rest of his life.  Many other police officers all made it clear that they would not work with him, he was too honest.  That says it all.  I know for a fact that there are many great police officers who try their best to do the right thing. Sadly, there are many who really do believe that if they come across undocumented cash, they deserve their taste.

In the end, it really is better that a homeless man found the backpack.

Historical Fiction?

I am conflicted tonight.  Someone I once admired and respected showed himself to be very close minded.  I was listening to TWIG, This Week in Google on the TWIT Network.  Jeff Jarvis was talking about this past week and the 9/11 ceremonies.  While he was waxing poetic about the scenery, he mentioned the "9/11 nut jobs" across the street. Does Mr. Jarvis know about the massive cover-up withing the CIA regarding information intentionally being suppressed? Lets have a listen with two film makers and Richard Clarke. This is quite fascinating.

I like to think I am open minded.  We all have our beliefs, and those can be an asset or a liability.  Jeff Jarvis is a professor at NYU. He is supposed to shape young minds, inspire, teach, and be a beacon for his students.  For him to categorically put a label on anyone for having a difference of opinion, and calling them "nut jobs", is abhorrent. Does Mr. Jarvis ignore polls that show more and more Americans questioning the official story? Ben Swann opened his mind.

I would wager that a student of his who is well informed and passionate about their beliefs about 9/11 has shared with Jeff their differing view. Did Jeff call that student a "nut job"? Did Jeff categorically castigate that student to the dummy corner? Or as a professor, did Jeff tell that student to research more, learn as much as he/she could about the real facts of 9/11?  Mr. Jarvis, please watch the short clips below, you might actually learn to accept dissent.

Does Mr. Jarvis know about the hundreds of fire fighters and police officers who reported hearing explosives in WTC 1 & 2.

Does Mr. Jarvis know about the BBC and CNN reporting of Building 7 collapsing a full 20 minutes early?

Does Mr. Jarvis know about the impossible collapse of Building 7?

Does Mr. Jarvis know about Secretary of State Kerry admitting Building 7 was a demolition?

Does Mr. Jarvis know about the squibs ejecting debris at 1000 mph?

These are just a few examples that at the very least, call into the question the validity of the "official" story.

Does Mr. Jarvis believe the story the government gave us?  Mr. Cheney would never lie, right? I mean the whole story about 9/11 and the connection to Iraq proved right.. sorry, that was a lie.

 The story about Iraq having WMD was right. sorry, that was a lie also.  Surely when Colin Powell went in front of the UN with the vial of chemical/biological agents that was the truth?  Sorry, lying again.

Surely they would never lie about an American hero getting killed in Afghanistan right? Sorry, they exploited Pat Tillman until they got caught.

The government would never plan to kill citizens and blame someone else just to get us into war? D'oh, I forgot about Operation Northwoods and the Gulf on Tonkin.

So why would they lie about 9/11?  I can give you $$ billions if not $$trillions of rea$sons. 

I too was suckered into the official story for 3-4 years, then I started to do what many others did, I learned !!