Things That Make Me Wonder... 11/18/10

I've decided to dedicate this entire blog post strictly to things that make me wonder. Lets begin.

I wonder why...

Bristol Palin beat out Brandy for a spot in the finals on DWTS last night? Want to see their faces when it happened? Here you go...

Can I just point out that the look on Bristol Palin's face is classic. She looks shocked and pissed that she didn't get kicked off. Personally, she should have been gone weeks ago, but Momma Palin's big support group kept her in the running, regardless of the fact that she had to endure 7 straight elimination rounds in a row. I personally think the competition is now fixed, and will no longer watch any more seasons. Ironic because, this is the first season I actually did watch. 

I would also like to direct your attention to an article that also made me wonder something today... Why the hell would someone shoot a TV? Steven Cowan, a Wisconsin resident, got so mad that he actually took his shotgun and blew his TV straight to media hell. All because he was watching Bristol Palin's performance on Monday nights episode. ISN'T THAT INSANE? I could see shooting it if like, she actually won, but she was only performing when he flew off the hinge. No I couldn't really shoot my TV. He even pointed the gun at his wife, who thankfully managed to escape the home unharmed:

"When Palin, the 20-year-old daughter of tea party favorite Sarah Palin, began her routine, Cowan jumped up and began swearing, saying something like "The (expletive) politics." His wife said he was upset that a political figure's daughter was dancing on TV even though he felt she didn't have talent. Janice Cowan told investigators her husband left the living room and reappeared 20 minutes later with his shotgun, "raging" with his face bright red, and blasted the TV. She said he then pointed the gun at her and told her to go fetch his pistols, and threatened to kill himself if she brought anyone back" 

 Somebody needs a time out.

Moving on...

Today, I wondered why it was necessary to have a new stricter pat down law implemented when it comes to traveling by plane. The law, put in place November 1, gives TSA officers the right to perform a more invasive pat down on travelers. With the full body scanners now in place and being used all over the country, I don't see the need to have more people pulled out of line to be patted down. Yes, the TSA officers use the "back of their hands" but that doesn't mean the "back of their hands" are not invasive to the privacy of your backside. Also, if it is bombs they are worried about, there is no reason for not using more bomb sniffing dogs at airports instead of having someone pat you down. 

The pat downs only occur if you refuse to go through, or get "randomly selected" not to go through the body scanner and be patted down for "additional security." I also wonder after years of constant and frequent travel, if those who constantly are exposed to the radiation of the body scanners could experience side effects later on down the line. There is no way anyone who ran the testing of the scanners, experimented long enough on that question to answer it. So again, I wonder...

"The combination of scanners and more aggressive searches have prompted several high-profile incidents at airports. Some pilot unions and passenger groups have said they will urge people to boycott the scanners, forcing TSA officers to pat down thousands of additional travelers."

Most people dislike the scanners either way, pilots unions and passengers have started to react against the new TSA policies by declining to be scanned, however, they are simultaneously making more pat downs necessary and more TSA agents are having to put their hands where they shouldn't. Ick! The article from USA Today that I linked to this post basically explains that these new policies are in place, and no matter what we think of them, they aren't going anywhere.

and in case YOU were wondering...

THERE IS ONLY 1 DAY LEFT UNTIL HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS PART 1 IS IN THEATERS.

T-Minus 20 hours for all of you PotterHeads. I have tickets for a Sunday showing at my local IMAX theater. Lucky me, waiting an extra 2 days, oh well.

Anyways, moving on again. 

I also wondered today... what a guy like Tony Parker would have to be thinking to dump Eva Longoria for his ex-teammates fugly wife. Way to break up the double date, Tony. First of all, as an NBA fan, I'm disgusted that a player would really go after his teammate of 4 years, Brent Barry's (son of Rick Barry!) wife. Granted, the Barry's were in the midst of a divorce, but until he started creeping, Tony Parker wasn't. 

Cheating to me is disgusting, but these high profile celebrities do it ALL the time and think they can keep it a secret. NOTHING stays secret if you are in the public eye. But a tip for you, Mr. Parker? Don't save hundreds of text messages in your phone proving you are having an affair. Delete that shit. In the words of Pauly D from Jersey Shore "you gotta prepare for that."

Okay this is the last thing I wondered about today...

Rest in Peace MJ

After hearing a song off the latest album released by Sony Music and the Michael Jackson estate entitled "Michael," I have to wonder if it was truly the right thing to do to release his music after his death. The song I am referring to is called "Hold My Hand" and it is a duet with Akon. I absolutely LOVE Michaels' voice in the song, his melody and his signature "yeahhhh, yeahhhh" took me RIGHT back to the Free Willy Soundtrack days, BUT there was just too much Akon on the track. It was just not right without Michael singing more of the verses. 

Black Eyed Peas member and music producer Will.I.Am recently spoke out against the music company, saying that he strongly disagrees with the choice to release the unfinished tracks in the vault at Sony because Michael was such a hands-on perfectionist when it comes to his music.

"to say that what [Michael] contributed during his life wasn’t enough. He just wasn’t any ordinary artist. He was a hands-on person. To me it’s disrespectful. There’s no honoring. Michael Jackson songs are finished when Michael says they’re finished." 

Now, I may never say this again, because this dude did think he could become the president of Haiti pretty recently... but I agree with him.

On a happier note, the Boston Celtics are killing it this season so far.

To Health, Wealth and another NBA Championship Boys!

until next time..

Later Haters xO

Getting Back into the Swing of Things!

Ladies & Gents-

My apologies to those who read this blog and to those who were disappointed when I took my month long hiatus from writing on it. ( I'm just saying, I did get bitched at for it haha). Truthfully, I blame homework and life in general. But what can you do huh? I'm here now, to update you on all things blog worthy of my days. There's a few things I definitely need to address, so lets begin shall we?

So for those of you who think the War against Terror is over and that we should leave them alone now...

I have to tell you, its not over, and they cannot be trusted. Which I guess is common sense. I read an article recently about Al Qaeda operative taking bombs and detonators, sewing them inside of a two dogs stomachs, and somehow got the dogs carriers aboard a flight headed for the United States. The poor pups died shortly after they were put on board and were discovered by US soldiers working the cargo area. The bombs were so poorly stitched into the dogs that they probably bled out. Al Qaeda had planned for the dogs to explode in flight, but if it wasn't for those pups dying so soon after arriving, we may have lost an entire plane full of people. RIP pups!

I also would like to mention Al Qaeda put bombs in computer printer cartridges and tried to get them aboard US cargo jets in Yemen last month. That plan was also thwarted and luckily, we avoided an international incident.  Heres more from the article I read:

"Details are still emerging of last month's terror plot in which Yemeni al Qaeda operatives stashed bombs inside computer printer cartridges, which they hoped to blow up aboard US-bound cargo jets. That plot unraveled when Muhammad bin Nayef, a Saudi prince involved in intelligence work, learned of the plan and the packages' tracking numbers and passed them on to the CIA. Just as they tried to hide bombs in dogs' bodies, al Qaeda has also tried hiding bombs inside people. Last year, an al Qaeda suicide bomber tried to assassinate bin Nayef with an explosive device hidden in his rectum like a suppository. Bin Nayef was slightly injured in the attack." Full Article Here

Clearly we need to stay on alert at all times. I want the troops to come home too, from certain places I feel we've been present in for too long. BUT how many international incidents and terrorist attacks will happen after that? Can't we all just get along and have some WORLD PEACE. Especially you Korea. We see you too.

 

anyways, moving on

High School Coach takes a Paddle to Players

 

First of all, speaking as a former basketball coach, you can never hit a child, its disgusting. Coach Marlon Dorsey of the Murra High School in Jackson, Mississippi was caught on video tape using a paddle and a 5lb weight belt to whip his players back sides' when they didn't run his basketball plays the way he wanted them to be done. Multiple players have been abused in this manner and one particular student was whipped everyday so far this season. The real kicker is before he started coaching at MHS he was coaching at another HS and got removed for the same infractions. MHS hired him anyway. The boys did not rat out their coach because he clearly threatened them with being removed from the team, benched, academic infractions etc. The video was taken by a father who stopped by randomly to watch his sons' practice. What great timing huh? The following is the statement released by Coach Whips-a-lot Dorsey following the unveiling of his crimes:

  

“I took it upon myself to save these young men from the destruction of self and what society has accepted and become silent to the issues our students are facing on a daily basis,” he said in the statement. “I am deeply remorseful of my actions to help our students.”

Yeah buddy, whipping them into shape is clearly going to make them run your most likely shitty offensive and defensive sets correctly. Hope he gets throw in the slammer where he belongs..

moving onto other things I usually talk about

DWTS UPDATES

so far the only couples left on the show are:

Kyle Massey & Lacey Schwimmer

Jennifer Grey & Derek Hough

Brandy & Maksim Chmerkoviskiy

Bristol Palin & Mark Ballas

The only name I do not understand on that list is Bristol Palin.

Heres a recap of the entire competition:

• David Hasselhoff (eliminated week 1)

• Michael Bolton (eliminated week 2) 

• Margaret Cho (eliminated week 3) 

• Mike 'The Situation' Sorrentino (eliminated week 4)

 • Florence Henderson (eliminated week 5) 

• Audrina Patridge (eliminated week 6)

• Rick Fox (eliminated week 7) 

• Kurt Warner (eliminated week 8)

Again, Bristol Palin? WTF?

MTV FORCED TO HAND OVER THE TAPES

I'm going to go out on a limb here and say... someone is SCREWED! Amber Portwood of Anderson, Indiana, one of the four moms who went from being on MTV's 16 & Pregnant right to its spin-off Teen Mom, is royally up the legal river with out a paddle, or a boat. MTV was forced to hand over the unedited footage of the infamous episode that lead to the investigation on Amber and Gary by Child Protective Services and the Anderson Police Department. If they see evidence that Amber or Gary committed any kind of domestic abuse in front of their daughter, they will be charged with a felony for domestic violence. 

Update: Amber has recently given all her parental rights to Gary for the time being, apparently CPS and both parents agreed it was safer for Leah to stay with Gary because of all the paparazzi and photographers stationed outside Amber's home. Apparently THEY are the threat to Leah, not the violent, pill popping mother who lives INSIDE the house with her. Wow MTV, you always find the winners!

now to update the...

HARRY POTTER COUNTDOWN

THERE ARE ONLY 5 (COUNT 'EM) 

F-I-V-E DAYS LEFT TIL HP7 PART 1

I'm excited, are you?

NOW FOR TODAYS RADS

RAD = Random Annoyance of the Day

-New Englanders get so emotional over the cold weather, like the sky is falling because its under 60 degrees. YOU LIVE IN NEW ENGLAND. GET USED TO IT

-Leading me to, the first snow flake of the season will send a massive frightening shock wave thru most brains of New England drivers (MA in particular)

-They then forget how to drive in it, so becareful.

-Black Friday Sales starting at 4AM. wtf is that?

Sidenote!!

The Boston Celtics are off to a 8-2 start of the season, minus the fact 3 or 4 of those wins had an OT period, I'm impressed. We still need to get our big guys healthy. But I'm going to call it, right here, right now...

Boston Celtics 2011 NBA Champions

Anyways, I'm done for today. Later Haters xO