Don't have kids.

So might be off the political topic but this does deal with the media. Teen queen Miley Cyrus, of Disney's Hanna Montana fame, recently posed for the fashion/politics magazine Vanity Fair. The photos which linked at the bottom show a 15 year old in very artful, tasteful, picture photo. Her shoulders and back being the most exposed part of the girls body are not remotely vulgar. All these helicopter parents that allow their kids to watch her show on Disney are flipping out over the exploitation of this "little girl", piss off you idiots. First the photos are in Vanity Fair, how many kids watch Hanna Montana and read Vanity Fair, none, the only way kids are going to see these pictures is from their parents, either reading the magazine, or looking for the pictures on the Internet. A journalist for gwaker.com even went as far as comparing the 58 year old lesbian photographer (Annie Lebivoitz) who took the photos as a pedophile, allow the she is renowned for her artful pictures, I can't believe this hate monger didn't caller her "child touching Jew". These over bearing parents that try to filter everything out of their children's lives need to step back and let the world happen. Let their kids get into trouble, bullied...live! Babying these kids step by step through life will not lead to a strong adult.

http://gawker.com/384694/how-vanity-fair-groomed-miley-cyrus Homophob wacko.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24357541/ Overbearing adults.

Thanks for the bones W.

Most of Americans already know if they are recieving the 600 bones that King George is handing out in an effort to stimluate the US economy and steer it away from recession. The BBC asked Americans who were recieving the money to discuss what they were going to do with their new found riches, most are planning on saving it or putting it towards bills, neither of which will save us from recession. I'm sure their are plenty of conservatives (uneducated people) just raving about how great of a president Bush is just giving them money. Two of the people who discussed spending their money spoke of traveling, yet both were abroad, and depedning on which airline they use, will not help the States. Great idea Georgie, I just love it as a poor college kid, mine will pay two months rent, which will go to my landlord and hopefully he can spend it on some wondeful things to help boost the economy.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7371815.stm BBC Asks Yankees.

Christian Terrorists.

Recently a town formed mainly by a group of fundamentalist Christians was raided by law enforcement for alleged child abuse. Almost 500 children have been removed from the Christian compound and put in to social services to determine if they were sexually abused, which in many cases girls under the age of 18 were pregnant or already mothers. In the media the church is more commonly referred to as a Mormon Church, or the Fundamentalist Church of Latter Day-Saints, which is the technical term. But it seems the media doesn't want to acknowledge that this is a christian church, the fourth largest denomination of Christianity to be exact. We continually hear of fundamentalist Muslims "terrorising" the world, yet here in the US we seem to ignore this fundamentalist sect of Christians terrorising American kids. I understand that they are Mormons and they are recognized as Mormons, but how often does the media say a group of Shia, Sunni, Kharijite, Sufi Muslims participated in terrorism, never, simply Muslims. The dominate religion in the US is Christianity, no secret, and the majority of Mormons are separated from the FDLS, the majority of Muslims are separate from the fundamentalist Muslims of the world. I realize that the general public is uneducated and to ignorant to realize that it's a extreme group of Muslims, not all Muslims, it's just easier to believe all Muslims are bad. People not believe in religious tolerance are the uneducated believing that the US is founded on Christianity so it makes it a christian country. These people are morons, not Mormons, yet both Christians.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7372485.stm Nutty Right-Wing Mormons.

Bad Bad Barbie.

Through-out my posts I have continually bashed American foreign policy, and defended numerous nations pursuit of individuality, specifically Iran. As much as this may seem to be unpatriotic, I just feel the US is able to better the world in better ways than enforcing it's will and flexing it's muscles towards other nations that don't agree with it. With that said I do applaud the US on their continual support of freedom of speech, press, everything that allows politics and individuality to challenge the state by the people. Iran recently banned toys such as Barbie, Harry Potter, Batman, saying these toys reflect poorly on the Muslim beliefs, for example Barbie's lack of clothes and Iran's law requiring women to be completely covered. The cleric ruled state should be pushed on allowing freedom of dress to the people, specifically women. I often wonder what quartering is like for young college aged students like myself in the female repressive country. We live in socially conservative South Dakota, the women are still very strong willed and dress in a way to reflect their physical attributes, I wouldn't know how to go about strikingup conversation, or quartering an Iranian girl, it seems they would all be the same subordinate women in public fearful of the repercussions of speaking to a man. Lets stop forcing people to adopt nuclear conssesions and focus more on what people are wearing, consumerism after all is America's gift to the world.

Not over til it's over.

It's been months since we've been blogging on politics and media, and I am still blogging about the same thing, even in a presidentail election year. I'm so sick of hearing why Obama can't "close the deal", I'm not sure if I will vote for Obama or Hilary, I just want a democrat that can beat out McCain and Hilary has been taking the important states needed to win during the general election. Yet this continualy gets ingnored in favor of how many states the candidates have won in each respected primary. We all see how strong Obama has been in rural REPUBLICAN states, yet he wont win these come election time so all the delegates he has recieved from this states are pretty worthless. The fact is the "deal" shouldn't be closed, I want them to settle this so they can focus on brining down McCain but I don't think throwing in the towel and then losing the general election. Now we are coming to North Carolina and Indiana, which, again, they are callin it a "must win" for Clinton, if she doesn't she's done...please shut up.

http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/04/27/950217.aspx Must Win for HRC.

I thought he died.

Serfing one of Prof. Cecils hailed sites, politico.com, I found some wonderfuly interesting news about American politics, because honestly it's been very difficult finding something worth writing about. Today is differnt though because Texas congressman Ron Paul has released a new campaing add supporting his intentions for the United State presidency. Just when you thought Huck was gone and you wouldn't here anything out of the republican corner for months Ron Paul throws a right hook into the fight. I can't wait to see his numbers in Pennslyvania tomorrow, i'm sure they'll be just through the roof. As it's clear from my other posts that i'm a liberal I do enjoy Pauls complete non-partisan voting and approach to political issues. Paul voted for the Afghan war yet against the Iraqi war, is against the war on drugs and the no child left behind act. Something many house republicans would be appauled at, but I do feel Paul does what he believes is best for the people and no whatever it takes to get elected.

http://www.politico.com/blogs/jonathanmartin/0408/Ron_Paul_is_still_in_race_and_attacking_McCain.html He's alive.

Carter: The Real Great Communicator.

I blog recently about former president Jimmy Carter visiting the mid-east and holding talks with the DEMOCRATICALLY ELECTED Palestine political party Hamas. I was very critical of Israel and the US state departments not encouraging Carter. It's been only a few days and there is already the possibility of progress coming out. Hamas said they felt they could reach an agreement with exiled president Mahmoud Abbas, if the people of Palestine approved the result in a referendum. Hamas has stated that they might not accept the referendum if it doesn't meet demands they believe necessary, but the point is they are willing to compromise. This is something that would not have been brought to the attention of Israel or the US because their approach to Hamas is complete isolation, or complete retardation. Whatever you want to call it all sides need to be in talks to resolve this ongoing conflict, and not by sending messages attached to bombs!

http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/903C819B-A3F9-4D3A-80F2-EA2A0B9DE632.htm Go Carter.