Media Matters Joins The Birther Ranks
Shocking headline, right? So how did I fall into this discovery? Well, a friend of mine, Bill Johnson, made a post to his facebook wall about the Obama Birth Certificate, and two discrepancies on it. I, not subscribing to the birther notion, set out to prove it wrong. The first problem, the name of the hospital, was easily resolved. The second problem, however, was a little more difficult. Here it is, as laid out in Bill's post. "If you check a map of Africa from 1961, you will notice that the country of Kenya is not on it. In fact, the country of Kenya did not exist until 1963. It was known as British East Africa until 1963." So I set out to get the scoop on this, when I found this article from Media Matters.
As the war over the debt crisis wages on, tempers are beginning to flare. Today, John McCain blasted the Tea Party on the floor of the United States Senate. I suppose at this point I should do the obligatory hat tip to the Tea Party and point out that they are not a party, they just call themselves that. They are actually just an organization that has no official organization. And while they have no leader, they have no shortage of people called leaders who can go on FOX News and point out that they are not leaders before they give you the official stance of the party that isn't a party. Did I get that right, Tea Party? Anyhow, as anyone who has listened to my show for more than ten minutes or read many of my articles would know, I am no John McCain fan. However, what he said today needed to be said. Here it is.
Score another victory for Michelle Obama and her roving band of food Nazis. Today, McDonald's announced that the "Happy Meal" will be getting a makeover. For the past couple of years, children have had the option of choosing between hot tasty french fries, or cold bland apple slices. It make shock you to find out that 89% of children chose the hot tasty french fries, but according to McDonald's, only 11% opted for the healthier apples. Now typically, in a world where free market capitalists are left to do what the market tells them, I would be typing an article to inform the 11% of children out there not to worry, as McDonald's was getting rid of the apples and their parents could never force them to eat the wretched things again. However, in the quasi-capitalist system we now live under, I am here to inform the 89% of kids that, like it or not, you're going to get apples with your happy meal. Here's how McDonald's tried to drown out the crying children with some 
Forgive me if I seem to be celebrating a bit here over what will come as bad news to some, but years ago I had applied a healthy dose of common sense to this problem so I didn't have to wait for this study to come out to realize the "shocking" information I am about to deliver. Hippies, left-wingers, vegans, and loose nuts of all shapes and sizes, grab a box of tissues and a good comfortable seat. I know I am the last person you want to hear this from, but your organic food is killing you. I know, I know. I'm nuts, right? I'm the crazy guy that won't eat the food you found in the woods while you were hunting. I'm the guy that says if God wanted you to eat that turkey he would have wrapped it in plastic and put a Butterball sticker on it. So what do i know, right? Well, my organically inclined friends, 
This week, the Supreme Court decided that a California law restricting the sale of violent video games to minors is a violation of the Constitution. Retailers will no longer be able to restrict the sale of violent games to customers based on their age. While this issue is not a particularly important one to me, I realize that some people have produced data that seems to suggest that it is possible that entertainment forms that include violence can lead to acting out violently in "real life". However, I discount these studies because they never address the offsetting issue of people who use these violent games as a from of venting or stress relief that may help keep them from acting out violently in other situations.
