Green Day is Brave

On the cover of a recent Maxim Blender, I saw the following quote from Billie Joe Armstrong, the lead singer of green Day:

"We're not afraid to criticize America"

That's brave. To actually have the guts to not cower in fear of a government that Constitutionally guarantees a right to free speech. It takes a real man to criticize a country with NO fear of retribution from its government, a government that was constructed as the greatest experiment in human freedom in history. What's next for Green Day? Are they going to come out and say that they're not afraid to vote? Own property? Drink alcohol?

I am in complete awe of the courage shown by Billie Joe.

Fight Amongst the Beasts

It was announced today that Susan Sarandon (who is married to Tim Robbins, and not his mother)* has endorsed Hillary Rodham Clinton's opponent, Jonathan Tasinin, for her New York Senate seat this November. This is supposedly due to Mrs. Clinton's vote in support of the Iraq War, which both Sarandon and Tasinin oppose. While this is utterly hilarious, seeing two major Liberals at odds, and even though I know the answers, I just have to ask:

• Is Susan Sarandon even a citizen of New York? If not, why is she butting in and getting herself involved in New York state politics?
• Who cares in the slightest what this airhead thinks?
• Why does the media even give her the airtime to make this announcement?

Ms. Sarandon, stick to your chosen profession - making movies. Then again, what was the last movie you made a movie that people ACTUALLY saw? Bull Durham?

* With thanks to 'Family Guy'.

American Empire?

I took this out of an article regarding President Bush's speech last night on the illegal immigration problem.

In a migrant shelter in caudate juries, a group of 10 Central Mexicans and Central Americans watched a soap opera while Bush's speech was broadcast live on the other channel.
"People here have more important things to do then watch Bush," said carols amide lurch, a Dominican monk who works in the shelter. "This plan to send soldiers is one more sign of the decadence of the American empire."

For the full article, please go to http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060516/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/mexico_us_immigration_4

Two questions. If the American 'Empire' (Where's Darth Vader? Oh wait- that's Karl Rove) is so bad, why do so many of his people risk their lives to get here, and why not instead stay where it is so apparently pristine, like Central America and this migrant shelter?

Just a thought.