U.N. der pressure

Ok, I have sat and been quiet. Its been months since I brushed off the old BLOG and took it out for a spin. For reasons I can not explain (laziness, aggravation etc.) I have not had the urge to post. I was trying to change the direction of my posting's from aggravated, watch dog (OK, more like a listening cat) to comedic, up beat happiness. I was getting more and more frustrated with everything in life, and decided to let things beyond my control (media, Government, celeb's, etc..) not annoy me. It is amazing how repressing such things can causes eye twitching, stiff neck, headache's and general discomfort. Well, no more will I not hide faceless behind a keyboard. And now I feel more inspired to write than ever. And the first order of business is to kick the U.N. (United Nations) in the nuts (which they do not really have).

Iran, North Korea.....Iran, North Korea.....Iran,North Korea....IRAN it is. Ok, first and foremost take a quick second to think of those poor people. They were born into a place where the Supreme Leader (Grand Ayatollah Ali Khamenei) was chosen by Allah. The long and short of it is that if he (Khamenei) says it, than it is gods will (It is probably best that I don't have this ability). So, apparently someone got a hold of the "god" phone and pranked the shit out of him. They must have said something to the effect of "hold a fake, unfair election. Screw over your people (even more than usual) and then beat the be-Allah (that's bejesus for christians) out of them when they become upset.

Now the elections (as I am sure you know) was between Incumbent President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (from the Douche bag party I believe) and reform Douche Bag candidate ir-Hossein Mousavi Khameneh. Sadly, in Iran this was their only options. This is because the Supreme Leader picks the candidates on his own and lets the people vote which of the two they want....and by vote I mean he PICKED Ahmadinejad, and let Mousavi run....to...ummm....well, give him something to do. It was a close election with SOME PRECINCTS report over 100%. What a turn out, when more people vote than are registered. That is freaking awesome! A.C.O.R.N. must have been hard at work over there. So, Mousavi lost. It was close..it had to be because it took the Iranian Government and entire 2 hours after the polls closed to announce that they counted all of the PAPER, HAND WRITTEN ballots to declare Ahmadinejad the winner. And after the obvious democratic partial and fair day long recount.... it was once again declared that Ahmadinejad had again won. No matter who won, the Iranian people were hosed. Since, both candidate where no prom date. Ahmadinejad is certifiable and well "Bat Shit Crazy" and Mousavi is only a little bit less radically crazy.

Well at some point between getting hosed and getting fucked over the citizens of Iran decided enough was enough. They took to the streets in peaceful protest (It really was at the beginning). They were upset that the lesser of the two evil's was not given a fair shot. I don't blame them.

I have learned alot about Iran lately. between media, research online and what my dog tells me (he lives and breathes international politics) Iranian Citizen and American's are not all that different. The average age of the country is 33, they are extremely well educated, Modern (considering they are constantly held back by their Government) and pretty nice people. I know that their maybe a ton of difference between the two countries, however, the people in Iran seem to generally embrace the freedoms they have and yearn for a more democratic life style to be able to have more freedom.

So, not we come to back to the Ayatollah. He stated that the partial recount was done, Ahmadinejad was and is going to be president and that is that. He also advised that people need to stop protesting or else. This was about a week after the "or else" had already started by the way. You see at this point, the Basij (paramilitary militia) was already out in full force beating people into a pulp, shooting people, imprisoning people and well generally being really Dickish. And I do not blame the Basij as individuals. This is a LEADERSHIP that stones people to death, cut off hands and all that fun stuff. But I blame their leader ship. I know they act out of fear, however, at some point someone has to say "FUCK, I just clubbed Bob from down the street" and make a stand. It is a tremendous blight on mankind.

Now that being said, its time to target who I am REALLY pissed at..our friends at the United Nations. I have one question for the U.N....WHAT THE FUCK! Why is it that everytime something actually happens you morons do your best Hellen Keller. Seriously! Can someone point out the last time the U.N. was useful! It is the same fucking dog and pony show every time. Something happens on the international community, and WE (The U.S.) are forced to look like dicks because we ACTUALLY say something.

Now, I did not vote for President Obama, and I thought he was a tad slow to react. I am not going to venture a guess as to his stratedgy on this. If he was waiting to see where it was going, if he was weighing options or just wasn't sure what to say. I know there was speculation that he was afraid that if he said something, the Iranian Government would turn it around and blame the U.S. for the protests. Here is a little hint, we were going to get the blame anyhow. I knew it, and I am not that smart!

That being said, WHY THE FUCK did the U.N. not go to the forefront of this and make a statement and take the reigns. because it was not CONVEINIENT to them. Just as with EVERY Security Resolution they pass (I'll get going on N. Korea in a bit), they don't do shit. That leaves the U.S. and a few other countries to act. And if we did not, then we are ostricized, criticized and every other "icized" on an international level. While they just sit on their ass and collect a paycheck. The U.N. is the international Bernie Madoff. We give them ass loads of money to be apart of this, and they take our money, and don't give us anything in return (Ok, we probably have a nice office somewhere at the U.N. headquarters in New York). The U.S. and a few other countries need to tell them to put up or shut up. Put on your light blue beret's and take a stand. I am sick and tired of hearing "The U.N. put trade embargo's and sanctions on country A and B". and then a month later, we find out that countries that are apart of the U.N. are selling items to these countries that are forbidden (France and Russia, remember when we found new equipment in Iraq after the war started that France and Russia produced and sold to them. And the equipment was on the forbidden list...ya amazingly that information went away fast too).

Which brings me to N. Korea. Its kinda like Iran, except instead of Supreme Leader, its Dear Leader (Kim Jong Il). And instead of the supreme leader talking to god, Dear Leader pretty much thinks he is. He is a tyrant leader who as done NOTHING but defy international law set by the U.N., shocking I know. Now he has a couple of rockets that MAYBE Nuclear and he is insinuating that he is going to launch one toward Hawaii on July 4 (or around then, I don't think he has a daily planner to keep track of dates). Now, first of all, I think that he is a dying man, that will take a chance of blowing some shit up before he goes. Just to say he did it. I believe there is a direct connection (hence the defensive rockets we have in place now) between July 4 (Our independance day if you forgot) and Hawaii (Pearl Harbor). I think that in his sick and twisted mind, if we enforce the U.N. Resolution regarding shipping (which we will have too, because no other country appears to be helping out...) then we created an act of war (thanks U. N.) and he will and I quote "If the U.S. imperialists start another war, the army and people of Korea will ... wipe out the aggressors on the globe once and for all".

Now, that being said, lets look at a few facts. As much as we know about N. Korea, there is assloads more that we DO NOT KNOW. They have purposely been shut off from the international community, only releasing what they want. We are FAIRLY sure they have a rocket, than can go nuclear and can travel about 4,500 km (crap, they use the metric system....shit I think it is about 4 million miles...) Ok, either way it is seriously enough that we had to put counter measures into place. And even though I have MUCH faith in our countermeasures, I also wouldn't underestimate that this Asshole has a dirty bomb in Hawaii so he can set it off, and say our countermeasures failed. Just to make his regime look better, even to his own people. And the U.N. does nothing. I don't see them doing much more than sitting there say PLEASE. while we have a missile pointed at our face, and again, as much as we THINK we know...we aren't that sure. If we were positive of the missile and its inability to reach Hawaii, then we wouldn't have defense missile's there. and they U.N. does nothing. I am going to toss out a role play here. In this Role Play, the U.N. is the police department, N. Korea is an Angry Ex-Husband and Hawaii is the Ex-Wife. read it through.....

U.N. - "Police Department, can I help you"

Hawaii - "Yes, my husband is standing a football field away. He has a hunting rifle and a scope pointed at my head. He says if I do anything to make him mad..he'll shoot."

U.N. - "is the gun real?"

Hawaii - "I don't know"

U.N. - "Well ma'am if you want, we can tell him not to shoot"

Hawaii - "Can you just take his gun away, he is mentally insane, and I don't know how good of a shot he is"

U.N. - "Well, if you want..you can get a gun too and point it back at him"

Hawaii - "Thats fine, but why can't you send the police, swat team etc. to stop him so I do not die"

U.N. - "Well ma'am how about this, We will vote on a resolution stating that he can not have the gun, or transport the gun. And based of the resolution we will give all the cops the right to stop him and frisk him...but they won't. Your just going to have to check for the gun yourself.

Hawaii - "Ummmm.....what if he said that he is going to test fire the rifle and maybe a few other guns in the area of our neighbors house"

U.N. - "and?"

Hawaii - "You guys don't really care"

U.N. - "Well we care, but not enough to take action...that would look bad if we just arrested him and took his guns away"

Hawaii - "Do you have the phone number for the ambulance, I might need them soon"

U.N. - "Call 411, have a nice day"

Now, I know that that is a real scaled down example, but the point is there. I mean seriously, can the U.N. just fucking do something. If not, thats fine, but they better not ask for help they next time they feel frisky and want to do something. And when will we as a country stand up to them and say fuck off....probably when we end up in North Korea on a U.N. peace keeping mission and find illegal weapons and equipment sold to them by Russia.

Well, let me know what you think below!

Follow Up to Berkley

Rob Riggle, of The Daily Show, does a follow up interview from his Berkley report..check it out! Kinda frigging funny.

It just caught my eye (follow up)

http://wbztv.com/local/Albert.Arroyo.arrested.2.854910.html

This is the moron firefighter that made a mockery about the retirement system. I will lengthen this comment later, as I need to leave for work, HOWEVER, I didn't want to pass it up.

Top Ten things in Movies I wish I had

Ya, I know a little weak. But there are a million things being blogged about that are serious right now, that I don't feel the need to beat the horse anymore. I have been SO aggravated with society lately, that I won't be involved in the banter. This time, its just gonna be silliness. So, agree or not, here are things I wish I had that only exist (and mostly exist) in Movies:

10. Rodney Dangerfields Putter from Caddyshack.
Lets face it, my golf game sucks as it is. But my Achilles heel, toes arm and back is my short game. I have NONE to speak of. So this little bad ass would certainly save me at least 6-7 shots a hole. Bringing my overall score on any hole from a 15 to a 9, now that's an improvement. With a scope, "Laser" guidance and just general baddassery I think every self respecting terrible golfer would KILL for one of these in the bag. KISS MY ASS BILLY BAROU!


9. Bumblebee from Transformers.
UP YOUR GAS STATIONS. First, no gas RIGHT...RIGHT. Serious, this is a true HYBRID, eat your heart out HONDA CIVIC HYBRID. Not only do we not have to stop to get gas, we don't have to stop for ANYTHING, and get to look PRETTY bad ass doing it. Wouldn't it be the balls, driving down the highway, some asshole cuts you off and gives you the finger ...your pissed right. Well, that's were my little buddy Bumblee comes in and gives him the fingers, then kicks the hell out of the 1989 Dodge Avenger, with optional A/C. Your gonna need A/C when Bumblebee drops an ASS KICKING on you. EAT YOUR HEART OUT K.I.T.T.

8. Maxwell Smart's Phone booth.
Ok, I haven't worked out all the kinks on this one. Logistically it would be a nightmare to have it moved to where ever you need it, and SERIOUSLY to have the holes in the ground at all those spots would be difficult. But, lets look beyond that and to the fact that what better way to escape, from everything. Picture, if you will, walking down the street and DAMN here comes that PAIN IN THE ASS NEIGHBOR that just wants to talk to you about shit you could care less about. Well, step into your phone booth my friend and BUH-BYE. GONE. No more ridiculous conversation as to why the neighbor on the other side is not cutting his lawn short enough...therefore saving you from having to hide ANY bodies. Viola~

7. The Fedora from Indiana Jones.
Nothing more than the fact that I think I'd look BAD ASS in a Fedora!






6. Doc Browns DELOREAN from Back to the future
1.21 JIGGAHOTTTT, right. And the one from part 2, that has the Mr. Fusion on it. This is important because I can't find Plutonium ANYWHERE, and we all remember the difficulty in finding the lighting strike. I wouldn't use this for evil like Biff did, Doc would CERTAINLY not approve. But I think we all would change the little things. Would it not be great to alter just a FEW little things. Like, for instance, doing stupid things as a kid, asking someone out, car accidents, financial choices, TATTOO's etc. you get the point. I know we could all go back and MAKE ourselves rich, but seriously, everyone would do it and NOBODY would be rich...we'd all have as much money as the next person. So I wont Entertain it for a minute. And careers and people could be saved. You bust in to the movie studio just before Kevin Costner signs the WATERWORLD contract and save him from the worst downward spiral EVER. "STOP, Kevin..don't do it man. Field of Dreams 2 is the far better choice. Seriously put the pen down and step away from the FLOP". There are so many other people that could be saved, but honestly, don't we all somewhere just feel a LITTLE bad for Kevin.

5. Chewbacca and the Millennium Falcon.
Ok, who doesn't want this. Not only the fastest hunk of junk in the Galaxy, but a WOOKIE who owes a life debt to you!!! You can almost ALWAYS jump into light speed (except for the occasional sabotage), smuggling bay's, a bad ass cockpit, laser turrets and constantly outrunning imperial cruisers...I am SO in. Not to mention the hi jinx you and Chewy can get into...THE AWESOMENESS IS STRONG WITH THIS ONE!

.4 The "Ring" from he lord of the rings
Its kinda along the lines of the Get Smart Phone booth only more practical. I could have used this more as a teen, when I knew I was in trouble and my parents were coming and just before they arrived "BOOM" ring on and invisible. I am sure, there is that whole "hunger for power issue" but I think that issue is apparent with this whole list, so what the hell right. Even as an adult, you know this would come in handy. Sitting in the cubicle at work, day just started, your reading my blog and you can hear Bill Lumbergh (that's right an OFFICESPACE reference) and poof, invisible baby..and you could even snap his suspenders and he'd never no you were there....SWEET. Now right now don't picture the part where he is showing you his "O" face holding the coffee....TOO LATE.

.3 Red Sox season tickets from "Fever Pitch"
Ok, This may not be out of the realm of possibility. I mean season tickets are out there somewhere. But where the tickets were is the key. SECTION THIRTY, 10 or so rows back, about six or seven feet from the dugout. OH YES, the dream is there. These are the tickets that usually go to celeb's, politicians or other people who don't appreciate them enough. PLUS, free sponges from AL WATERMAN!!!!!! Take me out to the Mutha F*$kin Ball Game!

.2 The Force.
Not the Throat Choking, lightening throwing DARK SIDE. I am talking about good old fashion, Yoda Lovin' lightside. Again, I don't want the ability to choke people from afar, I want to reach the remote if it is more than 3 feet from me. SERIOUSLY, does it not seem there is a strange power in the universe that places your remote just far enough away that your would HAVE to get up from where you just sat down. Other applications, buying a car. Knowing EXACT bullshit the salesmen was tossing. "You don't need to check my credit, these are not the percentage rates we are looking for...cut a deal" and BOOM car at dealer cost (I don't condone stealing it for under its cost, that's JUST WRONG). Or, if you ACCIDENTALLY land the Millennium Falcon in a swamp and it sinks BOOM...grab that swampy bastard right out of there. too tired to play catch with the kids/dogs, you can play FORCE CATCH and keep them entertained while you sit on your ass....

.1 Brewsters Millions!!!!!
BECAUSE I HATE MY FUCKING JOB!

"Manny-delay Bay"

That is just one "witty" new paper headline that will probably be written in regards to the 3 way deal with Manny Ramirez for Jason Bay. These will be the same writers that will now trash Manny for the next week or so in the Boston Area. Also will be heard the first few times Jason Bay either hits a home run or makes a nice catch is "But, he is NO Manny Ramirez". And before you jump on the BYE BYE MANNY band wagon lets get a few things out in the open.

Manny needed to go, his agent wasn't happy in Boston. Scott Boras, Manny's agent, felt that he could make more money that Boston was going to offer. When I say he, I mean Boras. If you can't smell what I am stepping in right here I am saying "Scott Boras has fueled Manny's little temper tantrum of recent times". See, Boras is the most hated of all agents in baseball. He is a tough negotiator and usually gets what he wants, and when he doesn't he gets his players to jump ship. Manny is the easiest on because, I have said this along time, Manny is a child. He is easily led by the nose, and Boras knows this cash cow only has 3-4 more years of mooing. He figures get him out now, and make it seem the team is to blame. This will make it easier to get another team to give him a good contract, henceforth, Boras gets paid. I am sure that he had to work hard, because as we all know, Manny loves being Manny, and people would over look his run of the mill lunacy and not pay attention. So, its onto slamming the team, and making funny signs to hold up on TV. It is about cash, not winning. If it were about winning Manny would be in a Cubs Uniform or a Angels Uniform (they both need 1 more big bat and they are both contenders)

Now, I want to be the first to THANK Manny for allowing us to witness 2 World Series Rings. We all stood and cheered during walk offs, big home runs, the occasional GREAT assist and his goofy disposition. I know everyone is going onto that "I never liked him" truck. I am hearing it 2 1/2 hours after the trade on the west coast. But lets face it, Fenway went NUTS when Manny came to bat in big situations, the man is the active leaders in RBI's. He was true in the box, never cheated him self. He studied his craft, it is probably the only thing he takes serious. He is a student of the game, with his nasty dreads flying around and the silly stocking cap. I loved him on the field, and I will miss his bat. I wish HIM nothing but luck, because he is honestly just the cog in the Boras Engine. Manny will be in the hall of fame, and he will probably do it in a Red Sox uniform, because he won't remember this soap opera. I will cheer that day, and hope he never beats us before then. I know Manny needed to leave, he was a distraction. The team wasn't happy and its time. I am not blind to reality, I am just one who remembers what he DID on the field, and that's why I love baseball.

Now the Red Sox also lose, Craig Hansen and Brandon Moss. Hansen is going to me a GREAT middle reliever mark my words. He will probably be Mike Timlin in his prime a year or to. He has come leaps and bounds this year, and he WILL beat us at some point in his career. Brandon Moss at best is a journeymen outfielder. Decent glove, slow light bat. He may steal a home run from us, who knows.

In return we get Jason Bay. He has been in the major's since 2004. He was the NL Rookie of the year. He is a catalyst player. He is NOT MANNY. He is a tough, wall running into guy. He is about 5 years younger and about 16 Million a year cheaper. He has good pop in the bat, decent RBI guy and can steal the occasionally bag. He is a good outfielder, who can track a ball well. He has some good years left and he probably can hit 500 Home runs if he stays on course, though he is susceptible to left handed pitching, which Manny was not. But in Boston, the writers will eat him up, and constantly say he isn't Manny. Which is sad, but so aren't the writers.....................................Oh and the first time Joe Buck, Joe Morgan or John Miller say "I bet there missing Manny now" when the game is on the line, I am smacking them.

That poor Fire Fighter! INJURIES SUCK

Ok, I know I have not posted in a long time. Part of it was lack of inspiration, the other part was me not caring too much. But this can not and will not be overlooked. I tried. My brother in law Chuck emailed this to me and I sat on it for a day. Partially to see if it enraged me enough to sit and type my aggravation out, the other part was me trying to find a little bit of good in it. Well, as my unemployed ass sat in bed last night, I couldn't help but think "what a dick head, your a injured firefighter getting 100% tax free". That's right, as a fire fighter in mass, if you are hurt on the job, you get 100% tax free until you can return to work or retire out. If you retire out injured, at my last check it, is the average of your top 3 years of by, multiplied by 72% and that's what you get. No taxes taken, you get health care and a few other little things. That is (and rightfully so) a thank you from the state to police officers and fire fighters who injure themselves in the line of duty and can not work any longer. I know this because, I worked with plenty of people police and fire that HAD to take it. Personally, my father had a stroke as a police officer. His doctor stated that it was work/stress related. The cities doctor stated otherwise...guess who won!! Ya, I am a tad bitter on this subject. So now onto injured fire fighter turned professional body builder Albert Arroyo. If you know the story read on, if not here is the link to the story.

Now, first of all I am no FIRE FIGHTING BASHING. I have a few friends in the business and I will be the first to state that I would take a gun toting lunatic against a fire burning ANY DAY. A fire and not be rationalized with, a lunatic can be on one level or another. Fire Fighters in general are ALMOST as wonderful as the news makes them out to be. Honestly no group could live up to the hype set forth by today's media when it comes to Fire Fighters.

So Albert I have two questions, is your IQ the same number as you placed in the competition (number 8) and WHAT THE F*^k. How friggen arrogant can one man be. Its not like you called in sick to go to the RED SOX game or to go to your kids school play. YOU COMPETED IN A NATIONAL BODY BUILDING competition. Were you confident that there was no camera's there or press coverage. What if you won, its not like you competed under an assumed name. You DOLT! Are you that good of a guy where you never pissed ANYONE OFF, so you were confident NOBODY IN THE WORLD would turn you in. ASSH*OLE.

Ok, that made me feel a LITTLE better. now let me jump pages to his Lawyer, James S. Dilday (that joke writes itself). This obvious ambulance chaser, who consulted ARROYO, but had not been hired by him (I don't believe that) states "The bodybuilding helped him cope, emotionally and physically, with the travails and rigors of working as a firefighter". Ok, keep going you should now say "UNTIL HE HURT HIS BACK THEN HE COULD NOT LIFT WEIGHTS"...say it damn it...SAY IT. Where the hell is Sam Kinison when you need him. This guy would be F^*king fired already for not coming up with a better line. It wasn't even a Boston Fire Fighters Union Lawyer, that's how you know this is such B*LL SHIT, his own brothers and sisters aren't coming to his aid.

Now back to Arroyo, 'cause I ain't done yet. He got on the job (slang for started work) in 1986. His current salary is $68,133, that's not peso's my friends. So, I spoke earlier of how the injury retirement would go. If he RETIRED with an injury it is the average of his top 3 years of pay multiplied by 72%. But he is out INJURED, still on the job. So he gets %100 tax free.I needed help figuring what he was making but thanks to quicken, Microsoft money and my toes I came up with this figure, $68,000 give or take a few hundred. Oh, and medical coverage and what ever else any other active fire fighter received. That is what he got paid to get ready for this competition. if he retired it would be close to that, not to mention the public servant equivalent of a private 401K that HE pays into (I wouldn't argue that he should get that), health care, and a nice watch, and a party at St. Florians Hall (The Boston FF union/function hall).

And, again, its not like this guy was a front line JAKE (slang for fire fighter) running into burning buildings. He was a fire fighter assigned to be a BUILDING INSPECTOR. He isn't the guy or gal that jumps off the truck, turn out gear (fire fighting gear) grabs an axe and saves granny from a 4th alarm fire. He is the guy that is going to show up and tell you your sprinkler system sucks.

So, Congrats on coming in 8th Arroyo, cause in my heart you are the 1st place ASSH*OLE.

(oh, and if this was a cop it would have made NATIONAL news and his family would be incarcerated with him. but that's a different story on why the news sucks and the double standard that happens there)

Dear Berkeley Follow up

For anyone who hasn't seen, Rob Riggle and the Daily Show did a KICK ASS report on the Berkeley protests against the Marines. Just search Rob Riggle and Berkeley from Google and it is one of the first responses. Too funny, but it also shows the insanity that is bred among this lunatics. Also, I have received NO response from any of the city council members I emailed, I guess that is the ultimate answer. So, I am also starting to forward the blog to major news sources, because I am sick of this shit.
Shaun