Do real Men wear Pink?

its a question that has come up often lately, and one that I feel needs to be put down. It is just beating a dead horse anymore, and here is why.

Pink is a color associated with femininity in our society. Why? Because it is a bright color. Men are expected to wear dark colors or white. Though this has changed, and brighter shades of Red, Blue, Green and Grey have become acceptable, pink is still not considered acceptable, except by women it would seem.

Having scanned the web, I have noticed countless women saying they think it looks hot when men wear pink. However, none have stated anything else on the subject. Thus, I will introduce my own philosophy on the subject.

Pink is worn by men who are insecure about their sexuality, because the common saying that only real men wear pink has become accepted. However, real men are secure enough in their sexuality that they don't have to wear Pink to prove it too the world. By wearing Pink to show that you are a real man, you are saying, "I am insecure about myself and need to make others think that I am."

The real man knows who he is, and does not need to prove it too the world by wearing pink.

Is McCain Eligible?

Well, ain't this a sticky wicket?

It would seem, that Republican Presidential Candidate Senator of Arizona John McCain may not be eligible under the "Natural Born" clause of the U.S. Constitution.

Now, why is this a problem?

Simple, because John McCain was born in the Canal Zone, on a military base, in Panama. Now, personally, I feel that the children of American Citizens born overseas, with special emphasis to Diplomatic and Military Brats, should be considered Natural Born Citizens of the United States.

However, there is no precedent for this. Never have we even had to consider the possibility of people being born on US property over seas being the President. Rumors of Presidents being born over seas have been around for years.

Chester A. Arthur, a native of Vermont, was often rumored to have been born in Canada. Barry Goldwater was born in Arizona three years before it became a state, while it was still Arizona Territory.

So the question is. Does a child of American Parents born overseas count as a "Natural Born" citizen of the United States? Personally, I believe that that child does have the right to run for president. But only Time, and the U.S. Supreme Court will tell.

The Stand Alone Complex

As a big fan of Ghost in the Shell, I have been long fascinated by the concept of the Stand Alone Complex. In this, an event occurs. More often than not, it is a simple event, though some underlying conspiracy might be possible, even if it is highly improbable. Individuals see this, and act, consciously or sub-consciously as copy-cats. The best example of this in the Ghost in the Shell series is the Laughing Man incident, in which a group of people go out and commit crimes inspired b the Laughing Man, despite the lack of any actual Laughing Man. Another good example is Section 9, the main characters of Ghost in the Shell. In the anime, the entire group comes together out of the thin air seemingly for the same purpose, to stop terrorist actions and major crimes from within the nation of Japan.

Now, we are seeing a true Stand Alone Complex developing in the modern world. Anyone who knows me knows that Scientology makes me uneasy. This is because I have read the words of the likes of L. Ron Hubbard and various defectors. Now, I know that often times Defectors bring tales of horror to try and bring down their church, the best example being the "Former Arch-Lector" of Rome, a former catholic Priest who was active in Kansas City during the Gilded Age as a member of the American Protective Association.

However, Scientology is a very dangerous, greedy organization in which ascendancy is based not on merit, but rather on how much money one has paid into the church. This is well documented from dumpster divings by members of the Blogosphere.

Now, a Stand Alone Complex has formed to try and combat the church. Calling themselves Anonymous, they show up wearing identical suits and masks and hats, a means of protecting their identity, and not to become a mysterious "Suicide" that has plagued the critics of Scientology. Now, there might be an actual leader, but more than likely, it is a Stand Alone Complex.

Don't look for me in the ranks at the next rally of Anonymous. For if I am there, I too shall be wearing my mask. I wear one online, and I will wear one in Real Life. That mask is my Shield, that mask is my Sword.

Hey Hey, Ho Ho, Gun Bans have got to GO!

Dear God people, how long must these go on before people will open up their eyes and realize that Gun Bans on campus are not making us any safer.

Today, an Illinois University, Northern Illinois University, was shot up. 5 dead, 16 wounded. It was the fifth school shooting this week alone.

This 10 months after a rampage at Virginia Tech that resulted in the largest school shooting in history.

With the exception of this latest incident, a group of armed students could have fought back and defended themselves in this situation. Why? Because if they are armed they can fight back.

Thus, I am going to begin an official petition, starting in the state of Kansas and hopefully expanding outward, to allow students with Concealed Carry permits to carry their firearms on campus, for defense and hopefully prevention.

An elementary school in Georgia had it right, when they trained their students how to take out gunmen with ordinary objects that can be found on their desks.

Huckabee

The rumors of my early demise are not true my friends. I have just been very busy. And now, back to work.

Recently, my man Huckabee has been attacked for a comment made several years ago, during the worst fears during the AIDS Epidemic's early years.

Well, sorry to say that I am not going to attack him. Instead, I am going to defend him.

Sorry guys, but I fear Chuck Norris and support Huckabee.

Anyways, lets look at the way epidemics have been treated since day one. One word, Quarantine. Though we have not always understood the reason for it, we have always understood that some type of contact is necessary to spread it. STD's are unique, in that they require a very specific type of contact to transmit. However, this was not always widely known. Up until late in the 90's, no one was entirely sure how it was transmitted., and so many theories existed.

During this time, Mike Huckabee advocated physical isolation from healthy people. Given the lack of knowledge at the time, I have trouble blaming him for this comment.

Now, the thing is, that I do still agree with it. This will cause some flak, so please hear me out. The reason I do, is because AIDS is a devastating disease that cannot be completely blocked. Sorry Trojan, but you are only 67% effective against AIDS.

So, should we quarantine those who carry this plague? Yes, after all, it is a public health issue, not a civil rights issue. The thing is that while it was primarily a Gay disease at first, due to the contamination of the blood supply, it is a scare for everybody, and we need to understand this.

Thanksgiving: The true story of a Political Holiday

The Indians of Plymouth are annoyed with us for celebrating the holiday of Thanksgiving to God for the harvest. Why? It make no sense in my book.

Despite what many would have you to believe, Thanksgiving is not some holiday in which the White Man celebrates the Oppression of the Red Man. Instead, Thanksgiving is a celebration of the harvest. A day in which the people come together and thank the lord for the food, planted that spring, and gathered for the winter.

The history of this holiday, and the colonization is what this post is about though, not what the Holiday means.

First, lets have a history of the Americas, or rather, of the East Coast of the US.

Before the colonization of the Americas by the European Powers, the East Coast was what I like to describe as "Organized Anarchy." Here, tribes warred against each other yearly, fighting over the hunting grounds and female members of the other tribes. Sexual Slavery was rampant, as was warfare. The concept of the Noble Savage is not a very real one, as the only group that could even come close to the concept of Nobility where the Five Civilized Tribes of the Southeast, and this was due more to the influence of Spanish controlled Central America than anything else. Another similar concept is the Iroquois, who evolved culturally along the same lines as the Vikings, due to the early contacts with the Norse Traders.

Now, as the French and Spanish began to trade with the natives, conflicts would occur. Though some would adapt to the more Technologically advanced Europeans, others would strike out at them, after they had gotten what they wanted for free. The best example of this comes from the people of the Indian we now know as Squanto.

In 1614, he had been captured and taken to Spain, before finding his way to England. There, he was eventually able to board a ship and go home. However, he found that his entire tribe was dead. The PC/Conventional version has them falling dead due to an epidemic given to them by French Traders, all of whom made their way back to Europe.

WRONG!

Those French traders where massacred, like many before them, and a single one survived. Remember the above reference to Sexual Slavery? Well, how do you think that virus got around? Squanto was lucky my friends, other wise he would have caught the same virus.

So, when the Puritans arrived, Squanto had his own thing to be thankful for, as he was actually able to survive now.

When the first Thanksgiving festival was held, it was a Three Day Party. The men of the two groups went out hunting and fishing, and chatted about how to best do so. The women compared home keeping and child rearing. And every one was joyful, as harvest festivals where parts of both Wampanoag and English traditions.

Later, as the two groups began to have friction with each other, and both did have real complaints against the other, remember the above.

Now, those who are being "Oppressed!" use the history of this great nation as a cry of shame, though the history is far from what they claim.

The only place where the Noble Savage existed was i parts of Utah and the North-Western Midwest, as there where not enough Indians/sq foot for them to need to go to war against each other for hunting and farming lands. Now women on the other hand...

On Poverty

Recently, the rising numbers of veterans who are stuck living out in the street has gained national headlines. These heroes come home to find that they have no home, and thus no way to get a job, which is necessary to get a home.

Thus, I propose the following suggestion.

Worker's Homes.
Companies should provide homes or apartments to be available for their workers to live in. These would not have to be too fancy, but a bare minimum should be enforced. The rent for these homes would be taken out of the employee's paychecks.

This would create a further set of competition in the job market, as companies try to provide the nicest rentable apartments for the lowest prices. These companies would allow their people to live near the company's buildings, with the possibility of Mass Transit between the apartment complexes and the building.

Now, while problems similar to those faced by the Coal Companies are possible, they are unlikely, as the employees would have more options in terms of housing and food living in a big city.