Anonymous asked: That comment about the economy and the president was so ignorant. You really think the economy is more important than human rights??
I did not phrase it properly. I can see how it came off as ignorant…let me rephrase. I am for gay marriage and abortion…but I still consider myself a republican. Yes I do believe a man should be able to marry a man and same for a woman, but is our country really going to stop if they can’t? The economy on the other hand, that controls everything. If the dollar dips much lower, we’re gonna be at another war. I love Barack Obama. I do. He’s an amazing man. With that said, I do not think he’s good at his job. I think Barack Obama will be one of the greatest former presidents ever. And I’m not saying this because of firm republican lines, I’m saying it based on the facts. Hell, Bill Clinton is one of the greatest presidents we’ve ever had. Also theres some Israel stuff that we disagree on, and I’m pretty sure that’s human rights. When I say the economy is more important than human rights, I am saying lets fix the economy then allow gay marriage. This isn’t Jim Crow, this is a law about people’s titles. If we were fire hosing gay people and they had seperate water foutains, that would be a serious, serious issue. But it’s not like that. Yes, I am against what happened in NC, but we have bigger fish to fry right now, and thats a shame. Also, I think George W. was a relatively terrible president. I do not think Romney is Joseph Smith’s gift to Earth. He’s not even my first choice, but he’s all thats left, and I want him to win this so he can fix some mistakes made in the last four years. Also on an unrelated note, I think I know who this is…but not sure. But thanks for leaving this note. Like that’s not sarcasm, I appreciate the feedback and I like to know how I’m being perceived.
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You see this is what’s wrong with this country. Great, Barack is for gay marriage. I am too. But let’s be honest, gay marriage isn’t gonna fix the economy. We need to look past the BS that is social issues and get to what matters, the economy. Barack Obama is probably a better person than Mitt Romney, but I can promise Mitt Romney would be a better president. I do firmly believe the president should be a role model, but Barack Obama will always be a president of the United States. Let him be the role model, while Romney gets work done in office
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WHAT MAURICE SENDAK MEANS TO ME:
Hello readers,
so on this 8th of May, 2012, the world has lost a giant in the literary world. We have lost a man named Maurice Sendak. Maurice Sendak, in his 60 year career as an illustrator and novelist, wrote countless classics, most commonly known for Where the Wild Things Are. Now, his passing has been well publicized around the internet, and it’s not the typical response for a children’s author. And the reason for this is, he’s more than a children’s author. In fact, I do not want to call him a children’s author. That is like saying Pixar makes cartoons. No, Maurice Sendaks works were dark and thought provoking, diving deep into the psychology of children. Where the Wild Things are is of course the most recognizable, and that is because it is a deep study on kids. A deep study, that should be mentioned, has sold over 19 million copies. Another reason Maurice Sendak is not the typical children’s author, is because of the man who is Maurice Sendak. The reason his books are so deep and dark, is because he is deep and dark. This is a homosexual jewish man who in the last 30 years seldom left his house, and did not have many friends. There is one friend I know he had though, and that friend was Mickey Steinberg. He formed a relationship with Mickey Steinberg when Steinberg was working for Sony. Sony wanted to build some indoor attractions in Japan, but they did not have plans to base it on anything. Steinberg suggested they have a theme, and further suggest Sendak’s work. Steinberg reached out to Sendak, and after the whole Sony thing fell through, remained a great relationship with Sendak and had a discussion with him on the phone every Sunday, up until his death. Now you may be wondering, how do I know this story so well? Well, this Mickey Steinberg fellow I keep referring to, he’s my grandfather. Maurice Sendak has been a major part of his life for the last few decades, and because of that a major part of mine. My entire childhood was spent on his books. Looking at all the memorbilia I have of his, it just depresses me that we have lost this true giant in literature. My favorite thing I will hold on to forever is what is in the photo above. On October 23, 2003 (its dated on the back), my grandfather took me to lunch at Johnny Rockets at Phipps Mall, and these were the plates that were distributed. He was telling me about a forthcoming trip to California where he planned to have dinner with Sendak, and me being the fan I was wanted a little something to hold on to, so I wrote on the back of this plate just for him to sign it. So my grandparents were at dinner with him, and he eventually brings up that I wanted his autograph on this plate. So what does he do? He takes the plate, turns it around, and draws a wild thing on the plate and on the bottom writes “FOR ERIK” followed by his signature. This is probably worth around 20K or more, but it for me is pretty priceless. This plate is the culmination of my childhood, with the signature of the man who was responsible for it. RIP Maurice Sendak, a true literary wild thing.
Until Next Time,
E-rock (who’s in da house)
The Avengers: A Little Hulk Goes A Long Way
Hello readers,
so as of 10 minutes ago, I just finished watching my third viewing of Joss Whedon’s modern masterpiece The Avengers. I’m not gonna do a review, because theres nothing to say really except “HOLY SHIT HOLY SHIT HOLY SHIT” because it is that good. One thing I do want to address in its own blog post though is the man who stole the show every scene he was in, THE HULK! The Hulk has always been a hard thing to portray. Before this, I think there were only 2 successful attempts. Those were the Lou Ferrigno TV show, and the ride at Universal. Besides that, not so great. Eric Bana and Ed Norton gave it shots, they did a fine job, the movie just lacked something though. And after the Avengers, I know exactly what they lacked. The thing they lacked, was actually not a lack at all, but a surplus. It was too much Hulk. Yes, Edward Norton flying out of the helicopter is damn cool, but for the most part those movies were duds. Here, the Avengers is anything bud. Banner only hulks out twice, but when he does, HOLY SHIT! The reason this is “HOLY SHIT” is due to something in economics known as the law of diminishing returns. Every time you do or have something, it gets a little less desirable every time. For instance, for many people steak is a meal they only have on festive occasions, which makes steak taste especially good. If you have a steak every day, its gonna get old. That’s the hulk dilemma. The Hulk in a movie by himself gets old. Big green guy ripping things to shred. Cool at first, bored after 2 hours. But here, he’s only in a few scenes. And when he is in the scene, every one is epic. On top of that, I believe that Mark Ruffalo has provided us with by far and a way the best characterization of Bruce Banner we’ve ever had. You can see his internal struggle every scene he is in. When he becomes the Hulk the first time, you can see the pain he goes through and how much he is dreading it. We only get maybe 20 minutes, tops, of the Hulk, but you know what? I remember all of those 20 minutes. I clapped and hooted and hollered. There is one specific thing he does that is just the definition of boss. Here’s where an issue arrises though: the internet is currently swarming with people like me, praising the Hulk in The Avengers. I praise because he was great, but I do not want Marvel to get the wrong idea here. In my own personal opinion, there should never, ever again be a movie with the Hulk as a central character. Yes, they’d make money, but we’d get hulk fatigue. This is how you use the hulk. He is like, and this works perfectly for the Avengers, he’s a nuclear missle. He’s powerful as fuck, intimidating, and should only be used when he has to be. But he was so great, many people would disagree with me and say “Bring on the Hulk Movie!’. My own personal opinion is that I do not want another Hulk movie, but Mark Ruffalo was so fantastic, I would love a movie about Bruce Banner. About how he fights that internal struggle. And in this dream movie, he would never freak out. A movie about the man, not the monster. It wouldn’t even be a superhero movie, it’d be about a man’s struggle. Lots of people has various types of disorders, this would just be Bruce Banner’s. The character himself is an interesting guy who dedicates his life as a scientist to helping people, but has an internal demon who’s only focus is to (as Captain America would say), “Smash”. So what do you think? Do you want a movie, or not. Or do you want a Bruce Banner movie like me. Let me know in the poll! Until next time,
E-rock (who’s in da house)
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