What is this "high blood pressure"?

I repeat what I said before: John Kerry is the biggest hypocrite I've ever seen or heard of in my life (on top of that he's a willfully ill-informed phony). I just got this letter from him, and here's what it says:

The Fourth of July is a time for family, fun and fireworks.

But something happened today that ought to remind everyone what this holiday really symbolizes -- the freedom that makes America great.

That's exactly what hangs in the balance now that Sandra Day O'Connor has resigned from the Supreme Court.

This is no small deal. Over and over, she was the Justice who cast the critical vote in 5-4 cases deciding the most important issues in our nation.

Here's our bottom line for the johnkerry.com community heading into the holiday weekend: we can never let her be replaced by a Justice who does not respect the right to privacy and Roe v. Wade, and who doesn't understand the freedoms protected in our Constitution.

So, this weekend, as you enjoy the Fourth -- take a minute to think about what it means, and come back on Tuesday morning ready to fight for our freedom. It's all at stake now, and we need to come together more than ever.

Get ready,

John Kerry

So America's freedom is at risk because a swing-voter retired from the U.S. Supreme Court? And what "important issues" were those that she voted on? So, basically what he's saying is that America must not let any person but a hardcore liberal into this freshly left seat? And one who understands the freedom protected in our Constitution? What an ass. I'm sorry, but when was the last time he picked up and read a copy of the Constitution? Maybe he's too ashamed because his position as a Senator violates one of the Amendments. And he expects us to "respect" the ruling that's caused millions of deaths in this country since it was decided? Who gives a crap whether or not an "inconvinienced" woman has the right to an abortion? Maybe she shouldn't be fooling around like she does. But seriously, how could someone be so inconvinienced that they're willing to take another person's life in order to solve their trouble? And where is Mr. Kerry now? Why isn't he standing up for the man who's property is being taken away by the city government, because the city will make more money off of it that way? That's a violation of the freedom that the 5th Amendment protects: No person shall "be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation." Man, I wish there was a way to impeach Senators. Concerning abortion, I think it should be a state-to-state decision. That's in line with the 10th Amendment, is it not? "The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people." NOT to the Supreme Court. Their job is to put the Constitution into action, not rewrite it.

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"I have come to the conclusion that one useless man is called a disgrace---two, a law firm, and three or more become a Congress!"

-John Adams, "1776"

Independence Day

Whoohoo!

Happy Independence Day!

In honour of this marvelous day (though the only thing that happened on this day was just the signing of the Declaration...not the ending of the Revolutionary War) I have decided to post the American pledge to our flag:

I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America. And to the Republic, for which it stands, one nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.

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Independence Day movies are very few and far between, but if you don't mind musicals and like comedy, I would suggest you rent (or even better: buy it!) 1776. It's a wonderful portrayal of Congress' journey towards the writing and signing of the Declaration of Independence. One of my favourite movies, actually, and even people who don't like musicals tend to like this movie.

A quote (one of the many funny ones) from John Adams in response to one of the congressmen objecting to a paragraph in the Declaration that might offend a fellow Englishman:
"This is a Revolution---we're going to have to offend somebody!"
John Adams is one of the greatest characters in 1776. You'll see why if you watch it.

Batman

So, I finally saw "Batman Begins". But considering I that saw it on an IMAX screen, it was definitely worth the wait. The movie completely platinum-plated my already concrete love for Batman (my second favourite superhero! w00t! go batman! and what a coincidence that Batman's love interest is named Rachel...). It was everything I expected and more! The action was wonderful, the script was great, and the acting was awesome. Unfortunately, I've only seen this one and "Batman & Robin", and I'll have to say that comparing George Clooney as Batman/Bruce Wayne to Christian Bale as Batman/Bruce Wayne, Clooney sucks and Bale rocks. Sorry George, but you weren't very good as Bruce Wayne or Batman (my opinion). One of the many things I really liked about this movie, that sets it apart from all the other superhero movies, was the fact that when Bruce Wayne was being Batman, he changed his voice. This was a very important novelty to me, because I always thought "there must be something wrong with all these people because they never recognize his voice!". That satisfied me, along with the rest of the movie. Gary Oldman was great as Gordon and Michael Caine was wonderful as Alfred. Although it was interesting how they portrayed Scarecrow...probably true to his comic-book character, but I tended to identify him with the Scarecrow who's in the Legion of Doom on Superfriends. Ah, the memories. Just kidding, I'm not old enough for that but I'll have to say that I like Superfriends a heck of a lot better than the Justice League. It's way too dramatic. Oooh, which brings me to say that I completely loved the cartoon Batman that they played on Cartoon Network in the 90's!!! Did any of you watch that? It was the coolest Batman show I've ever seen! Well, not cooler than the 60's Batman TV show---about equal I'd say (on different levels of course---one's comedy and the other's drama). Don't give me any of this Batman Forever crap, man, just give me Batman! And something I noticed in Batman Begins was that Bruce Wayne's "Batman voice" sounded strangely similar to the guy who voiced Batman in that same cartoon show. But going back to Batman Begins (whoa, rabbit-trailed there!)---I will definitely be buying this when it comes out!

Over and out