http://www.rantical.com/blog aka E.P. Rants! Wed, 30 Dec 2009 23:06:35 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Ted Nuggent on President Barack Obama, December 2009 "I think that Barack Hussein Obama should be put in jail. It is clear that Barack Hussein Obama is a communist. Mao Tse Tung lives and his name is Barack Hussein Obama. This country should be ashamed. I wanna throw up." Natalie Maines of ... http://www.rantical.com/blog/archives/167 (Here's an article I wrote 5 years ago for my old E.P. Rants blog. As I read the comments from a friend that "can't wait" for the death sentence of the woman that's been arrested for the death of 8 year old Sandra Cantu, I thought this would be ... http://www.rantical.com/blog/archives/159 Going Social Now shared this little treat: ... discovered via SomethingChanged.com.au. http://www.rantical.com/blog/archives/154 I found an odd article in New York Times: Blowing your nose to alleviate stuffiness may be second nature, but some people argue it does no good, reversing the flow of mucus into the sinuses and slowing the drainage. Counterintuitive, perhaps, but research shows it to be true. I fully expect to see ... http://www.rantical.com/blog/archives/149 Here's a message I can get behind: You probably don’t need another excuse to be thinking about beer on a Friday afternoon, but over at Salon, friend of CHOW Andrew Leonard reports on the fabulous news that Sierra Nevada Brewing Company has partnered with the inventor of a home-ethanol-making system to ... http://www.rantical.com/blog/archives/140 Crooks & Liars pointed out some frustrating realities with this excerpt from a Washington Post article: A majority of America's largest publicly traded companies and the U.S. government's largest federal contractors -- including some receiving millions in federal bailout money -- use multiple subsidiaries in offshore tax ... http://www.rantical.com/blog/archives/136 "It's a way for people to draw attention. I don't know what the guy's cause was. I didn't feel the least bit threatened by it." "I didn't know what the guy said, but I saw his sole." G.W. Bush, December 15, 2008 in response to shoe throwing incident I'm glad President Bush has ... http://www.rantical.com/blog/archives/127 (image courtesy of BuffaloBeast.com) I support Barack Obama on a lot of issues. If he follows up on most of the ideas that he's proposed, using intelligent leadership, he has the potential to be the best president to serve during my lifetime. (Note to myself: We've had some shitty ... http://www.rantical.com/blog/archives/126 Spencer Elden, the baby from the cover of Nirvana's "Nevermind," recently became an intern for Obey Giant, the company created by Shepard Faiery, the artist responsible for those cool Obama graphics. http://obeygiant.com/headlines/welcome-spencer-elden MTV News had a write-up about Mr. Elden: Now, 17-year-old Elden is a high school student, who told MTV News last ... http://www.rantical.com/blog/archives/125 Here's an odd one.... Imagine Paul McCartney as the reincarnation of Buffalo Bill Cody. How about George Harrison as Jesse James? John Lennon would be Frank James. It's an unusual theory, and that's just of the iceberg. Brian Stalin lays out the case for this ... http://www.rantical.com/blog/archives/124 Every year, Project Censored, a media research and analysis group based at California's Sonoma State University, publishes a list of important stories that were completely ignored by the mainstream media. Just in case you missed it, here's a quick summary of the 25 Most Important Stories of 2008. Please ... http://www.rantical.com/blog/archives/123 As this little blog takes a well-deserved vacation from the subject of politics with the arrival of a new candidate I actually supported, it's time to get back to the subject of cool music that isn't LOUIE. One of the greatest jazz tracks in the world is "Sing Sing Sing" performed ... http://www.rantical.com/blog/archives/122 (a posting also shared at Barack Obama NOW!) Twenty years ago on election night, I decided to go out to the movies. I went to go see a new John Carpenter movie called "THEY LIVE," which was a story about alien beings taking over the world, converting all of ... http://www.rantical.com/blog/archives/121 WHOOPS! I've been found out this one wasn't true! It may be funny, but it's not really written by Ann & Nancy... Oh well.... Details at: http://www.snopes.com/politics/mccain/barracuda.asp The Stranger, a Seattle-based alternative newspaper, imagines what it would be like if Ann & Nancy Wilson of Heart wrote a "less-than ... http://www.rantical.com/blog/archives/119 Damn, I still love this silly puppet dog! Can we get a regular late night show for Triumph the Insult Comic Dog? Can he take over Conan's spot after Conan moves to the Tonight show spot? Please? http://www.rantical.com/blog/archives/118