Remember that Iraqi guy who used to come on the news all the time and say things
like "the Americans aren’t anywhere near us" and they would be, like,
standing behind him?

I think Donald Trump might be related to him.

Donald Trump who just keeps saying that his wig is real hair, even though everyone
knows it isn’t.

Donald Trump who kept saying over and over in the media how The Apprentice
was #1 in the ratings, even as journalists were like "Sir, that is not
true. At all."

Now, Donald Trump is denying that he ever filed for bankruptcy, even though
the whole world watched him do it quite a few times.

Just because you say something over and over again, loudly, doesn’t make it
true. I know he keeps doing this because there is this stupid subsection of
the population that believes him and so he can basically rewrite history, but
this whole thing is so ridiculous.

And, OK, I am a big Rosie fan and have been for a long time, but even when
I take total distance from the situation, Rosie said that Donald Trump has been
bankrupt and divorced so many times that he should not be a moral compass for
America. No matter how meanly you think she meant it, the fact that he has been
divorced and bankrupt are plain old facts you can find anywhere. And "you
shouldn’t be a moral compass" is not exactly scathing as insults go.

He has responded like a 5 year old by making personal attacks about her sexuality,
her weight, her looks, saying that her show was a huge bomb (this one doesn’t
even make sense to me….it ran for many years, won hundreds of awards and they
were begging her to stay when she wanted to end it), that he was going to sue
her for fun and saying that he is going to steal her wife (???? this one is
the most insane….why would Rosie’s wife and the mother of their kids want
to run off with Donald Trump? And how does Donald’s wife feel about his sudden
desire for an affair with a lesbian?).

Now, I had about 3 minutes of warm feeling towards Trump once when he did that
Donald Trumps House of Wings sketch on SNL, but that is pretty much it. I have
never understood the appeal of him as a person and I also, even as a little
kid, never understood why he pretended he was so rich but you heard about him
filling for bankruptcy all the time. I have moved towards not having an opinion
on him at all, to disliking him very much for being a homophobic, immature ass.
And don’t make fun of fat people. NOT COOL!

Regardless if how you feel about either person, however, if person A says that
person B shouldn’t be a "moral compass" and person B responds by calling
person A nothing but personal attacks, I would like to think that most people
would turn against person B. But sadly, this is America. And all the scary fundies
are out there going "well, Rosie a lesbian and that is bad so Trump must
be Jesus for saying bad things about her!" I realize that there is only
a small subsection and that the comments you see on these news stories only
represent the people with so little of a life that they post replies to news
stories, but its really disturbing where we live in a world where you can respond
to an intelligent comment with the most defamatory comments in the world and
some people turn against the person you are attacking. Kramer was crucified
for saying the n-word. Why can’t the gays and overweight people crucify Trump
over this?

Even though Trump is screaming his various prejudices on any radio station
that will have him, Rosie didn’t even broach the subject except for one small
jab on The View. Her wife was in the audience and she said something to the
effect of "I was afraid to leave her at home. I was afraid someone with
a comb over would take her."

After being called fat 800 times, ugly 150 times, anit-gay slurs 75 times and
stupid at least 10 times, I think she is totally allowed one comb-over crack
in response.

And yes, I shouldn’t even remotely care. . . I just see all these crazy people
posting comments on these news stories and I am so terrified that someday I
will be raising children in this world. . .

I am robbing this idea from Mary,
who stole if from another person who stole it from another and I am depending
on you people to pass it around myspace as well.

You are meant to find the top 100 songs from the year you graduated high school
bold the ones you like, cross out the ones you don’t and add comments
along the way. If I add nothing, the song is just eh. (You can just google top
songs of whatever year to get the list).

1. Too Close, Next <-#1 song? why have i never heard of it
2. The Boy Is Mine, Brandy and Monica
3. You’re Still The One, Shania Twain
4. Truly Madly Deeply, Savage Garden
5. How Do I Live, LeAnn Rimes
6. Together Again, Janet <-have no use for her
7. All My Life, K-Ci and JoJo
8. Candle In The Wind 1997, Elton John <-eeeeh….it was a good song but
totally overplayed
9. Nice and Slow, Usher <- never liked him. even before the under
18 sex
10. I Don’t Want To Wait, Paula Cole <-if i could double bold this
in honor of Dawson’s Creek, I would
11. How’s It Going To Be, Third Eye Blind
12. No, No, No, Destiny’s Child
13. My Heart Will Go On, Celine Dion <-overplayed or not, LOVE IT!
14. Gettin’ Jiggy Wit, Will Smith <-eh….i don’t like to get jiggy with
anything, let alone it
15. You Make Me Wanna…, Usher
16. My Way, Usher
17. My All, Mariah Carey
18. The First Night, Monica
19. Been Around The World, Puff Daddy and The Family <-my god, those
last five songs were like a greatest hits of my most hated artists EVER
20. Adia, Sarah McLachlan <- how can you not like this song?
21. Crush, Jennifer Paige <- i think i liked this song but I cannot remember
what it sounds like
22. Everybody (Backstreet’s Back), Backstreet Boys <- you know me
and pop music
23. I Don’t Want To Miss A Thing, Aerosmith
24. Body Bumpin Yippie-Yi-Yo, Public Announcement <- i honestly don’t
even know what song this is, but I can tell i will hate it
25. This Kiss, Faith Hill
26. I Don’t Ever Want To See You Again, Uncle Sam
27. Let’s Ride, Montell Jordan
28. Sex And Candy, Marcy Playground
29. Show Me Love, Robyn
30. A Song For Mama, Boyz II Men
31. What You Want, Mase
32. Frozen, Madonna
33. Gone Till November, Wyclef Jean
34. My Body, Lsg
35. Tubthumping, Chumbawamba <- this song makes me feel unclean
36. Deja Vu (Uptown Baby), Lord Tariq and Peter Gunz <-who and the
what now?
37. I Want You Back, ‘N Sync
38. When The Lights Go Out, Five
39. They Don’t Know, Jon B.
40. Make Em’ Say Uhh!, Master P
41. Make It Hot, Nicole Featuring Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott and
Mocha
42. Never Eve, All Saints
43. I Get Lonely, Janet
44. Feel So Good, Mase
45. Say It, Voices Of Theory
46. Kiss The Rain, Billie Myers
47. Come With Me, Puff Daddy
48. Romeo And Juliet, Sylk-E Fyne
49. It’s All About Me, Mya and Sisqo
50. I Will Come To You, Hanson <-isn’t it sad when the hate streak
is only broken by Hanson? But I love this song.
51. One Week, Barenaked Ladies
52. Swing My Way, K.P. and Envyi
53. The Arms Of The One Who Loves You, Xscape
54. My Love Is The Shhh!, Somethin’ For The People
55. Daydreamin’, Tatyana Ali
56. We’re Not Making Love No More, Dru Hill
57. Semi-Charmed Life, Third Eye Blind
58. I Do, Lisa Loeb <- one of the first time i ever talked to my (now
hustband) outside of choir was because of this song. I was googling to try to
find a free download of it and I found only website offering and it was Steve’s
emailed him about it. That was how I got his IM and we started talking.
59. Lookin’ At Me, Mase
60. Looking Through Your Eyes, LeAnn Rimes
61. Lately, Divine
62. Quit Playing Games (With My Heart), Backstreet Boys
63. I Still Love You, Next
64. Time After Time, Inoj
65. Are You Jimmy Ray?, Jimmy Ray <-LOL I totally forgot about this song!
66. Cruel Summer, Ace Of Base <- i love me some ace of bace
67. I Got The Hook Up!, Master P
68. Victory, Puff Daddy and The Family
69. Too Much, Spice Girls
70. Ghetto Supastar (That Is What You Are), Pras Feat. Ol’ Dirty Bastard
and Mya
71. How Deep Is Your Love, Dru Hill Featuring Redman
72. Friend Of Mine, Kelly Price
73. Turn It Up [Remix] / Fire It Up, Busta Rhymes
74. I’ll Be, Edwin McCain
75. Ray Of Light, Madonna
76. All For You, Sister Hazel
77. Touch It, Monifah <-my love and hate seems to clump like cat litter
78. Money, Power and Respect, Lox
79. Bitter Sweet Symphony, The Verve
80. Dangerous, Busta Rhymes
81. Spice Up Your Life, Spice Girls
82. Because Of You, 98 Degrees
83. The Mummers’ Dance, Loreena McKennitt <-this one would also be double
bolded
84. All Cried Out, Allure Featuring 112
85. Still Not A Player, Big Punisher Featuring Joe
86. The One I Gave My Heart To, Aaliyah
87. Foolish Games / You Were Meant For Me, Jewel <-love love love
88. Love You Down, Inoj
89. Do For Love, 2Pac
90. Raise The Roof, Luke
91. Heaven, Nu Flavor
92. The Party Continues, Jd
93. Sock It 2 Me, Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott Featuring Da Brat
94. Butta Love, Next
95. A Rose Is Still A Rose, Aretha Franklin
96. 4 Seasons Of Loneliness, Boyz II Men
97. Father, LL Cool J
98. Thinkin’ Bout It, Gerald Levert <-that was quite the list of crap,
right there
99. Nobody’s Supposed To Be Here, Deborah Cox <-how did you get here?
Nobody’s s’posed to be here! Darn it, now I have to find that song and listen
to it
100. Westside, TQ

“Be like a duck. Calm on the surface, but always paddling like the dickens underneath.” -Michael Caine

I am all over the paddling part. It’s the calm on the surface that still needs work. . .