In response to this:
Dear Emmett C. Burns Jr.,
I find it inconceivable that you are an elected official of Maryland's state government. Your vitriolic hatred and bigotry make me ashamed and disgusted to think that you are in any way responsible for shaping policy at any level. The views you espouse neglect to consider several fundamental key points, which I will outline in great detail (you may want to hire an intern to help you with the longer words):
1. As I suspect you have not read the Constitution, I would like to remind you that the very first, the VERY FIRST Amendment in this founding document deals with the freedom of speech, particularly the abridgment of said freedom. By using your position as an elected official (when referring to your constituents so as to implicitly threaten the Ravens organization) to state that the Ravens should "inhibit such expressions from your employees," more specifically Brendon Ayanbadejo, not only are you clearly violating the First Amendment, you also come across as a narcissistic fromunda stain. What on earth would possess you to be so mind-boggingly stupid? It baffles me that a man such as yourself, a man who relies on that same First Amendment to pursue your own religious studies without fear of persecution from the state, could somehow justify stifling another person's right to speech. To call that hypocritical would be to do a disservice to the word. Mindfucking obscenely hypocritical starts to approach it a little bit.
2. "Many of your fans are opposed to such a view and feel it has no place in a sport that is strictly for pride, entertainment, and excitement." Holy fucking shitballs. Did you seriously just say that, as someone who's "deeply involved in government task forces on the legacy of slavery in Maryland"? Have you not heard of Kenny Washington? Jackie Robinson? As recently as 1962 the NFL still had segregation, which was only done away with by brave athletes and coaches daring to speak their mind and do the right thing, and you're going to say that political views have "no place in a sport"? I can't even begin to fathom the cognitive dissonance that must be coursing through your rapidly addled mind right now; the mental gymnastics your brain has to tortuously contort itself through to make such a preposterous statement are surely worthy of an Olympic gold medal (the Russian judge gives you a 10 for "beautiful oppressionism").
3. This is more a personal quibble of mine, but why do you hate freedom? Why do you hate the fact that other people want a chance to live their lives and be happy, even though they may believe in something different than you, or act different than you? How does gay marriage, in any way shape or form, affect your life? If gay marriage becomes legal, are you worried that all of a sudden you'll start thinking about penis? "Oh shit. Gay marriage just passed. Gotta get me some of that hot dong action!" Will all of your friends suddenly turn gay and refuse to come to your Sunday Ticket grill-outs? (Unlikely, since gay people enjoy watching football too.)
I can assure you that gay people getting married will have zero effect on your life. They won't come into your house and steal your children. They won't magically turn you into a lustful cockmonster. They won't even overthrow the government in an orgy of hedonistic debauchery because all of a sudden they have the same legal rights as the other 90 percent of our population—rights like Social Security benefits, child care tax credits, Family and Medical Leave to take care of loved ones, and COBRA healthcare for spouses and children. You know what having these rights will make gays? Full-fledged American citizens just like everyone else, with the freedom to pursue happiness and all that entails. Do the civil-rights struggles of the past 200 years mean absolutely nothing to you?
In closing, I would like to say that I hope this letter, in some small way, causes you to reflect upon the magnitude of the colossal foot in mouth clusterfuck you so brazenly unleashed on a man whose only crime was speaking out for something he believed in. Best of luck in the next election; I'm fairly certain you might need it.
Sincerely,
Chris Kluwe
P.S. I've also been vocal as hell about the issue of gay marriage so you can take your "I know of no other NFL player who has done what Mr. Ayanbadejo is doing" and shove it in your close-minded, totally lacking in empathy piehole and choke on it. Asshole.
Chris Kluwe is a punter for the Vikings. Follow him on Twitter, @ChrisWarcraft.
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Saturday, 8 September 2012
New Fumes (with The Flaming Lips) - Moonchild
King Crimson cover from their 1969 debut album, In The Court of the Crimson KIng. Recorded in the Dome Home in Dallas, TX and in Pink Floor studio, OKC, OK in August 2012.
The Electric Bath Duck
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R.E.M., Fox News & Losing My Religion
R.E.M.'s "Losing My Religion" was used in the Fox News coverage of the
Democratic National Convention last night. R.E.M. today, through its
music publisher, Warner-Tamerlane Music, demanded that Fox News cease
and desist from continuing its unlicensed and unauthorized use of the
song. Michael Stipe said, "We have little or no respect for their puff
adder brand of reportage. Our music does not belong there."
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"It ain't like you gave him a clean house. Y'all gave him a house with a TV that didn't work, the toilet was stuffed up; everything was wrong with the house." - Snoop Lion
Kick Ass
Jennifer Granholm, former Michigan Governor, spoke at the 2012 Democratic National Convention about the economic troubles in her home state and about President Obama's role in helping save Detroit's auto industry. She also spoke about the job creation and economic recovery policies enacted under President Obama.
Friday, 7 September 2012
Tom Chasteen - Magic Marijuana Megamix
Jah Woosh – Marijuana World Tour – Marijuana World Tour -Original Music LP
Two Bad Card – Weed Specialist – Pay It All Back Vol 5 – On U Sound LP
Sugar Minott – International Herb – Dougies 10″
Lee Scratch Perry – De Devil Dead -Time Boom X De Devil Dead – On U Sound LP
U-Roy – Chalice In The Palace – Dread In A Babylon – Virgin LP
Desi Roots – Weed Fields – Hawkeye 7″
Eek-A-Mouse – Ganja Smuggling – Volcano 7″
Triston Palma – Spliff Tail – Black Solidarity 7″
Horace Andy – Sitting On The Hillside – Earthquake 12″
General Trees – Bring The Herb Come – Midnight Rock 7″
The Reggae Crusaders – Bring The Couchie Come – Bring The Couchie – Trojan LP
Jacob Miller – Healing Of The Nation – Blank 7″
Joseph Cotton – Ali Baba – Dancehall Days – Moll Selekta LP
Michael Palmer – Don’t Smoke The Seed – Channel One 121″
Brigadier Jerry – Ishen – Freedom Street – VP LP
I Roy – Quarter Pound Of Ishen – The General – Virgin LP
Chronicle – Chronic Man – Massive B 7″
Barry Brown – Pass Up The Chalice – Rich Man Poor Man – Moll Selekta LP
Johnny P – Telephone Chalawa – Cornerstone 7″
Josey Wales – It Have Fe Burn – The Outlaw – Arrival LP
Earl Anthony – Sensi Man Rock – Look To Afrika 7″
Top Cat – Bun De Sensi – Necessary Mayhem 7″
Triston Palma – Joker Smoker – Reggae Goldmine 12″
Screwdriver – Ganja Killer – 220 Drive 7″
Sugar Minott – Indeca – Youth Promotion 12″
King Kong – Legalize It – Massive B 7″
Sylford Walker – Lambsbread – Pantomine 7″
Welton Irie – Lambsgread International – Lambsbread International – Blood And Fire LP
Linval Thompson – I Love Marijuana – Thompson Sound 7″
Turbulence and Spectacular – High Grade – Irie Ites 7″
Shinehead – Collie Weed – Smoke The Herb – VP LP
Culture – International Herb – International Herb – High Note LP
Martinez and Don Wayne – Light It Up – Crucial Sounds 10″
Carlton Livingston – Trodding Through The Jungle – Trodding Throught The Jungle – Sonic Sounds LP
Carlton Livingston – 100 Lbs of Collie Weed – Jah Life 7″
Cornell Campbell and Papa Tullo – 100 Lbs of Collie – Black Joy 12″
Sugar Minott – Oh Mr DC – Studio One 7″
King General – They Say – Lovedub Music 10″
Michael Rose – Rush On The Tonic – Maximum Sound 12″
Starkey Banton – Ganja Baby – Maximum Sound 12″
Macka B – Ganja – Ariwa 7″
Busy Signal – Spliff Tail – Jukeboxx 7″
Spiderman and Superman – Sensimilla Posse – Education 7″
Jacob Miller – Tired Fe Lick weed Inna Bush – Neville King 7″
Sylford Walker – Burn Babylon – Blood Lines – One Stop Records LP
Lizard – Satta I – Roots Rhythm 7″
Horace Ferguson – Sensimilla Addict – Ujama 7″
Ranking Joe – Natty The Collie Smoker – Weakheart Fadeaway – Greensleeves LP
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Thursday, 6 September 2012
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