Rantings of a Bastard

Jon Huntsman has apparently failed to make it on the Arizona ballot.

He's challenging that, of course, but it's still a moment of schadenfreude.

Larry Flynt is offering ONE MILLION DOLLARS to anyone with proof of "an illicit sexual liaison" involving Rick Perry.

I salute you, sir!

With the return of the college students has come the return of college football.

I have nothing against college football. However, I have nothing for it either. I mean, you have teams of players who can bring staggering amounts of money into a university, but the players get in trouble if they sell their jersey.

You can have teams that have lost a couple of games be higher ranked then teams that haven't lost a single game. (Although this is generally based on the fact that the higher ranked team has faced better teams, sometimes it's just because that college football team has such a history of being highly ranked that the lower ranked team can't possibly get noticed because everyone is focusing on the same 10 teams year after year after year.)

If there's one thing I look forward to every year, it is when the Gamecocks inevitably start to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory. Yes, they're ranked in the top 25 right now, but they face the #1 (currently) team in the nation in a few weeks, so I'm betting they'll get their asses handed to them. Plus, the University of South Carolina football program now effectively has a history of punishing previously legendary coaches. Lou Holtz would have been better served by retiring and staying retired after Notre Dame, and Steve Spurrier's reputation while at USC has been a mixed bag.

Yes, he's had a winning season every year he's been here. However, in all of his years at Florida, the team never lost more then four game (and most of the time only lost one or two). At USC, he hasn't had a season go by without losing at least five games, and he hasn't won a Conference title for USC yet.

So I take a great amount of joy every year when the Gamecock fans act like this will be the year that changes everything, because I can almost guarantee that it won't be.

Something to lift your spirits today. Paris Hilton arrested for cocaine possession.

ahahahahahahaha

Am I shocked? Is this my shocked face?

So yeah, the same guy who had problems paying property taxes several times, the same guy who didn't want to have a soup kitchen to feed the homeless in his part of the city, the same guy who.... you get the idea. Not on my list of local politicians I'm fond of.

HE'S GOING TO JAIL!

Still, it took them long enough to get him. The good side (besides the jail time) is that he has to give up his law license and resign from office as a city councilman. (There's no word on when a special election would be held.)

Sarah Palin leaves hundreds of fans in the lurch. (link ganked from flemco)

Okay, this is a woman who quit being Governor of Alaska 18 months early, and people are shocked that she didn't stick around to sign all the books she was supposed to? Guys, wake up and smell the coffee. She's not a maverick. She's just like every other U.S. politician. (Okay, that's hardly fair. Some U.S. politicians actually have foreign relations experience.)

You know, I actually do feel sorry for some of these people though. It's not fun when your heroes disappoint you.

.......

bwahahahahahaha

Okay, sorry, could only be a nice guy for so long. Back to normal now.

Fire hates Fred Phelps.

For those who don't know, Fred Phelps and his little hate-mongering group (the Westboro Baptist Church) that masquerade themselves as a religion group routinely picket the funerals of soldiers, hold anti-gay protests, and any number of other unpleasant activities.

They had a fire take place in their compound over the weekend. Yes, compound. It's walled, they own all the property inside, and I wouldn't be surprised if they have stockpiled food and water.

But I digress. They had a fire. This fire was "obviously" set by gays and gay-sympathizers, according to Phelps, who then went on to rant against judges, law enforcement, the military, and the media.

And he calls people mean spirited.

Wow. Talk about the pot calling the kettle black.