Ranting at People I Don't Agree With

I am so overwhelmed by the amount and frequency with which the current crop of GOP Presidential Candidates is pissing me off, I just can't contain myself any longer. ESPECIALLY when my Dad made the Facebook concession that he is thinking of voting for Herman Cain. (I don't think I can go home for Christmas now.)
So, living in Texas and having a staunchly Republican father, I decided to break down exactly why each of the major GOP candidates is a stupid choice. (I tried to think of a better word that stupid.. but it just summed up the issue so well I couldn't bring myself to change it.)

So this week... I'll start with Herman Cain:

Hermain Cain brilliantly illustrates why the GOP's position on social issues make no sense. ahem: "NO big government! Let the American people decide what's best for them.. Do they need BIG brother government telling them how to live and spend thier money? NO! That is, unless it's something that doesn't align with my Christian Conservative voting base. THEN I want a constitutional amendment banning it and I want to use ALL the resources of the BIG Federal Government to make sure NO ONE participates in this unwanted social activity. What do you mean contradictory?"

The below video is from an interview with John Stossel. In it, Cain babbles through his defense of pro-life laws, continuing the war on drugs, and hating gays. All which seem to be pretty personal, non-government related decisions. These candidates, Cain in particular, are hypocrits. At least Cain isn't as scripted as some of the others. You'd never catch Newt saying something logical like "That's her choice."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5zgEdfrfoQ

Cain gained fame as a successful business man. He hasn't been involved with the pizza chain for more than a decade. He has been touring around the country giving motivational speeches and selling copies of his books, of which he has quite a few:
He is still giving paid speeches and has been pushing his latest book "This is Herman Cain!" at every opportunity. That doesn't seem like a guy who seriously wants to be President. That seems like an Opportunist who wants a TV show on the Fox News channel and a national audience for his speaking engagements.

Cain is not a serious candidate, but the GOP voters are taking him seriously. (Dad.) Why? Because he is refreshing! They are tired of listening to the same watered down crap come out of career politicians just like the rest of us. Why do you think Democrats elected Obama? Hillary was more qualified, but we're TIRED of qualified. We want change.

So in summary, Cain is popular because he is different. Ron Paul is also different, but too radical. He isn't willing to compromise his beliefs to be elected. But Cain is! Just enough so his crap can be swallowed by the willing.

The Freebie 5

Okay, revelation time. This may come as a life-changing and shocking turn of events but.. I seriously love my husband. We're out of that 'Street Car Named Desire' stage (where everyone is panty-tearing and yelling all the time).. and we're into that comfy 'life partner' stage (where he's not allowed to tear the good panties and the yelling is mainly at the dogs).

Anyway, I don't hide things about myself from him anymore (like my arm fat or financial peccadilloes) and I am comfortable letting him oggle busty women on TV(seriously, have you seen Kristina Hendricks on Mad Men?) or go to strip clubs with his buddies without getting jealous or threatened.

So, during a quasi-drunken round table discussion at our house - one of our friends inquired about my list of  "Freebies". This being the list of persons that I am allowed to sleep with outside of marriage should the opportunity ever arise.  For all of our free-thinking, trust-laden relationship having selves.. how had we not had this conversation? Everyone there agreed we needed to have this list established (just in case the moment came, and we were ill prepared)...

Names of sexy individuals were bandied about. Johnny Depp, Kim Kardashian (I vetoed that one), Brad Pitt, Scarlett Johansen, etc. The end game had us all laughing, without coming to a consensus about my Men-on-the-side, or his bimbo list.

So today, I was painting the walls in our living room and watching the new "Red Riding Hood" movie. The actor who played Peter was dead sexay. I caught myself thinking "oh yah, he would definitely make the list." Ah-ha! And so my list was started. Instead of continuing to paint (or finishing the movie - which was terrible), I decided to sit down and make my list...

But how many men can I list? What should be the criteria? Does it have to be current man-candy, or can I fictionalize a rendezvous between me and a Cool Hand Luke-aged Paul Newman? There must be parameters.
Well, first off... there obviously have to be multiple lists. What if I wanted a little lesbian action? I need a girl list! What about my Paul Newman in the mud fantasy? Obviously I will need a "Sexy old Man" list. And I will definitely need a list for those off-the-wall quirky guys that catch your eye, (usually in indie films.) And of course, a list just for sex appeal.
As with most things I begin, the task has taken on a whole new dimension. So begins my serious of "Freebie" blogs. (much to the delight of my husband I'm sure)..
So, for your oggling pleasure... here is the "Serious Sex Appeal" List.


#1. Adam Levine


(I've also decided that this particular list requires no justification like perhaps future list-members will. These gentlemen should speak for themselves.)

#2. Michael Fassbender

#3. Jared Leto

#4. Jeremy Renner

#5. Joseph Gordon Levitt


Okay, universe. There it is.