Assorted Thoughts

-If you don’t know who you are going to vote for…don’t vote. Spare the rest of us. If you can’t decide the difference between the two, don’t disgrace the act of voting by casting an ignorant ballot.

-Ashlee Simpson is stupid. Nothing new there, I know. At least her sis is worth looking at. Anyway, she was the “musical” guest on SNL. In her 2nd “performance” the “band” started playing the last song she did. And then she started "singing" it. Problem is, she wasn’t singing. The microphone wasn’t near her mouth. So she, realizing that she’d been caught lip-synching, starts dancing a little jig on stage. The "band" continues to pretend they are playing. She ends up, after about 10 seconds, walking off the stage, leaving the "band" up there. The performance continues with the cameramen zooming in on the "band" members. After about 30 seconds of it, the director just gave up and cut to commercial. At the end of the show, when the host says his goodbyes, Jude Law makes a mention of “Hey, it’s live TV.” Then Ashlee blames it on her "band" for playing the wrong song! Real classy. If that were the case, just stop them, make a joke and do the right song.

-Bought the new John Mellencamp greatest hits album this past weekend. It’s good and has a new song on it, called Walk Tall. I’d heard the last 2/3 of it. Well, I popped in the CD and listened to the whole song. Here is the first part of the song:
The simple minded
And the uninformed
Can be easily led astray
And those that cannot connect the dotsHey look the other wayPeople believe what they want to believeWhen it makes no sense at allSo be careful of those killing in Jesus’s name*He don’t believe in killing at all*

Now, I know he leans pretty far to the left and he’s supposed to be talking about those who lean right. That’s fine. But what jumps out at you up there? For me, it was the 2nd to last verse. “So be careful of those killing in *Jesus’s* name.”(my emphasis).

Really? So, people killing in Jesus’s name is the main problem he sees in the world? Funny, I don’t remember anyone driving 2 planes into the WTC and killing 3000+ people for Jesus. Or the Pentagon. Or that field in PA. I don’t remember seeing anyone getting their heads sawed off while still alive in the name of Jesus. I don’t remember seeing and Christians running around and killing hundreds of schoolchildren in Russia. Islam is a violent religion and is the cause of many of the wars across the world today (most of them) and John is concerned about those killing in Jesus’s name? Yup, Christianity is the problem. Out of touch. As are most left-leaning celebrities. It’s a shame. He makes really good music, and this song is no different. Just lyrics that make no sense.