Sexism or Stupidity: If We're Talking About the U.S. House - Probably Both

When Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz took to the podium on the House floor this Tuesday, she should have tried to get Rep. Allen West to stick around so she could’ve addressed her remarks to him directly because it seems clear that West doesn’t like it when people talk about him behind his back.

She excoriated the GOP rep in her floor remarks which probably got little attention from anyone other than West himself. In return, West took the high road, when he emailed the congressional leadership and cc’d Wasserman Schultz.

After West accuses Wasserman Schultz of not being a lady, he goes on to say, "Look, Debbie, I understand that after I departed the House floor you directed your floor speech comments directly towards me. Let me make myself perfectly clear, you want a personal fight, I am happy to oblige. [Here's where it gets good.] You are the most vile, unprofessional and despicable member of the US House of Representatives. If you have something to say to me, stop being a coward and say it to my face, otherwise, shut the heck up."

The subject heading of West's email: "Unprofessional and Inappropriate Sophomoric Behavior from Wasserman Schultz."

What happened to turning the other cheek West? This fight reminds me of two kids arguing over a toy and one saying to the other - "You're fat." What happened to proportional responses?

Strangely enough, Wasserman Schultz went on CNN’s Wolf Blitzer where she announced that West actually lives in her district. She said that she was doing her duty on behalf of her constituents (of which West is apparently included) to lambast her Republican colleague, saying he wants to slash benefit programs for seniors. Now the question is - why the hell is West living in a district that he doesn’t represent as a U.S. Congressman?

Learn(ing) to Type the Right Way!

Epiphany. Keyboard typing is less like a tool one uses to get the job done. On the contrary - it is more like a musical instrument.

Milbank v. Beck: the 2010 Pundit-Dick-Measuring Contest

Washington Post op-ed columnist Dana Milbank is turning anti-Glenn Beck sentiment into an industry, but the question remains - will the industry be profitable?.

Milbank has increasingly been focusing in on Beck's antics over the past few months, especially after Beck's September 2010 rally on the National Mall where the Fox news pundit turned Washington on it's head when he surprised everyone with an overall calm and peaceful gathering of patriotic Americans.

Anybody who watches Beck's show on a daily basis would presumably be disappointed with the rally compared to his show. Beck's show is more fun, ie. much more chalkboard use. I'm not saying that the rally was disappointing itself, it simply had a lot less politically charged muster.

Well anyways, Dana Milbank is pissed. He thinks Beck is an idiot and wants to stop at nothing before burying him on page 2 (where Milbank's column appears twice a week). Including riding Beck's coattails all the way to the bank.

Milbank (left) and Beck (right) are more similar than they are different. Here's why:

• both use humor to make political points about public affairs and news of the day
• both are paid for by news publications to spin the news
• both can go way overboard (and often do) to their detriment
• both think they can do no wrong and are godsends to their base
• both use multiple mediums to spread their message

One thing is incontravertable, both Beck and Milbank are extremely popular among their respective bases. Beck probably has more followers and definitely more know his name compared to Milbank. More people watch TV than read the Washington Post.

We'll probably be seeing more of Dana Milbank in years to come. He's kind of a diamond in the rough - much like Glenn Beck on HLN. These guys have to be marketed in the right way in order to maximize their profitability. Milbank himself has appeared in upwards of 20 video versions of his "Washington Sketch".

Milbank along with associate Chris Cilliza of The Fix, they got into trouble when the two referred indirectly to Hillary Clinton being a "bitch" in an shortly-lived but very funny ---. Cilliza recently joined MSNBC as a political contributor, and it's probable that Milbank will follow suit.

Too bad we'll never see these two gents share any time on the small screen. Beck never sits down with anyone who dissagrees with him and Milbank is way too happy riduculing Beck in the shadows of the Post's opinion pages. Plus, so many beltway critics rail on Beck, it's possible that Beck has no idea who Dana Milbank is.

2010: Year of What the Fuck

Back in the good old 90's, 2010 was thought of - at least by me - as having a futuristic landscape filled with super clean city streets and bussulling shiny metros, dare I mention flying cars.

Clearly - it didn't happen.

Fun Games That Aren't A Waste of Time

Geosense.net is a great map game. You can test your geography skills on a world, U.S. or European map. Create a user name to record your score or visit anonymously. You can play solo or battle others.

I took a screenshot of each of the offered maps. How the game works: you have one minute to correctly locate the city (whose name is located in the top middle box beside the timeclock and the country's flag), the point is to be as accurate as possible and you are scored on how close you are to your target.

Alex Jones: Radical or Revolutionary?

Nationally syndicated radio talk show host, documentary filmmaker, & activist Alex Jones is loud, angry, and delivers a cohesive and clear message. Jones show has a certain emotion similar to Glenn Beck & Rush Limbaugh who take an "I'm angry at 'the man'" kind of stance. The difference between Jones and the others is that he is a straight-up conspiracy theorist.

When Loose Change hit the net, Alex Jones documentaries became very powerful.

The mainstream media seldom if ever let Jones onto their airwaves.

Timeline of "The Journey of Man"

Where did the first humans live? If you think Africa you're probably right. But where did they go after that?

Found this really fun interactive timeline of the "Journey of Mankind." It's a really well done and simple way at looking how humans spanned throughout the globe.