I want to post, but I don’t have anything specific to talk about. Ever since the last election I really haven’t cared about politics that much. I still have opinions, and I still love talk radio, but I just don’t care enough to post on here and try to convince anyone. Maybe I need some big issue/topic to come around that really lights a fire beneath me, but that hasn’t happened yet.

I’m working on my novel idea, and it’s an amazingly big project. Granted I’ve never written a 100k+ word story, so this is brand new territory for me. I started with a central theme which I could tell you in one sentence, but that has to turn into numerous characters and a lot more detail to be a full story. It’s been a slow process with lots of changes, but it’s gradually taking shape. I’ve done a lot of reading about port security and nuclear weapons, but that’s all I can tell you right now. Typing about it makes me want to go work on it, so I should finish this up.

MRI is moving to San Diego! Congratulations!

I played Wario Ware the other day at a friends house. It was actually pretty fun, but not for $50. If it comes down in price I’d get it.

Heroes on Monday was downright SICK! I believe that’s the new cool word for, well, “cool.” It’s so SICK, I bet it would even be cool in regular non-hdtv.

Ok, I’m outta here.

What a response time! It appears that Islamo Facists needed less than one week after the Pope’s comments to start killing people! A nun was gunned down in Somalia in what is most likely a response to the Pope’s recent speech.

I didn’t comment on it at the time, but the day after the Pope’s speech, Henry Kissinger warned that we are facing a "war of civilizations." This didn’t get much air-time, because after all, pointing out the violent and dangerous nature of Islamic states is taboo. This killing is just another example of the stark difference between civilized democratics nations and Islamic countries.

Time and time again Islamic countries and Islamic terrorists are showing what a danger they are to the world. This is not something that will go away if we simply ignore it. What liberals and most people don’t understand is that this battle is much bigger than just fighting terrorists. People with the same ideals as the terrorists are running entire countries. Women are stoned to death for adultery and the President of Iran wants Israel wiped off the map. As we sit around trying to appease Iran they are busy developing nuclear weapons. Let’s not forget the failed appeasment of Hitler in the 1930′s, because history is repeating itself.

Tonight we went to see the movie "V for Vendetta" with Natalie Portman. We wanted to go out for dinner and a movie, and with a lack of decent movies to see, this junk sounded the best. Now let me clarify why I call it "junk."

The premise of the movie is that 20 or so years in the future London is ruled by a dictator and freedom is almost non-existent. Dictators, oppression, that’s fine by me, it’s happened in the past, and it could happen again. What’s so freakin’ annoying is how he came to power though. America’s "war" is the only real cause given. By war they mean the war on terror, and that this has eventually led to a society with nightly curfews, heavy surveillance, and few freedoms. The "former United States" is now in civil war, for no obvious reason.

Now I understood that much going into the movie from what I read in reviews, so maybe I’m an idiot for seeing it anyways. There were several things I hadn’t read though that just cemented in my mind that Hollywood hates Christians and Conservatives. In case you want to see this trash, stop reading now.

Early on in the movie there is a Bishop that Natalie Portman and the Terrorist, V, setup to kill. The reason? None given, just that he was at some facility that held V. The setup? Apparently the Bishop has a thing for young girls, so Natalie Portman in a skimpy dress will do the trick. Of course he’s violent and repulsive like most Christians. Strike one.

Then there is a minor sub-plot given through a letter Natalie Portman finds. It’s about a woman who was arrested and imprisoned because she was a homosexual. She recounts "And then they came for us" as two men lying in bed are rushed and arrested. Makes perfect sense that America’s "war" would lead to homosexuals being arrested and killed. Strike two.

One of the "revolutionary" characters has a forbidden copy of the Koran in his basement. It was found during a raid and he was executed we find out later on. There is clear sympathy towards the now forbidden Koran. So the Christian is a disgusting pedophile, but the poor Muslims had their book outlawed. Strike three.

Why does Hollywood treat us like we’re idiots? Liberals want to complain about our civil liberties being taken away, but I challenge any of them to give an actual example of how that has happened.  Name one aspect of your life where you have lost a freedom? They won’t be able to, because they have not lost anything. The movie assumes that if our current course continues the eventual result will be a police state with zero freedom. When people fly planes into our buildings, refuse UN mandates, and pursue nuclear weapons while shouting death to Israel, I believe we are fighting for our freedom, not leading to its destruction.

Save your money.

The NY Times has a very interesting article about possibly forged Iraqi ballots being smuggled in from Iran (or not?). Even if that part of the story turns out to be untrue, I think the article gives a great deal of insight into the war on terror, and just how important democracy is in the Middle East (particularly regarding Iran).

Iran is a theocracy and basically run by Islam. I’ve heard it said before that much of what ails the Middle East is that they have not learned how to govern themselves outside of this religious umbrella (which the western world figured out hundreds of years ago). People here in the US of wimpy A have no endurance or foresight in Iraq, but we need only look to that region to see that our role there is vital. Iraq is poised to become the second major democracy in the region, and it has countries like Iran running scared.

I think it is important to stop and ponder Iran’s response to democracy in Iraq. Mind you, this is a country whose president has said that the Holocaust never happened, that Israel should be destroyed, and that continues to develop nuclear weapons while the United Nations pees itself. Iran is deathly afraid of democracy, which is all the reason why we should be steadfast in making sure it succeeds.

The next time someone says "I dunno, I just think we’ve been there long enough, it’s time to come home," do me a favor and slap some sense into them.