A parody of Keith Olbermann's 'Worst Persons in the World' and pimping out one of my new fav bands, VNV Nation

It's a two-fer today for Conservative cooky talk hack Austin Rhodes. Responding to a widely viewed YouTube video on the Dr. Phil show, Rhodes began imposing his supposed "cultural values." An eight-year-old began pointing his finger and yelling at his mother for how she physically beats him. Rhodes was appalled the boy acted like a brat. Instead of grounding the boy, taking away his personal interests like playing with friends, computer, and video games, Rhodes said he was beaten to the point he was hurting for a few days by his parents. "I would have them (bruises or welts) on me for days," he boasted. Then, thinking he's just a real tough bad ass under his strict upbringing, he attacked liberals for their loosey, goosey parenting. O.k. Since you're so infatuated how everyone else parents, perhaps we should just have a case worker from the Department of Family and Children Services camped out at your home. When you beat your child for misbehaving, let's see how well your parenting is looked upon by a family law judge.

The silver also goes to Rhodes for political opportunism. Attacking Barack Obama, Rhodes said, "He's the most liberal Senator" and "a socialist." You know, I love how Conservatives always confuse Democrats with Socialists. It's laughable that one policy position, Universal Health Care which doesn't go as far as Hilary Clinton's or John Edwards', has him deemed as a Socialist. Let the person croak like the treatment homeless people received in L.A. not too long ago when they were literally dumped out of taxis outside hospitals.

Later, he scared his listeners by demanding they vote for McCain opposed to Libertarian nut case, Georgia's own Bob Barr, claiming we really need to avoid having "liberal judges" on the Supreme Court. So, I guess we should have the government tell everyone what to do with his or her body like the case that banned partial birth abortions. The same court granting more authority for police officers to travel at ridiculous high speeds and endanger the public's safety (slowly stripping away Miranda rights). That court. Yeah, let's continue granting power to elitist institutions. And as far as the most liberal senator allegation, it was reported in a right-wing publication, The National Review. This was the same rag that smeared John Kerry in the '04 election year saying he was the most liberal senator. I guess passing bipartisan legislation like Obama has done now makes him too liberal.

The gold goes to the Columbia County Sheriff's Deputy (worse than Barney Fife) who pedaled up to the scene of an accident at the Publix parking lot where Robin's (girlfriend) mom was just hit by someone backing into her. She still has her Massachusetts accent which apparently we have a hidden ordinance stating Northerners must be discriminated against. She rehashed what happened. The officer said it looked like she was at fault and not the other woman who by the way was parked in a handicapped spot without a sticker or tag. "How can it be my fault when you can see the damage this lady did to my car?" her mother recounted when telling that to the officer. Later, she asked why he wasn't writing up an accident report or collecting the woman's insurance information. "Are you trying to tell me how to do my job?" he asked with some usual redneck sarcasm. "I wouldn't have to if you would take down all the information," Robin's mother snapped back. The Columbia County Sheriff's Deputy and his blatant use of treating someone who isn't born and raised in the South like a second class citizen, (echo) TODAY's WORST PERSON IN THE WORLD.

VNV Nation

This is one of my favorite bands out today and one of the most energizing bands when performing live. They engage the audience like few groups do. VNV's music has a broad history. Their early albums are fueled with an intense, harsh industrial sound. To the present, it's more of an industrial trance/alternative electronic body music vibe they present. Much of their work has songs beginning with a slow melodic sound followed by hard drum pounding beats and synthesizers. They're one of the top EBM bands in Europe and U.S. This is one band I need to see. Enjoy.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=IbX8R9njMgc

http://youtube.com/watch?v=Ht7zFlO9LvA

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