Never mind Hollywood’s perpetual fascination with the end of the world motif.  Humankind has always been curious about how we got here and how it will all eventually end.  This writer wonders if it’s at all a coincidence that 2012 will be this nation’s next presidential election year.

At the risk of reading excessively into the influence of movies on the thinking of the general public, it’s worth pointing out a couple of things from the film’s theatrical trailers on Apple’s website.  In the trailer below we see a Tibetan monk running for cover as the question pops up on screen: how would the governments of our planet prepare six billion people for the end of the world? Answer: they wouldn’t.  How comforting.

Trailer 2 features eye-popping special effects and questionable, over-dramatic acting (after all, John Cusack is famous for [fill in the blank]).  What really stood out for me was seeing an African-American president preparing to speak in the Oval Office.  The Mayan calendar predicted an end to the world on December 21, 2012, more than a full month after the 2012 presidential election.  Apparently, we are being conditioned to the idea of four more years of Obama in the White House.

Also, if you pay really close attention to the wording on the side of the first “2″ in 2012 at the very end of the trailer, you will see the words “ever into a place,” a phrase purportedly taken from the Book of Revelations: “There is coming that time when they will be turned away forever into a place known as the lake of fire, a place of eternal torment which is so much worse than anything they have yet experienced.”  I thought it was interesting that Roland Emmerich, the wizard behind the so-bad-it’s-good “Independence Day” and the forgettable “The Day After Tomorrow,” would covertly toss in this biblical reference that most people won’t even think to investigate.  Plus, Roland is a highly active liberal who is outspoken about global warming and equal rights.  Has Roland become disenchanted with Obama to the point where he would paint him as a disconnected leader ready to implement shady plans for the continuity of government?  Nothing new here (see George W. Bush, rex84).

I’d love to hear some input about general impressions of the trailers as well as the timing of this film.

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35 years after Nixon started the war on drugs, there are over one million non-violent drug offenders living behind bars. The War on Drugs has become the longest and most costly war in American history.  How much more can America endure?  Inspired by the death of four family members from “legal drugs”, Texas filmmaker Kevin Booth sets out to discover why the Drug War has become such a big failure.

Three and a half years in the making, the film follows gang members, former DEA agents, CIA officers, narcotics officers, judges, politicians, prisoners and celebrities. Most notably the film befriends Freeway Ricky Ross; the man many accuse for starting the Crack epidemic, who after being arrested discovered that his cocaine source had been working for the CIA.

AMERICAN DRUG WAR shows how money, power and greed have corrupted not just drug pushers and dope fiends, but an entire government.  More importantly, it shows what can be done about it.  This is not some ‘pro-drug’ stoner film, but a collection of expert testimonials from the ground troops on the front lines of the drug war, the ones who are fighting it and the ones who are living it.

After 4 years of production including several sold out test screenings in New York, Austin & Los Angeles, the final version of American Drug War “the last white hope” is locked and loaded.

http://www.americandrugwar.com/

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“Take the stairs instead of the escalator or elevator and feel better” is something we often hear or read in the Sunday papers. Few people actually follow that advice. Can we get more people to take the stairs over the escalator by making it fun to do?

http://www.thefuntheory.com/

At the age of 25, Desiree Jennings has had her life turned upside-down after a seasonal flu shot triggered an extremely rare neurological disorder called dystonia.  An aspiring Washington Redskins cheerleader and marathon runner with a clean bill of health has seen her quality of life plummet and she is unsure if she can ever work again.

Doctors have said that she is the “one in a million” who will suffer a reaction of this magnitude to a routine influenza vaccination, but in this writer’s opinion, one in a million is one too many.  She suffers uncontrollable muscle spasms that become particularly violent when she tries to walk in a forward direction.  Her speech has also been slowed dramatically.  Perhaps most frustrating for this young woman is that she is able to walk backwards and run in the forward direction with virtually no problems–her ability to speak normally even returns.  As soon as she stops and tries to walk forward, her body rebels against her in a heartwrenching display of involuntary muscle reactions.

While symptoms of dystonia can be treated there is ultimately no cure currently available.  Her tragic story has blown up all over the world and she has reportedly been inundated with well-wishers and people touched by her circumstance.  Jenny McCarthy, who founded Generation Rescue, is working with her staff to raise awareness about the safety of vaccines.  Generation Rescue’s president is hoping to fly her out to Los Angeles for specialized treatment.

We certainly wish this brave woman all the best of luck in her quest to repair the vast damage done to her body and her psyche.  The story of Desiree Jennings should not discourage everybody from receiving a flu shot, but it demands that we understand what we are putting in our body when we receive any type of vaccination.

Real Ghost!!!!

Just when I thought Science Doctors had discovered all the possible types of cancer’s there is, I was wrong, again.  Science Doctors’es have successfully discovered cancers for the bladder, colon and rectal area, kidney, lungs, skin, lymph nodes, prostate, thyroid, pancreas, endometrial, thyroid, and my favorite breasts.

If that’s not enough then remember that you can get eye cancer, brain cancer, cervical cancer, gallbladder cancer, liver cancer, nasal cavity and paranasal sinus cancer,  oral cancer,  renal cell cancer, salivary gland cancer, testicular cancer (Lance Armstrong), and my least favorite cancer penile cancer. That is cancer that affects the penis.

Prior to today’s discovery there was a group of beings unaffected by cancer, cuz they don’t have no body parts.  Yes, I am talking about ghosts. Ghosts have been around since the time that people started die’n. Have you ever wondered why there are only people ghosts and not animal ghosts? I have. Do you think a people ghost would be more scary than a snake ghost? Or octopus ghost? Or cat ghost? Nobody will probably ever know, but we now know that people ghosts can get cancer.

What type of cancer can affect a ghost?  According to Doctor Oz, from the Oprah show, who now has his own show, cancer can get ghosts where it hurts the most. IN THE SOUL. Apparently ghosts living near areas of high radiation, nuclear power, power lines, and caves are most prone to getting soul cancer.  Ghosts who had a lot of soul in real life are subject to getting soul cancer as well. James Brown’s ghost was the first celebrity ghost to get the soul cancer.

James Brown cartoon ghost

Just like regular cancer soul cancer sucks ass. Just like regular cancer we should all do our cancer duty and hate the shit out of Soul Cancer. The worst part of all is there is no treatment for soul cancer.  There are many reasons for this, so I will mention two. First, the government refuses to fund research for soul cancer studies. Even though we just discovered it, there was a bill passed in the senate that says, “Ghosts are not humans, so we can’t spend NO money on them!” Even if the Science Doctors had Jeff Gordon type of cash it would still be nearly impossible to treat. Science Doctors have reported, “Ghost don’t have a body, so how can I kill that cancer inside of that ghost if every time I try to put my doctor tools in there my hand just goes right through, like if I were trying to operate on steam from a kettle?” A lot of treatments include medicine that fights the cancer. Ghosts don’t drink water. Therefore they have nothing to swallow those big ole pills with.
Now, if you know anything about ghosts you may be wondering why would any ghosts have to worry about cancer? Aren’t they already dead? What fate can they suffer that is worse than death? These are all good questions.

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News stations everywhere have stated that the G-20 summit was in part a platform for Obama to usher in a “New World Order”. This is a clip that puts together some of the horrific displays of brutality and the militarization of the police. Our first amendment assures the citizens of this country the right to “petition our government for a redress of grievances”, yet it appears that more restrictions on our first amendment exist now than ever before.

“This American Life,” is one of the best shows on television. If you have not seen “This American Life,” I recommend that you watch it immediately. You can watch it on Showtime, Netflix.com, or get a taste of it on Hulu.com.