Wack ass Rappers

Thanks for being patient. Blogging isn't as easy as it looks (and it looks ridiculously easy).

So as most of you know, I listen to rap music almost exclusively and while I hate it when people are snobs because they know about this one Indie band that they think is awesome but is probably really crappy, I like to think I know what good rap is versus The Ying Yang Twins' "Wait til you see my dick" kind of rap.

And while some club hip-hop music can be well done, its not my style anyway.
Give me good lyrics and a smooth rhythm and I'm willing to sacrifice beats.

So my biggest biggest biggest pet peeve in rap songs is when the rapper rhymes
a word with itself. I'll provide an example (from Sister Monie who is a guest on
the Jungle Brothers' "Doing our own Dang (thing)"

"Sister Monie, the only one here who missed a plane back to London
Residing with my brothers and I learned a lot from them
About the group, how to be smooth and play funky
And sometimes rated it's kind of funky.

Ok. This is retarded. If you cant think of a word to funky, you don't
deserve to be a rapper. Any word that ends in y would work in this
situation. Pick anything, it doesn't even have to rhyme. As you can
see from the first 2 lines of her rap, she tried to rhyme "Londen" and
"them." But she slurs a bit and makes it sound alright in the song.

I haven't heard any other of Sister Monie's attempts at "rapping," but I have yet to hear a female rapper who doesn't make me want to tear my eyebrow hairs out by hand and the fact that she had to mess up one of my favorite rap group's song.

I didn't mean to make this whole post about exposing one bad rapper
because she is hardly the only one who rhymes words with the same
word in songs. Its an epidemic that needs to end. I have already called
up Snoop and told him to pass along the message.

How I'm voting on the propositions

Prop 1A: Yes
Considering all the places the government spends money,
reducing congestion on the freeways and saving fuel is
definitely worth it though it may take a generation or more
before the rail system breaks even. California needs this.

Prop 2: No
Requiring farms that could normally support 15,000
chickens to suddenly only carry 5,000 would really be
difficult to overcome. If people want "ethical eggs,"
they should buy from farms that cater to that but farms
should not be forced to.

Prop 3: No
There are numerous good causes deserve money, a bond
initiative effectively locks in where money will be spent. If
people think that hospitals should be a priority, elect politicians
that think like they do. This doesn't mean that hospitals won't
get funded, it just means that we need to prioritize where money
is spent by the politicans.

Prop 4: No
This is bad on many levels. People under 18 have rights and should get
the option on whether to tell their parents they want an abortion. It sets
a bad precedent that could be used to further cut back abortion rights.
It will cause more coat-hanger abortions. Vote No.

Prop 5: Yes
More rehabilitation and less jail time for non-violent offenders. Putting
someone in jail because he likes to smoke a little weed?

Prop 6: No
My problem with this one is essentially the same as with Prop 3. We
already have a budget and we elect politicians to allocate our tax money.
Ballot measure that force money to be spent in certain areas reduce
flexibility to allocate money where it is needed.

Prop 7: Yes
California is already heading this way, but spending money on domestic
infrastructure and more renewable energy instead of foreign oil?
It all seems good as long as there is a solid plan for where the money
is allocated.

Prop 8: No
I think we all know how I feel about this.

Prop 9: No
No, this is the other prison prop by another name

Prop 10: No
This is similar to the other renewable energy one. But I don't like the 3.5
billion in subsidies, which fuck with the economy.

Prop 11: No
Is gerrymandering really that bad? I'm fine with politicians drawing
the districts.

Prop 12: Yes
Veterans are pretty important, we need people willing to die for
George Bush's whims. This is a small price to pay to reward the
people who have to go to crappy countries and kill or be killed.

Basketball predictions

Basketball is back! As much as it sucks to see baseball go, basketball softens the blow. Here are my predictions

Western conference:
LA Lakers
Utah Jazz
Houston Rockets
New Orleans
Phoenix Suns
Dallas Mavericks
San Antonio Spurs
Portland Trailblazers
Denver Nuggets
Golden State Warriors
LA Clippers
Minnesota Timerwolves
Memphis Grizzles
Sacramento Kings
Oklahoma City Thunder


Eastern Conference
Detroit Pistons
Boston Celtics
Cleveland Cavs
Philadelphia 76ers
Toronto Raptors
Orlando Magic
Indiana Pacers
Washington Wizards
Chicago Bulls
Atlanta Hawks
Miami Heat
Milwaukee Bucks
New York Knicks
New Jersey Nets
Charlotte Bobcats

Sarah Palin links

Some funny links. Palin is an easy target.

http://beat.bodoglife.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/spdebateflowchart.jpg

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/10/22/chris-matthews-battles-na_n_137030.html

Jason Mraz: 0 - me: 1

So everyone has heard of the Jason Mraz song, "i'm yours"

Its a pretty good, I like it. But there is one lyric that incites my ire, "and its our god-forsaken right to be loved loved loved."

God forsaken? That makes no sense. Why on earth is the right to be loved god forsaken? Put in some effort Mraz
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Apparently Jason Mraz got the message. On his album, there is a live version where he changes the words!

It goes, "and its our god-intended right to be loved loved loved"








I win

Discussion: Is healthcare a right?

So I wanted to start a discussion about whether universal health care was a "right." But I decided that the line was too blurry between "Yes, health care for everyone is a good thing so the government should give it to everyone," and "The right to health care is implied in the the right to life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness and therefore is a constitutional right.

What do people think? Should access to basic health care be a constitutional right for all people?

I was planning to argue the side of no, while I wouldn't be opposed to health care for all, i don't think that the right of "pursuit of life" includes health care but its hard to say why. II'm worried about a health care that doesn't penalize people for abusing the system. I'm worried that people would go see a doctor for a common cold. And even the poorest of people have access to clinics. So while it would be nice to make health care avaliable to more people, I will be skeptical of any plan for universal health care until I see it work.

What do you thiink?

I'm Back

Google stopped being bitches so I'm back posting.