Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Monday, June 8, 2009
Sunday, June 7, 2009
Drunks With Guns
From Ted Nugent for President
September 14, 2008
Drunks with Guns
Drunks with Guns
Nuge was out with his son, Dead Eye, hunting cougar down near the Chipawee River this afternoon. The desert was lit up orange like the night he was conceived. I’d just blown up a quail when the boy looked up at his Motor City Mad Dad and asked a question that warmed Nuge's heart. "Dad," he said, "the government can't take our guns, can they?" I put a hand on the boy's shoulder and smiled for a long time, until the boy started squirming in his tracks, thinking he'd got Nuge riled. It was pride that shown off my face. The boy will not be smacked tonight.
"Dead Eye," I boomed. "This is America, we have a right to own guns." Liberal and Conservative factions alike use the ambiguity of the Second Amendment to further their agendas. Some truly have the good of the people in mind. Others, not so much. Selfless and self-serving alike ignore the undeniable message written behind the law. The Second Amendment to the Constitution of the United States of America has nothing to do with firearms, but with an armed and educated populace, not in preparation for war, but to ensure peace. It was an armed and informed populace that won independence for our nation, and the duty of every private citizen to make sure our government serves the people, not the reverse.
Nuge never much liked the term "Gun Law." A law against a gun is a law against private property, and that's unAmerican. Politicians use the term to sway opinion and ensure the payoff of whatever business interest may be squeezed by new regulation. An AK-47 is a dangerous tool, irregardless of the hands that hold it. Nuge believes that strong regulation should be in place to monitor product quality and ensure that brand-spanking-new AK-47's aren't being shipped to drunk fratboys to shoot watermelons in the backyard. Everyone can agree this is dangerous behavior. If you live in a place where an AK is necessary for defense, by all means, carry an AK. Otherwise, a powerful weapon like this should probably be locked up most of the time. Any responsible citizen would agree.
We've heard the candidates stumble and fumble their views on gun control, and no one remembers who shot .22's behind the barn with Uncle Jeb when they were little. These gin-soaked psychopaths are the very people we don't want holding guns. Look what happened last time they let Dick Cheney use a weapon. Have you ever stood next to John McCain? Nuge has. If he doesn't stink of martini, it isn't 9am. Pretty Obama probably couldn't even lift a weapon, let alone take the recoil without crying. I don't want to think what would happen if Hillary Clinton was armed.
Laws should be standards to uphold, not tools for oppression. How many laws do we need on obvious criminal behavior using a gun? Don’t shoot people. After that, let gun ownership be accountable to good judgement entirely. When weapons are taken from the father in the woods with his son on a Sunday morning, then America will know it has gone too far. Until then, we should all be vigilant, and we should all be vocal, because that is the only way to have our voices heard. That's Freedom. That's America, baby.
These rotten bastards can preach change and call themselves mavericks, but not one is better than the rest. The McCain/Palin ticket is lunacy at it's finest, and their cause and method has run its course. I'd hate to be the immigrant dishwasher staring down the barrel of the kalashnikov held by Sarah Palin when her powersuit isn't properly ironed. What America needs is a cowardly Democrat in office that can be easily kowtowed to clean up the spray paint from Bush and his college buddies. Notice they've been quiet the last few months. George can even get through an interview before lunch without sentencing a reporter to death.
Bush and his croneys know their time is up, but McCain is greedy, and he's given them hope at four more years in the party mansion. Senator McCain once fought for change and better politics, but never looked away when he saw the prize. He's got gargoyle eyes like Dick Cheney, and his face could fall off at any given moment. Don't vote Democrat or Republican, vote American. For an America that makes sense.
VOTE NUGE
Currently reading :
God, Guns & Rock and Roll
By Ted Nugent
"Dead Eye," I boomed. "This is America, we have a right to own guns." Liberal and Conservative factions alike use the ambiguity of the Second Amendment to further their agendas. Some truly have the good of the people in mind. Others, not so much. Selfless and self-serving alike ignore the undeniable message written behind the law. The Second Amendment to the Constitution of the United States of America has nothing to do with firearms, but with an armed and educated populace, not in preparation for war, but to ensure peace. It was an armed and informed populace that won independence for our nation, and the duty of every private citizen to make sure our government serves the people, not the reverse.
Nuge never much liked the term "Gun Law." A law against a gun is a law against private property, and that's unAmerican. Politicians use the term to sway opinion and ensure the payoff of whatever business interest may be squeezed by new regulation. An AK-47 is a dangerous tool, irregardless of the hands that hold it. Nuge believes that strong regulation should be in place to monitor product quality and ensure that brand-spanking-new AK-47's aren't being shipped to drunk fratboys to shoot watermelons in the backyard. Everyone can agree this is dangerous behavior. If you live in a place where an AK is necessary for defense, by all means, carry an AK. Otherwise, a powerful weapon like this should probably be locked up most of the time. Any responsible citizen would agree.
We've heard the candidates stumble and fumble their views on gun control, and no one remembers who shot .22's behind the barn with Uncle Jeb when they were little. These gin-soaked psychopaths are the very people we don't want holding guns. Look what happened last time they let Dick Cheney use a weapon. Have you ever stood next to John McCain? Nuge has. If he doesn't stink of martini, it isn't 9am. Pretty Obama probably couldn't even lift a weapon, let alone take the recoil without crying. I don't want to think what would happen if Hillary Clinton was armed.
Laws should be standards to uphold, not tools for oppression. How many laws do we need on obvious criminal behavior using a gun? Don’t shoot people. After that, let gun ownership be accountable to good judgement entirely. When weapons are taken from the father in the woods with his son on a Sunday morning, then America will know it has gone too far. Until then, we should all be vigilant, and we should all be vocal, because that is the only way to have our voices heard. That's Freedom. That's America, baby.
These rotten bastards can preach change and call themselves mavericks, but not one is better than the rest. The McCain/Palin ticket is lunacy at it's finest, and their cause and method has run its course. I'd hate to be the immigrant dishwasher staring down the barrel of the kalashnikov held by Sarah Palin when her powersuit isn't properly ironed. What America needs is a cowardly Democrat in office that can be easily kowtowed to clean up the spray paint from Bush and his college buddies. Notice they've been quiet the last few months. George can even get through an interview before lunch without sentencing a reporter to death.
Bush and his croneys know their time is up, but McCain is greedy, and he's given them hope at four more years in the party mansion. Senator McCain once fought for change and better politics, but never looked away when he saw the prize. He's got gargoyle eyes like Dick Cheney, and his face could fall off at any given moment. Don't vote Democrat or Republican, vote American. For an America that makes sense.
VOTE NUGE
Currently reading :
God, Guns & Rock and Roll
By Ted Nugent
Friday, June 5, 2009
Laugh at Yourself First: A Love Song for Mary Jane Kelly
Visit Laugh at Yourself First for “A Love Song for Mary Jeanette Kelly,” and more short stories, scripts, and very little poetry from Paul Juser.
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Last week I announced a contest. In it's honor, I'm announcing another this week. First off, I'm renaming "Take Me To Your Leader" to "Take Me To Your Sasquatch." This is to commemorate the completion of a story I've been trying to get out of my head for a year. "Lair of the Snow Sasquatch" embarks Dr. Filth on a new career as a cryptozoologist hunting the elusive beast. I'll finish that for you this summer. Second, Mary Jane Kelly is a real person. The first person to email TbStarlight@gmail.com with her identity wins my hand-corrected manuscript of the story. The winner will be announced in next week's Print is Better. Where else do you get this many contests for your buck? These are the days of Wikipedia, so wrong answers will be punished with Stephen King novels. While supplies last.
I revised the title as well as the story from what I used to read live as "...Mary Jeanette Kelly." Readers who've been with me a while may remember a lot more pages, and a lot more gore. Printed versions may still exist in a chapbook called, "A Fugative in God's Country," but part of me hopes not. I made several attempts at a novel about this character, and even finished one draft before it disturbed me enough to shred the manuscript and erase the file. This story remained, and time has allowed several new perspectives, as well as one stylistic rewrite I hope you'll enjoy if you don't run out of breath first.
If you’re here with me in Binghamton, I hope you already know the artists I'm working with this summer. First and foremost, Bill Snyder is going to record AIN SOPH for me. Bill is a walking encyclopedia of opera and has a mad-hatter twang that should be reading Kurt Vonnegut. Hear is classical music show Monday-Friday mornings on WSKG. I just finished "Bones Bonus Round #8" with Ian Daddybones of the Original Geeks Podcast. Daddybones and Jiinx discuss video games, movies, comic boooks, and wrestling in a bi-weekly podcast that has become my editiing music. If you've ever asked, “What is there to do in Binghamton?” 607 Magazine has the answer. I also delivered two new restaurant reviews for my gonzo column, “Eating Out Upstate.” I also met up recently with Dr. Bartlemania who's spun the best rock show on WHRW for years. We're arranging time very soon to do some recordings, as well. I'm interested in hearing from musicians for background music. I have one more surprise for my long-time readers as to who will also be working on the AIN SOPH recording. Next week, I'm going to take a break to catch up and offer up the poems I used to perform with Lament Configuration. Thanks for reading.
-Paul
printisbetter.blogspot.com
pauljuser.blogspot.com
Last week I announced a contest. In it's honor, I'm announcing another this week. First off, I'm renaming "Take Me To Your Leader" to "Take Me To Your Sasquatch." This is to commemorate the completion of a story I've been trying to get out of my head for a year. "Lair of the Snow Sasquatch" embarks Dr. Filth on a new career as a cryptozoologist hunting the elusive beast. I'll finish that for you this summer. Second, Mary Jane Kelly is a real person. The first person to email TbStarlight@gmail.com with her identity wins my hand-corrected manuscript of the story. The winner will be announced in next week's Print is Better. Where else do you get this many contests for your buck? These are the days of Wikipedia, so wrong answers will be punished with Stephen King novels. While supplies last.
I revised the title as well as the story from what I used to read live as "...Mary Jeanette Kelly." Readers who've been with me a while may remember a lot more pages, and a lot more gore. Printed versions may still exist in a chapbook called, "A Fugative in God's Country," but part of me hopes not. I made several attempts at a novel about this character, and even finished one draft before it disturbed me enough to shred the manuscript and erase the file. This story remained, and time has allowed several new perspectives, as well as one stylistic rewrite I hope you'll enjoy if you don't run out of breath first.
If you’re here with me in Binghamton, I hope you already know the artists I'm working with this summer. First and foremost, Bill Snyder is going to record AIN SOPH for me. Bill is a walking encyclopedia of opera and has a mad-hatter twang that should be reading Kurt Vonnegut. Hear is classical music show Monday-Friday mornings on WSKG. I just finished "Bones Bonus Round #8" with Ian Daddybones of the Original Geeks Podcast. Daddybones and Jiinx discuss video games, movies, comic boooks, and wrestling in a bi-weekly podcast that has become my editiing music. If you've ever asked, “What is there to do in Binghamton?” 607 Magazine has the answer. I also delivered two new restaurant reviews for my gonzo column, “Eating Out Upstate.” I also met up recently with Dr. Bartlemania who's spun the best rock show on WHRW for years. We're arranging time very soon to do some recordings, as well. I'm interested in hearing from musicians for background music. I have one more surprise for my long-time readers as to who will also be working on the AIN SOPH recording. Next week, I'm going to take a break to catch up and offer up the poems I used to perform with Lament Configuration. Thanks for reading.
-Paul
printisbetter.blogspot.com
Sunday, May 31, 2009
Ask For Rob
I'd already collected this for PIB and brought it home before I realized the critical fail of this message.
Friday, May 29, 2009
Laugh at Yourself First: Regular Crazy
Visit Laugh at Yourself First for "Regular Crazy" and more short stories, scripts, and very little poetry from Paul Juser
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I have not been diligent with Print is Better these last couple weeks. In part, this is because I’ve been addicted to a video game. I won’t tell you the name and risk dating myself almost five years behind the times, but I will say there has not been a single zombie so far. I’m almost finished, so I’ll be back to posting frequently again soon. Being tethered to the television set has not been my only restraint. I have also been working hard. I’ve finally gotten rolling on a story I’ve been trying to write for a year, where Dr. Filth takes on a new profession as a cryptozoologist. I’ve also delivered two new stories to 607 Magazine for “Eating Out Upstate.” On top of that, I’ve been editing “Nuge for Prez,” and the first printed issue of Print is Better. Next week, I’ve been asked to come back on the Original Geeks Podcast again, to discuss all things nerdy. I will have plenty for you this summer, I hope you will enjoy.
With that, I’d like to extend the “Take Me To Your Leader” contest in support of “Nuge.” Like the rest of my books, this collection of short stories will be available in print and free download through Lulu.com. What fun is buying a book if the author is not there to shake your hand for it? I want to come to your town and do just that, but I need your help. If you put me in touch with your local bookstore or arts promoter, I’ll take care of the hard parts, such as arranging dates, and providing promotional material like posters and flyers. That’s where the contest part comes in. If you go through the trouble of setting me up with a performance, it would be downright rude of me not to give you a copy of “Nuge for Prez.” That’s why I’m sweetening the deal with copies of “Dollars Per Hour” and “Here in This Sorrow.” I’ll even give you shout-outs during the reading if that will convince you to help me. This contest is only open to New York and Pennsylvania right now, but I’d love for the opportunity to extend. For more information, you can contact me at paul.juser@gmail.com
If you’re here with me in Binghamton, you must be sick to death of the rain. I’ve only received a few fireworks displays from the B-Mets in my backyard, but I’m looking forward to the summer spectacular on the way. I’ve noticed new missives from the Preacher around town, and when I have a few minutes to edit, I have some new pictures. This week’s ongoing story, “Regular Crazy” started when I was following the Preacher light pole to light pole, documenting his private war to clean up the streets. Ultimately, his story did not fit in “Regular Crazy,” but I could not abandon him entirely. The Preacher is a much better fit in the pages of Print is Better, with other writings I collect. As well as the Preacher, next week I will be adding more “Dear Sirs” letters, and some other oddities I’ve happened upon. Next week’s Laugh at Yourself First is going to be a surprise. Thanks for reading.
-Paul
printisbetter.blogspot.com
Saturday, May 23, 2009
Laugh at Yourself First: Nutritional Values
Visit Laugh at Yourself First for “Nutritional Values,” and more short stories, scripts, and very little poetry from Paul Juser.
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Happy Memorial Weekend, folks. I’ve been looking in closets and under the couch to find where I lost Spring. For me, a day in the office entails standing in a field telling insipid jokes to Little Leaguers. I earned in some very interesting sunburns, but at least I wasn’t looking at the same wall every day. This week I give you a comedy sketch titled “Nutritional Values.” I hope it makes you think about what you’re eating. For the record, I’ll never stop eating fast food. Next week will be another installment of “Regular Crazy.”
If you’re here with me in Binghamton, we finally have leaves on the trees and cloud breaks that last more than a few hours. I’ve been able to ride the Riverwalk every day this week. Over the winter and early Spring, city the 2-mile public walkway along the Chenango River was made unapproachable by careless city dog owners. During my own trips on the coldest days of the winter, I’d see only groups of guys staring into the trunks of cars, who’d glare menacingly as I pass. Pitbulls normally accompany them variety. I know I should have hung around to make sure they clean up after themselves, but alas, I had places to be. Following a massive pooper scooper campaign, the trail has been restored to former pride. You only need watch your step for broken glass! Who says government is worthless?
I’ve assembled all the stores for Nuge for Prez, and am hard at work on the editing process. In the mean time, I’m scheduling signings and performances in New York and Pennsylvania after the book is released June 30th. If you bring me to your bookstore or show, your copy of Nuge is on me. Yes, I would love to open for your band. E-mail me at TbStarlight@gmail.com with good news. Get your friends excited, let them know they can read Dollars Per Hour and Here in This Sorrow for free. Thanks for reading.
-Paul
printisbetter.blogspot.com
Pauljuser.blogspot.com
Happy Memorial Weekend, folks. I’ve been looking in closets and under the couch to find where I lost Spring. For me, a day in the office entails standing in a field telling insipid jokes to Little Leaguers. I earned in some very interesting sunburns, but at least I wasn’t looking at the same wall every day. This week I give you a comedy sketch titled “Nutritional Values.” I hope it makes you think about what you’re eating. For the record, I’ll never stop eating fast food. Next week will be another installment of “Regular Crazy.”
If you’re here with me in Binghamton, we finally have leaves on the trees and cloud breaks that last more than a few hours. I’ve been able to ride the Riverwalk every day this week. Over the winter and early Spring, city the 2-mile public walkway along the Chenango River was made unapproachable by careless city dog owners. During my own trips on the coldest days of the winter, I’d see only groups of guys staring into the trunks of cars, who’d glare menacingly as I pass. Pitbulls normally accompany them variety. I know I should have hung around to make sure they clean up after themselves, but alas, I had places to be. Following a massive pooper scooper campaign, the trail has been restored to former pride. You only need watch your step for broken glass! Who says government is worthless?
I’ve assembled all the stores for Nuge for Prez, and am hard at work on the editing process. In the mean time, I’m scheduling signings and performances in New York and Pennsylvania after the book is released June 30th. If you bring me to your bookstore or show, your copy of Nuge is on me. Yes, I would love to open for your band. E-mail me at TbStarlight@gmail.com with good news. Get your friends excited, let them know they can read Dollars Per Hour and Here in This Sorrow for free. Thanks for reading.
-Paul
printisbetter.blogspot.com
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