South Korea sics killer robots on the North

Mwhuahahaha

The saga of the Big 12 and Nebraska

Well, crap. Nebraska is going to the Big 10. I have ignored this topic for a while, well, to be fair I have ignored all topics for a while. But as it vexes me so thoroughly I can no longer bear the shame of what my beloved Cornhusker football team has been subjected to by it's gutless and conniving caretakers.

Tom Osborne you get the free pass on this one, although you shouldn't. It's only because of your exemplary service in the past that I will break when I see you crossing the street But Harvey Pearlmen, J.B. Milligin, you two had should never forget to look both ways before crossing, or stand too close to the curb. And though I will probably never run you over because of the legal repercussions, I just want you to know on the off chance that you ever read this that you both suck.

Thank you for ruining football traditions that were as old and storied as any the game has ever seen. Of course, Harvey Pearlmen is no stranger to destroying old and storied traditions, this was after all the same man who killed the Nebraska state fair in Lincoln.

Of course economically, this was a victory. Nebraska received about $10 million in conference revenues compared to the $20 mill schools in the Big 10 got this year. And there will also be new storied rivalries created. Penn State, Michigan, and Ohio State are all among the winningest programs in NCAA history and if Iowa can keep on it's current roll it too will provide some great matchups for Nebraska. These are some things to look forward to, and some very nice things at that. But it's what we left and the way we left that makes me so angry. Economics and new rivalries be damned!

The fact that the Big 8 NEBRASKA's conference when it welcomed in a bunch of refugees from the old south west conference to form the Big 12 bothers me. The Big 12 should have been our conference too. But Nebraska football, and lets not kid ourselves football is the driving force behind all of the politics in college athletics, took a nose dive shortly after the Big 12 was founded. So the power dynamic shifted. Texas took over Nebraska's conference. So how does Nebraska respond when it finally gets strong enough to put Texas in its place? It abandons its own conference and skulks away like some upset child. I can just imagine Harvey Pearlmen looking and Big 12 commish Don Beebe and saying "If you don't want to pway nice I'll take my ball and go home." How embarrassing. Nebraska was a hairsbreadth away from regaining dominance in the conference, and they gave up right when they were on the cusp of victory. Absolutely pathetic. The Big 12 had problems that we could have fixed, Nebraska could have taken its conference back, instead they gave up and ran away to the east, abandoning their midwestern roots for a quick payout and some petty revenge.



The move from the big 12, no the big 8, was a betrayal. A kick in the back right as the conference was finally becoming healthy again. With the rise of Nebraska Big 12 North football was back on its feet and the climate of the conference was finally ready for meaningful reform. That's why Big 10 commissioner Jim Delaney knew now was the time to strike. If he waited much longer to slither in and rip Nebraska from the Big 12, the conference would have been profitable, modern, and immune to Delaney's unscrupulous power play. But I'm not that bitter, I'll let this go and enjoy all of the great football matchups that Nebraska will be a part of in the Big 10. James Delaney, may you enjoy interesting times and always come to the attention of those in authority.

Drugs are bad mmmkay

Espn's Jon Clayton totally does look like South Park's Mr. Mackey. Totally looks like.com is great for realizing things like that.



I read two stories today, one from Newsweek and one from Web MD. Web MD says that long term usage of marijuana causes Psycosis. Newsweek unveils a marijuana type drug that is cheaper, more potent, widely sold and legal in most states.


And at the end, we must always remember the immortal advice of South Park's Mr. Mackey mmmk.


That is all.

How many pollacks does it take to crash an airplane?

ok, this is in really poor taste, but I'm an asshole and have no respect for the dead so, come about midnight I'm going to post on this as well as all of the crazy stuff going down in BKK.

good ol' Thai democracy

Now, I realize not many people in America give a shit about Thailand, but, hey, I do. So suck it. The craziness going on down there is as entertaining as anything else going on in the world right now, so I feel like it's worth a look.
Thailand's democracy, like others that could be named, often relies on military coups to squelch popular unrest. The end result is that, much like Turkey until recent times, Thailand is a Democracy with a military veto. So, every once in a while, the military asserts itself in Thailand during times of popular unrest, or when a leader challenges its position in the established governmental order.

This offends a lot of people, and I have a lot of problems with this style as well. The army is turned loose on civilians every once in a while in a Thai style democracy, which results in civilian casualties. 25 people were killed and hundreds more injured when the military attempted to disperse the Redshirt Occupation of Bangkok on April 10th. Now granted, some of these protests were growing violent, and they were crippling Bangkok's economy, but there's never an excuse for any government to kill it's citizens. After all, what is the purpose of government except to protect the interest of it's constituents.

That is of course a wonderful axiom, but, one that is rarely lived up to. Except in America, cause our country rules. But I digress. In Thailand, that axiom is often laughable. The government is often corrupt and brutal, and when the inevitable death of the revered king Bhumibol the specter of civil strife looms over this tropical paradise. Journeyman pictures has done an incredible job in breaking down the conflict, none of my friends have any money, but if you should read this article in some 2 am drunken stupor, you should pay them if you've got any money.

China getting less bitchy

China has been toning down its recent inflammatory rhetoric according to Charles Hutzler of the Journal star. It's about friggen time is all I can say, China's been rebelling against US authority while highlighting all of the reasons why US authority has done so much good for the world for a couple of years now.

I still remember when Hu Jin Tao came to power as a pragmatic reformer. It'd sure be nice to see that guy resurface again because this attitude that the Chinese government has been putting off over the last couple of years has been stoking our own warhawks here in the US, and we don't need to give anti-market ultra nationalist reactionaries any more political ammo.

The big picture is this, Frosty US-Sino relations are bad for all parties involved. They are especially for a China which seems to have forgotten that it has a loooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooong way to go before its its government can be considered even the palest of shadows compared to that of the United states. They'll need to find a way to facilitate a peaceful exchange of power and to facilitate a free civil society before they can stand on even footing with the western liberal democracies. Until they do that the spector of violent revolution will hang over the heads of China's leaders like the proverbial sword of Damocles waiting to strike down all of the progress that's been made in the last 3 decades.

The Chinese have been threatening to kill the American goose that lays all of the golden eggs for a while now. But Americans shouldn't threat about this posturing, Chinese leaders know their country would go through a devastating regression if they disengaged from US partnership, and possibly violent overthrow of the government. But this bleak scenario doesn't seem likely. China has built a lot of momentum in the last three decades, and that's a wonderful thing. If their spoiled and corrupt government officials can pull their heads out of their collective asses for just a few more decades humanity could be in for a new golden age ... or we could all roast in nuclear fire. It all depends on how that country of 1,000,000,000 people chooses to interact with the world.

Obama Czech's Iran

Almighty sovereign messiah Barrack Obama in his infinite compassion and wisdom graced us mortals with the gift of his peace at a ceremony in a Prague castle today when he and Russian President Dmetri Mdvedev signed an important treaty on nuclear non proliferation.

The two powers who together own about 95% of the worlds nuclear weapons will still pack enough nuclear punch to end all life on planet earth, but have agreed to reduce their stock pile by about 30%. The move is being described as a foreign policy victory for both Obama and Medvedev with the end result being that America will now have much more latitude in placing restrictions on Iran in attempts to check its fledgling nuclear program. All hail Obama, all hail the new emperor of the American empire!