Bobby Saxon radio ad

It is the video of a radio ad currently being played throughout the district in support of Bobby Saxon.

Please check it out and forward it to all your friends.

Also: go to bobbysaxon.com to donate!  Thanks.

Paul Broun Jr. has done nothing for the 10th district.  He votes against veterans’ rights, against healthcare for children, against support for our elders, and the list goes on…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n6B8Z-oYiYU

Paul Broun Jr. lying about his military record

Bobby Saxon, on the other hand, is an honorable statesman.  An Iraq war combat veteran and small business owner, he knows how to solve the problems that plague or district and nation.

At two and a half hours, the film was a bit tiring. It was the equivalent of five episodes, a good chunk of a season that I would rather watch at home on my couch while eating bonbons. It pretty much felt like five episodes too: it didn’t flow well for a feature length film and the storylines often felt disconnected. You just sat there and waited for the end credits and the title credits for the next episode, tuned to the jazzy theme by Groove Armada–but they never came. Likewise, the narration by Carrie was sporadic and, at times, you were left wondering “What happened with Miranda?” or “Where did Charlotte go?” only to have those questions answered half an hour later.

It was ultimately nice to see the cast reunited on the big screen, though with some additions that were better left out. The child stars (a toddler-sized Brady and Lily–Charlotte’s adopted Chinese daughter) were occasionally adorable but frequently annoying. Brady fails to pick up on the tension between his parents (how dense) and Lily has a penchant for hiding other people’s cell phones and blurting out “sex” to the women’s roaring laughter. Another ill-thought addition would be Jennifer Hudson. Major casting flaw here, Tricia Wood, as I see a better performance by someone like Gabrielle Union, who–despite her experience–can pull off innocent and naive without coming off as a horrible actress…how Hudson got an Academy Award, I’ll never know…You can practically see the cue cards reflected in her awe-struck-”I’m shamelessly piggybacking on Dreamgirls‘ success”- eyes.

Hudson’s only favorable contribution would be her song (”All Dressed in Love”) on the amazing soundtrack. From the fabulous and revamped theme by the Pfeifer Broz. Orchestra to the return of Al Green accompanied by the soulful siren Joss Stone in “How Can You Mend a Broken Heart?” this soundtrack has it all. The songs play on all the turbulent emotions in the film. The moving rendition of “Auld Lang Syne” by Mairi Campbell and Dave Francis touches on the sense of forgiveness and renewal and Jem touches up Carrie’s makeover with her smoky vocals in “It’s Amazing.” The hip “New York Girls” by Morningwood (insert obvious pun here) embodies runway style as the fitting Fergie’s “Labels or Love” follows suit (complete with made-up words and all…)

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Yet despite the unexpected bathroom humour with unwaxed pubes and Charlotte noisily succumbing to Montezuma’s Revenge in Mexico, the Sex and the City movie met my expectations with the same women (one reaching the hump of 50 years) graced by clever writing and talented actresses who effortlessly slip back into their roles as they would a pair of Jimmy Choos. And, of course, Sex and the City wouldn’t be complete without the sex, which at times, was rather graphic as with Samantha’s Los Angeles neighbor (and male counterpart), Dante, who surfs, fucks, and showers in slow motion. It was borderline cheesy as Hudson’s-”I came to New York to find love”-character has a “LOVE” key chain to prove it and also uses “LOVE” as her password (and here I thought passwords had to be at least eight characters and alpha- numeric). Likewise, Steve and Miranda’s reunion on the Brooklyn Bridge was a little TOO Hallmark as Steve wears this idiotic David Archuleta-esque look of enormous gratitude. In the end, I couldn’t help but wonder…is any wedding with a man named Preston (yes, Mr. Big’s name is John Preston) doomed?*

*(In Grey’s Anatomy, Dr. Preston Burke leaves Dr. Cristina Yang at the altar as Big similarly leaves Carrie).

Thursday, the glamorous red-carpet of the Cannes Film Festival was stained with controversy about Sharon Stone’s comment about red-China’s recent earthquake, “”Then all this earthquake and all this stuff happened, and I thought, is that karma? When you’re not nice, that the bad things happen to you?”

Hearing that, I COULDN’T HELP BUT WONDER (in my Carrie Bradshaw state induced by the Sex and the City movie fervor)…what if this crude, 50-year-old, full-frontal bearing, somewhat washed-up celebrity was right?

Following her comment, a major Chinese movie chain, UME Cineplex, banned all her films–which (given her recent films), isn’t much of a loss for the Chinese moviegoing demographic. Stone actually has three new movies coming out, one (The Year of Getting to Know Us) of which has been trashed on IMDB. Damage control from Christian Dior (of which Stone has been featured in their Chinese campaign) included the removal of her image from their ads. Feeling the pain of brutal Chinese boycott, Stone apologized and pledged to support the relief efforts. But clearly, the damage has been done.

China has long been an abuser of basic human rights (with its tanks and Tienenmen Squares and whatnot), so Stone’s “what goes around, comes around” theory isn’t entirely baseless. Sure, as a big Hollywood star, she should have given that comment a second thought before saying it aloud and during such a crucial public relations period for her career…as she should have given Basic Instinct 2 a second thought before signing on. But I’m no Hollywood star, and I completely agree with her. With the arrests, beatings, and killings of Buddhist monks (including the overly aggressive seizures of temples) in mind, maybe they had it coming. As a Buddhist, I’m shocked at this brutality yet am also obligated to forgive; but as a cynical American, I’m going to point the accusatory finger and yell “KARMA!”

Just last week, I was at the Asian supermarket and there were these people asking for earthquake relief donations. For some reason, when I saw them, I just didn’t feel as much sympathy as I thought I would. I mean, with the victims of the tsunami and the recent cyclone in Myanmar, there was the chance that I could’ve reached into my wallet and contributed (even though the aid would never reach the right people in Myanmar). But with these people, there was no chance of that happening…my response was more of an “I’m sorry for your loss, but that’s the way the fortune cookie crumbles” (and yes, I just made an incredibly tasteless pun).

True, it’s a terrible tragedy, especially all those schoolchildren trapped in the rubble. True, we (as humans) should have general compassion…for everyone (including ruthless semi-capitalist but nonetheless communist hosts of 2008 Olympics). But call me a heartless prick for defending Sharon Stone, but maybe the earthquake was a sign from a higher power to the Chinese government to change its ways.

Okay, I’ve talked to you about the thin pioneer plasma, but this is insane.  Among the various other thin flat panels I have mentioned, this Sony OLED is pretty sexy despite its anorexia.  Introducing a prototype by Sony, a .2mm thick… OLED panel, with a screen size of 3.5 inches.

This new prototype beats another thin panel OLED by Samsung with a thickness of .25mm with a 4 inch screen.

To obtain the thinness, glass substrates had to be grounded to produce the thinness:

To achieve the slimness, the company ground the glass substrates on both sides after producing the OLED panel so that each side measures only 0.1mm in thickness.

Although the screen size is small, you could have all the bragging rights with this anorexic piece of screen real estate.

Source: http://techon.nikkeibp.co.jp/english/NEWS_EN/20080417/150598/

the car will probably harken back to the days of the AE86 Corolla as popularized by countless drift crazy drivers and the anime Initial D. Therefore it’s probably safe to expect a lightweight car of about 2500 pounds or less, the aforementioned rear wheel drive system, and about 120-150 horsepower with a turbocharged variant possible. The car will be trading brute power for superior driving dynamics, but that’s always been a recipe for great fun as proven by the Lotus Elise. The best part, however, is that the new Toyobaru/Subota should be very inexpensive, coming in below $20,000 and hopefully maybe even under $15,000.

To differentiate the models between brands I would suggest that Toyota get the RWD model and Subaru develop a 4WD version more in line with their brand philosophy. Also I would assume that each brand will get a slightly altered design as opposed to simple badge engineering. Either way I guess this means I’ll be waiting until 2011 before I finally get my car. While the previous sketch is probably close to what the car will look like, here are plenty of speculative renderings from other sources as well.

Courtest of Best Car :

I think the silver one looks particularly good out of these two renderings.

And courtesy of 7Tune :

These renderings I think look the best and other than the rear looking a little Ford Fusion-ish to me I would not be disappointed at all if the car ended up looking like this.

The unveiling of a new Lamborghini is always a huge event, especially to me. And this one is no different. Much like the Murcielago was transformed into the LP640, the Gallardo is now the Gallardo LP 560-4. LP for longitudinale posteriore, the engine’s positioning in the car, 560 for 560 PS/ 552 HP, and 4 for its four-wheel-drive system. The redesigned new front end adds some angles reminiscent of the new Reventon. The profile remains largely the same but the rear end is completely redesigned. The taillights are wider and no longer travel up rear deck of the car. Below them a black grille stretches across the entire rear end of the car and a pair of dual exhausts are visible exiting from a black housing above a new rear diffuser. Tons more pics (including the interior) after the jump and some pics of the old Gallardo for comparison.

And now the old Gallardo:

On the left is a screencap from V for Vendetta, the futuristic Wachowski Bros film in which Natalie Portman shaved her head. More recently, she can be seen with hair and sporting a sultry green bodice in The Other Boleyn Girl. On the right is Sinéad O’Connor, the hardcore Dublin-born songstress known for such onstage controversy as ripping the Pope’s photo during an SNL performance and condemning pedophilia (in that order).

On the left is formerly plus-sized and former presidential hopeful Mike Huckabee. In the middle is Gregory Itzin, well-known for his role as the morally-corrupt President Charles Logan from Season 5 of 24. Finally, on the right is the Watergate headliner Richard Nixon. It appears that if Nixon and Itzin had a son, their spawn would look like Mike Huckabee.

Porsche and Wolkswagen have always had a very close relationship, with parts sharing dating back to their beginnings. This relationship is further emphasized when considering that Ferdinand Porsche also designed the iconic people’s car Volkswagen Beetle. In March of 2007 Porsche upped its stakes in VW to 31% officially triggering rumors of an eventual takeover. Well according the the Detroit News the VW Auto Group Supervisory Board has just given its approval for Porsche to take majority ownership of the company moving to 51% to VW’s 49% at a cost of approximately $20 billion from Porsche’s pocketbooks. The move has been anticipated for some time now, and with it finally going through parts sharing between the two automakers will probably be even greater.

It’s been a while since I’ve been excited about any SUV - what with the 3.00 dollar-a-gallon gas and just the poor handling and bland styling.That may be about to change, however, with the unveiling of the new Land Rover LRX concept - in black this time. The new truck is a sexy mini-ute - and looks even better than the plain white one at the Detroit Auto Show. Deets and more pics after this

The exterior is done up in black and contrasted by a silver roof with a carbon panel and carrying rack to accentuate its utility. Aluminum accessories combine to further the styling. Not keen to let the style distract from its purpose, however, the recently sold Land Rover has seen fit to also fit the fenders and side panels with matte-black protective trim. Pictures of the interior have not yet been released, but rest assured that it’ll probably carry the same good looks as the exterior and the same luxury as LR is known for. With a steeply raked windshield and low slanting roofline, it exudes the same sportiness as some of Mazda’s recent crossovers and probably hurts rear headroom much the same way BMW’s new X6 does, while looking far better than both.

And while the styling is a major draw in and of itself, the big news here is that the 2.0 liter diesel hybrid engine should theoretically make it capable of 60(!) mpg. Still in only the concept stage, if that engine can manage to provide the truck with decent enough power give a 0-60 time of around 6.0 seconds or so, I just might be sold on a hybrid for the first time ever. People who know me, however, might call me hypocritical as I’ve never been a fan of hybrids due to the fun they suck out of driving. However, this is an SUV, not a sports car. Thus, assuming it can get the job done, I’ll gladly take one with a hybrid.