REV. JOHN: Random Thoughts for 5/10

I have a friend who will fill me in on what everyone is talking aboot on the talk radio, and apparently everyone (at least on the right side of the dial) has realized that John McCain and Fred Thompson are essentially the same person (a conclusion we on PCLIVE! came to a few weeks ago). The only difference is that Thompson speaks with a southern accent. That must be why everyone thinks he's the most qualified.

People seem surprised that Spiderman 3 broke every opening weekend record when the movie was terrible. I'm not. It doesn't matter how bad the movie is, people were still going to see it just because it was opening weekend and the thing to do. It's like being a battered wife. You know it's going to hurt, yet we can't stop ourselves from going back (like we will and Spiderman 4 comes out in a few years).

I'm really tempted to get tickets for this year's Projekt Revolution tour. Linkin Park, My Chemical Romance and Taking Back Sunday are probably my three favourite bands to come out this decade (plus seeing TBS at Jones Beach would be cool). The rub is that I think my rock concerts days are behind me. I usually wind up feeling like a narc or a chaperone.

At this rate, I'll be heading for electric chairs. I'm only human with my cross to bear. When she described her underwear, I forgot all the rules my rabbi taught me in the old schul. You're too young to be this empty girl. I'll prepare you for a sick dark world. Know that you'll be my downfall, but I call, and I call, and I call...

I hate to admit it, but MSNBC's "Morning Joe" with Joe Scarborough and John Ridley may be a winner. Scarborough is a former Republican Congressman, the host of "Scarborough Country," and quite possibly the whitest guy on the network. Ridley is a screenwriter, a blogger for the "Huffington Post," and one of them black African Americans. I was laughing my ass off this morning, though if I find it funny I'm sure there's a whiny pussy "media" watchdog somewhere who is trying to see how many words ending with "-ist" and "-ism" they can squeeze into one blog post complaining aboot it.

I think I quit buying CD's. I definitely steal my share of music off of da' net, but if I really dig the artist I'd still by the CD. The rub is that I'll either rip in onto my laptop, or listen to it once and leave it on the floor of my car for a few months. Plus now that I have the FM transmitter for the ol' iPod, I don't even listen to the CD's anyways, so what's the point? I bought the new Travis album off of iTunes, and pre-ordered Bon Jovi and Linkin Park. As far as the transmitter goes, I know it doesn't get the best reception. The trick is turning the volume up loud enough where the music drowns out the static.

After the debate last Thursday night, I turned on Hannity and Colmes, because they had Newt Gingrich on and I figured the former speaker of the house would have a better insight then the debate spin room. Hannity wanted to make an issue out of John McCain saying that there were mistakes made in the war, which a) no shit and b) is something McCain's been saying for years, but I think the implication the host was making was that McCain's comments were "demoralizing our troops." So Hannity asked Newt to comment, at which point the former speaker strongly defended John McCain (almost in an "I want to be your V.P." way), agreed that mistakes were made, and even had a kind word for Joe Biden (which is a "D" if you didn't know). I sware, Sean Hannity looked like he wanted to cry.