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IDIOT OF THE WEEK
Probably Should Fire That Graphic Design Group You Hired...
Who were the marketing wizards that came up with these credentials made for the upcoming Democratic National Convention in Denver?

If you don't notice what is wrong with it, click on the link below.

9NEWS.com (Denver): Viewers Question Credential Design

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POSTED: 08.18.2008 - 12:35:56 PM
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It's FFL Time! Sign Up Here!
Sign up now! I'm hoping for 12 teams and first dibs go to the messageboard users (but you can always go there and register). Same deal as years past and I'll get all those old details up and running on the games site by Monday hopefully.

The draft will be Tuesday September 2 (day after Labor Day) just in time for the first games on September 4.

So sign up now and once I know you're in I'll get you the info to join up and start preparing for your draft choices.

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POSTED: 08.12.2008 - 02:10:42 PM
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ERNIE PIFFLE'S WEEKEND REMIX
Kaw Ka Kaw!
So Sebben was on vacation from the forums most of the week so not too much to report other than a new forum has opened up for the typical male who intersperses TV show and movie quotes into every other sentence. Seems like most of the guys here favor Arrested Development, so the new forum is named after that show.

But there were some other goings-on and some new items scheduled for the coming week:

OOO: Mr. Roper vs. Mr. Furley: In the first One on One, Mr. Roper beat Mr. Furley - next week the contestants will be in the realm of 1980's cartoons.
Review: Who's Drivin' @ Rich's Place - 07.25.08: Who's Drivin' is taking the St. Louis side of the river by storm - and play tonight in Wood River. BE THERE!
8/1 YouTube Comment of the Day: People post stupid comments elsewhere. I wonder if political posts will be added to the "comment of the day" trend.
Pennsylvania Couple Went on 18-Month Egging Spree: Why?
Virgil Simms Invents Electric Car: Finally our fears are over!
OVOSS #4: Best Bass Line: voting in this Sweet Sixteen starts Monday! Be sure to join in!
News Flash: It's Okay to Steal Gas in Fairview Heights!: good to know...at least until you get Virgil Simms' car
more cranewiki updates: the Crane Durham wikipedia entry keeps growing!
IOTW: Tyson Foods: hey screw Labor Day! The unions want that!
katy kruze nekkid?....woooohooooo: I can't tell you anything that the title itself doesn't already say.
Evil Mr. Rogers is a Clown: I seriously wet 'em when I saw this piece of art.
to the love of my life kewag - love huey: this was a close second and not because of the title.

So see, even without Sebben around it can be busy around here. And that Mopy guy even made a rare appearance. Looks like he's gearing up for something.

Keep on comin' back ya hear...and in the meantime I'm going to go down to Schnucks, get some PBR and watch the Cards all weekend.

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POSTED: 08.09.2008 - 10:40:46 AM
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A Father For the First Time at 111
Meet Henry, the 111-year old grumpy gus that makes John McCain look like Richard Simmons.

Before having a butt-tumor removed, poor Henry didn't like the ongoing advances of his 70-something partner Mildred - twice biting her tail off to tell her to take a hike. But since the tumor was removed, Henry became a bit more receptive or at least horny and finally some eggs were produced.

After opening himself up to the possibility and reality of being a sexual beast, Henry has since turned into a dynamo. Since losing his virginity, he has started living with three females in his bachelor enclosure.

The tuatara are an endangered species and one of the remaining ones that were around during the time of the dinosaurs - so having a horny Henry is a good thing to keep the species going.

TIMES ONLINE: How the Tuatara Got Its Groove Back

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This is the very definition of a Money Grab
Flight Attendant Sues Wife of Evangelist Joel Osteen Over Alleged Air-Rage Incident Wednesday, August 06, 2008

HOUSTON — A Continental Airlines flight attendant's lawsuit against Victoria Osteen, wife of nationally known pastor and author Joel Osteen, was expected to go before a jury, attorneys said.

Sharon Brown alleges in a civil lawsuit that Victoria Osteen, co-pastor of Houston's popular Lakewood Church, assaulted her during a Dec. 19, 2005 flight from Houston to Vail, Colo., by throwing her against an airplane bathroom door. She also alleges Osteen elbowed her in the left breast.

The Federal Aviation Administration fined Victoria Osteen $3,000 for interfering with a crew member during the flight.

Read the rest here.

Okay... so on the surface, this lawsuit looks legit. This space waitress got manhandled by Mrs. Osteen, the FAA fined Mrs. Osteen for interfering with an airline employee (or some bs rule they came up with after 9/11) so naturally, this would probably set up for an easy civil case that they'd settle out of court.

If you read the rest of the article, you see what this air matress is after... she wants 10% of the Osteen's net worth, medical care and therapy for the physical and emotional injuries she suffered, etc. Someone must have told her attorneys that the Osteens were filthy rich because this woman's really going for the gold here. Personally, I hope this all blows up in her face.

Now don't get me wrong - I have no love for televangelists. I think that most of them are hypocrites who use their "Churches" as a way of generating personal wealth while having a nice tax shelter. But at the same time, I have to pity the Osteens just a little here. Plain and simple, this is a shake down. Should they pay this woman some money? Yes. Mrs. Osteen did something very stupid in assualting this woman. People should understand that in this day and age, if you are rich and you piss someone off, they might sue. If anything, she deserves to get sued just because she was so stupid.

Now should they give this woman what she's asking for? No way! I mean for the love of god (no pun intended), this woman is claiming that she's been traumatized, that her faith was affected, and that she has hemrroids because of all this. She got pushed around and elbowed in the tit! Heck, most people riding on the MetroTrain suffer worse abuse just trying to get on and off the damn ride. When I read about her injuries and demands, my BSmeter went off the scale. She just wants a handout - probably because she's getting ready to get laid off because her airline's stock isn't worth the paper it's printed on and she didn't learn how to type back in high school.

God almighty...


His wife hit a flight attendant in the tit and now he's gonna pay for it... d'oh!
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Well If Anyone Is An Expert On Drilling...
In response to McCain's ad implying an airheaded/celeb comparison between Obama and Paris Hilton, the aforementioned airhead has put out a Presidential ad of her own calling McCain a wrinkly old dude before stealing his hybrid more-drilling/more research and incentive energy plan.

Personally I liked her better when she didn't talk as much as in her other video. And what's with that glowing coming out of her arse?

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POSTED: 08.05.2008 - 10:58:46 PM
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Tdih: 1981
MTV made its debut at 12:01 AM.

The first video shown was [I]Video Killed the Radio Star[/I] by the Buggles.

JS.com note: Here's a list of the first songs played - Rod Stewart and REO Speedwagon had FOUR videos each within the first 50 played. Why?

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Egobama
Remember the last two suits the Democrats put up for their presidential nominee: a fairly full suit who believed he was destined to be President (Gore) and a pretty empty suit who believed he was better than all of us and therefore by right should be President (Kerry)? Both failed in part because of their arrogance and elitism. Well what happens when you have a guy who is an empty suit who already believes he's President?

The article below details King Obama's return to the US where he is calling meetings with President Bush's men, moves about town shutting down streets with his motorcade, hides his itinerary from the press ala Dick Cheney, and has started his transition committee 3 months-plus in advance. I remember when the press howled at Bush for starting the transition after he won the 2000 election but before all the recounts were done.

The kicker for me: him saying to the house "I have become a symbol of the possibility of America returning to our best traditions." I can only imagine the next line was: "I have brought peace, freedom, justice, and security to my new Empire."

Even though my last projections still have a commanding lead in the Electoral Vote for Senator Obama over Senator McCain, for the first time I'm thinking he will lose. If so that would make a great comparative essay between his and Cubs pitcher Rick Dempster's preseason prediction that they will win the World Series.

Chicago is called the "Windy City" not because of the wind but because of being blowhards (the nickname was given after Chicago won the right to hold the 1893 World's Fair and wouldn't shut up about it). This could be the year of the blowhard indeed.

WASHINGTON POST: President Obama Continues Hectic Victory Tour

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POSTED: 07.30.2008 - 10:34:32 AM
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Obama Backs Larry Craig
Oops! That's supposed to be a picture of Idaho Senate candidate Democrat Larry LaRocco, not of Idaho Senator and bathroom groupie Republican Larry Craig. Wrong Idaho Larry. They got the name correct, just the picture wrong. I'm sure these will be popping up on ebay sometime in the near future.

WASHINGTON POST: Obama Backs Larry Craig? Change We Can't Believe In!

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POSTED: 07.29.2008 - 11:29:52 AM
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Review: Obamessiah's King of the World Tour
World King-in-waiting Barack Obama has just completed his get-out-the-vote tour in Europe and the Middle East with his choir of media-elite. Some highlights for those who were busy watching more important things like the Cardinals bullpen implode:

- His arrival in Iraq was made possible in part due to the success of the surge that he opposed. He did finally admit to his error in a awkward interview. McCain smiled.

- During his Berlin Speech in front of an estimated 200,000 that just saw a free concert by someone other than David Hasselhoff, he channeled Ronald Reagan's "Tear Down This Wall" speech to discuss new walls such as those between America and Europe, Muslim and Jew, and David Gilmour and Roger Waters. Meanwhile McCain ate bratwurst in Ohio.

- It was reportedly the largest crowd gathered for a speech in Germany ever - beating JFK, Reagan and that Nazi guy. Unfortunately those who know how to use Google found out that JFK attracted 450,000, some Mayor in 1948 got 400,000, Reagan 40,000 and German media estimates for Barack are at 20,000. Actually I think we witnessed a miracle: Obama turned the 20,000 into 200,000 and had twelve baskets left over. That or there were 180,000 MSNBC employees that showed up late. Meanwhile McCain attracted 800 in Denver.

- Barack's "snubbed" the troops apparently. He asked if he could visit and the response was "sure, just no media - you and your staff is it". No photo-op, not a good deal. Meanwhile McCain did something less newsworthy.

- Finally Obama visited Britain and France, where French President Nicholas Sarkozy gushed like a school girl but before he did, he made a German reporter gush worked out without breaking a sweat while curling about 70lbs per arm. McCain had a spot removed from his face.

So all in all a bad week for McCain as Europeans, journalists and even a death-row inmate endorsed Obama. It's a shame for McCain it was such a slow news week that such a trip got so much coverage and not any of the news that mattered like the US is now winning the war, or that there were no reported coalition deaths in Iraq las week.

Anyway, my overall assessment is that the tour was a B+: it much like a Bon Jovi concert, high on hype and expectation, zero on originality, talent or substance. And it will most likely backfire on American opinion.

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POSTED: 07.28.2008 - 04:31:19 PM
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