So how was "Revenge of the Sith"?  In one word - wow.  Now be careful with this as I may mention things you don't want to read if you haven't seen it, even though you probably kinda already know the story.  George Lucas really redeemed himself this time.  Like I said last week, "Phantom Menace" was...eh, and "Attack of the Clones" was ok with some good parts...but this one was awesome.  You know how the words always scroll up at the start of each Star Wars movie?  The first one on this was "War!", so that right there meant it was gonna be pretty cool.  Plus, I knew in my heart it couldn't suck too bad knowing I would get new Darth Vader dialogue.  Honestly the only gripe I have about it is the appearance of Chewbacca.  The wookie planet was cool and all, but having him there was a little unnecessary.  And I gotta say, the theater gods smiled on me as they usually do for a movie I REALLY want to see.  It was a very stress-free experience.  And the best part was I didn't have to take a piss at all.  Oh I hate that.  See I'm one of those schmucks who is easily convinced by the person at the counter to spend the extra quarter and get the huge jumbo sized bladder buster Diet Coke.  And I think it's psychological now because years ago this girl I was going out with shared my love for Diet Coke and she remarked how they just go right through her.  Ever since then it seems like I can't go an hour after drinking one before I'm about to explode.  This time I did it differently though.  I looked at the time, and when there was two minutes to go before the previews I ran to the bathroom and made sure every fluid ounce was gone.  It worked.  Now I must reveal a different side of myself here...when the movie started and the text was scrolling I thought to myself "this is the last time I'll ever see new text before a Star Wars movie" and felt just a tinge emotional.  Ok, go ahead and laugh...I didn't bust out in tears or anything...I did that later on...hahahaha.  The biggest things about the last two movies was it was difficult caring about any of the characters because you knew their fate...you knew who lived, died, stuff like that because of the trilogy from years ago.  However in this one, you kinda knew how it was going to end up but you really wanted to know how...and then seeing the finale' of Darth Vader and The Emperor on a Star Destroyer bridge viewing initial construction of The Death Star with the next shot of Uncle Owen holding a baby Luke on Tatooine viewing the double sunset like Luke did in the first one was simply incredible.  Oh, did I spoil it?  Well if you cared you would have already seen it by now...hahahaha.  But I think the scene that is burned in my brain is after Obi Wan Kenobi and Annakin Skywalker (now called Darth Vader even before the outfit) finish their light saber duel on the volcanic planet.  Vader is laying there legless on a slope leading into lava and is starting to burn...he looks up at Obi Wan and screams "I HATE YOU!!!"  Yep, best of friends are now the worst of enemies.  Man, Hayden Christensen or whatever is name is did a HELLUVA job in this one...a far cry from the deadpan performance in the last one.  After that there was a bit where they kept switching from Padme giving birth to Luke and Leia to Vader being outfitted in his gear we've all come to know and love.  I noticed something else, Natalie Portman is growing up quite nicely I must say.  The bottom line is this movie kicks ass...and I will see it a few more times before it's over in the theaters...no doubt about it.  And to REALLY show what a geek I am, after the movie was over me and my bud Jason and his brother went back to his place and watched the original "Star Wars" and discussed the whole Star Wars universe for a couple of hours.  Yep...geek extraordinaire...but I don't care.  So to summarize, go see it....why?  Because it has awesome light saber duels, Vader killing a bunch of kids because he knew what brats they would grow up to be, Jedi Knights getting slaughtered, Padme dying, Vader donning his threads and new James Earl Jones spoken dialogue....what more could someone want?

Now I did get to check out another movie this week - "Team America: World Police" and I have to say it is about the funniest thing I have ever watched in my entire life.  There were parts I was about to hyperventilate because I was laughing so hard.  I must warn you, it's not for the faint of heart because it's extremely crude at time, but man any movie that makes fun of those self-righteous pompous jerks in Hollywood deserves to be praised....and that was just a small part of the humor.  Seeing those dudes like Sean Penn, Matt Damon, and Tim Robbins mocked and ridiculed for being so "enlightened" about world affairs was priceless.  Oh and I can't forget Alec Baldwin...I swear I'm laughing right now thinking about his bits in it...he was shown for the jackass he is.  Normally I'm not one who finds comedy songs that funny...I might chuckle a few times...but the songs they had in this movie had me crying from laughing so hard.  I love satire and parody beyond belief, and I think that's because I can basically find anything funny...maybe for twisted reasons but I can...and the songs they had in this movie were brilliant.  Imagine a little puppet of one of the world's most feared dictators Kim Jong Of North Korea singing about how lonely he is....hahahahahahahaha.  It is truly a brilliant movie...but again not for the faint of heart.

Wow, so what else is going on?  Ahhh....I know what I want to rant about - Newsweek!!!  YES!!  Way to go Newsweek magazine!!!  Hats off to a magazine who ran a bs story that got people killed!!!  In case you don't know, Newsweek ran an article about US soldiers at Guantanomo Bay prison in Cuba desecrating the Koran by flushing pages down the toilet...which sent Muslims into an uproar and they rioted over in the Middle East where about 20 died or something and hundreds were injured.  Turns out their source was anonymous and then later said "ummm...it may not have happened" so they retracted the whole story.  Meanwhile the State Department has to do the cleanup work for the damage done and everything.  I swear man, sometimes I wish they would bring back the Sedition Act of 1918 and lock these people up.  "Oh...ummm...the story isn't true...sorry" and meanwhile people are dead and the US looks like a pile of dog crap.  But lets look at this a little deeper, shall we?  First off, the detainees at Gitmo are given Korans...and they have to be handled a certain way because heaven forbid a terrorist is offended.  From what I've learned, if the Koran is handled by an infidel (us evil Americans who believe in the God of the Bible) or is placed on the floor or near a toilet or whatever, it desecrates it.  Ummm...it's a FRIGGIN BOOK!!!  GET OVER IT!!!!  Let's say I'm a POW and they take my Bible and start ripping it up and flushing it down the toilet...will I scream and cry about?  You bet I will because I'll act like that's the most horrific act they could do so they won't pull my fingernails out.  But to think people would take to the streets and riot is ridiculous.  The PRINTED words themselves are not holy...the book is not divine.  Now I wouldn't really like it if someone just grabbed my Bible and started ripping it up, but I'm not going to launch a protest with violence where people die...that's just bs.  Who are these people???  Do you see what kind of insanity we're fighting against?  And maybe...just maybe in a weird way Newsweek's blunder really showed America what we're up against...people who are ready to kill if you handle their little book incorrectly.  So now people in the middle east are screaming about it, and I read the other day that some huge group of Muslims in England staged a protest saying how they need to do another 9/11 on a greater magnitude because of the allegations over mishandling the Koran.  What the heck???  It's just so nice to see the Muslim faith as a faith of peace...it really is.  I swear, if I was an interrogator at Gitmo and they were so easily offended if the Koran is mishandled by us evil infidels, I could have them telling me everything I wanted to know in about 10 minutes and I wouldn't even need the electrodes or razors.  And now other media outlets like NBC's Today show and the LA Times are rushing to the aid of Newsweek.  They are having all these stories like "Newsweek may have had an unreliable source, but that doesn't excuse the mishandling of the Koran".  WHAT???  IT'S A BS STORY!!!  How can anyone who is supposedly reporting "news" run with a story that originated from a source that said they were wrong???  I swear...it makes no sense...none whatsoever.  And where are the Muslim leaders coming out and saying how messed up those violent protests were?  Huh...strangeley quiet....much like they were after 9/11.  I just don't get why we're supposed to care what the rank and file Johnny Muslim in the Middle East is supposed to think when we're in a war...I really don't.  Did we care what the Japanese people thought when we hit Hiroshima and Nagasaki?  No...we had a war to win and did what was needed to win it as ugly as it may have been.  You know what?  I swear man, if I was in charge after 9/11 the whole problem would have been solved in about a week...no lie.  Granted a lot of people might have been pissed off and protested here and whatever...but we wouldn't have the casualty numbers of American soldiers we have, that's for sure, and we wouldn't be sitting here three and a half years later wondering if people in another country will riot if the Koran is mishandled.  If you go to war then you do everything in your power to win and win quickly.

And finally some campaign news.  My website will be up in about two weeks and will be quite different from other candidate's websites, I can assure you of that.  However I have decided to NOT run as a Republican...I'm going the independent route and it does have advantages like all the equal time laws and everything.  To become a Republican candidate I have to either collect $5,000 in contributions or spend $5,000 on campaigning stuff before I can say "I'm running as a Republican" and that's crap.  How in the heck am I supposed to raise $5,000 if I'm not a "real" candidate?  So that means I would have to fork out $5,000 on stuff just to BE a candidate...screw that.  Plus, since I feel my party has left me I will stand for myself and what I value.  I do believe many people feel the same way so we'll see.  I've got my bumper stickers designed and will order those shortly, and like I said, the website will be up soon so stay tuned....