Crude? Yes. But Stop Whining!

I am about to use words that some will find highly offensive so please, if you are easily angered or wear your feelings on your sleeve please turn down the radio for the next 45 seconds. Still there? Okay, here goes: Fart. Retard. N****. Mo#$% Fu#$#$.

And, if you go see the movie protest groups are trying to shut down—Tropic Thunder, you will hear those and more—a lot more. You will also see a white guy in black face. A drug addict tied to a tree uttering the most profane thoughts about sex you will ever hear and a baby summarily thrown from a bridge. Not to mention simulated war scenes that, frankly, dishonor the true cost of battle. I don’t care if you see the film or not, it doesn’t matter to me and yes, it is a very crass comedy experiment. But, to protest a movie that uses debased humor to take shots at the immoral, impractical and immature land known as Hollywood is a lesson in stupidity and political correctness gone haywire. If we follow the protestors’ logic no new films can ever be made because actors must—ACT. If you don’t want nasty don’t see Tropic Thunder but don’t not see it because some crybabies are offended.

Daily Links

China unsafe? An attack kills 16 policeman. The attack is tied to terrorists.

Anthrax suspect allegedly had a sorority obsession.

Israeli parents forget their daughter at the airport. This is a true Home Alone moment.

A farmer welcomed his new neighbors when they first moved in. But, then they started complaining about his farm. They said there were too many mosquitoes and flies. The farmer responded by putting a fence by parking three cars between their properties.

A Florida man called 9-1-1 after his Subway sandwich didn’t have any sauce.

German police women will be given bullet proof bras. What’s next a bullet proof jock strap?

The House of Representatives might be on August recess. But, that didn’t stop Republicans from taking to the floor to demand the Democrats come back and vote on offshore oil drilling. Is House Speaker Nancy Pelosi silently urging Democrats to vote for offshore drilling?

Phoenix police nab 2 ID thieves charged with stealing up to 180K.

A Tempe robber almost got away with it. Until he fell asleep from exhaustion.

The Wall Street Journal wrote a column asking if Obama was too skinny to become President since most of the nation is overweight. But, did “skinny” really mean “black?”

Welcome back the “women only” hotel floors as hotels begin marketing to female business travelers.

The New York Times says you might want to hang on to your SUV for now because you aren’t going to get good value if you trade it in.

Obama compared himself to Paris Hilton back in 2005. So why all the fuss about the McCain ad? Oh, because a presidential election is at stake.

An Ohio inmate claims he is too fat for lethal injection. He says it might be too painful for him. Electric chair anyone?

The US has extended its pilot program to allow Mexican trucks into the US and US trucks into Mexico.

Good news out of Iraq? Is Al-Sadr turning his rebel Army into a civic organization?

Move On is joining with Obama to attack the Big Oil companies.

Sheriff Joe and tent city go green.

Operation “Scheduled Departure” starts today. Illegal immigrants can show up to the ICE offices and the US government will help them get back home.

We Buy Manipulation!

Recently I had the chance to watch a documentary on the 2002 Bolivian election process called “We Manage Crisis.” It’s a film about James Carville’s political consulting firm and how they used American resources and tactics to direct that country’s future.

In the film they are upfront about planting stories about rival candidates in order to sully their names, using focus groups to find key issues that the politician can claim even if they don’t care about it and basically, the art of lying to the citizens in order to win. As I watched the strategy sessions and consulting meetings unfold I kept thinking about our process and how people like this are manipulating us daily. They want us to get angry about the price of oil, race, old age or crime and magically—that’s what we are debating. If one guy creates his message to get us to go north, the other one crafts one headed south.

The Bolivian experiment ended in anarchy and death in the streets—here, it just ends in our electing a person whose image is carefully crafted and his words are exactly what we tell him we want to hear. So, as we lose more and more of our rights—are they just doing what we’ve told them we expect?

August 1, 2008

Today on Ankarlo Mornings the staff is spread all over the place. Pablo is off. Darrin and Rob remain in Phoenix. Diane is in Flagstaff at Cardinals camp and Ankarlo is in Vegas. Diane reports from camp with Ron Wolfley and Kurt Warner.

Obama calls for a tax on Exxon Mobil and other oil companies to pay for another stimulus package. Ankarlo says socialism.

Ankarlo also chats about Sheriff Joe Arpaio latest. He arrested food vendors yesterday and all 11 of them turned out to be illegal immigrants.

July 31, 2008

Today on Ankarlo Mornings: Should any public agencies be allowed to advertise even for the public good? The Ankarlo team has a debate. Ankarlo, Darrin, and Diane say yes. Rob, on the other hand, doesn’t like the idea. County Attorney candidate Gerald Richard called in to join the discussion.

Steven Camarota from the Center For Immigration Studies explains his new findings. America’s illegal immigration population has dropped 11% largely due to stepped up enforcement.

Ankarlo also wonders today, why John McCain’s new ad (found in the videos section of this website) has become about race.

Investigative journalist Benjamin Dover talks to Ankarlo about the real estate bailout bill and NASA is paying people to stay in bed for 3 months!

July 30, 2008

Today on Ankarlo Mornings: County Attorney Andrew Thomas is taking some heat from some for sponsoring the Another Man’s Sombrero tour. Ankarlo explains why the suggestion is way off. Mayor Phil Gordon is calling out Sheriff Joe Arpaio in his trip to Washington, D.C. and inviting the mass media to come to Phoenix and keep an eye on the Sheriff.

July 29, 2008

Today on Ankarlo Mornings: New housing numbers show prices dipping over 20% in May for Phoenix, Las Vegas and Miami. When will they bounce back? The housing crisis is so bad an Extreme Make Over house from the hit show on ABC is up for foreclosure. Turns out the owners mortgaged the house in order to invest in a construction business. The business failed and they are out of a home. How can you mortgage something, no matter what the purpose, that was donated to and built by volunteers?

Also, a Mr. T. “Snickers” commercial is so offensive it has been banned from television. Why? Because Mr. T. shoots “Snickers” bars from a make shift gun at a speed walker while saying, “you’re a disgrace to the man race.” Keep crying.

In the final hour, Ankarlo says we let our children use the internet too much.

Is this commercial offensive?

Ankarlo Daily Links

McCain has a spot removed from his face as a precaution. A McCain aid says Obama will cause a depression if he is elected. Meanwhile, Obama blames the evil Wallstreet and the evil Washington for our economic problems.
The polls: Gallup Daily; Obama 48%, McCain 40%. Rasmussen Reports; Obama 45%, McCain 42%. USA Today; McCain leads among likely voters.

The University of Florida has been named the top party school. ASU ranked 17th.

A man raises eyebrows when he deposits millions of dollars in old, crusty bills.

A former “Extreme Home Makeover” house is in foreclosure.

Do you need less sleep as you get older?

The inspirational author of The Last Lecture has died. He inspired many after he was diagnosed with cancer. Randy Pausch ws 47.

Are teenagers spending too much time online? Is this becoming the only way they read? If so, is that positive or negative?

A Mr. T “Snickers” commercial is being called offensive because he yells at a speed walking man saying he is a “disgrace to the man race.” Call the waaaambulance! Here is the actual commercial. If you are offended easily, please don’t complain if you watch it.

Now, the alleged Tennessee Church Shooter’s library is being analyzed. Apparently, he had books by Michael Savage, Sean Hannity and Bill Reilly. Oh, now I get the murder connection. Give me a break.

Report says 1 in 4 bridges in America need upgrading.

Sen. Orrin Hatch writes six things you didn’t know about oil shale. It’s a great read.

Almost 30 percent of people admit to lying to their spouse about their spending habits.

Terrorists get desperate

I have yet another success story from Iraq. I know, those of you who wanted us to pull out and declare defeat months, if not years ago, hate these stories. But, the report still needs to be shared and it’s not the kind you would call a success—at first. Over the weekend four suicide bombers killed 57 and wounded over 300 Iraqi citizens.

How do I find something positive with that kind of death and destruction? The suicide bombers were all women. Chief rebel rouser Muqtada al Sadr is seen as passé and General David Petraeus says his generals say Iraqis believe the war is over. This is a good sign. The culture in the Middle East is that a woman is defiled if she is frisked by a male and so the terrorists are changing things up in a last ditch effort to destabilize by frenzied killing. Only desperation causes this kind of behavior which tells us that once again we have reason to hope in Iraq. If I were the top dog, the solution would be simple—let members or our and the Iraqi military pat down any female at any time and explain that this is in direct response to the bombings. Stop evil men with one tactic and just as evil women with another and the message gets sent with each.

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