MEMPHIS -- A 35-year-old woman was arrested for showing her breasts at FedEx Forum.  Stephanie Simpson was arrested for indecent exposure at the game.

Incidents like this in a very large stadium shouldn't be defended by feminists as liberation unless they plan to join the fight to overturn all public indecency laws.  Keep in mind, a man would have been arrested much more quickly if he was to show his penis at a sports game, such as the situation seven years ago when someone showed his penis to former Atlanta pitcher John Rocker at Dodgers Stadium.

Hopefully, she will know that there are a time and a place for everything as long as we have these so-called 'morality' laws.

Posted by jovan29853 at 5:51 PM EST

Updated: Friday, 21 December 2007 6:16 PM EST

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NEW YORK CITY -- Live in Boston 1970 is the live album by the Doors.  They performed for the last time before Jim Morrison's untimely death the following year in the Massachusetts capital city.

It may not sound like your typical Doors, but according to music experts, it is better sounding than most of the other Doors bootlegs and live albums.  As for the songs, there is a 17-minute "Light My Fire" medley on the second disc that is really intriguing.  Other than that, there is not much else that is of note, except for the speeches -- nearly all of which is under 30 seconds.  Also, of note, Mr. Morrison turns down an offer to strip naked.

But, in this box, are raw material that made the Doors who they are.  I would recommend this album to your collection, even if it isn't up to the task like Live In Philadelphia or Absolutely Live.

Final Rating: 3.5 stars out of 5

Posted by jovan29853 at 9:31 PM EST

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[Cross-posted from my Google blog, Aiken Area Progressive]  

WASHINGTON -- George Bush, the never-elected dictator of this nation, now talked about what qualities the next president should have in 2008. He mentioned that the next president must have knowledge of the world's problems. Well, guess what? Bush don't even know about the world's problems, and it is pretty evident he don't know jack because he has put our very honourable servicepeople in his own personal slaughterhouse that is Iraq.

What Bush really wants is another dictator in the White House, just like him. And each of the Republicans that are running for president (including the recently dropped-out Tom Tancredo as of 2 p.m.) are also all dictators.

So, if our democracy is to be saved, the Democrats are the only correct choice. And until we have a very pro-choice, very pro-gay, very pro-ERA independent running for the White House, the Democrats will continue to be the only correct choice for public office.

As for Bush, he is the worst current dictator far and away, even worse than Time magazine's Person of the Year, Vladimir Putin and Nicaragua's Daniel Ortega.

Posted by jovan29853 at 9:20 PM EST

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CLEVELAND -- At long last, the Big Three from the 1980s will be reunited.

Only this time, it is forever.

Madonna Louise Ciccone is the last of the Big Three from the 1980s to be inducted from the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame (Michael Jackson was inducted in 2001 and Prince was inducted in 2004).  She is a Democrat, vociferous pro-choice activist, and an ardent supporter of LGBT marraige.  She is also a supporter of Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton and has offered to perform for the New York Senator to stunt any boost that Sen. Barack Obama may have had from Oprah Winfrey's appearances in Des Moines, Iowa; Manchester, N.H.; and Columbia.

Madonna is known for her hits "Borderline", "Holiday", "Like a Virgin"; "Dress You Up", "Get Into the Groove", "Cherish", "Erotica", "Human Nature", "Ray of Light", "Beautiful Stranger" and "Music".

Another politically progressive musician, John Mellencamp, is also getting in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame after five tries.  Mellencamp is most known for his hits "Jack & Diane", "Hurts So Good", "Crumblin' Down" and "Scarecrow".  He is also widely noted for his song "To Washington", a 2003 song that criticizes Bush's illegal murder-for-oil.

Other Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees include the Dave Clark Five, the Ventures and Lenoard Cohen.

To be eligible for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, it must have been 25 years since the artist(s)'s release of his/her debut single or album.

Posted by jovan29853 at 9:24 PM EST

Updated: Thursday, 13 December 2007 9:39 PM EST

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SAN FRANCISCO -- Barry Bonds had his day in court today.  And not surprisingly, he pled innocent to all five charges against him.

Oakland, by the way, now have interest in Mr. Bonds. And he doesn't have to show up on February 7, 2008 either.

Bonds is charged with four counts of perjury and one count of obstruction of justice.  Bond for him was set at one-half million dollars.

If convicted, Bonds could face three decades in prison.

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Over the weekend, there was great debate about whether there would be a 16-0 team or and 0-16 team.

Let me set it straight for all of those Aiken Standard pundits.

There will be no 0-16 team this year.

Why?

Because Miami will win against either Cincinnati or an NFC team before the season is out.  Saint Louis will also win.  So, therefore, we can immediately rule out any possibility of an 0-16 team.

So, that means 16-0 looks far more likely to happen.  The New England Patriots have cleared the hurdle that was the Indianapolis Colts.  The best chance the Patriots have at losing is against Pittsburgh.  If the Steelers don't beat the Pats, then expect New England to go all the way undefeated.  The Giants and Philadelphia Eagles are not even close to being in the Pats' league.

Breathe easy 1976 Tampa Bucs.  Your winless record is very likely to stand for another year.

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On this past Saturday, the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders asked this simple question: "What would you rather watch, football or us?"

Don't worry ladies -- I'll watch you perform.

The second season finale of the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders: Making the Team starts at 8 p.m., with all of the previous shows leading up to the finale of the season.

Posted by jovan29853 at 9:31 PM EDT

Updated: Monday, 29 October 2007 9:35 PM EDT

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Yeah, I had to do it.  Vern Simon posted his letter into the Augusta (GA) Chronicle, and predictably so, he attempts to justify the anti-choicers' War on Women in this country.  He claims that over 60 million fetuses have been aborted.  If his logic is correct (thankfully it is not), then over 370 million women will have been slaughtered by anti-choice laws Simon and his jihadist ilk have pushed for in the past 34.75 years.

So folks, Vern Simon is your first-ever Asshole of the Week.

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Today the Complete Clapton is in stores everywhere.  It features songs from Clapton's days as a member of Cream, Blind Faith, and his solo days.  It also features a song he dueted alongisde B.B. King.

There are some songs you expect to clog a Clapton compilation and some that are very unexpected.  Some of the favorites are "Crossroads", "Layla", "Lay Down Sally", and "She's Waiting".  Some unexpected songs that made the cut were the unplugged six minute "Running in Faith" and the even latter day "Motherless Child".  Some songs that failed to make the cut included "Peaches and Diesel", "The Core", and "Bottle of Red Wine".

All in all though, the Complete Clapton is a good set for those who are into Top Tracks.  There are some Deep Tracks in here as well, but as far as extremely rare material, that is nowhere to be found on this set.  His book is a total autoboigraphy of himself and his music.  I recommend picking up the book and the 2-CD set.

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When the Georgia State Legislatures go back in session on Monday, state House Member Martin Scott plans to introduce a constitutional amendment banning all abortions, saying that "fetuses have been slaughtered in huge numbers" in the Peach State.  The fact and the matter is this: what Martin Scott is introducing is something that only 3d century cavemen would be proud of. 

The Human Life Amendment is the most barbaric piece of legislation ever thought of in our country's history, and it does nothing to protect women or their babies.  Instead, the Amendment makes it legal for the government (in this case, the Georgia state government) to slaughter innocent women during childbirth by the thousands.  I talked about the need for a billboard showing a live crying baby and the baby's dead mother being carried away in a casket with the caption: "This is what happens when women have no choice" on Feministing.  That kind of billboard I discussed on Jessica Valenti's blog is need in Atlanta, Georgia highlighting the millions of women slaughted annually during childbirth before Roe v. Wade because they were denied life-saving abortions.  Furthermore, the federal, state, and local governments; as well as nearly every hospital in the nation; blatantly covered up the hundreds of thousands of maternal deaths annually before Roe.

Georgians need to know that such proposed amendments are why we, the United States of America, have one of the worst women's rights record in the world today.  They also need to call their state House and Senate representative and tell him or her to oppose the Human Life Amendment at ALL COSTS.  And also, everyone across the country need to be involved and come to Atlanta, Georgia and speak out against this draconian, Taliban-like amendment.  We all know who the misogynist assholes are: Martin Scott, Sonny Perdue, and their ilk.

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