the junior christian science bible lesson show

I have been looking for this clip for sometime and Ive finally found it. Its from a public broadcast channel and is called the the junior christian science bible lesson show , it surely is the work of the devil! Or a genius!



Firstly, i think you must be a rather disturbed child to watch and enjoy this show, the puppets are the most ungodly looking thinks i have ever seen, trampy and sinister is i think the best way to describe them. I think modern children and even children of the 90's older than 6 or 7 are aware of production values of some kind, which this show is completely lacking in. I'm guessing here that its aimed at ages 4-8 years old, yet they talk about all kinds of drugs. I'm pretty sure i was unaware of crack cocaine until i was at least 14, in the sense i did not know the specific names of drugs. I knew of drugs and i knew they were bad and that was enough. Maybe i lived in an innocent world i don't know but it seems a little to heavy for a young audience.

From an adult point of view the show is immensely entertaining, you can appreciate the awful puppets the rank colours and the complete lack of effort to match the puppets mouths with the words they are supposed to be saying, in a completely satirical way. Andy Nyman is spot on about Albert Hermann, he very well could have been the man in charge of Buchenwald. My personal favourite bit has to be when the other puppet that looks like Albert tells his story about his ex wife who now has a crack habit...... that is so mental.

Capitalism: A Love Story

Here is the trailer for Micheal Moore's Film Capitalism: A Love Story....



Well it looks like your standard Moore documentary, which means it will probably be good. One other good thing is the trailer music which is M.I.A's song Paper Planes, great song and she is HOT!!!! too. :)

Boycott Scotland!?

Morten Morland The Times


I am utterly undecided whether it was right or wrong to release Abdel Baset Al-Megrahi who was convicted over the Lockerbie Bombing. According to reports he is suffering from prostate cancer and he may have only 3 months to live. Yet this is the only man to be convicted for the deaths of 270 people in the Lockerbie Bombing in 1988. He was finally convicted in 2001 but Hans Köchler (who was a UN observer) "characterized the initial trial verdict of 31 January 2001 as "inconsistent" and "arbitrary". On the day of the announcement of the appeal verdict (14 March 2002) he described the dismissal of the convicted Libyan national’s appeal as a "spectacular miscarriage of justice".

Last week Al-Megrahi was released on "compassionate grounds" and return to Libya to die, by Scottish Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill.



Kenny MacAskill and Scotland are now taking the brunt of American reactionary's forces, all too quick too pass there own judgement and level thier own punishment. MacAskill was following the rule of law, the system of justice that the Scottish people haven chosen to live by. Alex Salmond the First Minister (a man who i dislike very much i may add) i think sums up Scotland's position and why they had to do it...



I said at the top of this that i was undecided, i have changed my mind. After reading up and watching somethings my view has changed, reading over what i have wrote already i can see what my position was all along. It was not wrong to release him. Al-Megrahi has 3 months to live, whether he ends his days in Prison or in Libya is no longer relevant, he is going to die. 3 more months is not going to be reparation for those who have died and to keep him in prison in my opinion is morally wrong. Scotland is bound by its laws and they followed them to the letter in releasing him and that is not a bad thing. It is a noble act that follows the law of the land and nothing else, not pressure from America or Westminster nor the grief of those who have died. That is the point of having a justice system, it is concrete and all empowering and not to be changed on a casual whim.

Almost all the flack has come from the USA. A country whose laws do not allow for compassion.

MrNobody808

There are those in America that do not agree including Obama and Clinton. This is issue is black and white to them, that he was convicted and thus must die in prison. That is American justice but not that of Scotland. The most irritating and ridiculous campaign has begun, its like its 2001 all over again. Some unknown peoples have started this website boycottscotland.com to punish not only Scotland but the United Kingdom as a whole. They say.....

The government of Scotland has decided to release convicted Lockerbie terrorist bomber Abdel Baset al-Megrahi on "compassionate grounds."

The government of the United Kingdom has washed its hands of the entire affair, allowing the Scottish government total freedom in taking this perfidious action against the families of the victims of Pan Am Flight 103.

The British Government has not intervened because this issue is entirely Scottish, it is not within the jurisdiction of the British Government to do anything about it. Scotland has its own Parliment and its own laws that are not subject to Westminster control. Not only to blame Scotland for following the rule of law they also blame the whole UK for not acting to stop it when they have no power to do so.

Unless the Scottish government rescinds this decision to release al-Megrahi, and if the British Parliament continues to avoid intervening in the matter, we urge all Americans to protest this action by boycotting the United Kingdom and Scotland in full. Don't travel to Scotland or do business there (or in the United Kingdom in general) and don't buy any British or Scottish products.

Ultimatley the plan for these guys is to rename some sort of food stuff in protest over this...

Most especially after the horrific events of 9/11, the world needs to be reminded that terrorism must be punished and never rewarded. Terrorists must never be shown compassion or mercy, for these people have no respect for human life. The British, who ironically have themselves been victim to numerous acts of terrorism on their own soil, seem to have forgotten.

Maybe if we showed more compassion and mercy they would be less willing to bomb us? This is the most ignorant and irelevent argument founded on the excact principles which Americans claim to be against.

Lest there be any doubt, this boycott is not aimed against the people of Scotland or the United Kingdom, but against the governments of Scotland and Britain.

Oh really so who the hell do you think it will hurt the most? It is a direct attack on the people of Scotland. Arse.

So is the boycott of Scotand and the United Kingdom going to include Televison, Penecilin, the telepone, the jet engine, THE INTERNET!!!

The facts are, Scotland followed its laws, Westminster has no power to change that decision, the guy is dieing and the American argument is inhuman. It is not a valid argument to say, he is a terrorist thus he shows no mercy or compassion so we must intern do the same to him. That is not the foundation stones of western beliefs, but i am not surprised at the American reaction at all, typically American is all i can say.

"Cake is a made up Drug....... by sick Bastards"

Your child could be splatted... by a roboplegic wrongcock
Brass Eye Paedophilia Special

Ive been following American news for sometime now and getting most of it from American news networks. Previously anything i heard i had seen or read in the British media. There is a stark difference in style between British and American news reporting, especially how it is reported on the television. But there are some similarities, i would say that many of the American news (Fox mostly) networks are ever so similar to the British tabloid press, sensationalist, hypocritically moralistic and down right GUFF!

British news thankfully has not descended into the Partisan warfare of American News Networks (yet!), mostly because the BBC sets a certain standard of neutrality and quality that other networks try to emulate. You will never see on British TV presenters bragging about the ratings of their news cast and channel compared to others....... The British media is not perfect though and as such it has been at the butt of many a satire show, which segways perfectly to what i really want to talk about...... The most Important TV show of the 1990's..... Brass Eye.

Brass Eye was the creation of Chris Morris and is a satire on how news is presented in the press. Broadcast from 1997 the show made lots of stupid people very angry, and i love it when a show does that.

It was conceived as a sequel to Morris's earlier spoof news programmes On the Hour and The Day Today, and satirised the media's portrayal of various social ills, in particular, sensationalism and the creation of moral panics.

Its genius, i would show you a clip now but all the Youtube Video's have been disabled but here is one from The Day Today.....



Brass Eye only lasted one series and had a one off special show as it created such a moral storm in the media.......

Brass Eye aroused considerable controversy when it was first broadcast, primarily because prominent public figures were fooled into pledging onscreen support for fictitious, and often plainly absurd, charities and causes.

Morris highlighted how easy it was to get well known public figures to talk about and pledge support for things that they had no knowledge off. The first and only series was brilliant, covering the topics off.......

"Animals" (29 January 1997)
"Drugs" (5 February 1997)
"Science" (12 February 1997)
"Sex" (19 February 1997)
"Crime" (26 February 1997)
"Decline" (5 March 1997)

These shows as good as they are, pale in comparison to the very controversial Paedophilia Special. Making comedy out of Paedophilia! Not really, it was comedy about how Paedophilia was reported. An excellent satire on such a unspeakable problem in comedy circles.

In 2001, the series was repeated, along with a new show, which tackled the subject of paedophilia and the associated moral panic prevalent in parts of the British media at the time following the death of Sarah Payne, focusing on the controversial 'name and shame' campaign of the News of the World. This included an incident in 2000, in which a paediatrician in Newport had the word 'PAEDO' daubed in yellow paint on her home.

Around 2000 complaints were received regarding the show, and some politicians hastily spoke out against Morris. Beverley Hughes described the show as "unspeakably sick" (while admitting that she had not seen the programme) and David Blunkett said he was "dismayed" by it. Although she did not criticise the show, Tessa Jowell was reported as asking the Independent Television Commission to revise its rules to allow such a controversial show to be prevented from broadcast even though she had not watched the actual episode of the show. There was also a vociferous tabloid campaign against Morris, who refused to discuss the issue. The episode went on to win a Broadcast magazine award in 2002.

The show caused a furor among sections of the British tabloid press. The Daily Star printed an article decrying Morris and the show, apparently unaware of the piece's ironic and hypocritical juxtaposition with a separate article about the then 15-year-old singer Charlotte Church's breasts under the headline "She's a big girl now". Similarly, and also with no hint of irony, the Daily Mail featured pictures of Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie, who were 13 and 11 at the time respectively, in their bikinis next to a headline describing Brass Eye as "Unspeakably Sick". Defenders of the show argued that the media reaction to the show reinforced its satire of the media's hysteria and hypocrisy on the subject of paedophilia

The reason i bring this up is that the traits that Morris highlighted in Brass Eye are oh so evident in American News, Bill O is an obvious example of that, it was noted by Charlie Brooker that Bill O raged against "permissive society" at one point then sits there drooling over Bikini clad girls the next. Further to that there is the whole abortion issue which resulted in the murder of George Tiller.

I would love to see what would happen if Brass Eye was Broadcast in America, i could only imagine the complete hypocracy of the many News moralists...... LMFAO

There are plenty of clips on youtube heres the link..... Brass Eye

The Mormons

The hotel where i work has been invaded by Mormons or as some people i know call them Morons. There is some sort of Mormon God Squad convention going on so the place is absolutely full of Americans, their arrival got me thinking though, what do i really know about Mormons....... Well as it turns out not alot, this is what i know.

1. They love this guy called Joseph Smith.

2. They claim the Israelites where from America. Or something like that.

3. Some but not all think Polygamy is Cool.

4. They like Utah.

5. There's something about Gold Plaques but I'm not sure what that's all about.

And that's it really..... And what have i learnt since they arrived...

1. They all seem very nice ands polite.

2. They are all very very very very very boring.

3. They can't drink anything with caffeine in it. WTF.

4. They look like a cult when their all in those suits.

I am not a believing man, you may have guessed that already, but I'm always intrigued by religious groups especially strange and more obviously more made up ones. Which Mormonism is. It seems to me blatantly made up and was made up for one single reason. That reason is Mr Smith wanted a more direct connection between America and Jesus. That whole concept is wrapped up in American Exceptionalism, that America is something more, something greater and something God given. So what is the best way to show that, start an American version of Christianity. That's the way it seems to me anyways, though my knowledge about Mormons is limited this is the impression i get.

This month has been really busy with various religious types staying in the hotel, a few weeks back i met the Islamic version of the Pope, the guy who does stuff in Mecca and now more Mormons than i can really handle.

How the hell did we get involved!

Somehow we in Britain have been dragged into the Healthcare debate in America by a couple of British Conservatives and the Republicans. Much to my dismay our very own conservatives have been bumming up to their Republican brother by criticising the National Health Service. Here is Daniel Hannan MEP who i see is a complete moron on Glenn Becks show.



Jesus Christ!!! What a load of CRAP! Obama is not even proposing an NHS style system in America and if he was he would be right to do so. What is most annoying for me is people like Mr Hannan are using the NHS as a political football in America but I'm sure as hell he wouldn't try it here because he would never win re-election. Some of the things that have been said are so wrong it angers me to within an inch of breaking my computer.

The National Health Service has become the butt of increasingly outlandish political attacks in the US as Republicans and conservative campaigners rail against Britain's "socialist" system .........Top-ranking Republicans have joined bloggers and well-funded free market organisations in scorning the NHS for its waiting lists and for "rationing" the availability of expensive treatments......As myths and half-truths circulate, British diplomats in the US are treading a delicate line in correcting falsehoods while trying to stay out of a vicious domestic dogfight over the future of American health policy.....Slickly produced television advertisements trumpet the alleged failures of the NHS's 61-year tradition of tax-funded healthcare. To the dismay of British healthcare professionals.
The Gaurdian

This has been big news here and the Conservatives are getting alot of bad press from it, even the right wing newspapers are getting stuck in as they know unlike the Conservative Party (who are aload of rich Eton boys lacking any knowledge of how life is for the rest of us) that the NHS is very popular and its almost political suicide to talk like they have.

David Cameron's claim that the Tories were the party of the NHS was blown to pieces yesterday as colleagues lined up to rubbish the health service.

The Tory leader was left reeling when a second Conservative MEP waded in to back up Euro MP Daniel Hannan's astonishing attack on our dedicated and professional hospital staff.

Roger Helmer said Mr Hannan had "done us all a service". He added: "If the Americans came to me and said would you recommend us taking up a system just like the NHS, I would say 'No'."
Dailly Mirror

The Labour Party has come back at them, which is good to see here Peter Mandelson says it how it is.



The NHS IS NOT PERFECT, but at least you will get treated unlike 50 million Americans that wont, Mr Hannan talks about "horror stories" well the American system has alot more than the NHS. On the NHS they will stitch all your fingers back on not one of your choosing because the insurance company will not pay for them all. The NHS will treat your heart condition and will not make you wait 3 years for medicare because you have no insurance.

Yes there are waiting lists, yes every now and then bad things happen in the NHS but that does not make the NHS a failure. At least in the end you will get treated unlike so many Americans that wont because they cant afford it. If British Conservatives want to go down this road they will surely lose the advantage that they have won in the last few years and rightly so. Because when it comes to the crunch the people of Britain would never swap the NHS for anything like the American System.

American Review Show

Just a quick post to say that the American Review show will air on Wednesday at 11am GMT, If thats to early for you well I'm glad to announce that it is repeated on Sunday at 1pm which is a far more civilised time! You can listen online at www.preston.fm

Enjoy x