yet another fun pope quote

Pope: Gay Marriage an Obstacle to World Peace

In a statement released yesterday by the Vatican, Pope Benedict XVI ranked same-sex marriage with nuclear arms proliferation, environmental pollution, economic inequality, abortion, and birth control as threats to world peace in a message for the World Day of Peace on January 1st, according to Religion News Service:

"Presenting the nuclear family as the 'first and indispensable teacher of peace' and the 'primary agency of peace,' the 15-page document links sexual and medical ethics to international relations. 'Everything that serves to weaken the family based on the marriage of a man and woman, everything that directly or indirectly stands in the way of its openness to the responsible acceptance of new life ... constitutes an objective obstacle on the road to peace,' Benedict writes."

get outta my head

holy shit! aside from me shamelessly loving the new ashlee simpson song...the video is absolutely genius! i have such a newfound respect for her or at least the director. I'm really, really impressed. The song was produced by Timbaland...i'm hoping to hear something along the lines of this for some of the new tracks he did for the new madonna album...one can dream right?

The vid was directed by Alan Ferguson earlier this month and in a nutshell, shows Ashlee seeking counseling after an opinion overload from the voices of her family, record executives, fans, haters and the media.

“It’s probably the weirdest video I’ve seen of hers,” says Pete Wentz, her boyfriend, who was on set, told MTV News. “It’s like a Salvador Dalí painting meets Being John Malkovich. She just went to this weird place for it. It has this kind of multiple personality, like the song does.”

chauncey treat : something good

here's a lovely blast from the past reworked by the amazing van she technologic! you might not remember it right away but once you hear the kate bush sample and the lovely 90's piano bit hopefully the mems will rush over you. so glad i stumbled across this mix!

enjoy!
utah saints vs. van she tech - something good

my job is to do my job

whoever this interviewer is...deserves some kind of an award...she is fierce!
it's really interesting to see bush in such a candid setting trying to defend himself and getting frustrated and angry because he can't come up with a decent answer that makes one bit of sense. this interview was supposedly banned but of course thanks to the magic of youtube you can witness the idiocy and masterful journalism...

what the huckabee?

this is all just too unreasonable to comprehend...how the hell do people like him even exist in the world? he obviously has a college education yet he is still an ignorant buffoon...and he's running for president? aye aye aye...

From Time.com:

Huckabee Advocated AIDS Isolation

Saturday, Dec. 08, 2007

(AP / Little Rock, Ark.) — Mike Huckabee once advocated isolating AIDS patients from the general public, opposed increased federal funding in the search for a cure and said homosexuality could "pose a dangerous public health risk."

As a candidate for a U.S. Senate seat in 1992, Huckabee answered 229 questions submitted to him by The Associated Press. Besides a quarantine, Huckabee suggested that Hollywood celebrities fund AIDS research from their own pockets, rather than federal health agencies.

"If the federal government is truly serious about doing something with the AIDS virus, we need to take steps that would isolate the carriers of this plague," Huckabee wrote.

"It is difficult to understand the public policy towards AIDS. It is the first time in the history of civilization in which the carriers of a genuine plague have not been isolated from the general population, and in which this deadly disease for which there is no cure is being treated as a civil rights issue instead of the true health crisis it represents."

The AP submitted the questionnaire to both candidates; only Huckabee responded. Incumbent Sen. Dale Bumpers won his four term; Huckabee was elected lieutenant governor the next year and became governor in 1996.

When asked about AIDS research in 1992, Huckabee complained that AIDS research received an unfair share of federal dollars when compared to cancer, diabetes and heart disease.

"In light of the extraordinary funds already being given for AIDS research, it does not seem that additional federal spending can be justified," Huckabee wrote. "An alternative would be to request that multimillionaire celebrities, such as Elizabeth Taylor, Madonna and others who are pushing for more AIDS funding be encouraged to give out of their own personal treasuries increased amounts for AIDS research."

Huckabee did not return messages left with his campaign.

When Huckabee wrote his answers in 1992, it was common knowledge that AIDS could not be spread by casual contact. In late 1991, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said there were 195,718 AIDS patients in the country and that 126,159 people had died from the syndrome.

The nation had an increased awareness of AIDS at the time because pro basketball star Magic Johnson had recently disclosed he carried the virus responsible for it. Johnson retired but returned to the NBA briefly during the 1994-95 season.

Since becoming a presidential candidate this year, Huckabee has supported increased federal funding for AIDS research through the National Institutes of Health.

"My administration will be the first to have an overarching strategy for dealing with HIV and AIDS here in the United States, with a partnership between the public and private sectors that will provide necessary financing and a realistic path toward our goals," Huckabee said in a statement posted on his campaign Web site last month.

Also in the wide-ranging AP questionnaire in 1992, Huckabee said, "I feel homosexuality is an aberrant, unnatural, and sinful lifestyle, and we now know it can pose a dangerous public health risk."

A Southern Baptist preacher, Huckabee has been a favorite among social conservatives for his vocal opposition to gay marriage. In 2003, Huckabee said that the U.S. Supreme Court was probably right to strike down anti-sodomy laws, but that states still should be able to restrict things such as gay marriage or domestic partner benefits.

"What people do in the privacy of their own lives as adults is their business," Huckabee said. "If they bring it into the public square and ask me as a taxpayer to support it or to endorse it, then it becomes a matter of public discussion and discourse."

Huckabee Stands By AIDS Statement

by The Associated Press
Posted: December 9, 2007 - 4:00 pm ET

(Washington) GOP presidential hopeful Mike Huckabee said Sunday he won't run from his statement 15 years ago that AIDS patients should have been isolated.

Huckabee acknowledged the prevailing scientific view then, and since, that the virus that causes AIDS is not spread through casual contact, but said that was not certain. He cited revelations in 1991 that a dentist had infected a patient in an extraordinary case that highlighted the risk of infection through contact with blood or bodily fluids.

"I still believe this today," he said in a broadcast interview, that "we were acting more out of political correctness" in responding to the AIDS crisis. "I don't run from it, I don't recant it," he said of his position in 1992. Yet he said he would state his view differently in retrospect.

Huckabee, as a Senate candidate that year, told The Associated Press that "we need to take steps that would isolate the carriers of this plague" if the federal government was going to deal with the spread of the disease effectively.

"It is the first time in the history of civilization in which the carriers of a genuine plague have not been isolated from the general population, and in which this deadly disease for which there is no cure is being treated as a civil rights issue instead of the true health crisis it represents," he said then.

In an interview on "Fox News Sunday," the former Arkansas governor denied those words were a call to quarantine the AIDS population, although he did not explain how else isolation would be achieved. "I didn't say we should quarantine," he said. The idea was not to "lock people up."

Huckabee stated his 1992 positions in an AP questionnaire in which he also called homosexuality "an aberrant, unnatural, and sinful lifestyle."

GOP presidential rival Rudy Giuliani on Sunday declined to discuss the matter during a separate television interview except to say he had heard Huckabee say it was not "his current position."

"I have enough of my own statements and issues that I have to deal with," the former New York mayor said, laughing.

Giuliani, who appeared on NBC's "Meet the Press," said he did not believe homosexuality was aberrant. What is sinful are "the acts, not the orientation."

greek army does madonna

well it's not what you think hehe...but this is hilarious! wish it was longer and better quality...love me some greek boys...especially the army kind

time goes by so slowly when you're in the army i guess haha

the life of madonna

this is absolutely genius! it's from '15 films about madonna' and it came out a couple months ago i think...it's finally a comedic take on her life that doesn't really degrade her..it celebrates her kooky climb to the top and all that...i love it!

i want to be where the sun warms the sky

this is just genius! i didn't even know she was a fan...here's charo doing a cover of la isla bonita...the sound is pretty low so turn up your speakers and enjoy her perfect pronunciation! eheh

you are either with life or against it

this girl is my new freakin hero...her name is suheir hammad and she's a verbal visionary...

so inspiring...she reads aloud some brilliant verse she wrote pertaining to 9/11 and everything that surrounds it...watch it and let her inspire you as well


(thank you to my friend adham who sent me the link)

another chauncey treat

hot chip is back!!!
this song is fucking fantastic! definitely my new favourite of the moment and will definitely make it high on my definite eleven list i'll be posting soon for december. it's so awesome to hear a band that totally makes fresh music...devoid of any trends and not swayed by the current market. this song is otherworldly and yet totally accessible with light new wave connotations decorated with gorgeous synthetic everything!
supposedly this was sent to kylie minogue for consideration and her camp turned it down! stupid! but i'm glad...they deserve to own this one themselves...are you ready for the floor?

hot chip - ready for the floor (extended mix)

chauncey treat

sorry it's been a while since i've been posting! i have been so darn busy with my day job being store manager and all...i'm finally over the hump of a recent holiday event (which was pretty successful thankfully) and i'm learning how to juggle my day job with my dj gigs and my blogging and hopefully a lot of other projects i've had on the backburner for far far too long...but one thing i've noticed historically is that the more things i have to do the more i get done (makes sense i guess)
here's the first leaked song from the new mirwais project (the mastermind behind madonna's 'music' and 'american life' and a few songs from 'confessions'. it's called 'yaspop' and it's fantastic!
people have described it as an m.i.a. outtake and although it's similar it still has that mirwais feel to it....
i'm dreaming right now of what this would have sounded like with madonna doing the vocals...and she's singing in arabic!
it's brimstone!
mirwais - yaspop

frozen cher

this is just too funny for words ahhahahah