The End of an Error is Upon Us

In a few days, Bush's regime over the United States will come to an end.  On January 20, 2008, Barack Obama will be sworn in as 44th President of the United States.  As much as we want that day to come, first let's cherish the moment now, and remember all of the good times we've had with George W. Bush.

We all know Bush for how nonsensical he could be.  He embarrassed a nation and ruined relations with other countries.  He said a lot of funny things while being President, bringing us laughs despite the declining state of the nation.  Here are a few of my favorites:

"People say, well, do you ever hear any other voices other than, like, a few people? Of course I do."

"And they have no disregard for human life." --George W. Bush, on the brutality of Afghan fighters

"Too many good docs are getting out of the business. Too many OB-GYNs aren't able to practice their love with women all across this country."

"Throughout our history, the words of the Declaration have inspired immigrants from around the world to set sail to our shores. These immigrants have helped transform 13 small colonies into a great and growing nation of more than 300 people."

"I remember meeting a mother of a child who was abducted by the North Koreans right here in the Oval Office."

"We want people owning their home -- we want people owning a businesses."

"I hear there's rumors on the Internets that we're going to have a draft."

"Removing Saddam Hussein was the right decision early in my presidency, it is the right decision now, and it will be the right decision ever."

"Rarely is the questioned asked: Is our children learning?"

"Soldiers, sailors, Marines, airmen, and Coastmen -- Coast Guardmen, thanks for coming, thanks for wearing the uniform."

"I'm oftentimes asked, What difference does it make to America if people are dying of malaria in a place like Ghana? It means a lot. It means a lot morally, it means a lot from a -- it's in our national interest."

"I thank the diplomatic corps, who is here as well."

"And so, General, I want to thank you for your service. And I appreciate the fact that you really snatched defeat out of the jaws of those who are trying to defeat us in Iraq."

"I'll be long gone before some smart person ever figures out what happened inside this Oval Office."

"There's an old saying in Tennessee — I know it's in Texas, probably in Tennessee — that says, fool me once, shame on — shame on you. Fool me — you can't get fooled again."

"Wait a minute.  What did you just say?  You're predicting $4-a-gallon gas? ... That's interesting.  I hadn't heard that."

(On a side note, thank you About.com for many of the quotes.)

Ah, good times, good times.

Oh yes, and let us not forget the shoe throwing incident:

It's been a long, very long eight years, and now we must say goodbye to our beloved Commander-in-Chief.  Here is the end of a tribute to the true American Idiot.

Crazy Theory: Heath Ledger is Not Dead

Welcome to the first edition of Crazy Theories, in which I let out my inner conspiracy theorist and make sometimes-ridiculous theories.  The logic used is intentionally crap, and I do not seriously believe in some of the theories I come up with, like the following:

Heath Ledger. The beloved actor we know for many roles, the last one being The Joker in The Dark Knight. Chances are, you know that he died due to a drug overdose. Or did he?

The Dark Knight is one of the highest grossing films in history. Why might this be? Apparently Heath had established a huge, huge fanbase that wanted to see him in his final completed film.

You wanna know what I think of this? Heath's death was faked in a brilliant marketing attempt to get rich.  And it worked.  In fact, Heath's probably living it up with Elvis and Jimi right now.

Really, is there any other way that the movie could have possibly appealed to such a large audience otherwise? I mean, it's a movie about a semi-sane man fighting crime in all black clothes. At night. Oh yeah, and he does some ninja stuff too. And then there's the constant theme of terrorism in the film. Faces getting cut open, people being tortured, pencils going through heads- it all makes a strange combination, don't you think?

Heath Ledger gave the performance of a lifetime in The Dark Knight, and really did steal the show. Then he died. Many fans probably would have felt guilty if they did not see the movie just to pay their respects. Guilt is not a nice feeling.

Being so loved by moviegoers, why would anyone want out?  They get tired of being stalked by the media, for one thing.  Very little privacy at all.  Heath likely got sick of being a celebrity, and because he earned Warner Bros. such a ridiculous amount of money, they would help him escape the celebrity lifestyle.

WB would want their movie to be as successful as possible, so they probably thought 'let's fake the death of someone the people love.  A lot."  Who other than Heath Ledger?

Warner Bros. would surely be able to pull it off.  I mean, they have billions of dollars to spend on this, after all.  And they also happen to be the guys who made Looney Tunes (and even Tom & Jerry for a bit), so one would think that they would know how to get away with stuff by now.

But then there's a problem: Everyone thinks Heath is dead, so how is Batman 3 going to compete with such an amazing predecessor?  You can't just bring someone back to life after their death is all over the newspapers.

Simple: 'Reveal' to the people that The Dark Knight actually was Heath's second-to-last completed film, and that his parts in Batman 3 were just about completed during the production of Dark Knight.  

Happy (Belated) New Year!

I just realized that the title of this post and that Christmas post could be politically offensive or something.  Not everyone celebrates Christmas, and not everyone celebrates the New Year at this time of year.  For some reason, it bugs me that I did that, and now it's the only thing I will think of for a while. I was bugged by it right after I made that other post, also...

*sigh* Moving along...

I hope you enjoyed your holidays.

That's the most you'll get from me.  I'm a bit of a Scrooge.

Just as another quick update, I have a few new posts planned, finished, and ready to be posted.  My blog will get better very, very soon.  I know it's sucked in the past few weeks, but now I am finally ready to post more.