As I sit in the comfort of my home, watching the debates tonight one thing kept sticking out in my mind and that is the fight between the two healthcare plans between Obama and McCain.  Truth is I don’t like to bring political discussions into porn.

This blog is for the most part to discuss adult related topics but tonight I’m going to make an exception because tonight I am annoyed to no end.

As I watched Obama talk about every American getting access to the same health insurance plan as Senators get, which will never fucking happen - sure a hacked version but not the real version they have right now - or McCain talk about his $5,000 healthcare tax credit, I think for the first time I realized how little both of these people know about these people they wish to represent - the American people and what the real struggles are of the middle class.

There was a friend of mine whose husband recently lost his job because his company had to make cutbacks.  This means they not only lost their income, but also lost their healthcare coverage.

She went looking to buy healthcare on their own only to find that wasn’t an option.  She tried to find reasonable rates using our good friend Google and came across an ad for low cost health insurance through I think she said eHealthinsurance.com in addition to checking rates through a company advertising on TV called Assurant Health.  What she found was shocking.

A young married couple (both under 40), in reasonably good health with no children could pay around $500 to $1,000 a month for a policy, however this policy comes with a whopping $5,000 to $10,000 yearly deductible.

The $500 a month plan which had a $10,000 a yaer deductible wasn’t an option for them simply because it didn’t cover things like normal doctor’s visits. The $1,000 a month plan had a $5,000 a year deductible but they had little or no prescription coverage and per doctor visit co-payments of $50 a visit.  I have no insurance at all and I only pay $50 to visit the doctor.  They are looking at having to pay some $17,000 a year plus the cost of co-payments and prescriptions.

Previously for better coverage than what they would have under this new plan, with her husband’s employer they paid $250 a month, no yearly deductable, per doctor co-payments of $25 and prescriptions cost $10, $20 or $30 (depending on what they were).

So to go from $3,000 a year to $17,000 a year for significantly less coverage is quite a shock to their budget to say the least.

So what do our presidential candidates offer in return?

A $5,000 tax credit still makes their $17,000 a year insurance $12,000 a year not including the cost of co-payments and prescriptions.

Apparently McCain hasn’t looked into the actual cost of trying to get health insurance for those middle class folks who don’t quality for work funded plans or low income credits.

So what about Obama?  Well his plans calls for a heatlcare plan equal to what he gets as a Senator at an affordable rate.  And those who don’t chose to get healthcare may face a “fine”.

If this is what healthcare costs now.  Where exactly does he plan on getting  an affordable plan for all?

If heathcare cost even just $15,000 a year, how can people afford that?

For a truly affordable plan for “all”, he is going to have to do something at or around $100 to $200 a month and no way in hell can he pull that off.

We all play the odds.  When we go to Vegas we give them our money and hope that we win but in reality we know the house has the odds in their favor but still yet, we play the odds in hopes of winning.   A friend of mine is going tonight to a bar to watch a baseball game where the odds are that the Dodgers will beat the Cubs.  Doesn’t mean it will for sure happen but odds are, based on past performance and a variety of other statistics, the Dodgers will win.  He is “playing the odds”.

As it would turn out, quite a few people are playing the odds and they don’t even realize it.  Every single person who is voting for McCain is playing the odds that he will live the entire time he is in office however odds are he won’t.

I did a little research if for no other reason than just to have some to say when people are going on and on about McCain’s age.  Truth is, I’m not a fan of either McCain or Obama but I found this bit of information quite interesting.

A white male born around the time John McCain was is expected to live on average to be about 66.5.  Obviously he could die before then or somewhat after but odds are, he will die at that age.  Any time he may live past the age of 66 and 1/2 is just a bonus.

It’s an odds thing.  Odds are he won’t live past the average.  Well he’s 72 years old so he’s lived well past the average.

So what are the odds exactly?

John McCain was born on August 29, 1936.

That makes him 72 years old.

The U.S. Census tells us that a white male born around his time should live to be around 66.5 years.  That means he has beat the odds for the last 5.5 years.

We are hoping that he’ll beat the odds for another 4 years despite putting him in an extremely stressful position as leader of the United States of America and all the pressures that come with such a title.

If I was a betting man, common sense would tell me to play with the odds and not against them.

Common sense would tell me that the odds are very much stacked against John McCain living much longer.

I mean for fuck sakes the man is already 72 years old.

Throw in the stresses of the campaign, the new job (if he wins) and his already known health conditions and you tell me who the fuck would take those odds?

Vote how you want.  I don’t want to say one candidate is better than the other.  But use common sense when you do.  Know the odds of winning and the likely hood of your candidate being able to see through his or her time in office.

I was at the store today and couldn’t believe all the Halloween shit that is out.  It’s a nice change as I returned home from Texas, where the only thing I seen on the store shelves was dust.  So it got me thinking about the good ole’ days of candy and costumes.  So what do you plan on being this year for Halloween?

Here is a picture I got of The Love Twins, Lacey and Lyndsey from their Myspace page.  Of course this isn’t exactly them from a Halloween dress up kit but it’s a costume nonetheless.  So enjoy.

I admit I’m the first way to promote the pretty girl syndrome in which we reward the pretty girl for just being pretty.  Sort of like how the cop pulls over the pretty girl and lets her off with a warning.  It’s wrong I know but it is how our society is and I admit I’m bad about doing it myself.  However I think I may have just found the video to covert me.  If nothing else this video has shown me that being pretty just can’t be enough and this video from YouTube will show you why.

I was reading Mike South’s blog today and this is the best shit I have ever read.  Basically the idea he posted, which I think came from one of his readers simply said instead of giving $85 billion to bail out AIG, fuck them and give it to us, the people.  We the people deserve it more than some dumb ass bank and it would have more of a direct impact on stimulating the economy.  I would have laughed it off as bullshit at first glance but something about it actually made sense.  So I kept reading and then I did the math.  That’s when I realized that although the plan sounds great on paper, turned out to be total and complete bullshit.

$369 a person isn’t exactly the same as $100,000 per person.  To give each of us over 18 $297,500 (as proposed on Mike South’s post) that would work out to be $68,471,359,127,500 - that is $68 TRILLION, which is of course far more than the $85 billion they are spending to bail out AIG. Let me explain where he went wrong

I did some research and some of my own math. According to the US Census as of September 24, 2008 at 23:01 GMT (EST +5) there are 305,246,457 people in the United States. I don’t know if this accounts for illegal immigrants or just US citizens but I’m going to guess just the legal citizens. An estimated 75.4% of that is over 18. That means that right now we have about 230,155,829 people over the age of 18 in the U.S.

If you give each of those 230ish million people even just $150,000 that works out to be about $34,523,374,350,000. Yes that’s about $34 TRILLION so that wouldn’t work. But if you take the $85 billion that they have ear marked for AIG and give it to the 230 million that works out to be about $369 per person which is pretty much less than we got with our stimulus checks this year.  Yes 369*230,155,829=34,523,374,350,000.

Now let us examine the new numbers that President Bush gave out in his press conference tonight.  He said in all we are looking at $700 billion.  So $700 billion divided by the 230 some odd million US citizens over the age of 18 means each person would get about $3041.  Nice but still not remotely close to what you see below.

So although in theory the plan is great but …

SOMEBODY NEEDS TO LEARN TO DO FUCKING MATH

Generally speaking when I get these kind of things I just trash them, but this one stands out because there is a very basic problem with it Of course I know it isn’t going to happen but It should stand to remind you all that this is OUR money.




The government does not have any money other than what it takes from you and me at gunpoint.




Ok now lets see who can spot the flaw in this scheme….anyone? anyone? JimmyD?




THIS IS A REAL DAY DREAM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!




I’m against the $85,000,000,000.00 bailout of AIG.




Instead, I’m in favor of giving $85,000,000,000 to America in a We Deserve it Dividend.




To make the math simple, let’s assume there are 200,000,000 bonafide U.S. citizens 18+.




Our population is about 301,000,000 +/- counting every man, woman and child.




So 200,000,000 might be a fair stab at adults 18 and up.




So divide 200 million adults 18+ into $85 billion that equals $425,000.00.

My plan is to give $425,000 to every person 18+ as a We Deserve It
Dividend.




Of course, it would NOT be tax free. So let’s assume a tax rate of 30%.




Every individual 18+ has to pay $127,500.00 in taxes. That sends
$25,500,000,000 right back to Uncle Sam.




But it means that every adult 18+ has $297,500.00 in their pocket. A
husband and wife has $595,000.00.




What would you do with $297,500.00 to $595,000.00 in your family?




Pay off your mortgage - housing crisis solved.




Buy a second home - stimulate the economy




Repay college loans - what a great boost to new grads




Put away money for college - it’ll be there




Pay off credit cards - more disposable income to invest or purchase




goods and services - stimulate the economy




Save in a bank - create money to loan to entrepreneurs.




Buy a new car - create jobs




Invest in the market - capital drives growth




Pay for your parent’s medical insurance - health care improves




Enable Deadbeat Dads to come clean - or else




Remember this is for every adult U S Citizen 18+ including the folks who lost their jobs at Lehman Brothers and every other company that is cutting back. And of course, for those serving in our Armed Forces.




If we’re going to re-distribute wealth let’s really do it…instead of trickling out a puny $1000.00 ( “vote buy” ) economic incentive that is being proposed by one of our candidates for President.




If we’re going to do an $85 billion bailout, let’s bail out every adult U S Citizen 18+!




As for AIG - liquidate it. Sell off its parts. Let American General go back to being American General. Sell off the real estate. Let the private sector bargain hunters cut it up and clean it up.




Here’s my rationale. We deserve it and AIG doesn’t.




Sure it’s a crazy idea that can “never work.”




But can you imagine the Coast-To-Coast Block Party!




How do you spell Economic Boom?




I trust my fellow adult Americans to know how to use the $85 Billion




We Deserve It Dividend more than I do the geniuses at AIG or in Washington DC.




And remember, The Family plan only really costs $59.5 Billion because $25.5 Billion is returned instantly in taxes to Uncle Sam.




Ahhh…I feel so much better getting that off my chest.




Kindest personal regards, , A Creative Guy & Citizen.

As I posted about yesterday I came down to Texas to visit a friend and her husband and got caught up deep in the heart of Ike.  Couldn’t get a flight out, nor could I rent a car to try and drive home and even if I could have, not like they had any fucking gas left to get me the fuck out of here.

That being said, I’m posed now to be witness to my first, real live hurricane.

As of right now, the crashing waves and outer rim of the storm has hit the coast with surges expected to be as high as 20 feet in Galveston, Texas.  I being some 45 minutes away assumed we would be safe.   I mean how much power can a storm really maintain over land, right?

Turns out I’m a fucking idiot because even 2 hours inland they can expect winds as high as 100 miles an hour and flooding with like 10 inches of rain.

That information isn’t however what panics me.  It’s watching the news to hear this bitch explain that if they don’t get the fuck out now, “get off the island” and then she explains why they should get out of Galveston and how the winds are so strong that even within a few hours will grow so much that they will throw anyone out in them up against the sea wall and they will die instantly.

Something about hearing that shit on the news, just creeps me the fuck out.

Then they get into a discussion about the debris coming at your ass, so if you don’t die by being pulled in by the winds surely something coming out of the water will smack you in the head and kill you that way.

As you watch the waves crash on TV you really can’t help but get a sense of how really powerless you are in a situation like this.

No gas for your cars so you can’t get out.  Really no food as the grocery stores are empty, and the Mayor of Houston telling their people to stay home and “hunker down” and prepare for the storm.  And now some people are stranded trying to flee the coastal areas.  Yes apparently they were to stupid to leave last night when they were told to.  I think the coast guard said something like 200 people.  They had plans to leave today but found the roads were closed and the flood waters rose quicker than they imagined.  Water is rising as much as half a foot per hour so now the stupid fuckers are stuck and they had to spent a fuck load of money to fly their asses out of there.  Seriously those people should be left to die. They are clearly to stupid to deserve to live.

I don’t know about you but when someone says GET THE FUCK OUT AND GET THE FUCK OUT NOW, I’m getting the fuck out now.  Unlike those stupid fuckers they had the means to leave and get to “safety”, whereas those of us here further inland are stuck.  But then again we aren’t exactly on the coast where a hurricane as big as the state of fucking Texas heading my way with tidal waves as high as 20 feet coming right at me.



Update : 4:49 pm EST.   I just heard that the storm is some 200 miles wide and because of its massive size, even if the storm hits land at category 2, it will act like a category 4 as a result of the size.  How fucking crazy is that?  200 miles wide?!!!!!!!!! When they say things are bigger in Texas, fuck they aren’t kidding.



Update : 11:47 pm EST. It’s only really just begun. Ike technically hasn’t even hit landfall and things are getting pretty bad right about now. Obviously large amounts of flooding, and that’s without rain - it is from storm surges. Flooding without rain? I honestly would not have expected that. The winds have picked up quite a bit. Rain is hitting and getting worse. More than 535,000 without power in the Houston area alone. They expect this number to hit more than 2 million by 5 am. They are saying that some of these fine folks may be without power for as long as 2 to 3 weeks. TWO TO THREE FUCKING WEEKS!! Transformers are blowing and fires are spreading from house to house to house. Fire crews can’t get into many areas so they just have to sit there and watch homes burn. A pretty strong band of rain has just come through where I am at. Very strong gusts of wind have been going on for at least two hours but it seems to be getting progressively worse. The good news is, so far only one reported death in relation to the storm. Power is out about 6 miles from here. We expect to lose power in this area any time now. Gusts of wind where I am located seem to be hitting about 30 to 40 MPH and that I guess is the problem. As long as there is power I will continue to post random updates.



Update 1:52 am : Power continues to flicker on and off at my location. Parts of southern Houston, this is that area that is closer to the coast than I am, are experiencing sustained winds of about 73 MPH. Almost 1 million without power at this point and they are saying that they won’t even begin to attempt to get it back up for at least the next 12 hours however if you are without power you should expect it not to return for at least the next day or two but it could be as long as a week or so in some areas, those areas I suppose would be the coastal regions. However those as far as 2 hours inland are already experiencing huge gusts of wind as much as 50 MPH and having power outages.


At this point I have heard the phrase “hunker down” at least 793 times. I don’t know why we started counting. I guess it was a game to keep us entertained but for the love of god SHUT THE FUCK UP WITH THE HUNKER DOWN ALREADY. But seriously, if any one station uses the phrase hunker down 793 in just a few hours, then you seriously need to be fucking punched in the face. It’s so annoying. I just want to put my cock in their mouth and say “hunker down” on this bitch.


That being said, in case we lose power soon I don’t want that to be my last update so I wanted to try and think of a list of porn stars in Texas. The first four that come to mind happen to all be former or current Vivid girls, Meggan Mallone, Hanna Hilton, Sunrise Adams, Nina Mercedez. Jesus Christ Vivid, you really seem to have a hard on for chicks from Texas. I would look into a list of more porn stars being from Texas later on. For now the power seems to continue to flicker and the wind picks up even more outside so noise continues to disturb me even more as my friend laughs and said this isn’t what you have to worry about, it’s the tornado’s, that form as a result of these weather conditions. WHAT? Fuck fuck sakes, I’ll be glad to get back home in the coming days.

I’m all for talking about politicis and what not.  But to be honest most of what people say just bore the fuck out of me.  However I just came across this series of politically incorrect videos about McCain (it’s a spoof obviously) that are so fuckign funny I just had to show you the trailer.  Good shit man, good shit.

Funny Videos | Funny Cartoons | More Video Clips

Feeling like shit.  Think I have a fucking cold but a random thought did just cross my mind so I thought I woudl share it with you!

BOOBIES

Our good friends over at LIB have been discussing what is a porn STAR and the making of one.  Curiously enough I touched on this very subject last June with my porn star vs porn starlet post.  Anyway, the story over at LIB starts off by displaying a photo of the newest Vivid girl named Meggan Mallone with the headline listed below which sort of leads one to believe that the author of the post might not feel this new girl really all that hot.  This keep in mind however was one of the first ever “official” photos given out of the lovely new starlet.

THIS is Vivid’s new star Meggan Mallone?
or so says LIB

But quickly someone pointed out that not all girls were born stars, that some of them have to be made into something bigger than they are or may have been on their own. Case in point (or so the first case made in the LIB story) is Devon.  Devon first came onto the scene in 1998.  Since then she’s been under exclusive for Vivid, Digital Playground, Jill Kelly Productions and even Shane’s World.  Devon has probably held more contracts than any other starlet and every one seems to end badly.

Devon’s first movie was Country Comfort.  This was back when she was with Vivid.  She went on to star in major hits like Island Fever 2 with Tera Patrick and Stormy Daniels as well as Pirates with mega stars like Janine and Jesse Jane.  Long and short of it is, Devon became a porn star and 10 years later her name and face on a box cover still moves product.  That is after all what really defines a “star”, at least in this business.  But this spunky little blonde wasn’t always a star.  Before she was Devon the Porn Star she was a nobody from New Jersey.  Below is a picture of Devon I got from DearDevon.com, before she became a porn star.

Devon’s still cute, not so bad but a far cry from the mega STAR she would become.  The photo below is what Devon looked like after become a porn star.    You can see by the two images that become a STAR isn’t just about throwing some hot girl in a few movies but it’s about giving her a total and complete makeover and throwing a whole hell of a lot of press her way.

In the end the newest flock of Vivid girls, Meggan Mallone, Hanna Hilton and Nikki Jayne will be no different than Devon was 10 years prior.  They take a hot girl and make her a star. That’s their job and by the looks of the photos above, some companies do a pretty damn good job at it.

Devon is not the only example of this porn star makeover.  Jenna Jameson is arguably the world’s most famous porn star and well she too had her humble beginnings.  Years ago there was a young, aspiring starlet who wanted to make it big.  She couldn’t wait to be a star and that little blonde was none other than Jenna Jameson.  Sure we all know what she looks like now but how about 10 years ago?

First we had Jenna Jameson Before She Was a Star


Then we had Jenna Jameson The Porn Star

And now today we have Jenna Jameson The Hollywood Celebrity

So I’m at the park yesterday and I see some little teenybopper girls with their moms.  One catches my attention as she is listening to I Kissed a Girl on her IPOD and discussing it with her mother.  And it struck me just how fucking hypocritical society really is.

Parents let their children idolize whores like Paris Hilton and Lindsey Lesbian Lohan and buy them copies of the latest song that promotes chicks getting drunk and making out with chicks and yet porn is bad? What the fuck is wrong with you people? You can’t on one hand condemn openly sexual behavior and then on the other turn a blind eye!



HOW THE FUCK IS PORN BAD AND THIS SHIT OK FOR YOUR KIDS?