Nothing to Fear but Fear Itself

So its been a week since I saw Batman Begins. I really liked the movie. Infact I was totally sold on the movie when Thomas Wayne tells the young Bruce Wayne that subways are a way to strenghen democracy and to help give power to the poor. I thought this line of dialogue was totally cool. The rest of the movie continued to kick some serious Batman III and IV butt. The action was great as was the dialogue. There was just one line that left me seriouslly trouble. Near the end of the movie ScareCrow says "You have nothing to fear but fear itself". Okay great line. Except for the fact that it was f____ing stolen. If I was FDR I would be rolling around in my grave.

Reflections on the eve of my 27th Birthday

Growing up I have I think been more aware(certainly when I was younger) about current events than perhaps the average American. Recently I have come to some rather upseting conclusions about the state of this great country. Back when I was in High School and College I always enjoyed the eras of history in which Americans were living in an historical moment: The 1930's and 1940s, the 1860's, the 1770's and 1780's. At least in my opinion and I think in the opinion of most Americans the leaders of our country made the right choices. Which brings me to the USA circa 2005. I believe that we as Americans are again living in a historical moment. We as Americans are faced with many new issues. And I feel that the president and the leaders of this country(those whose votes seem to count) just don't get it when it comes to making the right choices Here are just a few of those areas
1 War in Iraq and Foriegn policy
2 The Environment
3 Social Welfare and the role of government
4 Religion in politics
5 the Role of the courts.

The oh so sorry Jesse Helms

So apparently Jesse Helms has a new book which will soon be releashed. A copy has be prereleased to the various media outlets. CNN.com has reported that apparently Helms is sorry for his early stance on the AIDS crisis but he not sorry for segregation nor does he think it was wrong. In fact he says and I quote "Sen. Jesse Helms acknowledges he was wrong about the AIDS epidemic but believes integration was forced before its time by "outside agitators who had their own agendas." ". Wow Outsiders... So those African Americans living in the south who fought for thier own rights were outsders.
Helms also goes on to say that the only reason why he changed his view on the AIDs epidemic is and I quote "it had been my feeling that AIDS was a disease largely spread by reckless and voluntary sexual and drug-abusing behavior, and that it would probably be confined to those in high risk populations. I was wrong." So essentially if AIDS had been a problem confined largely to the gay community Helms would still apparently not feel so bad about his stance.
I guess Helms is an anomoly in America he has less of an issue with the gay community than the black community.