Borat the Kazakstani reporter is coming to the US!

Borat Sagdiyev is a fictional Kazakstani reporter played by Sacha Baron Cohen, otherwise better known as "Ali G". Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan is a movie scheduled to be released Nov 3, 2006. It is a mokumentary comedy based character portrayed by Cohen. The character appeared regularly on Da Ali G Show.

borat checks to be a wicked movie. and no da figure skata isn't in da movie. apparently, da government of kazakhstan is not too ambient wiv da movie. da president is flyin to meet president bush and discuss da movie and it's impact among udda fings. da white ouse says it is about da war on terra, but no it is about da movie. da president as no mr biggies. so go check da documentary. peace. - Ali G

Kazakhstan launches propaganda campaign against Borat
The movie has enraged the president of Kazakhstan. The country has launched a propaganda campaign against the character and movie. They are placing "educational advertisements" in some of America's top newspapers. So if you love endless semi-arid steppe and decaying industrial cities, then travel to Kazakhstan!

Trailer G:
http://www.apple.com/trailers/fox/borat/trailerg/
2nd Trailer:
http://www.apple.com/trailers/fox/borat/trailer/

Clips of Borat from youtube and googlevideo:

Borat in America (30 min)
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=8478678283756633587&q=borat&hl=en
Best of Borat (25 min)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFP-MktgOKU&eurl=

if only every kid had an uncle andy

A good resource for young men still in the dark. May this clip show you the light. The Showtime series Weeds provides the answers.

try this at home kids

Apparently there is a new fad in California, it is called "ghost riding". It was supposedly introduced to the hip-hop culture in the bay area through a rap video. Basically, after having one blunt too many in hippieland, a person gets out of his moving vehicle and dances outside or on top of their car. Duuuude, that is like sick duuuude.

Hrmmmmm... well at least it might provide an entertaining clip. Only in America. [Sidenote: Not entirely sure if this person was trying to do this b/c of the fad or not, but it's a crazy clip.]

Religion who needs it?

This is the movie trailer for an upcoming documentary entitled Jesus Camp about an evangelical summer camp for kids in North Dakota.



The trailer shows how religious extremism is not only found across the ocean, but is prevalent in our own backyard. The evangelicals in the US have a strong fundamentalist movement going in both the public and the government. They have created a powerful lobby that are having influences in the teaching of science, foreign policy, and domestic issues (ie. gay marriage, abortion).

All men are searching for the meaning of life. We question where we came from, and what the future will behold. Many believe in a book written centuries ago. They believe their holy book is fact, and believe this on faith. Faith is believing or often times having total acceptance in something without having to see any evidence. Men of a spiritual or religious nature often say they have faith, trust, or belief in a higher power. Is this just false hope? It may be a question of reason and thinking versus "faith" or non-thinking.

We live in a country of religious tolerance. But if religion is unchecked it could lead to dire consequences. You find that in the most violent conflicts in the world, religious extremism is at the core of it. From the 9/11, to the bombings of London and Madrid, to the conflicts in the Middle East, you find men killing men in the name of their respective god. Religious extremism breeds anger. And anger breeds hate. And hate breeds violence. With violence comes death and destruction.

Richard Dawkin's view on the indoctrination of children and religion in schools.



Richard Dawkins, the Oxford biologist, is an outspoken atheist and humanist, and also is a noted author on evolutionary biology. He first came to prominence in 1976 with his revolutionary book in evolution The Selfish Gene, which argued that natural selection works at the gene level. His new book God's Delusion is due Oct, 2006. This book will prove to be controversial as he tries to prove that the world would be a better place without religion. He wrote and produced a two part television documentary entitled "Root of all Evil?" for Channel 4 in the UK. Contrary to what you might guess, the documentary does not argue money is the root of all evil. However, the film does challenge religion, and tries to seek the question of how religion can be growing in a Age of science and reason. (The title of the film was Channel 4's choice to provide more controversy.)

Links to Root of All Evil documentary on Google Video
Root of all Evil part 1 :The God Delusion (47 min)
Root of all Evil part 2: The Virus of Faith (48 min)

Post 9/11: Five Years Later ... Where are we now?

2,973 people and 19 hijackers lost their lives on 9/11. The effects were immediate. The following day was a day of national unity. The nation rallied together, and gave the President and government unanimous support. It's been now five years since the event we call 9/11. Has our world changed? Yes. For the better? I don't know. The President and government have taken many steps that in their eyes will help secure our nation. These steps have included waging a war on terror, and restricting more civil liberties. The government created the Department of Homeland Security, passed the Patriot Act, used the NSA phone taps, and has required many tens of thousands Arabs and Muslims to be detained and interrogated. There has been great global political ramifications and great domestic polarization. We are no longer "united as we stand". The support for the government and the President have fallen drastically.

Last night, the President made a televised speech to the American public. He used the minority of that speech to remember the fallen of 9/11. The majority was devoted to defend the administration's foreign policy after the attacks, especially Operation Iraqi Freedom. The televised event seemed like a paid advertisement for the upcoming election. The government and President spun 9/11 to wage a war against a leader of a country that liked Al-Qaeda as much as we did. The ensuing military action has cost more lives and injuries then that fateful day in 2001. The needless casualties has escalated tensions in the Middle East, and now we are in a middle of a fight with no end in sight. There are still two holes in the ground in New York City. It is a shame on us that nothing has been done. No memorial, no reconstruction, no recovery. It seems the terrorists are still winning at Ground Zero. The images of 9/11 are seared into our minds. We will never forget. But it appears the President and bickering politicians have. Shame on you.

The following is a clip of the first post 9/11 show of The Daily Show. It's a raw and powerful monologue by a New Yorker shortly after the events of Sept. 11, 2001.