Obama Anthem

With all the Obama love across the board, it’s only fitting that he have his own anthem, right? [via Tasty Infidelicacies]

Ken Will Smash the Competition on Survivor

I haven’t seen a single competitor for this year’s Survivor but I already know who I’ll be cheering for. It’s the worlds top Super Smash player. Oh yeah baby, it’s on. [via kotaku]

Premiere airs September 25th.

Donald Williams Becomes a Wildcat

Just a quick post to say that Coach G. just doesn’t sleep. It’s non-stop basketball with this guy. Donald Williams (08) is the latest to join the Wildcats and is a big surprise. Before this summer, few had been saying much about him but after his great play at the Bob Gibbons TOC, he flew up the charts.

Dojo Info 8/26/08

1. Your mom is in Rock Band 2
   The reviews of RB2 are starting to trickle in. This one is very meager. Here’s a longer one about character generation. I saved the best for last, the ad lib drum machine gameplay.
2. $5 cover charge for Rock Band 2 backward compatibility
   Unfortunate that those making massive jack on us aren’t going to foot the bill for true backward compatibility. Oh so lame.
3. Ohio Student Aces ACT and SAT Tests
   Obviously, Ray spends more time practicing standardized tests than playing Rock Band. His loss.
4. American Launches In-flight Internet on 3 Routes
   It was just a matter of time. Good for American. Well, not good exactly since they’re charging for it, but you get the idea.
5. Rock Band 2: Rated
   “Complete rankings of every song in Harmonix’s sequel, from the easiest to the utterly impossible.” Way to go IGN!

Hong Kong Is a Modern Marvel

For some reason, I get Hong Kong and Singapore confused. But no longer. Look at the amazing photo!?! I can hardly believe it’s real.

I wonder if some of China’s new found desire towards (at least) the benefits of free markets stem from their acquisition of Hong Kong in 1997?

‘Moving Pictures’ Comes to Rock Band, Rush Fans Rejoice

The only thing you need to know is Moving Pictures will be on XBox Marketplace on Thursday. Good night now.

Update: Now I’m reading Aug. 26th!

Update 2: I just checked, 9:42 EST, and it’s not there yet. 8^(

Update 3: Argh!

Bad news, everyone! This week’s Rock Band DLC offering — Rush’s Moving Pictures album — didn’t come out today as planned. In a post on the forums, Harmonix’s Sean Baptiste said, “There is a technical difficulty that is being worked out. I’ll alert you when it is all clear.” We wonder if that has anything to do with figuring out how to tell singers they can’t wail on “YYZ.” It’s okay, please stop crying.

No timeline has been given, although at this point it seems more likely the Xbox 360 content will be released alongside PlayStation 3′s content this week. That is, assuming they fix the problem by Thursday.

Cuban Olympian Assaults Referee

Cuba must be tough on their athletes. Castro say, “Win or die trying!”

Amazingly, the AP short makes no mention about the ref needing complete, facial re-constructive surgery… or not.

Top 25 Pro-Family Goals

I saw this the other day and thought it might spark some discussion. Below are the Top 25 Pro-Family Goals, in no particular order, according to the FRC. The entire document, with more description can be found here.

What’s your Top 5? Is there one missing?

1. Advance Ethical and Effective Stem Cell Research and Treatments
2. Prevent the Exploitation of Women by Regulating the Use of Human Eggs for Research
3. Restore Constitutional Balance by Ending Judicial Activism
4. Reform the Nation’s Prison System
5. Promote Academic Freedom in Science Education
6. Protect Children and the Public from Pornography and Media Indecency
7. Provide Freedom of Choice to Cable and Satellite TV Customers
8. Make Family-Friendly Tax Cuts Permanent
9. Eliminate Marriage Penalties in Federal Law
10. Reform Health Care through Consumer Choice
11. Protect Parental Rights in Education
12. End Forced Taxpayer Subsidization of Abortion and Abortion Providers
13. Require Abortion Facilities to Meet Basic Medical Standards
14. Promote Positive and Healthy Human Sexuality
15. Protect Marriage as the Union of One Man and One Woman
16. Strengthen State Marriage Laws by Reforming Divorce
17. Place Military Readiness above Political Correctness
18. Pursue a Long-Term Solution to Illegal Immigration
19. Combat the Spread of HIV and AIDS by Promoting Abstinence and Fidelity
20. Address Climate Change through Objective Evaluation of Science and Economics
21. Reform the United Nations
22. Protect the Freedom of the Pulpit
23. Protect Freedom of Conscience for Employers, Clergy, Religious Believers, and Others
24. Protect Freedom of Conscience in Health Care
25. Promote Religious Liberty in U.S. Foreign Policy

The Greatest Injustice of our Time

About a year ago, I changed my site’s tagline to:

Peace is not the absence of war but the presence of justice.

To me, the heart of the abortion issue is justice. It simply isn’t fair that an unborn human doesn’t get to live simply because the older human wants it this way.

Meanwhile, in a related issue it’s entirely unjust that Planned Parenthood, who is designated as a non-profit, reported $114.8 million in profit during their last fiscal year.

Ready for the kicker? $336 million went to them through government grants and contracts. That’s right… our tax dollars. Every one of us “gave” to Planned Parenthood whether we wanted to or not, so that they could help mothers kill their unborn children while making tons of money in the process.

It just doesn’t seem fair, does it?

Did You Know That China Was Fake, Fake, Fake?

Rick Reilly does a good job shining the light of truth on the image conscious Communists who don’t want the rest of the world seeing them for the royal fakes that they are.

[21stCenturyPaladin.com gets hacked by foreign nationalists in three... two... one... *zap*]

Dojo Info 8/20/08

1. Bono blamed for unreleased U2 songs on Internet
   Ha! Blasting his own song on the stereo? Who does that?
2. New DLC for Rock Band
   Whoa! Duran Duran – “Girls on Film” & “Rio”. Hand me the mic!
3. Rock Band 2: Behind the Music
   This is an interview with the developers on how they choose their set list.
4. ‘Guitar Hero’ whiz aiming higher
   Listen… I love RB and GH as much (or more!) than the next guy, but parents PLEASE have some backbone and don’t let your kids talk you into letting them drop out of school to pursue a career as a “professional Guitar Hero player.” Crikies!
5. One step closer to the Google phone
   With all the trouble the new iPhone is having, the door couldn’t be more open for Google’s Android OS to step right in.

Dojo Info 8/14/08

1. Hybrid makeovers help owners dump the pump
   This is the kind of stuff where the government needs to modify their tax codes to make innovation America’s primary export.
2. Space Siege
   Might be a killer title. Early reviews look promising. Of course, Fallout 3 is right around the corner too!
3. Top 10 Sporting Accomplishments That Deserve An Asterisk
   Ha! What a mean article but I can’t argue with it. #1 HAS to be the Soviet’s literally stealing the gold from the Americans. I was very young when this happened but remember thinking it totally sucked! The other one, that’s not on the list, was Roy Jones Jr. when the judges at the South Korean Olympics gave the gold to South Korean Park Si-Hun. What a sham! See it for yourself.
4. “Star Trek Online” Is Ready to Beam Up
   They needed to launch this when the MMO games were so huge. Maybe they’re bigger now. I dunno. Ok, I’m rambling.
5. Best Buy becomes first independent iPhone retailer
   Yeah but… it’s still locked in with AT&T. More bars my buttocks…

Obama Steering America Towards ‘Anything Goes’

The FRC is on top of this stuff. No way you hear about all this from the mainstream media as they work to polish and buff Sen. Obama’s image at every turn.

As both sides gear up for the conventions this month, one thing is clear. This is not your grandparents’ Democratic party. Same-sex marriage. Abortion-on-demand. Comprehensive sex education. They all add up to the most radical platform ever to make an appearance at the Democratic convention.

For the first time in history, the Democratic planks will call for the repeal of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) and the military’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy. Democrats put in writing their intent to defeat any effort to weaken Roe v. Wade. This is the face of the Left under Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) who is single-handedly recasting his party in the image of NARAL and the Human Rights Campaign.

Although the last Democratic president, Bill Clinton, was the one who signed DOMA into law, Sen. Obama is adamant about repealing it, an act that would leave every state in America at risk of being forced to recognize homosexual marriage. His congressional cohorts tried a similar strategy in Congress and failed to find support for their extreme agenda among families. To the dismay of voters across the country, the leadership used their majority status to push the Employment Nondiscrimination Act (ENDA), introduced numerous pieces of legislation that would give spousal benefits to gay couples, and even held a hearing on the possible repeal of the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy. With approval ratings in the single-digits, it it’s obvious that the liberal agenda didn’t resonate with voters then-and even hidden behind Obama’s flowery rhetoric, it’s unlikely to appeal to Americans now.

I have sincere fears about where the country will go with this kind of leadership should Obama win the election. Those who choose to ignore what God says is “right” will inevitably pay the price.

Dojo Info 8/13/08

1. Easy part’s over; tougher tests coming for Team USA
   You got that right! There can be no let up for this team, no mercy. Nothing but Gold will satisfy the angry masses. Plus, NBC better start putting their games on in primetime or this paladin may go to war!
2. Tennessee plant drops Labor Day observance for Muslim holiday
   Wow. That’s pretty extreme. Of course, the MSM won’t give this news much play.
3. ‘American Idol’ crooner Clay Aiken now a father
   I could’ve sworn he was gay. Color me surprised.
4. IKEA to sell solar panels?
   Wowzers. Are they the future Buy n Large?!?
5. LED drumsticks illuminate your ‘Rock Band’ studliness
   Can you say, “Early Christmas present for Paladin…”?

Lezak, Team Bring Home World-Record Gold for America

In one of the most amazing races ever (at least in my opinion), the American’s won the 4×100 Freestyle Relay both beating the favorite French who’d been smack talking before the race about how they’d “smash” the Americans and absolutely destroying the world record time by an astounding 4 seconds (3:08.24)!

Michael Phelps has been getting all the pub, and he deserves it, but the hero tonight was Jason Lezak. All he did was swim the fastest split time in history (46.06) when his team looked like it was have to settle for silver.

Down by a half-body length in the final 50-meters, he turned into an Evinrude and closed the distance to win by the smallest margin in the event’s history. If you didn’t see it go here now. Wow!

Update: I’m such a geek (you know this right?) so I wanted to see how the race played out time-wise. Of course, nothing communicates as well as video, but I thought it interesting how Phelp’s time wasn’t as fast as I thought it might be and Weber’s was faster.