- He might be 90 years old, but Zimbabwean dictator Bob
Mugabe is still Likes to Fight Guy. The aging dictator might be closer to
death’s door than he is to the prime of his life, but he’s still in power and
he’s still looking to swing on anyone who tries to f*ck with either he or his 49-year-old wife Grace. The rage of Mugabe boiled over after his
wife accepted a nomination last month to lead the ruling party's women's wing,
triggering accusations that Mugabe aims to set a political dynasty in place.
When critics suggested that he was trying to maintain his unjust stranglehold
on power, Mugabe fired back – right after downing his Metamucil and taking his
second nap of the day. In response to those who would denounce his wife’s new
position, Mugabe warned the haters against messing with his family. His
comments were thinly veiled so as to not be blatant and over the line, but Mugabe
told hundreds of cheering youths at the airport that he heard that someone told
his nephew to tell Grace to leave Harare. His reply? "We don't want such
arrogance." Hmm…cryptic and yet, the message is clear because the only way
Robert Mugabe communicates is through threats, violence and menacing. He has
ruled since 1980 and won re-election in a disputed/shamelessly rigged poll last
year. He has already accepted a proposal by the women's wing to be the party's
candidate for the 2018 election and in December, he will give his rubber-stamp
approval of Grace's nomination during a congress. All in all, it’s more of the
same in Zimbabwean politics and that’s just not good for anybody who doesn’t
rock the last name Mugabe……….
- One hit is all it took for Gotye to set his sights on
grander ambitions. The Australian pop singer hit it big with his single
“Somebody That I Used to Know” and based on that very limited success, he has
taken the next logical step in his musical progression by forming a political
party with his band The Basics. The artist, real name Wally De Backer, has
designs on running in Victoria's state election in his native country in
November. De Backer has formed the Basics Rock'n'Roll Party with bandmates Kris
Schroeder and Tim Heath and their platform is a strong one with which a massive
amount of voters should be able to not only relate, but to find such common
ground that they rush out to vote for a pop singer with no actual political
experience. The three key planks in that platform are innovation, education and
rock'n'roll. Its stated aims are improving indigenous education in Victorian
schools, compulsory first-aid training in high schools and having more access
to music in rural areas. "Politics in this country is treated like it
belongs to the elite," Schroeder said. "We have these career
politicians who often come from well-to-do families... and they are groomed
into becoming these lifelong politicians that have no other life experience
outside of either being in the young Liberals or young Labor, and becoming a
member of parliament." Well said, K. He added that decisions on such
issues can be made by any common man, even musicians who also have college
degrees. In order to actually be eligible for election, the Basics Rock'n'Roll
Party must have 500 registered members. To meet that mark, the band is looking
to register members with a campaign on its Facebook page………
- Hey National Rifle Association, what do you think of the
new three-story-tall sculpture erected
this week in Hartford, Conn.? One could imagine that the gun-fetishing kooks of
the NRA would not be thrilled to see a one-ton hunk of art made from shredded firearms
that were collected during buyback programs that took perfectly good
instruments of death and turned them into fodder for a sculptor’s hands. The
buybacks and the resulting monument are part of the Raise the Caliber campaign,
which has the stated purpose of ending illegal gun violence in the United
States. Artist Michael Kalish is the mastermind behind the sculpture and he
unveiled the piece in Hartford to the assembled crowd in Bushnell Park. "I
wanted to portray a simple gesture. Something simple and profound. The origin
of a handshake was to show there was not weapon and that was a profound
statement," Kalish said. The good news for those who really want to see
this innovative piece of art but don’t want to waste valuable travel money or
vacation days on a trip to Hartford is that the statue will actually be doing
some traveling in the near future. After spending the next nine months hanging
out in Bushnell park, the art will be exiled to Detroit, where it will
instantly quadruple the value of the city and become the most expensive item in
the Motor City by a wide margin. Those who want to give thanks for the Raise
the Caliber campaign can express their gratitude to the CEO of Jewelry for a
Cause, Jessica Mindich, who is a West Hartford native………..
- Now would be a great time for Johnny Manziel to have some
actual on-field, regular-season NFL production to his name. The much-hyped,
polarizing backup quarterback for the Cleveland Browns may not see the field on
Sunday in his team’s opener, but he’s busy behind the scenes working on his top
priority – his brand. Manziel is waiting to get his trademark to Johnny Football registered, but he isn't
letting that wait slow him down in his quest to wring every possible dollar out
of his fame before his football career goes down in flames. In that spirit, Manziel
has filed for a trademark to a new nickname: Johnny Cleveland. U.S. Patent
& Trademark Office (USPTO) records indicate that last month, Manziel's
company, JMan2 Enterprises LLC, filed for the moniker with the intention to use
it on athletic apparel and footwear. Before Team Manziel filed, the office
denied two other requests to trademark Johnny Cleveland because it suspected that
the name was tied to Manziel, who had not given his approval. Fans have also
filed for such lame-ass trademarks as Johnny Be Good, Johnny Browns and Money
Manziel, all of which were denied. A bilingual opportunist files for and was
awarded the rights to Juanito Futbol, the Spanish version of "Johnny
Football.” So far, Team Manziel has filed for 10 trademarks and at last count,
that’s 10 more NFL starts than he has made, 10 more touchdown passes than he
has thrown in the league and 10 more snaps than he has taken in a
regular-season NFL game. Also on the trademark filings list are: JFF, ManzIIiel
and The House That Johnny Built, a reference to the newly renovated Kyle Field
at Texas A&M that will be completed next season. Keep your eyes on
the prize and don’t worry about that pesky football success that seems to work
so well for guys like Tom Brady, Peyton Manning and Russell Wilson, John………
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