i've got something to say

i have a lot of stuff going through my brain right now. here are the highlights.

on Obama's position on Iran:
can i get a "hell yeah"? finally, a president who understands that the US doesn't need to stick its nose in everything! interfering in Iran would be a huge mistake. the clerics will look for any excuse to throw the blame on someone else. it needs to be abundantly clear that they are the problem, not western influence.

but of course, there are politicians and pundits out there who are blasting the president for not taking action, most notably John McCain. these people clearly have no idea what they're talking about. they could care less about Iran! at this point, John McCain and his posse just wait for the president to say something so they can say the opposite. they are so self absorbed that they don't seem to understand that Iran's revolution actually doesn't have anything to do with them. why should anyone listen to John McCain anyway? remember this: Bomb bomb bomb, bomb bomb Iran?
Obama did finally cave into the pressure, though. speaking out, he condemned the actions of the Iranian government. and guess what happened? Ahmadinejad immediately called him a meddler and compared him to Bush. didn't see that one coming...oh wait, yes i did. i'm actually okay with it, though. the important thing is that he stands by his decision to not intervene.

it's hard to turn a blind eye on the awful things happening in Iran right now. the videos posted by brave Iranians show their awful treatment at the hands of the Basij; mysterious burning liquids are being poured out of helicopters, people are being beaten, killed, and refused funerals. they aren't even safe in the hospitals. i'm absolutely disgusted by the governments actions. They are constantly twisting stories in an attempt to manipulate the people and cover their own asses. they even try to blame the victims of violence for their own murders! in order to stop Neda, a young girl who was killed early on, from becoming a martyr they claimed that she was shot on accident because they had information that she was or was aiding a terrorist! people didn't buy that load of bullshit so now she has become a symbol for the protesters.

i think if there is going to be interference in Iran, it needs to come from the world, not one country. i don't understand why America considers itself the moral leader of the world. it's an arrogant assumption to make and i'm sure other countries don't appreciate that. what's the UN for anyway?

RIP Michael Jackson
his death still hasn't sunk in, yet. it's just really wierd. i was SO obsessed with MJ as a kid, but then again who wasn't? michael was a total badass.

if you didn't think this was cool when you were little, you're lying

the first thing my brain did upon hearing the news was to immediately reject it. i wanted to believe that it was a publicity stunt. even now that it's been confirmed, his death is hard to accept. i feel like i should have expected it, though. throughout history, legendary talents have died too soon.

in other news...i have a huge boner for my car.
the batmobile is back. since i made my car look like crap with my terrible driving and the insurance offers accident forgiveness, we finally got it fixed. it looks unbelievable! in honor of my car's rebirth i'm rechristening it the starship batmobile.

artist's rendering of my car...jealous?

"forgive your enemies, but never forget their names." --JFK
i've been collecting a lot of enemies lately. here's a list of people who need to watch their back, even though i don't actually have the balls to do anything...

Tina's Shit List:

Alyssa Roe--my first enemy from kindergarten. i haven't forgotten you, bitch.
the Supreme Leader
Stephenie Meyer
Brentwood Library
Fox News
Yankee Candle Co
Bugs
Diet Tina
Geo Metro Drivers

there will definitely be more to come. i'll keep you posted. also, if anyone actually reads this stupid thing, who's your worst enemy? just curious.

azadi baraye iran

"freedom is neither eastern or western. freedom is global." -azar nafisi

is this really it? the revolution we've been waiting for? it seems like it started on accident. i've been saying for a while now that it was only a matter of time before people started revolting but the ongoing protests still caught me off guard.

i wasn't surprised that they cheated. the last election was a sham as well. they were just smarter about it and at the time people were apathetic. this election, though, was a blatant insult to the people. iranians are not stupid! they know that millions of hand written votes can not be counted in a few hours, not to mention the votes coming from iranian citizens in america.

to be honest, i was not very trusting of moussavi. he was once behind the religious movements that helped make iran what it is today and its hard to believe that someone could change so radically. just the fact that they allowed him to run makes it appear to me that he was never planning on changing anything. he claimed he wanted to create change from the inside which i don't think is possible. however, anything is better than that ignorant asshole, ahmadinejad.

when mousavvi contested the results, i don't think he expected things to get so explosive. these protests are more than the fallout of a false election. people have been angry for a long time.
the past week has been unbelievable. the images and stories coming out of tehran are terrifying but i am so proud of the people for standing their ground. despite the governments attempts to stifle their voice by kicking out the media and blocking the internet, iranians have found ways to make themselves heard. the world is listening.

i want everyone to be aware of what is happening. its the least i can do as my people risk their lives for freedoms that i've been lucky enough to have my entire life. i feel very helpless. i wish there was something more i could do. if i could reach my family and the protesters somehow i would tell them to stay strong. we've come too far to back down. "natarsin, natarsin, ma hameh ba ham hastim." (do not be afraid, we are together)

jon and kate plus who gives a fuck

i swear if i see one more story about jon and kate and their village of children, i'm going to lose it. i expect it from the gossip magazines because they don't really have much else to talk about (seriously though, i'd rather they just publish pictures of celebrities eating and walking their dogs). but cnn? really? aren't we in a recession or something? are we still in iraq? what ever happened to afghanistan? i even expected more from fox news--i'll never make that mistake again: How Green Are Jon and Kate Gosselin?. I DON'T CARE. the only way they could make me care about this family is if jon and kate were training their children to become cold blooded murderers that they planned on releasing in my neighborhood.

they've even seeped into my dreams. i'm not kidding! the only reason i'm writing this is because i dreamt that i wrote it. it's fucked up.

i'm a generally happy person

looking back at my other posts, i realized that i sound very negative and angry, which i'm not (most of the time). it's just more fun to bitch and being in nashville while most of my friends are in knoxville/travelling around the world means i spend a lot of time on the complain train. SO i decided to make a list of ten things that are making me happy at the moment! here goes:

dragonball z
sleeping
getting my car fixed
eating really good food
debating my mom's friend's uneducated daughter (she's a dumbass so i always win)
meeting for coffee
conan o'brien hosting the tonight show
zumba
my cat
blogging