The Century of the Self

This was a good documentary. The stuff about Sigmund Freud's nephew using his ideas to effect the masses was disturbing. Psychologists are a creepy group.

I had to see one in order to diminish my punishment from a dui about a year ago... and he was a delusional egomaniac. This little fat pathetic pug of a human being thought his shit smelt like roses. It was pretty interesting.

It is 4 1 hour episodes aired on the BBC in 2002.

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

Part 4

Ironically for me, the existence of mixed martial arts in a civilized manner is evidence that the unconscious animal urges don't need to be repressed or controlled. And he was wrong all along. Seeing people as a group rather than as individuals is probably what led Freud, Bernays, et. al into being such misers.

This video of Thomas Szasz (a psychiatrist prominent for his anti-psychiatry views) is a nice companion piece to the documentary.

Al Gore is on point for the U.N. carbon tax

Nobel laureate Al Gore gives a rambling nonsensical interview about how man-made global warming caused the cylone that killed an untold multitude in Myanmar.

“And as we’re talking today, Terry, the death count in Myanmar from the cyclone that hit there yesterday has been rising from 15,000 to way on up there to much higher numbers now being speculated,” Gore said. “And last year a catastrophic storm from last fall hit Bangladesh. The year before, the strongest cyclone in more than 50 years hit China – and we’re seeing consequences that scientists have long predicted might be associated with continued global warming.”

This, while promoting his new book "The Assault on Reason"... which is actually a very appropriate title.

This was a pretty sweet fight.

Aoki probably has the best applied grappling in MMA and JZ is one of the top lb for lb ass kickers out there. It was a good decision. Even though Calvancante probably did a bit more damage, Aoki controlled the fight and made it happen on his terms.



Part 2

Mainstream Media Propaganda

BBC:
Anti EU Gang Assaults Irish MEP

MSNBC:
European Parliament member assaulted outside debates on EU treaty referendum

Belfast Telegraph:
Proinsias De Rossa 'Shaken' Following Attack

Irish Examiner:
De Rossa Assulted by protesters

And here is the video from We Are Change Ireland

This is Big

A cancer patient may have found a cure.

Lee Murray article in Sports Illustrated

Lee Murray has a 7 page feature in the current edition of Sports Illustrated entitled "Breaking the Bank".

I kind of admire him in a strange way. If you can get over his tactics (which were artless)... the dude stole from the Bank of England and then had a mural of himself made. And nobody was hurt in the process. That rocks. It really really does.

Regardless of what you think of him, Lee Murray is the fucking real deal.

FREE LEE!!!



Here is his fight with Anderson Silva... who is given consideration along w/ BJ Penn, Norifumi Yamamoto, and Fedor Emelianenko as the top lb for lb fighter in MMA

Part1 Part2 Part3

It disturbs him to no end

Ron Paul flexin nuts... I love it.

Funny Logos

Irony

Ron Paul gets fellated on tv on April Fool's day.



And here he is the next day where he gets Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke to out himself as an arbitrary price fixer w/ no oversight. Ron Paul is really hammering the shit out of this guy every chance he gets.

Tommorow night's UFC show

My teammate Jeff Cox will be fighting Manny Gamburyan. I don't know if the fight will be aired or not as I have no idea how they choose such things. One of the headliners (Joe Lauzon) lost to Jeff's opponent when they fought on the reality show so I guess there is a chance for it to be aired. But the card is legitimately stacked compared to their normal "Fight Night" programs so who knows?

NAAFS Results

I've been a little bit out of the loop with the team for the last month because of an injury, but we had 2 guys fight last night in Columbus. Vadim Ivanov and Dave Brown both picked up wins. So that's nice.

Nick Diaz vs. CSAC

He was pulled from tonight's Strikeforce event that will be broadcast live on Showtime for legally having a cannabis club card. He claims that he would have pissed clean, but Armando Garcia (head of the California State Athletic Commission and widely known as corrupt) pulled him from the card.

Diaz and his trainer Cesar Gracie say they are going to file a lawsuit against the CSAC and I hope they win. I know that I would turn down a fight in California solely because I don't want to fight under Armando Garcia's jurisdiction. That guy is a real piece of shit and he needs to go.

And I absolutely think that he is in Zuffa's pocket. No question about it.

"The entire situation may have to come to a head in a courtroom because at this late date there is no way Diaz can still compete on Saturday’s card and Gracie is adamant about their position in this battle.

“That’s exactly what we’re going to move forward with is legal action after this,” Gracie said. “We’re going to go ahead and get our lawyers and we’re going to sit down and go forward with the proceedings. This is just discrimination, you can’t do that.

“Armando Garcia is here to help fighters, not to hinder them. He’s here to make sure fighters are safe, make sure the rules are being followed, not to legislate from where he’s at, make laws, that’s not his thing. It’s to enforce the laws that are made and to make sure everything happens in a fair manner. And when the fighters do it fairly, it doesn’t matter what my opinion, or his opinion, or anyone else’s opinion is, California states that it’s legal to have a cannabis club card, so that’s just the way it is.”

Regardless of the legalized marijuana issue, Gracie also says that Diaz had every intention of being tested and coming back clean."

This won't go well

The DC police are not going to be dignified about this.

Shad Smith Profile in the New York Times

MMA veteran Shad Smith gets profiled in the New York Times as the first openly gay fighter. He came out to a fellow inmate, while in prison.

"“I’ve been a fighter my whole life,” said Smith, who is 35. He was born in Cincinnati, but his family moved to San Bernardino on his 8th birthday. They were poor. His father worked an assortment of jobs, including preacher and small-time professional boxer. He taught Smith and three of his brothers how to handle themselves and took them to the local Boys’ Club for boxing lessons. They were the only white kids, Smith said, and the Latinos and African-Americans at the club teased them about their Midwestern accents.

But most of Smith’s childhood fights took place outside the ring, on the streets and at his instigation. He used to wear his hair in a mohawk as a tribute to the professional tag-team wrestlers the Road Warriors and prowl the neighborhood looking for fights. “I was just mad-dogging everyone” — staring them down — “until somebody said something, and then I’d put my hands up and start fighting.” He said he had 46 counts of assault and battery as a juvenile. “And that’s 46 counts posted on me. Can you imagine how many there actually were?”

I asked Smith why he spent so much of his youth looking for trouble. I expected some sort of clichéd, though possibly true, explanation — a difficult childhood or a Napoleon complex. What I didn’t expect him to say was, “You know, bro, the sexual-preference thing.”

Smith is gay, and I know of no other professional fighter who is openly so. “I was always scared that my mom and dad would find out and wouldn’t like me, and my brothers wouldn’t like me,” he said. “I was petrified, because I didn’t want anyone to find out. And I would try to be the toughest person around. That way, no one would suspect, no one would ever say it, no one would think it.”"

Here is the Felony Fights video that is referenced in the article. Smith is the only voice of reason in the group.

Ron Paul calls for the Fed to be abolished on CNBC yesterday. Awesome... the chick news anchor was sharp as well.

LeCharles will be back for the Browns next year

I'm pumped about this. Jamal Lewis is going to rush for over 1750 yards next year. I was curious how he was coming along after a staff infection that he got from the Cleveland Clinic was so severe that it almost cost him his leg.

""LeCharles is doing phenomenal," Feinsod said. "I went to watch him work out in Arizona and he looks bionic. He'll come back and work with the Browns when he has to."

Bentley, 29, will continue his bid to return from a torn left patella tendon suffered in July 2006. He also had a second tear of the tendon and staph infection that required three additional surgeries. He attempted to come back last season, but never came off the physically unable to perform list.

"Once the Browns see that LeCharles is LeCharles again, they'll be very pleased," Feinsod said. "He's fully committed to playing this season.""

I bumped into Nick Gonzalez over the Paddy's day weekend (older brother of Tony Gonzalez) who still talks to LeCharles from time to time and he said that LeCharles was pissed at the Browns for not letting him come back last year and almost asked for a trade. He's such a fucking soldier, I love it.

Robert Kennedy Interview

"Gary and Vin from WeAreChange exposes Robert Kennedy as a left wing gatekeeper, who is pushing an agenda based upon fairy tales, which will result in a global tax on life (carbon dioxide emissions) and builds a basis for world government."

They bring up E Howard Hunt's interview and have him talking nonsensically about global warming. He appears visibly frightened by the questions.

Crap your pants, it's Paddy's day!!

"Wall Street is bracing itself for another week of roller-coaster trading after more than $300bn (£150bn) was wiped off the US equity markets on Friday following the emergency funding package put together by the Federal Reserve and JPMorgan Chase to rescue Bear Stearns.

One UK economist warned that the world is now close to a 1930s-like Great Depression, while New York traders said they had never experienced such fear. The Fed's emergency funding procedure was first used in the Depression and has rarely been used since.

A Goldman Sachs trader in New York said: "Everyone is in a total state of shock, aghast at what is happening. No one wants to talk, let alone deal; we're just standing by waiting. Everyone is nervous about what is going to emerge when trading starts tomorrow.""

One of the nice unintended consequences of the plummeting dollar is that my debt is going down in value and I don't even have to anything for it.

It looks like I'm going to get drunk today :-)


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Jim Rogers Interview

Awesome interview on CNBC: "Abolish the Fed"



Jim Rogers is a noted commodities trader.

Gold breaks $1000 per ounce

"Gold futures hit $1,000 an ounce for the first time Thursday, pushed past the benchmark by the sinking dollar and record crude oil prices."

It is expected to continue rising, if that is what you want to call it. In truth... gold does not actually go up in value as it is static. It is merely the reflection of a declining dollar, as is the price of crude oil.

Tucker Carlson out at MSNBC

One of the very few news anchors that openly supported Ron Paul has been ousted from his position.

I'm sure it's just a coincidence.

This looks funny

The Great Equalizer

He is an "ultimate fighting" judge and he is widely rumored to be corrupt. That they would pay to fly him from California to Ohio to be an MMA judge speaks volumes. And that the Ohio Athletic Commission would allow it speaks just as loud. Some of his scoring this past weekend is being called into question... as it usually is. When the promoter has a horse in the race, Peoples almost always goes for the promoter's boy... no matter what happens during the fight.

I already know for a fact that the OAC gave preferential treatment to the UFC in that the fighters didn't have to do the mandatory second weigh in the day of the fight. It was a rule that they instituted 2 years ago before the Gracie MMA show at the Arnold. And the UFC fighters didn't have to do it last weekend. (here are some videos of that w/ Forrest Petz and Matt Lindland)

And they allow the UFC to ship in judges. There were plenty of qualified Ohioans... there was no reason for this. But we're supposed to believe that this mcdojo snake oilsman is important enough to justify flying him in and putting him up and paying him. This when they barely throw peanuts at some fighters.

I love the video intro to his website.

"Hello, I'm Cecil Peoples... I'm Sensei Cecil Peoples"

Like he forgot to call himself sensei. He also refers to mma as mixed martial art (singular). He is known to be corrupt as hell. Or stupid... but probably both. What's worse is that he has been caught checking out chicks in the audience when he is supposed to be judging. He really doesn't even pretend to do his job.

For some evidence of his awfulness... here is one of Forrest's fights from a while back. Peoples is the ref and he is just completely inept. This is not out of the ordinary for Cecil Peoples.

Some Backlash

From the Conservative Voice... whatever that is. The language is pretty alarming.

"No matter how much the ‘cage fighting’ enthusiasts scream for its allowance, don’t listen to them. They are wrong, dead wrong. The fact is that they are bloodthirsty primitives who have no place in a decent society.

"’It is a sport that has a very strong fan base and attracts a terrific audience,’ CBS Entertainment executive Kelly Kahl told Reuters. ‘We're putting it on Saturday nights, a night that has been underserved by all the networks for quite some time. So it's low risk and a potentially large reward.’"

One would hope that Kelly Kahl’s children would be attacked by a cage fighter. Then let’s see how significant the ‘sport’ is to a so-called executive. Executive? Demote Kelly Kahl to the alleys. Kahl deserves to scum through the garbage cans."

I don't even know how to approach someone that is so misguided. Like MMA guys are just bumbling about... randomly attacking civilians?

Pfft... I wish.

Is fake news illegal?

Back when I had my last fight... I spent the week leading up to it guest blogging for Luke Thomas w/ Adam Morgan (of fiveouncesofpain.com) and Ryan Harkness (of fightlinker.com).

Ryan is a spreader of disinformation. He wrote a spoof article about UFC fighter Luke Cummo getting suspended for having elevated levels of caffeine (via a coffee enema). The article got a response from the OAC's second in command, Bernie Profato

“I’ll be contacting the state’s Attorney General office (on Tuesday) to see what options we have in this type of matter because this is absolutely not true.”


Ironically, I have been present to hear Bernie Profato threaten suspensions over fighters having caffeine in their systems. He said he almost had a guys heart explode because he was all hopped up on Mountain Dew... or something like that.

Nobody was really paying any attention to him.

Update:
This week, I have overheard a couple of people at the gym gossiping about Luke Cummo putting coffee in his butt. On more than one occasion.

It really made me smile.

3 guys suspended from a show that was cancelled

3 fighters tested positive for nandrolone from a show in early January in California that ended up getting canceled. They are getting suspended for a year and fined and they didn't even make any money off of the show.

"Although the event was cancelled, the samples were obtained at the weigh-in.

Carlos Fuentes had nandrolone measured at 4.4 ng/mL in his system. He was fined $2,500 and suspended through March 30, plus 286 days after he reapplies for his license.

Kyacey Uscola tested positive for nandrolone measured at 9.6 ng/mL. He was fined $2,500 and suspended through Jan. 10, 2009.

Gustavo Machado also tested positive for nandrolone, as measured at 20.8 ng/mL. His suspension runs through Jan. 10, 2009, and he was also fined $2,500."

Dexter Gets a Plug From The Wire

This from The Wire. It airs on HBO and this weekend will be the last episode ever.

It is from a scene fairly deep into the most recent episode. Micheal discovers that Snoop is going to kill him and he shoots her in an alley. He knows that he has to flee and find a safe place for his little brother Bug so he rushes into his apartment.

"Dukie: "Hey where you been Mike? You got to see this. You see there is this serial killer, but he only be killing other serial killers... (While a clip from Dexter on Showtime is playing in the background)

Micheal: Yo. Y o. We bout to take a ride.

Dukie: You ain't got no whip (car).

Micheal: Just gather your stuff. Both of yall."

I just thought that it was interesting that my favorite show on HBO would openly plug my favorite show on Showtime.

I guess the writers from The Wire are giving the middle finger to HBO there a little bit. I like it.

Man hits woman on way to anger control class

"ST. PAUL, Minn. - Justin John Boudin may have done his anger management homework, but he apparently didn't learn his lesson.

The 27-year-old Minnesota man pleaded guilty to fifth-degree assault charges for losing his temper on the way to class.

According to the criminal complaint, Boudin was waiting at a bus stop in August when he harassed a 59-year-old woman. Witnesses say he yelled "Why don't you show me some respect?""

Good stuff.

This is worth about 1000 words

Seriously, this is an awesome picture. If you ever wondered about the picturesque UFC fighter intros... wonder no more.

Paul vs. Fed Chairman Bernanke

This morning at the House Financial Services Committee:

Strong Style in the NY Times

Wyatt had a photo spread in the New York Times Style section last Thursday. I don't know if they made the print edition, but they were online.



If nothing else... he looks less gay than that other dude.

I'll admit that he is pretty photogenic, but I'm still way better looking. No doubt.

Canadian MMA fighter dies after a workout

"Rene Ayangma, 20, had just finished training Tuesday night for his second professional fight when he collapsed at a gym in Stratford, P.E.I.

He died later in hospital."

This is a shame. RIP.

Here is his first and only pro fight.

What would Kimbo Do?

The Kimbo invasion is in full swing.


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5-0 on Saturday

Our guys swept on Saturday at Caged Fury 4.

Arman Loktev and Joe Heiland won their pro bouts over 2 guys that had to be brought in as late replacements. Stipe Miocic won a big fight against Josh Stansbury in what was the most anticipated fight in NAAFS history. Chris Lozano and Steve Kasarko where both dominant in amateur bouts.

Not one fight w/ our team made it out of the first round. Except for the heavyweight fight (Miocic/Stansbury), none of the opponents made weight. And by and large, our guys are just having difficulty finding opponents. Lozano's opponent was 17 lbs over.

I have about 15 minutes of supplemental footage posted at Youperview.com. The fights themselves will air on Sportstime Ohio in the near future.

I think that I am going to use this site for fight footage from now on.

Kimbo gets airtime for his porn sponsors

I think that's kind of funny. But in a sad way.

He really shouldn't be headlining cards at this point. Certainly not from a mma fan perspective. Kimbo is tough, but he is still sure to be pretty one dimensional at this point. I definitely think that a casual observer could get the wrong idea about mixed martial arts from stuff like this.

Happy Valentine's Day

Brock Lesnar vs Stephen Neal: 1999 NCAA Championships

Stephen Neal is a starting offensive lineman for the Patriots tonight (he never even played football in college) and Brock Lesnar headlined a UFC card last night (as a barely professional MMA fighter)... so that makes this match kind of a clash of multi-sport titans in retrospect.

Brock Lesnar v Stephen Neal 1999 NCAA Championships
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FBI defines domestic terrorist

"Some of the things for which you should be reported as a suspected terrorist include the usual things, like weapons of mass destruction, and hate groups such as the Ku Klux Klan and Neo-Nazis, but also includes people who “Make numerous references to US Constitution,” “Claim driving is a right, not a privilege” and “Attempt to ‘police the police.’”

In addition, “People whose political motivation is usually Marxist/Leninist philosophy,” “‘defenders’ of the US Constitution against federal government and the UN,” computer hackers, and “Lone Individuals” should also be reported."

Pugs are funny

These people set their de-clawed cat up on the high ground to defend the treats from their pug. The pug relentlessly attacks the treats and the cat smacks the crap out of it. The pug never once thinks to go after the cat... just 100% for the treats.

I thought it was really funny.

What the Price of Gold is Telling Us

This speech was given before the House of Representatives on April 25, 2006 (link to transcript). Before he decided to run for president. Gold is now at $923.

"The rise in gold prices from $250 per ounce in 2001 to over $600 today has drawn investors and speculators into the precious metals market. Though many already have made handsome profits, buying gold per se should not be touted as a good investment. After all, gold earns no interest and its quality never changes. It’s static, and does not grow as sound investments should...

Buying gold and holding it is somewhat analogous to converting one’s savings into one hundred dollar bills and hiding them under the mattress – yet not exactly the same. Both gold and dollars are considered money, and holding money does not qualify as an investment. There’s a big difference between the two however, since by holding paper money one loses purchasing power. The purchasing power of commodity money, e.g., gold, however, goes up if the government devalues the circulating fiat currency.

Holding gold is protection or insurance against government’s proclivity to debase its currency. The purchasing power of gold goes up not because it’s a so-called good investment; it goes up in value only because the paper currency goes down in value. In our current situation, that means the dollar...

If ever there was a time to get a handle on what sound money is and what it means, that time is today.

Inflation, as exposed by high gold prices, transfers wealth from the middle class to the rich, as real wages decline while the salaries of CEOs, movie stars, and athletes skyrocket – along with the profits of the military industrial complex, the oil industry, and other special interests.

A sharply rising gold price is a vote of “no confidence” in Congress’ ability to control the budget, the Fed’s ability to control the money supply, and the administration’s ability to bring stability to the Middle East.

Ultimately, the gold price is a measurement of trust in the currency and the politicians who run the country. It’s been that way for a long time, and is not about to change."