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And the 9/11 conspiracy nuts continue…

Posted on Monday November 5, 2007Sunday June 5, 2011 by Eric Brooks

I said it, Maddox said it, and Bill Maher said it. THERE IS NO 9/11 CONSPIRACY! Together, we know everything. What more do you want?

“New Rule: Crazy people who still think the Government brought down the Twin Towers in a controlled explosion have to stop pretending that *I’M* the one who’s being naive. How big a lunatic do you have to be to watch 2 giant airliners, packed with jet fuel, slam into buildings on live TV, igniting a massive inferno with burned for 2 hours… and then think: ‘Well, if you believe *THAT* was the cause…’.”“Stop asking me to raise this ridiculous topic on the show and start asking your doctor if Paxil is right for you…”

– Bill Maher, 9/14 –

Now despite the fact that Popular Mechanics debunked ALL of the 9/11 myths, someone took the movie “Loose Change” apart line by line, and a PLETHORA of sources on the JREF forum (who ridiculed every nut that came their way)… THE CRAZIES STILL CLING TO THE CONSPIRACIES!

Bill Maher is forced to eject so-called “911 Truthers” out of his audience. (YouTube video).

Watch these arrogant”Loose Change” kids as they are confronted with facts by the editors of Popular Mechanics.

Video 1 | Video 2 |Video 3 | Video 4 | Video 5

In “Loose Change” they encourage people to do research and share their findings, HOWEVER… if your conclusions are different from theirs, you’re called a “LIAR” in a childish temper tantrum, and will find yourself banned on their forums.

And people still listen to these assholes? Do people have such a “MAD-ON” for Bush that they’ll just about accept anything they hear?

OK, let’s just say for the sake of argument this WAS a massive government conspiracy involving hundreds (maybe thousands) of people:

A blowjob in the Oval Office didn’t stay a secret for long… and that was just TWO people.
With all of the ex-Bush administration people resigning and writing “Tell-All” books, don’t you think a chapter called “How we pulled off 9/11 (Ha! Ha!)” would make theirs the biggest seller of all?
If the U.S. government has no problem killing off 3,000 of its citizens in one day, then why the hell are these “911 Truther” nutjobs still around???
OK conspiracy theorists, riddle me this…
If this was an inside job by the Bush Administration… wouldn’t it have made more sense to frame Saddam Hussein and Iraq from the word “go”?

Hooray for Boobies!

Posted on Tuesday October 2, 2007Sunday June 5, 2011 by Eric Brooks

It’s time again for the 6th Annual Bloggers Boobie-thon!
Problem Adults are giving our all and pitching in where we can. Hope you will too.

Hey, can you spare $5?

Posted on Friday August 10, 2007Sunday June 5, 2011 by Eric Brooks

Hey gang…

I know I haven’t been around for you guys much lately, but as some insiders know it’s been a really REALLY rough time for me and the kids the past few months.

Also, if you know me well enough, you know I HATE asking people for help unless I’m almost at rock bottom (When was the last time, over 6 years ago?).

If anyone can spare a tiny $5 donation to help me get back on my feet, I’d seriously owe you one. 🙂

Donate to the Brooks Family fund

And if you can’t, I understand… times are tough for everyone. 🙁

Thanks for understanding guys, and see you real soon.

-=e=-

Smart Street fighting on the Internet

Posted on Saturday May 5, 2007Sunday June 5, 2011 by Eric Brooks

Anyone can be a tough-talking internet badass. Making threats and intimidating people in blog comments and message boards. You see it all the time with the 101st Fighting Keyboarders. All you need is a big mouth, a screenname and some anonymous surfing program. Taking a stand while hiding behind a BIG wall of anonymity?

Big deal… You’re a WUSS!

Now when you put your REAL NAME out there. Your reputation and business on the line? That’s balls!

The big news this week was the thousands of people revolting on Digg over posts regarding the DVD HD encryption code being posted as they removed it and banned the members.

Then, Digg founder Kevin Rose surprised everyone by blogging about it and posting the encryption code!

It’s not about the encryption code anymore. It’s become a symbolic fight against censorship and those companies and corporate bullies we love to hate…

…but with a catch, do you support piracy?

It’s a false dilemma. Choosing the lesser of two evils when you have a 3rd hidden option.

I support people trying to protect their intellectual property. I also oppose some of the ridiculous laws and corporate bullying going on by the AACS, RIAA, MPAA and any other DRM group. A lot more than I oppose piracy, but not enough to condone one evil over another.

So I present you another false dilemma:
You’re in a street fight. You opponent is way bigger than you. What do you do?

a) Don’t back down and get your ass kicked.
b) Run away and look like a wuss in front of everyone.

BZZT! BOTH WRONG! The answer is….
c) You hire an even BIGGER MOTHERFUCKER to take down your opponent.
(Do I have to do ALL the thinking for you?)

The Tiki Lounge has a great discussion about it, as well as Problem Adults. If you support Digg and Kevin Rose and the stand they’re taking, rather than stand there chanting “Fight! Fight! Fight!”, you can help him by keeping this issue in the spotlight and by supporting the Electronic Frontier Foundation.

They’re bigger. They’re badder and they take on these kinds of censorship cases all the time. Join the EFF and give till it hurts.

Peace and quiet

Posted on Tuesday April 17, 2007Sunday June 5, 2011 by Eric Brooks

I’m taking the last 48 hours of peace and quiet and no weird screennames and harassment that all parties involved are agreeing with my “Leave us alone and we’ll leave you alone” proposition, right?

No one is bashing anyone here on Problem Adults, all past feuds are considered past history, and we wish no one any ill will. Therefore we see no reason to continue being harassed. We just want to be left alone to do our thing. In keeping my word, I’m taking down my pages regarding a certain pest and whatever evidence I’ve compiled against him so far.

Now…. onward and forward, gang!

Why I sold Problem Adults to Jerry Falwell

Posted on Sunday April 1, 2007Sunday June 5, 2011 by Eric Brooks

April Fool! Because if you look on the calendar, it’s April 1st. The holiest of days for the gOdOfMiScHiEf.

On this date last year we ended up being hacked with a godawful design (What most didn’t know that it was an ACTUAL design I lifted off of a rival board, so as people commented on what a shitty design it was, the actual board owner had ro read all the comments… HAW HAW!!!!). This year we’ve sold Problem Adults to the religious right.

We wish Rev. Fallwell, Rev I. P. Daly, and Deacon Seymour Heinie the best of luck with their new forum. 😀

Beyond Tragic

Posted on Thursday March 29, 2007Sunday June 5, 2011 by Eric Brooks

Jesus… 🙁

I don’t even know where to begin with the MeanKids/Kathy Sierra/Allan Herrell thing. It was just pointed out on Problem Adults, where I saw a disturbing screenshot of the comments made by Rev ED.

But I do know Alan Herrell… and that ain’t him making those comments as “Rev ED”.

When I first arrived on the web scene in the late 90’s, thinking I was some badass, I was snubbed by most of the Techno-Elite. The Head Lemur (as well as Jeffrey Zeldman) was one of the few who were kind to me. We’ve spoken on the phone many times… and he’s offered nothing but encouragement to me.

One thing about my almost-10-year friendship with the Head Lemur… He doesn’t bullshit you. He tells it like it is and he doesn’t mince words.

And he sure as hell doesn’t hide behind a screenname when he speaks his mind.

The posts on Unclebobism is so clearly a frame job. It’s his pic with words that sound nothing like him.

Continue reading “Beyond Tragic”

AIDS Ride

Posted on Friday February 23, 2007Sunday June 5, 2011 by Eric Brooks

Mikki - AIDS/Lifecycle Ride My good friend Mikki is taking place in an event in June: AIDS/Lifecycle

From June 3-9, 2007, I’m bicycling in AIDS/LifeCycle. It’s a 6-day, 545-mile bike ride from San Francisco to Los Angeles to make a world of difference in the lives of people living with HIV and AIDS.

Help me support the HIV/AIDS services of the L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center by giving what you can. We’ll keep riding until AIDS and HIV are a thing of the past. 🙂

I want to thank everyone for stopping by!

All The Best!!!! Mikki

For more information on how you can help, you can visit Mikki’s Lifecycle page here.

Is our children learning?

Posted on Thursday February 15, 2007Sunday June 5, 2011 by Eric Brooks

U.S. scores low on child welfare

Quote:

The United States and Britain ranked at the bottom of a United Nations survey of child welfare in 21 wealthy countries that assessed everything from infant mortality to whether children ate dinner with their parents or were bullied at school.

More…

From what I’m reading in this, there seems to be a total breakdown of support for families. Particularly for single parent households.

You have religious wack jobs who will tout the “Nuclear family” and nothing else. You have zealots on the right who scream against Hillary’s plan to bring a “Universalized Health Care” system to the U.S. Fact is, kids get sick, and parents can’t afford to take them to the doctors with no insurance.

That’s not to let the Left off the hook. Children being bullied with the lame-ass cliche of “fighting is not the answer” and nothing else doesn’t help. There’s a great program in our district that teaches kids to negotiate and reason with their enemies… but in the real world we know that doesn’t always work.

And Child Protective Services? Don’t even get me started on how many things are wrong with that bureaucracy…

Why I’ll probably never work for another candidate or take advertisers.

Posted on Saturday February 10, 2007Sunday June 5, 2011 by Eric Brooks

Simply put, I’m a snarky, sarcastic, jaded bastard.

I value my All-American rights to free speech and voicing my opinions… regardless of who I piss off. (Don’t get me wrong, I realize I am a reflection of my employers to a certain degree, so I *DO* exercise a certain level of responsibility and accountability in all I do and say). But I despise having to self-censor myself.

Oh and did I forget to mention that I helped make websites and strategies for two campaigns? One Republican and one Democrat. Both were facing major hurdles as underdogs but in the end, they won in landslides.

Yes, this is why some of us colorful web personalities are hired by candidates. Though we have a ton of skeletons in our archives, we’re incindiary, controversial, riveting and damned good at what we do in commanding attention.

Which brings us to the “Brawl of the Week” (hat tip to Wulfgar).

John Edwards, Amanda Marcotte & Melissa McEwan -vs- Michelle Malkin, William Donohue & The Fighting 101st Keyboarders

The Plot: Right Wingers dig up dirt from the archives of Pandagon and Shakespeare’s Sister and demand Edwards fire his bloggers for their content.

The Review: Manufactured outrage by people with skeletons in their own closets who would never vote for Edwards anyway… so why even listen to them? Continue reading “Why I’ll probably never work for another candidate or take advertisers.”

WHUZZUP!

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