CALIFORNIA TO BAN TRANS FAT

Just when you thought California legislators were wasting all their money, time and resources on gay marriage...another pet project has taken center stage. This week, legislators in Sacramento approved a bill that will ban trans-fat in restaurants and other food facilities. Consider this one small step for the health "movement" and one enormous step away from personal freedom and responsibility.

When did it become a government's responsibility to dictate what a citizen should eat and not eat? I hope everyone can recognize the greater issue here. This is not about health. This is not about obesity or heart conditions. This is about government control. This is about government regulating what can and can not happen with its private citizens. This is "run-away" governing.

This is bigger than any "big brother" conspiracy. This is real. This is your government telling you "you are not allowed to make that choice of whether to ingest trans-fat or not." The State of California is now using tax dollars and government resources to re-write the menu of your favorite restaurant.

Who are they to tell me I can't eat trans-fat? They can't balance a budget. They can't maintain the infrastructure. But they dictate how my food is prepared? This is BS in its truest form, people.

There is a concept that is lacking in this country (and particularly in California). It's called personal accountability. It's called personal responsibility. The information is there, kids. The resources exist. Trans-fat is not good for you. Everyone knows that! No one is withholding that information from the general public. We are aware of the dangers of consuming foods with high levels of trans-fat. But if Joe Public wants to consume something that isn't good for his health and the information exists to help him make his decision, then Joe Public should be able to consumer what ever he chooses!

We are so quick to dismiss these types of decisions by lawmakers because we consider them meaningless and well-intentioned. But this is just the beginning. If the government is allowed to control your eating habits than where does it stop? Doesn't this open the flood gates for bans on high fructose corn syrup? Or salt? Or sugar? Or meat?

And don't forget the real message here. The State of California is telling you that you are too stupid to decide for yourself what you should eat. They are telling you they know what is best.

Is this really the role we want our government to play in our lives? You (and Arnold) will decide.

- Scream Jerk

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WARNING: Animals Were Injured During The Writing Of This Blog

I had the misfortune of tasting "tofurkey" recently. I don't get the concept. It looks like turkey, it's shaped like a turkey and it's turkey flavored. Why not just eat the real thing? Why do vegetarians and vegans have to trick themselves into eating what they eat?

Here are some examples of vegan "meat" trickery and the main ingredients:

1) Baby Back Ribs - bean curd stick
2) Ham - dried bean milk sheets
3) Meatloaf - rehydrated TVP (or textured vegetable protein)
4) Fish - firm tofu
5) Chicken - fresh yuba or bean curd skin

You really have to be dedicated to your diet to stomach that much bean curd and tofu over a life time.

What do you think a vegan's stool looks like? Bean curd? Or maybe vegans don't even shit. Maybe they secreet a odorless gas that powers their reconfigured 1970's Volvo.

If not eating meat or animal products is so healthy why do vegans look so sick and colorless?

Randomness...

Yesterday, I saw a homeless guy standing at an intersection with a sign that said "Anything Will Help..."

So I gave him my cellphone charger.
So I gave him my junk mail.
So I gave him a gift card to Bed, Bath & Beyond.
So I gave him a diaper.
So I gave him my old gas receipts.
So I gave him a used copy of War & Peace.
So I gave him mud.

Sweet & Sour, Bitch!

Wendy’s manager shot over limit on chili sauce

There is nothing worse than getting down to your last two chicken nuggets and realizing you don't have enough sauce for both of them.

"Goodbye, America" is a new segment on Scream Jerk that will focus on the most dispicable behavior that the United States has to offer. It is no coincidence that most of this behavior comes from the Left. But this isn't about politics. This is about the decay of common sense and reason in our country. This is about protecting yourself from the absurd in a world on the brink of complete destruction. Everytime you see the "Goodbye, America" logo you'll know that you're about to read something that will most likely make you throw up all over yourself. So, consider this your warning.

WHY MUSLIM WOMEN SHOULDN'T WORK AT TARGET

On March 14, 2007 StarTribune.com reported that a Muslim woman working at a Target in Minneapolis refused to scan bacon while working the register. In fact, she asked the customer to scan it and put it in the bag for her. Now, I'm all for the self-service lane at the local supermarket but when someone is paid American dollars to ring you up and send you on your way, that's exactly what they should do. Why is a Muslim woman even working at Target anyway? Shouldn't she be at home secretly taking on-line business courses as a means to escape the her oppressive husband?

Which makes me think - if a Muslim woman won't scan pork, what's next? A Jew won't put meat and milk in the same plastic bag? A Christian won't scan thong underwear? Do we really want to open up this can of worms?

If I was the manager of this particular Target I would fire this woman on the spot. Not for religious reasons (although some snake lawyer would try to make a case) but because she wasn't doing her job. If you can't do the job, you can't work here. Period, end of story.

The only other alternative would be to take her into the breakroom, remove her hijab, hold her down to the ground and stuff bacon-wrapped pork chops down her throat until she had the National Anthem memorized. How's that for patriotism you scarf wearing bimbo?

This is only the beginning. You have been warned, Amercia. Goodbye.

Would You Vote For This "BUNDLE OF STICKS?"

If you've read previous entries at Scream Jerk you know that I don't like to judge. I am a fair, honest and rational human being who believes in free speech and human rights.

But why in the hell would anyone cast a vote for John freakin' Edwards? Is it that whole "two Americas" crap that he preaches? If so, it should be brought to your attention that while he's out and about campaigning about how America has become "the rich and everyone else," he is currently picking out bathroom tile and fine Italian silks for his 28,000 square foot home. Now, I'm not going to take anything away from his financial success. It takes a special kind of person to manipulate and piss on the legal system to make a fortune. Congrats Johnnie!

This past week, the reigning tramp of Conservative values, Ann Coulter, made a comment in which she referred to John Edwards as a "faggot." Edwards, along with many others, were apparently offended at this rather obnoxious reference to a "bundle of sticks" and decried the comment by Coulter as "wildly inappropriate."

Jim Rainbow, founder of the Faggot Institute in San Francisco, released the following comment to the press on Sunday:

Ms. Coulter's comments referring to Mr. Edwards as a "faggot" are baseless
and false. While Mr. Edwards may walk, talk and act like a "faggot" he is
clearly not a bundle of sticks. It is insulting to twigs and branches
every where that such a reference could equated to a self-righteous snake
like Mr. Edwards.

Scream Jerk made several attempts to contact both Ann Coulter and John Edwards but were unable to locate either phone number.

SJ

FUCK: The Dictionary

I'm all about learning. Give me a chance and I'll learn circles around your ass. So, when it comes to expanding my knowledge base I turn to the internet. Google is the greatest innovation since peanut butter and jelly in the same squeezable container. But one of my favorite things to do is learn new words. For that, I turn to Dictionary.com.

Now, as any mature male would do, I began by typing in dirty words. Because, someone somewhere has to define these words with q modicum of civility and dignity. So, for example, I entered the word "fuck." Here is what Dictionary.com came up with:

fuck [fuhk]

-verb (used with object)
1. to have sexual intercourse with.
2. Slang. to treat unfairly or harshly.

–verb (used without object)
3. to have sexual intercourse.
4. Slang. to meddle (usually fol. by around or with).

–interjection
5. Slang. (used to express anger, disgust, peremptory rejection, etc., often fol. by a pronoun, as you or it.)

–noun
6. an act of sexual intercourse.
7. a partner in sexual intercourse.
8. Slang. a person, esp. one who is annoying or contemptible.
9. the fuck, Slang. (used as an intensifier, esp. with WH-questions, to express annoyance, impatience, etc.)

—Verb phrases
10. fuck around, Slang.
a.to behave in a frivolous or meddlesome way.
b.to engage in promiscuous sex.
11. fuck off, Slang.
a. to shirk one's duty; malinger.
b. go away: used as an exclamation of impatience.
c. to waste time.
12. fuck up, Slang.
a. to bungle or botch; ruin.
b. to act stupidly or carelessly; cause trouble; mess up. —Idiom
13. give a fuck, Slang. to care; be concerned.


Isn't that fun? You can type in any word you want! Some of my favorites include whore (verb: to consort with whores), shitty (adjective: wretchedly bad, miserable) and the gem among gems, cunt (noun: the vulva or vagina).

*If, after reading this, you are offended, please by all means go fuck yourself.

SIDENOTE: I've never understood how people can be so offended by words. Comedian George Carlin has a great bit on words and how they are "just words." Take, for example, the gold standard of "bad" words - cunt. As defined above the cunt is the "vulva or vagina." Would a woman be as offended if someone called her a "vagina?" How about a "vulva?" (I've heard that vulva's are very safe automobiles and have an average life span of 18 years!). So remember, the next time someone drops a dirty word on you, just shake it off and move on...you filthy gutter-slut.

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