If I could count the number of time I've been told to keep my opinions to myself, I might have enough money for those expensive boots I saw on Macys.com.....I might have enough for ten pairs of boots and a house even. That is....1) if I counted or 2) if I ever listened to anyone.

For many, many years people have been told to keep their opinions to themselves out of politeness especially subjects involving politics and religion. Always known as testy subjects that get the best of friends and family into heated debate, the general public seems to shy away from these conversations, even if it makes things a little more exciting.....I think we could all use a little more excitement in our lives, don't you?

With that being said, let me state plainly and clearly what I think about these taboo topics.

Religion: I do not believe in god or jesus. Never have, never will. The most I've been willing to state is that there is a very slim chance that these two things are real only cause I can't prove it wrong....and if I can't prove it wrong, that means you can't prove it right. Don't use the bible as proof. For all we know it could have been created by the L. Ron Hubbards of yore. From what I'm told the bible has some great stories in it. Magic, mystical creatures, and angels. Sounds like something out of Lord of the Rings. Maybe one of these days I'll pick it up, but the pages are rather thin and I tend to treat books with a heavy hand so maybe Ill just get the DVD. Is the bible or its equivalent on Netflix yet?

Politics: I am a raging feminist, pro-choice, pro-gay, pro-union, anti-gun, anti-war, tree hugging liberal. I believe that raising taxes is ok if its going to give everyone health care. I don't think the government should have one ounce of say what we do with our bodies.....and contrary to popular right-wing belief, being pro-choice does NOT mean you are pro-abortion. It means you have the right to decide what you want to do cause chances are, abstinence only teaching did not work and little Susie never learned about birth control and prevention from STDs. Also guns DO kill people you NRA assholes. When you leave your fully loaded gun in your nightstand to make you feel "safe" at night, Timmy is probably going to find it eventually and end up accidentally shooting himself or his friend in the head while playing wild wild west.

So thats what I think....the basics at least.

Freedom of speech does come at a cost. We end up having to deal with absolute toolboxes like Bill O'Reilly, pill poppers like Rush Limbaugh, Her Cuntess Ann Coulter, and even foreign dicktator Ahmadinejad. We have a choice to listen to what we want, just like you have a choice to read this blog or not, but for some reason it is always what we disagree with most that we are so interested in hearing. Opposing sides are constantly at each others throats and hanging on to the oppositions every last word, and why? I'm certainly guilty of this as I just got really pissed at a quote that I (shamefully) found on PerezHilton.com by Ann Coulter stating:

"If we took away women's right to vote, we'd never have to worry about another Democrat president. It's kind of a pipe dream, it's a personal fantasy of mine, but I don't think it's going to happen. And it is a good way of making the point that women are voting so stupidly, at least single women. It also makes the point, it is kind of embarrassing, the Democratic Party ought to be hanging its head in shame, that it has so much difficulty getting men to vote for it. I mean, you do see it's the party of women and 'We'll pay for health care and tuition and day care — and here, what else can we give you, soccer moms?'"

Isnt that just despicable? Don't you just want to choke her scrawny little neck? I want to see her castrated, stoned, stretched out, looped around a flag pole and burn baby burn...the last thing she'll hear is John Edwards speaking to a group of AFL-CIO workers about cutting taxes for the rich to provide free government paid health care to their families. Hahaha....I'm evil!!!

Some would be unhappy with me if I stated this opinion say, out at a bar in mixed political and religious company. They would look at me with big eyes, mouths agape, shaking their heads. How dare you speak your mind in public like that! Hey, I even get it from my own mother. The one who told me I could be whoever I wanted and always stand up for what I believe in. Of course, she (and others) might say that my tasteless description of how I would like to witness this evil bitch's death is unnecessary and rude, but really....does this bitch deserve to be treated like a human being even in rhetoric. No fucking way!!!

And when someone tries to tell me in conversation that they think we had a valid reason for invading Iraq am I just going to smile and nod and just say, "well that's your opinion." NO! The reason these motherfuckers are still running this country and the WORLD is because they play dirty, they talk dirty, and us more educated and courteous folk have been letting them walk, stomp, spit and kick all over what the United States stands for. The founding fathers must be rolling over in their graves! Illegal wiretapping, religious persecution, scandals and cover-ups, denying innocent children health care, the list goes on.

So pardon me for not bending over backward to play nice with all the kids in the school yard. The one runt of that pack that stood up to the bully was always laughed at, but in the end, when the runt won, the bully went crying to mommy like a little bitch and the school yard was once again a happy, safe, democratic place to be.

PS and BTW: This was written as a rant...spelling and grammatical errors are probably all over the place and I may or may not be making sense, but hey, whats a blog for, right? Im sure you caught my drift, picked up what I was throwing down, etc.