I promise to make this a quick but heartfelt point. We all have places to go and people to see today.

Ive spent the day sending the same tweets, texts and emails to friends, family and a myriad of random loved ones. It read like this:

“We don’t have to love our nation to love the ideals it was founded upon.

Freedom, © 1776-2010.

Happy 234th birthday America!”

As a people, we don’t have to love our nation’s current imperialistic attitude in order to love the ideals on which it was founded. Nationalists and Patriots are viewed by society as being bigoted republican rednecks.

The fact is, a decade ago, patriotism wasn’t frowned upon or embarrassing to have. It was communal.

We are at the pinnical of national economic and social failure because we have chosen to allow ourselves to be devided politically. We find ourselves more proud to be a Republican, Democrat, or Independent than we are to be an American.

I would like to challenge you, my readers, to take today to honor the fact that you are Americans--- a right that affords you the not only the ability, but the right to be proud to be however you describe yourself to be.

We don’t have the odd benefit of being in a world war to help us really understand the importance of believing in our country and its ability to do right by the world. Our grandparents lived in a world where there were clear lines drawn between evil and good, freedom and oppression. It was as simple a decision as “do what your nation does, or give up the freedoms you so enjoy.

We now live in a gray nation: politically and socially, where our personal daily decisions are undirected and our national decisions are guided by the very corporations we prosecute nightly on the news for corruption.

If you don’t like the system how it is, stop talking shit and go do something about it. Please.

Nothing in the world ever changed for the better without a change in attitude. Together we can and separated, we can’t find someone that will for us.

 Now go enjoy a hot dog and a cold beer. Think about your community. Think about your nation.

Happy Independace Day.

It had been weeks since I had written a blog entry. Then weeks became months and people started to notice. Bloggers should love when people notice, I didnt feel like I appreciated it though. Its not because of the severe pain in my backside that results from constantly trying to get fans, no. Its the heart-wrenching topics I would have to pick from to talk about. See, unlike most bloggists and socialites, I was born with a conscious and raised with a journalism degree (okay, maybe not raised with it...). My point is, when you have severe flooding in the south, the Koreas on the brink of war, a man-made fossil-fuel enema in the earths backside, and rich Republicans tea-bagging each other at tea parties, which do you choose?

 

The southern states flooding? Is that new news? I remember the first time we were hearing of suicide bombers in the middle east. We were shocked, apalled even. But now do you even notice when they talk about it on the news daily. No. So yes, flooding in the southern states is horrible. My heart goes out to the families down there.

 

Sadly, I cant worry about you when there is a standoff in Korea between Shorty Mc-ill (Kim Jung Il) and  Lee Myung-Bak (a.k.a. "Brink us Bak, mack"). I only say "brink" because we all know North Korea has nuclear weapons, whether world leaders will admit it or not. Personally, I have watched Kim Jung Il and his tirades over the years. If he was going to do something drastic, I dont think he wouldve waited until he was eighty to do it.

 

How about this wonderful open-ended IV we poked the earth with down in the gulf? Is that really environmentally friendly? Let me ask you this. If you were a fish, and we crammed more than two and a half million gallons of oil down your throat everyday, how would you take it? Let me reiterate: 2,750,000 fucking GALLONS EVERY DAY. This oil addiction needs to stop. This is just a sign of how bad things are going to get. You can smell it in the air, taste it in the water (oh...wait...). I think this is our worst problem. Its an irreversible environmental mistake that will take the largest social program we have ever attempted to even try to repair this damage. And yes, that means taxes.

 

Which brings me to these Tea Bags rich people. How dare you sit in your multi-million dollar offices, life in your three homes, and drive your hundred-thousand dollar cars whining about how much we tax you. I cant make ends meet living in a small one-bedroom apartment WITH a roommate. In Seatac! Do you know how ghetto Seatac is? Ive lived in Itta Bena, Mississippi. I know what ghetto is. Regardless of my situation, I would be not just be happy, but be honored to pay more taxes. I am going to key your car the next time I see it. (Lawsuits pending).

 

In conclusion, I think maybe I will write this blog about "Responsibility," and how those without it hurt those with it. Oh, wait.

FREE SONG. NEW SONG. "One Track Mind" by MLe and Ben Garves. Its a sign of things to come! http://www.zshare.net/audio/750788583c5aa91e/

Megan Fox, in case you dont know her, is a bootylicious, sexy, sultry, tan brunette and star of blockbusters like Transformers and Jennifer's Body. For most people, she needs no introduction. To many people, the is the sexy pinup gal of our day and age and the very symbol of sex middle school-aged boys (and girls) dream of when they are alone and their hands are free.

 

Beautiful and seductive as she is, I dont think I can call her a sex symbol. Why? She recently did an interview where she stated that she has only had sex with two people in her lifetime, a number that pales even next to some average joes. All the sudden this ripped-jean, red lipstick-smooching, pushup bra-rocking drool fest looks a lot like a gangly preteen with a barbie in one hand and a binkie in the next (you're a pervert if that turns you on).

 

My point is, can society judge and rank Ms. Fox with the elite of hollywood hot-stars like Angelina? Not like Tara Reid. She had excess "ho" to back up her "slut". Personally? Megan goes in a category with less-seductive and more-PG-rated actresses like Brittany Snow and Hayden Panettiere: ever so sexy in a "not really available" kind of way. Yes, that includes Miley Cirus.

 

So let it be written, so let it be done. 

Ever have one of those days that you wake up and just want to start over? ...Just throw everything out and not just do, but BE new? That happened this morning.

 

CLOTHING LINE: I launched a new clothing line today called "Gray Anatomy," advertising the release of my upcoming third solo album in August.

 

STORE: The new threads are available in my brand new online store. Click the "Store" link above or HERE to take a look and shop.

 

MIXTAPE: Part of "out with the old" is getting the old out. So I dropped a new digital mixtape today called "Hip-Hop Nation" and featuring unheard tracks that slipped through the cracks of 2009. Artists include Charles Kyd, Jay Conrad, and yours truly. Its now available in my NEW store!

 

WEBSITE: Yup, I did it again. I was sick of the old "Ben Blog" check out our new face and tell me what you think!