AND NOW for something completely politically incorrect

[alf wiedersehen]

The millennial generation needs to remove the stick from its collective asshole and learn how to take a joke. I'm sick to bloody death of hearing about how EVERYTHING triggers these cultural degenerates. You're offended? Well, so fucking what? You choose to be offended. Live with it. You're not owed anything. If you think you are you have a lot to learn about life.

I'm truly sorry you can no longer be a casual racist with your buddies or something.  

[AdultContemporaryChild]

I wouldn't be too surprised were it to transpire that Joe Thomas produced this.

[Mike's Beard]

I wouldn't be too surprised were it to transpire that Joe Thomas produced this.

Not enough autotune.

[Stephen W. Desper]

Tax avoiding multi-billionaires cost the UK and the US trillions every year and yet all certain people (idiots) can get worked up about is poor foreign people desperately trying to start a new life: more often than not, escaping countries due to violent wars that we f--king started. 'Immigrants' contribute far, far, far more to the UK/US economy in taxes than they claim in benefits - this is fact. People's prejudice against these people is just racism, pure and simple, however they might otherwise try to dress it up...

See, this is exactly the problem with these ultra political discussions.  You start out making a valid statement (the 'tax-avoiding billionaires' part), but then it goes sour half way into your first sentence where you trail off into a whole other subject (the one we happen to be talking about) inserting namecalling (idiots).  And then you make it sound like people sneaking over borders (rather than going through the legal process, like my ancestors did) should get some kind of sympathy, because.....oh wait a minute....are you saying that the US is at war with Mexico??  What?

Then you state that 'Immigrants contribute far (x3) more to the UK/US economy in taxes than they claim in benefits' and punctuate it with 'this is fact'.  Where did you get this fact?  If illegals are undocumented, how do you know they are paying taxes?  Just because you say something is a fact doesn't make it a fact.  And that, brother, IS A FACT!

Then you go into the typical namecalling tirade:  prejudice, racism, and....oh, where's 'hate'?  You forgot that one.  Folks love to throw those words around cause they get people riled up.  That's how we're programmed by the media.  Not wanting to see people rewarded for illegal activities doesn't make you a hater.

COMMENT:  SmileySmile is a place to get away from political commentary -- at least for me.  I just posted the parody song because it seemed appropriate to today's news while at the same time being an old Beach Boy standard.  I'm not about to be taken in to a political discussion here, but I do wish to point you to an article by the Heritage Foundation that says each American citizen pays about $330 per year in additional taxes to support the present immigration situation in this country. It is this fact that spawned the parody song lyrics, so I guess without becoming too involved, I'll supply these two links:

Simple review >>> https://www.numbersusa.com/content/learn/illegal-immigration/the-fiscal-cost-low-skilled-immigrants.html

Complete study >>> http://www.heritage.org/Research/Reports/2007/05/The-Fiscal-Cost-of-Low-Skill-Immigrants-to-the-US-Taxpayer

~swd

[linusoli]

Ugh!!! All white Americans are "immigrants"!

[bgas]

Ugh!!! All white Americans are "immigrants"!

nope. ALL americans are immigrants. not a one is native

[Gerry]

Let us not forget that the Heritage Foundation is a very conservative think tank( if that isn't a contradiction in terms)

[Debbie KL]

Let us not forget that the Heritage Foundation is a very conservative think tank( if that isn't a contradiction in terms)

Nor should we forget who funds them and why...This is definitely time for the Sandbox. 

[Stephen W. Desper]

Let us not forget that the Heritage Foundation is a very conservative think tank( if that isn't a contradiction in terms)

Nor should we forget who funds them and why...This is definitely time for the Sandbox.  

COMMENT:  OK by me, but the song is now part of Beach Boy history, as reported. ~swd

[bgas]

Let us not forget that the Heritage Foundation is a very conservative think tank( if that isn't a contradiction in terms)

Nor should we forget who funds them and why...This is definitely time for the Sandbox.  

COMMENT:  OK by me, but the song is now part of Beach Boy history, as reported. ~swd

nah, the parody is part of your BBs history, is all

[bossaroo]

funny when these political threads do pop up, which is rarely, it's never very surprising to see which members are staunch right wingers. is it coincidence that they're the same folks who always rise to defend Mike Love?

[Jim V.]

funny when these political threads do pop up, which is rarely, it's never very surprising to see which members are staunch right wingers. is it coincidence that they're the same folks who always rise to defend Mike Love?

Ha. I was gonna point this out as well.

Also, I have to say it's disappointing that it wasn't just some scrub who posted this video on the site, but instead one of The Beach Boys' former employees. I know Bruce "born on third but thinkin' I hit a triple" Johnston apparently thought this video was hilarious, but I wonder what BRI would think of this.

[Jim V.]

Let us not forget that the Heritage Foundation is a very conservative think tank( if that isn't a contradiction in terms)

Nor should we forget who funds them and why...This is definitely time for the Sandbox.  

COMMENT:  OK by me, but the song is now part of Beach Boy history, as reported. ~swd

Is it really though? Does that mean if I post some stupid parody of a Beatles song on YouTube about some subject, that will make it a part of Beatles history? Or would it just make me an unoriginal jerk-off who ripped off a Beatles song to make a "political" point.

I will say, at first I did appreciate your presence on this board Mr. Desper. However, this "song" had dick to really do with the Beach Boys, and it was obvious that bringing up this topic anywhere that is filled with Americans was gonna get people riled up.

It seems like you're a Republican* and that's fine. You're up there in age and you probably think everything is changing and that it's not fair and that Trump and his promises are gonna "make America yuge again." And that's fine.  But I don't wanna hear about it when I'm on this board to read about The Beach Boys. If you wanna post this sorta crap in the Sandbox section of the board go for it. But not here.

*I no longer say "conservative" because most so-called conservatives aren't conservative. They choose to be when it benefits their cause, like Kim Davis. Or Paul Ryan who became a fiscal hawk during the Obama presidency, after having no problem voting for throwing money everywhere during the Bush years.

[Jim V.]

Referring to the truth as bullshit really puts you in a bind doesn't it Mike's Beard? I mean, not only are you a major Mike Love apologist but you're a conservative as well. Ouch! Why don't you go for the trifecta ?How about, Obama's a Muslim ?

I believe in putting the well being of one's own countrymen before those of outsiders (and FYI that includes not letting Big Corporations dodge what they rightfully owe in tax). That doesn't make me a Conservative, it makes me a realist. As for Obama being a Muslim, I neither know nor care. Would you settle for I think Obama is about as much use as tits on a nun?

Tell me Mr. Beard, do you not take President Obama at his word that he's a Christian? He goes to church and has spoken about his Christian faith quite a bit.

While we are at it, do you think Donald Trump is a Christian? Note that he says he's never asked God for forgiveness yet claims his favorite book is the Bible. Imagine if President Obama said something like that.

[Pretty Funky]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mmVFhlPeNsI

[Disney Boy (1985)]

Comedian Frankie Boyle put it best (this followed that poor kid who's lifeless body recently washed up on a beach)...

https://fbcdn-sphotos-h-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xap1/v/t1.0-9/11949272_969637993080114_8046475170344325784_n.jpg?oh=2d2aa0ed69b1ed7d0564bb75a97a6dec&oe=56688B48&__gda__=1450079124_5089d110c20868668dd1ed0061a09b31

[Mike's Beard]

Referring to the truth as bullshit really puts you in a bind doesn't it Mike's Beard? I mean, not only are you a major Mike Love apologist but you're a conservative as well. Ouch! Why don't you go for the trifecta ?How about, Obama's a Muslim ?

I believe in putting the well being of one's own countrymen before those of outsiders (and FYI that includes not letting Big Corporations dodge what they rightfully owe in tax). That doesn't make me a Conservative, it makes me a realist. As for Obama being a Muslim, I neither know nor care. Would you settle for I think Obama is about as much use as tits on a nun?

Tell me Mr. Beard, do you not take President Obama at his word that he's a Christian? He goes to church and has spoken about his Christian faith quite a bit.

While we are at it, do you think Donald Trump is a Christian? Note that he says he's never asked God for forgiveness yet claims his favorite book is the Bible. Imagine if President Obama said something like that.

The only time I would care about a politician's religious beliefs is if it effects their actions on the job.

[RickD]

Religious beliefs effecting a politician's actions? Never!!

[Lee Marshall]

The millennial generation needs to remove the stick from its collective asshole and learn how to take a joke. I'm sick to bloody death of hearing about how EVERYTHING triggers these cultural degenerates. You're offended? Well, so fucking what? You choose to be offended. Live with it. You're not owed anything. If you think you are you have a lot to learn about life.

I could generalize about how an OBVIOUS lack of education...and want of at least venturing off of one's own front porch might lend itself to the kind of universal IGNORANCE which would have seen a majority of uneducated sheep gathering to vote George 'Dubya' Bush back into office for a 2nd term...thus both shocking the entire thinking WORLD and putting it entirely at risk of ruin...but that would be a sweeping and mindless generalization condemning only those who are [simply put] just plain dumb enough to think that Barack Obama is a Muslim imported from Africa.

In fact it'd just be a joke intended ONLY for nonsensical right-wingers who've taken the time to remove said stick from THEIR assholes.  Perhaps we'd all be better off in every way imaginable if, instead, they extracted their heads.

[Douchepool]

The millennial generation needs to remove the stick from its collective asshole and learn how to take a joke. I'm sick to bloody death of hearing about how EVERYTHING triggers these cultural degenerates. You're offended? Well, so fucking what? You choose to be offended. Live with it. You're not owed anything. If you think you are you have a lot to learn about life.

I could generalize about how an OBVIOUS lack of education...and want of at least venturing off of one's own front porch might lend itself to the kind of universal IGNORANCE which would have seen a majority of uneducated sheep gathering to vote George 'Dubya' Bush back into office for a 2nd term...thus both shocking the entire thinking WORLD and putting it entirely at risk of ruin...but that would be a sweeping and mindless generalization condemning only those who are [simply put] just plain dumb enough to think that Barack Obama is a Muslim imported from Africa.

In fact it'd just be a joke intended ONLY for nonsensical right-wingers who've taken the time to remove said stick from THEIR assholes.  Perhaps we'd all be better off in every way imaginable if, instead, they extracted their heads.

I agree with you; I'd add that the fact that people voted twice for both Dubya AND Obama speaks volumes about a very obvious lack of education. "Obama is a Kenyan Muslim" holds as much water as the Freemason conspiracy theories - zero.

[orange22]

The main issue for me is that these parodies are often right leaning, thus providing no middle ground. Real artists are usually more liberal, and thus creating their own original music   

[KDS]

The main issue for me is that these parodies are often right leaning, thus providing no middle ground. Real artists are usually more liberal, and thus creating their own original music   

A lot of entertainers (ie. actors, musicians, etc) can afford to be liberal.  When they're overtaxed, its just a drop in the bucket for them. 

But, when I live in a liberal run city (Baltimore), and I see over $6 million of my tax dollars being used to pay off the family of a career criminal who happened to die when he was resisting his 20th arrest, that tends to have me voting for the right. 

That being said, I think the two party system in the US is broken beyond repair.   

[Mike's Beard]

Few things piss me off more than millionaire liberals - many of whom blown a fortune on coke in the 1970s/80s - preaching to the common man on how their country should be run and how their taxes should be spent.

[Chocolate Shake Man]

But, when I live in a liberal run city (Baltimore), and I see over $6 million of my tax dollars being used to pay off the family of a career criminal who happened to die when he was resisting his 20th arrest, that tends to have me voting for the right. 

You're confusing your terminology here. Liberalism in the United States is the right.

[KDS]

But, when I live in a liberal run city (Baltimore), and I see over $6 million of my tax dollars being used to pay off the family of a career criminal who happened to die when he was resisting his 20th arrest, that tends to have me voting for the right. 

You're confusing your terminology here. Liberalism in the United States is the right.

I don't think so.  Liberals / Democrats = left wing and Conservatives / Republicans = right wing. 

I think I'm somewhere in the middle, but many of my beliefs tend to go to the right.