Today is the Big Day!

Well, here it is the day of the LA/Bioware announcement. I'm very excited about this. Here is a site where it will be liveblogged for those folks who are interested:

http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3170784

This should happen at 2PM PST, which is 5PM EST.

WTF Joe Biden?

Who is this guy working for?

This was part of a speech Biden said to a fundraiser in Seattle:

"Mark my words," the Democratic vice presidential nominee warned at the second of his two Seattle fundraisers Sunday. "It will not be six months before the world tests Barack Obama like they did John Kennedy. The world is looking. We're about to elect a brilliant 47-year-old senator president of the United States of America. Remember I said it standing here if you don't remember anything else I said. Watch, we're gonna have an international crisis, a generated crisis, to test the mettle of this guy."

Woah. A "generated" crisis? Okay, discounting the obvious Grand Conspiracy angle -- meaning the new World Order will test the new leader...WTF is Darth Plagiarus saying? That by electing Obama, the fact of him WINNING will generate a crisis?

Hmmmm...in that case, says Mr. Normal American, I guess I'll play it safe and vote McCain.

Now, let's face it, if anyone knows how to miss an opportunity, it's John McCain. Obama isn't winning this election, McCain is losing it. That being said, if McCain doesn't cash in on this, he is a grade-A maroon.

Collosians 1: 15-20

15He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. 16For by him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things were created by him and for him. 17He is before all things, and in him all things hold together. 18And he is the head of the body, the church; he is the beginning and the firstborn from among the dead, so that in everything he might have the supremacy. 19For God was pleased to have all his fullness dwell in him, 20and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through his blood, shed on the cross. (NIV)

15Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature:

16For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him:

17And he is before all things, and by him all things consist.

18And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence.

19For it pleased the Father that in him should all fulness dwell;

20And, having made peace through the blood of his cross, by him to reconcile all things unto himself; by him, I say, whether they be things in earth, or things in heaven. (KJV)

15 Christ is the visible image of the invisible God.
He existed before anything was created and is supreme over all creation,[e]
16 for through him God created everything
in the heavenly realms and on earth.
He made the things we can see
and the things we can’t see—
such as thrones, kingdoms, rulers, and authorities in the unseen world.
Everything was created through him and for him.
17 He existed before anything else,
and he holds all creation together.
18 Christ is also the head of the church,
which is his body.
He is the beginning,
supreme over all who rise from the dead.[f]
So he is first in everything.
19 For God in all his fullness
was pleased to live in Christ,
20 and through him God reconciled
everything to himself.
He made peace with everything in heaven and on earth
by means of Christ’s blood on the cross. (NLT)

Okay, here we have one of the most universalist passages in all of scripture. We begin seeing Paul note that Christ is the visible image of the Invisible God. First, this is a clear description of two parts of the Trinity, so it cancels out Unitarianism -- Christ is DIVINE.

Then he goes on to say that ALL (there's that word all again) are created THROUGH Christ. This is a mysterious passage that implies (as we see in many other places) that Christ pre-existed before the incarnation. How Christ existed before everything else, and He holds all together.

This is among the highest Christology we find in scripture. He is not only the visible God among us, but he is supreme over all who rise from the dead -- and that God IN HIS FULLNESS, that means everything that is God in God -- was pleased to live as God in Christ and, now here is the kicker:

"and through Him God reconciled everything to Himself. He made peace with EVERYTHING in heaven and on earth by means of Christ's blood on the cross."

Can it get any clearer. We are forced here into the highest view of Christ -- he is 100% divine. He was there at the beginning, and everything existed and exists and always will exist through Him. Also, the entire universe -- all men, and MORE -- are reconciled through him as well.

Either the Apostle lies here or ALL are eventually reconciled to God in Christ Jesus. Amen.

Prophet Yahweh Declares the Aliens Support Obama

Well, surprise surprise, Obama has the extraterrestrial vote. Well, we all know they have some kind of galactic socialist utopia -- don't they always? Sure sounds like what Obama's preaching.

Anyway, the great prophet and UFO Summoner Yahweh says the aliens will land on or about October 31st, and declare themselves for Obama!

After that I imagine they'll do a little trick or treating.

"Cribs" Style Tour of the Big Millenium Falcon

Check it out, y'all:

McCain Speaks the Truth

Finally, McCain is speaking the truth about Obama, and on the most important issue this campaign. Obama is a socialist and wants to destroy America faster than anyone else in history.

McCain suggests Obama tax policies are socialist
By GLEN JOHNSON, Associated Press Writer
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Republican presidential candidate John McCain on Saturday accused Democratic rival Barack Obama of favoring a socialistic economic approach by supporting tax cuts and tax credits McCain says would merely shuffle wealth rather than creating it.

"At least in Europe, the Socialist leaders who so admire my opponent are upfront about their objectives," McCain said in a radio address. "They use real numbers and honest language. And we should demand equal candor from Sen. Obama. Raising taxes on some in order to give checks to others is not a tax cut; it's just another government giveaway."

In a stunning show of leftist media bias, the reporter goes on to defend Obama by attacking McCain back for him. Disgusting.

McCain, though, has a health care plan girded with a similar philosophy. He proposes providing individuals with a $5,000 tax credit to buy health insurance. He would pay for his plan, in part, by considering as taxable income the money their employer spends on their health coverage.

Now, where have we ever seen a Democrat make a statement attacking the reft, and then the reporter, attacking back on behalf of the Republican with the old "pot calling the kettle black" redirect? NEVER. Only commentators do that, not "journalists."

I agree, McCain is slightly socialist as well, and to that extent, he sucks too. But no one, ever, in the history of American presidential politics, is as big or as consistent a socialist as Obama.

Obama has said his tax policies would cut payments for 95 percent of working Americans, while increasing them only for families making more than $250,000 a year. McCain has argued that 40 percent of Americans don't pay income taxes, either because they are seniors or don't meet minimum earnings thresholds, so the only way to cut their taxes is to give them various credits.

"In other words, Barack Obama's tax plan would convert the IRS into a giant welfare agency, redistributing massive amounts of wealth at the direction of politicians in Washington," McCain said in the radio address.

Well said, John McCain. Keep speaking the truth like this, and you just MIGHT win my vote back.

Obama Mocks the Small Businessman

Amazing that there are people who actually plan on voting for this mean-spirited, elitist jerk. Last night he said something to the effect that we can disagree about the issues, but we shouldn't make anyone out to be a bad person.

Barack Obama, you are a bad person.



Hat Tip to AtlasShrugs.com

The Next SWG Expansion?

Either it's a really good fake, or it's real. This was leaked, and is making the rounds on the internet, with the following story:

Fake or real? It appeared on YouTube on 15th October with this description:
"Quick explanation -

Last week, John Smedley sacked four of us at SoE using extremely unprofessional reasoning on his part. Basically he's looking to trim the staff down of those working on SWG now that KotORO is about to be announced soon.

We wouldn't of minded so much if he had just been honest about his reasons - but that isn't John Smedley.

So basically, this is my way of being unprofessional back at him. He'll never be able to discover which of the four of us snuck this out of the offices, so here it is John - your "careful timing" you are oh so precious about - ruined.

This is the project John Smedley has not been telling SWG players about. He's known for about a year now that Bioware is working on the Knights of the Old Republic MMO, and him and Lucasarts have been busy thinking up ways to squeeze the remaining SWG playerbase out of one final cash lump sum before everyone jumps ship - and this is it.

Star Wars Galaxies - City of the Skies. The 4th Expansion.

It's been in the works for the last 3-4 months, and basically is a mish-mash of material SoE has purchased from other Star Wars games with Bespin in it, to make the production process faster.

The ONLY part they are actually splashing out on is that they are really asking Billy Dee Williams and the guy who voices Kyle Katarn to do voices for it.

Smedley seems to think the idea of actually creating content from the era the game is set in, rather than more clone wars stuff is "original thinking".

I'm sure that'll give a good few of you a chuckle..."

We shall see. Hat Tip to MMOFringe.com.

Update: Valara over at SWG has said it's a fake. Bummer.

The Last Debate

Zzzzzzzzzzz. A tiny bit better than the other debates, but not good. The winner: Joe the plumber. Otherwise, it was about even, which means, Obama wins. McCain simply sucks as a candidate. Obama has so many vulnerabilities, is such a bad candidate himself, it is sad that McCain can't take on this loser.

McCain -- master of missed opportunities.

The debate still was a drag, either way. Bad political theater.

And speaking of John Galt....

I just found this really cool Flash movie: