It would be idiotic of me to assume that people, for once, would take responsibilities for their own actions. If you haven't heard yet, perhaps I should clue you into news regarding the unnecessary drama following clothing line Forever 21's corporate decision to add a maternity line to their ever-growing products.

It was at the "coincidental" decision of Forever 21's corporate office to introduce a maternity line in cities/states with a high teenage pregnancy rate. This in itself, has caused some stir with parents (well, of course... God forbid they take some personal responsibility for the fact that their own child is having a child). I do not believe the bullshit excuse that it was coincidental and, at the same time, I do not find the choice to introduce a maternity clothing line within their stores to be inappropriate. The choice to place this new brand, Love21, into cities where the teenage pregnancy rate is high is not a coincidence. It is a well thought out marketing plan, something businesses do best! However, don't blame Love21 for your child being knocked up; blame the kid who can't keep his dick in his pants and the bitch you brought up who has an issue keeping her legs CLOSED. Jeez people!

While I am not a shopper at Forever 21 myself, this decision wouldn't hinder me from shopping there in the future nor hinder my decision to allow my children to shop there. It is my job as a parent to stop in and take some responsibility. There are many stores children/teenagers shop at (Macy's, being one of them), that also sell a maternity line, when are we going to be blaming Macy's for the fact that their infecting children and teenagers with sinful thoughts!

I'm sure many of you have shopped in a Walmart, and Walmart carries guns (BB/CO4), are they promoting that your children buy one and shoot the neighbor's cat? I think not. Supermarkets carry beer, are they insinuating that your children should attempt to purchase them and become alcoholics?  MTV hosts a show "Teen Moms," where were these complainers when THAT garbage came out? Where is the responsibility left in some of these people!

Here's an idea, teach your children some fucking morals and maybe we won't need the world protecting them when you fail to raise them right. We can't be censoring everything because you raised your child to be a dumbass- though, usually, the apple doesn't fall far from the tree.

That, is as HONEST as it's going to get.

*EDIT: COMMENTS WERE DISABLED TEMPORARILY. NOW THEY ARE ENABLED!*
 
I just got back from a much needed Caribbean cruise. Now I don't usually talk about things that aren't in the fore-front of the news, but I just HAD to! I love cruising, though. There's nothing better than being in the lap of luxury, surrounded by the soft sounds of the ocean, being waited on hand and foot, and enjoying the nice view of a fat bitch in a bikini- SAY WHAT?

You heard right! I had my cruise ruined because fat people don't know the difference between bikini and one piece. Hello, heffer, this is a one piece, it is used to cover up all your sinful areas and hold in your dribbling fat. This, is a bikini, it is used to cover up titties and vaginas because skinny girls are required to by law. Learn the two and the value of wearing something form fitting. I just don't get it, who in their right mind, stands in front of a mirror, weighing in at three hundred pounds in a bikini and thinks, "yeah, this is sexy. I look great!" What kind of fucking mirrors are these people looking into? I want one. Right. Now.

I partially blame bikini designers for even designing sizes above a 16 anyway, there is NO NEED- absolutely NO NEED for a size 3XL bikini. Nothing good can come from a 3XL bikini but an awesome THF blog about overweight people wearing them. I want a refund for this cruise and there needs to be a public service announcement regarding this. Forget about informing people about the dangers of smoking marijuana, we need to inform the world that the word bikini rhymes with tinie-weiny for a reason.

For all of you thinking, "well, it can't be THAT bad.. I respect the fact that they have a high self image and the courage to wear such things," I leave you with this last tidbit of crucial evidence. People of the Honest Factor jury, I present to you, exhibit X..X..X..X..X..L!

And that's the stuff nightmares are made out of. ENJOY!

With recent news stirring regarding remarks made by Gen. Stanley McChrystal, I just had to get my hands in on the drama. It's safe to say that President Obama isn't too happy with the blunt honesty of the General, but what exactly is our President looking for? Mindless working drones? Everyone has an opinion and while the opinion's of people in a place of power should sometimes been diluted, it shouldn't be punishable.

May I remind you, Mr. President, that this is not Communism and you are not Kim Jong-Il. There are going to be people who have negative opinions regarding how you and your administration are conducting things within our country and you are just going to have to grin and bare it-- much like George "Dubya" did (maybe ignorance is bliss?). In no way do I feel that you need to stamp your feet like a two year old with a tantrum because someone you appointed showed a tad bit of disrespect and lack of professionalism. While he may have willingly placed his proverbial foot in his mouth, perhaps we should take into account of how well he's doing the job he was appointed for. Let's face it, he wasn't hired as a PR representative and the majority of his time is probably spent figuring out military strategies - we aren't talking about Mr. Rogers here.

Have we forgotten we have a bigger problem than some "greasy" general (pun intended)? President Obama needs to figure out ways to stop the oil spill he has so quickly forgotten and ignore the opinions of others. The Honest Factor asks you to get your priorities straight, Mr. President!

What is your opinions about this? How honest can you be and what is your HONEST FACTOR?

You know, I thought I would be pretty late in discussing the events thanks to an oil rig explosion. I figured that, by now, this problem would have been resolved but as I sit here and type my heart out to you all, we are losing close to (if not over) 12,000-15,000 barrels of crude oil every, single day. This is a devastating tragedy that we'll see the effects of for a long time to come and no one is doing anything about it besides watching the destruction it has caused. What. The. Fuck.

At this point, with the devastation that has occurred, you'd think British Petroleum would attempt to try every sound idea out there to stop this from continuing. I mean, this is simply ridiculous! I think the people who can make a difference within BP are busy sitting in their offices made solely of money, on a chair made of silver dollars, behind a desk made of the tears, blood and sweat of their under-paid workers. Well, hey, that's why they don't give a fuck! While we're trying to save our country from a continuous spill of the sweet Texas Tea, they're busy sippin' on English Tea and munchin' on crumpets laughing manically at the disaster they caused. Stop to think of the visual. Okay, back to reality. To British Petroleum, fuck you! I hope you choke on your crumpets and one of your misplaced, yellow TEETH! Take that you uptight, useless twat.

I'm so glad it took nearly two weeks (or was it more?) for President Obama to stand up and say, "wait, I just remembered I am the President of this country and it's my job to step up!" Well no shit, what were you waiting for and what have you been doing the entire time this BS was happening? Did you think the Gulf of Mexico actually BELONGED to Mexico? HA! HA! HA! Even Kevin Costner has a solution and if he can handle a world entirely made of water and Whitney Houston, he can do this. Give the man a chance, hell, anything is better than staring at the disaster occur while you're busy pointing fingers at WHO MAY be responsible.

To settle that, I'll tell you who's responsible: the idiot who didn't think to put pressure valves at every 150 yards to hinder a leak or by the entrance of the hole. Genius, pure genius. Give that man a Nobel Peace Prize for doing nothing, we gave one to Obama so why the hell not! Now that we settled whose responsible, let's work together on fixing this. Shall we?

What are your opinions on this? What are your ideas to fix this? How honest can you be and what is your HONEST FACTOR?

If you haven't yet seen the video of eight and nine-year-old girls dancing "professionally" to Beyonce's "All The Single Ladies," here is your chance. This video went viral after concerns of the girl's innocence were questioned based on their dance moves and costumes. This video is a pedophile's dream and this video plastered all over the internet because parents do not know when to step up and stop what isn't right. After you watch this video, I think you too will realize just exactly ISN'T right.

Here's a warning to all idiotic parents out there that allow their children to be displayed in this way. There are people out there who want to have sex with your children, they're called pedophiles. Age doesn't matter and it's your job as a parent to put some fucking clothes on them and have the knowledge that gyrating hips for nine-year-old girls is not proper behavior for their age regardless if they're dancing. Throw your kid a fucking Barbie doll or an Easy Bake Oven and secure their innocence before it's too goddamn late.

It's amazing how some parents will sacrifice their children's well being in exchange for fifteen minutes of fame and a piece of shit two dollar trophy. This is your child we are talking about and while your daughters may have displayed amazing athletic skills to dancing enthusiasts, they also may have just displayed jack-off material for closet and convicted child molesters and pedophiles. Take your head out of your asses, the world isn't about sunshine, puppies and rainbows-- at least, not anymore. This world is getting scarier and scarier by the day and for you to throw your child into this world in booty shorts and tube tops is DISGUSTING.

There is a line and the booty popping is where you crossed it. I understand costumes are costumes, but there are costumes for adults and costumes for children. I, in part, do blame the dancing instructor for allowing such dance moves for these little girls but I blame the parents for not standing up and saying, "hey, something isn't right here." It doesn't matter if these girls did not feel their moves were "sexy," the fact is that these moves were perceived as sexy by normal concerned Americans from all over this country. These little girls don't know what sexy is, that's why they're called little girls. Sadly, though, little girls sometimes turn into older sluts and whose fault is that? When does the transformation from girl, lady, or woman to slut happen? At dance class?

There's a special place for people with authority issues or people who need a gun in their hands to feel special and apparently that spot is at the SWAT team. If you haven't seen this video that went viral May 2010, perhaps you should. In this video, with "objectionable" content and language, you'll witness the Missouri SWAT team invade the house of a suspected drug kingpin while he, his wife and seven year-old child slept.

Only, their intelligence seemed to be a bit off. Police found a grinder, a pipe and a small amount of marijuana in the home enough for a misdemeanor charge and second-degree child endangerment. Let me get this straight... your "tactical" team storms into the home of a sleeping seven year-old child, fires shots and kills one of their dogs in front of said child and yet this man is the one facing child endangerment charges for smoking a little marijuana in his own home? What a backwards country we live in.

They said the dogs acted aggressively enough to warrant fired shots, but what do you expect when a slew of unknown strangers barge into their home? These men think with their guns, not with their brain and that's what we get for hiring a bunch of idiots to execute a plan put together by the one's with the brains. War, whether it be the War on Drugs or the War of Terrorism, isn't only about the ability to take a gun and win the fight by murdering every mother fucker who gets in your way. You think we would have learned that by now, but maybe I'm just putting too much faith into a team put together by a bunch of gun loving rednecks.

I'd like to give props to the person who filmed this raid in action and had the balls to put it up for the world to see. Make your opinions known here on THF! How honest can you be and what is YOUR honest factor?

Thank you, Anonymous Reader, for requesting that The Honest Factor dedicate a blog to this.

If you haven't heard yet, you're about to and I hope you voice your disgust with this decision like I am about to.  A building damaged by debris from the September 11, 2001 attacks will soon be a thirteen-story mosque. Yes, you read right.  I wonder who's the liberal asshole who thought THAT would be an "awesome" idea. While we're at it, I'd like to add a few sarcastic amendments to this plan:

1. Make a dedication to Japan where Pearl Harbor once stood.
2. Build a memorial for Timothy McVeigh, where the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building once was.
3. Construct a shrine for Ziah Jarrah (the terrorist who led the United 93 hijacking) at Stonycreek Township in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, where United 93 crashed.

We seem to be more interested in being tolerant to religion and politically correct than respectable to the lives that were lost in an attack involving Jihad MUSLIMS. Men, women and children died because of the radical beliefs of a sect of this religion. This is an obvious trojan horse and in no way should we allow such construction from happening. While as an American, I am proud of our right to freedom of religion (and speech- because without, THF wouldn't be here), there is a place for everything. There is a time for religious freedom and a time to be sensitive to what happened there. I'm sure there are other places you can stick a Mosque than right near the footprint where the World Trade Center once stood.

What the fuck are you thinking?

This country is too busy being politically correct and religiously tolerant to just stand up and say NO! Thanks, but no thanks. Go do your religious wailing elsewhere.

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What are your opinions about this atrocity? How honest can you be and what is YOUR honest factor?

First and foremost, let me state how grateful I am for the hard work the NYPD, FBI and other involved agencies displayed this past week after a botched car bombing in Times Square. What could have been a very tragic and devastating event, was evaded thanks to sharp civilians, skilled police officers and experienced agency officials. However, don't pat yourselves on the back just yet, Homeland Security. To be honest, that fucker got way too close to making a clean escape for you to gloat about his capture.

What, exactly, is the purpose of a "No Fly List" if the list is only effective in holding back a five-year-old with a name matching that of a terrorist? The list is, quite frankly, a joke and there are one too many loopholes involved in it. It was easy for the terrorist, Faisal Shahzad, to make a last minute ticket purchase, allowing him to bypass the "No Fly List" initial review. He shouldn't have been on that plane, plain and simple (pun intended), and the "No Fly List" failed us.

Now that Shahzad is in custody, we must do what is right (because he only deserves the utmost respect) and give him a fair and unbiased trial, if convicted, to be judged by a panel of his peers (Osama bin Laden, Najibullah Zazi, Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab -- because really... who would anyone consider him their "peer?") I say BULLSHIT. Why is all this political correctness necessary towards those who were attempting to bomb our people and flee the country in an attempt to avoid imprisonment? The only real punishment I see fit is "An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth." No, it wouldn't be right to put that fucker in that same SUV, fill it with the same barrels of gasoline, tanks of gas and fireworks, and blow it up like the FOURTH OF JUUUULY! No... that would be inhumane! He deserves to rot in a jail cell, while tax money (half your paycheck, just to remind you all) goes to feeding him, clothing him and keeping him warm and comfortable. Is it just me or is something not right here?

I'd also like to add that this is an on-going investigation and the suspect, Faisal Shahzad, has not yet been convicted at the time of this post and a trial has yet to begin. We hope that the involved agencies can find enough evidence to secure an arrest.

How do you think Faisal Shahzad should be punished, if convicted, and what are your opinions regarding the work of the involved agencies during this near-tragic event? How honest can you be and what is your HONEST FACTOR?

Toys have been banned in some California fast-food "Kid's Meals" this week in another way for our country to push the blame elsewhere. After a 3-2 vote by Santa Clara supervisors, meals with more than 485 calories must do without the little piece of shit toys we all looked forward to as children to get with our meal. What ever happened to accountability? Have we succumbed to blaming little .02 cent toys for the reason all your children are fat? I'm honestly getting tired.

The age group for people whom request "Kid's Meals" are, usually, children. Well no shit! I guess that's why they call it a "Kid's Meal." Kid's are usually, to my knowledge, considered between the ages of 3-13 (and even if we were to extend that age to 15, our logic would still uphold). Children of this age aren't capable of getting in a car, driving to their local McDonald's or Burger King and buying a "Kid's Meal" all on their own. They need the help of their parents for transportation and even the money to purchase said food. Did it ever dawn on you that, perhaps, your child is obese because of the parent's negligence in choosing a more hardy and healthy meal and not the fault of a piece of shit toy?

Hey, parents! Stop bringing your fat kid to McDonald's! Let's try that before we blame manipulative advertising, genius marketing and a dinky piece of shit toy for the reason why your kid is round. Have you ever heard of the word "no?" Using that word would save your child from a unhealthy lifestyle, medical problems and school bullying. If your kid wants a toy, bring them to Toys 'R Us and purchase them a hula hoop (not a video game, or what's the sense?). Your lack of accountability disgusts me. Take back your power before the government takes it out from under you and uses the excuse that they're trying to help the country.

Toys in "Kid's Meals" have been around since 1979 and this so-called "Obesity Epidemic" is only a new issue. Back then, parents knew they had to power to say "No!" and used that power to their advantage. Only recently have people become lazy. They are lazy to say "no," lazy to make a home-cooked meal, lazy to be a good parent and this laziness is the reason why your kids are fat, not a toy stuck between fries and a hamburger... dumbasses. When your child actually eats the toy, then you'll have a reason to blame it. Until then, start blaming yourselves.

What is your opinion on this? How honest can you be and what is your HONEST FACTOR?

Kate Gosselin, do you support child labor? Let's face it, without your eight, the only other TV shows I could see you doing is "Kate Without a Date," "Kate Minus Her Mate" or "Kate the Irate." You're not entertainment material if it wasn't for your children. Do you realize you're sacrificing a normal childhood for your kin in exchange for a paycheck and a couple more minutes of fame? Shame on you.

A CNN article written on April 26, 2010 wrote "Gosselin Kids Get Work Permits for 'Kate Plus 8.'" This has got to be a misuse of work permits for children. According to the state of Pennsylvania Child Labor Laws, "minors under 16 years of age may not be employed." Yet, these children, obviously under the age of 16, were just cleared of getting Work Permits. According to our research, they were supposedly cleared for an Entertainment Work Permit for minors, a California-state work permit. I was under the impression that labor laws were on a state to state basis and what one state allows, another may not. Can a child be cleared for an Entertainment Work Permit in a state they aren't necessarily working in? 'Jon and Kate Plus 8' was filmed in Pennsylvania, so why are their children allowed to work under a permit provided by California?

Further more, child labor laws explain that a child's education should not be disrupted for the sake of work, yet I can recall an episode titled "Jon and Kate Plus 8: the First Day of School for the Sextuplets" where their children were filmed during a key part in their education, when building blocks for the rest of their lives are constructed. Jon and Kate were exploiting their children then, and Kate is doing it now-- with a legal work permit backing her up. I also want to add in the law regarding how long a child is allowed, per the work permit, to be behind the camera lights. How do we know, for sure, that while the production of this ridiculous show all these guidelines are upheld to? It seems to me that what is taped, even after editing, is more than 40 hours a week (the normal work week for an ADULT). Some food for thought.

Kate Gosselin, you were a horrible dancer and America voted you off. With the lift-off of this show, you're an even worse mother. The difference is, your children can't vote you off. Do the right thing for your children and stop the reality TV madness in the lives of your eight children. Let them grow up without a camera in front of their face and stop attempting to suck the entertainment dry for your last seconds of fame. Go be a mother. According to CNN, Gosselin commented, saying "I'm a working mom, I'm single and I have to provide for my kids." Yes, we understand that, but there are many women in your position and no one else has the luxury of using their kids on reality TV in exchange for a hefty paycheck. Go work at the mall or something, your situation is far from reality.

Shame on you, Kate Gosselin!

What are your opinions about this? How honest can you be and what is your HONEST FACTOR?

Hey, illegal immigrants. NEWS FLASH! You're illegal! I don't even know where to begin to express my extreme pleasure to hear that at last, someone is pulling their head out of the fucking sand and finally decided to do something about a growing epidemic. Yes, epidemic. While you may believe I am using the word out of context, I can explain to you how I'm not. An epidemic, according to Wikipedia, occurs when new cases of a certain disease, in a given human population, and during a given period, substantially exceed what is "expected." I can tell you, with full belief, that the amount of illegal immigrants we have in this country- be it Mexicans or any other ethnicity- are a disease infecting the population in America and it is growing far more than anyone expected.

Finally, someone with some sort of "power" is putting into place laws that can hinder the growth of this growing cancer. They are dubbed "illegal" for a reason and please do not tell me they have American rights to be here, they don't. They do not pay taxes like you and I; while you slave at your 9-5 and pull your hair out when the government takes half your pay for taxes, your money is going to support these people. How disgusting!

How can any citizen of this country talk badly about a law that takes back our country currently swarming with illegals. Would you, as a citizen, feel offended if a police officer asked for your ID? I wouldn't. To claim this is "racial profiling" is pure stupidity, but I must admit, I knew some moron would say it eventually. It is required to carry around a piece of ID, be it a driver's license or state ID. Now, you can tack "Green Card" on the list. What's the problem here? The only ones who have a problem with this new law are those who are sucking our country dry of our rights and freedoms while they illegally live here, having children and multiplying like rabbits. Ay carumba!

To add, we have our own President speaking ill about this law, calling it "misguided." Where the hell has he been? Sorry, Mr. President, you're the one who is misguided and I hope you too will pull your head from the sand soon. There's no need for you to be politically correct here, they can't vote for you come 2012 anyway! So what's the use? Even if they did, you wouldn't be the one they'd vote for. I think it's obvious after this prior election that everyone votes for their own kind.

According to CNN: "Latino members of Congress also slammed the bill.  "When you institutionalize a law like this one, you are targeting and discriminating at a wholesale level against a group of people," Rep. Raul Grijalva, D-Arizona, said Tuesday."  Let's pick this apart sentence by sentence, will we? Latino members of Congress also slammed the bill. Well, no shit Sherlock! Birds of a feather flock together. When you institutionalize a law like this one, you are targeting and discriminating at a wholesale level against a group of people. Yes, a specific group, the illegal ones. Are you slow? You are protecting the rights of criminals that are not even citizens and constitutional rights are for citizens only.

In short, this law is about ILLEGAL immigrants, be it Mexicans, the Irish, the Italians or Russians, not about the color of your skin (please stop using that as an excuse, I thought you all wanted "equality?"). If you happen to be of dark skin and are legally here, Welcome to America! If you are here illegally then I'm all for showing you the fucking door. This is may be the "Land of Opportunity," but it's also the "Land of Taxes," they come hand in hand. If you seek opportunity, taxes are not too far behind wanting to fuck you up the ass-- and everyone here is required to get fucked up the ass.  Bend over, amigo!

Arizona Governor, Jan Brewer, I salute you! What do you think about this, how honest can you be and what is your HONEST FACTOR?

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Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback, Ben Roethlisberger, has been punished with a six game suspension from the National Football League for violating NHL's "Personal-Conduct" Policy. What a load of pure bullshit. How can the NFL punish one of their players for allegations of supposed rape, when the case itself doesn't even have enough evidence to support an actual court case? There will be no court hearing, there will be no judge and jury standing before him and there will be no jail-time, all because there isn't enough evidence to support such... but yet... the NFL feels hearsay is enough to suspend one of their Quarterbacks.

Are you telling me that every time some bimbo who drinks too much decides to scream "RAPE!" that you're going to actually take the broad seriously enough to suspend someone, when our justice system decides against doing the same? All it takes is for me to find someone within the NFL, claim they raped me, and have him suffer a suspension at the cost of me opening my mouth? What a ridiculous claim, and what is even more ridiculous is the fact that simple-minded and false claims can be taken seriously enough to cause punishment.

There is no evidence but a girl crying wolf, how can we base such punishments on the word that of female with no additional validity? He's famous, she's seen him somewhere, he must have money and these days everyone is looking for a reason to sue or at least get noticed somehow. I would have demanded a rape-test and when that test came back negative, I would have had the justice system show her what happens when people lie in an attempt to extort and slander a person in the spotlight. There's a reason why her story was dodgy enough for the District Attorney decline pressing charges and for her to go as far as writing a letter to the DA asking that Roethlisberger not be charged. To add, the 20-year old college student told police after the incident she didn't know if they even had sex. Um, darling, sex is required to claim rape. I feel bad calling you a "dumb bitch" at this point, I feel like everyone is already aware of that. Her story was "unclear. It's foggy, and I couldn't prove it beyond a reasonable doubt," stated District Attorney, Fred Bright. 

I think it's completely and utterly stupid for someone to have to face a punishment for something that is based off of the word of one person. This is a joke of the NFL's version of the justice system. According to the NFL's "Personal-Conduct" policy, a breach in the policy entails "conduct detrimental for Covered Persons to engage in (or to aid, abet or conspire to engage in or to incite) violent and/or criminal activity." Where was the violent and/or criminal activity? Where is the proof? Until you have proof, don't hide behind your policy wrongfully.

Along with his suspension, Roethlisberger will have to take part in a "comprehensive behavioral evaluation." Need I say more here? Let dumb-dumb play Football; that's what you pay him to do and leave the behavioral evaluations for serial killers and child molesters. Maybe the NFL needs their own evaluation...

What do you think and what is your HONEST FACTOR?

The Honest Factor: We don't give a fuck.

After walking away seven years ago from a singing career, Christian music star Jennifer Knapp decided it was a good time to come out of the closet. We at THF don't give a shit if she likes the rooster or the kitty, so I'm wondering why does everyone else has this fascination when people in the limelight come out with their sexuality. Just a month or so ago, Ricky Martin thought it was his time to wave the gay flag and surrender to the rumors like we were waiting behind bunkers with guns in hand. Who cares? You, Ricky Martin, didn't fool me with your "Livin' la Vida Loca" video where women rubbed hot wax on your cleanly shaven body. I still knew you lived la vida queer, you weren't kidding anyone.

But why do these people feel like they have to come out? Why does everyone care so much? Are your lives that boring where you cling on to every shred of homosexual drama that pops into the entertainment world? A straight couple has the ability to walk out on the red carpet with their opposite-sexed partner arm in arm. I'm wondering where their public service announcement was stating they were straight? Why do the gays feel they need to come out first, show us their same-sexed partner later? We'll get the point when you walk the red carpet in all your gay glory. We won't need you to warn us ahead of time, believe me, the media will eat it up regardless.

Here's an idea. Let's stop giving a shit who fucks who and worry about more important things... like Tiger Woods.

What do you think about this? How honest can you be and what is your HONEST FACTOR?

How can anyone torture an innocent animal? There takes a "special" person to mistreat an animal, a REALLY "special" person to completely torture one by nailing a cat to a utility pole. Yes, you read right. Some asshole in the state of Illinois nailed a cat to a utility pole by one of it's hind legs Monday, April 5th.

There aren't words to describe the type of person someone has to be to torture an animal and the hang it via a nail to it's hind leg. Whoever it is, I have only one advice on punishment. Call me sexist, but this looked like the job of a man and the only fitting punishment I could see as being equal and fair is nailing the fucker by his nut sack and leaving him to die (or his sack ripping off, either is okay).

But how can anyone track the criminal? We're talking about a rural town (the correct word for "hick town") of Geneseo, Illinois where the cops probably do work equivalent to that of a hall monitor. There's no way anyone is going to find this asshole. Either way, karma will find him and although karma may not nail him to a pole by his nutsack, karma has other things in store, I'm sure.

What are you feelings about this? How honest can you be and what is your HONEST FACTOR?

Am I the only sane one not understanding the craze with Apple's iPad? CNN had it plastered all over it's front page as if this was the start of something incredible. I saw picture after picture of nerd after nerd getting his greasy little hands on a box of nerdy wack-off material and it purely disgusted me. Steve Jobs might as well jizz all over the innards of every box, call it iJizzed and market it as the best shit since sliced bread. I guarantee you, we'll see Apple groupies lined up for this new and amazing iJizz product. I swear, either these people are purely insane or brainwashed.

Listen you sex-less fucks, this iPad is a iTouch sprinkled with some miracle grow and reproduced as the iPad for ten times the price. Steve Jobs knows you will turn around and pay for another over-priced and under-equipped Apple product just because he changed the name of it and had a long-awaited product release date. This shit is methodically planned for one thing in mind, money. There is no innovation in this product, it's an over-sized iTouch and quite frankly, I'm not impressed with either.

What never ceases to surprise me is that these dumb fucks actually tent out for this! Are you fucking crazy or am I just giving you the benefit of the doubt and in actuality, you're just dumb? With every single release of a 'new' Apple product, I'm getting closer and closer to believing the latter: you're all just fucking stupid.

As you're waiting on line for the iPad v1, Steve Jobs and his team of clones are busy making the iPad v2. But don't be scared, it's equipped with nothing new but a difference in color. They're just waiting to release it three months down the line for double the price. Now your precious iPad v1, the piece of shit it was when it first came out, is now just a piece of old, out dated shit (and I bet you haven't even opened the box yet!) Steve Jobs is a genius and the people who buy his products are just stupid. It's okay though, he strives on your stupidity to make money and in the end, that is all that this is about.

So I say to you, mindless Apple groupies! Cradle your iPad, bow down to it, treat it well! But waste no time, because before you know it, v2 will be released that'll make the one you just bought obsolete for what it is meant for and shunned to a life as a dust-collecting coaster for the rest of Apple's shit you wasted your money on.

A little tidbit of information: In the time it took me to write this, Steve Jobs and his clones produced the iPad v4. You're all fucked now.

What do you think about this craziness? How honest can you be and what is your HONEST FACTOR?

There are new security measures being placed on inbound USA flights starting immediately, as per orders of our President. These new measures will include random screening measures at the passenger check-in and boarding process, including the use of explosives trace detection, advanced imaging technology, canine teams and/or pat downs. We would assume that these new security measures are taken upon fellow fliers at random choosing, however, if you assumed that, you'd be wrong.

A senior administration official stated that, "racial or religious characteristics could be used to identify passengers requiring a more thorough review," though continued on to insist that this new system would not constitute racial profiling. This is when I step in to say "B-U-L-L-S-H-I-T!" Do you really expect any of us to believe that asinine excuse? How can you say in one breath that you will be using racial and religious characteristics to identify people who may be required to go through added security, but claim that isn't racial profiling? C'mon, don't bullshit us. You know it is. Please don't tell me that if you see a dark-skinned, towelhead-packin' arab that you were using his towelhead as an excuse to have him be required to go through more security measures, but promise you're not racially profiling him? NEWS FLASH, asshole, you are.

When you see a woman in Muslim-drab, please don't claim that her clothing constituted further security checks, but then say it wasn't religious profiling. I don't see you pulling over a Jew with Jew-curls and an Amish hat, or an Scottish man in a kilt. You're racially profiling specific people and religiously profiling Muslims. Quit the bullshit.

So, how can you pull aside specific races and people of religion, yet claim it's not racial profiling. According to wikipedia, racial profiling is the inclusion of racial or ethnic characteristics in determining whether a person is considered likely to commit a particular type of crime or an illegal act or to behave in a "predictable" manner. You're expecting every Muslim to be an extremist and you're expecting them to bomb our airplanes. Don't, in an attempt to save your ass from lawsuits, add as a side note that it's not racial profiling when it is.

So beware! If your name is Abu Mohammad, you will be screened further. If you wear a turban on your head, you will be screened further, if at that time they are feeling a threat is coming from that part of the country were the demographic is Arabic/Muslim.

Now, I understand we need to secure our airspace and the safety of our fellow Americans and I am all for surrendering some of my freedom for added security measures at the airports, but don't tell me one thing and promise it's another, I'm not dumb and neither is the rest of us.

Please, spare us the bullshit.

What are your opinions on this? How honest can you be and what is your HONEST FACTOR?

It was on the headlines of many news websites all around: "Fatty foods may be addictive." CNN states that, "Scientists have finally confirmed what the rest of us have suspected for years: Bacon, cheesecake, and other delicious yet fattening foods may be addictive." Let's clarify this... scientists have confirmed that fatty foods MAY be addictive, but they aren't too sure? What kind of scientists are these? Since when does science equate to making assumptions and making a big deal about it on news websites all over the country? This isn't fact, come back to me when you have the facts, until then I'm not interested in what something MAY be. Who's the one on the caloric crack? I can tell you it isn't me.

The science claims that high in fat foods cause the same brain reaction that cocaine or heroin might. The study found that when the lab rats continued to eat the food, it lead to compulsive eating habits and the obese lab rats continued to eat even when they were shocked. I guess when the scientists finally took away said food, the rats began to sell their bodies for more, right?

I understand that people may eat out of habit and could get addicted to delicious foods that aren't good for them, but to compare a food addict to a drug addict is absurd. The day when you find a heffer on the corner of the street selling their body for a doughnut, is the day I'll consider the similarities. Until then, let's not compare the joy of eating a piece of cake with the joy of shoving a needle in your arm. The study is just ridiculous and the comparison made is crazy.

One of the scientists even went on to say that, "We make our food very similar to cocaine now." Really? What white powdery food is he sniffing? I don't know about you, Mr. Scientist, but I chew my food. This is just another excuse to use for all the obese people out there. Before you know it, there will be half-way houses for the obese and cleansing addiction clinics where they can go through their food withdrawal symptoms and discuss their problems at Caloric Crackers Anonymous (CCA).

Common people. How many excuses do we need to make for our actions? You are obese because you ate your way to obesity, don't use the excuse that you were an addict and couldn't help but put the food in your mouth. Take a stance and change what you have control over instead of handing your control over to an excuse of addiction.

It was etiquette taught to me when I was a child: don't wipe your dirty hands on your clothes and it was just obvious to not wipe your dirty hands on someone else. I guess Mrs. Bush forgot to mention that to our otherwise classy former President George Dubya!

If you haven't seen this clip, you should. It's laugh-out-loud reality TV that only shows the true nature of our former president and his respect for the presidents before him. The clip shows former President Bush shaking hands with a Haitian and then proceeding to wipe his hand on the clean shirt of his predecessor. After all, who's better to wipe a dirty hand on than the shoulder of former President Bill Clinton, goddamn democrats!

Now, I'm not the etiquette police, and I'm not, in any way, one to "hand" (pun intended) out advice, but you'd think that Purell would do a better job than any button-up shirt could. I guess not.

Ladies and Gentleman, I present to you former President George W. Bush. Please keep your shirts a safe distance away.

This is The Honest Factor's world-wide request to delete your www.formspring.me account and never look back. Cyber bullies have no logic or sympathy and you are their target. With the internet being such a major part in how people, especially young adults, chat, bullying has escalated to another level that the law just doesn't regulate yet.

Above is Alexis Pilkington, a 17 year old Long Island teenager who took her life this past Sunday following vicious posts made on her formspring account. What is so shocking is that even after her announced death, the posts continued. Anonymity is a funny thing and people continue to believe they can hide their faces behind a computer screen and post whatever they want without any repercussions. This superman feeling of being able to do whatever you want needs to stop and it needs to stop now.

I am disgusted to know how cruel people can be behind a computer. Words hurt, whether they are typed or spoken, and young adults need to realize that while the words are not out loud, they are calculated by the brain the same way.  Those responsible, and you know who you are, should be ashamed of yourselves. You will now have to live with a death on your shoulders and although you didn't pull a trigger or commit a physical crime, your verbal actions drove a human being to the edge.

This is a plea to the government to start regulating cyber-bulling the way you would verbal assault. Teenagers, young adults and adults cannot go on believing the internet is a safe way to hide from the law and their actions need a punishment.

We ask that you sign the petition below to get the law changed to help protect those affected by cyber-bullying!

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What are you feelings about this? How honest can you be and what is your HONEST FACTOR?

Now this, Joe Biden, is a big fuckin' deal as you have yet again been caught with a mouth of a truck driver! Feel free to refer to the video above to catch our own "professional" Vice President putting a foot in his own mouth for the fourth time!

Now, don't get me wrong. I curse with the best of them and I don't believe he needs to act like Mother Theresa at church, but there is a time and a place for the f-bomb and a health care reform signing, where there were over four microphones in front of you, is definitely not the place!

Friendly advice, Mr. Vice President, we are in tough times and other countries hate us as it is. Do us a favor and keep your foot in your mouth and keep it there. We do not need you to continually make a mockery of this country every time you can't handle your language. Yes, we knew this was a big f'n deal before you let us know during public TV.

To add, did you see President Obama's face when he said that? This was a typical "ahh shit, not again! Please, just go behind me where you belong" face; the same face we have seen three other times. Biden, in the future, keep your mouth shut, you're making a joke of the administration, the position you were sworn into and yourself! Thank you, kindly.

What did you think about this slip of the tongue? How honest can you be and what is your HONEST FACTOR?

Do you know how many times morons place a burnt piece of nasty ass toast resembling the hand of God on e-bay only to turn around and make thousands by crazy Christians with excessive money and a loss of purpose? TOO MANY TIMES! Listen you crazy mother-fuckers, sometimes a burnt piece of nasty ass toast is just a burnt piece of nasty ass toast and perhaps, a rock is just a rock!

What rock, you might say? Well, I'm talking about a rock resembling that of a human skull! *dramatic music ensues* That is lying on the sea floor near Aruba! *music continues, getting louder* Must be Natalie Holloway! *fart sound*  What? What did you just assume? Oh yes, of course, because there are no other dead people in Aruba and there are definitely no rocks in the sea! Dumbasses.

Are we going to call the National Guards, deep sea divers and the FBI every time some idiot snaps a picture of a sea rock in Aruba? Yes, the rock is shaped like a skull, but the rock also resembles a bean (in my opinion), what are you trying to say here? Not to mention the emotional distraught this new "information" has brought to the family who is just trying to live with such a travesty.

Let's look at the facts. The picture was taken over five months ago by an elderly couple with a underwater disposable camera. We're not talking about high tech here, people. The mere lack of quality in disposable cameras are enough to question the validity of the shape and form of the said rock. And even if said rock is said skull, it doesn't make it Natalie Holloway's.

Rocks can take shape of tons of things. There are many rocks in the world and if look through enough of them, I swear you'll find an exact replica of your own ass (go and try it!). If this rock was found in another part of the ocean, near a completed different island, would we bring in the brigade of divers? I don't think so!

I'm interested in what the results come back as. What do you think of this rock? How honest can you be and what is your HONEST FACTOR?

Who the hell cares about Tiger Woods anymore, or better yet, who gives a fuck about his whores? Just when I thought this brigade of pathetic bullshit and excessive media coverage was over, I was knocked on my ass by an attention seeking cocksucker. Yes, you read right, a cocksucker... literally.

Somewhere along the way, during his crazy sex-fueled "addiction" (is that what they're calling men with a hard-on now days?), Tiger Woods managed to get his ugly-ass a full-time dick sucker: a porn star and while the dust has settled, she just isn't quite ready to let the attention go yet.

No, no, no, it ain't over until she says so! Veronica Siwik-Daniels, who goes by the screen name Joslyn James, decided to post raunchy text messages, supposedly sent by Tiger Woods, on her website! Listen, lady (that's an overstatement, I should just continue calling you a whore), TIGER WOODS WANTED TO PISS ON YOU! No one cares about his sexual endeavors with you, his expectations for that night or where he wanted to put his dick. Lastly, this shit is soooo last month, where were your text messages then?

Typical attention-seeking bullshit by a girl whose vagina looks like a piece of raw roast beef. I have an ingenious idea, how about you go get yourself a real job and stop working on an old story to ensue a career for you. According to CNN, her website said she "is now receiving many requests for personal appearances, television shows, film opportunities as well as product endorsements." However, she isn't quite ready to announce her next "career" move.

Well, duh. Wasn't that her goal all along?

What do you think? How honest can you be and what is your HONEST FACTOR?

Dear Howard Stern,
You may be alarmingly thin, but you have class that of a boar. You are tactless and flat out rude. Gabourey Sidibe may be overweight (thanks for pointing out the obvious, I wasn't made aware of this until YOU said it /sarcasm), but at least she has a future greater than yours will ever be and has more class than you were ever know. You have gone through your career flaunting scantily clad whores as you jack off behind your DJ equipment and probably not getting a inch closer to them, bashing people who are more successful than you, and being forced to SIRIUS... jealous are we?
From,
The Honest Factor

Dear Robin Quivers,
I think Howard Stern has turned you into a monster. How dare you bash a fellow woman when you, yourself are no beauty. I have seen pictures of you, and believe you me, while you may not be comparable to the weight to that of Gabourey, you sure aren't one of Stern's spectacles in a bikini. There's a reason you too are behind  four walls and DJ equipment. Let's just remember that, yes?
From,
The Honest Factor

If you have not yet listened to this clip, I have provided it to you above. Both Stern and Quivers went on to discuss the impossibility of Gabby finding any work in Hollywood after PRECIOUS, stating that her "enormous" weight will be the reason why she will never be in another movie. Do either of you remember names such as John Candy or Chris Farley? I don't remember such weight bashing while they were making numerous movies.  Do you? Your commentary on Monday was just so childish, I've heard the same spats from school-grade children. You diss the poor girl and then have the audacity to bash Oprah. REALLY? Oprah? You're a Grade-A jackass.

So, Mr. Stern, while you are safe in the confines of your radio station going nowhere but down, Gabourey will be signing roles in movies despite her size. I hope she proves you wrong and shuts you up, at least temporarily.

You, sir, are a piece of shit.

What do you think about this? How honest can you be and what is your HONEST FACTOR?

MILKA-WHAT?! You heard it right, Lindsay Lohan is suing E*Trade after a commercial in which she thinks is taking a jab at her. Between the baby's name being "Lindsey" and the "-holic," somewhere this self-proclaimed diva thought she was the target to this otherwise very comedic approach to advertising.

Newsflash, there are MANY Lindsay's in the world, darling. Do not compare yourself to other first-name-only celebrities out there. You are, in no way, in the same ranks of Madonna, Oprah or Cher, get off your high horse. You are Lindsay Lohan, the drug-addicted anorexic who ruined a semi-impressive career in .06 seconds flat.

People sue way too quickly these days and the money-sucking lawyers who take on such ridiculous suits are the ones to blame. I hope you lose, Lindsay, just like you have in life.

What is your opinion on this? How honest can you be and what is your HONEST FACTOR?

The 82nd Annual Oscar Awards Ceremony, as always, features an "In Memoriam" segment recognizing all those lost in the year between the last ceremony and the current in the field of movie entertainment. This year, the industry lost popular celebrities such as Patrick Swayzee, David Carradine, Farrah Fawcett and Dom DeLuise. However, the 82nd Annual Oscars missed Farrah Fawcett in their reel of past stars.

Their excuse was that not all celebrities are featured, but they were sure to add in the "King of Pop" in their segment, when his movie resume is not even close to that of Farrah's. What a disgrace! Admit you fucked up and move on. Don't feed us this bullshit excuse that 'not all celebrities are featured," when you were sure to include old people I've never even heard of and a musician who has nothing to do with the Oscars and probably never had the luxury of getting an invite to attend. Why jump on the MJ bandwagon and miss someone who was actually part of the industry?  Poor Farrah.

I'm sure she was rolling around in her grave when her own death was shadowed by that of a child molesting, prescription drug addicted, racially confused fool. But now, her death was shadowed by her peers and her memory was, once again, replaced by Michael Jackson.

I just wanted to express how disgusted I was with not only forgetting her, but making excuses that, in short, she wasn't good enough for the reel.  Hey, OSCAR ACADEMY! You would have been better off admitting your fault!

What is your opinion on this? How honest can you be and what is YOUR honest factor?

Somewhere inside this heart is a soft spot for animals. I am usually unsympathetic towards many things, but innocent puppies are not one of them. How on earth can someone take a shovel to a little puppy, beat it to near death and put their head on the pillow at night? There's a special place in hell for people like this, and there's one waiting for Maria Aguilar.

Just when we thought our congressmen had their eye to change more important things (health-care, Iraq and Afganistan, etc), some still have their head in the sand and seem to be more interested in changing something that doesn't need changing. The idea, brought on Tuesday by Republican Patrick T. McHenry, is to replace the face of Ulysses S. Grant with Reagan's image saying that "Every generation needs its own heroes."

Now, don't get me wrong. I couldn't careless who is on the $50 bill. In my opinion, it'll be worth the same no matter who is on it. My issue with this is that we are wasting voting, debating and deliberating time on useless changes. We have better things to be discussing, we have more important things to be making quick votes on so changes in this country can be made to make a better United States of America. Why on earth are you wasting the time of your fellow congressmen on something so minuscule? 

We still have yet to make a decision on a very important matter: health care. Millions of people are walking about in this country with no health care. Children, most importantly, are going without and not as healthy as they should be because their parent's can't afford routine checkups and vaccines.  While CongrASSman McHenry's family is busy spending his high salary and going to doctors thanks to his health-care provider, millions are suffering and he has the audacity to question who is on our $50 bill.  What a true ass.

What are your opinions on this and what is your HONEST FACTOR?

Here we go again, folks! Yet again has Cablevision decided to blast us with their propaganda of bullshit. This time, ABC7 is their victim. Move aside Food Network, we got bigger fish to fry (pun intended). What is it with Cablevision? First Food Network and now ABC7. Take a step back Cablevision and let's look at who the common denominator is between these two petty spats? YOU.

Cablevision users in Brooklyn, Long Island, Bronx and Westchester County could be in the dark come Oscar's night. Why? Because Cablevision is a big baby who has stopped getting it's way after screwing it's customers in the ass for the past couple of years.

Let's look at the facts, shall we? Cablevision is charging you, the consumer extra for viewing ABC 7 while they themselves are getting the channel from A.B.C for F.R.E.E. Where is the fairness in this all? How can a company come across thinking it was okay to charge the consumers for something they are getting for no cost! Who was the dumb-ass who thought this idea was an ingenious one that would go amiss? I can tell you who-- the same dumb-ass who is sitting behind his cherry mahogany office desk, counting his money and signing his own payroll checks. I can tell you what the idea behind this amazing idea was - the number on his check wasn't big enough and between his two hour lunch break and his hour-long "Ways to screw over the consumer" meeting, he thought of a way to do exactly that.

So what is ABC doing in retaliation? They want a whopping $40 million from Cablevision in what they are calling a "TV TAX." Cablevision is stating this tax will be taken from it's "customers" in a very manipulative way to make you think that any further taxing is from ABC and not directly from Cablevision. THE TAX IS ALREADY THERE, CABLEVISION! ABC WANTS WHAT IS RIGHTFULLY THEIRS! Please don't undermine my intelligence by telling me any further taxing will be due to ABC's "TV tax" Any further tax we get, on top of what you have been already charging us for something that YOU, Cablevision, got for free is a tax you are imposing on us to make money off of us to make up for the money you now have to pay.

Common Cablevision, do the right thing and stop talking to your customers the way lawyers manipulate the jury! Make a deal that is fair and give back to your customers. Give us back our money and keep ABC for free. I like my ABC shows, I especially like The Oscars and if I have to watch it streamed on the internet when I could enjoy it on a 55 inch flat screen, I will be pissed. Further, if you do with ABC the way you did with Food Network and I have to watch a continual stream of your boring and manipulative commercial on a channel where I would have otherwise be enjoying The View, Grey's Anatomy and one of the best News casting, I will be even more angered.

They say "The Customer is always right," but it seems that is only true when we aren't dipping into your deep pockets. Isn't that right? Shame on you Cablevision.

What do you think? It's time to see how honest you can be! What is your HONEST FACTOR?

Early Saturday, a 8.8 Magnitude earthquake jolted Chile. I was roaming CNN's ever-changing story coverage and reading the forming opinions posted by fellow CNN subscribed users. First, let's make something clear. It's CHILE (the country) and not CHILI (the pepper I'd like to shove up your ass for being so goddamn stupid).

Being as my house keeper that cleans my mess every two weeks is on a current trip to her home country of the now earthquake-ruined Chile, my first thought was if she was okay. After all, I'm quite fond of her; she cleans my house well and I can trust her with my shit. The next thought in my mind was if President Barrack Hussein Obama was planning on giving relief aid to this country or if race was a factor in who he divvied our taxpayer's money to?

We as Americans feel the need to help the entire world, it's something I have come to call "The Superman Complex" or, most commonly, sheer stupidity. I was highly against the $100,000,000 we sent Haiti's way, especially because we're in such economic turmoil; not to mention the fact that we still have AMERICANS suffering from the after effects of 2005 Hurricane Katrina. However, we managed to muster up this money, a hospital boat, a telethon, and other things within days of Haiti's earthquake. Was race a factor in all this? I think so. I don't recall a celebrity sponsored, three-hour long telethon that whored up every single channel on my TV when Italy dealt with their 6.3 magnitude earthquake in early April of 2009. Do you?

I can't wait to see how this plays out and if our African-American President will lend a helping hand to a Hispanic country. I look forward to your replies.

Be honest, be real and most importantly, be YOU! This blog is meant for everyone’s opinions on today’s issues and tomorrow’s problems. There is no censorship or moderation here. My opinion matters just as much as the next and here we can argue, relate or agree to disagree on the top stories. Your honesty is just a number, how honest can you be and what is your HONEST FACTOR?

Let's, however, up hold to some very simple rules to create a more sound environment.

RULES

1. No blatant or excessive racism.  There is a way to say everything without saying much. Learn this valuable tool.
2. No discussion of illegal substances or acts here. 
3. Be honest and expect honesty in return. Opinions are like assholes-- everyone has one and the one that isn't yours is sure to stink. If you can't handle it, don't dish it. 
4. Keep on topic with the discussion. We care not for your opinions on other things unless it has to do with the topic at hand. 
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