The Sword and the Olive Branch

December 14th, 2008

The Sword and the Olive Branch will be launching on January 20th, 2009, President Obama’s inauguration.  It will be a self-indulgent forum for my opinions on politics, sometimes sports, and movies that were released five years ago.  So far it sounds fantastic, right?  I’ll be the first person to ever whine about politics on the internet! 

Seriously, I hope to God this isn’t another run of the mill political blog.  There’s only a few hundred thousand of those.  Maybe I should do something else with this space like sell my deceased relative’s things.  I wonder if it’s too late to start www.mydeadgrandmaskitchenware.com?  Or maybe I should do a porn blog; those seem to get a lot of traffic.  Should I dedicate this website to Virgin Steele?  They’re one of the best metal bands on earth, and no one seems to have heard of them (for those who are interested, start with their hardest album, Invictus). 

Nah, those are too much work.  I’d much rather pretend my opinion on current events is interesting enough to create and sustain an audience.  Besides, commerce is hard; have you seen the economy lately? 

Hey commentators, try to guess whether this will be a conservative blog, a liberal blog, or “other.”  Of course that’s assuming this thing actually gets off the ground.

Examples: 

(1) I think it’s going to be a conservative blog, because he listens to metal.  Liberals are pu**ies (what, I can’t say pu**ies?) who listen things like Sara Bareilles and the rest of the Grey’s Anatomy soundtrack. 

(2) I think it’s going to be liberal because this guy’s funny, and conservatives don’t have a sense of humor.  On top of that, they’re too dumb to know who Sara Bareilles is. 

(3) I don’t care, so I’m going to guess “other.” 

Until Januray 20th, take care, 

-Afghan Whig

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