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Jared

Minds are like parachutes. They only work when they are open.

About Me

My real name is Jared Wales (way more boring than Dred Grave). I am an aspiring writer, columnist, songwriter, lyricist, filmmaker, and political activist.
I am a Libertarian Atheist Metalhead-- or "LAM" if you will.
I tend to despise people I would describe as "Regulation Queens" -- people who think they can regulate every aspect of our lives.I hold memberships in the American Civil Liberties Union , the Libertarian Party , and the National Rifle Association
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You are very observant and tend to be the wallflower at parties. You are intuitive and know just how to communicate everything that you are feeling to those around you.
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You Are a "Don't Tread On Me" Libertarian
You distrust the government, are fiercely independent, and don't belong in either party.Religion and politics should never mix, in your opinion... and you feel opressed by both.You don't want the government to cramp your self made style. Or anyone else's for that matter.You're proud to say that you're pro-choice on absolutely everything! What political persuasion are you?
You are an Atheist
When it comes to religion, you're a non-believer (simple as that).
You prefer to think about what's known and proven.
You don't need religion to solve life's problems.
Instead, you tend to work things out with logic and philosophy. What's Your Religious Philosophy?
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My Interests

writing (short stories, novellas, novels, screenplays, poems, essays, columns, blogs), music (listening, writing, peforming), movies (watching, filmmaking), politics (activism, column writing), and reading (books, newspapers, magazines, blogs)

Advocates for Self-Government Cato Institute Free Talk Live James Randi Educational Foundation Politics1.com Radio Free Satan Reason Magazine Skeptic Magazine Wikipedia

I'd like to meet:

you [yeah, I'm talking to you], people with whom I share the same interests, people who would by willing to work with me on one of my project ideas [scroll down to find examples under 'Networking'], women; (Other People -- Living or Dead) Richard Dean Anderson, Tom Arnold, Dan Aykroyd, Michael Badnarik, Randy Barnett, Clive Barker, Dave Barry, Birch Bayh, Ian Bernard, Thora Birch, David Boaz, Neal Boortz, David Bowie, Doug Bradley, Poppy Z. Brite, Ben Browder, Harry Browne, Lenny Bruce, Tammy Bruce, Steve Buscemi, Don Calfa, Dean Cameron, Bruce Campbell, John Candy, Drew Carey, George Carlin, Tucker Carlson, Jay Chandrasekhar, Jackie Chan, Dave Chappelle, Tommy Chong, Eric Clapton, Ed Clark, Alice Cooper, Marisa Coughlan, Ann Coulter, Brian Cox, Ed Crane, Alan Cumming, Warrel Dane, Clarence Darrow, Charles Darwin, Jonathan Davis, Richard Dawkins, Johnny Depp, Neil Diamond, Clint Eastwood, Mark Edge, Larry Elder, Marc Emery, Bill Engvall, Richard Epstein, Chris Farley, Will Farrell, Russ Feingold, Ric Flair, Dani Filth, Mick Foley, Jeff Foxworthy, Benjamin Franklin, Morgan Freeman, Kinky Friedman, Milton Friedman, Nick Gillespie, Barry Goldwater, Frank Gonzalez, Jim Gray, Clu Gulager, John Gulager, Sharon Harris, FA Hayek, Kevin Heffernan, Hugh Hefner, Jimi Hendrix, James Hetfield, Paul Heyman, Christopher Hitchens, Hulk Hogan, Ariana Huffington, D.L. Hughley, Scott Ian, Katharine Isabellle, Thomas Jefferson, Ron Jeremy, Chris Jericho, Penn Jillette, Johnson, Kane, James Karen, Kennedy, BB King, Stephen King, King Diamond, Wayne Knight, Steve Kubby, Brian Lamb, John Laroquette, Denis Leary, Brandon Lee, Bruce Lee, Christopher Lee, Jason Lee, Steve Lemme, John Locke, James Madison, Bill Maher, Marilyn Manson, Cheech Marin, George Mason, Thom Mathews, Ian McKellen, Shane McMahon, Vince McMahon, Peter McWilliams, HL Mencken, Jason Mewes, John Stuart Mill, Dennis Miller, Charlie Murphy (CHARLIE MURPHY!), Eddie Murphy, Dave Mustaine, Ralph Nader ["so I can him in the nuts"], Michael Newdow, Wayne Newton, Jack Nicholson, Friedrich Nietzsche, David Nolan, Gary Nolan, Edward Norton, Robert Nozick, Miguel Nunez, Dan O'Bannon, PJ O'Rourke, Ozzy Osbourne, Camille Paglia, Trey Parker, Ron Paul, Bill Paxton, Emily Perkins, Edgar Allan Poe, John Popper, Virginia Postrel, Richard Pryor, Linnea Quigley, Sam Raimi, Ted Raimi, Ayn Rand, James Randi, Raven, Lou Reed, Anne Rice, John Ritter, The Rock, Kurt Russell, Adam Sandler, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Tom Selleck, Shagrath, Michael Shermer, Gene Simmons, Adam Smith, Kevin Smith, Jason Sorens, Paul Soter, Thomas Sowell, Herbert Spencer, Sylvester Stallone, Doug Stanhope, Peter Steele, Patrick Stewart, Eric Stolhanske, Matt Stone, John Stossel, Andrew Sullivan, Jacob Sullum, Teller, Hunter S. Thompson, Henry David Thoreau, JRR Tolkien, Torgo, Vince Vaughn, Val Venis, Jesse Ventura, Eugene Volokh, Voltaire [The Philosopher], Voltaire [The Musician], Jimmy Wales, John Waters, Steven Weber, Ron White, Robin Williams, Walter E. Williams, Bruce Willis, Luke Wilson, Mike Wilson, Weird Al Yankovic, Joe Young

Music:


Real Fucking Music
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AC/DC , Accept , Aerosmith , Agnostic Front , Akercocke , Alice In Chains , All That Remains , Amorphis , Anathema , Android Lust, Antiseen, Anthrax, Apoptygma Berzerk, Arch Enemy, Louis Armstrong, At the Drive-In, At the Gates, Audra, The Awakening, Babylon Whores, Bad Company, Bad Religion, Barenaked Ladies, Bauhaus, The Beach Boys, The Beastie Boys, The Beatles, Behemoth, Bella Morte, Benediction, Chuck Berry, Biohazard, The Black Crows, Black Flag, Black Label Society, Black Sabbath, Bloodbath, The Bloodhound Gang, Blue Oyster Cult, "The Blues Brothers", Blues Traveler, Body Count, Bolt Thrower, Bon Jovi, Borknagar, David Bowie, Brand New Sin, Sarah Brightman, Garth Brooks, Brooks & Dunn, Brujeria, Jimmy Buffet, Bush, The Byrds, Cadaveria, Cannibal Corpse , Johnny Cash, Chemlab, Kenny Chesney, Christian Death, Circle of Dead Children, Eric Clapton, Coal Chamber, David Allan Coe, Collective Soul, Phil Collins, Alice Cooper , Corrosion of Conformity, Cradle of Filth , The Cramps, The Cranberries, Robert Cray, Cream, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Cro-Mags, Bing Crosby, Crosby Stills & Nash, Crosby Stills Nash & Young, Sheryl Crow, The Cruxshadows, Cryptopsy, The Cult, The Cure, Cursive, Cypress Hill, Damageplan, The Damned, Danzig, Dark Tranquillity, Darkwell, Dave Matthews Band, Miles Davis, Sammy Davis Jr., The Dead Boys, Deadbolt, Deep Purple, Def Leppard, Deicide, Demons & Wizards, Depeche Mode, "Dethklok", Neil Diamond, Bo Diddley, Dimmu Borgir , Dio, Disturbed, Dokken, The Doors, Dope, Down, Dropkick Murphys, Bob Dylan, The Eagles, Enigma, Entwine, Enya, Eric Burdon & The Animals, Melissa Etheridge, Everclear, Evergrey, The Everly Brothers, The Faces, The Faint, Faith No More, FAT, Fats Domino, Fear Factory, Finntroll, Flowing Tears, The Foo Fighters, Lita Ford, 45 Grave, Fozzy, Frontline Assembly, Fuel, Garbage, Genitorurers, Godflesh, Godhead, Godsmack, Grave, David Gray, Green Day, Guns 'N' Roses, Buddy Guy, GWAR, Sammy Hagar, Halford, Hatebreed, Jimi Hendrix, HIM, Buddy Holly, Hootie & The Blowfish, Lightnin' Hopkins, How Like A Winter, Howlin' Wolf, Hypocrisy, Iced Earth, Billy Idol, Iggy Pop, In Flames, Iron Maiden, Isle of Q, Alan Jackson, Joan Jett, Journey, Judas Priest, Kamelot, Toby Keith, Kidneythieves, BB King, King Diamond , The Kinks, KISS, KMFDM, Korn, Lenny Kravitz, Lacuna Coil, Leadbelly, Led Zeppelin, Little Richard, Live, Lock Up, Lonestar, Love Like Blood, Lullacry, Jimmie Lunceford, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Anders Manga, Marilyn Manson, Bob Marley, Matchbox Twenty, Megadeth , Natalie Merchant, Mercyful Fate , Metallica , Midnight Syndicate, Glenn Miller, Ministry, The Misfits, The Mission UK, MOD, Moonspell, Monster Magnet, John Michael Montgomery, Montgomery Gentry, Morbid Angel, Alanis Morissette, Mortiis, Motley Crue, Motorhead, Murderdolls, Peter Murphy, My Life With the Thrill Kill Kult, The Naked Neighbors, Napalm Death, Willie Nelson, Nevermore , Nightwish, Nine Inch Nails, Nirvana, Ted Nugent, Obituary, The Offspring, Old Man's Child, Oleander, Roy Orbison, Orgy, Ozzy Osbourne, Outkast, Brad Paisley, Pantera, Parliament-Funkadelic, Pearl Jam, Tom Petty, Pink Floyd, Pitchshifter, Poisonblack, Powerman 5000, Elvis Presley, Louis Prima, Prince, The Prodigy, Queen, Queensryche, The Queers, Quiet Riot, Ram-Zet, Rammstein, The Ramones, The Red Chord, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Reel Big Fish, Reveille, The Rolling Stones, Rotting Christ, Rush, Samael, Santana, Savage Garden, The Scorpions, Sentenced, Sevendust, Sex Pistols, Shadows Fall, Frank Sinatra, Siouxsie Sioux & The Banshees, Sisters Of Mercy, The 69 Eyes, Skid Row, Skinny Puppy, Slaughter, Slayer, Slipknot, Sly and the Family Stone, Smash Mouth, The Smashing Pumpkins, Society 1, Soundgarden, Spin Doctors, Static X, Steppenwolf, Stone Sour, George Strait, Strapping Young Lad, Suffocation, Talking Heads, Tantric, Tapping the Vein, Temple of the Dog, Tenacious D, Testament , Theatre Of Tragedy, Theatres Des Vampires, Tiamat, To/Die/For, Trail Of Tears, Tristania, Twisted Sister, Type O Negative , U2, Van Halen, The Vandals, Stevie Ray Vaughan, The Velvet Underground, Venom, Voltaire, T-Bone Walker, WAR, Muddy Waters, White Zombie, Weird Al Yankovic, The Yardbirds, Neil Young, Frank Zappa, Rob Zombie, ZZ TOP

Movies:

Abbott & Costello Meet Frankenstein, Abraxas: Guardian of the Universe, Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, Airplane!, Aladdin [Disney], Alien, Aliens, Alien vs. Predator, American Beauty, American History X, American Psycho, American Wedding, An American Werewolf in London, Animal Factory, Animal House, Antz, Apt Pupil, The Aristocrats, Army of Darkness, As Good As It Gets, Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery, Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me, Austin Powers in Goldmember, Awakenings, Back to the Future, Back to the Fututre part 2, Back to the Future part 3, Baseketball, Basket Case 3: The Progeny, Batman, Batman Returns, Batman Forever, Batman Begins, Beauty and the Beast [Disney], Beerfest, Beetlejuice, Big, Big Trouble in Little China, Bill & Teds's Excellent Adventure, Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey, The Birdcage, Blazing Saddles, Blue Collar Comedy Tour: The Movie, Blue Collar Comedy Rides Again, Blue Collar Comedy: One For The Road, Blue Thunder, The Blues Brothers, The Boondock Saints, Brainscan, Bram Stoker's Dracula, Bride of Chucky, Bride of Frankenstein, Bubba Ho-tep, But I'm A Cheerleader, The Cable Guy, Caddyshack, Candyman, Carrie, The Chase, Chasing Amy, Cheech & Chong: Up In Smoke, Cheech & Chong's Next Movie, Cheech & Chong: Nice Dreams, Clerks, Clerks 2, Club Dread, Clue, Clueless, Coming to America, Coneheads, Congo, Cool Runnings, Corpse Bride, The Craft, Creepshow, Creepshow 2, Critters, Critters 2, Critters 3, The Crow, Darkman, Dawn of the Dead [original], Dawn of the Dead [remake], Day of the Dead, Dead Man On Campus, Dead Poets Society, Death to Smoochy, Demolition Man, Desperado, Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo, The Devil's Advocate, Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star, Die Hard, Die Hard 2: Die Harder, Die Hard With A Vengeance, Disclosure, Dodgeball, Dogma, Don't Tell Mom The Babysitter's Dead, Dreamcatcher, Edward Scissorhands, Escape From New York, Escape From L.A., Eurotrip, The Evil Dead, Evil Dead 2: Dead By Dawn, Evolution, Feast, A Few Good Men, The Fifth Element, 50 First Dates, Flash Gordon, Forget Paris, Forrest Gump, The Fountainhead, Freddy Vs. Jason, Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare, Friday, Friday the 13th, Friday the 13th part 2, Friday the 13th part 3, Friday the 13th part 4: The Final Chapter, Friday the 13th part 5: A New Beginning, Friday the 13th part 6: Jason Lives, Friday the 13th part 7: The New Blood, Friday the 13th part 8: Jason Takes Manhattan, The Frighteners, From Dusk Till Dawn, Ghost World, Ghostbusters, Ghostbusters 2, Ginger Snaps, Ginger Snaps 2, Ginger Snaps Back: The Beginning, Gods & Monsters, The Golden Child, Good Advice, Good Morning Vietnam, Good Night And Good Luck, Good Will Hunting, The Goonies, Greedy, The Green Mile, Gremlins, Gremlins 2: The New Batch, Grosse Pointe Blank, Groundhog Day, Happy Gilmore, Harlem Nights, Harry Potter and the Sorceror's Stone, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Harry Potter and the Prisioner of Azkaban, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Hellboy, Hellraiser, Hellbound: Hellraiser 2, Hellraiser 3: Hell on Earth, Highlander, Hook, Hudson Hawk, In & Out, Inherit the Wind [original], Interview With The Vampire, The Italian Job [remake], Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday, Jason X, Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back, Jeffrey, Johnny Mnemonic, Joe Dirt, Joe Somebody, Judge Dredd, Jumanji, Jurassic Park, Kindergarden Cop, Labyrith, Land of the Dead, A League of Their Own, The Lion King, Little Shop of Horrors [1986], The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, The Lost Boys, Lost Highway, Love Actually, Major League, Major League 2, Mallrats, The Mask, The Matrix, The Matrix Reloaded, The Matrix Revolutions, Men in Black, Men in Black 2, Mrs. Doubtfire, The Monster Squad, Monsters Inc., Monty Python and the Holy Grail, My Blue Heaven, My Cousin Vinny, Naked Gun, Naked Gun 2 1/2, Naked Gun 33 1/3, The Night of the Living Dead [original], The Night of the Living Dead [remake], The Nightmare Before Christmas, A Nightmare on Elm Street, A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors, A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master, A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child, Nine Months, Nothing But Trouble, Ocean's 11 [remake], The Omen, Damien: Omen 2, Once Bitten, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Orgazmo, The People Under the Stairs, The People v. Larry Flynt, Pet Semetary, Phantasm, Phantasm 2, Pirates Of The Caribbean: The Curse Of The Black Pearl, Poltergeist, Poltergeist 2, Predator, The Princess Bride, Psycho [Original], Pulp Fiction, Real Genius, Red Sonja, Reefer Madness [Musical], Reservoir Dogs, The Return of Jafar, The Return of the Living Dead, Return of the Living Dead 3, Return To Me, Richard III [1995], Robin Hood: Men in Tights, Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, Rocky, Rocky 2, Rocky 3, Rocky 4, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, The Sandlot, Seed of Chucky, Seven, Shallow Hal, Shaun of the Dead, Shawshank Redemption, Shrek, Shrek 2, The Silence of the Lambs, The Simpsons Movie, The Sixth Sense, 61*, Sleepy Hollow, So I Married an Axe Murderer, South Park: Bigger Longer And Uncut, Spaceballs, Spiderman, Spiderman 2, Spiderman 3, Star Wars episode 3: Revenge of the Sith, Star Wars episode 4: A New Hope, Star Wars episode 5: The Empire Strikes Back, Star Wars episode 6: Return of the Jedi, Stargate, Stay Tuned, Street Fighter, Stuck on You, Super Troopers, Superman, Superman 2, Team America: World Police, Teen Wolf, The Terminator, Terminator 2: Judgment Day, Thank You For Smoking, There's Something About Mary, Tommy Boy, Top Gun, Total Recall, Tremors, Tremors 2, True Lies, 12 Angry Men [original], 28 Days Later, Twins, V for Vendetta, Valmont, Vampire Hunter D, Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust, Warlock, The Waterboy, Wayne's World, Wayne's World 2, The Wedding Singer, Wes Craven's New Nightmare, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, The Whole Nine Yards, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, Wonderboys, X-Men, X2: X-Men United, X-Men: The Last Stand, Young Frankenstein

Television:

[Present] Californication, C-SPAN, Dexter, Family Guy, The Kill Point, Law And Order, Law And Order: Special Victims Unit, Metalocalypse, Mind Of Mencia, Penn & Teller: Bullshit!, Psych, Red Eye, The Simpsons, South Park [Past] The Adventures of Brisco County Jr., The Crow: Stairway to Heaven, Dead Like Me, Dennis Miller Live, ECW [original], Farscape, Firefly, Fraiser, Friends, Headbanger's Ball [original], Hercules: The Legendary Journey, Highlander: The Series, The Outer Limits [original series], The Outer Limits [second series], Oz, Politically Incorrect with Bill Maher, The Sopranos, Special Unit 2, Stargate SG-1, Tales from the Crypt, Sammy Terry, That's My Bush!, Titus, The Twilight Zone [original series], The X Files, Xena: Warrior Princess

Books:

[Classic] Don Quixote by Cervantes, The Road To Serfdom by FA Hayek, On Liberty by John Stuart Mill, The Hobbit by JRR Tolkien, The Lord Of The Rings by JRR Tolkien, Candide by Voltaire [Comtemporary] Thank You For Smoking by Christopher Buckley, Showdown by Larry Elder, Ten Things You Can't Say In America by Larry Elder, Covenant With The Vampire by Jeanne Kalogridis, The Eyes Of The Dragon by Stephen King, The Battle For Christmas by Stephen Nissenbaum, Interview With The Vampire by Anne Rice, The Vampire Lestat by Anne Rice, Give Me A Break by John Stossel, Myths, Lies, and Downright Stupidity by John Stossel, I Ain't Got Time To Bleed by Jesse Ventura, It's My Party Too by Christine Todd Whitman

Heroes:

Bruce Campbell , Alice Cooper , Dani Filth , Penn Jillette , my mom, Stephen King , PJ O'Rourke , Ozzy Osbourne , Trey Parker, Edgar Allan Poe, Brian Posehn, Sam Raimi, James Randi , Anne Rice , Michael Shermer, Matt Stone, John Stossel, Jacob Sullum, Teller

My Blog

Whats Your Political Stance

Whats Your Political Stance LibertarianLibertarians support maximum liberty in both personal and economic matters. They advocate a much smaller government; one that is limited to protecting individual...
Posted by Jared on Mon, 23 Jul 2007 08:27:00 PST

Ron Paul for President in 2008

This is a difficult thing for me to say. I am an open atheist who values the separation of church and state and the preservation of civil liberties, and I was against the Iraq conflict from ...
Posted by Jared on Tue, 01 May 2007 05:38:00 PST

IUPUI Sagamore Column: Creationism Not Scientific

The following is a column that ran in the IUPUI Sagamore in the Spring of 2005:Creationism Not Scientific:Recently, a school board in Kansas started hearing debates on whether or not to teach creation...
Posted by Jared on Mon, 27 Feb 2006 05:53:00 PST

IUPUI Sagamore Column: Political Slant Hits Campuses

The following is a column that ran in the IUPUI Sagamore in the Spring of 2005:Political Slant Hits Campuses:Last week, I was watching the Fox News Channel, and I heard someone making really disturbin...
Posted by Jared on Mon, 27 Feb 2006 05:35:00 PST

IUPUI Sagamore Column: Religion, Politics, The Roles They Play In Our Lives

The following is a column that ran in the IUPUI Sagamore in the Spring of 2005:Religion, Politics, The Roles They Play in Our Lives:There has been a lot of controversy about what role religion plays i...
Posted by Jared on Mon, 27 Feb 2006 05:19:00 PST

IUPUI Sagamore Column: Schiavo Case Brought Death To Constitution

The following is a column that ran in the IUPUI Sagamore in the Spring of 2005:Schiavo Case Brought Death To Costitution:Congress passed a bill allowing for Bob Schindler and Mary Schindler, the paren...
Posted by Jared on Mon, 27 Feb 2006 05:13:00 PST