Dr. Socialist (or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Obama)

President Barack Obama's giving a speech to our children. Quick, shield them before his propaganda of universal health care and socialism brainwashes them!

Really? Really now?

Alright, so Obama gave a speech to school-aged children today and, for whatever reason, a ton of people saw it as super controversial. How DARE the president encourage our children to try and excel at school and get an education.

Look, I doubt most kids even paid attention to what he had to say. When I was in middle school, those early-morning newscasts we had to watch meant an extra 10 minutes of nap time.

If his speech inspires even just one student to work harder and do well in school, it's a victory.

Ease up, America — your kids receiving far worst messages your kids every day than the president's on doing well in school.

Trailer for 'Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day'

Oh, yes. The brothers are back.

After achieving cult status over the past decade, the long-awaited sequel of "Boondock Saints" is finally coming — surely filled with more gratuitous violence.

And from the looks of it, Rocco is back.

Leaked 'Kick-Ass' clips

One of my favorite comic reads, "Kick-Ass," is being turned into a movie. Clips from the film were shown at Comic-Con in San Diego earlier this year — and with the age of the Internet, they were leaked.

The story's about a high school comic book geek named Dave Lizewski, who decides to don a mask and costume and become a real-life hero. It's funny, brilliant and oh-so gory. Just wish Mark Millar (who also wrote "Wanted" and "The Ultimates") would finish his books. "Kick-Ass" No. 7 keeps getting delayed and it's annoying.

Dugger family announces 19th child

Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar, already proud parents of 18, announced that they're expecting No. 19.

I thought the 13 in my family was a lot.

Disney to buy Marvel for $4B

Marvel announced today that Disney is going to buy it for $4 billion.

As a long-time comic book fan — specifically a Marvel fan — this was shocking news, to say the least. I'm not sure if I'm in favor of this or not. On one hand, Disney is able to mass market Marvel's stable of characters into its other holdings from television to amusement parks. But on the other, I'm wary of what constraints may be placed upon Marvel's more risque books such as the MAX and Icon imprints.

Side note: @NialaBoodhoo pointed out to me that the New York Times have an awesome headline for their story: "The Hulk and 4,999 Other Characters for $4 Billion."

Cutler and Olsen's growing chemistry

Chicago Tribune's Dan Pompei had an interesting piece about how "Jay Cutler-Greg Olsen could become great together."

Now, I know Chi-town loves Cutler and the Bears have seemingly embraced him, but Pompei paints an almost Brokeback-esque picture of the chemistry between the quarterback and his new tight end.

"There is a chemistry between them that cannot be manufactured. You could see it on the practice fields at Olivet Nazarene during training camp, and you could see it at TJ Donlin's, the Bourbonnias nightspot where they shared a table in the middle of a sea of fans."

" ... Cutler always has shown an affinity for throwing to his tight end. And he never has had a tight end like this one."

Where's the love for Wat Misaka?

I always wondered why no one's made a Wat Misaka card yet. He was the first person of color to play professional basketball here when he was drafted by the New York Knicks back in 1947.