Wednesday, July 28, 2010

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Tuesday, July 27, 2010

Sign President Obama's Birthday Card

Link to this site was sent to me by DGJ, and no, I did not sign the card, that would have be insincere.
We should all be nice though, so here is your opportunity.
 
Hey,
 
The First Lady and supporters nationwide are wishing President Obama a happy 49th birthday on August 4 with a special birthday card.
 
I signed the President's card -- add your name too.
 
 

Monday, July 26, 2010

Herzog and Dawson Inducted

This weekend Andre Dawson, Whitey Herzog and Doug Harvey were inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. What a refreshing class, three men beyond reproach.
Andre Dawson was an excellent outfielder with teh Montreal Expos and later the Chicago Cubs. He accomplished 438 home runs and 2,774 hits and earned multiple Gold Gloves for work in the field. Long respected as being a hard worker, Dawson was most appreciated in Chicago where he was the catalyst for period of Cub emergence.
Whitey Herzog was a manager that I came to enjoy during his time with the Kansas City Royals, during the seventies he built a club that was perennially in the playoffs and stocked with home grown talent. His teams had great fielding players like Frank White, Amos Otis, Willie McGee and Ozzie Smith. He loved to field and run, winning a World Series in St Louis.
I'll repeat that it was refreshing to see a class group of men, untainted by steroids, attitude or money grubbing enter the Hall.
With the induction of Andre Dawson, I hold hope for Dale Murphy. Both outfielders have similar numbers for home runs, Silver Sluggers and Gold Gloves. Murphy got two MVP's.  In the eighties you couldn't run on either of them.
Bruce would have like this class.
Link to the AJC page, and AP article by John Kekis.

Bad News

Received today an update from Rasmussen, John McCain has extended his lead over GOP candidate by 20 percentage points. We've all seen the ads where he talks tough about border security but I for one don't believe a word of it. John McCain, like Lindsey Graham of South Carolina is the epitome of the RINO acronym. Republicans in name only, these are men who get boner for being conciliatory on bi-partisan issues. McCain has reached across the isle on alien amnesty, campaign reform and other hard issues. No doubt such men are needed for a happy world, but the false representation that Senator McCain is portraying is dishonest.
His adversary, J.D. Hayworth is a polarizing figure, really not the best choice for the voters. Now Hayworth lags in the polls by a 34% to 54% division. He has no chance.
McCain's candidacy for President was no better than a deer in the headlights of on-coming traffic. He was a weak candidate because he was too much like Obama and un-natural acting when he tried to say he was different. Most Republican voters recognized his weaknesses and stayed away from the ballot booths. To his defense I would say that probably no Republican had a chance.
About twice a week I receive emails from the McCain camp asking for money to pay off his campaign debt. He's not getting anything from me. He got my vote for President and I still feel dirty about that.
Link to the Rasmussen poll:
Election 2010: Arizona Republican Primary for Senate  Arizona Republican Primary: McCain 54%, Hayworth 34%

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Friday, July 23, 2010

Daily Scoreboard

A fun read, have a good weekend...

Daily scoreboard

75% Say Free Markets Better Than Government Management of Economy, Political Class Disagrees

I wonder if I would be considered a political class voter.  Probably not, this is not surprising, 3 to 1, the general public believes that government cannot manage the economy better the natural flow of free trade. Hayek said it, it is fallacy for the elite to assume that economies can be scientifically described, let alone managed. Management is not possible, governments only tool is the restriction of free trade, favoring one entity over another. The best result government can hope for is to protect citizens from their own foolishness, the likelihood of that is very low. As long as there is ownership of property, the quest for property will continually probe new avenues, government cannot foretell where these people's capital or labor might go.
Cannot ever.

75% Say Free Markets Better Than Government Management of Economy, Political Class Disagrees

Promotion: UBA Annual ATM Card Give Away!!!

The filters are working, this stuff is being caught before the inbox, but I find that they are still fun to read.
To claim your half million, simply reply, it is easy.  Much of this crap comes from overseas, is it because of perception that Americans are stupid with their money.  We couldn't be any worse than Greece and the EU, but Obamcare and endless unemployment benefits does give the impression that we want to become the country of the free lunch.

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Thursday, July 22, 2010

Where You Stand

Sent to me earlier today by SF, I'll add the picture later.....
Three questions asked, three answers.



Many women like big guns.
My wife had to settle.

--- On Thu, 7/22/10, Karen Handel for Governor <info@karenhandel.com> wrote:

From: Karen Handel for Governor <info@karenhandel.com>
Subject: Re: Where you stand
To:  **************************
Date: Thursday, July 22, 2010, 1:31 PM
 ********** ,
Thanks for contacting us.  Karen is a supporter of the FairTax and wants to phase out the state income tax.  She would like to revise our entire tax could to lessen the burden on Georgians and make it more fair for all.  On immigration she will push for a very tough anti-illegal immigration law like was passed in Arizona.  She has been endorsed by Arizona Governor Jan Brewer who is leading the fight against illegal immigration there.  Karen is a strong supporter of the Second Amendment and a member of the NRA.  They say a picture is worth a thousand words, so I have attached a photo of Karen that was taken recently.
Thanks again for contacting us and please let us know if you have any further questions.
Handel for Governor Team

On Wed, Jul 21, 2010 at 9:48 PM,  ******************  wrote:
MS. Handel, before I vote on Aug. 10th or place your sign in my yard and sticker on my truck I would like to know where you stand on three topics.
1. Taxes
2.Immigration
3.The 2nd Amendment to the Constitution
Regards,
 ***********
 Villa-Rica

Wednesday, July 21, 2010

The BIG Lie

From today's Patriot Post...

"The fact is, most economists agree that extending unemployment insurance is one of the single most cost-effective ways to help jumpstart the economy. It puts money into the pockets of folks who not only need it most, but who also are most likely to spend it quickly."
Barack Obama

Let's see, the government takes money away from citizens that earn it, precluding them from the spending that income or investing the capital for the future.  Then the government gives that money to the unemployed where it is spent on consumables, not in any manner is this money employed for the building of wealth.  I understand that men and women need help in times of distress, but now we have the government extending benefits to over two years. At what point does the unemployed become employed?  What the President says in this quotation is total bullshit.  The government is taking money out of one person's pocket and putting it in another person's pocket. To a feeble minded government educated person, like myself, that is zero net equation.  If you apply the tangential issue of missed capitalization opportunity, it is a net loss. Bullshit, bullshit, bullshit.......

Vote to Display the Flay

Got this email this morning from DGJ......
The link is real enough, a was surprised to see that almost 1/3 of the participants voted yes.
We will see where the results are in a day or two.
 
Your help is needed. I did check this out and there is a poll worded just as this states below.
Fox is running a poll about whether the flag should be banned in schools in order not to inflame Hispanic students. The poll is being sandbagged by SEIU and we should mount a counter action if you agree with me that the flag should be taken down for no one.
Moveon.org, Organizing for America , and SEIU have been twittering today to go to Fox Poll and vote to ban the Flag .... and right now it is working.

SHOW THEM WHAT TRUE PATRIOTS BELIEVE!!! Let's flip those numbers and show the leftists we are organized and on the move....flip the numbers now-FLIP THE HOUSE in November!

GO HERE NOW: 
http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2010/05/06/american-flag-banned-america/

..........and then pass it along!

Tuesday, July 20, 2010

President Haters

Somebody put a print out of this essay in my mailbox. Just bought used Burroughs book for reading, remember him best from the movie Drugstore Cowboy.
Concise in a way that I appreciate. It starts with the quotation...

"I'll make those f*ckers glad to mutate."
- Franklin D. Roosevelt, in Roosevelt after Inauguration by William Burroughs

President Haters

Monday, July 19, 2010

Bobby Cox Suspended for One Game

I love the comments, the 'pussification" of baseball. Do you think that pitchers like Don Drysdale and Bob Gibson would have ever, ever let a batter dictate who owns the plate? Prince Fielder, the fat bastard. Good for Venters, you know Bobby has his back.

Venters suspended four games, Cox one, for hitting Fielder

Back Yard


Last year, in the fall, I rubbed all the seed pods off the dried stalks.
This year everything came in twice as full.
The corn flowers have spread very well.
All that has fallen off are the caladiums, which cannot get enough sunlight.

A Marine's Personal Jeep



The Fatal Conceit

Subtitled: The Errors of Socialism
This is a book written by Frederick August Hayek, published in 1988.
Hayek, who passed on 1992, is considered a preeminent economist of libertarian thought. FA Hayek was co-winner of the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics in 1974 and was recipient of the Medal of Freedom in 1991. The professor taught at the Universities of London, Chicago, and Freiburg. The economist's models help form policies during the administration's of Reagan Margaret Thatcher.
A difficult read in the sense that some chapters were very academic in their construction. There was a great deal for the average person to glean.
The book begins with the tracing of progressive-liberal-socialist construct, flowing from the writing so Aristotle. Hayek says that Aristotle thought of the world as essentially static and did not understand the by-products of specialization and population concentrations. Aristotle held the hunter gatherer model of man in the highest esteem and sought a path to recover that innocence. Hayek then goes on to show that agriculture, population concentration and specialization are what develop wealth. Later in the 19th century, Hume, Bismark and other socialists began to equate the new evolution theories to social economic development, these took on the persona of the scientists that espoused them. The belief that economic evolution can be explained by scientific means. What Hayek shows is that economic rules and morals are created within society by millions of separate exchanges all of which are driven by individual purpose but few unifying community interests. Such rules, such as thou shall not steal cannot be scientifically derived, in fact on the hunter-gatherer mode, such as the Spartans, stealing is considered a skill.
If I may condense, Hayek says that economies are always changing, changing by the perceived efficiencies of those doing the trading.  The presumption that governments can control a self-correcting process is naive.
And, that the right to own property (serveral property) is the motivating force behind specialization and wealth building.
Some of my favorite quotations from the book are:
There cannot be any entitlement to be exempted from the rules on which civilisation rests.  We may be able to asses the weak and disabled, the very young and old, but only if the sane and adult submit to the impersonal dicipline which gives us the means to do so.
and
than the rationalist delusion that man, by exercising his intelligence, invented morals that gave him the powerto achieve more than he could ever foresee.
and
But the only religions that have survived are those which support property and the family.
I liked the book a great dea.


Here's A Headline

Suspect in public sex complaint urinates on fingerprint machine at Hoboken police station.
That is the story published at nj.com on 2-July.
Jeffrey Mahon, age 43, had been arrested in Hoboken for having sex in public. He and his partner, Shiela Slaten, aged 53 had been picked up, found sitting on a stoop.
Handcuffed, Mr. Mahon stood up from his chair and urinated on a fingerprint machine.
When you gotta go, you gotta go.
Link to story.


Friday, July 16, 2010

NASA to Put Muslim on Moon Using Muslim Technology

Aiming for the tip of the cresent moon, classic.....

NASA to Put Muslim on Moon Using Muslim Technology

Barnes says he supports an Arizona-type law  | ajc.com

This surprises me. The Democratic past and candidate governor of Georgia announcing that he supports a position contrary to the Federal Executive. The man who ran through the flag change over the general electorate's decision not to do so, has a reputation of choosing the unpopular path. As a Mableton resident, his home turf, we know Governor Barnes to be a man of great arrogance, despised by teachers.
So, the Republican candidate of my choice, Karen Handel, and the likely Democratic candidate for governor both support Arizona's actions. Good for us.
Can't help but imagine that Barnes is lying, I expect if elected, he would would promote some symbolic but ineffective gesture action.

Barnes says he supports an Arizona-type law | ajc.com

76% in Mississippi Support Offshore Oil Drilling

These folks know where their bread is buttered.
They understand that oil exploration is a risky business that generates growth of employment and wealth.
They also understand that the vacation industry, while important is parasitic in nature and given a disproportionate amount of coverage in the media.

76% in Mississippi Support Offshore Oil Drilling

PETA vs. Harley Riders!


Sent to me by DGJ.  LOL.   I think that if one of these PETA folks showed up naked, like some of these actress types, the duck tape would have been tough getting off the skin.
Activist Group PETA, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, pick a battle with the wrong group!    I guess these characters thought bikers were going to be “politically correct” like the rest of the wimpy world.
HERE’S HOW POLICE FOUND ONE OF THEM.
Johnstown, PA (GlossyNews) - Local and state police scoured the hills outside rural Johnstown, Pennsylvania, after reports of three animal rights activists going missing after attempting to protest the wearing of leather at a large motorcycle gang rally this weekend. Two others, previously reported missing, were discovered by fast food workers "duct taped inside several fast food restaurant dumpsters," according to police officials.
"Something just went wrong," said a still visibly shaken organizer of the protest. "Something just went horribly, horribly, wrong." The organizer said a group of concerned animal rights activist groups, "growing tired of throwing fake blood and shouting profanities at older women wearing leather or fur coats," decided to protest the annual motorcycle club event "in a hope to show them our outrage at their wanton use of leather in their clothing and motor bike seats." "In fact," said the organizer, "motorcycle gangs are one of the biggest abusers of wearing leather, and we decided it was high time that we let them know that we disagree with them using it. Ergo, they should stop."
According to witnesses, protesters arrived at the event in a vintage 1960's era Volkswagen van and began to pelt the gang members with balloons filled with red colored water, simulating blood, and shouting "you're murderers" to passers by.  This, evidently, is when the brouhaha began.
"They peed on me!!!" charged one activist. "They grabbed me, said I looked like I was French, started calling me 'La Trene', and duct taped me to a tree so they could pee on me all day!"
Still others claimed they were forced to eat hamburgers and hot dogs under duress.  Those who resisted were allegedly held down while several bikers "farted on their heads."
Police officials declined comments on any leads or arrests due to the ongoing nature of the investigation; however, organizers for the motorcycle club rally expressed "surprise" at the allegations.
"That's preposterous," said one high-ranking member of the biker organizing committee.  "We were having a party, and these people showed up and were very rude to us.  They threw things at us, called us names, and tried to ruin the entire event.  So, what did we do?  We invited them to the party!  What could be more friendly than that?  You know, just because we are all members of motorcycle clubs does not mean we do not care about inclusiveness. Personally, I think it shows a lack of character for them to be saying such nasty things about us after we bent over backwards to make them feel welcome."
When confronted with the allegations of force-feeding the activists meat, using them as ad hoc latrines, leaving them incapacitated in fast food restaurant dumpsters, and 'farting on their heads,' the organizer declined to comment in detail. "That's just our secret handshake," assured the organizer.

Thursday, July 15, 2010

In 1870

From JWR....
July 15, 1870.

During the Post-American-Civil-War Reconstruction: Georgia becomes the last of the former Confederate states to be readmitted to the Union.

It has been downhill ever since.

Go Git'cha Momma

A redneck family from the hills was visiting the city and they were in a mall for the first time in their lives. The father and son were strolling around while the wife shopped. They were amazed by almost everything they saw, but especially by two shiny, silver walls that could move apart and then slide back together again.
The boy asked, 'Paw, what's at?' The father (never having seen an elevator) responded, 'Son, I dunno. I ain't never seen nothin' like that in my whole life, I ain't got no idear what it is.
While the boy and his father were watching with amazement, a fat old lady in a wheel chair rolled up to the moving walls and pressed a button. The walls opened and the lady rolled between them into a small room. The walls closed and the boy and his father watched the small circular number above the walls light up sequentially.
They continued to watch until it reached the last number and then the numbers began to light in the reverse order.Then the walls opened up again and a gorgeous, voluptuous 24 year-old blonde woman stepped out.
The father, not taking his eyes off the young woman, said quietly to His son.......... 'Boy..................go git'cha Momma!

Sunday, July 11, 2010

How would you pronounce this child's name?

"Le-a"  

Leah??                NO
Lee - A??            NOPE
Lay - a??             NO
Lei??                   Guess Again. 

This child attends a school in Kansas City , Mo. Her mother is irate because everyone is getting her name wrong. It's pronounced "Ledasha", When the Mother was asked about the pronunciation of the name, she said, "the dash don't be silent."

SO, if you see something come across your desk like this please remember to pronounce the dash. If dey axe you why, tell dem de dash don't be silent.
Thank you PJMS.

Friday, July 9, 2010

Cool Drink


I enjoy a monthly magazine called Gun and Garden very much. It is kind of a Southern Living with concentration on the title. Like Southern Living, Gun and Garden has great recipes for game, vegetables and drinks.
Last month, this one caught my eye; I waited for the July 4th holiday weekend and fixed a batch. The drink is cold, sweet and strong, a little like a Long Island Ice Tea freezer pop.
Copied verbatim from the Gun and Garden website, this drink is called the Bourbon Slush.
Ingredients:
  • 6 cups water
  • 2 cups strong tea
  • 2 cups bourbon
  • 1 cup sugar
  • One 6-ounce container frozen orange juice concentrate, thawed
  • One 6-ounce container frozen lemon juice concentrate, thawed
  • Garnish: Mint sprigs or lemon slices (optional)
  1. Combine the water, tea, bourbon, sugar, orange and lemon juice concentrate in a large container or bowl, and mix until sugar dissolves.
  2. Pour into two gallon-size freezer bags.
  3. Freeze until an hour before serving.
  4. Place the frozen punch in a large bowl and let thaw, breaking up every 15 minutes.
  5. When punch is melted, add more ice or water as desired.
  6. Serve in punch cups.
  7. Garnish, if desired.
Strong Tea
  • 2 cups water
  • 1 family-size or 4 regular tea bags
  • Boil the water. Add the tea bag(s) and let steep until cool. Discard the tea bag(s) and set aside
Serves 16–18

Thursday, July 8, 2010

Duck and Cover

Arizona Central reports from their Mexico City Bureau that children are receiving focused training in reaction to common gunfire exchanges.
"We're in a situation like nothing we've ever lived through before, and we need to make sure the children are safe," said Juan Gallardo, director of school safety in the northern state of Tamaulipas.

Not unlike the cartoon films we were shown in grade school. Then the United States feared nuclear war, this for the Mexican children is much more probable. I think this is probably good advice, however sad the need may be.

Read more: http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2010/07/08/20100708mexico-drug-violence-affecting-schools-and-students.html#ixzz0t87fbnBL

Mexico's drug violence leads schools to teach students to dodge bullets

Dr. Seuss Returns From the Grave

Forwarded to me by DGJ……...
We already knew Dr. Seuss was a patriot. Now that countermoonbats are needed more than ever, it's great to have him back:
I do not like this Uncle Sam,
I do not like his health care scam.
I do not like these dirty crooks, or how they lie and cook the books.
I do not like when Congress steals,
I do not like their secret deals.
I do not like this speaker Nan,
I do not like this "YES WE CAN."
I do not like this spending spree,
I'm smart, I know that nothing's free,
I do not like your smug replies, when I complain about your lies.
I do not like this kind of hope.
I do not like it. Nope, nope, nope!
 
 

MegaVote: GA 13th, 7/6/2010

Our illustrious representative Scott voted for the "Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act", legislation written by two congressmen that bear significant responsibility for our current financial situation. Both advocated, strongly, federal pressure to extend loans to less qualified applicants, that in an effort to get home ownership over the 65% mark. In that incentives were created so that Freddy Mac and Fannie Mae extended risky loans. Intended for the poor, this grew into a housing bubble, middle and upper class home buyers stretched their credit beyond their income. Lots of people lost their homes, many have yet to loose their homes. Then these two cretins blamed Bush and had the audacity to create new legislation designed to correct a problem they helped create.
Add in the thoughtless voting pattern of our 13th district representative, he helps pass legislation that everybody knows won't work. At least now he can says that he tried.
Bullshit.

Congress.org (congress.org) presents: M E G A V O T E
July 6, 2010

In this MegaVote for Georgia's 13th Congressional District:

Recent Congressional Votes -
* Senate: Confirmation of Gen. David H. Petraeus to be General
* Senate: Motion to Invoke Cloture on Reid Amendment; American Workers, State, and Business Relief Act of 2010
* House: Homebuyer Assistance and Improvement Act
* House: Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act
* House: Restoration of Emergency Unemployment Compensation Act

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Editor's Note:
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Congress is in recess. The Senate is scheduled to return on Monday, July 12. The House is expected to return on Tuesday, July 13.

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Recent Senate Votes:
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Confirmation of Gen. David H. Petraeus to be General
http://capwiz.com/congressorg/issues/votes/?votenum=203&chamber=S&congress=1112
Vote Confirmed (99-0)

The Senate unanimously confirmed Gen. Petraeus for reappointment to the grade of general and to be commander of U.S. forces in Afghanistan.
Sen. Saxby Chambliss voted YES
Sen. Johnny Isakson voted YES
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Motion to Invoke Cloture on Reid Amendment; American Workers, State, and Business Relief Act of 2010
http://capwiz.com/congressorg/issues/votes/?votenum=204&chamber=S&congress=1112
Vote Rejected (58-38, 3 Not Voting)

The Senate once again rejected the motion to end debate on this latest version of a bill to extend several expired tax provisions and unemployment benefits due to concerns about the federal deficit. The bills future still remains unclear.

Sen. Saxby Chambliss voted NO
Sen. Johnny Isakson voted NO

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Recent House Votes:
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Homebuyer Assistance and Improvement Act
http://capwiz.com/congressorg/issues/votes/?votenum=401&chamber=H&congress=1112
Vote Passed (409-5, 18 Not Voting)

On Tuesday, the House passed this legislation to extend the required closing date for the first-time homebuyer tax credit, allowing individuals who have already entered a contract by April 30 to close on the purchase no later than September 30, 2010. The Senate passed the bill by a voice vote the next day, sending it to the president. The president signed it into law on Friday.

Rep. David Scott voted YES

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Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act
http://capwiz.com/congressorg/issues/votes/?votenum=413&chamber=H&congress=1112
Vote Passed (237-192, 4 Not Voting)

The House passed the final version of the financial regulation reform legislation. It now awaits Senate approval.

Rep. David Scott voted YES

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Restoration of Emergency Unemployment Compensation Act
http://capwiz.com/congressorg/issues/votes/?votenum=423&chamber=H&congress=1112
Vote Passed (270-153, 10 Not Voting)

The House approved this bill to further extend eligibility for extended federal unemployment insurance for laid-off workers through November 30. The bill, which would also make these changes retroactive to June 2, now heads to the Senate, where its future is not clear.

Rep. David Scott voted YES
MegaVote is powered by the CQ-Roll Call Group (http://corporate.cqrollcall.com) Copyright (c) 2010.
 
 

Wednesday, July 7, 2010

The Woman Marine Pilot

Sent to me by PJMS....

The teacher gave her fifth grade class an assignment: Get their parents to tell them a story with a moral at the end of it. The next day, the kids came back and, one by one, began to tell their stories.
There were all the regular types of stuff: spilled milk and pennies saved. But then the teacher realized, much to her dismay, that only Janie was left.
“Janie, do you have a story to share?'
''Yes ma'am. My daddy told me a story about my Mommy. She was a Marine pilot in Desert Storm, and her plane got hit. She had to bail out over enemy territory, and all she had was a flask of whiskey, a pistol, and a survival knife.
She drank the whiskey on the way down so the bottle wouldn't break, and then her parachute landed her right in the middle of 20 Iraqi troops. She shot 15 of them with the pistol, until she ran out of bullets, killed four more with the knife, till the blade broke, and then she killed the last Iraqi with her bare hands.
''Good Heavens,' said the horrified teacher. 'What did your Daddy tell you was the moral to this horrible story?
"Don't fuck with Mommy when she's been drinking."



One Giant Leap (Backward) - Opinion - PatriotPost.US

Yesterday I was proud to read how there were more than 150 graduates of Georgia Tech working for NASA. One of them a fraternity brother another a former student of the bride (and recent flight captain).

Now I have to read this abomination.

Enter the Obama administration, only these dumb asses would use a Federally funded scientific program to prop up the false assertion that Muslims have made historic contributions to math and engineering. That is not true, the Arabians and Persians made strong contributions to the fields of math and engineering, but not in the time since the beginiing of Islam. Remember that all comes after the birth of Christ. The closest contributions that Muslims have when is comes to rocketry is in their use of ballistic missles, sold to them by the likes of Russia, North Korea and China.

NASA chief Charles Bolden recently told Al-Jazeera TV that President Obama charged him with three crucial missions:
(1) "help re-inspire children to want to get into science and math"
(2) "expand our international relationships"
(3) "perhaps foremost" Bolden explained, president Obama "wanted me to find a way to reach out to the Muslim world ... to help them feel good about their historic contribution to science ... and math and engineering."

One Giant Leap (Backward) - Opinion - PatriotPost.US

Fun Poll

DGJ sent this to me…
 
The results are really interesting.
The readers of this web site overwhelmingly anti Obama (2:1).
They may have hoped for 'diversity' in approval by 'diversity" in their actions.
What there is, is convergence is assessment, the executive branch is doing a shitty job.
 
 

The Anatomy of Defeat

In what Tony Blankley describes as "conceptual confusion" we have the secretary (cabinet) level politicians saying that our Afghanistan goal was to win, while the inner circle including the Chief of Staff are saying that "winning" is not an objective.
First, I ask, why not "winning", the United States is doing it's best with limited resources to make the tribal region (country) stable, is that an unwinable path?
With this self loathing, America hating executive branch, I am inclined to believe the later.
Just another fine example of inexperience in leadership.
A good commentary, follow the link.

The Anatomy of Defeat

Tuesday, July 6, 2010

Illinois stops paying its bills

Let's see, the state does not fufill is financial obligations, Chicago loses in the Supreme Court and plans to circumvent the ruling by adjusting the law, governors in prison and an inexperienced senator in the White House.
Waht has happend to the land of Lincoln?

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Awesome Senior Moment


Sent to me by email from SFulks…..
Here's a quote from a government employee who witnessed a recent inter-action between an elderly woman and an antiwar protester in a Metro station in DC. There were protesters on the train platform handing out pamphlets, on the evils of America. I politely declined to take one.
The elderly woman was behind me getting off the escalator and a young (20-ish) female protester offered her a pamphlet, which she politely declined. The young protester put her hand on the old woman's shoulder as a gesture of friendship and in a very soft voice the young lady said, "Lady, don't you care about the children of Iraq?"
The old woman looked up at her and said, "Honey, my father died in France during World War II, I lost my husband in Korea, and a son in Vietnam. All three died so you could have the right to stand here and badmouth our country. If you touch me again, I'll stick this umbrella up your ass and open it."
~ God Bless America ~

Monday, July 5, 2010

Classic

Damon Evans finally got the boot for being caught in a car, drunk driving, an errant woman's panties in his lap. As a Georgia Tech fan I think we should all lie low and not throw stones. No school is perfect at the people is chooses to work, or the players is asks to play. People are fallible.
This does not reflect on others in our state's long line of respected and even historic ADs, such as Bobby Dodd, Homer Rice and even I dare say Vince Dooley.
That said, Damon Evans did something I respect in no man, cheated on his wife.
No extra money should have been awarded for past services.
He embarrassed his alma mater, he embarrassed employer, he disrespected his marriage.

Evans&#8217; settlement: 3 months salary plus previously earned $100,000 bonus

Friday, July 2, 2010

A Nation of Race, Not Laws

If you search YouTube there are excellent clips of the intimidating persons brandishing billy clubs in front of a Philadelphia voting center.
The actions of the Black Panthers were deplorable.
When such things were done by white supremacists in the sixties they were awful as well.
Bad things happen when men in power are swinging clubs, in this case it's Eric Holder and his allies, the Black Panthers.
Racist bastards they are.

A Nation of Race, Not Laws

Quote of the Day

Today's JWR Review has a quote from Babs....

"Why does a woman work ten years to change a man's habits and then complain that he's not the man she married?"
                      --- Barbra Streisand
Which made me pause with the thought....
 
"Why would a man work for ten years at being married to a shrewish bitch like Barbara Streisand?"
                      ---- Otis

MegaVote: GA 13th, 6/28/2010

Let's see, my man David Scott voted for a bill titled "Democracy is Strengthened by Casting Light on Spending in Elections (DISCLOSE) Act".  When politicians get together and come up with names like that I immediately think that the intent is the opposte of the label. Since when have the Democrats passed legislation that tightens up on unions, not in my lifetime, good example being the recent proposals to take away secret balloting in unionization votes.  We will see, but my tightening sphincter says somebody's getting screwed.

Congress.org (congress.org) presents: M E G A V O T E  June 28, 2010

In this MegaVote for Georgia's 13th Congressional District:

Recent Congressional Votes -
* Senate: Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act
* Senate: Motion to Invoke Cloture on Reid Amendment; American Workers, State, and Business Relief Act of 2010
* House: Democracy is Strengthened by Casting Light on Spending in Elections (DISCLOSE) Act
* House: Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act

Upcoming Congressional Bills -
* Senate: Small Business Lending Fund Act of 2010
* House: Dodd-Frank Act of 2010
* House: Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2010
Recent Senate Votes:
Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act
http://capwiz.com/congressorg/issues/votes/?votenum=199&chamber=S&congress=1112
Vote Passed (99-0, 1 Not Voting)

On Thursday, the Senate unanimously approved the conference report to this bill that would impose new sanctions on companies doing business with Iran.  The House voted on the conference report later that day.

Sen. Saxby Chambliss voted YES
Sen. Johnny Isakson voted YES
Motion to Invoke Cloture on Reid Amendment; American Workers, State, and Business Relief Act of 2010
http://capwiz.com/congressorg/issues/votes/?votenum=200&chamber=S&congress=1112
Vote Rejected (57-41, 2 Not Voting)

The Senate rejected the motion to end debate on this latest version of a bill to extend several expired tax provisions and unemployment benefits due to concerns about the federal deficit.  After failing to agree on how to pay for the bill, Senate Democratic leaders have decided to move on to other legislation, and the bills future is unclear.

Sen. Saxby Chambliss voted NO
Sen. Johnny Isakson voted NO

Recent House Votes:
Democracy is Strengthened by Casting Light on Spending in Elections (DISCLOSE) Act
http://capwiz.com/congressorg/issues/votes/?votenum=391&chamber=H&congress=1112
Vote Passed (219-206, 8 Not Voting)

The House passed this bill that would establish new reporting requirements for corporations, unions and other interest groups for campaign-related activities.  The bill now goes to the Senate.

Rep. David Scott voted YES

Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act
http://capwiz.com/congressorg/issues/votes/?votenum=394&chamber=H&congress=1112
Vote Passed (408-8, 1 Present, 16 Not Voting)

The House approved the conference report to this legislation that would impose new sanctions on companies doing business with Iran, sending it to the White House.  The president is expected to sign the bill.

Rep. David Scott voted YES

Upcoming Votes:
Small Business Lending Fund Act of 2010 - H.R.5297
The Senate will start work on this bill that would establish a lending fund administered by the Treasury Department to invest in financial institutions with the intention of expanding the availability of credit to small businesses.

Dodd-Frank Act of 2010 - H.R.4173
The House is scheduled to vote on the conference report of this financial regulation reform bill.  The Senate may also vote on it later this week.

Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2010 - H.R.4899
The House is likely to vote on this legislation funding the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, and providing for additional funding for foreign aid and disaster assistance.

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Obama Blows Smoke While People Die Near Border

Moer opinion on the 21 dead near the Arizona border. Mexico cannot get ahold of its own internal problems, our President invites their President to the White House and Congress where he chastises the United States for zenophobia.
Well conditions in North America are causing Americans to change their opinion, maybe zenophobia isn't the same as being a racists as our Comander in Cheif might suggest.
As he should come out and say what we already know...
"Let me make this clear, a I am not going to do god damned thing about immigration, of consequence, until I see what's in in it for me."
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I'm getting pissed off.

Political Affiliation

This, I like, thank you DGJ......

A Harley biker is riding by the zoo in Washington, DC when he sees a little girl leaning into the lion ' s cage. 

Suddenly, the lion grabs her by the cuff of her jacket and tries to pull her inside to slaughter her, under the eyes of her screaming parents. 

The biker jumps off his Harley, runs to the cage and hits the lion square on the nose with a powerful punch. 

Whimpering from the pain, the lion jumps back letting go of the girl, and the biker brings her to her terrified parents, who thank him endlessly. 

A reporter has watched the whole event. The reporter addressing the Harley rider says, ' Sir, this was the most gallant and brave thing I've seen a man do in my whole life. '  

The Harley rider replies, ' Why, it was nothing, really, the lion was behind bars. I just saw this little kid in danger and acted as I felt right. '  

The reporter says, ' Well, I'll make sure this won't go unnoticed. I ' m a journalist, and tomorrow's paper will have this story on the front page. So, what do you do for a living and what political affiliation do you have? '  

The biker replies, 'I'm a U.S. Marine and a Conservative Republican.' 
The journalist leaves.
The following morning the biker buys the paper to see news of his actions, and reads on the front page: 

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U.S.  MARINE ASSAULTS AFRICAN IMMIGRANT AND STEALS HIS LUNCH

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That pretty much sums up the media ' s approach to the news these days.

More Border Crap

Today's AJC carries the Associated Press description of a gang battle just south of the Arizona border.
These unfortunate men are gathered south of our border, fighting over drugs and potential mules for carrying their product into Arizona.
Less of them is a good thing.
Don't you feel safer that our bleeding-heart president sent 1,200 troops to Arizona to support the desk jockeys? The chicken-shit only knows how to use force when when people complain, against his own.
His countrymen protest government health care, he rams that sucker home.
His allies build homes in their own cities, he threatens them.
The police arrest a man for resisting, he calls the department out on the carpet.
Arizona passes a law that requires enforcement of federal law, and he threatens injunctions.
Arizona should kick the Federal government out of the state and use their own National Guard or militia to place land mines in the southern border.
Pepe Le Puff

21 killed in Mexican gang shootout near US border ajc.com

Thursday, July 1, 2010