The Contrast is Startling

I am not a fan of B.O.'s.  Is there anyone who has read more than three of my posts who does not realize this?  I have many reasons that I don't like him.  No, his skin color is not one of them.  If he were any other race, I would still believe that he is an ignorant, hateful, manipulative, socialist danger to our country and our way of life.
 His crotch salutes offend me.  His adherence to political correctness at the cost of what is right and proper offends me.  His bowing to a foreign sovereign offends me.  His belief that he knows what is better for me than I do, that offends me.  His arrogant belief that he can claim ignorance about the things his minister says from the pulpit of his own church, that offends me.
More than anything, I believe it is the crotch salute that is the most offensive.  His failure to observe the simplest of protocols, that is disgusting.  In contrast, when you have finished thinking about every photo op that shows B.O. bowing and scraping to other countries,refusing to place his hand over his heart at something like a fallen soldiers casket,or having a 'holiday tree', click the link at the end of this.  You'll thank me later. p.s. thanks Ken. http://www.youtube.com/v/TZBTyTWOZCM&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&fs=1

* The Butterfly Effect

***********WARNING SARCASM WITH HEALTHY DOSE OF IRONY FOLLOWS***********
Have you watched B.O. give a speech lately?  My personal favorite is the one to the group of school children that was so impromptu and casual, he had his podium and teleprompters set up.  I guess B.O. never thought of maybe sitting down, talking to the children and looking less like an overly pompous weenie, did he?  Oh, well, consider the source. 
Please do not waste your breath on telling me what an amazing speaker he is.  His oratory "skill" starts and stops with where he is on the teleprompter.  I love the technology that has made them nearly transparent, it gives B.O. the air of someone trying to pull a fast one.( As opposed to someone with little life experience and 108 days of political experience who just realized he is in over his head.)
I am not racially motivated in my dislike for Barac Hussein Obama, or Barry Soreto if you prefer.  I dislike him for the most basic of reasons.  He hates my country and all that it stands for.  He is a fake everything that you can list.
He is a fake Christian.  Consider if you will, the "church" that B.O. chose to be associated with.  Imagine his surprise when the Minister of it turned out to be a hate filled, anti-American, anti-democracy, racist.  B.O. claims he never heard that.  I don't doubt it.  I do doubt that he spent more than ten minutes in the church that weren't photo ops.
He is a fake baseball fan.  I know that B.O. loves a good photo op of him in his battered White Sox cap.  It makes him look more like a regular guy and less like an elitist snob.  But consider two things.  One, the pathetic, limp wrist-ed "toss" of the first pitch at the White Sox game recently.  I have a five year old who could have gotten it across the plate better, and a thirteen year old that would have looked like an all star next to him. Ask yourself, why would someone pretend to be a baseball fan unless he wanted to project a certain image?  How gullible are people if they think better of this Kenyan for his fake efforts?
He knows nothing about the sport he purports  to have followed  his whole life.The interview after the pitch of the pathetic is embarrassing and painful to watch.  When asked about his favorite players, B.O. was hard pressed to come up with one!  You would think that someone on his staff not facing an audit or an independent investigation could have given him a few pointers on some ball players to mention. 
But the butterfly effect I speak of comes from the theory that the flap of butterfly wings in Brazil could start a hurricane in Asia.  If this is true, how many tropical disasters have been started by B.O. whipping his head from teleprompter to teleprompter in an attempt to look natural and "knowledgeable." I think we have an answer to the upsurge in tsunamis lately.  Think about it, you'll thank me later.

He Would Know

On April 16, the most recently impeached president, Bill Clinton, warned of the dangers from tea party activists. At least he had a slight bit of integrity, unlike those who attempt cleverness by calling the movement "teabaggers." Slick willie, in his infinite wisdom, warned that the fervor created by these people who are simply trying to exercise their right to free assembly, could be construed as hate speech.  Perhaps it is.  While the love and understanding that is suggested by those at Black Panther rallies is obviously just angry people who are tired of their rights being trampled, right?
Tawana Bradley comes to mind.  Does anyone remember this fine, upstanding citizen?  She was the paragon of virtue that went missing for four days.  She was eventually found, unresponsive-that is, she could write, but the poor thing couldn't talk- in a garbage bin,  She had several racial slurs written on her body, and feces spread across her face.  She claimed rape by several white officers and others.
Well, after Mr. Sharpton and others smelled a publicity/photo op heretofore never known, they quickly became champions for Ms. Bradley. A couple of race riots later and surprise! No rapes, the feces was from a neighbor's dog, and not one bruise or even a sign that Miss Bradley had been exposed to the elements for four days as she had claimed.
Did Mr. Sharpton and company pack up their bags and slink out of town?  Of course, not.  Were they publicly castigated for helping to perpetuate a fraud upon hard working police officers who were completely innocent of any wrong doing?  Nope.  Did they even pay the restitution that was ordered by the courts?  What do you think?  No, Mr. Sharpton's  part of the judgment was paid by a fundraiser to help him with his costs.  I guess selling some of his nine hundred dollar suits was out of the question.  Ms. Bradley has yet to pay her part of the judgment to the wronged officer.  Having converted to Islam, perhaps that takes up all of her time now.
You are probably wondering what any of this has to do with Bill Clinton's latest lapse in good thinking.  My Grand-mama always said you can tell a lot about a person by the company that they keep.  Mr. Sharpton was just one of the cronies in slick willie's camp.
If a person who perpetuates  and participates in false accusations, false police reports, and the ruining of a man's life is someone you stand beside, how can your opinion be worth anything more than a cup of cold urine?  Think about it, you'll thank me later.

Earmarks, Anyone?

Do you know what an earmark is in political terms?  It means money in the budget for pet projects of a particular politician, usually but not always, to pay a particular favor to someone.  B.O. promised on many occasions that he would have none of them in his legislation.  I suppose the corn husker kickback, the sweeteners to Louisiana and Florida do not count.  Is there even one thing that this Kenyan jackass can do that is honest and above board?
George Bush Sr. reneged on his promise of no new taxes, and he was crucified. B.O. has so many broken promises there are sites dedicated to listing them.If you want to see some for yourself, go to youtube and type in Barack Obama-lies. You will be inundated with choices. And still the mainstream media ignores it all.  Please don't tell me that they don't have an agenda.  I would laugh at you.  But back to the latest broken promise.
I don't expect a politician to tell me the truth all of the time.  A good bit of the time, they will say whatever it takes to get their bony butts back in office.  But when a person stands on a soapbox, decrying the horrible dishonesty of his predecessor, then turns one hundred eighty degrees and begins to tell horrendous half truths and outright lies, how is any right thinking  person with a modicum of common sense supposed to believe him? I realize I will now be painted a nazi racist by most liberal groups i.e the mainstream media, but I despise a double standard.  Earmarks are wrong. In the fifties it was called payola by the radio stations, and people went to jail for it.  Is an elected official any different?  Wrong is wrong.  Call your elected officials and demand accountability.  You'll thank me later.

B.O.'s Fifth Lie

What do Eric Holder, Tom Vilsack, William Lynn, William Corr, David Hayes, Mark Patterson, Ron Klein, Mona Sutphen, Melody Barnes, Cecilia Munoz, Patrick Gaspard, and Micheal Strautmanis all have in common? If you guessed that they were all lobbyists, you would get a gold star.  Or perhaps an all expense paid "fact finding" trip to Tahiti this winter, depending on how well you know these former lobbyists.  And can anyone tell me who employs this fine group of former lobbyists?  Another gold star to the person who shouted out "we do!"
Yes, indeedy, the man who promised to be more transparent than any other administration before him, the one who said more, not less honesty, the one who is paying almost half a million dollars to a law firm to keep his birth records, former passports, college transcripts, and such out of the public record, the one who said that there would be no former lobbyists in his administration is the self same hirer of these 12 former lobbyists.  Is there anyone else who woud like to have their vote back yet?  I thought maybe.
I've seen B.O. speak without the aid of his handy dandy teleprompter, so I know he is no great shakes as a public speaker.  But did no one write this down?  Is there no one on his staff who could remind him about this hinky little promise he made?  Guess not. You would think that his great buddy, Warren Buffett would have maybe slipped him an I pod as a Christmas gift, to help him remember those dang promises.  Wait, do Muslims celebrate Christmas?
At any rate, start demanding some accountability from this guy.  Ask the media why they are asleep at the wheel when it comes to pointing out his lies.  You'll thank me later.

Giant Leap Toward Socialism 1 Campaign Promises 0

Do you have a 401k by any chance?  Are you out of work at the moment?  If you answered yes to both of these, you may be wondering about B.O.'s campaign promise to put a hiatus on penalties for early withdrawals from 401k while he sets our economy running at leaps and bounds.  Of course I am kidding.  For those of you who are ironically challenged, I am kidding about B.O. keeping a campaign promise.  Any one of you who has been paying attention may have noticed that B.O.'s campaign promises are all on life support and appear to be fading fast.
It might seem like a silly question, but why isn't the POTUS doing anything to help the current situation?  When W inherited slick willie's mess, he quickly gave everyone some of their own money back.  People spent the money and the economy picked up.
You might not like trickle down economics, it might annoy your sense of fairness, but it works.  When rich people spend their money, the economy picks up.  When rich people are worried that they are about to be taxed-or punished, as the case may be-for being successful, you usually have a democrat in office. And with that particular burden, you also have recessions, inflation, and a whole host of problems B.O. seems to think he can spend his way out of.  Register to vote!  Actively participate in the process, so we don't get stuck with another Kenyan.  You'll thank me later.

www.TheBlackSphere.net

The best blog I have read in weeks can be found at the address I used for the title.  Kevin Jackson is a genius.  He's smart, articulate, and so funny, you won't stop smiling.  If you do nothing else today, type in his address and read for yourself.  I cannot do him justice.  He's written a few books that I've ordered. I can't wait.  Go check him out, you'll thank me later. I especially love his title for Jesse Jackson, or as I will now refer to him: Reverend Baby Daddy.  How funny is that? 
Today I wanted to talk about B.O.'s promise of a New American Jobs Tax Credit.  This was supposed to give a 3K credit to businesses that hired American workers.  Let's all take a collective seat while we wait on this promise.  My guess is that he has forgotten about it in his rush to socialize twenty percent of our economy.  Of course, the mainstream media has forgotten it, also.  There can't be any pesky accountability with the Kenyan in Chief, now can there?
While I am at it,exactly what is three thousand dollars supposed to do for the business anyway?  Is it going to create a huge boon of opportunities?  I am guessing no.  What it might do is create an even larger deficit that will take our great great grandchildren more of their lives to crawl out of.  Good job, B.O.
I've run across the power grab of student loans, the backroom deals for states that were holding out, but not one word about a tax credit for hiring American workers.  Now, I expect if it had been to hire illegals, Pelosi and her bunch would have been all over it, like stink on poo.  Unfortunately, it only helped Americans, so there is no incentive for that.  And while I am on the subject of tax breaks-here is a crazy idea:
Instead of giving me tax credits for something, and credits for something else, how's about you just let me keep my own money?  I know, I know, if you eliminate all the red tape, you may  be able simplify the Internal Revenue Service and God forbid we have less government, right?  One of the reasons that I consider myself a Republican is because I don't need the government to wipe my nose. Just get out of my way and I can do for myself, thank you.
Another glaring example was sent to me in an email:
A 15 mpg clunker that travels 12,000 miles a year uses 800 gallons of gas
a year.
A 25 mpg vehicle that travels 12,000 miles a year uses 480 gallons a year.
So, the average Cash for Clunkers transaction will reduce US
gasoline consumption by 320 gallons per year.
They claim 700,000 clunkers were turned-in, so that's 224 million gallons
saved per year.
That equates to a bit over 5 million barrels of oil.
5 million barrels is about 5 hours worth of US consumption.
More importantly, 5 million barrels of oil at $70 per barrel costs about
$350 million dollars
So, the government paid $3 billion of our tax dollars to save $350 million.
We spent $8.57 for every dollar we saved.
I'm pretty sure they will do a great job with our health care, though.Why is this administration so quick to spend money we don't have? As a community organizer, did he never have to balance a checkbook?  Or maybe, is he just used to not paying his bills as he incurs them? He does have over one hundred days of experience on the job before he was able to connive his way to Pennsylvania Avenue.  Mr. Soetoro, Mr. Obama, or whatever you are going by this week, please stop spending my grandchildren's  money. They'll thank you later.

When Did 25% Become Zero?

I love a politician that forgets every single word they say is written down and kept somewhere.  It makes for a better irony later, don't you think?  When George Bush Sr, reneged on his promise of 'no new taxes' the media went nuts.  It was as if there had never been a broken promise in politics before. Television programs made it a punch line, so did everyone else.  Where is this gold standard now?  B.O. told me ad nauseum  that he was going to eliminate the capital gains tax for small businesses.  When I was going to school, eliminate meant doing away with, banishing, removing completely-you get the idea.  So how is it, that lowering the capital gains tax by twenty five percent is the same thing?  Last time I checked, this would be another glaring lie that the media has let their boy get away with.
Not that this would surprise anyone who has read an American paper in the last say- eighteen months.  The slow dance in the moonlight that the media has been enjoying with B.O. is ridiculous.  I know that there is usually a "honeymoon" period for an elected official, but seriously?  If this goes on much longer, they should get a room.
Now for those that don't understand how this works-small businesses employ the vast majority of workers.  It might be a small gas station or something as large as a press shop that employs a few hundred folks.  When these businesses don't have to pay as many taxes, they have money left over to hire people to create more taxes.  See how that works?  The current system practically punishes a company for being successful.  Which do you think would create more jobs- a system that encourages you to hire more people, or one that forces you to do more paperwork and pay more money to the government?  Anyone? Anyone?
Ronald Reagan said it best-"There is no situation that more government can't make worse." The mainstream media seems to have an agenda, don't they? Don't trust the media to give you the whole story.Do a little homework, you'll thank me later.

The Next B.O. Campaign Lie

I've decided to spend a few days disseminating the lies of our current Kenyan in chief. Please oblige me, as they are fascinating. Not only are they glaring examples of this guys chutzpah, they also paint a rather unflattering picture of the media that allows him to get away with it.  What happened to five days of looking at something before B.O. signed it?  I looked all over the internet, emailed my elected officials-squat.  I still haven't been able to get a complete look at the thing that socializes twenty percent of the economy.  I am really curious to see the part where he lumps in student loans as coming only from the government now. How do you pronounce monopoly?  He's been busy, no doubt worrying that Massachusetts was only the beginning of the losses his agenda will cause.  The idea that the seat of everyone's favorite designated driver is held by a Republican is amazing, I never thought I would live to see it. But back to the latest broken promise. The last time I looked at a calendar, five days went from say- Monday to Friday.  How many days did that socialist takeover set around before B.O. signed it?  I know that he was in a hurry to get the thing over with. His shaky glue of of corn-husker kickbacks and special favors to Florida, Louisiana, et al  were wobbly at best.  The longer people had to look at all the graft, the more upset they were going to get.  He had to be especially quick before someone noticed any of the things that had nothing to do with health care-like the power grab of student loans.  Does this mean that now the government can decide who gets to go to college?  Talk about a slippery slope, there you go.
Of course, it would have taken at least five days to muddle through this thousand plus page opus.  Why so many pages, B.O.? I find it strange that the Republican version was about ninety percent shorter, yet it never got a chance to be on the floor.  Agenda anyone?
Ask yourself this-if this guy will lie about something as fundamental as five days of review, what else is he capable of?  Remember that when 2012 rolls around. You'll thank me later.

Just Call Me a Birther, I Guess

Did anyone listen to B.O. when he was campaigning?  I did, I couldn't help it, he was everywhere-thank you liberal media.  Did anyone pay attention to what he promised?  It was something along the lines of more transparency than in the history of the office, wasn't it?  So could someone explain to me how hiring a firm and spending almost one half a million dollars to prevent people from digging up his past is transparent?  I just want to know if he's eligible to hold the office.  Right now, I got a buck that says no.  Why would he fight so ferociously to keep every one of his records hidden?  All of them, from college transcripts to birth certificate are shielded by one obfuscation after another.  Not so transparent, is it?  And while I'm risking a sudden government interest in my taxes, could someone please explain to me why the media just goose steps along with him?  I cannot believe that if Katie Couric  ( a paragon of journalism,no?) were to spend a few nights digging into B.O.'s background, she wouldn't find a few questions to ask.  She might even get to be one of the chosen few that he allows to ask questions.  Try this: the next time you have to sit through a Q and A session with this guy, count the reporters he favors with recognition.  Do this a few times and you will come up with one of two conclusions.  Either the media corps (pronounced: KOR) has dwindled down to five people, or B.O. asks the same anointed reporters, over and over.  How does one get on B.O.'s short list of favored ones?  I haven't seen the guidelines, but I'm thinking from the questions that are soft pitched to our favorite Kenyan, that some sort of agreement must be in place. Notice the next time, you'll thank me later.

The Only Mother You Can Make Fun of

How well do you think the average NOW member would accept having a teen mother ridiculed and made the butt of late night monologue jokes?  Do you think the "ladies" on the View would have expressed any outrage over Ms. Goldberg's unwed daughter being made fun of?  I  recall when slick willie was in office, his daughter was strictly off limits for comedians and pundits alike.  Not once did you see a picture of Amy Carter anywhere except in official photo releases, did you?  That being the case, why is it okay to discuss Bristol Palin and her teen pregnancy ad nauseum?  If  someone from another world were to come to our country and read a headline, they might think that this poor girl from Alaska was the only teenager to get pregnant while she was in highschool.                                                                                                                                 I've especially enjoyed the idiots who offer this opinion: Maybe if Sarah Palin was a better mother, her daughter wouldn't have gotten pregnant.  It's stupidity like this that condemns us as a species. Are you telling me that every teenage pregnancy could be avoided by better parental supervision?  Riiiiight.  I have a bridge to sell you, super cheap, low miles.
My point is this:  I am staring at a big glaring double standard.  One that the media tells me does not exist, even as they continue to print stories about the only unwed mother it is safe to make fun of.  Suppose Ms. Palin had had an abortion?  Would this have made her a hero in the eyes of the liberal world?  Or would they have then had the hypocritical task of condemning a girl for doing the very thing that they advocate for constantly at pro choice rallies?  Pick a side of your face to talk out of liberals.  Either all Politicians' children are off limits, or none of them are.  Don't support the magazines and news agencies with this double standard.  You'll thank me later.

Ethanol is a Big Fat Failure

E-85 was going to save the world, wasn't it?  I remember reading how this new miracle fuel was the solution to every problem from global warming to bed wetting.  Now that global warming turned out to be a scam, I suggest we take a closer look at the good that E-85 has done.  In every place that I have bought gasoline, E-85 is at most a few cents cheaper than the regular gasoline.  In speaking to people that have E-85 vehicles, most are happy with the vehicle, but the ones that aren't really aren't.  Some things that I didn't know about the vehicles include: the cost of an E-85 vehicle is more than a regular fueled car or truck.  Not just a couple hundred dollars, were talking three zeros more.  Seems like I am already in the hole.  Then, it was explained to me, you have to run a tank of premium in the tank every four tanks of E-85.  So now, where is the big hairy savings?  What I see, seems like a scam.
A better plan would be what my friend Henry does. Now Henry is an older man, and he doesn't have a lot of tolerance for stupidity.  When gasoline hit two bucks a gallon, Henry was angry.  He has a small farm, about fifty acres, and decided to do something about the price of gas for his and his wife's vehicles.  So Henry, being from a state that rhymes with hentucky, knows a little bit about making alcohol.  He has fashioned one or two stills in his day-for personal  use only,  he is quick to point out.                                                       What Henry does is make a batch of alcohol for his truck and his wife's car.   He takes a hit on the mileage, but it only costs him about forty two cents a gallon, so he's happy.  He cannot sell it or he would cheerfully help out his friends and neighbors.  He was more than happy to show three people to date how to make their own still. 
All this goes to one point.  Ethanol costs more than it provides.  The price of everything that uses corn has increased in price.  From beef, pork, chicken, to even soda has all increased in price because of the use of corn in ethanol.  How are we saving anything, now?  We have coal, natural gas, and oil deposits that are the envy of nations all over the world.  Ask yourself why would we use a fuel that only increases the cost of everything else?  You'll thank me later.

Jobs Bill = No Money

Didn't B.O. promise me that creating jobs was his number one priority when he had his ACORN buddies register tons of people multiple times to hijack the election?  I cannot find the information myself, so if someone can find out how helping people buy new cars is going to help create jobs for anyone outside the automotive industry, please send it to me.  It certainly can't be a favor or two being repaid, now could it?  Cash for Clunkers did nothing much to stimulate anyone outside of favors owed, did it?                           While I am on the subject of useless ideas, please explain to me how a tax credit  in the future is going to help me now?  How about letting me keep more of my money right now?  Better yet, what do you say to not taxing the life out of me right now?  Ronald Reagan was correct when he said that there is no problem that the government cannot make worse.  Leave me alone, Washington.  You've done enough, really.                           I have posed this idea before, I will float it again.  Who knows, maybe someone in a position of authority is listening this time. B.O. seems determined to buy our way out of debt, like a welfare cheat who just found a hundred dollar bill, he knows one word: Spend . Since this seems to be his answer to everything, how about he try this, I'll even let him take credit for it, if he'll just give it a chance.
Two words: National Lottery.  Why don't they start a national lottery with the understanding that every single penny goes to the National Deficit. When that pesky multi-trillion dollar problem is solved, we can start using the money from the lottery for things like infrastructure repair, and other campaign promises that B.O. has conveniently forgotten about in his rush to socialize twenty percent of our economy.  It's just crazy enough to work.  Also, it's a win-win. B.O. gets to spend our money like a drunken sailor on his first leave, and we get to sleep knowing that our children's grandchildren won't be saddled with the ridiculous deficit he seems hellbent on creating.  Urge your elected officials to do it. You'll thank me later.

Please Don't Offend the Terrorists

I can count on one hand the things I have agreed with Joe Leiberman.  I was proud to have a SORE LOSERMAN  sign in my yard after the 2000 election.  But since he has become an Independent, I find that once in a while, I am shocked to agree with him.  A case in point is his disagreement over having the phrase violent Islamic terrorist removed from the wording of something that B.O. was discussing.  Far be it from the world's favorite Kenyan to offend a group of people who would do us harm at every turn.  Oh my goodness, we can't have that, can we?  While we are on the subject of things to avoid,* I love that we cannot examine Arabic passengers with any more scrutiny then we give any other passenger.  Just because every single terrorist on September eleventh was from the middle east, let's not be too hasty in making them angry.  God (or Allah if you prefer) forbid we hurt someone's feelings if it keeps thousands of people alive and unharmed.  Much better to be politically correct, don't you think?
 Has common sense taken a ten count?  If it keeps my family and my neighbors safe, profile every person that comes on the plane.  For that matter, if I'm even riding a train, bus or boat, feel free to check me over every time I step on board.  Whatever it takes to keep planes from crashing into buildings and murdering thousands upon thousands of people sounds good to me,  as I believe it would to anyone with a lick of common sense.
While I am on the subject of offensive, I would be curious to know how it's going with the sit down and talk to the people who hate us thing?  The last time I checked, Iran has pretty much given us the finger and started trying to enrich plutonium.  Another great idea from this chuckle head, isn't it?                                               And speaking of great ideas in socialism, how many people have realized that the Government now runs the loaning of money for student loans?  Does this mean that now B.O. and his ilk can decide who is worthy to continue their education?  I can't imagine that he would use this as another blatant power grab, can you?      Please, please, please, make sure you are registered to vote in the next election.  2012 cannot come soon enough.  Make sure you take five minutes and vote, also.  Stopping this travesty should be our main objective.  You'll thank me later.
* Irony Alert

I'm Not a Doctor, But I Played One For B.O.

I watched a news story on Fox.  I know, I know, a thousand liberals just blanched.  I have a relative that tells me she can't watch Fox News-too biased.  I just laugh and laugh.  But anyway, I was wondering through the options, when I came upon a spot that showed B.O.'s people handing out white coats to the folks at one of his speeches.  Hmmm....does this mean that they are doctors?  Or perhaps they work at the photo lab at any of the big box stores?  It certainly  can't mean the guy who promised us more transparency in the history of the White House was trying to fudge appearances, could it?  Hooey.  Besides, if it's on Fox News, it must be made up, right?  Oh wait, I'm thinking of Dan Rather, Peter Jennings and Tom Brokaw, and the fake memo about W's service record, aren't I?  My mistake, sorry.                                                                   My mind must be clouded with all the sound bytes telling me how above board and honest this Kenyan was going to be.  So if all the folks-err "Doctors"- who were sitting around those photo ops for B.O. were just liberal props for the socialist machine, hasn't some sort of fraud been perpetrated?  Nothing that is going to be prosecuted of course, I mean we are talking about a Democrat for heaven's sake.  This is the same party that told me suborning perjury was no big deal, even though there were and are plenty of people in jail for that very same thing.                                                                                                                                        The problem with being ironic, I have come to discover, is that many people just don't understand irony.  To borrow a line from Steve Martin- I get tired of being stared at.  But back to B.O. and his transparent lies.  I've never seen a person who was so worried about the photo-op.  He seems determined to remind the world that he got elected, so there!  Of course, he still has zero experience running something.  He never cast a vote while he was a Senator.  He never sponsored a bill from any where.  He just did what his handlers told him to do, and tried to minimize when the truth accidentally came out.  Joe the Plumber, anyone?  That poor guy had his life dissected by the media when he had the temerity to ask a question.  Was it his fault that B.O. accidentally told the truth?  Consider all of this before you debate B.O.'s merits with me in a chat room or otherwise.  You'll thank me later.  

The Government **t

Have you ever been forced to ask the government for help?  If you have, good luck with that.  I was hurt recently, and I've been forced to ask for some help.Do not expect to leave this process without feeling like a wart on the butt of humanity.  Asking for help has never been my strong suit, I confess.  But recently, I have found a group of people who seem to make asking for help, their main occupation. There is a process to receiving help.  Every step of the way tastes like gall to me.  I believe it would to any person with half an interest in self preservation.  I know that I paid into this fund.  I also know that the money is there in case something like this happens.  What I didn't know was that the people whose job it is to help me with this act as though they are doing me a favor every step of the way.  I feel like such a bum because I have had to ask for help.  I know, I know, that's why the help is there.  But anyone who thinks that this is an easy process is wrong. Completely, totally, wrong. 
That's one of the things that amazes me.  I have come to know several people who seek any way that they can to get government assistance.  If half the effort was put into finding and keeping a job, these people would own the world.  I don't get it.  I hate the intrusion into my life.  I hate answering questions that are no ones business.  I hate having to ask for help.  Mostly because of the way it makes me feel, and partly because the people who are in charge of helping me seem to be doing me the utmost favor by doing the job our government hired them to do.
I can only imagine how much worse this will be if B.O. actually succeeds in socializing twenty percent of our economy.  1984 anyone?  Be thankful if you don't need any help from the government, if you do, leave a trail of breadcrumbs to find your way through the bureaucracy.  You'll thank me later.

The Catholic Church and Other Evil Entities

If Yahoo is your only source of news, (and God help you if that's the case) you would wonder why it is that the Catholic Church is even allowed to exist.  The only time the Church makes the news is when someone accuses Her of either working with Nazis during World War II or when more sexual abuse is reported.
Sexual abuse by anyone in a position of  authority is awful.  To violate someone while in that position of authority is inexcusable.  If I didn't have my own faculties, I would believe that this is a problem exclusive to the Catholic Church.  I never hear about a Protestant Minister or any other Church being involved in this kind of scandal.  Why is that?  When I googled church abuse, I found all sorts of information, sad to say.  But why don't I hear about it when I turn on the news or pick up a paper?  If I were a person prone to paranoia, I would think that there was some sort of agenda.
How is this ever going to stop if no one knows about it?  How is anyone going to hear about it if the media continues to under report it while "exposing" only one denomination? Please remove the politics from this and report it all.  That's the first step to stopping it all, and protecting the ones being hurt while they are most vulnerable.  Ask your media outlets why they don't report this abuse.  Maybe they'll start, and you can thank me later.

TOTUS, Anyone?

Do you want to have a laugh? Maybe pity, maybe despair, you decide. If you do, then finish reading this and go check out baracksteleprompter.blogspot.com/   You'll see some dandies from BO when he loses his place on the magic word machine.  Please, mainstream media, tell me again how articulate he is.  I would just love that.  Funny how you never see these slip ups, isn't it?  I'll bet that someone is involved in a mass right wing conspiracy to make him say these stupid things.  It probably originates in the fifty seventh state, also.  Yep, he's a dandy.  I know this is a short blog, but go check it out. I don't know who TOTUS is, but I hope they keep it up.  Go check it out, you'll thank me later.

Bad Movies

I love bad movies, it embarrasses me to say.  Not the run of the mill,muddled plot bad.  I'm talking Ed Wood, Glen or Glenda bad movies.  Now Mr. Wood was the king of "What???" so I don't even count him when I start listing favorites.  How can you compete with a line like, "She's dead. Murdered. And only one thing's for sure.  Someone's responsible."  Yowza.   Nice, huh?  But recently I was talking with my friend Kyle and we had a semi heated debate on the best bad movies.  Here are some of the ones that we came up with, in no particular order.

1. Speed 2
2. Inglorious Bastards
3. Districts 9
4. Joe vs. the Volcano
5. Bewitched
6. The Dukes of Hazzard
7. Say It Isn't So
8. Kingpin
9. Leonard Part 6
10. Speed Racer                                                                                                                               

Please feel free to let me know if I've missed one, this is by no means an all inclusive list.  It's just some of the truly bad movies we have enjoyed over the years. I honestly believe that anyone can make a good movie, some skill and a little luck.  But to doggedly continue with something that you know in your gut is going to be a train wreck?  Now that's entertainment.  There is another that I've been reading about.  It's called ZZYZZX Road, and it  grossed a whole thirty bucks on it's premiere. Tom Sizemore is in it, so you know it's going to be something.  I can't wait to see it, I hope it's a train wreck.  If I find it, I'll pass it on and you can thank me later.

Happy Belated Easter

I hope you had a wonderful Holiday.  I spent mine with friends, enjoying a cookout.  I did not have to spend it at the retail wonder, so that made it nice, didn't it?  I worked at Walmart for many years, and in all that time, I never missed a Holiday.  That's some family company, isn't it?  In fact, the only people that don't have to sacrifice their families are those lucky folks who have managed to secure the "golden" shift.  These are the people that work no later than six p.m. and the only way they are in there on a Saturday is if they are shopping.   It must be nice.  While many stores have begun demanding that department managers actually work when the customer is there, some stores are still holding out.
Another thing that stumps me is the courtesy test that they must administer to these people before they are hired.  I love having to interrupt a conversation to ask where the oil filters are this week.  I especially enjoy the blank stare, the shift of feet and the barely audible grunt, as I am pointed in a new direction.  You give me two teenage girls engrossed in conversation, and I know I'm going to receive the crappiest customer service imaginable.  Ahh, retail.
Enough reminiscing.  Happy Easter. Stop reading my thoughts and go enjoy your family.  You'll thank me later..

I Miss You Dad

Today would have been my Father's birthday.  He was something else.  My brother Mitchell called him the King of the Bullsh***ers.  That's a pretty fair description of him.  Not in a bad way, it's just who my Dad was.  He could spin a tale out of thin air and make you believe it.  It was his special gift.  Many times, I knew that what he was saying was absolutely untrue.  Didn't matter.  I loved hearing the stories, just the same.  He was likable, friendly, hardworking and charming.  I don't remember meeting one person that disliked him (not counting ex wives) in my life.
Ex wives were another story. Being a charming man, who may have lacked self control at times, my Dad had quite a collection of ex wives.  Most he maintained at least a tolerance for, a few he did not.  I met all of them, except one, and my Mother tells me she was a very nice lady.  The ones he didn't like were colorful, also.  Something about my Dad must have resonated with them; when he died, they were all there at his funeral.
My brother Ken told me stories about him also.  He was a good man, and most of the time, he was a good father.  He wasn't perfect, and I believe his lapses in judgment haunted him.
My Dad had piercing blue eyes.  I am proud to say those same eyes belong to my son, Jamey.  When he gives me a look of irritation, it's just like having my Dad back for a moment. One of my brothers-Bob-died a couple of years ago.  I miss him for many reasons, not the least of which, he sounded the most like our Father.I have two other brothers, Marvin Lee and Kevin, and while Lee may act like Dad, Kevin has a certain quality about him that makes me think of Dad every time I talk to him.  Maybe it's his dry sense of humor, I don't know. I am not the only daughter my father had, but there is some quality in each of my Brothers that was instilled by Dad.  I love him and I miss him.  I know many of the problems that I face today would be much easier if my Dad was here to help me with them.If you can, go call your Dad.  You'll thank me later.

April Fools!

Sean Penn's name came to mind at the mention of fools. Sorry, I keep thinking of his moronic interview when he said that people who call Hugo Chavez a dictator should go to jail.  I think Sean has forgotten which country he is in.  Dang that pesky Constitution, right Sean?  I think I actually preferred him when he was spouting profanities at the paparazzi he regularly prostituted himself to when he was married to Madonna.  Nobody can drop the F bomb while flipping you off like he can.  Oh what life skills he has.  I had written a piece about Mr. Penn yesterday, but the arrogance-and ignorance- of what he said had stayed with me.  So anyone that disagrees with him should be in jail, right?  What about when he makes a piece of crap movie and the critics rip it apart? (Shanghai Surprise, anyone?)  Do they go to jail, also? How about when a journalist quotes the latest drivel to fall from his unprepossessing tongue?  Jail for them, also?  Paparazzi would no doubt fill his prisons, also.  Perhaps Sean should look into emigrating.  Venezuela would love to have him, and best of all, I would never have to listen to him again.  The biggest question that I have is why he hasn't befriended  North Korea's dictator yet?  He obviously loves to be in dictatorships, why is he discriminating against that nut job?  Doesn't seem fair to me, and if there is one thing that comes t mind when I think of Sean Penn, it's fair.  As in Sean Penn does a pretty fair job of defending every left wing nut job dictator, rapist, murderer he can find, doesn't he?  Does his friendship litmus test include a proclivity towards torture, rape and murder?  It makes me wonder.
Also, I was requested to retell my favorite story from you know where.I think it fits in perfectly with April Fool's Day.  When I was still working for the Retail Monopoly that Cares, we had one of the display cakes go missing.  If you know anything about them, then you know that they are just beautifully decorated pieces of Styrofoam.  One day, one of the uglier displays went missing.  It was a Graduation cake in a hideous color scheme, blue and purple, I think.  Anyway, the cake turned up three days later when a customer came into the store and tried to get a refund for the stolen decoration.  She tried to be very indignant, she just didn't pull it off well.  With no receipt (you think?) and no proof of purchase, the store thanked her for returning the cake and sent her on her way.  It was the knife marks in the frosting that reduced us to giggles.  The thought of them all hunkered around that ugly "cake" with friends and family gathered to celebrate the big day while they chuckled to themselves at the money they had saved by stealing the cake-priceless! If I made you laugh half as hard as we did that day while looking at the knife marks in that "cake"- you can thank me later.