The Veronica Notes

2008-10-29T08:41:00.000-07:00

Thanks to Gavin for finding this article...

It's by Davy Crockett and is called "Not Yours To Give", in which he discuss exactly why the government shouldn't bail anybody out. Ever. It's a little long but totally worth reading.

2008-10-24T12:13:00.000-07:00

Krauthammer Endorses McCain
"I'll have no truck with the phony case ginned up to rationalize voting for the most liberal and inexperienced presidential nominee in living memory...The case for McCain is straightforward. The financial crisis has made us forget, or just blindly deny, how dangerous the world out there is. We have a generations-long struggle with Islamic jihadism. An apocalyptic soon-to-be-nuclear Iran. A nuclear-armed Pakistan in danger of fragmentation. A rising Russia pushing the limits of revanchism. Plus the sure-to-come Falklands-like surprise popping out of nowhere. Who do you want answering that phone at 3 a.m.?...A man who's been cramming on these issues for the past year, who's never had to make an executive decision affecting so much as a city, let alone the world?...Or do you want a man who is the most prepared, most knowledgeable, most serious foreign policy thinker in the United States Senate?...There's just no comparison...Today's economic crisis, like every other in our history, will in time pass. But the barbarians will still be at the gates. Whom do you want on the parapet? I'm for the guy who can tell the lion from the lamb."

Who's Playing The Race Card?"
"And Obama has shown no hesitation in doing so to McCain. Weeks ago, in Springfield, Mo., and elsewhere, he warned darkly that George Bush and John McCain were going to try to frighten you by saying that, among other scary things, Obama has "a funny name" and "doesn't look like all those other presidents on those dollar bills." ...What makes this all the more dismaying is that it comes from Barack Obama, who has consistently presented himself as a healer, a man of a new generation above and beyond race, the man who would turn the page on the guilt-tripping grievance politics of Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton. I once believed him."

Make The Election About Iraq"
"In his St. Paul victory speech, Barack Obama pledged again to pull out of Iraq. Rather than "continue a policy in Iraq that asks everything of our brave men and women in uniform and nothing of Iraqi politicians, . . . [i]t's time for Iraqis to take responsibility for their future." We know Obama hasn't been to Iraq in more than two years, but does he not read the papers? Does he not know anything about developments on the ground? Here is the "nothing" that Iraqis have been doing in the past few months: ..."

Would Obama/Dems Kill 401k Plans?
"Ghilarducci would have workers abandon the stock market right at the bottom of the market. A stupid idea, according to Warren Buffett: "I don't like to opine on the stock market, and again I emphasize that I have no idea what the market will do in the short term. Nevertheless, I'll follow the lead of a restaurant that opened in an empty bank building and then advertised: 'Put your mouth where your money was.' Today my money and my mouth both say equities."...My bottom line: If you believe in the long-run dynamism of the American economy, then you have to believe in the stock market."

Redistribution of Wealth
"Today on my way to lunch I passed a homeless guy with a sign that read "Vote Obama, I need the money." I laughed.

Once in the restaurant my server had on an "Obama 08" tie, again I laughed as he had given away his political preference--just imagine the coincidence.

When the bill came I decided not to tip the server and explained to him that I was exploring the Obama redistribution of wealth concept. He stood there in disbelief while I told him that I was going to redistribute his tip to someone who I deemed more in need--the homeless guy outside. The server angrily stormed from my sight.

I went outside, gave the homeless guy $10 and told him to thank the server inside as I've decided he could use the money more. The homeless guy was grateful.

At the end of my rather unscientific redistribution experiment I realized the homeless guy was grateful for the money he did not earn, but the waiter was pretty angry that I gave away the money he did earn, even though the actual recipient deserved money more.

I guess redistribution of wealth is an easier thing to swallow in concept than in practical application."

2008-07-14T07:55:00.000-07:00

This video makes me want to throw up in my mouth a little bit.

Nothing is free...unless you're an illegal!

2008-06-04T08:07:00.000-07:00

Reducing independence on mideast oil and creating jobs...taaaadaaaaa

Oil refinery in South Dakota

2008-04-29T11:09:00.000-07:00

So, this guy compares Hillary's bid for office to the Monty Python Black Knight sketch. I almost fell out of my chair from laughing. I cannot tell a lie.

2008-04-23T07:09:00.000-07:00

There is this really funny site that I read from time to time called Stuff White People Like. Recently, the #94 thing that white people like is "Free Healthcare". I present it to you for your reading pleasure:

"In spite of having access to the best health insurance and fanciest hospitals, white people are passionate about the idea of socialized medicine. So much so that they have memorized statistics and examples of how for-profit medicine has destroyed the United States.

But before you can exploit this information for personal gain, it’s important that you understand why white people are so in love with free health care.

The first and most obvious reason is “they have it in Europe.” White people love all things European, this especially true of things that are unavailable in the United States (Rare Beers, Absinthe, legal marijuana, prostitution, soccer). The fact that it’s available in Canada isn’t really that impressive, but it does contribute to their willingness to threaten to move there.

These desires were only heightened in 2007 when Michael Moore released “Sicko,” a documentary that contrasts the health care industry in the United States with that of Canada, France and Cuba. As a general rule of thumb, white people are always extra passionate about issues that have been the subject of a Moore documentary. As a test, ask them about 9/11, Gun Control, or Health Care and then say “where did you get that information?” You will not be surprised at the results.

But the secret reason why all white people love socialized medicine is that they all love the idea of receiving health care without having a full-time job. This would allow them to work as a freelance designer/consultant/copywriter/photographer/blogger, open their own bookstore, stay at home with their kids, or be a part of an Internet start-up without having to worry about a benefits package. Though many of them would never follow this path, they appreciate having the option.

If you need to impress a white person, merely mention how you got hurt on a recent trip to Canada/England/Sweden and though you were a foreigner you received excellent and free health care. They will be very impressed and likely tell you about how powerful drug and health care lobbies are destroying everything.

Though their passion for national health care runs deep, it is important to remember that white people are most in favor of it when they are healthy. They love the idea of everyone have equal access to the resources that will keep them alive, that is until they have to wait in line for an MRI.

This is very similar to the way that white people express their support for public schools when they don’t have children."

2008-04-22T06:45:00.000-07:00

"A record number of Pennsylvanians are registered to vote 8,328,123.

Fired-up by the primary slugfest between Clinton and Obama, more than 152,700 voters have joined the Democratic Party since Jan. 1. In addition, more than 164,000 voters have changed their registration to become Democrat.

The GOP also surged this year, adding more than 40,000 newly-minted Republicans to their rolls."

2008-04-21T12:45:00.000-07:00

2008-04-11T09:43:00.001-07:00

In regards to McCain's age concerns, Howard Dean says,

"I doubt we will bring it up in the election...There is somewhat of a higher ethical bar on what we do."

I'd be interested in knowing exactly how high this ethical bar is. If anyone has the measurements, feel free to share!

2008-04-11T08:50:00.000-07:00

It goes like this:
1. Girl makes assigned "political poster" for history class on anti-illegal immigration
2. Mexicans in cafeteria get pissed
3. Mexicans beat her up and threaten her life
4. Girl is ordered back to class and not allowed to call her parents

So the little *insertwordmymomwontlikehere* are allowed to threaten to kill this 13 year old girl...but she isnt allowed to do anything about it?? Seriously??

2008-04-11T08:30:00.000-07:00

In my daily perusal of online blogging I came across an anonymous comment that had been posted in response to Michelle Malkins recent 'harassment' at UWM:

"College liberals are usually arrogant asses who are impressed with themselves. I should know because I was one. Of course at some point Dad decided to stop paying my bills . Shortly after graduation I did find a job and eventually married and had children. Thats when I realized I was now a conservative."

Ahhhahahahaha
Also:

"Someday you kids'll look back on this and realize that we're right and hopefully you'll come around and drop the liberal elitism that you're wrapped up in. Only then will you be able to get a job that doesn't involve wearing a paper hat or brewing up lattes for your betters who already made the connection and have real jobs and lives."

I'm really proud to say I was never one of those kids. Thanks pop.

2008-04-11T07:54:00.001-07:00

Bringin' it back!

This is going to be a very, very interesting election year. Mainly because of the extremely strong opinions voters have on the democratic candidates. If you like Obama, you hate Hillary. If you like Hillary, you hate Obama. And if your pick doesn't get the nomination, you're voting for McCain. And thanks to everyone fighting over Obama/Hillary, McCain just keeps looking better and better and moving up in the polls. Not that I'm overly excited about McCain being the republican nominee but...I am going to vote for him over the other two picks.

To be honest, I am not really scared of Obama like I am/would be of Hillary. I do think he is very much a people pleaser, but I think given this he might be willing to maybe budge on things if he knew it would make people like him more. He's also very charismatic and people just plain like him. I don't get his whole "Change" campaign slogan because really, what does that even mean? Every new President wants to make change. Apparently he had some really lame marketing people come up with that for him. But you know, people like it. "Ohhhh I want change! Yay, change!"

Anyways. This is about the most recent polls regarding the candidates. McCain and Obama are pretty much tied right now, though Obama recently had a 10 point lead.

2008-03-20T07:54:00.000-07:00

And this is why I have adopted philadelphia as my home haha!

This has actually been going on for a while. Geno's makes you speak English if you want to order a cheesesteak. Big whoop. Let me tell you that even if you do speak english but you don't know the right way to order a cheesesteak (um, like "whiz with". oh yeah, i know how to say it haha) they'll yell at you and kick out out of line. So I don't know what the big deal is. It's part of the Philadelphia cheesesteak tradition. If you don't know how to order you don't get served. It's a thing. Stop whining. It's boring.

2008-03-12T14:03:00.001-07:00

Stay out of my state! Ah!

2008-03-12T13:01:00.000-07:00

Read this. It's a little long but definitely worth the read.

"Why I Am No Longer a Brain-Dead Liberal"
"I'd observed that lust, greed, envy, sloth, and their pals are giving the world a good run for its money, but that nonetheless, people in general seem to get from day to day; and that we in the United States get from day to day under rather wonderful and privileged circumstances—that we are not and never have been the villains that some of the world and some of our citizens make us out to be, but that we are a confection of normal (greedy, lustful, duplicitous, corrupt, inspired—in short, human) individuals living under a spectacularly effective compact called the Constitution, and lucky to get it."

2008-03-12T09:19:00.001-07:00

I'm highly irritated by the whole California vs. Homeschooling issue going on right now. Most of my irritation comes from the fact that the looney, "we dont want to be a part of society" homeschool families ruin it for everyone. My parents homeschooled all 7 of their kids but we weren't one of those nutty families with no social skills or no sense of life in a community outside of our home. We all did Algebra and Biology and took college classes in our Junior and Senior years to learn what things my Mom couldn't necessarily teach us. And when I got to college I had better grades than most of the other kids I knew - who were struggling to get through English 101. And it drives me up the wall that homeschoolers automatically have the "no social skills no cultural knowledge they dress like weirdos they can cook but dont know what geometry is" labels put on them, because not everyone is like that. But of course the family that has effectively destroyed homeschooling in California is one of those families.

I do believe that there should be guidelines set for who can homeschool their children - for instance, in Vermont you have to report to the state at the beginning and end of every year, which is think is fair and logical. It's important to make sure that children are receiving a good education - whether it comes from a licensed teacher or intelligent parents. However, it's also not up to the government to tell parents how they may or may not raise their children.

You can go here to sign the petition against California's ruling that parents have to be specifically credentialed teachers to homeschool their children.

2008-03-11T07:35:00.000-07:00

"I don't like Hillary because she's so bossy and cold and manipulative...I can't see that Hillary would appeal to feminists because, why is she there? She is there because she is Bill's wife, and it's a bit useless to pretend, 'Oh, it's because of her wonderful job as a senator'..."

-Germaine Greer, "Outspoken Feminist"

2008-03-04T09:39:00.000-08:00

Now the weather channel is going to sue those who are selling carbon credits - including Al Gore - "which would force global warming alarmists to give a more honest account of the policies they propose." Take that, Al! Time to come up with something new I guess.

Also, "Global warming alarmism kills people if you get the science wrong", from Lord Christopher Monckton

AND, back in October, a british court ruled "An Inconvenient Truth" political (really?!), and now "requires that the film be shown with guidance notes to comply with laws prohibiting "partisan" material in the school curriculum.".

Even MORE, " 2008 International Conference on Climate Change"

2008-03-04T09:04:00.000-08:00

It's time for more on one of my favorite topics!

Edit: because trevor is The Gh-ey - I DIDNT WRITE ANY OF THESE 'EXCERPTS'. I only know how to copy and paste. Also, this is bits and pieces, NOT THE WHOLE THING. Also, I read lots of things about global warming all the time and I have come to the conclusion that the whole thing is ridiculous. This *one* article did not make me come to this decision.

Global warming is a big fat scam. Al Gore was mad that no one believe he invented the internet so he had to come up with something, jeez!

An excerpt, for those of you who don't read entire articles:

"To see if all this makes any sense there are really four questions that all have to be answered "yes."

1) Are global temperatures rising? Surely, they were rising from the late 1970s to 1998, but "there has been no net global warming since 1998." Indeed, the more recent numbers show that there is now evidence of significant cooling.

2) But supposing that the answer to the first question is "yes," is mankind responsible for a significant and noticeable portion of an increase in temperatures? Mankind is responsible for just a fraction of one percent of the effect from greenhouse gases, and greenhouse gases are not responsible for most of what causes warming (e.g., the Sun).

Over 100 leading climate scientists from around the world signed a letter in December stating: "significant new peer-reviewed research has cast even more doubt on the hypothesis of dangerous human-caused global warming."

In December a list was also released of another 400 scientists who questioned the general notion of significant manmade global warming.

3) If the answer to both preceding questions is "yes," is an increase temperature changes "bad"? That answer is hardly obvious.

Even the UN’s original draft stated that an increase in temperature of up to two degrees Celsius would be good for many regions of the globe. Higher temperatures could increase ocean levels by between seven inches and two feet over the next 100 years.

4) Finally, let's assume that the answer to all three previous questions is "yes." Does that mean we need more regulations and taxes? No, that is still not clear.

If we believe that man-made global warming is “bad,” we still don’t want to eliminate all carbon emissions. Having no cars, no air conditioning, or no electricity would presumably be much worse than anything people are claiming from global warming."

2008-03-03T07:39:00.000-08:00

Canada doesnt want me!
This is a little long but its pretty funny and also pretty interesting, so I consider it to be worth the read. I find it odd that every other country in the world has tough immigration rules, and its ok - but if for some reason we would ever dream of enforcing immigration laws, we're the bad guys. Lame.

2008-02-29T07:01:00.000-08:00

"Staying To Help In Iraq"
"My visit left me even more deeply convinced that we not only have a moral obligation to help displaced Iraqi families, but also a serious, long-term, national security interest in ending this crisis...What we cannot afford, in my view, is to squander the progress that has been made. In fact, we should step up our financial and material assistance" -Angelina Jolie

I am shocked. And pleased. And mad this will never make headlines. Finally, someone other than the usual "right wing conspirators" is stepping up and saying that we should be doing all we can in Iraq to make a difference.

You can go here to read commentary on Angelina's article.

2008-02-28T14:05:00.001-08:00

"Because white people are afraid that if they don’t like him they will be called racist."

2008-02-28T12:51:00.001-08:00

Another Anti-Hillary site.
An excerpt:

2008-02-28T12:34:00.000-08:00

This kills me. I love how its so easy to live in America illegally but to hang out in Mexico , you need to give up your firstborn, your left arm, and maybe even your mattress - if its one of those really comfortable ones.

2008-02-28T11:13:00.001-08:00

"In truth, Obama may be helping to postpone the arrival of a post-racial America and I think he knows it."

This is an interesting article. I think its odd that in one election we have not just one but two controversial candidates.

"...guilt over transatlantic slavery was behind Mr Obama’s support from middle class whites...'If Obama can succeed, then maybe they can imagine that [Martin Luther] King's post-racial nirvana has arrived. A vote for Obama is a pain-free negation of their own racism.'."

This is something I have considered myself. You can vote for the woman so people won't think you are a misogynist. You can vote for the black man so people won't think you are a racist. While I am not voting for either one of them, I will admit that I think it's getting to that time where we should start electing government officials outside of the typical race and color that we usually see. However, its frustrating because you can't solve any problems or make yourself feel better simply by voting for/electing someone who is not the norm.

"..in the end, salvation for blacks won’t depend on the actions of whites.”

And its true. This 'salvation' isn't going to happen just because a bunch of white people decided to vote for a black president. This is something I wonder about black history month, since we're in it, and we're on the topic. Does the fact that we celebrate the diversity of another race make us stronger or does it make us weaker? Its important to know your heritage and to know your history and to know where you came from and where you are going...but on the other hand, in focusing so much on the differences between you and your neighbors, aren't you just widening the divide? Why isn't there a plain and simple "American History Month"?? Then we could celebrate our unity and history together, instead of singling out one group of people and making them even more separated.

I want irish history month dammit!

Also, GNOMIE-G SHOUT OUT to scott, who also reads my blog. And is also voting for Obama. hahahahaha

2008-02-27T12:35:00.001-08:00

It's like the terminator!

Also, my own personal newsflash of the day - my number of readers is more than twice what I had originally supposed - the number now includes my Aunt Diane, my brother Jed, my brothers' friend Andrew and my cousin Zach! I'm just feeling so popular today - props to my boring job.

2008-02-26T14:06:00.000-08:00

Last post of the day...this story is just absolutely astonishing to me. Also, I am never moving to Minnesota. Sanctuary cities, where breaking the law is legal...whatever will we think of next!

2008-02-26T13:05:00.000-08:00

Oh great. Just what I always wanted. A President with commie tendencies! Go Obama! Yay!

2008-02-26T11:05:00.000-08:00

They're like two 8 year olds tattling to mommy on eachother. And it's getting really old. If I was running for President I think I'd be more concerned with ripping up the person in the opposite party, not someone in my party who believes all the same things I do. Boring.

2008-02-26T11:01:00.000-08:00

OMG. I'm glad I didn't get into a political debate with this guy! I like my stomach without any gaping holes, thanks.

2008-02-26T10:47:00.001-08:00

"The difference in improvement between patients taking placebos and patients taking anti-depressants is not very great. This means that depressed people can improve without chemical treatments. Given these results, there seems little reason to prescribe anti-depressant medication to any but the most severely depressed patients.”

This is what I've been sayin! Or at least, what my mother has been sayin' taught me to say. I despise the popular opinion that drugs can fix anything. If you think you're depressed, go to the gym and drink some orange juice every morning. Oh wait...

"...urging GPs to consider alternative therapies such as exercise – particularly outdoor exercise – which it believes has shown to be very effective in combating depression."

Bam!

2008-02-26T10:41:00.000-08:00

Well duh. I don't think it would be very helpful for Bush to be like, "Man, there is no way we are staying in the White House in '08". Lame pep talk.

2008-02-25T10:09:00.000-08:00

Omg. Well we couldnt have an election without good old Ralph running, could we?

2008-02-25T09:12:00.000-08:00

After a short hiatus, I am back. Not that anyone besides my Aunt Debbie and mom read this but oh well. I haven't been blogging partly because of some projects at work and partly because I was getting bored of everyone in the political world discussing who called who names and who posted pictures of who and who trashed talked who every day. It gets old after a while.

Anyways. Aunt Debbie sent me this today! Happy reading

A PAID POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENT BY SEN. BARACK OBAMA (D- ILL)

My fellow Identity-Americans.

As your future President I want to thank my supporters, for their... well, support.

Your mindless support of me, despite my complete lack of any legislative achievement, my pastor's relations with Louis Farrakhan and Libyan dictator Moa mar Quadafi, or my blatantly leftist voting record while I present myself as some sort of bi-partisan agent of change.

I also like how my supporters claim my youthful drug use and criminal behavior somehow qualifies me for the Presidency after 8 years of claiming Bush's youthful drinking disqualifies him. Your hypocrisy is a beacon of hope shining over a sea of political posing.

I would also like to thank the Kennedy's for coming out in support of me. There's a lot of glamour behind the Kennedy name, even though JFK started the Vietnam War, his brother Robert illegally wiretapped Martin Luther King, Jr. and Teddy killed a teenage girl. And I'm not going anywhere near the cousins, both literally and figuratively.

And I'd like to thank Oprah Winfrey for her support. Her love of meaningless empty platitudes will be the force that propels me to the White House.

Americans should vote for me, not because of my lack of experience or achievement, but because I make people feel good. Voting for me causes some white folk to feel relieved of their imagined, racist guilt.

I say things that sound meaningful, but don't really mean anything because Americans are tired of things having meaning. If things have meaning, then that means you have to think about them.

Americans are tired of thinking. It's time to shut down the brain, and open up the heart. So when you go to vote, remember--don't think, just do. And do it for me.

Thank You.

2008-02-13T06:32:00.000-08:00

The Really Truly Hillary Gallery.
(also known as my new favorite website of all time.)

2008-02-11T07:09:00.000-08:00

If Al endorses Obama, I might have to throw a party, just over the hilarity of it all.

2008-02-08T06:18:00.000-08:00

I can't believe this. Dobson is endorsing Huckabee. Kill me.

2008-01-31T06:55:00.001-08:00

Politicial dynasties? It is odd to think that for most of my life there has been either a Bush or a Clinton in office. And I know that its only been for "most of my life" not because I know dates, but because my family has a video where I am maybe a year old and my dad is commenting on what is going on and says very proudly, "Reagan. Is President." hahahahaha

2008-01-31T06:48:00.001-08:00

Hillary can control her husband!

2008-01-30T13:31:00.000-08:00

"'Change' is a stupid slogan."

-Rush

2008-01-28T12:31:00.000-08:00

"Of course, to conservatives, it's a delicious thought...It made me wonder: Were the conservatives right about Bill Clinton all along?...[they] might have had a point about the Clintons' character."

Ah, a liberal who is starting (at least) to understand.

2008-01-28T11:17:00.000-08:00

Brattleboro, VT is voting in their next town meeting on whether or not Bush & Cheney should be indicted and arrested for "war crimes, perjury, or obstruction of justice if they ever step foot in Vermont."

I'm embarassed to be from that state.

The man who came up with this ridiculous notion was quoted saying this "If Hitler were still alive and walked through Brattleboro, I think the local police would arrest him for war crimes." That's like comparing a television to a kitchen sink. Because there is no comparison. I'm mortified. I'm going to start telling people I'm from Texas. BAM.

2008-01-28T07:27:00.000-08:00

2008-01-24T12:44:00.000-08:00

Iraq Reconstruction Year 4: Update.

2008-01-24T11:35:00.000-08:00

Since Fred's recent drop out I have seriously been considering not voting in the upcoming election. I have been considering this because I cannot see myself being happy with any vote that I cast. But, I decided today that I will still be voting. I decided this because I was thinking about something I came across a couple weeks ago. A question, something along these lines, was raised "If the country was at war...who would you want to have in charge?" I think this is an important question to consider because we ARE at war right now and who knows what the next several years will bring to us. Forget immigration, forget healthcare, forget taxes - think about our safety as a country from those who would want to harm us. Regardless of why or how or who would do this, I personally am not all that interested in any form of "harming", as I would assume no one else is - aside from the nutjobs at godhatesamerica.com, of course.

While I have concerns and disagreements with all of the candidates I know that I would not want Hillary or Obama to lead the country in time of war. I know I would never trust Hillary and I'm also pretty positive I can't trust Obama with it either. Also, I know I wouldn't trust Huckabee or Ron Paul to protect a goldfish, let alone me and people I care about. Guiliani doesn't even count in my book...So this leaves me with McCain and Romney. I decided to do my favorite thing and peruse the intranets to see which of these candidates would be the best choice. And I think I might have decided to cast my vote for McCain. Read Sister Toldjah's Reckless Abandonment post and Michael Medved's Six Lies About John McCain. Obviously these are other people's personal opinions but they help me to consider things I had not before. And so I think I have decided I'll vote for McCain. I'm still not 100% but I know that based on foreign policy issues alone, that's who I would go for...

2008-01-24T11:26:00.000-08:00

This is an oldie but a goodie...its always fun to be reminded of Hillary's ridiculous ideas. Back in October, she wanted to give $1 million in tax payer funds to a Woodstock Museum. What a brilliant idea! I mean, I definitely can't think of anything better they should do with my money, can you??

2008-01-23T14:06:00.000-08:00

This article was very interesting and covered several different topics. This is one piece I found particularly interesting:

"It's worth pointing out that once a group is completely owned by one party, that party only has to toss them a sop now and then -- politicians only keep their promises to swing groups. That's why Blacks, loyal to the Democratic Party, have so little to show for it.

If Blacks ever cast even thirty percent of their votes for a Republican, the behavior of panicking White Democrats in Congress would change radically, as would the behavior of ecstatic White Republicans: Black voters would matter again.

That's why careerist Black "leaders" are so eager to convince you that any Black Republican is a "race traitor," so you won't actually get uppity and consider unauthorized ideas and unapproved candidates.

That's what it means to be "owned." Hispanics will find the same thing, in due time. Being owned by one party -- either of them -- means you have no party."

2008-01-23T11:19:00.000-08:00

Mr. Conservative himself, Rush Limbaugh, says he might not be supporting a Republican this time around. Interesting...

Here's an overview of the remaining GOP candidates. Blah. Lame. The End.

2008-01-23T11:13:00.000-08:00

This girl calls herself the human pet. Congrats on the attempt at trying to be original but can you at least get a job while you're doing it? I'm so glad I went to college, owe money because of it, and got a job that the government basically punishes me for having by taxing the hell out of my paycheck...all so that people like her can do the whole "free spirit" thing. She better love that leash.

The Three Little Pigs are racist and offensive!
It will never cease to amaze me how many things get banned and booed and labeled "politically incorrect". Leave me in peace with my three little pigs and big bad wolf and hansel and gretel. Thanks.

2008-01-23T09:40:00.000-08:00

Hillary should be so proud of her donors! I wish I got to hear about these kind of things on the 6 o'clock news instead of hearing about schools' having problems with too many birds pooping on the playground. I can't make this stuff up!

List of Hillary lies.
I can't wait to see what she makes up next!

2008-01-23T08:50:00.000-08:00

[edited]
Check this out - list of Dems who also believed there were WMD's.

Why does everyone believe everything they hear?? Read this if you would like to hear more regarding "non profit journalists" conducting "studies" regarding "lies". I would post lots of different links to this but its easier to read Malkin's page because she has included everything of interest on this topic in her own post.

2008-01-23T08:29:00.001-08:00

Book your flight before someone else does!

2008-01-23T07:57:00.000-08:00

Britain not protecting their Iraqi interpreters and families?

"The US military is committed to doing the honourable thing in Iraq"

2008-01-23T07:54:00.001-08:00

Saddam Hussein destroyed the environment.

Surprise!

2008-01-22T12:24:00.001-08:00

Add this to the list of things the media and the hillary will never let you find out.

'Bye Fred

2008-01-22T12:02:00.000-08:00

It's a sad day for me, and for Fred, and for the general majority of the Republican blogging world. I find it odd because there are so many people online who have been gunning for Fred but outside of the internet...nothing happened for him. Ick. Now who am I going to vote for!

Pathetically ridiculous

2008-01-22T11:24:00.000-08:00

But what if they get mad about my billboard??

"Imagine an American billboard company in 1942 toning down an anti-Nazi billboard because, well, some of their clients are Nazis!"

In which I compare my job to liberalism

2008-01-21T13:40:00.000-08:00

My job is very easy and very boring. I hate it. I like things to be fast paced and I like using my brain. However, I do not have these luxuries in my office and so am forced to do things like read political websites and stalk people on facebook and laugh at britney spears and post links that no one is reading anyways.

There are several people in my office that also do not like their job. They also do not like being bored and do not like monotony. This is where we are similar. However, what is different between me and these "several" is that even though I don't like my job, I still do it. I come to work, do what is asked of me, and go home. And at the end of the day I have a great sense of un-accomplishment and laziness. Which I despise. But until I find something better, this job will suffice to pay the bills - and very well, I might add (side note, everyone gets paid the same, highly substantial, amount in my office). So I come to work and do my job, just like my Dad taught me to do. It doesn't matter that I hate it, it doesn't matter that I am bored, it doesn't matter how I feel about it. I was hired to do something, and do it I will.

The "Several" have a completely different outlook. They come to work, complain about being asked to accomplish basic goals and tasks, and then make up some (what many consider to be) ridiculous excuses for why they have not completed these basic things required of them. Now is the fun part. Someone else in the office gets a promotion, or gets to take on another, maybe larger, task, because they have been a consistent employee who always meets or exceeds goals and strives to be worthy of their hiring - deserving of their fairly large paycheck. Now the "several" are in an uproar, because this is just not fair! Why did we not get asked to do more? Why are we not allowed to interview for the promotion? You are picking favorites!

Ahhhh thinks makes me think about how wonderful affirmative action is!

{insert sarcastic rolling of the eyes here}

Yes. The people who are promoted and praised decided to come to work every day and do what was asked of them without questioning or complaining. And were rewarded for it. The people who are not promoted and constantly have someone looking over their shoulder whined at every turn and excused their every laziness. And then want something for it! God help me. Have you ever had a real job?? The world does not work that way! My parents taught me that if I am doing something I better do it right. I can't tell you how many times when I was growing up my Dad told me to clean the car out - and made me go back 5 times until it was done right. This of course made me very upset at the time but along the way it instilled in me this very basic and important thing called work ethic. And I wasn't even getting paid to clean the car!

I can't for the life of me wrap my mind around people who think they should get handed things "just because". And this is how I compare liberalism to conservativism. I don't want it handed to me, I will work for it. If I'm not doing my job the right way I don't expect - or deserve - anything more. If you have met your goals and I haven't, then you should definitely get the bigger paycheck. Quit whining and do what you came to do. Get over yourself and your "I want free hand outs" nonsense.

You don't deserve shit, jack.

Oh, and feel free to come back and ask for more money when you understand what being a real employee is.

Hardcore

2008-01-21T12:56:00.000-08:00

The Republican Loyalty Quiz

10 Questions to Test Your Allegiance to the GOP...and my results are:

You are a pure, unabashed, die-hard Republican loyalist You remain fiercely dedicated to fighting the twin evils of terrorism and liberalism, and you'd walk across a field of land mines if it meant casting a deciding vote for a Republican president. In your view, there is no higher form of patriotism than defending America against the Democratic Party and every elitist, French-loving, religion-mocking, America-hating, terrorist-appeasing ideal for which it stands.

hahahahaha

An exhibit

2008-01-21T12:03:00.000-08:00

Here's something funny that I found during my perusals today:

"Some of us don't like any of the candidates, some of us like just one...for fun, think about what job other than Pres or Veep you'd like the candidates to hold...My choices:

Fred Thompson: Secretary of State, Secretary of the Treasury, Head of Homeland Security, Head of CTU (heh)

John McCain: Secretary of Defense

Rudy: Director of the CIA (he's the only one who could clean up that mess), Attorney General, FBI Director

Mitt Romney: Secretary of HUD, Secretary of Education, Secretary of the Interior, Secretary of State

Duncan Hunter: Head of Homeland Security, Ambassador to Mexico

Mike Huckabee: Curator of the Smithsonian

Ron Paul: Exhibit in the Smithsonian

Also, click this for a good time!

What happens when people get hopped up on granola!

2008-01-18T09:28:00.001-08:00

[UPDATED]
Read this article by Michael Crichton, Aliens Cause Global Warming. Its a little long but its worth it...
"Nobody believes a weather prediction twelve hours ahead. Now we're asked to believe a prediction that goes out 100 years into the future? And make financial investments based on that prediction? Has everybody lost their minds?"

I'm confused...it's January...isn't it supposed to snow??

And stop climate change? Yes! I've always hated winter anyways.

And again I'm defying my Journalism prof...here are some of the responses posted on the Sun article...they're just too funny not to share:

"These ignorant WARM EARTHERS are hysterical nuts. 300 years ago they'd have been sacrificing some poor schlub or burning some poor woman as a witch to appease the "weather Gods" when their crops failed."

"You want to panic about something? well, WE ARE ALL GOING TO DIE, if we do not win against fanatical stone aged murder cultists of islam. THAT is a real, present, immediat threat you idiots. Vote American, not democrat!!!"

"It's going to be below zero most of the weekend. Come here to Minnesota and protest.
We will thaw the bodies in the spring."

"The idea here is to make the entire country uncompetitive while allowing communist countries like China pollute like mad. Look at all the money we send them as it is. Our country is being defeated from the inside out."

"I have a dream - that these hippies would freeze and never be heard from again."

"Even if global warming was REAL, I would rather die from global warming a free man, in a free society, than live my life in a society crippled with climate fear and taxed and regulated to the bones by Al Gore and those who swallow his disgusting lies."

"Inmates are trying to run the asylum. They can have my gas can when they pry my cold dead fingers off of it."

"If you're 20 and not a liberal, you don't have a heart. If you're 30 and not a Conservative, you don't have a brain."

"1975: STOP GLOBAL COOLING!
1985: SAVE THE OZONE!
1995: SAVE THE TREES!
2008: STOP GLOBAL WARMING!
2015: STOP GLOBAL COOLING!
2026: SAVE THE OZONE!
2037: SAVE THE TREES!"

"Yawn. Global warming was sooooo 2007."

P.S. I have been researching global warming all day thanks to this Sun article (which is the reason for my lack of posts on any other topic). And I have learned that the U.S. has been back and forth and up and down with global warming and global cooling since Grover Cleveland in 1895. This just blows my mind.

Narcissism

2008-01-18T08:04:00.000-08:00

..."A study released last year by the Pew Research Center for the People and the Press dubbed Americans age 18 to 25 as the “Look at Me” generation and reported that this group said that their top goals were fortune and fame...

“Anything we do that’s political always falls flat,” said Ricky Van Veen, 27, a founder and the editor in chief of CollegeHumor.com, a popular and successful Web site. “It doesn’t seem like young people now are into politics as much, especially compared to their parents’ generation. I think that could lend itself to the argument that there is more narcissism and they’re more concerned about themselves, not things going on around them.” "

Sadly, this statement is completely true. Everyone is concerned with me, me, me. People are waiting longer to get married and longer to have children, spending more time taking long vacations and climbing the corporate ladder, throwing money on faster cars and bigger TVs. Look at me! Look how I great I am! I don't care what is going on in the world! I have more expensive shoes than you do!

What is the world going to be like for us and for our children in 20, 30, 40 years?...When our carefee time of narcissism has turned on us, and reveals itself in the new world that we have created from pure and simple selfishness...

Too many toes

2008-01-17T12:46:00.000-08:00

I am going to go against everything my Journalism prof taught me and share something with you even though I have no one real to thank for or reference to it. But I did find it in response to a question raised = "Who would you like to be in the White House if Pakistan fell to al Qaeda and the Islamists gained control of its nuclear arsenal?"

Please read one of the responses:

"That's a great question, but W can't run again.
A bit more seriously, most of the really great choices are no longer with us.
Of those in the race today -- who are but a shadow of the great figures of our past -- I'd say (1) Fred! (2) Giuliani; and (3) Romney, in that order. Fred! because he steps on the right toes at the right time. Giuliani because he steps on the right toes impetuously. Romney because he thinks about stepping on the right toes and doesn't usually step on the wrong ones.

Needless to say that Democrats are too busy kissing toes depending on color or gender, McCain can't tell his friends' toes from his enemies', Huckabee is into that whole anointing toes with oil thing, and Kucinich and Paul think that toes arrived on a giant space ark from another galaxy."

Make up your mind, please

2008-01-17T12:11:00.001-08:00

I can't help another post, there are just too many interesting things today. I found this on Reuters.

So 31% of the respondents are ok with Bush's overall performance, 20.5% believe the US is headed in the right direction, Economic policy got a 23% and foreign policy got a 21.5%. Pretty low numbers if you ask me. Now here's what I find interesting - 86.5% said they were proud of the U.S., 81.5% felt safe in America when it comes to threats from abroad, and 64% were secure in their job and confident their children will have better lives than they do.

Does this make any sense to you? In my assumption if you are embarassed of your leader, don't like what your country is doing, and think the economic and foreign policies are from satan...wouldn't it stand to reason that your pride in being an American, your general feeling of safety, and your hope for the future be awfully low on the scale as well? I mean, its just a thought...

Squirrely

2008-01-17T12:03:00.000-08:00

I've been seeing references to this all day and finally found the story! Apparently Hucky really likes his squirrel with a little butter and salt. My favorite part of this interview is that after reminiscing his squirrel eating days, Huck states that he is "the only one getting hammered from some of these special interest groups." Don't be too upset when PETA hammers you next, bud.

Poly-tickal temperatures

2008-01-17T11:39:00.000-08:00

Don't be a hater!
"To put this into perspective, note that even Saddam Hussein (when he was still among the living) got an average score of eight from Americans. The data tell us that, for six in ten on the hard left in America today, literally nobody in the entire world can be worse than George W. Bush and Dick Cheney."

Thanks for that, buddy

2008-01-17T09:50:00.000-08:00

Check what Obama recently said about Reagan, taken from a transcription some wonderful Lefty wrote down for us to read:

"I don’t want to present myself as some sort of singular figure. I think part of what’s different are the times. I do think that for example the 1980 was different. I think Ronald Reagan changed the trajectory of America in a way that Richard Nixon did not and in a way that Bill Clinton did not. He put us on a fundamentally different path because the country was ready for it. I think they felt like with all the excesses of the 1960s and 1970s and government had grown and grown but there wasn’t much sense of accountability in terms of how it was operating. I think people, he just tapped into what people were already feeling, which was we want clarity we want optimism, we want a return to that sense of dynamism and entrepreneurship that had been missing."

I like men

2008-01-17T09:30:00.000-08:00

Jon Swift has a lot of interesting points (edit: satirical or not, i enjoyed them) today. And I really couldn't agree more. Its hard to choose a candidate when the top picks have fewer Republican sentiments than the tree growing in my backyard does. (Except for Thompson. But from what I see and hear he isn't going much of anywhere, which is a disappointment to me and my mom but what can we do.)

Michelle Malkin puts it best I think in her post a few days ago: "I need a man," (don't we all) "A man who can say 'No.' A man who rejects Big Nanny government. A man who thinks being president doesn’t mean playing Santa Claus. A man who won’t panic in the face of economic pain. A man who won’t succumb to media-driven sob stories. A man who can look voters, the media, and the Chicken Littles in Congress in the eye and say the three words no one wants to hear in Washington: Suck. It. Up."

What is she taking, I wonder quietly to myself

2008-01-17T08:52:00.000-08:00

The race issue has been dropped so now Hillary and Obama are back on the "who's more experienced argument. This makes me laugh. No really, it does. Is Hillary serious?? If you go to her website (which I will not put a link to because I refuse to have that handy for you) and read her biography, pretty much the first 3 or 4 pages are all about her growing up and how she was poor and blah blah...Then talks about how she was a lawyer for a lil' bit...then a governors wife...then a presidents wife...oh but THEN she became a senator! And switched states to do it, big whoop. Ok so...which experience were you talking about here? The marriage experience, the "maybe I'll be a lawyer for a while" experience, or what? Check out Obama's page next. Pretty sure he's got more experience than she does, the end. Bro's before Ho's, dude!

Also, since I'm on the topic of Obama, I was listening to the faves, Preston and Steve on the radio this morning (if you dont live in Philly you dont know who Im talking about which is not entirely ok with me but its not your fault) and they had some comedian on. He starts going off about politics which I am also not really ok with but, you know, everyone has an opinion. He started talking about how people are saying Obama is a muslim, blah blah, and then goes "Who the hell cares if he's Muslim? I don't care! Who cares!".....mmmmmm what?! I care! Dont get me wrong, I'm not a hater, I know lots of people have different beliefs than I do. But seriously? You don't care if there was a muslim running for President??? Good God I was shocked. And these are the people who are voting. Great. At least he made lots of snide comments about Hillary. Phew.

Let me tell you something, Sir

2008-01-17T08:34:00.000-08:00

No sword dancing here!
"It's not in the United States' long-term interest to go hat in hand begging people to do things that in the end we know they're not going to do." God I wish Thompson had been stronger earlier on in his campaign instead of letting it all out now.

Where?! I dont like lizards!

2008-01-16T07:48:00.000-08:00

But...I thought my dad was paying that bill...
Guess who doesn't pay their phone bill?? Dear Lord do I feel safe or what!

Reagan used to be a democrat ohhhno
This blogger's article is very interesting. On how we could end up with a brokered convention and how the Republican party better quit looking for the perfect candidate or we're never going to keep our place in the White House. Also on how Ronald Reagan was not the perfect candidate and if he tried get elected now, he probably would be labeled a "flip flopper" and we'd all make fun of him for it. Hm...

There's just so many!
Let's talk about this. Apparently there is a baby boom! And its all because the "experts" say the use of contraceptives has diminished, the access to abortion has diminished, and well...Americans like having babies. Oh, and Latino women made 1/4 of them. Who knew. I would also like to point out that in my personal opinion if you don't want people to have more babies tell Hollywood hotties to quit poppin' them out. Its the latest fad, baby making, its the thing to do. If Angelina and Nicole and Britney and Gwen are having them, then surely I need one as well!

I can't help it, her name just pops up everywhere!
Huckabee said that he wanted to promote a federally regulated smoking ban. Now he says he thinks it should up to the local governments. First of all, I don't like Huckabee at all. Second of all, I don't like it when people change their minds about things so they can get those extra votes. Third of all, big government is not my idea of a good time and I'm not interested. And fourth of all, I'm sorry, but I think there are more important things to talk about than smoking bans. Hillary is opposed to a federal smoking ban. Which surprised me. But then it didn't because Bill tried to do this already and it didn't work out so well for him.

Rush does it again
This is kind of long, sorry - you can read someone's commentary on it here. This is Rush's response to a caller complaining about how healthcare is expensive and saying Rush doesn't understand:

RUSH: Yes, I damn well do because I do pay for it myself!

CALLER: Well, exactly.

RUSH: Let me tell you something.

CALLER: But when I talk about your wealth —

RUSH: No, no, no. Let me tell you something about this wealth business. I've been broke twice in my life. When I was 31 years old, I was making $17,000 a year. I have been fired I forgot how many times. Seven times! So I've been there. This constant refrain that I'm "out of touch," is just bogus. That's another thing that really bugs me: this movement within the Republican Party to claim that the middle class is in great suffering and pain. I understand if you own a house, and your value of your equity in your house is plummeting, that you're worried, and I understand that totally. What you need to hear is the truth of why it happened, so that you can make plans in the future. These are cycles, and everybody in every country and every society goes through them, and ours are not nearly as bad as people around the rest of the world are. I know health care is expensive. That's why I'm focused not on making it more expensive, but on making it cheaper, and how you do that? You do it with conservatism! I'm by no means out of touch on this. If the health care industry were priced like every other industry is on the patient's ability to pay, then we'd fix the problem, and that's the direction we have to head in.

But if we're going to keep this notion that everybody's entitled to have whatever they want medically paid for by their neighbors, then we are finished. We are finished as a country; we are finished as a society. You can talk about my wealth, but let me tell you something, sir. I don't depend on anybody else for anything, and it was one of my objectives when I grew up. I didn't want to be obligated. I didn't want to be dependent. I didn't want to owe anybody. I don't buy into insurance plans because it's a hassle! Now, I know a lot of people don't have that freedom. I used to not have that freedom, either. But I do now because I worked for it — and if I can do it, a lot more people can do it than think they can, and that's conservatism again. People are much better than they know. They have much more potential than they know. But when you've got a Democrat Party and a movement telling them they suck, telling them they can't get anywhere because the deck is stacked against them and the people stacking the deck are Republicans and so forth, then you are diminishing the country; you're diminishing the future, and you're destroying people's lives.

......

The health care problem in this country is getting worse, while people are voting on for people who are making it worse because they hear these people saying, "I'm going to fix it." Well, the people in charge of fixing it have no interest in it getting fixed, because if it gets fixed, you don't need them. You can rely on yourself. This health care debate is one of the most infuriating things I witness every day, because I get so sick and tired of people buying hook, line, and sinker a lie. "I'm going to get everybody covered. I'm going to make sure everybody gets health insurance in this country. We're going to make sure it's not just the rich." It doesn't happen, does it? When you have government telling private industry how to operate, this is exactly what you get, and it's going to happen in energy. It's already happening in a number of other industries, too...

In which I begin to comment

2008-01-15T10:31:00.000-08:00

Last Year's Role Model
Sorry Hillary, you're not as special as you think.
Also, yesterday I heard a girl at work say,
"I love Hillary!
I don't know anything about politics,
but she's a woman and I like her!"
It was a very sad 5 seconds of my life.

Good Lord, the things I believe because of television
Liarssss. Someone forgot their calculator...or something.

My mom gave me a special name!
Life's a bitch, so don't vote for one
This seems to have become my new favorite quote.
While I can imagine what a wonderful world it would be if no one knew who Hillary was, I also cannot imagine a world where I didn't have her to make fun of.

Look who's got money!
Here's an interesting story. I wish they would make it into a movie where Hillary crawls into a hole and dies in the end. Mauricio Celis, "attorney" and big time democratic donor is going through a little scandal. Since Britney Spears is way more important than this (did you hear she showed up at court today? i KNOW, right?!), this story obviously isn't a really big deal. But I did hear it, so now you can. First of all, he's not a lawyer. "In Texas, the unauthorized practice of law is a felony. It is also illegal for lawyers to share fees with non-lawyers or for non-lawyers to own an interest in a law firm, with certain narrow exceptions. And according to the State Bar, Celis is not licensed to practice law in Texas." (My San Antonio) Second of all, he's getting linked to drug trafficking and money laundering. Third of all, now he is crying about how the Republicans are out to get him because he is supporting his party. But my favorite part is this - guess who he is supporting for president? Oh come on, you don't need a robot to figure that one out.

My new favorite song
(Raise your hands high!)
Young brothers and sisters,
there's a world's worth of work and a need for you.
Oh, changes come, through these doors, now closing.
There's no world for tomorrow if we wait for today.
-No World For Tomorrow, Coheed & Cambria

It's all very sad
Also, Jon Stewart would like to say this about Hillary and tears:
"That's it? That's the emotional breakdown that blows the election for her? I'm glad no one here ever sees me get a flu shot."