tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58991957804060856242024-03-13T12:05:29.436-04:00At The Point Of A GunPolitics is downstream from culture -- Andrew BreitbartDave Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13779153708960447630noreply@blogger.comBlogger1583125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5899195780406085624.post-42706175546255712842017-05-08T11:37:00.001-04:002017-05-08T11:37:22.470-04:00Long Overdue Posting As you can see, this has been inactive for some time.<br />
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Mostly due to duties to family and being a dad and working on a secret compound in Guatemala for when the SHTF. But mostly duties to family and being a dad. <br />
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Maybe someday I'll be able to return to blogging. Thanks for all the eyeballs and comments in times past. Dave Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13779153708960447630noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5899195780406085624.post-28955640560026151672014-12-22T12:09:00.000-05:002014-12-22T12:09:33.047-05:00With Apologies To The Real Men Of Genius Commercials At The Point Of a Gun presents: Real Men of Genius!<br />
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<i>Background singers: Real Men of Genius. </i><br />
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Today we salute you, Social Justice Warrior. <br />
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<i>Background singers: Social Justice Warriors! </i><br />
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You scour the bowels of the internet, looking for something everyone else takes for the mundane and somehow make it offensive. <br />
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<i>Background singers: Oh, I'm so offended! </i><br />
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A white male sitting normally? Not to you! That's actually a micro-aggression of the male patriarchy that-- thanks to you-- we are all aware of now.<br />
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<i>Background singers: That sneaky micro-aggression! </i><br />
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You take on this burden of knowledge not because you want to but
because you need to. And you need to show your parents that their investment in your Masters in Gender Studies degree seems
relevant in today's world.<br />
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<i>Background singers: Mom and Dad's money well spent. </i><br />
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So here's to you, <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SJW?src=hash" target="_blank">Hashtag SJW</a>. For correcting me about how to end this segment of Real <b>Persons</b> of Genius. <br />
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<i>Background singer outro: Our lesson has been learned! </i>Dave Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13779153708960447630noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5899195780406085624.post-17843167017990581372014-08-07T09:52:00.001-04:002014-08-08T09:00:41.599-04:00Sally Kohn And The Daily Beast Tries To Rewrite Detroit's History When is a government takeover a bad thing? <a href="http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/07/30/the-republican-occupation-of-detroit.html" target="_blank">When a Republican does it</a>, according to Sally Kohn. <br />
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Detroit is no longer a city. Sure, it looks like a city. But that’s a façade. [. . .] But Detroit, the political entity, is dead. </blockquote>
That's the crux of this. Politics. Not the fact that Detroit has been a craphole of crime and corruption for years. <br />
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In 2011, Republican Governor Rick Snyder signed into law Public Act 4, which gave the state the power to place cash-strapped cities and school districts under the control of state-appointed emergency managers. In 2012, Michigan voters overturned that law. But in 2013, Snyder signed a barely revised version of the emergency manager law—and then used it to take over Detroit.</blockquote>
If Sally was intellectually honest about this, she would be asking, "<i>Why</i> was Detroit turned over to an Emergency Manager? <i>What</i> lead up to this event? <i>Who</i> was in charge during this time?" But then those are probing questions trying to find the root cause and not partisan at all. <br />
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So in the fall of 2013, Detroit voters went to the polls to elect a new mayor and City Council, but it didn’t matter. The powers of the mayor and city council have effectively been suspended. Detroit’s emergency manager, Kevyn Orr, appointed by Snyder, has all the power and then some. A Democratic city that elected Democratic leaders is now controlled by the appointee of a Republican governor.<br />
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Or, to put it differently, Detroit—a majority African American city—is now controlled by a governor elected by a majority of white voters in the state. It really doesn’t matter that Kevyn Orr, the state-appointed emergency manager, is black, nor that Mike Duggan, Detroit’s mayor, is white. What matters is that half of the state’s black population lives in Detroit. So through the state takeover, “half of black Michiganders have essentially lost the right to vote,” says Ife Kilimanjaro, co-director of the East Michigan Environmental Action Council.</blockquote>
Kohn goes out of her way to make a point about the make up of race in the city but then disregards the race of Orr. Besides, this wasn't a willy nilly power grab by Gov. Snyder to take over Detroit. There are plenty of other towns near the Detroit area that Snyder could have taken over but since Detroit has filed for bankruptcy, the takeover happened. <br />
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Elections have consequences and 40 plus years of democrats at the reigns of Detroit's levers and buttons lead to this. Or as Ayn Rand has said, "You can avoid reality, but you cannot avoid the consequences of avoiding reality." <br />
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Also, isn't this an example of the centralization of power? Transferring controls of a local level of government to a state level of government? When have liberals been against that?<br />
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Wait. Gov. Rick Snyder is a Republican. <br />
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Within this context, the water shut offs in Detroit are more than just a human rights crisis but an existential one as well, with the state now literally shutting off the means of survival for hundreds of thousands of people in Detroit. And whether the temporary moratorium on shut-offs continues or not, the reality is that the crackdown on water bills is part of a master plan to shore up the finances of Detroit’s water and sewage department for privatization.</blockquote>
What part of "Detroit is in bankruptcy" hasn't sunk in yet with Kohn? And why an emergency manager was brought in to take over the city. To help properly manage it's assets and make them functional again. <br />
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Why would any city want to privatize its water system? A report by Corporate Accountability International (CAI) shows that water privatization fairly universally leads to higher prices for cities and consumers and, in many cases, decreased efficiencies. In fact, the track record for water privatization is so abysmal that CAI found more than 20 American cities that had once privatized their water have taken back control of their systems since 2002. If water privatization is bad for the city of Detroit and its residents, who is it good for? Corporations. Which is where the state’s interest comes in.</blockquote>
As to if it's going to work? Who knows. Can't be any worse off than before. Scores of people not paying their water bills and employees in danger of not being paid.<br />
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But this is life. Anywhere else, if you don't pay your water, cable, power, or any other utility, that utility gets shut off. Detroit isn't that special to receive free water. <br />
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Gov. Snyder has used his emergency management laws, versions one and two, to impose his conservative agenda across the state, including privatization. As Ned Resnikoff <a href="http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/schauer-would-end-michigans-emergency-manager-system" target="_blank">writes</a>:<br />
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City agencies and entire school districts have been outsourced or privatized; public employees have been laid off in droves; municipalities have sold off vast swaths of public land; and city employee unions have seen their contracts whittled down to nothing. All of this was accomplished in the space of three and a half years. Michigan’s Emergency Manager system is what made it possible. </blockquote>
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Again. Bankruptcy. Detroit needed to trim its budget and sell what it can to make it out of the red. If this was a family of four who owned a boat, four cars, and a couple of motorcycles, they would be forced to sell off the extra and make due on a minimal budget to get on budget. <br />
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Snyder isn’t just using the emergency management excuse to take over democracy in Detroit and other communities. He’s also seizing their resources. Yet another example is Belle Isle, a gorgeous 982-acre gem floating in the Detroit River. Designed by Frederick Law Olmsted, Belle Isle was the largest city-owned park in the United States—until this past October, when Orr and Snyder signed a deal to lease Belle Isle to the state until the year 2043. The Detroit City Council voted to reject the deal. Snyder and Orr went ahead anyway, under the authority of the emergency management law. Now attendance at the park is down and state policing— and allegations of harassment of Detroit residents — is up. Meanwhile the state is phasing in a fee for visitors to the island.</blockquote>
So Belle Isle is now technically a State Park of Michigan. The state does a nice job of managing their parks. As someone who use to visit and camp out in several of the state parks, I've had no complaints. The fee is part and parcel with that.<br />
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“There's nothing wrong with the city operating its own asset. Belle Isle is a significant treasure,” said Detroit City Councilwoman JoAnn Watson. Which raises the question in all of this — broke as it might be, Detroit still needs things like water and other public services. Private companies or the state can take them over, but that won’t change the bottom line unless these new overseers find a way to squeeze out more profit — for instance, jacking up rates or further cutting services. That’s simple math. The state, and its corporate beneficiaries, want to take over Detroit’s assets so they can bleed the people of Detroit for more profits. And there’s nothing the people of Detroit can do to stop it.</blockquote>
You can't declare simple math without proving your work but you can try and re-write history by ignoring facts. Detroit went into deep, deep debt with their day to day operations and had to borrow money to keep paying the city employees and public unions. There were no profits to be had. Resources, yes, but those were being poorly managed at the time. The city government grew but the population shrank and the city government didn't make the cuts it should have to survive. It's been happening often. It just so happened to hit Detroit. <br />
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What's wrong with profits? Does Kohn offer her Fox News contributions free of charge? <br />
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In the early 1900s, African Americans moved to Detroit to escape the inequality and injustice that persisted in the South. Much of the Detroit as we celebrate it in our national lore sprung from black political self-determination, economic leadership, and cultural expression. Plenty of dynamics conspired to dismantle Detroit’s greatness. But even bankrupt, struggling, falling apart, Detroit could still cling to its identity as a city —whatever price that meant in the past, whatever hope it held for the future. Now because of Snyder, even that is gone. </blockquote>
Shorter Kohn: Keep pouring money into Detroit, RAAAAACISTS. <br />
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Despite what she says, Detroit will still be there. Motown will still be Motown and the Motor City will still survive. And it's obvious that the cultural Detroit is still there. <br />
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Dave Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13779153708960447630noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5899195780406085624.post-756881612786932842014-07-02T09:26:00.001-04:002014-07-02T09:26:23.732-04:00If You Read One More Thing About The Senate Race In Mississippi. . . . . . <a href="http://proteinwisdom.com/?p=54259" target="_blank"> Let it be this. Because this guy can say it better than Jeff. </a><br />
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As a reminder, the job of the Republican Party is to be different from the Democrat Party. When one republican senator is touting his accomplishments of contributing to social programs, where is that difference? <br />
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And don't say "Foreign Policy". There are 99 other self admitted experts of 'Foreign Policy' in the Senate and 435 'experts' in the House. <br />
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One more note about elections. They work both ways. If a <a href="http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2014/06/30/Democrat-Pastor-Accuses-Thad-Cochran-Campaign-Of-Vote-For-Pay-Scheme" target="_blank">candidate smears over half of his voting base as racist bigots</a> in a primary-- as it<a href="http://www.breitbart.com/Breitbart-TV/2014/07/02/FNC-Report-Haley-Barbour-Behind-Race-Baiting-Anti-Tea-Party-Radio-Ads-in-MS" target="_blank"> looks like it happened in Mississippi</a>-- he shouldn't expect them to vote for him in the general. He isn't entitled to your vote. He needs to earn it, not spurn it when convenient. Dave Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13779153708960447630noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5899195780406085624.post-4410929817982429362014-06-24T19:31:00.000-04:002014-06-24T19:31:18.607-04:00You Won't Believe What Chelsea Clinton Said About Money<br />
Well, <a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/chelsea-clinton-care-money-article-1.1840138#ixzz35TgXd4D3" target="_blank">you just might</a>. <br />
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And yes, I Buzzfeeded the title to this. <br />
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Before the quote-- let me clarify this-- Chelsea is now a grown up who is married, living under her own roof and has been stumping for her mom on more than one occasion. <br />
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So she's <a href="http://www.patheos.com/blogs/theanchoress/2014/06/23/dear-chelsea-clinton-stop-just-stop-it/" target="_blank">fair game and open for criticism</a>. <br />
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“I was curious if I could care about (money) on some fundamental level, and I couldn’t,<br />
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“It is frustrating, because who wants to grow up and follow their parents? I’ve tried really hard to care about things that were very different from my parents … it’s a funny thing to realize I feel called to this work, both as a daughter and also as someone who believes I have contributions to make,”
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No kidding. She has never needed it. </div>
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Her professional life she has
been cared for via political favors or payback because of her parents. Hedge-fund manager right after college. The gimme job at NBC doing puff, feel good stories for a news magazine show that was cancelled. </div>
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Her entire upbringing
has been in either the Arkansas Governor's Mansion (a double wide
on a real foundation with a below ground swimming pool) or the White
House. She went to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sidwell_Friends_School" target="_blank">Sidwell Friends</a> for her primary education. Hillary can say she has been down with the struggle but Chelsea's upbringing says otherwise. </div>
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Would you be the professor who risks his tenure by flunking out the daughter of a president? </div>
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So no wonder why she doesn't hold the same value on money like those who struggle month to month to make ends meet. Her parents vacationed off in the Hamptons and Martha's Vineyard. Real %1 types of places. On the taxpayer's dime. She never overheard her parents talking about what extra curricular activities she wasn't able to do in order to make ends meet. And a 'Staycation' is something unheard of. <br />
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No wonder she doesn't see the value of money the way many other people do. </div>
Dave Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13779153708960447630noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5899195780406085624.post-46352887191592734682014-05-22T23:25:00.000-04:002014-05-22T23:25:42.741-04:00The Pig Trap<a href="http://taxicabdepressions.com/?p=1193" target="_blank">Apt allegory for the sign of the times</a>.<br />
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We tooled around his property, drinking beer and dumping corn and
veggies here and there at strategic points, and then we came to another
clearing with a strange metal object. Kevin put the truck in park and
told me to hop out with him. There were three eight-foot pieces of crude
steel tubular fencing that looked sort of like the metal barricades
that get put up at parades for crowd control, but about five or six feet
high, and forming half a hexagon They were obviously hand-made; they
just didn’t have the finish of a commercial product. Kevin grabbed the
last two buckets out of the back of the truck and told me to bring him
two more beers.<br />
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In front of the steel tubing was a shallow concrete “bowl” that I
believe was the top of a large birdbath, sunk into the dirt. Kevin
filled it with loose corn and small ears of corn, then dumped in the
contents of the second bucket. This bucket contained table scraps,
potato peels, onion butts, bacon grease, and other household garbage,
and it smelled pretty ripe. I asked Kevin what was up with the fencing,
and he told me this was a pig trap. He then opened the two beers and
dumped them in the bowl, saying that pigs love beer.<br />
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Kevin explained that pigs are highly intelligent animals, and can be
quite dangerous. They are powerful beasts, very fast, and armed with
fearsome tusks that can gore a man to death in short order. He said that
commercial traps are available, but pigs are smart, and will often be
wary of a new metal object suddenly appearing in their environment, and
his home-made trap was much more effective. He told me that these three
sections are left up year round, and over time, the pigs learn that this
metal object poses no threat, and there is frequently delicious corn,
slop, and beer to be had here. The scent of the slop and beer travels a
long way across the property, and over time, the pigs are conditioned to
not fear the strange metal object. Kevin showed me how they had formed a
soft trail around one end of the fencing as they came in and out to the
bowl.<br />
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When the time comes to harvest a pig, Kevin adds a section of the
fencing, refills the bowl a few times, and the pigs ignore the new
section of fencing. A week or two later, he adds another section, and
keeps the bowl full. Finally, he puts the last section up right on the
trail they created, and this section has the trap door in it. A screw
eye is twisted into the end of a corn cob, and a cable is attached to
it, and is connected to a pin that drops the door. As soon as a pig
picks up the corn, the pin is pulled, the door is dropped, and the pig,
and perhaps one or two or three others of his group, are trapped. In the
morning, Kevin can simply walk up to the cage and dispatch the beasts
with a handgun, without risk of personal injury or spending a lot of
time stalking the animals in the woods with a high-power rifle.</blockquote>
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Be sure to read the entire piece. He bounces around here and there in a few places but at the end he pulls it all together and you can see the entire picture.
Dave Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13779153708960447630noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5899195780406085624.post-37764285113139675912014-04-17T09:58:00.000-04:002014-04-17T09:58:16.041-04:00To Fulfill An Overdue Obligation I was challenged to do blog posting a while back by the <a href="http://aggiesprite.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Sith Lord Darth Aggie</a> so here it is.<br />
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As my kids are getting older and needing more attention, a part time job I enjoy while the kids are in school and just plain burned out on politics in general, blogging has become less and less of a priority to me.<br />
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That and the last few times I've sat and stared at the screen and couldn't think of a damn thing to type at the time.<br />
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But there is good news. <a href="http://www.syracuse.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2014/04/acdcs_malcom_young_taking_break_to_focus_on_health_as_band_rocks_on.html" target="_blank">AC/DC isn't retiring after all</a>.
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<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/pR30knJs4Xk" width="420"></iframe>Dave Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13779153708960447630noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5899195780406085624.post-62850951855210283872013-04-06T10:02:00.003-04:002013-04-06T10:18:05.148-04:00Choice Cuts: A Slew Of News Links; American Music Edition Shocking! <a href="http://theothermccain.com/2013/04/05/classic-anti-gun-new-jersey-mayor-drunkenly-seeks-oral-sex-at-gunpoint/">Anti-Gun Mayor goes looking for love in all the wrong places using all the wrong ways</a>.
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<a href="http://www.wallsofthecity.net/2010/02/a-criminal-perspective.html">Almost directly related</a>:
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Comparatively speaking, Mayors Against <strike>Illegal</strike> Guns members are almost eight times more likely to be convicted of crimes than Florida concealed firearm license holders – but that number is based off 23 years of licenses versus four years of MA<strike>I</strike>G.</blockquote>
But in their eyes, they are your betters and know how to live your life for you. <a href="http://pjmedia.com/instapundit/166588/">Via Insty</a>.<br />
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Another Shocker! <a href="http://thedaleygator.wordpress.com/2013/04/05/democrat-front-group-hyped-as-hunters-by-media-in-gun-control-fight/">"Hunting Group" that wants background checks actually a gun control front group</a>. <a href="http://proteinwisdom.com/">In the words of Jeff Goldstein</a>, "This is who they are. It’s what they do."<br />
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Jake Tapper finally asking some of the right questions about the gun control debate. <a href="http://hotair.com/archives/2013/04/05/jake-tapper-shouldnt-obama-and-bloomberg-maybe-learn-the-basics-about-guns-before-trying-to-regulate-them/">Shouldn't Bloomberg and company know what they are talking about before arguing about banning it</a>? Short answer: No. It never mattered before.<br />
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We're all terrorists now. <a href="http://radio.foxnews.com/toddstarnes/top-stories/army-labeled-evangelicals-as-religious-extremism.html">A U.S. Army training instructor listed Evangelical Christianity and Catholicism as examples of religious extremism along with Al Qaeda and Hamas</a>.
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And that's about it for now. I'm trying to get back into the blogging swing of things after a few. . . Issues.
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<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/ohiGATUHjxs" width="420"></iframe>Dave Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13779153708960447630noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5899195780406085624.post-31114214071778338882013-01-12T13:34:00.001-05:002013-01-12T13:34:57.230-05:00Not Gone Or Forgotten Merely life has gotten in the way of blogging. Which has taken more and more space in the backseat after marriage, kids, work, church, life, somewhat active social life, even more active kids life and meals. <br />
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Will work on posting more even if it's just some quick headline links. <br />
<br />Dave Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13779153708960447630noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5899195780406085624.post-3520892815773680282012-08-24T11:40:00.000-04:002012-08-24T11:49:10.859-04:00Top Ten Tasks The Secret Service Is Doing To Prepare For Joe Biden's Visit To The GOP Convention <a href="http://dailycaller.com/2012/08/21/secret-service-prepping-for-biden-to-appear-at-gop-convention-says-drudge/">Drudge has reports of the Secret Service</a> doing advance work in the case that Joe Biden might try and crash the party, so to speak.
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Of course, like all high ranking officials, the Secret Service needs to take precautions.<br />
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So may I present the <br />
Top Ten Tasks the Secret Service needs to do in order to prepare Tampa for a visit from Joe Biden. <br />
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From the home office Scranton, PA. <br />
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<span class="commentBody" data-jsid="text">10: Re-naming the hotel restaurant '<a href="http://hotair.com/archives/2008/10/03/you-can-find-anything-you-want-except-katies-restaurant/">Katie's </a></span><a href="http://hotair.com/archives/2008/10/03/you-can-find-anything-you-want-except-katies-restaurant/"></a><a href="http://hotair.com/archives/2008/10/03/you-can-find-anything-you-want-except-katies-restaurant/">Restaurant</a><span class="commentBody" data-jsid="text"><a href="http://hotair.com/archives/2008/10/03/you-can-find-anything-you-want-except-katies-restaurant/"></a></span><span class="commentBody" data-jsid="text">' so Joe won't get confused about where to eat.</span><br />
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<span class="commentBody" data-jsid="text">9: Baby Proofing the Presidential Suit where he's staying at.</span><br />
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<span class="commentBody" data-jsid="text">8: </span><span class="commentBody" data-jsid="text">Removing the booze out of the refrigerator and replacing it with Prozac spiked apple juice.</span><br />
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<span class="commentBody" data-jsid="text">7: </span><span class="commentBody" data-jsid="text">Recruit series of interns to
stand by Joe's side to listen and nod politely while
he's transcribing his memoirs, "<a href="http://pointofagun.blogspot.com/2012/08/top-ten-things-secret-service-is-doing.html">The Adventures of Scranton Joe In The High Himalayas</a>" (expect a high burn out rate, recruit as many as you can).</span><br />
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<span class="commentBody" data-jsid="text">6: Hire man to carry boom box in Joe's entourage.</span><br />
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<span class="commentBody" data-jsid="text"></span><span class="commentBody" data-jsid="text">5: </span><span class="commentBody" data-jsid="text">Make sure there's a ready supply of Depends.</span><br />
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<span class="commentBody" data-jsid="text">4: </span><span class="commentBody" data-jsid="text">Secretly replace Viagra with blue Tic-Tacs (Jill Biden's special request).</span><br />
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<span class="commentBody" data-jsid="text">3: </span><span class="commentBody" data-jsid="text">Have emergency topee and/or can of <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2GeF7A05zQ8">RonCo Spray Hair</a> in case of emergency.</span><br />
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<span class="commentBody" data-jsid="text">2: </span><span class="commentBody" data-jsid="text">Remind Joe that he won't need the rain poncho. It's not a Gallagher concert.</span><br />
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<span class="commentBody" data-jsid="text">And the number one task </span> the Secret Service needs to do in order to prepare Tampa for a visit from Joe Biden: <span class="commentBody" data-jsid="text"></span><span class="commentBody" data-jsid="text">Leave note by closet: Socks. THEN shoes.</span><br />
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<br />Dave Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13779153708960447630noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5899195780406085624.post-84752215574666835852012-08-20T01:04:00.002-04:002012-08-20T01:17:21.862-04:00Remember, These Women Claim To Be Speaking For All WomenCode Pink took to Capitol Hill to protest over women's rights and <a href="http://moonbattracker.com/wordpress/?p=6945">the usual litany of demands</a>.<br />
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And to be noticed, they dressed even. . . Pinker than usual. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Valiant, brave members of Code Pink chanting, "Respect Us!" </td></tr>
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From <a href="http://proteinwisdom.com/?p=42858">Protein Wisdom</a>: <br />
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<blockquote class="tr_bq">
Representatives of Code Pink, NOW, Planned Parenthood and Rock the Slut
Vote were scheduled to speak on the west lawn of the Capitol, addressing
the issues of reproductive rights, equal pay and the Equal Rights
Amendment.</blockquote>
And as always, claim to represent all women when they speak. Dave Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13779153708960447630noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5899195780406085624.post-62172781217474182332012-08-20T00:33:00.000-04:002012-08-20T00:34:48.482-04:00General Motors Heading For Bankruptcy Again.<a href="http://www.forbes.com/sites/louiswoodhill/2012/08/15/general-motors-is-headed-for-bankruptcy-again/">Forward</a>!<br />
<br />
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
[T]he federal government owns 500,000,000 shares of GM, or about 26% of
the company. It would need to get about $53.00/share for these to break
even on the bailout, but the stock closed at only $20.21/share on
Tuesday. This left the government holding $10.1 billion worth of stock,
and sitting on an unrealized loss of $16.4 billion.<br />
<br />
Right now, the government’s GM stock is worth about 39% less than it was
on November 17, 2010, when the company went public at
$33.00/share. However, during the intervening time, the Dow Jones
Industrial Average has risen by almost 20%, so GM shares have lost 49%
of their value relative to the Dow.</blockquote>
So it could be said that GM stock has lost over half their value since the government took over. <br />
<br />
<a href="http://minx.cc/?post=331789">Related</a>: "Now I want to do the same thing with manufacturing jobs, not just in the auto industry, but in <i>every industry</i>." [emphasis mine]<br />
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<br />Dave Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13779153708960447630noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5899195780406085624.post-67776326317758211022012-08-01T09:27:00.000-04:002012-08-01T09:27:10.288-04:00States Limiting Drug Prescriptions For Medicaid PatientsA federal mandate with limited funds needs to cut services to make a budget?<br />
<br />
<a href="http://cnsnews.com/news/article/rationing-begins-states-limiting-drug-prescriptions-medicaid-patients">The deuce you say</a>!<br />
<br />
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Sixteen states have set a limit on the number of prescription drugs they will cover for Medicaid patients, according to Kaiser Health News.<br />
[. . .] <br />
Medicaid is a federal program that is carried out in partnership with state governments. It forms an important element of President Barack Obama's health-care plan because under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act--AKA Obamcare--a larger number of people will be covered by Medicaid, as the income cap is raised for the program.</blockquote>
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
With both the expanded Medicaid program and the federal subsidy for health-care premiums that will be available to people earning up to 400 percent of the poverty level, a larger percentage of the population will be wholly or partially dependent on the government for their health care under Obamacare than are now.</blockquote>
<br />Dave Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13779153708960447630noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5899195780406085624.post-5708471868552654582012-07-31T23:22:00.000-04:002012-07-31T23:22:09.499-04:00Someone At NRO Is Going To Receive A Strongly Worded Letter From John McCainAnd maybe even make <a href="http://www.nationalreview.com/articles/312211/huma-abedin-s-muslim-brotherhood-ties-andrew-c-mccarthy">John Boehner cry</a>. <br />
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Via <a href="http://proteinwisdom.com/?p=42315">Protein Wisdom</a>.Dave Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13779153708960447630noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5899195780406085624.post-58374278198160166952012-07-27T11:49:00.001-04:002012-07-27T11:50:32.702-04:00Video: 'Zo And The Meaning Of Greed<a href="http://alfonzorachel.com/249/examining-the-word-greed">Nailed it</a>. <br />
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<br />Dave Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13779153708960447630noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5899195780406085624.post-55861730559288697352012-07-25T00:32:00.003-04:002012-07-25T00:32:39.226-04:00When Candid Camera Goes Wrong. Horribly, Horribly Wrong.He fell victim to one of the classic blunders - The most famous of
which is "never get involved in a land war in Asia" - but only slightly
less well-known is this: <a href="http://www.breitbart.com/Breitbart-TV/2012/07/24/Egyptian-Actors-Pranked-On-Candid-Camera-Turn-Violent-When-Told-TV-Channel-Is-Israeli">"Never 'Punk'd' an Egyptian actor by saying he is on Israeli TV</a>"<br />
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Notice the high level of tolerance and respect that's being shown. <br />
<br />
I do have to admit that if it was Ashton Kutcher that was slapped and pushed around, it would have made it the best Punk'd show of all. <br />
<br />
More <a href="http://www.commentarymagazine.com/2012/07/23/worst-prank-you-can-play-on-an-egyptian-candid-camera-anti-semitism/">background about this here</a>. Dave Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13779153708960447630noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5899195780406085624.post-8097947655464624592012-07-17T23:34:00.001-04:002012-07-17T23:37:12.564-04:00If You See Only One Movie Sequel This Year. . .Well, chances are it's going to be 'The Dark Knight Rises'.<br />
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But if you want to see <i>two </i>movie sequels this year, keep your calender open on 10/12/12 <a href="http://www.atlasshruggedmovie.com/atlas-shrugged-part-2-trailer-destroyer">when 'Atlas Shrugged Part II' hits theaters</a>.<br />
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<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/D0PRRTclxRc" width="560"></iframe>Dave Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13779153708960447630noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5899195780406085624.post-91141919731455549132012-07-15T00:54:00.000-04:002012-07-15T00:54:20.348-04:00"When The Backbone Of A Country Starts Thinking That Laws And Rules Are Not Worth Following, It's Just A Hop, Skip And A Jump To Anarchy"<a href="http://gonzalolira.blogspot.com/2010/10/coming-middle-class-anarchy.html">Doom</a>.<br />
<br />
This isn't so much of a matter of if but when in our country. <br />
<br />
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
TV has given us the illusion that anarchy is people rioting in the streets, smashing car windows and looting every store in sight. But there’s also the polite, quiet, far deadlier anarchy of the core citizenry—the upright citizenry—throwing in the towel and deciding it’s just not worth it anymore.<br />
<br />
If a big enough proportion of the populace—not even a majority, just a largish chunk—decides that it’s just not worth following the rules anymore, then that society’s days are numbered: Not even a police-state with an armed Marine at every corner with Shoot-to-Kill orders can stop such middle-class anarchy.<br />
<br />
Brian and Ilsa are such anarchists—grey-haired, well-dressed, golf-loving, well-to-do, exceedingly polite anarchists: But anarchists nevertheless. They are not important, or powerful, or influential: They are average—that’s why they’re so deadly: Their numbers are <i>millions</i>. And they are slowly, painfully coming to the conclusion that it’s just not worth it anymore. </blockquote>
<br />
Be sure to read the <a href="http://gonzalolira.blogspot.com/2010/10/coming-middle-class-anarchy.html">whole thing</a>.<br />
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<a href="http://pjmedia.com/instapundit/146500/">Via Insty </a>who has some thoughts of his own. Dave Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13779153708960447630noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5899195780406085624.post-76614762935121537132012-07-13T23:51:00.000-04:002012-07-13T23:51:37.316-04:00If Move On Organizes A Protest Against Mitt Romney And No One Show Up, Does It Still Happen?Sometimes I get emails.<br />
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
Dear MoveOn member,<br />
<br />
News broke this morning in The Boston Globe that Mitt Romney may have been in charge of Bain Capital for three years longer than he'd previously reported—a bombshell that could change the trajectory of the presidential race.1 The press is all over the story, and people everywhere are wondering what Mitt is hiding by not releasing his tax returns from this period.<br />
<br />
When George Romney, Mitt's father, ran for president in 1967, he released 12 years of tax returns. He said, "one year could be a fluke, perhaps done for show."<br />
<br />
But that's all Mitt has released, one year. He willingly provided 23 years of tax returns to the McCain campaign in 2008 before being rejected for the vice presidential slot. Now he wants to be president—but he's unwilling to release the same information to the American people.<br />
<br />
Why? That's the question—and the only way we'll find out is if Romney releases his returns.<br />
<br />
That's why MoveOn members are showing up at Romney campaign offices all over the country on Friday to turn the heat way up and deliver a simple message: Release your returns now!<br />
<br />
There's a Romney office in Chester [Virginia]. Can you stop by TOMORROW at NOON to drop off our "Release Your Returns" letter to make sure they, and the media, get the message?</blockquote>
That was Thursday. I checked my calender, it was clear save for taking my daughters to the park to play. Sure, I can swing by to see who will show up.<br />
<br />
I arrived on scene at the campaign office about 12:30. I figured I should give them some time get arrive and get organized. <br />
<br />
Where the office is at is a pretty modern office park with ample parking and a few posh restaurants with some apartments nearby. The idea behind it all is to work, eat and play all within a few hundred yards of where you live. It's nice.<br />
<br />
I wasn't sure on the exact location of the campaign office so I started to look for a group of people carrying around the same mass produced sign. No luck.<br />
<br />
It was a beautiful day out. Not too hot in the mid eighties range. So the weather shouldn't have been an issue for these true believers.<br />
<br />
I double checked the address on my phone and found the place.<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">It really wasn't that difficult to find. </span></div>
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There wasn't anyone is sight. To one side of the building.<br />
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I don't know if it was because it was Friday the 13th or that it was the second Friday of the month and the <strike>welfare</strike> Living Assistance checks came in the mail that day or what was the reason. There wasn't anyone from Move On there. <br />
<br />
I went inside and talked to Matt (I apologize if I got his name wrong, I didn't write it down at the time) and he told me that no one from Move On has showed up to picket. <br />
<br />
I didn't wait too long as I had my kids with me and they were anxious to get to the park and why wait on nothing? <br />
<br />
As I left the office complex, I checked to see if there were any protesters out near the busy street, trying to catch eyeballs as people drove by. Nope. Nothing there either.<br />
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I don't know how the others went but the protest in Chester, Virginia was a bust.<br />
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I did pick up a Romney bumper sticker so there's that. <br />
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<br />Dave Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13779153708960447630noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5899195780406085624.post-90580726292340617722012-07-11T11:57:00.002-04:002012-07-11T11:57:46.152-04:00California Keeps Whistling Past The GraveyardSan Bernardino joins the ranks of <a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-0711-san-bernardino-20120711,0,5646419.story">Stockton and Mammoth Lakes in filing for bankruptcy</a>. <br />
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<blockquote class="tr_bq">
San Bernardino on Tuesday became the third California city in less than a
month to seek bankruptcy protection, with officials saying the
financial situation had become so dire that it could not cover payroll
through the summer.<br />
<br />
The unexpected vote came at the suggestion of the interim city manager,
who said the city faces a $46-million deficit and depleted coffers.</blockquote>
<br />
Six paragraphs into the story, you get to the reason why:<br />
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<blockquote class="tr_bq">
The city's fiscal crisis has been years in the making, compounded by the
nation's crushing recession and exacerbated by escalating pension
costs, lucrative labor agreements, Sacramento's raid on redevelopment
funds and a city reserve that is tapped out, officials said.<br />
<br />
Miller told the council that the city faced major deficits for the next five years.<br />
<br />
The deficits remain even after the city negotiated $10 million in
concessions from employees and slashed the workforce 20% over the last
four years.</blockquote>
So having unfunded liabilities tied to lifelong pensions, catering to every public union demand and having a state government playing shell games with state finances drained whatever reserve the city had. <br />
<br />
<blockquote>
San Bernardino's tax revenues have declined by as much as $16 million
annually over the last few years, primarily because of drops in sales
and property taxes.</blockquote>
<br />
The end result of having progressive policies in place means people end up voting with their feet and leaving the state. <br />
<br />
Be sure to read the rest to find out about <a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-0711-san-bernardino-20120711,0,5646419.story?page=2&sc=2757014260310624840">Stockton and Mammoth Lakes</a>. Dave Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13779153708960447630noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5899195780406085624.post-71587797360149583832012-07-11T02:12:00.002-04:002012-07-11T02:12:58.672-04:00Former County Worker Still Lucky To Be Alive And Walking On The Right Side Of The SoilWhere your alarm clock is a three hundred pound guy who wakes you up to let you know the grass needs to be cut. <br />
<br />
<a href="http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/metro/2012-07-09/columbia-county-fires-code-officer">Martinez, Georgia.</a><br />
<br />
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
A Columbia County code compliance officer accused of entering a Martinez home without permission was fired Monday.<br />
<br />
Columbia County sheriff’s investigators completed an investigation
Friday into a July 2 incident in which Erica Masters claimed that Jimmy
Vowell came into her home uninvited.<br />
<br />
The investigation didn’t result in criminal charges against Vowell
because the sheriff’s office investigators found no criminal intent,
Columbia County Administrator Scott Johnson said.</blockquote>
Walked into her home without permission. <a href="http://www2.wjbf.com/news/2012/jul/02/code-enforcement-officer-walks-home-ar-4075165/">And it was caught on tape</a>. He was fired soon after and rightfully so. <br />
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The guy is lucky he's wasn't plugged a few times. Seriously, the man was humongous. And for a single woman to wake up with him in her room. Again. Lucky. <br />
<br />
"Officer, I woke up with this huge man in my room and<i> I was afraid for my life</i>." <br />
<br />
Give some people an inch of authority and they take a mile. Dave Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13779153708960447630noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5899195780406085624.post-9542666190992925482012-05-26T08:15:00.002-04:002012-05-26T08:18:21.142-04:00Reading Between The Lines In Joseph Cotto's Article About Why Gov. Scott Walker Should LoseShow me a coach who wants to strategically lose a game or two and <a href="http://communities.washingtontimes.com/neighborhood/conscience-realist/2012/may/17/republican-case-against-scott-walkers-reelection/">I'll show you a bad coach</a>.
<br />
<blockquote>
FLORIDA, May 17, 2012 — In Wisconsin’s ever contentious gubernatorial recall, most would probably expect the garden variety Republican to support incumbent Scott Walker. After all, he is a standard bearer for America’s gut-the-government movement and unapologetically brash about his beliefs to boot.</blockquote>
<i> This is the standard introduction before the big 'BUT' of my appeal. </i><br />
<blockquote>
While this sort of thing might appeal to certain factions of the Republican base — specifically elements of it which are so far right that they have come to despise the GOP’s traditional form — it does not appeal to me. </blockquote>
<blockquote>
This is why I believe that Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett must claim victory come June 5th.</blockquote>
<i>You knuckle-dragging bitter clingers just don't appreciate the fine work the Republican party has done these last 10 years.</i> <br />
<blockquote>
Pundits have speculated that the recall is about far more than local affairs; it is a referendum of sorts on the distinct breed of right wing politics that has taken hold since the 2010 midterm elections. Despite being rooted in fiscal matters, like curtailing collective bargaining for labor unions, it has transcended them to include social policy as well; as the continuing siege on women’s reproductive rights is a shameful testament to.</blockquote>
<i>Even though the GOP was almost beaten to obscurity in 06 and 08 and it too the help of all the local Tea Parties to make a record breaking change in the House of Representatives in 2010, shut up and let the policy people like me make decisions for you all. </i><br />
<br />
<i>And I've also fallen for the Democrat lie about the GOP's "War On Women" when it's about the government telling what should and shouldn't be covered with insurance. </i><br />
<blockquote>
If the Republican Party has any desire to remain electorally viable in both the immediate and distant futures, then such radicalism must be addressed. In the event that Walker were to lose, the national party — in spite of its chairman, Reince Priebus, who never seems to have surpassed amateur hour as far as the science of practical politics is concerned — would most certainly promote a more temperate dialogue. </blockquote>
<i>Despite the evidence of history to the contrary that Republicans have been gaining in electoral ground, moderation, moderation, moderation. </i><br />
<i><br /></i><br />
<i>But what will never be addressed is the extremism in the Democrat party. That would offend the moderates to point that out and send them running to those same Democrat extremists. </i><br />
<blockquote>
Even more importantly, presumptive presidential nominee Mitt Romney could finally seize the opportunity to do something revolutionary: run on his own extensive record as a moderate. Throughout this year’s primaries, he was left with little choice other than to pose as a rock ribbed rightist; an cringeworthy feat that produced a plethora of unintentionally comedic moments. </blockquote>
<i>Blah blah blah, shut up bitter clingers and get back to stuffing envelopes. Your opinions are not needed.</i> <br />
<blockquote>
Following a Walker loss, the far right would become almost completely devoid of political capital. Consequently, its ability to tack Romney down to a host of extremist positions should vanish. The Tea Party, which originally functioned as a positive influence of fiscal restraint during an era of runaway government spending, has morphed into a strange hybrid of the Religious Right and the John Birch Society. One of Walker’s most prominent supporters, its current incarnation might be decisively repudiated in the event that its star politico is sent packing.</blockquote>
<i>Yes, I am seriously talking about demoralizing the Republican base. You know, the people who do volunteer for candidates, knock on doors, stuff envelopes and actually donate to the causes they believe in. </i> <br />
<blockquote>
As a Republican in the vein of Dwight Eisenhower and Nelson Rockefeller, I believe that this is the best case scenario. Of course, a great deal of those on the far right may threaten to leave the GOP and start their own party in the event of a centrist shift. If that is what they wish, then no one should try to stop them. After a few election cycles yielding returns no higher than five percent of the popular vote, they ought to get the message that extremism is anything but a virtue.</blockquote>
<i> While everyone remembers fondly the Reagan years, I'm above that. I would even add in Nixon if it wasn't for Watergate. </i><br />
<blockquote>
While it is regrettable to advocate the defeat of a fellow Republican, the Party’s temper has reached the point of this becoming an absolute necessity. Hopefully, not too far down the line, said scenario will be rendered obsolete, as adequate room will have been made inside of the supposedly big tent for not only differing viewpoints, but that nagging inconvenience known as reality.</blockquote>
<blockquote>
The sooner this can be accomplished, the brighter America’s horizon stands to shine.
</blockquote>
<i>They say that the journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step and-- nothing personal-- Scott Walker is that first step to glorious moderation. </i><br />
<br />
<i>Now go out there and lose one for the Gipper. </i><br />
<br />
Character mode off: Now that pretty much all the candidates have
dropped out and endorsed Mitt, there hasn't been much reluctance about
Mitt's nomination that I can tell. And this is obviously more
anectdotal rather than data but my father-- who has voted third party
and his beliefs for the last 40 years or so-- is pondering a Mitt vote.<br />
<br />
And sorry this is about two weeks old but it was in my queue and finally had some time to get it finished. <br />
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But if what Cotto wrote is what the Republican Party thinks, it's time for a new party.Dave Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13779153708960447630noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5899195780406085624.post-46077896253267683022012-05-25T00:48:00.000-04:002012-05-25T00:48:02.451-04:00What's This "Everyone Blog About Brett Kimberlin Day"?. . . Other than <a href="http://theothermccain.com/2012/05/17/is-democrat-operative-neal-rauhauser-an-associate-of-convicted-terrorist-brett-kimberlin-and-why-the-answer-matters/">Bret Kimberlin is a domestic terrorist</a>?<br />
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<a href="http://thecampofthesaints.org/2012/05/24/d-minus-1-preparing-for-everybody-blog-about-brett-kimberlin-day/"> Bob Belvedere</a> has the details <a href="http://leestranahan.com/friday-may-25th-is-everybody-blog-about-brett-kimberlin-day">as well as Lee Stranahan</a> who <a href="http://leestranahan.com/brett-kimberlin-is-a-dangerous-person-no-seriously">also offers this warning</a>: <br />
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In political blogging, we often toss around highly charged words with
great abandon. We say politicians we don’t like are scary and crazy and
dangerous.<br />
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<b>Brett Kimberlin is actually dangerous.</b><br />
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Full stop. No metaphor. No exaggeration. Brett Kimberlin is
dangerous. As in — he blew up bombs and police suspected he did it to
cover up a murder. People in Indiana tell me that witnesses disappeared
during the trial. Worse, Kimberlin has shown no remorse for the bombings
and went to great lengths to make the lives of his victims miserable.<br />
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Please, do not lose sight of this. This isn’t a time for loose
rhetoric. This is real. It’s real and it’s serious in a way that many
‘political stories’ frankly are not. In that sense, this story is way
beyond politics.</blockquote>
Apologies for taking the full posting but it's something that is worth passing on. <br />
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Expects more updates, if not tomorrow then soon after. Dave Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13779153708960447630noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5899195780406085624.post-66323435934333357042012-05-20T00:34:00.000-04:002012-05-20T00:35:35.227-04:00Saturday Night In A House Of The Rising SunThe person who made this cover of "House of the Rising Sun" by The Animals made this version of "<a href="http://pointofagun.blogspot.com/2009/04/odd-assortment-of-neat-keen-and-geeky.html">Bohemian Rhapsody</a>" as well.<br />
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<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/w68qZ8JvBds" width="560"></iframe>Dave Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13779153708960447630noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5899195780406085624.post-3380054144031974642012-05-18T00:41:00.001-04:002012-05-18T00:41:49.783-04:00Someone Call The Wahbulance!Because conservatives are taking over <a href="https://twitter.com/#%21/search/%23ObamaYachtNames">Twitter hash tags</a> to make fun of <a href="http://www.indecisionforever.com/blog/2012/05/17/conservative-hashtag-games-are-ruining-twitter">Obama and Gonzalo Cordova isn't going to stand for it.</a><br />
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So instead of pointing out what's funny and what isn't (simple word play, what's funnier? Fender or bumper? Normally bumper is funnier but fender is usually better) he just points out a few jokes that fell flat or some that <a href="https://twitter.com/#%21/ThePantau/statuses/203163822679261185">he just did not get</a>. Which-- as a writer for Comedy Central-- is a bit below his paygrade. <br />
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Countless blogs have already done that for free. <br />
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What a good comedy writer would have done is shown where the funny was and maybe even thrown in a few jokes himself. After all, even Gonzalo said that: Everyone in power deserves to be ridiculed. <br />
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Unless they are doing their best to carry water for the super cool, hip and sassiest president evah! Then no ridicule is needed.<br />
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Thanks to Beth for the find. <br />Dave Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13779153708960447630noreply@blogger.com0