Obama’s Vision Clouded by CO2
Saw Obama lie ouright yesterday in statement about the Energy bill the House so foolishly passed yesterday. Said that he wanted to follow California’s example for EPA standards on pollution.
Then he said…”California’s economy is on par with the rest of the country,” in justifying the idea that these standards will create economic health and save the Earth Mother simultaneously.
CALIFORNIA IS ON ECONOMIC PAR WITH THE REST OF THE COUNTRY? Last I heard, California’s economy is a squirrel’s whisker away from total collapse. They’ve created so many regulations out of junk science and liberal idealism that they are literally bankrupt.
What is wrong with everyone? We watch as they follow FAILED historical economic policies, and now they want to follow FAILED environmental policies that have neutered what was once the greatest state in the nation?
ARGH. Don’t even get me started on the fact that all the fuzzy feel good sources of energy DON’T WORK! Look, when one of the top researchers in the country from Cornell University tells you that the current state of wind and solar cannot possibly meet even the slightest energy needs…YOU SHOULD LISTEN AND FIGURE SOMETHING ELSE OUT!
Lemmings…all of you.
The Art of the Pun
Just wanted to share a little pun-ishment. Two cases…
First, I had sent a short story to my friend Ruxx Deluxx and the base of the story was pooh (not the teddy bear). Here’s his reply which had me in tears.
“While I normally find poo stories corny & beneath me, this knocked me
off my stool. Bowled me over, you could say. It’s amazing what one
squeezes out when inspired.”
The second comes from a comment on the Christian Science Monitor’s The Vote Blog. Although the story was about Joe Biden being shuffled off to Siberia after his flu comments…the one commenter said this:
“Remember before November when someone said Obama would win the election ‘when pigs fly?’ Well, Obama won and the swine flew.”
Share your favorite puns with me! One of my fondest memories was when my friend Ron Solomon (rest in peace, my friend) told our 6th grade teacher that his joke about the dentist “deserved a plaque.”
Low-Flying Plane Frightens New Yorkers
Dear DOD and White House staffers…need photos of Air Force One with Statue of Liberty background? Ever heard of PHOTOSHOP?!?!?!?!? We’re surrounded by, and managed by…idiots.
Are Terrorists Human?
Ali Soufan’s editorial in the NY Times today brings about another question in the whole “torture” debate for me. Soufan poses midway through that”…it is in our national security interest to regain our position as the world’s foremost defenders of human rights…”
First, we don’t need to REGAIN anything. Name another country that has done more for human rights than the U.S. There’s been no slippage in ranking, Mr. Soufan. No other country even comes close to matching the financial and human resources outlay of the United States when it comes to defending the rights of humanity as a whole.
Second, I would strongly suggest that “human rights” belong to the innocent, not to those who would perpetrate evil. In assigning such rights to the most heinous of our species, you deny the truth to those who deserve it. A man hell-bent on destroying thousands of lives, who dreams of increasing that number tenfold and thereby securing a place in history and heaven does not deserve to be afforded the same human rights as a child in Darfur.
As the human race, we MUST assign certain labels to the basest of our humanity. We must point to one end of the spectrum and say “good” while pointing simultaneously to the other end, saying “evil.” Assigning the same rights to both ends of the spectrum is morally unconscionable, Mr. Soufan.
The Ease of Critique
“In many ways, the work of a critic is easy. We risk very litle yet enjoy a position overthose who offer up their work and their selves to our judgment.”
Who spoke that little pearl? You’ll have to read on…
The other night, I was watching Sports Center, and one of the commentators was criticizing a certain professional baseball player for watching the 3rd strike which just happened to end the game with runners in scoring position…yada yada yada. How easy it is for someone sitting behind a desk in Connecticut to be a critic. My question to him is…have you ever stood at the plate and had a 95 mile an hour slider thrown at you? I doubt it…cause if you have, you’d keep your damn mouth shut.
The constant criticism of the former administration’s tactics in garnering information from terrorists is much like that guy on Sports Center. As our guru at the beginning of the post said, there is no risk in criticism. I would add to that…there is nothing but profit in claiming the moral high ground long after an event has passed.
Hindsight is much more than 20/20. It’s looking through high-powered binoculars with laser surgered eyes and focusing with massive amounts of information, debate, polls and crazy multi-billionaires to support you. How easy it is to make clear-eyed judgment on someone who was looking out from the fog of war; the smoky haze of death and destruction; and the bitter, angry tears of a nation.
I despair when those who have not been forced into decisions criticize those who were. I despair when a man or a woman with nothing to lose can pass judgment on a man with everything to lose. I despair when we look back, and yet forget the reasons why a decision was made. If I have to spell out the reasons why…you have forgotten.
“We thrive on negative criticism, which is fun to write and to read. But the bitter truth we critics must face is that, in the grand scheme of things, the average piece of junk is more meaningful than our criticism designating it so.”
A wise man, that Anton Ego.
Obama’s Hammer
Prediction: The stimulus package currently awaited by President Obama will be his ultimate undoing. The main reason being (IMHO), he is trying to use it to make good on his myriad campaign promises in one fell swoop.
We can discuss ideology all we want. He is, we are, they are… But to me, the simple fact is that his liberal support network (the Soros’s of the world) have been pressuring him since he was declared the winner and he has some serious debts to pay off. Nothing like millions (and billions) to pay off what you owe, and always be able to say later “I did! I DID!”
I learned long time ago, you can’t drive a roofing nail with one swing of the hammer. But you can with a coffin nail.
Go Straight To Hell – Case #1
Anyone who shuts down (or severely restricts the use of) the electricity in the home of a 93 year old man, in the middle of winter, in MICHIGAN deserves to go straight to hell.
Most wonderful part…coroner says he probably died quite painfully. Let’s put Bay City Electric Light and Power on our bobsled to Satan list.
More cases in the future. Let’s do everything we can to make sure these people pay.
Vaginas Need a Bail-Out
Oh man. I am on another roll with the language… I gotta stop writing at 1 AM, but, have at it.
President Obama signed an executive order last Friday to send $460 million to third world (sorry, “developing”) countries for family planning. In other words, condoms, the pill, and abortions are being paid for worldwide by our tax dollars.
I don’t have anything original to say about this. Suffice to say, it sucks and he has certainly pandered to his crowd by releasing this “much needed aid.” Being broke doesn’t mean you can’t share, right?
Anyway…here’s where the fun comes in. The Dems wanted to use part of the stimulus package to provide more financial support for family planning (for the poor) right here in America. And, according to some reports, the President has asked his colleagues on the left to remove this part of the stimulus package in the spirit of bipartisanship. In other words, he’s afraid the Repubs are gonna kick up a big stink and he might lose a half a percentage point on the Love Scale.
It’s all so confusing, but here’s how I figure it.
According to the Democratic Majority, vaginas and uterii stimulate the economy and need a bail out. President Obama agrees, but only if the vaginas and uterii exists elsewhere than in the United States due to the current conversion rate that shows American female parts are worth less than those in, let’s say… Zimbabwe.
Republicans remain on the hill, trying to figure out the penis conversion rate, hoping they don’t come up short.
Hey guys…the Even the FrenchOuiOui is outperforming you. Where’s Smiling Bob when you need him?
More Evidence Global Warming Not Our Fault
Wanted to point everyone to the latest blog post by Jack Dini on his FactorFiction? page. Couple quick points on it…
1. I never knew that NY Harbor froze over in 178o and people could walk across the ice from Manhattan to Staten Island. Damn, that is cold!
2. More and more research is showing that this warming stuff IS NORMAL.
3. Kudos to the scientists brave enough to publish their research, and to people like Jack Dini who tell us all about it.
4. Nuts to those who keep pushing us toward billions of wasted spending on CO2 emission regulations and all the other mollycoddling based on junk science and politics.
Thanks again, Jack. Great stuff as always.
Hey, if you don’t subscribe to Jack’s blog…you really should! Learn from those who know, and aren’t afraid to tell you the truth.
Travolta Death Proves Point
LANGUAGE WARNING FOR THIS POST
Bernard Goldberg wrote a book last year entitled “Crazies to the Left of Me, Wimps to the Right.” Haven’t read it, but I know all the things he was gonna talk about. I bring it up to suggest a new book based on the title he chose.
“Assholes to the Left of Me, Pussies to the Right.”
Now, this book would have nothing to do with politics in any way. The title is symbolic of being surrounded on all sides by just the biggest bunch of shiteaters the world has to offer.
So, what does this have to do with Jett Travolta’s death?
Everything. Within minutes of the announcement of this tragedy, bloggers were surmising that John Travolta and Kelly Preston were denying this boy critical medication because of their belief in Scientology. The idea spread quicker than you can say “Web 2.0″ (don’t forget to smile!)
Here’s where the “assholes” come in. We used to relegate such crap to the lowest shelves in the supermarket checkout lines and said that anyone who read it was a moron. Now the morons have a voice, and they have proven to be much more than morons…
On the other side of the street are all the “pussies” who comment on sites using monikers instead of their real names. HIPPYGRL1457 sez “how could they let him dye because they beleeve in some crazy christian shit?” It’s an open forum folks, say WHATEVER YOU WANT and SELF RESPONSIBILITY BE DAMNED.
We took away all the filters that people used to use in the name of “sharing, communicating, community-building” and all the other buzz words. Of course there are important things that can happen through these technologies, but when you give a bunch of closet assholes an opening, they’re gonna fart through it. And most people are too damned weak to give out their opinions and put their name on it. Hey, be prick for all I care, but have the guts to put your name on it and get called out when you say something stupid.
If you are going to basically accuse a father of killing his son, then give him the opportunity to track you down and beat the ever living shit out of you for saying so. If you jump on the bandwagon with anonymous comments…you can jump to the front of the line for your beating.
I’m sorry, but this is just another glowing example of how these amazing “communication tools” are just a place for the steaming piles of our species to congregate and foist their odor upon everyone else.
BTW, if you are first time reader. My name is Brent Beckley, and if you don’t like what I said, have some guts and tell me so. If you comment without telling me your name, take a wild guess what’s gonna happen.
Lastly, I am truly saddened by what happened to Jett Travolta. No parent should ever have to lose their child, and the pain is doubled when you lose them in a public forum. Especially one run by people who lack the common courtesy to leave a family in pain alone.
