Retard!
That's the latest word (and all it's variations) that the political correctness crowd is going after.
I was hoping it would be something a little more interesting so I could draw my line in the sand, but since "retard" is the target that they've chosen, it is the word I will defend, on principle alone. I don't really care if it's quietly dropped from the American lexicon or if people use it.
But I will jump on the person who jumps on someone who's exercising their First Amendment freedom of speech and freedom to be a retard.
I respect Special Olympics, but they're getting into a political movement that they have no business taking their organization into.
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Friday, March 27, 2009
Why Did John Murtha Receive a Navy Award? He Has Yet to Apologize to the Haditha Marines for Falsely Accusing Them of "Cold-Blooded Murder"
Before he left his office a week ago, Secretary of the Navy Don Winter quietly awarded Congressman John Murtha the highest Navy civilian award (the Navy Distinguished Service Award) for his loyalty to members of the Department of the Navy.
As word as gotten out, the veterans have started to react very negatively to the award.
Murtha has yet to apologize for falsely accusing Marines from the 3rd Battallion, 1st Marine unit of murdering Iraqi civilians in Haditha, Iraq. During the 2006 midterm elections, he accused the marines of "cold-blooded murder", even as they were being arraigned on the charges. He found them guilty in the media before the courts-martial commenced.
Two years later, with six of the eight Marines exonerated, the seventh found "not guilty" and the eighth still on trial, he hasn't recanted any of his statements, which were widely seen as a political speech to ensure a Democratic take-over of Congress as the mid-term elections were approaching.
I agree with the veterans. Murtha's actions and refusal to apologize to the innocent Marines for his ill-considered and hurtful statements should disqualify him from being awarded this award.
As word as gotten out, the veterans have started to react very negatively to the award.
Murtha has yet to apologize for falsely accusing Marines from the 3rd Battallion, 1st Marine unit of murdering Iraqi civilians in Haditha, Iraq. During the 2006 midterm elections, he accused the marines of "cold-blooded murder", even as they were being arraigned on the charges. He found them guilty in the media before the courts-martial commenced.
Two years later, with six of the eight Marines exonerated, the seventh found "not guilty" and the eighth still on trial, he hasn't recanted any of his statements, which were widely seen as a political speech to ensure a Democratic take-over of Congress as the mid-term elections were approaching.
I agree with the veterans. Murtha's actions and refusal to apologize to the innocent Marines for his ill-considered and hurtful statements should disqualify him from being awarded this award.
Monday, March 23, 2009
ANOTHER $1 Trillion Bailout? Congress Should Ban This Bill From Even Making It Through the Front Door
At last we come down to the nitty gritty.
The Obama Administration now wants to relieve the banks of their failed leverage debts, and clear the decks of Wall Street's Folly.
The cost: $1 trillion or more.
No, ABSOLUTELY NOT! The banks need to get on a payment plan and start paying off their own problems, instead of Uncle Sam coming to the rescue. Again.
The homeowners who defaulted are not at fault for the banks accumulating so much leverage debt. That's the fault of Wall Street, and they should be held to account for their own actions, the same as everybody else.
What's to stop them from doing the same exact thing, when the economy is roaring along again?
Any member of Congress voting for this cockamamie plan should RESIGN! Enough is enough! Congress should be screaming bloody murder, despite what Wall Street thinks. After all, it's Wall Street that fueled the engine that took us straight off the cliff in the first place. They were originally opposed to this course of action, as I recall from earlier posts. Why are they so enthusiastically in favor of it now?
The banks are going to proceed at the same pace regardless of what happens with this piece of garbage proposal. If they get it, it'll take months to restore the credit lines; if they don't, it'll still take months. Both courses of action will take us to the same place, so why shouldn't they take care of their own mess?
The entire Congress should walk out of the Capitol to protest bailing out Wall Street's Folly before unanimously rejecting it.
The Obama Administration now wants to relieve the banks of their failed leverage debts, and clear the decks of Wall Street's Folly.
The cost: $1 trillion or more.
No, ABSOLUTELY NOT! The banks need to get on a payment plan and start paying off their own problems, instead of Uncle Sam coming to the rescue. Again.
The homeowners who defaulted are not at fault for the banks accumulating so much leverage debt. That's the fault of Wall Street, and they should be held to account for their own actions, the same as everybody else.
What's to stop them from doing the same exact thing, when the economy is roaring along again?
Any member of Congress voting for this cockamamie plan should RESIGN! Enough is enough! Congress should be screaming bloody murder, despite what Wall Street thinks. After all, it's Wall Street that fueled the engine that took us straight off the cliff in the first place. They were originally opposed to this course of action, as I recall from earlier posts. Why are they so enthusiastically in favor of it now?
The banks are going to proceed at the same pace regardless of what happens with this piece of garbage proposal. If they get it, it'll take months to restore the credit lines; if they don't, it'll still take months. Both courses of action will take us to the same place, so why shouldn't they take care of their own mess?
The entire Congress should walk out of the Capitol to protest bailing out Wall Street's Folly before unanimously rejecting it.
South Africa's Refusal to Allow Dalai Lama to Participate in Peace Conference Actually Encourages Bad Chinese Diplomatic Behavior: They'll Do It Again
South Africa set off a wave of protests and threats of boycotts of it's soon-to-be-held peace conference when it knuckled under to Chinese diplomatic pressure and refused the Dalai Lama to participate in the conference by denying him a visa.
Former South African President FW De Klerk and Archbishop Desmond Tutu announced that they were boycotting the conference until South Africa reversed its position and allowed the Tibetan leader to come.
South Africa is more worried about the 2010 World Cup, and its own interests, rather than the interests of the peace conference that they're hosting. They've lost a lot of credibility around the globe while earning China's praise. Costly move, because now the Chinese government knows it can bully the South African government around whenever China's interests are at stake.
For a democracy to cave in to China is disturbing. De Klerk said it best: "South Africa is a sovereign constitutional democracy and should not allow other countries to dictate to it regarding who it should, and should not admit to its territory - regardless of the power and influence of the country."
Perhaps South Africa should ask another nation to host this peace conference.
Former South African President FW De Klerk and Archbishop Desmond Tutu announced that they were boycotting the conference until South Africa reversed its position and allowed the Tibetan leader to come.
South Africa is more worried about the 2010 World Cup, and its own interests, rather than the interests of the peace conference that they're hosting. They've lost a lot of credibility around the globe while earning China's praise. Costly move, because now the Chinese government knows it can bully the South African government around whenever China's interests are at stake.
For a democracy to cave in to China is disturbing. De Klerk said it best: "South Africa is a sovereign constitutional democracy and should not allow other countries to dictate to it regarding who it should, and should not admit to its territory - regardless of the power and influence of the country."
Perhaps South Africa should ask another nation to host this peace conference.
Paparazzi and Media Should Leave Octuplet Family Alone: Story is Boring Anyways
The news media and the paparazzi should let the octuplet baby story fade from the headlines, but they're not ready to do it let. They're milking it for all that it's worth.
And now that the paparazzi are in on the act, any hope at decency and calm is gone. They were climbing on the family's vehicle in an attempt to get photographs of the first of the babies coming home. And they were inside the garage as family members were screaming "get out!" The police were called and had to clear 250 people out of the area.
This lady has enough problems, and I hope that they (the media) dial down the coverage to an absolute minimum. And the magazines should completely drop their coverage too, so that the paparazzi have no further financial reason to hang around there.
Frankly, this story has pretty much run its course; whenever I see coverage of it on the news, I flip the channel to one of the other stations carrying more interesting stuff.
And now that the paparazzi are in on the act, any hope at decency and calm is gone. They were climbing on the family's vehicle in an attempt to get photographs of the first of the babies coming home. And they were inside the garage as family members were screaming "get out!" The police were called and had to clear 250 people out of the area.
This lady has enough problems, and I hope that they (the media) dial down the coverage to an absolute minimum. And the magazines should completely drop their coverage too, so that the paparazzi have no further financial reason to hang around there.
Frankly, this story has pretty much run its course; whenever I see coverage of it on the news, I flip the channel to one of the other stations carrying more interesting stuff.
State of Michigan Should Reject 11% Rate Hike Proposal From Power Companies: Companies Shouldn't Be Raising Rates as Economy Flatlines
Power companies Consumers Energy and Detroit Edison want to hike the rates of Michigan customers by 11% in order to pay for upgrades to the electrical system to bring them into compliance for federal emissions standards.
The rate hike request has been sent to Lansing for consideration.
Michigan's legislative committee that approves or rejects such proposals should reject these rate hikes and the power companies should delay the projects.
Michigan has sufficient electrical power to handle the current needs of the state. While the upgrades are important, they don't have to be made all at once; it can be done a little at a time while minimizing the impact to families that are already having trouble paying for their winter heating bills.
As the economy improves, they can do more and ask for more money, but not when the economy is still in a nosedive and more people lose their jobs.
The rate hike request has been sent to Lansing for consideration.
Michigan's legislative committee that approves or rejects such proposals should reject these rate hikes and the power companies should delay the projects.
Michigan has sufficient electrical power to handle the current needs of the state. While the upgrades are important, they don't have to be made all at once; it can be done a little at a time while minimizing the impact to families that are already having trouble paying for their winter heating bills.
As the economy improves, they can do more and ask for more money, but not when the economy is still in a nosedive and more people lose their jobs.
Thursday, March 19, 2009
Congress Passes Bill That May Not Be Constitutional: Is This Really the Best Way to Deal With Golden Parachutes?
The House of Representatives passed a bill that severely taxes those companies that accept federal bailouts on one hand but pay out golden parachutes (bonuses) to their past and present executives on the other. The bill is designed to address public anger over AIG and other companies paying out millions of dollars to the people that got us into this mess in the first place.
While I think that the companies have earned the public black eye that they've gotten over the last few weeks, the measure passed in the House may not pass Constitutional muster. Hasn't the Constitution been shredded enough over the last eight years? Has anyone even heard of "due process" in Congress? And targeted severe taxes on specific companies and not any others, which is prohibited in the Constitution as a "bill of attainder?"
The Democratic Congress and the Administration are messing things up good. They're acting quite hastily, and the kind of legislation born in haste usually ends up being really bad legislation.
I disagree with any measure taken by Congress that violates the Constitution.
While I think that the companies have earned the public black eye that they've gotten over the last few weeks, the measure passed in the House may not pass Constitutional muster. Hasn't the Constitution been shredded enough over the last eight years? Has anyone even heard of "due process" in Congress? And targeted severe taxes on specific companies and not any others, which is prohibited in the Constitution as a "bill of attainder?"
The Democratic Congress and the Administration are messing things up good. They're acting quite hastily, and the kind of legislation born in haste usually ends up being really bad legislation.
I disagree with any measure taken by Congress that violates the Constitution.
Detroit City Council Makes Fools Out of Themselves Again: Ingrates Demand Leno Do an Additional Free Show
What happens when you put undereducated people in charge of a major metropolitan area?
You get people wearing tiaras like they're fairy godmothers or princesses, one member of the group calling another "Shrek," the same member getting into physical confrontations with the media and with the police, and getting into arguments with school children over how she behaves in public.
This same person insulted someone else over their health and hearing aid, and called the kettle black when she said that the member she was insulting was "undereducated." And when she didn't get the type of hotel room that she wanted prior to the Democratic National Convention, she called 911 to solve the situation.
Welcome to the Detroit City Council. The council member in question above is the current President of the Council, Monica Conyers. On to more recent history:
Jay Leno decided to go out of his way to bring a little bit of comic relief to the Detroit area, and when he announced that his free show would be at the Palace of Auburn Hills, instead of organizing buses to transport people going to the show, City Council President Conyers and Council member Reeves brazenly demanded "Where's ours?" and phoned Leno to demand that he hold another show within the city of Detroit, and that it be free as well.
Would they like some cheese with all that whining? Little wonder that Detroit is in such a mess, and it has nothing to do with the economy either, despite the 22% unemployment rate. The tween twit in charge of the council really needs to crawl back into whatever hole she came out of and grow up for another twenty years. She's too incompetent to be in charge of Michigan's largest city.
Leno went along with it, scheduling the additional show during his vacation time. The theatrics of the Detroit City Council is an embarassment to the entire state, and not just to the people of Detroit.
Would the people of the city PLEASE turn these people out at the next election?
You get people wearing tiaras like they're fairy godmothers or princesses, one member of the group calling another "Shrek," the same member getting into physical confrontations with the media and with the police, and getting into arguments with school children over how she behaves in public.
This same person insulted someone else over their health and hearing aid, and called the kettle black when she said that the member she was insulting was "undereducated." And when she didn't get the type of hotel room that she wanted prior to the Democratic National Convention, she called 911 to solve the situation.
Welcome to the Detroit City Council. The council member in question above is the current President of the Council, Monica Conyers. On to more recent history:
Jay Leno decided to go out of his way to bring a little bit of comic relief to the Detroit area, and when he announced that his free show would be at the Palace of Auburn Hills, instead of organizing buses to transport people going to the show, City Council President Conyers and Council member Reeves brazenly demanded "Where's ours?" and phoned Leno to demand that he hold another show within the city of Detroit, and that it be free as well.
Would they like some cheese with all that whining? Little wonder that Detroit is in such a mess, and it has nothing to do with the economy either, despite the 22% unemployment rate. The tween twit in charge of the council really needs to crawl back into whatever hole she came out of and grow up for another twenty years. She's too incompetent to be in charge of Michigan's largest city.
Leno went along with it, scheduling the additional show during his vacation time. The theatrics of the Detroit City Council is an embarassment to the entire state, and not just to the people of Detroit.
Would the people of the city PLEASE turn these people out at the next election?
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
President Should Come to Michigan With His Advisers and Talk to People Standing in Unemployment Lines About Economic "Turnaround"
Looking out the window again, I can see the cue building up at the unemployment agency across the street, and the place doesn't open up for another couple of hours.
Perhaps President Obama and his advisers should come to Michigan and pay a few visits to these unemployment agencies--in Lansing, Flint, Grand Rapids and Detroit in particular--and tell the people standing in line that the economy has turned around. See what their reaction is to that tidbit of political good news.
Time for a reality check, Mr. President.
Perhaps President Obama and his advisers should come to Michigan and pay a few visits to these unemployment agencies--in Lansing, Flint, Grand Rapids and Detroit in particular--and tell the people standing in line that the economy has turned around. See what their reaction is to that tidbit of political good news.
Time for a reality check, Mr. President.
Monday, March 16, 2009
GOP Senator Tells AIG Leadership to "Resign or Commit Suicide": This Man Needs a SHRINK!
Is GOP Senator Charles Grassley out of his friggin' mind?
He was expressing his extreme displeasure with AIG executives over the fact that they're talking about giving out millions in taxpayer-funded dollars to themselves for a very poor job, when he committed a HUGE blunder.
He said in a radio interview that they should either resign or go out the "Japanese way", meaning killing themselves.
I'm very unhappy with these idiot companies too, but I can't and won't agree with someone telling someone else to kill themselves, under ANY circumstances. I have no respect for Senator Grassley or for what he said.
If he can't get a handle on his emotions, perhaps he should resign and let someone with MUCH more maturity and self-control take charge of his seat. His spokespeople are out doing damage control now, but some things are best left unsaid to begin with. He SCREWED UP, and offended God knows how many families who are dealing the issue of suicide.
Suicide is too touchy of an issue for it to be thrown carelessly around by a politician who probably knows nothing about it, is insensitive to the needs of others, and can't communicate without revealing his utter stupidity.
Idiot!
He was expressing his extreme displeasure with AIG executives over the fact that they're talking about giving out millions in taxpayer-funded dollars to themselves for a very poor job, when he committed a HUGE blunder.
He said in a radio interview that they should either resign or go out the "Japanese way", meaning killing themselves.
I'm very unhappy with these idiot companies too, but I can't and won't agree with someone telling someone else to kill themselves, under ANY circumstances. I have no respect for Senator Grassley or for what he said.
If he can't get a handle on his emotions, perhaps he should resign and let someone with MUCH more maturity and self-control take charge of his seat. His spokespeople are out doing damage control now, but some things are best left unsaid to begin with. He SCREWED UP, and offended God knows how many families who are dealing the issue of suicide.
Suicide is too touchy of an issue for it to be thrown carelessly around by a politician who probably knows nothing about it, is insensitive to the needs of others, and can't communicate without revealing his utter stupidity.
Idiot!
Obama Administration Says Economy's Turned Around? What Planet Are They On??!
The economy is sound, eh?
All I have to do is look out the front window of my house to the state unemployment office across the street and see the line extending out the front door to know that this economy definitely ISN'T sound. And the cars parked in front of my house with the drivers walking over there to join the line just reinforces this observation.
The economy is a LONG ways from turning around. What planet is the Obama Administration broadcasting from, because it certainly ISN'T this one!
Just because the stock market is up over the last five days doesn't mean A THING! It's still down 6,947 points from a year ago and down 3,000 points since President Obama took office. What's causing the stock market to rise is Obama not issuing press releases or having press conferences.
When the line isn't running out the door at the unemployment office and the cars aren't piled up in front of my house, and Michigan workers aren't losing their jobs left and right, THEN I'll believe his rhetoric, but not now.
What I'm watching out my own front window doesn't square with the rhetoric.
All I have to do is look out the front window of my house to the state unemployment office across the street and see the line extending out the front door to know that this economy definitely ISN'T sound. And the cars parked in front of my house with the drivers walking over there to join the line just reinforces this observation.
The economy is a LONG ways from turning around. What planet is the Obama Administration broadcasting from, because it certainly ISN'T this one!
Just because the stock market is up over the last five days doesn't mean A THING! It's still down 6,947 points from a year ago and down 3,000 points since President Obama took office. What's causing the stock market to rise is Obama not issuing press releases or having press conferences.
When the line isn't running out the door at the unemployment office and the cars aren't piled up in front of my house, and Michigan workers aren't losing their jobs left and right, THEN I'll believe his rhetoric, but not now.
What I'm watching out my own front window doesn't square with the rhetoric.
Saturday, March 14, 2009
Pentagon Rethinking Two War Strategy: It's About Time!
The Pentagon appears to be rethinking it's policy of being prepared to fight two major wars simultaneously and still having enough force left to put up a fight somewhere else.
This policy has been in place since World War II and has been the cornerstone of American military strategy . But they're re-examining the policy now that America has had two wars going on for over six years, and their resources are stretched mighty thin.
With 170,000 soldiers deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan, we don't have the necessary conventional ground forces to stop a North Korean attack on South Korea or a Chinese attack on Taiwan if trouble were to break out in that part of the world right now. The Navy and Air Force would have to carry the fight to the enemy until ground troops could be redeployed in a huge hurry.
Secretary Gates is engaged in a top-to-bottom review of every aspect of planning for wars of the future. Budgeting, weapons purchases, staffing, training, and the entire gambit of planning that goes into equipping a military force is being looked at.
I'm relieved that they're looking at this, though I am troubled that it's taken six years for them to get around to it. This should have been talked about much more thoroughly before troops were sent into Iraq.
The sooner the military wraps things up in Iraq, the sooner balance can be restored to the international scene. A threat of military force against an aggressor is only effective if there is muscle behind it. North Korea has realized this, and has effectively called our bluff. They realized that no American army will materialize to threaten them if they rattle their sabers around a bit while we're still engaged in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Iran is playing the same game; so is Venezuela. "When the cat's away the mice will play" seems to be the strategy being employed by North Korea, Venezuela and Iran; pretty soon the cat will be back, and those mice are going to start running for their lives.
Then we'll see how much they enjoy our undivided attention.
This policy has been in place since World War II and has been the cornerstone of American military strategy . But they're re-examining the policy now that America has had two wars going on for over six years, and their resources are stretched mighty thin.
With 170,000 soldiers deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan, we don't have the necessary conventional ground forces to stop a North Korean attack on South Korea or a Chinese attack on Taiwan if trouble were to break out in that part of the world right now. The Navy and Air Force would have to carry the fight to the enemy until ground troops could be redeployed in a huge hurry.
Secretary Gates is engaged in a top-to-bottom review of every aspect of planning for wars of the future. Budgeting, weapons purchases, staffing, training, and the entire gambit of planning that goes into equipping a military force is being looked at.
I'm relieved that they're looking at this, though I am troubled that it's taken six years for them to get around to it. This should have been talked about much more thoroughly before troops were sent into Iraq.
The sooner the military wraps things up in Iraq, the sooner balance can be restored to the international scene. A threat of military force against an aggressor is only effective if there is muscle behind it. North Korea has realized this, and has effectively called our bluff. They realized that no American army will materialize to threaten them if they rattle their sabers around a bit while we're still engaged in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Iran is playing the same game; so is Venezuela. "When the cat's away the mice will play" seems to be the strategy being employed by North Korea, Venezuela and Iran; pretty soon the cat will be back, and those mice are going to start running for their lives.
Then we'll see how much they enjoy our undivided attention.
Former Detroit Mayor Has Been Punished: Does Releasing the Rest of His Raunchy Text Messages Serve a Purpose, Other Than to Punish Him More?
Former Detroit Mayer Kwame Kilpatrick was released from jail within the last few weeks and his former Chief of Staff is to be released from jail on Monday, following convictions of perjury and witness tampering.
So someone in the Detroit Clerk's office decided now would be a good time to release 6,000 more text messages; some are sexually explicit.
The cover story is that the text messages were released to determine if Kilpatrick did anything else. That smells of a witch-hunt. Why release the text messages publicly, instead of turning them over to the prosecutor's office? And why now, and not before the trial took place?
Or are they planning on keeping this man and his sordid affairs front and center for the news media to sell more papers?
Kilpatrick has since filed a $100 million retaliatory lawsuit against the cell phone carrier who released the messages originally. But I don't think it's going to go anywhere, since the monthly bill was paid by the taxpayers of Detroit and therefore falls under the auspices of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). That part of the story will be interesting to watch.
As far as everything else goes, it looks and sounds like someone taking revenge against Kilpatrick, who got what he had coming to him.
Either charge him, or get off his case.
So someone in the Detroit Clerk's office decided now would be a good time to release 6,000 more text messages; some are sexually explicit.
The cover story is that the text messages were released to determine if Kilpatrick did anything else. That smells of a witch-hunt. Why release the text messages publicly, instead of turning them over to the prosecutor's office? And why now, and not before the trial took place?
Or are they planning on keeping this man and his sordid affairs front and center for the news media to sell more papers?
Kilpatrick has since filed a $100 million retaliatory lawsuit against the cell phone carrier who released the messages originally. But I don't think it's going to go anywhere, since the monthly bill was paid by the taxpayers of Detroit and therefore falls under the auspices of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). That part of the story will be interesting to watch.
As far as everything else goes, it looks and sounds like someone taking revenge against Kilpatrick, who got what he had coming to him.
Either charge him, or get off his case.
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Another Point on Last Post
I'd like to add another point to my last post about Pelosi not flying commercial like everybody else.
In my humble opinion, international terrorists will leave Nancy Pelosi alone so that she's inflicted on us if they manage to take out the President and Vice-President. The Speaker of the House is #3 in line of succession.
God help us if Pelosi winds up in charge for ANY reason. Stay healthy, Mr. President and Mr. Vice-President. Please.
In my humble opinion, international terrorists will leave Nancy Pelosi alone so that she's inflicted on us if they manage to take out the President and Vice-President. The Speaker of the House is #3 in line of succession.
God help us if Pelosi winds up in charge for ANY reason. Stay healthy, Mr. President and Mr. Vice-President. Please.
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Pelosi & Co. Need To Stop Treating the U.S. Air Force Like It's Their Private Airline: If They Want Their Own Aircraft They Should Purchase Them
Speaker Pelosi & Co. are in Judicial Watch's spotlight again, and it's an old tune that the Speaker and her friends haven't grown tired of yet.
They keep requesting military aircraft to fly them around the country, rather than flying commercial like everybody else.
If they want all of these aircraft at their disposal, then perhaps they shouldn't be cutting the military budget. The U.S. Air Force is not their private airline. If they don't like that, perhaps they should contract with the Yankee Air Force or some other private organization to fly them all over the place.
I thank the Air Force for not cooperating, whether it was intentional or unintentional. They've got more important things to do than fly these Congressional airheads around.
Congress ought to fly commercial, just like we have to.
They keep requesting military aircraft to fly them around the country, rather than flying commercial like everybody else.
If they want all of these aircraft at their disposal, then perhaps they shouldn't be cutting the military budget. The U.S. Air Force is not their private airline. If they don't like that, perhaps they should contract with the Yankee Air Force or some other private organization to fly them all over the place.
I thank the Air Force for not cooperating, whether it was intentional or unintentional. They've got more important things to do than fly these Congressional airheads around.
Congress ought to fly commercial, just like we have to.
Still Too Many Sex Offenders Using Myspace and Facebook: General Public Needs to Do It's Part Too
I recently turned in a name to Facebook of a convicted sex offender who was using the social networking site and got a message back that they had dealt with the problem.
I happened upon him accidentally as I was looking at a friend's profile and saw that this guy, who spent five years in jail for sexual assault and was a classmate of mine from college, had established a profile.
I also know both of his victims--both 13 year olds at the time who would have been horrified to see him up on Facebook and communicating with other teen girls. I had no problem getting him thrown off of Facebook--I sent a link to his registry entry in my state's sex offender registry to Facebook and they put two and two together themselves.
I'm no crusader to get people thrown off any social networking sites.
But sex offenders are not supposed to be on social networking sites, yet there are tens of thousands of them using Facebook and Myspace, even risking going back to jail in some states.
Myspace has banned 90,000 convicted sex offenders from using their web site. Facebook hasn't released any information yet on how many they've barred. I know that they've barred one.
The general public needs to be aware that if they find someone that they know who are convicted sex offenders on a site like the two social sites discussed already, to contact those web sites and let them determine if the person involved falls under their guidelines, as forty-nine attorneys general have insisted that they do.
They're breaking the law by doing what they're doing and risking going back to jail. That isn't the sign of someone who is complying with the law and squaring their debt to society. If they were, they'd give Facebook and Myspace a WIDE berth and follow the instructions of their supervisors completely, no matter how unjustly they feel they're being treated.
I happened upon him accidentally as I was looking at a friend's profile and saw that this guy, who spent five years in jail for sexual assault and was a classmate of mine from college, had established a profile.
I also know both of his victims--both 13 year olds at the time who would have been horrified to see him up on Facebook and communicating with other teen girls. I had no problem getting him thrown off of Facebook--I sent a link to his registry entry in my state's sex offender registry to Facebook and they put two and two together themselves.
I'm no crusader to get people thrown off any social networking sites.
But sex offenders are not supposed to be on social networking sites, yet there are tens of thousands of them using Facebook and Myspace, even risking going back to jail in some states.
Myspace has banned 90,000 convicted sex offenders from using their web site. Facebook hasn't released any information yet on how many they've barred. I know that they've barred one.
The general public needs to be aware that if they find someone that they know who are convicted sex offenders on a site like the two social sites discussed already, to contact those web sites and let them determine if the person involved falls under their guidelines, as forty-nine attorneys general have insisted that they do.
They're breaking the law by doing what they're doing and risking going back to jail. That isn't the sign of someone who is complying with the law and squaring their debt to society. If they were, they'd give Facebook and Myspace a WIDE berth and follow the instructions of their supervisors completely, no matter how unjustly they feel they're being treated.
More Democratic Waste on the Way: Pelosi Says to Keep the Door Open on Second Stimulus
Not content with their fill of pork, Congressional leaders appear to be lining the little piggies up for more of the same, saying that they needed to keep the door open for a second stimulus package.
When will this utter stupidity come to an end? When the country is bankrupt from all of this garbage that they're signing off on?
Generational theft doesn't come close to covering what they're doing. It's so vile and obscene that the current English language doesn't come close to having a term to describe what the Democrats are doing, along with Republican turncoats who are supporting the Democrats.
Those who vote "NO" are doing us and themselves a favor; they'll be proven correct soon enough. And I dread the day when that prediction comes true. Money doesn't grow on trees; it has to be generated, and it won't be generated until the workforce is back on it's feet and producing, and people are buying their products.
But they're spending money that is years away from being generated by the economy. They shouldn't be gambling with money that they don't have and doesn't belong to them.
When will this utter stupidity come to an end? When the country is bankrupt from all of this garbage that they're signing off on?
Generational theft doesn't come close to covering what they're doing. It's so vile and obscene that the current English language doesn't come close to having a term to describe what the Democrats are doing, along with Republican turncoats who are supporting the Democrats.
Those who vote "NO" are doing us and themselves a favor; they'll be proven correct soon enough. And I dread the day when that prediction comes true. Money doesn't grow on trees; it has to be generated, and it won't be generated until the workforce is back on it's feet and producing, and people are buying their products.
But they're spending money that is years away from being generated by the economy. They shouldn't be gambling with money that they don't have and doesn't belong to them.
Wednesday, March 04, 2009
OINK!! OINK!! The Piggies are Back at the Trough Again: So Much for Change We Can Believe In
President Obama and Congress decided to break their "no pork" campaign promises and pack the budget full of pork projects.
Change we can believe in, eh? BULL HONKEY!! This looks to me like Bush III.
Someone pass the mustard, because we're all going to be eatin' this pork for a LOOOONG time to come.
Start shoveling!
Change we can believe in, eh? BULL HONKEY!! This looks to me like Bush III.
Someone pass the mustard, because we're all going to be eatin' this pork for a LOOOONG time to come.
Start shoveling!
Media Should Leave Jennifer Aniston Alone: She's Not on the Taxpayer Dime and Can Do What She Wants With Her Own Money
Fox News reported that actress Jennfier Aniston spent $50,000 on her hair during a recent PR stint for her new movie Marley & Me (an EXCELLENT movie), while average Americans are having to cut back.
I don't have an issue with someone spending their own money on their own stuff. She IS helping part of the economy.
If Uncle Sam were paying for it, I'd be pulling my own hair out, but that isn't the case at all. I think the media ought to give her a break and let her spend her money the way she wants to.
I wouldn't spend $50,000 on styling my hair, that's for sure, but if she wants to, more power to her.
I don't have an issue with someone spending their own money on their own stuff. She IS helping part of the economy.
If Uncle Sam were paying for it, I'd be pulling my own hair out, but that isn't the case at all. I think the media ought to give her a break and let her spend her money the way she wants to.
I wouldn't spend $50,000 on styling my hair, that's for sure, but if she wants to, more power to her.
Tuesday, March 03, 2009
Limbaugh ISN'T In Charge of GOP: Dems Making Hay Out of Limbaugh's Telling GOP What to Do
Democratic leaders have been reacting to a speech that Limbaugh gave to the Republican political action group (CPAC) last week, saying that Limbaugh is running the GOP.
So?
Maybe he ought to.
But the fact is, that he isn't; he's giving the Republicans a much-needed kick in the seat of their pants to get them back on track.
They've been off track for quite some time now, and voters punished them. Limbaugh has been screaming bloody murder since the Republicans started trying to out-Democrat the Democrats and turned their backs on their core principles of reducing government, lowering taxes and other conservative issues.
The GOP ought to listen to Rush and keep saying "no" to socialist proposals. It may cost them in the short term, but it'll be worth it in the long run.
So?
Maybe he ought to.
But the fact is, that he isn't; he's giving the Republicans a much-needed kick in the seat of their pants to get them back on track.
They've been off track for quite some time now, and voters punished them. Limbaugh has been screaming bloody murder since the Republicans started trying to out-Democrat the Democrats and turned their backs on their core principles of reducing government, lowering taxes and other conservative issues.
The GOP ought to listen to Rush and keep saying "no" to socialist proposals. It may cost them in the short term, but it'll be worth it in the long run.
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