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May 16, 2008
How To Throw A Temper Tantrum!
Step 1: Be a Democrat.
Step 2: As offten as you can, call for talks with all of our enemies without preconditions.
Step 3: Make stupid calls for meeting with our enemies while on foreign soil.
Step 4: See Step 3 and say that this is a realistic foreign policy.
Step 5: Listen to any Republican, but especially George W. Bush stand up aginst being an appeaser or calling an appeaser an appeaser.
Step6: Call Bush an idiot (and say he is disrespecting the office) for making derogatory remarks about Democrats (though he mentioned no one in particular) while on foreign soil - especialy since you know that he called it like it is and you are what you are: An appeaser!
Step 7: Whine, pout, scream, cry, pound your fists on the floor and hold your breath till you turn blue and watch the American People shake their heads at your childishness.
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They are so dimwitted that they are whining about a generalized statement in such a way as to assure that everyone knows to whom the President was referring exactly!
A pox on all their houses!
Posted by: Gayle Miller at Friday, May 16 2008 12:59 PM (zX5o+)
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Also, consorting with declared enemies, sedition, self righteous immorality, sanctimonious dimminitude, reversing real social progress through identity politics, and most importantly, providing the worst possible example for children
Posted by: earl west at Friday, May 16 2008 04:23 PM (UcoxX)
The Obama/DNC complaint is quite invalid. According to Obama, the president's statement should never have been made on "foreign shore." First, does he suppose that the statement is more valid if uttered within the continental limits of the United States? Given the 24/7 global news media, I daresay a presidential statement has the same effect no matter where it is made. If Mr. Obama was simply trying to look presidential, he failed.
Now my question is . . . will this election cycle ever end? I greatly admire the Brits because their entire process is over in 30 days.
Posted by: Mustang at Friday, May 16 2008 06:02 PM (JX+lH)
A "save the polar bears" site has a link (below) allowing one to track polar bears which are wearing satellite collars. According to the map, all of those polar bears are either living on the Arctic ice cap or, according to some, are barely hanging (or, "bearly" hanging) on to icebergs in the open sea--with the exception of one. If you scroll down the map, you will spot a polar bear that migrated southward and is enjoying retirement in Phoenix, Arizona. Go figure. Maybe he has a preference for warmer climates after all. Now, all he has to do is sit around and growl when kids step on his grass.
It purports to show two Polar Bears (PBs) stranded on a melting iceberg. Ahh yes, due to anthropogenic global warming no doubt. The only problem is is that the picture was a bit of a fraud.
Well, now the GWFATB (Global Warming Freaks And True Believers) have managed to get a growing population of a mammal (yes, Virginia, Polar Bear populations are increasing) on the "threatened species" list. Well, I know of a surefire way to increase the PB population: Captured PB breeding programs. This will have the added benefit of using the excess PBs for their fat. So, in the interests of good citizenship, I present the Top 10 Uses For Polar Bear Fat!
Number 10: cut into bite size cubes, it can be used by old codgers who like to sit around and chew the fat.
Number 9: Polar Bear fat can replace Crisco in making pie dough.
Number 8: Rendered Polar Bear fat can replace butter in frying your morning eggs. This will have the added benefit of taking the pressure off of cows to make milk and have it stolen from their udders.
Number 7: Rendered dehydrogenated Polar Bear fat can be used instead of cannola oil in your Vinegar & Oil salad dressings.
Number 6: Polar Bear fat can be used to replace valuable oil as lubricants.
Number 5: Polar Bear fat can be used to "grease the skids" in countries where "mordida" is common.
Number 4: Polar Bear fat can be used to lubricate that squeeky door hinge instead of WD-40 thus saving the atmosphere from added flurocarbons.
Number 3: Polar Bear fat is terrific for greasing pie and cake pans
Number 2: Polar Bear fat can be used on burns instead of butter (see also number 8 ).
And the Number 1 use for Polar Bear fat is that it can be used as a source of bio-desiel and cars using it can proudly bear the sign "The Polar (Bear) Express!"
I'm GM Roper and I approve of this message!
UPDATE: Friend David Fafarman, a clever guy, suggested:
Another use for PB fat: Heating Al Gore's hot tub:
Nature has a way of managing animal population.For example, when we note an abundance of ground squirrels, we also see a dramatic increase in the number of rattlesnakes; this produces an ebb and flow of critter populations, and the ultimate effect of balance within the animal kingdom.The only corollary to this in the human world is war, disease, and natural disasters (controlled, I understand, from the basement of the White House).Sadly, human populations are an ever-increasing phenomenon; the effect of this is a much-polluted planet Earth.I should not have to mention that an increase in human population also results in an increase in the criminal element.
I think the solution to the PB problem is quite simple.Release fifty of so of these creatures in each of our major cities.Doing will help lower crime, control the homeless population, conclusively prove the merit of Darwin’s survival theory, and sustain an endangered polar bear population.By the way, I will accept a Nobel Prize for this suggestion, and may even be persuaded to produce a feature length documentary.
Posted by: Mustang at Thursday, May 15 2008 10:22 AM (JX+lH)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Interior Department has decided to protect the polar bear as a threatened species because of the decline in Arctic sea ice from global warming, officials said Wednesday. ...The department, in deciding to list the bear as threatened, will cite studies by its own scientists that the decline of Arctic sea ice off Alaska and Canada could result in two-thirds of the polar bears disappearing by mid-century, said federal officials who spoke on condition of anonymity because the decision had not been announced.
This is more tripe pushed by the same people who wear shirts with the image of Che Guevara, but in this case it happens to be Che GueBEARa.
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The polar bear could have well been declared endangered. Having it declared to be only threatened is really a victory for you righties. Yet, still, you complain...
Posted by: e. nonee moose at Wednesday, May 14 2008 01:50 PM (DfuxM)
An "endangered species” is in danger of extinction throughout all or a significant portion of its range. A "threatened species” is likely to become an endangered species within the foreseeable future.
polar bear populations are rising rather than declining
Even though there's a large population of polar bears at the moment, it's certainly possible that it could decline dramatically given a radical change in their environment.
In another thread, I mentioned that every man is entitled to his own opinions but not his own facts. Senator Inhofe's statements clearly are personal opinions.
(Is this the point where I'm supposed to call you a fascist?)
Posted by: e. nonee moose at Wednesday, May 14 2008 03:29 PM (DfuxM)
Posted by: Fausta at Wednesday, May 14 2008 03:41 PM (Jrdkh)
7it's certainly possible that it could decline dramatically given a radical change in their environment.
Duh! That statements true for any living organism and even some inanimate objects. We could make any number of stupid laws and policies based on what is possible given radical change.
Posted by: DADvocate at Wednesday, May 14 2008 07:40 PM (6ld8F)
Moose, I certainly go by more than just Sen. Inhofe's statements, but those are not his opinons but are based upon facts.
Realize that polar bears and brown bears species, with the polar bears adapted to living in the snow. They are still growing in numbers. They have survived thousands and thousands of years through one climate change after another, without our help. The arctic ice grows and contracts in cycles, and this is not unusual.
Who, in fact, can say that the climate today is best for the polar bears or anyone? There is plenty of evidence that we would be better off if things warmed up. We certainly could grow more food.
This polar bear nonsense is just part of the leftist movment to fight evil capitalism and the U.S. The "environmentalists" don't care about the bears. They just care about the power that they get when lazy politicians cave in to them.
Posted by: Woody at Wednesday, May 14 2008 08:25 PM (Eb/8J)
Agism vs. Racism
Obama has already fired the opening salvo. We can call him an ageist racist since he has already said any mention of HIS race is raceism. So, methinks if he does get the Democrats nod (and I think he will), it ought to be an interesting campaign. Of course, we can't imagine that the MSM will hold HIS feet to the fire on the contradictions between "hope" and his actual rhetoric. After all, anything he says is "Just Words."
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The Declaration of Independence is "just words". The Constitution of the United States of America - again, "just words". The Emancipation Proclamation - "just words" and in fact, those words came from a Republican! Mein Kampf was also - "just words". Barack Obama? Just an ignorant, racist buffoon - who might just become our President. Unless, of course, the pouting conservatives who gave us the Democratic victory in 2006's election are willing to get over themselves and vote for Senator McCain. I'm not a huge fan of McCain but he is head and shoulders above Senator Obama!
Posted by: Gayle Miller at Wednesday, May 14 2008 07:14 AM (zX5o+)
My good friend Mustang produced this video as a tribute to his beloved Marine Corps. Mustang enlisted in the Marines as a youth and retired as a Lt. Col. His story is filled with humor and pathos as only a combat vet can know and I'm proud to claim him as a friend. This production is stupendous. Semper Fi Mustang, Semper Fi!
The Associated Press writer JENNIFER C. KERR can't bitch about the war being lost, so she does the next best thing. This headline shows their real motive "AP IMPACT: Number of disabled veterans rising"
Uh, Jennifer, I don't want to bust your bubble, you probably being a journalism graduate and all, but in war, people get wounded and killed. Those that used to die of their wounds, now are often saved because of the heroic actions of medivac pilots, corpsmen and MASH personnel. That also means that a higher percentage will need long term care. Well, Jennifer sees some of the light:
Why?
Worse wounds. More disabilities. More vets aware of the benefits and quicker to file for them.
Also, ironically, advanced medical care. Troops come home with devastating injuries that might well have killed them in earlier wars.
No Jennifer, not worse wounds, bad wounds yes, but not the killers that they used to be. More vets are aware Jennifer? Wow, you don't want them to be aware? Oh, and Jennifer, the fact that the folk I've listed are saving those lives in increasingly large numbers that is not a good thing?
If our troops in harms way are going to get hurt, and they are Jennifer, I'd rather they come home wounded than in a box. Wouldn't you Jennifer?
But don't worry Jennifer, we, the people of the United States will do our duty to these heros, or by God know the reason why. So, you congress critters, don't let us down or we will reploace your fat asses.
1I posted the same story earlier today, and here's my take on it, I think it's great they pointed it out too, Vets get the slick end of the stick way too often...
I am going to say this again and again and again, and to any that don’t like it, don’t believe it or can’t support it, click the ‘X’ at the top right of your screen and LEAVE!!
Our Veterans, and their care comes 1st!!
These wonderful guys and gals have given this nation everything they have to give physically, many have given their lives, the ultimate sacrifice, and that’s the way it goes for folks in the military and I fully understand that, but the ones that DO survive must be cared for in the most top shelf fashion imaginable…
Our government continues to spend BILLIONS of our tax dollars to rebuild a war torn nation that is still engaged in a civil war, although there is nothing civil about that or any other war…
Why spend our money rebuilding Iraq, our money, when it could be much better spent taking care of the troops that come back home with life changing injuries and disabilities??
America 1st, and American SOLDIERS 1st, if that idea is beyond your realm of comprehension then you are reading the wrong blog, this isn’t about politics, it’s not about right, left, Dem, Repub or any of that, it’s all about doing the best job for our injured Vets no matter what it costs, and if it means we have to cut back on the rehabilitation of an OIL RICH nation like Iraq, then so be it!!
Posted by: TexasFred at Sunday, May 11 2008 06:27 PM (H7Ax6)
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Honestly, GM? This Jennifer hates America. Oh, she would never, ever admit it. And perhaps she doesn't hate America of today -- but she despises an America of free people. She despises the capitalist system where hard work is rewarded. And she despises a strong country that can impose it's will on others who only understand brute force.
So if there were not an increase in disabled veterans, she would find something else to complain about. Jennifer is a poor, sad, person who can only see bad things. She lives for bad news. I hope that one day she will change and will not be so bitter and hateful.
Posted by: Ogre at Sunday, May 11 2008 06:54 PM (Ltgj0)
How is it possible that members of the military are 'more aware' of the benefits available? According to a load of democrats the only reason they're in the military is they didn't learn to 'read and rite' and got stuck in Irak. The funny thing is that during the past 7 years thousand of Vietnam Vet's have managed to get their benefits also. Could it be the expanded care and 'massive increase' in funds to the VA provided by the Boooosh administration? That will end with a Hussein/Clinton administration.
Retired military.
Posted by: Scrapiron at Monday, May 12 2008 01:25 PM (yhcfO)
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I hear so many fine words from the people that write and comment on those writings, in this Blog, for instance "So, you congress critters, don't let us down or we will reploace (sic) your fat asses." Since congress is composed of mostly useless "critters", just how many of them have you been able to replace? To date, if a "critter" is elected to congress, all he has to do is run again and he is reelected. There have been damn few ever defeated after they have served a term. Even the worst of them all, Tom Delay, had to be declared ineligible to run before he could be gotten out of Congress I presume that you know this, so why do you make toothless threats? While I am on the subject, just who do you expect to vote for? I will start the answer by saying that if Obama is nominated, I will not vote for the presidency, because I have never seen Texas Freds "None of the Above" on any voting machine in Harris or Montgomery Counties. And finally, I hate George Bush, I hate his Republican philosophy, I hate his economic policies, I hate the economic destruction he has brought down on my Country I hate the fact that he can persuade the politicians to approve the continuing debt, I hate the fact that he primarily is the cause of so many deaths and injuries to so many of the young people that will never be able to contribute as they would have before Bushes lies brought us to this state. OK, I've said it, now you brave people can admit that this is true, or you can continue to try and see through the wool that is pulled over your eyes. .
Posted by: James S. Melbert at Monday, May 12 2008 05:55 PM (xOEeU)
James, how long have you had the Democratic Slicker pulled over your head? At least we can partly see through wool.
As for uttering toothles threats, your own diatribe is about as factual as Pete Rose saying he didn't gamble. If you want to buy the Democratic line right down the middle, fine, but don't accuse conservatives of being solely responsible. It seems to me that the majority voted AGAINST Kerry and the majority of states Bush won against GORE and don't give me that stolen election crap either. You and I both know that isn't true.
I'm not sure who I'd vote for, perhaps I'll vote for YOU as a write in. Then I can bitch like hell when your typical Democrat programs cause even MORE problems. I'm not voting for Obama, Shrillary hasn't a chance at the nomination unless she steals it somehow (and she is fully capable of doing that) and McCain is Democrat Lite. So, I may vote libertarian, or not at all, or write You in. For sure it will be none of the above.
Posted by: GM Roper at Monday, May 12 2008 07:56 PM (S60yG)
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WOW! touched a nerve did I? I have reread my comment and I cannot find where I made any reference to the election of Bush, either "stolen" or not "stolen" My only comment about Bush was to let you and others know that I think he is a sorry excuse for a man, and a terrible president. When Roosevelt was the president, people of certain bent called him "The American Destroyer" You know what? Roosevelt was penny ante compared to the damage caused by the present administration. Oh yes, I have been a democrat since I started voting in 1941.But I did vote for Eisenhower, who was the last republican with the country first. He said, "beware the military-industrial (Maybe it was Industrial-Military) controlof our economy. Well he was right on. It is unfortunate that people have forgotten that warning.
Posted by: James S. Melbert at Tuesday, May 13 2008 03:34 PM (xOEeU)
Again Jimmy, don't accuse conservatives of being solely responsible. A HUGE part of the problem we face today whether it be the economy (1), a drastically cut military (2), boobs for president (3) or even the toothless threats (4). Lets see: (1) Democrats have ruled the house and senate for 41 of the last 56 years... remember when Medicare wouldn't cost more than 18 billion (thus spake Hubert Humphery), (2) Peace dividend? Ring a bell as Clinton ("I loathe the military") gutted the military services, (3) boobs for president - does the name Jimmy Carter or LBJ ring a bell? (4) Jimmy's threats to get the mullah's or how about Clinton's promise to "get" the folk causing the bombing in Saudi Arabia or the USS Cole or hell even the 1993 bombing of the Twin Towers?
You once said (fatuously it seems) that you used to be a republican... your voting for Ike no more makes you a republican than my vote for Humphery in 68 or even worse my vote for Clinton in 92 (yes, because Bush broke his promise regarding "no new taxes." Turns out that Clinton was the bigger liar - my bad - and even then I've apparantly voted for more dems than you have for republicans.
You didn't touch a nerve, but I always respond when you piss on my leg and tell me its raining.
Posted by: GM Roper at Tuesday, May 13 2008 08:19 PM (S60yG)
I realize she was tired, that this was a phone interview... but really!!!
"Senator Obama’s support among working, hard-working Americans, white Americans, is weakening again.... Whites in both states who had not completed college were supporting me. There’s a pattern emerging here."
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Hmmmm. This might give insight into the death of Ron Brown.
Posted by: Woody at Saturday, May 10 2008 09:12 AM (Eb/8J)
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Personally, I'm still trying to understand the "suicide" of Vince Foster .... and how he ended up with a .22 bullet in his head, and a .38 in his hand. Certainly Hillary has no idea how THAT happened, any more than how she converted a thousand dollars into $100,000 on a "lucky guess" investment, and found the papers that had been subpoenaed just lying there in the residence of the White House. Think I have this urge to have Jeremiah Wright offer up a prayer.... NOT!
Posted by: Daryl Baker at Saturday, May 10 2008 08:56 PM (5g6EZ)
According to the news this morning, Obama has now surpassed her with newly acquired superdelegates.
If I read the signs correctly, it's over for her campaign. Now, I'm not sorry if that happens. But if Obama makes it to the White House, there will be bad days ahead for America.
Posted by: Always On Watch at Sunday, May 11 2008 08:29 AM (bYbHX)
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Oh, plenty of lefty blogs are all over her for this. She's burning bridges that will never be rebuilt...
Posted by: e. nonee moose at Monday, May 12 2008 10:22 AM (DfuxM)
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Moose, for once (OK, maybe several times) we agree. Those bridges will never be rebuilt even with a full rebuilding of "infrastructure"
Posted by: GM Roper at Monday, May 12 2008 11:18 AM (1fjXG)
Hillary Clinton Starring in "Fatal Attraction - The Presidency"
Another movie clip sums up the mindset of Hillary Clinton for this election, and she will not be denied. There is nothing that she won't do to get what she feels belongs to her, and she will destroy others and the Democratic Party if she doesn't get it.
No, it's not going to stop. It's going to go on and on.
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Wouldn't be surprised to see Hillary run as an independent this fall.
Posted by: e. nonee moose at Wednesday, May 07 2008 02:48 PM (dlFaD)
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Moose, do you think so? If she does, then McCain wins for sure and I'm not sure I like that idea.
Posted by: GM Roper at Wednesday, May 07 2008 03:04 PM (1fjXG)
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If she doesn't become the nominee, I figure that she'll run again in four years instead. She couldn't be elected as an independent and she would burn a lot of bridges if she did.
Posted by: Woody at Wednesday, May 07 2008 04:34 PM (Eb/8J)
I think Hill would be more than happy to burn a few bridges at this point. I mean, if Obama is elected president, the whole Clinton power structure is pretty much swept out of the Democratic party anyway. With nothing left to lose, she might pull a Nader just out of pure spite.
And to say a thing that many of you conservatives might think but would politely never say out loud... Obama better step up his security over the next few months.
Posted by: e. nonee moose at Friday, May 09 2008 08:21 AM (DfuxM)
Moose, I don't know of a single conservative that would wish harm to Obama or any candidate. Those that do don't fit my idea of conservative, rather they are radicals and radicals of both the far loony left and the far loony right are anathama to democracy.
However, I will also note that that is a recurrent theme of the left (remember Clinton's Burning Black Churches bull and how about accusing "Talk Radio" for the Oklahoma Federal Court House bombing) with nothing to back it up. Kennedy's assassin was a member of the FAR left, in fact, an outright communist.
Posted by: GM Roper at Friday, May 09 2008 09:18 AM (1fjXG)
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Okay, you missed what I was implying there. Think Vince Foster and Ron Brown.
Posted by: e. nonee moose at Friday, May 09 2008 09:48 AM (DfuxM)
Thanks for clearing that up... however, most conservatives may (sickingly in my opinion) claim those two were murdered, but there is no convincing evidence and conspiracy theorists are always just a little bit wacky. And THAT requires neither left or right ideology.
Posted by: GM Roper at Friday, May 09 2008 04:04 PM (1fjXG)
Posted by: GM Roper at Friday, May 09 2008 04:05 PM (1fjXG)
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Yeah, "some conservatives." I, on the other hand, believe that Vince Foster kept a handgun in his White House office, killed himself, and drove to Ft. Marcy Park.
Posted by: Woody at Friday, May 09 2008 04:09 PM (Eb/8J)
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That's silly, Woody...he was in no shape to drive. He had somebody drive him.
Posted by: jim hitchcock at Friday, May 09 2008 06:14 PM (ICQ9a)
I'm amused at the Obamaniacs who are avidly decrying the presence of Shrillary on the stump to win the nomination. It would seem as those folk believing in the Obamamessiah reject Shrillary and even Chuck Schumer for being in the race that a year and a half ago everyone was saying to us conservatives... "You just wait till Hillary smashes you Repuglikkkans into the ground."
So, what has happened in the meantime to move Hillary Clinton from the likely anointed of the Democrat Party to the "superbitchwhoiscausingalltheseproblems"
Chuck Schumer is the most overrated senator. To begin with, he inflicted Hillary on us.
This of course presupposes that all those supporting Obama or any of the other candidates were flat out against Hillary in the year 2000. Seems to me that the vast, vast, vast majority of Dems were all for Clinton in 2000 and were even then touting her as the next democrat president... even to the point where Clinton believed that she was the anointed one. Don't forget folks, Obama came out of damn near nowhere and has yet to pass a single substantive bill either in Illinois or in the US Senate.
Obamaniacs are now screaming for Hillary to get out of the race, "Out damn spot, Out I say" to borrow a line from Shakespeare. This is when the Obamaniacs ought to be reaching out to the Hillary Crowd.
Whoops, don't want to give the DIM-o-crats any ideas. On the other hand, if these two yahoos tear up the Democrat Party, that means a McCain presidency and I'm not particularly happy about that either.
I surely can't vote for either Hillary or Obama. But McCain? I don't trust him on several issues, not the least of which is immigration. I recently read about his ties to La Raza. ARRRGGGGHHHH!!!!
Posted by: Always On Watch at Thursday, May 08 2008 07:22 AM (+eO2c)
Dewitt of the Dodgers hit an inside the park home run on Tuesday to beat the Mets.
Finally, I took some time off and went to the Braves-Padres game last night. Tim Hudson got the win, but came close to ejection when he was called for a balk that wasn't a balk. He wasn't standing on the pitching rubber. Greg Norton, who was just acquired Monday from the Mariners, got a pinch-hit single with the bases loaded to drive in the winning runs.
Posted by: Woody at Thursday, May 08 2008 10:11 AM (Eb/8J)
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Braves just sweeped the Padres to win all six straight at the home stand.
Posted by: Woody at Thursday, May 08 2008 02:54 PM (Eb/8J)
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The DeWitt ITPHR is the highlight of the season so far. The night before, he hit his first ML HR and was ignored the the fellows in the dugout...until they all jumped up and mobbed him.
Sigh. Furcal to the DL for a sprained sacro-iliac.
Posted by: jim hitchcock at Tuesday, May 13 2008 06:03 PM (mMG1B)
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The Sox better pick up and get with it is all I can say... I've not been impressed with their last few games and I'm a Red Sox fan!
Posted by: GM Roper at Wednesday, May 14 2008 06:36 AM (1fjXG)
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Wow. Three hr's in the sixth today against Ben Sheets of the Brewers. He's only given up three hr's in a game five times.
Posted by: jim hitchcock at Thursday, May 15 2008 04:58 PM (mMG1B)
Once upon a time, a young squirrel needed desperately to cross a swollen stream to take food to her children on the other side. As she looked rather forlornly at the stream a water moccasin swam up and asked "What is the matter young lady"
"I need to get to the other side to feed my babies and the stream is just too swift for me to swim," said the squirrel.
"I think I can help you out," said the water moccasin, "Just hop on my back and I'll ferry you to the other side."
"Oh no thank you," said the squirrel, "you are a snake and will bite and eat me."
"Not today, for I've just eaten," said the ole black snake. "You'll be as safe as you can be."
"Do you promise?"
"Of course," said the snake. So the squirrel hopped aboard and off they went.
At first, the squirrel was terrified, but as they made their way across the stream, she felt more and more safe. When they were about 5 feet from the farther shore, the snake turned and sank his fangs right into the squirrel.
""I'm dying," said the squirrel. "And you promised me I would be as safe as ever."
"I can't help myself, I am what I am and you knew that when you got on my back," said the water moccasin.
The moral should be obvious to almost everyone, don't listen to promises to someone with a history of breaking promises. Including the promises of politicians.
Take the current "gas-tax" reduction promised by both Clinton and McCain. Obama has called it like it is, a pander to get votes from the gullible and perhaps those that don't understand that politicians promise and promise, and seldom follow through. Now, I'm not an Obama fan by any stretch of the imagination, just check here, here and here to see the veracity of that statement.
But I digress. Clinton and McCain are offering to buy your vote for a measly $30.00 over a three month period. That's about $10.00 or less a month folks. Why on earth would anyone consider voting for those two numb-skulls for only 30 bucks. There might be other reasons to vote for or against anyone, but 30 bucks?
I might vote for any of the three if they promised (with a pledge signed in blood perhaps) to come up with a rational energy policy. Such as drilling in ANWR, off the coasts of Florida, Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and the entire east and west coasts. A promise to begin a massive building campaign of nuclear power generators, and a concentrated effort to import oil from friends (the UK, Mexico, Canada etc,) and not from folk that hate our way of life including Saudi Arabia, and the rest of the middle east kings, tyrants, sheiks and potentates. We are currently importing something in the neighborhood of 2.5 million barrels of sweet crude a day from people that would like to see our way of life fall under sharia law.
Had we a sensible drilling policy 35 years ago (Hello Jimmah Cahtuh!) we could be free from Middle Eastern oil today. We'd still be importing, but at least it would be from folk that are friendly to the United States.
Speaking of nuclear power, Intel had a great idea some years ago as told by Bob Brinker of Money Talk and that was to replicate their chips exactly; exact copies. Zero differences, zero defects. We have the technology to replicate successful nuclear energy plants with strong track records of safety. Build a 100 of them and our dependence on oil will greatly decline and we can do this in a heartbeat. We lack only the will to stand up to the environmentalists who would rather see one snail darter survive than a country reduce its carbon footprint.
In fact, if the hype about global warming was really believed by the "true believers" in "The Universal Church of Consensus Regarding Global Warming," then they should be demanding nuclear power.
So, after the elections and all the votes are counted and the promises broken the average voter will look at the new President and say "But you Promised!" And the politician will say "You knew what I was when you stepped into that booth and pulled the lever."
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And you just know that this makes entirely too much sense, Obamites, Clintonistas and McCainiacs will all point at you and say, "look at the crazy old man, but don't listen to him, he is irrelevant..."
Posted by: TexasFred at Monday, May 05 2008 08:17 PM (H7Ax6)
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GM you said it!!! I totally agree. But it's so cool to be Green - yuck! The environmentalists tell us we must cut back our driving and ride bikes to work. I ask "Where in the H_LL do these nuts live?" I have to drive for 20 minutes to get to the nearest store and gas station.
Posted by: Faultline USA at Monday, May 05 2008 08:44 PM (b8EjE)
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I would be happy if they repealed that tax and all the other ones that nickel and dime us to death. It would certainly help truck drivers and those who use lots of fuel but for the rest of us the effect is minimal unless it is in place for a very long time.
I know that many people do not like Ron Paul but he has a book out entitled Revolution, The Manifesto. I think everyone should read it. Paul is not the lunatic people made him out to be. His ideas are solid and he has a grasp on the economy.
Great post GM. Hi Texas Fred, how are things in your part of the world?
Posted by: Big Dog at Tuesday, May 06 2008 05:05 AM (+q4Sb)
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GM -- the emperor DOES have clothes! Look at how fine they are! Look how elegant they are! They are excellent clothes!
Posted by: Ogre at Tuesday, May 06 2008 05:39 AM (oifEm)
Just about an "old boys" club with this post! At least two of you know where Ann's Dairy Crème is!! <G> I still want to vote for GM - BUT - In Ohio you can't even do a "None of the Above" as a demonstration of your desire to vote. Can't settle for panders (gas deal) any longer. And the candidate telling it like it is on this one has a totally different view of the world.
How ever warm Algore thinks he's getting - at least he had an A in immigration. Someone said that it would be 2025 before they could get Alaska's "other half" pumping.
Who's supposed to build refineries anyway - Maybe if the United Nations (a ha a ha a ha) demanded that ALL countries using fuel be required to refine their own or not be able to buy it?! So many solutions and so little time!
Think I'll just make a contribution by biking to work - WAIT - No one has built sidewalks for decades either! In Germany it's not unusual for people (all types - the ones people here laugh at) to be riding bikes places. They have sidewalks with walking lanes and biking lanes!
Some "chips" with that?
Posted by: Chrys at Tuesday, May 06 2008 07:57 AM (uNzmN)
The members of the house of representatives have decided sometime in the past that reform was desperately needed - in their household budgets that is. So they crafted a rule that allows them to LEASE anything they want to, pay for the insurance, upkeep and gas all on the taxpayer's dime. What does this amount to in real terms?
435 congress-critters x $500.00 monthly lease payments x 12 months = $2,610,000.00
435 congress-critters x $1,500.00 due at signing the lease = $ 652,500.00
435 congress-critters x $2,000.00 per year for insurance = $870,000.00
435 congress-critters x $1000.00 per year in routine maintanance = $435,000.00
435 congress-critters x 20,000 miles per year at 20 mpg avg x 3.75/gal = $1,631,250.00
Grand Total (and I believe these to be fairly conservative estimates) = $6,198,750.00
Charlie Rangel, D-NY says his constituents EXPECT him to drive that Cadillac to show respect for the folk paying for it. Charlie, can you say Bull Sh*t?
I expect Rangel to get a different job one day, but I don't know if it will ever happen.
Can anyone say the word grandiloquent? Maybe I could say that in my opinion Mr. Rangel is maniloquent. How about if I charge that Mr. Rangel seems to me to be pontifical, pompous, prodigious ass of a man, in my opinion. But why should I be so redundant?
Posted by: Denny at Friday, May 02 2008 11:04 PM (zxAxG)
What else would we expect! Hey the man's name is Rangel!
Posted by: chrys at Saturday, May 03 2008 11:45 AM (7lDA5)
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You are too optomistic when you think that the leased autos get an average of 20mpg. An average of 12 mpg is much more likely. 20mpg is the sales figure, based optomistically on highway travel. Stop and go in city is likely to average about 5mpg. and that only if you drive economically.
Posted by: James S. Melbert at Sunday, May 04 2008 07:00 PM (S60yG)
We keep hearing from the liberal media and Democrats about our terrible recession. The only problem is that our economy is still growing. But, the Associated Press still can (and wants to) make that look bad. Eventually, the doomsday crowd may talk businesses and individuals into cutting their spending enough in reaction to claims of a recession until they actually create one.
AP - Economy grows by only 0.6 percent in 1st quarter of 2008: The statistic did not meet what economists consider the classic definition of a recession, which is a retraction of the economy. This means that although the economy is stuck in a rut, it is still managing to grow, even if modestly.
Oh, so not "technically." Technically, the AP is a bad news source. Here's the technical definition of a recession: Recession is defined as a decline, for two consecutive quaters, of real gross domestic product - the value of all final goods and services produced within a nation in a given year. We have not had that, as growth is not a decline. Also, the U.S. has the world's highest gross domestic product (GDP), as derived from Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) criteria. So, when we meet the "technical" definition of a recession, let us know about it only then.
But, as private businesses are working hard to make progress, another segment of our economy is booming with little effort.
USA Today - Hiring leaps in public sector: Governments added 76,800 jobs in the first three months of 2008, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reports. That's the biggest jump in first-quarter hiring since a boom in 2002 that followed the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
Don't worry about getting in soup lines or selling apples on street corners yet. But, if you start to worry, just get a government job. They can always make more jobs doing nothing. However, stay away from applying to newspaper publishers. They truly are in decline and only wish that the nation would join them. It could be envy.
1"The statistic did not meet what economists consider the classic definition of a recession," We see this kind of language all the time from the left. Maybe not as bad as the decline in temperatures and the increase in ice being described as "a period of less rapid warming", but close - because it sounds almost hopeful that the economy is sliding toward a recession (or disheartened that it hasn't already, depending on how you read it).
Recently Jay Tea at Wizbang said that a great deal of the health of our economy stems mostly from our heads. What he neglected to touch on was that the media's constant mantra of recessionrecessionrecession can, and does, cause people to react in a fashion that could actually bring that to bear.
Posted by: Oyster at Thursday, May 01 2008 05:41 AM (hCybq)
It's the same problem with other aspects of economics. If people believe that prices will increase significantly and quickly, they will start to buy items earlier to get them cheaper and, thus, will create an artificial shortage, which will cause inflation.
I had a recent flashback of the 1970's when I went to a gas station and it was out of regular gas. The main problem with gas shortages then was that people were keeping their gas tanks topped off because of fear that they couldn't get gas when they needed it, and stations couldn't sell normal inventory that was already sloshing around in those cars.
It's true that many economic problems are fear driven and are in our heads.
Posted by: Woody at Thursday, May 01 2008 08:34 AM (Eb/8J)
Even if the statistics is right, the economy is cyclical by nature. The opposition needs to make it clear how much current administration is responsible.
Similarly, I hear commentators talk about a multipolar world order in view of the rise of emerging economies. I do not believe them so easily.
I'm working with a lot of those "Western Pa" "Northeast Ohio" people who are cleaving to their guns and crosses! AND - Although there often isn't even a Republican candidate on the ballot - so few Republicans in the area. These "cleaving people" want to vote Democrat yet again. EVEN though they are hiring quite a few people where I work (factory work that has vanished?) and they do a lot of work for Halliburton of all companies. The media has them convinced of this recession. There MAY be an inflation problem with gas prices (refineries of the world need to duplicate) combined with their minimum wage passage (as usually happens). Recession?!
Posted by: chrys at Saturday, May 03 2008 11:54 AM (7lDA5)
The media turned its attention to unemployment and guess what--the unemployment rate dropped!
Posted by: Woody at Saturday, May 03 2008 07:37 PM (Eb/8J)
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0.6% growth in the economy, more jobs created in the 1st quarter than folks who lost jobs doesn't equal a recession. But... 4.69% inflation (4.28% in January, 4.03% in February and 3.98% in March) in the first quarter isn't good news. In fact, with the absolutely stupid energy policies our political masters are intent on pursuing, we may well be on the verge of "stagflation"--low growth combined with inflation.
The way out:
The Fair Tax (just read the books--both of 'em--by Linder and Boortz)
Drill for oil here and build new refineries
Build nuclear power plants to wean the U.S. from using fossil fuels for power generation (pebble bed reactors are safer and less expensive to operate than almost anything save hydropower) and provide ABUNDANT electrical power
STOP burning food (ethanol)
Taking control of our own energy needs will keep the Saudis and others from dictating rising food prices to us (what do you think farmers must do with the cost of diesel, etc., they need to manage their fields? Pass it down the supply chain, of course)
10% across-the-board duties on ALL imports (depends on the 20+% savings in American delivery to consumer resulting from the Fair Tax) to add incentive to bring back manufacturing ceded to offshoring gluttons
The real, structural, problems with the economy--taxes, energy, exporting manufacturing--are things our political class are too stupid, greedy, short-sighted, cowardly, corrupt and just plain stupid to deal with.
Posted by: David at Sunday, May 04 2008 09:03 AM (eRsoy)
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The 2001 recession (often dubbed the "Clinton" recession) originally had low, put positive GDP gains that were later revised downward. Don't be surprised if the same thing happens here.
Posted by: e. nonee moose at Tuesday, May 06 2008 09:16 AM (dlFaD)
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Moose, I'll not be one surprised, but so far the indicators don't show that. Besides, a recession, by definition MUST be six consecutive months with negative numbers... that has not happened and things are beginning to pick up.
Posted by: GM Roper at Tuesday, May 06 2008 10:27 AM (1fjXG)
Reverand Wright Wants An Apology
Reverend Jeremiah Wright wants an apology from the United States for the institution of slavery. I don't blame him, in today's world where anyone can issue an apology for anything he has every right to ask for on. In an earlier post on the non-apology apology I wrote:
An apology, to be sincere must be accompanied by at least a couple of things. One, it must be for an offense that you have committed. Two, it must be accompanied by an honest and sincere effort not to repeat the offense. Last, but not by any means least the person you apologize to has to be the person you offended. Anything else is an exercise in self flagelation that serves no useful purpose.
And:
I'm sick and tired of the "faux pas" ---> Blame ---> Demand an Apology ---> Apologize industry that passes for politics these days. I don't know about you, but I sure am sick and tired of it.
Kerry botches a joke badly but won't apologize because he didn't mean to botch the joke. Obama and McCain both botch a statement using the term "wasted" and both apologize for it. Hillary refuses to apologize for her vote, Edwards apologizes for his. Clinton apologizes to Africa, Virginia apologizes to African Americans. Hillary demands Obama apologize for something someone else said, Dean won't apologize for what Geffin said, but demands that conservatives, and Republican aspirants to the throne apologize for the comment of an acknowledged bomb thrower.
Everyone demands that their opposite in the political spectrum take responsibility for something that you may or may not agree with; may or may not have said and which may or may not reflect your beliefs. In other words, some of my political friends on the left expect me to take responsibility for, and no doubt apologize for the rantings of Ms. Coulter, only because I too am a conservative. Not too long ago, a commenter on my site demanded that I publicaly disassociate myself from a blog entry by another blogger who belongs to a group of bloggers that I belong to. How very dumb this has gotten.
Well, I guess Jeremiah Wright didn't read the above entries or he wouldn't be asking. So, just to shut him up, I'll officially apologize on behalf of the United States.
Dear Reverend Wright, I would like to take this time to offer to you, an esteemed preacher of the gospel my sincerest apology. I apologize for having been born white and for being related to other white folk. I apologize for my ancestors that owned slaves even if I don't know of any. I apologize abjectly that African Blacks and African Muslims captured a number of other African Blacks and sold them into slavery. I apologize from the bottom of my heart that people that I didn't know enslaved people that you didn't know from a country that you have never lived in brought ancestors that you never met to a country that has given more people freedom to say the things that you like to say and give them the full backing of the constitution to say them. And I'm most sincerely sorry that you are such an idiot and such a bombastic stuffed shirt who has made so much money that you have chosen to live in the upper reaches of middleclassness.
Sincerely
GM Roper
There, I think that ought to satisfy the Right Reverend Wright!!
Yeah, I'm sick of all this idiocy, too. My parents brought me up to do my best to be gracious and courteous to everyone I meet. I do not always succeed, but I *can* tell you that my failures have nothing to do with skin color! I have nothing to apologize for, and Rev. Wright is wrong to demand one...
Posted by: Kat at Monday, April 28 2008 07:31 PM (aw24G)
Wright doesn’t want honest debate about racial problems in America, he wants to stir up hate and discontent, and that’s exactly what he has done, but on the bright side, he’s also given us a DEEP look at Obama’s beliefs as well, Obama did NOT come out and condemn this man for his words, and in my opinion, a lack of condemnation for those words translates into an approval of them…
Real Americans must unite in this effort, even if Hillary Clinton and John McCain aren’t the perfect choices for president, I don’t believe that either of them would give this nation away to Islam, I fear that Obama is waiting to do exactly that, with his Rev. Wright at his side as he does indeed cause God to DAMN America…
Posted by: TexasFred at Monday, April 28 2008 07:33 PM (H7Ax6)
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The Rev is probably 4/5 white, so we should expect some mild apology from him for enslaving the other 1/5 of him.
Posted by: Woody at Monday, April 28 2008 08:12 PM (Eb/8J)
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I love it. I love it. I love it. May I copy your apology and send it out widely with attributions to you, naturally?
Posted by: Faultline USA at Monday, April 28 2008 09:27 PM (hmPsZ)
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Woody, would that make him a self hating apologist??
Posted by: TexasFred at Monday, April 28 2008 11:02 PM (H7Ax6)
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Great post GM. I cannot see any point to saying SORRY for things I didn't do. So I don't play the race card baiting bulloney game...but if I did I would chose this post to express myself!!
Posted by: Raven at Tuesday, April 29 2008 05:26 AM (O8I3f)
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TexasFred, where have you been all my bloglife? I am sooo adding you to my blogroll!
Posted by: Obi's Sister at Tuesday, April 29 2008 10:57 AM (ZQlh8)
Well Obi's Sister, I have been around, blogging a lot, for, oh, 4 years now...
GM has several of my blogrolls in his sidebar, and now you are added to The American Conservative blogroll, that's the one I use for folks that link my site, thanks for the link and the kind words...
Posted by: TexasFred at Tuesday, April 29 2008 11:28 AM (H7Ax6)
This comment was edited by the site administrator for extreme vulgarity, felix, you are welcome to post here, but that kind of language is not allowed. See my "Rules for Commenting"
9 No one knows the depth of being "screwed" until they are fully dealt a hand like the black people were dealt. Yes, all "Americans" benefited by the slave trade. To deny this is to deny history. Whites systematically did keep blacks from entering viable careers. Mr. Ford was the first white American that paid the same wage to a black American. Both white and black Americans worked side-by-side on the assembly line. But, prior to that, blacks "because they were deemed "inferior" were never given an opportunity to excel. Yes, Yes, blacks did endure the "bullshit" of being made to sit at the back of bus. Yes, Yes, Yes, it was black Americans that fought along side white Americans as both bled and died defending the constitution of the United States. You are all missing the POINT as long as the ********* leaders at the top can divide Americans they can continue conquering Americans. We are endanger of losing ALL of our FREEDOMS. Working class blacks and whites beware are government is conspiring and laughing at us as they continue using the MEDIA to divide us. Look I had the privilege of fighting in Iraq side by side with some of the finest black Americans I ever had the pleasure of knowing. They love this country. Black and white marines, soldiers, seamen and airmen protected my ASS over there. It isn't right for this sh*t to go on anymore. We need to APOLOGIZE not for what we have done but for what our ********** government has done to its own citizens. Our Government had no right to ENSLAVE its own citizens and after ending that enslavement allow the systematic oppression of that same citizenry. Our real enemy is not the Reverend Wright, the KKK, Louis Farakan, muslims it is big OIL companies (paying off our leadership to ensure we can not get off oil), the existing car industry who are also in league with OIL companies (US auto industry refuses to build an electric car, safety standards won't allow us to buy and drive the Air Driven car (costs around $18,000.00) GM literally crushed working prototypes that would have been on the market 8 years ago). These agents have conspired to make sure we can't get off oil. Until Black Americans and White Americans stand up and tell our government that their days of oppression are over and we DEMAND alternative energy driven vehicles to be built immediately and in MASS. Then our FOOD, livelihood will continue spiraling downward into the abyss and you, your children and your children's children will continue to suffer. The middle class is undergoing an all out ASSAULT. And these ****** ******* MEDIA talking heads are behind the attack as well as anyone else that would DIVIDE us. I mean does anyone really like McCain, Clinton or Obama? I mean who in the ****** choses these ******** losers to represent the middle class. All these ********* make a hell of a lot more than me or you. And, for them to even say they comprehend what we are going through while we ++++++++ work 60 to 70 hours a week while they snort their cocaine, parlay a $25,000.00 investment into $4,000,000.00 smoke their weed, pop their pills, drink their booze (i.e. party like there is no tomorrow) and say ++++++++ things like "I don't believe there is a recession, or I don't think gasoline costs are affecting the average American" should make Americans (all of us BLACK, WHITE, ASIAN, INDIAN take our pitch-forks and march on that *********** white house. Maybe that would get their *********** attention. We KNOW we are being royally SHAFTED.
Posted by: felix at Tuesday, April 29 2008 06:11 PM (S60yG)
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hiya GM!..osama wants an apology too while were at it..harumf!
Posted by: Angel at Tuesday, April 29 2008 06:34 PM (oFrBi)
Posted by: TexasFred at Tuesday, April 29 2008 07:20 PM (H7Ax6)
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I love the apology. Truthfully for Wright to ask for an apology is arrogant and stupid, as you so nicely point out. But, if an apology were to be give, then the next demand would be for reparations that would never end. We are already paying for lazy politicians; lazy Americans too lazy to get off their butts and get out of the way of storms or work for a living; idiotic global warming nuts like Al Gore; and on and on and on...
Posted by: Debbie at Tuesday, April 29 2008 08:22 PM (M9WMm)
Is that OK? If not I'm sorry. Is that too sorry? I'm so sorry. No, I'm the one who is sorry. He's sorry? No, I'm more sorry than you, fella! No, he's sorry. You're sorry? No, we're the ones who are sorry.
So on behalf of all of us, we're sorry. As long as my apology doesn't offend you...oops, sorry. No, I'm the one who is really sorry. Oh, no...no, please, you can apologise before me...No, you first...No please, I insist. Hey, sorry. Sorry. That's OK and I'm sorry too...No, I'm very sorry...Not as sorry as I am.
Hey, I'm so sorry, it hurts! So finally and in closing, sorry. So what do you say? Hey, I'm offended by that! To Hell with you fella! Er, no I'm sorry about that...No, I'm the one whose sorry...
Sorry. Colonel Neville.
Posted by: Colonel Neville. at Wednesday, April 30 2008 03:22 AM (wISdW)
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My dear Colonel, I'm sorry you had so much trouble commenting. Well, not really 'cause you gave me a smile.
Posted by: GM Roper at Wednesday, April 30 2008 04:53 AM (S60yG)
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I'm with Woody -- I think Wright needs to apologize to himself. And I expect him to call a press conference to do it!
Posted by: Ogre at Wednesday, April 30 2008 05:41 PM (z5BEX)
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Just to put my two cents in, as late as it may be:
Hear! Hear!
I know of at least one ancestor (8 generations back) that it appears had slaves. One day she "climbed over a picket fence to beat a negro slave, developed blood-poisoning and died". Should I apologize for her? Why no. For one thing, she got what was coming to her and the fact that I find her actions deplorable should be enough. But apologize? Why? I didn't do anything.
Her name was Rebecca Boone and in my estimation she will always be a rotten branch in our family tree.
Posted by: Oyster at Thursday, May 01 2008 06:00 AM (hCybq)
I demand an apology from the Reverend. I demand an apology for his hateful comments that are trying to make me feel bad because I happened to be born white. (I'm offended *sniffle, sniffle* that mean man hurt my wittle feelings!). I want an apology for his rudeness. But mostly, I want an apology because I lose IQ points every time this idiot appears on television. That's it...I'm suing the Reverend for irrevocable brain damage due to listening to inane blather from a self-righteous blowhard.
Posted by: Jennifer at Thursday, May 01 2008 07:22 PM (bePnG)
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Rev. Wright ought to go door to door and ask for apologies.
Posted by: Cappy at Saturday, May 03 2008 08:27 PM (TdGvf)
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