I'm sorry but Nancy, at least to me, although a pleasant looking, smart and articulate woman is just another shameless political opportunist, at best. Actually, I think she's one of the worst.
Yes, the video has been edited but not mid-sentence. She gets her point across.
- From Drudge
Friday, August 14, 2009
Thursday, August 13, 2009
Can you say, Ad Hominem?
This guy seems to think the facts presented in this well written article concerning Obamacare are all void and null simply because the article was "supposedly" written by a person he believes to be a "staggering dipshit" (or her ghost writer, speech writer, advisers, an eight year old child or all of them put together).Make of it what you will but it's quite obvious to me who the "staggering dipshit" is.
- Note: the photo above is NOT the "staggering dipshit." I grabbed it off the web after doing a Google image search for screaming faces.
Science vs. Religion...
Here's my thought:
When scientists have finally completed their work they will be shocked to discover they dedicated their entire life to the reverse engineering of God.
Here's proof they are on the right track.
- Larry
When scientists have finally completed their work they will be shocked to discover they dedicated their entire life to the reverse engineering of God.
Here's proof they are on the right track.
- Larry
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
The Happy Idiot I Was - The Duties of American Citizenship...
I've spent most of my life not giving a hoot about our government, politics, politicians, lobbyists, foreign policy, big business, etc., etc... what's going on around me and how it affects my life.
What a difference a single generation makes. My father and his friends were pressed into the service of their country and sent off to war upon graduating from high school. Many never returned, some were never found. Countless others were scarred for life. None of them ever forgot.
Somewhere along the way into the autumn of my life (sometime during say, the past 6 years) I started paying attention to such things. I attribute it partially to today's relentless 24 hour news cycle being broadcast in every form of media imaginable but mostly to the fact that I have children and grandchildren and I am genuinely concerned about their future. I think about them more than ever because I guess I've reached that stage in my life where I'm sick and tired of being taxed and I'm fed up with our governments intrusion into so many aspects of my life. I finally stopped to look at the writing on the wall and don't want my children to experience what I see coming.
To be honest I'd rather worry and talk about other things but I can't escape the fact that it now seems, at least to me, like a responsibility of people my age, of our generation, us baby boomers who have enjoyed the great freedoms this country has offered us to take a stand and ensure the same freedoms for future generations. Especially for us who were so lucky to escape the responsibility of war and the extreme sacrifices associated with such. To me, what's happening around me today is no longer just idle bullshit, though I wish it were.
Theodore Roosevelt said, "A man of means who shirks his duty to the State in time of peace is to be regarded as being only one degree worse than the man who thus shirks it in time of war."
I'm taking that statement to heart, will never again take my freedom for granted and thus proudly stand with others who understand how fortunate we are in this country to have a voice.
Exercise your freedom or lose it!
- Larry - This post is dedicated to Frank Kelly, the only living WWII veteran I personally know and my dear departed father, Lew Jordan.
What a difference a single generation makes. My father and his friends were pressed into the service of their country and sent off to war upon graduating from high school. Many never returned, some were never found. Countless others were scarred for life. None of them ever forgot.
Somewhere along the way into the autumn of my life (sometime during say, the past 6 years) I started paying attention to such things. I attribute it partially to today's relentless 24 hour news cycle being broadcast in every form of media imaginable but mostly to the fact that I have children and grandchildren and I am genuinely concerned about their future. I think about them more than ever because I guess I've reached that stage in my life where I'm sick and tired of being taxed and I'm fed up with our governments intrusion into so many aspects of my life. I finally stopped to look at the writing on the wall and don't want my children to experience what I see coming.
To be honest I'd rather worry and talk about other things but I can't escape the fact that it now seems, at least to me, like a responsibility of people my age, of our generation, us baby boomers who have enjoyed the great freedoms this country has offered us to take a stand and ensure the same freedoms for future generations. Especially for us who were so lucky to escape the responsibility of war and the extreme sacrifices associated with such. To me, what's happening around me today is no longer just idle bullshit, though I wish it were.
Theodore Roosevelt said, "A man of means who shirks his duty to the State in time of peace is to be regarded as being only one degree worse than the man who thus shirks it in time of war."
I'm taking that statement to heart, will never again take my freedom for granted and thus proudly stand with others who understand how fortunate we are in this country to have a voice.
Exercise your freedom or lose it!
- Larry - This post is dedicated to Frank Kelly, the only living WWII veteran I personally know and my dear departed father, Lew Jordan.
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For all of you flag waving patriots...
This high school kid deserves some encouragement for his creativity if nothing else. As explained to me, he whipped this out in an hour or two as a favor for his mom and her upcoming tea party. Crank up your volume.
Both major political parties have become a rats' nest of hypocrisy and incompetence.
That's my answer to my BFF Billy Bob, who accuses me of always staying on the same side of the fence.
Oddly, his blind accusation hurt my feelings. I jump over the fence once in awhile and he knows it. I visit. I've been a good friend. I've listened.
I must admit however that I jump over very seldom anymore. Maybe he feels slighted because he's beginning to feel a tad lonely over on his side?
I tend to gravitate towards artists and people of intellect (Billy Bob included) and since the replacement of the lenses in both my right and left eye (literally, because of cataracts) I've seen very few of them on Billy Bob's side of the fence.
I've searched and searched for someone who can justify the policies and actions of our government officials for years. I'm dying to jump the fence. I'd welcome a new environment, I really would. I'm sick of dodging the same old cow pies on my side and I swear, sometimes Billy Bobs's grass looks greener; cooler and softer.
Problem is... I keep running into barbed wire like Camille Paglia. Here's a woman who is famed for her well thought out and intelligent articulations. She's not only a die hard registered Democrat but a Feminist to boot. You want the skinny on what's going on in Obamaland and 'cloud cuckoo land' in general? Ask Camille.
This is for serious people; a ten minute read at least but mandatory for those who give a rats' ass. Just looking up some of the words she uses is an education in itself.
Treat yourself.
- Larry - Credit: salon.com
Oddly, his blind accusation hurt my feelings. I jump over the fence once in awhile and he knows it. I visit. I've been a good friend. I've listened.
I must admit however that I jump over very seldom anymore. Maybe he feels slighted because he's beginning to feel a tad lonely over on his side?
I tend to gravitate towards artists and people of intellect (Billy Bob included) and since the replacement of the lenses in both my right and left eye (literally, because of cataracts) I've seen very few of them on Billy Bob's side of the fence.
I've searched and searched for someone who can justify the policies and actions of our government officials for years. I'm dying to jump the fence. I'd welcome a new environment, I really would. I'm sick of dodging the same old cow pies on my side and I swear, sometimes Billy Bobs's grass looks greener; cooler and softer.
Problem is... I keep running into barbed wire like Camille Paglia. Here's a woman who is famed for her well thought out and intelligent articulations. She's not only a die hard registered Democrat but a Feminist to boot. You want the skinny on what's going on in Obamaland and 'cloud cuckoo land' in general? Ask Camille.
This is for serious people; a ten minute read at least but mandatory for those who give a rats' ass. Just looking up some of the words she uses is an education in itself.
Treat yourself.
- Larry - Credit: salon.com
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
This is just cool...
The International Space Station. After it loads, click on the component list to the right and spin the parts around.
- From USA Today
- From USA Today
Jimmy Durante Marshmellow Head
That's what my sister called me in a fit of unrestrained, insulting, frothing rage, 50 years ago. Her intent was to cripple me for life. She may have partially succeeded. The marshmellow head part I always understood. The Jimmy Durante part? To this day, I'm still struggling with it.
Monday, August 10, 2009
Beating a dead horse?
Not! Health care is too important not to examine ad nauseam. You must educate yourself and act in some manner to help turn back, or at the very least dramatically alter, the impending and sweeping changes being pushed upon us by Congress. The following will help educate you.
There are two terms or phrases you must know: "public option" (government supplied health care available to the public), which is best debunked here and "single payer" which I will define and also attempt to debunk here.
As defined by proponents, "single-payer" is a term used to describe a type of financing system. It refers to one entity acting as administrator, or “payer.” In the case of health care, a single-payer system would be setup such that one entity—a government run organization—would collect all health care fees, and pay out all health care costs. In the currentUS
Now shift gears here and think about Wal-Mart. They did the same thing by consolidating all of the smaller hardware stores, clothing stores and grocery stores in your town into a single point-of-purchase system. Are you following me here?
The retail purchasing experience in your life was simplified and prices dropped on almost everything you purchase on a weekly basis. But it only works for them and for you because Wal-Mart is driven by profit (it's very important to remember here that governments are not driven by profit).
Now before you misunderstand me, remember, there is a big argument over whether Wal-Mart is a good thing or an evil thing.
Sure, prices came down but a lot of small business owners (actual people) were squashed and lost their economic livelihood in the process and as a result a lot of other people lost their jobs. In addition, I can no longer find that specialized little hardware widget I need to repair my old bathroom faucet and I can't find a good cut of tri-tip steak anymore.
As a result, I now have to replace my faucet with one that was made in China and be satisfied with a cut of sirloin. That is, after I stand in line for 30 minutes. And there have been times when Wal-Mart has been completely out of my particular brand of coffee and there's no other place in town to purchase it anymore.
So... you be the judge. As for me? I'm not sure single anything is good for anyone.
Beyond that, designating an entity such as the US government as being the "single payer" is a ludicrous concept. The US government already has so many heads and arms it is teetering on near chaos (causing a great amount of angst among it's citizens) and is without doubt, very inefficient.
I don't want my health care Wal-Martized. Standing in line for the acquisition of inexpensive daily staples is one thing; standing in line for inferior and rationed medical products and services as defined by a single provider is quite another.
- Larry
There are two terms or phrases you must know: "public option" (government supplied health care available to the public), which is best debunked here and "single payer" which I will define and also attempt to debunk here.
As defined by proponents, "single-payer" is a term used to describe a type of financing system. It refers to one entity acting as administrator, or “payer.” In the case of health care, a single-payer system would be setup such that one entity—a government run organization—would collect all health care fees, and pay out all health care costs. In the current
Now shift gears here and think about Wal-Mart. They did the same thing by consolidating all of the smaller hardware stores, clothing stores and grocery stores in your town into a single point-of-purchase system. Are you following me here?
The retail purchasing experience in your life was simplified and prices dropped on almost everything you purchase on a weekly basis. But it only works for them and for you because Wal-Mart is driven by profit (it's very important to remember here that governments are not driven by profit).
Now before you misunderstand me, remember, there is a big argument over whether Wal-Mart is a good thing or an evil thing.
Sure, prices came down but a lot of small business owners (actual people) were squashed and lost their economic livelihood in the process and as a result a lot of other people lost their jobs. In addition, I can no longer find that specialized little hardware widget I need to repair my old bathroom faucet and I can't find a good cut of tri-tip steak anymore.
As a result, I now have to replace my faucet with one that was made in China and be satisfied with a cut of sirloin. That is, after I stand in line for 30 minutes. And there have been times when Wal-Mart has been completely out of my particular brand of coffee and there's no other place in town to purchase it anymore.
So... you be the judge. As for me? I'm not sure single anything is good for anyone.
Beyond that, designating an entity such as the US government as being the "single payer" is a ludicrous concept. The US government already has so many heads and arms it is teetering on near chaos (causing a great amount of angst among it's citizens) and is without doubt, very inefficient.
I don't want my health care Wal-Martized. Standing in line for the acquisition of inexpensive daily staples is one thing; standing in line for inferior and rationed medical products and services as defined by a single provider is quite another.
- Larry
Duhh...
WASHINGTON — As supporters and opponents of overhauling the health care system try to shape public opinion at congressional town-hall-style meetings, both sides face a big complication: Public opinion on the issue is complex in ways that defy an easy Republican-Democratic divide.
Analysis (how much do these idiots get paid?) of a recent USA TODAY/Gallup Poll finds views on what priority to emphasize, how fast to act and what's important to protect, vary and sometimes conflict depending on a person's age and region of the country, whether he or she has insurance, and is healthy or ailing. - From USA TODAY, today.
That is precisely the key indicator that Obama's effort to push this bill into legislation NOW is more about his personal power than anything else. I fear the man is not only a dolt but a hard core narcissist.
- Larry
Analysis (how much do these idiots get paid?) of a recent USA TODAY/Gallup Poll finds views on what priority to emphasize, how fast to act and what's important to protect, vary and sometimes conflict depending on a person's age and region of the country, whether he or she has insurance, and is healthy or ailing. - From USA TODAY, today.
That is precisely the key indicator that Obama's effort to push this bill into legislation NOW is more about his personal power than anything else. I fear the man is not only a dolt but a hard core narcissist.
- Larry
Sunday, August 9, 2009
The Two Faces of Obama
It’s amazing that with his approval rating slipping and anger getting hotter every day, he’d still feel confident enough to contradict himself this blatantly in the same speech. It’s practically a taunt.
- Worth repeating; from hotair.com
- Worth repeating; from hotair.com
Video of the world's worst TV news interviewer...
This is annoying and hard to watch. So if you have something else to do I would skip this and go and do it.
Lawrence O’Donnell filled in for Ed Schultz on The Ed Show and channeled his inner Wally George. O’Donnell interviewed Peter Schiff, the man who tried to warn everyone that the housing bubble would burst and create a catastrophe, only in the sense that Schiff was allowed to remain on camera during an almost-uninterrupted diatribe by O’Donnell.
Why did O’Donnell act like a middle-school bully instead of a news interviewer? Apart from the fact that O’Donnell is a middle-school bully on air, Schiff wants to run against Chris Dodd for his Senate seat, and Schiff opposes ObamaCare. Instead of allowing Schiff to actually explain why, O’Donnell simply shouts over him and issues ridiculous time demands, and does just about everything short of sticking his fingers in his ears and yelling “NA-NA-NA-I-CAN’T-HEAR-YOU” when Schiff tries to explain his positions.
You know, if MS-NBC was an actual news organization, someone there would be embarrassed.
- Worth repeating; from hotair.com
Lawrence O’Donnell filled in for Ed Schultz on The Ed Show and channeled his inner Wally George. O’Donnell interviewed Peter Schiff, the man who tried to warn everyone that the housing bubble would burst and create a catastrophe, only in the sense that Schiff was allowed to remain on camera during an almost-uninterrupted diatribe by O’Donnell.
Why did O’Donnell act like a middle-school bully instead of a news interviewer? Apart from the fact that O’Donnell is a middle-school bully on air, Schiff wants to run against Chris Dodd for his Senate seat, and Schiff opposes ObamaCare. Instead of allowing Schiff to actually explain why, O’Donnell simply shouts over him and issues ridiculous time demands, and does just about everything short of sticking his fingers in his ears and yelling “NA-NA-NA-I-CAN’T-HEAR-YOU” when Schiff tries to explain his positions.
You know, if MS-NBC was an actual news organization, someone there would be embarrassed.
- Worth repeating; from hotair.com
One Smart Democrat
Rather than focusing on volatile mainstream issues that cause tempers to flair finally someone is pushing to curb erectile dysfunction (ED) ads on TV. Congressman Jim Moran (D-VA, H.R. 2175 for those who want to google) is pushing for restrictions based on decency. I'd like to see a broader stroke based on pharmaceutical companies pushing drugs for made up calamities such as restless leg syndrome and a host of others. ED being the biggest and most profitable.
God was smart enough to suppress erections at a certain age so children wouldn't be born to someone too weak and old to raise them. And as far as young men go... when I was there, there were times when it was inappropriate for me to stand (thank God for heavy weight Levis) because as I remember... I had an erection far too often for no reason at all.
If you are young and genuinely have an ED problem keep it to yourself and go see a doctor. I don't want to know. If you're an old fart and need an erection go buy some KY jelly (and keep it to yourself) or marry someone half your age who is interested in your money and will do anything to get to it.
After we get rid of ED ads on TV we need to start working on getting rid of ads for butt cream and the many calamities that affect the female genitalia. Then I can finally relax when I'm watching TV.
- Larry
God was smart enough to suppress erections at a certain age so children wouldn't be born to someone too weak and old to raise them. And as far as young men go... when I was there, there were times when it was inappropriate for me to stand (thank God for heavy weight Levis) because as I remember... I had an erection far too often for no reason at all.
If you are young and genuinely have an ED problem keep it to yourself and go see a doctor. I don't want to know. If you're an old fart and need an erection go buy some KY jelly (and keep it to yourself) or marry someone half your age who is interested in your money and will do anything to get to it.
After we get rid of ED ads on TV we need to start working on getting rid of ads for butt cream and the many calamities that affect the female genitalia. Then I can finally relax when I'm watching TV.
- Larry
Remember Biorhythms?
Today is my birthday. I've seen, or perceived, 21550 sunrises and/or sunsets. Here is how I'm told I'm feeling today (it's actually surprising quite accurate).
My general well being is momentarily (notice how they give me hope) mediocre. I am not full of vim and vigor and I am nervous and unsure and feeling an inner emptiness (I've been unemployed for 8 months now). The good news is that I am at the bottom of a low (or close to it) and my intelligence level is, as always, high (more hope). Whew! At least I'm probably going to be able to outwit everyone calling me an old fart at my birthday party. By the way, an old fart is just as good as a new fart.
Check out your own biorhythm by clicking on the title of this post or clicking here.
- Larry
My general well being is momentarily (notice how they give me hope) mediocre. I am not full of vim and vigor and I am nervous and unsure and feeling an inner emptiness (I've been unemployed for 8 months now). The good news is that I am at the bottom of a low (or close to it) and my intelligence level is, as always, high (more hope). Whew! At least I'm probably going to be able to outwit everyone calling me an old fart at my birthday party. By the way, an old fart is just as good as a new fart.
Check out your own biorhythm by clicking on the title of this post or clicking here.
- Larry
Saturday, August 8, 2009
Tiger's Roar
Claiming copyright infringement, the PGA insisted that YouTube remove what may end up being the most popular video ever.
Thursday, August 6, 2009
Wednesday, August 5, 2009
Another brilliant helping hand from Uncle Sam...
... giving everyone the chance to purchase a new car they can't afford! Why didn't dear old Uncle Sam just offer a $3,500 - $4,500 tax credit to everyone who purchased a qualified vehicle (with a specified minimum mpg rating as per government researchers) from ANYONE? New car, used car, American car, foreign car, truck, SUV, whatever. The buyer would only need show proof they donated or sold it to a salvage yard who would guarantee the destruction of it's engine block and EVERYONE would of benefited, not just automobile dealerships, Japanese car manufactures and the financial institutions that finance the second largest purchase most people make in their lives. You, being a person who can afford a new car could of sold your 5 year old car to someone who was driving a 15 year old car, who normally wouldn't of paid your asking price without the tax incentive. Hell, the government could of offered you a nominal tax credit for your own upgrade.
Maybe I should just look at the positive side. In a few years there will be a rash of 'fire sales' on a boat load of slightly used cars. If I'm lucky maybe my uncle will be offering all of his nephews another great incentive.
- Larry
What's the big deal?
Could it be that someone has tagged Obama as a socialist? Must be the language. Visually, Bush was villainized far worse than Obama and far more often.
- Larry
Tuesday, August 4, 2009
Pfizer Announcement
Pfizer Corp. announced today that Viagra will soon be available in liquid form, and will be marketed by Pepsi Cola as a power beverage suitable for use as a mixer. It will now be possible for a man to literally pour himself a stiff one. Obviously we can no longer call this a soft drink, and it gives new meaning to the names of 'cocktails', 'highballs' and just a good old-fashioned 'stiff drink'. Pepsi will market the new concoction by the name of: MOUNT & DO. Thought for the day: There is more money being spent on breast implants and Viagra today than on Alzheimer's research. This means that by 2040, there should be a large elderly population with perky boobs and huge erections and absolutely no recollection of what to do with them.
- credit to my friend DSG
- credit to my friend DSG
Playing For Change
If you haven't seen this you've missed something good. The most excellent feel good ever that I've encountered on the web. I can watch and listen forever. The dad clutching his child at the end does it for me...
Video Test - Indy Car / NASCAR
This was my first attempt at editing video
on my computer. Unfortunately when I
upgraded to a new computer the software was
not compatible with the new OS, Windows XP.
I'm broke. If anyone knows of a decent editor
I can download for free please let me know
via a comment.
- Larry
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