If you call a dog's tail a leg, does it have five legs?"

Story: Please dont call it state socialism.

Snipit:

"We're told that for some reason we're not allowed to call the Obama-Reid-Pelosi agenda "socialism," "communism," "Marxism," "state socialism" "fascism," or anything else that might sound unpleasant.

Much as I hate to cite the tyrant Lincoln, if we call a dog's tail a leg, does it have five legs? Telling us we're not "allowed" to use an accurate label for something doesn't change what it is.

Instead of allowing General Motors and Chrysler to go through normal bankruptcies, through which new and more efficient private operators could have purchased their worthwhile assets while shedding their crippling union contracts, the two giant auto makers have now been effectively nationalized. Meantime, an unelected federal "pay czar" decides on the compensation of executives, even at supposedly private banks that have paid back all their "bailout" loans. Does that sound like the normal function of the American free market, as understood in 1910, 1960 or even 1990?"

Progressivism/liberalism/socialism/fascism/monarchy/oligarchy/dictatorship

Progressivism/liberalism/socialism/fascism/monarchy/oligarchy/dictatorship and other forms of statism are based on the idea that normal people are incapable of handling their own affairs.

They all assume that

(1) there is an elite group of enlightened people who can manage things,

(2) these enlightened despots will not be the same ones who screw up the private organizations that they deem to be the problem in need of fixing,

(3) these will be the people actually put into the positions of authority, and

(4) bureaucrats will be hired to administer the enlightened elite’s dictates.

Unfortunately, that theory quits thinking just before the point where it is clear that

(5) the positions of authority cannot always be filled by the necessary enlightened elite, and

(6) the bureaucrats hired to handle other people’s affairs will be normal people who are incapable of handling their own affairs.

Bureaucrats do not serve the people — they serve the bureaucracy.


(see also: self-licking ice cream cone)

This was blatantly stolen from sondrak because it is so damn good!

From a Doctor Who Will Not Comply

Link: http://corner.nationalreview.com/post/?q=ZjY3ZTg2ODNhYTg4ZDUyNjlmNTBmYWI0YmY2YTQ0YTI=

"An M.D. in family practice passed along this letter she sent to her patients after Obamacare became law. She relates that, so far, "100% of those who have contacted me about it have supported me and accepted the new conditions."




March 23, 2010


My Dear Patient,

As you must know, Congress has just passed extensive legislation governing health care delivery and insurance systems. Whether you agree with what it does or not, we are all now subject to this law and its sweeping changes.

I have always conducted my medical practice with my patient’s best interests as my first priority. Although not legally obliged to do so, I have routinely provided you with a receipt that has all the codes necessary to bill your own health insurance company for any reimbursement to which you are entitled. Until now, that insurance company was a free enterprise despite the fact that it was heavily regulated by state and federal laws. Now the situation is quite different. Through the new law’s mandates, regulatory powers and reform, health insurance is and will be largely a government activity which will have an ever larger jurisdiction over how doctors practice, make clinical judgments and are paid.

The new law provides for about 150 new government agencies, many of which are designed to be ‘oversight’ bureaucracies which will have the right to decide what medical care is legal to provide through insurance. Among other things, they will have the right to review my medical care of you and read your medical record. Now, as soon as you submit our economic transaction to your insurance company for reimbursement, you have involved me in these regulations and put me in the jurisdiction of government for my activities, decisions and behavior as your doctor.

No one can have two masters. Either I can serve you as my patient or I can serve the government. Either I can continue to make your welfare and health my only concern, including the protection of your privacy and medical records, or I can abide by ever-increasing amounts of government regulations and dictates to my decisions. I can’t do both. I choose to continue to follow my conscience and practice medicine to serve you.


For this reason, I am responding to the situation created by this new law by exercising my right not to participate in any health insurance program. I will still provide you with the same medical services that I always have, but the interaction will be exclusively and privately between you and me. This means that I will provide you only with a receipt for the services you have paid for, but without the additional information that is required to submit your receipt for reimbursement to your health insurance company. That is the only way I can make sure there will be no conflict between following the law and serving you. Because the law is now in effect, so must these changes be to my practice.

Sincerely,


Linda Johnston, MD

The Health Care Bill Is Not Socialism.

I have taken some time  off to watch the Health Care bill unfold, reserving an immediate opinion until I have fully digested what has happened.  My immediate reaction was that "This is socialism".

But this bill is not socialism, it is Statism using a socialistic tactic. Look at what has been done; You no longer have ownership of you own body. You are taxed/fined by the mere fact of your existence. By definition you are a subject of the State. Your body is now owned by the State. If you refuse to pay your Tax/Fine you will go to Jail. If you refuse to go to jail the State will KILL you. (Now that's healthy) Your life has now become a privilege granted by the State.

My points will not be debated by supporters of this bill in a rational manner. The supporters of this bill and other progressive ideas like this will dismiss me as a nut, but the truth remains. You are no longer a sovereign entity. You are a subject. By no action of your own and only by reason of your existence, you are now coerced to action for the benefit of the State.

What was done is Unconstitutional or more simply stated, against the law and most importantly, immoral.
 
Our fundamental relationship with the government has changed and the change is for the worse.


Links;
GOP Challenges Constitutionality
IRS to Enforce Health Reform

For your vewing plesure:

Happy Birthday!

Spankings, guns and beer. for my bro! 

America’s First Woman President: Barack Obama

America’s First Woman President: Barack Obama

This is funny and profound on so many levels.

Thanks for the heads up from cmblake6.

IRS visits Sacramento carwash in pursuit of 4 cents

IRS visits Sacramento carwash in pursuit of 4 cents  Read more:

"It was every businessperson's nightmare.

Arriving at Harv's Metro Car Wash in midtown Wednesday afternoon were two dark-suited IRS agents demanding payment of delinquent taxes. "They were deadly serious, very aggressive, very condescending," says Harv's owner, Aaron Zeff.

The really odd part of this: The letter that was hand-delivered to Zeff's on-site manager showed the amount of money owed to the feds was ... 4 cents. "

And a sexy car wash photo because ....  well Just because.

Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) More RINO's to hunt.

Story: Senator Graham’s Inexplicable National ID Support

When Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) teams up with Chuck "The Schmuck Schumer" only bad thing can happen, and the latest is his idea of a national work ID card complete with biometrics.  The idea behind the card is to somehow regulate identify and track illegal aliens who work in the country.   Why should every American have to get a n ID card to work?  How long until we have to pay for it.  When does it become a national work licence?  (What about the friggin thousands of laws that are not enforced?)  Lindsey Graham is now just another reason as to why I will never give to the National Republican Party.

"Senator Graham’s take is equally simple: “We’ve all got Social Security cards,” he said to the Wall Street Journal. “They’re just easily tampered with. Make them tamper-proof. That’s all I’m saying.”

No, Senator, that’s not all you’re saying. You’re saying that native-born American citizens should be herded into Social Security Administration offices by the millions so they can have their biometrics collected in federal government databases. You’re saying that you’d like a system where working, traveling, going to the doctor, and using a credit card all depend on whether you can show your national ID. You’re saying that bigger government is the solution, not smaller government."

 "Let me see your papers please".

Rino Hunting

This morning when I opened Drudge this add was at the top.  I chuckled a little made a mental note to follow up and see what the race was all about and went on to reading the news Mr. Drudge felt important today.  Well a few lines down appears this headline:  J.D. Hayworth's add irks John McCain  Interesting. 
Snippets and comments:

""Ads like this have no place in the Republican primary, and J.D. Hayworth should immediately take it down and apologize," said Senate Minority Whip Jon Kyl, R-Ariz., a strong McCain ally.""

Ha!  I say John McCain has no place in the Republican party.  He has repeatedly violated the basic principles of the party as well as put forth legislation that was in clear violation of the constitution.  He has no place in either party and certainly no part in the Republican Party.  He has only gained notoriety in the media because he has agreed with the left.  As soon as he became a candidate he and his running mate were thrown under the proverbial media bus.

"Wen asked for a response to Kyl's complaint, Hayworth spokesman Jason Rose told AZ/DC: "We respectfully decline the request and would encourage Senator McCain to get a sense of humor. After all, if Sunday's show did have an award for best election year flip-flopping and transparent conservative conversion, the incumbent would surely win the Oscar.""

Oh how right that statement is.  I have seen McCain on the talking head programs the past week or so and he is clearly in a "Redefine Mode"; running and talking as if he were a staunch conservative.  Cough, Cough! RINO!  Leaders lead.  This guy is looking around seeing which way the crowd is running, jumping in front and proclaiming himself the leader.

BTW:  I did vote for McCain's vice president and choked back the vomit. It was kinda like being given a choice to be sot with a .22 or .44 mag.  Both could be lethal but it might have taken a little longer to bleed out.

Update:  Original add, much more racist, snicker, but blue has been the self picked color of the Dem's for some time now.

Dish Network: A review

If you are looking to subscribing to The Dish Network I would make the recommendation as no, never, shoot yourself first.  I Just received an unsolicited call from " The Dish Network" offering me service.  OK, no big deal.  I have dealt with telemarketers before and have learned that if I am polite and say I am not interested It saves both of us a lot of time. 

Back to the call, I let this person make his opening statement and then say, "I am not interested but thanks for calling. Thank you very much". That is exactly what I said. No more, no less, in a mostly cheerful tone.  He started again and I said and I quote,  "I am not interested but thanks for calling.  Thank you very much" this time in a slightly firmer tone.  He continues..  "How much do you pay for.."  I cut him off and say "I am not interested but thanks for calling. Thank you very much.", this time in the calmest manner possible (Picture a Drill Sergeant warning a recruit that he is treading into dangerous territory and about to get his guts stomped out by abn irate D.I. if not careful.)
At this point he shold have hung up but kept going and I lose it.  I raised my voice a bit and said "I am not interested but thanks for calling. Fuck You very much!"

Now I am sure all telemarketers have had people cuss at them.  I bet they have had all types on the phone from one point or another, but I highly doubt they are taught to cuss back at their prospective clients.  He responds "Fuck You!".  There is a bunch of laughter in the background. And I am pretty sure I said "I was polite several times now. I am not interested. Fuck you very much."  He responds FUCK YOU! with laughter in the background.  Now If this is the way prospective clients are treated I only cringe how this company will treat it's paying customers.  What a bunch of assholes.  This P.O.S. should be fired.

BTW: Call came in at 18:13 est. from phone number (904) 262-0212 and had a caller I.D. of World Wide Comm.  Beware.  (I also let him know I would make others aware of this.  He laughed and said "fuck you".  Nobody ever warned him the Internetz is serious business.)

Sorry Charlie or Rangel stepping down from tax-writing chairmanship

It is about time that this sorry disgrace of a hypercritical P.O.S. stepped down.  Why so long?

Story: Rangel stepping down from tax-writing chairmanship

And a little related fun from the past: Mr. Tax Law Writing Tax Evader .

The Progressive Nanny State and Murder for the Greater Good, A follow up.

As a follow up my previous post, The Progressive Nanny State and Murder for the Greater Good,  here is a story that illustrates what dangers the individual citizen faces when the state becomes involved in Prohibition.

Story: Family questions SWAT drug search that led to dog’s death.

In the comments:
There is so much missing from this it's disgraceful. The dog ran to the door and was barking... Anybody else have a dog that does this when someone comes to the door much less smashes it in??? Shots were fired all through this house. Numerous shots were fired thoughout this house. 7 in the pitbull itself. Blood everywhere! Bullet holes in the walls, moldings, tile. Will the City be paying for that to be fixed?? They didn't know any details when they went in. I would love to know which judge signed off on the search warrant. CPD had NO idea he was married and NO idea he had a child! Don't you think that might be something you want to get to know before you storm a house? Not like they don't live in a nice neighborhood as well. 30+ officers and a swat bus for a dimebag and a pipe. 2 different neighbors called police reporting shots fired. Dispatch told said callers there were no officers on scene! What a cluster****! If I still lived in CoMO I wouldn't vote for a single thing to support CPD. The idiots are running the assylum!


So its OK to have SWAT kick in a door, shoot two pet dogs, a Pit Bull and a Corgi, killing the Bit Bull, for what appears to be a misdemeanor amount of marijuana.  Then throw on a child endangerment charge?  How nice.  How about an extra charge for kitchen knives and floor cleaner in the house.  I am a strong supporter of law enforcement and am not a fan of Pit Bulls or drug dealers, but come on folks.  Was the risk taken by the SWAT team worth it.  Multiple gun shots in a house with human lives present including a seven year old. a wife,  for a little pot. Hell even a lot of pot!  Bottom line is that the cops were ready to kill , or be killed themselvs for that matter, to enforce these laws.  Is it really worth it.

Stairway to Heaven

For those that did not know, Stairway to Heaven was originally penned Lennon and McCartney back in '64.  All rights to the song were lost to Plant and Page during a Drinking contest some years later.  This long lost tape has just recently been found, and shows the fab four performing the song in it's original arrangement.  Enjoy.



Just Kidding :-)

Megyn Kelly

Megyn Kelly is on Fox News right now and looking HOT and almost making the healthcare summit somewhat palatable.  (I was almost able to swallow bacck my vomit.)

Update:  One of the better parts.  Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6V_kSMKKZFw&feature=player_embedded#

The Swiss, Guns, Genocide, and the right to defend oneself.

'Nuff Said.......

The Progressive Nanny State and Murder for the Greater Good

Story:  The Chemist's War

I titled this post The Progressive Nanny State and Murder for the Greater Good, though provocative and some may say inflammatory for good reason.  The above linked article is illustrative of what government can and did do "For the Greater Good".  Post WWI was the start of "Progressive thinking in the united states.  We saw laws and policies that clearly violated individual rights for the "greater good" such as Federal gun control laws, welfare programs, as well as Prohibition.  No matter what the intention of these laws and policies were, the bottom line is, death to individuals, by the hand of the government action.  In this case the U.S Government Intentionally poisoned Industrial Alcohol supplies because it became frustrated with it's ineffective enforcement of alcohol sale and distribution, resulting in the death of thousands of people.

"Frustrated that people continued to consume so much alcohol even after it was banned, federal officials had decided to try a different kind of enforcement. They ordered the poisoning of industrial alcohols manufactured in the United States, products regularly stolen by bootleggers and resold as drinkable spirits. The idea was to scare people into giving up illicit drinking. Instead, by the time Prohibition ended in 1933, the federal poisoning program, by some estimates, had killed at least 10,000 people."


This is what happens when one suffers from "Group Think".  The individual is not targeted for his individual drunkard behavior, the group was targeted, the inanimate object blamed.  This is the typical convoluted logic the progressives use. Prohibition, though it was technically legal, had a total disregard for individual rights and was and is totally immoral.  10,000 poisoned and add in how many more individual ancillary deaths for a law that was eventually repealed? (Yeah that sound like it worked out just fine........< sarcasm>)

I guess it is OK to murder if you are the government and frustrated and it is for the "Greater Good". 

Found at sondrak .

For JB

Deep secrets: Former cold war agent gagged by the CIA

Interesting story regarding the Cold War "Uber" secret recovery of a Soviet Golf submarine in the Pacific.





Story: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/article7034913.ece

"David Sharp recalls every detail of the 1974 mission known as Project Azorian, one of the most ambitious, expensive and politically volatile clandestine operations launched by the CIA.


As one of the CIA’s agents in charge of recovering a sunken Soviet submarine and its cargo of nuclear-tipped missiles, Sharp spent 63 days at sea on what he described last week as a “marvellous engineering effort and a marvellous security effort to keep it under wraps”. "

As an interesting side note, after reading Blind Man's Bluff: The Untold Story of American Submarine Espionage a few years back,  I remembered reading as a kid an illustrated science encyclopedia about Howard Hughes mining manganese nodules from the ocean floor.  Blind Man's Bluff is a great book an definitely on my recommended reading list.

Lockeing Up Leviathan

I came across this accidently while engaged in a philisopical debade with one of my freinds; Lockeing Up Leviathan .  It is  agreat artical by Jerry Salcido, and place it high on my recomended reading list.  The comments are also outstanding.

"Without need of either advocating or rejecting Hobbes' arguments in favor of a strong State, one can hardly look upon modern governments, including the United States federal government and the individual United States, without agreeing that Hobbes' depiction of the State as a Leviathan, that is, a threatening, powerful beast, was spot-on.
Like any carnivorous beast, Leviathan has a ravenous appetite, but it differs in that its appetite is never satisfied and it has even been known to eat itself to death. Leviathan's only and favorite staple is, of course, taxes. "

Tuts My Barreh / Karaoke Fail

Click read more for the original.  There is lots of  Mariah Care strutting around nearly naked.

My Review of Onkyo 5.1 Channel Home Theater Black Receiver

Originally submitted at Abt Electronics

Onkyo 5.1 Channel Home Theater Black Receiver - TXSR507B/ 80 Watts Per Channel/ Four 1080p capable HDMI Inputs (v1.3a Repeater)/ WRAT Technology/ Discrete Amp Construction/ Dolby TrueHD/DTS-HD Decoding/ 4 DSP Gaming Modes/ Audyssey Dynamic Volume/ 192K/24-Bit DACs/ Black Finish

Onkyo 5.1 Channel Home Theater Black Receiver

A lot of bang for the buck.

By BruHa from Jax on 2/8/2010

5out of 5

Pros: Good Power Output, Great Sound Quality, Clean Sound
Best Uses: Multiple Rooms / Whole House, Home Theater
Describe Yourself: Practical, Tech Savvy

Was upgrading from an old Kenwood system that lasted me many years, but I had to get into this century.
This receiver met all my requirements:
5.1 system.
Price.
Four HDMI Inputs.
Two Zones.
Quality/Reputation of brand.

Set up was not that bad, but read the instructions. This receiver has a lot of capabilities that may add a level of complexity for the not so patient. Sound set up with the enclosed mic worked great. I have an "L" shaped TV room that I thought would be difficult to set up, but the receiver Auto-calibrated and set up just fine. If you have a subwoofer make sure you set it up as recommended in the instructions, it will sounds great!

The two zone feature works very well though it requires set up to work properly. Not that hard, but once again, read and be patient.

Bottom line; if you need two zones and don't need a 7.1 system and upconversion, this is an outstanding choice. With Four HDMI in ports you cant go wrong.

(legalese)

Political Correctness Definition

Political Correctness.

"Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end."

Submitted by she who must be obeyed.

TOTUS strikes again!

This proves he has no real Idea about the context of his speech. The word meant nothing to him. NOTHING! It was just a bunch of letters on TOTUS. Go through the motions, move on. It would have been better to say Navy or Marine Medic ( if this person is a Corpsman; but could be a CTI or Interpretive Cryptologic Technicians that handles language translation).  This at least would have just shown his lack of understanding of our armed forces.

However this proves; He speaks without understanding!  Gulp!




I remember Clinton made a speech on board one of our CVN’s years back. He said something like, “thanks to all the great sailors of this fine ship, from the Stern, (He points aft) to the Bow”, (pronounced as in “bow neck tie” or rimes with “Big Toe” and points forward while glancing at his notes) That was good for a chuckle, this on the other-hand is scary.

Soaped But

This just in from The La-salamander.

"While checking ticket prices for the Willy Nelson concert happening next week, I was prompted to this security check page before seeing the ticket prices. After seeing the prices of tickets and seats available, I think I know why they have this security check."

Sen. Gregg Blasts WH Budget Chief on Capitol Hill Over Obama's Plan to Use TARP as a "Piggy Bank"

When the goverment refuses to recognize the law it is called what?
What is the citizens duty?
(I am friggen Fuming!)
 
Found at: http://www.sondrak.com/
 
 


Related: Found at: http://curmudgeonlyskeptical.blogspot.com/

What Is the First Amendment For?

I have always advocated that freedom of speech is freedom of all speech, particularly political speech.  Let the good ideas as well as the bad compete unfettered by particularly the government.

Good read, especially if you consider yourself a conservative.

Story: What Is the First Amendment For?

"Citizens United v. Federal Election commission — the recent case in which the Supreme Court invalidated a statute prohibiting corporations and unions from using general treasury funds either to support or defeat a candidate in the 30 days before an election, and overruled an earlier decision relied on by the minority — has now been commented on by almost everyone, including the president of the United States in his state of the union address." 



"Only Thomas has the courage of the majority’s declared convictions. Often the most principled of the judges (which doesn’t mean that I always like his principles), he is willing to follow a principle all the way, and so he rebukes his colleagues in the majority for preferring the value of more information to the value the First Amendment mandates — absolutely free speech unburdened by any restriction whatsoever including the restriction of having to sign your name. Thomas has caught his fellow conservatives in a consequentialist moment."

Awkward Family Photos

Found at : Awkward Family Photos
Captions Welcome!

And if you dare!  Click for more!

This Is Sparta!

This is Sparta!

PAK FA Russian Fifth Generration fighter.

Story:  Russia unveils top secret new fighter.
Specifications:  Global Security

Video:


My observations:

I do not believe this aircraft will have true stealth capabilities that the F-22 enjoys. Stealth is in the details and the details tell all.  On the fuselage, in typical Ruski fashion I observed riveting, the engine intakes appear to be non stealthy as well as exhaust nozzles.  The fan blades of the engines will look as big as a barn to a modern western radar if careful consideration is not taken to the shape and placement of the engine.  This is very difficult to do and maintain high performance. It is unclear if the aircraft has an internal bay, one would assume it must to be a true Gen.V aircraft.  There is also a lack of "Z" notching of panels and doors seams, or any type of stealth coating on the canopy.  The cockpit of an aircraft as well as door/panel seams are huge radar reflectors and is difficult to mask.

My bet is that this aircraft has an ordinary RCS (Radar Cross Section) and is not a stalth aircraft at all. It will have to rely on  ECM techniques to mask it'self from western radars and at that point you know something is ouththere.  This bird is nothing more than a target when compaired to the F-22.

Assault weapon Ban

Here they go again.  The state government in Washington has introduced an assault weapons ban, SB6396-Banning the sale of assault weapons . 

No ugly black plastic allowed.  That is too scary!

Ukrainian Great Patriotic War Tribute

This just sent to me by my Domestic Commander.

This video shows the winner of "Ukraine’s Got Talent," Kseniya Simonova, 24, drawing a series of pictures on an illuminated sand table showing how ordinary people were affected by the German invasion during World War II. Her talent, which admittedly is a strange one, is mesmeric to watch.

Albert Einstein - Does Evil Exist?

RC B-29

  Some thoughts:

• Wow!  That's big!
• The guy that starts those engines has to have guts x4.    Lost a fingernail as a kid and that hurt like hell with an 0.49 engine and  these are what; chainsaw engines? I would be afraid of loosing a hand.
• From a distance it probably be hard to make out the scale.
• Would you be allowed to fly one of these in Japan?
• Should have an opperational Bomb-Bay.

UN's push for Arms Trade Treaty could affect American gun ownership.

Story: Ban by baby steps

"In Hillary's world, radical ideas progress at first with baby steps that ultimately become great strides to harness the destructive forces in society. That's why the current Secretary of State and the other Hillarys in her world are drawing a bead on gun owners, mainly those in the United States"

"Essentially, the international community doesn't understand why Americans respect and protect their Second Amendment rights because in most countries no such rights exist," said Sanetti, who is presiding over the annual Shooting, Hunting, Outdoor Trade (SHOT) show. "Of course, the Founders added the Second Amendment as one of the safeguards, and it's not something open for discussion as far as we're concerned.


"The current (Obama) administration has gone on record as saying it's time for this country to rejoin the community of nations and get more in line with various international goals. So, definitely, gun control is moving to the forefront, though not in such an-in-your-face, confrontational manner that we've seen before in this country. Gun control advocates go in one direction, try and fail, and then go in another direction. That's been the pattern."

Air America Fail

 Story: http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/01/21/air-america-to-cease-broadcasting-immediately/
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100122/ap_on_en_ot/us_air_america_bankruptcy


Air America was doomed from the very start and I am suppressed it lasted as long as it did. What doomed it was a “Failed Concept” that merely an opposing point of view can be successful in Talk radio.

What makes a talk radio show successful or any other show for that matter is compelling and entertaining content. Example: A large audience portion of Rush’s show do not agree with him politically, but listen to him because he is compelling and entertaining. The same can be said for Howard Stern. Huge numbers of listeners found “lesbian strippers” to be distasteful and disgusting but tuned in buy the thousands every day. I listened to Air America and I rarely found it compelling or entertaining. It did not hold my attention. In short its content sucked. I fully expected to be yelling at my radio but found myself underwhelmed and turned the station in short order.

That said, political talk radio, whether Conservative, Libertarian, or Religious, has a coherent philosophy that subjects are discussed within, resulting in consistent discussions that are often compelling. Couple that with a competent host, some good business practices and you will have a marketable show on your hands. Do this with a superior host and you will have a great show worth millions.

Progressive/Liberal talk fails because its underlying philosophy is incoherent, hidden or nonexistent. Even a great host will suck if the underlying content is crappy. For example, Al Franken is a very skilled comedian and host, but he failed because the content of his show was not coherent, compelling or very entertaining.

In short, Progressive/Liberal ideas fail because of its underlying philosophy or lack thereof. Throwing money, “mad skills”, does not change this. Progressive/Liberal talk radio was doomed from the start, assuming a free market of course.

Follow up: From NewsBusters

Happy Birthday

A Birthday Present For The Dugester.  I hope your eyes bleed.

Epic Loss?

Story: Democrats seek back footing after epic Mass. loss

"Obama himself grimly faced a need to regroup on Wednesday, the anniversary of his inauguration, in a White House shaken by the realization of what a difference a year made."

"The local election played out against a national backdrop of animosity and resentment from voters over persistently high unemployment, Wall Street bailouts, exploding federal budget deficits and partisan wrangling over health care."

I dont necessarily agree this was an "Epic loss for the Dems, but I do feel this race is going to turn the tide between the "Progressives" and the "Constitutionalists", just as the Battle of Midway changed the war in the Pacific in WWII.  This is a battle that by all rights the Dems should have won, but didn't.


Why?

• The Progressive can not state their political ideals out loud, "Statism",  because if they do, the ideas are rejected.

• The progressives dismissed the Tea Party  "A bunch of Nuts".  This can not be further from the truth.  The Teabaggers are a mix of Republicans, Democrats, Libertarians, and others that strongly believe that the Constitution is actually a real document that limits our government; and that the Constitution is being ignored and our liberties debased. These Teabaggers are actually constitutionalists that see the big picture.  The Kennedy Martha Coakley campaign and the Progressive administration did not and could not run against this.  To run against these "Teabaggers"would be to admit their existence, give credit to their ideas, and that is the last thing the progressives can afford.

• The present administration ran and won a campaign on the premise of  "We are not George Bush".  This worked, but it is a tactic and not a strategy.  Tactics may win battles, but they don't necessarily win wars.  Tactics must be coupled with sound strategy, and in the political sense, strategy means a sound philosophy. "I am not Bush" is not a philosophy. Statism is a bankrupt political philosophy.  Adherence to the constitution is a sound political philosophy as well as promoting Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness. Brown ran on this,  Kennedy Martha Coakleydid not.

A quick note to the RINOS out there.  "I am not a Democrat" is not a philosophy. Statism is a bankrupt political philosophy. You will loose also.

Rahm Emanuel blames everyone for Martha Coakley impending loss.

Fox news reported that Rahm Emanuel Is blaming everyone and everything for the impending victory of Brown over Martha Coakley.  Cant be failed ideas, Rahm cites, bad strategy, poor campaign and the Mooninites.

Cant wait to see the results in the morning.

Slut on the highway.....

Bus crash spills 2000lbs of slut on the California hgwy.    Anyone have an MSDS for Slut or Skank?


VH1 Reality Show Bus Crashes In California Causing Major Slut Spill

Are you rational ?

"When opposite basic principals are clearly and openly defined, it works to the advantage of the rational side; when they are not clearly defined, but are hidden or evaded, it works to the advantage of the irrational side." --Ayn Rand

Or shut up:

Understanding the Turbo Encabulator

If you a re looking to understand the theory behind Chrysler drive trains and transmissions, this video should clear things up a bit, as well as provide helpful troubleshooting techniques.
(The test equipment is a little dated but you may be able to use the newer   Mk.III  M.U.L.L.I  ver 2.21 mod A.)

See more funny videos and Technology Videos at Today's Big Thing.

Directive 10-289

In Ayn Rand's Book Atlas Shrugged, at about at the halfway point as the US economy is collapsing do to excessive government meddling. Directive 10-289 is issued for the "Common Good"; to save the economy, ensure equity, and protect the peoples stability and security. 

(Sound familure?)

Directive 10-289

Point One. All workers, wage earners and employees of any kind whatsoever shall henceforth be attached to their jobs and shall not leave nor be dismissed nor change employment, under penalty of a term in jail. The penalty shall be determined by the Unification Board, such Board to be appointed by the Bureau of Economic Planning and National Resources. All persons reaching the age of twenty-one shall report to the Unification Board, which shall assign them to where, in its opinion, their services will best serve the interests of the nation.

Point Two. All industrial, commercial, manufacturing and business establishments of any nature whatsoever shall henceforth remain in operation, and the owners of such establishments shall not quit nor leave nor retire, nor close, sell or transfer their business, under pentalty of the nationalization of their establishment and of any and all of their property.

Point Three. All patents and copyrights, pertaining to any devices, inventions, formulas, processes and works of any nature whatsoever, shall be turned over to the nation as a patriotic emergency gift by means of Gift Certificates to be signed voluntarily by the owners of all such patents and copyrights. The Unification Board shall then license the use of such patents and copyrights to all applicants, equally and without discrimination, for the purpose of eliminating monopolistic practices, discarding obsolete products and making the best available to the whole nation. No trademarks, brand names or copyrighted titles shall be used. Every formerly patented product shall be known by a new name and sold by all manufacturers under the same name, such name to be selected by the Unification Board. All private trademarks and brand names are hereby abolished.

Point Four. No new devices, inventions, products, or goods of any nature whatsoever, not now on the market, shall be produced, invented, manufacturerd or sold afer the date of this directive. The Office of Patents and Copyrights is hereby suspended.

Point Five. Every establishment, concern, corporation or person engaged in production of any nature whatsoever shall henceforth produce the same amount of goods per year as it, they or he produced during the Basic Year, no more and no less. The year to be known as the Basic or Yardstick Year is to be the year ending on the date of this directive. Over or under production shall be fined, such fines to be determined by the Unification Barod.

Point Six. Every person of any age, sex, class or income, shall henceforth spend the same amount of money on the purchase of goods per year as he or she spent during the Basic Year, no more and no less. Over or under purchasing shall be fined, such fines to be determined by the Unification Board.

Point Seven. All wages, prices, salaries, dividends, profits, interest rates and forms of income of any nature whatsoever, shall be frozen at their present figures, as of the date of this directive.

Point Eight. All cases arising from and rules not specifically provided for in this directive, shall be settled and determined by the Unification Board, whose decisionswill be final."

Legalize the Constitution

I love how the Judge illustrates the absurdity of the interstate commerce clause, witch in my opinion is one of the most abused portions of our constitution.

Merry Christmas from the Family

Robert Earl Keene's Merry Christmas from the Family Lyrics and Chords:

G                        C9
Mom got drunk and Dad got drunk

G                    C9
At our Christmas party

G                                      Em
We were drinkin' champagne punch

C                           D
And homemade eggnog

G                                   C9
Little sister brought her new boyfriend

G            C9
He was a Mexican

G                                            Em
We didn't know what to think of him

C                              D
'Til he sang Feliz Navidad

G
Feliz Navidad



Brother Ken brought his kids with him
The three from his first wife Lynn
And the two identical twins
From his second wife MaryNell
Of course he brought his new wife Kaye
Who talks all about AA
Chain smokin' while the stero plays
Noel, Noel, The first Noel

CHORUS:

D
Carve the turkey turn the ball game on

C
Mix Margaritas when the eggnog's gone

D
Send somebody to the Quik-Pak store
C
We need some ice and an extention cord

D
A can of bean dip and some Diet Rite

C
A box of tampons and some Marlboro Lights

G                                   Em
Hallelujah everybody say cheese

C            D                            G
Merry Christmas from the family


Fran and Rita drove from Harlingen
I can't remember how I'm kin to them
But when they tried to plug their motorhome in
They blew our christmas lights
Cousin David knew just what went wrong
So we all waited on our front lawn
He threw the breaker and the lights came on
And we sang Silent Night
Oh Silent Night

CHORUS:

Carve the turkey turn the ballgame on
Make Bloody Marys cause we all want one
Send somebody to the Stop 'n Go
We need some celery and a can of fake snow
A bag of lemons and some Dite Sprite
A box of tampons and some Salem Lights
Hallelujah everybody say cheese
Merry Christmas from the family

Feliz Navidad.

And where was the outrage then…..?

Last night my neighborhood had its annual Christmas, luminary/hayride party.  It was very nice. Santa showed up. The kids got a candy canes, cookies and hot chocolate.  Homemade treats were freely consumed as well as a few adult beverages ( in big red cups to keep this a G rated family event.) Nice times, big smiles and the rain held off; an overall success.

But then there was Stan. 

Stan is a neighbor that wears his "Progressive Liberalism" on his sleeve.  He works at or just promotes a local radio station that carries and spews Liberal blather.  He has never been shy about his political views.  Other than his driving skills, he is mostly tolerated in the neighborhood .

This is what happened.  Last night my buddy M1ARocks happened to have on this T-shrit.  It was not displayed prominently as he wore it under his jacket but Stan saw it and immediately launched into a loud  F-Bomb laden diatribe calling my buddy a traitor, racist, and any other despicable adjective you can think of.  M1 just stood there kinda smirking and giggling as Stan went on.  I politely reminded Stan that there were kids present and Santa probably doesn't appreciate the language. We then reminded Stan that for eight years there was no outrage for disrespecting our president.

Relevant story:  http://canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/14871

Mac Attack

Story:  http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/15/airport-security-guards-kill-literally-kill-a-macbook/

Didnt know that the Israelis were PC fans.

Appearing busy in Cubical Hell.

For those that want to be appear hard at work here is a great time wasting and mostly safe games to play at the office; especially if you are in a high density cubical hell environment.

Link: http://cantyouseeimbusy.com/

The Morgan Freeman Chain Of Command

Thirty three Minutes

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About 33 Minutes


Protecting America in the New Missile Age

33 Minutes: Protecting America in the New Missile Age is a one-hour documentary produced by The Heritage Foundation that tells the story of the very real threat foreign enemies pose to every one of us. The truth is brutal - no matter where on Earth a missile is launched from it would take 33 Minutes or less to hit the U.S. target it was programmed to destroy.

Nuclear proliferation around the world, and the threat of a ballistic missile attack of some kind is mounting as more and more countries obtain nuclear technology. The ongoing threat toward America is also accelerating due to the fact that there are many rogue nations and terrorist organizations who either have or are seeking ballistic missiles and nuclear technology.

The challenges of protecting America and its citizens for President Obama's administration are great. Featuring rare footage and in-depth interviews with leading experts in the field, 33 Minutes is the definitive documentary exposing the untold vulnerability we all face and the action plan necessary to revive a strategic missile defense system that America uniquely can develop, maintain, and employ for its own defense and the peace-loving world's security.

Photo of the day.

Story: As seen at Barrys speach

Captain Zero Hates the F-22 Why?

Story: White House aides insisted F-22 be removed from Obama speech venue.

Yep that is Barry in front of not our brand new top of the line F-22 but our old friend the F-15.  Obama and his henchman staff refused to have his speech in front of the newer aircraft. Why?  Theory developing?

F-22 

Click rerad more  for a F-22 motivational poster.