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

Link





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.

BAMOPOLY

The object of the game is to destroy American capitalism by having the government take over everything.

Sad thing is we are all playing!

Weapon of choice,,,,,

What is the weapon of choice for Princess Leia?  Not Light Sabers, but pillows!
(This is quite possibly one of the best photos and fantasies ever.  What could be better?)

And just in case you found this Looking for the Christopher Walken Fat-boy Slim Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sMZwZiU0kKs