Minnesota, You Idots‏

(Not Everyone, just those that voted for this guy or didn't vote)

Al Franken?!? This guy???


Hollywood gave him the money and you guys put him in (though likely with the help of ACORN and definitely with the help of the courts. Now the Socialists, err, Democrats in the Senate have a filibuster proof majority. Bend over folks, the "change" can get kicked into high gear at anytime (assuming it isn't already- I "hope" not). This guy is not qualified, has no sense of rational thought and will vote the Party line without even thinking.

Isn't the Senate supposed to be one of, if not the most, respected bodies in the nation? And no this clown is a member? Too bad it isn't funny.

Have to go scrub my eyes with a brillow pad now.

Ratings Bonanza

From Drudge...

FOX NEWS RECORDS UNPRECEDENTED TOP 10 OUT OF 10 PROGRAMS IN CABLE NEWS FOR 2ND QUARTER... ON PACE TO BE NETWORK'S BEST YEAR EVER...

THE O'REILLY FACTOR 3,191,000
HANNITY 2,345,000
GLENN BECK 2,053,000
ON THE RECORD W/GRETA 1,950,000
SPECIAL REPORT W/BRET BAIER 1,889,000
FOX REPORT/SHEP SMITH 1,783,000
THE O'REILLY FACTOR (RPT) 1,579,000
AMERICA'S NEWSROOM BILL HEMMER & MEGYN KELLY 1,399,000
YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO 1,389,000
STUDIO B W/SHEP SMITH 1,169,000

What does this say about the American folks and where they choose to go for news? I could have done without all the Jacko coverage and I think Fox lost some points in that ridiculous frenzy of coverage.

Need to Destress

I learned about this song on the Dennis Prager radio show. I like it.

I need Super Putty

Honestly, I'm more upset about the world losing Billy Mays than MJ.

The Traitorous 8

Coming from the email link for the first time....

We knew pretty much what to expect from the Dems. But 8 House Repulicans, too?

Arlen Spector must be so proud.

These are the 8 pieces of waste politicians who should use this Congressional break, to actually talk to their constituents and find out how many really back on this horrendous capNtax bill they just let through. And then beg for forgiveness. Which they may get, but no more votes for re-election.

Bono Mack (CA)
Castle (DE)
Kirk (IL)
McHugh (NY)
LoBiondo (NJ)
Lance (NJ)
Reichert (WA)
Smith (NJ)

Don't forget about these losers when you're paying more for your electricity, natural gas, gasoline, food, clothes, cars, airline tickets, tires, building materials, fertilizer, property taxes, etc etc etc. Everything! This is an economy and job killer.

Even if you can't vote against them in 2010, donate to their opponents in the Primary.

I think I'm going to be sick.

Quick! Look Over Here....

Look, I liked the guy. He was great. He was on TV almost every weeknight for decades. Ed McMahon was so comfortable with himself playing "second" to Johnny Carson. Many think he made Johnny better, setting up his jokes, laughing at the jokes, making his own, etc. And who could forget the Publisher's Clearinghouse work he did. Classic.

Never cared for Farrah, but can't say I watched her much. Maybe she was hot in her younger days. Beauty fades and from what I saw, she turned out to be nuts. Remember her appearance on Letterman years back?

As for MJ, I can't say I care much. Nobody, including me, ever wishes for, or rejoices in someone's demise, but..... is anyone surprised? He made good music, but his personal life was nuts and he may or may not have spent "alone time" with little boys. I can't respect that and I can't pretend to get all broken up over his death. And to top it all off, he was reportedly in debt to the tune of a "measly" $400M!!!! WTF???!?? He sold 61M albums in the US alone! How many people is he screwing over via this debt? Bye bye to all his music rights, his home, cars, cash on hand, furniture, art, dishes, bath towels, toothbrush, old noses, etc.

The media fawns and crowds weep. Meanwhile, back on the Hill, our duly elected distinguished leaders in the House took another step to royally screw the country (mainly taxpayers and businesses w/ out connections) with the Crap and Tax bill. Where is the media on this? UCLA med center trying to find out what MJ's last meal was. The utter dumbing down of our society is leading to the ruination of the country. Hopefully, nobody will die when ObamaCare or EFCA come up for a vote. Or God forbid there be a rainstorm, or a celebrity cat fight.

Can we talk about the N Korean's and their nukes? Can we talk about China looking to dump the dollar and not buy our debt any longer? The trillions we're printing? Harold Koh got confirmed by the Senate - anyone hear about that? He's a bad dude and, like Barry, wants to "transform" the nation. But, we lost MJ and Farrah ON THE SAME DAY!!!! OMG! For sure! What a joke.

Something New - Daily Reads

Since I don't really have the time, energy, motivation, words, etc to put together any rational and well thought out posts, I'm going to share some interesting articles and blog posts that I come across every day or two, or three. I'll try to add some commentary or a short summary with each link.


Articles
A little surprising when you consider all the monthly dues they rake in, but they did spend a TON of cash to get Barry et al into power. The union-owned golf course/country club in Michigan (for leaders, of course) is up to it’s eyes in debt too.

Ten-year notes didn’t sell too well, huh? No surprise – are you confident in the US gov / the dollar, enough to go 10-years long? 4% is considered high? I’d need something closer to 6 or 8% to even consider plunking my money down. 30-year bonds up for sale on Thursday. We’ll see how well that goes over.

Twenty years he spent as a member of this guy's church (but really, how often did he attend?) "Show me a man's friends, I'll show you who he is" or something along those lines.


USA Today - more good news.


Oil climbs

Are they F*%&^ing serious with this? I don’t even know what to say about this one.

Blogs
Some perspective on Barry's cost cutting in the budget from a few weeks back. I meant to put the video on here when I first found it, but I can't figure out how to post video on here in the 5 minutes I normally spend looking each time I think of it. Lack of an attention span is a kicker.

Michelle Malkin is hosting a little "contest" for the best "Photoshopped" Obamacare posters, most spun off of the old wartime morale boosting posters. I think these are my favorite 2 so far.








Nanny to own big stake in Citi. I think this was part of the power play all along w/ the preferred shares.

Nothing Much to Say Lately

I've got nothing to say that isn't already being said somewhere out in the media / blogosphere somewhere. I've been reading alot and taking it all in. There is not much good news currently or on the horizon. So, until I feel like I have something to add (as if anyone is really reading this and it is mostly for my personal venting, what's the point?) I guess I won't post anything else. I'll just prepare for the next "Greater Depression" and stock up on all manner of staples and supplies. Between Kim Jong Il, Barry, Osama, Bernanke and Geithner, Kennedy/Dodd healthcare bill, China buying everything (except our debt), yadda yadda yadda, I am not in the mood to write much or often. With that, I'll leave you with this letter I found over at Michael Bane's blog (link to his site on the right side of the screen).
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Snopes says this letter from Lou Pritchett to President Barry is the real deal....

AN OPEN LETTER TO PRESIDENT OBAMA


Dear President Obama:


You are the thirteenth President under whom I have lived and unlike any of the others, you truly scare me.


You scare me because after months of exposure, I know nothing about you.


You scare me because I do not know how you paid for your expensive Ivy League education and your upscale lifestyle and housing with no visible signs of support.


You scare me because you did not spend the formative years of youth growing up in America and culturally you are not an American.


You scare me because you have never run a company or met a payroll.


You scare me because you have never had military experience, thus don't understand it at its core.


You scare me because you lack humility and 'class', always blaming others.


You scare me because for over half your life you have aligned yourself with radical extremists who hate America and you refuse to publicly denounce these radicals who wish to see America fail.


You scare me because you are a cheerleader for the 'blame America' crowd and deliver this message abroad.


You scare me because you want to change America to a European style country where the government sector dominates instead of the private sector.


You scare me because you want to replace our health care system with a government controlled one.


You scare me because you prefer 'wind mills' to responsibly capitalizing on our own vast oil, coal and shale reserves.


You scare me because you want to kill the American capitalist goose that lays the golden egg which provides the highest standard of living in the world.


You scare me because you have begun to use 'extortion' tactics against certain banks and corporations.


You scare me because your own political party shrinks from challenging you on your wild and irresponsible spending proposals.


You scare me because you will not openly listen to or even consider opposing points of view from intelligent people.


You scare me because you falsely believe that you are both omnipotent and omniscient.


You scare me because the media gives you a free pass on everything you do.


You scare me because you demonize and want to silence the Limbaughs, Hannitys, O'Relllys and Becks who offer opposing, conservative points of view.


You scare me because you prefer controlling over governing.


Finally, you scare me because if you serve a second term I will probably not feel safe in writing a similar letter in 8 years.


Lou Pritchett


About Lou Pritchett: Lou Pritchett is one of corporate America's true living legends- an acclaimed author, dynamic teacher and one of the world's highest rated speakers. Successful corporate executives everywhere recognize him as the foremost leader in change management. Lou changed the way America does business by creating an audacious concept that came to be known as "partnering." Pritchett rose from soap salesman to Vice-President, Sales and Customer Development for Procter and Gamble and over the course of 36 years, made corporate history.

Pure Evil

This just pisses me off. If ever there was a case where the death penalty was utterly justified, this is it. Quick appeals, fast-track it.

Ouch.

Day one of "quit being a fat-ass," aka "morning workouts," has commenced. I am tired and it isn't even 8:00am. I could do this back in college, but this is gonna be tough.