If they're against it...

First: Yes it's been a while. There have only even been a couple of things I wanted to post about in the last year and a half, but just couldn't be bothered.

I have a LAN party for 2 days every year right after Thanksgiving. We have a great time, but that's not what I'm posting about today.

The Friday after Thanksgiving - Black Friday - doesn't catch my interest at all. There are people there. If you pay attention there aren't really any actual deals to be had. I did go to one several years ago, it was the only way you could get a Furby that Christmas. I waited in line for hours and got my ticket drawn as one of the few lucky ones. I might even still have that possessed little toy around somewhere.

I just learned that the people who kick started the Occupy silliness are also protesting Black Friday. That my friends is all the incentive I need to go out and buy something, anything, on the 25th. I figure that anything a bunch of drug addled do nothing students and union "workers" are against, I'm for it (I realize there are actual union workers who do in fact work. They are such a sad minority I'd be embarrassed to admit I were in a union if I were them).

I especially love all the millionaire celebrities that keep announcing their support for the Occupy protest. They really are so stupid, and out of touch with reality, that they don't know they are NOT the 99%.

Treason?

OK ok ok. Here is a post. I kept thinking I'd come up with a good way to do this, that was both very aggressive and yet wouldn't find me in a secret prison. I guess the safest (for me) way to do this is to not cast judgement, but simply lay out some facts.

The constitution defines Treason thus:

Article3 - Section 3. Treason against the United States, shall consist only in levying war against them, or in adhering to their enemies, giving them aid and comfort. No person shall be convicted of treason unless on the testimony of two witnesses to the same overt act, or on confession in open court.

The first thing I want to establish is the enemies. Are the Somalia Pirates enemies to the United States? It probably wouldn't be too difficult to prove that Somalia is an enemy nation to the United States, but that's not necessary. A roving Piratical group is most definitely enemies to most every country, attacking the Maersk-Alabama only solidifies them as enemies of the United States.

So to qualify as treason a person would need to only "aid and comfort" the pirates.

The incident:

We should all remember the Maersk-Alabama attack. The captain being taken hostage. Little was said about Cpt. Phillips escape. I'm not talking about the "rescue", when 3 snipers simultaneously took out the 3 pirates. No, I'm talking about earlier when the good captain escaped on his own, was in the water swimming to our Navy ship the USS Bainbridge, and we did absolutely NOTHING to help him. We watched as the pirates recaptured him.

The kind of instructions to NOT help a fellow American who has escaped from enemies isn't something determined by your average seaman. Who did provide the orders that the Bainbridge was acting under? Who instructed our Naval seaman to not interfere? We know that Obama was made aware of the hostage situation immediately (April 8th). Obama was also updated on the status multiple times a day. As commander-in-chief, the standing orders no doubt originated from Obama.

The only gray area in this. The only conceivable reason that Obama should not be hung for treason, is the question of whether NOT doing anything is considered "aid and comfort". Did the standing orders of not helping Phillips during his escape "aid" the pirates. Most definitely! To be convicted does have to also be considered "comfort" as well? That's for some legal person to determine. Were the pirates comforted by the fact that the US Navy did NOTHING while they went about recapturing their hostage? Probably.

Obama's expensive new jobs

Obama's $800 billion plus "stimulus" package is said to create only 3.5 million jobs. The math on that comes out to about $220k per job.

I could do way better than that. Just write me a check for $800 billion dollars and I'll create a whole lot more jobs. Sure they won't pay a quarter of a million dollars each, but there will be a lot more people working. I'll probably start by creating a new automobile company, then an airline. haha!

He loves the smell of bacon

Obama: "The time for talk is over. The time for action is now."

So far all Obama has done with this stimulus bill is talk. Talk talk talk talk talk. Talk about Americans losing jobs. Talk about economy crisis. Talk about bipartisanship. Talk about NO PORK!

He doesn't have the stones to stand up to the Democrats who continue feeding the fat wallowing stimulus bill.

Good job America you elected an invertebrate.

I really want to talk about Geithner and Daschle, but Obama's hypocrisy just keeps coming.

Obama's love of foreign oil

When I started in on Obama after the inauguration I didn't think he would be making it this easy to make him look like an ID10T.

There are a few natural resources in Utah. Clinton stripped the Utah school system of much needed funds by stealing some of those lands and protecting them as federal spaces. So there is already a history of Democratic bigotry against Utah.

Bush approved auctioning off drilling rights on some more (this has been done before) of the BLM lands in Utah, in an effort to get at least something going in the energy plan area.

Obama has come along and put a halt on auctioning the Utah drilling rights that Bush approved.

Obama's new energy plan it would seem is to sit on his thumbs until a perfect solution smacks him in the face. Where Bush was going "Let's do something!" Obama, is saying "Don't do anything!"

The Super Partisan Administration

For all his talk about reaching across the aisle, inviting republicans and democrats over to watch the big game, he sure knows how to drive a wedge down the middle of the country.

Rush Limbaugh is the single most widely heard representation of conservative thought. Attacking him will buy Obama nothing but hate from a whole lot of people.

I don't listen to Rush, I'm more of a Glenn Beck man myself. There are lots and lots of people who do though, and they feel like Rush is the only person giving them a voice. Attacking Rush is attacking those voting citizens as well.

Obama's first piece of legislature was one of the most divided votes you can get. Not one single Republican voted for this economic stimulus plan, it's not only because it does not make sense, is chock full of pork, and just plain stupid. No, Obama also had to attack the Republicans constituents as well, ensuring he wouldn't get any republican votes.

I thought he was supposed to be smarter than this. Maybe Obama is getting a kick back from Limbaugh for all of the extra advertising.

Obama's anti-economy pro-environment thoughts

I don't give credence to the idea that we are in a financial crises. I think the term crisis should be reserved for things that are actually, you know, a crises. Let's pretend for this post that our economy does need emergency saving, and that the gov't should intervene.

Obama wants to crack down on auto exhaust. Not a bad idea. However he wants to do it by forcing stricter emissions laws on auto makers. Bad idea.

Let's say you're shopping for a new (used, whatever) car. You narrow your choice to two that are near identical, even in price, except that one has much better gas mileage. which one would you purchase? See, that's how a free market works. You're making a choice for the better product.

On the flip side, what enforced vehicle improvements tend to do is make the car itself so much more expensive that it grossly outweighs the benefits of fuel effeciency. These cars often take more expensive or hazardous (those batteries in the hybrids) materials to make. Costing more in energy and polution to manufacture than they save in emissions.

More expensive vehicles will hurt the middle to lower class in the long run, but what do the elitists on the hill care about us little people anyway. Right now Obama should be looking at ways to cut costs on things that the common Joe needs, not make them more expensive...the economy and all.

So far new administration continues to fail at grasping the big picture.

Lobbying should be illegal

Expect to see many comments from me about Obama. Due to many stooooopid choices already, I expect these comments to be mostly negative. For instance, the retard Obama has for a VP already stuck his foot in his mouth, with regards to the oath swearing mess up. It's too easy to take shots at Biden, because he may be the worst VP in decades upon decades upon decades.

Today though, I'm going to praise one of the very first things Obama has done. Day one Obama set down strict rules regarding lobbyist. Obama has agreed with me that it doesn't go far enough, but it's a good start.

Quite frankly, lobbying should be illegal. Corporations that contract to the gov't have strict guidelines regarding interaction with gov't officials. For instance we don't even give them a ride in our car anywhere, because it could be viewed as a gift. Lobbyists aren't held to the same standard for some reason, and I can't figure out why.

Good job Obama. Instead of shutting down Gitmo, maybe you should send the lobbyists there.

Welcome to the Obama three ring circus

An historic event! Never in history have we ever seen such a thing! What a landmark occasion!

Never before have we given the red button to a man with such a temper problem.

Never before has a president-elect managed to spend 1 trillion dollars before even being sworn in.

Never before has a president been a Muslim. That might not be a bad thing, if there wasn't a war going on. It would have been just as awkward to elect a German (nazi or not) during World War II. He would never admit that he converted to Christianity as a condition before marrying his wife. He'd also never admit that his choice of wife was provided to him as a condition to get in the good graces of the Chicago underbelly.

When was the last time we had a president with such a highly addictive personality?

Not since the founding fathers has this country been led by someone who may not have been born in the United States. Obama might be a Chinese gymnast for all we know.

Some things are not firsts though. A lot of the Obama cabinet is Clinton's cabinet. Oh goodie gumdrops. Worst of all we have Hillary Clinton as the Secretary of State. Now that's a good idea, the same people that let Bin Laden go so that he could orchestrate 9/11 are in charge of foreign affairs again.

Have we ever had a Treasury Secretary who "forgot" to pay his taxes before? That might be a first too.

Should we talk about the posturing about "change" and kicking out the old political nonesense, then having one of the longest running politicians for VP?

Let's also not discuss his demands that there be no more pork barrel politics, even though gratuitus pork for his home is what got him the support he enjoys today.

If I disappear in the next 4 years, you'll know it's because I was excercising freedom of speech and that just isn't done any more.

Don't blame me. I voted Libertarian.

We don't deserve the distinction

Today is the day that we, the american people, prove that we don't deserve the position of leaders of the free world. As of the end of the day today, don't look up to us anymore. Don't adopt our culture. Don't work to get here to the "land of the free". Don't believe that we have any sort of "dream". Today we demonstrate that the table has turned. We now are trying to be like everyone else. Iran is even excited about the prospect of one of the options for president. Another option doesn't know the world has changed since the vietnam "war". The other 5 options don't have a prayer in hell of winning...because we, the american people, are too stupid to make decisions on our own.

Happy Voting!

It's not the politician's fault...

it's the Americans. You and me are the problem. Washington won't change until we do.

Amen!

Choices, choices, choices

I read a lot of things on the internet, written by people who aren't very smart, or just don't know any thing at all about the topic upon which they choose to opine. Just because someone doesn't know what they are talking about, doesn't mean it's not entertaining...maybe just not for the reasons they thought they were funny (read the economic policy of pretty much anyone in Washington. Especially McCan't or Os(b)ama).

Take Heather's post today. This joke really is pretty funny. The comedian is definately doing his job. I'll put the joke here, so you don't have to taint yourself by going to her blog:

I look at these people and can’t quite believe that they exist. Are they professional actors? I wonder. Or are they simply laymen who want a lot of attention?

To put them in perspective, I think of being on an airplane. The flight attendant comes down the aisle with her food cart and, eventually, parks it beside my seat. “Can I interest you in the chicken?” she asks. “Or would you prefer the platter of shit with bits of broken glass in it?”

To be undecided in this election is to pause for a moment and then ask how the chicken is cooked.

That is good comedy there, made me smirk a little bit. Pause. Then think about it a bit more. If you do, you start saying to yourself. "Now wait a minute, which candidate is the chicken? Oh! oh that's good! This guy doesn't even know that his own joke works for both parties! HAHAHA!! Heather doesn't get it either! That! That is freakin' hilarious! It's like one of them co-ed jokes, only he thinks it's not!"

To fix this joke up you have to add something to the end.

After devouring the chicken you discover it was marinated in hemlock with arsenic garnishing.

Not so funny now, is it?

Water vs. Bomb

The TSA may ease up on the liquid restrictions in about a year. It turns out they were waiting on some software to help them tell the difference between a water bottle containing water and a water bottle containing liquid blow-em-up. That's just how brilliant us software developers are. We can make computer programs that can tell if something is water, when a living breathing human being isn't even capable of just watching someone drink some, to determine if the contents of a bottle are an explosive...or water.

Find the bottom

Lucky for us the $700 billion bailout did not pass. Had it passed you would have seen a rally in the market. Stocks would have risen for a few months. Following that they would have then plummeted hard and fast.

You see injecting $700 billion into the stock market, buying up the very most worthless securities to be found would artificially inflate all stocks by a large amount. But it will all be fake. It would just be another bubble. This one 100% manufactured.

Now, with the gov't out of the way (if they'll stay out), we are finally clear to find the bottom of the market. From now on, when a rally starts, with a good follow-through day, you can have much more confidence in the market going up. We now have a chance of getting back into a strong market much earlier than if the fed had meddled...more.

EDIT: If you have any interest in the economy at all, you need to be reading what this guy says.

Capn Libertarian

Please go read this.

The one thing I disagree with in there is the thought that people want to make their own choices. The problem we really have is that most people are lazy and want to be instructed on every last thing. Which is why the Fascist and Socialist parties continue to rule this nation.

Party Hypocrits!

This kind of cake-hole spewing rubbish is why we can't have nice things.

Democrat: We need change! No more electing of corrupted DC insiders!
Republican: We need experience! We need someone who knows WTF goes on in DC!

Obama: I choose for a VP one of the most corrupted DC insiders!
McCain: I choose for a VP one of the most inexperienced nobodies I can find!

Obama: Vote for me because I'm black!
McCain: Vote for me because I have a woman as a running mate!

By the way Heather (linked above) is essentially a parasite in my own community. Normally she drones on about how she can't imagine any better place than Utah and it's communities to raise a child, then in the next breath hating on the people who make Utah communities so desirable. I read her stuff only because when she's not being a tool, she writes some funny stuff...I guess she's kind of like Wil Weaten in that regard.

Every now and then she plugs her fingers in her ears and rants about the global warming farce or trotting out extreme cases of people who really do need help and holding them up as a norm. As if lots of people below the "poverty line" don't have dish TV! Oh the travesty!

Speaking of Palin for a second. I'd like a multi-deminsional viewing apparatus. I'd like to peek in on the deminsion where the republican ticket is flipped around. Palin as president and McCain as VP.

Barr for President!

Solidly Anti-McCain

Read this.

It may be typical of the pro-Obama Dungeons & Dragons crowd to disparage a fellow countryman's memory of war from the comfort of mom's basement, but most Americans have the humility and gratitude to respect and learn from the memories of men who suffered on behalf of others.

I had no intention of voting for someone so out of touch anyway, but this sure seals the deal. This statement alone is so far gone from reality, you would think McCain was a Hollywood A-lister.


Just to be fair and balanced. I have no intention of voting for the racist, anti-american, working-class hater that is Obama either.

Everyone take a moment and think about these two incompetents that the majority of the country are going to vote for...in a very sheep like manner. Can you not think of at least one person in your very own neighborhood that has more common sense than both of these guys put together?

Al Osama Sharpton

Speaking of racists. This guy is the real deal. The Rev. Wright, and Obama have nothing on Sharpton. Sure Wright, and Obama hate white people, but Sharpton takes it to the terrorist level. After the aquittal of 3 police officers (only one of which was white) involved in shooting a few black men, one of which was a known criminal who was thought to be going for his gun, Al Sharpton threatened to "close this city down." (speaking of NYC). Now if I were to go out and say something like that to the press, I'd find homeland security breathing down my neck so fast, you'd think I carried nail clippers into the airport.

Al Sharpton is a terrorist, it's a simple as that. He's crossed the line from activist, to full on terrorist.

Now Sharpton finds himself on the wrong end of the IRS, owing $1.5 million in back taxes (boy do I ever feel bad for how "oppressed" this guy is...$1.5 million!!! just in owed taxes). There was another criminal named Al who got locked up for tax problems too. If there is any justice we won't be hearing from Sharpton for a very long time.

FLDS Abuse

FLDS = Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. They are a splinter group from the LDS church, much like the Baptists are a splinter group from the Catholics...only crazy...er.

If you're unfamiliar with the goings on in TX here's a brief summary:
Woman in Colorado prank calls authorities. She claims to be on the Texas FLDS ranch. She's being abused by her much older husband, who has not been in TX in years. (If that sounds like it doesn't make any sense, then you read it right.)
Authorities rush to the ranch and cart away 400+ children and all of the women.
After a few days, the authorities sends the moms away. The children are imprisoned, because they were being taught religion...which is bad. More specifically, teaching children that if they do not behave, they will go to hell, is considered abuse...who knew.

I'm not saying there isn't some bad stuff going on at the FLDS ranch. I'm sure it isn't the children that are the criminals though.

Now, in an effort to justify holding 400+ children against their will, there are some new allegations. Investigating the medical histories of the children, it has been discovered that some 40ish of them have had broken bones in the past...not currently, just some time in the past. These injuries were tended to away from the ranch, at actual medical facilities. These medical facilities did not report any suspicion of abuse at the time. That's not even the spin part of this.

Forty out of 400 is 10%. We're talking 10% of these children have had broken bones at some time in their lives. During dinner last night the following conversation took place:

"Andrea, how many cousins do you have?"
"I don't know, about 50 I guess."
"No, just the Woody side."
"About 10."
"How many of you broke a bone before you turned 18?"
"Well, I broke a few..."
"No, just the number of children who broke a bone, not the number of bones broken."
"Well, there's me, Kirsten, Matt broke a lot."
"Well, Ryan even lost some fingers."
"Yeah. Probably 5 or 6 of us."

It's clear that the FLDS are being far too protective with their children. Only 10% of them have broken a bone in their lives. That's way below normal. Let the kids run and play for cryin' out sakes!

Global Warming Facts

The scientists who actually deal with the atmosphere:
Richard Lindzen (from MIT, knows more about the atmosphere than anyone on the planet)
Shunichi Aksofu (Japanese scientist)
Roy Spitzer
John Christy
many more
These scientists...the ones who actually do work in the field of meteorology, and the atmosphere. Have been very public about global warming being completely false.

NASA has been doing measurements of the ocean for a while and has found the the temperature of the world's oceans has dropped .4 degrees Celsius (science does things in Celsius, for everyone else, that is about 1 degree Fahrenheit), in the last 10 years.

All of you who still buy into this investment scheme (Al Gore stands to make a lot of money if he can get everyone to believe in global warming) of Al Gore's stand to lose a lot of credibility. We can't take anything you think or say seriously if you are dumb enough to follow the pied-piper, like the lost little non-thinking sheep you are.

EDIT: Great Links from the comments.
Oh Noes! The Ozone!
Hotter! Now Colder!
Al Gore explains the next world threat of aliens with "live footage" from Mars Attacks!