Walking from the car to the office this morning I was noticing just how many aches and pains I was feeling. Ankles. Knees. Hips. Back. Neck. And the list goes on and on it seems. My first thought was that I needed to get back on my high dose aspirin regimen. (I had stopped because my wife said aspirin causes ring in the ears and I've had that for years.) Then it dawned on me, "Hey, you ain't 22 anymore!"
It made me think of the old joke about how growing old isn't for sissies.
But I stick to my belief that growing older is mandatory while growing up is optional, and in many ways I've declined the option. This is visibly represented by the many toys I keep around me and my continued participation in activities generally suited to those in the younger age registers. I can't do all the jumps, spins and rolls of my younger counter parts but I do what I can and enjoy the camaraderie.
Growing older has given me a certain perspective I didn't have as a young man. I no longer live like I will live for ever. That simply means I don't take some chances that I used to. By the same token, I now take advantage of opportunities that come my way that in the past I might have said, oh I'll do that later.
I'm not in a hurry any more. I enjoy a cup of coffee with my wife on a Sunday morning. I don't have to be running off to this, that or the other thing. I can easily sit with my dogs and a computer or the boob tube for extended periods, just enjoying the solitude. Where I used to go to football games or a rock concert, I would now rather stay home and watch it on tv, avoiding the hassle of the crowds.
When I look back on my life I can point to many, many things that were impetuous, stupid, or worse. Several of these didn't turn out all that well. But for me, I don't regret anything I've done. I say that not out of arrogance, but because I was able to learn from each one, and the sum of these things have led me to be the person I am. And I am happy with who I have become. I believe my mother would be proud of me if she were alive. And who can really ask for more?
To look back and think about how differently my life would be if I had chosen differently. It is quite amazing. Coming out of high school, if I had accepted a different scholarship then the one I did, or if I had accepted the walk on offer at Iowa State, what alternate string of events would have followed. If I had taken the sports writers job I was offered straight out of college instead of going to graduate school, where would I have ended up? And on and on with a myriad of decision points.
I'm happy to say I didn't take any of those other options, for they wouldn't have lead me to this here and now. And I LIKE this here and this now!
(Well now, hasn't this been quite the little maudlin rant! It's a good think I don't have birthdays more often if this the type of tripe I turn out on such occasions!)
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
Saturday, November 27, 2010
A Leader Speaks Out
Once again this morning I read where a Muslim extremist has tried to kill hundreds of Americans right here in the good old US of A. Again, the FBI and other intelligence agencies came through for us and saved the day. But that doesn't change the fact that we have plenty of these murdering bastards right here. And as good as our intelligence folks have been, we still have to be right 100% of the time and they only have to get it right once in a while.
The real thing I wanted to mention about this was the reaction from the Somali's at the UN. The official response was to condemn the attempted bombing and to encourage all Somalis to cooperate with the police and authorities. Hooray for this response! This is the position we need more muslims to take. For nearly ten years I've been hearing about the peaceful religion of Islam. And yet I've seen precious little public action by it's devotes to do anything to stop these murdering sons-a-bitches.
However, this is the second public pronouncement by a high profile individual against this type of violence in the past 6 months. The first by some Islamic leader in Canada.
Hopefully this is the small snowball being rolled over the lip of the hill and this will gain momentum. This is exactly what we need. More and more Islamic leaders need to stand up and speak against the barbaric factions within their religion. The hue and cry against this behavior in their own community must become deafening. They must not give these scum any safe havens to plot their chicken sh*t schemes. They must not celebrate their evil actions.
Those who preach this vile crap must be exorcised from their midst. It should be made abundantly clear how those who preach this type of act seldom get directly involved themselves. Their young radicals need to ask themselves, "If this is such a glorious act and I'm going to get such a great reward in the after life, why aren't these people encouraging me to lay down my life laying down theirs?"
So I say "Hail" to those lonely few who have stood up and said STOP within the Islamic community. These are the truly brave and admirable souls in that community. Until that becomes the majority position within that community it will behoove us all to follow Juan Williams lead and be concerned.
The real thing I wanted to mention about this was the reaction from the Somali's at the UN. The official response was to condemn the attempted bombing and to encourage all Somalis to cooperate with the police and authorities. Hooray for this response! This is the position we need more muslims to take. For nearly ten years I've been hearing about the peaceful religion of Islam. And yet I've seen precious little public action by it's devotes to do anything to stop these murdering sons-a-bitches.
However, this is the second public pronouncement by a high profile individual against this type of violence in the past 6 months. The first by some Islamic leader in Canada.
Hopefully this is the small snowball being rolled over the lip of the hill and this will gain momentum. This is exactly what we need. More and more Islamic leaders need to stand up and speak against the barbaric factions within their religion. The hue and cry against this behavior in their own community must become deafening. They must not give these scum any safe havens to plot their chicken sh*t schemes. They must not celebrate their evil actions.
Those who preach this vile crap must be exorcised from their midst. It should be made abundantly clear how those who preach this type of act seldom get directly involved themselves. Their young radicals need to ask themselves, "If this is such a glorious act and I'm going to get such a great reward in the after life, why aren't these people encouraging me to lay down my life laying down theirs?"
So I say "Hail" to those lonely few who have stood up and said STOP within the Islamic community. These are the truly brave and admirable souls in that community. Until that becomes the majority position within that community it will behoove us all to follow Juan Williams lead and be concerned.
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
Just A Little Revolt
Here we are on the cusp of the epicenter of the political correctness season. Well, I say Happy Holidays my ass!
For 200+ years this country celebrated Christmas. Additionally, folks in Jewish communities celebrated Chanukah and people in other communities celebrated what ever religious holidays were important to them. All of these groups seem to have done so with no major set back to their religions. This is evidenced by the fact that virtually every religion has thrived over the history of this country.
The Constitution says that the government shall establish no religion. What they meant when they wrote that was that the government was not to have an "official" state religion. Clearly it wasn't meant that religion was to be erased from the country. The proof of this can be seen by looking at many of the writings by our founding fathers where God is openly referenced. Additionally, look at the Supreme Court building. The Ten Commandments are built right into it.
It was never intended that the Lord would be removed from the public. To do so goes against every precept this country was founded upon. It was founded so individuals could freely and openly practice their religion. Now, through the tyranny of a few anti religious zealots in conjunction with certain individuals who wish to weaken this country, we are now faced with our current situation. We find people saying "Happy Holidays" when we mean "Merry Christmas"!
Our country became great while acknowledging God! To acknowledge God does not "establish" a religion. It is not contrary to the Constitution. It isn't even anti science. It is merely acknowledging the general belief that the majority of Americans ascribe to.
Why should we bow down to the tyranny of a few and have OUR right to free expression as well as our right to freedom of religion be subjugated and forced to change because some minor group doesn't like it. This is so typical of these fringe groups. They get some bug up their butt about some issue and because they like it or don't like it, they want to force the rest of us to do things their way. Why can't they be like sensible people in a reasonable society. If I don't want to listen to radical left wing propaganda I don't listen to the channels that broadcast it. I don't try to get them to take it off the air. If I don't care to eat vegetarian I just don't go to vegetarian restaurants, I don't protest to have them closed. If I believe in the right to own handguns I don't try to force everyone else to own one.
I'm starting my own personal revolt. There will be no "Happy Holidays" coming from me. It's "Merry Christmas"! This is not meant as an offense to anyone but rather a free expression of my religious belief. By the same token, I pledge not to be offended by anyone wishing me "Happy Chanukah" or any other legitimate heart felt religious sentiment.
Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night!
For 200+ years this country celebrated Christmas. Additionally, folks in Jewish communities celebrated Chanukah and people in other communities celebrated what ever religious holidays were important to them. All of these groups seem to have done so with no major set back to their religions. This is evidenced by the fact that virtually every religion has thrived over the history of this country.
The Constitution says that the government shall establish no religion. What they meant when they wrote that was that the government was not to have an "official" state religion. Clearly it wasn't meant that religion was to be erased from the country. The proof of this can be seen by looking at many of the writings by our founding fathers where God is openly referenced. Additionally, look at the Supreme Court building. The Ten Commandments are built right into it.
It was never intended that the Lord would be removed from the public. To do so goes against every precept this country was founded upon. It was founded so individuals could freely and openly practice their religion. Now, through the tyranny of a few anti religious zealots in conjunction with certain individuals who wish to weaken this country, we are now faced with our current situation. We find people saying "Happy Holidays" when we mean "Merry Christmas"!
Our country became great while acknowledging God! To acknowledge God does not "establish" a religion. It is not contrary to the Constitution. It isn't even anti science. It is merely acknowledging the general belief that the majority of Americans ascribe to.
Why should we bow down to the tyranny of a few and have OUR right to free expression as well as our right to freedom of religion be subjugated and forced to change because some minor group doesn't like it. This is so typical of these fringe groups. They get some bug up their butt about some issue and because they like it or don't like it, they want to force the rest of us to do things their way. Why can't they be like sensible people in a reasonable society. If I don't want to listen to radical left wing propaganda I don't listen to the channels that broadcast it. I don't try to get them to take it off the air. If I don't care to eat vegetarian I just don't go to vegetarian restaurants, I don't protest to have them closed. If I believe in the right to own handguns I don't try to force everyone else to own one.
I'm starting my own personal revolt. There will be no "Happy Holidays" coming from me. It's "Merry Christmas"! This is not meant as an offense to anyone but rather a free expression of my religious belief. By the same token, I pledge not to be offended by anyone wishing me "Happy Chanukah" or any other legitimate heart felt religious sentiment.
Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night!
Friday, November 19, 2010
The Biggest Game Of The Year.....
Well, the biggest college game of the year here in the five counties area happens this weekend. THE University of North Carolina vs North Carolina State University!
When compared to Michigan vs Ohio State or Nebraska vs Oklahoma this really isn't much of a game, but for the folks here in upper central NC, this is all we got. So.....we try to make it into something big. But as my grandmother used to say, "ya can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear".
This game will pit pretty OK teams against each other. Both of which have shown they can give up lots of points. Both of which have shown they are capable of scoring lots of points. Neither of which happens on a predictable basis.
I must admit, I haven't watched State play this year, but from what I hear from their fans, they will come and lay waste to the fabled (in our own minds) Kenan Stadium field.
I have, however, watched UNC on several occasions. At times they can look extremely good, see Florida State and Virginia. At other times they look like they placed a bet on the other team, see Miami and Virginia Tech.
In the Virginia and Fl St games TJ Yates looked like he could be playing on Sundays next year. In the Miami and VT games he looked like he shouldn't be playing in college THIS year. Some of my more reasonable State fan friends tell me that similar things can be said about Russell Wilson's performance.
UNC does have motivation in that the Sr's on this team have never beaten State and they don't want to leave with that on their resume. Plus, a victory here and next week at Dook might allow them to play in another bowl game besides the UNC Bowl, excuse me, I mean the Mineke Bowl, in a little more exotic local than Charlotte. (No offense ment to Charlotte, but let's face it, how exciting is it to travel to a town you can easily drive to any time you feel like it? Especially when you've played there the past 3 times they've been to a bowl!)
State does have motivation as well. Of course they would hate to lose to those snooty folks in Chapel Hill, that's a given. But they also stand an outside chance to reach the championship game for the ACC. (Granted it's a small chance but a chance nun-the-less. Then again, the ACC Football Championship is kind of the best of the rest game. It's not exactly like the Big Ten or Big 12 Championships stature wise.)
So...... Go Tar Heels, or Go State! Either way, come Sunday morning, outside of the Triangle area, you will find the score of this game on page four of the sports section....below the fold.
When compared to Michigan vs Ohio State or Nebraska vs Oklahoma this really isn't much of a game, but for the folks here in upper central NC, this is all we got. So.....we try to make it into something big. But as my grandmother used to say, "ya can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear".
This game will pit pretty OK teams against each other. Both of which have shown they can give up lots of points. Both of which have shown they are capable of scoring lots of points. Neither of which happens on a predictable basis.
I must admit, I haven't watched State play this year, but from what I hear from their fans, they will come and lay waste to the fabled (in our own minds) Kenan Stadium field.
I have, however, watched UNC on several occasions. At times they can look extremely good, see Florida State and Virginia. At other times they look like they placed a bet on the other team, see Miami and Virginia Tech.
In the Virginia and Fl St games TJ Yates looked like he could be playing on Sundays next year. In the Miami and VT games he looked like he shouldn't be playing in college THIS year. Some of my more reasonable State fan friends tell me that similar things can be said about Russell Wilson's performance.
UNC does have motivation in that the Sr's on this team have never beaten State and they don't want to leave with that on their resume. Plus, a victory here and next week at Dook might allow them to play in another bowl game besides the UNC Bowl, excuse me, I mean the Mineke Bowl, in a little more exotic local than Charlotte. (No offense ment to Charlotte, but let's face it, how exciting is it to travel to a town you can easily drive to any time you feel like it? Especially when you've played there the past 3 times they've been to a bowl!)
State does have motivation as well. Of course they would hate to lose to those snooty folks in Chapel Hill, that's a given. But they also stand an outside chance to reach the championship game for the ACC. (Granted it's a small chance but a chance nun-the-less. Then again, the ACC Football Championship is kind of the best of the rest game. It's not exactly like the Big Ten or Big 12 Championships stature wise.)
So...... Go Tar Heels, or Go State! Either way, come Sunday morning, outside of the Triangle area, you will find the score of this game on page four of the sports section....below the fold.
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
Only Time Will Tell
Now that the elections are past and the people have spoken it will be interesting to see what the professional Democrats will do. They are in a difficult situation. By in large the only ones who survived were either from radically left districts like San Francisco or they were Blue Dog conservatives.
So the question then comes, do the survivors cozy up to their radical base who came out and voted for them or do they move to the right where they will find centrists they could appeal to? My suggestion for them would be to move to the right. Try to look more like the country as a whole. Their radical left base will still vote for them. What choice do they have? They could vote for the Green Party, but they know that would be throwing their vote away.
If they move even further to the left, because that is who the majority of the survivors represent, they will become even more marginalized. Folks like Michael Moore are calling for this move to the looney bin area of the left. Just the other day he called for the President to "take off the little pink tutu". I feel certain he wasn't telling him to man up and get conservative. He was calling for him to be more like his idol Fidel.
We can see the struggle playing out before our eyes on national television. It is most vividly outlined in the battle for who will become the House Minority Leader. Heath Schuler, a Democrat from the mountains of NC has thrown his hat in the ring to try and wrest control away from Queen Nancy and the radical left of his party.
I don't know that much about Schuler other than he was a pretty good college QB at Tennessee. Could he be another Senator Sam Irvin of Watergate fame? I don't know if he has that type of stature. For the Democrats sake let's hope he does. If he can't oust Pelosi, the Democrats could be wandering in the political hinterlands for quite some time.
Now from my own personal perspective, I kind of want to see Queenie retain here leadership role. Now that the Democrats are no longer in an unassailable position of power, but are on the outside looking in, having Queenie at the wheel could be quite entertaining. Like watching a blind monkey trying to drive a Formula 1 race car. You can expect her to be going full speed as she drives them directly into the wall. Exposing even further the wackiness of the radical lefts position.
With folks like Pelosi, Sheila Jackson Lee, David Price and many many more, can the sanity brigade led by Schuler pull the Democrat party back from the brink? Or will the barking moon bats retain power and the Democrat Party become about as relevant to the majority of Americans as a bicycle is to a fish?
Only time will tell. Get a bowl of popcorn and get comfortable. This should be entertaining.
So the question then comes, do the survivors cozy up to their radical base who came out and voted for them or do they move to the right where they will find centrists they could appeal to? My suggestion for them would be to move to the right. Try to look more like the country as a whole. Their radical left base will still vote for them. What choice do they have? They could vote for the Green Party, but they know that would be throwing their vote away.
If they move even further to the left, because that is who the majority of the survivors represent, they will become even more marginalized. Folks like Michael Moore are calling for this move to the looney bin area of the left. Just the other day he called for the President to "take off the little pink tutu". I feel certain he wasn't telling him to man up and get conservative. He was calling for him to be more like his idol Fidel.
We can see the struggle playing out before our eyes on national television. It is most vividly outlined in the battle for who will become the House Minority Leader. Heath Schuler, a Democrat from the mountains of NC has thrown his hat in the ring to try and wrest control away from Queen Nancy and the radical left of his party.
I don't know that much about Schuler other than he was a pretty good college QB at Tennessee. Could he be another Senator Sam Irvin of Watergate fame? I don't know if he has that type of stature. For the Democrats sake let's hope he does. If he can't oust Pelosi, the Democrats could be wandering in the political hinterlands for quite some time.
Now from my own personal perspective, I kind of want to see Queenie retain here leadership role. Now that the Democrats are no longer in an unassailable position of power, but are on the outside looking in, having Queenie at the wheel could be quite entertaining. Like watching a blind monkey trying to drive a Formula 1 race car. You can expect her to be going full speed as she drives them directly into the wall. Exposing even further the wackiness of the radical lefts position.
With folks like Pelosi, Sheila Jackson Lee, David Price and many many more, can the sanity brigade led by Schuler pull the Democrat party back from the brink? Or will the barking moon bats retain power and the Democrat Party become about as relevant to the majority of Americans as a bicycle is to a fish?
Only time will tell. Get a bowl of popcorn and get comfortable. This should be entertaining.
Saturday, November 13, 2010
For Sale
I just heard China is trying to buy an interest in GM! This should not be allowed to happen. It is bad enough that the government has put the whole country in hock to China. We can't have them owning our businesses as well.
I say we can't allow this to happen, but I don't mean the government should be involved. The stock holders of GM should not let this happen. In mass they should refuse to sell any part of the company to China or any other country.
Yes I realize the point of a company is to make money for it's owners. It is for that reason that I don't blame GM's upper management for putting the idea to the stock holders. It is their responsibility to bring money making options to their owners, the stock holders.
However, I believe that the stock holders need to look beyond their next stock dividend, or their next portfolio report. They need to listen to a former Democratic President and ask themselves what they can do for their country. The obvious answer in this case is, Stop Being So G D Self Centered!
I thought I just saw where GM reported a $2 Billion profit last quarter. Come on stock holders, you are already making money. You don't have to sell the country down the river for a few extra bucks.
Despite what or President and his fellow leftist travelers have been spreading, this country can still be the major financial power in the world! We don't have to abdicate that position with a whimper, has they would have us do.
I say NO! We must fight it tooth and nail!
Don't be a Judas and sell our country out for 30 pieces of silver!
We live in the greatest country the world has ever seen. We have our brave young me and women risking their lives to protect our and the free worlds interests every day. It's time the rest of us start doing something. Refusing to sell our countries assets to foreign countries (and enemies at that!) just to make a few extra dollars for ourselves is a small enough price to pay when others are risking their lives daily.
Don't let them come home from risking life and limb to find that we've sold the country while they were off protecting it!
I say we can't allow this to happen, but I don't mean the government should be involved. The stock holders of GM should not let this happen. In mass they should refuse to sell any part of the company to China or any other country.
Yes I realize the point of a company is to make money for it's owners. It is for that reason that I don't blame GM's upper management for putting the idea to the stock holders. It is their responsibility to bring money making options to their owners, the stock holders.
However, I believe that the stock holders need to look beyond their next stock dividend, or their next portfolio report. They need to listen to a former Democratic President and ask themselves what they can do for their country. The obvious answer in this case is, Stop Being So G D Self Centered!
I thought I just saw where GM reported a $2 Billion profit last quarter. Come on stock holders, you are already making money. You don't have to sell the country down the river for a few extra bucks.
Despite what or President and his fellow leftist travelers have been spreading, this country can still be the major financial power in the world! We don't have to abdicate that position with a whimper, has they would have us do.
I say NO! We must fight it tooth and nail!
Don't be a Judas and sell our country out for 30 pieces of silver!
We live in the greatest country the world has ever seen. We have our brave young me and women risking their lives to protect our and the free worlds interests every day. It's time the rest of us start doing something. Refusing to sell our countries assets to foreign countries (and enemies at that!) just to make a few extra dollars for ourselves is a small enough price to pay when others are risking their lives daily.
Don't let them come home from risking life and limb to find that we've sold the country while they were off protecting it!
Monday, November 8, 2010
Maybe
I just read where our dear, sweet President says we can't afford to borrow $700 billion dollars from other countries in order to give millionaires the Bush era tax cuts.
Boy, if that isn't twisting the truth to the breaking point I've never heard it. Someone really ought to explain to the President that, unlike a "tax cut" like they give to people who don't pay taxes and then have to write them a check, if you give a tax cut to someone who actually pays taxes, you don't need to come up with any money.
Now had the President said what he really meant, he would have said something like, "If we let these rich people keep the same percent of the money they earn that they are presently keeping, I will have to borrow another $700 billion dollars in order to spend it on stuff the majority of Americans don't want." But that just isn't as compelling of an argument. He can't really gin up the class warfare sentiment by accurately describing what he wants.
By making it sound like the government will be giving these people all this money, he makes it seem as if all money is the governments and is just given to people. Then those of a more socialistic bent start thinking, "Why, they should give that money to me. Not some rich guy!" When in fact the rich guy is just keeping a percentage of what he earned. And a smaller percentage than you or I keep of what we earn.
This whole process of creating false premisses to rail against has been a favorite tactic of politicians for years. The liberals have not only done it themselves but they have had willing accomplices in the main stream media as well as the entertainment industry.
For decades now, we have been inundated by TV shows and movies where conservatives and business have been the villain. From the time we were kids and the evil bank owner Snidely Whiplash tied Little Nell to the train tracks, to the modern day Avatar, where the evil company is willing to kill the natives to get the mineral they live on top of. We are constantly feed a diet of conservative BAD, liberal GOOD! It makes the truth of a another false statement seem to ring true.
Another case of the big lie. Say it loud enough and long enough with enough conviction and folks will start to believe it. And thus the liberals have developed a whole subculture of anti business graspers. People who believe that those who have made better decisions or worked more efficiently or harder owe them some of what they earned.
Last week has given me hope. I believe Americans are waking up from a long political slumber. Maybe now is when the political pendulum turns back. Maybe now we can start to overcome the effects of years of liberalism. Maybe now we will see the resurgence of the "Christian Work Ethic" that developed this country into the greatest country in the history of the world.
Maybe........
Boy, if that isn't twisting the truth to the breaking point I've never heard it. Someone really ought to explain to the President that, unlike a "tax cut" like they give to people who don't pay taxes and then have to write them a check, if you give a tax cut to someone who actually pays taxes, you don't need to come up with any money.
Now had the President said what he really meant, he would have said something like, "If we let these rich people keep the same percent of the money they earn that they are presently keeping, I will have to borrow another $700 billion dollars in order to spend it on stuff the majority of Americans don't want." But that just isn't as compelling of an argument. He can't really gin up the class warfare sentiment by accurately describing what he wants.
By making it sound like the government will be giving these people all this money, he makes it seem as if all money is the governments and is just given to people. Then those of a more socialistic bent start thinking, "Why, they should give that money to me. Not some rich guy!" When in fact the rich guy is just keeping a percentage of what he earned. And a smaller percentage than you or I keep of what we earn.
This whole process of creating false premisses to rail against has been a favorite tactic of politicians for years. The liberals have not only done it themselves but they have had willing accomplices in the main stream media as well as the entertainment industry.
For decades now, we have been inundated by TV shows and movies where conservatives and business have been the villain. From the time we were kids and the evil bank owner Snidely Whiplash tied Little Nell to the train tracks, to the modern day Avatar, where the evil company is willing to kill the natives to get the mineral they live on top of. We are constantly feed a diet of conservative BAD, liberal GOOD! It makes the truth of a another false statement seem to ring true.
Another case of the big lie. Say it loud enough and long enough with enough conviction and folks will start to believe it. And thus the liberals have developed a whole subculture of anti business graspers. People who believe that those who have made better decisions or worked more efficiently or harder owe them some of what they earned.
Last week has given me hope. I believe Americans are waking up from a long political slumber. Maybe now is when the political pendulum turns back. Maybe now we can start to overcome the effects of years of liberalism. Maybe now we will see the resurgence of the "Christian Work Ethic" that developed this country into the greatest country in the history of the world.
Maybe........
Sunday, November 7, 2010
Meeting Miss Keller
PresBO tells 60 Minutes that the election results are not the result of his policies being rejected but rather the result of failed communication about the policies. On the surface he is taking blame for not properly telling us poor, dumb heathens what is good for us in a way our little brains can absorb it. So really, in his final analysis, we're just to damned stupid to realize how wonderful he and his liberal cohorts are.
Hey Mister President! Guess what! We aren't the dumb ones here. We, the majority of voters who soundly rejected your policies, are intelligent folks. We are able to get up each morning, get dressed by our selves, and make it to work (assuming your policies have allowed our companies to stay in business) without any help from Big Brother. We are able to run our own finances (generally in the black, unlike the government), look after our families and generally due just fine as long as you leave us alone.
We came out by the millions last week shouting "STOP the madness!" Not because we didn't understand your policies but because we DID!
We told you loudly and clearly throughout your first to years that we see exactly what you are doing and we don't want it. But you and your fellow travelers went blithely on, self righteous in your belief that you were the smartest kids in the room and knew what was good for us!
You strong armed your doubting fellow liberals to go along. Buying them off with promises of things to come. Now where are they? Kicked out of office by their constituents for listening to you instead of listening to them.
No Mr. President, it wasn't a failure to communicate. It was a failure to obfuscate! We full understood what you have been trying to do. If we were as dumb as you think we are, you would have been able to fool us into believing your nonsense. But since we're not, you and your accomplices are now in the minority, out of work and/or discredited.
There are none so blind as those who refuse to see.
Reach out your hand Mr. President, I'd like you to meet Miss Keller.
Hey Mister President! Guess what! We aren't the dumb ones here. We, the majority of voters who soundly rejected your policies, are intelligent folks. We are able to get up each morning, get dressed by our selves, and make it to work (assuming your policies have allowed our companies to stay in business) without any help from Big Brother. We are able to run our own finances (generally in the black, unlike the government), look after our families and generally due just fine as long as you leave us alone.
We came out by the millions last week shouting "STOP the madness!" Not because we didn't understand your policies but because we DID!
We told you loudly and clearly throughout your first to years that we see exactly what you are doing and we don't want it. But you and your fellow travelers went blithely on, self righteous in your belief that you were the smartest kids in the room and knew what was good for us!
You strong armed your doubting fellow liberals to go along. Buying them off with promises of things to come. Now where are they? Kicked out of office by their constituents for listening to you instead of listening to them.
No Mr. President, it wasn't a failure to communicate. It was a failure to obfuscate! We full understood what you have been trying to do. If we were as dumb as you think we are, you would have been able to fool us into believing your nonsense. But since we're not, you and your accomplices are now in the minority, out of work and/or discredited.
There are none so blind as those who refuse to see.
Reach out your hand Mr. President, I'd like you to meet Miss Keller.
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
The New Cool
Sometimes you just read something and say to yourself, "Boy I wish I had written that!", and Monday's Gregologue by Greg Gutfeld was one of those. (http://www.dailygut.com/)
Greg's monologue titled "The Rally To Ignore Insanity" really struck home with me. He talks about his years in publishing where he was virtually the only conservative on staff and how all the libs felt about the rest of us. I have a very similar experience after spending 30 years in a college town where if you are not a raving left wing lunatic you are clearly to stupid to be left alone to make decisions on your own. (You see, in a college town, what would normally be considered to be the radical left is, in fact, the moderate center. In such an incestuous environment, some REALLY unusual logic can take root and grow!)
In his article, Greg points out the difference between the Tea Party rallies and the "Rally To Restore Sanity." He correctly points out that the Tea Partiers are reacting to real threats to this country's existence and supporting candidates who were willing to fight to change the course this country has been put on. The "Rally To Restore Sanity" on the other hand was more of the insipid attitude I've lived with for the past 30 years. It's very much a "ignore the man behind the curtain" attitude. Or maybe it's more of what the science fiction writers depend on for people to enter their created realities. I believe they call it the willing suspension of disbelief.
In order to hold the beliefs of the liberal left, one has to actively participate in denying the reality staring you in the face.
The liberal politician who argues against the conservative who is putting forth logical, common sense approaches to the problems we have been given reminds me of the Marx Brothers quote. "Who are you going to believe, me or your lying eyes?"
That's pretty much a liberal's response to any situation where logic has been applied and they are left wanting. They count on people wanting to be in with the "cool kids" while considering themselves cool. Their problem at the moment would seem to be that the lie has been put to their position and people are seeing them for the poser geeks that they are.
Realism is the new Cool!
PS: Be sure and read "The Daily Gut", it's well worth your time.
Greg's monologue titled "The Rally To Ignore Insanity" really struck home with me. He talks about his years in publishing where he was virtually the only conservative on staff and how all the libs felt about the rest of us. I have a very similar experience after spending 30 years in a college town where if you are not a raving left wing lunatic you are clearly to stupid to be left alone to make decisions on your own. (You see, in a college town, what would normally be considered to be the radical left is, in fact, the moderate center. In such an incestuous environment, some REALLY unusual logic can take root and grow!)
In his article, Greg points out the difference between the Tea Party rallies and the "Rally To Restore Sanity." He correctly points out that the Tea Partiers are reacting to real threats to this country's existence and supporting candidates who were willing to fight to change the course this country has been put on. The "Rally To Restore Sanity" on the other hand was more of the insipid attitude I've lived with for the past 30 years. It's very much a "ignore the man behind the curtain" attitude. Or maybe it's more of what the science fiction writers depend on for people to enter their created realities. I believe they call it the willing suspension of disbelief.
In order to hold the beliefs of the liberal left, one has to actively participate in denying the reality staring you in the face.
The liberal politician who argues against the conservative who is putting forth logical, common sense approaches to the problems we have been given reminds me of the Marx Brothers quote. "Who are you going to believe, me or your lying eyes?"
That's pretty much a liberal's response to any situation where logic has been applied and they are left wanting. They count on people wanting to be in with the "cool kids" while considering themselves cool. Their problem at the moment would seem to be that the lie has been put to their position and people are seeing them for the poser geeks that they are.
Realism is the new Cool!
PS: Be sure and read "The Daily Gut", it's well worth your time.
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