Tuesday, August 31, 2010
The Bigger the Government, The Smaller the Citizen
Dennis Prager, nationally syndicated radio talk show host and best-selling author, asks a fascinating and important question: what happens to the citizens of a country when the government gets bigger and bigger?
Joke Of The Day
Mohamed heard one of his wives was leaving him, so he rushed home where he found her on the carpet in front of the tent with her belongings; he sat beside her and said, "I heard you were planning to leave me?" She replied, "Yes, I heard your other wives saying you were a pedophile!"
Mohamed thinks for a minute or so and then responds, "That's a mighty big word for a 6 year old."
Getting A Raise In These Times
Employee: Excuse me sir, may I talk to you?
Boss: Sure, come on in. What can I do for you?
Employee: Well sir, as you know, I have been an employee of this prestigious firm for over ten years.
Boss: Yes.
Employee: I won't beat around the bush. Sir, I would like a raise. I currently have four companies after me and so I decided to talk to you first.
Boss: A raise? I would love to give you a raise, but this is just not the right time.
Employee: I understand your position, and I know that the current economic downturn has had a negative impact on sales, but you must also take into consideration my hard work, pro- activeness and loyalty to this company for over a decade.
Boss: Taking into account these factors, and considering I don't want to start a brain drain, I'm willing to offer you a fifteen percent raise and an extra five days of vacation time. How does that sound?
Employee: Great! It's a deal! Thank you, sir!
Boss: Before you go, just out of curiosity, what companies were after you?
Employee: Oh, the Electric Company, Gas Company, Water Company and the Mortgage Company!
Boss: Sure, come on in. What can I do for you?
Employee: Well sir, as you know, I have been an employee of this prestigious firm for over ten years.
Boss: Yes.
Employee: I won't beat around the bush. Sir, I would like a raise. I currently have four companies after me and so I decided to talk to you first.
Boss: A raise? I would love to give you a raise, but this is just not the right time.
Employee: I understand your position, and I know that the current economic downturn has had a negative impact on sales, but you must also take into consideration my hard work, pro- activeness and loyalty to this company for over a decade.
Boss: Taking into account these factors, and considering I don't want to start a brain drain, I'm willing to offer you a fifteen percent raise and an extra five days of vacation time. How does that sound?
Employee: Great! It's a deal! Thank you, sir!
Boss: Before you go, just out of curiosity, what companies were after you?
Employee: Oh, the Electric Company, Gas Company, Water Company and the Mortgage Company!
Monday, August 30, 2010
U.S. Capitol Tour with David Barton
Pastors go on a tour of the United States Capitol with history expert David Barton.
God Bless America!
God Bless America!
What We Saw at the Glenn Beck Rally in DC
On August 28, 2010, Fox News host Glenn Beck held his "Restoring Honor" rally at the foot of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. The aim of the event, explained the lachrymose TV personality, was to "come celebrate America by honoring our heroes, our heritage and our future."
As the Washington Post reports,
"For too long, this country has wandered in darkness, and we have wandered in darkness in periods from the beginning," Beck said, at times pacing at the memorial. "We have had moments of brilliance and moments of darkness. But this country has spent far too long worried about scars and thinking about the scars and concentrating on the scars.
"Today," he continued, "we are going to concentrate on the good things in America, the things that we have accomplished - and the things that we can do tomorrow. The story of America is the story of humankind."
Despite the presence of former Gov. Sarah Palin and many Tea Party trappings, the event was not political, or at least not in any conventional sense. Rather, the speakers called for bringing religion into the public square and using it as the guiding force in all aspects of American life.
Reason.tv was on hand to take in the day and talk with some of the thousands of people who showed up (crowd estimates were unavailable at the time of this writing, though the crowd felt thinner than the one at last year's Tea Party rally). Most of the people we talked to were openly skeptical of politicians of both major parties and agreed strongly with the religious bent of the rally, often arguing that some sort of religious orientation was necessary for what that saw as a return to national greatness.
"What We Saw at the Glenn Beck Rally in DC" was shot by Jim Epstein with help from Josh Swain. Edited by Epstein and Meredith Bragg. Hosted by Nick Gillespie.
As the Washington Post reports,
"For too long, this country has wandered in darkness, and we have wandered in darkness in periods from the beginning," Beck said, at times pacing at the memorial. "We have had moments of brilliance and moments of darkness. But this country has spent far too long worried about scars and thinking about the scars and concentrating on the scars.
"Today," he continued, "we are going to concentrate on the good things in America, the things that we have accomplished - and the things that we can do tomorrow. The story of America is the story of humankind."
Despite the presence of former Gov. Sarah Palin and many Tea Party trappings, the event was not political, or at least not in any conventional sense. Rather, the speakers called for bringing religion into the public square and using it as the guiding force in all aspects of American life.
Reason.tv was on hand to take in the day and talk with some of the thousands of people who showed up (crowd estimates were unavailable at the time of this writing, though the crowd felt thinner than the one at last year's Tea Party rally). Most of the people we talked to were openly skeptical of politicians of both major parties and agreed strongly with the religious bent of the rally, often arguing that some sort of religious orientation was necessary for what that saw as a return to national greatness.
"What We Saw at the Glenn Beck Rally in DC" was shot by Jim Epstein with help from Josh Swain. Edited by Epstein and Meredith Bragg. Hosted by Nick Gillespie.
Joke Of The Day
An African ambassador visited Russia and was entertained by his opposite number, the Russian ambassador. For three days, the African ambassador was wined, dined, and generally treated to the best hospitality that Russia had to offer. On the last day of his visit, the Russian ambassador said, "As your stay is coming to an end, it’s time for you to play our traditional game, Russian roulette. One of the six chambers of this gun is loaded - you spin the cylinder, point the gun at your head, and pull the trigger."
This phased the African slightly, but he was a proud man of a warrior people, and to show fear would be unthinkable. Both men took their guns, spun, and pulled the triggers.
Both chambers were empty, and both ambassadors breathed a sigh of relief.
The African ambassador was impressed with the courageous game, and thought hard about the subject before the Russian Ambassador was due to visit his country the next year.
When the visit came, the African ambassador treated the Russian with all hospitality, until the final day of his stay. Leading him to a private room in the palace, the African ambassador spoke, "Now, time for you to sample our game, African roulette". He then led the Russian into the room, the only occupants of which were six stunning and naked women.
The African ambassador said, "These women are the most beautiful members of one of our tribes. Any one of them will give you a oral sex - take your pick".
The Russian was not entirely averse to this idea, but he couldn’t see the connection with Russian Roulette. He said, "Well, OK, great, but where’s the roulette part? Where’s the danger?"
With a big grin on his face, the African ambassador answered:
"One of them’s a cannibal."
Sunday, August 29, 2010
Steve Forbes: Obama Thinks He’ll be on “Mount Rushmore”; Willing to Martyr Democrats For His "Revolution"
More and more people are telling it like it is.
“He feels that, in terms of what he’s done, long-term it will make him a great President – put him on Mount Rushmore – change America from a greedy nation to a quiet socialist nation that knows its place in the world. So, in that sense, he’s just going to go along with it, and if the Democrats take a loss, they’re just martyrs to his revolution.”
Joke Of The Day
Two old men were sitting in a bar, discussing their wives.The first said, "Last night, I asked my wife if we could try sex in a different position. I wanted to try doing it doggy-style."
"Doggy-style? Did she go for it?"
"I'll say we did it doggy-style. I sat up and begged, she rolled over and played dead."
Life Before Computers
Before Computers:
An application was for employment.
A program was a TV show.
A cursor used profanity.
A keyboard was a piano!
Memory was something that you lost with age.
A CD was a bank account.
And if you had a 3 1/2 inch floppy You hoped nobody found out!
Compress was something you did to garbage not something you did to a file.
If you unzipped anything in public You'd be in jail for awhile!
Log on was adding wood to a fire.
Hard drive was a long trip on the road.
A mouse pad was where a mouse lived.
A backup happened to your toilet!
Cut you did with a pocket knife and Paste you did with glue.
A web was a spider's home.
And a virus was the flue!
An application was for employment.
A program was a TV show.
A cursor used profanity.
A keyboard was a piano!
Memory was something that you lost with age.
A CD was a bank account.
And if you had a 3 1/2 inch floppy You hoped nobody found out!
Compress was something you did to garbage not something you did to a file.
If you unzipped anything in public You'd be in jail for awhile!
Log on was adding wood to a fire.
Hard drive was a long trip on the road.
A mouse pad was where a mouse lived.
A backup happened to your toilet!
Cut you did with a pocket knife and Paste you did with glue.
A web was a spider's home.
And a virus was the flue!
Saturday, August 28, 2010
Barack Obama Has Awakened a Sleeping Nation
The article below was written by Gary Hubbell, a rancher, fishing guide and real estate agent, in Aspen Colorado of all places.
Barack Obama is the best thing that has happened to America in the last 100 years. Truly, he is the savior of America's future. He is the best thing ever.
Despite the fact that he has some of the lowest approval ratings among recent presidents, history will see Barack Obama as the source of America's resurrection. Barack Obama has plunged the country into levels of debt that we could not have previously imagined; his efforts to nationalize health care have been met with fierce resistance nationwide; TARP bailouts and stimulus spending have shown little positive effect on the national economy; unemployment is unacceptably high and looks to remain that way for most of a decade; legacy entitlement programs have ballooned to unsustainable levels, and there is a seething anger in the populace.
That's why Barack Obama is such a good thing for America.
Obama is the symbol of a creeping liberalism that has infected our society like a cancer for the last 100 years. Just as Hitler is the face of fascism, Obama will go down in history as the face of unchecked liberalism. The cancer metastasized to the point where it could no longer be ignored.
Average Americans who have quietly gone about their lives, earning a paycheck, contributing to their favorite charities, going to high school football games on Friday night, spending their weekends at the beach or on hunting trips — they've gotten off the fence. They've woken up. There is a level of political activism in this country that we haven't seen since the American Revolution, and Barack Obama has been the catalyst that has sparked a restructuring of the American political and social consciousness.
Think of the crap we've slowly learned to tolerate over the past 50 years as liberalism sought to re-structure the America that was the symbol of freedom and liberty to all the people of the world. Immigration laws were ignored on the basis of compassion. Welfare policies encouraged irresponsibility, the fracturing of families, and a cycle of generations of dependency. Debt was regarded as a tonic to lubricate the economy. Our children left school having been taught that they are exceptional and special, while great numbers of them cannot perform basic functions of mathematics and literacy. Legislators decided that people could not be trusted to defend their own homes, and stripped citizens of their rights to own firearms. Productive members of society have been penalized with a heavy burden of taxes in order to support legions of do-nothings who loll around, reveling in their addictions, obesity, indolence, ignorance and “disabilities.” Criminals have been arrested and re-arrested, coddled and set free to pillage the citizenry yet again. Lawyers routinely extort fortunes from doctors, contractors and business people with dubious torts.
We slowly learned to tolerate these outrages, shaking our heads in disbelief, and we went on with our lives.
But Barack Obama has ripped the lid off a seething cauldron of dissatisfaction and unrest.
In the time of Barack Obama, Black Panther members stand outside polling places in black commando uniforms, slapping truncheons into their palms. ACORN — a taxpayer-supported organization — is given a role in taking the census, even after its members were caught on tape offering advice to set up child prostitution rings. A former Communist is given a paid government position in the White House as an advisor to the president. Auto companies are taken over by the government, and the auto workers' union — whose contracts are completely insupportable in any economic sense — is rewarded with a stake in the company. Government bails out Wall Street investment bankers and insurance companies, who pay their executives outrageous bonuses as thanks for the public support. Terrorists are read their Miranda rights and given free lawyers. And, despite overwhelming public disapproval, Barack Obama has pushed forward with a health care plan that would re-structure one-sixth of the American economy.
I don't know about you, but the other day I was at the courthouse doing some business, and I stepped into the court clerk's office and changed my voter affiliation from “Independent” to “Republican.” I am under no illusion that the Republican party is perfect, but at least they're starting to awaken to the fact that we cannot sustain massive levels of debt; we cannot afford to hand out billions of dollars in corporate subsidies; we have to somehow trim our massive entitlement programs; we can no longer be the world's policeman and dole out billions in aid to countries whose citizens seek to harm us.
Literally millions of Americans have had enough. They're organizing, they're studying the Constitution and the Federalist Papers, they're reading history and case law, they're showing up at rallies and meetings, and a slew of conservative candidates are throwing their hats into the ring. Is there a revolution brewing? Yes, in the sense that there is a keen awareness that our priorities and sensibilities must be radically re-structured. Will it be a violent revolution? No. It will be done through the interpretation of the original document that has guided us for 220 years — the Constitution. Just as the pendulum swung to embrace political correctness and liberalism, there will be a backlash, a complete repudiation of a hundred years of nonsense. A hundred years from now, history will perceive the year 2010 as the time when America got back on the right track. And for that, we can thank Barack Hussein Obama.
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Following the Mosque Money Trail
A closer look at controversial developer behind Ground Zero Islamic Victory Center.
Joke Of The Day
A snake and a rabbit were racing along a pair of intersecting forest pathways one day, when they collided at the intersection. They immediately began to argue with one another as to who was at fault for the mishap.When the snake remarked that he had been blind since birth, and thus should be given additional leeway, the rabbit said that he, too, had been blind since birth. The two animals then forgot about the collision and began commiserating concerning the problems of being blind.
The snake said that his greatest regret was the loss of his identity. He had never been able to see his reflection in the water, and for that reason did not know exactly what he looked like, or even what he was. The rabbit declared that he had the same problem. Seeing a way that they could help each other, the rabbit proposed that one feel the other from head to toe, and then try to describe what the other animal was.
The snake agreed, and started by winding himself around the rabbit. After a few moments, he announced, "You've got very soft, fuzzy fur, long ears, big rear feet, and a little fuzzy ball for a tail. I think that you must be a bunny rabbit!"
The rabbit was much relieved to find his identity, and proceeded to return the favor to the snake. After feeling about the snake's body for a few minutes, he asserted, "Well, you're scaly, you're slimy, you've got beady little eyes, you squirm and slither all the time, and you've got a forked tongue. I think you're a Politician!"
Friday, August 27, 2010
"Salt in the Wound"
A song written by Rita Jones to express the feelings of all Americans who oppose the building of the mosque at Ground Zero.
Joke Of The Day
A Politician died and arrived at the pearly gates. Saint Peter asks him "What have you done to merit entrance into Heaven?"The Politician thought a moment, then said, "A week ago, I gave a quarter to a homeless person on the street."
Saint Peter asked Gabriel to check this out in the record, and after a moment Gabriel affirmed that this was true.
Saint Peter said, "Well, that's fine, but it's not really quite enough to get you into Heaven."
The Politician said, "Wait Wait! There's more! Three years ago I also gave a homeless person a quarter."
Saint Peter nodded to Gabriel, who after a moment nodded back, affirming this, too, had been verified.
Saint Peter then whispered to Gabriel, "Well, what do you suggest we do with this fellow?"
Gabriel gave the Politician a sidelong glance, then said to Saint Peter, "Let's give him back his 50 cents and tell him to go to Hell."
Every Proverb Has An Equal And An Opposite Proverb
NEWTON'S THIRD LAW STATES: "Every Action has an equal and an opposite reaction... "
Similarly, every proverb has an equal and an opposite proverb! There always exist two sides of the same coin!
All good things come to those who wait.
BUT
Time and tide wait for none.
The pen is mightier than the sword.
BUT
Actions speak louder than words.
Wise men think alike.
BUT
Fools seldom differ.
The best things in life are free.
BUT
There's no such thing as a free lunch.
Slow and steady wins the race.
BUT
Time waits for none.
Do it well, or not at all.
BUT
Half a loaf is better than none.
Birds of a feather flock together.
BUT
Opposites attract.
Doubt is the beginning of wisdom.
BUT
Faith will move mountains.
Great starts make great finishes.
BUT
It isn't over till it's over.
Practice makes perfect.
BUT
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.
You're never too old to learn.
BUT
You can't teach an old dog new tricks.
What's good for the goose is good for the gander.
BUT
One man's meat is another man's poison.
Hold fast to the words of your ancestors.
BUT
Wise men make proverbs and fools repeat them.
Similarly, every proverb has an equal and an opposite proverb! There always exist two sides of the same coin!
All good things come to those who wait.
BUT
Time and tide wait for none.
The pen is mightier than the sword.
BUT
Actions speak louder than words.
Wise men think alike.
BUT
Fools seldom differ.
The best things in life are free.
BUT
There's no such thing as a free lunch.
Slow and steady wins the race.
BUT
Time waits for none.
Do it well, or not at all.
BUT
Half a loaf is better than none.
Birds of a feather flock together.
BUT
Opposites attract.
Doubt is the beginning of wisdom.
BUT
Faith will move mountains.
Great starts make great finishes.
BUT
It isn't over till it's over.
Practice makes perfect.
BUT
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.
You're never too old to learn.
BUT
You can't teach an old dog new tricks.
What's good for the goose is good for the gander.
BUT
One man's meat is another man's poison.
Hold fast to the words of your ancestors.
BUT
Wise men make proverbs and fools repeat them.
Thursday, August 26, 2010
Joke Of The Day
The President and Mrs. Obama are in the front row just above the dug out at a Yankees game. The row behind them is taken up with Secret Service agents. One of them leans over and whispers something in the President’s ear. Barack Obama pauses, then grabs Michelle by the scruff of the neck and heaves her over the railing. She falls 10 feet to the top of the dug out, kicking and screaming obscenities all the way down, and after she lands, the President bows to the crowd, and shakes hands and "high five’s" everyone near him.
The same Secret Service agent again leans over and whispers, "No Mr. President, I said, they want you to throw out the first PITCH."
When You're Holding a Hammer (Everything Looks Like a Nail)
Can you believe the writer of this song was fired from his job because of this song?
"When You're Holding a Hammer, Everything Looks Like a Nail."
"When You're Holding a Hammer, Everything Looks Like a Nail."
Joke Of The Day
A Zebra dies and arrives at the Pearly Gates... As he enters, he asks St. Peter, 'I have a question that's haunted me all of my days on earth. Am I white with black stripes, or am I black with white stripes?' St. Peter said, 'That's a question only God can answer.'
So the zebra went off in search of God.
When he found Him, the zebra asked, 'God, please - I must know Am I white with black stripes, or am I black with white stripes?'
God simply replied 'You are what you are.'
The zebra returned to see St. Peter once more, who asked him, 'Well, did God straighten out your query for you?'
The zebra looked puzzled.. 'No sir, God simply said 'You are what you are.''
St. Peter smiled and said to the zebra, 'Well then, there you are. You are white with black stripes..'
The zebra asked St. Peter, 'How do you know that for certain?'
'Because,' said St Peter, 'If you were black with white stripes, God would have said, 'You is what you is..'
Neil Armstrong: "Good Luck, Mr Gorsky"
This is a true story...
When Apollo Mission Astronaut Neil Armstrong first walked on the moon, he not only gave his famous "one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind" statement but followed it by several remarks, usual com traffic between him, the other astronauts and Mission Control. Just before he re-entered the lander, however, he made the enigmatic remark "Good luck, Mr. Gorsky."
Many people at NASA thought it was a casual remark concerning some rival Soviet Cosmonaut. However, upon checking, there was no Gorsky in either the Russian or American space programs. Over the years many people questioned Armstrong as to what the "Good luck, Mr. Gorsky" statement meant, but Armstrong always just smiled.
On July 5, 1995 (in Tampa Bay, FL) while answering questions following a speech, a reporter brought up the 26 year old question to Armstrong. This time he finally responded. Mr. Gorsky had finally died and so Neil Armstrong felt he could answer the question.
When he was a kid, he was playing baseball with a friend in the backyard. His friend hit a fly ball which landed in the front of his neighbor’s bedroom windows. His neighbors were Mr. & Mrs. Gorsky.
As he leaned down to pick up the ball, young Armstrong heard Mrs. Gorsky shouting at Mr. Gorsky, "Oral sex! You want oral sex?! You’ll get oral sex when the kid next door walks on the moon!"
When Apollo Mission Astronaut Neil Armstrong first walked on the moon, he not only gave his famous "one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind" statement but followed it by several remarks, usual com traffic between him, the other astronauts and Mission Control. Just before he re-entered the lander, however, he made the enigmatic remark "Good luck, Mr. Gorsky."
Many people at NASA thought it was a casual remark concerning some rival Soviet Cosmonaut. However, upon checking, there was no Gorsky in either the Russian or American space programs. Over the years many people questioned Armstrong as to what the "Good luck, Mr. Gorsky" statement meant, but Armstrong always just smiled.
On July 5, 1995 (in Tampa Bay, FL) while answering questions following a speech, a reporter brought up the 26 year old question to Armstrong. This time he finally responded. Mr. Gorsky had finally died and so Neil Armstrong felt he could answer the question.
When he was a kid, he was playing baseball with a friend in the backyard. His friend hit a fly ball which landed in the front of his neighbor’s bedroom windows. His neighbors were Mr. & Mrs. Gorsky.
As he leaned down to pick up the ball, young Armstrong heard Mrs. Gorsky shouting at Mr. Gorsky, "Oral sex! You want oral sex?! You’ll get oral sex when the kid next door walks on the moon!"
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
Barack Obama Vs. Majority Public Opinion
Phyllis Schlafly wrote this piece that neatly packages an illustration of our rogue anti-American Marxist/Socialist president.
Americans are being treated to welcome entertainment during the dog days of summer as we watch the Democrats wring their hands over Barack Obama's tone-deafness about political reality. Their despair about Obama is so painful that they are even calling on George W. Bush to come back and rescue Obama from his own mistakes.
The Democrats are reluctant to admit the truth that Obama is not a smart politician (like Bill Clinton, for example). Obama is a radical ideologue determined to "transform" America into the socialist mold, regardless of voter retaliation against Democratic candidates.
Let's tick off the issues where Obama staked out his lonely position at the same time public opinion polls showed the majority of Americans lining up on the other side. Obama's determination to achieve "change" doesn't include obeying the wishes of We the People.
Take ObamaCare, for example. Ramming it through Congress, overriding regular legislative procedure and the opposition of the American public, he deluded himself into believing that once it became the law of the land, the people would dutifully support it.
But they didn't. Even after passage, the Rasmussen survey reports this month that 66% favor repeal of the Health Control Law, and 50% say repeal will benefit the economy.
On Aug. 3, 71% of voters in Missouri, the bellwether state, approved a referendum to invalidate any ObamaCare mandate to force individuals to buy health insurance. The same week, a federal judge ruled that Virginia may proceed with its lawsuit to overturn ObamaCare's mandate on individuals to buy insurance.
The Democrats had hoped they could postpone Obama's commitment to Hispanic voters until after the 2010 elections by tucking the contentious immigration issue under the rug this year. But then Obama brought the immigration issue front and center by filing suit against the Arizona law.
A CBS poll shows that 57% of Americans think Arizona's law is "about right," and a Rasmussen poll found that 65% of Arizonans support the law. Zogby found that 58% of Americans nationwide want their own state to adopt a law similar to Arizona's.
Then there's the matter of building the mosque on the ground near the 9/11 attack on New York City. Obama supports it, even though 61% of Americans are against it.
The mosque raises another festering issue. The Pew Research Center reports that 18% (one in five Americans) think Obama is a Muslim, and Time magazine puts that figure at 24%. The number of people who think Obama is a Christian is in a free fall, and 43% don't know his religion.
Obama's Arabic Accent
Rush Limbaugh reminded us of Obama's statement quoted in the New York Times that the Muslim call to prayer is "one of the prettiest sounds on Earth" and that he recited it with a first-rate Arabic accent. The translation of the prayer call is "Allah is supreme. Allah is supreme. Allah is supreme. I witness that there is no god but Allah."
Obama chose the most left-wing Supreme Court justice in history, Elena Kagan. He ignored the Gallup poll showing that 42% of Americans wanted a new Supreme Court justice who would move the court in the conservative direction, while only 27% wanted it to move more liberal.
Obama is even pressing for "card check," one of his many payoffs to the unions, even though 61% of Americans oppose this, according to Voter Consumer Research. Card check would make it easier for unions to organize workplaces by getting rid of the secret ballot.
Obama is still pushing cap-and-trade, which the voters have dubbed "cap and tax" because it will make electricity and all kinds of energy cost every American thousands of dollars a year. CNN reports that 51% of Americans oppose it, and Democratic congressional incumbents who voted for it in the House last year are finding it a big negative in their 2010 campaigns.
Obama is still unwilling to face up to the American people's opposition to his economic policies of big spending, higher deficits, staggering debt and redistribution of wealth. According to a Rasmussen survey, less than one in five voters are willing to pay more taxes to lower the federal deficit because they believe we are already overtaxed.
More than 8 in 10 Americans believe the deficit is the result of overspending, not a lack of tax revenue. And 58% believe that if Obama and Congress raise taxes to reduce the deficit, they will just spend the money on new government programs.
When Gallup asked Americans to name the greatest threat facing our country, the national debt tied with terrorism as the top choice. No wonder Zogby reports that 52% of Americans say Obama's change has made the country worse.
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Picture Of The Day: McDonald's Angry Meal
McDonald's is replacing the Happy Meal with the Angry Meal to appease Michelle Obama in her “War on Junk Food”.
Hat tip Moonbattery
Hat tip Moonbattery
Simon's Cat 'Fly Guy'
A hungry cat resorts to increasingly desperate measures to catch a housefly.
Hat tip Flopping Aces
Hat tip Flopping Aces
Joke Of The Day
Santa Claus, the tooth fairy, an honest politician and an old drunk are walking down the street together when they simultaneously spot a hundred dollar bill. Who gets it?The old drunk, of course; the other three are mythological characters.
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
Where's my Congressman?
The American people deserve the chance to hear from and talk to their elected officials directly. It's appalling that Members of Congress won't meet with their constituents. Citizens need to hold Congress accountable. It's time to tell Congress to show up at home.
Heaven and Hell
In Heaven:
The cooks are French,
The policemen are English,
The mechanics are German,
The lovers are Italian,
The bankers are Swiss.
In Hell:
The cooks are English,
The policemen are German,
The mechanics are French,
The lovers are Swiss,
The bankers are Italian.
The cooks are French,
The policemen are English,
The mechanics are German,
The lovers are Italian,
The bankers are Swiss.
In Hell:
The cooks are English,
The policemen are German,
The mechanics are French,
The lovers are Swiss,
The bankers are Italian.
Joke Of The Day
Walking through San Francisco's Chinatown, a tourist from the Midwest was enjoying the artistry of all the Chinese restaurants, shops, signs and banners when he turned a corner and saw a building with the sign "Moishe Plotnik's Laundry." "Moishe Plotnik?" he wondered.
How does that belong in Chinatown ?
He walked into the shop and saw a fairly standard looking dry cleaner, although he could see that the proprietors were clearly aware of the uniqueness of the store name as there were baseball hats, T-shirts and coffee mugs emblazoned with the logo Moishe Plotnik's Chinese Laundry.
The tourist selected a coffee cup as a conversation piece to take back to his office. Behind the counter was a smiling old Chinese gentleman who thanked him for his purchase.
The tourist asked, "Can you explain how this place got a name like Moishe Plotnik's Laundry?''
The old man answered, "Ah..evleebody ask me dat. It name of owner."
Looking around, the tourist asked, "Is he here now?"
"It me. Me him!" replied the old man.
"Really? You're Chinese. How did you ever get a Jewish name like Moishe Plotnik?"
"It simple" said the old man. "Many, many year ago I come to this country. I standing in line at Documentation Center of Immigration. Man in front of me was Jewish man from Poland."
Lady at counter look at him and say to him "What your name?"
He say to her, "Moishe Plotnik."
Then she look at me and say, "What your name?"
I say, "Sam Ting."
Monday, August 23, 2010
Iran Goes Nuclear, Obama Goes Swimming!
I think think the EPA should investigate why Obama is always attracting flies, fecal material, rats and bees!
In a jolting reminder of just how far the American brand has fallen, the Islamic state of Iran began start-up of its first nuclear reactor, a gift from the rejuvenated “evil empire,” AKARussia .
As reported at yahoo.news.com, in part:
“BUSHEHR, Iran – Trucks rumbled into Iran’s first reactor Saturday to begin loading tons of uranium fuel in a long-delayed startup touted by officials as both a symbol of the country’s peaceful intentions to produce nuclear energy as well as a triumph over Western pressure to rein in its nuclear ambitions.”
While the world is pushed to the brink of nuclear confrontation between Iran andIsrael , America’s Marxist Muslim and part-time U.S. president is off to Martha’s Vineyard for his sixth—sixth!—-vacation of the year.
Critics are pouncing all over President Obama for his “fun in the sun” excesses, particularly now that Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has nuclear power.
By the way,the notion that Iran is going nuclear only for “peaceful purposes” is so absurd that only a goofy, misguided, and naïve Muslim community organizer with a Marxist mind set would believe it.
Which brings us back to the world’s greatest obstacle to peace, that being Barack HusseinObama .
Welcome to Martha Vineyards, sir?
To show their appreciation for Obama’s visit, the locals released the following good news:
“Portions of Tisbury Great Pond, the salt-water lagoon fronting the first family’s vacation estate Blue Heron Farm, were closed earlier this week due to high levels of enterococci, an indicator that the water is contaminated with fecal coliform bacteria.”
Fecal coliform bacteria?
Good heavens, the president would be better off in a gulf state, on an oil-blasted beach, than the icky stuff at Martha’s Vineyard!
Still, given his disastrous approval ratings and the poor prospects for Democrats in the upcoming election, perhaps fecal coliform bacteria is what Obama deserves?
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Is Barack Obama Really A Saudi / Muslim "Plant" in the White House?
This sounds a little crazy... but is it? You tell me!
Word Play
1. A bicycle can't stand alone; it is two tyred.
2. A will is a dead giveaway.
3. A chicken crossing the road: poultry in motion.
4. When a clock is hungry it goes back four seconds.
5. You are stuck with your debt if you can't budge it.
6. A calendar's days are numbered.
7. A boiled egg is hard to beat.
8. He had a photographic memory which was never developed.
9. When you've seen one shopping center, you've seen a mall.
10. When she saw her first strands of grey hair, she thought she'd dye.
11. Acupuncture: a jab well done.
12. Marathon runners with bad shoes suffer the agony of de feet.
13. A rubber band pistol was confiscated from algebra class because it was a weapon of math disruption.
14. No matter how much you push the envelope, it'll still be stationery.
15. A dog gave birth to puppies near the road and was cited for littering.
16. A hole has been found in the nudist camp wall.. The police are looking into it.
17. I wondered why the baseball kept getting bigger. Then it hit me.
18. A sign on the lawn at a drug rehab center said: 'Keep off the Grass.'
19. A small boy swallowed some coins and was taken to a hospital. When his grandmother telephoned to ask how he was, a nurse said, 'No change yet.'
2. A will is a dead giveaway.
3. A chicken crossing the road: poultry in motion.
4. When a clock is hungry it goes back four seconds.
5. You are stuck with your debt if you can't budge it.
6. A calendar's days are numbered.
7. A boiled egg is hard to beat.
8. He had a photographic memory which was never developed.
9. When you've seen one shopping center, you've seen a mall.
10. When she saw her first strands of grey hair, she thought she'd dye.
11. Acupuncture: a jab well done.
12. Marathon runners with bad shoes suffer the agony of de feet.
13. A rubber band pistol was confiscated from algebra class because it was a weapon of math disruption.
14. No matter how much you push the envelope, it'll still be stationery.
15. A dog gave birth to puppies near the road and was cited for littering.
16. A hole has been found in the nudist camp wall.. The police are looking into it.
17. I wondered why the baseball kept getting bigger. Then it hit me.
18. A sign on the lawn at a drug rehab center said: 'Keep off the Grass.'
19. A small boy swallowed some coins and was taken to a hospital. When his grandmother telephoned to ask how he was, a nurse said, 'No change yet.'
Joke Of The Day
A man who wanted a dog to protect his business, visited a kennel that specialised in attack dogs.The man explained to the kennel owner that he wanted the biggest, meanest, most vicious dog in the kennel, and the owner offered to take the man on a tour of the premises.
After they had been walking for a few minutes, they came upon a large dog, snarling loudly, and biting and clawing at the cage.
"He looks like he´d be a pretty good attack dog," said the buyer.
"Well, he´s not bad," replied the owner, "but I have a different one in mind for you."
They continued walking around the premises, and after a while they found an even larger, meaner dog than the first. He snarled at the two men and tried to bite them through the wire on his cage.
"Ah," said the buyer. "This must be the dog you were referring to earlier."
"Well, no." said the owner. "I have something better in mind for you."
The men continued their tour. Eventually, they came upon a large dog, panting heavily and lying quietly on his side, licking his asshole. He seemed unaware of the men´s approach.
"This is the dog I had in mind for you," said the owner.
The buyer was flabbergasted. "You´re joking!" he exclaimed. "This dog is tame compared to the others; he doesn´t even act like an attack dog."
"I know he appears tame now," said the owner. "But you see, he just ate an Politician, and he´s trying to get the taste out of his mouth."
Sunday, August 22, 2010
Joke Of The Day
After a few days, the Lord called to Adam and said, "It is time for you and Eve to begin the process of populating the earth so I want you to kiss her."Adam answered, "Yes Lord, but what is a kiss?" So the Lord gave a brief description to Adam who took Eve by the hand and took her to a nearby bush. A few minutes later, Adam emerged and said, "Thank you Lord, that Was enjoyable."
And the Lord replied, "Yes Adam, I thought you might enjoy that and now I'd like you to caress Eve." And Adam said, "What is a caress'? So the Lord again gave Adam a brief description and Adam went behind the bush with Eve.
Quite a few minutes later, Adam returned, smiling, and said, "Lord, that was even better than the kiss." And the Lord said, "You've done well, Adam. And now I want you to make love to Eve." And Adam asked, "What is 'make love' Lord?"' So the Lord again gave Adam directions and Adam went again to Eve behind the bush, but this time he reappeared in two seconds.
And Adam said, "Lord, what is a headache?"
President George Bush Greeting Troops at DFW
For those of you who've forgotten what it's like to have a President who loves America and loves the troops.
Enjoy!
Former President George W Bush and Laura Bush and a group from Slant 45 were on hand at DFW Airport in Dallas Texas greeting Troops returning from Iraq and Afghanistan for their 14 day R&R. This was a big surprise to all and a big boast for our Troops.
Enjoy!
Former President George W Bush and Laura Bush and a group from Slant 45 were on hand at DFW Airport in Dallas Texas greeting Troops returning from Iraq and Afghanistan for their 14 day R&R. This was a big surprise to all and a big boast for our Troops.
Saturday, August 21, 2010
Joke Of The Day
A man was stranded on a desert island with a sheep and a dog. He spent many many nights thinking of his wife and how much he missed her. Months go by with no luck of rescue and amongst all other things, being without "companionship" grew harder and harder. Well, one night, as the man was sitting by his campfire with the dog and the sheep, he looked over at the sheep and could see a small twinkle in its eyes. Thinking to himself, "Well, I'm stranded on a desert island and nobody would know" he began to make his move. The dog immediately growled and attacked and would not let the man near the sheep. Another month goes by. The man is now fighting off temptation. One night, he tries again. The dog gave the same response.
The very next day, Nanci Pelosi's plane crashes on the desert island and all of the crew is killed but Mrs. Pelosi is the sole survivor. After many weeks, she begins to feel the same feelings of "lack of companionship". One night, by the campfire, she throws herself at the man. She tells him, "I am so lonely and will do ANYTHING you want, ANYTHING!" She begins rubbing his shoulders while he ponders in thought. After a moment of thinking, he looks up at her and says, "Anything?" and she replies, "Yes. Anything. I will make your wildest dreams come true".
The man looked into her eyes and said, "Can you take the dog for a walk?"
Friday, August 20, 2010
Barack Hussein Obama - The Sermon On The Mount
With evidence like this, I find it hard to believe that Barack Hussein Obama is a Christian who prays daily.
Joke Of The Day
A man enters his local bar holding a frog and an iguana. He sets them down on the bar and says to the bartender, "I bet you $1000 that my frog here can sing any song you can think of."
"Ok," says the bartender. "How 'bout 'Blue Moon'?"
The man whispers something to the frog, and the frog starts singing blue moon.
"That's amazing," says the bartender as he slaps down $1000.
"I'll bet ya another $1000 that my iguana here can do that to."
"Ok, I can believe a frog, but not an iguana. You're on. Have him sing the Star Spangled Banner."
The man whispers something to the iguana and it sings the Star Spangled Banner.
As the bartender hands over another $1000, a businessman comes up and says, "I just saw that and I was amazed. I want to buy your iguana for $100,000."
The man said ok, and he exchanged the iguana for the money and the businessman left.
The bartender said "What are you nuts?! You could have made millions with that iguana!"
The man said "Oh, the iguana can't sing. The frog's a ventriloquist."
Muhammad Ali Vs Rocky Marciano "The Super Fight"
The Super Fight was a fictional 1970 boxing match between Muhammad Ali and Rocky Marciano. At the time, Ali and Marciano were the only undefeated heavyweight champions in history and fans often debated who would win had they met in their primes. Ali and Marciano were filmed acting out every possible scenario in a fight and the result was then determined using probability formulas entered into a computer. The final fight was only shown once in selected cinemas around the world and later released as a DVD.
Thursday, August 19, 2010
Krauthammer Says Pelosi's Mosque Comments Are Pure Lunacy
Charles Krauthammer slammed Speaker Pelosi today for her outrageous comments on the Ground Zero Victory Mosque. Pelosi wants to investigate those who oppose the mosque. Krauthammer said, "I'm trying to decide if her comments were out of malice or pure lunacy. Being the generous spirit that I am, I am going with lunacy."
We Remember
The board members of Keep America Safe, Liz Cheney, Bill Kristol and Debra Burlingame announce the release of "We Remember," an ad featuring first responders and family members of the victims of the terrorist attacks of 9/11 who are speaking out in opposition to the proposed Ground Zero Mosque. We believe their voices should be heard throughout our country and we encourage you to pass their message along.
Krista Branch "Remember Who We Are"
Krista Branch's "Remember Who We Are" is an inspiring patriotic song calling Americans to remember our history, our triumph over adversity and our legacy which hangs in the balance.
Enjoy!
Enjoy!
Rush Limbaugh: “Imam Obama”
The latest example of what Rush calls a "tweak" at the media. Rush never fails to connect the dots in new and interesting ways.
Joke Of The Day
A young child walked up to her mother and stared at her hair. As mother scrubbed on the dishes, the girl cleared her throat and sweetly asked; "Why do you have some grey strands in your hair?"The mother paused and looked at her daughter. "Every time you disobey, I get one strand of grey hair. If you want me to stay pretty, you better obey."
The mother quickly returned to her task of washing dishes. The little girl stood there thinking. She cleared her throat again. "Mother?" She sweetly asked again.
"Yes?" Her Mother replied. "Why is Grandma's hair all grey?"
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
Paper Sculptures
Sculptures of Native American scenes made out of paper by Allen and Patty Eckman.
These stunningly detailed sculptures may only be made from paper but they are being snapped up by art fans for tens of thousands of dollars. The intricate creations depict Native American scenes and took up to 11 months to make using a specially formulated paper.
Husband and wife team Allen and Patty Eckman put paper pulp into clay moulds and pressurise it to remove the water.
The hard, lightweight pieces are then removed and the couple painstakingly add detailed finishings with a wide range of tools.
They have been making the creations since 1987 at their home studio, in South Dakota, America, and have racked up a whopping $3 million selling the works of art.
The pieces depict traditional scenes from Native American history of Cherokees hunting and dancing.
The most expensive piece is called Prairie Edge Powwow which sold for $47,000.
Allen said: "We create Indians partly because my great great grandmother was a Cherokee and my family on both sides admire the native Americans. I work on the men and animals and Patty does the women and children."
"I enjoy most doing the detail. The paper really lends itself to unlimited detail. I'm really interested in the Indians' material, physical and spiritual culture and that whole period of our nation's history I find fascinating. From the western expansion, through the Civil War and beyond is of great interest to me."
Allen explained their technique: "It should not be confused with papier mache. The two mediums are completely different. I call what we do 'cast paper sculpture'."
"Some of them we create are lifesize and some we scale down to 1/6 life size."
"These sculptures are posed as standing nude figures and limited detailed animals with no ears, tails or hair."
"We transform them by sculpting on top of them - creating detail with soft and hard paper we make in various thicknesses and textures."
"We have really enjoyed the development of our fine art techniques over the years and have created a process that is worth sharing. There are many artists and sculptors who we believe will enjoy this medium as much as we have."
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