"Post and (my) Response"

I am a fair skinned female person of German, French, Scotch, Irish and English ancestry. I was very disturbed this morning when I heard BHO saying we are "investing" in Haiti. With an investment you expect a return. There will be no return on this expenditure of borrowed money. Very shortly I expect to see droves of refugees that will be placed on Medicaid, Social Security and any other hand out available, all at the expense of the American taxpayer. As an "individual" I support donating to the Red Cross, Salvation Army and other other charitable missionary groups that will help the Haitian people, regardless of the color of their skin. If there was a natural disaster in Germany, France, Scotland, Ireland or England, I would expect to help in the same way. We can not "invest" in all the natural disasters, but we can send short term aid.

Signed:

Bonnie Parmenter

Madam. You realize, of course, that you've opened up yourself to (false) charges of "Racism" and "Bigotry", as you dared point out a politically incorrect truth. Of course all the hue and cry will be to both shut you up, and distract everyone from seeing the elephant in the room. To wit: The political advantage being taken of this crises "Never let a crises go to waste" - hmm. I totally agree with you regarding the benefits of private charity vs. government "largess". While either way, we, you and I get to pay, at least we still have the right to chose how and where our charitable dollars are spent. (And spent, I might add, much more wisely and frugally that the government's "Just throw money at it" approach.) I'm also pleased that you didn't identify yourself as, say, a "German-American", or whatever. Please let me relate a little story, with one minor quibble. Quibble first: " 'Scots' is what you are. 'Scotch' is what you drink", is what I was taught a very long time ago. Second: I was asked by a fellow (female) community action group member, "What" I was. When I responded "American", she went into apoplexy, admonishing me sternly that I couldn't make that claim, as that wasn't a "recognized" category or group. I responded that when I was stationed near Munich, West Germany, I was asked, in German, the same question. I then told her I responded thus: "Armenisher, Englander, Franklander, Hollander und Scotlander", to which my German questioner, bursting into a big smile said, "Ach! Amerikaner!".

"Fair and Balanced"

A Harley biker is riding by the zoo in Washington, DC when he sees a little girl leaning into the lion's cage. Suddenly, the lion grabs her by the cuff of her jacket and tries to pull her inside to eat her, under the eyes of her screaming parents. 

The biker jumps off his Harley, runs to the cage and hits the lion square on the nose with a powerful punch. 

Whimpering from the pain the lion jumps back letting go of the girl, and the biker brings her to her terrified parents, who thank him endlessly.  A reporter has watched the whole event. 

The reporter addressing the Harley rider says, 'Sir, this was the most gallant and brave thing I've seen a man do in my whole life.' 

The Harley rider replies, 'Why, it was nothing, really, the lion was behind bars. I just saw this little kid in danger and acted as I felt right.' 

The reporter says, 'Well, I'll make sure this won't go unnoticed. I'm a journalist, you know, and tomorrow's paper will have this story on the front page... So, what do you do for a living and what political affiliation do you have?' 

The biker replies, 'I'm a U.S. Marine and a Republican.' The journalist leaves. 

The following morning the biker buys the paper to see if it indeed brings news of his actions, and reads, on the front page: 

 

U.S. MARINE ASSAULTS AFRICAN IMMIGRANT AND STEALS HIS LUNCH 

(Any Questions?) 

French Pigs

 I think it's about time the French redeem their tarnished reputation. For centuries now, they have taught swine to search out Truffles, a delicacy which grows underground. Now, if they would only teach them to sniff out other things, such as various and diverse chemicals used in concocting the explosives used in blowing up aircraft, they could make a fortune renting them out to the TSA, for example. An added benefit, of course, would be the separation of the "Porcine Intolerant" from the non-Porcine Intolerant. That would make the intolerant automatically eligible for a mandatory full cavity search - or an escorted removal away from the airport - far, far away.

"A Conservative with Libertine Leanings"

My Dear “DaveH”, and the rest of the Libertarians out there: When are you folks going to wise up? Weren’t enough of you around to observe the “H” Effect? Yes, sir, ol’ H. Ross Perot certainly got “under the hood and fix(ed) it”, now didn’t he? Third party’s cause liberals to win. Pure and simple. There are signs that the conservative tide is rising once again in this country. When will Libertarians realize that by joining the Republican Party, to help it return to it’s conservative roots, it would be a giant step towards achieving a more laissez faire, “Don’t Tread On Me”, constitutionalist form of Federal governance? I’ve always been a “Conservative with Libertine Leanings”, as I put it, and I’m a’tryn’ t’do a’what ah’kin m’own self to make this happen. Where the Hell are you folks, except on the outside looking in and constantly, continually (and, apparently, contentedly) complaining. The time to “put up, or shut up” is at hand. As the old song asks: “Which side are you on, boys? Which side are you on?”

"Freedom is not free"

As a child, during WW II and just after, I traveled with my parents from New England to California and back again by train across this country twice. I vividly remember the railcars, Pullman or Sleeping, Day Coach or Dining, being full of servicemen on their way to, then from the war. I've often wondered how many of them came home safely. I'm not a veteran (by my definition) but I am an ex GI (06/'59-06/'62). Perhaps being from New England, coupled with my military experience, I'm a bit more outwardly thankful for the sacrifices made by our military "to protect us from all enemies, foreign and domestic", ever since the founding of this "Great Experiment"; "A republic, if [we] can keep it". It is ever thus that "Freedom is not free".

"Centrist" vs. "Moderate"

They say: “Honesty is the best policy”, except, of course, when it comes to political promises. When you give the voters a choice between a “Centrist” from column A or a “Moderate” from column B, what you’re doing is giving them a choice between TweedleD("emo"crat) and TweedleDum(bo). ‘nough said?

"ADVICE FROM AN OLD TENNESSEE MOUNTAIN MAN" by Jeff the Trucker

ADVICE FROM AN OLD TENNESSEE MOUNTAIN MAN
Your fences need to be horse-high, pig-tight and bull-strong.
Keep skunks and bankers and lawyers at a distance.
Life is simpler when you plow around the stump.
A bumble bee is considerably faster than a John Deere tractor.
Words that soak into your ears are whispered... not yelled.
Meanness don't jes' happen overnight.
Forgive your enemies. It messes up their heads.
Do not corner something that you know is meaner than you.
It don't take a very big person to carry a grudge.
You cannot unsay a cruel, or unkind word.
Every path has a few puddles.
When you wallow with pigs, expect to get dirty.
The best sermons are lived, not preached.
Most of the stuff people worry about ain't never gonna happen anyway.
Don't judge folks by their relatives.
Remember that silence is sometimes the best answer.
Live a good, honorable life. Then when you get older and think back,
you'll enjoy it a second time.
Don't interfere with somethin' that ain't botherin' you none.
Timing has a lot to do with the outcome of a rain dance.
If you find yourself in a hole, the first thing to do is stop
diggin'.
Sometimes you get, and sometimes you get got.
The biggest troublemaker you'll probably ever have to deal with, watches you from the mirror every mornin'.
Always drink upstream from the herd.
Good judgment comes from experience, and a lotta that comes from bad judgment.
Lettin' the cat outta the bag is a [w]hole lot easier than puttin' it
back in.
If you get to thinkin' you're a person of some influence, try
orderin' somebody else's dog around.
Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly. Leave the rest up to God.
Live & Let Live.

"Good Enough for Caesar?"

Has anyone else noted that politicians tend to insulate themselves from "their Constituency" between elections as much as possible? "Thank you for your e-mail. Due to the great volume 'We' receive ... . Please go to our website; send us a letter; call us at", et cetera, et cetera, et cetera. Dammit! When politicians limit their lawmaking, and so forth, to just the handful of fools who elected them, then they can claim that they only have to listen to their electorate. As long as their foolishness lays claim to the lives of the rest of us, then by God, they'd better pay attention to the rest of us. My view of "Fair Taxation" is: "If 10% is good enough for God, it's good enough for Caesar".

"Politically, or Epidemiologically Correct?"

Post to: My Dear "Healthy Man, here": Are you "Healthy" enough to remember the "Karpis Sarcoma" outbreak during the mid-eighties in San Francisco? I am. Diane Feinstein was the mayor at the time. And, to appease her voting block, she refused to close the "Gay" Bath Houses for an entire year, in order to not offend the majority of her party's "Politically Correct" cohorts. While it may have been a "Politically Correct" decision, from her party's political perspective, it was disastrously disingenuous from an epidemiological standpoint. (If you doubt me, ask your now deceased "friends" who did not survive the post-initial onslaught of this insidious disease.)

"It's Coming"

I said it during the Clinton administration: "It's coming.". That was during the Janet Reno/Jamie Garelick "Actions" to "Save the Children" at Waco, Texas, (by killing them), and at Ruby Ridge, Colorado (by killing a mother with a babe in arms in order to capture someone who may (repeat, may) have violated the minimum rifle barrel length by 1/16th of an inch). To what "It" was I referring? The revolution by Americans to return our country back to it's constitutional [Cons(. )( .)utional - if the "Washington Times rude language monitor-savant" is still disallowing the proper spelling of English words, and their] roots. Now, much to my sad recognition, the "Bloodless Coup" has not yet been confronted by the "Non-Bloodless Counter Revolution". Am I happy over this apparent inevitability? Hell no! Am I resigned to it's inevitability? Sadly, reluctantly, disgustedly, I'm beginning to see no other way out of this decent into Fascism. Benito Mussolini would be proud of GE, PHILLIPS, GENERAL MOTORS, CHRYSLER, (or anything run and/or funded/controled by George Soros) et al, and their conjoining with big government to curtail competition from their competitors. God preserve us. He knows the current administration won't. I say that as a not overtly religious man. But I am "An American" who firmly believes in the founding principles of our country, first, last and always.

"Quaker Voting Rights"

How shall I put this? If, at any time, anyone, black, white, green (shirted), blue, yellow or brown, or any shade in between, ever tries to intimidate, delay, dissuade or otherwise harass or prevent me from voting, I'm afraid I'll have to remind them of the words of the irate Quaker: "Friend. I would not harm thee for the world. However, thou art standing where I am about to shoot.". They will not "Take my gun from my cold, dead fingers", rather, "Others will take my bullets from their (and/or your) cold, dead bodies.". Any questions? (Note for "Progressives" with "Aggressive Gun Control Disorder" - this means you and any turncoat "Americans" you send to do that which you have no B(eggs)s to do yourself.)

Catty "C's"

The following was posted by me after reading an article written by a woman about Sara Palin's resignation in a positive, family manner. The comments posted, especially by women, were so vitriolic, I felt constrained to give a little "Backhanded" response, if, for no other reason, only to shock the vicious vixens' to rethink their responses to conservative women: I love the left's "Unkinder, Less gentler" demeanor ("de less dey have to offer, de meaner dey gets"). Catty c(vagina's)s attempts at keeping suppressed the message of any part of an American conservative culture's views, which, unlike their own, actually take pride in their down home, "plain speaking" (Harry S. Truman), if you will. What you blathering bimbette's do not understand is the fact that even this 68 year old Alpha Male who hunts, fishes and is a conservationist - not an environmentalist - and an America First, Last and Always voter, would trust someone who does not make a big deal out of who she is. You do. You make the big deal out of every last bit of she and her family's life. Then, if (trick word) you don't like what she stands for, she finds herself responding to innumerable false accusations made by all the jealous, frowzy frumps such as yourselves who can't stand anyone who doesn't fit their (allegedly) sophisticated (and, of course it's so superior) world view. Would conservatives want an Andy Jackson type for President again? Anyone? Hell yes!. (Now scurry, scurry. Off you go to Google, Lexus Nexus, Wikipedia or wherever one goes searching for any "dirt" on ol' Andy J. one can use to bolster one's specious argument's against Mrs. (not Ms., but Mrs.) Palin. Ta, ta! By the way, "Ladies" (or is it Laddies in drag?), never vote for anyone who uses "Trust", "Vote" and "Me" in the same sentence. Oh yes. Even I would've sat down and had a beer with the ol' "Elmer Gantry" of politics, Bill Clinton, but that doesn't mean I'd ever vote for him.

"Enemy of the State?"

When this speech becomes illegal, I'll become a criminal: "I may become an enemy of the state, but never of the people".

"How Time Fly's"

Today is the fiftieth anniversary of my enlistment into the United States Army and my first day of three years of active duty. I must be having fun, as "It seems like only yesterday", indeed.

"Why I'll Never run for Political Office"

I wear my wrinkles and warts proudly. "Less Pasty - More Tasty", that's my motto. LIfe. Live it; love it; never waste it.

Michael Golring redux

Considering the Fourth Estate's response, I cannot resist: Obama. "Dark Lord of the Flies"?

"Not Even Wrong"

The following is excerpted from the preface of "Not Even Wrong"; illustrated edition; published by Basic Books; written by Peter Woit, and suitably modified by me to reflect the controversy surrounding man made global warming and/or climate change theory and all the hype involved:

The physicist Wolfgang Pauli was known for his often less than polite criticism of the work of some of his colleagues. He would sometimes exclaim "wrong" (falsch) or "completely wrong" (ganz falsch) when he disagreed with someone. Near the end of his life when asked his opinion of an article by a young physicist, he sadly said "it is not even wrong" (Das ist nicht einmal falsch). The phrase "not even wrong" is a popular one among physicists, and carries two different connotations, both of which Pauli likely had in mind. A theory can be "not even wrong" because it is so incomplete and ill-defined that it can't be used to make firm predictions whose failure would show it to be wrong. This has been the situation of man made global warming/climate change theory from its beginnings to the present day.

This sort of "not even wrong" is not necessarily a bad thing. Most new theoretical ideas begin in this state, and it can take quite a bit of work before their implications are well enough understood for researchers to be able to tell whether the idea is right or wrong. But there is a second connotation of "not even wrong": something worse than a wrong idea, and in this form the phrase often gets used as a generic term of abuse. In the case of the man made global warming/climate change theory, the way some researchers are abandoning fundamental scientific principals rather that admit a theory is wrong is something of this kind: worse than being wrong is to refuse to admit it when one is wrong. Not one of the computer models being used to predict the future of earths climate changes has ever been able to predict the climate changes from the past to the present, even though they were fed every last bit of scientific fact as based on the hard evidence of what has actually happened to our climate to date. Algore intentionally uses the term "denier" to imply that anyone who dares to disagree with he and his colleagues in the political sphere, or his coconspirators in the United Nations, is akin to the anti holocaust ranting's of those who hate Jews. He also cleverly uses the term "outlier", which in the scientific community defines something in their findings that is at odds with the theory being tested, but is considered to be inconsequential to the final outcome. Why does the phrase "Final Solution" come to mind? Oh, yes. Maybe it's because in order "act before all the evidence is in, just in case it's correct" requires an ungodly blend of Fascistic Socialism to be imposed on everyone. Carbon Credits; Cap and Trade; Mercury filled light bulbs; Toilet Capacity; Bovine Flatulence (a fitting term for the methods the "bull in the china shop" green regulators in charge envision implementing), and there are so many more to mention it would take a compendium "the size of Baltimore" to index the injustices to be done in the name of "Saving the Planet", "Before it's too late!" (or we really know what we're doing). If you doubt me, study the evidence with an open mind, not one filled with the preconceived notion that the only "pure" scientists are the ones who do research on the governments dole. (Where do you think most university research grants come from? How about peer pressure coupled with the drying up of funds for unpopular research?) If you believe that we can learn from the past, remember the recanting of his heliocentric theory by Galileo

"Shaggy Highways"

I found the following article in the Washington Times today, which said in part: America's highways are taking on a shaggier look for the peak travel season. Grasses, shrubs and wildflowers are exploding across median strips and road shoulders this summer as states cut back on mowing to save money.

Although there are some environmental benefits, the principal reason for the cuts are financial since states rely on fuel taxes to pay for highway maintenance, and fuel sales have been hurt by the recession and the shift toward thriftier vehicles.

"Anywhere there are safety issues - sight-distance issues, known animal crossings - we'll still mow those areas. But we're not going to do fenceline-to-fenceline mowing like we do today," said Jeffrey Caldwell, spokesman for the Virginia Department of Transportation, which just announced it would mow half as often to save $20 million. ... etc.

One of the reader responses just really set me off. Heres why - unedited: we should remember, that the interstate road syttem was put in place for National Defence. RR systems are more likely to be hampered by bombs. GOOD, we have never been invaded (by an Army, that is). Rural roadways are managed by town-ship moneys, That is who pays for and purchase snow plows...etc. ...Truckers claim a right to the highways because they pay the gasoline taxes! Lets get those BIG TRUCKS off our highways!

My response was as follows: I wonder how those "Green Weenies" get this inconsistent "good idea" around another of their idiot dictums, designed to limit 4-wheeling as much as possible. To wit: That being, in part, that one mustn't stray from the designated trails because (get this), the (Evil implied) 4-wheeler's exhaust system's heat will set off grass-brush-forest-you-name-it fires. (And no, I'm not for trashing the environment either. Fool!) So, if for some reason - say you blow a tire - you have to suddenly swerve off the pavement onto said brushy/grassy/shrubbyand/or tree-filled median or shoulder - you may just ignite your own funeral pyre. Great going, inviro-nuts!

As to the complaint about Evil Big Rigs: I agree. Get the Hell off my roadways! I paid for their construction. I pay for their maintenance. Many times over, in fact. In fact I do both of those things, as I'm a "Dirt Hauler". If you would like to make the same claims, just pay all the same taxes each and every big rig owner does. Until you do - shut the Hell up! Unless, of course you want to take your puny Prius down to your nearest freight dock at either you closest international airport or container ship facility. Oh, yes. Those containers are designed to be transported by? And, after you pay through the nose in fuel/time wasted and inconvienience, then you have a right to complain. "Bubba".

"Whose side are you on, boys?"

Lets see if I follow this excess greenhouse gasses problem to it's logical conclusion: While "NerObama" fiddles, a' jawboning the Iranians, they're a' busily building nuclear weapons and testing delivery systems with a greater and longer range than necessary for their stated target for destruction, giving secondary presumed targets pause to reflect (and, hopefully, time to prepare). One would presume that the Iranians have every intention of following through with their oft stated desire to "Wipe the Zionist State off the map", or some such verbiage to that effect. One could also easily assume that the targeted country would use every means at it's disposal to prevent such an action against it. At some point, while NerObama and the UN are a' busily decrying the Iranians "success" in going nuclear, the Israelis launch a preemptive nuclear strike against them; the Taliban takes control of Pakistan and it's nukes, joining the fray. Iran also strikes out at European countries within it's range (as well as their Arab enemies); Russia takes one side or the other (most likely Iran's), China sits back grinning like the proverbial Cheshire Cat, unless attacked. (Who knows what Kim Jong Il will do while the attention of the world is distracted elsewhere.) Anyway, when all the above transpires, voila! instant "Nuclear Winter". Which means what: "End Times prophesies become true for their believers; the ending of the "Global Warming" threat; and, if we're really lucky, the Moses of the environmental movement, Algore, will go out "in a blaze of glory" (or, as It's usually called, "a puff of smoke"). The old folk song lyric: "Whose side are you on, boys. Whose side are you on", comes to mind.

"America" Love it, win it back, or lose it - forever

"This far, and no further" is no longer an option for conservatism. Not for the America I was born into back in '41. Yes there were inequities, but we had the capacity, as a people, to begin to right those wrongs and kick the living Hell out of the Fascists and Imperial Japan at the same time. Where we went wrong was in feeling so much relief after WW II was over that the heavy leaning to the left, boosted by Hollywood's "coming out of the closet" all out attack on traditional values, such as fighting for what you believe in, that was aided and abetted by the media, wasn't seen for what it was by far too many folks. When Korea happened, we had already lost the "Stones" to go ahead and win the damn thing. Viet Nam was a joke, as far as fighting a successful engagement went. Especially after good old Walter Cronkite declared it lost, and the rest of the media took up the cudgel of defeatism. Until, and unless, Americans return to the values of free enterprise, tempered with fair play, and a belief in American Exceptionalism along with constitutionalist principles, we are doomed to slide down that slippery slope of "Let George Do It" and "The world owes me a living (at someone else's expense)".