tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18049880818606549532024-02-18T18:43:50.665-08:00Conservatives / Libertarians Uniteconservatism is much like Libertarianism = smaller government, lower taxes, more domestic energy production (oil and otherwise) and strict adherence to the constitution of the united statesJDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02124571609453472489noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1804988081860654953.post-57239650558030432322009-12-23T10:44:00.001-08:002009-12-23T10:44:42.123-08:00<div style="text-align: center; "><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_F7VsbpZge0Y/SzJivgKXpYI/AAAAAAAAAP4/Q14I3dEzqls/s1600-h/Droid+3.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">An open letter to Lowell C. McAdam</span></span></span></a></div><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align: center; "><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Verizon Wireless President and CEO</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align: center; "><span><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"></span></span></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; "><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Mr. McAdam,</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; "><span><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"></span></span></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; "><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">First, I hope this note finds you well and in good spirits.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; "><span><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"></span></span></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; "><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">I should give you my back-story before getting to the meat of my issue with Verizon Wireless. I was a long time (8 years) customer of T-Mobile with multiple lines of service and always on the bleeding edge of phone technology. I’ve been an IT professional since 1986 and the mobile arena is exciting to me, especially now with the advent of the Android open source operating system for mobile devices.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; "><span><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"></span></span></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; "><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">I have owned 2 HTC Dream devices as well an HTC Sapphire device. On November 13</span></span><sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">th</span></span></sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">, I began my relationship with Verizon Wireless. My impetus was simple, I need 3G coverage and T-Mobile was not delivering in my area or in many of the areas I do business. My first contact with Verizon was EXTREMELY pleasurable and, quite honestly, very surprising. I called and ordered 2 HTC Eris devices with the $30.00 unlimited web plan as well as the 1400 minute voice and unlimited text family plan. I also ordered two lines for the kids with a Motorola slider and a Samsung slider. The first surprise was the CSR. I originally had ordered the cheapest free phones you offer, but she immediately pointed me to better phones that were also free on a new line. The phones we ended up with were satisfying, except for my Eris, which with the amount of always-on work I do, was miserable on battery life. I tried all the tricks that have worked before with various Android devices to extend battery life and never got it to a point that I could make it through my day without a charge. Finally, on December 14</span></span><sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">th</span></span></sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">, just before the end of the 30 day worry free period, I called in to a CSR to request a change. I was determined to stay with Android, but also could not deal with my battery situation. I told the CSR that I wanted to change from an Eris to the Motorola Droid handset. To my surprise, again, the CSR not only told me that it wouldn’t be a problem, but that it would not cost me anything to make the change. I was shocked and asked three times (I didn’t want a charge showing up on my account that I didn’t expect). I even asked about the $35.00 re-stocking fee. I was assured that there would be no charge and that the device would be delivered on Wednesday by 3pm! Imagine my excitement! This was the third time I had a great experience with Verizon Wireless CSRs. The second time was when I asked for a received a credit of $99.00 for the second Eris during the BOGO period. Oh, and the original CSR waived all activation fees on my four new lines of service, a savings of another $110.00!!! So Wednesday, December 16</span></span><sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">th</span></span></sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">, I am excited when Fedex shows up with my package from Verizon Wireless! I open the box and IMMEDIATELY my heart sinks! Here is what I received…</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; "></p><div style="text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><br /></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_F7VsbpZge0Y/SzJjr715HDI/AAAAAAAAAQM/-gOOGIwfuZo/s320/Droid+1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418502908129385522" style="text-align: left; display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px; " /></span></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><br /><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_F7VsbpZge0Y/SzJkAXjEi6I/AAAAAAAAAQU/ZDoD3NzkO5U/s320/Droid+2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418503259164019618" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px; " /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><br /><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_F7VsbpZge0Y/SzJkOcEOtwI/AAAAAAAAAQc/J8epxu9ztjc/s320/Droid+3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418503500895008514" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px; " /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><br /><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_F7VsbpZge0Y/SzJkY9i9wwI/AAAAAAAAAQk/5neTh6DzdSY/s320/Droid+4.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418503681680982786" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px; " /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">There is no battery, not charging or data cable. The only thing in the box was this BROKEN Droid. By broken, I mean the sliding mechanism scrapes and the shiny rear underside (you can’t really tell from the pics taken with the Eris) is scratched so badly that it no longer shines. My first call to Verizon after this arrival was less than satisfying. I was told that the original CSR made a mistake and sent me the wrong device, I should have received another Eris as a replacement. When I told them about the call I made on the 14</span></span><sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">th</span></span></sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">, I was told that she made an even bigger mistake and that there was no way I could receive a Droid in exchange for an Eris without a charge. Now, I HAVE a Droid that your company sent me. I then spoke to a supervisor who told me the exact same things, except that I could give Verizon $300.00 and wait until I sent you back the Eris to receive $165.00 back (I would be spending $199.00 + $35.00 re-stock - $99.00 that I already spent on the Eris). I mentioned that this was NOT my screw-up and that I should not be held responsible and would like to speak to a manager. I was told that a manager would call me back that day, the LAST day of the 30 day worry free period. Well, that call never came and I am sending this broken droid back to your company and after my initial 2-year contract is up with Verizon (and there are MANY more Android phones from all carriers available), I will leave Verizon and keep sharing my disappointing story with as many people as I can get to listen. I was prepared to spend money on the 14</span></span><sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">th</span></span></sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> of December when I called to order the Droid in exchange for my Eris and up until December 16</span></span><sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">th</span></span></sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">when I opened the box containing my new Droid, I was a very satisfied customer. This is not the case anymore.</span></span></p>JDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02124571609453472489noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1804988081860654953.post-13194829356854187532009-10-09T16:39:00.000-07:002009-10-09T16:43:39.785-07:00Nobel WHAT?I woke up this morning, an otherwise normal morning, to hear that our President, Barack H. Obama, had been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. I thought it was a practical joke they were playing on us from Oslo. NOPE, Obama has been awarded the Peace Prize (along with $1,000,000.00 that he so desperately needs!) for ... ummmm... for the life of me I can't figure out why. It occured to me that this is the same organization who awarded the prize to Mohammar Khaddafi (sp) and Al Gore, so in reality it's really no big deal. In the grand scheme of things, Obama has done as much to promote peace as either one of them, so celebrate America! Your President has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for ... something... I'm sure that no-one will notice those 40,000 extra troops arriving in Afghanistan pretty soon. Right? How to you spell Nobel? H I P O C R A C Y! (or L I B E R A L, you pick!JDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02124571609453472489noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1804988081860654953.post-6352561976409755012009-07-21T11:03:00.000-07:002009-07-21T11:08:39.818-07:00It Might Get Loud...What happens when you put three guitar icons in a film? You get one of the most interesting documentaries ever produced. Jimmy Page (Yardbirds, Led Zeppelin), Edge (U2) and Jack White (the White Stripes) get together to share ideas and play some great music in this (Rock)umentary. Here is the trailer for "It Might Get Loud" in theaters August 14th in LA and New York, soon after everywhere else!<br /><br /><object width="560" height="340"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/m4EvZtsXz7w&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/m4EvZtsXz7w&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="340" height="340"></embed></object>JDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02124571609453472489noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1804988081860654953.post-51512522685331755592009-07-20T14:56:00.000-07:002009-07-20T14:57:49.429-07:00Dave Matthews with BMGEvery once in a while, a piece of music comes along that I just connect with. This is one of them. Dave Matthews and the Blue Man Group got together and recorded this song "Sing Along" and the result is fantastic. Give it a look and listen!<br /><br /><div id="utilEditBx"> <span id="snagEmbed" class="multiLn"> <script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript" src="http://admin.brightcove.com/js/BrightcoveExperiences.js"></script> <object id="myExperience" class="BrightcoveExperience"> <param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF"> <param name="width" value="400"> <param name="height" value="346"> <param name="playerID" value="10032373001"> <param name="publisherID" value="1612833736"> <param name="isVid" value="true"> <param name="autoStart" value="false"> <param name="@videoPlayer" value="15564494001"> <param name="linkBaseURL" value="http://music.aol.com/video/the-blue-man-group-feat-dave-matthews/blue-man-group/1100472"> </object> </span> </div>JDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02124571609453472489noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1804988081860654953.post-43340117061243814452009-03-03T16:36:00.000-08:002009-03-03T16:40:15.012-08:00Borrowing one ... Just Because!!!I am borrowing this story, one that has been told many times before, to demonstrate that ANYONE can become conservative if common sense is used...<div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(73, 64, 53); font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; "><h1 style="margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 30px/normal Georgia, serif; color: rgb(49, 35, 18); "><a href="http://projectworldawareness.com/2009/03/how-to-explain-fairness-to-a-liberal/" title="Permalink for: How to explain “fairness” to a liberal…" style="color: rgb(49, 35, 18); text-decoration: none; font: normal normal normal 30px/normal Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; ">How to explain “fairness” to a liberal…</a></h1><h3 style="margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 18px/normal Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; color: rgb(49, 35, 18); ">By NavyWings</h3><p>A young woman was about to finish her first year of college. Like so many others her age, she considered herself to be a very liberal Democrat, and among other liberal ideals, was very much in favor of higher taxes to support more government programs, in other words redistribution of wealth.</p><p>She was deeply ashamed that her father was a rather staunch Republican, a feeling she openly expressed. Based on the lectures that she had participated in, and the occasional chat with a professor, she felt that her father had for years harbored an evil, selfish desire to keep what he thought should be his.</p><p>One day she was challenging her father on his opposition to higher taxes on the rich and the need for more government programs. The self-professed objectivity proclaimed by her professors had to be the truth and she indicated so to her father.</p><p>Her father responded by asking how she was doing in school.<br /><span id="more-3000"></span><br />Taken aback, she answered rather haughtily that she had a 4.0 GPA, and let him know that it was tough to maintain, insisting that she was taking a very difficult course load and was constantly studying, which left her no time to go out and party like other people she knew. She didn’t even have time for a boyfriend, and didn’t really have many college friends because she spent all her time studying.</p><p>Her father listened and then asked, ‘How is your friend Audrey doing?’</p><p>She replied, ‘Audrey is barely getting by. All she takes are easy classes, she never studies, and she barely has a 2.0 GPA. She is so popular on campus; college for her is a blast. She’s always invited to all the parties and lots of times she doesn’t even show up for classes because she’s too hung over.’</p><p>Her wise father asked his daughter, ‘Why don’t you go to the Dean’s office and ask him to deduct 1.0 off your GPA and give it to your friend who only has a 2.0. That way you will both have a 3.0 GPA and certainly that would be a fair and equal distribution of GPA.’</p><p>The daughter, visibly shocked by her father’s suggestion, angrily fired back, ‘That’s a crazy idea, how would that be fair! I’ve worked really hard for my grades! I’ve invested a lot of time, and a lot of hard work! Audrey has done next to nothing toward her degree. She played while I worked my tail off!’</p><p>The father slowly smiled, winked and said gently, ‘Welcome to the Republican party.’</p><p>Thanks "Navy Wings" for your great story... It's one that needs to be told again and again...</p></span></div>JDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02124571609453472489noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1804988081860654953.post-45374021578915933832009-02-26T10:12:00.000-08:002009-02-26T10:24:44.653-08:00Tea Party in Sacramento...<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Like minded conservatives are meeting at the capitol steps in Sacramento Friday, February 27th as part of a national Tea Party, inspired by Rick Santelli and his call-out of the Obama administration and the details of the so-called "bailout" plans. The new pork(stim)ulous package has a new name, courtesy of Mike Huckabee - we now call the package C.R.A.P</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">or the "Congressional Relief Action Program". That's right, Mike calls it what it really is, a program to help congressional Democrats get votes in the next election. It does NOT help Americans (except for that wonderful $13.00 a week tax break, if you want to call it that). It does NOT help small business, instead O's new plan calls for new taxes on small business, disguised as a tax increase on the rich (those making $250,000.00 or more a year). I know many small business owners and you'd be hard pressed to find a successful small business owner who makes less than 250k. So what does this mean? These small businesses will have to fire people to make up for the losses. While they have businesses that make over 250k, these same folks have families to support, and that's another knock from the left, the marriage penalty will most assuredly return! But hey, Obama's special and smart and a superstar, so I had better quit questioning his motives.... they know where I live!</span></span></span></b></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"></span></span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br /></span></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtvCGD375zrLNxyqLNB-W0UN7bP00WxEs0LtNYfuAR2NwmhLY0DOThoe7cVuqvo97dw2Nyd98cGBlcOPzLQ6U5yon2rLR9WNZFZ2UNHpP1w4JcVpgP47lHQfWYjMaXdj38x8bBUJL5y7n7/s320/killpork2.jpg" /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">Here's the sign I'll be taking with me to Sacramento tomorrow. If you are in Northern California and you are more than a little upset with all the C.R.A.P. being force fed to us by congress, join us at noon on Friday!</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br /></span></span></div></div>JDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02124571609453472489noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1804988081860654953.post-73837550769489425042008-11-24T04:31:00.000-08:002008-11-24T04:44:57.291-08:00Citi joins the Nuts from Chicago!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglm4FQ3KQh9PY7Kq7fwNfihy3fNzu0G8Jr7rZ8gqYRdbYJYtB9pMCEdsEsKZ289oRVXk44Tyjc1Qx5QTweFCJfAqCo6TcLBtLwREch6ibgDm2pFH4Qx0dZziYJsgKsDKD-fDJ9t7nYnaay/s1600-h/CitiNuts.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 187px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglm4FQ3KQh9PY7Kq7fwNfihy3fNzu0G8Jr7rZ8gqYRdbYJYtB9pMCEdsEsKZ289oRVXk44Tyjc1Qx5QTweFCJfAqCo6TcLBtLwREch6ibgDm2pFH4Qx0dZziYJsgKsDKD-fDJ9t7nYnaay/s320/CitiNuts.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5272202057829187602" border="0" /></a>CitiCorp has signed what it calls a "Groundbreaking" agreement with none other than that wonderful community organizing group, ACORN! Yup, that's right, now that the "One" is getting ready to set up shop in the White House, is cronies are again putting pressure on banks to offer BAD LOANS to low to moderate income families so that they can realize "The American Dream" of home ownership. So here we go again. As interest rates drop, so does the desire to loan more money to folks who can ill afford to buy a home in this country. Maybe Citi and ACORN will focus on buying up forclosed properties. You know, from the last crop of low to moderate income families that they "helped". This is sickening. If you have a Citi card, cancel it and write them a letter telling them why you cancelled. Tell them that you wont abide by socialist programs like this. This does nothing to help the ailing American economy, worse it puts the housing market in even deeper jeopardy. Obama needs to come out and publicly tell ACORN that this is WRONG and needs to be stopped NOW! This is a veiled attempt to guarantee bailout money for Citi, so in the end WE pay for all these people to be "helped" into homes that they can't afford and will ultimately end up on the forclosure roles. DAMN THEM!<br /><br />Source: <a href="http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2137340/posts">FreeRepublic.com</a>JDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02124571609453472489noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1804988081860654953.post-44054190528797124922008-11-18T10:19:00.001-08:002008-11-18T10:25:22.627-08:00Liar Lair, Pants on Fire!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiJh9pKef0En06K9hV_oww-EUerjy3TuLqbqI8UDLG1eDAOgYrxQDHyR7EyK64Wg9AUcXtpKQwbFJEiUK6URGXAcXa1gT7HffgfkGQ_Scr6tKVsCTNLRUom9QTAe5GYNEZ56p43p5ikXJi/s1600-h/barack_obama00001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 247px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiJh9pKef0En06K9hV_oww-EUerjy3TuLqbqI8UDLG1eDAOgYrxQDHyR7EyK64Wg9AUcXtpKQwbFJEiUK6URGXAcXa1gT7HffgfkGQ_Scr6tKVsCTNLRUom9QTAe5GYNEZ56p43p5ikXJi/s320/barack_obama00001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270064049510040402" border="0" /></a>So, prince of peace and all things great, Barack Obama has done it again. We all remember that in the campaign, his messiahness promised that there would be a major change in the way Washington does business, that lobbyists would no longer be allowed to shape government policy. So why is it that his transition team is loaded with lobbyists. From interior department issues to product safety to civil rights in the justice department. The last one is VERY insteresing. The person tabbed to head up this area is a recent lobbyist for te N.A.A.C.P. I guess if you lobbied for what the democats believe then it's OK to be on Obama's team. By the way, the story was printed in "The One's" favorite newpaper, the New York Times! Link to it here and tell everyone you know about the lies already being brought to the surface! <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/15/us/politics/15transition.html?partner="rss&emc="rss">Obama Lobbyist Ties</a>JDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02124571609453472489noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1804988081860654953.post-57650126128136210882008-11-14T16:38:00.001-08:002008-11-14T16:41:45.744-08:00Another Corrupt Obama Staffer (Top of the Food(stamp) Chain)I'm re-posting this story from Judicial Review because it needs to be told. This new administration is going to get off to a great start with these transition leaders at the helm!<br /><br />Jarrett Managed Housing Project Deemed "Uninhabitable" <p>Judicial Watch, the public interest group that investigates and prosecutes government corruption, announced today that it has obtained documents linking Valerie Jarrett, an advisor to Barack Obama and the co-chairman of the President-Elect's transition team, to a series of real estate scandals, including several housing projects operated by convicted felon and Obama fundraiser/friend Antoin "Tony" Rezko. </p><p>According to the documents obtained by Judicial Watch from the Illinois Secretary of State, Valerie Jarrett served as a board member for several organizations that provided funding and support for Chicago housing projects operated by real estate developers and Obama financial backers Rezko and Allison Davis. (Davis is also Obama's former boss.) Jarrett was a member of the Board of Directors for the Woodlawn Preservation and Investment Corporation along with several Davis and Rezko associates, as well as the Fund for Community Redevelopment and Revitalization, an organization that worked with Rezko and Davis. </p>(According to press reports, housing projects operated by Davis and Rezko have been substandard and beset with code violations. The Chicago Sun Times reported that one Rezko-managed housing project was "riddled with problems -- including squalid living conditions...lack of heat, squatters and drug dealers.")JDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02124571609453472489noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1804988081860654953.post-8627322028974389372008-11-14T14:36:00.000-08:002008-11-14T14:46:32.380-08:00Union Bailout<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFfKmqisWyNGIONTAMEE6inx7vKwybAYs9eVISLAI1pxsRb063rQZUuvhOet3iPGpAn9MxApwcg-w8FpO89yLNsinmvKPHgeSU2-YLTB3tqNXnc39NCuMuZekj1_4B2r3rvj0Kqvjp3VK8/s1600-h/Big3.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 165px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFfKmqisWyNGIONTAMEE6inx7vKwybAYs9eVISLAI1pxsRb063rQZUuvhOet3iPGpAn9MxApwcg-w8FpO89yLNsinmvKPHgeSU2-YLTB3tqNXnc39NCuMuZekj1_4B2r3rvj0Kqvjp3VK8/s320/Big3.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268645906006240818" border="0" /></a><br />As we wait on Reid/Pelosi and their cohorts (with much pressure from the President-Elect) for the details of the proposed bailout of the big 3 automakers, let us remember that this is not really a bailout for the automakers, rather a bailout for UAW and it's big labor pension fund. If there is no bailout, the US automakers will be forced into bankruptcy re-organization. This does NOT put them out of business, rather it allows them to re-organize their debt and come out lean and mean. The MSM and liberals on the Hill would have you believe that this would cause a monumental loss for this country at a time when we can ill afford such a loss. I put to you that it would be a good thing. First of all, maybe the big 3 can finally get out of the clutches of the UAW. IF they get a bailout, there is a $7B payout that will go to the union pension fund. No bailout means no payment to the fund. When airlines and other businesses hit the wall, they file BK and re-organize from the top, down. This always makes for a better company on the other side. IF the big 3 get another $25B, we are sending a message that taxpayers will help you, big business, as long as there are a LOT of union members who can vote for us in four years! Allow this to take on it's own shape, without government intervention. Let the US automakers take a page from the S. Korean and Japanese makers who have set up shop in the US. Move the plants to the middle of the country, or to the southeast, where the labor unions don't have a stranglehold and rent is cheaper. Get lean, make efficient vehicles that we all can afford and you'll be just fine. Cowtow to the liberals in government and your businesses will all die. Oh, by the way, when you file BK, all of the top execs go too!JDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02124571609453472489noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1804988081860654953.post-72948373835541683162008-11-06T06:50:00.000-08:002008-11-06T06:55:50.513-08:00The Uniter?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl-o-LWMDmOD2HJxulin-XQFjrV4OqkZnz2GLIJwWPBeRBPcJDZagpqUS2O5J6W3ALlHl471ZWEXL00bKK0GO0NacYjxR8BzxqdIgJcLNek-S2FpPBDV266i77Dx4OO8fxz9vmZ3fs1Jlg/s1600-h/obama-rahm-460_1108409c.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl-o-LWMDmOD2HJxulin-XQFjrV4OqkZnz2GLIJwWPBeRBPcJDZagpqUS2O5J6W3ALlHl471ZWEXL00bKK0GO0NacYjxR8BzxqdIgJcLNek-S2FpPBDV266i77Dx4OO8fxz9vmZ3fs1Jlg/s320/obama-rahm-460_1108409c.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265557027934699426" border="0" /></a>We've been led to believe that the new President will be a uniter. That he will reach across the aisle to bring in opinions and ideas from all sides. Why then did Mr. Obama choose Chicago politician Rahm Emmanuel as his new chief of staff? This stinks of back room politics of the worst kind. Obama owes his win to a LOT of democrats, and that will show in his cabinet choices. With nothing standing in the way of his ultra-liberal friends and agenda, it appears clear early on that he will keep everything close to the vest. I understand John Kerry (the ultra liberal senator from Massachussets) is the top candidate for Secretary of State. As these positions start to flow in, we'll be watching and taking notes and planning for the resurgence of the conservative agenda in just two more years. He may have fooled the MSM, but as someone once said; "You can fool some of the people some of the time, but you can't fool all of the people all of the time". We're watching, Mr. President elect. And we'll be holding you to your word.JDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02124571609453472489noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1804988081860654953.post-14710388572854218542008-11-05T14:08:00.000-08:002008-11-05T15:55:18.167-08:00Plant the Seeds<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2twBekmopY0909TA6t-hafJUn6dBpvy_RXcZ3fOFn9VKM8srH1y29xJiqng2guKh_LIEPjtUIxrNxcERZXIiryrSURhR4LBe9DvCw_Fiv9_WCyv_huqmNpJqzeJ6n1fkjXEIjfB0H1ZjT/s1600-h/Palin-12.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 224px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2twBekmopY0909TA6t-hafJUn6dBpvy_RXcZ3fOFn9VKM8srH1y29xJiqng2guKh_LIEPjtUIxrNxcERZXIiryrSURhR4LBe9DvCw_Fiv9_WCyv_huqmNpJqzeJ6n1fkjXEIjfB0H1ZjT/s320/Palin-12.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265325051965879394" border="0" /></a>In 4 years, we will have an opportunity to do right by the American public. It will be time for Sarah Palin to run for President in 2012! Sarah will lay low for the next two years, I predict, and then burst back on the scene doing the Sunday morning news programs leading up to her announcement that she will seek the Republican nomination for President. If conservatives are right and Obama does his usual nothing for the next four years, she will have a real chance to beat him in the general. Sarah Palin should be encouraged to reach out to someone a little closer to center that herself when the time comes. Show that she understands the problems facing the middle class a little better than a Harvard lawyer. Between Biden's inevitable gaffes and Obama's lack of ANY experience in the executive arena, this should be an interesting 4 years. We all need to be vigilant and keep records of all the screw ups, so that we can make sure whoever our candidate is that they are as prepared as possible for the big fight. Keep the faith! It's only four years!JDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02124571609453472489noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1804988081860654953.post-37078762533172119772008-11-05T08:55:00.000-08:002008-11-05T09:06:08.785-08:00Racism lives in Presidential Election<span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;">95%</span><br><br /><span style="font-size:65%;">NBC News is beside themselves this morning, going as far as saying that racial barriers have been broken down in this "historic" election. I agree that it is historic. It is the first time in modern history that 95% of one race voted for the candidate of that same race, while there were two different races running for office. I think it's fair to assume that if 95% of whites had voted for McCain, we would be hearing a MUCH different commentary this morning, not to mention the reports of riots and violence against whites all across this nation. Since, in this case, it appears 95% of blacks voted for Obama, it's A-OK, even celebrated! I ask now that Black America stop whining about inequality, as it is painfully clear that there is no racial bias in this country towards blacks. There IS however still racial bias against whites and it is now being shown by our media with pride. In four years we will be asked to make another decision. Once it is shown that Obama is just speeches (that doesn't work when you are President), will we decide based on emotion or will we return to common sense? It remains to be seen.</span>JDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02124571609453472489noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1804988081860654953.post-73951885086195767952008-11-01T05:06:00.000-07:002008-11-01T05:11:27.983-07:00Spiteful Obama<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaT2Sk_HlYBmPHvWml39j620lVc0RObUO-7N2iM5D7ncDKhmRfaCHlZ5nuwKUVwFM8JU3hCnYirVUTIT0J8x3j_a-6FiGVjNvivj8Fo-p2F5idh_oqW1HJm9OLMqubBswJ9cFX4SEnMqJY/s1600-h/papersoffplane.gif"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaT2Sk_HlYBmPHvWml39j620lVc0RObUO-7N2iM5D7ncDKhmRfaCHlZ5nuwKUVwFM8JU3hCnYirVUTIT0J8x3j_a-6FiGVjNvivj8Fo-p2F5idh_oqW1HJm9OLMqubBswJ9cFX4SEnMqJY/s320/papersoffplane.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263659616193655234" border="0" /></a>The true Obama comes out Friday (halloween of all days) when Barack Obama kicked off his campaign plane three respected newspapers. According to the campaign, there was just not enough room when you add in the reporters from Jet and Essense magazines. The three papers DID have something in common. Just before being kicked off the campaign junket, they all endorsed John McCain as our next President. I guess they forgot to drink the Kool-Aid and get on board the Obama Railroad along with Kieth Oberman, Rachel Maddow and all the rest at MSNBC. Transparent? You bet, Obama, but for all the wrong reasons!JDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02124571609453472489noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1804988081860654953.post-70994526875843597642008-10-31T06:50:00.000-07:002008-10-31T06:58:00.561-07:00New Look for the Peacock<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaywrRdh-KRXzJuYypCkoJo25jV6bdyqHz3dbr9tz5shpCFpxAycd8qeDKokOlC1yNbg0GKt8QHndG8nzXv8cMDBWEYqFzwPLvyU27-Zrr92cBL59NSOwl9E9a8NZtpYClZDxgLc_bOdjl/s1600-h/OBC-Logo.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 309px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaywrRdh-KRXzJuYypCkoJo25jV6bdyqHz3dbr9tz5shpCFpxAycd8qeDKokOlC1yNbg0GKt8QHndG8nzXv8cMDBWEYqFzwPLvyU27-Zrr92cBL59NSOwl9E9a8NZtpYClZDxgLc_bOdjl/s320/OBC-Logo.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263315174406676562" border="0" /></a><br />It's official, the proud history of the peacock network has been re-written. The new name is Obama Broadcasting Company. In case you were wondering, it's now been proven in independent studies that NBC News has presented 73% of their stories about John McCain, while the Obama number is at 13%. This is a sad day in the history of the media. While the peacock is the worst offender (especially in the cable division) ALL of the "MSM" have reported unfairly negative on McCain. The level of corruption at O-BC is transparent. You can bet that once this is over, there will be a SERIOUS investigation mounted by the RNC and others to get to the bottom of the matter. If you are in the media, try to remember that your job is to report OBJECTIVELY on the news, not inject your views into the news, thus creating the illusion that you are reporting the news while the fact is you are trying to create the news. A large company like GE can expect some serious backlash after this election season. They've given the Democrats a multi-billion dollar advertising machine and we won't stand for it. I know that I, along with others, will be putting immense pressure on the peacock to face an investigation and fines.JDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02124571609453472489noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1804988081860654953.post-4884554075651421152008-10-29T15:27:00.000-07:002008-10-29T15:36:25.251-07:00Where's the Outrage?!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikkTbtnPqd83KukS_OCnn8plngPJqNL6qFLjj-4-UVkSakjNZt5EFj8PIbZHMF9PyeFQzaRq4K4cilPHU4TKRD453wqmSy6IFBKWx8Iu9AltNl5zPfVgt6pXLRaSbQvtRiVscqECR6uouG/s1600-h/palin_effigy.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikkTbtnPqd83KukS_OCnn8plngPJqNL6qFLjj-4-UVkSakjNZt5EFj8PIbZHMF9PyeFQzaRq4K4cilPHU4TKRD453wqmSy6IFBKWx8Iu9AltNl5zPfVgt6pXLRaSbQvtRiVscqECR6uouG/s320/palin_effigy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262706352443280722" border="0" /></a>In West Hollywierd, California a man has added a Sarah Palin effigy to his Halloween display. His excuse? "It's art!" Really? What do you think the media would be saying if that was an effigy of Barack Obama hanging in effigy, from a noose? Someone would be at the guys house in a black SUV hauling him off to Quantico for questioning. For some reason, the media doesn't see this as a hate crime, niether does the FBI in Los Angeles. It's amazing what you can get away with because your view is from the Democratic party. The left wing media and law enforcement in LA have whitewashed this as just a tasteless prank. I doubt we would hear the same thing if this were an effigy of the chosen one. The difference betweeen the two parties, it appears, is class. The right may try to get the truth out about Obama's relationships to Ayers and others, but at least there are no hanging effigies anywhere of the messiah. Now, I'm going to drink the kool-aid and see if it makes me like Obama. Maybe it'll just make me forget that he is another lying tax and spend socialist that will break our countries business climate and turn us into another welfare state. The Democrats are chomping at the bit to create the new "New Deal" like Robin Hood taking money from the evil hard working businessman that happens to make over $250k and giving it to the poor non-worker who just can't seem to make it off the couch to get a job and make something of himself. Thanks MSM for whitewashing every bad element of Barack Obama, while reporting nothing but negative on McCain and villifying Palin... thanks!JDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02124571609453472489noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1804988081860654953.post-12172467258901886922008-10-27T20:48:00.001-07:002008-10-27T21:00:34.407-07:00California's Prop 7Never in the history of California politics has there been SUCH overwhelming support AGAINST a proposition, Democrats, Republicans and even the Sierra Club were out against it. I was doing a quick read-through and there was something that jumped out at me. There is a facility in Stanislaus<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHd1dI7JbEK63TlfarGpKDHQI3qDrGzwOcQPUntHAGql3xcIC0aTexxTQDwfE2f8aQ2mn5_UiB4hNqAmH7RYy2JwoB-HpnMtlor-O-46QbUW7r-iEP41dyDSyp2XFsgXmjv83rgG81iXH3/s1600-h/1128610336754.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 250px; height: 132px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHd1dI7JbEK63TlfarGpKDHQI3qDrGzwOcQPUntHAGql3xcIC0aTexxTQDwfE2f8aQ2mn5_UiB4hNqAmH7RYy2JwoB-HpnMtlor-O-46QbUW7r-iEP41dyDSyp2XFsgXmjv83rgG81iXH3/s320/1128610336754.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262048312717562338" border="0" /></a> County that produces about 22.5MW of power, that is then sold to PG&E, from the burning of solid waste (trash). Here is an actual line from Prop 7:<br /><br />"A facility engaged in the combustion of municipal solid waste shall not be considered an eligible renewable energy resource unless it is located in Stanislaus County and was operational prior to September 26, 1996."<br /><br />I went looking and found some resistance to a renewal of a license to burn said solid waste for a company called Covanta. There is an area called Crow's Landing that is in question. ALL of the major environmental groups are against this company getting a new license... It made me aware of how the parties all were able to come together. A quote from <a href = http://www.greenaction.org/stanislaus/toxicsites.shtml>Greenaction </a> shows why the environmentalists are against this license renewal: "Covanta self-described as “waste to energy” facility is a garbage incinerator in Crow's Landing burns about 800 tons per day of solid waste. The incinerator emits dangerous toxic chemicals and toxic metals into the air, including dioxin, one of the most toxic chemicals known to science." In this rare case, I agree with the greenies and everyone else. Vote NO on prop 7, then write to your representatives in the California Legislature and let them know that you will not vote for good policy that allows bad actors like Covanta to pollute and be excluded from regulations by being called an "eligible renewable energy resource".JDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02124571609453472489noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1804988081860654953.post-41359240303420949752008-10-24T17:33:00.001-07:002008-10-24T17:45:19.317-07:00Cee-lebrity!!! THAT'S how you get elected!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYbp6SeSOUceMeLpWnDs7GIbaTAd0Nl12jiZHWN-weQ_jhio3DVzez8FK9jr6L1wREBUQfYaQTQwAxi8rdiDzIN4yb47zue0Jm9Sas0EVMYH4j1LbExr6iTsL8BbPnduRnxumZjaa0iUcH/s1600-h/Celeb+Prez.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 229px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYbp6SeSOUceMeLpWnDs7GIbaTAd0Nl12jiZHWN-weQ_jhio3DVzez8FK9jr6L1wREBUQfYaQTQwAxi8rdiDzIN4yb47zue0Jm9Sas0EVMYH4j1LbExr6iTsL8BbPnduRnxumZjaa0iUcH/s320/Celeb+Prez.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260883245804401378" border="0" /></a>This is what it's come to in America. In order to be President, you had better damn well be popular. Your views and policies are nowhere near as important as your level of celebrity. Look at the tax plans of Obama and the Democrats. They know we are in the midst of a recession, that has all the ingredients to deepen. What do they want to do? You guessed it, raise taxes on all those evil rich people who make over $250,000.00 a year. Well let me tell ya son, your BOSS is one of those people most likely and if his taxes are raised to $0.65 of every $1.00 over $250k, they will be forced to FIRE some people. Think about it! Before you go off to vote for that popular Barack Obama, think about it before you put our country in the hands of Obama+Pelosi+ Reid. I write this because last night as I was falling asleep (sleep timer on) I was hearing Jay Leno's "Jaywalking All-Stars". Now these are just the least educated that he could find on the streets of LA, but EVERY one of the people he talked to on the street are complete idiots. These are the SAME people who are out in force to vote for Mr. Popularity. They have no idea what socialism is (then again, neiter does the main stream media obviously), they have no idea that many of them will lose their jobs because the boss can't afford to pay them and the extra large tax bill. I work for a small/medium sized business (less than 100 employees) and they DO make over $250,000.00 and pay all the bills. If Obama is elected and passes his tax idea, they will HAVE to fire people... that's the simple point. Please talk to as many people as you can about this, educate them about their jobs and what an Obama presidency will mean to that job. Educate... god knows our youth need it.JDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02124571609453472489noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1804988081860654953.post-15630135639537255842008-10-23T16:52:00.001-07:002008-10-23T16:56:20.948-07:00Negative MSM Strikes Again!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPf4QNROlmVLibppi_sqCq1DWLVY8fky0lr4gmE6DKlzLAFrSTi0kuUoiqiMInjF1Ic2PFeMGMoJK98oOJa2IgwtQ43wVaTxaBv_cc0-caSDU7aURnWoeOcGKBeAnOyUVv6WW1jwESdXwd/s1600-h/John_mccain_returns_to_NH.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPf4QNROlmVLibppi_sqCq1DWLVY8fky0lr4gmE6DKlzLAFrSTi0kuUoiqiMInjF1Ic2PFeMGMoJK98oOJa2IgwtQ43wVaTxaBv_cc0-caSDU7aURnWoeOcGKBeAnOyUVv6WW1jwESdXwd/s320/John_mccain_returns_to_NH.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260501872774443570" border="0" /></a>Report from AP:<br /><br /><span id="ctl00_ctl00_PageContent_PageContent_PubDate">October 23, 2008</span> <span id="ctl00_ctl00_PageContent_PageContent_dashLabel"> - </span> NEW YORK - John McCain may long for the days when Barack Obama got the lion's share of the media attention: Coverage of the Republican candidate has been overwhelmingly negative since the conventions ended, a study released Wednesday found. <p> The Project for Excellence in Journalism's report illustrates how the media echo chamber can send things spiraling out of control for a candidate. 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"That's a failure of professionalism if it's there. But this report can't suss it out." </p><p> McCain and Obama have received an equal amount of media attention since the conventions. The project judged 57 percent of the stories about McCain as negative, with 14 percent positive. The rest were neutral. </p><p> Obama's coverage was mixed: 36 percent positive, 29 percent negative, 35 percent neutral, the study found. </p><p> "I guess it's inevitable, but it does reflect the relentless degree to which winning begets winning," Rosenstiel said. "The polls are so ubiquitous that it is difficult for them not to be the picture frame through which the press views everything." </p><p> McCain's poll numbers have been sinking. As a result, many of the stories about him are about why his poll numbers are sinking - and how whatever he says or does is an attempt to stop his poll numbers from sinking, he said. </p><p> The economic crisis, and McCain's response to it, also played poorly for him in the press. His attempt to deflect attention with attacks on Obama and his ties to 1960s radical William Ayers did even worse, the study found. During this time, news organizations also did critical fact-checks on some McCain ads, including one on Obama and sex education. </p><p> Changes in the media have also heightened the sense of piling on, Rosenstiel said. There are more polls to report on, hence more stories to say McCain is doing poorly in them. The 24-hour news networks are paying a great deal of attention to the campaign because it gets ratings, making for more repeating of stories done elsewhere, he said. </p><p> The cable networks have been showing off new iPhone-like technology that allows them to pull up maps of the country and data, and the electoral maps haven't been good for McCain. Financial cutbacks also mean less time for news organizations to do enterprise reporting, again making for more repetition. </p><p> Rosenstiel noted that Obama's coverage was negative during the week after the GOP convention, when the surging McCain had the Democrat on his heels and talking about lipstick and pigs. McCain's negative coverage closely tracks the tone of Democrat Al Gore's during the 2000 campaign, he said. </p><p> A similar thing happened during the latter stages of Hillary Clinton's campaign against Obama, said David Gregory, host of MSNBC's "Race to the White House." </p><p> "There's a lot of focus on the campaign that is in decline to explain why that is happening, and then it becomes in the eye of the beholder whether that is fair or unfair treatment," Gregory said. "The best we can do is challenge both sides substantively." </p><p> The McCain campaign did not immediately return messages seeking comment. </p><p> Sarah Palin has received three times the press attention as the Democratic vice presidential candidate, Joe Biden, the study found. Her stories were judged 39 percent negative, 33 percent mixed and 28 percent positive. </p><p> Palin's coverage started out positive but turned when reporters went to Alaska to check on her record as governor. The study found only 5 percent of the stories were about Palin's family, most of them in the days after it was revealed her daughter was pregnant. </p><p> The Project for Excellence in Journalism studied some 2,412 stories from 48 news outlets for its study, including newspapers, Web sites and broadcast and cable news. A smaller sample, 857 stories, was used to judge the tone of the coverage. </p>JDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02124571609453472489noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1804988081860654953.post-63544094722879729402008-10-22T17:36:00.001-07:002008-10-22T19:05:54.154-07:00Polls don't matter? Or do they?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2xzVyISoNzN1snVhE162juuAv9pWVqWyQWPZhVE6QADpMfl38YyPoj4Hu-uKMqVmg3yX_Lk0_8Ke61myJK8X2jxcJC_eHR6ixL6nM6Com0qXdlUS-r1I5D4Q0NEO7VpJ554DWAV55jIqv/s1600-h/BarackObama_still2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2xzVyISoNzN1snVhE162juuAv9pWVqWyQWPZhVE6QADpMfl38YyPoj4Hu-uKMqVmg3yX_Lk0_8Ke61myJK8X2jxcJC_eHR6ixL6nM6Com0qXdlUS-r1I5D4Q0NEO7VpJ554DWAV55jIqv/s320/BarackObama_still2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260142397874206866" border="0" /></a><br />The main stream media has completely ignored the poll released today from AP that shows this race as a dead heat. Obama 44 McCain 43 with a 8+- margin of error. So Obama could be leading by 9 or trailing by 7, depending on who's looking. Why do they ignore this? Can't let anything tarnish the shine on the golden boy ,or they might not be able to make the self fulfilling prophecy of him as the next President actually happen. They are SO transparent in their ogling of Obama it's pitiful. It's been giong on since Clinton was running in the primaries. I don't really know why they have SO fallen in love with this guy, but not too long after the election, I see his true colors being shown and the MSM (read; leftis media elite) having to finally say something bad about the chosen one. I honestly hope that people can see through this and on November 4th, make the rational choice for President, John McCain.JDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02124571609453472489noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1804988081860654953.post-20032546454126482722008-10-20T16:03:00.000-07:002008-10-20T16:13:00.526-07:00The proof's in the picture...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibOVO4ZLmqSmMocyVsyGD2YpMElFu14u4QlKQzBtNR1QzW_68ThBjNPrYLU5sQBs1GMO3o3JwmpmW3zwlTfxvXRfFYusAPhy3Te_paVBfWRJZ2EwmuvPl0F9BrH0fkEpBN9U78o7QQ4xTc/s1600-h/102008_obamablurb.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibOVO4ZLmqSmMocyVsyGD2YpMElFu14u4QlKQzBtNR1QzW_68ThBjNPrYLU5sQBs1GMO3o3JwmpmW3zwlTfxvXRfFYusAPhy3Te_paVBfWRJZ2EwmuvPl0F9BrH0fkEpBN9U78o7QQ4xTc/s320/102008_obamablurb.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259377438948802146" border="0" /></a><br />So... Senator Barack Obama says he didn't have a relationship with Bill Ayers. He sure liked him enough to glow about his book for the Chicago Tribune when the book was released. Of course, his campaign says it's not a review, just a blurb. My question is, if you think this guy did reprehensible things when you were 8, why are you writing blurbs in the big Chicago paper glowing on his book. Sounds like something someone with some clout would do for a friend who has no real clout. Let's remember though, he's no friend of Bill Ayers... Really?JDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02124571609453472489noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1804988081860654953.post-15117083504318373862008-10-15T13:51:00.000-07:002008-10-15T14:11:23.018-07:00"Spread the Wealth"<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSeec67Sj6qDHRtU0v29wdEA8XPpfnF9pQPPBm3u57ob5yyX9M-pXMcDgl676Iy2wzoOlVRFtLQft8s0QsEcY5nLJuKezqoYhkDobBXdxghnl4QSq8IyelTJx72yiBv_vXMgIInM2Pep0g/s1600-h/Obama-Wurzelbacher.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSeec67Sj6qDHRtU0v29wdEA8XPpfnF9pQPPBm3u57ob5yyX9M-pXMcDgl676Iy2wzoOlVRFtLQft8s0QsEcY5nLJuKezqoYhkDobBXdxghnl4QSq8IyelTJx72yiBv_vXMgIInM2Pep0g/s320/Obama-Wurzelbacher.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257486430726964738" border="0" /></a>So... Let me get this straight... Barack Obama wants to "Spread the Wealth". Small businessman Joe Wurzelbacher asked the Illinois senator how his business would fair under his tax plan. He asked the Senator that since a business he wants to buy makes upwards of $260,000.00 a year would he be taxed more? "Do you believe in the American Dream" he asked the senator. Obama replied that although he doesn't want to punish Joe for being successful, there are people "behind" him that can use some help, so he just wants to "spread the wealth". That is an EXACT quote, not something the media made up, not just a gaffe, but Barack Obama's belief that in order for this country to succeed, we should "spread the wealth". One prominent leader has used this term in the past, his name was Joeseph Stalin! We all know what happened in Russia as a result. Do we really want bread lines and government control of EVERY ASPECT of our lives? Have we really become so dependent on the government that we need mommy to pick us up when we have a boo boo. You may think this is just an off color comment, but this is what this guy believes. It's also what Nancy Pelosi believes and yes, Harry Reid too... Think about THAT when you go to the polls. Think about this too. For the first six years of the Bush (hated regime) administration, our economy did gangbusters. After the democrats took over in congress by demonizing a war that they voted for, the economy started to show signs (especially in the housing market) of slowing down. The BUSH administration called for stricter controls on an already out of control Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, but the beloved Barney Frank and Chris Dodd blocked all attempts at tightening regulations because they feared it would interfere with their socialist housing plan to get EVERYONE in America owning a home. Here we are two years later and in that time (actually only the last 15 months) we have lost $15 TRILLION in wealth in this country. Say what you will about Bush and the overspending he did on the war, I'll give you that. The republicans in congress at least TRIED to get something done... You see, in 2006, John McCain joined another republican senator to try to get Fannie and Freddie regulated again, to no avail because of Frank and Dodd. Think before you vote people. REALLY! Keep this in mind when you vote... Those who vote decide nothing, those who count them do". That's another Stalin quote. Think about those ACORN people... Think they know a think or two about the vote counters? Maybe that's why they are trying to overwhelm the various county clerks offices throughout the country.JDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02124571609453472489noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1804988081860654953.post-18346761954817291692008-10-13T16:00:00.000-07:002008-10-13T16:04:59.168-07:00Get involved!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpxZx-a7wuAGnBLAO3toqXocrFHmE0Nv97VDcbtStEK_og_ncezEL5ZWdYaGW3irhPJskju8Z-1lIR6wkqhxZF0gqoci5doh3e-oHunJ2vnLhGUMPSp7VJwE_pSHv068xUfssFS565bJln/s1600-h/logo+copy.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpxZx-a7wuAGnBLAO3toqXocrFHmE0Nv97VDcbtStEK_og_ncezEL5ZWdYaGW3irhPJskju8Z-1lIR6wkqhxZF0gqoci5doh3e-oHunJ2vnLhGUMPSp7VJwE_pSHv068xUfssFS565bJln/s320/logo+copy.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5256777297893023618" border="0" /></a>I'm fully committed to getting more and more people excited about what the Pickens Plan can mean to our country and economy. Energy Independence means more jobs, less smog, reduction in greenhouse gases and more. The plan is simple; pressure your representatives in congress and at the local government level to get on the move with building the infrastructure needed to get this going. Get the pipeline from Alaska under construction for more CNG. Create more CNG wells in California, where we have abundant resources. Get more windmills in the air (and NO, they don't take the air from bats lungs). Call everyone you know and get them involved! Let's get going America!JDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02124571609453472489noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1804988081860654953.post-45807583340659639542008-10-07T11:38:00.001-07:002008-10-07T11:53:26.544-07:00Fannie/Freddie, etc...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjknd1qt68fmr95aPx64N2rWz5zewld8xUi1phBtb64UdIg0xQfDQRDzX2evgabGJRULk473LYTSip6otnC1xWg4_efc3yMvwJMlTAfW1-fOUkHkmDKdhRUeUhxBrPtbP_uo6AYCtYbVy-t/s1600-h/barney-frank_grabbing_ass.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjknd1qt68fmr95aPx64N2rWz5zewld8xUi1phBtb64UdIg0xQfDQRDzX2evgabGJRULk473LYTSip6otnC1xWg4_efc3yMvwJMlTAfW1-fOUkHkmDKdhRUeUhxBrPtbP_uo6AYCtYbVy-t/s320/barney-frank_grabbing_ass.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254487013070788898" border="0" /></a><br />I have been watching with great interest the congressional hearings on CEO pay and "Golden Umbrellas" and how <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">ridiculous</span> it is that these <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">CEOs</span> are being compensated so highly when a company fails and they are forced to leave. To preface the following comments, I FULLY AGREE with that and am disgusted with the way these guys have done business. I think they should all be locked up. I think McCain needs to fire Rick Davis IMMEDIATELY! I also think that Barack Obama needs to call out members of his own party who BLOCKED the regulation of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac back in '03, '05 and '06. Bush, McCain and other prominent republicans went against the grain of their belief system to recommend that these two government controlled lenders be held to tight regulations. Chris Dodd, Barney Frank and others in congress blocked these tighter regulations. Why? Well at least in the case of Chris Dodd, it may have been the large campaign contributions that he received, over $150,000.00. Second only to Chris Dodd in contributions from Fannie/Freddie is your beloved Barack Obama. Not to mention that a top execusive of Fannie was the top consultant on Obama's VP selction comittee. Forget about Ayers and the others... Let's look at the judgement of a man, a SENATOR, who stood idly by to wait and see what would happen with the huge bailout so he could decide where to be politically when the issue was cleared up. McCain, as much as you may not like it, went in and got House republicans to the table and convinced MANY to vote for this very important legislation. Truth is that MANY MORE would have voted for it had Nancy Pelosi not torpedoed it on the floor just before the vote with a VERY devisive and partisan speech. Let's not forget that Obama FAILED to get Pelosi on board. Many believe that it was on purpose to make sure that enough republicans would vote against the bill that democrats could blame McCain for the failure. Is it out of the realm of reality to think this? I wish it were, but this is the most divisive and do nothing congress in history. They've been doing nothing for the last two years but waiting for this election cycle. Let's tell them that we will not let this go by without kicking their political asses out!JDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02124571609453472489noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1804988081860654953.post-88816034331245618252008-10-04T14:13:00.001-07:002008-10-04T14:14:11.392-07:00Repost from Aaron in New York<div class="entry-content"> <div class="snap_preview"><p>Author: Aaron</p> <p>Yesterday at 47th and 2nd avenue in New York City I attended the “Stop a Nuclear Iran” rally. It was a rally of mixed emotions, I was hyped to exercise my 1st amendment right, but left the rally with words of hate from anti-free speech Barack Obama supporters. At the rally I sported my new, “McCain-Palin” t-shirt and was accompanied by my friend holding the now infamous “Palin Call Me Sign” (yes the same kid who was in the <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/23/nyregion/23un.html?_r=2&ref=nyregion&oref=slogin&oref=slogin">New York Times</a> and on <a href="http://www.politico.com/blogs/anneschroeder/">Politico</a>, I by the way am behind the green pole giving an interview, you can see my jeans). As the rally pursued more and more left wing anti first amendment right freaks began to shout at me, telling me to take off my shirt, saying I had no right to wear my t-shirt.</p> <p>I’m sorry you left wing liberal nut jobs but I do believe in the constitution and I hope you do as well. The constant complaint I received was that it was not a political rally, and I should not be supporting a political candidate. The truth is I semi-agree with that statement, however as soon as the partisan democrats called up the rally organizers and asked for Governor Palin to be uninvited, it became a political rally. Where else in time was a potential Vice President, uninvited from speaking at a supposed “non- partisan rally”. It has never happened before, if Barack Obama or Joe Biden chose to speak, do you think John McCain would have been on the phone saying he shouldn’t be allowed too? Of course not, John McCain believes in free speech and Sarah Palin actually accepted the invite!</p> <p>These anti American tactics that the Obama bin Biden campaign and their followers pull is just preposterous. These people say they believe in human rights and free speech yet they do everything they can from having the other side express their opinions. Barack Obama set a terrible example to his cult by calling for the removal of governor Palin from the rally.</p> <p>The more and more I think about Barack Obama supporters, the more I think that they are just cult freaks. Doesn’t he understand that his cult followers will do anything he does, speak anything he speaks, harass anyone he harasses?</p> <p>Luckily the rally in front of the UN yesterday was a major success. There was more media attention than usual and more people than usual. It is always great to rally for something you believe in, no matter what it is. As I stood in the crowd with my “McCain-Palin” shirt and McCain sign I felt a sense of pride. I wasn’t the only one either, hundreds of McCain posters fluttered throughout east 47th street, promoting the only candidate that will actually keep America and its allies safe when it comes to Iran.</p> <p>It was strange that I saw no Barack Obama signs, but I guess that was a given, since Barack Obama didn’t want to show, obviously his cult followers were going to sit this one out as well.</p><p><br /></p><p>I just had to repost this when I saw it... It's unbelievable how the left behaves.<br /></p> </div> </div>JDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02124571609453472489noreply@blogger.com0