WHY DID WE HAVE A PEP RALLY IN ARIZONA LAST NIGHT?
Hello, everybody. I watched bits and pieces of the “festivities” yesterday, and I have a few thoughts to share:
1.) President Obama’s speech was VERY good. Let’s get that right out of the way. I am not a “hater,” make no mistake. Neither am I a big fan.
2.) This had the feel of a “pep rally”, and that really bothered me.
3.) Large parts of it felt very contrived to me.
4.) For some reason, the left WILL NOT stop the “blame game.” Why?
The fact that the left continues to throw molotov cocktails at the right and talk radio simply shows me what many of the far left are made of, or afraid of. Open dialog threatens their feeble grasp on power.
Why does anyone have to grasp power? Free speech is, to me, the most important freedom we Americans have that distinguishes us from MANY in the world.
Now, we have the new Governor of RI forbidding any public employee from appearing on “talk radio”, as it is a “profit driven, entertainment outlet”, or somesuch. Understand, America, PROFITS ARE EVIL!
NPR is okay, though. No profit, hence, no problem.
In many cases, “talk radio” is an opportunity for folks in “Tunafish, Wyoming” to get something off their chest, because, as some of us know, getting a “letter to the editor” published is an especially rare occasion. Perhaps it could be considered a “pressure valve”.
MAYBE it gives the average American (AKA dumb hick) a chance to know they are not alone - in their:
“Bigoted, Racist, Homophobic, Islamaphobic, Gay - Bashing, Government Hating, Gun - Clinging, God Clinging, Anti - Womens’ Rights, Environment - Destroying, WACKO philosophies.
It must REALLY suck to carry around that much hatred and angst. It’s amazing how many names the far left has assigned to people that don’t TOE THE PARTY LINE.
WELL. Getting back to the original point, It felt wrong that there was not a sense of solemn awareness, overall, of the gravity of what had transpired in Tucson.
Too much applause for me.
Just my thoughts. Take them or leave them. I love free speech.
Over and out,
Stephen Charles
P.S. My thoughts and prayers have been, and will continue to be, going out to the families of, and those directly impacted by these horrible events. I am very encouraged by Congresswoman Gifford’s progress, as I’m sure many of you are.
Friday, January 14, 2011
Monday, January 10, 2011
LET'S TALK ABOUT SEX, BABEEEE!
Well, actually, let’s talk about the CBO, otherwise known as the Congressional Budget Office.
Sorry about the gratuitous sex thing.
BUT, almost as exciting, we have a brief tutorial for those uninformed about yet another governmental load of utter horseshit.
OKAY. The Congressional Budget Office is a “ non partisan” organization created by the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974.
I like the sound of “impoundment” - how ‘bout you?
OKAY, again. Let’s just get this out of the way immediately: The CBO can ONLY WORK WITH THE INFORMATION IT RECEIVES FROM WHOMEVER SUBMITS THAT INFORMATION.
So, any time you hear someone referring to the conclusions of the CBO, there should be klaxons, alarms, bells, alarms and more klaxons and bells going off in your head.
If it doesn’t sit properly in your gut, these alarms should send your bullshit detector off the end of the BS scale. I don’t care whether it’s the left or right, once again, say it with me:
The CBO can ONLY WORK WITH THE INFORMATION IT RECEIVES FROM WHOMEVER SUBMITS THAT INFORMATION.
Oddly enough, the conclusions of the CBO are spoken of as a modern day Rosetta Stone, as though the results are impervious to any serious further discussion; the case is closed, the translation is without fault.
SO - let’s, for example, have a go at breakfast sausage! (I like food analogies, if you haven’t yet figured that out...)
The CBO receives this recipe, and draws its conclusions based thereon:
40 grams kosher salt
50 grams peeled and finely grated fresh ginger
30 grams tightly packed finely chopped fresh sage
18 grams minced garlic
6 grams white or black pepper, freshly ground
250 ml ice water
Combine all ingredients, toss, etc, etc.
The CBO’s conclusion is that this would indeed make a delicious breakfast sausage, BASED UPON THE INFORMATION THEY HAVE RECEIVED.
And it would!
BUT, for anyone with any experience making sausage, it would be apparent that the most important ingredient is missing:
2.25 KG boneless pork shoulder, diced
AKA the “Doctor Fix”
NOW, does this highlight an inherent flaw in the CBO? Of course it does!
Essentially, the CBO follows the classic cliche:
“Garbage in, garbage out.”
P.S. For anyone interested in making this sausage, I would be happy to provide all of the information you need to complete it. It really is wonderful. Once you have made and enjoyed fresh homemade sausage, it is a real eye - opener, and much more simple than you may think. It’s easy to make into patties. No need messing about with sheep intestines or the like.
Peace and love,
Stephen Charles
Sorry about the gratuitous sex thing.
BUT, almost as exciting, we have a brief tutorial for those uninformed about yet another governmental load of utter horseshit.
OKAY. The Congressional Budget Office is a “ non partisan” organization created by the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974.
I like the sound of “impoundment” - how ‘bout you?
OKAY, again. Let’s just get this out of the way immediately: The CBO can ONLY WORK WITH THE INFORMATION IT RECEIVES FROM WHOMEVER SUBMITS THAT INFORMATION.
So, any time you hear someone referring to the conclusions of the CBO, there should be klaxons, alarms, bells, alarms and more klaxons and bells going off in your head.
If it doesn’t sit properly in your gut, these alarms should send your bullshit detector off the end of the BS scale. I don’t care whether it’s the left or right, once again, say it with me:
The CBO can ONLY WORK WITH THE INFORMATION IT RECEIVES FROM WHOMEVER SUBMITS THAT INFORMATION.
Oddly enough, the conclusions of the CBO are spoken of as a modern day Rosetta Stone, as though the results are impervious to any serious further discussion; the case is closed, the translation is without fault.
SO - let’s, for example, have a go at breakfast sausage! (I like food analogies, if you haven’t yet figured that out...)
The CBO receives this recipe, and draws its conclusions based thereon:
40 grams kosher salt
50 grams peeled and finely grated fresh ginger
30 grams tightly packed finely chopped fresh sage
18 grams minced garlic
6 grams white or black pepper, freshly ground
250 ml ice water
Combine all ingredients, toss, etc, etc.
The CBO’s conclusion is that this would indeed make a delicious breakfast sausage, BASED UPON THE INFORMATION THEY HAVE RECEIVED.
And it would!
BUT, for anyone with any experience making sausage, it would be apparent that the most important ingredient is missing:
2.25 KG boneless pork shoulder, diced
AKA the “Doctor Fix”
NOW, does this highlight an inherent flaw in the CBO? Of course it does!
Essentially, the CBO follows the classic cliche:
“Garbage in, garbage out.”
P.S. For anyone interested in making this sausage, I would be happy to provide all of the information you need to complete it. It really is wonderful. Once you have made and enjoyed fresh homemade sausage, it is a real eye - opener, and much more simple than you may think. It’s easy to make into patties. No need messing about with sheep intestines or the like.
Peace and love,
Stephen Charles
THE UTTER HYPOCRISY OF THE LEFT
THE UTTER HYPOCRISY OF THE LEFT
This post may seem a bit rambling and incoherent at times, because I am quite simply writing off of the top of my head, and I want to maintain a sense of my outrage and disgust without over analyzing...
The horrific incident that unfolded in AZ over the weekend gave the left an immediate opportunity to spew their typical kneejerk reactions - the target - hold on to your seats, boys and girls, THE RIGHT.
BEFORE any facts whatsoever were released, the left immediately jumped into the fray connecting this tragic act and “The vitriol of the Right” and “Hate Speech” attributed to such figures as Rush Limbaugh, Sarah Palin, Glenn Beck, etc. In other words, “The Usual Suspects.”
YOU MAY REMEMBER after the Fort Hood massacre, that the left pleaded for patience, not jumping to conclusions, calm, etc, etc.
No such request here, however. A perfect opportunity to castigate and incriminate one of the things that the left fears most - FREE SPEECH. It is free unless, of course, it comes from them.
MAKE NO MISTAKE. There are assholes aplenty in both the right and left. What bothers me most is how quickly the left will take advantage of a “crisis” such as this to move forward with their agenda of restriction of speech, guns, you know, the typical stuff.
IN MY OPINION, the left is much more guilty of hateful, incendiary actions and words.
One TINY example:
Hey - you may find this funny, or appropriate, or non - inflammatory.
I really don’t care. I am a fan of free speech.
I find it as offensive as I would if Obama were the target.
What bothers me is the double standard that many people exhibit, primarily on the left.
“WE CAN DO IT, BUT YOU CAN’T.”
If anyone reading this can find a similar example of somesuch from the right, I feel confident that I can go 2 to 1 with you. Don’t bring the Obama as The Joker, or as Hitler, because that would be far too easy.
Let’s all stay focused on the fact that in a free society, horrendous things happen from time to time.
To paraphrase JFK, “It is not hard to kill The President. All you have to be willing to do is sacrifice your life for his.”
That could well apply to any one walking the planet, really.
What we have here is a wacko. Plain and simple.
Stop with the political haymaking already and focus on supporting the families of those that were killed or injured in this horrible incident.
Peace and Love,
Stephen Charles
This post may seem a bit rambling and incoherent at times, because I am quite simply writing off of the top of my head, and I want to maintain a sense of my outrage and disgust without over analyzing...
The horrific incident that unfolded in AZ over the weekend gave the left an immediate opportunity to spew their typical kneejerk reactions - the target - hold on to your seats, boys and girls, THE RIGHT.
BEFORE any facts whatsoever were released, the left immediately jumped into the fray connecting this tragic act and “The vitriol of the Right” and “Hate Speech” attributed to such figures as Rush Limbaugh, Sarah Palin, Glenn Beck, etc. In other words, “The Usual Suspects.”
YOU MAY REMEMBER after the Fort Hood massacre, that the left pleaded for patience, not jumping to conclusions, calm, etc, etc.
No such request here, however. A perfect opportunity to castigate and incriminate one of the things that the left fears most - FREE SPEECH. It is free unless, of course, it comes from them.
MAKE NO MISTAKE. There are assholes aplenty in both the right and left. What bothers me most is how quickly the left will take advantage of a “crisis” such as this to move forward with their agenda of restriction of speech, guns, you know, the typical stuff.
IN MY OPINION, the left is much more guilty of hateful, incendiary actions and words.
One TINY example:
Hey - you may find this funny, or appropriate, or non - inflammatory.
I really don’t care. I am a fan of free speech.
I find it as offensive as I would if Obama were the target.
What bothers me is the double standard that many people exhibit, primarily on the left.
“WE CAN DO IT, BUT YOU CAN’T.”
If anyone reading this can find a similar example of somesuch from the right, I feel confident that I can go 2 to 1 with you. Don’t bring the Obama as The Joker, or as Hitler, because that would be far too easy.
Let’s all stay focused on the fact that in a free society, horrendous things happen from time to time.
To paraphrase JFK, “It is not hard to kill The President. All you have to be willing to do is sacrifice your life for his.”
That could well apply to any one walking the planet, really.
What we have here is a wacko. Plain and simple.
Stop with the political haymaking already and focus on supporting the families of those that were killed or injured in this horrible incident.
Peace and Love,
Stephen Charles
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