Propaganda and Demagoguery

Posted on August 28, 2012 by | 6 comments

Propaganda and Demagoguery

Contrary to the propaganda and demagoguery being spewed everywhere (I KNOW!!!!  Those were really fancy words, huh?  I have no idea what any of them mean.  But WOW I felt smart using them), Republicans do NOT want dirty air and water.

(That was a short clip – I don’t want to be accused of taking the President’s words out of context – again – so if you want to see it IN context go here.)

***TANGENT ALERT***  Imagine a family seated around the dinner table.  Little Johnny gets up and  takes a drink, and his father jumps up and smacks him on the back of the head. “Spit that out!” he screams “what are you thinking?  That’s clean water. Don’t drink that! We want dirty water in this family.”

 Republicans don’t want to throw grandma off a cliff. They do not want to rob the elderly of Medicare, they don’t want to “put ya’ll back in chains,” and they certainly don’t want to take food out of the mouths of babies.

According to the Huffington Post (hardly a right leaning organization) “Nearly half, 48.5%, of the population lived in a household that received some type of government benefit in the first quarter of 2010.”

Nearly half?  Of that 34.2% of Americans lived in a household that received benefits such as food stamps, subsidized housing, and cash welfare or Medicaid (the federal-state health care program for the poor), the rest was made up of Medicare and Social Security.

34.2% is a huge number.  Now a “hand up” doesn’t bother anyone I know.  It is the “handouts” that are a problem.  If you’re a nineteen year old woman, who is a single parent, struggling to make ends meet, trying to better yourself by going to a trade school of some kind, then I think you should be enrolled in WIC, or programs like it.  For the father of a family of five whose company closed its doors after twelve years of employment, you are entitled to a little help.  A twenty-nine year old man, who hasn’t had an honest job, and has fathered six children with four different women, and on welfare, you sir, are a piece of shit.  That’s it.  It is time to grow up.  Time to pull up your big boy pants, and get a job.  I don’t know anyone who is so heartless they have a problem with a “safety net.”  The problem is many on welfare treat the safety net like a hammock.  (Quick side note: both my parents read this.  You have NO idea the amount of grief I just subjected myself to by using a swear word, but it is honestly how I feel.)  You can’t tell me that all of the 34% are unable to care for themselves. Many, yes.  I’ll even accept most.  But all?  No.

So with almost half of the country receiving some sort of assistance from the government, what does the current administration do to curb the problem?  Why, they PROMOTE the use of food stamps.  YAAA!!  (That link is audio only)

Again, if you need help, and there are many who do, I get it.  What really gets my goat (other than goat thieves, obviously) is when you are behind a guy at a convenience store, who has tattoos crawling down his arms, legs and out of his wife beater T-shirt, who purchases beer and cigarettes, and then hits you up for “spare change” as you exit the store.  Yeah, that JUST BARELY happened.

In my little brain it wouldn’t be so bad of we could ensure the money was spent well, or wisely.  But we don’t.  According to the Washington Times American tax payers spend $80 billion each year financing food stamps.  “The amount spent on food stamps has more than doubled in recent years, [and] the amount of food stamps laundered into cash has increased dramatically, government statistics show.”

That isn’t the only place government wastes money. In 2011 the Government Accountability Office (GAO) issued a report identifying over $200 billion in unnecessary, duplicative programs.

Last year Senator Coburn made a small list of some stupid government projects, some of those include:

“The IRS approved roughly $1 billion in tax credits intended for energy efficiency home improvements to individuals who did not even own a house. These recipients included prisoners and children, some probably not even old enough to own a doll house.

“Dead Federal Employees Continue to Get Benefits Checks – (U.S. Office of

Personnel Management) $120 Million.

“Millions In Foreign Aid to… China? – (Department of State & U.S. Agency for

International Development) $17.80 Million.”

Then we have unnecessary departments like the Department of Education who has 5,000 employees with an annual discretionary budget (2011) of $69.9 billion.  Why can’t education be managed on the state level?

What about Solyndra ($535 million)?

Then we spend billions in government subsidies like adding ethanol to gasoline (what a stupid idea).  If it was a good idea the government wouldn’t NEED to subsidize it.  The free market would figure out a way to make it work.

What we need is a guy to run for President, who once owned a successful company whose mission was to go line by line through the budget of major companies, making them profitable again.  OHMIGOSH, wouldn’t it be awesome if he chose as his running mate, a man who was the Chairman of the House Budget Committee, who played a major role in drafting and promoting budgetary proposals, who understands the government’s budget better then anyone?  Yeah, that would be awesome.  That would turn this country around.

 

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This made me laugh…

Posted on August 22, 2012 by | 1 comment

This made me laugh…

It’s like a visual haiku of the Obama administration.

AND it captures his “good side.”

 

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“You didn’t build that Government. We did.”

Posted on August 15, 2012 by | 1 comment

“You didn’t build that Government.  We did.”

By Danny Quinney (with contributions from Dave Young)

I haven’t written in a few weeks.  SOOOOOOOOOOOO much has happened I want to write about.  Just to give you a little peek into what I do, I read an article or two, copy the ones I like, write a few notes, and put it in a folder on my computer.  My folder is pretty full.  My problem is that I might have an AWESOME idea of something to say, but if I don’t jump all over it, time marches on without me.  If the thing happened two months ago I don’t want to write about it at the time, the ideas still swirl around my OCD head, until I get them on paper.  It’s madding.

On July 16, 2012 the President went off the teleprompter for a moment and gave us a glimpse into his head (I know.  REALLY TIMELY, eh?)

I’m going to touch on this for just a minute.  Then I’m going to tie it into something he said this Sunday.

First the “You didn’t build that” crap:

“If you’ve got a business, you didn’t build that,” Obama said.  “Somebody else made that happen.”

You know, if you reeeeeeally think about, the President has a point.  Really.  I didn’t write this myself:  I listened to his speech, someone taught me the rules of grammar, and Google helped me spell things (Honestly, it’s embarrassing that 90% of my Google history is made up of words I’m not sure how to spell – and yes – I Googled embarrassing).  And if you go WAAAAAAAAY back none of us would have or could have done anything on our own if our parents hadn’t done unmentionable things with each other.  So bravo, Mr. President.  Bravo.

It kind of reminds me of Elizabeth Warren’s speech a few months ago where she gave credit to the nation’s infrastructure for entrepreneurial success.  You know because the government built the road that led to your place of business they should get the credit for your successful business.

But wait a minute…The interstate hasn’t always been here.  Hmmm…I guess that means there was never a successful person before then.

To me it is a kind of scary we have a President who actually believes all success in America was because of our Government.  The truth of the matter is people aren’t successful because of our government.  They are successful in spite of our government.

“There are a lot of wealthy, successful Americans who agree with me because they want to give something back.  If you’ve been successful, you didn’t get there on your own. You didn’t get there on your own,” Obama continued, “I’m always struck by people who think, well, it must be because I was just so smart. There are a lot of smart people out there.  It must be because I worked harder than everybody else.  Let me tell you something — there are a whole bunch of hardworking people out there.”

I don’t know about you, but I know some really stupid rich people.  Even the Über-rich have their share of really stupid moments.  Quick side note: I HATE IT when writers “Überize” things.  That is adding Über to something to make it sound cool, or hip.  UUGH.  It seriously makes me wanna vomit.  And there I just did it.   (No.  I didn’t just “vomit.”  I mean I used the word Über).  The difference is, the successful took a risk at some point in their lives and then worked their little fingers to the bones.  It takes a lot of hard work to succeed.

“If you were successful, somebody along the line gave you some help.  There was a great teacher somewhere in your life.  Somebody helped to create this unbelievable American system that we have that allowed you to thrive.  Somebody invested in roads and bridges. If you’ve got a business, you didn’t build that.  Somebody else made that happen,” he said. “The Internet didn’t get invented on its own.  Government research created the Internet so that all the companies could make money off the Internet.”

So if my business doesn’t work out will the repercussions fall on my 4th grade teacher, my parents, or the road?  Hmmmm no.  I wonder if they will come take away the road by my business.  If that road, and the people who built it, are responsible for my success wouldn’t they also responsible when I screw up and fall flat on my face?

No.  The Government is NOT responsible for every success story in America.  It takes a lot of hard work.

And by the way, I love how the President’s example includes that of a “great teacher.”  But please allow me to clarify something.  It is true.  There are a lot of great teachers out there who have inspired a lot of people.  I’ve had great teachers.  We all have.  Everyone one of us has teachers, friends, mentors, and family that we rely on.  And hopefully, we’re teachers and mentors for others as well.  I’m all for working together.  Most of the best things in life are created by individuals who collaborate and rely on teams.  I believe in teamwork.  What I don’t believe, is that the Government is a necessary member of the team.  Great teachers are one thing.  Government intervention is another.

WOW.  I started that with “I’m going to touch on this for a minute.”  That was almost a novel.

Now to what was said this last Sunday.

There is soooo much that bothers me about that clip.  First, from now on whenever you see the phrase “Shared Prosperity” read “Robbery.”  Taking what someone else has earned, by force, and giving it to someone else, or spending it on policies that continue to fail, is robbery.  Plain and simple.  Another catch-phrase the President has created this election is, “The rich need to pay their fair share.”  It’s a cute phrase.  It rolls right off your tongue.  The problem is, it doesn’t mean anything.  What exactly is “fair?” If the IRS grabbed 100 percent of income over $1 million, 100%!!!!  They would take in $616 billion.  That’s only a third of this year’s deficit.  (The word “deficit” is a fancy way of saying “what we over spend”).  Our national debt would continue to explode.  It’s stupid.  Future Vice President Paul Ryan has said it countless times: we don’t have a revenue problem, we have a spending problem.  In fact, no matter how much the government brings in, I think we’d all agree that government spending will rise to meet exceed tax revenue income.

Another thing that bothers me about the clip is this:

“I believe we have to go forward.  I believe we have to keep working to create an America where no matter who you are, no matter what you look like, no matter where you come from, no matter what your last name is, no matter who you love, you can make it here if you try.”

First of all show me any American who doesn’t believe you can “make it if you try.”  There isn’t one.  And then there is the whole, “no matter who you are…last name…what you look like…blah, blah, blah” crap.  This is the President, of the United States, the most powerful man in world, who was, for the most part, educated overseas, didn’t step foot on the mainland of America until he was in his late teens, who (while the country is fighting several wars against radical Islam) has the name Barack Hussein Obama, and who, incidently, is black, implying that America is currently NOT a country were you can succeed no matter who you are, what you look like, where you are from, or what your last name is.  HE is the ultimate American success story!!!

The reason this kind of rhetoric bothers me is because it further divides us all into classes. People are no longer “successful.”  Instead, they are “rich.”  It implies that having money is a bad thing.  It’s a socialistic mentality.  It creates dependence.  What we need to do is encourage creativity, success and entrepreneurship.

With both clips, Obama’s view beings and ends with “you didn’t build that.”  So it’s not yours.  If it’s not yours it can be taken away.

 

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Things I want my sons to know

Posted on July 12, 2012 by | 8 comments

This one was a little bit hard for me to write.  You see, I have wanted my little website here to have mass appeal, something for everyone.  It’s just that I…well…(hmmmm).  Let me explain.

My second son, Christopher, is seventeen years old.  The church I belong to is taking all the 16-18 year olds (the Young Men) up to a camp this week.  They asked the parents to secretly write a letter to their sons.  At the end of the week the boys will be presented with the letters.  My wife and I were planning on writing it together, but she ended up writing it herself.  This doesn’t bother me at all.  I had actually started a list of things to write about and have chosen to share them here on the website. Many of the things I wrote down have mass appeal, while others are particular to my faith.  My internal struggle was in deciding if I wanted to include the particulars here.  I finally decided to include them.  I figured I wouldn’t be true to myself if I didn’t.

Things I want my sons to know

Some people are just jerks:  It has always amazed me how much the opinions of others matter.  Their opinions don’t.  I once heard someone say that “you wouldn’t worry so much about what other people thought of you if you realized how often they do”. Think about it. You have family, friends, associates, neighbors and a list of others who think you’re a great guy.  You have one person who doesn’t like you and it’s all you can think about.  That’s like going to a park to have a picnic and putting your blanket by the only pile of dog crap.

First dates should always be fun, and cheap.  If the young woman you have on a date with you can’t have fun unless there is a $90.00 steak in front of her – take her home.  You don’t want any part of that.

Pray and be a spiritual leader.

Get an education.  My biggest regret of my life is not finishing college.  It isn’t the piece of paper I miss.  It’s what it represents. KNOWLEDGE.  Remember, your knowledge and education is something that nobody can take away from you.  If college isn’t your thing (it should be) be educated in the field you choose.  You will never regret it.

When paying your tithing, remember the first 10 percent is 10%.  The last 10 percent is 100%.  Think about it.

Don’t ever believe what you’re told. Seriously.  Don’t ever believe it.  Be critical of everything you hear.  That includes your teachers, professors, media, church leaders, and parents.  There is such thing as Truth.  Find it.  Just don’t blindly follow anyone.

A boy becomes a man when a man is needed.

Womanhood and motherhood are only equal to manhood and Priesthood IF a man magnifies his Priesthood.  That means you have to work at it.  Men, by our nature, are selfish.  The Priesthood helps us out of our shell.  It “forces” us to look to the outside and see how we can help our fellow man.  That could mean setting up chairs, or shoveling snow for the neighbors.  Look for ways to serve.

Be patriotic.  Does the United States have problems?  Yes.  Are there parts of our history that are embarrassing?  Absolutely.  The United States is still the best country in the world.  Remember, this country is the first country to ever be born.  Ever.  Every other country in the history of the world was made from brutal /  tribal warfare.  The United States was created by a brilliant set of men who rationally produced something by thought.

From now until the day you die, your brain and your penis will be fighting a never-ending battle to see who rules you, your decision making, your choices, and your future. You CANNOT let your penis win.  It is so true men were given two heads, and only enough blood to control one at a time.  Your penis is tricky, dastardly, diabolical, deceiving, deceptive, and…well…a prick.  DO NOT make any life decisions with an erection.  Sexual urges are not bad.  They are good. There is a time and a place for them.

Who you marry is the single biggest decision you will EVER make.  Your current and future happiness depend on this decision.  I could expound on this for pages.  But I’m going to let that stand.

Once you are married NEVER say the word “divorce.”  Once it is said, it’s an option.  My mom gave your mother and me this advice before we were married.  It is BRILLIANT.

Learn to save money while you’re young because you’ll need it some day.

The grass is never greener. Women are different animals.  Although they have their personal quirks and idiosyncrasies, there isn’t much difference about what makes them them. I sincerely believe if you took 100 random men and asked them to list the 10 things that most annoy them about their wives, the lists would be pretty much the same.

I’m bringing this up because there will be a point in your marriage were you’ll think “there has got to be a better option than this.”  Chances are there isn’t. Every relationship goes through stages.  The “honeymoon” stage is the funnest and a lot of marriages end when that stage ends.  It’s sad.  Just remember the grass is never greener.  Make sure you commit to the right person so that your love for and attraction to her will help you deal with the inevitable “drrrrrrs (eyeroll)” period.

STAY OUTTA DEBT!!!!  OHMIGOSH stay out of debt.  It is prison.  It is the worst thing you could do.  Education, maybe.  Modest home, if you have to.  Modest car, maybe.  Dinner and a movie, NEVER.

Always buy quality.  Again advice my mom gave me.  If there are two garlic presses for sale, one for $3.00 the other for $10.00, if you have to, save up and buy the one for ten bucks.  You will never regret it.

Don’t ever be a bully and don’t ever start a fight.  But always defend yourself.

Do whatever you have to do to provide for your family If that means working three jobs – do it. Trust me, it sucks.  FYI, if you get an education your ability to provide really increases.

Speak up.  Don’t be afraid to say what you feel.  If you have something meaningful to say, say it.

Never pass up the opportunity to Shut-up.  I know it doesn’t mesh with what I just said, but…you’ll figure it out.

Peer pressure is a scary thing.  Be a good leader and others will follow.

Treat everyone with respect.  Especially women, girls and children

Whatever you’ve been asked to do, do just a little bit more. Exceed expectations. If your Mom asks you to wash the dishes, wash them AND wipe off the counter.  If your Dad asks you to mow the lawn, mow it AND pick up any stray trash.  If your parent’s are expecting a ‘C’ grade, fight and claw for a ‘B.’ I know this sounds like nothing but extra work.  But in business, it makes it so you are irreplaceable to your employer, and gets you new customers.  In your relationships, it builds trust.  The difference between ordinary and extraordinary is only five letters.  Just a little ‘extra.’

Be strong and tender at the same time.

Sharpen the saw When I was in my early twenties I read “Seven Habits of Highly Effective People” by Stephen R. Covey.  The seventh habit is “Sharpen the Saw.”  There are three aspects to you.  Your body, your spirit and your brain.  Make time to sharpen each.

And last of all  Remember who you are and what you represent.  Be good, do good.

 

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The gift that keeps on…er…taking (?)

Posted on June 27, 2012 by | 1 comment

The gift that keeps on….er….taking (?)

 I have to warn you from here, this is going to be juvenile.   I took this screen shot so you could see it.  It got my creative juices flowing, which can almost NEVER be good.

It reads:

“Register with Obama 2012

 Got a special milestone or event coming up?

 Instead of another gift card you’ll forget to use, ask your friends and family for something that will go a little further: a donation to Obama for America. Register your next celebration—whether it’s a birthday, bar or bat mitzvah, wedding, or anniversary—with the Obama campaign. It’s a great way to show your support for a cause that’s important to you on your big day.

Oh yeah…here we go!!!  That will really stimulate the economy.  So I got to thinking, what are some other ideas the Obama Campaign hasn’t tapped into yet?  Here are some suggestions, feel free to add your own.

  •  In lieu of flowers for the death of your loved one, reelect Obama!
  •  Do you really need all those extra organs? For each kidney you give, the president could have an extra 30 second ad in Ohio.
  •  Does your daughter still have her virginity? Let Obama For America find a buyer on our new auction site oBay!
  •  Stop paying for groceries! Get food stamps & send your grocery money to Obama!
  •  $50 and you can be a honorary czar for the day.
  •  Tell your kids that if they’re good all year Santa will donate their gifts to Obama.
  •  Are you expecting? Don’t punish yourself with a baby! Abort and give the money you would have spend raising a child to Obama.
  •  Dying?  Remember Obama in your will.
  •  HEY!!!!  We could sell California to Mexico. We’ll still have 56 states to go.
  •  For each $1000.00 donation you will receive a permit to drink a 32 oz. Big Gulp in the middle of Times Square.
  •  For Sale: Official “It’s Bush’s Fault” certificate with Obama’s signature.
  •  Instead of that expensive kidney dialysis, consider making a donation to Obama’s reelection campaign.  I mean really?  How selfish are you.
  •  Pin the Tail on the Pelosi.
  •  “And then children, you put your tooth under your pillow and the Tooth Fairy comes in while you sleep and donates money to Obama.”
  •  A bikini car wash – featuring: Hillary Clinton, Janet Napolitano, Michelle Obama, and Ruth Bader Ginsburg

COME ON!!!!  You can’t say I didn’t warn you.  I told you it was juvenile.  Look on the bright side, at least your not paying to read this crap.

Wanna share your suggestions?

 

LIFEZILLA:  I don’t “suffer” from insanity.  I enjoy every single second of it.

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Oh No, I so sowwy! Did I huwt youw wittwe feewings?

Posted on June 22, 2012 by | 1 comment

Oh No, I so sowwy!  Did I huwt youw wittwe feewings? 

It has been a crazy busy week.  I have soooooooo much I want to write about.  I’m tempted to write about Fast and Furious (it’s complicated, but I think I’ll understand it better if I write it out), I want to write about Mayor Bloomberg doubling down on his stupid idea to ban soft drinks.  He is now including popcorn in the ban (OH, and just so you know, Los Angeles, and Cambridge, MA are also considering similar bans.)  But I’m not going to write about any of those things…yet.  What really got me going today was an email a friend of mine sent me last week.  It annoys me so much I, almost, wish I didn’t read it.

On June 11, Todd Starnes wrote an article titled, “NYC Educators Back Ban on Patriotic Song.”  The article describes an incident where, Greta Hawkins, the principal of the Edna Cohen School in Coney Island, instructed teachers to remove the song from the upcoming program, a kindergarten graduation ceremony. Staffers at the school told the New York Post that Hawkins was afraid the song might “offend other cultures.”

What song was it she found so offensive?  “God Bless the USA”

Here are the lyrics to the song:

God Bless The USA

by Lee Greenwood

If tomorrow all the things were gone,
I’d worked for all my life.
And I had to start again,
with just my children and my wife.

I’d thank my lucky stars,
to be livin here today.
Cause the flag still stands for freedom,
and they can’t take that away.

And I’m proud to be an American,
where at least I know I’m free.
And I wont forget the men who died,
who gave that right to me.

And I gladly stand up,
next to you and defend her still today.
Cause there ain’t no doubt I love this land,
God bless the USA.

From the lakes of Minnesota,
to the hills of Tennessee.
Across the plains of Texas,
From sea to shining sea.

From Detroit down to Houston,
and New York to L.A.
Well there’s pride in every American heart,
and its time we stand and say.

That I’m proud to be an American,
where at least I know I’m free.
And I wont forget the men who died,
who gave that right to me.

And I gladly stand up,
next to you and defend her still today.
Cause there ain’t no doubt I love this land,
God bless the USA.

And I’m proud to be and American,
where at least I know I’m free.
And I wont forget the men who died,
who gave that right to me.

And I gladly stand up,
next to you and defend her still today.
Cause there ain’t no doubt I love this land,
God bless the USA

I KNOW!!!  How offensive are those lyrics?  Whoever wrote them must be a monster!

Normally, I souport publik edekasion but this is just beyond ridiculous.  Instead of this patriotic song, “God Bless the USA” students performed “Baby,” a Justin Bieber song about teenage romance.  Ahhhhhh isn’t that just super cute?

Rep. Michael Grimm (R-NY) issued a statement condemning the principal’s actions.

“I have just one question for this principal – who exactly are we offending?  The only thing offensive about any of this is the anti-American message being engrained in our youth. We all should be proud to be American and we should never ever apologize for it.” He added, “It’s time we stop letting our political correctness destroy our values and American traditions, and start embracing the exceptional people and cultures that make our country great.”

The New York City Board of Education defended the principal’s decision.  In a statement to the Post, Dennis Walcott, the chancellor of NYC schools, defended Hawkins by saying, “It’s her judgment to make that decision.  You have to really wonder about some of the lyrics in the song, so I have to rely on the principal’s judgment along that line.”

You have to “wonder” about the lyrics?  Wonder about what?  Now, I’m not the most highly educated man.  Sincerely, I’m one of the stupidest people I know, but I have brainwashed myself into believing it is a thousand times better to have common sense without education than to have education without common sense.

Barry Lynn, executive director of Americans United for Separation of Church and State, said Hawkins has been unfairly attacked for banning the song.

Unfairly attacked?  Guess what Mr. Unfairly attacked?  The Pity Train has just derailed at the intersection of Suck It Up & Move On, and crashed into Get Over Yourself, before coming to a complete stop at Pull Your Head Out. If you have any complaints forward em to 1-800-waa-aaah.  Guess what sunshine! Life doesn’t revolve around you.

Lee Greenwood, who wrote the popular patriotic anthem, told television station WNYW that he was troubled by the principal’s actions.

“I take exception that she said the lyrics are not age appropriate,” he said. “If my lyrics aren’t appropriate, then what is?”

No kidding.

Just for fun let’s take this “ohmigosh we might offend someone” mentality and fast forward a few years.  If an American song is dangerous because it is offensive how long until other patriotic things “offend” other cultures?  Will the American flag offend?  Remember last year five high school students were sent home for wearing an American flag on their T-shirts on Cinco de Mayo.  What about the Pledge of Allegiance?  How long until that becomes offensive?  It does, after all have the words, “America” “Flag” and “God” (which is being challenged constantly).  When did it become wrong to be proud to be an American?  Why is it wrong to teach patriotism to children and to establish a sense of pride for their country?

Personally, I don’t care if someone’s Patriotism offends anyone.  I think we should be able to be as ridiculously patriotic as we want to.  This is America.  You can’t show up here and expect us to not be Americans and proud of our country.  Can you imagine going to France and being offended everyone is speaking French? That’s probably not a great example.  They are, after all, the French.  How about visiting the Middle East and being offended when everyone faces Mecca and prays?  Could that be offensive to anyone?  Would they care?  No.  And they shouldn’t.  That’s their culture.  It’s what they do.  It’s part of the gig.

For over 200 years men and women have fought and died to protect our right to be as patriotic, or not patriotic, as we want to be.  So we could fly our flags, sing our songs, eat our hot dogs on the 4th of July, then stand with one hand to our heart and Pledge our Allegiance to one freaking awesome flag and one amazingly wonderful country.  Or not.  If that is what we chose.

(Whew….)  I don’t know about you, but I feel better.  Oh, and if I have ever offended you with my opinion, you should hear the ones I keep to myself.

 

Lifezilla: Eat your school, stay in drugs, and don’t do vegetables!!

 

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This made me laugh……..

Posted on June 21, 2012 by | 1 comment

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“…GULP…”

Posted on June 6, 2012 by | 5 comments

“Gulp”

New York must be a wonderful place to live.  Can you imagine a city with 100% employment, where crime is nonexistent, where every road is beautifully paved, and people just get along?  It MUST be that nice.  Why else would the three-term Mayor decide to put soda on his target list?

Oh you read correctly, Mayor Michael Bloomberg is proposing a ban on large servings of soda and other sugary drinks at restaurants, delis, sports arenas and movie theaters.  He proposes limiting drinks to16 ounces.  16 OUNCES!!!  What kind of wuss only drinks 16 ounces?  Seriously, I could down that in one slurp.

Well done, Mayor Bloomberg, well done (clap, clap, clap).  You deserve a standing ovation from my tallest finger.

Why is he proposing something so silly?  He wants to save us all from obesity.

This guy is proof positive you can have all the money in the world and still not be able to buy any class (or a clue).  Bloomberg is the 11th richest person in the US, but he forgot one little thing about the soda drinking ban.  It is NONE OF HIS BUSINESS.  Plus this is the same man who “recently issued a proclamation declaring Friday doughnut day in New York.”  Seriously!!!!

On the one hand I can see his point of view. Take me for instance.  I hate seeing a fat person when I’m working out (which is why I never go to gyms with mirrors).  And I TOTALLY agree that it is tragic when your country has an obesity epidemic and a skinny jean fad.  You see a larger person in skinny jeans and you can almost hear the seams of their pants screaming in pain.  Believe me.  I get it.

But how does it make any sense to have parts of the country legalizing weed, with others outlawing soda?  I’ll tell you, I’m starting to believe 99% of people in this world are stupid (luckily I’m in the other 2%).

Not to beat a dead horse here (although it does make a really interesting “thud” sound), won’t people just find other ways of being obese if that is what they choose to do?  Is soda the real problem, or is our lifestyle the problem?  How about sitting in front of a computer all day blogging, or playing “Minecraft?”  Bloomberg isn’t fighting obesity, he is advocating taking away a persons personal right to choose.  That is kind of what government does.  Ayn Rand once said, “There’s no way to rule innocent men. The only power government has is the power to crack down on criminals. When there aren’t enough criminals, one makes them. One declares so many things to be a crime that it becomes impossible for men to live without breaking laws.”  And slowly your freedom is stripped away.

According to MSNBC in 2012 there were 40,000 new state laws passed.  40,000!!! And that is only at the state level.

I found this quote by Alexis de Tocqueville from Democracy in America this morning. It literally jumped off my screen and smacked me in the face.

Society will develop a new kind of servitude which covers the surface of society with a network of complicated rules, through which the most original minds and the most energetic characters cannot penetrate. It does not tyrannise but it compresses, enervates, extinguishes, and stupefies a people, till each nation is reduced to nothing better than a flock of timid and industrious animals, of which the government is the shepherd.” 
― Alexis de Tocqueville

So we are all on the same page, I have no problem with educating people about healthy food choices.  List the calories.  But after that “Let Them Eat Cake” and wash it down with whatever size beverages our freedom loving gullets want to splurge on!!

I remember that a seat belt law was passed when I was in High School.  They wouldn’t pull you over for not wearing one, but if you were pulled over for something else you would get nabbed for it too.  I believe it was called a “secondary offence”.  This morning, coming into work, I saw a “Click it or Ticket” billboard AND heard a commercial on the radio about it.  My question is, “Who is paying for the billboards and commercials?”  Are these our tax dollars at work?  As a mature adult (HA HA HA HA), I’m sorry.  I almost got that out without laughing. As an adult, I chose to wear my seat belt.  It makes complete sense to me.  But if I choose not to it does not affect one other driver at all. Not one little bit.  If I wrap my car around a pole and go flying out the window, who is the idiot?  I AM.

It is called “reaping what you sow.”

This may sound silly, but (you Darwin believers will love this), I almost think we should remove the warning labels from everything at let the herd thin itself.

We, supposedly, live in a country where we can choose to take care of ourselves.  It’s called FREEDOM.  Choose to live wisely, or don’t.  If you choose not to, you suffer the consequences.  Why does the government want to take away our basic right to care for ourselves and families the way that works for us?  What’s next, limiting the number of children we can have?

Why do they treat us like we are so stupid?

The soda is just a symbol.  You can have my “Super Big Gulp” when you pry it from my cold, dead fingers!!!

 

 

LIFEZILLA:  So I was checking out some other websites, and I thought to myself, “why don’t I make a website that doesn’t suck?”

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“Teleprompter and Chief”

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“Teleprompter and Chief”

Okay, I gotta tell you, I received the attached video in an email recently.  It made me LOL.  Well that’s not true, I didn’t actually Laugh out Loud.  It was more of a NTN (Noise Through Nose).

So I watched this video and I thought to myself this is what happens when you elect a man who can’t hold a press conference without a teleprompter.  This got my brain swirling and I came up with all this stuff I could write about.  Like how he can’t go to an Elementary School without his teleprompter, or how in 2008 Obama was the “Manchurian Teleprompter,” or how now he is the “Teleprompter and Chief” etc, etc.

It was going to be quite witty.

But I decided to give him a pass.

I can TOTALLY see how when you have dignitaries coming from all over the world, all the time, you would get in a rut.  Just looking back I think it is funny that in July 24th, 2008 when (then) Senator Obama gave a speech in Germany the whole world was having “obamasms” over the guy.  After all, he was (according to his nomination victory speech in St. Paul on June 3, 2008) “absolutely certain that generations from now, we will be able to look back and tell our children that this was the moment…the rise of the oceans began to slow and our planet began to heal.”

Watch the video.

It seems the foreign press is on to him.

 

LIFEZILLA: Fighting the good fight against the pain and agony of stupid websites.

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“Failed Policies of the Past”

Posted on May 24, 2012 by | Comments Off on “Failed Policies of the Past”

Look at me.  Three posts in one week.  WOW… I actually wasn’t going to do anything until next week.  I just had to share this.  Yesterday President Obama was in Denver when, talking about Mitt Romney, he said Romney is “Still tied to the failed policies of the past.”  OH YEAH, you read correctly. I’ll quote it again, “Still tied to the failed policies of the past.”

Obama…said this…about a man…who has accrued a personal fortune of almost a quarter of a BILLION dollars.

If that is Obama’s idea of “failed policies” MAY I BE CURSED WITH FAILURE AND MAY I NEVER RECOVER!!!

 

LIFEZILLA: It’s the article you would write if  you had your own website.  But you don’t, so BACK OFF.

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