Border Reform

This Is The Border Patrol of the Future

Upset over Border Security, Illegal Aliens sticking in your craw? Now you can do something to help catch the nasty vermin crossing illegally with drugs, guns, and ill intent for our country! I am sorry if that offends some with sensitive natures for Mexico's poor that want to come to America for a better life but, those same people pack in drugs, guns, and even they're sons and daughters to be sold on American street corners to our own brand of criminal. Yes, we are not perfect here either. 
Here is another area that could benefit from this type of public border patrol:

Mexican pirates get hooks into Texas fishermen

And, if that doesn't work? There was a reason our founding fathers gave us the right to bear arms! And yet, Mr Calderon has the brass kahunas to come to our country and demand an assault weapon ban on our people! Would he have them defend themselves with pea shooters against the prevalent element of his government preying upon our border communities? Texans traditionally have a low tolerance for this type of terrorist warfare and with good cause. And, this plays out in hundreds of small border communities everyday. Arizona is just a warm pot of water compared to the brewing, vitriol vat seething just below the surface of these communities in Texas. Boiling point is coming!

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Remember The Fallen

Proud To Be An American

Long-lost poem reveals soldier's torment 

 A hidden gem of poetry revealing a soldier's insight into war and it's not so subtle intricacies. 

 

In war, there are no unwounded soldiers.  
~José Narosky






 To all who paid the ultimate price, all who have served, are serving, and those that will serve, I Salute You!

A Salute To Our Service Members - Fallen and Free

During this weekend of remembrance let us put aside our differences in beliefs and character to honor those that keep us safe on lands and seas far, far away from home! Let us remember the fallen heroes that gave the ultimate sacrifice to ensure we rise in the morning to a bright new day of freedom! And, remember their families sacrifices as well, sending their sons and daughters into harms way to protect us from the bad things and people that most can't even imagine in their worst nightmares. To those that have fallen and those that are serving to keep us free and safe, I Salute You!

Alaska's Folly

Applications for permits to drill in the Arctic won't be considered until 2011

I can hear the whining loud and clear from here! Jobs, jobs, jobs, lost revenue, damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead! At what cost? The BP disaster has proven that should something go wrong at that depth, the ecological price is enormous! Louisiana isn't that far away Alaska and you may want to rethink drilling in your pristine areas by Foreign conglomerates! You could be the next contestant on "The Spill is Right"! Alaska, your politicians are selling you out and when it is all said and done you will be left with a bill of sale for some empty wells and a plethora of polluted pot holes in the Earth. Those dividend checks are nice but only last as long as the oil flows. 

Spill Baby, Spill.

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All It Takes Is a Good Yank

Yankee Stadium bans the iPad

So, I am sifting through all the clutter big media calls news, looking for something to lampoon or ponder and this catches my eye. Being an avid "Bankee" hater and Apple critic, I think, here's a chance to skewer two kebabs with one spit! Righteous! As I read the article I am scratching my head trying to see the logic in banning the iPad from the stadium and wondering why anyone would bring one to a ballgame in the first place. Then I get to the Yankee stadium security policy. Wow! I am instantly visualizing entry into a prison or other secure, top secret facility. Four sentences into the policy and you get to this gem; " NOTICE: All persons specifically consent to and are subject to metal detector and physical pat-down inspections prior to entry." Oh Boy, a little wand giving me the once over and then a frisk by a frisky freak! Here a Yankee, there a Yankee, Everywhere a Yankee-Yankee! I'm pretty sure I've been violated by the time all the Yanking is done! Now it's time to check my "Junk", reposition what was Yanked, scratch, and Mooooove along with the rest of the herd. Oh yeah, my iPad...it's a good thing they didn't Doo a cavity search! Now I can read all the Crap going on outside while at the ballgame. Oh Boy!

 

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Hey BP - Less Defending, More Attacking

BP executive defends his company's response to Gulf oil spill

Everybody loves to hate BP right now and with good cause. But, they are far better equipped financially and don't have the miles of red tape required to lift a shovel or wipe a rock as would be the case if the Fed takes over this mess. The Army Corps of Engineers is already so tied up in red tape they can only stand by and watch while they try to disentangle themselves. The Coast Guard isn't faring much better. BP needs to untie the purse strings totally and attack this disaster on all the fronts, not just the one creating it. Instead of damage control teams to deal with public fallout and image, they need to get all the "experts" together and get them what they need to address the disaster in their field of expertise. And I am not talking about lawyers and lobbyists. There's already enough weasels and crooks down there trying to get rich off this already. I am no expert but, it doesn't take a rocket scientist to see a big fuster-cluck unfolding.  It's going to take some serious leadership and a coordinated effort to clean up this mess and that ain't happening right now. The people are crying fowl, Doug Suttles is fouling the Fed, and the headless BP chicken continues to run in circles like the energizer bunny. Meanwhile, back at the ranch, somebody is screwing the pooch! 

 

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A Drop in the Bucket

Mighty Mississippi vs. The Slick: Oil is winning

This is just the beginning of the consequences for this tragedy. It is sad what has been done in the interest of profit and greed under the cover of development, improvement, and job creation for the economy.  The rape and pillage of the Earth continues on a global level and this is but a microcosm in the big picture.  The effects of our actions are cumulative and the consequences will have to be faced by our children and our children's children. Our progress today is a Hell of a legacy for them tomorrow! To my grandsons and granddaughters I would just say this; I apologize for what you inherit. I hope you get to see some part of this Earth that is still unsullied by our greed and quenchless thirst for money and power. Please heed the monumental mistakes of my generation and try to live with the Earth and leave a better legacy for your grandsons and granddaughters! Progress without foresight is arrogant regression, please forgive ours! 

 

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C'mon - Give BP A Break - NOT

Rand Paul: Obama BP criticism 'un-America'

 Is this guy for real? He Really thinks Obama is being to hard on BP? He must have a home on Mars or the Moon because he can't possibly live on this planet, can he? Who do you suppose is filling his campaign war chest? I would be willing to bet it is all BP green and slipperier than Hell to hold onto! It's this kind of Rape and Pillage of the planet mentality that scares the Bejeebers out of me. I am, and I have said it before, not a tree hugger or bunny kisser but, there is no need to destroy our planet for personal gain and wealth. We have the technology to live green and do it efficiently, just not the will to make the sacrifice to get started. Government can't afford it and private sector won't do it unless it involves great profit. They already have their Oil well and will exploit it until the last drop is extracted from the Earth's veins. BP will survive, and when it is all said and done, they will Rename, Rebrand, and Reinvent themselves as another "Green" company and call it good! Rand Paul? He will have found another dirty corporation to exploit! 

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Go Home, Calderon!

Calderon blasts Arizona immigration law, seeks assault weapons ban

So, now we have a third world head of state appearing before congress, criticizing our government for not doing his bidding. He openly blames the drug wars in his country on the US and endorses the Illegal Aliens already in our country. Oh and, now he wants to dictate gun control to us as well. Maybe, just maybe, if he worked a little harder on his side of the border, all those weapons wouldn't be crossing the border in to his country illegally. Are they illegal "Immigrants" ?  Who carries the drugs in to this country and the guns in to his? US citizens or Illegal Aliens? 

I say to Mr. Calderon, get your affairs in order on your side of the border and don't come here assigning blame and demanding we fix your problems! If you want to see a corrupt government at it's worst, just look across the Rio Grande.  Go home Mr. Calderon! 

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Happiness????

Happiness Is ... Being Old, Male and Republican.

Oh Man, what is up with this? That has got to be the biggest Oxymoron I have ever read/seen! I see this statement and I visualize an old, cranky cuss in a wheelchair, popping Viagra and toting a shotgun with a picket sign for Palin in the other hand! Throw in some Reagan and Bush memorabilia posted on the walls and the picture is complete! Soooo, this is what happiness looks like...

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Palin and Pals Conspire to Takeover the NRA

Speakers at NRA convention target Washington, midterms

This is why I don't support the NRA anymore. Politics and government are a fickle mistress to climb into bed with and get too cozy! Just like BP, all it will take is one shooting by some Lunatic Fringe reject and the NRA will become today's scandal and tomorrows most recent jilted lover on a long list of organizations used by politicians and government to get elected and gain favor of the sheeple. Baaaaad relationship! Ironically, by supporting a party or politician, the NRA does exactly what it is protesting. Supporting more government involvement within the organization! A conspiracy theorist would see something very sinister going on here...maybe there is! Oho....I think I just heard Mr. Heston roll over in his grave! Get Jesse Ventura on the Red Line! Palin and Pals are staging a coup of the NRA! 

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The Tip Of The Iceberg

Flood of outside money hits the primaries

This is what the Five Minutes of commercials during your prime time shows will consist of very soon. And yes, that's five minutes each commercial cycle, not just total per show. This is just the beginning and already there are numerous charges of Racism, Discrimination, and downright Vulgarity. Billions will be spent to spread half truths and innuendos with no accountability for the reaction and actions of the malleable sheeple that take everything at face value! Viva Les Election! 

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Bull Balls - A Political Oxymoron

Doomsday for Congress' 'old bulls'

Old Bulls, what does that mean really?  In this context it describes public servants that have long ago stopped serving the public and made a career out of worrying about their next reelection bid. What two words scare these Old Bulls more then any other? Term Limits! Bulls should not be allowed to get lazy and fat in the pastures of the people. Old Bulls are just that, old hands at shoveling Bull while grazing at the peoples expense! You won't find anything dangling at the back of these bulls though as they neutered themselves the first time they put their own reelection bids over the people's business. The only bulls with balls are the young, newly elected bulls, but they are quickly set upon and shown the greenest grazing areas by the old bulls. If they want to remain in the preferred pastures they must join the herd and follow the old bulls to the neutering table. Once neutered, the young bulls become domestic bulls and are handed a silver shovel to do their business with. The Old, Fat Bulls tend the herd! 

 

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3D in Double D

Playboy to publish 3-D centerfold

Oh Boy, Playboy in 3D! It must have been a slow news day at CNN! At least Jenny Moos did an udderly humorous job uncovering it! I wonder if the text is 3D too because men just buy the magazine for the articles you know! I mean hey, who wouldn't like to read a good 38DD font while staying abreast of the latest in what women aren't wearing? I wonder if they have to use a special air brush to do 3D. It would be tragic if that unsightly mole or genital wart jumped off the page and smacked you upside the oglers! 

 

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TMI (too much information)

Fears surround over-the-counter genetic tests 

Well, leave it to the private sector to market something like this after doing all the research at the tax payers expense! Of course, one could theorize, because the government funded the research, the tests will be added to the National database of DNA samples. Hooooo Boy... get Jesse Ventura on the red line again because we got another whopper brewing here! 

 

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The Morning Dose of Reality

All the news fit to print, or not. Mostly not. How can a person not be depressed when this is their daily offering of what has transpired for a day in the world. And, this is a good day. There was a day last week that was so negative, even the most optimistic had to shake their head and wonder how high that leap of faith is. What syndrome is this and why isn't there a pill to fix it? Wait, it's time for my Zoloft, Abilify, and a fistful of other pills that make me feel better and the Dr. says I will die without. Obviously he hasn't read the side effects!
Ok, an hour later and things look much better. Excuse me while I wipe the drool off myself and try to get my thoughts organized. Where was I? Oh yeah, peace, love, beads, lots of bare breasts....I mean beads...I wonder if that's where the beads/breast thing originated....could have something to do with burning bras...braless beads....I mean breasts....where was I again...I am starting to feel like a  boob! What were the side effects of those pills again? My chest hurts, Thor is swinging his hammer in my head, I can't move my right arm, and my face is twitching horribly! But, I am peacefully in love with the brilliant beads and babbling boobs on my television. I'll try to keep you abreast of  my progress from my pretty rubber room!

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Happy Mothers Day

Rudderless and Clueless - The SS Conservative Sails Aground...Again

New Conservative Groups Focus on Messaging, but What Message? 

And the message is? I'll take "what is a rudder" for a thousand Alex. Of course there are other messages and lessons to be learned. Oh, but wait, this isn't about learning, it's about obstructing, name calling, and throwing temper tantrums to get what they want. And, now they can spend a lot of money towards that goal, dress up some old lies, and rename it something palatable for the followers to vote for. Same old course but with a new captain at the helm with the same old results. Some Beach....some where! 

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Fox and Brent Bozell - "Stupid Voters"

Brent Bozo - It's all the Stupid Voters fault! 

And then he goes on to say the majority of Americans disagree with the voters choices? What a Bozo! Isn't the majority "the voters" that cast the most votes for a cause or election? This guy and Fox use a form of fuzzy math that the Majority doesn't get....I guess. And, Fox, Mr. Bozo, I resent you labeling me as a "Stupid Voter"! The last time I checked the popular vote was for the party in control and I was under the impression that elections were about what the Majority wanted. Oh wait, I guess that didn't work out so well in 2000. That must be where you get that fuzzy Majority math from, when the Popular Vote, aka the Majority, was ignored and the Minority candidate became president. It all becomes crystal clear now! What a Bozo!

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Another Fox News Subsidiary

GOP about to go online with 'Commitment to America'

 

Well, this ought to be interesting. If you want to see a sampling of what this will look like, head on over to Fox news and check out the comment section of their news stories. Questions abound. Who is paying for this?  Who will moderate this and how? What data will they collect about the people that utilize it? Who will control the mobs they incite? And, in the end it is just another venue to promote lies and falsehoods to regain power. "Good Old Propaganda" 

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Rubber Ducky You're the One

U.S. exempted BP rig from environmental study 

How many millions were spent by BP lobbyists to get the "Rubber Stamp"? It's like buying an insurance policy to cover blame when it all blows up! I mean hey, they didn't do anything wrong, did they? They bought their exemption legal like, fair and square. Now they can point the finger back at the government and blame them for not regulating them properly!  Politicians in every restroom around the country are scrambling to wash the oil off their hands and BP is just getting started calling in the markers! It remains to be seen whether this disaster is thoroughly investigated or enough money is spent on smoke and mirrors to cover a lot of crude people with their asses stuck in the oil barrels! If I was a TP salesman I would be heading for the gulf with truckloads of Charmin! 

 

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Feary Dust Swiffers in a New Era

'Smart dust' aims to monitor everything

This was bound to happen the moment Swiffer snubbed your ordinary broom and duster by stealing the fair maiden's hearts! Swiffer may be good looking and efficient but the broom and duster are smarter and have revenge on their whiskers. By relabeling a VHS tape and calling it "Smart Dust", the broom and duster have infiltrated the forgotten storage spaces in most households and are poised to take down the Swiffer menace! To fund this massive assault, the broom and duster have agreed to sell all data from the "Smart Dust" to Big Brother Hoover for filing in the National database! 

Call in Jesse Ventura I think we got a whopper of a conspiracy here! 

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The Big One

Oil spill is the ‘bad one’ experts feared

Just as Nascar fans are sure the "Big One" will happen at Talladega or Daytona, BP and the world should have known this was going to happen at some point!

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Drawing a Blank

I got nothing for today other than an old video; If McCain and Palin won '08.



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The BS at BP is Not PC, Or is It?

BP didn’t plan for major spill

Really? It can't be because it cost to much. I mean, where have all those Record Profits gone each year? How much is the CEO and henchmen of BS, oops, I mean BP, making these days to ensure this type of thing doesn't happen and what to do if it does?

Let the finger pointing begin!

And then there is the Blame Game. Let the finger pointing and feeding frenzy begin. How long before this is blamed on the government and Obama?

Here is a little info on past spills and lessons learned.

This spill, unless contained soon, will eclipse anything seen so far. The environmental cost will be priceless and deadly. The economic cost will enormous. Livelihoods will be lost. This all may sound like extreme gloom and doom but the reality is this is just the tip of the blackened ice berg.

"Drill Baby, Drill". ~Sarah Palin, 2008 Presidential Campaign.

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