I am a fanatic...

My father taught me to drive when I was 8 years old. That first car was a Mercury Cougar. I don't remember the year. What an amazing experience. We then moved to Oklahoma and my father took in on trade a 1973 Ford F100 that did not have a title. So he brought it home and tried to teach me how to drive a manual transmission. It never ran. It ran for seconds and then would die. About 6 months later, he brought home a 1977 Chevy pickup, same deal. However, the Chevy ALWAYS ran. I mean, it wouldn't die. Growing up my parents had a myriad of vehicles. Dodge, Chevy, Ford, Renault, etc. We had everything. However, that memory of that Chevy remained with me.

When I turned 16, my parents gave me a 1978 Chevy Impala. Powder blue. I absolutely hated it. It was the antithesis of cool. It was the suck. So, my mission was to kill this Impala. I did everything I could short of drain the oil. Neutral drops, racing, hard driving, etc. I took a corner hard enough to actually bend and split the stock wheels. I ran tires off of it in less than 10k miles. I did everything to kill it. It didn't die. It cemented my love for Chevy.

Since then I have owned primarily GM cars and trucks. I am what GM is looking for. A brand loyalist. A fan. I follow GM sponsored drivers. I buy GM vehicles (including my last 3 new vehicles). I DESPISE Fords. I abhor Dodges. Don't like foreign brands. DAMMIT, I am a Chevy guy. I have been in altercations defending Chevy's. I've even brainwashed my kids to hate the rest.

I am a Cubs fan. Again, introduced early by my father. That was the team I grew up with. Man, we've been close. I have the same mantra for the last 30 years. "Wait til next year." I've seen the Cubs trade a Hall of Fame team. Maddux, Grace, L. Smith, Sosa, Girardi, etc. I am a fan. And again, I hate certain teams. I hate the Yankees (still love Girardi), despise the Red Sox (to me, the most hated team. I mean, THEY WON A WORLD SERIES.), and I can't stand the Diamondbacks. Been in a few altercations concerning my fanaticism.

I am an Arizona Cardinals fan. This is new. Grew up with the 49ers and the Cowboys. Was a fan of the 49ers. Now that I am a Cardinals fan, I hate 9ers and their fans. Cowboys? They are free to all get syphilishttp://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gif. Then they can give their STD to the Steelers. I mean, I am a fan. Hate the Giants, almost beat up a Giants fan during the Super Bowl.

Get it yet? I have deep loyalties. We all do. We all like something over another. It's the way our brains work. Lee's jeans were the first ones that work for you? Brand loyal. Levi's? Brand loyal. Maybe you've had a bad experience at Wal-Mart. Now you like Target. And if we are real fans, we support our brand/team no matter what.

Then one day we have to come to grips with the facts. GM is dead to me now. I mean, I can live with bankruptcy. I can almost live with the bailout. The last straw is GM deciding not to honor warranties for some vehicles. I actually know people with these cars. If I ever buy another new vehicle, it will probably be a Ford. I can't tell you what that does to my psyche. I'm not kidding. This is like death for me. But, I must come to grips that the GM I know isn't the GM that I grew up with. Cubs? I am almost a zero baseball fan. Why? WTF has Chicago done for me? My father, who was 86 when he died, told me back when I was a kid that he wanted to see the Cubs win the World Series before he died. HE NEVER SAW THAT (Still hate the NYY and the Red Sox though). Cardinals? Jury is still out.

We are taught that if we flip flop, if we change "teams", we are fair weathered friends. We WANT to be loyal. We want to tell someone, "I've been a Cubs fan since 1979". Who gives a crap? Really. I mean, does it matter. Sometimes we are so entrenched in our loyalty we can't look up to see our teams faults. I believe we are the same way in our politics. I have actually caught myself defending HORRIBLE politicians because they were "Republicans". Why? They are my "team".

I've come to the realization though that I need to change. I need to pull my head out of my butt. I was reminded of this when I saw Denver fans chant "Tebow" during the loss to the Raiders. Okay, I admit. I am a Tebow fan. Why? He's just a good guy. Is he a better QB than Orton? Absolutely. Why, when he was a QB for Florida he never lost. He won the Heisman. He...wait. Sorry, the damn fan kicked in again. Hell no he isn't better. He COULD be. But right now, the best QB in Denver is Orton. We are all fans. We all want our team to succeed. Politics is no different. We should all look up and say "Do I really like this policy or am I just following some guy because he's a ____________?".

Will you stand?

Sheriff Arpaio to investigate BHO birth certificate

http://www.kfyi.com/pages/broomhead.html?article=8997219

First my opinion, then the article. Okay, deep breath. Settle the nerves. Okay, here we go.


WHO F-ING CARES? This is what we're going to waste our taxpayer funds on? DO YOU REALLY THINK WE CAN GET A DO-OVER IF HIS BIRTH CERTIFICATE IS HINKY? Come on. Really? I have never been a birther (do I think it's all above board? I don't know. I know that he provided a BC and the elections people have said it passed.}. It's like the 9/11 guys. They put on some really good evidence without taking in all of the expert evidence. It makes for a great conspiracy. But, come on already. He can't be beat on his record? He has to be thrown out because his long form doesn't have blah, blah, blah? I've never seen my long form. I don't know if I've ever had a long form. I DON'T CARE. Beat him on his record.

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According To World Net Daily, The Surprise Tea Party and Jerome Corsi, author of the book “Where’s The Birth Certificate?,’ presented Sheriff Joe Arpaio a petition filled with 242 signatures on Thursday morning which asked the ‘Toughest Sheriff In America’ to begin a criminal investigation to see if a crime was committed when the President released his long-form birth certificate earlier this year.

The petition was signed earlier on Wednesday night at an hour meeting sponsored by The Surprise Tea Party and The Liberty Through Action organization, after a speech by Corsi.

The petition states its criminal concerns of the long form birth certificate are fraud and tampering with a public record.

World Net Daily reports, that Lt. Justin Griffin of The Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office said Arpaio is, “waiting to receive all the documentation and the investigative material from Dr. Jerry Corsi, and then he will look into the matter and compare it to the Arizona revised statutes.”

Surprise Tea Party leader, Brian Reilly, praised Arpaio and said to WND, “We’re trying to get to the truth.”

Rick Perry is an evil Christian

I am really trying to wrap my head around the mainstream media's fascination with Gov. Rick Perry. I truly wish that they would have had the same fascination with Sen. Barack Obama instead of their complete adoration. Rick Perry this week, in an exchange with a young boy, said that "Evolution is a theory out there...". He has been hammered about it. The young boys mother kept yelling "ask him if he believes in science" over and over.

Maybe I missed something. Isn't it the "theory of evolution"? I mean, it is a THEORY OUT THERE. However it isn't the "law of evolution". It is any number of theories that are out there trying to explain why we are here and how we got here. I've heard a few. Most of them are backed up by science. Not science like global warming science. I mean real science. Arianna Huffington has skewered Perry on what she thinks are missteps. She blasts him for calling social security nothing more than a Ponzi scheme. Well, isn't that really what it is? What is the definition of a Ponzi scheme?

A Ponzi scheme is an investment fraud that involves the payment of purported returns to existing investors from funds contributed by new investors. Ponzi scheme organizers often solicit new investors by promising to invest funds in opportunities claimed to generate high returns with little or no risk. In many Ponzi schemes, the fraudsters focus on attracting new money to make promised payments to earlier-stage investors and to use for personal expenses, instead of engaging in any legitimate investment activity.

Yep, Social Security sure sounds like a Ponzi scheme. Younger folks pay monies into an account to pay out to older folks. When we get to be older folks, there won't be any payments. In fact, Social Security already pays out more than it takes in. Uh, isn't that a Ponzi scheme. Wait, maybe I can stop putting my money in and put it towards my own retirement. Nope.

Maybe Arianna Huffingnton and the rest of the MSM should stick to adoring the president. I mean, they are really good at that.

Will you stand?

When will government learn?

We enter a new era of big government. A government so out of control that it no longer represents the people but rather represents its own interest.

We should look no further than California. Rather than decrease spending on ALL programs, California would rather look to legalizing illicit drugs (Marijuana) and collect taxes and/or allowing sports betting. When a society must pay for government with legalizing amoral behaviors, then there is a problem. All across this country state, county, and city governments look to RAISING more revenue with taxes rather than cut spending (even when that means deep cuts to social programs). When our own checkbooks run dry, we don't write checks that we can't cash. Nope. That is illegal in all 50 states. However, local and state governments do that very thing day after day.

We've reached a crossroads in the development of our society. Government believes that it knows best on how to determine our fates. When spending is so out of control that it threatens the very fabric of our nation, it's time to stand up and say no more.

Will you stand?

What is going on?

Am I getting anyone's attention yet? I'm sure if you're like me, you get tired of hearing about it. Well, that's not really true. I would bet that we won't hear about any of this waste on NBC, CBS, ABC, CNN, HLN, MSNBC, CNBC. Probably won't hear much about it on FNC. I highlighted a few that were my favorites.

This is the party of hope and change? Don't misunderstand me. Both parties are out of control. But, if you voted (D) in the last election, your party owns this. Wholeheartedly. You own every bike locker in OR. You own every turtle bridge. This to stimulate the economy? Hey, you own a helicopter that can hunt radioactive RABBIT CRAP. ARE YOU FREAKING KIDDING ME? 10% unemployment. What the HELL are we leaving our children with? A HUGE CHUNK OF DEBT TO BE PAID OFF AND A STUPID HELICOPTER THAT HUNTS RABBIT POOP! We'll spend taxpayer money to study freshman chicks. Uh, I could do that for about $1500. Kegger anyone? We have to buy signs to let everyone know that we spent money on...the stimulus. WHAT THE HELL DO WE NEED SIGNS FOR?

Let me ask any of my fellow people that disagree with me: If you ran your checking account dry, would you spend money on a fish sperm freezer? Wait, with no credit, and no one to lend you money, would you buy a sunshine maker in Phoenix? YOU OWN A FREAKING ICE MAKER IN DULUTH, MN!



http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/politics...9-68709732.html

The $787 billion stimulus bill was passed in February and was promised as a job saver and economy booster. Here is where some of the money went:

- $300,000 for a GPS-equipped helicopter to hunt for radioactive rabbit droppings at the Hanford nuclear reservation in Washington state.

- $30 million for a spring training baseball complex for the Arizona Diamondbacks and Colorado Rockies.

- $11 million for Microsoft to build a bridge connecting its two headquarter campuses in Redmond, Wash., which are separated by a highway.

- $430,000 to repair a bridge in Iowa County, Wis., that carries 10 or fewer cars per day.

- $800,000 for the John Murtha Airport in Johnstown, Pa., serving about 20 passengers per day, to build a backup runway.

- $219,000 for Syracuse University to study the sex lives of freshmen women.

- $2.3 million for the U.S. Forest Service to rear large numbers of arthropods, including the Asian longhorned beetle, the nun moth and the woolly adelgid.

- $3.4 million for a 13-foot tunnel for turtles and other wildlife attempting to cross U.S. 27 in Lake Jackson, Fla.

- $1.15 million to install a guardrail for a persistently dry lake bed in Guymon, Okla.

- $9.38 million to renovate a century-old train depot in Lancaster County, Pa., that has not been used for three decades.

- $2.5 million in stimulus checks sent to the deceased.

- $6 million for a snow-making facility in Duluth, Minn.

- $173,834 to weatherize eight pickup trucks in Madison County, Ill.

- $20,000 for a fish sperm freezer at the Gavins Point National Fish Hatchery in South Dakota.

- $380,000 to spay and neuter pets in Wichita, Kan.

- $300 apiece for thousands of signs at road construction sites across the country announcing that the projects are funded by stimulus money.

- $1.5 million for a fence to block would-be jumpers from leaping off the All-American Bridge in Akron, Ohio.

- $1 million to study the health effects of environmentally friendly public housing on 300 people in Chicago.

- $356,000 for Indiana University to study childhood comprehension of foreign accents compared with native speech.

- $983,952 for street beautification in Ann Arbor, Mich., including decorative lighting, trees, benches and bike paths.

- $148,438 for Washington State University to analyze the use of marijuana in conjunction with medications like morphine.

- $462,000 to purchase 22 concrete toilets for use in the Mark Twain National Forest in Missouri

- $3.1 million to transform a canal barge into a floating museum that will travel the Erie Canal in New York state.

- $1.3 million on government arts jobs in Maine, including $30,000 for basket makers, $20,000 for storytelling and $12,500 for a music festival.

- $71,000 for a hybrid car to be used by student drivers in Colchester, Vt., as well as a plug-in hybrid for town workers decked out with a sign touting the vehicle's energy efficiency.

- $1 million for Portland, Ore., to replace 100 aging bike lockers and build a garage that would house 250 bicycles.

When will you stand?

Fundamental problem with the far left

The far left will have you believe that anyone right of center in their beliefs is a fundamentalist, an ideologist, a racist, a member of the mob, an uneducated zealot, a bible thumper, etc. I mean, really, anyone right of center just isn't as smart as someone who is on the far left. See I know this because the far left will say that guns are bad and abortion is so good.

Then there is a story of this lady. And I quote "A woman has admitted to being 'an abortion addict' after having 15 terminations over 17 years.". This disgusts me as a human being. I'm not even talking about being Christian. That is a whole other side. Just being a member of the human race, this hurts me to see. Here is a woman who has killed 15 unborn children in the name of what? Rebellion? Hatred? This woman is worried about being sent hate mail by those who don't agree with her. This behavior is looked at as perfectly normal by those on the far left.

This, however, is looked at as abhorrent behavior. A mother was charged with child abuse for having their 8yr old put a bar of soap in her mouth. So, just want to make sure I get this straight: Aborting 15 children=okay behavior. Putting a bar of soap in a swearing child's mouth=felony. The far left talks about zealots?

If this bothers you, will you stand? Will you contact someone in your legislature? If this happened in your hometown, would you legally try and change these laws?

Jobs

Why do we hire public officials? I mean, that's what elections are for, for the most part. We hire/elect them to do a job. Why don't we hold them to that job? I mean, we hire the President to be the head of the Executive Branch. He hires minions to help him in that job. But...when he hires someone to do that job, and then his PARTY doesn't like what that minion wants, the President then hems and haws? BHO hired Gen. McChrystal to find out what is needed to win the war in Afghanistan. The General said he needs more troops. And he said he needs them now. So what does BHO do? He holds meetings. He holds forums.

But wait. What did he do before that? Oh he flew around the world to Copenhagen to lobby for the Olympics. He lobbied for his cronies in Chicago. He's lobbying for healthcare. He's lobbying for cap and trade.

Dear Mr. President,

Do YOUR job. Don't worry about others jobs. YOUR job is our safety. You can't make laws so STOP TRYING.

Our legislators can't be bothered to read legislation that they vote on. They are too busy flying to Syria (Pelosi) and Libya (McCain) to look at business ventures. DO YOUR JOBS. Seems like the only ones that don't try to do other jobs is the Supreme Court.

Wait. I forgot. They also have decided to ENACT LAWS from the bench.

When will we ask for our employees to do THEIR JOBS?

Would this work at your place of employment?

Will you stand?