Thursday, May 11, 2006

Highly Quotable Editorial “Mexican Standoff” from one of the founding Fathers of Country Rock… Charlie Daniels.




Charlie's Latest Trip to Iraq
I have loved the Man's music for 30 years, but the older I get the more I love the Man (and not in a gay way)


I know it’s “old” (1 month, so what), but there is some great stuff in here.

Stuff about Congress;

…if there were a half dozen pairs of gonads in Washington bigger than English peas it (“in your face protests”) wouldn’t be happening. Where are you, you bunch of lilly livered, pantywaist, forked tongued, sorry excuses for defenders of The Constitution? Have you been drinking the water out of the Potomac again?

Stuff about Pollsters;

And what ever happened to the polls guys? I thought you folks were the quintessential finger wetters. Well you sure ain’t paying any attention to the polls this time because somewhere around eighty percent of Americans want something done about this mess, and mess it is and getting bigger everyday.

Stuff about the Antique Media;

One of the big problems in America today is that if you have the nerve to say anything derogatory about any group of people (except Christians) you are going to be screamed at by the media and called a racist, a bigot and anything else they can think of to call you.
Well I’ve been pounded by the media before and I’m still rockin’ and rollin’ and when it comes to speaking the truth I fear not. And the truth is that the gutless, gonadless, milksop politicians are just about to sell out the United States of America because they don’t have the intestinal fortitude to stand up to the face reality.

Stuff on National Security;

…Somebody is going to cross that border with some kind of weapon of mass destruction and set it off in a major American city after which there will be a backlash such as this country has never experienced and the Capitol building in Washington will probably tilt as Congressmen and Senators rush to the other side of the issue.

And stuff on the thing that pisses me off the most;

And by the way, this is America, and our flag has stars and stripes. Please get that other one out of my face.
Pray for our troops
What do you think?
God Bless America
Charlie Daniels
April 10, 2006

What a GREAT-GREAT Rant.

P. S. Check out his Latest post on Iraq;

Go Charlie Go

Go Tony, Go…. It’s about damn time Someone Stands up to Antique Media's Lies by Omission


Finally, some one in the Bush Administration is calling these assholes out to the parking lot.

New White House Press Secretary Tony Snow is starting off in a combative mode against the press by issuing detailed rebuttals to what he considers unfair coverage of Bush.

“The New York Times continues to ignore America’s economic progress,” blared the headline of an e-mail sent to reporters Wednesday by the White House press office.

Minutes earlier, another e-mail blasted CBS News, which has had an unusually rocky relationship with the White House since 2004, when CBS aired what turned out to be forged documents in a failed effort to question the president’s military service.

…..

“USA Today claims ‘poor, often minority’ Medicare beneficiaries are not enrolling in Medicare drug coverage,” the press office complained. “But by April, more than 70 percent of eligible African Americans, more than 70 percent of eligible Hispanics, and more than 75 percent of eligible Asian Americans are enrolled or have retiree drug coverage.”


Maybe if we’re lucky, and this fight gets loud enough someone in the “antique media” will start reporting it (not holding my breath).

In the meantime, spread the word, at least one person in this Administration is willing to stand up and point out that the leftist media in this Country has forgotten how to report the news, and has, instead, abused their power by controlling public opinion and attempting to overthrow a sitting Government of the United States.

Found on Ace of Spades HQ

Monday, May 08, 2006

Real Hells Angel on the Street

Every year, a bunch of us put on a Haunted House for the local food bank. It’s gotten pretty elaborate over the years with air props, better monsters and scenes. Because of this shared hobby (obsession) I’m signed on to several “home haunter” email lists and once in a while someone sends in some really funny stuff from the creepy zone.


Background:

There is a company called
Anatomical Chart co. that makes the display human skeletons you see in medical schools and classrooms (called Buckys). The first class ones sell for about $2,000, but you can get the rejects (very cool full size 4th class) for $70 to $100. Haunters are always trying to animate these things to do stuff like sing and talk. A friend put one in a remote controlled wheel chair, ran it down the street and scared the hell out of people with it, funniest thing I’ve ever seen.

One of our Buckys (Buzz) customized with lure goo




Check out what this guy did with one of these, a remote controlled motorcycle and a sidewalk.
Freakin Hilarious

Forgive me Blog Father, for I have Sinned; It’s been more than two weeks since my last post.

Did you miss me? ….. sound of crickets.

Where the hell have I been? …. 2 weekends out of town on BPOE business (I am the Leading Knight of our local Elks Lodge);

First weekend we were at District Ritual Competition, our team finished 2nd out of 7 teams, which was kind of a relief because we won District last year, competed at the State level and (for the first time in our Lodge’s 55+ year history) became the Oregon State Elks Ritual Champions, went on to Nationals in Reno and finished 7th in the Nation (out of 2100 Lodges).

All of this stuff gets very expensive for the Lodge; imagine paying for 12 or 14 people to spend 4 days in Portland (250mi.) and the same people for 5 days (680mi.) in Reno. This year Nationals are in Orlando, Fla. so how spendy would that be (our estimate was 20 to 25 grand.

Second weekend we were at the State Elks Convention, where my lovely wife & I manned the hospitality room for 3 nights, handing free drinks and food out to high level Elks, State Legislators and the “Kings & Queens” of commerce. All in all, a very enjoyable 2 weeks.

On top of all of that, we have been trying to remodel a house my mother just bought here in town, so we can move her closer to us, she’s 84 (lives 52mi. away) and could use a little more help from her sons.

So that’s what I’ve been doing lately.

I’ll find something to rant and rave about tomorrow.