The Winner is…Algore
Feb 24, 2007 Political
The Academy Awards occur this weekend and Al Gore is up for an award for his fictional piece “An Inconvenient Truth.” That is fine and Hollywood is free to honor whomever they want. The thing is, many people are saying that Gore’s recent nomination for a Nobel coupled with an Oscar might make his stock go way up and propel him into the race for the White House. I think Gore will sit back and wait for Hussein Obama to burn our or get beaten up by Hillary Clinton. Then, Gore can appear from the wings fresh and with new liberal credentials. Couple all this with the fact that there are many retards who actually still believe that Gore won in 2000, and he might just be a viable candidate:
“I think there are still an awful lot of Democrats who rightly believe Gore won in 2000,” said Roger Salazar, a Democratic strategist and former Gore spokesman. “With this movie and the Oscar nomination, people are taking another look at him and feel more warmly about him than they have in some time.” Breitbart
Only in the world of liberal lunacy can a person lose the initial vote, lose every recount and lose every count that has occurred since and still be considered the winner. While many say that Bush used the court to win it was Al Gore who filed the first suit. Now Al is trying to get the Academy to break rules for him. He is on another crusade to get things his way. Seems that Gore is not listed as a director for the movie so he can not go up on stage and he can not speak. The Academy, in an effort to keep groups from going to stage, has set limits. Unfortunately for Gore, he is not allowed to go up on stage. However, given how the left has fallen in love with this guy I am sure they will make a concession and allow him to speak. Of course, this is all moot if he does not win (though he is the odds on favorite). Wouldn’t that be funny? Gore does not win this one either even when he is again the odds on favorite. He might commit suicide!
Nah, he would just find a court to file a suit. After all, he is Al Gore and he is entitled…He will also have another group of retards (from Hollywood this time) believing (and “Rightly so”) that he won.
BTW, look for the Limos and other means of transit at the Award Program. I wonder how green they are being? It does not matter, those rules only apply to we rubes.
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Obama Wants Focused Political Attacks
Feb 24, 2007 Political
Away from him and toward the current administration…
Borat [now that is just funny] Obama has been locked in a battle with Hillary Clinton and he says that this has got to stop. He has vowed not to get involved in dirty politics and the back and forth that he believes does no good. That is, of course, unless he can take swipes at the opposition party. Obama took issue with the Vice President with regard to the war on terror in Iraq. This all stems from Tony Blair’s decision to draw down some of his troops. Cheney said it signaled that things were going well in some parts of Iraq and that this was the goal for the entire country. Hussein Obama had a different view:
Obama, speaking at a massive outdoor rally in Austin, Texas, said British Prime Minister Tony Blair’s decision this week to withdraw 1,600 troops is a recognition that Iraq’s problems can’t be solved militarily.
“Now if Tony Blair can understand that, then why can’t George Bush and Dick Cheney understand that?” Obama asked thousands of supporters who gathered in the rain to hear him. “In fact, Dick Cheney said this is all part of the plan (and) it was a good thing that Tony Blair was withdrawing, even as the administration is preparing to put 20,000 more of our young men and women in. Breitbart
The problem is that Hussein Obama has very little experience and it shows. The issue of the UK drawing down is that the area they were responsible for is in pretty good shape. This has been a plan all along and the Brits intend to keep just under 5000 troops in the area. Additionally, some of their troops are being moved to Afghanistan. Hussein Obama believes that Tony Blair had conceded that Iraq can not be handled militarily and that Bush and Cheney are unable to see this. Why is it that he can espouse this point of view but is unable to see that if we leave before the place is secure we will be admitting defeat and inviting them to follow us over here.
I understand that with his family background it might be hard to see military strategy beyond strapping on a bomb vest, but the fact is we need to use overwhelming force to deal with this problem. This was the biggest mistake from the onset, not enough troops. Hussein Obama does not want to get in a pissing contest with the other Democrats in the race (read Hillary Clinton) because he says that takes away from the message. He does not have any problem trying to make the current leadership look stupid for personal gain so I hope is not insulted that I am not part of the no tit-for-tat crowd. I am more than happy to point out all of their failures and inexperience. I do not mind insulting them and I could not care less who likes it.
Hussein Obama has very little experience and he would be lost trying to run this country. He has no idea beyond his little world of liberal entitlement. In all reality, the only thing he brings to the race or has going for him is the color of his skin. If he does not get the nomination he will probably be selected as a running mate for that very quality.
He is very naive and if he thinks Clinton will be nice he is out of his mind. The more enamored people become with him the more she will dig up dirt and look to destroy him. She believes herself to be the heiress apparent and the primary to be a formality. She is not going to take kindly to Hussein Obama’s rise among her one time supporters.
Then we will see what kind of war time President he would make sans the bomb vest, of course…
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Maryland Governor and the Old Boy Network
Feb 24, 2007 Uncategorized
Martin O’Malley is a real piece of work. Last year when there was a “crisis” because electricity rates were going to increase about 70% he went on his “I have to help the poor people” crusade and he, along with the Democrats in Annapolis, were able to delay any increases until after the November election. They got a modest 15% and people were happy because most of them are ignorant and that is a blissful state. These folks have been underpaying for electricity for years under a deal that O’Malley’s brother in law helped broker when he was on the Public Service Commission (PSC). Former Governor Bob Ehrlich had worked out a package that would have the increase take place but would have offered many plans so people had options. Under the Democratic plan everyone had to accept the deal. Those who had the means were not allowed to just pay for the increase because Marty and his idiots in Annapolis know better than you, how your money should be spent.
All during the campaign O’Malley said he would fire the PSC if he was elected. He said that the members of that time were to beholden to business and that Ehrlich was looking out for the interests of business and not the poor people (it is always about the poor from Saint Martin). O’Malley has been in office for about a month and he is already spending like a drunken Kennedy (which is redundant). Before he took the state oath he raised the City State’s Attorney salary to over 200k a year. Now he has appointed members to the PSC and he wants to raise their salaries as well. The new chairman WHO HAS NO EXPERIENCE WITH ELECTRICAL UTILITIES will receive 185k a year and O’Malley also wants to raise the salary of the other four members from 99k to around 160k a year. Marty says he needs to attract quality. Well, if quality is someone who has never worked in this kind of job before then we are in for a rough ride.
I think I know what this is all about. This is Saint Martin trying to get a pay raise. He will make 155k a year for his job as the head of the state. Now he can whine (and whine is all he does) that the City State’s Attorney makes more than he does and that the Chair of the PSC and its members make more and that he needs a pay raise. All this money will come from the taxpayer and will increase a deficit that has been growing because of Democratic unfunded mandates. But Marty will fix this.
He is a Democrat so he will raise taxes. The state tax on gas will increase. There will be an increase in property taxes so those of us who own property and pay for it (unlike the governor) will have to foot the bills. We will also see a graduated income tax where households that make more than 100k a year will pay a higher tax rate than households under that number. We so called rich people will be paying for the stupidity of the Maryland legislature and its desire to pay for everything in the world for those “poor” folk.
And no matter what, that Electric rate hike is going to hit everyone who Marty says he saved prior to the election. In June, the rate will go up about 50% (add that to the 15% already in place and you are right where we were prior to the election). The only real difference is that prior to November this was an electricity rate crisis (because politicians could be held accountable for bringing this on) and now it is an electricity rate event and that is because they have all been reelected and Saint Martin took over the state. They do not care now if poor people get screwed because they are in office and they do not have to worry about lying and pandering again for another 4 years. By then they will have screwed so much up that it will not matter.
And the sad part is the IDIOTS in Maryland will continue to elect these crooked politicians who get wealthy while pilfering from the “rich” and spending on the “poor.” The uneducated electorate in the City and the largest Counties in the DC suburbs of Maryland continually elect Democrats to office and allow this state to be dragged further into the abyss. They vote with their hands out trying to figure what they can get next because, after all, they are entitled.
It will be interesting here for the next four years but no matter how hard people get screwed they will reelect most of these criminals. I will be forced to pay more income taxes to subsidize the idiot electorate who like being led around like sheep. I can only hope that the electrical rates go sky high and the idiots who voted for Saint Martin have to pay through the nose for their mistake. My electric company had rate increases all along and is not regulated by the Saint’s PSC. Guess that is one break I will get.
Good luck sheeple, take care going out to slaughter….
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As Good as Your Leaders
Feb 23, 2007 Military
Yesterday, a soldier was sentenced to 100 years in prison for his part in raping and murdering a 14 year old Iraqi girl. If you ask me, the sentence was too lenient. His actions were unbecoming of a US Soldier and he has now put other soldiers at greater risk for reprisal. Iraqis who might support the US will be more apt to seek reprisal and they will do so against those who are not tucked away in a jail cell.
The actions of soldiers are their own but they often reflect the leadership of the unit and in the rape/murder case a sergeant was involved. That means a leader was right there with his troops helping them break the law instead of making sure they adhered to it. It is their job to stand up for people who can not protect themselves and they should have protected that little girl. The Baltimore Sun is reporting today that 14 soldiers from the Maryland Army National Guard have been disciplined (up to and including relief of command and removal from service) for fraudulent enlistments among other things. The story of the alleged improprieties was first reported back in December by the City Paper. Among the allegations were those involving a recruiter who forged documents, made fraudulent enlistments, hid disqualifying information, and assaulted fellow soldiers as well as a girlfriend. There is also evidence that he fathered a child with a recruit and he was their Recruiter of the Year. In addition to this recruiter and his problems, there were allegations that members of the recruiting command were abusing travel and engaging in inappropriate relationships with other soldiers.
The recruiters of the Maryland Guard were in positions that they could remain in for their entire careers. This practice has been halted in light of these allegations. This unit was full of people who worked closely day in and day out and the leadership had to know what was going on. They let their desire to produce recruits override their professionalism and therefore disregarded the values of the Army. Covering up issues or remaining silent on them is not proper leadership and is not in keeping with Army tradition.
I was in the Maryland Guard and I had great soldiers. I know what it can be like to do the right thing and be skewered for it. I was involved in several investigations because I did the right thing and refused to compromise my principles. In the end, things worked out but not without a cost. I was fortunate to be able to retire and get away from the mess but would have gladly stayed had a position been available. In any event, I now how hard it is to do the right thing but soldiers are expected to do the right thing and soldiers will so long as leaders demand it. The soldier who raped that girl had a choice to make and the one he selected was the wrong one. He is now paying for that decision. In that light, the leaders in the recruiting command who overlooked the things that were going on as well as those who were engaged in improper activities will now have to face the music for their decisions. I don’t expect they will serve 100 years in jail but I expect that, for the good of the service, they would be removed from the Guard.
If not, leadership at the highest level is taking the wrong decision.
Then What Are the Solutions, Mr. Obama?
Feb 23, 2007 Uncategorized
Barack Obama has been involved in a little feud with Queen Hillary over comments made by one of Obama’s supporters. It was probably more stinging to Hillary because the supporter used to be a big fan and supporter of the Clintons. In an interview Obama said that they needed to end the tit-for-tat that is so pervasive in American politics. He also said this:
“Our country is at a crossroads right now,” he said, citing problems in Iraq and domestically with education, energy and health care. “It’s not as if we don’t know what the solutions are. What’s missing is the inability of our leadership to develop consensus.” [emphasis mine] Breitbart
I wish Obama and the rest of the Democrats would actually tell us what these solutions are. For longer than Obama has been alive, politicians have been promising to fix the problems that he spells out. Come every election season they come out from under their rocks and describe problems with all sorts of things and use fear to intimidate voters. The elderly are afraid they will be eating cat food if they do not march lock-step with the Democrats to ensure their meager Social Security benefits are maintained at the expense of the wealth that younger workers could make by investing their OWN money.
The politicians always have the solution. It is usually more taxes and more spending but the end result is always the same. They throw money at problems and never really solve those problems. We have spent enough money in the war on poverty so that every American should be able to live like their elected representatives and yet, we continue to have poor people. If Obama and everyone else knows the solutions to the problems it would be about time for them to enumerate them so we can fix things.
My suspicion is that the solutions are much like the plans John Kerry had for the war in Iraq. Often mentioned in subject, never explained in substance. I believe we have figured out that throwing good money after bad is not the answer so please Mr. Obama, if you have the solutions, let the rest of us in on them.
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