Redneck Santa

What more can I say.

Best Decorated House?

Once again, I was disqualified from my neighborhood's "Best Decorated House." They said I had a bad attitude!



What do you think?

Class Today at NoBullU on WEBY

Listen to the voice of wisdom and reason in a wilderness of partisan rhetoric -- No political insanity, no conservative hypocrisy, no liberal foolishness -- Just straight talk, straight at you, and that’s no bull!!

NoBullU will broadcast today from 4:05 to 5:30 p.m. at 1330 AM WEBY and on line, courtesy of Cyber Smart Computers.

Topics:

Local and regional: TBD, and

Nation and international: TBD.

But I'll discuss anything. (Disclaimer: the host reserves the right to end any discussion and hang up on you.)

So tune-in, call-in, but only if you can handle the truth!

WARNING: You may not want to call in if you have veritasphobia.

Are You a Conservative Hypocrite?

Do you support (some repeats):

1. Fascists, both in America (see: Pat Buchanan, Robert Stacy McCain, etc.) and in Europe (see: Vlaams Belang, BNP, SIOE, Pat Buchanan, etc.)

2. Bigotry, hatred, and white supremacism (see: Pat Buchanan, Ann Coulter, Robert Stacy McCain, Lew Rockwell, etc.)

3. Throwing women back into the Dark Ages, and general religious fanaticism (see: Operation Rescue, anti-abortion groups, James Dobson, Pat Robertson, Tony Perkins, the entire religious right, etc.)

4. Anti-science bad craziness (see: creationism, climate change denialism, Sarah Palin, Michele Bachmann, James Inhofe, etc.)

5. Homophobic bigotry (see: Sarah Palin, Dobson, the entire religious right, etc.)

6. Anti-government lunacy (see: tea parties, militias, Fox News, Glenn Beck, etc.)

7. Conspiracy theories and hate speech (see: Alex Jones, Rush Limbaugh, Glenn Beck, Birthers, creationists, climate deniers, etc.)

8. Right-wing blogosphere that is almost universally dominated by raging hate speech (see: Hot Air, Free Republic, Ace of Spades, etc.)

9. Anti-Islamic bigotry that goes far beyond simply criticizing radical Islam, into support for fascism, violence, and genocide (see: Pamela Geller, Robert Spencer, etc.)

10. Hatred for President Obama that goes far beyond simply criticizing his policies, into racism, hate speech, and bizarre conspiracy theories (see: witch doctor pictures, tea parties, Birthers, Michelle Malkin, Fox News, World Net Daily, Newsmax, and every other right wing source).

11. A movement that claims to believe in limited government but backed an unlimited domestic and foreign policy presidency that assumed illegal, extra-constitutional dictatorial powers until forced by the system to return to the rule of law.

12. A movement that exploded spending and borrowing and blames its successor for the debt.

13. A movement that so abandoned government's minimal and vital role to police markets and address natural disasters that it gave us Katrina and the financial meltdown of 2008.

14, A movement that holds torture as a core value.

15. A movement that holds that purely religious doctrine should govern civil political decisions and that uses the sacredness of religious faith for the pursuit of worldly power.

16. A movement that is deeply homophobic, cynically deploys fear of homosexuals to win votes, and gives off such a racist vibe that its share of the minority vote remains pitiful.

17. A movement which has no real respect for the institutions of government and is prepared to use any tactic and any means to fight political warfare rather than conduct a political conversation.

18. A movement that sees permanent war as compatible with liberal democratic norms and limited government.

19. A movement that criminalizes private behavior in the war on drugs.

20. A movement that would back a vice-presidential candidate manifestly unqualified and duplicitous because of identity politics and electoral cynicism.

21. A movement that regards gay people as threats to their own families.

22. A movement that does not accept evolution as a fact.

23. A movement that sees climate change as a hoax and offers domestic oil exploration as the core plank of an energy policy.

24. A movement that refuses ever to raise taxes, while proposing no meaningful reductions in government spending.

25. A movement that refuses to distance itself from a demagogue like Rush Limbaugh or a nutjob like Glenn Beck.

26. A movement that believes that the United States should be the sole global power, should sustain a permanent war machine to police the entire planet, and sees violence as the core tool for international relations.

You must be a Ditto Head!

Read Little Green Footballs, Why I Parted Ways With The Right and The Atlantic, Leaving the Right.

Osama Bin Who?

From the Washington Post:



OBL would be six feet under, but Bush dithered at Tora Bora.

Why America is Bankrupt, Exhibit 1

Believe it or not -- the government has to pay government employees to return government property. Outrageous, but true. Read the Washington Post, Bureau of Engraving and Printing cans printer program.

Remember, it is your tax dollars at work.

I'll vote for any candidate who will deliver real government reform now.

Boys Will Be Boys, Part III

Now, this is how you shoot skeet:

Class Today at NoBullU on WEBY

UPDATE: Sorry can't make it. Class will be a tape replay.

Listen to the voice of wisdom and reason in a wilderness of partisan rhetoric -- No political insanity, no conservative hypocrisy, no liberal foolishness -- Just straight talk, straight at you, and that’s no bull!!

NoBullU will broadcast today from 4:05 to 5:30 p.m. at 1330 AM WEBY and on line, courtesy of Cyber Smart Computers.

Topics:

Local and regional: TBD, and

Nation and international: She's Back.

But I'll discuss anything. (Disclaimer: the host reserves the right to end any discussion and hang up on you.)

So tune-in, call-in, but only if you can handle the truth!

WARNING: You may not want to call in if you have veritasphobia.

Do You Support Terrorist and Dictators?

You do if you oppose a sensible energy strategy. And even if you don't believe in global warming, you should support renewable energy.

Read The New York Times, What They Really Believe.

She's Back

UPDATE II: Are you a real SarAmerican", or are you one of 'them'?

Read The New York Times, Rogue American Woman.


UPDATE: For a critical review of the book, read the Los Angles TImes, 'Going Rogue: An American Life' by Sarah Palin.

The Rogue Diva takes aim, mostly at fellow Republi-cons.

Read the Washington Post, Our Evita and Time for some Palintology and The New York Times, Palin Onstage, Still Moving Off Message.

On Friday call if you watched her on Oprah, or have read the book? Maybe you can explain why she seems so bitter and vindictive.

Next up, the movie:

Obama Fearus Ignoramus

When a lab-monkey declares that President Obama wasn't born in America, he becomes Patient Zero for a new brand of fear-based news virus - Fearus Ignoramus. Watch as the virus goes ear-borne, spreading from Rush Limbaugh to CNN to the mainstream-media to the general public. America devolves into panic, convinced its President is an illegal alien anti-Christ:

Sub Today at NoBullU on WEBY

Usually on Fridays you can listen to me, the voice of wisdom and reason in a wilderness of partisan rhetoric -- no political insanity, no conservative hypocrisy, no liberal foolishness -- just straight talk, straight at you, and that’s no bull!!

I can't make it today but I'll be back next week to deprogram you. Until the next show, post a comment or two.

Ramblings of a Retired Mind

From a retired friend:

I was thinking about how a status symbol of today is those cell phones that everyone has clipped onto their belt or purse. I can't afford one. So, I'm wearing my garage door opener. I also made a cover for my hearing aid and now I have what they call blue teeth, I think.

You know, I spent a fortune on deodorant before I realized that people didn't like me anyway.

I was thinking that women should put pictures of missing husbands on beer cans!

I was thinking about old age and decided that old age is 'when you still have something on the ball, but you are just too tired to bounce it.'

I thought about making a fitness movie for folks my age, and call it 'Pumping Rust'.

I've gotten that dreaded furniture disease. That's when your chest is falling into your drawers!

When people see a cat's litter box, they always say, 'Oh, have you got a cat?' Just once I want to say, 'No, it's for company!'

Employment application blanks always ask who is to be notified in case of an emergency. I think you should write, 'A Good Doctor'!

Why do they put pictures of criminals up in the Post Office? What are we supposed to do...write to these men? Why don't they just put their pictures on the postage stamps so the mailmen could look for them while they deliver the mail? Or better yet, arrest them while they are taking their pictures!

I was thinking about how people seem to read the Bible a whole lot more as they get older. Then, it dawned on me, they were cramming for their finals.

As for me, I'm just hoping God grades on the curve.

Class Today at NoBullU on WEBY

Listen to the voice of wisdom and reason in a wilderness of partisan rhetoric -- No political insanity, no conservative hypocrisy, no liberal foolishness -- Just straight talk, straight at you, and that’s no bull!!

NoBullU will broadcast today from 4:05 to 5:30 p.m. at 1330 AM WEBY and on line, courtesy of Cyber Smart Computers.

Topics:

Local and regional: TBD, and

Nation and international: the off-year elections, what do they foretell.

But I'll discuss anything. (Disclaimer: the host reserves the right to end any discussion and hang up on you.)

So tune-in, call-in, but only if you can handle the truth!

WARNING: You may not want to call in if you have veritasphobia.

Obama the Alien Lizard

The Birthers were partly right, now we know -- Obama is an alien, but not from Kenya. He is an alien space lizard. Watch the ABC documentary.

And read the reviews, Gawker, V as an Alien Allegory Attack Against Barack Obama and The Hill, Is Obama an alien? ‘V’ and the age of hysteria.

My apologizes to Pastor Poppins.

Good Advice

Enjoy the following, allegedly first said by Will Rogers:

1. Never slap a man who's chewing tobacco..

2. Never kick a cow chip on a hot day.

3. There are 2 theories to arguing with a woman...neither works.

4. Never miss a good chance to shut up.

5. Always drink upstream from the herd.

6. If you find yourself in a hole, stop digging.

7. The quickest way to double your money is to fold it and put it back in your pocket.

8. There are three kinds of men: The ones that learn by reading. The few who learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence and find out for themselves.

9. Good judgment comes from experience, and a lot of that comes from bad judgment.

10. If you're riding' ahead of the herd, take a look back every now and then to make sure it's still there.

11. Lettin' the cat outta the bag is a whole lot easier'n puttin' it back.

12. After eating an entire bull, a mountain lion felt so good he started roaring. He kept it up until a hunter came along and shot him. The moral: When you're full of bull, keep your mouth shut.

Sub Today at NoBullU on WEBY

Usually on Fridays you can listen to me, the voice of wisdom and reason in a wilderness of partisan rhetoric -- no political insanity, no conservative hypocrisy, no liberal foolishness -- just straight talk, straight at you, and that’s no bull!!

I can't make it today but I hear that Mike will substitute. I'll be back next week to deprogram you. Until the next show, post a comment or two.

He's Back

After epic mistakes in war and economic policy, he breaks his silence to speak at the live equivalent of a creepy low budget infomercial:

The Daily Show With Jon Stewart	Mon - Thurs 11p / 10c
George W. Bush Hits the Lecture Circuit
www.thedailyshow.com
Daily Show Full Episodes Political Humor Health Care Crisis

Did you miss him?

No Easy Answers

UPDATE IV: Still unsure what to do in Afghanistan, then consider some a historical lesson courtesy of the former Soviet Union. Read The New York Times, Transcripts of Defeat.

Still unsure, then think Napoleon and our founding fathers who were opposed to "ceaseless and senseless overseas wars. Wars for territory. Wars for defense. Wars for revenge. Wars because one religion was better than another."


UPDATE III: To Republi-cons, manliness is "quickly invad[ing] a country on the basis of half-baked intelligence." Read the Washington Post, Think before surging.

Tell me, who dithered through five draft deferments to void duty in Vietnam?


UPDATE II: After 7 years of 'dithering' and uncertainty on Afghanistan, Republi-cons are now armchair hypocrites. Read the Washington Post, Armchair Quarterbacks.

Republi-cons have no shame, and very short memories.


UPDATE: More troops, or less troops, how many troops would be just right? Read The New York Times, There’s No Substitute for Troops on the Ground and More Troops Are a Bad Bet.

What should Obama do about Afghanistan?

Remember Santayana's Law of Repetitive Consequences, "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it."

Then read the Washington Post, The Anguish of Decision.

Boys Will Be Boys, Part II

Why launch an anvil 200 feet in the air? Why not?

Notice that women never do things like this. We men should thank them for saving mankind.