Good Doggie!

From an email:

The winner at dog obedience school:

What are Calories?

From an email:

Calories are the little bastards that get into your wardrobe at night and sew your clothes tighter.

I think my closet is infested with these little guys.

Enjoy Life, It Has an Expiration Date

An email with good advice:

When I was a kid, my mom liked to make breakfast food for dinner every now and then. And I remember one night in particular when she had made breakfast after a long, hard day at work. On that evening so long ago, my mom placed a plate of eggs, sausage, and extremely burned biscuits in front of my dad. I remember waiting to see if anyone noticed! Yet all my dad did was reach for his Biscuit, smile at my mom and ask me how my day was at school.

I don't remember what I told him that night, but I do remember hearing my mom apologize to my dad for burning the biscuits. And I'll never forget what he said: "Honey, I love burned biscuits."

Later that night, I went to kiss Daddy good night and I asked him if he really liked his biscuits burned. He wrapped me in his arms and said, "Your momma put in a long hard day at work today and she's real tired. And besides, a burnt biscuit never hurt anyone!"

You know, life is full of imperfect things. And imperfect people. I'm not the best at hardly anything, and I forget birthdays and anniversaries just like everyone else. What I've learned over the years is that learning to accept each others faults and choosing to celebrate each others differences, is one of the most important keys to creating a healthy, growing, and lasting relationship.

So please pass me a biscuit. The burned one will do just fine! And remember, life is too short to wake up with regrets. Love the people who treat you right and forget about the ones who don't.

Who's Responsible for the Debt

From the Washington Post, Who raised the debt ceiling?:

"Since 1980, the debt ceiling has been raised 39 times. It was raised 17 times under Ronald Reagan, four times under Bill Clinton and seven times under George W. Bush. Congress is currently in a contentious debate with the White House on whether to raise the ceiling by the Aug. 2 deadline, which would make the fourth raise under Obama.

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!!

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Local Business Shout-Out: Navarre Beach Fishing Pier, 8579 Gulf Blvd, Navarre Beach, 850-936-1794, the gulf's longest fishing pier.


Follow-up: Was it déjà OJ all over again?,


Fact-free fantasies: don't be duped by the Birthers, including our very own Pastor Dred Scott (you may remember the infamous Dred Scott decision of 1857, which asserted that African Americans were "beings of an inferior order" who "had no rights which the white man was bound to respect." That ruling declared that African Americans could never be U.S. citizens and therefore could never be President), and

Wonder what the deniers have to say about the heat wave, or the drought;


Local and regional: hasta la vista beach booze ban, until next time, grab your guns, Evers (R-NRA) is having town halls, surprise surprise surprise NOT, another investigative report by another Fl newspaper about local events here in NW Fl, Florida's bridge to nowhere is broke, school district lawsuit update, ransom paid, lawsuits dismissed, and hello globalization, good-bye jobs, Clearwire jobs headed overseas, that makes two county employers, Lumber 84 in the Santa Rosa County Industrial Park is closing;


National and international: I'm waiting, where's the balanced budget, don't hold you breath because the Republi-CONs Con the Tea Party, there'll be no $100 billion budget cut, and let's admit the obvious, the Republi-CONs are not serious about deficits, and remember, we went from surplus to debt, Republi-CON style,

Phoney deficit hawks

Call the Republi-CON bluff on the debt and the deficit,

Is the debt ceiling constitutional?,

To balance the budget, end tax expenditures, better known as tax deductions, which amounted to about $1 trillion in 2009,

Beware unintended consequences of government shutdowns, like no beer, ("Minnesota may just be the [minor league] version of the major league crisis to come in Washington if debt talks fail"), Bachmann's opinion to the contrary,

To balance the budget, do nothing

Name that Florida Republi-CON,

Another Republi-CON tax myth bites the dust,

Will the Naive-ocrats play the chumps again, and accept McConnel's "Pontius Pilate Pass the Buck Act of 2011"?

Let play you choose: who gets paid (and who doesn't),

Let's play the Republi-CON game of 'spot the contradiction', can you explain the Republi-CON contradiction as regards the economy, the debt ceiling, or deficits, or national security, or health care costs, or or even jobs

Who is your favorite 2012 GOP candidate, or do you have a favorite not-yet-a-candidate?, or none of the above,

President Sexpot?

CSI dog poop,

Giving new meaning to navel gazing,

Another Republi-CON myth buster, no the government isn't banning incandescent light bulbs

Racial and gender desegregation, equal opportunity for working-class families, single-payer universal health care, excellent child care and educational opportunity, and salaries that limit income inequality. Name that beloved American socialist organization,

Health care lawsuit update,

Big brother is watching you,

and 'The Great Stagnation' and our broken political system;


Fun stuff: questions a dog might ask God, did you ever wonder . . ., the liquid nitrogen burger, paraprosdokians, the Y Generation, Husband Day Care, and cute little cats in 'It Could Be Worse';

and

Donate to a good cause: help the friends of a former instructor at the Naval EOD school at Eglin Air Force Base, Gunnery Sgt. John Hayes, who was detachment company gunnery sergeant from June 2007 to June 2010 and taught several courses and was recently wounded in Afghanistan.

I'll discuss anything, but expect a no mercy take down if you are a shrieking hatemonger of right-wing rhetoric and partisan hackery, pandering to fear, anger and hatred, because the truth sure makes it hard out there for the party pimps.

So tune-in, call-in, but only if you can handle the truth and some ass kickin' discussion of politics and current events.

Republi-CON Hypocrisy, Cont.

"Confused about the position of Congressional Republicans on the economy?" Or the debt ceiling, or deficits, or national security, or health care costs, or or even jobs? Play the Republi-CON "game of 'spot the contradiction'" Read The New York Times, The Opposing Party.

Giving New Meaning to Navel Gazing

"The human navel should be designated as a bacterial nature reserve, it seems. The first round of DNA results from the Belly Button Biodiversity project are in, and the 95 samples that have so far been analyzed have turned up more than 1,400 bacterial strains. " Read the Washington Post, Scientists find a rich array of unknown bacteria in human navels.

Is It Déjà OJ All Over Again?

UPDATE V: "A creepy lawyer, a greedy juror, a crazed observer. What a show." Read The New York Times, A Sordid Cast Around Casey Anthony.


UPDATE IV: For a follow-up on last weeks show, read The Daily Beast:

Why Casey Anthony Was Acquitted, and

What Casey's Defense Got Right, which compares the Anthony case to the murder trial in Italy of Amanda Knox.

UPDATE III: Why did the jury find Casey Anthony not guilty to the exclusion of and beyond a reasonable doubt? Would you?

See page 76 of the Florida Criminal Jury Instructions. We'll discuss the case today.


UPDATE II: Do you support "'Caylee's Law' [which] would make it a felony for parents or caregivers to not report the death of a child to authorities -- accidental or otherwise -- within one hour. It also would make it a felony for guardians to not notify law enforcement of the disappearance of a child within 24 hours"? Read USA Today, 'Caylee's Law' online petition builds interest after verdict.


UPDATE: Did Nancy Grace's obsession with the Caylee Anthony case to pull "down huge ratings," contribute to Casey Anthony's acquittal? For an interesting perspective, read the Detroit Free Press, Did Nancy Grace assure Tot Mom Casey Anthony's acquittal?

Do you think that "the jury in the Casey Anthony trial was made up of the only 12 people in the entire United States who didn’t feel as though they already had enough evidence to pass judgment on Casey Anthony." Read the Washington Post, Does it matter if Casey Anthony was innocent?, which notes that:

"Casey Anthony will be joining the dark second circle of malign celebrity, whipped about by strong winds from Mary Kay LeTourneau’s Hot For Teacher Club Nights to O.J. Simpson “If I Did It” book parties. It’s almost inevitable at this point. For every three indignant screams on Twitter expressing the desire to club her and bring “street justice” against her, there are several expressing the desire to go clubbing with her.

Justice? Injustice? It’s a show, and we didn’t like the ending."

President Sexpot?

"Sarah Palin hasn't jumped into the race for the White House (yet), but she believes the prize is there for the taking." She also says that she "can win a national election." Read Newsweek, Palin Plots Her Next Move.

But before you vote, you might want to review the cover shoot poses and consider whether she has the 'presidential look.' Here is a sneak peek:

Hello Globalization, Good-Bye Jobs

Recent GDP "numbers solve the mystery in the labor market. This isn’t about confidence or uncertainty or regulations or any of the other bankshot explanations we’ve been using to explain why unemployment seems stuck even as the economy rebounds. The economy isn’t rebounding. Demand isn’t returning. And without demand, there can’t be jobs." Read the Washington Post, The recovery-less recovery.

Just part of the Republi-con war on the middle class.

Republi-CONs Are Not Serious About Deficits

UPDATE: "The often-used storyline that Republicans are desperate to balance America’s books is false, and so is the one about the GOP and the Democrats both being prisoners of their ideological extremes." Read The Daily Beast, The GOP’s False Fiscal Narrative.

"Not to steal Bill Maher’s schtick, but new rule: if you’re not willing to consider tax increases, you’re not serious about deficits. Full stop. Just as rigid pacifists aren’t credible on national defense and dogmatic Christian Scientists are rarely consulted on health-care policy, a politician who has made an ideological vow to refuse to even consider tax increases is not interested in reducing deficits -- and that’s true no matter how often they say the word 'deficits.'" Read the Washington Post, Has the GOP really taken taxes off the table?

The 'Low-Down, No-Good Godawful' Bailout Worked (For the Banksters)

"The bailout of the financial system is roughly as popular as Wall Street bonuses, the federal budget deficit or LeBron James in a Cleveland sports bar. You hear over and over that the bailout was a disaster, it cost taxpayers a fortune, we didn’t really need it, it didn’t work, it was a failure. It has become politically toxic, which inhibits reasoned public discussion about it.

But you know what? The bailout, by the numbers, clearly did work. Not only did it forestall a worldwide financial meltdown, but a Fortune analysis shows that U.S. taxpayers are also coming out ahead on it — by at least $40 billion, and possibly by as much as $100 billion eventually. "

Read the Washington Post, It was a low-down, no-good godawful bailout. But it paid.

Thank God we saved the Banksters, but why?

In America, Make War, Not Love

"[W]hat sense does it make to forbid selling to a 13-year-old boy a magazine with an image of a nude woman, while protecting a sale to that 13-year-old of an interactive video game in which he actively but virtually binds and gags the woman, then tortures and kills her?" Read The New York Times, Sex and the Supremes.

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 6:00 p.m. at 1330 AM WEBY and on line.

Topics:

Local Business Shout-Out: Milton Quality Bakery, 6727 Caroline Street, Milton, FL, Phone 850-623-3676, a family-owned business that has been satisfying sweet cravings for more than 40 years.


Follow-up to fact-free fantasies: don't be duped by the Birthers, including our very own Pastor Dred Scott (you may remember the infamous Dred Scott decision of 1857, which asserted that African Americans were "beings of an inferior order" who "had no rights which the white man was bound to respect." That ruling declared that African Americans could never be U.S. citizens and therefore could never be President), who does the devil's work and supports Middle East dictators, he also cites the Bible for his sexist beliefs, I suppose he supports slavery;


Local and regional: it's a Blue Angel's weekend at Pensacola Beach, and school district lawsuit update, ransom paid, lawsuits dismissed;


National and international: I'm waiting, where's the balanced budget, don't hold you breath because the Republi-CONs Con the Tea Party, there'll be no $100 billion budget cut, and let's admit the obvious, the Republi-CONs are not serious about deficits, and remember, we went from surplus to debt, Republi-CON style,

Phoney deficit hawks

Call the Republi-CON bluff on the debt and the deficit,

Is the debt ceiling constitutional?,

To balance the budget, do nothing

Name that Florida Republi-CON,

Another Republi-CON tax myth bites the dust,

Who is your favorite 2012 GOP candidate, or do you have a favorite not-yet-a-candidate?, or none of the above,

Is it déjà OJ all over again?,

CSI dog poop

Racial and gender desegregation, equal opportunity for working-class families, single-payer universal health care, excellent child care and educational opportunity, and salaries that limit income inequality. Name that beloved American socialist organization,

Health care lawsuit update,

Big brother is watching you,

and 'The Great Stagnation' and our broken political system;


Fun stuff: questions a dog might ask God, did you ever wonder . . ., the liquid nitrogen burger, paraprosdokians, the Y Generation, Husband Day Care, and cute little cats in 'It Could Be Worse';

and

Donate to a good cause: help the friends of a former instructor at the Naval EOD school at Eglin Air Force Base, Gunnery Sgt. John Hayes, who was detachment company gunnery sergeant from June 2007 to June 2010 and taught several courses and was recently wounded in Afghanistan.

I'll discuss anything, but expect a no mercy take down if you are a shrieking hatemonger of right-wing rhetoric and partisan hackery, pandering to fear, anger and hatred, because the truth sure makes it hard out there for the party pimps.

So tune-in, call-in, but only if you can handle the truth and some ass kickin' discussion of politics and current events.

Cheer Up Tuesday -- Morning Muster

From an email:

Ensign Montgomery was holding morning muster.

"Jackson?"
"Here!"

"Kibbey?"
"Yo."

"Stephens?"
"Present, sir."

"Robbins?"
"Yes."

"Seeback?"
(Nothing)

"Seeback?!"
(Still nothing)

"Dammit, Seeback!"

The Chief quietly tells the Ensign,

"Turn the paper over, sir."

Independence Day Quiz

"The 4th of July is the time when we celebrate our nation-- a time to reflect on the freedoms which we believe are not granted by our government, but are self-evident rights for all humankind. Time for the Independence Day Quiz which asks, 'How much do you really know?'"

Good luck!

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 6:00 p.m. at 1330 AM WEBY and on line.

Topics:

Local Business Shout-Out: TBD.


Follow-up to fact-free fantasies: don't be duped by the Birthers, including our very own Pastor Dred Scott (you may remember the infamous Dred Scott decision of 1857, which asserted that African Americans were "beings of an inferior order" who "had no rights which the white man was bound to respect." That ruling declared that African Americans could never be U.S. citizens and therefore could never be President), who does the devil's work and supports Middle East dictators, he also cites the Bible for his sexist beliefs, I suppose he supports slavery;


Local and regional: Garcon Point bankruptcy, and fair winds and following seas to Mark O'Brien;


National and international: I'm waiting, where's the balanced budget, don't hold you breath because the Republi-CONs Con the Tea Party, there'll be no $100 billion budget cut, and let's admit the obvious, the Republi-CONs are not serious about deficits, and remember, we went from surplus to debt, Republi-CON style,

Phoney deficit hawks

Call the Republi-CON bluff on the debt and the deficit,

Is the debt ceiling constitutional?,

Name that Florida Republi-CON,

Another Republi-CON tax myth bites the dust,

Pining for laissez-faire land, move to China, where, "[o]ver the past two and a half years, thousands of workers, villagers and children have been found to be suffering from toxic levels of lead exposure",

Still seeking "a country with low taxes, little regulation and traditional family values, I have the perfect place for them. Body armor suggested",

Who is your favorite 2012 GOP candidate, or do you have a favorite not-yet-a-candidate?, or none of the above,

Republi-CONs and their fantasy economic plans,

Keep America great: spend, cut, tax and invest, and stop Chinese trade cheating,

Just 113 days til the new and improved judgment day, again,

Racial and gender desegregation, equal opportunity for working-class families, single-payer universal health care, excellent child care and educational opportunity, and salaries that limit income inequality. Name that beloved American socialist organization,

Health care lawsuit update,

Big brother is watching you,

and 'The Great Stagnation' and our broken political system;


Fun stuff: questions a dog might ask God, did you ever wonder . . ., the liquid nitrogen burger, paraprosdokians, the Y Generation, Husband Day Care, and cute little cats in 'It Could Be Worse';

and

Donate to a good cause: help the friends of a former instructor at the Naval EOD school at Eglin Air Force Base, Gunnery Sgt. John Hayes, who was detachment company gunnery sergeant from June 2007 to June 2010 and taught several courses and was recently wounded in Afghanistan.

I'll discuss anything, but expect a no mercy take down if you are a shrieking hatemonger of right-wing rhetoric and partisan hackery, pandering to fear, anger and hatred, because the truth sure makes it hard out there for the party pimps.

So tune-in, call-in, but only if you can handle the truth and some ass kickin' discussion of politics and current events.

Phoney Deficit Hawks

The debt ceiling has been raised 70 times during the last 60 years. How many times did Reagan raise the debt ceiling?

Health Questions

From email:

1. If walking/cycling is good for your health, the postman would be immortal.

2. A whale swims all day, only eats fish, drinks water and is fat.

3. A rabbit runs and hops and only lives 15 years.

4. A tortoise doesn't run, does nothing ..yet lives for 450 years.

Name That Florida Republi-CON

He "describes himself as a fiscal conservative, arguing that 'all taxpayer-funded infrastructure projects must be wise investments.' But he has pulled strings in Washington to get special consideration for [this pet] project. . . [spending] years badgering federal agencies, bullying state officials, blocking Amtrak naysayers and trying to bypass federal restrictions to build support and squash opposition to the commuter line."

However, this " 61-mile commuter rail project . . . ranks as one of the least cost-effective mass transit efforts in the nation.

With a price tag of $1.2 billion at completion, the rail line is expected to serve just 2,150 commuters a day when it starts operating in three years. It will not link to the Orlando airport or Disney World, among the region’s biggest traffic generators. Florida’s governor is even considering killing the project, worried that local government officials will rebel if they have to cover any shortfalls at the fare box.

But the so-called SunRail project has survived, at least so far, a testament to the ability of one congressman to help push through hundreds of millions of dollars in federal spending, even at a time of deep concern over ballooning federal deficits.

[He is] "chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, has spent years badgering federal agencies, bullying state officials, blocking Amtrak naysayers and trying to bypass federal restrictions to build support and squash opposition to the commuter line. . .

But skeptics question whether [his] real goal is to give a taxpayer-financed gift to CSX, the freight rail giant and a generous Mica campaign donor, which would get $432 million for its tracks and for upgrades to tracks it owns elsewhere in the state."

Read The New York Times, A Congressman’s Pet Project; a Railroad’s Boon.