Hey Deanie, This is Texas, Come and Take It!!!

DNC Chairman Howard "The Duck" Dean, spoke at a Democratic event in Austin, Texas earlier this week saying that the Democrats were going to "take back Texas. And we're going to do it before we take back other states we've lost the last 15-20 years."

To quote the Texans from Gonzales who fought for our independence from Mexico, "Come and Take It!!!". The Democratic party lost this state a long time ago, and there aint no wait that someone as liberal as Howard Dean is going to win us back. Take your screaming back to Vermont jackass.

Don't forget, that this is the man who thought he would win in 2004.

Oliver Stone: Terrorism "Can Be Lived With"

Oliver Stone, the film maker of well known movies such as "Platoon", "JFK", "Born on the 4th of July", and the recent "World Trade Center" is apparantly "ashamed" of the United States. Well there's a shoker for ya, Oliver Stone, one of the original moonbats who chooses to bash the United States in all but one of his movies is ashamed of the United States. Coulda fooled me, I thought he was proud of the US.

Everything I've heard about his most recent movie, "World Trade Center", made me think that maybe he is realizing that not everything that goes wrong in the world is some US Government conspiracy. But statements like this make me think differently:

"Terrorism is a manageable action. It can be lived with" - AP News Article

Why should we "live" with terrorism Mr. Stone? Why should we allow our families to "live" with the fear that they could be killed tomorrow because of some jackass' idea that he will personally convert the world to his religion at the tip of a sword?

Gore: Smoking Contributes to Global Warming

Just saw on Drudge Report that everybody's favorite tree is now claiming that cigarette smoking is contributing to global warming.

Smoking is horrible for you. And I don't think anyone should ever take up the habit. But this new claim has got to be the dumbest thing that this f*&ktard has ever come up with.

I'll post updates as I find articles about it.

(Update) 8:55 AM
Not really an update because I can't find a damn thing on this. Even Drudge has taken this off his page. But, given the complete lunacy of the statement it is certainly believable that someone in the environmentalism crowd (AlGore included) has come up with this. So in celebration this is what I intend to do.
1. Find the biggest, fattest, smelliest cigar I can.
2. Find a match made from trees from the rain forest.
3. Sit back and contribute to global warming.

(Update) 9:45 AM
Found an article over at the Moonbattery Blog. Apparently AlGore was speaking to an audience at the United Nations headquarters, so you know he got roaring applause.

Death of Freedom of Choice

New York is considering banning trans-fats from restaurants. This makes my blood boil. Let me set the record straight: If you are overweight and have health problems due to it, it is your own damn fault. Period. No one made you eat at McDonald's and super size everything. No one put a gun to your head and made you eat extra helping of dessert. It is your fault. Period.

Lest anyone accuse me of being unsympathetic, I have been there. In high school, I weighed 180 pounds or so. By my sophomore year in college, I was about 225. I was no longer working out or running track, yet I was eating like I was. I made bad choices which led to my being overweight and very unhealthy. Now, I am about 190 pounds, and still losing weight. It is hard. Taking personal responsibility is hard. Life is hard, so suck it up and deal with it. Get your ass off the couch and take a walk. Eat smaller portions and make better choices about what you eat.

Like what you watch on TV, browse on the internet, or buy at a store, you are responsible for what you take in. Giving the government this kind of power is foolish and selfish. Take responsibility for yourself and your actions, and don't rely on elected officials. Don't want heart disease? Eat healthy and exercise. Don't want your kids to see objectionable things on TV or the internet? Then monitor what they watch and browse. They are YOUR children, so act like it.

The creep of socialism must be stopped. Taking responsibility for your own life first is one of the best steps we can take. Lead by example, not words, and others will follow you.

The Quickest Way to Piss of a Liberal

If there's one thing you can take away from Chris Wallace's interview with former President Bill Clinton, its that the easiest way to piss off a liberal is to confront them with the truth. Take the plain and simple truth and put it right in their face.

Time and time again I have seen this on the national scale as well as in my own personal life while dealing with liberals. Take the truth about how their ideas and their policies were less than perfect (shock!), and state it publicly. This will do one of two things (or even both). 1) The known liberals will get red in the face and hot under the collar. 2) The unknown liberals will all of the sudden come out of the woodwork and you will see who else is supporting the liberal idea.

This works every single time. I have seen it personally. Try it folks, it can be a lot of fun.

Chavez and Ahmadinejad: Its About the Oil

An interesting idea hit me as I was watching the coverage of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's little speech at the United Nations yesterday. Since the first Gulf War under Bush 41 it has been a popular tactic among the enemies of the United States to say that we were only after the oil. They use this thesis against the US for every action we've had in the Middle East (Gulf War, a military presence in Saudi Arabia, Afghanistan, Iraq, and possibly Iran in the future). Their premise is that the Bush family is trying to help out their 'good ol boy' friends in the oil industry by grabbing more oil from fields in the Middle East. I want to propose an alternate to this theory. What if it's not the Bush family that is motivated by oil? What if its really Chavez and Ahmadinejad that are motivated by oil?

When Chavez took over in Venezuela the economy was absolutely bankrupt there. The way he turned it around was to seize the privately owned oil fields turning the Citgo oil company into a state owned company. He then uses the revenues generated by that oil company to give away freebies to the public of all sorts. This keeps him very popular in that country, and thus keeps him from being subject to a coup (a tactic he once attempted on his predecessor). Each time their public opinion polls about him dip he uses the oil company revenues to hand out free stuff. In short, he bribes his people with oil money. As a result, the entire economy of Venezuela is dependent on the price of oil.

In Iran, you have another country whose economy is dependent on the price of oil. Iran sits on one of the biggest oil reserves in the world. The Iranian government doesn't use the same tactics as Chavez with oil, but their economy is still just as dependent on oil.

Over the past few years (in particular since September 11th) the price of oil has been on the rise setting records on a regular basis. The cost of a barrel of oil has risen even into the mid $70 range. OPEC and other countries (including Iran, and Venezuela) that export large amounts of oil have been doing extremely well because of this steady increase in the price of oil.

Experts generally attribute the periodic increases in oil prices to either conflict (or the potential for conflict) in oil rich countries, or to natural disasters that can affect the oil supply (such as hurricanes).

However, oil has been on the decline for the last couple of months. As I write this oil futures are sitting at nearly $61 a barrel and industry experts are predicting it to go even lower (my gas bill is really looking forward to that). Experts are attributing this to a quieter that predicted hurricane season and the fact that the Israel/Hezbollah conflict back in July did not spread to the other countries in the region.

What has this mean for Chavez and Ahmadinejad? It means that the oil that their countries have been exporting have not been bringing in as much revenue. For Chavez in particular this is very bad. If the oil in his country continues to go down in value he will not be able to pay off the people of his country with the freebies he normally hands out. He could then wind up with a coup on his hands and him thrown out of office. For Iran, it means less revenue to pay for their military and for the terrorist organizations that they sponsor such as Hezbollah and Hamas.

So with the price of oil on the decline, what does Ahmadinejad and Chavez do? They have their little Non-Aligned Nations meeting where they gather all the enemies of the US. They talk their tough talk about how they're going to bring down the evil US Empire. Then they come up to the United Nations where they have a captive audience of every major media outlet and do things like call President Bush "el Diablo" and say that the time of the United States running the world is over. In short, Chavez and Ahmadinejad are trying to start a fight with the United States.

Why would they do that? Almost every market expert agrees that a war between the United States and Iran (or the threat of a war) would raise the price of oil, which would then raise the revenue into Iran and Venezuela. This is their motive for their tough talk against the United States.

So the real oil conspiracy that is going on might not be with the Bush family and the oil companies as the left wing moonbats keep on saying. The real oil conspiracy might actually be with the oil rich countries such as Iran and Venezuela. Just my thoughts.

BREAKING: Chavez, The Cut and Run Commie

Just saw this over on Drudge Report:

"Fiery Venezuela President Hugo Chavez will 'wrap up' his controversial NYC visit early this morning to return home to Caracas, sources say.

The president cancelled several appointments previously scheduled in NYC today including a second news conference he was to hold at Venezuela's United Nations mission." - DrudgeReport.com

Remember that this is the guy who whenever things start getting tough in his own country he starts to accuse the US of trying to invade Venezuela. So don't be surprised if he makes some wildass claim that Bush tried to assasinate him while he was in New York or some other foil hat idea like that.

Defense of the Religion of Peace - Use Violence

To all the peace activists that think the Americans and the Israelis use "disproportionate" force. Take a look at this picture.

Pope Benedict of the Roman Catholic Church quotes an ancient emperor's comments on Islam stating that Jihad has only brought evil things to the world.

Gaza Muslims respond by forming a terrorist group stating "every place relevant to Christians will be a target until the cursed infidel -– the Vatican -– apologizes to Muslims." (Jihad Watch Article)

Wouldn't you call this disproportionate? I'm an Anglican. I'm not a Roman Catholic. But that terrorist group plus a large number of rioters elsewhere in the Middle East are now going to be targeting any and all Christian sites. Any and all Christians. All as a response to the one man's quotation of a historical figure. Would you not call that a disproportionate response? Or are you going to continue to sympathise with "poor Palestinians" (who take up arms and hide behind their own children while firing on civilians).

Gaddafi Son to Pope: Convert To Islam

Mohammed Gaddafi, eldest son of Lybian leader Muammar Gaddafi, is calling on Pope Benedict XVI to convert to Islam in response to the Pope's comments last week.

"If this person were really someone reasonable, he would not agree to remain at his post one minute, but would convert to Islam immediately

We say to the pope - whether you apologise or not is irrelevant, as apologies make no difference to us." - News24.com Article

Yeah, the Pope is going to convert to Islam. And right after that Mohameds pigs are going to start flying.

Cheese Eatin' Surrender Monkeys

I would like to say I am surprised by the cowardice of Chirac and his ilk, but I am not. France has already surrendered to defeat by Iran, and probably by anyone who says "Boo!" to them. The liberals in the West have the same stupid mentality. "We need to talk to them and understand them!!!!!" Horseshit. I understand these ravening maniacs just fine. They want to conquer, kill and enslave all they see. They want the entire world to bow to Sharia and embrace their beliefs. They will not negotiate.

It is time we start treating France as what it is: and enemy of the United States. For years they have done everything they could to stop our agenda. They sell weapons to our enemies, even in spite of UN bans on arms sales to those parties. They undercut us at the Security Council. They lie to us, feigning support, then stab us in the back. I have no problem with a country looking out for its own interests, but don't lie about it. The French caved to the Nazis, and now they are caving to the ideological heirs of Nazism. France is no friend of ours.

IT HAS GONE THIS FAR, IT SHALL GO NO FARTHER.

Let's Pick A Fight

Jawa Report put this great photoshop up in response to the different photoshops of the Pope that are going around the Islamic world.

All I gotta say is damn fine work!

Polls Continue Favoring GOP

An increasing number of public opinion polls are showing problems for the Netroots crowd.

A USA Today/Gallop poll is showing 44% approval for the President and 51% disapproval. This is a substantial gain since their mid-August poll which had 42%-54% for the President.

This poll doesn't just show a 2 point gain in approval. When combined with the 3 point drop in disapproval, it shows a 5 point improvement for the President. Many are attributing the improvements for the President to decreasing gasoline prices and his tour of speeches emphasizing his adminstration's efforts in the War on Terrorism.

Also showing trouble for the moonbats in this poll is the generic Congresional party vote (would you vote for a Democrat or a Republican for Congress). The poll showed an even 48%-48% split between likely voters who would vote for Democrats and Republicans for Congress.

One line though that should concern Republicans is among registered voters the Democrats have a strong 9 point margin (51% to 42%).

What does this mean for Republicans? Get out and vote! Do not let anyone tell you that its pointless! Voter turn-out kept Bush in office in 2004. Voter turn-out is looking like it will keep the GOP in charge of Congress in 2006.

One really good point in the poll is this quote from Reuters:

"For the first time since December 2005, a majority of people polled did not say the war in Iraq was a mistake. The respondents were evenly split at 49 percent to 49 percent, the report said." - Reuters MyWay.com Article

VIDEO:Zarqawi Air Strike

Bluto over at the Dread Pundit blog put together his first YouTube video. It's pretty good. He put together different video clips of the air strike that resulted in Zarqawi's death with the song "Radar Love" playing in the background.

Bad Spinach: Bush Did It

The headline says it all folks. "Bush Caused Spinach E. Coli. Expect More of this!!!". - DailyKos Article

I'm not going to say anything more than this, because I think the article and the headline is entertaining enough. They are grasping at straws here folks.

Pope Comments: Jewish Conspiracy

Iran, a country known for their tolerance of other cultures and academic excellence, is claiming that the Pope's comments are the latest in a string of US-Israeli actions "aimed at creating conflict between religions."

"The issue of insulting cartoons and remarks of some politicians about Islam are different links in the conspiracy of the crusaders and the pope's remarks are the latest links in this." - Iran's supreme leader Ali Khamenei, Breitbart.com Article

So you see?! Its the Jews!!!!! And if you don't believe him, he'll burn an effigies of you while shouting "death to America" and "death to Israel".

Anyone who thinks that Iran is a stable country is a damn fool. And anyone who thinks that such a "stable" country can be allowed to have any kind of nuclear program (peaceful or military) is even more of a fool.

Free Speech, As Long as you Agree With Us

Every once in a while I do find myself on the side of Bill Maher. Probably because he is one of the few on the left that has enough brains to criticize the Democratic Party Line.

Two weeks ago the Perky One, Katie Couric debuted as the new anchor of the CBS Evening News with an interesting new segment called the "Free Speech" segment where they would have guest speakers to simply express their views on a topic for around 90 seconds. No interruptions, no questioning, no follow-up. A simple pulpit to spout whatever the guest wanted to say. One of the first, and most notable Free Speech guest was Rush Limbaugh.

However, it appears that this segment is only Free Speech to a point. One of the people originally talked about as being a guest in the Free Speech segment was Bill Maher. However, he has yet to appear. MediaBistro.com has learned why.

"On Friday's Real Time on HBO, Maher explained that CBS approached him to do a 'freeSpeech' segment on the new Evening News. He asked if he could talk about religion but was rejected and told that he would be provided with a list of 'approved' topics," an e-mailer says. A second e-mailer asks: "Was he 'free' to express his views as long as he did not touch religion?..." - MediaBistro.com Article

I have to admit I would not look forward to Maher's rant on religion since he would most likely equate Evangelical Christians with Islamic Terrorists. But that aside, CBS chose to call that segment the "Free Speech" segment. It sounds like it should be called "Selected Topics" instead.

The Path to 9/11: A Brief History of "Documentaries"

Fahrenheit 9/11 - by Michael Moore

Used video clips of interviews with soldiers out of context to make political points (resulting in misquoting the soldiers).

An Inconvenient Truth - by AlGore

Used gas guzzling SUVs and private jets to promote theories presented as facts.

The Path to 9/11 - by ABC

Inappropriate truth telling about the Clinton Administration’s policies on Osama bin Laden and Al Qaeda.

Ok then. I just wanted to clear all that up.

Tags: 911, ABC, Afgahnistan, Al Qaeda, AlGore, Bill Clinton, DailyKos, Democrat, Global Warming, Michael Moore, Middle East, Moonbats, Netroots, Osama Bin Laden, path to 9/11, Politics, September 11, Terrorism, United States, War

ISLAM:"We Are a Peaceful Religion!!!"

"And if you don't beleive me I'll riot and burn effigies of you!" Yep, Islam, the religion of peace as seen in this picture.

Pope Benedict last week made comments in Germany quoting a 14th century Byzantine emperor who said the prophet Mohammed had brought "things only evil and inhuman" refering to the concept of Jihad and holy war in the Islamic religion. I agree that this was not the wisest thing the Pope could have said. But the way the Muslims are reacting in the streets are as if the Pope had just declared an all out war on them. He made comments that are no different than what people like Hezbollah and Hamas make on a daily basis.

Here's the full quote of what the Pope said:

"He [Byzantine Christian Emperor Manuel Paleologos II] said, I quote, 'Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached'." - DailyMail.co.uk Article

So it appears that these are what the rules are:
Do: call Christians and Jews every darogatory word possible (Crusaders, Zionists, Satan).
Don't: respond such comments unless its with praise for their "alternative" view on the world (alternative to western civilization).

Don't: cite historical documents about Islam in any speach.
Do: respond with rioting and threats of violence if such "inconveniant truths" are brought up.

I see how it is now.

Tags: Afgahnistan, Ahmadinejad, Al Qaeda, Gaza, Hamas, Hezbollah, Iran, Iraq, Islam, Israel, Lebanon, Middle East, Osama Bin Laden, Palestine, Pope Benedict, Syria, Terrorism, War

Netroots: The Civil War in the DNC

Found another good diary post over at DailyKos (they're on a roll with stupidity today). It demonstrates how there is a civil war in the Democratic party. ABBinMI received an election email from former President Bill Clinton who was trying to motivate the Democratic party to get out and vote (strangely no "vote early, vote often" lines though). Here's ABBinMI's response:

"We see the consequences of inaction every day. Inaction by the Democrats in the Senate and in the House. Afraid to oppose the policies of George W. Bush. If they would fillibuster something, anything, it would send a message to the people that Democrats actually stand for something. I'm tired of being told to take action when the very people in a position to take action -- the people we ELECTED to take action -- are too timid and afraid to do so.

With all due respect...I'll take action when they do." - DailyKos diary entry

This shows pretty well the civil war going on in the Democratic party I think. You have the extreme left wing as represented by the likes of DailyKos, and the Netroots crowd. And then you have the DNC establishment represented by people like Clinton. Here's a breakdown of how both sides differ:
Establishment: Think about the long term implications of actions taken today on the Democratic party. Try to appeal to the moderats of the country (something Clinton was known for).
Netroots: Stop the GOP, fight the GOP, even if it means stopping the government cold to do it.

What are the end results of this civil war? Alienation of the American people and the destruction of the Democratic party as it has been under the Clinton Adminstration.

Poor bastards. Heehee.

Tags: Bill Clinton, Bush, DailyKos, Democrat, Democratic Underground, Howard Dean, Moonbats, Netroots, Politics, Senate, United States

DailyKos:No Class at Death of Ann Richards

Found this diary entry regarding the upcoming funeral for former Democratic Governor of Texas, Ann Richards. I was never a fan of Ann Richards, I disagreed with almost every policy of her's, and I group her political style in with people like Ted Kennedy and Nancy Palosi. But I do beleive that she deserves respect and dignity at the time of her passing.

But here's what GarySeven over at DailyKos wants to do:

"But - a death in the progressive family means it's time for a funeral. And not just any funeral, but a good ol' rip-roaring, revival-meeting, foot-stomping funeral; the kind that makes the conservatives so crazy; the kind that makes them sniff their noses and say things like "undignified" and gives us a chance to bash them and praise us."

Only the so-called "progressives" would hide behind the death of someone to make a series of political statements for the cameras.

"Undiginified", you're damn right it is!

Tags: Ann Richards, Bush, DailyKos, Democrat, Democratic Underground, Moonbats, Netroots, Politics