An Ol’ Broad’s Ramblings
Archive for August 2007
Need Your Advice!
If you had to buy something for an event that was having a silent auction, which would you prefer:
1. Â 
Now I like Santa moose. But I’m partial to moose anyway.
Or:
2. 
I like this one too. If I ever docrorate for Christams again, I think I could use something like that.
Tough decision. I’m on the verge of saying, the heck with it, and get them both. Which would you be more likely to bid on?
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Out of Touch
Isn’t it amazing just how much happens when you’re ignoring the real world? Gonzales resigns, yet the Dhimmis won’t let up. The Taliban evidently decides it’s a tad more prudent to release their kidnapped victims, even after murdering 2 of them. I was at a meeting where all the ladies insisted Oprah Winfrey was canceling her show, but it turns out that it was Denise Brown who canceled on her. Gossip….sheesh! Of course, there was a little more gossip about Oprah, but I honestly don’t care. A Republican has to emphatically insist he’s not gay, where Dhimmis would wear it as a badge of honor, and be praised, and applauded for doing what this guy was accused of doing. Ahmabooboo has a serious problem.
Ya know, I think I’ll continue to ignore the real world until tomorrow! SS, DD!
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We have returned!
What was going to be one night in the booming gambling town of Tunica, MS turned into a two nighter. Not because we were winning, or anything like that, but just because. It was a fairly uneventful trip, although we were rather impressed with the Horseshoe. The food was excellent! It ain’t Vegas, but it’s close to home. I wouldn’t mind going back to see Hootie & the Blowfish, but the Mr says I have to be in Wisconsin at that time. 
Well, we went back to the room after breakfast to get our stuff, check out and head home. Imagine my surprise when I walked in the room and saw Texas Fred on the news! I only caught a few seconds, but that was enough for me to realize …. yep, that’s him alright!
I guess that’s all it took for the Mr’s luck to change, cuz he ended up winning a jackpot. Ok, so it was less than $600, but still. It just proves it can be done. My luck on the other hand, got worse. Hmmm…..
So, now we are back home, safe, sound, and a little poorer.
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Road Trip!
Mr Ol’ Broad and I have decided since we’d rather not consider the overwhelming task of emptying boxes for a bit, we’re heading to Tunica, MS. Why? Well, why the heck not? 
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Gleefully Swiped…..
….from Owen at Boots & Sabers.
Ted Nugent: Opinions? No, just the facts
So, here’s a list of facts that may or may not be argued, but all are irrefutable, and the fact that an argument exists on any of them proves that fantasy is for fools who are more than happy to see America come to her knees.
* Water is wet. Venison is food. Tobacco use kills more Americans than anything. Drinking and driving is self-inflicted terrorism.
* God gave me the right to defend myself.
* Tofu production kills more living things than any other activity on earth.
* Paul McCartney took too much acid.
* Trapping bans don’t work. Hunting bans don’t work. Gun bans don’t work. Gun-free zones are a recipe for innocent slaughter.
* Guns are harmless, inanimate objects.
* Pathetic people not willing to defend themselves cannot dictate such soulless policy upon those of us who know we must.
* American education fails to teach many children to read, write, spell, balance a checkbook or talk.
* The Internal Revenue Service is horrendously wasteful, unaccountable and unconstitutional.
* Dope destroys lives. Meth users are American terrorists.
* The No. 1 threat to a black American’s life is a black American.
* Kids that don’t do chores are a liability to family and America.
* People who don’t care about their health don’t deserve health care.
* Good is superior to evil. Smart is better than dumb. Activism is the duty of anyone claiming to be part of an experiment in self-government. A work ethic is far superior to laziness.
* Barbecued dead animals are perfect, natural and delicious.
* Love conquers hate. Patience teaches much more than immediate gratification. Clean is better than dirty.
* War is the answer against terror and evil. In WWII, America was the good guy, the Japanese and Nazis were the bad guys. You cannot negotiate with evil.
* The war on poverty is a joke. Pimps, whores and welfare brats are not legitimate job descriptions.
* Trees produce wood for many quality and proper uses.
* There are more deer, bear, mountain lion, geese, wild hogs and wild turkey in North America than at any time in recorded history.
* Child molesters cannot be fixed.
* The government gets more profit from gasoline taxes than the oil corporations do per gallon.
* Rock-’n'-roll is sexier than C&W. Guitars are cooler than keyboards.
* It’s better to have a gun and not need it than to need a gun and not have it.
* People who can’t speak clear English or mumble and carry themselves badly will have a hard time achieving the American Dream.
* Hippies stink.
* People who litter are rude pigs.
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I’m Confused
Obey? Bible says yes, if government’s ‘good’
‘No civil rulers should be followed if orders inconsistent with God’s’
In Romans 13, the Bible instructs Christians to obey the government because God has placed it in power, but several experts and leaders, both historic and modern, have indicated that cannot be interpreted as an unqualified loyalty.
My confusion. I just read Romans 13 three times, and no where in it did I see anything about ‘obeying’ the government. Anyone have some clarification for me? Did I miss something?
UPDATE: Never mind! :) David point out that I’m an idjit! I was looking at the wrong book.
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Morning Coffee 8/26/07
Border Patrol chief rejects mission against aliens, drugs
“I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again,” Carlos X. Carrillo, Border Patrol chief of Laredo, Texas, told guests at a town-hall meeting Thursday. “The Border Patrol’s job is not to stop illegal immigrants. The Border Patrol’s job is not to stop narcotics. … The Border Patrol’s mission is not to stop criminals.
“The Border Patrol’s mission is to stop terrorists and terrorist weapons from entering the country.”
I think someone needs to start looking for a new job…..NOW!
U.S. Wants to Close Popular Pedestrian Border Crossing
Pedestrians at the nation’s busiest border crossing are losing conveniences in what the authorities describe as measures to improve security and critics say is an unnecessary crackdown.
Until we get this problem under control, I’m of the mind that all borders should be closed. Especially with morons like Carrillo on the job! Said ‘critics’ obviously have NO concern for the safety and security of our nation.
Democrats decided today to strip Florida of all its presidential convention delegates unless the state holds its primary later in the 2008 election calendar. The punishment would leave the fourth largest state without a vote for the nominee.
The state party has 30 days to comply by moving its contest back at least seven days from the current Jan. 29 plan or lose its 210 delegates to the nominating convention in Denver next summer.
Here’s a thought: Stop moving the flippin’ primaries, have them ALL the same day, and let the VOTERS decide! This recent ‘one up’ nonsense is starting to seriously chap my hide!
Wal-Mart owes back taxes, state says
Wal-Mart says it has not done anything wrong but is merely taking advantage of an overlap of state and federal tax laws: To reduce its taxes and costs, it sets up one subsidiary to run its stores and another subsidiary to own its real estate. The operating subsidiary pays rent to the real estate subsidiary and takes a tax deduction for the rent, even though that money eventually ends up in the corporation’s own pocket.
“Anything Wal-Mart can do to lawfully lower its costs allows the company to pass it along through lower prices,” said company spokesman John Simley. “This is a lawful (tax) structure in Wisconsin.”
And in the meantime, saving shoppers money, and providing jobs! Madison just HATES not sucking the coffers dry.
Iraqi Leader Lashes Back at US Critics
Nouri al-Maliki, who is fighting to hold his government together, issued a series of stinging ripostes against a variety of foreign officials who recently have spoken negatively about his leadership. But those directed at Democrats Clinton, of New York, and Levin, of Michigan, were most strident.
“There are American officials who consider Iraq as if it were one of their villages, for example Hillary Clinton and Carl Levin. They should come to their senses,” al-Maliki said at a news conference.
Sorry Mr. al-Maliki, ’sense’ and Democrats do NOT go hand in hand. You’re just asking way too much!
Falcons want $22 million back from Vick
Vick has received roughly $40 million in guaranteed bonuses — and even more in base salary — but teams are only allowed to try to recoup money paid in signing bonuses, per the collective bargaining agreement with the players’ union.
To collect the money, Vick must remain on the Falcons’ roster. Therefore the team will not release Vick until the matter is resolved, the person familiar with the situation said.
I have a real problem with the amount of money that is paid to these prima donas. It’s a GAME for cryin’ out loud, and not one of these spoiled brats does anything useful to earn it. With so much money in sports, we get trash like Vick.
Iran vows to use ’smart’ bomb against enemies, unveils mass production
Teheran first announced development of the long-range guided bomb Thursday, saying it could be deployed by the country’s aging US-made F-4 and F-5 fighter jets.
“We will use these [bombs] against our enemies when the time comes,” Defense Minister Mostafa Mohammad Najjar said on state television Sunday.
Sounds like a threat to me. And just which ‘enemies’ will be the target? I’d say odds are, it’s Israel and/or the U.S. But they are just peaceful folks, right?
Vast army of ‘Hillary haters’ has claws out
Armed with new technologies and fueled by animus, they are bent on preventing “four more years” of Clintonism. Every old charge, it seems, is being repackaged and sold as new. Every rumor is given a new, blog-stoked currency.
I don’t hate the woman, I just don’t trust her!
Televangelist blames Muslim group for show cancellation
A Christian televangelist who harshly criticizes Islam and other religions said Friday that his late-night program is being pulled off the air because of pressure from a Muslim group.
Earlier this month, officials from the Council on American Islamic Relations wrote a letter to the TV station’s owners asking for an investigation of the show it broadcasts, “Live Prayer with Bill Keller.”
In a May 2 broadcast, the televangelist said Islam was a “1,400-year-old lie from the pits of hell” and called the Prophet Muhammad a “murdering pedophile.” He also called the Quran a “book of fables and a book of lies.”
I don’t much care for the majority of televangelists, but yanking the guy off the air is censorship. I mostly think the message gets hidden by the constant calls for ‘donations’, which aggravates me to no end. When the so called ‘Religion of Peace’ manages to silence other religions, it’s time to take a real hard look.
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Did I Pass?
Well, I don’t know. I did do rather well on the written part. Only screwed up a couple of the questions, even though I knew the answers. sigh…
Now, as for the shooting part….I have NO idea! I think I might have to take that part over. At 3 yards, perfect. After that…..pfft! No one told me I was suppose to actually PRACTICE first. 
I’m fairly sure at the farthest distance, I might have gotten one….two? If he calls me to tell me I suck, I’ll know for sure.
All I know for a fact? My hand hurts! I did see a cute little thing, IF I ever get the permit, that would be just great to tote around on my bod someplace. Don’t ask me what it was, I don’t know. It was just cute enough to be a girl thang.
While I was on my way back from the range to the classroom (they did it opposite of what they said….good thing too….it was HOT), I heard an interesting little tidbit on the Steve Gill Show. Now, if you have ever listened to Steve, you’ll know he is a good friend of Fred Thompson, and does have a bit of an inside track. He said, Fred WILL BE ANNOUNCING, possibly around the 8th or 9th of September. Now, whether or not this is accurate, I can’t say. One can only hope! 
Getting up at 5:30 in the morning is bad for my mental health, so I’ll be vegged out on the couch for the duration of the evening. 
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Going to School
I’m going to be in class all day. At least that’s what he said. Morning, book stuff. Afternoon, in the 100+ weather, shooting range. heh heh heh I’m gonna be a gun totin’ puddle! That is, IF I can pass the class. sigh….
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Morning Coffee 8/25/07 - Short Cup
Drought carving into jack-o’-lantern supply
There’s trouble in the pumpkin patch these days, with Tennessee’s drought threatening to take the heart out of Halloween.
The state often ranks somewhere between sixth and 10th in the nation in pumpkin production, agriculture statistics show. But this Halloween, out-of-state pumpkins are going to have to make up a shortfall.
I guess that means there will be much smaller pun’kins smashed in the roads this year. We need rain…..NOW!
Floods, Tornadoes Cause Havoc Across Upper Midwest
Rowing a boat isn’t in Barbara Campagna’s job description. Nevertheless, the architecture director for the National Trust for Historic Preservation and three colleagues found themselves paddling to the Farnsworth House in Plano, built by architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe in 1951. There, they piled furniture into their borrowed rowboat as rising floodwaters threatened to invade in the aftermath of torrential storms.
While I don’t envy the amount of rain, I am jealous that it’s not being shared.
McGee denies party permit from jail
Using the power he still wields from jail, Milwaukee Ald. Michael McGee has denied a permit for a block party organized by two key figures in the state and federal cases against him.
I wish someone would explain to me why this feckless weasel still has any say whatsoever? About anything?
Judge orders trials in church suits
When the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Diego filed for bankruptcy in February, abruptly halting multiple sex-abuse lawsuits on the eve of trial, Michael Bang thought his chance for a day in court was gone.
On Friday, a federal bankruptcy judge revived hope for Bang, ruling that 42 cases be sent back to state courts for immediate jury trials.
I’m pretty sure Rome can cover the costs, but maybe not.
Nashville family trapped in Gaza for weeks allowed to leave
A family from Nashville was evacuated from the Gaza Strip along with several other Americans who had been trapped there after the Palestinian militant group Hamas took control in June, a family member said.
Nice folks. (sarcasm)
With Troop Rise, Iraqi Detainees Soar in Number
The number of detainees held by the American-led military forces in Iraq has swelled by 50 percent under the troop increase ordered by President Bush, with the inmate population growing to 24,500 today from 16,000 in February, according to American military officers in Iraq.
Why don’t they just shoot them? Sure would save having to feed the bad guys. Ok, not nice….don’t care.
30 Immigrants On Bikes Deliver A Labor Revolt
The 30 men — all immigrants, including undocumented workers frustrated with the poor conditions and low wages that are often a fact of life in America’s underground economy — banded together in an effort to unionize. They demanded an end to what they say were salaries less than half the minimum wage, and to penalties that included $20 fines for late deliveries and $50 for shutting the restaurant’s glass doors with a bang.
Are they LEGAL? Seems not all. For those who are, this is appalling. For those who aren’t, go home.
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