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Archive for 2 January 2008
My ‘Favorites’
There are 40 listed, but these are my favorites. It’s quite amazing some of the dumb things that come out of people’s mouths. I’ve said some seriously ignorant things in my lifetime, but these truly take the cake!
33) “I do believe that it’s the first time in history that fire has ever melted steel. I do believe that it defies physics that World Trade Center tower 7 — building 7, which collapsed in on itself — it is impossible for a building to fall the way it fell without explosives being involved. World Trade Center 7. World Trade [Center] 1 and 2 got hit by planes — 7, miraculously, the first time in history, steel was melted by fire. It is physically impossible.” — Rosie O’Donnell talks Trutherism
Just how does that stupid bimbo think metal is formed into the various objects? Jeeez!
28) “You could argue that even the world’s worst fascist dictators at least meant well. They honestly thought [they] were doing good things for their countries by suppressing blacks/eliminating Jews/eradicating free enterprise/repressing individual thought/killing off rivals/invading neighbors, etc. … Bush set a new precedent. He came into office with the attitude of ‘I’m so tired of the public good. What about my good? What about my rich friends’ good?’” — Peter Mehlman at The Huffington Post
I hope they don’t pay this idjit for his ‘opinions’.
27) “Is there such a thing as a man-made stroke? In other words, did someone do this to (Democratic Senator Tim Johnson)? …I know what this [Republican] party is capable of.” — Joy Behar on The View
Does ABC troll for morons for that show?
24) “In Iran we don’t have homosexuals like in your country.” — Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad at Columbia University
Heh. Right.
 19) “I propose a limitation be put on how many sqares [sic] of toilet paper can be used in any one sitting. Now, I don’t want to rob any law-abiding American of his or her God-given rights, but I think we are an industrious enough people that we can make it work with only one square per restroom visit, except, of course, on those pesky occasions where 2 to 3 could be required.” — Sheryl Crow at the Huffington Post
I will never, EVER, shake that woman’s hand!
18) “Now I believe, myself, that the secretary of state, the secretary of defense and you have to make your own decision as to what the president knows: that this war is lost, that the surge is not accomplishing anything.” — Democratic Senator Majority Leader, Harry Reid
One word. Prick!
16) “Al Qaeda really hurt us, but not as much as Rupert Murdoch has hurt us, particularly in the case of Fox News. Fox News is worse than Al Qaeda — worse for our society. It’s as dangerous as the Ku Klux Klan ever was.” — MSNBC’s Keith Olbermann
It never ceases to amaze me that brainless weasel still has a job.
13) “Now the people in the Administration of George Bush better remember their Miranda rights, because when I’m elected President I’m going to see that they are arrested. I’m not kidding here!” — Democratic Congressman Dennis Kucinich
Hasn’t the mother ship picked him up yet?
10) “It’s good (Michelle Malkin’s) in D.C. and I’m in New York. I’d spit on her if I saw her.” — Geraldo Rivera
Such a class act. (MAJOR sarcasm) Thinking Geraldo, fire, and bodily functions. Not gonna happen!
9) “I hear about Tony Snow and say to myself, well, stand up every day, lie to the American people at the behest of your dictator-esque boss and well, how could a cancer NOT grow in you. Work for Fox News, spinning the truth in to a billion knots and how can your gut not rot? I know, it’s terrible. I admit it. I don’t wish anyone harm, even Tony Snow. And I do hope he recovers or at least does what he feels is best and surrounds himself with friends and family for his journey. But in the back of my head there’s Justin Timberlake’s “What goes around, goes around, comes around, comes all the way back around, ya.” — Charles Karel Bouley at The Huffington Post
Yes Charles, it does. Remember that when you are next in line on Judgment Day.
5) “General Petraeus or General Betray Us? …Today, before Congress and the American people, General Petraeus is likely to become General Betray Us.” — MoveOn
A total waste of air.
1) “Over time, however, the endless war in Iraq began to play a role in natural selection. Only idiots signed up; only idiots died. Back home, the average I.Q. soared.” — Ted Rall
If this clown is any indication, the I.Q. has seriously declined!
Lite Rail
Mr Ol Broad and I took a DART ride to downtown Dallas today. Big whoop! But a necessary trip to pick up some papers. Honestly, with a city the size of Dallas, I’m surprised they didn’t put those trains in a LONG time ago. You don’t want to drive downtown….trust me! While on the ride, I got to thinking. Yes, I know, it’s quite dangerous.
Milwaukee has a battle going on for and against lite rail. I was always amused when listening to the ‘drive times’ on Milwaukee radio. Believe me, a 20 minute drive time is NOT a major issue. An hour and a half, on the other hand, IS.
Milwaukee is in Wisconsin. Wisconsin has severe winters. Are the proposed rail routes going to have heated shelters? If not, it’s a major waste of money. If so, will they also have heated rails? I mean seriously, you get ice and snow on those rails, you’re going to have a major mess. Not to mention mega snow drifts. Will the trains only run June through August? No? Again, what’s the point? What an extreme waste of money! If, on the other hand, they’ll built a subway system, it might be worth looking at for that type of climate.
It was downright chilly standing out there on the platform. I can’t imagine doing that in Milwaukee!
Oh, and while we’re on the subject, do NOT get trapped in the closing doors! sigh…. It’s a tad painful.  
More Do Nothing
On This Day In History…..
…..I was in agony! After 3 days of labor, and 27 hours of REALLY HARD LABOR, a little ‘bundle of joy’ enters the world. Life was never the same!
Happy Birthday Brat!Â
Yet, So Many Actually DO Take Him Seriously
Jury still out on how much mankind has affected the global environment
Kevin Edwards
Al Gore announced he is finishing up a new book about global warming and the environment. Yeah, the first chapter talks about how you shouldn’t chop down trees to make a book that no one will read.” —Conan O’Brien, late night TV talk show host and comedian.
So far, a pretentious Al Gore, an irresponsible press and an agenda-driven Kyoto Protocol have caused growing numbers of people to doubt the claims that man is responsible for climate change.
Whether or not you agree with his opinions on climate change, it’s difficult to take Al Gore seriously. He lives in a huge energy-consuming house in Nashville, travels the world by private jet, refuses to debate skeptical scientists about man’s contribution to global warming, and calls those who disagree with him “deniers.” His promotion of carbon offsets, by which one can pay a “green company” to produce energy or plant a tree to balance out a person’s use of fossil fuels, is reminiscent of the selling of indulgences by the Church centuries ago. Each is an effort to soothe a guilty conscience without changing one’s lifestyle and each is an attempt to make money from the faithful.
However, the media have to share responsibility with Gore for casting doubt on assertions of a human-based warming climate, or whether global warming is actually taking place. Newsweek magazine in the early ’70s pondered in a cover story if earth’s falling temperatures during that decade were a sign of global cooling. Time magazine claimed in a 1974 article that “the cooling trend … could tip the climatic balance, and cool the planet enough to send it sliding down the road to another ice age …” Evidently in the ’70s, the planet was becoming a snowball, now in 2007 earth doesn’t have a snowball’s chance … Obviously, magazines must be sold and reporting impending worldwide calamities does the trick. The publishers defended their stories by claiming they only report what the scientists say.
It’s noteworthy, though, how often scientists use so-called irrefutable evidence to predict future events, only to be eventually proven wrong. Weather forecasters predicted more numerous and intense hurricanes the past two seasons since Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans, only to see milder and fewer storms instead. There are more variables than we can imagine when forecasting even short-term weather patterns.
One thing is for sure: Climate change is a cyclical phenomenon that repeats over thousands and hundreds of thousands of years and has done so since before man showed up. The jury is still out on the degree to which man has affected his global environment.
That being said, we humans must be good stewards of our planet. The problem is this responsibility won’t be achieved with treaties like the Kyoto Protocol. It’s no wonder our country has refused to sign it. The Kyoto treaty exempts China, India, Russia and most third-world nations from compliance. According to a Christian Science Monitor analysis of industry data, China is expected to add over 560 coal-fired plants with India adding 200 more over the next five to eight years. Those two countries alone could pour out over half the world’s CO2 emissions within the next decade.
Only a treaty with greenhouse emissions limits on all nations could be acceptable and such a treaty would need responsible, open-minded debate on the science of global warming. Otherwise, another Kyoto-style effort will be perceived not only as anti-U.S. and disastrous to American businesses but also impractical and useless.
You can’t legislate the weather. We just aren’t that important in the big scheme of things. Sorry to burst a bubble or two, but there it is! This is NOT our fault, and we can’t control what the planet does. Yes, we can cut down on the pollution, we can make the effort to clean up our own messes, but the planet will survive, with, or without us.
No Morning Coffee Again!
I’m still having major issues with my computer. I can’t post pictures, unless I transfer them into photobucket. I can’t post links, unless I type them out manually, and even that is iffy since half the time, the link doesn’t even show up there where it should be. I’m getting something with the word popup in it, plus a lot of question marks (?).
I downloaded a couple of things from Kim Komando, which found some nasties and dealt with them, but still no relief for my last nerve with this contraption. I’m really hoping, once we get back home, the problem will resolve itself. Hey, I’m optimistic!
Oh, and I’m seeing incoming links from 2 months ago. What’s up with that?
Bring Back Global Warming!
The Winter Weather Center reports the heaviest snow will fall to the lee of Lake Michigan, with over 6 inches forecast today. Other snow belt areas could receive 3 to 6 inches, while lesser amounts will fall along the spine of the Appalachians as far south as the northern mountains of North Carolina.
And, to add insult to injury, the Boracle was named Tennessean of the Year.
