An Ol' Broad's Ramblings
Archive for June 2011
Economic Smackdown: Paul Ryan vs. Barack Obama
Saturday Afternoon – Drizzled – Laundry Time
Collective Bargaining is NOT a Right – Whiskey. Tango. Foxtrot.
Great News: New CAFE Standards To Add $10,000 To Price Of Vehicle, More Than The $3,000 Initially Estimated – The Blog Prof
Women in Music Portrayed as purely Se-xual – Woman Honor Thyself
Refuting Obama’s Attack on Small Business – Lloyd Marcus
The Liberal Apocalypse – Sultan Knish
Ron Ramsey Finally Speaks Out About the Secret Senator – Blue Collar Muse
Obama’s War on Oil, Coal, and America – Warning Signs
Is the Soros-Sponsored ‘Agenda 21’ a Hidden Plan for World Government? (Yes, Only it Is Not Hidden) – The Blaze
What Is the Libertarian Position on Abortion? – Calvin Frieburger Online
Herman Cain Will Never Get Serious Consideration from Blacks on Democratic Plantation… – Thy Black Man
IT’S OFFICIAL! A borough of London is now an Islamic Republic – Bare Naked Islam
Why is President Obama threatening to put the people who build ATMs out of work? – The TrogloPundit
God gets the last laugh: Oil shale in Israel but not in Judea, Samaria and Gaza – Israel Matzav
MUSLIM IMMIGRATION TO AMERICA MUST BE HALTED! – Angry White Dude
Scientists Agree, Salon Is Making Fake Claims To Spread Climate Change Hoax – YID with LID
Obama in 2009: If I can’t fix the economy in three years, you can call me former President Obama – I Hate The Media
Liberals Are The People Our Parents Warned Us Against – Be Sure You’re RIGHT, Then Go Ahead
From Recovery Summer to Misery Summer – Maggie’s Notebook
Leaked: smoke and mirror geoengineering ideas from the IPCC – Watts Up With That?
California Liberal Cesspool Is Least Free State – The Political Jungle
NYT Headline spin on Obama – Nonsensible Shoes
Nancy Pelosi Feels Your Pain: Net Worth Rose 62% Last Year – Michelle Malkin
Liberalism and Communism – Same Side of the Same Coin – Political Pistachio
Is the ‘Global Warming Scam’ running out of fuel? – Your Daddy’s Politics
GREGALOGUE ON THE PRESIDENTIAL RACE – The Daily Gut
Hateful Hate Haters Of The Left
Learn The Language!
“Why Aren’t You Speaking English?”
During committee testimony this week in Austin, a Texas senator interrupted a Spanish speaker telling him he should “be speaking in English” during a committee hearing.
Antolin Aguirre of the Austin Immigrant Rights Coalition was testifying against Senate Bill 9 that would help crack down on illegal immigrants in Texas. Aguirre spoke through an interpreter even though he had been in the U.S. since 1988.
Two minutes into Antolin Aguirre’s testimony, Sen. Chris Harris, a Republican from Arlington, interrupted asking Aguirre’s interrupter, “Did I understand him correctly that he has been here since 1988?” Harris asked. “Why aren’t you speaking in English then?”
23 years, and he can’t be bothered to learn the language of the land? Did he come legally? Did he go through proper channels? Did he become a citizen, by choice? If so, then why hasn’t he learned the language of his home? Unless, of course, he doesn’t consider this to be home. In that case….get the hell out!
“It is insulting to us,” Sen. Harris fired back. “It is very insulting. And if he knows English, he needs to be speaking in English.”
Insulting is an understatement! That “immigrant rights” bs is also quite insulting! You immigrate, you become a citizen, you are no longer an immigrant. And they aren’t really talking about REAL immigrants, are they. It’s all about the criminals, isn’t it. You know the ones. They sneak in the back door, flop themselves down in the living room and expect YOU to cook dinner.
Millions of people have come to this land in hopes of making a better life for themselves. They learn the language, they adapt to their new surroundings, and become part of their new home. It was called a ‘melting pot’. We all blended together to become the greatest nation on the planet. My own adopted grandparents among them. The came, learned the language, started businesses, had families, sons who fought in wars to protect their homeland, with pride.
In recent years, thanks to the stupidity of a few, there are now two groups that come here, believing the country should change for THEIR benefit. There are 2 groups who apparently don’t believe adapting to their new country is important. Evidently, the country is suppose to adapt to them. Take a wild guess which two groups. One want to change the law, and the other wants to break it.
The Texas bill, SB 9, puts an end to sanctuary cities. And who has a problem with this? Well, those same people who refuse to learn the language, and believe it’s ok to break the law. They think it will cause discrimination. But what actually causes discrimination is THEIR refusal to adhere to the law. Honestly, few in this country care where you came from originally. Oh sure, there are some who have a problem with EVERYBODY, and anybody who is different. Can’t do much about that. But for those who have come through the front door, and made the effort to adapt, the majority of Americans have no problem, no matter your skin color, or your accent, or place of origin, you are more than welcome.
Now learn the damn language!
H/T: Frank…an immigrant!
Enough!
Guess which country kicked out U.S. congressional delegation
A U.S. congressional delegation was kicked out of Iraq after the leader of the group, U.S. Rep. Dana Rohrabacher, R-Calif., asked Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki if a portion of future oil revenues could be used to pay back the United States for money spent over the course of eight years following the 2003 U.S. invasion to oust Iraqi President Saddam Hussein.
The ouster came amid efforts by U.S. officials to get al-Maliki to request an extension of U.S. troops in Iraq past the Dec. 31 deadline when all U.S. troops are supposed to be out of the country.
“We called the U.S. embassy…and we told them to ask the congressmen to leave Iraq,” according to Iraqi government spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh. “We don’t want them here. What they said was inappropriate.”
Inappropriate? Really? Personal opinion, I think we should take what we are owed for saving their ungrateful sorry asses! Pull the troops, not a dime for ‘aid’, and let them destroy themselves. I honestly don’t give a damn anymore. We’ll never get those lives lost back.
Yeah…Getting rid of the Butcher was a good thing. Anyone who murders and rapes his own people doesn’t deserve to live. But enough is enough! It was a reasonable question asked of unreasonable people. I suppose we can’t expect a little gratitude for the treasure we have lost for their benefit, and I’m not talking about oil or money!
The Culprit!
We were without electricity for several hours yesterday. Normally, we never find out for sure what causes it, other than rumors. Well, we know what happened this time!
Yep….that’ll do it alright! Luckily, no one was hurt. The cops are still investigating what happened, so likely, we’ll never know if he overcompensated, or dozed off. 
Glenn Beck 06/17/11
Having An “I Don’t Give A Damn” Day
Well, in reality, I’ve been having a LOT of those in recent months (as you may have noticed due to my abbreviated commenting on several subjects). After an extremely frustrating trip to the doc yesterday, waiting way too long for someone in pain, then being told I have to have a chemical stress test, which I swore I’d never do again, before she’d release me for surgery, I’m going to take another day to be horizontal.
Did you know that sitting for several hours with a dilapidated knee hanging down can be extremely painful? It feels like the muscle is being pulled off what little bone I have left!
Besides, it’s wonderfully dreary day! The best kind of day to spend buried in some theater of the mind! And what’s with the lights flashing off and on??? Good thing my Kindle cover has a light. 
Man Up!
Father’s Day and the Importance of Marriage
The Foundry
For many Americans, poverty is hidden from view, and its reality is conveniently tucked out of sight and out of mind in places like inner cities or across rural landscapes. The effects of poverty, though, are all too real for those suffering in the shadows.
Consider one startling fact: Children from single-parent families (most of which are headed by a single mother) are over five times as likely to live in poverty than are those from married families. The Heritage Foundation’s Robert Rector points to the root cause of the tragedy of child poverty in America:
Child poverty is an ongoing national concern, but few are aware that its principal cause is the absence of married fathers in the home. Marriage remains America’s strongest anti-poverty weapon, yet it continues to decline. As husbands disappear from the home, poverty and welfare dependence will increase, and children and parents will suffer as a result.
Glenn Beck 06/16/11
A “Celebration”?
Middle Tennessee celebrates World Refugee Day
The Tennessee Office for Refugees is holding several events starting Saturday to mark World Refugee Day.
Middle Tennessee refugees will hold a panel discussion on Monday, after a free screening of ‘Welcome to Shelbyville,’ which aired on PBS. They will discuss their resettlement experiences in Middle Tennessee, which, historically, has been a destination for many refugees.
Uh…say whut? What the heck is World Refugee Day? Nope. Never heard of it. So, what do I do? I look it up. No, I didn’t Google, I Binged. What did I find? Well, naturally, the Useless Numnuts are involved.
The UN General Assembly, on 4 December 2000, adopted resolution 55/76 where it noted that 2001 marked the 50th anniversary of the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees, and that the Organization of African Unity (OAU) had agreed to have International Refugee Day coincide with Africa Refugee Day on 20 June.
Now, I realize there are quite a few people who have come to Tennessee from other countries to escape the violence. However, wouldn’t it be in their best interest to become part of the community, instead of labeling themselves as ‘refugees’? If you’re a refugee, it sounds like you have are just here for temporarily. If that’s the case, then you don’t need to ‘celebrate’. If not, acclimate to your new home. What they do in Africa, or any other country, is their business. We do things a bit different here. Well, at least we use to, before the commies took over.
Doesn’t the word ‘celebration’ usually mean a happy occasion? What’s so happy about being forced from your home?
Dear U.N.,
Go away.
As CFR would say…
“Hugs and stuff”,
Ol’ Broad
Dear Lord….
…..please, come soon. This world has become way too insane.
San Francisco Mulls Goldfish Ban
First kittens, then puppies and hamsters and now goldfish?
San Francisco’s Animal Control and Welfare Commission is recommending that the City ban the sale of goldfish, tropical fish and guppies in its borders, according to Matier and Ross.
The recommendation to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors is part of the commission’s ongoing efforts to discourage “impulse buys” of animals.
The commission’s ban would cover pet stores and breeders in the City. It comes after more than a year of study and findings that aquarium fish are often mass bred under inhumane conditions or stripped from the wild.
Will there ever be common sense in that city? I doubt it. Evidently, it’s ok to murder babies by the millions, but heaven forbid a flippin’ goldfish should get flushed down a toilet. I can’t even find the words to express the disgust I feel towards such …….. beings.
Resignation
I’m going to surprised at least one someone. How? I’m going to say that those people who were heckling, and cheering are no better than Weiner. A total lack of class. I’m not sorry to see him go, although he has been quite entertaining during this whole arrogant show.
I did notice, however, that his little speech was all about him, and not the damage he has done. HE needs to heal. But what about the people who put their trust in him (for reasons I will never understand)? I suppose the narcissistic just can’t help themselves.
Rottweiler Therapy
Buh Bye!
Couldn’t happen to a nicer guy.
