fil·i·bus·ter - noun - To throw a tantrum while sipping hot chocolate

Judge Alito will now be the 110th Supreme Justice.

Okay. Not really an issue for me either way, I mean, Supreme Court Justices usually don't interfere with my day to day life.

However, I found it to be INCREDIBLY funny, and I do mean "rolling on the floor, laughing my ass off" funny that the liberals who had the most problem with Alito didn't bother to show up to vote!!

Oh Hilary?? Where were you? Should we have called out an APB (All Pussy-Liberal Bulletin) for you?

John "I have a plan" Kerry wasn't missing. We all knew where he was. He was still basking in the after glow of sipping cocoa in the Swiss Alps, when the majority of us can barely afford Swiss Miss. Hmm... I wonder if he drinks that with or without ketchup?

Teddy "Chapaquiddick" Kennedy forgot not to show up, unfortunately. Either that or he thought someone asked him if he would rather have a cup of coffee than another drink, to which he answered "NO". Teddy, buddy... you need to listen more carefully... you may actually be doing your job!!

I'll be bringing this up again when the next national election comes around and the dems are all out there looking for the homeless and the dead to get registered to vote. Their slogan should be "Get out and vote. Do as we say, not as we do."

Ode to Mary Jo

My name is Mary Jo Kopechne.

I would have been 65 years of age this year.

Read about me and my killer below:

When Sen. Ted Kennedy was merely just another Democrat bloating on Capitol Hill on behalf of liberal causes, it was perhaps excusable to ignore his deplorable past.

But now that he's become a leading Republican attack dog, positioning himself as Washington's leading arbiter of truth and integrity, the days for such indulgence are now over.

It's time for the GOP to stand up and remind America why this chief spokesman had to abandon his own presidential bid in 1980 - time to say the words "Mary Jo Kopechne" out loud.

As is often the case, Republicans have deluded themselves into thinking that most Americans already know the story of how this "Conscience of the Democratic Party" left Miss Kopechne behind to die in the waters underneath the Edgartown Bridge in July 1969, after a night of drinking and partying with the young blonde campaign worker. But most Americans under 40 have never heard that story, or details of how Kennedy swam to safety, then tried to get his cousin Joe Garghan to say he was behind the wheel.

Those young voters don't know how Miss Kopechne, trapped inside Kennedy's Oldsmobile, gasped for air until she finally died, while the Democrats' leading Iraq war critic rushed back to his compound to formulate the best alibi he could think of.

Neither does Generation X know how Kennedy was thrown out of Harvard on his ear 15 years earlier -- for paying a fellow student to take his Spanish final. Or why the US Army denied him a commission because he cheated on tests.

As they listen to the Democrats "liberal Lion" accuse President Bush of "telling lie after lie after lie" to get America to go to war in Iraq, young voters don't know about that notorious 1991 Easter weekend in Palm Beach when Uncle Teddy rounded up his nephews for a night on the town, an evening that ended with one of them credibly accused of rape.

It's time for Republicans to state unabashedly that they will no longer "go along with the gag" when it comes to Uncle Ted's rants about deception and moral turpitude inside the Bush White House.

And if the Republicans don't, let's do it ourselves by passing this forgotten disgrace around the Internet to wake up memories of what a fraud and fake Teddy really is.

The Democratic Party should be ashamed to have the national disgrace from Massachusetts as their spokesman.

French Terror Alert System.

Please take careful note of the French Terror Alert System. 'nuff said.

Do you not understand the words coming out of my mouth?

I've learned something today... liberals hear what they want to hear, and that's it.

I could tell a liberal, "I would love to kick you in the nards after you bend over and kiss my ass. You wouldn't believe the dreams I have burying you deep in the ground then walk all on top of your grave!" and what they would hear is "I love you and kiss the ground you walk on."

Take Bill O'Reilly for example. What he says is, "Here is a company who gives money to the ACLU, which has already proven to be anti-American. We have a listing on billoreilly.com of other companies who support the same agenda. If you disagree with the practices of these companies, you may want to let your dollars speak for you by not spending your money there."

What the liberals hear is, "Boycott Progressive Insurance!!" or "Stop shopping at Walmart!" or "Boycott Vermont!"

Look, he never said that we should boycott Vermont. He does have a quick-poll question on his site that asks if Judge Carlson (who gave a child molester 60 days for molesting a 6 year old over a 4 year period) should be removed and if he isn't will you boycott Vermont. The choice is still yours.

He also asked if anyone would stop shopping at Walmart because they said Happy Holidays instead of Merry Christmas. I chose not to stop shopping there because they still have the best prices. I made that decision.

If you feel influenced or forced to do things by what people say, please grow a backbone.

Ray Nagin has lost his mind!

Fox News reports that Ray Nagin, the Mayor of New Orleans says that God is mad because New Orleans isn't completely African-American and that we as a nation are in Iraq.

Um... am I the only one who didn't get that memo?

What's it like having a Mayor who has gone off the deep end? Oh wait. Don't answer. We already know.... we had Vera Katz.

Now, Ray Nagin did say that what he actually meant when he said that New Orleans will be rebuilt as a "chocolate city", is that to make chocolate you need dark chocolate and milk. I don't buy it. Not for a second. Yesterday he said that New Orleans will be rebuilt as a chocolate city. Meaning that it wasn't a chocolate city before. New Orleans has always been a culturally diverse city, not all one culture. So, to say that it will be rebuilt as a chocolate city means that it will be rebuilt as something different than it was. Otherwise he would have said "New Orleans will be built again as a chocolate city" or "New Orleans will once again be the chocolate city it once was..."

What he means is that the city will be African-American. Built by African-Americans and for African-Americans. However, they will use plenty of money from us crackers, let me tell you!

Fussin' and fightin'

I have really been neglecting my poor blog.

Due to personal circumstances, I need to rant today.

Question... why can't liberals argue fairly?

Or better yet, why can't liberals own up to their own mistakes?

I had a good friend, or shall I say I thought she was a good friend. I was a good friend to her, and as long as I did exactly as she wished, it would stay that way. Well, I did something not to her liking, and she went behind my back and tried to sabotage my job.

What did I do that she didn't like? I took Voluntary Time Off when it was offered. Oh my GOD... I should be lynched.

So, it got back to me from more than one source that she was saying some very unkind things about me to co-workers and "higher ups". That didn't set too well with me, so I confronted her. Well, of course she denied it, and somehow spun this to appear like I was trying to get her fired.

I came to work today to find her sitting at her desk with all her belongings in a box. Oh, did I mention that she also returned all the gifts I gave her for Christmas?

All of that drama just because I said, "I'm 43 years old. Why are you talking about me behind my back?"

Pardon my language but this is so fucking childish. I just wanted a simple explanation. Even if it was, "Why? Well let me tell you why!! You pissed me off! Stop taking so much VTO!" but no, she denied the whole thing.

When two people tell me exactly the same thing within 24 hours of each other, and it's almost word for word, in words that my good friend would typically use, I tend to believe the source. Besides, I've seen her do this to three other people she called "friends". Why would I think I was so special?

But that's beside the point I'm trying to make here. The fact is, I'm mad and I have reason to be. She's mad because of the way she spun my confrontation. She can't deal with just being wrong, so she has to somehow make this my fault.

I got a response from her that said something like, "First Mike, (her ex that she just dumped) now my job. What are you going to take next? My kids?"

HUH????

Uh, I didn't take your no-jobadon, loser, pot-smokin' freak of a boyfriend. I didn't do anything to your job. You're screwing that pooch all on your own. And good Lord above, I don't wan't your kids!!! I'd have to kill them and turn them into cat food.

All this because she couldn't tell me she's mad at me.

And how was YOUR weekend?

Judge gives child-rapist 60-day sentence

No longer believes in punishment: 'Anger doesn't solve anything'

© 2006 WorldNetDaily.com

Claiming he no longer believes in punishment, a Vermont judge issued a 60-day sentence to a man who confessed to repeatedly raping a girl over a four-year period, beginning when she was 7 years old.

Judge Edward Cashman disagreed with prosecutors who thought Mark Hulett, 34, of Williston, Vt., deserved eight to 20 years in prison, reported WCAX-TV in Burlington, Vt.
Cashman said he's more concerned now about rehabilitation.

"The one message I want to get through is that anger doesn't solve anything. It just corrodes your soul," Cashman told a packed Burlington courtroom made up mostly of people related to the victim.

Prior to the decision, Chittenden Deputy Prosecutor Nicole Andreson argued punishment "is a valid purpose."

"The state recognizes that the court may not agree or subscribe to that method of sentencing but the state does," she said, according to the Burlington TV station. "The state thinks that it is a very important factor for the court to consider."

Cashman said he wants to make sure Hulett gets sex-offender treatment.

Under Department of Corrections classification, however, Hulett is considered a low-risk for re-offense, which means he doesn't qualify for in-prison treatment.

Cashman, therefore, issued a 60-day sentence and ordered Hulett to complete sex-treatment when he gets out or face a possible life sentence.

The judge said that when he began 25 years ago, he handed down tough sentences but now believes "it accomplishes nothing of value."

"It doesn't make anything better; it costs us a lot of money; we create a lot of expectation, and we feed on anger," Cashman explained to the people in the court, WCAX reported.

Members of the victim's family were outraged.

"I don't like it," the victim's mother told the TV station, in tears. "He should pay for what he did to my baby and stop it here. She's not even home with me and he can be home for all this time, and do what he did in my house."

You know, I was going to give this the "Clueless Award" but this is no laughing matter.

This judge needs to be impeached.

Actually, no... this judge needs to serve the time that the rapist isn't doing.

He sexually abused a little girl for FOUR YEARS and he gets 60 days in jail? And then what? Rehab? The guy is a sicko freak that should be put down like a dog.

Welcome to Hangover Haven!

Seattle loves their citizens of diversity. They love them so much that instead of offering programs to get them to stop drinking, they are building a home for them so they can drink themselves into a stupor more comfortably.

Hey, you say you're an alcoholic with no ambition? Why, you'll fit right in, you brain cell life-snuffing warrior! I haven't met a drunk yet WITH ambition, so you'll feel all warm and fuzzy around these folks. Don't wanna get on a program so you can stop drinking and be productive? No problemo, my stinky friend! You don't have to be on any program... in fact, we encourage you to embrace your disability! After all, it's not your fault! It's a disease! That's right! You had no choice. It's like cancer, alcoholism is. It can attack at any moment. Just like a rabid cat. You don't wanna be attacked by a rabid cat, now do you? Oh, no sir. There aren't any around at the moment... those are just the DTs.

All those people who claim to be in recovery, some for 50+ years and have lived productively ever since they stopped drinking? Nah, they're just fooling themselves. All those years of taking care of themselves, being a good and productive member of society... even helping others, it's all a joke. Don't pay any attention to them.

Here we are... Hangover Haven. It looks a bit run down now. No sir, we didn't choose that color for carpeting. That's real barf there! Hmmm... someone had Spaghetti O's for dinner!

I remember when this place was brand new... it seems like only yesterday... wait... it WAS only yesterday! But never mind that.

Yes! You heard right! You can live here rent free! You only need enough money to drink yourself stupid. Where do we get the money from? Don't you worry your swill-filled head about that. There are these magical creatures called Tax-Payers that deficate this money every day.

Enjoy your stay.

Hold it, hold it, HOLD IT!

Wait just one cotton pickin', finger pointin' minute!

Why is it when the President acts on information he believes to be correct, and that information isn't exactly correct, it's assumed that the President LIED, but when the media reports something based on what they believe to be fact, and that isn't exactly correct, it's a "tragic misunderstanding"?

What am I talking about?

Bush was given information from reliable sources about WMDs in the middle east. He acted on that. And since no WMDs were found, the media pointed fingers and said "BUSH LIED!!"

however...

Last night the media jumped the gun, misunderstood something very important, and reported that 12 of the 13 miners that were caught in the mine explosion were alive. Turns out that this report was not correct and only one of the 13 miners survived.

Just because we're in Iraq fighting a war doesn't mean Bush lied. Or, are you really ready to say that the media was careless in their reporting and that THEY lied about 12 people dying?

And don't throw numbers at me... I know that thousands have died in Iraq and 12 men died in West Virginia. That has nothing to do with the argument.

Want to hear a lie? How about the liberal chant "No one died when Clinton lied".

Can you say SOMOLIA?

I knew you could.

Clarification of my last post

Okay, I should have been a bit more clear. Thanks to jespren for pointing this out.

Well, there's two different types of media that I should have been more clear about. There's entertainment media and the news media. It's the news media telling us how our children are all going down hill, and how the sex and violence in games and music is the cause of it, all current music has to have parental advisories on them, then you look at television and they make it all look like it's okay and normal.

My step-son has a friend who told me, "I don't want a television. I like making up my own mind about what's right and wrong instead of the media telling me one thing and showing me another."

Smart kid. Kind of restores my faith in man-kind.

The Great American Double Standard

When did we start rewarding people who suck? Here's a name everyone remembers... William Hung. He's famous for sucking.

As I sit here watching football, I watched a commercial for the new season of American Idol. Let me just say this and get it out of the way... I want to stab Simon Cowell in the eye with a plastic picnic spork. There. I feel better now.

Here's a double standard for you. We are encouraged to laugh and point at people who are following their dream of being famous singers, yet our children are discouraged in school from cheering for their own classmates in sporting events. Why? Because it may cause psychological damage. I have a question. WTF???

The media is telling us that "sex is bad", yet we can't even watch commercials without having sex crammed down our throats. There's a Bridgestone Tire commercial (or actually their entire ad campaign) that show their tires, they don't tell you anything about their performance, or how well they've tested, or how safe they are... and they don't have to because they have totally whored-out versions of the Solid Gold Dancers there to distract you!

I'm so glad I don't have small children any more. They would SO not be allowed to view television or get on the internet. Raising children is hard enough without the media undermining parents' efforts.

Yes, I know it's only "television" and we need to teach our children that television isn't reality... (you can see where I'm going here, right folks?) but it doesn't help when the media labels all these shows "reality shows" when they are so far from reality you wonder if the two have ever been introduced!

I plan to write more about ad campaigns. I'm not done with this.