looooong day

Well, it is going to be a long day for both myself and Hillary...

The day will begin with me playing percussion,harmonica and maybe some accordion with 'The Stonehouse Posse' at the East Atlanta Beer Festival(pictured above):



This video was from last years Fest, and it showed all the people who did not reserve tickets, waiting in a loooong line to get in to drink and be entertained...







Then, from 3-8 pm, I will be performing with my Band at the Universal Joint 2nd annual 'Lobster Boil'!




And sometime today, Hillary will find out if her life's mission will come true.

It's going to be one long day.......

Klaatu barada nikto

recounting history

well, I predicted what would occur, and this NY Times review proves it:


".......“Recount,” an astute and deliciously engrossing film on HBO this Sunday night, retells the tale of Florida in all its bizarre and inglorious moments, from haggling over the “hanging chad” and “butterfly ballots” to the ruckus between the Florida secretary of state, Katherine Harris, and the Palm Beach County Canvassing Board. “Recount” is not satire; it’s a mordantly serious look at a moment when character, political influence and luck fatefully collided.

And it comes at a time when Americans are once again passionately interested in elections and at a juncture where Florida is once again a critical factor in yet another tight and tenaciously fought contest for the Oval Office. "

Any warning flags there?

Here's more

"...The casting of “Recount” is inspired. Kevin Spacey plays Ron Klain, the senior adviser to Vice President Al Gore who ended up leading the Democrats’ Florida recount effort, and Tom Wilkinson is James A. Baker III, the silky-smooth Bush family consigliere who ran the Republican effort. Laura Dern is mesmerizing as Ms. Harris, the legendarily dense public official who also helped organize George W. Bush’s Florida election campaign. Ms. Dern’s portrait comes the closest to parody — the role all but demands it — but she manages to convey some glimmers of humanity behind the thick makeup and thicker skull."..

So, the guy that lost it for Gore, is not described as 'dense', and the other advisors to Gore were not 'recounted' in Mafia terms, like Baker... But what about his campaign mgr, Donna Brazile, who made the false claim 'cops with dogs and guns keeping blacks from voting'?....No mention in the movie AT ALL. Just a passing reference to Jesse Jackson.

I also love how every scene where the GOP is involved is presented: when protestors arrive at a Palm Beach election board, they aren't Cubans, but white, short haired 'pages' from Congress, bussed in to take part in a 'street fight' for the POTUS...When they show the Dems lawyers, they are always drinking beer in a bar, or working hard with thier sleeved rolled up: when the GOP is plotting thier game plan it is from a leather chair in a conference room with highballs and cigars in hand...The Dems lawyers fly home in a small Cessna, Baker goes home in the private jet. The inferences are obvious to any fair person.

Among the people this Aaron Sorkin sordid tale throws under the bus ( IMHO ) is Warren Christopher, Katherine Harris, Joe Lieberman, and the poor stupid democrat woman that designed the damn butterfly ballot in the first place~!

I will say this about 'Recount', it was not totally unfair. It did mention that if Nader hs not run, and if Gore had asked for a statewide 'recount' they might not have lost, which means something.

So for HBO and the makers of 'Recount' ,in a recent “60 Minutes” interview on CBS, Associate Justice Antonin Scalia airily dismissed questions about the 2000 Supreme Court decision.

“Get over it,” Justice Scalia said. “It’s so old by now.”

So freekin old.

My 2nd annual 40th Bday party

Was a roaring success. The only problem was, it wasn't a party for me at all, instead my band was hired to play a BBQ at a 'golf course community' ( read: older folks then me )called Sun City Peachtree. Oh well, they pay well, and it allows me to show off the little man to some of my musician friends, who rarely get to see him in the clubs!

It's kind of touching, because the little dude want's to be a drummer! I know, he's only 2, but he is not intimidated by loud noises or strange looking folks ( Like Lil Joe Burton, awesome horn player, and Ross Pead, redneck guitarist deluxe ). The other toddlers present ran around holding thier ears, or hiding from the snare. Not my guy. He want's to be in the mix!

On a sadder note: I'm officially off the Libertarian bandwagon. How could they nominate Bob F*cking Barr?! The guy who can't stand an oval office BJ and medical marijuana?

I have no other option now to vote for Mccain. Worst election ever.

Ass assi Nation

Okay, how dumb do these politicians really have to be?

YOU CANNOT MAKE JOKES OR REFERENCE ASSASINATION ABOUT OBAMA!!!!

Huckabee, Clinton, are you guys really that dense? Why not jut say ' hey I'm hanging in there until the end....like a noose?'

So for any of you Huckabites, or Hillary butt boys: there's your reason neither can be POTUS. If they cannot figure that out, they do not have the intelligence to handle the job. It's just that simple.

Smuckabee? There goes the VP slot. Now, go pack up your bass guitar, and head back to Jeebusland.

Shrillary? Here's a 2 step plan for your presidential run: put shark in large tank of water. Now jump it.

Just freekin hilarious. Ahhhh, this contest just gets better and better.

Now if someone could just shoot Bob Barr, my day would be complete.

Okay, I'm just kidding! Besides, he's a conservative white man, so it's okay to whack him....Just sayin'.

Obvious story of the day

According to Dr. Bruce Charlton, working class people are underrepresented at elite universities because working class people have lower IQs than those from wealthier backgrounds, and not because of any bias against the working class.....



http://uk.news.yahoo.com/pressass/20080522/tuk-working-class-has-lower-iq-6323e80.html

Hey Y'all! Watch this!

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Published on: 05/21/08

A Braves fan had been drinking alcohol before he fell down a stairwell to his death at Turner Field during Wednesday night's Braves-Mets game, authorities said.

The Fulton County Medical Examiner's Office identified the man as Justin Hayes, 25, of Cumming. Hayes suffered head injuries when he fell an estimated four levels inside to field level, striking concrete and metal railing, according to Atlanta Police spokesman Ron Campbell.

Campbell said he did not know how much or how long Hayes had been drinking.

The police report was not available Thursday afternoon.

Hayes was reported to have been sliding on a handrail in the bottom of the 8th inning when he slipped off. He was rushed to Grady Memorial Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

"The Atlanta Braves and Atlanta Police Department are investigating the tragic accident that resulted in the death of a 25-year old male fan at last night's game," the Braves said in a statement released Thursday morning. "Our sincerest and heartfelt condolences go out to his family."

.....


Tragic? What exactly makes this a 'tragedy'? Help me out.

Bullets in my backyard. Awwww crap.

An early-morning shooting in southeast Atlanta that left two men dead apparently stemmed from a drug deal gone bad, homicide detectives said Tuesday afternoon.

Officers responding to a 1 a.m. report of a person dead along East Confederate Avenue near Woodland Avenue found one man behind the Woodland Hills Baptist Church, dead of a gunshot wound, Atlanta police Lt. Keith Meadows said.


"During the preliminary stages of the investigation, they found a blood trail that led them to the house at 1075 East Confederate Ave., and while they were there, they looked inside and found another victim," Meadows said.

He said witnesses interviewed later reported hearing gunshots and breaking glass, and seeing one of the men stumble from the house before collapsing behind the church next door.

Meadows said detectives initially thought that one of the men had just rented the house and was moving in from Alabama. But about 10 a.m., the renter was found about two miles away, stuffed in the trunk of a car parked at the intersection of Hill and Logan streets.

"A passerby may have heard him inside the trunk of the car and let him out of the trunk," Meadows said. "When uniformed officers arrived, he kind of explained to them exactly what happened."

The man, whose name has not been released, "admits that it was part of a drug deal that had actually gone bad," Meadows said. "He was scheduled to meet the other individuals that were involved in the drug deal, and I guess things kind of went awry and they ended up killing the two that were inside the house and putting him in the trunk of the car," Meadows said.

Investigators have not determined the identities of the dead men, who were both in their late to mid-20s. Meadows said the renter only knew the men by their nicknames.

The GBI was called in to help process a crime scene that Meadows described as "very involved."

Meadows characterized the area where the shooting occurred as an "upscale" neighborhood."

The residents have done a great job of bringing the area back, and it's unusual for us to have this particular sort of crime down in this area," .

http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/metro/atlanta/stories/2008/05/20/twodead_0521.html



Yes, I heard the shots. Yes, they interviewed me.

The early reports said it was a 'home invasion'. I told the detectives that was BS last night. Even I could tell a drug deal gone wrong...

and what's up with all the detectives wearing the brim hats and zoot suits? I don't trust a 'detective' that dresses like that.

The road less travelled...Or, charity begins all around my home.

If you decide to visit the zoo, tour the 'tornado damage' of Cabbagetown, or visit the only Drive In left in the city, your probably going to get off I 20 East and takt the 'Boulevard' exit...But be warned!

This exit is beggers corner.If it's not the ubiquitous bum/panhadler, then you may be treated to a little street theater. (It was @ this intersection I received my first municipal traffic ticket, for ' no turn on red' a nice little fine of 196$)

Sometimes, it is hefty black ladies with some sort of laminated 'permit' that they wear around thier necks, that is difficult to make out until they are in your door window with thier plastic money pots...Or you may get lucky, and get to see the 'fake' school/YMCA 'team funding patrols', like this kid. I'll give it to them, though. They pulled off a pretty good scam~ the local rag printed an article about how they called this YMCA to verify the 'charity', and the director was wondering where the scrimmage jerseys went. This is out city council of the future, friends. But: they got me for a buck, so kudo's to them. At least they are showing some signs if initiative.

I don't mind seeing the firemen with the 'boot', or even the homeless guys, as they will leave you alone. But I do get a little hot when I have to pay exorbitant property taxes, and I also have to watch out for the motorcycle cop behind the hedge, or the aggressive panhandlers....

On another note: hey bike riders. How 'bout a little break, huh? there is a time and a place for everything. Unless you absolutely HAVE TO, why not take your stupid looking Lance-Pants and your expensive wafer thin bike TO THE FUCKING BIKE PATHS, OR THE 3 DEDICATED INTOWN PARKS WITH THE BIKE PATHS IN THEM!!!!??! Nothing is more frustrating then fighting orange traffic cones ( our state flower )and other idiot drivers, especially our hispanic visitors with the tumbling ladders and no insurance, ,but to have to tolerate your narcisism is almost too much. And if you have a toddler, and you tool around with him in a separate buggy attached to the back in rush hour traffic on majot streets: your a very special, dangerous kind of stupid involved there. Forget those Amish kids in Texas, the state needs to take away these kids before thier parents let them grow up and procreate. Darwin can't take care of everything, you know!

Once again, props to Mike Hood and Laffite's for sponsoring another stellar night of N'awlins music. Saturday night and your on Bourbon Street? You simply must go.

Off To New Orleans

again tommorrow night to play with legendary Mike Hood. If you happen to be on Bourbon street, go to the corner of Bourbon and St Phillip~ and look for the oldest bar in America : Lafitte's Blacksmith Shop!

In related news:


KIEV, May 15 - The town of Komsomolsk in central Ukraine is to erect a monument to a 'drunken pig,' the national UNIAN news agency reported on Thursday.

The monument, which portrays a pig lying on its belly with its snout in a trough, will be installed near a local cafe.

"This monument symbolizes those people who make pigs of themselves by drinking far too much," said Oleg Ryabo, the local sculptor responsible.

The Good, The Bad, and the Snarky.....

The Hill asked all 97 senators who are not running for president the same question: “If you were asked, would you accept an offer to be the VP nominee?”

Some senators laughed, but others took the question seriously. A story about these responses appears in the May 13 print edition of The Hill and at thehill.com.

Here, verbatim, are the 97 responses.

Sen. Daniel Akaka (D-Hawaii)
“No. I think there are so many others who represent us so well. Coming from Hawaii, I’m here 30 years already, and I’d rather give the opportunity to somebody else.”

Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.)
“I know already who it will be: the man in charge of the search. There’s no need for me to respond. That’s how you get to be vice president.”

Sen. Wayne Allard (R-Colo.)
“You got your answer — a laugh. The president’s going to make that choice. You can see how much I’ve thought about it.”

Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.)
“We already have a vice president from Wyoming. So we’ll have to see if Sen. McCain asks me to chair his selection committee. That seems to work well. It certainly seemed to work well for the last guy from Wyoming.”

Sen. Max Baucus (D-Mont.)
“No. I love my job. I’ve got the best job in the world, representing Montana in the U.S. Senate. It doesn’t get any better than that.”

Sen. Evan Bayh (D-Ind.)
“It’s presumptuous to even speculate about that kind of thing. But I suspect that’s not the sort of thing you say no to.”

Sen. Bob Bennett (R-Utah)
“Of course. Big house, big car, not much to do. Why not?”

Sen. Joseph Biden (D-Del.)
“I’m happy being called ‘Mr. Chairman.’ ”

Sen. Jeff Bingaman (D-N.M.)
“I don’t expect to be asked. That’s one advantage of being from a small state. I would doubt that’s in the cards. And I’ve got a day job already.”

Sen. Kit Bond (R-Mo.)
“Obviously, anybody who’s asked would consider it very seriously, but I’m not worried about it. I had the pleasure of being on Gerald Ford’s short list in ’76, but a lot of things have changed since then.”

Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.)
“I’m not the right choice for the Democrats because they’re going to carry California. So they should really look elsewhere. And I can really help them right here in the Senate as chairman of the Environment and Public Works Committee.”

Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio)
“No, I want to continue serving the people of Ohio as their senator for as long as I’m able.”

Sen. Sam Brownback (R-Kan.)
“I would be honored to be asked. I’ve got to appraise the position in considering it. But I haven’t gone to the step of saying whether I would or wouldn’t at this point … I’d probably take away from the ticket, too. There’s always pros and cons. I’m strong pro-life, pro-marriage, and some people would say, ‘Well, I don’t like that.’ But really, people vote for president. Not vice president. I think vice president can hurt you more than it can help you. I can’t remember any time in my lifetime where I voted for a president because of the vice presidential nominee.”

Sen. Jim Bunning (R-Ky.)
“No comment.”

Sen. Richard Burr (R-N.C.)
“I don’t answer that question anymore. I answered it one time and it got me in tremendous trouble. I’ve got a job I enjoy and I’m not in search of a new job. Period.”

Sen. Robert Byrd (D-W.Va.)
“No, I can already preside over the Senate, and I do not enjoy spending a lot of time at ‘undisclosed locations.’ ”

Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.)
“Does that include any sports picks or anything like that? … I would certainly consider it.”

Sen. Ben Cardin (D-Md.)
“Other than you and my wife, I’m not sure anyone else has asked me. Obviously, it’s a position that I think is critically important, that the right person who can lead the nation be selected as vice president, someone who’s compatible with the president, and someone who can add balance to the ticket. So I’m not going to presume to answer that as far as any specific people, including myself. But I’m in the United States Senate. To be president of the Senate would be a great honor.”

Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.)
“Yes. Sign me up. I’ve been kidding people for years: The hours are better, the wages are just as good — whoever heard of a vice president getting shot at? — and it’s a great opportunity to travel. And actually since time has gone by, the job is robust … So sure. Anybody here would, if they’re going to be honest. The chances are slim to none. But I promise you, I would deliver all three of Delaware’s electoral votes.”

Sen. Bob Casey Jr. (D-Pa.)
“I think the Democratic Party is full of strong candidates for vice president. But I don’t think I’ll be on that list.”

Sen. Saxby Chambliss (R-Ga.)
“It hasn’t crossed my mind. I’ve got a lot of friends that would make good nominees and I’m out promoting them. I’m busy running for reelection.”

Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.)
“If I were asked I’d probably have to get a divorce, so the answer would probably be no. But I won’t be asked if he [McCain] wants to win.”

Sen. Thad Cochran (R-Miss.)
“When I was much younger I would have probably said, ‘Sure, I’ll be glad to accept it,’ but I’m 70 years [old] and they need a younger person for the job. I would probably tell them, ‘Look for somebody else.’ ”

Sen. Norm Coleman (R-Minn.)
“No. I’m up for reelection and I’ve got the guy who should be vice president. He’s my governor [Tim Pawlenty (R)]. My governor is my candidate.”

Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine)
“I’m not going to be asked, so I’m not going to speculate. It’s not going to happen.”

Sen. Kent Conrad (D-N.D.)
“No. It’s never been my ambition. The only thing I ever wanted to be was a senator from North Dakota. Really.”

Sen. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.)
“There is no way a 15-month senator is going to be asked. So in deference, to make sure whoever asks would be successful, I would say no.”

Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas)
“I’m running for reelection to the United States Senate … Is anybody saying no? If asked, I would have to respectfully consider it. How’s that?”

Sen. Larry Craig (R-Idaho)
“I would say ‘No, Hillary.’ ”

Sen. Mike Crapo (R-Idaho)
“No. I like serving in the Senate and I have no aspirations to be vice president. Hasn’t crossed my mind. Never really thought about it.”

Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.)
“I’d have to ask my wife. It would be an honor to be asked, and I would have to seriously consider it. But I like being a senator.”

Sen. Chris Dodd (D-Conn.)
“Never say no. You always have to give it some thought. It depends who asks you, too.”

Sen. Elizabeth Dole (R-N.C.)
“I’m running for reelection to the United States Senate and that’s what I’m totally focused on. I’m running a strong campaign for the Senate. That’s my answer.”

Sen. Pete Domenici (R-N.M.)
“No. I’m too old.”

Sen. Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.)
“Are you kidding? Every senator would accept that offer. My guess is that almost every senator looks at themselves in the mirror in the morning and sees either a future president or vice president.”

Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.)
“I’ve decided not to run. No. … And I already have a day job.”

Sen. John Ensign (R-Nev.)
“It’s so much a hypothetical it’s not even worth answering.”

Sen. Mike Enzi (R-Wyo.)
“I like my current job and I don’t care for that one.”

Sen. Russ Feingold (D-Wis.)
“If a candidate literally says, ‘You’re the person,’ I’d have to consider it, but I prefer to do what I’m doing.”

Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.)
“Of course. I think anybody would.”

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.)
“I have said that John needs to pick someone that he feels comfortable with and will help him win in the fall. I like him and I feel comfortable with him. But I think there are other portfolios that help more than I do. There are people that would bring a different portfolio to the table than I would and that would help us win in the fall.”

Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa)
“I’m too old to be vice president. But I am young enough to be reelected to the Senate.”

Sen. Judd Gregg (R-N.H.)
“No. I don’t like going to funerals.”

Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-Neb.)
“I’m not here to talk about that.”

Sen. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa)
“No, I’d have Jon Stewart stand in for me. Jon Stewart. That’s my guy.”

Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah)
“Not on your life. I would not be asked anyway. I don’t know anybody who wouldn’t do whatever’s best for the country, but in my case it’s just not going to happen.”

Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas)
“I just really don’t have any comment beyond what I’ve said about that, that I don’t want to go in that direction at all.”

Sen. James Inhofe (R-Okla.)
“No. I enjoy life too much.”

Sen. Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii)
“If I were asked, I would say, ‘You’re out of your mind.’ ”

Sen. Johnny Isakson (R-Ga.)
“I would not be so presumptuous as to think I’d even thought about that. And I’d have to talk to my wife. Hey, that’s an honest answer.”

Sen. Tim Johnson (D-S.D.)
“Nope.”

Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-Mass.)
“I plan to stick with my current job until I get the hang of it.”

Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.)
“I don’t get into hypotheticals. No, I haven’t considered it. I don’t have a clue, honestly.”

Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.)
“No. I’m focused on being a senator from Minnesota.”

Sen. Herb Kohl (D-Wis.)
“No. Never thought about it.”

Sen. Jon Kyl (R-Ariz.)
“No, and in my case it’s obvious: There’s not going to be two candidates from Arizona.”

Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-La.)
“It’s highly unlikely, and I would say that Louisiana needs a senator and that’s what I’m running for.”

Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-N.J.)
“I’ve been waiting for someone to come up and propose it. I already told my wife to get ready to move. It has a beautiful living facility. But I like what I do. Frankly, it’s a more important job. You’re asked to respond to things in a more basic way than defending bad policy. I don’t like defending bad policy.”

Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.)
“No. I’d like to see somebody from a large, diverse state.”

Sen. Carl Levin (D-Mich.)
“I haven’t considered it and I don’t expect to be asked, so I wouldn’t spend any time even thinking about it.”

Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.)
“Once is enough. I already have the T-shirt and I’m proud of it. I yield to my colleagues.”

Sen. Blanche Lincoln (D-Ark.)
“I have not considered it. It’s a hypothetical I don’t need to answer. I’m not going to play ‘What if.’ ”

Sen. Richard Lugar (R-Ind.)
“No, that’s not going to happen.”

Sen. Mel Martinez (R-Fla.)
“I’d say, ‘Please read the Constitution.’ I wasn’t born in America; I can’t be VP.”

Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.)
“If I were asked, I would ask some mental health professionals to visit Barack Obama. I just think Sen. Obama is way too smart to pick me. I’m not a good pick, and he’s smarter than that. That’s why he’s going to make such a good president.”

Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.)
“No.”

Sen. Robert Menendez (D-N.J.)
“I love representing the people of New Jersey. I am immensely proud of the opportunity to represent the people of New Jersey and that’s what I want to continue to do.”

Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-Md.)
“Absolutely. Absolutely. I think I would be great. First of all, I know how to behave at weddings and funerals. And I know how to be commander in chief. I’d bring a lot of fun to the job. We would rock the Naval Observatory.”

Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska)
“My name has been discussed partly because I’m a female and it’s always nice to balance things in gender … I’ve discussed it with my kids. My 16-year-old thinks it’s a fabulous idea because he thinks we probably couldn’t find any better residence in Washington, D.C., than the Naval Observatory. That’s the fun part of the question, but I think anybody, if you were seriously asked, I think you have to give it very real and genuine consideration. I don’t expect to be asked, but if I were I would give it real and genuine consideration.”

Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.)
“Any American citizen, large or small, would be honored to be asked. But I totally expect any of our candidates to have a tremendous list of people. I don’t expect to be asked.

Sen. Ben Nelson (D-Neb.)
“It would be flattering, but I don’t see how it’s going to happen and I don’t see how I would accept.”

Sen. Bill Nelson (D-Fla.)
“If Hillary’s the nominee, Barack will be the running mate. If Barack’s the nominee, Hillary will be the running mate. That’s my answer.”

Sen. Mark Pryor (D-Ark.)
“They can do a lot better than me. I just don’t see it happening. I don’t know what I’d bring to the ticket. I’d have to think about it. I don’t see how I would add much to the ticket. To give you an honest answer, I don’t know what I’d do.

Sen. Jack Reed (D-R.I.)
“No. I have a fabulous job representing people that I admire immensely in Rhode Island and I think I can do this job better here.”

Sen. Harry Reid (D-Nev.)
“I’m looking forward to serving the people of Nevada and leading an expanded majority in the U.S. Senate well into the future.”

Sen. Pat Roberts (R-Kan.)
“No. I don’t cut ribbons well or give eulogies at funerals.”

Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D-W.Va.)
“No. I’m too deeply ingrained in the culture of the people of West Virginia. It wouldn’t even be a choice for me. I want to stay where I am and do what I do. That’s non-debatable.”

Sen. Ken Salazar (D-Colo.)
“Of course. Everybody in here would do it if asked. But it’s a very speculative question and I don’t expect it’ll happen in my case.”

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.)
“I have not yet been asked. Furthermore, I expect I will not be asked.”

Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.)
“Me being asked is so unlikely I don’t even have to waste my breath on the question.”

Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.)
“I would ask, ‘Are you serious?’ I have friends who sometimes say it, but it’s not a practical thing, I don’t think.”

Sen. Richard Shelby (R-Ala.)
“First of all, I wouldn’t be interested and I haven’t been asked. I think McCain ought to choose whoever he’s comfortable with and could help him win.”

Sen. Gordon Smith (R-Ore.)
“Let me put it this way: I’m not on the list, so it’s a hypothetical question.”

Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-Maine)
“I like where I am in the United States Senate. Obviously, you would always consider something like that, but I’m happy where I am.”

Sen. Arlen Specter (R-Pa.)
“Absolutely not.”

Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.)
“I don’t believe that’s going to happen, but certainly it’s something that anybody would be honored to talk about.”

Sen. Ted Stevens (R-Alaska)
“No. I’ve got too many things that I still want to do as a senator. And I don’t like the idea of a job where you sit around and wait for someone to die.”

Sen. John Sununu (R-N.H.)
“I am focused on my election. And frankly, I don’t think John McCain should pick any member of Congress or the United States Senate.”

Sen. Jon Tester (D-Mont.)
“I’m more focused on doing my job as a senator, truthfully. You’d have a lot of ability to push your things, but I like the position I’m in right now. I’m happy with it. This position suits me better at this point in time.”

Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.)
“That won’t happen, so I won’t have to worry about it. Obviously it’s an honor. Anybody would look at it that way, but I just don’t see that happening.”

Sen. David Vitter (R-La.)
“My favorite is our new governor [Former Rep. Bobby Jindal (R-La.)]. I don’t think I’m in the realm of possibility in any way, so I haven’t given it any thought.”

Sen. George Voinovich (R-Ohio)
“Honestly, if John McCain came to me and said, ‘George, I think that you would help me and should be part of my team,’ I’d have to say, ‘Yes, I’d be glad to help.’ The fact of the matter is, I’m worried about our country. I’m really worried. And I want to run again for only one reason, that things are so screwed up, I’m just worried about my kids. So if somebody came to me and said, ‘We really think you could help us do this,’ I couldn’t say no because maybe it’s another way of serving my country and it’s maybe even more important than being a senator. The first question I’d ask is, ‘What role would you want me to play? If you want me to give a bunch of speeches, I’m not the guy. Get somebody else. If you want me to roll up the shirtsleeves, get up early in the morning, dot the I’s and cross the T’s, do substantive stuff? OK.’ ”

Sen. John Warner (R-Va.)
“No, I’m not getting into that. I’m happily in the twilight of my retirement.”

Sen. Jim Webb (D-Va.)
“I’m not really interested. That’s all I want to say.”

Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.)
“No. I love what I’m doing here. I’m a junior senator from Rhode Island. It hasn’t crossed anybody’s mind.”

Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.)
“The chances of that are so remote that I’m more likely to be hit by an asteroid.”

Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.)
“I have a unique perspective on this. I am the only senator to have announced I am not running for president because there should be someone here to serve as the Senate’s designated driver. I intend to stay in that position.

Great. Just great, Cobb County..Thanks

as if the 'anti evolution' nutjobs aren't enough, it's guys like this that give the South a bad name.

Just damn.




http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/metro/cobb/stories/2008/05/13/mulligans_0514.html

Marietta tavern owner Mike Norman says the T-shirts he's peddling, featuring cartoon chimp Curious George peeling a banana, with "Obama in '08" scrolled underneath, are "cute." But to a coalition of critics, the shirts are an insulting exploitation of racial stereotypes from generations past.

"It's time to put an end to this," said Rich Pellegrino, a Mableton resident and director of the Cobb-Cherokee Immigrant Alliance. He was among about 15 people who protested outside Mulligan's Bar and Grill Tuesday afternoon against the sale of the "racist and highly offensive" shirts.
There's no place for these views, not in this day and age," he said.

Word of the controversy drew native Mariettan Pam Lindley, 47, to show up in support of the protesters.

"I don't want people to think this is what Marietta is all about," she added, pointing at tavern.

Two protesters, who stationed themselves near the tavern entrance, approached Norman and asked him to stop the T-shirt sales. He told them he won't and asked them to leave his property, though the confrontation did not escalate.

Just down the street from Marietta's famous Big Chicken, Mulligan's has carved a provocative niche in an increasingly multicultural area, thanks to its owner's ultra-conservative political views. If you live in Marietta, it's impossible not to know what's on Norman's mind, as he posts his views on signs in front of Mulligan's.

Among his recent musings: "I wish Hillary had married OJ," "No habla espanol -- and never will" and the standard "I.N.S. Agents eat free."

"I'm saying out loud what everyone in this town whispers," Norman said in an interview before Tuesday's protest.

Whatever residents think of the signs, organized opposition to his blunt commentaries -- ongoing for 16 years -- had been nonexistent. No longer, says Pellegrino, who, though familiar with Norman's politics, said he was still surprised by the stark imagery of the Obama T-shirts.

"There's a lot of people hurt by this," he said.

Norman said those offended are "hunting for a reason to be mad" and insisted he is "not a racist."

Norman said he sees nothing wrong with depicting Obama as Curious George. "Look at him . . . the hairline, the ears, he looks just like Curious George," Norman said. He said he did not design the shirts himself but bought them through a Web site.

He said he views it as just coincidence that the character on the T-shirt is a monkey.

Angry! Angry! Angry conservatives!:-)

What a shitty day. Bob Barr announces he will run as a Libertarian. Thus goes my party. Now, Cyndi 'Jihad' McKinney will imlplode the Green Party. And the GOP nominee is going to to buy into 'free market' solutions to 'Global Warming'.

Sigh.

So come November, what am I to do?

I will most likely pull for McCain.

Why?

As per my last post, here's where I disagree with him.

Climate Change, Drilling in Anwar, and staying in Iraq.

That's about it.

Now, look at the 2 Dems: I disagree with plenty more.

I used to be pro choice all the way, until I had my own child. Now, I only support early term abortions. If you wait until 28 weeks to decide, you have lost your right to decide, IMHO. But up until then, go for it.

I think everyone should be allowed to own a firearm. But not an assault rifle. Not 'cop killer' armor piercing bullets. Not grenades. I'm sorry, NRA, but the populace is not prepared to assume ownership of RPG's, lest we become like Iraq.

So there's the grey areas. I'm kinda pro choice,kinda 2nd amendment, and I dont care if Fags wanna marry. It's your funeral.

Taxes: less is more. McCain is the closest 'real candidate' to vote for.

Defense: get out of Iraq and go back to using the air force and just bomb the crap out of them if they get uppity. I hate to admit it, but Clinton had it right. Bomb them from afar, screw the UN. But I don't believe Ms Clinton or Obama would even engage that far. So, I'll give the war hero the benefit of the doubt. I agree with him on waterboarding: seeing as he is the one who was a POW.

I think compromise is important: something he is regularly accused of. Call me silly, but I'm still on my first marraige of over 10 years, and that is a principle component of 'keeping the family together'. It was real cool to admire Bush after 9-11 because he 'would not compromise', but that kind of philosophy is for the playground. Were in the big boy, grownup world here. I like the fact that McCain has the ability to reach across the ailse, he get's decent independants and 'Reagan democrats' percentiles.

I just don't understand all the angst about McCain among self admitted 'conservatives' or 'republicans'? I understand thier anger: they are pissed ( as I am ) at Bush for showing what he really was: a politician. 'No Nation Builing and Smaller Government' was a big lie. We all know it. So why are these folks soooo mad at McCain? He in the 'Anti-Bush'. You would think they would welcome him after the last 8 terrible years!!

Sigh. Shitty day.

Here's a funny clip from ancient Bill O Reilly.

http://gawker.com/5008668/bill-oreilly-meltdown-resurfaces

If anyone asks, I have a personal hilarious BOR story about the one time I met him and had to work the board during his radio show...We will see if anyone asks to hear it....My guess is 'no'.....

What's so wrong with McCain?

McCain Feingold:

Soft money sucks. Period. Half a billion dollars in 'issue ads' is not 'free speech', it's 'expensive free speech'.Corporations and unions have long been barred from contributing to federal campaigns, and individuals are limited in the amounts they can contribute. But they have all learned to evade these limitations by giving to political parties, in 'soft money' donations. It's like the Kennedy's hiding thier money in Fiji. It's like Micheal Moore's trust owning Haliburton stock.

Everyone involved was in on the soft-money charade. Parties wink when they accept money secretly earmarked for Senator X's campaign. And when the donor comes by later for a favor, Senator X is well aware of the soft-money gift.Soft money played a key role in blocking Congressional action on generic drugs, tort reform, tobacco-control laws and new accounting rules for stock options. Soft money was a corrupting influence, and McCain was right to do away wuth it, even if it brought out the 527's. It's telling that the big opponents were unions....and corporations.

McCain+1.

McCain Kennedy, oh my god they are giving the country away bill:

http://www.shusterman.com/cgi-bin/ex-link.pl?thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c109:S.1033:

read the damn thing. It said 'secure the borders, then issue green cards for those here that apply, tax them and the one's that dont apply, send them home( if when they get arrested)'. Oh yeah, it helps those foreigners with actual SKILLS ( like nurses, which we desperately need, or say, doctors, engineers, translators, etc...) go to the front of the line, but they have to pay as well.

Speak English, dammit! Your in My country we stole fair and square from the Injuns with our slave labor! Well, Maccy-Kennedy Hic has a program in there to do just that. Make them learn a little English, stufy some civics, hey....This is is kinda what we do already ! So what's the bitch? Again: this time 2 suspiciously silent parties : Unions and Business. Well, dumbass who do you think has been running this show for the last 70 years? DUH! It will take more the Ron Paul to take down this dynastic duo, even if he does have a blipm I helped pay for.

Still, since he did not allocate rounding up the 20 million yard workers already here, I guess that make it

McCain+1......-1.

spending:

http://www.foxbusiness.com/story/democratic-national-committee---mccain-myth-buster-john-mccain-spending/

that's the DNC take this year

here's a link from 2003:

http://www.cnn.com/2003/ALLPOLITICS/11/30/mccain.bashes.bush.ap/

He's no 'Dr No'...But he's 'Dr Not so much'....Except for that whole Iraq thing, which is pretty freekin expensive!

McCain +2.....-1.

Defense. This is a tough one. I want us out of Iraq. But, we need to show we still have resolve. As long as the military is voluntary, I'll give him the benefit of the doubt. Not like the other 2 ( or one, most messianic black one )and like I said, Ron Paul is not for real. He ran his million dollar campaign like a dunce. And I bet he's not even stoned.

Gay Marriage? Who cares. Honestly, who give a fuck. If your bent about Rosie O Donnell making some other chick miserable you need to get a real life.

Economy? What the other option?


Speaking of that, what was our 'other options'? Romney? C'mon. The guy flip flopped more then Kerry! And~ he is in a cult! Sorry folks, if you think Jeebus came out here in the 1800's to show some polygamist that hated negroes a 'golden tablet', your in a cult.

McCain is no flip-flopper. Just think about his stance against ethanol subsidies in Iowa and federal hurricane insurance in Florida. (And Florida's Gov. Crist still supported him!) Think of his duty-honor-loyalty persona.... Duty-honor-loyalty is part of the American military code of conduct. In this most important sense, McCain is a profoundly conservative man. When he makes a promise, he keeps it.

And I like that he says it straight. He went on Hannity and said ' I would not drill in Anwar, or the Grand Canyon'. I don't agree with that, but he did not tap dance around it, on the 2nd biggest show on radio. You have got to admire that.

So what in the hell is the big conservative bitch about? And~ if your one of those whiny, petulant one's that 'just wont vote for him on principle', better hang on to those bitter bibles and guns, because the next 2 Supreme Court nominees may have something to say aboout that. Now, grow up, pull up your short pants, quit letting Hannity get you all worked up and pull the lever for the war hero like you know you will. And quit bellyaching, for Christ sake!

an open letter from Hillary to Obama. unfreekinbelievable.

Senator Barack Obama

Obama for America
P.O. Box 8102
Chicago, IL 60680

Dear Senator Obama,

This has been an historic and exciting campaign. Millions of new voters have been brought into the process and their enthusiasm for the Democratic Party and the principles for which you and I have fought and continue to fight is unprecedented.

One of the foremost principles of our party is that citizens be allowed to vote and that those votes be counted. That principle is not currently being applied to the nearly 2.5 million people who voted in primaries in Florida and Michigan. Whoever emerges as the Democratic nominee will be hamstrung in the general election if a fair and quick resolution is not reached that ensures that the voices of these voters are heard. Our commitment now to this goal could be the difference between winning and losing in November.

I have consistently said that the votes cast in Florida and Michigan in January should be counted. We cannot ignore the fact that the people in those states took the time to be a part of this process and to make their preferences known. When efforts were untaken by leaders in those states to hold revotes to ensure that they had a voice in selecting our nominee, I supported those efforts. In Michigan, I supported a legislative effort to hold a revote that the Democratic National Committee said was in complete compliance with the party's rules. You did not support those efforts and your supporters in Michigan publically opposed them. In Florida a number of revote options were proposed. I am not aware of any that you supported. In 2000, the Republicans won an election by successfully opposing a fair counting of votes in Florida. As Democrats, we must reject any proposals that would do the same.

Your commitment to the voters of these states must be clearly stated and your support for a fair and quick resolution must be clearly demonstrated.


I am asking you to join me in working with representatives from Florida and Michigan and the Democratic National Committee to arrive at a solution that honors the votes of the millions of people who went to the polls in Florida and Michigan. It is not enough to simply seat their representatives at the convention in Denver. The people of these great states, like the people who have voted and are to vote in other states, must have a voice in selecting our party's nominee.

Sincerely,

Hillary Rodham Clinton



What?!!!! WTG, Howard Dumbass Dean!

When the DNC decided not to count these two states and when Hillary gave her written agreement, was the Democratic Party not intending to win the November election?

Because the argument NOW goes: you cannot win the general election if you exclude these two states and thereby insult them. When the decision not to count them was taken (AND agreed to by Hillary), how come at that time nobody, including Hillary, spoke about the states being offended?

oops...she did it again!

wow. I know, the 'penguin brief' was not that big of a deal, except that these 'newsies' get paid alot to make sure the B roll they use is accurate...


Do you have Prince Albert in a can?:-)

http://i.usatoday.net/news/_photos/2008/05/04/beerx.jpg

and finally, :
Individuals with conservative ideologies are happier than liberal-leaners, and new research pinpoints the reason: Conservatives rationalize social and economic inequalities.

To justify economic inequalities, a person could support the idea of meritocracy, in which people supposedly move up their economic status in society based on hard work and good performance.

In that way, one's social class attainment, whether upper, middle or lower, would be perceived as totally fair and justified.

If your beliefs don't justify gaps in status, you could be left frustrated and disheartened, according to the researchers, Jaime Napier and John Jost of New York University. They conducted both a U.S.-centric survey and a more internationally focused one to arrive at the findings.

"Our research suggests that inequality takes a greater psychological toll on liberals than on conservatives," the researchers write in the June issue of the journal Psychological Science, "apparently because liberals lack ideological rationalizations that would help them frame inequality in a positive (or at least neutral) light."

The results support and further explain a Pew Research Center survey from 2006, in which 47 percent of conservative Republicans in the U.S. described themselves as "very happy," while only 28 percent of liberal Democrats indicated such cheer.

The same rationalizing phenomena could apply to personal situations as well.

"There is no reason to think that the effects we have identified here are unique to economic forms of inequality," the researchers write. "Research suggests that highly egalitarian women are less happy in their marriages compared with their more traditional counterparts, apparently because they are more troubled by disparities in domestic labor."


'Nowhere Fast, version MXCVII!

Hippy crits!

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/showbiz/showbiznews.html?in_article_id=564215&in_page_id=1773


Is the hot air emitted by celebrities when they spout ecological platitudes a greenhouse gas?

If so, then the melting of the polar ice caps just moved a step closer, following calls by Trudie Styler, a leading celebrity ecological hypocrite - call them hippy-crites for short - for the general public to eat more locally grown vegetables.


Campaigning against food miles might seem an unlikely cause for Styler, given that a tribunal last year heard how she ordered her personal chef to travel over 100 miles to make a bowl of pasta for her youngest child and has sold olive oil and honey from her Tuscan estate, Il Palagio, 1,000 or so miles away, in Harrods in London.


So it was hardly surprising that an alert journalist present at the lecture, which was being staged as part of the Earls Court Real Food Festival, had the wit to question the environmental record of Styler and her husband Sting.

The couple's carbon footprint, the impertinent ink-stained wretch pointed out, has been estimated at 30 times greater than the average Briton's. How did Styler and Sting - who have seven homes - square that with their environmental crusading?

Styler conceded that as Sting "has a 750-person crew to bring around the world, it is a difficult challenge".

Her rare moment of ecological candour was shortly replaced by the more familiar self-congratulation and justification, however.

"I would like to think that we both work pretty hard for the rights of indigenous people and for the rights of conservation of the Amazon rainforest, but we do need to get around," she said.

Hollywood really pisses me off.

So last night, I decided to go see the new 'Iron Man' movie. It was so sckening, I had to leave. I have only left 2 movies~EVER~ in my life, the other one being " The cook, the thief, the wife and the lover" ( or something to that effect ) where there was a child rape scene.

In this take, Robert Downey Jr ( who does a good job ) portays Tony Stark. The character is a greedy weapons manufacturer who turns hero only after personally witnessing the carnage his products are capable of....

So the first real victims here are the US Military and the Defense contractors. This movie was a blatant slap in the face to anyone who has ever served.

What get's me mad is when Hollywood, who has run out of ideas, takes comic book characters I grew up with, and change them to suit thier political messages.

I saw it happen with the last Superman movie. Daily Bugle headline: SUPERMAN RETURNS! Daily Bugle Editor Perry White: "I want to know everything. Where did he go? Why has he come back? Does he still stand for truth, justice, all that stuff?"

All that 'stuff'? You mean the 'American Way'?! For crying out loud, it was HIS GODDAMNED CATCH PHRASE FOR 50 YEARS! You mean to tell me for overseas release $$$ were going to change the absolute credo the character stood for?

So in this Iron Man, he apparently joins Code Pink.

But hey, do not take my word for it. Here's an interview with rocket scientist Terrance Howard, who plays Jim Rhodes.

“I want to make sure the people that we are fighting are not victims of wars,” he says. “That’s like someone going out to fight the Iraqis right now. You know, you’re fighting people who are just trying to stay alive. That’s what my personal view is right now on that. You know, they’re doing everything they can to get people out of their life and out of their country, so they can come back to their own way of life again, their own little culture. But we’re doing everything we can to try and acclimate them to our world, and that’s not what they want. So, I’m hoping that we continue the tradition of raising certain questions of accountability.”


Huh?

Iron man, like Superman was a patriotic hero. Superman fought Nazi's and Japs. Iron man fought commies. The character Rhodes played was a vietnam vet:

He first meets billionaire industrialist Tony Stark while flying combat missions in Vietnam. Rhodes' helicopter is shot down by Viet Cong rocket fire, and while trying to get the aircraft airborne again, he encounters Stark, who has just escaped from the prison camp in a bulky prototype suit of powered armor. Together, Rhodes and Stark make their way to a nearby enemy base where they steal another helicopter, flying it back to the American lines.

First, Iron Man was anti-communist, all Marvel characters fought the communists. Hulk, FF and Spider-man fought the Gargoyle, the Red Ghost and the Chameleon. But Iron Man’s technology, “Repulsor Rays,” have always been a defensive weapon and the character for many, many years has had great regret about how others have used his technology.

Secondly, IM was often a character used to promote patriotism and the positive use of military might to achieve noble ends. He spent most of his first several years fighting the forces of Communism in the form of foes like Crimson Dynamo, The Black Widow and others. Iron Man’s basically a walking battle cruiser built and piloted by a weaponsmith employed by the U.S. Government.

Interestingly enough, The IM succumbs to alchoholism and insanity in later years, so Maybe Downey was good typecasting.


They could have made this a great franchise, but all it did was rape me of 8 bucks.

Jon Favreu and all the writes: FUCK YOU ASSHOLES. Please move to France!

Deep in the Hart of Texis....

Excellent point: In Houston, a Texan protesting amnesty for illegal
immigrants argues that anyone who can't master English doesn't
deserve to live in America.

I hope the Russians love thier children too....

One of the things I enjoy...History. My wife calls me a nerd that watches the 'Hitler Channel' ( History Channel ) and I am always buried in some history book...

Recently, our 'good friends' @ HuffPo released some images of Hiroshima ( nice timing, huh?) that were recenltly uncovered. I like to read the 'comments' sections of these blogs, as it tells you alot about the people who go there.

from Gemma08: "How can the United States still claim moral superiority to Hitler after this?"

from LAshores: "Bottom line. No explanation is sufficient for that attrocity. You don't do that to human beings.
This wasn't some cute science experiment. These were people with lives that were born at the wrong place and at the wrong time. And they paid the ultimate price by simply waking up that morning. Some were at school, some were at work, some at home, some shopping, and in a blink of an eye they were disintegrated. (The lucky ones at least) Some died a horrible and unimaginable death."



Sigh.

My father recently passed, and I have the honor of going through all his crap. (Among his WW2 stuff, I even found a yellowed page newsletter from my Grandfather's Service in France in WW1!)...I recall having this discussion with him.

My Father shot straight. He told me that it was his opinion that we nuked Japan not so much as to put down the Japanese, but to show the Soviets that we had strength and the balls to do such a thing. He was a member of the Mighty 8th, so he knew a little about bombing.

I wish I could talk to Truman and find out what really happened.

But to hear the leftists whine about dropping the bomb is almost too much. And the
picture is a good way to tell people what could happen here if were not careful. As much as I like my Mexican friends, we need the border secured TODAY, so some terrorist does not sneak a suitcase nuke into our territory.

What a terrible decision Truman had to make. That is what gets me everytime I see a 'War is not the answer' bumper sticker. Do you think Truman would have agreed?

Ouch!! Jon Lovitz really sucks... I mean, he's great, yeah that's the ticket...

yow yow yow!


http://www.tmz.com/tmz_main_video?titleid=1532910915

need a good laugh?

check this site out!

'We need to better understand the indispensable roles that government plays in our society, and we need to come to the defense of this unfairly maligned institution.'

http://www.governmentisgood.com


here's a great idea of how government can completely screw up your lives. In Clayton County, Georgia, they elected a plethora of dumbasses that damn near killed the school system there...So, what does Government do about it? They hire another dumbass, overpay him, and wait for inevitable shoe to drop.

http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/metro/clayton/stories/2008/04/29/claysuper_0430.html?cxntlid=homepage_tab_newstab

Thompson, who started work Monday, is tasked with meeting the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools' Sept. 1 deadline to overhaul the district or lose accreditation.

But that deadline is going to be awfully tight given Thompson's contract, said James E. Bostic Jr., a state board of education member appointed by the governor to help Clayton schools.

"When you look at the number of days he has the ability to be off and number of days he has to work, it certainly makes it difficult," Bostic said Tuesday. "I'm really wondering why we are paying this salary for him to be off and earn other income consulting with other school systems."

Clayton is paying Thompson $285,000 a year — or $1,187.50 a day.