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3/24/10

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The “compassion” of the Left; an excuse to ignore the actual results of their so-called good intensions.

Just like my beloved Golden Retriever, they live in the moment without any consideration for their actions, present or past.

This works for a dog.

Have fun

Be careful

dh

Three Coffee Rant

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Our Government.

Im sorry to inform you folks, it hasn’t been our government for a while now.
More on that later.
I’m up this Sunday morning having my coffee and reading the latest news online. And it distress me. The guys and girls in Congress are about to pass (through shenanigans and back room dealery (what ever happened to transparency?) the Health Care Reform Act.

Fully one sixth of the economy will now be under the control of our “representatives” in d.c. along with Chrysler, GM and most of the Banks.

When did it become necessary for government to take over an industry to fix it. More importantly, when did we as citizens become so god damn lazy that we let them do it.
 A majority of the people believed the “HOPE and CHANGE” rhetoric coming from the candidate Obama,  we’ve sure seen the “change”. 

I wonder how they feel now?

 Oh I’m sure many are  dancing in the streets and celebrating for this great “victory”, all the while scoffing at the “uninformed” who opposed such a take over.
There are also those who are more than a little disappointed in his governance.

I wont use the “S” word…o.k. I will… It all smacks of Socialism.

There is a divide in the Country. And it is getting deeper.
The folks in d.c. just keep handing out shovels and wondering why all the discord.
In this respect no one party is less guilty than the other.
With very few exceptions, the whole bunch are guilty as hell. Guilty of not following the will of the people, guilty of bending over for the Lobbyist, guilty of just being Jerks.

I know its not against the law to be a jerk, if it were most of the people on the highway would be behind bars, but why do we keep putting them in such places of power and control over our lives?

Im ranting now, and that wasn’t my purpose. That third cup of coffee must be kicking in.

This government has just really let me down. Both Democrats and Republicans.
Short of winning the lottery and heading off to a remote spot in the Hill Country, I, like the rest of you will just have to deal with it. 

I hope my friends who support this type of thing enjoy the day. Revel in your victory over the unwashed and ill-informed masses. 
Just remember, November is right around the corner,……. and we can send a whole new crop of Jerks out to do our bidding.

Have Fun
Be Careful
dh

then again, the bill may not pass….
hope shines eternal…

there’s that  “HOPE”

Elwood P. Dowd’s ‘Philosphy’ of Life

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Years ago my mother used to say to me, she’d say, "In this world, Elwood, you must be" — she
always called me Elwood — "In this world, Elwood, you must be oh so smart or oh so pleasant."
Well, for years I was smart. I recommend pleasant. You may quote me.

James Stewart as Elwood P. Dowd,

I wish I had come up with that,

I am glad some one did..

dh

GIANT HOLES

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1. Kimberley Big Hole , South Africa 

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Apparently the largest ever hand-dug excavation in the world. This 1097-meter-deep mine yielded over three tons of diamonds before being closed.

2. Glory Hole – Monticello Dam, California

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This is the Glory Hole at Monticello Dam and it’s the largest in the world of this type of spillway. Its size enabling it to consume 14,400 cubic feet of water every second. A glory hole is used when a dam is at full capacity and water needs to be drained from the reservoir.


3. Great Blue Hole , Belize  

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This incredible geographical phenomenon known as a blue hole is situated 60 miles off the mainland of Belize . There are numerous blue holes around the world but none as stunning as this one. 


4. Sinkhole, Guatemala  

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This photo is of a sinkhole that occurred February 2007 in Guatemala . It swallowed two dozen homes and killed at least three people. 



5. Rat Hole, Washington , D.C. 

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The Rat Hole is capable of swallowing trillions and trillions of U.S. dollars annually, never to be heard from again!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A Beautiful Spring Day

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Man, It is gorgeous out today.
It’s still early yet and I’m on my third cup of Community but we are getting ready for a nice ride on the scoots.Out and about.Days like this are what living on the Third Coast is all about.
more later.
have fun be careful

“joedon”

I read a blog this morning.

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I have friends and family that that post their thoughts, speculations, ruminations, and occasionally a political belief or two on their blogs.

I love it. It is after all one of the purist forms of free speech still left on the planet, for now anyway.
A recent post I viewed quoted the New York Times with some ridiculous remarks supposedly made by Congressman Ted Poe of Texas. To be fair, Congressman Poe is my Congressman. I may be a little biased. I admit that. But Poe is without a doubt one of the few honest and plain spoken Congressmen left in D.C.
His record as a Federal Judge and his unique and effective sentencing practices speak volumes as to this mans character.
Back to the quote. 

In the aforementioned blog, the New York Times, in reporting on congress’s involvement in potential regulation of professional football due to anti trust issues and injuries (?),  and sports in general, quoted Poe as saying, “Republican Ted Poe of Texas said that football as we know it could be destroyed if we move toward greater protectiveness”.
Here is the problem and the danger, The times, like the Huffington Post and others continually take “quotes” either out of context or they don’t bother to print the full text. They massage the news to fit their own left leaning agenda. [Lets make the dufus rep. from down south look like a moron.]
The actual quote in its entirety from the Congressional Record is as follows,

“Rep. Lamar Smith of Texas, the top Republican on the panel, said that while Congress can highlight the consequences of playing football, “the NFL does not need Congress to referee this issue.”

“Football, like soccer, rugby and even basketball and baseball, involves contact that can produce injuries,” Smith said. “We cannot legislate the elimination of injuries from the games without eliminating the games themselves.”

Several other Republicans questioned the point of the hearing. Rep. Ted Poe of Texas said that Congress’ involvement in football would mean the end of the sport.
“We’d all be playing touch football,” he said.”

The jest of this was the  potential regulation of professional sports by the government, like congress has nothing better to do.
Back to the quote. I had no problem finding the actual quote. I am no journalist, yet the actual quote and the quote attributed to Poe by the Times are not the same.I went to the Times web site and the blog post was correct. What gives?
The moral to this lesson, yes there is a moral, be careful where you get your information. What you may think are unbiased, fair and balanced news gathering BUSINESS’S are in fact (in some cases ) advancing a propaganda that they hope will influence the reader to lean more to their agenda. I’m not blaming the Blog’s author on this error. Like most folks we tend to get our news from sources that tell us what we want to hear, where we are comfortable, its not necessarily the whole truth. This is a problem for everyone. Lets be diligent. Lets do the fact checking, we can’t count on the media to do it. 
 This is the responsibility of all Americans in so much it is the only way to truly keep tabs on our government and our World. We can no longer allow someone else or something else to tell us what is right or wrong, truth or lies without a little do-dilagence on our part
dh
As a mater of record, I found the actual quote on the HouseCongressional web site via a link from the Fox News Web site.         Why couldn’t the Times have done that?  Journalism….well kiss my ass.
dh

Ooops, I almost forgot.  
GEAUX  SANITS!!!!!      WHO DAT !!!!!