Archive for 27 Aug 2012

Today’s Reading List (08-27-12)…

Posted: 27 Aug 2012 in Daily Reading List, Politics
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Here’s today’s reading list.

The Voters: Blame it on Bush…

Posted: 27 Aug 2012 in Buyers' Remorse, Comarade Obama, Democrats, Elections have Consequences, Failure, Humor, Obama, Politics, Rock Fest, SCOAMF, Video
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…or do they?
Killer video.

Obama Blames…

Posted: 27 Aug 2012 in Axis of Idiots, Buyers' Remorse, Comarade Obama, Democrats, Elections have Consequences, Failure, Humor, Obama, Politics, SCOAMF, Stupid People
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…his supporters now.

Can you smell the desperation?

Obama Email to Supporters: If I Lose, It’s Your Fault

Today, President Obama sent out a campaign email essentially blaming his supporters if he loses. See, he’s supposedly being outspent. And because he’s supposedly being outspent, he’s losing. And he can’t spend more money unless his supporters fork it over.

This is the campaign version of Obama’s entire economic argument: he can’t fix the economy unless he spends more money. And unless we give him more money, he can’t spend it. So if the economy fails, it’s our fault.

Here’s the perverse logic:

Last week, when I was in Iowa, voters told me they were feeling it. The numbers back it up: Our side is getting outspent 2-to-1 on the air there.

But the folks asking me about this don’t want an explanation — they want to know what I’m going to do about it.

And the fact is that solving this problem is up to you ….

We’re losing this air war right now.

I don’t have as much time to campaign this time as I did in 2008, so this whole thing is riding on you making it happen.

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Teh Funny…

Posted: 27 Aug 2012 in Humor
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…from the Olympics.

It’s Monday, so a little humor is warranted. Number 1, 7, 8, and 9 are my favorites. Pretty much shows where my mind resides.

Here are the top nine comments made by NBC sports commentators during the Summer Olympics that they would like to take back:

1. Weightlifting commentator: “This is Gregoriava from Bulgaria . I saw her snatch this morning during her warm up and it was amazing.”

2. Dressage commentator: “This is really a lovely horse and I speak from personal experience since I once mounted her mother.”

3. Paul Hamm , Gymnast: “I owe a lot to my parents, especially my mother and father.”

4. Boxing Analyst: “Sure there have been injuries, and even some deaths in boxing, but none of them really that serious.”

5. Softball announcer: “If history repeats itself, I should think we can expect the same thing again.”

6. Basketball analyst: “He dribbles a lot and the opposition doesn’t like it. In fact you can see it all over their faces.

7. At the rowing medal ceremony: “Ah, isn’t that nice, the wife of the IOC president is hugging the cox of the British crew.”

8. Soccer commentator: “Julian Dicks is everywhere. It’s like they’ve got eleven Dicks on the field.”

9. Tennis commentator: “One of the reasons Andy is playing so well is that, before the final round, his wife takes out his balls and kisses them. …….Oh my God, what have I just said?”

FCC Want to Tax Internet..

Posted: 27 Aug 2012 in Government, Politics, Tax
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…service in some scheme that they claim would give internet access to everyone.
Sounds like BS to me, but hey, I already live in an area that has internet service that is provided to me by a private company, not the government. Now the government want to tax me to provide something to someone else. Where’s their skin in the game? Oh, there isn’t any. They already tax the shit out of my phone bill, now they want to add to my burden with the internet. Nice.

The Federal Communications Commission is eyeing a proposal to tax broadband Internet service.

The move would funnel money to the Connect America Fund, a subsidy the agency created last year to expand Internet access.

The FCC issued a request for comments on the proposal in April. Dozens of companies and trade associations have weighed in, but the issue has largely flown under the public’s radar.

“If members of Congress understood that the FCC is contemplating a broadband tax, they’d sit up and take notice,” said Derek Turner, research director for Free Press, a consumer advocacy group that opposes the tax.

Numerous companies, including AT&T, Sprint and even Google have expressed support for the idea.

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“One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.”

Posted: 27 Aug 2012 in NASA
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…Neal Armstrong the first man to step on the moon passed away on Saturday. He was 82.

One must really put this achievement into perspective. Back then, our technology wasn’t even close to what it is today. The very fact that he even volunteered to be an astronaut took intestinal fortitude that is rare indeed.

Rest in peace.

Fly me to the moon.

Here’s what NASA Administrator Charles Bolden had to say:

Administrator Bolden’s Statement on the Death of Neil Armstrong

“On behalf of the entire NASA family, I would like to express my deepest condolences to Carol and the rest of the Armstrong family on the passing of Neil Armstrong. As long as there are history books, Neil Armstrong will be included in them, remembered for taking humankind’s first small step on a world beyond our own.

“Besides being one of America’s greatest explorers, Neil carried himself with a grace and humility that was an example to us all. When President Kennedy challenged the nation to send a human to the moon, Neil Armstrong accepted without reservation.

“As we enter this next era of space exploration, we do so standing on the shoulders of Neil Armstrong. We mourn the passing of a friend, fellow astronaut and true American hero.”

Additional information about Armstrong is available on the Web at:

http://www.nasa.gov

http://www.neilarmstronginfo.com