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Open carry in your face

  Yahoo News has an AP story; "Buzz and bullets: Gun fans cheer Starbuck's policy." 

"By GREG BLUESTEIN, Associated Press Writer – Sun Feb 28, 3:28 pm ET

Dale Welch recently walked into a Starbucks in Virginia, handgun strapped to his waist, and ordered a banana Frappuccino with a cinnamon bun. He says the firearm drew a double-take from at least one customer, but not a peep from the baristas.

Welch's foray into the coffeehouse was part of an effort by some gun owners to exercise and advertise their rights in states that allow people to openly carry firearms.

Even in some "open carry" states, businesses are allowed to ban guns in their stores. And some have, creating political confrontations with gun owners. But Starbucks, the largest chain targeted, has refused to take the bait, saying in a statement this month that it follows state and local laws and has its own safety measures in its stores.

"Starbucks is a special target because it's from the hippie West Coast, and a lot of dedicated consumers who pay $4 for coffee have expectations that Starbucks would ban guns. And here they aren't," said John Bruce, a political science professor at the University of Mississippi who is an expert in gun policy…"

    I agree with the statement by Peter Hamm a spokesman for the Brady campaign.

 

"If you want to dress up and go out and make a little political theater by frightening children in the local Starbucks, if that's what you want to spend your energy on, go right ahead," said Peter Hamm, a spokesman for the Brady campaign. "But going out and wearing a gun on your belt to show the world you're allowed to is a little juvenile."

The coffeehouse debate has been particularly poignant for gun-control advocates in Washington state, where four uniformed police officers were shot and killed while working on their laptops at a suburban coffeehouse. The shooter later died in a gun battle with police…"

Goodbye Ron Paul and John McCain?

  It is interesting…  Because of the far right Republicans, because of Faux News, the tea baggers and the sort of people at the Conservative Political Action Conference …  John McCain and Ron Paul may end up not getting re-elected.
  How odd and strange is that? 
  Hell Rep Ron Paul (R-TX) was the winner of the presidential poll at the CPAC meeting last week.
  
  On John McCain I have said a lot of nice things about him.  During the election when the bank/money/credit issue came up I said then he could win the election by taking a position that the bail out was wrong and let the banks and Wall Street stand or fall on their own.  He did not do that.  If he had said that I am not sure what would have happened to the United States. I think he would have been elected but God what might have happened to the nation.
  But when he picked Sara Palin I lost all respect for him.  What he did was to win the election with his age we could have ended up with her as President of the United States.  How he could do something like that just was so un-like his life long service to the United States.

  About Ron Paul I have said that he would make a great president IF this was 1800. 
  Trying to have a nation like George Washington had just will not work.  This is not 1800 it is 2010.  There have been a few changes to the United States and the world.

  When you have crazy people in your party and they are out starting fires you never know who is going to get burned.  I think that is what could happen to Republicans. 
 
  It is also interesting that some in the Republican party are starting to say..
that the crazy extremists are hurting the Republican party.
  They are just now saying it after the CPAC meeting.
  Remember before the CPAC meeting I was saying that Gingrich at the CPAC meeting should make a speech and tell the truth to the extremists and I said it would be a great hour for him…I said it would be the end of him in the Republican party but he would be a man of honor and everyone would  be talking about him not just now but for all time.  Well it seems I was wrong.. That would not gone over at the CPAC meeting and might have had to have security escort him out of the building but I was wrong.. About him being dead for all time.. Because right now others in the party are saying that something like that needs to be done.
  I think it is going to be hard for the true Republicans to get control of their party back… Because Republicans tend to go for the easy anti-thinking scream and yell and cry and lie.. Just look at Faux News and Glenn Beck.
  It is interesting.   If you start a fire you may lose control of the fire and you never know who is going to get burned.

Voting the "American Will"

  Republicans are saying that the President of the United States and the Democrats had better not pass "ObamaCare" (health care).  They are saying that American people do not want it.  They are also saying that it would be unfair and cheating if the Democrats pass the national health care plan.
  Republicans are sort of like the old Communist were… I think they are very much like them… They have their own words for things…It is not a national health care plan it is "ObamaCare."  The United States is not a "Democracy." The Republicans say it is a "Republic."  It just gets crazy.  They can not even talk about issues without using their code words.
 
  The Republicans are saying that the "American will" or desire or something is that the health care bill not be passed. 
  If Congress passes the health care bill THAT is the will of the American people.  The United States does have a (democratic) republic form of government.  We elect people to go to Congress and to do what they think is best for our district, are state and our nation.  If we do not agree with them and we think they did not do a good job then we do not send them back to Congress. 
  We do NOT want members of Congress to decide what is best by reading the news Fox "news" poll or the current CNN news poll.  We elect them to do what they think is best for the nation.
  One of the reasons the Republicans said they hated President Clinton was that they said he read the polls and did what the polls said the American people wanted.
  Our founding fathers, the ones the Republican pretend to love so much, were dam sharp men. They knew that there was danger for the United States in mob rule. They feared that at moment the "mob" might want or not want something and they feared that mob rule.  They set up our government and wanted good men to be elected and then those good men would decide and not respond to the fools yelling and scream in the street at the moment.
  That is how a Republic works.

  So the Republicans are just being Republicans.

  If the health care bill is passed then it is the will of the American people because or elected officials voted it.

  When President Bush was the president… I can remember Fox "news" saying that it was un-American to disagree with the president because he was THE PRESIDENT of the UNITED STATES. 

  If Congress can pass the health care bill it is not cheating.  It is the way our system works.  When the Republicans had control of Congress they used their power and fucked the Democrats right and left and laughed about it. 
  There was nothing the Democrats could do.  Republicans loved it and laughed about it.  Now the shoe is on the other foot and the GOP is screaming and crying like a bunch of sissy girls. 
  I think those  pink panties, that the GOP men have, must be to tight.

Looking at the news

  I set here in my apartment and work on my blogs, I eat and I watch some television.  I only get over the air TV so do not have a lot that I can watch.  I get most of my news from checking the web sites.
  I need to get out and do a few things our in the real world…But I do not have a car and that means taking a bus and just going one place on the bus is a all day project and plus it cost about $4.00 a day.  I can afford that right now.

  So I sit and look at news items online and watch some YouTube videos and get pissed at what I read and see often.

  It is to bad that I am not a sports fan but I never been interested in sports.  So I do not care about Tiger at all.  I had to follow it a little bit because everyone is talking about it.  I have known a lot of guys like him.  It is sort of crazy … He has, not sure for how long, a knock looking wife.  But he is fucking anything in a dress.  I am not sure but has he ever fucked a black woman?  Someone said that TMZ and others knew of 18 woman that are known about but there are lots more.  The guy has some problems.  Is little thing before the cameras the other day.. My feeling that it was all a show for the cameras. I think him tearing up was just fake. 
  But you know one thing…When Gatorade and other brands drop him it must cost him millions and millions of dollar.  I think he has fucked a lot of woman but if you do some math each one of those fucks must cost him millions of dollars.  Those women must have some dam good pussy.
  I think he has some problems but I do not feel one bit sorry for him.  I feel sorry for his wife and kids.

  CNN has a story about a student admits to hanging a noose in a campus library.  Now understand I am a left wing Liberal.  I am not racist.  I have a long record of fighting racism.  I fired people for racism.  I was fired from a hospital because I took on my boss over his racism.  It is to bad I got to put that stuff out before I can express what I want to say…But that is the way it is.. I think a great deal of this sort of stuff is people, yes "them", going nuts over stuff that they just should not pay that much attention to… YES YES.. I know the history of the United States.  But sometimes you got to be cool.

  Did you see the CNN story about "Terrible Tommy?" I am not sure did the writer want me to feel sorry for this guy?  The guy has been in solitary confinement for 27 years.  
  After he went to jail he killed two other inmates.  Then he killed a guard. 
  I do not feel sorry for him at all.  I hope they keep him in solitary for the rest of his life. He and others are saying that death would be better than solitary confinement …well fucking great let him take his own life.  He has already killed three other people. 
  They mention that he watches TV on his TV set in his cell!  I do not think he should have a TV set.  Let him have a radio.  Hell I do not think he should have a radio.  Let him read books. 
  You know the people that I think are sick are the people that have set up the two web sites for him.  Tommy's Home on the Web.  Tommy Silverstein. 
  I do not think he has rehabilitated himself.  I do not think he can make up for what he has done. 

  Well I am starting to get pissed off.. Think I will look for something to watch on TV.

Rush Limbaugh calls President's daughter FAT!

"February 25, 2010 6:48 pm ET by Solange Uwimana

Never one to miss an opportunity to attack President Obama, the first lady, or health care reform on his radio show (not necessarily in that order), Rush Limbaugh managed to hit all three in the span of a few seconds today while mocking Obama's health care summit. Limbaugh, referring to Obama's anecdote about having to rush his daughters to the emergency room, stated:

LIMBAUGH: Any person in America, from the richest guy in the country to the cheapest, poorest illegal immigrant can do exactly the same thing Obama just described and that's go to the emergency room. And Tom Coburn made that point. Everybody gets treated in this country. That's not what we're here talking about. We're talking about fraud, waste -- we just need to get it out of there.

Now, why, since Obama just described this wonderful system where his two daughters -- two fat daughters, according to his wife -- his two fat daughters came down with some sort of a disease and had to rush them to the emergency room, why design a system that destroys the very best private health care that he says he's so thankful for?…"

  The above is from MediaMatters for America and they say that Michelle Obama never called her daughters fat.
  What I would add is how in the hell can a fat pig like Rush Limbaugh call anyone fat?

 

 

I will be "69" in March

  I do not know about you but when I see "69" I think sex.  There are certain numbers when you see them you think something.  There would be 911.  Then of course 666.
  When I turn 70 that is not a number that has any real meaning but I am going to be thinking old and thinking death.  God, 70 years of age sounds real old. 
  Even 69 is old.  You hear someone died at age 69 and you think "Well he was 69."  You know if you hear someone died at 40 you way "Wow that was young." So in March I am going to be 69 and very close to 70 years of age.
 
  Russell got his state ID yesterday.  You can read about it here. 
 
  The weather here was nice.  I paid all my bills and got food but I am broke now for an entire month.  But I have a ice box full of food.  I hope we so do not lose power for 20 hours again.  I do not think it will happen.  My ex-wife has lived here in this area for 5 years and never lost power until the other day.

  Did you notice that I call a refrigerator an "icebox?"  I wonder what the age break for "icebox" vs "refrigerator" is age wise.
  Remember I am 69.  An icebox was what we used before the refrigerator.  When I was a kid you would put a sign in your window and the iceman would come down the street in his truck and look up at your window and see how you had turned the sign.  He would then chip a block of ice to size and carry it to your home and put in the ice box for you.  When I was a kid it was my job to empty the drip pan under the icebox.
  Yes the "good old day." Smile
 
  Back to turning 70 next year…  Any other numbers that you hear that mean something to you?
  Also I was just thinking … When you hear about a 70 year old man.. You think.. Poor old guy I hope he has someone to help him.  Then recently we have seen stories were some guy that is 70 or older is still working or doing something and you go "wow."  Or you hear of some old guy kicking ass of some young robber or something and you get a big smile on your face and you say "neat" or whatever young people say now days.
  I would like to be one of those old guys that kicks some ass in my 70s as long as it does not cause me to wet my pants or cause me to miss my nap.

TYT Wrap Up of Health Care Summit

Cenk Uygur of The Young Turks makes closing commentary on the bi-partisan health care reform summit hosted by President Obama.
TYT Network (new WTF?! channel):http://www.youtube.com/user/whatthefl...
Watch more at http://www.theyoungturks.com

Rep Anthony Weiner disciplined for speech

  You got to see this video.   Rep. Anthony Weiner making a speech in congress has his words "taken down."  That is he was disciplined for using "inappropriate words in debate."  What he said was about the Republicans and 100% true.
  I never heard of "Words Taken Down" and did not know such a thing could be done.
  There is NO way I could be a member of the House.  Everything I said about the Republicans would be "inappropriate words."
  When the Republicans call President Obama a Communist are their "Words Taken Down?"  When the Republicans say that there are going to be death panels to kill older Americans are their "Words Taken Down?"
 
What this video Please. 

  Rep. Anthony Weiner is my hero now.

"Anthony David Weiner (pronounced /ˈwiːnər/; born September 4, 1964) is a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives, representing New York's 9th congressional districtsince 1999. The district includes parts of southern Brooklyn and south central Queens. In Queens, the 9th includes the neighborhoods of Forest Hills, Maspeth, Fresh Meadows, Glendale, Howard Beach, Kew Gardens, Kew Gardens Hills, Middle Village, Ozone Park, Rego Park, Rockaway Beach, and Woodhaven. Its Brooklyn section includes Flatlands, Gerritsen Beach, Marine Park,Midwood, Mill Basin and Sheepshead Bay.

Weiner defeated Republican Louis Telano in the 1998 U.S. House election, by a margin of 66%-23%. He was re-elected in 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, and 2008, never receiving below 65%. In the House, he is a member of the Committee on Energy and Commerce and Committee on the Judiciary. He was an unsuccessful candidate for Mayor of New York City in the 2005 mayoral election.

A graduate of SUNY Plattsburgh, Weiner was an aide to then-U.S. Representative Charles Schumer(1985-91) before serving as a member of the New York City Council from 1992 to 1998…"  Wikipedia

Susan Boyle struggles with fame

"(PEOPLE.com) -- After performing at Italy's Sanremo music festival on February 16, Susan Boyle told an adoring audience, "Dreams have no expiry date. I'd like this to go on and on."

But at what cost?

Two of her brothers are now voicing concerns for her well-being and speaking out about her ability to handle the pressure of global stardom.

"The traveling and the whole [fame] thing is exhausting. She still has her anxieties and her loneliness," her brother Gerry told PEOPLE in its latest cover story.

Her other brother, John, is even more blunt: "She needs 24-hour care. She needs to be looked after."

To ease her fears following a break-in at her home last month, Boyle, 48 -- who lived with her mother until she died in 2007 --makes late-night calls to her family and friends, and her management installed 24-hour security outside her home…"

 

  On April 14th (2009) I posted the Susan Boyle video here.  I was a fan.  I did not post any comments about her just the video. 

  On April 16th (2009) I made a YouTube video about her.  You can see that video here.  It has had 14,612 views.

  I hope she is going to be OK and that things turn out good for her in life.

My Coke Rewards Program

  A couple of weeks ago I signed up for the My Coke Rewards program.  The caps of Coke have a code inside the cap.  The ten pack boxes have a code on the inside of the box.  You enter the codes and with a lot of codes at some point you can get things.
  Well I put a couple of codes in and now I can not read the code inside the bottle caps.  I need to have my eyes checked our start buying the Coke in cans.  Smile

  How about helping me out.  If you are not using the codes yourself … How about sending me a few when you have a bottle of Coke or empty on of those ten pack boxes.
  Send the code to:  [email protected] or [email protected] 

  I am not sure how long they have been doing this thing but I drink a lot of Coke.  I would not mind getting a free hat or t-shirt.  OH.. a Coke glass would be the best.  NO a big Coke mug would be the best thing.  Smile