November 30, 2008
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November 29, 2008
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November 28, 2008
TGIF
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A fun time was had by all. Had Turkey over at my daughters yesterday. It was fun and there was a nice size crowd. Channy gave me a "CARE PACK" to take home so I'm good for the next couple of days. At least I won't need to eat my own cooking. * - - - - - * Busy day today. Got to get my hair cut. It's funny how my hair grows long on the sides and back of my head but for some reason refuses to grow on top. Wonder why that is. Then I'm going to JC Penney's to pick up some underware. Next to the new Lowes in Silverdale. I don't need anything from them but I just want to check out there new digs. I don't buy presents for the grand kids, what I do is save $10 a month plus $25 for b-days and xmas and send it to a savings account on ING. It's for their education fund or what ever they want to do with it when they turn 18 years old. Then it's off to Costco and finally home. * - - - - - * Still no word about my security system. I'm thinking this baby is going back to Costco. * - - - - - *I BEG YOUR PARDON
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TIME FOR A REVIEW
* *MSNBC's Rachel Maddow put together a list of Bush officials that have been indicted or resigned abruptly in order to recall "just how bad the bad old times have been." Former assistant to the President Felipe Sixto was charged with stealing from a Cuba-related nonprofit organization. Edgar Johnson, who worked for the Department of the Interior, was charged with taking bribes. Julia McDonald, deputy assistant secretary at the Department of the Interior, resigned after an investigation found she gave government documents to lobbyists. The number two person at the department of the interior, Steven Griles, was sentenced to 10 months as a part of the Jack Abramoff Scandal. Abramoff was also responsible for taking down Roger Stillwell from the Office of Insular Affairs, Robert Coughlin, who was chief of the criminal division at the Justice Department, and David Safavian, who was chief of staff in the General Services Administration. Lester Crawford, Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, who resigned and pled guilty to holding stock in companies that he was regulating. Claude Allen was the assistant to the president for domestic policy. He resigned for a scheme of defrauding Target stores. Brian Doyle was deputy press secretary for Homeland Security. He went to prison for child porn. Frank Figueroa also worked for Homeland Security as head of Operation Predator and got in trouble for exposing himself to a girl in a mall. John Korsmo, chairman of the Federal Housing Board, was convicted of lying about inviting banks that he was supposed to be regulating to a fundraiser for a Congressional candidate. His wife -- deputy chief of staff at the Labor Department -- also lost her job in the scandal. Head of the ATF, Charles Truscott, resigned for ordering employees to help his child with a school project. Ken Tomlinson was chairman for public broadcasting and resigned after he was exposed for running a horse racing operation out of his office. The executive director of the CIA, Dusty Foggo, pleaded guilty in the Duke Cunningham bribery scandal. Janet Rehnquist, who is daughter of the late Supreme Court Justice, resigned from her position as Inspector General after it was learned she delayed an audit of Florida's pension fund at the request of Jeb Bush. Deputy assistant secretary for Fish, Wildlife and Parks David Smith, resigned after killing a buffalo and accepting the corpse as a gift. Philip Cooney was chief of staff at the White House Council on Environmental Quality and resigned when it was discovered that he revised scientific reports on global warming. A press aide at NASA, George Deutsch, resigned for keeping the governments' top scientist from talking about climate change. The administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Thomas Scully, resigned after pressuring employees to say the medicare drug bill would costs less than it really would. Sean Tunnis, also of Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, faked documentation about his medical education. Bernie Kerik was going to be head of Homeland Security before he was indicted. Scooter Libby, the vice presidents chief of staff, was convicted on four felony counts of lying in the CIA leak case. And finally, Alberto Gonzales, who resigned from his position as Attorney General after being accused of lying to Congress about the firing of nine U.S. Attorneys.
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AND THEN THE FIGHT STARTED. . .
My wife was hinting about what she wanted for our upcoming anniversary. She said, 'I want something shiny that goes from 0 to 200 in about 3 seconds.'
I bought her a scale. And then the fight started.MY KIDS
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November 27, 2008
TURKEY DAY 2008
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TOP TEN THINGS YOU DON'T WANT TO HEAR ON THANKSGIVING
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Keith Olbermann has listed the various scandles in the Bush administration. Here are three more.
Rove's deluded revisionism. Karl Rove may have insisted on Fox News that the Bush administration was led by policy, not politics, but in today's Bushed segment, Keith Olbermann can list several Bush decisions that were plainly politically motivated. * *WORST PERSON IN THE WORLD
Keith Olbermann picks the three worst persons in the world.
Bad math fuels false union story. Andrew Ross Sorkin of The New York Times is today's Worst Person in the World for using some twisted math to report that the average auto worker making $70 per hour. That wrong number has lived on to serve as the basis for right wing union busting arguments. * *DOGS RULE - YOU CAN SEE THE LOVE
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AND THEN THE FIGHT STARTED. . .
My wife sat down on the couch next to me as I was flipping channels. She asked, 'What's on TV?'
I said, 'Dust.' And then the fight started.MY KIDS
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November 26, 2008
RAIN TODAY
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GM Auto Workers Are Not Paid $70 an Hour and It Matters The New York Times told readers that GM's autoworkers are paid $70 an hour (including health care and pension). This is not true. The base pay is about $28 an hour. If health care cost per worker average $12,000 per year, that adds in another $6 an hour. If the pension payment takes up 25 percent of base pay (an extremely high pension), that gets you another $7 an hour, bringing the total to $41 an hour. That's decent pay, but still a long way from $70 an hour. How does the NYT get from $41 to $70? Well the trick is to add in GM's legacy costs, the pension and health care costs for retired workers. These legacy costs are a serious expense for GM, but this is not money being paid to current workers. The person on the line in 2008 is not benefiting from these legacy costs. It would be helpful if the NYT could get its numbers straight. It certainly can affect public support for a bailout if they are led to believe that autoworkers are paid much more than is actually the case. * - - - - - * Still no word from Tech Support on my Security System problem. Guess they are doing so well they don't need the business. * - - - - - * Think about this. In Baghdad or Pakistan they kill 20-30 people with one car bomb. In America we do the same thing only with one gun at a time. Way to go NRA. * - - - - - * What's going on with my e-mail? If my e-mail address is like my home address and I get a letter in my mail box that is addressed to someone else I can understand that the mailman just made a mistake. When it happens to my e-mail I'm a little more suspicious. This happened to me just this morning. . . not just once but twice so far. My e-mail is mickhoran@comcast.net. The first bad e-mail was addressed TO: mikebrenda2000@comcast.net The second bad e-mail was addressed TO: mikej581@comcast.net. So I found these in my inbox when I opened my mail this morning. I'm checking with Comcast a little later this morning. * - - - - - * Another thing that bugs me is the "SPECIAL CONTENT" that TIVO seems to think I want and deserve. It's fine when I'm sleeping and the TIVO switches channel to record this content but when I'm up and about KEEP YOUR HANDS OFF MY TV. OK MR TIVO. * - - - - - *I BEG YOUR PARDON
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BUSHED
Keith Olbermann has listed the various scandles in the Bush administration. Here are three more.
Bush pardons no one special. Monday's 14-person list of President Bush's pardons included Leslie Owen Collier of Charleston, Missouri who was convicted of killing bald eagles. In Bushed, Countdown's Keith Olbermann looks for meaning in the pardon list. * *WORST PERSON IN THE WORLD
Keith Olbermann picks the three worst persons in the world.
Morris lobbies for his own benefit. In Worst Person in the World, Countdown's Keith Olbermann talks about Dick Morris of Fox News confirming reports that he has taken tens of thousands of dollars from a Political Action Committee while going on Fox and insisting people donate to that committee. * *DOGS RULE - YOU CAN SEE THE LOVE
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DICK CHENEY: I got it!
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November 25, 2008
PUSHING HARD NOW
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I'M A PROUD LIBERAL and I'm tired of hearing the so called "CONSERVITIES" suggest that there is something wrong with that. These guys have no room to be calling anyone else names. * - - - - - * Well I guess if you've ever had to deal with Tech Support you knew that I wasn't going to get an answer to my question I talked about yesterday regarding the wireless security system that I bought. I'll give them until Friday because of the holiday and then I decide what I want to do. * - - - - - * Well the whack-jobs are back at it again. . . talking about how the left wants to get rid of all things Christmas. I think it's one way that they can sell books. It's getting old too. * - - - - - *I BEG YOUR PARDON
On the latest pardon list were:
01_Leslie Owen Collier of Charleston, Mo., who pleaded guilty in 1995 to unlawfully killing three bald eagles in southeast Missouri. He improperly used pesticide in hamburger meat to kill coyotes, but ended up killing many other animals, including the bald eagles. Collier, who was convicted for unauthorized use of a pesticide and violating the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act, was sentenced Feb. 2, 1996 in the Eastern District of Missouri. 02_Milton Kirk Cordes of Rapid City, S.D. Cordes was convicted of conspiracy to violate the Lacey Act, which prohibits importation into the country of wildlife taken in violation of conservation laws. 03_Richard Micheal Culpepper of Mahomet, Ill., who was convicted of making false statements to the federal government. 04_Brenda Jean Dolenz-Helmer of Fort Worth, Texas, convicted of concealing knowledge of a crimeDolenz-Helmer, the daughter of a Dallas doctor accused of medical insurance fraud, was convicted in connection with the doctor's case. She was sentenced Dec. 31, 1998 in the Northern District of Texas to four year's probation with the special condition of 600 hours of community service and a $10,000 fine. 05_Andrew Foster Harley of Falls Church, Va. Harley was convicted of wrongful use and distribution of marijuana and cocaine during a general court martial at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo. 06_Obie Gene Helton of Rossville, Ga., whose offense was unauthorized acquisition of food stamps. 07_Carey C. Hice Sr. of Travelers Rest, S.C., who was convicted of income tax evasion. 08_Geneva Yvonne Hogg of Jacksonville, Fla., convicted of bank embezzlement. 09_William Hoyle McCright Jr. of Midland, Texas, who was convicted of bank fraud. 10_Paul Julian McCurdy of Sulphur, Okla., who was sentenced for misapplication of bank funds. 11_Robert Earl Mohon Jr. of Grant, Ala., who was convicted of conspiracy to distribute marijuana. 12_Ronald Alan Mohrhoff of Los Angeles, who was convicted for unlawful use of a telephone in a narcotics felony. 13_Daniel Figh Pue III of Conroe, Texas, convicted of illegal treatment, storage and disposal of a hazardous waste without a permit. 14_Orion Lynn Vick of White Hall, Ark., who was convicted of aiding and abetting the theft of government property. Bush also commuted the prison sentences of: 15_John Edward Forte of North Brunswick, N.J., 16_James Russell Harris of Detroit, Mich. Both were convicted of cocaine offenses.Under the Constitution, the president's power to issue pardons is absolute and cannot be overruled. * - - - - - *
OUR TRIP TO THE POOR HOUSE
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Keith Olbermann has listed the various scandles in the Bush administration. Here are three more.
Bush stands by his war. Appearing on the "Sunday Project" program on the Japanese television network Asahi, President Bush reiterated his claim that the war in Iraq has been a success. Countdown's Keith Olbermann explains in Bushed, how the president couldn't be further from the truth. * *WORST PERSON IN THE WORLD
Keith Olbermann picks the three worst persons in the world.
Finding the lie in Lieberman . During a Meet the Press interview on August 3, Worst Person in the World, Sen. Joe Lieberman, I-Conn., claimed that Barack Obama was not ready to become president. However, Lieberman is now saying he "never felt Barack Obama was un-ready." * *DOGS RULE - YOU CAN SEE THE LOVE
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WHY DID THE CHICKEN CROSS THE ROAD?
COLONEL SANDERS: Darn - I missed one.
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November 24, 2008
MUCH ON THE TABLE TODAY
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This is GREAT NEWS but remember that these are only predictions. But I have to say this guy Nate Silver knows his stuff and was the best and most accurate of all the pollsters in the last election. So he's not just expressing a HOPE but rather a projection based on statistics. HOPE HE'S RIGHT.
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What's the deal with these STUPID-ASS GIFT CARDS.
Avoid gift card pitfalls. They're convenient and popular, but gift cards are often loaded with fees, expiration dates, and other hassles.
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* - - - - - * What's the deal with me and Technology? It seems like everything I touch that is related to Tech turns into CRAP. Fist it was moving my old PC/XP system from one location to another about 5 feet in total. That little effort took me a day or so and should have been 20 minutes total. As I said last Friday I bought a 2 camera set to place at my front door so I can see on a monitor down in my family room when someone is at the front door. Now this is a wireless system, and is basic plug and play. . . what could go wrong with that. I first unpacked the set down in my family room plugged it all in and turned it on and it worked, both cameras did there thing. AHHHH SUCCESS IT FEELS GOOD. Now I moved the cameras upstairs to view my front door. After I did that I went back down stairs and turned the system back on and got not a picture but "NO SIGNAL" message on the screen. The wireless connection wasn't working. I took camera #2 and moved it back down stairs to the closet in the back of the room. I turned the system on once again and as the receiver rotated between camera #1 and #2 I got the message "NO SIGNAL" from camera #1 and a live picture from camera #2. At that point I sent an email to tech support at ASTAK the maker of the system. I'm hoping I hear something first thing this morning. * - - - - - * Continuing with my quest to inflect HIGH-TECH pain on myself yesterday I bought a gizmo that activates Plug-in chime when existing doorbell sounds. With this guy you add batteries and place the extender on top of the existing door bell. Done that. Then you plug in the gizmo down in my family room. Done that. The problem is I can't test it because the doorbell is upstairs and the gizmo is downstairs. * - - - - - *
I BEG YOUR PARDON
Attention, convicts: Time is running out to get applications into the pardon attorney at the Justice Department if you're hoping that President Bush will be your decider.
Few of you should get your hopes up -- Bush has rejected a record number of requests for pardons and commutations. In the last eight years, he has pardoned 157 people -- a miserly sum compared to his predecessors. But you don't have to give up entirely: More are expected in the coming months, most notably for Vice President Cheney's former chief of staff, I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby.
Today I start this new series.
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TIMETABLE FOR IRAQ
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BUSHED
Keith Olbermann has listed the various scandles in the Bush administration. Here are three more.
Private contractors no longer lawless. Nov. 21: When the U.S. established rule of law in Iraq, private contractors were still exempt from those rules. Countdown guest host David Shuster discusses how private contractors will now be held accountable for the actions in Iraq, including past acts. * *DOGS RULE - YOU CAN SEE THE LOVE
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WHY DID THE CHICKEN CROSS THE ROAD?
ALBERT EINSTEIN: Did the chicken really cross the road, or did the road move beneath the chicken?
MY KIDS
My God I love dogs.
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November 23, 2008
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MY KIDS
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November 22, 2008
WEEKEND OFF 11/22/2008
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November 21, 2008
FAST FRIDAY
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Well that was fun! ! ! Yesterday I said I was going to setup my new HP TouchSmart PC to take the place of my old XP/PC that I've had forever. The HP has just one cable (power) and that's it. It took me about 10 minutes to unpack this guy and set it up. As part of this deal I also had to relocate my XP system. This guy has 3,000,000,000 cables and wires going everywhere. So I had to unplug, move the PC and replug in the cables again. Well as it turned out the OLD XP had a hiccup. It wouldn't reboot. When it did reboot my wireless mouse was frozen in the middle of the screen. The keyboard worked but if you ever had to use the key board in place of the mouse you know what a chore that is. In all I spent about 5 - 6 hours messing with that XP before it finally said that ok I'll start working. The big test was this morning when I turned it on this morning. It came right up. End of story. * - - - - - * Today I have another "HONEY DO" job, Can I say that to myself? Since I've moved down stars into my family room I don't know when someone is at the front door. So I went to Costco and bought a wireless color camera (2 camera set) and will attempt to install them a little later today. Wish me luck. * - - - - - * For my birthday a few weeks ago my daughter-in-law and son, Amy and Jim, gave me a nice big blanket. I use it on my recliner. It's so nice and soft and warm it puts me right to sleep when I sit in that chair. My dog Jada seems to love it too because she thinks it's her blanket. * - - - - - *TALK ABOUT UNITY
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I don't know if this story is true or not but it's such a heartwarming story I had to publish it here. Be sure you have a box of tissues handy. . . I'm serious this story really touched me.
JUST A DOG OR ???
Two days later my shock and grief deepened when I discovered Cheyenne lying dead beside Dad's bed. I wrapped his still form in the rag rug he had slept on. As Dick and I buried him near a favorite fishing hole, I silently thanked the dog for the help he had given me in restoring Dad's peace of mind. The morning of Dad's funeral dawned overcast and dreary. This day looks like the way I feel, I thought, as I walked down the aisle to the pews reserved for family. I was surprised to see the many friends Dad and Cheyenne had made filling the church. The pastor began his eulogy. It was a tribute to both Dad and the dog who had changed his life. And then the pastor turned to Hebrews 13:2. "Be not forgetful to entertain strangers." "I've often thanked God for sending that angel," he said. For me, the past dropped into place, completing a puzzle that I had not seen before: the sympathetic voice that had just read the right article. . . Cheyenne's unexpected appearance at the animal shelter. . . his calm acceptance and complete devotion to my father. . . and the proximity of their deaths And suddenly I understood. I knew that God had answered my prayers after all. Life is too short for drama & petty things, so laugh hard, love truly and forgive quickly. Live While You Are Alive. Tell the people you love that you love them, at every opportunity. Forgive now those who made you cry. You might not get a second time. And if you don't send this to at least 4 people - who cares? But do share this with someone. Lost time can never be found. In lovinging memory of Billy.BUSHED
Keith Olbermann has listed the various scandles in the Bush administration. Here are three more.
Lame duck takes aim at endangered species. Nov. 20: A new rule expected to be finalized Friday by the White House strips away the ability of government scientists to stop construction projects threatening endangered species -the primarily policy implication for sea otters, red wolves and the California condor. Countdown guest host David Shuster explains in Bushed. * *DOGS RULE - YOU CAN SEE THE LOVE
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WHY DID THE CHICKEN CROSS THE ROAD?
BILL GATES: I have just released eChicken 2008, which will not only cross roads, but will lay eggs, file your important documents, and balance your checkbook. Internet Explorer is an integral part of eChicken 2008. This new platform is much more stable and will never crash or need to be rebooted.
MY KIDS
My God I love dogs.
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November 20, 2008
TECH TIME
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"Religion Is Killing The Republican Party" Conservative columnist Kathleen Parker, who received piles of hate mail during the Presidential campaign for prominently tearing apart Sarah Palin's credentials, has written a column for the Washington Post which also seems likely to court internecine criticism. The piece, entitled, "Giving Up on God," makes a sustained argument that the GOP's courting of the religious vote above all has led the party dangerously astray. As Republicans sort out the reasons for their defeat, they likely will overlook or dismiss the gorilla in the pulpit. To be more specific, the evangelical, right-wing, oogedy-boogedy branch of the GOP is what ails the erstwhile conservative party and will continue to afflict and marginalize its constituents if reckoning doesn't soon cometh. Simply put: Armband religion is killing the Republican Party. And, the truth -- as long as we're setting ourselves free -- is that if one were to eavesdrop on private conversations among the party intelligentsia, one would hear precisely that. * - - - - - *
War hero v. draft dodging, recovering drug addict Rush Limbaugh.
"We are educated by the great entertainers like Rush Limbaugh," Hagel said Tuesday during a speech in Washington, according to the Huffington Post.
"You know, I wish Rush Limbaugh and others like that would run for office," a sarcastic Hagel continued. "They have so much to contribute and so much leadership and they have an answer for everything. And they would be elected overwhelmingly. [The truth is] they try to rip everyone down and make fools of everybody but they don't have any answers."
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After I finish this POST today I'm going to hook up my new HP TouchSmart PC.
It has some of the features that you saw on CNN and MSNBC during the run up to the election.
I'll do a review after I have some experience using it.
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THE GREAT CNN WALL
John Oliver takes a look at the CNN WALL
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The other day (11/18/8) I published a picture about this church. Well the guy that runs this church went on CNN yesterday to talk about his sign.
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Michele Bachmann is back. She won reelection (shame on her district) and now is back on TV DISAVOWING SHE SAID WHAT SHE SAID. This woman is the BIGGEST LIAR in America.
Here she is on Hannity and Colmes lying like a fool. And then COUNTDOWN picks it up and shows the video of her saying what she said. It's just nuts for her to do this. But maybe not she got reelected right. Check out these other POST on 10/20/2008, 10/21/2008 and 10/23/2008 about the crazy woman.JUST A DOG OR ??? 3 OF 4
I don't know if this story is true or not but it's such a heartwarming story I had to publish it here. Be sure you have a box of tissues handy. . . I'm serious this story really touched me.
JUST A DOG OR ???
As the words sank in I turned to the man in horror. "You mean you're going to kill him?" "Ma'am," he said gent ly, "that's our policy. We don't have room for every unclaimed dog." I looked at the pointer again. The calm brown eyes awaited my decision "I'll take him," I said. I drove home with the dog on the front seat beside me. When I reached the house I honked the horn twice. I was helping my prize out of the car when Dad shuffled onto the front porch. "Ta-da! Look what I got for you, Dad!" I said excitedly. Dad looked, then wrinkled his face in disgust. "If I had wanted a dog I would have gotten one. And I would have picked out a better specimen than that bag of bones. Keep it! I don't want it" Dad waved his arm scornfully and turned back toward the house. Anger rose inside me. It squeezed together my throat muscles and pounded into my temples. "You'd better get used to him, Dad. He's staying!" Dad ignored me. "Did you hear me, Dad?" I screamed. At those words Dad whirled angrily, his hands clenched at his sides, his eyes narrowed and blazing with hate. We stood glaring at each other like duelists, when suddenly the pointer pulled free from my grasp. He wobbled toward my dad and sat down in front of him. Then slowly, carefully, he raised his paw. Dad's lower jaw trembled as he stared at the uplifted paw. Confusion replaced the anger in his eyes. The pointer waited patiently. Then Dad was on his knees hugging the animal. It was the beginning of a warm and intimate friendship. Dad named the pointer Cheyenne. Together he and Cheyenne explored the community. They spent long hours walking down dusty lanes. They spent reflective moments on the banks of streams, angling for tasty trout. They even started to attend Sunday services together, Dad sitting in a pew and Cheyenne lying quietly at his feet. Dad and Cheyenne were inseparable throughout the next three years. Dad's bitterness faded, and he and Cheyenne made many friends. Then late one night I was startled to feel Cheyenne's cold nose burrowing through our bed covers. He had never before come into our bedroom at night. I woke Dick, put on my robe and ran into my father's room. Dad lay in his bed, his face serene. But his spirit had left quietly sometime during the night.BUSHED
Keith Olbermann has listed the various scandles in the Bush administration. Here are three more.
Bush tries to open anti-abortion loophole. Nov. 19: The Bush administration is attempting to pass a new rule that will allow health care providers to refuse certain procedures on religious or moral grounds. Countdown guest host David Shuster explains how the rule could allow pharmacy employees to refuse to fill prescriptions for contraceptives or morning-after pills in Bushed. * *DOGS RULE - YOU CAN SEE THE LOVE
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JOHN LENNON: Imagine all the chickens of the world crossing the road together, in peace!
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November 19, 2008
BAIL ME OUT OK
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JUST A DOG OR ??? 2 OF 4
I don't know if this story is true or not but it's such a heartwarming story I had to publish it here. Be sure you have a box of tissues handy. . . I'm serious this story really touched me.
The dog.
My husband, Dick, and I asked Dad to come live with us on our small farm. We hoped the fresh air and rustic atmosphere would help him adjust. Within a week after he moved in, I regretted the invitation. It seemed nothing was satisfactory. He criticized everything I did. I became frustrated and moody. Soon I was taking my pent-up anger out on Dick. We began to bicker and argue. Alarmed, Dick sought out our pastor and explained the situation. The clergyman set up weekly counseling appointments for us. At the close of each session he prayed, asking God to soothe Dad's troubled mind. But the months wore on and God was silent. Something had to be done and it was up to me to do it. The next day I sat down with the phone book and methodically called each of the mental health clinics listed in the Yellow Pages. I explained my problem to each of the sympathetic voices that answered. In vain. Just when I was giving up hope, one of the voices suddenly exclaimed, "I just read something that might help you! Let me go get the article." I listened as she read. The article described a remarkable study done at a nursing home. All of the patients were under treatment for chronic depression. Yet their attitudes had improved dramatically when they were given responsibility for a dog. I drove to the animal shelter that afternoon. After I filled out a questionnaire, a uniformed officer led me to the kennels. The odor of disinfectant stung my nostrils as I moved down the row of pens. Each contained five to seven dogs. Long-haired dogs, curly-haired dogs, black dogs, spotted dogs, trying to reach me. I studied each one but rejected one after the other for various reasons too big, too small, too much hair. As I neared the last pen a dog in the sh adows of the far corner struggled to his feet, walked to the front of the run and sat down. It was a pointer, one of the dog world's aristocrats. But this was a caricature of the breed. Years had etched his face and muzzle with shades of gray. His hipbones jutted out in lopsided triangles. But it was his eyes that caught and held my attention. Calm and clear, they beheld me unwaveringly. I pointed to the dog. "Can you tell me about him?" The officer looked, then shook his head in puzzlement. "He's a funny one. Appeared out of nowhere and sat in front of the gate. We brought him in, figuring someone would be right down to claim him. That was two weeks ago and we've heard nothing. His time is up tomorrow." He gestured helplessly.DOGS RULE - YOU CAN SEE THE LOVE
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WHY DID THE CHICKEN CROSS THE ROAD?
JERRY FALWELL: The chicken crossed the road because it is gay! Can't you people see the plain truth? That's why they call it the other side. Yes, my friends, that chicken is gay. . I say we boycott all chickens until we sort out this abomination that the liberal media whitewashes with seemingly harmless phrases like the other side.That chicken should not be crossing the road. It's as plain and as simple as that.
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November 18, 2008
BIG PUSH TODAY
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JUST A DOG OR ??? 1 OF 4
I don't know if this story is true or not but it's such a heartwarming story I had to publish it here. Be sure you have a box of tissues handy. . . I'm serious this story really touched me.
The Dog
Watch out! You nearly broad sided that car!" My father yelled at me. "Can't you do anything right?" Those words hurt worse than blows. I turned my head toward the elderly man in the seat beside me, daring me to challenge him. A lump rose in my throat as I averted my eyes. I wasn't prepared for another battle. "I saw the car, Dad. Please don't yell at me when I'm driving." My voice was measured and steady, sounding far calmer than I really felt. Dad glared at me, then turned away and settled back. At home I left Dad in front of the television and went outside to collect my thoughts. Dark, heavy clouds hung in the air with a promise of rain. The rumble of distant thunder seemed to echo my inner turmoil. What could I do about him? Dad had been a lumberjack in Washington and Oregon. He had enjoyed being outdoors and had reveled in pitting his strength against the forces of nature. He had entered grueling lumberjack competitions, and had placed often. The shelves in his house were filled with trophies that attested to his prowess. The years marched on relentlessly. The first time he couldn't lift a heavy log, he joked about it; but later that same day I saw him outside alone, straining to lift it. He became irritable whenever anyone teased him about his advancing age, or when he couldn't do something he had done as a younger man. Four days after his sixty-seventh birthday, he had a heart attack. An ambulance sped him to the hospital while a paramedic administered CPR to keep blood and oxygen flowing. At the hospital, Dad was rushed into an operating room. He was lucky; he survived. But something inside Dad died. His zest for life was gone. He obstinately refused to follow doctor's orders. Suggestions and offers of help were turned aside with sarcasm and insults. The number of visitors thinned, then finally stopped altogether. Dad was left alone.DOGS RULE - YOU CAN SEE THE LOVE
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WHY DID THE CHICKEN CROSS THE ROAD?
MARTHA STEWART: No one called me to warn me which way that chicken was going. I had a standing order at the Farmer' s Market to sell my eggs when the price dropped to a certain level. No little bird gave me any insider information.
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November 17, 2008
A NEW DAY DAWING
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I didn't do a good job planning today's Post so it's a little light on the content. I hope to do better tomorrow. * - - - - - * Later today I'm going to try and hook up my TIVO to my Wireless Network. It should be a snap. . . or so they say. More to follow. * - - - - - * Why is it that the republicans are happy spending billions every week in IRAQ but don't want to spend a dime of the auto companies. The right wing whack jobs are trying to hang the recession on Obama. These guys are NUTS and full of BULLSHIT. Today is 11/17/2008. . . and guess what BUSH is still the president. FOX NOISE and the BOR-MAN have already started their assault on Christmas. Hope to have more on this tomorrow or Wednesday. * - - - - - * I unboxed my library yesterday and put the books back in the book case. I'm slowly getting my stuff moved back into it's proper place. Maybe by Thanksgiving I'll have it done. * - - - - - * Say a prayer for the folks in California. The fires down there have been just awful. * - - - - - *BUSHED
Keith Olbermann has listed the various scandles in the Bush administration. Here are three more.
Whistleblower raises new questions in Siegelman case. In Bushed, Countdown's Keith Olbermann talks about the new Time Magazine article which reveals documents relating to the imprisonment of the former governor of Alabama, Democrat Don Siegelman * *WORST PERSON IN THE WORLD
Keith Olbermann picks the three worst persons in the world.
Obama paranoia outlives McCain campaign. Dick Scharff wrote a letter to the editor which was published in the San Diego Tribune which cited his paranoia over Barack Obama seeking to expand the Peace Corps and the USA Freedom Crops and incite some type of rebellion against the U.S. government. Keith Olbermann talks about the peculiarity of his claims in Worst Persons in the World. * *DOGS RULE - YOU CAN SEE THE LOVE
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WHY DID THE CHICKEN CROSS THE ROAD?
PAT BUCHANAN: The chicken crossed the road looking for illegal immigrants on the other side of the road, to make sure it was not stealing the job of a decent, hardworking American.
MY KIDS
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November 16, 2008
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November 15, 2008
WEEKEND FREE 11/15/2008
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November 14, 2008
HAPPY DAYS ARE HERE AGAIN
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This GM, Ford and Chrysler bailout gives me mixed feelings. I think back to the early 70's when we lived in San Diego and we had a big gas shortage problem. We owned a BIG (at that time) Ford Country Squire Station Wagon. It was a great car but the fear at the time was that we wouldn't be able to get the gas to run it. Today the fear is that we won't be able to afford gas. Back then we decided to buy a smaller car a Honda Station Wagon. It was a yellow 1973-4 model. Here is a picture but this is the coupe, but it's close.
The big three didn't see the writing on the wall. As I recall they made a small shift in trying to build smaller more fuel efficient cars it didn't last. The gas crisis was over and so they went back to building bigger and bigger cars.
The Japanese on the other hand continued to develop their smaller cars.
Fuel efficiency has NOT improved that much in the 35 years since that first big scare.
If we are to help the big three we need strings. Top pay needs to be limited, no golden parachutes, pay for performance should be the rule from top to bottom.
Fuel efficiency must improve at a great rate each year. Green cars and electric cars must be the primary model. Big SUV's will not be the primary source of revenue.
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Keith Olbermann has listed the various scandles in the Bush administration. Here are three more.
Will Bush resist investigation? Nov. 13: Charlie Savage suggested in the New York Times on Thursday that after he leaves office, President Bush might resist requests for testimony or files. Countdown's Keith Olbermann discusses these post-Bush investigations in Bushed. * *WORST PERSON IN THE WORLD
Keith Olbermann picks the three worst persons in the world.
Limbaugh's crooked fingerpointing. Nov. 13: Worst Person in the World, Rush Limbaugh, took to the airwaves to nickname the failing economy - "the Obama recession." Countdown's Keith Olbermann points out how President Bush and the Republican Party are the real culprits. * *DOGS RULE - YOU CAN SEE THE LOVE
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WHY DID THE CHICKEN CROSS THE ROAD?
NANCY GRACE: That chicken crossed the road because he's guilty! You can see it in his beady eyes and the way he walks.
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November 13, 2008
YOU TALKIN TO ME
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With Sen. John McCain returning to the campaign trail on Thursday on stump for Republican Sen. Saxby Chambliss in his runoff race in Georgia, Democrats are reminding voters and donors of a controversial ad aired by Chambliss in the heated final weeks of the 2002 campaign that shows pictures of Democratic Sen. Max Cleland, a triple-amputee from wounds suffered during his service in Vietnam, just after shots of Osama bin Laden and Saddam Hussein. "I'd never seen anything like that ad," McCain said at the time of the spot, which was widely condemned by Democrats. Putting pictures of Saddam Hussein and Osama bin Laden next to the picture of a man who left three limbs on the battlefield is "worse than disgraceful," said McCain. "It's reprehensible." The MAVERICK and STRAIGHT TALK McCain is a man with little or no honor. * - - - - - * Hannity, Limbaugh promote myth of an "Obama recession" Sean Hannity and Rush Limbaugh continue to suggest that President-elect Barack Obama is to blame for the decline in the stock market, referring to the state of the stock market as an "Obama recession." In fact, analysts have refuted the proposition that the market decline has anything to do with anticipation of Obama's presidency. I think the more outrageous these right-wing whack jobs are the more their fans like them. It's hard for me to believe that the NORMAL republican listens to their BULLSHIT. * - - - - - * Want a job in the Obama administration? Take a look at the 2008 PLUM BOOK: here.<----( click here to go to the site )It list's the jobs, pay and duties. . . check it out. * - - - - - *
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Mo' money, mo' lobbyists. About $410 billion out of the $700 billion bailout bill has not been committed and the D.C. lobbying community wants that money. Countdown's Keith Olbermann takes a look at which companies and associations are eyeing a piece of the pie in Bushed. * *WORST PERSON IN THE WORLD
Keith Olbermann picks the three worst persons in the world.
Foley's year-long 'moment' of indiscretion. In one of his first interviews since resigning from Congress from the shame of a sex scandal, Worst Person in the Word, Mark Foley, explained that his dalliance was a "momentary lapse in judgment." Contdown's Keith Olbermann explains how this lapse almost lasted a year. * *DOGS RULE - YOU CAN SEE THE LOVE
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WHY DID THE CHICKEN CROSS THE ROAD?
ANDERSON COOPER, CNN: We have reason to believe there is a chicken, but we have not yet been allowed to have access to the other side of the road to talk to it and ask the question.
MY KIDS
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November 12, 2008
HUMP DAY TWO
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ANOTHER AIG RESORT "JUNKET" Even as the company was pleading the federal government for another $40 billion dollars in loans, AIG sent top executives to a secret gathering at a luxury resort in Phoenix last week. "AIG made significant efforts to disguise the conference, making sure there were no AIG logos or signs anywhere on the property," KNXV reported. A hotel employee told KNXV reporter Josh Bernstein, "We can't even say the word [AIG]." * - - - - - * What is it about many on the right. . . the wing-nuts so to speak. They don't seem to know the meaning of what it means to "WORK TOGETHER" they would rather call you names or make the worst possible charge against you that they can. See today's WORST PERSON below for a prime example. * - - - - - *STEWART ON THE TRANISATION
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Keith Olbermann has listed the various scandles in the Bush administration. Here are three more.
Taxpayers shortchanged on terror prosecutors. Nov. 11: The Justice Department has audited the records of its own prosecutors at the U.S. Attorneys' Offices around the country who were working on terrorism cases and discovered, taxpayers paid for 250 terror prosecutors and only got 204. Countdown's Keith Olbermann discusses where all the taxpayers' money went in Bushed. * *WORST PERSON IN THE WORLD
Keith Olbermann picks the three worst persons in the world.
Congressman makes Obama/Hitler comparison. Nov. 11: In July, Barack Obama proposed a civilian reserve corps that would help rebuild infrastructure in the event of a national emergency. Rep. Paul Broun, R-Ga., today's Worst Person in the World, claims that Obama is attempting to rebuild the Gestapo as a precedent to building a dictatorship. * *DOGS RULE - YOU CAN SEE THE LOVE
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OPRAH: Well, I understand that the chicken is having problems, which is why he wants to cross this road so bad. So instead of having the chicken learn from his mistakes and take falls, which is a part of life, I'm going to give this chicken a special gift -- a new car so that he can just drive across the road and not live his life like the rest of the chickens.
MY KIDS
My God I love dogs.
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November 11, 2008
ANOTHER FINE DAY TODAY
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Today is Veteran's Day 2008.
The pain never goes away. We need to bring our troops home. . . NOW.
They did what they were asked to do, many paid the ultimate cost. Currently at 4193 U.S. Military Deaths and over 30,634 U.S. Wounded.
Today is a day to HONOR all VETS but especially the Iraq Vets.
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I also want to move a rack from my garage. So much work. . . so little time.
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PROPOSITION EIGHT IN CALIFORNIA
Finally tonight as promised, a Special Comment on the passage, last week, of Proposition Eight in California, which rescinded the right of same-sex couples to marry, and tilted the balance on this issue, from coast to coast.
Some parameters, as preface. This isn't about yelling, and this isn't about politics, and this isn't really just about Prop-8. And I don't have a personal investment in this: I'm not gay, I had to strain to think of one member of even my very extended family who is, I have no personal stories of close friends or colleagues fighting the prejudice that still pervades their lives. * *TOP TEN
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Keith Olbermann has listed the various scandles in the Bush administration. Here are three more.
Who's benefitting from the bailout? Nov. 10: In September the Bush administration repealed a 22-year-old tax law, Section 382, allowing banks that merge a windfall profit of as much as $140 billion. Countdown's Keith Olbermann talks about how that repeal was snuck into the bailout bill, as well as the Federal Reserved refusing to identify recipients of emergency loans in the bailout. * *WORST PERSON IN THE WORLD
Keith Olbermann picks the three worst persons in the world.
Bill-O botches blame (again). Nov. 10: Fox News' Bill O'Reilly made the ACLU the latest target of his anger for not speaking out about the probe into Joe the Plumber's personal information. In Worst Person in the World, Keith Olbermann points out that the ACLU did, in fact, issue a statement that must have gone unnoticed by O'Reilly. * *DOGS RULE - YOU CAN SEE THE LOVE
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WHY DID THE CHICKEN CROSS THE ROAD?
DR. PHIL: This chicken won't realize that he must first deal with the problem on this side of the road before it goes after the problem on the other side of the road. What we need to do is help him realize how stupid he's acting by not taking on his current problems before adding new problems.
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My God I love dogs.
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November 10, 2008
COUNTDOWN CONTINUES
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Last week I mentioned that I was following two unresolved races from the 2008 election. Well it's down to just one. . . Al Franken. Late Friday night Darcy Burner conceded her race. * - - - - - * I didn't get much done this weekend as far as my move from upstairs to down. My two boys couldn't make it so we'll have to try againg this coming weekend. Life goes on. * - - - - - * I'm still moving files from my old XP system to my latest Vista system and it to is slow. I need to check and double check that I have the most current and up-to-date file. It's a slow process but I'm getting'er done. * - - - - - * Need to go do my ProTime (blood check) today. * - - - - - *FROM REAL TIME
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Bush wants to mine the Grand Canyon. Not content to leave office quietly, President is attempting to auction oil and gas drilling leases for areas such as Arches National Park, the area near Canyonlands National Park - Desolation Canyon and the Grand Canyon itself. * *WORST PERSON IN THE WORLD
Keith Olbermann picks the three worst persons in the world.
Bachman suddenly an Obama supporter. After Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., became infamous for calling for investigations of anti-Americanism in Congress and Barack Obama in particular, she now speaks as though she's been an Obama supporter all along. Keith Olbermann names her the Worst Person in the World. * *DOGS RULE - YOU CAN SEE THE LOVE
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WHY DID THE CHICKEN CROSS THE ROAD?
AL GORE: The chicken crossed the road on the internet, which I invented.
MY KIDS
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November 09, 2008
WEEKEND FREE 11/09/2008
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NO WAY, NO HOW, NO WHERE
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November 08, 2008
WEEKEND FREE 11/8/2008
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November 07, 2008
TO MUCH TO DO
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Don't kid yourself the right-wing whack jobs have not gone away. If you want proof of that look at the very first video in today's post " THE RIGHT WING GOES TO WORK" * - - - - - * I'm in the money, I'm in the money. . . The other day I ordered some Chinese take out from Safeway. They gave me a fortune cookie, here is what it says: YOU WILL INHERIT A SUM OF MONEY FROM A SURPRISING SOURCE. As I said. . . I'm in the money. * - - - - - * It's only been two days since Barack Obama was elected the 44th President of the United States and so the impact of that is still sinking in, but I have taken some quite time to think about what all it means to me. . . not the world just me. I don't think the race problem has now gone away, rather I think we now have a real shot at starting to talk about it in a way that we haven't in the past. I thought a few years back during the Don Imus dust up that we had a shot at starting the dialog but it died out with a lack of interest. I'm hoping this time we'll do the right thing. I've also thought how great it is that we have a man that can think and use that process to make the right decisions. A man that will listen to all points of view. A man that can speak in a way that is thoughtful and clear. I don't know how many of his programs will be implemented I hope all of them. But I know it won't be because he didn't try. * - - - - - * I'm still moving my stuff down from upstairs, it's slow cause my left leg is not strong enough. At times when I get down on my knees I have a difficult time getting back up. I'm going to have Gage and Sean tomorrow to give me a hand. My goal is to move all of my books downstairs. We'll see how we do. * - - - - - * I'm still following two races from Tuesday night. Al Franken, Senator from Minn. and Darcy Burner, Congress from Washington. In Al's case it goes into a recount. In Darcy's case they are still count up the votes. * - - - - - *THE RIGHT WING GOES TO WORK
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BUSHED
Keith Olbermann has listed the various scandles in the Bush administration. Here are three more.
Another suspicious Bush resignation. The Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security Julie Myers will leave her position followed closely by speculation that she may have been the source of a last minute leak regarding the immigration status of Barack Obama's aunt. * *WORST PERSON IN THE WORLD
Keith Olbermann picks the three worst persons in the world.
Murdoch lets the axe fall. News Corp's income is down 30?0from last year, Bill O'Reilly is suffering a ratings clobbering and John McCain lost the election. Keith Olbermann wonders if Rupert Murdoch's political misjudgment is the real reason for staff cuts. * *DOGS RULE - YOU CAN SEE THE LOVE
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WHY DID THE CHICKEN CROSS THE ROAD?
COLIN POWELL: As I explained at the UN, the chicken was part of our intelligence to locate weapons of mass destruction on the other side of the road.
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November 06, 2008
MOVING FORWARD
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I saw this comment in the CAFFERTY FILE BLOG on CNN yesterday. It is what I was trying to say in my white mans view of the black man's world.
Jack,
I sat there last night and wished my Dad had lived to encounter the feelings that I, and many Americans felt. He died 2 years ago, after working 42 years for local government. I saw his sacrifice and hard work scoffed at, and I watched him be turned down for promotions although he was more qualified than others. I heard him speak about the days when he had to take my mom into the back of a restaurant to get something to eat, and after paying, be told that he had to take it somewhere (off the property) to eat it.
To see someone finally be given the highest office in the land because he was the most qualified, and to know that it took more than African Americans to vote him in is humbling. I told someone today. . . it took all types of Americans to achieve this, and I am proud of my American extended family for allowing this to happen.
Thanks Mr. McCain for reminding us of this in your remarks last night. Congratulations President Obama and Vice President Biden.
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I enjoy watching/listening to C-SPAN. But I swear that the right-wing FOX NOISE have done one hellava job on there followers. Every day they have many callers spouting the same BULLSHIT.
Hey don't seem to want to hear or read any detention opinion or facts, because the all repeat the same thing. He Muslim, wasn't born in America. . . you know the stories.
I saw this in an e-mail I got the other day:
Then we have Sean Hannity. In Hannity's America which I think these callers listen to faithfully. Hannity's America is a very limited concept, a bubble where deep thought, common sense, understanding, and tolerance can not penetrate.
In Hannity's America, Bill Ayres and Rev. Jeremiah Wright are vital issues before the American public.
In Hannity's America, giving discredited authors Andrew Martin and Jerome Corsi a platform is more important than the truth behind both major party presidential candidates.
Like most conservatives on television, Sean Hannity can certainly tear down people? But can he build things? Well, that's someone else's job.
Hannity has spent the 2008 presidential campaign obsessed about any possible rumor concerning Barack Obama and beating them into the ground. Yet, Obama is now set to be the 44th President of the United States.
I think with the election of Barack and the growing popularity of liberal/progressive radio and TV shows like Obermann and Maddow things are turning away from the HATE. . . HATE. . . HATE from the right-wing.
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Keith Olbermann has listed the various scandles in the Bush administration. Here are three more.
First Lady faces Cheney's bite on shark hunts. In supporting a ban on some kinds of shark hunting, the First Lady finds her own husband's vice president as an opponent. Countdown's Keith Olbermann explains in today's Bushed segment. * *WORST PERSON IN THE WORLD
Keith Olbermann picks the three worst persons in the world.
O'Reilly's slide to irrelevance. Keith Olbermann names Bill O'Reilly Worst Person in the World because with the election of Barack Obama and a Democratic Congress the conservative Fox host's opinion doesn't matter anymore. * *DOGS RULE - YOU CAN SEE THE LOVE
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WHY DID THE CHICKEN CROSS THE ROAD?
JOHN KERRY: Although I voted to let the chicken cross the road, I am now against it!
MY KIDS
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November 05, 2008
IT'S OVER
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I am so happy for all the black Americans that are over the age of about 50. They most likely did not believe that this day would come when a black man would be elected to the highest office in the land. I cried for them. I cried for me. I cried for America. Maybe one day we will no longer have a memory of all the injustice that the blacks have gone through. Part of the reason I was able to over look the remarks of Rev. Jeremiah Wright is because while I never went through the hurt and pain that he did I knew that it was bad. It's a little like knowing that you don't have to touch a hot stove to know that it'll burn you. We treated the black people in ways that are unthinkable today. As I watched the returns last night they interviewed a number of people and many like me had tears in their eyes. Some were happy and sad at the same time because their mother, father or grand parents weren't there to see this day. Good luck Mr. President. * - - - - - *JOHN MCCAIN CONGRADULATES BARACK OBAMA
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GREAT QUOTE
YES WE CAN. . . Barack Obama
MY KIDS
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November 04, 2008
THIS IS THE DAY
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VOTE - VOTE - VOTE * - - - - - * It's time to come together.! I really think the that the right-wing conservative BULLSHIT is done. I think that we are seeing that in Talk Radio and TV. For example Bill O'Reilly has had a long run on FOX but MSNBC is beating him almost daily. I think the same will be true of Rush and the others. When I think of change I think first of all STOP THE RANCOR, IT'S TIME TO COME TOGETHER. Local radio has taken a hit as well. 1300 which was right-wing for years is now a business news station. Air America a liberal/progressive radio station is hanging in there after the right tried to say it was dead. * - - - - - * GOOD LUCK MR. PRESIDENT. * - - - - - * I'm still moving my stuff down to my family room. At the speed I'm going this might take the rest of the year. Guess that's ok since I'm retired don't you think. * - - - - - *
TODAYS BIG ASS LIE NUMBER: 100
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SHE WAS HIS ROCK
Senator Barack Obama and his sister, Maya Soetoro-Ng, released the following statement on the death of their grandmother, Madelyn Dunham:
It is with great sadness that we announce that our grandmother, Madelyn Dunham, has died peacefully after a battle with cancer. She was the cornerstone of our family, and a woman of extraordinary accomplishment, strength, and humility. She was the person who encouraged and allowed us to take chances. She was proud of her grandchildren and great-grandchildren and left this world with the knowledge that her impact on all of us was meaningful and enduring. Our debt to her is beyond measure. Our family wants to thank all of those who sent flowers, cards, well-wishes, and prayers during this difficult time. It brought our grandmother and us great comfort. Our grandmother was a private woman, and we will respect her wish for a small private ceremony to be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers, we ask that you make a donation to any worthy organization in search of a cure for cancer.Obama's Grandmother's Absentee Ballot Will Be Counted By Hawaii I cried for Barack. At first I thought that if she could just have held on a day or two longer, but then I realized that she had as much pride in his accomplishments and the fact that she was able to help shape this young man for the future. What more could she want. She surely is in heaven.
FIRST IN THE COUNTRY - GOOD START
DIXVILLE NOTCH, N.H. — Barack Obama came up a big winner in the presidential race in Dixville Notch and Hart's Location, N.H., where tradition of having the first Election Day ballots tallied lives on.
JON SPEAKES OUT ABOUT PROP * IN CALIFORNIA
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WORST PERSON IN THE WORLD
Keith Olbermann picks the three worst persons in the world.
Hate on Halloween is no treat. Countdown's Keith Olbermann names Shirley Nagel Worst Person in the World for putting a sign in front of her house on Halloween which read, "No handouts for (name one of the presidential candidates) supporters, liars, tricksters or kids of supporters. * *DOGS RULE - YOU CAN SEE THE LOVE
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I JUST HAD TO DO THIS ONE
WHY DID THE CHICKEN CROSS THE ROAD?
BILL CLINTON: I did not cross a road with that chicken. (pause) What is your definition of chicken?
MY KIDS
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November 03, 2008
JUST ONE TO GO
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Well we are just one day away from the election. I honestly feel good about Barack's chances. It'll be so exciting. There are a few other races I'm going to be watching. For example:WA. Burner - Reichert Mn. Franken - Colman Mn. Tinklenberg - Bachmann NC. Hagan - Dole Al. Begich - Stevens* - - - - - * YES WE CAN!!! Yes We Can! Sí, Se Puede! It was a creed written into the founding documents that declared the destiny of a nation. Yes we can. It was whispered by slaves and abolitionists as they blazed a trail toward freedom. Yes we can. It was sung by immigrants as they struck out from distant shores and pioneers who pushed westward against an unforgiving wilderness. Yes we can. It was the call of workers who organized; women who reached for the ballots; a President who chose the moon as our new frontier; and a King who took us to the mountaintop and pointed the way to the Promised Land. Yes we can to justice and equality. Yes we can to opportunity and prosperity. Yes we can heal this nation. Yes we can repair this world. Yes we can. We know the battle ahead will be long, but always remember that no matter what obstacles stand in our way, nothing can stand in the way of the power of millions of voices calling for change. We have been told we cannot do this by a chorus of cynics...they will only grow louder and more dissonant ........... We've been asked to pause for a reality check. We've been warned against offering the people of this nation false hope. But in the unlikely story that is America, there has never been anything false about hope. Now the hopes of the little girl who goes to a crumbling school in Dillon are the same as the dreams of the boy who learns on the streets of LA; we will remember that there is something happening in America; that we are not as divided as our politics suggests; that we are one people; we are one nation; and together, we will begin the next great chapter in the American story with three words that will ring from coast to coast; from sea to shining sea -- Yes. We. Can. * - - - - - * I spent my weekend moving my computer stuff from the front room back down to my now finished family room. It took me two days to move and set it back up and there is still more to do. My new flat panel TV came yesterday just in time for the election returns. I'll post some pics tomorrow or the next day. * - - - - - *
TODAYS BIG ASS LIE NUMBER: 99
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PRETTY WELL CONFIRMED
This past weekend I moved back down stairs to my family room. It took me two days with some heavy lifting done by my weekend workers (actually Gage) and my son Jim. More on that tomorrow.
After my move and the dust had settled I came across this little GEM of Dick Cheney trying to say never said something that he did and it's on tape. * *TIMES ARE CHANGING
Bill-O has been ranting about his ratings lately and I'm hoping that it a sign that the country is moving away from his and other right-wing talking heads.
Letterman give one little example of what I think people don't want to watch or listen to any longer. * *MCSAME IN THE MEMBRANE
Keith Olbermann has listed the various lies of John McSame. Here are some more.
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Keith Olbermann picks the three worst persons in the world.
Worst: Coulter late with Nazi smear. Keith Olbermann names Anne Coulter tonight's Worst Person in the World for being the latest to try to compare Barack Obama to Adolph Hitler. * *DOGS RULE - YOU CAN SEE THE LOVE
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WHY DID THE CHICKEN CROSS THE ROAD?
GEORGE W. BUSH: The chicken crossed the road for freedom. Every chicken must make a decision whether he is really with us or with the terrorists. There is no middle ground here.
MY KIDS
My God I love dogs.
BTW, what good is a picnic table if you can't lay on it?
November 02, 2008
ONLY TWO TO GO
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A MAGGIAGE MADE IN HEAVEN
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November 01, 2008
WEEKEND OFF 11/01/2008
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SO DARN CUTE
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