Signs Of Discrimination Still Around

Foofaraw!

What a word heh? It was used to describe Al Bore's movie "An Inconvenient Truth" by some English dude who has challenged Gore, the fat tub of lard, to a debate. I like that one too..."fat tub of lard".

Cool Looking Cat

I thought we selfish humans and global warming were destroying hundreds of species of animals and fauna. But they just found a new one in Borneo! Cool looking cat huh?

Black Guy Robs Bank & The Daily News Makes Him A White Guy

The bank robber was a black guy. This Daily News front-page cover could lead you to think it was a white guy.

My Bullshit Detector Went off

I am pretty good at sniffing out bulshit and this story via a far left America-hating blog (Suburan Guerilla) smells like hell.

The story has a claim from an Irish lady who said she visited an Iraqi hospital recently and saw 200 kids who had terminal cancers caused by the (first) Gulf War and the American embargo (of course) prevented 2 of the needed 5 medicines from reaching these kids.

When was the Gulf War ? 14 years ago? And the kids are still alive? Yes I bet it is bullshit or just another lib stretching the facts and the numbers to fit her hate-America worldview.

I Did Not Pay My Old Parking Ticket Again

I saw this story that Obama paid some very old parking tickets dating back to his days at Harvard some 15 years ago or more. No big whup this story but I have decided to announce I have not paid the late fee on my old parking ticket again. And never will.

Here is my story and I am sticking to it. About twelve years ago, I got a parking ticket on a Friday evening in downtown Philly. The ticket was for maybe $20 and they require it be paid within eight calendar days!! or they add exorbitant late fees (Philly is run by filthy disgusting cretins). Anyway I have to go out of town the following week, get home very late on Friday and realize I have to pay the ticket by noon on Saturday. So, I race downtown on Saturday morning and get to the office at 11:55AM I swear to God and the cretin in charge has the doors locked already. So I slide my envelope with the check through the cracks between the doors and it falls at the feet of the cretin/ guard. He says we are closed, I point to my watch and say it ain't noon yet and leave.

Well sure enough they send me a late fine of about $29 which is more than the original ticket. I check my bank statement and see my check was cashed that Monday and I flip them the bird figureatively and decide they ain't getting a another cent from me. In the 12 years since then, the cretins have sent me at least 100 notices asking me to pay. And I don't even live in cretinville anymore. What a bunch of dopes.

Update- When I was on vacation once,I got a parking ticket on Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills. I forgot to pay it somehow -it was a rental car and the agency sent me the ticket like 2 months later. Guess what - there was no frigging late fee. Now think about that - which place would you rather visit ? Philly or Los Angeles? One is run by cretins who jack up your parking ticket with exorbitant late fees or a beautiful sunny city in Caleeeeeeeefornya.

The Stampede To Support Global Warming

I saw on Drudge a National Geographic news article where a foreign scientist said there is evidence the planet, Mars, is warming too. If true, he said that could be evidence that warming on earth is due to the sun warming. The article went on to quote two other individuals. One was referred to as a "climate scientist". Both individuals disagreed with the first scientist's theory.

Curious, I googled the "climate scientist" and found he has a masters degree (no PHD yet) and is approximately 25-26 years old. His website lists him as a research assistant! Is his somewhat limited education and brief experience typical of the "authorities" who are generally quoted by the MSM in these global warming stories? If so, it seems damn questionable. Click on the post title if you want to read his curiculum vitae. I don't make this stuff up.

And since I am fair, the second skeptical scientist is named Colin Wilson. I also googled him, he has a PHD and worked on stuff like the Mars lander thingamabob. So I would agree Wilson has bigtime credentials.

Mayor's Brother

Go to the link and see what the Philly mayor's brother sounds like as he tries to kick off his own campaign for mayor. There were about ten people in attendance not counting the MSM sheep and even the MSM sheep mocked the nitwit named Milton Street. And he is the smart one in the family.

"Every normal man must be tempted, at times, to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats."

Is that a great quote or what? I got it from a Ken Allard Oped in a SanAntonio newspaper. Click on the post title to read. Allard uses this old H.L. Mencken quote to sum up how Allard feels about the MSM and the way it is covering the Iraq War and politics in general I think. Well let me add ...Me frigging too!

So You Think You'd Like To Be A Fly On The Wall ...Or Not?

I killed this fly with a leg kick splattering him on a wall. Damn I felt badder and quicker than Bruce Lee & Chuck Norris. And for me to do that, this fly had to be the dumbest and slowest fly in the world.

We'd Have A Better Chance If We Asked Shaq To Reject It

I read this story and burst out laughing. Apparently, an asteroid may pass near to earth in 2036 and so a group of scientists, etc are recommending the United Nations be given responsibility to plan to (I guess) blast it out of space before it could hit. I think we'd have way way more luck if we asked Shaquille O'Neal to reject it before it hits the rim (earth) and he will be about 65 or 70 years old in 2036.

The Third Way On Immigration Reform

So far the argument is between amnesty leading to cittizenship vs. sending the illegal immigrants back to the country from which they emigrated.

I support a third way. It requires we stop the bleeding and secure the borders now with fences, etc. As to those already here illegally, I recommend we allow those that are not criminals to stay and be classified and tracked as a "legal alien or pemanent resident " only after they pass a language test, etc. BUT they will never be allowed to become a citizen or vote. I do support their kids having that right of citizenship after the kids reach let's say 18 years old or have been here ten years. The strength of my plan is it does not reward people who have come here illegally and, in effect, "jumped the waiting list".

In other words, I am saying "tough luck" to those who have come here illegally- you will never have the right to vote which would essentially dilute the value of the vote of those who became citizens legally and properly.

I suspect most illegal immigrants will accept the terms of my plan- only a very small number if any will decide to leave the great old USA.

Union Of Concerned Scientists or Some Things Don't Change

I just read an obit for a highly regarded physicist. His name was Francis Low and the obit in the Philly Inquirer included this paragraph:

“He was a founding member of the Union of Concerned Scientists in 1969. He was briefly chairman of the union, but stepped down because he disagreed with members who refused to consider studying whether nuclear reactors could be made safe and reliable”.

I find this extremely interesting. The Union Of Concerned Scientists is the same group that is so certain about global warming and is the same group that often gets news coverage by accusing the Bush Admin of censoring guvmint scientists. On the other hand but with far less news coverage, several in the world of science have claimed this group stifles the dissenting opinions of scientists who are less certain about global warming. The obit suggests the Union of Concerned Scientists' history of stifling dissent may go back as far as 1969.

Could We Do This Today?

Pearl Harbor was bombed on December 7th. My father was drafted the next month and inducted into the Army on Feb 12th. That's a space of only 67 days.

Today marks about the 35th day since Congress convened for its current term. And its esteemed members are still yakking away about a non-binding resolution on Iraq. So to answer my own question, I don't think the country could do anything important in 67 days but somehow it did it way back in 1941-1942.

Chaka Fattah - First Winner of My Weekly "CF Award"

Chaka Fattah : Congressman & High School Dropout & Obvious Dope

I am awarding a weekly award for the dumbest idea thrown out by a politician. Because there is a mayoral election this year in Philly and five Dems are running, I think I may get plenty of dumb ideas. I named the award "The CF Award" in honor of the first winner who is also a high school dropout and from the looks of his idea, I guess they don't make those GED diplomas like they used to. CF Award stands for "Crazy F'er" and is appropriate to describe the first winner, Chaka Fattah, who wants to charge people to drive their car into center city. CF's rationale is London does it and it raises lots of money and Fatah says he will use the money to fund public transportation.

You know the Democrat mantra these days is "Septa needs a dedicated funding source" by which they mean Septa needs its own new tax so the polticians don't have to stand up every year and admit that Septa's expenses are out of control and that is why its budget goes up by 10% or more every year while the number of riders goes down. Instead the politicians should ask why the public has to fork over a budget subsidy to Septa of $3 or more EVERYTIME a rider steps onto a Septa vehicle. So, Fattah looks at a city with about 7 million people and a much more comprehensive transit system and determines that Philly could do the same thing. This is another example of why I am no longer a Democrat.

Was She Called Student Body?

Here is a news story about a hooker who was working the mean streets of Cheyney University and trolling for customers among the student body (heh). I thought the cost of college was way too much for most families. Guess we have to re-visit that thinking if the kids at this college can afford hookers (and FYI - this new blogger lets you add the link in the post title above- so just click on the post title if you want to see the Inky news story).

This Is A Great Country

Look at this picture and try to tell me this is not a great country!! I will likely not vote for Senator Obama in 2008 (too inexperienced and I don't vote much for Dimmocrats anymore) but this is a great, great picture of a really nice looking family! I think this picture has the potential to rank right up there with that old photo of John-John Kennedy saluting his dead father (JFK). But of course only if Obama actually became president.

Nelson Jammer

That's what we call him at work cause he got some mail that was addressed to "Nelson Jammer". Of course, his correct name is Jameer Nelson- he had a great game last night. I am rooting for the Magic cause I know Jameer but dang they have been up and down lately. Guess cause they are young. Here is a picture - the former NCAA Player of the Year scored 31 points last night and the Magic beat San Antonio Spurs! A big win!

Do You Feel Lucky Today?

Remember that great line from one of Clint Eastwood's Dirty Harry movies? He was asking the perp if he remembered how many bullets Eastwood had fired.

Well, the recent blast of artic cold reminds me of a time I was driving a truck for the old Evening Bulletin- I worked there for 6-7 years on and off as I meandered to my degree from old Temple University. One of my shifts was early Sunday in the wee A.M. hours. One frigid night in 1977 or 1978, it had been cold for weeks and there was ice everywhere. I drove my truck out of the plant at 32nd & Market and drove around the 30th Street Station and saw a bunch of fire and police vehilces clustered next to the river.

I stopped and asked a bystander what had happened. He told me someone jumped off the bridge and into the river (suicide attempt) but because it was so cold, the river was frozen solid and the jumper did not die but broke both his legs. And every so often I wondered if the jumper felt lucky that day?

Anna Nicole Smith Is Still A Dope

Do you know how many millions of people fight so hard day after day to stay alive? People with no money; people with few or no friends or familty to help; people with horrible, crippling diseases. But still they fight and struggle and are glad and happy to live another day.

Then I hear on the radio that this trailer park idiot has "gone through so much in the last few months" and "perhaps that is why she misued drugs which could have caused her death today at the age of 39".

And I think .. what a dope she was. A selfish dope who did not appreciate how good she had it.