January 25, 2006
The Garbage Man
For the record, I would like to state that the person in this video is NOT Ogre. I'm not saying that it is or is not Contagion.
(Found at Moby Shtick).Posted by: Ogre at 08:08 PM | Comments (8) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (Suck)
Click to get 50,000
Sissy of And What's Next is trying to do the impossible -- coordinate visits to her blog site. She is hoping that she will hit 50,000 visitors on the exact same day as her 1-year blogiversary.
Well, she just hit 40,000 and only has 22 days until the Big Date. So let's all get together and go visit her a bunch of times every day for the next week or so, and see if we can actually coordinate this gaggle of bits called the internet. Think she'll make it? We can only try to help! Go Visit!Posted by: Ogre at 06:06 PM | Comments (7) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (Suck)
Democrat Code of Conduct
Well, The Alliance happened to notice that the Democrats, as a plan to supposedly help them get elected, have decided to create a code of conduct. And the Alliance, being what it is, was wondering what this might be.
So, being the good AllianceRule 1: No Poofters!
Rule 2: No member of the faculty is to maltreat the Abbos in any way at all -- if there's anybody watching.
Rule 3: No, no, no, that's not it. Wrong paper, sorry about that. When alGore invented the internet, it seems he didn't make it work just right. There's another list that I was posting here, now where is it...oh, here it is. Here is the information typed in a memo, to be distributed to all federal Democrat Party Candidates:
Members of our esteemed party, we need to remember a few things as this election season approaches. We are facing a difficult battle against the evil that is Republicans, so remember this: Our chief weapon is surprise...surprise and fear...fear and surprise.... Our two weapons are fear and surprise...and ruthless efficiency.... Our *three* weapons are fear, surprise, and ruthless efficiency...and an almost fanatical devotion to the Pope.... Our *four*...no... *Amongst* our weapons.... Amongst our weaponry...are such elements as fear, surprise....
*smack* Once again, sorry about that. Our "crack" staff seems to be on crack today. After sorting through the empty pizza boxes and beer cans, it does seem they really did find something useful, but with the grease stains from the pizza and the beer spillage (I think that's beer), we simply cannot read the memo. We're going to wait until the crack-staff wakes up and we'll send them back out tomorrow to check for more information...
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Idiots in the News
Well, it seems Casto has decided that he hasn't been making enough noise lately, so he's making noise. And since he can't complain about anything legitimate, check out THIS headline:
Castro Orders March to Protest Electronic Signs
Okaaaaay. What's next? A protest against small white pebbles? Perhaps a protest against running water and indoor plumbing. Yeah, this is a guy I want leading my country. I just don't see what the fuss is all about:
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Government School Eye Scans
Well, yet again government has provided an incredibly expensive solution to a problem. The fact that there was no problem to begin with, of course, will not deter those in government from spending the money to solve the problem. In this case, we've got almost $400,000 of federal tax money gone.
So, what solution did they create? They added eye scan technology to schools in NJ -- so all parents and teachers get their eyes scanned before they're allowed to enter the schools, and all visitors and activities of all scanned people can be tracked. This will certainly solve that pesky problem with the school shootings done by students -- oh wait, no it won't. It must solve that problem of terrorist attacks on schools -- well, actually, it won't do much to stop a bomb or a bomber. I guess it will solve that problem of so many non-students trespassing on school property when they weren't supposed to. Oh, that's not a problem? As I first said -- leave it to government to find massively expensive ways to either just create problems, or to attempt to solve problems that don't exist. Is there any possible reason left to allow government to run anything remotely associated with education? No, there is not.Posted by: Ogre at 01:04 PM | Comments (9) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (Suck)
Woman Wants Cash from Durham, NC
We have yet another entry into the lawsuit lottery. In this case, the target is the City of Durham, who has, quite literally, a completely endless supply of money from which victims can take.
Details on the case are a bit light on the internet. From what I can gather, a police car was traveling approximately 50mph on it's way to an emergency call when it hit a woman crossing the street. The woman wants a pile of cash because she's "permanently disabled." There is no notice as to what about her is disabled, although a picture of her shows a woman in good health. The state supreme court ruled that the officer was not liable. The city claims it was an accident. Unfortunately, very few lawyers and judges have ever heard the word "accident," much less know what it means. So now, after at least 3 different groups have decided it wasn't the officer's fault, they are appealing again. I understand the woman was hurt. But she says, "It's not fair." Well you know what? That's right. Life isn't fair. And it won't be made more fair if she wins this lawsuit. What would happen if she wins? The taxpayers will be out a pile of cash and the police in Durham will now only be able to drive 25mph while stopping at all crosswalks in the city before they can respond to an emergency call. Is that MORE fair? I have one other question -- if the officer was going 50mph and headed to an emergency call, how did this person get in the middle of the road? Didn't the bright, flashing lights and loud siren register at all?Posted by: Ogre at 10:04 AM | Comments (10) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (Suck)
January 24, 2006
All Hail the Uber Nerd
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Sunshine (Go Away Today)
Just heard this song this morning and really felt, well, annoyed.
Sunshine go away today
I don't feel much like dancing
Some man's gone, he's tried to run my life
Don't know what he's asking
That "Some Man" is Governor Easley and his pals in the NC Legislature who have decided, apparently by royal decree, that they completely know what's best for me. They know what I should do, and when I should do it. More importantly, they know what I should NOT be allowed to do -- even if it has no effect on others. As for the "don't know what he's asking," well, mostly they don't CARE. They get their cash, so they pass their laws restricting me. Why? Because they are, completely in their minds, utter and complete royalty. It's my damn life, you @#&$-heads, leave me alone!
He tells me I'd better get in line
Can't hear what he's saying
When I grow up I'm going to make it mine
But these aren't dues I been paying
That's just perfect. The royalty in North Carolina wants me to get in line, but they won't tell me quite exactly how -- have you ever read the laws in this state? Good luck trying to decipher exactly what they mean. For example, if you're a royalty-approved private investigator, you cannot carry a badge -- but if you're not licensed, you can. Does that make any sense? And no, they're no dues I've been paying, because my hard work is drastically reduced by very heavy taxation -- and I will get NO benefit from those taxes. Feel free to write about the roads and police service I "get," but realize that I could get all that for 1/100th of the damn taxes I'm forced to pay.
(Chorus)
How much does it cost, I'll buy it
The time is all we've lost, I'll try it
But he can't even run his own life
I'll be damned if he'll run mine, Sunshine
He can't even run his own life? Hello, Jim Black -- corruption defined. He's just one of these morons who just absolutely are idiots and utterly corrupt and morally bankrupt, yet who are convinced that they know what's best for me. Just shut up and let me be free. I want damn freedom. I really want freedom. However, I have yet to meet an elected official who actually wants freedom, too. They all want control, power, and money. It's wrong, and I truly hope in my lifetime that freedom will exist, no matter the cost.
Sunshine go away today
I don't feel much like dancing
Some man's gone he's tried to run my life
Don't know what he's asking Working starts to make me wonder where
The fruits of what I do are going
He says in love and war all is fair
But he's got cards he ain't showing
I know where the fruits of my labor are going -- in the damn pockets of Jim Black and his pals. He literally has a checkbook that is drawn on my money. That's not an exaggeration -- taxpayer funds are in his personal checking account that he uses for whatever he wants. And yet almost no one seems to care. It's my damn money, I earned it. It's not yours, it's not government's, it's damn mine. But 1/3 or more of my labor is taken by the government. So, in my 9-hour workday, the first damn 3 hours, I earn zero dollars so government can write checks to pay someone else to have a damn oyster farm.
(Chorus)
Sunshine come on back another day
I promise you I'll be singing
This old world, she's gonna turn around
Brand new bells'll be ringing (Jonathan Edwards Lyrics, 1971)
This world's going to turn around? Again, I sure hope so. I really do have faith that one day people will wake up and DO something about this crap and the crapholes who are running the government. I just hope it's in my lifetime so I can be a part of it.
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That Ragged Old Flag
"Ragged Old Flag"
I walked through a county courthouse square
On a park bench, an old man was sittin' there.
I said, "Your old court house is kinda run down",
He said, "Naw, it'll do for our little town".
I said, "Your old flag pole is leaned a little bit,
And that's a ragged old flag you got hangin' on it".
He said, "Have a seat", and I sat down,
"Is this the first time you've been to our little town"
I said, "I think it is"
He said "I don't like to brag, but we're kinda proud of
That Ragged Old Flag
When Washington took it across the Delaware.
and It got powder burned the night Francis Scott Key
sat watching it, writing "Say Can You See"
It got a rip in New Orleans,
with Packingham & Jackson tugging at its seams.
and It almost fell at the Alamo beside the Texas flag,
But she waved on though.
She got cut with a sword at Chancellorsville,
And she got cut again at Shiloh Hill.
There was Robert E. Lee and Beauregard and Bragg,
And the south wind blew hard on
That Ragged Old Flag "On Flanders Field in World War I,
She got a big hole from a Bertha Gun,
She turned blood red in World War II
She hung limp, and low, a time or two,
She was in Korea, Vietnam,
She went where she was sent by her Uncle Sam.
She waved from our ships upon the briny foam
and now they've about quit wavin' back here at home
in her own good land here She's been abused,
She's been burned, dishonored, denied an' refused,
And the government for which she stands
Has been scandalized throughout the land.
And she's getting thread bare, and she's wearin' thin,
But she's in good shape, for the shape she's in.
Cause she's been through the fire before
and I believe she can take a whole lot more. "So we raise her up every morning
And we bring her down slow every night,
We don't let her touch the ground,
And we fold her up right.
On second thought
I *do* like to brag
Cause I'm mighty proud of
That Ragged Old Flag"
--Johnny Cash
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Energy Prices Going Up
ANY time you hear about a legislative body "moving quickly," hold on to your pocketbook, because it is NOT going to be a good thing. Now I am very sorry for those families who lost someone in the recent mine accidents, but to react quickly as the WV legislature has done and the US Senate is trying to do is VERY WRONG.
The WV legislature quickly passed new "safety" laws. The US Senate wants answers. They're all morons. News flash for the apparently brain-dead people in the two legislative bodies:MINING IS DANGEROUS
To stockpile oxygen in a mine makes no sense. Does anyone know how oxygen is stored? In compressed cannisters that can explode. Let's put that under a ton of rocks in a narrow, enclosed space, shall we? Adding radio locators? In the mine tragedy earlier this year, they knew right where the miners were, they just couldn't GET to them! Oh, and the ones who just died in the fire? There was never any question about where they were -- they were dead. So, what will the result of these legislative actions be? Let's see...the mining companies will have to spend millions of dollars traipsing back and forth to Washington, to hearings. They will have to hire numerous lawyers to help them determine what they should and should not say. They will have to buy and train miners on various new types of equipment. They will have to hire more people to buy and maintain new equipment. They will have to spend less time mining to train people on using this new equipment. So, they will have to spend piles of money. And where will they get that money? From those who buy their products. So, the end result of this horrible government officials is that because some people died in a dangerous occupation, we will all be forced to pay more for energy -- and it's highly unlikely that anyone, anywhere, will be any safer than before.
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More Taxes For The Children
Wake County commissioners' chairman Tony Gurley says it's time to ask the N.C. General Assembly to let all counties raise sales taxes to pay for school construction if they want, and also floated the idea of a real-estate transfer tax, the N&O reported.
Why do people keep electing this socialist morons? Why can this type of person see every single solution as spending more money that's not theirs? Is there no way to stop this total and utter nonsense? There is a very simple solution that would not only not need a tax increase, but could actually result in LOWER taxes -- but that would require that morons like Tony Gurley give up some power and control, so it's highly unlikely. That solution? Get government the heck out of the way of the free market. If government would stop spending billions of dollars on bureaucrats in education, education would suddenly get very inexpensive. A very simply solution of tax credits where the money followed the student would completely stop this demand for money for the damn children. Yes, it really is that simple. The schools would cost a great deal less, more people would be gainfully (and profitably) employed, the quality of the schools would drastically increase, and taxes could be reduced. But there are so many people currently sponging off the system that they will never willingly give up their power and control. So where's the hope? What can be done? Elect better people. Get this idiot Tony Gurley out of office and put someone in there who can think about something other than spending other people's money. Do NOT give school boards MORE power and the ability to raise taxes on their own!
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January 23, 2006
Vote Tabor
Well, this is also a "New Advertiser" post, but I thought you might not read it if I put that in the title again...
This week there's two new advertisers to introduce. First up is Nathan Tabor. Who's Nathan Tabor? Well gee, follow the link (in the post or over on there on the left) and find out! Actually, I'll give you a little more about Nathan -- he's running for election to the NC Senate, in District 31 (Forsyth County). If you are in that area, be SURE to check him out! His web site sure says the right things -- and we certainly need more conservatives in the NC Senate, if for nothing else than to point out the insanity of the Democrats who rule that place with an Iron Fist! I'll certainly have more on this one later! The other new advertiser this week is via BlogExplosion. Yet again, Haunted House Dressing has opted to put an ad on this blog. It must be a good deal, or they wouldn't get buying ads here (hint, hint). And hey -- this month there's a contest! You get entries into the drawing for the contest by writing reviews of items posted on the site. There's no limit on the number of entries you can have...but you're going to have to go over there to see what the prize will be...Posted by: Ogre at 07:05 PM | Comments (8) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (Suck)
Criminal Aliens and Free Cash
Ugh.
The left continues their complaints about criminals not getting enough free cash. The title of the article? "Day Laborers Have it Tough." Yeah, so what? Of course, in the left's Utopian view of the world, no one should have to actually DO much of anything -- and certainly no one should be forced to do ANYTHING they don't want to. So, this topic goes on and on with complaints about the idea that criminals only get $10 an hour, etc., etc. Here's the complaints currently listed, reserved for criminal aliens (that used to be illegal immigrants, but the PC police didn't like 'illegal immigrants,' so I'll use criminal aliens from now on -- thanks to Kender): "We were disturbed by the incredibly high incidence of wage violations" Ok, so in the liberal's world, it's perfectly okay to break immigration law, but you're a scum if you don't pay huge amounts of money for work that doesn't deserve a lot of pay. "We also found a very high level of injuries." So the liberals complain about the injuries of people who break the law and then have to work out of public view because they're breaking the law, but then managed to get injured. Of course, there's no complains about any American who gets injured while legally employed as a policeman, construction worker, or firefighter. "They're in a situation where they're extremely vulnerable, and employers know that and take advantage of them." Once again, the complaint that these people, who are breaking immigration law, are not treated as saints. Yes, when you commit a crime and are in the process of hiding from the authorities, you are vulnerable. Try not breaking immigration law and maybe you won't be vulnerable, morons. "Nine percent of day laborers reported having been arrested while waiting for work, while 11 percent reported receiving police citations and 37 percent reported being chased away. Nineteen percent said merchants had insulted them, and 15 percent said merchants had not let them use their restrooms or make purchases." Gee, you think maybe people don't like criminals? You think maybe business owners don't like people loitering on their property when they're not paying customers? The left, in it's utterly insane quest for utopia, seems to have missed the entire workings of the real world around them. How is it that one can become so blinded by an idea that hard evidence of rejection of that idea cannot penetrate the delusional fog of a person? Folks, criminal aliens, or illegal immigrants, are breaking the damn law. They do not deserve preferential treatment, special options, more pay, better working conditions, more benefits, more workers' compensation money, or anything like that. All they deserve is to be deported until they decide to follow the law.Posted by: Ogre at 04:02 PM | Comments (7) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (Suck)
Bush and Abramoff
The absolutely monumental news in the world of politics is that Time Magazine has photos of Bush and Abramoff. However, Time seems to be a little gun-shy after the cBS scandal reporting the fake memos about Bush, so they will not let anyone actually SEE these photos.
Well, we here at Ogre's Politics and Views couldn't just let this stand untouched. Since we are a member of The Alliance, we decided we had to send our crack investigative team out to investigate. We must have sent out the good team of investigators this time, because they came back quickly with a picture. Keep in mind, this picture is an exact copy, completely undoctored. This IS the photograph that various media outlets/Democrats are all screaming about that will connect President Bush with Jack Abramoff. This is the smoking gun that will bring down the President for sure. Here is the photograph of Bush and Abramoff (once again, completely without ANY photoshop work), just stolen from the offices of Time Magazine, that will prove beyond a doubt, the connection between President Bush and Jack Abramoff.Posted by: Ogre at 02:09 PM | Comments (7) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (Suck)
Charlotte Votes to Oppose Freedom
In a continuing trend in Charlotte, NC and across the nation, another vote was held this week by the city council that sends a very clear message. That message is:
Shut the h*** up and do what we tell you because we don't give a damn about that old, outdated concept called "Freedom."
At issue was the classic new socialist control method: zoning. A man bought some land and wanted to build his own business on that land. The Charlotte city council told him that he couldn't build it. No, it wasn't an eyesore. No, it wasn't about public safety. They didn't deny it because it would create a nuisance. They didn't even deny it because so-called "neighborhood activists" opposed it. This time it wasn't because the new business didn't donate enough cash to politicians. Quite often, the appearance is considered -- not in this case. And amazingly it's not because of the most oft-used reason in Charlotte -- because the business wouldn't conform with the city "plan" (including light rail). So, why was this person denied a business? Because the
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January 22, 2006
Sunday Funnies
This week the Tarheel Tavern carnival (a weekly blog carnival of bloggers from North Carolina) is hosted at Iddybud -- and the topic of the week is humor! So head on over and see if there's something that makes you smile.
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Nope, Iran's not dangerous. Not at all.
Tehran plans nuclear weapon test by March.
Nope, nothing to fear here at all. They're just testing their own nuclear weapons and absolutely assure everyone that they won't sell those nuclear weapons to any terrorist groups, and pledge they will not use them on Israel or America -- just like they swore they weren't making nuclear weapons about a year ago. Keep in mind, Iran declared war on the United States in 1979 and hasn't given up yet. The only question that remains is whether Israel will strike them with or without assistance from America.Posted by: Ogre at 08:21 PM | Comments (9) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (Suck)
January 21, 2006
Slow News Day?
Now I've heard of slow news days, before but is it really THIS slow today?
(click to enlarge)
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Lottery Fighting Continues
North Carolina still does not have a lottery. There are millions being spent on it already, but there's court challenges that seriously question the legality of the lottery, but that hasn't stopped all the things associated with gambling from appearing in North Carolina.
In the latest news, the state's charter schools are now screaming and yelling because they're not getting a portion of the lottery proceeds (remember the proceeds? the ones the Democrats claim "may or may not" generate revenue for the state?) Currently, the "profits" from the lottery are designed to do nothing -- well nothing associated with education, anyway. The lottery is supposed to be used to make class sizes smaller in government schools -- of course there is ZERO actual evidence that reducing class size has any beneficial effect on the students. In fact, just this year the results of a 4-year study in North Carolina were released -- in poor schools where the class sizes were reduced, test scores went DOWN. But by screaming "it's for the children," and "more money for education," the state gets to have more money. Keep in mind -- the only part of the education lottery that goes to "schools" are the "proceeds." Therefore, ANYTHING that can be remotely considered an expense will go to a bureaucrat's pocket -- and that's a LOT of money.Posted by: Ogre at 02:00 PM | Comments (9) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (Suck)
January 20, 2006
The Fours Plops.
That 1 Guy can really be annoying...but I bet you already knew that. It seems he's attempted to tag me with the "fours" meme that's going around.
Actually, this is a pretty weak tag, since the darn thing comes with NO instructions at all. In a way, that makes things much more difficult, because it's hard to follow the rules when there are none. Even consulting the official rules doesn't seem to help...so, I guess I'll have to make up my own rules for the "fours" meme: Rules for the "Fours" meme:Rule 1: No Poofters!
Rule 2: No member of the faculty is to maltreat the Abbos in any way at all -- if there's anybody watching. Oh wait, that's a different set of rules. Let me try that again... Rules for the "Fours" meme:
Rule 1: No Poofters! (Sometimes a rule just works).
Rule 2: List 4 things about 4 things about stuff. Use the ones you were tagged with, or just make some crap up or something.
Rule 3: There is no rule 3.
Rule 4: There are to be no more than 4 of anything, including rules, in the fours meme. There. Now that the rules are settled, we can get on with the actual meme answering part (and there was much rejoicing). Ok, the actual answering part of the meme is coming up now. It's going to be right after this next section here. Here it comes...any minute now... the meme answers are just about here... Välkomna till ogre'sens svar till foursmemen. Här skar han svar som all ifrågasätter poserat av den 1 grabb med hans meme märker. Wi nøt trei a høliday in Sweden this yer? See the løveli lakes The wonderful telephøne system And mani interesting furry animals Including the majestic møøse A Møøse once bit my sister ... We apologise for the fault in the meme answer. Those responsible have been sacked. We shall now continue with the meme answer, resuming where it was interrupted. No realli! She was Karving her initials on the møøse with the sharpened end of an interspace tøøthbrush given her by Svenge - her brother-in-law - an Oslo dentist and star of many Norwegian møvies: "The Høt Hands of an Oslo Dentist", "Fillings of Passion", "The Huge Mølars of Horst Nordfink". We apologise again for the fault in the meme answer. Those responsible for sacking the people who have just been sacked have been sacked. We once again resume the meme answering process, still in progress. Møøse trained by: TUTTE HERMSGERVORDENBROTBORDA
Special Møøse Effects: OLAF PROT
Møøse Costumes: SIGGI CHURCHILL
Møøse Choreographed by: HORST PROT III
Miss Taylor's Møøses by: HENGST DOUGLAS-HOME
Møøse trained to mix concrete and sign complicated insurance forms by : JURGEN WIGG
Møøses' noses wiped by: BJORN IRKESTOM-SLATER WALKER The directors of the firm hired to continue the meme after the other people had been sacked, wish it to be known that they have just been sacked. The meme will now continue in an entirely different style, created at great expense and at the last minute, picking up where the meme left off. ...
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What? Oh. We're sorry, the meme answers apparently ended just before the sacking of the last previous directors. So I guess that's all. We hope you enjoyed this meme.
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