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August 09, 2007

NC Education Museum Funding

Gee, isn't it wonderful when fancy museums get funding? I mean, this N.C. History Education Center at Tryon Palace will be so nice. People will be able to find out about North Carolina history because, apparently, they can't now. I'm touched.

And it's great that the Harold H. Bate Foundation is going to give them a million dollars to build it. That's just nice of the foundation, isn't it? Oh, but the foundation isn't actually being so nice. The condition of the donation was that they would ONLY give a million dollars (that they're not actually using at the moment) if the state FORCED everyone else in the state to pony up another $35 million or be jailed.

Seriously. What sort of "gift" is any amount of money given only when the state forces someone else to pay or be thrown in jail? How is it supposed to be considered "giving" when they won't give willingly. Look, if someone wants to build the museum and someone else wants to pay for it, that's wonderful. But I think it's REALLY poor and horribly selfish and evil for this foundation to be tooting their own horn with a $1 million gift that they won't give willingly.

Selfish bums, the lot of them -- and that's not including the General Assembly that's forcing everyone to pay $35 million for this while they're claiming they don't have enough money for roads, courts and schools. Gee, Democrats, maybe you can't build roads because you're busy building museums. What version of the Constitution do you have that says that government is supposed to build museums?

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Things Banned in New York

The New York City Council, while smoking large amounts of something, is thinking about banning some things because they're not nice. They are considering putting you in jail now for mentioning any of the following things:

Hoe-Downs

Cahokia hoes

Backhoes

People named Rudi Hoe

Fathers who name their children Lim Seong Hoe

Diamond Hoes

And of course, the ever-evil garden hoe:

Yes, the New York City government is threatening to throw you in jail for even mentioning any of these things. Gee, is there anything government can't do?

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Edwards in NC

Recent polling indicates that John Edwards isn't leading in NC for the Democratic nomination for president. Should that be embarrassing? I mean, in my opinion, it's bad enough that Hillary Clinton could go to NY and win there, knowing absolutely zero about the state, but to not even win your own state in your own primary?

Wouldn't that be a neat new rule? You cannot win the primary for president if you can't even win your own home state. Of course, Clinton's home state (in her mind) is wherever she happens to be at the moment. But still, if you're not able to win your own state amongst your own party, how can you even begin to continue your presidential aspirations?

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August 08, 2007

Peace

Now I've been happy lately,
thinking about the good things to come
And I believe it could be,
something good has begun

Oh I've been smiling lately,
dreaming about the world as one
And I believe it could be,
some day it's going to come
Some day there will be peace. There will. Contrary to the message from the left, I seriously do not like war. I don't want war. I want peace right now. The problem is, you can't force someone into peace.

My mother always said that it takes two to fight. A lot of mothers say that. Know who I don't hear say that very often? Fathers. Sure, it may take two to fight, but what do the fathers always say? They say, "Who threw the first punch?"

Wouldn't it be great if we could do that with the middle east today? Okay, you guys, who threw the first punch? Whoever did has to go sit in the corner. Unfortunately, that's not going to happen. The only way we're going to have peace today is if the Muslims stop attacking anyone who isn't Muslim. We need more, MANY more Muslims to speak out like this:

it must be stated that no right thinking follower of Islam could possibly condone such an action [9/11]: The Qur'an equates the murder of one innocent person with the murder of the whole of humanity

Come on work with me! Make peace!

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Dodd's Jobs

Oh, we just HAVE to vote for this guy. Seriously. Chris Dodd, running for the Democrat nomination for president, has real solutions.

There's about 7 million unemployed in the US. According to Mr. Dodd, if we surrender in Iraq, he, personally, will create 480,000 jobs a month. So, if we elect Mr. Dodd, in just over a year, the US Unemployment rate will drop to absolutely zero.

Government. Is there anything they can't do (to you)?

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Duncan Hunter

So, do you know Duncan Hunter? He's a conservative running for president. If you'd like a little more information about him, Alexander Madison has put up a piece about him. An excerpt:

So my argument below addresses 3 key topics that definitively illustrate why all conservatives must climb aboard the Hunter bandwagon. The first two are
about Mr. Hunter himself � his history and philosophy. The third topic is the much needed and long overdue comparison � how he stacks up against the other
republican hopefuls. In addition, I will demonstrate that Hunter really does "have a chance" and how his ascension is the best thing to happen to the GOP
since Ronald Wilson Reagan left the democrats and joined the party of Lincoln.
And lastly, I will address the role of Mr. Limbaugh and his fellow talkers in this election cycle.

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Charlotte Mayor McCrory

Yesterday the two Republican candidates for Charlotte mayor had a "debate" on WBT 1110 with Jeff Katz. I found the mayor's responses to one particular issue (taxes) rather interesting. Both candidates were asked about the half-cent sales tax repeal that is on the ballot this fall.

First, a little background. Many years ago, the city of Charlotte asked Raleigh for permission to raise the sales tax. Raleigh gave that permission, but the city had to ask voters to approve the sales tax increase county-wide. The government PR-machine (paid for by taxpayers) went into high gear. This sales tax increase was to build a train. This train would be the best thing since the wheel. The train was going to solve every single problem in Charlotte from crowded schools to cancer. Well, it might not cure cancer, but the person who did cure cancer might ride on the train!

Over and over again the benefits of the train were brought out (100% lies, of course). They talked about how it would reduce congestion and save the planet. And they continued to say that these taxes would ONLY be used for the train and never would be used for anything else. The tax passed and the people anxiously awaited their savior in the Charlotte Rail And Public transport.

Now, back to yesterday. A repeal of the train sales tax is on the ballot this fall. The voters will decide if they want to repeal this tax now. The candidates were asked what they'd do if the tax were repealed. Now, I don't have an exact transcript of the mayor's words, but I'm pretty sure I've got just about what he said -- at least this is what is sounded like he meant:

Moderator: "Mayor McCrory, what will you do if the sales tax is repealed?
Mayor: Can I say that I'm very proud of everything I've ever done in my life first? I would reduce waste in the bus system. You see, we all know there's tons of waste there now, but we don't have to reduce it because you suckers keep paying for it. I'm very proud of the waste that's in the bus service. I just claim it's for the children, and you bums just give us more money. But if the tax were repealed, I'd have to trim that waste down some.
Next, I'm going to claim I'll cut bus services by 66%. I'm very proud that I will be able to cut the bus service. You see, I want that damn tax money to build my train, and I'm going to build that damn train, no matter what you stupid morons do. By claiming to cut the bus service by 2/3, I'm going for the inner-city vote. I'm very proud of my past election results in the inner city. But I'm going to scare them into thinking they won't be able to ride the bus any more if they vote for the tax repeal. I'm also trying to get the gang vote -- if they think their buses will be taken away, they'll support my efforts to keep the tax in place. I'm very proud of the way I, personally, have handled gangs in Charlotte.
Oh yeah, by the way -- you know that tax? Well 65% of the tax right now is going to pay for the buses. I'm very proud of that. Now I know the tax was passed to specifically and only be used for the train, but I'm amazed you idiots still believe us when we talk. When we get your money, we do whatever we want to with it. So we're using 65% of that money to support the current buses, which is why I'm going to threaten to take the buses away if the tax is repealed. And I'm proud that we have buses in Charlotte.
I also need more support against the repeal from the suburban voters, so I'm going to threaten to raise property taxes if you miserable bums dare to take my tax away from me. I'm proud to say that I know some suburban voters. I've never voted to raise taxes in Charlotte, and I'm proud of that. Yes, I'm well aware that people are paying 10 times what they were 5 years ago in taxes, but I didn't raise the property taxes. But if you people DARE to take my tax money away from my personal train, I'm telling you, I'm building that damn train anyway. We're going to build it up and down every direction we can find, no matter the cost. I'm proud that we've spent money on my watch.
So if you uneducated people who call yourself voters dare to repeal my tax, I'm going to raise property taxes and I'm going to cut the bus service, so don't test me. Just give me my damn money and no one will get hurt. And I'm proud that I'll be able to build the train no matter what.

Yes, he really did say he was proud that many times (or perhaps more). Don't you wish you could have this mayor for your very own?

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August 07, 2007

Global Warming Loonies

Breaking new research in the Global Warming Religion (TM)! New research claims that no matter what you do, YOU are contributing to global warming. In fact, this researcher says that walking contributes MORE to global warming than driving! And adherents to the Religion of Global Warming know that driving is completely evil -- so what does that make walking? If these people are to be taken at face value, you're now supposed to sit at home and do literally NOTHING -- or you're an evil person who contributes to global warming. You cannot exercise now, you cannot watch TV, you cannot even EAT!

But such IS the purpose of the Religion of Global Warming.

If you take them at face value, you've been fooled. If you are one of those who says, "Oh, gee, it would be better to listen to them, because I want to save the world," you're a sucker. The purpose of the Religion of Global Warming is power, control, and money -- and nothing else. This most recent research shows what I have been saying all along -- the earth is warming, and there's absolutely nothing humans can do about it.

Oh, but to show even more evidence it's about control and money, how about taking a hard look at the hundreds of billions that The Religion of Global Warming will cost America? Yes, Congress, always trying to screw things up, is considering passing a law to drastically REDUCE the American economy -- in the name of the Religion of Global Warming. You see, according to this religion, America is evil. Therefore, anything that can make America worse off is good. That's what Global Warming is about. When you support "stopping" global warming, you're supporting crushing America.

And yes, the Religion of Global Warming is about power, too. Government officials today exist to spend money. The more money they can spend, the happier they are. They honestly do not care how much money they spend, because it's not theirs, and they have an absolutely endless supply of money: you, the ~~sucker~~ taxpayer. So government wants (always) to spend MORE. The Religion of Global Warming is being used as an excuse to spend more.

Man-made Global Warming is crap. It's a Religion. It's a set of beliefs designed to fool people into caring -- and giving piles of cash and power to a small group of people. If you think otherwise, you're simply wrong -- just look at the evidence.

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Help for Romney

Mitt Romney has asked for help. Speaking of Ronald Reagan, he said:

I'm trying to think in what places we would differ.

How about a few quotes from Reagan that clearly outline the differences:

I don't believe in a government that protects us from ourselves.
The nine most terrifying words in the English language are, 'I'm from the government and I'm here to help.'
The thought of being President frightens me and I do not think I want the job.

No, Mr. Romney, you're nowhere near Reagan. You believe in government. You strongly trust government. And you honestly think that government can solve problems. Government cannot solve problems, it can only create more problems.

On a scale of 1 to 10 for conservatives, where Reagan is a 10, I would rate Romney about a 3. You may fool some of the younger folk, or the folk with a short memory who don't know Reagan, but you're not fooling those who watched and studied him. And I wish you were more like Reagan -- so I could vote for you.

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Dangerous Food!

You may rest easy today in Charlotte. The Charlotte police department, in cooperation with the bureaucrats at the ~~food police~~ "health" department, have saved you again. No, they didn't actually arrest anyone who raped someone. No, they didn't manage to get a child molester off the streets. No, they didn't even capture someone who was threatening you. Instead, they've managed to capture dangerous food preparers!

Do you feel safer yet?

But the courageous police did "bust" people who were daring to prepare allegedly dangerous food in their apartment. No, no one died from the prepared food. No, no one even got sick. In fact, no one even prepared once about the food that was prepared there. But someone complained about the smell, so off to jail with these dangerous preparers of foodstuffs!

I bet you didn't know it was dangerous to prepare food. This story shows that it IS dangerous to prepare certain quantities of food -- if you don't ask permission from government first. Yes, in America, if you prepare the wrong amount of food without asking permission, it's off to jail with you. Go ahead, tell me this is a free country.

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August 06, 2007

Monday Llama

How about a group of llamas posing for a Monday?

Can you spot Eric the llama?

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Nation of Laws, Part 2

The other day, I was musing about the lack of laws in America, and the fact that America was truly no longer a nation of laws. Harvey reminded me of an all too appropriate quote from Atlas Shrugged:

"Did you really think that we want those laws to be observed?" said Dr. Ferris.
"We want them broken [...] There's no way to rule innocent men. The only power any government has is the power to crack down on criminals. Well, when there aren't enough criminals, one makes them. One declares so many things to be a crime that it becomes impossible for men to live without breaking laws. Who wants a nation of law-abiding citizens? What's there in that for anyone? But just pass the kind of laws that can neither be observed nor enforced nor objectively interpreted - and you create a nation of law-breakers - and then you cash in on guilt. Now that's the system, Mr. Rearden, that's the game, and once you understand it, you'll be much easier to deal with."

Is there anyone, anywhere, who can look at America today and contradict those statements? That clearly IS the system today.

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Communists Attack Americans

While we're spending billions fighting terrorists overseas; and arresting and jailing leafleteers who visit IRS offices, illegal aliens and communists openly attack Americans -- and the police do, well, not much. Go read for yourself.

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SC Lottery Falls Short

Gee, what a shocker. The lottery in South Carolina is now "short" money. So what's the solution? The same as the solution to each and every "problem" created by government: MORE government! Yay, government!

You see, in South Carolina, just like in North Carolina, and many, many other places, people were sold on the lottery by those who wanted cash claiming it was "for the children (TM)." These slimy hucksters, the vast majority of whom stood to personally financially profit from the lottery, kept telling people that the lottery would "help kids" and "help education." Now, in South Carolina, when the lottery isn't "generating" as much as they promised kids, they're stuck -- they don't have the cash they promised.

So what does government do? Spend more money. Last year they had to take $50 million from the general fund to pay for their promises that the lottery didn't produce. Next year projections put the expense at $80 million. Remember this, North Carolina -- it WILL happen here. This is the lottery that wasn't going to cost anyone ANYTHING -- and now taxpayers are DIRECTLY paying tens of millions a year in taxes to prop up the lottery in South Carolina.

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August 04, 2007

Government Taxes

Take a close look at this one. And note the nurse. This is SO accurate.

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August 03, 2007

Hank Aaron

Since I'm not here (see post down a little bit), I don't know, as I write this, whether Barry Bonds has beaten Hank's record. But I think this one will always apply:

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Tour de France

Funny, this is just about what I was thinking when I kept reading the stories about "doping" in the event. Mostly, though, I wondered if there would be anyone left to actually complete the event that wasn't "doping."

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Iraq Withdrawl

I think this cartoon really shows the current problem in Iraq quite well.

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Where is Ogre?

Ogre's not here. Today, and for the next few days, Ogre is at Graffiti Church in the Lower East side of New York City. Yes, THAT Lower East side.

But don't go away just yet! Today, since I won't be around, a number of editorial cartoons will post throughout the day. Come back and check them out. Some are funny and some are just sad commentary on society.

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August 02, 2007

Vick and His Dogs

I'm sure animal lovers will agree with this one:

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