Ogre's Politics & Views

February 02, 2007

The Art Gallery

Mike goes to his first show at an art gallery and is looking at the paintings. One is a huge canvas that has black with yellow blobs of paint splattered all over it. The next painting is a murky gray color that has drips of purple paint streaked cross it.

Mike walks over to the artist and says, "I don't understand your paintings."

"I paint what I feel inside me," explains the artist.

Mike says, "Have you ever tried Alka-Seltzer?"

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Summer Vacation Quiz




You Should Spend Your Summer in the Mountains



You're quiet, introspective, and a great thinker.

You need a summer vacation that gets you away from the crowds and the heat.

So retreat to the mountains, where you can clear your head.

Where Should You Spend Your Summer?

Okay. I guess I have to go since the quiz told me to, right?

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Chavez Appointed Dictator

Venezuela continues down it's path to murders of citizens. Chavez was "given" the power to, well, do quite literally anything he wants to. He can rule by instant decree anything he wants.

He wants to set up a socialist government -- the type that has absolutely failed every single time it's been tried in history. He plans on nationalizing any industry that will put money in his pocket at the expense of the people. He will be taking various properties away from numerous Americans as well.

He plans to destroy the Constitution and writing his own version. His version, says he, will make him glorious leader for life. He claims freedom of speech will still exist, but he will have absolute power to remove that at any time from any person.

I still say the over/under for the number of innocent people that will be murdered by Chavez is 8 million -- even more than Pol Pot, but not as many as Stalin.

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Not Stoning People is Racist

We you aware of this? Did you know that if you say that people shouldn't throw stones at people and kill them that you are a racist. Yes, that's what Salam Elmenyawi, president of the Muslim Council of Montreal claims. Well, I guess you can count me as a racist, using that monstrous definition.

Other things that you can say that will get you called a racist by Salam:

  • You should not burn people alive.
  • You should not circumcise people against their will.
  • Women should be allowed to drive a car.
  • Children shouldn't take weapons to public schools.

Just another tactic by moderate Muslims: call racist if you disagree with their barbaric practices. Islam death: coming to your neighborhood soon.

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NC Triad Favors Socialism

A poll released by the Greater Triad Area Business Journal claims that 55% of the people who responded to it's online poll said that they preferred a socialist system instead of a Representative Republic or a capitalist system.

Well, they didn't actually word it that way. Instead, they asked people if they favored higher taxes and government control of industry, and they said "Yes."

I guess that's why freedom is on the decline so much in this country. People actually do not like freedom. Freedom is hard work. And freedom is not "nice." Freedom is just free.

To be free, one must take responsibility for your own actions. Apparently, the Triad people not only don't to take responsibility for their own actions, they honestly believe that other people in the state should be responsible for the irresponsible in their county.

Well, as I've mentioned, socialism has failed every single time it's been tried throughout the history of this earth. That doesn't matter, apparently, as the United States is well on the road to socialism, with Democrats in North Carolina really taking the lead.

If you're irresponsible, YOU should bear the results of your irresponsibility, not anyone else. The good part of that is that if you are responsible, you shouldn't have to pay for others who are irresponsible. But none of that matters to the Triad. I just wonder how long others will continue to work and be productive, knowing that all you need to get by is a government check. One day there won't be enough people actually being productive to pay for all those who are not. I just wish that day would come sooner rather than later. Then we could all be free.

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February 01, 2007

Driving Skills Quiz




Your Driving Is is: 75% Male, 25% Female



According to studies, you generally drive like a typical male.

You're confident in your driving skills, and hardly any situation gets the better of you.

And while you may have a few tickets under your belt, you're still a very good driver.

Do You Drive Like a Guy or a Girl?

Silly women drivers.

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A Quarter Joke

A father walked into the market followed by his ten-year-old son. The kid was spinning a quarter in the air and catching it between his teeth. As they walked through the market, someone bumped into the boy at just the wrong moment and the coin went straight into his mouth and lodged in his throat. He immediately started choking and going blue in the face, and his Dad started panicking, shouting and screaming for help.

A middle-aged man in a gray suit was sitting at a coffee bar in the market reading his newspaper and sipping a cup of coffee. At the sound of the commotion he looked up, put his coffee cup down on the saucer, neatly folded his newspaper and placed it on the counter. He got up from his seat and made his way nonchalantly across the market. Reaching the boy, the man carefully took hold of the kids gonads and squeezed gently but firmly.

After a few seconds the boy convulsed violently and coughed up the quarter, which the man caught in his free hand. Releasing the boy, the man gave the coin to the father and walked back to his seat in the coffee bar without looking back.

As soon as he was sure that his son had suffered no lasting ill effects, the father rushed over to the man and thanked him profusely. The man looked embarrassed and brushed off the fathers thanks. "I've never seen anybody do anything like that before, it was fantastic. What are you, a surgeon or something like that?"

"Oh, good heavens no," the man replied. "I work for the IRS."

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Wrong Bathroom? Go to Jail.

Well, if you're in a country where Islam is the religion (remember that religion? The religion of peace? The lovely, nice people who want nothing more than to be left alone?), you might get life in prison. Yes, that was the sentence handed down for a Christian who used a bathroom near a mosque that was supposed to be only used by Muslims.

This is not the actions of a "few radicals." This is not the so-called "extremists" who are killing innocent people so they can go to hell while they think they're going to have child virgins. These are the "moderates." This is what the people of Islam want to enforce everywhere in the world. This is what will happen as the Muslims take over more of the world and enforce their version of "law" on everyone else.

No, I don't like it. But the Muslims are the ones who are trying to force their rules on everyone else. Just imagine next time you speak up for the "poor" Muslims. Imagine getting a life sentence in prison for going to the bathroom in a "Muslims-Only" bathroom. That's what they want to happen to you. And that's just the moderates.

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More Forced Association

Absolutely incredible. You are an innocent, law-abiding citizen. You're minding your own business. You're not breaking any laws and you're not disturbing anyone. Then, some government bureaucrat decides to tell you to be somewhere at 10am on Tuesday. No, it's not even to investigate wrongdoing. It's not as a witness to a crime. In fact, no crime has been committed.

In addition, the bureaucrat is not from the executive branch, nor are they associated in any way with law enforcement. They have nothing to do with taxes (other than living off yours). They have absolutely no force of law behind their request at all.

You, being rather busy doing something like working to earn enough to pay that bureaucrat's bloated salary, decide that you cannot get the time off from work and so you choose not to follow the bureaucrat's "request" to meet them on their terms at the time of their demanding.

In a free country, that would be the end of the story. However, the United States is not a free country. Instead, in Texas, if you DARE to refuse a non law-enforcement bureaucrat, they want to make that a misdemeanor crime that will cost you $500 and possible jail time.

Now go ahead and read the story and claim "it's for the children." That's crap. It's damn wrong, no matter how you frame it. To give unelected bureaucrats the power over people's lives like that is completely and totally wrong. If you want to hold parents responsible for their children, kick the children out of the school.

Of course, that will NEVER happen because schools don't do that at ALL any more. Short of committing a murder on school property, no child is ever removed from a public school. Heck, Charlotte openly welcomes convicted sex offenders into the classroom so others can experience diversity.

Some days I really wonder if there is any hope for freedom left anywhere on this planet.

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Orr for Governor

Well, it's almost the filing deadline for governor of NC for 2009. Well, actually, it's just over a year before the filing deadline. But following the trend set nationally, former North Carolina Supreme Court Justice Robert Orr has announced that he will run for governor on the Republican ticket.

With a name like Orr, how can you not have fun with that?

Vote Orr Governor!

What?

Vote Orr Governor!

Or what?

Governor.

Look, do you know who you want me to vote for for governor?

Yes.

Who?

Orr.

Or what?

No one, just Orr.

So you want me to vote for no one?

No, Orr.

Or what?

There's no "what" in his name.

So what IS his name?

Orr.

...

Someone HAS to run that ad for him. Anyway, a little more about Robert Orr:

Bio from the North Carolina Institute for Constitutional Law:

ROBERT F. ORR
Executive Director / Senior Council
Justice Robert F. Orr retired from the N.C. Judiciary on July 31, 2004 after eighteen years of service to the citizens of North Carolina. He practiced law in Asheville prior to being appointed to the bench by Governor Jim Martin in 1986. He spent almost ten years as a member of the Supreme Court and eight years on the Court of Appeals. Justice Orr was elected four times statewide by the voters of North Carolina twice to the Court of Appeals and twice to the Supreme Court

Over the years, Justice Orr has served in a number of professional and civic positions, including his current service on the UNC School of Laws Self Study Committee and the N.C. Central School of Laws Board of Visitors. Previously, he served on the Chief Justices Innocence Commission; the Governors Crime Commission; Chair of the Southeastern Judicial Conference on Genetics in the Courtroom; Vice President of the N.C. Bar Association; and as member and Chair of the Secretary of the Interiors National Park System Advisory Board. In addition, he is a member of the Board of Directors of the Wake County First Tee program, and a board member at the Central YMCA. He also participates in a mentoring program and serves as a vestry member at his church

Since August 2004, Justice Orr has been the Executive Director and Senior Counsel for The North Carolina Institute for Constitutional Law, a nonprofit, public interest legal organization based in Raleigh. He serves as an adjunct professor at the UNC School of Law, where he teaches a seminar on the North Carolina State Constitution. Previously, he taught at the N.C. Central School of Law and the Campbell University School of Law.

Justice Orr earned both his undergraduate and his law degree from UNC-Chapel Hill. He also served three years in the U.S. Army. He is married with four children.

From The North Carolina Conservative

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January 31, 2007

President Quiz

Yeah, I'm not surprised.




You Are Most Like Ronald Reagan



People tend to think you're a god - or that you almost ruined the country.

But even if people do disagree with you, they still fall victim to your charms!

What Modern US President Are You Most Like?

Hat tip to Cathouse Chat

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2007 Conservative Leadership Conference

Register now for this year's North Carolina Conservative Leadership Conference!

If you're been a long time reader here at Ogre's, thank you! You might remember the live blogging from the conference from last year. It's archived (scroll down a bit), so you can read and see lots of information and pictures from the places I was during the conference. It was loads of fun and very refreshing to be around actual conservatives!

I've been invited back to live blog again this year. I truly hope to go, but my laptop was stolen a month or so ago, and I've not replaced it yet. I'm not sure if I'll be able to, because the insurance company is still thinking about it, and I'm not sure I had enough coverage to actually get enough to replace it. But I hope to live blog from there, and even if I'm not, why not head up there?

Either way I'll be going to the conference -- this might be your only chance to meet Ogre! And yes, I'll be easy to identify -- my nametag WILL say "Ogre."

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We Get Comments

It seems my recent post describing the facts about the Discount-Mats web site has attracted a couple new commenters. One is someone posting as "Dale." Dale says that he is "A US Troop." He says:

My office gets a kick out of reading (well I read, they laugh) your blogs. It's amazing what the internet has done for those with little backgound knowledge and wisdom.

This is why I fight bad guys on the web everyday, so folks like you can take up vaulable IP's...until we go to IPV6.

Good luck with your crusade against the dems, muslims and others you hate. Remember they can take your guns when they pry them from your cold dead fingers (At least I think that's what your bumper sticker on your f-150 says)


Well now, as Mister Rodgers would say, "Isn't that special?"

He claims that his office laughs while reading my "blogs [sic]." Now in that comment, he's not quite clear which posts he's talking about. For now, I'm going to assume he's a normal, sane, rational person -- in which case he's laughing at the llama joke and the AR Surgeon joke. Well that's good Dale, that's why I posted them, so that people would laugh. I'm glad to have not only lightened your day, but that of your whole office. Thanks for letting me know, really!

Next, Dale says that he fights bad guys on the web so I can have an IP. I'm going to assume, then, that Dale is a member of the mysterious "Men in Black Polka-Dots" -- a sooper-seekret shadow group that uses the internet to shock "bad" people and who protect and free IP addresses for The People. Excellent. Thank you, Dale, for putting the health of your fingers and wrists on the line every day so I can have one of the precious few 4 billion IP addresses available. -- well, at least until IPv6 when, apparently, Dale won't be needed to fight the "bad guys" on the web any more.

Next, he wishes me luck in my battle against evil. Why, thank you again, Dale! I wish you luck in your daily cyberbattles against "bad guys" on the web, too. Perhaps one day we will both be successful -- you get rid of the "bad guys" on the web and I'll try to get the freedom-haters out of America. It sure would be a nice place here, wouldn't it?

Then Dale goes all loopy on me. I really don't know what he's trying to say with

Remember they can take your guns when they pry them from your cold dead fingers (At least I think that's what your bumper sticker on your f-150 says)

Dale, I don't have an F-150. Sure, I wouldn't mind having one, as they are pretty strong and reliable vehicles that can really haul a good bit of stuff around, but I just don't have a need for one now. So I'm not really sure whose F-150 you were following around while reading their bumper sticker. Dale?

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Federal Judge: No Free Association

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.

Has anyone seen that quote above? Does it look familiar to anyone? For those educated in the government school system in the past 10 years, you might not recognize it. It's the first amendment to the US Constitution, which is supposed to be the supreme law of the land. However, it's not.

Those amendments were designed to ensure that government did not take personal rights away from individuals. They did not grant those rights, they were to protect those rights. But a federal judge in Florida disagrees.

The case was a first trial based on a new law that is a clear violation of that amendment listed above. That law made voluntary association with people that results in injury a felony. Not a misdemeanor, but a felony -- a serious crime that stays with you your entire life.

In the particular case, one person got injured. I'm sorry that Marcus Jones was injured, seriously. However, Mr. Jones voluntarily submitted to the injury. Mr. Jones voluntarily went to two other people, freely associating with them, and asked them to spank him. They did so. At no time did Mr. Jones complain, stop, or walk away. At no time did the other two persons do anything at all to illegally restrain or stop Mr. Jones from walking away. Mr. Jones FREELY and voluntarily submitted to the spanking.

But Judge Kathleen Dekker said that this simply cannot be allowed. She said that people should not be free to associate with one another in this manner. She said that the two people who did what Mr. Jones asked should be thrown in jail with murderers and rapists who violate the liberty of others. Judge Kathleen says that you do NOT have the right to associate with those that you like.

Many people in San Francisco should take heed of this ruling -- it says you are NOT free to associate with those you want to unless Judge Dekker says that it's okay. Freedom takes another hit in America. I'm not sure why we even have a Constitution any more.

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Christian Nazi Detained in England

I'm sure by now you've read about the "foiled kidnapping" attempt in England. Do note in all the news coverage that absolute and total lack of two words: terrorism and Muslim.

You see, I'm sure that the people arrested in the plot to film the brutal beheading of an English citizen are Christian right-wing neo-conservative Nazis. After all, aren't they they group of people who most often behead people and film it for terroristic purposes? I'm sorry, this wasn't a terrorist act, I'm sure this was just a "politcal statement."

I understand that many of the details of this arrest are being withheld as the police continue their investigation. However, who actually believes that the people planning this terrorist act are NOT Muslims? If you actually believe that, I truly feel sorry for you because you really don't have a clue about the world today.

Folks, these are moderate Muslims. This is what they do. I don't like it. I wish it weren't true. But what good does it do to deny reality? If you're not a Muslim, they want you to convert or they will kill you, period.

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Google Supports Terrorists

Anything wrong with this statement?

Muslim Chickens hatched World War III. We coined the phrase 'Muslim Chickens' to reflect the cowardly methods used by radical Muslims in their jihad against the world. We pull no punches and exercise zero political correctness. We do not recognize liberal-lefty rules here. We tell it like it is while seeking THE FINAL SOLUTION to THE MUSLIM QUESTION

Google thinks so. In fact Google disliked that position statement so much they decided they needed to censor a blog that DARED to say that -- because some terrorists muslims complained.

For those who are a little slow, I'll explain my position: Google is free (at least right now) to do business with whomever they want. But they do have to live with the responsibility of their actions (if you're a liberal, go ahead and look that word up in the dictionary). So I'm just pointing out that Google is, in fact, a liberal organization that would choose to give in to terrorists than to stand up for individual freedom of speech.

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Democrats Want More

While it's going to be a bad year for freedom nationally with the Democrats in charge, I truly hope a small number of people die from their horrible decisions and putting these morons in charge of national security. But in North Carolina, things will continue to get worse as Democrats get bolder and bolder in their advances of socialism. Note the words used by Democrats this year:

They want two BILLION more "for schools." This is after raising $400 million last year with the lottery that was supposed to solve all their problems. Keep in mind, these are the educrats who OPENLY admit, when asked how much they need, "MORE." And no, the state hasn't paid off the LAST $1.8 billion they passed for schools -- heck, they haven't even SPENT all of that one yet!

"We can't do but so much with the property tax," said Fred Bartholomew, chairman of the Johnston County school board. "Impact fees, transfer fees or whatever. We need some help."

Know what that means? It means he's afraid to raise the property tax any more. Why? Because the sheep people in North Carolina might actually DO something if they realized how much they were working for the state. Instead, he wants to raise taxes somewhere else, where people won't see them. He's openly admitting that he wants more money but doesn't want any of the suckers who pay the taxes to know about it. There's a slimy politician for you.

School boosters looking for $2 billion are competing for limited money with affordable-housing advocates, land conservationists and proponents of more roads and sewer pipes.

In other words: the Democrats ARE going to raise taxes massively and ARE going to spend at least $2 billion MORE this year. The only question is which scumbag moochers will GET the money that's taken by force from those who work and produce.
"It's much fairer to raise money for schools by enacting a growth tax like the land transfer tax than through the sales tax," he said.

In other words, it's more fair to punish people who want to move than to punish people who buy things. No, slimeball, it's more fair for Democrats to stop spending money faster than they can take it from those who work and produce.

How do these bastards look at themselves in the mirror in the morning?

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January 30, 2007

News Break

Hey folks. Sorry to those who come by here looking for commentary on the destruction of freedom by Democrats on a daily basis -- the horribleness of the news needs a break sometimes. Today is that day. I'll be back, exposing and illustrating how much Democrats and government employees hate freedom, just not today. I'm taking a break.

But hey, go visit Arthur's Hall and read about many firearms!

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NC Legislature Spends

The non-election year session of the North Carolina General Assembly is in full swing. As you might imagine, since it's ruled by Democrats (and ALWAYS has been), they're trying to decide how much more they can get away with spending. They're going to raise taxes again, it's only a question now if they'll raise them by 1 billion or 2 billion.

So why does North Carolina need to spend billions more every year? Because Democrats are in charge. I'm sorry, but that is what Democrats do. Where Republican can mess things up, too, I guarantee that if Republicans ever got control of North Carolina, they wouldn't increase spending.

This year they claim to "need" to give welfare to furniture companies. So much for the Democrats being for "the people" and not businesses. Do people still believe that lie today? In this case, they want at least another $7 million to make furniture more expensive. However, instead of the people who actually buy the furniture paying for it, they want everyone who works in North Carolina to pay for it. Welfare for business: it's what the Democrats do.

They also want to refuse to take $40 or more million for selling land they're not using. Instead of selling the land to someone who would pay lots of money for it now AND pay tons of taxes AND generate jobs; the socialist Democrats don't want to lose control over that land. Instead, they want to make it a park. So there's another hundred million or so out the window thanks to Democrats. But don't worry, they'll just raise your taxes to make up the difference.

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January 29, 2007

14-Year Old Streetbiker

Now this story is more than just a story about a really talented kid who learned to ride a streetbike in, well, ways that seem to defy physics. In addition, this fellow actually appreciates this country and wants to thank those who made it possible for him to actually have the freedom to learn such things. And no, it's not the government.

Instead, Aaron Colton wants to thank the troops. He wants to perform for wounded soldiers in Washington and in Iraq, if possible. He wants to share his talents and thank the soldiers who risk their lives to ensure that we can be free, in spite of attempts by Democrats and others who want us to surrender and become muslim.

How can he do that? He doesn't know, and neither do I. But I do know that if we spread the word, perhaps someone who DOES know will read about it and will be able to help Aaron realize his dream -- of thanking soldiers. That's what Aaron dreams about -- what do you wish for in your life?

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