Call Me A Conspiracy Theory Wacko

The headline of an op-ed by economist Stephen Moore in Investor’s Business Daily sums it up well: “Why Does the EPA Need Guns, Ammo, and Armor to Protect the Environment?”

And not just a few weapons. Open the Books found that the agency has spent millions of dollars over the last decade on guns, ammo, body armor, camouflage equipment, unmanned aircraft, amphibious assault ships, radar and night-vision gear, and other military-style weaponry and surveillance activities.

“We were shocked ourselves to find these kinds of pervasive expenditures at an agency that is supposed to be involved in clean air and clean water,” said Open the Books founder Adam Andrzejewski. “Some of these weapons are for full-scale military operations.”
http://hotair.com/archives/2015/10/31/what-did-the-epa-need-with-1-4m-worth-of-guns/

Victims Of Islam & Global Warming

VICTIMS OF ISLAM
Approximate numbers of people butchered and maimed by Islamists by year.
(Butchered/Maimed)
(by Oct 30 2015)
2015: 23,162 / 21,649

2014: 26,557 / 25,694
2013: 13,988 / 26,443
2012: 11,267 / 17,084
2011: 9,015 / 16,917
2010: 9,021 / 19,255
2009: 6,851/ 13,160
2008: 10,773 / 18,086
2007: 20,134 / 26,351
2006: 15,269 / 19,540
2005: 7,680 / 12,865
2004: 7,210 / 14,632

Carefully gleaned from ReligionOfPeace.com
VICTIMS OF
GLOBAL WARMING
Deaths : 0
Injuries 0

An Ohio State Buckeye Hiccup

J.T. Barrett, Ohio State quarterback of the number 1 ranked Buckeyes committed a 'youthful indiscretion', more commonly referred to as doing something stupid last night. He was cited for a DUI.

Since the Bucks are idle today(Saturday) I can understand how some kids want to blow off steam. I can't imagine him, though, sitting around the dorm room until 5pm yesterday then having an epiphany and telling himself, "I think I'll go out and suck down a couple of beers. The most likely scenario is this: Coach Meyer's out of town; I can do my thing and have all day to sleep in; "Let's Rock".

I always thought Barrett was more than intelligent so he disappointed me and Buckeye Nation. As an expert in carousing he should have called me for advice. WTVN radio is a 50,000 megawatt power monster in Columbus. Every Friday they announce where the DUI check points will be all day long. "Hey J.T., get the head set out of your ears and turn on the radio"!

Secondly, hasn't the kid heard about Uber?

Thirdly, Barrett was arrested on campus. "Hello out there, within crawling distance of his dorm room are 90 bars". Obviously, when it comes to alcohol, this kid is an amateur.

It appears Barrett consumed five or six beers, not exactly a keg. But, since he's 20 years old and under the legal age this is a no-no. In all seriousness, if I nabbed a kid of legal age who blew a .09 I'd have thoughts about what to do with him, regardless if he was a star or not. I mean, when I was teaching I once gave a kid a D- in class but only because I didn't want to look at him the next year.

Finally, there's another villain in this story. If the arrest had taken place at Florida State the cop would have thrown the kid in the back seat of the squad car, driven him to his dorm room, given him a glass of water and tucked him in bed. Can you believe how dumb the cop is? There will be so many angry Buckeye fans upset with his citation he'll have to go into a witness protection program.

Might Be World's Worst Wedding Dress

UK Daily Mail

Another Double Standard From ESPN

Tony Kornheiser has a TV Show with ESPN. He shares duties with another flaming liberal, Mike Wilbon. Isn't it strange how guys involved in sports can spout their liberal political policies as if we should care?

Kornheiser is a frequent golfing buddy of Pres. Obama. (Who isn't). Anyway, he was on a television show recently and offered this bit of wisdom. "Can't we compare the TEA Party with ISIS"? He has his opinion, right, even though this statement is beyond the pale.

Curt Schilling, the ex-baseball player was employed by ESPN as an analyst. While not on television nor on the ESPN network he sent out a tweet:  "It's said only 5-10% of Muslims are extremists. In 1940, only 7% of Germans were Nazis". For this Schilling was 'suspended by ESPN. In other words, he was fired.

These people, liberals in the media, are so utterly transparent they don't even try to hide their bias.

Elect Vladimir Putin

Russian President Vladimir Putin believes global warming is a “fraud” — a plot to keep Russia from using its vast oil and natural gas reserves.

Putin believes “there is no global warming, that this is a fraud to restrain the industrial development of several countries, including Russia,” Stanislav Belkovsky, a political analyst and Putin critic, told The New York Times.

“That is why this subject is not topical for the majority of the Russian mass media and society in general,” Belkovsky said.

Putin has been casting doubt on man-made global warming since the early 2000s, according to the Times. In 2003, Putin told an international climate conference warming would allow Russians to “spend less on fur coats,” adding that “agricultural specialists say our grain production will increase, and thank God for that.”
http://dailycaller.com/2015/10/29/russias-putin-says-global-warming-is-a-fraud/

Kind of makes our guy look like a loon, huh?

Ahmed The Clock Boy Is A Piker Compared To The Boys From Boone

Ahmed(pronounced Achmed)"the clock boy" Mohamed has made Time Magazines list of top teenagers for 2015. The lad and his family, though, have left the country for some God forsaken desert dung hole in the Middle East.

His award sort of, but not quite, irritates the heck out of me. I suppose the reason is because it's a damn clock he took apart. A friend of mine and myself came up with an idea a heck of a lot better.

In the early 60's my good buddy, Dick Musser and I, were trying to come up with ways to make money and have some fun at the same time. It was tough scrounging money when a bag of Planter's peanuts and a Coke cost twenty cents. If my grandma hadn't lived with us I never would have had any running around cash. She spoiled me like a carton of milk on the back porch on a July day.

Anyway, Dick and I went out in his backyard. It was loaded with shrubs, bushes and trees; the perfect place to build a 9 hole golf course. We designed this track with doglegs, shots that needed to be banked off his neighbor's garage and chipped over trash cans. Boone, Iowa has never seen such a majestic venue.

For the cups we placed used Campbell Soup cans in the ground. Flagsticks were just that----sticks.

We had fliers made up and distributed around our community. Hundreds(probably 20) of friends and non-friends alike signed up to vie for prizes, 1st through 4th place. The winner won $2.

We sold refreshments; pop and candy bars(at inflated prices, naturally).

Dick and I still speak about that adventure. The only person against the idea was his dad. His comment was, "I've spent many thousands of dollars to beautify this yard". Dick's mom laughed out loud ending that discussion. The only thing RL ever did to 'beautify' the yard was to give Muss a quarter to buy a gallon of gasoline to be used in mowing.

So, stupid Ahmed gets his picture on the cover of Time. Dick and I should be on Mt. Rushmore for our entrepreneurial and architectural accomplishments compared to what the mini-Muslim did.

I always say, if you want something done and done right have real Americans do it.

Most Ridiculous Question In Last Nights Debate

Far be it from me to analyze the debate from last night. I was more interested in the World Series. But, I did catch this gem from a panelist. "Should the government regulate fantasy football"?

It was then that I switched back to the game. If the media can't come up with anything better than this they don't deserve a public viewing.

It Must Have Happened In California

This kid is the sorriest gang member I've ever seen.

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This back-to-school season, Lori Carpenter bought a simple, patriotic T-shirt from Kohl's for her son, Dustin Cole. She said she bought it because she liked the American flag design and the blue color.

However, last week when Dustin came home from school she noticed he was wearing the T-shirt inside out.

"I asked him why," Carpenter said. "He said he was 'dress coded' at school because the stars were gang related."

http://fox40.com/2015/10/27/american-flag-shirt-gang-related-school-district-says/

Nick Lachey And Oscar Robertson: Disappointing To The Max

Every day in every way I'm learning more and more about the Ohio ballot vote to legalize marijuana. Some of these tidbits are scary and others extremely disappointing.

For example, ten investors will control the marijuana distribution centers. They will have a monopoly to themselves. Oh, did you know the leaf will be available in what look like gummy bears? "Yipper, the kind of candy little kids enjoy".

There's a television ad running for a pro-vote. The ad shows the former 98 degrees singer, Nick Lachey,  ex-husband of Jessica Simpson, telling us we need passage for the good of Ohio. "It's passage will provide much needed jobs, he says". (Seriously, what kind of jobs, specifically, will it provide).

Nicky boy wants us to believe that he cares about Ohio because he once lived in Cincinnati and his feelings for Ohio run deep; about as deep as a puddle in your front yard. Guess what? Lachey is one of the ten investors and is set up to control one of the marijuana districts.

I've always been a sports fan. As a youngster I started dribbling and shooting a basketball when I was six and didn't stop until my legs gave out; somewhere around age 42. My all-time hero was Oscar Robertson. He played for the University of Cincinnati in the mid to late '50's. His fundamentals were perfect. It was an absolute thrill for me to see him in action at Veteran's Auditorium in Des Moines when I was 12.

While I was in the high school coaching racket and teaching players the proper way to play the game I always referred to the Big O. He was named one of the top 50 players of all time for the NBA. I wonder how many people still look up to him? They shouldn't.

I happened to see the list of a ten investors for the exclusive marijuana districts in Ohio after their financial monopoly is created. My now ex-hero is one of these money grubbers.

I do have Oscar's home address in Cincinnati. I'll write him a letter detailing my thoughts on his attempt to achieve more wealth than he already has. I'm sure it will reach the circular file before it does him. At least my conscience will be cleansed.

Do yourselves a huge favor. Read the linked article from The American Thinker: 'The 5 Myths about Marijuana'.
http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2015/10/five_myths_about_marijuana_and_you.html

The Story About A Dead Baby

Seven years ago Jennifer Jorgensen, who was in the third trimester of her pregnancy, swerved her car into oncoming traffic and ran head long into another car. She killed the two people in the other vehicle and was herself seriously injured. Since her baby was in distress from the wreck doctors birthed the child by Caesarian section. The baby lived for only six days before succumbing from injuries received in the crash.

Since the child died from its mother’s actions behind the wheel, the state charged Jorgensen with the murder of the child. Prosecutors reasoned that since the child died after it was born alive and since it died from injuries received in the accident, then Jorgensen was guilty of murder.

 

If you think I'm going to relate the results of the case I'm not. Give it a bit of thought. How do you think the New York courts ruled and what was the justification for their decision?

UPDATE from 11/1 Because 'fetus' was taken from the womb 'it' was not considered a person. Charges against the mother(which she really isn't, I suppose) were overturned.

How To Know If A Candidate Is A Phony

If you're an undecided in this silly season of electing candidates Dr. Hawkeye is here to help.

Watch and listen closely to what the politician has to say. Here's the key phrase: If you hear, "I'm here to fight for you" cross them off the list. It's a surefire giveaway that you'll become a pawn in their quest for power.

Give me one example, dating back to William Marcey Tweed, when the "I'm going to fight for you" B.S. happened.

News About The JayVee Team

Yet, liberals in the US remain silent. In the past week I've seen other forms of execution from the JayVee team out of the Middle East; a man tied behind a car then set on fire while the vehicle speeds off; the normal stonings; crucifixions, beheadings; homosexuals being thrown from six story buildings then beheaded(Is that double jeopardy).

This poor guy standing in front of his executioner must have been in a state of panic as he was about to meet the monster wheeling at him. Luckily, for his soul, he was a Christian. He is a martyr in heaven today.
http://heavy.com/news/2015/10/new-isis-islamic-state-execution-video-tank-runs-over-man-syrian-army-soldier-and-if-you-punish-punish-with-an-equivalent-of-that-with-which-you-were-harmed-wilayat-homs-full-uncensored-youtube/

The American People Take It In The Rear Again

The most dangerous arm of the Federal Government is still that-----the most dangerous arm of the Federal Government. The Internal Revenue Service remains the monster of the midway. It continues to be Goliath against David and he will always have the stone.

"Even though the IRS apologized for targeting any group that had TEA PARTY in it's tax exempt forms the Justice Department, aka Barack Obama will not bring any charges against the evil Lois Lerner. Did you expect any other result? Not me. I know these people.

Conservative groups have rejected an Internal Revenue Service apology for unjustifiably scrutinizing tax-exempt conservative groups during the 2012 election cycle. The IRS apology has seemingly validated conservatives' fears of politically motivated regulation.

House Republican leaders, meanwhile, have vowed to investigate.

Lois Lerner, the director the IRS unit that oversees tax-exempt organizations, said that organizations had been given additional scrutiny if their applications included the words "Tea Party" or "patriot."
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/irs-admits-targeting-conservative-groups/story?id=19151646

Another Sign That Armageddon Is Upon Us

Women Cry Foul as Glamour Magazine Names Bruce Jenner ‘Woman of the Year’

Breitbart Big Government

The politically correct Glamour Magazine has reportedly waived the one defining requirement of candidates for its “Woman of the Year” honor—a double X chromosome—in conferring the title for 2015 on crossdresser Bruce Jenner.

Texting While Driving

Another interesting fact I garnered, if true, on a radio public service announcement last Friday.
Texting while driving: If you text while behind the well you are six times more likely to initiate a fatal accident than if you are motoring DWI.

Since I don't know how to text I'll never know. It's true that those who drive impaired are less likely themselves to die because their bodies don't become rigid on impact. Most who do succumb do so because they don't use a seat belt. Unfortunately, those who are the recipients of the irresponsible drivers don't have this advantage.

As for texting: When I drive and see motorists on their cells or texting I'm torn. Do I lay on my horn possibly startling them into an accident? Then I would be culpable for a tragedy and be overcome with remorse.

Or, do I shake my head and hope the person driving acquires common sense before they are facing a judge?

Care To Buy This San Francisco Dump

It's beyond me on why anyone would desire to live in San Fran let alone buy the piece of garbage pictured. Anyway, if you have $408,000 it can be yours. Indoor plumbing is optional.
Courtesy of iOwntheWorld

A Murder Beyond Belief Hits Columbus Ohio Suburb

Imagine taking your wife and six children, the oldest age ten, out for a Friday evening meal at the Golden Corral. What fun these children must have had with their parents. Little did they know they're lives were about to change forever.

Today, in the Columbus, Ohio suburb of Dublin six children are without a dad. Around 6:30 pm last evening, while the sun was dropping from the sky, the father of these small children was about to be slaughtered at random. As the family was in the parking lot having left the restaurant a black man got out of his car, asked the dad for money, then without provocation, shot him dead in front of his wife and children.

The proximity of the callous murder to my home is unnerving. It's a ten minute drive away. We are not used to this type of heinous crime.

How insane have we become? What is going on in our society? This, the slaughter of this dad, is so despicable it's beyond comprehension.

Please God, we need You more than ever.
http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2015/10/23/Golden-Corral-shooting.html

The Benghazi Hearings Have Wasted $5 Million Dollars

Talk to any Democrat-Progressive-Socialist-Communist person; citizen or politician and they'll tell you all this brouhaha about Benghazi has been a burden on the taxpayer and a waste of good tax money. The congressman from Maryland who sits on the Benghazi Commission, Elijah Cummings, has spouted this mantra since day 1.

I'll be the first to admit I could use 5 million. Who wouldn't. But, have you considered what other projects our esteemed leaders spend our hard earned tax money on? I'm presenting a list of 10 of 30 examples. Most of us will laugh----then get somewhat angry. Others might even cry. Not me, though. I've been privy to this nonsense for seventy years.

Check out the first ten then click on the link for the other twenty. Remember: We elected these idiots.

#1 The U.S. government is spending $750,000 on a new soccer field for detainees held at Guantanamo Bay.

#2 The Obama administration plans to spend between 16 and 20 million dollars helping students from Indonesia get master’s degrees.

#3 If you can believe it, the U.S. government has spent $175,587 “to determine if cocaine makes Japanese quail engage in sexually risky behavior”.

#4 The U.S. government spent $200,000 on “a tattoo removal program” in Mission Hills, California.

#5 The federal government has shelled out $3 million to researchers at the University of California at Irvine to fund their research on video games such as World of Warcraft.  Wouldn’t we all love to have a “research job” like that?

#6 The Department of Health and Human Services plans to spend $500 million on a program that will, among other things, seek to solve the problem of 5-year-old children that “can’t sit still” in a kindergarten classroom.

#7 Fannie Mae is about to ask the federal government for another $4.6 billion bailout, and it will almost certainly get it.

#8 The federal government once spent 30 million dollars on a program that was designed to help Pakistani farmers produce more mangos.

#9 The U.S. Department of Agriculture once gave researchers at the University of New Hampshire $700,000 to study methane gas emissions from dairy cows.

#10 According to USA Today, 13 different government agencies “fund 209 different science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education programs — and 173 of those programs overlap with at least one other program.” http://endoftheamericandream.com/archives/30-stupid-things-the-governemnt-is-spending-money-on

A Tidbit On Benghazi

After Hillary's 'testimony' of yesterday it appears that 44% of the American people believe she's out of danger(and never was). Another 44% think she's a liar and culpable for crimes against the dead men.

This is understandable. You either love her or hate her. The late New York Times conservative writer, William Safire, called her a congenital liar. This determination dates back to her days on the Watergate Commission when she was fired by her prosecutorial boss for being immoral and unethical.

I took a clip from lucianne.com this morning illustrating how the American people view Hillary's testimony.

Hillary Clinton triumphed at the Benghazi hearing by not losing her cool

Washington Post, by Chris Cillizza    Original Article You can read the article but the headlines says volumes about American character.  It matters not if Hillary lies. In essence lying, for liberals,  is a good trait. It doesn't make a difference if Hillary personally pulled the trigger on the four dead at Benghazi as long as we're led to believe she has the ability to perspire under the klieg lights while being questioned. It's a long practiced 'Clintonism'. Both she and Bill are admired by their minions for having the ability to lie and get away with it.

Obama Directs Schools To Celebrate Undocumented Immigrant Awareness Day

kudos to Weasel Zippers

Astounding Fact Of The Day

According to Neil Cavuto from Fox News, Barack Obama has spent more money(ours) on vacations than all other presidents combined. This does not include Michelle who travels by herself when vacationing, even when they visit the same places. I'll chalk it up to Black privilege.

Is Ohio About To Get Wasted

My adopted state has an election coming up in a few weeks. On the ballot is the issue as to whether we will allow marijuana to be legal.

According to television ads it seems to be a one-sided issue. To date there have been no commercials against. What are seeing be presented is an ad from a supposed law enforcement official who says we show vote 'For' because we need to spend our time catching real criminals.

Make of it what you will but the pro-vote people have spent $3.4 million on media ads. The anti-people have put forth $33,000. I don't know the reason for this. Maybe the public doesn't care much like we didn't give a hoot about Bill Clinton soiling the Oval Office with Monica or Bruce Jenner becoming a fake babe*

A young mother wants it so her family can move back to Ohio from Colorado where it is legal. Her 'maybe' daughter has epilepsy and needs the drug to lead a normal life.

Yet another commercial is bombarding us with eight or so people ranging from young to almost old giving all types of reasons as to why we need marijuana in the state.

I am not an expert on marijuana. What I do know is what I've heard. In other words, I've never used it but that isn't to say I know nothing about mind altering drugs. Heck, when it comes to those I do know I'm a king among kings. Up until 2002 I could have had a doctorate in alcohol. There wasn't a beer in the world I hadn't tried. My degree in beer was so extensive that sometimes on the morning after I couldn't have told you what I had for dinner the night before.

That was then. This is now. As you might have suspected I am against the vote on our November ballot. Please don't tell me I'm out of touch with the times. It won't work.

Statistics now tell us marijuana disorders have more than doubled in the last fifteen years.. https://www.yahoo.com/health/marijuana-use-disorders-doubled-since-2001-191718635.html

*Remember what I wrote when this story became big. When Jenner cuts off his manhood then I'll consider him a real man.

If you take the time and review the results of Colorado's implementation you'll will find an increase in traffic deaths, murders, school dropouts, assaults, work absenteeism, etc. Folks, if you are true to yourselves, your children and grandchildren you have to come to the conclusion this is not a good thing for mind or body.

I have a liberal relative who once told me that one joint is the same as having one beer. I think that's what's called a justification for doing what they want to do. How ridiculous. The strength of marijuana today, though genetic combinations, is 1000 times greater than it was in the 1970's. It's a fact and if you don't believe me look it up.

Let's be honest. There is only one reason for the passage of this bill into law. It has nothing at all to do with freedom, the rights of the people, cleaning out the jails of non-criminals and a myriad of other excuses given us.

The main reason for it's passage is to put tax money in the state coffers. Colorado has touted the $70 million dollars now in it's treasury as a boon to its economy.

What price glory?

Erectile Dysfunction Is Dysfunctional

Adam Wainwright is a pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinal baseball team. Today, Mr. Wainwright, via twitter, stated that it's wrong to have Major League Baseball garner commercial money with the erectile dysfunction ads. He stated, "It's not right I have to flip channels while these are running to keep my kids from watching".

I agree but not for the reasons written by Wainwright. There have been four, maybe five, Viagra ladies in the past couple of years. One was Australian. Another a very attractive black woman. As the commercial proceeded the babes would get off of a bed then, in slinky almost see through negligees, saunter out of a beach front cabana while gazing at ocean waves. My suspicion at the time was they were in there late 30's, possible their early 40's. Not old but not young.

Today's flavor of the month cannot be over 29, the same number she's sporting on the football jersey covering her frame. She's hotter than hot. I promise, if she was in my house, the last thing in the world I Would need to get excited would be a blue pill. Being within three feet of her would get the job done.

If the erectile dysfunction companies wanted to strut their stuff they'd hire granny pictured at the top of this blog piece. Blue pills might work but I'd have to be given the time to chug a twelve pack of Budweiser.

Isn't that how 90% of us were conceived in the first place?

Guess Which Column Requires A Photo ID

A Michigan Football Blooper For The Ages

Just as Christmas and Santa Claus come around every year so does the college football season. Saturday in my household is reserved for the Iowa Hawkeyes and Iowa State Cyclones. Well, not so much the CyClowns because they don't win all that often. It's almost basketball season, though, and their team will make amends for what happens on the football field.

I became a Hawkeye fan in 1952. That's also the year I started biting my fingernails. I know there's a correlation.

It took 20 some years of living in Ohio but I can now tolerate the Buckeyes. The University of Michigan on the other hand was despised by me in 1952 and the feeling carries on.

Please understand when I write that I'm loyal to my home state of Iowa. If the Hawks lose I'm not going to kill our dog. Sports is not the be all end all in my life. It is a diversion to our political mess and that's good.

Yesterday I watched Michigan lose to Michigan State in the most unique way on the last play of the game. It was a phenomenal muff on the part of the Wolverines. What bothered me most was not the loss but the way post game incidents occurred.

If you didn't see the game or hear about it the Michigan punter bobbled a center snap with ten seconds to play and the ball on their 40 yard line. A Michigan State player snatched it in mid air and raced to the end zone scoring a touchdown as time ran out.

In his post game interview the Michigan coach, Jim Harbaugh, had the gall to blame his punter for losing the game. His arrogance was despicable.

Now, I'm not a football expert but because I coached high school ball for eighteen years I have some knowledge of the game and view the situation differently. Harbaugh and his staff are highly paid to plan the game anticipating all possible situations.

From my point of view Harbaugh was directly responsible for the loss. Instead of punting on 4th down he should have done it on 3rd down. That way, if the snap was bad his punter could have fallen on the ball and used the 4th down to get it right. Folks, it's standard operating procedure. He makes millions coaching football at a major institution and I was working for 2 grand. He should have hired me as a special teams coach. He could have had his quarterback take a center snap and run around for a few seconds then heave the ball like a boulder leaving a catapult. In that case Michigan State would have had one chance to complete a Hail Mary into the end zone. But it's probable time would have expired on the Michigan's quarterback's heave so the Hail Mary would have been a moot point.

Secondly, and worse, death threats too numerous to mention have been made against the team's punter. It's not like he was a member of ISIS beheading a Christian. The poor kid will have to go into a witness protection program for the rest of his life. His days of having a girlfriend from Delta Chi are down the drain. The poor kid's dog meat.

I promise that Coach Harbaugh will lose the respect of some, if not all, of his players for his words and actions.

Sports in America. Gimme a break.

Question Of The Day

Is it at all possible the Kardashians had the hookers purposely spike Lamar Odom's drinks? It would keep them in the 24 hour news cycle. Just a thought.

The Government Has Declared War On Senior Citizens

Gosh, becoming a senior citizen snuck up on me faster than Jesse Owens ran the 100 yard dash. Just ten short years ago becoming a senior and everything that went with it was a blip on my radar but now 'I are one'.

According to Ezekial Emmanuel, brother or the Chicago thug mayor, Rahm, and architect of ObamaCare, we should all die by age 75. http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2014/09/22/obamacare_architect_ezekiel_emanuel_75_an_ideal_age_to_die.html  That torques me off because there have been some brilliant people who have accomplished great things after the age of eighty.

Anyway, in the event you haven't heard the Obama administration has declared that because of the decrease in gas prices and a drop in inflation there will be no rise in society security benefits for next year. When I first heard this I didn't give it much thought. I mean, what're we talking, ten dollars a month? But I'm not a needy person in eastern Kentucky or an elderly grandma living from mouth to mouth throughout the South.

Last night my wife, who happens to be the smartest women in the world, brought up this subject. I was semi-flabbergasted because she tends to keep ideas to herself. She stated how ridiculous the 'gas' subject was and that the administration was using this because seniors tend to not fight back.

She suggested that the Obama advisers could have come up some a more plausible excuse but that Seniors are easy prey therefore they will suffer the consequences most easily.

In the first place, Seniors use far less gasoline than any other segment of society. Since the great percentage of us are retired that means there's no driving to work then home. Seniors, especially women, tend to become more defensive about their driving and back off going out. The Queen is this way. Her eyes are not what they used to be so if we do go out I'm the one who does the driving. Plus, we plan our trips a couple of days in advance to SAVE on fuel and the number of times we are on the road. The younger crowd, on the spur of the moment, will hop in the car to buy a jar of peanuts and a twelve pack of beer when their buddies, who also drive, come to their house for a ballgame.

Therefore, this inflation argument is 'bogus man'!

Have you seniors read the forecast for Medicare Part B for next year? If not, then get ready for a projected increase of 150%. http://www.cbsnews.com/news/millions-could-see-their-medicare-costs-soar/ That should get all of our Depends in a bind. But, the rest of the population don't care because they aren't Seniors. The good news is, someday they will be and they'll get theirs right in the shorts where we are now.

The sad aspect of this entire scenario is we can't fight back the way millennial's do. When they feel an injustice they take to the streets setting fires and turning over cars. All we can do is gum things to death.

As a man once told me, " I love my country but I fear my government".

Maturity At Long Last

I'm hedging a bit on my age but since I'm only three months shy of the next decade I'm only slightly lying. Besides, telling people one is 70 when they look like they're(ahem!) in their early 60's gets me oohs and ahs aplenty.

It wasn't until this morning that I realized I've gained maturity beyond my years and it's about damned time.

Regardless, about this maturity thing. I haven't listened to Rush Limbaugh for weeks except for a few minutes at the beginning of his show. The interesting aspect of this is I'm a Limbaugh fan. Bill O'Reilly, Sean Hannity, Neil Cavuto, The Five on Fox. I've nixed them all.

I've become extremely selective about news sites on the computer I read. As an example: There is a 24/7 story on the former NBA player, Lamar Odom. He's on life support but his illness isn't his fault. He was found in a Vegas brothel unconscious after binging for five days on alcohol and cocaine.* Thank the Lord the two hookers he hired gave him the compassion he needed by calling the proper authorities.

And bless those men and former teammates who rushed to his side; men like Shaquille O'Neal and Kobe Bryant. I caught a blip of a comment from another NBA sports celebrity who said Lamar had experienced many problems in his life.

Before anyone jumps on me for being cruel and heartless let me remind you that this is a big world with millions of people who are suffering. I have friends who have lost children through no fault of their own and their story isn't on television. How does my maturity fit into the Odom story? I switch channels or shut off the TV because it's a 24 hour a day story. Oh, and did you know this? Children, through no fault of their own, will die of leukemia today right here in the Columbus Ohio area. And these kids, not once in their lives had the opportunity to have an entourage or adorn their necks with bling.

If you happen to be in the age bracket between age 66 and 73 and are at all hip and still have your mental faculties you will recall the Beatle's song, 'I want to hold your hand'. It was a phenom song that came out in late 1963. When the 'I want to hold your hand' record came out it was 'Katy bar the door' for popularity. People were putting the disc on their turntable(Hah! Sorry you young punks. I got you on turntable, didn't I) and playing it non-stop.

I was almost eighteen years old and with my best friend happened to be at Grinnell College in the town of the same name located forty miles east of Des Moines. Grinnell, is today what it was at that time, the Oberlin College of the West. It was a liberal hippie school but my friend's brother was the star basketball player on their squad so it was fun going there.

My friend's brother lived in Cowles Hall. As we headed in that direction on that afternoon I heard music blaring from a dorm room; one song over and over and over all that afternoon prior to the game. And the song was? Yep! 'I want to hold your hand'. The decibel level on that sound system was through the roof and nobody  gave a hoot. It was a defining moment in my life. Why? Because to this day that memory set in motion the reason why I shut of Hannity, O'Reilly and Limbaugh. It's the same old story over and over and over again. It's why back in the 70's when Howard Cosell was doing the Monday Night Football schtick a group of guys, symbolically, blasted the TV when he came on the air.

When I hear or read the name Trump off goes that particular TV or radio station. I'm 'Trumped' out. How many times in the last two months has Rush or Hannity started their show with Trump? Too damned many I'd guess so I switch networks or say a rosary hoping the world will end soon.

As I sit and write, with the sound muted on my television, I'm reading on the screen the 9-11 call being initiated for Lamar Odom. Good God, producers, give it a rest. I've been in this same spot for an hour and this is the 4th time it's been shown.

If I'm sick of this news crap it's not like I'm the Lone Ranger. The great majority of the American people feel the same way.

So, what does this all have to do with my maturity lever. Easy answer. It's the 'I want to hold your hand' effect. In other words, put all this meaningless info in the toilet and flush.

Do something different for yourself today. Go to The Dollar Store, buy inexpensive cards for friends and relatives, then write them a happy note. They'll love receiving it and you'll feel better about being alive.

*An updated story suggested his drinks/drugs may have been spiked and it wasn't on TMZ.

It's Tough Writing About Excitement When It Isn't There

One of my readers once told me he enjoyed the personal interest stories I wrote instead of those dealing with politics. I agree. Since returning from Washington D.C. a week ago I've looked in every nook and cranny for funny, self-deprecating situations and even tall tales but there just aren't any to be found.

I do have to give myself a personal pat on the backside for what I did while visiting our nation's capitol. I left at home my computer. Not once did I read a newspaper or listen to the news or talk radio. This has to be a record worthy of Guinness.

What I do find is that I'm in a tedious routine. Upon waking and coming downstairs in the morning I drink two cups of coffee and look at my favorite web sites on the computer. After this I hop on over to the Safari golf course driving range. Afterwards it's lunch time again perusing the computer.

At 4pm I'll watch Neil Cavuto followed by The Five. Dinner at six and some more television until bedtime at 9:30. If Eisenhower had had this routine we'd have never won the big war.

Since it's now the Fall of the year I did make a keen observation. Five days ago the leaves on our Ohio trees were green. Now they're a bright orange and yellow. It's weird how God makes things happen so quickly.

I'd like to write a few paragraphs about my beloved Chicago Cubs but there's a word called jinx and I don't want to be accused of ruining the season.

Do you like baseball? I do. It's my very favorite team sport. Anyway, and I was flabbergasted to find out this bit of info about the Pittsburgh Pirates. They finished second in the Central Division of the National League 38 games over .500. That's heady stuff when playing .500 is pretty good. Anyway, the Pirates did not have a winning record against any team in their division. Folks, they were losers against the pitiful Milwaukee Brewers and Cincinnati Reds.

The more I consider my life a routine it isn't all that bad. Every day seems to be average and you know what they say about average, especially from a salesman's point of view: Average is the best of the lousiest and the lousiest of the best.

The last week has been more than average. I can live with that.

Democrat Presidential Debate: Where Are The Minorities?

The Most Consequential Clinton Scandals-In Order

 

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By THE WASHINGTON TIMES - - Monday, October 12, 2015                                   

1. Monica Lewinsky: Led to only the second president in American history to be impeached.

2. Benghazi: Four Americans killed, an entire system of weak diplomatic security uncloaked, and the credibility of a president and his secretary of state damaged.

3. Asia fundraising scandal: More than four dozen convicted in a scandal that made the Lincoln bedroom, White House donor coffees and Buddhist monks infamous.

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4. Hillary’s private emails: Hundreds of national secrets already leaked through private email and the specter of a criminal probe looming large.

5. Whitewater: A large S&L failed and several people went to prison.

6. Travelgate: The firing of the career travel office was the very first crony capitalism scandal of the Clinton era.

7. Humagate: An aide’s sweetheart job arrangement.

8. Pardongate: The first time donations were ever connected as possible motives for presidential pardons.

9. Foundation favors: Revealing evidence that the Clinton Foundation was a pay-to-play back door to the State Department, and an open checkbook for foreigners to curry favor.

10. Mysterious files: The disappearance and re-discovery of Hillary’s Rose Law Firm records.

11. Filegate: The Clinton use of FBI files to dig for dirt on their enemies.

12. Hubble trouble: The resignation and imprisonment of Hillary law partner Web Hubbell.

13. The Waco tragedy: One of the most lethal exercises of police power in American history.

14. The Clinton’s Swedish slush fund: $26 million collected overseas with little accountability and lots of questions about whether contributors got a pass on Iran sanctions.

15. Troopergate: From the good old days, did Arkansas state troopers facilitate Bill Clinton’s philandering?

16. Gennifer Flowers: The tale that catapulted a supermarket tabloid into the big time.

17. Bill’s Golden Tongue: His and her speech fees shocked the American public.

18. Boeing Bucks: Boeing contributed big-time to Bill; Hillary helped the company obtain a profitable Russian contract.

19. Larry Lawrence: How did a fat cat donor get buried in Arlington National Cemetery without war experience?

20. The cattle futures: Hillary as commodity trader extraordinaire.

21. Chinagate: Nuclear secrets go to China on her husband’s watch

"Ladies: You Don't Have To Be Concerned About Having Sex With Harry Reid"

 U.S. Senator Harry Reid, a 75-year-old Democrat who represents Nevada, filed a lawsuit on October 6 that contends a rubber band has ruined his sex life. Filed in a district court in Clark County, Nevada, the complaint detailed how a Theraband elastic changed his life. On January 1, 2015, “”The Theraband was mounted to a sturdy object in his bathroom. While in use, the Theraband broke or slipped out of Mr. Reid’s hand, causing him to spin around and strike his face on a cabinet.”
http://www.speroforum.com/a/JXLYQWLNQC36/76566-No-sex-for-Senator-Harry-Reid#.VhlXBMtdH4j

Where does one go with this? This is a liberal story. Only a lib would sue for this kind greed. I have to wonder about his wife. She's a co-sponsor of this lawsuit. I also happened to view a photo of Mrs. Reid. It's one you'd expect; white hair, wrinkles, stooped shoulders and breasts that hang to her knee caps. Sex life! I don't think so.

The Day Forest Gump Died

 When Forest Gump died, he stood in front of St. Peter at the Pearly Gates. St. Peter said, “Welcome, Forest. We’ve heard a lot about you.” He continued, “Unfortunately, it’s getting pretty crowded up here and we find that we now have to give people an entrance examination before we let them in.”

“Okay,” said Forest. “I hope it’s not too hard. I’ve already been through a test. My momma used to say, ‘Life is like a final exam. It’s hard.’ ”

“Yes, Forest, I know. But this test is only three questions. Here they are.”

1) Which two days of the week begin with the letter ‘T’?
2) How many seconds are in a year?
3) What is God’s first name?

“Well, sir,” said Forest, “The first one is easy. Which two days of the week begin with the letter ‘T’? Today and Tomorrow.”

St. Peter looked surprised and said, “Well, that wasn’t the answer I was looking for, but you have a point. I give you credit for that answer.”

“The next question,” said Forest, “How many seconds are in a year? Twelve.”

“Twelve?” said St. Peter, surprised and confused.

“Yes, sir. January 2nd, February 2nd, March 2nd …”

St. Peter interrupted him. “I see what you mean. I’ll have to give you credit for that one, too.”

“And the last question,” said Forest, “What is God’s first name? It’s Andy.”

“Andy?” said St. Peter, in shock. “How did you come up with ‘Andy’?”

“I learned it in church. We used to sing about it.” Forest broke into song, “Andy walks with me, Andy talks with me, Andy tells me I am His own.”

St. Peter opened the gate to heaven and said, “Run, Forest, Run!”

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On Hiatus To Washington D.C.

The Queen and her servant took a quick trip to DC and surrounding areas this past week. The highlights were to Gettysburg, Antietam and Manassas to view the Civil War battle sites. To this day we are saddened by the carnage that took place. If the Union forces didn't have such dumb generals the war would have been over in a year.

Whenever we go to the District of Columbia a trip to Arlington National Cemetery is a must see. The changing of the Honor Guard should be required attendance by every high school student in America.

Interestingly for me nothing out of the ordinary took place. I'm a people watcher and we didn't see any weirdo's. Excuse me for a second. I did run into one blithering idiot at Dupont Circle in Washington DC.

 Gettysburg, Pennsylvania is a quaint village of 7,600 and founded in the 1760's. We took the opportunity to walk the streets and scavenge through souvenir shops a few blocks from downtown. Prior to arriving I knew I was going to buy one item, a Confederate flag. I did. The only reason the purchase was made was to defy political correctness. Chances are more than 99% it'll never leave the bag it came in. At the counter I spied a Confederate stocking cap. It will look good on me when the winds chill and on the golf course. A pox on PC people.

Traffic in DC is horrid but we didn't get shot and that's a good thing.

Admittedly the best part of the trip, after visiting the Civil War sites, was coming home. Traveling on Interstate 68 from Hagerstown, Maryland to Morgantown, West Virginia is breath taking. Try it some time.

What ISIS Is Doing To Thousands In Syria And The US Does Nothing

The Silence From The MSM Regarding The Shooter's Social Profile Is Deafening

The Oregon shooter had a thin social media profile.

On his myspace page, Chris Harper-Mercer, 26, posted a photograph of himself holding a rifle, alongside images of masked IRA gunmen and an IRA terrorist video. The IRA and Palestinian terrorism have a long history.

He has just two friends — a girl and a jihadi. Check out the terror sympathizer’s page  praising:
“The brave Mujahideen heroes”
“The Mujahideen freedom fighters of Palestine. My brothers and sisters keep on doing your thing. Allahu Akbar.”
“my brave soldiers keep on fighting for the liberation of Palestine against Israel. f*ck Israel. Kill the Jews. jews are the only infidels.”
“The Quran ….. holy book of muslims”
http://pamelageller.com/2015/10/here-is-the-oregon-shooters-profile.html/
 

 

Guns: It's The Culture Stupid

Devastating, isn't it? The killings in Oregon and around the country. President Obama is livid with anger that the Congress has failed to pass legislation to curb the murders by gunfire.

We had dinner with friends last evening. The husband is a top level national political consultant so when I'm with him I'm more than reluctant to offer social and political positions. In other words, he intimidates me.

Even so, we were talking about yesterday's shootings and he asked what I thought. My initial response was to offer him a profile of the shooter without any knowledge.

It was my contention that he came from a broken home. No doubt he suffered a mental illness. I suspected he was unpopular and lacking in friends.* Typically, these types spend their days clicking on video games and are more than aware porn is available on the net in a second. I also stated that the only time God was mentioned in his home it was followed by a damn. How'm I doin' so far?

Our culture is in the pooper. Dare I say it? Liberalism has destroyed the values and character of this country.

So, the question to Mr. Obama is, in order to rid the country of guns(an impossibility) how are you going to do it? Be specific without playing the blame game. Why not set up a test area to promote your ideas. Go to Chicago and see how they work. Then after you realize your successes move on to St. Louis, Detroit, New Orleans, Baltimore and on and on and on.

Problem solved.

*Note left by the shooter:
The rambling document left behind, and believed to be written by the gunman, lamented an isolated life with little promise, the official said.
The contents and tone of the document, the official said, tracked the often desperate and depressed writings from members of a loosely affiliated group known as the "beta boys." The official said members associated with the group share profound disappointment with their lots in life and the lack of meaningful relationships.
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2015/10/02/oregon-college-shooting/73192562/

A Hero Among Heroes

I'm wondering if you have heard or will ever hear the name Chris Mintz. The man left high school ten years ago to join the Armed Forces. Between then and now he married and became the father of a six year old son.

Mr. Mintz attended a junior college in a certain town in Oregon. Yesterday, his life changed dramatically. He was on the floor, as ordered, by the mass murderer. Then his survival instincts kicked in. Mintz charged the shooter and received seven bullets to his body. He lived.

What he accomplished was to divert attention from other potential victims possible saving them from death.

A soldier, a single father and now a hero to all. What an American he is and we still have him in our midst.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3257223/He-wasn-t-going-stand-watching-horrific-happen-hero-Army-veteran-shot-five-times-charged-Oregon-college-shooter.html

Shania! Ohhhhh Baby

Every normal red blooded testosterone filled male has a fantasy girl. C'mon now, fess up. Think back in your life and wasn't there one female who made your day? Truth be told they were, most likely, unattainable but anything is possible.

When I was in college the mantle of fantasy girl was held by Judy Stitt. She was every guy's dream girl. At five foot eight and a svelte 130 pounds with blond tresses she filled the bill. Judy knew what she wanted and what she didn't want which were most of the guys on campus.* She was also chaste which only enhanced every guy's lust. The thrill is in the hunt.

As an example of Judy's solid morals our track coach gave us a semester final exam. Coach Bean told us he was going to put that test in a place so secure no one would be able to get the answers and cheat. He said, "I'm going to put the questions and answers in Judy Stitt's pants". We all laughed loudly but what he said was oh so true.

A week ago The Queen announced over morning coffee, "Shania Twain's going to be at the Nationwide Arena on September 30 for a concert". Shania is and always has been my fantasy girl. This has been going on for years. Upon hearing this I scrambled to my computer to order tickets.

I was in such a frenzy my mind went into overload. I clicked on to the first ticket outlet which wasn't too smart. Remember this, I wasn't thinking clearly. As far as I knew this seller could have been stationed out of the Ukraine and I was about to buy tickets that would force me to fight against the Russian army without a rifle. Regardless, I bought two of these gems. Yes, Her Majesty would be my guest. I figure I had to take her. Had I left her at home chances are good I would have jumped on the stage and planted a big one on Shania's beautiful red smackers.

The cash I forked over for this concert would feed the poor in Columbus, Ohio for a year but I didn't care. Besides, Shania is my girl so I threw caution, and my back account, to wherever it want to go.

Last night was the big night. Eighteen thousand screaming souls of all ages attended. I stood for the entire two hours singing every song. I knew them all. Actually, I mouthed them because my singing voice would make grown men cry out in anguish.

Our seats were main floor and less than a weak sand wedge from the stage. Even so I spent most of the night drooling looking at the overhead stage screen.

I was determined to buy a souvenir before I left and told my partner so. A kid in front of me was wearing a Shania T-shirt with the schedule of her tour emblazoned on the backside. "Not my style", I thought.

Then I told Her Majesty I was going to get a large poster and hang it in my man cave. "There's no room", she stated. "Okay", I said, I'll put it on the ceiling above our bed". Somehow, and I don't know why, this idea was nixed.

Shania will continue to be my babe. She's beautiful at 50. I still have a chance. If you know the rule of thumb about men and younger women you'll understand. Take a man's age and cut it in half then add 7. So, I can still date a 42 year old if I want(but don't tell this to you-know-who).

Ms. Twain's first husband cheated on her for an honest to goodness troll. What a fool. But it didn't bother me that much because in my heart I still had a chance. She also has class and values. Trust me, I know this stuff. She's against drinking, drugs and premarital sex and she isn't afraid to talk openly about her values.

I have all types of fantasies in life. Let's say I had the chance to hit a grand slam home run for the Chicago Cubs in the last inning of a game 7 World Series to win. That would be the ultimate for every guy who follows the 'Loveable Losers'. Or, I could squire Shania Twain to a fine restaurant and an evening of conversation, some fine wine and a walk anywhere she wants to go. Of course, she would fall in love with my sense of humor and attentiveness.

That is a decision I would not want to make.

So, I woke up this morning and the first thing I thought was, "Shania, ohhhhhh baby"! Dream on big boy.

* Judy Stitt did attend our fraternity spring formal as my date so I guess I have that going for me.