Friday, February 27, 2009

Bobby Jindal and Kenneth the Page...

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This is hysterical, it's from Jimmy Fallon the replacement for Conan O'Brien's late night show.
I don't watch 30 Rock but I got a real kick out of it anyway!!!
There are definite similarities in the speech patterns of Jindal with Kenneth the Page surely.
But maybe Bobby should be imitating Kenneth he's a more kindly and lively sort.




If you've had children in grade school you know about Flat Stanley.
Kids send him off to distant friends or relatives to be sent on eventually making it's way back to the original child with tales of his travel. Today I saw a story about one such Stanley that made his way to Paris and eventually NYC and was in one man's briefcase that he carried off the plane that Captain Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger so skillfully landed flight 1549 on the Hudson River safely.
What a terrific tale for that child to be able to tell classmates.
Rock on Flat Stanley!!!


G'night,

Laura

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Thursday, February 26, 2009

Bobby Jindal was speaking for...? Himself more than giving the republican rebuttal.

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Guys and Gals that are thinking of running for the presidency in 2012 and we all know who you are (though I'm sure there will be more as we go) please stop campaigning. We're sooo tired of your campaigning. 2012 is too far away for us to have to listen to you jockeying for media attention constantly, incessantly. Stop talking all the time. Please. Just stop.

Having had some time to think about it now, I appreciated the tone of Obama's speech last night.
He really seemed to try to explain how the stimulus would be implemented and what it was trying to do.
I thought it was a good speech, making strong points. I might not agree with everything but it's taking us forward.
The republicans seem to think that government should stay out of this. Ouch. Who else is going to help everyone? The wealthy CEO's out of the goodness of their hearts?

Now I have no idea how the republicans pick what rep will be the rebuttal speaker to represent them after the president's address, but it should have been someone other than Bobby Jindal. I understand that it's the "other side's" time and that they don't agree on many points but seriously is there any doubt that Bobby sees himself as presidential candidate in 2012. What the hell did we need those personal stories from him? This wasn't supposed to be Bobby's time to make his own case for HIS political future, it was to give the rebuttal to what Obama said in his speech. To make good alternative points, to make sense which he really didn't.

In contrast:
Obama seemed presidential, straightforward, informative and serious. He was lively, thoughtful and made very clear some of the things he is trying to accomplish and how. Other than certain folk like Limbaugh we want Obama to succeed and appreciate being treated as adults once again. Not the secretive, furtive, closed door politics we've gotten used to.

Jindal did not seem all that ready for the large public stage. He stares at the camera without looking around or hardly blinking and seems oddly uncomfortable for someone that believes in what he's saying. Grandstanding plain and simple at the wrong time and place I'd say. I've noticed in all the videos I've seen of Jindal recently he has two modes: he either talks fast and furious or slow like he's explaining something to a child. Tonight seemed to be in the condescending parental tone. Ugh. A little too patronizing for me.

Jindal: "We also need to address the crisis in health care. Republicans believe in a simple principle: No American should have to worry about losing their health coverage - period. We stand for universal access to affordable health care coverage. We oppose universal government-run health care. Health care decisions should be made by doctors and patients - not by government bureaucrats. We believe Americans can do anything - and if we put aside partisan politics and work together, we can make our system of private medicine affordable and accessible for every one of our citizens."

Um, what exactly is "universal access" to "affordable health care" like what? Not one single concept was offered that made sense. The only health care decisions being made by doctor's and patients are ones that are specifically "allowed" by your plan, which just so you know Bobby: care get's approved or turned down by the plan NOW. Not to mention that people without insurance, or a job, get turned away or receive lesser care in emergencies. Yay. If the republicans want people to turn to them they better come up with realistic alternative plans that can be explained as to why they are better.

American's need their government now more than ever.
Extreme unregulated capitalism has not been working.

Still not happy with politicians but at least this group is trying to help the middle class (or what's left of it.)
G'night,

Laura

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Wednesday, February 25, 2009

Rupert apologizes, Obama rallies the public and Bristol is criticized... endless barrage of news loops.

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Watched Obama's speech in congress tonight and Jindal's "rebuttal" afterward... (we should support the president but...)
Need to absorb it a bit, maybe tomorrow I'll have a better feel for what I really think.
It was indeed a good rousing speech. I imagine the republicans wish Obama wasn't as good at communication.
The lines are being drawn in the sand and the country be damned... question is what do we all do?
We back our president just like we backed GW even if we didn't really like him.
Still I need to absorb all the information and rhetoric. It made my head hurt tonight.
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Also saw Bristol Palin's interview with Greta Van Susteren where she states that she thinks that abstinence only isn't realistic at all for teenagers... Coming from a young person in her situation it would seem a reasonable enough statement. She is speaking from her own experience. However, the National Abstinence Education Association takes exception to that. They are far more fundamental in their abstinence beliefs. So we're once again on the debate of abstinence vs birth control availability to teens (or hell even information never mind available contraception)
If teens have sex (and they have throughout the generations, not just this one) before marriage then I want them to avoid unwanted pregnancies and especially potentially life changing, life threatening diseases. Is that too much to ask?

Anyway I was thinking that if there's a National Abstinence Education Association out there that espouses no sex until marriage (or death if you don't get married?) then is there somewhere out there a National Masturbation Education Association that promotes the safe release of sexual tension without actual sex to avoid pregnancy, etc.? (doubtful anyone actually needs this education in reality but you never know.)
I don't know if there is or not because I didn't really want to google masturbation groups... but to even things out there should be one, eh? Like, Ying and Yang or Matter and Anti-Matter.
I doubt the anti-abortion/anti-contraception/pro "just say no" abstinence groups would approve of it anyway but-

Hey just wondering...
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That cartoon I saw in the NY Post and mentioned here previously got picked up and created quite an uproar the last few days.
The first response from the paper which was totally inadequate to say the least, wasn't really an apology or any admittance of a mistake in printing the cartoon. So today, days later, Mr. Murdoch tried to make amends to their readers and everyone else that saw it and thought it was horrible.
He stated, "Last week, we made a mistake. We ran a cartoon that offended many people. Today I want to personally apologize to any reader who felt offended, and even insulted." There's more but that's the important part. Is it sincere? Well who knows.
So what is the word of the day for Mr. Murdoch? I'd say FEAR...
The written word in newspaper format is under duress as it is. There's question whether some papers will go out of production over the next few years. In this climate a threatened boycott and very bad press for a paper that represents a city as diverse as NYC could be a game changer for the Post. Bad press at a bad time.
Hence, we get a more adequate apology from the person ultimately responsible for the paper, the owner.
Still, I can't figure out what the hell they were thinking in the first place.
How could one be so dumb as to not find that tasteless, racist and violent? I hope they chastised the editor.


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On that note-
G'night,

Laura

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Monday, February 23, 2009

Are you sick of the 2012 potential candidates strutting around yet? I am...

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Well we're hearing a lot from certain republicans now. All jockying for a possible 2012 presidential race.
For instance Senator Eric Cantor (Va) who has his political "problems." Anti union videos with lovely language... wife an official in a bank that got stimulus money... but hey they're better than democrats right?

Or Bobby Jindal from Louisiana who we are seeing way too much of as of late. Everyone's "testing the 2012 waters" apparently. Jindal wants to turn down money from the stimulus. I wonder how his state constituents feel about that. They got a bit of a raw deal from the republicans (Bush) after Katrina. How much of it is principle and how much is grandstanding for name recognition? Let's not forget Sarah Palin either.

Meet The Press this past weekend had both Charlie Crist (Fla) and Bobby Jindal on (separately) talking about the stimulus.
I find it hard to listen to Mr. Jindal because he starts out slower and works into warp speed talking.
Slow down, cut back on coffee or what ever it is that makes you talk faster as you go. Doesn't sound as thoughtful as it would if you slowed down a bit. Were you nervous or mostly annoyed? I'm not sure but I saw you a few times today on tv and you talked almost as fast there too. Has an interesting set to his face when he thinks he's being pushed and answers with about as little accuracy as most politicians.

Arnold Schwarzenegger (Republican Gov. of CA) is getting a lot of harsh criticism from his own party because he wants to work with Obama and wants to do what's best for his state as governer. He is behind the stimulus package. Which is nice since I'm pretty sure that at least he isn't making a run for the 2012 republican presidential candidacy.

Now the three republicans that voted for the stimulus package in senate are now referred to as "so-called republicans" I guess there's no getting along if you don't tow the party line anywhere these days... to hell with those constituents!

This is going to be a very odd 4 years. We have the economy to worry about (including the global economy).
We have recession/depression and job losses to worry about.
And throughout it all, we'll have to listen the whole next four years to back and forth political bullshit nonsense.
Not even based in facts half the time.
Say something enough times over and over repetitively with finger pointing indignation and it's magically true???
These people couldn't come up with bipartisanship if it was ordered by God.

Still talking about those "glorious" Reagan years (demagoguery) and glorifying them: trickle down didn't work, the only stuff that trickled down was what wasn't taken by the top. I think we can clearly see that now yes?
"Just say 'no'" Nancy's answer to the drug problem isn't an answer to the republican party for fixing our country either.
You have to deal with people not just the outcomes.

Unfettered, unrestricted extreme capitalism doesn't work for anyone especially the working classes that struggle to make a living. Our representatives for the most part don't always do what is best for us or the country, they do what's best for them (and often their pals).

Madoff shouldn't have happened: think about it. Really think about it. And then think some more...
Eight years and nothing.

The truth about our political and financial systems is becoming more and more apparent every day.
Starting to wonder about our food supply? I am.
But then what does the FDA have for inspectors now anyway, like three?

Amazing.

G'night,

Laura
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Sunday, February 22, 2009

The Sarah Palin Calendar for 2009...

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The perfect gift for, uh, somebody other than me.

Nothing more to say, not sure what photos are inside you can probably find them out there.
I'm not motivated to do so, though somewhat amused by the cover and idea of a Palin cheesecake calender...
American flag, guns, smile and a *wink*
Oh, probably shouldn't say that, just ignore it.
Of course it's only meant to show how cute and wonderfully wholesome she is, to reflect her intelligence, and highlight her pro-American, anti-elitist charm.
Or perhaps it will help raise money to pay taxes and a run for president in 2012??
I'm guessing we can look forward to three more yearlys (at least.)


Speaking of taxes apparently that's a truly bipartisan issue: tax avoidance amongst our representatives.

That’s called tax evasion if it was you or me or tax “forgetfulness” for elected officials.
Somehow I don’t imagine they’re in danger of their assets being frozen until they pay up.
Do they pay late payment fines? I wonder.

Enjoy.
Seems we started the 2012 election hype around two days after the 2008 election.
What fun.

G'night,

Laura

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Thursday, February 19, 2009

The New York Post reaches for new ground... tasteless. Wait did I just say new? I meant they're at it again.

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There were other things on my mind from the last few days but then this morning this took over.
What do you think about this cartoon, appeared in the NY Post today.
The artist and the paper deny any inference to Barack Obama, violence against anyone, or racial overtones.

This is my take: Either they are in denial, delusional or just completely stupid.
Sorry but this is in bad taste, implies violence against those that wrote the stimulus package, racism, you can deny it if you want to but it's there and everybody with half a brain knows it.



I'm still very bothered by the fear and intentional devisiveness and intolerance that this election was fueled by.
Seriously Rush "I hope you fail, um, at whatever the hell it is exactly that you do" oh, wait you actually have failed at things many, many times all ready, but hey you're just a sweet misunderstood "common" man.
And the republican that sent out the cd with that cute "Barack the magic negro" on it... stupidity. Bipartisanship indeed.

If you get a chance hunt up the text of the latest Michele Bachmann of Minnesota's nonsensical rant... She's at it again.
Remember the rant before the election that she thought congress should be investigated for anti-American members?
In this one she says things that just simply aren't true.
She has no clue as to the facts... where the hell does she get them. Cute she call's our president the "community organizer and chief." Respect, none.

I used to say you can't buy the truth. But it doesn't matter all that much anymore because even if you could buy it, you damn well will have a really hard time finding any in the first place.
Oh, and I was wrong anyway, because I now realize that truth certainly can be bought, repackaged and resold.

Spin it's all spin, where is the line that makes something a LIE???
Gone.

G'night,
I'm fed up with most of our representatives at this point.

Laura

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Wednesday, February 18, 2009

Finally back... politics hasn't changed in a few days.

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I spent the last few days listening basically to the same news over and over again.
Same S**t different day it seemed (well at least in politics.)

I actually feel sorry for the woman that had the octuplets.
Between the death threats, unwanted publicity that came along with the wanted publicity, now a psychologist that has filed a complaint against her that was very critical of "octomom's" number of children. Wow.
I think 14 children are around 10 too many for most folk (psychologically and financially) but this isn't China and you can have as many children as you want. I can't imagine it but seems that having live multiple births gets you notoriety, fame and financial help. At least it has in the past, so unless she does something wrong, leave her alone.

The economic package was passed, no republican support really. Success for Obama but not exactly bipartisan.
I already grow weary of this constant barrage of "he said," "she said" schoolyard nonsense.
"Did too!" "No I didn't!" AAAAAaaaarrrggggggggghhhhhhh!
Makes me want to take an extended vacation to Canada, England, or somewhere they aren't obsessed with US politics.
I probably couldn't stand being away from news that long but I'd be willing to try really, really hard. Cold turkey.
I think this is going to go on until 2012 elections and beyond which is more than any of us should have to tolerate.

Loved the drunk Finance Minister of Japan. Yes, their economy sucks too so I guess it makes sense but...
Of course his version of it was that he had taken some medication (wink, wink?)

Will be back to regular posts. Was cleaning house for company coming tomorrow (staying for a week.)

G'night,

Laura
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Saturday, February 14, 2009

Happy Valentine's Day. Hope it went okay.

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Happy Valentine's Day!

Quiet day here.
Didn't get a lot done.
Out of sorts and hoping I'm not getting sick.
Achy all over.
Glad we celebrated St. Valentine's yesterday.

Kids off for a week now.

Going to bed.
Exhausted for no apparent reason.

G'night


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Friday, February 13, 2009

Happy Valentine's Day (and don't buy candy with peanut butter in it for your sweetheart)

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Lots going on in the news but I'm a bit hot and bothered by the peanut butter salmonella outbreak.

First off how dare they put their product before people's health.
Secondly: Now the company is declaring bankruptcy...
CNN peanut butter bankruptcy story

My first reaction was good that's the way it's supposed to go. Shut 'em down. You screw up: you pay the price.

Then, I started to think about it. There are people dead because of this, and many others sick.
So, the question is do you just get to say "Oops, we're in trouble, declare bankruptcy and get out with something?

No. This is wrong. This must be illegal and someone is responsible. Whether it's the inspectors, Company heads, someone.

All these crimes, so called white collar crimes, cause pain, loss of jobs and even death... they are no better than those who sell crack cocaine knowing it's effect on people, no better than people that plan to kill someone.

If you know that salmonella is there and you knowingly send the product out into the population and it causes havok then:
there should be repercussions for your irresponsibility that caused harm to others!
And what of the inspectors?
Beginning to wonder if we are nearly as safe as we think we are.
But by all means get the government out of our lives.
I wonder if those that sue the peanut company will even get compensated. What more can you lose besides your life and health?
It's all about protecting themselves, bankruptcy indeed.

Bernie Madoff's scheme is no less evil. White collar crime indeed. Take everything he has, and find what he has hidden.

When will we clean up our act?
We put kids in jail for smoking marijuana... but why are these people still walking around?
Bastards.

I'm just sayin'

G'night,

Laura


PS: Happy Valentine's Day...
I know it's a fake capitalistic holiday, but we went out for dinner, a few drinks and actually (I think anyway for I never speak for someone else) enjoyed relaxing, sitting and talking to each other for the evening.
No roses, cards, silly sappy stuff, just respect for each other for 35 years all told together.

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Thursday, February 12, 2009

News, news, and yet more news... good news in scarce supply.

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Republican Sen. Judd Gregg withdrew his name from the position of commerce secretary for President Obama.
Not all that sorry to see him go, never thought it would be a great fit and apparently neither did he.
Wonder if there was any pressure on him to withdraw from his party... yea, I think so.

The Octomom now is asking for money. Really?
What a surprise there. What was she thinking, ah, besides the notoriety?
A single mom, with little or no money, with six kids all ready, having even two more.
Sounds rational to me (not). Poster child for "doing the right thing?"
I was disturbed by one thing I read today though, she is receiving death threats- come on opinion is one thing folks and you/we are entitled to opinion but this isn't something that warrants threatening the woman. Seriously.

Vote on the stimulus package tomorrow.
Well, you know I'm sitting on the edge of my seat waiting.
Who knows some of that money might trickle down to us mere folk out here.

How about the PA judges that put kids in jail and took kickbacks?
Article on the corrupt judges (the ones they caught)
You have to read it to believe it. Amazing we're talking judges here, great caliber they must have been.
Judge Judy to the rescue anyone? Even our justice system is broken... does anything here work anymore?

Two satellites collide in space one Russian, one from the United States.
Could pose a danger to space station and other satellites.
Great the people on Earth are turning space into a garbage dump... how um, human of us. Space junk they call it.

Salmonella infested peanut butter and now they find rats there. Great. Yummy. think I'll do without peanut butter for a while.
Thanks inspection people, thanks FDA, thanks company that put peanut butter profits before people's health.

Are there any organizations, companies, politicians, or people in general that care more for people's well being than profits out there? If there are and I do believe there are... there certainly aren't enough of them.

I was watching Late Night TV last night flipping back and forth between Night Line, Leno and Letterman to see if anything was worth watching when I was struck by Joaquin Phoenix on Letterman. I couldn't believe it. Watched the whole thing, couldn't help it and I really don't know much about him at all. What odd tension in the interview. Whew. Just a real head shaker.
Got up and found people talking about the train wreck that was Joaquin. Hope he was just out of sorts or something.
If you didn't see it it's here:



Too much going on for my tired mind...
From the sublime to the unbelievable to the outrageous to the depressing to the corrupt, it's all there.
What the hell happened to GOOD NEWS???

Going to bed,
Need some of that elusive sleep thing.
G'night,

Laura

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Wednesday, February 11, 2009

...and we have a new 790 billion dollar stimulus package.

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Watching the members of congress grilling the bankers was fascinating. These guys are real noble bastards. Yup.
Can someone tell me why these questions didn't come up before any TARP money was given to them?


Then next we get to Bernie Madoff (and I suspect numerous others like him we'll find out about as we go on).
These scandals are going to make Enron look like chicken feed.
Bernie's wife apparently withdrew 15 million dollars before he was "arrested" (ten million days before).
A whistle blower named Harry Markopolos tried to turn in Madoff to the SEC and offered to help catch him years before this broke, but he was ignored. Apparently Bernie had a protective bubble that covered extreme corruption.
Wall Street is only about money, money and getting more money.

It's obviously not the American worker or borrower that caused this mess, it really is the fat cats.
Insurance companies, banks, major corporations are not there for our health and happiness, they are there to own, work and take advantage of us.
Oh, crap I sound somewhat Marxist. Damn it. Sorry about that... not really.

Speaking of... Today's Sarah Palin's birthday, not a National Holiday (at least not yet). She shudders and moves on.

So today we have a 790 billion dollar stimulus package. I hope it lends a hand to the real everyday people out there, the ones who need some help.

I hope it's worth every single dollar: It won't be, but baby I still can dream.

G'night,
Have to catch up on computer work tomorrow.

Laura

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President Obama I appreciate your frankness... fifth printing for the Obama Spiderman comic.

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Watched Obama's town hall and his prime time speech/explanation of the stimulus package...

Now I know many are screeching about the amount being too much (or too little) but I'm struck by the way Obama's answering questions and at least trying to make it clearer what he is trying to do.
What a wonderful change from Bush doing much in secret and ramming things through if he could.

We need to do something and there's no way to know whether everything will work out the way we want it to.

But politics as usual prevents people from working together to MAKE it work even if they don't agree with it.
Such a shame. No respect for the president of the USA anymore. Thanks GW, it started before you but, you took it to a new level.

Now republicans here's the deal: You should (after the dust clears and we have a passed package) stop whining, stop the drama queen speeches, stop criticizing. You have had your say now get with the program and try to make it work.
If you're going to whine, moan and undermine for the next two (or four) years constantly you will make us all SICK.
Step up and work for the country you were "hired" to represent. Make it work.

Democrats: take the high road, but don't expect support. Do what you have to but don't be caught up in this no win fighting.

Obama: keep doing what you are doing. Most of us appreciate being treated like we're intelligent enough to understand the workings of government. I at least appreciate you taking the time to talk to us: after all you are OUR president.
It feels better, time will tell how everything will turn out. Everyone forgets that there's a global economic problem not just us.

Don't forget President Obama you are in charge of both the democrats and the republicans be fair and strong.
Let those (buffalo) chips fall where they may.


I got my Obama/Spiderman comics a while ago. The different printings had different covers.
The comic book store did me a nice favor and got me the second printing also. Out of print now.
They're on the fifth printing has the Lincoln Memorial on the cover.
I hate to use this word but: Awesome.






G'night,

Laura


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Sunday, February 8, 2009

Weary be the working class. Yes, it still is the economy stupid.

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I’m a bit overwhelmed by the constant discussion of the economy woes and Obama’s economic stimulus package.
Every show today. Everyone talking, everyone has an opinion and no absolute solutions.
Not terribly helpful at this point… Too much money or not enough, too much spending or too little, too much tax break or too little. Too partisan or… AAAaaarrrrrrgggghhhhhhhhhh!!!

Just do something okay? Stop with the party politics.
Stop secretly (or not so secretly) hoping that it fails and you can jockey it into a republican battle cry to get some people elected. We were sick to death of the presidential election and it only just ended!


WE and by we I mean the working class (remember us, you give us lots of lip service) with families to take care of, with mortgages, bills and jobs that we worry about, don’t give a rat’s ass which party you’re part of. We’re fairly sick of you both at this point. We (well, at least I ) would like a viable third party that isn’t either of you that would get rid of both outer fringes of liberals and conservatives. Good God we hardly get a break and you guys are fighting away happily.

You’re all hypocrites, tax evaders, liars… you make laws for us to follow and you break them all the time. Makes me sick at this point. Looks like we’re going to owe taxes this year.
Yay. Not sure where that money is coming from.

So, I’m a bit annoyed tonight as you can tell, so here’s what I’m going to do. I’m going to take a break tomorrow and then listen to Obama’s speech at night and see how I feel then.


This is a photo of one of the people I love!
My son, who takes after my husband, will sleep through Armageddon if it ever happens.
He sleeps through the sun shining in his window and mom taking a flash photo.
Me? I wake up when someone sneezes lightly downstairs behind a closed door on the opposite end of the house.


Eighteen year olds look like angels when they’re asleep don’t they?

G’night,
All will be well
(at least that’s what I keep telling myself)

Laura

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And on the seventh day she rests...

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I know Sunday is supposed to be the traditional day of rest but I take Saturday if I can.
I mean that I take a day of rest from the news.
Well, I do watch some news on Saturdays especially if something is going on but I keep it to a minimum otherwise.
Sunday has "Meet the Press," "Hardball," "This Week," and "Face the Nation" to start with...

So on this day of rest I clean or go shopping, write, read or some other pastime.
Okay so maybe rest is a misnomer...
Today it was Lasagna dinner, and movie with son #2 along with two of his friends.
We saw "Taken." Really enjoyed it too.
I've said before that I love action adventure movies and this was a good one.
Liam Neeson was great, the dialog was all right and it kept fairly suspenseful all the way through.

If you don't like action, violence, car chases, things shattering, guns, things blowing up, etc.- you won't like it.
Needless to say I loved it. Oh sure it was a little unrealistic but I really liked it, then again I loved "Live Free or Die Hard" so don't take my word for it. I do know what I like anyway.

We were lucky it wasn't a really long movie and that I have a new battery in my car because we were running late and I left my headlights on low the whole show. Which is odd because I never leave my headlights on. Oh well. Turned out fine.
We walked in only a minute after the show started and nothing happened early in the movie it was all mostly set up.

Want to see "Push" next and eventually "Star Trek" (of course), "Land of the Lost," and maybe "Inkheart." I've all ready seen "Underworld: rise of the Lycans" not a surprise right? lol.

So g'night,
I'm just finishing up Cross Country by James Patterson and I believe it's technically Sunday now.

Laura

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Friday, February 6, 2009

Yes, maybe we have a stimulus package, well, so "they" say, we shall see.

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News said that the senate has come to an agreement on Obama's stimulus package with a few republican senators on board.
We'll see shortly I suppose. I'm interested in what the final adjusted product will turn out to be and what comes back from the conference committee. Won't help those that all ready lost their homes, or jobs but it seems something would be better than nothing for some people.
::sigh::

I'm a little bit confused however, if the government helping it's people, providing services for them or regulating those that have failed is socialism and bad. Then what the hell do we need a government for? Are they suggesting some kind of anarchy or perhaps we could divide the USA into independent "country states" that would OF COURSE have their own governments...
Now there's a nightmare situation.

What in the world is the fascination with Joe the Plumber? (well, the almost plumber and not exactly Joe either)
He's sent to Israel to "report on the war or the people or something I never really understood."
Now he's gone to Washington, DC to participate in a political strategy session as "The Conservative Working Group's" guest speaker. It's a group of Capital Hill GOP staffers. Politico's Joe the Plumber article

Why? That's the only question I can think of. I don't know why anyone would want his opinion of the economic stimulus package or any kind of strategy. Can we disapprove his nomination for speaking for anyone, especially the GOPers?
Seems he has tax issues and is unemployed. Is there no one else out there to listen to?
Oh wait, yea, I remember now there's Rush.
Not seeing any change in the republican party.

McCain sounds angry yet again.

Cheney just sounds scary and evil... another "Why?" there.
We never see or hear from him when he's in office and now he starts talking.
Sleep well my dearies, precious will take care of you.

G'night,

Laura


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Thursday, February 5, 2009

Sarah Main Street and Joe the Six Pack just won't go away.

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When McCain chose Sarah Palin for his running mate and then ultimately they lost the election, many gave a sigh of relief.
I didn't. I kept saying she's not going to go away, the conservative right will co-opt the republicans again, they will run Palin again. We haven't seen the last of her.

No I was told, let them run her, we'd love that, let them run her again, the democrats will easily win again if they do.
The Republican party must change with the times in order to win and they don't want to.

However, I disagree. Although Obama won by approximately 10,000,000 votes in the popular vote, which does seem like a lot for a presidential election and he slammed them in electoral votes 365 to 173, a damn strong showing, there is one thing everyone keeps forgetting. The race in many of the states was close, very close. They could have swung a different way and then the results would have been quite different.

Remember that Al Gore won the popular vote, not by a lot, but he did indeed win it. He lost the electoral vote 266 to 271.

Many states though they mostly vote red or blue aren't really that big a majority... they are close in elections.
2012 will be a bloodbath if we're not careful. If you thought 2008 was divisive and nasty just wait.
We're seeing the differences in politics now in this fight over the stimulus plan.
Anyone else have the sensation of drowning in the sea while the powers that be fight over the life savers on the deck where we aren't allowed? Bipartisanship my ass foot.

Yes, I thought Obama was naive thinking he could get a thoughtful majority of republicans, but I was hoping I was wrong.
I wasn't. Which by the way makes me feel like crap, I wanted to be wrong.

And what do you think of the first "African-American" RNC chairman?
Remember when the news folk were babbling about how Obama might not be black enough to get the black vote out for him?
Or that he could be too black for the white folk?
Well the republican party found Mr. Michael Steele... Yes, they could use a token black leader at this point in time (yes, I'm cynical) but where did they find him? Good God even Sean Hannity seems to like him.
He sounds more like Bush and Cheney than McCain did which I find disturbing.
The more I read about him and listen to him the more I realize moderate republicans either don't exist or are letting this conservative, hard line, right wing people speak for them.

Steele compared stem cell research to Nazi experiments during the Holocaust. Are you GD serious?
Sigh, yes, I'm afraid they are.
So dig in and enjoy the downslide, I'm afraid it might be closer than any of them care.
Sick of all the politics as usual. They both regularly blow it and are steeped in pure unadulterated hypocrisy.

Grab a shovel folks it's really starting to stink and we're mostly on our own...
Do I qualify for money if I'm the CEO of my household?
Yea, didn't think so...

G'night,

Laura

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Wednesday, February 4, 2009

Christian Bale isn't that good an actor to be so obnoxious... let's get the Goodfellas to teach him a lesson eh?

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Wow, I listened to the short version of the Christian Bale tirade... what a jerk.
Needs to get over himself. He should have been apologizing after the first minute and yet on and on he went.
I wonder if he would ream out a producer or sponsor of the movie like that or is a mere working man beneath his greatness?
The Terminator actor apparently needs some Salvation!

The Today Show did an audio of his rambling (bleeped out of course) and brought their staff out and talked to them, it was nice.
They seem to get along and treat each other rather well. they showed a clip of their own where a woman from their staff walked through a live taping and no one screamed or misbehaved. They laughed it off and she even got to wave.

Demanding proper behavior of people is getting harder and harder these days.
It feels like you're swimming against the tide.
It's not just children either, the worst are adults. And it's startling to see unbecoming downright rude behavior from parents.

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This will be a short entry, because I'm trying to set up a way to do short video clips each day just talking instead of all this damnable typing. Though I can type at a fairly respectable speed, I actually really dislike it.
So I'm hoping to move over to video with short typed notations like links and short comments.

Still pretty discouraged with both the democrats and the republicans. Party politics as usual.
Our representatives fiddle faddle while the economy burns.
Great guys thanks a bunch.

Back tomorrow.

Laura

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Monday, February 2, 2009

The Super Bowl Commercials are far more fun than the news.

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Everybody’s still fighting discussing the economic stimulus and of course making it the best package it can be. (cough, cough)

I still have problems about giving money to the people that were in charge of failing banks, businesses, and companies… no less giving them bonuses.

Bonuses for what exactly?

One of our representatives wanted to limit the CEO’s pay to the same amount our president gets for running the country. Well, these guys live in a different world… one where they get millions of dollars in bonuses. Imagine that, cause I can’t. And if you screw things up too much you get a severance package and move on to another company, kinda like unwanted teachers, priests, administrators and other professionals. Great. Free market enterprising.

So maybe if they could make a top cap on the wages of the CEO’s if they accepted money from the government, these pompous overpaid jerks would quit and the taxpayers could hire someone that could actually run a company better and for less pay. Hey, just thinkin’

Macy’s going to bleed out 7000 jobs. ::sigh::

The republicans do realize tax cuts alone won’t save us right?

Anyway the Super Bowl was great, ended the way I thought it would but there were some great plays along the way. What a run down the field James Harrison made, pretty cool eh?

The Boss is still the Boss!!! And I noticed that Max Weinberg brought along the rest of the band from Conan O’Brien’s show. That must have been a lot of fun for them all!

I recommend taking a bit of time out bypassing the depressing political news to watch the Super Bowl commercials. My favorite were: Both Doritos ads, Hulu.com, Pepsi’s refresh anthem, Sprint Roadies, Career Builder.com and the silly Conan O’Brien Bud Light ad.

Enjoy!

Watch all the Super Bowl commercials here!

Very much looking forward to snow tomorrow, maybe enough for a great soothing walk!

G'night,

Laura

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