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Answers to the Southern Test

1. 7
2. 43, red and blue
3. Fishin'
4. University of Tennessee
5. University of Georgia
6. Hard peanuts
7. 283
8. French
9. A red bug (small parasite)
10. A sausage-like loaf made out of pig parts
11. Panama City, FL
12. Spanish moss
13. Evinrude
14. Mudfish
15. Nothing. A steer has been castrated.
16. Hank Williams
17. Corn (hominy)
18. Paul Bryant
19. Because of the pollen
20. "The Recipe"
21. Helen
22. WSM
23. Georgia
24. Calf roping
25. Mandolin
26. 5
27. The same thing
28. A wild grape
29. Yes
30. Because that's where the better cuts of meat are. Rich folks live high on the hog.
31. Green
32. Another trick animal husbandry question. Mules are generally sterile.
33. Tobacco

This next one was brought to my attention by Harold LaCour
Tigers Geaux Sugarbowl!

And lastly I have a note that I would like to share with everybody...

To my Democrat Friends,

"Please accept with no obligation, implied or implicit, our best wishes for an environmentally conscious, socially responsible, low-stress, non-addictive, gender-neutral celebration of the winter solstice holiday, practiced within the most enjoyable traditions of the religious persuasion of your choice, or secular practices of your choice, with respect for the religious/secular persuasion and/or traditions of others, or their choice not to practice religious or secular traditions at all. We also wish you a fiscally successful, personally fulfilling and medically uncomplicated recognition of the of the generally accepted calendar year 2007, but not without due respect for the calendars of choice of other cultures whose contributions to society have helped make America great. Not to imply that America is necessarily greater than any other country nor the only America in the Western Hemisphere . And without regard to the race, creed, color, age, physical ability, religious faith or sexual preference of the wishes. By accepting these greetings you are accepting these terms. This greeting is subject to clarification or withdrawal. It is freely transferable with no alteration to the original greeting. It implies no promise by the wisher to actually implement any of the wishes for herself or himself or others, and is void where prohibited by law and is revocable at the sole discretion of the wisher. This wish is warranted to perform as expected within the usual application of good tidings for a period of one year or until the issuance of a subsequent holiday greeting, whichever comes first, and warranty is limited to replacement of this wish or issuance of a new wish at the sole discretion of the wisher."

To my fellow Republicans.

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

And you just gotta love them Southerners.... (True Story)

HOW TO CALL THE POLICE WHEN YOU'RE OLD AND DON'T MOVE FAST ANYMORE.

George Phillips of Meridian, Mississippi was going up to bed when his wife told him that he'd left the light on in the garden shed, which she could see from the bedroom window.

George opened the back door to go turn off the light but saw that there were people in the shed stealing things.

He phoned the police, who asked "Is someone in your house?" and he said, "no." Then they said that all patrols were busy and that he should simply lock his door and an officer would be along when available.

George said, "Okay," hung up, counted to 30 and phoned the police again.

"Hello, I just called you a few seconds ago because there were people in my shed. Well, you don't have to worry about them now cause I've just shot them all." Then he hung up.

Within five minutes three police cars, an Armed Response unit, and an ambulance showed up at the Phillips' residence and caught the burglars red-handed.

One of the Policemen said to George: "I thought you said that you'd shot them!"

George said, "I thought you said there was Nobody Available!"

Tha tha tha that's all folks!

When I first moved to Louisiana a few years back, I was amazed by the corruption down here. New Orleans Police officers guiding drug traffickers through the city, a NOPD officer who robbed a store, killing the owners, then went back and investigated the crime that she committed, I even remember a story concerning the State police that would confiscate cars from out of state drivers. I'm not saying these stories are true, and quite frankly I'm not going to bother with links to those stories,. I'd tell you to not believe them, but look it up. Truth is often stranger than fiction.

During that same period of time, former Governor Edwin Edwards was being investigated, which led to a trial, and conviction. I remember how people would fawn over Governor Edwards. It was like an early propaganda line for the left. "Edwin Edwards was a crook, but he was a great governor."

I'd hear that line and I'd just shake my head in disbelief. I'm sure on more than one occassion I would inquire about that type of thinking from the Louisiana voters. It made little sense to me that a crook would be praised for doing a good job. I suppose I looked at in in a business sense. If you have an employee that's stealing from you, you'd probably fire him and would NOT boast of his abilities.

People in Louisiana have grown to accept it, whereas, the rest of the United States doesn't have nearly the problems of corruption that we have here. Even then, for as bad of a crook that Governor Edwards was, I understood why the people would rather have the crook, than the guy who's so blinded by his racism, that he flat out denies the Holocaust even existed. It would be one thing if he pointed out that it wasn't just Jews that died in those concentration camps, but to deny it happened? To make matters worse, he goes to Iran's conference to deny that Jews died in gas chambers. Wow, what a Patriotic American.

And what is it with these appeasers? Appeasers can be defined as: a person who will throw you to the lion first, in hopes the lion won't get hungry again, and eat him. David Duke sitting side by side with Iran's version of Tony Montana. What a sight.

So when people ask, why did they vote the crook back in? Because the people of Louisiana understood why it was important to vote for the crook. They didn't have much of a choice. In fact I've learned that Louisiana elections can be summed up in sentences of five words.

"Not much of a choice"
"The lesser of two evils"
"Hold your nose and vote"
"Crook heavy verse crook lite"
"Either way, we're still screwed."

That's what these misfortunate creatures of the bayou are faced with election after election. Yeah, I called the people here creatures, that's how these politicians view them. If the Pols actually would stop to think of the Louisiana voter as human beings, then maybe, just maybe, they wouldn't be so anxious to rip them off so much. Maybe they would stop to think that the workingman has something else better to do with his money instead of forking it over to elected officials every time one of them gets a new scheme disguised as compassion or Sugar mills. Maybe they would stop to think that Louisianians have families, and if the government wouldn't take so much money away from them, they'd actually have enough money to take care of their own children.

I think that pretty much summarizes my view of the left. They want to raise your taxes, because people can't take care of their children, and they get credit for it, so you vote for them, and the cycle happens again, and again, and again, until pretty soon everybody depends on the government except for the very fortunate few that aren't in poverty. When given the opportunity to lower taxes to the benefit of the people, they wouldn't want to do it. That extra money is lagniappe to expand government dependency.

It was about four years ago that I began to see the light in Louisiana Politics. While the people throughout the rest of the country thinks we vote the worst guy in and that the average Louisiana voter is stupid, it's just the exact opposite. The Louisiana voter is voting the best guy in. Believe it or not, Nagin wasn't the worst candidate in the mayorial runoff, Jefferson wasn't as bad as Karen 'Cynthia McKinnely' Carter, and Edwin Edwards was a better option than Duke. It's not the Louisiana voter, it's the guys that keep running for office. It's so bad here, that if there ever was an honest politician running for office, he'd lose simply because Louisiana voters couldn't possibly recognize an honest politician.

Even if they did recognize that he was an honest politician, they'd probably vote for the other guy just so the honest politician would stay honest.

But 2007 marks a significant change in Louisiana politics - the Governors race. This time, the Louisiana voters will finally have a field of candidates that look like decent people. And though you my be scratching your head wondering how stupid Louisiana is for voting people back into office, the Governor's race is going to send a resounding message to the nation as in who's to blame for the aftermath of Katrina.

And what is Kathleen Blanco doing now? Well, she's sticking her hands down into the cookie jar with this Christmas time session where the legislatures get to open up their presents. For some of the legislatures, it's Christmas time, stick you hand in there and grab all that you can. Have a great big party and then go get re-elected. Fortunately we have some common sense in Downtown Baton Rouge. Some want to wait, get their senses, no be so anxious to spend the money. A glimmer of light on the horizon.

And even if Kathleen gets this money to create more government dependency instead of helping devastated families with tax relief, I doubt it would be enough to salvage her political career.

I would say, be easy on the Louisiana voter. While most Americans would make a business decision, Louisiana voters make the practical one. Vote for the smaller crook, that's not stupidity, they just know better than to trust a Louisiana politician. Sooner or later, the rest of America will understand, don't ever, ever, ever trust a Louisiana politician.

I saw a most excellent letter from Santy Claus to the Southern States and it reminded me of a some great things about the South. For example, did you know the toothbrush was invented down south? We don't know exactly where, but we do know if it were invented anywhere else, it would have been called a "teethbrush".

Ah but I digest, let's find out just how Southern you are. A Yankee ain't gonna pass this exam. A true Southerner will get them right, a'ight?

1.How many Vienna Sausages are in a can?
2. What was the number and color of Richard Petty's cars?
3. Bill Dance is good at what?
4. What university does Bill Dance root for?
5. Where did Herschel Walker play (college) football?
6. After boiling peanuts for an hour you have what?
7. In cubic inches, how big is the smallest 1966 GM small-block V8?
8. A Cajun is likely to speak what furrin' language?
9. What is a chigger?
10. What is scrapple?
11. Where is "The Redneck Riviera"?
12. What's that fuzzy stuff hanging off the oak trees?
13. What follows logically? Johnson, Mercury,_______________.
14. What's the common name for a bowfin?
15. If you mated a heifer and a steer, what would you get?
16. Who sang "Your Cheatin' Heart"?
17. What are grits made out of?
18. Who was nicknamed "The Bear"
19. Why is the Blue Ridge blue?
20. What did The Baldwin Sisters make?
21. Who was Andy Taylor's love interest?
22. What are the radio station call letters that carries "The Grand Ol' Opry"?
23. Where would you find Vidalia County?
24. What sport requires 3 legs and a rope?
25. What instrument did Bill Monroe play? (typically)
26. How many strings on a banjo? (two possible answers)
27. When you argue with a fool, what is he doing?
28. What is a scuppernong?
29. Do you want the goats to get into the kudzu?
30. Why do you want to eat "high on the hog"?
31. What color is a John Deere?
32. What do you call the offspring of a mule?
33. What will you harvest when you plant "shade"?

I'll post the answers tomorrow. Remember, you either you know it, or you ain't. For those of you who get 100%, here's a couple of tips..

1. Empty beer cans don't belong in the front yard and 2. well I done forgot number two .

Iraqicy? Idioraq? What do you call an idiot who's chairing the House Intelligence Committee and doesn't know the basic ins and outs? In fact, reading Stein's column one would have to wonder, do any of them have any clue to what's going on in Iraq? Is it any wonder why after five years, we're still trying to figure out Iraq?

The more I see coming out of Washington, Republican or Democrat, (or Bernice for that matter) the more I think Politics is what happens to rich people when they get tired of screwing up their own lives and decide to screw up the nation. If you ain't gonna go up their and do your job, why did you bother to begin with? Oh, daddy make all the money and now you have nothing better to do but to spend it on some silly legacy?

I often tell people, 'Louisiana would be the perfect place to live, if you just got rid of all the politicians.' and everybody has a good laugh. I'm really beginning to think the United States would be a perfect nation, if only we could get rid of the politicians.

I understand the importance of government, I just wish these politicians would look at the American people as something other than helpless, stupid, tax revenue, and campaign donors.

In Luziana nooz, Governor Kathleen Blanco can't seem to get any legs going with her special session, perhaps she should look to Mitch Landrieu to help her govern, maybe even the local dog catcher could be of some assistance, I'm sure he could do a better job. Word has it that that the house is going to adjourn early, which wouldn't be a slap in the face for the lady governor, it'll be more like a wedgie and a hard bra snap. I don't know, she seems so uptight, maybe she's already got the wedgie.

It's interesting to see Bobby Jindal getting the attention, or should I say criticism that he does. Though it's common knowledge he's going to make a bid for the Governor's mansion, and thus open for criticism, it seems to me that everybody is treating him like a front runner. Then again, is that surprising? We just had two (now Republican) candidates who supported Kathleen Blanco's election, that not only tried to separate their past support of her, but tried to tie each other into being buddies with the Governor. You know it's bad for a Governor when two candidates smear campaign is about who supported you more in getting elected. Being her campaign manager isn't a bad job to take, there's no way you could lose. You wouldn't get blamed for losing the campaign, but if you could make a decent showing, you'd be well paid for the rest of your life.

Let's talk about money, Bills, er Dollar Bill Jefferson, what a wonderful tool for the Republican party. What a way for the Democrats to take control of the house, wonderful for the Republicans. Clean up the house eh Nance? Whatchya gonna do with bill? Now I know my Republican colleagues around the nation are scratching their heads wonderin whydy'all do dat?

Well, think of it like this, it's our Christmas present to the rest of the nation. Would you rather have Karen Carter, another Cynthia McKinney, or Dollar Bill? It just made sense to send Dollar Bill back up there. Here's three options the Democrats have with Dollar Bill.

1. Do nothing, let the Feds do their job. However, leaving Dollar Bill out there without defending him just reeks of racism, doesn't it? I mean, after all these years of letting race and politics excuse bad behavior, wouldn't you expect Democrats to stand by their man? Well all except Hillary, of course.

2. Stand up for Bill, which is not cleaning up the House, as promised.

3. Begin investigations on other Democrats, so as to appear that they are cleaning up the house, and not just one Democrat who happens to be the wrong race.

Either way you look at it, Bill Jefferson is not good for the Democrats who just took control of the House and Senate, and who have a a huge Presidential election coming up in which more scrutiny is being paid by the American public. Another gift for the Republicans, now if we can just get some Republicans who are willing to capitalize on Democrat errors instead of fumbling the ball.

Let's talk about me, me, me. I seldom ever really talk about myself, but since I am in such a good mood, I might as well. Tonight I had a fantastic time on Tejas Fred's show. I also have Wild Bill lined up for an interview. I really feel like I am back in the saddle as far as my blog is concerned and my hits are starting to get back to it's 2004 level. Links are starting to come back and soon enough I'll have the libs back here complaining bout something.

Life is good.

Tomorrow night, er later tonigh, I'll be on Texas Fred's radio show talking about "Personal Freedom".

Let me clue you in a little. I think we are bending over backwards trying to figure out ways to pass a new law on this person, or that person, and at the same time we are all standing around scratching our heads wondering, 'where has our freedom gone?' The truth is, we couldn't give it away fast enough.

But what amazes me most is that some people are completely oblivious to the restructering of the role of government on the local level. Let's take Mayor Bloomberg, or should I call him Naysayer Doomsberg? Here's a mayor who's not satisfied with taking guns away from the people of New York City. Now, he's filing lawsuits against gun dealers in other states. What gives him the right to dictate to businesses in other states how they ought to run?

I know some of you must be wondering why I'm calling him Naysayer Doomberg. Well, let's try a few lines. LC: "Mayor Blomberg, may I take a bottle of wine with me on my picnic in the park?"
Mayor Bloomberg: "That's a nay, as in I don't think it's good for you. Besides, too many people leave their empty bottles in trashcans where it may fall all out, break, and cut somebody. What about the children? Don't you care about the little children who might see you partaking in wine tasting? God forbid they see you do that and turn into a Christian. Separation of church and state must be kept intact. It's for the public good you see, so we can't allow wine to be drank in the city park, if even for a picnic."

LC: "I understand Mayor Bloomberg, it's for the public good. Well, that's okay, I'll just slip over there and have me a smoke."
Mayor Bloomberg: "Oh no, that's been outlawed too, you see, we had to outlaw smoking in public place because many a folk might die from asthma, lung cancer, heart attacks, strokes. It's our duty and responsibility to protect the children. It's for the children, you understand, don't you? You don't hate little children do you?"

LC: "Well no, I guess I don't. Well, I suppose I can go to a bar and smoke."
Mayor Bloomberg: "Oh no, you see we outlawed smoking in bars as well. You see, many hardworking adults go to bars and, well, you'll kill them. Why just last week we had a lady who had a heart attack and she was only 64 years old. We are investigating it too see if there might have been a smoker that walked by her and caused her death. We can't have smokers killing off all our taxpayers. If we allowed you to do that, then children would be sleeping on street corners because we won't have the tax revenue to keep them off the streets. See, public good."

LC: "Well, I'm not interested in hanging around her anymore Mayor Bloomberg. Why don't I just use my cellphone and call a cab. I can still use my cellphone, right?"
Mayor Bloomberg: "Of course you can, for now. Though, we are doing some studies to see if second hand cellphone waves kills off taxpayers."

LC: "I understand Mayor Bloomberg, I wouldn't want to hurt somebody with my cellphone call. Can I ride a bike?"
Mayor Bloomberg: "Of course you can! Just make sure your wearing your shoes, and don't ride a bike without a horn, you'll get a ticket. I had to see to that law, it's for the public good, you know? Where are you planning to go?"

LC: "Ah, I hear New York makes great meatball subs, thought I'd go try one out. Do you know where I can get a great one?"
Mayor Bloomberg: "I know of a great place not too far from here. Oh no, they closed. The owner sent me a nasty letter telling me where to stick the transfat law. Something about changing the ingredients made his meatzaballs less tasty thus affecting his business. Come to think of it, all the great meatball places just don't have the same taste. Oh well, it's for the public good. You care about little children right?"

LC: "You know, I care about little children, but not that damn much. Mayor, I thought that I would love New York City, but in fact, I'd rather protest this..."
Mayor Bloomberg: "Oh, you're a protestor? We have a great little bus station for you to go to? I think it' called Guantanamo on the Hudson, or something like that."

LC: "I just want to go to a city where I can live a little, you know, do something that will make me smile without worrying about the public good."
Mayor Bloomberg: "Well nobody is taking away your right to smile."

LC: "At least until you discover that it has a negative impact on the public good. I'm going to South Texas to get me the biggest, baddest, grease filled steak that I can find."
Mayor Bloomberg: "Please let me know the name of that restaraunt, I'd like to sue them for serving steaks that are cooked in transfat to New Yorkers."

LC: "What?"

Really, where does Mayor Bloomberg's health policing stop? Now it's transfat in New York, but did you know he's also suing gun dealers in other states for selling illegal guns to New Yorkers? Exactly who does Mayor Bloomberg think he is? Who does he think he is? Eric Cartman as a hall monitor? If these folks are breaking federal law, then turn your evidence over to the FBI and let them do the job they were hired to do.

But me thinks there's more to the story than violations of the law. If it were, then New York city would seek prosecution of these people under federal law to put an end to this kind of thing. Why do something that would 'save lives' when you can bring more money into the city's coffers?

Perhaps restaraunts, liqour stores, and bars should check the ID's of New Yorkers and not allow them to be in violation of New York City law. Only problem is, Naysayer Doomsberg has gone off his rocker with his self serving moral superiority that me thinks the only person that can keep up with his self righteous madness is Mayor Bloomberg.

You're safe bet while in New York is to follow this rule of thumb, 'If it's something that could make you happy, don't do it, or you may get ticketed."

Can't we get the Republican Party to convince him to switch back to being a Democrat?

Louisiana Conservative: Welcome to the inaugural "Interview With a Blogger". Today, I am with GM Roper of GM's Corner. Say Hi, GM.
George Roper: Hi Jeffery, thanks for having me on. Or should I have said Hi GM?

LC: Ha ha. Let's start with your blog
GMR: OK!

LC: How did you get started blogging?
GMR: I was an avid fan (still am) of a number of blogs and got introduced to Marc Cooper's blog. After lurking there for several months I started commenting about the conservative viewpoint to his liberal one and soon we became friends. Marc encouraged me to start blogging in September of '04 and I started my blog in November of that year.

LC: Have you been at your current location ever since you started?
GMR: Oh no... I started out with blogspot, then moved to my own dot com and was there for a little over a year. When I got lung cancer early this year, it looked like my blogging days were over because of the expense and I was invited to join the Munuvian's. I moved to mu.nu in March or April of this year and have been there ever since.

LC: Blogs do have a tendency to move don't they? I notice that you often blog about politics, but what specific issue that really gets your adrenaline going more than any other?
GMR: Well, I try to mix in some photography and humor, but conservative politics has always been my forte. I guess if any one issue were the one that claims most of my attention it would be the war against the islamofascists. I'm currently working on a post I've tentatively titled "I Am A Warmonger."

LC: I know it may seem like an obvious answer, but what makes that issue more important?
GMR: Well, it is both obvious and subtle. Obvious in that we are at war, not with a state, but with an ideology. One that cares not for anyone or anything but their own pitiful point of view that you are either with them or you will die. The subtle part comes from how do you fight an ideology? That is one of the reasons I think why we in the United States have sort of lost our will. We can't see progress like we could see in WWII or even in Korea.

LC: It does seem kind of odd that we call ourselves the 'home of the brave' while we act so scared of everything.
GMR: I'm not sure if it is scared of, or an unwillingness to "offend" others. It is almost like political correctness is an ally of islamofascism. For example, the 6 imams that were taken off the plane a week or so ago. They castigated us for not "understanding" but the reality is that we did understand their actions, they didn't want to be passangers, they wanted to cause a scene.

LC: I'm going to play the devil's advocate here. I'm a peace advocate. Respond to my allegations
GMR: Go for it

LC: Bush started this war for oil because he has a personal vendetta for his daddy
GMR: First off, typically like a peace advocate, the words you chose are indicative of the left. Bush doen't have a personal vendetta for his daddy, though he may have a personal vendetta for Saddam for plotting to kill his daddy. That is the difference. Besides, if the issue were truly about oil, which it patently is not, we could get a lot more oil by buying it... it would have been much cheaper. Two, there is absolutely no evidence that we are benefiting from the control of Iraqi oil. If we were, do you think that gas prices would have shot up two dollars a gallon or so after Katrina?

LC: "Iraq had no connection to 9-11"
GMR: No connections except for training Al Qaeda, no connections except for supporting terrorism, no connections except for attempting the assasination of a United States President and of course, with Al Q. in Iraq, they have no connection with Iraq.

LC: "Iraq is America's biggest blunder."
GMR: Along side with the USS Cole, the Twin Towers, Embassies in Kenya and Tanzania, the Kohbar towers and the Marine Barracks. How long does the United states have to allow terroristic acts against it's interests to strike back. Have we made mistakes? Sure, name one war where we haven't. No war plan survives first contact with the enemy. Lastly, I might mention that although the road to hell is paved with good intentions, so is the road back. We have a duty, difficult though it be, to see this through to fight islamofascism down to the wire.

LC: "Well the whole world hates us now for our go it alone policy."
GMR: Color me worried about what others think. Look, if Germany doesn't like what we do, let's pull our troops out [of Germany]... whoops, when we talked about that all of a sudden we were their best friends. The world is flat out wrong and if we allow "opinion" to dictate how we act in our own best interests, we deserve what we get. Besides, we aren't alone.

LC: No Liberal argument would be complete, of course, without "I still think George Bush is the dumbest President in the history of the United States."
GMR: Yep, dumb enough to graduate from college, dumb enough to learn to fly one of the most difficult interceptors in the Air Force inventory and dumb enough to get a master's degree. I get so damn sick of hearing that. When the Democrats think he is dumb, but he turns around and whips them at most every situation, they obviously don't get it. Like many liberals, they mistake the ability to speak with erudition and is further evidence of their intolerance. Of course, Bush has done some awfully dumb things, but so has smarty pants Kerry. Kerry acts awfully dumb for being so damn "smart".

LC: Let's not forget that this President was dumb enough to steal two elections from the Democrats. But let's shift gears here. Let's talk about the darkest moment of your life.
GMR: There have been several dark moments.

LC: The most recent one, your bout with Cancer.
GMR: Oh, that one... ok, fire away!

LC: First off, how was it discovered and what was your reaction?
GMR: Reaction = OH SHIT!!!! Having said that, I injured my left knee in February of '05 and had several appointments with the docs before finally deciding to get surgery in January of this year. During routine chest X-Ray and other lab work prior to surgery, they found the tumor.

LC: Isn't that how most cancer is found, through other examinations?
GMR: Yes it is, if I had had the surgery in the summer of '05, it would have been too soon, in the summer of '06 too late. I am one lucky fellow... I guess God isn't done with me yet.

LC:Well I am one who agrees with God on this one.
GMR: Thank you.

LC: I often hear people say that if they get cancer, they won't go through radiation or chemotherapy. What would you tell them?
GMR: It depends, everyone has their own tolerance level. I have a strong desire to live, not at any cost you understand, but to live and my docs told me that surgery and chemo was the route to go. It was tough, I'll not kid you on that point. The chemo makes you weak, you lose your appetite, lose weight, get nauseated etc. But, it was only 6 months of misery. I've had college professors that were harder to take for four months and I survived that too.
Then, I had a terrific support system in place, family, co-workers, friends, church members and of course bloggers like you who helped raise some dough to help offset the cost of the chemotherapy. At the time, your sermons were a God-send and I mean that truthfully.

LC: Thank you. Many people don't like to think of Cancer. In fact, I think most people think Cancer is going to happen to the other guy. Why is that and what would you tell people about Cancer?
GMR: Cancer is a disease, nothing more. One oncologist told me that if you live long enough, you will have cancer of some type. This is especially true of men and prostate cancer. We all have, from childhood on, a myth of invincibility, that we are "bullet proof" as it were. In psychological terms, this myth is really necessary or we would never go out of doors. There is, unfortunately, a large number of diseases etc., that we are prone too, many we cause ourselves. I smoked for almost 40 years thinking it would happen to the other guy, only to find out that I was one of the "other guys." But you can also be a health nut such as Dr. Helen Smith, Glenn Reynold's wife who exercised daily, watched her weight etc and still had an almost fatal heart attack at age 37.
By the way, Dr. Helen took the time to make several comments on my blog when I did my cancer posts. She is quite a lady.

LC: How long have you been in remission?
GMR: I finished my chemo-therapy in August of this year, a CT scan 10 days later showed no cancer as did a P.E.T. scan a month after that. But, the doc's said that they think they got all of the cancer with the surgery and so I'm going to say tumor free since February 6, '06 which was when they took out half of my right lung. SO, cancer free, but only 3/4's lung power. Not a bad trade if you think about it. I've been told that I have an 80-85% chance of making the official 5 year survival time (after which you can consider yourself "cured") so, I've got a little more than 4 years to go. I had a CT scan yesterday morning and will get the results next week.

LC: I know I'm not alone when I say you're in my prayers.
GMR: Thanks my friend. That warms my heart in ways that others not in the same position can never know. You have been both a friend and a big part of my recovery and I am greatful you are in my life.

LC: You're welcome. Let's talk about blogs.
GMR: You bet!

LC: Other than your own blog, who's blog stands out the most to you?
GMR: Oh, wow, there are so many... I read about 30 a day, every day and not always the same one. Michael Totten, Marc Cooper, Dr. Sanity, Instapundit, Stop the ACLU, Big Dog, Cao, the Kossacks (just for laughs of course), your blog, Publius Pundit, Gates of Vienna, The Anchoress, Ogre's Politics and Views, The Real Ugly American, Texas Fred, Euphoric Reality, so, so many. Not all every day, but every day all are a significant part of my reading pleasure. I seldom read my own entries... I put too much into writing them. I read Woody's though.

LC: Those are some good blogs, of course I'm a little biased towards mine.
GMR: You should be. As I am, towards mine that is.

LC: Texas Fred is really becoming a blog to read, he's up for nomination as Best New Blog of 2006?
GMR: That's right. Doc Sanity is up for best individual blog, Stop The ACLU is up for best first 250 blogs... lot's of good blogs up for voting and I urge all my friends to vote daily, just like the democrats.

LC: It's legal to vote early and often.
GMR: In fact, I'm going to post on that first thing in the morning.

LC: What makes Texas Fred's blog stand out most to you?
GMR: Fred is a very good friend of mine, we have been friends since he started blogging and he has been a guest on my internet radio show GM's Corner airing at 9:00 PM Central Time on Wide Awakes Radio (thanks for the opportunity for the plug). But, I digress. Fred has a unique point of view that is just an enjoyable read, even if you don't always agree with him. He was born in Louisana and raised in Texas and that makes it unique if nothing else

LC: Texas Fred really does deserve a round of applause for becoming a finalist. I remember when I was a finalist for best new blog of 2004 where I got my pant beat off me, but it's such a wonderful feeling to get that kind of recognition.
GMR: It is a neat thing. Of course, no one ever made GM's corner a finalist in the Weblog Awards... on the other hand, I was King of the Blogs three times running and retired as a "Dynasty."

LC: Another Blog that you mentioned was Dr. Sanity, a cute play off of her name. Tell me about the connection between you and her.
GMR: Pat was one of the very first blogs that I read besides Michael Totten and Marc Cooper. I sent her an email once I started my blog and let her know that I too was in the mental health profession and that I shared her outlook on politics. She was gracious enough to include me in her short list of Psych-Bloggers and frequently stops by and links to one or another article in her continuing series "Touch And Goes" in the Psych-bloggers. The Title Dr. Sanity is NOT a play off of her name by her, but was a sobriquet dropped on her by her fellow residents when she determined to go to a psychiatric residency. She too has been a guest on my radio show... as have YOU!!!!

LC: I caught your show when Dr. Sanity was on. She did a fantastic job. One other blog that I want to ask you about is Cao's blog. Tell me about her.
GMR: Cao started the Wide Awakes. I have a "blog son" Mustang who blogs at Social Sense. He was invited to join the Wide Awakes and later, so was I. Cao writes her own blog Cao's Blog (by the way, her name is pronounced "Key") and has been instrumental in helping a lot of blogs get off the ground and recognized as good conservative blogs.

LC: I remember her when her blog first started. It always just stood out above other blogs. Finally I want to talk about your radio show. When is it on? (You can click the Wide Awakes Radio link on the side bar of both Gm's blog as well as this one.)
GMR: Thursday nights, 9:00 PM Central time.

LC: How did you get into the radio show?
GMR: Some of us in the Wide Awakes talked about it for a while, but it was really Kender Macgowen who really was the drive behind it and the guy that got it up and running. Kender is fighting his own chronic illness and is a champion in my book. I was invited by Kender, I guess because he liked what I had to say. That and I bribed him. (Laughs)

LC: Kender is definitely one of a kind, a very likable fellow.
GMR: He is indeed. He pulls no punches and says what is exactly on his mind at all times.

LC: What is it that you like most about hosting your own radio program?
GMR: Well, I teach off and on at the University of Texas-Pan American and love hearing myself gab. But mostly, it is something new for me to do, something that reaches out to others in the opportunity to discuss politics, humor and any thing else that touches down even momentarily. Last Thursday night I did a spoof of a counseling session with "Bubba" a red-necked, bigoted fellow from Oklahoma who fixes cars under a tree. It was absolutely hilarious.

LC: Well your show is definitely must-hear radio. Gm, thank you for taking the time out to do this interview.
GMR: Jeffery, this has been absolutely my pleasure. Thanks for having me. And thanks for being my friend.

You can visit GM's Blog at GM's Corner or listen live to his radio show Thursday night's at 9 pm central on Wide Awakes Radio. If you would like to be considered for an interview, please send an email to avman82000@yahoo.com with a short paragraph why I should interview you along with your blog name and link.

Sacrifice. Americans most meaningles word? Why should we sacrifice when we can sit around and party? Why should I have to risk my life for somebody else's freedom? Why shouldn't everybody be required to wear their seatbelts? Why aren't there more laws regulating our fat intake? Why should I have to smell cigerette smoke? Why should I see a motorcyclist without a helmut? Don't you know that offends me? Why should I suffer oppression when somebody offends me? Why should I tolerate Christianity during Christmas? Shouldn't I tell people not to offend me with a nativity scene? Shouldn't I whine?

Yes, I should be a big crybaby like everybody else. Baby Louisiana Conservative wanna suck the babba of big government too. Gimme, gimme, gimme because I can't do for myself. Please gimme more, I don't wanna sacrifice anymore. I wanna live forever! Screw freedom, why have the constitution? It's outdated... Yeah, it's all about me, my happiness, what I think you shouldn't be allowed to do, and my next party.

Sacrifice. A word that means nothing to us in the United States.

Sacrifice. A word that once meant everything.

Have you ever wondered what happened to the 56 men who signed the Declaration of Independence?

Five signers were captured by the British as traitors, and tortured before they died. Twelve had their homes ransacked and burned. Two lost their sons serving in the Revolutionary Army; another had two sons captured. Nine of the 56 fought and died from wounds or hardships of the Revolutionary War. They signed and they pledged their lives, their fortunes, and their sacred honor. What kind of men were they?

Twenty-four were lawyers and jurists. Eleven were merchants, nine were farmers and large plantation owners; men of means, well educated. But they signed the Declaration of Independence knowing full well that the penalty would be death if they were captured.

Carter Braxton of Virginia, a wealthy planter and trader, saw his ships swept from the seas by the British Navy. He sold his home and properties to pay his debts, and died in rags. Thomas McKeam was so hounded by the British that he was forced to move his family almost constantly. He served in the Congress without pay, and his family was kept in hiding. His possessions were taken from him, and poverty was his reward. Vandals or soldiers looted the properties of Dillery, Hall, Clymer, Walton, Gwinnett, Heyward, Ruttledge, and Middleton. At the battle of Yorktown, Thomas Nelson, Jr. noted that the British General Cornwallis had taken over the Nelson home for his headquarters. He quietly urged General George Washington to open fire. The home was destroyed, and Nelson died bankrupt. Francis Lewis had his home and properties destroyed. The enemy jailed his wife, and she died within a few months. John Hart was driven from his wife's bedside as she was dying. Their 13 children fled for their lives. His fields and his gristmill were laid to waste. For more than a year he lived in forests and caves, returning home to find his wife dead and his children vanished. A few weeks later, he died from exhaustion and a broken heart. Norris and Livingston suffered similar fates. Such were the stories and sacrifices of the American Revolution. These were not wild-eyed, rabble-rousing ruffians. They were soft-spoken men of means and education. They had security, but they valued liberty more.

These were men with everything too lose, and they did. Go back and read it again, this time, pay closer attention and ask yourself, 'Would we be willing to make such a sacrifice in the name of Freedom?'

How could a nation go from being the 'land of the Free' to the 'land of whiners'? and from the 'home of the brave' to the 'home of people who are afraid of guns, cigerettes, fat in foods, losing their job and everything else' in less than 250 years?

We are weak kneed in every sense of the word. We're too soft on terrorism. We're too soft on oppressive dictators. We're too soft on criminals. Could we be any different with illegal immigrants?

We've become so weak that at the first sign of trouble on the job, we're ready to hang it up. In what ways are we a brave nation when our every move needs to be decided by the government? Where at, in our lives, do we not have government intervening?

Sacrifice. A word without meaning.

Sacrifice means not using your children as an excuse to sit around the house, smoking dope all day. Get a job for crying out loud.

Sacrifice means doing the things that one must, not what one wants, because it's the right thing to do.

Sacrifice means taking risks.

Sacrifice means losing.

Sacrifice means a lot more than it seems that any of us are willing.

We've become a nation where we want sex as often as possible with several partners, and we want it without prgnancy or disease. How is it the federal governments fault when we become promiscuous and get AIDS?

We are so busy looking at how other people hurt our feelings and pay little attention to how we destroy our own lives. We are running around, trying to get government to limit this person's freedom or that person's freedom and at the same time, we all are scratching our heads wondering where our own freedom has gone.

We want socialized healthcare but what is it that we really want out of it? Too live forever at everybody else's expense? We want longer life, but we want you to pay for it. We want to party, enjoy life, do what we want, but not pay for the consequences.

Thank God we didn't fight the American Revolution. All King George would have had to do was to take away our food stamps and we'd surrender.

The only question is now, when, not if, the Islamofacist step up their war efforts, how long before we lose.

Boy, it's Christmas season and all ready liberals are coming out with all sorts of surprises for us. I thought these libs were against big government? I thought they ran off of a conservative agenda. Merry Christmas and here is your present, one huge government, coddling with dictators, flirting with taxes, bogging down government with investigations, denying appointments, and even a discussion about the draft. Where's all the work that the people elected them to do?

It's one gigantic Christmas present for us on the Right. You see, the people were sick of big government Republicans. The cure? Elect Democrats. Are you sick of the Republicans? Take a dose of Democrats and you won't be sick of Republicans anymore. Side effects may include severe vomiting, headaches, and dizziness. If side effects persist continue using medication for the next two years.

Let's start with the wackos over at the HateFreedom Post. In celebration over Elgordo's victory, quickly went from an orgy to a hatefest. Here's a sample of the comments

Call me crazy, but I'm sickened to see my fellow Democrats falling in line behind an authoritarian thug simply because he doesn't like Bush. I guess that's what we on the left support in a leader these days: unfair elections (you're delusional if you think Chavez would ever allow a truly free election), assassinating political opponents, and default support of dictators and terrorists the world over, so long as they hate the "unjust" US.-- Beantown4776

Some Democrats still have common sense and the ability to think for ones self. To be honest, looking at the Democrat party, I often forget about these types of Democrats. I never could understand the socialist mindset of "It's okay if my guy kills me, because he cares." Does it matter who or why somebody kills you? Either way, you're still dead. But let's get back to the hatefest.

The conservatives are at best the hypocrites, the fake Christians, the dumb wild beasts, and the human trashes. Their love for materialistic life supercedes their worth of being a member of human race. Therefore, for human to attain true peace and freedom, these undesirable elements must be removed from the society. And who would be more dangerous and toxic to our society than @***o*e* like Dick Cheney and George W. Moron Bush?

Congratulations President Chavez. Please liberate the American people from the force of evil. --tihssihsub

"Liberate us"??? From what? Freedom? And this moron continues to live in what he describes as a dictatorship instead of moving to a peace loving nation like Venezuela. Still, what does this punk suggest society do with the people that disagrees with him? Removed from the society? And exactly where would this kind and compassionate thug have us go? To a concentration camp, perhaps? Well punk, I ain't that hard to find, come make my day. Bring some ginger and wasabi with you, cause I'd eat you raw like sushi.

You know, these liberals never could quench my thirst for intellectual stimulation, well, most don't. There are a few, but I find most liberals are over-sensitive sissymen. They talk a good talk, become highly offensive in numbers, but are the first to run cryin to momma when somebody insults them.

Bloggers such as Brad's Peanut and Martian Anthropologist remind me of the super-sensitive pony tail guys. They can talk a lot of smack in private. When they get picked on in the bar, they probably just go home, stand in front of the mirror and pretend they actually stood up to the guy who picked on them. They are courageous when they are with their friends, but cry when it's one on one. They think it's their duty to offend the right, but the slightest action by non leftist that rubs their sensitivity the wrong way will almost gives them a cardiac arrest. There are some reasonable liberals out there, but most of them are bitter McFly's who were picked on too much in High School and now call the rest of us "Rednecks" when they are safely nestled in front of their computers. What these liberals really need, is for somebody to slap them upside the head and put them back in their place.

Also on CNN: "Chavez backs possible vote to close private TV stations" How can anyone defend this? By: rutherford on December 03, 2006 at 09:36pm

(In response to Rutherford)

Critical thinkers do not trust the US corporate media. There's plenty of evidence they have manufactured news about anyone in the world they don't like (being a Socialist a working to improve the conditions of poor people is actually considered a crime by US big business.) Before passing any judgment, the critical thinker makes sure what the US corporate media reports is actually a fact. Most likely, it's not. -By: amanda85

Critical thinkers don't trust the media, yes, this is true. It is also true that despots silence the media. Where are these lovers of freedom of speech while the press is getting shut down? Does that give George Bush permission to shut down our media? Would they approve of that as well? My God, these people are lunatics, er, moonbats.

The world wishes that also. Wherever there are Jews, there is evil, manipulation. deceit, and above all WAR!!--By: Dogcatchir

Boy, won't American Jews be proud to see what they vote for when they vote Democrat. Oh I can't look at the sight any longer. I'm beginning to feel tainted, much in the same fashion as when I visit Al Jazeera's website.

But there is another side to the Elgordo Chavez theftory, Venezuela News and Views from inside the concrete wall is a Venezuelan who shut down his blog with Elgordo's victory. It's heartbreaking, especially seeing that so many Venezuelans still hold Liberty with the utmost respect.

Boycott Citgo

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There were reports of Voting Machines failing in Venezuela today. Company that made those machines? Smartmatic. Anybody surprised about this?

Venezuela had a high turnout. Hugo Chavez won. Surprised? Would it surprise you that there were some things about the election that just wasn't right? Vcrisis.com live blogged the events as it happened.

Folks, it's imparative that we start paying more attention to this dictator to the south. His victory just raised the stakes in the 2008 election. We will have an enemy of this nation for the next 6 years and quite possibly, this is Venezuela's final election.

Our next President better be a strong leader, whether it be a Republican or a Democrat, or we are going to be in a major downfall. May God help us.

Let's get back to American politics. Well, technically, I didn't leave American politics, since Elgordo is in the Americas, but that is besides the point. Let's get back to the United States. I really want to talk about Fausta's recent post, in which, she started talking about how some people consider tattoos sexy. I don't.

I don't consider it sexy when a woman has a tattoo. I don't consider thongs sexy, and I certainly don't consider a girl sexy when she's had more men in her bed than a military base. I hope that I don't get too far off my train of thought, but there was a related story about hookers being killed in Atlantic city that caught my attention. In the story, there is a 23 year old "sex worker" who looks "twice her age".

Folks, what in the world is so sexy about a girl who looks twice her age? Maybe she knows how to satisfy a man, and a bonus, she'll throw in your choice of seven different venereal disease, at no extra cost! Maybe I live in a fantasy world, I don't know. There's just some things that I know that guys find attractive. I want a woman that's a challenge to get. I want a woman who is at my level or better than me.

And I knew I was going to do this, get off topic, a little. I was thinking about hunters and sex. Maybe it's some subconscience desire of mine to go hunt me a little Bambi, the seven year itch, if you will. But there is one thing universal about men, and that one thing is the desire to conquer. It's a desire that all men need fulfilled. Hunters fulfill that desire by going out and hunting. What I'm saying, and I don't have facts to back this up, but I'll bet, hunters are less likely to commit adultry than non hunters.

Which brings me back to the hookers, loose women, et al. Men have a need to conquer. Men need a challenge. When they get a woman who isn't a challenge, they begin to look elsewhere. Hence, why no guy wants loose women.

Which brings me back ontrack. Our society is oversexed, but it goes back to our most innate needs, and sex is the way many people are finding a way to fulfill those needs. It's a self esteem issue. People who are obsessed with sex, do so, because they have not found their purpose in life. Men have a need to conquer and until they find a purpose to their life, will attempt to conquer women. Women have a innate desire to be beautiful, and often, women will confuse sex with being beautiful.

The scary part is that the oversexing of our society is spilling over into publicity stunts. We have stars intentionally exposing theirselves in order to help re-invigorate their careers. Wasn't it enough that stars would check theirselves into rehab in order to get people talking about them again? This pass week, we had Louisiana's own Britney Spears expose herself three times in one week, and one of those days she actually bought panties.

God forbid if this becomes the norm for politicians to do this in order to get media attention. Could you imagine Nancy Pelosi showing the world that she doesn't smuggle classified document like Sandy Berger does? Or Hillary Clinton showing us that she would bring piece to the Middle East? Worse yet, can you hear Helen Thomas's apology? "I was so stressed out about the possibility of Dick Cheney running for President, that I forgot to put panties on."

I enjoy sex as much as the next guy does, but at least I don't have to act like I discovered it yesterday. Sex is supposed to be an enjoyable part of life, not the purpose of it.

The good news and bad news for Gov. Blanco

First, the good news. The good news for Governor Kathleen Blanco is that she probably won't be the worst candidate for Governor of Louisiana. With the field getting crowded with candidates more suitable to take the oath of office more so than her, it could only serve as good news that attorney Hardy Parkerson from Lake Charles wants to get into the race. Pipe dream, I know, but I've lived in this state to know that something happens to people here on election day. They seem to get the choice between the two worst candidates. Mitch Landrieu and Mayor Ray Nagin are examples as is, William Jefferson and Karen Carter. At leat if Karen Carter wins, she'll probably escape being investigated, but only because the powers that be will ignore it as long as possible.

But the bad news. LSU was apparently headed to the Rose Bowl, so in her save the day fever, Governor Kathleen Blanco decided that she would make some calls, you know, pull some strings. LSU is now going to the Sugarbowl.

I'm not saying that her calls caused LSU to miss the Rose Bowl, but she obviously didn't help them. You know, after witnessing how she helped the hurricane victims, and how she helped LSU go to the Rosebowl, and how she helped John Kerry win Louisiana voters, I think I'd rather have my arms and legs ripped out than receive help from her. Even her "Road Home" program hasn't been very effective, and she needs it to be. Where else is she going to get voters from?

I share the same last name as the governor and at the rate she's going, I'm either going to have to change my last name, or get a concealed weapons permit. She seems to get worse, leaving Louisianans shaking their head, anxious for election day, so that we can get somebody new. The one thing positive that can be said about Governor Kathleen Blanco, is that she's consistent. Everybody understands that whatever her solution ends up being, we know it ain't gonna work and it's going to be very costly to the state.

They didn't have to. Nobody asked them to. They just went. They went even though many people told them not to. Was it you? When you heard they were going, did you tell them not to? But he or she went anyway. They went to serve their country. Maybe the Army, the Navy, the Airforce, the Marines, but they went.

They went to serve their countries. They went to stand on the front line of defense. Many of you never served. That's okay. For whatever reason you didn't go, I'm sure that it's justified. Remember, they must stand on that wall of defense so you don't have too. If anybody owes anybody anything, it's those of us who didn't go, while they sacrificed a part of their life to serve their country.

I think we owe them a bit of gratitude. So take a few minutes to say thanks

Now I know some of you out there don't like our men and women who are serving overseas. You'd rather send them into the middle of a war, tell them to keep the peace, and have them wait until fired upon before they fire a single shot.

Truth is, they aren't cowards like so many of us who sit around waiting for the next war protest. We act as if war is so horrible, denounce it as if there is no justifiable reason to go to war, when the truth is, you were too much of a coward to go and to justify that very cowardice, you try to demean the men and women who are far better than those of us who didn't go.

Truth is, those men and women do more to keep us out of war, than you will ever do with your silly 'holier than thou' war protest. They know more about how to win a war, and how an enemy ought to be treated, and exactly what kind of people they are fighting against. They don't need you, nor do they want you, telling them how to their jobs. Quite frankly, if you wanted to decide how war should be fought, then why aren't you there? Shouldn't you lead by example? You know more than they do, go!

You think going to the park, sitting in the sunshine, protesting the war is going to get a thank you from anybody? Only the enemy. You think pulling us out of war wins peace? You win a war for the enemy. Do you really believe that peace was won by the Vietnam War protestors? Ya think the people that we slaughtered after that would agree? What they successfully accomplished is removing an obstacle to victory out of the way for totalitarianism. What they successfully did was allow wars to get created. They encouraged the enemy to fight even harder. Today, you accomplish the same.

Nobody owes you a thank you. You, more than anybody, needs to kneel down and kiss the soldier on his ***. The least you can do is say thank you.