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"I have forged documents that prove Jeff Blanco forgot his doctor appointment. It doesn't matter if the documents are forged, what matters is that Jeff Blanco is avoiding the issue.
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Here's your belate Christmas gift. I have been meaning to do a transcript of the interview with Wild Bill but you can download it from his website or by clicking this link
I was caught a little off guard as I wasn't expecting to interview Wild Bill during his Passionate America show on Wide Awakes Radio but it worked out fine. This actually gives you a chance to hear what a horrible horrible voice I have.
Twas a few days before Christmas
and all through everyone's house
not a creature was stirring
except Rich Donald and Fat Rosy's mouth.
Saddam were to be hung in Iraq to cheers
But terrorist continued to play on our fears
The Liberals were not happy just defeating the Reds
They have visions of Whitehouse dancing in their heads;
Al Gore warned us, 'each day could be our last'
watched Denver travellers deal with winter's clasp,
When down in our archives there sounded such a clatter,
I sprang from my chair to see what was the matter.
I knew what I knew, it was a burglar.
but lo and behold, it's only Sandy Berger.
What Sandy took, we'll never know
It was stuffed in his sock down below,
Like bad gas, the Clinton administration would linger
But Bush to punish them? Not even a finger.
But Carville came out so suddenly and quick
and once again was a Morris named Dick.
More rapid than eagles these courters have came,
And he whistled, and shouted, and called them by name;
"Now, Daschle! now, Doddy! now, Pelosi and Obama Hussein!
On, Clinton! on Kerry! on, Kucinich and John McCain!
Now carry the torch! tear down the wall!
Now campaign away! Campaign away! Win the Whitehouse next fall!"
The dry heaves would fill us, and some would cry
Instead of voting for these, we'd much rather die,
So away from the campaigners the voters they flew,
Away from promise noise, and from Dick Morris too.
but then came some spattering, that Christmas should be mute
one said that it violates his religion, this Holiday at its roots.
No more! I said as I turned around,
and suddenly I heard the sweetest sound.
Silent Night was being played on a flute
and the church choir voices would calm a brute;
A bundled up boy grabbed and tugged on my slacks,
'Don't forget mister, the Lord will be back.'
His eyes -- how they twinkled! his wording how merry!
Reminded me of the boy, that came from the Virgin named Mary!
His birth forever will be the reason,
that each year, we celebrate this season;
Each Christmas please practice what you teach,
accept Christmas, if it's tolerance that you preach;
To all of you from the West to the East,
Let us enjoy our Christ, and do it in peace.
To the rest of us, including myself,
It's almost time to take the presents off of the shelf;
with children sleeping, on pillows their head,
Out comes their presents from under your bed;
No need for words when you see the smile on their face,
but don't pass the day, without giving Christ his space,
Make sure you say your prayers and keep Him in mind,
After all, he gave you life, you can give your time;
Think not of politics, nor war, not even a missile
enjoy the day, the family, even the toy whistle
But the day is about Christ, keep that in sight,
"Happy Christmas to all, and to all a good-night."
Will Somebody Please Explain Why This Is Still Legal?
I have seen the light! I want to save the world too, just like so many of you out there. We've worked hard to ban dangerous materials such as cigerettes and transfat. We've worked hard to protect each other from their own stupidity such as passing seatbelt laws and helmut laws. We've worked hard to protect each other from, well, each other, with laws banning handheld cellphones while driving. We've worked hard making sure our children lower the birthrate and STD rate by giving them condoms. We've even had teachers so loyal to this cause, that they took children home to teach them sex education, even on their own free time with no extra pay. Talk about committment. H
But what I don't understand, is how the government let us down. Yes folks, they have let us down! Talk about incompetency, they haven't even considered doing something about the daily consumtion of the most dangerous product on the planet! I'm talking about Dihydrogen Monoxide or DHMO. 2
The folks down at DHMO.ORG have done a lot of research on the product and have this to say.
Dihydrogen Monoxide (DHMO) is perhaps the single most prevalent of all chemicals that can be dangerous to human life. Despite this truth, most people are not unduly concerned about the dangers of Dihydrogen Monoxide. Governments, civic leaders, corporations, military organizations, and citizens in every walk of life seem to either be ignorant of or shrug off the truth about Dihydrogen Monoxide as not being applicable to them. This concerns us. 0
It concerns me too, and I hope it concerns you as well. Chef's could be using this product in your food and not even know it. You could be drinking it, and not even be aware that DHMO is in your drink. It's very seldom that I ever complain about a product, but I just want to know, after looking at the MSDS Material Safety Data Sheet why it's still legal. I have my suspicions, but I just wonder why there isn't more people protest DMHO.Did you look closer?
By now, the majority of Louisianians have seen Kathleen's federally funded campaign commercial, though the version you are about to see is a press release and does not close by mentioning that this is "Governor Kathleen Blanco's Road Home Program"
However, on the official website, it makes clear that this is Blanco's brains being showcased.
The Road Home program was created by Governor Blanco, the Louisiana Recovery Authority, and the Office of Community Development. The program is funded by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Okay, so how is the Gov's Road Home Program going? Great, it's moving along just fine, 'nothing to see here'. That is, of course, your name is Officer Barbrady. I don't know about you, but when Officer Barbrady says 'Move along, nothing to see here' that usually means, there's something to see. It may seem unfair that I am comparing members of Kathleen Blanco's administration to South Park's Officer Barbrady, and I agree. It is unfair, for two reasons, if not more. First, Officer Barbrady is a cartoon, and two, even he isn't that incompetent. Comparing the two might be insensitive to Officer Barbrady's feelings, even if he is just a cartoon.
Below are a few comments from Louisiana residents who took part in The Road Home.
“We had about two feet of water, but we’re still living in our home on the second floor. We had home insurance and wind insurance, but no flood insurance. The funds from the program can help us rebuild the first floor of our home.”
“I was kind of surprised it happened so quick. The help is obviously on the way. If you don’t have the insurance, this is what’s going to help.”
“All instructions were precisely given over the phone. The Advisor was extremely patient with us as he explained each step of the process.”
“The process was quick, clear, and painless, keep up the good work. I appreciate the security and anti-fraud measures.”
“Overall experience excellent – could not be happier. Expeditious and expedient – must be proud of this group.”
“Just continue to help those who have come back to New Orleans to try to rebuild the city and businesses.”
Wow, out of over 89,000 people that have already applied for the program, six people used terms like "Quick", "Excellent"... wait a minute, is this real? Who made these comments? There's not even a name listed by the comments. But look at the comments. After getting a large amount of money, would you make any of the above comments? Is this something you would say? Who are these people that said these things? I want to know. It couldn't possibly be that hard to track down which of these people made these comments because, out of 89,000 people that applied for the program, only 82 people have actually received any money.
It's moving so slow they oughtta rename the program to 'Governor Kathleen Blanco's Pirogue Home Program. Again, I'm being unfair, though a pirogue is slower than a car, it's unfair to suggest a pirogue is as slow as "Kathleen Blanco's Condemned Road Home Program."
82 people have received money, that's it. Maybe more, let me check.... Wow, five more people have received checks. Make that eighty seven. I wonder if that's 87 votes she can count on? Never fear, Governor Kathleen Blanco is on the job! In another couple of months she'll have 174 people with checks in their hand. She could possibly get that number over 100 by the end of the year... 'Move along, nothing to see here.'
Maybe she ought to tell that to the Louisiana legislatures to 'move along, nothing to see here'. Even they are getting upset. A couple of legislatures even pitched tents in front of the capitol building. Relax, niether of them was named Clinton. Besides Rep. Marchand stated the reason she's pitching a tent is because she's "frustrated"... maybe that's not the right word I should use. Just go read the story, it'll make more sense that way.
There are those, like the commercial states, from South Louisiana, I wonder, how do they feel about it? In St. Bernard Parish a whopping 81.9% are so impressed with Governor Kathleen Blanco's Condemned Road Home Program that they are planning to vote for Bobby Jindal.
Maybe the slowness of "Kathleen Blanco's Condemned Road Home Program" has a lot to do with an auction that only had a $1 bid on lunch with her in Monroe, Louisiana. Think about it, if she's taking this long to get money to people who need it, how long will she keep you waiting for lunch? Men are used to being kept waiting for a dinner date, women do it all the time to us. Just imagine how long this woman would keep you waiting. You'd have to pitch a tent too, and once again, not a Clintonesque tent.
Some people feel that Kathleen Blanco won't run again because they don't think she could possibly be that dumb. Hello??? Haven't they been paying any attention over the last 16 months? Besides, we all know that she would have to start running her campaign now and for her to make any decisions, she's going to need a committee to decide who gets to be on the committee to decide if she should drop out of the race. By the time they come to a consensus, she'd already be at the finished line, and it would be a little too late to drop out. So yes, she's in it, just as an outdated pirogue would be in a speedboat competition.
But be cautious, this is still Louisiana, expect the worse, hope for the best.
That Was Then, This Is Now/Hillary/Seinfeld(Kramer)
From the mailbox....
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Scenario: Jack pulls into school parking lot with rifle in gun rack.
1973 - Vice Principal comes over, takes a look at Jack's rifle, goes to his car and gets his to show Jack.
2006 - School goes into lockdown, FBI called, Jack hauled off to jail and never sees his truck or gun again. Counselors called in for traumatized students and teachers.
++++++++++++ +++++++++ +
Scenario: Johnny and Mark get into a fist fight after school.
1973 - Crowd gathers. Mark wins. Johnny and Mark shake hands and end up best friends. Nobody goes to jail, nobody arrested, nobody expelled.
2006 - Police called, SWAT team arrives, arrests Johnny and Mark. Charge them with assault, both expelled even though Johnny started it.
++++++++++++ +++++++++ +++++++++ +
Scenario: Jeffrey won't be still in class, disrupts other students.
1973 - Jeffrey sent to office and given a good paddling by Principal. Sits still in class.
2006 - Jeffrey given huge doses of Ritalin. Becomes a zombie. School gets extra money from state because Jeffrey has a disability.
++++++++++++ +++++++++ +++++
Scenario: Billy breaks a window in his father's car and his Dad gives him a whipping.
1973 - Billy is more careful next time, grows up normal, goes to college, and becomes a successful businessman.
2006 - Billy's Dad is arrested for child abuse. Billy removed to foster care and joins a gang. Billy's sister is told by state psychologist that she remembers being abused herself and their Dad goes to prison. Billy's mom has affair with psychologist.
++++++++++++ +++++++++ ++++++++
Scenario: Mark gets a headache and takes some headache medicine to school.
1973 - Mark shares headache medicine with Principal out on the smoking dock.
2006 - Police called, Mark expelled from school for drug violations. Car searched for drugs and weapons.
++++++++++++ +++++++++ ++++
font color="#CC0000">Scenario: Mary turns up pregnant.
1973 - 5 High School Boys leave town. Mary does her senior year at a special school for expectant mothers.
2006 - Middle School Counselor calls Planned Parenthood, who notifies the ACLU. Mary is driven to the next state over and gets an abortion without her parent's consent or knowledge. Mary given condoms and told to be more careful next time.
++++++++++++ +++++++++ +++++
Scenario: Pedro fails high school English.
1973 - Pedro goes to summer school, passes English, goes to college.
2006 - Pedro's cause is taken up by state democratic party. Newspaper articles appear nationally explaining that teaching English as a requirement for graduation is racist. ACLU files class action lawsuit against state school system and Pedro's English teacher. English banned from core curriculum. Pedro given diploma anyway but ends up mowing lawns for a living because he can't speak English.
++++++++++++ +++++++++
Scenario Johnny takes leftover firecrackers from the 4th of July, puts them in a model airplane paint bottle, blows up a red ant bed.
1973 - Ants die.
2006 - BATF, Homeland Security, FBI called. Johnny charged with domestic terrorism, FBI investigates parents, siblings removed from home, computers confiscated, Johnny's Dad goes on a terror watch list and is never allowed to fly again.
++++++++++++ +++++++++
Scenario Johnny falls while running during recess and scrapes his knee. He is found crying by his teacher, Mary. Mary, hugs him to comfort him.
1973 -In a short time Johnny feels better and goes on playing.
2006 - Mary is accused of being a sexual predator and loses her job. She faces 3 years in State Prison.
....and that's why I fight.
The next two are video links, click them both, either you'll laugh, or you're just a supersensitive lib.
If you are a blogger that would like to be interviewed, please email me at avman82000 @ yahoo. com (remove spaces) or IM Avman82000.
Jeffery Blanco: Today I am with Texas Fred. Fred, Let's talk about your blog first, why do you blog?
Texas Fred: I started blogging as a hobby, but I am really political in my thinking and it kinda got out of hand, I got popular and I was really kind of surprised.
'For me, it's personal. I have had very close family members serve in Iraq this time around and it's a war I just don't think we needed to fight.'
JB: What political issue drives you the most?
TF: 1st, the war in Iraq, and after that, the insecurity of our borders and coastlines, then the costs in our tax dollars, the money we pay out to support and care for what I call 'Illegal Invaders'.
JB: Why is the war in Iraq so important?
TF: For me, it's personal. I have had very close family members serve in Iraq this time around and it's a war I just don't think we needed to fight. I feel our time and efforts would have been better spent taking the war to al-Qaeda in Afghanistan.
JB: How would you classify your personal feelings towards Iraq?
TF: Personally, I don't care if the Iraqis have their freedom. I don't think they'll 'stand' on their own and remain free. I feel we are wasting our time in Iraq on this mission to install a working democracy, Islamic theocracy and American style democracy won't work together, in my opinion.
JB: What role do blogs have?
TF: I feel it's an 'outlet' for folks to speak freely, and I think some blogs get a lot more 'notice' than others, and I know that there are 'blog bots' from the U.S. government that do check sites and look to see who's blogging about what. My 'Site Meter' tells me I get those kind of 'hits' on a regular basis, maybe someone in D.C. is paying attention.
'In 2 words, Michelle Malkin... If I can't totally, 100% believe in what I write,I will not write it...'
JB: I see them too. What do you think the government is getting out of looking at blogs?
TF: A look into the 'leading' opinions of bloggers, and a decent cross section of Americana without having some polling service 'skew' the results.
JB: Other than your blog, are there any other bloggers that stand out to you?
TF: I read a lot of blogs, but some of the so-called 'main stream' blogs seem to have gone to the 'shock jock' theory of blogging, it doesn't matter what they say as long as it shocks someone enough to 'hit' the blog counter, recently I have been reading Tom DeLay's blog, and I have a link in his blog roll. I really like his blog, and I like Neal Boortz too.
JB: Expand on the 'Shock Jock' of blogging. What is that exactly?
TF:In 2 words, Michelle Malkin. Makes no difference what is said, as long as it keeps her numbers up. If I can't totally, 100% believe in what I write, I will not write it, and I hate to read what I believe to be 'commercial shills'.
JB: I guess that's a great lead into my next question. One thing I noticed is that you're not afraid to offend. Why is that?
TF: If people are offended by the truth, that is their problem, because I am going to speak the truth, at least as I see it. My blogs has a 'Mission Statement', "To provide my readers with News, Editorials and Hard Hitting Commentary that lays it all on the Line and speaks the TRUTH as I see it, no matter where that truth comes from."
'hell yes, people are too consumed with feel good political correctness, I call a spade a spade, and if that offends someone, that's too bad... And we have many 'BS' artists in blogging, many that are in it strictly for the glory,'
JB: Is there a growing problem with truth telling?
TF: In my opinion, hell yes, people are too consumed with feel good political correctness, I call a spade a spade, and if that offends someone, that's too bad... The truth never needs a second thought, because it is the truth, lies have to be remembered and backed up with more lies and eventually come back to destroy the liar... And we have many 'BS' artists in blogging, many that are in it strictly for the glory, and I am not like that, my opinions have actually caused some folks to stop speaking to me, but they still read my blog, site meter says so.
JB: I found that as well. What kind of comments have people made to you because of your blog?
TF:: I have been called names I won't repeat... But the name callers STILL read Texas Fred's.
JB:Texas Fred has been nominated as best new blog of 2006. How did you do?
TF: I came in at number 8 but there have been some serious voting irregularities too, I just made a post to address that as a matter of fact, and I am not going to accept a nomination again next year.
JB: Was it Diebold or Sequoia?
TF: No idea, the tally was done by the Weblog Awards staff I presume.
JB: Voting has now officially ended, but if we could rewind the clock, why should I vote for Texas Fred's?
TF: Really, other than the fact that I think I have a decent blog that tells the truth, I have no idea.
JB: Let's talk about internet radio a little bit. You used to have a show at Wide Awakes Radio, but for personal reasons, you left. Are there any future plans for radio?
TF: I am not free to discuss any future plans at this time but I always have 'irons in the fire'.
JB: So it's safe to say, Texas Fred ain't going anywhere?
TF: Only if I die.
'there have been some serious voting irregularities too, ...and I am not going to accept a nomination again next year.'
JB: We hope that doesn't happen any time soon. Is there anything you'd like me to ask you about?
TF: Not at this time, but when I do get back on the air, uh, wait, if I get back on the air, I'll have you as a guest on a quality station with true FM/CD quality and we'll do your interview for all the world to hear.
JB: Look forward to it... I just have a few final questions regarding sports.
TF: How about those Saints?
JB: Ohio or Florida?
TF: Florida I hope
JB: USC-Michigan?
TF: Don't care... I don't like either one, if I had to pick, USC.
JB: And finally, call the superbowl, who's going?
TF: San Diego and someone, but that 'someone' is still up in the air..
JB: No Saints?
TF: I hope, but ya see, if someone asked me "Fred, when are you gonna do so and so?" I always answer with, "When the Saints win the Super Bowl.." Been using that for YEARS, I hate to lose it.
JB: *Laughing* Fred, thanks so much for your time.
TF: It's been my pleasure
I've done some stupid things in my life. I'm sure we all have. For some people stupid is what is normal for others. We have names for people that continue to do the stupid things over and over. Scum, trash, thug, etcetera, but now there's some things that just requires something more than mere stupidity. Some people's stupidity goes beyond belief, so much so, they deserve their own special recognition.
So I, being the noble character that I am, have decided to reward them with their own little spot on the web. Today, I introduce National Hall of Fame of Incredible Stupidity Yes folks, it's time has come. Surely stupidity has reached a breaking point in this nation. It's a point of no return. We are only going to see more stupidity from here on out. We'll soon replace NFL football with the Profession Stupidity League.
Our first inductee into the National Hall of Fame of Incredible Stupidity is an overnight sensation. Within the first week of making national headline news, a student at Wheaton North High School in Wheaton, Illinois has successfully crossed over from normalcy into anonymous figure in the National Hall of Fame of Incredible Stupidity. This utter stupidity can only be introduced with matching stupidity- a liberal viewpoint.
Let's look at some excerpts from the story.
"Last week one of those students decided to do the unthinkable when officials say he spiked a container of cafeteria salad dressing with his own semen.
Police say an attempted aggravated battery arrest is imminent.
"An act occurred that could have physically harmed someone at the school, but no one was physically harmed," said Commander Joseph Eversole of the Wheaton Police Department."
You see, this is why sex education is needed in school. Had the Principle been responsible and open minded, he would have realized that these children need free condoms passed out on campus. Children are going to do what they want to do anyway, so the least we could have done is to teach this child that if he's going to masterbate in the kitchen, he ought to wear a condom so it won't spill in the salad dressing. We need to teach these children about "Safe Masterbation"
However, I don't feel that we need to charge the child with aggravated battery. This is just a Republican ploy to get back at the Greatest President of our time (oh God, as a conservative, that hurts just saying it) Bill Clinton (ah, that's better). George Bush is conspiring with local officials to drag this young man's anonymous verility through the mud. This isn't about semen in a few students stomach, this is about Iraq and George Bush's failure in attacking a country that had nothing to do with 9-11. Besides we all know George Bush flew planes in the National Guard so who's to say that he didn't fly those planes into the buildings all by himself?
George Bush is trying to shift the nations focus off of his failed Presidency by making this a "safety" and "aggravated assault" issue. Once he successfully does that, he's going to point out that Bill Clinton assualted Monica. First off, that is not dangerous, did Monica come out of the Presidents office with a black eye? I don't think so. All she got out of it was a little stain on her dress.
If we allow the Republicans to successful turn an orgasm into aggravated battery, then Maletrimony will cease to become an issue. Male-rriages will become a case of who battered who? The homosexual lifestyle could be outlawed as it would just be too dangerous for them to live it. This young man did nothing wrong, and this attack by Republicans on this young man isn't just an attack on his verility, it's an assault on every value that Liberals hold close to their heart. This isn't funny, not to those of us who enjoy civil rights.
Thank you Reverend Sammy Sosalist. Our next inductee into the National Hall of Fame of Incredible Stupidity comes all the way from Baton Rouge, Louisiana. She's a person that needs no introduction at all. Her numbers speak for itself. For sixteen consecutive months, she has came up with stupidity after stupidity and is currently the leader in American politics for numbers of stupid acts performed. To top it off, she'd also fill those months with consecutive week streaks of stupidity and even at times, consecutive day streaks of stupidity. She's so stupid, she actually thinks she's doing a good job. Let's give a round of applause to Louisiana's own, Governor Kathleen Blanco. Thank God she was only a teacher for one year, otherwise Louisiana's education system would be ranked 51st in the nation.
Our Hollywood star inductee was, as expected, faced with stiff competition. This is a trend that we expect to have tight races for several years to come. Many stars made the short list including Gweneth Paltrow, Green Day, and Harry Belafonte, however, they are going to have to do more than travel overseas and belittle America. It may have gotten the Dixie Chicks National Stupidity Awards, but as Forrest Gump would say 'Stupid is as stupid does get stupider.' Even Brittany Spears getting photographed not wearing any panties on a day that she bought panties earlier, does not get her into the National Hall of Fame of Incredible Stupidity.
That award goes to Krazy, Kooky, and Kunning Kramer. Who'd a thunk it, all those years and we never knew he had a special proclivity for racial names. His stupidity inspired even more stupidity in another perennial candidate for stupidity awards, Jesse Jackson. Kramer's Krazy and Kooky tirade, in which he said the N word multiple times led Jesse Jackson to call for a ban on the word. Ban the word? I guess if you want to insult African Americans, you can call them Honkies, since that word hasn't been banned.
Jesse wasn't through in his attempt to get into the running of stupidity. Mr. Jackson called for a boycott of the season seven DVD release of the television show that made Kramer so famous. Result? Season seven outsold season 6. Mr. Jackson almost stole induction away from Kramer, but we decided to give bonus points to Kramer for inspiring Mr. Jackson.
Of course no National Hall of Fame of Incredible Stupidity inductions would be complete without an inductee being from Florida. In fact, since Florida and the butterfly ballot mystery of 2000, it's mandatory to ahve somebody from Florida inducted each year. The man with plan and an IM in the hand, ladies and gentlemen, former Florida Congressman Mark Foley. Winning the stupid man awards of Florida and of congress is quite the feat. It's a tough task beating out all the Floridians, but of congress as well? That's beating out the Stupidest of the stupider. He's taking stupidity to the HNL - Ho, Nother, Level. Not only did he take it to the HNL, but he's also out of a job.
Folks, thanks for joining us... that's all we have for tonight.
I thought I'd give this a shot. I know it seems like a scam, but it's only a pocket change and congrats to the guy doing it. That's real capitalism spirit. Besides, I get a space, hits, and plus it boosts me in search engines, so what's a a few bucks?
A Sign of the Times
Could this be the end of the Democrat reign on Louisiana politics? I know the MSM and the rest of the United States considers Louisiana a red state, largely because this state voted for Bush, but, here's the truth of Louisiana.
Governor - Kathleen Blanco (D)
Lt. Governor - Mitch Landrieu (D)
Secretary of State - Jay Dardenne (R)
Attorney General - Charles Foti (D)
State Treasurer - John Kennedy (D)
Commissioner, Agriculture and Forestry - Bob Odom (D)
Commissioner, Department of Insurance - Jim Donelon (R)
U.S. Senator - 1 Democrat, 1 Republican
U.S. House - 5 Republicans, 2 Democrats
Louisiana Senate - 25 Democrats, 14 Republicans
Louisiana House - 64 Democrats, 41 Republicans
With Democrat control of Louisiana's House and Senate, and in control of 5 of 7 offices that govern the state, there shouldn't have been any problem getting her legislation passed during the special session, especially since it's supposed to be 'the right thing to do'. But Governor Blanco, who waited until Christmas time before her re-election to get teachers pay raises, now accuses the Republicans of playing politics.
Of course this Governor knows nothing of playing politics does she? Using federal money as a campaign ad (Governor Blanco's Road Home Program) which has become a big enough of a failure that it is now considered a liability instead of a re-election tool. Let's not forget how she wouldn't meet with President Bush when he visited LSU, or how she openly held a tailgate for ULL when they came to Baton Rouge to play the Tigers. Or how she made phone calls to help LSU go to the Rosebowl after it was apparent they were going to go (LSU is going to the Sugarbowl instead). Can we talk about how she made a deal with Fidel Castro, against the wishes of the Bush administration. Though she came back tooting her horn, nothing more came from it. Or how she needed 24 hours to think about the options to save lives in New Orleans, then criticized Bush for not deciding quick enough. Or how she took naps inbetween being overwhelmed by a hurricane? Or how she had Representative Charlie Melacon protect her when she was in front of congress?
Or how her administration was focused on how she dressed instead of actually rolling up their sleeves and getting to work to save lives? Or how she took responsibility only after President Bush took full responsibility? Or how she wouldn't cancel the remodeling project of her offices even after telling the legislatures we didn't have any extra money? Or how she planned on turning some of the interstates into toll roads, then blamed Senator Vitter. Or how she couldn't get along with Mayor Nagin, attempting to punish him because he supported Bobby Jindal for governor? I could go on, but I guess it's safe to say that Governor Blanco doesn't play politics, she's serious about getting the job done.
Why does Governor Blanco think she's exempt from criticism that she plays politics? She calls this failed special session her 'Waterloo', which makes one wonder exactly what does she mean by that? Is she suggesting that she was in trouble politically and this was an aggressive move on her part to win re-election? That she is admitting, though subtly, that this was her last gasp, her only hope of staying in power? That unless the Louisiana legislatures approved her vote buying scheme, she's going to be exiled, run out of town for good?
For her to call it her 'Waterloo', one can only conclude that she was attempting to pay off government employees, that it was all about playing the role of Santa Anna Clause. For four years, it was all just a rouse, that she had never intended on getting the teachers a pay raise, at least that was worthwhile. It was her ace card, in case she ran into political trouble.
That time came. Her time is running short. The noose around the neck of her political career is getting tighter and tighter. She had no choice but to drop her ace card, but she had nothing else in her hand to play it with. Now the estranged Governor is left with nothing but to throw around allegations against her political opponents. The same kind of political manuevering that got her into so much trouble to begin with.
To Governor Kathleen Blanco, if this was your 'Waterloo', then good riddance. I thought Mike Foster was bad, but this governor has been a "Nightmare on Capitol Access Road". I never lived in this state under Governor Edwards, but Kathleen Blanco has me missing even him.
I know you folks around the rest of the United States thinks Louisiana has some of the stupidest voters, in large part because of who we keep getting. How did we re-elect Nagin, or how did we re-elect Jefferson? How did the people vote for the crook to become Governor? Because it was important. Or that this state provided the rest of the nation with a racist traitor in David Duke, travelling to enemy territory because his hatred of the Jews blinds him from the reality that he's hobnobbing with barbaric enemies of the United States. By now, you're used to Louisiana disappointing the rest of you. In 2007, Louisiana will shock the nation, they'll vote the bum out.
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
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!"
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.
