Toughen up Wimps!

George Voinovich, Republican Senator from Ohio, yesterday, cried like a wimpy little toddler who just lost his favorite toy when encouraging other senators from his party to not vote for John Bolton for ambassador to the UN. This was pathetic! Voinovich demonstrated exactly why Bolton should be ambassador to the morally bankrupt UN. We don't need a softy like Voinovich there trying to be everyone’s friend. We need someone with moral clarity and who's not afraid to be truthful and ruffle feathers if need be. The UN is an organization whose time has run out. It is a nice idea, but when you have a political body made up of some of the most corrupt governments in the world, all getting together to gang up on the US, what do you expect? Of course it becomes anti American, anti Semitic and absurdly corrupt. The US should send the toughest SOB we can find in there to knock some heads around, and I'd start with the French, Germans and Russians.

Similarly, words cannot express my utter disappointment in the so-called "moderate" Republicans concerning the rules changing issue to end filibustering judicial nominations. I expect the "I'm better than you", and the "Who's going to feed my ego now?", attitude from John McCain and the R.I.N.O. behavior of Oympia Snow, but not Lindsey Graham. Lord McCain is converting him to the dark side. These 7 Republicrats who found it necessary to sell their party and constituents down the river for a chance to gain some love points with the Imperial Clone Army, are completely fooling themselves. The Demoncrats are going to filibuster anyone Bush nominates for dogcatcher or custodian not to mention the impending Supreme Court nomination. The "Bobby Byrd, Constitutional Option" (no it's not Nuclear) will be played out sooner than later. Republicans must know that the main reason the conservative base was so motivated in the 2004 election cycle was because of the Judges issue. Bush needs to stand firm on his judges and put forward the kind of judges we expected from him. Not some Voinavich, McCain, "We are the World" Constitution benders that the wacko left wants. So dry your eyes Senator, You'll need them to see the want ads after you've been voted out of office next time. And take your moderate friends with you. They're not needed here anymore.

Thank You Howie!

Demoncrat chairman, Howard Dean on Tim Russert’s Sunday Morning show, Meet the "DePressed", demonstrated again why Republicans will continue to dominate the political landscape for years to come. This guy actually thinks his ideology is mainstream and is what the country needs! I'm sure there are a few nuts out there that think Dean is right, but come on; do rank and file democrats really think this guy is the answer? Personally, if I were a conspiracy leaning crazy, I would say that Dean is a cleverly placed Republican plant sent to take the Democrats to a place they can never recover from. In a speech done last month at a fundraiser here in Minnesota, Dean mocked and made fun of Rush Limbaugh's addiction to pain killers. Appropriately, Dean took some heat for that. Sunday, Dean defended his "joke" by saying basically that Limbaugh had it coming and deserved to be ridiculed. Nice attitude for a doctor. Thank God he's no longer in practice. He also defended his statement that he hates Republicans! However, when pressed, he did back off a bit saying that he didn't necessarily hate them personally, just everything they stand for. Nice guy. It was also comical to hear Dean continue to claim his "deeply religious" values as being important in his life. Here's a little hint for Dr. Dean, when telling us about how important your faith is to you, you might want to keep that in mind before you preach hate and anger toward others who happen to think differently than you. The majority of us out here can see through guys like Dean, Kerry, and the Clintons in a second. Christian values are demonstrated not talked about. There is no doubt in my mind that Dean is the answer to Republican prayers. The more he talks, the more conservatives win. The country is not ready, nor will it ever be hopefully, for Dean style fascism and hate. Way to go "Deanocrats"! Good choice. America thanks you.

Ann Coulter Gets it!

'NEWSWEEK DISSEMBLED, MUSLIMS DISMEMBERED!' - Yahoo! News
This is a great article by my blonde hero, Ann Coulter. One of the reasons I think she's great is that, other than that she's intelligent, articulate and an excellent writer, the lefties hate her. They can't stand that she has an answer - the right answer- for the plethora of lies they continue to throw out there on a daily basis. In this article she methodically takes apart News"weak", and the obvious bias they continue to display throughout their reporting practices, such as why would they sit on a confirmed and corroborated story of the former sitting President of the United States sexually using an intern, his daughters age, in the Whitehouse, but yet run with an alleged Koran flushing story, uncorroborated, with one unnamed source and that knowingly damages America in the eyes of the world and works against everything we are doing in the middle east? Duhh, could it be that they might have an agenda?, hate the current President?, despise the military?, disagree with the war? Yeah, Ann Coulter gets it, I get it, and the majority of the American people get it. That’s why we're fighting for the survival of our country against the liberal media. Thanks to talk radio and the Internet, the hate America press no longer gets a free pass.
We get it.

Too Much "Freedom"

Newsweek admitted today that it had basically made up a story about a Koran being desecrated in Guantanamo in front of prisoners as a means to inspire cooperation from them. The problem with this nice little piece of journalism is that it is solely responsible for mass riots in several countries resulting in the deaths of 16 people and injuries to more than 100. The story allegedly came from 1 unnamed "government" source and Newsweek rushed it out with another "gotcha" gleam in their collective eyes. I'm sure there were visions of Pulitzers dancing in their heads. Only one problem for Newsweek, it never happened! As Americans I think we all realize that a free press is an essential element to maintaining governmental discipline and serves as a voice for the people However, the mainstream media of today too often go way past that ideal and abuse this freedom to advance an ideology that is not pro American nor helpful to our own interests. This recent episode by Newsweek further demonstrates that the American "MSM" is more interested in sensationalizing stories, even if that means to embellish or fictionalize them, in an effort to advance its corporate stock price than just by telling the truth and promoting American interests. I think the MSM is made up of liberals who have swallowed the moral relativism BS promoted in journalism schools and want to think of themselves as having a world first attitude rather than, America first. Let's face it, if this generation of "Blame America first" journalists were around for World War II we would never have won and we would either not be here or we'd be speaking German! Obviously the answer is not to have any agency or group sensor news organizations, but rather for the rest of us to simply not buy their crap - either on the newsstands or on the TV, just shut them off. I think the friends and families of those injured and killed in the riots caused by Newsweek's fine journalism might agree.

You've got to be kidding!

What is wrong with America? The answer is right in front of you! The demoncrats continue to prove to the clear thinking side of the country that they are a joke! They do this by parading out the old (and I mean old) standby, Robert KKK Byrd. Yep, Old Bobby continues to amaze with his irrelevant references to who knows what, and his Biblical anecdotes that, while interesting, have no bearing on whatever the topic is that is being discussed. What's even more amazing is that at about 125 years old and now worthless as a public servant, the senate minority is afraid to retire him because they know a conservative would likely win his seat. Even the bafoons at Move on want him to run again! I believe the man probably did some good in his 100 year career, but come on! Can anyone, regardless of party affiliation, not feel a sense of embarassment when he steps in front of a mic? He's a former big shot in the klan and proudly fillibustered passage of the civil rights act for gosh sakes! Somebody has to have the compassion to send this man home to fish the rest of his days on this earth, and get him off the senate floor. He probably secretly had a competition going with Strom Thurman and he's not about to loose now. At least Senator Thurman had the decency to keep relatively quiet during the last part of his service, and when he did speak, nobody laughed behind his back. The catfish are calling Bobby.

Starve the Hollywood Fat Cats

Of all the things in our decaying culture that bother me, I think that the concept of celebrity worship sickens me the most. This is most prevalent in Hollywood and the pop music industry. In reality, these people are some of the dumbest, least educated, out of touch morons in the entire world yet because they are too immature and/or lazy to get real jobs, and have a pathetic knack for playing dress up and make believe, they are given some ridiculous elevated status and are revered in our culture as being people of great insight and wisdom. Obscene amounts of money are handed to them to read someone else’s words, take direction as to how to say those words, wear someone else’s wardrobe, look just right because of someone else’s hair and make up talent and be lit and photographed in a way that makes them look better than they really do. And they walk away with the lion’s share of the money and are referred to as the "talent" or "artist". Hardly.

Which brings us to one of the worst offenders - Barbara Streisand - a bonified "has been" both musically and cinematically. (No, a second tier part in Meet the Falkers doesn't count as a comeback). She recently posted on open letter to the American people on her web site which gave us all another glimpse into the level of disconnect these people have from the real world. This idiot considers herself as an important cultural icon to be honored and revered as having value, and therefore, also having opinions of value concerning politics and culture. Obviously, as Americans, we all have a voice and the freedom to state what we feel openly. It's just that it bothers me so much that actors and musicians - who are the dregs of society - seem to think that their insights are more relevant than us lowly simpletons in flyover country. According to Babs, we just elected George W. Bush to a second term because we were too stupid to figure out his clever fear-mongering scheme, executed to perfection to sucker us peons into voting for him. She then continued on to compare President Bush to General Goering of the Nazi SS in his brilliant manipulation techniques. Earth to Barbara and your friends in La La land. Stay at home in your beach front Malibu Barbie mansions, and have your people call for lunch in on the terrace, because you don't get it, and the more you speak, the uglier it's going to get for you. The real people out here do get it. We're on to you. And more and more of us are shutting you off because you're no longer relevant or of value. You and your Hollywood buddies have screwed things up enough, so stay at home and shut up!

Theory of Deception

Evolution is a convenient excuse to dismiss the concept of God. It is the cornerstone of atheism, and a secularism that has taken control of our culture and education system. It is the foundation of simplistic egocentrism where we worship science and use our finite minds and abilities to place complex information into humanistic little boxes which we call superior intellect and understanding. Evolution makes it possible for us to choose to believe the impossible rather than to acknowledge the unthinkable – that there is more than just us and that ultimately, we are responsible to something bigger than ourselves.
Look around you. Look at the structure of a single cell, look at the expanding universe, look at the existence of love and art; to not see God is absolute blindness and a tragedy.
More and more serious scientists around the world, in various disciplines are realizing that evolution theory is simply not plausible. Robert Jastrow, a scientist and agnostic wrote in his book, God and the Astronomers, “It is as if we have scaled the mountains of ignorance, and we are about to conquer the highest peak, and as we pull ourselves up over the final rock we are met by a band of theologians who have been sitting there for centuries.”
Specifically, if you look into the alleged proof for evolution, you’ll find that in the fossil record, there are no transitional creatures. There are explosions of life, but no half and half creatures. If evolution happened, there should be just as many transitions as all the other creatures. There are none.
Ultimately, a person has to have a lot more faith to believe in evolution than someone who believes in a theistic view of creation. And it is faith, not knowledge of fact. Unfortunately, for evolutionists, a study of the facts disprove the theory and therefore, should shake the very foundation of a secular worldview.
I would recommend you take a look at the following books, The Case for a Creator, by Lee Strobel, This is written by a former atheist and skeptic, and an interesting read. Also, Tornado in a Junkyard, by James Perloff. This book offers scientific probabilities as to the theory of evolution such as, the mathematical probability of evolution taking place to the extent that it is claimed is like a tornado hitting a junkyard and somehow leaving in its place, a perfectly functional 747.

I guess it would be nice if we could listen to a couple lectures from former acid tripping 60’s degenerates who now call themselves enlightened professors, swallow their tripe and think it all makes sense. But the reality is that those who have fostered this theory on us as fact are no better than carnival snake oil salesmen thinking that the louder they bark, the more believable they are.

Exploring the Dark Side

It's been a while since I posted anything. The Schiavo thing kind of wiped me out. The studio has been crazy busy, and then there's yard work - which I use as an excuse, even though I really haven't done much. Time for the townhouse! I happened apon a lefty blog I found fascinating. I started reading it and found myself totally sucked in by how much these people seemed to dispise and distrust all things Republican, Christian and conservative in general. The writer of this blog, Cynthia's Interests, is a grad student and is articulate and intellegent as are the regular contributers to her posts. they all seem fervent and committed to thier ideology, which is absolutely the opposite of mine. So I couldn't quite resist the temptation to enter the fray. I have commented on several of her little articles and was instantly rebuffed, in a very polite and congenial way, for playing and poluting thier sandbox. However, they seem facinated with me as an oddity so I may continue from time to time to offer my insights as to how utterly wrong they are, of course in a like manner, polite and congenial. Check it out if you can, it's a great view into the thinking process of the other side.

Here's an exmple - a recent post at Cynthia's Interests
"I really like these editorials. It shows the sickness that is creeping into the American society and that sickness is called Christianizing this country. I’m really amazed that this is even happening. If things continue at this rate, I may have to become a bible totin Christian, especially since I've read recently that you may be considered un-American or a non-citizen if you are an atheist. I wonder if that also applies to pagans. Things are really beginning to escalate out of control either way you look at it.


"Our goal is a Christian Nation.... We have a Biblical duty, we are called by God to conquer this country. We don't want equal time. We don't want Pluralism. We want theocracy. Theocracy means God rules. I've got a hot flash. God rules."
-- Randall Terry, Head of Operation Rescue, speaking in Fort Wayne, Indiana, on April 15, 1993, as reported the following day in The News-Sentinel.

When so many Republican leaders and their evangelical allies sound so much like Randall Terry, we can only wonder whether the Grand Old Party will ever again find the voice of reason."

My Answer.
Whoa! Christianity as a creeping sickness? I'm a bit shocked. It's intellectually lazy to take something Randall Terry said 12 years ago and interpolate that into another sky is falling scenario in which armies of gun carrying, Bush stickered simpletons with bad comb overs bang on your door checking on how many crosses you have displayed on your walls. Trust me, it's gonna be OK. Randall Terry is intentionally controversial and inflamatory, not unlike some of the kooky lefties out there like Michael Moore. Basically I listen to what these folks say, and then dial it back about 50 percent. that's probably closer to the truth. Terry's big issue is abortion, I get that. I happen to agree with his point of view, but not the rhetoric or means. I think there is plenty of reason left in the majority of us on the right. Although I am working on my comb over!

Half Full? or Half Empty?

The last few weeks, with the judicial murder of Terri Schiavo, and the pageantry, grace and beauty of Pope John Paul II's death and funeral, a core difference in people became crystal clear. I don't think that these 2 events happened simultaneously by accident. I think they served as a perfect clarifier for the world to finally see two ideologies or world views that are completely diametrically opposed and therefore also identifying the differences in the people that espouse those points of view. Obviously there are many things that separate us from one another, and I believe that it's OK, and in fact good to have differing points of view to many issues, however there is a base level difference which tends to taint ones entire belief system, and thus all other issues are moved in a parallel direction because of this ground level ideology. This basic building block of life that became glaringly obvious over the last few weeks was that either a person has a theistic or God based worldview, or an atheistic or secular humanist worldview. Around this basic foundation, all people must formulate their thoughts, feelings and opinions on the rest of the issues confronted day to day.

On the theistic side you have people who have a belief that they are not alone in the world, that there is a purpose for their life and that there is something more than just this life. I believe this to be an optimistic, glass half full, kind of ideology. These people obviously would primarily side with the preservation of life such in the Schiavo case, or celebrating the life and accomplishments of the Pope. Similarly, these folks would be less likely to support abortion, and would support ideas and policy that would promote quality of life issues for the majority of people. This could include issues such as lower taxation, less governmental regulation, a fairer judicial system, and free markets. People with a theistic worldview for the most part, have a sense of duty to apply a higher moral code to their life. They have a moral compass. They see the good in all life and seek to make it available to others. With this in mind however, a Theist also has a realistic view of the world, which acknowledges that evil exists and can't be ignored or made better with a discussion group or negotiations. Because of the desire to preserve and promote a higher quality of life for themselves and others, the theist will actively defend their quality of life against the evil that exists as a threat to that life.

Conversely, the atheist or secular humanist, has a belief that we are here as a complete accident and that life is now and once gone, is over. This worldview can't help but make issues like Terry Schiavo and abortion more palatable. It makes sense then that man is but one organism among the thousands of others on this planet and therefore why should man take precedent? I believe an atheist is inherently a selfish and egomaniacal person. They have a problem thinking that there is anything greater than themselves and their own, personal thinking on any given issue. Since a person without a God based ideology must rely on their own sense of intellect and reason, they view themselves as intellectually and academically superior to those that don't share their views. This makes their loathing of Christians and religious Jews possible, and in fact, completely sensible. An atheist tends to view a theist as an intellectual rube, leaning on the crutch of ancient mythology to carry them through the trials of their pathetic, simplistic existence.

Sadly, because the growing chasm between the two worldviews has widened in the past 30 years, there probably won't be any reconciliation or common ground politically or socially any time soon, or ever. If the country can't get together after the most vicious and deadly attack on our citizens in history, unification cannot happen. Think about it: after we are attacked, within a year, Democrats in congress are looking to blame Republicans for the barbarism, and as we launch a war against those who sponsored and planned it, liberals are fighting their own PR war against our own country for bringing this on ourselves, and blaming the president! This basically comes from the fact that one group of people have a God based world view that seeks fairness, justice, security, opportunity and freedom for Americans and others throughout the world, and the other group of people, those without a God based world view, views the world through their own eyes, thus leading to a secular moral relativism and desire to force their view of fairness on others. this fairness is based on an intellectual ideal of forced equality to create a utopian society. If everyone is the same, all will be fair and therefore, there will be nothing to fight over which will result in peace. Of course this defies human nature, and has been proven a failure everywhere it has been tried, but that doesn't seem to matter to those who hold this ideology. Without a moral compass, when facts and history get in the way, you either ignore or change it.

I know that generalization is many times unfair and is a dangerous thing to do. There are many wonderful atheists, some of them, very good friends of mine, and there are terrible theists, responsible for horrible things. But, generalization is still reasonable to do in this case to identify the extreme differences we find today in our country and throughout the world. In all the major moral issues of our time such as abortion, war, taxation, and justice and as in smaller cases where morality is at the core of the issue such as the Terri Schiavo case, opinions can be boiled down to the root ideology of the individual. Ones feelings on any one of these issues, large or small, can be defined by whether the individual has a God based worldview, or an atheistic worldview. Or, in other words, is the glass half full? Or, is it half empty, and since it probably leaks, let's take a hammer and smash it!

The End is Near

I can't take any more! I made the mistake of listening to a few minutes of lefty radio, and saw a little bit of some talking head news show, both with sniveling, hate filled liberals ecstatic that the courts have signed Terri's death warrant. I felt physically sick to my stomach after hearing their glee at the outcome. The spiritual and cultural divide in our country has reached Grand Canyon like proportions, and I don't see it ever being patched back together. I heard it accurately stated today that we are no longer a nation ruled by law, but rather, a nation ruled by lawyers. The judiciary in our country needs a major enema. These agenda driven lawyers and judges have got to be weeded out somehow. Judge Greer, Florida sixth judicial circuit, who initially heard the Terri Schiavo case, should be impeached right now! If you take time to read ALL the information on this case, including the affidavits by Terri's caregivers, which Greer refused to admit, there can be no other conclusion than that Terri Schiavo has been a victim of a devious, control freak husband, bent on seeing to her demise for financial gain, and an immoral judicial system more interested in asserting power than protecting an injured woman's rights. I worked in a Nursing home for a little over a year and worked with folks in similar and even worse condition than Terri. I have watched people slowly die. In those cases that I was witness to, the entire family, along with the physician, were involved and in agreement as to what would be happening with the patient. The fact that this slime ball, Michael Schiavo, has insisted on Terri dying since he received the insurance settlement and that the courts have turned their backs on the obvious problems in this case, makes me crazy! What is wrong with common sense being exercised a little bit here? If there are questions, you answer them, all the while obviously preserving the life of the person involved.

The Democrats (the Dark side of the force), and the media elites have forever destroyed any credibility they thought they once had as the protectors of the little guy. If there are any fence riders out there or simpletons that vote Democrat just because they always have, this should give them cause to finally face the truth. The liberals in this world are in fact, Satan's Army. I sometimes get this silly image of God sitting on a big throne in heaven, looking down on us, then looking at His watch and saying, "Well, I think it's about time to call it, game's over folks." And where are our great crusaders for the oppressed, the Hollywood elites, who according to them, instinctively have a greater sensitivity to the human condition than the rest of us dweebs from Flyover country? The silence from Hollywood on the slow execution of Terri Schiavo, is absolutely deafening. Sean Penn, Barbara Streisand, Tim Robbins, Ed Asner, etc., they all have nothing to say. These "artists", gifted in the game of make believe, leap at the chance to defend a cop killer on death row, but not Terri Schiavo, nope, they don't want to be seen as potentially siding with anything that resembles traditional values. They might not get invited to the next big dinner party, or worse, the Orca Show! Scum! Mean while, an innocent victim slowly slips away and there's nothing we can do to save her. She is a victim of a decaying culture, as evidenced by a corrupt judiciary and power thirsty liberals who will use any tragedy to advance their agenda. Terri will soon be in a better place, we know that. Hopefully her legacy will live on and forever haunt the sub humans who intentionally put her there, or did nothing to try to stop it. God bless you Terri. We won't forget.

Choose Life!

I saw a pathetic press conference today led by gay prostitution pimp, Barney Frank, Democrat from Mass. and several of his dark side of the force friends, explaining why they would rather sit this one out and let Terri Schiavo starve to death. It was a heart felt discussion to a room of sympathetic media types as to the virtues of the US congress staying out of the picture and why it is good for the country to allow an estranged husband with a large malpractice settlement, have his injured wife killed rather than letting her family continue to care for her. I guess to a modern day democrat, so what, why not kill this woman, if a public display of reverence for life is allowed to succeed, the cornerstone of their ideology, abortion, might be questioned as well. "Rump Ranger Barney", morality expert, said one thing right, that this was a constitutional crisis, brought on by the Republicans and President Bush. He was right about the Constitutional crisis, except it has been brought on by an out of touch and out of control liberal court system. Once again, the Florida courts have proved to be living poster as to why we need to overhaul the judicial system and get conservative judges on the bench.

What is wrong with these people! Terri Schiavo is a living human being with many people who love and care for her. End of story. That is all that should matter. Any healthy society should always choose to preserve the life of the innocent at all costs. There is no certified living will stating the specific wish of Terri to die in any specific circumstance, only the lame recollection of an informal conversation by the estranged and adulterous husband. Duhh! The parents want to continue to care for her. That should be the end of it. Let them continue to love their daughter. I used to work with people who couldn't care for themselves. Some of them had no idea what was going on, in worse condition than Terri Schiavo. What I witnessed first hand was that the lives of those people, in a very unique and significant way, impacted the lives of those who loved and cared for them. Maybe God provides lives like Terri's as a conduit and focal point for the expression and development of love in others. Whatever the purpose, we don't have the right to snuff out what isn't convenient, or use it for political or financial gain. What ever happens, the life of Terri Schiavo has impacted the world in a way that I’m sure she never dreamed of. Despite the desires and efforts of a Godless judicial system, or the culture of death democrats, we love you Terri, and pray for you and your family. Thank you for your life.

A Perfect Night

ZZ Top is the greatest blues/rock band ever, period. Oh yeah, Liberals suck. There, I had to get in a little politics to stay within the general theme of the blog. Before getting back to ZZ, I just have to ask, why don't liberals get on board with the overhaul of Social Security reform? these people are really sick! Their liberal posterboy, Bill "the rapist" Clinton was calling for saving SS ten years ago. But in perfect Clintonian style, all fluff and no substance. in fact, the only thing Clinton ever did of value on his own, that wasn't a conservative idea, ended up in a tissue in the oval office trash. But now here is a chance to really do something, and the socialists do nothing but villify the president and try to block any change. They know the system is insolvent. It is just that it is more important to them to try to attain power than try to move the country forward on an issue that will truly help the country. I'm in my mid forties, and I have never counted on Social Security being there for me. It is just a chunk of money that vanishes out of my check each month. Of course if I had the chance to take any amount of that and invest it myself in the market I would jump at it. And I think almost anyone with any sense, would do the same. Oops, I said "sense", that concept seems to have escaped modern Democrats. Man, they suck! OK, ZZ Top. Awesome band! I have seen them probably close to a dozen times. Every show, except one, was fantastic. (The one mediocre show was when they had to play in front of CSN, and they probably were pissed off having to play ahead of that bunch of drugged out, liberal commies. ie. "Dude, save the whales, hug a tree, don't wear fur, ban guns", then, "Dude! You dropped my bone china plate of caviar on my teak table and stained my arctic fox coat! I'm gonna get my .44 and blow your head off!") Anyway, this photo was taken at an outdoor show with ZZ and Uncle Ted Nugent. It was guys night out and we had front row seats. Ted shot an arrow into a large cutout target of Saddam. A perfect night for some great music, and not a liberal in site. Ahh, bliss.

Way to Go, NHL!

Good job NHL! You have successfully proved that it is human nature to never see what you have and be content. The grass must always be greener on the other side of the fence, right? Or in your case, the ice must be smoother. Either way, you have proven to be your own worst enemy. I, and my business have owned season tickets to the Minnesota Wild since day 1. We have enjoyed every season, and every game. We have seats right behind the bench and have enjoyed watching, listening and smelling the action up close and personal. Hockey was finally making inroads into mainstream pro sports routine when egos and dollars got in the way. Let's break it down into simplified common sense for you since it obviously has become too complex an issue for you to resolve. First, the NHL is a business. It is an entertainment business which means that your primary customer is us, the fans. Obviously, if you treat your customer like you don't care about them, they in turn will treat you the same way. Next, like any business, it has an owner, boss, supervisor, founder or basically, the person that took the initial risk to start the business. Also, in any business, there are employees, the people in the business that produce the product or service that the customers need or want. These people give their talents and time to the business in return for wages. For the business to be healthy there must be a balance between the revenue that the product brings in and the operating expenses that it takes to produce the product.
Attention Hockey players! Basic economic principals demand that if you, as employees, take more revenue from the business than what the business takes in, the business is not viable and can't stay operational! Also, the last I checked, no active players have taken the risk to own a team and therefore do not have the right to demand that the owner does not have the right to make a profit from his venture.
Last year, the average salary in the NHL was 1.8 million dollars. I'm no financial genius, but if you can't make it on that working an 8-month season, then you are dumber than I thought.
Well, I guess it doesn't matter what anyone thinks. You guys have decided your own fate. So go ahead, hold out for that extra few hundred grand. I'm sure the additional Ferrari will be worth it. But while you're doing that, your customers are leaving, finding other things to do and realizing that watching a bunch of arrogant, overpaid prima donnas slide around on the ice isn't that important anyway.

Educational Cesspool

This is why I got so frustrated with college. I went to college on and off for about 7 years and have nothing to show for it other than a transcript with a bunch of credits in a variety of majors, and the emotional and intellectual scars of being hammered on by demented creeps like Ward Churchill. Granted, I must admit that the main reason I do not have a degree in my junk drawer is that I was an idiot who couldn't focus on one thing long enough to complete it. If I were going to school now, I'm sure I'd be doped up with some kind of psychotropic drug to "help" me. But at the time, I just wasn't interested in concentrating. I went to Bethel, a small Christian college, my first year, then transferred to the University of Minnesota for the rest of my educational efforts. I loved my time at Bethel, although I have to admit, I didn't make the most of it. The professors were great, the kids were nice and the social life was fairly healthy. When I left and went to the U of M, the experience couldn't have been any more different if it were in another language. I did OK in most of the classes, but there was a hollowness and cynicism to the entire experience that tainted the whole environment. As I look back now I realize that my discomfort was primarily caused by the fact that the worldview that permeated the University was diametrically opposed to that of my own. I had professors that were telling me things that I knew were wrong, but yet I had to agree with them or face grade repercussions. It seemed that up was down and down was up. The universities in America were slowly becoming cesspools of intellectual bacteria breeding and reproducing themselves at a rapid rate. Over the past 25 years, this has led to the pathetic state that they are in right now where an anti-American freak like Ward Churchill can become a department head at a major University and be given a highly paid podium from which he can indoctrinate young minds with propaganda. Of course this guy has the right to prove his lunacy by saying anything he wants to, but others who disagree also have the right to vocalize their outrage and call for his removal from the taxpayer funded position he is in. You would think that with the 6-figure income that we pay him he'd at least have the brains and financial means to get a haircut. But then again, He has spent his life in educational institutions and probably never took a class in common sense. Unlike Churchill, when I finally left the university system, I majored in common sense and graduated with honors.

Impending Doom

It’s time to prepare for the impending Apocalypse. With Hillary looking like 2008 will be her year to try to take over the Federal Government, suspend the constitution, and institute Clintonism on the U.S., an even more devastating scenario looms heavy over the entire world; Bill Clinton becomes Secretary-General of the United Nations. Exactly as prophesied in the Bible, the Anti-Christ will arise to world prominence as a humble leader of peace causing millions to follow him thinking that he will lead the world to peaceful resolution of conflict. He claims to be a man of God but ultimately leads the world into global persecution of Christians and ultimately, Armageddon, and the Apocalypse. Maybe you think I’m a bit whacked, but there has been talk of Bill taking Kofi Annan’s place as Secretary-General. Annan has been completely ineffective as Secretary-General, and has ultimately been responsible for numerous scandals such as the oil for food debacle that his son was deeply involved in. All have occurred during his tenure. His current term ends in 2006. Clinton, because he is an immoral globalist, is loved by the one worldites in the U.N. and by leaders in Europe. Also, because he is a narcissistic egomaniac with nothing else to do, he is perfect for such a purpose. Just imagine the horror of Hillary as President and Bill as Secretary-General of the U.N. No doubt that Satan will finally have fulfilled his mission on Earth signaling the time for the final battle between good and evil. Fortunately, the Bible also predicts the outcome of that battle. So ultimately, the “HillBilly” Dynasty will come to an appropriate and deserved fiery end.

Newdow's Head Explodes

Noted atheist and anti-God activist, Michael Newdow's head exploded last Wednesday during the Presidential inauguration. Newdow, who prior to the ceremony, failed in his court challenge to block the traditional prayer was said to be noticeably on edge. Authorities were initially puzzled by the phenomenon, which seemed to happen throughout the country. Observers in certain parts of the country such as New York City, San Francisco, Seattle and most University campuses were said to hear sounds like loud popcorn or even, machine gun fire. In some cases, where several atheists were gathered in small groups within earshot of the inauguration ceremony, the collective explosion caused property and structural damage to buildings. A spokesperson for local authorities said, "Apparently, there were just too many references to God, religious music and of course, the ever so threatening, Prayer. Once they started praying, they just couldn't take it. Their heads just blew up!" A Bush administration official said after the ceremony that with the success of the prayer, the technique would now be implemented in Europe. When pressed, the spokesperson said, "We should have never given France back to those sniveling God hating wimps, I always liked blowing up frogs."

Time to Go, Teddy

Why is Ted Kennedy still allowed to be a Senator?, in Government at all?, a free man?, or even a member of civilized American society? Without a doubt, he is one of the most despicable humans I have ever studied from a distance, and that is as close as I ever would want to get to him. I can't believe the stuff he says! Bush is a liar, the war was an idea contrived in Texas for the benefit of big oil friends, and now he says that our troops in Iraq are the problem. He has lost his mind, whatever amount there was to start with. Why can't anyone in the media, or in his own party stand up and call this what it is, TREASON! He is a parasite and a political virus. He needs to be forcefully removed and barred from all forms of public service and stand trial for crimes against his country. This guy is a walking, textbook example of why you don't let bad kids escape the consequences of their actions. Kennedy has been a spoiled irresponsible scumbag his entire life and has always found a way to escape the responsibility for his actions. A great web site listing Teddy's infamous life is here, http://www.ytedk.com. There you can trace the extensive life of cheating, lying, corruption and murder that he has been allowed to skate away from thanks to his criminal fathers shady connections. Please! Will someone in either party publicly call this menace on the carpet and demand his removal?! Somebody has to have the stones to do what's right. For a pig like Kennedy to stand on the Senate floor and lecture anyone on ethics, integrity and honesty is laughable. I wonder if Mary Jo Kopechne is watching and waiting for her chance to return Teddy's favor he granted her. By the looks of him, the booze will send him to meet Mary Jo soon enough. It will be a fitting end for a traitor.

Party of Diversity?

Senator Robert Byrd, Democrat, West Virginia, made a speech today from the Senate floor, flanked by some of his most loyal constituents. In his fiery speech, Byrd called for the delay, if not the denial, of confirmation for President Bush’s Secretary of State nomination, Condi Rice. Byrd, a former Klan member, frequently made reference to “those people”, “their kind”, or “stupid N#*+s”. During the speech, Republicans in attendance sat silent, mouths agape in disbelief of what they were hearing, while Democrats applauded and cheered throughout the 60 minute lecture. Particularly enthusiastic was Barbara Boxer, Democrat from California, and Joe Biden, Democrat from Delaware. Boxer and Biden both attacked Rice in committee confirmation hearings last week, Boxer calling Rice a liar, and Biden telling Rice to refer to her master, the President, as “Boss”. Senator Byrd, a popular Democrat, will be turning 116 this year, and reportedly still owns slaves on his West Virginia plantation. He has said in recent interviews that he is able to maintain his well-preserved and healthful condition by his daily workout regimen of slave beating. He stated that, “it is both good for the heart and the soul”. Oddly, the congressional black caucus or mainstream media has had nothing to say about this. At one point in Byrd’s speech Democrats rose for a thunderous ovation when Byrd eloquently recalled in his deep southern drawl, the days when “those people knew their place and weren’t trying to be Secretary of State, or Supreme Court Judges, or cabinet members, doctors or lawyers. They was jis’ property, that voted the way we tells ‘em ta’ vote. They wuz good Democrats!”
After the speech a prominent Democrat senator from New York, who wished to remain anonymous, was asked whether statements made by Byrd and those recently made by Boxer and Biden, were at all contrary to the popularly held belief that the Democratic Party is the party of inclusiveness and Diversity. The New York Senator stated only that, “the Democrats were in fact the party of diversity as long as you voted democrat, were liberal, weren’t a Christian, believed in a larger controlling government, thought the UN was the solution to global conflict, believed that the US was no better than any other country on Earth, that abortion was one of the greatest medical innovations in the history of man, that homosexuality was not only an approved alternative, but in fact preferred, and that the environment is being ruined by corporations and the evil conservatives who must run them. If that’s what you believe, then yes the Democrats are the party of diversity”.

Barbara, America Thanks You

I want to personally thank the fine intellectually advanced demoncrats of California for their gift to Washington DC, Senator Barbara Boxer. Because of you, Republicans will control the National political scene for as long as they want to. All that is necessary is for Botox Barbie to continue to open her mouth in front of a microphone. Thank you Mr. Marconi! All that can be said of the Demoncrats performance this week in the Senate confirmation committee hearings of Condoleezza Rice is "breathtaking"! With continued public display of their complete disregard of all things that matter to the vast majority of Americans, like National Security, Social Security reform, Tax reform, serious constitutional judges, and a basic respect for life, marriage, the military, and Religion, they will never be able to rise to national prominence again! How can anyone with a minimal amount of common sense take them seriously? Clinton, Gore, Kerry, Boxer, Kennedy, Dean, etc, etc has moved their party so far left that it truly is hard to differentiate the Demoncrats from the hard line Marxists of 40 years ago.
Thanks again Barbie. I will be replaying your buffoonery in my head for a long time. Keep it up, the country is much better off with the grown ups in charge anyway!

In Perspective

Sorry, no picture this time. I haven't "blogged" for a while, I guess I kind of needed a time out after the election. I've even been listening to more music in the car instead of talk radio - rare for me. Also, when you see the devastation in Asia from the tsunami, and contemplate the horror of that event, politics seems pretty trivial. I had to laugh and shake my head in disbelief today when I saw that Barbara Boxer, Communist from California, and some other moron are pulling some stupid, unprecedented stunt to hold up the congressional certification of the presidential election results. What are they thinking!? Who cares! George Bush won the election! Shut up and quit making your irrelevance so obvious! This is why I haven't really felt the need to maintain my level of passion of late. The Democrats have become a joke. We now have a one party system, which actually isn't healthy in the long run, but it's too late for the Dems. They don't get it, and they aren't showing any signs of improvement. So I just shut them off. I can't watch Russert on Sunday morning, or certainly not Mathews on "PMS"NBC anymore (the guy is nuts), and Russert allows the loony lefties way too much slack in their B.S. answers. Since we go to Church on Saturday night, I've found that Charles Stanley is an excellent replacement for Russert.

I saw today that our favorite Thurston Howell the third impersonator, John F (as in Fake) Kerry found time in his important and busy schedule to miss the congressional certification vote, fly to Baghdad, and in front of our outstanding military, trash the President for supposedly screwing up the war. Wow what a great guy. The dems should be proud. They really know how to pick 'em. What a fantastic commander in chief he would have been! If he was serious about trying to run again in 2008, (Oh please, please, please do), he and is skanky billionairess wife should have gone to Thailand and handed out Caviar and champagne. It would have been a better photo op. But obviously, good judgment has not been one of his strongest assets.

On another note, my wife and I had a pretty good year in business and were able to donate a lot more money to church and various charitable organizations than in past years. We will eventually be giving money for the Asian relief effort as well. But you can count on not one penny going to any agency that has anything remotely to do with the U.N. I have honestly come to the realization that this pathetic assemblage of global losers is an appendage of Satan himself and exists primarily to eliminate and at least diminish the influence of the U. S. and certainly Israel. Why we continue to fund and house this subversive organization within our shores is beyond belief. They hate us! Bye bye. I hear land is available in France! Go to Gay Pariee and build a suitable orifice for your hate America club.

Anyway, that's why I haven't been real active in the blogosphere lately. The left just keeps on getting more laughable and the world continues to get more tragic. When I see a criminal traitor like Ted "Scotch on the Rocks" Kennedy bloviating about something, I try to keep things in perspective and think about the thousands of little children wandering around some Asian beach looking for mommy and daddy or anything familiar. They won't find it. In fact many of them will die of disease or be kidnapped and sold into the child sex industry. I think about that and am overwhelmed. Compared to that, even the insane ranting of a liver damaged communist posing as a senator from Massachusetts doesn't seem all that bad.