Theodore Roosevelt spoke often about the (then) new habit of addressing citizens as "Irish-American", "Italian-American"....
"We can have no "50-50" allegiance in this country. Either a man is an American and nothing else, or he is not an American at all."
I certainly agree! We can not continue to divide our allegiance in such a way. I have Cherokee Blood, I have Irish Blood... But I am AMERICAN only. I am sick of playing the "African-American" game.... If your FIRST Alligance is to Africa... then by all means, because this is America, you are free to return to your beloved Country! This must be true for all the Hyphenated-Americans out there.
Let us stop this nonsense. We must see a man or woman for what they are; For what they do with their lives; For the service they render themselves, their country, and their fellow Americans! We can no longer live in the past. What is done is done. Let the dead "slave" dog lie! Be the best man/woman you can be regardless of your family's past conditions... That is true for all. Just because a person's father may have been a horse-theft... Doesn't mean a damn thing if the son is a respectable man.
Monday, January 19, 2009
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
COLD COLD COLD...
Global Warming my Ass !!!
Haven't taken the time to blog in a few days. We were installing our wood stove. Got it used for only $100... It's a good one too! Will be nice not to see $286 electric bills. The "power cost adjustment" was killing me...
We have plenty of wood in the woods behind our home, but even if we didn't, I'd rather pay an honest man a fair wage for cutting wood, than a company and their CEOs.. That's for sure. Our central-heat has been OFF now for nearly a week... You can imagine how "liberating" that feels... and I'm actually WARM... (had been keeping our thermostat down around 65)
Word out today, (surprise!) Obama's inaugration will cost roughly $180 million... The highest ever... I think we can just get used to Obama breaking records in that respect for at least 4 years... We can only hope that it isn't stretched out to 8...
He also wants to tap TARP for the remaining $350 Billion.... Jesus H Christ! And then on top of that HIS stimulas plan... Weighting in around $800 Billion MORE... WTF??? These people are crazy...
Have they never heard the words "We're broke" before? Well... here's a hint.. elected public servants ... WE'RE BROKE!!!
Haven't taken the time to blog in a few days. We were installing our wood stove. Got it used for only $100... It's a good one too! Will be nice not to see $286 electric bills. The "power cost adjustment" was killing me...
We have plenty of wood in the woods behind our home, but even if we didn't, I'd rather pay an honest man a fair wage for cutting wood, than a company and their CEOs.. That's for sure. Our central-heat has been OFF now for nearly a week... You can imagine how "liberating" that feels... and I'm actually WARM... (had been keeping our thermostat down around 65)
Word out today, (surprise!) Obama's inaugration will cost roughly $180 million... The highest ever... I think we can just get used to Obama breaking records in that respect for at least 4 years... We can only hope that it isn't stretched out to 8...
He also wants to tap TARP for the remaining $350 Billion.... Jesus H Christ! And then on top of that HIS stimulas plan... Weighting in around $800 Billion MORE... WTF??? These people are crazy...
Have they never heard the words "We're broke" before? Well... here's a hint.. elected public servants ... WE'RE BROKE!!!
Thursday, January 8, 2009
Pomp & Ceremony
Well, it’s official… Official because our illustrious President-elect has said so. Things are going to get really bad… And worse he says if he doesn’t get his stimulus package pushed through Congress quickly. Did anyone actually think “The One” could save us? Obama is not God; He’s not a prophet; He’s just a man, a man in over his head.
Americans need to stop looking for our government to “save” us. It’s our government that put us in the state we are today. We need to look at ourselves in the mirror. We need to take control of our own lives. We need to step up to the plate, put our shoulders to the wheel and push through this depression. FDR’s methods had limited effect on pulling us out of the last depression, and perhaps Obama’s will help to some degree with this one. But NO proposal can “save” us without American’s learning to save themselves FIRST.
How do we do that? First we need to learn to live within our means! Plastic will be the ruin of our country, and perhaps the world. Plastic money (credit) AND plastic crap! As during the first depression, American’s need to put a stop to frivolous spending… Our own as well as our government’s. Secondly, we need to stop the hideous amount of waste which threatens to bury us. Why in hell do we go to a restaurant and order two entrees… When one is typically more than enough to feed two people? We don’t even bother to take home “doggie-bags”. That sort of waste is widespread. I watch my children do it all the time. They call me “cheap”… but who do they come to when they need a little cash to tide them over? Me… the cheapskate!
Obama needs to set an example. Perhaps putting a stop to the upcoming inaugurational bullshit. The cost of secret service alone must be astronomical! Put that money into the kitty.. Is the 20th going to save our country? No. Is there a chance that a terrorist-event looms on that day? Yes. Is the pomp and ceremony so important? I don’t think so… And for all those American’s who’ll be watching it on TV because they don’t have a job… I doubt they’re very impressed either…
Americans need to stop looking for our government to “save” us. It’s our government that put us in the state we are today. We need to look at ourselves in the mirror. We need to take control of our own lives. We need to step up to the plate, put our shoulders to the wheel and push through this depression. FDR’s methods had limited effect on pulling us out of the last depression, and perhaps Obama’s will help to some degree with this one. But NO proposal can “save” us without American’s learning to save themselves FIRST.
How do we do that? First we need to learn to live within our means! Plastic will be the ruin of our country, and perhaps the world. Plastic money (credit) AND plastic crap! As during the first depression, American’s need to put a stop to frivolous spending… Our own as well as our government’s. Secondly, we need to stop the hideous amount of waste which threatens to bury us. Why in hell do we go to a restaurant and order two entrees… When one is typically more than enough to feed two people? We don’t even bother to take home “doggie-bags”. That sort of waste is widespread. I watch my children do it all the time. They call me “cheap”… but who do they come to when they need a little cash to tide them over? Me… the cheapskate!
Obama needs to set an example. Perhaps putting a stop to the upcoming inaugurational bullshit. The cost of secret service alone must be astronomical! Put that money into the kitty.. Is the 20th going to save our country? No. Is there a chance that a terrorist-event looms on that day? Yes. Is the pomp and ceremony so important? I don’t think so… And for all those American’s who’ll be watching it on TV because they don’t have a job… I doubt they’re very impressed either…
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
Oh what a night....
Here in West-Central Georgia, a cold front push through around 2 am. How do I know the exact time? Hell, my knee woke me with the news, and kept me up for the entire spectacle. Those of you who have issues with chronic pain will know exactly what I'm talking about. Ahhh, such is life...
The storm did however give me ample opportunity to read the news, both msm (mainstream media) and those which I personally enjoy... the not so mainstream. I prefer a more conservative view of the news. You know, where common sense is more common, and liberal hogwash is often exposed.
After reading non-msm new sites, one can return to CNN, NBC or any other of the msm arenas and easily see how the words are twisted to portray an entirely different reality... Journalism is truly dead in this era of "pay for play"."Pay for Play" on my regularly broadcast news stations you may ask? Oh Puh-leeeeze... Of course it is...
It comes down to this... "Anything to make a buck"... and our recent elections are a prime example of just this type of "journalism". The intense hype regarding Obama... The extreme diggin's regarding Palin... Purely "pay for play" liberal antics.
Well this American Woman is pretty damn sick of having liberal BS shoved down my throat! One of my favorite quotes of all time... "I'm mad as hell, and I'm not going to take it anymore" is the driving force of this blog... I've had it! I'm sick of it!
The dollars they're "spending" in DC are MY DOLLARS... But I have no REAL say in how those dollars are spent, now do I? But the good Lord gave this American Woman a mouth and I certainly intend to use it !
The storm did however give me ample opportunity to read the news, both msm (mainstream media) and those which I personally enjoy... the not so mainstream. I prefer a more conservative view of the news. You know, where common sense is more common, and liberal hogwash is often exposed.
After reading non-msm new sites, one can return to CNN, NBC or any other of the msm arenas and easily see how the words are twisted to portray an entirely different reality... Journalism is truly dead in this era of "pay for play"."Pay for Play" on my regularly broadcast news stations you may ask? Oh Puh-leeeeze... Of course it is...
It comes down to this... "Anything to make a buck"... and our recent elections are a prime example of just this type of "journalism". The intense hype regarding Obama... The extreme diggin's regarding Palin... Purely "pay for play" liberal antics.
Well this American Woman is pretty damn sick of having liberal BS shoved down my throat! One of my favorite quotes of all time... "I'm mad as hell, and I'm not going to take it anymore" is the driving force of this blog... I've had it! I'm sick of it!
The dollars they're "spending" in DC are MY DOLLARS... But I have no REAL say in how those dollars are spent, now do I? But the good Lord gave this American Woman a mouth and I certainly intend to use it !
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