ARE WE REALLY SERIOUS ABOUT CUTTING OUR DEBT

SO MY QUESTION TO ALL IS--do we really want to reduce our national debt or are we just talkingoutourass!!

ENTER -Erskine Bowles and Sen. Alan Simpson, co-chairs of the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform - and their report released a couple of days ago detailing some hard hitting ways to ACTUALLY CUT OUR DEBT.

A BIT OF BACKGROUND-

we have the republicans yelling that the only thing we need to do is lower taxes for the rich and super rich and our national debt will sink like the titanic--BUT IN A MUCH SHORTER TIME FRAME AAANNNNNND-WILL CREATE ZILLIONS OF FANTASTIC PAYING NON-GOVERNMENT JOBS TO BOOT.

the democrats on the other hand, think that all we need to do is raise taxes on the rich and very rich and DITTO --our national debt will sink like the titanic--BUT IN A MUCH SHORTER TIME FRAME AAANNNNNND-WILL CREATE ZILLIONS OF FANTASTIC PAYING NON-GOVERNMENT JOBS TO BOOT.

DONE BOTH AND SUPRISE SUPRISE--THIS IS WHERE ITS GOTTEN US. AND YET, we still have these same politicians and the newbies elected just 10 days ago promising to change "the washington ways" and then succumbing to the same "ways" they supposedly opposed.

the greatest threat to our national security is our financial security. we are spending our way into the poorest of the poor houses and whenever we are confronted with the empty piggy bank or balance sheet, we react by immediately blaming the other side for all our financial problems. the fact of the matter is that we are all to blame for the situation we find ourselves in. we continue to spend and spend and then tax and tax and then spend and spend--well --you get the picture.

we do not have the courage to finally realize that we are going to have to make some very hard choices that involve our most "sacred cows"-defense spending, social security, medicade,

its always amazed me to hear this or that person rant about not wanting their taxes raised and at the same time yelling till their blue in the face that america is going broke. we want to keep all of our perks and strip the other guy of his/her perks.

i'm a bit older but i would still be willing to hold off for another year or two if it helps to keep social security going for a few more years. i'd be willing to pay a bit more deductable on my vets medical if it helps to spread it around to more that need it most.

yet, there are very rich older vets and soon to be retired people that will fight tooth and nail to keep all their vet benefits and social security benefits even though their are making hundreds of thousands and in some cases millions of bucks a year. we need to remember that social security was not intended for rich folk--it was intended to be a safety net for the poor workers or those with no savings after working honest jobs for their whole life.

i think of sara palin and her conservative viewpoint that we are becoming a socialist nation and a welfare state--YET, she fails to inform us that alaska takes in more federal/state funds for welfare and other social programs than any other state in the union. if we pulled out all the federal and state workers and projects in the state, they would be left with virtually no jobs--

senators from every state--so-called blue and red states- haul tons of "pork barrel" projects back to their home states year after year and have the balls to go on tv and rant about ending these very same projects---JUST NOT THEIR PROJECTS!

we have two choices in this debate-
A-ACTUALLY DO SOMETHING ABOUT REDUCING THE DEBT BY TACKLEING THE SACRED COWS-MEDICAID, SOCIAL SECURITY AND DEFENSE SPENDING

OR

B-CONTINUE TO SAY WE WANT TO DO SOMETHING AND B.S. EACH OTHER AND CONTINUE TO PASS IT OFF TO FUTURE GENERATIONS

its time to "put up or shut up" to "shit or get off the pot"--THAT SIMPLE

LETS START AGAIN--KINDA OF

i've said it before and i'll say it again--damn--its a bitch keeping a blog alive and thriving. or is it just staying focused and centered. anywho, here i am again wondering why o why i can't seem to find stuff to talk about when all you have to do is talk to my friends and they'll tell you that I ALWAYS HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY ABOUT MOST THINGS!!

that being said, i guess its a whole lot easier to speak it as opposed to having to write it down on this here blog. but i do miss blogging cause its kinda of soothing sitting here and just allowing myself to rant and rave all i want and when its all said and typed- i haven't caused anyone any heartache nor ruffled any feathers--not that i'm gonna care much if feathers are ruffled or panties are soiled or deedee's pooped is picked up with my fingers day and nite and so on and so on!!!

so i shall try and try again and again to keep this going if for no other reason than to keep my typing skills up to date and keep the old arthritis at arms or fingers length!

DADT AND OUR WEAK WILLED PRESIDENT

to all my dear friends, its a great day today that a federal judge has granted an injunction against DADT-DON'T ASK/DON'T TELL in a suit brought by ---DRUM ROLL PLEASE--THE LOG CABIN REPUBLICANS ---yes, u heard it and read it correctly, a group of republicans that happen to be gay challenged the law and have won a victory for gay and lez soldiers in the US ARMED FORCES.

the sad news is that it will be president obama's DOJ that will have the choice of whether they appeal it or let it stand--
HMMMMMMMM-if my slightly sexy and feeble mind recalls, it was this same doj that appealed the DOMA ACT.

someone quoted of all far left idiots-the comedian Keith oberman as somehow or nother being a basis for fact for why the prez cannot stop it--NOT

ANY U.S. SENATOR QUOTING WHY IT HASN'T BEEN DONE AS FACT--NOT

ANY HOUSE OF REPS QUOTING OR MOUTHING OFF AS TO WHY IT CAN'T BE DONE AND WANTING US TO BELIEVE IT AS FACT--NOT


i don't give a shit NOR a flying fuck why its a tad bit tricky during an election cycle--GAY AND LESBIAN AMERICANS ARE DYING EVERYDAY IN IRAQ AN AFGHANISTAN AND PUTTING THEIR LIVES ON THE LINE AND OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS THAT ARE RECEIVING OUR DONATIONS AND VOTES CAN'T STICK THEIR LOUSY POLITICAL NECKS OUT TO VOTE THIS POLICY OUT.---THATS PLAIN BULLSHIT AND WE SHOULD NOT BE GIVING THEM POLITICAL COVER.

THE PRESIDENT CAN'T DO IT FOR THIS REASON AND THAT REASON

FACT: 10 U.S.C. 12305 is black and white in the power CONGRESS GAVE the President, ANY President:

"The President may suspend any provision of law relating to promotion, retirement, or separation applicable to any member of the armed forces who the President determines is essential to the national security of the United States" during a "period of national emergency," defined as a time when "members of a reserve component are serving involuntarily on active duty." Uh, that would be NOW.

the same goes for the presidents refusal to grant us equal rights in the marriage arena--i don't give a rats ass if he is opposed to it on religious grounds--i didn't fucking elect the pope a couple of novembers ago-i elected a civil head of these UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

where the fuck is his head, much less his heart, his conscience. would he like it if his parents hadn't been able to marry cause one was white and one black and a kind hearted neighbor or politician told him"hey i'm with you dude, just give us time"--then again he wouldn't even be here would he.

i'm tired of my good friends that are soooooo afraid to call democrats weak kneed good for nothings --

its unbelievable that every time they have the house, the senate and the white house, they seem to go out of their way to get as little done as possible. i wish they had the fucken balls that the repubs have.

nuf said

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WELCOME BACK RICHARD

YEA, I KNOW I'VE BEEN ABSENT FOR A WHILE--BEEN HAVING SHOES(ISSUES) WITH MY KINDA UNSTOPPABLE DESIRE TO STUFF ALL TYPES OF CRAP INTO MY MOUTH. I'M NOT FAT-165 LBS AT 6FT --BUT I DO HAVE A GOOD DEAL OF FAT DEPOSIT AROUND MY WAIST AND THATS WHAT HAS ME BOTH PISSED AT MYSELF AND A BIT WORRIED.

I'M REALLY NOT EATING THAT MUCH CRAP- ITS JUST THAT I TEND TO EAT LARGER PORTIONS AND WHEN I GO OUT, I EAT THE LARGE PORTIONS AND THEN GO FOR A DESSERT. I'VE MANAGED TO INCLUDE LOTS OF FRUITS IN MY DAILY DIET--AN APPLE, AT LEAST ONE ORANGE AND ONE BANANA EVERYDAY ALONG WITH ABOUT A CUP OF RASBERRIES AND BLUEBERRIES DAILY WITH EITHER OATMEAL AND/OR NON FAT GREEK YOGURT. DINDIN IS USUALLY A CHICKEN THIGHT BROILED WITH SPINNICH, MUSHROOM, ONION, GARLIC AND A WHOLE TOMATO WITH SOME OLIVE OIL.

MY EXERCISE ROUTINE IS A DAILY WALK/JOG OF ABOUT 3-3.5 MILES MON-FRIDAY. BUT I NOTICE THAT NOWADAYS, ITS EASY FOR ME TO FIND A REASON NOT TO DO IT, SO I HAVE TO CONSTANTLY STAY ON TOP OF IT.

OTHER THAN THAT, I THINK I'VE DONE PRETTY WELL IN KEEPING MY GOALS I SET FOR MYSELF LAST YEAR.

ALSO, MY BLOGGING HAS NOT BEEN AS CONSISTANT AS I'D LIKE IT TO BE. ITS NOT LIKE THERE IS NO MATERIAL OUT THERE TO POST ABOUT--ITS JUST THAT I GET LAZY AND HAVE A TENDANCY TO PROCRASTINATE.

HE STILL IS THE PRESIDENT I VOTED FOR

"But what frustrates the American people is a Washington where every day is Election Day. We cannot wage a perpetual campaign where the only goal is to see who can get the most embarrassing headlines about their opponent - a belief that if you lose, I win."

"I know it's an election year. And after last week, it is clear that campaign fever has come even earlier than usual. But we still need to govern. To Democrats, I would remind you that we still have the largest majority in decades, and the people expect us to solve some problems, not run for the hills. And if the Republican leadership is going to insist that sixty votes in the Senate are required to do any business at all in this town, then the responsibility to govern is now yours as well. Just saying no to everything may be good short-term politics, but it's not leadership. We were sent here to serve our citizens, not our ambitions."

" This year, I will work with Congress and our military to finally repeal the law that denies gay Americans the right to serve the country they love because of who they are."

"Remember this - I never suggested that change would be easy, or that I can do it alone. Democracy in a nation of three hundred million people can be noisy and messy and complicated. And when you try to do big things and make big changes, it stirs passions and controversy. That's just how it is.
Those of us in public office can respond to this reality by playing it safe and avoid telling hard truths. We can do what's necessary to keep our poll numbers high, and get through the next election instead of doing what's best for the next generation.
But I also know this: if people had made that decision fifty years ago or one hundred years ago or two hundred years ago, we wouldn't be here tonight. The only reason we are is because generations of Americans were unafraid to do what was hard; to do what was needed even when success was uncertain; to do what it took to keep the dream of this nation alive for their children and grandchildren."

"We are strong. We are resilient. We are American."

"We don't quit. I don't quit. Let's seize this moment - to start anew, to carry the dream forward, and to strengthen our union once more."

I KNOW THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON WHO WATCHED THE SOTU TONITE AND REALIZED THAT HE WAS THE GROWN UP. HE NEEDED TO TELL BOTH THE DEMOCRATS AND THE REPUBLICANS TO QUIT BEING SUCH SELFISH BRATS AND PUT UP OR SHUT UP. HE ALSO TOLD US COMMON EVERYDAY PEOPLE TO QUIT WHINING AND START TRUSTING THE PERSON WHO WE ELECTED TO LEAD US.

I NEED A LEADER WHO WILL NOT QUIT
WHO WILL NOT BACK DOWN TO NEGATIVITY

I AM STILL PROUD AND PLEASED THAT I TOOK THE RISK ON A LITTLE KNOWN SENATOR FROM ILLINOIS.!!

THE BALLS IN HIS COURT-DOES HE PASS OR DOES HE SHOOT

During the campaign, Obama famously told Patrick Gaspard, his political director, "just give me the ball." Today, Obama is the president of the United States. He's got a lot of people screaming at him and cheering for him, and almost as many shouting advice. But he's the guy with the ball. The question is what he does with it.

I STILL BELIEVE IN PRESIDENT OBAMA--BUT, AND THIS IS A "BUT" THAT GROWS WITH EACH PASSING DAY, I AM GETTING A BIT WORRIED THAT WE ELECTED THE NICEST GUY AROUND WITH TONS OF BRAINS, LOADS OF SEX APPEAL, AND WITH A DESIRE TO DO GOOD.. ALL SOUNDS NICE ENOUGH, ITS JUST THAT THE JOB OF THE PRESIDENT(REGARDLESS OF WHAT THE PREVIOUS OCCUPANTS OF THE WHITE HOUSE HAVE DONE/NOT DONE) REQUIRES HIM TO LEAD- BE IT BY CROSS PARTY LINES OR NO CROSS PARTY LINES, BY KNOCKING HEADS TO ACHIEVE HIS GOALS- WHICH BY THE WAY- ARE THE GOALS OF THE MAJORITY OF THE PEOPLE THAT VOTED HIM INTO OFFICE.

I ACTUALLY CRAWLED OUT OF MY SELF IMPOSED PROHIBITION OF VOTING IN ANY AND ALL ELECTIONS BECAUSE FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE GOD KNOWS WHEN, I ACTUALLY WANTED TO BELIEVE WHAT THIS GUY WAS SAYING.
**WHEN HE SAID "CHANGE WE CAN BELIEVE IN" I BELIEVED.
**WHEN HE SAID THAT WE ARE ALL CREATED EQUAL- INCLUDING GAY PEOPLE, HELL YES I BELIEVED.
**WHEN HE STATED THAT GUANTANAMO WOULD BE CLOSED BECAUSE IT WAS A STAIN ON OUR NATIONAL HONOR- I BELIEVED HIM.
**WHEN HE STATED THAT TORTURE WOULD BE STOPPED AND THAT IF IT WAS SHOWN THAT AMERICANS TORTURED, THEY WOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE- I BELIEVED HIM.

what i need for President Obama to do is finally show that he is THE PRESIDENT and not as some have said, THE PRIME MINISTER leading his party. i want him to come out for something and not worry about how the wishy-washy public(the same public that elected him with a large majority) will react. he told us what he would do.

-DO IT NOW, MR. PRESIDENT
-BE PRO-ACTIVE, NOT REACTIVE
-GO FOR WHAT YOU BELIEVE IN, NOT FOR WHAT YOU CAN GET, FOR YOU WILL ONLY GET WHAT YOU SETTLE FOR

MR. PRESIDENT--"ITS TIME TO BUCK UP"

"at some point- debate has to end"
"at some point- its time to act"
"the time for bickering is over"
"the time for games has passed"
"now is the time to deliver for health care"
"we're gonna get it done by the end of this year"
"i don't quit, we're gonna get it done"

Mr. President, we elected you to lead our nation, we gave you our trust to guide us through this hell hole known as the senate and congress of these United States of America. you already got your poll results, you already got your focus groups
YOU WERE ELECTED PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES BECAUSE A MAJORITY OF AMERICANS SAID SO--AND KNEW WHAT YOU WERE GOING TO DO, WHAT LAY AHEAD.

***NOW IS NOT THE TIME TO CHICKEN OUT---"ITS TIME TO BUCK UP" MR. PRESIDENT
***NOW IS NOT THE TIME TO CHECK IN WITH THE LATEST POLLS AND FOCUS GROUPS--"ITS TIME TO BUCK UP" MR PRESIDENT
***NOW IS NOT THE TIME TO GO FOR BI-PARTISANSHIP WITH A MINORITY DETERMINED TO UNDERMINE YOUR EVERY MOVE--
---"ITS TIME TO BUCK UP" MR. PRESIDENT
***NOW IS NOT THE TIME TO FOLLOW THE LEAD OF THOSE WHO ARE FRIGHTENED WITH JOB LOSS, WITH MOUNTING HEALTH COSTS, WITH LOOSING THEIR HOMES
***NOW IS THE TIME TO ACT LIKE THE LEADER WE CHOSE TO LEAD US THROUGH THIS WILDERNESS OF LOSS. SOMETIMES WE WILL CRY AND YELL AND THROW TEMPER TANTRUMS--BUT YOU JUST HAVE TO SUCK IT UP AND WITH THE KNOWLEDGE OF YOUR CONVICTIONS, BE "THE" PRESIDENT AND LEAD THE WAY. GATHER THE GELATINOUS DEMOCRATS BY THE COLLAR AND FORCE THEM TO DO THEIR JOB.

I STILL BELIEVE IN YOU MR. PRESIDENT--I'M JUST WAITING FOR YOU TO "BUCK IT UP"!

I'LL TAKE TWO FACED FOR $20.

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with the exception of Christiane Amanpou on CNN and Fareed Zakaria GPS and Meet The Press on NBC, i really think that all the other "news" shows are just entertainment driven by and for ratings. most all are very partisan and i only watch them on occasion.

remember the pic of the doggie lost in the nalgas??!!

The Messiah Delusion--OBAMA AND EXPECTATIONS

http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/2010/01/where-obama-went-wrong.html

this is by and large true. i didn't necessarily expect him to remake the world-but i did hope that he would follow through with "YES WE CAN" instead of no we can't cause my fellow democrats are a bunch of wimps and because the republicans hate me cause i'm black.

I'M ASHAMED TO BE AN INDEPENDENT VOTER

if the new definition of being "AN INDEPENDENT VOTER" means sticking your ass--as opposed to using your mind--up in the air and shifting repeatedly with every gust of wind that comes along, then i don't wanna be called an independent any more.

if I'm to believe what the pundits are saying- the same people that voted for Brown in Massachusetts are also the same voters that voted for President Obama! in the span of a mere year, they have determined that they are going to send the congress and the President a message that they are unhappy. maybe I'm just too stupid to understand- but do these so-called independents not understand the complexity of the huge problems that the President inherited? are they so easily swayed by the talking heads, the pundits, the 24 hour entertainment channels such as CNN, MSNBC, and FOX?

if memory serves me correctly, then Senator Obama campaigned on health care for all and made it one of the cornerstones of his campaign, and now all of a sudden- every one's going around amazed that the President is actually trying to overhaul the health care system the way he said he would. The President said that taking the war to the enemy in Afghanistan would also be a priority and now people are going crazy because he is actually sending more troops to that country!! i don't necessarily agree with this strategy, but i do remember what he said and i did vote for him.

the real problem as i see it is that once elected, it becomes rather difficult to stay focused on the promises made, and instead the focus shifts to making damn sure that the President, the Senator, the Representative is RE ELECTED!!!!! IT IS AFTER ALL, NOT JUST HIS/HER JOB/FUTURE THAT IS AT STAKE. THE TRAIN LOAD OF HANGERS ON THAT EACH AND EVERY POLITICIAN BRINGS TO THE OFFICE IS DAUNTING. I am sure that there is probably a lot of good intentions, but we as Americans have to face the real world and understand that once elected, the office, the perks that come with the office are just too damn good to wanna give up and therefore, it becomes a battle of wanting to do the people's work and desperately wanting to keep the office come re election.

it would have been refreshing if then Senator Obama would have come out and said "if you send me to Washington, i give you my word that i will do the work that you have sent me to do and if i am not elected in four years because of it-so be it" well, as much as i like Obama and respect that he is trying to do what he said he would do, I am also not stupid enough to believe that he and his staff do not measure each and every move based on 2012.

the only remedy for this is quite simple and yet will never happen-for both good and bad reasons.

ONE TERM FOR EACH AND EVERY ELECTED POLITICIAN.

AS USUAL, JOHN STEWART GETS TO THE POINT

there really is no other way to say it--"DEMOCRATS HAVE THEIR BALLS GLUED TO THEIR THIGHS" how many more times are we gonna see these elected democratic "leaders" throw away every opportunity to enact much needed legislation such as health care for all, repeal of DADT, moving forward on equal marriage rights for all, school reform, etc. what is it about democrats that stops them from enacting legislation when during the Bush era, the Republicans were able to enact most everything they wanted. i am glad i am no longer a democrat- have not been one for many years now. i still believe in President Obama, i just hope that if he gets anything out of the Massachusetts results--that he realizes that "we-those that voted for him" REALLY REALLY VOTED FOR CHANGE WE CAN BELIEVE IN.!! we believed that he would do as Jesus did and go into the temple and chase the scoundrels out. i don't need to see bi-partisanship if it hinders enactment of legislation.

BEFORE THE PEOPLE OF MASSACHUSETTS VOTED AND SAID WHAT THEY SAID--WE, THE AMERICAN PEOPLE VOTED AND SAID WHAT WE WANTED. WHEN WILL THE DEMOCRATS AND PRESIDENT OBAMA LISTEN AND FINALLY GOVERNMENT LIKE THEY HAVE A MAJORITY AND ACTUALLY HAVE BALLS.!!!!

MY HERO

i still remember where i was when JFK, RFK, AND MLK JR. were assassinated. i remember the funerals for JFK AND MLK JR. MLK JR was just a preacher and yet he like my other great hero, Gandhi, risked their lives every day to bring about equal justice for all people. i still remember the signs for "colored" and "whites", i remember also being stopped and frisked by the border patrol in El Paso. i remember buses being stopped and the border patrol coming on board and asking for i.d. from those who looked "Mexican". we have come a long way here in America and through out the world, progress is still ongoing- though at a slower pace.

I CANNOT IMAGINE WHAT IS GOING THROUGH THIS LITTLE GIRLS MIND

AT THE END, THE CORRESPONDENT DOES STATE THAT SHE IS FREED AND SENT FOR MEDICAL CARE.

I HOPE HE STILL HAS HIS FAMILY

WHAT WOULD JESUS CRIST THINK??!!

its so unbelievable that a so-called man of god would EVEN THINK ABOUT SAYING SOMETHING AS CRASS AND DOWNRIGHT EVIL as this idiot has. unfortunately, he has not said it just this one time, he said it for Katrina, 9/11 and other times. i truly wonder if the young lady sitting next to him is having a stroke hearing him or if she too, is of the same warped christianist mindset?

HAITI-- A COUNTRY WITHOUT A GOVERNMENT

http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/


the video is taken from FOX NEWS WITH SHEP SMITH--the only person at FOX that i actually like because he still remembers what its like to be just a human being and not a right wing or left wing nut. the correspondent on the ground becomes so emotional that Shep has to finish the piece--IT IS MOVING

i am again watching as much television coverage via CNN, PBS, MSNBC and various blogs, etc and still have not seen any type of "governmental" officials involved in the saving of lives in this dirt poor country.

it almost seems as though the United states "IS" the government of this Island and it might well turn out to be so. i am trying to fathom how and why the leaders of Haiti have not shown their face, have not lent a hand, have not mobilized their forces to help. i am dumbstruck by the absence of any officials. where are they? have they all been killed in a collapsed building? have they all fled to the surrounding areas for safety? have they fled with their families to near by countries?

i remember the quakes that struck Mexico city, that struck in china, the tsunamis thru out Asia--in all of these areas, once the tragedy struck, the actual governments quickly went into recovery mode. the only exception was in the country of Burma because the murderous regime found it better to let the population starve and die.

i am very proud of what President Obama has said and how he has mobilized this great nation of ours so quickly, sadly it was not the case during hurricane Katrina.

i have dug into my pocket and have made a contribution to the RED CROSS and ask that if you have not done so, please give what you can to help our close neighbors.

HAITI

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EVENTS LIKE THIS AND LIKE WHATS HAPPENING IN IRAN ALWAYS REMIND ME IN NO UNCERTAIN TERMS THAT I HAVE IT PRETTY PRETTY DAMN GOOD HERE IN THE GOOD OLD USA.

YEA, I CAN SAY--AS MOST ALL OF US CAN, THAT LIFE IS CRAPPY SOMETIMES-- AND THEN GET DRESSED AND GO OUT TO DINNER. BUT IN HAITI RIGHT THIS VERY MINUTE, THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE THAT HAVE NO HOME, HAVE NO CLOTHING BUT WHATS ON THEIR BACKS, AND NOT A DIME TO GO OUT TO DINNER--EVEN IF THEY HAD A RESTAURANT THAT STILL WAS STANDING.

I'VE BEEN WATCHING ALL I CAN AND IT AMAZES ME THAT I HAVE YET TO SEE THE HAITIAN GOVERNMENT, THE MILITARY, THE POLICE, OR ANYONE CONNECTED TO THE GOVERNMENT OUT IN THE STREETS DOING WHAT YOU EXPECT OF YOU LEADERS. THE PRIME MINISTER COMES ON THE TUBE AND CLAIMS THAT HE TOO IS HOMELESS--THAT MEANS HE'S GOING FROM HIS PALACE TO THE HYATT DOWN THE STREET--WHAT A SHAME FOR THIS PERSON TO COMPARE HIS SITUATION TO THAT OF HIS FELLOW CITIZENS.

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Live-Blogging The Prop 8 Trial - The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan


EVEN THOUGH ITS ON THE FEDERAL LEVEL AND WE HAVE NOT HAD ANY SUCCESSES ON THE FEDERAL LEVEL, I DO BELIEVE THAT THIS MIGHT JUST TURN OUT TO TURN OUT AS A GREAT AFFIRMATION FOR SAME SEX COUPLES AND GAYS AND LESBIANS IN GENERAL.

HOPING I'M RIGHT ON THIS ONE. WILL KEEP UPDATING AS I FIND THE NEWS.

NUFF SAID ABOUT SENATOR REID'S NEGRO THOUGHTS

one senator said something that i think most Americans today would agree with--that one of the things that helped this particular black person named Barack H. Obama run for and win the presidency this last year is the fact that he is young, very talented and educated, "very well spoken" and "non-threatening" to a great majority of the American public.

the other senator is one that over the years has been associated with those that espoused racist or bigoted points of view toward minorities. what Trent Lott said was that the U.S. would have been better off if segregationist Presidential candidate Strom Thurmond had been elected in 1948. he was running on the states rights ticket--in other words, the states had the right to keep "Negros" in "their place"--PLAIN AND SIMPLE.

was it kinda silly to say it that way--yea, for sure. was it racist--NO.

Atlanta Falcons' Ovie Mughelli Was Just Outed By a Jilted Ex-Lover. Uh Oh

Thanks to missjia.com for this story about a pissed off ex outing his less than honest DL present Atlanta Falcons player.

my take on the outing of anyone who is not out for whatever reason is simple--if you don't want anyone knowing that you enjoy the sexual company of other men --THEN DON'T DO IT WITH ANYONE- INSTEAD RELY ON YOUR 5 FINGERED FRIEND, DO IT WITH A CORPSE-THEY CAN'T BLAB ABOUT IT AFTERWARDS AND ARE GAME FOR ANYTHING, BUY YOURSELF A DESERTED ISLAND AND IMPORT YOUR TRICKS, BUY AN INFLATABLE KEN DOLL, JOIN THE PRIESTHOOD--OOPS--SORRY--YOU'D JUST GET INTO A WHOLE LOT MORE SEX. BY THE WAY--THIS SAME ADVISE APPLIES TO TIGER WOODS.

from what i read, Ovie dates the guy, buys him plane tickets, car rentals and hotel rooms and who knows what else and promises to love and take care of till death due them part--THAT IS TILL OVIE GOES PRO AND SIGNS A MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR DEAL AND ALL PROMISES, BETS, UNIONS, ETC ARE OFF. he doesn't have the balls to meet his soon to be ex and handle amongst the two of them, instead he sends his lawyer to buy the ex off. this is shitty and humiliating.

i feel no sadness for anybody who messes with another persons emotions. if you can't be honest and be up front with the other person--DON'T BE WITH THE OTHER PERSON TO BEGIN WITH. ITS A VERY SIMPLE RULE. for Ovie to humiliate his ex and throw him out with yesterdays trash is unforgivable. the same applies to Tiger Woods. to be fucking around on his wife all the time putting out the vibe of a outstanding, morally upright professional and citizen and then have the ho's coming out of the woodwork is nothing sort of torture for his wife and children. do these people actually not see the consequences of their actions? do they actually believe that their sexual shenanigans will not be discovered? maybe they don't give a rats ass because they have the money and with money you loose a lover and pick up a bakers dozen.

i don't apply this to just sports figures, it should be applied across all segments of society from the common working man/woman to politicians, news people, and especially religious types that espouse negative statements against gays.

HE'S EXTREME BUT REALLY FUNNY

WHAT CAN YOU SAY TO THAT. i don't care who see's my dick--hell, its all over the Internet.

POOR RUDY--HAVING TO ADMIT THAT HE FORGOT- WHAT HE REMEMBERS SEVERAL TIMES A DAY

so are we only concerned with "Islamic terrorists". do we not get to count the anthrax attacks just because no one died and on one confessed to be Islamic terrorists? do we not count the "shoe bomber" because he was only a deranged extremest white guy and not an Islamic terrorists? is that what Rudy and the far right hate mongers are doing now?

i don't wanna get on a plane and be bombed out of the sky by ANYBODY-- I DON'T GIVE A FLYING RATS ASS WHAT RELIGIOUS BELIEVES YOU HAVE OR IF UR PISSED CAUSE THE PRESIDENT IS BLACK OR CAUSE THE FAR RIGHT CHRISTIANISTS ARE NOT IN POWER--IT DOES NOT MATTER--

I GUESS MY BIGGEST BEEF WITH THE SO-CALLED MEDIA--MSNBC, FOX, CNN(WHO AT ONE TIME WAS LIKE THE PREMIER GO TO NEWS SOURCE), IS THAT THEY KEEP CALLING ON THESE SO-CALLED EXPERTS AND LONG AGO REJECTED POLITICIANS TO COME ON THE AIR AND ACT LIKE THEY REALLY KNOW WHATS GOING ON AND CARRY ON LIKE THEY ARE BEING OBJECTIVE WHEN EVERYBODY KNOWS THE OPPOSITE.

WHEN I WANT REAL NEWS-- THEIR ARE ONLY TWO SOURCES FOR REAL IN- DEPTH NEWS--BBC AND THE NEWSHOUR ON PBS.

AMAZING WHAT HATERS OF BARACK OBAMA WILL RESORT TO

the guy was mayor when it happened and he even toured the wreckage with prez Bush---and yet other haters will echo the same "facts" and refuse to acknowledge that indeed, 9/11 happened nine months into Bush's 1st term and the "shoe bomber" also happened and a couple of anthrax attacks happened.

lest we forget, Rudy was the presidential candidate that wrapped 9/11 round himself like peanuts and his blanket. how low the haters will go is any one's guess. its sad that instead of gathering around the prez as most all Americans did right after 9/11-yes-even i waved the flag and said he needed to invade Afghanistan. supported him till he got the stupid notion to go into Iraq to avenge his daddies unfinished business.

"TONS OF SLUT ON ROADWAY"

VH1 Reality Show Bus Crashes In California Causing Major Slut Spill


COURTESY OF THE ONION NEWS NETWORK

I WONDER WHAT JESUS CHRIST WOULD THINK OF HIS FOLLOWERS??!!

this is one of the reasons why i left the "christian church". it is no longer about teaching gods love or about loving one another.

WHENEVER YOU THINK YOUR LIFE IS DIFFICULT--THINK AGAIN!!!

whenever i feel that my life is crap or i worry about my job or loosing my duplex, all i gotta do to bring myself back to realizing that i have a very nice comfortable life is to step outside and see the poor homeless person or the handicapped person or the young man in this video or the brave young 15 year old that was set on fire by so-called buddies to realize that THEY ARE THE ONES WHO DEAL WITH VERY DIFFICULT LIFE ISSUES AND STILL MAKE IT IN THEIR OWN WAY.

the ability of the human spirit to overcome and cope with harsh and brutal treatment and circumstances always amazes me.

http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/

http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/


click on the link above to read about how Joan Rivers was denied boarding on a flight back to the states because--"a “jittery Continental Airlines gate agent” who thought the two names on her passport, which reads “Joan Rosenberg AKA Joan Rivers,” seemed “fishy.”"

i don't know about you, but i beginning to think that the terrorists have already won this battle because they have achieved what they were after-- to scare the living crap out of us. we can't walk by a backpack without getting freaked out and having half the city closed down only to find out that it was nothing more than a backpack that some kid forgot. first they made us take our shoes off cause some goofball tried to set his shoes on fire, now we're gonna have to pull our pants/skirts down and show our undies cause this dumb turdbrain decides that he wants to blow his "stuff" to smitherins--not thinking that if that happens-- all those virgins waiting for him will be for not- unless he just wants conversation.

yes i know that its serious stuff that we are having to deal with, but i honestly don't think that this is the best way of going about it. i would gladly go thru the neked scanner thingy if that enabled me to not have to strip piecemeal everytime i take a flight. i also don't think that just cause someones dark skinned or looks "arab or muslim(whatever that means)" that they should be targeted. remember the oklahoma bomber--he was white as snow and yet we didn't go around fearing every white skinned dude we saw on the plane or at the local rent a car place.

its kinda scary that this dude arrived at an american airport and on one was able to pick up on his trail of rather strong flags. i think that the american gov should make it mandatory that all foreign airports sending flights to the USA be required to body scan ALL USA BOUND PASSENGER AND LUGGAGE. i believe that right now, it is not required to scan all luggage--not a very good sign. we have to strip down to our skivvies and yet in the belly of the beast is a ticking bomb.

WELL, WHATEVER IS DONE-- NOW IS THE TIME TO TAKE YOUR MOMS ADVISE: DON'T LEAVE HOME WITHOUT A CLEAN PAIR OF CHONES ON--CAUSE U JUST NEVER KNOW WHEN YOU MIGHT HAVE TO BARE IT ALL AND THE WHOLE WORLD WILL BE WATCHING!!!!!!!!!!1

MY TTD FOR THIS YEAR-OR--HOW I'M TRYING TO STAY YOUTHFUL

THINGS I'D LIKE TO WORK ON, TRY, DELETE, ADD, ETC

--RELAX AND ENJOY MY LIFE WITHOUT GETTING MYSELF INTO NEGATIVE THOUGHTS

--ALWAYS ALWAYS ENJOY MY HONEYBUN AND MY DEEDEE

--BE DEBT FREE BY JUNE 2010--AND STAY THAT WAY

--SAY SOMETHING NICE OR DON'T OPEN MY MOUTH-MOST TIMES IT DOESN'T HELP

--WALK/JOG A MINIMUM OF 4 DAYS A WEEK

--KEEP BLOG UP AND RUNNING--POST MINIMUM OF 4 POSTINGS WEEKLY

--DON'T BE A CHICKEN SHIT ABOUT WEATHER- GET OUT AND ENJOY LIFE EVERY DAY

--CONTROL MY IMPULSES TO OVEREAT AND TO EAT UNHEALTHY FOODS

--NO PORNO AFTER 10PM

--WEEKDAYS, IN BED BY 11PM

--NO EXCUSES FOR NOT SHOWERING, BRUSHING/FLOSSING TEATS NITELY

--STOP PROCRASTINATING

--START READING AND LISTENING TO MUSIC AGAIN-MAKE QUIET TIME NITELY

--ENJOY MY CO-WORKERS, I'M NOT MARRIED TO THEM

--ITS SILLY, BUT MAKE MY BED DAILY-JUST TO KNOW ITS WITHIN MY POWER

--HOOK UP WITH FRIENDS MORE OFTEN

--KEEP MY HOME IN A CLEAN AND ORGANIZED WAY

--KEEP MY CAR CLEAN AND WASHED

I've been thinking about things that make my life less enjoyable or less fulfilling and the above items seem to be recurring themes. will i manage to accomplish all or even some of the above, that remains to be seen and i shall keep you posted on the progress.

years ago, i would always tell my friends that i made it a point to shower 2-3 times a day and they would ask why. i would tell them that a person who only showers once a day in his youth grows up accustomed to a daily shower and then in his later years goes from one shower a day to maybe one shower every other day and then maybe one shower a week. its this fear of "growing old" that keeps me trying to stay on top of the things i enjoyed doing and makes me take two showers a day so i don't become a ''stinky" old fart in a few years. i notice that its not as easy as it used to be to burn off all the fatty foods i eat. years past, I'd eat a whole Sara lee cheese cake with strawberry filling and wash it down with a quart of ice cold butter milk, devour a large steak or BBQ ribs, mashed taters, soul food, etc and stay so slim i had to put rocks in my pockets to keep the wind from blowing me away. nowadays, people use me as a shield against the wind. OK, so maybe i exaggerate slightly--OK--a lot, but i look at myself in the mirror and i see those fatty deposits around my waist and they look so foreign to me because for 50 years, i didn't have them.

maybe its the midlife crises thing I'm going through or something, but yea, i look backwards and realize that those last ten, fifteen years zipped by like nobodies business. i don' know if others feel kinda unsure about what it is they are supposed to be doing at this age- then again, its been my life to kinda stumble from stage to stage in my life. thankfully, I've managed to come thru pretty much in one piece with a few scars and scratches. i wonder what life would have been like if my family had been less dysfunctional and had been around when i needed some guidance with my sexuality and just life issues in general. its odd that i have no connections to my past, i know no old school mates, best friends growing up, old army chums. i don't see it as somehow bad or missing or sad--i just see it as different. are people with lifelong connections any better off, happier, healthier, wealthier or wise?

THE PEOPLE FIGHT BACK

YES, THESE SO-CALLED "SECURITY" THUGS ARE SOMEONE'S CHILD, SOMEONE'S SON---BUT YOU CAN'T BLAME THE CROWDS WHO HAVE SEEN THERE FELLOW DEMONSTRATORS BEING BEATEN WITH NO MERCY AND AT TIMES KILLED. I WOULD STILL HOPE THAT FOR THE MOST PART THEY KEEP IT PEACEFUL BUT IF NEED BE TO SHOW THAT THEY WILL NOT BACK DOWN- ITS GOOD FOR MORAL AND AS A SHOW OF OPPOSING FORCE TO ENGAGE THESE HEAVILY PROTECTED THUGS WITH EQUAL VIGOR AND FORCE.

MOLE POBLANO FROM FRIDA KAHLO

1/2 pound rnulato chiles, deveined and seeded

3/4 pound pasilla chiles, deveined and seeded

3/4 pound ancho chiles, deveined and seeded

1/2 pound lard

3 garlic cloves

2 medium onions, chopped

2 tortillas, coarsely chopped

1/2 hard roll

1/2 cup raisins

3/4 cup almonds

6 tablespoons pumpkin seeds

4 ounces sesame seeds, toasted

1 teaspoon anise seeds

2 cloves

1 cinnamon stick

1 teaspoon black peppercorns

9 ounces Mexican chocolate

1/4 pound tomatoes, peeled and chopped

Sugar

Salt


so i had this long standing desire to make traditional mole poblano ever since my dad would go to the store and buy the canned( even though it comes in a jar) mole paste and would add who knows what to it and out came this slightly sweet/spicy reddish/blackish pasty sauce that he poured over cooked chicken. because i love and collect cook books, i happened to come upon one written by a family member of the late Mexican painter Frida kahlo. the pictures of the traditional menus done up and served in traditional earthen ware was enough to make me go down to the Grand central market in downtown los angeles searching for the 3 different types of chiles i needed. This is the place to go if your looking for ingredients to make mole, menudo, chalupas or any type of Mexican or for that matter, Central American foods. if you happen to live in Los Angeles or will be coming to visit our wonderful city, it well worth the hassle of finding parking downtown and while your here, drop by the Grand Central Market for some great Latin American "fast foods". while your in the area, you can also visit the flower district, the garment district and the jewelry district-- all fun things to do and great bargains to be had for the careful shopper.

anyway, the recipe was not for the squeamish as it is a real all hands on deck type of endeavor. But the rewards were so wonderfully tasteful and satisfying.

P.S.--IF YOU WANT THE RECEPI, JUST GOOGLE FRIDA KAHLO MOLE POBLANO- OR BETTER YET BUY THE BOOK, ITS BEAUTIFULLY ILLUSTRATED.

BRAVE COURAGOUS AND AMAZING PEOPLE

have been keeping up with the continuing situation in iran and i am continualy stunned and amazed by the courage that these people put themselves in. they must know that it they don't get beat while protesting, the chances that someone in security has recorded them on video to be picked up in the middle of the night. i believe that the biggest reason that why the corrupt government will not be able to kill this revolution is simply because of modern technology. when so many iranians have some type of communications gadget-phone, pda, camera, etc- the government can shut down the grids and yet the info will get out eventually and usually as it happens.

i am also heartened by the changing tactics of the demonstraters and i think this will solidify as the killings by the gov goons increases. as this video shows, the protesters are starting to answer the beatings and attacks with the same tactics. i know that this will lead to further and more harsher violence on the part of the government, but i also believe that it is the only course-save for the voluntary retreat of the gov. which will not happen.

god be with them