I honestly never thought I would see this kind of thing from Elizabeth Dole. Another spreader of venemous hatred. It’s absolutely shameful. This is the worst! Shame on you Elizabeth Dole! With people like you, who needs Nazis? You’ve got it covered.
I just don’t understand all this demonization and hatred of Barack Obama that I am hearing all around. All the personal attacks to his character are baffling to me. Other then the fact that I know that most of them are racially inspired.
If I were a racist, other than his skin tone, what is it about his personal character that could possibly offend me? Barack Obama has, in a life shorter than mine, done much more for his community, and his country, than I ever have. He is probably a better father to his children than I have been. A better husband most likely. More tolerant than me, clearly. Better educated, more intelligent. More caring and more sympathetic to others. More articulate by far. Much more disciplined!
I could go on, but it causes me too much pain to continue the comparisons.
Why in the world would I not want somebody with such a fine character, which is vastly superior to my own, to be president of the United States?
Why would I want someone like my intolerant, short tempered, selfish, unsympathetic, often hate-motivated self to be president? I.e. if we’re talking about personal character, why would I ever want John McCain - or god forbid -Sarah Palin to be president? They’re just like me!
Wouldn’t I want someone better and smarter than me? I could never be president, governing for my own selfish and biased interests - I’d ruin the place! And I don’t want a president who would go bowling and have a beer with me. I want a president who would rather stay home and read a book, after reading one to his children and putting them to bed.
We’re electing (hiring) him to take on the extremely difficult task of governing the country, not to pal around with us.
Every time you turn on the faucet and drink clean water:
Socialism
Every time you get in your car and drive on a road:
Socialism
Every time you go to the library or a public park:
Socialism
Every time you visit a state or national park:
Socialism
Every time you go to a public beach:
Socialism
Every time the fire department arrives:
Socialism
Every time the police arrive:
Socialism
Every time the paramedics arrive:
Socialism
Every time you take a breath of clean air:
Socialism
Every time someone in your family cashes their Social Security check:
Socialism
Every time you are protected from ingesting melamine in your food because of government regulation over our food supply:
Socialism
Every time the military builds an aircraft carrier:
Socialism
Every time a soldier goes to war to protect you from “terrorism”:
Socialism
Every time you exercise your right of free speech:
Socialism
Every time “big government” protects your freedom to worship according to your own beliefs:
Socialism
Only one asshole out burning a huge pile of wet leaves today, so the neighborhood is not completely filled with smoke. Yet. Just wait until November when the burning really starts!
Notice all the smoke blowing away from his own house and billowing across the street to his neighbor’s house:
And now when the wind changed and it’s blowing toward our house:
What an asshole. Although, as people have rightly reprimanded me, I shouldn’t always so frivolously mock such people as just being Christians and Republicans - even though these are probably Christians, and are indeed Republicans, judging by the McCain/Palin sign on their front lawn - because there are many non-Christian and non-Republican assholes in this world as well. It’s just that where I live, most of the assholes, not counting me, are Republicans.
If you approach these folks and say something, even nicely, they sometimes get really nasty. They usually respond with stuff like “It’s legal, you know”, or “mind your own damn business”, or “it’s a free country”…stuff like that. These are the folks who accuse those of us who complain and try to pass no-burning ordinances within our cities and villages as being socialists and being “pro big government”, trying to take their freedoms away. Passing laws for clean air in McHenry county, I have surmised, is the next step toward communism in our country.
Mind you, I’m nostalgic and also love the smell of burning leaves in the Fall — but only a hint of it. Having my house filled with the smell of smoke, even with the windows closed, does not give me warm and fuzzy feelings. So it’s another beautiful Fall day which we can’t enjoy by being outside because my neighbors think our founding fathers have granted them a Constitutional right to foul the air that we all breathe.
Mind you, as I mentioned, this is just one neighbor with one leaf pile. Some days there are at least a half dozen neighbors, some with a few piles each. And many people say us commies are just selfish whiners who exaggerate. Do those photos exaggerate? Do I have a socialist camera too?
This was our front yard this morning - I thoroughly enjoyed having my coffee out on the front porch looking at this beautiful sugar maple in the front yard which is turning out its Fall colors.
Got back from early voting this A.M. (the lines were an hour long!) and I was hoping to spend more time outside working in the yard and enjoying it. Now I can only enjoy it by looking out the window between clouds of smoke.
Oh, just because I felt like taking more pictures of the house today. And the lighting was perfect, i.e. overcast - no shadows.
Let me put it this way: In my opinion, Nicor Gas sucks.
For whoever reads this blog, I’m pretty sure I don’t have to explain how the utilities have the most exasperating policies, rates and customer service imaginable!
Another result of deregulation and the dismantling of the antitrust laws. Remember when the phone company (AT&T) was split up because it was a monopoly? Now it seems like it’s almost all AT&T again! And Nicor says I can buy my gas from an alternate suppler if I don’t like their service. But guess what? They still control the delivery.
And Com Ed? What choices do I have there? The same? Now that’s not “free market” capitalism as I see it!
But today, it’s the gas company that has me peeved and has completely ruined my day.
Forget the details. So here’s one thing I’ve learned about utilities, the customer is NEVER right.
Our friend, Chris gave us this lovely old Japanese watercolor mounted on a silk scroll - as he said, a belated housewarming gift. He was inspired by all the other Japanese and Prairie School influenced things we’ve done to our home. It’s perfect, and now we have to find the perfect place for it.
I just hung it here for the photo, but we’ll have to find a place out of the direct sun somewhere else.
Thanks Chris! I love how our home doesn’t just reflect us, but is becoming a collaboration with our friends and some of the other contractors who have helped out. It’s also why I like to do the kind work on other people’s houses that I do. That cross pollination and melding of minds. Contrary to popular myth, thoughtful collaboration usually produces better results than any amount of individual genius. Sharing and working together always brings out the best in people.
And as eloquently said in a way only Powell can do.
Okay, here’s the thing; the paper is great - well as much as I can tell with my limited Spanish speaking (and reading) skills. But I do have some sense of history. So what’s with this name, El Conquistador News !?
Am I the only one who sees a problem here? This is a paper that serves the Hispanic population in my community - mostly Mexican I think. Why would you name a paper after the genocidal people who killed, raped and enslaved your ancestors, pillaged their civilization and destroyed their culture?
Would you name a paper for a Jewish community the Nazi Gazette or a periodical for an African American community the Slave Masters Herald?
Am I missing something here? Somebody set me right please!
I got a lot of compliments on the new house colors I chose, but also plenty of criticism and snide remarks. The house was previously painted a faded blue and white. I think many neighbors just got used to it looking that way and were afraid of the change. It was so dingy looking, I admit, it was hard to see the potential.
Most loved it when it was done. And I told the few critics to wait until Fall, and it would look spectacular. I think I am vindicated.
