I saw this in the comments section of Michelle Malkin's website for the story, Crashergate, Desiree Rogers, and the Chicago Way: Land of no consequences.
I don't know if these numbers are correct, but if they are... well... this is just wrong.
Total Personal Staff members for other first ladies paid by taxpayers:
Mamie Eisenhower : 1 paid for personally out of President’s salary
Jackie Kennedy: 1
Roseline Carter: 1
Barbara Bush: 1
Hilary Clinton: 3
Laura Bush: 1
Michele Obama: 22
Paid by Taxpayer money...
Michele Obama’s personal staff:
1.. $172,200 – Sher, Susan (Chief Of Staff)
2. $140,000 – Frye, Jocelyn C. (Deputy Assistant to the President and Director of Policy And Projects For The First Lady)
3. $113,000 – Rogers, Desiree G. (Special Assistant to the President and White House Social Secretary for Mrs. Obama)
4. $102,000 – Johnston, Camille Y. (Special Assistant to the President and Director of Communications for the First Lady)
5. $100,000 – Winter, Melissa E. (Special Assistant to the President and Deputy Chief Of Staff to the First Lady)
6. $90,000 – Medina , David S. (DeputyChief Of Staff to the First Lady)
7. $84,000 – Lel yveld, Catherine M. (Director and Press Secretary to the First Lady)
8. $75,000 – Starkey, Frances M. (Director of Scheduling and Advance for the First Lady)
9. $70,000 – Sanders, Trooper (Deputy Director of Policy and Projects for the First Lady)
10. $65,000 – Burnough, Erinn J. (Deputy Director and Deputy Social Secretary)
11. $64,000 – Reinstein, Joseph B. (Deputy Director and Deputy Social Secretary)
12. $62,000 – Goodman, Jennifer R. (Deputy Director of Scheduling and EventsCoordinator For The First Lady)
13. $60,000 – Fitts, Alan O. (Deputy Director of Advance and Trip Director for the First Lady)
14. $57,500 – Lewis, Dana M. (Special Assistant and Personal Aide to the First Lady)
15. $52,500 – Mustaphi, Semonti M. (Associate Director and Deputy Press Secretary To The First Lady)
16.. $50,000 – Jarvis, Kristen E. (Special Assistant for Scheduling and Traveling Aide To The First Lady)
17. $45,000 – Lechtenberg, Tyler A. (Associate Director of Correspondence For The First Lady)
18. $43,000 – Tubman, Samanth a (Deputy Associate Director, Social Office)
19. $40,000 – Boswell, Joseph J. (Executive Assistant to the Chief Of Staff to the First Lady)
20. $36,000 – Armbruster, Sally M. (Staff Assistant to the Social Secretary)
21. $35,000 – Bookey, Natalie (Staff Assistant)
22. $35,000 – Jackson, Deilia A. (Deputy Associate Director of Correspondence for the First Lady)
(total = $1,591,200 in annual
salaries)
Note: This does not include makeup artist Ingrid
Grimes-Miles, 49, and “First Hairstylist” Johnny
Wright, 31, both of whom traveled aboard Air Force One to
Europe .
Monday, November 30, 2009
Thursday, November 19, 2009
Shit Sandwich on Fine China
I have been trying to think of what I was going to write about the jackass at Ft. Hood..... well, today I read an article on ABC News and decided it was time.
I have my issues with Governmental Health Care, but I must say that the Insurance Coverage we have with Tricare is good. We buy Dental Insurance and it is also good. So far, my experiences have been good. Not Great, but I don't have any horror stories.
Now, with that said, it does not matter how good the coverage is..... if you don't have the Staff to back it up then it's just a Shit Sandwich on fine china. And by Staff I mean everyone from the Head of the Hospital to the people answering the phones in Central Appointments. There have been times when I have had to make phone calls and wait for the Physician I wanted to see, but as a whole, I have had very few problems.
But what's so sad is that I was NOT shocked to read the following statement in an article on ABC News.
One of Hasan's commanding officers at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Lieutenant Colonel Melanie Guerrero, told investigators she had considered failing him as an intern but "decided to allow him to pass since he was going into psychiatry and would not be doing any real patient care."
And there, my friends, is the problem with Governmental Medicine. They need to fill a spot and even though he had all the red flags, their reasoning said "he's not going to do any real patient care" so lets just pass him.
And that's the standard of care for our Military and their dependents.
They are serving a shit sandwich, but putting it on fine china.
Folks, it's still a shit sandwich.
I have my issues with Governmental Health Care, but I must say that the Insurance Coverage we have with Tricare is good. We buy Dental Insurance and it is also good. So far, my experiences have been good. Not Great, but I don't have any horror stories.
Now, with that said, it does not matter how good the coverage is..... if you don't have the Staff to back it up then it's just a Shit Sandwich on fine china. And by Staff I mean everyone from the Head of the Hospital to the people answering the phones in Central Appointments. There have been times when I have had to make phone calls and wait for the Physician I wanted to see, but as a whole, I have had very few problems.
But what's so sad is that I was NOT shocked to read the following statement in an article on ABC News.
One of Hasan's commanding officers at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Lieutenant Colonel Melanie Guerrero, told investigators she had considered failing him as an intern but "decided to allow him to pass since he was going into psychiatry and would not be doing any real patient care."
And there, my friends, is the problem with Governmental Medicine. They need to fill a spot and even though he had all the red flags, their reasoning said "he's not going to do any real patient care" so lets just pass him.
And that's the standard of care for our Military and their dependents.
They are serving a shit sandwich, but putting it on fine china.
Folks, it's still a shit sandwich.
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Blackmail Idiot
Does anyone else think that the guy attempting to blackmail David Letterman is a complete idiot?
Really people, why didn't he just sell the info in bits and pieces to the Star or US magazine? He could have cleared well in excess of $500,000. The love letters alone would be a great negotiating tool.
I guess that's why he's working for CBS.... Cable TV people would have played the tabloid game MUCH better.
Really people, why didn't he just sell the info in bits and pieces to the Star or US magazine? He could have cleared well in excess of $500,000. The love letters alone would be a great negotiating tool.
I guess that's why he's working for CBS.... Cable TV people would have played the tabloid game MUCH better.
Hello Old Friend
OK, it's been a while since I posted. Got caught up in the Facebook Craze oh, and the spouse deployed to the other side of the world, but other than that, I'm still Bat Shit Crazy.
LOTS on my Mind. Need to get it out so I can function again.
Hang on friends.... here I come.
LOTS on my Mind. Need to get it out so I can function again.
Hang on friends.... here I come.
Thank you Dominick Dunne
I loved all of Dominick Dunne's Books. He wrote about peoples lives... really rich people with realy rich people problems... a good escape.. a great Lifetime movie!
I didn't understand his obsession of the OJ trial until I heard about his life story. I loved him even more when I read a copy of his 1982 Vanity Fair story about his daughter's death and the trial of her murderer. It will break your heart. (His daughter- murdered by a stalker - Dominique Dunne - the teenage girl in Poltergeist.)
Anyway... I smiled today when I heard he had passed. I hope he finds some peace. I also hope Ted Kennedy is at peace. They both lived life in the fast lane.
Dominick Dunne and Ted Kennedy died on the same day. Why is that of any interest? Has anyone read A Season in Purgatory. One of Dunne's Bestsellers - Made for TV Movie. A good, Lifetime type of movie with politics, sex, murder, large Irish Catholic Family..... you get the rest....
The following is a copy of the book review from Entertainment Weekly - April 16, 1993.
....Readers are hereby enjoined from heeding malicious speculation. There is absolutely no truth to the rumor that A Season in Purgatory, Dominick Dunne's highly entertaining if rather salacious novel about a criminally rich clan of Irish Catholic New Englanders with dynastic political ambitions, is meant to represent any family you ever heard of. All characters and incidents portrayed are purely imaginary. Any and all resemblances to Joseph P. and Rose Kennedy of Boston, Hyannisport, Palm Beach, etc., their heirs and descendants, courtiers, and hangers-on are wholly and purely coincidental.
Okay, so there are some resemblances: Paterfamilias Gerald Bradley — an almost comically ruthless tycoon with a habit of slipping into the beds of his daughters' bridesmaids, then doling out mink coats and hush money-may appear to have been lifted from the pages of Nigel Hamilton's controversial biography JFK. Ditto Bradley's shallow, social-climbing, ostentatiously pious wife, Grace. Or their huge brood of toothy, charming, athletic children-including the martyred Kevin, killed in a war he could have avoided, and poor mad Agnes, sequestered among nuns and forgotten. But there are big differences from the Kennedy saga too. The Bradley boys, see, attend Yale, not Harvard. They go to Congress from Connecticut, not Massachusetts. And they don't play touch football. They play softball.
And it's with a softball bat that handsome, charismatic Constant Bradley, his father's favorite, is said to have bludgeoned to death a 15-year-old neighbor named Winifred Utley late one night in 1973. According to the Bradleys and their sycophants among the press, it's a vicious, entirely false accusation made nearly 20 years after the fact by one Harrison Burns, a scholarship student befriended by Constant at prep school and given an Ivy League education at his family's expense. And besides, the wench was a tease. ''A youthful prank that got out of hand,'' Constant's father and brothers think.
I didn't understand his obsession of the OJ trial until I heard about his life story. I loved him even more when I read a copy of his 1982 Vanity Fair story about his daughter's death and the trial of her murderer. It will break your heart. (His daughter- murdered by a stalker - Dominique Dunne - the teenage girl in Poltergeist.)
Anyway... I smiled today when I heard he had passed. I hope he finds some peace. I also hope Ted Kennedy is at peace. They both lived life in the fast lane.
Dominick Dunne and Ted Kennedy died on the same day. Why is that of any interest? Has anyone read A Season in Purgatory. One of Dunne's Bestsellers - Made for TV Movie. A good, Lifetime type of movie with politics, sex, murder, large Irish Catholic Family..... you get the rest....
The following is a copy of the book review from Entertainment Weekly - April 16, 1993.
....Readers are hereby enjoined from heeding malicious speculation. There is absolutely no truth to the rumor that A Season in Purgatory, Dominick Dunne's highly entertaining if rather salacious novel about a criminally rich clan of Irish Catholic New Englanders with dynastic political ambitions, is meant to represent any family you ever heard of. All characters and incidents portrayed are purely imaginary. Any and all resemblances to Joseph P. and Rose Kennedy of Boston, Hyannisport, Palm Beach, etc., their heirs and descendants, courtiers, and hangers-on are wholly and purely coincidental.
Okay, so there are some resemblances: Paterfamilias Gerald Bradley — an almost comically ruthless tycoon with a habit of slipping into the beds of his daughters' bridesmaids, then doling out mink coats and hush money-may appear to have been lifted from the pages of Nigel Hamilton's controversial biography JFK. Ditto Bradley's shallow, social-climbing, ostentatiously pious wife, Grace. Or their huge brood of toothy, charming, athletic children-including the martyred Kevin, killed in a war he could have avoided, and poor mad Agnes, sequestered among nuns and forgotten. But there are big differences from the Kennedy saga too. The Bradley boys, see, attend Yale, not Harvard. They go to Congress from Connecticut, not Massachusetts. And they don't play touch football. They play softball.
And it's with a softball bat that handsome, charismatic Constant Bradley, his father's favorite, is said to have bludgeoned to death a 15-year-old neighbor named Winifred Utley late one night in 1973. According to the Bradleys and their sycophants among the press, it's a vicious, entirely false accusation made nearly 20 years after the fact by one Harrison Burns, a scholarship student befriended by Constant at prep school and given an Ivy League education at his family's expense. And besides, the wench was a tease. ''A youthful prank that got out of hand,'' Constant's father and brothers think.
Wal Mart Critter
I would have given him a much fancier french name... like Raimond or Henri.
Abbeville Meridional
Abbeville, Louisiana
Woman sues Wal-Mart over nutria in store
By Chris Rosa
Posted April 30th, 2009
A nutria like this one was seen in Wal-Mart The last thing one expects to see running down the aisles of Wal-Mart in Abbeville while shopping is a nutria. But according to a lawsuit filed this week, a nutria called “Norman” is what Rebecca White saw in an aisle.
Randal and Rebecca White of Abbeville hired Anthony Fontana to represent them in the lawsuit. According to the lawsuit, Rebecca was in the grocery aisle shopping on Oct. 11, 2008. Her basket was full of food when suddenly and without warning, a large nutria came from behind the Coke rack and ran straight towards Rebecca, the lawsuit said.
Rebecca, fearing for her safety, pulled the shopping cart towards her to protect her from the nutria andas she did, the cart rolled over her left foot causing her to stumble and causing her to suffer an injury.
Wal-Mart’s employees came to assist her and told Rebecca that, “she had an encounter with Norman” a name the employees had given the nutria, the lawsuit stated.
Rebecca was transported to Abbeville General by Acadian Ambulance for treatment.
The lawsuit state that Wal-Mart and its employees are negligent. The lawsuit said Wal-Mart did not:
• Warn her of the nutria prior to her entering the store.
• Did not take steps to protect her from the nutria.
• Did not warn her that she is shopping at her own risk because there is a wild animal loose in the store.
• Did not attempt to capture the nutria.
As a result of the above, White suffered:
• Pain, suffering and mental anguish.
•Fear of being bitten by a wild animal causing a panic attack.
• Painful disabling injury to her back and foot.
• Interference with her daily activities.
• Medical expenses past, present and future.
Abbeville Meridional
Abbeville, Louisiana
Woman sues Wal-Mart over nutria in store
By Chris Rosa
Posted April 30th, 2009
A nutria like this one was seen in Wal-Mart The last thing one expects to see running down the aisles of Wal-Mart in Abbeville while shopping is a nutria. But according to a lawsuit filed this week, a nutria called “Norman” is what Rebecca White saw in an aisle.
Randal and Rebecca White of Abbeville hired Anthony Fontana to represent them in the lawsuit. According to the lawsuit, Rebecca was in the grocery aisle shopping on Oct. 11, 2008. Her basket was full of food when suddenly and without warning, a large nutria came from behind the Coke rack and ran straight towards Rebecca, the lawsuit said.
Rebecca, fearing for her safety, pulled the shopping cart towards her to protect her from the nutria andas she did, the cart rolled over her left foot causing her to stumble and causing her to suffer an injury.
Wal-Mart’s employees came to assist her and told Rebecca that, “she had an encounter with Norman” a name the employees had given the nutria, the lawsuit stated.
Rebecca was transported to Abbeville General by Acadian Ambulance for treatment.
The lawsuit state that Wal-Mart and its employees are negligent. The lawsuit said Wal-Mart did not:
• Warn her of the nutria prior to her entering the store.
• Did not take steps to protect her from the nutria.
• Did not warn her that she is shopping at her own risk because there is a wild animal loose in the store.
• Did not attempt to capture the nutria.
As a result of the above, White suffered:
• Pain, suffering and mental anguish.
•Fear of being bitten by a wild animal causing a panic attack.
• Painful disabling injury to her back and foot.
• Interference with her daily activities.
• Medical expenses past, present and future.
Monday, May 4, 2009
Pain in my ass!
When it rains it pours...... all I needed was an immunization card and I found myself in a maze of hospital files..... where is the file? who has the file? We are not under Family Practice. Oh, we are under Family Practice. Really, thought we changed that in the Fall....... Gotta LOVE the Government.
Thursday, April 16, 2009
Torture?
I don't know about you, but I would much rather be tortured by being held naked in a cold cell, kept from being fed, handcuffed and slammed against a wall (United States approved methods) than beheaded (Islamic extremists approved methods).
How about the terrible psychological technique that was approved but never used ...... putting a detainee with a fear of insects into a box filled with caterpillars (United States)..... OR.... hung and burned in public (al Qaida).
But that's just my opinion.
How about the terrible psychological technique that was approved but never used ...... putting a detainee with a fear of insects into a box filled with caterpillars (United States)..... OR.... hung and burned in public (al Qaida).
But that's just my opinion.
Right Wing Extremists Ice Water Teas
I can't tell you how excited I am to learn from the Department of Homeland Security that, upon returning from Afghanistan, my husband could be recruited by Right Wing Extremist Groups. Apparently, they want to "capitalize on the violent capabilities" of returning Veterans. Woo HOO! Because those 4 years of College, 4 years of Medial School and 6 years of a General Surgery Residency have given him the "skillz" necessary for being an extremist.
You know, I am sure that while my Navy Surgeon husband is reattaching that kids leg and when he is elbow deep in someone's belly, he is thinking about what extremist group to join. Geez, so many choices.
It's like Extremist Sorority Rush! Do we want to go with the Christian Coalition or the Aryan Nation. Decisions, Decision!
Wow, thanks for the heads up, Janet! While you are sticking violent labels on people how about these?
Why don't you follow up on that report with the one about how the Central American teens in abject poverty are in danger of falling in with the incredibly violent MS13 Gang.
I wouldn't want to label poor black kids as possible Gang recruits just because they stand on the street corner, wear baggy jeans, listen to rap music. I am sure that the Drug Dealers only target the kids that stay in school.
How about the Left Wing Environmental nuts that burn car dealerships and housing developments? How about the Nation of Islam? Has anyone checked into your local Mosque? Or would that be discriminatory?
So, if anyone can tell me where to get a list of these extremist groups, I would like to start weeding out the "non-desirable" ones for my husband. When he gets home he can have a short list of choices that can use his violent military training.
Maybe they have a spouses group that I can join too.
You know, I am sure that while my Navy Surgeon husband is reattaching that kids leg and when he is elbow deep in someone's belly, he is thinking about what extremist group to join. Geez, so many choices.
It's like Extremist Sorority Rush! Do we want to go with the Christian Coalition or the Aryan Nation. Decisions, Decision!
Wow, thanks for the heads up, Janet! While you are sticking violent labels on people how about these?
Why don't you follow up on that report with the one about how the Central American teens in abject poverty are in danger of falling in with the incredibly violent MS13 Gang.
I wouldn't want to label poor black kids as possible Gang recruits just because they stand on the street corner, wear baggy jeans, listen to rap music. I am sure that the Drug Dealers only target the kids that stay in school.
How about the Left Wing Environmental nuts that burn car dealerships and housing developments? How about the Nation of Islam? Has anyone checked into your local Mosque? Or would that be discriminatory?
So, if anyone can tell me where to get a list of these extremist groups, I would like to start weeding out the "non-desirable" ones for my husband. When he gets home he can have a short list of choices that can use his violent military training.
Maybe they have a spouses group that I can join too.
Thursday, April 2, 2009
The floating shoe
I am still laughing about my afternoon!
I helped at the 2nd Grade Easter Party today. I was working on activities for the kids since we were NOT going outside due to the terrible weather. I was trying to get out of the school before the bad weather hit, but didn't make it. Once the rain stopped I gathered the older two girls to make a dash across E. Wright Street to pick up Camille from Mother's Day Out.
Well, the water rushing down the street was ankle deep and when I took my second step my shoe goes floating down E. Wright. I started laughing. Mary Frances took off and retrieved my show..... and everyone in carpool got a good laugh. God it was so funny. Both the girls were laughing. One of those funny Mommy/Daughter moments.
If I had lost the shoe I guarantee I would see a one legged hobo wearing it next week.
I helped at the 2nd Grade Easter Party today. I was working on activities for the kids since we were NOT going outside due to the terrible weather. I was trying to get out of the school before the bad weather hit, but didn't make it. Once the rain stopped I gathered the older two girls to make a dash across E. Wright Street to pick up Camille from Mother's Day Out.
Well, the water rushing down the street was ankle deep and when I took my second step my shoe goes floating down E. Wright. I started laughing. Mary Frances took off and retrieved my show..... and everyone in carpool got a good laugh. God it was so funny. Both the girls were laughing. One of those funny Mommy/Daughter moments.
If I had lost the shoe I guarantee I would see a one legged hobo wearing it next week.
Saturday, March 7, 2009
Renaissance Faire. Renaissance Fair.
Oh my. It was an adventure. I just have to say that if you are a belly dancer and are pregnant, add a few veils. I also have to say that if you are tatted from neck to navel.... you may scare the smaller children. I don't care how great you can gyrate your hips. If you have a kneeling 40's pinup on your shoulder and a six inch butterfly and large ivy on your lower back, kids will freak. Seriously, this chick had no less than 25 tattoos... and she was weaing a long skirt. I couldn't see anything from her lower hips to her ankles. She could have had an Iguana covering her entire left leg.
When I read the flier about the fair I was hooked. It said "Pirates, Jousting, Fire Breathers, Falconry, bellydancing and much, much more". Sounded more like a fantastic Gay Bar than a Renaissance Fair... and I was going to go.
The fire breathers and the sword swallowers were freaky, but I was intrigued. I wanted to ask how long you had to practice. How many years? This can't be your only job. The lady, Tarot, swallowed a 23 inch sword... which promptly received comments from the men. One reveler yelled "Yeah, now that's a Lady". Yep, it was an interesting day. One camel ride, two face paintings and a jousting exhibition later we were still looking for the falcons.
I couldn't help but laugh at the guy selling Pirate Pickles. Insert dirty joke here.
This was my first Renaissance Fair, but it won't be my last. It was not at all like the Renaissance Day we participated in during my Senior Year in High School. It was soooo much better. I found a Friar, a Squire and someone who could have been the Wife of Bath. Mrs. Parker-Schaffer-Martin would be proud that I remembered those characters... that nutty freak of a teacher.
The Jousting was fantastic. Real armour. Huge horses. Wooden jousting poles that broke and flew into the air. One landed about 5 feet from us, prompting my 11 year old to say "MAMA, THIS IS VIOLENT". God love her.
So yes, we will back next year. Hopefully the belly dancer will have given birth. The girls are already planning their wardrobe for next year. Maybe I will go as the Wife of Bath.... or a Nun.
When I read the flier about the fair I was hooked. It said "Pirates, Jousting, Fire Breathers, Falconry, bellydancing and much, much more". Sounded more like a fantastic Gay Bar than a Renaissance Fair... and I was going to go.
The fire breathers and the sword swallowers were freaky, but I was intrigued. I wanted to ask how long you had to practice. How many years? This can't be your only job. The lady, Tarot, swallowed a 23 inch sword... which promptly received comments from the men. One reveler yelled "Yeah, now that's a Lady". Yep, it was an interesting day. One camel ride, two face paintings and a jousting exhibition later we were still looking for the falcons.
I couldn't help but laugh at the guy selling Pirate Pickles. Insert dirty joke here.
This was my first Renaissance Fair, but it won't be my last. It was not at all like the Renaissance Day we participated in during my Senior Year in High School. It was soooo much better. I found a Friar, a Squire and someone who could have been the Wife of Bath. Mrs. Parker-Schaffer-Martin would be proud that I remembered those characters... that nutty freak of a teacher.
The Jousting was fantastic. Real armour. Huge horses. Wooden jousting poles that broke and flew into the air. One landed about 5 feet from us, prompting my 11 year old to say "MAMA, THIS IS VIOLENT". God love her.
So yes, we will back next year. Hopefully the belly dancer will have given birth. The girls are already planning their wardrobe for next year. Maybe I will go as the Wife of Bath.... or a Nun.
Thursday, February 26, 2009
Fiscal Responsibility
The Government is telling people to cut back, don't buy what you can't afford.... WTF? They are like the Wino who drinks himself into a stupor and then wakes up and says "It's time for rehab". Just to go out the next night and drink again.
Spend, Spend, TAX, TAX, TAX, SPEND.....
Who wants to be an entrepeneur? Who wants to work hard so 40% of their income goes to government programs.
Yes, you did.... Change in our pockets going to pay for another bailout.
Spend, Spend, TAX, TAX, TAX, SPEND.....
Who wants to be an entrepeneur? Who wants to work hard so 40% of their income goes to government programs.
Yes, you did.... Change in our pockets going to pay for another bailout.
Friday, February 13, 2009
Church Candles
Last Sunday I picked up Camille from the Nursery and took her up for Communion. She has been telling me she is ready to eat one of those "church white cookies". When Church was over and the choir was processing out I pointed out to her that Father Neal and the Cross and the Candles were going to be coming up the aisle. She was standing on the pew so she could see. I happened to look at her when the candles were coming by and that little girl tried to blow them out. They had glass globes on them so she was not successful, but the last few rows of Christ Church Episcopalians got a good laugh.
Thursday, February 12, 2009
Sunday, February 8, 2009
Skilled White Workers need not apply.
Sometimes I wonder if politicians and government employees really listen to what they say. Are they so far out of touch with the real world that they say shit that is so wrong?
Watch this video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5KI61z5Dyo&eurl=http://unitedstatesliberty.com/featured/emergencey-white-people-obamas-labor-secretary-caught-on-video-saying-he-wants-to-make
I watched the video three times. I may be wrong, but what these two men are saying is so wrong. It's not the white/black thing that bothers me as much as the unskilled labor thing. If you want a job rebuilding roads and bridges and you are long term unemployed and a minority, then get in line.
They don't want Skilled White Construction Workers getting these jobs. Well, Sir, would you rather have unskilled workers building your bridges. Hey, forget Engineering and Physics. Lets just let a bunch of Unskilled people who have been out of work for a very long time work these jobs. It may take three times as much money and twice as long, but hey, we are stimulating the economy.
OH, and while we are at it.... lets mandate that these infrastructure jobs go to the low income areas and tell the Governors that if they want the money then they have to do the low income areas.... AND don't worry about the middle class, THEY ARE TOO BUSY WORKING THEIR ASSES OFF TO WORRY ABOUT US.
What kind of bullshit are they serving up in D.C.?
Watch this video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5KI61z5Dyo&eurl=http://unitedstatesliberty.com/featured/emergencey-white-people-obamas-labor-secretary-caught-on-video-saying-he-wants-to-make
I watched the video three times. I may be wrong, but what these two men are saying is so wrong. It's not the white/black thing that bothers me as much as the unskilled labor thing. If you want a job rebuilding roads and bridges and you are long term unemployed and a minority, then get in line.
They don't want Skilled White Construction Workers getting these jobs. Well, Sir, would you rather have unskilled workers building your bridges. Hey, forget Engineering and Physics. Lets just let a bunch of Unskilled people who have been out of work for a very long time work these jobs. It may take three times as much money and twice as long, but hey, we are stimulating the economy.
OH, and while we are at it.... lets mandate that these infrastructure jobs go to the low income areas and tell the Governors that if they want the money then they have to do the low income areas.... AND don't worry about the middle class, THEY ARE TOO BUSY WORKING THEIR ASSES OFF TO WORRY ABOUT US.
What kind of bullshit are they serving up in D.C.?
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Woof Woof
I am so glad that Ashley Judd has taken on the issue of Alaskan Wolves. Really. You all know how much I love Celebrities who Make PSA's and support causes for about a minute and a half. The economy is in the shitter. People are losing jobs. Kentucky has no power. The little people are the only ones who pay their taxes.... but Ashley is worried about wolves. I'm on pins and needles waiting to hear Britney's take on the lady who just had 8 kids.
Note to Ashley.... find a decent script and revive your career. LOVE your movies.. stick to that!
Note to Ashley.... find a decent script and revive your career. LOVE your movies.. stick to that!
Friday, January 30, 2009
C-H-A-P-E-A-U so now what you gonna do?
The Smithsonian in D.C. has asked Aretha Franklin if she would part with her (in)famous Luke Song hat to be part of President Obama’s Inaugural display. The display will also include Michella Obama's ball gown.
But the Queen of Soul is hesitant, saying, "I am considering it. It would be hard to part with my chapeau since it was such a crowning moment in history. I would like to smile every time I look back at it and remember what a great moment it was in American and African-American history."
Who knew Aretha knew French?
But the Queen of Soul is hesitant, saying, "I am considering it. It would be hard to part with my chapeau since it was such a crowning moment in history. I would like to smile every time I look back at it and remember what a great moment it was in American and African-American history."
Who knew Aretha knew French?
When I grow up I am going to be a Democratic Senator.
I read the following in an article on ABCnews.com.
Apparently, once you leave D.C. you can selectively pay your taxes..... or so it seems.
I know, I shouldn't pick on Tom Daschle and the Democrats, there have been some pretty slimey Republicans doing some not to pleasant things. But.... for the past three years all I have heard on the news from Aqua Net Nancy Pelosi is that the Republicans are cooks and criminals. Well, Nancy, Glass Houses, Stones....
During the vetting process to become HHS secretary, Daschle corrected the tax violation, voluntarily paying $101,943 in back taxes plus interest, working with his accountant to amend his tax returns for 2005 through 2007.
(Mr. Daschle reimbursed the IRS $31,462 in taxes and interest for tax year 2005; $35,546 for 2006; and $34,935, a Daschle spokesperson said, adding that Daschle had asked his accountant to look into the tax implications of the car and driver five months before Mr. Obama won the presidency.)
The chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont., has called his colleagues for a private meeting at 5 p.m. ET Monday to discuss these complications surrounding Daschle's nomination.
The Daschle spokesperson told ABC News that the senator, facing questions from the committee, has said "he deeply regretted his mistake. When he realized it was a mistake he corrected it rapidly."
This is the second Cabinet nominee of President Obama's to face questions of tax malfeasance. Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner paid more than $34,000 in taxes during his vetting process for income earned at the International Monetary Fund. Earlier, Commerce Secretary nominee Bill Richardson withdrew his name from consideration after reports of a federal investigation involving whether his office engaged in pay to play, a charge Richardson denied.
Apparently, once you leave D.C. you can selectively pay your taxes..... or so it seems.
I know, I shouldn't pick on Tom Daschle and the Democrats, there have been some pretty slimey Republicans doing some not to pleasant things. But.... for the past three years all I have heard on the news from Aqua Net Nancy Pelosi is that the Republicans are cooks and criminals. Well, Nancy, Glass Houses, Stones....
During the vetting process to become HHS secretary, Daschle corrected the tax violation, voluntarily paying $101,943 in back taxes plus interest, working with his accountant to amend his tax returns for 2005 through 2007.
(Mr. Daschle reimbursed the IRS $31,462 in taxes and interest for tax year 2005; $35,546 for 2006; and $34,935, a Daschle spokesperson said, adding that Daschle had asked his accountant to look into the tax implications of the car and driver five months before Mr. Obama won the presidency.)
The chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont., has called his colleagues for a private meeting at 5 p.m. ET Monday to discuss these complications surrounding Daschle's nomination.
The Daschle spokesperson told ABC News that the senator, facing questions from the committee, has said "he deeply regretted his mistake. When he realized it was a mistake he corrected it rapidly."
This is the second Cabinet nominee of President Obama's to face questions of tax malfeasance. Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner paid more than $34,000 in taxes during his vetting process for income earned at the International Monetary Fund. Earlier, Commerce Secretary nominee Bill Richardson withdrew his name from consideration after reports of a federal investigation involving whether his office engaged in pay to play, a charge Richardson denied.
Thursday, January 29, 2009
Stuff White People Like
I just found this website and it is cracking me up!
The guy who started this is a genius. This is his list... GO and buy his book right now! I'm ordering it right now!
These are some of my favorites.
#117 Political Prisoners
#116 Black Music that Black People Don’t Listen to Anymore
#111 Pea Coats
#110 Frisbee Sports
#107 Self Aware Hip Hop References
#106 Facebook
#105 Unpaid Internships
#95 Rugby
#88 Having Gay Friends
#87 Outdoor Performance Clothes
#80 The Idea of Soccer
#78 Multilingual Children
#75 Threatening to Move to Canada
#71 Being the only white person around
#67 Standing Still at Concerts
#62 Knowing What’s Best for Poor People
#51 Living by the Water
#48 Whole Foods and Grocery Co-ops
#42 Sushi
37 Renovations
#29 80s Night
#20 Being an expert on YOUR culture
#19 Traveling
#18 Awareness
#16 Gifted Children
#9 Making you feel bad about not going outside
#8 Barack Obama
#5 Farmer’s Markets
#2 Religions their parents don’t belong to
#1 Coffee
The guy who started this is a genius. This is his list... GO and buy his book right now! I'm ordering it right now!
These are some of my favorites.
#117 Political Prisoners
#116 Black Music that Black People Don’t Listen to Anymore
#111 Pea Coats
#110 Frisbee Sports
#107 Self Aware Hip Hop References
#106 Facebook
#105 Unpaid Internships
#95 Rugby
#88 Having Gay Friends
#87 Outdoor Performance Clothes
#80 The Idea of Soccer
#78 Multilingual Children
#75 Threatening to Move to Canada
#71 Being the only white person around
#67 Standing Still at Concerts
#62 Knowing What’s Best for Poor People
#51 Living by the Water
#48 Whole Foods and Grocery Co-ops
#42 Sushi
37 Renovations
#29 80s Night
#20 Being an expert on YOUR culture
#19 Traveling
#18 Awareness
#16 Gifted Children
#9 Making you feel bad about not going outside
#8 Barack Obama
#5 Farmer’s Markets
#2 Religions their parents don’t belong to
#1 Coffee
Saturday, January 17, 2009
I'm just wondering....
.... since Barak Obama is going to Washington by train, can we assume it's the Sooouuul Train?
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
Mr. Burris Goes to Washington.
Well, he tried. It looks like the Democrats are playing a nasty game of "my courtyard, my rules, screw the law". Shame on them. This is one of your own. He's a Democrat. You don't throw the baby out with the toxic bathwater.
Mr. Roland Burris was turned away from the Senate today because of a signature on a piece of paper. All this uproar over the appointment of what seems to be a very nice, intelligent, scandal free, upstanding citizen of the State of Illinois. He looks like the sweet, old men you see at church.
Get real people. You think way too highly of yourselves. You are worried about the integrity of the Sentate. The people of Minnesota just elected Stuart Smalley for christ's sake. If you are not careful, the State of Alabama just might elect Charles Barkley.
This has gone on long enough. As much as you hate it, the Governor of Illinois has not been indicted, arrested or convicted of a crime. Slimey, yes. Guilty, probably.
The Secretary of State of Illinois should have signed the paper. If I read correctly the law stated that it was his job to certify the paper, not make a judgment and approve or disapprove by withholding his signature.
If you really want to know, I kind of like the chaos involved in this scandal. I love that the public gets to see just what kind of horse trading goes on behind closed doors, and apparently on bugged phone lines.
So, Illinois, you just keep on keeping on. You and the wingnuts in D.C. are making Louisiana Politicians and their shenanigans look like schoolyard pranks.
Mr. Roland Burris was turned away from the Senate today because of a signature on a piece of paper. All this uproar over the appointment of what seems to be a very nice, intelligent, scandal free, upstanding citizen of the State of Illinois. He looks like the sweet, old men you see at church.
Get real people. You think way too highly of yourselves. You are worried about the integrity of the Sentate. The people of Minnesota just elected Stuart Smalley for christ's sake. If you are not careful, the State of Alabama just might elect Charles Barkley.
This has gone on long enough. As much as you hate it, the Governor of Illinois has not been indicted, arrested or convicted of a crime. Slimey, yes. Guilty, probably.
The Secretary of State of Illinois should have signed the paper. If I read correctly the law stated that it was his job to certify the paper, not make a judgment and approve or disapprove by withholding his signature.
If you really want to know, I kind of like the chaos involved in this scandal. I love that the public gets to see just what kind of horse trading goes on behind closed doors, and apparently on bugged phone lines.
So, Illinois, you just keep on keeping on. You and the wingnuts in D.C. are making Louisiana Politicians and their shenanigans look like schoolyard pranks.
Not enough pottys!
I read a few weeks ago that there will be one toilet for every 6000 people in D.C. during Barak Obama's Inauguration. 6000 to 1.
I feel sorry for the people who are going to ride buses for 2 days so they can be in D.C. for this historic event. I don't think they know what they are are going to encounter.
I certainly hope that the organizers are informing the people about how bone chilling cold it is in D.C. in January. I hope the organizers are informing the people about how expensive it will be to eat... assuming you can elbow your way up to a food vendor. I hope they are being informed that there is not seating and that they can not bring a lawn chair.
I hope they don't have to pee.
I feel sorry for the people who are going to ride buses for 2 days so they can be in D.C. for this historic event. I don't think they know what they are are going to encounter.
I certainly hope that the organizers are informing the people about how bone chilling cold it is in D.C. in January. I hope the organizers are informing the people about how expensive it will be to eat... assuming you can elbow your way up to a food vendor. I hope they are being informed that there is not seating and that they can not bring a lawn chair.
I hope they don't have to pee.
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