Thursday, April 17, 2008
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AFTERTHOUGHT! |
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CANDIDATE DEBATES
The thing that frustrates me the most is that these insipid reporters just
won't ask the important questions. I think that the problem here is that these
reporters all know that one or the other of these people may well end up in the
White House, and when that time rolls around they want to be sure they have
access. They want to make sure that they can still get to the now-president
...for if they can't they may well lose their jobs. So, the rule of the day is to
treat somewhat lightly.
Net result: insipid questions.
Now you may ask: "Hey Boortz. Since you're such a blowhard know-it-all talk
show host, just what questions would YOU ask if you were on that panel? Fair
enough ... so here are some ideas:
- What is the maximum amount of a person's income anyone
should ever have to pay to the federal government in income taxes?
- What percentage of total individual income is earned
by the top one percent of income earners?
- Do you think the top one percent of income earners are
paying their fair share of income taxes?
- What percentage of total income taxes collected by the
federal government is paid by the top one percent of income earners? [Listen
to how much fun we had asking Dennis Kuchinich these last 3 questions.]
- What does the 10th Amendment to the Constitution say?
- Do you think the 10th Amendment is obsolete?
- Identify one government program where you believe
government spending could be decreased.
- Identify one government program you believe could be
eliminated.
- Should control of the education be returned to the
local level?
OK .. these are just a few questions .. but they are sure as hell more
meaningful to men than hammering Hillary about her Bosnia story or trying to get
Obama to engage in a spirited defense of Jeremiah Wright.
Another way to spice up the debates after the conventions? Put the
Libertarian candidate up there on the stage. To do that, though, the
Libertarian candidate is going to have to poll at 15% or above. So ... when the
pollster calls you know what to do.
SOME READING ASSIGNMENTS
Students who achieve a 4.0 at this government high school
will no longer be able to wear distinctive robes at graduation because
"every child is special." And you had over your children to government every
day to be educated?
A father and son in Great Britain were turned away from a community swimming
pool
because they were not Muslim. Inch by inch, folks.
The real question in this story should be ...
how in the hell did that canister get up there to begin with? |
NOT TO EARLY FOR A PREDICTION ...
And the prediction is (ta da!) John McCain.
After watching the antics of the Obamamaniacs the last few weeks, I think
It's not too early to predict that John McCain is going to win the election in
November. Here's why:
First: Hillary. People just flat-out don't like her. That would be because
she is so flat-out unlikable. People have a hard time warming up to unlikable
people. Trust me on this.
Second: The Libertarian candidate. Don't know who her or she is going to
be, and if they are willing to fight the crucially important war against Islamic
fascism I might well vote for them. But they won't win.
So .. that leaves Barack Obama.
The real beginning of the end for Obama was his preacher of 20-years Jeremiah
(God DAMN America) Wright. Few people are buying Obama's weak excuses that he
didn't really know what that man was preaching. Twenty years --- and he didn't
know. First of all, people don't particularly like fools who run around saying
God Damn America. Th3e Pope was at the White House yesterday. He said "God
BLESS America." People like that.
Secondly, people don't particularly trust someone who can have this happening
right under his nose for 20 years and not know about it. How in the hell is
Barack Obama going to keep up with the nuances of world politics if he doesn't
even know what's happening in his own America-hating church.
But .. here's the clincher. Race pimps are starting to scream "racism" every
single time someone not black says anything negative about Barack Obama. After
Barrack's absurd San Francisco statement about rural people turning to guns and
God out of bitterness, some started suggesting that Obama may be just a bit of
an elitist. No sooner were those words out of some white mouth than someone
else was saying that the word "elitist" is really a code word for "uppity
Negro." Give me a break. And then when John McCain had the audacity to make a
speech in Meridian, Mississippi; some Obama supporter was blogging on the
Internet that McCain's speech was a "dog whistle" for white racists. That would
be because Meridian is only 40 miles from Philadelphia – the site of the murders
of three civil rights workers in the 60s. By "dog whistle" for white racists,
this Obama supporter meant that only whites would be able to discern the racism
inherent in McCain's decision to speak so closely to Philadelphia, Mississippi.
It is apparent now that a white person is not going to be permitted to
criticize Barack Obama in any way – on any issue – without various race pimps
and warlords screaming "racist." People are going to get sick and tired of this
real quick. Voters are going to start thinking about what it would be like if
Obama were actually in the White House. Would any criticism of an Obama
initiative be branded as racist? Think about it --- if merely making a speech
in Meridian, MS is racist --- if calling someone an elitist is racists --- I
think you can answer that one yourself.
Obama's biggest enemies in this election process will be his own supporters –
eager to find and expose racial bias in every utterance. It's already tiring.
Quickly it will become unbearable.
"REALISTIC" EMISSIONS REDUCTIONS
President Bush did his little
speech on climate change yesterday. He wasn't very specific about any
policies. What he did make clear is that he wants to stop the growth of
greenhouse gases by 2025. How is he planning to do that? By using the force of
government to stifle growth.
Good news though ...
John Dingell has decided that a carbon tax is no longer a good idea. This
is the bill that would have raised taxes on carbon dioxide emissions and on
gasoline, and lowered the tax deduction for large homes because the evil rich
who live in those homes produce more greenhouse gases. Despite voter popularity
(who are these people that actually thought this was a good idea?) Dingell has
declared the bill dead.
The wealth envy crowd must be crying in their beers this morning.
In the meantime ... a group of scientists has demanded of the United Nations
global warming panel that they provide some observable proof that carbon dioxide
actually contributes to global warming. Now that sounds a bit odd, doesn't it?
You probably thought that this had already been proven? Well, actually it
hasn't. All the alarmists have is computer models – and these computer models
are no better than the data you plug into them. There is no observable evidence
that carbon dioxide emissions lead to global warming ... that would be why these
scientists are being ignore.
OIL AD CAMPAIGNS
Hillary and Obama are having a mini slug-fest
in the form of oil company commercials. Remember the
Obama campaign ad that
claimed he didn't take any money from oil companies? Well
Hillary decided that
she should fire back with an ad pointing out that taking money from oil
companies is, in fact, illegal. She then points out that Obama accepted
$200,000 from oil company executives and employees.
Good for Hillary.
The irony of it all is that Hillary herself also accepted $300,000 from oil
company executives ... but I guess that's the part of the story that SHE forgot to
tell. But Hillary did happen to mention that, "She'll make oil companies pay to
create the new jobs and clean energy America needs."
Now I know that Hillary is toast, but I still feel the need to point out that
Hillary truly believes that it is the role of government to force private
companies to create new jobs. Those jobs do not belong to the government. And
nobody is entitled to any jobs. Those jobs belong to the companies and they
will create new jobs when they have additional work to be done. If Hillary
wants to do something to create new jobs she can lower or eliminate the onerous
tax burden on businesses in this country. Let them keep their money so that
they can invest in new products and expand their reach. Business expansion
means new jobs. Higher taxes stifle business expansion. Even Hillary should be
able to understand this one.
ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT DUI
Sara Cole is a mother of four, living out in California. Not too long ago,
Sara was unloading a bicycle from her car near the Los Gatos Little League field
when along came Lucio Rodriguez. Lucio Rodriguez was driving with a blood
alcohol level of .16. He also happens to be an illegal immigrant. I know ...
you're shocked.
Now I don't have to tell you the rest of the story ...Rodriguez has pleaded
guilty to felony drunken driving, causing great bodily injury, felony hit and
run and driving with a suspended license. Sara Cole, the victim of the hit and
run, is lucky if she is sitting in a wheelchair – her legs were crushed in the
accident.
So Lucio Rodriguez is sent to jail for five years. But guess what? It turns
out that this was not his first DUI. This was his second DUI in less than two
years. So now we have an illegal immigrant, driving without a valid license
(obviously), who is drunk, gets into an accident, flees from the scene, and then
we find out that this isn't the first time. My question is, what in the hell is
this guy still doing in the United States? And why wasn't his butt immediately
kicked across back the border?
So here's the real kicker. First of all,
if you read the article you will find that the author is completely
sympathetic to the illegal immigrant ... but that is beside the point. The point
is that even when the police arrest an illegal immigrant for DUI, they don't
report the person to ICE. So a bill was created called "Sara's Law." That law
would require police to report illegal immigrants to immigration if they are
convicted of a DUI. If you are an illegal and think you can drink and drive in
this country, you will be deported.
Well it should make you feel all warm and fuzzy to know that the state
assembly public safety committee has
voted against "Sara's Law". This is, after all, California .. or, as it is
becoming known, Mexifornia.
ARE YOU HAPPY NOW?
Are you ready for this breaking news? Everybody ... sit down!
Barack Obama has started wearing an American flag lapel pin. Before we know
it, he'll be singing the national anthem with his hand over his heart! I'm sure
glad to see that his patriotism has returned. Next stop .. he'll be bowling in
the 200s.
THE RIGHT NOT TO WASH
Apparently now in Canada
it is your human right not to wash your hands when working at McDonalds.
Beena Datt of British Columbia claims she developed a "skin condition" that made
it impossible to comply with McDonald's hygiene policy. She wouldn't wash her
hands. So like any sane non-government employer ... Datt was fired. That was
when she took her case to the British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal ... and won.
The tribunal ordered that McDonald's pay Datt for the $23,000 in "lost
income." McDonalds also has to pay an additional $25,000 for Datt's "dignity
and self-respect." Dignity and self-respect? Look at her! Her hands are
dirty! At least now we know that dignity and self respect is worth $25,000 in
Canada. So in British Columbia, the self-respect of the worker who slaps the
meat on the bun trumps a company's commitment to cleanliness.
So not only has McDonalds had to pay this woman $50,000, on top of legal fees
and experts, but this tribunal in British Columbia has now invented a new "human
right" – the right for workers to drop off the kids at the pool and then handle
meat without washing their hands. On top of it all, the tribunal ordered
McDonald's to "cease the discriminatory conduct or any similar conduct and
refrain from committing the same or similar contravention." In other words,
even though Beena Datt is out of the picture, future employees can come along
with the same excuse and McDonald's (or any other private restaurant) can't do a
damn thing about it.
READING ASSIGNMENTS
John Murtha really had a lot to contribute to the current political scene ...
he's determined that
John McCain is too old to be president. Murtha is too old to make sense.
Here we go again. Obama's bitter remark is being criticized because of his
race and
the media's yearning to classify Obama as "uppity." Told you so.
You think Obama is elitist?
Maybe all politicians and high ranking bureaucrats are elitist.
The CIA has now become involved
in this Boeing tanker contract.
Iran has
sentenced a handful of university students to prison for "desecrating the
sanctity of Islam." How about sentencing some Islamic fascists?
Marsha Blackburn is a Representative from Tennessee who
prefers to be called "Congressman." Naturally, the women's organizations
think she's a heathen.
For those of you who have actually heard the tragic story of Channon
Christian and Christopher Newsom ...
here is an update.
The manager of a real estate agency
has written a letter to the General Manager of Global Warming in Europe to
complain that global warming is not working and it is harder to sell property in
the cold. Global warming has hired a manager?
A man in Maryland owes the government
$5,000 in unpaid tolls and another $30,000 in fines and penalties.
American surgeons performed a ground breaking procedure:
Removing a man's appendix by operating through his mouth. That's nothing.
In 2004 surgeons removed John Kerry's blivit through his mouth.
A man in Great Britain claimed he was the victim of disability discrimination
because he is bald. He says baldness affected his ability to do his job ...
teaching at a government school.
Rapper Akon is so gangsta' that
he had to make up parts of his convict background to appear more hardcore in
the industry. Isn't that just dandy? We have a culture out there that has to
make up a criminal record to be accepted.
When trying to drum up funding for your child's school ... having mothers pose
for a nude calendar to raise a few bucks might not be the best idea.
Especially if nobody wants to buy the calendars. Must be some ugly
mothers.
Hey, look,
"boortz" is in the urban dictionary! Unfortunately, the definition isn't too
complimentary...
Wow, Bruce Springsteen should kick Microsoft's ass for
this.
And here's a gruesome glimpse
into the diet of a Golden Eagle. Yikes, that thing could carry off a baby!
Jeez, American kids
are lucky if they get the crusts cut off their PB&J. Yeah, it's in Japanese
but you'll find a handy "next" link at the bottom of each page. There are many,
many of these.
In case you missed it...Dennis
Kuchinich answers how much in taxes he thought the top 1% of income earners
paid in taxes. Hilarious!
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