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Tuesday Open Comments

The Left is already outlining who to blame for Obama’s 2012 defeat. Looks like it’s gonna be redneck whitey’s fault:

Each election cycle there occurs a tired ritual, in which pundits and reporters rediscover that yes, indeed, there are still a lot of white working class voters in America, and they represent a serious vulnerability for the Democrats. But just this once, let’s skip the period where everyone initially ignores this group and cut straight to the chase: There will be a lot of white working class voters showing up at the polls next November, and the degree to which they support (or abandon) President Obama could very well make or break his reelection.

I guess it couldn’t be because unemployment is 9.1% (actually it’s much higher, but that’s another story) or that the anemic growth in the economy shows no signs of improvement in the foreseeable future. So much for “post-racial” America.

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  1. texanadian Avatar
    texanadian

    All Whitey’s are racists, it can’t have nuttin’ to do with the 20% REAL unemployment rate.
    Mornin’ Gang

  2. Super Dave Avatar
    Super Dave

    All Whitey’s are racists, it can’t have nuttin’ to do with the 20% REAL unemployment rate.
    Mornin’ Gang

  3. texanadian Avatar
    texanadian

    Hey, we got a trace of rain here in Clear Lake, Can’t hurt. The grass was smiling when I left. 😀

  4. Super Dave Avatar
    Super Dave

    Hey, we got a trace of rain here in Clear Lake, Can’t hurt. The grass was smiling when I left. 😀

  5. meglettx Avatar
    meglettx

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVXqocPAz1k

  6. Lawrence Avatar
    Lawrence

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVXqocPAz1k

  7. El Gordo Avatar
    El Gordo

    So much for “post-racial” America.

    We’ve somehow managed to go from a promise of “post-racial” to a reality of hyper-racial, at least among the professional grievance mongers. Then again, they were that way to start with. Sigh.

  8. Dooood Avatar
    Dooood

    So much for “post-racial” America.

    We’ve somehow managed to go from a promise of “post-racial” to a reality of hyper-racial, at least among the professional grievance mongers. Then again, they were that way to start with. Sigh.

  9. Hamous Avatar
    Hamous

    HAPPY SUMMER SOLSTICE!! I s’pose its time for the pagans to go sacrifice a virgin or something.

  10. Bonecrusher Avatar
    Bonecrusher

    HAPPY SUMMER SOLSTICE!! I s’pose its time for the pagans to go sacrifice a virgin or something.

  11. Adee Avatar
    Adee

    Good morning Hamsters. Rain overnight. Rain overnight–not much, just enough to wet the grass and sidewalks. Hoping for a lot more today and tomorrow. Meantime it was 78 and uggly at 6, breeze is up and running now from the SE and gaining strength.

    Prayers for our neighbors who are fleeing wildfires.

  12. Adee Avatar
    Adee

    Good morning Hamsters. Rain overnight. Rain overnight–not much, just enough to wet the grass and sidewalks. Hoping for a lot more today and tomorrow. Meantime it was 78 and uggly at 6, breeze is up and running now from the SE and gaining strength.
    Prayers for our neighbors who are fleeing wildfires.

  13. Hamous Avatar
    Hamous

    Perhaps the hurricane that is on the west coast of Mexico will bring some rain our way.

  14. Bonecrusher Avatar
    Bonecrusher

    Perhaps the hurricane that is on the west coast of Mexico will bring some rain our way.

  15. Katfish Avatar
    Katfish

    #5bone
    We don’t have any of those.

    Can we cut up a goat on a rock instead?

  16. wagonburner Avatar
    wagonburner

    #5bone
    We don’t have any of those.
    Can we cut up a goat on a rock instead?

  17. texanadian Avatar
    texanadian

    Buzz Aldrin “Smack Down” heh, watch the jerk’s head in slow motion. 😀

  18. Super Dave Avatar
    Super Dave

    Buzz Aldrin “Smack Down” heh, watch the jerk’s head in slow motion. 😀

  19. Hamous Avatar
    Hamous

    #8 Surely there must be one at the elementary school. Not that there are any pagans on these pages that would need one anyway.

  20. Bonecrusher Avatar
    Bonecrusher

    #8 Surely there must be one at the elementary school. Not that there are any pagans on these pages that would need one anyway.

  21. Hamous Avatar
    Hamous

    #8 I would rather cleanly butcher the goat and split it longways and slow roast it on a spit.

  22. Bonecrusher Avatar
    Bonecrusher

    #8 I would rather cleanly butcher the goat and split it longways and slow roast it on a spit.

  23. wagonburner Avatar
    wagonburner

    So one of my colleagues was cleaning out some files and found an interesting document. It’s your standard letter requiring vendors to comply with the company’s ethical standards, except this one was particularly ferrous.

  24. Hamous Avatar
    Hamous

    So one of my colleagues was cleaning out some files and found an interesting document. It’s your standard letter requiring vendors to comply with the company’s ethical standards, except this one was particularly ferrous.

  25. Hamous Avatar
    Hamous

    #9 SD: That was absolutely beautiful! How many times is one required to allow some terd-nozzle to call one a liar, cheat, fraud and coward to one’s face before one smacks him? I would absolutely love to see the same thing, only more severely, happen to Michael “the fat tub of crap” Moore, Al “I’m full of crap” Gore and a whole slew of others.

  26. Bonecrusher Avatar
    Bonecrusher

    #9 SD: That was absolutely beautiful! How many times is one required to allow some terd-nozzle to call one a liar, cheat, fraud and coward to one’s face before one smacks him? I would absolutely love to see the same thing, only more severely, happen to Michael “the fat tub of crap” Moore, Al “I’m full of crap” Gore and a whole slew of others.

  27. Tedtam Avatar
    Tedtam

    #10 Bonecrusher

    If you’re looking for virgins in elementary schools, I’d go to the kindergarten level – but even there you may need to be selective.

    Sad, so sad.

  28. Tedtam Avatar
    Tedtam

    #10 Bonecrusher
    If you’re looking for virgins in elementary schools, I’d go to the kindergarten level – but even there you may need to be selective.
    Sad, so sad.

  29. Tedtam Avatar
    Tedtam

    Tough talking sheriff.

  30. Tedtam Avatar
    Tedtam

    Tough talking sheriff.

  31. Hamous Avatar
    Hamous

    Watching the Mythbusters demolish the myth was priceless.

  32. Bonecrusher Avatar
    Bonecrusher

    Watching the Mythbusters demolish the myth was priceless.

  33. meglettx Avatar
    meglettx

    #9. Hell yeah!

    Buzz catches him square on the jaw and redirects this misguided young man’s focus.

    At 74 no less!

    Note: don’t harass Buzz Aldrin.

  34. Lawrence Avatar
    Lawrence

    #9. Hell yeah!
    Buzz catches him square on the jaw and redirects this misguided young man’s focus.
    At 74 no less!
    Note: don’t harass Buzz Aldrin.

  35. Tedtam Avatar
    Tedtam

    The problem with “choice”.

  36. Tedtam Avatar
    Tedtam

    The problem with “choice”.

  37. Texpat Avatar
    Texpat

    Go Buzz GO! *gottaLOVVIT!*

  38. Katfish Avatar
    Katfish

    Go Buzz GO! *gottaLOVVIT!*

  39. Super Dave Avatar
    Super Dave

    If Dear Leader should lose the next round, I would suggest that it’s his own fault. However, given the generally lackluster crowd of R challengers, I would not count him out just yet. You can bet your whatever that this election will be the down and dirtiest of all time, with fraud and corruption at the highest levels ever. I don’t think a decent gentleman or gentlelady would stand a chance, and conventional techniques will not work. Sarah Palin has blazed the trail to sidestep the media and shown how to take a message directly to the people. Rick Perry and others have suggested that trying to make the media like one of us is folly, so once again, the message is “take it to the people unfiltered.” Of course, that means we need to have some first class techies out there running all over the net, and I really have not yet seen the necessary level of internet skill demonstrated so far. Anyway, talk about Hope and Change, I’m all for it now.

  40. El Gordo Avatar
    El Gordo

    If Dear Leader should lose the next round, I would suggest that it’s his own fault. However, given the generally lackluster crowd of R challengers, I would not count him out just yet. You can bet your whatever that this election will be the down and dirtiest of all time, with fraud and corruption at the highest levels ever. I don’t think a decent gentleman or gentlelady would stand a chance, and conventional techniques will not work. Sarah Palin has blazed the trail to sidestep the media and shown how to take a message directly to the people. Rick Perry and others have suggested that trying to make the media like one of us is folly, so once again, the message is “take it to the people unfiltered.” Of course, that means we need to have some first class techies out there running all over the net, and I really have not yet seen the necessary level of internet skill demonstrated so far. Anyway, talk about Hope and Change, I’m all for it now.

  41. Simple Simon Avatar
    Simple Simon

    Never count your chickens before they hatch!!

    Simple

  42. Simple Simon Avatar
    Simple Simon

    Never count your chickens before they hatch!!
    Simple

  43. Tedtam Avatar
    Tedtam

    El Gordo

    Is there ANYONE you like out there? All I hear from you is criticism, doom, and gloom.

  44. Tedtam Avatar
    Tedtam

    El Gordo
    Is there ANYONE you like out there? All I hear from you is criticism, doom, and gloom.

  45. Hamous Avatar
    Hamous

    #18 TT: That was a great article and one that everyone should read. If China has approx 1.5 BILLION PEOPLE and the ratio of boys to girls is 112-100 or higher the excess number of boys with no hope of marriage is approx 90 MILLION MEN. Lets put this into perspective; you have 90 MILLION young 20 something male, hormones raging and really pizzed off because they do not have the money or social standing to acquire a bride. The article statistically correlates that crime increases in direct proportion to the number of un-attached(able) males. What does the gov’t do when faced with an increasingly dangerous and growing segment of the population? A reasonable solution would be to send them off to war in a far away land; perhaps way to the west from China and viola you wind up at the valley of Armegeddon. Add in the over supply of pizzed off men from the nations surrounding Israel in the region who want nothing more than to exterminate every Jew and you wind up having enough people to fulfill the prophecy that there were so many killed that the blood ran in the street up to a horses bridle. Can anyone else see that happening?

  46. Bonecrusher Avatar
    Bonecrusher

    #18 TT: That was a great article and one that everyone should read. If China has approx 1.5 BILLION PEOPLE and the ratio of boys to girls is 112-100 or higher the excess number of boys with no hope of marriage is approx 90 MILLION MEN. Lets put this into perspective; you have 90 MILLION young 20 something male, hormones raging and really pizzed off because they do not have the money or social standing to acquire a bride. The article statistically correlates that crime increases in direct proportion to the number of un-attached(able) males. What does the gov’t do when faced with an increasingly dangerous and growing segment of the population? A reasonable solution would be to send them off to war in a far away land; perhaps way to the west from China and viola you wind up at the valley of Armegeddon. Add in the over supply of pizzed off men from the nations surrounding Israel in the region who want nothing more than to exterminate every Jew and you wind up having enough people to fulfill the prophecy that there were so many killed that the blood ran in the street up to a horses bridle. Can anyone else see that happening?

  47. Tedtam Avatar
    Tedtam

    #23 Bonecrusher

    I read a related article sometime in the last six months or so where families with daughters are having to keep close tabs on them – the girls are being kidnapped at very young ages and being raised as future brides for the son of the family. The family is ensuring that there will be a wife for their son, since girls are in such short supply. We’re talking about kidnapping toddlers, and raising them until marriageable age.

    Again — sad, so, so, so sad.

  48. Tedtam Avatar
    Tedtam

    #23 Bonecrusher
    I read a related article sometime in the last six months or so where families with daughters are having to keep close tabs on them – the girls are being kidnapped at very young ages and being raised as future brides for the son of the family. The family is ensuring that there will be a wife for their son, since girls are in such short supply. We’re talking about kidnapping toddlers, and raising them until marriageable age.
    Again — sad, so, so, so sad.

  49. Adee Avatar
    Adee

    #12 Hamous. Oooohhhh, that letter has to be preserved for posterity.

  50. Adee Avatar
    Adee

    #12 Hamous. Oooohhhh, that letter has to be preserved for posterity.

  51. wagonburner Avatar
    wagonburner

    I must say I’ve never met a politician I initially liked or trusted. There have been a few that, once in office, were able to earn some trust but I am suspicious of them all. Democrats are the worst (they have never been able to gain my trust) but I don’t like or trust any of them.

  52. Hamous Avatar
    Hamous

    I must say I’ve never met a politician I initially liked or trusted. There have been a few that, once in office, were able to earn some trust but I am suspicious of them all. Democrats are the worst (they have never been able to gain my trust) but I don’t like or trust any of them.

  53. El Gordo Avatar
    El Gordo

    Just had a guy come out and give a spiel on 3D printers. Very, very cool and much more affordable than I had thought. I don’t think we’ll be getting one very soon, but it was good to plant the seed. BTW, Jay Leno uses one to produce parts for his autos that are no longer commercially available.

  54. Dooood Avatar
    Dooood

    Just had a guy come out and give a spiel on 3D printers. Very, very cool and much more affordable than I had thought. I don’t think we’ll be getting one very soon, but it was good to plant the seed. BTW, Jay Leno uses one to produce parts for his autos that are no longer commercially available.

  55. Hamous Avatar
    Hamous

    John Huntsman announces presidential bid.
    While I don’t normally place a whole lot of faith in the accuracy of any D official; I have heard similar things about Huntsman from other sources:

    Utah Democratic Party chairman Wayne Holland told reporters that Huntsman worked with Democrats to pass cap and trade legislation and embraced Obama’s stimulus plan. Holland says Huntsman only criticism of the economic bailout was that it “should’ve been larger” — a stance that’s anathema to most conservative voters.

    “The Jon Huntsman that is announcing his candidacy tomorrow isn’t the Jon Huntsman that most Utahans have known,” Holland said. “It is pandering and not consistent with whom he has been in the past.”

    If he is for cap and trade, Like that terd-nozzle Romney-hole, that pretty much guns him down (figuratively) in my book. That he thinks the bailout/stimulus should have been larger makes me want to put another couple of rounds in him (figuratively, of course).

  56. Bonecrusher Avatar
    Bonecrusher

    John Huntsman announces presidential bid.
    While I don’t normally place a whole lot of faith in the accuracy of any D official; I have heard similar things about Huntsman from other sources:

    Utah Democratic Party chairman Wayne Holland told reporters that Huntsman worked with Democrats to pass cap and trade legislation and embraced Obama’s stimulus plan. Holland says Huntsman only criticism of the economic bailout was that it “should’ve been larger” — a stance that’s anathema to most conservative voters.
    “The Jon Huntsman that is announcing his candidacy tomorrow isn’t the Jon Huntsman that most Utahans have known,” Holland said. “It is pandering and not consistent with whom he has been in the past.”

    If he is for cap and trade, Like that terd-nozzle Romney-hole, that pretty much guns him down (figuratively) in my book. That he thinks the bailout/stimulus should have been larger makes me want to put another couple of rounds in him (figuratively, of course).

  57. Hamous Avatar
    Hamous

    #27 Dooooodski: That looks like a way cool gizmo. It would be really great to work in a place that such a critter could be put to good use.

  58. Bonecrusher Avatar
    Bonecrusher

    #27 Dooooodski: That looks like a way cool gizmo. It would be really great to work in a place that such a critter could be put to good use.

  59. Tedtam Avatar
    Tedtam

    There’s wet stuff falling from the sky over here!

  60. Tedtam Avatar
    Tedtam

    There’s wet stuff falling from the sky over here!

  61. Shannon Avatar
    Shannon

    Driving through the King Ranch (Brazos River Division) affords an uninterrupted, 360 degree view of the distant horizon.
    Bright white, massive, towering thunderheads are building all around.

    Here’s hoping you have a shot at some showers.

  62. Shannon Avatar
    Shannon

    Driving through the King Ranch (Brazos River Division) affords an uninterrupted, 360 degree view of the distant horizon.
    Bright white, massive, towering thunderheads are building all around.
    Here’s hoping you have a shot at some showers.

  63. Hamous Avatar
    Hamous

    I put John Huntsman, Bob Dole, John McSwine, Trent Lott, and Mitt Romney all in the same category: squishy. Note to all: squishy R’s lose everytime. If the media is pushing an R candidate, it is only because they think that one is beatable.

  64. Bonecrusher Avatar
    Bonecrusher

    I put John Huntsman, Bob Dole, John McSwine, Trent Lott, and Mitt Romney all in the same category: squishy. Note to all: squishy R’s lose everytime. If the media is pushing an R candidate, it is only because they think that one is beatable.

  65. Hamous Avatar
    Hamous

    #30 TT: Must be a flock of birds or something.

  66. Bonecrusher Avatar
    Bonecrusher

    #30 TT: Must be a flock of birds or something.

  67. mharper42 Avatar
    mharper42

    #20 EG

    Anyway, talk about Hope and Change, I’m all for it now.

    Cool spin on the Obammybot motto!

  68. mharper42 Avatar
    mharper42

    #20 EG

    Anyway, talk about Hope and Change, I’m all for it now.

    Cool spin on the Obammybot motto!

  69. texanadian Avatar
    texanadian

    Well how’s about that, seems that Ole Dave won a “Star Award” and will be traveling to the Cape to see the STS 135 Launch! 😀 Thought sure that I’d have to take that one off the “Bucket List”

  70. Super Dave Avatar
    Super Dave

    Well how’s about that, seems that Ole Dave won a “Star Award” and will be traveling to the Cape to see the STS 135 Launch! 😀 Thought sure that I’d have to take that one off the “Bucket List”

  71. El Gordo Avatar
    El Gordo

    That looks like a way cool gizmo. It would be really great to work in a place that such a critter could be put to good use.

    Yeah, the challenge is to present it as a utilitarian device rather than as an expensive toy. In truth, it really is useful, but there is already a preconceived mindset to overcome. I could see where it would be useful for sales and marketing as well as for us engineering types. Entry level (all required supplies included) would be ~$20k. A lot of money yes, but definitely within the reach of even small businesses.

  72. Dooood Avatar
    Dooood

    That looks like a way cool gizmo. It would be really great to work in a place that such a critter could be put to good use.

    Yeah, the challenge is to present it as a utilitarian device rather than as an expensive toy. In truth, it really is useful, but there is already a preconceived mindset to overcome. I could see where it would be useful for sales and marketing as well as for us engineering types. Entry level (all required supplies included) would be ~$20k. A lot of money yes, but definitely within the reach of even small businesses.

  73. Dooood Avatar
    Dooood

    Intellectuals in America speak out on the issues just as often and as loudly as intellectuals in any other country, and their views are presented to the country just as often as the views of intellectuals in any other country, but in a society where their views are not enforced in any way, and not privileged almost at all, not much of anybody is listening. Outside of college campuses and a few left-leaning foundations, it’s hard to find anybody in America who cares what “most educated people” think, or are supposed to think. It’s hard to find anybody who even cares what the major media thinks. When the content on CBS and NBC and CNN goes off in a direction they can’t support, actual people ditch the majors for niche-marketed opinion writers more to their liking. That’s why Rush Limbaugh is a rich man. That’s why Matt Drudge is famous. That’s why an entire network of successful “Christian conservative” media has grown up and entrenched itself in less than thirty years. That’s why Fox News exists in the first place. Intellectuals aren’t being vilified in America, most of the time. They’re just being ignored.

    ——————————————————————————–

    One thing has become increasingly clear to intellectuals in America since Ronald Reagan was elected over their vociferous objections in 1980: as long as capitalism survives, their claims to respect and deference are a lost cause. If actual people are allowed to think that their own opinions are just as good as the opinions of experts, if they’re allowed to refuse to follow expert advice, if they’re allowed to choose what they think is best for themselves–under those circumstances, the status of credentialed professionals in the humanities and social sciences, whether intellectuals in name or only members of the “knowledge professions,” will sink to zero.

    The real surprise is that it hasn’t done so already.

    From Part IV of mystery author Jane Haddam’s essay titled Why Intellectuals Love Marx.

    HT: American Digest

  74. Texpat Avatar
    Texpat

    Intellectuals in America speak out on the issues just as often and as loudly as intellectuals in any other country, and their views are presented to the country just as often as the views of intellectuals in any other country, but in a society where their views are not enforced in any way, and not privileged almost at all, not much of anybody is listening. Outside of college campuses and a few left-leaning foundations, it’s hard to find anybody in America who cares what “most educated people” think, or are supposed to think. It’s hard to find anybody who even cares what the major media thinks. When the content on CBS and NBC and CNN goes off in a direction they can’t support, actual people ditch the majors for niche-marketed opinion writers more to their liking. That’s why Rush Limbaugh is a rich man. That’s why Matt Drudge is famous. That’s why an entire network of successful “Christian conservative” media has grown up and entrenched itself in less than thirty years. That’s why Fox News exists in the first place. Intellectuals aren’t being vilified in America, most of the time. They’re just being ignored.
    ——————————————————————————–
    One thing has become increasingly clear to intellectuals in America since Ronald Reagan was elected over their vociferous objections in 1980: as long as capitalism survives, their claims to respect and deference are a lost cause. If actual people are allowed to think that their own opinions are just as good as the opinions of experts, if they’re allowed to refuse to follow expert advice, if they’re allowed to choose what they think is best for themselves–under those circumstances, the status of credentialed professionals in the humanities and social sciences, whether intellectuals in name or only members of the “knowledge professions,” will sink to zero.
    The real surprise is that it hasn’t done so already.

    From Part IV of mystery author Jane Haddam’s essay titled Why Intellectuals Love Marx.
    HT: American Digest

  75. Tedtam Avatar
    Tedtam

    Didn’t last long, though. /sniff

  76. Tedtam Avatar
    Tedtam

    Didn’t last long, though. /sniff

  77. MegletTX Avatar
    MegletTX

    Pssst, look at me, look at me, I’m posting two days in a row!! 😀

    Just FYI I did finally add more to my bloggy about the current status of my France move.

    Can I also give a plug for my dear dear friends we’ve known for YEARS (like 15ish maybe?) who have 9 children at home, no insurance, and their house burned down Sunday in the Plantersville fire? They were at church when the fire broke out and of course had no time to go home and save anything so they lost all but the clothes on their backs. Go here to donate to their rebuilding fund. Please and thank you!

    Also on that vein sending lots of prayers to all those who are affected and perhaps don’t have an amazing group of friends who are donating to a fund in their name, and to all the amazing people fighting the wildfires all over this state. I know resources are getting scarce and I’m sure people are exhausted. Please dear God send some rain to help them!!

  78. MegletTX Avatar
    MegletTX

    Pssst, look at me, look at me, I’m posting two days in a row!! 😀
    Just FYI I did finally add more to my bloggy about the current status of my France move.
    Can I also give a plug for my dear dear friends we’ve known for YEARS (like 15ish maybe?) who have 9 children at home, no insurance, and their house burned down Sunday in the Plantersville fire? They were at church when the fire broke out and of course had no time to go home and save anything so they lost all but the clothes on their backs. Go here to donate to their rebuilding fund. Please and thank you!
    Also on that vein sending lots of prayers to all those who are affected and perhaps don’t have an amazing group of friends who are donating to a fund in their name, and to all the amazing people fighting the wildfires all over this state. I know resources are getting scarce and I’m sure people are exhausted. Please dear God send some rain to help them!!

  79. Super Dave Avatar
    Super Dave

    #22 – That about sums it up I guess. I apologize for marring this optimistic article with my suggestion that continued diligence appears warranted, even when things appear to be slam dunks.

  80. El Gordo Avatar
    El Gordo

    #22 – That about sums it up I guess. I apologize for marring this optimistic article with my suggestion that continued diligence appears warranted, even when things appear to be slam dunks.

  81. texanadian Avatar
    texanadian

    Does anyone have a link to a map of where the Grimes county fire is located? My access to the net is limited and the last correspondence for TW was that people around us, not us are being evacuated. Friends from the eastern parts are holed up with friends in the Western part and our place in middle.

    Concerned minds would like to know.

    tnks

  82. texanadian Avatar
    texanadian

    Does anyone have a link to a map of where the Grimes county fire is located? My access to the net is limited and the last correspondence for TW was that people around us, not us are being evacuated. Friends from the eastern parts are holed up with friends in the Western part and our place in middle.
    Concerned minds would like to know.
    tnks

  83. Hamous Avatar
    Hamous

    #41 Texakanuk: Try here

  84. Bonecrusher Avatar
    Bonecrusher

    #41 Texakanuk: Try here

  85. Texpat Avatar
    Texpat

    #39 – MsMeglet! good ta see you drop by! (sad subject matter notwithstanding)

    *kneemail* is up for all best results………………………..

  86. Katfish Avatar
    Katfish

    #39 – MsMeglet! good ta see you drop by! (sad subject matter notwithstanding)
    *kneemail* is up for all best results………………………..

  87. El Gordo Avatar
    El Gordo

    Go here to donate to their rebuilding fund. Please and thank you!

    MegletTX,

    Will write a check tonight and get it mailed tomorrow. God bless those poor folks. I can’t even imagine.

  88. Dooood Avatar
    Dooood

    Go here to donate to their rebuilding fund. Please and thank you!

    MegletTX,
    Will write a check tonight and get it mailed tomorrow. God bless those poor folks. I can’t even imagine.

  89. Shannon Avatar
    Shannon

    TEXANADIAN
    I just heard that KTRH’s website has “an interactive map to locate the wildfires in Texas”. I hope it gives you what you need.

  90. Shannon Avatar
    Shannon

    TEXANADIAN
    I just heard that KTRH’s website has “an interactive map to locate the wildfires in Texas”. I hope it gives you what you need.

  91. Simple Simon Avatar
    Simple Simon

    Tex,

    Nothing new! Even Shakespeare had low humor and overt theatrics in his plays, so the folks in the “cheap seats” could enjoy the play.

    Do you believe the yellow sheet journalists of the late 19th and early 20th century were targeting the intellectual crowd?

    Rush and Drudge are certainly very popular, but so is TMZ, Entertainment Tonight, Judge Judy, Cheaters, and the entire Reality TV Genre. I don’t believe any of them target the intelligentsia.

    I am reminded of the words of Bob Dylan from “Its Alright Ma…”.
    “The Masters make the Rules for the Wisemen and the Fools.”

    Simple

  92. Simple Simon Avatar
    Simple Simon

    Tex,
    Nothing new! Even Shakespeare had low humor and overt theatrics in his plays, so the folks in the “cheap seats” could enjoy the play.
    Do you believe the yellow sheet journalists of the late 19th and early 20th century were targeting the intellectual crowd?
    Rush and Drudge are certainly very popular, but so is TMZ, Entertainment Tonight, Judge Judy, Cheaters, and the entire Reality TV Genre. I don’t believe any of them target the intelligentsia.
    I am reminded of the words of Bob Dylan from “Its Alright Ma…”.
    “The Masters make the Rules for the Wisemen and the Fools.”
    Simple

  93. mharper42 Avatar
    mharper42

    #35 Dave
    Congrats! Just in the nick of time too. Is that the last shuttle mission?

  94. mharper42 Avatar
    mharper42

    #35 Dave
    Congrats! Just in the nick of time too. Is that the last shuttle mission?

  95. mharper42 Avatar
    mharper42

    #37 Texpat

    “If actual people are allowed to…”

    Ain’t freedom a pain in the arse? 🙂

  96. mharper42 Avatar
    mharper42

    #37 Texpat

    “If actual people are allowed to…”

    Ain’t freedom a pain in the arse? 🙂

  97. wagonburner Avatar
    wagonburner

    Dylan also said this in “Lilly, Rosemary & the Jack of Hearts”:

    The only person on the scene missing was the Jack of Hearts

    How dat work?

  98. Hamous Avatar
    Hamous

    Dylan also said this in “Lilly, Rosemary & the Jack of Hearts”:

    The only person on the scene missing was the Jack of Hearts

    How dat work?

  99. wagonburner Avatar
    wagonburner

    Then of course there’s “Ballad of a Thin Man”:

    Now you see this one-eyed midget
    Shouting the word “Now”
    And you say, “For what reason?”
    And he says, “How?”
    And you say, “What does this mean?”
    And he screams back, “You’re a cow
    Give me some milk
    Or else go home”

  100. Hamous Avatar
    Hamous

    Then of course there’s “Ballad of a Thin Man”:

    Now you see this one-eyed midget
    Shouting the word “Now”
    And you say, “For what reason?”
    And he says, “How?”
    And you say, “What does this mean?”
    And he screams back, “You’re a cow
    Give me some milk
    Or else go home”

  101. Darren Avatar
    Darren

    A while ago, I think on Lone Star Times, Texpat posted a video that showed a hypothetical society creating laws about how to crack an egg. The point of the video was to show how the more local political power is, the happier more people are in society. Does anyone remember the name of the video. The soceity was named something like Vespusian and I think it was part of a project sponsored by the Heritage Foundation.

    I’d really like to find a link to that video. Any help is very appreciated.

  102. Darren Avatar
    Darren

    A while ago, I think on Lone Star Times, Texpat posted a video that showed a hypothetical society creating laws about how to crack an egg. The point of the video was to show how the more local political power is, the happier more people are in society. Does anyone remember the name of the video. The soceity was named something like Vespusian and I think it was part of a project sponsored by the Heritage Foundation.
    I’d really like to find a link to that video. Any help is very appreciated.

  103. Simple Simon Avatar
    Simple Simon

    Hamous,

    Disillusioned words like bullets bark
    As human gods aim for their mark
    Made everything from toy guns that spark
    To flesh-colored Christs that glow in the dark
    It’s easy to see without looking too far
    That not much
    Is really sacred.

    Simple

  104. Simple Simon Avatar
    Simple Simon

    Hamous,
    Disillusioned words like bullets bark
    As human gods aim for their mark
    Made everything from toy guns that spark
    To flesh-colored Christs that glow in the dark
    It’s easy to see without looking too far
    That not much
    Is really sacred.
    Simple

  105. wagonburner Avatar
    wagonburner

    In this country, first you get the money, then you get the power, THEN you get the woman.

    Looks like Newt’s goose may be cooked.

  106. Hamous Avatar
    Hamous

    In this country, first you get the money, then you get the power, THEN you get the woman.
    Looks like Newt’s goose may be cooked.

  107. Shannon Avatar
    Shannon

    TEXANADIAN

    Try here:

    http://www.esri.com/services/disaster-response/wildlandfire/latest-news-map.html

  108. Shannon Avatar
    Shannon

    TEXANADIAN
    Try here:
    http://www.esri.com/services/disaster-response/wildlandfire/latest-news-map.html

  109. Hamous Avatar
    Hamous

    Could this be a sign of the future for the foul “O” and family?

    Jacob Zuma has snubbed the visiting Michelle Obama by sending his prisons minister to meet the first lady at the airport and failing to see her during her three-day stay.

    He did not want to see her and sent his prisons minister to meet her instead??
    BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAH gasp for breath BWAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH falls on floor with tears still gasping for breath BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

  110. Bonecrusher Avatar
    Bonecrusher

    Could this be a sign of the future for the foul “O” and family?

    Jacob Zuma has snubbed the visiting Michelle Obama by sending his prisons minister to meet the first lady at the airport and failing to see her during her three-day stay.

    He did not want to see her and sent his prisons minister to meet her instead??
    BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAH gasp for breath BWAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH falls on floor with tears still gasping for breath BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

  111. Hamous Avatar
    Hamous

    #54 Shannon: Nice map.

  112. Bonecrusher Avatar
    Bonecrusher

    #54 Shannon: Nice map.

  113. Shannon Avatar
    Shannon

    Texanadian
    There was unconfirmed coffee house reports that the community of Whitehall was severely affected.

  114. Shannon Avatar
    Shannon

    Texanadian
    There was unconfirmed coffee house reports that the community of Whitehall was severely affected.

  115. mharper42 Avatar
    mharper42

    #51 Darren
    I don’t think it was that long ago, maybe a couple of months. Coincided with one of the long bitter Big Endian/Little Endian name-calling sessions that lasted for a week or more. Whoever posted can probably find it again.

  116. mharper42 Avatar
    mharper42

    #51 Darren
    I don’t think it was that long ago, maybe a couple of months. Coincided with one of the long bitter Big Endian/Little Endian name-calling sessions that lasted for a week or more. Whoever posted can probably find it again.

  117. mharper42 Avatar
    mharper42

    #53 Hammy
    Newt was an old stale goose when he announced, the sooner he fades out the better for us all.

  118. mharper42 Avatar
    mharper42

    #53 Hammy
    Newt was an old stale goose when he announced, the sooner he fades out the better for us all.

  119. Darren Avatar
    Darren

    It probably was on Hamous’ blog. I really can’t remember but it was a great video. Come to think of it, I think it was rated with the thumbs votes so that would place it on Hamous’ blog.

  120. Darren Avatar
    Darren

    It probably was on Hamous’ blog. I really can’t remember but it was a great video. Come to think of it, I think it was rated with the thumbs votes so that would place it on Hamous’ blog.

  121. Hamous Avatar
    Hamous

    #59 M42: Newt is a walking tragedy; most of his ideas are brilliant – not all but most. He would make an excellent adviser but an awful pres based on the character issue. I, too, wish that he would abandon his bid for pres, unfortunately I don’t think his ego (character issue) will allow him to bow out for a while. I think the lack of money will force the issue.

  122. Bonecrusher Avatar
    Bonecrusher

    #59 M42: Newt is a walking tragedy; most of his ideas are brilliant – not all but most. He would make an excellent adviser but an awful pres based on the character issue. I, too, wish that he would abandon his bid for pres, unfortunately I don’t think his ego (character issue) will allow him to bow out for a while. I think the lack of money will force the issue.

  123. MegletTX Avatar
    MegletTX

    43 Katfish says:
    June 21, 2011 at 12:41 pm

    #39 – MsMeglet! good ta see you drop by! (sad subject matter notwithstanding)

    *kneemail* is up for all best results………………………..

    Thank you ever so much!! Prayer accomplishes amaaaazing things…

    44 Dooood says:
    June 21, 2011 at 12:50 pm

    Go here to donate to their rebuilding fund. Please and thank you!

    MegletTX,

    Will write a check tonight and get it mailed tomorrow. God bless those poor folks. I can’t even imagine.

    THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!! You have my undying gratefulness (and theirs too I know)!!!! This family has had a particularly rough last few years (the Mr lost his job about four years ago I think and has been trying to grow his own business in addition to some family stuff) and they mean so much to me and mine. They’re the nicest little family you could ever hope to meet and both Mr. & Mrs. have been so encouraging to me in my quests this last year or so. I just wanted to cry when I heard they lost everything but I know God can make beauty of ashes quite literally and I’m so excited to see how the community comes together to help out in a crisis.

  124. MegletTX Avatar
    MegletTX

    43 Katfish says:
    June 21, 2011 at 12:41 pm
    #39 – MsMeglet! good ta see you drop by! (sad subject matter notwithstanding)
    *kneemail* is up for all best results………………………..

    Thank you ever so much!! Prayer accomplishes amaaaazing things…

    44 Dooood says:
    June 21, 2011 at 12:50 pm
    Go here to donate to their rebuilding fund. Please and thank you!
    MegletTX,
    Will write a check tonight and get it mailed tomorrow. God bless those poor folks. I can’t even imagine.

    THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!! You have my undying gratefulness (and theirs too I know)!!!! This family has had a particularly rough last few years (the Mr lost his job about four years ago I think and has been trying to grow his own business in addition to some family stuff) and they mean so much to me and mine. They’re the nicest little family you could ever hope to meet and both Mr. & Mrs. have been so encouraging to me in my quests this last year or so. I just wanted to cry when I heard they lost everything but I know God can make beauty of ashes quite literally and I’m so excited to see how the community comes together to help out in a crisis.

  125. Darren Avatar
    Darren

    I just did a “texpat” search in the searcxh boxy thingy at the upper right corner of this page. I got a hit on about 6 front page posts and only about two had a comment by texpat.

  126. Darren Avatar
    Darren

    I just did a “texpat” search in the searcxh boxy thingy at the upper right corner of this page. I got a hit on about 6 front page posts and only about two had a comment by texpat.

  127. Hamous Avatar
    Hamous

    Further to my #61, on Social Security back in the 80’s Newt Suggested a phased option out method of giving people a choice on their retirement plan. He said that, given the choice, most Americans would opt to control their own plan and the govt plan would simply die on the vine. In his plan, he specified that those on SS or about to be on would not have any changes and he said the opt out was an option, not a mandate. I wish that would have happened, so we could have removed at least one of the swords of Damocles from over our heads.

  128. Bonecrusher Avatar
    Bonecrusher

    Further to my #61, on Social Security back in the 80’s Newt Suggested a phased option out method of giving people a choice on their retirement plan. He said that, given the choice, most Americans would opt to control their own plan and the govt plan would simply die on the vine. In his plan, he specified that those on SS or about to be on would not have any changes and he said the opt out was an option, not a mandate. I wish that would have happened, so we could have removed at least one of the swords of Damocles from over our heads.

  129. duhmoose Avatar
    duhmoose

    Meglet,
    Small world, several of my friends from church sent out the same prayer/assistance request last night. I think we are looking to see what some of us can do to put together some care packages and what not.

  130. duhmoose Avatar
    duhmoose

    Meglet,
    Small world, several of my friends from church sent out the same prayer/assistance request last night. I think we are looking to see what some of us can do to put together some care packages and what not.

  131. Hamous Avatar
    Hamous

    does anybody remember the youtube link about the old guy telling the story in a diner about dynamite blowing up a cistern/septic tank?

  132. Bonecrusher Avatar
    Bonecrusher

    does anybody remember the youtube link about the old guy telling the story in a diner about dynamite blowing up a cistern/septic tank?

  133. texanadian Avatar
    texanadian

    #54: Shannon
    Thanks, not very specific. From what I read It is close to home. It might be the access I have here but all I see in a little campfire on the map. I am right on the Grimes county line in Waller, to the left of the spike. TW is not answering, could be she’s done for the day and has moved to her prearranged secure spot, the secret bunker in an undisclosed location …

    Thanks for trying.

  134. texanadian Avatar
    texanadian

    #54: Shannon
    Thanks, not very specific. From what I read It is close to home. It might be the access I have here but all I see in a little campfire on the map. I am right on the Grimes county line in Waller, to the left of the spike. TW is not answering, could be she’s done for the day and has moved to her prearranged secure spot, the secret bunker in an undisclosed location …
    Thanks for trying.

  135. Shannon Avatar
    Shannon

    67
    How frustrating.
    Just reinforces the need for a family disaster plan, which sounds like you had.
    I guess one should have an intermediary contact that all family & friends should use to pass messages thru.

  136. Shannon Avatar
    Shannon

    67
    How frustrating.
    Just reinforces the need for a family disaster plan, which sounds like you had.
    I guess one should have an intermediary contact that all family & friends should use to pass messages thru.

  137. Shannon Avatar
    Shannon

    Texnadian
    I’m just down the road if I can help in any way. At this writing I can be there in 30 minutes. Be glad to head that way now OR ANY TIME. Just LMK.

  138. Shannon Avatar
    Shannon

    Texnadian
    I’m just down the road if I can help in any way. At this writing I can be there in 30 minutes. Be glad to head that way now OR ANY TIME. Just LMK.

  139. texanadian Avatar
    texanadian

    Thanks Shannon, we loaned out our 5th wheel to some friend is for a parents visit next week. I took it over before I left. I think TW has gone over there so there is no rude awakenings in the night. She went there last night and our friends helped her get important stuff out of the house. She is safe and secure. My boss sent me this link
    http://www.kbtx.com/home/headlines/Donation_Information_Road_Closures_Map_of_Wildfires_124291449.html

    And according to the map the fire is still a couple of miles away. Other friends of ours have not been so lucky. Their property is in the middle of the map.

    Crap

  140. texanadian Avatar
    texanadian

    Thanks Shannon, we loaned out our 5th wheel to some friend is for a parents visit next week. I took it over before I left. I think TW has gone over there so there is no rude awakenings in the night. She went there last night and our friends helped her get important stuff out of the house. She is safe and secure. My boss sent me this link
    http://www.kbtx.com/home/headlines/Donation_Information_Road_Closures_Map_of_Wildfires_124291449.html
    And according to the map the fire is still a couple of miles away. Other friends of ours have not been so lucky. Their property is in the middle of the map.
    Crap

  141. Shannon Avatar
    Shannon

    Well even if you squeak by safely, let’s exchange information thru Hammie later.

  142. Shannon Avatar
    Shannon

    Well even if you squeak by safely, let’s exchange information thru Hammie later.

  143. Dooood Avatar
    Dooood

    Simple Simon

    If your #46 comment is a response to my link in comment #37, referring to Jane Haddam’s lengthy essay, then I have to say I have absolutely no idea what you are talking about.

    It makes no sense at all.

  144. Texpat Avatar
    Texpat

    Simple Simon
    If your #46 comment is a response to my link in comment #37, referring to Jane Haddam’s lengthy essay, then I have to say I have absolutely no idea what you are talking about.
    It makes no sense at all.

  145. texanadian Avatar
    texanadian

    We will do that, I really do appreciate your offer. Thank you.
    2230 here and I have to what they pay me to do tomorrow so it’ s try to nap time. My boss sent me a note offering to relieve me. Not practical because there is nothing I can do and the wife, bless her heart has once again looked after things while I’m off galavanting around the world.

    Good on him though for making the offer.

  146. texanadian Avatar
    texanadian

    We will do that, I really do appreciate your offer. Thank you.
    2230 here and I have to what they pay me to do tomorrow so it’ s try to nap time. My boss sent me a note offering to relieve me. Not practical because there is nothing I can do and the wife, bless her heart has once again looked after things while I’m off galavanting around the world.
    Good on him though for making the offer.

  147. Texpat Avatar
    Texpat

    #s 69, 70 etc——— I’m not as close as Shannon is – but I can darn sure try to help if need be – let Shannon know OR you are welcome to use my non work type emailage

    texaskatfish

    at

    aol

    dot

    com

  148. Katfish Avatar
    Katfish

    #s 69, 70 etc——— I’m not as close as Shannon is – but I can darn sure try to help if need be – let Shannon know OR you are welcome to use my non work type emailage
    texaskatfish
    at
    aol
    dot
    com

  149. Shannon Avatar
    Shannon

    …….and the wife, bless her heart has once again looked after things while I’m off galavanting around the world.

    Funny how the good ones always seem to do so. 🙂

  150. Shannon Avatar
    Shannon

    …….and the wife, bless her heart has once again looked after things while I’m off galavanting around the world.

    Funny how the good ones always seem to do so. 🙂

  151. Hamous Avatar
    Hamous

    Texakanuk: I live in Copperfield (hwy 6 not far from 290) [email protected]
    Let me know if I can help.
    Stay safe and keep your head down.

  152. Bonecrusher Avatar
    Bonecrusher

    Texakanuk: I live in Copperfield (hwy 6 not far from 290) [email protected]
    Let me know if I can help.
    Stay safe and keep your head down.

  153. Texpat Avatar
    Texpat

    Yall please take a few minutes and check out my BACA Brother Popeye’s blog that tells the tale of their recent 18 state / 3 coast pilgrimage…………

    http://porkchoprun.blogspot.com/

  154. Katfish Avatar
    Katfish

    Yall please take a few minutes and check out my BACA Brother Popeye’s blog that tells the tale of their recent 18 state / 3 coast pilgrimage…………
    http://porkchoprun.blogspot.com/

  155. Darren Avatar
    Darren

    I’m taking a short break from working on the car. Any ideas on what Texpat’s egg cracking video was called? I’ve searched a long time this morning and no luck. i’m trying to get it to share with family via email. Since one of our topics is federalism, it’ll fit very well.

  156. Darren Avatar
    Darren

    I’m taking a short break from working on the car. Any ideas on what Texpat’s egg cracking video was called? I’ve searched a long time this morning and no luck. i’m trying to get it to share with family via email. Since one of our topics is federalism, it’ll fit very well.

  157. Dooood Avatar
    Dooood

    #78 Darren

    I vaguely remember the egg video, but I didn’t have any luck finding it. I posted it on the front page of LST, not here.

    The LST archives are in deep cryogenic storage currently until we decide to repopulate the blogosphere by unleashing them on the world.

  158. Texpat Avatar
    Texpat

    #78 Darren
    I vaguely remember the egg video, but I didn’t have any luck finding it. I posted it on the front page of LST, not here.
    The LST archives are in deep cryogenic storage currently until we decide to repopulate the blogosphere by unleashing them on the world.

  159. mharper42 Avatar
    mharper42

    I think I’ve found it

    http://www.yaliberty.org/posts/yaluva-video

  160. mharper42 Avatar
    mharper42

    I think I’ve found it
    http://www.yaliberty.org/posts/yaluva-video

  161. mharper42 Avatar
    mharper42

    The title of this video is “Lilliputian Liberty” and that’s how I found it, by including Lilliputian in my search string. I did have to look up Swift’s work to remember what mythical country had a civil war over which end of the egg to crack.The video was produced by Young Americans for Liberty and the contest it won was sponsored by the Center for Freedom & Prosperity Foundation.

  162. mharper42 Avatar
    mharper42

    The title of this video is “Lilliputian Liberty” and that’s how I found it, by including Lilliputian in my search string. I did have to look up Swift’s work to remember what mythical country had a civil war over which end of the egg to crack.The video was produced by Young Americans for Liberty and the contest it won was sponsored by the Center for Freedom & Prosperity Foundation.

  163. Southern Tragedy Avatar
    Southern Tragedy

    texanadian, we are off Nichol’s Sawmill road, please let us know if we can help.

    goodjobtim @sbcglobal.net

  164. GJT Avatar
    GJT

    texanadian, we are off Nichol’s Sawmill road, please let us know if we can help.
    goodjobtim @sbcglobal.net

  165. Darren Avatar
    Darren

    mharper #80&81;

    “On a scale of one to ten YOU are an eleven”

    Thanx! For the life of me I could not remember the name of that hypothetical society.

  166. Darren Avatar
    Darren

    mharper #80&81;
    “On a scale of one to ten YOU are an eleven”
    Thanx! For the life of me I could not remember the name of that hypothetical society.

  167. Darren Avatar
    Darren

    Texpat 379;

    Thanks. I do appreciate your looking into it. It was an excellent post.

  168. Darren Avatar
    Darren

    Texpat 379;
    Thanks. I do appreciate your looking into it. It was an excellent post.

  169. mharper42 Avatar
    mharper42

    #84 Ditto that. I enjoyed watching it again.

  170. mharper42 Avatar
    mharper42

    #84 Ditto that. I enjoyed watching it again.

  171. Super Dave Avatar
    Super Dave

    #66 – Here’s your story

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zzabmVIU6EQ

  172. El Gordo Avatar
    El Gordo

    #66 – Here’s your story
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zzabmVIU6EQ

  173. texanadian Avatar
    texanadian

    Got an update from TW this mornning, looks like things are going to be okay at the casa. The wind continues to cooperate and while that bods ill for others it keeps my place out of harms way.

    Thanks all for your offers of support.

  174. texanadian Avatar
    texanadian

    Got an update from TW this mornning, looks like things are going to be okay at the casa. The wind continues to cooperate and while that bods ill for others it keeps my place out of harms way.
    Thanks all for your offers of support.

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