The other night on the O’Reilly show, Bill called those of us who question the shooting of this animal (Crazy.)
Firstly, I called Harambe, Magilla for a reason. There are a number of us Baby Boomers, who might think of this creature with fondness. Years ago there was a cartoon about a lovable gorilla named Magilla. Magilla would constantly cause his owner, Mr. Peabody angst. We, in fact, have this as our “context” of what and who this creature was which might cause us to become mawkish over this creature.
We might also remember with fondness the work of Dian Fossey or Jane Goodall. We might be aware of the work of Francine or “Penny” Patterson and her work with KOKO who one could have a conversation with through signing, using its own language of GSL (Gorilla sign language.)
Then Bill we see small snippets on the news of an animal that appears to be helping the child up after a terrific fall, and find out that Harambe was shot for looking out for the child.
The problem Bill; we did not appreciate the vulgarian nature of the creature as we did not see the video of the child dragged through the water by its leg until we watched your show.
Once again journalism at its finest looks to incite public outcry, I suspect for ratings by biasing the story.
I would submit to you Bill; it is not us who are crazy. It is we the public that are deceived under the guise of reporting a story. In truth, they appear to be practicing “Yellow Journalism.”
In this, I agree with Trump; some media are sleaze. It would appear that they might do anything for ratings without regard for the end result.
By the way Mr. Trump, you might want to get some thicker skin for the job you are applying for.
Richard Dreyfuss @RichardDreyfuss shows us just how out of touch Hollywood types are by his latest twitter diatribe.
“Trump supporters are struggling, and those supporters of notoriety are whores.” Paraphrased but pretty close.
Don’t you find it amazing that those that are the most vocal about doing away with our second amendment are those who have armed body guards to protect them?
Isn’t it amazing that those who claim to know the “real Americans” live inside a liberal bubble of propaganda, Hollywood elites, and other closed minded folks?
Richard; loved you in the movies but you don’t know me! You don’t know the struggling whoreswho work two jobs to make ends meet. You have no clue what it is like to struggle just to make the house payment, electricity bill and manage some sort of groceries to do it all again next week and then the next.
Yes, Richard, we are all whoresas we sell our time and our bodies for money so we can go from one day to the next. The others who don’t work, they too struggle as well as they certainly don’t get enough to make ends meet from the rest of us that do work. With millions on food stamps and millions more coming across the border it is only a matter of time when there is no more porridge left to give out.
Of course, you, Hollywood Ivory Tower types don’t know anything about that do you? Maybe we should just all eat Cake!
1.5Million dollar estate of R. Dreyfuss
Trump supporters don’t like the idea of a Political elite class who cannot tell the truth if she wanted to. The Clinton Dynasty is long overdue to ride off into the sunset of history.
Belongs to the dead broke HRD
Keep doing what you do best, regurgitate lines written by people that know more than you, and emote!
The crap that comes from Hollywood is part of the problem in this country.
Between the violent music and violent movies, we have a host of dysfunctional people that use what they see through media as a guide on a way to live.
The Useful idiots return.
Throughout history, people have watched something on the silver screen or the idiot box and replicated some action or idea that was ill advised.
Now we have millionaires who don’t live on a budget trying to advise us that progressive values are what we should be voting for while not paying attention to how bad off California actually is.
If these kids paying for these high priced college educations were actually learning anything they would recognize this as a bad thing.
These same rocket scientists see this is their savior…
These policies that they espouse will be the total destruction of their state much like it is in Vennizueyla today or Greece was last summer and still is!
Socialism is not taught in America… They are in economic collapse!
Even if you have money, you can’t buy what is not available.
No Richard, we are not struggling or whores, what we are is damned tired of elites such as yourself calling us whores or miscreants or idiots. We get it because we live it!
When Trump becomes the next President, and you decide like so many of your ilk that you cannot live in this country any longer, please don’t let the door hit you in the Ass! In addition, please convince the rest of your kind to follow you. The land is cheap in Venezuela right now, but you might want to pack your own toilette paper, as they do not have any!
If that sounds familiar to you, you are either young or have children who are maybe three????
Social media intrigues me, as I am a people person.
I watch trends, check out who is saying what and sometimes I chime in.
Today we don’t use sophisticated adjectives like “doo-doo head,” no we have evolved…
We label people things like Racist or Perverts.
People attack what they don’t understand, and they also attack when they have no real argument for “their point of view.”
Case in point.
A teenage boy decides that he wants to shower with the girls so for the day, week or what have you he defines himself as a girl. I watched the arguments for and against the transgendered debate and came to many conclusions.
People, who identify as a sex other than what they were born as have most probably been using the bathroom of choice for years.
Those who argue that they want to dress with the women or shower with them even though their plumbing is not a match, no dice!
Allow me to make a caveat to that, and it is this…
If a spa or other business wants to make accessible, “clothing optional facilities for anyone, and those that choose to do so are of an age that they are accountable for their actions,” then I would be ok with that.
Many countries other than the USA think nothing of nudity. This country, due to its Puritan heritage is still hung up on such things. It was not too long ago when there were police on the beaches measuring the length of a woman’s bathing costume to make sure that it was legal.
Free the Nipple and other clothing free organizations have a way to go but on this transgendered topic, we must employ common sense.
Free The Nipple in Colorado
I know too many while going to school who thought that they were “asexual or lesbian or gay.” After they had got out of school, into the “real world” they found that they were indeed, straight.
School children are getting too many mixed messages from places like social media, Hollywood, their peers and so forth. When gay is trendy, that should set off all sorts of red flags.
Which one of these do you think is based on ignorance?
The simple facts are folks, all fetuses “you” start out as a girl! It is not until later in the process that the hormones kick in, and your “true sex” is crafted. I chose the word crafted carefully as that is exactly how it works through a process of virilization. If you men out there ever thought past the end of your “self” and asked, why do men have tits? Well, now you know! You, we all, started life as a girl.
By the way, a fetus has a unique blood type, and heart beat about two weeks after conception, that happens to be my definition of life.
Not only is the body crafted differently, so is the wiring in the brain. There is indeed a difference between men and women and their wiring. It was and is supposed to be that way to compliment each other. It is almost as if it were “designed that way!”
Now, what happens if the hormones don’t work as they should?
Many different outcomes could be the result but, one might get a brain wired one way in a body “crafted” another way. Not rocket science but not “trendy” either.
Hollywood and others try to make this something that it is not, which further screws up the process.
So why the doo-doo head title?
I was trying to make this argument on a “friends” post about the transgendered movement when one of his liberal friends called me a pervert! Yes indeed, I made this simple argument saying that children in school need to use the locker room that matches their plumbing, so some young girls are not molested or traumatized by those among us who would use this as a means to a nefarious end. There are deviants among us who would think nothing of this.
Scene from Porky’s
Now, his words did not trouble me in the slightest. He, most probably a drunk, coward, or both chose to attack that which he did not agree with because he had no legitimate argument. Indeed, had he been in front of me I dare say he might have thought differently about his words. I am never surprised by the power of liquid courage, or anonymity.
When someone starts calling names or labeling you, they have nothing else, so they name call. If you ever follow any threads where someone possibly likes one candidate over another and instead of using logic, they name call or worse, it is because they cannot defend their position.
Young boys using young girls locker rooms and showers with them is indefensible!
On any of my blogs, I welcome civil discourse. When it stops, so do I. I have no time or patience for it.
Cowardice is certainly not a topic I write about often, but it seemed appropriate given the times that we live.
Following social media reminded me just how misguided some people are. Launching vicious attacks on “public figures” under some pseudo name.
Those actions my friends are gutless cowardice. That gesture Does nothing to heal this country. In fact, it further exemplifies just how fallen we as people are.
We do this with our driving as well, as we are autonomous in our cars. We think nothing of cutting people off or driving carelessly. We can hide behind our sunglasses and know that we can escape those that we piss off. We use our horns as weapons to berate those that don’t drive aggressively enough to suit us. We use our vehicle as a weapon slowing everyone else down riding in the left lane because we have taken on the role as “road nazi.”
It is all wrong folks.
It is not your job to force others to comply with your version of how to drive.
The horn is not a cattle prod!
The horn is to warn of imminent danger IE you have drifted out of your lane “wake the hell up!”
When in line at the bank or movie theater or grocery store we are much more polite. Why? Because the person or people that you piss off might take you to task.
That is how you should be while driving or on social media, pretend like those that you are talking with are sitting next to you. Healthy debates are one thing, four letter name calling is juvenile, cowardice and flat out being a bully!
Don’t you find it interesting that millennials are driving this whole narrative about not bullying but in fact on social media are the worst perpetrators of it?
Maybe there is a disconnect in the terminology. Maybe they have not figured out what being a bully is?
Possibly they are bullied in “real life” so sitting in their mother’s basement in their underwear calling others names under the pseudo name “Morbius, or Death Eater” is their way of dealing with their real life.
“I can bully this person as long as nobody knows that it is me.”
Is that why geeky people escape into role playing games where they can suddenly “be someone?”
Are the bullies behind the wheel or the keyboard the bullied in “real life.”
Read the stuff on twitter or feedback on some of these forums. If you espouse an opinion such as on this piece, and someone takes some objection to it, heaven help you.
You cannot control the actions of others.
What you can do is lead by example.
State your case in a manner that would lead others to follow your example. Ignore those that are helplessly lost in their world of four-letter words, and ethnic diatribes.
Ignored behavior goes away.
Leading by example teaches.
What is it that you wish to teach?
I for one want to leave this world a little better than I found it. That should be the goal of everyone.
We can do that in our day to day discourse with fellow travelers on this road of life.
To my geeky friends out there, take heart, the meek shale inherit the earth. In this life, I have found that the geeks also make the money and control those jocks who stole your lunch money! If this is you, stop pushing this agenda down the road. Those that bully you today will grow up “mature” and those that cower in the basement will either learn to deal or become twisted internally spending lots of money on therapists or doing something stupid as in Sandy Hook or Aurora.
I would add…act…Before you “act…take an action, Think!
The bullying must stop at all levels, and we can start with our day to day discourse online. Everyone alive has some “shit” that they are dealing with. Cut them some slack!
The Millennials have the right idea. If they can arrest the bullying and learn that we all have talents either with physical prowess or with intellectual prowess it would be a much better place. If I were a jock, I would befriend the geeks as assistance with calculus from them would go far. A symbiotic relationship between the strong and the meek is nature’s way if you study it at all.
Walking into the doctor’s office, the music blaring through the “system” was very upbeat. In fact listening to it made me jittery.
By nature, I am a calm and collected person. Easy going is an understatement.
Each and every song that played had some repetitive rap component mixed in with the “music.”
Waiting in a doctor’s lounge is tough enough in that they are never on time. Arriving there in a timely fashion is part of the deal and waiting for an extra 30 to 45 minutes after your appointment is also “part of the deal.” Their time is valuable and yours, well…not so much!
The waiting is not what was bothering me however as I had my “smart phone” to entertain me. At issue, however, was this hideous music that was getting under my skin much like poison ivy or a horrible sunburn, you can tolerate it for just so long and then it just pisses you off!
The lyrics were not understandable and as I said the beat was such that it by itself was making me jittery.
I found myself thinking that I might need to find another doctor. If this is the new norm, screw it!
One already feels bad going to the doctor, forced to endure that bullshit, I don’t need!
Leaving on the drive home, thinking back to my parents yelling at me to shut my door or turn that “shit” down; I had to laugh. It could be that it is simply an age thing, and now what folks listen to today is “shit” to me.
Turning on the XM to 70’s music, I calmed, returning my blood pressure to where it belonged.
People today suffer from high blood pressure and one has to wonder how much of it is caused by the music that they listen to.
Engaging in protracted debates on social media, I am just amazed at how successful the social engineers are.
Bottom line
You are either going to vote for HRC, or you are voting for Trump. It is a binary choice at this time and contrary to the Trump naysayers, I don’t believe that it is a selection of the lesser evils.
Social engineers will spin the lie to manipulate the masses. They do this with your emotions.
I could get used to seeing her on TV “Class Act!”
Case in point.
The day before Utah was to vote in the primary, Cruz or his Superpack sent out a nude photo of Trump’s wife who at that time was a model.
“Here is your first lady.” The ad said. Mormons had to reject that one and of course, Cruz, who swept in as Jesus incarnate, Got their votes. That is how elections are won and lost friends.
The Hillary camp will use those tactics against any evangelical hoping to keep them home again as they did in 2012. 26 million stayed home giving the election to the Democrats.
Well, lady, this is what you are voting for if you don’t vote.
“I can’t in good conscious vote for that ungodly man!” one posted.
“So, you are for late term abortions, political correctness, more jobs going overseas, blacks going into even more poverty, more crime from across the border, tens of thousands of unvetted Syrian refugees and the list goes on!” Is that really what you want! Are you going to fall for it again?
“Hillary wants open borders and bridges!”
He gave her another $6 million for open borders!
The lack of jobs in this country does not bother you even just a little bit?
The #nevertrump movement must be a creation of the Democrats and they have coopted many Republicans by feeding them lies or half truths.
Our guy lost folks, best get on the TrumpTrain.
I also found it interesting that those in the Tea Party movement would use vitriolic vernacular against those of us who liked Cruz and now feel like we must support Trump to stop Hillary.
These folks are calling anyone that votes for Trump, a traitor!
Folks, you must vote for Trump to stop Hillary, end of story.
All of the things that you are against, Hillary is for, and then some.
While Trump thinks that Planned Parenthood helps women but would not fund it for abortions, Hillary thinks that late term abortions are ok. As long as it is not breathing it is ok to kill it. That I find repugnant, and if you don’t vote for Trump, then you must think it is ok too.
There is a dichotomy between them on the important issues.
Radio talk show host who say Never Trump are either closet Democrats or incredibly stupid.
RedState Editor-in-Chief Erick Erickson is a #neverTrump guy.
Anyone who says “Never Trump” is for the liberal agenda or woefully ignorant of the facts.
I would prefer Bernie Sanders over Hillary, and that is saying something!
Over the next few months, the candidates will spend anywhere from 1 to 1.5 Billion dollars each to either talk about the issues or tell you how bad and low down their opponents are.
$1.500,000,000.00 That money would feed lots of people. Multiply that by two for the two candidates and you have $3 Billion in ads and other media just to feed you lies and innuendos so you think that each of them are the spawn of the devil. Obama called it part of the process and “Sometimes the process gets messy!” Obama
We are in for several months and thousands of ads targeted in swing states of “messy!”
At the end of the day, we must vote Trump if you want to stop Hillary and save this country from ruin.
Anyone that says NeverTrump needs to be informed and if they still say that, then they are for Hillary Clinton.
The liberal media will sing her praises and report on the issues with a heavy slant in her favor and of course, anything that you hear or read you had best fact check!
After the political discourse of the GOP have you noticed that most of them are talking again? They said what they needed to say to manipulate the voters. I still think it will be a Trump / Cruz ticket after they bury the hatchet. Lyin Ted turned into a “hell of a smart competitor” just hours after he dropped out. Little Marco is a smart guy, and the list goes on.
The voters of this country have spoken, and now we must pick up the torch and run with it.
I still like HairForceOne! That is my favorite line out of the GOP Primary!
Recently I had a conversation with a “friend” who was voting for Sanders.
Listening to their pros of the man, I listened without interruption.
This person is a college graduate “Millennial”, so I was not surprised when they said they supported Bernie.
“What is wrong with Trump?” I asked.
“Well, he is a fascist!” I could never vote for a fascist!
Hitler and Mussolini
“ Tell me what exactly is a fascist?” I said.
“Well, I would have to look it up?” She said while reaching for her smartphone.
“I will save you to data, a fascist a dictator that believes not in democracy but total power of the masses.”
“Still think Trump is that?” “Well, I guess not.” she said, “but Bernie is great!”
“Tell me, what is socialism?”
“I would have to look it up?”
Now thinking that this person had a legitimate lawsuit for her college in that they must not have taught them anything, I began to explain what socialism was.
“Well, he is only for the good parts of it, not all those bad parts of it!”
Wringing my hands trying to keep from slapping this person, “there are no good parts, there are only bad!” When you run out of the other guys money the whole system falls apart into anarchy!”
My cousin… Shameless Plug…maybe…
“Tump is a capitalist and a populist. Do you know what either of those are?”
She was beginning to listen as I explained what they each were and why that is a good thing.
Since Bernie cannot win unless Hillary ends up with a free supply of orange pantsuits, I think I do not have too much to worry about there, however; I also found it fascinating that she did not like her either.
In other conversations with other friends, I discovered that their news was coming from late night comedians and yes, John Stewart was one of them that probably helped get the current POTUS elected.
That thing down there on the lower right coner…yes that…Comedy Central is not the damned news!
People are burned out with the 24-hour news cycle and are tired of the rhetoric. The negative infighting in the GOP must stop!
If you want the news, don’t watch this. This is so far left and opinionated that I would have to check the sky if they said it was blue.
Many have tuned out, but they are confident that Hillary is Crooked. They think fondly of Bill, however, and I think that they are thinking that he will secretly be running things again, and he might be. Maybe Monica can re-apply for a job there.
Bill might be forced to run the country as his wife may have a number across her back and either an orange or striped uniform.
“Can she pardon herself?”
Trump needs to appeal to the female voter, and the way to do that is simple. Kiss some babies, in this case, start with his newest grandchild.
The “Your Fired Guy” Needs some more humanizing moments in front of the camera.
There is a reason that politicians “shake hands and kiss babies.”
Negative ads work for those that are not engaged in the process and believe that someone will truly step on baby chickens and create death panels and do all sorts of mean, nasty things.
If you ran this ad in the right demographic and put a politicians face to it, a number of voters would believe it!
Finding those demographics are now a scientific category in the political science area.
“Who can we tell what lies to that will see the ads and believe them?”
Who are they and what do they watch on TV?
Target those shows, pepper them with poison and let the useful idiots of the world do their bidding.
They may not have a clue what socialism is but if you tell them it is a good thing they will buy it.
Look how friendly this looks!Seems like a good thing, right?
The best ads are ads that are funny, catchy or appeal to emotions and not logic.
A simple person narrating an ad is not near as effective as an ad that will make you laugh or make you get pissed.
Ok, this is a funny ad. It makes the point as well as captures more than two seconds of your attention.
I wanted to pontificate quickly on the latest GOP developments.
Since there is no way for Cruz or Kasich to make it mathematically, they need to drop out as they have each called for the other candidates to do.
Kasich is taking mega dollars from unsavory donors, why?
Cruz too is showing his true colors with his Smarmy lawyer tactics.
That leaves Trump.
Having read his books and followed his family, I tend to believe that he would be the Pit Bull we need in the white house.
He just needs some hair and you have it!
For Cruz and Kasich, not to mention the entire GOP establishment to torpedo their front runner shows their true intentions. Someone is investing millions of dollars towards their campaigns, and my guess is it is because they know that they cannot control Trump, but either of these two would gladly attach strings on their feet and hands and dance the dance of the puppet masters to ride around in Air Force One!
I recently saw Obama dancing with his wife with Beyonce singing just for them. Spending billions of taxpayer money on private vacations is a true dream for some as they can now fulfill their narcissistic fantasy while loving that person in the mirror!
Cruz’s latest bit of garbage is to espouse his ability to fortune tell.
According to Cruz, if Trump gets in, Hillary wins.
“Look at that Face!” Truthfully, are Americans that stupid to vote for this!?
This is the same blowhard that has been spewing his brand of hatred for the last several months saying he is the only one that can beat Trump.
“Cruze, buddy…you lost…!” Save what little dignity you have left and lead by example!
I know and have known many lawyers in my day, most of them deserve the unkind remarks that they get. I will leave it at “Smarmy.”
When a lawyer will look you in the eyes and tell you that it is easier for him to get you off, if you are indeed guilty, that my friends is a subhuman life form. That is where we are today.
The rich power brokers while keeping the middle class under foot promising folks the rich folks money in return for their votes, is tantamount to bribery not to mention that money comes from the middle class, not the rich people that they pointed to.
“I do whatever I want to, when they let me.”
California is such a state that will have little middle class left as they have taxed them out of existence forcing them to flee to other states.
The very wealthy will be served by the very poor, and that mentality is spreading like cancer.
If the GOP cannot see that they need to be working on unifying their base then we have one of two things. Either they are incredibly stupid, or are no different than the progressive political class that currently has us $20T in debt and counting.
This guy thinks we need more taxes to pay for more entitlements.
This is too true to be funny.
The next time you hear a politician use the
Word ‘billion’ in a casual manner, think about
whether you want the ‘politicians’ spending
YOUR tax money. A billion is a difficult number to comprehend,
But one advertising agency did a good job of
Putting that figure into some perspective in
One of its releases.
A.
A billion seconds ago it was 1959.
B.
A billion minutes ago Jesus was alive.
C.
A billion hours ago our ancestors were
living in the Stone Age.
D.
A billion days ago no-one walked on the earth on two feet.
E.
A billion dollars ago was only
8 hours and 20 minutes,
at the rate our government
is spending it.
While this thought is still fresh in our brain…
let’s take a look at New Orleans …
It’s amazing what you can learn with some simple division.
Louisiana Senator,
Mary Landrieu (D)
was asking Congress for
250BILLION DOLLARS
Torebuild New Orleans . Interesting number…
What does it mean?
A.
Well .. If you are one of the 484,674 residents of New Orleans
(every man, woman and child)
You each get$516,528
B.
Or… If you have one of the 188,251 homes in
New Orleans , your home gets$1,329,787.
C.
Or… If you are a family of four…
Your family gets$2,066,012.
Washington , D.C
HELLO!
Are all your calculators broken??
Building Permit Tax
CDL License Tax
Cigarette Tax
Corporate Income Tax
Dog License Tax
Federal Income Tax (Fed)
Federal Unemployment Tax (FU TA)
Fishing License Tax
Food License Tax
Fuel Permit Tax
Gasoline Tax
Hunting License Tax
Inheritance Tax
Inventory Tax
IRS Interest Charges (tax on top of tax)
IRS Penalties (tax on top of tax)
Liquor Tax
Luxury Tax
Marriage License Tax
Medicare Tax
Property Tax
Real Estate Tax
Service charge Taxes
Social Security Tax
Road Usage Tax (Truckers)
Sales Taxes
Recreational Vehicle Tax
School Tax
State Income Tax
State Unemployment Tax (SUTA)
Telephone Federal Excise Tax
Telephone Federal Universal Service Fee Tax
Telephone Federal, State and Local Surcharge Tax
Telephone Minimum Usage Surcharge Tax
Telephone Recurring and Non-recurring Charges Tax
Telephone State and Local Tax
Telephone Usage Charge Tax
Utility Tax
Vehicle License Registration Tax
Vehicle Sales Tax
Watercraft Registration Tax
Well Permit Tax
Workers Compensation Tax
(And to think, we left British Rule to avoid so many taxes)
STILL THINK THIS IS FUNNY?
Not one of these taxes existed 100 years ago…
And our nation was the most prosperous in the world.
We had absolutely no national debt…
We had the largest middle class in the world…
And Mom stayed home to raise the kids.
What happened?
Can you spell
‘politicians’!
And I still have to
Press ‘1’
For English.
I hope this goes around the
USA Atleast 100 times
What the heck has happened to our country?????
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Mary Landrieu Takes Heat for Spending Public Money on Private Flights – ABC News
As a matter of course, I try not to post too much about computer security, as I am certain that most have seen this before.
We know not to open attachments that are not expected as well as have good anti-virus software updated and running at all times.
This morning I received a different type of threat that I thought worth sharing, so here it is.
With the usual jargon about some sort of violation or someone suing me for something, open the attachment to see what it is, this was different.
The words included were, “for your security we use dropbox for the evidence against you. Please follow the link and respond within 3 days or a summary judgement will be made.”
Of course, the return e-mail address is bogus; the trick is to get me to open an attachment in this case on dropbox. Once downloaded there is no telling what it would do but, most certainly nothing good.
No law enforcement or government agency would work in this way even if you were expecting something from someone in this manner; it would not come in from e-mail.
Unless you are expecting it and the e-mail address is correct only then would I make a call before opening anything as an attachment.
Ransomware is working with hospitals and even government agencies paying the perpetrators, which causes them to continue with more fervor.
You do not want to see this so, practice safe computing.
Practice safe computing which includes a good disaster recovery plan.
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