OUTRAGE!

Tucson, AZ
1/8/2011

This sort of thing should not be happening in the US ...

It's NOT the gun ... it's the gunman.

The Ghost of Thanksgiving Yet to Come

The Ghost of Thanksgiving Yet to Come

"Winston, come into the dining room, it's time to eat," Julia yelled to her husband. "In a minute, honey, it's a tie score," he answered. Actually Winston wasn't very interested in the traditional holiday football game between Detroit and Washington . Ever since the government passed the Civility in Sports Statute of 2017, outlawing tackle football for its "unseemly violence" and the "bad example it sets for the rest of the world," Winston was far less of a football fan than he used to be. Two-hand touch wasn't nearly as exciting.

Yet it wasn't the game that Winston was uninterested in. It was more the thought of eating another Tofu Turkey. Even though it was the best type of Veggie Meat available after the government revised the American Anti-Obesity Act of 2018, adding fowl to the list of federally-forbidden foods, (which already included potatoes, cranberry sauce and mince-meat pie), it wasn't anything like real turkey. And ever since the government officially changed the name of "Thanksgiving Day" to "A National Day of Atonement" in 2020 to officially acknowledge the Pilgrims' historically brutal treatment of Native Americans, the holiday had lost a lot of its luster.

Eating in the dining room was also a bit daunting. The unearthly gleam of government-mandated fluorescent light bulbs made the Tofu Turkey look even weirder than it actually was, and the room was always cold. Ever since Congress passed the Power Conservation Act of 2016, mandating all thermostats-which were monitored and controlled by the electric company-be kept at 68 degrees, every room on the north side of the house was barely tolerable throughout the entire winter.

Still, it was good getting together with family. Or at least most of the family. Winston missed his mother, who passed on in October, when she had used up her legal allotment of live-saving medical treatment. He had had many heated conversations with the Regional Health Consortium, spawned when the private insurance market finally went bankrupt, and everyone was forced into the government health care program. And though he demanded she be kept on her treatment, it was a futile effort. "The RHC's resources are limited," explained the government bureaucrat Winston spoke with on the phone. "Your mother received all the benefits to which she was entitled. I'm sorry for your loss."

Ed couldn't make it either. He had forgotten to plug in his electric car last night, the only kind available after the Anti-Fossil Fuel Bill of 2021 outlawed the use of the combustion engines-for everyone but government officials. The fifty mile round trip was about ten miles too far, and Ed didn't want to spend a frosty night on the road somewhere between here and there.

Thankfully, Winston's brother, John, and his wife were flying in. Winston made sure that the dining room chairs had extra cushions for the occasion. No one complained more than John about the pain of sitting down so soon after the government-mandated cavity searches at airports, which severely aggravated his hemorrhoids. Ever since a terrorist successfully smuggled a cavity bomb onto a jetliner, the TSA told Americans the added "inconvenience" was an "absolute necessity" in order to stay "one step ahead of the terrorists." Winston's own body had grown accustomed to such probing ever since the government expanded their scope to just about anywhere a crowd gathered, via Anti-Profiling Act of 2022. That law made it a crime to single out any group or individual for "unequal scrutiny," even when probable cause was involved. Thus, cavity searches at malls, train stations, bus depots, etc., etc., had become almost routine. Almost.

The Supreme Court is reviewing the statute, but most Americans expect a Court composed of six progressives and three conservatives to leave the law intact. "A living Constitution is extremely flexible," said the Court's eldest member, Elena Kagan. " Europe has had laws like this one for years. We should learn from their example," she added.

Winston's thoughts turned to his own children. He got along fairly well with his 12-year-old daughter, Brittany, mostly because she ignored him. Winston had long ago surrendered to the idea that she could text anyone at any time, even during Atonement Dinner. Their only real confrontation had occurred when he limited her to 50,000 texts a month, explaining that was all he could afford. She whined for a week, but got over it.

His 16-year-old son, Jason, was another matter altogether. Perhaps it was the constant bombarding he got in public school that global warming, the bird flu, terrorism or any of a number of other calamities were "just around the corner," but Jason had developed a kind of nihilistic attitude that ranged between simmering surliness and outright hostility. It didn't help that Jason had reported his father to the police for smoking a cigarette in the house, an act made criminal by the Smoking Control Statute of 2018, which outlawed smoking anywhere within 500 feet of another human being. Winston paid the $5000 fine, which might have been considered excessive before the American dollar became virtually worthless as a result of QE13. The latest round of quantitative easing the federal government initiated was, once again, to "spur economic growth." This time they promised to push unemployment below its years-long rate of 18%, but Winston was not particularly hopeful.

Yet the family had a lot for which to be thankful, Winston thought, before remembering it was a Day of Atonement. At least he had his memories. He felt a twinge of sadness when he realized his children would never know what life was like in the Good Old Days, long before government promises to make life "fair for everyone" realized their full potential. Winston, like so many of his fellow Americans, never realized how much things could change when they didn't happen all at once, but little by little, so people could get used to them.

He wondered what might have happened if the public had stood up while there was still time, maybe back around 2010, when all the real nonsense began. "Maybe we wouldn't be where we are today if we'd just said 'enough is enough' when we had the chance," he thought.

Maybe so, Winston. Maybe so.

Misinformation?

During this Christmas/Holiday Season the Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano has been putting out the word that "intelligence" points to a strong possibility that terrorists were planning several operation.

We were told by Homeland Security that although there were "strong indications," we should not be overly concerned and "not to change Holiday plans or trips."

Think about this: If these "strong indications" of terrorists activities during the holidays were actually truthful, where would expect the Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano bo be located? Well ... dah ... she would be in the Control Center at the HS Headquarters. Right?

Well, that is not how it worked out. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano was in Afganistan. Hmmm ...

Here we are on 1/1/2011 and no terrorist activities ... which is very good!

Bottom Line: We were told there was "strong indications" of big trouble and none happened. Sounds like the Department of Homeland Security worked well and "protected us from the bad guys."

There is an obvious hint that maybe the terrorist alerts from the HS department were designed more to enhance the prestige of Homeland Security, rather than protecting us from any actual threats.

JMHO

A Short Story

A young woman was about to finish her first year of college. Like so many others her age, she considered herself to be very liberal, and among other liberal ideals, was very much in favor of higher taxes to support more government programs, in other words redistribution of wealth.


She was deeply ashamed that her father was a rather staunch conservative, a feeling she
openly expressed. Based on the lectures that she had participated in, and the occasional chat with a professor, she felt that her father had for years harbored an evil, selfish desire to keep what he thought should be his.

One day she was challenging her father on his opposition to higher taxes on the rich and the need for more government programs. The self-professed objectivity proclaimed by her professors had to be the truth and she indicated so to her father. He responded by asking how she was doing in school.


Taken aback, she answered rather haughtily that she had a 4.0 GPA, and let him know that it was tough to maintain, insisting that she was taking a very difficult course load and was constantly studying, which left her no time to go out and party like other people she knew. She didn't even have time for a boyfriend, and didn't really have many college friends because she spent all her time studying. Her father listened and then asked, “How is your friend Audrey doing?” She replied, “Audrey is barely getting by. All she takes are easy classes, she never studies and she barely has a 2.0 GPA. She is so popular on campus; college for her is a blast. She's always invited to all the parties and lots of times she doesn't even show up for classes because she's too hung over.”


Her wise father asked his daughter, “Why don't you go to the Dean's office and ask him to deduct 1.0 off your GPA and give it to your friend who only has a 2.0. That way you will both have a 3.0 GPA and certainly that would be a fair and equal distribution of GPA.” The daughter, visibly shocked by her father's suggestion, angrily fired back, “That's a crazy idea, how would that be fair! I've worked really hard for my grades! I've invested a lot of time, and a lot of hard work! Audrey has done next to nothing toward her degree. She played while I worked my tail off!”


The father slowly smiled, winked and said gently, “Welcome to the conservative side of the fence.”


If anyone has a better explanation of the difference between conservative and liberal or progressive or neocon, I'm all ears.


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If you ever wondered what side of the fence you sit on, this is a great test!


If a conservative doesn't like guns, he doesn't buy one.

If a liberal doesn't like guns, he wants all guns outlawed.


If a conservative is a vegetarian, he doesn't eat meat.

If a liberal is a vegetarian, he wants all meat products banned for everyone.


If a conservative is homosexual, he quietly leads his life.

If a liberal is homosexual, he demands legislated respect.


If a conservative is down-and-out, he thinks about how to better his situation.

A liberal wonders who is going to take care of him.


If a conservative doesn't like a talk show host, he switches channels.

Liberals demand that those they don't like be shut down.

If a conservative is a non-believer, he doesn't go to church.

A liberal non-believer wants any mention of God and religion silenced. (Unless it's a foreign religion, of course!)


If a conservative decides he needs health care, he goes about shopping for it, or may choose a job that provides it.

A liberal demands that the rest of us pay for his.


If a conservative reads this, he'll forward it so his friends can have a good laugh.
A liberal will delete it because he's "offended."

What More Could I Have done?

This is a great video and one that I recommend as: Must See!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZs8k4pJcyk

Reminds me of an old story:

One night, a runner came by a family's house, pounding on the door and yelling, "Get out! The dam has broken and you'll be washed away."

"No," said the man of the house, (why couldn't it have been the woman of the house?) "I don't think it will affect us."

Soon, the Sheriff's truck with a loudspeaker came by, screaming, " The dam has broken, evacuate immediately!"

The man of the house said, "I don't see any water, we'll be OK."

Soon, the water began to rise in the house ... quickly it was almost four feet deep.

Along came a man in a boat. "Jump in," he said, "before you're swept away."

The man of the house said, "I think this is about as high as it will get ... we're staying"

The water quickly rose higher, now almost to the ceiling, which forced the family up onto the roof.

Along came a helicopter and rescue crew said, "We here to get you to safe ground, get in now, before it's too late."

The man of the house said, "We safe here on the roof, it won't get any worse."

Sure enough, the water rose, swept the house way, and drown the whole family!

At St. Peter's Gate, the man bemoaned, "Lord, how could you have let this happen? My whole family died?"

"How did I let it happen?" The Lord asked.

I tried to save you:

I sent a runner ...

I sent the Sheriff ...

I sent a boat ...

I sent a helicopter ..."

What more could I have done???"

PC Air Announces New Flights

As President of PC Air (Politically Correct Airlines), I have instituted a new flight policy based upon Privacy Concerns.

Many people and groups have objected to the use of our new full-body scanning devices and other non-disclosed security procedures we have implemented at our airline check-in locations.

We feel your concerns and are doing something about it.

Starting January 1, 2010, PC Air will have frequent flights to popular locations with "relaxed" security procedures. To board these flights, you will only need a valid ticket. NO scanning or screening of any kind will be required. Neither you nor your baggage will be subjected to any security procedures. These flights can be identified by the the initials "PC" following the flight number. For example: The morning flight from New York to Las Vegas will be identified as Flight 345PC.

No advance reservation will be required for these flights and for your convenience, with a valid ticket, you may simply walk-on prior to departure. Many seats are usually available.

NOTE: Flight schedules are not reliable and travelers should be prepared for delays, sometimes in excess of several hours or days. The reason for these delays is due to problems in obtaining flight crews willing to work on these "relaxed" flights.

"PC Air Will Get You There ... Usually"

Ho - Ho - Ho (Are You Laughing?)

Do I have this correct:

Obama is hammering congress to vote on a massive health care bill NOT LATER THAN CHRISTMAS.*

• Most have never seen the bill.
• No one has any idea how much it costs.
• No one knows if it will really improve health care.
• The majority of people do not want it.
• And it does not go into effect for TEN YEARS!

Is this the "Change We Can Believe In?"
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*Or should I be PC and say "The Holidays?"