Noble Peace Prize. WHAT A JOKE!!!

I have always thought the Nobel Peace Prize was a joke.  I can completely understand awards for the other categories, but the Peace prize, how do you quantify peace and it's impact?  They gave it to Yasser Arafat, who was a terrorist and actively supported the killing of Israelis.  Sure this is a person you should give a peace prize too.  They gave it to Kofi Annan at the United Nations, who during his tenure was one of the most corrupt organizations ever known and still is.  The United Nations has done nothing for peace.  Even their so called "peace keepers" continue to commit atrocities in Africa while also allowing atrocities to happen.

Three years ago they gave it to Al Gore for the so called work on climate change which has now proven to be using faulty data.  These so called scientists are using data collected from devices that are either not calibrated correctly or placed in a location where it cannot gain an accurate reading of the temperature.  Even a dummy like me knows that if you put a thermometer next to black asphalt that it will register a higher temp than if it was suspended over grass.  But apparently these climate scientists do not know that.

And then last year, giving the prize to Barack Obama, who has done nothing on the international stage just shows how out of touch the people who give the awards are.  Since I guess Norway is a Socialist country they must give credence to anyone who espouses the same dogma.  I wonder if you can take it back after Barack Obama has basically killed the US economy.  So much for contributing to peace.  Promises do not lead to results.

And then this year, they gave it to a guy in prison in China in the hopes it will lead to more democracy in China.  Just another hopeful presentation of an award.  Now the guy's family is probably imprisoned.  Thanks Nobel.

Through all the years, they never award the prize to individuals who truly deserve it.  They gave it to Gorbechev but not to Reagan, who was probably the more influential in ending the cold war.  But they could not do that because Reagan was a Capitalist not a Socialist.  In 1945 they gave it to Cordell Hull for helping to establish the United Nations but not to Eisenhower or Winston Churchill who led the forces that removed the Nazi party that committed awful atrocities in Europe.  Those two men did more for peace than anything the United Nations has ever done.

I will give profs for two of the selections.  Martin Luther King and Mother Theresa are probably the only two people I would even consider worthy of the award.

Personally I think the Norwegians ought to get heir heads out of the asses and begin to realize that war and peace is a dichotomy and they can not be apart from each other.  Thus to wage war is to also make peace.  To only recognize people who supposedly seek peace, eliminates the fact that their actions can lead to war.

Rep. Alan Grayson. What a waste of air!!!

This Congressional Representative from Florida, Alan Grayson, what a complete waste of air that someone decent could be breathing.  This guy needs to go ahead and put on his foil hat and drink the Kool-Aid.  This guy has released a political ad where he is taking his challengers statements completely out of context.  After the crap that happened to the lady at the Agriculture Department, did he really think that people were not going to check to make sure statements are given their proper context. 

Even after his campaign was challenged and told that the statements are taken out of context and he was provided the entire statement within the correct context, his campaign's response was, "well he did say those words."  If that is their answer to a grossly misleading if not downright dishonest ad, then why don't we go ahead and piece together an ad that says "I, Alan Grayson, am a member of the Taliban and Al Qaeda.  I support pedophiles and spousal abuse."  I am sure we can piece together an entire ad campaign where he has used those words at one point in his life.  It would be just a matter of some selective editing and taking statements out of context to do it.  According to his campaign this is legitimate because he did say those words.  Just for fun, and if I have some time on my hands, maybe I will do that.

There are some people in this world who are just so blatantly dishonest and venomous, that they really should cease to exist.  As it stands right now, there is nothing that I can see that makes this man anything other than a waste of air.

Taxes! How dumb to the Dems think we are????

All I have been hearing the past few days is how the Dems and Obama want to let the Bush Tax Cuts sunset, while also keeping in place the tax cuts for people who make less than 250k.  They are trying to paint this as they are making tax cuts.  How stupid do they think we are???  We already have the tax cuts.  By letting them sunset they are in effect raising taxes.  By keeping them in place they are maintaining the status quo.  For them to even take the position that they are cutting taxes, they would have to believe that their tax base is fixed and permanent, so any changes must all be reflected back to the standard.  What screwed up thinking got them here, to think that tax basis is fixed and can only be changed temporarily?

If I am not mistaken, President Bush tried to make his tax cuts permanent, thus changing the basis, but the Dems fought him on it.  They were the ones who placed the sunset limitations in the original bill.  They have been trying to repeal the tax cuts ever since they were implemented.  Now that they have control of Congress and the Presidency, they could have immediately repealed the tax cuts, but instead they are choosing to let them sunset so they would not have to go on record of raising taxes.  But by letting them sunset that is exactly what they are doing. 

It also amazes me that people actually think the Obama is only going after the people who make over 250k.  The Dems have been trying to repeal the tax cuts across the board for years, so what would make people think they will only change the tax basis for the 250k+ people.  As soon as this upcoming election is over, Obama will push to raise everyone's taxes because he needs the money to fund his programs.  They only way he can fund them is to raise taxes on all people who make over 38k.  The people who make less than that already get most of their money from the government anyway.

When will people realize that Federal Government jobs produce nothing.  They do not grow the economy.  They are just bureaucratic positions that are meant to shuffle paperwork and watch over and regulate industry.  They produce nothing, they just hand out money.  All Obama has been doing is growing the Federal Government ranks to appease his Union bosses.  Anyone who thinks that Obama is about change needs to read some history and see that all he is doing is bringing the USA back to the years of Woodrow Wilson.  It has always been my opinion that it was the social programing of the 1910's and 1920's that led to the depression of the 1930's.  That is where we are headed unless fiscally responsible politicians are elected.  We need to live with in our means, balance the budget, eliminate the deficit, and eliminate our national debt to other countries.  The only way to do that is to slash government jobs, government programs, and stop rewarding people for substandard performance.

So Cuba is suppose to be really great

Fidel: 'Cuban Model Doesn't Even Work For Us Anymore' - International - The Atlantic

I wonder if since now that Castro has finally realized what most people in the rest of the world have known for some time, if the Hollywood Liberals will finally shut up and realize that capitalism is the only economic system that will bring about prosperity. For years you have seen bozo's like Sean Penn, Danny Glover, Michael Moore, and others sing the praises of Cuba and how much they admire Fidel Castro. All the while Castro has kept this country poor just so he can continue to celebrate his "revolution". Castro is a egomaniac who thrives upon other people's adoration. The man is to proud to realize that his own shortcomings have brought about the worst for the country he supposedly loves. After he came to power he had to rely upon the Soviet Union just to provide the basics, and since the Soviet Union collapsed, Cuba has had little to no economy. But of course the liberals are so stupid they think countries can be run based purely on ideology and rhetoric. Just see how Obama was elected.

Nut Jobs in Florida

OK here is a church in Gainesville, FL who will be hosting a Koran burning party on 9/11.  If this is not the dumbest thing I have heard.  This just goes to show that there are nut jobs in every religion.  I can understand that they do not believe the Koran is the word of God, and I agree with them in that aspect.  But to knowingly burn a book that thousands of people around the world consider holy, is just being a punk bully.  Here in America people are trying to stop the construction of a mosque at the World Trade Center for the very fact that it would be like sticking a finger in the eye of the USA.  Now we have some wacko, podunk church wanting to burn the Koran.  Talk about sticking a finger in someone's eye.

Now I know that bibles are confiscated and burned all the time in Muslim nations, and they will kill anyone trying to preach any religion other than Islam.  That is wrong in my opinion.  But we need to fight the good fight and burning the Koran is not fighting the good fight it is just grandstanding for attention.  I hope the Pastor at that church will realize what he is doing is bringing attention to himself for the wrong reason.  If he thinks he is standing up for Christ, then I think he needs to reread the Bible he carries with him.

John Cusack, Another Liberal Idiot!

I am deeply troubled because one of my favorite actors, John Cusack, decided to mouth off on his Twitter account about Fox News and some Republican leaders.  I have always liked John Cusack as an actor, and his 80's movies are still some of my favorites;  "Say Anything", "16 Candles", "Sure Thing", "Better Off Dead", and "One Crazy Summer".  And I have also liked his sister's, Joan, work.  I have always known he was liberal, and that is OK. I have no problem with Hollywood actors having different views from me, but when they begin to get on a soapbox and spew venom at people who do not have the same viewpoints, that is where I get pissed off.

Many actors have no idea the power they hold over their fans.  Just look at some of the nut jobs who have tried to harm their idols.  Just like the recent issue of the woman who was so obsessed with Paula Abdul that when she did not make it through on American Idol she killed herself outside Abdul's house.  It is a shame that such tragedy occurs and that there are people in the world so delusional that they cannot separate a person from their fame.  Even more reason, individuals who are in the public eye need to very careful about their comments.  I am sure John Cusack feels deeply about his opinions, but when he expresses those opinions in such a public forum as Twitter, it could lead to some people who are not mentally grounded to take action because in their mind John has given his blessing to the action.

This is not to say that if something happens that John should be blamed.  Everyone must take responsibility for their own actions, but John needs to be mindful of his position.  Of course, the people we have most to blame for any of us spouting off are the politicians.  These bozos are so camera hungry that they will say almost anything just to get on one.  It is easily understood that other people feel that they then can then spout off about inane issues, because the very people we have elected to lead our country are spouting off about the same inane issues.  And the other problem is that all the news networks cover it as if it was actually news.  I personally believe Fox News and MSNBC are the primary culprits.

John, please, next time you feel pissed off about people who have different opinions, separate yourself from the situation by turning off the radio, TV or computer and go and read a good book or listen to music, something to take your mind off of it, and then when you have cooled off some, then express your opinion.  We have enough politicians shooting from the hip we do not need to make the problem worse.

Brad Pitt? Another Liberal Idiot!

Brad Pitt this weekend said that he has always been against the death penalty but would reconsider for the people responsible for the BP oil spill.  This is laughable.  Liberals are not willing to execute someone convicted of brutally killing innocent people because they believe everyone can be rehabilitated, but want to kill executives who manage companies responsible for environmental disasters.  True 12 people were killed when the oil platform blew up, and the managers may be in someway responsible for those deaths, but in any corporation there are several tiers of people who could at any time stand up and say "STOP". 

Liberals would rather kill people who have killed animals than people who have killed other people.  Not to diminish the situation many people are dealing with right now, but they will recover in time.  I think the BP executives should be jailed once liability has been determined, and I think many of them should never work in the management capacity again.  However, I do not think they should be executed.  I also think BP as a company should be punished severely even if it means they go bankrupt.  Their business decisions and greed probably led to the whole problem.

How far would Brad Pitt go?  There are several government employees who could be responsible by not reporting violations or not reacting quickly to either prevent or stem the damage.  Should these people also be executed?  It just goes to show that we need to get away from knee jerk reactions, as politicians are prone to do, and deal with the matter at hand.  There will be plenty of time to assign blame and prosecute violations. 

I also did not like how the Obama administration grandstanded with Eric Holder saying there would be criminal charges.  Plug the hole before you grandstand.  I have very little patience with people who take advantage of crises to advance their agenda.  And, Brad Pitt, if your convictions can be changed that quickly, then that says something about your character.  If you are opposed to capital punishment, then you are opposed to it, and it is not situational.  If the BP executives knowingly and with malice sent those men onto that platform knowing it would explode and kill them, then "yes" execution may be in order.  But if they took shortcuts and ignored safety practices then just like a drunk driver would not be executed, they should be be jailed and maybe charged with manslaughter.  I would rather see child molesters and pedophiles executed before corporate executives and managers.

It is a shame that I do like Brad Pitt's movies, so I will not be boycotting them, but I wish he would shut up because it makes it harder to go to them.