The Land Of The Gun Pt. 2

Back in October 2008, I wrote about a tragedy involving a gun and a 8 year old child at a Gun Fair in Westfield, MA. Well, it happened again. This time in Los Angeles.

After reading these articles you should be sad and worried? Do you know if all firearms in your sons/daughters friends house are locked up? Oh and then remember the famous quote from former NRA president, Charlton Heston.

"Any gun in the hands of a good person is no threat to anybody, except bad people"

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I know it makes me angry evertime I read it.

The Real Reason

So we now know the real reason why the Right don't like Obama.

Gov. Mickey Mouse

This November, vote Row M...He's the only one who will get work done!!

"Don't Be Cynical"

In his farewell speech on his last Tonight Show a few weeks ago, Conan O'Brien (the class guy that he is) pleaded to his audience not to cynical. I'll admit, I'm a cynical person and over the last year, I have tried to make a conscious effort to not be as cynical. Sometimes I think it gets the best of me and keeps me enjoying life to the fullest.

But first the recall and then I read articles like this about a company that I always thought was a good company, how can I not be cynical? Should we just stop reading/watching the news? If we did that, then my good buddy Chris would be out of a job and the crooks, I mean politicians, would win.

I've lost my faith in both state and federal Govt; I think it is broken, so until it is fixed, I may not participate (i.e. voting). So maybe I should go one giant step further and not even watch the news (of course, I would still click a few times a day on WNYT.com just to keep Chris's numbers up).

What do I do?

Skating In The Park

Some people are getting upset because finacially strapped City of Schenectady has told the public that if they wish to skate in central park, they need to bring a shovel and clear the ice themself.

I'm not sure why ice skaters don't want to shovel the ice themselves. So they want the city to spend money on equipment/labor so they don't have to shovel? People, this city and state is drowning finacially an you want leaders to worry about ice skating. That's ludicrous. Just bring a shovel along with your ice skates. It's simple and it saves the city a lot of money. This is what we use to do back in the good-old days of the 70's. We cleared the ice ourselves before we skated. It was that simple. Why can't people do this anymore?

Uninvited Guests

Brian Williams has some good points related to the uninvited guests at the White House State Dinner.

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Private Sector Is Not The Answer To Everything

I read the article recently about the healthy 2 year old that was denied health insurance because she was below the curve on weight. Her doctor's expert opinion (I'm guessing he is a private sector employee) is that she is a very healthy 2 year old that is below average in weight simply because of genetics.

I bring this up because I constantly hear from the right wingers that we need to rely less government and more on the private sector to solve problems. Well, this is a perfect reason why there should be some sort of government involvement in regards to Health Care. When you have 'for-profit' companies with a monopoly in charge of our health decisions, this is what you get. Medical decisions based solely on profit.

I am a father of 2 small children with another one on the way. My wife and I have worked very hard through life to the point that we live in a great town, can live comfortable on one income and at the same time do the fun stuff in life and save for the future (college, retirement). We have worked hard to reach this point without any government assistance, so we don't believe that government is the answer to all our problems. However, when I see stories like this; A hard working family trying to make a living, only to get "spit in the eyes" by a private sector insurance company, government involvement seems appropriate.

Completely Nuts

The people, in masses, are again doing exactly what their 7 saviors are telling them to do. This time Obama speech to school kids about their responsibility to learn and stay in school is in their cross hairs. ARE YOU KIDDING ME!!!

Read the speech...you tell me what is wrong with this. What kind of secret undercover subliminal message is the president trying to plant in our brain with this speech?? Someone help me out here because I don't see anything wrong with it. Maybe some conservative republican out there can enlighten me? When I was a kid, I use to read letters from Reagan addressed to school kids in school, and my father (yes, he's a little liberal) didn't complain to school or prevent me from going .

These people against the speech are the same people that want to allow christian religion in public schools. So it's ok to push a PERSONAL religious belief on our kids, but the President of the United States can't address kids about their responsibility to learn and stay in school, because it's political?

These people are completely nuts!!!

Obnoxious Behavior

The obnoxious followers struck again last night in Delmar at a Town Hall meeting given by Paul Tonko. The meeting was supposed to be a informative meeting about the proposed health care legislation.

You know, it's amazing how we try to teach our children to be polite and to not be rude. We teach them to listen and to not interrupt when other people are speaking. I’m sure a lot people have been annoyed at their kids from time to time and have called them “obnoxious”. If we get a call from a teacher complaining that our children are yelling out and disrupting class, hopefully we sit down with them and warn them of the consequences of continuing this behavior.

For all the people out there who like to interrupt these Town Hall meetings with “boos” and jeers. For all the people out there who like to act like children and scream and have temper tantrums in the middle of a meeting…Guess what, you are all obnoxious and need to go back to school to learn how to act like an adult.

I understand that people do not agree with Obama’s plan, but if you want to protest, then set up a rally. Don’t disrupt information meetings. There are plent of other forums for screaming your opinions (I do it on this blog all the time). People are there to get information and you are preventing them from getting it. If you have a question or would like to express your opinion (for or against health care), fine, say it or ask it...you don't have to scream it.

Do Not Cave to Salesmen

OK, plain and simple marketing is evil. Can you imagine how much more money we would have in our pocket if we didn't have marketers. The Times Useless ran a article today about the useless accessories kids can buy for their lockers. WHAT??? How about doing what I did when I was in school...clipping some picture out of magazine and taping it to locker. It's simple and free.

Wimpy Response

I remember all to well the morning after Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland was bombed out of the sky and killed 270 people. I was a Junior in high school and the news hit our school especially hard because one of the victims was an alumni.

13 years after the attack, justice was finally served and Abdelbeset Ali Mohmed al Megrahi was convicted of placing the bomb on the plane. Families of the victims had some sort of closure. Megrahi was sentenced to life in prision.

But then Megrahi gets prostate cancer, declared terminally ill and was freed from prison in Scotland, with Scottish Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill citing compassionate grounds for the release and saying al Megrahi was "going home to die."

ARE YOU KIDDING ME!!!! He didn't give a damn about the 270 people that he killed, and yet Scottish officials are giving him compassion? This guy deserve to rot in prison. He does not deserve to be surrounded by his family. He deserves to die alone in a cold, bare jail cell. The 270 victims weren't able to die with dignity so why should he.

And finally, what the hell kind of response was that from President Obama. A wimpy response is what I call it. The president should have been screaming to the Scotts from the White House roof top that this bum should not be released. He should have put some serious pressure on British Authorities, but he did not!!! Although he said the release was a "Mistake", his response seamed "laid back" and not very strong. I found it very disappointing.

Saviors

All of these bums complained back in January how people were treating President Obama as a Savior...like he was going to save the world. Now these same clueless 7 are lying to their audiences and encouraging them to disrupt Town Hall meetings. And people, in masses, are doing exactly what they are told and disrupting Town Hall Meetings. This sounds saviorish to me. So shouldn't the clueless 7 be complaining about themselves right about now.

Security Threat

So, in this country, you can cary a gun to a Town Hall meeting where the special guest is President Barrack Obama. But in 2004 if you had gone to a Bush campaign rally at a public school wearing a Kerry-Edwards button and a T-shirt with the words"No More War.", you were "given" a pair of handcuffs and a strip search at the county jail.

Yep...in this country, Guns are ok...but a harmless piece of the cloth is a security threat.

I Feel Dizzy

Am I the only one that is dizzy after listening to Sarah Palin speak? I'm starting to think that conservatives only support people that don't make sense when they speak. First Dubya, now Sarah. Maybe they are related.

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Cry Me A River

Want a tissue Sen. Thompson???

According to the Daily News, Sen. Ruth Hassell Thompson (D-Westchester) said her grandkids are visiting and will likely watch the fireworks with her. "Since the governor is holding me hostage up here, if they want to see me, they have to come up here," she complained.

LOSER, LOSER, LOSER.

Loose Canon

I thought the tradition was when the president leaves office he wouldn't criticize the incoming administration on policy change. Obviously Cheney is breaking that tradition with his on going flap about Gitmo...

Oh gee, WAIT...Cheney was Vice-President...on paper. We all know a moron like Dubya wasn't really calling the shots.

Hey Dicky Poo...it's time to take a Hike!!!

Where Is "The Rest of The Story"?

Ok...The Swine Flu, is big news, could possibly lead to a world wide pandemic. I understand the importance of this story and how it could effect the health of a lot of people...I got that. Officials and the media are concentrating on how many people either have this flu or suspected of having this Flu, where they got it, where they live, etc. This is all important.

But one thing officials and the media haven't really devoted enough energy to and communicated to the public is, if the people who have the swine flu are recovering. From what little I have been able to find, the answer is Yes, people are recovering from this Flu.

So why isn't the fact that people are recovering from this flu being shouted from the rooftops. This is "the rest of the story" that people need to know. This will prevent people from freaking out. Today I spent some time listening to a press conference where Gov . Patterson and Dr. Richard Daines updated the public on the Flu. Not once did Gov. Patterson or Dr. Daines mention if the people who had the flu were recovering. Not one reporter asked Gov. Patterson or Dr. Daines if the people who had the flu were recovering. Why wasn't this info given out? Why wasn't this question asked?

Are the authorities and the media trying to keep us on edge? Are they trying to convince us that we are on the verge of Armageddon? I know Gov. Patterson's ratings are down and media revenue is in the toilet, but cummon. Knowing "the rest of the story" will ease a lot of nerves.

Make It End....Please

Ok...the 20th District special election looks like it might be decided next century. But do you realize if Jimmy wins, we are all going to be tortured again when a special election will be held to fill his Assembly seat, the 110th assembly district.

It makes the little hair I have hurt thinking about it.

Irreplaceable

Former heads of AIG are claiming that they wrote these bonuses into top executive contracts because they were afraid they would all jump ship at the same time and no one with critical company knowledge would be able to steer the ship. In other words, the top brass was irreplaceable. This doesn't happen only at AIG.

I find that hard to believe. Lets be realistic, most of us are replaceable when it comes to our jobs. If we were to quit today, guess what, the company would survive. But in Corporate America (and in State Gov.) the top brass design the organization so they do become irreplaceable. Proper planning and cross-training never occurs at the top level so when the bottom falls out, top brass backs the company into a corner and demands big bonuses.

Do you think Corporate America (or State Gov.) will learn from this mistake?? I don't think so. That would be like throwing a blank check into the fire.

Ask About The Enablers

My guess is if after baby # 2, her parents and friends had said to her "if you have any more and you are not married, we aren't going to help you any more...Don't ask us to babysit, don't ask us for help at all", she wouldn't of had any more. Yep, if she had gotten a big dose of tough love once # 3 was conceived, she would have realized what it is like to raise kids on your own. But instead, Mom, Dad and all her friends came to the rescue of the spoiled brat and now look what happen. I feel bad for the 14 kids!