Daily Obama Jokes 05/31/09

Why is Obama able to laugh at himself?
Why not? Everybody else does.

Save your money. It might be worth something someday.

Wage Slaves

It came out this week that the government debt is now over $550,000 per household. Bear in mind that government debt is your debt. Somehow that money has to be sucked out of your pocket.
The portion that you are now allowed to keep after taxes is exactly that. Our  “leaders” can come in and vote to take whatever they want whenever they want. You are wage slaves to the spending behemoth that both parties have put into place. You think you’re working for yourself? Think again.
And don’t think your retirement accounts are safe. Your 401Ks and IRAs represent a huge pool of money the government hasn’t hit on. Many of you have saved diligently. Others have little or nothing put aside for whatever reason.
I can see it now.
“It’s not fair that you should have so much, “ whine the Socialist Democrats. “You should share. Here, let’s put this gun to your head and help.”
Never mind that you worked and saved and invested. Fair, to them, isn’t based on reward for what you’ve done. It’s based on what you have. And when you have more, you become a target.
I wouldn’t expect to see this unless Obama gets a second term. But if he does, watch out.

And if you disagree with me then you, Sir, make Al Gore look smart.

Democratic Socialists believe that what’s good for General Motors is good for the country. Bankruptcy.

Daily Obama Jokes 05/30/09

Why does Obama like living at the White House?
It has a big pool for his morning stroll.

When you don’t vote you get bad government.
When you do vote you get bad government and jury duty.

Hang On!

The government announced it took in 35% less in taxes year over year in April. That’s not good. For us. Not only is the government spending money it doesn’t have, it’s spending money it isn’t going to get. The shortfalls are widening.
The government will, of course, want to get back what it thinks is it’s due. What options does it have?
It can raise taxes.
This will be the first choice, of course.  Never mind that it will tank the economy by demolishing economic activity.
It can begin hyper inflating the currency.
They’ll try and avoid this one, The public will feel this quickly and howl. But in the long run will there be a choice?
With no visible means of support it can try borrowing.
And just how dumb do we think the rest of the world is? Just how much money does the rest of the world have for us to devour anyways?
It could stiff everybody.
There are no bankruptcy courts for countries. We could just default. Interest rates would soar and world economic activity would suffer cardiac arrest.
We could curtail our spending.
What? And interfere with our endless march toward National Socialism? Fat chance.
With the last option most likely out of the running all I can say is hang onto your hats, boys and girls. It’s going to turn  into a wild and bumpy ride.

And if you disagree with me then you, Sir, are worse than Himmler.

Socialist Democrats believe that you get to spend money raising your children for the benefit of the state.

Daily Obama Jokes 05/29/09

What happens when Obama goes bowling?
It’s so quiet you can hear a pin drop.

From crooked folks mighty ACORNS grow.

The details of Government Motors fate are starting to clarify. The government will end up with 70% of the company, the UAW 20%, the secured bondholders 10% and possibly about 1% will be sucked out of those numbers  for the current shareholders. We’ve already dumped 20 billion into the company. This move will cost another 50 billion or more additional.
Forget the fact that the secured bondholders have been shafted.
Forget the fact that the entire canon of bankruptcy law has been circumvented.
Forget the fact that this is another move toward fascism.
What I want to ask is why are we buying one of the worst, poorly run, nonperforming assets in the country? With 50 billion dollars there are any number of well run, profitable businesses we the people could buy into.  Profit for the federal coffers. Profit that could be used to lower taxes, fund social security or rebuild infrastructure. Mind you. I in no way advocate the government  buying companies, but if we must, then why this one?
Perhaps it’s because GM provides a unique inroad into American society. Obama knows what kind of cars “America needs.”  Perhaps it’s because  it provides a means to expand control of society. Perhaps because it’s an opportunity to impose little green cars on the country. Little things big guys like me couldn’t get into with a barrel of bear grease and a crowbar.
Barack Obama.
Would you buy a new car from this man?

And if you disagree with me, then you, Sir, are worse than MSNBC.

Socialist Democrats think it’s great to use untold numbers of acres for chasing windmills while ignoring the development of clean hybrid reactors with a small footprint.

Daily Obama Jokes 05/28/09

Why don’t they serve oatmeal at Gitmo?
It would be gruel and unusual punishment.

Why does Obama tax the rich?
The poor don’t have any money.

Not A Living Document

Much discussion  has gone on over whether the Constitution is a living document. Usually those who think so are the same crowd who want to control society by legislative, judicial or executive fiat.
The Constitution is not a living document.
The best proof is the Constitution itself. It is very difficult to change the Constitution. It requires congress and 2/3 of the states to agree to a change. If it were meant to be responsive to the whims of the moment a simple majority would suffice.
Stop also to consider the fact that much of the document is designed to protect the rights of minority groups (and I don’t mean race. I mean any group that is a minority.) from the majority. One of the great dangers of democracy is that, in a pure and uncontrolled form, it can become the tyranny of the minority by the majority.  Our forefathers foresaw this and protected us against such tyranny. Reducing the Constitution to a “living document” only reintroduces the danger.

And if you disagree with me, then you, Sir, are worse than Lex Luthor.

Socialist Democrats believe the Constitution says whatever they think it says.

Daily Obama Jokes 05/27/09

How many terrorists does it take to blow up a light bulb?
None. Terrorists don’t blow, they suck.

John Kerry was going hunting and arrived at the lodge. After checking in the lodge owner asked him if he’d like any hunting dogs. “Sure,” agreed Kerry and soon he was off to the woods with a couple of hounds.
A few hours later Kerry entered the lodge again.
“How’s the hunting?” asked the owner.
“Great!” replied Kerry.  “Got any more dogs?”

Protecting What?

This last week His Obaminess was all over the news, vowing to protect “the American people and their values…”
Huh?
Superficially this sounds good, but it degenerates into more self serving rhetoric. Inherent in his statement is that a course of action can not be undertaken unless it both protects Americans and “their Values.” Well, what are these values? Ask 300 million people and you’ll get hundreds, thousands of differing answers. No one from the government has bothered to send me a questionnaire on what my values are. Perhaps we should send such a questionnaire to every adult in the country and establish some kind of curve or baseline. Obama Hood and his Merry Dems should love that idea. Expand government,  more spending.
The real problem here is that Obama can’t really know what our “values” are. We don’t have one set of values. Therefore the values that he protects will be his own, projected on all of  us.
So what would he authorize if we captured a terrorist and learned there was a bomb set to go off within the hour at an American School? What do we use? Harsh language?
How about if his own kids were at that school?
Now do we break out the car battery and jumper cables?
Slime oozes from the lips of our fearless leader again, I fear.

And if you disagree with me, then you, Sir, are worse than Janine Garofalo.

Daily Obama Jokes 05/26/09

What does Obama do when he comes to a fork in a road?
Go both ways.

How many pall bearers do they need at the  funeral of a Chicago politician?
One, to slam the trunk.

It’s So Funny…

Congress is a laugh riot. This week they wanted to pass a 900+ page bill that no one had read. The republicans, wanting to throw up a stumbling block, wanted to enforce a rule requiring the bill be read before congress, a feat that would take a normal person days. So the Dems hired a speed reader to read the bill ….
Let’s all sing along now.
M-I-C
K-E-Y
While all this is funny on the outside, it brings up some serious issues. How  on earth did this bill get to be over 900 pages long? You know it can’t be on just one subject. Guys in the backrooms had to be horse-trading to get their own little pet pieces of blarney inserted.  Makes me want to insert something myself.
And why are things being voted on that no one has read?  Is this really about us? Or is it about winning? Just getting one’s way?
Bills should be short and sweet and devoted to a single topic. Two at most. Not only does this
hornswaggling lead to endless crap getting passed it is time consuming and eats away resources that could be used getting real work done.
Back in 1952 congress passed the infrastructure legislation that led to our highway system. It’s length? 29  pages.
Perhaps we need a movement next election. No votes for democrats. No votes for republicans. Get them all out and get in a bunch of independents and small party guys.

And if you disagree with me, then you, Sir, are worse than Fluffy McNutter.

Socialist Democrats believe that acceptable discussion tactics include talking over their opponents so they can’t be heard.

Memorial Day

May those who protect us be blessed.

May those who have gone before smile down upon us from the gates of heaven

Daily Obama Jokes 05/24/09

An aide went up to Rangel and informed him, “ Bob Rogers just died.  We’d like to get a little something for his widow.”
Okay, “ replied Rangel. “I’ll bid $14.”

What will Obama do if we lose our AAA rating?
Find a different auto club.

Arrrgh!

It never ceases to amaze me how weird the liberal commentary can get. On the news Friday were reports that liberal bloggers were blaming conservatives  for Kris Allen winning American Idol.
Huh?
Seems conservatives are all upset about Obama winning. Seems we’re supposed to be homophobic and Adam Lambert wears make up and all (kind of like them there Kiss fellas that were on the show. Anyone want to call Gene Simmons gay?). So conservatives all got together and conspired and arranged massive dialing to prevent Adam from winning. OUR REVENGE IS COMPLETE!
Hmmm.
For the record, I thought Adam should have won. But….. I thought his song choice, spooky and weird, for his opening number was a mistake. He should have brought it home with “Whole Lotta Love.” And who exactly says he’s gay?  He’s in show business. Make up like his is a gimmick, a style. Has nothing to do with gender orientation. Or have I missed something about Alice Cooper?
Quite frankly conservatives have far better things to do than engage in a silly conspiracy like this.
And some liberal bloggers have far too much time on their hands.

And if you disagree with me, then you, Sir, are worse than Idi Amin.

Socialist Democrats believe that when they lose an election it’s because the voters didn’t really understand the situation.

Daily Obama Jokes

05/23/09

Queen Pelosi and her husband were driving along the highway. They passed a  billboard of a beautiful young woman drinking a name brand can of beer.
“I suppose if I drank 5 cans of that stuff I’d look like that,” mused Queen Pelosi.
“No,” replied her husband. “If I drank 5 cans of beer, THEN you’d look like that.”

In Chicago, it’s not the voting that matters. It’s the counting.

Obama, The Victim

His Obaminess seems to be developing a blame Bush strategy for answering critics on the left.  He’s been blaming Bush for the economic situation (rightfully it’s the SEC and congress combined). Yesterday, after trumpeting the closing of  Gitmo a short while back, he announced that some dangerous people would be kept in permanent detention. When pressed by some disappointed journalists Obama said that he didn’t create the situation, his predecessor did.
Blame Bush. We seem to be getting the victim card here. In Socialist Victimology one is never responsible for anything bad that happens. It’s always some one else. “What could I do? I’m just the victim here.”
It’s the message the president has sent several times.
“I AM A VICTIM.”
A real leader takes ownership of a problem, picks a course of action, stands by it and defends it until such time as it succeeds or proves unviable. If it proves unviable, he admits his error and changes course.
Obama has quietly adopted a number of Bush positions. When called on it by the leftist media, like a whiney little kid on a playground,  the Prez has dodged with, “Don’t blame me. He started it!”
And that is neither integrity or leadership.

And if you disagree with me then you, Sir, are worse than Stalin.

Socialist Democrats think the right of free speech means a right of venue and that they  should therefore get unearned radio air time and the expense of those who have proven worthy of it.

Daily Obama Jokes 05/22/09

What do the Washington Redskins get for a safety?
A condom. Vulcanized.

Why was Bill Clinton’s the least sexist administration in history?
Women filled hundreds of positions under Clinton.


The Song Remains The Same

Seems Obama Hood is rolling right along. CNBC today gave some details on the plan for GM. His Obaminess & Co will be tossing 39% of GM to the UAW. Bondholders, you know, those people who took risk to try and keep GM alive, will get about a 10% equity stake.
A demonstration of sorts was held  in Washington by individuals who hold Gm bonds. Not hdge funds or speculators or investment bankers. We’re talking Mom & Pop America. Mainly old folks who had invested money n these bonds, many for retirement. CNBC showed comments being made by 3-4.  There were among them Obama supporters who now felt betrayed.  Many were scared of losing their entire investment.
Obama cowed the Chrysler bondholders. He gave  speeches and public spankings blaming greedy hedge funds (it’s greedy to want your money back?) for standing in the way of his wheeling and dealing. And eventually the bondholders folded.
Now we see more clearly that Obama is destroying the wealth of ordinary people, oft older folk with no time left to recover from his financial devastation, in order to turn companies over to the UAW.  A Communist ideal is for the workers to control production. His Obaminess seems right on course.
And in the wake lives are being ruined and hundreds of years of bankruptcy law is being tossed aside.
There is one thing to look forward to. The UAW used to strong arm, er, negotiate with the auto companies. Now they will, for all practical purposes, be the company.
It will be fun to watch when they negotiate themselves.

And if you disagree with me, then you, Sir, are worse than Carter.

Socialist Democrats believe free speech is great, unless you disagree with them.

Daily Obama Jokes 05/21/09

What’s the difference between an audience with the Queen of England and Obama?
You only have to go down on one knee for the Queen.

What’s the difference between a dead liberal in the middle of the road and a dead snake in the middle of the road?
There are skid marks in front of the snake.

There’s a section of  law that has been used to screw you, the public. A few years back congress passed a twenty year extension of the copyright protections, bringing work for hire protections up to 99 years. This basically denies you, the public, access to use characters and works from years gone by.  I refer to this as the Mickey Mouse law as it was passed shortly before Mickey would have entered the public domain. Have to repay Hollywood for it’s liberal support somehow, eh?
Admittedly, this does not affect most people.  Most of us aren’t interested in, say, making our own cartoons. It is important in this regard: it is one more example of congress reining in your freedoms and what is, traditionally yours. The only thing it does is extend the ability of certain corporations and special interests to continue to make money. In some instances it denies the public access to a work altogether.
One example is the movie “Porgy And Bess”.  Haven’t seen this classic on Turner Classic Movies or AMC, have you? The rights holder has chosen not to release this film, for whatever reason, for the public to see. It’s not been aired in decades and it isn’t available on dvd or video. Anyone who has ever wanted to own a copy of the movie or see it, either again or for the first time, is denied the opportunity.
Let me be very clear here. The rights holder is well within his rights.
However, under the old law, the film would eventually enter the public domain. Any  film collector with a print of the film would be able to bring to  the public  in any of a variety of formats. Under new law it remains under wraps for an additional 20 years.
The creative world is further stifled in it’s ability to use fictional characters. Let’s take Sherlock Holmes, for example. He passed into the public domain years ago. As a result his fandom, which s quite large, has been able to expand his fictional canon considerably. New stories and novels appear about Holmes all the time The ability of his legions to keep the character fresh has no doubt gone a long way in maintaining his ongoing popularity.
The same is true of Bram Stoker’s Dracula.
This won’t be possible with, say, Indiana Jones, for an additional 20 years.
There are a plethora of characters and films of relatively minor importance to the general public, but of great interest to collectors and fans.  Oft times films are considered too small to merit the efforts of a release by a studio controlling the rights. So they languish on a dusty shelf.
The public domain exists in part so that arts and performances are not lost to we the people.
This expansion of the law in no way serves the public interest and is merely another example of government putting the desires of special interests ahead of the rest of us.

And if  you disagree with me, then you, Sir, are worse than Greg Gutfeld.

Socialist Democrats think that all blacks should vote alike and that any who vote Republican are “Uncle Toms.”

Daily Obama Jokes 05/20/09

What’s the difference between a liberal and a savings bond?
Bonds mature.

What was Queen Pelosi before she ran for congress?
A female impersonator.
 
We really need to convene a new Continental Congress to clarify and redefine the constitution. Misinterpretations abound in our society and new issues unforeseen in 1776 have arisen. Let’s look at some examples.

Taxation
When the amendment was passed to allow the congress to tax income there were no limitations placed on this power. Our fearless leaders have gone hog wild and need reined in.

Regulation of interstate commerce
The term regulate meant to make regular when the Constitution was written. Thanks to a 1940’s Supreme Court ruling the congress uses this clause to try and control everything. Again, the government needs reined in.

Abortion
There will never be an agreement on this issue. It could be thrown out of the national spotlight, though, by making it a state’s rights determination. Let the locals decide for their state. The worst that happens for the pro abortion lobby is that  an abortion becomes a bus ticket more expensive. Let liberals start a foundation to cover the cost, if they want.

Gun control.
Again, recent attempts to redefine the words used  in the Constitution to grant this right have led to some silly arguments.  If only a militia were meant to bear arms then why did this go unnoticed and unenforced for nearly 2 centuries? Again, the states need to assert their authority.

Separation of church and state
Lots of silliness here, too. Especially when one considers that a lot of the anti religion crowd bases their thoughts on a single line in a letter by Thomas Jefferson.  Simple is best. The state should  not control any church. No church should control any state. Nothing more. Nothing less.  That’s how I read the Constitution. Clarifying this would once again allow cities to lease facilities to the Boy Scouts and such . And public buildings could have Christmas and Channukah decorations again!

Redefine citizen requirements.
Currently we are one of only a handful of nations that grants citizenship solely based on birth within the national border. This is causing all kinds of problems when illegal aliens enter the country and give birth. Now the child is a citizen and the parents are not, ,leading to major problems. The children of illegal aliens should not be granted automatic citizenship.

A national language
Something that should be addressed, if only because it has become a subject of some conversation. I say no. The purpose of the Constitution should be to keep the people free from oppression and limit the government. While I like the idea, it would be a misuse of Constitutional intent to mandate such here.

Term limits.
Politicians in power too long become more concerned  with their personal power, with getting reelected, than the people they serve. 5 terms for a congressman and 2 terms for  a senator seem about right.

Flag burning
Some have wanted to address this in the Constitution and make it illegal. Seems like free speech to me and again the purpose of the Constitution should be to limit government.

Gay marriage
Much as I oppose this, it should not be a Constitutional issue, unless someone can make a case for such an amendment limiting government.

I’m sure we could come up with more issues to discuss. The lack of clarity on all the above should be sufficient to convince anyone that we need to convene a new Continental Congress to clarify these issues. It actually could be done quite simply. It only requires the legislatures of 2/3 of the states to vote to convene to begin the process. What we need is a grass roots movement to get that fire lit.

And if you disagree with me then you, Sir, are worse than Greg Gutfeld.

Socialist Democrats believe kids should be given condoms instead of a sense of responsibility.

Daily Obama Jokes 05/19/09

Obamanomics
Rob the rich
Pay off the poor
‘Til there are no
Rich anymore

What do socialist agendas and used cars have in common?
They both have a tendency to backfire.

The Constitution’s Function

If the underlying right we share is the right to be free of an oppressive government, what, then, is the function of the Constitution?
True, the document, as originally written accomplished many functions. It divides powers between the states and the Federal government. Specifically, and oft ignored, the federal government is granted certain powers and those powers only. If a power is not granted then it is not possessed by the federal government. Period.
The Constitution  divides the federal government into three branches, in theory making it difficult for an oppressive state to arise.
To further insure it’s goals specific rights of the citizenry were delineated. Government at no level was to have the power to breach those rights.
All these things done by the Constitution served a fundamental purpose: to limit the power of the government.  I can’t say this too strongly. Limiting the power of government was, indeed, the original function of our Constitution. All the sections and clauses within are merely the framework, the tools by which this done.
Regretfully, just as misers are greedy for money, politicians are greedy for power. And so end runs have come into play. Ill-advised amendments granting unlimited authorities, such as the government’s unlimited power to tax. Reinterpretations of phrases or meanings of words that have nothing to do with their original intent. The false claim that the document is a living document by control freak ideologues seeking to impose their will and control over society. Worst of all, the Constitution is under attack by internationalists who would subjugate us to the whims of the world community.
The time has come to cut the government down to size. The only way to assure this is to have the states call for the convening of a new constitutional congress.  If  2/3 of the state legislatures agree, this can be done. This is the surest way to undo the damage that has decimated our freedom.

And if you disagree with me, then you, Sr, are worse than Greg Gutfeld.

Democratic Socialist believe judges in third world countries have more right to shape our legal decisions than  our own people do.
 

 

Daily Obama Jokes 05/18/09

Obama always wants to have the last word.
I just wish he’d get to it.

Congress
The world’s only cathouse that loses money.

The Fundamental Right

It seems to me that the constitution was based  on a single, fundamental right, unstated and unsung. To be sure the constitution guarantees a variety of specific rights (at least until the congress and/or courts can connive to take them away).
We have the right of free speech (unless you’re protesting an abortion clinic or haven’t got the requisite permits), The right to vote (in some places, several times), the right to bear arms (as long as you comply with arcane and convoluted regulations) .
But these rights and others are not fundamental. Rather they flow from the single fundamental right.
That right is simply the right of the citizens to  be free of an overly oppressive and controlling government.
At the time of the revolution George the 3rd was running everything he could. His enemies were thrown in prison, he taxed everything he could think of, and even ran the church in England.  British troops marched our streets, making sure his dictates were followed.
It is in this environment that the states rebelled. To cast off an oppressive and controlling government.
We fought to break those shackles, to make the citizen the master.
And we have lost our way.

And if you disagree with me, then you, Sir, are worse than Greg Gutfeld

Socialist Democrats believe that religious charities are undeserving of public support but that bloated and expensive government monopolies shoud redistribute wealth.

Daily Obama Jokes 05/17/09

He that robs Peter to pay Paul may rest assured he has Paul’s vote.

Rev. Wright was wandering a part of Chicago he was unfamiliar with. One of his church members had an accident at work and had been taken to a local hospital, but the Rev had trouble finding it. As it happened along came Barack Obama.
“Hey,  Barack,” called Rev. Wright, “what’s the fastest way to the hospital?”
So Obama threw him under a bus.

Honesty Gets Trashed

So Sarah Palin is writing a book. Actually, she is collaborating on a book, which means a professional author will be setting her history, thoughts and ideas on paper.
Perfectly normal. Happens all the time.
Of course, the leftist media is howling. “She can’t read a book! She can’t write a book! She needs help!”
Attack dogs like that Chris Mathews serve up heaping helpings of scorn and ridicule.
Truth.
Most famous people don’t write their own books. Ghost writing is a time honored profession and a publishing essential.
Having self published a little book on life with my autistic son I will tell you that the process is time consuming. Organizing and outlining the book, getting it down on paper, rewriting, searching out typos, and then doing it all again. It’s quite time consuming.
Sarah Palin’s primary job is running the state of Alaska. I seriously doubt, based on my own experience, that she has the actual time to devote to writing the book. As a result she’ll work with a pro.
As I mentioned, this is a regular occurrence in this business.
Raise your hand if you believe every book written by famous people is actually written by that person.
So what s Palin’s sin?
Being honest about how the book s being written.
And once again we see that the liberal media has no interest in doing anything but winning, but controlling what the populace thinks.

And if you disagree with me, then you, Sir, are worse than Greg Gutfeld.

Daily Obama Jokes 05/16/09

What is Queen Pelosi’s recipe for chicken soup?
First you bring  the Perrier to a boil….

Obama has announced his latest social innovation.
Drive through soup kitchens.

To Regulate

Most of us don’t realize that much of the federal government’s usurped power comes from the interpretation of a single word.
Regulate.
The Constitution grants congress the power to regulate commerce amongst the several states.
Today we think of regulations and rules and agencies that oversee everything under the sun. This authority  comes from that single word regarding interstate commerce. If it can be construed as being or affecting such commerce congress leaps to get it’s finger in the pie. And we’ve been conditioned to accept it.
It wasn’t always so.
Our forefathers intended regulate in the meaning “to make regular.” An analogy would be a pacemaker, which regulates one’s heartbeat. Such was the case for over 100 years.
Then came a case involving one single, solitary farmer who was engaging in some activities the feds didn’t like. The Supremes didn’t either. In a decision that was controversial at the time the court granted congress the authority it sought.
And the flood gates opened.
It’s time to take back our country and once again delimit the power of the federal government. If 2/3 of the states agree a new continental congress can be convened and the constitution changed and/or clarified. The feds have trampled on the states and the citizenry for years and now is the time for them to unite and fight back. While we still can.

And if you disagree with me, then you, Sir, are worse than Greg Gutfeld.

Democratic Socialists believe that it’s okay for the president to be against gay marriage, that a beauty queen who states the same position should be castigated.

Daily Obama Jokes 05/15/09

Queen Pelosi’s husband walked into a jewelry store shortly before Christmas.
“I want to smother my wife in diamonds!” he announced.
“Gee,” replied the clerk, ‘there must be a cheaper way…”

Three Chicago council members, a republican, an independent, and a democrat, were sentenced to 5 years in prison for corruption. Each was allowed to take one luxury item with him. The republican took law books. The independent took medical books. The democrat took 200 cartons of cigarettes.
5 years later, just before they were to be released, the warden called them into his office.
“What to you plan to do when you get out of here?” he asked.
“I’m going to become a lawyer,” replied the republican.
“I’m going to become a doctor,” replied the independent.
“I’m going to find some matches,” replies the democrat.


Hang On Tight

The tax avalanche is about to begin.
On the table is a proposal to start taxing your health benefits.
You making under 250k? You’ll be taxed. Remember that campaign promise by His Obaminess?  You didn’t drink that Kool-Aid, I hope. If you did, don’t worry. You get a do over in 2012.
And the new sin tax will be on food. A national tax on soft drinks. Salty stuff like potato chips.  Fatty foods, like the stuff you get at your bakery. Perhaps the cupcakes you bake in your home. And, of course, more taxes on DEMON ALCOHOL. The cost of beer and chips and a game on the telly will be going up, sports fans.
The food Nazis must be in heaven.
These are all also regressive taxes. The less you  make the more you hurt.  Obama, friend of the poor…
You make less than 250k?
You’ll be taxed. Oops, there goes that promise again.
Oh, and about that promise. It seems that was before deductions. The real number is now 235k.
And I bet it drops some more.
On the brighter side His Obaminess  has announced that there are no plans to place a national tax on Vaseline.
I predict it’s only a matter of time until he comes after your 401Ks and IRAs as well. In a way, he already is. People needing money have been pulling out record sums from their 401Ks. Taxable with a 10% penalty.
Make everything too costly. Destroy the economy. Start a stampede. Collect the tax and penalty.
Just because you're paranoid doesn’t mean they aren’t out to get you.

And if you disagree with me, then you , Sir, are worse than Greg Gutfeld.

Democratic Socialists believe that all money is the property of the government, which you are allowed to use from it time to time.

 

Daily Obama Jokes 05/14/09

Some liberals are rude and arrogant. But others are just the opposite.
Arrogant and rude.

Liberals are now marketing a new stealth camouflage condom
You never see them coming….

Word Play

One of the problems we have in politics is that we have our nomenclature backwards.
I’m thinking especially of the terms “Liberal” and “Conservative.”
Liberals believe:

Everything should be controlled.

Schools should be used as a means of social indoctrination
Enemies should be shouted down and personally destroyed
The state is the source of all good things
It’s not your money, the state just let’s you use it.
Wealth is a bad thing.
People are owed various things by the world.
Religion needs to be subjugated to the state.

I could go on, but you get the idea. Doesn’t seem to be very liberating to me.

Conservatives believe:
Honest capitalism is good.
Innovation and creativity are sparked in an atmosphere of freedom and with the nurturing of ideas.
Money motivates.
Values flow from religion. The state should be created by the flow of morals, not the state             determining the values and morals.
Honesty, integrity and trust are paramount to the functioning of a free society.
Tolerance of differences within nondestructive parameters of behavior is desirable.
 Personal achievement leads to true self esteem based on accomplishment.

Again, I could go on. Seems a lot freer than the ideas of the liberals.

I do believe that part of our problems are based on lies inherent in the labels we’ve chosen. The connotations these words have come to possess do not reflect the reality of the named. Liberal is not free. Conservative is not repressive, stagnant or old fashioned.
Note also that I do not use the terms republican or democrat.
I say conservatives should hijack the term liberal from the left as an exercise an intellectual honesty.

And if you disagree with me, then you, Sir, are worse than Greg Gutfeld.

Socialist Democrats believe you should be working for the state, not the state working for you.
   
 

Daily Obama Jokes 05/13/09

Why do hookers vote for liberals?
They don’t care who gets in.

What do you call it when you  catch a union worker sleeping on the job?
Overtime.

That Didn’t Take Long

Arlen Specter’s new friends, the democrats, have already screwed him over. Before switching parties (again) Harry Reid promised  Specter he wouldn’t lose any seniority.
Whoops.
Arlen, at 79, now finds himself the junior senator on all his committees.
He’s lucky. So far they’ve only stuck in the knife. They haven’t twisted.
Remember Queen Pelosi denying knowing about the water boarding? Thanks to a Freedom
Of Information Act request transcripts of her meetings on the subject it seems she had full  knowledge of what was going on  as early as 2004.
Anyone on MSNBC happen to mention this?  Lead story on the Keith Uberman Comedy Hour perhaps? I refuse to watch MSNBC anymore,  but I want to be fair. If so, let me know
I’m really fed up with liberals wanting to act like their poop is chocolate ice cream.
Any way we can trade these guys to Iran for a couple of terrorists to be named later? We’d be better off.

And if you disagree with me, then you, Sir, are worse than Greg Gutfeld.

Socialist Democrat: Someone who thinks gender roles are indoctrination and that gay lifestyles should be promoted in public schools.

Daily Obama Jokes  05/12/09

Did you hear about Obama’s accident?
He was out for his morning walk and got hit by a speed boat.

Why doesn’t Queen Pelosi bake chocolate chip cookies?
It’s too hard to peel the M&Ms..

A  Profile Of Hate.

Witless talking heads keep spouting off that people who don’t like Obama must be racist haters of blacks. This is of course stereotyping, and just as intellectually vapid as, say, the rantings of the Ku Klux Klan. In essence, they are no different. Just the target changes.
Just for fun, let’s look take a close look at one of these “racists.“
Me!
I disagree on almost everything Obama stands for. According to the stereotyping, bigoted liberal media  machine, I must be a racist. Let’s  look at my history and get a firm understanding of my racist roots.
I grew up in a Jewish neighborhood. As the Christian kid I was the odd one out. Funny , though. I was never picked on  or denigrated for being different. You were that. I was this. No big deal. Let’s play Monopoly.
Hmm.
I attended Cleveland State University. It’s an urban college with a widely diverse student body.  Had whites, blacks, ex-military, liberal, conservatives, foreigners, fraternity Greeks, computer geeks. You name it.
Not exactly a hotbed of intolerance.
Must be work. My first job was as a cashier at a Sears auto center. Working my way through school, mostly. ( no suck ‘em into the system student loans back then.).  The store was located at 86th and Euclid, right in the heart of the inner city black community. Spent over 7 years there. My coworkers ranged from hillbillies from West Virginia to black gospel music group leaders. 99% of our customers were black and I got to deal with them on an everyday life basis. Chatted with many as they waited for a repair to be done. What I learned was simple: There are good black people and there are bad black people. There are smart black people and not so smart black people. There are black people all along the curve.
Nope, doesn’t seem to be a trigger for racism there.
Perhaps it’s my neighborhood that makes me such a racist that I disagree with Obama. Let’s see. I live on a short street with about ten houses. One is vacant and been for sale for a couple years. Another gets rented to college students 10 months of the year. The two families  to the right of my house are young black families with little kids. Across the street  is a black family, an older, black single man, one old European immigrant family and a young couple from India who have kids plus their mom living with them. Then there is my family. My wife is Jewish. That makes my eldest son, who is autistic, half Jewish half Wasp. My other son is adopted from Guatemala and is part Indian, part Hispanic. There’s only one full blooded Wasp on the street.
Me.
If I were a racist I think I’d be somewhere else living a different life.
The true bigots, based along political lines rather than ethnic, are the media elite. They propagate stereotyping , scorn,  and division. Their way or the highway. A Nationalist Socialist propaganda machine under construction.
Be Afraid. Be Very Afraid!

And if you disagree with me, then, you, Sir, are worse than Greg Gutfeld.

Daily Obama Jokes 05/11/09

His Obaminess is now proposing a National Beverage.
Kool-Aid

You’re walking along the Potomac River. Harry Reid and Queen Pelosi have fallen in and are drowning. You only have time to save one. What do you do?
Go to lunch.


Hate! Hate! Hate!

You may recall a few days back that I discussed offensiveness  and believed taking offense is always a choice?
Today I choose to be officially offended by the hate rhetoric and accusations of the left. Instead of dealing with things on the level of facts and ideas  the socialists simply ascribe a derogatory motive to their opponents and attack.  So called social liberals are, in fact, amongst the most closed minded people I’ve ever seen.
Let’s take that giant of liberal intellectualism, Janine Garofalo. She was a few weeks back all over the media proclaiming that anyone who doesn’t support Barack Obama is a racist who hates having a black man in the White House..
It is, of course, inconceivable that anyone could disagree with his doctrines, polices, actions, philosophies or demeanor.
Nope, all that is self evidently beyond question.
Can anyone, even a socialist democrat, believe this crap?
One has the right of free speech, of course. But no one is obligated to listen. Until Socialist Democrats want to come and joust in the arena of ideas the sub intellectual bomb throwers should be delegated  to the schoolyard by all (not just conservatives but  by middle Dems and  independents as well).
Name calling is never truth.

And if you disagree with me, then, you, Sir, are worse than Greg Gutfeld.

Socialist Democrats belief that global warming is  not caused by cyclical factors but is the fault of hockey moms driving SUVs.

Daily Obama Jokes 05/10/09

Government wants to control everything!
Get Your Protest Permit Now!

How do union  fairy tales begin?
“One upon a time and a half….”

“Got Hate?”

The Democratic Socialists love to accuse other people of hate. ”If you disagree with me you are full of hate! You hate blacks!  You hate Hispanics! You hate Gays! ‘
Blah! Blah! Blah!
It’s all  rhetoric for the purpose of winning, of course.  Most of the  hatred I see on the political flows like blood from a ripped artery out of the left. Listen to the Keith Uberman Comedy Hour on MSNBC. Just once. One hour. Try being a conservative speaker at a university. Hope  you like coconut cream. Look at the media coverage of the tea parties, at the scorn heaped upon  loyal  Americans by an agenda driven elite.
How would the media react if it were half naked gay activists prancing for their cause du jour?
Wouldn’t it be nice if the conservatives got equal treatment from the media?
“They disagree with me! They must be ignorant rubes! Hate mongers! Let’s not listen to them! Let’s stomp them!”
As soon as they can’t deal with the issues the emotionally charged accusations and belligerent obfuscations begin.
Here’s the thing to keep in mind when this starts: As  soon as the name calling begins the liberal has run out of ammunition.  “The argument has been lost, It’s time to get out the sticks and beat our way to victory."
It’s time to cut their mike.

And if you disagree with me then you, Sir, are worse than Greg Gutfeld.

Socialist Democrats believe that the same teacher that can’t teach your kids to read is qualified to teach them sex education.

Daily Obama Jokes 05/09/09

Capital punishment means never having to say ,”What? You again?”

Politicians who fail to learn from history doom the rest of us to repeat it.

Viva Montana!

If  you missed the Glenn Beck Show on Thursday 05/08 you need to try and find it online or get it from a friend. Very substantial and interesting..
Montana recently fought back against Federal intrusion. They passed a law denying the Federal government the ability to regulate guns made in Montana and kept in Montana. The argument is that the Feds may have the authority to regulate interstate commerce, but if the gun never leaves the state it has no authority. Interesting.
Texas is passing similar, even tougher regulation.
I’m pleased to see someone is fighting back constructively  against the Washington power grab. Be nice to see Obama Hood and his Merry Dems get a good  spanking.
You can expect this to go to the Supremes. That’s the really scary part.
The Imperial Obamancy rolls along. His majesty has requested 17 milllion in spending cuts from the up coming budget. Out of 3 trillion, that’s all he could find! And what did he find?
Hmmm.
Well, he wants to cut a federal death benefit program for police officers from 110 million to 60  million. Plenty of money laying around for people who don’t work, though.
His Obamancy loves unions. Perhaps  he should be hearing loudly from the law enforcement brotherhoods. On this and on other things as well.
And if you disagree with me, you, Sir, are worse than Greg Gutfeld.

Socialist Democrats believe Americans with guns are more of a threat than a nuclear armed North Korea or Iran.

Daily Obama Jokes 05/08/09

 What did Obama reply when he was accused of being pretentious?
“Moi?”

“I’m glad Obama’s president. But then again, I’m a comedian”


The Stress Test

I’m not so sure I’m buying this government stress test of banks. Ever since Paulson the government has been trying to gain control of private business. Banks aren’t allowed to pay back tarp money and instead have to deal with  onerous government oversight. The attempt to mutually take over control of Chrysler by the feds and unions combined at the expense of bondholders and hundreds of years of accepted  bankruptcy law. Obama’s wanting to now dominate the student lending arena.
You get the picture.
Let’s take Well Fargo. The government says they need more capital. More government strings attached loans?  Conversion of government held preferred stock to common, giving more power to the government (while losing the nice dividend the tax payers are at least collecting on the preferred)?
Hmmm.
Warren Buffet holds a nice sized stake in Wells Fargo. This past weekend he stated on nationwide television that Wells was the strongest of the banks and was in fine shape.
Something isn’t jiving here.
At least  the word is Wells will sell more stock.
But the question is are we to believe the profit motivated Buffet who has his own money at stake or a power hungry government that for months has been seeking to invade the private sector with unprecedented hubris?
Call me skeptical but I just can’t trust what this government says.

You may be a Socialist Democrat if you believe businesses create oppression and governments create prosperity.

“It’s pin action economics, not trickle down

Daily Obama Jokes 05/07/09

The democratic candidate was glad handing the crowd  and came upon a youngish man obviously just over voting age.
“Well, young man, may I count on your vote?”
“No, sir,” replied the man. “I’m a republican.”
“A republican!" snorted the democrat. “Why are you a republican?”
“Well. sir, my daddy was republican and his daddy before him. So I guess I’m a republican.”
“And if you’re daddy and grand daddy were horse thieves? What would that make you?”
“Well, I guess then I’d be a democrat.”

Chicago Election Philosophy:
Vote early. Vote often.

I’m Offended! APOLOGISE!

I just hate it when some loony gets up and says this about  anything. There is some assumption that there is an absolute standard by which offense is measured.
Not so.
Offense is always a personal choice. What one  person finds offensive another finds true. There is no absolute.
You hear a statement. You compare it to your internal judgment data base and  come to a variety of conclusions. One of those is whether or not something is offensive.
Let’s take an example.
You hear someone from Nambla defend child pornography.
I am offended by child pornography. You are offended by child pornography. We choose to be offended.
But not everyone is offended by child pornography.  That’s why there is a thriving market for this trash throughout the world. There are enough creeps, my value judgment, around to make that market.
The fact is that “I’m offended!” is often used as a power ploy. Political enemies and social rival groups use it all the time to try and seize a moral high ground. It’s not really about offense, or right or wrong.
It’s about winning.
About power.
And if I say something that offends someone? The chip is on their shoulder. They can deal with it.
And if you disagree with me? Then you, Sir, are worse than Greg Gutfeld.

Socialist Democrat: Someone who believes it’s okay to kill unborn babies but wrong to waterboard people who want to kill us.

Daily Obama Jokes 05/06/09

Obamanomics
Suckers should never be allowed to keep their money.

It would be great if Obama were pope rather than president. Then we’d only have to kiss his ring.

The Interest Rate Trap

Credit card companies have the ability to modify interest rates with sufficient notice.  You, lucky devil that you are, get a written notice of same and have the right to cancel the card. Sounds fair, but there is a catch. In order to cancel the card you have to pay off any balance.
Of course, if you have a balance it’s most likely because you can’t pay it off.
So you’re stuck with the higher interest rate.
Gotcha!
This can be addressed by grandfathering balances and any applicable interest accrued by those balances at their original rate.
A one page piece of legislation.

“It’s pin action economics, not trickle down!”

Daily Obama Jokes 05/05/09

When Barack was in college Satan appeared before him in his dorm room one night.
Obama, studying at his desk, looked up, startled, and asked, “What are you doing here, Satan?”
“I’ve come to offer you a deal,” replied the Prince Of Darkness. “I will make of you a great lawyer. Then a leader of men, a great politician beloved throughout the land. Millions will worship you as the next messiah. And all the world will speak your name with reverence. And all you have to do is sell me your soul.”
Obama thought for a  minute. “Okay, I don’t get it. What’s the catch?”

Why was Michelle so disappointed on her wedding night?
Barack had 12 oysters and only 8 of them worked.

The Dating Game

Here’s another piece of trash that banks do. I don’t think it’s just deceptive, but, to my way of thinking, fraudulent.
On your credit card statement you’ll notice a billing date. What happens when that date is on a weekend or holiday? If so, you’re credit card company actually requires your payment to be received and processed by the business day preceding. By noon, if mailed, by 5pm if paid on line or over the phone. On a holiday weekend this can cut up to three days off your payment period.
Another way to generate fees and higher interest rates while actually telling you an out and out lie.
I learned this the hard way. I went online to pay a bill on a Saturday that was due on a Sunday. The system kept telling me the bill would be credited Monday. I called customer service. They couldn’t take my payment and credit it that day either. The best I could do was complain loudly enough that they waived the late fee.
Again, this could be corrected with a single page piece of legislation. No smoke and back rooms wheeling and dealing needed.

“It’s pin action economics, not trickle down!”

Daily Obama Jokes 05/04/09

Why don’t they ever photograph Obama’s best side?
He’s sitting on it.

A union worker comes limping into the cafeteria on his lunch break.
“Hey,”  asked his buddy, “how come you’re limping?”
“I think I’ve got a splinter in my foot.”
“Why don’t you take it out?”
“On my own time?”

Usury

Apparently unaddressed in this credit bill is the interest rate game the banks play.
Here’s how it works:
Different states have different usury laws limiting the amount of interest that may be charged on loans of various sorts.
Banks set up their credit card operations in the highest interest states. In your credit card agreement you agree to be bound by the laws of that state. If you are in a lower interest state you  have been screwed out of the protections of your state law. The Supreme Court has ruled this constitutional.
This is trash. Call me a bleeding heart conservative, but I am in favor of level and fair playing fields and against predatory practices. This is predatory. What’s worse, those that get clobbered are those who can afford it least. The poor working Joe. If you’re rich you’ll never see that max rate. If you’re the guy on the street and get sick or have an emergency and are late on a payment you get jacked up to an interest rate over 30%.
This sure isn’t the spirit of Christianity and forgiveness I grew up with.
We need a national usury law to prevent this kind of abuse. Say, prime plus 8%?
The legislation could be done on a single piece of paper.

“It’s pin action economics, not trickle down!”

Daily Obama Jokes  05/03/09

A republican, a libertarian and a democrat were having lunch in a family restaurant one winter day when a bum with long hair and a scraggly beard came in and sat down at a corner table. The waitress walked by him several times, ignoring him,
“Excuse me," asked the conservative of his waitress, “but why are you ignoring that man?”
“Oh, he’s one of the local homeless,” replied the waitress. “He has no money and never orders anything, but the boss let’s him come in to get warm.”
“Well, get him some soup and a sandwich and put it on my bill,” instructed  the republican.
“And something to drink. Some milk perhaps,” chimed in the libertarian.
“And pie for dessert,” offered the liberal. “I’ll cover that.”
So the waitress brought all the food over to the homeless one, who ate heartily of it. When he was finished the homeless man came over to his benefactors and  said, “I am Jesus, the Christ. You have given me food when I am hungry and drink for my thirst. I will reward for this.” He placed his hand on the republican and said, “You have arthritis. It is gone and shall never bother you again.”
Next he turned to the libertarian and placed his hand upon him. “You have migraine headaches. Never again will you suffer from a headache.”
Finally he turned to the democrat.
“DON’T TOUCH ME!” screamed the democrat.  “I’M ON DISABILITY!”

Finally A Bank Bill

For years the banks have been ripping people off via credit card policies. Finally the congress is taking some action. This is not a liberal or conservative issue. The banks have been equal opportunity opportunists.
What I am upset with is the heel dragging in congress (mixed with a healthy dose of lobbying, no doubt)
Before doing anything at all. The fact is that many of the tricks of the credit card companies could have been dealt with by legislation that would take less than a single piece of paper. No rocket science required.
Instead there have been months of committee meetings and deal making and such while a super bill is put together. One which leaves, by the way,  some important areas untouched.  In the meantime we, the people, have had to endure abuses and costs at the hands of the manipulative banks.  Congress has cost you money by making simple problems complex.
The system has not been serving you. We need a methodology for submitting quick fixes directly to  congress for rapid up and down votes. Perhaps a channel in which the president (though one shudders at the thought of what this president might think needs fixed) submits legislature directly to congress to fix simple things without a lot of power jockeying.
Tomorrow we start with some examples.

“It’s pin action economics, not tickle down.”

Daily Obama Jokes 05/02/09

Conservatives raise kids.
Liberal Socialists raise other peoples kids.

It got so cold this winter someone saw Obama with his hands in his own pockets.


Comrade Obama Saves The Day

Chrysler is in bankruptcy. Obama tried to screw the bondholders and they are fighting back. Good  for them.
Normally when a company goes into bankruptcy the bondholders come first. They have risked  their money to keep the company afloat. Seems fair.
The Obama proposal would give the workers (read UAW) 50% control of the company to offset the entitlements and handouts, er , excuse me, debts they are “owed.” There was no risk taken in the occurring of these obligations, unlike bondholders.
Meanwhile union workers are griping because they will no longer get the Monday after Easter off.
Give me a break.
The bondholders took risk  and deserve the lion’s share of the settlement. If this doesn’t occur it could mean trouble for the entire bond market. Why take a chance and loan a company money if the government is going to come in and screw you?
I haven’t seen anyone bring this up yet but one of the tenets of communism is that workers should control production. Hmmm. Kind of like what Obama is proposing?
It sure looks like a backdoor route to communism to me.
Obama is serving his union masters.
Obama is serving a communist ideal and the discredited vision of Karl Marx.
He is not serving the people.

And remember
“It’s pin action economics, not trickle down!"

Daily Obama Jokes 05/01/09

What miracle did Obama perform to celebrate 100 days in office?
He made a blind man deaf.

Why did they spend $300,000 buzzing New York for a photo op?
No one got Obama Photoshop for Christmas.


Inflation Rising?

Long term bond yields are creeping up, a possible precursor to inflation. Thought I’d take a break from commentary to make some investment suggestions. I have small positions in each of these. Full disclosure and all that.

SLV
    An exchange traded fund follows the price of silver. Possibly undervalued in relation to gold, though all the precious metals will go up in an inflationary environment.

TBT
    An exchange traded fund that is double levered against the price of long term government bonds. As bond prices come down, this  goes up. With long term bonds at around three per cent I just can’t see much risk, but a lot of potential reward.

URE
    A double levered fund that tracks the real estate index.  It’s trading under $4 a share and was in the mid thirties only a year ago. If the commercial real estate defaults coming up are manageable this could win big in a 2-3 year time frame.

And remember:
“It’s pin action economics, not trickle down!”