IOC is Racist!

THE EGO HAS LANDED
WORLD REJECTS OBAMA: CHICAGO OUT IN FIRST ROUND - RIO GETS OLYMPIC GAMES

Cash for Clunkers Gets Worse

More b.s. from 'cash for clunkers'. Now the government thinks they can force dealers into delivering cars that they have no assurance they'll ever get reimbursed on.
https://home.autonews.com

Unbelievable…this is so heavy-handed, it's telling private individuals how to run their businesses. It would be like saying I have to deliver pictures to clients without being paid for them, that I should just cover the expense myself and wait for a government check....maybe if they approve me and whenever they feel like getting around to paying out. Making a parallel to getting involved with the mob is so accurate…if you take a dime from the government they are going to control you. And the CBS evening news will just report how theiving and greedy the dealers are without ever telling you that these guys are laying out hundreds of thousands of $$ out of their own pockets (not to mention the hours and hours of adminstrative follow up to collect the incentives) that is completely at risk. I don't blame the guy at the end of the article that is opting out of the program...he's even smarter than we can see right now. If they ever give out 'free' health care, we'd be well advised to avoid it for fear of how much of our lives they will control the second we take it.

This dealer's comment on the story sums it up pretty well:
"How can MY government tell me that I have to spot deliver car deals? How can they tell me that I can not protect myself with an addendum? I am kind of freaking out over the whole thing. I am a smart organized dealer. I have not spot delivered one car deal. I have told my customers that they can pick up there car when the deal is approved. I felt it was prudent to do this since nobody seems like they know what is going on.

Now the government has the ability to control my store and force me to spot deliver cars. They even provided a hotline so my customers can report me to Gestapo HQ. I really thought all of this "Obama is a socialist" spin was a bunch of right wing noise. Like I said, I am starting to freak out a little bit."

MR. PRESIDENT!

It's one thing for the French President to gawk, but please!

Today's Poll

The latest telephone poll taken by the Texas Governor's office asked whether people who live in Texas think illegal immigration is a serious problem:

29% of respondents answered: "Yes, it is a serious problem."

71% of respondents answered: "No es una problema seriosa."

What Really Happened

"Wait a minute now ... I did not authorize ATTACKS on the pirates.
I authorized A TAX on the pirates."

inevitable

enough said.

why are freedom and capitalism so easily discarded?

Dear God,

A little boy wanted $100 very badly. He prayed for two weeks, but nothing happened. Then he decided to write God a letter requesting the $100. When the postal authorities received his letter to "God, USA," they decided to send it on to the President.

The President was so touched and amused that he instructed his secretary to send the little boy a $5 bill. (The President thought this would appear to be a lot of money to a little boy.)

The little boy was delighted with the $5 and sat down to write a thank-you note to God, which read "Dear God, Thank you so very much for sending me the money. However, I noticed that for some reason you had to send it through Washington and, as usual, those guys deducted 95%."

Hot Air Humor

A woman in a hot air balloon realizes she is lost. She lowers her
altitude and spots a man fishing from a boat below.

She shouts to him, 'Excuse me, can you help me? I promised a friend I
would meet him an hour ago, but I don't know where I am.'

The man consults his portable GPS and replies, 'You're in a hot air
balloon, approximately 30 feet above a ground elevation of
2346 feet above sea level. You are at 31 degrees, 14..97 minutes north
latitude and 100 degrees, 49.09 minutes west longitude.

She rolls her eyes and says, 'You must be a Republican!'

'I am,' replies the man. 'How did you know?'

'Well,' answers the balloonist, 'everything you tell me is technically
correct, but I have no idea what to do with your information, and I'm
still lost. Frankly, you're not much help to me.'

The man smiles and responds, 'You must be a Democrat.'

'I am,' replies the balloonist. 'How did you know?'

'Well,' says the man, 'You don't know where you are or where you're
going. You've risen to where you are, due to a large quantity of hot
air. You made a promise that you have no idea how to keep, and now you
expect me to solve your problem. You're in exactly the same position you
were in before we met, but, somehow, now it's my fault.

Human Achievement Hour

I'm a day late posting this but worthwhile anyway...

Steelers to lose Super Bowl Trophies

The 'poor'

No comment necessary.

Here's a picture to celebrate tomorrow's festivities. Wasn't the media bashing on Bush 4 years ago for having too 'elaborate' of an inauguration? I saw that Garth Brooks, U2, Stevie Wonder and many others came out for the Obamapalooza in DC yesterday. Have fun guys.