The Gray Tie

NEW DOMAIN

2005-10-25T17:06:00.000-07:00

I HAVE MOVED

http://thegraytie.com

Please go on over and look around and don't forget to change me in your blogrolls!

New place is hosted and designed by Tammy from A Mom And Her Blog

www.thegraytie.com

2005-10-16T15:54:00.000-07:00

It appears my new site, www.thegraytie.com is having some technical difficulties. Do not fear, I am confident it will be up and running again very soon.

Stay tuned...

Round The Reader - Saturday

2005-10-15T03:52:00.000-07:00

OK, I lied. Round The Reader won't be late. Surprisingly enough, I made it up out of bed very early this morning. So here it is for October 15, 2005, Round The Reader:

This little fictitious piece from A.M. Siriano will either crack you up or totally piss you off. It cracked me up. Who says we conservatives can't make fun of ourselves?

Bob Parks tells us how we can win the war on terror, and takes a look at one of the President's speeches. He also calls out the Democrats and askes them, "what's YOUR plan?" -

And here's a snippit from his latest article. This is something I have been saying for a long time now.

First of all if it were up to me, I would expel all embedded reporters from the war zone. Despite the egos of our journalist class, our latest enemy's bullets don't swerve around people with press credentials. Especially with political correctness removing the word “terrorist” from certain press outlet spell checks, getting agenda-driven news off the air is essential.

FINALLY, someone saying it like it is in regards to this whole Harriet Miers nomination. When I was over at Common Sense Runs Wild and read her post about Harriet Miers I knew I had to make it part of this edition of RTR. Quote...

Let's face it, this entire kerfuffle is much less about Harriet Miers than it is about egos of the people criticizing the nominee.

Yes, the opinionated blogosphere is here to stay. Now, repeat that sentence as necessary until you start believing it yourself. Moonbat Monitor has convinced me while giving ole Walter boy a tongue lashing.

Earlier in the week I had posted a test by Donegal Express titled, "Are You A Cultural Catholic?"; now Tom tells us exactly what it means to be a Cultural Catholic. I have saved this one and plan on re-reading it several times. I believe it to be a keeper and a classic to come.

Want more Round The Reader? Please visit the other participants:

Eliminating Bloggers Block One Day At A Time. Learn More.

Monday: Cry Freedom
Tuesday: Artitumis.com
Wednesday: Conservative Thinking
Thursday: Me
Friday: Crystal Clear
Saturday: The Gray Tie
Sunday: ISOU
The Bench:
My Vast Right Wing Conspiracy
American Dinosaur

Technorati Tag: Round The Reader

Oh wait, damn, is this Saturday? Cause I see E.D. Hill, Steve, and Brian on Fox and Friends. This can't be right. Is it because of the "Iraq: A New Era" voting for new constitution? Are they saying the weekend crew can't handle this event? I tell ya, I used to really like Fox and Friends, but lately....the past year or so? Eh, I can take 'em or leave 'em.

Moonbat Masquerade, What's That?

2005-10-14T18:52:00.000-07:00

Uh, no Moonbat Masquerade tonight folks. There were no brave souls tonight offering up their comments....so...

Onto other things. Round The Reader will be tomorrow. It will be late. I have ballgames to attend tomorrow.

And then there is this matter of moving to my own domain, yet again. You know what that means, don't you? I will be BEGGING ya'll to change me on your blogrolls. But not tonight, I'm too darned tired and I'm headed for the bed.

More About Me

2005-10-13T11:15:00.000-07:00

This is all Beth's fault by the way....

You Are 30 Years Old

Under 12: You are a kid at heart. You still have an optimistic life view - and you look at the world with awe.

13-19: You are a teenager at heart. You question authority and are still trying to find your place in this world.

20-29: You are a twentysomething at heart. You feel excited about what's to come... love, work, and new experiences.

30-39: You are a thirtysomething at heart. You've had a taste of success and true love, but you want more!

40+: You are a mature adult. You've been through most of the ups and downs of life already. Now you get to sit back and relax.

What Age Do You Act?

Your Hair Should Be White

Classy, stylish, and eloquent.
You've got a way about you that floors everyone you meet.

What's Your Funky Inner Hair Color?

Slow and Steady

Your friends see you as painstaking and fussy.

They see you as very cautious, extremely careful, a slow and steady plodder.

It'd really surprise them if you ever did something impulsively or on the spur of the moment.

They expect you to examine everything carefully from every angle and then usually decide against it.

How Do People See You?

Your Seduction Style: Fantasy Lover

You know that ideal love that each of us dreams of from childhood? That's you!
Not because you posess all of the ideal characteristics, but because you are a savvy shape shifter.
You have the uncanny ability to detect someone's particular fantasy... and make it you.

You inspire each person to be an idealist and passionate, and you make each moment memorable
Even a simple coffee date with you can be the most romantic moment of someone's life
By giving your date exactly what he or she desires, you quickly become the ideal lover.

Your abilities to make dreams come true is so strong, that you are often the love of many people's lives.
Your ex's (and even people you have simply met or been friends with) long to be yours.
No doubt you are the one others have dreamed of... your biggest challenge is finding *your* dream lover.

What Kind of Seducer Are You?

Your World View

You are a moralist with conventional ideas, which some people would call old-fashioned.
You probably think that most of the world falls badly below your standards.
Your inhibitions and sense of guilt are in the way of your happiness.

You think that people tend to use sex for evil, as a weapon.
Your parents probably played a big part in the formation of such a guilt complex as yours.
Your mind is in chains, and it's time you did something to free it.

What Is Your World View?

Your Hidden Talent

You're super sensitive and easily able to understand situations.
You tend to solve complex problems in a flash, without needing a lot of facts.
Decision making is easy for you. You have killer intuition.
The right path is always clear, and you're a bit of a visionary.

What's Your Hidden Talent?

What Your Sleeping Position Says

You have a passion for everything - including sleeping.
Outgoing and brash, you tend to still shock those who know you well.
You tend to be selfish. You are the most likely type to hog the covers.
You gravitate toward comfort and don't like extreme situations.

What Does Your Sleeping Position Say About You?

Lord God, I really do need to get a life!

Let's see I've tossed the football with Magnificent Manchild, did some laundry, fixed lunch, tossed football with Magnificent Manchild again, tried to lay down and take a nap, oh yeah...I hung some curtains in living room. Now I need to dust.

What Kind Of Catholic Are You?

2005-10-12T11:09:00.000-07:00

"The guy the Pope should listen to"

God has given you the rare gift of bilocation.
With it, you can attend both the First Friday
Devotions in Honor of Our Lady of Fatima and
the parish bake sale committee meetings.

We respect you, mostly because we fear the
incredible power you wield in our parish.

Provided by

Are You A Cultural Catholic?
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Found it at Donegal Express, who wrote the quiz! Best damn thing I've done all day besides ripping apart the kids' rooms! MUWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

My Wrath

2005-10-12T08:14:00.000-07:00

I have warned them. They have seen my destruction before my friend. I have even made them participate in my "evil plan" for peace. It is I who has the last word and my actions have been made known. Just two weeks ago my whirlwind devastation took place, purging man-acquired tokens of superficial quality that seemingly established itself around the domain permanently. They know of what I can do to them, yet they go on about their business not giving a care to the world.

Oh OK, I'm just going off to clean the kids' rooms. Actually I have already done the Manchild's room. Next, is Glorious Girlchild and you'd THINK her room would not be so terrible....WRONG!

As stated previously I have already cleared out their rooms two weeks ago, donating a ton of stuff to hurricane people. And yet, here they are again...a wreck. I told the children when we cleaned them up, together, that the next time I come in one of their rooms and things are thrown about and tossed on the floor that I was going to pick it up and trash it. Well...guess what? I have followed through with my threat and the Magnificent Manchild has not yet discovered that I have thrown out his coveted Yu-Gi-Oh cards. Yes, they were thrown all about on the floor and I let them stay there for 24 hours before picking them up this morning and promptly throwing them in the trash can. See if I buy him any more EXPENSIVE Yu-Gi-Oh cards! Nope. Nadda. Zilch. Zero. No more.

I am afraid to see what I will find in Glorious Girlchild's room. Wait...did I just say afraid? NO! I am not afraid! Actually I am looking forward to taking HUGE trash bag into said room and just start stuffing. HA! Yes, I am EVIL MOTHER.

The iron infusion I had a week and a half ago must REALLY be kicking in today!

Fall Break my ass.

Cotillion And King Of Cotillion

2005-10-11T08:54:00.000-07:00

First, our regular Cotillion Tuesday is hosted by North American Patriot. And a fine job she has done, for being a virgin! ;-) Thank you.

Next, please go and visit our newest debutante RomeoCat.

And then we have the KING OF COTILLION.

Please vote over in the sidebar. You may PICK MORE THAN ONE, but don’t be ridiculous and click every single one, OK?

Next Tuesday, we will have FINALISTS, at which point you can vote again. This vote, again, is for the FINALISTS. Get it? Next Tuesday, you’ll be doing the final vote for King of Cotillion!

Blogger Babes, please tell your readers to come over and vote! The polls will be up at multiple Cotillion blogs, so if it’s not at your favorite one, come back here (of course, I am your favorite anyway, right???)

The prize: Bragging rights, massive and multiple linky love, and what the hell, I’ll toss in a free Blogad for two weeks if you want it.

Voting this week ENDS SUNDAY NIGHT around midnight (CST) or something. I keep stupid hours, so it could be 4am, for all I know.

On with the parade of hunks:

{UPDATE} This guy didn't submit his picture or blog but he should have!!!!

The Anti-Idiotarian Rottweiler

Hardcore Conservative

MacStansbury

Blog Idaho

Bullwinkle - Random Numbers

Mark - Mark My Words

Hubris

Timmer - The Daily Brief

Gregg - Impacted Widsom Truth

Casey - The Gantry Launchpad

Patriot Xeno - Right Hand Of God

Citizen Grim - Right Hand Of God

Alan Woody - Woody's News & Views

Xavier - Xavier Thoughts

Jay - Stop The ACLU

Masked Menace - Villainous Company

Thunder6 - 365 And A Wakeup

Rick - Brutally Honest

Now, GO VOTE! Good luck to everyone.

Stand Up And Be Heard!

2005-10-10T16:30:00.000-07:00

Christians! You can take back your state, county, city. Stand up and be heard and run the ACLU out of your town. There is hope after all. Check out this article I found at AL.com. Yeah, let's hear it for the south!

Let's Bow Our Heads' Illegal, Yet Common
Fear of ostracism often silences voices of challengers to resilient tradition
Monday, October 10, 2005
MIKE BOLTON
News staff writer

[....]

In this state that birthed the 1997 federal court ban on stadium-wide prayer at high school football games, some Alabama public schools still openly violate the law by allowing students or ministers to pray over stadium public address systems.

Much to the chagrin of the American Civil Liberties Union - the organization that brought the original lawsuit against DeKalb County Schools in 1996 - it's a practice that ACLU officials admit they are virtually powerless to stop.

While most school administrators in Alabama replaced pre-game prayers with moments of silence following the 1997 ruling, a smattering of Alabama high schools have continued prayers over the public address system and almost dare anyone to try to stop them.

"When a woman in Brewton stepped forward and was supportive of us in the Ten Commandments case, her business literally dried up and she was literally forced to leave town. Most people can't afford to do that.

Backed by community support and often by community demands, some school officials are reluctant to halt stadium-wide prayer prior to high school football games though they know they are violating federal law.

"I know what the courts said," said first-year Etowah High principal John Serafino, who inherited a school that has never stopped allowing students to conduct a prayer over the stadium intercom prior to all Etowah High football games. "We choose to go by community standards.

"Religion and football go hand-in-hand in this state. A prayer before a football game is part of Southern sports.[....]

Can I get an "amen"? I always new the south was a form of heaven.

Cross-Posted at Conservative Thinking

Tags: Alabama, Prayer, anti aclu

Yeah, I Take Issue....

2005-10-10T15:07:00.000-07:00

This kind of shit just kills me. The ACLU has an affiliate site/blog up titled, "Take Issue, Take Charge" and their latest crusade is "protecting your reproductive freedom" which is such a joke to me because they say the Abstinence-Only-Until-Marriage Curricula is DANGEROUS! Yes, that's right, they said DANGEROUS!

Oh my, choosing NOT to have sex before marriage is just terrible and DANGEROUS according to the dumbasses at your ACLU.

According to a recent report prepared for Representative Henry A. Waxman (D-CA), many abstinence-only-until-marriage curricula used by federally funded programs contain false and misleading information and perpetuate harmful stereotypes. Perhaps most alarmingly, these curricula misrepresent the effectiveness of contraceptives by vastly understating the effectiveness of condoms at protecting against sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) and preventing unintended pregnancy. Such misinformation is particularly alarming given that each year in the United States, nearly 9.1 million 15-24 year olds are infected with an STD and more than 800,000 15-19 year olds become pregnant.

Well, does the ACLU know the meaning of abstinence? Hello? I bet the ACLU has stock in Trojan, or some other condom manufacturer.

Not only is the cirriculum dangerous according to the ACLU, but it appears to be unsafe as well....

ACLU affiliates in 18 states called on local officials to keep unsafe abstinence-only-until-marriage programs out of the classroom.

Yeah, no sense in teaching this DANGEROUS and UNSAFE course to students. No, let's not teach them something like abstinence for crying out loud. For the ACLU being all big on choice, they sure don't want our kids to have a choice in abstinence.

Here's a clue as to WHY they don't want this abstinence taught in the classroms...

“For too long the federal government has funded abstinence-only-until-marriage curricula that are based on ideology and religion rather than science,” said Jennifer McAllister-Nevins, State Strategies Attorney for the ACLU Reproductive Freedom Project and Not In My State campaign coordinator.

Anti-Christian group that the ACLU is, there ya have it. They don't care anything about the abstinence being taught, it's the moral standards supporting abstinence in which they take issue.

Hey, here's a thought...if the ACLU is so much for my choice then why not teach both and let the parents decide which course their child will sign up for? I personally do NOT want sex education taught in schools period, because of crap like the ACLU pulling right now. I am very capable of teaching my own child about the birds and the bees, thank you very much.

Another reason the ACLU is up in arms about the abstinence program being taught in schools...

In addition, many of these programs promote gender stereotypes, discriminate against gay and lesbian youth and all too often proselytize on the public’s dime.

There you have it, not only are they anti-christian but they are anti-heterosexual.

Full Load Of Crap

This whole thing started over at Merri's Musing by the way. Although she is talking about some other program they want taught in public schools; a little course about tolerating homosexuality - go read it!

Tag: ACLU

Yeah, What She Said...

2005-10-10T10:38:00.000-07:00

Found a wonderful post over at The Cotillion. It's about something I have been thinking and wanting to blog about. But, The American Princess always says it better.

Howard Dean And Ciiiiiiiiiiindy

2005-10-10T09:54:00.000-07:00

No matter how hard Dean tries to make-over his image, he will always have Cindy. Just poking around on the DNC site I found Dean's thoughts on meeting with Cindy Sheehan.

She is a delightful person. She had not a drop of holier than thou zealotry. She is unpretentious and very clear. All this I expected, given the terrible sacrifice she has made, and her willingness to speak out.

...the terrible sacrifice she has made? What the hell? She has made no sacrifice Mr. Dean. Her son volunteered to serve this great country of ours to give people like you, and his own mother, the "right and freedom" to say things like, "...we are a strong country because we have the right to dissent." Your own words. So the next time you use the word sacrifice in a sentence you'd better be speaking of Army Spc. Casey Sheehan. It did not go unnoticed that you made no mention of this man, in your little blog, who truly sacrificed for you Deanoboy.

Yeah, trackbacks are enabled over there. Yeah I did it.

Technorati Tag: nut jobs

Well damn, it seems my trackback did not take. Oh well.

Howard Dean

2005-10-10T09:45:00.000-07:00

Here's something for you to do today if you are bored out of your mind. Tell Howard Dean what you think. On second thought.....

I did NOT fill out the form with my name, email address, and thoughts for Howard Dean because I don't trust the bastards over at the DNC website. They will probably take your email address and spam it to death, or sign you up as a Democrat and try to count your vote in 2008. Whatever.

Hey, I'm only making this blog entry so I can have something to submit next week to the Bonfire of the Vanities, so hush up!

And It Is Monday Again

2005-10-10T04:48:00.000-07:00

The kids are off on Fall Break this week. I swear I still don't understand the meaning of this "fall break" here in the south; it is the ONE thing I can't stand down here in Alabama. Makes no sense to me to have this "fall break", it serves no purpose whatsoever and it is stupid! And yes you are damned skippy I can sit here and complain about it because when the school board put this out here to the parents for a discussion and vote you know I spoke my mind AND VOTED AGAINST IT! But I digress...

The real reason I wanted to post this morning is to promote two blogs. One I have only recently discovered, the other is a regular reader and commenter here at The Gray Tie and I have only just now blogrolled her; shame on me.

OK first up is MindMatter, an honest and welcoming refreshment to the blogworld. Well, at least in my blogworld. She's probably already famous and I'm just now getting around to noticing. I am slow at times. Please, go read and blogroll and comment; tell her I said "hello", please.

Next let me link up I Am My Kids Mom. This blogger has been a steady reader and commenter on my blog. I encourage you all to visit her on a regular basis.

The above mentioned blogs are inspiring to me because they are honest and gutsy. Something I started with a long time ago but then turned "all business like" for various reasons. Maybe if I keep reading these two women I can get back to that someday; the being honest and real and myself part.

Oh and in other news - I am going to college in January! It's official now. My first classes will be American Lit. I, Sociology, Public Speech, Appreciation to Theatre, and some kind of class that deals with manipulating numbers; yuck.

I am very grateful that I will get to attend school full time. I am an English major - still can't get used to saying that, and our community college has a great two year English program. After completing two year plan I will then transfer to four year college. I would like to get into the publishing world, more specifically book publishing.

Enough already! Have a great day.

Marzipan Babies

2005-10-08T20:40:00.000-07:00

And now for something completely different.

A friend sent these pictures to me. These babies are made out of marzipan.

Marzipan is a paste made with ground almonds and sugar. It can be moulded into almost any shape you want, the shape is then sculpted and painted. The result is an edible decorative item.

These are amazing.....

Just precious! Someone has some great talent.

Round The Reader - Saturday

2005-10-08T05:12:00.000-07:00

Well, thank God for Round the Reader making me get back into blogworld. I have not been into this thing lately. I have been disgusted of late with all the CRAP going on.

However, when I read stuff like the following I get all riled up again. Thanks Beth!

I love it when Beth writes ANYTHING! She is up first on the Round the Reader. Please, go read what she has to say on The Bloviating Bow-Tie And His Cheerleaders.

And A.M. Siriano cracked me up with this one! How true though, this is exactly how I feel too!

Personally I have found the sniping of conservatives downright embarrassing. I could never be a part of Washington, because I would just start beating the crap out of people.

God! FINALLY someone has a brilliant idea from our side. Mark Noonan says to get out your crazy glue. I'm going to Office Max and buy a whole damned case!

Amy Welborn needs to join AA; her words not mine! Oh all right, she is really talking about Andrew Sullivan and catholicism.

Alabama has some tougher laws regarding sex offenders.

Have you been to your GOP.com lately? No? Check this out...Intercepted Al-Qaeda Letter Shows War On Terror Working…

Now go and check out others participating in Round The Reader.

Eliminating Bloggers Block One
Day At A Time. Learn More.

Monday: Cry Freedom
Tuesday: Artitumis.com
Wednesday: Conservative Thinking
Thursday: Me
Friday: Crystal Clear

Saturday: The Gray Tie
Sunday: ISOU

The Bench:
My Vast Right Wing Conspiracy
American Dinosaur

Yeah, I know it was a short RTR this week. What can I say? I have been so &^#$ (*@#*$ &^^%$ lately! I need to go and pray for a priest or something.

Moonbat Masquerade

2005-10-07T21:46:00.000-07:00

Well crap, I guess I need to start numbering these suckers, don't I? I think this is issue number 3 of the masquerade but I am not sure. Let's just say it is, OK?

However, with only ONE submission this week I am wondering if Moonbat Masquerade will survive.

OK, this is our one and only moonbat submission for the week. Sent in by Satire we have Garrison Keillor who is threatening to sue "someone" for trademark infringement. :wink: :wink:

Here is an outtake:

The cease and desist letter sent by Keillor's lawyers demanded that MNspeak stop unfairly using and re-selling Garrison's used panties, for an unconscionable low mark-up on E-Bay, misleadingly identifying him as a "ho" and the return all remaining unused merchandise.

Technorati Tag:panties

Cotillion Gals Gone Wild?

2005-10-04T16:43:00.000-07:00

You wish. No, but they are doing something new. Some of the ladies have decided to put together a little department called "Blogger Babes". A little hint, hey all you hunky male bloggers, this means YOU!

More details at My Vast Right Wing Conspiracy. This sounds like so much fun and I can't wait for the voting process to begin.

And before I forget, please check out the Bonfire of the Vanities hosted this week over at The Conservative Cat. I'm addicted.

Aight, I'm out.

Cotillion Tuesday

2005-10-03T23:26:00.000-07:00

I haven't had the honor, yet, to host the Cotillion on The Gray Tie until today. I would like to thank the ladies for entrusting me with such a privilege. While not all the debutantes are here today it doesn't mean they are not participating in their own lovely and mischievous ways; you'll have to go and find out. You'll be pleasantly surprised. However, I don't think the surprise is on the main website. But check out the blogroll.

On with a somewhat regular Cotillion posting.

This would hardly be a Cotillion without one of these fine ladies doing her homework and giving us a lesson in the Constitution and commenting on the President's Judicial Nomination of Harriet Miers to Supreme Court.

MaxedOutMama comes out with guns blazing against "active liberty" a la
Justice Breyers and for the idea that the words in the Constitution mean
what they say.

And then we have Annika's Journal where she is talking about writing ~~the next~~ THE bestselling Great American Graphic Novel where it will deal with sex, death, space alien bunnies, cursing, saving people, gratuitous violence and of course the occasional mention of bullet shaped titties. Yeah, you read it right. Annika claims to be in a blogging slump but I think not! Sounds good to me, too. She even has a cover designed for the novel, hehehehehe.

Baldilocks rolls in next with more reporting by the big media and racism of the Katrina aftermath. She certainly has made me view it in a-whole-nother perspective. I will certainly agree with her about the big media being lazy. Refreshing point of view, thank you Baldilocks for your much needed words.

WHOA! DAMN!

Florida-Cracker calls Pax Christi USA an odd bunch of Catholics. You'll have to go visit her site and get the "full" explanation. Considier yourself warned.

WHOA! DAMN!

And you thought you had heard the last of Amber Frey! HA! I don't think so. Janette, from Common Sense Runs Wild, has a post up about revolving door panties and home DNA tests. And what does this have to do with Amber Frey you ask? Apparently, the "duped" guy paying for child support on Amber's first child is NOT his.

Previously, I had linked this next entry on my site. But trust me when I tell you it is worth repeating. The American Princess turns the table on the pro-choice people who are all over the "racist" Bill Bennett with an article titled, Bush Is Wrong, It's A Logical Conclusion. Kinda makes you go "hmmm". Nicely done Princess!

RightGirl hands the reins over to her new sidekick - MustControlFistOfDeath. Here's her story about a friend stuck out in California, trying to maintain his sanity among the terrorist-loving, andti-Bush Hollywood weaklings.

Do you think "Come kill me now, I deserve it" t-shirts would be popular? Do you think they would be popular in California? I'd spend my last dime on getting these t-shirts printed up to send them out to the freaking tree-hugging, bleeding-heart, self-indulgent, high on life hippie of a liberal morons. Girl On The Right reports about a friend out there in "that" land trying to survive. God Bless him.

TFS Magnum tells the story of how the women in Kashmir village formed a militia (Village Defense Committee) to stave off attacks from Pakistani raiders.

[...more...] I wonder what the gun-grabbing left has to say about this. Do these women have the right to defend themselves against rape? Do they have the right to protect the stores of food they and their families need to survive? Or should they "retreat" or "give the criminal what he wants," they way so many are advised?

Oh my goodness! I am so glad I volunteered to host this week's Cotillion and stayed up late doing this entry. This last Cotillion debutante is TRULY royalty! What a lovely story she has told to us tonight. I hope you all enjoy it as much as I did. Grab your Kleenex ladies! Simply AMAZING!!!!! She calls herself Bobo Blogger, or Oddybobo if you will.

Well, after reading that last submission I really can't think of anything else to say. Hope you enjoyed this week's Cotillion.

Lord, I am so nervous to hit the publish button!

Freedom Of Speech My Ass

2005-10-02T17:52:00.000-07:00

With all of the Bill Bennett media madness happening it has occurred to me, with a force of a 2 x 4 slapped upside my head, that this country’s free speech is becoming non existent. The sensitive, thin-skinned liberals, the political correct crazies, the delusional, self-centered Hollywood cry babies, and the ACLU, are making it impossible for anyone to speak the truth.

What are we to do about the above mentioned people who live for pointing fingers and resort to name calling all in the name of their political views? They will have you believe they are protecting your freedom of speech, but are they? The only free speech they are protecting is their own foul mouthed, cold hearted, empty headed, misguided, self serving, ill intentioned souls.

Someone they don’t agree with says something, like Bill Bennett, and they have a field day; shredding and twisting the words around to fit their political agenda, yes political agenda. And what makes it worse is this media of ours going along for the ride. But I digress.

To be fair, I suppose the leftards have the freedom to call Bill Bennett a racist, George W. Bush a terrorist, and anyone supporting our military a coward. Get a load of these losers,

[….pathetic….] Any American who is for the continued occupation of Iraq, yet has not signed up to go take the place of a man who wants to come home is a pathetic coward and hypocrite.

The bastards, yeah I can name call with the best of ‘em. They have their comments enabled, go give them a taste of real freedom of speech.

Well, I don’t know about you but I am up to my eyeballs in this shit of having to perform this delicate and fragile dance one must do to get a point across. Fuck political correctness. When someone like Bill Bennett, or hell let’s even say Trent Lott, speaks up and the pansies get their feelings hurt they call for an apology, resignation, and then the personal attacks begin. All the while the liberals hide under their own form of free speech.

Hey listen, if you cannot take the truth being spoken then may I suggest you shut your fucking whining pie hole and move to France? Or better yet, here is a suggestion, go look at yourself in the mirror and ask yourself this question, “what have I done for my country lately?” then stare into your rueful reflection and listen to the dead silence of your stupid, little, egotistical brain-challenged head.

My grandiloquence of a declamation is now over. However, it was much better the first time before Blogger decided to SCREW ME!

Technorati Tag: bad mood

Good Lord, someone help me, I have now resorted to eating pie straight from the container; no plate for me!

Can One Recover Something From Blogger?

2005-10-02T16:49:00.000-07:00

Damn it to hell! I had an original post ready to publish but as soon as I hit "publish" I got an error. Can one recover a non published post from Blogger? DAMN DAMN DAMN! It was a good one too folks.

Just pisses me off to no end!

Recover Post my ass!

The Memeorandum

2005-10-02T13:54:00.000-07:00

The Web is humming with discussions on politics and current affairs. memeorandum is page A1 for these conversations. Auto-updated every 5 minutes, it uncovers the most relevant items from thousands of news sites and weblogs.

Does this mean I have hit the big time now?

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Round The Reader - Saturday Edition

2005-10-01T04:00:00.000-07:00

First up on Round The Reader, and as promised, here is Bill Bennett on Hannity and Colmes transcript. My favorite part?

HANNITY: And I'm glad to hear you say what you said here. I want you to respond to those democrats that are grandstanding, the same ones that had Robert Byrd, the former Klansman as their leader. The ones that didn't speak out about Congressman Rangle's "Bull" Connor remark.

BENNETT: Yeah. Yeah. Well, let's see, you got Kennedy. I will — I'll not take instruction from Teddy Kennedy. A young woman likely drowned because of his negligence. I'll take no moral instruction with him. That's much worse than legal gambling what Teddy Kennedy did. He should make no judgments at all about people. He shouldn't be in the Senate. As far as racist and all this other stuff, I'll put my record up with Howard Dean, with Harry Reid.

When I was drug czar, you bet, we were working on the issue of black crime, Alan and Sean, because there was a lot of crime in the black community. And you know who most of the victims are? Their black people. Yeah, black violence — black-on-black violence is very serious. I went to about 120 inner city communities. That's where the senate wanted me to go, that's where the Senate wanted me to go, that's where I wanted to go. We went after public housing and we went after the bad guys. And you know what? We got the bad guys. And drug use went down. And we raised the price and lowered the purity of cocaine. And we arrested four of the most powerful drug dealers in the world. And got a lot of these guys off the street. And I am very proud of that. Because when we went into the inner city black community, the people said to me, Mr. Czar, or Czar, or Mr. Bennett, you get those people off the street and protect us. And we did our best to do it.

Before that, when I was secretary of education, I took on what I think is one of the great civil rights issues of our time, which is educational opportunity and educational choice. The stupid ghettoized curriculum we have, the fact that these black kids go to lousy schools and aren't allowed to choose the schools of their choice because they don't have the money and don't have the opportunity.

I've been at this for 25 years and I have been called everything in the book, but I will stay at what I do because I believe it.

Let me just tell you, when it comes to abortion, my wife's program, Best Friends, has kept more young women from having abortions because they don't get pregnant because they take her good counsel...

HANNITY: Let me...

BENNETT: Than the entire black caucus. She has done more for inner city black girls than the entire black caucus. So I will not bow my head to any of these people. I will not give up the ground of compassion and sympathy. But I'll tell you, we have real issues and we have got to talk about them candidly. And if you don't think there are people who are making draconian proposals about abortion and this and that and the other thing, you know, you don't know the nature...

Can anyone say Presidential Candidate in 2008?

And for all you morons out there who think Bennett is a racist for his radio comments regarding black abortion....he was making a FUCKING point FOR YOU! Dumbasses. His reply on Hannity and Colmes,

BENNETT: Sure. Well, the context was a radio show that I was doing yesterday, and the topic was abortion and we were talking about bad arguments in regard to abortion. A caller suggested he was opposed to abortion because he said if there were more babies there would be, eventually, more tax payers and a larger GNP, a smaller deficit. I said you want to be careful with that kind of argument because someone could postulate a situation where child's not likely to be a productive taxpayer. I said, arguments in which you take something that's far out, like the GNP and try to connect it up with abortion are tricky. I said make the case of abortion on the basis of life and protecting life. I said abortion is invoked in another way — you could make an argument that if you wanted to lower the crime rate, you saw the quote — you could practice abortion in very large numbers. You could do it in the black community. You could do it in other places. This is, by the way, the subject of a book for economics by a professor at Yale.

I said, however, if you were to practice that, widespread abortion in the black community or any other community, it would be ridiculous, impossible, and I appreciate you putting it on the screen, morally reprehensible. So I think morally reprehensible, when that is included in the quote makes it perfectly clear what my position is. A number of the people whom you have cited as condemning me have not made the inclusion of that remark, and so they make it seem, Alan, as if I am supporting such a monstrous idea, which of course I don't.

Just like idiots to take something and blow it all out of proportion. Wise up people. There is no news here, people, get off your damned soap box, move on and quit wasting the airwaves.

The American Princess has more to say on this topic. And she does a much better job of writing about it then my few knee-jerk paragraphs.

Oh, I did some quick searches; abortion statistics. You'll be surprised.

More statistics,

# Race - 63% of abortion patients are white, however, black women are more than 3 times as likely to have an abortion, and Hispanic women are 2.5 times as likely.

When I heard Bill Bennett speak last night on Hannity and Colmes I immediately thought of Stacy of Not A Desperate Housewife. If you have not been yet please check out her article on A New Racism.

Also, when I linked Stacy's article here the other day Diane commented with another wonderful article titled, Tribes, from Eject! Eject! Eject!, another must read.

The Conservative Voice has a good little read for ya this Saturday; Mary Mostert has an article up titled, Let's Pretend Mayor Nagin and Governor Blanco Were White Men.....

[....] let’s pretend for a minute that the incompetent mayor and governor were white men, instead of being black and female. If they were white men, how long would it take the media and my South African reader would be demanding that they resign for incompetence or be impeached for the anarchy instigated in what appears to be a deliberate political extortion ploy. Apparently they thought by accusing the President of "racism" the Republican Congress would give them hush money. I think they may have overplayed their hand.

WOW. Go read Sissy Willis. She talks about the Mini-NCO Academy in Iraq. The main stream media would never report such a thing. Thank you Sisu!

Please God, someone tell me this is not true, found on The Onion; Bush Braces As Cindy Sheehan's Other Son Drowns In New Orleans. OK, I will now be removing The Onion from being linked on my sidebar because this was just a sick joke, no matter what you think of Cindy Sheehan. Found this story to be FALSE via The Snope. OK, I realize I could not have posted this story but I thought I would go ahead and leave it up as an example of a misguided, warped perception of so-called humor.

Ramblings of a Regular Ron has a list of objectionable books. I swear, people have gone and lost their ever lovin' minds. Hell, let's go ahead and get rid of A Tree Grows In Brooklyn while we're at it.

Calling all wannabe big bad blog columnists, submit your work to The Rant.

TheRant.us accepts submissions from people of all avenues of thought, we just reserve the right not to print them.

The Dummocrats run in with their college picks for this week. Ranked #15 Alabama gets a nod, hell yeah! I have friends going to this game and I am so jealous. I won't be able to watch it on TV either, having to take my kiddies to their own football games and such. Ah, but is not that the sweetest?

Another reason to stamp out the U.N.

Finally, something I can maybe afford, but I'll have to "borrow" it from my children. Oh wait, I don't think this is for U.S. children. Windup? Google, Advanced Micro Devices, News Corp., Red Hat and BrightStar; got your stock yet?

Stop the presses! I have found the true guilty party behind hurricanes Katrina and Rita. No, it's NOT George W. Bush but the novelist Michael Crichton himself! That's right folks, it's his fault. Mr. Crichton goes to Washington and it's ridiculous, or is it?

And just in case they have open trackbacks this weekend, go on over to:

Jo's Cafe
My Vast Right Wing Conspiracy
basil's blog
MacStansbury
Mudville Gazette

This is just to fulfill their trackback policies, well you should read them and blogroll them too!

Are you really that bored? Try this on for size. Come on, you know you want to, I know you have it in you.

Technorati Tag: Round the reader

An Early Moonbat Masquerade

2005-09-29T17:52:00.000-07:00

Yeah, that's right I'm posting the Moonbat Masquerade an evening early. Why? I ain't tellin' ya. And no there aren't any surprises to come tomorrow. The Masquerade will stay up all day and evening tomorrow. I am not posting anything on the 30th of any month any more. Why? I ain't tellin' ya.

Nickie Goomba came in with an early entry for the Masquerade with yet another moonbat Mayor Nagin conflict with the Feds moment; well sort of, hehehehe, good one Nickie, I wouldn't put it past him either! The dumbass. Oh yeah, let me not forget the governor Kathleen Blanco, wouldn't be a party without her now would it? The dumbass.

Found the next moonbat's little live journal entry from a submission by Multiple Mentality with a post titled, Rhetorical Thoughts. The link to the moonbat is in his post, I won't link it here but I will tell you what she said, some of it anyway,

PUSH THAT MOTHERFUCKING HURRICANE DIRECTLY TO CRAWFORD TEXAS AND BLOW THAT BASTARD ASS RANCH STRAIGHT TO HELL!

Ain't that lovely?

Hey wait, Josh called Ann Coulter, Michael Savage, and Sean Hannity our own little moonbats!

And this brings me to the last entry for the Masquerade which was sent in from The Man at The GOP And The City! He comes up with some outrageous quotes from Democrats such as Charles Rangel, Charles Barron, Major Owens, and of course this Masquerade wouldn't be complete without something from Kanye West. Did I just say outrageous? What was I thinking, we are talking about moonbats here.

Oh and please don't miss The Man's play by play in the comment section of his post, hilarious!

Since this Moonbat Masquerade was a tad early and you may not have gotten a chance to get in your submissions feel free to TRACKBACK them here to this post.

If you want to get in on this little party then check out the easy online fill-it-out-form over at Conservative Cat's place. Submissions are regularly due in by sometime late Thursday. Oh hell, I'll take them by Friday noon too.

Regular Moonbat Masquerade posting is late, late Friday evenings. Remember, don't let 'em get ya down, instead let me slice 'em and dice 'em, smother them with horseradish and serve them to you, on toast, at the Masquerade.

Technorati Tag: asshats
I've always wanted to use that word in a post.

Off topic, did ya'll just hear Bill Bennett on Hannity and Colmes? I'm taking my pencil and writing him in on the 2008 Presidential voting ballot! Oh yeah you better bet this will be making the Round The Reader for Saturday!

Stacy Speaks - Listen Up Folks!

2005-09-29T10:36:00.000-07:00

Stacy of Not A Desperate Housewife speaks very directly on a topic of A New Racism.

I would post the whole damned thing here, right now, but instead here is a little taste of her words because I want you to click over to her site!

Foul has now been called so often that its lost its meaning. I am sickened that I now have to view black America with suspect. It breaks my heart to know that the people I have spent my life looking up to (Dr. King and Sojourner Truth) have been betrayed by their own people.

I find it ironic that the civil rights movement has taken the same path as the womens' rights movements. Both have reached a point where what they set out to accomplish has been done, yet neither have recognized it. So in order to continue a war that no longer exist, they fabricate issues to maintain their self importance.

I think Stacy is brave for speaking up on this topic, a topic I have often thought about myself. I will stand with her. It needed to be said and she has delivered with valor.

Visuals Everywhere

2005-09-29T10:12:00.000-07:00

Oh my....

Six Meat Buffet has ~~some words for Cindy Sheeman~~ a way with words and I ain't talkin' about his blockquote either!

Technorati Tag: popsicle

Moonbat Monitor

2005-09-28T19:39:00.000-07:00

Has some news for ya'll.

Faker?

2005-09-28T15:30:00.000-07:00

Pulled straight from The Rant. You decide.

SF Chronicle Duped By Fake Republican

TheRant.us - The San Francisco Chronicle has quoted Jeb Eddy of Palo Alto, California as saying, "This is one of the most visible ways in which the Republicans are misleading America,'' and describe him as holding a sign at a rally that designates him as a "Republican" who is "ashamed of the GOP." The only problem is that he's a complete fraud.

[...More...]

The Rant also goes on to report Eddy (the guy in the picture) donations to the DNC;

▪ May 23,2004 - $250 to John Kerry for President Inc.

▪ Feb 25, 2004 - $250 to DNC Services Corp./Democratic National Committee (Mrs. Eddy Exec. Dir. Compton Foundation)

▪ Feb 25, 2004 - $250 to DNC Services Corp./Democratic National Committee

▪ Aug 11, 2003 - $500 to DNC Services Corp./Democratic National Committee (Mrs. Eddy)

▪ Aug 11, 2003 - $500 to DNC Services Corp./Democratic National Committee

▪ Mar 17, 1999 - $500 to DNC Services Corp./Democratic National Committee

▪ Sep 25, 1998 - $250 to DNC Services Corp./Democratic National Committee

Of course ya'll probalby already knew all of this, I'm always a day late and a dollar short.

My Christmas Shopping List

2005-09-28T15:08:00.000-07:00

Here's a little gem I found that I'll be adding to my Christmas shopping list, a new book for children titled, Help! Mom! There Are Liberals Under My Bed.

Intellectual Conservative posts a book review/synopsis and A.M. Siriano gets an interview with the author, Katharine DeBrecht.

Here is just some of the interview,

AMS: Did it upset you to find yourself at number 10 on Democratic Underground's "The Top 10 Conservative Idiots" list (No. 214), or to see the attacks at Daily Kos and other liberal websites? There you are often called a Nazi, and one liberal insisted that your book should be burnt.

KB: It is an honor to be named in the top ten. It is funny that these liberals, who can't debate ideas, resort to their favorite name (Nazi) to call anyone they disagree with. It is even funnier that these same people talk about burning books.

Full Story and Interview

Bloggers Extraordinaire

2005-09-27T19:33:00.000-07:00

Here are two pieces from bloggers I try to read on a daily basis.

First one is from Beth over at My Vast Right Wing Conspiracy. She has received an email from Iraq. "Big deal", you say? Yes, you bet your sweet bippy it's a big deal.

This email speaks directly of the lefty moonbat "peace" rallies helping the insurgents cause to destroy America. Yes, Cindy Sheeman, I believe this means YOU. The chicken shits over at the Cindy Sheeman blog don't have trackbacks enabled; cause you just know I'd ping their pathetic asses.

It is from a senior Marine stationed in Iraq, and here's just a little snippet from the email; one sentence that I believe speaks volumes,

The idiots at the peace rallies are what’s really hurting since the stated goals of the insurgents is to break down public support for the war in the US.

Please go read the whole post over at Beth's place. Oh yeah, and Beth, your blog is anything but crappy!

And from Jo's Cafe comes this post titled, The Anti-American President. A must read. The post is about Hillary being in bed with the likes of Harry Belafonte, Rep. Charlie Rangel, and ‘Bull’ Connor. Yes, I know that last guy is dead, and a Democrat by the way.

Jo breaks down the lefty moonbat remarks made at the Congressional Black Caucus. These outrageous remarks go from accusing President Bush of not allowing poor people, black people, and the elderly to vote all the way to, yes you guessed it, Bush being a racist.

Oh yeah, Jo said bitch...twice!

Technorati Tag: Can I get a Hoorah!!?

On A More Personal Note...

2005-09-26T17:20:00.000-07:00

And trust me this won't happen often, I thought I'd let ya'll know that my anemia is back. I went in for my yearly check up and my hemoglobin was down again at 5, should be up near a 13. So instead of being prescribed iron pills this time they are going to do an iron infusion. Trust me, it's not as bad as it sounds, it's just an IV. I'll go in tomorrow for a few hours for that event.

This would explain a lot about me lately.

But on a more upbeat note, I have been busy today getting ready for....school! LOL Imagine that, a 38 year old housewife and mom going back to school. I feel a little foolish but excited at the same time. I have FINALLY picked a major too; English. Don't laugh, I know my writing sucks as far as grammar, spelling, and punctuation go but hey, whatever. I already have English 101 and 102 under by my belt so I figured I'd just keep on going with the English motif.

The community college has a two year English program and I talked with advisors today and got my little schedule set up and talked with financial people and blah blah blah.

I'd like to go into publishing; we shall see. I reckon one can do a lot with an English degree, yes?

Aight peeps, need to get going and get kiddos settled in for the night. We are reading "Eragon" in the evenings. But first Magnificent Manchild needs shower, he is smelling ripe from football practice and Glorious Girlchild needs to use computer for homework.

Later....

Round The Reader - Better Late Than Never Edition

2005-09-25T15:01:00.000-07:00

Sorry folks for the tardiness of this Round The Reader Edition. See post below for explanation. And let's hope I am quick about THIS post before I lose power, storms are a brewing down here in the south.

I called for submissions from The Cotillion and Charmaine, from Reasoned Audacity, submitted the following article from her blog, titled "The Pimp Mommy". I remember something similar to this from a few months back, I do hope this is the same article and NOT a new Pimp Mother. What is it with these sick women; pimping out their daughters?!

And just a heads up regarding the Cotillion, we won't be having a carnival this week but stay tuned for new and exciting news from the Cotillion. I think something is brewing with the ladies from the Cotillion, something new and exciting.

Conservative Thinking is growing by leaps and bounds and they want your input on a few things. Also, Chris reports on the latest Cindy Sheehan and media bias arena.

If you haven't been there lately, go to Take Back The Memorial site. I'll be doing something with that later, I see this on everyone's blog and I am embarrassed to say I have only just now checked it out. Shame on me. It will become a permanent link on my sidebar. The lastest from Take Back The Memorial is titled, Hillary Comes Out Against Freedom Center.

You know I cannot do a 'Round The Reader without Debbie Schlussel. I mean I like Michelle Malkin and all and I'll get to her in a second as well. And wouldn't you know it, I couldn't find just ONE outstanding post from Schlussel, cause damn, they are all excellent. Here are three of her latest blog entries.

Flight Attendants Cite Schlussel in "Flight Plan" Boycott
Classy Lesbian Activist E-Mail of the Week
OY VEY! Not Dr. Phil AGAIN! . . . .on ABC News

Now, Michelle Malkin posts something ugly about Bill Maher. Is this something surprising for us conservative Republicans? I think not. But thank you Ms. Malkin for posting about the scumbag anyway. I cannot stand Bill Maher, never could stand him; creepazoid. And, it appears Malkin has something for the other Moonbats as well. She has now impressed me with this post.

Beth from My Vast Right Wing Conspiracy has a most excellent post up regarding the strategy for Right VS. Left blogosphering. I don't know if blogosphering is a word but it is now. Expect more great posts like this from Beth now that she has herself some regular fill in bloggers doing her other "dirty" work. Now she has more time to rant like she really wants, justifiable too!

A little taste from Ms. Beth's post titled, It's The Strategy, Stupid,

I wouldn’t say “White House talking points” is accurate, but it is on point; a more accurate statement would be that conservatives (especially bloggers) have been violating Reagan’s 11th Commandment (of which I am fond of repeating): “Thou shalt not speak ill of a fellow Republican.”

Does this mean we should all nod our heads obediently and never disagree? Of course not. There’s always been disagreement within the ranks of the right, but the difference is that before the Information Age and the rise of blogs, Republicans were better focused, had a better sense of priorities. And let’s be honest: bloggers are a pretty mouthy, independent bunch (myself included), some being almost rogues. Nothing wrong with being outspoken and independent thinkers, of course–but far too many are honestly very poor political strategists.

From the Roman Catholic Blog we have a recent entry about Witch Hunts for Gay Priests. The blog also points to The Anchoress for some great articles and I will do the same.

The Anchoress first does a book review on Catholic Women's Book Of Days. And then The Anchoress says it all with this post titled, Not Having Any Fun?. Here is a little taste of what The Anchoress has to say regarding the most recent political blogging,

So, yes…I think SOME folks on the right are tired - they’re tired of dealing with the nagging, the scolding, the endless negativism and fault-finding. Or, maybe they’re just bored with it. Maybe they’re just fed up with knowing that - for anyone in the GOP - nothing they do (or don’t do) is ever, ever the correct thing.

Well said, indeed.

And with that folks, I think I'll turn it in.

OH WAIT...I must share this blog with ya'll; The Moonbat Monitor, and I don't think this needs any explanation from The Gray Tie.

Now go and check out the other participants of Round The Reader:

Eliminating Bloggers Block One
Day At A Time. Learn More.
Monday: Cry Freedom

Tuesday: Artitumis.com

Wednesday: Conservative Thinking

Thursday: Me

Friday: Crystal Clear

Saturday: The Gray Tie

Sunday: ISOU
The Bench:
My Vast Right Wing Conspiracy
American Dinosaur

Now, back to real life.

'Round The Reader DELAYED

2005-09-24T17:24:00.000-07:00

Sorry folks, I have to delay my Round The Reader post til tomorrow. You see I woke up this morning and felt sick but I had two children to take out to ball fields, one had a game at 11:00 and the other at 2:00. So I ignored my sickness and went and stayed too long out in sun and now I am seriously paying for it, chills and then sweating, stomach cramps, blah blah blah. I'll be OK though and please accept my apologies about not getting the Round The Reader posted today. I'll try and have it for you tomorrow EVENING because my day is full again and it won't be until evening that I'll have a chance to post!

Again, I'm so sorry!

The Moonbat Masquerade

2005-09-23T19:54:00.000-07:00

'Round The Reader will be posted here sometime tomorrow (Saturday). Yes, I host that too, well on Saturdays anyway. And seeing how this is the first time I've had a chance to sit down at my computer I have NO IDEA what I am going to have up here for your reading pleasure.

Now onto the Masquerade!

It seems this Moonbat Masquerade is taking on an identity all it's own. I had started this "party" to highlight moonbat COMMENTS on personal blogs, however, it has taken a twisted turn and now I'm getting submissions about moonbats in general, public figures and such. So, what the heck....we'll do it your way. I am always open to new ideas and feel I am pretty flexible. I do kinda like your ideas better anyway.

Here are four submissions for your viewing.

We have two entries from Reaganites Unite. First up is a blog entry titled, 'Get It at Porky's; A Pork-o-nalysis of Alaska's Don Young', need I say more? Well, you know I would say more but the author submitted his own commentary for the submission.

I saw the media interview this bozo a few days ago and heard him say in reference to the suggestions we cut the pork in the highway bill, "You don't know what the hell you're talking about... It's just ignorance and stupidity". This guy wants to bend us over and then has the gall to get offended because we don't like it!

And then there is this, Blank-O Alert!, also from Reaganites Unite,

Of all the possible outbreaks following the Biblical deluge of New Orleans, Gov. BLANK-O has apparently developed foot-in-mouth disease...

This article goes on to point out,

Louisiana disaster plan, pg 13, para 5 , dated 01/00:
'The primary means of hurricane evacuation will be personal vehicles. School and municipal buses, government-owned vehicles and vehicles provided by volunteer agencies may be used to provide transportation for individuals who lack transportation and require assistance in evacuating'...

Which is then followed by the infamous picture of all the school buses parked in a flooded lot. There are some other good things over there as well, like the Louisana STATE Department of Homeland Security... RUN BY Gov. BLANK-O, DENIED the Red Cross and Salvation Army access to the Superdome and Convention Center.

Next moonbat comment is submitted by My Vast Right Wing Conspiracy. The headline reads, "Zarqawi Dead, Again". What's that you say? Yes, that's right folks, we killed the guy and then have brought Abu Musab Al Zarqawi "back from the dead" to justify this war. I wonder if they have Elvis and Roswell Area 52 aliens over there too?

Check this crap out,

Al Qaeda’s leader in Iraq, Abu Musab Al Zarqawi, is dead but Washington continues to use him as a bogeyman to justify a prolonged military occupation, an Iraqi Shia cleric said in an interview published here on Friday.

Sheikh Jawad Al Kalesi, the imam of the al-Kazemiya mosque in Baghdad, told Le Monde newspaper: “I don’t think that Abu Musab Al Zarqawi exists as such. He’s simply an invention by the occupiers to divide the people.”

And last but certainly not least we have this from Satire's blog. I personally don't know what to think of this next entry. You go look and decide. They submitted and I'm posting, you can lash out at me next time. I am of the "live and learn" type generation.

But here's a little taste,

"Who Wants To Be A Raped Muslim Immigrant Millionairess" Reality Show A Screaming Success In Canada

Well, that is it for the Moonbat Masquerade, please stay tuned next week for hopefully a better "well thought out" mockery of the delusional. Hey, I've been busy, so sue me.

Last Call...

2005-09-22T19:39:00.000-07:00

Well sort of. Tomorrow night is the Moonbat Masquerade, so get your submissions in now. I'll also be taking them throughout the day tomorrow. I have THREE submissions so far, better than last week when only one brave soul made it known they have moonbat comments on their site.

Well, I say I have three moonbat masquerade submissions thought two of them really aren't comments on the owner's sites. Well, you'll just have to come back tomorrow late evening and read them for yourself. But one of them is, well, I don't know, just come back tomorrow and you decide.

For submission guidelines go here to this other site.

Houston Vs. New Orleans

2005-09-21T18:21:00.000-07:00

Evacuation comparison in pictures. What's that saying? A picture says a thousand words? Well, it's something like that.

H/T: Conservative Grapevine

Bob Parks

2005-09-21T18:14:00.000-07:00

After all, black people should get down on their knees and appreciate a liberal government that gives them everything they need, right?

Full Article

I Heart All Things Italian

2005-09-21T17:08:00.000-07:00

And here is yet another reason to love the Italians.

H/T: The Cotillion

Here is an article By Stefania Lapenna titled, "A Farewell To Imams".

Some excerpts:

After the London bombings, most of Europe has begun to wake up to the nature of the enemy and many concede that nobody is immune to it. Over the last few weeks, the Italian interior minister, Giuseppe Pisanu, has toughened anti-terror laws and made hate speech punishable with jail or forced expulsion.

And then there is this, also from the same article:

What is certain is that a network of controversial groups organizes illegal actions, and thus violates the Italian law. One of these is the so-called "Islamic Anti-Defamation League" (IADL) established by a minority of Muslims whose goal is "monitoring anti-Islamist writings and defeating racism". In truth, it is nothing but an anti-constitutional group willing to limit free speech, mainly criticism of Islam and certain aspects of it.

Some IADL members have been monitoring several blogs, threatening the owners with lawsuits defaming and publishing personal info of those who "dare" to criticize fundamentalism. Among the victims of this intimidation is a columnist for liberal newspapers such as Il Riformista and L'Opinione. The owner of a self-titled blog is "guilty" of posting about the "anti-imperialist camp's" secret ties to terrorist organizations. A member of the "monitoring group" has commented on his blog warning him to "rest assured that, from today, you have new visitors". But the blogger has responded by informing the investigative authorities, who have opened an inquiry into this secret organization.

All I can say is BRING IT ON!

Last sentence, very important indeed:

The next move will tell us whether Italy has once and for all realized that tolerance toward intolerance has failed.

Rock on Stefania!

Ms. Lapenna is the owner of the blog titled, "Free Thoughts" as well as a Cotillion member.

Yeah, more Technorati Tags: cotillion, Italy, War on Terror

Still have no idea what Technorati Tags are but I keep puttin' up there.

Catholic GOP Team

2005-09-20T19:22:00.000-07:00

Calling all Republican Catholics, looky what I found:

As Catholics, our faith enlightens our political choices. We face a clear choice in the Republican Party under the leadership by President Bush and his vision of a compassionate conservative America. This vision combines the importance of personal responsibility, protection of human life and support for the family with compassionate policies such as tax relief, education reform and accountability, prescription drug assistance for seniors, and support for international human rights. The Republican Party makes it possible for Catholics to uphold both the culture of life and social justice in a way that the Democrat platform does not. The mission of Catholic Outreach is therefore to continue the realignment of Catholics as members of The Republican Party.

Link
Catholic Headline News

Technorati Tags: Catholic, GOP

Snob, Snobberish, and Snobbery

2005-09-20T16:22:00.000-07:00

"Ah, beware of snobbery; it is the unwelcome recognition of one's own past failings." - Cary Grant

"We must never confuse elegance with snobbery." - Yves Saint Laurent

"Snobbery is the pride of those who are not sure of their position" - Berton Braley

You speak eloquently and have seemingly read every
book ever published. You are a fountain of
endless (sometimes useless) knowledge, and
never fail to impress at a party.
What people love: You can answer almost any
question people ask, and have thus been
nicknamed Jeeves.
What people hate: You constantly correct their
grammar and insult their paperbacks.

What Kind of Elitist Are You?
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While I admit to being a snob to a certain extent, I do remember I have MANNERS! Maybe it's just a southern thing, to have manners and USE THEM, I don't know. But I find it disheartening to see people act like snobs; not just snobs but the mean spirited, rude-assiness snobbery which of course you know is shameful indeed.

Tags: snob, snobbery, manners, and opinion.

The Cotillion

2005-09-19T19:54:00.000-07:00

Image by www.shano-studio.com

It's Tuesday and that means it's Cotillion time. In the past, when it came time for Cotillion I would only throw up the hostesses links. Today is going to be a little different. The following bloggers are hosting the Cotillion today and so I thought instead of just throwing up their links I would dig around on their blogs and highlight some of THEIR writing while they are highlighting everyone else's writing.

After getting offered not ONE, not TWO, but THREE jobs, Crystal Clear takes a position and it sounds wonderful. Anyone wanting to work with children ranks way up there in my book, for what it's worth. Way to go Crystal and congratulations.

So I called back with more questions regarding the position of Director of Mental Health Programs and accepted the offer! I decided to not wait for the other Director position to make an offer next week because after a great deal of soul-searching it really seemed to me that the consistent pattern and passion in my life has always been children and likely always will be serving the underserved children and watching out for the kids many people consider "throw aways".

While I'm not up with all the female vs. male bloggers thing, cause damn I just really don't give a shit and I just like to write and let it go, Fistful of Fortnights says what I have been thinking all along with assumptions and the blogosphere and nails it,

The point is - the bullshit was completely based upon assumptions - mostly relating to the hyperbole that dictates my thoughts and spills onto the keyboard. Now it is understood that this is a mere writing method used to satirize a variety of things. And yeah, sometimes I just like fucking around when I write. I admit it.

Filed under the category titled, "Things That Make You Go Hmmmm", Soldier's Angel - Holly Aho has a brief history lesson,

I was curious after hearing a statement by another soldiers' angel, "Native Americans have a high percentage of service in the military" (refering to population vrs service). I decided to do a little research. I knew of the code talkers and other stories of Native Americans in the military, but I guess I didn't know a whole lot.

Like looking through family photo albums? Well then, Sonda K found some great vacation photos of the Bush family. Ya gotta love a "hunter-gatherer" kinda man.

So those are your hostesses for this week's Cotillion. Enjoy.
Crystal Clear
Fistful Of Fortnights
Soldier's Angel
Sondra K.

Technorati Tag: cotillion

And when you get done with the Cotillion go check out the Bonfire of the Vanities hosted, this week, over at File It Under.

Technorati Tag: bonfire of the vanities

What in the hell is a Technorati Tag anyway?

Sicko Woman Pedophile!

2005-09-19T14:30:00.000-07:00

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. -- A 30-year-old woman (Tammy Imre) who believed she was in a "fantasy relationship" with her daughter's 8-year-old playmate admitted having repeated sexual contact with the boy and accepted a plea deal Monday that likely will send her to prison for six years.

Both parties pleaded down to a "risk of injury to a minor". She molested an EIGHT YEAR OLD BOY for God's sake!

Defense attorney Donald Papcsy said Imre suffers from a mental problem that made it hard for her to know that what she did was wrong.

Bullshit! Bullshit! Bullshit!

I am so goddamn sick of all this "whoa is me I didn't know what I was doing" crap! I wish the boy's parents hadn't agreed to the lesser charges. This says to other child molesters that they won't get punished because the parents won't want the children to go through some sort of god awful trial. Someone stand up for these children for cryin' outloud! It just pisses me off to no end.

One of her sickass letters to the EIGHT YEAR OLD CHILD:

"Baby, I loved what we did! ... Behind the tree, that shows me you love me. You know I love you! OK, I know we can't have - - - every single day, but! We should have some long kisses every day just to show that we love each othee [sic], OK? Can you promise me that and keep the promise! I love you!"

Full Story

Technorati Tag: pedophile

Blogger's Tag: Diggers Realm

The Bonfire!

2005-09-19T04:26:00.000-07:00

Can you believe it's that time of the week again? Yes, submit your worst post to The Bonfire of the Vanities. Not to be confused with this Bonfire though.

My submission reminder email said to have your submission in today before noon, Easter time. Yes, you know I sent one in. It was hard to choose this week, however. But I eventually found one worthy of a Bonfire mockery of the merciless.

This week's Bonfire number 116 is hosted at File It Under.

There are a few ways you can submit your post. You can email Wizbang with your submission, or you can go to Conservative Cat and fill out his online form.

So what are you waiting for? Go forth in shameful promotion and enlarge that ego of yours with self-deprecating humor. You know you want to.

Technorati Tag: bonfire

Vince Aut Morire

2005-09-18T18:04:00.000-07:00

While the fat, dumb and happy in the blogosphere bitch about stupid shit, our enemies stay focused on doing what comes naturally to them. Killing us.

Read more from Vince Aut Morire...

I couldn't have said it better myself. Wake up people! Stand up!

Technorati Tags: bomb Iran
Islamofascism

Are We Bloggers Just As Fickle As The MSM?

2005-09-18T14:41:00.000-07:00

I know I said I wasn't going to do any blogging today, or not at least until later tonight. I changed my mind, get over it. I am temporarily suspending personal posting.

While searching for the latest headlines I found "Keeping Natalee in the Spotlight" from AL.com. As I read through the article my first thought was how the MSM dropped Natalee like a hot potato for the Hurricane Katrina disaster, and rightly so I guess. However, do they have to drop her completely? Sure I have seen little snippets on Greta and such but it certainly isn't being covered like it once was. My how the MSM is fickle. And then there is the infamous Cindy Sheehan coverage.

Then my thought went to, "well I certainly haven't read any bloggers lately who have posted on Natalee." So, I thought I'd try to get the ball rolling again.

With Joran van der Sloot in college in Holland now, Twitty decided to move her base of operations back to Birmingham. "But I'll be flying back and forth to Aruba," she says. "We are not giving up on Natalee. Until somebody shows me otherwise, I have to believe my daughter's alive."

"Some of the places we've had to go to look for my daughter would make you sick," she says in that now-familiar flat Southern accent. She's talking about the Aruban crack houses, the live-girl shows and the other seedy places she and Jug have gone in the middle of the night when the phone rings with a Natalee sighting.

"We'd get a call about a body on the side of the road, and we'd rush out to see if it was Natalee," Twitty says. "It got to where you'd sleep with your clothes on so you could just get up and run."

There have been a few e-mails and blog posts accusing Twitty of being a media hound. Her friends and family know her as anything but. "Beth's actually kind of a quiet person, and private," DeBardeleben says.

This one is probably the Cindy Sheehan cult followers that are accusing Twitty of being a media hound. I wouldn't put it past them. But I digress and am losing my focus.

The linked article goes on to talk more about Beth Twitty and I found that troubling. I want to know updates about Natalee.

Go to NataleeHolloway.com for more reward information and the latest headlines and news.

Cross-Posted at Conservative Thinking

The Blogger's Tag: basil's blog

Taking The Day Off

2005-09-18T11:54:00.000-07:00

Open Trackbacks!

I'm taking the day off from blogging. Well, maybe I'll get back on here late, late tonight and have something to say. We shall see.

The baptism went wonderfully last night. What a precious thing to witness and experience. The regular readers here will know that my children were baptized into the Roman Catholic church last night. It was awesome. And it was nice to get together with friends afterwards. It was nice to feel whole again, if even for a few minutes.

I rented three movies today. "Fever Pitch" which we will watch later tonight as family. "Empire Falls", I didn't even know this was a movie. Have been wanting to get around to reading the book, but now that the movie is here why bother. Maybe I'll read it some time in the future. And then there is "Winter Solstice", I wonder if this one is from the book also?

As I said in the beginning, OPEN TRACKBACKS. Please include a link to me in your post that you are trackbacking to me. Appreciate it.

Something To Do

2005-09-17T15:40:00.000-07:00

While some of you are drunk blogging here is something fun for you to do this evening. I am in process of putting up guidelines about my blog. What I had proposed earlier, a few weeks ago, was for YOU to write my guidelines for me.

What I was looking for was some smart-assery snarks. I know ya'll got it in ya. You know something like, "No spamming, that is meat in a can and saved for desperate occassions only, and I reserve the right to eat it any time I want deleting the spam on a whim." You know, shit like that.

If you submit to me your guidelines for my blog I will of course give you credit and a link back.

So, drink up and write away. I'll correct all drunk typos.

MacStansbury has submitted a boat load of guidelines for me, and I'll post them and link to him for it. Cause I do feel the need for seriousness at times. Thanks.

I'll list both smart-assery guidelines and the serious stuff.

Submit to the_gray_tie at yahoo dot com

Or hell, just put your submissions in the comment section, or trackback them.

Moonbat Masquerade Debut

2005-09-16T19:50:00.000-07:00

{UPDATE AT THE BOTTOM OF POST}

The long awaited Moonbat Masquerade makes it's debut tonight. I only wanted to start this new carnival to be a part of the "cool crowd". So what is a Moonbat Masquerade you ask. The following information regarding a masquerade is from Wikipedia.

A masquerade ball is a ball, dance, or party; in which, participants wear elaborate costumes and hide their true identity.

Masquerade, is also a kind of attack in data communication, in which a third party tries to mislead the communication participants using forged information.

Yeah, like you need that spelled out for you. On with the party.

Only one submission was sent in for this premiere tonight. This gal is always getting Moonbat comments and occassionally she showcases them on her own blog, like she did with the following. You gotta love a blogger who has the guts to do that, now don't ya?

Beth at MY Vast Right Wing
Conspiracy presents Idiotarian
Commenter of the Year.

The excerpt from entity 47 reads,

this is my first time reading this persons writing. you sound like an Al-Qaeda terrorist seeking vengeance against the west. except ur on the opposite side of the spectrum.

so much for freedom, democracy and humanity.

Now, knowing Beth (only from her blogging) I know this comment sent her into a fit of hysterical laughter at first because of the typing/spelling/grammar, or whatever it is this Moonbat wants to call it; the "ur" tips us all off right away of where this one is coming from.

Not only does Beth have one Moonbat comment highlighted on her blog, but she has a second listed as well. One who links to, are you ready for this, Robert ~~Tsk~~ Fisk. This one really got Beth on the floor rolling with laughter. Go look for yourself.

And looky here, I do have my own submission after all. It came in today as a matter of fact. It's not really a Moonbat so to speak, it really wasn't all that harsh. But this person gave me a good dressing down regarding my Under God post. Whatever.

That's it for the debut folks. Check back next LATE Friday night for another edition of the Moonbat Masquerade. A little more participation please? Let's not be shy now.

Thanks Mac for the suggestion of doing a midnight masquerade. I'll remember this in the morning when I have to get up early, you'll be cussed at. And Ranger Tom, next time submit that one of yours, will ya?

Technorati Tag: Moonbat

{UPDATE}
OK, brilliant idea here. If you have any Moonbat Masquerade material then do a trackback here pointing to your comment. I want to test my trackbacks anyway. This may become part of the Masquerade in the future.

Some Sex Offenders Get To Quit Probation

2005-09-16T11:26:00.000-07:00

This from The Arizona Republic, some excerpts followed by my deliverance of judgment on the whole demented notion of letting sex offenders off their probation.

Sex offenders who were supposed to be monitored for life are beginning to ask to be let off probation in Maricopa County - and some of their requests are getting the OK....

...Those who agree with them say there should be some sort of "light at the end of the tunnel" to motivate sex offenders to comply with treatment requirements and behavioral restrictions.

The light at the end of the tunnel should be a freight train barreling down the tracks at the monsters, running over their sick asses. "Comply with treatment.." what a joke. Oh hell while we are at it let's just let all the killers and rapists out of prison and off of death row who say they have found God or who tell us they have been rehabilitated. I believe them, don't you?

Before a judge terminates that, he looks at the severity of the offense and whether the concerns that initially triggered lifetime monitoring have been addressed. Also factored into the decision are the sex offender's performance on probation, risk assessments, and the victim's opinion.

I have a few names for you on this one: Joseph Edward Duncan and his previous dumbass Judge Thomas Schroeder.

Those most likely to get a second chance include offenders involved in statutory rapes or incestuous relationships.

Oh well then, those types of sex offenders are fine to let off probation. Wake up people! What makes those sex offenders any less dangerous? This is stupidity at it's fullest. Incestuous "relationships", sickening. I can guarantee you that the victim of the incestuous "relationship" was not a volunteer. But go ahead and let them off their probation cause they are "different". Makes me want to spew.

But Charles Onley, a research associate at the Center for Sex Offender Management, cautioned, "Not all sex offenders are the same.

"You may have guys who are in for Internet porn and never touched a kid. You may have guys in for statutory rape. There's a lot to be said for what type of offender you have there. How much of a threat does he actually present to the community?"

Anyone care to take a stab at what makes them different? Didn't think so. For the pedophiles the one thing they have in common is CHILDREN whether it's "just looking at porn" or whatever, still a crime and still a pedophile and still a sicko that needs to be locked up far away from society! Hello?!

Cross-Posted at Conservative Thinking

Technorati Tag: sex offenders

The Masquerade

2005-09-16T04:49:00.000-07:00

Don't forget, later tonight the Moonbat Masquerade will debut. The deadline was last night for submissions but since this is the first time out for the Masquerade I'll go ahead and take some more submissions throughout the day. Besides, I have only gotten ONE submission so far. Wll post the Moonbat Masquerade late, late tonight and it will probably stay up all day Saturday.

Moonbat Masquerade Guidelines
Online Submission Form

OK then, I'm off for a busy day planned ahead of me today. Yeah, how about that? I do have a life.

Ghost Town

2005-09-15T17:58:00.000-07:00

Man, it has been really quiet here today. I think maybe Uncle Vito has visited.

What Time Is It?

2005-09-14T19:31:00.000-07:00

Damn, I can't believe I'm getting up from this computer at 9:33pm central time. But I do have a movie to watch; Crash. I've had it now for five days, it's a rental. It was due back today. Oh well.

OH yeah, meant to tell ya'll, the kiddies are getting baptized this Saturday. I wonder if some idiotic athiest will "flag this" for reading the word "baptized" on my blog? Whatever.

Ya'll be good. Wait, that's no fun.

Katrina Commission Turned Down

2005-09-14T14:24:00.000-07:00

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Senate Republicans on Wednesday scuttled an attempt by Sen. Hillary Clinton to establish an independent, bipartisan panel patterned after the 9/11 Commission to investigate what went wrong with federal, state and local governments' response to Hurricane Katrina.

The New York Democrat's bid to establish the panel -- which would have also made recommendations on how to improve the government's disaster response apparatus -- failed to win the two-thirds majority needed to overcome procedural hurdles. [...More...]

Well, thank God!

But wait! Somebody grab me the puke bucket; New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin joins Larry King to discuss what went wrong and how his city will rebuild, tonight, 9 p.m. ET.

Now this ought to be good, in a sick kind of way. Should provide for lots of blogging material.

Under God

2005-09-14T13:34:00.000-07:00

A federal judge declared the reciting of the Pledge of Allegiance in public schools unconstitutional Wednesday in a case brought by the same atheist whose previous battle against the words "under God" was rejected by the U.S. Supreme Court on procedural grounds.

"Undoubtedly, the pledge contains a religious phrase, and it is demeaning to persons of any faith to assert that the words `under God' contain no religious significance," Judge Karen Williams wrote for the 4th Circuit. "The inclusion of those two words, however, does not alter the nature of the pledge as a patriotic activity." [...More...]

From Drudge

I thought this crap was over but I should know better. As long as you have the far left extreme God hating nimrods out there this will never go away. What are these people afraid of anyway? And you know what else? When I hear the word God I don't think of Baptist, Church of Christ, Catholic, Methodist, Lutheran, or even Christian or anything religious. The word God to me is non-demoninational, He is all inclusive. He loves the athiests too, much to my chagrin.

The article also goes on to say that the judge ruling on this would go as far as to sign a restraining order preventing the recitation of the pledge. See what I mean about "extreme"?

So, why can't the athiest when reciting the words "under God" in the Pledge of Allegiance just think about themselves? What's so difficult about that? I mean they think they are gods anyway, so why not get an ego boost out of thinking the Pledge is about them?

U.S. District Judge Lawrence Karlton ruled that the pledge's reference to one nation "under God" violates school children's right to be "free from a coercive requirement to affirm God."

Coercive requirement? Laughable.

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God
Pledge of Allegiance

Ann Coulter Gets Dumped

2005-09-14T13:16:00.000-07:00

The Arizona Daily Star dropped Ann Coulter's column this month, accusing her of being "shrill, bombastic, and mean-spirited." Translation: since the New York Times stopped permitting online newspapers to carry its syndicated columns, the paper had to get rid of their lone conservative columnist for balance. [...More...]

It's just like the liberal media to drop someone like Ann Coulter because they don't agree with her. The whole excuse of dropping her because she is conservative to make the paper balanced is one huge joke. It's more like balancing the scales to sit flatly on the ground to the left side. Whatever. Don't sweat the small stuff Ann.

DUH

2005-09-14T10:35:00.000-07:00

No wonder I had only a hand few of commenters. I had "registered users only" turned on. I have changed it now to "anyone can comment". Sorry.

Other stuff; I noticed on my BlogHop rating that two people said they HATED my blog. All I have to say to those people is if you hate my blog please leave your moonbat comments here so I can use them in the Moonbat Masquerade Carnival.

I just received notice from the Conservative Cat that the Moonbat Masquerade now has it's own submission form at that site. So, now it is official. To submit your information for the Moonbat Masquerade you can now use this handy-dandy online form from Conservative Cat. Cool, huh? Of course you can always email it to me as well. If you'd like to host this event let me know that too. Uh, right now it's wide open.

Listen Up

2005-09-13T22:03:00.000-07:00

I don't feel I owe anyone an explanation of why I went to blogging anonymously. But I have been wanting to clear something up for a while now. Let's get this out and put it behind us and move on into the blogosphere, shall we?

And yes, I'm going to break my anonymity and come on out.

Awhile ago, on my old blog where I was not anonymous I had a huge misunderstanding with another blogger. Some emails were exchanged, and with my blown out of proportion ego and warped perception I took these emails way out of context and I overreacted. I do that sometimes. So you may want to take that into consideration if you are thinking of emailing me. See number 48. LOL

Anyway, things have been smoothed over and amends have been made and that's that. End of story and I hope this is the last time I feel the need to talk about this topic.

Ok then, if you give any kind of crap about wanting to know who "The Gray Tie" is then check out "About Gray Tie", which will now become a permanent link on the sidebar.

Let the madness begin ;-)

Bonfire Of The Vanities

2005-09-13T14:56:00.000-07:00

Part-Time Pundit is hosting this week's Bonfire. Sign up at Wizbang for email reminders on submission deadlines. Promote thyself!

For you midnight bloggers, I might have another post in me tonight. Who knows. Here's a hint, maybe; somewhere on my blog you will find me. Good luck and NO CHEATING. Or hell, just come back later and perhaps you will find the link right in front of your eyes, along with a potential new blog entry.

Is that vague enough for ya?

Bush Hates White Woman

2005-09-12T17:26:00.000-07:00

No wait, Bush only hates the young widows of America. I think we are probably a minority so it would only be the next logical step to assume he hates us.

It's Bush's fault that I am all alone these days. You see, Bush hates me. He hasn't come down here to give his obligatory photo-op with me, he hasn't come down here to hold my children, or to pinch their rosy and innocent cheeks while giving the thumbs up to the camera crew. Bush hasn't sent anyone down here on his behalf to see how we are getting along and to hand over a $2,000 debit card with which I can purchase $800.00 Louis Vuitton handbags. He really must hate me.

President Bush most certainly did not come down here before I was widowed to make sure that I had everything arranged and in place, like wills and insurance and papers in order, and to help prepare me for the awful, chilling and unsettling, but inevitable fate that was awaiting me. Bush hates me and it's all his fault.

Now tell me that isn't the most crackbrained, delusional, and deranged thing you have read all day.

I watched Al Sharpton on Fox News last night and I was nauseated by his views and opinions of the aftermath of hurricane Katrina. I understand people wanting to lash out and blame someone for this disaster. I mean people have died and people are suffering and it's only human nature to want to seek blame, I understand that, trust me I do.

So, if it makes them feel better to blame everything on Bush then have it but don't stay stuck there. Forgive, find the solution, and do not repeat the mistake again. You know the definition of insanity don't you? It's like when you misplace your car keys and you look around the house, and you keep looking under the same cushion, over and over again expecting to find them there.

But it is NOT George W. Bush's fault. It is not. He does not hate black people. I mean can you imagine that hours after this hurricane came ashore he looked at his FEMA people and said, "oh what the hell, don't bother, they are poor and black." That is the most absurd thing I have ever heard. It just didn't happen like that. I suppose if you are going to say Bush hates black people and are going to blame him for this disaster you might as well go ahead and blame him for all the people wanting to live there in Lousiana. It's his fault they moved there in the first place, right?

Do you not remember that for HOURS no one knew the extent of damage, no camera crews could get in, no electrical power anywhere in sight, phone lines down, and let's not forget the rescue people having to go in after the idiots who DECIDED TO STAY and the looters. Well, the looters are a-whole-nother story.

And the violence that came from it's own community; gangs and punks trying to take over a wounded and destroyed city. And people wonder why the dead are STILL laying around? Uh, have they quickly forgotten all the mess they had to deal with in the Superdome? I have seen all the pictures of school busses lined up in flooded waters, just sitting there empty and flooded now. What a waste. Which reminds me, where was Cindy Sheehan and her tour bus? Why didn't she let her tour bus go and help shuffle the people from the Superdome to the Astrodome? Wait, I certainly do not want to blame her.

Listen, hurricane Katrina was a force of nature; more like a freak of nature. The hurricane was NOT Bush's fault. And neither was what happened afterwards. Period. End of story.

Two words: personal responsibility.

I am learning my responsibilities, especially new ones. President Bush does NOT hate me. He does NOT have some personal vendetta for me. It is not his job to coddle me. Just like it wasn't his job to personally sit down in Lousiana and write out a disaster plan for the Governor. And no he does not hate white women or young widows.

This southern gal is still proud to have George W. Bush as President of the United States. And with that, I'll say good night.

Technorati Tags: President Bush, Hurricane Katrina, Louisiana

Dumbass Question

2005-09-12T14:17:00.000-07:00

If I break my half-assed attempt at anonymity will I get more readers and linkage?

Most of you know who I am anyway. It seems I have blacklisted myself by quitting my other blog and going for anonymity. I deserve the cold shoulder, I admit it. People are hesitant to link to a new blog, especially this one because they are afraid I will quit again, or maybe it's just because I suck.

Sitemeter says I have had a total of 11 readers today! Wooohooo. It's a start. Anyway, I wanted your opinion, although I know what your answer will be.

I could keep blogging away under this quasi-anonymity act and keep on trackbacking and linking to other blogs and earn my way back, or I could suck it up and come on out of the closet (not THAT closet). I really don't think breaking my anonymity will cause my readership to increase though. And breaking my anonymity might make me go back to writing fluffy fake crap, not being able to be myself for fear of whatever.

Personally, I would like to tell you who I am and then be able to NOT give a damn what anyone thinks about me. That would be heaven. Maybe I can hide a link on here to a page that tells you who I am, hhmmmm.

But then again, I kind of like the small readership. What am I complaining about? It's safe.

Gel

2005-09-11T21:44:00.000-07:00

OK, is it just me or does it drive everyone else crazy too that some news anchors do NOT know how to speak? I hate it when they say "gel" when they mean "jail". Drives me up the wall I tell ya.

Shadows and Carnivals

2005-09-11T14:59:00.000-07:00

Hey, does anyone else have this thing called "SHADOW"? I signed up for it a few days ago and I even have a tool bar now for it, but I have no idea how to work the damned thing. I've tried dabbling with it and reading the FAQs and all that but I have yet to figure out of it's use.

In other non-important stuff, anyone want to participate in the Carnival of the Moonbat Comments? Yes? No? Maybe? Go to hell? I have created a cool graphic and everything!

OK, here it is....

I think I have posted about this before, starting some kind of new carnival. This is the choice of my liking. I know MacStansbury has started the Bonfire of the Anonymity and that is all fine and well, the more the carnivals the more the merrier I say.

Since MacStansbury hasn't yet put up a day of the week for his new carnival I'd like to suggest Friday for the Carnival of the Moonbats. This way you can collect all of your moonbat comments from the week (that is if you haven't banned them or deleted them) and send them in for a great big ole feast to be served up for fun and laughter for your Friday night dates. What do you say folks?

I have my first moonbat comment. Well, it was pretty tame, but still; it had no cussing and it only said I lived in fairyland.

But I have to wonder if the carnival would make the moonbats fly for cover? Or would it encourage them to make dumbass comments so they can get highlighted? Ah, well, there is a catch to this carnival. We would not give them a link of course, nor mention their blog names or email addresses. No, we would simply direct the readers to OUR site, the entry that the moonbat commented on. Cause you know moonbats rarely give their information out anyway. This carnival is more or less a way to make fun of OURSELVES and of course use it as another vehicle to promote the hell out of our blogs.

Hesitation is being played in my head for this carnival due to negative attention, but what the hell? Can we not do this in the spirit of having a little harmless fun? Like I said, we would be making fun of OURSELVES, somehow.

So, if you'd like to participate in this new carnival here is what you do.

First, steal the graphic, hosting it at your own place; or make one of your own.

Promote it on your site.

Start gathering up your moonbat comments, yes you can submit more then one.

Submit them to me at the_gray_tie at yahoo dot com by Thursday; 9:00pm central time is cut-off.

You may add your own commentary if you wish or you can leave it up to ME to chastise the entry and the moonbat.

Volunteer to host the damned thing.

These procedures are subject to change. I have a sneaky suspicion I may be the ONLY ONE participating in this for a while, heck maybe for a long time. Whatever. I have nothing else to do. Oh OK, what I am really doing here is trying to get my blog noticed, OK? There I admitted it.

Also, if you have a better name like Moonbat Masquerade, which I love by the way, please feel free to let me know about that too. I am liking Moonbat Masquerade though. Will have to go and change graphic now.

Someone let me know if they think this is the most obsurd, most stupid, and asanine thing they have ever heard of in their entire blogging life.

Oh and while I'm thinking of it I'd like to share with you a conversation I had today with Magnificent Manchild. And this is totally off topic.

Magnificent Manchild: "Hey Mom, is Mickey Mouse a real person?"

Me: "No son, it's just a person dressed up in a costume."

Magnificent Manchild: "Well, is Walt Disney a real person?"

Me: "Yes son, he was a real person, in fact he died on my birthday."

Magnificent Manchild: "You mean like last year?"

Me: "No, I mean he died the DAY I was born."

Magnificent Manchild: "Oh, he was old then wasn't he?"

Now, was Magnificent Manchild trying to say that Disney was old when he died or was he trying to say he died a LONG TIME AGO? I am still pondering it.

Iraq and Afghanistan Progress Reports and Remembering Nine Eleven

2005-09-10T20:26:00.000-07:00

Yes, this is a few hours early but thank GOD, and thanks to all the brave men and women of our military, I will have the freedom and privilege to go to Sunday School and to Mass tomorrow morning.

While everyone else is blogging today on "Remembering 9/11" I want to bring to you the good news and progress being made in Iraq and Afghanistan. Some would say that the war in Iraq is an unjustified war, that it had no bearing on 9/11, I say horseshit. After we were attacked on that day I remember watching the President from his ranch telling the American people that terrorism will not be tolerated by us, that whoever feeds, aids, or harbors a terrorist will pay. The war in Iraq is justified to me with his words. WMDs or no WMDs, call it an oil raid, you can say it's another Vietnam if ya want, again I say horseshit. But I digress.

From Afghanistan:

Progress and Accomplishments
And then there is the progress for the Ministry of Finance in Afghanistan and it includes some cool before and after pictures of it's building.

This is a good read, Coalition, NATO forces take pride in Afghanistan's progress. (19 hours from this post) Here's an excerpt:

Two or three years ago, General Foglesong said he drove through the Afghan capital of Kabul and saw groups of older men on street corners, but not much else. Six months later, young men began appearing, many of them opening up shops and bringing their families along, he said. A year later, young women and children -- long hidden from view under the Taliban regime -- began walking around.

"You could feel the town come alive. It's vibrant now," the general said. "It's a refresher course for me in national enthusiasm to see what has happened in Afghanistan over the last two or three years."

General Foglesong said he is convinced the Afghans never want to return to the days of oppression when the Taliban ruled with an iron fist and terrorists operated freely.

"They have this taste of freedom now, and I don't think they'll ever go back," he said. [...more...]

And check this out from a former police chief from the U.S., Greg Hostettler, who took leave to go over to Afghanistan and help train their police staff. (7 hours reported from this posting)

Hostettler also said he witnessed the presidential elections, and was impressed. "Despite threats from the Taliban, especially to the women, not to vote, they came out in droves.
"The Taliban would come at night and post notes on their door saying, 'If you go out and vote, you're dead,'" he continued. "They still went out and voted. [...more...]

Here is a wonderful article from Voices of America titled, Afghan Women Running For Office - dated September 9, 2005. No excerpts, just go read the article, it's not that long but it's full of good news.

From Iraq:

Baghdad — The Iraqi prime minister sealed the northern border crossing into Syria on Saturday after complaints the neighbouring country was not doing enough to stop crossings by foreign fighters, and he imposed a dusk-to-dawn curfew in the area near the Rabiaa frontier post.

The order went out as Iraqi forces, backed by American soldiers, swept into Tal Afar, an insurgent stronghold about 95 kilometres to the east, conducting house-to-house searches and battering down walls with armoured vehicles in a second bid to clean the city of militant fighters.

The order by Prime Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari was read on Iraqi television by Interior Minister Bayan Jabr. The decree closed the border to all transportation, including the railroad, except for vehicles with special permission from the Interior Ministry. [...more from the Globe and Mail...]

The above article was found via The Iraqi News website.

Ask Questions A new public bridge to the media.

Submit your questions to the War and Peace section of the site regarding the war in Iraq.

From the Digital Freedom Network comes an open letter from Ray Reynolds, a medic in the Iowa Army National Guard, serving in Iraq. It's dated December 3, 2004, some of you may have already seen this.

Yes, remember September 11, 2001. We must never forget. But I would also like to add one of my favorite quotes,

"Lord, teach us to laugh again but don't ever let us forget that we cried."

REMEMBERING NINE ELEVEN

Do me a favor and light a candle today and pray.

Photographs from September 11th Remembered.com

This nation is peaceful, but fierce when stirred to anger. This conflict was begun on the timing and terms of others; it will end in a way and at an hour of our choosing.
~~ President George W. Bush, 14 Sep 2001, Prayer service at the Washington National Cathedral.

Technorati Tags:

9/11
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{UPDATE} - Just throwing up some links and names so I can do trackbacks this morning.

And for other blogging Memoriams check out My Vast Right Wing Conspiracy and Jo's Cafe.

By the way, welcome My Vast Right Wing Conspiracy readers. I've seen you trickling in from previous trackbacks. COOL! Now if I can only get some of Jo's Cafe regulars over that would be dandy!

Will the Cotillion being doing a "remembering Nine Eleven post? I surely hope so, one would think they would. Check back with them later, I am sure they will have something up for you soon.

Conservative Thinking has every single victims' names on his blog, now let's see ya'll do that! It also looks like he is doing a timeline of September 11th, 2001 as it happened.

Of course, I almost forgot, basil's blog is remembering too. Forgive me basil!

On a different note, Michelle Malkin will get your blood boiling with the new Flight 93 memorial; the crescent of embrace.

Yes, I have had to come in and edit this entry to include everyone's name and permalinks due to their trackback "policies". If you want to do a trackback here to this little ole site, well then, just do it.

Saintly

2005-09-09T17:39:00.000-07:00

You are Joan of Arc! You don't really want to hurt
anyone, but if they attack your friends or your
country and no-one else will stand up to fight
them, you head into the battle. Beware though,
conviction tends to get you killed.

Which Saint Are You?
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Well, I never would have thought this about myself.

Found it at The Anchoress

Stupid Support Group Thing

2005-09-08T19:42:00.000-07:00

Oh OK, it wasn't so stupid after all. Although you just know I sat there with legs and arms crossed and with scowl look on my face, don't ya? But I was listening, intently. I was glad to be there and be with other people experiencing same thing. I won't say it was "nice" but it made me feel NOT so crazy.

Needless to say I think I'll go back and maybe "share" next time.

Yeah, I'm Still Here

2005-09-08T13:14:00.000-07:00

I am only home for an hour or two to let kids eat and do homework and then we are back out the door. I've been gone since 7:30 this morning, uh actually doing stuff and getting some much needed work done. But, ssshhhh, don't tell anyone! Granted, most of it was personal stuff but I did get SOME paperwork done that needed to be done. I hope to finish it off this evening.

Went out to eat with some girlfriends; went to Cracker Barrel and I pigged out! Ordered the Sunrise Sampler breakfast and proceeded to eat every last bite.

Today has been a good day I reckon. It is amazing what can happen when one gets up off arse and puts one foot in front of the other. But don't pat me on the back for shit I am supposed to be doing anyway! If ya do that then I'll get all full of myself again and the viscous cycle starts again.

Today is Thursday so I am going to try stupid support group again at 6:00 this evening. They had better not cancel on me this time dammit.

If you really don't give a flyin' flip about anything I typed above then check out the Bonfire of the Anonymity brought to you by MacStansbury.

I am so tired right now I can't even think of smart ass comment to make for MacStansbury and his Bonfire of the Anonymity; except that he must come up with better acronym than AotA or BotA. And I will break rules already because he says no trackbacks, well we'll see about that one!

The Ratings, The Ratings!

2005-09-08T04:38:00.000-07:00

OK, what gives with TTLB? Is he having some sort of issues? I have been 'slithering reptile' now for more then a week. Now, being a slithering reptile is not a bad thing, I don't mind at all; actually if fits. However, I have not moved up in 'numbers' AT ALL and I know I should be moving up in the numbers.

So today my question of the day is, "What the hell?"

A Conversation, A Real One

2005-09-07T17:28:00.000-07:00

Yes, I was sort of eavesdropping and then I could not help myself!

Liberal Friend to another Liberal Friend: "yeah, I saw where President Bush had his photo ops with some beautiful light skinned women of African descent down there in New Orleans."

Other Liberal Friend: (shaking head in agreement and disgust)

Me: "And your point is what exactly?"

Liberal Friend: "I just thought it was interesting."

Me: "And if he had been hugging, oh let's say some ugly ass Mexican then it would mean more for you?"

Liberal Friend: "Well no, but it just wasn't what was represented down there."

Me: "WHAT?! So those beautiful light skinned women weren't real? They were only a figment of the President's imagination? and yours? and mine?"

Other Liberal Friend: finally chimes in with, "but those 'people' don't represent the population down there."

Me: "Like I said, so those two beautiful light skinned women weren't real for you? They didn't count? They didn't suffer because they are beautiful to you?"

Liberal Friend: "Well, it would have been the same if Clinton would have been hugging two beautiful light skinned women, I still wouldn't agree with it, still a photo op."

Me: "No, if it had been Clinton it would be called Rated R."

OK, I really didn't say that last thing. I just rolled my eyes at them and gave up. Like talking to brick wall. But these two friends are very good friends of mine and we can agree to disagree. They hugged my neck and I hugged theirs and then we really got down to what was bothering me. Had a nice chat.

Oh hell, I forgot to update ya'll on stupid support group thing. I got all worked up and ready to go in swinging. So, I drive up to building, sit in car and smoke another cigarette and try to prepare mentally. Sit there for a good ten minutes. Get out of car, make sure I have keys in hand, lock door and slam it shut. When I get up to entrance there are signs posted saying, "All group meetings canceled for tonight." LOLOLOL Well, I was pissed off then, I tell ya! All that mental masturbation for NOTHING. They meet on Thursdays too. Now, they'll really get an earful from me.

Disclaimer for the politically correct: For my said comment above regarding "ugly ass Mexican", it was just a random thought pulled from thin air. Not all Mexicans are ugly and neither are their asses. Oh yeah, and GFY <--the politically correct, not Mexicans.

Internet Explorer

2005-09-07T09:06:00.000-07:00

All is right again in the world of Internet Explorer. I fixed it! After tinkering with this damned template for an hour or more I finally ended up TAKING OUT some code. I took out the Blog Title and Blog Description code. It apparently was making my ass too fat for monitor in IE!

Uh, and next time? Tell me I have toilet paper hanging out of my pants next time I come out of the bathroom! What is wrong with ya'll? Ya just ain't right I tell ya!

Bonfire Of The Vanities

2005-09-07T08:19:00.000-07:00

My Vast Right Wing Conspiracy has done a bang up job of the Bonfire Of The Vanities over at her place. CHECK IT OUT! You'll laugh til you pee your pants, I promise.

Whatever

2005-09-06T13:33:00.000-07:00

I am in bad mood. Started this morning and I cannot shake it. I had plans on getting some stuff done today and I skipped it, went right back to bed and hid under the covers. *F* it is what I said.

Sold two vehicles in the last two weeks and though I did get the $$ I wanted out of them it still SUCKED. Hopefully soon I can show a picture of what I am buying with the money, it's not ready yet though. Still need to pay half of it off before they can install it. I spent way too much money on this "thing" but I do not care. It is a permanent thing that will last forever, for me and my children and their children to come. It will be a few more weeks before they can probably get it in place. So check back later. You'll know of what I speak of when you see it here.

Am thinking of going to some stupid support group tonight but I swear if they make me cry I will dog-cuss them. I am ready to lash out at someone. I WANT to lash out at someone. I am getting more pissed off by the moment.

Maybe babysitter will not be able to make it for me tonight and then I won't have to go to stupid support group thing. I suppose I don't have to go to stupid support group thing if I don't want to go; I am curious is all, like I said I am ready to LASH out at someone and these people might be right up my alley for doing so. I'll keep you posted.

Haven't had anything to eat all damned day either, might contribute to bad mood feeling. Ya think? God, now I have to get up and fix supper, for kids.

So cheer me up and leave your smart ass remarks now.

{UPDATE} Babysitter just called, she's coming at 5:15. SHIT! Looks like I can make it to stupid support group thing after all. SHIT! Now, I have to clean bathroom for babysitter. *F* it all and dammit to hell.

Carnivals

2005-09-06T11:25:00.000-07:00

I want to start some sort of new carnival. Any suggestions? Like there isn't enough out there already.

How about the Carnival of the South?

Carnival of the Rants? (orignal posts only)

Carnival of the Moonbat Comments? (submit your most ridiculous moonbat comments, that is if you haven't banned them or deleted them)

Carnival of the Ego? (submit your most PROUD piece for more exposure)

Anyone else?

Technorati Tag: carnivals

Just ignore this part; creating technorati tag for The Gray Tie

Trackbacks And Bad Days

2005-09-05T21:27:00.000-07:00

What the hell? Can I not trackback to someone's blog who has their registration thingamajig turned on? Even when I do sign into their sites I still get errors when trying to do a trackback. Strange. Can someone enlighten me here, please? It's only happening with two blogs right now. Two blogs where you have to sign in to comment. Does that have anything to do with trackbacking? I have tried Haloscan trackback pinger thing and Wizbang's trackback pinger. What gives?

And then there is this, and to think I thought I was having a bad day! Sheez.

Courtesy Reuters

Debbie Schlussel

2005-09-05T21:10:00.000-07:00

A woman I hope to grow up to be like some day, and just for the sheer fact that she has a gripe against Oprah too, Ms. Schlussel is a woman after my own heart (wait, that didn't sound right), an excerpt from her blog,

On Monday, she plans a show with hip pop stars. Then on Tuesday, she will do her live "Oprah on the scene of Katrina" show, telling us what happened there--as if we didn't already know. We already know what happened there, courtesy of a gazillion REAL news organizations, who've been there while Oprah was AWOL. We do not need her reports now. The people there needed her help raising money, etc., last week. That Oprah will now be in New Orleans figuratively (and perhaps literally) standing on top of the dead bodies in the watery crypt to say, "Hey, look at me, Oprah, I'm here, too," is sickening. Her self-insertion into everything, even when it is unwarranted, as here, is annoying--and, in this deadly crisis, it is appalling.

Full Blog She has comments on so go on over there and bother her.

Oh yeah, Ms. Schlussel doesn't like Dr. Phil either. YES! Finally, I am not alone in this.

Regarding experiment; just as I thought.

Hang On

2005-09-05T20:36:00.000-07:00

Trying an experiment, stay tuned. If you see multiple posts here with nothing but jibberish in it, well then, just ignore it and maybe it will go away. I was going to say just keep walking, nothing to see here but why would I want to say something like that?

Oh Boy,

2005-09-05T18:52:00.000-07:00

Here we go folks. You knew it was coming.

WASHINGTON - With many blaming the growing scope of Katrina's devastation on the Bush administration, Sen. Hillary Clinton called yesterday for a 9/11-style probe into how the federal government responded to the crisis.

"It has become increasingly evident that our nation was not prepared," Clinton (D-N.Y.) said in a letter to Bush asking him to set up a "Katrina Commission." [more...]

Does no one up there in Washington have anything better to do? Bunch of crybabies and finger-pointers! I swear. Why don't they just ask for a probe/commission into Mother Nature's behavior?

Found it on Drudge, of course.

Technorati Tag: katrina commission

Here We Go Again

2005-09-05T10:25:00.000-07:00

Ramblings of a Regular Ron has a post up about the Red Cross falling short?

Here are some excerpts from the article:

"The Red Cross, they are ridiculous," said Tim Murry, a manager at Alexandria's Holiday Inn Convention Center, where 100 to 200 evacuees have lived since Katrina's landfall.

The hotel, like many other places with no Red Cross assistance, has sheltered and fed the southeastern Louisiana residents, or former residents, since they arrived: some yesterday, some a week ago.

Murry said he and Raj Patel, whose family owns the inn, on Friday tried to get the temporary tenants registered with the Red Cross but were met with resistance because of the emergency agency's steadfast adherence to its rules.

Before registering, the hotel would have to demand that evacuees leave, then they'd have to find a registration center and fill out a form supplied by a certified Red Cross volunteer, Murry said. [more...]

by Billy Gunn over at The Town Talk

I mean I hate to down The Red Cross but damn, do they not have any volunteers over there with common sense? Help hold The Red Cross accountable if you are giving money to them, and yes of course it's still a good thing in which to give. Just keep an eye on them, ok?

Technorati Tag: red cross

Black & Right

2005-09-05T09:36:00.000-07:00

OK, stop whatever you are doing, right now, and go to this man's site/blog. His name is Bob Parks and he has a most excellent post up and it is well worth the read and a link on YOUR site. Do it.

Blog Name: Black & Right and he is with Mens News Daily.

Please help pass this along, it's a great read. I am sure he doesn't need any help from us, but still.

Death Toll

2005-09-05T09:19:00.000-07:00

AP reports that New Orleans' mayor warns that 10,000 people may have died.

And to the people out there blaming Bush for this, or for not getting help in there sooner, have you forgotten that the media couldn't even get in for the first 24 to 48 hours? We had no clue of the extent of the devestation there, so back off! You are losing focus of what is important, as usual.

Red?

2005-09-05T08:35:00.000-07:00

Your Blog Should Be Red

Your blog is full of intensity and passion.
You are very opinionated - and people love or hate you for it.
You have the potential to be both a famous and infamous blogger.

What Color Should Your Blog or Journal Be?

Found it at MacStansbury.org

George Bush Doesn't Care About Black People!

2005-09-05T07:57:00.000-07:00

The Bush administration was also accused of racism on national TV during a celebrity relief effort on NBC.

Kayne West - first of all I have no idea who this person is, some sort of famous rapper but I am clueless since I don't follow rap music and NO I am not racist for not following rap music. Oh wait, that statement right there could be considered racist because it assumes that I think all rappers are African American, right? Whatever.

"George Bush doesn't care about black people!" exclaimed rapper Kayne West.

West continued:

I hate the way they portray us in the media. You see a black family, it says, "They're looting." You see a white family, it says, "They're looking for food." And, you know, it's been five days [waiting for federal help] because most of the people are black. And even for me to complain about it, I would be a hypocrite because I've tried to turn away from the TV because it's too hard to watch. I've even been shopping before even giving a donation, so now I'm calling my business manager right now to see what is the biggest amount I can give, and just to imagine if I was down there, and those are my people down there. So anybody out there that wants to do anything that we can help – with the way America is set up to help the poor, the black people, the less well-off, as slow as possible. I mean, the Red Cross is doing everything they can. We already realize a lot of people that could help are at war right now, fighting another way – and they've given them permission to go down and shoot us!

OK, first of all, "the way they portray us in the media" ??? WTF? Is Mr. West not watching same disaster the rest of are watching?

Next, he has to call his business manager to find out the biggest amount to give? Damn.

Then there is the comment about imagining himself down there, well get on down there then Mr. West. Quit talking your talk and walk the walk. I hear Sean Penn has a boat you can ride in on, oh wait that's right, it sprang a leak and HE had to be rescued.

I am not even going to comment on the rest of crap. Because, quite frankly, I couldn't folow it or make sense out of what he was trying to say. Sorry, I just couldn't, anyone else want to take a stab at it?

FULL STORY HERE and yes it talks about other celebrity moonbats.

CROSS POSTED AT CONSERVATIVE THINKING!

Tim Russert, Blame Game, And Calling For Michael Chertoff's Resignation

2005-09-05T06:33:00.000-07:00

I have no idea how reliable NewsMax is but found this at Jo's Cafe via a commenter named Leanne. It's an interesting read. Full Story Here

Snippet,

I was surprised Sunday to watch Tim Russert, on his show "Meet the Press," tear into Homeland Security Chief Michael Chertoff. During his encounter with Chertoff, Russert did not suggest once that local government had any role in dealing with the disaster. Russert also asked for Chertoff's resignation.

Also found at Jo's Cafe, a story about who else? Yes, Sean Penn; love blogging about these Hollywood mooncalfs (or is that mooncalves?). I heard on the news the other day that John Travolta, Oprah Winfrey, and who knows who else is going to show up for photo ops. It was funny though, the reporter was trying to ask the person about the "BIG ONE" coming and the guy said, "Oprah" and the reporter meant the PRESIDENT! Damn star-struck, simple-minded, overstressed masses, and shame on Hollywood for taking advantage. Whatever.

Oh yeah and one more thing, totally unrelated; check out Pot Belly Stove's question regarding the big M. I'm impressed, indeed. I'd like a follow up on this, please. But I suppose no one is perfect.

I May Regret This, But....

2005-09-04T19:11:00.000-07:00

If you are bored out of your ever lovin' mind then help me write some damned guidelines for this silly blog. Your smart ass remarks are welcome but may be deleted. Hey, there's my first one.

Of course I will give you permanent credit for your original entries. Your URL will be linked in the guideline content.

Example:

Let's say that Merry Mad Monk chimed in with, "A word about looters: shotgun." Then I'd make it whatever number in the guideline and MMM would have a permanent link.

Or what if My Vast Right Wing Conspiracy submits something like this, "PLEASE don’t waste your time complaining about discrimination, though, blame the fucking spammers." Then she will get a permanent link on the guidelines too.

See how that works? Uh, cause I ain't taken the fall for all the smartassery.

I know, I know, I am putting way too much thought into this whole blog thang, but not really, that's why I'm ASKING YOU to help out.

OK then, now I'm off to find that "Parental Advisory" graphic for the ole site.

OH AND ONE MORE THING....earlier in the evening I put up a post about this being Saturday night and how pitiful I was to be sitting here in front of computer blogging. Well, I just realized it isn't Saturday, but Sunday instead. DAMN, what is the matter with ya'll? Do you LIKE seeing someone coming out of the bathroom with toilet paper hanging out of her britches? Ya sickos!

WAIT, absolutely one last thing; see that link over there on the side bar that says, "W.I.E."? It shows how many readers are online right now? Well,do me a favor and click it and at least put your name up so I can see who is online. OK? Just humor me, please. I can see all the smart assery names popping up now ;-)

I Hate This, But....

2005-09-04T17:24:00.000-07:00

It looks like I'm going to have to get all bitchy and create a "Comment Guideline/Policy". It looks like I am getting spam already; even though the person leaving the spam was very polite. I'll let it slide this time, until I get that stupid policy written. It really is assinine to have to write such a silly thing. Don't ya think? I suppose it would fall under the ole "CYA" policy, right?

Policy-schmolicy. I just wanna blog.

I really shouldn't be complaining, at least SOMEONE is leaving comments. I sure do miss Word Press!

The Anchoress

2005-09-04T16:49:00.000-07:00

Nope, no smarty-pants comments from me when it comes to The Anchoress. Just go look.

Today's Mass homily was this very topic.

Someone Has A Question For Ya

2005-09-04T16:37:00.000-07:00

I think a Mom And Her Blog needs a pick-me-up. Go on over and give her some cheer. Tell her The Gray Tie sent ya, she'll know who it is.

Oh wait, I'm fixin' to do a trackback to her place anyway. No need to tell her I told ya to stop by.

This is pitiful, a Saturday night and here I sit in front of a ten year old computer that is as slow as molasses in January.

Jo's Cafe

2005-09-04T16:31:00.000-07:00

Open trackbacks over at Jo's Cafe. And she even has instructions on how to do a trackback.

Yeah, I'm a link wooere. So what.

Bonfire Of The Vanities

2005-09-04T16:16:00.000-07:00

I have forgotten about this little carnival. My Vast Right Wing Conspiracy has all the details. Of course you can always go and fill out the handy-dandy form over at Conservative Cat as well. But you'll miss the totally titillating graphic if you skip going to MVRWC.

Yeah, I submitted my crappy entry. Which one? Take a stab.

I Must Admit

2005-09-04T04:38:00.000-07:00

I rather like being a Slithering Reptile. I didn't think I would but this morning the mood is right.

This Anonymity Business

2005-09-03T09:14:00.000-07:00

Is not all what it is cracked up to be.

You see, my favorite football team of all time is starting today. And I cannot blog about it. I am sure "most" of you know who I am anyway and I will probably crawl out of this hole eventually. Cause hey, no one gives a hoot anyway. LOL This is totally silly.

Screw it, I'm blogging about it; ROLL TIDE! So there! Yeah, yeah, they are only playing Middle Tennessee and it's on Pay-Per-View too. Going over to friends house for the Pay-Per-View, being the cheap ass that I am. Oh OK, I'll bring a snack tray or some crap; no probably just a bag of chips which I will end up hogging to myself.

I am only watching game to get glimpses of Mike Shula anyway. Hottie.

Sssshhhh

2005-09-02T16:53:00.000-07:00

pssst, basil is out for the weekend. Party at his place. Pass it on.

Where's The Love?!

2005-09-01T20:39:00.000-07:00

HEY YOU! Why didn't anyone tell me that my blog looked all screwed up in Explorer? I told you it looked screwy in Explorer but damn, I didn't know it sucked that badly. Someone finally pointed out to me that in Explorer my blog was all BIG. I finally opened up Explorer to view the damned blog and sure enough, it was all screwed up. I fixed it the best I could except now my sidebar has fallen down and it can't get back up. HELP.

Someone do me a fav and look at page source and tell me what the hell I am doing wrong. Although, all you have to do to see me straight is to view it through FIREFOX. TAKE BACK THE WEB cause Explorer SUCKS. Oh wait, it just may be my sucky skills at html code.

pffft, all this on the Hurricane Relief Blogging Day too and all those trackbacks I did. Embarrassing.

Relief Blogging

2005-09-01T13:19:00.000-07:00

** ANY AND ALL UPDATES TO THIS POST WILL BE AT THE BOTTOM **

Yeah I'm early, didn't see any sense in waitin' around.

As posted before, September 1 has been offered up as Hurricane Relief Blogging Day (registration is open now). Go to The Truth Laid Bear for more information and the infamous Glenn Reynolds has a round up at his place too; InstaPundit.com

More updates and relief bloggin HERE and HERE.

I have chosen the Catholic Charities to promote. All charities listed over at The Bear's place are wonderful and I urge everyone to donate to any, or all, that you can.

These past few hours I have just been in shock. I didn't realize how serious it had gotten down there. I reckon the news agencies couldn't get in quick enough but now that they are able to bring us the stories and images I am just dumbfounded.

At least I can do this much. I am already planning on donated to some personal friends as best I can. It won't be much but it will make me feel better to send SOMETHING. And also to promote Catholic Charities. Even if you aren't Catholic this charity is wonderful. I do give to it on a regular basis so I do have some experience with them.

Catholic Charities of Miami

Catholic Charities of New Orleans

Catholic Community Services of Baton Rouge

Catholic Social Services of Houma-Thibodaux

Catholic Social and Community Services of Biloxi, MS

Catholic Charities of Jackson, MS

Catholic Social Services of Mobile, AL

I see where some of them are not linked, I don't know why. They may be so overwhelmed right now. Who knows.

If you don't feel like clicking on ANY of the links above then here is the address and information for which you can send in donations:

~ or ~

Mail Checks To:
Catholic Charities USA
2005 Hurricane Relief Fund

PO Box 25168
Alexandria, VA 22313-9788

Call:(800) 919-9338

Well, Blogger will not let me post javascript in an entry. I wanted to list my blogroll here, The Gray Roll. I know all those bloggers are writing about this so just go on over to the sidebar and click on any of them; they're all good.

{UPDATE} About Catholic Charities:

Catholic Charities USA is the membership association of one of the nation's largest social service networks. Catholic Charities agencies and institutions nationwide provide vital social services to people in need, regardless of their religious, social, or economic backgrounds. Catholic Charities USA supports and enhances the work of its membership by providing networking opportunities, national advocacy and media efforts, program development, training and technical assistance, and financial support.

Founded in 1910 as the National Conference of Catholic Charities, Catholic Charities USA is located near the nation's capital in Alexandria, VA.

And this...

To help communities recover from the damage brought on by Hurricane Katrina, Catholic Charities USA is collecting financial donations that will fund agencies' emergency and long-term disaster recovery efforts.

Catholic Charities USA is unable to accept contributions of food, clothing, blankets and other relief supplies. Its federal ID number is 53-0196620.

{UPDATE II} Other bloggers promoting Catholic Charities:

Ales Rarus
A Certain Slant Of Light
Amy Welborn's Open Book
Babalu Blog
Bearing Blog
Below The Beltway
BlogCruiser
Brainster's Blog
Captain's Quarters
Catholic News.org
Christ-Haunted
Citizen Journal
Fumare
Going To The Mat
Granny Tiger's Reality Check
Holy Fool
Mentor Place
Nocturnal Sloth
One Clear Call
Opaque Lucidity
Patem Peperium
Point Five
Political Man
Rams Head
Right Equals Might
Ryan VOX
Sensible Mom
Single Malt Pundit
Small But Disorganized
Spin Me.com
The American Princess
The Anchoress
The Common Virtue
The Donegal Express - with The Society of Saint Vincent de Paul
The Mad Tea Party
The Bad HedgeHog

Thesz
Vitamin B16 - cute, very clever indeed
Web Grits - Society of St. Vincent de Paul
Where Have You Gone Andy Van Slyke?
Write Wing Blog
Yo, I'm That Dude From Philly

Well, I sure am missing those automatic, built-in trackbacks from Word Press right about now!

{UPDATE III} The Ramblings of a Regular Ron has finally chimed in; was startin' to worry about the fellow. Glad to see he's back in true form. Hey Ron, you know how the old saying goes, "if you don't have anything nice to say then come sit next to me."

{UPDATE IV} I read somewhere, on someone's blog, and of course I cannot remember who's it was now and they were asking sarcastically and rightfully so where were the Hollywood elite was with their Hurricane Relief Aid. Well, here it is at E! Online and Yahoo News.

{UPDATE V} Check this out from the Babalu Blog. WOW.

Therefore, Babalú will not offer any new posts, any new entries, any new writing, any new content whatsoever until these relief organizations have received at least 100 donations from Babalú readers.

Found it at the Sundries Blog.

{UPDATE VI} Straight from Steal The Bandwagon!

State OES has learned that trapped victims on the Gulf Coast are calling family, friends, loved-ones, or anyone they can get a call out to in California asking for someone to rescue them. These requests need to go immediately to the US Coast Guard's Rescue Line at 800-323-7233 and immediate assistance will be sent.

Please distribute this information as widely as possible.

Katrina Relief Bloggers

2005-08-30T22:15:00.000-07:00

Hurricane Relief Blog Day September 1.

Found it at The Anchoress

Bloggers that I know of that have been affected:

Merry Mad Monk
My Vast Right Wing Conspiracy
Not A Desperate Housewife's family
It Is What It Is

I am sorry if I have left anyone out. Please comment if I have.

New Orleans After Katrina

2005-08-30T15:56:00.000-07:00

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - The scene in New Orleans appears more grim by the hour, in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.

New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin said hundreds, if not thousands, of people may still be stuck on roofs and in attics.

As a result, he says, rescue crews in boats don't have time to deal with the dead bodies they encounter. He says they're just pushing them aside.

It appears the death toll from the storm will be high. One survivor after another told of friends and loved ones who floated off or disappeared as the floodwaters rose around them.

The police in the Big Easy are even ignoring looters -- saying they're focusing instead on saving lives.

While browsing the web looking for looting stories in New Orleans (cause I was mad as hell about it and wanted to let you know how mad as hell I was about it) I found the above story.

It looks like it is just getting worse and worse. I must admit I have not been paying that much attention to the news. I can see why the rescue people are pushing the dead bodies aside. They are mad as hell too. They have to go in and rescue the idiots who refused to evacuate therefore wasting time and money.

And then we have the looters. This is the one that baffles me the most. What in the hell are these people thinking? They are stealing from their own communities. I just cannot wrap my brain around this looting bit. I just have to throw my arms up in the air and say, "what the hell is wrong with people?" Stupid goddamn idiots.

Just go in and rescue the children and animals.

Oh all right, enlighten me.

This Is Getting Interestin'

2005-08-29T14:25:00.000-07:00

No, what it really is getting is ridiculous, no hilarious!

Hugo Chavez said Venezuela might even seek to extradite Pat Robertson. He also warned he would complain to the UN if the US failed to take action.

BBC News

And you-know-who had to chime in with this,

On Sunday, US civil rights leader Jesse Jackson lent support to Mr Chavez.

On a visit to Venezuela, Mr Jackson denounced Mr Robertson's assassination call as immoral and illegal.

He called on the US Justice Department to investigate the matter.

The US State Department has called Mr Robertson's comments "inappropriate".

Notes - I hate the way this blog blockquotes stuff.

OK...Were Pat Robertson's comments inappropriate? Well, yes probably. I know I have said a lot of inappropriate things but does his comments really warrant a damned investigation? I mean pahlease! Guess Jackson didn't have much on the appointment books this week?

Someone tell Chavez that Pat Robertson isn't the one he needs to worry about, that Pat Robertson is just regular joe. That would be hilarious, though, if Pat Robertson was some kind of secret, undercover CIA killer, yes?

Wait - MacStansbury.org says it so much better over at his place.

Sheen and Sheehan

2005-08-29T11:44:00.000-07:00

Cindy gets her meeting with the president. Oh OK, so it's not the "real" president. But hey, don't tell the lefty loons because they really think Martin Sheen IS the damned president. So, all you Cindy followers, pack it up and head out. You've had your meeting now get out of Texas. I swear, sappy shit.

Note to Sheen, Martin that is, put your rosary up man, you are giving us REAL Catholics a bad name.

Sheen scams Sheehan scams Sheen

Sheen slips Sheehan shoddy sympathy (say that three times real fast)

You make one up now.

Visit the Museum of the Left Wing Lunacy today.

Images OK Now?

2005-08-28T22:03:00.000-07:00

A big thanks goes out to the Merry Mad Monk for letting me know my images were screwed up. Are they showin' up fine now?

They were showing up fine on my computer but apparently not on others. I found out what I was doing wrong. Damn blogger! Or is it Image Shack? Or was it just my own stupidity? Uh, yeah...I answered my own question thank you very much.

Haloscan Commenting and Trackbacks?

2005-08-28T20:49:00.000-07:00

ARG, I don't care for Haloscan comments either. How do I only install the trackbacks? I want the blogger COMMENTS back.

Anyone know how to do that?

2005-08-28T20:23:00.000-07:00

Haloscan commenting and trackback have been added to this blog.