Eve of Destruction

Since, at least to me, there is not much difference between the Democrat-Republican and the Socialist-Democrat idiots running for president, I've decided to make Barry McGuire's "Eve of Destruction" my blog's theme song, at least until the election is over.

No matter which idiot wins, we are on the "Eve of Destruction"...

Here are the lyrics:
The eastern world, it is exploding
Violence flarin’, bullets loadin’
You’re old enough to kill, but not for votin’
You don’t believe in war, but what’s that gun you’re totin’
And even the Jordan River has bodies floatin’

But you tell me
Over and over and over again, my friend
Ah, you don’t believe
We’re on the eve
Of destruction.

Don’t you understand what I’m tryin’ to say
Can’t you feel the fears I’m feelin’ today?
If the button is pushed, there’s no runnin’ away
There’ll be no one to save, with the world in a grave
[Take a look around ya boy, it's bound to scare ya boy]

And you tell me
Over and over and over again, my friend
Ah, you don’t believe
We’re on the eve
Of destruction.

Yeah, my blood’s so mad feels like coagulatin’
I’m sitting here just contemplatin’
I can’t twist the truth, it knows no regulation.
Handful of senators don’t pass legislation
And marches alone can’t bring integration
When human respect is disintegratin’
This whole crazy world is just too frustratin’

And you tell me
Over and over and over again, my friend
Ah, you don’t believe
We’re on the eve
Of destruction.

Think of all the hate there is in Red China
Then take a look around to Selma, Alabama
You may leave here for 4 days in space
But when you return, it’s the same old place
The poundin’ of the drums, the pride and disgrace
You can bury your dead, but don’t leave a trace
Hate your next-door neighbor, but don’t forget to say grace
And… tell me over and over and over and over again, my friend
You don’t believe
We’re on the eve
Of destruction
Mm, no no, you don’t believe
We’re on the eve
Of destruction.

Some of the specific lyrics are a little out of date, but the theme is right on...

I want to become an illegal alien...

Got this in an email. Supposedly(though I doubt it) it was actually written to Senator Harkin form one of his constituents.

The Honorable Tom Harkin

731 Hart Senate Office Building

Phone (202) 224 3254
Washington DC , 20510
 
 Dear Senator Harkin,
 
 As a native Iowan and excellent customer of the Internal Revenue Service, 
 I am writing to ask for your assistance. I have contacted the Department 
 of Homeland Security in an effort to determine the process for becoming 
 an illegal alien and they referred me to you.
 
 My primary reason for wishing to change my status from U.S. Citizen to 
 illegal alien stems from the bill which was recently passed by the Senate 
 and for which you voted. If my understanding of this bill's provisions is 
 accurate, as an illegal alien who has been in the United States for five 
 years, all I need to do to become a citizen is to pay a $2,000 fine and 
 income taxes for three of the last five years. I know a good deal when I 
 see one and I am anxious to get the process started before everyone 
 figures it out.
 
 Simply put, those of us who have been here legally have had to pay taxes 
 every year so I'm excited about the prospect of avoiding two years of 
 taxes in return for paying a $2,000 fine. Is there any way that I can 
 apply to be illegal retroactively? This would yield an excellent result 
 for me and my family because we paid heavy taxes in 2004 and 2005.
 
 Additionally, as an illegal alien I could begin using the local emergency 
 room as my primary health care provider. Once I have stopped paying 
 premiums for medical insurance, my accountant figures I could save almost 
 $10,000 a year.
 
 Another benefit in gaining illegal status would be that my daughter would 
 receive preferential treatment relative to her law school applications, 
 as well as 'in-state' tuition rates for many colleges throughout the 
 United States for my son.
 
 Lastly, I understand that illegal status would relieve me of the burden 
 of renewing my driver's license and making those burdensome car insurance 
 premiums. This is very important to me given that I still have college 
 age children driving my car.
 
 If you would provide me with an outline of the process to become illegal 
 (retroactively if possible) and copies of the necessary forms, I would be 
 most appreciative. Thank you for your assistance.

A speech George Bush should give...

(Got this in an email from my dad...)

The speech George W. Bush might give:

Normally, I start these things out by saying 'My Fellow Americans.' Not doing it this time. If the polls are any indication, I don't know who more than half of you are anymore. I do know something terrible has happened, and that you're really not fellow Americans any longer.

I'll cut right to the chase here: I quit. Now before anyone gets all in a lather about me quitting to avoid impeachment, or to avoid prosecution or something, let me assure you: There's been no breaking of laws or impeachable offenses in this office.
 
The reason I'm quitting is simple. I'm fed up with you people. I'm fed up because you have no understanding of what's really going on in the world. Or of what's going on in this once-great nation of ours. And the majority of you are too damned lazy to do your homework and figure it out. 

Let's start local. Politicians and the news media have sold you a bill of goods. Polls show that the majority of you think the economy is in the tank. And that's despite record numbers of homeowners, including record numbers of MINORITY homeowners. And while we're mentioning minorities, I'll point out that minority business ownership is at an all-time high. Our unemployment rate is as low as it ever was during the Clinton administration. I've mentioned all those things before, but it doesn't seem to have sunk in. 

Despite the shock to our economy of 9/11, the stock market has rebounded to record levels and more Americans than ever are participating in these markets. Meanwhile, all you can do is whine about gas prices, and most of you are too damn stupid to realize that gas prices are high because there's increased demand in other parts of the world, and because a small handful of noisy idiots are more worried about polar bears and beachfront property than your economic security.

We face real threats in the world. Don't give me this 'blood for oil' thing. If I were trading blood for oil I would've already seized Iraq's oil fields and let the rest of the country go to hell. And don't give me this 'Bush Lied; People Died' crap either. If I were the liar you morons take me for, I could've easily had chemical weapons planted in Iraq so they could be 'discovered.' Instead, I owned up to the fact that the intelligence was faulty. 
 
Let me remind you that the rest of the world thought Saddam had the goods, same as me. Let me also remind you that regime change in Iraq was official US policy before I came into office. Some guy named ' Clinton ' established that policy. Bet you didn't know that, did you? Now some of you morons are considering another and more evil Clinton for president!!!! Go figure that one!! She wants to take your kids away and let the ' Whole Village ' raise them! i.e. governmental indoctrination .. Look this one up!! 

The rest of you morons want to be led by a junior senator with no understanding of foreign policy or economics, and this nitwit says we should attack Pakistan, a nuclear ally. And then he wants to go to Iran and make peace with a terrorist who says he's going to destroy us. While he's doing that, he wants to give Iraq to al Qaeda, Afghanistan to the Taliban, Israel to the Palestinians, and your money to the IRS so the government can give welfare to illegal aliens, who he will make into citizens, so they can vote to re-elect him. He also thinks it's okay for Iran to have nuclear weapons, and we should stop our foreign aid to Israel . Did you sleep through high school?

You idiots need to understand that we face a unique enemy. Back during the cold war, there were two major competing political and economic models squaring off. We won that war, but we did so because fundamentally, the Communists wanted to survive, just as we do. We were simply able to out spend and out-tech them. 
 
That's not the case this time. The soldiers of our new enemy don't care if they survive. In fact, they want to die. That'd be fine, as long as they weren't also committed to taking as many of you with them as they can. But they are. They want to kill you, and the bastards are all over the globe.

You should be grateful that they haven't gotten any more of us here in the United States since September 11. But you're not. That's because you've got no idea how hard a small number of intelligence, military, law enforcement, and homeland security people have worked to make sure of that. When this whole mess started, I warned you that this would be a long and difficult fight. I'm disappointed how many of you people think a long and difficult fight amounts to a single season of 'Survivor.'
  
Instead, you've grown impatient. You're incapable of seeing things through the long lens of history, the way our enemies do. You think that wars should last a few months, a few years, tops.

Making matters worse, you actively support those who help the enemy. Every time you buy the New York Times, every time you smoke a joint or snort cocaine, crack etc. or send a donation to a cut-and-run Democrat's political campaign, well, dang it, you might just as well FedEx a grenade launcher to a Jihadist. It amounts to the same thing.

In this day and age, it's easy enough to find the truth. It's all over the Internet. It just isn't on the pages of the New York Times, USA Today, or on NBC News. But even if it were, I doubt you'd be any smarter. Most of you would rather watch American Idol or Dancing with Stars.

I could say more about your expectations that the government will always be there to bail you out, even if you're too stupid to leave a city that's below sea level and has a hurricane approaching.
 
I could say more about your insane belief that government, not your own wallet, is where the money comes from. But I've come to the conclusion that were I to do so, it would sail right over your heads.

So I quit. I'm going back to Crawford. I've got an energy-efficient house down there (Al Gore could only dream) and the capability to be fully self-sufficient for years. No one ever heard of Crawford before I got elected, and as soon as I'm done here pretty much no one will ever hear of it again. Maybe I'll be lucky enough to die of old age before the last pillars of America fall.
 
Oh, and by the way, Cheney's quitting too. That means Pelosi is your new President. You asked for it. Watch what she does carefully, because I still have a glimmer of hope that there are just enough of you remaining who are smart enough to turn this thing around in 2008.

So that's it. God bless what's left of America 

Some of you know what I mean. The rest of you, kiss off.
 
PS - You might want to start learning Farsi, and buy a Koran.

So You Think You Can Dance Week 1 part 2

This was my favorite dance from last week.

Was a little distrtacted by her tan line though...

List of the Greatest Grills and Smokers

Check out this list.

Some of the coolest stuff I've ever seen...

So You Think You Can Dance Week 1

I love this show. It is my 3rd favorite reality show after Survivor and The Amazing Race.

Here are two of my favorite dances from 2 years ago. Benji and Donyell were my favorite couple from Season 2.

Here is Neil and Lacy from last season.

Here is Lauren and Neil.

Can't forget Pasha and Sara.

Crazy Courtroom things

Here are a couple of crazy courtroom things that I have run across lately.

Sudoku Jury

Porn Judge

The jury members should split the bill for the trial, maybe even be held in contempt.

This judge is on a short list for the Supreme Court??? Not any more...

Wedding Dance

Thought of my friends, the Meadows, when I watched this video...

(It's a little long, but worth it.)

My First Tomato

Picked and ate my first tomato last night. It was a cherry tomato. Opened the fridge to get some dressing. Decided to eat it plain.

It was yummy.

Almost Darwin Award Nominee

Just missed the Darwin Awards...

Awkward moment on national television

How about this kid.

Handled it pretty well, I think.

Seems fitting...

I like this story. Definitely thinking out of the box.

Summer Reading

Today we started our summer reading program. We are each going to read 1 hour per day.

I am reading "The Judas Strain" by James Rollins.



The drama son is reading "The Case for Christ" by Lee Strobel.


Drama Momma is reading some book about a dead guy that comes back to life. Sounds like a lifetime movie to me.

Not sure what the drama daughter is reading. Something spiritual, I am sure.