Al Gore REMOVES ALL DOUBT that he has no grasp of Science yet no one seems to have told him he doesn’t.
Face it Gore… your credibility was shot in the ass as soon as you said you invented the Internet and has gone down hill from there, in spite of Socialist Pals of yours hanging on your every uninformed word.
Going on the Conan O’Brian Show and pontificating about Geothermal Energy?
AAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!
partial transcript…
Conan: Now, what about … you talk in the book about ‘geothermal energy.’
Al: Yeah, yeah.
Conan: and that is, as I understand it, using the heat that’s generated from the core of the earth …
Al: Yeah.
Conan: … to create energy, and it sounds to me like an evil plan by Lex Luthor to defeat Superman. Can you, can you tell me, is this a viable solution, geothermal energy?
Al: It definitely is, and it’s a relatively new one. People think about geothermal energy — when they think about it at all — in terms of the hot water bubbling up in some places, but two kilometers or so down in most places there are these incredibly hot rocks, ’cause the interior of the earth is extremely hot, several million degrees, and the crust of the earth is hot
Earth
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Al “The Scientific Idiot” Gore
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The Sun is rated at a spectral class of G2V… thus has a surface temperature of 5,780° Kelvin, 5,510° Celsius, 9950° Fahrenheit.
The Earth’s core temperature is estimated to be about 3273° Kelvin, 3,000° Celsius, 5432° Fahrenheit.
Geothermal adaptation for use as an alternative energy source is certainly NOT, I repeat… NOT… “relatively new.”
Geothermal to Electric Power generation has been around in the US since 1922.
From lsa.colorado.edu:
A group of Italians built an electric generator at Lardarello in 1904. Their generator was powered by the natural steam erupting from the earth.
The first attempt to develop geothermal power in the United States came in 1922 at The Geysers steam field in northern California. The project failed because the pipes and turbines of the day could not stand up to the abrasion and corrosion of the particles and impurities that were in the steam. Later, a small but successful hydrothermal plant opened at the Geysers in 1960. Today 28 plants are operating there.
Electricity is now produced from geothermal energy in 21 countries, including the United States.
Iceland has been using Geothermal Power Generation for YEARS, Mr Gore…
Iceland's geothermal power plant at Nesjavellir
New Drill Bits have been developed for drilling down two kilometers to tap into Geothermal energy, you say??? Better tell Baker Hughes…
Baker Hughes Drill Bit Development still in progress… temps above 400° problematic:
Baker Hughes Drills Deep for High-Stress Bits
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Hey Al Gore, are you going to make an appearance on the TV show:
Are you smarter than a 5th grader?
Please,please,please, do!
Thsi is why the recession will remain and get worse. All levels of government are going to tax and spend us into oblivian.
The Highest Tax Increases Ever
State and local governments demand that their residents shut up and pay up during a recession.
By Jim Geraghty
State governments know we’re in a recession, and they know you’re hurting. That’s why they’re demanding more from you.
We’ve seen a lot of anger about taxes at the tea parties and town-hall meetings this year, and observers might be forgiven for thinking that the federal government enacted income-tax increases the moment Obama was inaugurated. It did not, but Americans are governed by more than Washington, and while Obama has enacted only one major tax increase this year — raising the tobacco tax nearly 62 cents on a pack of cigarettes, to $1.01 — state and local governments have responded to the recession by essentially lifting up their citizens, turning them upside down, and shaking them until all their remaining pocket change falls out.
A new survey of state governments shows that 29 states enacted tax and fee increases this year that are expected to take almost $24 billion from their residents.
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Geraghty: The Highest Tax Increases Ever
Sales-tax increases are common: They will raise an extra $4 billion in California, $889 million in Massachusetts, and $803 million in North Carolina. Income taxes are going up, too: The hikes are expected to generate an additional $4 billion in New York, $1.01 billion in New Jersey, $617 million in Connecticut, $278 million in Wisconsin, and $235 million in Oregon. Higher corporate-income taxes will boost revenues by $110 million in Connecticut, $130 million in Delaware, and $25.8 million in Tennessee. Higher gas taxes will yield an additional $33.9 million in Alaska, $6 million in Maine, $2.4 million in New Hampshire. Apparently concluding that small businesses have it too easy, New Hampshire just added a new interest and dividends tax on limited-liability corporations. All of this is enough to drive you to drink, but state governments will get you there, too: Alcohol taxes are going up in New York, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Vermont.
Did states cut their budgets? Sure: Collectively, the states reduced spending by $31 billion this year, with another $55 billion in cuts slated for next year. (Of course, future budget cuts have a tendency not to turn out as expected. One can be forgiven for doubting that California will really cut its budget by $20 billion next year, as projected.)
How did states get into this mess? Over the past two decades, most states enacted gargantuan increases in spending. States’ collective general-fund spending increased in real terms every year from 1984 to 2002, with the increases ranging from 0.6 percent in 1993 to 5.2 percent in 1999. Real spending fell slightly during the first three years after 9/11 — with declines of 1.4 percent, 3.6 percent, and 1 percent from 2002 to 2004 — before jumping up again in recent years: by 3.4 percent in 2006 and 4.3 percent in 2007. The nominal increases (not accounting for inflation) were often much higher (for example, 9.4 percent in 2007).
Total spending by all states is estimated at $1.23 trillion this year; in 2004, it was $1.01 trillion; a decade ago, in 1999, it was a little over half what it is today, a mere $693 billion.
While this year’s tax increases are the worst — by a lot — it’s not as if state tax and fee revenues have declined in recent years. They’ve increased every year since 2002, except for a 2.1 percent decline in 2007.
And this is just state taxes. Local governments are hiking taxes as well. Pottstown, Pa., is considering a 20 percent hike in property taxes. New Orleans is increasing its property taxes. This year, about 30 Massachusetts communities have voted on property-tax increases. It’s not surprising that local lawmakers think raising taxes is normal, when even Normal, Ind., is doing it. New York City has moved to raise sales taxes, as has Los Angeles County. In Massachusetts, Arlington and Lexington raised hotel and restaurant taxes.
Of course, many of these tax increases don’t work out quite as supporters intend. States and municipalities that raised sales taxes in 2008 are bringing in less revenue than they expected. Many lawmakers blame it on “the economy,” never stopping to think that making an item more expensive might induce people to buy less of it.
Then there’s the “millionaires’ tax,” popularly perceived as going after the little tuxedo-clad guy from the Monopoly board. In many cases, one does not need income of a million dollars to qualify for this tax. In Connecticut, if you’re a single filer with more than $500,000 in income, you pay at the state’s top rate of 6.5 percent. Oregon raised its top tax rate to 11 percent on income over $250,000; in Hawaii, income as low as $200,000 is sufficient to put you in the top bracket.
Maryland was one of the first states to implement a millionaires’ tax (in 2008). It subsequently found that — surprise! — some millionaires chose to live elsewhere; other millionaires stopped being millionaires in the tougher economic climate; and we can wonder whether some voluntarily earned less this year to avoid the new tax. The number of Marylanders with more than $1 million in taxable income fell by one-third, to about 2,000. Taxes collected from those returns declined by roughly $100 million.
More tax hikes are coming down the pike. Starting next year, 33 states will increase unemployment-insurance tax rates. Pittsburgh, concluding that the cost of higher education is insufficiently crippling, is talking about a new municipal tax on college tuition. Vermont is considering a 17-cents-per-bag tax on plastic bags. Santa Clara is considering a new hotel tax to finance a new stadium for the San Francisco 49ers.
In state after state, legislatures are using the stimulus funds to fill in budget holes that are likely to be worse next year. In state after state, lawmakers decided to avoid hard decisions in 2009 by spending funds set aside for 2010.
In New York, notes the Buffalo News, “Lawmakers did themselves no favors by dipping into a pot of federal bailout stimulus funds to the tune of $400 million to help avoid school cuts now; that money was not due to be spent until next year.” In New Mexico, says the AP, “The Legislature estimates that at least $300 million in state money will be needed to replace federal funds next year unless budgets are cut.” In Kansas, the Kansas City Star observes, “To avoid even deeper cuts this year, [Gov. Mark] Parkinson will use $85 million in federal stimulus money that had been budgeted for next year. But the move just creates a bigger hole in next year’s budget.” In Michigan, the AP reports, “The Democrat-led House last week passed a bill that would use more federal stimulus money to reduce the amount of the cuts. The proposal, which would speed up the use of $184 million in stimulus money that is supposed to be saved for next year, has run into opposition in the Republican-led Senate.”
Are state legislators willing to share the pain of their constituents? A few state legislatures have taken pay cuts: The base salary for California legislators was reduced this year from $116,208 to $95,291, while the governor’s salary (which Arnold Schwarzenegger declines to collect) dropped from $212,179 to $173,987. In Florida, legislators’ base pay was reduced from $31,932 to $30,336.
http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=MTZhZDdjZmI4ODY1Nzc0ZDhhOWI2ZTI2ZWRjZTNhZDE=
There is eventually going to be a tax revolt. I can smell it in the air.
Speaker Pelosi: We would do ‘almost anything’ to pass healthcare this year
By Mike Soraghan – 12/10/09 12:00 PM ET
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) laid out a scenario Thursday in which the massive overhaul of the nation’s health system could pass by the end of the year.
If the Senate were to pass a bill by next Thursday, Dec. 17, she said, the House and Senate could conduct a conference committee during the next weekend and pass it before New Year’s Day.
“I think we would do almost anything if it meant we would pass healthcare for all Americans before the Christmas holidays,” Pelosi told reporters at her weekly news conference. “It may be that we can’t, and it will have to be a New Year’s present to the American people. But as soon as we can, we will.”
Rep. Bart Stupak (D-Mich.) said Wednesday that the talk among members was that the bill could be added to the omnibus appropriations bill and passed during the holidays, even between Christmas and New Year’s Day. He said that that line of thought included adding an increase in the nation’s debt limit. It would be more difficult to vote against the spending bill, even with healthcare and more debt, because it includes funding for members’ pet projects and money for the military.
“Then some could say, ‘You’re not supporting the troops,’” Stupak explained.
But the scenario Stupak recounted also included the House passing the Senate bill without changes, a process called “pingpong.”
But Pelosi dismissed reports that the House would skip a conference committee and pass the Senate version of the bill as unlikely. Asked about the chances of that scenario unfolding, she said, “Not much.
“We would like to see a full conference,” she said.
The House version of the bill includes a “public health insurance option,” a government-run plan intended to compete with private plans and lower premiums. The Senate is moving away from that concept and is looking at a plan to allow people as young as 55 to obtain Medicare coverage.
Pelosi had said she wouldn’t be able to pass a bill through her chamber initially without such a public option, but throughout the months of House debates she carefully avoided any such definitive statements about final passage or a conference committee with the Senate. She had said she wanted a strong public option in the House bill to give her a stronger bargaining position with the Senate.
Even the House liberals who demanded a “robust” public option in the House version didn’t draw a line in the sand for final passage.
“What I have said is … we believe the public option is the best way to keep insurance companies honest and increase competition,” Pelosi said. “If you have a better way, put it on the table.”
Wrapped into discussions about the House schedule is the prospect that Pelosi might lead a congressional delegation to the Copenhagen summit on climate change. Pelosi has described climate change as her “flagship” issue and hopes to make the trip.
The official House calendar has the House working as late as Tuesday, Dec. 22. But Pelosi said Thursday the House is set to finish its work by Wednesday, Dec. 16. Finishing by then would allow her to travel to Copenhagen.
“It’s a very important meeting,” Pelosi said. “I hope we’ll be able to spend a few days there.”
http://thehill.com/homenews/house/71663-pelosi-christmas-recess-healthcare-vote-possible
There is going to be socialist “political blood” in the streets in Washington DC on election night 2010.
bank on it
Lisa,
I don’t remember what CERN stands for, but it’s an atom smasher in Oslo that was supposed to open a black hole on earth that might devour us.
Foxwood New World Dictionary
AlGore: noun–
1. Idiot
2. Moron
Origin:
1948; ME < L idiōta < Gk iditēs person lacking skill or expertise, equiv. to idiō- (lengthened var. of idio- idio-, perh. by analogy with stratiōtēs professional polititian, deriv. of stratiá army) + -tēs agent n. suffix
Synonyms:
1. fool, half-wit; imbecile; dolt, dunce, numskull.
Sentence usage: "Don't be an AlGore!"
This from the Canadian publication “The Financial Post”….sure to raise eyebrows, among other things eh???? One million births each hour? yowzaa, I don’t think we can survive unless we sit back and rationally assess the fact that we CANNOT sustain the population if it continues to rise. Plain and simple. Are there any among us who think the earth has an infinate ability to sustain our growing numbers???
The real inconvenient truth
The whole world needs to adopt China’s one-child policy
Diane Francis, Financial Post
Published: Tuesday, December 08, 2009
The “inconvenient truth” overhanging the UN’s Copenhagen conference is not that the climate is warming or cooling, but that humans are overpopulating the world.
A planetary law, such as China’s one-child policy, is the only way to reverse the disastrous global birthrate currently, which is one million births every four days.
The world’s other species, vegetation, resources, oceans, arable land, water supplies and atmosphere are being destroyed and pushed out of existence as a result of humanity’s soaring reproduction rate.
Ironically, China, despite its dirty coal plants, is the world’s leader in terms of fashioning policy to combat environmental degradation, thanks to its one-child-only edict.
The intelligence behind this is the following:
-If only one child per female was born as of now, the world’s population would drop from its current 6.5 billion to 5.5 billion by 2050, according to a study done for scientific academy Vienna Institute of Demography.
-By 2075, there would be 3.43 billion humans on the planet. This would have immediate positive effects on the world’s forests, other species, the oceans, atmospheric quality and living standards.
-Doing nothing, by contrast, will result in an unsustainable population of nine billion by 2050.
Humans are the only rational animals but have yet to prove it. Medical and other scientific advances have benefited by delivering lower infant mortality rates as well as longevity. Both are welcome, but humankind has not yet recalibrated its behavior to account for the fact that the world can only accommodate so many people, especially if billions get indoor plumbing and cars.
The fix is simple. It’s dramatic. And yet the world’s leaders don’t even have this on their agenda in Copenhagen. Instead there will be photo ops, posturing, optics, blah-blah-blah about climate science and climate fraud, announcements of giant wind farms, then cap-and-trade subsidies.
None will work unless a China one-child policy is imposed. Unfortunately, there are powerful opponents. Leaders of the world’s big fundamentalist religions preach in favor of procreation and fiercely oppose birth control. And most political leaders in emerging economies perpetuate a disastrous Catch-22: Many children (i. e. sons) stave off hardship in the absence of a social safety net or economic development, which, in turn, prevents protections or development.
China has proven that birth restriction is smart policy. Its middle class grows, all its citizens have housing, health care, education and food, and the one out of five human beings who live there are not overpopulating the planet.
For those who balk at the notion that governments should control family sizes, just wait until the growing human population turns twice as much pastureland into desert as is now the case, or when the Amazon is gone, the elephants disappear for good and wars erupt over water, scarce resources and spatial needs.
The point is that Copenhagen’s talking points are beside the point.
The only fix is if all countries drastically reduce their populations, clean up their messes and impose mandatory conservation measures.
dfrancis@nationalpost.com
whoops, that’s a million births every four days. Phew, imagine if?
Well darn!! Lunch is over!!! They fled the battle scene bloodied, tails tucked between their butt cheeks, and whining for their mommies!!! lol
God that was FUN!!!!!! Makes me glad to be alive it does!! hahahaha
aw, c’mon. Gore never claimed to be a mathematician did he? He’s only off by about 1 million 995 thousand degrees…
lisa, still giving em hell over at youtube? I checked our your link earlier. You go girl!
http://public.web.cern.ch/public/
After becoming the world’s highest energy particle accelerator, the LHC is now making progress in commissioning stable beams and providing more collisions at the four points for several hours at a time. For the first time, beams have circulated with more than one bunch of protons, thus increasing the intensity.
Yeah Rosie—they stopped commenting now—-hope they come back with better material!! hahahhahaa
I’m the “Bitch” that ate their licked balls”, don’t ya know!! hahahhahaha
Thanks for peeping in—it was GREAT!!! Just like the OLDEN days of Icry….only I hate that after a few comments you have to enter those stupid codes!! egads that is a pain during battle!! ;-}
yeah I see that you were served their balls on a platter and made mince meat outta them. wtg go girl! Yeh it does remind me of the old days when the battles raged and the insults flew. That was fun.
The Conservative Army has surrounded Washington and the tax and spend Liberals that have infested our government, that have ridiculed our Constitution.
We are encamped, watching, and will not go away.
The arrogance of these people is detestable.
It’s time Americans.
Let’s take our Country back.
The video has been yanked off YouTube today… wonder why???
*eye roll*
Holy cow!!! Foxwood—here is a video about that CERN…..
http://cdsweb.cern.ch/journal/CERNBulletin/2009/51/News%20Articles/1227580?ln=en
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Lisa you are making me want to resurrect Enola Gay.
This time around she will be Stealth
Sami
Troll hunting is GOOD today!!! Done snagged another one!!! LOL!!!!!
The maverick is gonna go down in flames!! hahahaha…..Dang I miss that guy!! hahahaha
Rosie
I watched your Palin book signing video!!! Well done on the interviews!!
You make us PROUD honey!!
thanks lisa, I submitted it as an ireport and got vetted. I think they featured it somewhere cuz I’ve been getting quite a few hits. over 1000 so far. It was on the side bar saying they used it in CNN news coverage, whatever that means. Those people in the vid made the interviews easy. They were happy to talk and super friendly. Even those who discovered I am a liberal. hahaha
Rosie
That is GREAT news sweetie!!! I’m happy for your comeback!!!
I’m a Liberal too Rose, just not one that the Left terms it to be as defined now—hahahhaa
Took me allot of research to discover what they had done!!! Changing the meaning of our language was BRILLIANT on their part! Keeps people feeling all snug and warm inside and they don’t realize the change until Communism is staring them in the face.
Experience hath shewn, that even under the best forms of government those entrusted with power have, in time, and by slow operations, perverted it into tyranny.
Thomas Jefferson
sami, I just strung my solar Christmas lights out on my lilac tree. I suppose I could be politically correct and call them “holiday lights”. I feel so good about myself that they are being powered by the sun. heehee reducing my carbon footprint one xmas lite at a time…oops. lol
yeah lisa, I don’t really know what a liberal is anymore or what I am for that matter. I just kind of slog along looking for answers and just coming up with more questions. Sure wish someone would come along who I’d stand in line to meet.
I cut down 3 trees. Well, every time I cut one, I found a better one. So I put the other two on the burn pile and torched them with the rest of the trash. I put the tree up and since I hate wasting things, I put up my old 35 watt bulbs. My Christmas tree is lit up, well, like a Christmas tree. I got alot of those bulbs, so I have outlined the front of the house, the door and the 7 front windows. You can see my house at least a mile away.
No to imply that he was a scientific moron would imply that he had some basic underpinning in science. He is a moron and quite possibly the biggest hoax promoter in the entire history of the U.S. Jim
Just finished ‘Dinner”…..Liberal stew is always tasty on a cold, cloudy day!! LMAO!!!
I feel totally pigged out here! Worse than Thanksgiving day after eating too much turkey…hahaha
Jim
How right you are. To spew the INSANE bogus propaganda that Gore has, only proves how demented he has become in his corruption and greed!
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Tiger to take a break from golf.
Lisa, Who is 2346?
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foxy, lol…would love to see your display.
foxy said: I put up my old 35 watt bulbs. My Christmas tree is lit up, well, like a Christmas tree. I got alot of those bulbs, so I have outlined the front of the house, the door and the 7 front windows. You can see my house at least a mile away.
Foxwood
He is 24 years old according to his bio? He popped in and that Maverick guy was totally nasty to him….but the kid has guts and stood his ground. :-}
The troll is back on the other video now—been sorting that one back out….Am I having a GOOD DAY troll hunting or what!! LMAO
Reeled in 4 today!! WOW….YEAH!!
Troll Fry coming up soon guys!!!
Tiger says that he wants to get his life back in order. I think THAT is a good idea. Hopefully his wife and him can sort this all out.
It’s a mess, but sincere love, regret and redemption from the one wronged, can move mountains.
I hope them the best.
Just giving you a hard time, Rose. All I have up is just a Leg Light from the “Christmas Story”. 🙂 My cat’s would be in the tree. Ask Lisa.
If someone would, give me a test email. I think I’m having email problems.
Hi there Lisa, Rosehips, Foxwood. Looks like everybody is been busy here lately.
Hey Kinky and SamH,
whats up with the fly by ads of your blog posts and no comments or interaction on the blog? Yah, whats up with that? Becoming anti-social?
Judge Rules Effort to Strip ACORN of Federal Funds Unconstitutional
ACORN claimed in its lawsuit that Congress’ decision to cut off its funding was unconstitutional because it punitively targeted an organization
NEW YORK — The U.S. government’s move this fall to cut off funding to ACORN was unconstitutional, a federal judge ruled Friday, handing the embattled group a legal victory.
U.S. District Judge Nina Gershon issued the preliminary injunction against the government, saying it’s in the public’s interest for the organization to continue receiving federal funding.
ACORN claimed in its lawsuit that Congress’ decision to cut off its funding was unconstitutional because it punitively targeted an individual organization.
Gershon said in her ruling that ACORN had raised a “fundamental issue of separation of powers. They have been singled out by Congress for punishment that directly and immediately affects their ability to continue to obtain federal funding, in the absence of any judicial, or even administrative, process adjudicating guilt.”
Bill Quigley, the legal director of the Center for Constitutional Rights, which brought the lawsuit on behalf of ACORN and two affiliates, said the decision sends a sharp message to Congress that it can’t single out an individual or organization without due process.
“It’s a resounding victory for ACORN,” he said. “I’d be surprised if the government decides to appeal.”
ACORN, or the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, describes itself as an advocate for low-income and minority homebuyers and residents in communities served by its offices around the country. Critics say it has violated the tax-exempt status of some of its affiliates by engaging in partisan political activities.
The law that halted ACORN’s federal funding took effect Oct. 1 and was extended Oct. 31. It was set to either expire or be extended again on Dec. 18.
ACORN’s lawsuit was filed in federal court in Brooklyn and sought reinstatement of the funds. Quigley said millions of dollars in funds should begin to flow again to ACORN next week. The judge said the “public will not suffer harm by allowing the plaintiffs to continue work on contracts duly awarded by federal agencies.”
ACORN has been dogged by allegations of voter-registration fraud and embezzlement.
Several of its offices were the subject of an embarrassing hidden-camera sting in which ACORN employees were shown advising a couple posing as a prostitute and her pimp to lie about her profession and launder her earnings. The videos sparked a political uproar, with Republicans trying to use the group’s troubles to portray Democrats as corrupt.
The group’s lawsuit named the U.S. government, the secretary of Housing and Urban Development, the director of the Office of Management and Budget and the secretary of the Treasury as defendants.
Justice Department spokeswoman Beverley Lumpkin said the agency was reviewing the decision and declined to comment further.
“Today’s ruling is a victory for the constitutional rights for all Americans and for the citizens who work through ACORN to improve their communities and promote responsible lending and homeownership,” ACORN CEO Bertha Lewis said in a statement.
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/12/11/judge-rules-effort-strip-acorn-federal-funds-unconstitutional/
ACORN has been dogged by allegations of voter-registration fraud and embezzlement.
“Today’s ruling is a victory for the constitutional rights for all Americans and for the citizens who work through ACORN to improve their communities and promote responsible lending and homeownership,” ACORN CEO Bertha Lewis said in a statement.
Good video Lisa. 30,000 scientist wanting to sue Al Gore. The Main Stream Media will not let this guy on the Air? Hmmmmmmm, no surprise there.
The Corruption goes deep here in America and the Corrupt People are very, very, powerful.
” The Bigger they are the Harder they Fall”
Good Evening Everyone! Check this out! This is great!
cute tellit
Christmas is coming isn’t it? holy cow the countdown is coming too!
lol @ the dirty ape
Fee-ewh! I left the fart fan on, but beware. Just notices some new scrawlings on the men’s room wall. A poet? Could be.
Rose, if you get a chance to get the original book, it’s much better than the movie. The library should have it. It was written by a french man. I can’t remember the name and I got a cat on my lap or I’d get the name for you.
Pierre Boulle, Wikipedia is a good tool.
Tellit
That doggie Christmas was precious!!!! LOL….they did a good job!!
Sami
You have said:
Hey Kinky and SamH,
whats up with the fly by ads of your blog posts and no comments or interaction on the blog? Yah, whats up with that? Becoming anti-social?
I took a bad fall a week ago and did my back in. I cannot sit in a chair. My main duty on line is to keep my blog up. I am standing at my computer to do so. I also have other things like banking I have to do during the time I take for it.
I am entering a time of a lot of doctors’ appointments – one about a tumor we hope is benign near the brain. I am anti-social in the matter of wanting to chat. I just want to write at this time. I hope you will understand. I hope I can get away to Iowa to be with my brother and his family. I may not be well enough to do so. I have other serious problems going on at the house so I have to say not to count on me until after the first of the year when I get a lot straightened out. I will try to check in again before long.
DOG OVERBOARD
Good Morning my Fellow Patriots 🙂
SamH has said:
I am entering a time of a lot of doctors’ appointments – one about a tumor we hope is benign near the brain. I am anti-social in the matter of wanting to chat. I just want to write at this time. I hope you will understand. I hope I can get away to Iowa to be with my brother and his family. I may not be well enough to do so. I have other serious problems going on at the house so I have to say not to count on me until after the first of the year when I get a lot straightened out. I will try to check in again before long.
Dearest SamH
We had no idea you were going through such an ordeal. You simply must leave us at least a drive by comment from time to time so as to keep us informed that we may better know how to pray for you. I do hope all works out well for you and you can get these difficulties behind you and once more brighten up our days with your wit and informative comments.
God Bless you and your family.
Dear Sami
Thank you for your beautiful words. I will keep you all informed. I appreciate your deep understanding and your affection for me.
SH
DOG OVERBOARD
That green faced avatar was I hope the result of a typo in my e-mail address.
Well I got rid of the green faced thing and because it is gone I hope you will not add dementia to my ills, lol.
DOG OVERBOARD
This Just In:
AL GORE TO TRAVEL TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH WITH RECTAL THERMOMETER .
In an effort to save the World from Climate Change the White House has announced a Tax on any state that is producing Volcano’s.
Old Faithful is to be Capped and Traded in an on going effort to save the Planet.
Sami
Love Gore with a rectal thermometer taking a trip!
I leave you with my favorite song about magic:
FOX – when you get up, know that when a video mis-fired yesterday and there was nothing beneath my avatar I saw your wonderful line:
Sami – you’ve made SH speechless!
One final note Sami
If you visit my blog, you will see everyone with a blog listed in my “Daily outings” column that are on VF blog.
There is a large widget with VF’s picture and a link to this blog. So I am advertising for all of my friends with blogs and with a big tip of the hat to VF. We help each other. We send each other traffic. That is how we grow and grow the Conservative Blog Network.
Have a great weekend with that grandson of yours.
Good Morning SamHenry! Samiam! Foxwood!
I watched the John Stossel program on FOX Financial and it was AWESOME!
Good Morning there VF 🙂
Sarah Palin Makes Surprise Appearance on ‘Tonight Show’
Sarah Palin made a surprise appearance on ‘The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien’ — and turned the tables on ‘Star Trek’ actor William Shatner.
Love the Old Ironsides cannon firing!
I have been on board the USS Constitution and it was wonderful!
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Sarah Palin made a surprise appearance on “The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien” on Friday — and turned the tables on actor William Shatner.
In recent appearances on the late-night television show, Shatner has adopted a serious pose and recited some of Palin’s less serious observations.
He was brought out again Friday to read passages from Palin’s blockbuster “Going Rogue.” The carefully selected passages included ones about rapper Kid Rock and stalking sheep.
Afterward, it was Palin’s turn to read from Shatner’s autobiography, “Up Till Now.” The former Alaska governor’s selections included one in which Shatner talks about visiting an African elephant “in my underwear.”
After the readings, there appeared to be no hard feelings. The two left the stage arm-in-arm.
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/12/12/sarah-palin-makes-surprise-appearance-tonight/?test=faces
I saw that!!!!
OMG Did William Shatner look completely dumbfounded! shocked was more like it!
I think it is really Great that America’s First Battleship is still afloat and preserved for all American’s to get a glimse into our History.
Sam, it is still commissioned in the US Navy as a battle Ship of the line…. still manned and commanded by the US Navy.
And it is battle ready…
Ahahahaha, Sarah Palin got Shatner’s Scalp! lol
Live long and Prosper Sarah 🙂
A distinguished member of Her Majesty’s Navy Admiralty toured and inspected the USS Constitution and was blown away at her state of Battle Readiness.
VF said:
Sam, it is still commissioned in the US Navy as a battle Ship of the line…. still manned and commanded by the US Navy.
And it is battle ready…
VF,
That is all inspiring to know that Our First Battle ship is and will remain in service.
That speaks volumes about the will of the American People.
Mr. Obama, don’t underestimate us!
Sam, Sarah Palin certainly took Captain Kirk’s Scalp!!! He was speechless…
The way Obama is cutting our Defense Spending the Constitution may well become our first line of defense.
the official website of the USS Constitution…
The Oldest war ship still fully comissioned in the US Navy…
http://www.history.navy.mil/ussconstitution/
Samiam… Obama is completely clueless what makes real Americans tick… he was raised in a Communist Hot House and fed crap all his life… and that is his problem…
Now? We set the terms… and his will be up in three years… damn dirtbag.
Thank you for the link VF.
What to do, what to do?
Should I go to the Zoo to see the African Lions? or
Should I go to the White House to see the lying African?
VF says:
Samiam… Obama is completely clueless what makes real Americans tick… he was raised in a Communist Hot House and fed crap all his life… and that is his problem…
Now? We set the terms… and his will be up in three years… damn dirtbag.
VF,
Obama should find out quick what make’s the American People Tick because we are Ticking!
What? Did I miss the cannon fire? I had to catch up on some needed sleep.
Foxwood,
While you were sleeping Sarah Palin done scalped William Shatner!
He is off now orbiting Uranus looking for Klingon’s.
SanH,
I know what you mean about being anti-social. I avoid people like the plague.
I’m sorry to hear of your illness. Your going to get better for us tho. That’s an order! 😉
He better not be on my anus.
I was watching Fox and Friends when I woke up. I did see the video. It was hilarious. I think it was set up tho. I think Shatner knew it was coming.
I got to fix my espresso. Any requests?
I am going later to spend the afternoon at my Grandson’s 2nd Birthday Party.
My Liberal Out Spoken Ex Mother in Law will be there.
Oh joy 😦
Dare I take a scalp today?
Obama could ass screw a dog on camera, then slit its throat…
And his worshipers would sigh wistfully and continue to support him to the ends of the earth.
I am conscious again. I get up early and then back to bed.
Mornng VF. FOX- thank you very much for ryour understanding and sincere good wishes.
I don’t see anyone on your anus. That must be a good sign from the gods.
you have an espresso machine?
how cool… I have one also!
Foxwood /says
I got to fix my espresso. Any requests?
Good Morning SamHenry!
I don’t know how Sarah Palin survives these unwarranted attacks. I ave done a blogpost on t. In honor of the new Disney movie, I now refer to them as frogposts.
Good morning VF – I thought I had said goodmorning to you. An oversight as you well know.
re-post of Sarah taking Shatner’s scalp! hahaha
Shatner had just concluded one of his Palin readings… and un-known to Shatner, Sarah was there and walked out totally unannounced… much to Shatner’s chagrin
Be careful Foxwood.
William Shatner may very well go where no man has gone before.
VF: Re: Algore and geothermal. Nice surgery on the knees with Algore on this topic, hopefully you did nothing to stop the bleeding. Of course he is often excellent in flight entertainment on a pod cast. HA. The guy needs to be behind bars. J.C.
Listen to the crowd cheering as Sarah Walked onstage… no one knew she was going to be on the show, so the audience was not pre-filled with folks expecting and awaiting to see Sarah.
Sarah seems to be winning over many of those skeptics who wrote her off or just plain didn’t like her.
I have one member of my own family who actually hated her and is now a fan of Sarah Palin.
I have to get flat again. The back is a bit better and I don’t want to tempt fate.
See you whenever.
DOG calls for med evacuaion chopper. Dispatcher says “in your dreams” and hangs up. DOG calls a friend who comes out to the Great Ship VF and lowers DOG in harness into his cigar boat. SH has always wanted to ride i one of those. SH calls med dispatcher and says – “sorry to tie up the line but I’ve got a cigar boat ride to shore. Catch me if you can, old crab.” DOG whisked to shore grateful and content. cigar boats are magic. Pass the bong! (Did I use the right term?) Cigar boats are usually drug traffic these days. DOG has another whiff – Ahhhhhhhh. What pain.
DOG has to remove large labrador retriever from heating pad in bed in order to get flat. Yesterday he ate my Grandma Brown baked bean sandwich. Lots of CO2. Plants were happy. Lab noted for his SBDs. Imp a close, surprising second.
I think Bill likes her.
Coffee’s ready! Expresso? Latte?
Egg, bacon and sausage ready!
Got fried tators.
Who ordered the toast?
Reminds me of a song…
Gramma’s in the celler
Lord, can’t ya smell her
Cookin’ pancakes on a dirty stove
Her eye’s are the matter
it was drippin’ in the batter
and [sniff] was a runnin’ from her nose!
morning peeps!
C’mon VF, I’m with foxy on this. Shatner is no great actor. He didn’t convince me that he was caught completely by surprise. He knew….
bravo for my new pal Sarah for being such a good sport. I think it’s pretty rude that Shatner is exploiting her to get attention for himself. What’s up with that? Can’t he get publicity on his own merits??? I never was that impressed with him.
my ireport is currently the most viewed (by over 4800 views) and newsiest. Not a bad comeback. Only a few comments. It’s dead over there!
I will be working on another vid from Sarah’s book signing this morning. I’ll be sure to share when I”m done.
SH, please take care of yourself. We only get one body and we got to make it last.
did anyone notice this in the news today?
Court halts cuts to ACORN funding
New York – The U.S. government’s move this fall to cut off funding to ACORN was unconstitutional, a federal judge ruled Friday, handing the embattled group a legal victory.
U.S. District Judge Nina Gershon issued the preliminary injunction against the government, saying it’s in the public’s interest for the organization to continue receiving federal funding.
ACORN claimed in its lawsuit that Congress’ decision to cut off its funding was unconstitutional because it punitively targeted an individual organization.
ACORN, or the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, describes itself as an advocate for low-income and minority homebuyers and residents in communities served by its offices around the country. Critics say it has violated the tax-exempt status of some of its affiliates by engaging in partisan political activities.
The law that halted ACORN’s federal funding took effect Oct. 1 and was extended Oct. 31. It was set to either expire or be extended again on Dec. 18.
DOG yells from shore – Morning Rose. Wonderful comeback. You always got good reviews on your vids.
FOX – send over the toast. Carrier pigeon on the way. Instructions not to poop on your head. DOG returns to heating pad on bed to await toast. Wishes carrier pigeon could manage a thermos of coffee.
Wow, don’t mess with this senior!
Elderly woman is murder suspect
New Bedford, Mass. – A 98-year-old woman was indicted Friday on a second-degree murder charge that alleges she strangled her 100-year-old nursing home roommate after making the victim’s life “a living hell” because she thought the woman was “taking over the room.”
Laura Lundquist was sent to a state mental hospital for a competency evaluation before her arraignment. Her defense attorney, Carl Levin, said she has a “long-standing diagnosis of dementia, as well as issues of cognitive impairment.”
She is believed to be the oldest murder defendant in state history, but might never go to trial because of her mental health issues.
Her roommate at the Brandon Woods nursing home in Dartmouth, Elizabeth Barrow, was found dead in her bed Sept. 24 with a plastic bag tied around her head. Police initially speculated it was a suicide, but a medical examiner ruled it a homicide after an autopsy indicated strangulation.
Coffee or tea this morning Rose?
Toast on it’s way, SamH!
Good Morning Rosehips!
I was off commenting on the Sarah Palin/Shatner video at youtube…
it is so fun to spin the heads of folks who hate her! hahahahahahaha
DOG calls Rose on her cell phone to thank her for her good wishes.
Dog really has to lie flat and not lie about going to do it! Very good toast FOX just the way I like it.
Take care of yourself SamH!
pass the java over here…
morning vf!
Socialist Activist Judges are a dime a dozen…
rosehips says
did anyone notice this in the news today?
Court halts cuts to ACORN funding
…hands Rosie a fresh cup of café
I was checking out some ireports a minute ago. dmangoman posted a gore basher and included this link. An irish journalist and filmmaker was prevented from asking challenging questions to a Stanford prof (a FOG, friend of Gore) who was launching a new book on climate change in Copenhagen.
http://biggovernment.com/2009/12/11/un-security-stops-journalists-questions-about-climategate/
I added the vid for ya, rose…
thank vf. glad that the footage has gotten out. If you can’t address legitimate issues that are raised that dispute your theories, you need to go back to the classroom and study up on your research. There are some serious credibility issues right now in the climate change community. They need to come clean or find another job.
The YouTube Accountability Factor…
Rose… the tactic of shutting off the questions was based in shear terror of the truth…
That speaks volumes.
rosehips says
thank vf. glad that the footage has gotten out. If you can’t address legitimate issues that are raised that dispute your theories, you need to go back to the classroom and study up on your research. There are some serious credibility issues right now in the climate change community. They need to come clean or find another job.
A direct quote from Sarah Palin:
“Vice President Gore, the Climategate scandal exists. You might even say that it’s sort of like gravity: you simply can’t deny it.” – Sarah Palin
Gore’s response was to call Sarah a so-called Denier… which she is not… rather Gore is a Climategate Denier…
rosehips says
thank vf. glad that the footage has gotten out. If you can’t address legitimate issues that are raised that dispute your theories, you need to go back to the classroom and study up on your research. There are some serious credibility issues right now in the climate change community. They need to come clean or find another job.
Putting the food away if everyone is done!
hmmm, i just tried to post a comment and it’s not here. what’s up with that?
thanks foxy, that was good.
well, what I said was that I have to go grab some wood for my carbon-burning, CO2 spewing stove and how I put the hip in hipocrite. lol
no idea. I checked the pending and spam folders and nothing was there…
rosehips says
hmmm, i just tried to post a comment and it’s not here. what’s up with that?
The amount of corruption in our government is staggering!! $447 omnibus bill?? I guess that would be easier to pass than another “stimulus” bill!! C’mon… 5,000 PORK PROJECTS!!!!
Does anybody else feel helpless???
I like Charles Payne. There is an example of a man that went from nothing to almost 7 figures a year. Born in the Bowery and now living in Manhattan. American Capitalism is a good thing.
belle!!! how cosmic. I was just about to post a comment about you! something to the effect that I was envisioning you hunkered down over a sterno cooker or a candle during day three of your power outage. lol
yeah, I feel helpless….
Good Morning Belle!
The more they pile up the pork, the more pissed the American Public gets and the worse the ass kicking is going to be… there is a silver lining in every dark cloud.
ohiobelle says
The amount of corruption in our government is staggering!! $447 omnibus bill?? I guess that would be easier to pass than another “stimulus” bill!! C’mon… 5,000 PORK PROJECTS!!!!
Does anybody else feel helpless???
Belle, we have to talk to our neighbors and friends when 2010 and 2012 come and get out and vote the bums out.
BBL, got to shower. Hope Sami left some warm water.
I’m serious about the helpless feeling. We know global warming is a hoax yet they are getting ready to jam cap and trade down our throats. They know we don’t want health care yet they are going to jam it down our throats. Obama promised no more pork… 5,000 NEW PROJECTS THAT I DON’T WANT TO PAY FOR!!! Stimulus packages FAILED the taxpayers even though Barack says otherwise!! ALL WE’VE DONE IS PAID FOR OVER 14,000 LIBERAL PET PROJECTS! MY FAVORITE YET.. ACORN ADMITS THEIR GUILT AND OUR GOVERNMENT SAYS IT’S OKAY AND CONTINUES TO GIVE THEM OUR MONEY!!
I CAN’T STAND IT!!
as good a time as any to ressurrect my oinking of america vid.
belle said: C’mon… 5,000 PORK PROJECTS!!!!
Nice video!
C’mon.. honestly, $250,000 for a friggen Fathers Day parade in Philly!! Why are we paying for that!! Somebody please tell me how they can continue to do this?????
Morning y’all….we are fixing to head out to meet our son. YIPEEE!!! FINALLY…..
I’ll be offline for a few days….see y’all when I get back.
Good morning VF, Fox and Rose.
VF wrote: Good Morning Belle!
The more they pile up the pork, the more pissed the American Public gets and the worse the ass kicking is going to be… there is a silver lining in every dark cloud.
My fear is Obama will get elected whether we like it or not! I honestly believe that may happen. I am going POSTAL if it does!!
Rosehips wrote: belle!!! how cosmic. I was just about to post a comment about you! something to the effect that I was envisioning you hunkered down over a sterno cooker or a candle during day three of your power outage. lol
Picture this.. I am sitting in front of the tv watching cspan and chewing on Benicar!! lol
Lisa, I hope you have wonderful time!!
Honestly, Belle, we have to make sure our neighbors and friends know what a sh!tty job Congress is doing and vote these bums out. Until then, all we can do are teaparties, rallies, call the bums, email them, and hold our vomit until 2010 and 2012.
Landrieu doesn’t come up for vote in 2010, but it’s my job to see she gets the boot. I’m going to walk the streets talking to neighbors, as much as I hate people, and remind them that she voted to continue debate on Healthcare.
lisa, enjoy the homecoming. I am thrilled for you!
benicar? I had to look that up. You have taught me so much about pharmaceuticals. Take care of your heart gurl and don’t blow any gaskets. Why not switch to comedy central every once in a while?
Fox, I agree with you. It just pisses me off that our government isn’t listening to us. The families of the victims of 9/11 don’t want a trial in New York but Obama & Co insist that is where it will be held! What a waste of money!! Where is the social justice for the victims of 9/11?? Where is the social justice for the families of the victims??? How can Obama & Co do this to them??
A bullet to the head of each terrorist is “social justice”!
There will be another terrorist attack if they are allowed on US soil. The next attack will be much worse than anything we’ve ever seen. They are just waiting for the trial to begin so the terrrorist can witness what they’ve done.
Are you serious? that’s total negligence imo
Why honor people just because they had children? (i am such a cynic, I know) Why spend money on celebrations when so many people are struggling to stay warm or feed their family?
belle said: $250,000 for a friggen Fathers Day parade in Philly!!
I am becoming a great aunt this weekend as my niece is going to the hospital today and will be induced tomorrow. She is having a girl. I don’t know, I preferred the old days when you didn’t know the gender and you gave birth when the baby was ready to be born. This baby is the first of a new generation in our family. I can’t help but wonder what her life will be like in such an uncertain world. She better learn to buck up cuz I think she’ll need to.
Rosehips, I know just what you mean. The $250,000 taxpayer parade really pissed me off!!
Thats wonderful, dear!
rosehips says
I am becoming a great aunt this weekend as my niece is going to the hospital today and will be induced tomorrow. She is having a girl. I don’t know, I preferred the old days when you didn’t know the gender and you gave birth when the baby was ready to be born. This baby is the first of a new generation in our family. I can’t help but wonder what her life will be like in such an uncertain world. She better learn to buck up cuz I think she’ll need to.
Congrats Rose!
I have a fresh blogpost done…
lets move over to it for faster comment loading!
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