Hugo Chavez the Dictator (Please come arrest me Sean Penn)

Well I see where the esteemed Jack Ass Sean Penn got his idea for jailing news media who call the benevolent Hugo Chavez a dictator.  Seems the owner of a Venezuelan TV station has been arrested because his TV station is a critic of Chavez.  This comes on the heals of a story Thursday about how a critic of Chavez is being held without bail for being a critic, saying that “Venezuela has converted into a center of operations that facilitates the business of drug trafficking,”

In case you missed it, this is what the nimrod Penn said:

Every day, this elected leader is called a dictator here, and we just accept it, and accept it. . . And this is mainstream media, who should — truly, there should be a bar by which one goes to prison for these kinds of lies.

Castro leader applauds US health-care reform bill

WOW Castro likes Obamacare!

Why is our Side so STUPID!

Look I am 100% in agreement that we need to drive these bastards out of office, but threats & crap like this?  That’s unacceptable:

A propane gas line at the Charlottesville home of Rep. Tom Perriello’s brother was severed Tuesday after a self-identified “tea party” activist posted what he believed to be the Virginia Democrat’s address on a Web site and urged opponents to “drop by” to convey their opposition to his yes vote on the health bill.

All this does is feed into the media’s bias, it lets them paint all Republicans as crazy, violent extremists.  And please, if you want to “drop by” to convey your opposition to a congressman, PLEASE do it at their office!!

Congress & Obama Need this lesson

Remember the old Schoolhouse Rock video on how a bill becomes a law? I think everyone should email it to Congress & the White House!

The Constitution is a “Procedural Rule”

WOW he never ceases to amaze me:

President Obama said today that he is not too worried about the controversial “deem and pass” strategy being considered on Capitol Hill, and that members should not “pretend” that a vote, in whatever form it ends up taking, is anything other than a vote for or against reform.

“I don’t spend a lot of time worrying about what the procedural rules are in the House or Senate,” Obama said in an interview with Fox News’ Bret Baier, “What I can tell you is that the vote that’s taken in the House will be a vote for health care reform. And if people vote yes, whatever form that takes, that is going to be a vote for health care reform. And I don’t think we should pretend otherwise.”

UMMMM I’m sorry, I thought the Constitution was the law of the land? I guess maybe not in Obama’s F’d up world.

US Constitution: Article 1 Section 7 Passage of Bills

This is what the US Constitution says:

Section 7. All bills for raising revenue shall originate in the House of Representatives; but the Senate may propose or concur with amendments as on other Bills.

Every bill which shall have passed the House of Representatives and the Senate, shall, before it become a law, be presented to the President of the United States; if he approve he shall sign it, but if not he shall return it, with his objections to that House in which it shall have originated, who shall enter the objections at large on their journal, and proceed to reconsider it. If after such reconsideration two thirds of that House shall agree to pass the bill, it shall be sent, together with the objections, to the other House, by which it shall likewise be reconsidered, and if approved by two thirds of that House, it shall become a law. But in all such cases the votes of both Houses shall be determined by yeas and nays, and the names of the persons voting for and against the bill shall be entered on the journal of each House respectively. If any bill shall not be returned by the President within ten days (Sundays excepted) after it shall have been presented to him, the same shall be a law, in like manner as if he had signed it, unless the Congress by their adjournment prevent its return, in which case it shall not be a law.

Every order, resolution, or vote to which the concurrence of the Senate and House of Representatives may be necessary (except on a question of adjournment) shall be presented to the President of the United States; and before the same shall take effect, shall be approved by him, or being disapproved by him, shall be repassed by two thirds of the Senate and House of Representatives, according to the rules and limitations prescribed in the case of a bill.

So how does this Slaughter Rule work??? I guess I’m confused, those 3 years of law school are confusing me.

Lindsay Lohan is a Self Absorbed Nutcase!!!

Lindsay Lohan is completely crazy & self absorbed.  I love the E-Trade commercial with the milk-a-holic!!!  I NEVER thought of Lindsay Lohan in the context of this commercial until her & her idiotic advisors decided to sue over it.  Now if the called the girl Ego-a-holic Lindsay, I would have thought of Crazy Lohan.

I hope E-Trade stay strong & doesn’t give that nut a penny!  GO E-TRADE BABY!!  This law suit is why people hate lawyers!

May the Milk-a-holic commercial live on!

This is what her idiot lawyer had to say & the ad company’s response as well:

Lohan’s lawyer, Stephanie Ovadia, said the actress has the same single-name recognition as Oprah or Madonna.

“Many celebrities are known by one name only, and E-Trade is using that knowledge to profit,” Ovadia said.

“They used the name Lindsay,” Ovadia said. “They’re using her name as a parody of her life. Why didn’t they use the name Susan? This is a subliminal message. Everybody’s talking about it and saying it’s Lindsay Lohan.”

Ovadia wants an injunction to force the spot off the air, and the Lindsay camp wants every last copy of the commercial.

Chris Brown, a spokesman for Grey Group, which produced the spot, is throwing cold milk on the controversy, saying it “just used a popular baby name that happened to be the name of someone on the account team.”

Ovadia said E-Trade has violated Lohan’s rights under New York state civil-rights law and used her “name and characterization” in business without paying her or getting her approval.

UPDATE: I hope I don’t get sued for this post!

My personal reason why Obamacare must fail!

Yes healthcare is broken, but the fix is NOT government run healthcare.

My mother is currently hospitalized.  She has lymphoma, Lupus and another autoimmune disease as well.  She is currently being treated for some unknown lung infection.  At this time her doctors are not exactly sure what the infection is.  She was admitted Tuesday night, after being in the hospital for less than 48 hours, some administrator/social worker was telling her that they might have to release her because she wasn’t really actively being treated for anything; her medication is just in pill form & they could send her home with oxygen.  Each one of her doctors (4 all together) believe she should remain in the hospital.  Luckily the doctors decided to check on several other health issues she has and have scheduled a number of tests which should manage to stave off her discharge at least until next week.

President Obama and Democratic leaders in Congress like to rant about the evil insurance company executives, yet it isn’t some “evil” (Nancy Pelosi’s word) or “profit gouging” insurance company, it’s the Federal Government.  My mother is 75 years old and on Medicare, so the same government that want’s to kick her out of the hospital wants to take over the entire healthcare system in this country, preposterous!  In order for the doctors to be able to treat her unknown, undiagnosed illness, they had to run tests that weren’t even related to her lung condition.  The moronic policies of Medicare actually drive up the cost because doctors are forced to order tests just to keep a patient in the hospital.

Good Op-Ed Calling Gore Out

A very nice opinion piece by Jeff Jacoby points out what a fraud Al Gore is.  Here’s an excerpt:

By “global-warming pollution,’’ Gore means carbon dioxide (CO2), which is a “pollutant’’ in roughly the way oxygen and water are pollutants: Human existence would be impossible without them. CO2 is essential to photosynthesis, the process that sustains plant life and generates the oxygen that human beings and animals inhale. Far from polluting the world, carbon dioxide enriches it. Higher levels of CO2 are associated with larger crop yields, increased forest growth, and longer growing seasons – in short, with a greener planet.

Of course carbon dioxide also contributes to the greenhouse effect that keeps the earth warm. But the vast majority of atmospheric CO2 occurs naturally, and it is far from clear that the carbon dioxide contributed by human industry has a significant impact on the world’s climate.

So in other words, Al wants us to all stop breathing.

He also points out that:

His 1,900-word essay made no mention of his financial interest in promoting such measures – Gore has invested heavily in carbon-offset markets, electric vehicles, and other ventures that would profit handsomely from legislation curbing the use of fossil fuels, and is reportedly poised to become the world’s first “carbon billionaire.’’

Here’s what the articele from the Telegraph had to say about Al’s investment:

Last year Mr Gore’s venture capital firm loaned a small California firm $75m to develop energy-saving technology.

The company, Silver Spring Networks, produces hardware and software to make the electricity grid more efficient.

The move means that venture capital company Kleiner Perkins and its partners, including Mr Gore, could recoup their investment many times over in coming years.The deal appeared to pay off in a big way last week, when the Energy Department announced $3.4 billion in smart grid grants, the New York Times reports. Of the total, more than $560 million went to utilities with which Silver Spring has contracts.

Few people have been as vocal about the urgency of global warming and the need to reinvent the way the world produces and consumes energy as Mr Gore. And few have put as much money behind their advocacy and are as well positioned to profit from this green transformation, if and when it comes.

Critics, mostly on the political right and among global warming sceptics, say Mr. Gore is poised to become the world’s first “carbon billionaire,” profiteering from government policies he supports that would direct billions of dollars to the business ventures he has invested in.

Climate Bill is Job Killer!

Shocking, that the crazy “Global Warming” bill in California will cause job losses!

California is likely to see modest job losses in the near term from its aggressive climate change policy due to higher energy costs and other factors, the state’s independent Legislative Analyst’s Office said. Skip related content

The budget watchdog was responding to a request by Republican state Senator Dave Cogdill to study the effects of California’s 2006 climate change law, which mandates changes to cut greenhouse gas emissions to 1990 levels by 2020.

California’s environmental vanguard approach is being hotly debated in the state ahead of a November gubernatorial race and in the midst of an economic downturn that has pushed unemployment to recent records. Many other states and the federal government are watching closely.

“We believe that the aggregate net jobs impact in the near term is likely to be negative,” said the report, dated March 4. “Reasons for this include the various economic dislocations, behavioral adjustments, investment requirements, and certain other factors,” it said.

The total effects on the economy near- and long-term are likely to be modest, since energy costs are a relatively small share of expenses for most people living and doing business in California, it said.

The state agency responsible for implementing the law is working on a revised economic analysis after a first draft met widespread criticism. That revision is expected this month. The Legislative Analyst’s Office based its comments on the original version.