Liberty: Obama Man

Not a huge fan of Bob & Tom, but this diddy cracks me up. Well done



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhhkF3dqXR0

Alright Everybody
AIG, Bank of America, Citigroup, First National, Lonestar
What do you want?
1, 2, 3 hundred billion?
Common over!
I’m your Candy Man

Who can fix the mortgage
General Motors too
A bail out check for me and a bail out check for you
Obama man
yes, Obama man can
Obama man can cause he mixes it with hope and makes the world taste good

Who can give you health care
Who can save the poor
Who can pick the teams that are in the final four
Obama man
yes Obama man can
Obama man can cause he mixes it with hope and makes the world feel good

Obama man takes
Problems.. and he makes em…
he makes em.. he turns em into cream and peaches
Sugar coated smooth tongued speeches
I hope he practices what he preaches

Who can take tomorrow
Spend it all today
Who can take your income and tax it all away
Obama man
yes Obama man can
Obama man can cause he mixes it with hope and makes the world feel good

Yes Obama man takes
Every speech he makes
Gives it a whole bunch of thinkin
When Michelle Obama’s winkin
Then he runs it by Abe Lincoln

Who can buy an I-pod
Give it to the queen
Who can take economy and turn it into green
Obama man
yes Obama man can
Obama man, Obama man, Obama man

Hey Chrystler, GM
You want some money?
Ford, you want some?
No you dont?
Ok good, more for GM.
God bless this mess everybody
Obama man can

Liberty: We've Been Hosed Again!

When the U.S. Flag is upside down, it means a ship is in distress. Get a clue folks, we be in trouble.


Do any of you really care?

Congress, with the passing of "Cap & Trade" bill, has openly declared war against the will and needs of the American people. I mean, who in their right mind believes we should be DOUBLING our electricity and gas bills in this economy?

Apparently our "representatives" do!

It's as if our "representatives" are actually being malicious towards our country. Why else would they vote and pass legislation that can and will directly cast significant long term damage on our economy?

They want our energy costs to increase so that people will use less of it.

ARE YOU FREAKING KIDDING ME?

The bill passed 219-212, with virtually no Republican support.

""Now is the time for us to lead," Obama said during an appearance Thursday in the White House Rose Garden. "We cannot be afraid of the future. We cannot be prisoners to the past."

The president said the bill will spark a "clean energy transformation" of the U.S. economy and "make possible the creation of millions of new jobs."

"Make no mistake," he emphasized. "This is a jobs bill."

Who voted for this guy?


These are the Republicans who voted YEA on the Crap & Trade Bill. Call and give 'em hell!
Mary Mack Bono - CA 45th Michael Castle - DE At Large Mark Kirk - IL 6th Leonard Lance - NJ 7th Frank LoBiondo - NJ 2nd John McHugh - NY 23rd Davie Reichert - WA 8th Chris Smith - NJ 4th

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A.D.D. Rumblings No. 62709

1. When I was younger, I would wash my car at least 3 times a week. I would also wax it often. Now I probably wash it several times a year at most. What is the proper amount of time a car should be washed? I pray for rain mostly. Also is there any thing more annoying than running out of coins in the middle of a coin car wash? I think not.


2. In Lake Orion, Michigan there is a class for pole dancing. The city council is deciding on banning this, because there are protesters that say this is immoral. Now this is just a class for adults, behind closed doors. It's mostly a form of exercise, yet these right wing self righteous nut jobs want to close shop. Most likely because they can't do themselves. I'm assuming this of course. Do you see a problem here?

3. When the Detroit Red Wings lost in the Stanley Cup Finals, naturally I was upset. Mostly though, I was upset to deal with all the sad commentary and cliches that always comes my way after losses. True to form here are the messages I got: There's always next year...They were hungrier... They wanted it more...Awwww did you watch the game?. Are you freaking kidding me people? GET A CLUE. It's no wonder I don't talk sports with the half of you. You know who you are!

5. I flip on the news looking for some information on the stupid tax bill the democrats want to impose on my pocket book (again). But what do I get instead? I get a feature on the Obama's who are bringing Date Night Back. They are considered the new Ambassadors of Date Night. OH SHUT UP. What now all of a sudden divorce rates are going to decrease because of the Obama's? Give me a break. Divorce rates will fall because people can't afford to be split up due to the higher taxes he's imposing on all of us!

4. Is taking yoga classes at all masculine? I'm just asking. What? Who me? Noooo for a friend.

6. With all the turmoil in Iran I must say it's a good thing. Not cool that people are dying and getting hurt, but they do need this there. This civil unrest can hopefully change that government around somewhat. However, don't be fooled into thinking the dude who lost is that much better than Akminanutjob in charge. That guy started the nuclear program there. Remember the same rules apply to Iranians as they do to Russians - once a commie, always a commie.

7. I have many friends who are against using Twitter. They don't want to be tied to a computer or phone. Well I'm on Twitter and I don't feel tied down at all. I use it when I want and when I need to get information. I post to it when I feel there's something important to say or ask. There's no need to be tied to anything. Embrace technology and your life will be better. You don't have to give up any brain cells in doing so, if that's what you are afraid of.

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8. The Senate Finance Committee is looking at bringing in a 'soda tax' as a way to pay for Obama's health care reform. A federal excise tax would be placed on drinks containing sugar, high fructose corn syrup, and other sweeteners. Some medical experts believe that the tax would reduce consumption and thus help reduce obesity, diabetes and heart disease. This is more of the government wanting to control your life. Time for a revolution.

9. They say celebrity deaths come in threes. This week Michael Jackson, Ed McMahon, and Farrah Fawcett died. There's no denying all three were very popular. But you have to admit, all 3 were prime examples of people overachieving by not doing much. None of them were really that good at what they were famous for. I mean come on, what did they really offer? Ed McMahon was a great fighter pilot, and that has some merit...but being second banana on the Tonight Show? Come on...give me something. Yeah I said Michael Jackson was overrated as an artist. He had a great PR machine for sure.

10.Is it me or are there too many commercials on TV for beds and mattresses? Considering I don't watch much TV, I have noticed there are ton of commercials for these things. Is there really that high of a need or turnaround for beds and mattresses? I guess so since you always see a mattress on the side of the road.

Truth: Cancer Sucks

Thanks to Johnny Si for passing this along to me. Good stuff. Get healhty, quality of life is what you live for.

Cancer Update from Johns Hopkins :

1. Every person has cancer cells in the body. These cancer
cells do not show up in the standard tests until they have
multiplied to a few billion. When doctors tell cancer
patients that there are no more cancer cells in their bodies
after treatment, it just means the tests are unable to
detect the cancer cells because they have not reached the
detectable size.

2. Cancer cells occur between 6 to more than 10 times in a
person's lifetime.

3. When the person's immune system is strong the
cancer cells will be destroyed and prevented from
multiplying and forming tumors.

4. When a person has cancer it indicates the person
has multiple nutritional deficiencies. These could be due
to genetic, environmental, food and lifestyle factors.

5. To overcome the multiple nutritional
C2 deficiencies, changing diet and including supplements will
strengthen the immune system.

6. Chemotherapy involves poisoning the rapidly-growing
cancer cells and also destroys rapidly-growing healthy cells
in the bone marrow, gastrointestinal tract etc, and can
cause organ damage, like liver, kidneys, heart, lungs etc.

7. Radiation while destroying cancer cells also burns,
scars and damages healthy cells, tissues and organs.

8. Initial treatment with chemotherapy and radiation will
often reduce tumor size. However prolonged use of
chemotherapy and radiation do not result in more tumor
destruction.

9. When the body has too much toxic burden from
chemotherapy and radiation the immune system is either
compromised or destroyed, hence the person can succumb to
various kinds of infections and complications.
10. Chemotherapy and radiation can cause cancer cells to
mutate and become resistant and difficult to destroy..
Surgery can also cause cancer cells to spread to other
sites.

11. An effective way to battle cancer is to starve the
cancer cells by not feeding it with the foo ds it needs to
multiply..

*CANCER CELLS FEED ON:

a. Sugar is a cancer-feeder. By cutting off sugar it cuts
off one important food supply to the cancer cells. Sugar
substitutes like NutraSweet, Equal, Spoonful, etc are made
with Aspartame and it is harmful. A better natural
substitute would be Manuka honey or molasses, but only in
very small amounts. Table salt has a chemical added to
make it white in color. Better alternative is Bragg's
aminos or sea salt.

b. Milk causes the body to produce mucus, especially in
the gastro-intestinal tract. Cancer feeds on mucus.. By
cutting off milk and substituting with unsweetened soy milk
cancer cells are being starved.

c. Cancer cells thrive in an acid environment. A
meat-based diet is acidic and it is best to eat fish, and
a little chicken rather than beef or pork. Meat also
contains livestock antibiotics, growth hormones and
parasites, which are all harmful, especially to people with
cancer.

d. A diet made of 80% fresh vegetables and juice, whole
grains, seeds, nuts and a little fruits help put the body
into an alkaline environment.. About 20% can be from cooked
food inc luding beans. Fresh vegetable juices provide live
enzymes that are easily absorbed and reach down to cellular
levels within 15 minutes to nourish and enhance growth of
healthy cells. To obtain live enzymes for building healthy
cells try and drink fresh vegetable juice (most vegetables
including bean sprouts) and eat some raw vegetables 2 or 3
times a day. Enzymes are destroyed at temperatures of 104
degrees F (40 degrees C).

e. Avoid coffee, tea, and chocolate, which have high
caffeine. Green tea is a better alternative and has cancer
fighting properties. Water-best to drink purified water, or
filtered, to avoid known toxins and heavy metals in tap
water. Distilled water is acidic, avoid it.

12. Meat protein is difficult to digest and requires a
lot of digestive enzymes.. Undigested meat remaining in the
intestines becomes putrefied and leads to more toxic
buildup.

13. Cancer cell walls have a tough protein covering. By
refraining from or eating less meat it frees more enzymes to
attack the protein20walls of cancer cells and allows the
body's killer cells to destroy the cancer cells.

14. Some supplements build up the immune system (IP6,
Flor-ssence, Essiac, anti-oxidants, vitamins, minerals, EFAs
etc.) to enable the bodies own killer cells to destroy
cancer cells.. Other supplements like vitamin E are known
to cause apoptosis, or programmed cell death, the body's
normal method of disposing of damaged, unwanted, or unneeded
cells.

15. Cancer is a disease of the mind, body, and spirit. A
proactive and positive spirit will help the cancer warrior
be a survivor. Anger, un-forgiveness and bitterness put
the body into a stressful and acidic environment. Learn to
have a loving and forgiving spirit. Learn to relax and enjoy
life.

16. Cancer cells cannot thrive in an oxygenated
0A environment. Exercising daily, and deep breathing help to
get more oxygen down to the cellular level. Oxygen therapy
is another means employed to destroy cancer cells.

1. No plastic containers in micro.

2. No water bottles in freezer.

3. No plastic wrap in microwave.

Johns Hopkins has recently sent this out in its
newsletters. This information is being circulated at Walter
Reed Army Medical Center as well. Dioxin chemicals cause
cancer, especially breast cancer. Dioxins are highly
poisonous to the cells of our bodies. Don't freeze your
plastic bottles with water in them as this releases dioxins
from the plastic. Recently, Dr. Edward Fujimoto, Wellness
Program Manager=2
0at Cast le Hospital, was on a TV program to explain this
health hazard. He talked about dioxins and how bad they are
for us. He said that we should not be heating our food in
the microwave using plastic containers. This especially
applies to foods that contain fat. He said that the
combination of fat, high heat, and plastics releases dioxin
into the food and ultimately into the cells of the body.
Instead, he recommends using glass, such as Corning Ware,
Pyrex or ceramic containers for heating food You get the
same results, only without the dioxin. So such things as TV
dinners, instant ramen and soups, etc., should be removed
from the container and heated in something else. Pa per
isn't bad but you don't know what is in the paper.
It's just safer to use tempered glass, Corning Ware,
etc. He reminded us that a while ago some of the fast food
restaurants moved away from the foam containers to paper..
The dioxin problem is one of the reasons.

Also, he pointed out that plastic wrap, such as Saran, is
just as dangerous when placed over foods to be cooked in the
microwave. As the food is nuked, the high heat causes
poisonous toxins to actually melt out of the plastic wrap
and drip into the food. Cover food with a paper towel
instead.

Liberty: Big Brother Much?

Invasion of Privacy? Nuts? Big Brother? Commumismville?

This city in Montana is requiring applicants to give their username and passwords to all their email and social networking sites, so their profiles can be reviewed. The city thinks this is acceptable. I don't. Would you give your username and password for your Facebook site? For your email?


City requires Facebook passwords from job applicants
By AMANDA RICKER Chronicle Staff Writer

If you’re planning to apply for a job with the city of Bozeman, prepare to clean up your Facebook page.

As part of routine background checks, the city asks job applicants to provide their usernames and passwords for their social-networking sites. And it has been doing it for years, city officials said.

“Please list any and all, current personal or business Web sites, Web pages or memberships on any Internet-based chat rooms, social clubs or forums, to include, but not limited to: Facebook, Google, Yahoo, YouTube.com, MySpace, etc.,” states a city waiver form applicants are asked to sign. Three lines are provided for applicants to list log-in information for each site.

City officials maintain the policy is necessary to ensure employees’ integrity and protect the public’s trust, but the American Civil Liberties Union of Montana says they may be crossing the line.

“I would guess that they’re on some shaky legal ground with this and we would certainly welcome (the opportunity) to look at something specific from somebody who’s impacted,” Executive Director Scott Crichton said Thursday.

He said Bozeman’s policy is unprecedented as far as he knows. ACLU’s legal counsel in Washington, D.C., had never heard of another city asking for log-in information for social networking sites as part of a job application.

“It’s like saying, ‘Let me look through your e-mails,’” Crichton said.

“The city certainly has access to publicly accessible information, but it gets pretty questionable when they start asking for password-protected things that are created to create privacy for communications between your friends and family,” he said. “That seems to be going too far.”

City Manager Chris Kukulski said the city checks the sites in order to ensure that employees who might be handling taxpayer money, working with children in recreation programs or entering residents’ homes as an emergency services worker are reputable and honest.

“It’s just one of the tools, like all the other tools, that we’ve used to do a thorough background check,” Kukulski said.

The city also checks credit reports, criminal history, references and past employment, among other things.

“We have to do some due diligence,” Kukulski said.

News of the city’s policy went ‘round the world via the Internet Thursday, triggering outrage and prompting comments by media outlets and bloggers. Celebrity gossip columnist Perez Hilton even weighed in on the news.

“Big Brother much?” he wrote. “We’ve heard of employers looking up potential employees on Facebook, but this seems a bit extreme.”

The Guardian, a major daily newspaper in London, named the city of Bozeman its “civil liberties villain of the week” on its Web site.

City Attorney Greg Sullivan said in light of concerns being expressed by the public, officials are looking at ways to alter the policy so that they might view an applicant’s online information without asking for log-in codes.

“We’ve already begun that discussion,” Sullivan said Thursday afternoon.

For example, city officials said they could ask applicants to log into their Facebook page and show it to a city official during the application process, or add the city as a “friend” so the officials could view the applicant’s page.

Bozeman has checked job applicants’ social networking sites for about three years, said Human Resources Director Pattie Berg. HR staff or supervisors in the department in which the job is sought are charged with reviewing the sites.

However, Bozeman’s city commissioners are exempt from the policy because elected officials aren’t subjected to the same background check as city employees, said Chuck Winn, assistant city manager.

City administrators first enacted the policy for police and fire department job applicants, said Mark Lachapelle, deputy chief of investigations for the Bozeman Police Department. The policy wasn’t presented to the Bozeman City Commission because the commission typically isn’t charged with setting personnel policies.

Winn said that in his former position as fire chief, he was sometimes responsible for looking at potential firefighters’ social-networking sites. He said he primarily looked for illegal activity.

“It’s not about taste or anything,” Winn said.

In at least one instance, an applicant’s social-networking site figured into disqualifying the person for a job, Winn and Lachapelle said. Lachapelle said information from the site was one of several components that contributed to the decision. He declined to discuss the case more specifically, citing privacy concerns.

Liberty: Screw ABC

ABC is going to let Obama take over their network on June 24. This is so he can promote his NATIONALIZED HEALTHCARE. You know, the stuff they want us to all pay for, while raising your taxes. Yeah, that kind of health care. What a JOKE!!!

Is this what you want your government doing, let alone the media? So much for objective reporting. I'm done with MSNBC, ABC is next.

This will be a glorified informerical for the Dems and their healthcare agenda.

ABCNEWS Senior Vice President Kerry Smith:
"ABCNEWS prides itself on covering all sides of important issues and asking direct questions of all newsmakers -- of all political persuasions -- even when others have taken a more partisan approach and even in the face of criticism from extremes on both ends of the political spectrum. ABCNEWS is looking for the most thoughtful and diverse voices on this issue. "

"ABCNEWS alone will select those who will be in the audience asking questions of the president. Like any programs we broadcast, ABC News will have complete editorial control. To suggest otherwise is quite unfair to both our journalists and our audience."

I'd contact your local ABC affiliate and tell them to screw themselves.




ABC TURNS PROGRAMMING OVER TO OBAMA; NEWS TO BE ANCHORED FROM INSIDE WHITE HOUSE
Tue Jun 16 2009 08:45:10 ET

On the night of June 24, the media and government become one, when ABC turns its programming over to President Obama and White House officials to push government run health care -- a move that has ignited an ethical firestorm!

Highlights on the agenda:

ABCNEWS anchor Charlie Gibson will deliver WORLD NEWS from the Blue Room of the White House.

The network plans a primetime special -- 'Prescription for America' -- originating from the East Room, exclude opposing voices on the debate.

The Director of Communications at the White House Office of Health Reform is Linda Douglass, who worked as a reporter for ABC News from 1998-2006.

Truth: Oh No Ze Germans!!!

Hot Daimler! Check this new parking garage in Munich. The actual space that the facility occupies is approximately only 20% of a comparable facility with the traditional design that is used primarily in the US . Not only is the German structure less expensive to build, but vehicles are also 'retrieved' in less time and without the potential of being damaged by an attendant. Farfromcoboparking!

Truth: Growing Older?

You may have seen this in your email from time to time. I've seen it a few times, and usually delete it. This time I'm reading it. I can't help but think how cool some of these simplicties are. I also can't help but think how silly and stupid some of these are. What do you think?


Written By Regina Brett, 90 years old, of The Plain Dealer, Cleveland , Ohio
"To celebrate growing older, I once wrote the 45 lessons life taught me. It is the most-requested column I've ever written. My odometer rolled over to 90 in August, so here is the column once more:


1. Life isn't fair, but it's still good.

2. When in doubt, just take the next small step.

3. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone...

4. Your job won't take care of you when you are sick. Your friends and parents will. Stay in touch.

5. Pay off your credit cards every month.

6. You don't have to win every argument. Agree to disagree.

7. Cry with someone. It's more healing than crying alone.

8. It's OK to get angry with God. He can take it.

9. Save for retirement starting with your first pay check.

10. When it comes to chocolate, resistance is futile.

11. Make peace with your past so it won't screw up the present.

12. It's OK to let your children see you cry.

13. Don't compare your life to others. You have no idea what their journey is all about.

14. If a relationship has to be a secret, you shouldn't be in it.

15. Everything can change in the blink of an eye. But don't worry; God never blinks.

16. Take a deep breath. It calms the mind.

17. Get rid of anything that isn't useful, beautiful or joyful.

18. Whatever doesn't kill you really does make you stronger.

19. It's never too late to have a happy childhood. But the second one is up to you and no one else.

20. When it comes to going after what you love in life, don't take no for an answer.

21. Burn the candles, use the nice sheets, wear the fancy lingerie. Don't save it for a special occasion, today is special.

22. Over prepare, then go with the flow.

23. Be eccentric now. Don't wait for old age to wear purple.

24. The most important sex organ is the brain.

25. No one is in charge of your happiness but you.

26. Frame every so-called disaster with these words 'In five years, will this matter?'

27. Always choose life.

28. Forgive everyone everything.

29. What other people think of you is none of your business.

30. Time heals almost everything. Give time.

31. However good or bad a situation is, it will change.

32. Don't take yourself so seriously. No one else does.

33. Believe in miracles.

34. God loves you because of who God is, not because of anything you did or didn't do.

35. Don't audit life. Show up and make the most of it now.

36. Growing old beats the alternative -- dying young.

37. Your children get only one childhood.

38. All that truly matters in the end is that you loved.

39. Get outside every day. Miracles are waiting everywhere.

40. If we all threw our problems in a pile and saw everyone else's, we'd grab ours back.

41. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need.

42. The best is yet to come.

43. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.

44. Yield.

45. Life isn't tied with a bow, but it's still a gift."

Liberty: What A Friggin Mess

http://www.usdebtclock.org/

Hey the next time you hear someone say "I don't vote" or " my vote doesn't matter" or "give the President (insert anyone) a chance" show them this website.

The National Debt Clock

Liberty: Presidential Ice Cream

In honor of the 44th President of the United States ,

Baskin-Robbins Ice Cream has introduced a new flavor: " Barocky Road "

Barocky Road is a blend of half vanilla, half chocolate, and surrounded by nuts and flakes. The vanilla portion of the mix is not openly advertised and usually denied as an ingredient. The nuts and flakes are all very bitter and hard to swallow.

The cost is $100.00 per scoop.

When purchased it will be presented to you in a large beautiful cone, but then the ice cream is taken away and given to the person in line behind you.

You are left with an empty wallet and no change, holding an empty cone with no hope of getting any ice cream.

Are you stimulated?

Chicks: The Retrosexual Man Code

Thanks to brother Tang Soo Tony for passing on the truth here. Finally a list I can identify with. But can you?



The Retrosexual Man Code
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A Retrosexual man, no matter what the woman insists, PAYS FOR THE DATE.

A Retrosexual man opens doors for a lady. Even for the ones that only loosely fit that term because they are biologically female.

A Retrosexual DEALS with IT. Be it a flat tire, break-in into your home, or a natural disaster, you DEAL WITH IT.

A Retrosexual not only eats red meat; he often kills it himself.

A Retrosexual doesn't worry about living to be 90. It's not how long you live, but how well. If you're 90 years old and still reading,learning, growing and can manage a drink now and again, I salute you. If you are still having sex with your wife, you are a legend.

A Retrosexual does not use more hair or skin products than a woman. Women have several supermarket aisles of stuff. Retrosexuals need an endcap (possibly two endcaps if you include shaving goods.)

A Retrosexual does not dress in clothes from Hot Topic or Abercrombie when he's 30 years old.

A Retrosexual should know how to properly kill stuff (or people) if need be. This falls under the "Dealing with IT" portion of The Code.

A Retrosexual watches no TV show with "Queer" or "Queen" in the title.

A Retrosexual does not let neighbors screw up rooms in his house on national TV.

A Retrosexual should not give up excessive amounts of manliness for women. Some is inevitable, but major reinvention of yourself will only lead to you becoming a frou-frou, and in the long run, she ain't worth it.

A Retrosexual is allowed to seek professional help for major mental stress such as drug/alcohol addiction, death of your entire family in a freak tree chipper accident, favorite sports team being moved to a different city, favorite bird dog expiring, etc. You are NOT allowed to see a shrink because Daddy didn't pay you enough attention. Daddy was busy DEALING WITH IT, and, when you screwed up, he DEALT with you.

A Retrosexual will have at least one outfit in his wardrobe designed to conceal himself from prey.

A Retrosexual knows how to tie a Windsor or half Windsor knot when wearing a tie -- and ONLY a Windsor style knot.

A Retrosexual should have at least one good wound that he can brag about.

A Retrosexual knows how to use a basic set of tools. If you can't hammer a nail, or drill a hole straight, practice in secret until you can -- or be rightfully ridiculed for the wuss you be.

A Retrosexual knows that owning a gun is not a sign that you are riddled with fear, guns are TOOLS and are often essential to DEAL WITH IT. Plus, it's just plain fun to fire one off in the direction of those people or things that just need a little "wakin' up."

Crying: There are very few reasons that a Retrosexual may cry, and none of them have to do with TV commercials, movies, or soap operas. Sports teams are sometimes a reason to cry, but the preferred method of release is swearing or throwing the remote control. Some reasons a Retrosexual can cry include (but are not limited to) death of a loved one, death of a good bird dog, loss of a major body part, or loss of major body part on your Ford truck or Jeep.

When a Retrosexual is on a crowded bus and or a commuter train, and a pregnant woman, heck, any woman gets on, that Retrosexual stands up and offers his seat to that woman, then looks around at the other so-called men still in their seats with a disgusted "you low-life" look on his face.

A Retrosexual knows how to say the Pledge properly, and with the correct emphasis and pronunciation. He also knows the words to the Star Spangled Banner

A Retrosexual will have hobbies and habits his wife and mother do not understand, but that are essential to his manliness, in that they offset the acceptable manliness decline he suffers when married, engaged or in a serious healthy relationship, e.g., hunting, fishing, boxing, shot putting, shooting, cigars, car maintenance, or occasional drink.

A Retrosexual knows how to sharpen his own knives and kitchen utensils.

A Retrosexual man can drive in snow (heck, a blizzard) without sliding all over or driving under 20 mph, without anxiety, and without high-centering his vehicle in a snow bank.

A Retrosexual man can chop down a tree and make it land where he wants. Wherever it lands is where he darned well wanted it to land. Except on his truck --that would happen only because of a "force of nature," and then the retrosexual man's options are to Cry, or to DEAL WITH IT, or do both.

A Retrosexual will give up his seat on a bus to not only any woman but any elderly person or person in military dress (except 2nd Lt's). NOTE: The person in military dress may turn down the offer but the Retrosexual man will ALWAYS make the offer to them and thank them for serving their country.

A Retrosexual man doesn't need a contract -- a handshake is good enough. He will always stand by his word even if circumstances change or the other person deceived him.

A Retrosexual man doesn't immediately look to sue someone when he does something stupid and hurts himself. We understand that sometimes in the process of doing things we get hurt and we just DEAL WITH IT!

This is the code of ethics for the Retrosexual man.

Liberty: A Dodge Dealer's Perspective

This letter has been passing around the net for a couple of weeks now. Marvin Tamaroff, a car dealer is not too thrilled - see why:


A DODGE DEALER’S PERSPECTIVE
May 22, 2009

As a loyal and successful Dodge Dealer for over 22 years it is not a big surprise that given the current economy, the marketplace may not support the number of Dealers presently representing Chrysler Corporation products. However, the methodology Chrysler Corporation is attempting to utilize to reduce its Dealer body is unlawful, unconstitutional, un-American and grossly unfair. What Chrysler Corporation is attempting to do, under President Obama’s direction, is to use the United States Bankruptcy Court in New York to terminate 789 Dodge Chrysler Dealer Franchise Ag reements, arbitrarily, capriciously, and without due process of law. The so called “criteria” establishing which Dealers will be terminated is seriously flawed and “non-transparent”. Many of the Dodge/Chrysler Dealers are profitable, employ many quality employees, support their communities and provide the necessary competition to insure that customers receive competitively priced vehicles. By reducing the number of automobile Dealers you are certain to reduce competition and the undesired effect will be the increased prices that Americans will ultimately pay for the price of a car.

Additionally, Chrysler is proposing to take away my franchise without compensating me for its value. I have invested millions of dollars to acquire the Dodge franchise, the Dealership facility and the real estate.

Chrysler proposes to transfer my franchise and all the goodwill I created over a 22 year span to a Chrysler competitor, across the street, free of charge, without compensating me one cent.

This is occurring despite my Tamaroff Dodge Dealership continuously achieving high sales, high customer satisfaction index ratings, a 5-star Dealer status (Chrysler’s highest achievement award), and over 22 years having built a loyal and satisfied customer base. It is like “Crystal Night” in Nazi Germany in 1938, but instead of the Nazis seizing “private property” without due process of law and compensation, Chrysler and President Obama are using the power of a Federal Bankruptcy Judge to trample and run roughshod over the rights of 789 Dodge/Chrysler Dealers. By using the power and governmental action of the Federal Bankruptcy Court, Chrysler and President Obama are purposely avoiding all state laws and some federal laws which were specifically designed by lawmakers to protect the Dealer from the overwhelming power of the manufacturer. Furthermore, where is the due process for an unconstitutional taking of my franchise rights without just compensation?

My fellow Americans, I am a WWII veteran and former P.O.W. who risked my life for our country to defeat National Socialism and Hitler’s tyrannical Nazi regime. Never in my entire 82 years (50 years as an auto d ealer and mechanical engineer) would I have anticipated the President of the United States and an appointed Federal Bankruptcy Judge trampling on my rights, seizing my property and potentially causing me to go into bankruptcy and in the process acting as instruments of FACISM.

President Obama, is this the change you promised the American people? Where is the transparency you promised on the campaign trial?

To add insult to injury, Chrysler Corporation, at this date, will not buy back any of the Dealers’ new car inventory; inventory they pushed on the Dealers in the last 90 days threatening them that if they did not purchase the cars from Chrysler they would be remembered come “termination day.”

Finally, the worst point about this “Executive Branch sponsored taking” is the painful effect of laying off our people, many of whom have been with our company since the beginning. They are like family. It is like throwing your kids out on the street, with no job, no money, and no health care.

It is a heartbreaking experience for the employees, their families and for me.

Recently, President Obama made a public statement that he is standing by the Dealers . . .

Yes, he is standing on their graves.

Where is his leadership and foresight as he rushes to accomplish his agenda at the expense of 789 Dodge/Chrysler Dealers and their employees?

President Obama and the Obama administration are directly responsible for orchestrating this ill conceived plan.

My fellow Americans, WAKE UP before you lose your livelihood and private property without just compensation.

If the Executive Branch and Judicial Branch can successfully complete this illegal seizure of property and transfer of wealth from one Dealer to another, then is any American’s private property safe from unlawful government seizure?

As the great Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher once said,

“The problem with socialism is sooner or later you run out of the other guy’s money.”

God Bless our Constitution, our Bill of Rights, and Our Great Country.

Marvin M. Tamaroff

Liberty - Blackberry for Food

Who says poor people are poor?

Recently Michelle Obama went to serve food to the homeless at a government funded soup kitchen.

Cost of a bowl of soup at homeless shelter: $0.00 dollars
Having Michelle Obama Serve you your soup: $0.00 dollars
Snapping a picture of a homeless person who is receiving government funded meal while taking a picture of the first lady using his $500 Black Berry cell phone: Priceless

(thanks to KB and TG for passing on this gem)

Sports: My Red Wings

This season unlike any other season I decided to do something different while following the Red Wings. I decided I wouldn't routinely judge or critique them openly until the season was finally over. I would not worry about how they did or get upset when they lost. In fact not one game really upset me or made me feel great, because I wanted to wait till the last game. The day of Game 7, I was a mess. People has me for predictions. All I could give them was this: Nervousness, anxiety, anxious, nausea. That's all I could predict. Well now it's over and I have a few things I need to say.

As disappointed I am that they lost, I am not allowing myself to be really bummed. I chalk this up to be being a former Lions season ticket holder, and being in denial about defeat makes life easier to handle. Perspective is everything you know. The reality doesn't change of course that those pesky Penquins are Stanley Cup Champs but I need to deal with it. Were the Penquins a better team? On paper, no. Their record, no. However their coach clearly out coached ours, and their role players rose up to the occasion. I am not taking anything away from Pittsburgh, or want to come across as a sore loser. The beauty of hockey is that execution decides who wins. It's not heart, it's not talent, it's not luck. It's execution. Talent, heart, luck..that all plays a role, but in this case the Penquins properly executed their game plans and controlled the Wings. The better playing team won. It's that simple.

As for the Wings, they did not play well. Injuries to Lidstrom and Datsyuk surely played a factor, but that is not an excuse. That's part of the game. I could go on and say things that everyone else is saying, so I'll just leave it with a few random thoughts about the season, and the series. You can't blame the officials either, even though they were horrible for both teams.

- Gary Bettman is a joke. He has to go. I don't know how, but he has to go. I'm tired of him. Screw the owners who support this clown. The NHL has no credibility.

- I do not like or respect Sidney Crosby. The fact he didn't shake hands after the game proves my point. I don't care what his reason is, it's bush, and he SUCKS. Bettman is happy as hell his poster child is a champion, but real hockey fans could care less.

- Malkin is the best player in the league. Ovechkin has the most talent, but I'd start a franchise around Malkin. He just needs to be more respectful. He's still a punk. Maybe this Cup will elevate him to a new level in that regard. Talent wise, he's the man. Not sure he deserved the Smythe trophy, but whatever.

- Hudler must go. I have never seen anything in this guy.

- Goodbye Maltby and Draper. It was a good ride while it lasted. I would have played Leno and Abdekator over them.

- Amazing how Brad Stuart can play so well, yet make 3 huge mistakes in Game 7.

- Kudos to Chelios. Class Act.

- I can't stand when people say the Penquins were hungrier. This is why I don't talk sports with...well you know.

- Holmstrom was invisible. Time to cut ties with him too.

- The Penquins were ranked 10th in the East, before they got their new coach. What does that tell you?

- NHL Officiating is a joke.

- Helm was useless in the last round. I like him though and the way he plays. He needs more seasoning.

- Osgood is a Hall of Fame goaltender and played great. He was not the reason the Wings lost.

- Is there anything more annoying than when people say about their losing teams " you played great and we are proud of you"? SHUT UP with that crap. If you played great, you would have won. Second place is the first to lose and no one remembers you or cares.

- The Wings depend too much on Lidstrom, and he's getting slow.

- NBC coverage was horrible! Thank God for CBC.

- Joe Louis Arena is a pit, and they need a new arena. It's old, ugly, and not fun.

- I can't stand the cheer of "Let's Go Red Wings!". It's like typing LOL. Can we get any less creative? Boring and dumb. Let's come up with a fight song. Christ does anyone watch European soccer fans? Now they get it.

- I've pretty much removed myself from all things SLAPPY when it comes to the Red Wings. That is, I don't watch pregame or post game shows, because I don't care about the player's childhood; I dont care what he does on the plane, I don't care what video games he plays. What a complete waste of time. If he ain't scoring, I don't want to know anything about him. Keep it all on the ice.

- Everyone loves Erickson. My problem with him is, when he makes a mistake it's usually pretty freaking bad. Like hardly moving to block a shot in game 6. Block the shot, and the series changes.

- Hossa thinking he couldn't win the Cup with Pittsburgh came back to bite him. Oh well that's usually how it goes when Euro punks speak before they think. He didn't do much in the playoffs, I doubt he'll return.

- Zetterberg and Datsyuk. The Red Wings need another player like these guys or they will not get a chance to fend for the Cup. A tall order, but true.

- I've seen every Stanley Cup hoisted since 1976. This is the first one I did not watch. The fact it was Crosby and my disdain for Bettman just made me not care.

I love summer time.

Truth: Coffee Anyone?

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. In the morning after my triathalon training I jump online and check my email and facebook. Well every single morning on Facebook there are a bunch of people writing something about coffee - the smell of it, the need for it, the warmth of it, waiting for it to brew, drinking it, etc. It's boring annoying to me. Again am I just a freak or something because I don't get it. Yes I understand about being addicted to it, but come on. Do you really need coffee?

Truth: Revenge of the Nerds

So I'm at the restaurant waiting to watch the Stanley Cup game. There's along wait to be seated. The game is at 815, I get there at 7 and have to wait an hour and 20 minutes to get a table. I hate hate hate waiting. There's nothing worse than waiting. Good things come to those who wait? No, my blood pressure comes to me while I wait. Me no likey to wait. Understand?

So to top it off, this table right in front of me has 3 nerds sitting there. Are they eating? No. Are they drinking? No. What are they doing? They are playing a card game. Poker? No. They are playing some sort of Magic, Pokemon, Dungeons and Dragons waste of time game. Yeah you heard me, a friggin comic book game. 50 hockey fans dying to come in and spend some coin, and these stud muffins (who've never been on a date)decide to give mom a break from hanging out in her basement tonight and go venture out in the real world. What? They got tired of seeing Star Trek 10 times so they wanted to mess with some sports fans? Spare me!

Where's Oger when you need him ?

DORKS AND NERDS ARE NOT PEOPLE TOO.

Truth: Herman - Confronting the World Bank

Mr. Herman confronts the world bank.


My Letter to the People who owe me $800K, sent 6/2/09Share
Yesterday at 11:16pm
> From: info@w.bank.org
> Subject: CHECK OF $800.000.00(APPROVED)
> Date: Tue, 2 Jun 2009 20:16:41 -0600
> To:
>
> CONGRATULATION!!!
>
> Congratulations to you as we bring your notice the results of the world
> Bank promo and your email Address was selected through a computer ballot
> system drawn We are happy to inform you that your email won $800.000.00
> United States Dollars. I have been waiting for you since to contact me for
> your Confirmable Bank Draft of $800.000.00 United States Dollars, but I
> did not hear from you since that time. Then I went and deposited the Draft
> with FEDEX EXPRESS DELIVERY,West Africa, I travelled out of the country
> for a 3 Months Course and I will not come back till end of August 2009.
>
> What you have to do now is to contact the FEDEX EXPRESS DELIVERY as soon
> as possible to know when they will deliver your package to you because of
> the expiring date. For your information,I have paid for the delivering
> Charges,Insurance premium and Clearance Certificate Fee of the Cheque
> showing that it is not a Drug Money or meant to sponsor Terrorist attack
> in your Country.Again, I would have paid for the security keeping fee but
> they said no because they don't know when you will contact them and in
> case of demurrage.You have to contact the FEDEX EXPRESS INTERNATIONAL with
> the following informations:
>
> First name:
> Last Name:
> Telephone:
> Nationality::
> Age:
> Occupation:
> address:
>
> Dispatch Director: Mr. Humphrey Hill
> Email Address: fedexcustomcare@vista.aero
> Tel: +234-8051471138
>
> You are advice to contact them as soon as you receive this mail to avoid
> any further delay and remember to pay them their Security Keeping fee of
> $250 US Dollars for their immediate action.You should also let me know
> through email as soon as you receive your Draft.
>
> Yours Faithfully,
> Mr Linda Kershaw


RE: CHECK OF $800.000.00(APPROVED)
From: Jerry Herman
Sent: Tue 6/02/09 11:08 PM
To: fedexcustomcare@vista.aero

Dear Mr. Linda Kershaw,

I speak in not correct English too so I understand email you sent me. I also understand your missing punctuation.

I am truly sorry for keeping you waiting. I received this message no more than 10 minutes ago. You seem impatient. Is everything okay?

I am very interested in my $800.000.00 check. I never sent you an email to actually win this, but whatever. I am already independently wealthy, as the owner of a cheese extruding processor patent. This patent has made my wildest dreams come true. But, as we say in US, when it rains, it really rains.

Enough about me though.

I want to expedite this process. I need this money tomorrow since my Slipper Factory's grand opening is taking place, and I would like to adorn the entire perimeter of the event with lavish ice sculptures and interpretive dancers.

Please be advised, that to secure this payment and to guarantee it's prompt arrival, I have sent, to Humphery Hill's attention, a check for $5,000. I am counting on you to ensure that Humphery is available tomorrow to handle the details.

Best of luck with your coursework--we're never to old to learn. There is only one more matter that we need to address. Who names their son Linda? It's an odd choice. Do you have an adam's apple? Just wondering.

Sincerely,

Richard Dragon

P.S.- Below is the info that I sent:

First Name: Richard
Middle Name: R.
Last Name: Dragon
Phone: 867-5309 (Jenny answers my phones)
Nationality: Svedish
Age: 18
Occupation: Slipper Factory Owner, Cheese Extruder, Dentist to the Clowns

P.P.S.-Sorry to hear that your lady friend left you because of your teenie tiny winkie.

Truth - Saving Detroit

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.Most say Detroit is dead. Include me in that list. However, what does exist is hope. While little of it there is, it does exist. I came across this gem from my friend Amber. Looks promising.

It is called DETROIT COLLEGE PROMISE, and it is modeled after the Kalamazoo Promise. It has worked in other areas of the country as well. It has merit and makes sense.

www.DetroitCollegePromise.org
They are looking for all kinds of support, from people signing up to their email newsletter, to financial contributions and other volunteer work. They believe that once the word spreads about their program and more people know about it, then it will really take off. The old "ideas" of how to save Detroit are not working, and this is an innovative program whose time has come.

Education is key.

Sports - Why People Watch Hockey

Thanks to JimCo for the research on this.

Liberty - Government Motors

The new Obama Car: This car runs on hot air and broken promises. It has three wheels that speed the vehicle through tight left turns. It comes complete with two teleprompters programmed to help the occupants talk their way out of any violations. The transparent canopy reveals the plastic smiles still on the faces of all the "happy" liberal owners.

Liberty - Coldplay Concert

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. Well I saw Coldplay in concert last night. What a great show. Hesitant to admit I was going, getting jabbed by the guys. As you know I like them, but I've always had to make sure it was cool. Not that I care if it's cool or not from an image standpoint, coz I am cool...but knowing if their music is good and worth listening too. Just because I like something, doesnt mean its good or cool. I like some Jackson Browne songs for instance, and he blows.

Well I was taken aback. They are excellent musicians, and are very entertaining. There's alot of soul in their stuff, and it's just pure and clean. I'm not sure if there is another band out there quite like them - they sure do seem to have it. I was thinking this is THE BAND of the Century easily. Who comes close? Every song was just great, and I'll defintely see them again.

Here's a couple of pics from my camera phone. The quality is horrible, but you get the idea. I'll post a view soon as I can convert it




Playlist...I'm doing this out of memory. It's not in order. I think I'm missing one.
1. Life In Technicolor
2. Violet Hill
3. Clocks
4. In My Place
5. Yellow
6. Glass of Water
7. Cemetaries of London
8. 42
9. Fix You
10.Strawberry Swing
11. God Put A Smile Upon Your Face/Talk
12.The Hardest Part/Postcards From Far Away
13.Viva La Vida
14.14. Lost!
15. Speed of Sound (Acoustic, in the crowd)
16. Death Will Never Conquer (Acoustic, in the crowd)
17. I'm A Believer
18. Politik
19. Lovers In Japan
20. Death and All His Friends
21. Green Eyes
22. The Scientist
24. Life in Technicolor

This video is from someone else last night who was in the front row:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gu_IEeD2JgA

Liberty: A Monopoly On Roads

John Stossel like Ron Paul is often shunned because of his profession, rather than credited for what he has to say. More often than not, it's just a cop out for those not interested in the truth.

Michigan has probably the worst runs in the country. Why is that? Because the state takes bids on lower grade concrete that doesn't last as long as higher grade concrete. Why? The lobbyists for these companies put pressure on the legislature to choose the lower grade - thus the roads are repaired more often. Who benefits? Not the people who use the roads. Not the insurance companies that have to pay out in claims for broken wheels cause by potholes.

The solution? Sell the roads to private companies. Check out this article from John Stossel. It makes sense. And before you blast him for being a reporter, try blasting the article. Bet you can't.

http://www.theatlasphere.com/columns/090424-stossel-sell-roads.php

Truth - Elton vs. Billy

This is an email thread I had with some friends. I've removed their names to protect their guilt. My work is never done.
Topic: Billy Joel and Elton John - Sell outs. That's the crux of this.
__________________________________________
From: Dino
To: Friends

Rod Stewart
Elton John
Billy Joel

These guys were great..then they sold out, and became cartoon characters of themselves. It happens when you get old.
____________________________________________
From: David
To: Dino

Yeah, If they are as bad as Dino says they are they are still doing pretty well...selling out everywhere they go.

_____________________________________________
From Dino:
To: Friends

That's because their good stuff is still good. Which is all their old stuff.

______________________________________________
From David:
To: Dino

My point exactly.

_______________________________________________
From Dino:
To: Friends

Your point doesnt address that they are currently cartoons of themselves who havent made good music since 1980.

________________________________________________
From David:
To: Dino

Elton has since 1980...I guess the main point is they are so good...they don't have to do much new. Why should they?

_________________________________________________
From Jerry
To: Dino

Billy Joel song: The Entertainer. circa 1979
"So I learned to dance with my hand in my pants.
They rub my neck and I write 'em a check
and they go their merry way."

I lived the starving artist life for a while. I had my integrity. I was happy. I was starving to death. Selling out is something you do if you have the opportunity before you die. Anybody that gets to be a one hit wonder for a few weeks probably put years if not decades into it before it sold. Go ahead and call out the bad music they make but we all have the right to sell. I wish a buyer for everyone.

__________________________________________________
From: Dino
To: Friends

Greed is good, capitalism is great. I'm not knocking them for cashing out. I'm knocking the fact they now suck.

___________________________________________________
From:David
To: Dino

Point is ...I think most would disagree with you.

____________________________________________________
From: Dino
To: Friends

American Idol is good tv, it's not. That is not the point. The point is their music of the last 20 years or so has been terrible. It's Celine Dion pop junk. Those 3 guys were cutting edge, they created good stuff. Their lyrics, their music shaped what good rock and roll was. Then I have to hear the theme song from Legal Eagles? Uptown Girl? The theme from the Lion King? GARBAGE!

David, the NFL is America's pastime, and you admittedly don't like it. You can't have it both ways.

A.D.D. Rumblings No. 6109

1. I've come across people lately who have told me that they check their email every couple of weeks. Are you kidding me? I don't get it. What year is this? There's talk about email becoming archaic soon. I don't see it considering the amount of people who don't even check it regularly now. How do you not check your email at least once a day? What's going on?

2. No one may never ever touch my nose. I realize it's hard not to miss it, but still stay away. I have reasons, that's all you need to know. Look, but don't touch.

3. Has anyone ever thought of creating an air freshener that contains the new car smell? Maybe that already exists. If not, I've got dibs on the idea. If I missed this, I must have not checked my email about it. Go Figure.

5. Most kids in Detroit do not go to school during the last week of the school year. Why? Because the amount of weapons brought and crimes committed. Kids are too scared to show up, and it's not worth it. The worst school district in the country still can't get it together. Will it ever change? I don't even think hope can fix Detroit schools. It's a shame, because this is a must.

4. I know a guy who came back to work early from his vacation because he forgot he had take that day off. Yes I'm not kidding you. He came to work, and realized he had the day off and still worked. Now, I can understand someone loving their job, but to forget about a day off? I'm thinking this guy is a french fry short of a happy meal.

6. What's my take on Government Motors? It bothers me greatly that the government is getting involved. It's one thing to loan money, it's another to take over a company. Our founding fathers would be rolling over in their graves if they knew this. I hope it works, but naturally I have my doubts. Government just can't run a business. UPS or Post Office? Hello! Not to mention the key task force person is a 31 year old with no automotive experience. Just some post grad thinking he knows best with his hilary-obama socialist tendencies. What a joke.

[ Today's blog is brought to you by the word Cantankerous and the number 74 ]

7. The Ypsiticky Jamboree scheduled later this summer in Ypsilanti, Michigan is getting alot of criticism for the name being used. Seems the locals are upset at the term YPSITUCKY in the name. It's too slang and apparently offensive to them. The organizers are being asked to change the name. The Organizers have responded that everyone is taking this too seriously. I agree.

8. Your so cool. You're best friend. Get my drift? I'm not a stickler for misspelling words, typos, or the occasional grammar slip up. But the constant misuse of YOU'RE and YOUR drives me absolutely friggin nuts. What's the problem here? It's YOUR responsibility to read what you write. You're going to have to try harder. I can't take it anymore!!

9. I don't understand people who don't give their condolences to people they know who have suffered the lost of a loved one. They just keep to themselves, don't mention a word. They don't send an email, no card, no flowers, no donations, nothing. I don't get it. Once people figure out they need people, then they may get it. My friend's dad died recently, and another friend asked me to give him his sympathies. What? Why couldn't he do this? Needless to say, I didn't do it. He could and should have done it himself. What a moron.

10. In several states it's now illegal to smile on your driver's license photo. This doesn't make any sense. I don't have that problem since I never smile, but to have it against the law?...that's a bit silly don't you think? Big Brother is watching you not smile! :(