…And when I say “pissed” I mean in the British soccer hooligan-style of drinking bitter ale until it sounds like a good idea to go out and start head-butting people while yelling incomprehensible explicatives…

And then marching your bad self to your local media outlet, government office or soapbox and shout out at the top of your lungs that childish name calling is just going to make you more pissed off now.

GO ahead. Call us racist. Bigot. Hate-monger. Homophobe. Sexist. Selfish. Arrogant. Jackass. Fascist. Nazi.

Need I go on?

The names do nothing. They mean nothing. The media and the spineless do-nothing politicians have used words like these to cow us into submission for a long time now. Every time we speak our mind regarding the right thing, we get slapped with names like this faster than we can pull back from the chopping block.

Ever wonder why we have become a populace that is “ruled” instead of “represented?”

I don’t.

We are afraid of the names. I mean, is there any worse crime in this day and age than being a bigot? Or a racist? Or being likened to a Nazi because you don’t sell out to the enviro-wackos?

Of course, these names have no meaning any longer. What is a racist? What is a bigot? These terms get tossed around so flippantly that these days you’re called a racist hate-monger if you don’t vote for the unqualified black man. Go figure, right? Affirmative action apparently works for the oval office too.

It’s a sickness. A sickness that is being spread through guilt and coercion.

There’s no greater evil in this world right now than the drive to make us feel guilty when we demand that the right thing be done or when we show outrage over things that are wrong. We are being forcibly told that our opinions are somehow wrong, invalid or bad.

Ya know what? I, for one, am done with it. I’m done with articles like this one condemning those people who expressed perfectly legitimate outrage over the senseless deaths of four children killed by an illegal immigrant who had previously been caught and released… Bear in mind while you read this, the author is a prominent local columnist in the local news section, not the editorial pages. Not the opinion pages. This is “news.”

Let me break down some of the worst elements of this article:

“It also has brought out the worst: Anger, bigotry and politically-charged complaints about immigrants, the vast majority of whom are here legally.”

At no time has the anger been directed towards legal immigrants. In fact, the issue stems exclusively from the fact that the killer was an illegal who was doing something she had previously been arrested for before… And released. But note he tactlessly uses the word “bigotry” in this line. Do you feel like an ass yet?

“But at a time like this — when anger is tinged with racism and resentment in a season of charged political debate — it is important to think carefully about what measures might help public safety, and what might hurt it.”

Again, this windbag apologist carefully works the term “racism” into the rhetoric - as if race has anything to do with this. Need I remind the reader that the issue at hand here is illegal immigrant? He is trying to associate racism with being critical of illegal immigrants. In other words. You should feel guilty for it. It’s bad. It’s racist.

“The trip from rage to lynch mob mentality can be short.”

So we were accused of racism, which was nasty, but now he has made a subtle reference intended to twist that knife and make us really feel guilty. After all, who in the hell wants to be associated with being a racist - especially when the words lynch and mob are floating around the ether? It’s bad juju.

The next part must be copied in its entirety, because he shifts the entire story away from the illegal to how we are bad peole for what we’re doing to illegals… It’s absurd. And somewhat surreal.

“What would be a better response to this tragedy?

What if we raid the businesses who employ illegal immigrants, rip the workers away from their families, and deport them?

Oops. We’re already doing that: About 200,000 were arrested and deported in 2006, including several hundred employed at a Swift & Co., packing plant in Worthington, Minn., not far from Cottonwood. There are millions of undocumented workers here. If you want to round them up and deport them all, you’ll need barbed wire and jackboots.”

Not only has the guilt been shifted, but there’s the infamous Nazi reference. Damn he’s good. He worked it in there so slyly that the less critical would feel bad before they even knew why. But you know what? Here’s what I say. If we can’t deport them and it’s not logistically feasible to round them up, then let’s try another Nazi trick. Let’s make them wear yellow taco badges so we can identify them and give them the finger or just thank them for suckling up our tax dollars and not having enough pride to suck it up and become an American citizen the right way. Want to call me Nazi? Fine, but I’m going to give you a reason to do it. Calling me a Nazi so you can shift the guilt from a senseless crime won’t fly with me.

“Plenty of American-born drivers, without licenses, kill people. “

So the answer, apparently, is to just shrug it off when the already present threat is multiplied by the addition of more people. Does this make sense? Now we have to contend with bad American drivers and bad illegal immigrant drivers, and somehow that justifies it? Is he high?

And then there is the stunning finale. A last jab at us “bad” people for expressing anger over something that could have been largely avoidable; a reaction to a horrible tragedy that is wholly justifiable in the wake of the facts surrounding the incident…

“Lynch mob wannabees have a much simpler solution to the problem of illegal drivers.

Simple is how hate works.”

He leaves a question hanging, tactfully unanswered.

What is the simple solution? He doesn’t say. He works it into hate. But we can assume that hate+lynch mob = bad solutions. He says little but inspires a terrible feeling in the unsuspecting. After all, who could be these violent wannabe simpletons be? Certainly not me. I would never!

And then you clam up. You stop being critical. You stop being outraged. You sock it all away, because you could never be that bigoted racist hate mongering Nazi simpleton with the wannabe lynch mob mentality…

You have just been cowed. Welcome to a new world of submission.

For the same story from a different angle, check out Joey’s take on it…

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It’s official. I happened to be channel surfing this morning and happened upon Meet the DePRESSed in time to catch Ralph Nader decalare is candidacy and speak as to why he is doing so.

I have to admit, in the air of full disclosure, that I voted for Nader in both 2000 and 2004. Gasp!

Before you burn me at the stake, however, let me explain. I may not agree with most of Nader’s far-left ideas, but I have the utmost respect for the man. Why? Because he is what he is. He is honest. He believes in what he says. He doesn’t pander. He runs on a platform that reflects what he believes, not what he believes will get him the most votes.

Now, is that reason enough to vote for somebody? Probably not. But when you factor in the other elements regarding those two elections, it makes more sense. Consider that I didn’t like GW. I am a ferocious conservative and I never once thought that Bush 2 would do what was best for this country. I saw right through him. The more I looked into his campaign, the less I liked. On the other hand, I knew that Gore or Kerry would have been even worse and set us back in the things that I believed in.

So, where does that leave somebody like me? Well, you can’t complain if you don’t vote. It’s a right we have to exercise. As I have said before, even if a vote is simply symbolic (i.e. you know the person you are voting for won’t win) it is still a message being sent; and if you ask me the most honest voters out there right now are the people bold enough to buck the system and cast votes for third-party candidates. They are exercising their right to make a statement.

So what does that mean for somebody like me? It means that I will vote for somebody who is honest. Nader may have some whacked-out views on universal health care, unions and environmentalism - but he also doesn’t have that slimy filthiness that makes your skin crawl whenever any of the mainstream politicians come into play. He also doesn’t seem to have the “hate America first” attitude, which is rather refreshing.

So here we are, 2008 and another election cycle. I have written to and pleaded with Ron Paul to run as an independent Conservative, but he’s too concerned with his congressional seat to do the right thing which is sorely disappointing. I will never vote Democrat because I feel dirty even uttering the name, and I will not vote for McCain simply to vote Republican.

So unless things change drastically between now and the Convention, I will go to the polls and cast my symbolic vote once again. Not because I think Nader has a chance. Not because I want Nader’s policies. But because I want my vote to mean two things: One - I want an honest man in office. Two - The Democrat party is so filthy and the Republicans have grown so corrupt that I am willing to cast a vote that is both anti-Republican and anti-Democrat.

Will it get the point across? Probably not, but at least I will cast my vote with a clean conscious. Can you say the same?

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Ok, so I was originally going to title this post “I Consume the Innocent With My Powerful Jaws and I’m a Racist, Sexist, Heartless Right-Wing Bastard Who Sleeps With Evil Tobacco Companies and Laughs at Your Health Care Woes” but I thought it was just too long and didn’t get the message across quiet as efficiently as stating simply that “I Suck.”

So why do I suck? I’m glad you ask. I was waiting to vote in the primaries last night, and as I was doing so I realized that something must be wrong with me. I couldn’t vote for the black man. I couldn’t vote for the woman. I couldn’t vote for the elderly war hero… So damn! I am a terrible person. How do I live with myself?

It isn’t easy. It would seem that I’m on the short path to “bigoted bastard social outcast” status as of late. According to the almighty media, the dems and the “me before you” crowd, I’m living all wrong. See, the problem is that I am apparently doing too much thinking. Duh!

I guess I missed the memo. Blind optimism and herd mentality is all the rage and apparently using your brain is quite passé and is liable to earn you names like “bigot” or “scumbag Republican” to which I have casually been countering with…

“That’s scumbag conservative to you, thanks.”

Should I really be wooed by hollow promises of random and mysterious change, unrealistic feel-good idealism, and free stuff?

Well, I like change. Especially when I can find enough in my pocket to get me a cold Mountain Dew. Otherwise I have yet to find any useful change to speak of. Feel good idealism? No thanks. A fat Nicaraguan cigar between my fingers a doublewood single malt scotch on the rocks is all the feel good I need - and I work hard to achieve that. The idealism being touted these days just reminds me of the glory days of bread rations and heating oil shortages.

Ah, but what about free stuff? Yes, yes I do love free stuff. Yet, short of a handful of innate and boring things, I have yet to find anything in life (or in government) that is actually free. I always seem to pay one way or another. Is it because I work, produce and take responsibility for my life? It could be. But ya know, even the best of leaches run the risk of having a hook jammed through them and ending up down the gullet of an angry lake sturgeon…

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Greetings and salutations!

Since this week marks my one-year mark I thought I would take the opportunity to make a State of the Blog address and fill all of you loyal readers in on what’s been going on as of late.

One year. What a time to make a splash! Could we have asked for a more interesting array of subject matter? This year brought us global warming lunacy, immigration follies, crime running amok, the war on smoking, the fall of the GOP, the rise of the American socialist program (aka the Democrat “progressive” movement) and so much more. This past year has been an absolute goldmine for an opinionated bastard of a blogger like me, and this upcoming year doesn’t look as if the surging insanity will be letting up anytime soon.

So the big question is… In the midst of these mad times, where in the hell have I been?!

Yes, you may (or may not) have noticed my conspicuous sparse postings as of late. I do apologize, I am not ignoring any of you and I do feel bad for being MIA these days… This should be coming to an end though, as my day job slows down a bit. Oh yes, I do have a  day job. Like any good citizen, I work my ass off so I can make it to tax freedom day and enjoy the fruits of my labor and produce and contribute to this great country. I not only talk the talk but I do indeed walk the walk too. As such, I recently received a promotion to the head of the prototyping and development side of my company and have been headed up an overdue project that fell apart under the previous [lack of] leadership. Hey, who needs a life when you can work oodles of overtime in a high-stress environment? *twitch twitch*

I have also really taken off on the Ban the Ban project (which if you haven’t checked out yet, please do!), having filed articles of incorporation in Wisconsin so we can get nonprofit status and start collecting donations… Between researching data, designing posters and flyers, printing and distributing materials, letter writing, editorial writing, and generally raising a ruckus with the anti-smoking nuts… It’s been much more time consuming than I had ever anticipated. But this is a fight worth fighting, so damnit, I’ll put up with being tired for a while!

But don’t worry, I still have my finger on the pulse of things, and let me sum it up with a picture instead of words:

Yes folks, the state of the Union is nowhere near as upbeat as the State of the Blog as I fear we’re hitching ourselves to the “party” and I don’t think that this party will involve keg stands and making out in some stranger’s parent’s bedroom with somebody who’s name you don’t remember. It’s the kind of party that leaves you penniless and standing in line for bread rations - but not smoking or doing anything that is deemed “bad” for you. Because that would be, well, bad and probably against the rules of your new government health care program.

Be afraid, folks. The coming year will be an interesting one and sadly I fear that things will becoming much worse before they get better.

But hey! Keep your chin up, because so long as we are still allowed the freedom of words and opinion, we still retain a voice with which to fight back against the insanity… And fight we will! For the love of our country, for the love of each other… For the love of those things that we enjoy in our lives…

Stay strong, friends. We’re in for a very bumpy ride.

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I’m not going to comment on the flag issue. It’s interesting to see that Obama’s supporters think of themselves as far-left extremists and I think it reveals a whole lot as to what sort of “change” Obama’s supporters may be hoping for (since Obama himself has yet to actually define any sort of legitimate “change”). However, while everybody’s wetting their pants over this asinine flag ordeal, something far more concerning is slipping through the cracks that should scare the hell out of everybody in this country.

Senator Barack Obama has sponsored a bill that is coming up for a vote in the Senate Foreign Relations Committee called the “Global Poverty Act.” While this sounds benign and helpful (after all, who wouldn’t want to address global poverty?), it is far from.

The bill could result in the imposition of a global tax on the United States and has the support of many liberal religious groups. This bill makes levels of U.S. foreign aid spending subservient to the dictates of the United Nations. Is this wise?

It’s no wonder the far-left global socialism wingnuts are rallying behind Obama!

According to the UN, we were supposed to have committed .7% of our Gross National Product to the UN for fighting global poverty, and was supposed to go into effect as of 2002 with an end-goal of 2015. Over those 13 years, we were to have given $845 billion. Since this hasn’t happened yet, and now the UN and Obama have a new plan: a global tax on carbon-emitting fossil fuels.

According to the UN “Millennium Project’s” Jeffrey Sachs:

“The U.N. plan to force the U.S. to pay 0.7 percent of GNP in increased foreign aid spending would add $65 billion a year to what the U.S. already spends. Over a 13-year period, from 2002, when the U.N.’s Financing for Development conference was held, to the target year of 2015, when the U.S. is expected to meet the “Millennium Development Goals,” this amounts to $845 billion. And the only way to raise that kind of money, Sachs has written, is through a global tax, preferably on carbon-emitting fossil fuels.”

Uh huh. Did anybody else note the phrase “The U.N. plan to force the U.S. to pay?” I’m glad to see that Senator Obama is willing to sell us out to the UN in the name of “global poverty,” the UN and global warming.

The House passed their version of the bill in a sudden voice vote that was deceiving in nature and didn’t highlight the fact that it committed us to donating hundreds of billions of dollars to the United Nations. According to Accuracy in Media:

“Congressional sponsors have been careful not to calculate the amount of foreign aid spending that it would require. According to the website of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, no hearings have been held on the Obama bill in that body.”

OK Obama folks out there, this one’s on you. How is this OK? We know that in order to raise this money the American taxpayer will be held responsible - whether through direct taxation or via indirect “green” taxes. For years we have listened to the Dems bitch and whine about spending and the deficit, so what is it that makes committing hundreds of billions of American dollars to the United Nations acceptable?

If this is what Obama the Senator is willing to do to us, what will Obama the President do? I don’t think that this is the road we want to go down.

Be afraid, folks, be afraid.

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I’ve been off the global warming thing as of late due to my smoking ban project, but don’t worry, I still keep an eye on it and when I see something absolutely beyond the pale, I will bring it up.

This, my friends, is why the left scares me so much. This is why McCain, Clinton, Obama, Huck and all of the other global warming wingnuts scare the crap out of me. This is why we need to rethink this two-party system and keep these people the hell away from the White House…

From CATO:

Slow down our economy? SLOW IT DOWN?!! Is he insane? He must be mentally ill to have said that. It’s the only explanation that I will accept. To willingly and knowingly inflict economic harm on our country and the people in the name of global warming is absolutely insane and immoral.

Will somebody please explain to me how it can be that our well being means so little to these people?

Remember this, and remember it well… There is nothing that makes “suffering for the greater good” acceptable or ethical when the greater good is a lie.

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Here’s an interesting speech from Ron Paul from CPAC yesterday. With the Romney and McCain headlines, I think much of what is going on at CPAC was drowned out…

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Yep, we made the print media here in Wisconsin…

However, I’m not sure if it was a good thing. I fear that some of the selective wording didn’t do us any favors.

But hell, any press is good, right?

I may be in the Ron Paul camp for ideological reasons, but that doesn’t mean that I don’t feel the pain of Romney’s withdrawal from the presidential race today. I have just two words to describe the situations:

Not good!

While Romney wasn’t a perfect conservative, he was far and away the best option between the three top GOP candidates and a choice that I would have been OK with. McCain and Huck are not viable options for this Conservative. Not to traumatize the supporters out there, but there are some certain fundamental elements that a Conservative must believe in, and McCain and Huckabee are severely lacking.

We have talked time and again about the importance ideology over victory for the party line, and my position is not changing on that. I am a Conservative first! If the GOP represents my ideals, I will vote for the (R). If they don’t, screw ‘em.

However, I think that my position is a minority position - and it bothers me that so many people have succumbed to the idea that there is no choice but a two-party system in America. Study your history. Nothing says that we’re a two-party system, and the only reason that we are is because the two major parties believe that they rule with an iron fist… Oh, and they have the money and power required to believe that.

I am disgusted by the party cheerleaders who are now claiming that McCain is our only option. Is he? Why are we forced to believe that it’s either McCain or the dem? If the Conservative voters turned to a third party en masse and left McCain with the moderate liberal vote, I think that would send a hell of a message.

Here’s a peek into why I’m so pissed:

“John McCain was not my first choice, but today, on February 7th - he is my best choice. In the past few years, I’ve hard harsh words for Senator McCain. But today, he is my nominee for President of the United States.”

“I just donated $201 to the McCain for President campaign - not just to support him, but to go on record as such. It’s my first donation to a presidential candidate this cycle, and certainly my first ever to Senator McCain. Will you? In the coming months, it’s my responsibility to do my part to stop HilObama. The stakes are too high.”

“In all seriousness, despite the light hearted humor that will no doubt rub the humorless the wrong way, it is now time to rally behind McCain.”

“It is time really get serious about Huckabee. If you’ve held back because you didn’t think he could win, now is the time to step up and do everything you can to get him elected.”

“I will vote in the general elections, and if McCain is the front runner, my vote will be for him.”

What the hell is going on out there? This shouldn’t be an issue of going for the lesser of two evils. If they all suck, then subtly remind yourself that the canard of a two-party system is completely fabricated and perpetuated by people who benefit from convincing you that voting for a “third party” candidate is throwing your vote away.

Think about it, and think about it hard. Voting for the lesser of two evil still nets you a bad result either way. It’s called compromising our values… And I’m not one to do it.

Want some good advice? Look here. No Compromises hits it out of the park.

Here’s Glenn Beck’s take on things:

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It’s super Tuesday.

Woo.

I wish I could say that I’m thrilled, but I can’t. So far all it is proving is what we already know. I’m tired of the tag lines. If I hear one more utterance regarding “change” one more time I think I’m going to catch fire.

However, there is one thing that has caught me off guard, and that is the blunt mainstream media sickness. They don’t even hide it any more. They’re sick and they’re flaunting it.

I have NBC’s super Tuesday coverage on the background as I am blogging, and I finally had to put down the computer and give their disease-riddled rhetoric my full attention. I wish I hadn’t, but I couldn’t look away. I would have had an easier time looking away from a flaming train wreck.

Iraq sucks. The economy sucks. Health care sucks. The job market sucks. etc etc etc.

All the while, they are singing the praises of Clinton and Obama while highlighting the squabbling in the GOP and the latest Rush fiasco. Oh no, there’s no agenda there. And they’re definitely neutral and objective in their reporting.

Uh huh. If I actually believed what the media tells me, I would think that the war in Iraq is lost and we are just floundering, the economy is nearing that of the great depression, nobody has a job, health care is out of reach of everybody except the elite few and that the only way to save us from ourselves is to throw our freedoms and rights upon the democrat altar and pray for salvation. Eh, let me rephrase that since the dems outlaw praying… throw yourselves upon the feet of the democrats and plead for salvation.

Do these “professionals” think that this is OK? This is worse than irresponsible politics.

I will be updating as the nights draws on…

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