Is this part of white privilege?

Halloween decorations in West Hollywood have an effigy of Sarah Palin with a noose around her neck being hung off the side of a house. That’s okay because it’s free expression and a Halloween decoration but if someone wanted to do that with Barack Obama for a Halloween display … that would be a hate crime. Why isn’t it a hate crime for everyone? Can’t the argument be made that those people hate women to do such a nasty thing?

Is that white privilege or just another example of the liberal/conservative double standard where liberals can do whatever they want and conservatives just have to shut up and take it?

Personally, I think it is disgusting to express yourself in that manner and if it isn’t okay for all than nobody should be able to do it. And I don’t think it is okay for anyone but that is just my opinion…

Why I’m not worried about McCain’s Chances

I don’t put any stock in polls. I never have because they are rarely right and I’m counting exit polls too. I remember the last few elections – polls showed that Clinton had little chance and he won. Bush had no chance in 2000 and 2004 and look at how that turned out. Gore supposedly had a 10 point lead in the polls and then he couldn’t even win his home state let alone enough states to actually become president. Same with Kerry, big lead…no win. I can’t remember the last time the polls accurately predicted an election.

I’m not saying no poll did ever – just that the majority of them got it wrong and for that reason I’m not going to worry about anything before it actually happens.

Saturday Night Live – Road to the White House

Ask and Ye Shall Receive

I was asked recently to provide legislation that was blocked by Democrats that could have prevented the financial crisis. Well, today I actually had a few moments of quiet time to do some looking and here is what I found that was blocked by Democrats:

In 2000, then-Rep. Richard Baker proposed a bill to reform Fannie and Freddie’s oversight. Rep. Barney Frank dismissed the idea, saying concerns about the two were “overblown” and that there was “no federal liability there whatsoever.”

S. 190 [109th]: Federal Housing Enterprise Regulatory Reform Act of 2005 Sen. Charles Hagel [R-NE]; Sen. Elizabeth Dole [R-NC]; Sen. John McCain [R-AZ]; Sen. John Sununu [R-NH]

What did it do?

Sec. 101. Establishment of the Federal Housing Enterprise Regulatory Agency.
Sec. 102. Duties and authorities of Director.
Sec. 103. Federal Housing Enterprise Board.
Sec. 104. Authority to require reports by regulated entities.
Sec. 105. Examiners and accountants; authority to contract for reviews of enterprises.
Sec. 106. Assessments.
Sec. 107. Regulations and orders.
Sec. 108. Prudential management and operations standards.
Sec. 109. Limitation on nonmission-related assets.
Sec. 110. Risk-based capital test for enterprises.
Sec. 111. Limit on golden parachutes.
Sec. 112. Reporting of fraudulent loans.

Last year, Chris Dodd opposed Bush Admin ideas for reform calling them ill-advised

How did Fannie and Freddie counter such efforts? They flooded Washington with lobbying dollars, doled out tens of thousands in political contributions and put offices in key congressional districts. Not surprisingly, these efforts worked. Leaders in Congress did not just balk at proposals to rein in Fannie and Freddie. They mocked the proposals as unserious and unnecessary.

Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) said the following on Sept. 11, 2003: “We see entities that are fundamentally sound financially. . . . And even if there were a problem, the federal government doesn’t bail them out.”

Sen. Thomas Carper (D-Del.), later that year: “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.”

As recently as last summer, when housing prices had clearly peaked and the mortgage market had started to seize up, Dodd called on Bush to “immediately reconsider his ill-advised” reform proposals. Frank, now chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, said that the president’s suggestion for a strong, independent regulator of Fannie and Freddie was “inane.”

So, while there is plenty of blame to go around…I will not sit here and tolerate those who should be shouldering MOST OF IT blaming Bush and Republicans while they got paid fat cash by lobbyists for stopping reform efforts.

Gird your loins!

Biden warns the country that his running mate’s dangerous inexperience will cause other nations to “test” us.

Mark my words. Mark my words. It will not be six months before the world tests Barack Obama like they did John Kennedy,” Biden said. “The world is looking.

“We’re about to elect a brilliant 47-year old senator president of the United States of America. Remember I said it standing here if you don’t remember anything else I said.

“Watch, we’re gonna have an international crisis, a generated crisis, to test the mettle of this guy. And he’s gonna have to make some really tough – I don’t know what the decision’s gonna be, but I promise you it will occur. As a student of history and having served with seven presidents, I guarantee you it’s gonna happen. I can give you at least four or five scenarios from where it might originate. And he’s gonna need help.“

Just another reason among dozens NOT to vote for Obama. Thanks, Joe for telling us the truth about what could happen if Obama wins. I was only worried that his nutty ideas would wreck the economy, kill job growth and cause a depression but now I have to worry about my physical safety and that of my children, as well.

Liberals attack the Plumber to hide Obama’s socialist slip of the tongue

Poor Joe is getting slammed because he happened to be there to ask a question when Obama was caught without a teleprompter and started babbling about socialism in front of a TV camera. Obama told Joe:

“the economy’s good for folks from the bottom up, it’s gonna be good for everybody. I think when you spread the wealth around, it’s good for everybody.”

Thanks, Comrade Obama! I knew you had it in you and finally you accidently told the truth before the voters got snowed by you.

7.5 Years of GW Bush

George Bush has been in office for 7 1/2 years. The first six the economy was fine. A little over one year ago:

1) Consumer confidence stood at a 2 1/2 year high;
2) Regular gasoline sold for $2.19 a gallon;
3) the unemployment rate was 4.5%.
4) the DOW JONES hit a record high–14,000 +
5) American’s were buying new cars,taking cruises, vacations overseas, living large!…

But American’s wanted ‘CHANGE’! So, in 2006 they voted in a Democratic Congress and yes–we got ‘CHANGE’ all right. In the PAST YEAR:

1) Consumer confidence has plummeted
2) Gasoline is now over $4 a gallon & climbing!;
3) Unemployment is up to 5.5% (a 10% increase);
4) Americans have seen their home equity drop by $12 TRILLION DOLLARS and prices still
dropping;
5) 1% of American homes are in foreclosure.
6) THE DOW is probing another low~~ $2.5 TRILLION DOLLARS HAS EVAPORATED FROM THEIR STOCKS & PORTFOLIO’S.

YES, IN 2006 AMERICA VOTED FOR CHANGE…

How much more change do you think we can stand? That’s just what a Democratic Congress pulled off, now with Obama and a Democratic Supermajority maybe we will be as awesome as the Soviet Union was…

Saturday Night Live – Update: Palin Rap

Clueless Obama Voters Support McCain’s Policies

Yikes!

I’ve had two sick kids for almost an entire week. Do you know how bad that sucks? I’ll give you a hint…my almost 4 year old is an internet addict – Youtube more precisely and when sick he hogs the only machine and when you want to use it – he’ll close your windows before you even realize that he’s there and I won’t even tell you how many times I lost crap I was writing or reading. Then he just smiles and says “bye, bye …mommy”.

Anyway, that’s where I’ve been.