I feel as if one of my Moms died today

There is something very, very special about Barbara Billingsley or as I have always known her as, "Mrs June Cleaver".

In those days, the late '50s and early '60s, us kids who still had no idea of the make believe world of television, thought Mrs Cleaver was the ideal Mom. She listened and thought. Never was the statement "You don't know what you're talkin' about kid". She just listened.

And at the end of the Beaver's issue would be the response: "Beaver, we'll have to wait until your father (Ward) is home". And then Beaver would worry for the rest of the day and tell Wally he thought he was going to be "killed".

But you know the rest of the story. Ward was pissed, but then he remembered when he was a kid. And then he told the kids that they would take a lesson from this as he had.

This doesn't happen today. I am a real offender in this situation. I haven't been there for so, so many times that I should have. The Fact that Ward Cleaver was always there for his family makes me feel like I've offended all that I love.

I guess all I have to say now is that I want my love to go to Erica's Grammy. Patricia. A very wonderful woman.

And my Mum, Joan Marie,

Bye all

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What is Illinois doing to our Military's voting rights?

Here's a story from radio station WLS-AM 890 in Chicago, Illinois.

I find this particularly disturbing because of the political atmosphere in Chicago.
The Chicago political machine is well known for it corruption and the acts of massive voter fraud that is commited in virtually every election. To deny our Military their voting rights is, in my opinion, the most despicable of all acts.

If the facts of this piece are found to be a willful act of the denial of voting rights to help sway an election, then I hope the perpetrators will receive a long and hard punishment for their actions.

But being Chicago politics as usual, they'll most likely end up giving these bums a lifetime job on our dime or at the very least a medal.

-Bluecat4usa

CHICAGO (WLS) - The U.S. Justice Department is investigating whether the state of Illinois missed the deadline for mailing absentee ballots to members of the military and other overseas American voters as part of a new federal overseas voting law.

Cris Cray, Director of Legislation at the Illinois State Board of Elections, says not all of Illinois' 110 jurisdictions were compliant with the 2009 Military and Overseas Voter Empowerment Act (MOVE).

The law requires every state to mail their absentee ballots 45 days prior to Election Day to overseas troops, government employees and other Americans who want to vote from abroad.

Cray says she is currently compiling data from each of Illinois' jurisdictions to determine which were compliant and which were delinquent. Cray said it's possible the ballots may not be counted because the state was tardy in sending them out.

Illinois was required to have all of its absentee ballots mailed by Sept. 18, the national deadline. Election officials have until Nov. 15 to count the absentee ballots, which must be postmarked by midnight Nov. 1 to be eligible.

In an e-mail response, Justice Department spokeswoman Xochil Hinojosa confirmed that Illinois is being investigated for the absentee ballot infraction.

"The Department is working with all states, including Illinois, to investigate and remedy any problems that will prevent our men and women serving overseas from having the opportunity to vote and have their votes counted," Hinojosa said.

The Justice Department has brought a lawsuit against the state of New York after settling with New Mexico over a similar case of delinquent absentee ballots for overseas Americans.

Several New York counties including the five boroughs of New York City were found to be in violation of the deadline after the state was permitted by the Defense Department to move its deadline to Oct. 1 because the state's primary day was four days before the deadline.

The Justice Department settled a case with New Mexico Tuesday where six counties failed to mail ballots by the deadline.

Overseas ballots could be a deciding factor in Illinois' mid-term elections where recent polls show a tight U.S. Senate race between Republican Mark Kirk and Democrat Alexi Giannoulias. Republican Bill Brady has an edge over Democratic incumbent Pat Quinn for governor.
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A Pink Hippopotamus?

Ok now. I've had the mispleasure of seeing a Pink Elephant or two in my time,
but a Pink Hippo?

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"They Live": part II

See what I mean? Horrible, horrid creatures!

Their souls are as corrupt as their bodies!

I always knew there was something evil deep in her soul..."They Live".

The camera doesn't lie!

Kind of reminds me of that John Carpenter movie with Rowdy Roddy Piper "They Live"

If you've never seen it, the premise is that ghouls come to earth and try to control humans with mind control and subliminal messages. Roddy Piper discovers this when he finds a pair of special sunglasses that reveals the horrid creatures as they really are.

I'm now in the process of trying procure a pair of these glasses so that I can prove once and for all that the current administration are just a real ghoulish bunch!
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Remember the promises made in 2008?

Remember how you all oinked in agreement when the racist promised "All GITMO prisoners are to be released within one year of his term?

Or, End income tax for seniors making less than $50,000

Or, End no-bid contracts above $25,000

Or, Allow imported prescription drugs

Or, Direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct a comprehensive study of federal cancer initiatives

Or, Double the Peace Corps

Or, Allow five days of public comment before signing bills

Or, Tougher rules against revolving door for lobbyists and former officials

Or, Double funding for after-school programs

Or, Allow bankruptcy judges to modify terms of a home mortgage

Or, Support human mission to moon by 2020

Or, Pay for the national service plan without increasing the deficit

Or, Give annual "State of the World" address

Or, Reduce earmarks to 1994 levels

Or, Allow penalty-free hardship withdrawals from retirement accounts in 2008 and 2009

Or, Recognize the Armenian genocide

Or, No family making less than $250,000 will see "any form of tax increase."

Or, Negotiate health care reform in public sessions televised on C-SPAN

Or, Create a public option health plan for a new National Health Insurance Exchange.

Yeah, I didn’t think so, but it sure is coming back to you isn’t it? A typical 8 year old has less broken promises than this clown.
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Mourning in America

We have a clear choice come November 2, 2010.

Say what you will about President George W. Bush, but when he was our leader I never felt the sense of despair that I see now in America.

There is a quote that sort of sums it up for me:

“Despair is the price one pays for setting oneself an impossible aim” -Graham Greene, English novelist, playwright and journalist (1904-1991)

New GEICO Commercial - Piggy

I love the piggy!

Nancy Pelosi, Wicked Witch of the West

Vuvuzela - South African culture - The death of the World Cup

I'm just a casual fan of soccer (or futboll as they call it in Spain) so the World cup is of mild interest to me.

I've only tuned in to a few matches so far and let me tell you, this vuvu thing is the most annoying crap I think I've ever heard since Disco! It makes the matches impossible to watch or listen to. I kinda like the Spanish guy who yells "Goooooooaaaallll" when there's a score but no way can I stand this vuvu shit.

Sorry South Africa, but this is ruining your day to shine in the world spotlight. Please do something about it!

D-Day + Sixty Six Years...

The Battle of Normandy was fought during World War II in the summer of 1944, between the Allied nations and German forces occupying Western Europe. More than 60 years later, the Normandy Invasion, or D-Day, remains the largest seaborne invasion in history, involving nearly three million troops crossing the English Channel from England to Normandy in occupied France.

Twelve Allied nations provided fighting units that participated in the invasion, including Australia, Canada, Belgium, France, Czechoslovakia, Greece, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

Operation Overlord was the codename for the Allied invasion of northwest Europe. The assault phase, or the establishment of a secure foothold, was known as Operation Neptune. Operation Neptune began on D-Day (June 1, 1944) and ended on June 30, when the Allies had established a firm foothold in Normandy. Operation Overlord also began on D-Day, and continued until Allied forces crossed the River Seine on August 19.

With the invasion of Normandy, General Dwight D. Eisenhower faced a task of magnitude and hazards never before attempted. He would have to move his forces 100 miles across the English Channel and storm a heavily fortified coastline. His enemy was the weapon-and-tank-superior German army commanded by Erwin Rommel, one of the most brilliant generals of the war. Less than 15 percent of the Allied forces coming aboard the ships had ever seen combat.

An invading army had not crossed the unpredictable and dangerous English Channel since 1688. Once the massive Allied force set out, there was no turning back. The Allies boasted a 5,000-vessel armada that stretched as far as the eye could see, transporting both men and vehicles across the channel to the French beaches. In addition, the Allies had 4,000 smaller landing craft and more than 11,000 aircraft.

By nightfall on June 6, more than 9,000 Allied soldiers were dead or wounded, but more than 100,000 had made it ashore and secured French coastal villages. Within weeks, supplies were being unloaded at Utah and Omaha beachheads at the rate of more than 20,000 tons per day. By June 11, more than 326,000 troops, 55,000 vehicles, and 105,000 tons of supplies had been landed on the beaches. By June 30, the Allies had established a firm foothold in Normandy. Allied forces crossed the River Seine on August 19.

Military Intelligence was an important part of the Normandy invasion. British and American cryptographers working in London deciphered coded messages that the German believed to be unbreakable. Messages could quite often be delivered to Eisenhower within two and a half hours of the time the Germans had sent it. In addition, reconnaissance teams took infrared pictures of Omaha Beach while avoiding German patrols.

There is no official casualty figure for D-Day. It is estimated that more than 425,000 Allied and German troops were killed, wounded, or went missing during the battle. That figure includes more than 209,000 Allied casualties. In addition to roughly 200,000 German troops killed or wounded, the Allies also captured 200,000 soldiers. Captured Germans were sent to American prisoner-of-war camps at the rate of 30,000 per month, from D-Day until Christmas 1944. Between 15,000 and 20,000 French civilians were killed during the battle.

In the end, the invasion of Normandy succeeded in its objective by sheer force of numbers. By July 1944, some one million Allied troops, mostly American, British, and Canadian, were entrenched in Normandy. During the great invasion, the Allies assembled nearly three million men and stored 16 million tons of arms, munitions, and supplies in Britain.

The occupation of Normandy was crucial for the Western Allies to bring the war to the western border of Germany. If the Normandy invasion had not occurred, there could conceivably have been a complete possession of northern and western Europe by Soviet forces.
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White House Press Corpse...this doesn't surprise me at all.

Now it's out for all to see. Helen Thomas is an anti-Semite of the worst kind.

How can she report historic events from the White House when she obviously has forgotten the Holocaust?

What's wrong with this picture?

Is this how Baracky and Mickey salute the flag? With their "left hands" over nothing?

Not surprising to me at all. Two dyed in the wool socialistas showing their true contempt for our flag, not to mention our country.

As any American knows, we place our right hand over our heart when we recite the Pledge of Allegiance.

And for anyone who thinks this may be a "mirror-image" picture, please note the wedding rings on the ring fingers of their LEFT HANDS and the RIGHT side of the "Messiah's" suit coat where the buttons are.

It's sickening.

SEIU as Astroturf - Protesters say, "Give up the bucks!"

What? Are you frickin' kidding me? More taxes?

These folks are loons. Especially the lady who says "I don't make enough to pay more".

I feel a bit sick now. And they have the audacity to call the Teabag people nuts

President Obama, aka "Walking Eagle".

President BARACK OBAMA was invited to address a major gathering of the American Indian Nation in upstate Oregon shortly before the 2008 elections. He spoke for almost an hour about his plans for increasing every Native American’s present standard of living. He referred to his time as a U.S. Senator and how he had voted for every Native American issue that came to the floor of the Senate. Although President Obama was vague about the details of his plans, he seemed most enthusiastic and spoke eloquently about his ideas for helping his “red sisters and brothers.”

At the conclusion of his speech, the Tribes presented Obama with a plaque inscribed with his new Indian name,
“Walking Eagle” The proud President then departed in his motorcade to a fundraiser, waving to the crowds. A news reporter later asked the group of chiefs how they came to select the new name they had given to the President. They explained that “Walking Eagle” is the name given to a bird so full of shit it can no longer fly.
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