Black Friday

I recall a few years ago engaging in the sport of shopping on Black Friday. Trying to find a parking spot at the local mall was a huge challenge, and you had to utlilize your blinker a mile away so that those coming from the other direction didn’t steal that spot.

Once I finally found my spot, my wife and I set off to shop. The crowds bustling in and out of the entry way reminded me of an old fashioned football game. When we finally entered the mall, the heat from the crowds was almost too oppressive. However, we had already committed to our adventure of shopping on Black Friday.

First I waited in line at the Starbucks kiosk to buy over-priced crappy tasting coffee. My discover card took the hit, and I took the caffeine. Then a storm of bumping into strangers, waiting in line, more credit card scans continued for the remainder of the day.

I believe there were almost three fights, ten rude glares, fourteen grumbles, and two bathroom breaks (all while waiting in line).

Finally, we exited the mall. Where did we park? Who knows. In this massive parking lot, with the rain pouring down, hands full of bags of junk that we plan on giving to friends and family, we wandared the endless rows of vehicles until we found our compact car.

The trunk barely fit our bags of junk.

The highway out of the mall was packed with a huge traffic jam. The radio played annoying Christmas music, somehow I wasn’t in the mood anymore.

We got home late that night.

The credit card bill made us feel sick.

We cut our credit cards soon after.

Black Friday is now a day in which I pity the masses who are caught up in the hype of consumerism. Why? So you can garner that flat screen TV for half the price? That same TV you really didn’t need or want, but the price pulled you in?

Enjoy your credit card bill, because the interest alone you’ll pay on it will more than make up the savings.

SEIU Has That Certain Stink…

When a Boy Scout sets out on trying to do good in his neighborhood, you would think he would get nothing but praise from those who are interested.

Nope, those thugs from that service union are at it again! Instead of enjoying the newly constructed trail, they complained to the town because their brothers in shovels didn’t get a chance to trail blaze this for a fee. They were upset that the town allowed this young boy a chance to improve a run down neighborhood.

Nick Balzano, president of the Service Employees International Union’s Allentown chapter, said last week that the union might file a grievance against the city for allowing 17-year-old Kevin Anderson to clear the hiking trail, instead of paying some of the 39 recently laid-off SEIU members to do the work

This union has had terrible PR tactics lately. A few months ago, a number of SEIU members were caught bullying a conservative Tea Party protester. Racist remarks were thrown at his way simply because he was a black man. I think it is safe to say that this union is representative of most unions: Bullying, greedy, and anti-Free Market.

I’ve had enough of them.

A great article on government’s natural inclination to control everything.

Here, Lew Rockwell presents a great argument against government control, and why we should be made aware of this problem.

The world has an impression of the United States as a freewheeling, hard-drinking country where few things are regulated. The world should wake up to the reality that the United States is governed by a totalitarian bureaucracy that claims to manage every aspect of our lives, which means of course managing the economy with massive regulatory intervention, of which the following is but a tiny example.

Is it Possible?

Guitar.

Sometimes I really love the guitar, other times I hate it. Lately, I feel like I’m in a rut. I’ve long had issues with rhythm and I don’t think I’ll ever get it right. I have this tendency to speed things up.

Today I was playing, and I was tempted to put my guitars up on Ebay and walk away from this lifetime hobby of mine for good. I’ve been playing for years, yet I’ve never had the enjoyment of playing in a band. So, if I am just an audience of myself, what is the point?

I’ve had so many disappointments over the years. So many “well, sorry, you’re not what we’re looking for” type situations. I used to delusion myself into thinking that they were wrong, but now I realize, that I’m just not that good. So it only took me like 15 years, but I guess I’m just not meant to be a musician.

As for me it is not about one’s race, but about one’s stupidity and arrogance.

Jimmy Carter has come out with claims that “an overwhelming portion of the intensely demonstrated animosity is based on the fact that he is a black man, that he’s African American”.

With all due respect, Mr. Carter, I have no problems with anyone’s skin color, and for you to claim as such, is divisive, bigoted, and might I add, foolish.

My opposition to the president grows daily because of his obvious disdain for the US Constitution, for state’s rights, and for the individual freedom that so many young men died for. The fact that he’s a black man is just that. His skin color is dark, he was raised by an old white woman, in a predominantly white culture for much of his life, and with privileges that most Americans never had.

When a president is so arrogant to claim that health care is a right, without understanding the meaning of our Constitution, he ceases to be an annoyance and becomes a threat to the general welfare of America. General Welfare of America has nothing to do with health.

His desire to control industry with an iron fist is quite obvious. His lust for power and willingness to do whatever it takes to achieve that power is merely a personality characteristic he developed while associating himself with Weather Underground psycos, and insanely racists un-Biblical pastors.

I don’t like the fact that we don’t know who he is. Please, show me the articles he authored while with the Harvard Review. I’m very curious about his GPA while he attended college. There seems to be some even questioning his birth land. Simply show the stupid certificate and silence the naysayers! It’s quite simple. If I lose my birth certificate, I merely go to my hometown’s townhall, pay the $5.00 for a copy, and they produce a copy in a matter of minutes.

It should be noted that the man worked with ACORN, who now are showing to be protectors of pimps, prostitutes, and pedophiles. Add the ongoing voter fraud issues reported all over this nation, and you have a huge conundrum. Maybe it isn’t fair, but as the saying goes, you’re guilty by association.

Live Free or Die? Except if you homeschool your children…

There is a lot to appreciate about the state of New Hampshire. However, from what I’ve read, NH scores terribly on homeschooling rights. Ironically, the state of NJ is one of the best states for homeschoolers. My wife and I wonder if it is just because they don’t have the time to analyze every homeschooler because they have their hands full with all of the students who are public schooled.

Anyway, WND has an article about a girl in New Hampshire who is being forced into government education because…

Her parents are abusive? No.
She is not meeting the educational standards? No, she is outshining her public schooled counterparts.

She is being forced into government education because…she is defensive of her Christian beliefs.

So, this judge, a Miss Lucinda Sadler, thinks it is her job to decide the religious upbringing of this poor child. This judge, made a poor judgement, and ignored the Constitution and especially the part where it says we have freedom of religion.

It is not up to the government to decide how my child will worship. My children will be taught that Jesus is God and King, Lord and Savior. They will know that all other religions are lies that come from the very devil himself!

Seriously, we have considered moving to NH because of their attitude towards free enterprise, taxes, and almost everything else. Except, their homeschool record is terrible.

Where are all the war protests?

Before the “messiah” became president, we had war protests quite frequently. At one point, they were making national headlines and it seemed we couldn’t walk around town without bumping into some protester who despised the evils of our country.

Now everyone is so quiet. Yet, daily I notice more men are dying in Afghanistan and Iraq. Is it me, or does it seem like the liberals are compromising their belief in pacifism now that Obama has clearly shown no intentions of slowing down the unconstitutional “War on Colonialism…er Terror”.

If there are protests, the media could care less. The media believes it is their job to make Obama a success.

I think what we really have is that the war protesters weren’t really opposed to war. If so, they’d be storming the gates of the White House with their home made signs, grammatical errors and all! Instead, they are so excited about getting a fellow Stalinist in office, they forgot that they were supposed to oppose the war even after the parties switched.

Again, I believe they were more about socialism and the welfare state than they were about ending this God forsaken war! Ironically, or maybe not so ironic, the only people who have opposed this war, and still do, are the libertarians, who from the beginning stated their reasons for opposing this war and many others like it.

So, if you, as a dread locked war protester, who grew up on the mean streets of upper-class suburbia, feel alone in your bold attempt at ending American Colonialism, there is hope. While libertarians like myself oppose this war for different reasons than yourself, we do have solid points as to why you ought to consider embracing classical liberalism. And just think, you’ll be able to run circles around your liberal friends when debating economics, and the Constitution!

Up Next: How To Go From Down and Out Liberal to Happy libertarian…

CNN – Dishonesty on the front page

Here’s what I spotted on CNN’s website, front page article:

“A hostile crowd shouted questions and made angry statements today at a Pennsylvania town hall meeting on health care led by Democratic Sen. Arlen Specter. The meeting drew an overflow crowd of about 250 people, with more gathered outside to demonstrate for and against President Obama’s push to expand health insurance for 46 million people without coverage while bringing down costs”

Now, the wording used gives a sense of extreme hostility and danger. You better avoid these people, they are irrationally mad. The ending contrasts that statement when it makes the protesters look like they are upset that Obama wants to lower the cost of healthcare.

Talk about propaganda! Now I’m all for lowering the costs, but unless we live on Mars, and not Earth, there is no way that expanding government healthcare to include everyone who is involuntarily or voluntarily uncovered will lower the cost of healthcare. Just no way! Think about it. If a government can’t even manage the Cash for Clunkers, (which has cost us tax payers billions), how can it manage an extremely complicated system like health care?

Will it be more efficient? No. It won’t. We’ll now have to get used to long lines for simple treatment, and perhaps even denial.

Is the current healthcare system perfect? Not at all. Not even close. We have a system that, encouraged by the government, became costly, inefficient, and broken. It still works better than universal health care.

Will it wipe out private healthcare? Yes. The inevitability is that no company will be able to afford paying for the people (who are not employed by them) who use the government system, and continue to pay for the rising cost of the private healthcare. Certainly no individual will be able to afford it when his income tax rises drastically.

It will raise taxes. It will have to. Eventually the machine will expect a payout, and the government will place that demand on the backs of the individual. The same individual who struggles to pay his mortgage, provide for his family, and works hard to make a living. His quality of life, guaranteed, will diminish at an alarming rate. That is a fact.

The mainstream media, no surprise, wants to see Obama get his agendas through even at the cost of compromising journalistic ethics. While Obama pushes for this stupid and irresponsible plan, his approval ratings plummet. Perhaps he needs to pay attention, because he is causing this debate. People are yelling at town halls not because they are in line with private insurance companies, but because they are sick and tired of a government that does not represent the interests of the people.

It is about time that Americans are waking up, getting off their couches and mobilizing.

Obama: You ain’t seen nothing yet.

Buh Bye MLB

With the recent reports of David Ortiz (not calling him by that beloved nickname), I hang my hat up. I am no longer going to give them my patronage to Major League Baseball. The whole league is a major scam.