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Fatties on TV vs Skinnies on TV

2010-10-28T14:42:00.001-04:00

When reports such as Fatties on TV regarding Marie Claire Magazine's blog post and Should Women Over 50 Have Long Hair air on NBC news and/or NBC's web site, you have to wonder why they're not spending time on real news. That said, I have some comments about both issues.Re: Fatties on TVMaura Kelly said, ". . . while I think our country's obsession with physical perfection is unhealthy, I also

Who says you can't beat a computer at chess?

2010-09-16T23:50:00.001-04:00

Remember this old electronic chess board? I used to beat it occasionally on some of the mid to upper levels back when I played more often. I also played Chessmaster 2000 back in the 80's and early 90's. The animated chess sets were cool, but I usually lost. Even then, I was far from a pro. I'd never be a match for top notch chess players. However, I could give average or slightly above

Is Colonial Williamsburg Really Haunted?

2010-06-16T02:16:00.000-04:00

It's been quite some time since my last post and I thought I'd discuss a new subject in my blog. I've had an interest in the paranormal for quite some time. However, I had not actually taken action and done my own "hunting" until some friends and I took one of the Williamsburg ghost tours. This is the "original" ghost tour and features stories from L. B. Taylor's book Ghosts of Williamsburg.

Rampant Capitalism - Part II: How it has affected education in the US

2009-07-15T09:15:00.003-04:00

For those of you who missed it, I urge you to read my earlier post: Rampant Capitalism: A Detriment to Society in the US Before moving forward, you might notice that I changed the title of the previous post. Although I do strongly believe that rampant capitalism could lead to the death of the US as we know it, I decided that the revised title was more appropriate. Education is the single most

Rampant Capitalism: A Detriment to Society in the US

2009-06-25T16:00:00.000-04:00

Related posts:The world's billionaires - What's wrong with this picture?The World's Billionaires - Part IIChange We Must - A Call To ActionSince President Obama is talking about this tonight, I'd like to start off with my thoughts on health care in the US. An in depth study done by the World Health Organization back in 2000 shows the US ranked at #37 in health care. Despite arguments as to

Maximum Big Surprise - Why I Voted For Barack Obama

2009-01-25T23:09:00.002-05:00

As I am sure many have noted, I took quite a long hiatus. This is due largely in part to my acquiring a new job back in June. Without spending too much time on the topic, let's just say that I was working a lot of overtime and then the holiday season rolled in. . . . you get the idea. Life happens.After tearing into Barack prior to him winning the primary, it probably comes as a big surprise that

Save money! Find the cheapest gas in your town!

2008-07-06T17:15:00.002-04:00

With gas prices breaking $4.00 per gallon in many areas, I thought it would be helpful to bloggers and blog readers alike to offer some assistance with finding the cheapest gas in your area. You can help drive the price of gas down buy not purchasing from gas stations/companies who are charging up to $0.30 more per gallon than the cheapest ones in or near your area. Below, I have found a cool

Mark Warner says no to second seating with Barack Obama

2008-06-16T01:00:00.003-04:00

Over the weekend, former VA governor Mark Warner made it clear that he'd rather be a U.S. senator than a vice president under Barack Obama. Mark Warner's campaign released its first advertisement indicating, in essence, that he cleaned up VA and now it's time to clean up Washington DC.Watch the adTo me, Mark is sending a message that he wants to restore checks and balances to the U.S. Senate and

On "The Audacity of the Democrats"

2008-06-16T00:17:00.000-04:00

It figures that Rush "Windbag" Limbaugh would have been impressed with "The Audacity of the Democrats". It must be the pain killers. I left a comment on The Radio Patriot blog under Andrea's post on the topic. Then, I felt compelled to do a post of my own. I respect Andrea and we share many of the same views on various political topics. However, I'm not sure we share the same view here.Honestly,

McCainomics vs Obamanomics: Which one will get America back on track?

2008-06-13T15:13:00.000-04:00

I watched News Hour with Gwen Ifill last Tuesday because she discussed the differences between the McCain economic plan and the Obama economic plan with the campaign advisers of the respective candidates. The interesting thing was that I supported both plans at different points in the debate. However, McCain's plan seemed to prevail in the end.Barack Obama supports an oil windfall profit tax. The

Woo Me Barack . . . PunditMom has a good point

2008-06-09T00:21:00.001-04:00

In a recent article, PunditMom talks about Barack needing to woo Democrats who supported Hillary. I'm a man. So, flowers or chocolates definitely aren't going to do it for me! Respect is a start, but I'm not sure that's enough. Cutting your ties with (now) convicts and other questionable people would definitely be nice. "But I can't control what they do,' you plead. True, but you can certainly

Remembering D-Day: June 6, 1944

2008-06-08T14:02:00.001-04:00

I'm only 37, but I had relatives that were survivors of WWII and the holocaust. Thus, I'd like to share some pictures that I took at the D-Day Memorial near Lynchburg, VA.Two of the survivors that I know/knew (one is dead, the other still alive) are Colonel J Sydney Wolf and Arthur Seibert. Colonel Wolf died in the mid-to-late 1990's. The character in the BattleTech game, Col Jaime Wolf, might

Obama vs McCain - The race is on!

2008-06-05T22:09:00.000-04:00

Best viewed full size! (click image)Sure, McCain says he wants civil forums, but we all know it's not going to work out that way. McCain will end up attacking Obama any way he can and Barack will strike back. The one with the least mud on them will win the election. After all, who wants to sit an watch 2 candidates discussing topics across a table? Right? Hillary just might have the last laugh

BOOM!! Barack Obama's secret weapon detonated!

2008-06-05T01:20:00.001-04:00

Our democratic hypocrites are handing out their trash, but it was Hillary's in the first place so she'll burn it to ash*!As many of you know, the DNC Rules and Bylaws Committee made a decision regarding FL and MI last Saturday. In summary, the delegates of FL and MI only get half of a vote each and 4 of Hillary's MI delegates were awarded to Barack since he was an idiot and took his name off the

Barack Obama's Secret Weapon Seeks Cash

2008-06-02T23:39:00.000-04:00

Related post: Howard Dean - Barack Obama's Secret WeaponDuring the week of May 19, I received something called the "2008 Presidential Campaign Survey" in the mail. At first, I had high hopes that this survey was sent out to get a feel for a fair solution to the FL and MI democratic primaries debacle. However, I soon discovered that this was merely a sneaky way for Howard Dean and the Democratic

Hillary Clinton vs Barack Obama - Progressive Thinker primary predictions

2008-06-02T23:12:00.000-04:00

Below, are my state-by-state predictions for the remaining primaries. These predictions are subject to change as we get closer to each primary. So, keep an eye on this post.These predictions are based on data both from Real Clear Politics and U.S. Census Bureau. My predictions will likely become more accurate as more data becomes available from polls that are done in states which haven't had

Oregon - Potentially the biggest voting disaster since Florida

2008-05-27T00:58:00.001-04:00

According to the Multnomah County, OR site, voters passed a ballot measure directing all elections to be conducted by mail in 1998. No doubt, some people will say, "OR has been doing Vote By Mail for 10 years. It must be successful." Well, let me break things down for you a little bit. That's 2 presidential elections (not including the current race), 3 gubernatorial elections, and 3 U.S. Senate

Obama - The Great Deceiver: Redux (Truth in media . . . or not)

2008-05-20T23:41:00.000-04:00

I said it in my Obama - The Great Deceiver post and I'll say it again. I strongly feel that Barack Obama is completely media generated. It started in 2004 when Democrats had him speak at the Democratic National Convention. Ever since, the media has run with Barack acting as if he's the Messiah or something. On one hand, I can see why. He's young, handsome, and capable of giving great speeches.

The DNC Rules and Bylaws Committee holds key to Hillary's fate

2008-05-16T00:06:00.000-04:00

It's mid May and the May 31 meeting of the DNC Rules and Bylaws Committee is approaching fast. According to the New York Times, there is a panel of 30 people on this committee. The NYT article also states that 13 of the panel members support Hillary Clinton while only 8 support Barack Obama. That leaves 9 members that could tip the scales one way or the other. Let's make no bones about it people.

Barack - One presumptuous Democrat!

2008-05-15T23:07:00.000-04:00

It seems that the past few days have seen Barack Obama getting busy with general election strategies. These strategies include the aforementioned trip to Michigan, a 'faith' flyer circulating in Kentucky, and John Edwards leading an establishment rally. Barack also seems to be "locking the party down". He is doing this despite the fact that he has only won 3 out of 9 primaries since February and

Barack campaigns in Michigan - Why?

2008-05-14T23:22:00.000-04:00

CNN gave me the hint that Barack Obama is in Michigan in an article regarding John Edwards' endorsement of the democratic candidate. So, I took the opportunity to dig a little further and found this article on the msnbc site. As I suspected, Barack Obama is in fact campaigning in Michigan. This leads us to ask the following question:Why is Barack Obama campaigning in Michigan?I stumbled upon this

Hillary wins big in West VA!

2008-05-14T21:43:00.000-04:00

It's the evening of May 14 and 100% of precincts have reported their data. The final results of the West Virginia primary show that Hillary has a 41 point lead on Obama according to CNN! I predicted a big win, but a 41 point lead! Wow! Now, she needs to focus really hard on Oregon. I am currently predicting an Obama victory, quite an upset of my original prediction, by a very narrow margin. If

The May 6 primary split - Surprise, yet no surprise

2008-05-07T08:18:00.005-04:00

Although Real Clear Politics showed Hillary with an averaged 5 point lead over Barack in Indiana, Hillary actually won with a 2 point lead. In contrast, Hillary lost to Barack in NC with a 14 point deficit. While we saw the gap closing in both states in the days leading up to the primaries, the only surprise is that there was a double digit gap between Hillary and Barack in NC. The Real Clear

Howard Dean - Barack Obama's Secret Weapon

2008-04-28T21:56:00.013-04:00

As everyone knows by now, Hillary won in PA. Thus, I am sure that all Hillary supporters are wondering if she has the momentum to win the nomination. In essence, it's up to Howard Dean.It's a darn shame that I have to beat a dead horse, but this horse (though dead) deserves a good beating! All Hillary supporters need to do is read the transcript of this past Sunday's Meet The Press and they'll

Guns, Religion, Antipathy, and Swift Boats

2008-04-21T23:10:00.000-04:00

In recent news, we have heard remarks from Barack Obama about guns, religion, and antipathy. We have also heard Hillary's and McCain's responses to these remarks as well as Barack's own elaboration upon said remarks. Before I go into detail about who said what and my opinion of the situation, I'd like to offer my stance on these issues.Now that Charlton Heston is dead, I can finally admit that I