tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87675532068589324552024-08-28T05:30:51.214-05:00Sam's Taste of ChaosChaos - the original dark void from which all else appeared.Sam Ritterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04263004141267291587noreply@blogger.comBlogger122125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767553206858932455.post-2377384397964010042014-01-30T06:11:00.000-06:002014-01-30T06:23:18.036-06:00SHOULD I STAY OR SHOULD I GO?
Is there a proper response to President Obama's State of the Union address this past Tuesday night?
I felt sorry for those who out together the Republican response following it. I sit here two days later attempting in vain to find a proper response. My purest response is a dreadful bout of nausea that has overtaken my body.
But the correct response is simply one little word.
Sam Ritterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04263004141267291587noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767553206858932455.post-79670368202854286032012-12-16T18:01:00.001-06:002012-12-16T18:01:29.350-06:00THE COUNTERINTUITIVE RESPONSEGun-Free School Zones must go away.
If that is the first response to the Newton tragedy, our children will be safer tomorrow than they are today.
For many of you, this sounds like the opposite of a sane statement. You may be thinking, "Surely we need to find a way to keep guns away from schools; even more so now." But, let's examine what you are asking.
Today the law is that, with aSam Ritterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04263004141267291587noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767553206858932455.post-75823333279346743682012-11-17T11:33:00.001-06:002012-11-17T12:19:12.958-06:00'MERICA - YOUR DREAM IS CURRENTLY BEING LIQUIDATED
After a mad dash sprint toward the election, I took a well earned break from politics and instead spent all my free time at my normal job filling in while my co-workers went out in search of Bambi's now grown grandchildren. So in the 11 days since election day, I have worked just over 110 hours, with little time for any thing else except coaching my son's basketball team.
But you will Sam Ritterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04263004141267291587noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767553206858932455.post-75976884674605066012012-10-13T08:41:00.001-05:002014-08-12T22:23:05.225-05:00RISING DAWN: A PROJECT 10 CHALLENGE STORY
I absolutely love my wife. As all my Facebook friends are aware, I not only have a nickname for her, but she even gets her own acronym - TBD. This story is about the beautiful Dawn.
When this story began, I thought it was about me. My friend Jerry called me one day out of the blue. He seemed unusually worked up about something. He had something he wanted me to Sam Ritterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04263004141267291587noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767553206858932455.post-73933845370531244582012-09-11T08:25:00.000-05:002012-09-11T08:25:37.334-05:00A POLITICS-FREE ZONE TODAY...No politics in the Chaos today, as all Americans stand together; united as one. Much has been said & much more will be said. We will not seek to add more than what we've already said before.
Here's a link to what we wrote a year ago.
http://samschaos.blogspot.com/2011/09/of-life-and-love-and-death-remembering.htmlSam Ritterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04263004141267291587noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767553206858932455.post-44807640658644566652012-09-03T10:54:00.001-05:002012-09-03T11:39:28.889-05:00WE ARE LABORLabor is good. Labor works. Labor built America. Labor will meet the challenges of tomorrow.
If only we, the Unions, don't get in the way.
From the words in Genesis, "By the sweat of the brow, you shall eat bread" to the letter of Paul, "If a man will not work, he shall not eat" whose word were echoed by our early settlers Miles Standish and John Smith, America has been Sam Ritterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04263004141267291587noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767553206858932455.post-36496772328419048982012-09-02T14:12:00.001-05:002012-09-03T08:53:28.426-05:00WHO WATCHES THE WATCHMEN?"Facts Take a Beating in Acceptance Speeches" - New York Times
"FACT CHECK: Romney's deficit vow lacks specifics" - AP
Top 5 Fibs In Paul Ryan’s Convention Speech - Talking Points Memo
Paul Ryan’s brazen lies - SalonFACT CHECK: Romney's deficit vow lacks specifics - Yahoo Fact Checkers, the Watchmen of our political arena seek to help us find the truth among a sea Sam Ritterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04263004141267291587noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767553206858932455.post-74778455177959623722012-08-30T01:42:00.004-05:002012-08-30T05:57:24.779-05:00GO CRAZY, FOLKS! GO CRAZY! - (UPDATED)When I finished watching Paul Ryan's speech at the RNC, I was really curious to see what the liberal talking heads over at MSNBC thought. I, despite our well known "mancrush" on Paul Ryan here at the Chaos (heck, even my daughter said, "He's hot!"), tried to remain objective and see the speech as an independent voter might. After flipping stations, I heard Lawrence O'Donnell complain Sam Ritterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04263004141267291587noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767553206858932455.post-54819849253266229852012-08-22T20:51:00.000-05:002012-08-22T20:51:59.668-05:00CALM DOWN. LET'S TRY TO TALK THIS OUT.
Here is a letter that I received from one Sandra Fluke on behalf of President Barack Obama's relection campaign. Following it I also submit my response and following that, I will also include the entire wording of the Sanctity & Dignity of Human Life plank of the Republican Platform.
From: Sandra Fluke <info@barackobama.com>
Date: Wed, 22 Aug 2012 18:37:40 -0400
To: <Sam Ritterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04263004141267291587noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767553206858932455.post-47583685144954988122012-08-20T06:19:00.003-05:002012-08-20T06:19:54.328-05:00SHOW-ME THE RECOVERY (BECAUSE WE CAN'T SEE IT)
[I'm posting this, because its always good to hear a proper Missouri "Show-me" view in Washington.]
Weekly Republican Remarks by Rep. Vicky Hartzler
Hi, I’m Congresswoman Vicky Hartzler from the great state of Missouri. Just a little bit about myself: in addition to serving on the House Agriculture Committee, my husband and I own and operate a farm near Harrisonville, where we raise Sam Ritterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04263004141267291587noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767553206858932455.post-55717947950709856242012-08-11T21:51:00.000-05:002012-08-11T21:54:16.861-05:00CHOOSING PAUL RYAN.....
If there is only one thing you take from me today, I want it to be this - vote for PAUL RYAN.
If you would ever, ever consider voting for me - vote for PAUL RYAN.
If you would like to see America restored to her greatness and see much of the past decade erased - vote for PAUL RYAN.
In case this is the only chance you will ever have to do so - vote for PAUL Sam Ritterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04263004141267291587noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767553206858932455.post-7254302212879542482012-07-25T18:52:00.002-05:002012-07-25T19:11:52.220-05:00After Aurora: SolvingThe Wrong ProblemFirst, before I speak further let say that my heart & prayers go out to the lives that have been lost or harmed by one deranged individual. I do not seek to exploit this horrific event with an axe to grind. I am simply joining a discussion already in progress at this point. I will add that whatever decision is to be made must be made in the light of reason & not in the heat of the Sam Ritterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04263004141267291587noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767553206858932455.post-20916167914490774682012-07-25T05:13:00.000-05:002012-07-25T05:13:54.021-05:00RIP - George JeffersonIn honor of the passing of Sherman Helmsley & to celebrate the terrific character that was George Jefferson, I offer this rerun of a post from March 2011. Fortuitously, my take on George & his 7 area dry cleaning stores stands in contrast to how President Obama feels about small business owners such as him.
May Sherman rest in peace, but let him live on in perpetuity as the small (Sam Ritterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04263004141267291587noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767553206858932455.post-32641157858083096872012-07-17T20:27:00.001-05:002012-07-17T20:28:38.934-05:00BACK TO SCHOOL BARACKBarack Obama, noted Constitutional Scholar, former editor of the Harvard Law Review, US Senator and current President of the United States of America needs to go back to school.
He needs to take a basic freshman year American Civics course similar to what I took when I was 14. If he were to attend that class, he would learn that roads, police and firefighters are predominantly Sam Ritterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04263004141267291587noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767553206858932455.post-12725610872004756032012-07-08T14:04:00.000-05:002012-07-08T14:04:02.366-05:00BUT THEY CAN'T DO THAT!
I posted this picture on my Facebook page this week in response to the Supreme Court Obamacare ruling and specifically to Chief Justice Robert's opinion. Following a very heated debate in this nation on the constitutionality of the health care reform law and intense debate in court, we have awaken to a world where we must face the fact that for all parties in this debate, we've been bothSam Ritterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04263004141267291587noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767553206858932455.post-41808403220131268112012-06-28T18:05:00.001-05:002012-06-28T18:05:45.697-05:00SUPREME COURT DECISION - "ELECTIONS HAVE CONSEQUENCES!"
Wake Up America by John McNaughton
"It was the best of times, it was the worst of
times; it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness; it was
the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity; it was the season
of Light, it was the season of Darkness; it was the spring of hope, it
was the winter of despair; we had everything before us, we had nothing
before us; we were allSam Ritterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04263004141267291587noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767553206858932455.post-7067004532057769442012-03-06T20:22:00.001-06:002012-03-06T20:24:49.537-06:00Tearing Down the Wall...Imagine a group wholly opposed to something, who inadvertently rush forward into just such an occurrence. It's what you might call a self-fulfilling prophecy. In the movies, we see it all the time. Fearful for your life, one attempts to run away, only to realize too late that you have ran headlong to your death. One can remember watching Gene Hackman on the S.S. Sam Ritterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04263004141267291587noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767553206858932455.post-81893750257787615162012-02-15T14:49:00.000-06:002012-02-15T14:49:07.381-06:00A Cowardly ProposalPresident Obama submitted his budget proposal on Monday. This budget lays out the president's priorities and represents his vision for America. As a sidenote, it shows that Obama is a coward and a colossal liar.
In 2009, the president made it clear that spending on a large stimulus was needed to end the recession and begin a recovery. In 2010, his top priority wasSam Ritterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04263004141267291587noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767553206858932455.post-54570535510355784942012-02-13T12:09:00.002-06:002012-02-13T12:54:21.847-06:00Remembering 2006 - When $296 billion was a lot of moneyLater today as President Obama submits a budget that will show a 4th consecutive year of $1 trillion plus deficts, it's helpful to put that into perspective. Here is how ThinkProgress described President GW Bush's 2006 budget with a projected deficit of $296 billion:Today, the Office of Management Budget projected a $296 billion federal deficit for fiscal year 2006. Bush held a press Sam Ritterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04263004141267291587noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767553206858932455.post-56398518732969228732012-02-11T18:37:00.000-06:002012-02-11T18:37:14.112-06:00America Lost.....?Now that the Obama administration has formally put in place new regulations stipulating that all health insurance plans will now have contraception coverage provided for free regardless of the wishes of the purchaser of the plan, at least we can look toward one silver lining. The Federal government no longer needs to continue funding Planned Parenthood, right? Sure, and I have some Sam Ritterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04263004141267291587noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767553206858932455.post-7888595571913348062012-01-18T18:22:00.000-06:002012-01-18T18:22:20.181-06:00Ruminations From the Void - January 18, 2012The End is Nigh!!! 2012 has arrived bringing with it, the end of days. Bend over, grab your ankles and get ready to kiss your bootie goodbye because everything you know is about to be destroyed.
While the end has not taken place yet, we were able to get a small taste of it today, when Wikipedia and other websites went dark today. The movie 2012 had it wrong that the end ofSam Ritterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04263004141267291587noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767553206858932455.post-68239144506535060862011-12-26T14:03:00.000-06:002011-12-26T14:03:59.479-06:00A Visit From.....Twas the night before Christmas & all through the house,
not a creature was stirring .... well .... except for our dwarf hamster Belle.
(I mean, she's nocturnal & all - she always seems to be training for the rodent Olympics around this time)
The stockings were hung in the doorway by tacks,
In hopes that they'll hold up when filled to the max.
The children were nestled, all snugSam Ritterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04263004141267291587noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767553206858932455.post-32597149282594122902011-12-05T16:51:00.000-06:002011-12-05T16:51:32.717-06:00Journey - (it's not just a band for GLEE to cover)Yesterday was to be my 40th birthday, but I declined the award because I didn't feel I deserved it. I'm not sure I have 40 years worth of accomplishments to offer to the universe. Like the song we used to sing in church, He's still working on me, to make me what I ought to be. In other words, I'm still under construction. But then again, aren't we all.
The only way I feel Sam Ritterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04263004141267291587noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767553206858932455.post-57139972837000403502011-09-23T14:25:00.000-05:002011-09-23T14:25:04.419-05:00Casual Friday Edition - 9/23/11Calm down. Everything is under control. A dastardly criminal enterprise has been shut down. Get back to your normal lives knowing all is well in America.
In case you weren't aware of it, a California couple was doing something very improper in their home; something involving a group of people. The Fromms were cited under a municipal code in the city of San Juan Capistrano,Sam Ritterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04263004141267291587noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767553206858932455.post-87856351533976065352011-09-22T12:09:00.000-05:002011-09-22T12:09:55.119-05:00We Need an Economic "Gamechanger"I've done my best over the past few days to emphasize that President Obama's "tax the wealthy" plan has the potential to do great harm to our floundering economy while doing nothing to overcome our pile of debt. The idea that increased tax rates will result in associated revenue increases is not backed up by historical data.
Throughout the past several decades, the top tax rate has Sam Ritterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04263004141267291587noreply@blogger.com0