If your idea of going to Wal-mart requires you to get "all dressed up" you might be a redneck.
Tuesday, July 31, 2007
New York Times with good news from Iraq, Democrats must be heartbroken.
It seems that Gen. David Petraeus and the troop surge may have been just the right medicine for Iraq. In what seemed to be a lost cause just a few months ago now seems to be showing signs of progress. In fact the news is so good coming out of Iraq not even the New York Times can ignore it.Michael E. O’Hanlon and Kenneth Pollack just got back from meeting with American and Iraqi military personnel and have some real good news to share in this New York Times Op-Ed piece titled A War We Just Might Win. O’Hanlon and Pollack write: “Here is the most important thing Americans need to understand: We are finally getting somewhere in Iraq, at least in military terms. As two analysts who have harshly criticized the Bush Administration’s miserable handling of Iraq, we were surprised by the gains we saw and the potential to produce not necessarily “victory” but a sustainable stability that both we and Iraqis could live with.”
You will have to read the rest of the article that is filled with all kinds of good news from Iraq. If you are a democrat, or plan on showing this to a democrat, I must warn you, such good news has been known to depress democrats and make them take irate action.
Billary Clinton wants a Public Service Academy.
Presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton told University of South Carolina College Democrats on Saturday she would create a national academy to train public servants. "I'm going to be asking a new generation to serve," she said. "I think just like our military academies, we need to give a totally all-paid education to young men and women who will serve their country in a public service position."
In other words, Billary wants more young people to be non-military government employees, what is the big deal you say.
Think about this: Liberals believe that this country is great because of the government; not because of individual freedom. So, in the eyes of people like Billary, the best way to make America even better is to strengthen and grow the government. What better idea than to get free citizens to work for the government instead of the private sector.
This falls under the good little sheep indoctrination plan. If you train more people to be good little government workers then you have more sheep in the herd. Sheep are very dependent animals and are followers….baa baa…some one take care of me…baa… A democrats dream come true.
Billary also mentioned universal health care for her little sheep and expanding early childhood education. It is never to early to start the indoctrination process in government schools. After all you have to train those sheep…baa…baa…
One woman carried a sign during Clinton’s visit that read: “She doesn’t care, all she wants is power.” I guess this woman must have been the black sheep in the herd.
In other words, Billary wants more young people to be non-military government employees, what is the big deal you say.
Think about this: Liberals believe that this country is great because of the government; not because of individual freedom. So, in the eyes of people like Billary, the best way to make America even better is to strengthen and grow the government. What better idea than to get free citizens to work for the government instead of the private sector.
This falls under the good little sheep indoctrination plan. If you train more people to be good little government workers then you have more sheep in the herd. Sheep are very dependent animals and are followers….baa baa…some one take care of me…baa… A democrats dream come true.
Billary also mentioned universal health care for her little sheep and expanding early childhood education. It is never to early to start the indoctrination process in government schools. After all you have to train those sheep…baa…baa…
One woman carried a sign during Clinton’s visit that read: “She doesn’t care, all she wants is power.” I guess this woman must have been the black sheep in the herd.
Fred Thompson answers the question.
Fred Thompson answers the question! The FairTax question that is, he still remains the only person who knows if he is running for President or not.Fred Thompson at a fundraiser in Houston was asked if he was president and legislation was passed to make the FairTax law if he would sign it. Thompson responded with “Absolutely.”
There are now seven candidates and possible candidates on record for supporting the FairTax, five republicans, one democrat, and one potential republican candidate.
Republicans Candidates in support of the FairTax:
Mike Huckabee
Duncan Hunter (Co-sponsor of the bill)
Tom Tancredo (Co-sponsor of the bill)
John McCain
Tommy Thompson
Potential Republican Candidates in support FairTax:
Fred Thompson
Democrat Candidates in support of the FairTax:
Mike Gravel
Note: Other Democrat Candidates have failed to give a yes no answer on the FairTax.
Country Boy's suggested reading and viewing from around the web.
I have mentioned this before, Barack Obama is a Senator from my home state of Illinois, and I cannot figure out what he has done to even deserve a chance at the presidency. Can somebody, anybody please tell me what Barack Obama has ever done? I thought maybe John Dickerson could tell me in his column Obama’s Achilles’ Heel: What’s he ever done? I guess not.
Newt Gingrich says it will be a Clinton-Obama ticket for the democrats in 2008. That should make for some real good blogging don’t you think?
Congress says we have an energy crisis. Peter Du Pont says it is more of an energy challenge and it is more political than substantive. He also claims Congress’s energy plan will hinder the economy. His solution to the problem: Just Drill, Baby. I have been saying this for more than 5 years.
Looks like the Army is offering $20,000 for new recruits willing to ship for training in 30 days or less.
Country Boy's Kewl Beans
Scientist has successfully bread the first mentally ill mouse. The mouse immediately registered to vote democrat and is working on Billary Clinton’s Campaign.
Some rather talented thieves in New Jersey stole a swimming pool filled with 1,000 gallons of water out of a back yard without a drop of water to be found.
Monday, July 30, 2007
We have a tie in the name my blog contest
The Polls have been closed since July 24, but I have had no time to post the results. It turns out we have a tie between Thoughts of a Country Boy and Country Boy Logic. Here are the overall results:
1. Country Boy Logic…………………...398
2. Thoughts of a Country Boy ………….398
3. Country Boy Pundit.….........................396
4. Patriot Times…….…………………...388
5. The Last John Wayne…………………314
6. Country Boy’s News and Views………273
7. Urbanized Cowboy……………………174
Since we have a tie we will now have a run off vote between Country Boy Logic and Thoughts of a Country Boy. Voting will still be done by e-mail to: tonyjspain@yahoo.com Polls close on August 4 at 11:59 EST.
The My Two Cents Worth Era will come to an end August 17, 2007. The only thing that will remain at this blog is a link to the new one.
1. Country Boy Logic…………………...398
2. Thoughts of a Country Boy ………….398
3. Country Boy Pundit.….........................396
4. Patriot Times…….…………………...388
5. The Last John Wayne…………………314
6. Country Boy’s News and Views………273
7. Urbanized Cowboy……………………174
Since we have a tie we will now have a run off vote between Country Boy Logic and Thoughts of a Country Boy. Voting will still be done by e-mail to: tonyjspain@yahoo.com Polls close on August 4 at 11:59 EST.
The My Two Cents Worth Era will come to an end August 17, 2007. The only thing that will remain at this blog is a link to the new one.
MTCW Idiot of the Week
It is Monday and that means it is once again time for the My Two Cents Worth’s Idiot of the Week.
This week we return to the halls of the U.S. Congress to find our idiot. It seems there are a lot of idiots there.
This week’s winner goes to yet another freshmen Democrat, Rep. Nancy Boyda (D-Kan.)
Boyda and several of her democrat colleagues have seemed to secretly invest in defeat in Iraq for sure political reasons. Any good news from Iraq is bad news for the Democrat Party.
Well, it seems with Gen. David Petraeus now in charge things have taken a swift change for the better in Iraq. A flow of good news is now coming from Iraq. It is hard to find in the media, but it is there.
News like this seems to be more than Boyda can stand as she illustrated her true feelings during a briefing from (Ret.) Gen. Keane. The news from Iraq was so good she just couldn’t take it and literally walked of the House Armed Service Committee briefing.
Boyda later explained her tantrum by making this statement:
“And I just will make some statements more for the record based on what I heard from -- mainly from General Keane. As many of us -- there was only so much that you could take until we in fact had to leave the room for a while. So I think I am back and maybe can articulate some things -- after so much of the frustration of having to listen to what we listened to.”
“But let me first just say that the description of Iraq as in some way or another that it's a place that I might take the family for a vacation -- things are going so well -- those kinds of comments will in fact show up in the media and further divide this country instead of saying, here's the reality of the problem. And people, we have to come together and deal with the reality of this issue.”
Well Nancy, dealing with the so called reality of the issue would mean acknowledging the significant progress that is being made by American troops under the command of Gen. Petraeus in Iraq. A situation that she and her party have proven they are unwilling to deal with. In fact, after covering her eyes and ears and walking out of the room she will now try to pull the wool over everyone else’s eyes.
Congresswoman Nancy Boyda, you are the MTCW Idiot of the Week.
This week we return to the halls of the U.S. Congress to find our idiot. It seems there are a lot of idiots there.
This week’s winner goes to yet another freshmen Democrat, Rep. Nancy Boyda (D-Kan.)
Boyda and several of her democrat colleagues have seemed to secretly invest in defeat in Iraq for sure political reasons. Any good news from Iraq is bad news for the Democrat Party.
Well, it seems with Gen. David Petraeus now in charge things have taken a swift change for the better in Iraq. A flow of good news is now coming from Iraq. It is hard to find in the media, but it is there.
News like this seems to be more than Boyda can stand as she illustrated her true feelings during a briefing from (Ret.) Gen. Keane. The news from Iraq was so good she just couldn’t take it and literally walked of the House Armed Service Committee briefing.
Boyda later explained her tantrum by making this statement:
“And I just will make some statements more for the record based on what I heard from -- mainly from General Keane. As many of us -- there was only so much that you could take until we in fact had to leave the room for a while. So I think I am back and maybe can articulate some things -- after so much of the frustration of having to listen to what we listened to.”
“But let me first just say that the description of Iraq as in some way or another that it's a place that I might take the family for a vacation -- things are going so well -- those kinds of comments will in fact show up in the media and further divide this country instead of saying, here's the reality of the problem. And people, we have to come together and deal with the reality of this issue.”
Well Nancy, dealing with the so called reality of the issue would mean acknowledging the significant progress that is being made by American troops under the command of Gen. Petraeus in Iraq. A situation that she and her party have proven they are unwilling to deal with. In fact, after covering her eyes and ears and walking out of the room she will now try to pull the wool over everyone else’s eyes.
Congresswoman Nancy Boyda, you are the MTCW Idiot of the Week.
FairTax Rally comming to Iowa
OK all you FairTaxers, mark August 11, 2007 on your calendars, and now make plans to attend the FairTax rally to be held before the republican primary presidential debate in Ames, Iowa.
Events will start at 10:00 a.m. with another Neal Boortz-led rally of music, speeches and appearances by presidential candidates and other invited guests.
Afterward, there will once again be a “march for the FairTax” handing out FairTax literature as well as “gently” reminding the national media and presidential candidates that FairTax supporters cannot be ignored.
In addition, there will be a 2,000 person, air-conditioned tent with food, beverages and entertainment where you can take a break from the day’s activities as well as educate visiting Iowans--and perhaps a presidential candidate or two--about the benefits of the FairTax. You will also have the chance to visit all the presidential candidates’ tents and hear their speeches.
Come on Midwest; let’s show the South we can rally too.
Events will start at 10:00 a.m. with another Neal Boortz-led rally of music, speeches and appearances by presidential candidates and other invited guests.
Afterward, there will once again be a “march for the FairTax” handing out FairTax literature as well as “gently” reminding the national media and presidential candidates that FairTax supporters cannot be ignored.
In addition, there will be a 2,000 person, air-conditioned tent with food, beverages and entertainment where you can take a break from the day’s activities as well as educate visiting Iowans--and perhaps a presidential candidate or two--about the benefits of the FairTax. You will also have the chance to visit all the presidential candidates’ tents and hear their speeches.
Come on Midwest; let’s show the South we can rally too.
CAIR plans to continue suing "John Does" reporting possible terrorist activities.
Our good friends at the Council of American Islamic Relations has decided they will continue to sue “John Does” that report suspicious activities they believe might be connected to a potential act of Islamic terrorism.
CAIR started this act of suing “John Does” after passengers on an airplane in Minneapolis reported suspicious activities of six Imams. The six Imams were removed from the plane.
That incident brought legislation from republicans in Congress to propose legislation that would protect “whistle blowers” from legal action. Democrats recently voted against and killed the bill.
Well it would seem this week the Democrats have all of a sudden had a change of heart and decided to include what is being dubbed as the “John Doe” provision in the Homeland Security bill. This provision, should it become law, would protect individuals who report suspicious activities from harassing lawsuits from organizations like CAIR.
CAIR has announced the organization will support anyone who wants to sue “John Does.”
They plan on launching this campaign against vigilant Americans by using something called “good faith” loopholes. You can still sue “John Does” if their reporting is found to not be in “good faith.” Here is the best part, It is up to the court to determine the question of “good faith.”
CAIR understands they can’t win these lawsuits, but winning them is not their goal. Their goal is harassment. They want you to understand that if you report anything you think to be suspicious, and if that report puts a spotlight on a Muslim, you may face a lawsuit. You might defeat the lawsuit, but you will have to pay for a lawyer and no doubt lose time from work.
CAIR knows the cost associated with facing a lawsuit will cause many Americans to keep their mouths shut, even when something doesn’t seem quite right. Here is a perfect example of why we should have a loser pays legal system.
A “John Doe” who witnessed suspicious activity spoiled the Fort Dix terror plot. Imagine how that could have turned out differently had he not reported it in fear of a possible lawsuit.
Charles Johnson at Little Green Footballs has a clip from CAIR spokesperson Ibrahim Hooper on MSNBC’s Tucker Carlson.
CAIR started this act of suing “John Does” after passengers on an airplane in Minneapolis reported suspicious activities of six Imams. The six Imams were removed from the plane.
That incident brought legislation from republicans in Congress to propose legislation that would protect “whistle blowers” from legal action. Democrats recently voted against and killed the bill.
Well it would seem this week the Democrats have all of a sudden had a change of heart and decided to include what is being dubbed as the “John Doe” provision in the Homeland Security bill. This provision, should it become law, would protect individuals who report suspicious activities from harassing lawsuits from organizations like CAIR.
CAIR has announced the organization will support anyone who wants to sue “John Does.”
They plan on launching this campaign against vigilant Americans by using something called “good faith” loopholes. You can still sue “John Does” if their reporting is found to not be in “good faith.” Here is the best part, It is up to the court to determine the question of “good faith.”
CAIR understands they can’t win these lawsuits, but winning them is not their goal. Their goal is harassment. They want you to understand that if you report anything you think to be suspicious, and if that report puts a spotlight on a Muslim, you may face a lawsuit. You might defeat the lawsuit, but you will have to pay for a lawyer and no doubt lose time from work.
CAIR knows the cost associated with facing a lawsuit will cause many Americans to keep their mouths shut, even when something doesn’t seem quite right. Here is a perfect example of why we should have a loser pays legal system.
A “John Doe” who witnessed suspicious activity spoiled the Fort Dix terror plot. Imagine how that could have turned out differently had he not reported it in fear of a possible lawsuit.
Charles Johnson at Little Green Footballs has a clip from CAIR spokesperson Ibrahim Hooper on MSNBC’s Tucker Carlson.
USA Today: Some say schools giving Muslims special treatment.
Yes, you can include me in the some. I have been saying it for quite a while now.
In this article by Oren Dorrell writes that some public schools and universities are granting Muslims requests for prayer times, prayer rooms and ritual foot baths.
University of Michigan at Dearborn has plans to build a footbath for Muslim students to wash their feet before prayer.
An elementary school in San Diego allows an extra recess period for Muslim students to pray.
Amazing, all this is being paid with your tax dollars. Isn’t that just great. So much for separation of church and state, in fact where is the ACLU on this? Well, it seems this is a gray area.
Barry Lynn, of Americans United for the Separation of Church and State, says however that the law is murky on these expressions of faith. And the American Civil Liberties Union says overt religious symbols like crucifixes are not legal, but whether Muslim footbaths and prayer rugs fall into that category is not clear.
"That's a difficult one, and it's right on the edge," says Jeremy Gunn, director of the ACLU program on freedom of religion and belief in Washington, D.C.
The ACLU claims they are waiting to see what kind of policy the schools settles on before deciding whether to sue or not.
I guess that must be because the “law is murky” or just “not clear.” Well, let me clear the water up for you.
It is pretty obvious what kind of policies the schools are deciding to settle on. Here is an idea, how about trying to get extra recess sessions for Christian and Catholic students to pray. How far do you think you would get with that before the ACLU puts a stop to it? They definitely would not be using the where going to see where the school settles on before we sue routine. They have filed lawsuits for quite less in the past.
This is nothing less than a victory for Muslims who wish to see the United States under Islamic Law. They continue to use political correctness as their weapon to accomplish their goals.
Now before you start with the hate mail, let me make it clear, I know not all Muslims care about an Islamic state, in fact most probably just want to be left alone, but there are far to many that would use the power of government to achieve Islamic law.
I use to not believe in the separation of Church and State. I believe that Thomas Jefferson was not in favor of religious abolition from the public spectrum, but rather was trying to say one religion should not be favored over the other. However, it now seems the only way to do that is to have separation of Church and State.
Let’s be honest, while we are at it. There are several Christian groups in this country that are just as guilty of using the power of government to try and spread their laws as well.
There, now I will get hate mail from both groups!
In this article by Oren Dorrell writes that some public schools and universities are granting Muslims requests for prayer times, prayer rooms and ritual foot baths.
University of Michigan at Dearborn has plans to build a footbath for Muslim students to wash their feet before prayer.
An elementary school in San Diego allows an extra recess period for Muslim students to pray.
Amazing, all this is being paid with your tax dollars. Isn’t that just great. So much for separation of church and state, in fact where is the ACLU on this? Well, it seems this is a gray area.
Barry Lynn, of Americans United for the Separation of Church and State, says however that the law is murky on these expressions of faith. And the American Civil Liberties Union says overt religious symbols like crucifixes are not legal, but whether Muslim footbaths and prayer rugs fall into that category is not clear.
"That's a difficult one, and it's right on the edge," says Jeremy Gunn, director of the ACLU program on freedom of religion and belief in Washington, D.C.
The ACLU claims they are waiting to see what kind of policy the schools settles on before deciding whether to sue or not.
I guess that must be because the “law is murky” or just “not clear.” Well, let me clear the water up for you.
It is pretty obvious what kind of policies the schools are deciding to settle on. Here is an idea, how about trying to get extra recess sessions for Christian and Catholic students to pray. How far do you think you would get with that before the ACLU puts a stop to it? They definitely would not be using the where going to see where the school settles on before we sue routine. They have filed lawsuits for quite less in the past.
This is nothing less than a victory for Muslims who wish to see the United States under Islamic Law. They continue to use political correctness as their weapon to accomplish their goals.
Now before you start with the hate mail, let me make it clear, I know not all Muslims care about an Islamic state, in fact most probably just want to be left alone, but there are far to many that would use the power of government to achieve Islamic law.
I use to not believe in the separation of Church and State. I believe that Thomas Jefferson was not in favor of religious abolition from the public spectrum, but rather was trying to say one religion should not be favored over the other. However, it now seems the only way to do that is to have separation of Church and State.
Let’s be honest, while we are at it. There are several Christian groups in this country that are just as guilty of using the power of government to try and spread their laws as well.
There, now I will get hate mail from both groups!
Country Boys and Girls better in Science and Math than city kids. Why I am not surprised.
Here is an interesting study that finds rural children perform better in science and math than their city peers. The results find:
Rural students did better on national science tests than urban students in every grade level.
In math, rural students did better than urban students at every grade level.
Rural fourth and eighth-graders read better than urban students.
Here is the actual study.
Now, let me tell you why this Country Boy from a farm in downstate Illinois is not one bit surprised by any of this.
There is no doubt real world application plays a role here. Country kids are exposed to science their whole lives. Learning how corn grows, where milk and beef comes from, and I very likely doubt there are any Country Boys or Girls that can be fooled into believing offspring comes from a stork as most have witnessed the birth of animals.
There is also a lot of math involved on a farm. How much is corn worth at harvest, how many bushels of corn needed for a profit. How much is livestock worth at the market. So, there is really no surprise here.
Another thing that may be playing a factor, country kids are just not exposed to the urban anti-achievement I don’t have to work culture. Most country boys and girls will do more physical labor in one day that their city counter parts will do all month and have more responsibilities around the farm as well.
I remember waking up at 4:30 am as early as 12 years old to feed the livestock before school started. I also remember working well before the sun comes up and well after the sun goes down during harvest season.
Here is something that was not noted in the article, but I have noticed from my experiences. As Hank Williams Jr. says Country folks can survive.
Because you can’t starve us out And you cant makes us runv Cause one-of- ‘em old boys raisin ole shotgun And we say grace and we say Ma’am And if you ain’t into that we don’t give a damn.
I can catch catfish from dusk til dawn, I can skin a buck and I can run a trout line, cause a country boy can survive. We do not need any help from the government to do it either!
Rural students did better on national science tests than urban students in every grade level.
In math, rural students did better than urban students at every grade level.
Rural fourth and eighth-graders read better than urban students.
Here is the actual study.
Now, let me tell you why this Country Boy from a farm in downstate Illinois is not one bit surprised by any of this.
There is no doubt real world application plays a role here. Country kids are exposed to science their whole lives. Learning how corn grows, where milk and beef comes from, and I very likely doubt there are any Country Boys or Girls that can be fooled into believing offspring comes from a stork as most have witnessed the birth of animals.
There is also a lot of math involved on a farm. How much is corn worth at harvest, how many bushels of corn needed for a profit. How much is livestock worth at the market. So, there is really no surprise here.
Another thing that may be playing a factor, country kids are just not exposed to the urban anti-achievement I don’t have to work culture. Most country boys and girls will do more physical labor in one day that their city counter parts will do all month and have more responsibilities around the farm as well.
I remember waking up at 4:30 am as early as 12 years old to feed the livestock before school started. I also remember working well before the sun comes up and well after the sun goes down during harvest season.
Here is something that was not noted in the article, but I have noticed from my experiences. As Hank Williams Jr. says Country folks can survive.
Because you can’t starve us out And you cant makes us runv Cause one-of- ‘em old boys raisin ole shotgun And we say grace and we say Ma’am And if you ain’t into that we don’t give a damn.
I can catch catfish from dusk til dawn, I can skin a buck and I can run a trout line, cause a country boy can survive. We do not need any help from the government to do it either!
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For those of you who think that Islamic terrorists are nothing but third world, ignorant, radical, religious murderers – do not under estimate them. This article by Daniel Henninger points to many of the high tech capabilities of such terrorists ... particularly their strategic use of the web. It is an Information War and they are winning!
Great Column by Kathryn Jean Lopez who points out being politically correct is no way to win the war against Islamic terrorists. She says a state of delusion is no way to fight a war and we must not be scared to call a war a war.
Amen! Can I get a hallelujah from the congregation! Do you think they are worried about political correctness when planning how to blow up innocent civilians? Politicians who dodge the subject are weak, and will make America weak as a result.
Amen! Can I get a hallelujah from the congregation! Do you think they are worried about political correctness when planning how to blow up innocent civilians? Politicians who dodge the subject are weak, and will make America weak as a result.
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