Friday, July 31, 2009
SC6 Remembers Corazon Aquino
Cash For Clunkers Runs Out Of Gas ....
Happy Birthday, Dana !! And About 50 Others..
Thursday, July 30, 2009
Bad Jokes, Lord I Love 'Em.. Bad Jokes, Can't Get Enough of 'Em ....
We've had a good couple of days here on the blog, so we thought we'd cruise slowly into the weekend for you here. I just finished watching 'A Prairie Home Companion', and we decided to show you guys a clip of our favorite part - Dusty and Lefty singing "Bad Jokes".
It's actually Woody Harrelson and John C. Reilly playing Dusty and Lefty, a pair of Minnesota prairie cowboys. A person can never know enough stupid jokes, so feel free to use any of these that are new to you. My favorite? 'Sven goes to the bar, and tells the bartender "I think my wife died." The bartender asks, "How do you know she's dead." Sven replied "Well, the Sex is the same, but the dishes are starting to pile up." BA-DUM-DUM !!!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jUCGKLXneQ8&feature=related
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Who'll Win Tonight's Obama Beer Summit? Just Check the Brew, And You'll Know...
All eyes will be on a picnic bench on the lawn of the White House at 600Pm tonight. Will it be to hammer out a bi-partisan agreement on Health Care? Nope. Perhaps they'll find a way to balance the budget. Uhh, not quite. No, there will be three guys drinking beers, and talking about something that they should never have had to be there for....
Barack Obama will be trying to be the go-between with Henry Louis Gates and Sgt. Crowley of the Cambridge , Mass. Police Department. Now, we've gone through this before. The fact that these two guys had to fly 500 miles to DC to 'discuss' this with the President of the United States - who NEVER should have commented on the incident - is probably the greatest example in US History of somethign being blown totally out of proportion. This could have been settled in 2 minutes, and it could be. But, my guess it will end up like most get togethers between 2 people arguing and getting a buzz on. Secret Service better be close by....
Rather than analyze the meeting, we'd rather analyze the beer. Earl is licking his chops right now .... We had Dr. Gerhard Mutschler, world reknowned Beer Psychologist, to give us his analysis of the beers the three men chose for the Summit.
Barack Obama - Bud Light.
"This is the obvious choice of a deeply insecure person. My guess is that he doesn't even like beer - probably he'd rather have a Wine Cooler. It's water, tepid, and the choice of a person more concerned with his weight and appearance, than enjoying a good beer. Completely Narcissistic."
Henry Louis Gates - Red Stripe.
"Where is the Joint to go with his beer?? Red Stripe drinkers are troublemakers. They want to be like Bob Marley, but they don't have the talent. This is as close as they can get. This person wants to be different, to be a rebel, but they actually spend most of their time like Brian Johnson in The Breakfast Club - trying to be better citizens. All sound and fury, signifying nothing."
Sgt. Crowley - Blue Moon White Ale.
"A decent choice, but a Boston area cop not drinking a Sam Adams is almost treason. Why not a Sam Adams White Ale - the best beer on the planet? This indicates a guy who breaks the rules, and takes things into his own hands - not a good trait for a policeman. Dirty Harry Complex.... Plus, the term Blue Moon gives the impression that he might be apt to pulling his pants down."
No, we don't know where Dr. Mutschler got his doctorate from, or if there is even such a field as Beer Psychology. Earl would know more about that than I would... If it were me, I'd take the beer away, bitchslap the three of them, and deny them any until they all admit they screwed up. Only then would I let them discover the yumminess that is Rolling Rock - don't knock it til you try Number 33 from Old Latrobe.....
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BREAKING NEWS: It's Official, Kelly Payne Is In.
It's not too often that we break news - especially when it comes to statewide political news, but every once in a while, even a lazy dog has a bone fall in his lap... Last night, we were able to confirm directly with Kelly Payne herself that the Dutch Fork Civics teacher, activist and IT Kids leader will be indeed running for South Carolina Superintendent of Education in 2010...
I would like to say that we did some intrepid scrounging, but it kinda just dropped on us. I got an e-mail from Kelly, thanking us for our support. In it, she stated "My heart is fully into this" - which sure sounded like a person who is running. So, we contacted her, confirmed it, and got her permission to spill the beans. Kelly is in, and we are pretty happy about it.
It's not too often that you get truly energized and excited about a candidacy. They usually seem to be very obvious, and the person is just taking 'the next step'. I'd been watching Kelly Payne for the last few months, and I'd been thinking to myself that she needs to run for office. Superintendent of Education is a great fit. She's a public school teacher, not a bureaucrat. She's been able to motivate her kids to get involved and excited, making them one of the top performing schools in South Carolina. We've lost a lot of votes in the center by pushing school choice. It scares a lot of people, like big changes in Health Care scare us. Here, we have a candidate who works in the system, and has shown common sense and cheap ways to get our kids into learning.
The kids won't be the only ones getting excited. Kelly Payne has all tools to get the GOP base pumped up. What Sarah Palin did on a national level last year, Kelly can do on the state level - except I think Kelly has more experience at the job she's applying for than Palin had. The Democrats will not know what to do with her next year. They'll try to pigeonhole her, but how do you attack someone who fights in the trenches everyday for the kids 24/7 ? You can't. She's the ideal candidate for Superintendent of Ed.
If you want to meet her, she will be at the Berkeley County Breakfast Meeting this Saturday on Howe Hall Rd in Goose Creek. She's not attending officially as a candidate - she's taking the IT Kids there on another trip - once again, the kids come first. I'll be there too, as well as her likely competitor for the Republican nomination, Brent Nelsen. It should be interesting to see what kind of buzz she creates there. You heard it here first - for once !
Kelly asked me to give everyone the link to her campaign Facebook page. If you're interested in supporting her, Kelly asks that you add yourself as a Supporter. Here is the address....
www.facebook.com/home.php?#/group.php?gid=111618243943&ref=ts
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Wednesday, July 29, 2009
The Battle for Florence County GOP Executive Committee Rep. Begins ...
Some Guys Can't Get Enough Pony Love !!
It's been a long time since we've had a 'stupid news' story, but one came across the wire today - and unfortunately, it's local.... An Horry County man has been arrested for having sex with a neighbor's horse - and it's not the first time he's been arrested for it.
Now, while we have no problem with besmirching politicians, we're going to do something the local TV stations aren't doing - we're not going to give the guy's name. I'm sure the guy is embarrassed enough. If you need to know, go somewhere else, then lock up your horse....
The man was arrested for Bugging - apparently the legal term for banging livestock, when the horse's owner caught him on her property. If you're asking exactly what happened, don't ask me. No one's saying, but it was a female horse, so that kind of reduces the possibilities. No word on whether the guy had a saddle on....
If this story is a bit confusing and disturbing to you, I can assure you, you ain't the only one. God only knows what causes a person to think "I gotta get me some of that" while looking at Mr. Ed ..... Ruffian was a beautiful horse, but I didn't want to hit that.....
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubLiYFFM5_A
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Reino Announces Bid For PSC Board .. Sort Of.
The Pee Dee Boy Scouts Get Political ....
Congress Goes the "I'm Never Drinking Again" Route With Spending ...
"And I Swear By Almighty God, That I'm Never Drinking Again....I'm Gonna Get Back My Girlfriend, I'm Gonna Get Back My Job. I'm Never Drinking Again."
'Tobe's Got a Drinking Problem' by Street Dogs
Sometimes in life there are universal experiences - moments or things that we've all heard at least once in our lives. One of them is the Saturday or Sunday morning vow, "I'm Never Drinking Again". That day after regret of a night of overindulgence... Let me ask you - has anyone that's made that promise ever kept it? Of course not, and it's with that in mind that we show the same hypocrisy in Congress......
I got my weekly update from MegaVote - which we encourage you to sign up with for you Congressional update - and this past week , the House passed the bringing back of Pay As You Go. If you don't remember what it was, it basically says that all taxation and regular budget items must be neutral. That is, all scheduled budget items must show that the money is there to pay for it, thus the budget deficit will not get any worse. Sounds good, right? Sure. However, this leaves us with a couple questions.....
The first question is WHAT TOOK YOU SO LONG ???? My first thought was that this would have been a great idea six or eight months ago - before we hit the all you can eat Budget Buffet. Of course, Congress had no thoughts of reigning in spending until after the bonanza for the Banks, Stimulus and Health Care were overwith. In short, let's get totally drunk, then we'll quit drinking - I promise.... It's a couple trillion dollars too late.
But, even if they are sticking to the vow, we still need to know - HOW ARE THEY PAYING FOR IT? The budget deficit , even with the extra stuff taken away, is still in the $500 billion range. So, where is the gap made up? Spending cuts? Uhhhhh..... We won't say it aloud, but we all have a good idea how DC makes up budget deficits. After all, drunk don't cut down on their alcohol consumption, they grab $5 from their buddy's wallet....
It's all pretty typical of Congress to symbolically look like they're doing something, after they've already done the opposite as far as it can go. The liquor cabinet, the bartender has flicked the lights and off, and it's past 4AM. Time to go home and sleep it off, folks.... In case you've never heard the song, here's a clip of it. Enjoy!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=B6HWaWFHeEA
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Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Stimulus Money For Cops: Good or Bad ?
Monday, July 27, 2009
Hey Kim, If You Get On With Regis, Then I Wanna Get Some Alone Time With Kelly !!!
We all know that the Florence/Myrtle Beach market isn't exactly a dream job for reporters. But, it's nice to see those people who started in the Pee Dee advance and really make something of themselves. There have been plenty of them, but former WBTW-TV 13 Morning Anchor Kimberly Gill has a great opportunity this week. She is a finalist to be a guest host on 'LIVE With Regis and Kelly'....
'LIVE' is having an online contest to choose the winners. There are ten male and ten female contestants eligible, and you can vote for any five -although any of those of you who have voted for delegates know that voting for all five actually hurts her chances. The voting ends 10PM Tuesday, so you have to vote today, and you will have to register with Regis and Kelly. Personally, I left my phone number with them to give to Kelly Ripa, even though they didn't ask for it...
Now, why am I pushing for Kim to win? I have a bit of a soft spot for her. You see, Kimberly was the first person ever to interview me, back in 2004, when I first announced that I would run for Congress. I didn't know she was coming (and I wasn't exactly prepared for it either), but she took it seriously, and by that night, I was on the news. So, since she helped me then, I'll try to help her. The web address to the link isn't working, just Google 'Regis and Kelly', and click on the 'From Local to LIVE Co-Host For a Day' Icon...
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You Can't Blame A Guy For Trying .....
Thursday, July 23, 2009
Obama Goes the Homer Stokes Route on Health Care ...
No, you're not seeing things. This is an SC6 post... I don't expect to be coming back fulltime to blogging, but thanks to sites like BlogNetNews and SCHotline, when Jeff thinks i'm worthy, my posts get the chance to be read without it being me yelling into the woods. So, I don't have to keep posting everyday to make sure you guys stay loyal to SC6...
The real reason I decided to break my self-imposed hiatus was because it has been an interesting week in politics, both in Washington, and here in South Carolina. First, a short word on Lindsey Graham deciding to vote yes on Sonia Sotomayor's nomination for the Supreme Court. After all these years, we all have a pretty good gauge on how Lindsey Graham will vote on issues. I don't think anyone should be too surprised on his yes vote, and honestly, he's right.
Here's where conservatives will get very discouraged. When it comes to Supreme Court justice nominations, the Democrats are much more successful at attacking candidates than Republicans, and they should be - it's easier for them. Justifying a position that you judge with your heart, even if incorrectly, is a simpler job than hurting people's feelings because you judge by rule of law. But, the fact is that every criticism aimed at Sotomayor's nomination had been used for previous judges who now sit on SCOTUS, therefore a NO vote is a tough call. But, i'm still a little surprise Graham had the guts to do it...
Before you start finding another candidate to run against him in 2014, remember this: Sotomayor was going to get nominated. More importantly, Lindsey Graham is no dummy, and like he said in May, he is a winner. He doesn't give up his vote unless he is working to get something for us in return. My guess is that somewhere, sometime, we will find out that he used this YES to get us in a better position - but hey, maybe I'm wrong.....
Now, onto the Health Care fiasco, and it is slowly turning into that. Let me preface all of this with a disclaimer: I don't have health insurance. Even when I was working, I would have had to pay about 12% of my salary to pay for it. Thanks guys.... If there is anyone who would like to see an affordable paln to cover the uncoverable, I'm it.
There are a few indisputable facts. First, the rising costs of health care are the biggest problem. If you don't cut costs, Universal Coverage is an impossibility. Short of cutting payments to doctors and hospitals, it will be almost impossible. So, if you can't really cut costs, you have one choice - raise taxes to citizens and businesses to cover it. While it may not cost as much to cover the uncoverable, because most of them are like me - they don't need coverage currently - the $1 Trillion price tag makes passing this tough. Even the voters understand this, 85% of whom already have health coverage. Hence, Barack Obama's approval rating on the issue are dropping like a stone. So, he's forced to do what you do when you get desperate - you change the name....
Yep. it's now being called Health Care Reform. You know Reform - it's what you call 'Change' when it's not popular. That's why last year's slogan wasn't 'Reform We Can Believe In". It didn't work for Homer Stokes in 'O Brother Where Art Thou', and it doesn't work here. So, he has now backed off his stance to pass it, and pass it now. In typical DC fashion, now the Democrats are contradicting themselves. One minute, Whipper Jim Clyburn is telling reporters that the House Democrats are planning on staying in DC in August, instead of going home, to finish this. The next minute, Harry Reid is telling everyone that they are going home, and they'll get back to it when it's right. Honestly, that's the right thing. Secondly, it once again proves that NO ONE IN DC LISTENS TO JIM CLYBURN......
Nope, even the Democrats know that you can hang yourself on even well-intentioned issues like Health Care Change - uhhh, I mean Reform. Will it ever happen? I don't know, but my guess is that something to cover some more - not all - will come along. If you can save some, you can cover more. Exactly who, i don't know - certainly not middle class people like me, but that's fine. I don't expect free health care. You do what you can with the tools you have - and DC doesn't have all the tools. Just ask Homer Stokes. In case you don't remember what they did to Old Homer, here's a reminder...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3eTSbC3neA
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Thursday, July 16, 2009
SC6 Closes It's Tent. This Time, It's For Good
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Taking a Permanent Vacation From Work: Part I
Hey, At Least I Didn't Get Fired This Time....
Nope. I quit this time... If yesterday's post was a bit cryptic, I can bring it up today. Yesterday, I was told by my bosses that we were adding a third Service Advisor to the department. Now, while most of us would appreciate a helping hand - which I did - we work on full commission, so the business would get split three ways , instead of two. That would translate into a pay cut of about $12000 a year. And it's not like we're talking about going from $100,000 to $90,000 - this is barely subsistence wages. And I have to work 2 of 3 Saturdays. And I don't have health insurance, unless I buy it at $260 a month there....
Yeah, know the job market is tough. Yeah, I've been fired before, so I should be happy to just have a job, right? Nope. I've already paid my dues, and the reason we're picking up a third writer is because I came in, and showed them how to do it. It's not to save a job - a job is being created, and I'm paying for it, which is more than I can say for my bosses.....
It may sound arrogant and stupid of me, but there was no way I was going to work even five minutes without a new pay plan, because if you accept that insult, it tells your bosses that you will accept anything just to keep your job. I'm worth way more than $8 an hour for 60 hours a week. They are certain that business will pick up enough to support it, but it would need to go up about 35% to do it. That is extremely pie in the sky. It is Summer, which is peak time, and I told them that a third advisor should be added in the Spring, but they want it now - at my expense.
I said a little while back that I worried that my bosses just don't get my job, and it appears I was correct. They've never done it, but they think they get it. I equate it with Michael Brown. He went from the Arabian Horse Association to FEMA... Then Hurricane Katrina came, and it exposed all their shortcomings and lack of knowledge. The one thing that may save them is that they have good technicians. Any trained chimp can learn to write service, right? Sorry guys, we're just as skilled professionals as any other job out there. You'll find that out soon enough....
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Taking a Permanent Vacation From Work: Part II
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
This Should Get Your Attention...
I had some things to talk about tonight, but something went on tonight tht has left me pretty furious, so i'm going to skip blogging tonight, go cut the grass, and calm down. I'm not going to discuss it here, but if you know me, you have a pretty good idea....
Not that I'd leave you guys totally hanging... So, to give you something to look at, rather than read, I give you........... I have no idea what her name is. Yes, it was a pic sent by Chad, and yes, I almost opened it at work. If you think this is bad, you should see the other ones he sent...
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Monday, July 13, 2009
Got a Good Story? That Might Get You a Job In the Obama Administration..
Overkill ??
Sometimes there are numbers that just flat-out stagger the imagination. Being charged with 27,900 counts of Accesory to Murder is one of them. Especially when you are 89 years old. That is the problem facing John Demyanyuk, the former US auto worker who was discovered to be an SS Prison Guard at a Polish prison camp.
Demyanyuk was orignally thought to be the infamous Ivan the Terrible, Ukrainian citizen who served at Treblinka Camp in Poland. He was actually convicted in 1988 of being Ivan, then Israel overturned his conviction when 37 Treblinka guards and survivors testified that Ivan the Terrible was actually Ivan Marchenko. That is the scary part - it seems a bit like guilty until proven innocent. But, German and US authorities have what they feel is solid evidence - including photos - that Demyanyuk worked at Sobibor Prison in 1943, and that he was there for 29,000 deaths of Jewish prisoners.
If convicted, he could be sentenced to approximately 440,000 years. Overkill on so many levels..........
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SoSo Hits The Hill To Confab For SCOTUS ...
The Senate Confirmation of Sonia Sotomayor began today, without a whole lot of fanfare it appears today. Today was just the opening credits of the great drama expected to unfold over the coming days - although we don't really expect any huge bombshells or surprises. Barring any implosions, she will probably cruise through. Not that Senate Republicans will not try to test and find some chinks in Sotomayor's armor.
We've been over this before - to some huge cries of "Liberal RINO !!", and other names. The GOP has to be very careful with this. There are 47 million Hispanics, and appearing to attack Sotomayor can have residual consequnces in 2010 and 2012. But, the test has to be given, just like any Supreme Court nominee.
There was an interesting article in Time Magazine, via Yahoo!, that outlines the game plan for Republicans to poke and prod Sotomayor. The following are not listed.....
Asking whether the 'Wise Latina' comment would have been better if she had used the term 'Fly Girl' instead...
Test her temperament by bringing a chicken to the hearings, and asking her views on the legality of Cock Fighting. Picture Lindsey asking "Are you a Gamecock Fan?".....
Further test her mettle by assuming that Paella (Spanish) and Pulled Pork (Cuban) are Puerto Rican dishes....
Pepper the Bronx Native with endless and pointless questions about the new Yankee Stadium...
Ask her why most Puerto Rican women look great at 16, but totally fall apart by 23....
No, we don't expect those startegies to be used, although I would like to know the reason for the last one. According to TIME, there will be Four Points of Attack:
1. Life Experience vs. Rule of Law
2. The New Haven Case
3. International Law in America
4. The Second Amendment
There isn't a lot to go on here, but soem are better than others. Number One is a compelling argument, but like it or not, we are all products of our life experience, so there is a limited amount of ammo that be use with such a general topic. The others are more specific, and thus better ways to chip away at her. Arguing that a Judge who has more of a real-world experience than another is a bit weak - of course she does. She'll explain away the 2001 comment..
Number Two: Yes, it was a bit of an embarrassment to have your decision overturned a month before the confirmation, but it was a 5-4 decision, which means four sitting Supreme Court justices agreed with her, including the one you're replacing. It's not a slam dunk - it's another chit in the bag.
Number Four: She has made some decisions regarding State and Local government's ability to limit some weapons. While it will completely piss off the Gun Lobby and Second Amendment rights voters, it will not become the total shit storm topic that will get the General Public all riled up. There are members of the Court who feel the same as her on that, and you have to have views that are totally kooky to get people calling their Senator. Not good enough....
Number Three: This is probably the strongest argument. Sotomayor has long talked about referring to International Law to rule on issues that are not so clear with the Constitution. Why is this an incorrect way to judge? Because , despite it being over 200 years old, it has been particularly adept at providing guidance on how to rule - even as technology and other things have advanced. Soemhow, it just seems to always have an answer. The problem? It's just not very sexy, and again, it just doesn't rile up the electorate.
SoSo is just that - not great. But, she is probably about as good as some members already serving on SCOTUS, and she has the story and heritage to push her through. It's a bit ironic, isn't it? If she were a white guy, ot probably even a white woman, her views might have made it much harder for her to be confirmed. She couldn't get the less capable firefighters their promotions, but she'll get hers....
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Sunday, July 12, 2009
Another Case For Less Interference ...
For those of you who read this blog a lot, you know that we prefer to let citizens work things out for themselves, particularly with repsect to financial matters. There may be some exceptions where municipalities can take steps to help, like with the recent City of Florence ISO ratings affecting insurance rates. But for the most part, if you give citizens the chance to do the right thing, they will. Well, we have some signs of solid proof that this is true, with respect to Wage Garnishment.
If you're not very familiar with wage garnishment here in South Carolina, it isn't surprising - it's illegal here, with the exceptions of child support and unpaid taxes. North Carolina is the same, as well as Pennsylvania and Texas. Most other states allow companies to take your money out of your check before you even see it - which in the end, according to statistics from the Associated Press, actually does them as disservice. How? In states where there is no wage garnishment, bankruptcies are significantly lower than in where wage garnishment exists - way, way lower....
Let's compare apples to apples.... In South Carolina, bankruptcies are ONE FOURTH the rate as Georgia's ...North Carolina's is one third's of Tennessee's, and Pennsylvania and Florida's are half of Ohio and Alabama's. Texas' is also lower, but not as significantly, which once again proves that Texas can screw anything up... Overall, the nationwide rate is 42 percent higher than the rates in those five states. Clearly, there is solid data to support that wage garnishment has an adverse effect not only on citizens, but on those garnishing the wages in the first place. What would appear to be good for the businesses is actually a poison pill.
Why is that? We'd like to think that the main reason is because people can generally handle their finances better than just having it forced upon them. There is a lot of human nature in this too. Let me pay you when I can , and I'll keep doing it. Yank it out of my check without my consent, and I'm going to resent it, and probably decide to tell you to screw off, and just go to bankruptcy. The fact is most people want to pay off their debts, but when companies start tacking on late charges and garnishing - read: gettign greedy - then the consumer hits back. Granted, they hurt themselves by filing, but at least they're debts are cleared.
Hopefully, this data will reach groups that do garnish wages, and they'll think twice about doing it. But I doubt it... Businesses are generally too concerned about today, but the facts are that if they went a little easier on consumers, they would do better in the long term - and these numbers prove it...
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Saturday, July 11, 2009
At Least It's For a Good Cause ...
You gotta love David Arquette.. He's the only white guy I've ever seen who has an affinity for Pimp Suits. Of course, when you're Alexis Arquette's brother, it's hard to be labeled "The Odd One", no matter hard you try....... And he's trying.
For all his quirks, Arquette does seem to have a decent heart. This week, Dewey will be raising about $250,000 for Feeding America , the country's largest domestic relief agency. Of course, it does cost more than that to Feed America, but he's trying. So, what will he be doing to raise the cash? How about living in a box for two days.....
Now, it's not like he's going to be on a hunger strike , like Gandhi, or an IRA terrorist. He'll be living in a Plexiglass enclosure - kinda like the Bearded Lady, or someone you throw stuff at in a dunking tank. The event is also sponsored by Mars, who makes Snickers candy bars. Isn't feeding candy bars to the homeless before they've eaten in bad taste. If anyone from Mars or Feeding America is reading this, don't bother writing to clarify..... We all know you don't. As for David, we have a dedication for him.......
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0sq8VDXlWQk
This just in.... Courteney Cox has just donated her residual check for her 'Friends' reruns to keep her husband from subjecting her to more humiliation....
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Sign #4 That the World Is Coming To An End: SC6 Gives Nancy Pelosi a Compliment !
For as long as we've blogged, we have always said that we will give credit for doing the right thing - even if you're a Democrat. Today, we're going to say thanks to someone we thought we would NEVER have anything complimentary about - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi....
Like the rest of America, some members of Congress were way to preoccupied with Michael Jackson's passing - namely Representative Sheila Jackson-Lee(D-TX) (no relation). We'll explain something briefly here.. At the end of each session of Congress, any member can get 5 minutes to express his/her feelings on any subject that they want. Even dumb stuff, like "I'd like to recognize Lester Sandusky of Blowville, who won the Blueberry Pie eating contest last month with a record 13 pies..... Great Job, Lardass !!" Well, Jackson-Lee didn't think that her 5 minute were enough to recognize Michael Jackson, so she decided to try and push through a resolution , honoring Jackson. Ahem......
It was a bad idea from the start. Only one other member of the Congressional Black Caucus co-sponsored her resolution. Translation: Sister, you are on your own !!! But, Pelosi was the one who put the final kibosh by stating that having a resolution would invite a debate that would end up bringing up all the negatives about Jackson - Michael, that is.. You see, resolutions are supposed to be formalities, and there was no way this would breeze through. Even Pelosi knows that , in Congress, you argue about Health Care, the Economy, The War on Terror, and other important issues. Don't waste time arguing about the King of Pop. Jackson-Lee still hasn't figured that one out yet....
And, as for Lardass ????
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TG2gjL-KUqw&feature=related
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Friday, July 10, 2009
Birthdays Really Show Who Your Friends Are
Hey everybody! Just wanted to drop a short note tonight to thank everyone who wished me a happy birthday yesterday. I turned 41 Thursday, which means I can no longer join the Young Republicans... It's time I grew up anyway.
I'll be real honest here. My birhtdays have not been the most enjoyable day of the year for a very long time. I never did anything, got anything or went anywhere for a long, long time. But the last two have been pretty good, thanks to all of you guys. The 40th at Chris and Paige's last year was great, and yesterday, I must have gotten 75 Facebook messages from all of you. There are few things that make you feel like a good person than getting piled on with well wishes from friends.
Of course, not everyone remembered. Some I really wished that they would have remebered, and some I'm glad forgot... But, it has helped me see which people truly care, and I appreciate the kindness. We'll be back tomorrow with more of the material that keeps you interested...
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Wednesday, July 08, 2009
If You're So Damned Smart,Try Answering Today's SC6 Useless Trivia Question..
Tuesday, July 07, 2009
Stuart Smalley's Sworn In the Senate....
Welcome to SC6's Sanford Spanking Post Game Show ...
Monday, July 06, 2009
Gaffney Is Safe Again ....
What Tom Cruise-Nicole Kidman Movie Does This Remind You Of ?
Here at SC6, we love Braden Bunch like a brother - a GOP brother. He's one of the smartest, most talented, entertaining and nicest guys around. And he has a great sense of humor. It's because of that sense of humor (we hope!) , that we would like to pay tribute to his one flaw - the inability to keep his eyes open when taking his picture......
Up until last month, the only picture you could find about Braden was an explicit message I painted on a wall when he left Rudy Giuliani's campaign. Well, with the recent bunch of pictures I've tried to take lately, that first pic may be his favorite... Whether it's with Gubernatorial candidate Larry Grooms, SCFYR Chair Britton Pruitt, or - like the one above - where he knows the flash is coming, he STILL can't keep his eyes open!
If you are out there, and you have a picture of Braden with his eyes open, let me know - because I probably won't believe it until I see it....
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Auntie 'Em, Auntie 'Em !!!!!
This could be my last post, judging by the mess going on with the clouds above my house. We need a special guest comment from Bobby to explain what kind of clouds this stuff is - because it looks like a tornado is getting ready to rip my neighborhood apart.
If this is it, bury me in my green suit, and send $100 to Ms. X ......
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