AN UNGUARDED MOMENT ...

And a moment in which you can truly see how Democrats view the South .. and how Democrats view people who actually prefer NASCAR to polo or the NBA.

You are ignorant and dirty. Disease ridden, in fact. Why, even before a Democrat can approach you he has to have his shots! You are just too ignorant to be free to live without the government looking out for you. What fun it is to watch the Democrats try to bail after this accidental exposure of their true elitism. Yup .. before our wonderful Democrat staffers go to a NASCAR race they have to get their shots! Interesting, don't you think, that the Republican staffers of this Homeland Security committee told the Democrats to take their shots and stick them somewhere else?

By the way ... if these Democrats think that their staffers ought to be inoculated before they visit a NASCAR race, what about the rest of the NASCAR fans? If it's so dangerous to visit a NASCAR race, why didn't they warn the fans long before now? Why are these shots good for Democrat staffers, but not good enough for the rednecks who go to the races?

WAITING FOR THE NEXT ENTITLEMENT PROGRAM?

I wonder how deep into this week we're going to get before some Democrat candidate for president comes up either (a) a new entitlement program designed to make people even more dependent on government; or (b) another proposal for increasing taxes on the evil, putrid, menacing, nasty, filthy, crooked rich? I'm guessing by Tuesday ... but that might be stretching it.

BURNING THE QURAN

Angry Afghani locals are demanding action after claiming that US military soldiers burned a copy of the Quran. The allegations state that the troops tore up and burned the Muslim holy book. This apparently took place during a raid in the eastern province of Kunar this past Saturday.

Hundred of villagers came out to demonstrate and blocked the main road for hours. Resident Azim Khan to the US delegation, "If the perpetrators do not apologize to Afghans and to all the Muslims of the world, and if they are not brought to justice and punished for what they have done, we will stand against you, you will see an uprising."

OK ... where's the proof, or is this something being cooked up by some local Taliban goons. Besides ... considering what the Quran has brought to this world, a nice bonfire doesn't seem like that bad an idea.

IRAN ... A WINNING NATION

Iran does not believe in this little notion we here in America like to call "freedom of speech." Iranian authorities have now imprisoned someone because he opposes the death penalty.

Emadeddin Baghi is one of the most well-known human rights activists in Iran. Baghi appeared at a court appointment yesterday, only to taken and imprisoned. Of course, no one knows where they have taken him.

This isn't the first time. In 2000 Baghi was convicted on charges of apostasy and endangering state security. He spent three years in prison. Recently he has angered the Iranian government because he spoke against the use of the death penalty for Iranians who conducted a series of bombings.

While we are on the subject of Iran, Russia's Vladimir Putin is visiting Iran this week. The Kremlin has just been notified of an Iranian plot to assassinate Putin. The rumor (started by Putin?) states that suicide terrorists had been trained to carry out the assassination. May I suggest a small dose of lethal radioactivity? That seems to be Putin's favored method of getting rid of detractors.

FIGHTING GLOBAL WARMING ... AND POVERTY

The new secretary general of the United Nations Ban Ki-moon told 80 heads of state that global warming threatens our goals of eliminating widespread global poverty.

Global warming is going to add stress to the poorest regions of the world and will make it difficult for these societies to pursue sustainable livelihoods, according to Ban Ki-moon. The agricultural production in places like Africa is going to be severely compromised.

But of course, the rich nations of the US should provide "humanitarian assistance across the globe." He says that "increased resources" will be necessary to adapt the world for climate change ... basically, he wants more money. Rather than providing emergency assistance when catastrophes occur, we should be providing solutions (and money) now, in order to save poor nations from the perils of climate change!

The cost is "very modest" according to the climate change panel. If we do not implement these measures, then - brace yourself - "the income and wealth disparities between nations will increase." And the existence of poverty, which should be "ethically unacceptable," could pose a threat to global security.

Horse squeeze.

First of all .. any measurable warming of the earth stopped about ten years ago. And even then we're only talking about one degree over the last century. OwlGore has his Peace Prize ... so enough already. It's time to get off this phony global warming crap and put some real science into the picture. I'm so sick and tired of hearing these cultists yammer about "2600 scientists" who have bought into this fad, then to realize that a good portion of these scientists are podiatrists, electrical engineers and experts on macro economics.

Can anyone out there tell me what the ideal temperature for the earth would be? Come on! I'm waiting.

Consider this scenario: The earth heats up. As the earth heats up more water evaporates from the surfaces of the earth's lakes and oceans. The atmosphere thus becomes even more saturated with water and rainfall increases. As rainfall increases the arid portions of the earth that were not suitable for farming suddenly become rich with crops. Not only that, but areas that were once frozen throughout the summer can now be planted in crops for a short growing season. Result? More food. OK, now tell me why this wouldn't be the real scenario ... if, that is, we actually experienced this global warming.

Bottom line .. global warming is being touted as an excuse by Bang My Gong, or whatever his name is, for a program of worldwide wealth redistribution. I'm not really in love with the idea.

NO MORE 'MOM' AND 'DAD'

According to this story from WorldNetDaily, California government schools have banned the words "Mom," "Dad," husband," and "wife." Well .. at least that's the argument from the Capitol Resource Institute, and since we're talking about California here ... they may not be too far off. All it will take now is a lawsuit or two to get things rolling. Governor Schwarzenegger signed the bill which also orders government schools to allow boys to use girls' restrooms and locker rooms and vice versa.

One of the bills signed is SB777, which ban anything that could be interpreted as negative toward homosexuality, bisexuality and alternative lifestyles. Another is AB394 which targets parents and teachers with "anti-harassment" training.

Any text, reference or teaching aid that alludes to the idea of marriage as only between a man and a woman is banned. Any materials that say that people are born as either male or female - and does not offer an 'in between' option - is officially banned. Any sources that do not include transsexual, bisexual and homosexual historical figures can no longer be used. And sex education materials must offer the option of a sex change.

Moving on, homecoming kings can no longer be limited to just males. The same goes for homecoming queens. And students can choose which restrooms and locker rooms they want to use, the restrooms that correspond to what they believe their sexual orientation to be.

This same bill will promote these issues by using taxpayer money to create publications, postings, curricula and handouts for students, teachers and parents. It also says that parents who refer to marriage by only its "traditional" terms in the presence of a gay teacher could be convicted of harassment. And students who believe that you are born just male and female could be reported as a harasser.

Analysts are afraid that this legislation will affect schools across the county. This is because textbook publishers must cater to their largest purchaser ... and that is often-times California. It would be too expense to have separate editions of textbooks for other states.

AND THEN THERE'S GEORGIA

Randy from Woodstock, Georgia sends in this photo with the following:

Here's a picture from my son's high school back-to-school dance. Of course it's a private school. I doubt if a shirt like this would be allowed in a public school function - would probably be deemed offensive!

ADDING TO OBESITY

A new report in London shows that nine out of ten men will be overweight in just 15 years. Half of those men will be obese. For women it will take 20 years for 70% to be overweight. Half of those women will have a BMI of more than 30, which is the medical definition of obese. Health officials are calling it a "national catastrophe."

It's those fish and chips, I'm tellin' ya!

And now a medical director in Denver says that being teased increases obesity. The medical director of the Eating Disorder Center says that teasing and pressure to lose weight actually increased the risk in obesity five years later. Well .. the solution is simple! Let's make teasing lard asses a hate crime!

The study found that girls who were teased about their weight were twice as likely to be overweight five years later. The study also said that focusing on obesity in children is actually making things worse. It says that stigmatizing children by weighing them in gym class or sending home "health notes" in school is putting more attention and pressure of kids to lose weight ... which, as the study says, will actually lead to larger weight gain later on.

So .. tell your kid to walk up to the class fatty today and tell him how good he looks. Yeah, that ought to work.

PARENT OF THE YEAR

Here we go with another lawsuit lottery. This "Mom of the Year" has sued a hotel for $85,000 because her little angels were able to watch porn. The mom went to take a bath when her two daughters got a hold of the remote and changed the channel to a pornographic film on television.

The mother has now been awarded $65,000 in economic damages, which include medical and legal bills, and $20,000 for emotional distress.

GEORGIA'S DROUGHT

Solution? Governor Sonny Perdue should have the Georgia National Guard seize the dam at Lake Lanier and prevent the Corps of Engineers from releasing any more water than is absolutely necessary to meet HUMAN needs. To hell with the purple bankclimber.

REDNECK SCRAP BOOK

It seems like if you want to know if someone is a redneck, just ask them to move some objects from one place to another. Here's another fun one from Romania showing that rednecks are indeed everywhere. More in the Redneck Scrap Book.

READING ASSIGNMENTS

Polls from New Hampshire show that Hillary Clinton is 21 points ahead of Obama. New Hampshire is one of the first states to vote in the nominating process for president. Why are we even worrying about polls? To paraphrase Edwin Edwards, unless Hillary is found in bed with a live little boy or a dead girl, the nomination is hers. Probably the election.

Atlanta hosted the BET (Black Entertainment Television) Violence in Entertainment awards over the weekend. One of the star performers didn't make it. It seems the cops caught him trying to pick up some machine guns ... and silencers.

Dr William Gray is one of the world's foremost meteorologists. In light of Al Gore's Nobel Peace Prize, Dr. Gray says global warming is "ridiculous" and the product of "people who don't understand how the atmosphere works."

Top Democrats including Nancy Pelosi are not concerned about Turkey's anger over the Armenian "genocide" bill.

Guess which New York paper failed to give any coverage to President Bush's decision to bestow the first Medal of Honor of Operation Enduring Freedom ...

Congress wants to force colleges and universities with large endowments to spend more of their money to keep down tuition.

This week Mark Steyn says that present-day America is unable to embrace the ideology necessary to win the war on terror.

How about this for a government outrage: The Navy paid $4.5 million to build the boat ... that nobody wanted.

The letter signed by 41 Democrats that chastises Rush Limbaugh is now on the e-bay auction block for $41,400. The proceeds will go towards educating the children of Marines and law enforcement who have died in the line of duty.

Fidel Castro made a live appearance (he called in) on President Hugo Chavez's television and radio broadcast yesterday. It is the first time Castro has made a live appearance since February.

There is still more fallout from Dr. Omeish's appointment to the Virginia Commission on Immigration. Delegates are now questioning the process of gubernatorial appointments.

Environmental groups have officially chosen John Edwards as their puppet for the 2008 presidential campaign.

Barack Obama says that his environmental policies stem from his religious beliefs. How nice.

Here's more on the inoculation of Democrat Washington staffers against rare diseases and a sexually transmitted illness in order to attend a NASCAR event.

Animal Control in Puerto Rico has devised a new way to control the pet population: throw the animals off bridges.

Remember the classic Chevy that Neal donated to Care-A-Thon last year? It has been donated again and is up for raffle. Find out more here.

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