AND I'M THE ONE SUPPOSED TO BE FULL OF HATE

When I make these TV appearances - that is, when someone can talk me into actually leaving my nest and trekking of to stare at some camera somewhere - I have one stipulation. I will not appear with Air America host Randi Rhodes.

Several years ago the lovely Ms. Rhodes and I were on some CNN show. I can't even remember what we were discussing, but suddenly out of the blue clear sky the winsome Ms. Rhodes (who is hot for me, by the way) said that I have called all Muslims "towel heads" "rag heads" on my show [full transcript]. Now this isn't some innocent lie. This is a dangerous damnable lie. This is the type of lie that can end up getting you killed. This is the type of lie that can get your family hurt. I immediately challenged the sultry Ms. Rhodes to prove here assertion, and that if she could I would donate $5000 to a charity of her choice. Of course, pouty lips never tendered the proof (there was none) and the money remains in my pocket.

So .. why bring this up? Well it would seem that the luscious Ms. Rhodes has been suspended from her Air America show for some undetermined length of time. And why would that be? Well, the angelic Ms. Rhodes apparently referred to Hillary Clinton and Geraldine Ferraro as "f__king whores" during a publicity appearance for Green 960 KKGN in San Francisco.

Nice talk, Randi! Do you kiss your mother with that mouth?

And ... no. You can't have some.

WHO IS LEADING IN PORK SPENDING

Well .. that would be the Republicans. Yes, the very same Republicans who are so fond of telling us about their desires for lower taxes and less government.

Yeah, right. After the Republicans doubled the size of the Imperial Federal Government over the past seven years, and doubled government spending along the way, I no longer believe them on this issue.

If you're as fed up as I am ... register Libertarian. Join the Libertarian Party. No, they're not perfect .. but this doesn't mean that you have to actually vote Libertarian when the general election comes around. But if you want to send a clear message to these two parties of big government, becoming a Libertarian is a sure way to do it.

SPEAKING OF GOVERNMENT SPENDING

Here's just another example for you to chew on for a bit. I got this from the Georgia Public Policy Foundation. You know, I'm sure, that there are several federal government programs to compensate people injured by exposure to harmful substances. One of these programs is called the Black Lung Program for "totally disabled" coal miners. This program came about in 1969. The program was predicted to cost $3 billion. The real tab? As of 2004, over $40 billion. Just remember this the next time you hear a politician tell you what a program is going to cost.

HILLARY SAYS SHE DIDN'T SAY IT.

Yesterday we told you about an ABC news report that Hillary Rodham had plead with Bill Richardson not to switch his support to Barack Obama repeatedly saying "he can't win." It is my feeling - perhaps not shared by many - that Hillary's message to Richardson was really a warning that Obama can't win because so many people won't vote for a black candidate.

Well, as you would expect, today Hillary denies that she ever made the statement. Here is how the exchange worked:

The reporter asked "Did you tell Bill Richardson that Barack Obama can't win?"

She then rambled on about her campaign and the fact that candidates say a lot of things. When she finished rambling the questioner said "So that's a no?" She responded "That's a no."

Oh come on, folks. Can this be taken any other way?

Wait! There's more! Now Hillary is saying that she really didn't understand the question when she said "That's a no." Now Hillary's official story is that she is not actually denying that she told Richardson that Obama couldn't win.

She couldn't understand the question? A review is in order. The question was: "Did you tell Bill Richardson that Barack Obama can't win?" Now how many of you folks out there are having trouble understanding that question? Even I understand it. Hillary didn't. Wow. Well, maybe it was the follow-up question. "So, that's a no?" Yeah ... that's a real toughie. Hmmmmm. Just what did the reporter mean by that. Look .. if this woman can't understand those simple questions then how the hell is she supposed to deal with complicated interactions with other world leaders?

I reviewed some of the comments posted on the an ABC news blog relating to Hillary's denial. Let's share a few:

• Wake up America this woman's life is a lie
• I guess we are now supposed to believe you, Hillary? I'm still trying to get over the sniper thing, lol.
• One thing for sure, we know Hillary is not lying. It's just not in her make-up to be dishonest. I might be crazy but I still believe her Bosnia story.
• Hilly was too busy dodging sniper fire to have said that.
• Said it before; Do you get the feeling you are witnessing a murder - suicide?
• Give her a break. She misspoke (again) - probably from lack of sleep answering all those 3:00 A.M. phone calls.
• She couldn't have had that conversation. She was too busy saving a baby from a burning building just prior to tackling a mugger trying to steal an 89 year old woman's purse. Also, it couldn't have been that day because she was on a secret mission to Iraq to keep an oil pipe line from being blown up so you can fill your gas tank at 3 am.
• Jeez .. this is just the election process .. What happens when she gets some real pressure? This is just a dress rehearsal and she is breaking down big time already..
• Maybe she mis-spoke with the wrong intonation. "Win" is also the sound of a sniper bullet passing overhead
• Liar, liar, sniper fire!!!

What fun ... OK ... on to more Hillary stuff.

ARROGANCE?

Hillary ... we pay our bills as we evaluate and feel it's time to pay them. How about paying them when they are due? That's what we have to do. That's what the great unwashed have to do with our bills every month. We don't just evaluate them and pay them when it's right to do so .. we pay them when they're due.

TED TURNER ... LOSING IT

By now I'm sure you have heard about Ted Turner's comments on Charlie Rose the other night. He's concerned about global warming. Oh .. poor Ted. Things are just getting too hot for him, and clearly his brain is starting to cook.

Anyway ... Today Ted said that if we don't do something about global warming in about 40 years most of us will be dead and the rest of us will be living in Somalia or Sudan eating each other. He also said that there just too many people in the world.

Too many people?

OK .. we did a little math problem yesterday. We moved every single in the entire world .. every single man and woman from New York, Mexico City ... every person from every state and every continent of the world ... each and every one of them to Duvall County, Florida. To house all of these people we built two 80-story high rises on every single acre in Duvall County. OK ... I know this doesn't leave room for commercial establishes and services. We're not interested in fast food joints and such. We just want to house every single person alive today in the entire world in Duvall County. Not one living soul anywhere else. So we have two 80-story high rises on each acre. How many people will be living on each floor of each high rise? Answer? About 80. Crowded? Perhaps so ... but not as bad as the hills above Caracas --- and all those people will be there also.

Now .. to have more fun, we just built one 100 story high rise on every acre of land that Ted Turner owns in the U.S., then we move in every single person in the entire world. That leaves room for all the infrastructure and services. How many people per floor? Around 35. Everybody has their own bedroom.

Get the point? There are not too many of us. There are just too many of us who won't hit a lick at a snake.

PAULETTE REVERE

In case you weren't aware, Hillary Clinton has been the only person warning you, the ignorant voters that a recession is coming. She's the only one. And she's been saying it for over a year ...

PELOSI WARNS GENERAL PETRAEUS

Nancy Pelosi is worried that General Petraeus and Ambassador Ryan Crocker are going to bring good news from Iraq when they testify before Congress next week. Why is she worried? Well that's easy ... because good news from Iraq means bad news for Democrats. So she has decided to warn General Petraeus not to "put a shine on recent events" in Iraq. You got that? Nancy does not want to hear "any glorification" of what recently happened in Basra, where the Iraqi government led a military offensive against Shiite militants. Republicans have been saying that this is a good example of the Iraqi government standing up for itself and proof that the troop surge is working.

DOUBLE TAXING THE RICH

According to lawmakers in Illinois, being "rich" means that you (and your spouse) make at least $250,000. And because you are so lucky to be wealthy, the lawmakers want to DOUBLE income taxes on the wealthy. The current tax plan taxes everyone at a rate of 3%, but lawmakers want to increase that to 6% for those evil rich. They say the change would generate $3 billion annually. The money will be split equally between funding for government education, government-sponsored construction and tax relief for those less fortunate.

Translate: One-third of the tax increase for teacher's unions who, of course, vote Democrat. One-third of the tax increase for construction projects that will be handled, of course, by union contractors who support Democrats; and one-third of the money to be "redistributed" to lower income people who, of course, vote Democrat.

Now this tax increase would affect 107,000 people in Illinois, which is about 5% of its population. Democrat Mike Smith is the genius who concocted this plan. He believes that no one else would have reason to campaign against this proposal, other than those 107,000 ... that's because government bureaucrats like Mike Smith believe you to be stupid and unable to understand the implications of this policy. He believes it is the government's role to redistribute the wealth and it is the government's role to decide how that wealth is redistributed.

Oh, the evil rich. Let's just kill the greedy bastards and get it over with.

UN TO DEFEND ISLAM ... AGAINST THE WEST

Can someone please explain to me why the freaking UN Human Rights Council is dominated by Arab nations? Why? On what possible level does that make sense? OK ... I'll tell you why. That would be (1) because the United Nations is a complete joke .. always has been, always will be; and (2) because no one is willing to stand up against radical Islam. No one. Here's a prime example. Arab and Muslim countries recently pushed a resolution that will have the UN expert on free speech police individuals and news media that make negative comments on Islam.

Hey ... How does this work. Virtually all of the terrorists in the world today are Muslims. The Islamic religion is responsible for more violence around the world today than any other cause, entity, country, social club or sorority. Now .... POLICE ME!

Legal expert Ambeyi Ligabo of Kenya is currently supposed to report any actions that restrict the people's right to free speech by dictatorships and repressive governments. Now his job duties will also include reporting individuals or media outlets that make disparaging remarks against the peaceful serene loving and warm religion of Islam.

So guess what, folks? This resolution passed 32-0. No one opposed it. You know why? Because European countries abstained from voting. That is, they wimped out. They didn't want to cast a vote against the policy because they knew how that would look to these Muslim nations. So they abstained. By the way, the US didn't have a vote because it is not a part of this council ... just in case you were wondering.

Now ... see if you can believe this. The resolution clearly states that it seeks to impose "restrictions on individuals rather than to emphasize the duty and responsibility of governments to guarantee, uphold, promote and protect human rights." Isn't that amazing? Are you starting to get a true sense of the character of the United Nations now? Rather than protecting your right to free speech, the UN would rather restrict what you say. The ambassador to Pakistan says that the Islamic nations are only trying to promote responsible expression. The nations are worried about a growing trend to erode human rights law, permitting "some of the worst practices that incite racial and religious hatred."

Until the Muslim world works as strong to control the violence from within as it does to control the expressions from without it will remain a dangerous religion worthy of worldwide contempt.

Damn .. couldn't have said it better myself.

GOING GREEN ... PAYING TAXES

Here we go again. Seattle is vying to become the greenest city in America by instituting fines on foam and taxes on paper and plastic bags. Politicians are calling it the "green fee." They want to charge you a 20-cent-per-bag fee along with completely outlawing foam food containers. This means that every grocery, convenience and drug store in Seattle would be forced to charge this fee. Eventually restaurants won't even be able to use plastic food containers if they can't be recycled. Restaurants will be forced to find alternative egg cartons, meat trays, plates, "clamshells" and cups. In other words, it is going to be a big headache for business owners.

The big question here is ... how will all this tax revenue be spent? Oh goody! The fees would generate about $10 million a year. It will be spent on ... administering and enforcing the rules that require collection of the fees. Wow, now there's a great use of tax money. It will also be used to promote reusable bags; another great use of your tax money - a government campaign telling you which products you can and cannot use.

Seattle is excited because Ireland imposed fees on plastic bags back in 2002, and plastic bag use has dropped 90% since then. Nothing like government regulations to tell you how to live your life.

REDNECK SCRAP BOOK

This little lady is about to win a Darwin award training for her new career. Warning: video starts when you go to the link. More in the Redneck Scrap Book.

READING ASSIGNMENTS

It looks like Hillary isn't the only one who surrounded herself with campaign managers involved in the very subprime mortgage business .. you know, the subprime mortgages brought on by Democrats threatening the mortgage industry if they didn't make more subprime loans.

John McCain is trying to figure out a way to sell his healthcare plan ... to "give me" voters who believe that healthcare is a right.

Many seem to think that Hillary Clinton will have a hard time getting young voters to the polls compared to Barack Obama.

This is a long shot (because OwlGore will never give up his global warming campaign) but Al Gore and Newt Gingrich have been suggested as replacements for Bob Schieffer's "Face the Nation."

Here's something that won't be the case for long: If you ask Americans whether the poor are lazy, 60 percent say yes. If you ask Europeans, only 26 percent say yes.

A California congressman is really catching some heat for his comments that "the federal government had already done enough to help New York cope with 'a fire' that 'simply was an aircraft' hitting the World Trade Center."

The President of the World Bank is worried about the "global food crisis" and says that we need a "new deal for global food policy."

Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont. is making border security of the northern border his highest priority ... no, it's not a typo.

In case you were wondering, voluntary carbon offset are not the answer ... only the government needs to regulate itself and its emissions, which eventually trickles down to you, the taxpayer.

Apparently parents nowadays are struggling with the ethical implications of taking their children to the circus.

A government school teacher in Oregon taped students to their desks ... oops, I mean taped an imaginary line around students' desks. Same thing, according to the government educated.

I can't decide which is worse in this story ... the fact that the mother takes no responsibility for her child or that the store clerk lectured her about the health and safety rules of buying candy.

Someone in Michigan who won a $135 million lottery jackpot is going to give the Mobil station owner where he bought the ticket $50,000. The gas station owner is going to by 9,000 gallons of gas with the money and sell it at cost to customers.

Here's an amusing list of some books and magazines that are banned from Texas prisons ... and the reasons the government has decided to ban them. This is another one ... who knew Bob Dole was so offensive.

The 2008 Pig Book has been released by the Citizens Against Government Waste. See where your tax dollars are going and where your representatives rank on pork spending.

For your Friday, we have the mother of all time wasters, the Museum of Online Museums. Seriously, there's something here for everyone from the Musee d'Orsay to the Gallery of Girls in 60s Car Ads to the Online Paper Airplane Museum.

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