FROM AMERICAN THINKER.COM

This is just too good. Many of you know that in a few days the federal ban on 100w conventional incandescent light bulbs will go into effect. And while House Republicans included a provision in a recent spending bill that will block funding for the ban's enforcement, it's said that it will have little effect; manufacturers have prepared for the new standards and will no doubt abide by the law. So does this mean we'll be forced to buy more expensive LED (light emitting diode) or CFL (compact fluorescent light) bulbs, the latter being those squiggly things said to be loaded with mercury? Not if we follow the lead of German businessman Siegfried Rotthaeuser. After the European Union banned conventional incandescent bulbs, Rotthaeuser's entrepreneurial spirit was sparked. He started selling another product: heatballs.

What's a heatball? According to this Teutonic Knight of Freedom and Light, it is a "small heating device" that compensates for the loss of heat a home experiences when conventional light bulbs are swapped for more energy efficient ones.
At his English-version website, Rotthaeuser points out the convenience of his invention, writing, "A HEATBALL® is not a light bulb, but fits into the same socket!"


He then touts the new product as "The most original invention since the electric light bulb!" and explains, "Although a heatball is technically very similar to a light bulb, it is a heater rather than a source of light." Elaborating, he also states, "By using heatballs, the heating effort of a normal house is effectively assisted. A heatball is a source of heat. Or do you use your toaster as a desk lamp?"
A businessman with a conscience, however, Rotthaeuser also believes in truth in advertising. He thus is forthcoming about a certain unintended byproduct of his heating element, writing, "During its use as a heater, HEATBALLS have an unavoidable emission of light in the visible spectrum." Pity that. But if heatballs are anything at all like incandescent light bulbs, they should be very efficient little space heaters, indeed.
So maybe you believe that the ban on conventional incandescent bulbs is far afield from the government's rightful scope; perhaps you fret about how such a regulation is blatantly unconstitutional when instituted by the feds. If so, I can't help you. But if you have a tropical plant or pet hamster that needs a space heater - or if you simply want to save on oil or gas used for heating during the winter - buy some HEATBALLS®.


And, hey, something just occurred to me. With heatballs' unintended byproduct of light, you just might be able to forego buying those LED and CFL bulbs.

Hat Tip: Selwyn Duke
Read more: http://www.americanthinker.com/

-neon leon

WHEN IN DEBT....

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House plans to ask Congress for an increase in the debt limit before the end of the week, according to a senior Treasury Department official.
The debt limit currently stands at $15.194 trillion and would increase to $16.394 trillion with the request.


The debt limit is projected to fall within $100 billion of the current cap by December 30. President Barack Obama is expected to ask for additional borrowing authority to increase the limit by $1.2 trillion.
Under the new budget, Congress can only vote to block the debt-ceiling extension with a disapproval resolution. Lawmakers have 15 days within receiving the request to vote down the debt limit increase.

"Just borrow more!"  is our new National Motto, apparently.  Have a nice debt.

-neon leon

*SIGH*

I guess it's time to take down the tree and get back to work.  Here's a picture of our tree with presents beneath.  I love that fresh evergreen scent, don't you?

-neon leon

SENDING YOU A BLESSED CHRISTMAS

No Explanation Needed

Thoughts on Relieving Holiday Stress

1 * Accept the fact that some days you're the pigeon, and some days you're the statue!
2 * Always keep your words soft and sweet, just in case you have to eat them.
3 * Always read stuff that will make you look good if you die in the middle of it.
4 * Drive carefully... It's not only cars that can be recalled by their Maker..
5 * If you can't be kind, at least have the decency to be vague
6 * If you lend someone $20 and never see that person again, it was probably worth it..
7 * It may be that your sole purpose in life is simply to serve as a warning to others.
8 * Never buy a car you can't push.
9 * Never put both feet in your mouth at the same time, because then you won't have a leg to stand on.
10 * You may be only one person in the world, but you may also be the world to one person.
11 * Since it's the early worm that gets eaten by the bird, sleep late.
12 * The second mouse gets the cheese.
13 * When everything's coming your way, you're in the wrong lane.
14 * Birthdays are good for you. They beat the alternative.
15 * Nobody cares if you can't dance well. Just get up and dance.

16 * Some mistakes are too much fun to make only once.
17 * We could learn a lot from crayons. Some are sharp, some are pretty and some are dull. Some have weird names and all are different colors, but they all have to live in the same box.
18 * A truly happy person is one who can enjoy the scenery on a detour.


*Save the earth..... It's the only planet with chocolate !*

Hat Tip: Clarabella
-neon leon

Ahh, Do You Remember These?

Your Government (FEMA) and mine has begun taking bids for construction and maintenance of an interesting new project; the map below shows how the United States is to be sectioned for "Emergency Contingency Projects" in every state within each region.

Well, that sounds harmless enough, doesn't it?  A "Contingency Plan?"  Hey, wait a minute!  What do they mean, "contingency?"  I'm glad you asked.  Well kiddies, our friendly Federal Government wants to, and has begun, the process of building "camps" or "enclosures" in five regions as shown on the map above, to provide "emergency" services to as many as 2,000 thousand people in each enclave.  What could possibly go wrong?

There are bids being let for "barrier fencing," waste water removal, catering, tent construction, "de-lous..." I mean: " petroleum decontamination" services, potable water supply, and all the other ameneties of your average internment camp like the ones in California for Americans of Japanese ancestry following Pearl Harbor.  Have you ever visited an Indian Reservation?  Apart from the casinos, none are on prime real estate, and none are upscale neighborhoods.  Now, I realize that even paranoiacs have real enemies, but this is just too spooky.  First of all, why the need for such large-scale "petroleum decontamination" sites?  Thousands of acres, tens of thousands of tents and barracks, barrier fencing not likely to be white picket, remote locations on Federal land, all for oil spill recovery?  How's that hopey-changey thingy workin' out for ya now?

Does no one recall the benign acts of the National Socialist German Workers Party in 1930's Germany?  They constructed similar "camps" for "de-contamination," too.  Oddly, very few survived said de-lousing or medical treatments at Auschwitz; oh, well, back to the old drawing board, eh, Heinrich? 

Or perhaps you prefer the cozy encampments established in the Siberian wilderness by the NKVD in the former Soviet Union: the aptly-named "Gulag Archipelego" of forced-labor/euthenasia sites for political enemies and dissidents?  A different form of "de-contamination?"

You can learn more by asking Bob.siefert@kbr.com , the engineering firm involved.  If I could upload the .pdf to this site, I would.  Check FEMA's website, and break out the Hoppe's kit.

Citizen, your leaders are watching over you, and I mean that sincerly.



Congress Forbidden to Send You "Christmas" Wishes

Dear Senator Merkley, Senator Wyden, and Congressman Schrader;

It is my understanding that members of Congress are forbidden* to wish constituents neither "Merry Christmas" nor "Happy New Year" in franked (Taxpayer-funded) official messages.
It is also my understanding that both "Christmas" and "New Year's Day" are officially and lawfully recognized as Federal Holidays by name. I trust you can see where I am going with this: another contradictory message from a government legal system of paradox upon incongruity upon dichotomy: no wonder the people of America become frustrated.


So, Senators and Congressman, in closing I wish you and yours a very, very MERRY CHRISTMAS, and a PRAYER for a HAPPY (and Prosperous) NEW YEAR, courtesy of that good ol' First Amendment.


Most Sincere Regards,
Neon Leon
 
* http://campaign2012.washingtonexaminer.com/blogs/beltway-confidential/congressmen-cant-say-merry-christmas-mail/261466

Dre-e-e-eam, dream dream dream.....

HOPE, and CHANGE!

Bear Mountain Sports

Kinda poor resolution, but it's the thought that counts.

A "touching" commercial.

Thanks to your Second Amendment Rights!!

"Look For The Union Label"

ATTENTION: Liberal Democrats

Notice that Labor Union members are required to present "Picture I.D." in order to vote on union matters?

How Un-American!!

This Picture Says It All..

A TALE OF TWO PRESIDENTS

Obama's orations and  positions are highly reminiscent of the "good times" under Jimmy Carter:  blame the citizens of the USA for the lousy economy in the USA, rather than his own torpedo economics and regulations.  How's that Energy Department thingy workin out for y'all?  STILL no "independence from foreign oil," after only 30 years and 30 billion dollars?  Merit raises for everyone!

Their typical childish "straw man" arguments with neither logic nor merit are intended purely to divert attention from their own colossal failure to be President in more than name only.  Worth a watch:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sw7HfTEWTAU&feature=player_embedded&noredirect=1

Hat Tip: Sen. John Cornyn

-neonleon

"SPREADING THE WEALTH AROUND"

These are the current Salary/Pension figures for the:

US President ...........................$450,000 FOR LIFE

House/Senate members .........$174,000 FOR LIFE
Speaker of the House .............$223,500 FOR LIFE
Majority/Minority Leaders ........$193,400 FOR LIFE
Average salary of a soldier DEPLOYED IN AFGHANISTAN - $38,000
Average income for seniors on SOCIAL SECURITY - $12,000


I think we found where some cuts should be made!
hat tip: JOG

-neonleon

DEMOCRAT PARTY CAMPAIGN SLOGAN?

hat tip: Orbusmax.com

I'm surprised this counter-occupier is still breathing.  I'd send him a dollar.
-neon leon

GIVING THANKS TO THE TRUE PROVIDER

PSALM 136

1 Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good,
   For His lovingkindness is everlasting.
2 Give thanks to the God of gods,
   For His lovingkindness is everlasting.
3 Give thanks to the Lord of lords,
   For His lovingkindness is everlasting.
4 To Him who alone does great wonders,
   For His lovingkindness is everlasting;
5 To Him who made the heavens with skill,
   For His lovingkindness is everlasting;
6 To Him who spread out the earth above the waters,
   For His lovingkindness is everlasting;
7 To Him who made the great lights,
   For His lovingkindness is everlasting:
8 The sun to rule by day,
   For His lovingkindness is everlasting,
9 The moon and stars to rule by night,
   For His lovingkindness is everlasting.
10 To Him who smote the Egyptians in their firstborn,
     For His lovingkindness is everlasting,
11 And brought Israel out from their midst,
     For His lovingkindness is everlasting,
12 With a strong hand and an outstretched arm,
     For His lovingkindness is everlasting.

13 To Him who divided the Red Sea asunder,
     For His lovingkindness is everlasting,
14 And made Israel pass through the midst of it,
     For His lovingkindness is everlasting;
15 But He overthrew Pharaoh and his army in the Red Sea,
     For His lovingkindness is everlasting.
16 To Him who led His people through the wilderness,
     For His lovingkindness is everlasting;
17 To Him who smote great kings,
     For His lovingkindness is everlasting,
18 And slew mighty kings,
     For His lovingkindness is everlasting:
19 Sihon, king of the Amorites,
     For His lovingkindness is everlasting,
20 And Og, king of Bashan,
     For His lovingkindness is everlasting,
21 And gave their land as a heritage,
     For His lovingkindness is everlasting,
22 Even a heritage to Israel His servant,
     For His lovingkindness is everlasting.
23 Who remembered us in our low estate,
     For His lovingkindness is everlasting,

24 And has rescued us from our adversaries,
     For His lovingkindness is everlasting;
25 Who gives food to all flesh,
     For His lovingkindness is everlasting.
26 Give thanks to the God of heaven,
     For His lovingkindness is everlasting.

-neonleon

THOU SHALT NOT PROSPER...

maksim.com

If you enjoy this poster, jot on over to American Thinker and read T.S. Weidler's essay on your 15 Trillion Dollar indebtedness:  It may make you weep.  Be sure to properly thank Messrs. Obama, Kerry, and Reid, and Madames Pelosi, Murray, Jackson Lee, and Feinstein, among others, come November, 2012:

http://www.americanthinker.com/2011/11/just_how_much_is_15_trillion.html

THE GREEN THING

In the line at the store, the cashier told an older woman that she should bring her own grocery bags because plastic bags weren't good for the environment.  The woman apologized to him and explained, "We didn't have the green thing back in my day."
The clerk responded, "That's our problem today. Your generation did not care enough to save our environment."
He was right -- our generation didn't have the green thing in its day.

Back then, we returned milk bottles, soda bottles and beer bottles to the store. The store sent them back to the plant to be washed and sterilized and refilled, so it could use the same bottles over and over. So they really were recycled. But we didn't have the green thing back in our day.
We walked up stairs, because we didn't have an escalator in every store and office building. We walked to the grocery store and didn't climb into a 300-horsepower machine every time we had to go two blocks. But she was right. We didn't have the green thing in our day.

Back then, we washed the baby's diapers because we didn't have the throw-away kind. We dried clothes on a line, not in an energy gobbling machine burning up 220 volts -- wind and solar power really did dry the clothes. Kids got hand-me-down clothes from their brothers or sisters, not always brand-new clothing. But that old lady is right; we didn't have the green thing back in our day.

Back then, we had one TV, or radio, in the house -- not a TV in every room. And the TV had a small screen the size of a handkerchief (remember them?), not a screen the size of the state of Montana . In the kitchen, we blended and stirred by hand because we didn't have electric machines to do everything for us. When we packaged a fragile item to send in the mail, we used a wadded up old newspaper to cushion it, not Styrofoam or plastic bubble wrap. Back then, we didn't fire up an engine and burn gasoline just to cut the lawn. We used a push mower that ran on human power. We exercised by working so we didn't need to go to a health club to run on treadmills that operate on electricity. But she's right; we didn't have the green thing back then.
We drank water from a fountain when we were thirsty instead of using a cup or a plastic bottle every time we had a drink of water. We refilled writing pens with ink instead of buying a new pen, and we replaced the razor blades in a razor instead of throwing away the whole razor just because the blade got dull. But we didn't have the green thing back then.
Back then, people took the streetcar or a bus and kids rode their bikes to school or walked instead of turning their moms into a 24-hour taxi service. We had one electrical outlet in a room, not an entire bank of sockets to power a dozen appliances. And we didn't need a computerized gadget to receive a signal beamed from satellites 2,000 miles out in space in order to find the nearest pizza joint.

But isn't it sad the current generation laments how wasteful we old folks were just because we didn't have the green thing back then?


Please pass on this post  to another selfish old person who needs a lesson in conservation from a smarta$$ young liberal.




Hat Tip: PAL
-neon leon

"Christian Roots" of American Thanksgiving.

THE MAYFLOWER COMPACT, PLYMOUTH, MA, 1620

In the name of God, Amen. We whose names are under-written, the loyal subjects of our dread sovereign Lord, King James, by the grace of God, of Great Britain, France, and Ireland King, Defender of the Faith, etc. Having undertaken, for the glory of God, and advancement of the Christian faith, and honor of our King and Country, a voyage to plant the first colony in the northern parts of Virginia, do by these presents solemnly and mutually, in the presence of God, and one of another, covenant and combine our selves together into a civil body politic, for our better ordering and preservation and furtherance of the ends aforesaid; and by virtue hereof to enact, constitute, and frame such just and equal laws, ordinances, acts, constitutions and offices, from time to time, as shall be thought most meet and convenient for the general good of the Colony, unto which we promise all due submission and obedience. In witness whereof we have hereunder subscribed our names at Cape Cod, the eleventh of November [New Style, November 21], in the year of the reign of our sovereign lord, King James, of England, France, and Ireland, the eighteenth, and of Scotland the fifty-fourth. Anno Dom. 1620


Seems that the common faith of the Mayflower pilgrims, beyond dispute, was Christianity. More to follow.


-neon leon

I LOVE THIS GUY: TIM HAWKINS.NET

"THE GOVERNMENT CAN"

hat tip: drgog.

-neon leon



ANOTHER SEASON, ANOTHER SCAM

 Someone in my household paid for injectable HCG,  Human Chorionic Gonadotrophin, in order to lose body fat.  If any of my readers are considering this extremely dangerous and completely useless method of weight control (and I realize that from Thanksgiving through New Year's Eve, party foods and temptations abound) PLEASE consider the following:


In 1976, the FTC ordered the Simeon Management Corporation, Simeon Weight Clinics Foundation, Bariatrics Management Corporation, C.M. Norcal, Inc., and HCG Weight Clinics Foundation and their officers to stop claiming that their HCG-based programs were safe, effective, and/or approved by the FDA for weight-control. Although the order did not stop the clinics from using HCG, it required that patients who contract for the treatment be informed in writing that:

THESE WEIGHT REDUCTION TREATMENTS INCLUDE THE INJECTION OF HCG, A DRUG WHICH HAS NOT BEEN APPROVED BY THE FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION AS SAFE AND/OR EFFECTIVE IN THE TREATMENT OF OBSITY OR WEIGHT CONTROL. THERE IS NO SUBSTANTIAL EVIDENCE THAT HCG INCEASES WEIGHT LOSS BEYOND THAT RESULTING FROM CALORIC RESTRICTION, THAT IT CAUSES A MORE ATTRACTIVE OR "NORMAL" DISTRIBUTION OF FAT, OR THAT IT DECREASES THE HUNGER AND DISCOMFORT ASSOCIATED WITH CALORIE-RESTRICTIVE DIETS [16].

Since 1975, the FDA has required labeling and advertising of HCG to state:

HCG has not been demonstrated to be effective adjunctive therapy in the treatment of obesity. There is no substantial evidence that it increases weight loss beyond that resulting from caloric restriction, that it causes a more attractive or "normal" distribution of fat, or that it decreases the hunger and discomfort associated with calorie-restricted diets.

Infomercial king Kevin Trudeau has caused their use to increase. His 2007 book, The Weight Loss Cure They Don't Want You to Know About, claims that "an absolute cure for obesity was discovered almost fifty years ago" but was "suppressed" by the AMA, the FDA, and "other medical establishments throughout the world." Trudeau further claims that until now, "this miracle weight loss breakthrough has been hidden from the public so that drug companies can make billions of dollars selling their expensive drug treatments and surgical procedures for obesity." The alleged cure consists of HCG injections plus 50 to 60 required and recommended do's and don'ts.


In 2007, the FTC charged Kevin Trudeau with violating a court order by misrepresenting the contents of the book [17]. In infomercials, Trudeau falsely claimed that the book's weight-loss plan is easy to do, can be done at home, and ultimately allows readers to eat whatever they want. Previous FTC action had led to a court order banning him from using infomercials to sell any product, service, or program except for books and other publications The order specified that he not misrepresent the content of the books. In 2008, the Court ruled that Trudeau had violated the previous order and ordered him to pay more than $37 million in fines and penalties.

I sincerely hope this helps someone make a wise decision

-neon leon

EVERYTHING THAT'S WRONG IN AMERICA IN ONE PICTURE

PLEASE ADDRESS YOUR COMMENTS

TO REPRESENTATIVE RAUL GRIJALVA

ARIZONA 7TH DISTRICT:

D.C. OFFICE phONE:  (202) 225-2435

OR E-MAILTO :

http://grijalva.house.gov/

TOUCHE'

President Obama called waterboarding "torture" and said it was "contrary to America's traditions." -Yahoo news

http://old.news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20111114/ap_on_go_pr_wh/us_obama_waterboarding

"Missed it by this much."

"Obama is a national embarrassment and each day proves himself even more incapable of honestly confronting the nation’s urgent issues."  -Lurita Doan

http://townhall.com/columnists/luritadoan/2011/11/14/obamas_lilliputian_legacy

*"The practice simulates drowning and is viewed as torture by many."  -Editorial comment in Yahoo "news" post above. 

And how many of those who cling to this view are full-time wusses and professors without a single driblet of military experience?   Or, more to the point, which among that group has ever suggested any better means of extracting intel from known terrorists? 
Obviously, I refer to those Islamist terrorists who are trained to resist all forms of "kinder and gentler" interrogations and who, at least in the opinion of Eric Holder, are entitled to the rights of American Citizens in matters of arrest and confinement and interrogation. Can you say "Halal?"
I suppose the non-stop playing of Barbra Streisand  recordings might succeed in cracking their defenses, but would that not also constitute torture?  Perhaps non-stop repetition of Obama stump speaches would fall into that same category, as would Eric Holder testimonies and Keith Olbermann commentaries.



Each and every day, Mr. Obama entrenches his irrelevance to America and to the world.

-neon leon

PRODUCTS FOR FORCED COMPLIANCE

-neon leon

Sigh

Democrats:  Teaching uppity blacks proper respect since 1865.



-neon leon

BEWARE!! TOOTHLESS ROTTWEILER ON DUTY!!

Robbing Peter to pay Paul seems to be an unwritten tenet in Portland's City Code Book:  yesterday, the Bureau of Development Services served two "Notice of Code Violations." One was served to both  Michael J. and Linda M.Wright, and  Daniel and Donna L. Cossette regarding the "Recreational Campground" (read: homeless refuge)  established by them in NW Portland at 4th and W. Burnside, of which they are co-owners.


The second Notice of Violations is way more interesting, since the City Bureau of Development Services has notified...the City Bureau of Parks and Recreation, "owners" of Lownsdale Square, the two park blocks directly across 4th avenue from City Hall!  At least the service of notice was convenient:  just "two doors down," as Dolly Parton has sung.  We have not only a new definition of "irony," but a wonderful insight into how governments function.   If the seven blatant and serious violations of Oregon State Building Code, Portland City Code, Oregon Revised Statutes, Oregon Structural Specialty Code,  Property Maintenance Regulations, and the National Electrical Code existing at Lownsdale Square are not corrected within 30 days, the City will fine the City, and the fees double if uncorrected for 90 days.  Oh, and since there are more than 20 "units" in the Occupy Portland Anarchistic Campground, the fees are scheduled as $583 per unit.  For those who attended Portland Public Schools, that amounts to "a buncha money."  A buncha money in addition to the quarter-million dollar cost of restoring what used to be a beautiful Public Park.  Of course, nobody from "Occupy Portland" will be held accountable for defacing public property.  Such is the fruit of allowing the namby-pamby treatment of mindless zombies who claim a "cause."


You can call  Michael Liefeld, Section Manager of Neighborhood Inspections and Compliance Services, 
at 503-823-7332 
to congratulate him for using common sense and courage in this situation, which attributes seem to be sorely lacking in both the Mayor's and City Commissioner's offices.  
Read the full text of the Notices at the Portland Tribune site:

http://www.portlandtribune.com/documents/efiles/Occupy%20letter.pdf

-neon leon

The SCROOGE EFFECT

Unable to entirely quash the sale of Christmas Trees (and, no, they are NOT "holiday trees, winter fest trees," nor any other sophomoric/moronic politically-correct descriptive) the O administration has levied a "fee" (dare not call it a tax) upon retail Christmas Tree sales.  The purpose of this forced "transaction-fee-not-a-tax" is:
"To pay for the new Federal Christmas tree image improvement and marketing program."  Say WHAT?  Christmas Tree sales need Federal "help?" 
Just peachy.  Of course, this necessitates the creation of:  a "Christmas Tree Promotion Board" comprised of meddling bureaucrats hand-selected by the Secretary of Agriculture.  What could possibly go wrong with a gaggle of newly-minted Federal rules and regulations being "overseen" by clueless bureaucratic drones?  After all, Christmas Trees sales are in danger and must be "protected" by the Federal Department of Bureaucratic Meddling in Already-Successful Commerce.  I suppose, since Christmas Trees don't sell well from January through October, that is enough to trigger the obvious "need" for Federal interference.  After all, look at how well the government "fixed" non-existent health care problems by screwing seniors who have been forced to contribute to Medicare since 1964, but will now see that prepaid program sliced and diced into uselessness.  Or the "War on Poverty." Or the "War on Drugs."  Or "Medicaid."  Or "Fast and Furious." You get my drift.

The entire regulation, already in force and in just the nick of time, is one more shining example of this Administration's Statist zealotry to impinge itself into every aspect of American life, cradle to grave, and, in some cases, beyond:  refusing FDR's D-Day prayer from the WWII Memorial is one more example of its politically-correct-yet-imbecilic actions.   This so typifies the Liberal mindset:  avoid dealing with the obvious scandals within its own Administration, such as flagrantly inappropriate and anarchic actions by Attorney General Eric Holder, by launching countermeasures to distract attention from otherwise embarrassing conduct. As Americans go slouching mutely toward a new Socialist tyranny, most citizens seem content to ignore the proverbial "handwriting on the wall." 

Tax Christmas Trees. What else could so perfectly describe the O's disdain for you?

-neon leon

HERMAN CAIN and the WOMEN

Herman Cain has become the focus of left-leaning media outlets, formerly called news reporters, due to three or four unsubstantiated reports of "sexual harassment" which may or may not have occurred twenty years ago.  That alone should qualify him for either a Senate or Congressional seat, based upon recent history, and puts him on a par with FDR, JFK, WJC, Edward M. Kennedy, and John Edwards, just to mention a few, oh, wait.  Never mind, those guys are all Democrats and therefore choir boys in the eyes of the leftist "news" media.  Move along, nothing to see here;  nope, nope, no media bias here, none at all.

TO: MAYOR "SPINELESS" SAM ADAMS

Re: the "99%"
Sir:

Why are you wilfully ignoring the rights of the 99% of Portland citizens who are NOT illegally camping in Lownsdale square, harrassing and endangering our police forces (whom you have shackled) and our business community;  the 99% who abide by Portland's laws, even the ones considered to be impositional or ill-conceived;  the 99% who PAY YOUR SALARY through exhorbitant taxation. This is truly a case of taxation without representation due largely to your own inadequacy as an executive and impotence as a decision-maker.

Get up, grow or borrow a pair, and end this nonsense NOW! My business is suffering, my city is a laughingstock, I have no access to the "public" property which has been commandeered by a few unwashed, unsanitary, unlawful, anarchistic, hypocritical, ill-informed, bigoted zealots-without-a-cause, and you SIT. Do your damn job or get a job!

 
Add your own thoughts at:
 
http://www.portlandonline.com/mayor/index.cfm?action=UpdateItem&category_id=290&c=49271
 
-neon leon

SCHOLARSHIP PERSONIFIED

Community agitator-in-chief Barack Obama, in one of his interminable campaign speeches regarding his doomed "jobs (read: more taxes) bill," identified his own country's National Motto as: "E Pluribus Unum," having read it somewhere-or-other.  For those of you who studied American history in Portland Public Schools, that phrase is printed on all U.S. currency and coinage and on the obverse of the Great Seal of the United States, as well as other Federal Seals.  It is Latin for "Out of Many, One."  Look at the banner in the eagle's beak.
As a reaction to that latest misquote by the great Historian-in-Chief, Congress reaffirmed "In God We Trust" as the Official Motto of the United States, having been declared as such by Congress in 1956, but, of course, anything which occurred prior to O's birth is now irrelevant, at least as far as he is concerned.
Capitalizing further on his own revisions of American history, last Wednesday the President-pro-tem declared:
"I trust in God, but God wants to see us help ourselves by putting people back to work."  Of course, the authentic Biblical scholar and infallible commentator was referring to Hezekiah 9:11, which was quoted in the New Testament at Phillips 6:66.  Look them up for yourself.
Oddly, that thought runs in direct conflict with the Bible's teachings:
Proerbs 28:26, "He who trusts in his own heart is a fool, But he who walks wisely will be delivered."  -or-
II Corinthians 5:7, "We live by faith, not by sight." -or-
Philllippians 4:19, "And my God shall supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus." -or-
Deuteronomy 32:2b, "Our hand has triumphed; the LORD has not done all this.'"


Pastore Obama's impotent "God" is way too small, even as his own ego is way too large.

-neon leon

WAS JESUS A SOCIALIST??

Well, was He a Socialist? What with all the  "99-bots" trashing downtown Portland, aided and abetted by Portland's spineless and thankfully one-term "Mayor" Sam Adams, the statement that "Jesus was a Socialist" has been bandied about by several of those morons as well as by even larger morons such as Joy Behar and Michael Moore.  I ran across an interesting op-ed, which I reprint with permission:


“Not even close. Jesus feeding the masses would be charity. The situation would be socialism only if Jesus were a government bureaucrat who decided who could fish and where, then take the fisherman’s catch and distribute it as the bureaucrat sees fit. And once the socialistic bureaucrat is in control he can change his rules as he sees fit, because in socialism the government always knows better than the individual.


Socialism is a form of government ownership and administration that advocates no private property. Production is owned and controlled by the state. In Marxist theory socialism is the transitional bridge between capitalism and communism. Advocates of socialism and communism are taking advantage of current economic problems by telling you their way is better, when history proves them wrong.


When was the last time you saw a government program (especially one from the ‘compassionate democrats’) that teaches people the fundamentals of how to make money or how to manage it so that it grows for them? You don’t see that, because once people buy into that way of thinking most of them would no longer need the democrat party, which largely promotes dependence on the government, and what you should get from the government instead of self-reliance.
Historically, socialistic and communistic governments have discouraged or crushed religion and tried to replace religion with government. In California we are already experiencing the results of a socialist-leaning, big government philosophy and it is devastating. This state’s massive economy is on the verge of collapse because 40+ years ago its citizens began to let this idiotiic way of thinking creep into their schools, communities, and state government."
-Ann-Marie Murrell

Courtesy of Mike Ramirez at Townhall

"OCCUPY MOVEMENT" GAINS NEW VOICE!!

Thanks to Dr. GOG, here is the NEW VOICE of  the"Occupy Wall Street" anarchistic movement. 
Prepare to be dazzled by her lucid soliloquy and extremely cogent arguments in defining and defending the goals of the "movement.:"

Become the 1 Per Cent

I was unable to discover who authored this piece, but it is worth sharing with you:


By this time, most people are bored with the Occupiers around the world. They smell from poor or non-existent bathing habits, their chants are mindless and idiotic, and the crowds who repeat every phrase of what a speaker says remind me of a very bad zombie movie.
Don’t get me wrong. There’s a lot to protest. “Crony capitalism” is not capitalism. Governments that promised to back up bad mortgages which Congress forced lending institutions to make is not the definition of a free market.  "Forgiving" student loans with taxpayer money is simply forcing working adults to finance someone else's kid's education as well as that of their own kids.
Yett far too many of these "protestors" don’t offer any real solutions. Most advocate some form of "wealth redistribution." Not only is that theft, but it doesn’t work, not even for "Robin Hood,"  who, incidentally, robbed the tax collectors of his day, that is, the Government, not "the rich." Then there’s the problem of people just not wanting to work hard. Here’s a perfect example from a 38-year-old protestor from Toronto:

 “It’s weird protesting on Bay Street [Toronto’s financial district]. You get there at 9 a.m. and the rich bankers who you want to hurl insults at and change their worldview have been at work for two hours already. And then when it’s time to go, they’re still there. I guess that’s why they call them the one per cent. I mean, who wants to work those kinds of hours? That’s the power of greed.”


That’s right. poster boy:  If you want to succeed, you have to put in the time and the effort. There is a payoff for hard work. Of course, not every protestor thinks this way, but there are a lot that do. And that’s scary!
By the way, not every person who works in a bank or a financial district is a one-percenter. But you can bet your bottom dollar that the way to become a 1-percenter or even a 25-percenter is not by protesting against them. Get angry if you want, then drop your sign and drums, take a shower, and get a job. Take anything that you can find no matter what it pays. Learn everything you can about that job. Then move on to the next one. Get to work early and be the last worker to leave. Become an expert in one thing. Make yourself indispensable.
When I graduated from college, I started out stocking shelves in a grocery store. I worked 70 hours a week. The manager offered me the assistant manager’s job at a new store they were opening. At the time, I had a bicycle for transportation and was living in a one-room apartment. I declined the offer, because I knew I needed to go to graduate school. I worked my way through graduate school. When I graduated, I took a teaching job that paid me $10,000 per year with no health insurance or retirement program.
I took what I could get. Saved what I could save. Spent only what I had earned. Didn’t envy anybody or protest against those who were better off.

No one ever became prosperous by complaining and protesting unless you're  Jesse Jackson or  Al Sharpton.

hat tip: godfather

ALL NEW FOR 2012...THE NEW O-MOBILE!!

TRUTHINESS IN LABELS

I purchased, last Saturday,  several "5-oz" cans of Valley Fresh Chicken, (net wt.142g.)  The labels describe "one serving" as being 2oz, (or 56g) "DRAINED," and state that the cans contain "about 2 servings."

2 x 56 grams =112 grams, correct?  Of the seven cans we tested, the average weight of chicken inside was 2.25oz, or 63g total.  The rest was plain old salt water.
How in the name of New Math does 7g of chicken equate to "about" a 56g serving?  It's only short by 49 grams, a mere 86%! 
Isn't that "close enough?"  By comparison, your $3.79-per-gallon gas would actually cost you about $7.049 at that rate of deception.  Three-eighty a gallon is painful enough, so would you like to pay $141 rather than $75 for your 20-gallon fill?  Then why accept it in the grocery line?
This deceptive practice teeters on the precipice of deliberate consumer fraud through such fallacious labelling, equating to the old "thumb-on-the-scale" of the dishonest grocers and butchers put out of business long ago.
While a few cents per can is not a great deal of money, the thousands of cans sold throughout the state every month by Fred Meyer and other retailers leads to a sizeable sum of ill-gotten gain which is being raked in by deceit; never a sound business practice.


I have yet to hear from the state AG's office, Valley Fresh Foods, or their parent company, Hormel.


I wonder why....


-neon leon

COMPARING VIEWPOINTS

"America is like a healthy body and its resistance is threefold: its patriotism, its morality, and its spiritual life. If we can undermine these three areas, America will collapse from within."


"They get bitter, they cling to guns or religion or antipathy to people who aren't like them... as a way to explain their frustrations."


By now, every person on the planet knows who authored the second quote:  then-Presidential-candidate Barack H. Obama, speaking at a San Francisco fund-raising dinner in April, 2008.
But do you know the author of the eerily similar former quotation?  Let me give you a few hints:


He quickly rose from relative obscurity to become his country's most powerful leader.
He transformed governmental and economic policies in his country.
He was merciless to his political rivals and enemies.
He orchestrated questionable policies toward adversarial countries.
He frequently acted without normal governmental approval nor established procedures.
He initiated several "five-year" economic improvement plans.
He markedly increased the role of Government in business, healthcare, and citizens' personal lives.
He promised "unity" to his constituents, but brought about extensive repression of contrary opinions.
His efforts to "improve" his country led to nationwide famines and economic upheaval.


His regime was completely denounced by his successors.


Who would speak of America in such a fashion, and who would have his thoughts so echoed by an American Presidential candidate?  Give up?
The answer:  Joseph V. Stalin, first General Secretary of the Communist Party, and Lenin's successor as Premier of the Soviet Union.


And how's your coffee smelling today?

-neon leon

"BRING ME SUNSHINE"

Here's a respite from today's moribund headlines to give you a happy weekend:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oXvJ8UquYoo

CHEVROLET? CHECK. APPLE PIE? CHECK. BASEBALL? OH HELL, NO!

Four self-aggrandizing U.S. Senators, and I'll let you guess from which party, but I will give you some clues:  Which party orchestrated the Federal takeover of GM and subsequent financial shafting of shareholders and taxpayers alike?  Which party forces their concept of an acceptable diet onto all public schools and private restaurants in every city in the United States except Washington, D.C.?  Got it?  Good.  These four guardians of freedom wrote a letter to "ask" that all Major League Baseball players acquiesce to their decidedly non-Constitutional, overreaching demand:

"Tomorrow night, an expected 15 million viewers, including many children, will tune in to watch the first game of the series. Unfortunately, as these young fans root for their favorite team and players, they also will watch their on-field heroes use smokeless tobacco products," wrote the Senators. "During the upcoming negotiations over the bargaining agreement, we write to ask that the Major League Baseball Players Association agree to a prohibition on the use of all tobacco products at games and on camera at all Major League ballparks. This would send a strong message to young baseball fans, who look toward the players as role models, that tobacco use is not essential to the sport of baseball."

Ahh, the new Volstead Act;  we all remember how well the original solved the problem of public liquor sales.  Or don't you remember Al Capone, Elliot Ness, and "Papa" Joe Kennedy?

The 24k gold answer from former Commissioner of Baseball Clements "Babe" Yastrzemski III?

"For decades hundreds of millions of Americans, including many children, have tuned into the news to watch the American political process at work. Unfortunately, as these young Americans root for the party and players the mainstream media insist are their favorites, they have also learned through non-mainstream media sources that their in-office heroes have all too frequently engaged in extra-marital sex," wrote the ex-Commissioner. "During the upcoming elections over who will hold offices in Washington, we here in baseball are calling on all politicians to agree to a prohibition on extra-marital sex and inappropriate behavior while serving in public office in Washington, D.C. This would send a strong message to young Americans, who we are assured by the mainstream media look to liberal politicians in particular as role models, that sex outside marriage is not essential to the conduct of good government."

I love that guy!

-neon leon

p.s. In a related development, ESPN fired longtime commentator Max Mercy for quickly dubbing a possible agreement between the four senators and Major League Baseball as the "Screw and Chew" rule.

REMEMBER: JAN 3, 2007



Speaking at a rally to promote a piecemeal provision of President Obama’s "jobs" proposal, Vice President "Clueless Joe" Biden said Wednesday that “people died” and “people’s homes burned to the ground,” because the Bush administration allowed “God-awful Ponzi schemes” on Wall Street.

Remember Jan 3, 2007?
(I don't understand WHY the people running for office don't say this in their ads.)
That was the day the Democrats took over your government, not January 22nd 2009;
the Democrats took control over both the House of Representatives and the Senate, at the start of the 110th Congress. The Democrat Party controlled a majority in both chambers for the first time since the end of the 103rd Congress in 1995.  For those who are listening to the libtards propagating the fallacy that everything is "Bush's Fault", think about this:

On the day the Democrats took over the Senate and the House:
The DOW Jones closed at 12,621.77
The GDP for the previous quarter was 3.5%
The Unemployment rate was 4.6%
George Bush's "Failed" Economic policies SET A RECORD of 52 STRAIGHT MONTHS of JOB CREATION!

Remember ...
January 3rd, 2007 was the day that Barney Frank took over the House Financial Services Committee and Chris Dodd took over the Senate Banking Committee.
The economic meltdown that happened just 15 months later was in what part of the economy? BANKING AND FINANCIAL SERVICES!

You can thank Congress for taking us from 13,000 DOW, 3.5 GDP and 4.6% Unemployment to this CRISIS by dumping 5-6 TRILLION Dollars of failed loans on the economy from YOUR Fannie Mae
and Freddie Mac fiascos! (BTW: Bush asked Congress a mere 17 TIMES to stop Fannie & Freddie - starting in 2001, because it was financially risky for the U.S. Economy, but no one would listen.  The lending laws, promoted and signed by William Jefferson Clinton, were the root cause of the creation of toxic mortgages).
And who took the third highest campaign pay-off from Fannie Mae AND Freddie Mac?
Barack Obama. And who fought against reform of Fannie and Freddie???  OBAMA and the Democratic Congress.  So when someone tries to "Blame Bush"...

REMEMBER JANUARY 3rd, 2007.... THE DAY THE DEMOCRATS TOOK OVER!"

Bush may have been in the car, but the Democrats were controlling  the gas pedal and steering wheel: they were driving. Set the record straight on Bush!
As you listen to all the commercials and blamestream media from the Democrats who are now distancing themselves from their voting record, remember how they didn't listen to you when you said you didn't want all the bailouts and takeovers;  you didn't want their health care bill;  you didn't want cap and trade and "carbon credits;"  you didn't want them to continue spending money we don't have..

I'm not forgetting their complicity in getting us into this mess, and I'll be marking my vote accordingly!

--neon leon

Hat Tip:  Dr. GOG

OCCUPIED PORTLAND v. SPINELESS SAM

As I drove past the "Occupy Portland" unlawful encampment last evening, I was struck by the facts that most obviously appeared:
1.  No one there was "protesting" anything;  all were just wandering, eating, or smoking stuff.
2.  Two blocks of Public Parks now have the stench of an open latrine, of a "straddle trench."
3.  Electrically-amplified "music" could be heard a block away, due to "free electricity" provided by                Taxpayers, without express permission nor public discourse.
4.  Police and EMT's were assisting an apparently injured camper into an ambulance, apparently for
     transport to a medical facility, all at Taxpayer expense.
5.  Police presence was obvious, but minimal, and very "low key."
6.  Port-a-Potties were in abundance, but infrequently used.
7.  The camp more resembled a music festival ala Woodstock than a "protestation-without-cause."
8.  One "Eeevill Capitalist" could not even GIVE jobs to anyone there.
     (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SxQmbFV4Ztk&feature=player_embedded
9.  The damages to the "Occupied" Taxpayer-Owned Public Park are only a small fraction of the
     damages being done to downtown businesses.   You know, the ones who pay taxes.
10. Despite a dearth of coherent "protests," flagrant misuse and disuse of public funds is rampant.

Mayor and alleged Police Commissioner "Spineless Sam" Adams, who has already announced, thank heaven, that he will NOT seek re-election, has done NOTHING to enforce a multitude of City codes, policies, and ordinances, with the possible exception of the arrest of ONE pot dealer.  Big Whoop, Sam; Big Whoop.

Portland residents, I am requesting a Counter-Protest at City Hall.  I want my park and my city back, NOW.  I want "Equal Protection Under the Law."  If a few dozen sloths can flout the law without consequence, why can't we?  Why should WE be obligated pay to park on public streets if THEY don't pay for their patently unlawful "campout" in a public park?  Why should WE be jackbooted into obeying traffic signals upon penalties of fines and warrants if THEY are somehow immune to traffic laws, even to the point of barricading a public thoroughfare without permission, authority, nor consequence?? 

Spineless Sam, there remains a vast "Wall of Separation" between "Free Speech" and anarchy.  You, sir, are aiding and abetting anarchy by your indifference to the overwhelming majority of citizens and businesses whose lives and livelihoods are being negatively affected by these ill-mannered, ill-informed, and ill-behaved individuals.  You are FORCING your misconceptions about "Public Good" upon the citizens of Portland, and by doing so, abrogating your position as both Mayor and as Police Commissioner. 
Lead, follow, or get out of the way, sir. 

I endorse and support the latter option.

-neon leon

CHANGE LIKE YOU CAN'T BELIEVE

As of Oct. 17, according to data from the Office of Management and Budget and the Congressional Budget Office, here is a snapshot of what's "changed" since January, 2009:


-- The U.S. debt increased by an average of $4.2 billion per day. The total rise in that time breaks down to more than $13,000 in additional debt for every single American.
-- The government has spent more than $9.6 trillion, about 60 percent more than what Washington took in from all sources.
-- The country racked up as much debt in the last 1,000 days as it did in the first 79,135 days. (That's from 1776 to 1993.)


-- In the last 1,000 days, America spent $1.2 trillion in interest on the debt. By itself, that would represent the world's 15th largest economy.
-- 2.22 million jobs have been lost, not "shovel-ready, saved nor created."
-- More than 2.4 million homes were repossessed for failure to pay mortgages.
-- The unemployed are staying out of work longer -- on average about 40.5 weeks, more than double the typical bout of joblessness in January 2009.
-- The jobless rate has been at or above 9 percent for 840 of the last 1,000 days.
-- Thirty-seven states have higher unemployment rates.
-- Washington has spent almost $380 billion of your tax dollars on federal unemployment benefits alone, all of it with borrowed dollars.


-- Since January 2009, 7,076 new "final" regulatory rules were issued.
-- 12 million more Americans are on food stamps.
-- Gas prices are up by more than 80 percent. The average price-per-gallon has exceeded $3 every day in 2011.

THIS is the "CHANGE WE CAN BELIEVE IN?" 

THIS IS THE "CHANGE" WE GOT:

I SINCERELY HOPE YOU ARE WISE ENOUGH TO CHANGE PRESIDENTS IN 2012!



Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/10/17/obama-first-1000-days/
 
-neon leon

William John Henry Boetcker (1873–1962)

Pastor Boetcker penned these words of amazing wisdom nearly a century ago (in 1916).  These words of wisdom were often misattributed to Lincoln.  They still hold true.  The first group is modeled after the Decalogue, the second after the Catholic "Seven Deadly Sins."  Today's policies, as published prophetically in1916:

The Ten Cannots

You cannot bring about prosperity by discouraging thrift.
You cannot strengthen the weak by weakening the strong.
You cannot help little men by tearing down big men.
You cannot lift the wage earner by pulling down the wage payer.
You cannot help the poor by destroying the rich.
You cannot establish sound security on borrowed money.
You cannot further the brotherhood of man by inciting class hatred.
You cannot keep out of trouble by spending more than you earn.
You cannot build character and courage by destroying men’s initiative and independence.
And you cannot help men permanently by doing for them what they can and should do for themselves.


The Seven National Crimes:

I don’t think.
I don’t know.
I don’t care.
I’m too busy.
I leave well enough alone.
I have no time to read and find out.
I am not interested.


Read the full article: The ‘Ten Cannots’ and ‘Seven National Crimes’

@Godfather Politics:

http://godfatherpolitics.com/1538/the-ten-cannots-and-seven-national-crimes/#ixzz1athsgpPu

A Democrat Congressman and Senator Got on an Escalator....

Thanks to Holly

D.L.T.D.H.Y.O.Y.W.O., the Eric Holder Edition

Over at Human Events' Facebook page, a poll is being taken: "Is it time to fire Eric Holder?"
As of 11pm Wednesday, the tally of 17,852 votes indicates an astonishing 1.31% say "no," leaving a "small but vocal minority" of a mere 98.69% who said "YES!"
But you know that polls don't speak for everyone, right?  Surely Barry O. Soetero won't throw his hand-picked AG under the bus, right?


I mean, it's not like Holder did anything really WRONG, right?  I mean, a little factual embellishment is standard procedure in the White House, isn't it?  I mean, after all, Obamacare wouldn't have passed without a bit of evidentiary chicanery, would it?  I mean, the non-stimulating "ARRA" bill needed a touch of well-intended dissimulation, did it not?  I mean, how else could Americans "spread the wealth around?"  I mean, it's not like Elena Kagan actually lied to Congress about her resume', is it?  The term "Sophomoric" springs to mind.  ( Just FYI, I used the "I means" above as a literary tool demonstrating Mr. Holder's lame "testimonies," not as a means of communicating with anyone educated beyond sixth grade.)


One rotten apple, it is said, spoils the whole barrel.  (For those of you who learned history in public school, apples were stored and shipped in barrels for hundreds of years until the invention of usable refrigeration by Oliver Evans in 1805.  Sadly, Mr. Evans received neither  Federal grants nor loans, nor was his invention examined by the EPA for a list of possible environmental damages, thereby arguably enshrining him as both the Father of Modern Refrigeration and of Anthropogenic Global Warming.  But I digress.)


Mr. Holder and the unindicted co-conspirator at 1600 need to bid adieu as soon as possible, for the good of our country, period.  Smuggling guns to drug cartel terrorists in order to promote an anti-second Amendment gun grab was a profoundly hare-brained plan. Not stopping said hare-brained  plan in utero borders on, if not equates to, felony at a number of points.  We deserve better.