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- By Phillip Brownlee
- Posted Dec. 25, 2006 at 1:04 a.m.
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Merry Christmas everyone!
Naughty and Nice of 2006
Naughty: Rep. Virgil Goode (R-VA) for attacking incoming Rep. Keith Ellison (D-MN), the first Muslim elected to Congress.Nice: Rep. Keith Ellison (D-MN) for still wanting to be friends with Rep. Virgil Goode.
Naughty: The 109th Congress, for doing nothing.Nice: The 110th Congress, for promising to work five days a week.
Nice: Nancy Pelosi, for becoming the first female Speaker of the House.Naughty: The Capital, for having no women’s restroom in the Speaker’s office.
Naughty: Right-wing preacher Ted Haggard, for buying meth.Nice: Right-wing preacher Ted Haggard, for throwing out the meth before he used it.
Nice: William Cullen, for inventing the refrigerator.Naughty: Rep. William Jefferson (D-LA) for using his refrigerator to store $90,000 in cash.
RIP James Brown!
Godfather of Soul passed away this Christmas Morning.
What a shock to open MSNBC first thing this AM and finding that James Brown had died!
RIP – James, you will be missed!
This is a man’s world! But it wouldn’t be nothing, without a woman or a girl!
Amen!
My my delores! You were up early this morning! Checking to see if Santa left presents under the tree no doubt! heh :)
Too bad James Brown has died, but I’m sure there are 20149876 other black men who can dance, stream into a microphone and beat up women who live far less celebrity lives.
GNut: I was never much of a James Brown fan, although he was far superior to Little Richard. Nevertheless, his death diminishes us. But I don’t think the ability to make a damned fool of one’s self or beat up women has anything to do with the color of his skin. Domestic violence is not a racial issue.
JM,Right, I wanted to find out if I had been naughty or nice this year.
And so in addition to his many other unattractive features, we now know that goofnuts is a racist pig.
You sir, I do NOT wish a happy holiday.
“I feel good- nuna nuna nuna na”
Nobody will ever be as good!
One thing is for sure, the demand for PCP just dropped by one.
Junior,I learned long ago that the value of your posts equate to a good laugh and/or a shaking of the head to the simpleness of most liberals.
That being said: Merry Christmas! =) And remember, it’s Jesus’ birthday.
Merry Christmas to everyone. Hope this next year brings us all peace and happiness.God bless all of you.
Christmas Greetings to all of you…
http://www.yahoo.americangreetings.com/view.pd?i=248417698&m=7063&source=yahoo992
Abundance, charity and good will toward mankind.
Jesus testicles, even an ass on Christmas, who would have thunk it.
I guess this calls for the Festivus airing of grievances.
“Jesus testicles”
No…but, thank you for recognizing that it is His birthday. =)
Actually the “Feats of Strength” come first Mom.Did you get your aluminum pole set up?
Pee Mom. Stuff it. Political venom aside. Merry Christmas to all. that is Christ-mass. Enjoy what we have, due to God’s and Jeasus’ sacrifice.
I have a flag pole, but it’s not strong enough for my feats of strength lol. Besides, did you see how much they’re asking for those things?
How bout I just sharpen the tip and ram it through testicle’s abdomen.
Oh that was mean, did I say that?
Testicles, it’s not Jesus’s birthday.
And Sol, try spelling his name right, might make you look more Christian-y. lol.
My daughter got a cross today, I didn’t have the heart to tell the person who gave it that she’s buddhist. But I actually touched it and I didn’t get burnt, so I guess I’m not Satan like ya’ll think :D.
I did see some company in Wisconsin is it is selling the aluminum poll. I didn’t see for how much. If that really catches on it would be something else.
As Jim Morrison sad about a cruxifix mom “I like the symbol visually, plus it will confuse people.”Does your daughter have interest in the church?
The poles are 55 bucks.
No, I let her choose what she wanted to do regarding religion, she used to go to different churches with her friends. Now she’s really very into all things Buddha, she loves the message of the religion, and I have to admit that I do too. But she told me today she wants to go deer hunting so I can’t think she’s all THAT into it lol.
Now that’s a girl after MY own heart :-)I do miss the outdoorsmen aspect of living in your area.
LOL I won’t tell you what she got for Xmas then. :D. Hey do you know anything about compound bows?
A little. I have one that’s about 10 years old, but I haven’t really used it in about 6 years (since we moved here). Land is hard to come by in these parts you know.
I need to adjust the draw. It’s ok, I’ll find someone who can teach us. My uncle was supposed to come and do that, but he couldn’t come.They’re the kind who eat only what they kill, no grocery stores for them.
Yea that is easy (adjusting the draw). All you really need is an allen wrench.The thing about only eating what you kill is you have to be good at it (like a good shot).My feeling always on the bow hunting was, if I could be quiet and still enough to get a deer within 10 yards of me, the animal is too stupid to live.
Not me, I’m not a hunter-gatheress type. Told daughter if she does manage to kill a deer with her bow, she better not bring it home to me lol. I’m sure my uncle would be more than happy to cart it home though. His policy is if you hunt with him, you gotta eat what you kill. And I think that’s a good policy.
Oh yea absolutely.Many hunters give meat to homeless shelters as well.
So what did you get for xmas Kia, did you have a merry one?
Pee,
Satan? ROFL, hardly.
You’re more like that lisping Vizzini from The Princess Bride. You think you know everything; when in fact, you know very little.
LOL coming from you, that’s hillarious.
I got to watch my wife and kids enjoy the holiday which was first and foremost :-)But I got some nice clothes too
How about you ?
I’m glad that you and KIA have had a good Christmas, P Mom. No White Christmas, but what the heck…
I talked to my daughter in Detroit today and they didn’t have any snow either. I guess you need to go west for a White Christmas this year.
We had friends and family over today and ate like there was no tomorrow. I am such a good cook (wink) it ought to be criminal.
Happy Christmas – War is over!
WS and Kia, yep, family and the food is the best part of the holiday.
And sometimes the worst LOL! I had a bad experience with a rye bread, I’m gonna perfect that recipe if it kills me. And my sister and I should just go ahead and duel to the death now and get it over with. If we don’t, I”m sure our parents are going to kill us soon if we don’t stop it.
But my rockin cheesecake and ham were still da bomb. My tators tasted funny though, don’t know why.
I got a new set of tires and a steam cleaner and a bigger crock pot. (LOL and I’m a feminist?)
My hubby got Sirius. My son got a spongebob blanket that is so soft I keep trying to swipe it and he swipes it back. It’s really too funny. We’re going to take back that fisher price digital camera, we expected the pics to not be that great on it, but we expected to at least be able to make out the images.
My young son got that camera from my Mom. He is in love with it so we are going to have to live with the crummy pixels. He has taken over 100 pictures with it today! :-)
I BBQ’d steaks. I am king of the BBQ. ;-)
Was too cold to do steaks here, strong north wind brr.
The best part of the Holiday for me was being with my son and daughter, her husband and my two grand kids.
My granddaughter is six, so she’s right in the middle of Christmas hyperactivity. My grandson is just six weeks old, so he wasn’t all the excited by the outifts we gave him. Actually, he slept all the way through my FABULOUS dinner.
We had a great time together. Next week my second daughter is coming in from Detroit so we’ll do it all over again.
Learning that James Brown died this morning (I am a HUGE music buff) put a damper on the day, but all things must pass.
We grilled steaks here, MrK…
Nice big thick rib-eyes. =)
I’ll challenge you for KoG title. *grin*
“I am king of the BBQ. ;-)”
No way, Mr. KIA, I AM the King of the Grill!
I’ll judge. haha.
No wait, I’m king of the grill….got my feminist shirt on- I can take you boys on.
so what’s your favorite steak to grill?
Bring it, girl! I am all for women’s rights, BUT………
Wink!
Steaks – ribeyes are the best, but t-bones are good, too. Whatever it is, it has to be THICK, nicely marbled.
I actually like hickory smoking ribs and tenderloin better than grilling, but it does take a lot of time and maintenance. I love smoking a whole turkey, but that usually turns into a project, but it is worth it. Beef brisket is also great on the smoker. It might be the best with a good cut.
Fish is great on the grill, but too many people dilike fish, so I rarely cook it.
My personal favorite is a strip.Did Filets today though.
And you all are on if we can figure a time and place!
MrK,I like strips, too. I love to buy a whole strip loin and slice the steaks myself – as thin or thick as desired. I also like filets, but they are generally so lean, it’s easy to overcook them – so, filets are ALWAYS served medium rare at my house. =)
“And you all are on if we can figure a time and place!”
That would be great, Mr. KIA! Maybe if we have a blog meet next year, we can get together show off our chops!
The Left and the Right meet at the stomach!
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The Left and the Right meet at the stomach!
Posted by: WSClark | December 25, 2006 at 09:34 PM
True dat.
Tony,Thanks for explaining the net thing. I have wondered what it all meant.The holidays have been great because one of the boys got to come home on leave from the Middle East. I wish my other son was home but he came home at Thanksgiving.Next year I hope they are both home and we are out of Iraq so they don’t have to go back when their tour is over this time.I truly hope there is peace on earth.
If you buy the whole tenderloin, then you can cut them the thickness that you want them — thicker, obviously, than the pre-cut ones, and cheaper, too. Then, of course, good thick sliced bacon, if you choose to wrap them — and they’re almost impossible to overcook them then. Especially me, since if they don’t moo when I cut into them, they’re done perfectly!
And if you are Jewish, as I am, you can use that turkey bacon, if it’s really as issue for you. Honestly, friends, it’s not with me now & then. :)
An analysis that runs contrary to what is usually posted here, but is consistent with the mantra that Bush can’t do anything right.********************************************************************Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2006
Traitor to His Class: As they survey the ruins of the conservative movement, Republicans ponder what might have been, if only Bush hadn’t blundered so often and Congress plundered so much. A study in today’s New York Times provides shocking evidence of the latest conservative betrayal. According to the latest available IRS data, the richest Americans have fared worse under Bush than any other income group.
If the Republican revolution promised anything, it was that after years of oppression and neglect, rich people would finally have the chance to get ahead. But the Times reports that life is tough on Easy Street:
“Incomes after 2000 fell the most among those at the top of the income ladder. The top one-tenth of 1 percent, about 130,500 taxpayers, reported their average income fell almost 17 percent, to just under $4.9 million each in 2004.”
Even Bush’s harshest critics would have to concede that the president has done everything in his power to help the rich. He cut tax rates for the upper brackets. He cut the capital gains rate from 20 percent to 15 percent. He gutted the estate tax and virtually eliminated the tax on dividends.
From 2001 to 2004, Bush gave the rich a new tax cut every single year. Yet as the Times points out, even with all those trillion-dollar tax cuts, the richest Americans saw their after-tax incomes plunge by 12.1 percent.
In his 2004 campaign, John Edwards called Bush’s economic theory “the most radical and dangerous economic theory to hit our shores since socialism a century ago.” It’s now clear that for the very rich, even socialism might have been a better deal.
This is shattering news for Democrats and Republicans alike. What is the point of supply-side conservatism if it can’t even make the rich richer? For that matter, where is the joy in railing against it? Supply-side economics never made any sense to begin with, but now its logic isn’t worth the napkin it was written on. Trickle-down theory turned out to be no trickle, just down.
President Bush is famous for setting big goals and failing to meet them. Now we know he can’t meet the easiest of goals, either. The rich have been getting richer for centuries. Moreover, in contrast to its other pursuits, the Bush administration’s efforts to help the rich were a model of persistence and consistency. No pesky resistance tried to stop them; no clumsy Rumsfeld botched the execution. They did their best, yet still they failed.
In response, the rich are voting with their feet—or perhaps their footmen. In 2004, Bush carried voters with incomes above $200,000 by 63 percent to 35 percent. This year, the Republican margin shrunk 20 points, to 53 percent to 45 percent. That was the sharpest Democratic gain of any income category. More and more rich people are coming around to Bill Clinton’s view that “if you want to live like a Republican, you have to vote like a Democrat.”
While the very rich keep seeing their incomes go down, the cost of being rich keeps going up. The PNC Christmas Price Index, which tracks the price of everything from 12 drummers drumming to a partridge in a pear tree, reported this week that the cost of the 12 days of Christmas has jumped to an all-time high of $18,920. PNC says that a tight labor market means wages for piping pipers and other skilled workers are up, while the burst in the housing bubble “has dampened demand for luxury goods, such as gold rings.”
Ronald Reagan used to say that in the 1960s, Democrats fought a war on poverty, and poverty won. In this decade, Republicans fought a war on rich people’s poverty, and poverty won again.
Once upon a time, the United States was the world leader in making people rich. Not anymore. The annual World Wealth Report keeps track of High Net Worth Individuals (HNWIs), otherwise known as millionaires. According to the 2006 report, South Korea, India, and Russia are producing new millionaires three times faster than we are. Last year, the United States even fell behind Canada.
By examining “how much it costs HNWIs to live extremely well,” the World Wealth Report shows just how hard it can be to keep up with the Gateses:
“HNWIs around the world have two things in common: a deep concern about preserving their wealth and an abiding desire to ensure growth of their wealth for the benefit of future generations and benefactors. … The ‘admission and maintenance charges’ to a life of privilege cannot be overlooked when discussing impacts to HNWI wealth.”
While the gap has shrunk in the past two years, the report says that in 2003, the inflation rate for luxury goods was 5.5 percent higher than the Consumer Price Index. The report monitors an annual basket of luxury goods—including “5-star hotels, spa visits, and boarding school tuitions.” As a percentage of wealth, rich Americans pay 60 percent more to live like Paris Hilton than Asian-Pacific millionaires do.
As they look toward 2008, that gives Republicans a new mantra: Stop the class warfare! Let Democrats whine about the middle-class squeeze. The upper-class squeeze—now that’s an issue that Bill Frist and Mitt Romney can run on. … 4:33 P.M. (link)********************************************************************
http://www.slate.com/id/2156085/#GeorgeHasTwoFathers
toward the end of this long post…
Ben, PMom, Sol, Tracy and even GNut: Glad you have a great Holiday! Now bring on the football !! Merry Christmas Christian friends ! Pray our troops will be home next HOliday season, and that at least one of use will hit the Lottery !
rm – and hope you had a bright Hannukah. Yep, football time now – I’ll unite left and right against me with this: GO RUTGERS! And BOISE STATE!
Go Blue!
And Ohio State!
Grilled fish is great, especially when you wrap em in grape leaves.
mmMMMmMMMmmMmMMmMm…
Fish is actually much healthier for you to eat. It has just as much protein as red meat, without all the fat. You just have to be careful because it contains mercury. All fish contain mercury, and you can’t get rid of mercury through cooking, but there are only a couple species of fish which contain moderately high amounts of mercury.
Ya’ll with your Christmas steaks…I tell ya I’d probably cry if I had to do a Thanksgiving or Christmas without ham or turkey…that is just the way it should be.I know you’re thinking Pmom the traditionalist? NO! Can’t be, but it is true. Maybe it’s all those years that I was denied Christmas lol.
All the food talk has me hungry, even though it’s only 8:14. For us, I did a brisket on the grill disguised as a smoker; the temps and the wind made it a challenge, but 9 hrs after I put it on (7.5 lbs), off it came, done, but not too done, moist, tender (well, at least for brisket), and exceedingly well received by the wife, daughters, son-in-law; all in all, labor well spent. Glad all of you had a good Christmas.
Peemom,I thought kitchens offended feminists?
=)
Shows how little you know about feminists Will ;D
Oh?
What was that little meme your type use so often?
“Barefoot, pregnant, and in the kitchen?”
hehehehe
That I have an aversion to.
So you have an aversion to being barefoot, being pregnant, and being in a kitchen all at the same time. But you could be barefoot while not being pregnant and/or while not being physically present in a kitchen? What about being pregnant and in a kitchen while wearing shoes?
:)
The political mom , in 2007, will continue her fascination with testicles and “poles”.
By December 2006, 90 percent of all regular posters will be skipping Seer Van Rensburg’s inane and annoying posts.
mmmmm brisket
Original Steve will again get the better of CapnAmerica in 2007.
LOL Capn
I have an aversion to the idea that barefoot, pregnant and in the kitchen is where a woman should be.
I was regularly barefoot and in the kitchen while pregnant, but I was not regularly pregnant.