The Zombieslayer

OK.  Another board I frequent had an argument about who was worse, Obama or Palin.  I said that that’s about as absurd as arguing what would hurt more - getting kicked in the left nut or the right nut.

Obama is an intelligent man.  I’m not going to argue that.  He speaks well.  Well, so does Donald Trump, who I’ve seen speak first hand.  Do we want Donald Trump running this country because he speaks well too? Hell no.

The problem with Obama is he’s a perfect example of someone with formal education but no practical experience whatsoever.  Heck, when I came out of college, I had my ideals too until I saw how reality worked.  Obama is completely in over his head and in only a year, has shown he’s completely incompetent.  He has no understanding of economics and he’s the wrong guy to lead us out of the worst recession since the Great Depression.  In summary, wrong man for the job.

Palin on the other hand is average to below average when it comes to brains.  No, it’s not a media conspiracy that’s out to get her.  She doesn’t need the media to show she’s not that bright.  All she has to do is speak.

Hey, I love the fact she gets it when it comes to Second Amendment issues.  I’m stoked.  But that’s one issue.  Right now, our biggest problem in this country is the economy.  We’ve been outsourcing more jobs than we’ve been creating for years now and it’s come back to bite us in the ass.  We’ve had the residential real estate crash.  We’re about to have a commercial real estate crash.  We’ve already had the banking crash which Bush and Obama both bungled and frankly, Palin wouldn’t do any better either.

So we got a smart guy who speaks well but is clueless about reality versus a very average woman who speaks horribly who at least gets one issue.  Yeah.

I really hate sounding cynical as cynicism has NEVER accomplished anything.  Ever.  But allow me to be just this one time.  We had the right man for the job in Ron Paul.  But I’m now convinced America is just too stupid to elect him.

This may surprise a lot of you, but I’m pretty Left-wing when it comes to education.  No, not in the politically correct bullshit that the Left espouses, but funding.

It’s really common sense.  Educated people make more money than non-educated people.  People who make more money pay more taxes.  So increasing education increases tax revenue.

Common sense, right?

I’m well aware this country has overspent.  Hey, I was against the Iraq War from the beginning.  I was against the corporate bailouts from the beginning as well and if I’m not mistaken, I posted not one, but three articles against them.  I’m against foreign aid.  I’m against America being the world’s rent-a-cop.  I’m against the military industrial complex and really think America should get out of just about every foreign entanglement we’re in while every home have a machine gun or a shotgun.  Very simply - YOU are our military and our defense.  Works for the Swiss.  Count how many times they’ve been conquered.

I’m also for cutting welfare to only Vets and people with severe handicaps, and a temporary solution to those who had bad luck.  Two years tops for welfare recipients.

I’m for throwing out all the illegal immigrants as they take more than they give.  Saving 50c on a head of broccoli isn’t worth the resources they drain + the damage they do to our schools and our jails.

Do all those things and you’ll save a ton of money.

But don’t cut education.  It’s our future.

A while back, I posted an article warning people not to buy Toyotas or Lexus.  I was right.  Several models of Toyotas were recalled, but after plenty of deaths and plenty more near deaths.

My question is, how come Lexus weren’t recalled?

This video is very disturbing.  It’s a 911 call made by an off-duty police officer driving his family in a Lexus.  This is their last 52 seconds on Earth.  At the end of this call, all four of them die.

You ever overhear someone so stupid that you want to slap them upside the head? Well, I wanted to yesterday.

I was with my family at the local American food restaurant.  We went there for shakes and sundaes, and we also split a fish and chips.

So next to us were a bunch of pretentious college kids talking really loud about astrology.  One said over and over again that they couldn’t date a Virgo, as Virgos and him just don’t click and usually fight.  However, several other signs were compatible.

No, I wasn’t being nosy.  Believe me, they were loud.   Everyone a few tables from them could hear every word they were saying and I saw more than one eye roll from nearby tables.

Now, let’s be logical about this.  Let’s say that at the hospital you were born at, 5 other babies were born at the same hour.  That will make them astrologically the same.  Same place.  Same time.  Same bat channel.

Of the five kids, one comes from the Upper Class.  One from the Lower Class.  One from a Working Class family.  One is Middle Class.  And one nobody knows as it was abandoned in the garbage can right outside the hospital.

Of those five other kids, let’s just say one will be physically abused.  One emotionally abused.  One sexually abused.  One will have an “average” life (like there’s such thing).  One will have the best life you can possibly imagine, with loving parents, healthy food, and a community that loves kids.

Let’s also say that one of the kids is grossly malnourished.  Let’s also say that another set of parents feeds their kid complete garbage and he or she is obese by the age of 6.  One set of parents goes on to win the lottery.  One invents something that makes them rich.  One parent disappears and is never heard from again and another parent dies in a car accident.

Don’t you think all this would have a hell of a lot more to do with upbringing than the position of some stupid planets and constellations? My God, are people really this stupid?

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For the record, I believe in Free Will.  I think of all the things that piss me off about astrology people, that is the biggest.  I’ve seen people who have had lives I couldn’t even fathom surviving through who turned out to be kind and decent people.  No matter what cards they’re thrown, they somehow make it.

Then I’ve known people who are nothing but excuses.

Free Will, folks.  Use it or lose it.

First off, before I even begin this rant, I just want to say my heart goes out to every single person in Haiti.  Everyone there is affected, whether they lost someone or not.  I’ve seen a lot of footage of the quake and it’s a lot worst than anything I’ve seen in decades.  It’s ugly.

I think as people, the best we can do is help Red Cross.  They’ve been sending out teams to help.  If anyone has any other ideas, let me know.

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Now back to my rant, where’s my bailout? $787 billion spent with OUR tax money and Americans are wondering this.  All over the country.  President Obama’s popularity is officially under 50% as our economy continues to produce a 10% unemployment rate, with the “real” figure around 17%.

So the rich get bailed out and the Middle Class gets stuck with the bill.  The bankers are getting billions in bonuses.  Obama’s talking about doing something but he’s shown over and over that he’s all talk and no action.  Kind of like Bush saying he’d catch Osama bin Laden.  Has Bush caught him?

Obama did bring us the change he promised but he didn’t tell us the catch - it would be for the worst.   Wall Street are getting some of the biggest bonuses ever with OUR tax money while 17% of the population is unemployed.  Meanwhile, we’re still in two wars (while Obama got himself a Nobel Peace Prize).

I think the best line I’ve heard is from Harvard University’s Niall Ferguson - “If you’re trying to borrow $9 trillion to bail out your financial system and your economy, and already half your public debt is owned by foreigners, it’s not really the conduct of a rising empire is it?”

Scary times ahead folks.  This recession ain’t over.  If you’re wondering where your bailout is, you’re not alone.