Take Google But Leave My Flatscreen Alone
Jan 12, 2009 Political
A physicist has concluded that performing two Google searches produces as much carbon as boiling water for a cup of tea. Since quite a few searches are performed each day and since Google maintains huge centers that process the data, they are a huge producer of carbon.
Some flat screen TVs use more energy than others and are considered huge energy consumers. The UK is going to ban flat screen TVs in order to save the environment.
All the people who saved their money (or went into debt) to purchase flat screens will soon be out of compliance with the law. I would like to believe that if they ban the TVs they would grandfather current owners but when they banned guns all gun owners were required to turn them in. If there was ever a time to leave the UK it is now.
This is coming to America as California is looking into banning the flat screens that consume the most energy. I imagine that airports and other government run entities will not have to change out the numerous flat screens they have. I also bet that Hollywood will still be able to use all the flat screens it wants. No, the poor consumer who works and pays taxes will be forced to give up a TV that he purchased, in part, to enjoy the digital quality that the federal government mandated. They forced stations to change to digital and that forced people to buy a converter box or a new TV and now flat screens will be forbidden.
This is starting in California but it will sweep across the states as the morons in the global warming nuthouse keep forcing lifestyles on people. Pretty soon we will be huddled in tents to live and not allowed to light fires to keep warm.
I don’t know if Google really produces as much carbon as this physicist says and I really don’t care. Google is a private business and as long as it is not breaking the law I don’t care how the owners run their show. I do think it would be funny if they were forced to comply with goofy global warming laws signed into law by a president they went all in on.
In any event, if it comes down to it then they can get rid of Google and leave my flat screen alone. I do not intend to give it up and now I might have to buy a few more in case some global warming idiot takes the cue from California and the UK and tries to impose a lifestyle on me that I do not want.
How long will we allow the government to control what we do?
The UK, a once great place, has been reduced to a politically correct union of countries that are ruled by stupidity. The Muslims are taking over, there are tens of thousands of CCTV cameras, gas is about $8.00 a gallon and now the people won’t be able to enjoy a football (their football) game on a flat screen TV.
Tell me once again how our society has advanced when everything government does is designed to take us back to the dark ages?
Buy guns and ammo before it is too late.
Sources:
Times UK
The Independent
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Tags: flat screen, global warming, google, political correctness, stupidity, TV, UK
Why Some People Should Not Vote
Nov 24, 2008 Political
I am firmly convinced that some sort of literacy test should be required before people are allowed to vote. Now it does not have to be a tough test about civics (though maybe it should be) but a basic test to allow people to demonstrate basic literacy should be required.
The Minnesota Senate race between Al Franken and Norm Coleman was so close that a mandatory recount kicked in thus allowing Democrats to find hundreds of ballots that mysteriously appear in car trunks or back seats. Before the recount began, Franken’s deficit was reduced by just such ballots.
The recount is now underway and the ballots being challenged demonstrate the stupidity of some people. The Minnesota law states that no identifying marks are allowed (so you can’t sign or initial it) and that only one vote per race may be cast. The ballots being challenged have signatures, stray marks, marks on the side of the paper, and any number of other features that invalidate the vote. I think all of them should be discarded in accordance with the law and that way there will be no squabbling over who the person intended to vote for. The only one I find valid is the one where a person’s fingerprint is seen (he must have gotten ink on his finger). A fingerprint is an identifying mark if one is on file but this is ridiculous. Everyone who handles a ballot puts fingerprints on it. The ones with erased entries should count as well.
The real tragedy here is that there are people who cannot follow simple instructions like “fill in the bubble.” That is straight forward and fairly simple but for some unexplained reason a number of people were unable to do just that.
I blame it on the school system. Tests in school use the same system of bubbles that must be filled in. Obviously the school system is not teaching children how to fill in bubbles and those children grow up to be adults who are bubble challenged.
I believe that people who show up to a polling place should have to demonstrate they can use the ballot before they can vote. In the case of Minnesota, people would have to fill in a bubble or two and show they are competent enough to do that simple little task. Those who cannot must leave and not return until they are proficient little bubble fillers.
There are also a number of ballots with stray marks on them. Perhaps the part about making “no stray marks” escapes these people or perhaps they really don’t want their ballots to count. Whatever the reason, those ballots should be discarded straight away and not fought over. If the voter was not bright enough to fill out the ballot correctly then it is not up to the judges to read their minds.
Come on folks, how tough is it to fill in a bubble? If you mess up then ask for another ballot so that you can get it right.
And to think, we let these people out in public unsupervised.
My friend Kender has this as his signature:
“Never underestimate the stupidity of people in large groups…especially on election day.”
I don’t know the author but truer words were never written…
You can see the ballots here.
Tags: ballots, bubbles, coleman, franken, minnesota, stupidity
Black National Anthem Singer Disgraces Denver
Jul 2, 2008 Opinion
Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper got a little more than bargained for when he prepared to deliver his State of the City address. A black lady named Rene Marie was asked to sing the National Anthem prior to the address and after she was introduced she began to sing.
What came out of her mouth was not the United States National Anthem, The Star Spangled Banner; No, instead she sang a song called “Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing” which is known as the Black National Anthem. The National Anthem was never sung.
Marie decided to sing that song instead of the one she was asked to sing and instead of asking to do so she kept her plan secret so no one would stop her. There was every expectation that she would sing the National Anthem and people were quite surprised by what she did so it is reasonable to assume this was in no way sanctioned.
Marie explained her act by stating:
“When I decided to sing my version, what was going on in my head was: I want to express how I feel about living in the United States, as a black woman, as a black person,” 9News
Of course, no one asked her to sing a song about how she felt and the meeting was not about her. By doing what she did, she split this country even more. She ignored our Nation’s anthem in favor of one that represents only a portion of our nation and pushed her views, the views of a black woman, on every person present. Imagine what would happen if a white person was asked to sing the National Anthem at the NAACP national meeting (I know, but imagine anyway) and instead sang a song that is viewed as a song about white people. There would be an uproar about it and no one would give a spit about what the singer’s feelings were. We would probably get Sharpton and Jackson ranting on TV.
There is a time and a place for everything and this was not the time or place to sing that song. She knew what she was doing was wrong and she knew it would spark controversy. She was so self centered that she didn’t think about the impact of her actions.
Rene, there is but one America even though people like you and John Edwards try to force this two Americas idea on us. We are one Nation under God and we have but one National Anthem and that anthem is color blind.
I would imagine that people will think twice before inviting her to sing the National Anthem. Imagine if she did this at a baseball or football game…
Tags: black national anthem, racism, rene marie, stupidity
Did Congress Outlaw its own Acts?
May 26, 2008 Political
Mark Steyn wrote an excellent piece entitled “Too Bad Your Car Can’t Run on Congress’ Hot Air” in which he looks at the way the House hauled oil executives in to grill them over the price of oil and gasoline. Steyn makes excellent points about the process and then what the House did to screw itself with a vote called the NOPEC vote.
Earlier I wrote a post and I indicated that I did not get the name of the Congresswoman who was asking the stupid questions and Steyn mentioned her and the inane line of questioning. Her name is Debbie Wasserman Schultz and she actually made this statement:
“I can’t say that there is evidence that you are manipulating the price, but I believe that you probably are. So prove to me that you are not.”
First of all it is impossible to prove a negative and second of all why would someone have to prove they are NOT doing something wrong? The burden of proof is on the government or those making the accusation. Perhaps we should all send letters to Wasserman Schulz stating that there is no evidence she is taking illegal campaign contributions but we suspect she probably is so she needs to prove that she is not. How retarded is she and why did the people in Florida put this Yenta in office? If I had been the oil executive I would have chewed this dingbat up and spit her out all over the walls of Congress. She would have been whimpering in a corner wondering why she asked such a stupid question. Steyn makes it clear that his answers are a reason he is not asked to testify in front of Congress.
After this show for the American people (it had nothing to do with gas prices because the Congress and the oil companies cannot control them) the members of the House voted 324-82 for the so called NOPEC Bill which states:
“It shall be illegal and a violation of this Act to limit the production or distribution of oil, natural gas, or any other petroleum product … or to otherwise take any action in restraint of trade for oil, natural gas or any petroleum product when such action, combination, or collective action has a direct, substantial, and reasonably foreseeable effect on the market, supply, price or distribution of oil, natural gas or other petroleum product in the United States.”
OK, let’s look at this in a couple of ways. First of all do the members of the House actually think OPEC gives a rodent’s derriere how the price and distribution of a product is affecting the US? The OPEC nations are a cartel that is not subject to US law and is not subject to the whims of the US Congress. Congress cannot make it illegal for other countries to do what they want with the products that they produce. Imagine how these very people would act if Iran passed a similar bill making it illegal to withhold any item we currently refuse to sell them? Our Congress would laugh and say Iranian law does not apply so who the hell are we to make laws that apply to other countries?
Having said that I think we should do whatever it takes to get this through and have the President sign it without delay. It should become the law of the land immediately. You see, as Steyn points out, the US is in violation of this Bill. The refusal of our government to allow drilling (Wasserman addressed this during her lunatic rantings) in ANWR, off the coasts and in the Gulf and in any number of places has caused the price of gas and other products to rise. Wasserman and Schumer can say drilling here will not make a difference but they use that Congressional math that NEVER adds up.
The fact is if we started building more refineries, stopped with the boutique blends of gasoline and drilled for and pumped our own oil, we would be able to regulate part of the market. We would influence how much oil is produced and how much is in the market which would affect the prices. When supply is greater than demand then prices go down. If we pump and use our own oil we can decide how much it should cost without outside influences. I doubt we will ever be able to pump enough to be independent but we can certainly put a dent in the prices.
Steyn is absolutely correct in that the US is the biggest violator of this Bill and that is why I say that we need to get it signed quickly before the Democrats and their environmentalist wacko friends realize that they will not be able to stop drilling if this becomes a law. The President can sign it into law and then immediately level charges at anyone opposed to drilling. Congress will have no choice but to allow drilling (and anything else associated with our energy needs; nuclear, refineries etc.) because opposition to such would be in violation of the very law they passed. So, for those who wonder why any Republicans signed on, maybe this explains it.
If this all took place and we could finally start going after our own oil and building more refineries because of a law the Democratically controlled Congress aimed at other countries it would be a great example of the expression “to be hoisted by one’s own petard.”
This is all a great demonstration as to how Congress is so arrogant that it cannot see it is the biggest violator of the Bill. I wish someone would have pointed that out to Debbie Yenta Wasserman. I don’t think she would have had an answer but it would have been fun watching her babble on.
It is not nice to pick on retards but she and the others in Congress make it so easy…
Tags: Congress, illegal acts, mark steyn, nopec, stupidity, wasserman
Bill Richardson’s Gutter Talk
Mar 24, 2008 Political
Governor Bill Richardson endorsed Barack Obama last Friday in a move that was only surprising to the Clinton campaign. I suspect that Richardson waited until he was pretty certain that one or the other would at least get the pledged delegate win (Obama cannot lose that) and then endorse in hopes of securing a spot in that person’s administration, should that person win. It happens that Obama is in the lead so Richardson screwed his old pals the Clintons and joined in the Obamamania. James Carville likened Richardson to Judas by stating that the anniversary of Judas selling out Jesus for 30 pieces of silver was here and that it was appropriate that Richardson sold out the Clintons at this time (as if they are anything like Jesus).
When asked about the comment Bill Richardson said that he was not going to get into that kind of rhetoric:
“I’m not going to get in the gutter like that,” Richardson said of the comments from informal Clinton adviser James Carville. “And you know, that’s typical of many of the people around Senator Clinton. They think they have a sense of entitlement to the presidency.” Breitbart
It is interesting that Richardson would bite the hand that fed him for so long but what is more interesting is that he would fail to see that the Clinton and Obama campaigns are really not that different. They have both had people leave for saying the wrong thing and there has been mud thrown from both sides. I guess Richardson was not aware that an Obama adviser likened Bill Clinton to Senator Joe McCarthy. That is no more or less worse than being compared to Judas but it is mud slinging that does not seem to stoop the the level of gutter that Richardson equates to the Clinton campaign.
I do not disagree with Richardson that the Clinton campaign has a sense of entitlement. However, there is the same sense in the Obama campaign and among his supporters. There are those who believe that he is entitled because he is a black man and it is time for a black man to be president. There are those who are voting for him based solely upon the fact that he is black. So there is a sense of entitlement in the Obama camp as well. Richardson has ignored it because he is now in the Obama corner so he appears stupid when making such statements. If Richardson had endorsed Clinton we would see the same thing from the other side.
I am not surprised that an opportunist like Richardson jumped on the Obama bandwagon. He is looking for another job in government and figures Obama will win and give him one. I am also not surprised because Richardson is a big supporter of ILLEGALS and wants to allow them to flood in and take over and ruin America. He fits in well with a guy like Obama who attends the Trinity Madrassa with all its anti American, anti white, hate speech.
Richardson had better hope that the Super Delegates do not override the pledged delegates and pick Hillary because he will not get anything in a Clinton administration. Richardson will also be lucky to survive until the convention given the history of those who cross the Clintonista crime family.
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Tags: Clinton, endorsement, Obama, racism, richardson, stupidity