The Fur Man Files

Mittens and He Who Should Be Neutered

2012-01-21T00:50:00.000-05:00

Why is Buddy Roemer excluded from the GOP debates? It's not that I don't like Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, Rick Santorum, and Ron Paul, it's that I have nothing but contempt for Mittens, he who should be neutered, and Santorum (who's name doesn't really mean what Google says it means) and ... Ron Paul is a white supremacist. Or he may not be, but he's their boy. Gingrich cheats on wife 1,

Occupy Wall Stret

2011-10-17T09:34:00.001-04:00

Q What did the lawyer say to the cop? A Please take your motorcycle off my leg. Q What did the cop say to the lawyer? A Whack. You're lucky you're not in Tien Ahn Mien Square Whack Whack Or Damascus, Riyad, or Tehran Whack Whack Whack Whack. Bankster: Why are you here? Don't you understand what we do? Demonstrator: Yes I understand what you do - that's precisely

Republican field narrows in the 2012 Race to Lose to Obama

2011-05-19T20:00:00.003-04:00

The loss of Mike Huckabee and Donald Trump leaves Republicans Sarah Palin, Newt Gingrich, Mitt Romney, Tim Pawlenty, Michelle Bachmann, Chris Christie, Herman Cain, and Ron Paul in the race to lose to Obama. On the Democratic side, Russ Feingold has indicated that he will challenge President Obama. Dennis Kuchinich is also said to be contemplating a run for the White House. Martha Coakley, who

Bin Laden. 2 Bullets. No Photos.

2011-05-05T21:09:00.004-04:00

By XB Cold Fingers. New York, May 5, 2011. President Obama decided that the U. S. will not release photos of bin Laden. "However," the President said, "we will release the Death Certificate, and the Long Form Death Certificate." Donald Trump could not be reached for comment. "We'll get the photos," said Julian Assange, of Wikileaks, "even if we need to use 'Photoshop.'" "Conspiracy

Wisconsin, Egypt – It's the Economy, Stupid

2011-02-20T09:39:00.007-05:00

Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker is trying to stimulate the economy by eliminating corporate income taxes and regulations on businesses and cutting taxes on wealthy people. These kinds of activities do stimulate GDP. Here's how.Wealthy people, like Lindsay Lohan, Brittney Spears, Mel Gibson, and Charlie Sheen have people, including paparazzi and media people following them around. That costs

The Invention of the Necktie

2011-02-18T23:17:00.002-05:00

London, England, circa 1776. And English "Lord" with a rebellious son in New York - Brooklyn as a matter of fact (or fiction - the accounts vary) was troubled. Torn between loyalty to his son and fealty to his king. So torn as he was between fealty and loyalty - his son may have been a signatory to the Declaration of Independence - this Lord, who shall remain nameless, retreated into madness. He

Brittney, LiLo, Snookie, Ann, Sarah, and W.

2011-02-11T09:34:00.006-05:00

Brittney Spears, like Lindsay Lohan, really cares about America, and humanity, particularly young women, young girls - their fan bases. Like Nicole "Snookie" Polozzi their "antics" are a carefully thought out existential drama designed to show girls and young women, their mothers, fathers and brothers, especially those in lower socio-economic strata - all of us - that wealth doesn't buy

Obama and Palin - the Best of Both Worlds

2010-07-30T15:35:00.005-04:00

Obama and Palin - the Best of Both WorldsWashington, DC, April 1, 2011. The White House announced that President Barack Obama has appointed former Governor Sarah Palin as "Liaison to the Conservative Community." The White House also appointed professor and "former" radical Bill Ayers "Liaison to Socialists, Progressives, and Other Kooks."Bill McKibben was briefly considered for the job of "

Single Prayer Health Care - I Pray, but I Don't Get It

2010-01-31T02:12:00.001-05:00

Medicare works well for my octogenarian father. My insurance premium is large enough - $1200 per month - for a new BMW and a new Mercedes. And I can't see the doctors I'd like to see.My insurance is great as long as I don't get sick.Then I'd face bankruptcy. What good is it? And One out of Six Americans has no health insurance and therefore very limited access to health care. This is appalling.

The Republicans - The Party of No

2010-01-31T01:51:00.007-05:00

It started with Nancy Reagan who said: "Just say no to drugs."The Republicans just say No to everything.No Support for the Unemployed.No Help if you're Facing Foreclosure.No Health Insurance for 45 to 50 Million Americans - about one in six.No Vision for The Future.No Understanding of Science.If you're a lobbyist, peddling influence and campaign contributions, "No, I'm not busy, come in."And if

The President v The Supreme Court

2010-01-30T11:41:00.005-05:00

The Supreme Court is supposed to be above politics. The President is not. The Executive, Legislative, and Judiciary braches of the United States Government are supposed to check and balance each other. Refer to the Constitution for details (here).In his State of the Union address, President Obama criticized the Supreme Court and asked Congress for a law that will reverse the Supreme Court's

Meet the Senator and his Daughters

2010-01-21T10:25:00.004-05:00

Massachusetts Senator-Elect Scott Brown, flanked by his daughters, Ayla and Arianna."Just in case anyone who's watching throughout the country, yes they're both available," Brown shouted.As the crowd started to hoot - and a look of extreme annoyance crossed the face of daughter Arianna, and his wife Gail let out a mortified gasp - the future senator did his best to reel in his comment."No, no. No

Obama v Bush - Cheney, Happy New Era

2010-01-07T10:19:00.014-05:00

In response to the Christmas Day attempted terror attack, President Obama's actions and former Vice President Cheney's comments highlight the difference between the two administrations: The Obama Administration investigates first. On 12/29/9 President Obama said it was a systemic failure (Christian Science Monitor). On 1/3/10 he said the attack was planned in Yemen (NY Times).The Bush / Cheney

Corzine v Christie

2009-10-28T10:33:00.004-04:00

Gov. Jon Corzine supports families like mine and citizens like me, Bush's former Prosecutor Chris Christie supports the Insurance Companies, which act like families like Don Vito Corleone's. As President Obama, Vice President Biden, and former-President Clinton highlighted last week, those differences could not be more clear: Corzine: Expanding Health InsuranceJon Corzine expanded health

Corruption in Politics

2009-10-03T11:19:00.002-04:00

There are corrupt politicians in both parties.When a corrupt Democrat abuses power a lot of people benefit, and a few people Really benefit. When a corrupt Republican abuses power, A few people really benefit, and a select few REALLY REALLY benefit.Consider Clinton and Bush. The worst thing Clinton did was he didn't pass a single payer / Medicare law and create a universal health care system.

Love them or hate them, they is The President

2009-09-18T23:38:00.002-04:00

Reagan, Bush, Clinton, Bush. Love them or hate them, they were The President, as Obama is today.Tannersville, Pennsylvania is a small town of a few hundred people, the heart of "Real" America, and I was in the home of some real Americans. Carol, a beautiful young college student and athlete, Daniel, her father, a former athlete, originally from Moscow, USSR, Elizabeth, her mother, a physician,

Has FOX News Gone Too Far?

2009-09-02T13:14:00.010-04:00

6/30/09 Glenn Beck agrees with a guest who urged bin Laden to attack U.S. with nuclear weapons. 7/25/09 Neil Cavuto and a guest say health care reform will impose universal euthanasia like "Soylent Green." 7/28/09 Glenn Beck says "The President has exposed himself as a guy ... who has a deep-seated hatred for white people ... or the white culture... This man is a racist." 8/6/09 Glenn Beck "jokes

Michael Brown Consulting on Disaster Planning

2009-08-28T15:52:00.003-04:00

This is not satire. Former FEMA Director Michael "Heck of a Job, Brownie" Brown joins Cold Creek Solutions, as a Disaster and Contingency Planning Consultant. This is from a press release I was e-mailed: Former FEMA Director Michael Brown Joins Cold Creek Solutions, Offers Consulting Practice for Disaster Recovery CENTENNIAL, CO - While leading federal relief efforts for 160 presidential

Truth To The Rumors (joke)

2009-08-24T20:10:00.015-04:00

Moonbase Alpha, Luna City, Sea of Tranquility, the Moon, Nov. 44, 2033. It turns out there's some truth to the rumors that President-for-Life Obama is setting up "death panels." A task force headed by Abbie Hoffman, Anita Hoffman, Jerry Rubin and Michael Jackson has set up "death lists." The Hoffmans, Mr. Rubin and Mr. Jackson are no longer deceased. They were cloned in a secret lab on the

Existential Economics

2009-08-22T00:20:00.004-04:00

A new realm of economics. Beyond Political Economics and Neo-Classical Economics, outside the realm of Ecological Economics; this new realm is Existential Economics. This is little more than quintessential American spin on the subject - DeCartes said "I think, therefore I am." Madison Ave. defines us as "We shop, therefore we is."Move over Adam Smith, David Ricardo, John Stuart Mill, Karl Marx,

In Bucco Lingua, In the Cheek the Tongue, a Pre-Existing Condition

2009-08-20T23:27:00.005-04:00

New York, NY, Aug. 20. Reading thru my insurance policy, I learned that In Bucco Lingua Syndrome, "In The Cheek The Tongue," aka "Tongue in Cheek" Syndrome is now classified as a pre-existing condition, and it can be used to deny health benefits to anyone, regardless of race, creed, gender, sexual orientation, age, etc. A person, or "patient-like entity" with In Bucca Lingua Syndrome only

In Defense of Fat

2009-08-17T10:02:00.002-04:00

A large percentage of Americans are "large." A significant percentage are "significant." At only 30 pounds above my ideal weight, above the weight I was in college, I'm neither. But it's noble being fat, it's selfless to be obese. Sure the basic reason is people eat more calories than than they burn off, and when you do this over time you gain weight. Over a long time, you gain a lot of weight.

Lou Dobbs wins coveted Father Coughlin Award

2009-08-11T20:06:00.008-04:00

New York, August 12. CNN Commentator Lou "Loser" Dobbs (click here) edged out Rush "I Hope He Dies" Limbaugh, Bill "Bubbles" O'Reilly and Glenn "Porn-Man" Beck in the competion for the coveted and prestigious "Father Coughlin" award. The award, sponsored by the KKK, the Aryan Nations, and others is given to the broadcast personality who "embodies the malignant spirit of Father Caughlin, who uses

I Pay But I Don't Get It

2009-08-06T21:46:00.001-04:00

Dear Friends and Colleagues,I have a good job. I buy the health insurance my Human Resources Dept tells me to buy. (This is not, by the way, a "free market" as described by Adam Smith, David Ricardo, John Maynard Keynes, Milton Friedman, and the other neo-classical economists.) I pay enough that I could be driving a Mercedes - hell I could be driving a Hummer - and going about 2400 miles per

Good News, From a Marxist - Trotskyite Perspective, About the Whale Hunts.

2009-08-02T07:43:00.004-04:00

Hunting whales for food violates international law (WSPA, National Geographic). It's illegal. Iceland and Norway ignore the ban. The Japanese claim to adhere to it by claiming to hunt whales for "scientific" reasearch. After the experiments are complete, they eat the subjects. The experiments seem to be in methods of killing and butchering whales. But here's a news flash - scientists don't eat

Single Prayer Health Care

2009-07-27T14:57:00.005-04:00

Wasilla, Alaska, July 27, 2009. The Republicans have finally released their health care plan. Sarah Palin, Michael Steele, and Rush Limbaugh, joined by Bobby Jindal and the Blue Dog Democrats, have announced their plan: "The Single Prayer Plan." The good news is that the health care plan is free. All you need to do is pray that you don't get sick, and pray that you don't need medicine. The bad

Hunting Now Considered Feminine Behavior

2009-07-27T14:45:00.005-04:00

Anchorage, Alaska. Dec. 25. Hunting Now Feminine Behavior for Conservative Republicans. It is well known that hunters want to kill to be in touch with their primitive side. They want to dominate beings and kill them in order to feel tough, masculine, heroic, and all that.Of course, this begs the question of "How does shooting a defenseless living being at a distance of 100 yards or greater, or

New Jersey's Gangster Rabbis

2009-07-24T15:43:00.004-04:00

New Jersey's Gangster Rabbis - Next to Jack Abramoff they look like Boy Scouts.The Gangster Rabbis allegedly stole money. One allegedly offered to broker the sale of a kidney. And they allegedly bought and sold hack politicians like shmatas. Big deal. They don't come close to Bernie Madoff, and he wears normal clothes. Eats lobster. Summers on the Hamptons. That is, he used to.But Abramoff, he

Single-Payer Health Care

2009-07-24T10:27:00.003-04:00

The Critics of a single-payer health care system, which would expand Medicare to cover everyone, claim to be against rationing health care. Their fear is that some nameless bureaucrats will tell me which doctors I can see, and tell my doctors what to do. In truth that is precisely what we have today. Insurance companies ration health care. Insurance company bureaucrats tell us which doctors we

Haiku of earth sea and sky

2009-07-02T23:42:00.001-04:00

This a magic placeNo Witch, Wizard, Genie, Jin,Just TechnologyYet a dark side hereFrom burning the rocks and tarPoisons gas and heatNunuck bear home floatsBed of ice on open seaMelts nanuck to dieNorth Pacific GyreToxic plastic looks like foodBags we use but onceTurtle sees plasticFloats like jelly but not foodTurtle eats to dieDeath food in the seaDumb animals eat plastic bagsWhy it look like

The GOP Embraces Diversity

2009-06-20T18:35:00.005-04:00

The GOP Embraces Diversity,Omeha, NE, June 20.Michael Steele, one of approximately 16,500 African Americans in the 55 million strong GOP, announced a new Diversity Initiative in the GOP. Steele intends to double the membership in the GOP. In doing so he will also double the number of African Americans, Jews, Moslems, Hindus, Buddhists, and Atheists (well, maybe not Moslems and atheists) by 2020.

Obama on Israel, The Holocaust, and the Palestinians, in Cairo, June 4, 2009.

2009-06-07T22:19:00.001-04:00

Obama on Israel, The Holocaust, and the Palestinians, in Cairo, June 4, 2009.Obama doesn't tell people what they want to hear; he tells people what they need to know. Obama understands the ramifications of the Holocaust and the legitimacy of Israel perhaps better than I do. In 154 words (paragraphs 2 and 3, below) the President slammed Achmadinejad, neo-Nazis, other Holocaust deniers and the

Self-Defense v Retribution

2009-05-26T11:47:00.005-04:00

There appears to be a reactionary letter writing campaign (or is it a propaganda campaign) asking "What is wrong with waterboarding?" It's this: Waterboarding is torture. Torture is illegal. If you want to get philosophical, the responsibility to kill in self defense is not a right to rape in retribution. The former is the right of free citizens, the latter a prerogative of dictators, fascists,

Native American Indians and Native Born Americans Whos Parents are From India

2009-05-21T00:43:00.003-04:00

But here's an important question. Do native born and naturalized US citizens who's parents are from India, Pakistan, Bangla Desh, Sri Lanka, etc. consider themselves American Indians? My parents - and my wife - were not born here. Yet, I'm an American. My kids are American. If my parents were Indian, Bengali, Pakistani, or from some other part of the sub-continent, I'd be an American Indian.

Montana: Big Sky, No Heart

2009-05-11T17:22:00.002-04:00

Montana: "Big Sky Country." However, considering Senator Max Bacus behavior last week, it could also be considered "No Heart Country.” Bacus' conduct shows a contempt that Marie Antoinette and Dick Cheney would be proud of. The Senator from Montana makes me proud to be a citizen of New Jersey.On Nov. 5, 2006 I saw Bill Clinton with Senator Robert Menendez in Newark. On Nov. 2, 2006, I saw

Principles of Leadership

2009-05-11T17:19:00.003-04:00

Focus, Hard Work, and Discipline win games, marathons, and wars. If it needs to be done, do it urgently, and do it well. If it doesn’t need to be done, don’t do it at all. If it needs to be done, and you can’t do it; find someone who can. Keep Things Simple. Rube Goldberg’s designs could work – but were not meant to be implemented. Write clearly.Write clearly, with brevity and precision. Dickens

Socialized Medicine Beats Anti-Social Medicine

2009-05-05T23:23:00.003-04:00

Medical Insurance can cost $12,000 per year for a family if everyone's healthy. That's a new car every two or three years. Or every year. That's a down payment on a house. That's a mortgage. And that's ridiculous. It's why Honda and Toyota are in better shape than GM, Ford, and Chrysler. The government takes care of the health care needs of Japanese auto workers – and everyone else. We need a

Negawatts and Eco-Watts or Killer-Watts

2009-04-27T12:05:00.004-04:00

Back in the late '1970's Amory Lovins, of the Rocky Mountain Institute coined the term "NegaWatts" to describe the energy that could be saved with conservation and efficiency. "The cheapest energy," he said, "and the cleanest energy is the energy you don't use."Lovins' associate, Marvin Resnikoff, PhD, then teaching physics and environmental thinking at SUNY University of Buffalo and Rachel

Rachel Maddow - Tied Up With Coal Rope? Anthracite Handcuffs?

2009-04-21T12:17:00.008-04:00

In Strasbourg, April 3, President Obama summed up the challenges we face: "We know that the pollution from cars in Boston or from factories in Beijing are melting the ice caps in the Arctic, and that that will disrupt weather patterns everywhere. The terrorists who struck in London and New York plotted in distant caves and simple apartments much closer to your home. And the reckless

“I Hope He Fails” Revisited

2009-04-16T01:40:00.002-04:00

A friend of mine, John, a lawyer, a professional who is trained to see at both sides of every situation, and who is trained to see in shades of grey, not black and white, told me a story of an insurance agent who recently sold him life insurance. After the deal was closed, the contracts were signed, the insurance agent, let's call him “Bill,” turned to his new client and said “You know, I hope

North Korea Missile a Success

2009-04-06T23:44:00.004-04:00

The North Korean missile test was a success. The New York Times, (click here) noting that the missile self-destructed and fell into the ocean, and therefore the missile failedto achieve orbit,to demonstrate an offensive missile capability, orto show North Korea to be a "fearsome adversary able to hurl deadly weapons halfway around the globe." These "journalists" call North Korea's

Physics and Dance

2009-03-01T13:39:00.002-05:00

Moving Particlesthinking of them in physicsbeing them in danceBarefoot and on skisHuman particles movingRandom. Predicted.FaceBook MySpace NetsThe Web and the InternetPackets move we think

Dr. Rumsfeld -

2009-02-19T13:24:00.003-05:00

Baghdad, Iraq. The American University of Iraq. Former Secretary of Defense Donald H. "Rummy" Rumsfeld was awarded two honorary PhDs today. One in quantum mechanics, and theoretical physics and the other in Poetry here at the American University in Iraq. In one of his explanations of why we were winning the unnecessary war we started against a small 3rd world country (with a poorly trained and

The Poetry of Donald Rumsfeld

2009-02-19T13:21:00.002-05:00

From Slate - Donald Rumsfeld, the Poet. Who knew?The UnknownAs we know,There are known knowns.There are things we know we know.We also knowThere are known unknowns.That is to sayWe know there are some thingsWe do not know.But there are also unknown unknowns,The ones we don't knowWe don't know. —Feb. 12, 2002, Department of Defense news briefing

NPR Interviews Republicans On Obama - They Like What They See

2009-02-18T10:07:00.002-05:00

National Public Radio, NPR, interviewed Steve Leich, who voted for Obama, and Reeves Brown who did not (click here). They like what they say and say "Obama is Presidential." I agree with the Republicans on one fundamental point: I also see Barack as "Presidential," meaning strong, decisive, focused, disciplined, tough, well educated and very, very smart. In these last two qualities, well

Don't Believe; Try to Understand

2009-01-24T09:51:00.000-05:00

Take 5 Questions,Seek 25 Answers,Apply Logic,Use Thought: The Scientific Method.

The Republicanista Garbage Must Stop

2009-01-24T08:33:00.005-05:00

I am shocked and dismayed, but not surprised, by the actions of high ranking Republicans. Ken Blackwell, candidate for RNC Chair, urged people to oppose Obama's reinvestment and stimulus plan. Not on it's failing, but because, according to Blackwell, “it could create a major electoral advantage for Democrats" (click here). John Bohner, House Minority Leader, is toeing this line with his

What Would Hannah Say?

2009-01-11T15:55:00.006-05:00

Hannah Arendt, the German-Jewish political philospher, pictured above, coined the term "The Banality of Evil" to describe Eichmann and the bureaucratic manner in which the Nazis committed genocide.What would Arendt say about the Israel – Palestine wars? It is fitting to ask since the Palestinians and their supporters argue that the Palestinians should not be “punished” for Europe's war against

Israel v Gaza

2009-01-07T08:58:00.011-05:00

Just when things were looking good - Obama wins by 8 million votes and 28 to 21 states, the EPA promises to regulate carbon, Franken wins by 200 votes, a Democrat wins Staten Island's Congressional seat, other Democrats, including some very progressive, win races all over the country - harsh realities come knocking like the grim reaper at an earthquake in a third world country. The stock market

Bush and the Shoe

2008-12-16T15:30:00.001-05:00

After having shoes thrown at him, Bush turned to Maliki and said: "This means war!"Maliki responded, "You have already invaded my country. This is your victory speech."Bush looked around and said "well, in that case, we ain't leavin!"

So long, Red States – It's Been Fun

2008-11-11T22:11:00.001-05:00

Dear Red States:So long, Red States – It's Been FunWe're leaving. We believe this split will be beneficial to the nation, and especially to the people of the new country of United Blue States of America. To sum up: You get Texas, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Georgia, W. Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, Mississippi, Lousiana, Idaho, Montana, and the Dakotas. We get Hawaii, California, Oregon,

A Place for Caribou Barbie in the Obama Administration

2008-11-10T09:30:00.002-05:00

I think Obama should create a position for Sarah 'Caribou Barbie' Palin in his Administration. She may not be good on energy policy, or foreign policy, and she can't tell a professor from a terrorist (altho when you think about it, with their emphasis on reading books and thinking, intellectuals really are subversive). She doesn't read newspapers, and she doesn't know of any Supreme Court

Now the work begins!

2008-11-08T23:23:00.002-05:00

President Elect Obama, Congratulations on your victory, on our victories.Now the work begins. The first order of business is to reverse the policies that have proven so disastrous, even as President Bush rushes to cement his legacy by changing rules and regulations on the environment, civil liberties, abortion rights, et cetera, as clearly described by The New York Times on Nov. 4So Little Time,

Landslide - Liberal Mandate

2008-11-05T16:14:00.003-05:00

Obama and FDR - I have been saying that we need an FDR, and that Obama has the resolve and the intelligence to be as good a President as FDR. Franklin Delano Roosevelt won by landslides in '32 and '36. Herbert Hoover believed in "rugged individualism" and, in '32, that the philanthropy of the wealthy would solve the nation's economic problems. He did not pull the U. S. out of the Depression. FDR

L is for Landslide!

2008-11-04T21:44:00.004-05:00

New York. Election Day, 2008. 6:00 PM. In Missouri 100,000 people went to see Barack. In Ohio last week 6,000 went to see McCain, and 4,000 were children taken out of school and bussed in. So it doesn't look to me that there are people waiting on line for 2 or 3 hours to vote for John McCain and Sarah Palin.

Obama, McCain, and Management

2008-11-02T21:04:00.002-05:00

Two sitting Senators have been elected to the Presidency: Warren G. Harding and John F. Kennedy. Harding was a disaster, one of the worst, but not in Bush's league. Kennedy was one of the best. But it's not an important question today because neither McCain nor Obama has "executive" experience. And Bush has a MBA, from Harvard, and we know what a great President he was.So what has Obama

The October Surprise Awards - Academy Awards for Political Theatrics

2008-10-30T13:15:00.000-04:00

Welcome to the Academy for Political Theatrics and welcome to the October Surprise Awards. The nominees are: Ashley Todd, Schlesselman and Cowart, General Colin Powell, and Senator Ted Stevens.Our first nominee is Ashley Todd, a young McCain staffer from Texas. Ms. Todd, a paid Organizer for the College Republicans, was on the ground in Pittsburgh, PA. Pittsburgh is not known for the racial

Palin and McCain Argue Over Her Wardrobe

2008-10-24T12:22:00.004-04:00

RNC HQ, the Campaign Trail. Oct. 24, 2008. An angry John McCain lit into Sarah Palin about her wardrobe.Our sources have provided a transcript of their conversation."How could you possibly spend $150,000 on clothes in two months?" McCain asked Palin. "What did you buy? $150,000 in two months? That's more than I've spent clothes in my entire life, and I'm 72 years old. It's almost as much as my

When I Look At Palin All I See Are Boobs

2008-09-10T23:08:00.004-04:00

George W Bush and John "W" McCainHow do you feel about McCain's Decision to put Sarah Palin a heartbeat away from the Presidency?It's cynical.It's opportunistic.It's demeaning to women.Karl Rove would be proud - and so would Stalin.What does it say about McCain?He's a Maverick.He's an unabashed misygonist.Hefner would be proud.He has no respect for women.He has no respect for the voters.He has no

McCain's Plans for Young America

2008-09-06T14:50:00.002-04:00

McCain has a three Point Plan for American Youth:1) Draft them.The Bush Administration is planning to end the war in Iraq in 2012, which means they will continue the war until 2012. McCain is talking about a "pre-emptive" war with Iran. You remember his mangling of the Beach Boys "Barbra Ann" into "Bomb, bomb, bomb Iran." The "tribute to Sept 11" said "the first attack came from Iran" and I think

McCain Endorses Obama

2008-09-06T14:38:00.003-04:00

St Paul, MN. On Thursday, Sept. 4, at the Republican National Convention, US Senator John S. McCain, the Republican Party's nominee for President, endorsed his rival, Senator Barack Obama, for President of the United States. Talk about ending partisan politics and reaching across the aisle, this is what McCain, who prides himself on "plain speaking" said "Let me offer an advance warning to the

* Father / Daughter Talk *

2008-09-05T22:54:00.002-04:00

A young woman was about to finish her MBA. Like very few others her age, she considered herself to be a Conservative Republican with Family Values.While she knew he was devoted to God, to her mother, and to her; she was deeply embarrassed that her scientist father was, in her words, "a fire breathing Liberal." Based on the lectures she attended, the books she read, and the editorials she read in

The Democrats v The Republicans in a Nutshell – Rudy Giuliani

2008-09-03T23:12:00.003-04:00

Almost every speaker at the DNC said three things. Each said:First that they respect John McCain.Second that they disagree with McCain's vision of America.Third that McCain's policies will be just like George W. Bush's. I am waiting for any of the speakers at the RNC to have a noble, a charitable, or an honest word about Obama, Biden, Gore, or any of the Democrats. A “Christian” word, if you

Palin and the GOP: I Can Hardly Wait

2008-09-03T15:02:00.003-04:00

Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is the featured speaker at the Grand Old Party conference tonight. I can hardly wait. Click Here for the Washington Independent or Here from Anne from Alaska on Sarah Barracuda Palin ImagesI imagine Gov. Palin will talk about "Family Values" and being a "Hockey Mom." She should talk about becoming a "Soccer Mom" because if we follow the Bush McCain energy strategy the

Hurricane Gustave and the Grand Old Republican Party

2008-09-02T09:21:00.002-04:00

It's one thing - and the right thing - to cancel "festive" events in the face of natural disaster. However, rather than cancel the speeches, the Republicans should present their vision of how the government should respond in a crisis. The silence is deafening.As Franklin D. Roosevelt put it, "the nation looked to the government and the government looked away." The Republican vision, FDR said, is

The Mind of McCain

2008-08-31T16:15:00.005-04:00

If something happens to me, this little lady can take over. But I'm only 72. I'm tough and I'm strong. I was a P. O. W. for God's sake. And Obama:Columbia, Harvard Law, taught Law School. Big deal. Sara went to college. Got a Bachelor's in Journalism from Idaho. Was Mayor of her city – 9000 people, and Alaska's Governor for almost 2 years. She supports Stevens and she fired that guy Manegan

Sarah Palin: Another Historic Second From The GOP

2008-08-30T16:17:00.004-04:00

Dayton, Ohio. August 29, 2008. You got to hand it to the GOP: Another historic second from the Republican Party. Only 24 years after the Democrats nominated Geraldine Ferraro for Vice President, and after seeing what Hillary Clinton means to people who believe in equal pay for equal work, reproductive rights, blue collar and green collar workers, and education, the Republicans have nominated

Drilling for Solar Power and Mining the Winds

2008-08-28T10:50:00.006-04:00

I've been thinking about George Lakoff's ideas on framing the debate, as presented in "Don't Think of an Elephant" and I think about solar power and wind power more than I think about food. I just heard that there was a big fight in Minneapolis over drilling in the Alaska National Wildlife Refuge, ANWR. The rank and file and the "machers" of the Republican Party, the people I call "Republicanista

This Week’s Nero's Fiddle Award goes to - Condoleezza Rice.

2008-08-26T09:48:00.000-04:00

New York, August 26, 2008. The coveted Nero's Fiddle Award this week goes to Condi "Missed Opportunity" Rice for her tireless incompetence as 43's National Security Advisor and Secretary of State.Rice laid the foundation for this award 7 years ago, in June, July, and August, 2001, by ignoring Richard Clarke on Osama bin Laden and Al Queda, and with he deafening silence in the rubble of the World

Today's Nero's Fiddle Award Goes To: The DemoPunks

2008-08-13T21:45:00.001-04:00

August 13, An Undisclosed Location. Do you agree with Florida Democrat Robert Wexler and Ohio Democrat Dennis Kucinich that Bush and Cheney should be impeached? Do you feel that the war in Iraq was conducted with the incompetence that rivals FEMA in New Orleans? Or that it was a mistake? Do you feel that rather than enhance our national security, the war - 4,000 dead, 19,000 wounded, and $1

McCain, A Maverick in Marriage

2008-08-10T15:42:00.002-04:00

I wouldn't say McCain "cheated" on his first wife, Carol. His then girl-friend and current second wife Cindy had the same first initial, "C" and the same hair color, blond, and Cindy had $100,000,000. Besides, while Cindy was about 20 when McCain was about 40, Cindy was the same age as Carol when McCain married her; he just wanted to recapture his youth. McCain doesn't call it cheating, he

Bin Laden and the Driver

2008-08-09T00:51:00.008-04:00

August 6, 2008. It was 7 years ago that the President was handed a memo titled "Bin Laden Determined to Strike in the U. S." And Six Years, 11 Months, and 5 Days ago, on September 11, 2001, he struck.Bin Laden is still at large - but we got his driver - sentenced to 5 and a half years. The Taliban, which gave bin Laden his base of operations, is growing stronger. After going after bin Laden for

The Monica Effect

2008-08-05T22:02:00.018-04:00

Dateline August 8. The Ivory Towers of Academia. "Those who don't learn from history," it is said, "are doomed to repeat it." The tendency of history to repeat itself is well known, but not well understood. Considering the roles played by women named Monica in the Administrations of current and recent U. S. Presidents, specifically, the role that Monica Goodling played in the Bush Administration

The Nero's Fiddle Award Goes To - John McCain

2008-07-31T23:57:00.004-04:00

This week's coveted Nero's Fiddle Award goes to John "W" McCain for the ad in which he compares Barack Obama to Paris Hilton and Brittney Spears. (I think Ms. Hilton does a great job of marketing herself and her "brand" and Ms. Spears has a splendid voice and looks good in her costumes, but with all due respect, neither have gone to Columbia and Harvard Law, at least not yet.)It was a no-brainer

My Prediction - McCain - By $100 Million

2008-07-31T23:47:00.004-04:00

Senator John McCain is worth about $100,000,000 - assuming his wife dies and he inherits her fortune. Therefore he has a lot of money to spend becoming President. But he doesn't have to spend it all. Traditionally, we Americans pick the dumb guy, so he's a shoe in.Think about it - in 2000 there were two Viet Nam veterans, Gore and McCain, and a draft-dodger, Bush. We elected the draft dodger.

Homer Simpson on Due Process

2008-07-17T23:56:00.002-04:00

I think Homer Simpson said:'All men are created equal' means 'The poor guy, accused of murder, has the same right to a "fair" trial before being executed as the rich guy who paid him to bump off Mrs. Rich Guy.'

The Coveted Nero's Fiddle Award goes to PHIL GRAMM

2008-07-14T10:19:00.004-04:00

Phil Gramm's statements that the United States is in a "mental recession" and that we are a "nation of whiners" earned him the coveted "Nero's Fiddle" award. The award, which is redeemable in cash, unmarked bills, or in deposits to a certain Swiss bank account, keeps the recession in the mind but out of the pockets of this so-called "whiner."While it doesn't have the cachet of Marie Antoinette's

Ten Ways to Become Rich and Powerful, by George W. Bush

2008-06-09T12:01:00.003-04:00

Ten Ways to be rich, powerful, and successful: It's not hard; I did it. by George W Bush. 1. Have a daddy who's President. It's not hard. I did it. 2. Have a grand-daddy who's a Senator and a banker with a big New York City Investment Bank. It's not hard. I did it. 3.

Dear Hillary, Thank You

2008-06-05T12:15:00.028-04:00

You and Barack fought tough campaigns, grounded in reality and hard work. You and Barack received a tremendous number of votes - more votes in the Primaries than FDR received in the General Elections when he beat Herbert Hoover and Alf Landon in the landslides of 1932 and 1936 and more than John Kennedy received in the General Election when he beat Nixon in 1960.Could you have won the nomination?

Bush, McCain, & Hoover

2008-05-29T08:30:00.004-04:00

The economic policies of the Bush Administration are not unprecedented. Like Ronald Reagan before him, and John McCain should he succeed him, George W. Bush is dismantling the government put in place by Presidents Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Harry S. Truman, John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, James Earl Carter, and William Jefferson Clinton.I expect my government to plan for the future and

Multiculturalism is not the issue

2008-05-29T08:00:00.000-04:00

This was published in the Asbury Park Press, on line, and in the Asbury Park Press Community Reporter, Thursday, May 22, 2008. LETTER OF THE WEEK: Parker's column on presidency lacked logic Kathleen Parker is wrong in her May 15 commentary, " "Full-bloodedness' making difference in presidential choice," in the Asbury Park Press. I see three problems, none of which is "multiculturalism."First

Edward R. Murrow or Ed Sullivan?

2008-04-19T07:42:00.002-04:00

If you missed the Democratic presidential debate on ABC Wednesday night, Editor & Publisher called it "perhaps the most embarrassing performance by the media in a major presidential debate in years."Moderators George Stephanopoulos and Charlie Gibson spent the first 50 minutes obsessed with distractions that only political insiders care about--gaffes, polling numbers, the stale Rev. Wright story,

Visions of America

2008-04-17T22:43:00.002-04:00

How did we get from Lincoln's vision of "Government of the people, for the people, and by the people."And Kennedy's "Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country."To Reagan's "The most terrifying words in the English language are: I'm from the government and I'm here to help.

Ronald Reagan's Legacy

2008-04-17T10:18:00.007-04:00

The most terrifying words in the English language are: I'm from the government and I'm here to help. - Ronald Reagan The trouble is, some agencies, like FEMA, SHOULD BE here to help.Others, like the Air Force, the Army, the Marines, the Navy, the CIA, the FBI, the Justice Department, the EPA, and the FAA, exist to protect the country and the citizens. Whether they are GOOD at it or

How Many Conservatves Does It Take to Change A Lightbulb?

2008-04-17T10:00:00.005-04:00

Eleven - One to import the bulb from China.One to hire a Mexican to change the bulb.One to hire a Private Investigator to check his documents.One to hire a second Private Investigator to create "official" documents for the Mexican.One to demand tax cuts for Exxon and the coal, oil, gas and nuclear power industries.And SIX to blame the Liberals for the high cost of changing lightbulbs.

Southwest and the FAA, Part 2

2008-04-04T00:18:00.002-04:00

Cracks in the airplane fusilage - fire the inspectors. Cracks in the nuclear power plant containment vessel - fire the whistle blower. (google Dennis Zannoni and Oyster Creek)Refuse to prosecute innocent members of the other party - fire the Prosecutors.Try to prosecute guilty members of the party in power - fire those Prosecutors, too.The President lies about stupid affair with young woman from

Romney, Bush, Cheney, & McCain

2008-03-31T10:59:00.005-04:00

Mitt Romney lost the race for the Republican nomination in part because he appeared to be a flip-flopper. He ran to the left of Ted Kennedy when he lost the race for the Massachusetts Senate. He governed Massachusetts from the center. And like most of the other Republicans, he was running to the right of Bush and Cheney in his bid for the White House. The far right wants the war in Iraq, he

Bill, Hillary, and Power

2008-03-27T22:52:00.015-04:00

One of President Clinton's biggest failings may have been that he tried too hard to please too many people; he tried to win over everyone. When faced with Ken Starr's McCarthyite prosecution (or Stalinist persecution) rather then stand up and say 'This is not a matter of national security and I will invoke my Fourth Amendment right to refuse to answer' he hemmed, hawed, and then said 'It

From The Mind Of Hillary Clinton

2008-03-27T21:02:00.021-04:00

Comedy Central is proud bring you the Mind of Mencia, and the Furman Files is proud to bring you the Mind of Hillary Clinton. Just like Senator Bill Frist, who can diagnose comatose patients just by looking at them on TV for a few seconds, I am proud to say that I am able to read the mind of candidates with comatose campaigns, just by listening to them talk on TV or radio – or even by reading

McCain Thanks the Clintons

2008-03-24T10:35:00.008-04:00

I traveled to an alternate universe, and heard candidate John McCain thank former President Bill Clinton and Senator Hillary Clinton for their 'left handed' endorsement of his candidacy. At a campaign fundraiser for 'Liberals who don't trust Clinton' McCain said: "We wish to thank former President Bill Clinton, and Senator Hillary Clinton, for their support, however, we wish to point out that we

McCain, Shiites, and Sunnis

2008-03-22T15:18:00.002-04:00

Senator John McCain touts his foreign policy experience, yet he doesn’t know the difference between the Sunnis and the Shiites in Iraq and Iran. Sunnis are a majority in the Arab and Muslim world. Most of the Arabs, Turks, Kurds, and Iranians are Sunni. Turks, Kurds, and Iranians are not Arabs. Iraqis are Arabs, except for the Kurds, and most are Shiite. Not knowing the difference is kind of

Democrats v Republicans

2008-03-21T16:11:00.005-04:00

The difference between Democrats and Republicans is that Democrats can't keep it in their pants, while Republicans are trying to stuff their pants (pockets).- Bill P, Esq.Policy is too important to be left to the politicians.- Larry F. NEsq.

Bush Care / McCain Care - Health Care For Patriots

2008-03-10T23:12:00.011-04:00

It's not that one in six Americans don't have health care, it's just that they don't have health insurance. And if 1 out of 6 don't have health insurance that means 5 in 6 people DO have Health Insurance.Bush and McCain have a national health care plan - The Emergency Room. The way you can see a doctor on BushCare / McCainCare when you have diabetes is when you're in a diabetic coma. And if you

Captain Ahab, Lt Kennedy, and Commander-In-Chief George W

2008-02-28T05:44:00.007-05:00

In Moby Dick, Melville tells the story of Captain Ahab, a powerful man - a ship's captain, skipper of a whaling ship, master of his fate, and the fate of his crew. At sea, the Captain rules the ship. Ahab's rule, was, at best, autocratic. Powerful tho he was, Ahab was enslaved by his emotions and his lust for vengeance against a whale.In the end he lost his ship, his crew, and his life to this

Nader Again

2008-02-28T05:24:00.012-05:00

"He made the cars we drive safer; thirty years later, he made George W. Bush the president." - The Atlantic Monthly"If the Democrats can’t landslide the Republicans this year, they ought to just wrap up, close down, and emerge in a different form." - Ralph Nader."Ralph Nader, running for President, again. I masturbate too, but I do it in private." - Hugh Hefner"The Jews hate him." - Mel

I'm Proud to be an American Patriot

2008-02-24T10:04:00.003-05:00

I am an American patriot. I'm proud to be an American. I know there are some people, they call themselves “Liberals” who see love of country in work to improve my country, and even in what they call “Principled” dissent. Bullshit. The country is perfect. The President knows what to do, and what he's doing. Those liberals claim loyalty to the Constitution; “to the law and the rule of law.” My

Castro Resigns

2008-02-19T23:33:00.001-05:00

Castro Resigns.Bush says he hopes to see free and fair elections in Cuba.Castro says he hopes to see free and fair elections in Florida, Ohio, and Guantanamo Bay.

H. Republicanista on the Endangered Species List

2008-02-02T09:25:00.000-05:00

Of the 33 Representatives in Congress who have announced their retirement, 28 are Republican, 5 are Democrat. This bodes ill for the GOP but well for America. As an environmentalist, I am generally committed to saving endangered species. However, if the endangered species is H. republicanista, I will not shed crocodile tears. H republicanista is related to and can mate with H. sapiens, leading

State of the Union - Energy

2008-01-30T06:43:00.001-05:00

In a statement that could only be asked by a lawyer, Bill Clinton once said "It depends on what the meaning of the word 'is' is."George Bush is more direct. He uses what Orwell described as Double-Speak, using terms to mean the opposite of what the words mean. So in his State of the Union Address, he said we need clean energy, they said we need more coal and nuclear power.Coal is not clean. In

State of the Union - Schools

2008-01-29T23:21:00.000-05:00

Bush is low in the polls. The economy is in the toilet. So what does he do? Blame the lawyers and the teachers and threaten Congress. Gotta hand it to him. He has balls.$800 BILLION for the war in Iraq. Nothing for medical care for American Children. And Bush calls himself a "Compassionate Conservative." Wait, I'm sorry, that was just to get elected.He's faith based. Reality is so