We've also got a Moonbat ban on plastic bags and a couple of presidential contenders that will shock.
Finally, a pic of President Bush that defies comprehension. Yon readers challenged to figure out what the heck is going on in the picture.
Also, a review of the animated film "Chicken Little". Which I saw three times in total and let me tell you why.
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That Whacked Out WAPO Juror
Okay, Patrick Fitzgerald got his "prize", heh. For only a few million dollars, this out-of-control prosecutor managed to catch VP Cheney's Chief-of-Staff Scooter Libby in what Fitzgerald calls a lie when Libby got confused on what he said to who and when as he testified before a grand jury. What a marvelous use of our taxpayer dollars folks. All to try and create a scandal for a spy who wasn't a spy.
Adding to this very sad tale of American politics run amok, we have that wild juror from the Washington Post. This guy couldn't wait to get out on that media podium and have his fifteen minutes, huh? And what does this juror have to tell us idiots out here in la-la land? He tells us that jury wanted KARL ROVE...I tell ya! That jury wanted Dick Cheney's head on a stick! That jury prayed that they alone could castrate George Dubya Bush in person!
You know how much attention the average American is paying to this Libby trial? Zip. Zero. Nada. To Joe Sixpack, this Libby persecution is an inside-the-beltway form of amusement. The shame of it all is that quite a few Katrina victims could have purchased a new house with the money wasted on this joke. That crazy WAPO reporter added the perfect ending to this trial which is surely a joke, right?
From Freedomeden:
Collins wasn't satisfied with convicting Scooter Libby. Sure, he was pleased that he had the opportunity to ruin his life; but he wanted more.
Just like Joe Wilson and his extrovert spy wife Valerie Plame, and just like out of control Patrick Fitzgerald, and like the others with a political axe to grind such as Tim Russert, Collins wanted a bigger fish than Libby. He wanted to bring down the Bush administration.
Only Paper, No Plastic in San Francisco
From Local6.com:
SAN FRANCISCO -- Paper or plastic won't mean the same for shoppers in San Francisco if some city supervisors get their way.
A proposal up for consideration next week would prohibit large grocers from using regular plastic bags. Supporters of the ban say the bags eat up fossil fuels, litter the streets and choke wildlife.
I swear those legislators in San Francisco must have nothing better to do with their time but to sit around and dream up things to make laws against. Now they are going to ban plastic bags like the ones so popular at groceries and retailers across the fruited plains.
I only threw this political tidbit in here that I can personally dispell the lies spouted by those same faggot lawmakers. Heh...doing a little Ann Coulter imitation here, yon ladies and gems.
Those plastic bags COMPOST down, folks!
Indeed, you read it here and know that The Wise I is a trained National Wildlife Federation Backyard Habitat Steward for what that's worth. I do regularly combine my leaves, grass clippings and kitchen vegetable scraps and coffee grounds all together in a handsome compost pile to create a wonderful dirt that my living plants love.
Occasionally one of those plastic bag things gets in the compost pile and folks, give it a week or two and the thing ROTS. This is the secret those San Francisco liberals don't want you to know. Those bags rot down and become part of that great dirt stuff my plants love so any assertion those fruitbats make about those bags never composting are just total lies. And hey, if those plastic bags are littering the streets than somebody's not cleaning their streets properly. And I've never seen wildlife choking on these plastic bags but that's just me. Still, I consider that if the mallards and swans were choking on plastic grocery bags that surely I'd be seeing video of this anomoly on CNN and MSNBC. And yet, not one cell phone capture of a racoon or bird choking on plastic bags has yet made its way to Youtube.
Those San Francisco legislators should really work on their homeless problem and stop creating environmental lies that serve no purpose whatsoever.
What About Fred Thompson?
Let the record now show that so far I like what Fred Thompson has to say. Let the record show that even if Fred Thompson has nothing to say, I still like him better than that current crop of GOP contenders for President in 2008.
Thus we note the possibility of a Thompson candidacy here and will follow this story wherever it goes.
From The Hill.com:
Former Senate Majority Leader Howard Baker (R-Tenn.) is contacting powerbrokers in the Republican Party to build support for a 2008 presidential campaign by his one-time protégé, former Sen. Fred Thompson (R-Tenn.).
Baker, who Wednesday made a visit to the Senate, was asked by several Republicans about his involvement on Thompson’s behalf.
And How About This Guy for President?
Your nightmares come true.What's Going On With This Picture?
I came across this intriguing picture in my travels and couldn't resist. My guess is that the guy in front is sewing some sort of tear in the President's pants and that the guy in back is covering the rip or tear. Still, it's a funny pic. Wonder why the Moonbats haven't gotten hold of it to endlessly mock this President that they hate.
A Personal Anecdote That Illustrates the REAL Problem With the GOP
I don't usually post personal stories such as this one on my Blog. This is mostly because, well my own personal stories aren't all that interesting, frankly. But this sad little story of my rejected submission to the local Republican Woman's Club is so typical of what distresses the GOP base that I'm going to tell my story and I know that a few of the characters in my story will read it. Tough.
I had been asked by one of the women in my local Republic women's organization, the Sussex County Republican Women's Club, to write an article for our newsletter. Yes I am a member of the SCRWC and I regularly attend their meetings. They know I write so I was asked to submit a short article with the theme of "how women can make a difference".
Folks, below, blockquoted and bolded, is the piece that I submitted.
Promote Conservatism by Simply Being a Woman
Women, mothers and wives, by their very nature, are conservatives. We understand budgets and spending constraints, we see through mischievous children and know bad behavior when we see it. We manage households and organize families on a daily, sometimes exasperating, basis. We bear the young and understand the full and horrific impact terminating a life in the womb can have. Many, if not most, of us hold down a job and we understand the politics of the office as well as the politics of the nation.
Conservative women need to march firmly forward into the election of 2008, confident of how the world works and stay on message. The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.
Women are a formidable voting force in this country and conservative women have it simple, really. For we are not trying to change the reality we know and understand, unlike our liberal counterparts.
Females can influence the world around them, via children and spouse. Teach them to vote and the importance of their civic duty. Encourage political activism as much as possible and by all means, join in yourself.
Trust your feminine common sense and insist that the males in our surround do not deviate from the values we cherish.
For a woman can influence society by being true to her instincts and influencing our children to a greater good and a better tomorrow.
Women do this much better than men.
Folks, the SCRWC REJECTED this piece above!
I'd argue that the above piece is just the most innocent collection of words and further, I'd argue that every syllable is true.
The SCRWC thought the piece too "controversial".
I've been dealing with this thing for two months now and last week I finally got a chance to meet with the executive board of the SCRWC and they were very nice, yon ladies and gems, very nice. Hey, Republican women are almost always nice. But I was told that they do not post "editorials" in their newsletter and my piece is an editorial.
Which it is, folks, it very much is. So why was I asked to write something with a theme of how women can make a difference? How would almost anything I write NOT be my own personal opinion and take on the subject?
The story is done now folks. I made my argument to the executive board of the organization. Their reasoning is sound, at least as they see it. I totally disagree and think a political organization should be brimming with opinions and editorials, silly me.
But hey, I have my own personal Blog and consider the whole story documented here, the SCRWC be damned. I still think they're wrong and this constant political correctness of the Republican party is the cause and will be the continuing cause of that political party's downfall.
TAKE A STAND ONCE IN A WHILE YOU WUSSY REPUBLICANS!
As an aside, this article has been picked up by a few other women's GOP organizations across the fruited plain, with my permission of course. So why isn't my piece too controversial for THEM?
More Political Tidbits HERE
DISCLAIMER: Movie Reviews
I never see a first-run movie so any movie reviews I do are likely older ones. But if you're looking to rent a DVD for the weekend, or just want a new perspective on a movie you remember fondly, or not-so-fondly, read on.
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"Chicken Little"
I've seen the movie "Chicken Little" a total of three times, you read that right, three times all the way through.
Now it was not because this was such a wonderful story or anything that had me sitting in front of the cable-fed TV screen watching the very cute Chicken Little and his cohorts saving the planet earth. I watched this movie three times because I had a small visitor to my house the weekend of the "Chicken Little" marathon. This small visitor happened to be my granddaughter Kaitlyn Mae and it was she who fell in love with this animated movie of the classic tale of the chicken who declared the sky was falling. Kaitlyn Mae is only three years old thus her experience as a movie critic is limited. However, the child loved the movie so her beloved grandmother, who would be me, indulged her and together we watched this movie for three full cycles and with each viewing I came to appreciate it more.
Which is not to say I want to see the movie again. Ahem. At any rate, Kaitlyn returned home to her mother and her Mom informs me that Kaitlyn insisted that she rent the movie from Blockbuster so Kaitlyn could watch it again at home.
IMDB's "Chicken Little" site.
First of all, ban any notion that this animated film is strictly a film for children, never mind my grandchild story above. Although children will like this movie make no mistake. The animation for this movie is fantastic and I suspect much of Kaitlyn's fascination with this film is that very excellent animation. There is also a great cast of cartoon characters, each with a quirky spellbounding personality. The story is an old one but this movie updates the classic "Chicken Little" story with a plot that astounds with its turns and tweaks.
Adults paying attention will enjoy the many amusing tongue-in-cheek remarks stuck between movie scenes hither and yon. One example is when the alien invader Dad charges Chicken Little and his father with violation of "Ordinance 90210", heh.
In fact Chicken Little does declare the sky is falling and he dutifully warns the entire town. Of course the sky is NOT falling and Chicken Little's father is humiliated because of his son. Thus the story begins but it is nowhere near the ending. An ending that will vindicate Chicken Little and will involve nothing less than alien spaceships, an attack on the planet earth, a book and a movie of the tales of Chicken Little. The characters are fascinating and yes Chicken Little has a love interest.
I never felt like the writers of this movie were trying to teach me a moral and I appreciate it. In fact, I feel like the writers of this version of the Chicken Little story went out of their way to poke a little fun at this feel-good, chick-flick happening society we have today. Abby, Chicken Little's love interest, spends much time trying to effect "closure" between the young chicken and his father. I had to smile. Seems like in today's world we need "closure" or everything and when Chicken Little and his Dad finally do have the truthful conversation Abby declared they needed it was worthy of an award from Oprah her royal self. It was obvious that the writers were poking fun at all this "feel-good" truth we seem to need in modern day America. Naturally this sort of cinematic nuance is lost on one so young as Kaitlyn Mae. Her grandmother, however, got it.
I'd most certainly recommend this movie for parents with children. The movie can be enjoyed by adults only but I'd honestly not bother unless a young child could enjoy it along with me.
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