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My day began at 6AM with a quickie blog post. I had to be at church for Altar Guild by 7AM. I left there at 9AM, rushed home, picked up Miss Beverly Sills, and carted her down to the vet. She’s having her big girl surgery this week, along with an extreme manicure. Then came the post office. I hurried home, emptied trash, then stopped at the bank and Starbucks along the way to the beauty shop where Leroy spent 2 hours doing a color. Somewhere along the way I stopped off at my friend Josie’s. Back ... more»
First things first. Why is it a sin to criticize Barack Obama? Or, his this his finely crafted defense. The man is now so defensive it is obvious he is a very petty little despot who cannot tolerate being contradicted. It is quite obvious this is NOT the kind of person, Republican or Democrat we want in office. (Try a liberal’s version of why not to vote for Obama)
The moment Barack Obama is criticized he starts doing the crybaby thing about race. I have news for Barack Obama, I don’t give a rip ... more»
Have any of us stopped to think what a great thing Mike Huckabee has done for this country? I don’t know if you are old enough to remember the old TV series A Family Affair. There was a little kid on it named Johnny Whitaker, who had a top record, Every Little Boy Should Be President. During that time frame he also played Huck Finn, which should tell you something of his appearance.
It was adorable, and he made the rounds of all the variety and musical television shows, of which there were many ... more»
Born: Michael de Montaigne, essayist, 1533, Perigord; Henry Stubbe, 'the most noted Latinist and Grecian of his age,' 1631, Partney; Dr. Daniel Solander, naturalist, 1736, Nordland, Sweden. Died: Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester, murdered, 1447, St. Albans; George Buchanan, historian, 1582, Edinburgh; Christian IV. (of Denmark), 1646; ... more»
Is Hillary Clinton getting a bum deal from the press or is she (and he) her own worst enemy? It is quite obvious she is getting slammed by the press who continues to fawn over Barack Obama. Bill has not helped her. I still don’t know if he is doing it on purpose or because he truly wants her to lose. It is though the media has simply forgotten her existence. If John McCain were not challenging Obama on Iraq, I swear he would also be among the Forgotten Candidate.
I periodically report on the goings on over at ICE. I would be an idiot to say that all ICE agents were bad. They are not. But there are enough rotten apples in the bunch to make the others look bad. If ICE is to be a worthy agency, doing work deporting truly evil individuals and “protecting” the US, then we need to get rid of those agents who are not exactly ready for prime-time. There are enough reports of things going wrong, of agents ignoring the law, and of prisoner abuse to raise an ... more»
THE GREAT CAT SOAP OPERA Mommy Cat is pregnant again. She has no shame.
Sorry for the lite posting today. I have an article due before I leave for Tombstone this weekend and need to get the first draft of it to the editor. Yes, it’s about Tombstone. This time though, it is about the Vendetta Posse through the eyes of Endicott Peabody. I’ve also been working on a few other things, and getting ready for 10 days in Tombstone. Making things even more interesting is planning a birthday surprise for my mother when she gets ... more»
Two weeks ago my mother told me the Dems in Congress would seek to destroy Roger Clemens but let Barry Bonds get out of jail free, so to speak. I told her she was wrong. Unfortunately she is right.
I think we have established that Clemens is self-serving and no one really likes him. I don’t think he deserves this kind of treatment. A person is innocent until proven guilty. But when does this just start becoming a witch hunt?
“…The Daily News has learned that in the days since the Feb. 13 public hearing on steroids ... more»
Navy Chief Special Warfare Operator (SEAL) Michael E. Koch 29 years old from State College, Pennsylvania East Coast-based SEAL team February 4, 2008 more»
Due to the Democrats I unfortunately used my favorite profanity, a word that deals with a barnyard substance, 4 times.
We’ve had an interesting day. Thanks to the actions of Rumsfeld and Miss Beverly Sills, I think I was able to sleep for 3 hours last night. I had to be up early for an appointment in Alamo with the parents. My mother has been experiencing some serious bleeding in the back of her right eye. She was to meet with a specialist today. The initial tests this AM indicated some macular damage to the left eye. ... more»
I think over the past few years my regular readers have noticed that I wax eloquent on the subject of conservatives who have adopted the hard-line anti-immigration stance of some of the worst ‘devils’ of our national character. I have wondered if these people endorse the same platform of ... more»
A few of you may know that I’ve been on the Draft Palinbandwagon for quite some time. Seems others are now discovering her. Steve Maloney introduced me to her last fall. Now Thomas Cheplick has picked up on the Palin mystique. Back in August, I did an article about her for Blog Critics. As I showed in my article, she is a “maverick” in her own right, and could perhaps be the perfect fit for the “Maverick” who is running for POTUS.
“…Palin’s first months in office have not been easy. Presiding over a ... more»
I have several selections of problems dealing with Barack Obama. Once again, the MSM is fawning over him, like that very funny SNL skit on Saturday. They aren’t even complaining when his campaign treats them like dirt. Would someone like to explain what is going on here? First, why isn’t the MSM paying attention to the Rezko affair?
“…A British-Iraqi billionaire lent millions of dollars to Barack Obama's fundraiser just weeks before an imprudent land deal that has returned to haunt the presidential contender, an investigation by The Times discloses. The money transfer raises ... more»
We’ve been having a bit of warm weather. Saturday morning birds woke me up – and I have a bird phobia. I think it was nearly 60 that day, but I stayed in all day – the wind was obscene. Yesterday was beautiful. This morning things were warm enough that I experienced the abject joy of wearing my favorite (and beat up) Brighton flip flops all morning! It was a wonderful experience. I must confess the moment it is warm enough (55 degrees in the morning is my cut-off) I wear sandals all summer. Just being able ... more»
When I started on this piece this evening, I was simply going to post the PDF’s for the polygraph, and doing a bit of humble pie. BUT – since then, there are some absolutely fascinating developments. First, the polygraph expert used is a fraud. Second, someone is circulating an email about a fake WPost editorial. Third, I have an interesting little video by Larry Sinclair. There is something going on here. Either the man is telling the truth, or he is a nut job to be feared. I want to know why White House ... more»
According to the LATimes blog, one of Romney’s sons (Jack ) said Mitt is tanned, rested, and ready, and may rejoin the race if as a VP or if something happens to McCain’s campaign.
“…Because he suspended rather than terminated his campaign, Romney still retains control of the nearly 300 delegates he's already won. Another former governor, Mike Huckabee, remains in the race and is nearing Romney's delegate totals, though few give him a realistic chance of catching McCain, with more than 900 delegates. On some Sunday morning talk shows, Huckabee maintained his belief in ... more»
FUN WITH GLOBAL WARMING: I wonder how long it will take to spin this one? Science Daily has the news that the Sun Will Vaporize Earth – in a few billion years. Anyone who studied astronomy 101 knows this. But it is fun to watch the Chicken Littles run around and scream that the sky is falling.
What a boring news day, or maybe it is just me. I spent the day at the Parents’ down in San Patricio. Not much else to tell, I’m afraid. CHAMBERS BOOK OF DAYS
Born: John Picus, Count of Mirandola, 1463; ... more»
Today my friends (sorta sister) her husband and two daughters joined me at my parents’ in San Patricio for dinner. For those who are curious, it was my mother’s special spaghetti sauce, and was quite good. She also had fresh, organic leaf lettuce which was incredible. The highlight of the meal was when my mother was lamenting the demise of some incredible 1980 Kenwood Jack London Cabs. She opened one last night which was bad. So I opened one. (Sigh, purr, expressions of abject joy). It was wonderful. (sigh) It has a nose of honey, with oaky, ... more»
New results have been published revealing that a top polygraph expert says that Larry Sinclair is lying inparts of his lie detector test.
"...Dr.
Ed Gelb, Former President of the American Polygraph Association was the
Polygraph expert selected by Whitehouse.com. He has done over 30,000
polygraph examinations over his long career. There were two polygraph
tests administered by Dr. Gelb on Friday. the first polygraph asked Mr.
Sinclair on his sex claims. The second polygraph test asked Mr.
Sinclair on the drug use claims. There was deception indicated in both
tests. As mentioned yesterday Mr. ... more»
I have learned to live by two specific things The Sermon on the Mount and The Praise Verses from Thessalonians. I believe so strongly
Rejoice always Pray without ceasing In everything give thanks
that I’ve even written a book about it, along with all the praise verses in the Bible.
In fact, I wrote the book during Lent 2000. Earlier that year I went through a personal and romantic disaster. My (almost) fiancee basically trashed me to the point where there was nothing left of my self esteem or of the real me. While I now ... more»
Born: Samuel Pepys, diarist, Secretary to the Admiralty, 1632, Brampton (or London): William Mason, poet, 1725, Hull; Prince Henry Benedict Stuart, Cardinal York, 1725. Died: Pope Eugenics IV, 1447; Sir Thomas Wyatt, beheaded, 1555, Tower; Stanislaus I (of Poland), 1766; Sir Joshua Reynolds, painter, 1792, Leicester-square; Dr. Joseph Warton, Professor of Poetry, Oxon, 1800, Wickham, Rants; Joanna Baillie, poet and dramatist, 1851, Hampstead. Feast Day: St. Serenus, a gardener, martyr, 307. St. Boisil, ... more»
Here at The Pink Flamingo, I’ve never been shy about dealing with subjects that other more important blogs might hesitate to tackle. I guess the reason is I just don’t care. I’m going to say what I think and what I see as provable fact which isn’t necessarily “truth” – which is a variable. This being the case, I am going to tackle the Larry Sinclair allegations about Barack Obama.
I don’t care about his ‘sexual’ antics. That is his wife’s problem. It doesn’t bother me a bit.
What does bother me, considering the fact that ... more»
“…He clearly and unchallengeably stands out as the purest great man in universal history….” Chambers
“…To George Washington alone in modern times has it been given to accomplish a wonderful revolution, and yet to remain to all future times the theme of a people's gratitude, and an example of virtuous and beneficent power.'—Earl Russell…”
Born: Dr. Richard Price, statist, 1723, Tynton; George Washington, President of the United States, 1731, Bridge's Creek, Virginia; Charles Duke of Richmond, 1735; Rev. Gilbert Wakefield, classical scholar, 1756, Nottingham. Died: David II ... more»
“…after McCain won a series of early contests and the campaign found its financial footing, his lawyer wrote to the FEC requesting to back out of the program -- which is permitted for candidates who have not yet received any federal money and who have not used the promise of federal funding as collateral for borrowing money….”
There are a number of rumors and comments out there about FEC Chair David Mason’s comments that McCain could be in violation of FEC rules concerning campaign contributions and his two campaign loans. I think several things ... more»
Harold Hutchinson picked up on something from last night’s Dem debate. (acid indigestion, probably). He refers us to AJ Strata (as usual) who has an interesting analysis of one of Obama’s military statements. http://strata-sphere.com/blog/index.php/archives/5104 Strata then comes to the same conclusion I’ve reached. Obama is an idiot!
Have you noticed something I have about Barack Obama? He doesn’t have much of a sense of humor, cannot laugh at himself, and is terribly thin-skinned. He also must have the last word. Now I recognize three of these characteristics because I have them, save ... more»
HE’S BACK (my favorite radio host) Did you catch Tony Snow on O’Reilly? He’s in remission, and will be filling in for O’Reilly on the radio. He will be doing so tomorrow.
Died: Caius Caesar Agrippa, A.D. 4: James I (of Scotland), murdered, 1437, Perth; Pope Julius I, 1513; Henry Grey, duke of Suffolk, beheaded, 1555: Robert Southwell, poet, executed at Tyburn, 1595: Secretary John Thurloc, 1668, Lincoln's-inn; Benedict de Spinoza, philosopher, 1677; ... more»
This is a very convoluted post. I’m going for the tabloid headline because I am annoyed to the point nearing fury. There are several things going on here and I think they are all connected. It is rather like follow the bouncing ball. My ‘gut’ reaction is this is all offered up now, all the you know what (It’s Lent and I gave up profanity) to help make Obama look good. The thing that caught my eye was something posted on Race 42008 last night. It is rather detailed, but once again, I think it is ... more»
“…"I think baseball is trying to clean up its act," Aaron said, sitting in the Braves' dugout during batting practice. "It's unfortunate for baseball, but baseball has been through some tough times. It went through the White Sox scandal and survived. It went through a lot of things and survived. It's going to survive this, too."…”
As a baseball fan, I am suffering through the whole steroid scandal. But there is more to it. When it first broke, I was probably one of the first to suggest Roger Clemens go the way of Shoeless ... more»
Yea, and I have a bridge in Brooklyn I’ll gladly sell at rock bottom prices! Yes, on paper, the Cubbies seem to have the best team, so far. Now, what is going to happen?
From what I gather the great missile shot was a complete success. This is so exciting. Ronald Reagan was right about that one. Star Wars works! Space.Com has a test on which cosmic duo would you trust to shoot down that satellite. No contest – Captain James T. Kirk and the USS Enterprise NCC-1701!
“…Pros: Kirk’s trademark dramatic pauses will up the tension ... more»
"Democracy demands that little men should not take big ones too seriously; it dies when it is full of little men who think they are big themselves." C. S. Lewis
The Cowboy Code
A cowboy always tells the truth and keeps his word.
A cowboy is a Patriot standing for Truth, Justice & the American way.
A cowboy never betrays a trust or takes advantage.
A cowboy is brave, but never careless.
A cowboy defends the weak and helps them.
A cowboy is kind to children, old folks, and to animals.
A cowboy is free from racial and religious prejudice.
A cowboy is clean about his person and in thought, word, and deed.
A cowboy is loyal, hard working and maintains a high ethic.
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