Scott Riddle promised to get back to the cafe to continue the discussion on education but was late doing so since the threw his back out doing something that he is keeping real personal. In any case he finally showed up and the following discussion was reported by Aunt Martha.
Trying to gain the Cafe audience's attention requires some real strategy, well honed tactics, and a little showmanship at times. A fact not missed by an accomplished country and western performer and current residing Chairman of the Hubbard City Cafe like Billy Roy Mitchum, "Let's get back to this Opra thing. In typical Opra fashion she thinks if her Obama crowd can hoodwink folks with a little entertainment to tug on the heartstrings people will feel like she and her rich elite liberal friends can convince folks they are solving their problems like with the schools. This is how they feel good about themselves by helping peons like us. When the crap clears all they have done is spend our money on union salaries (who vote for their buddies), pensions, and school breakfasts that most kids won't eat."
"Opra and Michelle Obama try to convince us that if we serve ghetto kids a healthy breakfast of egg whites, pay their teachers (Obama voters) more money, stop saying prayers in school, report Islam as the religion of peace in all school books, and hang Barrack Hussein Obama pictures on every wall that we can all feel better about things for a while. Obama would say that others before him, that being George Bush, have dug such a deep hole and pushed our schools into that hole that it will take him a while to get the kids out."
"You are way more than just being right," Scott Riddle waded into the discussion. Clearly he had been tutored by his daughter Donna, one of the world's greatest 2nd grade school teachers residing just outside the Hubbard City limits. "As usual the last thing Opra and Obama's crew want people to focus on is the truth about the problems with our schools,"
Scott went silent knowing the folk's rear ends were barely clinging to the edge of the cafe straight backs. "Don't get me wrong, I am the first to say the schools need to kick the unions out right after they kick the federal government out, and then hold the teachers accountable, but that won't fix the problem. The problem starts at home with the family."
"Pure and simple, good families send good students to good schools. Then all the teachers have to do is teach. Bad schools today, many in those big cities like Newark, have poor children who have no parents (or a single parent many times unemployed and on welfare), with a system that says the more brothers and sisters, the bigger the government check for the caretaker (many times a grandmother). Each additional child means less time at home to prepare the student. These kids come to school with no preparation, no manners, no concept of morals, no discipline, no respect for anyone much less authority, and no religious values. School restrictions not only prohibit prayer but most disciplinary action as well. You put 30 of these kids in a classroom and the teacher has no chance of success. And what does Washington do? They make the teacher focus on getting the kids to pass some stupid test. Oh, yea, and force the schools to feed them those egg whites for breakfast. Who the hell likes egg whites?"
"Good parents have no choice but to try to send their kids to special schools with students who come from other good parents. Charter schools with bad parents would be no better than public schools with bad parent."
"And here comes Opra to the rescue. She is unmarried, believes any form of religion is OK as long as it doesn't intrude on any one's behavior, and is anything but a strong advocate of family values. Hell each of her homes is larger than any public school."
"So what do we do, Scott", Mom was near tears having been the Secretary to the Hubbard School Superintendent for many years in the good old days of quality education.
"We go forward by going back. Our founders created a Republic based on man's divine nature of freedom, responsibility, and rights that come from God. The founders knew, and warned us, that if these principles were trampled on, not only would our schools fail, but our Republic as well. When our government kicks God out of the classroom, subverts families in their homes by acting as welfare pimps to buy votes, weakens the concept of family to the point of even redefining marriage, and even creates crises to gain more central control of schools in violation of Constitutional Law what chance does a school teacher have? Even one as good as Donna Riddle. Given time, this big government, run by elite power hungry slime bags, will defeat Donna and drive the good teachers out."
"Local folks need to kick the federal government out of schools, keep more of our money at home and out of Washington, and get off our butts and help local families in need through our churches, charities, and businesses. It will take a generation to reverse the problems and is if we start right now, but it is sure as hell worth it. A vote on November 2 is a good way to start, but it is really just a very small step on a pretty long trip."
Billy Roy summed things up, "Scott, you've given this a lot of good thought. Could you and Donna come back later in the week with 5 or 6 key things we can forward to our political friends and try to get this thing moving?"
This was one of those rare days where the folks didn't hurry to their trucks. The folks don't like anyone messing with their children and grandchildren. There was some degree of silence, and then they started on a really long trip. The road they are on isn't that crowded so there is plenty of room to join up.
Think about it,
Jim
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
"Obama-Ed", By Any Other Name, Smells Like Nazi Germany
George C. Scott, playing the role of General Patton, was watching his troops destroy the German General Erwin Rommel's tanks in the dessert when he said with great relish, "I read your book, you brilliant SOB". Well, the folks at the Cafe have read some books as well.
"Adolph Hitler was elected by 98% of the German vote that was driven by misplaced patriotism and the German people's greed. The German lunatic and his communications guru, Joseph Goebbels, had convinced the folks that the government would take care of them," Billy Roy Mitchum opened what some feared to be an aimless history lesson. What with the Hubbard Jaguars win less so far this very long season the folks didn't have much in the way of other things to talk about nor to listen to.
"Hitler then gave away free radios right before he nationalized the radio stations. In another two stepper he looted the banks, and then nationalized them because they were in trouble because they had been looted (sound anything like Goldman Sachs and Washington DC's crony capitalism). On a roll, he took over the one auto manufacturer so that he could build the 'people's car' for the 98% of the folks that voted for him (and it wasn't even electric). Then came nationalizing education, religion, and of course, health care."
Billy Roy, wanting to relieve some tension because the folks were seeing some parallels here, proclaimed, "If you are following the news closely you will notice that EDUCATION is the next thing on the Obama wish list. Thank goodness Obama doesn't have 98% of the voters behind him."
Well, Scott Riddle, local cattle baron and father of one of the very best 2nd grade teachers in these United States, came alive, "Don't think that will stop him one bit, BM. Obama and his Chicago goons are taking the 'Oprah' route to a complete federal takeover of education."
The folks got really interested in this particular conversation knowing that Scott is one of the very few that could challenge BM in any way and not liking much about what they know about Oprah. They listened their very hardest just as BM said, "Hows that, Scott, and what in the heck is the Oprah route?"
"Obama had Oprah set the stage for him last week right there in their home park of Chicago. She brought the Oprah Circus to town. Oprah featured a new movie called 'Waiting for Superman' about bringing changes to public education because it is in CRISIS like Wall Street, autos, and health care were before Obama fixed them. Oprah brings together Arnie Duncan, former school superintendent from Chicago and Obama's director of Education, the black Mayor of Newark, N.J., the teen age looking CEO of Facebook, and throws in the New Jersey Republican Governor Chris Christie, making it all look kinda 'bi-partisan'. The Facebook CEO is giving a 'challenge grant' to the Newark school system of $100 million (with an M). This illustrious group even use the big lie that they will take on the Teachers Union in their attempts to help the kids. TV doesn't get better than this."
"President Obama followed Oprah's show with an interview with that jerk, NBC's Matt Laur, and said it 'is heartbreaking' when you see what parents are dealing with. He then discussed what his education chief, Duncan, calls 'the quiet revolution'. Obama boasted to Lauer that what he calls his 'Race to the Top' program was 'probably the most powerful tool we've seen for education reform in a couple of decades'."
Scott was loaded for bear, "What Obama did not say was that 'The Race to the Top' competition, with $4.3 billion in economic stimulus money, was tied directly to the Teacher's Unions. In fact, one of the criteria for winning a federal grant was securing teachers' union support. Some states lost out for this reason. Others didn't even bother to compete because of clashes with union bosses. This whole ploy is to quietly increase federal control, while reducing the role of states, localities and individuals. Ultimately they will centralize control with federal bureaucrats (just like Obamacare). Congress has had no say in the matter."
Butch Jackson's hackles were raised way high, "Thank goodness Rick Perry (Governor of the Great State of Texas) ain't buying this at all. Governor Perry said, 'So, we know what works for our children. And the fact is that Washington's Race to the Top, with their national standards, and their national testing -- yet to be worked out, of course -- we think would be devastating to the young people in the state of Texas.' I guess Rick's not falling for that Hitler free radio. He knows it smells like Obama-Ed."
Sometimes a truck can cool down so far that they are hard to get started again so Sweet Lou Tekell interrupted by suggesting that the folks, "Reconvene on this subject later in the week expecting Scott to provide some insight into how they can stop Obama from running Scott's daughter's second grade school room." The folks unanimously seconded Lou's motion which eliminated the need for a vote.
Think about it and stay tuned,
Jim
"Adolph Hitler was elected by 98% of the German vote that was driven by misplaced patriotism and the German people's greed. The German lunatic and his communications guru, Joseph Goebbels, had convinced the folks that the government would take care of them," Billy Roy Mitchum opened what some feared to be an aimless history lesson. What with the Hubbard Jaguars win less so far this very long season the folks didn't have much in the way of other things to talk about nor to listen to.
"Hitler then gave away free radios right before he nationalized the radio stations. In another two stepper he looted the banks, and then nationalized them because they were in trouble because they had been looted (sound anything like Goldman Sachs and Washington DC's crony capitalism). On a roll, he took over the one auto manufacturer so that he could build the 'people's car' for the 98% of the folks that voted for him (and it wasn't even electric). Then came nationalizing education, religion, and of course, health care."
Billy Roy, wanting to relieve some tension because the folks were seeing some parallels here, proclaimed, "If you are following the news closely you will notice that EDUCATION is the next thing on the Obama wish list. Thank goodness Obama doesn't have 98% of the voters behind him."
Well, Scott Riddle, local cattle baron and father of one of the very best 2nd grade teachers in these United States, came alive, "Don't think that will stop him one bit, BM. Obama and his Chicago goons are taking the 'Oprah' route to a complete federal takeover of education."
The folks got really interested in this particular conversation knowing that Scott is one of the very few that could challenge BM in any way and not liking much about what they know about Oprah. They listened their very hardest just as BM said, "Hows that, Scott, and what in the heck is the Oprah route?"
"Obama had Oprah set the stage for him last week right there in their home park of Chicago. She brought the Oprah Circus to town. Oprah featured a new movie called 'Waiting for Superman' about bringing changes to public education because it is in CRISIS like Wall Street, autos, and health care were before Obama fixed them. Oprah brings together Arnie Duncan, former school superintendent from Chicago and Obama's director of Education, the black Mayor of Newark, N.J., the teen age looking CEO of Facebook, and throws in the New Jersey Republican Governor Chris Christie, making it all look kinda 'bi-partisan'. The Facebook CEO is giving a 'challenge grant' to the Newark school system of $100 million (with an M). This illustrious group even use the big lie that they will take on the Teachers Union in their attempts to help the kids. TV doesn't get better than this."
"President Obama followed Oprah's show with an interview with that jerk, NBC's Matt Laur, and said it 'is heartbreaking' when you see what parents are dealing with. He then discussed what his education chief, Duncan, calls 'the quiet revolution'. Obama boasted to Lauer that what he calls his 'Race to the Top' program was 'probably the most powerful tool we've seen for education reform in a couple of decades'."
Scott was loaded for bear, "What Obama did not say was that 'The Race to the Top' competition, with $4.3 billion in economic stimulus money, was tied directly to the Teacher's Unions. In fact, one of the criteria for winning a federal grant was securing teachers' union support. Some states lost out for this reason. Others didn't even bother to compete because of clashes with union bosses. This whole ploy is to quietly increase federal control, while reducing the role of states, localities and individuals. Ultimately they will centralize control with federal bureaucrats (just like Obamacare). Congress has had no say in the matter."
Butch Jackson's hackles were raised way high, "Thank goodness Rick Perry (Governor of the Great State of Texas) ain't buying this at all. Governor Perry said, 'So, we know what works for our children. And the fact is that Washington's Race to the Top, with their national standards, and their national testing -- yet to be worked out, of course -- we think would be devastating to the young people in the state of Texas.' I guess Rick's not falling for that Hitler free radio. He knows it smells like Obama-Ed."
Sometimes a truck can cool down so far that they are hard to get started again so Sweet Lou Tekell interrupted by suggesting that the folks, "Reconvene on this subject later in the week expecting Scott to provide some insight into how they can stop Obama from running Scott's daughter's second grade school room." The folks unanimously seconded Lou's motion which eliminated the need for a vote.
Think about it and stay tuned,
Jim
Friday, September 24, 2010
Obama-land: Home of the FREE---Tomorrow
"Welcome to Obama-land, Land of the FREE," opened the semi-tutorial of one of the local Hubbard EMS drivers named Elmo Bumpers who thinks he is pretty much expert on all things medical. Some folks at the Cafe think Elmo is just a front man for insurance tycoons like Scottie Anderson and Scott Riddle. At least that is what goes around at the Dairy Queen, filling station, post office, and drug store; the normal channels in Hubbard where public opinion flows. Anyway, this is what Bumpers had to say.
"This week this skinny little President celebrates the six month anniversary of all the neat things he has done for people with his health care plan---and he still says it is all free."
"First, Obamacare bans insurance companies from refusing to cover kids with pre-existing conditions."
"Next, he bans insurance companies from dropping coverage of policy holders."
"Then, he promises the insurance companies will cover preventive care at no cost."
"On a roll, Obamacare forces insurance companies to cover children (young adults) until age 26 on their parent's policies."
"The last provision he starts immediately is free immunization for all kids."
"For some strange reason many insurance companies have raised the premiums on their coverage by as much as 15-20% even though Obama says it is all free, and Obamacare really doesn't even kick in with the real costly stuff until in later years," Elmo seems to have learned how to be what he calls, sarcastic.
His newly learned sarcasm continued, "I know this increase can not be because of all these 'free' bans and stuff because the Secretary of Health and Human Services, Kathleen Sebelius, has warned insurance executives and State Governors that they could not raise premiums and blame Obamacare being the crooks that these business guys and Governors are, 'There will be zero tolerance for this type of misinformation and unjustified rate increases,' Ms. Sebelius wrote. 'We will not stand idly by as insurers blame their premium hikes and increased profits on the requirement that they provide consumers with basic protections'," Elmo read this right off a page he had in his orange EMS coverall's main pocket.
Nothings better than some good old free basic protections from Washington, DC the capitol of the Land of the Free.
Billy Mack Waller, who runs the Country Kitchen in Hubbard, which is right across the street from the Hubbard City Cafe, has a sign over the front door:
FREE LUNCH
TOMORROW
Think about it,
Jim
"This week this skinny little President celebrates the six month anniversary of all the neat things he has done for people with his health care plan---and he still says it is all free."
"First, Obamacare bans insurance companies from refusing to cover kids with pre-existing conditions."
"Next, he bans insurance companies from dropping coverage of policy holders."
"Then, he promises the insurance companies will cover preventive care at no cost."
"On a roll, Obamacare forces insurance companies to cover children (young adults) until age 26 on their parent's policies."
"The last provision he starts immediately is free immunization for all kids."
"For some strange reason many insurance companies have raised the premiums on their coverage by as much as 15-20% even though Obama says it is all free, and Obamacare really doesn't even kick in with the real costly stuff until in later years," Elmo seems to have learned how to be what he calls, sarcastic.
His newly learned sarcasm continued, "I know this increase can not be because of all these 'free' bans and stuff because the Secretary of Health and Human Services, Kathleen Sebelius, has warned insurance executives and State Governors that they could not raise premiums and blame Obamacare being the crooks that these business guys and Governors are, 'There will be zero tolerance for this type of misinformation and unjustified rate increases,' Ms. Sebelius wrote. 'We will not stand idly by as insurers blame their premium hikes and increased profits on the requirement that they provide consumers with basic protections'," Elmo read this right off a page he had in his orange EMS coverall's main pocket.
Nothings better than some good old free basic protections from Washington, DC the capitol of the Land of the Free.
Billy Mack Waller, who runs the Country Kitchen in Hubbard, which is right across the street from the Hubbard City Cafe, has a sign over the front door:
FREE LUNCH
TOMORROW
Think about it,
Jim
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
Hubbard City Cafe's Contract With America
Billy Roy called a special afternoon coffee to publish the Cafe's Contract with America prior to the announced publication scheduled for tomorrow by the Republicans. BM said, "It was only fair to not copy nor second guess the Republicans." Folks in Hubbard think mostly about football this time of the year so BM kept his contract to six items:
1. Do not confirm the START Treaty, the UN Small Arms Treaty, or any other treaty agreed to by President Barrack Hussein Obama.
2. Enforce our current Immigration Laws immediately (period). Then, and only then, hold rigorous reviews of our current immigration laws and practices open to the public prior to making common sense changes.
3. Repeal Obamacare, and de-fund it until you can repeal it.
4. Restore common sense regulation, spending, and taxing policies. Specifically, hold politicians accountable for reducing government spending back to the levels when Reid and Pelosi took office in 2006, and freeze spending at these levels. Reduce taxes 10% overall including Corporate and Small Business taxes. Reduce government regulations on businesses by 20%.
5. Eliminate a minimum of two Federal Agencies and start the process by debating the value of the Departments of Education and Energy. (It goes without saying to eliminate all Czars.)
6. Congress should hold quarterly reviews showing respect to the country's military leaders requiring stated goals for each theater. Insure that our mission is clear, and our military voices are being heard for as long as we have our troops in harms way.
BM thinks there are other things to be done, or not done, but this should get the Calvary started when they arrive after November 2.
Jim
1. Do not confirm the START Treaty, the UN Small Arms Treaty, or any other treaty agreed to by President Barrack Hussein Obama.
2. Enforce our current Immigration Laws immediately (period). Then, and only then, hold rigorous reviews of our current immigration laws and practices open to the public prior to making common sense changes.
3. Repeal Obamacare, and de-fund it until you can repeal it.
4. Restore common sense regulation, spending, and taxing policies. Specifically, hold politicians accountable for reducing government spending back to the levels when Reid and Pelosi took office in 2006, and freeze spending at these levels. Reduce taxes 10% overall including Corporate and Small Business taxes. Reduce government regulations on businesses by 20%.
5. Eliminate a minimum of two Federal Agencies and start the process by debating the value of the Departments of Education and Energy. (It goes without saying to eliminate all Czars.)
6. Congress should hold quarterly reviews showing respect to the country's military leaders requiring stated goals for each theater. Insure that our mission is clear, and our military voices are being heard for as long as we have our troops in harms way.
BM thinks there are other things to be done, or not done, but this should get the Calvary started when they arrive after November 2.
Jim
Local Oil Man Runs Off To Mexico
Jim Ray Hammer has been running the filling station located at the intersection and across from the Dairy Queen since before this writer graduated from High School in the year- a long time ago. I generally stop by to visit Jim Ray when I am in town seeing Mom. The last time I stopped by the "full service" pump (which adds about 5 cents a gallon, but I am a loyal guy) I was startled to find that JR's son answered that he had run off to Mexico.
The last visit I had with Jim Ray he told me that he was so far over the hill he didn't even know what the hill felt like anymore. So I am pretty certain he wasn't visiting the border for non-virtuous reasons. I immediately launched into some very penetrating questions regarding this shocking departure. The son called out his son, that being Jim Ray's grandson, as a witness so I knew this was going to be some story.
Seems Jim Ray had recently found the internet and had linked up (connected) with a guy he called the "internet guy" who had what JR thought to be the perfect retirement plan. Well, to shorten this down some, Jim Ray loaded and fully serviced his truck and has headed for Brownsville to meet up with the "internet guy" and his family with what Jim Ray's folks say is the FULL SUPPORT OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.
Here is how it all happened. Seems they sent a letter to Obama. Here is a copy "the internet guy" wrote with Jim Ray's additions in LARGE PRINT.
Dear President Obama:
I'm planning to move my family and extended family (THAT WOULD BE JIM RAY HAMMER) into Mexico for our health, and I would like to ask you to assist me.
We're planning to simply PARK OUR TRUCKS AND walk across the border from the U.S. into Mexico, and we'll need your help to make a few arrangements. We plan to skip all the legal stuff like visas, passports, immigration quotas and laws. I'm sure they handle those things the same way you do here. So, would you mind telling your buddy, President Calderon, that I'm (WE) on my way over?
Please let him know that I will be expecting the following:
1. Free medical care for my entire family (NO PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS, PLEASE).
2. English-speaking government bureaucrats for all services I might need, whether I use them or not.
3. Please print all Mexican government forms in English (SMALL WORDS/LARGE PRINT).
4. I want my grandkids to be taught Spanish by English-speaking (bi-lingual) teachers (I'M GOOD JUST STICKING WITH ENGLISH).
5. Tell their schools they need to include classes on American culture and history (AND REAL FOOTBALL).
6. I want my grandkids to see the American flag on one of the flag poles at their school.
7. Please plan to feed my grandkids at school for both breakfast and lunch.
8. I will need a local Mexican driver's license so I can get easy access to government services.
9. I do plan to get a car and drive in Mexico but I don't plan to purchase car insurance, and I probably won't make any special effort to learn local traffic laws (WE KNOW ENOUGH ALREADY) .
10. In case one of the Mexican police officers does not get the memo from their president to leave me alone, please be sure that every patrol car has at least one English-speaking officer.
11. I plan to fly the U.S. flag from my house top, put U. S. flag decals on my car, and have a gigantic celebration on July 4th. I do not want any complaints or negative comments from the locals (CAN'T WE ALL JUST GET ALONG).
12. I would also like to have a nice job without paying any taxes, or have any labor or tax laws enforced on any business I may start (I'LL NEED A SMALL BUSINESS LOAN FOR MY FILLING STATION).
13. Please have the president tell all the Mexican people to be extremely nice and never say critical things about me or my family, or about the strain we might place on their economy (LET'S KEEP THINGS POSITIVE).
14. I want to receive free food stamps.
15. Naturally, I'll expect free rent subsidies (UNTIL OBAMA AND BARNEY FRANK CAN ARRANGE A NOTHING DOWN, FREE INTEREST LOAN).
16. I'll need Income tax credits so although I don't pay Mexican Taxes, I'll receive money from the government.
17. Please arrange it so that the Mexican Gov't pays $4,500 to help me buy a new car (DOUBLE THAT TO INCLUDE MY TRUCK).
18. Oh yes, I almost forgot, please enroll me free into the Mexican Social Security program so that I'll get a monthly income in retirement. (REMEMBER THAT WORKING AT RETIREMENT IS A FULL TIME JOB)
I know this is an easy request because you already do all these things for all his people who walk over to the U.S. from Mexico . I am sure that President Calderon won't mind returning the favor if you ask him nicely.
Thank you so much for your kind help. You da man!!!
The Internet Guy and JIM RAY
Well, of course I immediately ran to Billy Roy Mitchum to see what in the world had happened to Jim Ray Hammer. BM said, "Jim, there are some of us that are only shadows of our former selves." Well, I guess Jim Ray had lost quite a bit of weight, and it probably has gotten him off center a little bit.
It is something for all of us to think about,
Jim
The last visit I had with Jim Ray he told me that he was so far over the hill he didn't even know what the hill felt like anymore. So I am pretty certain he wasn't visiting the border for non-virtuous reasons. I immediately launched into some very penetrating questions regarding this shocking departure. The son called out his son, that being Jim Ray's grandson, as a witness so I knew this was going to be some story.
Seems Jim Ray had recently found the internet and had linked up (connected) with a guy he called the "internet guy" who had what JR thought to be the perfect retirement plan. Well, to shorten this down some, Jim Ray loaded and fully serviced his truck and has headed for Brownsville to meet up with the "internet guy" and his family with what Jim Ray's folks say is the FULL SUPPORT OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.
Here is how it all happened. Seems they sent a letter to Obama. Here is a copy "the internet guy" wrote with Jim Ray's additions in LARGE PRINT.
Dear President Obama:
I'm planning to move my family and extended family (THAT WOULD BE JIM RAY HAMMER) into Mexico for our health, and I would like to ask you to assist me.
We're planning to simply PARK OUR TRUCKS AND walk across the border from the U.S. into Mexico, and we'll need your help to make a few arrangements. We plan to skip all the legal stuff like visas, passports, immigration quotas and laws. I'm sure they handle those things the same way you do here. So, would you mind telling your buddy, President Calderon, that I'm (WE) on my way over?
Please let him know that I will be expecting the following:
1. Free medical care for my entire family (NO PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS, PLEASE).
2. English-speaking government bureaucrats for all services I might need, whether I use them or not.
3. Please print all Mexican government forms in English (SMALL WORDS/LARGE PRINT).
4. I want my grandkids to be taught Spanish by English-speaking (bi-lingual) teachers (I'M GOOD JUST STICKING WITH ENGLISH).
5. Tell their schools they need to include classes on American culture and history (AND REAL FOOTBALL).
6. I want my grandkids to see the American flag on one of the flag poles at their school.
7. Please plan to feed my grandkids at school for both breakfast and lunch.
8. I will need a local Mexican driver's license so I can get easy access to government services.
9. I do plan to get a car and drive in Mexico but I don't plan to purchase car insurance, and I probably won't make any special effort to learn local traffic laws (WE KNOW ENOUGH ALREADY) .
10. In case one of the Mexican police officers does not get the memo from their president to leave me alone, please be sure that every patrol car has at least one English-speaking officer.
11. I plan to fly the U.S. flag from my house top, put U. S. flag decals on my car, and have a gigantic celebration on July 4th. I do not want any complaints or negative comments from the locals (CAN'T WE ALL JUST GET ALONG).
12. I would also like to have a nice job without paying any taxes, or have any labor or tax laws enforced on any business I may start (I'LL NEED A SMALL BUSINESS LOAN FOR MY FILLING STATION).
13. Please have the president tell all the Mexican people to be extremely nice and never say critical things about me or my family, or about the strain we might place on their economy (LET'S KEEP THINGS POSITIVE).
14. I want to receive free food stamps.
15. Naturally, I'll expect free rent subsidies (UNTIL OBAMA AND BARNEY FRANK CAN ARRANGE A NOTHING DOWN, FREE INTEREST LOAN).
16. I'll need Income tax credits so although I don't pay Mexican Taxes, I'll receive money from the government.
17. Please arrange it so that the Mexican Gov't pays $4,500 to help me buy a new car (DOUBLE THAT TO INCLUDE MY TRUCK).
18. Oh yes, I almost forgot, please enroll me free into the Mexican Social Security program so that I'll get a monthly income in retirement. (REMEMBER THAT WORKING AT RETIREMENT IS A FULL TIME JOB)
I know this is an easy request because you already do all these things for all his people who walk over to the U.S. from Mexico . I am sure that President Calderon won't mind returning the favor if you ask him nicely.
Thank you so much for your kind help. You da man!!!
The Internet Guy and JIM RAY
Well, of course I immediately ran to Billy Roy Mitchum to see what in the world had happened to Jim Ray Hammer. BM said, "Jim, there are some of us that are only shadows of our former selves." Well, I guess Jim Ray had lost quite a bit of weight, and it probably has gotten him off center a little bit.
It is something for all of us to think about,
Jim
Monday, September 20, 2010
How Are Obama's Promised Tax Cuts Working For You?
Butch Jackson, unlike many of the political elite, doesn't think Barrack 'O-bomb-a' is very smart, "The economic ignoramus in the White House, and most of Congress, do not understand these fundamental facts: Tax rate cuts, like the Bush cuts which are expiring at year end, cause tax revenue to go UP, not down. Lowering tax rates encourage economic activity, create jobs, and therefore increase the amount of profits and wages that are subject to taxation. This ain't rocket science and anybody with half a brain knows this."
"Also, nobody ever mentions that Democrats, including then Sen. Obomba, never uttered the words Bush Tax Cuts during 2003-2009 without adding the bullshit qualifier---for the very wealthiest Americans. Now, they want to extend these Bush tax cuts for the middle class only and call them 'Obama's Tax Relief for the Middle Class'. You can't stack horse manure higher then this. Why is nobody asking how they can extend something that they claimed for almost a decade never existed in the first place? They just insult anybody with an ounce of intelligence which I guess excludes their voting base down at the drug store."
Butch knows pretty well how to get Billy Roy into most conversations, "Butch, you nailed the major issue. Even at a lower level it is ridiculous what Obomba is trying to pull. George Bush inherited Clinton's Internet Bubble Popping recession along with a tax system with 40% of the taxpayers not paying any taxes at all. Then the graduated tax system in effect at the time had the bottom bracket earners paying at a 15% rate while the top bracket (those making individually over $200,000) paying 39.6% of their earnings in income taxes. George, being the nasty conservative that he was, decided to provide tax cuts AND to redistribute the wealth (Dems should have applauded him). In fact, in what the Dems called the 'Bush tax cuts for the rich', Bush reduced the lowest rate to 10%, a 33% reduction, while reducing the top bracket to 35%, a reduction of only 11.6%. These tax reductions stimulated economic growth enabling the financing of two wars and the spending of Pelosi and Reid in Bush's last two years. Jobs were created, wages and income went up, and the government collected more taxes. This economic growth continued for most of two Bush terms until the real estate bubble popped in his last year in office opening the door for the rape and pillage of the Obomba Chicago mob."
"Now Obomba wants to renew all tax rates except the highest bracket resulting in another redistribution of wealth creating a spread between the lowest and highest brackets of 29.6% (10%-39.6%). As politicians argue about whether to give an 'Obama tax cut for the Middle Class' what they really are doing is raising taxes on the highest bracket and increasing the redistribution of wealth which is Obomba's prime purpose in life right behind destroying the US economy, playing golf, taking vacations, and listening to himself."
Continuing what might be Billy Roy's longest speech ever, "And who are the people in this top bracket who Obama says 'don't need more money'? 93% of small business owners file individual returns and many are tax payers whose combined income is over $250k. 50% of small business income is generated by individuals who file joint individual returns over $250k. 30% of consumer spending is done by taxpayers who make over $250k. These folks are the heart of our economic system. We shut them down at our own peril. Remember what Abe Lincoln said, 'You cannot help the poor by destroying the rich'."
Scott Riddle doesn't miss much when he thinks someone is putting their hand into his pocket, "This guy, I can't bring myself to say his name, was not going to raise taxes by 'one single dime' for people that made under $200k as he gave tax cuts to 95% of Americans. How about this list of tax hikes going into effect:
l. Raising the rates on the highest bracket from 35% to 39.6%
2. The dividends tax will rise from 15% this year to 39.6% impacting retirees
3. The return of the Death Tax in 2011 with a top rate of 55% from 0% this year
4. The 'marriage penalty' returns
5. The child tax credit will be cut in half from $1,000 to $500 per child
6. The standard deduction will no longer be doubled for married couples
7. The dependent care and adoption tax credits will be cut
8. Your W-2 will be grossed up to show the costs (in many cases an additional $15-20k) of any health care your employer will provide
9. The capital gains tax will rise from 15% to 20% percent
11. There are over twenty new or higher taxes in Obamacare
12. The Alternative Minimum Tax will ensnare over 28 million families, up from 4 million last year
13. Small business expensing will be slashed and 50% expensing of equipment will disappear
14. There are literally scores of tax hikes on business that will take
place. The biggest loss is the research and experimentation tax credit
15. Tax benefits for Education and Teaching are reduced
16. Charitable Contributions from IRAs will no longer be allowed
"The Heritage Foundation says Obama's Tax Hikes will destroy an average of 693,000 jobs every year while draining $726 billion from disposal income, $38 billion from personal savings, and $33 billion from business investments. They will cost the average non-farm small-business owner $3,500 more in taxes. Cost the 49% of all seniors with income below $250,000 $1,500 in higher taxes and $525 in additional dividend taxes. Cost the 25% of all seniors with income below $250,000 $742 in higher taxes. I think they are underestimating the damage."
"The bigger the politician's mouth, the bigger his lies, and this guy's mouth is huge," Billy Roy tipped his hat and headed for his truck.
Think really hard about November 2,
Jim
"Also, nobody ever mentions that Democrats, including then Sen. Obomba, never uttered the words Bush Tax Cuts during 2003-2009 without adding the bullshit qualifier---for the very wealthiest Americans. Now, they want to extend these Bush tax cuts for the middle class only and call them 'Obama's Tax Relief for the Middle Class'. You can't stack horse manure higher then this. Why is nobody asking how they can extend something that they claimed for almost a decade never existed in the first place? They just insult anybody with an ounce of intelligence which I guess excludes their voting base down at the drug store."
Butch knows pretty well how to get Billy Roy into most conversations, "Butch, you nailed the major issue. Even at a lower level it is ridiculous what Obomba is trying to pull. George Bush inherited Clinton's Internet Bubble Popping recession along with a tax system with 40% of the taxpayers not paying any taxes at all. Then the graduated tax system in effect at the time had the bottom bracket earners paying at a 15% rate while the top bracket (those making individually over $200,000) paying 39.6% of their earnings in income taxes. George, being the nasty conservative that he was, decided to provide tax cuts AND to redistribute the wealth (Dems should have applauded him). In fact, in what the Dems called the 'Bush tax cuts for the rich', Bush reduced the lowest rate to 10%, a 33% reduction, while reducing the top bracket to 35%, a reduction of only 11.6%. These tax reductions stimulated economic growth enabling the financing of two wars and the spending of Pelosi and Reid in Bush's last two years. Jobs were created, wages and income went up, and the government collected more taxes. This economic growth continued for most of two Bush terms until the real estate bubble popped in his last year in office opening the door for the rape and pillage of the Obomba Chicago mob."
"Now Obomba wants to renew all tax rates except the highest bracket resulting in another redistribution of wealth creating a spread between the lowest and highest brackets of 29.6% (10%-39.6%). As politicians argue about whether to give an 'Obama tax cut for the Middle Class' what they really are doing is raising taxes on the highest bracket and increasing the redistribution of wealth which is Obomba's prime purpose in life right behind destroying the US economy, playing golf, taking vacations, and listening to himself."
Continuing what might be Billy Roy's longest speech ever, "And who are the people in this top bracket who Obama says 'don't need more money'? 93% of small business owners file individual returns and many are tax payers whose combined income is over $250k. 50% of small business income is generated by individuals who file joint individual returns over $250k. 30% of consumer spending is done by taxpayers who make over $250k. These folks are the heart of our economic system. We shut them down at our own peril. Remember what Abe Lincoln said, 'You cannot help the poor by destroying the rich'."
Scott Riddle doesn't miss much when he thinks someone is putting their hand into his pocket, "This guy, I can't bring myself to say his name, was not going to raise taxes by 'one single dime' for people that made under $200k as he gave tax cuts to 95% of Americans. How about this list of tax hikes going into effect:
l. Raising the rates on the highest bracket from 35% to 39.6%
2. The dividends tax will rise from 15% this year to 39.6% impacting retirees
3. The return of the Death Tax in 2011 with a top rate of 55% from 0% this year
4. The 'marriage penalty' returns
5. The child tax credit will be cut in half from $1,000 to $500 per child
6. The standard deduction will no longer be doubled for married couples
7. The dependent care and adoption tax credits will be cut
8. Your W-2 will be grossed up to show the costs (in many cases an additional $15-20k) of any health care your employer will provide
9. The capital gains tax will rise from 15% to 20% percent
11. There are over twenty new or higher taxes in Obamacare
12. The Alternative Minimum Tax will ensnare over 28 million families, up from 4 million last year
13. Small business expensing will be slashed and 50% expensing of equipment will disappear
14. There are literally scores of tax hikes on business that will take
place. The biggest loss is the research and experimentation tax credit
15. Tax benefits for Education and Teaching are reduced
16. Charitable Contributions from IRAs will no longer be allowed
"The Heritage Foundation says Obama's Tax Hikes will destroy an average of 693,000 jobs every year while draining $726 billion from disposal income, $38 billion from personal savings, and $33 billion from business investments. They will cost the average non-farm small-business owner $3,500 more in taxes. Cost the 49% of all seniors with income below $250,000 $1,500 in higher taxes and $525 in additional dividend taxes. Cost the 25% of all seniors with income below $250,000 $742 in higher taxes. I think they are underestimating the damage."
"The bigger the politician's mouth, the bigger his lies, and this guy's mouth is huge," Billy Roy tipped his hat and headed for his truck.
Think really hard about November 2,
Jim
Thursday, September 16, 2010
Really, You Couldn't Make This Up, Again
Boredom set in on the Cafe folks this week so they played 'Even J.D. Couldn't Make This Up'. To jog your memory J.D. Phelps once ran the Humble Gas Station on the Corsicana Highway where he could rev up any story as he was never reined in by what some might consider to be the truth. The game is played by several of the folks providing a mostly true story, usually about current events, followed by a vote of clanking spoons on coffee cups to designate the winner.
Scottie Anderson, local insurance tycoon and a semi-world class story teller himself kicked events off loaded with statistics, "In the last year we have arrested 43 American born and reared Muslims for terrorists crimes. We have had 11 different attacks by Islamic terrorists, all home grown, here in our country with the Fort Hood shooting by Major Hussan being the worst. At this time our Homeland Security bureaucrats have no strategy for home grown militant Jihadist Muslims. Instead of pushing them for solutions the guy in the White House is more worried about 'Islamaphobia' for people he says cling to their Bibles and guns. Nope, even J.D. could not make this up. I come from a family of experts at making things up, and J.D. was one of the best."
"You know Obama will not speak on the wisdom of building the Ground Zero Mosque which reminds me of the old saying, 'Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit; wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad'. Obama's fruit salad is another man's fertilizer." Scottie finished third in the cup clanking.
Aunt Martha, being a writer of some local renown, is great at transitions, "Speaking of the Homeland Security jokers did you see what they did in Pennsylvania. Seems a gentleman named Gene Stilp loves to inflate his giant rubber pink pig and demonstrate against excessive government spending. It was revealed this week that he was high on the Home Land Security watch list of suspected terrorists. I am not making this up." Martha did not place in the voting since the folks don't care so much about defending pink inflatable rubber pigs-- I guess.
The last one to speak was Mom who worries too much about her grandchildren not to mention her great grandchildren,"Well the President spoke on TV this week and the teachers in Austin made the kids watch. Riley Ann (third grader) told her Mom, Cathey, that all he talked about was what a bad student he was in school. When asked what message she got from that, Riley answered 'I guess you can be a bad student and still get elected President of the United States'. Cathey then asked Jamie Sue (7th grader) her impression, Jamie said,'All he said was what a bad student he was in school.' When asked her reaction, Jamie said, 'That shouldn't surprise anyone that evidently he was bad then too!'."
"Mom says she asked a liberal friend from the drug store why they thought everything was Bush's fault, Mom liking Laura like she does. The lady friend said, 'I didn't say it was Bush's fault, I said we were blaming him'. Mom finished a close second place in the voting.
Billy Roy Mitchum decided years ago not to go national with his country and western singing career which pleases folks in Central Texas that they can keep him close to home. One reason for staying local was that he was afraid they might include California in his tours so he brings up California a lot, "Did you guys see what they call Prop 19. The land of fruits and nuts want to add pot to that label by making marijuana legal. They say they need the money. Only on the Left Coast would they tell their young teen agers that it is OK to get and stay stoned once they are of age. During what they call the development years teens are trying to decide whether they want to be a scientist, an NFL millionaire football player, or a drug addict. Pot arrests the teens development causing them to drop sports, flunk classes, and just chill out. Anything that encourages our young folks to take drugs is worse than criminal no matter how much tax revenue it raises for the Liberal Elite." As usual BM finished first in the voting.
Well, several folks wanted to talk about things like the START Treaty and the US financing drilling Mexican oil in the Gulf but time just ran out so stay tuned.
Jim
Scottie Anderson, local insurance tycoon and a semi-world class story teller himself kicked events off loaded with statistics, "In the last year we have arrested 43 American born and reared Muslims for terrorists crimes. We have had 11 different attacks by Islamic terrorists, all home grown, here in our country with the Fort Hood shooting by Major Hussan being the worst. At this time our Homeland Security bureaucrats have no strategy for home grown militant Jihadist Muslims. Instead of pushing them for solutions the guy in the White House is more worried about 'Islamaphobia' for people he says cling to their Bibles and guns. Nope, even J.D. could not make this up. I come from a family of experts at making things up, and J.D. was one of the best."
"You know Obama will not speak on the wisdom of building the Ground Zero Mosque which reminds me of the old saying, 'Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit; wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad'. Obama's fruit salad is another man's fertilizer." Scottie finished third in the cup clanking.
Aunt Martha, being a writer of some local renown, is great at transitions, "Speaking of the Homeland Security jokers did you see what they did in Pennsylvania. Seems a gentleman named Gene Stilp loves to inflate his giant rubber pink pig and demonstrate against excessive government spending. It was revealed this week that he was high on the Home Land Security watch list of suspected terrorists. I am not making this up." Martha did not place in the voting since the folks don't care so much about defending pink inflatable rubber pigs-- I guess.
The last one to speak was Mom who worries too much about her grandchildren not to mention her great grandchildren,"Well the President spoke on TV this week and the teachers in Austin made the kids watch. Riley Ann (third grader) told her Mom, Cathey, that all he talked about was what a bad student he was in school. When asked what message she got from that, Riley answered 'I guess you can be a bad student and still get elected President of the United States'. Cathey then asked Jamie Sue (7th grader) her impression, Jamie said,'All he said was what a bad student he was in school.' When asked her reaction, Jamie said, 'That shouldn't surprise anyone that evidently he was bad then too!'."
"Mom says she asked a liberal friend from the drug store why they thought everything was Bush's fault, Mom liking Laura like she does. The lady friend said, 'I didn't say it was Bush's fault, I said we were blaming him'. Mom finished a close second place in the voting.
Billy Roy Mitchum decided years ago not to go national with his country and western singing career which pleases folks in Central Texas that they can keep him close to home. One reason for staying local was that he was afraid they might include California in his tours so he brings up California a lot, "Did you guys see what they call Prop 19. The land of fruits and nuts want to add pot to that label by making marijuana legal. They say they need the money. Only on the Left Coast would they tell their young teen agers that it is OK to get and stay stoned once they are of age. During what they call the development years teens are trying to decide whether they want to be a scientist, an NFL millionaire football player, or a drug addict. Pot arrests the teens development causing them to drop sports, flunk classes, and just chill out. Anything that encourages our young folks to take drugs is worse than criminal no matter how much tax revenue it raises for the Liberal Elite." As usual BM finished first in the voting.
Well, several folks wanted to talk about things like the START Treaty and the US financing drilling Mexican oil in the Gulf but time just ran out so stay tuned.
Jim
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