Monthly Archives: February 2009

Song of the Day: Frankiln

Posted on February 25, 2009 | Leave a comment

Once you get past the jibber jabber, it really is a touching song…

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Night Moves

Posted on February 25, 2009 | Leave a comment

Another $1 TRILLION. Kinda wonder where the money is coming from?

Liberals are mad tolerant.

Sen. Robert Byrd (D-W.Va.), the longest-serving Democratic senator, didn’t get the memo aboot hope and change.

Chuck Todd likes the way the President doesn’t say much of anything.

We have yet another nominee for Commerce Secretary.

And this is why you’re fat…

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About that Bobby Jindal Speech

Posted on February 25, 2009 | 3 Comments

Gov. Bobby Jindal gave his overly hyped response to President Obama’s address to a joint session of Congress last night. The reviews are…well, I think overwhelming is the first world that comes to mind. To paraphrase the immortal words of Mel Brooks, “it stunk on ice.”

So yeah, I was as disappointed as the rest of us who was looking for him to “hit one out of the park” and unofficially announce his candidacy for President. After sleeping on it, there are three points I’d like to touch on…

1. It was bad, like, really bad. It was a bad speech. He’s not being “Palinized.” People aren’t criticizing him because they’re afraid of the threat he brings. It was just a badly performed speech. ‘Nuff said.
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The Republican Comeback Begins…in New York?

Posted on February 24, 2009 | 2 Comments

Michael Steele, on the day he was elected head of the Republican National Committee (RNC), immediately started talking aboot rebuilding and the very first region mentioned was the Northeast. I believe his exact quote was, “To my friends in the Northeast, get ready baby.”Well, as a Republican from the Northeast, to my friend in Washington D.C., “Do I need to wear pants?”

But seriously folks, while the Republican Party has seen better days in the region and most Young Republicans gather in a basement somewhere like an Alcoholic Anonymous meeting, it would appear the Northeast might be fertile ground for at least the beginnings of a comeback. Stu Rothenberg, author of the “Rothenberg Political Report” and a cat you seems to have an idea what he’s talking aboot, see’s a few ways we can pick up some seats, and areas we can pick them up in.

The whole article is well worth a read, but I’ll just reference the part aboot New York since, well, that’s where I’m from…
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What’s Next for Nate Marquardt?

Posted on February 24, 2009 | Leave a comment

No on had really heard of Nate Marquardt prior to his title shot against Anderson Silva, but he had gone 4-0 in the UFC (6-0 over all) and has a sick skill set, so he seemed as good as a contender as any. Obviously, we know how the Silva fight worked out for him.

Since then he’s 3-1, with the one loss being against Thales Leites who he was beating the hell out of, but because of a few points deducted he wound up on the wrong end of a split decision. So where does “The Great” go from here? MMA Weekly lays out two options…

The win was Marquardt’s second straight since UFC 85, where repeated fouls cost him a victory over current contender Thales Leites. In his previous bout at UFC 88, he sent prospect Martin Kampmann to the welterweight division after dispatching the Danish fighter with a high kick and punches. Marquardt racked up four straight victories prior to his first bout with Silva.

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Bobby Jindal’s Speech

Posted on February 24, 2009 | 1 Comment

WASHINGTON –The Republican National Committee (RNC) released the following excerpts from the Republican address, entitled “Americans Can Do Anything,” that Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal will deliver immediately following President Barack Obama’s address to a joint session of Congress:

“As I grew up, my mom and dad taught me the values that attracted them to this country – and they instilled in me an immigrant’s wonder at the greatness of America. As a child, I remember going to the grocery store with my dad. Growing up in India, he had seen extreme poverty. And as we walked through the aisles, looking at the endless variety on the shelves, he would tell me: ‘Bobby, Americans can do anything.’ I still believe that to this day.

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“Republicans are ready to work with the new President to provide those solutions. Here in my state of Louisiana, we don’t care what party you belong to if you have good ideas to make life better for our people. We need more of that attitude from both Democrats and Republicans in our nation’s capital. All of us want our economy to recover and our nation to prosper. So where we agree, Republicans must be the President’s strongest partners. And where we disagree, Republicans have a responsibility to be candid and offer better ideas for a path forward.

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