THE GENEROUS CARPETBAGGER

Would you let daughter date someone who looked like this?

Be sure to click the header. I can't help but feel most of these people are from New Mexico. (Paranoid, I guess.)

Anyway, our governator (one Bill Richardson) , apparently counting on two factors, thought he might get away with something where tax payer money was concerned. (The factors? 1. Nobody would notice. 2. The majority of New Mexicans fit the category of the header link.)

Ooooops Bill. You got caught. The Albuquerque Journal saw it and it seems more NMers are smarter than both you and I thought.

The part about this that is really amazing is that our President elect wasn't aware that the man he chose to be in charge of our economy seems to be a wastrel where tax payers are concerned. He feeds at the public trough as though there was no end and our new leader is not aware of it. Or maybe his "loyalty" to his fund raisers knows no bounds. There's an article in the Albuquerque Journal that will clarify this for you: http://www.abqjournal.com/upfront/2493260979upfront12-24-08.htm

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SCHOTZY SANTA

I hope you all have a wonderful Christmas (I don't do "Seasons Greetings) and have plenty of meat and a horde of mice to catch and devour. P.S.: Back scratchings, ear cleanings and belly rubs are good too. Get plenty of them from your two legged slaves. They enjoy it. I've also seen to it that you have flowers for your tables. Just click the header and pick what you like.

SCHOTZY ONLY THINKS SHE IS FUNNY

Header's pretty good this time. Click it and smile.

OK, so one of our cats is a comedienne.

She just needs to remember who has the opposable thumbs here.

And who gets those cans of food she loves.

HO, HO, HO

Don't forget to click the header. Hehehehe. It's Rodney Dangerfield introducing a then new comic.

New Definitions To Learn

• TRAFFIC LIGHT -- apparatus that automatically turns redwhen your car approaches.
• PEOPLE -- some make things happen, some watch things happen,and the majority have no idea what's happened.
• SELF-CONTROL -- the ability to eat only one peanut.
• SALESMAN -- man with ability to convince wife she'd lookfat in mink.
• EGOCENTRIC -- a person who believes he is everything youknow you are.
• FOREIGN FILM -- any movie shown in a Texas theater that isn't a western.
• OPERA: When a guy gets stabbed in the back and instead of bleeding he sings.
• BUFFET: A French word that means "Get up and get it yourself."
• TATTOO: Permanent proof of temporary insanity.

Here's a shocker: http://hubpages.com/hub/Funny-Pictures-Animals-at-Large

Linda and Mary were up in the far north woods, out looking for a Christmas tree. They were all bundled up from head to toe, carrying their hatchets and a coil of rope to tie on and drag it back.

They had thought of everything. They were all set, but they couldn't find the right tree.

They searched for hours, slogging through knee-deep snow. The wind was blowing and the wolves were howling, but they persevered. Had to get that Christmas tree.

Finally, as the sun was beginning to head downward, one turned to theother and said, "That's it! I've had enough! The next tree we come to, we're going to cut it down, whether it's got lights on it or not!"

A recent bride called her mother one evening in tears.

"Oh, Mom, I tried to make Grandmother's meat loaf for dinner tonight, and it's just awful! I followed the recipe exactly, and I know I have the recipe right because it's the one you gave me. But it just didn't come out right, and I'm so upset. I wanted this to be so special for George because he loves meat loaf. What could have gone wrong?"

Her mother replied soothingly, "Well, dear, let's go through the recipe. You read it out loud and tell me exactly what you did at each step, and together we'll figure it out."

"OK," the bride sniffled. Well, it starts out, " Take fifty cents worth of ground beef . . . "

Bizarre December Holidays

• December 21 is
• Look At The Bright Side Day,
• National Flashlight Day,
• National French Fried Shrimp Day,
• Hamburger Day
• December 22 is National Date-Nut Bread Day
• December 23 is Roots Day
• December 24 is National Egg Nog Day
• December 25 is National Pumpkin Pie Day
• December 26 is National Whiners Day
• December 27 is National Fruitcake Day
• December 28 is Card Playing Day and National Chocolate Day
• December 29 is Pepper Pot Day
• December 30 is Festival Of Enormous Changes At The Last Minute and National Bicarbonate Of Soda Day
• December 31 is Unlucky Day

I'm a fan of December 24....

PEARL HARBOR FOR THE YOUNG

Remember to click the header.

A lot of the sailors were still in their bunks, sleeping off their Saturday night in downtown Honolulu.

Others were getting ready for church services. Still more were finishing the Sunday breakfast that was always good food on the battleships.

Navy life was worthwhile. You got to sail all over the world while landlubbers in foreign, exotic ports admired your great battleships, your sparkling clean uniform and your athletic fitness. And you were convinced you were part of the greatest naval fleet ever to sail the oceans of the world. No other navy could compete with yours. Life was good.

The first wave of Japanese bombers and fighters struck shortly after 8 a.m. They, and the following flights, would do massive damage to the U.S. Pacific Fleet. They would kill more than 2,400 servicemen and civilians.

The President of the United States would ask Congress for a declaration of war the next day. Patriotic civilians lined up at recruiting offices for all military branches, each man hoping he would pass the physical exam. As I understand it, there has never been, before nor after, a surge of volunteering as huge as this. Americans were showing their patriotism. And that, kiddies, is why Americans won the Second World War.

I held this post back until now, because I wanted to see how our once great nation would recognize today. A few sentences on a news net work (apologizing for Japan's sneak attack) then no more. Channels such as TCM, History, CSPAN2, A&E, AMC all seemed to ignore today. And it happened to fall on a Sunday. The only movies or factoid shows on any of these stations concerned Nazi Germany and did not even mention Japan's vicious part in that war.

It took a while for me to understand why. For some reason (and I despise why I am thinking this) Our President Elect chose today, Sunday, December 7, to reveal his appointment of a Japanese American (born in Hawaii) as Veterans Affairs Secretary.

So? Well, retired general Eric K. Shinseki is the Japanese American.

So? This is nothing but a calculated slap in the face to all the veterans, living and dead, who defended this country from the Japanese in WW II.

I am quite sure that Mr. Shinseki is a total American and proud of it. This is not about him. It is, rather, a tirade against Mr. Obama whose lack of thinking betrays his shallowness and ability to fly in the face of respect and tradition.

He does not even recognize the men and women we can for our being able to speak and read and write English as our native tongue. (No thanks to the Mexican government, though. They refused to join the Allied Forces and sat back and got rich from war goods trading.)

Mr. Barack Obama, what were you thinking? Shame on you.

Lordy, what a start to a new order.

A DIABOLICAL CONSPIRACY

I'm sorta sure you'll be receptive to the video hidden under the header. Give it a click. For a starter on my conspiracy (Capital C?) theory, please let me point out something: If you're a bear, you get to hibernate.You do nothing but sleep for six months. I could deal with that. Before you hibernate, you're supposed to eat yourself stupid. I could deal with that, too. If you're a female bear, you birth your children (who are the size of walnuts) while you're sleeping and wake to partially grown, cute cuddly cubs. I could definitely deal with that. If you're a mama bear, everyone knows you mean business. You swat anyone who bothers your cubs. If your cubs get out of line, you swat them, too. I could deal with that. If you're a bear, your mate EXPECTS you to wake up growling. He EXPECTS that you will have hairy legs and excess body fat...I wanna be a bear. Now for the balance of my CT. No, that doesn't mean Connecticut. Means Conspiracy Theory. Ahem. Sure, liberals all want the "assault-rifle" ban instituted. However, those with knowledge of past governmental actions understand that that kind of ban grows slowly over the years until it becomes all encompassing, all powerful and all in control of us. Unless we act, the second Amendment will be lost behind court cases forever. One small example of growth beyond reason is that of the Feds making a "humanitarian" appeal to supply the poor children with a half pint of milk in the 1950's. Who could say no to such a small human kindness, especially since the U.S. over produced so much milk it had to be dumped down sewers to get rid of it? (I come from Wisconsin. I saw it.) Well, in any case, fellow taxpayer and electee and citizen, from that 1/2 pint of milk, see who now controls our schools. See who is now responsible for the failure rate of our children. See who really selects the failing curriculum for your kids. It isn't you any more. Government employees in any bureau have a tendency, in order to protect their sinecures, of enlarging and expanding the scope of what they were set up to do. Like Topsy they just grow. They grow until the top people are insulated from the taxpayers by so many layers of departments and minions that they can no longer be contacted by us insignificant voters. It's an old way of making one's career safe and secure. And it is self propagating. Investigate some agencies yourself. The TV show (which I watched fervently and thankfully for its intelligent scripting and fine acting, I add) The West Wing, pointed out in an earlyish episode that a ban on automatic weapons would sooner or later open the door to a ban on all privately owned guns for the citizens. Did you vote for a person who seems to have this mind? It's strange (maybe not, I am only one voter) but none of the enquiring emails I have submitted to the Obama-Biden camps have received a response. I asked if they intended to end tenure for school teachers. No answer yet. I asked if they intended to seek a ban on automatic guns. No answer yet. I asked if they meant to erase the Federal Reserve Bank from the country. No answer yet. I asked if they intended to seek any changes in Federal Election Commission powers. No answer yet. I asked if they intended to put a limit on campaign spending. No answer yet. There were more questions. None have received any reply other than a random email or two stating they had received my email and it would be sent to the concerned department. What concerned Department? They didn't say. Maybe they meant the FBI. Are we really looking toward "multiculturalism, bilingualism, moral chaos and educational nullity."? Check out this Brit writer's opinion (no, I don't usually accept aliens judgements of American elections, But after my discounts of items, I still find his analysis vibrant and stirring): http://hitchensblog.mailonsunday.co.uk/2008/11/obamaniacs.html .