My Smart Ass Husband and other things

To explain this post I must first digress. My husband and I were both born and raised in Erie, PA. In 1898 Eckerd's Drugs opened it's first store there. When Keith moved south he was surprised to find Eckerd's because he thought it was just an Erie, PA business. Well, about a year ago Rite-Aide bought out Eckerd's, but during this time my husband has had physical issues that prevented him from being able to walk around that much. Well, the other day we had to stop there and I asked did he want to go in and he decided he would try it. When we walked in he had no idea where the items we needed were so he just stopped in the middle of the store. Two managers were at the photo counter and one asked, "Can I help you find something?" And my husband, straight faced and quick witted responded, "yes, I'm looking for Eckerd's". Well, the guys had a sense of humor and got the joke and said, "this is it, but it's not Eckerd's anymore." Which led into a conversation between he and my husband about the beginning's of Eckerd's in our home town...so I went off to get our items. I think I should have left him in the car!

The Friends of the Library book sale is starting on the 7th of November. I have the times on my flyer and I'll post them when I get my flyer at the computer. I've been spending parts of my mornings sorting and stacking books on tables. Yesterday I did religion and today sports. I can tell you if anyone is looking for any of the Soup for the soul books we got them! OMG! I said if I saw one more of those books I would scream! So today while sorting the unsorted paper backs into categories I found two more! NO, I didn't scream but I did laugh!

There are a lot of hunting, fishing, golf, football and baseball books on the sports table.

And of course I have to throw a little bit of political stuff in here. This morning on the news the pundits were talking about that tape that the LA Times is refusing to release because it will look very very bad for Obama and show what he really is and the media isn't allowed to do that. But they did predict that the tape would be released on November 5th and a lot of other stuff that is now being hidden from the public about Obama. And the public is going to be angry and want to know why they weren't given this information before November 4th. And they also said the media will start releasing all the stuff McCain has done for the country and the public is going to want to know why they built up Obama and tried to destroy this man who is a true hero just to get Obama in the white house. Should be interesting. So the press knows they are hiding dirty little secrets about Obama and suppressing all the great things McCain has done. It was good to hear them finally admit it even if it won't change how they are reporting the news. When McCain wins, and he will, the press will start telling the truth.

So, that's it for the catch up posts for anyone interested in what we've been doing with our lives lately.

And Obama sinks lower and lower....

Barack Obama and another terrorist connection:
This was on the news this morning so I had to check it out to make sure, but sure enough the L.A. Times is refusing to release a video tape showing Obama at a function with another known terrorist, who is now a college professor (makes me wonder why we let these people teach our children and what are they teaching them?), Rashid Kahlidi. Here is paragraph from the article I found and then a link to the entire article, which holds a link to the original L.A. Times article.

In the article -- based on the videotape obtained by the Times -- Wallsten said Obama addressed an audience during a 2003 farewell dinner for Khalidi, who was Obama's colleague at the University of Chicago, before his departure for Columbia University in New York. Obama said his many talks with Khalidi and his wife Mona stood as "consistent reminders to me of my own blind spots and my own biases."
http://elections.foxnews.com/2008/10/28/la-times-refuses-release-tape-obama-praising-controversial-activist/

Ayers/Obama connection. Farakan/Obama connection and now Khalidi/Obama connection. Oh, and they all live in the same neighborhood. Hmmmm...makes on wonder doesn't it?

Barack Obama's campaign accepting illegal donations:
Also, on the news this morning was back up for my statements he was fraudulently accepting donations and many from terrorist countries. A man, I wish I could remember his name, did research by having people in his office call and make donations to both campaigns. On the McCain campaign they were only allowed to make one donation on a credit card and it had to be verified that the card was in the name and address of the person making the donation. On the Obama site they were able to make multiple donations on the same card using fake names and addresses and it was never verified. As long as the donation is under $150 they don't have to show the list of donors, and this is how Obama is fraudulently getting all those millions that he claims each month in donations. And that brings up another point. He and John McCain made an agreement to accept only public funding for their presidential campaigns and I heard Obama say yes, he would do that and not take private donations. So, McCain did as he said he would and lo and behold! Obama said, well, ha ha I lied. I'm accepting private donations.
http://lesliecarbone.blogspot.com/2008/10/obama-campaign-accepting-illegal.html

Sarah Palin hung in effigy and no criminal charges have been brought against the ones who did it.In California a couple of young men hung Sarah Palin in effigy and refuse to take it down. It is hung from their house and they're calling it art. The town officials are trying to find a law to get them to remove it. Now had this been Barack Obama they hung in effigy can you imagine the outcry and the press it would get and you know what? It would be called a hate crime and they'd have to take it down. A double standard once again!
http://primebuzz.kcstar.com/?q=node/15303

Obama's civil rights attorney's get criminal attorneys banned from this election process. I can't find a link to this one yet but will keep looking. I heard this on CNN and Fox yesterday that Barack Obama's civil rights lawyers have gotten criminal lawyers banned from the voting sites this year. It was pointed out the criminal lawyers (attorneys) are there to watch for and stop fraudulent voting. Hmmmm...why would the Obama camp want to keep them away? Makes one wonder.

A judge in Ohio has ruled homeless people can use a park bench as an address and vote! This is not a joke! Which means they could list their address and fake name under many benches in many precincts and vote as many times as they can. http://www.redcounty.com/sarasota/2008/10/judge-rules-ohio-homeless-vote/

Free Jimmy Buffet concert tickets to those signing up at early voting tables for Obama. Jimmy Buffett plans a free concert Sunday in Tampa to urge people to vote for Democrat Barack Obama for president. The "Last Chance for Change'' rally and concert is happening two days before the election at the outdoor Ford Amphitheater.

People can get two free tickets by visiting any of the early voting information tables the Obama campaign has set up in the Tampa Bay area. Show time is 3 p.m.

Gee, and I thought buying and paying for votes was illegal! Can you imagine if the McCain camp tried to get away with something like this! OMG! all hell would break loose in the press. But of course we have different standards for Obama than the rest of the candidates.
http://www.wctv.tv/home/headlines/33462294.html

Obama again changes who will be taxed! When Barack Obama first atarted campaigning his tax planned called for taxing the rich and not the middle class (so he said) and people believed him. Then suddenly it was people making $250,000 or more and NOW it's $150,000 or more. So, I ask where will it end and who does he really plan on taxing. Let's face it folks. All of us! and tax heavily to pay for all the programs he has promised to get votes. There are a lot of angry people out there over this one!
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2117834/posts

So there you have it. Obama exposed. I can't believe I once held a high opinion of this man and kept hoping for a Clinton/Obama ticket. I can't believe I once even wanted him in the VP chair of the white house. I have listened, I have learned, and as most of you know I changed my mind awhile back, vasillated between the two candidates for awhile, and then had to go with my concious and my love for my country and back McCain. These recent transgressions only fortify my belief that I have made the right choice for Ameria.

Barack Obama and The Emperors New Clothes

When I was a child my mother used to read fairy tales to us and one of those was called The Emperors New Clothes. The synopsis of that story is this:

An emperor of a prosperous city who cares more about clothes than military pursuits or entertainment hires two swindlers who promise him the finest suit of clothes from the most beautiful cloth. This cloth, they tell him, is invisible to anyone who was either stupid or unfit for his position. The Emperor cannot see the (non-existent) cloth, but pretends that he can for fear of appearing stupid; his ministers do the same. When the swindlers report that the suit is finished, they dress him in mime. The Emperor then goes on a procession through the capital showing off his new "clothes". During the course of the procession, a small child cries out, "But he has nothing on!" The crowd realizes the child is telling the truth. The Emperor, however, holds his head high and continues the procession.

In this election year we are reliving this fairy tale in the form of a candidate named Barack Obama. So, here is my modern day fairytale.
In the land of the United States of America they were holding a very important presidential election. There are two parties called the Democrats and the Republicans. The democrats decided to back a young, junior senator with no experience and some not so good ideas, to be their candidate. The public was told that only the most intelligent people would understand his message and only the ignorant would not vote for him. Not wanting to appear ignorant a lot of people jumped on the bandwagon.

Every time someone showed proof this man was a racist, a terrorist, a sexist, and just not qualified they were hushed up for fear someone might hear and believe them. When it was pointed out he spent 20 years in a church, where the pastor preached hatred of white people, those who noticed and cried foul were called racists. When it was pointed out he either snubbed, dissed or called female reporters hon or sweetie it was brushed aside and hushed up. After all, the truly intelligent people, who would have blasted the republican candidate for this type of action, were willing to overlook this in their candidate.

During his time as senator he wrote no important bills and voted present on some very important issues rather than take a side. So, his lack of experience was covered up and of course, only the truly intelligent people could see into the future and know his lack of experience would mean nothing – well, after all, that is what he had to offer – nothing.

During his time as a lawyer he represented some not very nice men, one of whom actually bombed a building in this country and many years later said he wished he had done more. He didn’t regret the lives lost. This junior senator helped this bad man get funding and even bought a house next door so they could be neighbors. Somehow, the junior senator got the house at less than half the value, but if anyone mentions this they are called a racist, a fear monger, etc. After all, the most intelligent people could see this meant nothing and it didn’t matter if he associated with terrorists. That didn’t ‘necessarily’ make him one.

So, now this inexperienced man is running against the republican candidate, who is a true hero, has served his country, and has been tested. This man is also not perfect, but he has a heart that loves this country and he has never been associated with any of the bad people like the other candidate.
Even the liberal left wing media keeps telling everyone that the educated people are voting for Barack Obama and not wanting to appear undeducated they will not let any of the negative press about him get to the public. If it does they squelch it as quickly as they can and find any small problem with John McCain or Sarah Palin, the republican VP candiate, to talk about so they can turn the attention away from the bad man the democrats are running and the media is shoving down our throats.

Many people are afraid to say they aren’t voting for him because if they say they are voting for McCain there are called a racist and stupid. So they pretend they are for this Obama man knowing a secret they hold deep in their hearts. Once in that election booth where no one can scream at them and call them names and try to intimidate them they can pull that lever for John McCain and say – Barack Obama is nothing at all.

Confused the cat!

A break from the election to share a funny cat story. We have one room of the house that is separated from the rest of the house by a door. This was a car port turned into a room so we are able to shut the cats upstairs (a whole three steps) when we are leaving and then are able to come and go without the cats running outside. So, the other day Bug is sleeping in one of the cat carriers I have down here and rather than wake him I carried him up, in the carrier and deposited it in the space between the living room and my reading area. Later we were in the living room when Bug finally woke up and walked out of the carrier. The look on his face was priceless. He actually looked around like did I wake up in the right place or am I still sleeping? He turned around and went back into the carrier! A few minutes later he came back out and was fine, but the look of total confusion on his face when he first exited the carrier was so funny! I guess I didn't realize how deeply he had been sleeping that he wasn't even aware I had moved him and the carrier.

The Best of the Worst - what a choice!

These days I find myself wishing that politicians would have to take an oath similar to the doctors hippocratic oath. The second portion of this oath is to do no harm. It seems politicians take a similar oath but it is more like the hypocritic oath. Say one thing and do another, lie and not care how much harm it does others as long as it gets them elected.

So, for the first time in my voting history I find myself faced with a dilemna. I am scared for my country. Both parties, for some strange reason, have given us the worst possible candidate they could. Is this some sort of moral test for voters? So, what do we have to choose from. A democrat who lies with every word out of his mouth and a republican who has to spend more time defending his record with the current administration than getting his own message out. Obama has run the most negative ads and then accuses the republican campaign of running a negative campaign. Obama's policies scare the living shit out of me! If I wanted to live in a socialist republic I would be living in the Soviet Union. I like our country as a democracy and democracy works. Unfortunately, just like the Soviet Union, we also have our corrupt in the govt. and it is they who have ruined things for us. So now we are asked to choose between the lesser of two evils.

It is, in my honest and most humble opinion, John McCain who will do less harm. Notice, I didn't say do no harm, but less harm. Under a McCain administration we will have our problems, but they will be 1/10the the problems and set backs we will have under an Obama administration. I fear for my country. I fear for democracy. So, I am asking people to open their ears and their minds and listen to what each candidate is saying. John McCain, for all his problems, loves this country and truly wants to turn things around and make good changes while saving our democratic society. Obama wants to turn things around and make changes while destroying our democratic society and turning the good old US of A into a socialist republic. Use your vote wisely. Save our country. Save democracy. Vote McCain and then do everything you can to preserve the United States of America as the United States and not the Socialist States of America. Good night and good luck.

How to get your car insurance for almost nothing!

How to get your auto insurance for almost nothing!
With the economy in a slump I decided to try to find ways we can all save money. I kept seeing ads, for car insurance companies promising to lower your rates by a certain percentages, so came up with this to save money on car insurance.

Say you pay $500 a year for auto insurance. Well, online there is a place called cheap insurance that will save you 70% off your insurance rates. So that saves you $350 and brings your annual payments to $150.00. Once you get that policy go to Geico who promises to save 15% in 15 minutes. That saves $22.50 and brings your insurance to $128.50 per year. Progressive promises to save you up to 40% on your current auto policy! WOW! this is getting good. So once you get your Geico policy go to Progressive and that saves you another $50.60 off your policy. Your annual rate is now $77.90. So, we've come from $500.00 a month to $77.90! But wait! There's more! State Farm says they can save you 30% on your current rate. That would take another $23.37 off your auto policy rate and make your yearly payment $54.53! If you opt for a $1000.00 deductible that saves another 40% of $21.82 with brings the premium to $32.71 per year!

Grade curving Obama style

My husband is a college professor and while he was grading tests this week decided he would grade the Obama way. He would take a percentage from the grade of those who got A's and B's and add it to the grades of those who got D's and F's. That way they could share the wealth and everyone would get C's. After all what makes the students, who studied and worked hard and showed up for office hours for extra help, think they deserve a better grade than those who just coasted through to get that C or even those who did nothing and if having problems didn't bother to come to his many office hours for help? Why should the harder working industrious students get better grades and thus a better paying job when they graduate? So, Obama style grade curving is the only way to make sure every student gets the same and no one gets a better grade (i.e. makes more money) than the other.