For those of you who are checking in for the first time this week, make sure to check out the wonderful exchange DWB and I had regarding managers in my other posting this week.
Anyway, I came across this news story over the weekend, and it's since taken on a life of its own. Basically, an 11 year old kid shot a 1,000 lb wild pig in GA. Let me just say that this thing is absolutely YOOGE. I mean massive. Check it out for yourself here.
The thing that I actually wanted to point out the most are the comments at the top of the page. I am actually surprised that the let the negative comments stay on the page. These things are absolutely brutal. Again, this kid is only 11 years old. The anti-hunters and PETA-types are opening telling him that they hope his "fat ass is killed in a hunting accident." They don't realize it, but the are living the Monday 5 p.m. dream.
Enjoy!
~Kevin
Thursday, May 31, 2007
Tuesday, May 29, 2007
Who Wants a Kidney......
Well, I hope that everyone had a safe and enjoyable holiday weekend.
Just a few random thoughts to leave you with for the week. First, we discussed the viability of the handicapped stalls at my family picnic. A new wrinkle was brought up that I hadn't thought about before. Someone suggested that it's fine to use them as long as its not during normal business hours. So, just to recap: we are no better off after this debate than before we started. That sounds about right for this blog. I don't want people to think that we can go around solving people's problems.
Next, I was all set to give you guys another awesome recipe. For the picnic that I went to on Sunday, I made "Championship Potatoes." I saw this on Guy's Big Bite from the Food Network. They are potatoes that are cooked in a shrimp boil, and covered with cheddar cheese and bacon. What could be bad with that? Well, nothing really. They just didn't turn out quite as amazing as I would have hoped. This one will be going in one of my cookbooks. I actually have a few ideas for cookbooks. One of them is called "The Anthony Morelli All-Star Cookbook." It's filled with things that sounded great going in and had all the hype, but they just never reached their full potential.
Finally, I wasn't really sure where TV could go anymore. I mean, we're willing to basically put anything on there. And it still kills me that all the networks are total sheep and are willing rip off an idea and try to make it their own. For instance, there were NO game shows on primetime TV. Then "Who Wants to be a Millionaire" takes off and now there are a ton of them on. Well, here's a show that I am pretty confident won't be replicated anytime soon. But then again, I never thought that they would try to make a whole show out of those damn Cavemen guys from the Geico commercial.
That's all for now. Short week, short posting. Talk to you in a few days.
~Kevin
Just a few random thoughts to leave you with for the week. First, we discussed the viability of the handicapped stalls at my family picnic. A new wrinkle was brought up that I hadn't thought about before. Someone suggested that it's fine to use them as long as its not during normal business hours. So, just to recap: we are no better off after this debate than before we started. That sounds about right for this blog. I don't want people to think that we can go around solving people's problems.
Next, I was all set to give you guys another awesome recipe. For the picnic that I went to on Sunday, I made "Championship Potatoes." I saw this on Guy's Big Bite from the Food Network. They are potatoes that are cooked in a shrimp boil, and covered with cheddar cheese and bacon. What could be bad with that? Well, nothing really. They just didn't turn out quite as amazing as I would have hoped. This one will be going in one of my cookbooks. I actually have a few ideas for cookbooks. One of them is called "The Anthony Morelli All-Star Cookbook." It's filled with things that sounded great going in and had all the hype, but they just never reached their full potential.
Finally, I wasn't really sure where TV could go anymore. I mean, we're willing to basically put anything on there. And it still kills me that all the networks are total sheep and are willing rip off an idea and try to make it their own. For instance, there were NO game shows on primetime TV. Then "Who Wants to be a Millionaire" takes off and now there are a ton of them on. Well, here's a show that I am pretty confident won't be replicated anytime soon. But then again, I never thought that they would try to make a whole show out of those damn Cavemen guys from the Geico commercial.
That's all for now. Short week, short posting. Talk to you in a few days.
~Kevin
Thursday, May 24, 2007
Luxury Accommodations, Part 2
You know what? I had so many additional thoughts that I thought I needed a whole additional post for this. This is unprecedented. We're going to look back at bathroom ethics as the watershed moment in the history of this blog.
I just felt that posting a bunch of comments wouldn't do this topic justice. So, here goes it......
First, a little update. I noticed when I went to the restroom today that our stalls have a sign on them that states they are for handicapped use only. So, I guess there goes my dream of luxury accommodations.
Next, DWB brings up a great point regarding bathroom etiquette. I would never have the balls to let a few rip and then comment to my co-workers about the General Tao's chicken I had the night before. These are the same people that I have to face in meetings later on. Again, I wouldn't want to be labeled as "that guy." You're trying to get your important initiative recognized, and the guy who was in the bathroom with you as you were battling the Hershey squirts is using all his energy not to burst out laughing. As a matter of fact, I am a huge proponent of never dropping a deuce on the floor where you normally work. In fact, if your company owns multiple buildings, I recommend doing your dirty work in a completely separate building if at all possible.
Third, is anyone else as disappointed as me that CWG has not chimed in on this? He's our expert witness in this area. He better be in a foreign country and unable to connect to the Internet at all.
Fourthly, I would like to expand bathroom etiquette a little bit further. For ladies out there (and guys without a clue), let me tell you how its supposed to work in the restroom. You walk in and do your thing. Thats it. No conversing. No chit-chat about your last round of golf. No banter about the latest sales projections. Nothing. I hate it when I am in there and someone wants to start chatting me up. Stop it! The furthest I should have to go is the obligatory "guy nod" if you see someone you recognize. Thats it. End of story.
I just felt that posting a bunch of comments wouldn't do this topic justice. So, here goes it......
First, a little update. I noticed when I went to the restroom today that our stalls have a sign on them that states they are for handicapped use only. So, I guess there goes my dream of luxury accommodations.
Next, DWB brings up a great point regarding bathroom etiquette. I would never have the balls to let a few rip and then comment to my co-workers about the General Tao's chicken I had the night before. These are the same people that I have to face in meetings later on. Again, I wouldn't want to be labeled as "that guy." You're trying to get your important initiative recognized, and the guy who was in the bathroom with you as you were battling the Hershey squirts is using all his energy not to burst out laughing. As a matter of fact, I am a huge proponent of never dropping a deuce on the floor where you normally work. In fact, if your company owns multiple buildings, I recommend doing your dirty work in a completely separate building if at all possible.
Third, is anyone else as disappointed as me that CWG has not chimed in on this? He's our expert witness in this area. He better be in a foreign country and unable to connect to the Internet at all.
Fourthly, I would like to expand bathroom etiquette a little bit further. For ladies out there (and guys without a clue), let me tell you how its supposed to work in the restroom. You walk in and do your thing. Thats it. No conversing. No chit-chat about your last round of golf. No banter about the latest sales projections. Nothing. I hate it when I am in there and someone wants to start chatting me up. Stop it! The furthest I should have to go is the obligatory "guy nod" if you see someone you recognize. Thats it. End of story.
Wednesday, May 23, 2007
Luxury Accommodations
Wasn't really planning on writing anything for this week, but I mentioned in passing that I had some thoughts and questions regarding handicapped bathroom stalls. The Chad felt that this would be something that we could all benefit from. So, who am I to go against the wishes of the public.
My thoughts on the handicapped stall are near and dear to my heart. For those of you who know me, know that I take my public restrooms very seriously. I can't go just anywhere. In fact, at my last job, the facilities were so sub-par that I would actually leave and drive to Sam's Club, which was about a minute away. I am pretty sure that I got my $30 annual membership fee back in toilet paper alone.
While we're on the topic, I think that a million dollar idea would be a cell-phone based service that (for a small fee) would give you the location of the nearest clean, safe, and open public restroom. Think of it like this, it's 1 am and you're in a strange city. You have a brown growler marinating, and you're home base is hours away. You wouldn't pay $1.99 for this? I know I would. (You know, if I ever left the house.)
Anyway, onto the handicapped stalls. A lot of the benefits were previously laid out by Larry the Cable Guy during one of the "Blue Collar" shows. Extra leg room, grab bars for "power squeezing", and they are usually the cleanest of all the stalls because they don't get much use.
My question is this. Is it ever allowable for a non-handicapped person to use that stall? I am torn on this. My gut feeling is that it's not worth the risk, and that you are just better off using the regular ones. I wouldn't want to be known as the guy who took the stall while someone who actually needed it had to wait. Disgrace and office ridicule would follow. Am I alone on this? Has anyone ever considered this? Please let me know.
My thoughts on the handicapped stall are near and dear to my heart. For those of you who know me, know that I take my public restrooms very seriously. I can't go just anywhere. In fact, at my last job, the facilities were so sub-par that I would actually leave and drive to Sam's Club, which was about a minute away. I am pretty sure that I got my $30 annual membership fee back in toilet paper alone.
While we're on the topic, I think that a million dollar idea would be a cell-phone based service that (for a small fee) would give you the location of the nearest clean, safe, and open public restroom. Think of it like this, it's 1 am and you're in a strange city. You have a brown growler marinating, and you're home base is hours away. You wouldn't pay $1.99 for this? I know I would. (You know, if I ever left the house.)
Anyway, onto the handicapped stalls. A lot of the benefits were previously laid out by Larry the Cable Guy during one of the "Blue Collar" shows. Extra leg room, grab bars for "power squeezing", and they are usually the cleanest of all the stalls because they don't get much use.
My question is this. Is it ever allowable for a non-handicapped person to use that stall? I am torn on this. My gut feeling is that it's not worth the risk, and that you are just better off using the regular ones. I wouldn't want to be known as the guy who took the stall while someone who actually needed it had to wait. Disgrace and office ridicule would follow. Am I alone on this? Has anyone ever considered this? Please let me know.
Wednesday, May 16, 2007
Running Diary.....Price is Right Million Dollar Spectacular
I know what you're thinking. We waited two extra days for this? Yes, you did. It's Wednesday and I couldn't think of anything else to write about. (By the way, feel free to let me know about any topics you would like me to comment on.) And since I got my new laptop, I haven't done much web surfing from my couch. So, I figured that this would be as good a time as any. So, without further ado.....
8:05 pm. The first contestant to come up gets to play one of my all-time favorite, least utilized games on the Price is Right.....the Golden Road. This is where you find the price of an item, and if you get it right, you use those numbers on the next item and so forth. The grand prize in this case is a Dodge Viper. That's one of the things that I always loved about the Price is Right. You really could be hit or miss with the prizes. One person might be able to win a Viper and the person right after could win $1500 of bedroom furniture. Never seemed right to me, but that's what we're going with. Ooops.....she just crapped out on a snowmobile and lost the chance to try for the Viper.
8:09 pm. Janice is coming down to Contestants Row.....the prize is an electronic keyboard. Sad to see that Jessica Simpson has had to take work as one of Barker's Beauties since her divorce. Ok, maybe it's not her but it's really close. I would put a link to the Barker's Beauties website, but I don't want anyone reading this at work to get fired.
8:11 pm. Felicity has a chance to win $24K playing "Its in the Bag." I don't like this game. You have to match the items up with their correct prices. Umm...actually that was a bad description since that could pretty much describe any of the games on here. She has a pretty diverse group. Antacid, soap, cookies, and air freshener. Damn! She lost by incorrectly matching up Dial Soap with the antacid. I think it's safe to assume that Dial just lost a customer for life. I think that's the seedy underbelly of the P.I.R. that no one talks about. For instance, Felicity is going to cringe every time she sees a bar of Dial soap for the rest of her life. A pretty stiff price to pay.
8:13 pm. Roger heads down to Contestant's Row. His shirt says "Team Bob" Ok, I don't like Roger. That was the best he could do? Janice wins the pricing game.
8:14 pm. Did I mention that Janice looks like Jane Fonda and Cathy Mitchell's love child? And that she's apparently mugged Gerry Spence and stole his frilly cowboy jacket? Well, it didn't take too long to prove my point about unfair prize distribution. Janice is a female in her mid to late 50's. Her prizes could potentially be a dining room table, a set of golf clubs, and a Family Guy pinball machine. My guess is that they weren't options 1,2,3 or 10,765 on her list.
8:16 pm. They threw me a curve ball. Since this is the Million Dollar Spectacular, she will also have a chance to play for a new Lincoln if she matches all three of the other prizes.
8:19 pm. Well, that didn't take too long. After Bob's jibber jabbering, Janice proceeded to bust on the very first item. Bob seems just a little TOO happy to let the audience know that we've had all losers up to this point.
8:25 pm. Next up is the spinning of the big wheel. Oh boy, if they hit the $1.00 they get $10,000. If they hit it again during the bonus spin they win $1 million. By the way, spinning the Big Wheel is one of the things that I would love to do before I die. In fact, I would pay money to get the chance.
8:27 pm. Felicity just got the first $1. She's spinning again for the chance to win $1M. Ok, as the wheel is spinning she says hi to the kids that she used to babysit! Are you kidding me? You get your chance to be on TV in front of a national prime-time audience and the people that you most want to give a shout-out to are some ungrateful dream-thieves who never liked you? Not even a "Hi Mom?" Needless to say, I'm speechless.
8:29 pm. They just let us know that there is a 2nd prime time P.I.R. show on tomorrow night! I feel another running diary coming on.
8:31 pm. I miss Rod Roddy. I always wondered where he got those shiny aluminum jackets.
8:32 pm. Karen gets the chance to win a new trailer. This might be the smallest trailer I have ever seen. Score! She is going to play Cliffhanger. The game with the Yodeler guy, who will fall off the cliff if you misjudge the prices by too much. (On a related side note, I recently had my own person Cliffhanger-like experience. I was at the doctors because my allergies had really been acting up. Of course they have to poke and prod you before the doctor comes in. Anyway, the nurse is weighing me, and she is tapping that weight further and further to the right. I was like one of the contestants, internally yelling that it was free to stop at any time it felt like it. Needless to say, I need to have a few more salads and few less slices of cheesecake.)
8:35 pm. I am not drinking, and my guess is that this still doesn't make any sense.
8:37 pm. Scott is the next player into Contestant's Row. His t-shirt says "Chicago loves Bob." That's it. I am totally shocked at how bad these shirts suck. Roger wins a hot tub. He claims to have been watching the P.I.R. for 25 years. His reward? A chance to win a Ford Exploder, err....Explorer.
8:39 pm. Roger gets to play "Lucky Seven." Kind of a cross between Cliffhanger and your local loan shark. You get $7 to by the car. You have to guess each digit in the car's value. For each amount that you are off, you owe $1. And you still need $1 to be able to buy the car at the end. Interestingly enough, that's exactly the Kelly Blue Book value of a new Explorer.
8:40 pm. Roger wins the Explorer. He immediately tries to trade it for a year's supply of eggs. Bob refuses, laughs in his face, and then punches him right in the mouth. (Ok, I made that last part up, but it could have happened.)
8:41 pm. The new player on Contestant's Row is Jean. Her t-shirt says "Will Neuter for Plinko Chip." Umm......I'm afraid to say anything.
8:42 pm. Thomas (who's been stuck in Contestant's Row purgatory since the beginning of the show) wins a new grill and gets to go on stage. He gets to play a newer game called "Pushover" for the chance to win a trip to Europe. Ok, dumbass Thomas originally said the trip was $71,650. At least someone in the audience had the sense to set him straight. And.......he wins! Bob plays his classic "cat and mouse" ploy where he pump fakes several times before revealing that the contestant has won. Just once I'd like to see him do this, have the contestant not win, and then see Bob laughing his ass off as the contestant limps off the stage.
8:43 pm. I am beginning to think I am not going to see a game of Plinko tonight.
8:46 pm. Time for the 2nd Big Wheel Spin. My money is on Karen. Ok, Thomas just got $0.95, so scratch that Karen pick. Roger barely misses $1. And.....then falls short. It'll be Thomas vs. Felicity in the Showdown.
8:51 pm. There's no place where the disparity between prize levels is more relevant than in the Showcase Showdown. I always loved it when the first contestant passed on the trip to Pennsylvania Dutch country, and then took their chances with the 2nd prize which always turned out to be a Corvette or something. Then the second contestant has to fake enthusiasm and act like they are much happier with the crappy trip as opposed to the hot sports car. Right.......
8:53 pm. Felicity just gave a shout out to a lady she met at the supermarket in 1987.
8:54 pm. Pretty good first prize package. Its a home theater (including nice seats), a Happy Gilmore DVD, and TWO Ford Mustangs. Thomas bids $59,000.
8:55 pm. Felicity gets a shot at a home gym, a bed and mattress, and a Cadillac XLR. Well, I am glad to see that they stepped up the prizes for the Prime Time Spectacular.
8:56 pm. Ok, I think I am putting this together. I think that the family she used to babysit for kept her in the house for 8 or 9 years. She just bid $60,100 for a package that includes a $70,000 sports car.
8:57 pm. Shocker! Felicity slightly underbid on her package. The actual retail price was $90,239. Hey, what's a difference of $30,139 between friends?
8:59 pm. Ah!!! Thomas overbid by $3,000 so Felicity wins anyway.
What a wild ride. That's one of the best things about the P.I.R. You never knew how it was going to turn out. And the underdog always had a shot.
Well, that's enough for now, and make sure to have your pets spayed or neutered.
Till next week.
~Kevin
8:05 pm. The first contestant to come up gets to play one of my all-time favorite, least utilized games on the Price is Right.....the Golden Road. This is where you find the price of an item, and if you get it right, you use those numbers on the next item and so forth. The grand prize in this case is a Dodge Viper. That's one of the things that I always loved about the Price is Right. You really could be hit or miss with the prizes. One person might be able to win a Viper and the person right after could win $1500 of bedroom furniture. Never seemed right to me, but that's what we're going with. Ooops.....she just crapped out on a snowmobile and lost the chance to try for the Viper.
8:09 pm. Janice is coming down to Contestants Row.....the prize is an electronic keyboard. Sad to see that Jessica Simpson has had to take work as one of Barker's Beauties since her divorce. Ok, maybe it's not her but it's really close. I would put a link to the Barker's Beauties website, but I don't want anyone reading this at work to get fired.
8:11 pm. Felicity has a chance to win $24K playing "Its in the Bag." I don't like this game. You have to match the items up with their correct prices. Umm...actually that was a bad description since that could pretty much describe any of the games on here. She has a pretty diverse group. Antacid, soap, cookies, and air freshener. Damn! She lost by incorrectly matching up Dial Soap with the antacid. I think it's safe to assume that Dial just lost a customer for life. I think that's the seedy underbelly of the P.I.R. that no one talks about. For instance, Felicity is going to cringe every time she sees a bar of Dial soap for the rest of her life. A pretty stiff price to pay.
8:13 pm. Roger heads down to Contestant's Row. His shirt says "Team Bob" Ok, I don't like Roger. That was the best he could do? Janice wins the pricing game.
8:14 pm. Did I mention that Janice looks like Jane Fonda and Cathy Mitchell's love child? And that she's apparently mugged Gerry Spence and stole his frilly cowboy jacket? Well, it didn't take too long to prove my point about unfair prize distribution. Janice is a female in her mid to late 50's. Her prizes could potentially be a dining room table, a set of golf clubs, and a Family Guy pinball machine. My guess is that they weren't options 1,2,3 or 10,765 on her list.
8:16 pm. They threw me a curve ball. Since this is the Million Dollar Spectacular, she will also have a chance to play for a new Lincoln if she matches all three of the other prizes.
8:19 pm. Well, that didn't take too long. After Bob's jibber jabbering, Janice proceeded to bust on the very first item. Bob seems just a little TOO happy to let the audience know that we've had all losers up to this point.
8:25 pm. Next up is the spinning of the big wheel. Oh boy, if they hit the $1.00 they get $10,000. If they hit it again during the bonus spin they win $1 million. By the way, spinning the Big Wheel is one of the things that I would love to do before I die. In fact, I would pay money to get the chance.
8:27 pm. Felicity just got the first $1. She's spinning again for the chance to win $1M. Ok, as the wheel is spinning she says hi to the kids that she used to babysit! Are you kidding me? You get your chance to be on TV in front of a national prime-time audience and the people that you most want to give a shout-out to are some ungrateful dream-thieves who never liked you? Not even a "Hi Mom?" Needless to say, I'm speechless.
8:29 pm. They just let us know that there is a 2nd prime time P.I.R. show on tomorrow night! I feel another running diary coming on.
8:31 pm. I miss Rod Roddy. I always wondered where he got those shiny aluminum jackets.
8:32 pm. Karen gets the chance to win a new trailer. This might be the smallest trailer I have ever seen. Score! She is going to play Cliffhanger. The game with the Yodeler guy, who will fall off the cliff if you misjudge the prices by too much. (On a related side note, I recently had my own person Cliffhanger-like experience. I was at the doctors because my allergies had really been acting up. Of course they have to poke and prod you before the doctor comes in. Anyway, the nurse is weighing me, and she is tapping that weight further and further to the right. I was like one of the contestants, internally yelling that it was free to stop at any time it felt like it. Needless to say, I need to have a few more salads and few less slices of cheesecake.)
8:35 pm. I am not drinking, and my guess is that this still doesn't make any sense.
8:37 pm. Scott is the next player into Contestant's Row. His t-shirt says "Chicago loves Bob." That's it. I am totally shocked at how bad these shirts suck. Roger wins a hot tub. He claims to have been watching the P.I.R. for 25 years. His reward? A chance to win a Ford Exploder, err....Explorer.
8:39 pm. Roger gets to play "Lucky Seven." Kind of a cross between Cliffhanger and your local loan shark. You get $7 to by the car. You have to guess each digit in the car's value. For each amount that you are off, you owe $1. And you still need $1 to be able to buy the car at the end. Interestingly enough, that's exactly the Kelly Blue Book value of a new Explorer.
8:40 pm. Roger wins the Explorer. He immediately tries to trade it for a year's supply of eggs. Bob refuses, laughs in his face, and then punches him right in the mouth. (Ok, I made that last part up, but it could have happened.)
8:41 pm. The new player on Contestant's Row is Jean. Her t-shirt says "Will Neuter for Plinko Chip." Umm......I'm afraid to say anything.
8:42 pm. Thomas (who's been stuck in Contestant's Row purgatory since the beginning of the show) wins a new grill and gets to go on stage. He gets to play a newer game called "Pushover" for the chance to win a trip to Europe. Ok, dumbass Thomas originally said the trip was $71,650. At least someone in the audience had the sense to set him straight. And.......he wins! Bob plays his classic "cat and mouse" ploy where he pump fakes several times before revealing that the contestant has won. Just once I'd like to see him do this, have the contestant not win, and then see Bob laughing his ass off as the contestant limps off the stage.
8:43 pm. I am beginning to think I am not going to see a game of Plinko tonight.
8:46 pm. Time for the 2nd Big Wheel Spin. My money is on Karen. Ok, Thomas just got $0.95, so scratch that Karen pick. Roger barely misses $1. And.....then falls short. It'll be Thomas vs. Felicity in the Showdown.
8:51 pm. There's no place where the disparity between prize levels is more relevant than in the Showcase Showdown. I always loved it when the first contestant passed on the trip to Pennsylvania Dutch country, and then took their chances with the 2nd prize which always turned out to be a Corvette or something. Then the second contestant has to fake enthusiasm and act like they are much happier with the crappy trip as opposed to the hot sports car. Right.......
8:53 pm. Felicity just gave a shout out to a lady she met at the supermarket in 1987.
8:54 pm. Pretty good first prize package. Its a home theater (including nice seats), a Happy Gilmore DVD, and TWO Ford Mustangs. Thomas bids $59,000.
8:55 pm. Felicity gets a shot at a home gym, a bed and mattress, and a Cadillac XLR. Well, I am glad to see that they stepped up the prizes for the Prime Time Spectacular.
8:56 pm. Ok, I think I am putting this together. I think that the family she used to babysit for kept her in the house for 8 or 9 years. She just bid $60,100 for a package that includes a $70,000 sports car.
8:57 pm. Shocker! Felicity slightly underbid on her package. The actual retail price was $90,239. Hey, what's a difference of $30,139 between friends?
8:59 pm. Ah!!! Thomas overbid by $3,000 so Felicity wins anyway.
What a wild ride. That's one of the best things about the P.I.R. You never knew how it was going to turn out. And the underdog always had a shot.
Well, that's enough for now, and make sure to have your pets spayed or neutered.
Till next week.
~Kevin
Monday, May 07, 2007
Road to the White House 2008
I know that it's early, but I think that I have found a candidate that we can all get behind for the upcoming Presidential election. And, I'm being serious about this. As much as I would like to be funny and endorse candidates like this, this, or this, I think I might have found the perfect candidate.
He wasn't easy to find. Our national media, in their infinite wisdom, decides to bombard us with constant stories about Paris Hilton heading to the "gray bar hotel" instead. God-forbid that they actually let us know about all the candidates and what they stand for. The American public might even be so silly as to take notice about a guy who stands out, and wants to change things for the better.
So, who's the mystery candidate? The guy who would make me re-think Barack? And the bombshell: The guy who could make me vote Republican?
Ladies and gentlemen.....I give you Dr. Ron Paul.
Who?
Exactly. I had to stumble upon this guy myself. I saw him on a couple of talkshows and then watched him during the the Republican debate last week. He's the kind of guy who makes so much sense that you wonder if he's really a politician. Let me give you a quick run-down on Dr. Paul.
He's a 10 term Republican U.S. Congressman from Texas. That little tidbit alone is probably enough to make sure that he won't get elected. He is an MD, specializing in gynecology. (Any other time I would have 10 jokes lined up for this, but I am trying to get the man elected.) He was actually the Libertarian candidate for President in 1988, where he received .47% of the vote.
Ok, so that sounds great and all, but where does he stand on the issues. Well, this is really where business begins to pick up. He was one of the few members of Congress to vote against the war in Iraq. That's always something that has bothered me. When it was time to vote on unilateral action against Iraq, mostly all the members of Congress voted for it. Now, that it has become a total cluster-F, everyone loves to get in front of camera and tell you how they would fix it. Call me crazy, but I kind of like the guy who had the vision to realize that we shouldn't have been there in the first place.
He opposes illegal immigration, as well as amnesty for illegal immigrants. Rep. Paul wants to secure our physical borders first. He also wants to eliminate welfare for illegal aliens.
Unlike three of the other Republican candidates, he believes in evolution. As a side note, how is this even possible? Normally, I wouldn't think of mixing religion and politics in the same blog. God forbid that anyone would still want to talk to me the day after. But is it asking too much to have a candidate who doesn't dispute a million years of scientific data? I didn't think so, either.
He wants to get rid of the IRS. He should get elected on this premise alone. For full disclosure, I don't think that he wants to get rid of all taxes. I haven't seen his exact plan on this issue, but my guess that it would be either a simplified tax structure, or some kind of flat or value-added tax.
And, he looks exactly like Ian McKellan.
I encourage you all to at least look into him a little further. The next Republican debate is on May 15th.
Till next week.
~Kevin
He wasn't easy to find. Our national media, in their infinite wisdom, decides to bombard us with constant stories about Paris Hilton heading to the "gray bar hotel" instead. God-forbid that they actually let us know about all the candidates and what they stand for. The American public might even be so silly as to take notice about a guy who stands out, and wants to change things for the better.
So, who's the mystery candidate? The guy who would make me re-think Barack? And the bombshell: The guy who could make me vote Republican?
Ladies and gentlemen.....I give you Dr. Ron Paul.
Who?
Exactly. I had to stumble upon this guy myself. I saw him on a couple of talkshows and then watched him during the the Republican debate last week. He's the kind of guy who makes so much sense that you wonder if he's really a politician. Let me give you a quick run-down on Dr. Paul.
He's a 10 term Republican U.S. Congressman from Texas. That little tidbit alone is probably enough to make sure that he won't get elected. He is an MD, specializing in gynecology. (Any other time I would have 10 jokes lined up for this, but I am trying to get the man elected.) He was actually the Libertarian candidate for President in 1988, where he received .47% of the vote.
Ok, so that sounds great and all, but where does he stand on the issues. Well, this is really where business begins to pick up. He was one of the few members of Congress to vote against the war in Iraq. That's always something that has bothered me. When it was time to vote on unilateral action against Iraq, mostly all the members of Congress voted for it. Now, that it has become a total cluster-F, everyone loves to get in front of camera and tell you how they would fix it. Call me crazy, but I kind of like the guy who had the vision to realize that we shouldn't have been there in the first place.
He opposes illegal immigration, as well as amnesty for illegal immigrants. Rep. Paul wants to secure our physical borders first. He also wants to eliminate welfare for illegal aliens.
Unlike three of the other Republican candidates, he believes in evolution. As a side note, how is this even possible? Normally, I wouldn't think of mixing religion and politics in the same blog. God forbid that anyone would still want to talk to me the day after. But is it asking too much to have a candidate who doesn't dispute a million years of scientific data? I didn't think so, either.
He wants to get rid of the IRS. He should get elected on this premise alone. For full disclosure, I don't think that he wants to get rid of all taxes. I haven't seen his exact plan on this issue, but my guess that it would be either a simplified tax structure, or some kind of flat or value-added tax.
And, he looks exactly like Ian McKellan.
I encourage you all to at least look into him a little further. The next Republican debate is on May 15th.
Till next week.
~Kevin
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)