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I don't watch many "reality" type shows.   One that I have been watching lately is "Whale Wars",  believe it or not.   If you don't know what it is about,  it features the truly insane and unbalanced "Captain"  Paul Watson, one of the founders of the radical enviro group Greenpeace and the founder of the even more radical group Sea Shepards.  

Every year the Sea Shepards head south on the ship "Steve Irwin" (all the way south, almost to Antarctica)  to harass Japanese whalers.   The show is almost comical in its portrayal of this group.   They probably think they come off as heroic but even editing cannot cover the inaptitude of the crew of this misfit  (calling him "Captain" is being very generous) Watson. 

The crew is no surprise,  mostly "idealist" type younger people who probably truly think they are changing the world by being there.   If they truly knew what was going on,   none of them seem to know or care.   It makes for great TV as they go from one disaster or drama to the next.  

But it does show the truth of today's radical environmental groups in regards to human life.  I have pointed this out a number of times on this blog.  They think very little of it.   Watson seems to care little about the safety of his mostly inexperienced  young crew.   The ship "Steve Irwin"  is a old piece of junk and is not rated to go as far south as they take it.    Its not a rated as a icebreaker, a requirement of operating that far south,  even though Sea Shepards once owned a icebreaker rated ship (the Canadian government seized it).  They take this ship into areas where they have no business being, like with ice cover (and get trapped at one point).    It breaks down constantly and they have no way of being rescued by anyone. 

The first mate is Peter Brown, a long time friend and  hanger on of Watson (seems to be the only other crew member the age of Watson outside of the doctor).  He  is incompetent at any thing he does, and is not open to any ideas not his own or Watsons.    He almost kills a number of crew members as they tried a practice launching of a small boat by not paying attention to what he is doing.   He also was the only member opposed to a young woman crew member,  when she tried to improve the safety procedures (they appeared to have none) just because she had once served in the US Navy.   He is so "anti-establishment" that he cannot even accept basic safety procedures that are used by the US Navy (and every other ship on the sea).   He ignores the technology and instruments of the ship preferring his own gut (mostly faulty) instinct.  

Never the less, he isn't liked much by the rest of the crew.   Thankfully he finally saw the writing on the wall and left the ship this season so the safety of the ship was a little better by him being gone.    But "Captain" Watson isn't very safe either.   He rams the "Steve Irwin" into the whalers ships a number of times endangering the crews of the whalers as much as his own.   He is so intent on doing something he doesn't think about what could happen if something really went wrong.   I would never feel safe with him as captain of any ship I would be on, or have anyone I know willing set foot on his ship.    He stages a "crisis" after two Sea Shepards board one of the whaling ships,  and claim to be held as hostages,  never mind the Japanese try to return them as fast as possible (by trying to throw them back overboard when they were boarding).    

Even though the producers of the show are probably on Watsons side,  I don't think that the image that this show shows is what Watson would really want.    I think he hurts his cause more than anything.    Whaling is disappearing from most of the world on its own,  and spotlighting this only harden the ones that are still whaling.    One type of the whales hunted aren't even endangered.   They deny being pirates even though their own logo and flag are a pirate like design.    The new season,  the whalers have adapted to the Sea Shepards tactics much to the annoyance of the crew.     One of the tactics (stink bombs) they used was banned by the Dutch government ("Steve Irwin" is registered by the Dutch) though in the newest episode they seem to be doing it again (after the whalers seem to just ignore the Sea Shepards and instead of fleeing like before, whale right in front of them,  much to their horror).  

So they are claiming to be enforcing laws of the UN (like there are laws of the UN, ha ha) but they are entitled to break others that are real laws, like the rules of the open seas.   How confusing is that?   They would be considered pirates for real had the Dutch not registered the "Steve Irwin".    Many TV observers of reality programing think that some show will someday feature someone dying.    This show may be the one that does.    Its a disaster waiting to happen.



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Today is the day that the average American has earned enough money to pay his share of the cost of government,  according to the Americans for Tax Reform.

It is a full TWENTY-SIX days later then last year due to TARP (thats all the bailouts folks).    It is also twenty-three days later then the last high of July 20 all the way back in 1982.   

That means that 224 days go by before your making money for yourself! 

It will be far later in the year if some of these bills in Congress get passed like healthcare and cap and trade. 

WHY ISN'T THERE MASSIVE TAX REVOLTS GOING ON?

The government is taking far too much from its own citizens.   Cost of government day should be early in January not in the waning days of late summer.  

Its time for a CHANGE,  and what is coming from Washington these days is far more of the same, that got us to this point today!



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B.O. first "job" out of college was as a "community organizer"  on the south side of Chicago.    He organized the community to protest asbestos in a public housing project.   Do you think the residents would have come up with this on their own?  I doubt it,  since most would be more interested in normal repairs that the project needed far more, I think few really cared about asbestos.

Fast Forward to Today!   The majority of Americans are clearly opposed to more government in medicine.   They are protesting finally,  realizing that we could end up with the same lousy government "healthcare" that much of the world suffers with.   This includes nations like Canada and England!  

Does B.O. realize that Obamacare will kill thousands of Canadians?   Where do you think they go when government healthcare in Canada lets them down?   Government healthcare clearly is a complete failure!

So different types of people are protesting for a CHANGE.    Not the goofy hippy liberal types with their "save the whales (note: whales are not endangered)" but normal middle class folks you don't normally see at protests (OK, you see them at pro-life events).

THEY ARE CALLED MOBS BY DEMOCRATS AND THE "MAINSTREAM MEDIA"!

Huh,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

If there was a grassroots thing going, this is it.       


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One of the things that really bugs me about bills in Congress is the misnamed,  misleading and downright incorrect names that they have. 

They call it Healthcare "Reform".    It isn't by a long shot.    If anything it will make things far worse.    It will do the opposite of what they say it will do.    AND THEY KNOW IT!

CAP and TRADE is another one.   It will make energy far more expensive and it will probably cost millions their jobs.   But if you take them by their word,  you would think the opposite. 

Then there is that horrible bill for the labor unions.   Talk about the loss of freedom in that one.  



Why aren't people saying most of this nonsense is unconstitutional?   Isn't it clear that most of these proposals are far too reaching in scope?  




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What a doofus,  our Vice President says I. 

‘We Have to Go Spend Money to Keep From Going Bankrupt’,  he says.   

Is he insane or what? 

Normal people know that if you spend more money then you got,  you go bankrupt.   Not the other way around.   Are these guys that insulated from reality?  

Government spending is what is making the country go bankrupt.   When the government spends our money we are not spending it.  Period.  

Why is that so hard to understand.    Its simple economics! 

Joe Biden sure is setting himself up as one of the dumbest VP's in recent times.   Image how the press would treat him if he was a Republican,  but since he isn't nothing!  


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B.O. had little to say today.    Why would that be,  since he loves the sound of himself talking.    His Teleprompter is broken!   No, really!!   "Oops: Obama's Teleprompter Breaks Mid-Speech". 

I didn't think one could wear out a teleprompter.    I guess many teleprompters will give their lives in the next four years so B.O. can talk endlessly about nonsense. 





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I really don't know why people,  that should know better, are surprised at what B.O. is doing.    Even though the "mainstream" media tried its best to cover the truth about Obama,  the real plan was clear and out there to be seen.
 
After rejecting the kind of presidential candidate ("moderate" McCain) that he thinks Republicans should be running for president every time.     Colin Powell is now questioning the spending of the Obama Administration. 

Duh,  what did he think Obama was going to do?

Are people's heads that deep in the sand to ignore the clear facts.   Facts even B.O. wouldn't even deny.   Everybody should have known that Obama was going to push liberal programs.   Why?   Because even B.O.  said he would!     Did the snow job by the media fool that many into thinking that B.O. was some moderate or even a little conservative?

There was no question that Obama is a liberal,  and a very far left liberal at that.  

Why anyone would think he would moderate his position in office is crazy.   Out of anyone who doesn't have to moderate its Obama.   He can get away with just about anything now.    He has no reason to moderate yet.    Nor does it look like he will have to anytime soon. 

Colin Powell will someday regret endorsing Obama over McCain.    McCain is the type of candidate that many outside the Republican Party think they should be running.    The kind of candidate the party shouldn't be running.

The conservative majority had no major candidate to vote for in 2008.    Combined with a energetic liberal candidate, it was a recipe for disaster.   A moderate that excited no one cannot win.   So now we are stuck with the most liberal president who thinks he has a huge mandate for change.   Change that doesn't have a chance of working and is opposed by most Americans.   Including many that voted for Obama!  

I am glad he is criticizing the person he voted for.   We need as many people as we can telling Obama no.     But he should have known that what was going to happen with a President Obama.  

 

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Norm Coleman finally gave up on trying to reclaim his Senate seat today.    The courts ruled again him and the voters of Minnesota. Chicago Tribune story here.  

Franken will undoubtedly be one of the worst Senators  that  Washington will ever see.   He is a small, unfunny fool.   Hopefully voters will be able to remove him next time.   Unfortunately not electing him the first time doesn't make that easy.     At least Coleman kept him out of office for almost a half year. 

Not good news for anybody.




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Former Vice President Cheney today remarked that he hoped that U.S. sacrifice doesn't go to "waste". 

Read about it here.

The media will likely mess up with what he is saying once again.    Like the recent,  "I am surprised we haven't been hit hard again".  Only the "mainstream media" would mess something like that.    I guess we will see what they say about that.  

It's interesting that the media has been putting more into covering Cheney lately.   It just shows the bias they have against him. 





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Deal Sends 'Climate Change' Bill to House Floor

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Good article on the current and former vice-presidents.    I have always thought that Biden would never come close to filling Cheney's shoes.     So far I am correct.   Biden is a endless talker (and not a good one at that) when Cheney was a doer.    Biden is kind of useless,  even to B.O.  

Someday we will miss Cheney,  cause when the spam hits the fan,  Biden will be nowhere.      We won't know yet (and won't for a long time) what Cheney did while in office, that will someday change for the better his reputation.    What most  of the media think of him today is dead wrong. 

History will see  Cheney as one of the best vice presidents.   Biden will go down as a typical mostly pointless vice president.   Unfortunately most are like Biden, just a idiot politican.


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Today Mayor Daley signed the standard contract that covers the hosting of the Olympic Games.    He hopes that Chicago will host the 2016 games.  

So,,,,, so what.    Chicago hasn't won the games yet.   Yeah, it hasn't,,,, yet.   

Most hosting cities and governments outside the U.S. offer funding guarantees that will cover financial losses.   In spite of all the boosters that the games bring in money,  they really don't.    Most host cities end up eating the losses,  or I should say taxpayers do since it was once taxpayers money. 

In the U.S. the taxpayer traditionally didn't cover the losses,  private funds were raised to cover the losses.    So the local and federal taxpayers didn't have to cover the costs.   A good solution to an unnecessary problem,  to be honest, it should be done like that worldwide.  Of course games that don't lose so much money would be better but thats not going to happen either.  Why should the taxpayer be on the hook for this too? 

On a side-note.  U.S.  Olympic teams are still funded privately.  Most countries fund their teams publicly,  in fact,  I think only the U.S. doesn't offer public money.    That's why some countries don't send very many athletes, the public money can be quite limited.    How much longer the U.S. can hold out with private money,  I don't know.    I can see B.O. wanting the public money for this too. 

Daley signed the standard contract,  he wouldn't hold out for a amended contract that didn't require public money.    A bad move,  the taxpayer could really get soaked.    Chicago taxes have been flying out of control lately so the taxpayer sure doesn't need this nonsense too. 

Just because the rest of the world wants to run the games stupidly doesn't mean we need to go along with it.   I haven't been real crazy about having the games and this only makes that worse.    Of course it will put the politics of Chicago on full view to the world even more then the election of B.O.    Thats not so good either. 



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South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford did what no other governor did when he rejected "stimulus" cash from the federal government.     However South Carolina will now take the cash.   Because the court ordered Governor Sanford to do so.

So who is in control?   The governor elected by the people or the unelected court?   Looks like it is the court.  

Freedom is being lost by our own court system!  

South Carolina has every right to pass on the cash (and the strings that come attached) but a few people wearing black robes once again stop the will of the people. 



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Check out my new blog on the nonsense that General Motors has become.    I have been writing about the American auto industry and the many attempts to destroy it.  So I have added a new blog to cover the nationalization of it.   Hopefully it won't last long,  but it unlikely.   So check it out.


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