Monday, January 10, 2011
... world without end, amen. (Not hardly)
The History Channel aired a two-hour program on Jan. 6, 2011. Find out more here.
Should Hate Speech Be Constitutionally-Protected Speech?
News sources such as Bob Scheiffer on CBS News Face The Nation this past Sunday morning offered the possibility that the propensity for hate speech in politics may have contributed to the tragedy in Tucson. If this is true, should those who make hate speech be held criminally liable for their words if it can be shown their words directly helped incite someone to follow through with lethal action?
Let's suppose for the sake of discussion that Jared Loughner, being internet savvy, was a regular participant in online chats. Let's then suppose he read a hate-filled post saying Giffords was a lukewarm Democrat because of her views on gun control and should be "taken out." Should the person making such a post then become criminally liable along with the shooter?
This tragedy should tell us that "words have consequences" and we should make every effort to guard our speech eliminating hate from it. Or we may find ourselves facing criminal charges.
Let's suppose for the sake of discussion that Jared Loughner, being internet savvy, was a regular participant in online chats. Let's then suppose he read a hate-filled post saying Giffords was a lukewarm Democrat because of her views on gun control and should be "taken out." Should the person making such a post then become criminally liable along with the shooter?
This tragedy should tell us that "words have consequences" and we should make every effort to guard our speech eliminating hate from it. Or we may find ourselves facing criminal charges.
Saturday, January 8, 2011
This Is Why There Are No Jobs in America
By Porter Stansberry
November 18, 2010
I'd like to make you a business offer. Seriously. This is a real offer. In fact, you really can't turn me down, as you'll come to understand in a moment...
Here's the deal. You're going to start a business or expand the one you've got now. It doesn't really matter what you do or what you're going to do. I'll partner with you no matter what business you're in - as long as it's legal.
But I can't give you any capital - you have to come up with that on your own. I won't give you any labor - that's definitely up to you. What I will do, however, is demand you follow all sorts of rules about what products and services you can offer, how much (and how often) you pay your employees, and where and when you're allowed to operate your business. That's my role in the affair: to tell you what to do.
Now in return for my rules, I'm going to take roughly half of whatever you make in the business each year. Half seems fair, doesn't it? I think so. Of course, that's half of your profits.
You're also going to have to pay me about 12% of whatever you decide to pay your employees because you've got to cover my expenses for promulgating all of the rules about whom you can employ, when, where, and how. Come on, you're my partner. It's only "fair."
Now ... after you've put your hard-earned savings at risk to start this business, and after you've worked hard at it for a few decades (paying me my 50% or a bit more along the way each year), you might decide you'd like to cash out - to finally live the good life. Whether or not this is "fair" - some people never can afford to retire - is a different argument.
As your partner, I'm happy for you to sell whenever you'd like ... because our agreement says, if you sell, you have to pay me an additional 20% of whatever the capitalized value of the business is at that time. I know ... I know ... you put up all the original capital. You took all the risks. You put in all of the labor. That's all true.
But I've done my part, too. I've collected 50% of the profits each year. And I've always come up with more rules for you to follow each year. Therefore, I deserve another, final 20% slice of the business.
Oh ... and one more thing ...
Even after you've sold the business and paid all of my fees ... I'd recommend buying lots of life insurance. You see, even after you've been retired for years, when you die, you'll have to pay me 50% of whatever your estate is worth. After all, I've got lots of partners and not all of them are as successful as you and your family. We don't think it's "fair" for your kids to have such a big advantage. But if you buy enough life insurance, you can finance this expense for your children.
All in all, if you're a very successful entrepreneur ... if you're one of the rare, lucky, and hard-working people who can create a new company, employ lots of people, and satisfy the public ... you'll end up paying me more than 75% of your income over your life. Thanks so much.
I'm sure you'll think my offer is reasonable and happily partner with me ... but it doesn't really matter how you feel about it because if you ever try to stiff me - or cheat me on any of my fees or rules - I'll break down your door in the middle of the night, threaten you and your family with heavy, automatic weapons, and throw you in jail.
That's how civil society is supposed to work, right? This is America, isn't it?
That's the offer America gives its entrepreneurs. And the idiots in Washington wonder why there are no new jobs.
November 18, 2010
I'd like to make you a business offer. Seriously. This is a real offer. In fact, you really can't turn me down, as you'll come to understand in a moment...
Here's the deal. You're going to start a business or expand the one you've got now. It doesn't really matter what you do or what you're going to do. I'll partner with you no matter what business you're in - as long as it's legal.
But I can't give you any capital - you have to come up with that on your own. I won't give you any labor - that's definitely up to you. What I will do, however, is demand you follow all sorts of rules about what products and services you can offer, how much (and how often) you pay your employees, and where and when you're allowed to operate your business. That's my role in the affair: to tell you what to do.
Now in return for my rules, I'm going to take roughly half of whatever you make in the business each year. Half seems fair, doesn't it? I think so. Of course, that's half of your profits.
You're also going to have to pay me about 12% of whatever you decide to pay your employees because you've got to cover my expenses for promulgating all of the rules about whom you can employ, when, where, and how. Come on, you're my partner. It's only "fair."
Now ... after you've put your hard-earned savings at risk to start this business, and after you've worked hard at it for a few decades (paying me my 50% or a bit more along the way each year), you might decide you'd like to cash out - to finally live the good life. Whether or not this is "fair" - some people never can afford to retire - is a different argument.
As your partner, I'm happy for you to sell whenever you'd like ... because our agreement says, if you sell, you have to pay me an additional 20% of whatever the capitalized value of the business is at that time. I know ... I know ... you put up all the original capital. You took all the risks. You put in all of the labor. That's all true.
But I've done my part, too. I've collected 50% of the profits each year. And I've always come up with more rules for you to follow each year. Therefore, I deserve another, final 20% slice of the business.
Oh ... and one more thing ...
Even after you've sold the business and paid all of my fees ... I'd recommend buying lots of life insurance. You see, even after you've been retired for years, when you die, you'll have to pay me 50% of whatever your estate is worth. After all, I've got lots of partners and not all of them are as successful as you and your family. We don't think it's "fair" for your kids to have such a big advantage. But if you buy enough life insurance, you can finance this expense for your children.
All in all, if you're a very successful entrepreneur ... if you're one of the rare, lucky, and hard-working people who can create a new company, employ lots of people, and satisfy the public ... you'll end up paying me more than 75% of your income over your life. Thanks so much.
I'm sure you'll think my offer is reasonable and happily partner with me ... but it doesn't really matter how you feel about it because if you ever try to stiff me - or cheat me on any of my fees or rules - I'll break down your door in the middle of the night, threaten you and your family with heavy, automatic weapons, and throw you in jail.
That's how civil society is supposed to work, right? This is America, isn't it?
That's the offer America gives its entrepreneurs. And the idiots in Washington wonder why there are no new jobs.
Thursday, January 6, 2011
You are probably a Republican ...
1. If you let your 14-year-old daughter smoke at the dinner table in front of her kids ... you are probably a Republican.
2. If the Blue Book value of your truck goes up and down depending on how much gas is in it ... you are probably a Republican.
3. If you've been married three times and still have the same in-laws ... you are probably a Republican.
4. If you think a woman who is out of your league bowls on a different night ... you are probably a Republican.
5. If you wonder how service stations keep their rest-rooms so clean ... you are probably a Republican.
6. If someone in your family died right after saying, 'Hey, guys, watch this.' ... you are probably a Republican.
7. If you think Dom Perignon is a Mafia leader ... you are probably a Republican.
8. If your wife's hairdo was once ruined by a ceiling fan ... you are probably a Republican.
9. If your junior prom offered day care ... you are probably a Republican.
10. If you think the last words of the Star-Spangled Banner are 'Gentlemen, start your engines' ... you are probably a Republican.
11. If you lit a match in the bathroom and your house exploded right off its wheels ... you are probably a Republican.
12. If the Halloween pumpkin on your porch has more teeth than your spouse ... you are probably a Republican.
13. If you have to go outside to get something from the fridge ... you are probably a Republican.
14. If one of your kids was born on a pool table ... you are probably a Republican.
15. If you need one more hole punched in your card to get a freebie at the House of Tattoos ... you are probably a Republican.
16. If you can't get married to your sweetheart because there's a law against it ... you are probably a Republican.
17. If you think loading the dishwasher means getting your wife drunk ... you are probably a Republican.
Monday, January 3, 2011
2010 football scouting report
It has finally arrived...the 2010 football scouting report. The following is currently making the rounds of Division 1 football coaches:
Wayfron P. Jackson:
6' 6", 215 lbs. Wide Receiver. Hottest prospect from Texas in the last ten years.
Loves rap music. Will demand a mini-cassette in his helmet. Currently holds world record for the most "you knows" during an interview (62 in one minute). Wayfron can print his complete name. Signed with Tennessee .
Quinticious Jenkins:
6' 3", 220 lbs. Running Back. Set state scoring record out of Triton High School , Dunn , N.C.
Also led the state in burglaries, but has only 9 convictions. He has been clocked at 4.2 seconds in the 40 yard dash with a 19" TV under each arm. Signed with Auburn .
Roosevelt "Dude" Dansell:
6' 1", 195 lbs. Running Back. From Tyler , Texas . Has processed hair and imitates Billy Dee Williams very well.
Before he signed his letter of intent, he wanted the school to change colors to chartreuse and pink. Listed his church preference as "red brick." Signed with the University of Houston .
Woodrow Lee Washington:
6' 8", 310 lbs. Tackle. From a 4th generation welfare family. At 19 he's the oldest of 21 children.
Mother claims Woodrow and child No. 9 have same father. He has a manslaughter trial pending, but feels he will be found innocent because: "The dude said somethin' bad 'bout my Momma." On his entrance form, he listed his I.Q. as 20/20. Signed with the University of Oklahoma .
Willie "Night Train" Smith:
6'4", 225 lbs. Quarterback. Born on an Amtrak train. Birth certificate indicates he is 27 years old.
Thinks the "N" on Nebraska 's helmets stands for "Nowledge," but still meets this school's stringent entrance requirements. Insists on wearing No. 32 jersey since it matches his score on his SAT's. Signed with the University of Alabama .
Tyrone "Python" Peoples:
6'10", 228 lbs. Wide Receiver. Has a pending paternity suit and two rape trials, but hopes none of his other 9 victims will file charges.
Tyrone had already signed letters of intent with six other colleges, but was also willing to sign with us. Likes wild women and red Cadillac's. Thinks Taco Bell is the Mexican Telephone Company. Signed with University of Miami .
Abdul Hasheen Abba Ali:
6'10", 305 lbs. Guard. Played high school ball under the name Sylvester Lee Jones until he discovered religion.
Abdul thinks Sherlock Holmes is a housing project in Jacksonville . Doesn't know the meaning of the word "fear." (Doesn't know the meaning of many other words, either.)
Signed with the University of Florida .
Note: College track coaches intend to use several of the above signees in their track programs. However, instead of using a starting gun at track meets, the NCAA has now agreed to use a burglar alarm.
Wayfron P. Jackson:
6' 6", 215 lbs. Wide Receiver. Hottest prospect from Texas in the last ten years.
Loves rap music. Will demand a mini-cassette in his helmet. Currently holds world record for the most "you knows" during an interview (62 in one minute). Wayfron can print his complete name. Signed with Tennessee .
Quinticious Jenkins:
6' 3", 220 lbs. Running Back. Set state scoring record out of Triton High School , Dunn , N.C.
Also led the state in burglaries, but has only 9 convictions. He has been clocked at 4.2 seconds in the 40 yard dash with a 19" TV under each arm. Signed with Auburn .
Roosevelt "Dude" Dansell:
6' 1", 195 lbs. Running Back. From Tyler , Texas . Has processed hair and imitates Billy Dee Williams very well.
Before he signed his letter of intent, he wanted the school to change colors to chartreuse and pink. Listed his church preference as "red brick." Signed with the University of Houston .
Woodrow Lee Washington:
6' 8", 310 lbs. Tackle. From a 4th generation welfare family. At 19 he's the oldest of 21 children.
Mother claims Woodrow and child No. 9 have same father. He has a manslaughter trial pending, but feels he will be found innocent because: "The dude said somethin' bad 'bout my Momma." On his entrance form, he listed his I.Q. as 20/20. Signed with the University of Oklahoma .
Willie "Night Train" Smith:
6'4", 225 lbs. Quarterback. Born on an Amtrak train. Birth certificate indicates he is 27 years old.
Thinks the "N" on Nebraska 's helmets stands for "Nowledge," but still meets this school's stringent entrance requirements. Insists on wearing No. 32 jersey since it matches his score on his SAT's. Signed with the University of Alabama .
Tyrone "Python" Peoples:
6'10", 228 lbs. Wide Receiver. Has a pending paternity suit and two rape trials, but hopes none of his other 9 victims will file charges.
Tyrone had already signed letters of intent with six other colleges, but was also willing to sign with us. Likes wild women and red Cadillac's. Thinks Taco Bell is the Mexican Telephone Company. Signed with University of Miami .
Abdul Hasheen Abba Ali:
6'10", 305 lbs. Guard. Played high school ball under the name Sylvester Lee Jones until he discovered religion.
Abdul thinks Sherlock Holmes is a housing project in Jacksonville . Doesn't know the meaning of the word "fear." (Doesn't know the meaning of many other words, either.)
Signed with the University of Florida .
Note: College track coaches intend to use several of the above signees in their track programs. However, instead of using a starting gun at track meets, the NCAA has now agreed to use a burglar alarm.
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
So ... are we all supposed to be pleased with the President's tax-cuts deal?
Keith Theodore Olbermann is an American news anchor, sportscaster, writer, and political commentator. He hosts Countdown with Keith Olbermann, an hour-long nightly news and commentary on MSNBC.
http://dailycaller.com/2010/12/08/olbermann-obama-is-god-damned-wrong-on-tax-deal/
http://dailycaller.com/2010/12/08/olbermann-obama-is-god-damned-wrong-on-tax-deal/
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
ISMs defined, sorta', kinda'
CAPITALISM - You own 2 cows. You sell one of them and buy a bull.
COMMUNISM - You own 2 cows. The government takes both & gives you part of the milk.
SOCIALISM - You own 2 cows. The government takes 1 & gives it to a neighbor.
FASCISM - You own 2 cows. The government takes both & sells you the milk.
NAZISM - You own 2 cows. The government takes both & shoots you.
BUREAUCRACY - You own 2 cows.... The government takes both, shoots one, milks the other & pours the milk down the drain.
COMMUNISM - You own 2 cows. The government takes both & gives you part of the milk.
SOCIALISM - You own 2 cows. The government takes 1 & gives it to a neighbor.
FASCISM - You own 2 cows. The government takes both & sells you the milk.
NAZISM - You own 2 cows. The government takes both & shoots you.
BUREAUCRACY - You own 2 cows.... The government takes both, shoots one, milks the other & pours the milk down the drain.
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