Christmas meditation - Things that matter

A few days out from Christmas, I was out alone along the hustle and bustle of some last few days of Christmas shopping in San Antonio. Being alone is so important sometimes. I could not believe the clarity of thought. I usually love to blast the radio with some music or talk radio. Not that morning. Quiet was goooood.

It's not unusual that every Christmas family draws near. Even with the small grudges that normally prevent me from reaching out to a friend or relative during the year, I'm drawn to them at Christmas and realize how trifling it is to hold a grudge at all. Life is so short. Yes, cliche. But cliches are ususally cliches for good reason. So in the quiet of my car, I just savored the moment. Savored that I would meet and greet family and friends over Christmas break, celebrated their good health, and embraced this as another great opportunity for me to stamp out dumb grudges I have with one or two in the family circle. It matters. In the grand scheme of things, it matters.

Britpop Blowout

A few of my favorite britpoppers of the 90's. Feel free to let me know which you prefer best.

Pulp. Glorious Pulp.


SuperMoz


Depeche bicuriousmode


Echobelly. Mmmm.

Tanc out, but supports Romney

Well, Romney's not a bad choice to get behind, but he should have got behind Hunter. I thought Tanc was real border security guy. And he gets behind Romney. Umm, ok dude, whatever.

Huckaquote

Not sure whether I take him at his word, but in an interview with Mike Huckabee fielding a foreign policy question, he stated that if war was a last resort with an Iran or North Korea or some other player, how would his policy differ from that of President Bush. Huck stated that he would use overwhelming force, not underwhelming force. Hmmmmm. Now that is something to chew on for a bit. If he be sincere with that statement, that's encouraging. Many have argued that the reason Iraq is taking so long is that have tied one hand behind our with ridiculous rules of engagement that favor the enemy. Overall, after the major conflict with Iraq's army, we certainly have been underwhelming. If we had been overwhelming, the entire war would have been wrapped up in six months.
At any rate, food for thought.

Happy Birthday Patrick

My son Patrick turns 5 today. I'm a little sad about it because he's the youngest, so this will be the last 5th birthday, the last time we'll see and hear the things he does at this age. Well, such is life. We have a nice birthday party set up for him. I was thrilled to get him a Darth Vader and Stormtrooper action figure, exactly like the ones I had when I was a kid.

Tanc....dude....

Tom, exit stage left buddy. You had a good run. You did. But Hunter needs your poll numbers bud. Ain't no shame in your game. Hell, you should be veep hands down. But seeing you both in the race is making me nauseous. Hell, flip a coin, but one of you has got to go.



Dude, please. Drop.

Man, I miss the 90's

Curve was more or less a one hit wonder, but damn, what a hit.

Could Fred be making a comeback?

That blast at the debate was impressive, but already some dissenters from the Mitt endorsement?


The Corner on National Review Online: "The other day, Jonah put some distance between himself and NR’s endorsement of Mitt Romney. I’d like to do the same. Romney strikes me as impressive, but also as terribly flawed. Over the next couple of days, I’ll do my best to explain. In the meantime, one observation. Endorsing Romney, the editors explained that they had decided against Fred Thompson largely because “Thompson has never run any large enterprise.” This brought to mind another Republican candidate—one whose management experience, like that of Fred Thompson, was limited to having served as a partner in a law firm. Abraham Lincoln."

Dude!

Bud Light Dude

Iran students break campus gate in protest: reports

Hopfully this could snowball into a outright revolution...keep praying.

Iran students break campus gate in protest: reports: Iranian students staged a new demonstration at Tehran University on Sunday, damaging the main gate to allow outsiders into the campus and denouncing President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, news agencies reported.

The protesters chanted slogans against the president and carried banners calling for the release of three fellow students who have been held since May in a high-profile case, the Fars news agency and state-run IRNA reported.

The reports did not disclose the number of students involved. Both news agencies said that the demonstration had been called by the radical wing of the Office to Foster Unity, a reformist student group.

"The students marched on the gate and damaged it, and this allowed several non-students to enter the campus. The students chanted slogans and carried protesting placards," IRNA reported.

"Ahmadi-Pinochet, Iran will not become Chile!" chanted the protesters, playing on the names of the Iranian president and late Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet, Fars reported.

Best Ghostland Observatory video yet

Got some interview action at the end too. Love these guys.

Goofin in Iraq

Dude, that's hilarious

Now ok to be fabulous in the military?




Picture used in the article at military.com. Just precious!

Continuing coverage of Savage vs. CAIR

Great article on Savage vs CAIR

Michael Savage has been an invisible presence to his so-called colleagues in talk radio. And this is an orchestrated act. From Sean Hannity’s under-his-breath swipes at Savage to Limbaugh’s blatant attempts to not recognize Savage at all, these people show their total lack of depth and the very fact that they are mouthpieces of the Republican Party. Now a tiny group that has done absolutely nothing to promote American – Islamic relations, other than their own agenda and the agenda of terrorists, has decided that they cannot be criticized simply by being identified for what they are. The comfort of the darkness can only conceal the evil for so long. When brought to the light, it squirms and wriggles, clawing for survival by the most insidious means necessary.

So for the CEO’s of the above named companies, and those to be named as this lawsuit filed by Attorney Daniel Horowitz unfolds, this is going to be a wakeup call to their wallets, seeing as these soulless bastards can’t be tempted in any conscience-related regard. And as Savage himself has told his listeners that he will reveal the names of these companies, it should be an interesting series of events that will follow. I mean, look at what happened when Savage mobilized is enormous audience to protest the Immigration Reform atrocity, not to mention the infamous Dubai Ports Deal. Do these corporations really believe that millions of American listeners to The Savage Nation will just let this slide? Need I remind these spineless businessmen that there’s something called Christmas coming up? Some of the companies on the coward list are already in financial trouble. Bad move, people.

Yes, England is dead

Morrissey smells the coffee

I love Morrissey's music, and pretty much love the man too. When you look up enigmatic in the dictionary, they have a picture of Morrissey. As a conservative, his left wing fancies were very irksome, but his music was so good that I had to give him a pass. Not that he's changed his ideology in any substantive way, but he has made comments that would indicate he's seen the ill effects of out of control immigration policy that has turned England into a mish mash of cultures that is not at all cohesive and all but lost Britishness. It's really unfortunate, because this is not something that can be reversed. The England that you knew is gone. I almost thing I haven't been able to wrap my brain around that yet. Like a death in the family that doesn't hit you until a few days later. It's only going to get worse, not better.

So let me take you back to a time when England was still England in all it's bloody Englishness, and when the Smiths were in all their glory. The little version of This Charming Man is so great.

Commercial I was in

Click here

Under the video, click on “On the red carpet with Bart Durham & the cast of “Coach Foster Fights Back”


I’m one of the paparazzi right behind the interviewer. That was a hoot.

Give em HELL Savage!!

I wish more prominent bloggers would pick this story up. So much silence around this story of great import.

WorldNetDaily is in here:

"Do you support the right of one of America's most popular radio talk-show hosts to air his unadulterated views?

Or do you support the brown-shirt tactics of those who want to Islamicize the United States of America?"

Savage versus CAIRo

Here are the sponsors that have allegedly dropped support for Savage:

Citrix Systems, Inc.
Trusted I.D.
Office Max
JCPenney
AutoZone
AT&T
Wal-Mart

From the CAIRo front group HHA

I'll be writing these spineless companies about my disgust.

Henry Cuellar (D) is a fucking puto

Look at this bullshit. What a condescending prick.



This has triggered in me a rekindling of the fires to wage war once again on illegal immigration. Time to get the emails and faxes cranking to my senators, let them know I'm watching them, and counting on them to protect our borders as is stated in Article IV, Section 4 of the U.S. Constitution:

The United States shall guarantee to every state in this union, a republican form of government, and shall protect them against invasion