Can I have some peace and quiet?

      I am so tired of hearing politics, just let me sit here alone for a few minutes;

No bashing or criticizing.

Just let me sit here and hear nothing.

     Feeling like I need to build a wall 

Just to keep everybody out. 

     I want to have fun, not a debate

I have no time for hate.

United Socialist States of America

     A twist on an old Beatles tune... Welcome to the USSA... Barack is our leader... term limits? A dictator has no term limits. Why is congress so afraid of this man? Or is it a conspiracy? The man is a fraud... If you don't see that go back to school or learn what Truth and Justice is really all about. I am guaranteed certain "inalienable rights". If health care is one of these rights why do I have to sign up for it and why is it costing me money to have this right; and why will it cost me money to "opt out" of this right? Richard Nixon resigned to avoid Impeachment, all he did was have microphones hid in a room... Forcing me to buy something I don't want to buy is in my book is Tyranny. I thought our "right to bear weapons" was supposed to be a cure for this. What happened to following the Constitution? Have we forgotten where America came from and the lives lost to secure our freedom? Separation of Church and State? is this unless it includes the Quran? Is it inhospitable to display my countries flag? Should I be worried about who is offended? I was born here, and I am a "natural born citizen"  Beyond the fact that he really shouldn't be president; as an illegal alien shouldn't he at least leave me to worship my beliefs?

     Ah, you say he has proof of being born in New Jersey... I mean Hawaii. Wasn't the proof provided AFTER he had time to produce such documents? Trust me here, you don't hide something that is in the right and legit... His birth documents were hidden under court order... RED FLAG my friends... I personally thought his first term to be less than par, I wonder how he made it to his second term? Unless the American people have just lost all trust in the government and are willing to just let the chips fall where they fall. 

Uncle Sam Wants You (to be ineffective)

A post, a common blog post about Uncle Sam and how it conflicts with all known logic and reality that involves our "duly sworn" elected officials. Take for example, taxes. Not so much a complaint about paying taxes, but why do I wait for "my" money to be returned to me at the end of the year. Which, by the way, is the beginning of the next year and Christmas having gone by at the end of the year, my tax return doesn't really help my cause all that much. Just look down the list, well I know I don't have a list on this post, but you know what I mean... Everything you get the government to do they do far less effectively and cost managing. What the heck... It's not "their money"! Its yours and they can spend it on what ever they think they want to spend it on. Bringing me to the real point of this post.
        Now in a way to say "I want you more than anyone else" I decided to "up" my cell plan to include MsNeo and her daughter. Everything on paper looked great, the cost, the increase, etc etc... I do wonder why my  savings have to be in rebates rather than a cut off the original price... At the end of the transaction, I was to receive $250 in rebates. In steps Uncle Sam.... Rebates are procured using the ever famous, slow and ineffective "Snail Mail". The guy at the cell store (yea like I'm buying cells) was great, he filled out the rebate forms, stuck them in envelopes, and even stamped them, all I needed to do was put a return address on the envelopes, and drop them in the mail. Great, I am thinking; just a little wait and I will have my cash. And wait I did, and wait and wait... are we seeing the ineffective route this is going... So I am walking into the apartment today and decide to check my mail. Upstairs I go, put on the reading glasses, and meander through several envelopes. Junk, junk, junk, Jas (my daughter, lives here but doesn't, Jas again, oh.... 2 from Verizon. Bills I'm thinking; well what do you know, the rebates came in. Well 2 of them, I am supposed to get 3. The day after the cell extravaganza I go to the public mail box, drop these 3 envelopes in and today I get 2 back. I think, wait; I'm supposed to have 3... I call Verison (you know the cell store) talk for a while the gal on the phone tells me "yes they have all been processed, I think you will be getting the other any day now. My point here is this; if I drop them all in the same mail box, at the same time, same day shouldn't they all be processed and in my mail box the same day? Well ok, not such a big deal... how bout the time I mailed my "medical restriction" card info in the mail, expecting to get that little card a few weeks later and instead the Ohio BMV sends me a notice of Suspension for failure to turn in my renewal information? worse than that.... I send the new info to them waiting to hear the suspension has been "acquitted" and received no such letter... upon calling the BMV was told "your drivers license is fine and up to date". I know its not just me, in all my dealings with said "Government" things are haphazard, ineffective and costly.
        Just don't get me going on how I think child support should be run through a bank rather than the "jobs and family services" ie WELFARE department of the Government. Been on both sides of that coin, and I tell you, men, if you think they are bad with you, try wearing the shoes of the woman you are paying support to.

THE answer

Using space as a 'war' effort? Sounds strange, but if you think about it, Space Exploration can be used to fuel the economy like a war effort would. War puts more people to work, producing goods and services needed over the everyday wants and needs of the nation. Rather than increasing the amount of tanks and artillery, it would boost the economy to build a fleet of Shuttle and Planetary spacecraft. The science effort would replace the war effort, and with a minimal of casualties. I say minimum knowing space travel is dangerous. Human exploration is dangerous work.  More work, needs more workers, thus providing the tax revenue needed. Is this not what is known as "fueling" the economy?   


This is production with a cause other than just killing other humans.  
You are probably sitting there say, "Neo, for a pirate you have some pretty darn good ideas"
my response to that of course would me , "argh"

Follow up[

If you are a regular reader of my page you will remember an article about a high school student (with 3.7 gpa) Making a point after reading an essay on Legalizing pot lit a joint and smoked it in class, ate the remains and was then arrested for possession. Well here is a follow up. I have to give the young man credit for standing on what he believes.

By now you have probably figured out I do smoke and would like to see it legalized.

One point I have made in the past, how can you make a plant illegal? poison ivy has a much greater risk factor than marijuana, its still legal.

Cigarettes and other tobacco product are legal. Of course "big tobacco" has our gov't officials in their pockets.

We (U.S.A) have even tried the Alcohol Prohibition road and found that to be a failure.

So where does the madness end?

Rant 1

I went to the store, purchased a pack of Marljuana. I also saw I could get Pot Edward or maybe some Pot Mall 100's. On the argument that marijuana leaves a toxic exhaust in the air; most places in the U.S. and Europe now have smoking bans indoors. Beyond that, marijuana mixed with smoking tobacco known as a cocktail (not that I have ever done that) does not leave a burned rope like stench the the room.
Lets look at the facts:
If you can buy pot in the store why call and buy it from a "criminal"?
If pot is legal where is the crime?
If the pot dealer pays taxes he is no longer a criminal (not that it is even a criminal act now)
taxing the product makes money for the criminals, err politicians in Washington
creating a legal industry sounds good to me. Taxes everywhere in this venture.

Take a ride down Holy Roller Lane with me, you say its a sin its devil weed etc etc...
I have read the bible, not extensively but I have yet to read in there, (even in parables) smoking weed is a sin. Devil's weed? excuse me, only God creates, Satan simply distorts that which is.
If God exists, we'll hypothetically say he does for arguments sake. He has given me the ability to choose, right, wrong or indifferent.
Do you think pot should be legal? do you think Obama will ever see this?

I'm really not a pot head, just think they use up to much jail space with victimless criminals.

jail a person for drinking and driving? Even if a crash has not occured?? is there something wrong with this picture? How about the cop pulls over a person unable to safely operate the vehicle and give him a ride home? You know Andy would have done that for Ottis and day Sunday included! The lawmakers (crooks); did I type that outloud? are making laws to create revenue, not for our safety!

lmao

Student Arrested After Smoking Joint During Pro-Pot Essay At School

Posted: 10:43 am PDT June 2, 2009Updated: 11:23 am PDT June 2, 2009

PURDY, Wash. -- A student presenting an essay at Peninsula High School in Purdy on Tuesday morning took out a marijuana joint, lit it, and began smoking it, police said.According to Pierce County sheriff's detective Ed Troyer, the student smoked the joint during his essay supporting the legalization of marijuana.He then finished his essay, sat down, finished smoking the joint and then ate the end after it was fully smoked. The teacher of the class contacted the school resources officer, a Pierce County sheriff's deputy, who found a small residual amount of marijuana on the student, Troyer said. The student, a 17-year-old junior with a 3.7 grade-point average, was arrested on charges of possession of marijuana by Pierce County deputies and booked into Remann Hall in Tacoma.

taxes

Saugus - Massachusetts State Police broke up a large scale narcotics delivery on the North Shore last night in Peabody, arresting five men and seizing 543 pounds of marijuana and approximately $200,000 in cash.


a street value of $94,000, were bound for Augusta,

Chicago narcotics officers seized $18.5 million worth of marijuana

Just 3 examples of wasted tax dollars. Would it be wiser to shut down the drug war and tax drugs instead?

Here's another one

Big Brother

I don't have a big brother. In fact my siblings are very close in age, about 1 year. I have a big sister (almost the same thing) an older sibling that can tell you what you can and can't do; with less authority than dad and mom. My government is not my big brother/sister. Back during WWII government became my "Uncle". Posters printed and tacked up "Uncle Sam Needs You". This is actually as 'close' as my government needs to be. You know the Uncle you hardly know, you see him 2 maybe 3 times a year and as an adult does have some authority but can't pull your pants down and whip you with a belt (this was in fact a very effective deterrent)

Enter big brother: U.S. Government.

Teachers have lost control of students. Why? well corporal punishment is out, thanks to big brother.
My experience:
When my mom enrolled me in Middle School she talked to the Assistant Principal saying her kids where not to be "paddled". Now this was all well and good, with good intentions behind it but me being the "black sheep" I was admitttedly very rebellous. I took this request by mother to extremes, rather than getting paddled I stayed after school. I simply accepted that school wasn't over at 3 and I would have to walk home. Now thanks to big brother the teacher has lost that ultimate dicipline. Disclamer: I know this sort of dicipline can be very easily abused. But to remove it from every household?

Wearing a seat belt is a good idea. Hardly a reason for a fine to not be wearing one.
Thanks big brother.

18; big mile stone. I had to go to the post office and fill out the form that made it easy to pull my name up and send me a draft notice. So you are telling me now that I can be drafted to a war, risk my life and welfare in the name of Liberty but I can't go to the local pub and have a beer?
Thanks big brother.

The list goes on,

Say you are stopped at a traffic light. Traffic is minimal, except for the police officer behind you there are not other cars, do you wait for the light to turn green? Actually most traffic laws are revenue generators. Wreckless op, left of center, and a handfull of others make sense. I hardly see the sense in arresting a person because he had a couple of beers inside of an hour, and then very safely drives home. Not that I condone drinking and driving but let's at least be reasonable about drunk vs having a drink.
the facts: (never happened but what if?) I am at a bar, after work, throw down a beer, a shot of whiskey and drive toward my home. 2 blocks from my home a cop sees me make a right turn without a signal, pulls me over, does the breatilizer and finds my blood/alcohol % to be .1 (over the limit in most states) Who is really the victim in this senario? Do remember that in order for an act to be considered a 'crime' there must be a victim.
Pot- not a crime
Drug war- failure! quit it
Traffic light cameras- are you kidding me?

just a cross

So why is it when a local church group gets a permit to build a Nativity scene on a public place the KKK gets a permit also to erect a cross on that same public place? Do pay attention to the date at the top of the article in the link.
Now I know the cliche "good for the goose..." but what we have here is a group (organization) based on hatred. Though it is a free country, hate has no place in society.
I hate work, I hate school, I hate cleaning my room ... this does seem to air a bit different than
I hate this group of people and to carry this hate to frighten and kill said group is just so wrong in so many ways.
I hate this issue, as it comes up around the time of a celebration of love and forgiveness.

10

Separation, this is the key
Separation of Church and State
this is a line in the Constitution that can be misconstrued
it does not mean elimination of religion from state (government)
but rather to separate the 2
I have seen actions some attempted, some carried out to remove Christianity (the basis of the
American Colonies) from all government institutions and even a move to remove God from the
pledge of allegiance.
As long as God is named on our money; God will be in the Pledge
To me (opinion) God is an idea or more an ideal... not an individual

All religions are in part based on the 10 commandments, it is one of universals of religion
don't kill your neighbor, don't take what doesn't belong to you, etc.
Back in the days of Aladin you would get your hand cut off for stealing.
To be Atheist, the 10 commandments apply, even.

The statement "Separation of Church and State" was included in the Constitution to keep the Christian church from being the government. The Church has a chain of command of Monarchy.

Do we or don't we

With one hand on the bible; excuse me but, there is a school here in
northern Cincinnati (Hamilton) , that had the ten commandments removed
from the front of the building for fear of "division between church and state".
Seems a bit ironic to swear in the top dog in Washington we have him touching
the very book the 10 commandments are published in.
I am sure you are up on all the news about removal of the God clause in the
pledge of allegiance; and by the way, our money all says "In God We Trust".

America was founded on the idea of Christianity and "you can believe that too."

OMG has just been banned from the internet language, as it may be offensive to some people.

Congratulations, live long and prosper

well he did it, stumbling over his words Now President O'bama has taken the oath of office. I did catch one video that showed inaugurations form Kennedy to O'bama, I must say I was most impressed with Kennedy's "don't ask what America can do for you..."

although I did not vote for the O'bama ticket I will respect him as my President and do hope he has a prosperous term or 2 even; as that means our nation is being prosperous

I do think he is a Vulcan, however.

just some thoughts

History has a way of finding people. Time and place. I don't think Neil Armstrong grew up thinking "I will some day be first to walk on the moon" nor did George Harrison grow up thinking "I will be a member of the most historical band in rock music" I don't think Mr O'bama grew up with the idea he would be the first Black man to be president. Time and place trumps all. I am happy for the man, (O'bama) and its not like he didn't do what he needed to do to achieve this.

It could have been Colin Powell, but anyhow, another blog got me on this train of thought. Barrack deserves the pomp and circumstance, not as the first but as the 44th. The fact that he is the first will step you back some years. Not so many years ago when it would be impossible for a black man to be voted into that office. Which is a bad mark on American History. Not that Americans are bad, just a different mind set of that time and age. If you think of historical man, and pre-historical man 100 years was not that long ago. There comes a time in the political evolution (this is still an experimental government) when you have to practice what you have written on paper (all men are created equal)

Trust? Honest?

ok, can you believe this one? note on the first line of the article. Are you kidding me? After all the dude is a politician.

Cuba offers direct talks with US

Raul Castro said Cuba was not "desperate" to hold talks with the US

Cuban President Raul Castro has said he is ready to hold direct talks with US President-elect Barack Obama, but played down any quick breakthrough.

Mr Castro described Mr Obama as an "honest man", but said his election had given rise to "excessive hopes".

Mr Castro, who took over from brother Fidel in 2008, was speaking a day after Cuba marked the 50th anniversary of its communist revolution.

Mr Obama has pledged to ease the 46-year-old US trade embargo against Cuba.

Speaking on state TV on Friday, President Castro repeated his previous assertions that Havana was ready for direct talks with the US "without intermediaries, directly".

"But we are in no rush, we are not desperate," he stressed.

Mr Castro said Mr Obama, who is due to take office on 20 January, could "do a great deal, could take positive steps".

"A president is coming in who has raised a lot of expectations in many parts of the world, hopes that are too high, I think," he added.

Muted celebrations

On Thursday, people across Cuba celebrated the anniversary of the revolution that brought Fidel Castro to power.

Mr Obama has said he wants to meet Cuban leaders

Speaking from the same balcony where his older brother declared victory on 1 January 1959, President Castro predicted the revolution would survive another 50 years.

The festivities were muted as Cuba struggles with big economic challenges and the aftermath of three hurricanes.

The frail health of Fidel Castro also dampened the mood of celebrations, says the BBC's Michael Voss in Havana.

a time when

Do you remember when little boys played with dolls? Except we called them "action figures" Just a little larger in scale than the barbie and ken dolls
with all the weapons, vehicles and attire of an Army GI?
guess would be the MEDIA decided that dolls (action figures) were to 'sissy' for boys to play with.
I do remember my GI Joe collection included a couple of figures with painted hair rather than the "life like hair and beard"
and why did every GI Joe have a scare on his face?

when times were simple

we do all remember this cartoon?
many Saturday mornings, between bugs bunny, pink panther and the ardvark I was rolling on the floor (not hard to do as was in a blanket on the floor) so what ever happened to the saturday morning cartoons? as I understand they were replaced with news, the cartoons were too violent so now the kids are subject to reports on drugs, violence and rape in your home town via the MEDIA

News Flash: paranormal

In a discussion on the 'paranormal' the scientists from all over the globe have come to the conclusion:
If it can not be explained in logical, scientific terms or you need a 'fall guy' it is George Bush's fault.

Who's really counting?

Just one little note about O'bama.... he has still only been to 57 states, but plans to visit the rest once he is settled in office.

random/ political opinion

Being I don't like assumption, why would it be to carry a conversation I am expected to assume things.  Can a conversation include exact meanings, or at least near meanings instead of assuming that I know what the f you are talking about?  Yes I am smart, yes I do have intelligence, this is why I stay away from assumptions.  Assuming I am hungry; no assumption needed there, I already said "I am hungry".  Of course this means I go to the kitchen and fix myself something to eat.  This does tend to eat up time, as I first much decide what I want and then fix it, not counting the time it takes to eat what ever it is I have prepared.  Assuming is like not knowing the lyrics of a song and singing it anyway.  <----- this is known as a simily (comparison using like or as)

Metaphore would be "shut the hell up till you learn the words of that song"

But anyway, how are you?  Other than a bit confused I am fine.  Good day at work, just got stuck behind some awful drivers* .  Other than getting on my nerves was not really a proplem.

Do you know why I do not talk to Ted anymore? 

because he is a dumb ____ , and I prefer not to talk with those kinds.  I do however appreciate mindful conversation.  Not to say I am the coldest beer in the cooler but I do need some form and function to conversation.  More than just me and you, subjects like favorite music,  some random conversation is good to.  

Guess this is why I have gotten away from the music rooms in Paltalk, the jist of the conversation always tends to be "great tune" .... excuse me, but if it wasn't a great tune in my mind I would not have broadcast it.  I appreciate that you like it too, but can we move past this and have a real conversation?

Why do I not support O'bama? well one reason is his wife.  Aside from the associations in his past I am not comfortable with a first lady who "is not proud of my country". <--- yes note the quotes

I have studied American History in school, and while not agreeing with everything in our past I am damn proud to be an American.  Excuse me but civil rights was a long time ago.  Yes there is change still needed but I am seeing reverse discrimination these past years. On that subject how far would I get with a "White American College Fund"?  Why am I pasted over the job I am qualified for just because you need to employ more "minorities"? 

Gay Marriage? of course I don't want to redefine Marriage, so lets just call it gay union, if a couple live together why not consider them "married"? both on the same insurance, shared cost they should be able to file as married on their taxes... etc

Abortion is way off base as a reason to decide who to vote for.  In this mans opinion it is a personal choice, you will deal with the creator (god) on your day of reckoning

Now gun rights, that's a reason, I don't own a gun but if they are illegal to own then the only ones with guns will be the criminals.  Heard today that O'bama voted no 4 times in Ill on a bill to allow a person to shot a burglar in their own home.  WTF if someone is in my house taking my stuff and I had a gun I would shoot first ask questions later.

Raising taxes on the wealthy and corporations, this is not going to work, for one the wealthy are the ones that do most of the hiring, the rest of the hiring is corporations, raise thier taxes is a good way to ask for inflation and unemployment

Now comes the hard part, I don't like McCain either,  however his running mate is cute.

I do like the policies but federal health care won't work.   You could mandate that all employers offer it but that is just going to drive the cost of everything up.

What happens if the candidate is singe?  Who is the first lady then? His current girl friend?

Final decision: vote for Batman, to keep with the times his running mate is Wonderwoman

Alfred will be secretary of state

*awful drivers used to prevent the 'dumb fuck' phrase from being used