Scotts 2 Cents

February 3, 2009

They’ll never learn!

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I’m getting so tired of hearing about stuff like this.  This is exactly why these companies should have been allowed to fold and go bankrupt.  Then maybe somebody would learn something.  Instead, we bail them out.  And when I say we I mean that almost literally – it’s government money and government money comes from taxpayers.  Except of course for those who don’t work and don’t pay taxes but get millions in handouts from Obama and the liberals so perhaps I don’t mean we.  Anyway… if there are no consequences for unbelievable behavior like this why will it ever change.  It should be demanded that Wells Fargo IMMEDIATELY pay back every cent of the bailout money they accepted.  If they can’t, shut them down, sell them off and get our money back.  

This is absolutely unbelievable… 
Bailed-out Wells Fargo plans Las Vegas junket
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28999671/

January 28, 2009

It’s really getting annoying!

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It’s still January….this one doesn’t surprise me, we knew this coming.

Basically, if you can’t pay your bills because you got into a house over your head irresponsbily the government is now going to bail you out.  Are you kidding me?

LONG story short my parent’s lost the house they built from the ground up and that my sister and I grew up in because they ran into financial trouble because of inflation and a real estate market that all but literally died in the 80s.  Nobody bailed them out – their were consequences for irresponsbile actions.  This is absolute crap.

Welcome to Socialism!

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28891956/

So I should stop paying my mortgage for a few months I can get bailed out!

January 26, 2009

It’s going to be a long 8 years….

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I don’t even know what to say.  I’m already exhausted by it all – I don’t have the energy to go on and on editorially anymore – and it’s only the end of January.

How is this not racist?
Robert Reich Excludes White Male Construction Workers from Obama Stimulus Plan

ALSO….

Nothing like fair & unbiased coverage of the news:

Headlines On This Date 4 Years Ago:
“Republicans spending $42 million on inauguration while troops die in unarmored Humvees”
“Bush extravagance exceeds any reason during tough economic times”
“Fat cats get their $42 million inauguration party, Ordinary Americans get the shaft”

Headlines Today:
“Historic Obama Inauguration will cost only $120 million

“Obama Spends $120 million on inauguration; America Needs A Big Party”
“Everyman Obama shows America how to celebrate”
“Citibank executives contribute $8 million to Obama Inauguration”

January 22, 2009

Liberal Crap

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It’s only been 2 days…..this stuff is more important than your TV and it WILL lead to a major terrorist attack on US soil in the next 4 years.  Unless they wait for us idiots to again elect a left wing radical in 2012 and then start attacking since they’ve been allowed to build strength and plan significant attacks.  

I’m not going to go on and on about this, it makes me too angry and upsets me too much.

http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/22/guantanamo.order/index.html

But these are just examples of the candy-ass crap we can expect from our liberal President.  Attention all terrorist – go nuts – you will suffer no significant consequences for your actions.  You’ll be treated better in US prisons at US taxpayers expense than you have it in your own country.  Despite the fact that have killed thousands of American citizens you will have your handheld and be treated with kid gloves.

To quote Colonel Jessup
“I have neither the time nor the inclination to explain myself to a man who rises and sleeps under the blanket of the very freedom I provide and then questions the manner in which I provide it. ”
Those should have been Bush’s parting words! 

God help us all for the next 8 years.  Yes, I’ve resigned myself to the fact that 95% of African Americans voting for Obama for one single reason will be too much for the Republicans to overcome in 2012.

January 17, 2009

Here we go….already…

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He’s not even in office yet and the fears of ridiculous bleeding heart liberalism I have feared for many months is already starting.

For well over a year, and probably closer to 2 years the American public has been informed of the required transition to digital TV signals broadcast over the air.  If you’ve been alive the past several months you know about this!  And for MOST people, it doesn’t mean a thing – we have cable, or satellite or a brain and got a converter box a year ago.  Every TV station can’t go more than 12 minutes without mentioning it, it’s on the radio every 9 seconds.  It’s in newspapers and magazines everywhere!

So if you don’t know that on February 17th, 2009 analog TVs will no longer be able to receive the over-the-air signal from TV stations in your city if you don’t have a converter box (or a cable, or a TV built in this century) one of two things are true….
You are either too stupid to watch TV or too lazy to watch TV.  Either way – it’s YOUR FAULT!!!!
I can’t stress that enough – it’s YOUR FAULT – why should the government take care of you if you can’t take care of yourself?  Oh wait – that’s why you elected Obama. 

The government has handed out vouchers so your poor, lazy, stupid asses don’t have to even pay for this upgrade to the 21st century here in 2009 and you still haven’t gotten your converter box then you deserve to watch a blank screen starting February 18th.  The good news is that if you’re too stupid or lazy to have not gotten off your couch long enough to get your converter in the last two years a blank screen will probably entertain you just fine.

So now, even after the government has done everything possible short of coming to your house for you and giving you a new digital TV with a digital antenna or giving you a bailout for free cable (I’m sure some of you are still waiting for this) Obama wants to give you more time.  Are you f-ing kidding me!  This is just the start of the downfall of this nation led by the bleeding heart left.  After months and months and months and I suspect millions of dollars to make abundantly clear to everyone the need for a converter box by February 17th, 2009 the government has to hold your hand even longer to take care of you.  Dear god, what’s going to happen when it’s something more important than TV???

I’m flabergasted at even the thought of further extending the deadline for the digital TV transition.  It makes me angry just thinking about it.  It’s beyond ridiculous.  Does Obama really think the morons that haven’t gotten their converter box, or government handout for a converter box by now that they’ll really do it with an extension???  Of course they won’t.  They’re still waiting for the government to show up at their house, leave a pile of money, give them cable and a digital television that those of us who work hard, and actually pay our bills and our taxes can cover the cost of.  Welcome to Socialism and the Obama years. 

Maybe if I can’t beat them, I’ll join them….where’s my damn Ice Cream!

December 4, 2008

Aren’t you glad you aren’t in Human Resources

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FROM: Patty Lewis, Human Resources Director

TO: All Employees

DATE: October 01, 2003

RE: Gala Christmas Party

I’m happy to inform you that the company Christmas Party will take place
on December 23, starting at noon in the private function room at the Grill
House. There will be a cash bar and plenty of drinks! We’ll have a small
band playing traditional carols…feel free to sing along. And don’t be surprised if
our CEO shows up dressed as Santa Claus! A Christmas tree will be lit at
1:00 pm. Exchanges of gifts among employees can be done at that time; however,
no gift should be over $10.00 to make the giving of gifts easy for
everyone’s pockets. This gathering is only for employees!

Our CEO will make a special announcement at that time!

Merry Christmas to you and your family,

Patty

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FROM: Patty Lewis, Human Resources Director
TO: All Employees

DATE: October 02, 2003

RE: Gala Holiday Party

In no way was yesterday’s memo intended to exclude our Jewish
employees. We recognize that Hanukkah is an important holiday, which often
coincides with Christmas, though unfortunately not this year. However, from
now on, we’re calling it our “Holiday Party.” The same policy applies to any other
employees who are not Christians and to those still celebrating Reconciliation
Day. There will be no Christmas tree and no Christmas carols will be sung. We
will have other types of music for your enjoyment.

Happy now?

Happy Holidays to you and your family,

Patty

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FROM: Patty Lewis, Human Resources Director

TO: All Employees

DATE: October 03, 2003

RE: Holiday Party

Regarding the note I received from a member of Alcoholics Anonymous requesting a non-drinking table.

You didn’t sign your name. I’m happy to accommodate this request, but if I
put a sign on a table that reads, “AA Only”, you wouldn’t be anonymous anymore. How am I supposed to handle this?

Somebody?

And sorry, but forget about the gifts exchange, no gifts are allowed since the
union members feel that $10.00 is too much money and the executives believe $10.00 is a little chintzy.

REMEMBER: NO GIFTS EXCHANGE WILL BE ALLOWED.

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FROM: Patty Lewis, Human Resources Director

To: All Employees

DATE: October 04, 2003

RE: Generic Holiday Party

What a diverse group we are! I had no idea that December 20 begins the
Muslim holy month of Ramadan, which forbids eating and drinking during daylight hours. There goes the party! Seriously, we can appreciate how a luncheon at this time of year does not accommodate our Muslim employees’ beliefs. Perhaps the Grill House can hold off on serving your meal until
the end of the party or else package everything for you to take it home in little foil doggy baggy. Will that work?

Meanwhile, I’ve arranged for members of Weight Watchers to sit farthest
from the dessert buffet, and pregnant women will get the table closest to
the restrooms.

Gays are allowed to sit with each other. Lesbians do not have to sit with
Gay men, each group will have its own table.

Yes, there will be a flower arrangement for the Gay men’s table.

To the person asking permission to cross dress, the Grill House asks that no cross-dressing be allowed, apparently because of concerns about confusion in the restrooms. Sorry.

We will have booster seats for short people.

Low-fat food will be available for those on a diet.

I am sorry to report that we cannot control the amount of salt used in the food. The Grill House suggests that people with high blood pressure taste a bite first.

There will be fresh “low sugar” fruits as dessert for diabetics, but the restaurant cannot
supply “No Sugar” desserts. Sorry!

Did I miss anything? ? ?

Patty

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FROM: ; Patty Lewis, Human Resources Director

TO: All F***ing Employees

DATE: October 05, 2003

RE: The F***ing Holiday Party

I’ve had it with you vegetarian pr**ks! We’re going to keep
this party at the Grill House whether you like it or not, so you can sit quietly at the table furthest from the “grill of death,” as you so quaintly put it, and you’ll get your f***lng salad bar, including organic tomatoes. But you know, tomatoes have feelings, too. They scream when you
slice them. I’ve heard them scream. I’m hearing them scream right NOW!

The rest of you f***ing weirdos can kiss my a*s. I hope you all have a rotten holiday!

Drive drunk and die,

The B***h from H**l ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !

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FROM: Joan Bishop, Acting Human Resources Director

DATE: October 06, 2003

RE: Patty Lewis and Holiday Party

I’m sure I speak for all of us in wishing Patty Lewis a speedy recovery
and I’ll continue to forward your cards to her.

In the meantime, management has decided to cancel our Holiday Party and
give everyone the afternoon of the 23rd off with full pay.

Happy Holidays!

Joan

November 30, 2008

Excellent idea for where the change comes from…

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I absolutely LOVE this!!!

Subject: Executive Decision

TO: Fellow Business Executives:

As the CFO of this business that employees 140 people, I have
resigned myself to the fact that Barrack Obama will be our next
President, and that our taxes and government fees will increase in  
a BIG way.

To compensate for these increases, I figure that the clients will
have to see an increase in our fees to them of about 8% but since we
cannot increase our fees right now due to the dismal state of our
economy, we will have to lay off six of our employees instead.  This
has really been eating at me for a while, as we believe we are
family here and I didn’t know how to choose who will have to go.

 So, this is what I did. I strolled through our parking lot and found
6 Obama bumper stickers on our employees’ cars and have decided
 these folks will be the first to be laid off.  I can’t think of a
 more fair way to approach this problem.  These folks wanted change;
 I gave it to them.

 If you have a better idea, let me know.

November 14, 2008

Politics Simplified – It’s all about the Ice Cream

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Its all about the Ice Cream …..

The most eye-opening civics lesson I’ve ever heard was a teacher’s third 
grade class.  The presidential election was heating up and some of 
the children showed an interest.  I decided we would have an election 
for a class president.  We would choose our nominees.  They would make 
a campaign speech and the class would vote.

To simplify the process, candidates were nominated by other class
Members.  We discussed what kinds of characteristics these students
Should have. We got many nominations and from those, Jamie and Olivia
were picked to run for the top spot.

The class had done a great job in their selections.  Both candidates were
good kids.  I thought Jamie might have an advantage because he got lots
of parental support.  I had never seen Olivia’s mother.  The day arrived
when they were to make their speeches   Jamie went first.  He had specific
ideas about how to make our class a better place.  He ended by promising
to do his very best.  Everyone applauded. 
 
He sat down and Olivia came to the podium.  Her speech was concise. 
She said, “If you will vote for me, I will give you ice cream.”  She sat down. 
The class went wild.  “Yes! Yes! We want ice cream.” 

She surely would say more.  She did not have to.  A discussion followed. 
How did she plan to pay for the ice cream?  She wasn’t sure.  Would her
parents buy it or would the class pay for it?  She didn’t know.  The class
really didn’t care.  All they were thinking about was ice cream.  Jamie
was forgotten.  Olivia won by a land slide.

Every time Barack Obama opens his mouth he offers ice cream, and fifty-three
percent of America reacts like nine-year-olds.  They want ice cream.  The
other forty-seven percent know they’re going to have to feed the cow.

October 7, 2008

Too many lies from Barack Obama

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A technicality on a complicated bill vote is one thing and nearly every politician has voted on a bill with something in it that will come back to haunt them and sound bad when taken out of context.  But some of the lies and mis-information being put forth by the Barack Obama campaign and scary.  Not only are they signficant lies they have some significantly fundamental problems as well.  Can you really vote for this guy?

 

TERRY ANDERSON, A  BLACK LOS ANGELES TALK RADIO HOST,   WENT DOWN A LIST OF THINGS SENATOR OBAMA HAS SAID THAT  AREN’T   EXACTLY CORRECT.   

Obama’s Not  Exactlys:

1.) Selma March Got Me Born -  NOT EXACTLY, your parents felt safe enough to have you in 1961 – Selma had no  effect on your birth, as Selma was in 1965. (Google’Obama Selma ‘ for his full  March 4, 2007 speech and articles about its various untruths.)

2.) Father Was A Goat Herder -  NOT EXACTLY, he was a privileged, well educated youth, who went on to work with  the Kenyan Government.

3.) Father Was A Proud Freedom Fighter -  NOT EXACTLY, he was part of one of the most corrupt and violent governments  Kenya has ever had.

4.) My Family Has Strong Ties To African  Freedom - NOT EXACTLY, your cousin Raila Odinga has created mass  violence in attempting to overturn a legitimate election in 2007, in Kenya . It  is the first widespread violence in decades. The current government is  pro-American but Odinga wants to overthrow it and establish Muslim Sharia law.  Your half-brother, Abongo Obama, is Odinga’s follower. You interrupted your New  Hampshire campaigning to speak to Odinga on the phone. Check out the following  link for verification of that….and for more.

Obama’s cousin Odinga in Kenya ran for  president and tried to get Sharia muslim law in place there. When Odinga lost  the elections, his followers have burned Christians’ homes and then burned men,  women and children alive in a Christian church where they took shelter.. Obama  SUPPORTED his cousin before the election process here started. Google Obama and  Odinga and see what you get. No one wants to know the truth.

5.) My  Grandmother Has Always Been A Christian -  NOT EXACTLY, she does her daily Salat prayers at 5am according to her own  interviews. Not to mention, Christianity wouldn’t allow her to have been one of  14 wives to 1 man.

6.) My Name is African Swahili -  NOT EXACTLY, your name is Arabic and ‘Baraka’ (from which Barack came) means  ‘blessed’ in that language. Hussein is also Arabic and so is Obama.

Barack  Hussein Obama is not half black. If elected, he would be the first Arab-American  President, not the first black President. Barack Hussein Obama is 50% Caucasian from his mother’s side and 43.75% Arabic  and 6.25% African Negro from his father’s side. While Barack Hussein Obama’s  father was from Kenya , his father’s family was mainly Arabs.. Barack Hussein  Obama’s father was only 12.5% African Negro and 87.5% Arab (his father’s birth  certificate even states he’s Arab, not African Negro). 

7.) I Never Practiced Islam -  NOT EXACTLY, you practiced it daily at school, where you were registered as a  Muslim and kept that faith for 31 years, until your wife made you change, so you  could run for office.

4-3-08 Article ‘Obama  was ‘quite religious in islam” http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=60559

8.) My School In Indonesia Was Christian -  NOT EXACTLY, you were registered as Muslim there and got in trouble in Koranic Studies for making faces (check your own book).

February 28, 2008. Kristoff from the  New York Times a year ago: Mr. Obama recalled the opening lines of the Arabic  call to prayer, reciting them with a first-rate accent. In a remark that seemed  delightfully uncalculated (it’ll give Alabama voters heart attacks), Mr. Obama  described the call to prayer as ‘one of the prettiest sounds on Earth at  sunset.’ This is just one example of what Pamela is talking about when she says  ‘Obama’s narrative is being altered, enhanced and manipulated to whitewash  troubling facts.’

9.) I  Was Fluent In Indonesian -  NOT EXACTLY, not one teacher says you could speak the language.

10.) Because I Lived In Indonesia ,  I Have More Foreign Experience -  NOT EXACTLY, you were there from the ages of 6 to 10, and couldn’t even speak  the language. What did you learn except how to study the Koran and watch cartoons.

11.) I  Am Stronger On Foreign Affairs -  NOT EXACTLY, except for Africa (surprise) and the Middle East (bigger surprise),  you have never been anywhere else on the planet and thus have NO experience  with our closest allies.

12.) I  Blame My Early Drug Use On Ethnic Confusion -  NOT EXACTLY, you were quite content in high school to be Barry Obama, no mention  of Kenya and no mention of struggle to identify – your classmates said you were  just fine

13.) An  Ebony Article Moved Me To Run For Office -  NOT EXACTLY, Ebony has yet to find the article you mention in your book. It  doesn’t, and never did, exist.

14.) A  Life Magazine Article Changed My Outlook On Life -  NOT EXACTLY, Life has yet to find the article you mention in your book. It  doesn’t, and never did, exist.

15.) I  Won’t Run On A National Ticket In ’08 -  NOT EXACTLY, here you are, despite saying, live on TV, that you would not have  enough experience by then, and you are all about having experience first.

16.) Voting ‘Present’ is Common In Illinois Senate -  NOT EXACTLY, they are common for YOU, but not many others have 130 NO VOTES.

17.) Oops, I Misvoted -  NOT EXACTLY, only when caught by church groups and Democrats, did you beg to  change your misvote.

18.) I  Was A Professor Of Law -  NOT EXACTLY, you were a senior lecturer ON LEAVE.

19.) I  Was A Constitutional Lawyer -  NOT EXACTLY, you were a senior lecturer ON LEAVE.

20.) Without Me, There Would Be No Ethics Bill -  NOT EXACTLY, you didn’t write it, introduce it, change it or create it.

21.) The Ethics Bill Was Hard To Pass -  NOT EXACTLY, it took just 14 days from start to finish.

22.) I  Wrote A Tough Nuclear Bill -  NOT EXACTLY, your bill was rejected by your own party for its pandering and lack  of all regulation – mainly because of your Nuclear donor, Exelon, from which  David Axelrod came.

23.) I  Have Released My State Records -  NOT EXACTLY, as of March, 2008, state bills you sponsored or voted for have yet  to be released, exposing all the special interests pork hidden within.

24.) I  Took On The Asbestos Altgeld Gardens Mess -  NOT EXACTLY, you were part of a large group of people who remedied Altgeld  Gardens . You failed to mention anyone else but yourself, in your books.

25.) My  Economics Bill Will Help America -  NOT EXACTLY, your 111 economic policies were just combined into a proposal which  lost 99-0, and even YOU voted against your own bill.

26.) I  Have Been A Bold Leader In Illinois -  NOT EXACTLY, even your own supporters claim to have not seen BOLD action on your  part.

27.) I  Passed 26 Of My Own Bills In One Year -  NOT EXACTLY, they were not YOUR bills, but rather handed to you, after their  creation by a fellow Senator, to assist you in a future bid for higher office.

28.) No  One on my campaign contacted Canada about NAFTA -  NOT EXACTLY, the Canadian Government issued the names and a memo of the  conversation your campaign had with them.

29.) I  Am Tough On Terrorism -  NOT EXACTLY, you missed the Iran Resolution vote on terrorism and your good  friend Ali Abunimah supports the destruction off Israel.

30.) I  Want All Votes To Count -  NOT EXACTLY, you said let the delegates decide.

31.) I Want Americans To  Decide - NOT EXACTLY, you prefer caucuses that limit the vote,  confuse the voters, force a public vote, and only operate during small windows of time.

32.) I  passed 900 Bills in the State Senate -  NOT EXACTLY, you passed 26, most of which you didn’t write yourself.

33.) I  Believe In Fairness, Not Tactics -  NOT EXACTLY, you used tactics to eliminate Alice Palmer from running against  you.

34.) I  Don’t Take PAC Money -  NOT EXACTLY, you take loads of it.

35.) I  don’t Have Lobbysists -  NOT EXACTLY, you have over 47 lobbyists, and counting.

36.) My  Campaign Had Nothing To Do With The 1984 Ad -  NOT EXACTLY, your own campaign worker made the ad on his Apple in one afternoon.

37.) I  Have Always Been Against Iraq -  NOT EXACTLY, you weren’t in office to vote against it AND you have voted to fund  it every single time.

38.) I  Have Always Supported Universal Health Care -  NOT EXACTLY, your plan leaves us all to pay for the 15,000,000 who don’t have to  buy it.

39.) My  uncle liberated Auschwitz concentration camp -  NOT EXACTLY, your mother had no brothers and the Russian army did the liberating.

October 2, 2008

Register to Vote

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If you aren’t already registered to vote, time is running out.  This will be without question the largest voter turnout in years – possibly in all our lifetimes.  Be a part of it.  And although recent history will be difficult to contend with it could also be one of the closest elections in history.

Watch this video, it doesn’t suck, and pass this link along to at least five people.
http://www.scotts2cents.com/2008/10/02/register-to-vote/

And if you really get bored check out Purple Widget

Thanks – and remember – VOTE!

See how I got through this whole post without mentioning the nightmare that Universal Healthcare would be, or the government taking over our lifes with more social programs then we could every pay for without massive tax hikes that a liberal President would bring.

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