Various and Sundry Things

   Did you, like me, think when oral arguments are finished at The Supreme Court, the Justices then got around a table and discussed the issues?  I certainly did.  Nope.  They ‘write’ their thoughts and pass them around, and if their writings change another Justice’s mind, so be it, otherwise they just march on.  In other words, as I understand it, they meet one time post the oral arguments, take a vote on their current feelings, and them go their separate ways to write their opinion.  So what does  this mean?  It means, we should not need to wait until June to find out their feelings… they are already known.  Sigh.

   Whomever thought up the term ‘pink slime’ is brilliant.  If one were to dig into the origins, I’d bet my bottom dollar  it is an animal rights group behind the situation.  Pink Slime – sounds terrible, yes?  Does to me, then I began reading about the whole situation.  First of all, we have been consuming it for twenty plus years.  Do you think the make-up of the concoction was just picked out of thin air?  I think not! 

   I used to work for an animal feed company.  The ingredients put into the animal food was kept track of down to the milligram.  Every day, the ingredients had to be inventoried, and there were in fact, scientists on staff who had to measure the ingredients.  I dare say, the same standards apply to the human food supply. There is a local food chain who is finally taking a stand on this issue.  They are putting ‘pink slime’ meat back on the shelf. Now, granted, this company has their origins in Iowa, and granted, the governor of Iowa, a [killer of children Republican] has lobbied the company to sell the product again.  I just applaud the company for common sense and courage.  It will be interesting to see the outcome.

   One more time, the smear campaign for the person who thought up the term pink slime is / was brilliant.  I can think of some slime I’d like to slide down their throats.

   You cannot deny the election of President Obama was with a majority of the populace of these United States.  I think even the most cynical among us thought it a page turning time in the history of this country.  I want to say point blank.  President Obama has done more to destroy improving race relations than I thought possible by any one person.  Shame on you Sir!

This’n That

   I have successfully severed my relationship with the two sponsors who have dropped Rush!  And, I am more than happy to see that one of the companies is in deep doo doo.  Interestingly enough I believe it is as much because this company continues to advertise on several umm, shall we say, liberal outlets, thereby resulting in their obvious bias.  I hope they fail in toto.

   http://goo.gl/u7ZnU  There are NO words required, not even an opinion.  Go to the end of this article and read one of the requirements to attend this William Jefferson Clinton function.  Again, no words needed. Hmmm.

   I want to report just how happy I am we are nearing the objective of President Obama… his words!!! As I went to the grocery this morning to do my weekly duty, I noticed fuel (regular) is $3.97 per gallon.  Thank you Sir!   I will really be ecstatic when we get to $5.00.  Re-elect pronto!!!

   I finally saw an ad in the local paper for power washing my deck.  I called and the two fellows came out immediately.  They could not find the house, but I went and got them.  I had a price in mind based on what the insurance company gave me last year. Turns out these fellows are union electricians in Omaha where the unemployment rate is 4.3% +/- .1 either way.  Said they had to do something, the union bosses keep telling them to hang tough ‘brother’… it is going to turn around.  Sigh.  Fellow said I don’t know how you feel about unions, but…

   This was an opening I don’t normally let pass.  I told him my tried and ‘true’ philosophy transferred to me from my Father – in  short, do a good job and you will be compensated.  I could I suppose, elaborate, but that is all  you need to know.  In my twenty years of employment in the private sector I ‘never’ joined a union… I had ‘some’ encounters because of my refusal(s.  In one case the job was incentive based.  I manually made a cable  that when completed had 20,000 loose wire ends – I memorized this cable.  The pattern took up every page of a stenographer notebook to plant a picture in your mind.

   Here is the bottom line.  I needed to make four of these cables in an 8 hour day to make quota – I worked there six months.  By the time I left I was making four by lunchtime.  Now, I, were this individual incentive, could have made allot of ‘m o n e y’.  It was however, group incentive.  So that, were I to look around and see several of my fellow group missing I would wonder where in hades they were – turns out, they might be off reading the paper, and or meditating on their respective throne.  THEY got to participate on my production, and guess who were the loudest critics of my refusal to join ‘their’ union.  Brothers my butt!! 

   I learned to stand on my own feet; I hope I have instilled that in my own children, and I am too old to change.  Regardless, I believe my little chat with these two fellows made a dent in their minds – and oh by the way, they did such a good job, they earned a nice tip.  They were hungry and their labor proved it!! And I, after our little chat was trying to make a point.  I think they got the point. God bless America!!

 

Aggravation ! !

   For me, my biggest aggravation regards the Ms. Funk issue is how the media portrays, or better, does not portray the issue clearly. 

   First of all, the religious aspect is, or should be clear.  The government is trying to require religious organizations to provide contraception in their insurance policies.  No matte how you look at it, this is a mandate, e.g. a requirement.

   The media will always come back and say the religious organization is not being required to provide the contraception, the insurance company is being required to do so at NO cost to the people.  This is the biggest crock of doo doo I have ever heard. At an age I can no longer remember I was taught there is no free lunch.

   In this case everyone’s rates go up in order to offer another benefit.  It is so very clear, and when it is spewed erroneously each and every day it gets so jumbled.  This is my aggravation!

Rush!

   I have listened to Rush for 20 years +; I make no apologies for doing so and I will continue to listen.  I will confess to cringing last Wednesday when he ‘first’ mentioned Ms. Fluke.  And yes, yes, he needed to offer her an apology.  It was (the name calling), over the top.  The thrust of his argument was not, and it is a very sad commentary that the real story is being blindsided. Welcome to the real world I guess.

   As for the advertisers.  I will speak for me only; I have a sleep number bed, I have used Pro Flowers, and I use Carbonite.  I will NOT ‘ever’ give up my sleep number bed, but I have informed Pro Flowers I will never buy another flower from them; I have pulsed Carbonite whom I still have a 152 day subscription, about a refund, and if I find out there are other sponsors I have used that have dropped Rush, I will drop them.   For me it is simple.  There have been numerous times over the years I have disagreed with Rush, but I will tell you this – he has a pulse on what is really happening out there whether one wants to admit it or not…his use of satire is not understood by many in the country and accounts for many who bastardize him. 

   Over the years I have fought family members over issues raised by Rush – 99% of the time they have not listened with any regularity at all to understand his shtick.  He has said many times over the course of time, you must listen to him for ‘about’ 2-3 weeks before you understand his methods. 

   I am not going to try and convert anyone; I could care less – he can take care of himself. I will remain a loyal listener and argue with any of the sheeple out there who are in the mood.