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The ABC Debates Tonight

  I watched part of the Republicans debate tonight.  It was the ABC News/Facebook debate.  The Facebook part of it was sort of stupid. Also at the end of the Republican debate having the Democrats join them on the state was sort of stupid.
 
  Republican Debate:   Rudy makes me sick.  I can not stand the guy.  He made a remark one time "about my city" like he owns New York City.  New York City is Democratic and so is the state of New York.
  The fire, police and 9/11 first responders hate Rudy.
  McCain looked more happy that he has been in the past...but I do not know what he has to smile about he is a Republican. 
  Poor McCain his party loves to bash him in the head over immigration.  That issue is a killer for him. 
  I think Thompson did not come across well with some of his answers.
  I do not see anyone in the debates that would make a good president.  Of course they are all Republicans.

  Democratic Debate:  Poor Richardson.  That is so sad.  He should just get out of the way.  He has given good service to the nation but he does not belong up there tonight.  It also would have been a much better debate with just the three of them.
  Clinton, Edwards and Obama are all great.  Anyone of the would make a great president.  Hillary Clinton I think did a great job tonight.  They were all excellent but I am not a real Hillary fan but she looked dam good tonight. 
  I did not see any errors and everyone, not counting Richardson, gave excellent answers.  One of them is going to be the next President of the United States.
  I still like Edwards.  I would love to see an Edwards/Obama ticket.  I don't think Obama would take the Vice President slot.
  I still think it is going to be Hillary Clinton.
  But I would love to Edwards running.

Return to Warm Weather in FL

  Right now it is 61 degrees, at 0800 hours, and it is heading for 78 degrees.  The warm weather is back.  We had two or three days were it was cold.  We turned on the heat. 

  So the iguanas can wake up and get back in the trees.

  Goats may not be safe from sex perverts now that it is warm again.

  The other day when it was cold and the wind was blowing I decided to walk over to the little strip mall that is four blocks from here.  The cold air caused me to be short of breath and I was worrying if I was going to have to call 911.  I have never had the feeling or problem from cold air. 
  I do need to see that heart doctor.  It is the 5th of January and I do not have any insurance card.  I am not even sure if they got the change taken care of...I may still have the old insurance company. 
  I canceled my doctor appointment on the 8th because I have an appointment to see a heart doctor on the 22nd of this month. 

  I watched that Barack Obama speech about four times.  It was a good speech.
  I am stilled worried about him.  What if we pick him and some people come out and say oh we did drugs with him and here is some video of it and Barack said the following.  The Republicans might be sitting on something like that right now and just waiting to use it.  I am not saying that because he is black.  It is because he is new and young and has not been in an election like this in the past.  The others have been in battles before and had people trying to find dirt on them.

  Ron Paul was on PBS and Bill Moyers did an interview of him.  Ron Paul did excellent.
  You can see and hear the interview at Bill Moyers Journal. 
   
 

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Baas Means No!

"...After a goat was raped and killed in a Panhandle town, animal activists, police and citizens were almost as shocked to find out that bestiality isn't a crime in Florida.

But it might be soon.

A Sunrise state senator and a St. Petersburg representative have filed legislation to make it a first-degree felony to have sex with animals or promote or advertise bestiality.

''It's true. It's sick. There needs to be a law,'' said Democratic Sen. Nan Rich, a longtime crusader for children and animal rights. ``There are 30 states that make this a crime. Florida isn't one of them.''

Florida Gov. Charlie Crist, who called the situation ''unbelievable,'' said Thursday he would sign the bill into law if it made it to his desk..."

 MiamiHerald.Com

This is one of these stories you read and you think it can't be true.  Then you don't know if you should scream or roll on the floor laughing until your sides hurt.
  I am not sure that this state or any state must have a bestiality law.  It seems to me that there are laws that cover things like this...
  I also don't think it should be called "rape" because that seems to be something that is a human crime.
  I guess right now the bill they are trying to get passed to make bestiality a crime calls for 30 years in prison for committing, promoting, abetting or possessing pornography of bestiality. I think I also have a problem with "pornography of bestiality."
  This whole thing seems a bit crazy.
  We allow people to kill goats.  We allow them to kill them not only for food but for religion.  But then your going to put someone in jail for 30 years for "making love to a goat" ...
I know I know.. I have a problem with the word "love"... 
  People get crazy on subjects like this...

"They said this day would never come.."

"...Iowa's decision was not only pro-Obama, but very clearly anti-Clinton — not so much anti-Hillary, whose solid, steadfast campaign earned the respect of many Iowans, but anti restoration, anti the notion of having a former two-term President elide the Constitution by returning to the White House as a spouse, anti the petty, contentious politics that seems to follow the Clintons — much to their dismay — everywhere they go. (Except, perhaps, the corridors of the Senate, which may ultimately prove to be Senator Clinton's most natural home)..."

See Time.Com

  Barack Obama made a great speech last night.  News people said that he has been making them in Iowa for months and people like me have not been seeing them and hearing them and that now we will start to see and hear them.
 

 

 
  News people are reporting that the GOP does not want Huckabee.  I am talking about the big shots in the party ..big business and Wall Street.  It seems that Huckabee is not seen as a big business guy..but he is interested in the little guy. 
  If Obama wins how about a Obama/Huckabee ticket?  Smile

The Great Black Hope

  Americans want to prove that things have changed in the United States.  We also all want to prove that we are not racist.  We are looking for a great black hope and many Americans think they have found that man in Barack Obama.
  I been fighting racism all my life.  I was fired from a hospital because I stood up and demanded an end to racism.  The director of security, my boss, was very racist.  I stood up in supervisor meetings and called him on his racist statements and I wrote him up because of them.  I got fired because of it. 
  Of course you have to take my word for it.
  But I also don't care if you call me a racist.  We all are a little bit.  I fear it is our DNA.  If you want to see real true racism look at black people. They are the real true racist in America now. 
  So my question to white people is would you be for Barack Obama if he were white?
  I think he is getting a free ride, in the front of the bus, because he is black.

  On the other hand the Iowa system of picking a candidate is a pretty good one.  The people of Iowa see the candidate up close.  Of course I am not sure there are any black people in Iowa. 

  Barack Obama has no real history.  He is brand new and we have pined our hopes on him.  John Edwards and Hillary Clinton and others have been tested. 
  The American people are fed up with Bush and the Republicans and they want all of them out and gone.  The Republicans can not win but the Democrats can lose.  If we pick the wrong candidate and something comes out about him because he has not been tested over the years. 
  America needs change and we all want it.  I am not sure that Barack Obama is the right man for the job. 

  What if we pick Barack Obama and he puts his foot in his mouth or if we find out he was a member of the KKK or something...  I agree I do not see something like that happening but since he is new and the election is a year away something could happen.
  Then we might have a failed candidate running and he would have to face a Mike Huckabee or a John McCain.

  We will see what happens.  We still have time.

  Now we look at New Hampshire.  I do not think there any black people in New Hampshire and bet they are looking for a great black hope and they will want to prove that NH is not racist so I expect Barack Obama to win big in NH.  That will be two big wins for Barack Obama.

  Now Republican Mike Huckabee had a big win in Iowa.  Just as I said there are no blacks in NH well their are no evangelical voters in NH.  I think Mike Huckabee will not even place in NH. 
  The people of NH will want to prove they are not racist but I do not think they are going to worry about proving that they are God fearing church going bible pounding people.

  God bless America.

It is raining Iguanas in Florida

  You have heard it said that it is raining cats and dogs?  That just means it is raining a great deal.  Well in Florida it rained iguanas on  Thursday because of the cold weather.


  You can read about it at MiamiHearld.Com
 

"...The bitter cold that swept across the region came like a giant Sominex pill for the tree-dwelling iguanas of South Florida.

The plummeting temperatures Wednesday night and early Thursday -- which hit 39 degrees at Miami International Airport -- caused the large green lizards to drop out of the trees and litter the ground.

The cold-blooded reptiles, exotics from Central and South America that can reach six feet in length, maintain a body temperature similar to the air around them. When the temperature falls into the low 40s, their bodies go into a deep sleep -- with basically only the heart continuing to function and with little blood flow, experts said..."

Boycott Deluxe Check Printers

  Back a few years ago I got a copy of my credit report and I found information on the credit report that listed my bank, my bank account number, how many checks I had printed and the check numbers and some other information.  I was shocked.  I made up my mind to never order checks from the bank again.
  I posted some information about that here in the blog.
  But I did not know the full details about it until I found it on a web site.
  Here is that information:

Big Win for Obama

  Well everyone is talking about the Obama win in Iowa.  As you know I am not an Obama fan.  Of the front runners I would pick Edwards.  But this is a big win and a great win for Obama. 
  On the Republican side Huckabee got a good win.  I would never vote for any Republican.  I don't think Huckabee is like the rest of the Republican scum that are running but he is still a Republican. 
  I have not heard one word about Ron Paul.  I also did not hear anything about their protest at Fox stations.  I checked out the Fox "news" site the other day and did a search and the Ron Paul folks are correct..Fox "news" makes almost no mention of Ron Paul.  The mentioned how much money he raised and that was about it.  There was no mention that Ron Paul and his followers had a problem with Fox.  There was just almost no mention of him at all.  It was very interesting. 

  Right now the CNN site is saying that Obama had 39% of the vote and John Edwards 30% and Hillary Clinton had 29%.  Now Edwards and Hillary are very close but still right now that puts her as number three.  Wow that has got to hurt.

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Digital TV Converter Box Coupons

  If you live in the United States and you get your TV without cable or satellite service (off the air or analog) in early 2009 TV in the United States will go digital.  You TV set will not receive TV.  I know that is hard to believe but it will happen.
Your TV set with rabbit ears or an out side antenna will be blank.
Now you will have some options...you can sign up for cable TV or satellite TV service.  Or you can buy a digital converter box.  I think they are going to cost about $50.00 or $60.00 each.  You will  need one for each TV set.
  Now government is offering a free $40.00 coupon, you can get two of them, and you can use it towards the purchase of the converter box.
  You apply for the coupons at:  TV Converter Box Coupon Program
  They have a 888 number:   1-888-DTV-2009
  The coupons will be limited, I think, and they will be mailed in late February or early March.  Now the problem I see with them is that they expire 90 days from the date they are issued.
  Now I got a friend in NC and he does not have cable TV.  He also does not have a lot of money.  When he gets the coupon he will have TV and I don't think he is going to want to go out and buy a digital box for his TV that will do nothing for one year. 
  I guess the government wants everyone to get a digital converter box early.  I suspect they are scared to death that Americans will not be aware of the change and they will wake up around the middle of February 2009 and find that none of their TV sets work and they will head to Washington and change our form of government.  Maybe ask the Queen of England to take us back. 
  I went to the site and am on the list to get two coupons.
  I hope I will have cable TV in 2009 but you never know.