Song She Sang to Me, Song She Brang to Me
November 3, 2008
This should be it for today. I’m heading off to bed early tonight so I can be at the polling place first thing at 6 am tomorrow. I’ll be live-blogging the results (and any weirdness that may happen in St. Louis) tomorrow. Drink of choice? Maker’s Mark–tastes like Keith Olbermann’s tears. 
A good couple of days at the Gulch. Went to see Neil Diamond last night. Don’t judge me. He puts on one hell of a show, and we got a last-minute upgrade that left us only about 100 feet from the stage. A good break from all the stress I’ve felt over this election. Hardest working man in rock and roll adult contemporary.
Obama’s grandmother died today. Prayers for her and her family.
The picture above? Oh, just the Messiah being cute after he mentioned John McCain’s name today. Could be written off as a simple gesture, except for the fact that he did the EXACT SAME THING to Hillary in the primaries…and both times he left a thoughtful pause for his disciples to laugh.
Speech came out today from early this year where the Messiah said he’d bankrupt the coal industry. Hopefully that will make a bit of a difference in the bitter clinger coal-mining lands of Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Ohio. It also came out today that the first actual business the Messiah worked for was closely affiliated with…Bernardine Dohrn’s Students for a Democratic Society, precursor of the Weather Underground. He also noted that he wanted to tax certain items (almost certainly junk food, booze, and ammo) to influence people’s behavior. Big Brother is looking out for you.
Hey, early voters? Aren’t you thrilled you committed yourselves before you had all the facts?
Well, regardless of what happens tomorrow, the Messiah has accomplished something this time. He’s personally killed public financing of elections. No one will ever do it again after he parlayed his lie about taking public financing into a 600 million to 1 billion dollar private war chest. Candidates would be fools to agree to public financing when they know their opponents can lie about it and then outspend them.
Vital stats: Dow down 5 to 9320; gas $2.12 a gallon; silver down $0.05 to $9.81 an ounce.
Rand of the Day(Francisco D’Anconia is speaking with Hank Rearden): “Mr. Rearden,” said Francisco, his voice solemnly calm, “if you saw Atlas, the giant who holds the world on his shoulders, if you saw that he stood, blood running down his chest, his knees buckling, his arms trembling, but still trying to hold the world aloft with the last of his strength, and the greater his effort the heavier the world bore down on his shoulders–what would you tell him to do?”
“I…don’t know. What…could he do? What would you tell him?”
“To shrug.”
Vote NO on Missouri Proposition C.
It’s a Callahan full-bore auto-lock. Customized trigger. Double cartridge thorough gauge. It is my very favorite gun….I call her…Vera
November 1, 2008
An excellent day at the Gulch. Woke late, went to the range. Had to wait 45 minutes to get a lane, practiced for my concealed carry permit. Good stuff–I love shooting. I didn’t start until a few years ago, and it’s so much fun I wish I would have started earlier.
Came back to find that the Messiah’s disciples had put some literature on my door. I’m almost sorry I missed them, but not really. There’s nothing I could say to convince them out of their choice, but it would have been fun to try to crush some youthful idealism. My mother, a yellow-dog democrat, announced on Wednesday that she’s voting for McCain. Furthermore, she, who barely has a sarcastic bone in her body, has started referring to Obama as “the Messiah.” Heh. My work here is done. Well, it’s almost done. I cannot wait to vote on Tuesday. Regardless of what happens nationwide, I am really looking forward to doing my bit to help the Messiah achieve Epic Fail in the Show-Me State.
In that vein, here’s a little musical interlude courtesy of Glenn Beck. Sing it to the tune of the Soviet National Anthem:
OBAMA ANTHEM LYRICS
All hail the messiah
Obama, Obama
The path to the new socialist motherland
Our savior, our savior
Obama, Obama
The leader more famous than Lindsay Lohan
Bow down and praise the One
Give him your money and your guns
Give us a country
That makes your wife proud
Oh, Lord Barry heal the bitter ones
White and Clinging to faith and to guns
Hope for the change of the hope of the change!
Obama “I am my brother’s keeper” watch: Yesterday it was revealed that Obama’s aunt is living in the United States illegally, in a Boston slum. Now, this isn’t some obscure relative, like his half-brother who’s living in wretched poverty in a hut in Kenya. This is an aunt he discussed in Dreams of My Father. The Messiah’s a millionaire who lives in a mansion, and yet he allowed a close relative to live in poverty. I do hope that those who expect him to pay for their gas and homes and cause the seas to fall and the earth to cool aren’t too disappointed. ”Hello. My name is Barack Obama. Dreams of My Father. Prepare for lies.”
Did I mention that “The Warriors” is on? Could today get any better? Vital stat: gas is $2.18 a gallon.
Rand of the Day (Atlas Shrugged, Part 2, Chapter 3)(Dr. Ferris is blackmailing Hank Rearden on behalf of the looter government): “Did you really think that we want those laws to be observed?” said Dr. Ferris. “We want them broken. You’d better get it straight that it’s not a bunch of boy scouts you’re up against–then you’ll know that this is not the age for beautiful gestures. We’re after power and we mean it. You fellows were pikers, but we know the real trick, and you’d better get wise to it. There’s no way to rule innocent men. The only power any government has is the power to crack down on criminals. Well, when there aren’t enough criminals, one makesthem. One declares so many things to be a crime that it becomes impossible for men to live without breaking laws. Who wants a nation of law-abiding citizens? What’s there in that for anyone? But just pass the kind of laws that can neither be observed nor enforced nor objectively interpreted–and you create a nation of lawbreakers–and then you cash in on guilt. Now that’s the system, Mr. Rearden, that’s the game, and once you understand it you’ll be much easier to deal with.”
Vote NO on Missouri Proposition C
Now, morbid and creepifying, I’ve got no problem with*
November 1, 2008
*I’m on a Serenity/Firefly kick, can you tell? Come to think of it, the crew and passengers of Serenity were Gulchers–when the Alliance government became too oppressive, they dropped out and formed their own place.
A good day at the Gulch–worked, handed out candy to the neighborhood kids, and am kicked back watching Poltergeist (scariest PG movie ever). Not a lot of good horror movies on tonight, strangely. TCM is showing The Dunwich Horror at 11, and that’s the second best choice after Poltergeist. It’s bad Lovecraft, but bad Lovecraft is better than no Lovecraft. I may have to dig out Re-Animator instead.
Obama Purge Watch–the Messiah had to make room on O Force One. Who got kicked off the plane? Reporters from the three newspapers that endorsed McCain. Change! They’re worried–the Messiah and his disciples. It’s beginning to not look so good.
Vital stats–gas $2.19 a gallon, silver up $.02 to $9.75 an ounce, Dow up 144 to 9325.
Preparedness tip of the day: Do you have a zombie survival plan?
Other preparedness tip:Do you have an election night plan? Do you know how to extricate yourself from a riot situation? Now would be an excellent time to read up on that. Stay inside on election night. Stay in touch with family and friends. Listen to the radio, watch local tv, monitor walkie-talkie radio bands if you have them. Be prepared for fires and looters. Hell of a thing that it’s come to this, but with that moron Erica Jong talking about blood running in the streets if the Messiah loses, and the Messiah himself saying it’s going to get nasty, well, forwarned is forearmed. As for me, heading to the range tomorrow.
And, oh yes, vote NO on Missouri Proposition C.
A couple of good days at the Gulch. Had visitors, including my brother. Nice dinner at PF Chang’s. As intended, I missed the Messiah’s sermon to his people. Apparently a lot of folks did.
Today’s statistics: Dow up 190 to 9181. Gas $2.25 a gallon. Silver down $.12 to $9.77 an ounce.
Yesterday: Dow down 75 to 8990. Gas $2.29 a gallon. Silver up $1.10 to $9.89.
No one can TALK to each other any more. I was talking to a guy tonight abut taxes, and I could tell he saw the basic point of not taxing the folks who work for a living and create the jobs too onerously, but he went back to “It’ll be okay,” and “They can afford it.” Part of it was just trying to get a rise; I don’t know how much he actually believed.
And, obviously, close to 50% of the population thinks this way.
Let’s be clear–I’m not rich. If Obama were telling the truth, I would be one of the people who would be receiving some of that redistributed wealth. I don’t WANT it. I don’t want to receive stolen property. It’s not mine; I didn’t earn it. If the government can confiscate the wealth of people wealthier than I, then eventually than can confiscate mine too. Hopefully it’s a moot point, because I think Obama will lose, and if he wins, I think EVERYONE who pays taxes will see a pretty severe hike.
I post this stuff for my information, to read it later. I’m not going to bother recouping Obama’s many flaws–Khalidi, Rezko, Ayers, Wright, Pfleger, Dohrn, Said, Frank Marshall Davis, ACORN, gun grabbing, the Infants Born Alive Protection Act, cutting off funding to the troops. None of it seems to matter to people. So let’s just go with this week. Obama has been blacklisting media outlets that ask Biden difficult questions. Today Obama called people who don’t want to pay onerous taxes “greedy.” The LA Times has a video of Obama at a 2003 gathering to celebrate Khalidi–Ayers and Dohrn were there too. The LA Times refuses to release the tape. Ask yourself–if they had a tape of McCain at a Klan rally or a tape of government secrets, would they have released it? You bet. I heard today on the radio that Obama has indicated that if he is elected, he will name Rahm Emanuel as his chief of staff. Rahm’s currently busy trying to save the career of Florida Democrat congressman Tim Mahoney, who was paying off one of his lovers. Change!
I don’t understand why this election’s even close. McCain’s a deeply flawed candidate, and also essentially a Democrat, but Obama is just such an obvious nightmare. I wish I understood what was happening.
Oh well, I suspect that the silent majority is going to say something during the only poll that matters next Tuesday. May they speak loud and clear. If McCain wins, I’m going to drink Maker’s Mark and pretend it’s Keith Olbermann’s tears.
Get out and vote, and, oh yeah…
Vote NO on Missouri Proposition C
Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor?*
October 29, 2008
*God rest John Belushi
Nothing is over until we decide it is. I’m in a better mood today. No reason–I didn’t believe the polls then, and I’d be a hypocrite to believe them now. Still, I’m harboring the flame of hope (not “HOPE” like the holy Soviet Realist Obama triptych at the Royale, but the little hope). The Republicans are finally starting to spend their money: I saw the “I am Joe the Plumber” ad and the “Biden: Mark my words” ad last night. I know the theory is the big 72-hour plan to dump all their money this weekend; hopefully it will convince the undecideds that all is not lost. As for me, I’m going to keep fighting. Walked in the door tonight and someone had conveniently left me a “Democrat sample ballot” on my door telling me who and what I should vote for. I suppose the Republicans do this in Republican areas–I’ve never lived in one, so I wouldn’t know–but it shows a pretty low respect for the thinking capacity of the voter. I still need to look up the judges on the ballot to see who needs to be thrown out–the Dems say to keep them all in power, which is already one strike. Heh.
I told my co-workers today that I’m taking next Wednesday off–I intend to be hung over, regardless of who wins. One of them suggested I come into the office for safety’s sake. A lot of people have a bad vibe. I’m not scared; we’ll see how it goes.
National Review arrived today-first one since they asked Christopher Buckley for his resignation. I was gratified to see Mark Steyn back on the back page–he’s a treasure. Things you never expect to see in National Review: an article about Burning Man. Author liked it, too, sort of.
The weird continues apace. One of the radio stations here, the River 101.1 FM, has been running Christmas music 24/7 for the past 2 weeks. I don’t suspect it will stop. Makes me want to jam an icepick in my face when I hear it, though.
Speaking of Christmas (*removes icepick*), I made my list today. 12 adults, 2 teenagers, 2 babies (yay!), and a dog. This year I vow, no credit cards. I expect the bargains to be good, and I ought to be able to swing it, cash-wise. If the economy well and truly goes to hell, it can be apples and string NEXT Christmas. The worst part is that December is personal property tax month–that one always hurts.
Dow up 889 to 9065. Apparently the Fed is meeting tomorrow, and this is the market’s way of saying it wants and expects an interest rate cut. I’m not an economist, and I have no idea if that’s a good or bad idea. We’ll see what happens tomorrow if Bernanke DOESN’T lower the rate. Gas is $2.29 a gallon, and silver is down $.26 to $8.79 an ounce, which strikes me as inexplicable.
Preparedness tip of the day: This one is my hat tip to an interesting conversation at Little Green Footballs today–pick up books. Good books, good history, good literature. See what they’re giving away at the library. Hard copy knowledge, especially knowledge that has stood the test of time, is invaluable.
Vote NO on Missouri Proposition C.
You’re broke, darlin’*
October 28, 2008
*In the immortal words of Dave Ramsey.
No, not really. Today was no different from any other day, except on paper. Dow down 203 points, to 8176. Silver down $.19 to $9.18 an ounce. I have no credit card debt, car is close to being paid off, and I have an emergency fund. The lights are on as I watch cable and surf the net in my well-heated apartment. I am better off than 95% of the world’s population. I am so very lucky to be an American, and I try to make myself worthy of that good fortune.
Still. My net worth, the product of my labor the government allows me to keep, has shrunk 40% in the past year, just like everyone else’s. Dang. I don’t retire for more than 30 years, so I normally wouldn’t worry.
These aren’t normal times. I’m trying to keep my hopes up, and I’m going to fight for McCain/Palin until the end next Tuesday. Nevertheless, we seem poised to elect a Socialist with 142 days of Senate experience to the highest office in the land. We’re not really going to do this, are we? A man whose father was a Communist lecturer, a man who bragged about his college drug use and vandalism? A man who attended church for two decades in a parish that had one of its precepts as disavowal of middleclassness? A man who despises the Second Amendment? A man who voted that if a term baby survived an abortion it should receive no medical care but be left to die on a cold shelf? A man who blacklists media who ask difficult questions? A man who in 2001 compared his country to Nazi Germany? A man who wants to redistribute wealth? A man whose political career was launched in the home of a woman who openly admired the Manson Family murders and a man who bombed the Pentagon and dedicated one of his books to the assassin of RFK? This is like a nightmare.
In normal times, the stock market would bounce back, naturally, after it underwent its correction. If we elect a Socialist as President, I don’t see how the stock market survives. People will RUN for the exits, lest they be taxed for their success. Obama will rule over a veto-proof Democrat Congress. For two years, they’ll be able to do whatever they want.
Hell of a thing. This Eeyore moment brought to you by John Galt. I’ll be better tomorrow, and I’ll never stop fighting.
McCain/Palin 2008.
Vote NO on Missouri Proposition C.
Missouri Proposition C roundup
October 26, 2008
http://ballotpedia.org/wiki/index.php/Missouri_Proposition_C_(2008)
One of the donors is General Electric–the largest producer of wind turbines in the country. Another is AFSCME, the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees. Why are they donating to a cause that has to do with private enterprise?
In a Google search through seven pages of links, I couldn’t find ANYONE on the record against this foolishness.
Allow me to be the first. If these renewable energy sources were efficient, practical, and profitable, private businesses would have picked them up and ran with them. They aren’t. This ballot measure is the state forcing private enterprise to do something that it itself will not do. It is fundamentally unjust.
What fresh Hell is this?
October 26, 2008
I was just reading through the St. Louis ballot. Here’s Proposition C:
Shall Missouri law be amended to require investor-owned electric utilities to generate or purchase electricity from renewable energy resources such as solar, wind, biomass and hydropower with the renewable energy sources equalling at least 2% of retail sales by 2011, including at least 2% from solar energy; and restricting to no more than 1% any rate increase to consumers for this renewable energy?
What possible business is it of the state what private utilities do? If solar was efficient and profitable, these businesses would already use it. Same with wind–once they beat the environmentalists’ lawsuits that wind farms kill birds and bats. Biomass? Using food for fuel is never a good idea. Hydropower? Shoot, Ameren already uses at least the two biggest dams in the state for hydropower. Shall we build more lakes? They’re great, but I like the Meramec, Current, Black, and other rivers just fine the way they are.
So the state wants to mandate how private enterprises get their power, and then keep them from recouping their massive losses by passing it on to the consumer. Where do they think this money will come from? Again, Atlas will shrug–these investor-owned enterprises will close up shop and move to friendlier areas, leaving the electric utility in the hands of the state–which conveniently isn’t allowing ITS rates to be held artificially steady here.
Proposition C-Not just NO!, but HELL, NO!
Wondering now if I should buy a generator…
