I have been watching the NEW version of Ocean's 11 on television and am totally taken by the fountain scene in frony of The Belagio. It is played to the music Clair de Lune (from "Suite Bergamasque).
The music is so beautiful. The older I get, the more beauty I find in the world. This piece is amazing.
Listen and enjoy.
“Love of beauty is Taste. The creation of beauty is Art.” - Ralph Waldo Emerson
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
John Wayne in True Grit, Then and Now, Extended Video
I found the following video on YouTube. It is a "Then and Now" montage of "True Grit" staring the greatest actor (in my opinion) of American cinema, John Wayne. It was posted by a woman listed as JeepsterGal. She did and excellent job on this video and it is the absolute best video on YouTube.
I have been a John Wayne fan since my youth and will continue until my death. The Duke was what every boy in my youth wanted to grow to be.
As I have stated in previous posts, he reminds me so much of my father. We sure could use a man like him in the USA right now.
Sit back and enjoy the new, updated version of the video. It did bring a tear to my eye. I will post my quote after the video. It makes me smile every time I hear it.
PS: Yes....the quote is in the video.
[Rooster confronts the four outlaws across the field]
Ned Pepper: What's your intention? Do you think one on four is a dogfall?
Rooster Cogburn: I mean to kill you in one minute, Ned. Or see you hanged in Fort Smith at Judge Parker's convenience. Which'll it be?
Ned Pepper: I call that bold talk for a one-eyed fat man.
Rooster Cogburn: Fill your hands, you son of a bitch.
I have been a John Wayne fan since my youth and will continue until my death. The Duke was what every boy in my youth wanted to grow to be.
As I have stated in previous posts, he reminds me so much of my father. We sure could use a man like him in the USA right now.
Sit back and enjoy the new, updated version of the video. It did bring a tear to my eye. I will post my quote after the video. It makes me smile every time I hear it.
PS: Yes....the quote is in the video.
[Rooster confronts the four outlaws across the field]
Ned Pepper: What's your intention? Do you think one on four is a dogfall?
Rooster Cogburn: I mean to kill you in one minute, Ned. Or see you hanged in Fort Smith at Judge Parker's convenience. Which'll it be?
Ned Pepper: I call that bold talk for a one-eyed fat man.
Rooster Cogburn: Fill your hands, you son of a bitch.
Monday, April 28, 2008
Trial of Cop Killer Begins in Houston
The death-penalty trial of Juan Leonardo Quintero, 34, opened this morning as prosecutors told jurors the illegal immigrant is a "cold-blooded killer" for executing Houston Police Officer Rodney Johnson.
Johnson had stopped Quintero for speeding and arrested him for not having a driver's license. As Johnson worked on a report in the front seat of his patrol car, Quintero, who was handcuffed and locked in the back seat, pulled a pistol from his waistband that was overlooked in a search. He shot Johnson four times in the head.
According to court records, Quintero was convicted of driving while intoxicated and received deferred adjudication for indecency with a child before he was deported in 1999.
Read more about the case here.
I think they should strap him to the gerney and insert the needle. This guy is a cool blooded killer.
Some of the comments on the Houston Chronicle's site are as follows:
macrane wrote: THEY JUST COME HERE TO WORK...right??
jeeterbug wrote: you killed someone, a police officer at that...break the law, pay the consequence. if you don't like our laws, stay in mexico!
SSM wrote: Makes me sick..... A good man gunned down by an illegal. Watching the news, driving around Houston, it's scary. We are in major trouble.
AmericanPatriot wrote: This man is a criminal murderer who came to America illegally. Death is too good for him. I look forward to the day when his employer is prosecuted. Throw him in jail too! I hope the family sues the scum employer for enabling him to come into this country and facilitating the murder.
aboutfrikkintime wrote: think of it this way, he has a long list of priors including child molestation, he was deported before and came back, he is scum and doesn't deserve the right to breath, think of his victims and their families, now how would you feel knowing he is in prison getting 3 squares, and job training, and watching sports or surfing the net? Come on I am a firm believer in the death penalty, unfortunatly leathal injection is too good for this guy, shoot him in the back of his head...eye for an eye....
THIS GUY IS LOWER THAN SCUM!!! EXCUTE HIM AS AN EXAMPLE TO OTHERS!!! IN FACT, A PUBLIC EXECUTION MIGHT BE JUST THE THING!!!
I will keep abreast of this story and post more later.
“When contemplating college liberals, you really regret once again that John Walker is not getting the death penalty. We need to execute people like John Walker in order to physically intimidate liberals, by making them realize that they can be killed, too. Otherwise, they will turn out to be outright traitors.” - Ann Coulter
Johnson had stopped Quintero for speeding and arrested him for not having a driver's license. As Johnson worked on a report in the front seat of his patrol car, Quintero, who was handcuffed and locked in the back seat, pulled a pistol from his waistband that was overlooked in a search. He shot Johnson four times in the head.
According to court records, Quintero was convicted of driving while intoxicated and received deferred adjudication for indecency with a child before he was deported in 1999.
Read more about the case here.
I think they should strap him to the gerney and insert the needle. This guy is a cool blooded killer.
Some of the comments on the Houston Chronicle's site are as follows:
macrane wrote: THEY JUST COME HERE TO WORK...right??
jeeterbug wrote: you killed someone, a police officer at that...break the law, pay the consequence. if you don't like our laws, stay in mexico!
SSM wrote: Makes me sick..... A good man gunned down by an illegal. Watching the news, driving around Houston, it's scary. We are in major trouble.
AmericanPatriot wrote: This man is a criminal murderer who came to America illegally. Death is too good for him. I look forward to the day when his employer is prosecuted. Throw him in jail too! I hope the family sues the scum employer for enabling him to come into this country and facilitating the murder.
aboutfrikkintime wrote: think of it this way, he has a long list of priors including child molestation, he was deported before and came back, he is scum and doesn't deserve the right to breath, think of his victims and their families, now how would you feel knowing he is in prison getting 3 squares, and job training, and watching sports or surfing the net? Come on I am a firm believer in the death penalty, unfortunatly leathal injection is too good for this guy, shoot him in the back of his head...eye for an eye....
THIS GUY IS LOWER THAN SCUM!!! EXCUTE HIM AS AN EXAMPLE TO OTHERS!!! IN FACT, A PUBLIC EXECUTION MIGHT BE JUST THE THING!!!
I will keep abreast of this story and post more later.
“When contemplating college liberals, you really regret once again that John Walker is not getting the death penalty. We need to execute people like John Walker in order to physically intimidate liberals, by making them realize that they can be killed, too. Otherwise, they will turn out to be outright traitors.” - Ann Coulter
Labels:
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Rodney Johnson,
Texas
Sunday, April 27, 2008
Another Great Memory From My Youth: Wild Wild West
Here is another great memory from my youth. I looked forward to watching "Wild Wild West" every week. Robert Conrad was excellent in the role as James T. West and Ross Martin WAS Artemus Gordon.
The Will Smith-Kevin Klein version of "Wild Wild West" was a poor substitute.
Enjoy the opening clip below. It is the one where West punches the woman after the kiss. I always figured she deserved it. After all, if she messed with James West, she got what she deserved.
I thought that was the best part of the intro. The studios could not get away with that in this day and age.
Well, sit back and enjoy this opening intro. It brings back even more happy memories from my youth.
"It was just so elaborate and so luxurious. We had every gadget imaginable. You know, I had the little gun that came out, and I had the little gun in the heel of the shoe." - Robert Conrad
The Will Smith-Kevin Klein version of "Wild Wild West" was a poor substitute.
Enjoy the opening clip below. It is the one where West punches the woman after the kiss. I always figured she deserved it. After all, if she messed with James West, she got what she deserved.
I thought that was the best part of the intro. The studios could not get away with that in this day and age.
Well, sit back and enjoy this opening intro. It brings back even more happy memories from my youth.
"It was just so elaborate and so luxurious. We had every gadget imaginable. You know, I had the little gun that came out, and I had the little gun in the heel of the shoe." - Robert Conrad
Labels:
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James West,
Robert Conrad,
Ross Martin,
Wild Wild West
Saturday, April 26, 2008
More on The Avengers
John Steed and Emma Peel were one of the classic fictional male/female crimefighting teams. It was the ease and natural chemistry between the two of them that made the Diana Rigg episodes of "The Avengers" special.
They behaved like good friends who maintained a certain public formality (they never called each other by their first names), but we just KNEW those two were sleeping together.
Well, weren't they? I always liked to think they were. I just loved the banter going back and forth. They do not make shows like this anymore.
Emma Peel: [Emma is admiring an antique bed] I've always rather fancied myself in one of these.
John Steed: So have I... I mean, I have too.
They behaved like good friends who maintained a certain public formality (they never called each other by their first names), but we just KNEW those two were sleeping together.
Well, weren't they? I always liked to think they were. I just loved the banter going back and forth. They do not make shows like this anymore.
Emma Peel: [Emma is admiring an antique bed] I've always rather fancied myself in one of these.
John Steed: So have I... I mean, I have too.
Labels:
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Emma Peel,
John Steed,
Patrick Macnee,
The Avengers
Updated "The Avengers" Opening (IN COLOR)
I found the updated opening for "The Avengers." This one shows better video (film) of Diana Rigg as Emma Peel.
I know I sound obsessed with her, but she brings back pleasant memories of my youth. After she left the series, I never really watched it any more.
I hope you enjoy this.
"Always keep your bowler on in time of stress, and watch out for diabolical masterminds. - Emma Peel
I know I sound obsessed with her, but she brings back pleasant memories of my youth. After she left the series, I never really watched it any more.
I hope you enjoy this.
"Always keep your bowler on in time of stress, and watch out for diabolical masterminds. - Emma Peel
Friday, April 25, 2008
A GREAT Memory From My (and Possibly Your) Youth
See if this does not bring back memories?
I was IN LOVE with Diana Rigg (Emma Peel). What young male of the 60s and full grown man of the 21st century was not? She was beautiful, intelligent, and could kick your ASS!!!
What more could a man (or boy) want from a woman? She sure got me ( and most certainly many others) through puberty. She WAS and STILL IS absolutely gorgeous.
I will try to find the opening from the later episodes that were in color.
“I hope there's a tinge of disgrace about me. Hopefully, there's one good scandal left in me yet.” - Diana Rigg
I was IN LOVE with Diana Rigg (Emma Peel). What young male of the 60s and full grown man of the 21st century was not? She was beautiful, intelligent, and could kick your ASS!!!
What more could a man (or boy) want from a woman? She sure got me ( and most certainly many others) through puberty. She WAS and STILL IS absolutely gorgeous.
I will try to find the opening from the later episodes that were in color.
“I hope there's a tinge of disgrace about me. Hopefully, there's one good scandal left in me yet.” - Diana Rigg
Thursday, April 24, 2008
The Shocking Blue: "Venus"
Here is another video I found on YouTube. I loved this song as a youth. It is great to find it in video form and to enjoy it again.
The song is "Venus" as performed by "The Shocking Blue." As always, sit back, enjoy and sing along (if you must). I always do.
Have fun.
A Goddess on a mountain top
Was burning like a silver flame
The summit of Beauty in love
And Venus was her name
She's got it yeah, Baby, she's got it
Well, I'm your Venus, I'm your fire at your desire
Well, I'm your Venus, I'm your fire at your desire
Her weapon were her crystal eyes
Making every man mad
Black as the dark night she was
Got what no-one else had
Wa!
She's got it yeah, Baby, she's got it
Well, I'm your Venus, I'm your fire at your desire
Well, I'm your Venus, I'm your fire at your desire
[Aaaahhhhh with instrumental break]
She's got it yeah, Baby, she's got it
Well, I'm your Venus, I'm your fire at your desire
Well, I'm your Venus, I'm your fire at your desire
The song is "Venus" as performed by "The Shocking Blue." As always, sit back, enjoy and sing along (if you must). I always do.
Have fun.
A Goddess on a mountain top
Was burning like a silver flame
The summit of Beauty in love
And Venus was her name
She's got it yeah, Baby, she's got it
Well, I'm your Venus, I'm your fire at your desire
Well, I'm your Venus, I'm your fire at your desire
Her weapon were her crystal eyes
Making every man mad
Black as the dark night she was
Got what no-one else had
Wa!
She's got it yeah, Baby, she's got it
Well, I'm your Venus, I'm your fire at your desire
Well, I'm your Venus, I'm your fire at your desire
[Aaaahhhhh with instrumental break]
She's got it yeah, Baby, she's got it
Well, I'm your Venus, I'm your fire at your desire
Well, I'm your Venus, I'm your fire at your desire
PS: They don't make songs like this any more.
“Venus, a beautiful, good-natured lady, was the goddess of love; Juno, a terrible shrew, the goddess of marriage; and they were always mortal enemies” - Jonathan Swift
Labels:
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Wednesday, April 23, 2008
Men at Work: "Land Down Under"
I have been watching old music videos on YouTube lately. I found the original video of Men at Work performing their song "Land Down Under." I have supplies the lyrics below. watch, listen and sing along. Enjoy.
Travelling in a fried-out combie
On a hippie trail, head full of zombie
I met a strange lady, she made me nervous
She took me in and gave me breakfast
And she said...
"Do you come from a land down under?
Where women glow and men plunder?
Can't you hear, can't you hear the thunder?
You better run, you better take cover"
Buying bread from a man in Brussels
He was six-foot-four and full of muscles
I said, "Do you speak-a my language?"
He just smiled and gave me a vegemite sandwich
And he said...
"I come from a land down under
Where beer does flow and men chunder
Can't you hear, can't you hear the thunder?
You better run, you better take cover"
Yeah
Lyin' in a den in Bombay
With a slack jaw, and not much to say
I said to the man, "Are you trying to tempt me
Because I come from the land of plenty?"
And he said...
"Oh! Do you come from a land down under? (oh yeah yeah)
Where women glow and men plunder?
Can't you hear, can't you hear the thunder?
You better run, you better take cover."
Living in a land down under
Where women glow and men plunder
Can't you hear, can't you hear the thunder?
You better run, you better take cover
Living in a land down under
Where women glow and men plunder
Can't you hear, can't you hear the thunder?
You better run, you better take cover
Living in a land down under
Where women glow and men plunder
Can't you hear, can't you hear the thunder?
You better run, you better take cover
Living in a land down under
Where women glow and men plunder
Can't you hear, can't you hear the thunder?
You better run, you better take cover
“Don't worry about the world coming to an end today. It is already tomorrow in Australia.” - Charles M. Schultz (creator of "Peanuts")
Travelling in a fried-out combie
On a hippie trail, head full of zombie
I met a strange lady, she made me nervous
She took me in and gave me breakfast
And she said...
"Do you come from a land down under?
Where women glow and men plunder?
Can't you hear, can't you hear the thunder?
You better run, you better take cover"
Buying bread from a man in Brussels
He was six-foot-four and full of muscles
I said, "Do you speak-a my language?"
He just smiled and gave me a vegemite sandwich
And he said...
"I come from a land down under
Where beer does flow and men chunder
Can't you hear, can't you hear the thunder?
You better run, you better take cover"
Yeah
Lyin' in a den in Bombay
With a slack jaw, and not much to say
I said to the man, "Are you trying to tempt me
Because I come from the land of plenty?"
And he said...
"Oh! Do you come from a land down under? (oh yeah yeah)
Where women glow and men plunder?
Can't you hear, can't you hear the thunder?
You better run, you better take cover."
Living in a land down under
Where women glow and men plunder
Can't you hear, can't you hear the thunder?
You better run, you better take cover
Living in a land down under
Where women glow and men plunder
Can't you hear, can't you hear the thunder?
You better run, you better take cover
Living in a land down under
Where women glow and men plunder
Can't you hear, can't you hear the thunder?
You better run, you better take cover
Living in a land down under
Where women glow and men plunder
Can't you hear, can't you hear the thunder?
You better run, you better take cover
“Don't worry about the world coming to an end today. It is already tomorrow in Australia.” - Charles M. Schultz (creator of "Peanuts")
Labels:
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Tuesday, April 22, 2008
"Willie Horton" Style Ad About Obama to Air
The National Campaign Fund and Floyd Brown, the political operative behind the controversial Willie Horton ad, is launching a new TV ad criticizing Sen. Barack Hussein Obama for being too easy on gang murderers. View it below.
There needs to be more ads like this to expose Barack Hussein Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton as to how dangerous they are.
"A team is where a boy can prove his courage on his own. A gang is where a coward goes to hide." - Mickey Mantle
There needs to be more ads like this to expose Barack Hussein Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton as to how dangerous they are.
"A team is where a boy can prove his courage on his own. A gang is where a coward goes to hide." - Mickey Mantle
Clinton, Obama Fight for Pennsylvania
Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Hussein Obama face off in Pennsylvania today. To overtake Obama in the nationwide popular vote, Clinton needs a bigger win in tomorrow's Pennsylvania primary than she has had in any major contest so far. And that's just for starters.
After more than 40 Democratic primaries and caucuses, Obama, the Illinois senator, leads Clinton by more than 800,000 votes. Even if the New York senator wins by more than 20 percentage points tomorrow -- a landslide few experts expect -- she would still have a hard time catching him.
Texas Truth will keep abreast of the primary in the Keystone State. It will be interesting to see what happens.
“Anything important is never left to the vote of the people. We only get to vote on some man; we never get to vote on what he is to do.” - Will Rogers
After more than 40 Democratic primaries and caucuses, Obama, the Illinois senator, leads Clinton by more than 800,000 votes. Even if the New York senator wins by more than 20 percentage points tomorrow -- a landslide few experts expect -- she would still have a hard time catching him.
Texas Truth will keep abreast of the primary in the Keystone State. It will be interesting to see what happens.
“Anything important is never left to the vote of the people. We only get to vote on some man; we never get to vote on what he is to do.” - Will Rogers
Monday, April 21, 2008
Chelsea Being "Pimped Out" Again?
I posted previously about the comments that Hillary Rodham Clinton is "pimping" out her daughter, Chelsea.
You can read that post here.
Chelsea was in Philadelphia campaigning for mom and she made a gay-bar hoping tour. You can read about it be clicking here.
If this is not "pimping out" her daughter, I do not know what is?
“It's discouraging to think how many people are shocked by honesty and how few by deceit.” - Noel Coward
You can read that post here.
Chelsea was in Philadelphia campaigning for mom and she made a gay-bar hoping tour. You can read about it be clicking here.
If this is not "pimping out" her daughter, I do not know what is?
“It's discouraging to think how many people are shocked by honesty and how few by deceit.” - Noel Coward
Sunday, April 20, 2008
Jimmy Carter Continues to Meddle
Former US president Jimmy Carter and Khaled Meshaal, exiled chief of the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas, held more talks in Syria on Saturday focused on a possible truce between Israel and Gaza militants and the release of an Israeli soldier, Hamas said.
The two men held a lengthy meeting on Friday, strongly opposed by Washington and Israel who view Hamas as a terrorist organisation despite its victory in Palestinian elections in 2006.
Read more here.
Carter should mind his own business. He did not do anything when he was President and now things he is the savior and great mediator for the world.
“Meddle not in the affairs of the dragon; for you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup.” - Unknown
The two men held a lengthy meeting on Friday, strongly opposed by Washington and Israel who view Hamas as a terrorist organisation despite its victory in Palestinian elections in 2006.
Read more here.
Carter should mind his own business. He did not do anything when he was President and now things he is the savior and great mediator for the world.
“Meddle not in the affairs of the dragon; for you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup.” - Unknown
Saturday, April 19, 2008
The Immaculate Reception
I was watching FoxSports on television this evening and they had a replay of the 50 Most Spectacular Plays in Sports.
The progressed from number fifty to number one. I felt I knew what number 1 was, but as I had not seen the episode before, I waited until the end to see their pick.
I was not disappointed. It was the "Immaculate Reception" in the AFC divisional playoff game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Oakland Raiders at Three Rivers Stadium in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on December 23, 1972.
At the time, I was a freshman in college and a die-hard Steelers fan. I lived and died with the Steelers. I had relatives in Pittsburgh and was brough up to root for the Steelers and the Pirates. That was a hard choice living in Texas, but the Steelers, as they are now, was MY team. I remember watching the game on television and am proud to say I remember the day, the play, and the excitement.
Anyone who knows and follows sports knows the game and the play. I have found a clip from YouTube and posted it below.
View it and see if it doesn't bring back memories. It certainly did for me.
"I've played football since the second grade and nothing like that ever happened. It'll never happen again." - Steelers quarterback Terry Bradshaw.
The progressed from number fifty to number one. I felt I knew what number 1 was, but as I had not seen the episode before, I waited until the end to see their pick.
I was not disappointed. It was the "Immaculate Reception" in the AFC divisional playoff game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Oakland Raiders at Three Rivers Stadium in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on December 23, 1972.
At the time, I was a freshman in college and a die-hard Steelers fan. I lived and died with the Steelers. I had relatives in Pittsburgh and was brough up to root for the Steelers and the Pirates. That was a hard choice living in Texas, but the Steelers, as they are now, was MY team. I remember watching the game on television and am proud to say I remember the day, the play, and the excitement.
Anyone who knows and follows sports knows the game and the play. I have found a clip from YouTube and posted it below.
View it and see if it doesn't bring back memories. It certainly did for me.
"I've played football since the second grade and nothing like that ever happened. It'll never happen again." - Steelers quarterback Terry Bradshaw.
Friday, April 18, 2008
New York Post's Sean Delonas Cartoon for April 16, 2008
New York Post cartoonist Sean Delonas really it the nail on the head. Hillary Rodham Clinton is such a hypocrite. This cartoon depicts HRC in the same light as I and many others view her.
"This is the pot calling the kettle black." - Various interpretations and phrasing by various authors.
PS: Look at Bill Clinton outside the window.
Thursday, April 17, 2008
Perry Plan to Seek Re-election in 2010
The Houston Chronicle is reporting that Governor Rick Perry says he will seek re-election in 2010, but will not make a final decision until after next year's legislative session.
"I'm pretty sure there's a lot more to life than being really, really, ridiculously good looking. And I plan on finding out what that is." Derek Zoolander as portrayed by Ben Stiller in the movie "Zoolander."
This it just what the citizens of Texas needs; another four years of Governor Zoolander.
"I'm pretty sure there's a lot more to life than being really, really, ridiculously good looking. And I plan on finding out what that is." Derek Zoolander as portrayed by Ben Stiller in the movie "Zoolander."
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
Jimmy Carter: Not Peanuts, Just "NUTS"
Former President Jimmy Carter today warmly embraced a top Hamas terrorist and laid a wreath on the gravesite of former Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, whom Carter called a "peace fighter" and a "dear friend," according to Palestinian officials speaking to WND.
Visiting the West Bank city of Ramallah, Carter attended a reception with Nasser Shaer, a senior Hamas leader. The reception was closed to the media, but according to participants and the Hamas leader, Carter hugged Shaer and kissed him on each cheek, the customary greeting for good friends. Many U.S. diplomats refrain from kissing Palestinian officials.
Read the article on WorldNetDaily by clicking here.
My final quote for this post will be from a person special in my heart.
"Is he nuts?" - The Lovely Bride of Texas Truth
Visiting the West Bank city of Ramallah, Carter attended a reception with Nasser Shaer, a senior Hamas leader. The reception was closed to the media, but according to participants and the Hamas leader, Carter hugged Shaer and kissed him on each cheek, the customary greeting for good friends. Many U.S. diplomats refrain from kissing Palestinian officials.
Read the article on WorldNetDaily by clicking here.
My final quote for this post will be from a person special in my heart.
"Is he nuts?" - The Lovely Bride of Texas Truth
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
Authorities Search For Boys Accused of Killing Horse
The Houston Chronicle has a story about Brazoria police looking for two boys suspected of killing a 6-day-old horse with a pellet gun.
Witnesses said they saw two boys with a pellet gun in the area, Brazoria Police Chief Neal Longbotham said. By Tuesday afternoon they had not been found.
To read the story, click here.
Below are some of the posts left in the "Comments" section of the article.
texan59 wrote: These two little buttheads need to be arrested and sentenced to jail time. when they get out, they should get community service at a horse stable mucking stalls. There is not enough horse sh%t in the world for these two to shovel.
ImaRabbit wrote: Those two kids AND the parents that raised such little monsters all need to spend a good amount of time in jail.
RightWinger1940 wrote: The only problem with this story is, the very minute the father tried to apply any form of harsh punishment, such as very red butt cheeks, some liberal doo gooder with CPS would come along and fine him far more than what the fine will probably be for killing this poor little colt.
HRR213 wrote: Little Snots! Can we shoot them with a pellet gun 'before' we cart their a**es to Juvi?!!?!? Their parents should be ashamed and be held financially responsible for their idiot kids!
valentine75 wrote: what in the h*ll is wrong with people? I certainly hope these kids are found and dealt with appropriately. The parents should be held financially responsible as well. I agree that kids who intentionally injure defenseless animals have no value on life human or animal. what does the future hold for these kids.
twinsmom07 wrote: What is wrong with these people???? Yep, serial killers in the making. Find 'em and majorly punish 'em.
babydolly wrote:
What an awful story? What kind of kids would do such a horrible thing? Evidently some that haven't had their behinds paddled in quite a while - if ever. That is what is wrong with society. Parents are too busy and don't bother to correct their kids or teach them manners.
These kids need to be taken away from their parents, who should have to pay financial restitution to the family, and the ratfink kids need to be locked up. How would these kids feel if someone did that to their pet? They should not be left off because they are probably juveniles, but need to pay for their actions. I feel so sorry for the other family and the mare that lost her filly. God bless them all.
KeyGirl wrote: I've got a teenage son that I have raised to be an animal lover, he'd never do anything as sick as this and when I told him about this story he said this was pitiful anyone could do something awful like this. Someone needs to find these punks and beat the living **** out of them as well as the parents who raised them to be such losers.
I have my own personal view of this.
NAIL THEIR LITTLE ASSES TO THE WALL. THEN NAIL THE ASSES OF THEIR PARENTS RIGHT NEXT TO THEM.
"Revenge is a dish best served cold." - Khan Noonien Singh as played by Ricardo Montalbán in the movie Star Trek II: The Wrath of Kahn"
Witnesses said they saw two boys with a pellet gun in the area, Brazoria Police Chief Neal Longbotham said. By Tuesday afternoon they had not been found.
To read the story, click here.
Below are some of the posts left in the "Comments" section of the article.
texan59 wrote: These two little buttheads need to be arrested and sentenced to jail time. when they get out, they should get community service at a horse stable mucking stalls. There is not enough horse sh%t in the world for these two to shovel.
ImaRabbit wrote: Those two kids AND the parents that raised such little monsters all need to spend a good amount of time in jail.
RightWinger1940 wrote: The only problem with this story is, the very minute the father tried to apply any form of harsh punishment, such as very red butt cheeks, some liberal doo gooder with CPS would come along and fine him far more than what the fine will probably be for killing this poor little colt.
HRR213 wrote: Little Snots! Can we shoot them with a pellet gun 'before' we cart their a**es to Juvi?!!?!? Their parents should be ashamed and be held financially responsible for their idiot kids!
valentine75 wrote: what in the h*ll is wrong with people? I certainly hope these kids are found and dealt with appropriately. The parents should be held financially responsible as well. I agree that kids who intentionally injure defenseless animals have no value on life human or animal. what does the future hold for these kids.
twinsmom07 wrote: What is wrong with these people???? Yep, serial killers in the making. Find 'em and majorly punish 'em.
babydolly wrote:
What an awful story? What kind of kids would do such a horrible thing? Evidently some that haven't had their behinds paddled in quite a while - if ever. That is what is wrong with society. Parents are too busy and don't bother to correct their kids or teach them manners.
These kids need to be taken away from their parents, who should have to pay financial restitution to the family, and the ratfink kids need to be locked up. How would these kids feel if someone did that to their pet? They should not be left off because they are probably juveniles, but need to pay for their actions. I feel so sorry for the other family and the mare that lost her filly. God bless them all.
KeyGirl wrote: I've got a teenage son that I have raised to be an animal lover, he'd never do anything as sick as this and when I told him about this story he said this was pitiful anyone could do something awful like this. Someone needs to find these punks and beat the living **** out of them as well as the parents who raised them to be such losers.
I have my own personal view of this.
NAIL THEIR LITTLE ASSES TO THE WALL. THEN NAIL THE ASSES OF THEIR PARENTS RIGHT NEXT TO THEM.
"Revenge is a dish best served cold." - Khan Noonien Singh as played by Ricardo Montalbán in the movie Star Trek II: The Wrath of Kahn"
Monday, April 14, 2008
Big Names Owe Big-Time Taxes
Many top celebrities own big time on their taxes. Click here to read more.
The way I feel about it is if I have to pay, then so should they!
"That is all I have to say about that." - Forrest Gump
The way I feel about it is if I have to pay, then so should they!
"That is all I have to say about that." - Forrest Gump
Sunday, April 13, 2008
Hillary Rodham Clinton Shows More Hypocrisy
After a weekend spent making direct appeals to gun owners and church goers, Hillary Rodham Clinton said Sunday a query about the last time she fired a gun or attended church services "is not a relevant question in this debate” over Barack Hussein Obama’s recent comments on small town Americans.
“We can answer that some other time,” Clinton said at a press conference held in a working class neighborhood here. “This is about what people feel is being said about them. I went to church on Easter. I mean, so?”
Clinton described the furor surrounding Obama’s remarks as “about how people look at the Democratic Party and the Democratic Party leadership.”
This woman is a hypocrite to the nth degree. She has recently tried to portray her image as not an anti-gun patriot and a religious candidate.
This just goes to show how far this woman will go to gain supporters, votes, and the White House.
As I have said before, if she gains the White House, we will see a level of corruptness, dishonesty, and curtailing of our civil and God Given rights as we have never seen.
She is as dangerous as any enemy this county as ever had.
"The true hypocrite is the one who ceases to perceive his deception, the one who lies with sincerity” - Andre Glid (French writer, humanist and moralist, 1947 nobel prize for literature, 1869-1951)
“We can answer that some other time,” Clinton said at a press conference held in a working class neighborhood here. “This is about what people feel is being said about them. I went to church on Easter. I mean, so?”
Clinton described the furor surrounding Obama’s remarks as “about how people look at the Democratic Party and the Democratic Party leadership.”
This woman is a hypocrite to the nth degree. She has recently tried to portray her image as not an anti-gun patriot and a religious candidate.
This just goes to show how far this woman will go to gain supporters, votes, and the White House.
As I have said before, if she gains the White House, we will see a level of corruptness, dishonesty, and curtailing of our civil and God Given rights as we have never seen.
She is as dangerous as any enemy this county as ever had.
"The true hypocrite is the one who ceases to perceive his deception, the one who lies with sincerity” - Andre Glid (French writer, humanist and moralist, 1947 nobel prize for literature, 1869-1951)
Friday, April 11, 2008
MLB Players, Owners Reach Drug Aggrement
Baseball players and owners toughened their drug rules again Friday in response to outside criticism, agreeing to more frequent testing and increased - but not total - authority for the program's outside administrator.
All players implicated in December's Mitchell Report on performance-enhancing drugs were given amnesty as part of the agreement, the third major modification since the program was instituted in 2002 following accusations players were abusing steroids.
This is another case of "all is forgiven." What kind of message is this sending to the youth of America?
I do not have to answer that and neither does anyone else. We ALL know the answer.
This agreement is crazy!!!
“The stupid neither forgive nor forget; the naive forgive and forget; the wise forgive but do not forget.” - Thomas S. Szasz
All players implicated in December's Mitchell Report on performance-enhancing drugs were given amnesty as part of the agreement, the third major modification since the program was instituted in 2002 following accusations players were abusing steroids.
This is another case of "all is forgiven." What kind of message is this sending to the youth of America?
I do not have to answer that and neither does anyone else. We ALL know the answer.
This agreement is crazy!!!
“The stupid neither forgive nor forget; the naive forgive and forget; the wise forgive but do not forget.” - Thomas S. Szasz
Labels:
Mitchell Report,
MLB,
Performance Enhancing Drugs
Thursday, April 10, 2008
NEWS FLASH: Cesar Laurean Captured in Mexico
BREAKING NEWS***BREAKING NEWS***BREAKING NEWS
CNN and Fox News is reporting that U.S. Marine Corporal Cesar Laurean, the main suspect in the killing of a 20-year-old pregnant Lance Corporal Maria Lauterbach has been captured in Mexico.
Click here for the Fox News story and here for the CNN story.
My previous posts on this story can be accessed by clicking here.
CNN and Fox News is reporting that U.S. Marine Corporal Cesar Laurean, the main suspect in the killing of a 20-year-old pregnant Lance Corporal Maria Lauterbach has been captured in Mexico.
Click here for the Fox News story and here for the CNN story.
My previous posts on this story can be accessed by clicking here.
Labels:
Cesar Armando Laurean,
Maria Lauterbach,
Mexico,
Murder
Houston ISD High School Student Drowns in Pool
Below is an article from the Houston Chronicle about a student drowning in a school's swimming pool.
A 17-year-old high school senior died Thursday afternoon after being pulled from a high school swimming pool.
The student, along with eight to 10 others, were lingering in the natatorium after a physics experiment in the campus pool at Westside High School when a decision was made to jump back in the water, Houston ISD spokesman Terry Abbott said.
Several students jumped into the deep end at the same time, Abbott said.
The student was under water for an estimated three to four minutes before someone saw him at the bottom of the pool. He was pulled to the surface by the physics teacher and another student.
Artificial respiration was started shortly after 3 p.m. at the campus at 14201 Briar Forest near State Highway 6, officials said.
The student was taken to Memorial Hermann Memorial City Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 4:08 p.m., Abbott said.
Students had been told to stay away from the deep end by their teacher, Abbott said.
"It's a horrible accident," he said.
The incident was recorded on a school surveillance camera that is being reviewed by authorities. Counselors will be available to Westside students on Friday, Abbott said.
I am sorry for the young man's family. This is a tragedy. However, I see a lawsuit in the future, a teacher possibly losing his/her job a/long with their teaching credentials, an administrator who will possibly lose his/her job, and a school district who is going to have a LARGE monetary judgment against them.
State law REQUIRES that a trained first responder [IE: lifeguard, coach, or CPO (certified pool operator)] be on deck anytime a swimming pool is in use, that has no other duties than to watch the pool and the participants in the pool area.
What I want to know is why nobody noticed that the student was missing?
It seems to me that MANY people did not do their jobs and as a result, cost someone their life.
If it is the case that the students were playing around and jumped into the pool, it seems to me that perhaps the student himself is somewhat to blame for his own death
However, the law also states that the doors of the pool must be locked when there is no one there to monitor the pool and pool area.
Someone is going to pay BIG TIME. There is no doubt about that.
“It is easy to dodge our responsibilities, but we cannot dodge the consequences of dodging our responsibilities.” - Josiah Charles Stamp
A 17-year-old high school senior died Thursday afternoon after being pulled from a high school swimming pool.
The student, along with eight to 10 others, were lingering in the natatorium after a physics experiment in the campus pool at Westside High School when a decision was made to jump back in the water, Houston ISD spokesman Terry Abbott said.
Several students jumped into the deep end at the same time, Abbott said.
The student was under water for an estimated three to four minutes before someone saw him at the bottom of the pool. He was pulled to the surface by the physics teacher and another student.
Artificial respiration was started shortly after 3 p.m. at the campus at 14201 Briar Forest near State Highway 6, officials said.
The student was taken to Memorial Hermann Memorial City Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 4:08 p.m., Abbott said.
Students had been told to stay away from the deep end by their teacher, Abbott said.
"It's a horrible accident," he said.
The incident was recorded on a school surveillance camera that is being reviewed by authorities. Counselors will be available to Westside students on Friday, Abbott said.
I am sorry for the young man's family. This is a tragedy. However, I see a lawsuit in the future, a teacher possibly losing his/her job a/long with their teaching credentials, an administrator who will possibly lose his/her job, and a school district who is going to have a LARGE monetary judgment against them.
State law REQUIRES that a trained first responder [IE: lifeguard, coach, or CPO (certified pool operator)] be on deck anytime a swimming pool is in use, that has no other duties than to watch the pool and the participants in the pool area.
What I want to know is why nobody noticed that the student was missing?
It seems to me that MANY people did not do their jobs and as a result, cost someone their life.
If it is the case that the students were playing around and jumped into the pool, it seems to me that perhaps the student himself is somewhat to blame for his own death
However, the law also states that the doors of the pool must be locked when there is no one there to monitor the pool and pool area.
Someone is going to pay BIG TIME. There is no doubt about that.
“It is easy to dodge our responsibilities, but we cannot dodge the consequences of dodging our responsibilities.” - Josiah Charles Stamp
Wednesday, April 9, 2008
Houston ISD Superintendent Gets $75,000 Bonus
Houston ISD Superintendent Abelardo Saavedra pocketed nearly all of his performance bonus this year, earning $75,000 of a potential $80,000.
The bonus, based mostly on student test scores, comes on top of Saavedra's annual $302,000 salary. Add in other perks, such as his car allowance, and Saavedra's total deal lands in the $450,000 neighborhood.
School board president Harvin Moore said Saavedra, who became chief of the state's largest school district in 2004, deserved the extra money. Saavedra's bonus equals about 25 percent of his base pay.
The average bonus for a teacher this year was about $2,100, based on preliminary numbers. That represents about 4 percent of the average teacher salary.
"The salary of the chief executive of a large corporation is not a market award for achievement. It is frequently in the nature of a warm personal gesture by the individual to himself." - John Kenneth Galbraith
The bonus, based mostly on student test scores, comes on top of Saavedra's annual $302,000 salary. Add in other perks, such as his car allowance, and Saavedra's total deal lands in the $450,000 neighborhood.
School board president Harvin Moore said Saavedra, who became chief of the state's largest school district in 2004, deserved the extra money. Saavedra's bonus equals about 25 percent of his base pay.
The average bonus for a teacher this year was about $2,100, based on preliminary numbers. That represents about 4 percent of the average teacher salary.
Ckick here to read more.
Please tell me what you fellow educators out there think about this."The salary of the chief executive of a large corporation is not a market award for achievement. It is frequently in the nature of a warm personal gesture by the individual to himself." - John Kenneth Galbraith
Tuesday, April 8, 2008
High School Students Sues UT-Austin Over Racial Preferences
An 18-year-old Sugar Land, Texas student sued the University of Texas at Austin on Monday, challenging the school's use of racial preferences in its admissions policy.
Read more by clicking here.
It is time to do way with ALL race indication on college applications. Race has nothing to do with getting into college. If you can meet the entry requirements, you get in. No race should have a preference, regardless of possible past injustices.
What do the educators out there think? Please post your comments.
"All provisions of federal, state or local law requiring or permitting discrimination in public education must yield.” - Earl Warren
Read more by clicking here.
It is time to do way with ALL race indication on college applications. Race has nothing to do with getting into college. If you can meet the entry requirements, you get in. No race should have a preference, regardless of possible past injustices.
What do the educators out there think? Please post your comments.
"All provisions of federal, state or local law requiring or permitting discrimination in public education must yield.” - Earl Warren
Monday, April 7, 2008
Clinton's Chief Strategist Steps Down
The manager of Hillary Rodham Clinton's presidential campaign says Mark Penn has asked to give up his role as chief strategist of the campaign.
Campaign manager Maggie Williams issued a statement Sunday saying the action comes after what she referred to as "the events of the last few days."
Read the article on the Houston Chronicle website by clicking here.
People in the Clinton camp seem to be jumping ship left and right. Perhaps they know something we don't (or what we really do).
"If you must play, decide on three things at the start: the rules of the game, the stakes, and the quitting time” - Chinese Proverb
Campaign manager Maggie Williams issued a statement Sunday saying the action comes after what she referred to as "the events of the last few days."
Read the article on the Houston Chronicle website by clicking here.
People in the Clinton camp seem to be jumping ship left and right. Perhaps they know something we don't (or what we really do).
"If you must play, decide on three things at the start: the rules of the game, the stakes, and the quitting time” - Chinese Proverb
Saturday, April 5, 2008
Clinton's Release Tax Returns (for what they are worth)
In the past eight years, Bill and Hillary Clinton earned a combined $109 million, with the former president collecting nearly half of that money as a speaker hired at times by companies that have been among his wife's most generous political supporters.
Read the story by clicking here
It is interesting to note that the the majority (or more) of their charitable donations when to their OWN foundation.
In addition, it is noted in another forum that 18 million dollars is uncounted for. Read that story by clicking here.
I am not above making a buck, but it seems these two are really raking in the bucks from their "political connections."
"In politics, nothing happens by accident. If it happens, you can bet it was planned that way.” - Franklin D. Roosevelt
Read the story by clicking here
It is interesting to note that the the majority (or more) of their charitable donations when to their OWN foundation.
In addition, it is noted in another forum that 18 million dollars is uncounted for. Read that story by clicking here.
I am not above making a buck, but it seems these two are really raking in the bucks from their "political connections."
"In politics, nothing happens by accident. If it happens, you can bet it was planned that way.” - Franklin D. Roosevelt
Labels:
Bill Clinton,
Hillary Rodham Clinton,
Income Tax,
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Friday, April 4, 2008
Battlestar Galactica 4th Season Premier TONIGHT
Tonight is the night! The 4th and final season of Battlestar Galactica premiers tonight at 9:00pm CDT on the SciFi Channel.
My lovely bride and I have been waiting for months for the 4th season to begin.
We were both fans of the original series from the 1980s. The current series is so much better.
The two main questions in everyones mind are as follows:
1. Will the humans find Earth,?
2. Who is the final (12th) Cylon?
I have my thoughts on both and will discuss them in due time.
Very few shows have displayed the quality and intensity of this series. If you have not ever watched it, tune in tonight. You will become mesmerized immediately.
Starbuck: Permission to speak off the record, sir?
Tigh: Granted.
Starbuck: You're a bastard.
My lovely bride and I have been waiting for months for the 4th season to begin.
We were both fans of the original series from the 1980s. The current series is so much better.
The two main questions in everyones mind are as follows:
1. Will the humans find Earth,?
2. Who is the final (12th) Cylon?
I have my thoughts on both and will discuss them in due time.
Very few shows have displayed the quality and intensity of this series. If you have not ever watched it, tune in tonight. You will become mesmerized immediately.
Starbuck: Permission to speak off the record, sir?
Tigh: Granted.
Starbuck: You're a bastard.
Thursday, April 3, 2008
New Texas Truth Poll
I have posted a new reader poll.
Look at the left side bar for the latest poll question.
Who has made the biggest mistake of the 2008 Presidential Race?
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Barack Hussein Obama
John Sidney McCain
Vote quickly and make your voice heard.
"How far would Moses have gone if he had taken a poll in Egypt?" - Harry S. Truman
Look at the left side bar for the latest poll question.
Who has made the biggest mistake of the 2008 Presidential Race?
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Barack Hussein Obama
John Sidney McCain
Vote quickly and make your voice heard.
"How far would Moses have gone if he had taken a poll in Egypt?" - Harry S. Truman
Wednesday, April 2, 2008
Results of Texas Truth Poll
The latest Texas Truth poll results are in. The poll question was "Who are you least likely to vote for for President."
The results are below:
Hillary Clinton 32%
Barack Obama 22%
John McCain 22%
Not Any Democrat 19%
Ron Paul 3%
Mitt Romney 3%
The clear winner was Hillary Clinton with Barack Obama and John McCain coming in second.
Check in for the newest Texas Truth poll soon.
The results are below:
Hillary Clinton 32%
Barack Obama 22%
John McCain 22%
Not Any Democrat 19%
Ron Paul 3%
Mitt Romney 3%
The clear winner was Hillary Clinton with Barack Obama and John McCain coming in second.
Check in for the newest Texas Truth poll soon.
"Every man is a fool in some man's opinion” - Spanish Proverb
Tuesday, April 1, 2008
Third Graders Hatch Plot to Attack Teacher
A group of third-graders plotted to attack their teacher, bringing a broken steak knife, handcuffs, duct tape and other items for the job and assigned children tasks including covering the windows and cleaning up afterward. The plot involving as many as nine boys and girls at Center Elementary School in Waycross, Georgia.
Click here to read more.
I will post my thoughts on this later.
PS: NAIL THEIR LITTLE ASSES TO THE WALL!!!!
"He who spareth the rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him correcteth him betimes" - Proverbs 13:24
Click here to read more.
I will post my thoughts on this later.
PS: NAIL THEIR LITTLE ASSES TO THE WALL!!!!
"He who spareth the rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him correcteth him betimes" - Proverbs 13:24
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