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And, He Barely Got Out Alive!

“I hate to say this on FOX – and I hope I’ll be allowed to leave here alive – but I don’t think there is any way we can cut spending enough to make a meaningful difference.  We are going to have to raise taxes on very rich people; people with incomes of like say, 2, 3 million a year and up, and then slowly move down.”

– Conservative economist Ben Stein on FOX News.

This is Earth-shattering!  A well-known conservative saying taxes should be raised on the upper classes!  I know Stein must have been terrified; feeling like a Jew in a Catholic church during Easter mass.  But, the facts are what they are.  Mitt Romney’s economic scam – er – plan just doesn’t add up.  I can only hope at this point that the American people will see that I’m right, especially in the so-called swing states.

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Real Power

Yes, knowledge is mightier than the gun or the bomb.  That’s why religious lunatics – including those here in the United States – don’t want people to learn too much.  They might actually begin thinking for themselves!  If it wasn’t for religious ideology, we’d have landed people on Mars by now.

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“Big Tex” Burns

This is one of the most bizarre things I’ve ever seen.  “Big Tex,” the iconic figure that has greeted people arriving at the annual Texas for 60 years, caught fire and burned this morning.  Only the statute’s metal frame, hands and belt buckle remained intact.

Mitchell Glieber, vice president of marketing for the State Fair, said it appears the fire was started by an electrical short circuit.  “There’s obviously some electronics inside of Big Tex that leads to the ability for his mouth to move when he speaks,” Glieber said.  “I believe there was an electrical short, but that hasn’t been confirmed or investigated.”

Nearly six hours after smoke began pouring out of Tex, State Fair spokeswoman Sue Gooding confirmed the theory – and that it began in his boots.

“At this point, investigators believe the fire was caused by an electrical short that started in his right boot,” she wrote in a statement.

Dallas Fire and Rescue responded quickly and put the fire out within a matter of minutes.  However, those at the scene said it only took around 5 minutes for the blaze to swallow the 52-foot-tall structure.  Police evacuated the area immediately surrounding the figure, even though few people had been nearby when the fire started.  No one was injured.

“Big Tex” was originally created as a 49-foot tall Santa Claus in Kerens, Texas.  The State Fair of Texas bought it for $750 and transformed it into “Big Tex.”  The fair will remain open until this Sunday, when it was scheduled to close.

 

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A Thousand Words

You remember the old saying that a picture is worth a thousand words?  This one was taken at a “Teabagger” rally and clearly says: ASSHOLE!

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October 16 – National Feral Cat Day

Today, October 16, is “National Feral Cat Day.”  Like most animals, cats have a way of breeding if left unchecked.  Although I’m strictly a dog lover, I hate to see any animal suffer because of human abuse and neglect.  Thanks to fellow blogger Rumpydog for bringing this to my attention.

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Cowards In Action

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Say It Again, Joe!

“With all due respect, that’s a bunch of malarkey.”

– Vice President Joe Biden, during the October 11 vice presidential debate with U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan.

Malarkey – noun, unknown origin: nonsense.

Synonyms – crap, bullshit, Mitt Romney’s economic plan.

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Power to the Weirdoes!

“Blessed are the weird people – poets, misfits, writers, mystics, painters, troubadours – for they teach us to see the world through different eyes.”

– Jacob Nordby, author and speaker.

I’ve always known I was different – now I’ve come to see that as an attribute and not a defect.  To hell with the mainstream!

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Happy Canadian Thanksgiving!

Today is Thanksgiving Day for my Canadian neighbors.  Canada – which remains caught in a battle between French and English, while continually reminding the U.S. it is NOT a 51st state – adopted their holiday from the indigenous Canadian peoples.  Canadian Indians held ceremonies and festivals to celebrate bountiful summer harvests at the threshold of winter – which, from what I understand, can be pretty nasty in Canada.  But then again, all peoples across the globe gave thanks for enough food to get them through the tough times in life.  We modern humans, with our plethora of electronic devices, can still learn from our humble forebears.

So, here’s hoping our northern neighbors had a grand holiday!

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Okay, Finally Showing Some Backbone!

“I just want to make sure I got this straight.  He’ll get rid of regulations on Wall Street, but he’s going to crack down on Sesame Street.”

– President Obama, in response to Mitt Romney’s idiotic statement during last week’s presidential debate that he will cut funding for PBS.

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