And America still hasn’t collapsed! Progressives must be doing something right!
Picture of the Day
USMC Brandon Morgan, right, greeting his lover upon return to his base in Hawaii.
I’m sure religious and social conservatives will get pissed off at the mere sight of this, but who cares?! At least Morgan has served his country in the military – unlike the war-mongering draft dodgers who left office 3 years ago. God bless America and pray for the troops!
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2nd Quote of the Day
“He’s both as popular and as unpopular as he’s ever been.”
– Jim Henson, co-director of a University of Texas/Texas Tribune poll, about a question with 51% of respondents saying they would not vote for Perry again
39% should be a familiar number for him
Courtesy Charles Kuffner, Houston Chronicle
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1st Quote of the Day
“I would think so, if I had to make the decision today.”
– Gov. Rick Perry on running for president in 2016
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February 25, 2012 – 299 days Until Baktun 12
Survivalist Tip: Your home may have a basement. In upper class neighborhoods, they’re called wine cellars; in middle class, they’re basements; and in lower class, they’re called tubs. Regardless, a basement is a great place to flee in the event of a natural calamity such as a tornado or IRS audit. But, after the Mayan apocalypse, a basement won’t necessarily protect from all the miscreants roaming the barren terrain searching for food, medicine and a working telephone. For that reason, you’ll need to construct a bunker in your back yard. Don’t worry about code violations or neighbors’ complaints. They won’t matter when the Mayan gods return to Earth to slay the remnants of a world gone awry. A bunker should be completely encased in steel and / or concrete and have enough room for you, your family, your pets, clothing, food rations, water and several vials of Xanax. (You may be enclosed for a while, so someone in your party is bound to panic, and killing them is not an option is such a confined environment.) A well-fortified bunker will guard against such catastrophes as a nuclear attack and, of course, the Mayan siege. You can build it yourself, or you can contract a reputable right-wing firm to build it for you. Either way, just build one!
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There’s a Thin Line Between a Dog Rescuer and a Dog Hoarder
As you might have guessed from the title of my blog, I’m a genuine dog lover. My parents and I owned a German shepherd many years and, even though we had to put him to sleep in 1985, we still remember him fondly. I feel I saved my current dog from what could have been an unhappy life, when an ex-roommate and I agreed I’d take the puppy. It remains one of the best decisions I’ve ever made. There’s nothing like a dog! I hate to see dogs – or any animals – suffer because of human neglect and stupidity. Animal lovers just don’t understand of course. But, most of them are idiots anyway, so I don’t care what they think. It’s obvious that, in a city as populous as Dallas, there’d be countless cases of animal trauma – and animal hoarding. This extraordinary editorial that appeared recently in the truly independent Dallas Observer highlights the problems the city faces with dog hoarders.
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Who Actually Benefits From Federal Benefits?
Roger Ippolito, a 74-year-old Korean War veteran, receives $450 a month in social security benefits. Amanda Voisard/ZUMA
For years social conservatives have bemoaned those who live off the public dole – the proverbial “welfare queen,” as Ronald Reagan so lovingly put it – rather than contribute to society by going to work and paying taxes. Reagan ushered in a new era of bigotry, which the Newt Gingrich congressional gang refined in the 1990’s with their “Contract with America.” All of the current GOP presidential candidates lament the alleged rise of socialism under President Obama. Rick Perry (who makes Reagan and George W. Bush look like geniuses) even denounced Social Security as a “Ponzi scheme,” although he’s accepted his retirement package while still governor. But, all of these clowns have ignored the stark reality of the growing wealth gap in the United States and the simple fact that a large number of those “welfare queens” are people who once contributed mightily to their country with military service and years of hard work.
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Today’s Birthdays
Former TV talk-show personality Sally Jessy Raphael is 77.
Actor Tom Courtenay (Doctor Zhivago, The Last Butterfly) is 75.
Journalist Bob Schieffer (CBS News) is 75.
Actress Karen Grassle (Little House on the Prairie, President’s Mistress) is 70.
Former professional basketball player and current CBS sports analyst Matt Guokas (Philadelphia 76ers) is 68.
National Track and Field and Olympic Hall of Famer Lee Evans (set a world record for the 400-meter run at 1968 Mexico City Summer Olympics: 43.86 seconds at an altitude over 1,000 meters) is 65.
Guitarist Stuart ‘Woody’ Wood (Bay City Rollers) is 55.
Actress Téa Leoni (Jurassic Park III, Santa Barbara) is 46.
Actor Sean Astin (The Goonies, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring) is 41.
Comedian – actress Chelsea Handler (Chelsea Lately) is 37.
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On February 25…
1836 – Samuel Colt received a patent for a pistol that used a revolving cylinder containing powder and bullets in six individual tubes.
1862 – The U.S. Congress passed the Legal Tender Act authorizing the use of paper notes to pay the government’s bills. This ended the policy of using only gold or silver for transactions.
1870 – Hiram Rhoades Revels, a Republican from Natchez, MS, became the first African-American to be sworn into Congress.
1873 – Enrico Caruso, one of the world’s greatest operatic tenors, was born in Naples, Italy.
1928 – The Federal Radio Commission issued the first U.S. television license to Charles Jenkins Laboratories in Washington, D.C.
1940 – The first televised hockey game was broadcast. The New York Rangers whipped the Montreal Canadiens at Madison Square Garden on W2XBS-TV in New York City, 6-2.
1948 – A communist government takes power in Czechoslovakia.
1964 – Twenty-two-year old Cassius Clay won the world heavyweight boxing title by defeating Sonny Liston in the seventh round in Miami, FL. Clay had been an 8-1 underdog. Clay later changed his name to Muhammed Ali.
1972 – Germany gave in to ransom demands from the Arab terrorist hijackers of a jumbo jet and paid $5 million for the release of its passengers.
1984 – More than 500 people, mostly children, died in Cubatao, Brazil, about 30 miles south of Sao Paulo, when a gas line exploded.
1986 – Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos fled to the U.S. after an uprising. His wife, Imelda, came with him, but she had to leave her massive shoe collection behind, which was sold to pay off the Philippine national debt.
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