tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7142845Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:24:36 +0000Attempted Humorous Political and World Event Commentary... Some Serious Stuff, Toohttp://www.fileitunder.com/noreply@blogger.com (Hoodlumman)Blogger3036125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7142845.post-8649856734663896731Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:17:00 +00002010-03-08T23:24:36.721-06:00Or is that pieces? As in, that's what the purported religion turns infidels into....From TimesOnline: One toddler appeared fixed in the protective but hopeless embrace of an older child, possibly his brother. Another had been scalped. Most had severed hands and feet. Officials estimate that 500 people were massacred in night-time raids by Muslim gangs near Jos, the city that bestrides http://www.fileitunder.com/2010/03/islam-religion-of-peace.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dave...)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7142845.post-8861354009809715338Fri, 05 Mar 2010 13:05:00 +00002010-03-05T07:18:10.940-06:00universal health care... Imagine a bill granting every American a free federally delivered ice cream every Sunday morning. Provision 2: steak on Monday, also home delivered. Provision 3: A dozen red roses every Tuesday. You get the idea. Would each individual provision be popular in the polls? Of course.However — life is a vale of howevers — suppose these provisions were bundled into a bill that also spelled out how http://www.fileitunder.com/2010/03/wheres-beef.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Diana)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7142845.post-2281730383456403100Wed, 03 Mar 2010 21:36:00 +00002010-03-03T15:37:18.725-06:00universal health careThe Conspiracy to Keep You Poor and Stupid has a fun and exciting game you can play the next 35 times Obama goes in front of the cameras pushing a bill that the American people are categorically rejecting.Actually, it can be played anytime he gives a speech, which is roughly seven times a day.Cheers!http://www.fileitunder.com/2010/03/fun-for-whole-family.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Hoodlumman)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7142845.post-141772187739823138Wed, 24 Feb 2010 21:41:00 +00002010-02-24T15:51:39.449-06:00Today Obama claims he is not for socialist, then explains that what he wants is for the government to reward businesses who create more jobs or do more business.News flash: THAT IS SOCIALISM!Socialism: An economic system in which the production and distribution of goods are controlled substantially by the government rather than by private enterprise, and in which cooperation rather than http://www.fileitunder.com/2010/02/obama-rejects-charges-of-socialism-then.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (JR Ewing)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7142845.post-3250522954166131717Wed, 24 Feb 2010 19:03:00 +00002010-02-24T13:48:40.541-06:00The housing market sucks. No matter how hard they try the government is never going to permanently stimulate and sustain the housing market. Like any market it has its ups and its downs, but artificially inflating during downswings only causes them to be worse when they hit. It was propped up a bit too much through much of the last decade, and that was a mistake. But we can't keep continuing http://www.fileitunder.com/2010/02/quick-rant.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (JR Ewing)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7142845.post-746186656064917756Tue, 23 Feb 2010 18:22:00 +00002010-02-23T17:16:19.159-06:00I am still waiting to see how the Tea Party shakes out before jumping fully on board. Hopefully it will help reinvent the Republican party and bring it back to its conservative roots. I am a little wary of extremists using the party as a platform and getting in the way of its intended goals. Whatever your thoughts on the Tea Party, you have to agree this is golden!http://www.fileitunder.com/2010/02/invitation-to-olbermann_23.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (JR Ewing)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7142845.post-6200981799244426765Fri, 19 Feb 2010 21:33:00 +00002010-02-19T16:06:04.184-06:00scootersthongsFrom Foxnews...The [Supreme] Court ruled in Citizens United v. The Federal Election Commission that government limits on corporate-funded, independent political broadcasts during elections constituted a violation of free speech.The victory, everyone agrees, will change the face of federal campaign financing.continued...The case formed after Citizens United wanted to pay to air "Hillary: the Moviehttp://www.fileitunder.com/2010/02/so-did-we-win.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (JR Ewing)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7142845.post-397054965028362384Fri, 19 Feb 2010 18:21:00 +00002010-02-19T12:31:15.955-06:00Just an FYI for those who might be going to the movies soon....The Ghost Writer, set to come out soon, is another Roman Polanski film. For those that don't particularly support admitted rapists of 13-year-old girls who are allowed to leave the country illegally in order to avoid punishment for decades... you might want to think about skipping this one.I'm not huge on boycotts normally, but it http://www.fileitunder.com/2010/02/entertainment-watch.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (JR Ewing)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7142845.post-8351329900148903491Thu, 18 Feb 2010 20:14:00 +00002010-02-18T15:13:46.115-06:00While Obama has been touting his bi-partisanship summit next week and publicly challenging Republicans to commit to keeping an open mind the Democrats are finishing up their version of a completely partisan Dem-only Health care bill. Republicans are not members of the club so they are not allowed in the tree house, but Obama still wants them to help out.The White House and congressional leaders http://www.fileitunder.com/2010/02/more-of-same-again.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (JR Ewing)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7142845.post-3507639917015769729Wed, 17 Feb 2010 19:17:00 +00002010-02-17T13:55:09.067-06:00Today the U.S. Mint released that they will begin printing a new bill in commemoration of the 1 year anniversary of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. While the bill is sure to draw the ire of stimulus detractors, it serves as a testament to an administration that saved us from what could have been.WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama hailed Wednesday's one-year-old economic stimulus http://www.fileitunder.com/2010/02/mint-to-commemorate-stimulus.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (JR Ewing)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7142845.post-3396659175228216386Wed, 17 Feb 2010 14:08:00 +00002010-02-17T13:53:48.064-06:00The cheesy "Training Day" reference aside, an Exxon release yesterday stated their 2009 replacement ratio (volume of new reserves added divided by volume produced) for proved reserves was 133%. As Seeking Alpha says...Amazingly, Exxon, who has been accused in the past of being too conservative in terms of exploration and development, has been finding more oil than it produces for each of the http://www.fileitunder.com/2010/02/exxon-peak-oil-aint-got-nothin-own-me.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (JR Ewing)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7142845.post-656815768081237469Wed, 17 Feb 2010 13:49:00 +00002010-02-17T08:01:55.305-06:00More than 80 of the most influential and respected conservative grass roots leaders in the country will recommit themselves to constitutional conservatism in an attempt to reunite and reground the movement. Circling the conservative wagons if you will. If done well this 'Mount Vernon Statement' will completely change not only the political landscape, but potentially the daily lives of most http://www.fileitunder.com/2010/02/redefining-conservatism.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (JR Ewing)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7142845.post-3500342121584178507Mon, 15 Feb 2010 19:46:00 +00002010-02-15T13:53:58.472-06:00Figure skating outfits are getting so bad, it is hard to tell the real ones from the ridiculous parodies...Real Figure SkatersParodiesReal Figure SkatersParodiesReal Parodieshttp://www.fileitunder.com/2010/02/figure-skating.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (JR Ewing)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7142845.post-230263440089726538Sat, 13 Feb 2010 01:34:00 +00002010-02-13T08:45:17.446-06:00canadauniversal health carefraudThis is exactly the type of cronyism that drives the electorate crazy. Surprisingly, it's being reported in one of the farthest left rags in this country.... Hugh MacLeod, formerly a senior health ministry official, left his $320,695-a-year job as head of the government's climate-change secretariat Feb. 5 and starts Tuesday as chief executive of the Canadian Patient Safety Institute in http://www.fileitunder.com/2010/02/left-and-far-left.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Diana)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7142845.post-5997843069743149902Thu, 11 Feb 2010 00:58:00 +00002010-02-10T19:04:37.525-06:00diana-sized blogginghumorWhat else can I say, eh?http://www.fileitunder.com/2010/02/muuahahahahahaha.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Diana)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7142845.post-6166961252786809894Wed, 10 Feb 2010 21:16:00 +00002010-02-10T15:24:26.247-06:00Yes it is uncreative and poopy to post email forwards on a blog. But have you come to expect anything better of me? This one is pretty good...Once upon a time former Governor, Presidential candidate, and Chairman of the Democrat National Committee called the GOP the “White Party.” CNN commentator Lou Dobbs took Dean to task for his language.So was Dr. Dean, and those among the Left who share http://www.fileitunder.com/2010/02/gop-white-party.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (JR Ewing)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7142845.post-1794584943558095097Tue, 09 Feb 2010 22:26:00 +00002010-02-09T16:38:42.213-06:00After the Obama administration finished making fun of private citizens, he said thisPremiums will continue to rise for folks with insurance, millions more will lose their coverage altogether, our deficits will continue to grow largerWait... wait... what was that last part?Without spending trillions of dollars to nationalize health care, our deficits will continue to grow larger? That doesn't http://www.fileitunder.com/2010/02/obamanomics.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (JR Ewing)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7142845.post-3156815516601471736Tue, 09 Feb 2010 20:45:00 +00002010-02-09T15:09:33.189-06:00Today Obama pleads for bi-partisan action to help the economy, saying "The people who sent us here expect a seriousness of purpose that transcends petty politics."The Obama administration then immediately showed their idea of putting aside petty politics and acting bi-partisan when Gibbs, the White House Press Secretary, took time out of a serious press briefing to launch a personal attack http://www.fileitunder.com/2010/02/obama-admisistration-showing-bi.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (JR Ewing)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7142845.post-8256158362971832901Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:19:00 +00002010-02-09T10:19:59.852-06:00Rob at Say Anything has the details.http://www.fileitunder.com/2010/02/being-govt-has-its-advantages.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Hoodlumman)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7142845.post-164720942784641401Mon, 08 Feb 2010 20:20:00 +00002010-02-08T14:30:21.209-06:00Representativeshouse of representativesPennsylvaniadeathsevilpoliticsDemocratsJohn Murtha, a politician for whom I personally held nothing but contempt, is dead. It is very difficult for me to find anything other than disparaging thoughts about the man, but I'd rather avoid that in light of his death.I hope the best for his family in this difficult time.I will let John Murtha's own libelous words be those that send him into the afterlife."there was no firefight, there was http://www.fileitunder.com/2010/02/john-murtha-dies-at-77.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dave...)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7142845.post-3968554781012482916Fri, 05 Feb 2010 14:08:00 +00002010-02-05T08:18:43.516-06:00moronscanadaartNorth of TexasQ: "What do you call a man with no arms and no legs hanging on a wall?"A: "Art"There are so few words ....http://www.fileitunder.com/2010/02/weve-got-gone-bananas.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Diana)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7142845.post-7537514986153036579Thu, 04 Feb 2010 06:26:00 +00002010-02-04T08:44:56.267-06:00Since moving to Arizona I've become more active in many different ways concerning my Rights under the 2nd Amendment to the US Constitution and under Article 2, Section 26 of the Arizona Constitution.As many people do not know, or understand, because our Rights are often hidden from us through various methods of media and governmental (government-run education) obfuscation, most States have their http://www.fileitunder.com/2010/02/easing-arizonas-gun-laws.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dave...)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7142845.post-850203088978663366Tue, 02 Feb 2010 19:56:00 +00002010-02-02T16:51:32.087-06:00I'm glad to know that we can discuss such global challenges as Climate Change with humor. Oh, wait, perhaps I misunderstood that laughter. were they laughing AT President Obama?http://www.fileitunder.com/2010/02/climate-of-laughter.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dave...)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7142845.post-1650096836197259677Tue, 02 Feb 2010 15:54:00 +00002010-02-02T17:43:43.596-06:00Backdoor taxes to hit middle class: If the provisions are allowed to expire on December 31, the top-tier personal income tax rate will rise to 39.6 percent from 35 percent. But lower-income families will pay more as well: the 25 percent tax bracket will revert back to 28 percent; the 28 percent bracket will increase to 31 percent; and the 33 percent bracket will increase to 36 percent. The http://www.fileitunder.com/2010/02/obama-poised-to-raise-taxes-on-everyone.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Hoodlumman)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7142845.post-2922842673649077131Mon, 01 Feb 2010 19:52:00 +00002010-02-01T14:03:05.017-06:00pollspoliticsDiana's post is the inspiration to our latest poll!Poll on!!<!-- BlogPolls -->Blog Polls<!-- /BlogPolls -->*Polls may not occur every day... maybe not even one a week. So sue us. (Please don't)http://www.fileitunder.com/2010/02/fiu-poll-of-day.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Hoodlumman)