The Reactionaries Speak

I don’t care who you are, That’s some funny stuff right there.

From BigGovernment

This is Andrew Breitbart spanking a few little piggies at CPAC. Using their own tactics against them. Giving the little piggies a message to take back to their bosses.

Have no doubt, this is what it will take to break the libs backs, and those of their lapdogs in the press. Be ready to do the same, be informed, have your facts straight, and never back down!

So I did it. Went to my local precinct caucus, to see who and what we have on the ground for the mid term elections. I really didn’t know what to expect when walking in, being mid terms and all.

There were eight of us preset, folks from the neighborhood, none of whom I knew personally. It was an all walks of life crowd from a Teamster, to a retired grocery store manager, to regular working stiffs like me.

There were the bookkeeping things to be done, and elections of temporary positions for the evening, as well as permanent/semi-permanent positions as well.

Being a group of eight, everyone got a job, save the one guy who was going to be working on the census. I was elected to be the precinct secretary, which will last until the Senate District meeting coming up in March. Also, I am an alternate delegate to said event as well.

There was an chance to offer amendments to the party platform, which I will post in separate article.

I did manage to run into a brother of a guy I went to school with, and I am hoping to perhaps meet some others at the SD event coming up in March.

I will be breaking down some of the platform as I see it in the coming weeks, I do however, need to research some things more closely before I start commenting on them.

All in all, I had a fine time, and it was good to be in the presence of like-minded folks.

Wow, just ran across the news that the creator of Gumby, Art Clokey has died at age 88.

Stone cold bummer, my friends.

As a young curmudgeon, Gumby was one of my favorite shows. Not only was Claymation an unknown at the time, but the idea that Gumby and Pokey could “walk into any book” was a mind-blower to a young sci-fi freak like myself.

I was in the presence of the great man just once, at a Gumby film fest in Minneapolis, at the Uptown Theater. We watched the history of Gumby unfold in front of us, from Gumbasia, to the Gumby and Pokey shows, to Davey and Goliath. All with Art’s running commentary. At some point in the evening, he led us in the Gumby Theme Song, thankfully the real one, not the versions we all sang in elementary school. It was awesome to hear all the folks there singing along.

I still recall how genuine Art was, and how he enjoyed how much we enjoyed his work.

RIP old friend.

Seeing how today I got the good news that Chris Dodd is retiring, along with Byron Dorgan, your crusty curmudgeon is feeling kind of good about 2010.  So I decided to throw a few resolutions together that may make a difference for me, and maybe you and America as well.

So, for 2010 I resolve to:

1. To become more involved in local politics. Here in my neck of the woods, we have a chance to unseat our local state rep. I will be checking in with the local GOP to see if I can be of some help. While I don’t have a lot of faith that we will be replacing Al “The Clown” Franken by recall or Amy “hey, my dad was a crappy writer for the Sickle and Star daily paper” Klobachar for acts of treason against the taxpayers of Minnesota any time soon. I will support any actions that can be taken against them for the breaking of their vows to uphold and protect the Constitution. That’s goes double for Keith “hey someone pay my way to the Haj” Ellison.

2. To keep all my shots inside of the 5 ring. ‘Nuff said.

3. To continue to be a pain in the ass to all the liberals I know, by pointing out where their thinking flies in the face of logic, and to offer them a way out of their self-imposed hell of knee-jerk reaction, if they want it.

4. To be of service to my fellows. I ain’t saying what I do, or who I do it for, but know that if you see a friend, relative or stranger who needs a hand, don’t be afraid to step up.

5. To be grateful that I live in the greatest nation on Earth, and to facilitate those who want to help us return to the values that made us great.

6. To let my girlie know that my life would be surely less without her in it.

7. To keep working on my house, even though I could think of a million things I would rather do.

8. To save some dough, and cut back on being such a new-tech-I-gotta-have-it now guy. Even though I reeeeeealy need that shiny new quad core processor, motherboard, USB 3.0 and 4 more gigs of RAM.

9. To get the Sportster back up and running after the redesign that is percolating in my head right now. And finish the Shovelhead taking up space in my too small garage.

10. And last but certainly not least, to drop some pounds, and I ain’t talking about divesting myself of English currency.

What are you gonna do?

Word

If you have not seen the original, find a copy and watch it!

Thanks to my pal Jerry, the parts guy for turning me on to the first one.

Swiped from the Ace of Spades HQ

Why it’s good to be a guy

And if you are a guy you know these are true!!!

Phone conversations last 30 seconds

You know useful stuff about tanks and airplanes

A 5 day vacation requires only one suitcase

Bathroom lines are 80% shorter

You can open all your own jars

Old friends don’t give you crap if you’ve lost or gained weight

When clicking thru the channels you don’t have to stop on every shot of someone crying

People never glance at your chest when you’re talking to them

You don’t have to lug a bag of “necessary” items with you everywhere you go

You can go to the bathroom alone

Your last name stays put

You can leave a hotel room bed unmade

You can kill your own food

You have a normal and healthy relationship with your mother

The garage is all yours

You get extra credit for the slightest act of thoughtfulness

You see the humor in “Terms of Endearment”

You never have to clean the toilet

You can be showered and ready in 10 minutes

Wedding plans take care of themselves

If someone forgets to invite you to something, they can still be your friend

Your underwear costs $7.50 for a pack of 3

None of your co-workers have the power to make you cry

The same hairstyle lasts for years, maybe decades

You don’t have to shave below your neck

You can do your nails with a pocketknife

You don’t have to curl up next to some big, hairy guy every night

If you’re 34 and single, no one notices

Chocolate is just another snack

You can quietly enjoy a car ride from the passenger seat

Flowers Fix Everything

You never have to worry about other people’s feelings

Three pair of shoes are more than enough

You never have to miss a sexual opportunity because you’re not in the mood

You can say anything and not worry about what people think

You can whip your shirt off on a hot day

Car mechanics tell you the truth

You don’t give a flip if someone doesn’t notice your new haircut

You can watch a game in silence for hours without your buddy thinking “He must be mad at me”

One mood, all the time

You can admire Clint Eastwood without having to starve yourself to look like him

Gray hair and wrinkles add character

Wedding dress $2000, Tux rental $100 bucks

You don’t care if someone is talking behind your back

You don’t pass on the desert and then mooch off someone else’s

Foreplay is optional

If you retain water, it is in a canteen

The remote is yours and yours alone

You need not pretend you’re “freshening up” when you go to the bathroom

If you don’t call your buddy when you said you would, he won’t tell your friends you’ve changed

If another guy shows up at the party in the same outfit, you might become lifelong buddies

The occasional well-rendered belch is practically expected

You can buy condoms without the shopkeeper imagining you naked

If something mechanical didn’t work, you can bash it with a hammer and throw it across the room

You don’t have to stop and think of which way to turn a nut on a bolt

New shoes don’t cut, blister, or mangle your feet

You can write your name in the snow

You are unable to see wrinkles in your clothes

You think the idea of punting that small, ankle-biting dog is funny

One wallet, one pair of shoes, one color, all seasons

Christmas shopping can be accomplished for 15 people on the day before Christmas and in 45 minutes

Same work ….. more pay