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What kind of "ism" are you?

Racism. Sexism. Ageism. Classism. Antagonism.

Let's face it. All of these "isms" exist in the world and most of us have experienced at least one of them. Are we really at a point that any opposition to the President is considered racism?

I have a problem with Carter saying that Joe Wilson's outburst was based on racism because it is false. If Wilson was should be accused of any "ism" it would be antagonism. He was disrespectful - no doubt about it, but it's not like he pulled a "Michael Richards".

• Main Entry: an·tag·o·nism
  
• Pronunciation: \an-ˈta-gə-ˌni-zəm\
• Function: noun
• Date: 1835

1 a : opposition of a conflicting force, tendency, or principle antagonism of democracy to dictatorship> b : actively expressed opposition or hostility

Whether you are Democrat or Republican, African American, Hispanic, Caucasian, Asian, Indian, or any other race / species - if someone fundamentally disagrees with you, throwing around false, slanderous accusations in order to "win" is not only unwise, it exposes you for the irrational nut you truly are.

"A wise man makes his own decisions, an ignorant man follows public opinion”
~Chinese Proverb

Government Motors - And now some good news

According to Harvard Business Publishing, 373 U.S. public companies reduced their chief executives' base salaries between June 1, 2008 and June 18, 2009. 68 companies in the Fortune 1000 index have reduced executive officers' base salaries in the past year.

Here are the 10 largest (by revenue) U.S. public companies where CEO pay cuts took place:

• General Motors (reduced to $1) This makes me do the happy dance. Seriously. At least there is one private jet that my tax dollars is NOT funding.
  
• Ford Motor (reduced by 30%)
• Sears (reduced by $50K)
• FedEx (reduced by 20%)
• American Express (reduced by 10%)
• Motorola (reduced by 25%)
• Eaton (reduced by 6 weeks' worth of pay)
• Continental Airlines (reduced to $0 for Q3 and Q4 of 2008)
• EMC (reduced by 15%)
• Cummins (reduced by 10%)

Source: The Coming Battle Over Executive Pay, Harvard Business Review, September 2009

Go Sell Crazy Somewhere Else!

Charlie Sheen is the same kind of crazy as Van Jones. His recent video "20 Minutes with the President" in which he states that the 9/11 Terrorist Attacks a conspiracy, proves that Sheen is unhinged. His words: "The official 9/11 story is a fraud” and claims the attacks served as “the pretext for the systematic dismantling of our Constitution and Bill of Rights.”

Another over dramatic 9/11 "Truther". Shocking. Charlie is somewhat right about the government trying to dismantle our Constitution and Bill of Rights. He just has the wrong administration in his line of fire. Anyone who believes this load of crap he is peddling is obtuse! Why anyone would take this guy seriously (who is known to be addicted to gambling, prescription drugs and prostitutes), baffles me. His ex-wife used his beliefs about 9/11 as proof for a judge that he was “delusional.”

On a day such as this, remembering the heroes and all the people who lost their lives during those attacks makes my heart ache. 9/11 should be a reminder to all Americans that we need to protect our freedom at all costs . We can't protect it by having apathy for terrorists or organizations such as "The John Adams Project" (who are attempting to expose CIA agents). I would rather be hated by the rest of the world and live in a safe country where terrorism is not an everyday occurrence, than live in a place where bombings are the norm.

A little cheese with that wine?

I'm really digging this cheese lately - Parrano (gouda mixed with parmesan).

I indulged in it this past weekend with a robust Rhone, Valréas “Cuvée Prestige” Côtes du Rhône Villages - only $5.99 a bottle at Trader Joe's. If you don't appreciate a nice glass of red with some tasty morsels of cheese, then my friend, there is something wrong with you.

David Horowitz - Reformed Radical

Former self-avowed communist, David Horowitz interview with Glenn Beck on 09/04/09. Although Glenn Beck has this knack for rubbing people the wrong way, you can't deny this interview is insightful and poignant. I'm starting to feel that the American people are finally starting to get disillusioned with the left and their "cloaked" anti-Americanism movement that is attempting to insinuate itself into the very foundation of our country. Make sure to pay attention to a snapshot of Obama saying that "We are 5 days away from changing the very foundation of this country." That statement really struck me, and not in a good way.


Excerpts from Interview:

"What is wrong with the left is not what it says, but what it does.....what it DOES"

"When you're a radical, what you are thinking about is power...and how to advance it. They don't spend 5 seconds thinking about what the results will be, only what they can get away with."

"The Democratic Party is no longer the party of John F. Kennedy."

Mini Dose of Joy

Admittedly, I've had 1 1/2 glasses of wine and I find this funny. Don't judge.