Friday, September 5, 2008

THOUGHT EXPERIMENT



(Guest Writer: Space Ghost)

(I have a brand new guest writer, who has a good thought experiment, just got back from Sturgis, and I think you'll like him much better than me. please comment online to let him know you want to read more.-Dexter)

Let’s Pretend
Pretend you have joined the board of a large corporation. It has about 28,000 employees and over $17 Billion in sales. Your CEO has departed after a long tenure... generally successful, but contentious much of the time.
Shareholders want continued good sales, profitability, new products - all the things a CEO is responsible for.
Numerous candidates are considered, and you know that you’ve got to get it right or the competition will eat your company up like breakfast cereal. Ultimately, it’s down to two candidates that look interesting.
There’s an older guy that’s been in the business for most of his life. He knows the game, has a track record, and isn’t likely to deviate from the policies and procedures that got your company to where it is: successful. His ideas are not new. In fact, they look a lot like those of the guy who just left.
Then there’s the young guy that’s an up-and-comer. He looks good and talks good, and has some strong support among his contemporaries. He’s light on experience though and some of his ideas are way off the beaten path. If he’s the new CEO, it’s certain your successful old company will go down a new path. If it’s the wrong path, you’re probably off the board, because your company is now some other company’s breakfast.
Where does the smart money go? __________________________


Wait.
Instead let’s pretend that you’re the military’s top man and you’re faced with selecting a general to lead a military action that is both tenuous in terms of international reaction and yet absolutely vital to the continued existence of your country.
If you pick the right guy, peace comes to a warring region of the world, and by extension, to most of the rest of the planet.
If you’re wrong, several other large nations are going to take it very, very poorly, and by extension, most of the planet is going to be in chaos, and possibly even in peril.
You have several candidates in your pool of generals. One bright spot is a relatively young guy who recently made general, but has never led a major combat action. He’s well-liked and eager and full of ideas on how to resolve sticky situations. He’s proven his approach over a career in various administrative duties. Many people feel he’s got the right stuff, despite the experience factor. This could be his chance to show his stuff.
The other guy is a crusty old fart that never went to college but literally fought his way to the top. Every military action saw this guy in the thick of it, somehow and somewhere. Not everyone likes him, but he doesn’t care whether he’s liked. He knows how to get the job done. He’s done it before, and can be counted on to defend his country, even to his death. Not for glory, but for country. Because he simply knows his country cannot afford to lose.
Which guy gets the job? __________________________


Wait.
Your country is having a presidential election. There are two candidates. You have to pick one to lead your country.
One guy is young, charismatic, and full of hope and change. He has so little experience in government work that in a corporate cutback, he would be among the first to go. His ideas are not all new, but they’re definitely socialistic. His positions change about as frequently as his associates, many of whom are either covered in controversy, convicted in court, or completely unapologetic terrorists... people who blew things up in our own country and who were themselves Americans.
The other guy is an old guy - not ancient, but with white hair and loads of experience in government and the military. He’s not even particularly well-liked by members of his own party, but they know he is steeped in traditional American values and will not lead this country from a democracy based on capitalism to an experiment in socialism (which has never worked well in the history of the world). If elected he would be the first president who did time in prison... with honor.
Who do you vote for? __________________________


You probably saw where I was going with this, but in case you didn’t (or still don’t), go back to the answers you gave to the first two questions. They will tell you how to vote. And when you do, remember: this time there’s no “pretending”. Get it right or we’re just another chapter in history.


By the way, you don’t have to like the guy - you just have to know that he has the fundamentals not to screw things up... for you, your parents, your children, and their children.

Thursday, September 4, 2008

HEROS AND ZEROS

We have a man who fought for his country,
backed up by a lady who could kill a Kodiak bear with her smile alone.
John McCain has demonstrated his leadership his entire life.
John didn't talk about hope as his future policy.
He took action to secure his future and the future of his fellow POWs.
John will not back down from threats to our children's future.
John will do the right thing, while those other guys will take your money
and tell you to keep hoping to get your change back.

Sarah, Tall and not plain, who could pacify a grizzly with her smile
ain't gonna tell you to hope for a better future for energy or tell you what she's gonna do,
like that other guy,
Sarah's already building pipelines for natural gas and forcing the Oil companies to renovate their current pipelines.
If Sarah can smack down Dixiecrat Ted Stevens and former gov. Murkowski for them acting like a Chicago politician making deals with Alfonso Capone, she can do the same to all the pork barrel grafters in Washington DC, too.
Listening to the attacks on Sarah already from the kids on the other side tells me that they are very scared of her.
Not only that, they have such little confidence in their own two guys with ZERO executive experience, that they are no longer talkin' 'bout them. Their talkin' 'bout John John and Sarah.
Sarah is so cool and badass, that she didn't even address the attacks against her and her children. Obviously she knows a pitiful and weak opponent when she sees one.

Don't know 'bout you, but I'd rather wrestle a polar bear than to tangle with Mrs. Palin

McCain/ Palin 2008 HEROS
the other two guys zeros...

Wednesday, September 3, 2008

WHAT'S NOT TO LIKE?!!!



These days, we need real Americans in the White House.
Those who have a sense of Honor.
Those who have a sense of Humor.
Those who have the same values as average hardworking Americans.
Those who can enjoy Life.
Those who can enjoy Liberty.
Those who can enjoy the Pursuit of Happiness.
This small town Mayor is like a community organizer with a major difference.
She actually had responsibilities as Mayor.
Got her elected to be a Governor.
A Governor who is a rocks throw away from the Russians and Putin.
A Governor responsible for deploying the Alaska National Guard to many forest fires.
A Governor who renogotiated Gov. Murkowski's failed negotiations with BP and other foreign owned Oil Companies.
A Governor who fought corruption against Dixiecrat Ted Stevens.
A Governor who told congress to not to spend American Tax Money for a bridge to Murkowsi's Home or to build a bridge to Steven's Property.
A Governor who isn't afraid to fire corrupt State employees.
A Governor who can field dress a Moose and will drain the Corrupt Washington Swamp of earmarks and porkbarrel spending.
She may have poise, but I'll bet we don't see her be a poser:
making a statement look 3/4 right chin up, look 3/4 left chin up: Repeat...
No, she is no poser. She is the real deal.
Anybody who attacks this lady is just jealous.

Notice her finger is not on the trigger, it is on the side of the guard.
A president with real life experience chose a Vice President with real life experience.
It's time for Americans to choose to put real Americans in the White house.
No more corrupt self important Chicago politicians and No more East Coast elitists.
The West is the Best...


McCain/Palin 2008

Monday, September 1, 2008

WILL OBAMA FIRE KOS?

Many like to poin' out that I blog with a fact free style.
I admit to it. Let the smart guys use references and cites etc.

However the Daily KOS is beyond the pale. these guys portray themselves as newsguys and many of the Democratic leadership goes to their conventions and even blog on this hate spewing site.

It was not satire when they accused Governor Palin of horrendous things, pertaining to her youngest son and her eldest daughter and some kind of cover-up.
I read it and tried to give them the benefit of the doubt as I know how very difficult trying to use satire and humor is, but even a satire monger like myself couldn't find humor in their meanspirited attack. And I tried to find humor, but it wasn't there.
In response to what they Libelously printed about Palin, I have to admit Obama was classy in his response, that Families, especially the kids are off limits. He even said that if they work for him that they are fired.

Well I'm eagerly waiting to hear him fire the daily KOS. (should I hold my breath?)
It seems that also our governor gives the KOS special interviews, and some local bloggers use them as source materials, too.

Lets see who defends the KOS and who severs ties with them. They are free to print all the libel they want, and the U.S. citizens will see just how tough and thick skinned Sarah is.

To repeat my disclaimer: Don't take my word for anything, look it up yerself...
...by the way, maybe the KOS should use a similar disclaimer, especially if they're gonna follow my lead and try the challenging task of using humor. (Oh, they were serious? oops.)


...the funniest part of all is that when,

ll: liberals talk, conservatives win...
...when conservatives win, liberals get angry...
...when liberals get angry, liberals talk even more... :ll

(perpetual repeat for the musically challenged, and now for the next twostep, annaone, annatwo, annathree)