She’s baaaack! Someone paid the ransom, phew! Welcome home Ali ~

Good morning Annie ~

Good morning Ms Alisyn,

Talk about a sight for sore eyes. If your vacation was half as fun as the agony of missing you was, you must have had a really great time.

Seriously, it is nice to have you back. Nothing is easier on the eyes than seeing you in the anchor chair while I have my cuppa tea in the early AM.

Welcome Ms Anne. Feel fre to jump in with us.

chas

G’ morning chas ~ a very nice Sunday morn, eh?

So far so good Betty. Of course they are all nice mornings with Ms Ali and you around.

True chas, so true ~ don’t forget Annie ~

chas isn’t on the list?

chas

That’s one scary looking baby, man…….

That baby DID look angry!
Is he bitter and clingy as well?

ALY!!!! ~~sigh~~ You’re back and I am smiling HUGE! Glad you had a great holiday fr it all, but we sure missed you so very much. Good morning Annie….

Good morning Betty…I would have beat you for first this a.m., as I was up early, but didn’t bother to turn the puter on! YIKES! Good morning Chas….lol and Erik lol

Morning Gini. Nice to see you back also.

Chas I should have had the puter on, catching up with my reading, hum? I am behind again, on your view of the “news of the day”, always an inspirational read. lol

Thank God, I buy my cigs up at the corner smoke shop. Hummm…interesting story. lol Can they do that?? lol Didn’t know it was illegal to purchase over the net. lol Oh well…live and learn. Obligation to pay? humm, again. Oh well…..sounds like a “speed trap” situation to me. lol

Thank you Gini.

O.M.G.!!!! my grandfather was named raymond,,,, my mom is Shari Rae (last name omitted), i am Christie Rae ,and my son is justin Raymond, but we call him justin ray…(usually when in trouble)….. is it raymond or ray only that has the trouble maker name????? this has me awake for the rest of the morn…….by the way HUGE fans of ya”ll… watch every day, all day thanks for waking me up with a smile… have a great sunday.

I think the statement by Larry Summers rates up there with Al Franken’s rambling about Perry Mason and becomming a prosecutor.
It is quite obvious that once you get all the information you need, you are not going to return to the site for a social visit. Possibly they might have to raise the standards for making off the cuff assesments.
This is one more example of how many neophytes are involved with this administration, Too many “OPEN MOUTH INSERT FOOT” people.

~~giggle~~ Looks like no one turned their puter on this morning, not expecting to see you Aly. lol

G’ morning Ms. Gini ~ I’m not so sure about rising before me this morning, looked at the clock at 2 a.m. & had to force myself back to sleep. I finally turned the coffee on and had the real pups walked & fed before 5a.m. and harvested a pepper field & replanted it, as well as tending to my farmer neighbor’s crops ~

You win Betty…I sure was not awake that early, thank goodness! lol ha! lol I concede!!!! lol Glad you got the farming done early…

Hey Alisyn,

Good Morning Betty Chas,Gini,John,Christie,Dog ,Annie and Alisyn

The day before the last cigarette increase Walgreen’s was flooded with people stocking up. One gent from Indiana had pre-ordered 10 cartons to take up north, evidently Florida is much cheaper than up there he said. We always get the northerners taking them back home.

G’ morning Bruce ~ glad to see you ~

Good to see you Bruce.

Hi, all, and howdy, Annie the Intern! Pease tell Ali she was sorely missed and hope she had a terrific vacation. It is hard to be a working Mom and nice to put down some of the budens and just be mommy for awhile.

I am furious at this social security debacle! ya’ll would not believe the nightmare I went through with them trying to help my 90 year old mother in law when they tried to overcharge her and take money BACK they said they paid her in error. She almost had a heart attack over it, seriously, being upset. And now they do this??!! And we want our health care in the government’s hands? I DON’T THINK SO!

Well you’ve certainly have been there, done that yourself Gini ~ missed you yesterday, though the farm kept me busy.

Social Security has $700,000 for a luxury resort and party for top administrators? Are they the same men and women who have denied us a cost of living increases this year for the first time in decades.

Good morning, Alisyn and everyone.

The $700,000 Social Security retreat is a typical example of our government spending other people’s money. They don’t care a bit, since government isn’t required to be run like a business, with your eye always on the bottom line. Unfortunately, this attitude permeates the entire government culture. Small cities in CO have budget “challenges”, so they have big conferences in Vail or Aspen to talk about it while dining, drinking and dancing on the public’s dime. Disgraceful!

G ‘morning Retro, nice to see you before your great busy day ~ Happy birthday Mr. Retro ~ & mother-in-law Retro ~

WOW, LOVE THE ORGANIZATION!! I AM ALWAYS FIGHTING IT IN MY OFFICE! I HAVE A HOME OFFICE AND WOULD LOVE TO REDO IT TOTALLY! oops. sorry. caps lock key. I am typing in the dark.

Hope you had a great vacation, Alisyn. You look great. BTW, your office didn’t look too bad to start with.

I do so much of my stuff on line these days I don’t need a desk anymore….lol

chas

Good Ali, so great to have you back for sure!
Hello everyone else as well. What a great morning.
Bruce, I read last week about your wife. She has been in my prayers. God be with you both.

Hey Alisyn,

I’m totally enthused by the story that the fellas & you were just reporting, about the list of children’s names, that were based upon a study of people that are eventually incarcerated in their lifetime, if you can send me more info that would be greatly appreciated. By the way I watch your show every morning and I love what you & yours bring to the table, a direct web site would be greatly appreciate, so I can further research this study, I’m a full time mother & physc.

Sincerely,
Nicole Statini

Wonder what that lady would think of my filing system ~ I keep stuff relevant to my son’s under a teddy bear in the armoire, works for me and he knew where to find an envelope of $$$ because it was under a picture of him flying a Twin Otter. We’re a psychologist’s dream come true…

Thanks- we are going to be celebrating my mil’s 91st birthday and my husband’s 66th! I was 66th last month!

I wonder if Ali kept that desk that nice or Annie the Intern did it, hehehehe!

Retro, was your hubby actually born on his mother’s birthday?

Any comment on that Ms Anne?

chas

We used to have an elderly pool salesman and his wife who grew up in Hollywood- boy did they have some great stories! She had been a Goldwyn Girl in the movies and was still drop dead gorgeous. He was a terrific salesman and she helped him a lot, as his eyesight was bad. Great couple!

Betty, no he was born on the 22nd and she on the 26th, but we are celebrating today because we have to take the grandchild back and this fancy place we want to go is between us and where she needs to go- our kids are meeting us there and then taking her on back to Austin with them after our birthday brunch celebration.

This place is a five star restaurant in the middle of the boondocks- the guys even have to wear coats. I can’t imagine wearing coats in Brenham, Texas in mid July, but what -evah. It will be fun.

Ah, a sedment on evolution and religion. I always have thought they were completely compatible in my belief system.

Good Morning Everyone!!!!!!
It’s about time Ali got back. The show is not the same without Alisyn……
Organization Really makes life easier. Great to see everyone here this morning…….

I love watching all three of you together!! Welcome back Alisyn!! I enjoy my weekend mornings because you all feel like family!! Since my dog wakes me up SO early…I get my coffee, and the interaction of you 3. ( I love the chemistry between all 3 of you….so personal, down to earth, and funny!)
Thanks for making my weekend mornings start my day off great!!!

Good morning Alisyn, It’s soooo good to see you back. I think we all had Ali-withdrawl symptoms. A newly diagnosed mental state. LOL All I will say is I’m so glad none of you can see my office.It’s a wonderful day to be alive!!!

Good morning Bruce….looks like everyone is waking up, and to their surprise, there’s Aly!!!

Thanks Liz K. She’s one tough cookie And I Thank God for her ever day, besides her work here is not done yet, someone has to keep me on the straight and narrow. What a dirty job…

Fox News comments about the Social Security Administration weekend are over the top and in some instances dead wrong. First and foremost just whose fault is it that the fund is going insolvent? Is that really the truth? In Greta’s tirade on Friday night she said the managers should be at the office approving claims for hard working Americans who are waiting for benefits. Not true. Claims decisions are made by state disability determination services not SSA. The system is overburdened now with baby boomer claims, thousands of people filing disability claims who are NOT eligible but insist on filing. Additional claims now come from people who lost their jobs and decided to retire. Many people feel they have the “right” to benefits even though they never worked. SSA must take claims, they go through the system. Appeals can take several years. ALL this handled with many budget constraints including no new hires until this year. So get all the facts straight before you think you know how it works. Hmmm, 20 minute dance party does not sound like over the top to me. Donated gift baskets? Any Gucchi bags in those baskets?

Good morning Merle It sure is!!! ~~sigh~~ lol

Evolution attempts to explain the history of life.
Religion, among others things, explains the origin of life.
The two can’t contradict each other because they’re not even addressing the same issue.

I truly cannot believe the things the government is spending MY money on- that cartoon job for the irs takes the cake!

Erik, I agree. That is a good way of looking at it. I just never felt evolution and my faith were incompatible

Good Morning Alisyn
its about time…. you come back to work…lol
nice to have you back.

Good Morning you good people.

Hummmmmm…using that as a premise, then any popular name, would naturally have a LARGE bunch, who might be in jail, only because the name was popular, and for no other reason. An invalid study, for sure. Not buying that for a millisecond, for sure.

Oking is the sickest joke there is ~ what a jerk.

Ali, thank goodness even a young, hip, chick like yourself makes computer boobos! How comforting to an old fart like me! I am a total computer idiot. My children do lots of eye rolling.

Diane that’s true but the Gov has miss handled the funds for years by borrowing ss funds for other things

Good morning Sal… brrrrrrrrrrr in Ohio today!!! And where is the sun??? lol Well..the sun is sure on at F&F, with Aly back!!!! lol

Blame Truman. He expanded the program into more than just a retirement supplement.

chas

Clayton…don’t pick on Alisyn about her “out of office” reply!! I’ve actually set mine before in the summer….then, forgot to scroll down, where I told everyone to have a Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!!! LOL (Ali…happens to us all )

Diane, 20 min dance in you home town as opposed to a trip cross country to a 5 star hotel with spouses. Seems a little over the top to me. We all have stress on the job so should the tax payers pay for a trip for us too?

Good Morning all–welcome newcomers–I see a few new names/faces—-

SS debacle—it’s been said earlier that the social security agency is overwhelmed with claims and such—and this is just the social security bureaucracy—now just imagine it all when the gov’t tries to take over health care—-Now that’s a joke!!! I bet those bureauocrats will be gettting more retreats than the SSA cuz they’re in for a boat load of stress—

Exactly Bruce…thoroughly robbed by every single administration, right on down the line. lol

morning A Wall.

chas

It is an absolutely fabulous goreous day in PA

Going to be helping Bro move into his new home this afternoon—officially retired from the USMC—-but will still be doing consulting work for them as a civilian.

Welcome back, Aly, and good morning to everyone. I was wondering if anyone knows what happened to Aly’s twitter page? Also, does anyone know much about the 9/12 project. There was a meeting in our area on July 11 which I was unable to attend. I understand there is another one tomorrow at the courthouse and then one next Saturday at one of our local motels.

Would you tax payers pay for my vacation? Come on guys pony up!!

diane, show me in the Constitutuion where this party and sepdning funds on it should even be a function of the federal government? Social Security has NO RIGHY nor reason to go off on a junket to spend 700k because they have extra work to do- theyshould be doing the extra work, not partying on the taxpayer dime. I dealt with the local ss office and it was HORRENDOUS. They don’t even answer their phone, and Congress has used the funds as personal piggy banks for years. If we had all been allowed to keep and invest that money ourselves we would be living in the lap of luxury in retirement. I am NON social security now and would rather privatize it for the future. It is a ridiculous system and will cheat our kids.

One must also take in mind that science has proven Darwinian evolution, the theory of common origin among all species, to be WRONG, even though no one ever tells you that. In other words, we didn’t come from monkeys.

Evolutionary theory is only up for debate as it pertains to the adaptation of individual species to their particular environment. This is one that I’d tend to agree with and I’d contend that the various races are the most obvious evidence of that.

Here here Chas.
Quite a tall tale we were told yesterday Sal. Makes you wonder what motivates people to dream in public.

sorry for the typos, typing in the dark!

Good Morning Bruce

Wish your wife well. Am praying for her.

Good morning retro and a wall…and it’s NOT gorgeous here in Ohio. lol grrrrrrrrr…lol Dark and dreary. OMG, yes. The government doesn’t do very well, hum? Health care, more than they already try to do, is a disastrous idea.

Yesterday my phobia was the loss of Alisyn. It was like she might not be back.

chas

Good Morning Gini, I dont know where the sun is…its not here..but Alisyn is here,
and Alisyn you should see my office if you think yours was a mess.

Dog, I’d tend to agree with you—species will adapt to their changing environment. The strong will survive.

Awall both of mt sons are Marines one still active 15 Yrs. Looks like he’ll retire before dad.

Good morning everyone …Alysin welcome back

Exactly Erik, and there’s the rub, with the teaching of evolution. Not an honest view at all. Like global warming, a problem when theory is taught as fact, with nothing to counter balance the view point.

Dom…good morning! And you are packed and ready to go??? lol

Gini …. I am here now ….LOL

Ha Gini, at least I’m not the only one ~ I thought Marine missed the trip ~

Hey Gini !!!!!!! Good morning to you and your family…. My mom turned 89 yesterday… We are all surprised that she is still with us. My sis was on the phone with me so I just got a chance now to answer you. My hubby bought mom a dozen roses and some various flowers for her birthday. I baked a cake and we sang Happy Birthday. Unfortunately she had no idea who I am. I hope your dad is doing well……..

It sounds to me like that bill would remove any incentive for unions to settle disputes. They already know that the government is pro union, so they could just hold out until the required time is up and probably count on a government arbitrator coming in and giving them a sweet deal.

Good morning John…we need a job w/the government, hum??? The SS office, perhaps? One of those jobs, that got to go to the “seminar”, I think. lol I would say, IF the SS monies, had been left alone, perhaps there would be plenty of money, to do what it was supposed to do to begin with…keep pep out of bread lines, brght about by moments in time, when the economy has a down turn. Now the government is proposing to handle yet more monies, never intended to be in their purview, and I expect they won’t do any better job than they have done in the past. Hard times? Oh yes…I expect we are in for just that. lol

I know Bruce… I was thinking whats going on here and where did he get this information,
we know who he was talking about…the [robot]…lol

Feels like global warming in Ohio this AM does’nt it Gini? Should have Gore over for a swim this AM

I loved the tips on organizing>>>Ineed them too. I couldnt find the info. on the website could you provide us with the author and book mentioned earlier today? Thanks…Great Show!!

Merle…89! Wow! Dad will be 87 in Sept. He’s very frail, but still mobile, and doing fine. He doesn’t always know exactly where he is…thought he was “stuck in the airport” the other day, but he does know who I am still…gets the kids mixed up tho. lol There’s a bunch of them, so one might not be surprised abt that. Often thinks the daughter is me, and visa versa. We look a bit a like, so that would be no surprise either, actually. lol We do this one day at a time, don’t we…grateful for the day, and expecting nothing more.

Aw Merle, sorry she is not doing so well but happy birthday to her and I’m sure she enjoyed her treats. My mil is 90 and still WORKS every day, running her own antique shop! Fox and Friends should do a segment someday on extremely old people who still work and do active things. she still drives, too, although she doesn’t like to drive on the freeway.

I’m kinda glad, because somebody put an adult items store on the freeway south of her hometown and she would have a fit if she knew that! She reported a tattoo parlor to the police that started on the street where her antique shop is because she didn’t approve of it, LOL!

LOLOL JOHN…… Global warming????? It’s July and chilly here in NY……But THANK GOD THE SUN IS OUT!!!!!!!

~~laughing~~ OH John…he {Al} would freeze his tush off for sure! lol The polar bears would be comfy in my pool! lol YIKES! lol

Retrotx,
Still working at 90 is amazing. My mom used to do everything. Now she just lays in bed and can’t move. It’s sad to see a loved one like this. But we do what we can ……. Right Gini????

nanci…lots of organization shows on TLC, so you will have no prob finding out allllll abt it. Application is the prob!!!! ha ha ha! We all know how, just not willing to actually throw that ol’ tea pot away yet, hum? lol ~~chuckle~~ lol

Gini I truly don,t believe the hard times have to be if people would just start paying attention to the tags, if it dos’nt say made in USA put it back. The adm. keeps talking about the global economy I don’t know about any of you guys but my income comes from Americans period.

I hear you John,
Gini… what day in September is dads birthday?

Another CNN [reporter] hack bites the dust. LOL

I prob agree with you Bruce, more than I ever would have b/4, actually. lol

Hey guys I have a roof to do next week so lets hope it stays cool, PLEASE…

Bruce,
I do look at tags and it’s very hard to find things made in the USA….. I remember when CHIRAC (Spelling) of France made me so irate…. I wouldn’t buy any french wine or vodka.

Exactly Merle…and smile all the while, for sure…it is a privilege to have dad in our home, for sure. I know you feel the exact same way. The journey is poignant at this point, so we do this one day at a time, with loving care. John…dad’s birthday is Sept 12th, 1922. lol He’s a grand ol’ soldier…

Sure glad Alisyn is back! Top of the Morning to all of you.
Question–here in MI the summer has been like fall! No kidding. All the flowers are short! Yep I have the shortest sunflowers I ever seen! We have had just 16 days of 80 degree heat! Plus @ night it’s been in upper 40’s low 50’s!

Tour Hershey’s, Stuffington Bear and many others:

http://www.FactoryToursUSA.com

Not up for the sewage tour, thank you very much! I agree with Ali!

Colleen…good morning. Yep…we are waiting for summer here in Ohio as well. And the tomato plants are suffering for sure, with all the “cold” weather. lol OOOOPS…the screen just went to tiny print! YIKES!

I hear you Bruce..buy made in USA…its hard but they are out there..and it cost more but its worth it.

I’ll bet PETA is outraged about the killing of the pythons in FL!

Gini, God bless you for the care you give him! We are so lucky to have Edith so healthy and that is why we want to take her to the fancy place today- who knows how long we can do those things for her.

People
Eating
Tasty
Animals

Whew…needed to go get a cookie with that story! YIKES! Love lobster. lol

Good place for thew sewage tour, San Fransico!! Fits the mind set!

I think I have tourded that prison museum in Huntsville- it is right up the road from us. There is also a giant roadside statute of Sam Houston there and a museum of his house- it is interesting.

Exactly retro…I never expected for Alzheimer’s to be a factor with dad. lol He hasn’t lost his sense of humor, however, so I feel very lucky, even if he can’t always remember everything. lol

Gini you do have your glasses on right!!!! LOL! Some of my tomatoes are taller then I (which is not very tall 5′2″–Ha), & some not. Have got hot peppers & beans already.

John

Lobster is my favorite thing! We used to also catch crabs snd pitch ‘em in a pot of boiling water. Boohoo, PETA.

Aaaaahhhhh Lobstah!!!!! Yumm!!!!!

PETA needs to chill!! Boo hoo!!

The B-52’s—-Rock Lobster playing in the background—-Love Them—Saw them in concert back in the day!!! Right in front of the stage—What a Happy day that was!!! And they’re coming to Musikfest this Aug—Woo hoo!!!

It just requires a little effort Merle and I’ve found lots on line. The more we buy the more they’ll get. It works for me , I deal at a little hardware store that has about 50%USA now because I would ask for it, if he said no I would leave. I thought it would be easier to start with a small store and work up so far so good.

Retro—great minds think alike!!

In Texas, PETA really means “People Eating Tasty Animals.”

You missed a unique place to visit this morning. The National Mustard Museum and Store in Mt. Horeb, Wisconsin is definitely worth your time. There are hundreds of mustards there for purchase as well as the museum. The first Sunday in August is National Mustard Day. Oscar Mayer will be there with free hot dogs. Here is a link for the museum. http://www.mustardmuseum.com/

Don’t miss a stroll along the Trollway and a brew at the Grumpy Troll Brewpub while you are there.

http://www.mounthorebtrollway.com/

http://www.trollway.com/

http://www.thegrumpytroll.com/

Tort reform would be the fastest way to lower health care cost.

chas

Bruce…life being a huge comedy, the temp will prob ZOOM to 100 degrees!!! for the roof event!!! lol YIKES! I have a sombrero I can send, if that will help? lol

I totally agree chas- tort reform would help a lot

It dos’nt always cost more Sal. but you do get what you pay for buddy.

As far as i’m concerned there are 2 areas that need refurbishing in the health care industry–

Insurance companies and Lawyers!!

Every time I hear something about PETA I get hungry for some dead animal flesh!

Everyones seems to be in a great mood today, Is it because Alisyn’s back?

I like Wisconsin! Went there once and it was a beautiful state. I liked the stone barns. Everybody talked funny but me, though, hahaha!

It is truly amazing how much money is spent in the ER alone because doctors are practicing defensive medicine.

Tort reform would cover both of them A Wall.

chas

I don’t know Gini sounds like made in Mexico to me

We did too retro, at Padre Island, back when it was “just a beach”, hum? YUMMMMMMMMMM…lol Fun summers, for sure. lol

Save the lobsters and boil the lawyers! Or, just boil both of ‘em! Healthy lobster meat and tort reform in one fell swoop!

Exactly, Chas, it’s another scam without the most basic, logical reform being applied first. Kind of like when Obama outlined his “financial reform” and reforms applying to Fannie and Freddie were conspicuously absent!

I have had it for YRS now Bruce, and it has a VERY LARGE brim, so you would stay nice a cool. lol It was actually bought in Mexico, you see, so it’s okey dokey, hum? lol ha!

Can someone from Texas explain what Texas did about Tort reform? I heard a TX Rep say that he introduced an amendment that would add that procedure to the health care bill, but the Dem in charge of the committee refused to allow it to be added because of a technicality. I understood that he is going to try again.

I see there is another John on here so changing my name to John-in-Ohio

Rock on Retro

What kinds of gifts did you bring for us? Lobster-Doesn’t everyone know you put them in luke warm water then turn up the heat! Also doesn’t Government health care depend on the 50/50 system when it comes time for a test they flip a coin if it comes up heads you get the tessts if not see you in six months?

I just can’t summon any serious sympathy for the lobster! Sorry…need another cookie, for sure!!! YIKES! lol

PETA is as DANGEROUS as some of the policies of the current administration to the slow destruction of the USA. They are a group that was brought to the United States from a violent activist group in Europe called ALF(Animal Liberation Front). Know your history! Do your homework, you are suppose to be reporters aren’t you?

RELGION—it’s spelled relIgion—-they had it spelled wrong on the screen

Good Morning Ms. Alisyn:

I would like to ask your producer to allow more time to people like the distinguished lady (sorry I did not get her name) speaking about the Labor Bill. She was very informative and I believe that your viewers this morning wanted to hear more but she was cut short and rushed.

Henry

It’s easier on the lobsters if you get them drunk first. Doesn’t hurt if you join them, either!

RELIGION–try it again

HI! This is concerning the lobster dilemma. Why not put the lobster in room temperature water. Then turn on the heat. Slowly bring to boil. It will take longer to cook. But the lobster will never know what happened, well the lobster probably doesn’t know anyway. But you will feel better.

Is PETA same as ACLU?

Nice to see another CNN reporter go down, and by the way can someone tell me what this GLOBAL WARMING is, up here in New England we can’t seem to get over 70, and lucky of the sun does come out at all. Oh well if anyone out there has the answer I knew they would be here in FOX TERRITORY

Her name was Elaine Lan Chao.

chas

Good Morning from Flyover. Nice to see you back, Ali.

YES! We are SMILIN’ HUGE, cause Aly is back. lol YEP! lol

Texas did institute tort reform a few years ago but I don’t know the details. In general, though, our state is functioning better than the others by being run by conservative principles. I am concerned, though, too many bills are being introduced that will californicate us too much with stupid, costly regulations. I lobbied some in Austin this year for our industry for the first time and while we were successful in modifying some things they were proposing that would have run costs up for our customers, there seems to be more coming down the pike that is flat silly and expensive for people unnecessarily.

This is probably the only time I’ve ever agreed with PETA! I’ve always thought boiling any creature alive was a horrible way to die and lobsters deserve a little more mercy than that. If PETA were more sympathic towards pre-born humans they’d earn more of my respect. ‘SeaKittens’ is ridiculous!

By the way, I loved the piece yesterday am. about the elderly couple who showed the thief the love of Jesus. ‘Old school’ rocks! He went to the right house that day!

To Answer Ali’s question above regarding phobias–

Put me anywhere near a bird flapping it’s wings and I will freak out!!!! I totally fear birds flying near me—-

Go Sarah go Love to see the pundits being wrong again.

Good morning Olin..and Karen! Exactly!

Bruce, I was talking about things made in the USA the other day with a friend and we were talking about shoes at Red Wing some are made in USA and some are made in China the ones made in USA were $25 more thats the ones we bought.

JoAnn, I always wonder too if PETA cares so much about critters how any of them can be for abortion of babies. It seems a disconnect to me to care about animals, not care about babies and favor killing the innocent but not the death penalty for people who murder others in hideous ways and are the guilty.

Save the lobsters and the criminals and kill the babies doesn’t make sense to me.

Nancy, PETA is a comedy routine. I wonder were PETA is on abortion, aren’t we animals to.

Good Morning Alisyn, and whoa we are so so glad you are back! Everyone deserves a vacation to recharge your batteries but you always have to come back to reality. It sucks for sure.

Yeah! Go, Sarah!

Obama wants reform. America should reform our Congress and Senate.

Sal…one could blame the import taxes, that are supposed to keep the playing field level. So, the consumer is asks to pay more, because that is not being applied evenly, or that is what I understand anyway.

Do the animal rights idiots not realize that millions of people would starve to death every time there’s a drought somewhere in the world if we were all vegan? Oh wait, that’s what they want!

Retrox, great point . Take partial birth abortion for instance.

Start with the House and Senate. But then reform the education system and purge colleges of liberal, brainwashing professors.

Happy days are here again, MS ALI is back…hope the vacation was great.
Morning all,

As for the Social Security Administration’s $770K retreat, the auto companies, insurance giants and others can’t take their top performers on High Achievers trips but the SSA can take its managers on a $770 retreat…Am I missing something?

Thats right Sal. I have Red Wings to With the USA going on 3vrs now 25$ well spent.

Ah Bruce…but WE are a sub species, according to PETA, so of course, the more of US that are not around, the better, hum? lol We have NO RIGHTS at all, on this planet. Do these pep live in tents? OH, or teepees? OH! Do they have all the conveniences of “modern living”? I think so, therefore their argument always begs, hum?

How about the Czar that spent $15 million on a web site.

Chef Tory McPhail of Commander’s Palace
is the new Louisiana Seafood King!

New Orleans-Louisiana is known for its multitude of delicious seafood and talented chefs, but there can only be one King of Louisiana Seafood and at Saturday’s Louisiana Seafood Cook-Off, presented by the Louisiana Seafood Promotion and Marketing Board, Chef Tory McPhail of Commander’s Palace was awarded the title. The 2008 Louisiana Seafood King, Chef Brian Landry of Galatoire’s, was there to hand over his crown to the new king.

McPhail came in 1st place for his Louisiana Mixed Seafood Grill which was Grilled Black Drum, Wild Shrimp and Blue Crab over Sliced Creole Tomatoes, Basil and Grilled Corn Butter. Coming in 2nd place was Chef Nathan Gresham of Galatoire’s Bistro in Baton Rouge for his Sautéed Red Snapper with Charred Corn, Bacon Spring Onions and Louisiana Crawfish with a Creole Tomato and Saffron Butter Sauce. In 3rd place was Chef Matthew Beaudin of Le Café at L’Auberge Du Lac for his Pan Seared Amberjack and Forbidden Black Rice in a Saffron Citrus Sauce.

The other participating chefs were Jack Jennings, Kitchen Manager for La Mestiza in Prairieville; Minh Le, Executive Chef for Spahr’s Seafood Co. in Houma; Chris Lusk, Executive Chef for Café Adelaide and the Swizzle Stick Bar in New Orleans; John Salmon, Chef Instructor for Bossier Parish Community College in Bossier City; and Tom Wolfe, Executive Chef and Proprietor for Wolfe’s on Rampart in New Orleans
The judge’s for the 2009 Louisiana Seafood Cook-off were Tommy Simmons, Food Editor for the Baton Rouge Advocate; Kendall Gensler, Editor and Publisher for Culinary Concierge Magazine; Charley Gibson, principle owner of Charley G’s in Lafayette; Anne Parr, assistant professor at John Folse Culinary Institute; and Chef David Slater, Chef de Cuisine for Emeril’s Restaurant in New Orleans.

“The cadre of chefs proved quite a challenge for the judges to render a decision,” said Gensler. “But, it was the simplicity and fresh flavors of Tory McPhail’s Mixed Seafood Grill that stole the show. Tory matched Black Drum, Wild Louisiana Shrimp and Blue Crab with the bright, local flavors of summer: Creole Tomatoes, Sweet Corn and Basil– Louisiana all the way!”
McPhail will represent Louisiana in the Great American Seafood Cook-Off, held July 18 at the Louisiana Foodservice EXPO in the New Orleans Morial Convention Center.

Sponsors for the Louisiana Seafood Cook-Off include the Louisiana Office of the Lieutenant Governor (OLG), the Louisiana Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism (CRT), the Louisiana Office of Tourism (LOT), Rouses Markets, the Louisiana Restaurant Association, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, FishWatch and Louisiana Cookin Magazine. For more information about the Louisiana Seafood Cook-Off, the Great American Seafood Cook-Off and Louisiana seafood recipes, please visit http://www.LouisianaSeafood.com

Olin What’s a few million compared to trillions? LOL

It is still waste and criminal at that.

2012 – perhaps all the interest in the Republican 2012 ticket is due to the dissatisfaction of the current administration. Why does Twitter tell me it’s closed? I think we need borth Romney and Huckabee on a ticket- I love Sarah Palin but she seems to be a lightning rod for the Dems. Romeny would address the financial issues and Huckabee could bring in the religious right which was missing from the last election, and probably had a great deal to do with defeating Romney in the primaries.

I emailed EVERY Senator in the U.S. asking them to vote no on the confirmation of Sotomayor.

Yep, the Republicans missed the digital media boat in the last election.

Wellll, that’s a huge smack regarding people and their ability to discern right fr wrong, and the issues regarding S otomayor. lol

Ya know whats funny Gini, and not funny ha ha, but hunting seasons are set up around the birthing and raising of the young. Abortion well you get the picture.

The dems are afraid of Sarah Palin because she can get the base fired up. She seems to draw bigger crowds than some others.

Morning Ms Vivian,

Twitter is working fine on my PC. Sorry you are having problems.

chas

Bush/Romney/Rudy/Palin/Huckabee… any combo is fine with me.

Hi Alisyn,

You said on F&F that the Social Security employees on that boondoggle had some things “donated” to them.

Donations are prohibited to Federal Employees. That is cause for firing.

I heard from a friend some time ago, that a secretary at her Center was fired for accepting a box of candy from a contractor.

It’s an absolute “no-no.”

Vivian I watched CSPAN last night with Grahm asking good questions and I have no idea of what she said in any answer. I think she speaks politian

Welcome back Ali. It is good to see names that are new to me.

Maybe some blog master who knows how could post the names and address of the managers and others that attended these outings. Weather it is the post office, Banks bailed out or any organization that has use tax funds.

Comment by Salvatore
July 19th, 2009 at 7:21 am
Bush/Romney/Rudy/Palin/Huckabee… any combo is fine with me.

Ok with me too Sal!!!!!!

Your so right Sal, any one would be better than what we’re stuck with now.

Romney is a complete phony and he lost any respect I may have had for him when implied that Palin is nothing more than a pretty face. Huckabee simply isn’t presidential material and besides, who can imagine a pastor giving the order to drop the bomb if necessary? Palin is the ONLY person I will vote for.

Palin – Bachmann 2012!

http://www.teamsarah.org/group/palinbachmann2012

Comment by Sal
Bush/Romney/Rudy/Palin/Huckabee… any combo is fine with me.
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Ok with me too Sal!!!!!!

About the Social Security trip –

I work for the Federal Government (DHHS/CMS) – and the people heading my agency are incredibly sensitive about appearance, to the point where they may make bad decisions.

We’re in the Southeastern Region of the country. A few years ago a division was looking for a place to put on some important training (for a large number of people from outside the agency). They found a hotel that had facilities available on the dates, at a good price – state of the art technical support, wonderful facilities, and located IN the region. It was one of the Disney Hotels in Orlando.

Management had a fit that they were even considering it. Instead, the training was held out of region, in Baltimore (running up travel costs) at facilities that were more expensive, and support so bad that some sessions couldn’t even show a power point presentation.

But hey, at least we didn’t “look bad”.

my phobia is bridges and living in Florida makes it harder
I also don’t fly ,but when I did it was ‘white knuckles’ all the way! funny part is that my husband is a private pilot and a retired Aircraft mechanic.. Even he has retired from his previous ‘passion’ too many crashes (poor maintenance)
funnier yet? his mom is turning 86 today and still maintains her license and
health card…hmmm!

as far as the 20012 ticket for Republicans
I have ALWAYS wanted ROMNEY , but now I think
Sarah Palin should be his running mate!

ROMNEY/PALIN will turn this mess around!

KarenM
Ocala Florida

Sorry, couldn’t find another place to write.

This is about the IRS party on our tab.

I guess it depends how close to the money you are to the money. “Stress?” I was an Air Traffic Controller for the government for a little more than 15 years. I never even got a pamphlet on how to reduce stress…let alone a fruit basket at a posh hotel etc.

Is the government hot on limiting spending? Only the stuff in our face, and just enough to make us feel comfortable. Could you imagine what we’d find if we had an independent agency do an audit?

Enough…I don’t want to get started.

PETA! What–Tell you what they would fun with my family as when we grew up we lived off the land for food! Also for the plan fact that —that meat is better for you then the stuff they sell in the commercial stores that you really don’t know where it came from! I call it mystery meat LOL! At this one store it say’s on the package of meats there ” From, Mexico-Canada&U.S.A.! Now I ask you all What the heck is that!

If the “conservative” message is lost again, while trying to “court” voters, instead of informing voters, the election will be lost again. lol

Dog I don’t like Romney either, but I think Huck is tougher than you think.I would like to see Newt in the mix

Would anyone vote for a Sal/Dog-on-crack ticket? Just curious! LOL I might.

You know what would really drive the liberals crazy….Bush/Palin in 2012
they wouldnt know who to attack first…they would flip out.

ME

John (in Ohio)…there are several on this blog I would vote for actually.

I like aspects of each of the candidates being discussed so far. I like any of them far better than what we have now. I like Huckabee’s emphasis on the Fair Tax. I like Romney’s business experience. I like Palin’s energy expertise. I like Newt Gingrich’s foreign policy and legislative expertise.

Bruce, I think Sarah and Michele have more cojones than all those men combined.

Sal!!!!

Loved Haley Barbour’s comment that the GOP should use this time to find its next generation of leaders…as a former chairman of the GOP, I hope people listen to him. There are a lot of good leaders out there, we just need them to step up so we don’t recycle old ones.

It’s time for politics, I’ll vote for Sal/Dog if I get to be the Czars Czar deal

Oh for goodness sake! Stop it with the names, already. lol Geezzz!!! lol

Amen to that, Frank.

When I here jokes usaually little Johhny seems to be the one in trouble. Maybe that name rings true with me. LOLO

2012 – The Midnight Cowboy!

Why shouldn’t the White House hire a humorist to roam the halls? Every KING had a court jester. We know Obama wants to be treated as a king.

John-in-Ohio, unfortunately, I’m under 35.

Hey Joe, long time no see.

chas

Both of my grandfathers were named Ray/Raymond. One’s biggest crime was buying US savings bonds with half his pay check every two weeks, even during the Depression. The other’s biggest crime was hiding his bottle of booze in the barn so Grandma wouldn’t find it.

Hear Sorry

Christine, they have one–Joe”Jester” Biden….

So what Dog? Just because it’s in the Constitution? We pretty much ignore it on a daily basis these days.

chas

You might be right Dog, the one we have now has’nt droped yet.[cojones that is]

That is what is the scariest of all to me- I now feel like, for the first time in my life, even *I* could run the government better than the clowns we have. When I am better at math and knowing how to pay my taxes than the head of the IRS, we are in trouble. When *I* know more about business and economics than the people running the country, just shoot me now. When *I* would be better at dealing with the bullies of the world than the President or can dress better than the first lady, just pack it up. we are in DEEP doodoo.

The Republicans should be putting all their energy into the 2010 elections. Making a serious change then is the most important thing that can happen at this time. We can worry about 2012 afterward.

Absolutely joe doe.

LIZ K, grampa wasn’t dumb….

While we don’t want to wish time away, 2012 cannot get here quick enough! Here in Michigan, we are simply trying to hang onto our hats for the next 3 1/2 years…just hoping that there will be some form of damage control before it’s too late. I must say that I would like to see a Huckabee-Palin ticket

Colleen…PETA couldn’t operate w/any authority, anywhere else on the planet, of course. They are ridiculous on every level, with way too much authority, in some areas. ONLY in a country, where there is plenty, could they hope to not be laughed right off the “stage”, hum? lol For sure!! AND, they do not “walk the talk” either, as they “enjoy” all the “modern living” advantages….privileged and elitist on every single level, w/o regard to the issues of life, in either realm, actually.

I do want to put this website up before I forget. This is Jim’s blog, a soldier who is in Iraq. Alisyn has put up pieces by him before, and he gets on here once in awhile when his duties permit. It is a fantastic site….some tragic stories, some funny, and some that just make you shake your head. I urge all of you to check it out and to pray for him and all of the military along with their families.

http://ironcamel.wordpress.com

Some checks & balances have to be put in place in 2010, or nothing will derail this runaway train headed directly toward the Pacific Ocean.

Good morning Joe Doe…exactly, and it can’t get here fast enough, actually!!! lol

Just one question…….When are we going to get a Czar Czar to keep track of all the Czars?

Well, time for me to start getting ready for our big brunch! bye and everyone have a great day and welcome back Ali!

I hope the Al Qaeda convention is wildly successful at recruiting people to their organization — specifically, those of the CIA undercover variety!

You got it right Joe.

Retro, one of the problems with our current government is that they are mostly lawyers who have not held a real job in many many years. We need more doctors and business people people who know what it takes to run a business and know about insurance cost. If you sees a surgeon ask him how much his insurance costs.

retro…that abt sums it up! I sure agree….whew! lol

Have a great day Retro.

But Lanna, the operatives must be sure to provide a confidential “briefing” to Congress first, so they can run tell the NYT.

Have a wonderful day retro…see ya later!!!

Later Retro

Gini, How’s my application coming along for my Czar of the Czars ? I see someone asking about it . LOL

LizK…exactly!!! A small little bitty prob, that Nancy “needs to know”, hum? After all…

morning all…..WELCOME BACK ALI !!!!
and thanks for reading my slogan this morning !

With O/B calling everyone a Czar, makes you wonder what country he thinks this is! I for one am sick of his trying to hurry & cram everything down are throats! On CNN I guess he’s going to be on & before that a show about his race and as that’s not enough part two of that program will be on right after! Please I’m not out to offend anyone out there, cept I personally beginning to wonder what happened to the other half of his race. Yes I know I’m P/C wrong in even mentioning this. This country is made up of everyone right. As for the judge person he wants in, there is something about her I question. For me it’s a another hurry up & get her in before we the public find about her.

All substantive issues aside, Palin is the only one who can defeat Obarfbag simply because of the cult of personality. The left knows this and that’s precisely why they’re trying to destroy her. You don’t see them doing that to any of the others.

You guys have a wonderful day. Off to church while it’s still legal. God bless all.

Hello all…bummer my posts aren’t going through:(

Exactly John {in Ohio)…seems there is more than one applicant for that job, in the land of Cookie Czar. YIKES! I thought I had stated clearly, I didn’t want MY POSITION jeopardized, therefore, was not accepting those applications, after all, hum??? I wish to be THE CZAR, actually, but am more than willing to appt chiefs and dept heads. HA! I RULE!!! YES! lol ~~giggle~~ ah…so nice. ~~sigh~~

Colleen, he is ramming everything through is that his poll numbers are dropping like a sea anchor and he knows if the congress goes home for the August Recess without a bill, it is dead!

bye John in Ohio…see you when you get back. lol I know you are saying prayers for us all, and this great country! lol

Bruce – Newt would be my #1 pick actually, but he has stated he wouldn’t run. He has a lot of “personal baggage” with marriages etc. that he doesn’t want the dems to have for fodder and he doesn’t want his family attacked. But that guy is a one man think tank. Gingrich and Palin would be a dream team for ME.

Good morning Alisyn, Chas, Gini, Dog, Sal!

Malikis visit to the US…good or bad since here in Iraq he claimed “victory over the occupiers”

Right on Colleen, she talks politian the lips move but nothing she say’s makes any sense.

Jim, how are you doing my friend?

chas

Names: My Dad’s middle name “Ray” – he joined the Marines, went to Korea, and then Vietnam twice, I guess those were his biggest sins? LOL Actually he is a bad boy…kept getting busted while in the Marines for fights, awol’s from hangovers, etc. until he met my mom and she straightenen him out.

Have a great day John.

Awesome buddy! Just another great day here. Check out my blog tomorrow Chas…I’m posting a 2 parter in honor of the Maliki visit. I was thinking of you. It’s a little history on how we got to the war and where we might be headed with Maliki.

I agree Colleen.

This health care plan needs to be dead! Something like this can’t be pushed through unread the way the stimulus package was. Fool me once…..

Howard Dean is a medical doctor and he is a complete crackpot.

Jim, I’m so glad to see you. If I’d known you would be able to get on today, I would have waited and let you post your website instead of doing it myself.

The far right complains about Czars, stimulus, healthcare……BUT, THEY OFFER NO SOLUTIONS! That’s what I’m waiting for…….WHEN WILL THEY KNOW HOW TO FIX THINGS? They have no clue! They only know what WON’T work! LMAO

That’s true Vivian, me to and that’s a real shame for America. I tell people all the time when they start picking on personal stuff we are trying to find a president not a pope

Anyone here have suggestions? I won’t hold my breath! Later!

Why are we already talking about the 2012 presidential campaign? It’s because of our desire for HOPE and CHANGE – HOPE that we can get this guy who is inexperienced, non-maintream and more sizzle than substance and CHANGE from government running our lives.

Let’s make sure everyone can read it Jim: http://ironcamel.wordpress.com/

chas

Lets reform the Health Care to include all government and state workers including U.S. Presidents, Senators an House Members.
If anyone has an online petition post the link and I will sign it.

James G, good to hear from you again. Thanks for your service.

I look forward to reading it.

Be safe

Thanks Liz! Good to see you too! I miss being able to comment in here without problimatic computer issues, but, it is what it is. It’s gotten really busy in here!

Liz – You are only listening to liberal pundits. Republicans have offered alternative solutions on every issue. Stay informed and don’t let pundits influence your thinking so drastically.

Thanks Frank…just got done reading the string are CZAR stuff….soon we will be goose-steping through the streets of D.C. HA!

protests here on Friday and Saturday outside our US Reps. office….against the Health Care Bill….the news said the office received thousands of faxes, emails, and voicemails as well….

How are you doing James Gafney…long time no see.

Sal! I know, right! Things are slowing down for us here, as you can imagine…with the victory over the occupiers, are calls to arms are less frequent:) But that’s a good thing!

Good morning Jim…and yes.. Will chk your blog. I am soooooo behind on my “reading”! YIKES! I need another 4am, morning, I think. lol The blog fav list is getting long these days! lol hahah ha ha! lol oh my!

Healthcare Reform: What You Need To Know

The National Association of Health Underwriters (NAHU) in conjunction with the AHIA-NAIFA Health and Employee Benefits, The Council of Insurance Agents and Brokers (CIAB), Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of America (IIABA), and the National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors (NAIFA) joined forces July 15th in a letter to congressional leaders urging them to oppose efforts to include health care reform in the budget reconciliation instructions.

On August 7, 2009 there will be a panel discussion to be held at the One America Building in the large auditorium from 8-10 and then a question and answer session from 10-12 noon. The panel will include representative from The Department of Insurance, The Indiana Chamber of Commerce, as well as several Employee Benefit Consultants. This is a FREE event. For more information visit http://www.indyahu.org

While we agree that something needs to be done in regards to reform, it is important for The House and Senate to carefully evaluate the ramifications of their bills including how they will fund the administrative costs. Americans agree that everyone needs access to quality, affordable healthcare for all. Everyone will be affected by healthcare reform including small employers, large employers, individual policy holders, Medicaid/Medicare participants as well as anyone that receives any type of medical care.

There are pros and cons regarding the impact of the current bills. The pros include: pre-existing conditions will be eliminated; guaranteed issue, affordability due to standardized plan designs, caps on out of pocket expenses and decreased premiums. The cons include: tax increases for individuals and businesses, loss of jobs due to the expense of offering health insurance as mandated by the bills, fewer choices of providers, limited plan designs, government deciding the necessity of care, which medications Americans should take and the type of benefit plans to offer.

It is time to educate yourself, your friends, family and co-workers regarding the impact of healthcare reform.

Each year when Congress writes the budget resolution, they may include reconciliation instructions for the purpose of legislating mandatory spending and tax revenue policy proposals. Under normal Senate operating procedures, it takes 60 votes to prevent a filibuster and pass legislation. With reconciliation, it only takes 51 votes to gain passage of a measure.

“Health care reform is a complex issue, one we need to address with careful consideration,” said Janet Trautwein, Executive Vice President and CEO of NAHU. “To rush hastily into any sort of large-scale reform is to ignore the complexities of the health care system and the enormous role it plays in every American’s life. To achieve our goal of making high-quality health care accessible and affordable to every American, we cannot and must not fast-track health care reform.”

7/18/2009 9:39 AM Submitted: Susan Rider President-Elect Indianapolis Association of Health Underwriters srider@gregoryappel.com

Newt would be an ideal White House Chief of Staff.
I’d also like to see Rudi as Attorney General and John Bolton as Secretary of State.

Jimmy where is here?
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Comment by Jimmy
July 19th, 2009 at 8:08 am
protests here on Friday and Saturday outside our US Reps. office….against the Health Care Bill….the news said the office received thousands of faxes, emails, and voicemails as well….

I’m burnin daylight here so I gotta go, keep up the “good fight” guys, later…

Have a great day Bruce.

chas

I know what you mean Gini..my list keeps growing too, so between writing and reading, I don’t have much free time…but I guess it keeps me out of trouble!

While we agree that something needs to be done in regards to reform, it is important for The House and Senate to carefully evaluate the ramifications of their bills including how they will fund the administrative costs. Americans agree that everyone needs access to quality, affordable healthcare for all. Everyone will be affected by healthcare reform including small employers, large employers, individual policy holders, Medicaid/Medicare participants as well as anyone that receives any type of medical care.

There are pros and cons regarding the impact of the current bills. The pros include: pre-existing conditions will be eliminated; guaranteed issue, affordability due to standardized plan designs, caps on out of pocket expenses and decreased premiums. The cons include: tax increases for individuals and businesses, loss of jobs due to the expense of offering health insurance as mandated by the bills, fewer choices of providers, limited plan designs, government deciding the necessity of care, which medications Americans should take and the type of benefit plans to offer.

It is time to educate yourself, your friends, family and co-workers regarding the impact of healthcare reform.

Each year when Congress writes the budget resolution, they may include reconciliation instructions for the purpose of legislating mandatory spending and tax revenue policy proposals. Under normal Senate operating procedures, it takes 60 votes to prevent a filibuster and pass legislation. With reconciliation, it only takes 51 votes to gain passage of a measure.

“Health care reform is a complex issue, one we need to address with careful consideration,” said Janet Trautwein, Executive Vice President and CEO of NAHU. “To rush hastily into any sort of large-scale reform is to ignore the complexities of the health care system and the enormous role it plays in every American’s life. To achieve our goal of making high-quality health care accessible and affordable to every American, we cannot and must not fast-track health care reform.”

James you got that right..I will check out your blog… for sure my friend.

Palin is a very interesting public figure and the media can’t figure her out. Hour after hour one pundit after another on both sides of the fence demanded that her political future was over. Each one of them gave their tired lists of all the reasons why. Only problem is that they did not go beyond the confines of their east coast pals to gauge the impact of her decision. One pundit would listen to another pundit and parrot the same rhetoric.

What really happened after July 3rd? SarahPAC picked up another $200,000 within days and her popularity has gone through the roof! And, she has not even broken the ties that have her bound at this time. As she recently promised on twitter, a new, less constrained Palin will be appearing after the 26th and many of us can’t wait for that day!

H illary always has an agenda, that is directly related to herself, with little else considered. lol

at Sanford Bishop’s office in Thomasville, GA

Have a great day Bruce.

Got to run everyone! Good to see you all. Hopefully I’ll be around at the beginning of next weekend.

Say hi to Eileen Chas!

James G, living next to Ft Bragg, I have neighbors who come home every week and tell us all the good things that the MSM does not report. I just left a comment on your blog it is fantastic post.

Boy did she hit the nail on the head.

People check it out!

Susan

Thanks Jimmy

BruceWV, Salvatore, & Frank C I so glad that I’m not the only one out there that is seeing this happen! O/B makes a chill run up my spin, did the the first time he came on the scene & now really bad! He is not who people who voted for him, I personally think that he has his own agenda & nothing will get in his way! Unless we the other Americans stand up for ourselves! As for Palin & Romney, we can only wait & see.

bye Jim….lol

Take care and be safe Jim, My best to Larson and the kids.

chas

Comment by Salvatore
July 19th, 2009 at 7:34 am

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As a Floridian I completely agree with you re: Jeb but I think the Bush name leaves him out. He was a great Governor for us, was really sorry to see him go ~ wish I could say the same for Crist, but I can’t.

James Gafney have a great day…nice to so see.

Colleen…he is, however, EXACTLY who her represented himself to be, both in name and in associations, and in the spirit of his campaign. The conservatives were soooooooooooo busy apologizing for BEING ALIVE at all, we lost the election. IF they don’t get over it, and start a real campaign to inform, we are lost for sure. I am sick and tired of the, we MUST court this one and that one. It is an INSULT to every thinking American, to think that is the correct “tactic” to win an election. Those who don’t “have a brain” are already lost. It is those that can listen, think and discern, one might be interested in, hum? {LTD’S} We don’t need to “reform” anything. We need to get BACK ON MESSAGE!!! lol

joe doe, I saw those tweets as well.
Sarahcuda is getting ready to take the gloves off and I’ll bet that Oblitheringbuffoon is sweating profusely.

As I understand it, there are some very nasty details in the current health care proposal including requiring all insurances to cover abortion. The word abortion isn’t included, but the language does provide for it. There are also provisions regarding restrictions about what you can do if you lose your private insurance due to job change…..and they aren’t pretty. This bill will eventually cause the end of private insurance and will prevent people from deciding not to have insurance at all. The devil is as always in the details.

That’s why S P alin, resonates with soooooo many people. She’s not confused at all…in my opinion. lol

I agree Betty…living in GA….I heard great things about Jeb….but yes….the Bush name will keep him out….too Bad !!

Oh please hold your breath until we tell you to exhale.

But they only go after smokes for taxes? Seems to me that is selective enforcement.

Do these people shop on line? I’d bet they don’t pay takes for games and such.

We’ve been moved to Russia.

chas

Welcome back Ally.

The GOP needs to take a few pages from the Hillary-Otvhost playbooks and get with the technology of the times…twitter, facebook, blog, internet, email, etc. They also had a great grassroots movement. He had ACORN, we need the Oak Trees to spread their limbs

Exactly LizK, and of course, anyone who is “not worthy” will be off that list entirely. How “they” are selling this to the “elderly” continues to be a mystery to me…this grp should be particularly concerned abt this one issue of “worthiness”, in a society that so easily “kills the unborn”, hum? The next in line, is the elderly and anyone else deemed not productive. Yep! lol

Good Morning Betty..maybe by then the people might see the good things President Bush did to keep our country safe and if you compare with what we have right now…
people might be saying maybe President Bush wasnt that bad as the MSM made him out to be.
2012 is a long ways away.

Chas…I thought there was a law suit in the process, regarding the “targeting” of one grp, with the tax code. lol Haven’t heard much abt it, of course, but I know it was filed. lol

Gini…that starts to sound like Germany in the late 1930s

Do you mean the CEO super tax bill? That died in the Senate.

chas

I cared for an elderly woman the other day who came to the ER because “she couldn’t wait for her appt next week” I told her that 1 week was nothing and she should hold on to her hat if this health cae bill goes through cuz her 1 week will turn into 6 months, if she’s lucky!!!

Her reply~~~~~~

“What do you mean, what are you talking about????”

~~~~Oh my, Can the gov’t be banking on the millions of Americans who might be asleep at the wheel~~~~~such a silly thought–ugh

Not so far away Sal…not at all! lol And 2010, is right around the corner. Citizens must not tire of the battle in front of them, for the very essence of their country. One must continue to fight against all that is anti-Constitution, with their letters, phone calls, faxes, emails…and then VOTE! They MUST vote…those who stayed home last time, should be ashamed of themselves today, and hopefully will not use their precious voting rights in such a cavalier manner again. lol

Gini—you go Lady I love how you put that! ” The conservatives were Soooooooooooo busy apologizing for BEING ALIVE at all, we lost the election. IF they don’t get over it, and start a real campaign to inform, we are lost for sure. I am sick and tired of the, we MUST court this one and that one. It is an INSULT to every thinking American, to think that is the correct “tactic” to win an election. Those who don’t “have a brain” are already lost. ”
As for self I’m Soooooo SICK of this “POLICTAL CORRECT CRAP!”, We the people will in fact lose this Great Country if it doesn’t STOP!
Wonder what are forefathers would think & say.

Awall, that is what congress is hoping. Another bill that will be thrown over the door at midnight with a vote at 8 AM. Any representative that votes for a bill like that should be impeached for derelection of duty.

Colleen, the answer to your question is AAAhhhhhhhhhh !

DogOnCrack – Yeah, all the goons are planning their attacks on Palin now. But, the more they attack, the more popular she becomes. Did you see her twitter about mama bears? I loved it! lol

Yes Jimmy, it does, hum? And of course, for those who either weren’t around, or REFUSE to be informed, they wouldn’t have a clue. It would be the job of those who were, and do, to inform…instead of apologizing, hum? The conservative movement needs to stand tall and be counted, or it will fail to get the message out, yet one more time. We do need a candidate that does not STAND IN THE MIDDLE, as did the candidate given us to consider in 2008.

I agree, revolving doors and tunnels are evil. If you’re in a tunnel something (rocks, dirt, water) have the potential to collapse on you. I have actually had my heel caught in an automatic revolving door because the other people wouldn’t move out of the way fast enough. It was very painful! As I said, they are both evil!

I’ve already sent a scathing email to Mr. “I’m a loser” Spector—–not that he’ll read it or if he does even care—-

Amen Gini..but Im not sure 7 million people stayed home on election day.
I just dont buy that….something went wrong…..?

joe doe, you bet I saw it!
She was telling a metaphorical story about herself.
I asked her if she could make stew from bear meat as well.
LOL

Ali, Russ murphy again,oops,was I suppossed to click on “notify me of follow-up comments via e-mail?

Colleen…well, the ol’ soldier ask me to “…change the channel. He was tired of that foolish young man, and his yippity yapping.” I ask him if he knew who “that young man was”, and he said, yes..he’s our new president. OOPS! Now, I say to you allllllllllllllllllll. IF the fellow with Alzheimer’s is not confused, what is the excuse for those that are? lol hum? lol

I agree with you Colleen.

Salvatore——–Something went wrong———Sure did, called one sided news on all of those other stations that most of country watches! They weren’t even smart enough to watch FOX news!

Sal, we need to look at the last election to learn what mistakes were made and correct them…

The Italian Justice System works like the Italian Government…very slow and deliberate…

Good morning all!…..Welcome back Allisyn, we really missed you. Ainsley did a wonderful job sitting in for you, as she always does, but we missed “our girl” Ally!!
Hope you enjoyed your vacation. Where did you go and where are your pics to share? Did you take the kids somewhere fun?
Ref the issue about names for people, we named our kids Italian names, so not sure how they will do with those names, but so far so good. While I think that there are some names that are doomed to provide a lifetime of discomfort, I don’t see how Luke is one of them?? I think we should concentrate on parenting skills, as more of a indicator of children failing or ending up in jail….
Welcome back Ali!! Glad your back!
Rob

I sold dash board ready chicken from my Schwann Food truck.
I cooked it and ate it as i ran my route.

Gini

There’s something to be said about Instincts—that gut feeling—seems the soldier has plenty of it.

Dog – Her message was loud and clear! lol It’s going to get very, very interesting after the 26th!

Well gotta go–time to get into gear!! See you all later. Have a fabulous day!!!

You got that right Frank
and Collen I agree again with you…your right….more people need to boycott the MSM,
I have already.

Good morning Rob…my kids were named for fam members, both here and gone, and good friends, and num six, the bible! lol hahaha ha ha! and fam as well. BUT, of course, biblical names are common still…i.e. there are a zillion Mikes around, hum? and Johns, as well, and Matt’s..ha ha ha! lol along with a long list of others. lol The name thing on earlier, was just toooooo dumb! lol
Colleen…I will NEVER vote absentee again. Will take myself to the polls and push that button {pull the lever}, whatever, all by myself, and in person. We learn that all votes are not counted, when sent in absentee? YIKES! lol IF they aren’t going to count them, then why are they allowed at all? lol

bye awall….see ya later perhaps, and have a good day! lol

Thank you so much for not showing the pictures of the captive soldier on T.V, That is just what the enemy wants and if the news does they are just playing into their hands. Good Work

I love these guys. this is awsome.

Well for goodness sake. Hi Rob! lost a comment. I will never vote absentee again. lol Did not know they used a “model” to decide how those votes would go, therefore, didn’t have to actually count them! YIKES! lol Live and learn…

Have a great day Awall.

I totally agree, Sarah. I noticed it was on Yahoo this morning, and I suppose the other networks are showing it. Not showing it is a class decision and I applaud Fox.

Gini, Absentee votes are not opened unless they could change the results.

Rob…not Italian, but did the same thing. lol That story was just ridiculous, of course. lol I need to apply for a grant, for my “black hat white hat” theory, which is way more worthy than that “think piece”, for sure!!! lol The conspiracy of Hollywood, to confuse the citizen, over who was the “good guy” and who was the “bad guy”, hum? lol

Sarah, I agree….don’t show the Taliban’s PR video’s for them….they would win with those actions for sure…
They count on the media attention to boost their cause.
Morning Gini, hows the weather there in OH? Sun shining here, after a slow cloudy start to our weekend yesterday….looks nice today though!
Where is Liz today?
Hey Sal… my Italian buddy…

Have a Good day Gini, you crack me up! Keep your sense of humor! Take care of your Dad, sounds like a Grand Ole guy!

Frank! I realize that now, but the question is, why then have them at all, and who gets to decide? Ridiculous, I think. I realize exactly what you are saying, but just makes my skin crawl anyway…even if there aren’t enough to change the vote, everyone who bothered to send the darn thing in, has a right to have it counted. It does chg the number game, after all, which they ALL play, hum? I think it is wrong, on the face of it, to not count those votes. lol

Great post Susan! It will be fine tuned continuously I’m sure, but we have to get it off the ground. We can’t “just say NO”! That is NOT an option.

Regarding health care reform: I don’t think any of us want a bureauocrat telling us what medications we are to be allowed to take. I personally am diabetic and many medications cause blood glucose to rise to extremely dangerouse levels. There is also the aspect of medications that affect different people in different ways. What one person can handle well may cause another person severe distress in the form of digestive upsets, etc. I also have kidney damage from the diabetes as well as having lost a kidney to cancer so my dr. has to consider the effect of medication on my kidney function. I also think that if they are going to use cost effectiveness to determine who is entitled to health care they might as well put a gun to my head. Since I am no longer employed and my kids are grown, what possible benefit is there to society to keep me alive.

He is Colleen…for sure!!! Have a great day…see you later perhaps. lol Hangin’ out today, but expecting company later on, so should get a few little thangs done, prob. lol

Hey Alyson,

I just saw the segment on the Amanda Knox trial in Italy. First, let me say I have no idea if the woman is guilty or not. But there is something you should be aware of. The prosecutor (or ‘public minister’ in Italian parlance).

Go find the book “The Monster of Florence”. The prosecutor in that case is the same as in the Amanda Knox case. In November 2008 he went on trial for his part in the ‘Monster’ case on tons of charges, e.g., fabricating evidence, illegal wiretapping, etc. He constructed a mythical ’sex cult’ scenario in the ‘Monster’ case also.

His name is Guiliano Mignini.
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“THE prosecutor investigating the murder of British student Meredith Kercher has been charged with abuse of power after he allegedly tapped the phones of journalists and police officers.

Giuliano Mignini was charged with Michele Giuttari, the former head of a unit involved in investigating a serial killer who terrorised Florence for 15 years.

The phone tapping allegations all relate to that inquiry and Mignini will continue to investigate the murder of Meredith, 20, who was found with her throat cut six months ago.

http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4161/is_20080427/ai_n25371234/

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The entire Italian justice system is corrupt. They may have the guilty party in Amanda Knox, but if so, it is purely by accident.

Exactly Roseann…exactly! And why bother with my dad, hum? lol Oh yes…precisely. lol

Well another weekend with Ali is over…all to short…have a great weekend my friends.

Rob…dark and dreary and brrrrrrrrrrrr, here in Ohio today. NO sunshine, yet! lol But, the day is young, and that could change, for sure. Hope it does…lol SUMMER!!! I am still waiting on SUMMER to get here! lol

It’s been nice having Ms Alisyn back. Thanks for your company and thoughts. Have a great week.

Ms Alisyn, you have a great swing, a little practice and 30 more years of age and you could play for those guys.

Have a great week and again, it’s wonderful to have you back.

chas

Good Morning everyone
Concerning the Health Care Issue.
Here is where I see A major oversite that seems to be causing the wrong conversation, and that is resulting in a complete mis-conception of what America really wants.
Americans simply want to see some reform, NOT BIG GOVERNMENT TAKE OVER. Just some sensable reform. Washington needs to get it out of their heads that they are there to take over anything, or Run anything,. They are there to do a Job for us “the American Tax Payer ”
They are not there to RUN anything.
I hope we can get them to comprehind this Idea by 2010.

Chas, I’m sure it will be more than 30 years before Alisyn is 70, their minimum age.
It was great to have you back this morning, Alisyn. Are you going to be on any time during the week? Looking forward to seeing you next weekend, for sure!

How are you doing Rob…the sun just came out Gini… and its about time..lol

yep…great to have you back Alisyn !!!

Roseann, Why keep you alive! For one we all need you to fight another day! Don’t give up—! I for one agree with you every ones meds are different. One suit will not fit all!

CLAYTON YOU COULD ACTUALLY HAVE YOUR PIZZA FOR “LUNCH” IN FLORIDA

G’day Mac. I agree. I think they have totally miss read the American citizen, fr A to Z, in fact. lol We are about to find out, aren’t we. 2010 is upon us, and another moment to “fine tune” just what we actually do think about it all. lol

Excellent point Rose, no one wants their healthcare to be governed by someone else. It should be managed by our own hand. And we all should have access to the same level of care. And by that I mean, “the best care”. Just as a president or congressman has the benefit of the best medicine, so should “Joe” the plumber, carpenter, accountant or hotel worker. Why not? Equal access to all.
No matter your age, race or religious affiliation’s (and the other’s I forgot)…
Enjoy your day all! I’m outta here…..grand kids here today!

Have a great day Chas and Frank.

Colleen..

It’s not out here yet Sal!!! boooo hooo!!! And now the sunshine is not even coming fr the t.v., with Aly gone for another week! lol YIKES! lol

Anyone concerned about healthcare need only watch this.

http://tinyurl.com/nmh5kq

Last bit of Susan’s comment, that Liz must have missed, hum? Not surprising as she can’t listen, think or discern.
~~~ “…To achieve our goal of making high-quality health care accessible and affordable to every American, we cannot and must not fast-track health care reform.”~~~
To quote said “pismir”…”Doh”… grrrrrrrrrrrr. I’m off folks.

Hi Gini,
Yes well my hope is that, now with the internet we can finally get Washington to listen to their Constituants, rather than dictate to the American People.
2010 is a very very important time for America, and History. I could serve as an example to other Governments around the World. But the outcome is up to us, The American Voter.

Ali, Russ Murphy again. Hope I,m not irritating you,but I guess my feelings of desperation is obvious. Since I began our organization after Mr. Becks 3/13 show this group has grown to over 60 active people attending 2 meetings a month and an e-mail list of some 400 people. I believe Mr Beck is correct that we need to make a continuous public awareness regarding what is happening in our government.

To make a long story short,I’am preparing to bring our small group from Delaware,un-announced,and walk in front of the Capitol,with signs and make a statement. We are going to do this,with-in the next few days,I would like to let Glenn Beck,he has been asking where are we,the 9-12 Delaware Patriots are coming !!! I humbly ask for his help. You know how people ask if you could talk to anyone special “who would it be”? For me it used to be John Wayne,then Leck Walinsa (speeled wrong). Now,I would give any thing to talk with Glenn Beck,to me he is the most Patriotic American,next to George Washington (whom I’ll have to wait to meet)

I thank you for any assistance you can give me. Please help (302)423-4711

Rose you are so right, healthcare should be determined by each person, and the abilities of our doctor’s, and not just by those with financial interest. If we are to all pay into a system, we should all benefit equally.
Gini, hang in there, sunshine is on it’s way!…enjoy your day.
Got to get going, grandkids here this morning, so you “all” enjoy your day, and I’ll check in later.

Gini , if your still there I have one more thing to say. Didn’t you hear that O/B wants this health care fast tracked & wants it done now!!!! LOL This guy truly is a trip!!!! Bye Now!!! LOL

I WANT FREE FOOD, CLOTHING AND SHELTER AND I WANT IT NOW!!!
YOU CAN’T JUST SAY NO!!!
THAT’S NOT AN OPTION!!!
I WANT FREE BEER AND CIGARETTES TOO!!!

most dictators do want everything done their way only….and quickly….and under the cover of night…like the bills they having been writing…..

Yes Well We The People Say …… ” Health Care Reform ”
But Washington wants to use that as an oportunity to Take over the Health Care.
There is a hugh difference in reform and Government take over.
It’s a common sense issue. Washington needs to grow some common sense, and quit trying to grow Government.
I fear that this Government needs to be Cleaned out, I don’t think that they will try to break the habbits that they have become so accustomed to.
They have acted like complete idiots since the beginning of this administration.
Americans tell them to stop spending and they get it in their heads to push a stimulus bill through.
We have a lot of work to do, we have to make sure that most of these people get Voted out.

DogOnCrack—-Me to!!!!!! LOL. Well have family over now so till next time.

What is the story?
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Comment by chas
July 19th, 2009 at 7:00 am
Her name was Elaine Lan Chao.

chas

All you good people… have a great day.
be back later.

be afraid all Congressmen !….real change is coming ! 2010 !!!! and her name is Palin ! LOL

Dog you sound like whats her name. Keep it up
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Comment by DogOnCrack
July 19th, 2009 at 9:35 am
I WANT FREE FOOD, CLOTHING AND SHELTER AND I WANT IT NOW!!!
YOU CAN’T JUST SAY NO!!!
THAT’S NOT AN OPTION!!!
I WANT FREE BEER AND CIGARETTES TOO!!!

Great Show Alisyn. Good to have you back. Just find it strange that my posts always get lost. Anyway good show again.

Russ,
http://www.glennbeck.com/content/articles/article/198/28020/
http://theglennbeck912project.com/organize-this/
Russ you can also find Glenn on Twitter.

Chas,

Great chatting with you on Clayton’s chat room. Catch you later.

D

I agree with Mr. Morris. Obungle blew his wad on the porkulus bill. Americans understand that our country is out of money, and I believe that most are concerned with the spending going on in this administration. The sleeping giant is awakening.

Russ,
http://www.glennbeck.com/content/articles/article/198/28020/
This is the link to Ask Glenn anything, you can also find Glenn on Twitter.

The pros that Susan described could be more easliy and efficiently achieved if the government would simply leave the free market to it’s own devices. Unfortunately, Uncle Sam has had his heavy, overbearing hand involved ever since the Wilson Administration.

Duplicate comment detected; it looks as though you’ve already said that!

Then why don’t I see that posted ?

Comment by James C
July 19th, 2009 at 9:40 am

What is the story?
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Ms Chao was speaking on the Labor Bill that was just passed.

chas

http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/obama39s-ineligi…%3C/a%3E

This health care scam is nothing but another power grab by this tyrannical administration. We are in for a world of hurt if they succeed in getting it passed. View the video that Dog posted. It’s an eye-opener. It is exactly what we will be facing if this bill gets passed.

And by the way, can someone explain to me why abortion is covered in this ridiculous bill? We will be facing health care rationing (this has already been admitted by some of the major players in this scam) but we are going to pay for abortion? There are very few medically necessary (danger to the mother) abortions. But folks will be waiting for government authorization to have a breast lump diagnosed? Or to have a birth-control prescription filled?

Still trying to get this posted, I took of the part about Obama , so lets see ??? Questionable ?

While Obama insists that we are going to accept his Government run Auto companys, and Govenment run Banks, and Government run Health Care, We the People need to Push our agenda, and I mean we need to push like never before in History.
Govenment Reform in 2010.

Mac I agree but the Gov. may price everything out of price range for most Americans. I worked and ran GM Dealers Body Shops for over 20 years and would only buy GM. I just bought a KIA made in Georgia. I was afraid of Ford. Don’t know what the government will do for them refusing the bailout. Also cncerned about non American mangifacturing.
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Comment by Mac The Knight
July 19th, 2009 at 10:29 am
Still trying to get this posted, I took of the part about Obama , so lets see ??? Questionable ?

While Obama insists that we are going to accept his Government run Auto companys, and Govenment run Banks, and Government run Health Care, We the People need to Push our agenda, and I mean we need to push like never before in History.
Govenment Reform in 2010.

OK – so much for free speech.
If you try to post about Obama , your post may not make .

hey Betty,
I cannot agree more regarding that ‘other ‘Bush!
I cannot remember a Florida Gov. who was more
concerned about the people of Florida.
Jeb came to my husband’s ‘rescue’ several times!
both as an state employee and as a disabled veteran

he was an avid emailer and available to his
constituents always!

I can tell you that JEB was supposed to be the ‘first
Bush choice’ to run for P.O.T.U.S. but George took the
plunge when Jeb’s S.American wife protested.
(she seems delicate and not ‘up to it’)
He always put his family first. which is admirable
but too bad for the American taxpayer!
I think that is still the case and if asked ..he won’t run.
boo hoo!
ps I also agree about Crist…he’s no JEB BUSH!
Karen M
Ocala, Florida

What was the name of the website with the free tours in CA? Thanks,

I think it might be the mention of Obamas Proof of eledgeability.

Colleen…yes, and that was apparent fr the beginning. Our representatives were not on task at all, passing things they had not yet had an opportunity to read. As American’s, we were all stunned to the max, and continue to be stunned, that something like this could happen, but it has. Now we are in the business, as citizens, to “just say no”, and our opportunity to make a change is coming fast. Again…if the citizen is not paying attn, irreparable damage will be done to our constitutional foundation of a free representative republic. We continue to pray hard, and keep a close eye on our own representatives, as well as others, who have “flown the coop”, and decided socialism is “the road to success”. Yep…huge job ahead, and no time to dillydally around, for sure. lol The HUGE BOOT of government is about to pounce, and no one is going to be smilin’ if they are successful! lol Nope…

Very well said, Gini. The huge boot of government. How descriptive. And accurate.

Astronauts on the International Space Station are taking a break from spacewalking to perform some complex robotic maneuvers Sunday.

The seven astronauts of the space shuttle crew are on the third day of their docked mission at the station.

One major objective for the day is to use the shuttle robotic arm to grab a container of spare parts for the station out of the space shuttle’s cargo bay and temporarily stow it on the space station’s robotic arm. The carrier is set to be unpacked Monday during the mission’s second spacewalk.

Inside the container are a set of new batteries to power the station when it is not exposed to solar light, as well as a spare antenna and pump for systems onboard the station.

Morning or rather good afternoon!

Thanks for the warm welcomes — I’ll try to make a point of jumping in on topics.
PS — Alisyn is working F&F tomorrow, Tuesday and Wednesday, so tune in!
Annie the Intern

Thanks for the heads up, Annie!!

Ms Annie,

Hopefully you will also jump in. We have always enjoyed Ms Alisyn’s interns. She seems to rub off on them.

chas

Annie,
Thanks for the headsup..as Chas said feel free to join in on the topics…we do not bite really

Well, I’ve been know to nibble a bit.

chas

Great blog today Alisyn. Glad you are back, and since you are in for Gretchen this week a few days I will be sure to watch and hopefully post. The blog got a little bit crazy while you were gone. But today it was civil.

Well, let me try this again. My post went into cyber space. And I didn’t even mention the annointed one. hummmmmm

I posted that I was glad to see you back Alisyn, and that I would be sure to watch you filling in for Gretchen a few days this coming week. It is always good to see you there on the curvy couch.

It was a very nice blog today, and I enjoyed reading everyone’s posts. I was not here to much because of the Grandchildren and then a bridal shower for my future daughter in law. Have a good evening and hope to see ya tomorrow!

2 posts didn’t make it, so I will just see if this ones goes through.

Great Blog today Alisyn and good to see ya back!

Alisyn,

It’s strange that some people’s post keep on not posting, even though they’ve posted several times. Is there something wrong with wordpress? Can be quite frustrating when that happens. Maybe Clayton can fix it.

Along with all our military we need to keep Pfc. Bowe R. Bergdahl in our prayers. May God be with him.

Yes, Please pray for the private and his family. Pray for strength, courage and Divine protection for him

What is happening with the group who is holding the Islamic Fundamentalist meeting at the Hilton. Really can’t believe it is going on. God Forbid any recruiting or planning of terrorist activities come out of that session. Really, can’t the US government do something about this. Seriously. And Hilton, seriously. Freedom of Speech is one thing but sedition is something else. Hotels are getting bombed and innoncent people are getting killed and the Hilton is willing to let this event take place in their hotel. Sure, I know we’re in an economic whirlpool, but c’mon people, that’s no reason to allow a group with highly questionable intentions and motives to meet there.

The astronauts who first landed on the moon aren’t dwelling on their small lunar steps. Instead, two of them on Sunday urged mankind to take a giant leap to Mars.

In one of their few joint public appearances, the crew of Apollo 11 spoke on the eve of the 40th anniversary of man’s first landing on the moon, but didn’t get soggy with nostalgia. They instead spoke about the future and the more distant past.

Sunday night, a packed crowd at the Smithsonian Institution’s National Air and Space Museum — 7,000 people applied in a lottery for 485 seats — didn’t get the intimate details of the Eagle’s landing on the moon with little fuel left, or what the moon looked like, or what it felt like to be there.

Annie, how come so many posts keep not showing up. Am I using this thing right?

Alisyn, please talk about how the Republicans would like to resolve the healthcare issue! I have NEVER heard anything about their position except that they want to KILL the bill and do nothing. If that’s not true, I wish I could hear SOMEONE talk about their solution.

Can you?

How do they expect to win back any seats next year without a plan? They are against stimulus and bailouts, without which we would be plunged into a depression that would last for 10 years or more, they want to leave healthcare alone and watch the number of uninsured skyrocket and healthcare costs skyrocket out of control, etc. etc. etc……no solution! I can’t vote any of them back in until I hear some kind of plan.

Where was the outrage in the last admin. when the spending got out of control? (Oh, yeah, that’s right….all the military spending was left out of the budget, as if it didn’t exist…..oops)

No wonder this country is in such trouble! Some people only hear and see what they want instead of the facts.

http://www.cbsnews.com/blogs/2009/06/17/politics/politicalhotsheet/entry5093897.shtml

No wonder this country is in such trouble! Some people only hear and see what they want instead of the facts.

Reuters: WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Pushing back against Democratic plans to overhaul the U.S. healthcare system, Republicans on Tuesday readied a less costly alternative they say will make insurance more affordable.

CBS: House Republicans unveiled a plan today that they say would solve the nation’s health care crisis.

MORNING ALI !! Hello Anni, so great to see you in, soooooooo where is todays new blog? this one is so slow after so many comments

I was going to give my input about my phobia, it was to log in to the greenroom & everyone was covered with a rash,, oh wait that’s true!

Morning Joe

Good Morning Bruce! I’ve been praying for your wife, how is she?

Morning Me

Good morning, Bruce. Happy Monday.

Good Morning,
I cant believe this last story about Islam…they want to destroy America.
Morning Bruce, Me, Joe.

Morning Sterling

Hi ME, Bruce, Sterling, Sal:

I just got back from my college roommate reunion. They were all orgasmic over Obama last fall but this year they were very subdued and the only thing they said was “At least he is trying”. No cheerleading, no celebration. My room mate from Alaska LOVES LOVES LOVES Sarah Palin. When some of the other girls asked her to dish the dirt on her, she got mad and said all the stuff in the media are lies and that Sarah is very smart and has done a great job up there. This gal is also a lib. Yay! The truth is told!

Hi Sterling missed you yesterday, Thanks Me, the antibiotics are working fever’s about gone. They moved treatment to next Mon.it made her kinda mad cause she’s a HUGE hi school football fan and figured out dates for treatments, practice games,and season games and all was good now she has to do it again.

Oh, and by the way…My friend from Alaska has a master’ s degree and is a published author!

Very good to hear, Carolyn!! Seems the bloom is falling off the rose….. and shining upon another?

Yes, it is. I was listening to my back log of Rush pod casts and I heard a playback of some chick in the media trying to make it sound like everyone’s 401 K-s are coming back. It all sounded very familiar as if someone here was regurgitating almost verbatim what this Obama cabinet member was saying on a television program that Rush played. Anyone looked at their investments lately?

Morning Sal,Carolyn someone posted a couple days ago from Alaska and said their son went to school with Sarah and how very smart she is.

Good morning, all. Great to see Ali this morning. Carolyn, thanks for sharing that info.

So glad to hear some good Bruce! I understand about football the world stops & everything is arranged around T’s OU games LOL so much so that when we moved here he found out we only had Fox Sports Ohio & it didnt cover a Sooners game he mapquested the region that had the game & we had to drive 2 states to watch it INSAIN!! But a fan is a fan!! This year he already got tix for 4 games & put the time in at work for those weekends off

Morning Carolyn
They are starting to come around..they know they cant blame President Bush anymore,
Obamas has to take Responsibility for this out of control spending,
the Conservative and Moderates from both parties are speaking out against this Administration policies.

http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/obama_administration/daily_presidential_tracking_poll

Yes, the bloom is definitely fading!

It is always good to have the opportunity to spread the news person to person and to bust some of the media myths about conservatives. One of my lib friends actually listened to my take on the health care debacle and told me she agreed with some of my ideas. How refreshing…I am the only business owner in the group and they have no clue about how all of these plans will affect those of us who are not public employees. No offense to public employees. It is just a point of view that is different from the culture that they have lived in for decades- not right or wrong- just different. It is always easy to want things to be fair when spending other people’s money. It is quite different hearing from someone (me) who has nearly gone broke paying for our own benefits is all.

Islamic Meeting in Chicago :

Well ……..You have to ask yourself…… Would they do this if Bush were still President ?
Hey Obama did Bush create this too ?
Or is this something we should get used to, and accept under your administration ?
Wake up America !

Barack Hussein Obama II (pronounced /bəˈrɑːk huːˈseɪn oʊˈbɑːmə/;

Hey Sal there is hope yet, my son brought prayer rug back from Iraq and on the tag tere are those immortal words made in China. Gotta love it …

F&F’s should get Jessica from Jessica’s Beehive on the show. She is madder than a wet hen about the NYT’s lying about things she said. She has been all over twitter trying to set the record straight!

This agenda the liberal media has for slamming Gov. Palin is very bizarre.

I remember someone posting that Bruce.

Mac have you seen this????

Ats right Mac bot it dos,nt matter to me how the name is pronouned I can’t bring myself to utter that name at all.

I hear you Bruce..and thank your son for serving our great country.

Barack Hussein Obama II (pronounced /bəˈrɑːk huːˈseɪn oʊˈbɑːmə/;
You really have to ask yourself WHY, is it such a big problem for this man to prove is eligibility.
Americans have to do this everyday , WHY does this pose such a Problem for someone that seems to have the answer to everything ??????

By Daniel Greenfield Thursday, June 11, 2009: In the sixth month of his presidency, Obama has turned an economic downturn into an economic disaster, taking over and trashing entire companies, and driving the nation deep into deficit spending expected to pass 10 trillion dollars.
Abroad, Obama seems to have no other mode except to continue on with his endless campaign, confusing speechmaking with diplomacy. It is natural enough that Obama, who built his entire campaign on high profile public speeches reported on by an adoring press, understands how to do nothing else but that.
Ego driven photo op appearances and clueless treatment of foreign dignitaries…….

http://www.canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/11866

Canadian writer’s view of Obama. Very interesting. Thanks Liz K.!

Morning Mac…and No I dont think so…in Chicago Illinois go figure.

DOOCY’S COMMENT ON LION STORY ABOUT EX-MARINE WRONG… FORMER MARINE NEVER AN EX-MARINE.

JIM

Carolyn, too funny….I was just going back to find that article to post. The author is a free lance writer. He has some other pieces in the Canada Free press also. His name is Daniel Greenfield.

Do you know the difference between God and Obama?

I have a friend in London who is now watching F&F cause I was telling her about the news over here they dont get much of our news there! so she called just now to say there’s yer friend Alisyn HA!!!!!

Hey Ali my friends across the pond think your to pretty to cover the ugly news LOL this morning is the first time they are ever watching F&F & loving it!!!!!!!!

God doesn’t think he’s Obama

I worked in Chicago for about 3 weeks a couple years ago. The area I was in was very upscale and conservative. I’ve never seen so many different ethnic groups in my life as there. Every group had a speciality, lawn care , drywall, painting, etc.etc. I actually had people ask me were I learned to do so many things?

Ally, yesterday you had Ralph Reed on and he was talking about his group which is launching a national effort to overcome the effects of ACORN in helping conservatives to link up for the 2010 election and effect the organization of those conservative voters. Do you have that link? I’d like to access it.

Me,
Thank You , for that video, I am going to go and distribute it on Twitter, WBBL.
Thank You again , MAC .

Yay! Something has to be done about ACORN. When will someone challange the Million Czar March, too?

Ali Bev from London says “she is like a rose between 2 thorns lol”

One more thing I’d like to say, Why are there NO American Police inside there watching over things.
And Why were there never any Police around when Acorn was out in force intimidating Americans at the Poles ?
These are some serious Questions !
BBL

prenatal pollution? then explain why china has a constant pollution cloud over them and their children seem to do alot better in school than ours

Card Check was only the tip of the iceberg in that labor bill. The part that required a federal mediator after only a brief time without an agreement, is one of the real problems. The unions will have no incentive to negotiate in good faith since they know that this federal mediator will probably give the a sweet deal.

Good Morning Everyone!!!!
Great to see Alisyn again!!!!! What a great treat….. I do like Gretchen but would rather have Ali on with Steve and Brian…..

Amen to that…the MSM will go down..they have mislead the American people,
they only tell you what they want you to know,
thak God for Fox News.

It appears that Brent Bozell agrees with me about the labor bill. Once again…smoke and mirrors….

Sus,I remember that interview with Ralph Reed,
very interesting…. Im sure they will talk about it again.

Liz K I agree.

I don’t know Sal, when the MSM used to cover the news they saw the politicians tell us what we wanted to hear and how well it worked so they learned from the best. There are now and will always be people asleep at the wheel, I don’t get it but it is what it is. Gotta go so keep up the “good fight” good people Bye for now

I hear Bruce…Have a great day.

There is an old song out there something like, Face to the west,face to the east,face to the place that I love best.Gotta be USA

Isn’t it amazing that 84% of the people surveyed with insurance are satisfied? I think this is what Sterling and A Wall have been saying. 46% of those without insurance are staisfied. The rest don’t have insurance or can’t get medicaid, but complain about the FREE service they do get.

Me—–That video was very upsetting and @ the same time VERY SAD, because it’s becoming more & more true each & everyday! If one remember that during the elections when @ O/B’s gatherings if one objected or said anything against O/B they were taken away!
Just like up on the Hill if don’t agree with his (O/B) way’s you can kiss your career good-Bye! We the people have to keep getting this out there & stand up for ourselves again in this country! During the election the people were so hungry for change that they had blinders on. I really don’t believe that they knew that they were in fact voting for someone who was going to completely change the very nature of what this Great Country & it’s people’s rights! Like history shows us It can only continue only if the general John Q public allows it to keep happening. While my voice my not be that loud I can & will do my part & send that video to everyone I know! As I do live in MI and am ashamed of this video I can also tell you that I have not seen it on the news either! Makes you wonder! So I will also send it to the locals & see if they will in fact run it!

Mac!!!!

Barack Hussein Obama II (pronounced /bəˈrɑːk huːˈseɪn oʊˈbɑːmə/;
You really have to ask yourself WHY, is it such a big problem for this man to prove is eligibility.
Americans have to do this everyday , WHY does this pose such a Problem for someone that seems to have the answer to everything ??????

WHAT??? HE WON BY A COMFORTABLE MARGIN! GET OVER IT!!!

I’ve seen so many hard-luck stories on this blog from people who could really use help with their healthcare, yet they are against it! WTH are they thinking?

Watch CNBC right now…..there’s a Federal employee who wants to see ALL GOV’T WORKERS on the national plan.

AND…..he’s Republican. Go figure! Well, they just changed segments, so we can’t see it now. Maybe later I can find it and post a link here.

Good economic indicator. Number of hits on google looking at economic depression is down!

Obamas has to take Responsibility for his out of control spending,
the Conservative and Moderates from both parties are speaking out,
against this Administration policies.

Liz Dry up and Blow away, your an uniformed anoying little moron.
I have never heard anything even closely resembling an inteligent remark from you.
Although you are a typical liberal. You are a complete anoiance to everone on here.
You do nothing but continiously try to dispupt conversation.
You are a pest at best. No-one here likes you at all.
Hey Liz, how would you feel about a Democratic solution for you.
Lets put it to a Vote, and if more people want you get off of here and STAY off. Then you will go.
O.K. ?

I’ll vote first:

I vote for You to Go away !

Comment by Liz
July 11th, 2009 at 4:09 pm
OK, tell you what chas….I’ll go away and we’ll see who else might show up here. I’ll just watch you scare off all the “trolls” and “lib-turds” and laugh. I wasn’t planning to stick around much longer anyway. Deal?
I might post news stories now and then, but I won’t comment anymore. Let’s see if your “friends” come back. This should be interesting. Maybe they have a different perspective

Good Morning James
I like that….lol

When I came across that I copied it in word saved it as “Liz Quit” and knew someday it would come in handy.

Well Liz it looks like its just Me against You so far.
Well at least I will be on record as wanting you to go away !
And believe me I really want you to go and not come back.
You are the worst kind of person. Everyone on this blog has continiously tried to treat you with kindness and consideration. And all they have ever got for their efforts is, your continious effort to turn this blog in an argument around you. I am sick of it myself .
No-one here denies that you have the right to disrupt and agravate.
But it seems to be some sort of sickness where you are concerned.
And it is also some sort of sickness to want to stay where you are definately not wanted .

Hey this could be the way it goes in 2010, if no-one speaks up ………
Then they are stuck with the outcome of their silence.
I’m just that kind of Person.

Mac I vote go also.

Ok that Makes it 2 to 1

I’m sorry Mac…..but that just makes me more determined to stay! Don’t be a crybaby….that reminds me of Glenn Beck (puke)!

White House officials spent Sunday defending Obama’s health care proposals and stressing that Congress has not yet written the final draft of legislation that would dramatically reshape how Americans receive health care. Instead, they said, Republicans — and even some Democrats — should wait until a final bill takes form.
Getting it done by August, though, appeared to be pushed back. Administration officials said they still have a goal for the Senate and the House to pass separate bills before an August recess, leaving reconciliation of their differences for September or later. But they slid away from a once-firm do-it-this-summer demand.

“We think we can make that. We’re working towards that,” White House budget director Peter Orszag said. “And we have to remember, there are some who are advocating the delay simply because they don’t have anything to put on the table. … There are those who are advocating delay just as a desperation move to try to kill this.”

BILL KILLERS….too bad it won’t work anymore! LOL

Hey:

I heard over the weekend that bills are being voted upon before they are even written. House rules state that bills must be in the well before consideration and the Cap and Trade bill was passed before it was even written!

I’m not crying , I’m just telling you what I think of you.
You are a seriously desturbed person, and you have some serious Demons inside of you .
As I said previously, you have every right to stay here and act as sick as you please.
It’s just the choice that only someone of your mentality would choose to do .
You just dishoner yourself by doing so. But then why should you care about that. LOL

What if I think it’s you who’s sick? I would never say that about anyone though, because I’m not a mean person really. So, suffice it to say I just think you’re misguided and your anger is very displaced.

State your sources carolynro, or don’t state anything!

carolynro, do you mind if I ask which insurance company you lobby for?

James C…..I then went on to say that everyone has to stop talking about me or the deal is off! That didn’t happen. They even followed me around through the different topic blogs. Anyway, it’s too fun here to leave now! I need a couple more things for my paper. I’m waiting to see the Republican version of the health bill…which I don’t think exists, but I’ll be fair and give them a chance.

Anyone watching the stock market today……to infinity and beyond!!! Anyone know who said that?

Comment by Liz
July 20th, 2009 at 11:19 am
I just think you’re misguided and your anger is very displaced.

I’m not angry, and I’m not at all misguided. You the one that only comes here to disrupt evryone else.
Your the one that that only has bad things to say to everyone here, Your the one that comes at everyone in anger.
You are a very sick child Liz.

Comment by Liz
July 20th, 2009 at 11:25 am
James C…..I then went on to say that everyone has to stop talking about me or the deal is off!

How is everyone supposed to stop talking about you when, you do nothing but attack everything that anyone says on here.
You are twisted LIZ ! You have mental problems ! I am serious !

Sorry Mac, but I have to post this good news! (see, it’s not bad at all) YOU are the one who likes to dwell on the negative, not me! I’m trying to bring happy stuff here, but everyone seems to want to be mad!

ECONOMIC REPORT
Jul 20, 2009, 11:59 a.m. EST

Leading indicators rise 0.7% in June
3rd straight gain points to 2nd half recovery

WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) — The U.S. index of leading economic indicators rose 0.7% in June, the third straight monthly gain, the Conference Board said Monday, signaling that a recovery is likely in the second half of the year.

Over the past six months, the index has improved at a 4.1% annual rate, up sharply from a negative 6.2% rate in the prior six months. This is the fastest pace since the first quarter of 2006.

The trend is consistent with a slow recovery this autumn, according to Ken Goldstein, an economist at the Conference Board.

“The unqualified jump in the index holds out hope that the upturn is not far away,” said Joel Naroff, president of Naroff Economic Advisors.

The gain in the index was in line with estimates of Wall Street economists, according to a survey conducted by MarketWatch.

Seven of the ten indicators increased in June. The positive contributors – beginning with the largest positive contributor – were interest rate spread, building permits, stock prices, weekly initial claims, average weekly

Oops, the last paragraph was cut off. Here it is…..even Wall St. likes what’s going on with the economy now!

Seven of the ten indicators increased in June. The positive contributors – beginning with the largest positive contributor – were interest rate spread, building permits, stock prices, weekly initial claims, average weekly manufacturing hours, index of supplier deliveries, and manufacturers’ new orders for consumer goods and materials.

“To infinity and beyond” …Buzz Lightyear (sorry, not a founding father)

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124753066246235811.html

Mac, that’s old news! New numbers out Friday overturned that news! Sorry! We are recovering.

Get your head out of the sand, you will never understand anything. There never was anything to recover from until Obama.
The Economy Crisis was all a fabricated hoax and just a power grab., for political funds to extend This Administration into the future. Too bad that All Americans are not as dumb as you sheep.
Because 2010 will get us started back on track.
There never was a crises, there was only a growing problem that would have been solved by Bushs Tax cuts plan That the Democrats blocked.
Obama is totally to blame, and history will show that .
Waste of time telling you anything. You will never get it, that it was the democratic congress that set the stage for all of this, including Obamas election.
You just don’t have a clue, do you …..LOL !
Poor unwanted and misguided Liz. LOL !

OK people, this one made me cry !
http://www.bluegrasspundit.com/2009/07/rep-mike-castle-gets-town-hall.html

God Bless Americans !

Oh boy, Mac….that sure was quite a conspiracy wasn’t it? Wow! (or a delusion?) Can you back that up with “links” please! If you could do that, I would do some extensive DD on it. Where was this grand scheme hatched? In Kenya? Indonesia? Hawaii? Where? Was his mother in on it from the day of conception? (like Rosemary’s baby?) Give me some details!

While Obama was campaigning last year, was he looting my IRA at the same time? Wow! That is truly amazing. When all the banks started to fail, starting with Bear Stearns in March of 2008, was it Obama’s fault? What about Lehman Bros.? Was he behind the AIG scandal as well? It took about 2 years total for the economy to be completely flushed down the toilet, and even John McCain didn’t see it coming! He told us the economy was in great shape! Wow again! Obama was the only one who knew all along…..and he must have known that he was the man to do the job of fixing it!!! Is that what you’re saying Max???

(I’m still trying to figure this one out….anyone else out there have any clue?)

I’m pretty sure that all those banks I mentioned really did go down….I don’t think that could have been fabricated since they no longer exist. And since those went down, I think there have been a total of 24 or 25 banks that have failed. Some were bailed out and/or merged with others. I’m really having a hard time believing all that was fabricated Mac. Tax cuts wouldn’t have saved them, although that’s pretty wishful thinking! LOL Did GM and Chrysler just fake all their financial problems as well? Wow, I am just awed by it all.

Liz,
If You watched that video……….. Be afraid, I’m just saying………Americans, Love Saying The Pledge of Allegiance……….. Be afraid of ” The Heart Beat Of Americans “

Suspended NFL star Michael Vick ended his federal dogfighting sentence Monday, freeing him to lobby for a return to the field.

Vick’s attorney Lawrence Woodward told The Associated Press outside Vick’s suburban Virginia home that the former Atlanta Falcons quarterback had been released from federal custody as scheduled. That means Vick no longer has to wear the electronic monitor he’s had while under home confinement for the last two months of his 23-month sentence.

Shortly before Woodward came out of the house, two men in a government car with a U.S. Probation Services folder on the dashboard paid a brief visit to the home. They carried a large case similar to the one that Vick’s ankle monitor was delivered in when he started home confinement. The men declined to identify themselves or speak to waiting reporters.

Is “The Heart Beat Of Americans” some kind of right-wing extremist group? What do they stand for? What do they hope to accomplish besides making everyone in the room say the Pledge of Allegience? FIll me in Mac! This is very interesting.

I’ve been busy, I didn’t mean to frustate you !OK….. Liz,
I just saw a very nice post on another Ali’s page. Was That Yours ?
Anyhow, your question was, ” What do they hope to accomplish besides making everyone in the room say the Pledge of Allegience? “……… You see, thats where you messed up, or well, you revealed yourself ! You see a Patriot , ( which could be a Liberal or a conservative ), would have defended Her Party, A Patriot would have came back at me with : ” Hey, we Democrats know the Pledge of Allegience.” Or something like a Joe Biden quote ! Anyways You did not defend your patiotism, when given the challenge ! Instead… YOU Scoffed at those people that stood together as Patriots, and recited the Pledge of Allegience. Yeah LIZ ………. a lot you know ?
OH BTW, I’m in a good mood tonight. So I was think’n , if you want to quit calling me names and talk nice, well, I’ll give you a shot, I’m just say’in …..

Hey, come find Me on Twitter, ” MacInFlorida ”

Sign in as ” LizOcrat ” or something that represents, U-NO ?

Ok Liz, The pledge of Allegience, is something that Paitriotic Americans feel close to. Your a Progressive,,, right ? So no one expects you to be Paitriotic. You know what Liz, it’s not your fault.
It’s not your fault that you don’t remember what it’s like to be in the 3rd grade and …….
Say the Pledge of Allegience, followed by ” The Lords Prayer ” and then listen to the speaker above the door, anouncements from the office. And to be living in a country where you could just get on your bicycle and ride it home after school. ” And Not Be Afraid “.
I’ll tell you what, I’m in a good mood tonight, so, If you will quit calling me names and try to talk nice, well, I give You a shoot, OK , LIZ ?

Yahoo Inc. eked out a slightly higher profit in the second quarter as its new, no-nonsense chief executive cut enough expenses to shake off the Internet company’s sharpest drop in ad revenue since the dot-com bust.

The worsening ad slump overshadowed Yahoo’s first quarterly earnings increase since the start of 2008, causing the company’s shares to fall more than 2 percent after the results were released Tuesday.

Yahoo also said it will spend at least $75 million promoting its brand, hiring more engineers and improving some of its services during the third quarter. On top of that, the Sunnyvale-based company expects to surrender about $75 million in revenue by reducing the volume of ads that management has identified as being too obnoxious.

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