You’ve probably heard.  Ted Kennedy (aka. I can swim better than her!), is dead.

Yeah, he was an accomplished politician, but frankly, that’s not something to be overly proud of.  A successful man who does good things in congress would be something to be proud of.  A privileged drunk negligent-homicide-committing asshole riding the coattails of his dead brothers… not so much.

But in open demonstration of the vampire cult that is the Kennedy family, I’m watching coverage of the family smiling and waving at the ignorant masses in Washington DC as they escort the corpse of Ted to Arlington (and don’t even get me started on the Kennedy family plot in ARLINGTON).  SMILING and WAVING.

People are acting like this family is royalty.  Yeah, Camelot and all that bullshit.

I seem to recall something about this country being founded to get away from royalty.

Maybe I’m the confused one?

… and a well-armed black guy exercising his second amendment rights.

What?  A black guy?  Wait a minute…

This is hilarious.

Okay, it would be hilarious, if it wasn’t yet another blatant example of the media showing you what it wants you to see.  The talking-head bimbo, the race-baiting self-hating traitor black guy, and the moron representing the liberal view of a good white guy (stupid, mumbles in consent occasionally, not much else) specifically used the image of this man’s guns to suggest white people would threaten the President.  They cropped out the images of his face, then showed a white guy being interviewed.  They said “white guys with guns” or words to that effect.

Hate to say it, but the whacko conspiracy theorists are looking more sane every day.  THEY really are out to screw us all over.  Let me see some of that moon-landing footage again!

You know, the whole argument over whether or not you want the government to make your life choices for you is one thing.  I volunteered for that sort of life for twenty years, so I may be mildly hypocritical when I say I don’t want that for everyone else.  Remember, though – I had a choice.  But that’s not what brings me here this evening; it’s the most blatant example of an OUTRIGHT LIAR in the service of the socialized medicine crowd I could ever imagine.

Saw what you want about the “amateur” journalism practiced every day on blogs across the internet, here’s a perfect example of why we *need* bloggers:

Roxana Mayer: I’m Not a Doctor But I Play One at Town Hall Meetings

[This post follows up on a previous post in which I questioned the credentials of a woman at a Texas town hall meeting who claimed to be a doctor, but turned out to be anything but. She is a graduate student in social work -- oh, and an Obama delegate. Read on for more.]

Blatant.

Outright.

LIAR.

And of course, Ms. Lee just eats up those phony credentials (watch the video towards the end of the article).  Almost as if this were the perfect person to introduce the plans to implement more preventative care and hire more primary care physicians… almost… almost… perfect!

And they accuse those aligned against these efforts to give the government more control over our lives of being hired guns.

** speaking of Ms. Lee… what an arrogant piece of work she is:  Witness the way she rambles over the interviewers trying to get her to discuss her despicable conduct during a recent town hall meeting:

Done.

FLAG ME

If you know anything about Ted Nugent, you know he’s rather fond of his second amendment rights…

Money quote:  “I don’t like repeat offenders, I like DEAD offenders!”

My little sister sent this to me – Be nice to her, she owns more guns that I do.

Come on, you know you want to.  Don’t make me turn myself in.

“Facts are stubborn things”

There is a lot of disinformation about health insurance reform out there, spanning from control of personal finances to end of life care.  These rumors often travel just below the surface via chain emails or through casual conversation.  Since we can’t keep track of all of them here at the White House, we’re asking for your help. If you get an email or see something on the web about health insurance reform that seems fishy, send it to flag@whitehouse.gov.

I’ve posted several times about the stinking lies being put out by the White house regarding this health care bullshit they’re trying to sell. All I ask is that you do your part and report my subversive ways!

Hey, if I was in Germany in 1939, I’d pretty sure I’d be arrested by some SS goon squad for voicing my opinion… why should 2009 be any different?

How much do changes in gas prices affect you?  I’ve thought about this some, and while I definitely feel the difference between filling my tank for $20 and filling it for $35, there are people out there worrying themselves over the difference in $2.51/gal and $2.49.

Seriously, there are apps you can load on your phone to find the lowest price by pennies.

My tank holds 18 gallons.  I generally put in around 15-16 when I fill-up, and I do that about every ten to fourteen days when all I’m doing is going back and forth to work with the occasional trip to a store.  Assume for the worst case I fill up every week, and put 16 gallons in each time.  I pass three to four gas stations on the way to work, depending on which route I take, and the prices vary by up to $.03/gal between them.

Sixteen gallons.  Three cents.

Forty Eight Cents a week.  Call it fifty for easy math.

Fifty two weeks in a year.

Twenty six dollars a year.  POSSIBLY MORE if I went out of my way to find another station… but of course that would eat into my mileage, lowering my savings.

Granted, I have a short daily drive, despite the heavy traffic I have to deal with on most days – and some of you fill up more often, but really – is there any good reason to waste time and effort in pursuit of the lowest penny per gallon?  I don’t even think it’s worth crossing over the oncoming lane to get to the station on the other side of the intersection to save a penny per gallon.

None of this applies if you’re an over-the-road driver, cabby, or have an exceptionally long commute, but I think I’d be safe to say you in those positions already know where the deals are, so no problem.