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The All You Can Eat Buffett Has Run Out Of Food

That didn't take long if you believe this article. The ink hasn't even dried yet.  It really is amazing how short sighted our government is.

Why Norm Coleman Lost My Vote

It is with extreme disappointment that I have to right this.  I can no longer support Sen Norm Coleman.  He showed yesterday that in voting for the Bailout of Wall Street that he is no longer deserving to represent the state of Minnesota.  According to The Political Animal at The Pioneer Press,  Sen Coleman thinks he knows better then you what should be done.

Republican Sen. Norm Coleman, locked in an increasingly tight re-election race, will take a vote for the bailout measure even though his constituents have overwhelmingly told him they oppose it.

The volume of calls to his office: about 20,000 calls against and less than 1,000 for the bill. Today alone, after details of the House bill have been out for days and after many details of the Senate bill had started to be reported,  he's received 2,100 against the measure and 250 in favor.

Last time I checked Sen Coleman, you worked for the people of Minnesota, but you obviously think otherwise.

"I recognize that the public, from what they have heard, has deep concerns," Coleman said on a conference call with reporters this afternoon. "Clearly, the public has very strong feelings. For me this is doing what's right for the country it's what right for the moms and dads that I represent. I've got an election coming up. I'm not putting a finger to the wind on this and measuring the phone calls. I'd rather lose an election on this than see this economy crumble. If I can make any difference and strengthen this economy than I'm going to do it."

"I can't tell you that this is something that is political popular because it is not. ...This is one in which you do put country first and you put your personal political situation in the back seat. And so I'm doing what I firmly believe is the right thing for the people that I represent. And I do it knowing that if we avert a crisis folks may never see that."

This is where your wrong Senator.  You don't put country first, even though that sounds bad.  You put the WILL OF THE PEOPLE first.  In this case, the people of Minnesota who overwhelmingly said NO to this bill.  You say that voting NO would be "putting a finger to the wind on this and measuring the phone calls."  You couldn't be more wrong.  Those phone calls represent MAIN STREET Minnesota.  Everyday Minnesotans who elected you to represent us in congress. 

But you decided that you know what's best for all of us.  Last time I checked, we call that Elitism, something that is usually reserved for liberals, but then again maybe you never really left that land.

A great American once stated,"Government is not the solution to our problems, government is the problem."

Sen.  Coleman, you are now that government.  I'm voting for Sen Dean Barkley so that we can rid Washington of one its problems.

Oh yeah, Sen Klobuchar, don't think your vote went unnoticed either.  The article doesn't say what your phone ratio was but I have to assume it's similar since you hold the same position as Sen Coleman. 

The End Of The World

I expect the world to end short after I post this.   It's not because of Congress poor leadership, has their been anyone as inept as Nancy Pelosi at working with a majority.  And actually this ineptness and poor leadership I think is a good thing as you look at what the market has done.  Based on the fear tactics of Henry "Golden Sacks" Paulson, President George "the boy who cried wolf" Bush, and Nancy "Verruca Salt" Pelosi, we were told we had too, we need too, we can't survive if we do nothing.  Then the bill failed, and Wall Street panic like a 2 year old and threw a fit.  But what happened next is the reason we should bail them out.  Wall Street realized everything was on sale and stocks rebounded.  We haven't heard much about more companies failing since Monday Sept 29, the day the world was supposed to end.  Last company, I believe to have failed, was WaMu which was seized and sold to JP Morgan Chase.  This is what should happen.  Companies fail all the time and don't get bailed out by the Government.  They get sold at below cost or just cease to exist.  This would set a bad example of what happens when things get tough if we bailed them out.  And while congress does nothing, thankfully, but argue over who's fault this is, I think this quote sums it

Well, we need to do a lot, but a lot differently. We have to recognize how we got into this problem. We have too much debt. We have too much malinvestment.

And this is where the world might implode.  That quote that I agree with is from RON PAUL.

Remembering 9/11

Yesterday King Banaian told me he was looking for a 9/11 tribune for his guest show this morning on KNSI.  So I put together a small audio memorial of the events that happened on September 11, 2001.  Please continue to pray for all those affected by the terrorists attacks on that day.

Must Read of The Day

Great job by factcheck.org and Newsweek to help set the record straight on Gov. Sarah Palin.  I hope if they haven't yet the do this with Barack Obama and some of the ridicules things out there about him.  And just to set the record straight, He is NOT a muslim as some have tried to portray him as.

Peep Show

After a hard few weeks of MN State Fair and the RNC, it's time to relax.  Welcome to the peep show.

Another Shocking Not So Shocking Attack

That didn't take long.  I was talking with King Banaian just last night that this would be the next line of attack.

Sarah Palin often identifies herself simply as Christian.

Yet John McCain's running mate has deep roots in Pentecostalism, a spirit-filled Christian tradition that is one of the fastest growing in the world. It's often derided by outsiders and Bible-believers alike.

Palin was baptized Roman Catholic as a newborn. She was then baptized in a Pentecostal Assemblies of God church as a teen and attended that church until six years ago, when she and her family adopted a different home church, an independent evangelical church.


I added the emphasis there because it's true that it's often derided by outsiders but not that much by Bible-believers.  While some "Bible-believers" may disagree on Theology, but they don't deride them.  This is what these AP Reporters don't get.  When you don't have a evangelical or even a Judeo-Christian worldview, it's extremely hard to understand the theological differences and the different style of worship that happens in a pentacostal church.  They express their worship outwardly.  Maybe I can help them understand.  That furrow that Chris Matthews feels for Barak Obama, that's close to how pentacostals feel about their triune God, the Father, Son(that's Jesus) and Holy Spirit.  When they feel the Holy Spirit move, it is expressed through verbal worship.

Most of the writers for the big news agency see this as foolishness and they quickly dismiss them for their believe in anyone or thing other then themselves.  According to the best selling book of all time, the Bible, in 1 Corinthians 2:14 "The man without the Spirit does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him, and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually discerned."  Since many Christians believe the Bible to be the Word of God, pentacostal or not, this is one reason you don't hear them complain often when they are attacked, misquoted, and derided by the likes of the AP.

Hopefully soon the attacks on Gov. Palin will be limited to the issues and not to these personal attacks they've been so far.

Most Sane Media Moment of the Week Comes From........

Lindsay Lohan????? 

My world almost imploded this morning as I read this.

"I've been watching the news all morning, like everyone else _ and (I) keep hearing about the issues related to "teen pregnancy.' ... Well, I think the real problem comes from the fact that we are taking the focus off of getting to know Sarah Palin and her political views, and what she can do to make our country a less destructive place," Lohan wrote.

What would PMS-NBC look if they actually said something of substance.



                                                                        

End of the Sex Driven Male

In this article, the Russians(o.k. granted just this guy) are arguing that the end of western civilization is the mini-skirt and tube tops.

Russian physiologist Leonid Kitaev-Smyk has stated that most male diseases are caused by women who adhere to provocative clothes and behaviour. As a result, the Western civilization gradually turns into the society of sexually unsatisfied men and eventually unsuccessful and physically unhealthy men, the scientist considers.


After reading the article I'm not too sure if it's true or if it's this picture they use in the story!



May I have a Sundial Please

Money quote(to the tune of 300k) 
        
         And here’s the best part: The watch sold out within 48 hours of its launch.

Here's to all the fools with waaaayyyyyy too much money in their pockets to even know what time it is.