Shallow Thought

Ponderings of a 9/11 Conservative

…And My Doorbell Only Rings When I’m Sitting On The Can

Expected a priority package from FedEx today that required a signature. FedEx always comes late in the day for us. I was away from the house for an hour this morning. I got home at 9:20 and found a tag on the door indicating FedEx attempted delivery at 9:15. This is either a proof of Murphy’s Law or the Gods are conspiring against me. Fortunately my anger management classes mandated by the court have made a difference. ;-)

Religious Conversion or Confusion

Standing in an empty, nearly silent church narthex, waiting for my son to finish piano practice I heard inexplicable sounds from above and thought I was having a spiritual experience. A bit of cynical sleuthing revealed it to be merely a seagull pecking at a chicken bone on one of the skylights. Needless to say the conversion did not take root.

We must frag each other in a way that heals, not in a way that wounds…

As an fan of early first person shooter (FPS) games I can fondly remember timeless sessions playing Doom, Quake, and Duke Nukem, then following the genre with a variety of evolving FPS games, including Medal of Honor, Call of Duty, Far Cry, and Fear. In general, I have rejected the psychological and cultural arguments against such games. For me, it was just plain fun.

Now, a new FPS game has been released on the internet that let’s players kill well known conservative figures, representing them as zombies to be beaten or bashed as one advances through the levels. It includes Fox News pundits and political figures such as Sarah Palin and Michelle Bachman.

New ‘Tea Party Zombie’ game allows players to kill off conservative leaders, Fox News anchors

By Jeff Poor – The Daily Caller   6:32 PM 09/06/2011

If tea party opponents are really aiming for political civility, the latest online video game from Brooklyn-based StarvingEyes Advergaming won’t do much to further their cause.

Although it isn’t exactly James Hoffa saying “Let’s take these son of a bitches out,” a new video game called “Tea Party Zombies Must Die” has surfaced on the Internet.

The objective of the game is to destroy zombies made in the likenesses of conservative figures including Bill O’Reilly, Brit Hume, Newt Gingrich, Sean Hannity, Michele Bachmann, Sarah Palin, the Koch brothers and Glenn Beck.

The game also offers players an opportunity to shoot up the headquarters of Fox News, and of the right-wing “Americans for Prosperity” organization.

Americans for Prosperity spokeswoman Jennifer Ridgely declined to comment on the game and StarvingEyes Advergaming did not immediately respond to The Daily Caller’s request for comment.

 

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It’s been a long time since I have given in to playing such mindless games but now I am almost tempted just to show the liberal developers that such a childish effort is not worthy of any outcry by those on the Right. It is just more clear proof of the hypocrisy of a Leftist.

Political Correctness or Political Insanity?

Filling out medical forms for one of my children at urgent care. The form asks for “Mother’s name” and “Mother’s sex”, then “Father’s name” and “Father’s sex”. Such PC ridiculousness makes me angry! Among humans a mother is a female and a father is a male. Claim either one of each or two of one type. Do not conflate the sexes!

Socialism Sarcasm

“Forget Capitalism! Let’s survive on street fairs and diversity events, funded by non-profits, run by unions, led by community organizers, and powered by imagination.”

(Note: for those of you on the Left with no sense of humor, this was intended as sarcasm)

Limerick–“News” Media Abuse

 

I understand the idea of freedom of the press and I respect the concept of journalism as a profession. It is sad to see those wielding the shield of journalism only interested in self-promotion. There are too many to name so I offer the following limerick to express my disgust. Hopefully, at least one day, you’ll recognize if you are in this group.

Though our courts are required to be

“Innocent till proven guilty”

                 The Media can blame

                  Accuse and cause shame

Then move to their next “kill’ with glee

Many believe life begins at conception. I believe that life should end after a 3rd felony drug conviction, a 2nd rape, a violent murder or any violent crime against a child.

Door Ding Diatribe

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Hey, you, SFB! (shit-for-brains) I’m talking to you. I just noticed today the door ding you put on my car in the last couple of days. The car is barely a month old, smells of puppy breath, and has been treated with more care and loving than any of my three children in their first few weeks of life – actually better than at any time in their lives. I have never felt such pride of ownership – not for other cars, household pets or even my wife. Now you, SFB, have given me reason to question the compassion and civility of my follow human beings.

This car has rekindled  a sense of pride in automobile ownership that I had not felt in years. The emotional attachment is stronger than my first-ever used beater as a teenager, more vivid than my first new car purchase as a young adult, and even more thrilling than first driving that 40mpg subcompact that allowed me to believe I was saving the planet every time I engaged in a dance of automotive death in that tinny coffin of metal, glass, and plastic. I have been living in a state of automotive bliss for nearly six weeks. Until I saw what you did to my baby!

I have done everything I can, taken every precaution to make sure that no SFB, such as yourself, could impart even the least harm to my beauty. My car care stratagems are based on common sense. I park away from main entrances and the clogged parking spaces. I only park in lots with wide spaces. Given the opportunity I will use a space nearest a curb so only one side is at risk. When valet parking I employ a combination of jokes, threats, and bribes for the valet to make sure the car is given plenty of distance. I carefully judge the distance between my car and those on either side, thinking “ok, a careful person won’t be a problem”. I choose to park next to other new vehicles assuming the other car owners are as sensitive as I am, refusing to consider locating near any older cars with significant lack of pride and careless ownership.  It seems as though no matter how careful I tried to be, the carelessness or maliciousness you are infused with was fated to break through my defenses.

I am left wondering what kind of person would do such damage, trying to be empathetic, even sympathetic, but just can’t find it in my heart to excuse you, SFB. Either you are blind or stupid or both. Accept one or both attributes if it alleviates your guilt, SFB, but also consider giving up driving your own car (and procreating). I might be a bit more forgiving if you can provide official proof of being a resident of Chernobyl or a descendant of such. Or perhaps you have young children that have been conditioned to throw their door open with the same force as explosive bolts used in aerospace applications to separate engines from airframes. Perhaps a little less sugar for your kids, SFB!

Worst case, you are a malicious twit, acting belligerently out of jealously, hating me for having a car you can never afford and will never deserve. Scratching or denting a car that is beyond your reach gives you a special thrill, a kind of revenge at this unfair world that has you convinced someone else has more than you, it is not fair and must be balanced. Oh, and you also vote Democrat.  For you, I want to know who you are, where I can find you, and what could hurt you the most. Consider it vehicular vengeance.

A founding principle of America was religious freedom. A founding principle of Islam was/is religious enslavement.

Any people that blindly accept the absolute dictates of a religion or a government will always behave as children.

Whatever Happened To Obama’s Civilian National Security Force?

 

Back in 2008, Presidential Candidate Barack Obama proposed the idea of a civilian national security force that would be “just as powerful, just as strong, just as well-funded” as our military. (see video snippet here)

I wondered recently what had happened to this campaign promise, whether it had been just another political pandering point on the election trail or if it might have actually become a background effort by the Obama administration.  A bit of web browsing gave me many links to a couple of programs that have been hidden in legislation or proposed without enough critical opposition.

1) The concept of a “Ready Reserve Corp” is built into the 2010 Obamacare bill, and specifies thousands of specialists available to provide support in the event of disaster, terrorist attack, emergency, or any situation deemed “appropriate” by the government.

2) The Serve America Act and American Recovery and Reinvestment Act promotes massive expansions to programs that will insure many “community organizing” automatons are promoting the kind of activism preferred by Progressives.

 

  • The Serve America Act will increase the size of AmeriCorps from 75,000 volunteers to 250,000 by 2017.
  • The Act also creates a Social Innovation Fund that will invest in ideas that are proven to improve outcomes and “what works” funds in federal agencies to promote effective and innovative programs.
    The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act included $201 million in funding for the Corporation for National and Community Service to support an expansion of AmeriCorps State and National and AmeriCorps VISTA programs.
  • Spending a few moments as an AMATEUR investigative journalist, AKA blogger, I then tossed all objectivity aside and could not but help to entertain humorous thoughts regarding the preference we should give to these “soldiers” as our civilian “protectors” and also about what kind of distinguishing uniforms they might incorporate. I mean, seriously, if thousands of newly authorized law enforcement officials are roaming our streets shouldn’t we know whom to approach when our kitten is stuck in a tree or when a public school teacher has touched us inappropriately?

    Below are just a few pictures with captions describing how these groups could help make our America a much safer…oh, and fairer, place. Realize that all these groups are already trained in the use of weapons and intimidation tactics so they will be much less expensive to prepare and certainly willing to enforce the Liberal agenda with exuberance. The branch uniforms are obviously suggested by the photos.

    - Black Panthers will staff our polling places to insure the best election outcome. If you as a voter feel intimidated, then you are obviously not voting for the right candidates.

     

    - Though possibly at odds with the Black Panthers, MS13 would be a serious tool to focus the Latino community. For anyone that doesn’t toe the line, shootings and beheadings are just an additional “gentle’ reminder of what is expected as a compliant citizen.

     

    - Need I say more? Yes, I must. How can we possibly have an effective “civilian defense force” without a branch to interact with the Muslim community and to enlighten “Islamophobes” of their errant ways. These guys could make sure Sharia law is implemented and enforced as communities are made compliant and complacent.

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    - Here is the feminine branch of our national security defense force. CodePink will replace the now defunct WACS (Women’s Army Corps) from World War II with WACKOS (no acronym required).

     

    - To be inclusive of all hate groups,  a special branch comprised of Skinheads and White Supremacists will prove that the Obama administration is tolerant of all views, though this group will have no enforcement powers as “only white people can be racist’.


    - Lastly, perhaps giving up assless chaps in a parade for the betterment of society will make “homophobes” see the light. Who knows, the gay agenda may be more easily swallowed.

    Done!

    Top 10 Thoughts on Michael Moore

    1. In a derivative remake of the "Austin Powers" franchise, Michael Moore will be cast as "Fat Son of a Bitch".
    2. I would no more listen to Michael Moore on political issues than take his advice on fashion or hygiene.
    3. People are drawn to Michael Moore mostly because of his measurable  gravitational field.
    4. A "wardrobe malfunction" involving Michael Moore could also rip the fabric of space-time.
    5. Michael Moore’s net woth is $50 million. Though it barely covers his food and clothing, I would think he could give more to the less blessed than bloviation and flatulence.
    6. Michael Moore hopes one day to win the Nobel "plus size" Peace prize.
    7. Michael Moore should give all his wealth to the poor and wear a barrel, er, make that a storage tank.
    8. Michael Moore was the inspiration for the Star Wars line, "That’s no moon…."
    9. In a surprising upset, Michael Moore wins a U.S. Senate seat with the help of thousands of dead voters resurrected by the Cuban health care system.
    10. When Michael goes out for dinner, he hands the menu to the waiter and says, "I’ll have this."

    A rhyming tribute to close:

    Slovenly, unkept, unfit

    Clearly a Left hypocrite

                   You rake in the cash

                   While you pump out the trash

    Mr. Moore, you are so full of shit

    In A Liberal World…

    Just having a bit of fun imagining what the world could be if the Progressive agenda ever comes to fruition. Please send me more and I’ll include here.
    In a Liberal world…
    1. …our economy and culture would be driven by solar-powered street fairs and diversity events, funded by non-profits, run by unions and led by community organizers.
    2. …zombies would starve.
    3. …everyone would be required to wear the same rose-colored Progressive lenses.
    4. …it would take all day and several trips on your bike to get that new Ikea bedroom set home.
    5. …no one is offended. Ever!
    6. …capitalism would not have caused the extinction of unicorns and fairies.
    7. …puppies, kittens and people would never grow up.
    8. …spiral light bulbs and using single squares of toilet paper would save the polar bears.
    9. …the Cuban sanctions against America would never be lifted.
    10. …thought crimes would be almost nonexistent, because thought crimes require….well…thought.
    11. …air travel would involve riding on fluffy, pink cotton candy clouds
    12. …every student gets an A, every kid playing sports gets a trophy, and every bloviating Democrat politician gets a Nobel Peace prize.
    13. …our Dear Leader would make sure we are all taken care of, one way or another.
    14. …greed and faith would not exist so that human nature could perfect society. Hah!
    15. …only the most heinous criminals would be eligible for the death penalty. Y’know, Limbaugh, Bush and Cheney.
    16. …membership in the global government union would be required, but certainly rewarding under World President Obama.
    17. …it would never rain on your gay pride parade.
    18. …voting other than Democrat would be frowned upon even more so than being an Islamic apostate.
    19. …everyone would dance uninhibitedly, while wearing a tie-died wardrobe with beads, at the never-ending street fairs and outdoor concerts that cost absolutely nothing.
    20. …evil corporations would not exist so that everyone could share the lack of wealth
    21. …only white, conservative-minded people could be racists, and only this group could be prosecuted for “hate crimes”.
    22. …writing a conservative blog would be considered a capital offense while rapists and pedophiles are treated with empathy and released to recidivate.

    Political Correctness Victimizes Our Protectors

    (Note: I have family members and friends that are openly and proudly gay. I am openly and proudly straight. Differences in lifestyle preferences should not tip the balance of protection to any one group, nor limit anyone’s ability to express an opinion of dissension from another’s viewpoint. Nuff said.)

    I usually won’t venture into the subject of homosexuality but a recent news story triggered and reinforced past thoughts about  blind adherence to ‘”political correctness” and the threat it poses to those providing for our  national security and personnel protection. In December of 2010, the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” (DADT) policy that had been in effect for 17 years was repealed by Congress and approved by President Obama. I understand societal mores changing over time and had let this policy change meld with my personal stance of “Don’t Know, Don’t Care” (DKDC). No problem yet until I see that the army will be mandating gay sensitivity courses for all personnel, even for those on the battlefield! (Here is a link to the official Army website about the training).

    Now for my tirade! I am truly worried that our brave military personnel are being put at risk by both the progressive lurch of the current administration and their lackey bureaucrats in charge of our fighting forces. A prime example of my concern that political correctness is hobbling our military leadership is when General George Casey was seemingly more concerned about diversity than the victims of the Ft. Hood massacre.

    If gay sensitivity training is a requirement to accommodate gay service personnel and positively affects the personal beliefs of non-gay service personnel, well then, that’s great. But why in hell does it take precedent over a soldier maintaining fighting focus on the battlefield? Even if the training only involves off-duty time of our soldiers in Afghanistan, Iraq, and other military installations around the world, I suggest it is distracting in the least, damaging in fact, for those most closely engaged with our enemies. I would not want a lecture on social political correctness when my job is to engage and kill those who would kill us first.

    Imagine this. A suicide bomber is assigned to enter a military base and kill as many US soldiers as possible. Bad enough that we give them barracks or cafeterias or hospital wards to target. Imagine the glee a Jihadist bomber would get from detonating in a “gay sensitivity training” classroom, given that they both reject gays and claim there are no gay people in Islam (snicker). What a message!

    To avoid being called “homosensitive” ( I reject the term homophobe) I’ll take this a bit broader. There are countless stories of female prison guards being overpowered by obviously more powerful detainees. One I recall is former linebacker, Brian Nichols, overpowering a single 51 year-old female guard, then killing a judge and two others in the courtroom. This is a result of politically correctness mandating how we hire corrections personnel and assign them to guard threats to our society.

    If being politically correct is more important then the safety of our soldiers, our police or our assigned protectors, I’ll choose honesty any day.

    CA School Bans U.S. Flag To Avoid Racial Tension

    Yet again political correctness and “diversity” trump free expression and trample the American flag. At a public school in California a student was told to remove the US flag from his bicycle “to avoid tension on campus”.

    I’ll leave the full text of the news story for you to read but I was struck by what the district superintendent of the public schools, Edward Parraz, was quoted as saying, claiming he is trying to avoid racial tensions.

    “(The) First Amendment is important,” Superintendent Edward Parraz said. “We want the kids to respect it, understand it, and with that comes a responsiblity.”

    He doesn’t elaborate on what that “responsibility” might be but it seems as though he is equating proudly displaying the National flag with screaming fire in a crowded theater.

    Parraz said the campus has recently experienced some racial tension. He said some students got out of hand on Cinco de Mayo, though no details were given on the Cinco de Mayo event, leaving me to wonder which “group” might have gotten out of hand.

    Here is the gem quote

    “Our Hispanic, you know, kids will, you know, bring their Mexican flags and they’ll display it, and then of course the kids would do the American flag situation, and it does cause kind of a racial tension which we don’t really want,” Parraz said. “We want them to appreciate the cultures.”

    Aside from the obvious multiculturalism indoctrination that he closes with, this guy is the superintendent of the schools and clearly sacrifices grammatical correctness for political correctness. One might worry that this inarticulateness may permeate the educational system in the school district.

    Parraz said if a disruption arises over a flag, they want it to be taken down to protect the safety of all students.  Ironically, outside of the school, a large U.S. flag flies from atop a flagpole.

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