Tinfoil Hat after the weekend edition 2

As most of you know there was a shooting in DC that involved the capital police and home land security. Apparently a woman rammed into one of the barricades near the white house and after nearly running over the capitol police she was shot and killed in her car. She was un-armed and her one year old was in the car with her. DHS has tried to justify this stating that she had some serious mental problems and that she believed that Mr. Obama was controlling her mind through radio waves. Seems to me that a number of the shootings recently have involved people who thought they were under some sort of mind control, the last one being the Navy yard shooter. I am usually skeptical about anything mind control like but it can it all be just a coincidence?


A.Rod is suing MLB and Bud Selig. Why? Because, according to his lawyers, they have been on a witch hunt to smear his name and it has cost him millions in contracts. OK so the fact that he has been caught twice using performance enhancing drugs and he has encouraged others to do the same has nothing to do with it? It couldn't possibly be his arrogance and selfishness that did him in? At least Manny Ramirez had class enough to quit....


In war news Afghanistan is going to be having elections soon! Running for president this time around is a man who is considered to be a warlord and he was the mentor to OBL. Just wonderful, we bomb the crap out of the Taliban and we supposedly have the bad guys on the run and in the course of trying to stabilize Afghanistan they are going to allow one of the original Taliban to run for president... I have a better solution; why don't we just send them all our congress people and president? They aren't doing anything right now anyhow....


In an incredible show of compassion for America's disabled vets, Harry Reid refused to even entertain the bill, which was passed in the house, that would have continued to fund the VA and all it's services to veterans. Of course he made damn sure to pass the bill that would allow active military to stay paid, wouldn't want active combat vets to be angry after all, and then he made sure that government employees are going to get at least back pay when this all over, but for those of us who sacrificed our minds, bodies and souls, all we're going to get is a foot up our backsides...


A high school girl recently found out that her t-shirt promoted violence. And what was on this frightening shirt? It was a picture of a hunter ,with an American flag in the back ground, and the words “NRA protecting Americas traditions since 1871” The only way that shirt could have promoted violence was if she had taken it off and started snapping people with it....but not to be out done we have the story of two 7 year old’s who were suspended from school for pointing their pencils at each other and making “ machine gun noises.” Now I understand the fear of pencils, lead poisoning and all that, but these were two boys, at least one of whom has a father that is a Marine, doing what it is that boys do, making noises and imitating their dads. We used to put them in rubber bands and shoot them at each other....


Ted Cruz reportedly said that the GOP was going to win...win what exactly? If it's about Obama care then perhaps you didn't get the memo? It went into effect the very same day that you shut down the government....that explains it then, with the government shut down you couldn't get to your email...you have lost this particular battle sir, for the moment, but you are in danger of loosing the entire war and destroying all of us at the same time..pick your time and your battle but this is neither...


In Saudi Arabia, 4 men were sentenced to 10 years in prison and up to 2,000 lashes, for dancing naked on top of their car. I will be the first to admit that this would have been a very traumatizing thing to see, from what I understand the car was impounded and is seeking counseling, but it seems to me that, compared to say water boarding that this is a bit on the extreme side....
DOJ is refusing to let a book be published that exposes all the screw ups in the “Fast and Furious” operation that resulted in guns disappearing into the hands of Mexican drug lords and has resulted in many deaths including border patrol agents. The reason they give? “Because it would have a negative impact on morale” Really? Who's morale? Eric Holder the mastermind of this stupidity or the president who refuses to do anything about it? Seems to me that there is an extreme conflict of interest here....

Tinfoil Hat 2

Tinfoil Hat Time.


On Monday it was reported that various police departments around the country will be receiving,via government surplus, bomb proof, armored vehicles to help them “execute warrants and to fight crime.”When I went to Iraq we only had soft shelled hummers with sand bags at the bottom to protect us in a country where the bad guys planted roadside bombs everywhere. Exactly how many road side bombs or IED's are they really expecting to find? But I suppose the truth is is that they wanted an accessory that would match their tactical helmets and flak jackets and nothing says accessories like an armored vehicle.


On a bit of a lighter note, apparently McDonalds and Burger King are in a battle to see who can provide the healthiest form of junk food. It would seem that both of them have some sort of salad option and BK has introduced some sort of healthy french fry. A healthy french fry? I'm sorry but healthy and french fry just doesn't quite sing. Oh for the days of fast junk food where as soon as you looked at it your arteries would start to harden, salad... bah humbug...


Under the heading of “It's a part of American history and perhaps you should go read it.” The Virginia Flaggers Heritage group of Richmond, flew a rather large Confederate battle flag about 10 miles out side the city of Richmond over the weekend. Apparently there were some who criticized the group suggesting that the Confederate battle flag was nothing more than a symbol of bigotry and racism. The Flaggers, response to the criticism was that this is a part of our heritage and many of our ancestors fought and died under this BATTLE FLAG. This is a part of American history. Time to grow up and deal with it. Strange how no one tells the former confederate states that they should get rid of their individual state flags and unit flags that were there right beside the confederate battle flag.


On Tuesday the Energy Department hailed the Solyndra loan program a success. They went bankrupt. Not sure how that gets defined as a success but then we are talking a government agency associated with a fed that seems to think 17 trillion in the hole is a successful way to govern......


Normally I would say that the only dumb question is the one not asked.....Fox News had a question at the head of an article asking this; “Why won't Obama negotiate with republicans?” This can't be a serious question. ACA is his signature piece of legislation, if he compromises he is admitting to it having problems and he would rather sink the country then admit that there might be some issues, wouldn't want him to loose face or anything...


An 8 year old Florida boy was suspended from school for a day for the most heinous of violent crimes that I have ever heard of ( the words “violent crime” was used by school officials) he had the nerve, while playing cops and robbers with his friends, to point his finger at his friend and say bang! I understand that there was much trauma from this event, though the student were only really disturbed because he didn't use both his finger and thumb to make the proper gun.


Not to be out done; another school suspended several 7^th grade boys from school for using air soft guns. Did I mention that they were in their own front yard and not at school? They were waiting for the bus to come when the violence and mayhem ensued. Allegedly, the criminals, who have been suspended for the entire year, were actually shooting at targets that they had set up beside their house while waiting for the bus to come. Not sure if it was the bus driver or a passer by who reported the crime to school officials but the boys were immediately expelled from school for the year. Did I mention they were on their own property? Apparently the school administrator believes that his jurisdiction includes private property....I'll keep you updated as I hear more about it.


WW2 vets weren't slowed down by the government shutdown. Men who faced death in the line of duty didn't even bat an eye as they went to see the memorial dedicated to them. In probably one of the brighter moments of this mess, the park police allegedly helped remove the barricades and did not interfere.


Under the heading of “There are many things I would like to say but this is a family friendly article.”
While 800,000 government employees are put on to un-paid leave, veterans and senior citizens ,as well as others, may find themselves with no paycheck at the end of the month. But according to the 27^th amendment congress is still going to get paid. This situation, for those of you who are familiar with this term, is total FUBAR. They are the problem, not those of us who literally broke our asses protecting them. I can't even begin to come up with something amusing to say except if they are not careful the last laugh may be on them.


Postal Service defaults on 5.6 billion....another fine example of government spending....


Lawyers for the surviving Boston bomber have filed suit over his living conditions. Apparently he doesn't have any interaction with other prisoners and is not allowed to pray with other Muslims. Could it possibly have something to do with him “continuously trying to incite violent jihad.” according to prosecutors? The other complaint is that he is only let out to see his lawyers so I have a wonderful idea; lets bring in the victims of the bombing and let them interact with him for a while....in a locked room...with no windows or witnesses.....


Under the heading of “A picture says a thousand words” A picture circulating the internet shows the bottom half of a guard at the Lincoln Memorial and behind him, between his legs, is Lincoln on his seat. The title of this photo is “Obama’s America” no more needs to be said.


So today, in light of the budget disaster going on with congress, Mr. Obama hit the campaign trail. Apparently his staff has failed to notify him of his re election last November or to inform him he needs to lead now instead of running away every time Mr. Bohener looks at him cross eyed. If you want to win this fight Mr. President you really need to show up in the ring....

Tinfoil Hat Time: The after the weekend edition.

Tinfoil Hat Time: The after the weekend edition.


Mr. Obama during a speech on Thursday apparently blamed Fox News for the problems implementing Obama care. I am so confused; I thought that this administration didn't take Fox News very seriously? Didn't they even suggest that Fox didn't even really do news? It couldn't possibly be 20,000 pages of undecipherable regulations that even the originators of the law find confusing?


Along that same note he also stated that there was no evidence that the ACA was hurting businesses. Really? Setting aside those that I know who have small businesses who can't afford to hire because of the ACA, Investors Business Daily came out with a report on over 300 companies that have either laid off people or cut them back to part time employees. This report does not take into account medical institutions who have had to do the same, not to mention all the unions that are declaring that this is going to ruin both the 40 hour work week and the foundations of the middle class. When the unions, which at one time supported this are now against it, and major hospitals that once backed it are having to lay off or early retire 3000 employees it might be worth a second look before you implement it. Perhaps if they had read it in the first place we wouldn't be having this conversation....


Under the heading of “here we go again”, the republicans, in the house, passed another budget bill this time with an amendment delaying Obama care for a year....sigh....apparently they didn't get the memo that Harry Reid is going to kill it , again, in the senate and even if, by some miracle of the blessed virgin, it was to actually get through the senate, Mr. Obama has said that he will veto it. How about pass a budget and then fight over Obama care or, and I think this is a much better idea,just let Obama Care happen. If democrats are right and this is the greatest thing since apple pie then come the 1^st of January we should all be dealing with unicorns and rainbows and there will be great rejoicing in the streets and dems will win from now until eternity comes. If it isn't ,and the proverbial bat guano goes into massive rotation, then the republicans will be able to say “I told you so” and the dems can count on loosing elections for the foreseeable future. So in the words of Dirty Harry, and this is to both parties, “do you feel lucky?”


Under the category of “money not well spent” according to a Denver news report 600 grand was spent in an affluent neighbor hood to plant trees. This was federal money and didn't cost the wealthy folks a penny. Also senator Tom Coburn put out a list of federally funded programs that are wasteful such as “social media for apples,Wine tasting and a youtube clip for handling watermelons.” I am impressed. Nothing like knowing that apples are getting their own social media while grandma can't afford to buy them....


Under the category of “wait a minute you are against this idea..”
On Friday Eric Holder announced that the Obama administration was going to allow 45 million in funding for armed guards at schools. I keep waiting for the punch line....are these the same people who made fun of the NRA for suggesting that very thing.


Over the weekend a professor ,in Kansas, was suspended for a twitter basically chastising the head of the NRA and telling him that some day it could be him or his family mourning a shooting death. He made no threats so I am not sure how this is deserving of suspension. We either have a first amendment right to free speech or we don't. One question; where are those that would agree with him? Shouldn't the ACLU be screaming about his rights of free speech? How could it be that this redneck, gun loving, bible reading hick is the only one speaking up for his rights even when I disagree with him....


Under the category of “be careful who you date” Apparently some members of the NSA have been using their positions to spy on their lovers...I'm not even sure how to make fun of this one...hi I'm the perverted spy that your mother warned you about.....


The UN has decided that they are 95% certain that humans are responsible for climate change, suggesting that the earths temp has gone up approx. 1 degree Fahrenheit since 1950. Now I remember back in the 70's when we were being told that we were going to have another ice age by the 90's if we didn't clean up our act. Then it was global warming. The polar caps were melting, and Bermuda was going to sink under the rising waters, and their would be more fierce hurricanes...hasn't happened so now they have changed it to climate change, which is a fancy PC term meaning “ they have no idea what they are talking about they just want to tax you more” Anyone who lives in the North East understands that when you go from a parka to shorts and then back to a parka, all in a 12 hour period, THAT'S climate change. I think I'll just stick to the “Farmers Almanac” and my horoscope....



So that’s all for now. See you after we become the United Socialist States of America......

Tinfoil Hat Time

Today I am going to be starting a new type of blog. It will be called “My Tin Foil Hat” and will focus mostly on what I personally see as absurd or even down right humorous in politics. If it's nothing more than a dumb headline I plan to try and point out the humor or the silliness in it. I am not saying that any of it will be factual, I will simply be using what is provided by the MSM and other sources to mock what I see as being the massive amounts of insanity coming from DC and other black holes in the universe. Should you have something you want to share but don't have the time contact me and I will share it if it's legit. Be fore warned I am a libertarian that makes everyone fair game no matter the party or religious association. Let the games begin.


To start this I would like to congratulate Lois Lerner on her retirement from the IRS. I have to applaud her in just how well she understands the 5th amendment ,while ignoring the rest, and I rejoice in the knowledge that tea party taxes, as well as everyone else', will be paying her retirement. Well played Lois, well played indeed...


Under the category of "wasting our time" republicans in the house once again voted to defund Obama care only this time putting it in the temporary budget bill, knowing full well that the senate would kill it. Ted Cruz took up the challenge  in the senate and filibustered for 21 hours talking about Duck Dynasty and Dr. Seuss and swapping trivia with other senators. Now every time I watch Duck Dynasty I am going to see Cruz in a beard.....


John Kerry ,under the direction of President Obama, signed the UN arms treaty. So does that mean we are going to now stop supplying guns to drug cartels and rebels all over the world? Oh wait , it's not meant for the United States, unless your a law abiding American citizen, it's supposed to be for rogue nations who supply guns to terrorists....oh wait, never mind.......


The FDA spent over 182 thousand tax payer dollars to have a study done to “better understand social media” For about half of that I would been more than happy to explain it to them. OK so it's not funny but it is pathetic.


And in the “you got to be kidding” category. The FBI has determined that the Navy Yard killer was delusional. Really? I am so glad that we pay them as much as we do so that they can determine what all the rest of us already know.


The EPA has admitted that their new CO2 regulations,that will essentially prevent any new coal powered plants from ever being built, will have no effects on CO2 emissions or global warming. All righty then...


Apparently, at least according to a university of Maryland professor, it's legal to kill children in Florida ,referring to the Martin/Zimmerman case. So if I understand correctly a security guard, killing someone in a fight, while in fear of his own life constitutes open season on kids? Kind of strange how the killing of one person in Florida gets the top spot while 23 get killed in Chicago in two days. Oh yea I forgot it's not politically correct to point out minority against minority crime unless reverends Al and Jessie say it's OK.


Not to be out done that same professor also stated that there was a link between us rabid gun owners, gun manufactures, and pot smokers. “Radical factions of gun owners, gun manufactures, and marijuana users are challenging the very fabric of our nation...”
Apparently this man has never been around pot smokers. When you smoke pot, I wouldn't know this from any kind of personal experience ,just in case big brother is reading this, the only thing your “rabid” for is junk food. Given a choice between a Whoopie pie and a gun they are going to take the Whoopie pie.


And last, under the category of “you are just out of your freaking mind” A new drug here in the US called “Krokodil” has a nasty habit of making your skin green and scaly and eventually fall off around the injection sight. It's made up of a combination of Codeine and either, gas,turpentine,oil or alcohol. One question; why in the !#@$ would you want to inject anything in your system that contains gas? I am sure pot and a whoopie pie has to be a better way to go...


So there you have the first edition of silliness at it's finest. It may not be the funniest thing you read today but perhaps it will make you think about the absurdity out there.

Attacking Syria? Why?

So apparently I have been asleep at the switch for the last couple of years. Imagine my surprise when I finally found out just how dangerous Syria is to the US. I could never have imagined how a country so far away from us could be such a threat to our national sovereignty. I'm guessing that they are massing off the east coast, getting ready to invade? No? Then why are we bothering to get involved in their civil war? Why are we siding with Al-Qaida? I thought they were the bad guys. Oh ,I get it ,they are only the bad guys when it's convenient!

By the way, a thought kind of occurred to me, where is the actual proof of chemical attack by the Assad regime? Yes, we have pictures of bodies, but we don't know who did it. We have rebels ,who are trying to overthrow him, make the claim that he has done this but no actual proof that he is the one responsible. Now I understand that they have a panicked cell phone call from a commander demanding to know who did the attacking but still we have nothing but assumptions. It might have been the rebels trying to force our hand. It may be nothing more than a big set up. I am not saying that the man is some sort of saint but it seems to me that if you are going to risk starting WW3 you ought to have a bit more then he said, she said, going on.

It also seems to me that we are being just a bit on the arrogant side as well. Our leaders seem to be under some delusion that if we strike them that they, and their allies, won't strike back at us and our allies. Syria along with Iran, Iraq and I believe Lebanon, have already stated that they will attack Israel if we strike Syria. Russia and China, who are staunch supporters of the Syrian government are warning of dire consequences if we do this. I am not suggesting that we back down from any one but I am saying we don't need to get involved in another war there or anywhere else for that matter and this may get very ugly and out of control very quickly.

It's amazing to me that an administration that was so hard on Bush and his administrations lack of real proof on chemical weapons in Iraq is so eager to jump all over this. Saddam Hussein had used chemical weapons on his own people and the Iranians during their long war and the proof was out there but we did nothing about it until he threatened the middle east oil supply. What makes this attack so much different? Is it because Assad isn't an ally?

It's also amazing to me just how quiet the American public is. I remember hundreds of thousands of protesters marching and protesting in the US and around the world. I remember seeing pictures of Bush and Cheney with Hitler mustaches and slogans that went something to the effect, they lie and people die. Where are the protesters? Where is code pink? We have the potential of entering into one of the nastiest wars since Vietnam and I hear nothing but crickets.

Well ,I have spoken my piece ,and while I am saddened by the deaths of the Syrian people, I have an extreme hatred of war, I don't think it's our place to police the entire world and I believe that this one has the possibility of biting us back.

Peace Out.

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This Is What America Could Be

“What we have here , in this neighborhood, is what America could be. Those words were said to me almost 30 years ago by an elderly black man in Detroit while he and I drank a beer on his front porch, talked and watched the neighbors pass by. I was there for a room mates wedding, as his best man, and this was the first time, away from a military base, that I witnessed such a diverse group of families all living near each other. He pointed to the house across the street and said to me; there lives an elderly woman ,that at the time of her moving here, had never met anyone who was black because the whole area was white. But as things changed she went with the flow and was now a good friend to him and his family. He then proceeded to point out various houses and people and tell me how all of them, ethnically speaking, were different and yet all of them had adjusted and everyone looked out for each other. He then repeated what he had said earlier about how all of America could be this way if we all chose it to be like this. This was a man old enough to have had grand parents that were slaves and yet he didn't focus on that instead he looked for the good.

This past weekend ,during an annual gathering in the north country, I was reminded of the truth of that once again. As I said in an earlier post I have a very diverse group of friends. For many of them, it goes way beyond friendship to being family.

Between rain drops and down pours, high winds and cold, we managed to have a couple of bon fires, lots of food and beverage. Some of the kids were even crazy enough to get into the water even though the air temperature was about 60-65. We had a good time.

But it's really the people involved that made this a good time.

This group consisted of black, white and Hispanic. We are a group from three states and two countries. We are a group of people who are liberal, conservative and libertarian. We have folks that are Christian, others that are close to being atheists, and some of us who practice Reform Judaism. We are a group who has everything from small children to elderly and handicapped. We are from Brooklyn, From the coast of Maine, Vermont and Ontario. We discussed everything from politics to religion and conspiracy theories. We laughed ,we joked, and we remembered days and times gone by. We talked about issues that the politically correct would say we couldn't and yet there was no anger no finger pointing or accusations, why? Because what we have is love and respect.

It's not that we agree on everything,we don't by any stretch, but we don't spend our time arguing over it we instead listen to each others perspective and views and generally speak to each other in a civilized manner. Notice I didn't suggest we don't do a bit of teasing and having some fun with it but we don't do it in a bitter and angry sort of way.

That is part of my reason for not understanding some of the so called “leaders” out there on either sides of the aisle, who scream and rant and rage, particularly when it comes to race. I am never quite sure what it is they hope to accomplish by making racially loaded comments. I could sit here and name names, but most of you already know the people I am talking about. So why is it then, if the average American can have friends and family that are from all races and walks of life, that people like these “leaders” are even listened to any more? They don't seem to understand that the real problem is the breakdown of the family and this is an issue facing all communities whether it's in the inner cities or in rural towns. This is not an issue that is just facing one race, it's affecting all races. This progressive idea of marginalizing men as being an unimportant part of the family structure has led to fathers skipping out on their responsibilities. At one time being a teen age mom would have been a scandal, now they make reality shows out of it and pay these girls to keep at it. Parents are not taking the responsibility for their kids and disciplining them when they need it, instead listening to those other so called experts who suggest that disciplining your children will do them more harm then good and then wondering why their kids are doing just about anything they wish and they are making the parents afraid. To make it worse we have Hollywood glorifying all of it.

You want to end all of this? Quit talking and start acting. Teach your children responsibility for their own actions and respect for others. Teach them love and not hate. They are your children if you don't stand up and do it who will? The government isn't going to do it and Holly wood glorifies all that is wrong so it all rests on you and me.

My children don't hate and neither do the children of my friends. We have all taught our children love and respect for others and themselves and we demonstrate that when we all get together. It can happen if you try and,as the elderly gentleman said to me all those years ago, this is what America could be.