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- I dreamed I killed the Family Cat (in the most violent of ways) and this morning, for the first time, he didn't come running when I came down the stairs. He finally appeared about twenty minutes later much to my relief.
- Had dog/cat/wife chaos yesterday morning. I'm still not sure exactly what happened, but I've never heard so much barking, screeching, running, yelling and crashing in all my life. I was scared to look down there.
- Tarrant County has a guy that has been on death row for over 20 years. You really don't see that much any more.
- Rick Perry was on Fox & Friends this morning pimping his new book. Get that man off my TV! Edit: He was on The Today Show, too.
- This girl soooo got kicked out of Cowboys Stadium.
- I get amused by people who have no idea how they are uniformly perceived by others.
- Guy dresses as Breathalyzer for Halloween and then gets busted for DWI.
- The new Speaker of the House was saying yesterday that his first priority is to "repeal Obamacare." Uh, you might want to check with the Democratic controlled Senate and that veto powered President first. More pandering.
- More than 20 tons of pot was seized and an underground tunnel discovered near San Diego. That's not a big deal. A guy on WBAP this morning actually said, "Once we beat that drug issue, we won't have problems like that."
- Finally tally for straight ticket voting in Wise County: 57%. I. Am. Speechless.
- My job is 100% the product of big government. But with the exception of the rare court appointment, it never pays me anything. Considering all of the products and services it buys, I bet it's responsible for a mind boggling number of private sector jobs.
- One of the most screwed up bureaucracies is DPS' driver's license division. Just try calling Austin to get a straight answer.
- I listen to podcasts when I jog and rarely listen to music.
- Funny reference about Jerry Jones being the saddest person that the Rangers lost: "Now the DFW crowd looks over its shoulder at the Cowboys as they pick up their pitchforks and torches."
72 comments:
Perry pimping his book?......he is so in love with himself.
Why are you speechless. Wouldn't you guess there is a corelation between straight party voting and IQ? Haven't you lived/worked in Wise Co long enough to have sensed
the drift?
Humbled, really? Not a chance...humility is not part of that man's character.
Dude I like free podcasts, too. Favorites include the Economist, Freakonomics Radio, Stuff You Should Know, Stuff Your Mom Never Told You, The Dave Ramsey Show, The Moth, and This American Life. Highly recommended to anyone who gets sick of the music on their ipod.
Regarding the guy on death row, I didn't know you had to have a minimum level of sanity to be executed. I knew you had to be mentally capable of standing trial.
Almost 60% Straight Party Ticket voters in Wise County prove we are the biggest idiots in North Texas. Ever wonder why we are the home of Meth Shacks, Trailers and Injection wells. Where else do they elect a Justice of the Peace with no/none/zip law enforcement experience ???
Only in Wise County (Insert nervous and embarrassed laugh)
This was my first time ever to vote a straight ticket. The reasons: The outright support and total loyality of my liberal friends to Obama's positions that went against the wishes of the American people, i.e. the forcing of minority rule on the majority. I now have a different view of liberals.
They need to stop the straight ticket option. Sure, I may vote 90% Republican, but at least I have the chance to think about each option.
There are too many people who are in office simply because they have either a D or an R after their name on the ballot.
I really think that Obamacare is going to have some serious trouble here. There are Democrats who have seen what happened to those who wholeheartedly supported Obamacare, despite what their constituents wanted and they're going to have to choose between keeping their jobs and sticking with the President or doing what half the country wants them to do. (And before you say that half the country doesn't want health care repealed, the number is actually twenty-eight percent like it the way that it is and twenty-two percent think it needs some changing, which then brings the total up to seventy-two percent want it either repealed or fixed.)
Straight ticket voting is one thing:
LAZY
Okay Boehner...you've been in office 24 hours...WHERE ARE THE JOBS???
I would be surprised if the percentage of voters voting straight ticket has changed much over the years. It wasn't that long ago that they mostly voted D instead of R, but I wonder if the percentage has changed. I wonder if you notice the statistic more now because it is majority R instead of D. I also don't think this phenomenon is limiited to Wise Co. For example, I'll bet it's higher percentage in Dallas Co.
i lived in haskell county for 6 years....rick and his wife are both from there......100-1 he didnt carry that county...people that know the perrys dont like them...his wife on the other hand comes from a good family, her dad was the local dr there for years
So you dont think the Dem controlled Senate will take a lesson from what happened? There are many democrat voters in this country who want Obamascare repealed also.
8:53
I can't stop laughing! Your amnesia has kicked in again...don't forget it was the majority who elected Obama as our President!
You vote an all republican ticket to get back at your liberal friends? That's the way to make important decisions!
Still laughing!!!!!
What is the latest update on Doctor's Hospital in Bridgeport?
Will the City need to make another payment soon to cover the loan?
Why doesn't the Messenger provide any updates on this deal?
Pimping is a good word to use when speaking about Rick Perry. Just like he has pimped out this entire state to the highest bidder. He would probably sell off his mother if he could make a few dollars off of it.
I hate straight party voting; however, I did not vote for a Democrat for the very first time in a general election. I refused to vote for any of the local Republicans either. Rick Perry needs to go in the next Republican primary because he almost pushed through the NAFA highway.
We have to put country first before party politics and start holding the local elected officials accountable first. Too many are taking advantage of not being opposed in November.
North Texas Hospital is needed in Wise County. I recently went to the ER there and had to be treated in the hallway due to all the rooms being occupied. My stay in the hospital was 100% better than at Wise Regional.
So let me get this straight, if I were to run down the ballot and vote for all Rs and 1 D, I would NOT be an idiot. Yeah, that makes a lot o' sense. I would argue that voting for just 1 D, makes you a capital J Jackass. A Dem is a Dem is a Dem......I know Dennis Hudson and I have nothing bad to say about him except that he affiliates himself with the wrong party.
The secret Police
9:25 ???????????????
Surely you mean just the rooms in the emergency room area were full. It is a fact that the hospital has never had all the rooms full of patients. Maybe they were being used for storage.
9:28 -
Why are you even voting along party lines? Shouldn't you be voting for the person BEST QUALIFIED to hold the position? Who cares what letter is after their name on the ballot?
What's that on her head? A wig.
What's that on her head? A wig.
WHIUG, WHIUG, WHIUG
DF B-52s
North Texas Community Hospital is doing just fine. The city has never made a note payment to the bondholders on behalf of the hospital. They merely had to pay the interest on the loan guarantee they made on behalf of the hospital. Maybe the WCM is'nt reporting on this topice because there's nothing newsworthy about it?
-What's the big deal about the straight ticket vote? Most Republicans are going to vote Republican. Most Democrats will vote Democrat. Why not check that little box in the first section of the ballot to save time. I personally WOULD NEVER vote for any Democrat or Liberal not even if they were my best friend. I don’t have the same mindset as they do.
-That girl and guy making out at the Cowboy game definitely deserved the "GET A ROOM" shout out. Somebody seems to have had a little too much drinky poo. BLAHHHHH!!! I'm so not into public making out. How embarrassing!
-Funny. I heard this morning the new and improved Speaker of the House's first priority is the Bush Tax Cuts. Keep up Barry.
The girl doing the lapdance at JerryWorld was a heckuva lot more entertaining than the game!
How much were or are interest payments on a loan like the Hospital loan?
On home loans most of the payments are interest band not principle. Does that work the same way?
I think having a hospital in Bridgeport is worth whatever it costs.
Great point by The Secret Police.
King Obamy doesn't have a CLUE what humility is! And walks so pimp-like after making fun of Bush. OH MY!
I was at the Cowboy game too. Many in our section were entertained in the 4th quarter by a bird running up and down the sidelines. The bird was in sync with the plays a few times. It was more fun than watching another interception.
Speaking of getting off my tv, how does a person mute Obama? So tired of his childish blame. Man 'up, and take responsibility, listen to America, or get out!
Why is it that 99.8% of liberals assume that republicans/conservatives are ignorant because of how they vote? If you are all so much smarter than the MAJORITY of the country then why do liberals have such a problem outsmarting the "ignorant" conservatives. I'm a college student, still very young, but honestly feel that I'm smarter and more well informed than most of the people that comment on this blog. By attacking the intelligence of someone shows nothing more than that you are immature and are throwing a fit because you didn't get your way. I personally feel that most liberals are narcissistic douchebags but that doesn't mean it's true, it's only an opinion. Stop thinking that the electorate needs to be "saved" from their own ignorance and act like a grown up. . . And btw, I didn't vote straight party this time and have not yet in the 3 elections I've been eligible to vote in.
-RM
Food for thought - Say the local Democrat Smith running for State Representative is Conservative, ethical, honest, etc. -- all the attributes I look for in a candidate. He gets my vote.
Democrat Smith wins and goes to Austin. His win gives Democrats control of the state legislature. The Democrat leaders are uberLiberal. They set a Liberal agenda which Rep. Smith has to go along with, or be punished by his own party leaders. Liberal policies are passed, including a redistricting that favors Democrats. With that redistricting, Democrats win more seats and take control of the U.S. House. The national Democrat party is completely Liberal and seemingly bent on the destruction of the country, and I helped them. Because I voted for the Democrat.
"For want of a nail, the kingdom was lost." Sometimes you have to vote for the party, not the man.
Great Pic Today...
@ 9:43
I do understand what you mean by best qualified, but, being an American citizen, and of certain age( I don't recall the exact age, it could be looked up fairly easily) qualifies one to hold public office. Dems and Repubs typically hold two completely different ideologies.The way I see it, and the way Liberals and Dems govern, not campaign, they are America's enemy, they are infested with Communists, Leftists, Socialists, etc. Conservatives home is the Republican Party even though it doesn't always look that way when they start spending too much, but they don't trample on our freedoms and liberties and pursuits of happiness like the Dems do. Look at Obama for example, the man HATES this country with a passion only matched by our sworn enemies. We as a nation should never compromise with our enemies, they are to be defeated at all costs. Otherwise, they will defeat us, and they will stop at nothing to pursue those ends. Sorry for the rant, but that's just the way I see it.
The Secret Police
Obama has a true gift for being able to pander to the crowd and say he will do one thing and doing the exact opposite when it comes time for him to live up to his word. Obama's claims of being willing to work with Republicans is nothing more than further evidence of his duplicity.
Promises Obama Has Made.
Enforce pay-as-you-go (PAYGO) budget rules....$3 Trillion added to debt in 2 years
Introduce a comprehensive immigration bill in the first year...Decided to hold off and use it as a mid-term election issue.
Provide an annual report on "state of our energy future...What difference would it make. The WORLD will remain dependent on fossil fuels for the next 50-100 years. Where do think the electricity comes from when you recharge an electric car?
Re-establish the National Aeronautics and Space Council...Instead, basically has killed NASA
End income tax for seniors making less than $50,000...Thankfully, never happened. The US does not need anymore income tax disparity to punish successful people and reward less successful.
Allow five days of public comment before signing bills...Congress and Obama no longer bother to read legislation prior to signing much less allow the public 5 days to read and comment.
Tougher rules against revolving door for lobbyists and former officials...Obama and Biden have hired dozens to serve within their administration.
Allow bankruptcy judges to modify terms of a home mortgage...This would have made mortgage contracts not worth the paper upon which they were written.
Give annual "State of the World" address...This was just dopey. Who REALLY wants to listen to another Obama speech?
The list goes on and on and on. If you want to see more of the things Obama has said he would do click this link.
Thanks 10:05
The Secret Police
From the update. Minor delays, yea right. Who ever wrote that does not live anywhere near Rhome..
PLAN FOR RACE TRAFFIC – The fall NASCAR race at Texas Motor Speedway is this weekend, and people traveling on Texas 114, Interstate 35 and Texas 156 could see minor delays today through Sunday.
If you research every single race on a ballot and have some level of familiarity with each candidate and choose to vote for one party's candidates in all of those races, then straight ticket voting is a-ok. If you blindly vote straight ticket without any investigation, you are a moron. How do you know you haven't cast a vote for a child molester or someone running on a platform that turns power over to all of the dogs and cats of the world? Did I vote for all Republicans? Yes. But if I didn't know at least a little something about the candidates and their stands on important issues, I skipped over that race on the ballot.
OK,girl is cute and pot should be legal!!!!
I get a Willy when Mzchief bitch slaps us with hard facts.
Wordkyle, your first sentence says it all.
I have only known one person in my life who was an informed voter. Some on this blog knew this great man who has now passed on to his reward. His name was Edgar W. Cowling of Bridgeport and he was a staunch Republican, but Mr. Cowling would have voted for a Democrat if in his opinion that candidate was the best qualified. He took the time to do the research and find out.
How many of us are well informed when we vote? I certainly am not and I'm not proud of that.
And that's probably the reason this country is so screwed up......or at least part of the reason.
Aw, 8:53 your remark "i.e. the forcing of minority rule on the majority. I now have a different view of liberals." shows how shallow your thinking is. Did you forget that Perry passed a rule requiring young teenage girls to be vacinated against their wish and that f their parents. Your short memory and lack of understanding of the events around you. How sad!!
You can thank Washington for the straight party ticket vote. Each party has done such a good job at stereotyping the other, it makes it hard for some people to break that mindset when it comes election time. I can easily see why someone who was white and religous, for instance, would just vote Republican;the peer pressure within that group is a powerful dynamic, same could be said for typically Liberal groups such as minorities, homosexuals.
I have voted countless times for candidates from the party whose core values I do not necessarily agree with just because I thought they had a stronger candidate. I think what we tend to forget is that it is not healthy for one party to always get their way and career politicians need to be seen the door more often than not!
11:14
I find much humor in your comment.
I just wish mz could keep it to a minimum. Not that I ever read past line 3 of hers, anyway.
Take a lesson from The Secret Police. (Short and accurate posts)
I get a Willy every time I even THINK about Mzchief. Her sound advice is just a bonus :)
I appreciate that Bridgeport is backing the Hosipital regardless of the cost. If I lived there I would not complain.
I enjoy that it is there for me
I think the city pays about a million a year in interest
Your job is 100% the product of big government is one of the main reasons I am against big government.
9:25 I have friends who work at N. Tx Hospital and it has NEVER been full. They said it looks like a ghost town the majority of the time. You must've been smokin' some heavy-duty crack to compare it to WRHS, which is growing by leaps and bounds.
9:50 You've been drinking the kool-aid. That hospital is so in the hole they can't see day-light and the folks of B'port are too stubborn to admit it.
10:00 It's that B'port mentality that keeps you folks over there in debt and the reason you have to keep laying off city workers! What an idiot.
The hospital in B'port is basically staffed by agency staff, meaning few of the qualified nurses in this county would consider working there. That should tell the people something about the care given there. My fellow nurses who have left that hole say they never knew whether their paychecks would bounce or not and that there were seldom any patients to take care of, often NONE. And these folks worked there...they're now the biggest critics, so you might want to consider that before putting your life in their hands.
Jerry paid the girl and the bird to distract fans.
12:50 That might be a slight exageration since the city's note itself is only $3 million.
That straight ticket voting % is low. Looks like lots of people thought through their decisions and only 57% of them decided that the one sided ticket choices were best.
I wonder what that percentage is in South Oak Cliff, South Side Chicago or south Bronx in New York?
Speaking of Kool-Aid, what every happened to Pink Swimmingo?
9:25 had nurses who actually responded when needed at North Texas; unlike when at Wise Regional. Nurses in ER worked at other leading hospitals and were very qualified. There was NO waiting time or time lost at registration; unlike at Wise Regional. Patients don't care if the hospital is growing; patients need care and that includes someone to help you to the bathroom after surgery!
2:54. There was no waiting time because they have so few patients and they had nothing else to do...go figure. And the majority of the non-agency nurses who work at B'port went there FROM Wise Regional because they were the problems, not the best and highest quality. The best nurses are still at WRHS. You have absolutely NO idea what you're talking about, and I have worked with these nurses for years in this county. I know what I'm talking about. Just because someone answers your light and treats you nicely doesn't mean diddly about their ability. If it were me lying in that bed or my loved ones, I'd rather have the higher-quality, more well-trained nurse, not the one with nothing better to do or who can't keep a job at a bigger and better facility, or one who lives elsewhere and works agency. By and large, agency nurses are those who can't keep a job anywhere. I've been an RN for over 30 years, and I'm telling you the truth.
The hospital is financially strong and a great place to work!
Here we go again taling about something you know nothing about. Bridgeport does not pay a million a year on the interest of the hospital note.It is closer to 150,000 a year. The hospital had nothing to do with the lay offs,it is called over staffed or too much fat at the top.The times I stayed at the hospital i received more than great care, my nurses were from Harris Wichita Falls Bowie Denton. The last time I wasat Wise Regional I was dismissed at 10'oclock am at 2'30 pm I finally took out my iv myself and went home
not even a call to see where I was at. Both places are great and as a county we are fortunate to have the choice.
hey 2:54 how do we not know that you are not one of those sorry nurses? I would think if you were a true professional you would keep your mouth shut out of respect for your profession.
Yes, I am highly amused at how many people think you are a sleazy pos.
I get amused by people who have no idea how they are uniformly perceived by others.
People aren't as delusional as you seem to think they are. I know how poorly others perceive me and I do not care.
Secret police: right on, bro!
WodKyle and MZ--love ya always..!
I predict that you will be
D I V O R C E D in a year!
Yep
To the jingoists who say we go to war to whup 'em and take nothing less - what about Korea? It's still in a cease-fire situation, not a "win." What about Viet Nam? There's no claim of American victory there - and now they have become a key trading partner and staunch bulwark against any Chinese adventurism in SE Asia. You might say we "won" the first Iraq war but it led to the unnecessary 2nd war in Iraq that has continuing instability and chaos there. And Afghanistan is not looking like a "win" either. Check your history.
How many times has Obama said (I take responsibility)since he has been king?This time at least he knew the poblem.The dems were like leemings the last two years.So many followed him off a cliff this past two years one would doubt their sanity.
928 - The logic for your out-of-the-blue comment is a little suspect. If we're checking history, over the last sixty years two of America's greatest allies have been Japan and Germany, countries that we "whupped." I don't think you really made a good case for not achieving victory in Afghanistan.
The city of Bridgeport has a big problem on their hands in Febuary when that note becomes due. It is in the 2 million dollar range and the city has no means to pay it. They have been preparing for this for a long time by making cuts and doing away with different departments and programs. Yes you can call it fat but it was also in preparation for what is coming. In February you will see a city be officially bankrupt.. Yes 9:50 I think there is a whole lot of news worthiness.. You will not find many on council or from past administrations that will tell you that hospital was good idea at the time when they decided to do it. Why do you think soo many of the original ownership is no longer there?
69 comments???? OK.....Who's playing what position? HAHAHAHAHA
Poor wordy, he has to back 64 years to find someone we defeated militarily (outside of Yugoslavia which was a internal disintegration) - and oh yes, Reagan's big ass whuppin' in Grenada. Diplomacy and economics trumps posturing and military power in today's world - without using nukes.
920 - "Poor" me? I'm not sure that an ability to consider history, and to point out the value of total military victory -- as opposed to your vague idea that victory is not desirable -- somehow impoverishes me. If anything, my reasoning shows how a tepid commitment to victory works against American interests.
I'm not really advocating anything -- I'm just encouraging you to make your point better.
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