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- Yesterday, the extremely conservative morning talk show host on KLIF was (surprisingly) criticising Rick Perry's anti-gay ad from last week when he opened up the phone lines for callers. The first one started out with, "Perry may say stuff like that but we all know he was down there in South Beach watching The Gays dance and paying for it with public funds." Jeff Bolton, the host, spinelessly did not slap the caller down.
- That looks like a bad head on wreck (pic in Update), but I can't take my eyes off the Batman logo.
- This is the first week of Fantasy Football playoffs, and I may fire my entire coaching staff after going 9-3 and then getting beat last night. But, then again, it's "a process" that we have to "learn from and get better."
- Woke up in the middle of the night and couldn't get back to sleep. It was just me and the sound of The Family Cat playing a game of soccer with Christmas Balls.
- The press was all packed and gathered in a courtroom this morning to hear most of the alleged Sandusky victims (the Penn State Scandal) testify in a preliminary hearing. Then he waived the hearing. That is telling: He missed a tremendous opportunity to learn of the evidence against him but he gave up that chance to avoid embarrassment. Does he understand the stakes?
- There should be a sexual assault of a child case firing up in the Wise County District Court this morning. I'll check it out.
- Funny: Tim Tebow Auto Tune Anthem (featuring Skip Bayless.)
- Am I reading this correctly? Bridgeport Middle School and Chico High School students have the option to transfer due to poor performance of the schools as a whole? Someone help me out.
- Lowe's should be ashamed of itself and boycotted for pulling its ads off "All American Muslim" on TLC simply because a bunch of close-minded folks complained. I'll never cease to be amazed how so many people fear anything different than themselves.
- I will not mention that Mrs. LL served shrimp last night that were still frozen.
- I thought I heard on the radio that police in Ponder (do they have police?) were stopping motorist to give out gift cards. This sounds vaguely familiar. And this will happen: Police will discover evidence of a crime after one of those stops and won't be able to use it because the detention was illegal. Edit: It was Proper, not Ponder.
- Message to The Family Cat. If every time you climb on the Christmas Tree you get blasted in the face with a water bottle, that means to stay out of the tree. To quote Antoine Dodson, "You are so dumb."
- Maverick fans: Lamar Odom was a Laker last year and took a swing at Dirk and was thrown out of a playoff game. Now he's a Maverick. Throw in that two key Mavericks will play for other teams (Chandler and Barea), you truly are just cheering for the uniform. Makes no sense to me how you can do that.
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Sandusky's waiver of his prelim hearing is VERY telling. It shows he will not face his victims. Expect a guilty plea in this case after all the dust settles.
Bacon Scale
4 out of 5
She is very cute.
Solution for the problem cat in the Christmas tree: Hang metal ornaments. Connect metal ornaments to a fence charger. Cat is shocked once or twice and you will have a restful night. You may have to put a metal pad on the floor to connect to the ground terminal. You can remove that once the beast is shocked a couple of times.
I'm sure that McDonalds or Kentucky Fried Chicken would not have pulled their ads if it had been a show about the KKK.
"All American Muslim". Oh please. How long do you think a program called "All Amnerican Christian" would stay on the tube, if it even made it at all? Your thinking is truly scary, Barrister.
http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/perfreport/peg_faq.html
Here's your info on the PEG (Public Education Grant) for your question about BMS. (didn't look up Chico). This link tells you what puts a school on the "PEG list". You can then look up (on the TEA website) the report card for any school. Yes, BMS is def. on the PEG List. So glad we moved our kid out of that hell hole years ago!!!!! I just have to say "I told you so!"!!! To parents of BMS students: RUN!!!!!!!!!!
Had the same problem with my cats. Went to pets mart and got a spray called Bitter Apple Spray. Doesn't smell at all and my cats haven't gotten near the tree since.
As a former employee of BMS, I can verify that it is hell on earth. I am pretty sure drugs and alcohol are involved.
Jack Daniels hit the nail squarely on the head.
Shrimpsicles?
Message to the Family Cat Trainer: Some cats refuse to learn or be trained. To paraphrase Antoine Dodson "You are so human."
All indications are that the cat only logs onto your blog so that it can be printed out, and then laid out for use as a litterbox liner. The blog hits are meaningless.
The Family Cat is scoreboarding you at every opportunity. Wave a couple of mortgage statements in its furry little face. That should do the trick
RGIII on Letterman last night - (some) top ten things he was thinking while accepting the Heisman:
~ Thanks to Tim Tebow for putting in a good word to the man upstairs
~ Hello, Indianapolis Colts!
On the wreck pic-PLEASE people STOP wearing pajama pants in public!!!! So nasty and trashy!!
All American Muslim could more accurately be called African American Muslim since the Muslims are trying to emulate the black crowd.
This is me dropping some knowledge on yo azz.
Bar, jury duty this am, Will keEp u posted.
Lowe's should be ashamed of placing that advertising in the first place.
Let's boycot Lowes
I agree. No one leading a team to a 9-3 record deserves to be rewarded in the wake of such mediocrity.
Wait...
Keep us posted, KAT.
A couple of the comments here demonstrate the problem that Lowe's undoubtedly had.
As a company, is it your duty to make sure your consumers aren't a bunch of anachronistic bigots? Even if it really hurts business?
On the other hand, there's an extent to which you just can't win. Some moron of the right or left is going to threaten a boycott regardless of what you do.
Make a decision and stick with it is the best you can do...
'All American Christians' don't get shows on the tube. They get entire channels. There's like 50 on my satellite.
Jack Daniels and 9:42
Are you saying a Christian show would not last long?
TBN has been on the air for over 25 years. How about Kenneth Copeland, Swaggert, the hair guy in Houston...
You think a show called all Americn Christians would not have a following? Since no one has tried to oust the above Christian shows, what makes you think they would oust one about a Christian family?
Barry,
They withdrew from the hearing because it was a given they would lose anyway and the judge would decide to go to trial (the judge kinda acts like a grand jury in this hearing).
No sense in prejudicing the jury pool with a bunch of victim testimony at the hearing that was going to be decided against you anyway.
They were waiting to see if the victims would show up to testify (they did).
"Lowe's should be ashamed of itself and boycotted for pulling its ads off 'All American Muslim' on TLC simply because a bunch of close-minded folks complained. I'll never cease to be amazed how so many people fear anything different than themselves."
I don't know if you're familiar with the concept, Barry, but advertisements are spots designed to make a company money. If your company is getting more negative feedback than positive feedback, then your advertisements arguably are backfiring. Pulling the adverts is a good idea in that case. Because Lowes isn't a political action group; it's a business.
BIG DIFFERENCE! Kenneth Copeland, Swaggert, the hair guy in Houston,(Joel Olsteen) etc. etc. are BUYING TIME for their broadcasts. You think the All American Muslim's bought the air time out of their pockets?
Ditto the above commenters who recognize that Lowe's is a business. They paid for advertising to attract customers, not to make a social statement. Lowe's pulled its advertising because of customer response, not because the show is about Muslims. Lowe's primary moral duty, far above and beyond anything else, is to do the best it can for its stockholders. Lowe's management would need to be "ashamed" if they ignored customer feedback and it hurt business.
About the show, a question to anyone who watches it: I'm pretty sure there are discussions about the intolerance of non-Muslims. Is there ever any discussion about Islamic terrorism, and the damage it's doing to the perception of their religion? If not, then the show is ignoring the biggest issue American Muslims have to deal with, and should be considered nothing more than a pro-Muslim puff piece.
Human remains found in Denton per ST.
What was the name of the man who was accused of killing his ex-wife awhile back? Anyone remember?
9:55, You do realize we are talking Wise County? I bet for you going to Walmart is like fingernails on a chalkboard.
A. Today's R.T. girl is mighty fine.
B. I'm not going to say that Ponder P.D. is made up of guys who couldn't make it as Wise Pct. 1 constables, but I'll agree that the stop and gift card is a Bad Idea.
C. On the other hand, fire folk run their lights and siren all the time to deliver Santa Claus to the front doors of children throughout their districts. What about the cars pulling over for that bit of frivolity? Why do hose-draggers get to have all the fun?
D. That makes me wonder: Who's paying for thos gift cards?
12:48
That is not just a Wise County thing. I see people from all over the state dressed like that. I first saw it in Alabama many years ago and could not believe that people went out in public in their pjs. Lazy trash.
Big Ed
Over and under on the Messkin that caused it, NOT having insurance?
Ah Wordkyle has finally explained why there is an Occupy movement today. A corp. only moral duty is to the bottom line period, the end. I am old enough to remember when many business'made both a nice profit and provided a quality product( usually American) at a fair price. They also took care of their employes,paid a fair wage,provide job security and were not involved in the Enron,Goldman- Sachs and Wells Fargo schemes that cost American taxpayer billions of dollars. But we must take care of the bottom line so cheating ,breaking laws, lying,laying off thousands of American workers and cutting safety corners that result in the death of workers(see the gulf and B.P.) are not moral issues Corps. need to be concerned with. And don't lay that crap about millions of Americans are stock-holders today. Numbers wise that may be true and yes I own stock and mutual funds, but the vast majority and almost all the power resides in a few at the top who control all the voting power and make all these 'moral' decisions.
Why don't some of you oh so very smart and open-minded people go and try produce a show about Christians in Eygpt, or Iran, or Pakistan, or any other muslim controlled country of the world? What? There aren't any people around who will openly claim to be Christian on TV? Oh, they have all been killed by muslims or left under threat of death? All the ragheads should STFU and/or go back to their shitehole countries. Stop trying to cram your bs "religion of peace" down our throats. Stop with your constant whining about how people are mean to you. Just get out or assimilate.
2:44;
I would think that if a corporation were doing things that were illeagle, immoral, hurt workers, cheated workers, etc... then the consumers would stop patronizing them and they would suffer, rightly so. The bottom line is not exclusive of all the other things you mentioned. If a corporation does not maintain a decent reputation, people will stop giving them their money.
Big Ed
yellow dog, you didn't even restate my message correctly. What is your purpose in misstating my position to imply that I condone illegal, unethical or incompetent behavior?
A person chooses a business to entrust with his money, voluntarily placing the fruits of his labor under the control of those who run the company. Yes, he is owed a moral obligation to safeguard his investment and to add to it if possible.
The best way to achieve the mission is to use good business practices. Making a profit is not an immoral act. When those entrusted run the business in a way that loses customers (over-pricing or shoddy service and/or workmanship,) loses good employees (worker abuse,) or outright theft, then they have broken the moral obligation they had to the investor who trusted him, because those practices reduce the long term return on their investment.
I'm backing Lowes 100%
Bubba musta told me ever way there is to serve shrimp, but I don't remember him mentioning that one
Triple Fake Forrest
Mr., Daniels,
The All American Muslim Family is a reality show and they are being paid. The religious shows that I mentioned are buying air time with tax free income and asking for donations and making millions with their tax free investment. That is with the exception of TBN that owns their own network and 200 television stations around the world. I promise Christians on televisions are not an endangered species. Tax free species maybe, but not endangered. I'll bet the Muslims are paying taxes on their income.
The best part is the folks in Bridgeport and Chico are fine with that!!!
Rascals!!!
Big Ed didnt have an Enron 401K
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