1.23.2013

Random Wednesday Morning Thoughts


  • I can't stop sweating this morning. That can't be good. And it will make these thoughts abbreviated.
  • The Collin County Sheriff says he will not enforce any federal gun laws that he believes are unconstitutional. I wonder if he has a copy of the Constitution?
  • You would think Cowboys noseguard Jay Ratliff would be smart enough to not get a DWI but he went so far as to have it involve a wreck on 114.  (Just like Josh Brent.)
  • Stolen from Twitter: "Welcome to the home of the Dallas Cowboys, where safety comes first! ___1___ days without an accident."
  • A lot of movies blow right past me (or go straight to DVD). Case in point: Last night I saw one called Limitless from 2010 starring Brad Cooper and Robert De Niro.
  • Why is everyone dogging Beyonce about lip syncing the National Anthem at the inauguration? Did Whitney Houston do the same at the Super Bowl one year?
  • People gripe about the criminal justice system but over the last couple of decades Wise County has a pretty good reputation. Really. 



74 comments:

DF Charles Alan Wright said...

As a Con Law professor, I always told my class, "If you need a legal interpretation of a Constitutional issue, ask a County Sheriff."

Anonymous said...

Re Ratliff--You recruit from the 'hood and you get 'hood behavior and 'hood mentality (lack of it, that is), so what you expect.

Re Beyonce--Yep, Whitney Houston did the same, and she was criticized for that, as well.

Anonymous said...

Everyone else sang on the spot why shouldn't see anyone can sound good and remember the words lip singing it is just dishonest.

Anonymous said...

RTG: WOW!!! She is HOT!! Too bad about the fakies, but I could get over it! Thanks BG!

Anonymous said...

KCCO: Mind the gap!

Anonymous said...

"People gripe about the criminal justice system but over the last couple of decades Wise County has a pretty good reputation."

Yeah whatever, don't piss down my back and tell me it's raining.

Anonymous said...

When you start acting like a Republican the sweating begins. Next you will begin to lose all feelings towards those less fortunate.

Anonymous said...

Standoff: Yesterday the Messenger wrote that the Sheriffs Office arrested the guy, today pretty boy Standford said they did it. OK. Who really did it. People want to know..

Anonymous said...

Well Sheriff's in Utah feel the same Way..

In the most strident warning over gun control to President Obama yet, the Utah Sheriffs’ Association is pledging to go to war over any administration plan to take guns away, even if it means losing their lives.

Calling the Second Amendment a sacred right of citizens to protect themselves from “tyrannical subjugation,” the association state elected sheriffs said in a new letter, “we are prepared to trade our lives for the preservation of its traditional interpretation.”

Theirs is the first meaningful proof that some in law enforcement and the military are preparing to fight federal forces if the president wins his goal of sweeping gun control.

In a direct warning to Obama, the FBI and other agencies, the sheriffs wrote: “Make no mistake, as the duly-elected sheriffs our our respective counties, we will enforce the rights guaranteed to our citizens by the Constitution. No federal official will be permitted to descend upon our constituents and take from them what the Bill of Rights—in particular Amendment II—has given them.”

Things just got serious. Good on them!!


Anonymous said...

There is something about that chick I like. Can't quite put my finger on it.....

Triple Fake... said...

I watched Limitless a while back. It started out strong, with a good concept for the plot. Then it just kind of limped to the ending. The script could have used some of that drug they were using in the movie

Lip syncing - even if it's the national anthem - isn't a crime. It would be questionable if she were using somebody else's voice, but it's obviously her on the tape.
There are really only two cases where you can complain about her (or anybody) not singing live:
If you were paying to hear her sing in a concert,
or if she was singing in some sort of competition

I would wager that the majority of folks griping about the criminal justice system are tangled up in it. Wait...wagering is okay if there's no money involved, right?

Anonymous said...

"A lot of movies blow right past me"

You're a Democrat, Green. A lot of stuff blows right past you.

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Anonymous said...

I'm with you on the lip sync controversy. Why does it matter?

Anonymous said...

Beyonce could join Milli Vanilli for a concert tour.

Anonymous said...

The sheriff is not involved in federal gun law enforcement. The same people who would have him enforce federal gun laws would cry foul if he started doing federal immigartion enforcement. He runs a jail and little else. Carry on..

Anonymous said...

RTG!! Great start to the day, BG. Thanks.

Anonymous said...

Few people actually know what the Constitution says, including the current House of Rep who have attached a rider to their debt limit re their pay that directly conflicts with the Con.

But when you are grandstanding....


All you 2nd A absolutist might want to read the opinions of Scalia and Co attached to the Heller case.

But then again when you are grandstanding......

Anonymous said...

How many troops, black helicopters, swat teams, first responders, hospital beds, jail cells would it take when the govt "comes to take our guns?"


Reality is a bitch sometimes.

Anonymous said...

Whew! If it wasn't for the Mobile Command Center, there's no telling what could've happened.

I'm surprised the High Sheriff didn't have his makeup, lighting, photo crew, and film crew with him. What a missed opportunity...

Anonymous said...

Mr. Green - Do you take RTG picture requests? If so, I'd really like to see a picture of a girl in a bikini grooming a horse.

Thanks.

Brad "King" Hill

Anonymous said...

What the hell is
this "Constitution" thing I've been hearing about...?

Anonymous said...

@8:51
I am very conservative. I am very fortunate, blessed, in fact. I care very much about those less fortunate than myself, and show it by giving to help them. Paying taxes bears no resemblance to giving. I think it is morally wrong for socialist voters/politicians to place those who are willing to produce into the bondage of serfdom to those who are unwilling to support themselves and their spawn.
Very simple. It is a pathetic solution to the problem of poverty. It is the wrong thing to do.
I don't know what to do with all their kids. By legalizing abortion, society is murdering for convenience. Convenience for them and for us.
Jesus weeps.
I do not believe he weeps because we don't forcibly take more from the rich to give more to the poor, however.

John Holmes' Ghost said...

Beyonce can fake it with me anytime!

Anonymous said...

Regarding lip syncing could it be that a lot of performers can't sing worth a damn without electronic manipulation.

Anonymous said...

For Michelle Obama to dislike whites so much, she certainly seems to be attempting to look white? Shades of Michael Jackson...

Anonymous said...

Boooooorrrrrrriiiiinnnnggggg today Barry!

Anonymous said...

I don't even need to own a gun anymore, thanks to the karate class I took at the YMCA.

Anonymous said...

I loved that shot of Bill Clinton checking out Kelly Clarkson's backside. That was classic Slick Willie!!

Anonymous said...

Where is Bacon? I can't start my day off until I see Bacon

Anonymous said...

8:51 I see you drank the Koolaid.

HarveyLee said...

Excessive sweating and pain in the jaw could be symptoms of a heart attack involving the LAD ( Left Anterior Descending coronary artery) aka the " Widow Maker."

Anonymous said...

Hope you stopped sweating BG and are okay!

Anonymous said...

I would have my thyroid condition checked and the gallbladder.

Anonymous said...

10:17 AM

Geez, It's gotta be hard for you to talk around that silver spoon that's stuffed in your mouth.

You're the guy in the bar that is always loudest, done it all before (and better), brags about possesions, etc. in your Ed Farty or Assliction t-shirts(size extra medium).

pimp-hand face-slap.

Bacon said...

Bacon Scale

I am running late

2 out of 5
I am not feeling her at all.
Not good BG.

Anonymous said...

It sounds like you are goin g through MANopause.

Anonymous said...

You have to have a Heart first, stop your cying Hair Pie

Anonymous said...

Sweating:

It's called Conscience. It's a common ailment amongst lawyer types like yourself.

Anonymous said...

We've been fortunate to have a good Sheriff. No department is perfect but its a far cry from the days of Leroy Burch. The only reason he took out meth labs was to eliminate the competition. David Walker really tries to run a stand up operation.

Anonymous said...

If Obama and the libs are so concerned about gun violence then why don't they start with cleaning up Chicago? That should take them a few years. Here's a suggestion for them to speed up the process in Chicago too. Hand out chastity belts, free of charge, in the inner city area and give classes on male responsibilities as fathers. If they could reduce the number of children with no father in the picture, they'd reduce the number of kids joining gangs and killing each other.

Anonymous said...

Point-11:08 AM

SpanishWarDonkey said...

Wow 11:08, where to begin.

10:17 made quite a few points that were well thought out positions and opined them quite nicely. I agreed with many of them. Your problem with him/her isn't the point(s) he/she made, but more in the fact that you have what is equivalent to an 8th or 9th grade education and cannot communicate your ideas any better than a monkey banging on a trash can lid with a stick. Did your mother never tell you if you can't say anything nice, don't say anything at all?

Anonymous said...

Check your sugar level today. That often causes sweating when its not right.

Anonymous said...

Why worry about Beyonce? Come on. Don't we all fake it a little now and then?

Anonymous said...

"I am very fortunate, blessed, in fact"

Then how in the hell can you relate to poor people?

Anonymous said...

11:31 Roe v. Wade did exactly that.
Watch Freakonomics,they prove Roe v. Wade 20 years prior is responsible for 50% of the decrease in crime in the USA.

When unwanted babies don't get born, they don't become unwanted children and don't grow up to be undesireables.

Anonymous said...

Sweating, man I hope you didnt strain your vagina

Anonymous said...

1:08
By that logic, no one can relate to anything they have not experienced...Is that your point?

I am pleased when people have the sense to KNOW that they are "blessed." They are more likely to have empathy for others.

Anonymous said...

11:31 - how do you suppose we make all those wonderful things you suggested happen? It takes a lot of time and a lot of money to change a society. These people in Chicago are a product of a lot of problems in this country that didn't happen overnight. Decades of pitiful educational opportunities has taken it's toll on the African-American community all across this country and Chicago is a microcosm of the problem as a whole. It will take a lot of time on the part of government agencies to make sure the Chicago school system is on track to provide the best educators and educational experience for those who have been systematically denied this education. You can't take care of this problem without funding these programs. We have swept this problem under the rug as a nation long enough!

Anonymous said...

1:29 Your justification is so profound and full of holes. You can't prove something like that when you never gave those children a chance to live.

I would guess you were unwanted and now you are bitter you didn't get aborted.

Anonymous said...

http://video.today.msnbc.msn.com/today/50208495#50208495

Story said the Assault rifle was left in the car and was not used like had been stated before. But does not change the fact the a crazy guy killed a bunch of kids...But Obama will still try to Ban them

Anonymous said...

That unborn child is attached to it's mothers womb. Attached. If you said you didn't want your hand and were going to cut it off, I would call you crazy, just as I would if you were wanting to remove that living flesh(child) from inside the womb.

Triple Fake... said...

El Burro de Guerra Espana - agree!
Commenter @ 11:08 latched onto the pant leg of the original comment like a chihuahua and thrashed around without ever biting into any flesh.

Commenter @ 1:08 -
Being fortunate or blessed doesn't mean you're rich. In fact, you could have started out as very poor and managed to find yourself fortunate and/or blessed. Therefore, you would have no trouble relating to the needy.

Anonymous said...

1:47

Are you saying?

1. It's not their fault.
2. Throw money at it.
3. The goverment is the answer.

God help us!

Anonymous said...

12:32 PM

Your ol lady LOOOVES my 8th grade edumacation.

Anonymous said...

1:29 PM


It's nice to see that someone else lives in the real world. Thank you.

Anonymous said...

I for one don't have an problem with scraping out a future welfare recipient.

Hank the Saint (Bernard) said...

I am willing to personally support any unfortunate person with 20% of my salary. That person should come to me and prove that he is indeed poor. Definition of said condition being:

1) Does not smoke
2) Does not drink
3) Does not own a TV,
4) Does not have a cellphone
5) Is not overweight
6) Does not do drugs
7) Is making a good faith attempt at working at some productive enterprise
8) Is making a good faith attempt to plant and maintain a garden
9) Is an active member of a church, of any denomination

Anonymous said...

2:26 PM

That would be a 6'2" 230lb Marine, sissy-britches. Now go make me a sammich...

Anonymous said...

This Co. is nothing but a septic tank for breeding racist, mouth breathing, knuckle dragging, future oil changer at kwikee lube, white trash. Move to an actual city and it will spit you out on the floor, like how you do with your tuhbaccie at home.you all talk a big game, but you could bet your sweet ass none of you would say that to the face of a black man. Straight up cowards.

Anonymous said...

I sound like I have an 8th grade education because I'm in the 8th grade, dipshit.

Anonymous said...

Triple Fake & War Donkey...

My generation will just sweep you into a dark dusty corner and let you rot. We don't give a fat rats ass about you now, and we damned sure won't when you get old and feeble. You will be of no use for us.

Sleep well knowing that. Nightie nightie!

Anonymous said...

Its offical.
Bacon you are GAY.
A 2? your freaking crazy.

Anonymous said...

I bet I could make sweet love to her all day and if I found I couldn't we could try again tomorrow.

Anonymous said...

10:17 here. I was blessed to have been born in America, and into my family. With good parenting overall, opportunity to work and earn in USA, was taught by example to save a portion and give a portion, including civic involvement. Paid for my first pick-up hauling hay. Govt.-sponsored loans made it easy to go to school and work part time. Paid back the loans over about a 7-8 yrs. period after school. Started my own business at age 26, therefore have paid double Soc Security ever since, and am approaching retirement now. I have worked hard and have done well, have made more than some, less than others. Few would describe my lifestyle as opulent. The only silver spoons around here are from my grandparents' wedding gifts they received in about 1915. I have been blessed in many ways other than income. I find most people that have a lot more stuff than they really need to be boresome. I find most people that are bitter that some have more stuff than they do to be annoying, and I don't spend much time hanging with those in either category. The reason we have poverty in America is not because their welfare checks are not big enough, and increasing welfare doesn't fix it. Poverty persists, and we in this country are making no effective effort to relieve it. Socialists relieve their guilt complexes by supporting wealth redistribution. Elected politicians at the federal level, and maybe the state, from both parties, are protecting the same people, and the working folks get shafted every time. I cannot understand how a working person could possibly vote for a Democrat, nor why we continue to let the Republicans break one off in us. Mind boggling.

SpanishWarDonkey said...

2:49, I don't have an "ol lady" as you so eloquently put it. Maybe if your parents had more sense than teeth, which I'm sure wasn't many, you'd know better than to address women in such a manner.

3:12, I'm sure there's an 8th grader reading this blog, of all things. Aren't most of y'all worried about Justin Beiber and stuff like that? At any rate, I'm thrilled to see a complete and cohesive sentence!

Yeah 3:24, I'm 25 and am certain I've already contributed to society more than you or any of your inbred offspring ever will. Sounds like somebody got a widdle angwy. I'm making a sad face right now, just for you.

Sounds like the young'uns are a little fiery today, don't it TF? Where have I been? I had no idea the Internet had made it to the trailer parks yet.

Anonymous said...

Who cares: A fake singer for a fake leader. Sounds like a match made in hell to me. Sheesh!

Anonymous said...

3:11 what is a real black man? most niggers now a days be half white like Obammy be.

DF A Real White Country man

Anonymous said...

10:17 again. Just btw, I feel no ill will against anyone who was in a situation where they felt that abortion was their best option. And I'm thankful I was never at that spot. We shouldn't do it. I do not favor my tax dollars funding the practice. Obviously I'm in the minority in holding this view. I'm in the minority on a lot of issues, including most of the ones I expressed at 10:17.

@4:42 A real black man has character and lives his life according to high ideals. And doesn't allow people like you to bring him down. "Real man", of whatever ethnic makeup or population area, are two words that don't belong in a description of you.

The Donald said...

The Collin County Sheriff says he will not enforce any federal gun laws that he believes are unconstitutional. I wonder if he has a copy of the Constitution?

After your brilliant closing, a jury finds your client not guilty, despite overwhelming evidence showing he violated the law, and a directive from the judge to only act as fact finders. Jury nullification, I believe it's called.

A Sheriff pledges not to enforce laws he believe violate the Constitution he has sworn to uphold.

Discuss amongst yourselves. Compare and contrast, if you wish.

Triple Fake... said...

Commenter @3:02 #2 -
Oh yeah? Well...I've got a black belt in sarcasm. All those years of training are finally worth it!
Now, after I get your sammitch made - do I press send or enter, or what?

@3:24 - you're funny, but in a sad kind of way. Guess what? I'm already old and closing in on feeble, so jump down off your high chair and get out your broom, pal!
I bet you think you're gonna stay young forever, right? And your fiery ideological crap will still be relevant?

Anonymous said...

3:11 And that's the way we like it. If you don't like it take your pantywaist self to your city of choice and watch out for the jigs who act like animals.

Anonymous said...

Beyoncy straight up ghetto trash along with Jay z. Ghetto Trash

Anonymous said...

She's a Nigger and Niggers are crooked for the most part and she proved it once again.