Ronda's Web Log

A site for the rest....

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 15:04:02 GMT

WORTH A LOOK

There is the Huffington Post , the Daily Kos, the New York Times ... I just discovered a site that has a little fun from another perspective! (Except that it documents the outrageous statements it makes)

http://obamawtf.blogspot.com/

Lipstick on a Pig

Wed, 10 Sep 2008 03:10:09 GMT

The hoopla today is whether Obama was calling Governor Palin a pig. Mike Huckabee, Republican Arkansas Governor gives him a ride under the assumption that "You can put lipstick on a pig" is a common term. I find it interesting that it is a term Obama has not previously used in any public speeches and uses it only a day after Sarah Palin's statement regarding the difference between a hockey mom and a Pit Bull (lipstick). I have watched the tape of Obama and he tends to stutter if he is speaking impromptu.... he didn't stutter when he made this statement. So you can make your assumption - I have made mine.

Where's the Change?

Wed, 10 Sep 2008 02:04:04 GMT

Change!

It seems that 'Change' is what Obama based his platform on this political season and I must tell you - I was all ears - then he started elaborating and there was no content behind his statement, does he think we are all stupid? The main thing I have taken away from his rhetoric is that he is going to tax the big guys, corporations and the wealthier sect of our country and give a break to the little guys including the people who don't work and the people who arn't citizens and everyone else. Well I suspect the middle class is going to get screwed once again with this plan but either way - where is the change? Cut taxes, raise taxes .... this has been the party platform of somebody since I have been voting for the last 20 years. I still fondly remember Reagan and have been hopeful of another candidacy that could compare for years, but Obama, my friends, has nothing new to offer.

The Republicans have suprised me this year and given me hope that their big spending ways ARE going to change with the nomination of John McCain. McCain's record in going up against congress is long and filled with little battles on the senate floor that make me believe he has never been the favorite son of any party and this is the kind of change that I am looking for. Can you imagine in insider that doesn't tote the party baggage? I could not foresee a better candidate to really instigate some change in Washington. His 'August Suprise' with the selection of Sarah Palin further cemented the fact that he has no intenion of letting anyone run his candidacy but is going to do things his own way and I can not envision a better leader for our country. I believe McCain is in a unique position to know how the machine works. I think his age is a huge plus, remember Reagan, another old guy that knew what he was doing. McCain has already made all the friends he needs to make and he is one of the strongest patriots I believe we have ever elected to office. I personally believe he may go down as one of the top 10 best Presidents our country has ever known.

The choice of Sarah Palin was wise beyond McCains years! He picked someone not unlike me; someone truly representative of the people of this country. When is the last time we had a VP that was so representative of the people? A governor with 60%, 70%, 80% approval ratings? WOW! And talk about progressive - who would have ever thought it would be the Republicans who stepped up and nominated a woman in this campaign? I believe Obama's decision to snub Hillary will be his downfall. I wouldn't have voted for him anyways but I do believe the race would have been different if his arrogance had not got in his way.

I am still listening in case Obama figures out what 'change' means but I suspect we are going to hear the 'same old thing'.

Celebratory Meal or Comfort Food

Wed, 03 Nov 2004 18:01:15 GMT

The election is over! It was exciting, the debate was inspiring and I had a lot of fun helping to usher President Bush back into office for another 4 years. I sincerely hope that he does the job we expect of him. I would never expect that he could make everyone happy but hopefully he will keep the majority of the country proud and hopefully pull some of Kerrys' supporters into his confidence.

My daughter came home from college to vote and we had a great evening watching the election returns together before she had to go back. Since the temperature in Dallas dropped 20 degrees just in time for the election we planned a succulent, but easy meal. If you have ever had La Madeleine's Tomato-Basil soup you know that it is a decadent soup. This is a knock-off recipe from www.recipezaar.com that I think you will find quick and easy. We had garlicky french bread and a caesar salad to accompany.

La Madeleine's Tomato-Basil Soup

Ingredients
4 cups of Fresh Tomatoes, cored/peeled/chopped
OR you may use 4 cups of canned whole tomatoes crushed
4 cups of Tomato Juice or 3 cups of tomato juice and a can of chicken sotck
12-14 Fresh Basil Leaves
1 Cup of Heavy Cream (commonly called whipping cream)
1/4 lb of Sweet Unsalted Butter
Salt
Cracked Black Pepper

Instructions
Combine the tomatoes, juice/and or stock in heavy saucepan
Simmer 30 minutes
Puree, along with the basil leaves in a blender or food processor
Return to saucepan and add butter and cream while stirring over low heat
Garnish with Basil Leaves

This soup will make you feel good about any Presidential election... if the election is not going your way then have a second serving!

Political Humor

Fri, 29 Oct 2004 10:28:47 GMT

This campaign has once again brought out the creative element in our community. I can't possibly list all of the really funny political pieces here but feel free to add some new ones in your comments. Here are a couple of my favorites:

A bit slow loading but "Welcome to the Waffle House" by the RightBrothers is a catchy new song that I think you will enjoy.

http://www.WaffleHouseSong.com/

The John Kerry "Ultimate Ad" is a great piece of work:

http://johnkerryads.websiteanimal.com/

This other John Kerry Ad again takes advantage of his wavering attitudes towards everything!

http://www.clubforgrowth.net/

Bohemian Rhapsody which is non-partisan... just funny

http://i.euniverse.com/funpages/cms_content/6019/bohemianrhapsody.swf

If you are having a political party the night of the election. You might want to play Presidential Bingo:
http://www.planetsocks.com/bingo.asp

UPDATE*
Mike Pope added this really funny Florida Voting Booth link - I had to add it!
(Read Mikes Blog - linked on the menu)

http://www.aguycalledmare.com/Voting_Machine.wmv

And from T-Shirt Hell

Thu, 28 Oct 2004 11:09:28 GMT

I'm not really fond of T-Shirt hell, but they do have some really funny stuff. This T-Shirt came out after the latest Osama video was released. I'm not sure what the terrorists intent with the timing of this release was. Were they ultimately supporting Kerry or were they secretly supporting Bush as it afforded them the opportunity to continue to kill Americans whilst we were in Iraq?

Responsible Journalism?

Thu, 28 Oct 2004 10:51:59 GMT

At what point did we become a nation that had to be suspect of the validity of our media? The liberal biases of the mainstream media have always shown through but it seems that lately there is an air of irresponsibility that has placed a doubt in the minds of the readers/viewers on every 'breaking' story.

It started with the CBS - Dan Rather fiasco and now the New York Times has jumped on the boat by blowing up a potential 'non-incident' with the missing munitions in Iraq. According to the IAEA records there is a discrepancy on whether we are talking about 270 tons or 380 tons of munitions and the New York Times has followed up the initial story today with 3 eyewitnesses that claim that there was rampant looting shortly after the Americans came in - no shit! Please do tell how the looters, who were to say the least, 'disorganized', in April of 2003 managed to stealth away 380 TONS of munitions. It is not even plausible. I am of the opinion that Sadam moved them before we moved in. That is the most logical assumption since it is totally illogical to assume that looters could have relocated this size cache.

The fact that Kerry has made this story a key point of his campaign effort makes me further doubt that there is any real story here at all. A senator who seems to care little about fact and has no qualms about making statements that he can easily retract tomorrow he has proved to be a very reactionary 'leader'. Trusting what spewed from Kerrys’ lips has never been a question for me but it would be nice to be able to believe that our Journalists are not subject to the same inflammatory, non-investigative attitude in reporting the stories that should be relevant to Americans.