— Bumper
sticker of the week: When Bush took office, gas was $1.46.
— Quotes of
the week: ÒUnderground nuclear testing, defoliation of the rain forests, toxic
waste.... LetÕs put it this way: if the world were a big apartment, we wouldnÕt
get our deposit back.Ó John Ross
ÒIn the long
term, the economy and the environment are the same thing. If itÕs
unenvironmental, it is uneconomical. That is the rule of nature.Ó Mollie
Beattie
— Election
time: Get out and vote! Hopefully, theyÕll count it. As the ever popular Joseph
Stalin said, ÒItÕs not who votes that counts, itÕs who counts the votes.Ó
Computers leaving no paper trail is an invitation for cheats and scoundrels to
steal elections. IÕm not so sure that hasnÕt already happened. In any case,
elections are very loosely held. People used to swear under the penalty of
perjury that the vote was correct. With each election, the fraud gets worse and
the accountability drops. After more and more elections, serious questions
arise as to who the winner might actually be. It is time for us to take the
polling place back. Hell, what am I saying? The American people arenÕt likely
to take back anything. WeÕre way too dumb, apathetic, and gullible.
— Speaking
of dumb: The Knox County Board Chairwoman is crying about the sheriff not
attending meetings. Now who in their right mind would go to a Knox County Board
meeting if they didnÕt have to? You got to be really bored and interested in
nonsense to think about attending a county board meeting. ItÕs not you that
needs any protection, itÕs us, from you. So quit your crying and get to doing
something. Just about anything would help. In case you havenÕt noticed, weÕre
in real trouble. So far, that county flag hasnÕt helped us.
— Open
letter to Congress: You are a bunch of dysfunctional sociopaths. Go away.
Sincerely, The Peever.
— More and
more people I talk to work longer and longer hours and earn next to nothing for
their efforts. ThatÕs crap. Actually, thatÕs Capitalism. Cheap labor. The
Republican Party champions this. ÒWork hard and youÕll prosperÓ is the same
line of bull as ÒSomeday youÕll get your just reward in Heaven.Ó ItÕs all
designed to keep you right where youÕre at — under their thumb. ItÕs
about time we put that thumb where it belongs.
— Rush
Limbaugh is nuts. Any radio station that plays his crap should be ashamed of
themselves.
—A Òto doÓ
list:
¥ We need to go
back to more government regulation. While that can be a major pain in the butt,
we would be much better off. Food, transportation, utilities, drugs, are but a
few areas that we have seen deteriorate under the watchful eye of big business.
They wonÕt regulate themselves!
¥ Religion and
politics donÕt make good bedfellows. One snores and the other stinks.
¥ Get organized.
Make a list. Check it twice. Make a new list the next day. Never write down the
same thing over two days in a row. ThatÕs called being smart.
¥ Demand free
services from your bank. Those people are nickel and diming us to death. You
canÕt trust a banker. They take our money, and when we ask for it back, they
charge us for it. ThatÕs wrong.
¥ If your boss
makes more than you, tell him or her to kiss your ass at least once a week.
They should be doing something to earn their money. They for sure arenÕt
over-working.
¥ We obviously
have to pay some taxes, but enough is enough. Taxes should not exceed income or
make our lives any tougher than it already is. Adjustments need to be made, not
in the way we live, but in the way ÒtheyÓ live.
¥ I got to
remember to pick up the poop in the backyard.