Rolling Along *Open Thread*
Day turned to night, and night to day, and here we all still are. Whew! Either we dodged a bullet, or we are the ones left after the Apocalypse that is Sequestration. Whew. Glad we made it through.
And speaking of Sequestration, guess whose Approval numbers are down? If you guessed President Obama, you would be right! Yep, they are down to 47%, according to Gallup. That was the result of 1,500 people polled. If you want to see the complete breakdown, click HERE.
But who is asked does matter, of course. I know that the recent Bloomberg poll everyone was highlighting was way more heavily skewed toward Democrats, and even then, his rating was at 53%. You would NEVER have known that from the media, though. The headline was this: “Obama Approval Rating Reaches Three Year High In Bloomberg Poll.” Oh, YIPPEE! A whole 53%? Wow! Gallup’s poll wasn’t as high, though, but more around 51%.
I mention that because it will be interesting to see where it is in the next month or so when people realize we are all still standing, that teachers really aren’t going to get the boot immediately, or that the firehouse isn’t sitting empty. Oh, and when people realize just how BAD it is that the United States Of America released THOUSANDS of illegal immigrant criminals to return to the streets and their life of crime. Oh, yeah. Especially since they intend to release MORE of them, though NOBODY knows who is doing this, just that they did, and that they are.
Sec. Napolitano is CLUELESS about this, though. Clueless. She has NO idea who came up with this and who executed this plan. And want to guess the states that were most affected? Arizona, of course – we have seen Gov. Brewer discussing this, and she is NONE too happy about it, as you might expect. But also California (big surprise), Texas, and Georgia. And they plan on releasing thousands more despite the fact – FACT – that Sequestration is a maintenance of current spending in the next fiscal year, NOT a cut of current funds. I’m assuming they just wanted more voters our there for 2014. Not to be cynical or anything, but there you have it.
Then there is the whole Bob Woodward v. White House issue that has been going on for a few days now. Kathleen Parker had a very good piece about this very thing in the Washington Post from March 1 about the impact of what this represents:
[...] This is no tempest in a teapot but rather the leak in the dike. Drip by drip, the Obama administration has demonstrated its intolerance for dissent and its contempt for any who stray from the White House script. Yes, all administrations are sensitive to criticism, and all push back when such criticism is deemed unfair or inaccurate. But no president since Richard Nixon has demonstrated such overt contempt for the messenger. And, thanks to technological advances in social media, Obama has been able to bypass traditional watchdogs as no other president has.More to the point, the Obama White House is, to put it politely, fudging as it tries to place the onus of the sequester on Congress. And, as has become customary, officials are using the Woodward spat to distract attention. As Woodward put it: “This is the old trick . . . of making the press . . . the issue, rather than what the White House has done here.”
Killing the messenger is a time-honored method of controlling the message, but we have already spilled that blood. And the First Amendment’s protection of a free press, the purpose of which is to check power and constrain government’s ability to dictate the lives of private citizens, was no accident. (Click here to read the rest of this good piece.)
I think that sums it up nicely, don’t you? Obama = Nixon. Now THAT’S a comparison I bet many WaPo readers didn’t expect, but there you have it. It’s accurate, to be sure.
Wow, this really has been quite a week, hasn’t it? Holy moley. But hey, at least the nation is still standing, despite the Doom-And-Gloom-In Chief, so there’s that! Yep, we are still rolling along:
Ain’t this a great country, or what? 
For a more laid back tune that celebrates the same idea, “Driving Home” by Cheryl Wheeler seems like a good one:
Nice, right? Especially for a Sunday morning.
A couple more things, both horse-related – big surprise, I know! I watched a documentary the other night that was really good, “Buck.” It is about the real Horse Whisperer, Buck Brannaman. Brannaman escaped a life of abuse and cruelty from his father, finding solace in horses. I highly recommend this documentary (Robert Redford is in it, too).
And I have been reading a book entitled, “The Eighty Dollar Champion.” Here is the author, Elizabeth Letts, talking about her book, and the true life subject of the book, Snowman, and his owner, Harry De Lever:
It is a fascinating book, and incredibly informative on a number of horse related issues, like how different riding styles came into being, the buying/selling of horses, and so much more. But it is the love story between Harry and Snowman that is so touching, the connection between this man (as well as his children), and this horse he literally saved off the slaughterhouse truck as the driver was about to be rolling along. It is a testament to the connection between horse and human, survivor to survivor, and a bond that runs deep.
So, what’s on your minds or hearts today? Let’s hear it!
Nice horse story!
I read this one, and just shook my head. Being a sexist douchebag and an idiot is OK if you are a progressive, so say some of the comments. Anyway its probably good that this guy has no female interns in his office. But really, who the HELL elects these idiots?!? And watch, he wont resign, and he will be re-elected.
“Connecticut state Rep. Ernest Hewett (D) refused to resign after making a lewd remark to a teenage girl at a legislative hearing and denied he has a problem with women, the Hartford Courant reports.
Said Hewett: “I purposely will not have female interns. My intern now is a male. I want to keep it like that. I’ve had female interns in the past that sit in my office all day. I thought it was totally weird and I didn’t want another. As a matter of fact, I went four, maybe six years without having an intern at all because of stuff like that. I have a male intern, the last two I’ve had were male.”
He added: “I don’t get to choose. That’s why I was so leery about staying away from interns. I don’t know what they’re going to give me. They may give me a female, but I don’t want a female intern. That may sound sexist but I really don’t. That way that keeps me good and that keeps everybody else good.”
http://politicalwire.com/archives/2013/03/02/lawmaker_says_he_only_wants_male_interns.html
Glad you like it!
I could not BELIEVE when I saw the story abt the CT Representative. HOLY SHIT. AND, I cannot believe the stuff he said abt interns! WTH?? Good grief.
And yeah – for some reason, “progressives” are just fine and dandy with this kind of thing, just like with Menendez and his penchant for young prostitutes. UGH.
Better hang on to your hat if you didn’t like the CT Rep.’s story cuz this one is a doozy. Multiple reporters confess to the NYPost how they were treated as well, and well, even I can’t type any of what was said to a female reporter: http://www.nypost.com/p/news/opinion/opedcolumnists/beat_the_press_96lFrUNync5zuBZTiZ6aUL/0
HOLY CRAP, Sybill – the abuse they heaped upon the woman journalist was SO sexist, bearing out what many of us have known all along – they are the misogynists, and have done nothing but played deflection (“Look over there!”) on the “women” issue. But again – WHY IN THE HELL did they not report this BEFORE??????
Sheesh. Anyway, I guess I should be thankful that they are FINALLY admitting what we have known for some time – Obama is an arrogant, condescending, juvenile, immature bully. And he surrounds himself with the same kind of people.
Wow I knew they would start coming out of the walls…
H3LL its weird to see your worse fears come true…Ouch…
I cannot believe that we are trying to save what is left of our country while Obama and his Minions have already managed to do this much damage already..
Thank you RRA for the lovely music and story..Wow looks like I need to ck out my local library for a book….
Here is one picture of about 1/2 a dozen a cousin of mine posted on FB of Utalh..I love the way he did it..
Very cool photo, Kin! Neat!
Yep, it seems they are. Again, sure wish someone would have had the backbone (besides Sharyl Attkisson who LIT IN to this WH over Benghazi) to expose them for the bullying, abusive jackasses they are. But I guess better late than never.
I bet the Romney Admin. wouldn’t have done that…
Since I got to do my Sunday morning ritual today and the sky is still there I just had to share this with you all..
The was on CBS Sunday Morning News…I think this is one of the few News shows I watch anymore…
I hope you all enjoy this as much as I did
LOL – I was going to put that in this post, Kin, but they had disabled the embed code. Glad you were able to get it in here! Isn’t that just great?!
All the way to the end I was going ahhh shucks he missed, he missed and then I was almost in tears at the end…
it was fantastic…There are still good people/kids left in this world..
Yes, indeed there are, Kin – and thank heavens, too!
I bet this kitty could take care of the Obama crap…
Hope you all enjoy..Guess this is my video day.
I absolutely LOVE this kitty. This is one of my all-time favorite kitten videos. Just ADORABLE!!
This is one of my other fave kitten videos:
So cute so very cute..
We are giving Egypt 160 million of a billion dollar pledge … Ok what is with that????
We are broke and we are giving money to countries that are screwing us..
47% still approve of Obongo? That must be the 47% Romney spoke of during the last election. Oblahblah could be responsible for mass murders and they would still support him. Cultists, the lot of them.
Oh my Obongo is falling off his throne of polls again…Poor Obama …
I know, right?? Oh, Romney was right, and Obama knew damn well he was. Hell, Obama had talked abt having people like that as a voting bloc back when he was in Chicago. Too bad the media was too bad fawning and not working. Anyway – yes, good connection, Ferd!
This is just reprehensible. Napolitano should be arrested for this, and for holding the American people hostage at Obama’s bidding for more taxes. The top 20% are ALREADY paying the most they have paid in 30 yrs – they don’t need to pay more, the freakin’ gov’t needs to CUT more!
Wow. Here’s the article, if you can stomach it: http://dailycaller.com/2013/03/04/napolitano-promises-to-release-more-illegals/
Its really sad that we have all this other crap happening in the world, and terriorist from many nations threatening u,s, killing our people and heaven know what else…Yet the biggest terriorist is our own government.
Below are 3 definations of Terriorist—-Sound a bit like what the government is doing now???
1. a person, usually a member of a group, who uses or advocates terrorism.
2. a person who terrorizes or frightens others.
3. (formerly) a member of a political group in Russia aiming at the demoralization of the government by terror.
I have never seen anything like this, Kin. It really is disturbing on SO many levels, and too many Americans are willing to just go along with it. I just don’t get it.
Good point with the definition of terrorists. Yikes…
RRA i cannot understand nor can I tolerate any longer the Supporters of Obama’s mentality…
They keep pointing to GW, Reagan, Clinton, LBJ, and other administrations; talking about how wrong it was when they did what Obama is doing..Yet for some reason its ok for Obama to SCREW our country with the same type of policies or ???
H3LL it was not ok when past administration supported, created or voted for policies that would or did SCREW our country. So it is sure as the H3LL is NOT right when Obama supports, creates, or votes for policies that SCREW up our country.
Kin, along those lines, I just HAVE to share this with you. It is hilarious, while highlighting the blatant Obama hypocrisy you mention:
I am laughing but in a way its not funny, cause I believe its true…
Love the part about $1 million and you dont have to meet with Biden ever…ROFL
Boy you can’t make stuff like this up and believe it …
This happened back in the days of Pharoah when the Paharoah was treating the Jewish people badly. Maybe the Muslim brother hood start playing a bit nicer..
With Passover Approaching, a Plague of Locusts Descends Upon Egypt
http://news.yahoo.com/passover-approaching-plague-locusts-descends-upon-egypt-040618117.html?bcmt=1362393824356-65d51217-ba73-417e-bad4-c5e6f1c3b872_00028s000000000000000000000000-cfab32dc-f258-4e27-87f8-cabd808ca900&bcmt_s=u#mediacommentsugc_container
Oh, yeah – the $500k thing is REAL – and of course, the OFA was Obama’s campaign arm-turned-political-lobby-machine. And yeah – I would HOPE that $1 mil would mean you never had to meet Crazy Joe!
Isn’t that SOMETHING abt the locusts?!?! Oh, my – karma, karma, karma…
I have to share this with you, too, It is perfect: