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Politics, Uncategorized

County Votes No New Taxes

Taxpayers in Escambia County, FL voted nearly 2 to 1 to not increase the local sales tax by 1/2 percent. That makes twice in 3 years that voters rejected raising taxes. Maybe now the politicos will learn to live within their means? You know, like you and I have to?

From the supervisor of elections website as of 23:00, the table below shows those precincts that voted for the referendum. It represents 16 out of 113 precincts. The layout is Pct. nbr, Name of Pct., Yes vote, No vote.

Health Care Surtax Referendum

14

Escambia County Health Dept

210

137

  

22

Century City Hall

54

50

  

25

Azalea Trace

191

190

  

29

Mt Olive Missionary Baptist Church

93

69

  

31

Christ Church, Pensacola

136

110

  

34

Montclair Elementary School

85

55

  

39

Sacred Heart School

126

108

  

41

Bayview Park Recreation Center

148

103

  

47

West Pensacola Volunteer Fire Department

69

53

  

48

New Hope Missionary Baptist Church

66

23

  

60

Zion Hope Primitive Baptist Church

99

46

  

63

Wedgewood Middle School

78

47

  

82

Richards Memorial United Methodist Church

55

45

  

84

Marie Ella Davis Community Center

47

27

  

90

St John Divine Baptist Church

101

23

  

98

Macedonia Baptist Church

322

213

  

 

Immigration, Politics, Uncategorized

Prophet Held To Account

It’s a good thing this hasn’t spread to the global warming crowd. About 16 years ago it was predicted that the earth would be toast by now. Algore gave it 10 years in his book. The Nepalese are an even more curious lot, compared to people in The West. There, Bishweshwor Chaudhari, a self-proclaimed holy-man had predicted that a massive earthquake would kill 300,000 people and it was to have begun last week. When it didn’t occur, people went to his house and beat him up. Talk about tough fans. He may get the last laugh though because the period of activity was to continue until July 10th.

When Friday came and went without the slightest tremor, angry residents of the city rushed to Mr Chaudhari’s house and beat him up, declaring him a charlatan and demanding that he be punished. Police intervened and detained him for disturbing the peace.

And this food-for-thought, quite topical but in a different context, illegal immigration.

The incident illustrates how deeply superstitious much of Nepal remains and how easy it is for the unscrupulous to exploit the millions of Nepalis who have little access to basic education and healthcare.

Politics, Uncategorized, United Nations, War On Terror

Dismay Couldn’t Stop Hamas

So after a short bloody war in Gaza that included public executions, lets reflect back a couple weeks. It was June 3rd that Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said that the countdown has begun to bring about the demise of Israel. Did you think he was crazy? Maybe he is mad, but not crazy. Fact is Hamas (Ahmadinejad’s soldiers) is on that mission. Here’s what he said then. . .

“The countdown to this regime’s destruction started through the hands of Hezbollah’s children”

and

“We will witness the destruction of this regime in the near future thanks to the endeavours of all Palestinian and Lebanese fighters”

Meanwhile, about all we hear from the United Nations (the wacko left’s capitol) was their expression of ‘dismay.’ It has been that way since Yasser Arafat’s days. The militancy going on in Gaza today is the product of that Nobel Peace Prize winner Arafat, and Iran. This should be a lesson for the left of just how effective expressing “dismay” is when it comes to stopping terrorists.

Media, Politics, Uncategorized, War On Terror

Gaza Solution The Same

It’s amazing that of all the news about Hamas killing Palistinians, as opposed to killing Jews, I haven’t heard “Iran” mentioned in any of the stories. Not one. You should know that Hamas is the terrorist wing of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of Iran’s military. Hamas is funded, supplied and trained by and in Iran. There’s a reason the MSM would rather not tell you about the Hamas chain of command and exactly who they are. Let’s not keep that fact secret as we move forward.

Hamas has played its hand now by taking control of Gaza by the gun and with public executions of the police. In front of their families I might add. However, the solution is the same as the one for Iraq.

In Iraq, they used democratic principles to elect their leaders and their government. Nobody said that having a democratic election will yield a peace loving country, especially if it is held in Gaza. So have a new election in Gaza, let them choose their leaders and their form of government. If the new government turns out to be a terrorist state, then fine. At least now the enemy and the target is identified. They are no longer in the shadows among civilians. They are a state in every sense of the word, and when they start attacking Israel, Israel can respond with a full war response. Dittos for Israel’s allies. It would be over within 30 days, maybe 30 minutes, if fought like a war. No reason for that tit-for-tat military response any more. They’ll have to be pounded into submission and cut off from Iran. And if Iran wants to provoke further military action in Gaza or Lebanon, then it’s on with them too. It’s pretty much their choice. Saddam had a choice. He didn’t make the right one.

The time for negotiations has expired with the takeover in Gaza. When Hamas only wants to kill Israelies and wipe Israel off the map, where is there room for compromise? Will some liberal please explain what a compromise might look like?

Uncategorized

Nine Firefighters Perish In Roof Collapse

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Maybe like you, I was set aback when I heard that nine Charleston S.C. firefighters lost their lives in a furniture warehouse when the roof collapsed on them. You say a prayer for the families they left behind. Then you ask why?

“Nine brave, heroic, courageous firefighters of the city of Charleston have perished fighting fire in a most courageous and fearless manner, carrying out their duties,” Charleston Mayor Joseph P. Riley said at a morning news conference. “To all of their loved ones, our heart goes out to them.”

Then I’m thinking, a furniture warehouse with no sprinkler system. The place is a matchbox. They saved the lives of the people who were there, then gave their lives trying to save furniture. It’s tough enough to lose one firefighter let alone nine at once. My prayers to the mothers and fathers and wives, sons, daughters, brothers, sisters, nieces and nephews they left behind.

I’ll take a pile of ashes of a furniture warehouse any day of the week, rather then losing nine men and affecting nine families.

related link: The State.com

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Race Relations, Uncategorized

Liberals Free Speech

Liberals never cease to amaze me at how easily and effortlessly they get away with discrimination in one form or another. This time it is Latinos.

Democrats Chris Dodd and Bill Richardson are objecting to a requirement that all presidential candidates in a debate on the Spanish-language television network Univision speak in English.

In a democratic presidential debate scheduled for Sept 9 in Miami, the sponsor, Univision television network is prohibiting everyone from speaking Spanish. It doesn’t take much to provoke a breech in the first amendment and not think a thing about it.

I don’t care who is sponsoring the debate. This is even worse than them all boycotting a FOX sponsored debate because they are cowards and don’t like the network. Every one of those candidates should step up and demand that Univision retract that restriction to speech. This time it would be for a credible reason, like discrimination.

It’s a good thing they don’t sell cheesesteaks. Just ask Joey Vento at Geno’s.

Update 6/19/07: Title change from Democrats to Liberals. It’s a better fit and not meant to disparage Democrats.

Politics, Race Relations, Uncategorized, United Nations

UN Says WeatherMan Caused Genocide

Mr. Ban Ki-moon, the new Sec. General of the United Nations, found a way to excuse genocide in Darfur. It’s all because of that super anti-hero WeatherMan, also referred to as ‘global warming.’ Yes, you’ve seen his power to corrupt the government in Khartoum and allow radical Muslims to run through villages raping and pillaging innocent native Africans, many of whom happen to believe in Christianity. After four years of genocide, Ban has found an excuse to not get involved and absolve the UN for its incompetence. After all, the UN can’t change the weather even though they think that we (the United States) can. It’s all our fault of course.

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said that the slaughter in Darfur was triggered by global climate change and that more such conflicts may be on the horizon

His answer seems to be to continue the ‘blame America’ mantra, using the ‘global warming’ issue, to excuse the genocide and its perpetrators as something too big for them to solve. The UN isn’t up to the task of squelching the genocide because it means squelching and punishing the radical Muslims. It’s not in their DNA.

related: Climate Change Behind Darfur Killing

Media, Politics, Uncategorized

Air America Host Attacks Hate Radio

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On Scarborough Country last night, Mike Papantonio thought he was attacking Rush Limbaugh by calling what Rush does as hate radio, but it soon becomes apparent that all the invectives and entirely made-up accusations and name-calling that he was accusing Rush of was glaringly evident in himself. Rush doesn’t do hate radio.

June 14: Florida Democrats are protesting a conservative radio station that also provides official emergency information. Joe Scarborough asks analyst Steve Adubato and radio host Mike Papantonio if politics are trumping safety in hurricane country.

Broward County Commissioner Stacy Ritter on Rush Limbaugh and WIOD radio: ‘We don’t have to do business with them.’

I’m not defending Rush here, he doesn’t need defending. But when the one, and only, question that was asked of Joe’s two guest pundits was whether politics was interfering with public safety, Papantonio would not answer. He attacked, made up stuff, called names, refused to answer the question, for which he’ll probably be praised. That’s the way he is. Steve Adubato, the other guest did more of the same in a less rabid way, but did finally answer it in the last few seconds of the interview in the affirmative.

The pot calling the kettle black is an imperfect euphemism here because Rush is neither. Otherwise, it fits. For a preview of what Papantonio is like on his radio show, just look at this interview from last night.

UPDATE June 17, 2007: And for a full dose of his rabid rants, you can check out his new “investment” in liberal dogma called go-leftTV. Another creation of Papantonio and his law firm buds here in Pensacola.

As far as the radio station contract goes, it was renewed. Sanity prevailed.

Scarborough Country link.
Hurricane Information May Not Reach Wide Audience Because of Rush Limbaugh