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Proud of my country again

Posted by The INFORMER (Cokie907@yahoo.com) on Sunday, April 12, 2009 9:10:00 PM
May I use a Michelle Obama quote to start off this entry folks?  "For the first time in my adult life....(since last November's election).... I'm proud of my country."  Our Congress may be a joke, our President may be a joke, our Vice President may be a serial exxagerator and just over one-half of our electorate may be hopelessly ignorant.  But tonight our fabulous troops have performed the way they were trained by the finest military that capitalism could ever buy!
 
Thank-you to those skilled and brave troopers who plugged three pirates with simultaneous precision.  You've reminded us of America's greatness and sent a message to other would-be troublemakers:  MESS WITH AMERICA AND YOU'LL MESS YOUR PANTS!
 
The only question running through my mind is.....Why did this military action take so long?
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MoneyTalk's Bob Brinker.....Clueless!

Posted by The INFORMER (Cokie907@yahoo.com) on Sunday, April 12, 2009 4:34:12 PM
Folks, your humble correspondent is sitting here listening to a supposed smart moneyman make a complete horse's A$$ out of himself on national radio.  Moneytalk's Bob Brinker is actually making the claim that these upcoming April 15th Tea Parties are a "right-wing" vendetta against Barack Obama and nothing more.  This is way over the top for someone who I thought was a critical thinker.  Wow!
 
Hey Bob, newsflash for you there buddy.  Comparing the spending of Obama to the spending of George W. Bush is like comparing the Queen Mary to your grandson's bathtub playtoy!  Did you know that Obama plans to double the national debt in 5 years and TRIPLE IT IN 10 YEARS!  Just how much did George W. Bush increase the deficit "Clueless Bob"?  Chew on that!
 
Let me clue ole Brinker into the reality here, since he has an obvious dislike for the patriots carrying out these Tea Parties and an even greater dislike for George W. Bush.  This country is SCREWED budgetarily speaking because of spending obligations put into our budget going back 70 years ago.  These entitlement programs are UNTOUCHABLE and make up 50 percent of our budget.  This spending is non-discretionary buddy!  Don't go blaming George W. Bush for it or you risk sounding like an ignoramus or even worse, a Democrat party PROPAGANDIST! 
 
People are having Tea Parties not because they are evil "right-wingers" Bob but because they feel that they are truly looking at "taxation without representation".  Even Obama supporters are attending these Tea Parties because they were duped into voting for a man who is implementing a radical socialist agenda.  Do you think any of them wanted a 1,017 page stimulus package of $787 Billion in crazy spending that was NOT read by any of the Democrats who voted for it?  Doubtful.  People know that the only way to pay for such irresponsible spending in the future is by raising taxes, they're not stupid.
 
With your deceptive, infuriating (at least for me) opening rant today Bob Brinker, you've proven yourself to either be an idiot or a sorry excuse for a left-wing hack.  Which one is it?  You pick, sir.
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Obama wasn't BOWING to the Saudi King...

Posted by The INFORMER (Cokie907@yahoo.com) on Friday, April 10, 2009 10:57:00 PM
The White House claims our beleaguered President Obama wasn't bowing to the Saudi King and I believe them!
 
Obama was actually leaning over to give the King a "Monica BLEW-insky" but was stopped as the King said:  "Not here Barack, please."  With that the president returned to an upright standing position as the King added:  "We can do that later in my quarters where there is privacy and comfort, thanks anyway."
 
Now you know the real explanation behind Obama's alleged bowing incident overseas and there should be no more confusion.
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How to communicate with dunderheads

Posted by The INFORMER (Cokie907@yahoo.com) on Tuesday, March 31, 2009 5:52:00 PM
Grassroots Troopers face a daunting challenge each and every day.  How do we communicate with dunderheads who are either too stupid, lazy, apathetic or ignorant for us to tolerate?  We want to just give up at times, reach out and strangle the living crap out of them but we can't do that because after all, they ARE sorry souls and deserve our pity.
 
So I've come up with an analogy for use in dealing with these rubes.  The analogy is so simple and explains in such perfect fashion the situation that confronts America during these dangerous times.  I've alluded to it in past columns here at the Meat and Potatoes Blog but have never perfected it, until now that is....
 
Let's use a common theme from tv, movies and novels:  the firefighter turned arsonist.  Now please don't be offended you firefighters out there, I'm just using a rogue fireman to make my point.  I tried using a politician or lawyer in my analogy but it just didn't work out.
 
So this fireman sneaks into your home over the course of 70 nights and places things which will burn readily when ignited.  Then one day, you arrive home to see it engulfed in flames.  You call 911 and guess who shows up?  The very same fireman who spent the past 70 nights setting your home up for a weenie-roast extraordinaire.  He puts out the fire which by this time has destroyed a significant portion of your beloved home. 
 
A few days later the same fireman stops by and let's you know that he and a few of his friends run a home repair business on the side.  They'll fix your place up in a jiffy and you'll be pleased with the results.  You agree to their terms and retreat to your own little world in a local hotel, not paying a whit of attention to their construction techniques as you enjoy "American Idol" and other programs.
 
Finally, home sweet home is completed and you show up for the great unveiling.  Much to your shock and horror, the fireman turned arsonist who created the whole mess in the first place, has used this excuse to turn your beloved home into a maximum security prison.  Complete with bars on the windows and a 12 foot high fence with razor wire on top.  Doesn't this sound like an appealing place to live?  No, I don't think so folks, it doesn't sound like a place any one of us in their right minds would want to experience.
 
Of course, I'm talking metaphorically here but the symbolism is illustrative of what's happened in this country.  70 years ago, Democrat operatives in our government put programs in place which were expanded over time.  I'm not going to turn this into a history lesson and you can do your own research but the facts are the facts.  Fannie Mae was created in 1938 by FDR, expanded and defended by Democrats such as Barney Frank, Chris Dodd, Byron Dorgan, Franklin Raines, Bill Clinton and many others.  This incendiary "set fire" to our economy and now guess who runs in to USE IT AS AN EXCUSE TO TAKE EVERYTHING OVER?????
 
That's right, the trusty "fire department" run by once again, Democrat operatives.  They are now busy building a "prison" where private companies, personal wealth and property are controlled.  How much control is enough folks?  The march to fascism can only occur if good people sit back and do absolutely nothing just like the sorry sucker in my housefire analogy.  Please read this analogy a few more times, commit it to memory and use it on your favorite dunderhead at school, work or meeting venue of your choice. 
 
Get out there, wake-up the dunderheads, become a Grassroots Trooper today.  The future of freedom and liberty depends on you!
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Harry Reid: A liar and now something more

Posted by The INFORMER (Cokie907@yahoo.com) on Sunday, March 29, 2009 11:51:57 AM
A true curmudgeon in his own right, Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV) is sealing his fate as a "liar's liar" in American political history.  You may remember my nickname for this piece of walking excrement:  The Mendacious Pipsqueak.  This detestable wimp, who could be blown over with a light breeze, is adding to his list of attritbutes with a statement on Friday.  Check out this quote:
 
"Roberts didn’t tell us the truth. At least Alito told us who he was..."
 
Mendacious Pipsqueak is upset that Chief Justice John Roberts, a proud Constitutionalist, was apparently "Clinton-esque" during his confirmation hearings (or so he thinks).  Simply, Reid is accusing Roberts of being a liar.  May I remind people of this quote from the past:
 
"I believe myself that the secretary of state, secretary of defense and — you have to make your own decisions as to what the president knows — this war is lost and the surge is not accomplishing anything as indicated by the extreme violence in Iraq yesterday."
 
That classic utterance was given by the Mendacious Pipsqueak himself on April 20, 2007 as he worked his damnedest to subvert the Iraq War and hang a defeat around the neck of President Bush like a rotting, stinking albatross!  But at the time, Reid knew that the troop surge was making progress on the ground in Iraq, specifically in Anbar province.  Reid made a statement he knew was untrue, he lied.
 
With this wrongful accusation of Justice Roberts, it is clear now that Harry Reid is the walking embodiment of the following Meat and Potatoes slogan about today's Democrat party:
 
"We're snobs, LIARS and HYPOCRITES...oh yeah and cowards too."
 
You better enjoy that cushy Senate office while you can Reid because your days are numbered.  We're coming for you in 2010 and once the firestorm for your removal rages, you are going to pay for your treacherous subversion and division.  We are going to get rid of you just like we did Daschle before you.  Then, you can apply for a spot in the Obama administration as houseboy or bowling alley manager.
 
Which reminds me pipsqueak, now is the time for you to make sure you've paid your back taxes!  :-)~
 
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Meat and Taters Weekend RECAP

Posted by The INFORMER (Cokie907@yahoo.com) on Saturday, March 28, 2009 12:50:07 PM
Back by popular demand, it's the Meat and Taters weekend recap.  A thoughtful collection of all the flotsam and jetsam from the week  gone by, along with any other useful tidbits I can extract from my ADD plagued cranium.
 
Two events were seen this week that join together in very scary fashion for Constitutionalists across the fruited the plain.  The killing of 4 Oakland, CA police officers by a worthless piece of vermin who will remain nameless.  I'm certainly not going to give this guy any more notoriety, even in my puny orb of influence.  Take this sad event and combine it with the drug violence raging along the U.S./Mexican border and it sets the stage for insidious, creeping gun-control by the STATISTS who are firmly in control of our government.
 
Questions for you to ponder this weekend:
1) Who was it that said "we never want to let a good crisis go to waste"?
2) Who was it that said "we are looking at re-introducing the assault weapons ban that was so successful in the 1990's"?
3) Who was it that said "we will keep fighting the NRA, the gun makers, the gun dealers and everyone else"?
 
Answers:  3 virulent anti-gun zealots in the Obama administration who will seize the events of this past week to advance their agenda!
 
Rahm Emmanuel never lets a good crisis go to waste when attempting to subvert the United States Constitution, that's for sure.  He will be coordinating a package of gun confiscation measures that we shall see very soon.  Attorney General Eric Holder, who made his mark by supporting Washington D.C. in the landmark DC v. Heller Supreme Court case, will join the clamor to remove "assault weapons" from the streets in the name of stopping cop killings and drug violence.  By far though, the "King Gun Control Zealot" award goes to Secretary of Education, Arne Duncan who proudly stated his crusade against the NRA at an awards dinner in Chicago, IL.  Duncan is to gun elimination what Bill Clinton was to philandering, he lives for it!  Look for him to tug at America's heartstrings with a familiar disingeuous theme of the leftists:  "We're doing this to protect America's children and their valuable future."
 
Moving along smartly folks, the frightening push towards absolute STATISM was seen with "Turbo-Tax Tim" Geithner's announcement that the Obama administration seeks power to take over any private sector entity it deems out-of-control.  The handwriting is on the wall that this administration wants to nationalize the US banking industry without a doubt.  But first, the American people must be brainwashed into believing that the private sector is flawed, crooked and irreparably broken!  How can statists accomplish such a daunting task?
 
Remember what I said:  The AIG bonuses were put into the stimulus bill ON PURPOSE by order of people in the Obama administration so as to cause the American people to lose faith in the private sector.  I have no proof of this mind you yet it all makes so much sense.  Christopher Dodd has taken the blame for making the bonuses happen but he comes from a very safe "blue state" in the northeast.  What are the chances he will lose re-election folks, seriously?  Zip, zero, zilch....notta!
 
News from the Chinese this week indicates that they are losing faith in the long-term ability of America to pay back its debts.  Now, I've been writing about this for over a year.  I said specifically that America would come to a point where people would question our ability to repay our debts and stop buying our bonds.  Our only option would be to print money like the Weimar Republic (post WWI Germany) and cause rampant inflation that would eventually paralyze our economy.  VOILA!  People around the globe to include the Chinese and others in the United Nations are causing a clamor to DUMP THE US DOLLAR as the international currency. 
 
The events of this week signal the true beginning of America's fall from international grace.  I predict that once inflation begins to ramp up, nations around the globe will be running from the US dollar faster than Tim Geithner runs from his tax accountant!  Eventually, countries around the globe will consider the United States to be a bankrupt entity and avoid doing business with us.  Unless things change, that is.
  
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Washington's DUMBEST reporter...At it again

Posted by The INFORMER (Cokie907@yahoo.com) on Thursday, March 26, 2009 10:59:00 AM
I almost forgot what the snarky, nostril-restricted voice of Washington's dumbest reporter sounded like until THIS MORNING when he managed to weasel his way onto the Neal Boortz Show in the first hour.  You see, Jamie Dupree (the douchebag) has been thankfully relegated to hour three on the show and that doesn't come on until midnight here in Knoxville, TN.  After Mark Levin started his third hour of broadcasting on Feb. 2nd, WNOX moved the "Discussion with a Douchebag hour" to midnight.  Thank God!
 
But not this morning, I turn on the radio with glee only to hear this sorry excuse for a reporter blabbing away about things for which he is so ignorant that it makes me practically apoplectic!  My history of ripping Dupree on his fallacious claims is well documented here at the Meat and Potatoes Blog and I encourage you to go back in the archives.
 
Today the douchebag was droning on about the only solution to our financial crisis:  raise taxes sometime in the future on everyone.  That way we can pay for the 70 trillion in unfunded mandates that have been placed upon us by liberal democrats over the past 75 years.  I've got news for this "kindergarten reporter" who sounds like he's got a "restrictor plate" in his sinus cavity.  You do that buddy and you'll send this country into the crapper quicker than I can change the radio dial once I hear your voice on the Neal Boortz Show.
 
Taxes punish achievement and discourage investment, ask anyone who has the opportunity to pick up overtime pay and they'll tell you the decision is oftentimes made with taxation in mind.  You want to slow this economy down to a snail's pace Dupree?  Then you go ahead and advocate a confiscatory tax rate that crushes the innovative energy and wealth production in our society.
 
The solution (which escapes a person of limited intellect such as a reporter) is to reign in these socialistic monstrosities created by FDR and LBJ.  Entitlement programs are out of control in this country and if we don't find a way to restrict their costs and make less people eligible for them, this country is absolutely and unequivocally doomed.  There simply isn't enough money available to pay the burden of these programs going out 20 years or more.  Sorry to all you leftists who worship your Mussolini and Karl Marx posters when you go to bed at night but that's the fact and if I had more time, I could really pound the point home.
 
Right now..... I gotta plane to catch! :-)
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Scratch one robber :-)

Posted by The INFORMER (Cokie907@yahoo.com) on Wednesday, March 25, 2009 10:56:35 AM
It was a scene from the OK Corral yesterday down in Miami as another morally bereft piece of crap bought the farm.  That's right, a ski mask wearing malcontent walked in for the "extreme value meal" at a Burger King with gun in hand.  Sadly for him, an armed citizen was there to stymie his plans to inflict tyranny on a civil society.  The unamed hero left in an ambulance with gunshot wounds while the vermin was removed in a body bag to be taken to the local morgue.
 
A heartfelt thank-you to this armed citizen for helping to cleanse our society of the rubbish which infests it.  This is one less inmate who will cost us thousands of dollars in prison fees, only to win early release and return to the streets for an encore performance.  Three cheers for the right-to-carry law in Florida.  Hip, hip...HOORAY!  Hip, hip....HOORAY!  Hip, hip.....HOORAY!
 
The story in the Miami Herald:  http://www.miamiherald.com/news/southflorida/story/966133.html
 
Btw, there are only 2 states in America where the ability for a law abiding citizen to carry a concealed weapon is ILLEGAL.  Would it surprise you to know that one of them is the homestate of our marxist commander-in-chief?
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Obama's presser, some thoughts.

Posted by The INFORMER (Cokie907@yahoo.com) on Tuesday, March 24, 2009 9:39:25 PM
Folks, your normally fearless leader was nibbling his cuticles down to nuthin' tonight as I watched Obama parry the advances of a pretty lively media corps at the White House.  Question is:  Why was Mister Meat and Taters nibblin' away like John Podesta (aka the rodent) on a piece of cheese?
 
Simply, Obama is an even more skilled marxist demagogue than I was originally led to believe.  This guy is good, as good as Clinton and it reminds me of my all-time favorite Obama saying:
 
"If Bill Clinton was the first 'black' president, then Obama must be his twin brother!"
 
The way he twisted journalists' questions in a blink of an eyelash has convinced me (if I wasn't already convinced) that this man is very dangerous and a serious threat to the future of this nation.  When you watch this presser and watch it you must, pay attention to the smooth manner in which he lies without any compunction whatsoever.  Barack Obama is a charlatan, which means he would lie to his own white grandmother (if she were still alive, of course).  Would you like an example of a few Obama presser whoppers?
 
1) Giving tax cuts to 95 percent of the American people- I've heard this fallacious claim so many times that I have to caution myself to keep calm as my carotid artery pumps up like a garden hose!  This tax cut is IMPOSSIBLE because only about 60 percent of the American people pay ANY INCOME TAXES to the federal government.  Obama uses the term tax cuts interchangeably with "welfare payments" and this is shamelessly disingenuous, just like his "twin" Bill Clinton.
 
2) Charitable giving will not decrease by reducing the tax deduction for it- Not true at all.  Charities all over the country are scared out of their gourd that wealthy folks will now cut back the huge sums of money they normally give.  Obama wants to disingenuously claim that people give from the heart, well sure they do but now the heart will just be writing a smaller check.
 
3) The Obama budget will grow our economy so as to cut the deficit in half-  This is patently ridiculous and only sounds good to those who were tuning in to watch "American Idol" and got trapped with nothing else to watch on the tube.  Obama claims the economy is being held back by health costs, education woes and dirty energy.  Placing government in control of these has already produced failure in public education, gave us astronomical energy costs last summer and socialized medicine.....Oh Lord, my blood pressure can't even take it!
 
There's so much more to talk about in this press conference but I want to keep it short, I know your time is valuable and you like the quick punch of "Meat and Taters", that is after all why YOU are a "loyalist".  Obama showed us tonight that he is a superb speaker, on or off the beloved teleprompter.  He's quick on his feet and can handle just about any journalist's curve-ball question, though he did stumble around on the question of embryonic stem cell research.  Obama showed us he can run out the clock with a technique at filibustering that would make Sen. Robert Byrd of WV proud!
 
Yet beneath all the impressive, shiny "veneer" that is Barack Obama, informed and perceptive individuals (such as myself) will see the fallacy of his claims.  He is clearly an arrogant, cunning and deceptive charlatan who poses the greatest threat to this nation since Franklin Delano Roosevelt.  Generations of people suckered for FDR's fallacious claims almost a century ago during an equally stressful time but those folks had an excuse.  America was less educated, had less leisure time and had less direct access to information such as LiveLeak or Youtube.  In today's world, there is absolutely no excuse for not being able to peel the veneer off of this marxist demagogue and that is what we will endeavor to do, here at the Meat and Potatoes Blog.
 
P.S.- Just think about this for a second.  What if you could jump in a time machine and bring back Algore's internet to 1930's America?  You'd be a pretty popular guy, not to mention rich!  Oh wait, you'd have to bring Bill Gates with you.
 
Addendum - 3/25/09:  Though Barack Obama is Clinton-esque in many ways, there is one major difference between him and the Father of 9/11:  HE IS NOT A COWARD.  He would not have dodged the draft like Bill Clinton did during Vietnam and has given no indication that he will give in on his agenda due to personal cowardice.  The only thing that will stop Barack Obama is a good "punch right in the nose", delivered either by his own party NOW or by the voters in 2010 at the mid-term elections.  Even then, he may not back down because he's a fearless idelogue and that is what they do!
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AIG: War on the private sector

Posted by The INFORMER (Cokie907@yahoo.com) on Tuesday, March 24, 2009 3:38:02 PM
I know you've not heard "boo" from me since the St. Patrick's Day holiday and no, I haven't been in a Guiness-induced drunken stupor since that time.  I've just been out enjoying the highly acclaimed and much sought after "global warming" that has infested the East Tennessee region with a vengeance.  How sweet it is!
 
But there's much to discuss and let us continue with my recurring theme about war on the private sector, by government in general but with an added zest under the steady and measured hand of King Obama or as I like to call him:  Dumbo the Puppet.  Keep in mind that the modus operandi of "Dumbo" is to "spread the wealth around, you know" as he so eloquently told Joe (the plumber) while walking the streets of a town in Ohio.  This financial calamity is the perfect excuse and he shall not waste it while pursuing his goal.
 
AIG, the insurance giant (or once was...) is the perfect target since it is a faltering symbol of the wealth created in private sector America.  The plan was to buy up AIG, bring it back from the brink and along the way, demonize it's greedy employees.  By doing so, the case can be made that government intervention is needed in ALL PRIVATE SECTOR BANKING to monitor rampant greed and avoid the future calamity that such greed can bring about.  So how does a marxist demagogue justify such a grandiose move whose constitutionality is questionable to say the very least.
 
Here's an idea:  You insert wording into a piece of bailout legislation that gives millions of dollars in taxpayer money as bonuses to the same AIG executives who were responsible for the financial calamity at the insurance giant.  Then you react with righteous indignation as the populace (littered with dunderheaded douchebags mind you) is enraged by the bonuses.  You say "we need to tax these people at a 90 percent tax rate if they won't give back the money" so that the populace will know that you are on their side.
 
Those of you who pay attention to things other than "American Idol" and "The Biggest Loser" are remembering the firestorm over this AIG bonus scandal and thinking to yourself:  "There's no way in heck that the Democrats did this on PURPOSE!"  Before you quickly dismiss my hypothesis, chew on this thought for a minute.  Most of our electorate is clueless about financial matters and even more clueless when it comes to political matters.  When news of these AIG bonuses broke across America, it was simple enough for people to grasp one central theme:  Fat cats on Wall Street were given muti-million dollar bonuses with the taxpayer dollars of hard working Americans. 
 
If there's one thing that enrages people, it is the suspicion of unfair treatment, especially when the human emotion of envy is involved.  We heard stories of people threatening the AIG executives with strangulation or other forms of reprisal, picketers harrassed the families and bus tours were arranged to visit some of their homes in Fairfield, CT.  Democrats must be mighty proud of their secret plot which nobody can prove, no matter how hard they try.  Let's say today, some Meat and Potatoes Loyalist on Capitol Hill suggests that Democrats put that bonus package in the stimulus bill ON PURPOSE.  Barney Frank would offer up an immediate denial and call the person an absolute loon who needs medication fast!
 
Think about it folks, it's brilliant!  Marxist demagogues like today's Democrat party leadership know just how to "wag the dog".  After all, they had alot of practice during the Clinton years! :-)  Overall, the American public is convinced that the private sector is dominated by greedy SOB's and government intervention is just what we need to establish FAIRNESS.  AIG was the "fall guy" needed to manipulate the emotions of the American taxpayer.  Timothy Geithner's plan to offer up toxic bank assets to the public, unvelied yesterday, is just a head fake and OBAMA DOES NOT WANT THIS PLAN TO SUCCEED!!  That way, the case can be made for nationalization of the banking system and the socialist's dream of utopian wealth redistribution can be achieved.
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Do YOU have a pension?

Posted by The INFORMER (Cokie907@yahoo.com) on Tuesday, March 17, 2009 11:56:35 AM
If you're like most of us in the "new slavery class", you don't have a pension.  You have one of those promising 401K funds that will take care of you in your relaxing retirement years.  Yeah....right. 
 
Most of these 401K's have been decimated due to the sickening condition of America's finances.  Let's face it, you take billions in toxic debt and distribute it throughout an otherwise healthy banking system, the results can never be good.  But while you worry over if and when your 401K will come back, there's a second-tier of Americans who know their bread will be buttered come retirement time.  Who are they?  Government workers of course.  They could be your neighbors or even your family members but if they work for government, they're set BIG TIME.  They've got a nice taxpayer funded pension waiting for them after they get in their 20 years.  Or do they?
 
What happens when the same toxic asset problem that is killing 401K's also hits the government funded pensions?  Well then it will be time to go to voters and say:  "We have to raise your taxes to cover unfortunate shortfalls in the promises we've made to loyal public servants."  The longer this calamity on Wall Street lasts, the higher the chance of this happening.  Don't believe me?  Well enjoy watching the following clip of Newsmax's own Christopher Ruddy, discussing it with Neil Cavuto of the Fox Business Network.
 
I've told you Grassroots Troopers that it wouldn't be proper to expect public sector employees to live off beenie weenies and mac -n- cheese during their retirement years.  That's ok for us in the private sector as we are indeed, the "new slavery class".  Enjoy!
 
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As Irish as Patty's Pig!

Posted by The INFORMER (Cokie907@yahoo.com) on Tuesday, March 17, 2009 2:58:13 AM
In days of yesteryear, St. Patrick's Day was always a special day around our house.  You see, my grandma "came over on the boooat" (as she would say) in 1933 and until she died in 1995, her connection with the Emerald Isle was as strong as her character...like oak.
 
We grew up with all the trappings of an ethnically Irish household.  Of course, there was the obligatory corned beef and cabbage meals, the mat out front which read "Cead Mile Failte" and those torturous Irish sweaters made of pure wool which drove me nuts!  One thing I never remember though was an Irish flag flying over the house.  Nothing but the stars and stripes was allowed to fly from that front porch and I think my grandfather saw to it.  I never made a big deal out of it as a kid but looking back with a greater perspective on politics and current events, I see how it relates to today's immigration woes.
 
My grandmother was as much an American as the rest of our family, even though she spoke with a thick brogue and ran up phone bills that would make grandpa scream to the heavens!  She loved the Cape, drove a Buick Wildcat and watched the Red Sox on TV38.  Not once did she ever think of going back to live in Ireland but she went for a visit every summer when it wasn't the rainy season, in June.  Boy, does it rain in Massachusetts but not like in Ireland, that's for sure. :) 
 
I remember asking her once when I was small why she would leave all of her family and friends behind to come to this country, wasn't she scared?  She told me the following:  Even though America was in the Great Depression, it was still the promise land of freedom and opportunity that she always wanted to experience.  Isn't that STILL the reason millions of people are lining up to come here?
 
Happy St. Patrick's Day to all who get their daily dose of Meat and Potatoes.  And to my grandmother who had so massive an impact on my life, I quote the following Irish blessing:

May the sun shine warm upon your face.
And rains fall soft upon your fields.
And until we meet again,
May God hold you in the hollow of His hand.

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Funny Democrat Slogans

Posted by The INFORMER (Cokie907@yahoo.com) on Sunday, March 15, 2009 10:52:38 AM
Imagine my surprise when I see people being directed to my column thanks to Town Hall itself?  My skeletal system practically jumped out of my skin and did a lap around the house with joy!  Someone at Town Hall felt it was time to make "Meat and Taters" a featured blog just like they did last year (during the Democrat National Convention in Denver) when I penned the column "Denver:  Land of Misfit Toys" and boy oh boy did I get some hits back then.  Seeing more visitors fuels me with motivation and I make the extra effort to entertain every traditional, patriotic, Constitution-loving American who lends me their eyeballs.
 
Speaking of which, nothing is more entertaining than my "Funny Democrat Slogans" column.  In fact,  most of my google hits are for that very subject so I decided to repost it this fine Sunday morning before I go off and "cling to my guns and religion".  You know us hicks! :-)
 
Funny Democrat Slogans
by the INFORMER
 
There's nothing democratic about the Democrat party. 
 
The Great Depression was the best thing that ever happened to us.
 
We believe in "Affirmative Action" for EVERYTHING, even giving out home loans.
 
We CREATE problems, so we can show you how good BIG government is at fixing them!
 
Democrat and Demagogue.....both start with "Dem".  Coincidence?  I think not.
 
We get OUR voters the old-fashioned way, we BRIBE them!
 
We can twist the truth into a pretzel and still get people to believe us.
 
If you like our presidential nomination process, you'll love the way we run Congress.
 
We get elected by spreading the seeds of despair in a politically opportunistic way.
 
We're for free speech, until you disagree with us, then we'll shut you up. (i.e. the Fairness Doctrine)

We've created 6 out of the last 2 recessions and we're proud of it.
 
Aks not what YOU can do for your country, but what your country can do for YOUUUU!

Putin Putin, he's our man, if he can't restore communism.....nobody can!
 
The only thing we have to OFFFERRR.....is FEAR itself!
 
Everyone should own a home, even if they can't afford to pay the mortgage.

We'd rather buy oil from terrorists than drill for it ourselves because we're smart.

We've got more in common with Ahmadinejad than we thought!

We've done more for President Bush's legacy than the terrorists!

We're against illegal wiretapping, unless we need to snoop on the tramps that Bill slept with!

The Democrat party:  Stupid ignoramuses need to belong to something, right?

We're not happy until you're not happy.

Sure we're pusssies, but we're also liars and hypocrites, what's your point?

We change our position because one position is just too uncomfortable.

Equal rights matter, particularly when it comes to terrorists and criminals.

We'd rather concern ourselves with the polar bear than an unborn child.

If we can lose this war, things can be just like they were after Vietnam!
 
We've done more for the cigar industry than Fidel Castro!

Truth is relative, facts are boring, just make stuff up!

And a few more for you to snicker at:

Obama, Clinton and Edwards:  Reminding us of a movie called "Dumb, Dumber and Dumbest"

Liberalism:  Its like putting together a jigsaw puzzle where none of the pieces fit!

Democrats are the good-hands people, put out your hands and say to everyone: "I'm a Democrat today, fill up my hands, FILL UP MY HANDS!!!"
 
Hillary Slogans:
Hey Hillary, See You Next Tuesday!
Let's hit rock bottom, Vote for Rodham!
 
Obama Slogans:
Give hope to Osama, Vote for Obama
My pastor hates America more than your pastor.
Obama:  He's not even Palin' by comparison.
If Bill Clinton was the first black president, then Obama must be his twin brother!

Future book I'm working on about Democrats:
Snobs, Liars and Hypocrites (oh yeah...and cowards too!)

What's the difference between a Republican and Democrat voter?  A Republican asks a candidate "What are you going to do for my country?" while a Democrat says "What are you going to do for ME?"
 
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Recession may be the LEAST of our worries.

Posted by The INFORMER (Cokie907@yahoo.com) on Saturday, March 14, 2009 2:29:40 PM
Meat and Potatoes Loyalists know that the INFORMER tackles a variety of issues but with a common theme:  Those issues which pose a threat to the future of the greatest nation in world history, the good ole US of A.  A nation that has sacrificed so much for freedom and done so much for so many around the world.  The amount of people liberated from tyranny by US soldiers number in the millions and it was the fruits of capitalism which fueled such a great military.  We have much to be proud of, that's for sure.
 
Going forward, we must keep that military on the cutting edge of technological evolution and be ready for new battles of all shapes and sizes.  Whether it be the battle against amorphous forces of terrorism which blend in with civilian populations or an all out Normandy-style invasion of aggressors, our military must be ready.  Which is why my mouth is agape at the thought of Obama CUTS in our military via his gargantuan 3.6 Trillion budget proposal.  One example?  The F-22 fighter which is needed to replace the aging F-15.  Obama surrogates are mounting the argument that air superiority is not as important these days when threats we fight are based in the caves and villages of third world nations. 
 
May I remind the military planners in Obama's administration and the readers of this column that China is an ever growing threat with plenty of money to invest in their military and plenty left over to invest in America's massive debt!  You may think to yourself "No kidding Informer" but may I remind you folks out there that China is a communist country with no respect for human rights (just ask the Tibetans and those crushed by tanks at Tinneman Square) and no Constitutional protections of any kind.  All indviduals serve to elevate "the state" in such a society and their goal is to spread this tyrannical ideology to other nations just as the Soviet Union had attempted in the past.
 
China's massive growth (9% in 2008 and 13% in 2007) has created an insatiable thirst for crude oil and it was recently revealed that they plan to quench it through a 20 year oil deal with guess who?  Russia, AKA The NEW Soviet Union.  Remember that little episode last year when Russia invaded and knocked the hell out of a sovereign, democratic country named Georgia?  It was proof positive that the Soviet Union is making its comeback as a "freedom stomping machine" with Vladmir Putin at the controls.  According to a recent article (March 5th 2009) by famed chess champion Gary Kasparov in the Wall Street Journal:
 
"Consider also that the Kremlin just struck a deal with China to send Russian oil to China at rock-bottom prices (under $20/barrel) for 20 years in exchange for $25 billion in loans. Powerful countries don't cut such deals unless they are desperate for cash. What's happening in Russia is that we are witnessing the survival gambit of a corrupt regime. The question is whether the West will bail out the Russian dictatorship or let it fall."
 
Gary Kasparov is a valiant warrior who fights a dangerous battle against those who want to bring communism back to Russia, while it still struggles with the implementation of a capitalistic-style system.  His words are informative, inspiring and I encourage you to read the full article here if you're interested in foreign policy matters:    http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123621255075534833.html
 
It wasn't long ago that yours truly wrote an article warning of such future partnerships as the one we're seeing now with Russia and China.  The article was called "Rogue nations vs. USA:  Reminds me of Chuck Norris!" and it was written in December of 2007.  Give it a read and see if my Chuck Norris based metaphor still holds true today.  Heck, it may even make the hair stand up on the back of your neck!
 
 
 
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The New War: Public vs. Private Sector

Posted by The INFORMER (Cokie907@yahoo.com) on Tuesday, March 10, 2009 2:00:03 PM
Do I focus on the subject of "war" too much in this column?  Whether it be a real war or a metaphorical one, I do cover the subject quite a bit here at the Meat and Potatoes Blog.  The reason?  Defining a battle is very important when you have opponents who are at odds with one another and the stakes of their fight will dictate the nation's future.  As I've said before, the 'Information War' we fight everyday is just as important as the War on Terror we fight against Islamo-Fascists.  We lose either one of these wars and the nation's future is put in peril.
 
This NEW war I speak about is essentially a war on people in the private sector, in other words people who do not work for government.
 
These people in the private sector are losing jobs everyday and losing their retirements via the stock market implosion.  Meanwhile, those in the public sector are being employed in record numbers and look forward to 'fat cat' government pensions which will allow them to live in style.  The recent global warming here in East Tennessee had me visiting the Smoky Mountains yesterday and I got to see the public sector in action with all sorts of government employees leaning on their shovels.  Why not let a group of 5 do the job of 2 right?  Suddenly, my springtime mood of fun and frivolity turned sour and I struggled to enjoy the rest of my day.  I told my travel companion, "Look at all those park employees sitting around.  They remind me of the baggage screeners at the airport who are overstaffed to the gills."
 
Here's what I wrote a few days ago in a column called "And I thought slavery was over....."
 
"The next time you bump into someone who works in the public sector, ask them if they get a pension.  Ask them if they get health and dental insurance in their retirement years, then ask what age they will take retirement.  You'll be infuriated deep down to know that alot of these government workers are retiring in their early to mid 50's with a lifetime salary and benefits package that will make you drool.
 
I don't know about you but the word retirement never passes through my lips for a singular reason, I have none.  I will never retire and have to likely work until the day I die.  Social IN-Security will go bankrupt long before someone born in the 1960's can collect benefits and medicare will go insolvent even before that.  Most of us born after the 'baby-boomers' will awaken to a new reality in America and that is a lifetime without the ability to retire.
 
We are the 'new slavery class' and a government growing out of control with millions of 'fat cat' public sector employees is the reason."
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