Mike Rowse A voice from New Mexico

Really?

Lindsay Lohan is out of jail early; why, no one is really sure but she is and she’s hell bent on rehabilitating her image and getting back into the hearts of the movie going public. So she’s hired Brittney Spears’ publicity director to get the job done. Because that’s worked so well for Brittney, who’s lost weight and is rumored to be getting married again; but this time she’s marrying an aspiring singer/entertainer who has no career of his own.

Apparently Lindsay’s first public appearance had something to do with wearing a see through top and no bra. No not this photo but pretty darn close. I guess this will make Lindsay popular with all of the fans of Pedo Bear… not sure what it does for mom’s and teen girls that used to love her but what do I know; I’m not a PR guy.

Stupid criminals; you’ll feel better about yourself after this

I love the south; it gives us so many stupid people stories. McComb MS: police responded to a 911 call from a man reporting the theft of $10,000 in cash from his hotel room. 28 yr old Denonta D. Thadison and his 22 yr old girlfriend told police they had returned to their hotel room to realize the 10 large was missing. Denonta was certain he had put the money into the safe. Police began searching the room for clues and guess what, they found the money! It was stuffed into the microwave, right behind the 2 pounds of cocaine (both the powdered and crack varieties). Just a little tip for you would be criminal masterminds; do a better search of your room for the cash or the drugs before calling the cops.

I guess the rednecks are migrating; story number 2 comes to us for Iowa City: Police were called to the scene of a fight in progress. There they found Melissa Garcia, 21, was arguing with a 12 year old girl. After breaking up the pair, Garcia told police the argument started because the 12 year old couldn’t ‘drive right.’ Garcia complained that the 12 year old was weaving all over the road and almost swerved into a ditch which could have killed Garcia and her 3 children, ages 3, 2 & 1. The kids were in the back of the van and were not in car seats or even seat belted. Garcia, who is pregnant with her fourth child, told officers that she had asked the 12 year old to drive them to Nichols IA since Garcia was feeling ill. It gets better; the van was stolen. That’s some good parenting there Melissa.

MMMM Bacon; with a side of stupidity

San Francisco is at it again. We’ve talked about how they are trying to ban the Happy Meal because it entices children to stuff their faces with unhealthy, high calorie food. All based on the Center for Science in the Public Interest’s claim that the toys usurp a parent’s ability to say ‘no’ and thus kids are getting fat. Or the parent’s ability to chose the healthy options that are available; an apple instead of fries. I believe it’s Santa Monica has already enacted an ordinance banning toys in meals.

But now San Francisco City Councilors are considering a ban or restrictions on bacon. That’s it; time to take up arms!! Next thing they’ll be going after my adult beverage. Bacon is just the symbol but city councilors are actually looking into requiring restaurants to monitor what people order and in essence determine if the food is healthy for them. The example given was adding bacon to a hamburger; is the person too fat and will bacon add unnecessary calories to the meal. I cannot make this stuff up. The argument appears to be similar to the salad bar argument. People often choose salad as a healthy alternative but after adding cheese, bacon bits, croutons, avocado and so on they end up with a high calorie meal.

So the nanny city wants to make sure you aren’t clogging your arteries and wants the restaurants to be their food police. All because the government will now be paying for your health care and in order to keep costs down they must make sure you maintain a healthy lifestyle. I told you this was going to happen.

Come on Nancy I’m waiting

Nancy Pelosi said that ‘we must investigate the finances of anyone opposed’ to building the mosque in NYC. Apparently Queen Nancy believes there is a fringe, bigoted group funding anyone and everyone speaking out against the building of the mosque. So Nancy, come on down to NM and investigate my finances. First, I’d like to find out where that money I’m supposed to be getting to oppose the building of the mosque is going ’cause I’m sure not getting it. Given what you’ve done to this economy, I sure could use some extra cash right now.

Which brings me to point numero dos: if you investigated my finances it would give you a chance to see what your policies have done to the average middle class. You’d see the restrictive tax burden you’ve placed upon us; the restrictive regulations that make it difficult to open a business and hire employees. How you punish success. I don’t think you’d believe it and you would delude yourself into thinking you’re doing the right thing but hey, I’m an eternal optimist.

Finally, your statement proves that you are motivated by a ‘what’s in it for me’ mentality. Anything you do apparently has to have a payoff of some type for you personally. That’s not the way most of us in the real world operate. Nobody has to pay us to have an opinion or take a stance on an issue. There are a number of reasons average citizens are opposed to building the NYC mosque but very few if any of us are getting paid to have that opinion. Who’s paying you? By the way, are you going to investigate Harry Reid or Howard Dean?

Pure unadulterated stupidity

This is Gabrielle Giffords, D-AZ. She is a member of the House Armed Services Committee. As a member she recently had the opportunity to question General David Petraeus. I’m sure she and her staff put a lot of thought and effort into what questions she would ask of the General. This is what they came up with: “General Petraeus, what are you doing to reduce carbon emissions in the war on terror?” Are you serious Representative Giffords? She went on to say that she is not demanding an immediate halt to current military operations in the Middle East but that battle plans should take include an “environmental impact assessment as a regular part of the process before attacks are launched.” She also suggested that the Army put “more emphasis on less environmentally damaging methods.” Like stabbing or clubbing enemy forces in order to minimize environmental damage? But wouldn’t a soldier have to breathe harder if he/she were exerting physical effort? That would increase carbon dioxide output, a ‘known’ greenhouse gas wouldn’t it?

You cannot make up stupidity like this. Next thing you know someone will suggest not allowing soldiers to fire unless they are fired upon; or rewarding soldiers for showing restraint because he/she did not fire their weapon. Oh yeah, that’s already been done. God help us, we are being led by public school graduates.

GL cannot be pleased

Judicial Watch has released their list of the most corrupt politicians for 2009. Glorious Leader cannot be amused and if I worked at Judicial Watch I would be watching my back and have my accountant make sure our tax records are spotless. Remember, GL does things the Chicago way. Here is the list:

Senator Christopher Dodd D-CT; Senator John Ensign R-NV; Rep. Barney Frank D-MA; Secretary of Treasury Timothy Geithner; Attorney General Eric Holder; Rep. Jesse Jackson D-IL/Senator Roland Burris D-IL (they share #6); President Barack Obama; Rep. Nancy Pelosi D-CA; Rep. John Murhta D-PA & the rest of the PMA Seven; Rep. Charles Rangel D-NY.

You can read about their offenses at www.judicialwatch.org; if it doesn’t make you mad…

I want to be disabled…

Will we be getting this with Obamacare? The British national health care service is spending money on hookers, internet dating, lap dances and sex vacations. All you have to do is qualify as elderly or disabled. Under a new program 520 million pounds is being given directly to qualifying individuals as cash payments so they can chose what to spend it on. The intent is that they spend the money on things like home health care services or purchasing mobility aids; even driving lessons qualify. But bureaucrats have also approved trips to Amsterdam, sex vacations, lap dances, prostitutes all because it serves to get the individual out of their home and involved in society. One example is a 21 year old man diagnosed with learning disabilities and anger management issues. His social worker approved payment for him to spend one month in Amsterdam having sex with a prostitute at least 2 times a day. Sign me up!! If I’d have known that we could do this I’d have supported Obamacare sooner. The social worker approving the payment, along with many others approving similar idiotic payments, said they cannot make moral judgements about the treatment, which is self prescribed in most cases, but must take into account whether or not it helps the patient. Really?

If you thought postal workers nee doctors was a good idea…

You’ll love this one. British government officials are considering having the pimply faced kid behind the counter of your favorite fast food establishment hand out statin drugs with your order. Statins are drugs designed to lower cholesterol. The proponents of this idea (were stoned when they thought of it) say that like driving, which is a risky behavior, we are required or encouraged to minimize the risk by engaging in certain behaviors such as wearing a seat belt. The nannies then use that logic to suggest having McDonalds counter staff give you statin drugs, like Lipitor, with the ketchup packet you get with your hamburger since all of the fast food fare is cholesterol raising.

This goes on but there’s one little catch that I see; statins are currently available by prescription only. So how do we train the 16 year old behind the Wendy’s counter to decide if Lipitor is right for you? And we’ve all seen the problems with self medicating/self diagnosing. The National Heart and Lung Institute at Imperial College London is behind this move. Dr. Darrel Francis, who got his medical degree from a local Long John Silvers, said that giving people a packet of statins with each cheeseburger or milkshake could prevent them suffering the effects of high cholesterol. Then I could eat 3 cheeseburgers instead of 2?

Dr. Francis said the side effects of statin drugs are minimal; only complications in the liver and kidneys which are reported in 10% of the people that have been prescribed statins. Now they can sue Carl’s Jr. when their liver fails. Bonus!

How dare we…

So more and more continues to be ‘revealed’ about Michelle’s trip to Spain. Shall we recap what we know for sure? The trip took up 60 rooms ranging in price from $300 to $6000 per night. I wonder which one was for Michelle? She took 30-40 friends on her mother/daughter trip. Funny, my wife takes mother/daughter trips and it’s only mother and daughter. The total cost of the trip was picked up by the tax payer because Michelle ate lunch with King Juan Carlos. I’m not sure what they discussed that was of such national importance to you and I. Maybe she was discussing how the 5 star cuisine will work in school cafeterias.

The trip cost somewhere between $675,000 and $900,000 for the week. Nice trip. Remember it was billed as a mother/daughter trip. Time to bond and get away. Then as the criticism increased it became a condolence trip. Michelle’s obstetrician and friend had recently lost her father and Michelle had promised to spend some quality time with her, to help console her since Michelle couldn’t make the funeral. OK, then why take the other 30 people? How do you get quality time with your friend and her daughter if you take 3 dozen others? At least Michelle skipped the star studded concert put on by Eva Longoria and Antonio Banderas in her honor. Does Michelle really think that made us feel better?

The official spin from Obama’s press secretary; Michelle is a private citizen on a private trip and that’s all that needs to be said. Hey dipwad! She became a public citizen when she took on her anti-obesity campaign and started pushing her menu down our throat; trying to get intrusive legislation passed. And when the taxpayers started paying for her trip. She is no longer a ‘private citizen’ with a right to privacy. Hell, under Obamacare you have put in programs that intrude much further into our lives. But that’s right, the politicians don’t have to live under the same rules as we subjects.

What the $#@*%&?!

Amidst the controversy about building the mosque in NYC just a few blocks from where the twin towers once stood this story has been lost. According to Pajamas Media Feisal Abdul Rauf, the imam, is touring the Middle East attempting to raise money to build the high rise. He needs to raise $100 million so where better to go than the oil rich countries of Saudi Arabia, Abu Dhabi, Dubai and so on. But it appears that our State Department is footing the bill for his trip. That information comes from Daisy Khan, Feisal’s wife and assistant. Daisy said the State Department would be sending her to the Middle East as well later this month. Why? The State Department is not talking; they are refusing comment, which generally means the story is correct but could be potentially embarrassing.