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Belated Earth Day Comment

29 April 2009 in BBC, Barack Obama, NPR, environment | No comments

Belated Earth Day Comment: It’s called video conferencing, Mr. Green Technology Preacher! :)

Simple.
Fast.
Secure.
Cheap.
Efficient.
Reliable.
HD Quality.
Multi-Way Communication. 

Why am I not working for you Obama? I could save tax-payer money & make you more techno-savvy!

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Photoshop the Photo-Shoot

28 April 2009 in Barack Obama | No comments

In this day in age, it is called PHOTOSHOP. Considering the traumatic disaster of the past and the constant heightened alert, New Yorkers have every right to be upset. I’d say this is definitely not one of the White House’s better decisions.

Everything we see in advertisements and other pictures is likely fake or doctored, so why not just fake the Presidential plane next to the Statue of Liberty? I’d also wager that it probably would have been cheaper for the tax payers to pay a photoshop guru than it was to fill the fuel tanks for the photo-shoot. Although, a joy ride in an airplane is much more fun. (Unless your the freaked out citizen in the sky scraper trying to scurry down 50 flights of stairs.)

At-least it was said that Obama conveyed anger with the situation… which could have been prevented with photoshop or more government-openness.


 (Photo from NY Post)

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Multiple Uses Causes Common Ground

30 March 2009 in Barack Obama, Nonspecific | No comments

Pleased with how Obama is running things?
–Then get some satisfaction from the man!

Not pleased with how Obama is running things?
–Then stick him where the sun don’t shine!

Overall conclusion:
–Haters and lovers will find common ground on the Head O State.

head-o-state1

Thanks to Mermanda!
(Who may or may not be utilizing the Head O State with her cook.)

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Mrs. Grinch

27 January 2009 in Barack Obama, Democrats, Pelosi, Politics | 3 comments

You’re a mean one, Mrs. Grinch.
Your promises are an empty hole.
Your brain is closed to opposition.
You’ve got power trip in your soul.
Mrs. Grinch. 

I wouldn’t trust you, with an
Eight hundred n’ fifty billion stimulus.

You’re dividing Washington, Mrs. Grinch,
You’re without regard for America,
Incapable of respecting,
You have all the intentions
Of your personal ideals.
Mrs. Grinch.

Who is this Grinch you ask?
Here are two quotes, see if you can guess without clicking on the links.

“Yes, we wrote the bill. Yes, we won the election.” - That surely shows regard to others with ideas, because everyone else must be wrong.

“If people are ripping your face off, you have to rip their face off” - Because that will solve the problem?

It’s no lie, I don’t like that women and I hope Obama sets her straight… and soon. Obama, your getting it right by engaging in discussions!

 

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+1 point for Team-O

22 January 2009 in Apple, Barack Obama, Computers, Democrats, Nerd, Reality, Winter | No comments

I hope Obama’s staff will be able to use their Apple computers soon. I think it’s funny that the most secure, technologically advanced and reliable operating system was not being utilized in a location where security and reliability are paramount. At-least Team-O knows what the right tools are for the job!

“The team members, accustomed to working on Macintoshes, found computers outfitted with six-year-old versions of Microsoft software. Laptops were scarce, assigned to only a few people in the West Wing. The team was left struggling to put closed captions on online videos.” (by Anne E. Kornblut - Washington Post)

Seriously, six-year-old versions of Microsoft could be Windows XP. I don’t know what the world loves about XP!? (I mean, IT people like it because it’s job security and hackers obviously love it :p.) It’s out of date, clunky, ugly, slow, uses resources unefficiently, prone to viruses, has limited security abilities out of the box and most of all its not intuitive. (Funny, that list covers everything I define as the Government!) It’s 2009 people, move with the times! I don’t understand why companies and people don’t migrate to a new OS rather than patching the ever-sinking XP ship. I understand some programers resist change because that means more work for them in redevelopment (especially because everytime Microsoft seems to roll out a new OS its time to redevelop the wheel - not so with windows 7?? who knows.

Here the funny thing though, IF more people migrated to the macs… job performance would be improved because there would not be the 10/15 minuets you sit waiting for windows to boot up (Vista is as bad as XP), there would not be the virus issues because default settings and security features prevent an automated tack over (virus are still possible but at a much less deadly level), its a very intuitive operating system to manage and train users and finally, programmers who develop for the mac do not have to reinvent the wheel every time the a new OS is released. Apple has a reputation of keeping backward compatible (yes, some apps need a minor tweak when a major upgrade is released – but its by no means an overhaul.)

Anyway, I’m tipping my hat to team Obama for using macs, heres hoping the world follows suit with the White House Apples.

Team-O, breaking in the White House change:
Team-O Breaking in the change

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Congratulations America!

5 November 2008 in Barack Obama, Bush, Clinton, Democrats, Election, Politics | 4 comments

Congratulations America! You have just elected a fantastic political speaker and public manipulator who unfortunatly does not agree with our founding fathers, whom which I’m sure are turning in their graves right now.

You have voted for change! And when that socialistic change trickles down in the form of higher taxes, more national debt, less personal liberty, less decisions when he signs a bill as “present” and a screwed up health care system like England’s… I can atleast say, you voted for it America.

As for me? Luckily I can hide much of my income under the table to prevent my wealth from being distributed.

On the positive side, I’m happy America was able to vote a black man into office, just a shame it was this one. Adam said it well. 

On the brighter side, Atleast this guy will probably keep his pants on in the oval office. Bush had no chance of getting any like his predecessor.

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Very Liberal ehh?

2 November 2008 in Barack Obama, Democrats, McCain, Politics | 5 comments

I asked one of my female friends the other day who was bleeding Obama-mania and supporting Obama nation why she was doing that. Her response, “I’m very liberal at heart…”

My response to her was, “Liberal at heart and liberal in politics are two different things, because people who are truely liberal often disagree with the democrats for their historically ‘controlling’ & big government policies.”

Moral of it all: Just because it’s cool to be “very liberal” when your in the famous 20’s doesn’t mean its necessarily the right thing.

After all… what are all we bloggers going to do when Obama taxes the electric companies to bankruptcy and we have no more power? If wind, solar and other alternatives were available, we’d be already using them… trust me. Someone is just wanting to start a fortune 500 that pulls clean electricity out of the sky! The overhead costs would be significantly lower than a traditional power plant. If the technology was there, we’d be using it.

Despite the belief, I’m a firm believer if you are interested in voting for the lesser of the evil – it is John McCain. He seriously is quite different than Bush (despite what Obama’s ads say) and he would have a strong administration surrounding him. But I’ll have more on “the lesser of evil” in a post I hope to publish tomorrow, I just have to finish refining it.

Ofcourse we all know, I’m a bleeding Libertarian.  ”More Freedom, Less Government = Less Taxes“

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Journalism down the crapper

25 September 2008 in Barack Obama, Election, Politics, Radio | No comments

I share this message to the media with you today not for political reasons, but because there is some serious media bias going on.

I went to broadcasting school in the US and England. Enforced heavily in both schools are journalistic values. But where are those values now? Why are journalists and news organizations not following them? Where is the watch dog?

I have lost respect for the US media. The press should not “endorse” a candidate. I can give a negative 2 cents about whose endorsing who – I’m not paying to hear, read or see your endorsements. All I want is the news and to have it be unbiased. Toss in some unbiased political coverage from all the political parties and you can really shine. I’m also not interested in your flagrant stories, features or coverage. Is that really a hard thing to do when the net is full of free blogs for you to share your personal views? Come on reporters.

So what does this all come down to? That I am hurt. As a broadcaster, I am now just labeled as part of the clan which broadcasts their bias. I take offense to that because I am very careful not to! It’s not the time or place for my bias when I’m a reporter or broadcaster. The time and place is in a bar, around the dinner table and on my blog with hosting paid for by me, not a company. 

I’m sorry if this seems to be another political post, it’s not intended to be. It is meant for me to vent my frustration at the mainstream media in America. (Politically, America has over 301,139,947 people… and this is what we’re left to choose from? I should at-least be entitled to fair representations of all the candidates I’m not thrilled about.)

Thank-you American Media, if I had the time I’d draw a big eff you sign.

PS: Isn’t it sad that an organization has formed to tell and watch the news of the news? Check out their weekly podcast, it’s pretty sweet.

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A Politician’s Dream

23 September 2008 in Barack Obama, China, Democrats, Election | 2 comments

I swear I am trying to hold back my political commentary, but I just can’t help it!

Rabbit Power!

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Unmerited Blame

20 September 2008 in Barack Obama, Bush, Democrats, Election, Independent, McCain, Nonspecific, Politics, Republicans | No comments

I don’t understand why the Democrats are constantly blaming Bush for the mortgage crisis which is now affecting wall street. The problem with blaming Bush is he doesn’t control investors.

I HATE it when people blame Bush for problems he has no control over. What do you expect… him to think and control the investors like puppets? If he is thinking and controlling investors, how is it a free society then? And if you want him to control the investors, would that be American? He has no control over peoples greed on wall street… so why do the Democrats keep blaming him? I don’t know! I hate the blame game.

Here is a fantastic NPR story about the situation: audio clip from morning addition 19 September 2008.

From the feature, there are clearly other companies and investors that should be held responsible.

There are several things that I don’t agree with Bush about, but I don’t go around blaming him for things that are out of his control. I find this election season really annoying because the Democrats are blaming Bush for every known problem in the world and trying to relate it to John McCain. I believe there are some issues it’s fair to point the finger… but for the most part, alot of the finger pointing is unmerited. Sure, John McCain is not the saviour, but Obama Mania Barack is no where a lesser of the evil either.

I guess this is why I am neither Democrat or Republican, both parties worry more about blaming, finger pointing, gaining control and taking away liberty. My political views are summed up by the badge on the left.

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