"Attention all citizens - you are fat - your government knows it and we're going to do something about it because you're too damn lazy to do it yourself. Since you are either incapable or ambivalent about the girth of your progeny, we must take your parenting rights away for the welfare of the country. Remember how we banned smoking in your homes and cars for your own welfare, and how we banned all spanking of children to protect their butts and your hands? Just consider this the next, necessary step in the evolution of our great United Socialist States of America."
The positioning of the picture would lead one to think that Bill Clinton uttered those words.
He did not, never has, and never will - but more about Bill later.
Does that sound rather Orwellian? Impossible?
Down in New Mexico, home of Bill Richardson, Democratic lawmakers are preparing their "No Child Left Inside" legislation that will tax TV's and video games and use the money for education.
Right.
This initiative is also backed by the Sierra Club; I guess they figure that if the taxes are high enough, parents will stop buying TV's and video games and the kids will flock to the great outdoors and become environmentalists.
Now before my progressive friends go apoplectic on me, I consider myself to be an environmentalist. I live in the forest, I love the forest and everything that nature has to offer - I'm just not at the SS Stormtrooper level of some so-called environmentalist. I don't belong to the NRA or the Sierra Club - guess I'm just not a "club" kind of guy.
Better living through progressive legislation!
That's a motto that, even if unheard in public, is the driving force behind socialism. The politicians in New Mexico are not evil people, they're not doing this for political purposes as far as I can tell, other than the play on the name. They are well intentioned and just as incredibly wrong as any human being can be.
The taxes will go for education - that's always the grabber. Taxes, taxes and more taxes. It was actually refreshing to see the morons in Washington get together and try to do something productive last week, but just like FDR who started this whole entitlement society, government once again thinks it knows best and is buying us off with 30 pieces of silver.
To be perfectly honest - I'm not really sure if their actions this week with regards to the economy are right or wrong - all I do know is that when government starts throwing money at you, you want to start shining the flashlight in the corner to see where the smell is coming from.
I'm sorry if that offends my conservative and/or progressive friends, but I believe that a healthy distrust of your government is a necessity if we're to maintain our freedoms. Politicians are people that mean well, but power and prestige effect different people in different ways.
Take Bill Clinton for instance. Instead of displaying the dignity of a former President as most of his predecessors (excluding Peanut-Brain of course) have done, he has chosen once again to use his digital dexterity to excoriate the press (no problem there) and look directly into the eyes of the American people and play loose with the truth.
You think its just me? From South Carolina black congressmen to the editorial page of the The Dallas Morning News, many eyebrows are being raised at the manner in which the former President has been conducting himself.
It is my sincerest hope that Hillary does become the nominee of the Democrat Party. Even is she wins, after two years of her in office, the conservative movement will have a rebirth amongst those who consider themselves "middle-of-the-road", and we'll hopefully be able to get back to a government that balances their check book and lives within their means.
We have to do it - why shouldn't they?
At the age of 56 I could stand to lose 10-15 pounds, but I am not "fat" as far as my doctor is concerned and thankfully I no longer have to attract young women - or women of any age honey - thought I'd better throw that in there as my wife does read the blog occasionally. She says she listens to enough of my sh** and doesn't have to go online to read it.
The point being, we are responsible for ourselves and our children. Scientists are now examining certain chemicals, or lack there of, that may be a key factor in obesity and may actually be the cause of obesity in many people.
How do we legislate against that?
Even if you are well-intentioned you can still be very, very wrong.
That last line was a soft-ball for all of the progressive/liberals out there who are just dying to take a shot at me - have fun!
5 comments:
Personally, I love conspiracy theories. I think Bill paid for the Monica hummer with a chit to do anything that Hillary asked when she ran for Prez. On the other hand, I think down deep inside he loathes her for publically emasculating him and turning him into a political lapdog. So....I think Bill is saying what he's saying and doing what he's doing as part of a subtle campaign to torpedo her candidacy. I could be wrong, but its fun to think of Bill's antics as "Monoca's Revenge".
You're only 56? Geez, I thought you were way older than that. Must be all that grey HAIR!!!!
There is just something wrong with being a 56 year old long haired ex-hippie.
If you're referring to that picture of me, I can assure you that I am not blonde, I do not have long hair, and I am very thankful for the hair that I do have. 56 and ex-hippie are correct Alex - I'd like the 70's for $1000 please.
Hey Watson. You sure you can remember the 70s?
Anything after 1969 is pretty much hit and miss, but the pictures help.
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