On eve of its birthday, America loses an icon
As we slide out of a Tuesday and prepare to celebrate the Fourth of July, that quintessential American holiday, we also say goodbye to a quintessential American in Andy Griffith. The 86-year-old actor and national icon died today at his home in North Carolina, the state of his birth and the inspiration for much of his career.
As Andy Taylor, the wise and kindly sheriff of Mayberry, Griffith and his cast captured something about small-town America that even back in the ’60s had begun to fade, a fact that made audiences treasure it all more. TV at the time was dominated by cornpone comedies such as “The Beverly Hillbillies,” “Petticoat Junction,” “Green Acres” and “Hee Haw,” but Griffith’s show treated its characters and the community they shared with a respect that other shows never even tried to attain.
Anybody who ever watched more than two or three episodes, for example, will smile at the following exchange among Sheriff Andy, his hapless and overeager deputy Barney Fife and the town drunk Otis Campbell:
Barney Fife: Andy, I’ve this one dead to rights! Otis was drunk. I even gave him a test. I drew a line on the sidewalk and told him to walk it. You know what he said?
Andy Taylor: What?
Barney Fife: He asked me what line. I’ve got this one right, Andy. Otis was drunk!
Andy Taylor: That right, Otis? Did you ask Deputy Fife what line?
Otis Campbell: Yeah; but I didn’t have my specs on and drunk or sober, I can’t see much without my specs.
Andy Taylor: Otis, three hours ago when Deputy Fife arrested you were you drunk?
Otis Campbell: I don’t know; I wasn’t wearin’ my glasses.
Happy Fourth of July everyone, and to serenade us into the holiday, here’s Andy himself, singing a tune you might recognize:
– Jay Bookman
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Kamchak ~ Thug from the Steppes
July 4th, 2012
8:36 pm
Hospice can be either for a short time respite that enables family caregivers time-off, or short time end of life care.
godless — been there, done that.
Sending positive vibes your way.
That Black Guy
July 4th, 2012
8:40 pm
getalife
July 4th, 2012
8:27 pm
TBG,
The blog was very civil and patriotic today *because I ignore it when the “libs” are namecalling and snarky*
There, I finished that for you get.
happy 4th.
That Black Guy
July 4th, 2012
8:42 pm
godless, my thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.
godless heathen
July 4th, 2012
8:51 pm
Thanks all for the kind words.
Kam, It’s an end-of life situation, and hopefully it will be mercifully brief.
godless heathen
July 4th, 2012
8:54 pm
I wonder if the folks at the CC know that us non-members can enjoy the fireworks too. If they realize that they will probably quit spending all that coin on them.
Kamchak ~ Thug from the Steppes
July 4th, 2012
8:55 pm
The blog was very civil and patriotic today *because I ignore it when the “libs” are namecalling and snarky*
I remember the film, Snarky’s Machine.
Filmed in the ATL and starred Burt Reynolds.
Women loved Snarky and always will.
JamVet
July 4th, 2012
8:58 pm
heathen, hang tough buddy. Ain’t none of us gettin’ any younger!
Back in the late 60s, I always thought that line in that iconic song from the Who, “I hope I die before I get old” was way cool. Now? Not so much. LOL!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5MnDbWqe_kQ
getalife
July 4th, 2012
9:01 pm
TBG,
I would say both sides acted like Americans today.
The Independents like me are patriotic everyday to show support for our President and country after a economic collapse.
We cheer on our country to make it and she did for another year.
Happy 4th.
Kamchak ~ Thug from the Steppes
July 4th, 2012
9:14 pm
Drudgey reports that the Chinese have banned snark fin soup.
Obamacare Is Not A Tax (According to Libs)
July 4th, 2012
9:16 pm
As a nation that slips more and more into wanting government dependence and cradle to grave nanny statism, why do we even celebrate “Independence Day” anymore? More households today are on some form of government assistance than ever in America’s history. We’ve had 50 years of an alleged “war on poverty” yet the poverty rate in America has not declined. We’ve already blown nearly a trillion dollars in a so-called stimulus bill that was to have stopped unemployment from going above 8%, create “shovel ready” jobs, and provide the foundation for “green energy” job growth. Fail, fail, and fail and all three parts.
But there are silver linings in the dark clouds looming over America: foreign companies are building manufacturing plants in America. The latest will be Airbus, which will be bringing 1,100 jobs to Mobile with a new airliner production plant. Note that Airbus – like the Japanese, Korean, and German automakers that came to America before it, – didn’t choose California, New Jersey, Ohio, or Michigan to build its plant. Let’s see Obama try and stop that from happening like he did Boeing in South Carolina because it’s a right to work state.
Happy Dependence Day.
G Mare
July 4th, 2012
9:18 pm
Kam @ 9:14,
That Black Guy
July 4th, 2012
9:19 pm
getalife
July 4th, 2012
9:01 pm
TBG,
I would say both sides acted like Americans today.
The Independents like me are patriotic everyday to show support for our President and country after a economic collapse.
We cheer on our country to make it and she did for another year.
Happy 4th.
________________________________________________________________
Fair enough get.
Although independents like me understand there is a difference between supporting our President and disliking some policies. I do so with this President as I have with previous presidents regardless of their party. I hope you feel the same.
Kam, your 8:55 was a good one..
getalife
July 4th, 2012
9:20 pm
“Happy Dependence Day.”
Wall Street are junkies wanting another fix.
Kamchak ~ Thug from the Steppes
July 4th, 2012
9:23 pm
But there are silver linings in the dark clouds looming…
He was a dark and stormy knight.
She was sultry….
getalife
July 4th, 2012
9:23 pm
TBG,
Fair enough.
I know our President is playing the game with a broken corrupt congress in a billionaires united world.
BADA BING
July 4th, 2012
9:29 pm
The PT Road Race……I haven’t seen such a mad crush of people running thru Buckhead since Ray Lewis’ last Superbowl Party.
Jm-pass TSPLOST silly people
July 4th, 2012
9:41 pm
” I think it more appropriate to again honor those in uniform this day, and most especially those whose homecomings come in a metal box covered with the American Flag”
That is a hard statement to disagree with, but I do disagree.
I think it super important that we honor those who have given so much. But America I’d about (or should be) more than our brave servicemen.
America is a tapestry. Soldiers. But also business people, mothers, dads, inventors, artists, musicians, and yes, even civil servants. And all of them help (or can help) make America great, or at least what it is.
And so on the fourth, I celebrate all of America. All of it.
Back to the festivities…..
Jm-pass TSPLOST silly people
July 4th, 2012
9:45 pm
Obamacare Is Not A Tax (According to Libs)
July 4th, 2012
9:16 pm
I feel ya
Happy Birthday USofA
July 4th, 2012
9:47 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRTHdC7k4uY&feature=related
Doggone/GA
July 4th, 2012
10:06 pm
“I remember the film, Snarky’s Machine.”
Sharkey, not Snarky
Kamchak ~ Thug from the Steppes
July 4th, 2012
10:19 pm
Doggone/GA
Yes, I know.
0311/8541/5811/1811/1801
July 4th, 2012
10:38 pm
BOOM !!!
0311/8541/5811/1811/1801
July 4th, 2012
10:42 pm
“It is the duty of nations as well as men to own their dependence upon the overruling power of God, to confess their sins and transgressions in humble sorrow yet with assured hope that genuine repentance will lead to mercy and pardon, and to recognize the sublime truth, announced in the Holy Scriptures and proven by all history: that those nations only are blessed whose God is the Lord.”
Abraham Lincoln
0311/8541/5811/1811/1801
July 4th, 2012
10:51 pm
“ON JULY 4, REMEMBER: WE ARE NOT FRENCH”
“It has become fashionable to equate the French and American revolutions, but they share absolutely nothing beyond the word “revolution.” The American Revolution was a movement based on ideas, painstakingly argued by serious men in the process of creating what would become the freest, most prosperous nation in world history.
The French Revolution was a revolt of the mob. It was the primogenitor of the horrors of the Bolshevik revolution, Hitler’s Nazi Party, Mao’s cultural revolution, Pol Pot’s slaughter, and America’s periodic mob uprisings from Shays’ rebellion to today’s dirty waifs in the “Occupy Wallstreet” crowd.
The French Revolution is the godless antithesis to the founding of America.”
(Read more)
http://www.anncoulter.com/columns/2012-07-04.html#read_more
getalife
July 4th, 2012
11:06 pm
There is no God because they found the God particle.
Sorry about that scout.
Fred ™
July 4th, 2012
11:32 pm
Hello Scout. Semper Fi bitch lol.
USinUK - pro-gay-marriage thug and former Girl Scout
July 5th, 2012
6:11 am
“I think it super important that we honor those who have given so much. But America I’d about (or should be) more than our brave servicemen.
America is a tapestry. Soldiers. But also business people, mothers, dads, inventors, artists, musicians, and yes, even civil servants. And all of them help (or can help) make America great, or at least what it is.”
holy moly.
that is probably one of the best – and definitely the most true – statements I’ve ever read from Jm.
saaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaLUTE!
USinUK - pro-gay-marriage thug and former Girl Scout
July 5th, 2012
6:13 am
“(Read more)”
of Ann Coulter???
I’d rather pour bleach in my eyes than read her hateful (and hate-filled) tripe.
USinUK - pro-gay-marriage thug and former Girl Scout
July 5th, 2012
6:17 am
“There is no God because they found the God particle.”
considering Lederman wanted to call it “the goddamn particle” … well … to paraphrase Inigo Montoya, “I do not think that phrase means what you think it means”
Finn McCool (The System Isn't Broken; It's Fixed ~ from an Occupy sign)
July 5th, 2012
6:18 am
Interesting take on the Greece-Germany thing:
Germany occupied and plundered countries like Greece before 1945, stealing and destroying both public and private wealth. Yet it was not asked to pay reparations. The Allies even forgave Germany’s World War I reparations. So Germany’s insistence that Greece pay all of its debts is not just hypocritical, it’s a complete misunderstanding of one of the key sources of post-1945 German economic success: massive debt forgiveness and free money—the exact opposite of austerity.
http://www.salon.com/2012/07/03/the_truth_about_why_german_elites_view_southern_europeans_as_inferior_and_falsely_judge_history_salpart/
Normal Free...Pro Human Rights Thug...And liking it!
July 5th, 2012
6:27 am
Good morning all y’all…
Hope your 4th was full of light, joy, and ‘dogs…
as to dessert…
http://news.icanhascheezburger.com/2012/07/03/political-pictures-hallelujah-oreos/
Normal Free...Pro Human Rights Thug...And liking it!
July 5th, 2012
6:29 am
OOPS!!
http://news.icanhascheezburger.com/2012/07/03/political-pictures-im-sure-glad-my-state-turned-down-that-socialist-disaster-relief/
Normal Free...Pro Human Rights Thug...And liking it!
July 5th, 2012
6:31 am
http://lolcats.icanhascheezburger.com/2012/07/04/funny-cat-pictures-happy-independence-day-american-cheezfriends/
USinUK - pro-gay-marriage thug and former Girl Scout
July 5th, 2012
6:45 am
Normal – LOVE the 6:29 – that’s perfect!!! particularly for Malignant Malkin and her ilk that demanded government cuts and is now complaining that there aren’t enough fire-fighters to help in CO.
as far as the 6:27 – the best comment I’ve seen to date is that we encourage ALL food companies to do rainbow foods … that way maybe the self-righteous jerkwads will boycott everything and starve to death.
Normal Free...Pro Human Rights Thug...And liking it!
July 5th, 2012
6:55 am
USinUK
It will never happen… the “self-righteous jerkwads ” will always have pork rinds…
USinUK - pro-gay-marriage thug and former Girl Scout
July 5th, 2012
6:59 am
Normal – 6:55 – and Velveeta.
Doggone/GA
July 5th, 2012
7:02 am
“It will never happen… the “self-righteous jerkwads ” will always have pork rinds”
There’s always food coloring!
USinUK - pro-gay-marriage thug and former Girl Scout
July 5th, 2012
7:10 am
… and speaking of Velveeta … I saw a “recipe” (if you can call it that) for Paula Dean’s banana pudding … honest to god, the only thing natural in it was the bananas!!! how in the name of Julia Childs can she call herself a “cook”???!!!! talk about a culinary abomination!
Normal Free...Pro Human Rights Thug...And liking it!
July 5th, 2012
7:18 am
Doggone,
Try putting a liquid on a pork rind… UCK!
stands for decibels
July 5th, 2012
7:21 am
So Germany’s insistence that Greece pay all of its debts is not just hypocritical, it’s a complete misunderstanding of one of the key sources of post-1945 German economic success: massive debt forgiveness and free money—the exact opposite of austerity.
golly. ya think? maybe?
Doggone/GA
July 5th, 2012
7:23 am
“Try putting a liquid on a pork rind”
There are dry food colors, and even if it’s liquid it can be sprayed on in a fine mist that won’t make them soggy.
stands for decibels
July 5th, 2012
7:28 am
the best comment I’ve seen to date is that we encourage ALL food companies to do rainbow foods …
Including this company?
stands for decibels
July 5th, 2012
7:39 am
I’m sure that Mitt Romney’s 101 million dollar IRA account is totally legal, and look forward to hearing him explain just how he managed to do it.
Normal Free...Pro Human Rights Thug...And liking it!
July 5th, 2012
7:40 am
stands for decibels
July 5th, 2012
7:28 am
Is that real?
Normal Free...Pro Human Rights Thug...And liking it!
July 5th, 2012
7:45 am
Check this out
http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=42E2fAWM6rA
carlosgvv
July 5th, 2012
8:02 am
stands – 7:39
The rich are different from you and I.
With their power and money, they hire expert lawyers and money managers who show them how to lie their way out of any possible financially embarassing situation.
Granny Godzilla - Union Thugette
July 5th, 2012
8:03 am
The Rainbow Oreos….Support the thought but wouldn’t give another human I love that much artificial food coloring.
stands for decibels
July 5th, 2012
8:05 am
Is that real?
I’m sure someone really used a program like Photoshop and really created the image, sure.
stands for decibels
July 5th, 2012
8:08 am
show them how to lie their way out of any possible financially embarassing situation.
Oh, he won’t have to “lie.” I’m sure he’ll be selectively truthful and spin it so that anyone who hasn’t realized 30% annual returns on their own retirement account will feel like he ought to have tried/worked harder. That’ll be the objective anyway.
Mitt Romney Promotes and Supports Individual Mandate
July 5th, 2012
8:09 am
Flip, Flip, Flip, Flop, Flop…..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bFD9grRBMOI
stands for decibels
July 5th, 2012
8:09 am
…and you and I will tut-tut over how awful it is that more people don’t see through this crap.
(not to sound all cynical or nothin’.)
Still Voting For 'Mitt Romney'?
July 5th, 2012
8:24 am
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQwrB1vu74c&feature=related
Jm
July 5th, 2012
8:25 am
CNN is a disaster today
Bookman style charts (throwing Obama under the bus)
And complete misinformation about income bracket mobility
Skip
July 5th, 2012
8:36 am
Jm, guess they should of used blackboards.
Thomas Heyward Jr.
July 5th, 2012
8:37 am
What did Warmist Progressives use before they had candles?
.
.
Electricity.
.
Ha Ha.
JamVet
July 5th, 2012
8:40 am
Morning, gang. Great news; I was able to fix my air conditioning problem simply by removing the electrical panel on the compressor and checking the connections to the starter capacitor! That saved me some dough, not having to call an HVAC guy…
And complete misinformation about income bracket mobility.
So, please enlighten us as to your truthful information about income bracket mobility.
Thomas Heyward Jr.
July 5th, 2012
8:42 am
Ron Paul’s grandson Tony was sitting on a park bench munching on one candy bar after another. After the 6th candy bar, an Obama/Romney prog on the bench across from him said, “Son, you know eating all that candy isn’t good for you. It will give you acne, rot your teeth, and make you fat.”
Little Tony replied, “My grandfather lived to be 107 years old.”
The Prog asked, “Did your grandfather eat 6 candy bars at a time?”
Little Tony answered, “No, he minded his own stinking business.”
.
Ha Haw
stands for decibels
July 5th, 2012
8:43 am
Ron Paul’s grandson Tony
…should be sterilized so he can’t breed.
.
.
Ha ha.
USinUK - pro-gay-marriage thug and former Girl Scout
July 5th, 2012
8:44 am
gosh, THJ … you should really take these jokes on the road.
really.
go.
Normal Free...Pro Human Rights Thug...And liking it!
July 5th, 2012
8:45 am
USinUK,
Yes, he should be on the stage…I think there’s one leaving in ten minutes…
Brosephus™
July 5th, 2012
8:47 am
Ron Paul ain’t no different than any other politician. If he had true testicular fortitude, he’d run as an independent or Libertarian instead of a Republican. He lives, eats, works, breathes, and sh*ts in the same system as all other politicians. Anybody who thinks he’s different should have their head examined. No politician can be trusted any farther than they can be tossed.
Thomas Heyward Jr.
July 5th, 2012
8:49 am
A Bookman Blogger joins the Obamanist party.
Jay Bookman (Obamanist Official): My comrade, do you pledge to give up your riches to help your fellow man?
AmVet: Of course I do, private capital is the root of all evil.
Jay Bookman: ….and do you promise to give up your home so that party officials can give it to those who need it most?
AmVet: Of course, the party is the best method to distribute resources to their best use.
Jay Bookman…. and do you promise to give us your car, so that it can be used for the greater good?
AmVet: Of course. To keep a car for my own use would be selfish.
Jay Bookman: …and your clothes?
AmVet: Uhh…I’m not sure what you mean?
Jay Bookman: Say for instance you own multiple tshirts but your comrade is naked?
AmVet: Well, the problem is….I actually DO have two t-shirts.
.
Ha Ha.
Keep Up the Good Fight!
July 5th, 2012
8:50 am
If Ron Paul had a vagina, he’d quickly learn that “minding his own stinkin business” is a foreign concept to many conned.
Thomas Heyward Jr.
July 5th, 2012
8:53 am
And the last best libertarian joke………………………ever…………………………………
.
.
Republicans believe in limited government, and Democrats believe in civil rights.
.
Haw Haw
JamVet
July 5th, 2012
8:54 am
Looks like little Thomas Humper has gone off the deep end this morning.
And though I didn’t bother to read it, I presume the con was trying to be funny.
BIG mistake. Republicans are only unwittingly humorous…
Stevie Ray..Clowns to the left and Jokers to the right..here I am...
July 5th, 2012
8:54 am
BRO,
All politicians most certainly do lie and President Trillions, as much as those on this forum won’t admit, is no better than Bush et al in that respect.
Also, why doesn’t everybody just call the healthcare thingy what it is…a tax penalty collected by the IRS…Expanding the IRS…what is the world coming to?
Brosephus™
July 5th, 2012
8:54 am
dB
The WaPo had an interesting writeup on Romney’s offshore accounts. I doubt that any of that will matter to the GOP machine.
Stevie Ray..Clowns to the left and Jokers to the right..here I am...
July 5th, 2012
8:56 am
JAMVET,
Do you swallow the entire DEM agenda, no matter if we can afford it or not, hook, line and sinker or is there a free thinker rattling around in your pod somewhere?
Granny Godzilla - Union Thugette
July 5th, 2012
8:56 am
The False Equivelency Card so early?
stands for decibels
July 5th, 2012
8:57 am
If Ron Paul had a vagina
he’d vagina in the mornin’
he’d vagina in the evenin’
all over this la-and.
Stevie Ray..Clowns to the left and Jokers to the right..here I am...
July 5th, 2012
8:57 am
BRO,
Do you suppose Romney is breaking any laws?
Thomas Heyward Jr.
July 5th, 2012
8:58 am
One last one for the envelope———————————
.
A guy goes to get a vasectomy. The nurse takes his vitals then tells him to undress and get on the exam table. He does. She then strips and has her way with him. For over an hour she pleases him in every way, runs thru the kama sutra twice, and throroughly exhausts him. Afterwards he says… “well that was great but what was that about?” She replies, ” well research has shown that if a guy ejaculates before a vasectomy he tends to be more relaxed, the surgery goes better, now lets go back to the waiting room and wait for the doctor.” Upon returning to the waiting room he see 5 men sitting on the floor all looking at a playboy and masturbating in a circle together. He asks the nurse, “whats your research say about them?!?”. She replies, ” oh no, that method isnt based on research. You have private insurance, they have obamacare.”
.
Hee Haw
JamVet
July 5th, 2012
9:01 am
Stevie Ray, grow up. Or don’t.
Intellectually, you have your own challenges!
As you insist on demonstrating here, like you just did…
stands for decibels
July 5th, 2012
9:02 am
Expanding the IRS…
zomg anything but that.
Because having an agency tasked with managing government revenues is shameful.
We should be like… um… that other industrialized nation, it’s on the tip of my tongue, the one, that doesn’t have such an agency… help me out here…
Adam
July 5th, 2012
9:03 am
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/ezra-klein/wp/2012/07/05/mitt-romney-now-says-the-individual-mandate-is-a-tax-who-cares/
Nor is it credible to say that this distinction will have real political consequences. “Tax” is not a popular word. But neither is “penalty.” It’s very difficult to imagine the voter who loved the idea of paying a penalty for going without health insurance — aren’t penalties great? — but is morally appalled at the prospect of paying a tax.
And, remember, the individual mandate is a well-known policy that is already extremely unpopular. In fact, it’s the most unpopular provision of the health care law, and always has been. The people who don’t like it already know they don’t like it. The people who do like it are, at this point, well aware that they like it. The idea that, this late in the game, even one vote will be decided by whether Republicans call this already-disliked policy “a tax” rather than “a penalty” or “government coercion” or “jackbooted thugs making you buy health care” strains credulity.
Brosephus™
July 5th, 2012
9:05 am
Stevie Ray
After looking into the ACA thing a bit more, I think it’s about as much of a tax as a speeding ticket is a tax. In the most basic explanation, revenues to the government come in the form of taxes since that is the only legal way that government can raise revenue. Whether it’s a tarriff, a fee, or a penalty, it is still a tax at it’s most basic function.
Expanding the IRS would probably be a great idea if you’re interested in true deficit reduction. I think the most recent number was somewhere in the neighborhood of a 4 to 1 ratio on collections vs tax dollars budgeted. I’m trying to find the actual number now.
Stevie Ray..Clowns to the left and Jokers to the right..here I am...
July 5th, 2012
9:05 am
JAMVET,
You answered my question…do you really think 100% of the DEM dogma is worth such dedication?
stands for decibels
July 5th, 2012
9:05 am
The people who don’t like it already know they don’t like it. The people who do like it are, at this point, well aware that they like it.
thank you, Ezra, for doing the dirty work of Explaining the Obvious to the Not-All-That-Bright.
Adam
July 5th, 2012
9:05 am
Do you swallow the entire DEM agenda, no matter if we can afford it or not
What gives you the idea we can’t afford stuff? We can afford to have wars perpetually and subsidize the drug industry. That means we can ALSO afford to make sure every American citizen has a base level of education and health care.
stands for decibels
July 5th, 2012
9:07 am
Stevie Ray, had the other guy, McCain, won in 2008, how many trillions of dollars in additional debt, do you imagine, he’d be presidentin’ over?
Brosephus™
July 5th, 2012
9:07 am
Do you suppose Romney is breaking any laws?
Don’t know, has Romney been completely forthright in disclosing things or has his tactic been to stall and hide? What innocent person stalls and hides things? I don’t know if he’s breaking any laws, and I doubt that he is. He is, however, benefitting quite well from the laws that the 1% make for themselves under the guise of doing things for us all.
Stevie Ray..Clowns to the left and Jokers to the right..here I am...
July 5th, 2012
9:08 am
BRO,
The reason the IRS can’t collect all those taxes is in no small way related to incompetency and a tax code that is too complex to manage effectively. Once again, the problem is special interests who will throw endless cash to avoid a simple flat tax or the like….
I can’t disagree with your tax argument but unfortunately, SCOTUS has ruled otherwise….except for political hubris, I don’t see the label matters much…
JamVet
July 5th, 2012
9:09 am
You answered my question…
Sure, in your demented conversations with yourself.
How old are you?
Stevie Ray..Clowns to the left and Jokers to the right..here I am...
July 5th, 2012
9:11 am
ADAM,
No we can’t afford any that you mentioned. We should cut defense spending by half, set up some known effective means to provide healthcare to those in need but do not continue to spend money we or your kids have yet to earn….
The logic that if we borrow to afford one, we can afford to borrow more for the other is pretzel logic IMO.
Adam
July 5th, 2012
9:13 am
No we can’t afford any that you mentioned.
Incorrect.
We can afford anything if we choose our priorities wisely.
Stevie Ray..Clowns to the left and Jokers to the right..here I am...
July 5th, 2012
9:14 am
BRO,
I doubt Romney is dumb enough (I’ve been wrong on many occasions) to go this far down the road to try to hide cash….maybe house his dog on roof of car but…..
Too bad Obama and Holder are also clearly hiding something as well…
Granny Godzilla - Union Thugette
July 5th, 2012
9:14 am
Stevie Ray
Can you answer your own questions?
Do support the complete GOP platform?
If not please let us know those policies with which you do not agree and let us know why.
It’s kind of a slow day and I am curious.
Brosephus™
July 5th, 2012
9:15 am
The reason the IRS can’t collect all those taxes is in no small way related to incompetency and a tax code that is too complex to manage effectively.
If, by incompetency, you mean Congress’ inability to fund the IRS so that it can be adequately staffed to maximize it’s revenue collecting ability, then I’ll somewhat agree with you. On the other hand, if you’re simply calling government workers incompetent, I’ll refrain from saying what I want to say for the sake of civility.
The SCOTUS ruled that the penalty has the functionality of a tax. They didn’t directly say it was a tax. There is a big difference between the two, but obviously a segment of America can not deal with such subtle issues.
DebbieDoRight - A Do Right Woman
July 5th, 2012
9:17 am
Do you suppose Romney is breaking any laws?
Why Stevie, I’m glad you asked! The answer is YES — he’s probably breaking about 14 tax laws, deliberately. Anytime someone, and let’s admit the obvious, HIDES their money in a Cayman account is to NOT pay taxes rightfully owed in America. Period.
Now you can paint that pig up real nice and put it in a pretty dress or maybe even add a little lipstick. But guess what? It’s still a dang pig.
Stevie Ray..Clowns to the left and Jokers to the right..here I am...
July 5th, 2012
9:18 am
ADAM,
We are already spending a trillion or more per year than we take in…President Trillions also spent a trillion on failed stimulus, and a trillion or so more is committed to this crap legislation. The much talked about deficit of 16 Trillion or so is actually over 100 Trillion when you consider how SS, Medicare et al are so often forgotten….
If we are already spending more than we are taking in, where is the money gonna come from? The idea that we have to borrow more money to keep afloat would quickly sink (and has) any family budget don’t you agree?
Granny Godzilla - Union Thugette
July 5th, 2012
9:18 am
Stevie
“set up some known effective means to provide healthcare to those in need but do not continue to spend money we or your kids have yet to earn….”
Romneycare helped us start that process as the forerunner of Obamacare.
Brosephus™
July 5th, 2012
9:19 am
Stevie Ray @ 9:14
Your GOP colors are showing. You seem to have faith that Romney’s on the up and up, but clearly know that Holder and Obama are hiding something. Yet, there is no definitive proof of either.
Uh Oh
July 5th, 2012
9:20 am
“Too bad Obama and Holder are also clearly hiding something as well…”
At 9:11 Stevie tells someone about pretzel logic then comes back at 9:14 with some of his own.
Irony much?
Stevie Ray..Clowns to the left and Jokers to the right..here I am...
July 5th, 2012
9:20 am
DEBBIE,
If that’s the case, why hasn’t he been rung up on these 14 charges? I was unaware of any politicians who cheated the IRS and got far in a race for president….that’s game changing news can you direct me to more detailed information on those specific laws he is ignoring?
Why "most" people DO NOT support
July 5th, 2012
9:21 am
Ron Paul
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6rVXLDDUhQ0&feature=related
godless heathen
July 5th, 2012
9:22 am
I was able to fix my air conditioning problem simply by removing the electrical panel on the compressor and checking the connections to the starter capacitor!
Jam. Good news. You should go ahead a buy one or two of the capacitors. Last one I bought was $5.00 and I replaced it myself. My friend who is the HVAC biz says that since they don’t have PCBs in them anymore they are prone to fail. I don’t know about that, but they are somehow programmed to fail on a Friday night or Saturday morning or holiday when the temp is over 90 degrees.
barking frog
July 5th, 2012
9:23 am
Put a doctor in each Health
Department and give
primary care to children
on medicaid would cut
costs.
Stevie Ray..Clowns to the left and Jokers to the right..here I am...
July 5th, 2012
9:24 am
BRO,
I have no reason to think Romney is on the up and up. My point is that if he is evading taxes, I’d be shocked if that wasn’t vetted at this point.
UH OH,
Yes, in both situations the only thing we know for sure is both are being disingenuous for some reason or another…..if BUSH and his wingnuts of Attorney Generals did the same exact thing, those of you who are defending OBAMA would be attacking Bush with same vigor….tell me I’m wrong…
DebbieDoRight - A Do Right Woman
July 5th, 2012
9:25 am
The reason the IRS can’t collect all those taxes is in no small way related to incompetency and a tax code that is too complex to manage effectively
People with Romney’s money have tax attorney’s on speed dial. They also have accountants, tax advisors and lawyers. So if the tax code was too complex for his cadre of people, then he, being the great businessman that he says he is should FIRED them.
Man! I hate to be the one to break up heart like that but reality sucks huh?
Brosephus™
July 5th, 2012
9:26 am
godless
Read your post last night, and my family’s prayers are extended to you and your family as well.