Estampas de Mediocridad – Mediocrity’s Watermark: Hugo Chavez

Venezuelan Clown, Hugo Chavez has once again sunken to depths unimaginable. He should have a nickname like Submarine to justify his muckraking classless personality. He made no mention of the attacks in Mumbai this past week and of course made no effort to denounce terrorism.

Mr. Chavez would hardly have the moral backing to do so given his outright financial and tactical support of the FARC terrorists in Colombia. On the other hand, Dmitry Medvedev who was with Mr. Chavez visiting about nuclear power and showing their toothless grins to the world did take the time to denounce the barbaric actions.

La Desverguenza Musulmana

A pesar de la cantidad de asesinatos y masacres cuyos correligionarios orgullosamente proclaman, el clero musulman y su comunidad en general hace poco por demostrar si quiera pena o algun tipo de remordimiento. Actuan como si no pudieran controlar a las huestes de bombarderos suicidas o si no tuvieran alguna inteligencia previa de los atentados.

En la ONU pasan todo tipo de resoluciones para que no hagan caricaturas del Cabron Mohammed pero nada condenando los crimenes que estos gusanos perpetuan contra la humanidad. Mientras no cambie esto, poco pasara en el camino a la paz. Estos seres diabolicos, llamados terroristas quizas sean enviados de HaShem para recordarnos algo? No me cabe en la mente que tanta barbarie no sea castigada en lo divino ya que en lo terrenal, tu sangre y la mia valen poco.

Antisemites – Mediocrity can always be relied upon

When things go bad it seems that Jews are to be held responsible for this. As the economy suffers its cyclical turnabout owing to bad management and overfeeding of all elements involved, the mediocre cannot but accuse us of being behind this whole financial crisis.

The Mediocre are many and simply lack brains or a life for that matter. They justify their own failure by scapegoating.  I am just appalled that idiocy continues to prevail in an age where everybody has a chance to ascend.

Morons like Hugo Chavez and the Iranian whose name I will not write out of disgust blame Jews and the United States for what? The prevalent corruption in Venezuela and Iran? Ignoring the needs of their people while showboating around the world spending millions and giving money to foreigners instead of their own? The fall of oil prices? Not knowing how to invest the windfall? Stupidity isn’t anybody’s fault, it is your own Hugo and the cadre of idiots that subscribe to consipiracy theories.

There is no conspiracy, there is an unwillingness of those most apt to govern to take high office. There is a malaise in our country to take action. Stop watching reality shows, your own reality is richer, deeper and more meaningful – when you choose to take ownership of your actions rather than dictate to those on the screen what they should be doing then you are on the right course. When you choose to stop being the vessel for the filth that the media or some loony antisemitic shithead spews, you will be free. Until then, you are but a slave and like the snake should just breath dust.

Olympics Masks Pain of a People Twice

Millions died at the hands of the current regime – a regime in place for over 60 years. The inheritance of Mao continues with a crafy government pragmatically embracing proto-capitalism as a means of survival for its heavily taxed engine. The burden of maintaining social programs and controlling every aspect of a society is costly and grossly inefficient. In addition to this the regime squashes smaller countries outside its borders.

What is just as preoccupying is that Moscow, which only shed its wolf’s disguise in favor of a weakend bear that now lashes out… surprise, surprise – Oil propels the confidence of that country as they bring destruction to tiny Georgia in the name of keeping Abkhazians and Ossetians safe. Sheer lies, as we know that prominent Russians own large amounts of valuable real estate, especially in Abkhazia and the prospect of losing this before the Sochi Winter Olympics is untenable. They fear that by Russia losing her influence, their profits will be affected, and for this, why not kill thousands of innocents or if they are lucky, displace them from their homes? This is a war in its most base sense. Hard to believe it is 2009 – and it won’t change for 2014.

Behind the Smile Lurks Death

Chavez, An embarrassment to Venezuela

Chavez designated his own brother as the Minister in charge of “Culture and Science” then had him turn the clocks to a 30 minute offset over a year ago. The stupid idea spawned more crime owing to the fact that it gets dark earlier in Venezuela and this creates more opportunity for muggings. In a display of Mr. Chavez’ stupidity he declared to reporters covering Beijing that Venezuelan athletes will perform better because they “wake up in the sun”. The man is a roving ass.

Gratitude – Learning from the Babes

So we (the kids’ rugby team and I) went to the Massachusetts Veterans post in Worcester for an ice cream social to share some time with the Veterans. It was interesting to see the faces on the older men as the kids walked in. The kids were somewhat shy but one child decided to break the ice – that was my older son. I had turned away for a minute to talk to a parent and there he was talking to two veterans – Desert Storm and Viet Nam respectively. I had a chance to shake their hands and thank them for their service, for allowing me to live in the United States in freedom, without the threats that I faced in Venezuela and Colombia – I was able to thank another gentleman that served in Viet Nam as well. I could see the tears in his eyes. My sons made me proud by saying thanks too – their grandfather was a condecorated War Vet and I have instilled in them to be proud of our Armed Forces.

It took us only twenty minutes, and no, no cameras on premises. I do not need them. I won’t compare myself to Barack Obama, I have more civility and decency than he does, I have more life experience than he does, I am more grateful than he is, I know what bullets flying at me are, I know what it is to be locked up for no reason, I know repression and I know that OUR ARMY protects us… I know that my country of birth SUCKS which is why I am here…… he could have taken 15 minutes to visit wounded soldiers in Germany, but he did not. Barack – you suck. You ungrateful prick.

Human Rights: The Caracas Nine Need to be Released

Free the Caracas Nine

Liberen a los Presos Politicos

9 of Chavez’s dissenters continue in jail falsely accused of homicide. In spite of long hours of judicial process, nothing has been proven. Their true crime was to criticize Chavez for human rights abuses throughout the country. Such candor cost them their liberty. Chavez has gone to the extreme of denying one of the detainees, Ivan Simonovis access to surgery that he has been requiring to heal gastrointestinal problems.  Remember, that in Venezuela, you are guilty until proven the innocent, and this allows people to be picked up for no other reason than looking in the wrong direction.

Debemos alertar al mundo acerca de estas violaciones a los derechos humanos. No debe quedar impune Chavez.

Obama playing to the crowd

So he asks the USA and Europe to stop terrorism – yet he had no balls to ask Iraq and Iran to help out. A Useful Pawn for the Iraqi leader who of course agrees to a timeline arbitrarily stated by a man with no military service… interesting. Somehow now Obama, not even a Senator that has been in service for 5 months to his state before MIA on the campaigning trail actually has the gall to contradict General Petraeus. How is that backing the Army? Backing your Country?

Is Obama now a Con(servative?) – Saber rattling in Afghanistan seems to indicate so

I read the Dreams From My Father, and in spite of its blandness, at some point embraced the idea of Barack Obama as President of our Country. Somewhere along the line Barack’s voice started to sound like Lyle Lanley’s… I kept thinking, he is like the “Monorail Guy” in the Simpsons…

The Monorail was embraced by the Springfielders; Lyle just told them what they wanted to hear

Lyle Lanley: Well, sir, there’s nothing on earth
Like a genuine,
Bona fide,
Electrified,
Six-car
Monorail!
What’d I say?
Ned Flanders: Monorail!
Lyle Lanley: What’s it called?
Patty+Selma: Monorail!
Lyle Lanley: That’s right! Monorail!
[crowd chants `Monorail' softly and rhythmically]
Miss Hoover: I hear those things are awfully loud…
Lyle Lanley: It glides as softly as a cloud.
Apu: Is there a chance the track could bend?
Lyle Lanley: Not on your life, my Hindu friend.
Barney: What about us brain-dead slobs?
Lyle Lanley: You’ll be given cushy jobs.
Abe: Were you sent here by the devil?
Lyle Lanley: No, good sir, I’m on the level.
Wiggum: The ring came off my pudding can.
Lyle Lanley: Take my pen knife, my good man.
I swear it’s Springfield’s only choice…
Throw up your hands and raise your voice!
All: Monorail!
Lyle Lanley: What’s it called?
All: Monorail!
Lyle Lanley: Once again…
All: Monorail!
Marge: But Main Street’s still all cracked and broken…
Bart: Sorry, Mom, the mob has spoken!
All: Monorail!
Monorail!
Monorail!
[big finish]
Monorail!
Homer: Mono… D’oh!

Barack Obama seems to have the press and his duped followers chanting the same song as he waltzes around the world. His words in Afghanistan were disturbing. I was expecting to see the “Candidate for Change” speak about withdrawing from Afghanistan, speak intelligently about his “Change”. He seems to look at this War like a Risk board. “Okay, so I will move the troops on the next turn to Afghanistan since I need to be right about Iraq”. We are talking about human lives here, but for Barack it is again about winning at all costs. He pummeled Hillary Clinton by creating stark differences where he could, and her “surge” failed and that is material for a different post; he basically allays right-winger and military industry fears by assuring them that he is not an “Anti-War” candidate, just looking to correct errors… More proof that Mr. Obama does not stand for Change, he stands for those that have propped him up. Caveat Emptor. Buyer Beware!

Tributary Reform: Where to Begin?

Wouldn’t it make sense to reward companies creating large revenues? Wouldn’t it make sense to stimulate our economy through re-investment?

I believe that a tax that works with steps on the hind end might bolster productivity and the desire to re-invest in the United States. It would hinder the temptation to create shelter corporations and other off-shore structures to funnel revenues into as a way to bypass excessive taxation.

Defining how much is enough is difficult, but is an issue that should be tackled. As an individual, I would be more tempted to spending more as a consumer if I had more money left. These days I scrape to save and invest knowing that even those profits will be taxed. It’s like having a non-productive partner in my business transactions!

In looking at a business – perhaps taxing 35% up until a certain dollar amount would make sense, then backing off after that threshold is reached to say 30% and so forth until they reach the no tax zone. In theory companies would be inclined to make to that no tax zone but pay their taxes in full up to a certain amount. Currently, accountants are employed to find ways not to pay taxes from dollar one.

I am not a tax expert – just an observer of human nature. I believe that a windfall tax is foolish and will hurt our country. It is punishing excellence and enforcing mediocrity. Our land was built on free enterprise. Stifling re-investment is certainly not the way to go!

An Obama victory in December may trigger huge sell offs of stock and stifle any desire to reinvest – what is more urgent than hedging against a Democrat victory in December is to address issues NOW. The Dollar is tumbling, and little is said about the effects this is having on our economy. You may argue that we can export more – the issue is that we also import supplies and corporations being in the business of profits are also less likely to invest in the United States if they can preserve the value of their capital by parking surplus funds overseas buying Euros. This will hurt us badly and for the first time in many American’s lives, currency exchange rates may have a meaning.

Increased taxation, i.e. FICA and repealing the Estate Tax phase out is simple tomfoolery. The Candidate for Change will have us asking for change!