I’m only speeding because I really have to poop.

We may have been aware of Don Imus’ statement about the Rutgers Women’s Basketball team calling them “nappy headed ho’s” but were we aware of any of the individual player’s names? Not on a national basis, even with the controversy over Imus’ poor choice of words.

Did any of us truly think that the members of the Rutgers Women’s Basketball team were prostitutes or promiscuous? Now comes Kia Vaughan [ed: just as a settlement for the breach of contract suit between CBS and Imus is announced] suing Don Imus for sullying her name and implying that she is ‘unchaste’.

I heard her attorney on FoxNews saying that she will be followed by this slander all her life, at interviews, anywhere she goes, even when talking to a future boyfriend or husband. Her life and reputation weren’t ruined by Imus’ poor choice of words on a radio show that not that many people heard when it was broadcast.

Someone brought it to the attention of the public sphere, getting it on all the news shows and in all the papers. It had pretty much been forgotten, but the settlement between CBS and Imus was announced which may have brought on a little bit of interest – mostly as a follow up.

If it had been left alone, it would have blown over even quicker than the original incident. Ms. Vaughan, by bringing suit, is keeping the public eye on herself AND on her connection with the “nappy headed ho” statement. She is doing this to herself.

Betsy’s thinking along the same lines…

What Kind of Sandwich Are You?

Via The Anchoress… (she’s my best friend!)

You Are a Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich

You life your life in a free form, artistic style. You are incredibly creative and at times, quite messy. Deep down, you are a kid at heart. And you aren’t afraid to express it.Your best friend: The Grilled Cheese Sandwich Your mortal enemy: The Club Sandwich

What Kind of Sandwich Are You?

Kate at Electric Venom has some new blog babies. She’s had I Think Therefore I Blog for a while, now she’s birthed Chubby Mommy and Queen of Snark.

Go. Visit. Leave a comment. Tell her I sent you.

Here I am….

Simpsonize yourself.

Welcome back my lady! I’ve missed you.

She’s got a lot to say!

With a stepdaughter only a year younger than Lindsay Lohan, I say a little prayer for Lindsay.

She’s too young, and has too much of her life in front of her, to crash and burn.

A little prayer too, that her demons, whatever they are, leave her be.

She has to do the work, but a little prayer won’t hurt.

Awesome!

We went this morning after church and I must say that Michael Bay did an incredible job bringing the Autobots and Decepticons to life. The special effects were beautifully done.

One of may favorite things was the slogan on the side of Barricade, the police car Decepticon, “To Punish and Enslave…” instead of “To Serve and Protect…”

It was also very funny, which I wasn’t expecting, but was welcome.

It’s rated PG-13 and we took the 16-year-old with special needs, the nearly 13-year-old, and the 6-1/2-year-old. We discussed with the Little Guy that the movie would probably be loud and that it was just make-believe prior to going. He didn’t have any problems with it whatsoever.

This is definitely a “buy” come the DVD release date!

For my next car, I want Bumblebee (the future 2009 Camaro…).

The Little Guy was asked if he thought our GMC Yukon XL was a Transformer. He said that he had been underneath our GMC and had looked up into the underside and he hadn’t seen a face there, so he didn’t think we had Transformer GMC.

At a local Mexican grocery store they are selling Chocolate Grandmas and Carbon is going for $3.99 for 6 pounds…
I saw this bumper sticker on a car:

I was at a stoplight to the left and behind the car with the sticker…And at the post office earlier this week (and I didn’t have my phone or a camera – my bad) there was a man and a woman with a table and umbrella and a huge sign that said IMPEACH CHENEY! and another sign (hand printed) that said, “Cheney must resign, retire or go to jail!”

These moonbats ought to be careful what they wish for, they just might get it…

If Vice President Cheney were to resign or be impeached, then President Bush could choose his replacement. Vice President Cheney has said that he will not run for the presidency. His replacement is under no such constraints (self imposed or otherwise)… His replacement would immediately become the front runner for the Republican nomination.

Kate took the What SciFi crew do you best fit with quiz and found she was a good fit with the crew of the Serenity from Firefly. She wasn’t familiar with the show or the movie however and said she didn’t know what it meant to be a good fit for that crew. I was very tired and tried to get some sleep but woke up after about an hour and couldn’t get back to sleep unless I ranted.

Firefly, the series and Serenity the movie take place in a future where the liberals have won completely and utterly. The government is our friend. The government knows what’s best for us.

This is a world where the phrase, “We’re from the Government and we’re here to help” isn’t met with distrust, but welcomed and believed.

This is a world where failing schools, while publicly denounced, are privately welcomed because they result in an ignorant electorate who believes that the Government is there to help.

This is a world where the “right” to privacy is highly regarded, especially that most sacred “right of privacy”, the one where an expectant mother can void her womb whenever she wants for whatever reason she wants, without notifying anyone even if she is under the age of majority – especially if she is under the age of majority – up to the time that the “contents” of the womb could possibly take a breath.

But this is also a world where the government has its grubby hands in everything else that one could possibly have a “choice” about. They tell you that you can’t eat or cook with trans fats (even though they previously told you that trans fats were better than real fat for you).

They tell you that you can’t serve or eat fois gras because its cruel to geese, but abortion is fine, it’s not cruel to unborn children.

It’s a world where a woman running for the post of President of the United States can say, “We’re going to take things away from you on behalf of the common good,” and she’s applauded.

The crew of the Serenity looks at the Government official and shuts the door in his face when he rings the bell and says he’ll help. They are, actually, pirates. They believe in individual choices, the free market, and the less government interference the better. They are, in other words, conservatives or libertarians rather than liberals. Small government, big individuality.

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