Larry Flynt Proposes a NATIONAL STRIKE DAY - Count Me In!

Been a little too busy to post much the last few days. Sorry. However, I did post the following on the Newsreel Blog Porn Kingpin Larry Flynt Broadcasts Political Fantasies in HuffPo Debut

The above blog was in response to Larry Flynt's Huffington Post Posting, Common Sense 2009 As I say I don't know much about Larry Flynt's politics, except he supported the other guy for president, but I do agree with him that it is time to do something and this just might be a good start.

My comments were.

Whoa Nelly!

Are you folks actually saying that the rich and powerful do not have excessive influence over governement? That, in a world where a US Senator has to raise about $90,000 per day for re-election , he is more interested in what is right for his constituents and the country than raising money? Does anybody really believe Democrat and Republicans, no matter how sincere their original Intentions, have not been totally corrupted by the immense power and prestige they are afforded?

Can you really say this in a world where the Pentagon requests a single $64 Million Gulfstream and the oversight committee throws in another 3 Gulfstreams, over the protests of the Pentagon, all because Nancy Pelosi couldn't get a $5,000/hour Gulfstream to ride home last Christmas ? I don't know much about Larry Flynts politics and I don't care. I do know that civility and adult supervision is lacking in DC and it is our responsibility as citizens to do insert some controls since our representatives won't.

Immigrants. Hang them or give them $1 Million dollars and a passport, I am past caring. Nothing could be worse than this limbo of decision avoidance that goes on and on and on. Health Care, Social Security, Wall Street, Budget and the other serious issues of last 20 years...... Nothing ever gets done. Just make the tough decisions and get it behind us; It isn't going away. Lord of the Flies on Steroids. "Well, if the other guy hadn't .........." Bull! If Billy Jack, you remember Billy Jack?, were here he'd suggest hanging one at random and telling them that he was going to be back in 30 days to see how they were doing. That would get some bipartisanship action. The politicians have the ability. They don't have the will. We need to give them the will or they are going to keep sailing this Ship of State right into the iceberg field.

Count me in for any strike, march or other demonstration that lets them know how frustrated we are and we are not afraid to organize. This has nothing to do with left or right. It is about representative government. I will march shoulder to shoulder with the Devil, if necessary, on this. We can bicker later on how our representatives should represent us .....after they start actually doing so.

In the words of Mark Twain, I would have written a shorter letter but I didn't have the time.

Sotomayor Confirmed To Supreme Court

Sonia Sotomayor has just been confirmed as the 111th justice, third woman and first hispanic on the Supreme Court. The vote was 68-31.

Before all the ruckus starts again, lets just take a moment to congratulate her for her accomplishments and wish her, and out justice system, well in the face of coming challenges.

Kenya Birth Certificate -

Will This Birthers Pandemic Never Die?

Now we have a Kenyan Birth Certificate for Obama? This mornings Huffington Post provides photos and details on a Kenyan birth certificate that has now turned up. It has been submitted in the ongoing legal mess on whether Obama is a natural born citizen of the United States. This certificate has, of course, been immediately accepted as the long awaited holy grail missing link of the growing Birther movement. This, in spite of the fact that there a few "technical" details with the document;
Kenya was a Dominion the date this certificate was allegedly issued and would not become a republic for 8 months.

Mombasa belonged to Zanzibar when Obama was born, not Kenya.

Obama's father's village would be nearer to Nairobi, not Mombasa.

The number 47O44-- 47 is Obama's age when he became president, followed by the letter O (not a zero) followed by 44--he is the 44th president.

EF Lavender is a laundry detergent.

The same folks that expect us to believe that The State of Hawaii, Two Hawaiian Newspapers, the entire Obama family, a bunch of government agencies, the Democratic party, The President himself and legions of other co-conspirators worked in close unison to make it look like Obama was a citizen when, in fact he was actually born in Kenya, now expect us to accept this piece of dreck as a legitimate document?

Even Karl Rove has chimed in on twitter that believed the document is likely a forgery.

I am beginning to think there may be more behind this farce than a universal surge of patriotism to enforce the US Constitution. I wonder what it could be? I am sure I can live with the amateur attempts. I am not so sure I can accept the underlying motivations and the apparent growing numbers of converts.

And where is the conservative leadership voices in all this? Certainly not standing on any moral high ground. Or, at least I can't see them from down here in the pit.