tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8993108951931633758.post2673413321543422704..comments2023-08-05T07:24:04.413-05:00Comments on Hope n' Change Cartoons: Hope But No ChangeUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger88125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8993108951931633758.post-52755042240912927662012-11-11T09:19:30.928-06:002012-11-11T09:19:30.928-06:00"@Red- Yes, but the idiots won't use suns..."@Red- Yes, but the idiots won't use sunscreen and will get skin cancer."<br /><br />I can relate to feeling burned.Ever since 06 NOV 2012 I've developed a raging case of red-ass and I don't think <a href="http://buttpaste.com/" rel="nofollow">Boudreaux's ButtPaste™</a> is gonna handle up on it.Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00995981511802074871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8993108951931633758.post-33758351052268625182012-11-09T12:45:47.693-06:002012-11-09T12:45:47.693-06:00Ridiculous!!!!Ridiculous!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8993108951931633758.post-82078493085920864182012-11-09T10:44:41.730-06:002012-11-09T10:44:41.730-06:00Viva Texas..!!
South Carolina tried it twice, with...Viva Texas..!!<br />South Carolina tried it twice, with disastrous consequences. But if Texas does it, I'm moving!abbeyroadwalkernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8993108951931633758.post-44343758263175414012012-11-09T07:28:01.567-06:002012-11-09T07:28:01.567-06:00Cen Tex Tim - right - liek I said, a successful se...Cen Tex Tim - right - liek I said, a successful secession.... "We're outta here" "no, you're not" (Boom) "Yes, actually, we ARE" (boomo BOOM!) <br />But we digress. Pete Dnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8993108951931633758.post-50949249116537059512012-11-08T22:33:21.396-06:002012-11-08T22:33:21.396-06:00@PeteD - We didn't secede from Mexico. We won ...@PeteD - We didn't secede from Mexico. We won our independence from them on the field of battle, exactly like the original 13 colonies won their independence from Great Britain. <br /><br />Not only can we secede from the union, we also retain the right to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_annexation#Options_for_the_formation_of_new_states" rel="nofollow">split our state into five states</a>. Come to think of it, that's not such a bad idea. That would give the republicans 8 more senators, which would swing the balance of power in the senate to our side.CenTexTimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04026518638421849111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8993108951931633758.post-51032679195247431382012-11-08T22:05:55.784-06:002012-11-08T22:05:55.784-06:00@Colby- I'm just glad she's speaking up he...@Colby- I'm just glad she's speaking up here, too! And regarding Texas, it really IS a different place and a different headspace. "Don't Mess With Texas" is not just a license plate slogan - it's a <i>warning</i>.<br /><br />@Pete D- Texas <i>was</i> an independent nation when it joined the United States, and retains privileges granted to no other state. For instance, the Texas flag can fly just as high as the American flag. I think secession should be seriously considered.<br /><br />@SeaDog52- It's not just about the right to secede, it's about the <i>sense</i> that it's starting to make.<br /><br />@Mrs. Colby- I'm going to be giving a lot of thought to legal ways of disrupting the system, establishing new ways to exercise power, and generally making life Hell for the Left. For their own good, of course (grin).Stilton Jarlsberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14503164551782304564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8993108951931633758.post-20997192943724785352012-11-08T21:04:35.027-06:002012-11-08T21:04:35.027-06:00If you always do what you've always done, you ...If you always do what you've always done, you always get what you've always got. Yes, Stilton, you are absolutely right! We have to find a new way to fight! A sneaky unexpected way! And we need it fast, and we need lots of choices in unexpected means so that the other side never knows what’s coming. How about we start thinking of some legal but unexpected ways here on this blog, and start passing them around in our various ways, and get this thing going? Mrs. Colbynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8993108951931633758.post-26176509093207862722012-11-08T19:04:32.579-06:002012-11-08T19:04:32.579-06:00@Pete D: I, even after living here for 45+ years a...@Pete D: I, even after living here for 45+ years always thought the same, and more curious, my wife who is a native Texan thought the same, but after Perry was misquoted about it, it was clarified that Texas has the same right under the Constitution, as any other state to withdraw from the union.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11922968943374559199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8993108951931633758.post-62436380369660544952012-11-08T13:24:15.761-06:002012-11-08T13:24:15.761-06:00Colby, Texas is unique. Because they were an indep...Colby, Texas is unique. Because they were an independent nation (sort of - had just seceded from Mexico) they demanded the right to secede the US if it ever came to that. Or, so I was told when I lived there. True or not, many MANY Texans BELIEVE it is true. Not so for any other state, that I'm aware of. Pete Dnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8993108951931633758.post-70738889947798262332012-11-08T12:44:03.923-06:002012-11-08T12:44:03.923-06:00Now, y'all can see why I fell in love with Mrs...Now, y'all can see why I fell in love with Mrs. Colby!<br /><br />Going Galt. So many of our "producers" have sort of done that. But they didn't go create a mini-society hidden in the mountains; they moved their businesses to China!<br /><br />@SeaDog,<br />I have always admired the way Texas fights back, and perhaps when the feds threaten to remove funding, Texas should remove THEIR damn funding. Pass a law banning the IRS from collecting money from Texans based on the "illegal search and seizure" ammendment (can't remember the number). Maybe the South's really gonna do it again, and bring a few central and western states with us this time!Colbynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8993108951931633758.post-46057742509297983612012-11-08T10:37:08.621-06:002012-11-08T10:37:08.621-06:00@Mrs. Colby- I agree that this is not a lost cause...@Mrs. Colby- I agree that this is <i>not</i> a lost cause (and you expressed this eloquently and passionately!) but I think that we're fighting a different kind of battle than we ever have, and we need to fight it in a new way. I'm thinking boycotts, protests, and Ayn Rand-ian type actions.<br /><br />@Pete D- That's a great link and here's a <a href="http://reaganiterepublicanresistance.blogspot.com/2012/11/starve-beast-how-to-go-galt-and-avoid.html#more" rel="nofollow">clickable version</a> for folks. <br /><br />And yes, I'm thinking about little things like having one million people choke the streets of Washington DC until an actual budget is passed. Maybe it's time we show the Occupy Wall Street crowd how it should <i>really</i> be done...Stilton Jarlsberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14503164551782304564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8993108951931633758.post-79612442460750350502012-11-08T09:32:01.856-06:002012-11-08T09:32:01.856-06:00Thanks, Stilt, I knew I was getting close to the l...Thanks, Stilt, I knew I was getting close to the line when I posted that (REAL close). <br />It has since occurred to me that an UNARMED insurrection might be just as effective. A million or so people just 'show up' in DC, Mill around, occupy the streets, etc - basically shut the place the heck down... would anyone actually open fire on unarmed citizens holding peaceful protest? <br /><br />Also, a REAL good list for suggestions on "going Galt" and limiting the amount you actually contribute to this fiasco. One item they missed was 'cancel cable' but other than that, seems pretty good... <br /><br />http://reaganiterepublicanresistance.blogspot.com/2012/11/starve-beast-how-to-go-galt-and-avoid.html#more<br /> Pete Dnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8993108951931633758.post-63798743165925027112012-11-08T08:41:06.819-06:002012-11-08T08:41:06.819-06:00Wait a minute!!!! This is NOT a lost cause! 50% of...Wait a minute!!!! This is NOT a lost cause! 50% of us DID NOT VOTE FOR BO!!!! And probably a lot more, because of election machines who changed the vote to BO after it was over. I know of several people who voted absentee at their old residence and present at their current residence, and you know who they voted for! Wake up people! Do you not realize the opposition wants you beat down? If our fathers faught and died for freedom and our country, who are we to give up so easy? Hell NO!!! I won't go!!!! I hate the whole thing that just happened! All of it! Hurricane, Bengazi, Christie, liars, thugs, cheaters! But God will not be mocked! The Democratic party has kicked Him to the curb, and mark my words, that won't stand. 50% of this country stood where they needed to stand in spite of everything! Remember in Sodom and Gamorrah it took ONLY one man! This is a time to stand up and fight! If everyone gives up, we are really defeated, and only by ourselves! Come on!!! Hit a shot of good single malt; shake it off; and be glad that we stand together! And that we are not that one lone man or woman who makes the difference!Mrs. Colbynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8993108951931633758.post-1815662532411080662012-11-08T08:10:22.591-06:002012-11-08T08:10:22.591-06:00@Pete(Detroit)- Good post, and let me reinforce wh...@Pete(Detroit)- Good post, and let me reinforce what you're saying: this site has a STRICT non-violence policy, and nothing - however vaguely worded - should ever be interpreted as suggesting or supporting non-legal actions or activities. That being said, much mischief (protests, boycotts, etc) can be accomplished legally, and we need to get on it NOW.<br /><br />@Earl Allison- None of us should be on the ledge, because we mustn't give the Left the pleasure of watching us plunge to the sidewalks like the people in the World Trade Center did following a similar attack. <br /><br />And I'm not bringing in 9/11 lightly or hyperbolically. I think Tuesday's attack on America was infinitely worse and infinitely more damaging.<br /><br />@Colby- I live in Texas, and our state is telling the Feds to go screw themselves in a number of areas. Frankly, I'm about ready for some serious talks about seceding. Think of all the jobs it would create for flag makers, map makers, and BORDER FENCE builders!Stilton Jarlsberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14503164551782304564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8993108951931633758.post-45026230246214258412012-11-08T08:10:09.083-06:002012-11-08T08:10:09.083-06:00@Colby- Good list of suggestion!
@Necron99- I thi...@Colby- Good list of suggestion!<br /><br />@Necron99- I think the "new reality" is going to bite those blue state voters in the butt, but they're going to hear the disasters they've created blamed on Republican obstructionism for the next four years. "They won't LET Obama fix the economy!"<br /><br />@SeaDog52- I look forward to seeing your new site. In fact, I look forward to seeing many new ideas across the Internet for meaningful protest and actions.<br /><br />@TheOldMan- It's easy to find flaws in a system like that, but I think it would be an improvement over what's going on now.<br /><br />@Suzy- Four more years of comics? as Pete D points out, I'd really need to find a way to monetize this site to make that likely (NOTE TO KOCH BROTHERS - "Please Send Cash"). I can promise I'm not going to shut up about the Left attacking (what's left of) our country...but the current format is going to change. How, even I'm not sure yet.<br /><br />@Colby- I'm not a believer, but certainly I'm on the same side as God's army in this fight. And yes, kicking Reid out and taking over the Senate would ease the pain at least a little.<br /><br />@Queso Grande- I agree that Christie could have gracefully accepted assistance without all of the ass-smooching. And the "visuals" of Obama reaching out in times of trouble proved to be very damaging- even though the sumbitch didn't really <i>do</i> anything. <br /><br />Christie's bluntness was initially amusing, but I've lost my taste for him. I do indeed understand "all hat and no cattle," and think you've applied it properly.<br /><br />Don't be too quick to raise the black flag, though. People will think it's another Al-Qaeda banner being raised over another vanquished American outpost.<br /><br />@Jim Hlavac- Brevity is...<br /><br />@SusieBee- When it comes to correcting our attitudes, the only thing I'm personally correcting is my previous belief that we hadn't yet reached the tipping point in which a majority of voters are fools and takers. In NewAmerica, support of traditional American values and Constitutionality now puts us in a minority which is unlikely to ever again be a majority opinion. So it's time for us to think outside the box - or in this case, the ballot box.<br /><br />@Coon Tasty- You know, I could basically run the last four years of cartoons all over again, since Obama hasn't solved a single problem since taking office...<br /><br />@PRY- Reaping the Whirlwind sounds pretty accurate just now.<br /><br />@SC- Good to hear from you again (even under trying circumstances). Like you, I expect to be fine (well, fine-<i>ish</i>) but I weep for the nation's future. And like you, I now find I'm having to do homework to figure out how to start withdrawing my (ha!) retirement funds before they're confiscated, or rendered worthless by Quantitative Easing. <br /><br />By the way, I have warm memories of Illinois from about 50 years ago (sigh) when my grandparents lived in Paris, Ill. But I visited that little city a year or so ago, and it saddened me to see what the years (and Illinois politics) have done to it.<br /><br />@CenTexTim- The fight definitely isn't over...it's just got to change. The important thing I take away from the popular vote is that there are a LOT of us who voted the right way, and who still care about this nation. I think we need to find a way to organize those people and channel their energies into a new approach to power. Mind you, I'm not talking about armed insurrection- but I'm talking about every legal method possible for <i>making life Hell for the Left.</i> It's our new duty.<br /><br />@A Mouldering Cheese- Personally, I don't think elections (whether held or not) can clean up our messes anymore - though certainly electing conservatives will always be a good thing. We need new, legal, strategies for righting this great wrong.Stilton Jarlsberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14503164551782304564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8993108951931633758.post-48317383003723555802012-11-08T07:55:06.782-06:002012-11-08T07:55:06.782-06:00@Colby: Perry and the TX Atty Gen have been fight...@Colby: Perry and the TX Atty Gen have been fighting the feds for years in the courts. The way the Feds fight back is to remove all their funding, but the way I see it, the witholding the tax dollars we earn in the state from the state. A tax revolt would be a nice thought, but the IRS would just seize everything. Remeber, the Civil War was fought over States Rights, not slavery.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11922968943374559199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8993108951931633758.post-2796124164401508422012-11-08T07:19:30.924-06:002012-11-08T07:19:30.924-06:00How in the world could this have happened??
Oh God...How in the world could this have happened??<br />Oh God, how I hate to have been right...Bearcathttp://rightwingmilitia.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8993108951931633758.post-7113538835725243542012-11-08T07:07:42.141-06:002012-11-08T07:07:42.141-06:00I heard something interesting on Rush Radio (Ralei...I heard something interesting on Rush Radio (Raleigh, NC) this morning. A caller was advocating that, since the feds are so far out of control, the States need to kick back. We need Governors that will stand up and say, "Hell No! Take your health care law and your back breaking regulations and shove them up your ass; we are not implementing nor enforcing them!" The federal gubmint really has no authority over the states in most matters, the states existed first; this is addressed in the 10th ammendment.<br /><br />So, easy enough to SAY, but... are there any governors and state legislatures out there with the nuts to do it? I think there just might be one or two, and if they would make the first stand, we might find a few more who become emboldened.<br /><br />Would we have more influence at the state level? We sure as hell don't have any at the federal level!Colbynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8993108951931633758.post-68502230806598719012012-11-08T05:59:23.782-06:002012-11-08T05:59:23.782-06:00Still alive, got talked off the ledge (figurativel...Still alive, got talked off the ledge (figuratively, not literally). <br /><br />We need to dust ourselves off and get back into this fight. If not for our own sakes, than for our children.<br /><br />Thanks for posting!Earl Allisonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8993108951931633758.post-50945049769519347012012-11-07T21:27:50.032-06:002012-11-07T21:27:50.032-06:00Queso, I seriously think that was Christie's o...Queso, I seriously think that was Christie's opening salvo to run in'16 - as a Dem. <br /><br />CenTex, good point. Let's bring the bitch down, rather than BURN it down. <br /><br />Mouldering - Whirling Crap Weasel tries THAT, we won't need to think of terrorists nuking DC (metaphorically). I'd hope he'd wake up and find himself the target of a slightly more forceful (if non-lethal) removal, at the hands of those who took the oath to "Preserve, Protect, and Defend the Constitution of the United States from ALL enemies, both foreign AND domestic" a tad more seriously than HE does. <br />As always (on this site) I urge everyone to work w/in the law. However, if that malicious turd burgler goes so far as to declare himself pres for life, I can only hope that the SecService would remove him for his own protection, as Armed insurrection backed by the Military would, in MY uneducated mind, be 100% legal and appropriate. <br />Just sayin'... Pete(Detroit)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8993108951931633758.post-51043700358508394912012-11-07T20:44:18.621-06:002012-11-07T20:44:18.621-06:00What makes any of you think there will ever be pre...What makes any of you think there will ever be presidential elections again? Watch in amazement as The One moves to make himself president for life, just as reid is making moves to obviate any opposition to what He wants in the now redundant senate...A Mouldering Cheesenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8993108951931633758.post-77847571797687517732012-11-07T20:43:12.949-06:002012-11-07T20:43:12.949-06:00Okay, we've all rent our garments and donned s...Okay, we've all rent our garments and donned sackcloth and ashes. Now let's get back to work.<br /><br />While I agree with the general tenor of the remarks in our little community, I'd also like to emphasize that the electoral vote is somewhat misleading. The popular vote was almost an even split, which means that about half the country thinks like we do. Disengaging from the struggle now, while there is still some hope, is a sure path to total defeat.<br /><br />There's still a lot about our country that is worth fighting for. Like Bluto said in Animal House, "<a href="http://youtu.be/V8lT1o0sDwI" rel="nofollow">Nothing is over until <i>we</i> decide it is</a>."CenTexTimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04026518638421849111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8993108951931633758.post-73185166346454063922012-11-07T20:23:13.903-06:002012-11-07T20:23:13.903-06:00I haven’t posted in so long, but, I’ve been here e...I haven’t posted in so long, but, I’ve been here every day. Great comments, as usual from the gang.<br /><br />My favorite line from a Harry Potter movie “Clench your buttocks, it’s going to be a bumpy ride”<br />Get ready for gas & electricity prices soar. <br />Obamacare, the entitlement to beat all entitlements, will put us over the edge for sure.<br /><br />I’m not scared for me, I am just broken hearted that my kids & grandkids are going to have to struggle, even harder than I did. And I’m angry, sorry & ashamed that we couldn’t leave them a brighter future like our folks did for us and every generation before that. I feel like we really let them down. <br /><br />My money is on the House Republicans caving & soon. I hope I’m wrong, like I was about the election, but, I don’t think so. I’d love to see them just start de-funding entire Depts. Starting with the EPA & Education. They do hold the purse strings, time to tighten them up, a lot!<br /><br />59 1/2 can’t come soon enough, when I can dip into my 401K. It will be worthless or raided by the time I get to retire, I’m hitting hard as soon as I can.<br /><br />The really big electoral numbers are in the 3 biggies, NY, CA & IL. Those states with the largest populations centered in democratically run cities. The bluest of the blue & believe me, if you are conservative & live there, you’re blue, especially today.<br /><br />Can I just whine about the people’s republic of Illinois for a second? The dems that run our state re-drew the congressional districts after the 2010 census, perfectly legal. We lost 5-6 house seats in northern IL because of it. They have us by the short & curlies. I was so depressed this morning, because, here really, our votes don’t count for sh%t. And yet, I don’t think I’ve ever missed a major election. Some sort of character defect…?<br /><br />Hey, I’m thinking about moving to CO to drown my sorrows in some legal marijuana! At least a vacation. If they tax the hell out it, they could get a pretty good tax stream going. Just sayin’<br />SCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8993108951931633758.post-34703802488098735372012-11-07T20:07:50.212-06:002012-11-07T20:07:50.212-06:00Susie Bee, you are so right...after millions of un...Susie Bee, you are so right...after millions of unborn babies destroyed in the name of convenience, the throwing out of anything to do with God in the public arena (think back...wasn't life a lot better before we did all that? As a nation, I mean).<br /><br />After all this and many other ungodly ideas, I do believe America is reaping the whirlwind.<br /><br />The thing about God is...he will always take you back, no matter what...just as He did the Prodigal Son. Do not despair. Cast ALL your cares upon Him.PRYnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8993108951931633758.post-72124442681326964092012-11-07T20:07:49.376-06:002012-11-07T20:07:49.376-06:00SJ, I can honestly say that my greatest solace in ...SJ, I can honestly say that my greatest solace in this whole debacle is that I will get to see another 4 years of H'n'C cartoons! (Until criticism of Obama becomes a capital offence, of course.)Coon Tastynoreply@blogger.com