Al Gore wins the Nobel (Lenin) Peace Prize

So, Al the Bore wins a Nobel (Lenin) peace prize. I couldn't help but be struck at how much the award reminds me of a profile shot I have seen of one the left's favorite people, V.I. Lenin, otherwise known by many as "Vlad". He is also known as "Lenin" the leader of the Soviet October Revolution that was paraded around for a while like a circus freak after being dead and embalmed for so many years, so that the newly formed Russian government could make some money after the Soviet Union fell. Good times. Friends of mine who have taken Russian studies in College have told me about the old Soviet joke of "who is really buried in Lenin's tomb?"

So, considering that Gore and the rest of his ilk are "socialist marxist lite" I figured, what the hell. I mean, c'mon, even the "League of Nations" (aka the United Nations) and the American left are a thinly veiled, anti-American, Anti-Semite, Anti-Republican conservative anything for that matter organization. How much you wanna bet even George Soros has his hand in that gang of thieves?

So, anyway, I was wondering why the hell someone as irrelevant and a hypocrite as Gore would win such an award and voila! all I had to do was a little research. Here is a guy that is supposedly the juice on "Blowhard Smarming". Well, that's interesting since so many professional people in the scientific world have come out against his view of "BS", including Dr Roy Spencer, Ph.D who is an expert on all things dealing with the climate and Dr. Willam Gray, a pioneer in the science of seasonal hurricane forecasts. Now, people are fond of saying that "most" scientists believe that man-made global warming is a reality, but I have yet to really find 0ut who these people are as no one can give me a definitive list of who is who. If "BS" is happening, somehow I don't think 1) it has anything to do with human activity and 2) Science does not work on concensus.

Anyway, I have a problem with someone winning a Nobel (Lenin) Prize, considering the fact that it was given to of all people, Yasser (Mohammed Abdel Rahman Abdel Raouf Arafat al-Qudwa al-Husseini ) Arafat. For some odd reason, for all the years that I would see Yasser on TV, he always reminded me of a pot-bellied pig who needed a shave really bad. He was the modern day godfather of terrorism, purportedly representing the oppressed Palestinian people, yet himself was born in Egypt, albeit to Palestinian parents. That cat was a waste of human skin.

And then there is good ole' Jimmy Carter who lost all credibility with the "sweater speech" and of course, the 1979 Iran hostage crisis. Good ole' Jimmy just didn't have the stomach to back the shah, who was corrupt, but didn't do anything to encourage an election in Iran to replace said corrupt dictator meanwhile, he is also very vocal about recent American elections. He also didn't want to offend the Iranians and send in a force big enough to put the Iranian radicals in their place and rescue the hostages. Of course we know that there would have been casualities, but still, Jimmy was too worried about his legacy. It's interesting to have lived through 2 of the most inept Presidents in History, Clinton and Carter and now to see how whackos are rewarded by more whackos over absurd behavior. Go figure. I have often wondered just how different the world would be now had Ronald Reagan won the Republican nomination and General Election in 1976.

So, I stopped by the Powerline blog to do a little reading and found the following. I had to repost this as it is good. Here is some infomation on some of the past Nobel (Lenin) Peace Prize winners. You can read the rest here

Changing the climate, one winner at a time

When did the Nobel Peace Prize go off the tracks? Today's award to Al Gore and the IPCC "for their efforts to build up and disseminate greater knowledge about man-made climate change, and to lay the foundations for the measures that are needed to counteract such change" fits in with a subset of cosmopolitan frauds, fakers, murderers, thieves, and no-accounts going back about twenty years:

2005 MOHAMED ELBARADEI (joint winner). He's done such a nice job with Iran.

2004 WANGARI MAATHAI. The Kenyan ecologist peacefully teaches that the AIDS virus is a biological agent deliberately created by the Man.

2002 JIMMY CARTER JR., former President of the United States of America. A true cosmopolitan, he has undermined the foreign policy of his own country and vouched for the bona fides of tyrants and murderers all over the world.

2001 UNITED NATIONS, New York, NY, USA. KOFI ANNAN, United Nations Secretary General. Among other things, they have respectively served as the vehicle for, and presided over, one of the biggest scams in history.

1994 YASSER ARAFAT (joint winner), Chairman of the Executive Committee of the PLO, President of the Palestinian National Authority. He was a cold-blooded murderer both before and after receiving the award.

1992 RIGOBERTA MENCHU TUM, Guatemala. She is the notorious Guatemalan faker and author, sort of, of I, Rigoberta Menchu.

1988 THE UNITED NATIONS PEACE-KEEPING FORCES (snicker, that's good) New York, NY, U.S.A. Notwithstanding rapes and sex abuse committed by the team in Kosovo, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Guinea and the Congo, still doing fine work all over the world.

How about some recognition for the scientists of Laputa discovered by Gulliver in the course of his travels? Is it too late to recognize them for their fine efforts to extract sunlight from cucumbers? (Thanks to reader Anthony Ragan for his contribution.)

UPDATE: Reader Michael Slade thinks we need to extend the list a bit further back in time to include Betty Williams ’76, whom he deems "deserving of a place for her remarks about killing President Bush."

Just in time for Halloween

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This had to come from a woman, yep, it is

While I was on AOL checking email and doing some other things, I saw this story "Secrets that most men keep". Ok. Being a man myself, the last time I checked, I was intrigued to find out exactly what secrets men keep. Of course, I realize that it's on AOL, but it comes from Redbook (that's a dead giveaway) and it's written by whom? a woman! Well, nice to know that a woman knows what secrets a man will keep.

My problem with this is one that plagues many "news and information" sites, generalization. Often times, we as human beings, tend to generalize ideas and information. Now, you may asking why I choose to post this. Well, as I said, it generalizes men (and women). So, I thought for fun, I would respond to each "secret" that the author lists. Not all men or people for that matter, follow a template. Now, stereotypes do have some truth in basis, but it doesn't always apply to everyone. Not every long haired rock n roll guy takes drugs or hits on any woman, 8 to 80, blind, cripple or crazy. I certainly don't.

But, when a lot of women read this, I am sure, they start thinking and that's where they get into trouble. They get the ole CPU going thinking as they are looking at the "Rib" (my term for a boyfriend, girlfriend, significant other, husband, wife, etc) that "hmmm, what secrets ARE THEY KEEPING from me?". Then they start the process of digging for answers and often times, there are no answers for them to get, "but damn it, I know he's got some secrets he's not telling me". Instead of just asking the poor guy, they look at everything suspiciously as if he might be a serial killer that the police haven't found! Sometimes, it's just better to let a sleeping dog lie and if the person wants you to know something, I am sure they will tell you!

The reason being is that their rib does not fit the template that Ms. Wegner (the author) has used. She is talking about HER husband more than likely and chances are, her husband is different from other men in that she is used to his M.O. While men and women do share many common traits, we are after all different in many ways and judging all men or women by generalizing is the very thing that causes misunderstandings anyway.

So, I thought for fun, I would try and respond to her statements of what secrets men may keep from their women. I really think this should have been titled "What secrets my husband keeps from me".

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You may think you know your husband better than anyone, but chances are he has at least one ''don't-tell-the-wife'' secret -- and he may have 11 of them!

Men get smarter as they age. While a younger man might think being honest is always the best policy, he quickly learns that some things are best kept secret the first time he confesses to his girlfriend that yes, he was watching that pretty young thing in the bikini wash her car.

Women are known for keeping things close to the vest. But what are the things she's been hiding from you? Find out!

Magazine writer and editor Ty Wenger revealed in Redbook what every woman wants to know: What secrets is her husband keeping from her?

Although men who tell too many lies and keep too many secrets risk souring a relationship from lack of trust, some of the more innocuous lies are told and secrets are kept to keep the peace. That is the kind of secret Wenger is revealing. And ladies, some of these secrets will melt your heart and make you so happy you married the man you did.

Eleven secrets most men keep, including your husband:

1. Yes, he falls in lust 10 times a day -- but it doesn't mean he wants to leave you.

(Nope, not me. In fact, it's really very rare for me to fall in lust at all. Now, I may be older, but I still love looking at a beautiful woman. After all, there are only 3 works of art in the world to me, my children, a good guitar and a woman. Granted, I might see a good looking woman and think she's beautiful, but that's about all. I think maybe younger guys, many but not all, whose hormones are still raging, may do that, but that's how people are built. We were, after all, designed for the continuation of the species, DUH!)


2. He actually does play golf to get away from you.

(Nope, I don't play golf to begin with, in fact, I don't really like sports anyway. I don't find sitting around the house during a sporting event drinking beer with my buddies and high fiving when "our team" scores applying to me. I would rather something historical or dealing with the scientific or even a really good comedy or watching news to be more preferable to watching sports. As for getting away from the Rib, nah, people need to have interests outside of their marriage or keep interests they had before they were married. I don't see that as getting away from anyone.)

3. He is unnerved by the notion of commitment, even after he has made one to you.

(maybe in the beginning, but who isn't? isn't anyone a bit unnerved by the prospect of buying a new car? of starting a new job? or buying a house? It's natural to be a bit apprehensive about the idea of committing to one person as you have to start figuring out where the boundaries lie. Is the woman going to kill you for talking to a female friend of yours you have known before you were married? is she going to get jealous? or is she just simply going to accept the fact that there is a woman who is a friend of yours, and yes a friend. Commitment in any form can be unnerving)


4. Earning money makes him feel important.

(Well, yes and no. Earning money doesn't make me feel important. Hell, it's a necessity to survive. I don't feel important earning money. I don't really feel important doing what I do for a living. Sure, I have it better than a lot of people in that I still enjoy working the technical aspects of TV, but it's just a job. Thinking about it, I don't really feel important at all. Pride might be a different thing however. I do take pride in doing the best I can in any situation, what person wouldn't?)

5. Though he often protests, he actually enjoys fixing things around the house.

(LOL, usually when I was married, I initiated doing any projects or repairs as it was usually me that saw something that needed to be fixed. However, that being said, I tend to prioritize things, i.e., "if I don't fix this right now, will the house burn down?" or "does this need to be done before the other thing that needs to be done?" I do enjoy fixing and working on things, but that is probably because of my technical adept ability as an engineer. I don't like working on cars anymore, as they have gotten a bit too complicated, though I can. I have always enjoyed taking things apart, seeing how they work and then putting them back together or building something. I have built a couple of hotrods, and any more, I enjoy working on Mac computers)

6. He likes it when you mother him, but he's terrified that you'll become your mother.

(Again, yes and no. In my case, no. What person doesn't like being "mothered"? Women like to be pampered, men may like being mothered in some cases, but not all. I am a big boy now, so although I do love my own mom, I prefer to be my own person and I am old enough now that I don't need to be mothered anyway, I think that job is done)


7. Every year he loves you more.

(that one I can agree with only if she's the one that I really do love, that's self-explanatory. Also another DOH! statement)


8. He really doesn't understand what you're talking about when you discuss "issues" in your relationship. It makes no sense at all to him -- even though he will nod in agreement and apparent understanding.

(That may be true of many men, but not all. For one thing, men usually work off logic more so than women, who tend to be more sensual creatures. Women seem to think more with their feelings than men do. Not all men are afraid to discuss the mechanics of a relationship. Often times, in fact most of the time, it's communication or lack thereof, that dooms a relationship. You have to learn to convey your thoughts and emotions in order to understand the other person)

9. He is terrified when you drive.

(if she's a bad driver, or on the cell phone? hell yeah!)

10. He'll always wish he was 25 again.

(Nope, I don't wish I was 25 again. 25 was a very confusing time. What many people don't see is that 25 is just an older teenager. I don't think people really start maturing until their 30's. Some do, not all, but in my opinion, most people don't really get their sea legs until at least their 30's. Wishing you were 25 again infers that you have regrets, I don't. Everything I am today, good and bad, is the result of the events of growing. Sure, we all could say that we wish we could go back and change something, but you can't, so what's the use of wishing so?)

11. Give him an inch and he'll give you a lifetime. Translation: Let him be a dumb guy and play poker with his buddies or go on vacation alone, and he'll love you forever for that.

(I don't play poker either. No interest in that and I wouldn't dream of going on vacation alone with the "Rib" if I had one. I would prefer taking her with me and both of sharing the experience together. Sure, sometimes you need or want a break from seeing each other all the time, but that's what work is for, LOL. Unless of course you work together! But yeah, it works both ways for men and women. Sometimes, she needs to go out with the girls and have fun and sometimes I may want to spend time with my friends and do something like working with other musicians. It really has nothing to do with getting away from her. Real love is unconditional. If you love the other person, you will be happy to let them be themselves without expectations or conditions.

"And that's the truth," insists Wegner. (according to her anyway)

(Source: Redbook)