outspoken1's Blog

I guess by now you have all seen the picture of the repainted Obama plane, circulating around the net. He has removed the American flag from the tail. Imagine that, I guess that is part of the change he is talking about.

My question is this. Why does any Presidential canidate need a fuel guzzling ozone distroying Boeing 757 to fly around in? Just another example of a typical political waste of money. Politicians learn at an early age how to blow money.

I heard this morning that we have 13 more weeks before the election. I can't wait for it to be over. I'm even looking forward to Fox 4 taking that darn "You Decide 2008" icon with the moving cursor off the top right corner of the web page.

I see light at the end of the tunnel.

Fox 4 News Blog administrater,

I ran accross this article from the Azle News Website.

http://www.azle-news.com/news/get-news.asp?id=881
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It was written by Bob Buckel, the Publisher of the Azle News. I hope you can post it for all to read. If this is true, then I totally agree with Mr. Buckel and I am thankful that he brought it to the tax payers attention.  Let's hear some feed back fellow bloggers.

All choked up over this Mansion mess
Thursday, July 24, 2008
Bob Buckel

Governor Rick Perry can probably continue to get re-elected until his world-famous hair turns gray or falls out. He just looks like a Texas governor ought to look (as a [female] former staff member said, “like he just just stepped out of a Wranglers ad”).

And hey, no ideas means no bad ideas, right? If you don’t count the Trans-Texas Corridor, that is.

But pretty as he is, Perry gets my nod as poster child for the out-of-touch politician who has lived most of his adult life on the company credit card.

He and his wife, Anita, recently launched a campaign to solicit donations to help restore the Governor’s Mansion which, you may recall, was gutted by fire in early June.

The Mansion – a 152-year-old landmark just across from the Capitol, was in the midst of being remodeled. The fire just made that job more extensive, expensive and difficult.

But don’t fret. The Perrys aren’t homeless. They had moved last fall to a hovel in the hills above Austin, where the state is paying $9,900 a month to rent them a gated estate until work on the Mansion is finished.

Now it looks like they will be staying a bit longer – maybe even until his term expires in at the end of 2010. Even if he is somehow not re-elected, it may be hard to evict them.

I was surprised so few eyebrows were raised over the pricetag of their temporary quarters. But now that they’re seeking donations to restore the Mansion, I just have to say something.

How can you look people in the eye and ask for money when they’re paying $10 grand a month for you to live off-campus? In what universe does that seem right?

Does this bother anyone but me?

I noticed the first donor to kick in was Dolph Briscoe, a former governor who owns a good chunk of South Texas.

Dolph put in $100,000 – generous, but it’s not going to break him.

I await a report on what the Perrys themselves are going to kick in. I know nothing about their personal fortunes or finances, but I do know a little math.

If they could just lower their lifestyle a bit and squeeze into a $5,000-a-month lean-to, they could redirect almost $60,000 a year into the Mansion’s restoration fund. If they could get by on $3,000 a month, they’d match Dolph’s donation in 14 months.

Friends who live in Austin assure me that you can indeed live there for less than $10 grand a month. One has a good job and he and his family live quite well – but the servants’ quarters at the governor’s rented estate would still be an upgrade for them.

Maybe I’m way off. Maybe that $9,900 a month is a bargain for the taxpayers of Texas. In the circle they run in, maybe it’s embarrassingly cheap. Or maybe as long as Rick buys his own hair gel, we’re getting the last laugh.

But if they’re going to ask the rest of us – who buy our own gas and pay our own rent – to kick in to restore the Mansion, it would make me feel better if the Perrys would prime the pump a little themselves.

I have an idea for the Presidential Library that will save us tax payers millions and make SMU happy. Let me know what ya think.

Now that the economy is in such bad shape, fuel is so high and we tax payers are driving less and doing our part to conserve, it is only fair to ask the president to do the same.

Daddy Bush already has a Library in College Station, Texas and a Museum. I would suggest that Jr. put his stuff in with his daddy's stuff during these trying times. I think it is only fair with the shape our economy is in.

I know a lot of tax payers that are making sacrifices these days. If my household is low on funds, then I don't go out a build a new house and put myself in more debt.

The tax payers are getting pisssed watching our government waste money when we are the only ones cutting back on spending. One day the upper lower class and middle class tax payers might just get fed up and decide to become indigent then we will see who cuts back then. I get mad as hell watching this great country go down the tubes.

It has been my observation that you can sell anything if you spend enough money to promote it. Why do you think Car Dealers have so many commercials on TV with all the sales gimmicks. Trust me, they have to make money one way or another. They spend a lot of money telling you what you can save.

Most people are smart enough not to fall for all the gimmicks. I estimate that 40% of the population has enough sense to come in out of the rain and 60% doesn't. That 60% is the target group for most promotions. I personally would rather the Car Dealer stop spending so much money on advertising and really lower the price on cars.The truth be known, talk is cheap and it is a lot easier to snow that 60% of the population with empty promises on a TV commercial.

My point, in the months ahead we can expect Obama to be spending all that campaign money to promote himself on every aspect of the media.  Again talk is cheap and he will be on every network making those empty promises. He will just about say or do anything to win and he has the money to do it.  The 60% will me brain washed as usual and I really expect Obama to be our next president. One thing that does bother me more than him being elected and that is knowing that 60% of the population will believe him. 

Before closing, I will say something good about him. He is one of the best speakers that I have ever listened too. He knows what people want to hear and he is very slick about it. That being said, just remember this. Actions speak louder than words and if people are good Christians, they don't have to tell you how good they are, you just know. 

I was channel surfing this morning and caught the tail end of Meet The Press. They were talking about Obama going back on his word to the American people. Shortly after that, the show was over.

I later tuned in on Fox 4 News and couldn't find any information about it. I'm guessing I must have been mistaken. I know Fox 4 News would not intentionally leave out a story like this, even if it is Obama.

Did anyone else hear about this?

One more time, WHAT IS WITH THIS WEATHER? I have been around this area for many years and I have never seen the wind blow for as long and hard as it has this year. When do we get a break from it? 

We the viewers deserve some answers and explainations for this unusual phenomenon. Is it El Ninio, La Ninya, Global Warming, illegal aliens or presidential canidates causing all this hot air blowing?

Why is this weather so freaky? When did we start getting March 54MPH wind gust in June? We need to recaibrate the weather machine.

 2008 has provided us with extream weather for the most part. I'm ready for it to settle down a little. So far it started out too cold, then too wet, then too hot and now too windy. 

I would just like to thank the Lord above for such a weather perfect Saturday. I rode the Harley up to Oklahoma and the weather was great. We don't get a lot of these kind of days. it is usually one extream to another.

Keep an eye to the sky this week. Severe Thunder Storms could develope rather quickly. Looks like the atmospheric conditions are ripe for them.

We don't want to be caught off guard, so stay tuned to Fox 4 weather and keep the weather alert radio on stand-by. 

The states up north have really been pounded this Spring and you never know what to expect in Texas.

Be 4 Warned

Has anyone been invited to Crawford for the the wedding? I hope the economic slow down doesn't cause any problems. I did hear that they would most likely be forced to purchase Pepperidge Farm frozen cakes for the reception.

I am glad that they did opt. out for a small wedding and not spend a huge amount durring these slower times. Some people might think it would be in poor taste to have a big wedding with the Country in the shape it is in.

Best wishes to the young couple, I can donate some Bush Beans if they need me to.     ;)

Does any one want to make a prediction on how high fuel prices will go?

I would like President Bush to explain to the American public, just why he can't stop this madness. He doesn't even care to give us one of those feel good speeches at this point.

At what point does the (Lame Duck) Bush / Chaney regime decide that they have enough oil money to set them up for life. These are happy times for people with oil or gas well royalties from the mineral rights that have passed down for generations. Believe me when I tell you that the Bush / Chaney famlies and friends have plenty to gain from the price of oil.

I personally don't see it stopping at 10.00 a gallon. Why should they stop now, the Oil Companies know the Bush family is on there side. Good old American greed is alive and well.

This administration has done more harm to our economy in the shortest amount of time that I can remember.

The sad thing about our future is this fact. Bush will actually look like a saint compared to what Obama will do to our nation. 

God Bless America, we need it bad.......

 

Wanted: new material here. This traffic blog is getting boring. We need some drama or something here. Help me out here, how about a road rage topic, or illegal immigrant drivers or something. LOL

 

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ATHENS, Texas  --  An East Texas girl who made an anti-illegal immigration sign as part of a U.S. history class assignment said she was beaten by other students.

Her sign read: "If you love our nation, stop illegal immigration."

The father of Melanie Bowers, 13, of Athens said he's keeping her out of classes until probably next week until the situation is resolved.

"She's upset, first and foremost, because she didn't feel like she had any reason to be attacked," J.R. Bowers told The Associated Press on Tuesday. "She loves going to school. We're having to keep her out because we're scared for her."

As a class project, students made "protest signs" about past and current issues.

Melanie Bowers took her sign to school March 31. J.R. Bowers said his eighth-grade daughter was attacked Friday in a hallway. She suffered scrapes and bruises and later sought medical attention.

Shera Bowers said her daughter's sign was torn up at school.

Police are reviewing security video from Athens Middle School.

Superintendent Fred Hayes said the investigation continues.

"I think that probably what we ought to look at is, if it's a current issue, we probably don't need a protest poster made on that issue," Hayes said.

Hummm....I bet this would be considered a hate crime if the roles were reversed. After all she is white girl and was attacked by hispanics that didn't like her legal protest assignment about illegal immigration that the school approved. What do the rest of you think?

They will promise you that it only takes one, but then it never gets done.

I don't know a thing about NASCAR, but will someone explain to me why Texas Motor Speed Way schedules races in the month of April. Do they not have a choice?

This is the only month in Texas that you can depend on for more severe weather than any other month in the Spring. April is notorous for severe storms, lightning, high winds, hail and tornados.

It is just a matter of time before a major storm comes through TMS and destroys billions in motor homes. All these rich fans that can afford to take off from work for a week and drive their expensive motor homes to the race are going to make my insurance rates go sky high when this happens. The insurance claims will be unreal.

The people will take refuge in safe places under the race way and be okay and they won't worry about the motor homes that are getting pounded by the storm. They might even be happy with an insurance claim so they won't have to put 4.00 a gallon fuel in those gas guslers any more. Can you tell I'm not a race fan?

I'm sorry NASCAR fans, just set back in your lawn chair and have another beer, and enjoy your time off. I guess I'm just jealous because I can't afford to blow that kind of money. I got to get back to work now.