Friday, December 16, 2016
Electoral College
If the electoral votes were apportioned evenly (x population = y electoral votes) I could accept this system. But as it stands this system gives much more weight to votes in places like Wyoming than places like California.
Currently Wyoming gets 1 electoral college vote for every 194,717 citizens and California gets 1 electoral college vote for every 705,454 citizens. If Wyoming had to meet the standard California is held to it would not even merit 1 electoral college vote. And by contrast, if California received an electoral college vote for every 194,717 citizens it would have 199 electoral college votes. This system also makes your votes in certain states null and void (at least at the presidential level). If you live in California and vote for a republican presidential candidate your vote counts for nothing. If you live in Mississippi and vote for a democrat presidential candidate your vote means nothing. Of course if you live in Mississippi you have many more problems than just that.
We already have laws that protect the rights of the minority (the bill of rights comes to mind as one example) we need to go by the popular vote or apportion the electoral college votes so every vote counts equally.
Tuesday, December 13, 2016
Random thought.
“The president of the United States has claimed, on more
than one occasion, to be in dialogue with God. If he said that he was talking
to God through his hairdryer, this would precipitate a national emergency. I
fail to see how the addition of a hairdryer makes the claim more ridiculous or
offensive.”
I am pretty sure the above quote was written during the GWB administration. Unsure of the original author of said quote. But it almost perfectly explains how I feel about religion and "believers" in general.
Sunday, July 24, 2016
Apparently facts don't matter anymore :/
I came across this little gem today posted on facebook. I have seen this meme before and have always been stunned by the level of absolute willful ignorance it takes to believe things like this. After all the person posting this does have internet access and could have easily fact checked this. But, like most right wingers if it says something bad about Democrats it is automaticaly true. Here is the meme (then I will get to debunking it and delving into the right wing mind).
Now of course on it's surface this would appear to be a frightening and stunning revelation. But as we know, once you get to the truth.......... not so much.
Here are Sauls 12 rules.
1. “Power is not only what you have, but what the enemy thinks you have.” Power is derived from 2 main sources – money and people. “Have-Nots” must build power from flesh and blood.
2. “Never go outside the expertise of your people.” It results in confusion, fear and retreat. Feeling secure adds to the backbone of anyone.
3. “Whenever possible, go outside the expertise of the enemy.” Look for ways to increase insecurity, anxiety and uncertainty.
4. “Make the enemy live up to its own book of rules.” If the rule is that every letter gets a reply, send 30,000 letters. You can kill them with this because no one can possibly obey all of their own rules.
5. “Ridicule is man’s most potent weapon.” There is no defense. It’s irrational. It’s infuriating. It also works as a key pressure point to force the enemy into concessions.
6. “A good tactic is one your people enjoy.” They’ll keep doing it without urging and come back to do more. They’re doing their thing, and will even suggest better ones.
7. “A tactic that drags on too long becomes a drag.” Don’t become old news.
8. “Keep the pressure on. Never let up.” Keep trying new things to keep the opposition off balance. As the opposition masters one approach, hit them from the flank with something new.
9. “The threat is usually more terrifying than the thing itself.” Imagination and ego can dream up many more consequences than any activist.
10. “If you push a negative hard enough, it will push through and become a positive.” Violence from the other side can win the public to your side because the public sympathizes with the underdog.
11. “The price of a successful attack is a constructive alternative.” Never let the enemy score points because you’re caught without a solution to the problem.
12. “Pick the target, freeze it, personalize it, and polarize it.” Cut off the support network and isolate the target from sympathy. Go after people and not institutions; people hurt faster than institutions.
Quite different from the pic above right? But right wingers (at least since Reagan, have never let facts get in their way). So before I get into the mind of a right-winger who accepts as gospel anything that demonizes democrats (yes there are some liberals who do the same when it comes to republicans/conservatives, but, they are the minority within their party, not the majority).....................
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Here are Sauls 12 rules.
1. “Power is not only what you have, but what the enemy thinks you have.” Power is derived from 2 main sources – money and people. “Have-Nots” must build power from flesh and blood.
2. “Never go outside the expertise of your people.” It results in confusion, fear and retreat. Feeling secure adds to the backbone of anyone.
3. “Whenever possible, go outside the expertise of the enemy.” Look for ways to increase insecurity, anxiety and uncertainty.
4. “Make the enemy live up to its own book of rules.” If the rule is that every letter gets a reply, send 30,000 letters. You can kill them with this because no one can possibly obey all of their own rules.
5. “Ridicule is man’s most potent weapon.” There is no defense. It’s irrational. It’s infuriating. It also works as a key pressure point to force the enemy into concessions.
6. “A good tactic is one your people enjoy.” They’ll keep doing it without urging and come back to do more. They’re doing their thing, and will even suggest better ones.
7. “A tactic that drags on too long becomes a drag.” Don’t become old news.
8. “Keep the pressure on. Never let up.” Keep trying new things to keep the opposition off balance. As the opposition masters one approach, hit them from the flank with something new.
9. “The threat is usually more terrifying than the thing itself.” Imagination and ego can dream up many more consequences than any activist.
10. “If you push a negative hard enough, it will push through and become a positive.” Violence from the other side can win the public to your side because the public sympathizes with the underdog.
11. “The price of a successful attack is a constructive alternative.” Never let the enemy score points because you’re caught without a solution to the problem.
12. “Pick the target, freeze it, personalize it, and polarize it.” Cut off the support network and isolate the target from sympathy. Go after people and not institutions; people hurt faster than institutions.
Quite different from the pic above right? But right wingers (at least since Reagan, have never let facts get in their way). So before I get into the mind of a right-winger who accepts as gospel anything that demonizes democrats (yes there are some liberals who do the same when it comes to republicans/conservatives, but, they are the minority within their party, not the majority).....................
(Article not finished. Posted for preview and editing purposes only.)
Saturday, July 16, 2016
Been Too Long
Hey everyone. It has been way too long since I posted anything here. Many things have contributed to this fact. I am going to try and get back to posting some new content soon. Thanks.
myeviltwinskippy
Sunday, June 14, 2015
Saturday, March 28, 2015
Sunday, March 15, 2015
Promises Promises?????
5 years ago Rush promised to leave the country if "Obamacare" was still in effect. Can I help you pack?
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On a side note little costa rican boys are VERY afraid. Panicked screams of "el hombre gordo con la polla poco está llegando a violarnos!!!!!!!!!" (the fat man with the little dick is coming to rape us) could be heard throughout the country.
And in honor of the title of this post I give you this.
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On a side note little costa rican boys are VERY afraid. Panicked screams of "el hombre gordo con la polla poco está llegando a violarnos!!!!!!!!!" (the fat man with the little dick is coming to rape us) could be heard throughout the country.
And in honor of the title of this post I give you this.
Sunday, March 8, 2015
Answers
The other day someone's post showed up on my facebook page asking "Who needs google when Jesus has all the answers?" My response, "I do because I am definitely not asking Jesus where to find midget porn."
It would seem that answer was not what they were looking for :P
It would seem that answer was not what they were looking for :P
Rick Perry for President??????
Last night during my wanderings on the internet I came across an article touting former Texas Governor Rick Perry as the G.O.P.s best choice for a presidential candidate. My first reaction was ARE YOU F****** KIDDING ME?!?!?!?!?! But after some quiet contemplation and reflection my thoughts were ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME?!?!?!?!?!?
The gist of the article was that Perry should be president because he flew a C-130 tactical aircraft in Europe and the Middle East between 1972 and 1977, while briefly touting the "Texas economic miracle". While his military service is commendable, is that in and of it self qualification enough to hold the highest office in the land? I say no, and in fact there are many reasons Rick Perry should never ever be allowed anywhere near 1600 Pennsylvania avenue. I will list a few of them here.
First and foremost in my mind was the wildfires that ravaged Texas in 2011. Prior to these wildfires the Republican dominated Texas legislature (at the urging of then Gov. Rick Perry) cut the volunteer fire department grant program from $23 million to $7 million. That is a 70% cut!And Gov. Perry signed off on that budget. Shortly thereafter wildfires began to ravage the state during a severe drought. Who could have seen that coming?!?!?
So after this blunder of epic proportions what did Gov. Perry do? Hold an emergency session to allocate the funds needed to fight these fires? Admit cutting the fire departments budget during a drought was a disaster? Oh no my friends that is what sensible people would do. So what did he do you ask? First he begged the Federal Government for emergency funds to fight these fires (even though at the time, Texas had a rainy day fund in the billions of dollars). These types always hate the Feds until they need them to bail them out from their own stupidity. Then Gov. Perry did something truly amazing. He called on everyone in the state to PRAY FOR RAIN!!!!!!! Seriously?!?!?! I can imagine "god's" response (if indeed there was a "god").
Seriously Ricky?!?! I have allowed mankind and especially America to discover, develop and deploy some of the most advanced fire fighting techniques and equipment in all of recorded history. This is all readily available to you. And yet during the worst drought since the 1930's you cut the fire departments budget by 70%!!!!! Sorry little buddy but I have better things to do then continually pull your butt out of the fire (no pun intended) both metaphorically and in this case quite possibly literally. You are on your own this time.
Good luck and me speed
God
p.s. You and your party need to stop co-opting my name. Seriously.
This alone should disqualify little Ricky from ever even being considered for President of The United States, but wait there is more.....................................................
...... to be continued.
sources here and here
article that inspired this article here
The "Texas miracle"
There has been much ado about the "Texas miracle" and how this makes Rick Perry uniquely qualified to POTUS. But as usual with republicans this "miracle" doesn't stand up upon closer inspection. Lets take a brief look shall we?
This miracle centers around the claim of job growth. From 2009-2011 37% of the new jobs created in the U.S. have been created in Texas. Pretty impressive right? On closer inspection, not so much. Most of these new jobs have been minimum wage jobs and in fact Texas has the highest percentage of minimum wage earners in the country. This has lead to over 16% of Texans living in poverty making Texas number 9 in most residents living in poverty (not a model to emulate). And a lot of these jobs created had nothing to do with any policy set forth by Perry or republicans in general. In fact a large percentage of the job growth is a natural extension of Texas' population growth during this time.
One of the reasons Perry touts for this growth is his states low business regulation environment. But a low regulation environment while a boon to business and the rich turns out to be very bad for everyday people. One example of this is the fertilizer plant explosion in West, Texas. Turns out that Texas has little to no zoning ordinances (allowing this plant to be located in a residential area near homes and a public school). Texas also has no state fire code and prohibits smaller counties from having such codes. Texas’ more than 1,300 chemical and industrial plants puts it at the top of the list for most high risk sites. By comparison Illinois (which has the second largest number of high risk sites at more than 950) but much tighter fire and safety codes, Texas had more than three times the number of accidents, four times the number of injuries and deaths, and 300 times the property damage costs.
But wait there are many more problems with Texas' low regulation environment. In addition to the hazards of a fertilizer plant being in a residential neighborhood Texas also has a very poor record on worker safety in general. Texas had the nation’s highest number of workplace fatalities — more than 400 annually — for much of the past decade.
I was going to insert some pithy comment here about the natural result of the low regulation ideology but I think this gentleman sums it up best. "The Wild West approach to protecting public health and safety is what you get when you give companies too much economic freedom and not enough responsibility and accountability," said Thomas O. McGarity, a professor at the University of Texas at Austin School of Law and an expert on regulation.
Now I admit this just barely scratches the surface of the "Texas miracle" but, I believe this gives a good overview for debunking the "miracle".
So readers ask yourself this. Is the "Texas miracle" really something we want to emulate nation wide? I know what my answer is.
sources here, here and here
The gist of the article was that Perry should be president because he flew a C-130 tactical aircraft in Europe and the Middle East between 1972 and 1977, while briefly touting the "Texas economic miracle". While his military service is commendable, is that in and of it self qualification enough to hold the highest office in the land? I say no, and in fact there are many reasons Rick Perry should never ever be allowed anywhere near 1600 Pennsylvania avenue. I will list a few of them here.
First and foremost in my mind was the wildfires that ravaged Texas in 2011. Prior to these wildfires the Republican dominated Texas legislature (at the urging of then Gov. Rick Perry) cut the volunteer fire department grant program from $23 million to $7 million. That is a 70% cut!And Gov. Perry signed off on that budget. Shortly thereafter wildfires began to ravage the state during a severe drought. Who could have seen that coming?!?!?
So after this blunder of epic proportions what did Gov. Perry do? Hold an emergency session to allocate the funds needed to fight these fires? Admit cutting the fire departments budget during a drought was a disaster? Oh no my friends that is what sensible people would do. So what did he do you ask? First he begged the Federal Government for emergency funds to fight these fires (even though at the time, Texas had a rainy day fund in the billions of dollars). These types always hate the Feds until they need them to bail them out from their own stupidity. Then Gov. Perry did something truly amazing. He called on everyone in the state to PRAY FOR RAIN!!!!!!! Seriously?!?!?! I can imagine "god's" response (if indeed there was a "god").
Seriously Ricky?!?! I have allowed mankind and especially America to discover, develop and deploy some of the most advanced fire fighting techniques and equipment in all of recorded history. This is all readily available to you. And yet during the worst drought since the 1930's you cut the fire departments budget by 70%!!!!! Sorry little buddy but I have better things to do then continually pull your butt out of the fire (no pun intended) both metaphorically and in this case quite possibly literally. You are on your own this time.
Good luck and me speed
God
p.s. You and your party need to stop co-opting my name. Seriously.
This alone should disqualify little Ricky from ever even being considered for President of The United States, but wait there is more.....................................................
...... to be continued.
sources here and here
article that inspired this article here
The "Texas miracle"
There has been much ado about the "Texas miracle" and how this makes Rick Perry uniquely qualified to POTUS. But as usual with republicans this "miracle" doesn't stand up upon closer inspection. Lets take a brief look shall we?
This miracle centers around the claim of job growth. From 2009-2011 37% of the new jobs created in the U.S. have been created in Texas. Pretty impressive right? On closer inspection, not so much. Most of these new jobs have been minimum wage jobs and in fact Texas has the highest percentage of minimum wage earners in the country. This has lead to over 16% of Texans living in poverty making Texas number 9 in most residents living in poverty (not a model to emulate). And a lot of these jobs created had nothing to do with any policy set forth by Perry or republicans in general. In fact a large percentage of the job growth is a natural extension of Texas' population growth during this time.
One of the reasons Perry touts for this growth is his states low business regulation environment. But a low regulation environment while a boon to business and the rich turns out to be very bad for everyday people. One example of this is the fertilizer plant explosion in West, Texas. Turns out that Texas has little to no zoning ordinances (allowing this plant to be located in a residential area near homes and a public school). Texas also has no state fire code and prohibits smaller counties from having such codes. Texas’ more than 1,300 chemical and industrial plants puts it at the top of the list for most high risk sites. By comparison Illinois (which has the second largest number of high risk sites at more than 950) but much tighter fire and safety codes, Texas had more than three times the number of accidents, four times the number of injuries and deaths, and 300 times the property damage costs.
But wait there are many more problems with Texas' low regulation environment. In addition to the hazards of a fertilizer plant being in a residential neighborhood Texas also has a very poor record on worker safety in general. Texas had the nation’s highest number of workplace fatalities — more than 400 annually — for much of the past decade.
I was going to insert some pithy comment here about the natural result of the low regulation ideology but I think this gentleman sums it up best. "The Wild West approach to protecting public health and safety is what you get when you give companies too much economic freedom and not enough responsibility and accountability," said Thomas O. McGarity, a professor at the University of Texas at Austin School of Law and an expert on regulation.
Now I admit this just barely scratches the surface of the "Texas miracle" but, I believe this gives a good overview for debunking the "miracle".
So readers ask yourself this. Is the "Texas miracle" really something we want to emulate nation wide? I know what my answer is.
sources here, here and here
Thursday, February 26, 2015
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