Woman's Quest To Weigh 1,000 lbs

A New Jersey woman currently tops the scales over 600 pounds... and says that is not enough.  Donna Simpson says her goal is to reach a nice, full-figured, round number of 1,000 pounds.  For the twisted, she displays videos of herself eating at this link (For the record, I have no problem watching car crashes, explosions, etc. but could not bring myself to viewing that link).  She uses a motor scooter to travel because walking more than 20 feet is tiresome.  She downs 12,000 calories per day (the average American eats about 2,000).

Research has proven that 87% of health care costs are attributed to lifestyle choices, rather than "natural selection."  As an American, it is her right to eat as much as she wants.  It is her choice to gorge herself to the point that where she ends and the sofa begins is anyone's guess.  But with that said, it is also her responsibility to pay for the health care needs she is undoubtedly going to have.

It's a shame that, according to Rasmussen, as many as 43% of Americans are for a health care plan that will continue to allow Ms Simpson eat, drink, and be merry... all on taxpayer dollars.

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NYC Legislature Wants Your Salt Shaker

Felix Ortiz, Democratic Assemblyman from New York, believes that the government needs to help you decide when to pass the salt.  He introduced a bill that reads, "No owner or operator of a restaurant in this state shall use salt in any form in the preparation of any food for consumption by customers of such restaurant, including food prepared to be consumed on the premises of such restaurant or off of such premises."  Yet another reason why I believe New York (city and state) is the armpit of American politics (Chicago is another smelly body part.

Any food/drink taken in excess can be bad for one's health.  What's next?  Will lawmakers limit the amount of WATER we are allowed to drink daily?  Where does this type of gubbment control end, folks?

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Crude Comments=Bad; 7 Kids, 6 Mothers, 5 States=Good

Let me get this straight.  Rush Limbaugh, who's made a career of flammable comments, was essentially kicked off a group to purchase the Rams after pressure from the NFL commissioner and the president of the Players Union because he's seen as divisive.  The argument was that controversial members of the NFL, do not represent the NFL.  So, since when did fathering seven children by six mothers in five states become a non-trivial act?  Recently acquired New York Jets cornerback, Antonio Cromartie, has done just that.  Apparently his ball skills are superior off the field as well.  What's interesting about this is that the New York Jets (in brokering his new deal), fronted him $500K to assist him with his overdue child support payments so that it wouldn't become a distraction.  I suppose having enough kids to have a basketball team (plus two reserves) calling you "daddy" can't be a distraction at all.

Dude, you have officially entered Shawn Kemp and Travis Henry territory.  Get is snipped and clipped, brother.

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Chris Matthews "Forgot He Was Black"

Chris Matthews loves for Obama.  At times, he seems to almost lust after the president... especially after a speech.

But Matthews' remarks about the president after the State of the Union Address did not get the reaction Chris intended.

 "He is post-racial, by all appearances.  I forgot he was black tonight for an hour. You know, he's gone a long way to become a leader of this country, and past so much history, in just a year or two. I mean, it's something we don't even think about."

Clearly, Chris, his race is something you think about a lot.  Let me ask this: why is his race considered a handicap?  Chris, here is what many of us heard you say: "Wow.  He speaks so well.  His grammar is perfect.  I'm so impressed that President Obama doesn't use Negro dialect."

In a way, this is almost as bad as Harry Reid's choice of words! He may as well have said, "You know, for the other 364 days and 23 hours, I am very aware the president is black."  Chris, it's perfectly okay to view the president as black (or bi-racial).  Last time I checked, being black wasn't supposed to be a bad thing.

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CBS May Air Gay Dating Ad During Super Bowl

There has been a backlash this week from critics over the airing of a Focus on The Family ad featuring former Heisman Trophy winner, Tim Tebow.  CBS agreed to air the un-seen, yet controversial, 30 second time slot during this year's Super Bowl.  Proponents for the ad argue that one 30 second ad, during a game that will feature hundreds of other advertisements isn't that big of a deal.

With rumors that CBS is considering airing an ad for a gay dating site for men, I wonder if both sides will begin to sing a different song when it's all said and done.

Sit back, grab your popcorn, and enjoy the hypocrisy!

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Another SC Politician Strikes Again

If you are a South Carolina tax-paying and voting resident, you should be absolutely ashamed of yourself right now.  To say this has been a bad year for elected officials there is an understatement.  First, your state governor cheated on wife with a woman in Argentina.  Then, Congressman Joe Wilson delivered the now infamous, "You lie," during President Obama's health care speech.  And the latest incident involves Leuitenant Governor, Andre Bauer (video below).  I am sure you have heard one portion of his comments.  PLEASE watch this 3 minute video with his FULL audio comments before sharing your opinion.



Watched it?  Good!  Surprisingly, there are moments of wisdom in the audio he enlightened us with his ignorance by comparing stray dogs to people who don't want to do better for themselves.  So why do the talking heads on television only show 30 seconds of his 2:47 rant?  Why haven't they allowed YOU the opportunity too hear the underlying arguments of his speech?  For example:

"For the first time in the history of this country, we got more people voting... than we do working for a living."  Assuming those numbers are true, that is a disturbing statistic.  But there could be reasonable explanations to it.  The elderly are living longer.  The baby boomers are just hitting retirement age.  We have 10+% unemployment nationwide.  But the fact that a small shift in demographics pushed us over that hurdle seems unreal.

"Anytime we give someone money we reward them, we tell them keep doing what you are doing.  We discourage them from...from opening that business."  There are people that receive aid that have zero intention of doing better for themselves.  They are "lifers" inthe government system.  But there are many others who would probably look to improve their situation if they were encouraged or rewarded for rejecting government support.  Believe it or not, the assistance programs we have attempt to do this (on a small scale).  But, there has to be more that can be done to help motivate them.

 "If you receive goods or services from the government, then you owe something back... there are no repercussions.  We don't make you take a drug test.  We ought to."  Will this apply to anyone that receives any aid (i.e. unemployment, Medicare, Medicaid, etc.)?  Again, some assistance is not a problem.  EVERYONE needs something at some point.  But there should be repercussions to those that abuse the system!!!

"(Students who receive) free and reduced lunch have the lowest test scores in the state of South Carolina... schools that have the active participation in parents... they have the highest test scores... if you don't attend the parent teacher meetings, then bam, you lose your benefits.  We can't afford to keep giving money away."  It is his assumption that parents whose children receive the free/reduced lunches are also the least involved in their child's educational growth.  He believes there is a direct correlation between them and that none of the educational programs we have can help these children without the parental support.  While yes, they may be less involved because they are working two low paying jobs and that schedule doesn't allow them the opportunity to attend PTA meetings, parent/teacher conferences, etc.  But as the son of a single mother, who worked full-time, attended night school, and was in the Air Force Reserves, those excuses don't work for me.  Any parent that truly cares about their child will be sure to be involved... like my mother was.

Andre Bauer should NOT have compared people to animals.  Any decent human being will have some level of compassion towards those that have little to nothing.  The media focused on the 30 second clip and not the text in context causing some of us to miss the big picture: Compassion should not be endless if a person can do better yet simply chooses not to!

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All White Basketball League

The purpose of HBCU's and other minority targeted programs and organizations was/is to afford minorities the opportunity to be part of something where being black wasn't a liability and where blacks are accepted.  The schools, as an example, simply wanted its students to get a quality education at a time when many schools denied blacks entrance into their institutions.  The practice of regular institutions of higher learning turning away minority candidates solely because of skin color lasted through the 1970's.  Organizations like this were created out of necessity, not to create a racial divide.  And contrary to popular belief, none of those organizations denied entry to whites. 

Don Lewis (click HERE for the article) is starting a basketball "league for white players to play fundamental basketball, which they like" as opposed to "that streetball which people of color play."  I guess someone forgot to pass that "fundamental basketball" memo on to Steve Nash, Jason Williams, J.J. Redick, Mike Dunleavy, etc.

Kanye needs to disappear

This won't go down as one of my best notes and I don't care. I'm sharing my frustration and anger with you over the artist formally known as Kanye West. For the purposes of my story (and possibly my life), he will be referred as IGNORANT and or ARROGANT JERK (they are interchangeable).