Michelle Bachmann, At It Again! (VIDEO)

Crazy meets crazy, but sometimes, the first crazy says to the second crazy, "You're too crazy for me, I'm outta here!"

It's always fun to poke fun at Michelle Bacmann's utter-stupidity, and by extension the people she represents because they elected her, even AFTER she threw herself into crazy mode.

I've been developing a conspiracy theory about Michelle Bachmann. Could it be that she actually doesn't believe what she is saying, but wants national attention and fame that she just keep coming out to say it, and knows she has an ear- and mouthpiece on Fox News? I can understand her wanting to be famous; there are 435 representatives and locals fail to hear anything about the lower folks on the totem pole because nobody wants to talk to them. So what she does is go out and say crazy shit, gets the audience to follow what she is saying, and videos on YouTube skyrockets as she is consistently passed around, such as I am doing right now, and gets national attention and fame. It works, and therefore she keeps doing it. So that's my conspiracy theory: she really is an intellectual conservative that makes sense to her colleagues and other folks in private and makes a character in public, much like Stephen Colbert. However, if you're not conservative, you already know, he's joking.

I know what you're thinking, and I agree. My theory couldn't possibly be true. To go out in public and claim the Census is going to be used to round-up folks of an undesired race (maybe crazy white women?) is downright silly. To claim further that there should be a question to weed out illegal immigrants by asking "Are you an American citizen?" is downright hilarious. If I were an illegal immigrant, with everything else being equal, you know what I would do when I got my Census survey and it asked me that question? I would lie, and mark "Yes". There, it's now official and no harm can be done to me. Oh wait, there is harm: the statistics are now wrong. We now have no illegal immigration problem. Well, I guess problem solved? Of course, I overly simplified the situation, but the census is not for finding out how many citizens and non-citizens we have, but to find out the current demographics are in particular areas, and adjusting the seats in Congress accordingly. Sure, some states will benefit from illegal populations, but those states have been benefiting for more than the last Census in 2000. most illegal immigrants won't even be filling one out because they can't physically own property or most of the time rent property, so Michelle, I think you lose that argument, mainly because you're FROM MINNESOTA.

Again, even I don't believe my theory, but it was worth a shot, huh? I can dream of a less stupid world can't I? Or will I continually face stupid speech in this world, particularly from one Michelle Bachmann? Oh well, at least I can blog about her and say mean things and she really can't do anything about it.

Fox Noise is Given Taste of Own Pills (VIDEO)

So, sorry about another block between postings. I've been kinda preoccupied with other things the last couple of weeks. I'm actually do this today because I miss my fiance and she would want me to keep busy.

Anyway, up there was a video of Griff Jenkins being ambushed by a blogger. Kinda reversed, since Griff is usually the one doing the ambushing of bloggers and other liberals. Props to Adam, I believe is his name, for net letting go and not being badgered by the fact that Griff was the one with the microphone.

It's very annoying the tactics Fox uses to get interviews. How very low on the journalism totem pole is that? How desperate to paint the opposition or disagreers in a bad light are they? It's good to see that Griff got a taste of his own medicine.

There is also one extra bit in that clip that I would like to address: Griff mentions the 1st Amendment to the Constitution of the United States of America. I'm sure my finance knows it better than he does since she just took Political Science. Please allow me to quote that amendment:

"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances."

Which means that a private event that says "no press" has every right to block someone's "free speech" rights, because Congress hasn't made it law. Things said on this blog, the television, the radio, and other such media outlets are not allowed to say whatever they want to say and then say it was their first amendment right to do so. Utterly false. Your free speech is only protected if the government tries to make a law abridging your right to speak out against it. Like what Iran is doing right now with journalists and the protests. That shit is protected. But me calling Sarah Palin a retard (though she is) is not protected. If she could prove actual malice, I'd be in deep doo-doo.

It's the Economy, Stupid...

So that's a famous quote by Bill Clinton's campaign in 1992. And I totally agree. No need for these personal attacks by the McCain campaign involving Rezko and Ayers. It's just stupid and unnecessary. Negative attacks have shown to historically work, if only for the fact that people are sheep and the vast majority are too gullible for their own good. But right now, it doesn't work. There is one thing that is necessary to talk about now: the economy. I'll do that now.

I'd like to start with a year ago with Jim Cramer form CNBC's Mad Money. He basically foresaw this calamity that we're in now while talking about the Fed:




Now we've got the Dow, the Nasdaq, and the S&P 500 declining for the last 8 days. The problem now is that the credit markets are frozen. Ali Velshi from CNN, who makes a shitload of sense said on Larry King this:

"But, Larry, I can't believe I'm saying that the stock market is sideshow here. It's not even the one that matters. What matters is your connection to these frozen debt markets, the fact that companies can't borrow money, in some cases, for operations. And that could affect your job and your salary -- the fact you can't get a loan if you needed one right now, a mortgage, and the fact whoever is going to buy your house, if you're trying to sell it, can't get financing for that."

Now that the bailout passed, which I'm not too sure about yet because it still has to yet work, and the highly volatile market is so emotional that it HASN'T worked, it continues to decrease.

Now I've been telling everyone I run into not to panic because it just adds to the fervor that eventually reaches the market and goes round and round and round again until we're in 1929 again and an another Great Depression looms on the horizon. Apparently 6 in 10 Americans believe that last sentiment. I feel sorry for that fact. Let me put it in to perspective with the aid of Phil Town, who like Warren Buffett has made his shitload of money in the stock market.

http://www.philtown.com/phil_towns_blog/2008/10/djia-estimates.html

He explains that the market is overvalued right now, and that's why it's on the decline. Since the credit market is frozen, stocks are heading to their correct values. According to historical prices and price/earning values, we've been expecting this problem and it's been a long time coming since the 1980s. Basically, I must reiterate the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: DON'T PANIC. There is a natural ebb and flow to this thing, and it's unfortunate that deregulation and predatory lending brought us to this place.

But, guess who's not talking about the economy? You guessed it, Fox Noise Channel:



Please, please, please, get this bitch off the air. Along with Sean Hannity.

I'll have more on the economy in the coming days.