Obama for Change?

Obama is a progressive socialist that believes in the redistribusion of wealth to gain equal outcomes for all americans. I do not want or need his kind of change. We need real conservatives (not bush) to get us out of this mess. Spend money on things I can not afford when I am in debt has never worked for me.

Quoting my friend, Terry Moore
Its funny how many people blame Bush. He didn't ask for 911. As a matter of fact it was planned on Clinton's watch. If you want to see somethig funny Google Olilver North trying to tell Al gore who Osama Bin Laden is and why he is so afraid of him years before 911. Its a gas to watch that moron Igore belittle then Lt. colonel Oliver North in... Read More front of Congress. And it was not Busch but Clinton that passed the law that forced banks to loan money to lowlife's that we knew were a high risk of not being able to pay there loans. We gave unearned credit to the poor, every man deserves a home, and see what they got us. How many trillion dollars of debt? Obama isn't fixing Bush's mistakes but his own parties screwups when Clinton was trying to socialize America. You deserve only what you are willing to work for. If you want welfare then get a trailer or appartment and shut up. If you want a home get out there and bust your butt and earn it. Thats the only way it works.

Here is where the economy started going down. http://gatewaypundit.blogspot.com/2008/09/bush-called-for-reform-of-fannie-mae.html
You must realize that they are the culprits behind the mortgage crisis.
In 2003, the Bush Administration attempted to create an agency to oversee Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. The bill never made progress in Congress, facing sharp opposition by Democrats
Listen to this rhetoric: http://www.businessandmedia.org/printer/2008/20080924145932.aspx
I think we all have the chance to decide what we need to do.

Bush knew ALL about Obama. He was on their radar for a long time. Bush rules! "W"

Here is what the President said of himself. His own words.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5BnLozS-TnM

On all accounts Iraq is looking like quite a success. I have no problem with ousting Hussien and spreading freedom. Bush and Iraq should be mentioned in the same sentence and congragulations to him. He freed a country and for less than 2,500 american lives. Bravo!!! How many did it take to free Europe?

Consumer Beware: Walmart!

Consumer beware, those 4" prints I just got back from Walmart are NOT standard 4x6 and therefore do NOT fit nicely into my 4x6 frames! ARG!! (5 3/4")

Quoting Seth Godin's blog

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"All I do is work here"

Over the past few months, I've had quite a few interactions with several people who work at a (previously great) brand.

One person will email to ask me for a favor or a connection, and I'll point out that just yesterday, I got three emails, all spam, from three different people at the organization either selling me something irrelevant or sending me a press release I didn't ask for. And the unsubscribe button doesn't work. And I've unsubscribed ten times before. When I pointed this out, he said, "Oh, that's those guys. I'm not related to them, all I do is work here. If you don't like getting that stuff, you should take it up with them."

Then, a few days ago, I heard from someone in a different group at the same company, asking for help with a project she was working on. I explained that the last time I helped someone in her group with a project, I was misquoted, my time was wasted and they violated whatever trust we had. Susan said, and I'm quoting precisely the same line, "All I do is work here. They pay my salary, but I'm me, not them."

No, Susan, you are them.

The reason your brand is falling apart is because so many of your colleagues are saying the same thing, denying the same responsibility. Consumers don't believe (or care) that there are warrens and fiefdoms and monarchies within your company. All they know is that you leverage that brand name every day, as you have for decades, but now, instead of using that brand to polish your reputation as an individual, you're being forced to accept responsibility for the actions of others.

Do you really think someone who worked for Bernie Madoff will go far with this line? "I'm not Bernie, I just worked with him every day and took a great salary when times were good..." Not sure what the difference is. It's even worse in your case, because you know what's happening. You know, but you don't want to do anything about it.

If you're not proud of where you work, go work somewhere else. You don't get the benefit of the brand when it's hot without accepting the blame of the brand when it's wrong.

Chinese Imports: When will America Learn?

When will America learn that cheaper is not better, more is not better and we must keep our demand for quality?

How many incidents have been reported regarding substandard and even POISONOUS Chinese import products? Most recently; deadly children's toys imported from China, how about the toothpaste and crayons?

Here's another one!
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090412/ap_on_re_us/chinese_drywall

Smarten up American consumers! Less is more, buy American.

Creative Contests a Farce?

Yes, I think so. More often than not.
Contests are designed as marketing tools to either sell lots of the product that is supposed to be used in the entries, to "celebrate" a grand opening or other event which will spread the buzz about a new site (providing free advertising and getting their site stats up.), product line or other, or to increase funds via the entry fees required. Maybe they just don't want to pay a designer and they need free booth samples for a convention, online gallery or show.

Some photography and art shows that are juried require enormous entry fees, some because they are non-profit and need to curb the expenses of prize moneys and paying a judge, etc. There may be other objectives, but those come to mind most quickly. DO YOUR HOMEWORK.

A sure sign of a farce is when entrants that didn't follow the rules are not disqualified. Maybe they have a large following either through blogging or celebrity and the site wants the buzzzzz for themselves. They may even win because they have the most friends/contacts to vote for them regardless of the quality of their entry or the creativity of the other entries. Of course, if the most popular person wins, then the site wins too because who isn't happy about winning something and the blogging will go on and on and on causing more hype.

Even those contests that are judged by judges ("blindly" ha ha) and not by public popularity can be a farce. Not all, but most and it seems to be rampant in the paper crafting industry. They might be looking for someone who will work for cheap, or already has a following to add to their company groupies.

Here's a "for instance": Paper crafting product line new release contest, you need to have the kit first and you are supposed to only use those products, yet I see so many entries, especially in the beading section that use actual beads and metal findings that the company does not produce. Yet they are there for you to vote!

http://cobecreative.wordpress.com/category/beading/

Terms of Enslavement: Your Photos Online!

Most internet sites have Terms of Service (TOS) that give them rights to your images and content posted online.

Read More:
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,496766,00.html

5 Men Convicted of Conspiracy to KILL Ft. Dix Soldiers

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081222/ap_on_re_us/fort_dix_plot

I am just wondering WHY we still allow Muslims into this country?
Yes, it's a free country but COME ON. We need to make a stand.

It seems to be their life long mission and religion to infiltrate the USA and kill Americans, their only purpose really. It may take a 20 year plan, but their mission remains the same.

If you are a Muslim and this is not your mission, I'd love to hear from you and hear how you feel about WHY they continue to attack us, what is it going to take to get them to stop? Do you love living in the USA? Do you frequently visit your homeland? Why did you leave there and/or come here?

Are you a citizen? I personally feel to live here, you should pledge your allegiance to the USA.