Archive for July, 2015

Super PAC Fun in the Sun

July 22, 2015 By: Juanita Jean Herownself Category: Uncategorized

Okay, so there a new SuperPac that is apparently cause for great celebration.

It’s called The Sons and Daughter of America.  I kinda feel like the word Dammit ought to be in there somewhere, but it isn’t. Come to think of it, somebody should hire me to think of names for these semi-criminal enterprises.

You can feast your eyes upon this endeavor to raise money for politically nefarious (my opinion only because all SuperPAC are nefarious) or personal income purposes.

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Zack’s own picture

The owner of this PAC is a 21 year old guy named Zachary John Cossum.  He tells the FEC that his mailing address is in Kingwood, Texas, but he tells Texas voter registration that his mailing address is in San Antonio, Texas.

It is interesting to me that Zachary John Cossum hasn’t been all that interested in politics before now.  He registered to vote in March of 2012 and promptly voted in the Republican Primary.  He didn’t vote in the general election that year nor has he voted even one damn time since then.

He’s been busy, you see, with the Travis County Sheriff’s Department.  On July 10th, 2015, a mere ten days before filing as a big time political fundraiser …

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Hey, it’s a Friday night.  He’s 21.  We all make mistakes.

But it just goes to show you that (1) anydamnbody can open a political PAC, (2) you should never give money to a political PAC because Zak is probably on the other end, and (3) Citizens United sucks.  Big time.

Thanks to Alfredo over at the Dairy Queen for the heads up.

The Oh Hell, Might As Well Candidate

July 21, 2015 By: Juanita Jean Herownself Category: Uncategorized

Governor John Kasich is running for President.

“I am here to ask you for your prayers, for your support .. because I have decided to run for president of the United States,” Kasich told his kickoff rally at the Ohio State University.

Bless his heart, give him a prayer because he doesn’t have one.

 

How The Good Guy With a Gun Got Shot By the Bad Guy Without a Gun

July 21, 2015 By: Juanita Jean Herownself Category: Uncategorized

Remind me again how this good guy with a gun thing works.

In south Florida, a 72 year old disabled Vietnam combat vet had volunteered to help protect sea turtle nests.  Stan Pannaman went with the South Florida Audubon Society president to monitor some sea turtle sites.

When they go there, they were confronted by a 38 year old man named Michael Q. McAuliffe.  McAuliffe hates the sea turtle people.  I mean, hates them.  And he expressed as much.

McAuliffe took a swing at the South Florida Audubon Society president and then came toward Pannaman.  Here’s where the story gets crazy.

“That’s when I pulled a handgun from the pocket of my shorts.”

Pannaman said he did not point the gun — a .32 caliber Kel-Tec pistol — directly at his assailant, but turned so the man could see it. “He stopped,” said Pannaman. “I thought I had defused the situation.”

And then, of course, once he had put the gun back in his pocket, the 38 year old McAuliff jumps the 72 year old disabled Pannaman and gets the gun out of his pocket.

Of.  Freekin’.  Course.

Luckily, Pannaman was able to turn away from McAuliff so he only got shot in the butt.

He explains.

“After he shot me, the guy looked like he was in shock. He looked very, very surprised. He actually headed toward me and said, ‘How are you? Are you OK?’

“Sir, you shot me. How could I be OK?” Pannaman replied.

I dunno, maybe it’s just me, but the use of the word “sir” seems a tad suspicious.

Remind me again how this good guy with a gun thing works.

Thanks to Ralph for the heads up.

Well, I’m Glad That’s Settled

July 20, 2015 By: Juanita Jean Herownself Category: Walker

Phew!  I was very worried that we weren’t going to war with Iran.

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And by the first day, he means on the first day he’s gonna press every red button he can get his grubby little finger on.  Hell, he’s gonna have one installed on the Bible he swears on.

I believe that a president shouldn’t wait to act until they put a cabinet together or an extended period of time, I believe they should be prepared to act on the very first day they take office,” he said. “It’s very possible, God forbid that this would happen, but very possible, that the next president could be called to take aggressive actions, including military actions, on their very first day in office.”

Yes, sireeee.  Apparently only real pussies wait until after the inaugural balls.  Walker has plans to boldly invade Iran himself.  Screw a cabinet, a secretary of state, a congress … Walker is gonna land on the deck of aircraft carrier with a big “Screw the Damn Mission; I’m Going This Alone” banner.

It’ll be cool.  He promises.

 

I Cannot Wait

July 20, 2015 By: Juanita Jean Herownself Category: Uncategorized

This September 24th, The Pope will address members of congress.  He knows he’s going into a den of thieves, right?

Screen Shot 2015-07-20 at 1.29.18 PMThe Pope has had some pretty powerful things to say about capitalism and says that being “pro-life” also includes economic equality.

Just as the commandment “Thou shalt not kill” sets a clear limit in order to safeguard the value of human life, today we also have to say “thou shalt not” to an economy of exclusion and inequality. Such an economy kills.

Okay, we here at the beauty shop are taking bets on which congressvarmint is gonna be the first to stand up and holler “You lie!” at the Pope.

I do not trust these guys to behave if somebody like the Pope tries to get between them and their sugar daddies.  Hell, there’s even some Democrats who need to look worried.

Just as an afternoon delight, I want to show you a picture one of my friends sent me.  Her grandmother loves Jesus and put what she thought was a picture of him on the mantel.

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I know.  I’m going to hell.  But I just can’t help but think that Jesus would laugh at that, too.  (If you don’t get it, ask any Star Wars fan.)

I Wish I Had Thought of That

July 20, 2015 By: Juanita Jean Herownself Category: Uncategorized

Illinois Republican Senator Mark Kirk caught the Louie Gohmert fever and has been jabbering incoherently all over the place.

UnknownPresident “Barack Hussein Obama” aspires “to get nukes to Iran,” he told WRKO radio. The president will be responsible for “tens of thousands” of deaths in the Middle East, apparently, because in Kirk’s twisted reality, Obama is Iran’s pro-nuke agent. He even likened U.S. negotiators to 1930s European leaders who appeased Adolf Hitler.

See?  Certifiable Louie Gohmert Fever.

But the newspaper in Illinois aren’t as gentle as the newspapers in Texas.

Mark Kirk suddenly has more in common with your unhinged uncle than a deliberative member of the U.S. Senate.

Illinoisans thought they elected a center-right fiscal conservative. They instead got the love child of Michele Bachmann and Ted Cruz.

I love that line.  I do.

Thanks to Bob for the heads up.