Aunty (anti) FOX

FOXNews is full of BS. At least this time I don't think they can do their 'tried and true' trick of switching pictures of crowds to support their lies. They've been caught at it, too many times. As is almost always the case after such events, the crowd estimates vary widely, CNN reports . AirPhotosLive.com -- commissioned by CBS News to take aerial pictures of the crowd -- put the number at 87,000, while Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) insisted, "We're not going to let anyone get away with saying there were less than a million here." Beck said on "Fox News Sunday" the number was between 300,000 and 650,000. And Fox itself wasn't coy. Its coverage aired with a banner putting the crowd at "over 500,000." I'm betting on AirPhotosLive, and the real number is less than 20% of what FOX reported. Any takers?

get sick, but last night was REALLY long. Seems like food poisoning, but have no idea what it could have been. Won't go into yucky details but zero sleep between 12 and 7:30. Then had to miss our 11:30 t-time w/Carol ,Ted and Kari. Real bummer but am feeling somewhat human after sleeping most of the day.

We finished season 5 of 'Lost', and went to download season 6 (the LAST season), only to find out it is a 'very long wait', on NetFlix for # 6. We freaked out, cuz after over 1oo episodes we wanna find out how it ends. Luckily, Carol got the last disc at Blockbuster so we can keep going. If you are not a 'Lost' fan, you just wouldn't understand, but, we are gonna keep going. A classic 'good vs evil' story that is VERY well done, with the story, cast and scenery. Am really gonna miss it when it's over, which is gonna happen soon. Til then, cocktail hour on the patio, and another beautiful Colorado evening. Later....

Glenn Beck's main sponsor, Goldline, is under investigation for selling 'commemorative' gold coins to his listeners that heeded his economic advice, to buy gold. Seems they charged a huge premium over the spot price of gold to these suckers who didn't do their 'due' diligence. Not really a surprise, that the same crowd who can look at 8 years of Repub rule, then blame the Dems for trying to save the economy that they wrecked, could be duped. I'd love to have that mailing list. I could sell bridges, ocean property in Kansas and magic beans to this crowd. BUT, someone with their brainpower obviously doesn't have that much money to invest, anyway...

who calls FOXNews a bunch of liars. Since last year, the Pulitzer Prize-winning site, Politifact, operated by the St. Petersburg Times, has been tracking the statements of prominent pundits and assessing them for accuracy. See full article from DailyFinance: http://www.dailyfinance.com/story/media/honest-pundits-lies-glenn-beck-george-will/19610146/?icid=sphere_copyright Truth and Lies The lowest score, of 31.7, went to Limbaugh. Six of his 12 claims were rated either "False" or "Pants on Fire." Beck, pictured above, fared only a little better: His average was 38.8. Among other notable pundits, Bill O'Reilly scraped the bottom with a 32 average, while Sean Hannity, whose show follows O'Reilly's on Fox News's prime time schedule, was just slightly better. MSNBC's two stars, Keith Olbermann and Rachel Maddow, scored matching averages of 54.3, while Paul Krugman and Donna Brazile also tied at 64. You can see my full spreadsheet here .

In 2005 I was in Beaumont, TX, watching Katrina coming toward us. Then, as I lived in a trailer outside Houma, after Katrina wrecked the area, I rode out Hurricane Rita, with over 15" of rain, 80+MPH winds, and rising water that stopped 2" from flooding out my truck and trailer. In some ways seems like LONG ago, and at other times like yesterday. Wow, five years ago...

Consider this traffic jam in China. Bumper-to-bumper gridlock spanning for 60 miles (100 kilometers) with vehicles moving little more than a half-mile (one kilometer) a day at one point has improved since this weekend, said Zhang Minghai, director of Zhangjiakou city's Traffic Management Bureau general office.Some drivers have been stuck in the jam for five days, China Central Television reported Tuesday. Villagers have been selling bottled water (for 10 times it's normal cost) and noodles to the trapped commuters. Authorities say the gridlock may continue for several weeks. WOW! Makes Houston traffic look pretty good.

the 2110 elections are gonna come down to 'the economy', which the Repubs want you to believe that the Dems shoulda fixed, with a magic wand, by now. The rest of us can see how Bush and the Repubs had 8 years for their agenda, and took a large surplus, and with lies and wars and oil prices tanked our economy, like nothing since the Great Depression of the 30's. It ain't hard to see what happened, BUT, they want you to think it is the Dems problem, cuz they couldn't fix it, IMMEDIATELY. Let's just hope the electorate isn't as stupid as the Repubs think they are...

Had a fantastic time on the golf course, as I shot one of my best scores of the season, and came in 2nd in the 'Strokers' tourney. Then, turned on the Rockies, as they were behind 10-1 to the Braves as I got home. Turned around a bad round, with a 3-over on the back 9, to come in 2nd, then watched the Rocks overcome a 10-1 deficit, to beat the Braves 12-10. Cocktail hour on the deck, as we celebrate....

that FOX-on-line gets NASTY. If you happen to disagree with the right wing policies of FOX, which includes MOST of Hollywood, cuz they are among the brightest among us, you might find find yourself on this list. Started by Rush, when he stated Chelsea was the new 'White House dog', they continue their 'below the belt' personal attacks on those who disagree with their rightwing agenda. Check it out here, where they point the 'ugly stick' at those they disagree with. http://www.foxnews.com/slideshow/entertainment/2010/08/11/stars-lost-looks/?te Disagree with Rupert Murdoch's propaganda, and you're labeled ugly. You ever see that guys' looks???

watching FOXNews, cuz it just drove me crazy and made me mad, to see they distort facts to present their Repub propaganda as 'News'. BUT, I still check on 'em on line. Was really funny today, after watching TV news, where Boehner asked for Obama to fire his economic team cuz they hadn't fixed the mess the Bushies made. Joe Biden hen explained how the Repubs took a HUGE surplus and blew it into a HUGE deficit that was rapidly pulling the country down, before the Dems ever got to town. FOXNews totally 'missed' the VP's answer, and reported the Boehner attack as big news. Typical Fox bullshit....

I'm obsessed w/Bush, SOOOO I try to get away from thinking about how he screwed us. Then I see an article like I read yesterday. As our country implodes after he bankrupted us, I can only look at HOW he did it. The Bush tax cuts mostly benefitted 1/10 of 1 % of the richest Americans. A lot of the same ones who made billions in oil and defense money from the Iraq war, (based on lies), will save over $600 Billion, in the next 10 years, as largesse for having contributed HUGE money, helping to install him and his buddies in office. Don't believe me, just read a Nobel Prize winning economist. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/23/opinion/23krugman.html?_r=1&th&emc=th These crooks killed our economy, and they just keep getting richer. There's a reason I can't let go of that SOB, George W Bush, who killed the future of MY and YOUR country. Just read and and learn....

Taking a break from 'Lost', we saw 'Inception' today, and my brain, which was a bit impaired, got totally scrambled. If you haven't seen Lost and Inception you wouldn't understand. Gonna sit back and watch the Broncos, which doesn't take much mental energy, and let my brain try to recover....

to watch the end of 'The Hurt Locker', cuz it must have some redeeming value, to have been rated so highly, and ALSO, to try and understand the nightmare that the troops who found themselves in W's 'oops, bad info' war, endured, while his 'big oil' buddies, family and friends in the military-industrial complex got obscenely wealthy during his trillion dollar war that bankrupted our country. This isn't conjecture or theory, it is history, that partly explains how our country's economy was trashed by the Bush/Cheney 'war for profit' machine. And the Repubs wanna be re-elected?Unbelievable, that people could have such short/misguided memories, and blame the current administration cuz they can't wave a magic wand and 'fix' the widespread damage done from 2000-2008.

(pic is Rooney Mara, who will play Lisbeth Salander in the movie series) 'The Girl Who Played with Fire', by Steig Larsson, whose books are runaway best sellers, after reading Girl w/Dragon Tattoo, and gotta say, these books ARE good, but not as good as I expected, for all the pub they get. Will wait for 'The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets Nest' to come out in paperback, and will read that, too. I judge a book by how easy/hard it is to put down, and how much I care about the characters. These books go over the top with a convoluted plot and way too many characters, that I think will be difficult to make into an interesting movie, but he does tie up the pieces at the end. The Swedish setting is interesting and gotta admit I now want me want to visit. On the other hand, we are now over half way through the 4th season of 'Lost'. Gonna be a real shame when that's over. This will forever be known the 'lost' summer, but we have sure enjoyed it. Will be real ...

I remember a time in my life, when I had to leave my little town, to find a job that paid actual money. Headed down to Dallas, to work at a 'defense plant'. that made sniper scopes and search lights, that the Dept of Defense paid big money for, in Viet Nam. It was 1969, and some of us thought the Viet Nam war was bullshit, while others were making good money. Varo Industries made it pay, for them, and me, for a while. Until, I realized the cost, to soldiers being drafted, and innocents being killed. Didn't matter to the Texans, as long as they had a paycheck coming, to buy Dixie, or Lone Star beer, at the end of the week. Got my ass hassled and nearly jailed for saying it was WRONG. Not a popular position in Dallas, in 1969. REAL lucky I didn't end up in jail for 20+ years, cuz you didn't need a high school diploma to be a cop and kick hippie ass, in those days, and if you could bust 'em with a joint, even if it was 'planted', you were a hero, to the loc...

about the ignorance in America, perpetuated by FOXNews and their ilk, look at these numbers. http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/08/19/nearly-americans-thinks-obama-muslim-survey-shows/?test=latestnews Approx 20% of Americans, about the same # that get their news from FOX, think Obama is Muslim. Need I say more? What else can I say? This naive/ignorant/stupid % of our population doesn't have a clue, BUT, they think they do. Thanks a bunch, FOX and ilk, for spreading your ignorance amongst the populace. Gotta love them Repubs....

and saw how the Denver police just 'make it up', when they wanna beat the crap outa someone, for some reason or another. Luckily there's lots of cameras around these days and they can be held accountable, esp when they beat up a sheriff's son, with NO provocation. Duh... Been there, done that, with the police in the 70's. If they wanted to hassle/arrest/bust you, NO PROBLEM. I was a minority then, with long hair, something most whites don't have a chance to experience. The cops lie, cheat and steal, whatever it takes, and you can't do a thing. Most people don't have a clue what goes on. There was a book, 'Black Like Me', that gave a glimpse into that world. I saw it, up close and personal, with white skin, and long hair. If you haven't been there, you wouldn't believe it. A bunch of my friends went to jail, for a long time. I'll never forget....

as the last of the combat troops leave Iraq. Not quite the 'pub' that shock and awe, got, 7 1/2 years ago, but HUGE, none the less. Nearly 8 years after W invaded Iraq, based on, 'oops, bad info', we are finally leaving. What can I say? So much bullshit, that we have gotten used to, and is not even news anymore. The Repubs won. The public doesn't care any more. So sad, but reality, for the sheep....

First of all, it's not a mosque, that's proposed. It's a community center for those of Islamic faith. Second, it's not at ground zero. If you are familiar with this area, as I am, (Carol and I walked this part of Lower Manhattan a few months ago) you realize that there are blocks in NYC, and there are BLOCKS. Between streets, as in the distance between 47th and 48th, it is a normal city block, BUT, between avenues, such as between 6th and 7th Ave, these blocks are over 3 times as long. The proposed 'mosque' is 2 avenues away, or about 6 normal city blocks. Doesn't matter to the rightwing cons, anything to stir up a fight and divert attention from our main problem, which IS, the economy that they trashed. Nothing new here, but the 'Mosque at Ground Zero' is typical bullshit designed to incite the sheep that don't know any better, and it works, cuz there's LOT'S OF 'EM....