Short Shots 6/17/08

Copyright © 2008 by Ray Thomas. Short common sense opinions on today's (and yesterday's) news to counter the claptrap fed you by liberals. This feature may be used freely by posting or publishing it without changes, and while retaining my copyright indicia. Please let me know when you do. . . . LIGHTBULBS OF DEATH: The liberals (and some conservatives) have "bought" the whole idea that those "compact fluorescent" bulbs will "save" you a lot of money, but they ignore, and "poo-poo" the idea that if you break one and inhale the fumes, you're going to get sick. But in reality, if you do, you'd better call "Hazmat": to "clean up" the site. . . . LIBERAL SCAMS: The liberals demonize ANYBODY who makes a profit. Except themselves, of course. Does anybody think all the major corporations running the liberal-slanted news media aren't trying to make a profit? . . . BLAMING BUSH: In New Orleans, the people who screwed everything up (remember the drowned school buses? Were the LOCAL politicians, such as Mayor Ray Nagin (who even got re-elected in spite of it) and the governor of Louisiana. But whenever you hear about mistakes made about Katrina, you hear them blame Bush for it. . . . HILLARY "A MONSTER?" One of Obama's staffers had to quit after calling Hillary "a monster." He was right. The only problem is, Obama is a "monster," too! Should I "step down" for saying that? Naaah. . . . "SOME PEOPLE THINK . . ." News agencies use those words extensively to minimize truth they're forced, by circumstances, to relate against their will. . . . BLAME IT ON "CARELESS SMOKING": Whenever fire departments or police agencies just can't figure out what started a fire, they bring out that tired, old, "careless smoking" dodge. I had a fire in my car one time that was caused by a spotlight with a switch on the front lying on my front seat. When I found it, I called them and told them. Did they change the report? Naaah. . . . COMMON SENSE: Raising prices on oil companies will NOT lower gas prices. . . . IT ISN'T ABOUT HUNTING! Anti-gun freaks are constantly referring to "sportsmen" and "hunting" as they try to convince people that are "for" gun rights. Even the NRA talks more about hunting than self-defense. But it IS about SELF-DEFENSE, not hunting. Let's get it right!