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Born, raised, and likely to be laid to rest someday right here in the heartland. Addicted to politics and BBQ...not necessarily in that order.


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HeartofAmerica
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HeartofAmerica
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Somewhere in the heartland
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HeartofAmerica

The Democratic agenda/federal bureaucracy has spread deeply into private business too. The regulations are endless and the number of classes and videos that we are required to watch (and be graded on!)...diversity, sexual discrimination, and lately...workplace violence.

In a couple of weeks I have to attend a class on Obamacare...oh, they are calling it something else but that's what it is. It's designed to help me understand my health care choices.

With the amount of money that my employer must apply to following all the insane regulations forced upon them, I imagine we could employ more people.

HeartofAmerica

It's not a fireable offense when do (or don't do) exactly what you've been told to do. I'm firmly convinced that everything that this administration does or says is carefully orchestrated for timing, content, and damage control or damage to their enemies.

HeartofAmerica

Just  when I get depressed by all of the woes that face us and think we have sunk to depths not previously met, along comes something like this gesture. It lifts me up and restores my faith. Thanks for posting this.

HeartofAmerica

The King Prawn

HeartofAmerica: Funny, you should post this today as I was thinking about a device that would allow you to send a message directly to the offending car/driver that could tell them politely about their screw-up. I'm all about education.  · 0 minutes ago

George Carlin recommended a programable sign on top of one's car...his ideas for what to put on it were not CoC compliant. · 9 minutes ago

I doubt mine would qualify as CoC compliant either.

HeartofAmerica

I love road stories, especially the vacation from hell varieties. We've all experienced them and proudly lived through them to share the horror.

However, it's the daily road warrior "I-can't-believe-that-idiot-just-did- that" that keeps us all bound together in this little community of life.

'Round here, I usually pronounce Wednesday as weird driver day. Between all of the perpetual construction, typical accidents, and general non-attentive "my bad" drivers....I still manage to make it to and from work but my head explodes a little more each time.

Funny, you should post this today as I was thinking about a device that would allow you to send a message directly to the offending car/driver that could tell them politely about their screw-up. I'm all about education. 

HeartofAmerica

I would says that perhaps it's time for the band to start playing "Nearer My God to Thee" but not sure that any of the WH staff would know that hymn.

HeartofAmerica

I like your direction here. With all the scandals, I think we will eventually run out of special prosecutors.

HeartofAmerica

DrewInWisconsin

John Walker: And then, as they did with Mafia witnesses in the 1960s, keep her at the table for four or five hours, reciting the full assertion of fifth amendment privilege for question after question, with the questions becoming increasingly provocative. 

They should ask her about her prayers. · 2 hours ago

I think I would start the proceedings with..."so Ms. Lerner did you say your prayers before you arrived today and would you share what was in those prayers..."

The corruption is deep here and spreads all the way up to the WH. We know it. They know it.  Time to double-down and go all Watergate on them.

HeartofAmerica

The Red Cross is a very deserving organization. When a tornado hit the small MO town where my parents live, the whole town was without water, power or phones for weeks. Yet, somehow the Red Cross was there providing emergency supplies within hours.

I've seen close up the devastation that a tornado can do to a community. Our prayers go out those families affected by this tragedy.

HeartofAmerica

Explains so much. If it were only true. Best laugh of the day.

HeartofAmerica

Maggie Somavilla: Good chuckle, but fortunately or not, untrue. That would make Nancy Pelosi 65 and she is clearly well into her 80s. · 58 minutes ago

Edited 56 minutes ago

Close....she's 73 but looks and acts much older.

HeartofAmerica

In one week we have dinner with my husband's brothers and wives. If these folks, some of the most liberal, socialist people I know, even so much as bat an eye about Obama and/or his administration's recent scandals....only then I will jump on the impeachment bandwagon. My gut tells me that they will do the usual "let's blame the Republican's" and won't blame Obama for anything.

HeartofAmerica
Joseph Paquette: It wasn't that close.  3 million SoCons stayed home rather then voting for the lesser of two evils in their mind.  · 1 hour ago

Playing the conspiracy card....you "think" 3MM SoCons stayed home and didn't vote. It's possible that voter suppression/illegal voting is yet another scandal that's amongst the scandals floating to the top inside this Pandora's box called the Obama administration.

HeartofAmerica
 
Edited on May 16, 2013 at 5:29pm
HeartofAmerica

Simon Templar: How about to stop a guy from beating the [redacted] out of  a girl?  

I participated in a spontaneous intervention and the abused ended up hating me (not her abuser) for it. 

The lady in Scotland was taking a serious beating but hated me for stopping it.  Maybe the guy was right and I should have minded my own [expletive] business. · 10 hours ago

Edited 26 minutes ago

Same thing happened to us a few years back. Pulled up to a stoplight, looked over to my right and saw a guy beating a girl in a car that had pulled over. We immediately pulled over, called the police, and circled the car so the guy knew we saw what was going on. When the police arrived, "said" girlfriend didn't want to press charges but she didn't have that choice once the police are called on a domestic dispute. He went to jail. She was mad at us for interfering.

We are confident we did the right thing...as did you. It's unbelievable that some women will submit themselves to this type of behavior more than once.

HeartofAmerica

My little group at work is ready to step up and receive this jackpot. We've already developed our exit strategy and it would be so much fun to put it into play.

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