Racism or Nanny State?

Which poses a bigger threat to black communities: Racism? Or the absence of fathers? Which poses a bigger threat to black communities: Racism? Or the absence of fathers? Drawing on a sea of official data and his own upbringing, talk-show host Larry Elder shows just how important black fathers are in turning boys into responsible and happy men--and how their absence has had a tragic impact on millions of black Americans. DOWNLOAD FULL TRANSCRIPT cuzzin ricky

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Colorado city to stop selling ice cream at pools, parks Boulder residents will no longer be able to cool off with an ice cream cone by the pool because the city has discontinued the sweet treat as a vending option at all Parks and Recreation facilities (artist rendering) BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Boulder residents will no longer be able to cool off with an ice cream cone by the pool because the city has discontinued the sweet treat as a vending option at all Parks and Recreation facilities. The city dropped ice cream cones, bars and sandwiches in an effort to cut down on sugary, unhealthy snacks, The Daily Camera reported. City-run facilities can only sell treats that satisfy a series of nutritional standards, meaning chips and other junk food also left snack stands this year. The change hasn't been welcomed by everyone. Andrew Gafford, 8, said he has always spent his summers enjoying a Neapolitan ice cream sandwich at the pool. "I'll get over it, but then it brings back a lot of memories of me getting ice cream sandwiches," Andrew said. In the scheme of things this law,  imposed by  Boulder nanny state overseers, is commonplace across th fruity plane. And Boulder, after all, is the district that kept Patricia Schroeder in congress for 50? years. Now, take Maryland— ruled by hard core Liberals—but if, say Baltimore, passed this same law there would be riots. Erm—not a good example. Baltimore residents don't obey any law they don't like.  They riot.  Let's take affluent Montgomery Co. If that was passed ... .  Never mind. It's who we've become.

Gnat Warfare

Tails of the Gun Gnat Warfare

This might be why no other country would want to attack this country of ours.   Everybody is armed, and we know how to use our weapons.  - Metzger Since we as a nation have accepted (even welcomed) government cameras and sensors that watch everything we do,  I suppose allowing government to use drones is inevitable.  If  however I was the Governor of, say, Maryland, I'd make shooting down drones in your airspace a misdemeanor carrying a $5 fine.  I would not be reelected because people will have become used to the 2 hour drone delivery from Amazon and other retailers. What the hell, I could never be elected in the first place; MD is firmly a nanny state.  Click-Click

Are We Hungary Yet?

The Nanny State - one regulation away from total bliss

“ DOCTORS TOLD TO REPORT PEOPLE WHO GAIN WEIGHT GPs will be asked to identify patients who are putting on weight under a new national programme to help fight obesity. Mr Stevens said targeted schemes to prevent obesity, by losing weight, had been proven to work, and now needed to be introduced nationally. "Since certain fat mother-fuckers are unable to take care of themselves, it's up to we, the enlightened few, to make them," Mr Stevens left unsaid. Simon Stevens, the head of the NHS, said it was time for Britain to "get back in shape" in order to protect millions of people from a host of obesity-related diseases. Under the scheme, family doctors will be asked to identify anyone who has gained weight and is at risk of diabetes – particularly those aged below 40. They will then be offered tests for pre-diabetes, followed by healthy lifestyle advice and close monitoring to ensure they are eating better and exercising more. It comes as new figures show Britain is now the second fattest nation in Europe, with almost 25 per cent of Britons classified as obese - compared with a European average of 16.7 per cent. Yes, this is Britain, but could one of our own onion-eyed Progressive minded dewberries saddle us the same way?  Yes, with just a stroke of the pen. Say Baaaaaa. ”

BANG - you're dead

The Nanny State - one regulation away from total bliss                                  Rasmussen: Nanny state mindset leads to police brutality

“   "Once you accept the premise that so-called experts should decide what's best for the rest of us, the only question remaining is how to deal with people who don't comply." In Florida recently, police pulled up to a young boy playing in the park and asked where his mother lived. According to a report on WPTV, the mom was then arrested for "allowing her son to go to the park alone." Her son had a cellphone, and she would check in with him along the way. The mom believes "he's old enough, but Port St. Lucie Police disagree." There is a tendency to dismiss stories such as this as a silly mistake by an overzealous police officer, but sadly it's part of a larger problem. In fact, a similar story of arresting a mom for not supervising her child 24/7/365 took place a few weeks back in South Carolina. A Washington Post column reported these incidents as part of a series on "the increasing criminalization of everything and the use of the criminal justice system to address problems that were once (and better) handled by families, friends, communities and other institutions." This abuse of governmental authority is the natural extension of nanny-state efforts such as the crusade to ban large sugary drinks. Once you accept the premise that so-called experts should decide what's best for the rest of us, the only question remaining is how to deal with people who don't comply. It's the same mindset that believes the National Security Agency should be allowed to read all our emails and monitor our phone calls in the name of national security. Just trust us, they say. We're from the government, and we're here to help. How's this for help? In Georgia, a SWAT team broke into a house searching for drugs and threw a flash-bang grenade inside a child's crib. The excessive force was disgusting to begin with. Even worse is the fact that the police had the wrong house and there were no drugs. The child is in critical condition. Amazingly, the local sherriff and other Georgia authorities said the officers didn't do anything wrong. That's ludicrous. They deployed a grenade developed for war in a private home and sent a child to the hospital fighting for his life. Something is terribly wrong. It's important to note that most police officers are great public servants. Just a few years ago, a local officer in my hometown literally saved my life and the lives of my family. We called him a hero. He said he was just doing his job. Naturally, we have tremendous respect for the job that such officers do and the courage they display. However, a National Review article correctly notes that "respecting good police work means being willing to speak out against civil-liberties-breaking thugs who shrug their shoulders after brutalizing citizens." That means speaking out against stories like this: "On Thursday in Staten Island, an asthmatic 43-year-old father of six, Eric Garner ... [FULL] Carried to it's absurd but ultimate conclusion, every law, even for jaywalking, carries the death sentence for resistance.- TRKOF ”

Mary Landrieu is asking for only 7.9 days' worth of the American economy ...

WHAT GUMMINT DOES          Pretty soon we're talking serious money - Dirksen Not enough colors though “ This is too true to be funny. The next time you hear a politician use the Word 'billion' in a casual manner, think about Whether you want the 'politicians' spending YOUR tax money. A billion is a difficult number to comprehend, But one advertising agency did a good job of Putting that figure into some perspective in One of it's releases. A. A billion seconds ago it was 1959. B. A billion minutes ago Jesus was alive. C. A billion hours ago our ancestors were Living in the Stone Age. D. A billion days ago no-one walked on the earth on two feet. E. A billion dollars ago was only 8 hours and 20 minutes, At the rate our government Is spending it. While this thought is still fresh in our brain.... let's take a look at ... New Orleans ... It's amazing what you can learn with some simple division. Louisiana Senator, Mary Landrieu (D) Is presently asking Congress for 250 BILLION DOLLARS To rebuild New Orleans . Interesting number... What does it mean? A. Well .. If you are one of the 484,674 residents of New Orleans (every man, woman, and child) You each get $516,528. B. Or... If you have one of the 188,251 homes in New Orleans , your home gets $1,329,787. C. Or... If you are a family of four... Your family gets $2,066,012. Washington , D. C HELLO! Are all your calculators broken?? Building Permit Tax CDL License Tax Cigarette Tax Corporate Income Tax Dog License Tax Federal Income Tax (Fed) Federal Unemployment Tax (FU TA) Fishing License Tax Food License Tax Fuel Permit Tax Gasoline Tax Hunting License Tax Inheritance Tax Inventory Tax IRS Interest Charges (tax on top of tax) IRS Penalties (tax on top of tax) Liquor Tax Luxury Tax Marriage License Tax Medicare Tax Property Tax Real Estate Tax Service charge Taxes Social Security Tax Road Usage Tax (Truckers) Sales Taxes Recreational Vehicle Tax School Tax State Income Tax State Unemployment Tax (SUTA) Telephone Federal Excise Tax Telephone Federal Universal Service Fee Tax Telephone Federal, State and Local Surcharge Tax Telephone Minimum Usage Surcharge Tax Telephone Recurring and Non-recurring Charges Tax Telephone State and Local Tax Telephone Usage Charge Tax Utility Tax Vehicle License Registration Tax Vehicle Sales Tax Watercraft Registration Tax Well Permit Tax Workers Compensation Tax (And to think, we left British Rule to avoid so many taxes) STILL THINK THIS IS FUNNY? Not one of these taxes existed 100 years ago.... And our nation was the most prosperous in the world. We had absolutely no national debt... We had the largest middle class in the world... And Mom stayed home to raise the kids. What happened? Can you spell 'politicians'! And I still have to Press '1' For English. I hope this goes around the U S A At least 100 times What the heck happened?? I'm wary of facts presented in those harlequin colored, gigantic sized font e-mail blasts we all get, because it's likely that at least some of the content is misstatement, or outright falsehood.  This one (from Metzger- who was just a relay and not the designer) was intriguing enough to throw it against the Google wall and see what stuck.  I got only as far as this from  Daily Kos.  A Conservative Email, And A Polite Rebuttal.  Of all the charges made I expected the numbers would be picked apart, probably using SNOPES, a favorite agitproppist tool.  But no.  Here is the crux of the response. Yes, a billion seems like a very large number, especially as presented in the email below. Let's not forget, however, that the U.S. economy generates 11.5 trillion dollars in output every year - that's practically $365,000 every second of every minute of every hour of every day of every week of every year. By the method below of reckoning how much a billion is, Mary Landrieu is asking for only 7.9 days' worth of the American economy to rebuild one of its formerly premier cities. 7.9 days is not much! That's a vacation to a lot of people. The rest of his screed travels the same state road (to serfdom, ahem).  - There was no Social Security.  If you had no money when you got too old to work, you lived off of your family, or you starved. - There was no Medicare.  If you got sick and couldn't afford to pay the doctor, you died before your time. - There was no Medicaid.  If you were poor and sick and couldn't afford to pay the doctor, you died. - There were no governmental administrations mandating workplace safety; if you got injured on the job, and hundreds of thousands did every year, tough luck - your employer didn't have to take care of you and you couldn't sue them.  They got off scot-free while you starved. A chasm so wide as to be unbridgeable,  I'd say.    ASIDE: It's been brought to public attention several times during, and since Katrina,  that pre-Nanny State hurricanes (like the one in 1915, that similarly devastated New Orleans)  were handled by Louisianan's without a farthing's worth of assistance  from the Federal government.   ”

But, they have free health care?!?

France's Reckoning: Rich, Young Flee Welfare State "A warning to Americans .... Obama following in France's footsteps." Mass confusion in Washington, D.C. BUT WHY? They have free healthcare?     cuzzin ricky

Obama era lawlessness

Police State Culture “ Then they came for our Diets and I did not speak out-- Because I was Oh-So-Pretty AHEM Heart-clogging trans fats were once a staple of the American diet, plentiful in baked goods, microwave popcorn and fried foods. Now, mindful of the health risks, the Food and Drug Administration is getting rid of what's left of them for good.- Feds come after Trans-fats AMENDMENT XVIII Passed by Congress December 18, 1917. Ratified January 16, 1919. Repealed by amendment 21. Section 1. After one year from the ratification of this article the manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors within, the importation thereof into, or the exportation thereof from the United States and all territory subject to the jurisdiction thereof for beverage purposes is hereby prohibited. AMENDMENT XXI Passed by Congress February 20, 1933. Ratified December 5, 1933. Section 1. The eighteenth article of amendment to the Constitution of the United States is hereby repealed. Them's the hoops would-be nannies had to jump through in the days when we still paid attention to the constitution.  The first attempt, that I remember, to circumvent the law, was by FDA Commissioner David Kessler.  Appointed by Bush, he literally begged President-elect Clinton to keep him on, and,  appreciative as he was of a good lick-spittle, Willy obliged.  Kessler deemed that he had the authority to issue a ban on cigarettes by fiat.  He was widely taken to task by constitutional scholars, but what probably stopped him was the Billion dollar vein of gold the Administration, and Democrat ally ATLA were mining.  You remember; The suit against Big Tobacco,  for a  charade called second hand smoke, which was that era's global warming.  By the by, I checked to see what Kessler was up to today, or whether he was even alive.  Guess what? Former FDA Commissioner David Kessler: "The End of Overeating: Taking Control of the Insatiable American Appetite" Do these people ever go away? ”

Hollywood Law Makers

Nanny State - one regulation away from total bliss                                         “ Halle Berry’s Law Is Social Media Monitoring Coming to a School Near You? ... Police will conduct sting operations to enforce a new California law--championed by actress and humanitarian Halle Berry and Jennifer Garner--that cracks down on paparazzi who photograph the children of celebrities.  The main justification is--what else?--keeping kids safe, and administrators are keeping their eyes peeled for all kinds of possible red flags, including drug use, profanity, bullying, hate speech, sexual harassment, and the use of fake IDs. California’s Glendale Unified School district is monitoring 14,000 students, and the company hired to conduct the snooping expects to be keeping tabs on students in 3,000 schools worldwide by the end of the year. In short, the law will (almost certainly) eventually mimic Britain's law that makes it a crime to photograph and child without parents permission (think soccer matches. etc).  I could just as well have use the Police State banner for this post. ”

Mom arrested for- WTF???

Nanny State: One regulation away from total bliss                                                          All of our mothers would have been in jail in this climate Texas Mom Jailed For Letting Kids Play Outside

Stickin it to the man .. just because

Nanny State: One regulation away from total bliss Damn the Torpedoes   Because sometimes enough is enough

Nannys and Bullys

Nanny State - one regulation away from total bliss                        Not the Nanny State — the BULLY State & potpourri “ It is time we started calling liberal Democratic policymakers what they are.  We all too frequently lament the ever-reaching ‘nanny state,’ but that term violates a cherished cultural staple — nannies are Mary Poppins or such maternal substitutes as the TV character played by Fran Drescher.  Statists are not nannies, they are bullies.  Consider the following: Read more at NetRightDaily.com: "Thinking outside of the box" means thinking of something I hadn't considered before. David Bozeman did that here.  Absolutely dead-on.  Liberals are bullies. Here's his lede, and it is all worth reading. “Higher taxes have discouraged public consumption of whiskey and tobacco. Now it’s sugar’s turn.”    — Lead editorial, AARP Bulletin, June 2012 I have that warm feeling I get when I think I've made a discovery  Or, when I wet the bed.  Also, last night I watched "Nietzsche and the Nazis," which was actually like being back in a college lecture hall.  Again,  thinking outside my box.  I'm not sure he convinced me, but I'm telling you about it so he wins. Which reminds me. Cuzzin ricky sent me another database beside the recipe one just below, this one is full of  documentaries..  The Best Websites for Watching Free Documentaries God I love the innertubes, even though it's destroying a way of life.  One other thing.  Tail-gunner Dick sent me these pictures of Harry Truman as a companion to the Presidents in Uniform post.  I think Harry was the best Democrat president in my lifetime, even if he was a crooked machine pol, and a KKK member.   (Dick, if you look closely I altered your pics alittle.) ”

The Pottification Of The Navy

Nanny State: One regulation away from total bliss                         The Pottification Of The Navy Yet Another Reason Not To Enlist “ She is pissed! Hoo, the Navy has gone funnier than when Junior put his tadpoles in Aunt Lu's milk. It's wonderful. Headline, the Washington Times: "Navy admiral wants to get rid of urinals." On aircraft carriers. Yep. See, urinals aren't good for gender-equity, which is what the Navy is for. Best I can tell, the admiral figures urinals make the girls aboard feel plumbing-challenged. It gums up their self-concept. And life, remember, is already tough for gals on warships. It's bad enough having those boomy old gun thingies everywhere, and those smelly airplanes. They make a hostile environment and all. But the worst is those disgusting white patriarchy symbols, stuck threateningly to bathroom walls. Think about it. Every time a woman goes to the men's room, there they hang, row on row, in silent reproach, telling her she isn't Fully A Person. The horror. But now help gallops over the horizon, thumpety-thump. The help's name is Admiral John Nathman, and (incredibly) he's a naval aviator. Yes indeed. Potty John, the Carrie Nation of urinals, is going to make it all better. He wants "gender-neutral water closets." When I was a Marine, I always wanted a commander who had an interest in urinals. None of them did, and they probably still don't. But the Navy, as Marines have always suspected, is a little different. And apparently getting differenter. (Fred on Everything continued) ” Ron M

Mom… Dad… I’m a better person than you

Nanny State: One regulation away from total bliss                        Mom… Dad… I’m a democrat “ Helping the good people, lowering the beatdown on the bad people, and feeling really, really smug about it. - House of Eratosthenes Kid's been raised by a nanny, just like most kids today. Remember Schultz's Law? "Not all arrogant, condescending and morally superior people are Liberals, but all Liberals are arrogant, condescending and morally superior people." There you go.  Kind hearted do-gooders who revolt at the thought that others don't share their compassion, and ergo,  must be made to—  by law.  ”

New York to Ban Sale of of Sugary Drinks

Nanny State - one regulation away from total bliss                        New York - is anyone proud to call these people countrymen?

Are You Man Enough?

Today's Culture Blah-blah Roll Over for a better one

As Ye Sow ...

The Air We Breath

“ Massachusetts school district takes first step toward approving condoms for 12-year-olds Read more: Bloomberg blocking food donations to all government-run facilities that serve the city’s homeless.Read more: GAH! ”

South Park Nails the Nanny State

Nanny State - one regulation away from total bliss                        Randy gets a ticket for not wearing his seat belt.

“ Full episode [Reverse Cowgirl Episode 1601] premieres Wednesday.  Attacking the nanny state ought to get Al Jean all lathered up. ”

Illegal Shaving?

Maryland My Christmas Tree WHY WE LOSE

“ Illegal Shaving Maryland swim team retroactively loses county title because of bizarre shaving violation A Maryland girls swimming team has had its county championship title retroactively stripped for one of the more bizarre retroactive punishments to come down in recent years: It was deemed that improper shaving had occurred That's right, improper shaving. Not shaving points mind you, but shaving of body hair. And, as it turns out, if the unnamed player implicated had only shaved a couple hours earlier, she and her teammates would still have their county title. The reason why the NFHS institutes a no shaving on-site policy is to protect the swimmers themselves from possible blood transmission or, in general, doing full body shaves in high school locker rooms, which would maximize the possibility of unsafe practices like sharing razors.  [Full Absurdity] My first instinct was to absolve Maryland of this nincompoopery, but no.  A hallmark of nanny-statism is the creation and enforcement of laws conducive to a risk-free, antiseptic world.  So, while this particular "illegal shaving" law may not seem to be their responsibly, it is.   We have by our votes,  created, coddled, and enabled a culture which has made these absurdities possible.  Blame then, lady swimmers, your Liberal state's policies for this loss.  And never-ever vote for a Democrat, so that others may live free of such fears and encumbrances. ”   greg s

Strafed by Jap Zeros and other stuff that makes sense in the Nanny State.

The Nanny State - one regulation away from total bliss                        Mother to face charges for unusual punishment

“ "Ask yourself a question - is that safe for the child? If you wouldn't want your child doing it, we probably don't need somebody else's child doing it," said Sergeant Lyle Waterworth (aka Officer Krupke). The guard called Jonesboro police, who took the boy to school, then contacted his mother. Nequavion's mother was cited for endangering the welfare of a minor in the second degree. [full] Jesus, I'm feeling like a disgruntled postal worker Click. Click. What was it Nequavion's mother did that was so horrible?  Was it make him a turkey and cheese sammich [See West Hoke Elementary]  for lunch?  No. She forced her 10-year-old son to walk nearly five miles to school as punishment after his school suspended his bus privileges for the fifth time due to yelling.  “ "She did the right thing, she knew that I had been suspended off the bus five days, so she didn't do nothing wrong. She made me walk. I just had to walk. They shouldn't have picked me up. I could've walked by myself, " said the kid. ” "Shut the fk up brat," responded Officer Krupke, "we know what's good for you." Cue stories about walking six miles to school through three feet of snow while Jap Zeros strafe you. . ”   mary