Da Hawg Frog Blog

Sometimes you just have to take things into your own hands. Da Frog couldn’t do any worse than da bums already running.

Diebold Accidentally Leaks Results Of 2008 Election Early
Florida had the weakest voter turn out in decades yesterday. Some counties reported less than 10% showed up to cast their ballots. It is great that Diebold is there to take care of all this for us. Now we can all look forward to the big show in November.

Mesothelioma is a serious threat. Many of our Navy Veterans were exposed to Asbestos during their tours of duty. Samantha Catalano of the Mesothelioma & Asbestos Awareness Center submitted the following information to draw this threat to our attention.

There are a variety of health issues unique to veterans – the issue of post-traumatic stress and concerns related to veteran healthcare costs, for instance, are just two of many. However, there is another issue of increasing concern for military veterans, and that is the issue of asbestos exposure and subsequent health implications, including the development of asbestos cancer, also known as mesothelioma.

Veterans may have been exposed to asbestos in various locations while serving the U.S. military. Asbestos was primarily found within insulation, and was used on naval ships, military aircraft, inside military housing, in armories, on military transportation vehicles and even in certain models of artillery. If asbestos was disturbed or damaged, tiny asbestos fibers could be released into the air, putting military personnel at risk of inhalation. If inhaled, the fibers could cling to the pleural lining of the lungs for decades before an individual may begin to suffer from common mesothelioma cancer symptoms.

Because mesothelioma has a latent period of between 20 and 50 years, many veterans, especially WWII vets, found themselves diagnosed with this fatal type of cancer years after they had retired. Upon diagnosis, the great majority of mesothelioma patients will lose their battle with this aggressive disease in less than 2 years. There are various mesothelioma treatment options, but there is no cure.

Any veteran who suspects that they may have been exposed to asbestos while serving our country should speak with a doctor to assess their risk of one day developing mesothelioma cancer.

The Mesothelioma & Asbestos Awareness Center is the web’s leading resource for information related to veterans & asbestos exposure and mesothelioma. Please visit www.maacenter.org for further information.

It is a shame that John McCain is the best the GOP can come up with for a presidential candidate. The Republican pundits crow about McCain’s long record of public service. They point to his service as a pilot during Vietnam. What they don’t draw attention to his long involvement with lobbyists, his scandalous affair and subsequent divorce from his first wife, they never mention he was one of the Keating Five and heaven help anyone who questions his collaboration with his captors during Vietnam. When are we going to get to listen to his 37 transcripts denouncing the United States while he was held prisoner.

Below is a photograph taken in the Hanoi hospital where McCain was treated for his injuries after being shot down over North Vietnam. According to McCain he was severely beaten for days before treatment. Where are the bruises, black eyes and cuts? He looks pretty well cared for to me.

You’d think after wrecking five Navy aircraft already McCain would have learned how to eject without nearly killing himself.
He likes to compare himself to the likes of Teddy Roosevelt, Truman and Reagan. Roosevelt was a true conservative who established the National Parks to preserve our natural beauty. McCain wants to drill everywhere, right where he is standing. Truman returned contributions from oil companies because he didn’t want anyone to think he was beholden to any large corporations. And Reagan, well what can I say. With Reagan’s deregulation of everything we began this downhill slide into economic ruin. No McCain has little in common with these men, but he does remind us of another military man, General Custer. They both graduated at the very bottom of their class in military academy.
War hero, I don’t think so. Manchurian Candidate, most definitely.

An insidious thing has happened in America’s schools over the past couple decades. We’ve been cranking out world class dumbbells. Private schools have been teaching mythology along side science and the students have gotten them mixed up. California is putting a stop to it by refusing to recognize many of the courses taught by faith based education systems.

We wonder why all the scientific and technical jobs are going overseas. This is why. We are becoming the laughing stock of the world. What these institutions teach is no more relevant than what is being taught in the radical Islamic schools of the middle east.
We’ve been over this before. Remember our voucher battles here in Florida? Well maybe we should look to California’s example and drive a stake through the heart of these fundamentalist here, too.
Religious schools do not promote critical thinking. Amen.

I have to admit I got a real kick out of Faux Noise the other night. Their token liberal actually grew a pair and questioned St. McCain’s own morality during a conversation about Senator Edwards admission that he had an extramarital affair. I thought Hannity was going to blow a gasket.

Undoubtedly Edwards screwed up. He stepped out on his sick wife and committed political suicide, maybe. But then when Colmes brought up the fact that McCain also left his first wife when she was recovering from serious health issues. McCain’s first wife waited for him the entire time he was in a POW, only to be dumped for a younger woman with a lot of money. Mob money. But then that is okay if your a republican. Geeze, these guys went ballistic trying to justify St. McCain’s indescretions as the result of being a POW, Edwards and Clinton were just a couple dirtbags.

[McCain] retired from the military in 1980, divorced his first wife, wed Arizona native Cindy Lou Hensley and moved here to plunge into the world of politics. His first job in Arizona was as a public affairs agent for Hensley & Company, one of the nation’s largest beer distributors. He was paid $50,000 in 1982 to travel the state, touting the company’s wares. But he was promoting himself as much as he was Budweiser beer. A better job description might have been “candidate.”

Then in 1982, McCain ran for Congress. That takes some quick money, and McCain had access to it– thanks to his father in law (whose employees at his liquor distributorship were ‘persuaded’ to donate thousands of dollars to McCain), and one of Hensley’s friends, Charles Keating of the Lincoln S&L (I won’t get into the Lincoln S&L scandal here because it is pretty well known by now that McCain was one of the ‘Keating Five.’) To seal the deal, Jim Hensley and Cindy Hensley McCain invested $359,100 in one of Keating’s projects. In fact, when McCain first ran for the Senate, in 1986, even Kemper Marley, through his son Kemper Jr. (who was now running United Liquor– Marley himself had become politically radioactive) donated money to him. (Source: Sam Seder)

Sam also brings up the fact that St. John’s first wife kept the home fires burning and a yellow ribbon around the old oak while Johnny languished in the Hanoi Hilton.

McCain dumped his first wife after she had been disabled in an auto accident. Although this woman had worked tirelessly to get him released from captivity, he did not hesitate to betray her with other women upon finding her crippled when he returned home. In fact, McCain has racked up quite a reputation as a womanizer. This time he was determined to do it right. Since he had no fortune of his own, he acquired one through his second marriage. Sampley writes that the senator’s net worth is “possibly as much as $1.2 million or more, excluding personal residences . . . McCain listed his [second] wife, Cindy, as the source of most of his assets. . .” According to the Phoenix Gazette of May 19, 1987, “the bulk of McCain’s assets consisted of stock in the Glendale firms — Hensley & Co., a beer distributorship headed by his father-in-law; Western Leasing Co., which leases trucks and equipment; and Eagle Enterprises, which invests in real estate and stock.”

Anyway, it was a real treat to watch the gang at Fixed News eat their own. Hannity was absolutely desperate in his rationalizations.

Oh, and lets don’t forget the other dirtbag who ran for president, America’s Mayor, Rudy the Rat. He did the same thing. Why can’t these powerful politicians keep their flies up?

Pentagon’s Unmanned Spokesdrone Completes First Press Conference Mission
Looks like the Pentagon is putting the taxpayers money to good use. I’m sure the White House will be next. Finally a press secretary who can lie with a straight face.

To quote Jack Cafferty, “things are getting ugly out there.”
This is all from the straight talk express. What an asshat, I think everyone is really about fed up with all this negative bullshit. Why don’t they address the problems we face and quit ripping each other to shreds. Oh, I forgot, McInsane is just another four years of McBush. We’ll never get a straight answer from any of these guys.
Remember this John?

There is a lot of heated conversations going on right now about people refusing to stand, cover their hearts and say the Pledge of Alligence to our flag. I read a lot of fiery emails about how people who refuse to comply should leave. I think this is nonsense.

I remember when the two words, “under God”, was added to our Pledge. I was a young man then and even then it troubled me. I’d always been taught that there was and should be a separation of church and state. These two words violated that intent. My own reaction was simple, when saying the Pledge of Alligence I simply omit the two words. I still love my country, I still make my pledge and I still live by my own personal conviction that those two words are not necessary and are divisive.

But refusing to stand and say the pledge is offensive. It is a matter of respect. Respect for the nation that has given us all great freedoms and respect for our fellow citizens who take the pledge seriously. Shame on those who refuse to show respect.

Now I don’t think the mention of a diety is wrong in all things. For example I believe that the words “In God We Trust” belong on our currency. Why? Because every since we came off the gold standard nothing has been backing our currency but hot air, lies and deception. It is a fiat currency based totally on faith. And it is this faith that has wrought the hovac throughout our financial system today. They dropped gold and silver for oil. Our monetary system has for decades been based on the “petro dollar”. As long as oil was sold and traded on the dollar standard our currency remained strong and sound. But today the world is moving to the “petro Euro”. And now everyone is seeing the consequences on the speculative nature or our monetary foundation.

So yes, “In God We Trust” applies. Unfortunately faith will buy you little when the markets fail. But a handfull of gold and silver will still get you what you need anywhere in the world.

Just because someone believes in democracy does not make that person a Democrat. Likewise just because someone says they believe in the libertarian philosophy does not make them a Libertarian. Bob Barr’s history demonstrates this well.

Libertarians believe in fiscal conservatism and social liberty. We want to see unnecessary restraints imposed up citizens by intrusive government eliminated. Too many activities that should be a matter of personal choice are restricted by laws and rules imposed upon us by a government that feels its citizens don’t have the good judgement to face responsibility for their own decisions.

Bob Barr has over many years demonstrated that he is against many of the social freedoms many of us enjoy. And like every other politician he changes his stance every time that stand becomes unpopular. Take his long standing fight against Americans having the choice to use marijuana for medicinal purposes. Bob Barr for years was a staunch supporter of the failed “War on Drugs”. A war that was in essence a “War on Citizens”. Now that he has been soundly rejected as a candidate for the Republican party, he switched his affiliation to the Libertarian Party. A party which for decades has said the use of drugs is a personal choice that government has no business trying to regulate. Like Prohibition in the 1930s, the War on Drugs was destined to fail from the beginning. But like all politicians, in order to keep his political career viable, Bob Barr has suddenly reversed years of opposition and embraces the freedom of choice Libertarians have advocated for years.

Another thing to remember about Bob Barr was his participation, as a House Manager in the impeachment of President Clinton. He and Robert McCollum stalked the halls of congress, scowling and sour faced, full of self importance as they pursued the prosecution of Clinton. They wasted millions of American dollars on the Clinton investigations. Clinton made a mistake that was very personal and should have been between him and his wife.

The new Libertarian champion, Bob Barr, a former four-term Georgia congressman, is most famous for his poor judgment and sour temper. He led the fight to defang anti-terrorism legislation after the Oklahoma City bombing (among his achievements: preventing the government from designating foreign groups as terrorists and denying their members visas to enter the country). He championed social-conservative causes such as the Defence of Marriage Act, which he drafted, and the impeachment of Bill Clinton. His moralistic fervour faltered only when it came to his own conduct: twice divorced, he was once photographed licking whipped cream off the breasts of a particularly buxom woman. He says he was raising money for leukaemia research. (Well, he would, wouldn’t he?) (Source: The Economist)

No one died as a result of Clinton’s dalliances. On the other hand we have a resounding silence in the halls of congress today. The present administration has done more to erode personal liberty than any in the history of this country. They have done it through deception and outright lies. Thousands have died as a result of this administration’s poor decisions. Remember who was asleep at the wheel when New York was attacked and the Twin Towers came down. They had been warned. Then when we should have gone after the villain, Osama Bin Laden, instead the chose to pursue Saddam’s regime in Iraq. A regime that we had supported for decades and had nothing to do with 911.

Today’s legislators avoid the hard questions. They choose to waste time and taxpayers money on issues that don’t matter, while they bail out big business. They ignore the terrible burdens Americans bear as a result of their poor judgement and management of this nation’s business.

Well honestly the Libertarian Party doesn’t need the likes of Bob Barr. We have  credibility issues with the American public’s view of us as it is. Endorsing Bob Barr just makes us more irrelevant. He comes to us with a lot of his own dirty laundry.

The Libertarian Party should have rejected Bob Barr’s Candidacy. He is just another Joe Liberman. Can’t carry his own party, join another.