FROM THE COUCH OF MUNCHKIN - OR WHO LET THE DOG OUT? #3

There are many people who do not know that dogs suffer from bad dreams and nightmares, the same as people do, but actually we have them more often then you would think, especially if we managed to scarf down mass quantities of food just before falling asleep.

Since I have my Daddy wrapped around my little paw (all I have to do is look at him with my pretty brown eyes and he will do what ever I want) I can always get a pretty good dish full of food just before he goes to bed, then I pig out like there is no tomorrow, then I have some real doozies in bad dreams and nightmares.

Now, I am a real believer in sharing the bounty with others, so I have decided to share some of my best
bad dreams and nightmares with you.



This is one I have very often. I call it a "Birdoggie".
Actually I think it is kinda cute, don't you. In my dreams, I play 'Tag' with it in my back yard.






Now, this one is just plain weird. Can you imagine sunning yourself in your favorite spot and seeing this thing come hippity-hoppiting over to you? YUK!









Last week, I dreamed that this thing chased me all over Kingdom come after I tried to steal one of his bones. I think it is a Bald Deagle.





This creature likes to bury cans of tuna fish all over the back yard.Trouble is, it isn't very bright because once it buries them, it can't remember where.








I saved the worse for last. This a frogagator and they jump right up in your face and bite. Last night, my Daddy gave me the topping off of a day old pizza (yum,yum, one of my favorites) along with burger, before going to bed. Man, I had a real pig out. When I fell asleep, I dreamed that there were thousands of these frogagators coming out of nowhere and they were getting into the house. Thank goodness that I woke up just as one latched on to my tail. I got so scared I ran into Daddy's room and jumped into bed with him.

Well, I hope you enjoyed sharing in my nightmares. Have a good weekend and I'll see ya next Saturday. Munchkin

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Blogging While High Ep 4: I Miss the Muppets

This Blogging While High episode was brought to you by PHD.
Read Blogging While High Ep 3: Ten Friends vs Free Whopper

Intro

I've never been one to follow the crowd completely. I've always liked the "other" things people don't normally give much attention. It's like finding a gem that others may have ignored because it wasn't big enough. In the situation of Jim Henson's Muppets, I've always felt a few characters didn't get their due respect. So, here are some videos of those guys

Swedish Chef

This guy has probably been my number one favorite of all time because you can't understand a damn thing he's saying but you really do.

Bunsen and Beaker

My favorite muppet scientists. Bunsen is always devising some crazy thing and Beaker gets to deal with the pain of trying it out for him. And, who could ever really get over Beaker's "language impediment".

Statler and Waldorf

I think anyone will recognize these two old men but I am sure if I went around by name, I'd get blank stares. They are the reason I want to be a crotchety old man one day. It seems like so much fun.

And Just for fun

Strain Report

When I sat down in the car with my connect, she told me that this PHD is really good, even better than the PHD from before. I didn't think anything of it to be honest. The PHD was always good. I should have known something was up when she asked me about the smell in her car. She was never really concerned about the smell before. But, none of that registered to me. I went to my friend's spot, rolled a decent sized blunt, and began kicking his ass in Fight Night 3. No, I am NOT to be reckoned with in Fight Night 3. I did let him knock me out once while I used Roy Jones Jr. But, that was the 3rd match or 2nd rematch so I had to let him get it. LOL.

We then switched to Ranbow 6: Vegas 2 and that's when it happened. My eyes were closing and I couldn't keep them open. It could very well be that I hadn't slept at all since I woke up around 1am that morning and it was, then, around 10pm. My friend continued playing while I caught myself drooling, literally. I realized this PHD is REALLY GOOD. My connect was NOT bullshittin.

Earlier this afternoon, as I was writing another post after smoking half a joint, I noticed the screen of my laptop start.. hmmm.. wiggling! I thought to myself, "THIS PHD IS REALLY GOOD!" Then I fell to sleep again. It's great because I haven't been put on my ass since the Pink Bunny Hallucination of (November) 2007.

The PHD is pretty strong. I wish that my sense of smell was better so I could relate the scent better. However, I can smell the freshness in it. As I look at it, the light causes the "diamonds" to sort of dance. When I crack open a bud, it's like a jewelry store, everything just glistens. It's not as frosty as other buds I've tried. For example, a friend had some Bubble Gum that was just dripping diamond dust, very white, and very strong. I say that because I didn't want to over-praise the PHD.

Anyway, if you're in New York City and you hear someone has PHD, you won't be let down. Also make sure you try the Headband and the Nebula if there's any left. I missed out on it. The Blueberry Kush tho.. eh.. pass on it!

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EXECUTIONS & ASYLUM

POINT TO PONDER: The Bill of Rights (void where prohibited by law).


Excuse me, but I thought that the Democrats were against cruel and unusual punishment, and the "DEATH PENALTY"?

Apparently they have changed!

New Hampshire State Representative, Delmar Burridge - (D) is sponsoring a bill that would force people convicted of homicide to face execution by a five man firing squad.

Burridge's bill, H.B. 37, provides for the execution by firing squad for anyone who causes the death of another person by the use of a fire arm while engaged in the commission of a felony. Under this bill, the commissioner of the department of corrections will be required to select five peace officers to carry out the execution of defendants who have been convicted of capitol murder.

"A firing squad is more humane, reliable and quick. And it perfectly matches the crime with the punishment," Burridge said last week.

Okay, so you want to match the punishment to the crime do you, well then suppose a man is convicted of rape, do you propose that his punishment should be that he be raped? And who would you suggest be appointed to carry out this task?

First of all, I am in favor of the death penalty for those who commit violent crimes that result in the loss of life, but I believe that you cannot get any more humane then lethal injection, after all, isn't that how we put down our sick or injured pets and other animals? When was the last time you put a sick pet in front of a firing squad?

Second, Don't you think that a five man firing squad is a waste of man-power, not to mention a waste of ammo? I mean, if you really want to get creative, why not follow the Chinese modle? All you have to do is have the condemned kneel down with their head slightly bent, and have ONE executioner using a rifle, fire ONE bullet into the back of the condemned's head. There, fast, easy, albeit a bit messy, and then you can have the added bonus of sending a bill to the family of the executed and have them PAY for the bullet.

Burridge, your idea stinks and I hope that you didn't stay up all night thinking it up. Far too many of our police today have been militarized to such a degree that many of them tend to get carried away during an arrest and have been video taped brutalizing suspects. Sad to say, this has led many Americans to lose respect for the police and to even fear them. Now you want to make the situation worse by training the police to be executioners. What's next, "Your papers please," and perhaps secret torture chambers?

PAGE TWO:


AUNT ZEITUNI WANTS ASYLUM:

Barack Obama's illegal alien aunt, enlisted the aid of an immigration lawyer to try and win asylum and stay in the United States. Fifty-six year old Zeituni Onyango, is the half-sister of Obama's deceased Kenyan father. She is scheduled to attend an immigration hearing in Boston on April 1,2009.

Onyango has been living in the U.S. illegally, refusing to leave and return to Kenya, since being orderd out in 2004 after a judge rejected her request for asylum.

Auntie Zeituni, who received a "small stipend" for working six hours a week as a volunteer resident health advocate in the apartment complex where she lives, was still able to make a $260.00 campaign contribution to her nephew's presidential bid.

Here is where things begin to get interesting. An order had been issued to Immigration and Customs Enforcement to pick up and detain Onyango, but then U.S. Officials became concerned about implications of detaining her just days before the election.

ICE spokeswoman Kelly Nantell said the order was lifted by the end of November.

Now things become curiouser. Shelli Baker of Boston's WROL 950 AM Radio,reported that she went to Onyango's Boston apartment accompanied by Philip Berg (remember him? He is the Pennsylvania attorney who field one of the many federal lawsuits questioning Obama's constitutional eligibility to hold the Office of President, one of several cases the Supreme Court has refused to hear) after the election of Obama. Ms. Baker said that Zeituni did not answer the door, but something curious took place.

Baker said, "I knocked on her door, and a nice young African-American greeted me. He was very happy when he saw my camera. I asked him, 'Can you tell me, is she (Zeituni) still here?' And he said, 'No, she went away with some men in a car about a week ago. It got too hot about these elections with her nephew.'"

Baker then asked the man if Onyango would be back, and he replied, "I think so." Then Baker decided to ask the man a strategic question: "Are you all rejoicing that the nephew, who was born in Kenya was elected?" His response was, Oh yes, We had a party about that."

On December 17, 2008 an immigration judge stayed the order to deport Onyango and reopened her case for asylum on December 30, 2008. Can you guess where this is headed? My guess is that she WILL be granted asylum, even though there absolutely no evidence that her life would be endangered if she returned to Kenya. She is not a political prisoner, she will not be imprisoned, tortured or executed, so why would she need to be granted asylum? On what grounds? She will be granted asylum simply because her nephew ("THE ONE") is the president. And you can bet ALL of the Democrats and some Republicans will back her up.

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2009 Lincoln Commemorative Silver Dollar

The United States Mint will release the 2009 Abraham Lincoln Commemorative Silver Dollar on February 12, 2009. This date will also mark the 200th aniversary of Lincoln's birth and the release date for the first 2009 Lincoln Cent design. While the commemorative coin's designs and release date had been known previously, there is some new information regarding price and ordering options.

The 2009 Lincoln Commemorative will be offered in both proof and uncirculated versions with a combined maximum authorized mintage of 500,000 coins. According to a recent article from Coin World, the proof coins will be priced at $37.95 and the uncirculated coins will be priced at $31.95. These prices will apply for coins ordered during the pre-issue discount period (February 12 - March 26, 2009). There will be an initial household limit of 100, each for proof and uncirculated coins.

This pricing actually represents a decrease from last year's pricing level for silver dollar commemoratives. The 2008 Bald Eagle Commemorative Silver Dollars were priced at $39.95 and $35.95 during the pre-issue discount period.

The US Mint will reserve 50,000 coins from the 500,000 maximum authorized mintage for inclusion within a special set. This set will feature proof versions of all four 2009 Lincoln Cents and the proof version of the 2009 Lincoln Commemorative. This set has not been listed on the US Mint's product release schedule, but should be available in the spring.


In my opinion, the 2009 Lincoln Commemorative will be popular and has the potential for a sell out. Lincoln is a well known historical figure, which usually bolsters commemorative coin sales. The release of the four newly designed 2009 Lincoln Cents should also serve to build collector and even mainstream awareness of the commemorative coin. Lastly, if the unavailability of the 2009-W Uncirculated Silver Eagles and 2009 Proof Silver Eagles continues, collectors may opt to purchase silver coins from the US Mint's commemorative programs.

The last commemorative silver dollar to sell out was the 2006 Benjamin Franklin Commemorative. Prior to that was the 2001 American Buffalo Commemorative Silver Dollar. Last year's 2008 Bald Eagle Commemorative Silver Dollar came close with total combined sales across all product options of 415,122 out of a maximum 500,000.

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2009 Presidential Dollar Proof Set

The US Mint will begin selling the 2009 Presidential Dollar Proof Set on February 10, 2009 at 12:00 Noon ET.

The set will contain proof versions of each of the 2009 Presidential Dollars, honoring William Henry Harrison, John Tyler Dollar, James K. Polk, and Zachary Taylor. The coins will be struck at the San Francisco Mint and carry the "S" mint mark.

All four of these coins will also be included in the US Mint's 2009 Proof Set and 2009 Silver Proof Set, which are scheduled to be released in the spring. In recent years, the US Mint has been producing separate proof sets for quarters and Presidential Dollars.

The sets will be priced at $14.95, which is the same price charged for last year's set. The 2008 Presidential Dollar Set is still currently available for sale on the US Mint's website.

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SOME OF THIS, SOME OF THAT - #2

"A closed mouth gathers no foot."



TODAY'S POSTING CONTAINS SOME OF THIS AND SOME OF THAT:



Here is a question I just have to ask:



Is there a COVER-UP going on between the United States Supreme Court and Barack Obama?



Why did Obama meet with eight of the nine justices, (only Justice Alito was not present) in their private chambers in a meeting that was closed to the public, prior to his inauguration and just days before the Court was to hear a case regarding Obama's Constitutional eligibility to hold the Office of the President, being brought by California lawyer Orly Taitz?



Taitz's case was the most recent on which the Supreme Court held a "conference," an off-the-record discussion. This conference was held on January 23 (which came after the secret meeting with Obama) and they decided NOT to hear the Taitz case on it's merits.



SO WHAT EXACTLY IS GOING ON ?



Please click here to read the full story: WHAT DID OBAMA TELL THE SUPREME COURT?



HERE IS ANOTHER SHOCKER FOR YOU:



As part of Barack Obama's ECONOMIC STIMULUS PACKAGE, a little known provision would DEMAND that every American submit to a government program for electronic medical records WITHOUT any choice of opting out. This data base will include the following: documentation on abortions, mental health problems, impotence, those who have been labeled as "non-compliant patient" by their doctor, those who have brought lawsuits against doctors, and those with sexual problems.



Our privacy rights will be decimated. Click here to read the details: THE FEDS WANT YOUR MEDICAL RECORDS!



MY THOUGHTS:



Our Constitution, which is the Supreme Law of the Land, is in grave danger. It wasn't widely reported by the MSM, but during a radio interview, back in 2003, when Obama was an Illinois State Senator, he stated that; "If I ever had the opportunity, I would remove all of the 'safe-guards' that the founding fathers put into the Constitution because they are too restrictive on the president and the federal government." Now we are sitting back and watching as our Constitutional RIGHTS and FREEDOMS are being done away with piecemeal, and we do absolutely nothing to stop it.



If this is allowed to continue, I fear that we will witness the total destruction of our economy so that the federal government can gain total and absolute control over everything and everyone. I honestly believe that there is a good chance that like Venezuelan leader, Hugo Chavez, Barack Obama will become the absolute dictator and President for Life.



I believe that this will come to pass because those who claim to be Conservatives and Christians do not have the stomach or the moral courage to grab a gun and rise up to take back America and restore our Constitutional Republic. As long as this remains the case, and as long as our military, local, State and Federal Law Enforcement Agencies continue to back and up-hold the TRAITORS running this country, then we are doomed, no IFs, ANDs or BUTs about it. The sad reality is that WE the PEOPLE are the only ones who can prevent the collapse of America as we know it, but it can no longer be accomplished through the ballot box, because both the Republican Party and the Democrat Party have pretty much morphed into one. Sadly, the only solution, unless our political leaders wake up and see the light, is an ARMED REVOLUTION.

Yes, I am living in fear; fear not only for myself, but for my sons, their wives and my grandchildren. There is no place to run, because this same scenario is taking place all over the world.

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AWARD TIME

I received the following Award from SubVet at Blowing San #1

"These blogs are exceedingly charming, witty and insightful. The bloggers aim to find and be friends. They are not interested in self-aggrandizement. Our hope is that when the ribbons of these prizes are cut, even more friendships are propagated. Please give more attention to these writers. To those whom I have passed this award on to, please deliver it to eight other bloggers, who then must pass it on to eight more and include this cleverly written text into the body of their award."

I shall pass this on to the following:

Mark at "Casting Pearls Before Swine"

Col. McCormick at "Colonel McCormick's Spin"

Gayle at "The Dragon Lady's Den"

Karen at "Light And Life"

Pam at "Midnight Musings"

Leticia at "My Daily Trek"

Jungle Mom at "The Jungle Hut"

The Localmalcontent at "The Localmalcontent"

Please be sure to read the following Blog Posting,

"TAKING STOCK OF WHAT WE GOT"

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TAKING STOCK OF WHAT WE GOT:

"The aging process could be drastically slowed down if it had to work its way through Congress."


PERHAPS WE SHOULD TAKE A WORD OF WARNING FROM A VOICE ACROSS THE POND:

Those of us who had the common sense not to vote for Barack Obama are now filled with a sense of foreboding at his election, but we can take comfort in the fact that we are not alone, we have a friend across the pond by the name of James Delingpole, a British citizen who wrote the book titled: "Welcome to Obamaland: I Have Seen Your Future and It Doesn't Work."

Delingpole is well aware of where America is headed, because he saw his own country slide into a morass of a bloated sprawling government that will slowly start to suffocate its economy, liberties and culture, and he says that is exactly where we are headed. "You might as well call it socialism, because that is exactly what it is," Delingpole stated.

In Britain it came in the guise of the smiling Tony Blair and "left the British bulldog castrated, whimpering, and sick," says Delingpole. Here in the U.S. it is coming in the guise of the youthful, smiling Barack Obama, but says Delingpole, "The end result will be the same: the brave, independent American eagle will become the American turkey, oven-basted by the nanny state of Obama, Clinton, Pelosi and Reid."

This gang of socialist liberal nut jobs will force us into socialized medicine that will make us fearful of going to the doctor no matter how sick we may be. We will have eco-fascism that will force us to spend millions, if not billions of dollars that may very well ruin our already shattered economy, for what? To protect whatever species these leftis loons deem to be endangered, while at the same time, they enact laws to increase the number of abortions and use taxpayer money to pay for it, while they also hand out condoms and birth control pills and devices, also paid for by the taxpayers, to prevent as many births as possible, because apparently children are a drain on the economy according to Nancy Pelosi.

Then, as if that isn't enough, they will sit with their thumbs up their collective butts and do absolutely nothing about immigration reform or to secure our borders, leaving us to wonder just what country we are living in any way. Instead of securing our borders, the liberal lunatics will further dumb down an already screwed up public school system, with much more PC craziness, such as banning any and all "competitive games" because they might upset our children's tender egos. They will put our country into such decline that we may have to move to Kosovo or Somalia to live the "good life."

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2009 Ultra High Relief Double Eagle Order Status and Prices

Collectors who ordered the 2009 Ultra High Relief Gold Double Eagle may have received a backorder notification from the US Mint with a new shipping date this morning.

Expected shipping dates have fluctuated for collectors who placed their orders on the first day. There were reports that the book, which is included with the coin, was showing a later shipping date than the coin. Later reports indicated both shipping dates progressively being pushed forward.

This morning, I received a backorder notice for my order. It showed an expected shipping date of February 6, 2009 for both the coin and the book. Others have reported expected shipping dates of February 10, 11, or 20. When I first placed my order (January 22, 2009 at 12:17 PM ET), the expected shipping date provided was January 28, 2009.

The product page in the US Mint's online product catalog indicates that the coin will be available for shipping on February 13. Of course, all of these dates may continue to get pushed forward, if recent experience is any indicator. It will be interesting to see what date collectors start to receive the first Ultra High Relief coins.


Anyone who is still considering purchasing the coin should note that the US Mint's price will most likely increase by $50 or $100 later this week. Under the US Mint's new pricing policy, prices are subject to adjustment each week if the average weekly London Fix price of gold moves across certain thresholds. Coins are currently priced for the $800.00 to $849.99 tier. The price of gold has recently been above $900, although the average weekly price will likely fall into the $850.00 to $899.99 tier (unless their is a big move tomorrow).

The last time the US Mint adjusted prices under the new policy, product sales were halted on Wednesday around noon. Sales resumed the next day Thursday at noon, at the adjusted prices. If you have waiting to place your order, consider doing so before noon tomorrow to avoid the price increase.

Lastly, I thought it would be interesting to run a UHR related coin survey this week. As most people know, the 2009 Ultra High Relief has an ordering limit of one per household. In the past situations when there were ordering limits, some collectors used the households of friends and family to order more than one coin. How widespread is this practice? Answer the survey below and we will find out.

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Politicians Guide to Marijuana Policy

Introduction

Recently, I read a post on theFreshScent in regards to medical marijuana in New Jersey: MMJ Called into Question by N.J. Rep. This particular NJ Rep is Mary Pat Angelini. I was disturbed by the amount of misinformation that she spreads about marijuana and its usage. NJ Rep. Angelini really doesn't know much about marijuana. I find that her situation is not something new or isolated. Most politicians do not know much about marijuana. This rampant ignorance comes from decades, nearing a century, of misinformation starting with Henry Anslinger's racist remarks back in 1937:

There are 100,000 marijuana smokers in the U.S., and most are Negroes, Hispanics, Filipinos and entertainers. Their Satanic music, jazz and swing, result from marijuana use. This marijuana causes white women to seek sexual relations with Negroes, entertainers and any others.

- Henry Anslinger, U. S. Federal Bureau of Narcotics Commissioner, 1937

I won't say this was enough for Congress to pass the Marijuana Tax Stamp Act in 1937 but I'd say this is where the banning of marijuana started. For more on the criminalization of marijuana, feel free to read: Marijuana Mondays: Ep. 5: Why is marijuana illegal?

Before I get started, I wanted to address the problems that many politicians and people in general have with being educated about marijuana. The number one problem that I find with misinformation is not so much the source but the actual respect given to the source. Usually, the most vocal sources of misinformation come from police officers, DEA agents, and others like anti-drug organizations who pass themselves off as experts.

But, do we ever hear from a doctor, scientist, or a researcher? It amazes me that people who don't have any direct experience or information with marijuana somehow know so much about it. However, if you LISTEN to most true authorities, they'll tell you that marijuana is far from dangerous. Also, we need to study marijuana more because there is still so much we don't know. Most importantly, we don't listen to the people who actually use marijuana on a daily basis. However, I think that voice is getting louder and louder.

Politicians Guide to Marijuana Policy

So, before I start, I need one thing from the reader: a clean slate. If you're big on prohibition, anti-prohibition, or just in the middle not know who to believe

Note About Smoking
Anything burned and inhaled is bad for you. I don't think this is up for argument. As people have died from smoke inhalation in a burning home so it should be extrapolated that introducing any smoked material, including marijuana and tobacco, will be harmful to a person's body. However, marijuana does not have to be smoked to be consumed. It can be made into a tincture which can be used in drinks. It can also be used in foods. There exists safer options for consumption of marijuana.

In Favor of Common Sense Marijuana Policy

La Guardia Committee Report, 1944 [Drug Library | Wikipedia]
The Marihuana Problem in the City of New York
"The report was prepared by the New York Academy of Medicine, on behalf of a commission appointed in 1939 by New York Mayor Fiorello La Guardia"

• The practice of smoking marijuana does not lead to addiction in the medical sense of the word.
• The use of marijuana does not lead to morphine or heroin or cocaine addiction and no effort is made to create a market for these narcotics by stimulating the practice of marijuana smoking.
• Marijuana is not the determining factor in the commission of major crimes.
• Juvenile delinquency is not associated with the practice of smoking marijuana.
• The publicity concerning the catastrophic effects of marijuana smoking in New York City is unfounded.

National Commission on Marihuana and Drug Abuse, 1972 [Drug Library | Wikipedia]
Marihuana: A Signal of Misunderstanding
"The National Commission on Marijuana and Drug Abuse was created by Public Law 91-513 to study marijuana abuse in the United States." President Nixon completely disregarded the findings of his own commission.

• The criminal law is too harsh a tool to apply to personal possession even in the effort to discourage use. It implies an overwhelming indictment of the behavior which we believe is not appropriate. The actual and potential harm of use of the drug is not great enough to justify intrusion by the criminal law into private behavior, a step which our society takes only 'with the greatest reluctance.

Marijuana Rescheduling Petition Docket No. 86-22, 1988 [Drug Library]
DEA Administrative Law Judge Francis L. Young in support of rescheduling marijuana said, "In strict medical terms marijuana is far safer than many foods we commonly consume. For example, eating ten raw potatoes can result in a toxic response. By comparison, it is physically impossible to eat enough marijuana to induce death." (page 58). The DEA completely disregarded the findings of their own judge.

Other Sources
Myths and Facts About Marijuana, 1997 [Drug Policy Alliance Network]
"This collection of myths and facts is based on the book Marijuana Myths, Marijuana Facts: A Review of the Scientific Evidence . A decade after the book was published, the latest scientific evidence continues to support the original findings."

• Myth: Marijuana is Highly Addictive.
• Fact: Most people who smoke marijuana smoke it only occasionally. A small minority of Americans - less than 1 percent - smoke marijuana on a daily basis. An even smaller minority develop a dependence on marijuana. Some people who smoke marijuana heavily and frequently stop without difficulty. Others seek help from drug treatment professionals. Marijuana does not cause physical dependence. If people experience withdrawal symptoms at all, they are remarkably mild.

NORML's Marijuana Health Mythology, 1994 [NORML]

• Myth: Pot Kills Brain Cells
• Government experts now admit that pot doesn't kill brain cells... It is worth noting that other drugs, including alcohol, are known to cause brain damage.

These are only a few resources that can be used in your effort to come up with a common sense marijuana policy that can work. Listen to the advocates for marijuana reform and listen to the advocates for prohibition. But, when you do listen, be sure to ask for references of the information. You'll know who's telling the truth when that information is backed up by science and not hearsay.

Who wants to keep marijuana illegal?

I do believe there are some people out there with honest concern about marijuana use, albeit very few. However, I believe that it comes from misinformation. I do respect their concerns which is why I try to educate and inform people about the truth of marijuana. When you realize the truth about marijuana, you get organizations like NORML, MPP, SSDP, ASA, and many more.

So, who wants to keep marijuana illegal and WHY?

Law Enforcement
They are charged with protecting us, right? Well guess how much money it costs to "protect" us from drugs. Try $70,000,000,000. Yes, that's BILLION. But, wait a min. Marijuana is the most prevalent drug as well as the easiest to "sniff" out. If marijuana, at some point in the future, becomes legal, how much funding would law enforcement need to cover helicopters to spot marijuana farms, infrared devices to spot "hot" homes, the massive amount of man hours spent arresting millions of users, and the prison costs incurred by jailing over 800,000 people per year for things as small as a marijuana joint. Now, take that all away and how much money does law enforcement get to play with? Definitely not that much.

Alcohol & Tobacco
We all know these are the legal drugs allowed by the law. Alcohol has the job of inebriating people. Tobacco has the pseudo ability to calm people down. Introduce marijuana. A substance that can be smoked, mixed in a drink, or made into food. It not only inebriates but it also has the ability to relax you. If marijuana were legal, there would really be no reason to smoke tobacco nor drink alcohol. You better believe they do NOT want legal competition. Imagine corner stores selling packs of marijuana cigarettes, marijuana shops, and marijuana bars. Legal marijuana is a real threat.

Pharamceuticals
A lot of people try to dispute the medicinal value of marijuana. It's funny because marijuana was used medicinally in the United States before it was used recreationally (or industrially, I think). At any rate, the medicinal value of marijuana is immense. While the United States continues to pretend that marijuana isn't medically useful, the rest of the world is studying marijuana intensely. They're doing so for a reason. There is a lot of scientific evidence the proves marijuana does relieve pain which is bad for drugs like tylenol, ibuprofen and harder drugs like hydrocodone and oxycontin. But, nations such as Spain and Israel has done studies that show marijuana is helpful in reducing cancer as well as other ailments.

In fact, I've writtin a post hoping that Senator Ted Kennedy would use marijuana for his glioma, brain cancer (see: Post #41). Science has already proven that marijuana can do a lot of what pharmaceutical companies chemical concoctions do WITHOUT the detrimental side effects (unless you consider sleepiness and hunger detrimental).

Criminals
Think about this one hard. If you were a criminal, it would be obvious that marijuana prohibition actually does you a favor in allowing you control the pricing of your own product. You don't have to pay taxes because it's illegal. Where's the line on the tax form where you can state how much illegal profit you've made in the previous year? It doesn't exist. Do you think Al Capone would advocate for legal alcohol, especially when it was the backbone of his fortune? Do you think drug cartels would want to give up the massive profits and control by legalizing marijuana? Absolutely not.

The Point

The problem with marijuana prohibition is that people continue to believe that marijuana is a dangerous substance. Yet, the only proof that marijuana is dangerous comes, not from science or any empirical evidence but, from people who want to keep marijuana illegal for financial reasons. It's a gold mine. To legalize marijuana is to send a lot of people scrambling for new revenue streams including drug cartels.

These people don't care about the citizens. Law enforcement didn't care about Rachel Hoffman when they got her killed trying target a small time dealer. Alcohol and tobacco are directly responsible for the deaths of millions. Pharmaceutical companies have proven they don't care by consistently pushing through medication that does more harm than healing. And the real criminals couldn't care any less as long as the profits keep coming in. The only people that care about THE PEOPLE are the advocates and users of marijuana.

We want it legal because...

• we don't want to get arrested by overzealous agents and police who lie to obtain search warrants.
• we don't want to use alcohol or tobacco (I get violently ill around tobacco smoke and I don't like the effects of alcohol)
• we don't want to continue placing our lives in the hands of man made chemical sludges
• we don't want to have to keep dealing with shady characters with fake names and throw away cell phones
• the high from marijuana is enjoyable
  

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TWO TOPICS TO RAISE YOUR BLOOD PRESSURE:

"Sometimes when I look at my children I say to myself 'Lillian, you should have remained a virgin,'"
Lillian Carter, mother of President Jimmy Carter.









I have two topics that I am sure will raise your blood pressure or at least get you mad enough that I will be able to hear you scream all the way here in Webster, NY!




This woman needs to be impeached and locked in a padded cell in the nearest mental institution:

Look in any dictionary under the words "lunatic" or "moron" and you will see the picture of the woman at the left.

Levying a tax on people's retirement income is just another way of Congress telling us that they believe that the American people are so stupid and clueless, that they (the government) are going to dig ever deeper into our pockets until they have wrung every last cent from us. That is what the Speaker of the House is telling us.

Nancy Pelosi WANTS a Windfall Tax on retirement income, or to put it another way, she wants to tax what we have made by investing toward our retirement. It is my sincere belief that Pelosi is operating with one oar out of the water.

This liberal cretin wants to put a Windfall tax on ALL Stock Market profits (including retirement funds, 401K and Mutual Funds!) all to help 38 million illegal immigrants and other unemployed minorities!

Her ideas are frightening to say the least. She states: "We need to work toward the goal of equalizing income (didn't Karl Marx call for something like this in his Communist Manifesto?), while at the same time limiting the amount of money that the rich would be allowed to invest."

When this twit, who is two sandwiches short of a picnic, was asked how these new tax dollars would be spent, her reply was: "We need to raise the standard of living of our poor, unemployed and minorities. For example, we have an estimated 38 million illegal immigrants in our country who need our help along with millions of unemployed minorities. Stock market windfall profits taxes could go a long way to guarantee these people the standard of living they would like to have as 'Americans'"... Please folks, take a moment and re-read that quote a couple of more times slowly and let it sink in. She wants to LOWER OUR RETIREMENT INCOME, TO GIVE THE MONEY TO OTHERS WHO HAVE NOT WORKED FOR IT!

Pelosi, you dim witted ignoramus, ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS ARE NOT AMERICAN CITIZENS and therefore are entitled to absolutely NOTHING! And besides why aren't you concerned about all unemployed Americans, why just minorities?

Add to this the fact that she wants government stimulus money to go to makers of condoms and to help pay for condoms for poor people, "...because this will help stimulate the economy while at the same time it will cut down on births." It will stimulate something, but I doubt it will be the economy.

Good G_d, this woman is unbalanced, and she is the Speaker of the House!


Now this on page two:

Scientist says British Human Cloning Bill Would Allow for Human-Chimp Mating:

A leading scientist says the Human Fertilization and Embryology Bill which the British Parliament is considering, is so grisly that it would allow scientists to mate humans and chimps.

Dr. Calum MacKellar says he is worried that the bill, which promotes human cloning, would allow interspecies mating.

MacKellar, the director of research at Scottish Council on Human Bioethics, says he is worried that this Bill will open the door for what he calls the "humanzee," created by breeding chimps and humans. He told the Scotsman newspaper that he thinks a new species could theoretically could be born if the bill allows this grisly science to move forward. He stated: "The Human Fertilization and Embryology Bill prohibits the placement of animal sperm into a woman, but the reverse is not prohibited. It is not even mentioned. This should not be the case." If the process isn't banned, he is worried scientists will be more than likely to attempt it.

While mating humans and other species wouldn't be successful, MacKellar told the newspaper he thinks scientist will eventually find a way for it to work with apes, especially chimps, since their DNA most closely matches that of human beings.

He said that the result of such a crazy experiments could/will lead to debates as whether the "humanzee" had legal rights and whether the new species should be exploited for its organs for human patients.

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2009 American Gold, Silver, Platinum Eagles Still Missing

The US Mint recently updated their Scheduled Products Listing with the majority of their product line up for the 2009. They had previously posted a partial schedule of products available through the spring.

Specific release dates for newly listed products have not been posted. The availability dates are simply listed as summer, spring, fall, or winter.

Notably still missing from the schedule are all expected collectible offerings for the 2009 American Gold Eagle, 2009 American Silver Eagle, 2009 American Platinum Eagle, and 2009 American Gold Buffalo.

Assuming the US Mint will offer the same products as the prior year except for the ones that were discontinued, the expected offerings include:

2009 American Gold Eagle - 1 oz, 1/2 oz, 1/4 oz, 1/10 oz 2009 Proof Gold Eagles, the 2009 Proof Gold Eagle 4 Coin Set, and the 1 oz 2009-W Uncirculated Gold Eagle.

2009 American Silver Eagle - the 2009 Proof Silver Eagle and the 2009-W Uncirculated Silver Eagle

2009 American Platinum Eagle - the 1 oz. 2009 Proof Platinum Eagle

2009 American Gold Buffalo - the 1 oz. 2009 Proof Gold Buffalo


Last year the US Mint released many of these products early in the year. The 2008 Proof Silver Eagle was released on January 3, the first 2008 American Gold Buffalo was released on February 5, and the first 2008 American Gold Eagle was released on March 4. (View an archived version of the US Mint's 2008 Release Schedule.) The fact that the US Mint cannot yet commit to even a vague seasonal release date for this year's products raises concerns.

Besides the already released 2009 UHR Double Eagle, the only gold products the US Mint has included on their release schedule are the 2009 First Spouse Gold Coins. The US Mint is legally required to issue these coins under the Presidential $1 Coin Act of 2005. Besides the traditionally offered 2009 Silver Pr0of Set, the only silver coins listed are the 2009 Louis Braille Silver Dollar and the 2009 Abraham Lincoln Silver Dollar. The US Mint is legally required to issue these commemorative coins. There are no platinum products listed.

Readers can correct me if I am mistaken, but I do not believe that the US Mint has any legal requirement to produce and issue the collectible versions of the American Eagle and American Buffalo coins listed above.

Does that mean there potential that these coins will not be issued in 2009?

Last year, amidst the ongoing shortage of Silver Eagle bullion coins, the US Mint indicated that they would use all incoming silver blanks for the production of bullion coins rather than collector coins. The US Mint indicated this explicitly within one of their statements:

We are not using incoming supplies of silver blanks to produce numismatic versions of these coins (American Eagle Silver Proof and Uncirculated Coins); all incoming inventory is being used solely for silver bullion coins..."

The 2009 Silver Eagle and 2009 Gold Eagle bullion coins are currently subject to rationing. I do not believe production has even begun for the 2009 Platinum Eagle bullion coins and 2009 Buffalo Gold bullion coins. This is presumably due to continued strong demand for bullion coins combined with a shortage of gold, silver, and platinum blanks needed to produce the coins.

If the demand for bullion products remains greater than the supply of blanks the US Mint is able to obtain, will they use all incoming blanks for bullion coins throughout 2009, and forego production of gold, silver, and platinum numismatic products that are not legally required? By not including these products on their schedule, is the US Mint allowing for this possibility?

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2008-W Uncirculated Silver Eagle Sold Out

The US Mint has now sold out of the 2008-W Uncirculated Silver Eagle. The individual ordering option no longer appears in the online product catalog and the listing has been added to the "No Longer Available" list.

The coin does remain available as part of the 2008 Annual Uncirculated Dollar Coin Set. This set is priced at $37.95 and contains the 2008-W Unc Silver Eagle, four 2008-P Presidential Dollars, and a 2008-D Sacagawea Dollar.

The "W" mint marked uncirculated American Silver Eagle coins have been offered since 2006, as a collectible version of the bullion coin. The latest sales figures suggest that the final mintage of the 2008-W Uncirculated Silver Eagle will fall below the levels of last year and slightly above the levels of 2006.


The table below presents the mintages based on the most recent or last published sales data from Numismaster. Included in the figures are all of the various products within which the "W" Silver Eagle was included.

2006-W Uncirculated Silver Eagle Mintage
Individual Sales	200,000
20th Anniv. Silver Eagle Set	250,000
20th Anniv. Gold & Silver Eagle Set	20,000
Total	470,000
2007-W Uncirculated Silver Eagle Mintage
Individual Sales	563,711
2007 Annual Unc Dollar Set	90,167
Total	653,878
2008-W Uncirculated Silver Eagle Mintage
Individual Sales	444,558
2008 Annual Unc Dollar Set	45,773*
Total	490,331
* still on sale

The 2008-W Silver Eagle may have some room for price appreciation. As long as there are not a significant number of Annual Dollar Sets remaining in the US Mint's inventory, the final mintage will be only slightly above the level of the 2006-W Silver Eagle, which sells in the $70 - $80 range.

However, the mintages alone only tell part of the story. The 2006-W Unc Silver Eagle sold only 200,000 coins individually, the rest were sold as part of 20th Anniversary Sets. Assuming the majority of the sets remain intact, this would cause a lower supply of individual coins, which may be the reason for the higher prices.

On the other hand, the 2008-W Unc Silver Eagle sales include approximately 47,000 of the 2008-W Silver Eagle Reverse of 2007 variety. This would lower the supply of the available coins with the regular reverse of 2008.

This will be an interesting coin to watch. In the long term, I think the 2008-W Silver Eagle will price above the 2007-W which sells around issue price, but won't reach the levels of the 2006-W. For now, prices will likely remain depressed until the 2008 Annual Uncirculated Dollar coin sells out.

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Death Investigation

On January 24, at approximately 1:20 p.m., the United States Park Police responded to the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historic Park in the area of Wide Water for a reported dead body. The body of a white male was discovered near the Billy Goat trail by passersby. The deceased has been identified as 48 year old Maxwell Kleiman of Washington D.C.

Anyone with information about this incident, please call the United States Park Police, Criminal Investigations Branch on (202) 610-8737.

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WILL WHITES BECOME SECOND CLASS CITIZENS?

What Have we Done to Ourselves?



I may be wrong, but it appears that White Americans are about to become second class citizens in our own country!



"Lets face it, we are certainly not dealing with Christians or even people who have some knowledge of Christ. Obama and his minions (Obamians?) are pagans in the strictest sense of the word - nonbelievers. Obama was most likely raised as a Muslim during his childhood and the 'church' he attended as an adult is as blasphemous parody of a Christian church."

The above is a quote from a comment left by Sig94 on the blog site of SubVet: Blowing San #1



Will Whites become second class citizens under the Obama administration?

Read the following then you be the judge.



Do any of you remember Robert Reich, the little twerp who served as labor secretary during the Clinton administration? Well, this little "piss ant" is urging Congress to allocate billions of dollars of the proposed economic stimulus plan to "other than white male construction workers."



"There are ways in which the money can be, criteria can be set so the money does go to others, the long term unemployed, minorities (maybe even illegals), women," Reich said.



Rep. Charles Rangel, an Afro/American Democrat from New York chimed in suggesting federal money (our tax money) be directed to specific groups of people



"The federal government," Rangel said "must remove the discretion about where the funds go, or what projects would be involved, even to the point of eliminating any input from governors or state legislatures."



Then Rangel stated: "The 'middle class' would be unlikely to create any opposition to funds directed toward minorities. One thing you can depend on, you don't have to be worried about what the middle class is going to do. Things are so bad, they have to put food on their tables, get clothes for their kids, and get them in school."



Michelle Malkin said Reich's statements and those of Rangel expose "the lie that the Obama administration is actually interested in revitalizing basic infrastructure for the good of the economy."



"No, what Team Obama really wants is to ensure that the least skilled, the least qualified workers get jobs based on their chromosomes and pigment," Malkin said.



This amounts to true income redistribution. Welcome to the Soviet States of Ameяiкa.



Obama spent part of this past week lobbying members of Congress to support his nearly $1 TRILLION new spending package on Capitol Hill, and as part of this effort he summoned together the leaders of Congress. Obama injected a real dose of reality for those handful of Republican pundits on TV who really believed Obama wanted to work with them and hear out their ideas and beliefs. Instead, he explained that he "didn't need to hear us out, because I won and you lost." Fox News reported that the "I won" comment came after Rep. Eric Cantor, R-VA, said Republicans believed that cutting income taxes would do more to stimulate economic growth than providing a $500.00 per person payroll tax refund for individuals earning less than $200,000. Obama said, according to those present, that it was an important philosophical divide between Republicans and Democrats and that it had already been settled - and would remain settled - because he won the election.



Obama made it clear by explaining that Republicans need to stop listening to Conservatives like Rush Limbaugh and become more like the Democrats in the policies they support (how many times have I been saying that the Republicans and the Democrats have been morphing into one? You can bet that the Democrats have found a dear friend in McCain).



Get used to it folks, race has become an issue starting with day one of the Obama administration, and you can guess just which race is going to be discriminated against.



Democratic Party Stratigist Donna Brazile, a black woman, admitted that she swiped Obam's complimentary blanket from his inauguration ceremony and then joked it was not a criminal offense because, "We have a black president ... this was free."



There was also outrage over the inauguration benediction by Rev. Joseph Lowery, the 87-year-old black civil rights pioneer, asking God to help mankind work for a day when "white would would embrace what is right." This smart ass remark brought a big smile to Obama's face. So much for him being the president of ALL the people. Then, at one of the inaugural balls, a black hip hop rap singer said; "No more f#$&ken white lies, our president is black, so F$#K the whites." Now do you care to tell me who the prejudice bigots really are?



I am warning you folks, keep your guns and your religion handy, we are going to need them very soon. I also advise those of you who own firearms to keep them in a safe place and handy, and when the feds come knocking on your door to confiscate them, DO NOT GIVE THEM UP!

TAKE A GOOD LOOK, THIS MAN IS DEMON POSSESSED. THERE IS LITTLE DOUBT ABOUT IT IN MY MIND.



I received the following from a blogger friend, who shall remain anonymous by their request. I thought you might get as much of a kick out of it as I did:

MOVIN' ON UP (TO THE WHITE HOUSE):



Well, we're movin on up to the White House,

To a deluxe mansion in D.C.

We're movin on up to the White House

I'm finally Commander-in-Chief.



Fish don't fry in the kitchen, beans don't burn on the grill,

It took a whole lot of lyin' just to get to Capitol Hill.



Now we're up in the big leagues, gettin' our turn at bat.

For the next four years, it's you an' me baby,

There aint nothin' wrong with that.



Oh, we're movin on up to the White House,

I'm finally Commander-in-Chief.

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