Saturday, August 18, 2012
"You Didn't Build That" Rebuttal Comment of The Year
Reposted from Ace's, go HERE to see the lead up to this comment.
I wish there were times I could put my thoughts into words like this guy did below.
This sums up everything that small business owners, like myself, thought about scoamf's comments:
129 As a small business owner all I can say is that I think the current sentiment in the small business community is that we didn't sign up for this shit. Y'all can vote for whatever the hell you want but we are not going to be a part of it.
I have seen more owners get out of the business or retire in the past couple of years than ever before and with the ACA on the horizon the jobs these businesses produced will not be replaced. The economics no longer work. This is why unemployment is always so high in socialist countries. What you have to go through to have employees is just brutal.
But here's the thing about what Obama said --- he has it exactly backwards. The government didn't build any of that shit he is talking about --- we built it. We are the ones who paid for it. Not only did we build our businesses we built the schools and the roads and everything else he thinks was generated out of thin air. If you want to get technical about it the businesses and taxpayers that came along before we did built it all and now we are building what comes next.
And not only that, but we did it with the albatross of a predatory, corrupt and overbearing government hanging around our necks at every juncture.
And now we have had enough.
I haven't made more than $50k from my business but one or two years of the past 15. But now that it is time to cash out after providing literally hundreds of jobs I get the stink eye and get castigated for being a member of the 1%. Even though I can remember sitting on the edge of the bed and holding my head in my hands wondering what I had done risking everything I had to create a business and wondering how it would all work out when I had just finished working several days in a row with no sleep... I am the enemy. Even though I didn't take a paycheck for the first year of the business and later skipped other paychecks to meet payroll or to pay taxes I am somehow at fault for the fact that all of these people sitting on their asses or working their cushy government jobs with the large pensions funded by armies of tax collectors and regulators may have to go without.
Well, I already went without so they can bloody well shut the fuck up and take their turn in the barrel! If they want to risk everything they have or work their asses off with no guarantee of success only to be told at the end that they were not responsible for their own success and don't deserve their rewards then they are welcome to go down that path and see what it is like. But the number of people who will pursue the American dream and build the economy from the roots up will be greatly decreased in the current atmosphere and all of these self-entitled idiots will sit around wondering why the government is still going broke and why no one is hiring.
No country can survive socialism. It just doesn't happen. Sooner or later the bill comes due. But before it does you always get demagogic idiots like Obama, or Chavez who try to blame their failures on the only people who are keeping everything afloat. It is not enough they sank the damn ship... they have to come after the people in the life boats too.
That is the sort of mentality we are dealing with.
Posted by: Voluble at August 18, 2012 12:58 PM (qYvEa)
I wish there were times I could put my thoughts into words like this guy did below.
This sums up everything that small business owners, like myself, thought about scoamf's comments:
129 As a small business owner all I can say is that I think the current sentiment in the small business community is that we didn't sign up for this shit. Y'all can vote for whatever the hell you want but we are not going to be a part of it.
I have seen more owners get out of the business or retire in the past couple of years than ever before and with the ACA on the horizon the jobs these businesses produced will not be replaced. The economics no longer work. This is why unemployment is always so high in socialist countries. What you have to go through to have employees is just brutal.
But here's the thing about what Obama said --- he has it exactly backwards. The government didn't build any of that shit he is talking about --- we built it. We are the ones who paid for it. Not only did we build our businesses we built the schools and the roads and everything else he thinks was generated out of thin air. If you want to get technical about it the businesses and taxpayers that came along before we did built it all and now we are building what comes next.
And not only that, but we did it with the albatross of a predatory, corrupt and overbearing government hanging around our necks at every juncture.
And now we have had enough.
I haven't made more than $50k from my business but one or two years of the past 15. But now that it is time to cash out after providing literally hundreds of jobs I get the stink eye and get castigated for being a member of the 1%. Even though I can remember sitting on the edge of the bed and holding my head in my hands wondering what I had done risking everything I had to create a business and wondering how it would all work out when I had just finished working several days in a row with no sleep... I am the enemy. Even though I didn't take a paycheck for the first year of the business and later skipped other paychecks to meet payroll or to pay taxes I am somehow at fault for the fact that all of these people sitting on their asses or working their cushy government jobs with the large pensions funded by armies of tax collectors and regulators may have to go without.
Well, I already went without so they can bloody well shut the fuck up and take their turn in the barrel! If they want to risk everything they have or work their asses off with no guarantee of success only to be told at the end that they were not responsible for their own success and don't deserve their rewards then they are welcome to go down that path and see what it is like. But the number of people who will pursue the American dream and build the economy from the roots up will be greatly decreased in the current atmosphere and all of these self-entitled idiots will sit around wondering why the government is still going broke and why no one is hiring.
No country can survive socialism. It just doesn't happen. Sooner or later the bill comes due. But before it does you always get demagogic idiots like Obama, or Chavez who try to blame their failures on the only people who are keeping everything afloat. It is not enough they sank the damn ship... they have to come after the people in the life boats too.
That is the sort of mentality we are dealing with.
Posted by: Voluble at August 18, 2012 12:58 PM (qYvEa)
Pelosi and Reid Have A Plan.....
Nancy Pelosi called Harry Reid into
her office one day and said, "Harry, I have a plan to win back Middle America in
2012!"
"Great Nancy, but how?" asked Harry.
"We'll get some cheesy clothes and shoes, like MOST Middle Class Americans wear, then stop at the pound and pick up a Labrador retriever. Then we'll go to a nice old country bar in Montana and show them how much admiration and respect we have for the hard working people living there."
So they did and found just the place they were looking for in Bozeman, Montana. With the dog in tow they walked inside and stepped up to the bar.
The bartender took a step back and said," Hey! Aren't you Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi?"
"Yes we are! said Nancy, And what a lovely town you have here. We were passing through and Harry suggested we stop and take in some local color."
They ordered a round of bourbon for the whole bar, and started chatting up a storm with anyone who would listen.
A few minutes later a grizzled old rancher came in, walked up to the Labrador, lifted up its tail, looked underneath, shrugged his shoulders and walked out. A few moments later in came another old rancher. He walked up to the dog, lifted up its tail, looked underneath, scratched his head and left the bar.
For the next hour another dozen ranchers came in, lifted the dogs tail and left shaking their heads.
Finally, Nancy asked, "Why did all those old ranchers come in and look under the dog's tail? Is it some sort of custom?"
"Lord no," said the bartender. "Someone's out there running around town, claiming there's a Labrador Retriever in here with two assholes!"
H/T to Phyllis
"Great Nancy, but how?" asked Harry.
"We'll get some cheesy clothes and shoes, like MOST Middle Class Americans wear, then stop at the pound and pick up a Labrador retriever. Then we'll go to a nice old country bar in Montana and show them how much admiration and respect we have for the hard working people living there."
So they did and found just the place they were looking for in Bozeman, Montana. With the dog in tow they walked inside and stepped up to the bar.
The bartender took a step back and said," Hey! Aren't you Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi?"
"Yes we are! said Nancy, And what a lovely town you have here. We were passing through and Harry suggested we stop and take in some local color."
They ordered a round of bourbon for the whole bar, and started chatting up a storm with anyone who would listen.
A few minutes later a grizzled old rancher came in, walked up to the Labrador, lifted up its tail, looked underneath, shrugged his shoulders and walked out. A few moments later in came another old rancher. He walked up to the dog, lifted up its tail, looked underneath, scratched his head and left the bar.
For the next hour another dozen ranchers came in, lifted the dogs tail and left shaking their heads.
Finally, Nancy asked, "Why did all those old ranchers come in and look under the dog's tail? Is it some sort of custom?"
"Lord no," said the bartender. "Someone's out there running around town, claiming there's a Labrador Retriever in here with two assholes!"
H/T to Phyllis
Some A55wipe Just Flew Past The Back Of My Building...
...with 6-8 helicopters....
WINDHAM, N.H.—Returning to New Hampshire for the third time this year, President Barack Obama stopped in Windham on Saturday to garner support for his re-election bid, as the presidential campaign heads into its final three months.
REST HERE
WINDHAM, N.H.—Returning to New Hampshire for the third time this year, President Barack Obama stopped in Windham on Saturday to garner support for his re-election bid, as the presidential campaign heads into its final three months.
REST HERE
Thursday, August 16, 2012
One Little Sentence Says Alot.....
Check out this new business owner that rejected a photo-op with Biden:
One New River Valley business owner turned Vice President Joe Biden down.
This might happen more than you think from both political parties, most businesses just don't talk about it. The owner of "Crumb and Get It" - did.
Chris McMurray's bakery has been open only since May, barely three months.
Here's the >LINK<
Good for him sticking to his values!
This is the line at the end of the article that caught my eye....
Here's the back story, we’re told that shortly after Crumb and Get It told Biden’s advance people 'no' -- the secret service walked in and told Chris McMurray ''Thanks for standing up and saying 'no' -- then they bought a whole bunch of cookies and cupcakes.
RADFORD, Va.—
Would you say no to the Vice President?One New River Valley business owner turned Vice President Joe Biden down.
This might happen more than you think from both political parties, most businesses just don't talk about it. The owner of "Crumb and Get It" - did.
Chris McMurray's bakery has been open only since May, barely three months.
Here's the >LINK<
Good for him sticking to his values!
This is the line at the end of the article that caught my eye....
Here's the back story, we’re told that shortly after Crumb and Get It told Biden’s advance people 'no' -- the secret service walked in and told Chris McMurray ''Thanks for standing up and saying 'no' -- then they bought a whole bunch of cookies and cupcakes.
Wednesday, August 15, 2012
My Buddy "The Furious Frenchman" Got Wacked...
..seems an impatient old lady decided to go around him and got hit by a dump truck which
drove her car into his nice company truck. Everyone is ok thankfully.
drove her car into his nice company truck. Everyone is ok thankfully.
Teddy Roosevelt-- Hyphenated Americans
Thanks to reader Brad for pointing this out in a comment on an earlier POST:
Teddy Roosevelt: "No Room in This Country for Hyphenated Americans"
“There is no room in this country for hyphenated Americanism. When I refer to hyphenated Americans,
I do not refer to naturalized Americans. Some of the very best
Americans I have ever known were naturalized Americans, Americans born
abroad. But a hyphenated American is not an American at all.”
“This
is just as true of the man who puts “native” before the hyphen as of
the man who puts German or Irish or English or French before the hyphen.
Americanism is a matter of the spirit and of the soul. Our allegiance must be purely to the United States. We must unsparingly condemn any man who holds any other allegiance.”
“But
if he is heartily and singly loyal to this Republic, then no matter
where he was born, he is just as good an American as any one else.”
“The
one absolutely certain way of bringing this nation to ruin, of
preventing all possibility of its continuing to be a nation at all,
would be to permit it to become a tangle of squabbling nationalities,
an intricate knot of German-Americans, Irish-Americans, English-
Americans, French-Americans, Scandinavian- Americans, or
Italian-Americans, each preserving its separate nationality, each at
heart feeling more sympathy with Europeans of that nationality than with
the other citizens of the American Republic.”
“The
men who do not become Americans and nothing else are hyphenated
Americans; and there ought to be no room for them in this country. The
man who calls himself an American citizen and who yet shows by his
actions that he is primarily the citizen of a foreign land, plays a
thoroughly mischievous part in the life of our body politic. He has
no place here; and the sooner he returns to the land to which he feels
his real heart-allegiance, the better it will be for every good
American.”
Theodore Roosevelt Address to the Knights of Columbus
New York City- October 12th, 1915
Principles...."Baker feels heat for denying EBT users from buying her sweets"
A Walpole baker — appalled that
welfare abuse now seems almost as American as apple pie — is putting her
whoopie pies where her mouth is in a dispute with the Braintree Farmers
Market, refusing to take EBT cards for her baked treats.
LINK
LINK
Tuesday, August 14, 2012
For My Texas Readers... Texas Marines Discussing Badass Texas
They are Texas Marines so you know their language will be colorful...
Sent to me by reader Nick M.
Sent to me by reader Nick M.
SO EFF'ING TRUE!!...
A primary difference between the parties is evident in their campaign
rallies. Republicans chant "U-S-A!"; Democrats chant "O-BA-MA!"
Found on ace's sidebar... here is the link
Found on ace's sidebar... here is the link
Grab Your BP Meds, Then Look at Your Cell Phone Bill....
See a Charge called FED UNIVERSAL SERVICE CHARGE?
This explains it: WE ARE PAYING FOR THIS!!!!!!!!!!! WTF????
It't hard to see but mine in 2.53 a month.. (Death by a thousand paper cuts)
This explains it: WE ARE PAYING FOR THIS!!!!!!!!!!! WTF????
It't hard to see but mine in 2.53 a month.. (Death by a thousand paper cuts)
Those Damn French Amish....
PARIS (AP) -- Dozens of young men rioted in a troubled district in
northern France after weeks of tensions, pulling drivers from their cars
and stealing the vehicles, and burning a school and a youth center. The
police department in Amiens says at least 16 officers were hurt by the
time the riot ended Tuesday, some by buckshot.
( AP makes no mention of ethnicity so I'm left to assume they are amish....)
LINK
( AP makes no mention of ethnicity so I'm left to assume they are amish....)
LINK
Some Amazing Aquaducts....
Some amazing engineering and construction of the past:
Aqueducts
were built to bring a constant flow of water from distant sources into
cities and towns, supplying public baths, fountains and private
households. Many aqueducts over
land connect points of similar height in a landscape, usually by
bridging a river valley or other eroded opening in an otherwise flat
area. This list describes the old aqueducts that were built in the
period since the 1st century (Roman times) till the 19th century.
Here are some sample pics... more at the
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H/T to Bosko M.
Another Reason To NOT Use Progressive Insurance...
"At the trial, the guy who killed my sister was defended by Progressive’s legal team.
If you are insured by Progressive, and they owe
you money, they will defend your killer in court in order to not pay you
your policy."
Now go google this:
"Progressive Insurance Liberal Agenda".. and see where your money goes.
Here are some of the hits:
Monday, August 13, 2012
CARDIOLOGIST FUNERAL
CARDIOLOGIST FUNERAL
This would be an acceptable reason to laugh at a funeral...
A very prestigious cardiologist died, and was given a very elaborate
funeral by the hospital he worked for most of his life...
A huge heart... covered in flowers stood behind the casket during the
service as all the doctors from the hospital sat in awe. Following the
eulogy, the heart opened, and the casket rolled inside. The heart then
closed, sealing the doctor in the beautiful heart forever.
At that point, one of the mourners just burst into laughter. When all
eyes
stared at him, he said, 'I'm so sorry... I was just thinking of my own
funeral...I'm a gynecologist!'
The priest fainted!
This would be an acceptable reason to laugh at a funeral...
A very prestigious cardiologist died, and was given a very elaborate
funeral by the hospital he worked for most of his life...
A huge heart... covered in flowers stood behind the casket during the
service as all the doctors from the hospital sat in awe. Following the
eulogy, the heart opened, and the casket rolled inside. The heart then
closed, sealing the doctor in the beautiful heart forever.
At that point, one of the mourners just burst into laughter. When all
eyes
stared at him, he said, 'I'm so sorry... I was just thinking of my own
funeral...I'm a gynecologist!'
The priest fainted!
