For those of you wondering where I’ve been, this picture should give you an idea:
I’ve been thoroughly enjoying my family and friends.
That’s my mom and I making Lefse. If you don’t know what Lefse is, then you’re probably not from Wisconsin or Minnesota and more than likely [...]
You are the reason why I care so much about the direction our country is heading. You are the reason why I will continue to stand up for freedom. You have sacrificed so much, and I, so little. The least I can do is stand up for [...]
Our brilliant Congress just doesn’t have enough to do, apparently: They’re trying to pass yet another intrusive law that forces employers to give 5 paid sick days per year to employees if they come to work sick with a contagious illness and are asked to leave, or if they call [...]
So if a Democrat hears an alternative health care reform proposal but the media doesn’t report it, does the alternative proposal cease to exist?
Robert Gibbs, commenting on today’s protests in Washington against the Democrat’s health care reform plan:
“I think anybody that watches is struck by the fact that there’s [...]
Instead of addressing the unbelievable spending that is taking place in our nation’s largest state, Governor Schwarzenegger has decided to take from the poor (average taxpayer) and give to the rich (government workers)-
More disturbing news from Afghanistan as the death toll continues to mount. For those readers who think we should remain in this quagmire I challenge you to give me a reason why- JUST ONE will work. No defined enemy, no defined mission and no defined exit strategy. I’m no military [...]
Can you imagine flying 150 miles past your destination? Two Delta pilots have been suspended pending further review as they claim to have been engaged in a heated “discussion” about airline policy and missed their target. Or did they hit the intended target?
Word has it that this was [...]
Unlike the Pheisty One, I agree with the Communist in Chief that it is time to limit the pay of individuals who work for entities that receive government funds. I was thinking the other day of a number of examples of greedy Wall Street types that receive generous compensation from [...]
I just had a hit on my Wedding Cake/Food Stamp post from a Google user. This is the search criteria the individual put into the search bar:
can i pay for my wedding cake with food stamps?
Glad I could clear that up.
Yes, it’s true. Swine Flu has hit the Pheisty house. My daughter is all but confirmed, and I’m feelin’ icky, but it’s more like a head cold than anything. So far, Hubby and our son are symptom-free. I’ve been drinking colloidal silver and poppin’ Vitamin C’s (and forcing Hubby [...]
Economics professor Alex Tabarrok on Obama’s Pay Czar’s idiotic move to cut bailed-out companies’ executives’ pay. (Yes, I said idiotic.):
“There is no way this will work as advertised. If the administration actually follows through, most of these executives will quit and get higher paying jobs elsewhere. Executives not directly affected [...]
I heard about this on Saturday on Sue Jeffers’s show on KTLK out of Minneapolis. Here’s a copy of the treaty, if you’d like to read it for yourself.
[...]What a joke the “war” in Afghanistan has become. This story just tops it off-
We can’t get out of that quagmire soon enough. It’s time to bring our troops home.
I’ve pretty much determined that all is lost and that there’s absolutely no way we’re getting out of this social-experiment era without some major pain. Americans are so disgustingly complacent (a trait I’m beginning to embrace, by the way), that they aren’t even concerning themselves with what’s about to [...]
Bono on Obama’s Nobel Peace Prize win:
In Sunday’s installment in his series of occasional columns for the New YorkTimes, U2’s lead singer wrote that the Nobel Peace Prize represented the world’s hopeful fantasy about Barack Obama — one that could come true. Bono cheered Obama’s embrace of the Millennium Development [...]
All the rhetoric about how the stimulus package was going to save and create millions of jobs and now we’re getting reports about how wonderful it has worked so far. But what jobs have been created or saved? As it turns out they are GOVERNMENT JOBS!
Now I don’t claim to [...]
I’ve been a long-time customer of The Cut Above Hair Studio in Amery, Wisconsin. Betty, the owner, runs a great business and her stylists are the best in the area.
One of the stylists at The Cut Above, Sue Thompson, has recently been diagnosed [...]
What’s the easiest way to pass a tax increase? The politicians tell us that they’re going to use the extra money to “save” us from ourselves! They say the cigarette tax increase will be used to help people stop smoking. (B.S.) They say the newly created “wheel” tax will be [...]
In what was one of the finest speeches I’ve ever seen, Arnold Schwarzenegger delivered one of the best punch lines ever about those who are cynics about the merits of free enterprise. Does anyone remember that speech? I played that over and over and laughed at that fabulous line.
So [...]
Obama Media is going crazy as Olympia Snowe the Communist “Republican” from Maine has announced that she will support the Baucus Bill! Now her SINGLE VOTE on a committee vote makes this bill bi-partisan! Wow, we should all be so pleased that both parties agree to bankrupt our country [...]
You must–MUST–read this piece over at MarketWatch.
Here’s a teaser:
LONDON (MarketWatch) — In a decision as shocking as Friday’s surprise peace prize win, President Obama failed to win the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences Monday.
If you don’t like sarcasm and/or ironic wit, don’t bother.
I love the British.
I also love [...]
I’m eating pizza with anchovies in celebration.
Did you know that anchovies were only a buck a tin at Walmart? I didn’t. What a tasty bargain.
[...]Why don’t we allow Berkeley or Madison, WI to be our experiments for a green economy? Let’s see if they can keep their local economies going on green energy and expensive fuel. Let’s put Cap & Trade into effect in those locations. If it works, all of we skeptics will [...]
This next Saturday from 1-4 freedom lovers across the western part of Wisconsin are invited to Hudson’s lakefront park for a celebration of your 2nd Amendment right to bear arms. (See Article) Many thanks to David Olson of Glenwood City for organizing this event. He’s certainly struck a nerve [...]
From Chuck Muth:
What a day yesterday was for President Barack Obama!
At 0600 the Pentagon awarded our Nobel Peace Prize winner the Navy Cross, the Army Distinguished Service Cross and the Air Force Cross.
At 0615 he was also awarded the Medal of Honor.
At 0630 he was awarded a Silver Star
And [...]
As some of my fellow Wisconsinites know, a movie that was shot in and named after my hometown is playing at the Hudson theater this week: Clear Lake, WI.
I wanted to go Friday night, but it was sold out. Last night, I was freezing my tush off at [...]
…give themselves prizes before they’ve actually accomplished anything.
I don’t think it really matters in the broad scheme of things, and I don’t think we should spend too much time complaining about it. The Nobel Peace Prize has been a joke for decades. I mean, Al Gore won it, [...]
My wife asked me what I wanted for my birthday. Not one for material things, I told her that I just wanted to go to the casino for the afternoon and play a little poker. As it turns out I won $50, so it didn’t cost me anything. I was [...]
More government intervention in our economic system has had a detrimental effect on teen unemployment nationwide. Liberals like to tout that they’re for the “little guy” and that raising the minimum wage is a good thing for the less fortunate in our society that are struggling to make a living. [...]
So our esteemed leader Barack Obama has captured the Nobel Peace Prize. Barack has had a distinguished record as community organizer, Illinois senator, U.S. senator and now the President of the United States. His accomplishments are numerous. He has worked tirelessly to promote peace and prosperity. He has fought [...]
I’ve been out-of-town for work reasons, and wasn’t about to pay $12 per day at the hotel for internet access so I could blog about things that make me insane. I’m just too overwhelmed with all of the complete bullshit going on, and thus have no desire to write about [...]
Something caught my eye the other night. A contributor to the Yahoo! New Blog did a critique of a Saturday Night Live skit in which an actor portrayed Barack Obama lamenting his first year in office and subsequent failures. It was a well written article that went through each [...]
As many suspected, the Clunkers for Communists program created a false bubble in auto sales. This bubble was promptly burst once the program ended. Wait until those that participated in the program figure out that they have to pay taxes on that subsidy……
While the United States is bearing the burden with both the loss of lives and increased spending, the rest of the world is washing their collective hands on this so-called “war on terror”.
In a report published by the Congressional Research Service on May 15, 2009, it is reported that [...]
I was struck by a comment from Juan Williams on the Fox News Roundtable discussion of this morning. While I take most of what Juan says with a grain of salt, his comment this morning about the war in Afghanistan was right of the money.
Paraphrasing Juan, here is what he [...]
I remember having the flu really bad some 10-12 years ago. It was a horrible experience and something that I’ll never forget. Days upon days of a high fever and upset stomach. Vomiting endlessly and languishing in the bathtub trying to rid myself of the pain. My only saving grace [...]
That’s my favorite line from Popeye and the one that best describes me. I am the person who has been posting as Popeye. My name is Curt Weese and I chose that nickname because I hail from the home of Popeye- Chester, IL.
For the past seventeen years I have [...]
While our troops are risking–and losing–their lives every day in Afghanistan, Mrs. Obama had the nerve to say the following of her trip to Denmark in an attempt to win the 2016 Olympics for Chicago:
“As much of a sacrifice as people say this is for me or Oprah or [...]
I need one right now.
Here’s a famous pep talk, redone brilliantly by a little kid:
If that doesn’t brighten your day and remind you of better days (when it wasn’t a sin to want to be the best in the world), you should seriously consider moving to Canada.
Please.
What a great time we had last night as Michele Bachmann gave it to the liberals right in their own backyard. Michele Bachmann and Ron Paul came to Northrop Auditorium on the University of Minnesota campus and the crowd was raucous. A group of 50 or so protestors carrying their [...]
[...] here’s a key rule one must know about left-wing propaganda: that once they trot out the kids, you know you`re being fed a pile of crap the size of Al Gore`s houseboat. Using pubescent pawns is based on the successful belief that no one dare question children – because [...]
Bets are that this’ll wind up on Tosh.0 and will subsequently become acceptable for men to find amusing.
Speaking of Tosh.0, I’m getting very impatient waiting for the new season. Although, I do still find myself laughing out loud when I watch “Asians Doing Christopher Walken Impressions” over [...]
This guy deserves accolades:
DEL RIO, Texas — Students living in northern Mexico have skirted residency requirements to attend U.S. public schools for generations, but when the superintendent in one Texas border town got word that about 400 school-age children were crossing the international bridge each day with backpacks but [...]
Shockingly, Tim Pawlenty is preparing to launch a political action committee that will allow him to raise money towards a run for President.
Gee, who would have guessed? And the GOP is listening to the conservatives? Sure they are….
So for those of you who live in Wisconsin, did you venture out to the annual meeting conducted by your local school district? It’s that time of year when the government schools put on a show telling you how great they’re doing and how conservative they are with your tax [...]
Looks like the GOP is headed in the wrong direction once again. Single issue voters, primarily the religious right, are trying to drive the agenda for the 2012 election already. At their recent Values Voter Summit, members of the Family Research Council have chosen Mike Huckawannabee (otherwise known as [...]
We continue to hear from Obama that his involvement in healthcare will create “choice and competition”. He says that government control will lower costs. You don’t have to look any further than the automobile manufacturers to see how false this hypothesis is.
The great thing about our capitalist system is that [...]
It seems like the only person giving more speeches than Obama is Minnesota governor Tim Pawlenty. Pawlenty, who recently announced that he won’t be seeking re-election, is positioning himself as the GOP frontrunner in the 2012 presidential election. Pawlenty has tried to make himself more visible on the national [...]
Today, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced $3 million in grants for six states (Wisconsin being one) to create “outreach” programs that will help more people get on the government dole…err, food stamps. They’re citing underutilization as the reason for the grants:
WASHINGTON, September 17, 2009 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today [...]
This is simply brilliant.
The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon – Thurs 11p / 10c Home Crisis Investigation www.thedailyshow.com Daily ShowMany thanks to Ben Bernanke for easing my concerns about the economy. With my business receipts off by 20% YTD, I’m glad to know that the recession has ended. Now, if he could only let my customers know that it’s okay to start buying again……
Former peanut farmer and probably the worst president in our nation’s history was in the news today whining about what he thinks is “racism” targeted at Barack Obama. According to Mr. Carter, you can’t criticize a black politician without being racist.
Maybe we should cut ole Jimmy [...]
I’m traveling for work, and decided to turn on Fox News this morning while I was ironing my shirt. I don’t typically watch cable news–of any kind—but felt that I needed a quick run-down of current events to start my day.
FOX had a segment on the ACORN controversy, and had [...]
So I’ve tried to write a few posts with this Ecto blogging software for Mac (the Mac answer to Windows Live Writer), and I’m not pleased. I just spent an hour on a post, only to have the text disappear when it posted to my blog. (And it was a [...]
Thanks to everyone who has encouraged me thus far in my fight to stop smoking. I’m happy to say that I’m on day 5, with not so much as a puff.
This weekend has been rough (as I knew it would be), but a few pieces of Nicorette [...]
From Alex Massie’s latest piece, In Praise of Joe Wilson:
Far and away the most deplorable element of what we must now, presumably, call the Joe Wilson Affair is the fact that Rep. Wilson (R-SC) has felt the need to apologize for calling the [...]
h/t: Moonbattery
I’m so excited that I got to use my “Social Potpourri” category again. Score.
[...]If you hadn’t heard, ACORN has been busted by an undercover journalist (James O’Keefe) for helping his fake prostitute girlfriend start up a brothel with illegal, underage girls from Honduras. It would be funny if it weren’t so disgusting.
So it’s been almost 48 hours since I’ve had a cigarette. I’m trying really hard not to be a psycho, and I think I’m doing alright.
Little bits of bitch come out now and then…but it’s nothing outrageous. An “I think I want to kill something” here…a “Do you think I’d [...]
Most of what I heard last night was nothing more than the meaningless platitudes and political double-speak that Obama is well known for. Although I did hear one true statement during his speech, but it didn’t come from him. It was right after he said that we weren’t going to [...]
Most of what I heard last night was nothing more than the meaningless platitudes and political double-speak that Obama is well known for. Although I did hear one true statement during his speech, but it didn’t come from him. It was right after he said that we weren’t going to [...]
Oh yes. He did.
The self-important ass above is Congressman Baron Hill (D-IN). Fire him, Southern Indiana.
h/t: Little Miss Sunshine
[...]In my opinion the Tea Party scheduled for this Saturday in Washington D.C. completely misses the point. It is too late to work with our elected officials to change the direction of our country. Both parties are corrupt and inept. There is no difference between them. As a good friend [...]
“I want at least two years with President Obama and a solidly Democratic Senate so that we can get the federal government back in the housing business.”
Yes, because that whole “government in the housing business” thing worked out so brilliantly the first time [...]
Has anyone besides me noticed that newspaper writers costantly insert their opinions into what is supposed to be a “news” story? Case in point is a front page story that was printed by the Pioneer Press this last week. I refuse to purchase this paper, but sometimes glance at it while [...]
(h/t: Atlas Shrugs)
How rich is this?
Yeah, Tom Brokaw, we know what it’s like to have to sift through ‘consumer reports’ when we look for news sources. We’ve already done that, you pompous, condescending blowhard, and we’ve come to the logical and thoughtful conclusion that the news you and your [...]
As some of you may have noticed, there are some new contributors writing for Pheistyblog. I’m not going to waste time giving you their bios, because quite frankly, the thought of writing a bio stresses me out. I don’t need any more stress.
So just know that there are some new [...]
Hubby and I watched Adventureland last night, thinking that it’d be lighthearted and funny.
Nope.
The film centered around a recent college graduate who must work as a carnie at a cheesy theme park for the summer instead of going to Europe as he’d first planned. So far, so [...]
From Gallup:
PRINCETON, NJ — Gallup finds organized labor taking a significant image hit in the past year. While 66% of Americans continue to believe unions are beneficial to their own members, a slight majority now say unions hurt the nation’s economy. More broadly, fewer than half of Americans — 48%, [...]
Norm Dicks gets challenged by a blogger to take $20 as a down-payment for the health care reform bill at his town hall in Bremerton, WA. The blogger’s name is Keli Carender. Check out her blog, Redistributing Knowledge.
If you’re wondering how all of these far-left groups can continue to operate when they aren’t producing anything to fund their projects, you aren’t doing enough research on non-profits.
The current non-profit oversight structure is lax (at best) and doesn’t allow for true transparency. Instead of the [...]
Late last night, Van Jones, Obama’s ‘Green Jobs’ advisor (czar) submitted his resignation.
“On the eve of historic fights for health care and clean energy, opponents of reform have mounted a vicious smear campaign against me,” Jones, special adviser for green jobs at the White House Council on Environmental [...]
That’s how long it took to turn me from a frustrated PC user to a Mac disciple. It is true what they say:
“Once you go Mac, you never go back.”
I can’t believe I let a little thing like fear get in the way of purchasing one. Had I not been [...]
That’s how long it took to turn me from a frustrated PC user to a Mac disciple. It is true what they say:
“Once you go Mac, you never go back.”
I can’t believe I let a little thing like fear get in the way of purchasing one. Had I not been [...]
I haven’t blogged about Obama’s September 8th school address yet, but it’s not because I don’t have a lot to say about it. I’ve just been busy with life in general.
Do I think myself and others are overreacting to Obama’s planned address to school children? In many ways, yes. However, [...]
The recent Clunkers for Communists program is just another shining example of how government intervention in the free market creates absolutely NOTHING but chaos. It seems that Mr. Obama feels this urgent need to manipulate our economy at every turn. The problem is that he is using OUR money to [...]
…who believe that the general population cares what they think.
Creepy stuff, peeps. My opinion of Jason Bateman has changed (although, the ‘deuce’ comment was pretty funny).
Well, I made the leap. I finally broke down and purchased a MacBook.
My PC laptop was dying a slow and painful death, and I’ve always wanted a Mac but was just too afraid of the dreaded ’switch’. I’ve been on a PC since I was fifteen years old, so I [...]
WEAC, the teacher union thugs of Wisconsin, has endorsed the elimination of standardized testing. Why would anyone think they would do otherwise? Wisconsin in already one of the few states in which it is ILLEGAL to use testing as a means of evaluating teacher performance.
Actually, one of his aides robo-called me (and about 50,000 other Wisconsinites), to join his tele-town hall…I’ve heard a good deal of criticism about tele-town halls, and now I understand why. In the fifty-or-so minutes that it lasted, only eight questions were asked by constituents. The first nearly fifteen minutes [...]
I didn’t have the opportunity to attend Russ Feingold’s “listening” session in New Richmond, but I’ve given plenty of thought to what I might have said. That is, of course, if I was lucky enough to win the question lottery and get a chance to speak.
The way I see it, [...]
There are differing opinions as to whether or not you can legally hold protest signs on public school property. At the Feingold event this past week, we were told that we couldn’t bring signs into the event because it was on school property, but the officers [...]
Victoria Jackson (yes, that Victoria Jackson) has a post over at Breitbart’s Big Hollywood that warrants a read. Here’s an excerpt:
I saw a real fat girl once, slowly walking down the middle of an empty street in a “poor” neighborhood. She was eating from a bag of Cheetos. I [...]
Our kids are now being used as little foot soldiers for the 2010 Census:
Anyone tempted to ignore the 2010 Census will have a tough time doing it — especially if they have kids in school.
The government has launched Census in Schools, an all-out campaign targeting superintendents, principals, teachers, students [...]
