tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-78628746939288630152024-03-06T01:14:20.891-08:00Thoughts of an Independent mindPolitics, and other items of interest for the community Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04232302045817683532noreply@blogger.comBlogger309125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7862874693928863015.post-11748286429827409042012-09-05T09:14:00.001-07:002012-09-05T09:42:35.875-07:00The DNC Redux
Day 1 of the DNC
Yeap, I watched the entire Democratic convention from the women who want abortion on demand at any stage of life to the elegant Michelle Obama who certainly knows how to deliver a speech, but I have heard it all before in 2008. I certainly understand why the faithful like her.
But, it scared me in 2008, and it scares me more even now should Barack be reelected.
Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04232302045817683532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7862874693928863015.post-22770715656752529192011-04-10T12:40:00.000-07:002018-10-13T17:56:15.000-07:00Ten Years of Stock Investing
I don’t use Technical Charts. Buy and Hold still works, but temporary anomalies do occur, and sectors do fall in and out of favor. Right now, the Health sector and the Energy sector are the places to be.
From time to time, a stock investor should check how his stock picks have done. We always hear how this investor has made a killing on this investment or that investment, but we never hear Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04232302045817683532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7862874693928863015.post-37214347705415411762010-10-13T12:53:00.001-07:002010-10-13T12:56:41.383-07:00Propositions for CA elections – my voteProposition 19 - Yes -– The legalization of Marijuana. Marijuana essentially is legal in California anyway. The terminator just lowered the penalty for an ounce of marijuana to a mere 100 dollar fine. I have never been under the belief that pot will increase in usage or lead to other harder drugs. It will however lower incarcerations, and put competitive pressures on the Mexican cartels. ItMarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04232302045817683532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7862874693928863015.post-12100968549443231782010-03-22T10:28:00.001-07:002010-03-23T16:37:21.301-07:00Elections have consequences – now what? The ramifications of Health Care ReformI haven't blogged for awhile, but last night's death knell to freedom prompted me to write this new blog entry.Much of my wife's family came to the United States as political refugees escaping the corruption, socialism and the Daniel Ortega type of liberation theology oppressive style government that was and is Nicaragua. Little did they know that just shy of 32 years would their style of Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04232302045817683532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7862874693928863015.post-42317848685109062722009-09-14T15:32:00.001-07:002009-09-16T08:25:15.055-07:00Pete Stark’s Town Hall MeetingIf it sounds too good to be true, it isn't true – Judge JudyYou muck up everything you get your hands on – Senior Citizen at Pete Stark's Town Hall Meeting."I wouldn't dignify you by peeing on your leg, it wouldn't be worth wasting the urine" - Pete Stark to Senior Citizen, Town Hall Meeting Don't blame Pete - He just can't help himself.Imagine your representive saying to one of your Senior Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04232302045817683532noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7862874693928863015.post-22372539468875856172009-08-24T15:10:00.001-07:002009-08-24T16:51:48.300-07:00Health Care Reform or Bust!I have been having a lively debate on facebook with a former high school classmate of mine. He says he is a centrist, but for some reason unbeknownst to me, half the liberals I talk to say they are centrists. On his facebook profile page, his political view states the following, "Whatever causes the greatest good for the greatest number." I suppose that would be my philosophy too. I also Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04232302045817683532noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7862874693928863015.post-19887904874080097852009-07-20T12:48:00.001-07:002018-07-01T07:12:10.485-07:0030 years of suffering for the Nicaraguan people
Speech given by Daniel Ortega at 30th celebration of the Nicaraguan Revolution July 17, 2009.
Because the truth is that our sister republic of Bolivia and Venezuela have come to the aid of the people of Nicaragua – that is the truth. We would be without energy in the entire country. There wouldn't be light in Nicaragua nor would companies be able to function if it were not for Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04232302045817683532noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7862874693928863015.post-23660957533944076842009-07-15T07:28:00.000-07:002018-07-01T07:19:42.113-07:00Images from a Dallas Texas Tea party
37,000+ tea party goers in the 95%+ sweltering heat with Michelle Malkin.
https://mark24609.blogspot.com/2018/06/scams-in-singapore-jacky-tabanag.html
Michelle Malkin speaking
Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04232302045817683532noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7862874693928863015.post-79291486059093105312009-06-15T07:45:00.000-07:002009-06-15T08:01:50.981-07:00Uprising in IranJerusalem post:Without support from the United States and other Western countries, Iranian opposition groups will likely stop demonstrations against the Iranian regime and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's declared victory in Friday's presidential elections, senior Israeli defense officials said Sunday. continueWanna bet Barack Obama will not give any support to the uprisingLet's hope we do not have anotherMarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04232302045817683532noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7862874693928863015.post-79495274219862254192009-06-13T14:32:00.001-07:002009-06-13T14:39:21.426-07:00My daughter’s letter to herself.Here is an assignment I did not know my daughter had, but it was definitely a good assignment. Her eighth grade language arts teacher asked her students to write a letter to themselves. Four years later, she mailed the letters to the students at the end of their senior year in high school. This was definitely a creative idea by Raeann's language arts teacher Mrs. Sisneros. I liked the Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04232302045817683532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7862874693928863015.post-24534883344362998142009-06-10T12:22:00.001-07:002009-06-11T08:14:19.273-07:00Europe’s turn to the right"The rain in Spain falls mainly on the plain" Professor Higgins so deftly teaches Eliza Doolittle in the musical "My Fair Lady." But, Sunday, it did not rain in Spain, it poured as the left as we would say in America, "Got its proverbial butt kicked." Barack Obama, are you paying attention?The Spanish newspaper, ABC after Sunday's parliamentary elections read, "Zapatero, the absent leader." Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04232302045817683532noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7862874693928863015.post-54280483084257261362009-06-10T10:40:00.000-07:002009-06-10T10:41:11.110-07:00Can anyone say, "Jon Voight for President?"Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04232302045817683532noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7862874693928863015.post-28497781850568660342009-06-07T12:37:00.000-07:002009-06-07T12:41:37.281-07:00Brokaw compares Israel to the NAZIsThe only word for this is "Unbelievable."Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the EconomyPowerline states the following:Much has been made of President Obama's "on the other hand" transition, in his speech yesterday, from the Holocaust to the travails of the Palestinians. Some thought that he implied a kind of equivalence. But the appalling Tom Brokaw reminded us that it Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04232302045817683532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7862874693928863015.post-6955891643297854022009-06-05T08:45:00.000-07:002009-06-05T08:51:12.058-07:00A First in Barack Obama's Poll numbersRasmussen, the most accurate of the polling organizations shows Obama's approval ratings and disapproval ratings to be equal - a first.The President’s ratings have slipped since General Motors filed for bankruptcy to initiate a new government bailout and takeover. Just 26% of Americans believe the GM bailout was a good idea and nearly as many support a boycott of GM products. It remains to be Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04232302045817683532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7862874693928863015.post-77859679756628061482009-06-04T19:27:00.001-07:002009-06-07T14:41:55.329-07:00Obama’s message to Islam"Fight and slay the pagans wherever you find them, and see them, belittle them and lie and wait for them in every strategy of war." (The Koran Sura 9 Verse 5)Note: The majority of Muslims in Western countries are not radicalized because they are not influenced by the propaganda of the Middle East, however this does not mean we should not monitor the Mosques in the United States for Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04232302045817683532noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7862874693928863015.post-34000248890185117922009-06-02T11:50:00.000-07:002009-06-02T11:59:19.726-07:00Oh, The naiveté of it allWhat does this mean? We are giving Tehran til the end of the year to come up with a Nuclear Weapon. Obama is continuing the footwork of Clinton and BushPresident Barack Obama suggested that Iran may have some right to nuclear energy _ provided it proves by the end of the year that its aspirations are peaceful.In a BBC interview broadcast Tuesday, he also restated plans to pursue direct Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04232302045817683532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7862874693928863015.post-78666091514131571522009-05-29T11:57:00.001-07:002009-06-01T10:23:49.288-07:00Bill O’Reilly’s War of Words.Two blogging sites I frequent quite often are Michelle Malkin's sites www.michellemalkin.com and www.hotair.com. On both of these sites, Michelle offers in depth analysis from a conservative perspective of the political world. They are both great sites.The other night while watching "The O'Reilly factor", O'Reilly decided to dump on www.hotair.com by pointing to one derogatory remark on the Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04232302045817683532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7862874693928863015.post-76468018647497339692009-05-27T10:30:00.001-07:002009-05-27T11:26:37.480-07:00Soaking the rich – part 564California keeps raising its taxes thinking in its delusional liberal mind that somehow this will extricate the state from its ills. New York was jealous of California, so after California raised its tax rate, New York raised its tax rate. New York is now going to attempt to impose a 2% millionaire tax on "New Yorkers" who earn more than 200,000 dollars a year. The top tax rate will be 8.97% Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04232302045817683532noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7862874693928863015.post-365041813941688212009-05-21T17:41:00.001-07:002009-05-23T14:15:36.108-07:00The gloves are off – Obama vs. Cheneyme"To the very end of our administration, we kept Al-Queda terrorists busy with other problems. We focused on getting their secrets, instead of sharing ours with them. And on our watch, they never hit this country again." Dick Cheney.Dick Cheney was scheduled to speak weeks in advance at the American Enterprise Institute this morning in defense of the Bush Administration's policies war on Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04232302045817683532noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7862874693928863015.post-5800918875038369832009-05-19T11:35:00.000-07:002009-05-19T20:40:08.675-07:00Let's just finish off the auto industry once and for all.The car of the futureI am sure glad I have two relatively new cars purchased within the last couple of years, because I saved myself 1,300 dollars per vehicle.Who thinks this increase in car prices Obama has pledged is not a tax on the little guy? Obama was only suppose to tax people who made $250,000 a year or more I thought. By the time it is all said and done with I can guarantee it will be Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04232302045817683532noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7862874693928863015.post-85891950726937894082009-05-18T13:08:00.000-07:002009-05-18T13:22:55.736-07:00Guatemala on the verge of collapseAfter the release of a video from the recently assasinated Attorney Rosenberg, Gutatemala has been in a state of crisis. Even the FBI has now become involved.videosMarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04232302045817683532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7862874693928863015.post-87580957421736232982009-05-16T19:15:00.000-07:002009-05-16T19:27:32.399-07:00Eurovision - and the winner is "Fairytale" from NorwayThe Winner of the 54th Eurovision contest - Norway - Fairytale by Alexander RybackAlexander Rybak won (with 387 points) the 54th Eurovision in Russia 2009, singing Fairytale, a song inspired by Russian and Norwegian folk music. The song was composed and written by Rybak himself. The song is performed with the modern folk dance company Frikar. The song has received good reviews with a 6 out of 6 Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04232302045817683532noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7862874693928863015.post-55673356089945074712009-05-15T14:40:00.001-07:002009-05-15T21:09:14.916-07:00Guatemala in Crisis – What President Colom of Guatemala and The Cosa Nostra have in common.videos belowI was translating the entire two videos to English when I realized the Guatemalan newspaper, El Periódico had already done it. Talk about recreating the wheel.Guatemala is in the middle of a crisis that seems to have stepped out of the script of a Hollywood movie. Any producer would be envious of the script unfolding in the tiny country of Guatemala. The sad fact is this script is Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04232302045817683532noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7862874693928863015.post-83951987547274167442009-05-14T18:57:00.001-07:002009-05-14T19:01:19.946-07:00The press conference that didn't work or Maybe there should be a "truth comission"Nancy Pelosi didn't know anything. Pelosi didn't know anything about waterboarding. The CIA lied. Who do you believe?Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04232302045817683532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7862874693928863015.post-67350367678473358322009-05-14T11:12:00.001-07:002009-05-14T15:59:33.298-07:00Eurovisión: There must be another way – Noa and Mira (Israel)Noa and Mira - There must be another way.Eurovision is a singing contest among most of the countries of Europe. When Eurovision is on, the entire continent of Europe becomes fixated to their television sets. I still remember when Mocedades won Eurovisión in 1973 with its song Eres Tú. In 1973, Spanish was never heard on American radio stations, but a disc jockey heard the song, played it and Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04232302045817683532noreply@blogger.com0