This does not bode well...

Barack Obama, the Crybaby-Elect, errrrmm... I mean the President-Elect is having some stress issues. Boo hoo.

What could possibly be getting him down? Let's let World Net Daily tell us:

The strain of the long campaign and a frenetic transition period is beginning to wear on the face of President-elect Barack Obama, who has developed a facial tic under his right eye.

Waaahh.... Being President is haaaarrrrrd...... Oh. Wait a second. He's not the President yet. He hasn't even reported for his first day on the job. His job as the President. Of the United States. The leader of the free world. And they're telling us this clown can't even handle the TRANSITION period?

What. a. freaking. joke.

Well, we may as well see what has Bambi so upset:

Besides the economic crisis, Obama is having to worry about his own security. The Secret Service reportedly is dealing with more threats against him than any other president-elect in history.

Okay, so he's not excited about threats against his person. I can certainly understand that. The more important issue is how is he going to handle the myriad threats against our country? You know, the ones that come flowing across the transom EVERY. DAMN. DAY.

But, enough about poor downtrodden Barack. How's the fair Michelle doing?

Michelle Obama, who closely monitors her husband's public appearances, is said to be distraught over the facial tic.

Oh, no! Distraught, you say? I'm sure we'll be in for some lectures on how we need to work together to ease Barack's pain and stress. Stop complaining about your crippling taxes! Stop fighting the soul-fix that Obama's creating for you! Let go of your piece of the pie! You can finally be proud of this country... stop criticizing The One!

Well, I'm sure something can be done to soothe his jangled nerves. Let's see what the experts say:

...studies show that simple tics disappear during sleep, which suggests that a relaxation treatment, such as hypnotherapy, might work better than medication to calm the misfiring nerves during the day.

Wow. Hypnotherapy, huh? The thought of the Commander-in-Chief being hypnotized by some hack doesn't do much to calm MY nerves. Will we be able to make him cluck like a chicken every time the phone rings? (Hmmm, on second thought, that might be kinda funny.... also, it might actually be an improvement...)

Here's another thing that's supposedly got him hot and bothered:

Walters asked Obama if that means he will get his BlackBerry back. In response, Obama says, "Well, I'm, I'm negotiating to figure out how can I get information from outside of the ten or 12 people who surround my office in the White House. Because, one of the worst things I think that could happen to a president is losing touch with what people are going through day to day.'

Holy Moses on a Handcart! Is he kidding? He doesn't understand why he can't keep his stupid toy? How about the fact that sending sensitive documents out into cyberspace could put National Security in jeopardy? Also, there's the matter of something we like to call the Presidential Records Act. It's a little rule that puts his correspondence into the public record and up for public review. But Barack says "To Hell with all that!" He wants it, dammit. He'll cry 'til he gets it.

Something tells me that he has no idea what he's in for. If he can't understand the security issues that would force him to give up his BlackBerry, I don't think he can comprehend the vast responsibility that is about to be dumped on his arrogant head.

And if he is ALREADY stressed out enough to develop a chronic tic, God help us all when Russia makes another move toward Poland, Ahmadinejad starts sword-rattling in Israel's direction and the economy tanks. We'll find him in the Lincoln bedroom with his blankie and his smokes... just trying to keep the nerves at bay. And I suppose he'll also have his BlackBerry... Presumably he'll be trying to e-mail an adult to tell him what to do about running the country.

We are in for a very bumpy ride.

Via Liberty Girl


© Jana Ogletree 2008

Things I am Thankful for....

• My super awesome spouse (Hi, Pumpkin!)...
• My dogs, Sloane & Groo...
• My cute little blue bungalow with the pink door...
• Wine. Sweet, sweet, beautiful wine....
• America...
• My Mom & Siblings....
• Our Military Troops who keep us safe and protect our freedoms...
• People too lazy to cook, who (because they are too lazy to cook) go to my restaurant for Thanksgiving dinner and provide me with a boat-load of holiday cheer (and by holiday cheer, I mean money!)
• Going out for a steak dinner with the aforementioned spouse on the Friday after Thanksgiving (What? I'm supposed to cook a turkey? Give me a break... I'm exhausted after providing all that damn Thanksgiving happiness to strangers...)
• Flannel pajamas (preferably Nick & Nora brand - they're the softest and coziest. Mmmmm... Flannel p.j.'s)
• Our DVD player and a varied selection of TV shows on DVD (Hmmm.... What should we watch tonight? Drama? Comedy? We've got it all... Thanks Amazon!)

Not necessarily in that order -- it varies slightly from day to day....

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!!!

(Oh, and if you have 24 extra minutes, you can watch the funniest Thanksgiving episode ever aired on television: WKRP in Cincinnati - Turkeys Away ... Timeless.

© Jana Ogletree 2008

I'm ready for my close-up, Mr. DeMille....

Squeeeeee!!!! ..... 15 minutes of fame for moi!

I was interviewed by USA Today! Back on November 15, I wrote a post called "Why Watch Puppies?" ... The topic was why in the world would 20,000+ people watch puppies take a nap .....

Well, a reporter for USA Today saw that post and called me for an interview. It's up now on the USA Today website!

Here's my part:

When the reality of the world gets to be too much for Jana Ogletree, a waitress from Elgin, Idaho, she turns to — puppies.

Six puppies, to be precise — romping, rolling, sleeping, yelping and playing.

Ogletree doesn't own the six furry shiba inu puppies. And she's never touched them. Instead, the puppies are being raised by an anonymous couple in San Francisco, and Ogletree — along with some 4 million others around the world — watches them live, online via video feed on Ustream.tv three to four times a day.

"The economy is tanking. There's going to be a new change in the administration," says Ogletree, 42. "Everything happening in the outside world right now is just completely overwhelming.

"What's a better little island in the midst of a giant sea of angst than six little puppies in San Francisco?"

She got the state wrong, I'm in Illinois, not Idaho, but what the heck?! She got my name right!

I feel so flattered that my silly little blog post got the attention of a writer for a national newspaper! Thanks for introducing me to the world, Janet Kornblum!

Now, all you book publishers, tv producers, radio moguls and/or magazine editors out there.... call me, 'kay? I'm in the book.

© Jana Ogletree 2008

Steele for change....

Michael Steele wants to be the new RNC Chairman. I, personally, would prefer to see him as an elected official (maybe running for VP with Palin or Jindal), but he wants to be in a strategy planning/party leadership role.

His wish is my command...Go to his website and check it out. He has some good things to say. The party needs some new faces and new ways to deliver the message. The CONSERVATIVE message. Not some watered down, wishy-washy liberal-lite message, like the muddled up mess that was delivered during this dismal campaign (Yeah... I'm looking at you, John McCain....). Here's what he says in his first blog post (emphasis mine):

We already know what to do because our path has been blazed by great conservatives like President Ronald Reagan. To him and to us conservatism means guaranteeing the opportunity for anyone willing to work hard, the value of life both for the born and the unborn, focusing on the value of community, the value of family, and the values of fiscal responsibility and economic growth. Conservatism speaks to the great traditions of President Reagan while looking to an ever better future - it means making the American Dream our way of life again.

Another promising aspect of Steele being a party leader is that he wants to work with Newt Gingrich to build the platform and create the strategy. According to The Weekly Standard:

The source also contradicted a report in Tuesday's Washington Times that Steele and Gingrich were competing for the RNC post.

"There is no fight," the source said. "This tension between Michael Steele and Newt Gingrich is totally fabricated and, in fact, Gingrich and Steele are working together to create a new strategy for the direction of the GOP."

We know that Gingrich can come through with the goods. He's done it before, and he can do it again. With Gingrich providing ideas, and Steele providing execution, I think we would have a pretty good team. (By the way, that's execution of ideas...not Liberals... although that sounds appealing, too.....)

So, come on Conservatives... Republicans need new messengers for a timeless message!



© Jana Ogletree 2008

damn wine... ruins productivity...

Or, should it be: Damn! Wine ruins productivity...

I'm not sure which punctuation scenario is correct. Probably neither. Maybe both. Grammar is hard. Especially when the aforementioned wine is involved.

All day today, I've been working diligently on an awesome post, guaranteed to piss you off so royally that your head will explode. Well, working off and on, really...I've been reading/looking at other stuff, too... but still. Heads. Exploding. Should be awesome, right?

Then, spouse returns from business trip, wine is consumed, blogger resumes work, quickly (and correctly) concludes that she is literally unable to compose legible sentences.

I'll try again tomorrow...

Ciao.

P.S. A quick note about the title of this post -- It's a bunch of crap... this open letter should explain it:

Dear Wine:

I'm sorry about that silly title. I didn't mean it. You are not the destroyer of productivity, you are my best friend. I just wrote that for comic effect, hoping to score a few cheap laughs.

Still friends?

Love,
Jana

© Jana Ogletree 2008

I'm in Hilljack Heaven....

It's 10:47 on Friday night. There are two hounds at my feet, I'm drinking Jim Beam & Diet 7-up, listening to classic country music on my Yahoo player and eating BBQ-flavored pork rinds. Yee-haw.....

The Professional Bull Riding Finals are over, so I lack the video component necessary for true redneck nirvana. Maybe I could clean a rifle or something? That seems like an activity that would fit into my theme evening ... If it weren't 18 freakin' degrees outside, I'd go out in my wife-beater and yell cuss words at that house with the Obama yard sign .... Would that be wrong?

Stu? Honey? Maybe you shouldn't go out of town for more than a day at a time.....I obviously should not be left unsupervised for long periods of time... Can't wait to see you tomorrow!!

© Jana Ogletree 2008

An odd coincidence....

Remember Gillian Anderson? She played Dana Scully on The X-Files. Haven't seen much of her around lately, huh? Yeah... have you missed her? Me, neither.

Apparently she's been gone for a while. She went to live in London in 2002, after The X-Files was cancelled. Who knew? Sure, she pops up every now and then to appear in an unsuccessful movie, but for the most part she keeps to herself in the UK.

But, don't worry.... our heretofore unknown separation from Gillian Anderson may soon be over. She's coming back to the good ol' USA. I'll bet you can guess why.... That's right! It's because Barack Obama has been elected President, and we're good enough for her again. A source close to Anderson reveals the following to a UK newspaper:

“Now that Obama’s heading for the White House, she feels she could bring up her children in the kind of America she wants them to experience, rather than a country run by current President George Bush.”

Yay! Gillian can raise her kids in the midst of a depression brought on by Democrats and their Socialist experiments. They can stand in bread lines with the rest of us! What a patriot!

Now, it's a funny little cowinky-dink that I came across that snippet regarding Gillian Anderson tonight. And here's why. Literally, I haven't thought about her or heard anything about her since The X-Files was cancelled. And then, today, I was in Wal-Mart waiting to get my tire repaired. (I thought I needed a new tire, which would have cost about $100 bucks. Instead of screwing me over, the most excellent Wal-Mart Auto Department guys repaired it instead of replacing it, costing only $9.50. I love Wal-Mart, and screw all of you jackasses who don't [I'm looking at you, Liberals] .... But, I digress...)

Anywhoooo, I was at Wal-Mart, waiting for my tire. I picked up a copy of US Magazine (a stupid gossip rag that I would never read under any other circumstance), and read a little blurb about Gillian Anderson giving birth to her second son, Felix. Her older son's name is Oscar. Ha ha ha ... clever, right? But, wait! She's NOT a fan of The Odd Couple. As a matter of fact, her manager told US Magazine that she's never even seen the show, and she had no idea that those names were associated with it.

My reaction to that statement was, "Huh? Is that possible? Can it be that anyone in America (especially someone who is 40 years old) could be unfamiliar with The Odd Couple? It was a Tony award winning play, a successful movie (complete with sequel), and a hit TV show that ran for five years. It's pretty much ingrained into pop culture, isn't it? Wow, that Gillian Anderson must be one clueless bitch."

And, yes. That's exactly what it sounds like inside my head. (Only with more swearing and lots of goofy non sequiturs.)

So, anyway, I get home and read that she's thinking about coming back to America because she can finally be proud to be an American again... and my reaction to that statement was: "Yep. Clueless bitch pretty much sums it up...."

Here's your link.

UPDATE: After I wrote this, I started to wonder ... Is her boyfriend that frickin' clueless too? Wouldn't it be a cosmic twist of fate if she managed to hook up with the only other nitwit in the world completely oblivious to pop culture? Or, are they trying to be clever with their children's names and just pretending to be clownshoes? Which of those scenarios is more retarded?

Aack... my head. It aches.

© Jana Ogletree 2008

Ahh, the good old days....

Let's take a trip to yesteryear... back to a simpler time. A time when nobody gave a damn about a teenager's feeeeeeeelingssss.

So, here we are in the 50's, and we know that the best way to build a gal's confidence is to mock her mercilessly until she straightens up and flies right. Cruel to be kind, and all that jazz.
Hey, you! Yes, you...You sloppy, horrible girl! What the hell is wrong with you? What's with that hair? That blouse? Those.....SOCKS?! Get out of the damn shot! You're making us all sick. Great. Now look what you've done. You've made that nice boy abandon his perfectly lovely park bench because you are so revolting. I hope you're happy -- you've got some nerve, sister.

Now, go comb your hair before we run your tacky ass out of town.


© Jana Ogletree 2008

When I was 12...

I wasn't doing a darn thing worthwhile when I was 12... I was reading a lot of books and doing my best to get out of gym class...

This girl, however, is doing something very worthwhile:
Her name is Eleese, she lives in Minnesota, and she spent her summer riding her horse to raise money for a super great cause. She is trying to raise $16,000,000 (yep, that's MILLION) dollars to build a vacation ranch for veterans and their families.

Check out her website and get all of the info on this awesome little girl and help her meet her very impressive goal.

http://www.onegirloneride.com/

Change? More like déjà vu all over again...

Here's an interesting headline from Yahoo News this morning:

Obama Staff Combines DC Minds With Chicago Roots

As a former advertising professional, it's in my nature to tweak that headline. You know... make it catchy, give it some pizazz. Something like this:

Obama Staff Combines Washed-Up Clinton Criminals with Up-and-Coming Chicago Thugs

Hmmm, on second thought, maybe that's a little too "in your face" honest. Oh, well... I guess that's why the Obama-adoring AP hasn't offered me a job writing headlines.

The point is, combining a bunch of Clinton has-beens with a bunch of Chicago wanna-bes is hardly Change We Can Believe In. It's just more of the same old crap that we don't want to believe. Again.

Now, back to that article. For the most part, it's pretty wonkish, with a lot of blah, blah, blah about who's being chosen for what. However, they did toss in this hilarious gem (emphasis mine):

Obama comes to the Oval Office with an ambitious list of campaign promises that will require Capitol Hill's cooperation and approval, and his team is heavy on the legislative experience that Obama is lacking.

Hoo hoo, hee hee... Stop it, AP! You're killin' me! Lacking legislative experience, you say? Get out! Are you telling me that voting "Present" eight million times doesn't count as legislative experience?

Interested in knowing who will comprise the administration of our new Socialist overlords? Here's your link.

© Jana Ogletree 2008

Why Watch Puppies?

Why are the puppies in my previous post so popular? Well, they're cute, cuddly and adorable. Who doesn't love cute, cuddly and adorable? But, there has to be more to it, don't you think?

So.... why? Why spend time watching a bunch of puppies on the Internet? You wanna know why? I'll tell you why. Because the national anxiety level is so high that a whole hell of a lot of people want to curl up, rock back and forth, and moan "we're screwed, we're so screwed, OH MY GOD WE ARE SO FUCKING SCREWED!"

Ahem.

Fortunately, watching those cute little puppies frolic and play provides sweet, soothing relief from that bitter, pervasive angst. Plus, if a co-worker or spouse walks into the room, it's a lot easier to say "Oooooh, look at the puppies!" than it is to explain why you're under your desk with an econo-size bottle of Jack Daniels. (Trust me on this one.)

As I'm typing this, more than 20,000 people are watching six puppies TAKE A NAP, for Pete's sake! My guess is that about 95% of them are folks who are trying to somehow escape from the idea that on Jan. 20 our country will be "ruled" by Socialists. ("Ruled" being their word, not mine.... Seriously, one of Dear Leader's minions said on Meet the Press that Obama is ready to rule on Day One... not lead, not govern -- RULE.)

Ugh. I'm starting to get depressed just thinking about it. How will Republicans get the Senate back? What will the new administration do to obstruct our freedoms? How will we be able to .......... Oh, look! The one with the yellow collar is playing with a giant stuffed carrot.... and the one with the purple collar won't let any of the others sleep... LA LA LA LA LA.... everything will be ok... everything will be ok...

See? It works! Puppy therapy works! (And that bottle of Jack helps, too....)

© Jana Ogletree 2008

PUUUUUPPPIES!!!

Damn, the Internet is awesome! If you are sick and tired of politics, sick and tired of the rat race, or just sick and tired in general... here's a dose of cuteness that should take the edge off -- a live-streaming puppy cam! (What'll they think of next?):
(Update - Feb 15: The puppies are no longer on a continuous live stream, because they've all grown up and moved to their new homes. This is a still from the original feed...)

The only problem with the puppy cam? If you are in possession of a heart, when you see the puppies' cute little puppy faces, watch the puppies frolic and play puppy games, and take puppy naps in a big puppy pile, you will then fall in love with the puppies and want a puppy of your very own. Don't ask how I know this, I just do. (Apparently you will also be driven to write very long run-on sentences and use a lot of commas....)

Okay! Yes! I admit it! I am weak! My icy heart has melted at the sight of those adorable little fuzzballs. I've got puppy fevah! And not even more cowbell can cure it. Unfortunately, the current canine administration here at Chez Mutt has rejected the idea of expanding our puppy department. They tell me that we just don't have any puppy openings at this time ... however, they will be happy to keep any and all puppy applications on file and contact qualified puppies in the future if anything should become available.

Sigh.

© Jana Ogletree 2008

Best line EVAH!!

I was reading one of the many blogs I follow earlier, and I came across the most awesome phrase ever in a comments section (sorry, I can't remember who said it or where -- it's almost as if I've been drinking or something...)

Drumroll, please:

Who knew that guy was such a "weapons-grade clownshoe"?

HA! LOVE IT! I'm going to be working that into my repertoire, oooooh, yessss I will.....

From Urban Dictionary:

clownshoe n.
1. A stupid person; a dolt.
2. A person of profound mental retardation having a mental age below three years.
3. Marked by a lack of intelligence.

© Jana Ogletree

Signs, signs, everywhere are signs...

Here are some signs we'll never see from the left-wing Obama worshippers, errrm... I mean the media...But I repeat myself. Whatever. Tomato, tomahto....

My favorite is Chris Matthews admitting he is a stupid loudmouth.

And as for John McCain, why hasn't he stepped up and defended Sarah against his "anonymous" staff? He should be thanking her for making his campaign interesting and saving him from a complete blowout. Instead, he is leaving her to deal with the spiteful leeches of Washington politics.

Shameful.

(h/t Jim Treacher)

© Jana Ogletree 2008

FLASHBACK!! June 2008.....

Here's a fun post from June....can't be all politics, all the time!

June 15, 2008 --
Our dog Groo is a Keeshond/Sheltie mix. He has a thick, wooly undercoat that makes him really hot and uncomfortable in the hot weather. So, we decided to give him a new summer 'do.

Before:

After:

I'm not entirely sure that's our dog. In fact, I'm not entirely sure that's a dog at all.

Silver Lining....

Between Barack the Clueless and Joe the Gaffemaster, I'll have plenty of stuff to write about for the next four years. (Unless that Civilian Security Force comes knocking on my door....)

Anyway, it should come as no surprise that in his very first press conference, Obama stuck his foot in his mouth (no teleprompter, don't you know...):


What. A. Tool.

Hey, Barry? Want a tip on achieving bi-partisan unity? Here's a good one: Ronald Reagan is our hero, so don't take cheap shots at his widow.

Plus, as usual he has his facts wrong. Nancy consulted an astrologer -- Mary Todd Lincoln held seances.

Also, what is that idiotic sign on the podium? Office of the President-Elect?!? Sheesh.... ego need stroking much?

Speaking of ego-stroking, looks like the Light-Bringer is still nursing a grudge ...

Who Got To Ask Questions At The Obama Presser?

Nedra Pickler (AP), Lee Cowan (NBC), Jake Tapper (ABC), Chip Reid (CBS), Karen Bohan (Reuters), John McCormick (Chicago Tribune), Lynn Sweet (Chicago Sun-Times), Candy Crowley (CNN), Jeff Zeleny (New York Times).

Which network didn't get a question? Fox News.

Way to mend fences, huh?

© Jana Ogletree 2008

From 52 to 48..... Awwww, that's sweet......

Back in 2004, a few tolerant Liberals and some sore losers (but I repeat myself), created this website and posted signs like these, apologizing to the world for the election results:

But, things are different now ... We are ushering in a new era of hope and change! To celebrate the ascension of Dear Leader, they've created a new website, and they've decided it's time for us all to be pals again. They are reaching out to us, offering us peace! love! unity!:

I don't have any magic markers to make a cool sign, nor do I have my camera handy, so I'll just write a letter:

Dear 52:

Bite me.

xoxoxo,
48

P.S. Looking forward to more lovey-dovey, sugar-sweet unity signs in 2012 when Bobby Jindal and Sarah Palin sweep into Washington to clean up the shambles created by your Messiah ... I'll send you a new box of crayons to mark the occasion!

Republicans have been subjected to a constant barrage of bitter, hateful contempt for the past 8 years -- some of the stuff sent our way was more vile than any sane person could imagine.

As a recipient of that vitriol, I'll decide when it's time to play nice. Thanks for the lame attempt, though. I guess.

© Jana Ogletree

Hey, Oprah & Barbara Walters??

Hey, Bitches? Wanting to interview Sarah Palin now is just a tad too little, too late, methinks ... Oh, and Mr. Cryptkeeper Larry King? That goes for you, too:

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - Gov. Sarah Palin hadn't been back home in Alaska for a full day and her staff had begun fielding requests Thursday for postelection interviews, including from Barbara Walters, Oprah Winfrey, Larry King and others.

Pitiful media whores. They didn't have the guts to have her on their lame, vapid shows before the election because they were afraid of screwing with their Messiah's chances. Now, like the pigs they are, they're all running to the trough to get a piece of her.

She should tell them all to, well... what I would suggest is not very nice, and I'm sure my mother is hyperventilating about all the swearing on this blog these past few days. So, I'll say something folksy...

Sarah should tell them to just go jump in a river.

Preferably one filled with piranhas.

What? Just because I'm being folksy doesn't mean I don't want the idiots to suffer.... I still gotta be me.

Here's your link.


© Jana Ogletree 2008

Market tanks...AGAIN...

So, when do we get started with that Age of Plenty? Obama promised us a new world full of rainbows and happiness. Well? Where is it? He was elected two days ago. I don't intend to wait forever, you know. I fully expect my candy-cane in the mail sooner rather than later. And, they can go ahead and deliver that unicorn this Saturday -- I'll be home all day to sign for it.

Wait.....what? Did no one tell the stock market folks (evil rich people, no doubt!) that our savior has arrived and the country is on it's way to healing? Someone get that Light-Bringer on the horn and let him know that he needs to get crackin' and start fixin' stuff...Oceans are still rising, you know! Chip, chop, chip! Time's a-wastin'!

Ruh, roh...looks like there's trouble in Paradise.....could it be that a few disciples are already a little disappointed with the Messiah's ascension? ha ha ha ha:

Welcome to the age of Obama! An enlightened time in which you work, but don't get the money that you think you should.... Actually, it's really just a time saver for the Obama administration. If they don't bother giving it to you up front, it saves them the trouble of having to take it back later. Genius!

Maybe things will improve once we all learn the song -- Yes, we can, can, can....:

Or, maybe by the end of his first term we'll all be so brain-dead we just won't care anymore.

Gotta get that new House and Senate voted in when 2010 rolls around!

© Jana Ogletree 2008

Hey! Yeah, I'm talking to you, PointyFinger McBlamepants....

(Dear Mom: Sorry, but this one isn't edited either....More bad language, I'm afraid....)

Now, back to you, Mr. and/or Ms. PointyFinger McBlamepants.... I have a little message for all of you "anonymous" campaign aides and all of you phony elitists who are trying to blame this election fiasco on Sarah Palin:

Fuck all ya'll Nickelback haters.

(That's an inside joke, but trust me it's funny. Also? It's an appropriate response to all this nasty back-biting and smear-mongering...)

Here's a little news flash about McCain. There was not a single conservative in this country who was excited about John McCain being the Republican candidate. None. Nada. Zip. Zero. And that includes me. John McCain is a true American hero and a good, decent man. And God knows he was a hundred trillion times the better option, compared to Obama. But make no mistake, he's not conservative by any stretch of the imagination. He won the nomination because the Republican image was tarnished, and many in the party felt like an "anti" Republican was the only way to beat the Democrats.

Sarah Palin excited the Republican base because she is a Conservative, with a capital "C". She excited a lot of PUMAs because she is a woman, and they (rightly) felt that Hillary was treated poorly in the primaries by Obama's camp and by the media. Sarah Palin did more for that ticket than ANYONE else could have done. I sure as hell didn't see John McCain pulling in crowds of 20,000 or more, but Sarah was doing it.

Sarah was called up to bat, and she hit the ball as far as she could. She would have knocked it out of the park if she hadn't been restrained by McCain's inexplicable decisions and poor handling by campaign staffers. She was playing to win, and McCain was playing to lose with honor. Which he did, I suppose.

So, for all of you anonymous back-biting weasels? You should stop being such cowards and at least have the balls to sign your name to your hateful gossip. Because that's exactly what it sounds like -- the kind of petty, vicious gossip that vapid high-school girls indulge in when they are confronted with someone who's prettier or smarter or just plain better than they are.

And for all the rest of you losers who insist on pointing fingers and blaming Sarah Palin for McCain's loss....look instead to McCain. It's ridiculous to blame the Republican loss on her wardrobe, or on her "going rogue", or her interview performances. Instead, you can blame the mistakes McCain himself made. He was handed the ball over and over again, and he fumbled. Every. single. time.

Ugh. I just re-read this and realized that there's a lot of tired sports metaphors. Sorry about that...I think I need a nap. It's raining and 56 degrees. Yep, that's a perfect prescription for peak nap performance.

While I do that...you watch Zo -- he's got an interesting take on Conservatism and who the Republicans should have chosen as the nominee. He basically says what I said about John McCain as a Conservative nominee... As for who HIS choice would have been, I'm not sure I agree, but it's an entertaining post-game wrap-up, nonetheless. Damn, another lame sports analogy. Oh, well...here he is. Nine minutes, but well worth it:

Now seriously, I need to get to that nap!

© Jana Ogletree 2008

Onward....2010 is just around the corner!

I've had a day to absorb the devastating facts of this election. Not accept, mind you, but absorb. Do still I think Obama is a disaster? Yes. Do I still think he can do a whole lot to fuck things up? Oh, Hell yes.

So....I spent all day trying to figure out how to muddle through the next four years, politically speaking. (And crying....but just a little.) (Plus, I got my nails done -- pretty!)

My conclusions after a day of navel-gazing and manicures?

Something similar to this:
Believe me, I'm about as far from a Pollyanna as you can get. But I don't want to spend four years wallowing in defeat and sinking into despair. We can't afford it. And by we, I mean American conservatives. The Republican party absolutely cannot stagnate and it cannot remain centrist-- it needs to get back to Reagan conservatism. And we need to do it quick, fast and in a hurry.

Why the rush? Because it's only two years until the mid-term elections. So, now we move forward and elect CONSERVATIVE Congressmen and Senators in 2010. Hopefully, the economy will prevent Obama and his stooges from doing irreparable damage between now and then. (Oh, what a bitter pill for the Liberals if the crappy economy they brought about with their social engineering is the very thing that prevents them from achieving their Marxist goals.)

Plus, all of those little holes that were put into his bubble will get larger, and the bubble will burst. Ayers, Wright, Khalidi, Rezko, fraudulent campaign contributions, ACORN -- everything the media covered up about him will eventually come out. When it does, that will bring about a backlash.

The Supreme Court is a different story, but there's not a damn thing I can do about that.

So. Like I said -- we have to get the Liberals out of the House and Senate in 2010, paving the way to a Presidential victory in 2012.

What faces do I want to see in the 2012 race? Any combination of these:

Sarah Palin

Michael SteeleBobby Jindal (sigh...gotta little crush on this one....sorry, Stu!) Mark Sanford

Add to the list Eric Cantor, Tim Pawlenty and/or Newt Gingrich -- Sorry, but I was too lazy to find good photos of all of them.

So, that's my pep talk for today, Conservatives. Never give up, Never surrender.

Oh, and drink lots of wine.

WOLVERINES!!

© Jana Ogletree

Southpark Stu & Jana....

Eerily accurate....except that instead of a beer mug, I'd be holding a wine glass...

And, here's Stu.... his real-life guitar's a lot nicer...

Our first Socialist president

(I did not edit any curse words with asterisks today -- very bad language ahead. Sorry, Mom.)

I can't even try to be funny today. Electing this man into the Oval Office is a fucking tragedy. Nothing less than a catastrophic nightmare.

Reagan destroyed the Soviet Union, and millions of American soldiers have died fighting oppression and terror all over the globe. They died for what? So that ill-informed and lazy Americans could elect someone who is fundamentally dishonest about himself, his past and his agenda. A Chicago thug with close ties to terrorists, racists and felons. A Socialist who seeks defeat for our military, a crushing tax burden, and the redistribution of wealth. All wrapped up and concealed in some nebulous promise of "hope" and "change".

The Pollyannas among us tell us that we should be gracious in defeat and be proud that we've elected our first black president. Why? I have no desire to be gracious and meekly accept that we lost to Socialism. And as for our "first black president", so what? Who gives a fuck that he's black? I'm more concerned that he will do permanent damage to this country and our way of life. He has openly said that he wants to redistribute wealth, disarm our military, and change the Constitution via his Supreme Court nominees.

Screw "bi-partisanship". I have no desire to reach across the aisle and compromise with Obama or his leftist cronies. I can't find one single issue that I am willing to change my stance on for the sake of "unity". Military disarmament? Fairness doctrine? Heavier restrictions on gun rights? Drilling bans? Crushing tax burden? Expansion of government? Nationalized health care? Federal funding for partial-birth abortion? Affirmative action? Defeat in Iraq? Civilian security force (whatever the hell that's supposed to be...)? Redistribution of wealth? Skyrocketing utility bills for the sake of "climate change"?

Nope, nope, nope, nope, and.......nope. I will not budge on even one of those things. I hate the idea that any of those issues will become actualities under an Obama administration, and I refuse to "unify" with the motherfuckers who want to make them reality. They're not interested in unity. They aren't going to compromise with Conservatives -- they never have. Any conservative issue that has made it's way though Congress has only done so because they were outvoted, not because any of those douchebags reached across the aisle. Those liberal asshats have been licking their chops at the idea of being in charge for months. They can't wait to start dipping their beaks into the seemingly never-ending well of taxpayer funds.

The American way of life may very well be on it's way to ending. Obama spent the last 2 years promising unicorns and candy to everyone who voted for him. If anyone had actually being paying attention (instead of counting their goodies), they would have heard Obama specifically promise to destroy American ideals and the American way of life. Those "fundamental" changes he talks about are changes to our freedoms. Because he does not think this country is great. He thinks this country could be great, someday, if we would just be more "fair" about wealth distribution and if we just go ahead and relinquish our military power to the rest of the world. And he thinks he is the one to make it so.

Jimmy Carter brought this country low, but he did so out of incompetence, not an actual desire to destroy us. His disastrous term was a very hard lesson to learn. I can't even imagine the damage Obama will do. His agenda is truly frightening, and it will have long term effects. And we can't count on a Reaganesque phoenix emerging from the ashes of this revolting defeat to save us this time.

Bobby Jindal? Sarah Palin? Mitt Romney? Michael Steele? Newt Gingrich? Are any of you listening? We need you now more than ever.

Congratulations, America. You betrayed the Constitution and sold your souls for a miserable $500 bucks. You deserve what you get.

Indeed, we are now on the Highway to Hell.


© Jana Ogletree 2008

Eastern polls close in 3 minutes....

Wine opens in 1 minute...

3....2....1....let the games begin!



I think we're in for a long night....

© Jana Ogletree 2008

Summing Up....

This photo pretty much sums up how I have felt for the past few days (weeks, months....) about this election:

Seriously, I'm worried sick -- and I don't know how much more my poor liver can take. Not to mention that even with all of that sweet, soothing wine coursing through my veins, my nerves are still in danger of snapping like twigs.

So, for the sake of my peace of mind, and for my continued well-being in general.....VOTE!!!! For the love of God! VOTE!!!! Especially you swing-staters!!!

And on a more serious note, here's a beautiful and touching salute to our flag (go ahead and grab a hanky, this made even cynical ol' me leak a little...):


McCain/Palin '08!!!

© Jana Ogletree 2008

Keep spreadin' that wealth....

With apologies to George Benson (Hat tip to PowerLine):



Um, hold on. On second thought, that s*** isn't funny. Stealing my money is no joking matter. Okay, well, the SONG is funny. Or, it would be funny if it weren't so damn true. So.....Just. Go. Go, now. Go, vote. For God's sake....vote.

Don't believe the polls. The media has become an arm of the Obama campaign, so don't buy what they're selling. Don't be an Eeyore. This thing ain't over yet. The fat lady is just now warming up, and she hasn't even begun to sing.

Here's some inspiration:



© Jana Ogletree 2008

Halloween Hijinks....

Isn't this little lassie just as cute as a button??


You Betchya!!!!

And, because Piper Palin is cuter than a little ladybug, too:


There ya go, Trig! That hairdo's all set now. Yep, those two are sweeter than Halloween candy.

I was visiting The PUMA Princess earlier, and she has this up:


That little ditty pretty much sums it up. Plus, it's got a great beat and you can dance to it! Who doesn't love an accordian?

Now, go vote McCain/Palin!!

© Jana Ogletree 2008

Better than a ride at Six Flags!!

You know that ride at Six Flags? (Or Great America, or whatever you call amusement parks in your neck of the woods...) Anyway, you know that ride? The one where you are way up high at the top and you drop really, really fast and it makes your tummy feel weird?

That's what the Obama tax policy is like:

Wheeeee!!!! Wasn't that fun? Doesn't your tummy feel all goofy and weird?

Just so we're straight, that upper level of middle-classness started out at $250,000. Then, Obama lowered it to $200,000. Biden brought it on down to $150,000. And now, Bill Richardson tells us it's squeaking in at $120,000.

Zowie!! How's that tummy now?

On second thought, instead of a wild and crazy ride, it's really more like a game of limbo, don't you think? How LOOOOWWWWW can you GOOOOO???

Oh, and by the way? Biden says you are "unpatriotic" if you don't want to pay higher taxes. Obama just comes right out and says you're selfish if you don't want to pay higher taxes. Got that? SELFISH. You suck.

Ugh. My tummy's still achin' from that free-fall. Where. is. the. damn. wine?

© Jana Ogletree