<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8024778636326788522</id><updated>2012-01-17T21:54:57.202-08:00</updated><category term='politicians'/><category term='glodal warming'/><category term='grassroots'/><category term='Election 2010'/><category term='Mike Huckabee'/><category term='Election 2012'/><category term='establishment'/><category term='Rush Limbaugh'/><category term='O-Team Idiocy'/><category term='Tea Party'/><category term='Islamic Terrorism'/><category term='Conservativism'/><category term='Obama Speech'/><title type='text'>Donkeys B Trippin'</title><subtitle type='html'>My extremely biased opinion on the state of the state, the Union, and the world.</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://donkeysbtrippin.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8024778636326788522/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://donkeysbtrippin.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>Noelle Joubert</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00741165295965737198</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6f6PSFHwBe4/TFGz10QsifI/AAAAAAAAACs/IY0Ar9C4eRs/S220/DSCN8228%5B1%5D.JPG'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>27</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8024778636326788522.post-4665330806736161777</id><published>2010-09-27T07:54:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-09-27T08:06:15.506-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Rush Limbaugh'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Tea Party'/><title type='text'>Rush on the Tea Party</title><content type='html'>Rush Limbaugh was in Philadelphia last week and gave, as always, an extremely well executed and entertaining speech. As is his trademark, Rush talked about many different subjects without sounding aimless or rambling! One of the subjects he touched on was the Tea Party movement. He sums up the Tea Party movement perfectly in the following lines:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;The people who make the country work are anonymous. They are not seeking fame. They are not trying to get noticed. They are not trying to get noticed on reality TV shows. They are not trying to get noticed on gossip columns in newspapers and so forth. They are out there struggling against the obstacles that have been placed in their way by this administration, trying to hold on and preserve the American dream. And now they have risen up and become a political force called the Tea Party.&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Rush hit the nail on the head in this description. We don't want to be famous, we don't want fifteen minutes of fame. We just want our country back.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8024778636326788522-4665330806736161777?l=donkeysbtrippin.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://donkeysbtrippin.blogspot.com/feeds/4665330806736161777/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://donkeysbtrippin.blogspot.com/2010/09/rush-on-tea-party.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8024778636326788522/posts/default/4665330806736161777'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8024778636326788522/posts/default/4665330806736161777'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://donkeysbtrippin.blogspot.com/2010/09/rush-on-tea-party.html' title='Rush on the Tea Party'/><author><name>Noelle Joubert</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00741165295965737198</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6f6PSFHwBe4/TFGz10QsifI/AAAAAAAAACs/IY0Ar9C4eRs/S220/DSCN8228%5B1%5D.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8024778636326788522.post-479079169708546328</id><published>2010-09-22T08:22:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-09-22T08:52:32.710-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Election 2012'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='politicians'/><title type='text'>Why Are All of the Best Politicians Governors?</title><content type='html'>I would really like to know why all of my favorite politicians are governors! Just think about it for a minute: Bobby Jindal, Chris Christie, Tim Pawlenty, and, of course, Ronald Reagan. And unfortunately for us, many of these politicians are committed to there jobs in their home states. Christie, for at least the second or third time, has said that he will not be going for a 2012 bid. He says that he is not ready for two reasons: 1) he doesn't want it more than anything else, and 2) he doesn't think he is ready to lead the nation. I do thank him for his honesty and his candor, but we really need someone like him in the White House. The good news is, a lot can happen between 2010 and 2012. There are several politicians who have said, in public, that they will not make a bid and then changed their minds; our very own President Obama is one such politician.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In the mean time, thank you Chris Christie for showing us that there are still some fiscally responsible politicians left in this country!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8024778636326788522-479079169708546328?l=donkeysbtrippin.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://donkeysbtrippin.blogspot.com/feeds/479079169708546328/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://donkeysbtrippin.blogspot.com/2010/09/why-are-all-best-politicians-governors.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8024778636326788522/posts/default/479079169708546328'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8024778636326788522/posts/default/479079169708546328'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://donkeysbtrippin.blogspot.com/2010/09/why-are-all-best-politicians-governors.html' title='Why Are All of the Best Politicians Governors?'/><author><name>Noelle Joubert</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00741165295965737198</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6f6PSFHwBe4/TFGz10QsifI/AAAAAAAAACs/IY0Ar9C4eRs/S220/DSCN8228%5B1%5D.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8024778636326788522.post-4224510439016684790</id><published>2010-09-21T08:55:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-09-21T09:39:39.627-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Election 2010'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='grassroots'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='establishment'/><title type='text'>The Establishment vs. The People</title><content type='html'>The establishment Republicans are really showing their colors, aren't they? When the people spoke last week as to who they want representing them in Washington, the Republican incumbents just went crazy! Murkowski in Alaska is going to run as a write-in candidate and Crist will be running as an Independent. Alexander Burns at Polittco correctly identifies this behavior as "poor-loser syndrome". Actually, I would be more apt to call it "spoiled-brat syndrome", but to each his own. Burns also stated the following: "Murkowski’s move ends the 2010 primary season about where it started: With a Republican legislator, well regarded within the Beltway, effectively bolting the party to look after their own fortunes". These people are only showing their true colors, the colors that we have all been suspicious of anyway. All they are doing is strengthening the position of the grassroots GOP and proving our point for us: These guys are more interested in their careers than they are in representing the people.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Read the rest of Burns' article here: &lt;a href="http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0910/42462.html"&gt;http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0910/42462.html&lt;/a&gt;. It's pretty good stuff.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8024778636326788522-4224510439016684790?l=donkeysbtrippin.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://donkeysbtrippin.blogspot.com/feeds/4224510439016684790/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://donkeysbtrippin.blogspot.com/2010/09/establishment-vs-people.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8024778636326788522/posts/default/4224510439016684790'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8024778636326788522/posts/default/4224510439016684790'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://donkeysbtrippin.blogspot.com/2010/09/establishment-vs-people.html' title='The Establishment vs. The People'/><author><name>Noelle Joubert</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00741165295965737198</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6f6PSFHwBe4/TFGz10QsifI/AAAAAAAAACs/IY0Ar9C4eRs/S220/DSCN8228%5B1%5D.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8024778636326788522.post-6527439650634827565</id><published>2010-09-20T11:56:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-09-20T12:05:15.228-07:00</updated><title type='text'>I'm Back!</title><content type='html'>Well, here I am over a year since my last post! So many things have happened in my life. But most of it is the same. This blog is still all about my opinions and my random thoughts about North Carolina politics, as well as naional and world politics. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It seems like so long ago that the country was actually taking our distinguished president seriously. Now it seems like everyone is taking what that man says with a grain of salt. We all knew this would happen, but I personally thought it would take slightly longer. I am happy to have been proven wrong! &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I hope to be going to more NC political events and national events to post on them. I am really geared up this campaign cycle! GO GOP!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8024778636326788522-6527439650634827565?l=donkeysbtrippin.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://donkeysbtrippin.blogspot.com/feeds/6527439650634827565/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://donkeysbtrippin.blogspot.com/2010/09/im-back.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8024778636326788522/posts/default/6527439650634827565'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8024778636326788522/posts/default/6527439650634827565'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://donkeysbtrippin.blogspot.com/2010/09/im-back.html' title='I&apos;m Back!'/><author><name>Noelle Joubert</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00741165295965737198</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6f6PSFHwBe4/TFGz10QsifI/AAAAAAAAACs/IY0Ar9C4eRs/S220/DSCN8228%5B1%5D.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8024778636326788522.post-2142132193383040076</id><published>2010-09-20T11:03:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-09-21T13:44:06.943-07:00</updated><title type='text'>This is What I Call a Speech!</title><content type='html'>Bill Randall is the first politician that I am totally sold on. I have a very healthy skepticism when it comes to supporting a candidate, but with Bill Randall, everything is different. I have personally met him twice, I have seen most of his speeches, and this speech is pretty darn awesome!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;object width="425" height="344"&gt;&lt;param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/EIv1lJBervM?fs=1&amp;amp;hl=en_US"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/EIv1lJBervM?fs=1&amp;amp;hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="385"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8024778636326788522-2142132193383040076?l=donkeysbtrippin.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://donkeysbtrippin.blogspot.com/feeds/2142132193383040076/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://donkeysbtrippin.blogspot.com/2010/09/this-is-what-i-call-speech.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8024778636326788522/posts/default/2142132193383040076'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8024778636326788522/posts/default/2142132193383040076'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://donkeysbtrippin.blogspot.com/2010/09/this-is-what-i-call-speech.html' title='This is What I Call a Speech!'/><author><name>Noelle Joubert</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00741165295965737198</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6f6PSFHwBe4/TFGz10QsifI/AAAAAAAAACs/IY0Ar9C4eRs/S220/DSCN8228%5B1%5D.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8024778636326788522.post-1684331554221898696</id><published>2009-08-14T07:52:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-08-14T08:10:21.453-07:00</updated><title type='text'>The Good Old Days</title><content type='html'>Me, I'm not really that old- 18. See? Not really that old. But I am old enough to remember the days during the Bush presidency &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0"&gt;when&lt;/span&gt; all the protesting was going on and all the Bush bashing. Well, am I wrong to be &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1"&gt;nostalgic&lt;/span&gt; for those good old days when protesters were not accused of "undermining democracy". Back then, the protesters were the ones who, according to the mainstream media, were protectors of democracy. Remember those days?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The difference between the conservative protesters of today and the liberal protesters of the last eight years is the fact that we are actually making well reasoned arguments and asking important and legitimate questions. The liberal protesters of the Bush years were just spouting rhetoric and acting like spoiled children.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But I still look back on those years and wish that the &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2"&gt;protesters&lt;/span&gt; of today, who act like reasonable adults, would be treated with the same &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3"&gt;courtesy&lt;/span&gt; as the spoiled &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4"&gt;children&lt;/span&gt; of &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5"&gt;yesterday&lt;/span&gt;. Is that too much to ask?&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8024778636326788522-1684331554221898696?l=donkeysbtrippin.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://donkeysbtrippin.blogspot.com/feeds/1684331554221898696/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://donkeysbtrippin.blogspot.com/2009/08/good-old-days.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8024778636326788522/posts/default/1684331554221898696'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8024778636326788522/posts/default/1684331554221898696'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://donkeysbtrippin.blogspot.com/2009/08/good-old-days.html' title='The Good Old Days'/><author><name>Noelle Joubert</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00741165295965737198</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6f6PSFHwBe4/TFGz10QsifI/AAAAAAAAACs/IY0Ar9C4eRs/S220/DSCN8228%5B1%5D.JPG'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8024778636326788522.post-273359578711419205</id><published>2009-07-31T07:27:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-07-31T07:33:23.354-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Cash for Clunkers- "Kapuit".</title><content type='html'>Well, surprise, surprise! A Government (Obama) program set up to give cash entitlements to people trading in their gas-guzzlers for greener, more fuel efficient vehicles is just one week old, and already is out of money.  Hmmmm.  So, unless the government finds some funds somewhere (taxpayers), no more goodies for going green, people!&lt;br /&gt;Just another example of what happens when the Government tries to "fix" something in the private sector: it fails, or it takes hold and erodes our personal freedoms. In this case, utter and complete failure - hardly surprising considering the source.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8024778636326788522-273359578711419205?l=donkeysbtrippin.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://donkeysbtrippin.blogspot.com/feeds/273359578711419205/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://donkeysbtrippin.blogspot.com/2009/07/cash-for-clunkers-kapuit.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8024778636326788522/posts/default/273359578711419205'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8024778636326788522/posts/default/273359578711419205'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://donkeysbtrippin.blogspot.com/2009/07/cash-for-clunkers-kapuit.html' title='Cash for Clunkers- &quot;Kapuit&quot;.'/><author><name>Hosanna</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08410674663475994132</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='28' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Uo3EGdhfIsE/TI1X8sW-N1I/AAAAAAAAC2g/FZ-LRXdy5bI/S220/DSCN9000.JPG'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8024778636326788522.post-3207331229522699601</id><published>2009-07-21T10:28:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-07-21T10:54:22.777-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Remaking America Obama Style</title><content type='html'>Are the American people blind, deaf or dumb? I don't think so. Which makes me wonder how we think we can survive as a nation if we let the Dems have their way. We're talking massive debt, weak foreign policy, and, quite possibly, political censorship; and all of this in the name of &lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;compassion&lt;/span&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We must drive ourselves into debt so that EVERYONE can have health insurance (even though there are those who don't what it).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We must kiss up to despots because we want EVERYONE to know that the US is as nice and sweet as we can possibly be. And that we are SO, SO SORRY for being such a MEAN country ever since out founding in 1776.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We need to stop saying things that hurt people's feelings so that EVERYONE can feel good about themselves, even if they are doing things that are wrong.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Well, at least Obama is keeping one of his promises: he is remaking America.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8024778636326788522-3207331229522699601?l=donkeysbtrippin.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://donkeysbtrippin.blogspot.com/feeds/3207331229522699601/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://donkeysbtrippin.blogspot.com/2009/07/where-do-we-go-from-here.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8024778636326788522/posts/default/3207331229522699601'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8024778636326788522/posts/default/3207331229522699601'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://donkeysbtrippin.blogspot.com/2009/07/where-do-we-go-from-here.html' title='Remaking America Obama Style'/><author><name>Noelle Joubert</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00741165295965737198</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6f6PSFHwBe4/TFGz10QsifI/AAAAAAAAACs/IY0Ar9C4eRs/S220/DSCN8228%5B1%5D.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8024778636326788522.post-7054117272736186166</id><published>2009-07-03T10:59:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-07-03T11:20:49.342-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Is There Something Wrong with this Picture?</title><content type='html'>There are two British Embassy officials that are being held by the Iranian clerics that are going to tried on the false charge of encouraging the protests against the election results in Iran. The Brits, as is only right and proper, are raising holy heck and asking the rest of the European Union to recall their Ambassadors from the country in response. France is standing with them, but it seems like everyone else is just to scared. They have been trying to butter up the Ayatollahs for a while now and if they raise their voices against them, they may ruin everything. So, this situation puts the power in the hands of the Ayatollahs for the time being.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Those countries that will not stand with Great Britain remind of parents with a spoiled child. They don't want to cross the kid because they are afraid that the kid is going to throw a fit! &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Anywho, what struck me about this whole ordeal, other than the obvious aspects, is the fact that France is the one country in the EU standing up with the Brits! Surprise, surprise! And a pleasant surprise at that.  But I must ask the question: Where is the U.S.? I had always thought that we stood with our friends.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We'll see...&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8024778636326788522-7054117272736186166?l=donkeysbtrippin.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://donkeysbtrippin.blogspot.com/feeds/7054117272736186166/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://donkeysbtrippin.blogspot.com/2009/07/is-there-something-wrong-with-this.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8024778636326788522/posts/default/7054117272736186166'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8024778636326788522/posts/default/7054117272736186166'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://donkeysbtrippin.blogspot.com/2009/07/is-there-something-wrong-with-this.html' title='Is There Something Wrong with this Picture?'/><author><name>Noelle Joubert</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00741165295965737198</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6f6PSFHwBe4/TFGz10QsifI/AAAAAAAAACs/IY0Ar9C4eRs/S220/DSCN8228%5B1%5D.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8024778636326788522.post-8421453156532217558</id><published>2009-06-30T13:04:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-06-30T13:22:39.650-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Headlines</title><content type='html'>Some of the most interesting items in the news today! All about Michael Jackson and how &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0"&gt;wonderful&lt;/span&gt; he was and how he contributed so much to American society. It's amazing how people are more interested in celebrity news than the news that's going to effect their lives. Oh, well.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;One the most important stories of the day has to do with Taliban in Pakistan withdrawing from a peace treaty with the Pakistani army. JOY! Another front for the marginally effective Pakistani army to fight on. I hope we don't have to give them a hand, but the possibility is still there. Let's hope the Pakistanis can deal with this themselves, and if they can't, pray that our president is wise enough to see that we must help out in this volitaile situation. After all, who in this crazy world would want to see &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1"&gt;Pakistan's&lt;/span&gt; nukes in the heads of those insane &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2"&gt;lunatics&lt;/span&gt; who call themselves the Taliban?&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8024778636326788522-8421453156532217558?l=donkeysbtrippin.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://donkeysbtrippin.blogspot.com/feeds/8421453156532217558/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://donkeysbtrippin.blogspot.com/2009/06/headlines.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8024778636326788522/posts/default/8421453156532217558'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8024778636326788522/posts/default/8421453156532217558'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://donkeysbtrippin.blogspot.com/2009/06/headlines.html' title='Headlines'/><author><name>Noelle Joubert</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00741165295965737198</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6f6PSFHwBe4/TFGz10QsifI/AAAAAAAAACs/IY0Ar9C4eRs/S220/DSCN8228%5B1%5D.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8024778636326788522.post-1051417807666309525</id><published>2009-06-27T14:13:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-06-27T14:26:37.165-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Ignorence is Bliss- For a While</title><content type='html'>For the past few weeks, I have been somewhat detached from world affairs because I have been reading a great many novels. I have found the break from my obsession to be absolutely wonderful! In addition to enjoying my novels, I have been in a surprisingly good mood as of late. I believe this has to do with not knowing a great deal about what our wonderful first black president has been up to. Don't get me wrong, I have been following some of the more important parts of the news, but I have not been obsessing over any of it. But like most things in life, this short but sweet interlude in my summer has come to an end. There are no more books in the series I have been reading, I'm afraid- at least not yet. So, I am now preparing myself to come out from underneath my comfortable rock, beneath which I had a brilliant break from the troubles of the world, and begin again with that ever so accelerating hobby: griping about all things donkey!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8024778636326788522-1051417807666309525?l=donkeysbtrippin.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://donkeysbtrippin.blogspot.com/feeds/1051417807666309525/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://donkeysbtrippin.blogspot.com/2009/06/ignorence-is-bliss-for-while.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8024778636326788522/posts/default/1051417807666309525'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8024778636326788522/posts/default/1051417807666309525'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://donkeysbtrippin.blogspot.com/2009/06/ignorence-is-bliss-for-while.html' title='Ignorence is Bliss- For a While'/><author><name>Noelle Joubert</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00741165295965737198</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6f6PSFHwBe4/TFGz10QsifI/AAAAAAAAACs/IY0Ar9C4eRs/S220/DSCN8228%5B1%5D.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8024778636326788522.post-1914990622724220109</id><published>2009-05-21T16:49:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-05-21T16:55:34.453-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Here's to Dick Cheney</title><content type='html'>This is former Vice President Cheney's speech to the American Enterprise Institute. It is absolutely amazing...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;object width="425" height="344"&gt;&lt;param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/3VANII59j1c&amp;amp;hl=en&amp;amp;fs=1"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/3VANII59j1c&amp;amp;hl=en&amp;amp;fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;object width="425" height="344"&gt;&lt;param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/OCVv4TpUOjU&amp;amp;hl=en&amp;amp;fs=1"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/OCVv4TpUOjU&amp;amp;hl=en&amp;amp;fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;object width="425" height="344"&gt;&lt;param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Xnc6CS9GSEc&amp;amp;hl=en&amp;amp;fs=1"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Xnc6CS9GSEc&amp;amp;hl=en&amp;amp;fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;object width="425" height="344"&gt;&lt;param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Yvy_c7-0CVo&amp;amp;hl=en&amp;amp;fs=1"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Yvy_c7-0CVo&amp;amp;hl=en&amp;amp;fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;WOW!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8024778636326788522-1914990622724220109?l=donkeysbtrippin.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://donkeysbtrippin.blogspot.com/feeds/1914990622724220109/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://donkeysbtrippin.blogspot.com/2009/05/heres-to-dick-cheney.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8024778636326788522/posts/default/1914990622724220109'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8024778636326788522/posts/default/1914990622724220109'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://donkeysbtrippin.blogspot.com/2009/05/heres-to-dick-cheney.html' title='Here&apos;s to Dick Cheney'/><author><name>Noelle Joubert</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00741165295965737198</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6f6PSFHwBe4/TFGz10QsifI/AAAAAAAAACs/IY0Ar9C4eRs/S220/DSCN8228%5B1%5D.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8024778636326788522.post-6457455109883667265</id><published>2009-05-20T11:45:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-05-20T12:12:38.952-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='O-Team Idiocy'/><title type='text'>It's Been  a While</title><content type='html'>So, it's been a long time since I have made a post-I got extremely busy with school. Surprise, surprise! I did escape with much of my intellect still intact!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Oh, how encouraging it is to have such an orator for our President in such discouraging times. Even though we have been through several trying events as a nation, the President has failed miserably at every test he has been presented with.Yet it is still a comfort to know that he is good at talking his way out of the blatant idiocy of the decisions he has made.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;He has been President for nearly four months now and one would think he would be learning from his mistakes and becoming progressively better at his new job. However, it is quite possible that he is getting worse. And is he being held accountable for his mistakes? Why, of course not. How could I ask such a stupid question?&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8024778636326788522-6457455109883667265?l=donkeysbtrippin.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://donkeysbtrippin.blogspot.com/feeds/6457455109883667265/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://donkeysbtrippin.blogspot.com/2009/05/its-been-while.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8024778636326788522/posts/default/6457455109883667265'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8024778636326788522/posts/default/6457455109883667265'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://donkeysbtrippin.blogspot.com/2009/05/its-been-while.html' title='It&apos;s Been  a While'/><author><name>Noelle Joubert</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00741165295965737198</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6f6PSFHwBe4/TFGz10QsifI/AAAAAAAAACs/IY0Ar9C4eRs/S220/DSCN8228%5B1%5D.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8024778636326788522.post-144541689977998837</id><published>2009-05-03T09:40:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-05-03T09:42:32.190-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Funny But True</title><content type='html'>Here's a thought:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Q: What do you call a room full of retired lawyers sitting around doing nothing?&lt;br /&gt;A: Congress.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And this from Jay Leno of all people.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8024778636326788522-144541689977998837?l=donkeysbtrippin.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://donkeysbtrippin.blogspot.com/feeds/144541689977998837/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://donkeysbtrippin.blogspot.com/2009/05/funny-but-true.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8024778636326788522/posts/default/144541689977998837'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8024778636326788522/posts/default/144541689977998837'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://donkeysbtrippin.blogspot.com/2009/05/funny-but-true.html' title='Funny But True'/><author><name>Hosanna</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08410674663475994132</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='28' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Uo3EGdhfIsE/TI1X8sW-N1I/AAAAAAAAC2g/FZ-LRXdy5bI/S220/DSCN9000.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8024778636326788522.post-7624169004746691102</id><published>2009-03-04T09:23:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-03-04T10:05:45.135-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Conservativism'/><title type='text'>Is Reagan The Bad Guy?</title><content type='html'>"Reagan promoted greed", Reagan caused the financial crisis", and my personal favorite, "Reaganism is dead". Assertions such as these are the result of little reflection and even less factual data. Right now I feel the overwhelming need to defend the greatest president in the history from the malicious attacks against president Reagan's character and- as it happens- the character of conservatives in general. But I keep telling myself to heed the words of Ann Coulter in her book &lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;How to Talk to Liberal (If You Must)&lt;/span&gt;:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"unless you were in the Ku Klux Klan like &lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;Vanity Fair&lt;/span&gt;'s 'Profiles in Courage' winner Senator Bob Byrd, or killed a woman like Senator Ted Kennedy, or you are credibly accused of rape by Juanita Broadrick on NBC News within weeks of being impeached like You-Know-Who-- you don't need to be defensive".&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So with this advice in mind (and since I have not committed any of these atrocities), I will now present some simple facts and figures that will defend the essence of conservatism (without the slightest hint of defensiveness, I might add).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;"Reagan Promoted Greed"&lt;/span&gt; - Why then did the greedy people of the 1980's donate a total of $124.31 billion to charity, "fifty-five percent more than the previous twenty-five years" (&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;What Went Right With The 80s&lt;/span&gt;)? Hmmm...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;"Reagan Caused the Current Financial Crisis"&lt;/span&gt; - If I recall correctly, it was not the Great Communicator who signed the Community Reinvestment Act which encouraged banks to lend money to people who did not show evidence of being able to pay it back. Carter was the sweet-heart who let that one rip. And though it was hardly ever enforced after it was enacted, Clinton, the boy wonder, made the rules in the CRA much more strict in the 90's.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;"Reaganism is Dead"&lt;/span&gt; - The only aspect of Reagan that is dead is Reagan's earthly body. His ideas and philosophies will be the core of the conservative movement for as long as it exists. In other words, if you disagree with Reagan's philosophies, you disagree with the philosophies of conservatism itself.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8024778636326788522-7624169004746691102?l=donkeysbtrippin.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://donkeysbtrippin.blogspot.com/feeds/7624169004746691102/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://donkeysbtrippin.blogspot.com/2009/03/is-reagan-bad-guy.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8024778636326788522/posts/default/7624169004746691102'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8024778636326788522/posts/default/7624169004746691102'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://donkeysbtrippin.blogspot.com/2009/03/is-reagan-bad-guy.html' title='Is Reagan The Bad Guy?'/><author><name>Noelle Joubert</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00741165295965737198</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6f6PSFHwBe4/TFGz10QsifI/AAAAAAAAACs/IY0Ar9C4eRs/S220/DSCN8228%5B1%5D.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8024778636326788522.post-9129012688707838233</id><published>2009-03-03T12:44:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-03-03T13:11:37.380-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Islamic Terrorism'/><title type='text'>Horrors of Islamic Terrorism Revisited</title><content type='html'>Today I was on Human Events reading an article about the dwindling freedom of speech in Great Britain. As I passed over the web-page there was a reference to a video called &lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;Fitna &lt;/span&gt;and, naturally&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;, &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;I had to watch it.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This video brought back all the horror of Bloody Tuesday, September 11, 2001. When the actual event happened, I was 10 years old and did not fully grasp what was going on. But after watching &lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;Fitna &lt;/span&gt;I now know the brutality of the attacks on the US, the UK, and Spain. I am now reinvigorated to support the wars in the Middle East and here at home.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Every human being on the planet should see this video.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;object width="425" height="344"&gt;&lt;param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/MsQqYB5IGgI&amp;amp;hl=en&amp;amp;fs=1"&gt;&lt;param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"&gt;&lt;param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"&gt;&lt;embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/MsQqYB5IGgI&amp;amp;hl=en&amp;amp;fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;object width="425" height="344"&gt;&lt;param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/AJr5KYnUNOs&amp;amp;hl=en&amp;amp;fs=1"&gt;&lt;param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"&gt;&lt;param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"&gt;&lt;embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/AJr5KYnUNOs&amp;amp;hl=en&amp;amp;fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8024778636326788522-9129012688707838233?l=donkeysbtrippin.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://donkeysbtrippin.blogspot.com/feeds/9129012688707838233/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://donkeysbtrippin.blogspot.com/2009/03/horrors-of-islamic-terrorism-revisited.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8024778636326788522/posts/default/9129012688707838233'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8024778636326788522/posts/default/9129012688707838233'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://donkeysbtrippin.blogspot.com/2009/03/horrors-of-islamic-terrorism-revisited.html' title='Horrors of Islamic Terrorism Revisited'/><author><name>Noelle Joubert</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00741165295965737198</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6f6PSFHwBe4/TFGz10QsifI/AAAAAAAAACs/IY0Ar9C4eRs/S220/DSCN8228%5B1%5D.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8024778636326788522.post-7736111467207783876</id><published>2009-03-03T10:32:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-03-03T13:18:32.303-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Rush Limbaugh'/><title type='text'>The State of the Republican Union is........ not a Union at all?</title><content type='html'>I happened to catch a few minutes of this past Sunday's (Feb. 28 2009) edition of &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0"&gt;CBS's&lt;/span&gt; "Face the Nation", with White House Chief of Staff &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1"&gt;Rahm&lt;/span&gt; Emanuel. I caught the few moments he spent commenting on the host's - (whose name escapes me at this moment - Bob something) - question that was something like: "is Rush Limbaugh really so important to the Republicans?" To which Mr. Chief of Staff said yes, Rush was important to Republicans and he was "the voice and the intellectual force and the energy behind the Republican Party".  He used the term "intellectual force" more than once in his comments on the subject. I thought "&lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2"&gt;Humm&lt;/span&gt;. Interesting. Let's see what comes of THIS." Of course, the weekend of Rush Limbaugh's speech to &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3"&gt;CPAC&lt;/span&gt; in Washington DC, which stirred up this mess with Michael Steele, Chairman of the &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4"&gt;RNC&lt;/span&gt;.  Curious to see what the &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5"&gt;RNC&lt;/span&gt; was saying for itself, I went to their website, and discovered that there was not one comment, nor any news links on the subject.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Rush Limbaugh's website does comment, with his "words for Michael Steele."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;All of this started back a &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6"&gt;couple&lt;/span&gt; of weeks ago when Rush made the comment on his program that he "did not want the President to &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7"&gt;succeed&lt;/span&gt;." I was listening to him that day, and got the FULL context of what he was saying. (People love to misunderstand and take Limbaugh's words out of context.) I understood him to be saying that he did not want the president to &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8"&gt;succeed&lt;/span&gt; in &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9"&gt;transforming&lt;/span&gt; this country into a socialist country with his liberal agendas. This was not a wish for personal failure at all. Of course, later that week in a White House press conference, the President addressed the comment. saying something to the effect of "he wished people would stop listening to Limbaugh." Ever since, the Media has been all over it.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I think that leaders are &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_17"&gt;defined&lt;/span&gt;, in part, by those that follow them. Without followers, you're not even a leader, by definition. Steele won an election within the &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_18"&gt;RNC&lt;/span&gt;, and he became the Chairman of the Republican National Committee. This means he presides over meetings of Party Officials and is a mouthpiece of the &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_19"&gt;RNC&lt;/span&gt; in the Media, should he so choose.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I cannot speak for all Republican Voters; I can only speak for myself. And for myself, when I need the truth; when I need perspective, when I require inspiration, I do not go to the &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_20"&gt;RNC&lt;/span&gt; - nor do I try to find out what Michael Steele is saying in the media. He went on that program with a RAPPER to say what he said about Rush. He also took part in the State of the Black Union gathering this year. (The state of the BLACK union? how is that any different from the rest of the Union? And I thought we were a little bit further away from this type of stuff in our country.)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Like many others, I became really perturbed with the &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_21"&gt;RNC&lt;/span&gt; and Republicans in &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_22"&gt;Congress&lt;/span&gt; in the past years, wondering where conservatism had disappeared to.  Just consider out candidate for President this election. AHEM. I rarely describe myself as a Republican in conversations with people - I consider myself a conservative, and when the opportunity to vote presents itself, I find that the candidates closer to my conservative persuasion happen to be Republicans.  I AM NOT A MODERATE, or a LIBERTARIAN. I am a conservative who votes Republican.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So now I find myself in an odd position: I agree with Mr. Emanuel, who said that Rush is the "voice and the intellectual force and the energy" of the Republican Party; and I disagree with Mr. Steele, who called Rush an "entertainer" and called his program, among other things, "ugly."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I think Michael Steele's pride was offended by Rush's prominence, annoyed by his own projected insignificance due to the media's labeling of Rush as the Leader of the Republicans; and then subsequently scared that he "took on" Rush - with his millions of loyal listeners, who would list Rush as their leader above Steele, if polled.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Rush himself never asserted that he was the leader of the &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_28"&gt;Republicans&lt;/span&gt;, he has stated that he does not want to be the leader. But whether or not he wants to, he is to many people.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I think this sort of things only amplifies the apparent state of the Republicans right now - scattered and weak. We have GOT to GET IT TOGETHER before the elections in 2 years, or we will be in big trouble.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Limbaugh and Steele should both get away from this, and limit their personal remarks, and stop giving the media fodder for their silly televised Propaganda Shows.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8024778636326788522-7736111467207783876?l=donkeysbtrippin.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://donkeysbtrippin.blogspot.com/feeds/7736111467207783876/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://donkeysbtrippin.blogspot.com/2009/03/state-of-republican-union-is-not-union.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8024778636326788522/posts/default/7736111467207783876'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8024778636326788522/posts/default/7736111467207783876'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://donkeysbtrippin.blogspot.com/2009/03/state-of-republican-union-is-not-union.html' title='The State of the Republican Union is........ not a Union at all?'/><author><name>Hosanna</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08410674663475994132</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='28' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Uo3EGdhfIsE/TI1X8sW-N1I/AAAAAAAAC2g/FZ-LRXdy5bI/S220/DSCN9000.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8024778636326788522.post-2940007040816932002</id><published>2009-03-02T09:18:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-03-02T09:39:36.457-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='glodal warming'/><title type='text'>Enjoying Global Warming</title><content type='html'>I love watching as the snow falls and covers the ground with a thick blanket of white. As I watch I think of all the blessings that Americans have, such as central heating, clothing, plenty of food. An overall feeling of warmth and contentment is at the heart of this gratefulness and my heart goes out to those who do not have these comforts.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But enough with the warm and fuzzies!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The other thought that I cannot seem to get out of my mind is "Gee, I'm sure enjoying global warming"! I hope all y'all with snow all over the ground are enjoying it as much as I am.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8024778636326788522-2940007040816932002?l=donkeysbtrippin.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://donkeysbtrippin.blogspot.com/feeds/2940007040816932002/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://donkeysbtrippin.blogspot.com/2009/03/meditations-on-snow.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8024778636326788522/posts/default/2940007040816932002'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8024778636326788522/posts/default/2940007040816932002'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://donkeysbtrippin.blogspot.com/2009/03/meditations-on-snow.html' title='Enjoying Global Warming'/><author><name>Noelle Joubert</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00741165295965737198</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6f6PSFHwBe4/TFGz10QsifI/AAAAAAAAACs/IY0Ar9C4eRs/S220/DSCN8228%5B1%5D.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8024778636326788522.post-6553956762901443680</id><published>2009-02-28T07:24:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-02-28T07:49:30.022-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Mike Huckabee'/><title type='text'>Huckabee at CPAC 09</title><content type='html'>I am currently rolling in laughter as I watch the video of Mike Huckabee at CPAC (Conservative Political Action Conference) the night before last and decided I had to share mirth. This guy's got it goin' on!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Here are the vids:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;object width="425" height="344"&gt;&lt;param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/KDP968dWbg4&amp;amp;hl=en&amp;amp;fs=1"&gt;&lt;param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"&gt;&lt;param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"&gt;&lt;embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/KDP968dWbg4&amp;amp;hl=en&amp;amp;fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;object width="425" height="344"&gt;&lt;param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/V5dOv1m_Zh0&amp;amp;hl=en&amp;amp;fs=1"&gt;&lt;param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"&gt;&lt;param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"&gt;&lt;embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/V5dOv1m_Zh0&amp;amp;hl=en&amp;amp;fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;object width="425" height="344"&gt;&lt;param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/X_BwDz018Ew&amp;amp;hl=en&amp;amp;fs=1"&gt;&lt;param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"&gt;&lt;param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"&gt;&lt;embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/X_BwDz018Ew&amp;amp;hl=en&amp;amp;fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;object width="425" height="344"&gt;&lt;param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/OP7QqzAQAys&amp;amp;hl=en&amp;amp;fs=1"&gt;&lt;param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"&gt;&lt;param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"&gt;&lt;embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/OP7QqzAQAys&amp;amp;hl=en&amp;amp;fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8024778636326788522-6553956762901443680?l=donkeysbtrippin.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://donkeysbtrippin.blogspot.com/feeds/6553956762901443680/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://donkeysbtrippin.blogspot.com/2009/02/huckabee-at-cpac-09.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8024778636326788522/posts/default/6553956762901443680'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8024778636326788522/posts/default/6553956762901443680'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://donkeysbtrippin.blogspot.com/2009/02/huckabee-at-cpac-09.html' title='Huckabee at CPAC 09'/><author><name>Noelle Joubert</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00741165295965737198</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6f6PSFHwBe4/TFGz10QsifI/AAAAAAAAACs/IY0Ar9C4eRs/S220/DSCN8228%5B1%5D.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8024778636326788522.post-5151577946859935842</id><published>2009-02-25T10:53:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-02-25T16:50:47.561-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Obama Speech'/><title type='text'>The Obama Fan Club Gathering  on 2/24/09</title><content type='html'>I must confess that I slept through the President's big show last night. I woke up in time to see Bobby Jindal's response, however. I thought his response was fine; although it seemed like he was speaking to a room full of middle-school kids. The more I thought about it, however, this "tone" was very appropriate; as most people in this country who are swallowing this "Porkulus" package B.S. as the saving grace for this economic crisis seem to have the mentality of a middle schooler.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This was even more evident to me when I got up this morning and saw clips of the "Messiah's" speech on the "Today"show. I could not tell you what the President actually said, as I was so distracted by watching Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi's facial expressions and her bouncing up and down every other sentence to cheer the President on. It cracked me up something awful. Her behavior made the whole thing so comical. This morning I was listening to a talk show and had to laugh when the host described her as looking like a thirteen year old schoolgirl at a Jonas Brother's Concert, screaming and freaking out over her hero.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Then I was further entertained and howled with laughter when I was listening to a clip of Vice Pres. Joe foot-in-mouth Biden on some morning show respond to a question - the question was from a woman who wanted to know what was in the "Porkulus" package to benefit small business owners. Joe Biden said she should "call his office directly" and he would help her figure out which parts of the "porkulus" package would benefit her small business best. He went on to ramble about "building a bridge across the creek" if the issue was that people couldn't get to her business. Build a bridge across the creek? Give me a break. Then, when the news anchor asked him about the website the government is setting up to fllow where the money is going, he had to ask what the "number for the website" was. Number for the website. Uh-Huh.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Now we all know that if Pres. Bush had said he didn't know what the "number" for a website was, he would have been ridiculed and mocked and labeled a big idiot. But let Joe Biden say it and it just gets swept under the preverbial media rug. Come on people!! Why can't the media be genuine across the board, (D) or (R)?!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;One thing is for sure, the next four years, and probably four more after that, will be like one continuous comedy act. I will have to do a double take to figure out if what I am seeing or hearing is the real deal or an episode of SNL. That is, except for the hard cold facts about what is being done to this country by the hand of Liberals in elected office. Sometimes I fear that my beloved Country with it's banner of Freedom is being transformed into a socialist welfare state, where the government is nothing but a cancerous toumor that is growing at an astounding rate.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Let the cutting begin, baby; let the cutting begin.&lt;br /&gt;Meanwhile, I will never cease to be amused.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8024778636326788522-5151577946859935842?l=donkeysbtrippin.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://donkeysbtrippin.blogspot.com/feeds/5151577946859935842/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://donkeysbtrippin.blogspot.com/2009/02/obama-fan-club-gathering-on-22409.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8024778636326788522/posts/default/5151577946859935842'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8024778636326788522/posts/default/5151577946859935842'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://donkeysbtrippin.blogspot.com/2009/02/obama-fan-club-gathering-on-22409.html' title='The Obama Fan Club Gathering  on 2/24/09'/><author><name>Hosanna</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08410674663475994132</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='28' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Uo3EGdhfIsE/TI1X8sW-N1I/AAAAAAAAC2g/FZ-LRXdy5bI/S220/DSCN9000.JPG'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8024778636326788522.post-4173184364576581337</id><published>2009-02-25T10:12:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-02-25T10:34:08.641-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Bobby Jindal Cuts Through the BS</title><content type='html'>Did he sound like an elementary teacher? Somewhat. But considering the fact the American people elected a man like Obama (the first black president of the USA) to the White House, I guess Bobby figured that he would be talking to a bunch of childish, ill-informed people, i.e., Obama supporters. He had to dumb down his message to their level. And in a way, this was the best move because he laid it out plain and clear to those people who have no clue what conservatism really is.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Anyways, here it is...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;object width="425" height="344"&gt;&lt;param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/xPOR8a2_sMM&amp;amp;hl=en&amp;amp;fs=1"&gt;&lt;param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"&gt;&lt;param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"&gt;&lt;embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/xPOR8a2_sMM&amp;amp;hl=en&amp;amp;fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;object width="425" height="344"&gt;&lt;param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/JlHwzhlOAQk&amp;amp;hl=en&amp;amp;fs=1"&gt;&lt;param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"&gt;&lt;param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"&gt;&lt;embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/JlHwzhlOAQk&amp;amp;hl=en&amp;amp;fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8024778636326788522-4173184364576581337?l=donkeysbtrippin.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://donkeysbtrippin.blogspot.com/feeds/4173184364576581337/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://donkeysbtrippin.blogspot.com/2009/02/bobby-jindal-cutting-throught-bs.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8024778636326788522/posts/default/4173184364576581337'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8024778636326788522/posts/default/4173184364576581337'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://donkeysbtrippin.blogspot.com/2009/02/bobby-jindal-cutting-throught-bs.html' title='Bobby Jindal Cuts Through the BS'/><author><name>Noelle Joubert</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00741165295965737198</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6f6PSFHwBe4/TFGz10QsifI/AAAAAAAAACs/IY0Ar9C4eRs/S220/DSCN8228%5B1%5D.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8024778636326788522.post-4383889701231622933</id><published>2009-02-25T09:29:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-02-25T10:44:40.621-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Obama Shoots the Breeze</title><content type='html'>Ever since the first time I heard President Obama, who is the first black president of the United States of America, speak on television,  I have said that he says nothing more eloquently than any other person in the world. After his speech yesterday, this perception of the President has been reinforced with steel. Yes, he looked great. Yes, he sounded great. Did he make a good impression on people who own small businesses or invest in the stock market? Heck-to-the-no! HELLO...the stock market went DOWN. Why? Nothing so easy: INVESTORS HAVE BRAINS! They know that Obama's proposed policies will negatively effect the economy and reduce the value of their shares.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It would really help if Mr. Obama would instill some confidence by cutting the wealth creators some slack. That's change that I believe in.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Here's a clip...tell me what you think:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;object width="425" height="344"&gt;&lt;param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Jy2VuXLfX8Y&amp;amp;hl=en&amp;amp;fs=1"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Jy2VuXLfX8Y&amp;amp;hl=en&amp;amp;fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8024778636326788522-4383889701231622933?l=donkeysbtrippin.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://donkeysbtrippin.blogspot.com/feeds/4383889701231622933/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://donkeysbtrippin.blogspot.com/2009/02/shooting-breeze.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8024778636326788522/posts/default/4383889701231622933'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8024778636326788522/posts/default/4383889701231622933'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://donkeysbtrippin.blogspot.com/2009/02/shooting-breeze.html' title='Obama Shoots the Breeze'/><author><name>Noelle Joubert</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00741165295965737198</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6f6PSFHwBe4/TFGz10QsifI/AAAAAAAAACs/IY0Ar9C4eRs/S220/DSCN8228%5B1%5D.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8024778636326788522.post-1960254929371844989</id><published>2009-02-15T17:08:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-02-15T17:48:41.383-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Victory in Iraq!</title><content type='html'>For the past four years we've been hearing nothing but bad news and body counts from the mainstream media in relation to the war in Iraq. The president of the United States, who, I must remind everyone,&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt; is the first black president&lt;/span&gt;,  hardly mentioned the positive news about the election  in Iraq that took place this week- indeed, he was much too busy pushing his anti-stimulus bill through Congress.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A column ran in Investor's Business Daily written by a Charles Krauthammer that gave some of the details of the election.  The best news is that there was no violence on Election Day. "Well, that's only because US troops have the country under lock-down", some skeptics may say. Perhaps it would surprise them to find out that the security was in large part "handled by Iraqi forces with little U.S. involvement", says Krauthammer.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Oh, and how about this: of the 14,400 candidates representing 400 parties, no candidate whose party name contained the words 'Arab' or 'Islamic' were elected! How's that for secularism?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So, for all you liberal wackjobs out there who didn't think victory in Iraq was possible, you've been proven wrong by the people of the &lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;functioning&lt;/span&gt; constitutional democracy of Iraq.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8024778636326788522-1960254929371844989?l=donkeysbtrippin.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://donkeysbtrippin.blogspot.com/feeds/1960254929371844989/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://donkeysbtrippin.blogspot.com/2009/02/victory-in-iraq.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8024778636326788522/posts/default/1960254929371844989'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8024778636326788522/posts/default/1960254929371844989'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://donkeysbtrippin.blogspot.com/2009/02/victory-in-iraq.html' title='Victory in Iraq!'/><author><name>Noelle Joubert</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00741165295965737198</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6f6PSFHwBe4/TFGz10QsifI/AAAAAAAAACs/IY0Ar9C4eRs/S220/DSCN8228%5B1%5D.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8024778636326788522.post-3115897338844381604</id><published>2009-02-13T14:54:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-02-13T15:11:13.737-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Pelosi "Transforming" the Nation</title><content type='html'>CNNMoney.com ran an article today having to do with that ever so dull and ever so familiar subject: the stimulus plan. As it rambles on about how the Democrats voted this way and the Republicans voted that way, the writer put in the following quote by Her Majesty Nancy Pelosi, Queen of the House of Representatives:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;We've done something today that's transformational for the nation&lt;/span&gt;".&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Well, Ms. Pelosi, I could not have put it better myself. You, along with Reid and our ever so brilliant president, have transformed this nation in more ways than I can count. I hope your proud of yourselves.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8024778636326788522-3115897338844381604?l=donkeysbtrippin.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://donkeysbtrippin.blogspot.com/feeds/3115897338844381604/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://donkeysbtrippin.blogspot.com/2009/02/pelosi-transformaing-nation.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8024778636326788522/posts/default/3115897338844381604'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8024778636326788522/posts/default/3115897338844381604'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://donkeysbtrippin.blogspot.com/2009/02/pelosi-transformaing-nation.html' title='Pelosi &quot;Transforming&quot; the Nation'/><author><name>Noelle Joubert</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00741165295965737198</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6f6PSFHwBe4/TFGz10QsifI/AAAAAAAAACs/IY0Ar9C4eRs/S220/DSCN8228%5B1%5D.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8024778636326788522.post-8080920181335958047</id><published>2009-02-11T18:51:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-02-12T07:36:19.481-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Something To Be Proud Of</title><content type='html'>We are not even a month into the "Obama Era" and we are already passing the dumbest piece of legislation in the history of these United States. O.K., that was a bit of an exaggeration. But there is cause for optimism (as always).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I shake with laughter as I remember hearing Mr.Obama's intentions of making Congress "work together" and reaching across the isle. And I can't help but imagine the president's surprise when he heard that zero House Republicans voted for he and Pelosi's anti-stimulus rubbish. This surprise was most likely shared by the House Republicans! I must agree with Peggy Noonan in her summary of last weeks events, which asserts "Nancy Pelosi served up some old-style pork, Mr. Obama swallowed it, Republicans shocked themselves by being serious, and then they started themselves by being unified" (The Wall Street Journal). And even though the "stimulus" bill will be passed, we Republicans not only have something to be proud of, we have an actual event to point to and say "Charisma and good intentions are not enough to unify Congress, and they sure as heck aren't enough to unify a nation".&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8024778636326788522-8080920181335958047?l=donkeysbtrippin.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://donkeysbtrippin.blogspot.com/feeds/8080920181335958047/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://donkeysbtrippin.blogspot.com/2009/02/something-to-be-proud-of.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8024778636326788522/posts/default/8080920181335958047'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8024778636326788522/posts/default/8080920181335958047'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://donkeysbtrippin.blogspot.com/2009/02/something-to-be-proud-of.html' title='Something To Be Proud Of'/><author><name>Noelle Joubert</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00741165295965737198</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6f6PSFHwBe4/TFGz10QsifI/AAAAAAAAACs/IY0Ar9C4eRs/S220/DSCN8228%5B1%5D.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8024778636326788522.post-3015586296451073248</id><published>2009-02-10T11:41:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-02-10T12:04:19.138-08:00</updated><title type='text'>A Second Holocaust</title><content type='html'>To kick things off, I am going to post a satire I wrote for one of my classes. It is my response to the Israeli "problem" that it seems no one can solve. Heated debates have erupted based on this &lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;very&lt;/span&gt; touchy topic; however, I hold the key to ending the whole thing!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;PLEASE REMEMBER, THIS IS A SATIRE!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;_____________________________________________________________&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;It seems not a day goes by when we do not see a news story in the paper or on &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;TV delineating some hostilities between the Israelis and the Muslim countries of the &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;Middle East. It is plain to see, as told by the press and other reliable sources, that all of &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;this hostility was initiated upon the creation of the Jewish state of Israel in 1948. Ever &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;since then, the Muslim people of the Mid East have been forced to avow the destruction &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;of Israel, and in so doing, they have been forced to murder innocent Israelis, &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;Americans, Brits, and even other Muslims toward that end. Many diplomats have tried, &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;fruitlessly, to produce a lasting peace between Israel and the other countries in the &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;region. Through all of this, the fighting continues, and the Arabs of Palestine are still &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;made to suffer. Fortunately, though, I have a remedy for this sickness that has &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;plagued the world for 60 years. I propose that we carry on the noble work of Hitler's &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;Germany by initiating a second Holocaust that will, once and for all, rid the Middle &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;East region of the Jewish nation.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;My plan will begin with the passing of a United Nations Resolution that will &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;officially lay the blame for the conflict in the Mid East directly on the people of Israel. It &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;will also make the support of the state of Israel, in any form, absolutely illegal &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;(infringement will result in economic sanctions). Since Israel already contains many &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;weapons (supplied mainly by the United States), a campaign of allied forces will be                                             &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;launched for the purpose of retrieving the vast majority of these weapons. Once Israel &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;is left virtually defenseless, the U.N. will signal the already alerted united Muslim forces &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;and tell them they are clear to attack. With no support from the international community, &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;it would only be a matter of time before Israel falls and is erased from the face of the &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;earth. With Israel gone, the countries of the Middle East will finally be able to return to &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;their centuries old tradition of fighting amongst themselves about petty issues. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;Therefore, let no one speak to me of the root issues at the heart of this debate, &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;nor of other solutions to the problem. I will not hear that the land of Israel was originally &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;occupied by Jews thousands of years ago, nor will I consider that the Jews have prior &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;claim on that small patch of desert. Do not speak to me of the fact that the Jews have &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;endured centuries of persecution, driven from their homes, scattered around the world. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;And, most importantly, do not tell me that the people of Israel have the right to defend &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;themselves against malicious and unprovoked attacks. Lastly, I will not hear that there &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;should be peace talks in which the safety of human beings, Jewish and Muslim, is the &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;chief concern.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;My plan for the eradication of the Israeli state will make the world a better place. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;It will end the jihad against the West because we will discontinue our support of Israel. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;It will cause great rejoicing throughout the world, in spite of the fact that we will have &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;been facilitators of mass murder. Before we know it, the world will be well on its way to &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;achieving the greatest goal imaginable: World Peace. All this resulting from the simple &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;task of withdrawing our support from Israel. We should have done this a long time ago.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;       &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;_________________________________________________________________&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Since the liberal "experts" think that our support of Israel (and our dependence on oil) is the root of US Arab discord, this only makes sense...Right?&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8024778636326788522-3015586296451073248?l=donkeysbtrippin.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://donkeysbtrippin.blogspot.com/feeds/3015586296451073248/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://donkeysbtrippin.blogspot.com/2009/02/second-holocaust.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8024778636326788522/posts/default/3015586296451073248'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8024778636326788522/posts/default/3015586296451073248'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://donkeysbtrippin.blogspot.com/2009/02/second-holocaust.html' title='A Second Holocaust'/><author><name>Noelle Joubert</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00741165295965737198</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6f6PSFHwBe4/TFGz10QsifI/AAAAAAAAACs/IY0Ar9C4eRs/S220/DSCN8228%5B1%5D.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8024778636326788522.post-467550247066902735</id><published>2009-02-10T09:19:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-02-10T09:20:01.395-08:00</updated><title type='text'>How I Roll</title><content type='html'>Hello everyone! I am one of those people who has started many blogs but never stuck with any of them. This happens, in part, because I limited the content of the blogs to something specific and ended up interested in some other "specific" thing. As you can see, the description of this blog is focused on politics, but not a certain sphere of politics. Therefore, I will be writing about politics in the great state of North Carolina but I will also write on national and world politics as well.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Also, as my description delineates, the content of this blog WILL BE BIASED for the simple reason that it is my perspective of what's going on in the world! This does not mean, however, that I will not be using facts; I LOVE facts. I will be using them all the time. But I will be writing my opinion of what these facts mean.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So, if you're ready for some nonprofessional political commentary with a conservative bias that seeps sarcasm, you will want to watch this blog.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Enjoy!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8024778636326788522-467550247066902735?l=donkeysbtrippin.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://donkeysbtrippin.blogspot.com/feeds/467550247066902735/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://donkeysbtrippin.blogspot.com/2009/02/how-i-roll.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8024778636326788522/posts/default/467550247066902735'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8024778636326788522/posts/default/467550247066902735'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://donkeysbtrippin.blogspot.com/2009/02/how-i-roll.html' title='How I Roll'/><author><name>Noelle Joubert</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00741165295965737198</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6f6PSFHwBe4/TFGz10QsifI/AAAAAAAAACs/IY0Ar9C4eRs/S220/DSCN8228%5B1%5D.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry></feed>
