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		<title>Swift Justice for Rahm Emanuel</title>
		<link>http://michael-e.com/2011/01/supreme-court-moves-fast-for-emanuel/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Jan 2011 16:36:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael E.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The swiftness of justice system in Chicago is astounding. Take for instance the recent situation where Rahm Emanuel was on the ballot; off the ballot; then on the ballot again in the Mayoral race of Chicago. Timeline of Challenge to Rahm Emanuel eligibility for Mayor: September 7, 2010 &#8211; Longtime Chicago Mayor Richard Daley decides [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<h2>The swiftness of justice system in Chicago is astounding.</h2>
<p>Take for instance the recent situation where Rahm Emanuel was on the ballot; off the ballot; then on the ballot again in the Mayoral race of Chicago.</p>
<p>Timeline of Challenge to Rahm Emanuel eligibility for Mayor:</p>
<ul>
<li>September 7, 2010 &#8211; Longtime Chicago Mayor Richard Daley decides <em>not</em> to run for re-election.</li>
<li>October 1, 2010 – Rahm Emanuel decides to run for mayor of Chicago; leaves the White House.</li>
<li>November 26, 2010 – Challenge to Emanuel’s eligibility filed in court.</li>
<li>December 22, 2010 – Chicago Board of Elections determines that Rahm Emanuel <em>can</em> run for mayor.</li>
<li>January 24, 2011 – Appellate court rules Rahm should be <em>removed</em> from ballot.</li>
<li>January 25, 2011 – State supreme court rules that Rahm Emanuel <em>must </em>be put back on the ballot while they decide <em>if</em> he is eligible. [Gee, I wonder how <em>that</em> is going to turn out?]</li>
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<p>Wow! The speed of which justice moves in Chicago can make you dizzy.</p>
<p>This makes me curious … I wonder how many people have been waiting for their day in court and for how long? How many rape cases are pending or are on appeal? How many murderers on death row are waiting for the Supreme Court to hear their cases?</p>
<p>I don’t know the answers to these questions but I think it would be fair and safe to say that regular people, like you or I, who seek justice and are <em>not</em> connected to the elite power brokers of our legal system, would NEVER get our case bounced up to a state supreme court in TWO MONTHS.</p>
<p>On second thought, maybe we should let Rahm Emanuel and the mob run everything. They seem pretty efficient.</p>
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		<title>Christine O’Donnell is a Class Act</title>
		<link>http://michael-e.com/2011/01/thank-you-card-from-odonnell/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Jan 2011 21:13:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael E.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Only one of the candidates to whom I contributed had the respect to send a thank you card. You won't believe which one.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Leading up to the November 2010 elections I made campaign contributions to 5 candidates in the races that I thought were most important. It wasn’t much money, and all of these races were long shots, but I felt that it was important.</p>
<p>Those candidates were:</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Carly Fiorina</strong> –  against  Barbara (Please call me Senator) Boxer</li>
<li><strong>Meg Whitman</strong> – against Jerry (I don’t know how to create a job) Brown</li>
<li><strong>Sharron Angle</strong> – against Harry (There ain’t no Illegal Aliens in Nevada) Reid</li>
<li><strong>Sean Bielat</strong> – against Barney (There’s no housing crisis) Frank</li>
<li><strong>Christine O&#8217;Donnell</strong> – against Christopher (The Bearded Marxist) Coons</li>
</ul>
<p>(I also contributed to J.D. Hayworth to get rid of the John (the RINO) McCain – but that one didn’t make it out of the primaries.)</p>
<p>But this post is not to brag about my perfect record of picking losing candidates. This post is to illustrate something else entirely.</p>
<p>Only one of these candidates took the time to send me a Thank you / Christmas card. Can you guess which one? Was it one of the big time business executives? Was it one of the professional politicians? No. It was the unknown and savagely beaten Christine O’Donnell. (The title gave it away – didn’t it?)</p>
<p>The contents of the card read:</p>
<blockquote><p><em>“As Edmund Burke so brilliantly stated, ‘all that is necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men (and women) to do nothing…’</em></p>
<p><em>Your incredible contribution of time and money allowed us to send the establishment a powerful message this year. Our fight is not over, and our spirit is strong. So many patriots like you have sacrificed over the years to keep America great!</em></p>
<p><em>I hope and pray that you and yours have a blessed Christmas and a prosperous new year.” </em></p>
<p><em>Signed, Christine.</em></p></blockquote>
<p>It concluded with a final P.S. about the new ChristinePAC.</p>
<p>Of course, it wasn’t a hand written note. It was a mass produced card and likely sent to everyone who contributed to her campaign. But the mere fact that she was the only one who even <em>thought</em> about sending a card says a lot about her as a person. Conversely, it says a lot about all of the so-called “professionals” whom it probably never even occurred to say thank you.</p>
<p>Christine O’Donnell is a real class act. This is probably why the left (and right) establishment hates her so much.</p>
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		<title>How much land is developed in the United States?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Jan 2011 00:11:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael E.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[How much land is developed in the United States? Short Answer: 167,614 Square Miles (As of 2002) which represents approx. 4.66% of the Land Area in the United States. To put this into perspective, I have mapped out and overlaid this same area on a Google Map of the United States. Click to Enlarge Map. [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<h2>How much land is developed in the United States?</h2>
<p><a href="http://michael-e.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Developed-Land-in-US.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-1387" title="Developed Land in US" src="http://michael-e.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Developed-Land-in-US-1024x678.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="331" /></a></p>
<p>Short Answer: 167,614 Square Miles (As of 2002) which represents approx. 4.66% of the Land Area in the United States.</p>
<p>To put this into perspective, I have mapped out and overlaid this same area on a Google Map of the United States. <a title="Developed Land in US" href="http://michael-e.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Developed-Land-in-US.jpg" target="_blank">Click to Enlarge Map</a>.</p>
<p>This figure includes 93,750 Square Miles of Developed Structures plus 73,864 Square Miles of Public Roads.</p>
<p>Why is this information important?</p>
<p>This information is important because eco-freaks would have you believe that urban sprawl is devastating our natural resources and that we must all crowd into densely populated areas in order to reduce our greenhouse footprint (by reducing transportation).</p>
<p>Take another look at the map … Does it look like we are running out of space to you?</p>
<p>Arm yourself with fact.</p>
<p>Sources: <a href="http://www.nationalatlas.gov/transportation.html">National Atlas.Gov</a> | <a href="http://www.ers.usda.gov/publications/eib14/">USDA</a></p>
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		<title>Democrats: Have Aerial Intercourse with a Perambulating Pastry</title>
		<link>http://michael-e.com/2010/12/rolling-donut/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Dec 2010 22:04:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Translation: Take a Flying Fuc% at a Rolling Donut. Admittedly, I’m not exactly sure what a flying fuc% is, or even what exactly a donut has to do with it, but I certainly get the gist of it. Basically it means – Go Fuc% off. I first heard the “Aerial Intercourse” version back in the [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<h2><a href="http://michael-e.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Rolling_Donut.jpg"><img class="size-thumbnail wp-image-1363 alignleft" title="Rolling Donut" src="http://michael-e.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Rolling_Donut-100x100.jpg" alt="Rolling Donut" width="100" height="100" /></a>Translation: Take a Flying Fuc% at a Rolling Donut.</h2>
<p>Admittedly, I’m not exactly sure what a flying fuc% is, or even what exactly a donut has to do with it, but I certainly get the gist of it. Basically it means – Go Fuc% off.</p>
<p>I first heard the “Aerial Intercourse” version back in the late eighties from a dear colleague of mine. Today, the exact circumstances of the encounter elude me, although I’m fairly certain that I was not on the receiving end of the suggestion.</p>
<p>I’ve used this phrase myself a time or two since then. Reactions from the insulted appear to be a state of confusion as they contemplate if they have just been insulted – or not. Most often they don’t get it – and given the circumstances, I usually have no interest in explaining it to them.</p>
<p>Lately, as I have been watching the freak show that is the Lame Duck Democrats in Washington trying to cram as much pork into law as possible before they are kicked out on their ass, I really have only one thing to say to Democrats…</p>
<p>“Go have Aerial Intercourse with a Perambulating Pastry.”</p>
<p>Frankly, I’m just sick to death with Liberals trying to use Government to control my life. They use the EPA to control my lights; they use the IRS to control my Healthcare; they use the SEC to control my credit; they even use the TSA to check me for hernia. (Evidently, the position of my gonads are a National Security issue.)</p>
<p>But it doesn’t stop there. Now they want to use the Department of Education to control our children’s diet. They want to use the FCC to control what you read on the internet. They want the Department of Agriculture to control our vegetable gardens in our back yards and the Department of Transportation to issue Search Warrants to force people into breathalyzer tests.</p>
<p>The list of idiocy and intrusion goes on and on. We now live in a God-damned police state.</p>
<p>I have had enough. So I am instituting a new “Rolling Donut” campaign.  If you are like me, and are ready to tell Liberals, Obama or the Government in general to go “Take a Flying Fuc% at a Rolling Donut”, then I invite you to join me.  Feel free to copy the donut image and post it on Facebook or wherever you like. If you are squeamish about using profanity, then feel free to use the nicer “Aerial Intercourse” version.</p>
<p>Hope you will join me. If not, then have Aerial Intercourse with a Perambulating Pastry.</p>
<p><em>(The profanity in this post was slightly redacted on 12/17/2010 to avoid banishment by Facebook. Evidently, they seem to have a problem with sexually active donuts.)</em></p>
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		<title>The &#8220;Liberal Media Bias&#8221; Debate is Over</title>
		<link>http://michael-e.com/2010/05/liberal-media-bias/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 May 2010 14:36:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael E.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Every single day, the bias reporting and Liberal “slant” of mainstream media (ie: CNN, NBC, CBS, MSNBC, ABC as well as the New York Times, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Associated Press … and on and on) is upfront and apparent for any and all to witness, if they care to be honest. The bias [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div id="attachment_1021" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 525px"><a href="http://michael-e.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/Gore_rides_Locness_monster-e1280183851431.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-1021" title="Gore_rides_Locness_monster" src="http://michael-e.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/Gore_rides_Locness_monster-e1280183851431.jpg" alt="Al Gore rides the Loch Ness monster" width="515" height="381" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Al Gore rides the Loch Ness Monster</p></div>
<p>Every single day, the bias reporting and Liberal “slant” of mainstream media (ie: CNN, NBC, CBS, MSNBC, ABC as well as the New York Times, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Associated Press … and on and on) is upfront and apparent for any and all to witness, if they care to be honest.</p>
<p>The bias has become so obtuse that it has elevated to that of a running joke, from both sides of the issue. Liberal “news” sources are no longer providing “news”, they are pushing “propaganda”.  They have become the “Public Outreach” arm of the Obama administration. If it were not for Fox News and the Internet, we (the people) would have no reporting of “fact” at all.  They know it; we know it; they know that we know; and we know that they know. Yet everyone pretends to be shocked and appalled at accusations. Hypocrisy abounds both sides. If I only had a dime for every time that I have heard, “I didn’t hear you speaking out when … (insert Obama, Bush, Clinton or Reagan) &#8230; was in office?” in the last 2 years from “news” sources. It’s like cannon fire from one side to the other.</p>
<p>So why do we even bother to debate it anymore? Sure, it’s always fun to point out bias and hypocrisy, and maybe it gives us a certain personal satisfaction as it reaffirms that our views are righteous. But does debating it serve any other useful purpose?</p>
<p>The line between Liberalism &amp; Conservatism is already drawn and I believe that if there is anyone out there who hasn’t already chosen to be with us (Conservatives) then they never will be.  All this talk about “gaining the support of independent voters” is bullshit.  Frankly, anyone who may still be “wishy-washy” on where they stand, politically, is either a liar (intent on skewing the polling numbers) or they are so fucking ignorant that they don’t deserve to be part of the Conservative Coalition anyway. With those types, we can only hope that they are so caught up in the latest episode of “Who’s screwing the Kardashians?”, that they forget to vote.</p>
<p>I suspect that people already know where they stand, politically. But knowing where one stands does not always correlate with “Action”.  The real reason that the Tea Party movement is so significant is that these are people who have <em>always</em> had conservative views, but have never “acted” upon those views by attending protest rallies and demonstrations. We are the silent <strong>majority</strong>. Instilled with deep values like God, Country &amp; Family. (Concepts that Liberals cannot comprehend) Like a bull, we are slow to stir. We tolerate a certain level of annoyance in the same way that we accept that ALL politicians are Liars and slime-bags. We are content to live our lives undisturbed and without nosing into the business of other people. But also like a bull, if you push us too far, we will eventually stomp all over your ass.</p>
<p>I believe that it is time that we stop arguing over “whether or not” the mainstream media is bias. It is time that we start treating media bias as “fact”. We must treat these so called “news sources” as “opinions”, because that is what they really are. Reporters from the mainstream media can no longer be taken seriously. We must treat them in the same way that we treat reporters from “The National Enquirer” or “The Globe”; with snickers and irrelevance.  Personally, I can’t wait to see a picture of Al Gore riding the Lock-Ness monster on the cover of “The National Enquirer”.</p>
<p>Yet, exposing the media bias when it occurs does have some merit, in my opinion. While it won’t surprise anyone, or convince those who agree with Liberal Freaks to join our cause, exposing it may serve to energize and actionize our own base. It may also be useful as a form of reinforcement, to keep the fires burning. So long as we are careful to not engage in a debate over “who’s more bias” as opposed to “examples of bias”.  We don’t want to allow Liberal Freaks the opportunity to change the subject.</p>
<p>So from this point forward, I invite you to join me in the assumption that the Main Stream Media is already bias in any reporting that they provide. I know, you already knew all this. We all did. But it’s time that we acknowledge it and codify it at a single place and time. So that we can, at some future date, look back and find a marker of when the people took charge to protect truth and justice.</p>
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		<title>Fox News website &#8211; Covered with Graffiti</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Apr 2010 22:43:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fox News website &#8211; Hacked and covered with Graffiti The Fox News Site has been Hacked and covered with Graffiti.  So was CNN; US Department of Energy; The White House; and Aunt Susie&#8217;s country cooking website. OK, I made up the Aunt Susie&#8217;s one. But in fact Every Single Web Page on the internet &#8211; [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<h3>Fox News website &#8211; Hacked and covered with Graffiti</h3>
<p>The Fox News Site has been Hacked and covered with Graffiti.  So was CNN; US Department of Energy; The White House; and Aunt Susie&#8217;s country cooking website.</p>
<p>OK, I made up the Aunt Susie&#8217;s one. But in fact Every Single Web Page on the internet &#8211; Has just been Hacked and covered with Graffiti.</p>
<p>Who would do such a thing? you ask.  The answer &#8211; GOOGLE. That&#8217;s right, Google has just hijacked the internet.</p>
<p>Google has launched a new browser toolbar which contains a tool called &#8220;Sidewiki&#8221;, a tool that allows ANYONE to post comments on ANY web page.</p>
<p>Today, I posted this message on www.foxnews.com website &#8211; without ANY authorization from Fox News. Yes &#8211; I have broken the law to prove that GOOGLE is &#8220;breaking the law&#8221; and they must be stopped. Please have mercy on me, Fox News. It was necessary to get your attention.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.google.com/profiles/RDzineN?hl=en#sidewiki" target="_blank">Michael Pipkins</a> &#8211; Apr 6, 2010</p>
<p>Conservative Blogger</p>
<p>Stop Sidewiki now</p>
<p>I have just learned about Sidewiki. This system is a blatant violation of Copyright law.</p>
<p>The very fact that I am now posting information to the FOX News web site is all the proof that is needed.</p>
<p>My advertisement could be inserted HERE&gt;</p>
<p>My profanity could be inserted HERE&gt;</p>
<p>My web site could be inserted HERE&gt;</p>
<p>GOOGLE does not OWN the internet and this abuse MUST BE STOPPED.</p>
<p>This simple little, innocuous looking tool is downloaded from Google and then installed as an add-on feature to the Google Browser bar. Once installed &#8211; Anyone can post ANY message on ANY web site. Whether or not Google claims to be able to sensor the content or not, the fact remains that by creating this system, they are invading the copyright of the owner of the URL, by attaching unauthorized content to the web site without the owner&#8217;s permission. Furthermore, the owner of the site has no control of the content.</p>
<p>The sheer magnitude of abuses that this system will create are staggering.</p>
<ul>
<li>One could easily post links back to their own web site on their competitors web page.</li>
<li>A merchants &#8220;confirmation page&#8221; could be targeted by a competitor to manipulate a customer into buying a product from them, instead.</li>
<li>One could slander a business 24hrs a day.</li>
<li>Spammers could (and already are) targeting high profile sites to create &#8220;link backs&#8221; to their own web pages.</li>
<li>Trick people into giving up personal information.</li>
</ul>
<p>However you cut it, this program / service / software / social garbage is illegal, unethical and must be STOPPED. Google does not OWN the Internet and has no right to allow people to post content on pages that they don&#8217;t own.</p>
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		<title>Obama pisses on Australia</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Mar 2010 18:58:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Why does Obama Hate Australia?&#8221; President B. Hussein Obama is at it again. Barely 48 hrs after insulting the Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu by walking out of a meeting, now he launches a big, &#8220;Piss on You&#8221; to Australia, one of the closest allies America has ever had. You may remember that about [...]]]></description>
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<h1>&#8220;Why does Obama Hate Australia?&#8221;</h1>
<p>President B. Hussein Obama is at it again. Barely 48 hrs after insulting the Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu by walking out of a meeting, now he launches a big, &#8220;Piss on You&#8221; to Australia, one of the closest allies America has ever had.</p>
<p>You may remember that about 2 weeks ago, Obama &#8220;postponed&#8221; his scheduled trip to Australia, in order to help push through the landmark Healthcare Enslavement Bill. That bill was signed into law on March 23rd.</p>
<p>The Australia Parliament had originally went out of their way to accommodate Mr. Obama by calling the Parliament or order during what would normally be a &#8220;non-sitting&#8221; week. Accepting the Presidents apology, the Australia Prime Minister Kevin Rudd then rescheduled the Obama visit so that he could arrive on Thursday, March 25th and then address the Parliament on Friday.</p>
<p>But Obama missed that date too. And this time he didn&#8217;t even bother to apologize, nor did have any reason that would have prevented him from attending. Instead, today (last night) he jumps into Air Force One and flies over 7,000 miles to make a &#8220;surprise&#8221; visit to Afghanistan. Once there, he just decided to &#8220;pop in&#8221; and meet with Afghan President Hamid Karzai, at the presidential palace. As for the trip to Australia, that is now pushed back until &#8220;sometime in June&#8221;, maybe.</p>
<p>Needless to say the Parliament, Prime Minister and People of Australia are pissed. And who could blame them?</p>
<p>The arrogance and gall of this President continues to astound. Either he believes himself to be of such elite stature that he does not have to follow the norms of international diplomacy or he is an absolute idiot. Personally, I pray that he is just an idiot. Because the former is far worse for our nation.</p>
<p>This type of power hungry, arrogant elitism is the same sociopathic mindset that brought the world Adolf Hitler, Joseph Stalin, Napoleon Bonaparte and even Emperor  Nero Claudius of Rome, who burned Christians as human torches, to light his gardens during palace parties.</p>
<p>Let us hope that Obama doesn&#8217;t start having parties on the White House lawn.</p>
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		<title>The Definition of &#8220;Bi-Partisan&#8221;</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Political definition of &#8220;Bi-Partisan&#8221; is: Democrats want to shoot you in the Head Republicans want to shoot you in the Chest Libertarians argue over the type of gun to use Independents can&#8217;t decide without first taking a pole therefore, they compromise. - and slit your throat - For those who don&#8217;t get it .. [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The Political definition of &#8220;Bi-Partisan&#8221; is:</p>
<p>Democrats want to shoot you in the Head<br />
Republicans want to shoot you in the Chest<br />
Libertarians argue over the type of gun to use<br />
Independents can&#8217;t decide without first taking a pole</p>
<p>therefore, they compromise.</p>
<p>- and slit your throat -</p>
<p>For those who don&#8217;t get it .. the point is that EVERY LAST ONE of our representatives who were in office prior to 2008 are responsible for this mess.</p>
<p>EVERY LAST ONE of them must be removed from office in order for the people of this nation to take back control of our country.</p>
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