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Sunday, May 15, 2011

Republicans Want To Drill for Oil off Virginia's Coast

Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) says  "there's enough oil off the Virginia coast to power the entire world for 50 to 60 years."    Eric Cantor and the Republicans say  "Drill Baby Drill".
One is a fool and the other is a clown.    I'll identify the clown further on.       Democrats will know who the fool is but Republicans may be confused.
Without Oil Slicks, Dead Oily Fish and Birds

Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-7th, Remembers 33 cent a gallon gas when Republicans were in charge and see's a day when unrestricted drilling could bring it back again.   In addition to being the Majority Leader Cantor is also a certified clown and comedian.   Before politics Eric plyed his trade as a birthday party clown for hire.    After expeiencing difficulties with higher education at several establishments of learning Cantor applied to the Sam E. Weeny School of Clownology and 10 short months later graduated Clown Cum Laddie.     It was either clown school or hair dressing and there were no openings at costomology school.    Eric is not the only clown to enter politics but he is the only one from Virginia and the Sam E. Weeny Clown University who is the Republican Majority Leader.
Eric Cantor, Graduate

Congressman Eric Cantor (VA-07) comments on the passage of H.R. 1230    "Restarting American Offshore Leasing Now Act,”    which would require the Administration to move forward with Virginia's Lease Sale 220 and other lease sales in the Gulf of Mexico that the Obama Administration has delayed or canceled:    If Republicans can pass this bill they can force the drilling to start in Virginia Beach and everywhere else and then attack President Obama if something goes wrong which eventully it will.     Republicans are decitful and trickey and they represent big business and big oil.     People who vote republican think the GOP represents them and the thinking ends there.
This is Neptune the soon to be  "Oil God of the Seas"  before Republicans retro-fit him with a yellow Shell Oil Clam Shell Sign

“Gas prices continue to skyrocket over $4 dollars a gallon nationwide, placing increased strain on already tight budgets for families and business people,"   the Majority Leader said.     "In response to the Obama Administration’s aggressive fight against domestic energy production, House Republicans have taken another important step to encourage economic growth, create jobs and lower gas prices – especially right here at home in the Commonwealth," Cantor continued. 
Cantor explained   "On a really hazy day you  wouldn't  see the drilling rigs"

  "We have structured this in a fully responsible way",   Eric
explained.    "The drilling rigs would be a half mile off the Virginia coast line and in Virginia Beach if you stay ground level or even second floor you might not see them drilling and the noise of the wind would make them appear to be silent."    

Cantor then expanded his rationale,    "Tourist only go to the beach duing summer season but the oil rigs would be making money all year long.   Soon the hotel owners and restraunts and tourist would adjust a Republican study shows." 


"For those worried about pollution of the waters off Virginia's coast the odds of a major spill are around 275 to 1 and while all drilling rigs ooze a dozen or so gallons into the waters each day the currents would likely transport these slicks to North Carolina and I don't represent them,"    Eric said.   




I can make animals out of baloons Eric exclaimed

"I have spent many hours golfing with the Oil Lobbyists and they assure me it is safe", Eric continued.

"The Democrats want to switch to a cleaner and safer and more sustainable form of energy and that will be fine when we have drilled every drop of oil the earth hides."

Eddie Cantor
One of the few claims Eric Cantor doesn't make is that he is related to Eddie Cantor the famous vaudevillian and beloved American clown.

The current regulatory blockade on domestic drilling for oil and gas has stifled energy development and eliminated Republican and Big Oil plans to tap Virginia’s offshore energy resources.      This bill will allow us to move forward with the offshore lease sales in Virginia and the Gulf of Mexico in what the Big Oil companies call a safe and responsible way that will utilize American technology, innovation and create jobs and satisfy the lobbyists who fund the Republican party.     Many Republicans feel there is not much to save in the Gulf region, that all the damage has already been done.      Republicans reason why not drill-drill-drill and tear it up like new ground.

“Virginia has vast potential to move our nation towards the goal of achieving energy independence.     Michele Bachmann has calculated that there is enough oil off Virginia's coast to power the whole world for 50 to 60 years.   Offshore energy exploration and development in the Commonwealth will help put Virginians back to work, generate millions of dollars in revenue, produce enough oil and natural gas to fuel our cars and heat our homes, and reduce our dependence on foreign oil so that lower gas prices for families and businesses are a possibility.”   
Eric's Masterpiece, his Mother keeps one taped to the fridge door to show her visitors.

Eric twisted a baloon into a doggy shape and continued by saying    "Letting the Oil Companies drill off Virginia's coast is the answer to all of our problems.      If that 1 in 275 disaster does happen look at all the jobs picking up oil blobs and washing birds and animals that will be creasted.   There weren't enough hands for BP to employ down in the Gulf of Mexico, unemployeement dropped 9 points."  
Eric  "Trust Me"  Cantor

Eric Cantor then did a little clown dance and sang
a verse of Orrin Hatch's new song "Big Oil is Money to Me".

The estate of Eddie Cantor asked that ACVDN make it explicitly clear that Eric Cantor was
unrelated and we will.

Eddie Cantor (January 31, 1892 – October 10, 1964) was an American   "illustrated song"   performer, comedian, dancer, singer, actor and songwriter. 

His eye-rolling song-and-dance routines eventually led to his nickname,   "Banjo Eyes".      Cantor's eyes became his trademark, often exaggerated in illustrations, and leading to his appearance on Broadway in the musical Banjo Eyes (1941).

His charity and humanitarian work was extensive, and he is credited with coining the phrase and helping to develop The March of Dimes.      So as you can see he is not related to Eric Cantor.    In
fact he is nothing like Eric Cantor.   

Eddie spent his life helping others,  Eric can make animals out of baloons.


Glenn Beck Attacks Young Woman
Megan McCain
Disconnect the neck straps and shoot the picture of the top of the shoulders and the head and you get the image Megan created for a skin cancer psa.     Glen Beck went completely crazy.     The young lady should be applauded for doing the public service spot on such an important topic.
Fox Created Jerk Glenn Beck

Meghan McCain fired back at Glenn Beck, who mocked her for doing a PSA on skin cancer.      Beck
pretended to vomit at the thought of a naked McCain, who appeared in a strapless dress in the ad.      Beck is one of the MOST mature people at  Fox News
John was bothered by Beck's comments

Meghan McCain, daughter of Sen. John,  shot a PSA for skin cancer where she posed in a strapless dress to appear naked.     Skin cancer, many will remember, is a disease that both of Meghan’s parents have suffered from.     So, naturally, doing the PSA was near and dear to her.

Cindy was bothered by Beck's comments

Also appearing in the ad, and much more prominently than the younger McCain, were celebrities like Brandy, Topenga from Boy Meets World, one of the sisters from The Cosby Show and a whole bunch of other unrecognizable people.
But it was Megan who answered Beck and put him in his place.

Megan responds to Beck

“Clearly you have a problem with me, and possibly women in general, but the truth is, it’s 2011 and I heard your show on Fox was canceled.     Isn’t that an indication that the era of the shock jock pundit is over?      Don’t you think that’s a sign you should be pulling it back a little?     I mean, if you’re too conservative and outrageous for Fox, that should tell you something,”  she writes.

“There really is no need to make something like my participation in a skin cancer PSA into a sexist rant about my weight and physical appearance, because I’m going to let you in on a little
secret, Glenn:     you are the only one who looks bad in this scenario, and at the end of the day you have helped me generate publicity for my skin cancer PSA, a cause that I feel quite passionate about.”

“As a person who is known for his hot body, you must find it easy to judge the weight fluctuations of others, especially young women.     If any of your daughters are ever faced with some kind of criticism of their physical appearance or weight, they should call me, because women’s body image is another issue I feel passionate about, and have become accustomed to dealing with and speaking with young women about on my college tours.”

“And next time, instead of jumping straight to the “Meghan McCain fat jokes” maybe try out some new material?     Because the fat joke thing, it’s been done so many times, I know a creative
intellect such as yourself can do better than that.”

Megan McCain not only manages to tell Glenn Beck he isn’t funny, but also that he’s both creatively bankrupt and stupid.    You can almost hear the dry sarcasm dripping from her lips.   Megan
is a smart young woman and I wouldn't want her aggrevated with me.    After making the mistake and being so rude I couldn't understand why Beck didn't apoligize, a real sincere apology.

ACVDN Bottom Line

Glenn Beck used the wrong word.   The one he was looking for was phat.    Jessica Simpson is phat, Megan McCain is phat, Angelina Jolie is phat, I could go on and on but you get the point.

The term derives from African American Vernacular English (Ebonics) as a deliberate misspelling of the word fat.

phat (comparative phatter, superlative phattest)
 1.(slang) excellent
 2.(slang) sexy
 3.(slang, music) Rich in texture, prominent. The song has a phat bass line.


Synonyms
 (slang: excellent): cool (slang), excellent, fab (dated slang), rad (dated slang), super, wicked (slang)
 (slang: sexy): foxy (slang), hot (slang)
 (in music: rich in texture, prominent): prominent, rockin' (slang)


So the next time the wife asks  "Does this dress make me look fat"?     Tell her  "Baby if you are talking P-H-A-T (spell it out) it sure does and you look great."      "Now lets get going, we don't want to be late."


Huckabee's Wife Says NO Way
What Can I Do, She Said NO Way

Republican Mike Huckabee, saying his wife won't hear of it, announced Saturday night he won't run for U.S. president in 2012. 

Huckabee has been a Baptist Minister and the Governor of Arkansas but never had a job involving physical work or good pay.    Neither Minister or Governor pays as well as the average factory job with some overtime.   Mrs Huckabee said she had lived in church housing and government housing and barely had enough income or food to support their family and now that Mike
had a good paying job at Fox News he was going to stop chasing the dreams and work for a living.
My Wife Knows Best

The 55-year-old former Arkansas governor and Baptist minister who was unsuccessful in his bid for the GOP nomination in 2008, made his decision known on his Fox News Channel show.
"All the factors say go, but my wife says no, if mama ain't happy then nobody's happy"   Huckabee said.     Huckabee now owns a house and his wife wants the morgage kept current.

Ed Rollins, who guided Huckabee's campaign, said he wasn't surprised since Huckabee had not communicated with him for about a week.

Roll Call reported Huckabee, who now lives in Florida, has declined to enter the race despite polls showing him  "at or near the top"  of the GOP field and internal polling showing his wife could be talked into living with another run if he pressed it.     Ultimately, he said, it was a  "spiritual"   choice and a decision that left him with "inexplicable inner peace."    Translate that inner peace to mean "Mamma's Happy".
A Madrasa in Kenya, Thats Right

Asked on Fox whether he felt an obligation to run, Roll Call said he replied:   "The obligation is to love your country, keep your wife happy, be a partisan republican and keep up the image of being a godly man.   I will do like Sarah Palin and get a twitter account and attack President Obama on a daily basis.   If it gets the job done on the man from Kenya, then yes.     If I can convey the difference between a Baptist Church and a Madrasa then good.    If it's maybe in another role, I'll do it if its ok with my wife.    You know I always attempt to tell the truth but just like running for president I don't  ever make it."


Trump Purchases Huckabees Endorsement
Trump Purchases Endorsement

Mike Huckabee was grinning ear to ear following negotations with Donald Trump for the purchase of his endorsement.       Trump is happy to have right wing christians in his corner and Mrs. Huckabee is thrilled to finally see her husband earn some money.      The wording of Huckabees endorsement follows.

"I am thrilled to endorse the dynamic Donald Trump for President of the United States and urge all my family values christian followers to get on board.     Donald has one of the top rated TV shows on NBC and is a multi-billionaire and a devoted christian.     Don and I prayed together before making the decision to endorse, then Trump slipped me a check and it cashed and I endorse him."
Trump Quits, "This Running for President is too Hard on My Hair"

After buying the Huckabee endorsement Trump announced he is not running for president.      It was expected all along that Donald John Trump was nothing more than a Blow Hole.     Why now and not in June when Trump had said he would make the decision?      Trumps audience for his TV show had dropped more than 30 per cent and NBC informed Trump that he either end his running for president publicity stunt or they were pulling the plug on the show.      For all the lip Trump shoots about being wealthy he couldn't pay his rent without the TV show and he had no chance of winning the presidency and even Trump knew that.     The carnival barker is a house of cards and has been a laughing stock ever since Seth Myers and President Obama made him the butt of jokes at the correspondents dinner.      The Attorney's Generals of several states taking Trump to court over his Training School for Real Estate scam did not help and the boycotts against the advertisers on the Trump TV show were the final straw for NBC.


Sarah  "Tough Enough for a Half Term"  Palin

This opens the door for Sarah Palin who quit after two years as Governor of Alaska and earned the nickname  "half-term".       Trump didn't even make it to election day before throwing in the towel and compared to that Palin looks like a go-getter and a sticker.      Sarah is partial to Newt Gingrich as her VP running mate.      Newt won't drop out for a couple of more months unless his old time Georgia coded language runs away with him.     Newt is a bigot and has an early 1950's style of phrasing that says it without openly saying it.      Newts description of President Obama as a food stamp president was way over the line.
Newt "Food Stamps" Gingrich

The Gop should pick Paul Ryan to run for Vice President.     The popularity of his Kill Medicare plan has unleashed a powerful force in America, Pissed Off Senior Citizens (pardon the expression).
Old People Will Be Happier Paying Their Own Expenses

ACVDN Bottom Line
Seniors know how to organize and vote in droves every election.     It was a terrible idea to smack them and then for all of the Republicans (sans 4) to vote to Kill Medicare, Kill Social Security, Kill Medicade, Kill Womens Health Care, Kill Head Start and Kill Pell Grants was off the charts.     You GOP guys are thinking they will forget about it by next election.     I'm telling You, Don't Bet The Farm on Seniors Forgetting, the party is just starting.
Special Message to Paul Ryan and the Republicans from Willie "The Outlaw"  Nelson.      You youngsters are treading dangerous ground and messing with the traditions of America.      That Gary Johnson fellow can roll a joint with one hand and he stands for legalizing it.     Ron Paul is for legalizing also but he's a pipe man.    I think Newt's a heavy drinker and Trump's ego has driven him crazy.    What you got around here we can eat?


Mayor Rahm Emanuel Has Friends in Washington
Mayor Emanuel chats with President Obama

Today, May 16th -2011, Chicago gets a new Mayor and he is missing a piece of a finger he sacrificed to a fast food job he had
during high school and his nickname is Rombo.    His buddies gave him a dead fish when he left service at the White House to run for Mayor of Chicago.     Yes he is tough enough to do the job.
Getting Rahm Out of DC is a Big F'ing Deal, "We'll Be There"

A large list of luminaries will make the trek to Chicago for the affair.   Among those expected at the ceremonies beside Lake Michigan are Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. and his wife, Jill Biden;   Hilda Solis, the secretary of labor;   Timothy F. Geithner, the treasury secretary;   Ray LaHood, the secretary of transportation; and  William Daley, the White House chief of staff.
Rahm is a master of sign language

Local notables (like Richard M. Daley, whom Mr. Emanuel is replacing, and Jane Byrne, another former mayor) will also be there.     But the array of names from the administration provides one more show to Chicagoans that their new mayor, a former White House chief of staff and Democrat in Congress, can call Washington whenever he wants.

Rahm, 51, was in February, with 55 percent of the vote.   He announced he was leaving the White House last fall after Mr. Daley, 69, said he would not seek a seventh term.   Mr. Emanuel fought off the unusual legal challenge from critics who argued that his working in the White House meant he didn't have the one-year residency requirement for running.

The move to City Hall in Chicago, the nation’s third-largest city, is Mr. Emanuel’s first experience as an elected chief executive.   He arrives at a difficult time:  the city faces a budget shortfall of hundreds of millions of dollars and significant unfunded pension liabilities.

Rahm was born in Chicago and describes the mayor’s job as  “a life professional dream for me,”  said that he was undeterred by the city’s challenges.      The possibilities of being mayor — as opposed to working in the power corridors of Washington — carried a directness and immediacy that appeals to him, he said.     “It’s not a discussion point,”    he said.    “You can touch what you’re doing and see its impact.”
The Fish was Dead and about this Big

Mr. Emanuel, along with other city officials, will be sworn in at the Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park, a downtown centerpiece that has been one of Mr. Daley’s proudest creations.

Cardinal Francis George, the Roman Catholic archbishop of Chicago, is to offer an invocation, and religious leaders of other faiths will provide prayers.   Amy Morton, an actor and member of Chicago’s Steppenwolf Theater, will serve as the master of ceremonies.

It is unclear how much the inaugural events — which are open to the public — will cost.    They were paid for with private donations, but officials said a price estimate would not be available for several days.


Please attend Bob Goodlatte's Town Hall Meeting

Lynchburg,   Monday, May 16th
6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Miller Center Auditorium
301 Grove Street,  Lynchburg


Roanoke/Botetourt,   Tuesday, May 17th
6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Read Mountain Middle School
182 Orchard Hill Drive,  Cloverdale

Bob Goodlatte Voted to Kill Medicare

Republicans Are Feeling the Heat Over their Vote to Kill Medicare.   Only 4 republicans voted against killing medicare.   Bob Goodlatte voted to kill Medicare, kill Social Scurity, kill Medicade, kill Womens Health Care, kill Head Start and kill Pell grants for our childrens education.    Bob Goodlatte stood with billionaires and protected them from a tax increase.    Bob Goodlatte stood with big oil and refused to end their taxpayer-funded subsidies.    Bob Goodlatte has sold you down the river to protect the wealthy and big business.

Here are some questions to ask Bob Goodlatte when you attend his town hall meeting.

Rep. Goodlatte,  why did you vote to destroy Medicare and replace it with a voucher to buy private insurance that will raise the cost of health care for seniors by more than $6,000 in the first year alone, rather than help bolster the Medicare trust fund and bring down the deficit by raising taxes on billionaires ?

Rep. Goodlatte, why did you vote to gut elementary schools, Head Start, Pell Grants and health care for seniors instead of saving billions by ending taxpayer-funded subsidies for oil and gas companies?

Rep. Goodlatte, will you support sneak attacks on Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security by supporting arbitrary, mandatory cuts in all federal spending as a condition for raising the debt limit instead of bringing the deficit down by a combination of both cuts where they make sense and revenue raisers like a tax on millionaires?

Rep. Goodlatte, will you support President Obama’s plan to reign in Medicare spending in part by lifting the Republican ban that bars the government from using its purchasing power to negotiate with drug companies on the prices of prescriptions?

There is so much Rep. Goodlatte has to answer for so get there early.    Don’t let him talk over you.     Make sure he answers the questions and call him on it if he won’t answer.
Goodlatte Pretends to Represent Seniors, While He Sells Them Out,  He Voted to Kill Medicare

Don't be embarrised to ask.     Goodlatte is supposed to represent you.     Instead he has sold you out to protect big business, the wealthy and big oil.

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