Odessa

I would really like to see the following question asked of all the pathetic . . . I mean presidential candidates: "What job(s) did you have that didn't require a suit?"

I do not currently work at a job that is physically demanding for crap pay, but I did. I worked at a supermarket, a fast food restaurant and an answering service, and as a flagger and bartender. I have a clue what it is like. I think we should expect no less of our leader and chief. Many people in this country work for crappy wages and crappy (if any) benefits. I think back to G.W. Senior and how he didn't know what a bar-code was. I want a president who has a clue what the little people do. Some of us come home grimy and physically broken at the end of the day. Some of use could use a really good foot massage. Some of us want to slap our petty boss who is a nasty bastard to their staff because they can be and he/she knows we need the job. Some of us endure the mind numbing frustration that is "rush-hour". Some of us just want to get warm/cool because we work outside and it is too hot/too cold. The list goes on.

Even now with a good job, I frequently come home with my eyes burning from reading reports and/or my back hurting from lugging my laptop and luggage with me on a business trip. I'm not saying president is easy, but he gets way more help then we do.

Presidential candidates can wear all the plaid and fleece they want, it still doesn't mean they know what the citizens in this country do everyday. So, presidential hopeful, ever had a little dirt (or worse) under those neatly manicured nails?

A while back, I pointed out that Britney's Mom is writing a book on parenting. Link:

http://www.worldofsuck.net/index.php/Odessa/2007/11/03/move_over_dr_spock#comments

I just wonder what the news of her little 16 yr old darling becoming a Mommy herself will do to her book sales . . . especially considering that she will be due around the time the book is released. The little darning couldn't have planned it better! Just a little something to make me go "hmmm..."

While he is pointing fingers at Romney and his religion, the Baptist minister has a skeleton or two in his closet. His son was suspected of hanging a stray. The animal was sick, so I guess it was all right to kill it by hanging. Then Daddy helped make any animal cruelty charges go away - how convenient. Nice when your Daddy is Governor.

Link: http://www.newsweek.com/id/78241

http://gothamist.com/2007/12/21/stiffer_penalti.php

Once while I was eating dinner at TGIFs in Time Square this guy flashed a chick through the window between the lobby and the bar, then went outside and did it again. I almost went out and told him that if he wanted to impress her, he sure as hell wasn't going to do it that way. I guess now he might get a stiffer penalty.

and the city wants delis to "fire" them. They complain very little, don't demand vacation time or O/T pay, and may even put a smile on a few customers' faces. They are the deli cats.

http://gothamist.com/2007/12/21/cats_in_delis.php

I have been in delis with cats. I would much prefer a well behaved cat over mice and rats in a deli any day of the week, but alas, NY State and NYC law forbids animals in establishments that serve food. I would make a lousy health inspector since I think the law is silly.

I have cats and I'm not suffering from any illnesses from having them share my house - including the kitchen and dining room. Since my one cat has figured out the whole catching mice thing, I don't find mouse poop in my basement - I like that.

I think we can all agree that he obviously has little regard for the lives of the dogs he had, raised and fought. Now all of a sudden, a black author equates outrage over his crimes to racism.

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/12/20/ED6BU1EKB.DTL

Pamela M. Johnson is a fiction author. Perhaps she needs to stick to fiction, since she can't keep her facts straight. Obviously the San Francisco Chronicle is a rag and has no common sense in printing this piece of crap. I know I am not alone in my opinion, I read the blogs - not ONE person agreed with her assessment.

Fact is, I don't care what color Michael Vick is, he is a degenerate thug who derived pleasure out of another creature's pain. He surely can not claim that he needed the money, so it was obviously a grizzly hobby. Furthermore, stating that our condemnation of Mr. Vicks actions is racist is nonsense - the man is a celebrity. All celebrities are scrutinized.

Ms. Johnson's equating Mr. Vick's actions to anything an African American suffers in this country today is laughable. If someone were to take a black man, put him in a cage, only bring him out to train or fight to the death, the person subjecting him to those atrocities would be guilty of kidnapping and possibly murder among many other crimes. They would be going away for longer than Mr. Vick will be - so then, how is a dog treated better than a black man?

Ms. Johnson, hate to burst your bubble, but there are some things that have nothing to do with race.

A few days ago someone had a gripe about Romney. I have a gripe about Huckabee. This former Baptist minister asked Romney if Mormons (by the way, it is actually LDS) believe that the devil (Lucifer) and Jesus are brothers. It would be so nice if these two could leave religion out of it. Does it really matter if Jesus and Lucifer were bothers? Neither one of these bozos get my vote.

This little slogan has the panties of a few feminists in a bunch. Why? Because it was printed on the front of undies for pre-pubescent girls - "When you have Santa" was printed on the back. They thought it sent a message to young girl that they could use what was between their legs as currency.

"There's nothing quite like telling adolescent girls that they don't need to worry about finances since they have their very own moneypot between their legs," Jessica Valenti, the executive editor of Feministing.com, wrote on the panty blog post.

Me thinks someone needs to lighten up . . .

The blog in question: http://www.feministing.com/

I really dislike the whole celebrity worship mentality and I typically pay it no attention. I never realized that the budding fashionistas, the Olsen twins, were shamelessly bringing fur to a whole new generation. A generation that doesn't know the cruelty that is truly involved in the whole fur industry. PETA is leading the charge to try an educate them and their mindless minions - and this is a humorous way to do it, in my opinion.

http://www.peta2.com/trollsens/dress_up.asp

Even if you believe that animals should have no rights, you should be aware of how the animals are treated if you wear fur and make your own ethical decisions. I personally do not want to know the person who willfully causes pain and suffering to animals. There is a big difference between using animals for our benefit and being cruel. Over the last decade PETA has been pretty loonie - marginalizing themselves by trying to encourage people to adopt a vegan diet, etc., rather than focusing on the "ethical" part of their organization's name. I think this is a step back to their original roots.

We have a history making presidential race here in the US - a white woman and a black man are strong candidates for the democratic party. The closest we had come previously was Mondale/Farraro - and that would have been a woman vice-president.

We also have Oprah, who is revered to cult-like proportions. Her favor can make or break a book, a movie or a movement. Until recently, she kept her political leaning low-key. That was until now. Her sudden interest does make one take pause.

She typically rallies behind women's issues - Is Hillary not woman enough?

Is she only coming out to support Obama because he is black or because she sees something unique in his character that transcends color?

It's just something that makes me go "hmmmm..."

I appreciate when the doctor's office calls to remind me of an appointment. However, calling and leaving a message on my answering machine at home about an appointment that is the next business day is stupid, especially with that little caveat that if I need to cancel I should call, blah, blah, blah. Here it the problem - I get home and get the message AFTER you have closed, so what good does it do me? I tell every doctor I have to call me at work, cause that is where I am when they are open. Most do not listen giving me the most people don't want their doctor calling them at work bullshit. I just told you to call me there, its not a problem. If you really want to do me a favor, call me two days ahead - that way I get the message and I still have a whole day to call you back.

I am really getting sick of seeing those little dancing people, real or animated, on the mortgage ads. I get it - your rates are so wonderful they make people want to dance. I just want to whack those little people over the head to make them stop doing the same retarded dance.