It's a movement, I tell you! Grant Bosse is running for the 00 congressional district in New Hampshire, one of the phantom districts listed on recovery.gov. Here is Grant's campaign announcement. Grant Bosse is also on twitter. This is good stuff. Bosse even has signs!
Grant Bosse was on Cavuto earlier today:
More people need to declare their candidacy for the 440 phantom congressional districts across the country.
Friday, November 20, 2009
Thursday, November 19, 2009
Dan Marino For American TV & Appliance?
I wrote a post a while back about American TV's lame advertising. I think they've gotten the message that their advertising is lame, but they haven't fixed the problem.
Watching the USA network this evening, I just saw a new ad for American. But instead of the generic stock boring anonymous person talking about the merits of whatever big screen tv or furniture set, it was none other than retired Miami Dolphins quarterback Dan Marino.
Ok, adding a celebrity is a change, but I wouldn't call it a substantial improvement.
That's not to say that Dan Marino is a bad guy at all. But when I think Dan Marino, I think of NutriSystem ads with Larry the Cable Guy and Ace Venture: Pet Detective. This American TV ad struck me as just something else Dan Marino is advertising and that his ad was as boring as the others.
I thought I said this the first time, but I'll say it again: "TV Lenny" needs to come out of retirement and get back in front of the camera.
Watching the USA network this evening, I just saw a new ad for American. But instead of the generic stock boring anonymous person talking about the merits of whatever big screen tv or furniture set, it was none other than retired Miami Dolphins quarterback Dan Marino.
Ok, adding a celebrity is a change, but I wouldn't call it a substantial improvement.
That's not to say that Dan Marino is a bad guy at all. But when I think Dan Marino, I think of NutriSystem ads with Larry the Cable Guy and Ace Venture: Pet Detective. This American TV ad struck me as just something else Dan Marino is advertising and that his ad was as boring as the others.
I thought I said this the first time, but I'll say it again: "TV Lenny" needs to come out of retirement and get back in front of the camera.
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
U.S. House Nearly Doubles
According to Watchdog.org, which has complied and organizes data from recovery.gov, four hundred-forty (440) phantom congressional districts have received federal stimulus money to save or create jobs. Watchdog has a state by state breakdown here. If you want to run for Congress, especially in a district that before today, you didn't know existed, that's the website to visit to pick a district to run to represent.
In Missouri, I'm running for the 14th Congressional District. It actually existed at one time. According to Wikipedia, it was created in 1883 but was retired in 1933. At any rate, the federal government spent $617,848 in the 14th CD in order to save or create five jobs. And yet, these people have no representation in the U.S. House of Representatives. It's a scandal I tell you! Someone needs to take credit for bring the bacon home to the district!
If you live in Missouri but don't want to run against me, you have other options. According to the data for Missouri, in addition to the 14th district, we also have the following: 00, 31, 10, 16, 29.
In Missouri, I'm running for the 14th Congressional District. It actually existed at one time. According to Wikipedia, it was created in 1883 but was retired in 1933. At any rate, the federal government spent $617,848 in the 14th CD in order to save or create five jobs. And yet, these people have no representation in the U.S. House of Representatives. It's a scandal I tell you! Someone needs to take credit for bring the bacon home to the district!
If you live in Missouri but don't want to run against me, you have other options. According to the data for Missouri, in addition to the 14th district, we also have the following: 00, 31, 10, 16, 29.
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Schroeder For Congress MO-14
I am pleased to announce my candidacy for Missouri's 14th Congressional District. Like many of you, I didn't even know that Missouri had 14 congressional districts. But we now know based on information from the White House's website tracking jobs created or saved, Recovery.gov, that jobs have been created or saved in our 14th Congressional District.
When I heard this news, I noticed that these people did not have elected representation in the United States House of Representatives. Missouri only has nine congressmen! If elected, I will fight to represent all the people of Missouri's 14th Congressional District, especially the ones whose jobs were created or saved.
Please spread the word about this campaign. We'll have a long road ahead of us. Together we can work to improve the lives of the hard-working Americans in Missouri's 14th Congressional District.
Monday, November 16, 2009
Saturday, November 14, 2009
Paul Returns to Antioch
Here is a passage that is good to know.
Acts 18:18-23 (ESV)
Paul Returns to Antioch
Click here for the Greek.
Acts 18:18-23 (ESV)
Paul Returns to Antioch
18 After this, Paul stayed many days longer and then took leave of the brothers and set sail for Syria, and with him Priscilla and Aquila. At Cenchreae he had cut his hair, for he was under a vow. 19 And they came to Ephesus, and he left them there, but he himself went into the synagogue and reasoned with the Jews. 20 When they asked him to stay for a longer period, he declined. 21 But on taking leave of them he said, “I will return to you if God wills,” and he set sail from Ephesus.
22 When he had landed at Caesarea, he went up and greeted the church, and then went down to Antioch. 23 After spending some time there, he departed and went from one place to the next through the region of Galatia and Phrygia, strengthening all the disciples.
Click here for the Greek.
Thursday, November 12, 2009
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
I Might Pay Money
I might pay money to have Tom Cruise attempt to "give me a beatdown." Then again, I'm not a lapsed Scientologist.
Emphasis on attempt.
Emphasis on attempt.
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Has Chris Matthews Been Calling al-Qaeda?
Last night on Twitter, a bunch of folks RT'd a clip of Chris Matthews asking if it was a crime to call al-Qaeda.
The first thought that came across my mind was "Chris Matthews is asking that question because he's been calling al-Qaeda. And now he's worried that he might be in trouble." lol
But he probably never actually talked to them because al-Qaeda wouldn't accept the charges for his collect calls.
The first thought that came across my mind was "Chris Matthews is asking that question because he's been calling al-Qaeda. And now he's worried that he might be in trouble." lol
But he probably never actually talked to them because al-Qaeda wouldn't accept the charges for his collect calls.
Sunday, November 08, 2009
Crucify him! Crucify him!
A lot of people are angry and upset at Congressman Cao because he voted for the House version of socialized medicine (HR 3962). I'm not saying they shouldn't be angry, but...
I just don't see the point in crucifying him. What does it accomplish? I'd argue that it's counter-productive.
And think about it a little bit. Look at his district. He occupies the seat formerly held by William Jefferson, Democrat Louisiana, who is now a convicted felon. In other words, Cao was not elected with a conservative mandate. Cao was elected because his opponent was a corrupt crook, and the constitutents actually had the guts to throw the bum out of office. They didn't vote for Cao so much as they voted against Jefferson.
Also, this bill would have passed anyway. I don't think Cao is a RINO. He's simply a conservative in a liberal district. Maybe I'm wrong - I'm not sure. But when you're in his position (also keep in mind that this is only Cao's first term in office - he hasn't earned the political capital within his district or the staying power of incumbency), you don't always have the luxury to vote your conscience on an issue when your distrect sees it differently.
Think about it this way: what happens to Cao if he votes against this bill? The bill passes anyway and his district votes him out of office by electing a Democrat in 2010. This bill needs to die in the Senate, not the House. It doesn't do any good for Cao to vote against it, other than the fact that the Democrats can claim it had bi-partisan support because there was one (and only one) Republican who voted for the bill.
I watched the vote live on C-SPAN. If I remember correctly, the one Republican vote for the bill did not show up until after 218 Democrats cast their "yes" votes to pass the bill. Cao waited for the Democrats to get there all by themselves before casting his vote.
If you want to be fired up about Cao's vote, channel that passion into getting conservatives elected where you live. For the next year, conservatives should spend their money and their time electing conservatives at the federal, state, and local levels WHERE THEY LIVE.
Do you live in Cao's district? If you do, then you have a right to work against him in the next general election. But I wouldn't be surprised if a lot of the people bent out of shape about Cao's vote are represented by Democrats who voted for the bill. Why should Cao committ political suicide on a bill he can't do anything to stop? It makes absolutely no sense for him to die on that hill.
The Cao vote is unsettling, but people need to take care of the planks in their own eyes first. And we need to know better than to call Cao a RINO and have him burned at the stake. There are such things as RINOs, but we do the conservative movement much harm by using the term loosely.
(And for the people who bring up "What about NY-23?" Should concerned citizens have stayed out of it given this logic? Then answer is no for three reasons - it was a SPECIAL election, there were obvious extenuating circumstances, and national forces including parties and Organizing for America were involved.)
I just don't see the point in crucifying him. What does it accomplish? I'd argue that it's counter-productive.
And think about it a little bit. Look at his district. He occupies the seat formerly held by William Jefferson, Democrat Louisiana, who is now a convicted felon. In other words, Cao was not elected with a conservative mandate. Cao was elected because his opponent was a corrupt crook, and the constitutents actually had the guts to throw the bum out of office. They didn't vote for Cao so much as they voted against Jefferson.
Also, this bill would have passed anyway. I don't think Cao is a RINO. He's simply a conservative in a liberal district. Maybe I'm wrong - I'm not sure. But when you're in his position (also keep in mind that this is only Cao's first term in office - he hasn't earned the political capital within his district or the staying power of incumbency), you don't always have the luxury to vote your conscience on an issue when your distrect sees it differently.
Think about it this way: what happens to Cao if he votes against this bill? The bill passes anyway and his district votes him out of office by electing a Democrat in 2010. This bill needs to die in the Senate, not the House. It doesn't do any good for Cao to vote against it, other than the fact that the Democrats can claim it had bi-partisan support because there was one (and only one) Republican who voted for the bill.
I watched the vote live on C-SPAN. If I remember correctly, the one Republican vote for the bill did not show up until after 218 Democrats cast their "yes" votes to pass the bill. Cao waited for the Democrats to get there all by themselves before casting his vote.
If you want to be fired up about Cao's vote, channel that passion into getting conservatives elected where you live. For the next year, conservatives should spend their money and their time electing conservatives at the federal, state, and local levels WHERE THEY LIVE.
Do you live in Cao's district? If you do, then you have a right to work against him in the next general election. But I wouldn't be surprised if a lot of the people bent out of shape about Cao's vote are represented by Democrats who voted for the bill. Why should Cao committ political suicide on a bill he can't do anything to stop? It makes absolutely no sense for him to die on that hill.
The Cao vote is unsettling, but people need to take care of the planks in their own eyes first. And we need to know better than to call Cao a RINO and have him burned at the stake. There are such things as RINOs, but we do the conservative movement much harm by using the term loosely.
(And for the people who bring up "What about NY-23?" Should concerned citizens have stayed out of it given this logic? Then answer is no for three reasons - it was a SPECIAL election, there were obvious extenuating circumstances, and national forces including parties and Organizing for America were involved.)
Saturday, November 07, 2009
Friday, November 06, 2009
Saved or Created
We've heard in the media that Obama "saved or created 600,000 jobs" give or take.
I want to divide up "saved" and "created." How many of these 600,000 jobs were "saved"? How many of these 6000,000 jobs were created?
And of these 600,000 alleged jobs, how many of them are in the private sector, or asked another way, how many of these "saved or created" jobs are NOT government jobs?
Just wondering.
I want to divide up "saved" and "created." How many of these 600,000 jobs were "saved"? How many of these 6000,000 jobs were created?
And of these 600,000 alleged jobs, how many of them are in the private sector, or asked another way, how many of these "saved or created" jobs are NOT government jobs?
Just wondering.
Sunday, November 01, 2009
Brett Who?
At 1:00pm today, Green Bay Packer fans will gather at Lambeau Field attempting to set a new Guinness Record for longest sustained boo by a stadium crowd.
We'll never forget you, Brent.
We'll never forget you, Brent.
Monday, October 26, 2009
Barbara Lawton Not Running for WI Governor?
I did not see that one coming. Wow. Wisconsin's Lt. Gov. Barbara Lawton isn't running for Governor.
So... Mayor Barrett? Unless the people who already said they won't run will now change their minds.
I'm almost speechless. It's about one year from Election Day and the Democrats don't have a declared candidate. Is this supposed to be some kind of Reverse-Operation Chaos to put the focus on the Republican primary between Walker vs. Neumann?
As Owen Robinson points out from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel story, the Obama White House really wants Barrett to run. That got me thinking (especially since Chicago is so close to Wisconsin) that this drove Lawton's decision.
Jim Doyle endorsed Barack Obama for President in the Democrat Primary in January of 2008.
Tom Barrett endorsed Barack Obama back in April of 2007.
Who did Barbara Lawton endorse? Hillary Clinton.
Even if polling shows Barrett to be a stronger candidate than Lawton, you can't help but wonder if this is an example of Team Obama doing things the Chicago way in Wisconsin.
Interesting.
So... Mayor Barrett? Unless the people who already said they won't run will now change their minds.
I'm almost speechless. It's about one year from Election Day and the Democrats don't have a declared candidate. Is this supposed to be some kind of Reverse-Operation Chaos to put the focus on the Republican primary between Walker vs. Neumann?
As Owen Robinson points out from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel story, the Obama White House really wants Barrett to run. That got me thinking (especially since Chicago is so close to Wisconsin) that this drove Lawton's decision.
Jim Doyle endorsed Barack Obama for President in the Democrat Primary in January of 2008.
Tom Barrett endorsed Barack Obama back in April of 2007.
Who did Barbara Lawton endorse? Hillary Clinton.
Even if polling shows Barrett to be a stronger candidate than Lawton, you can't help but wonder if this is an example of Team Obama doing things the Chicago way in Wisconsin.
Interesting.
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