Great cartoons

These are a little old, but thought they were appropriate under the circumstances!

It's the black guy who is the conservative in this comic strip. :) Click each to enlarge.

We need MORE government intervention!

Especially in the use of the Interwebs!

At least that's what Google CEO Eric Schmidt has to say.

Hmm...I smell a kickback.

Oprah blows off Sarah Palin

I used to be an Oprah fan, back in the day when she was entertaining and informative, not as she is now, as the head of her own religion "Oprah-ism" where she tries to fix everyone and everything with her own ideas, philosophies and money. Yes, she is a very powerful force in the media, yes she is very rich, and I will say, very generous with her money, but this just show's Oprah's true color(s).

Oprah to Palin: I Can Pencil You In Later

Oprah has issued a statement to TMZ -- she won't put Sarah Palin on her show until after the election. Here's the statement: "The item in today's Drudge Report is categorically untrue. There has been absolutely no discussion about having Sarah Palin on my show. At the beginning of this Presidential campaign when I decided that I was going to take my first public stance in support of a candidate, I made the decision not to use my show as a platform for any of the candidates. I agree that Sarah Palin would be a fantastic interview, and I would love to have her on after the campaign is over." (For the record, Barack Obama has been on "Oprah" twice -- in January, 2005 and again in October, 2006 -- before he announced his run for Prez.)

One of the comments below the article states: "...Obama is the new Messiah...of Oprah's new religion that she espouses....." and it couldn't have been said more succinctly!
And I completely agree with this comment, which is probably what Oprah is hoping for: "After the election Palin will be entirely to busy as the VP to talk to Ms. O."
If Oprah were worth anything at all, she would be JUMPING at this opportunity to interview the FIRST FEMALE GOP VP CANDIDATE IN HISTORY.
But no. Not Oprah. She calls the shots, and she's as liberal as they come (and she's black, and lives in Chicago, so therefore she MUST vote for Obama, right?), so this does not surprise me.

But if you wanted to let The Big O know your own thoughts on her choice not to have Sarah Palin on her show, you can do so here.

My 2 cents: Oprah will cave like a bad souffle over this. :)

Marriage...the way it SHOULD be?

In this day and age of free and open sex, birth control, easy abortions, and little thought about consequences, the thought of an arranged marriage seems hopelessly outdated and even crazy.

However, God may have another idea. That is, if we truly follow His teachings as shown in the Bible. It's a somewhat scary prospect, but who would know better about choosing a lifelong partner for you than God himself?

So what are the real "rules" about relationships? Let's look at 1 Corinthians 7:

1Now for the matters you wrote about: It is good for a man not to marry.^[a] 2But since there is so much immorality, each man should have his own wife, and each woman her own husband. 3The husband should fulfill his marital duty to his wife, and likewise the wife to her husband. 4The wife's body does not belong to her alone but also to her husband. In the same way, the husband's body does not belong to him alone but also to his wife. 5Do not deprive each other except by mutual consent and for a time, so that you may devote yourselves to prayer. Then come together again so that Satan will not tempt you because of your lack of self-control. 6I say this as a concession, not as a command. 7I wish that all men were as I am. But each man has his own gift from God; one has this gift, another has that.

8Now to the unmarried and the widows I say: It is good for them to stay unmarried, as I am. But if they cannot control themselves, they should marry, for it is better to marry than to burn with passion.

10To the married I give this command (not I, but the Lord): A wife must not separate from her husband. 11But if she does, she must remain unmarried or else be reconciled to her husband. And a husband must not divorce his wife.

12To the rest I say this (I, not the Lord): If any brother has a wife who is not a believer and she is willing to live with him, he must not divorce her. 13And if a woman has a husband who is not a believer and he is willing to live with her, she must not divorce him. 14For the unbelieving husband has been sanctified through his wife, and the unbelieving wife has been sanctified through her believing husband. Otherwise your children would be unclean, but as it is, they are holy.

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25Now about virgins: I have no command from the Lord, but I give a judgment as one who by the Lord's mercy is trustworthy. 26Because of the present crisis, I think that it is good for you to remain as you are. 27Are you married? Do not seek a divorce. Are you unmarried? Do not look for a wife. 28But if you do marry, you have not sinned; and if a virgin marries, she has not sinned. But those who marry will face many troubles in this life, and I want to spare you this.

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32I would like you to be free from concern. An unmarried man is concerned about the Lord's affairs—how he can please the Lord. 33But a married man is concerned about the affairs of this world—how he can please his wife— 34and his interests are divided. An unmarried woman or virgin is concerned about the Lord's affairs: Her aim is to be devoted to the Lord in both body and spirit. But a married woman is concerned about the affairs of this world—how she can please her husband. 35I am saying this for your own good, not to restrict you, but that you may live in a right way in undivided devotion to the Lord.

36If anyone thinks he is acting improperly toward the virgin he is engaged to, and if she is getting along in years and he feels he ought to marry, he should do as he wants. He is not sinning. They should get married. 37But the man who has settled the matter in his own mind, who is under no compulsion but has control over his own will, and who has made up his mind not to marry the virgin—this man also does the right thing. 38So then, he who marries the virgin does right, but he who does not marry her does even better.^[b]

39A woman is bound to her husband as long as he lives. But if her husband dies, she is free to marry anyone she wishes, but he must belong to the Lord. 40In my judgment, she is happier if she stays as she is—and I think that I too have the Spirit of God.

Large Earthquake Could Strike New York City

It's up to you, New York, New York!

You can try to do things your way, but that may in the end be 'trumped' (pun intended!) by the earth having its own way!

How to change channel by simply waving your hand

Another step toward the intersection of humans and technology and how things can be controlled more "easily:"

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1052397/How-change-channel-simply-waving-hand-The-new-web-cam-kill-remote-controls.html

Yikes...it's Ike

Ike Explodes Into 'Extremely Dangerous' Category 4 Hurricane

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,416261,00.html