Over the weekend I, and just about everyone else with children, went out to see The Incredibles. It grossed $70 million.... I don't even want to know how much was made in overpriced popcorn sales.
I have seen all the previous Pixar movies...Toy Story,A Bug's Life, Finding Nemo... etc. The are all tremendous movies and this one is no exception.
The movie starts out as a documentary style look at Superheroes. The end up getting sued out of existance for causing so much damage in catching the super villians. Obviously a VERY funny premise.
Then it progresses quickly to what happens to them next. It is a very funny movie, and it is very creative.
I would say it is the 2nd best movie of the year, battling with the other animated behemoth... Shrek 2.
10 of 10
Monday, November 08, 2004
Friday, November 05, 2004
An Open Letter to President George W Bush
President Bush:
Now that you have actually been elected, (at least we think so, as all the votes have not yet been counted) I will acknowledge that you are actually the President of the United States. In exchange I ask of you a few things....
1) You have to actually BE a conservative if you want to claim you are one. By this I mean, you cannot continue to spend like a drunken sailor who just returned from a 6 month rotation at sea and expect us to believe you are not a New Hampshire Liberal(I know you were born there and it is a lot to overcome). Some of us are NOT swayed by your rhetoric and have noticed your ability to take historically large surpluses and change them into historically large deficits in less than a year. The questions is: Are you capable of doing the opposite?
2) You have to STOP cutting taxes if you do not also CUT spending. I am all for lower taxes to get the economy on track, but you also must take into acount the fact that while cutting overall revenue by 500 billion dollars per year you have also increased spending at a rate of 200 billion per year(excuse my math... I am rounding so do not pick me out of context and treat me like I am an idiot). This is simply unacceptable. If you believe the American people need the things we are spending government money to provide, then you have to be willing to ask them to pay for it. If you do not, then don't. You have practiced during the last 4 years what your astute father in 1980 called "Voodoo Economics". It was one of his most memorable lines, and one of his most ACCURATE lines.
3) We need a balance of power in Washington. If you have a problem with the spending in a bill, show some guts and VETO it. You have been occupying the office of President for 4 years and not vetoed a SINGLE BILL. That is the longest stretch of any president in history, NO president has ever completed a term in office without vetoing a bill. You will be the first, so between now and January 20th, 2005 veto something. Just let us know that you MIGHT have the actual capability to not be the rubber stamp for a congress which has gone on a TREMENDOUS spending spree during a recession while cutting taxes.
Why do I focus so much on the budget and not mention any other issues? Because if the budget is out of whack, so it everything else. Job losses, High Poverty rates , Increased Drug use, Increased Crime, Abortion Rates, Murders, Wars, Terrorism... these things all start for economic reasons. You are the steward of our economy which is only bolstered by balance.
A balanced budget comes from a balance of power. Show us there are still checks and balances in the United States government and we will show you an economic powerhouse which is unrivaled in the history of the world.
Thanks for your time...
Your fellow citizen....
Con Delirios
Now that you have actually been elected, (at least we think so, as all the votes have not yet been counted) I will acknowledge that you are actually the President of the United States. In exchange I ask of you a few things....
1) You have to actually BE a conservative if you want to claim you are one. By this I mean, you cannot continue to spend like a drunken sailor who just returned from a 6 month rotation at sea and expect us to believe you are not a New Hampshire Liberal(I know you were born there and it is a lot to overcome). Some of us are NOT swayed by your rhetoric and have noticed your ability to take historically large surpluses and change them into historically large deficits in less than a year. The questions is: Are you capable of doing the opposite?
2) You have to STOP cutting taxes if you do not also CUT spending. I am all for lower taxes to get the economy on track, but you also must take into acount the fact that while cutting overall revenue by 500 billion dollars per year you have also increased spending at a rate of 200 billion per year(excuse my math... I am rounding so do not pick me out of context and treat me like I am an idiot). This is simply unacceptable. If you believe the American people need the things we are spending government money to provide, then you have to be willing to ask them to pay for it. If you do not, then don't. You have practiced during the last 4 years what your astute father in 1980 called "Voodoo Economics". It was one of his most memorable lines, and one of his most ACCURATE lines.
3) We need a balance of power in Washington. If you have a problem with the spending in a bill, show some guts and VETO it. You have been occupying the office of President for 4 years and not vetoed a SINGLE BILL. That is the longest stretch of any president in history, NO president has ever completed a term in office without vetoing a bill. You will be the first, so between now and January 20th, 2005 veto something. Just let us know that you MIGHT have the actual capability to not be the rubber stamp for a congress which has gone on a TREMENDOUS spending spree during a recession while cutting taxes.
Why do I focus so much on the budget and not mention any other issues? Because if the budget is out of whack, so it everything else. Job losses, High Poverty rates , Increased Drug use, Increased Crime, Abortion Rates, Murders, Wars, Terrorism... these things all start for economic reasons. You are the steward of our economy which is only bolstered by balance.
A balanced budget comes from a balance of power. Show us there are still checks and balances in the United States government and we will show you an economic powerhouse which is unrivaled in the history of the world.
Thanks for your time...
Your fellow citizen....
Con Delirios
Wednesday, November 03, 2004
Another 4 years.... YUCK!
Recently, I have had a great affinity for lists.... It is my way of coping until regime change occurs on January 20th, 2009.....
Here are the top 10 things I look for during the next 4 years...
10) Dick Cheney divorces Lynne Cheney and GW Bush divorces Laura Bush...then in a strange twist, they attempt to marry each other....only to be twarted by the ban on Gay Marriages Bush signed into law before he 'found' himself.
9) Lynne Cheney and Laura Bush follow it up with a ceremony of their own.
8) Jeb Bush denounces the actions of his brother and announces his candidancy for President in 2004.
7) Senator John Kerry fades into obscurity, grows a beard and starts teaching at a small college in Tennessee. He claims he is 'getting back to his roots.'
6) John Edwards goes back to practicing law. He wins many LARGE verdicts against Halliburton.
5) Teresa Heinz Kerry buys Texas in an attempt to secure the next election for the Democrats.
4) Bob Dole, Al Gore, and John Kerry all do a Viagra commercial together.
3) Terry McAuliffe steps down from his post at the DNC and becomes a bad character actor in Ben Affleck movies.
2) Joe Lockhart and Mary Beth Cahill check into a hospital to be treated for 'Deer in the Headlights' syndrome...a condition where you have very large unblinking eyes.
1) GW Bush bankrupts social security, bankrupts medicare, and encourages companies to move our jobs overseas...in other words 'More of the Same'.
Here are the top 10 things I look for during the next 4 years...
10) Dick Cheney divorces Lynne Cheney and GW Bush divorces Laura Bush...then in a strange twist, they attempt to marry each other....only to be twarted by the ban on Gay Marriages Bush signed into law before he 'found' himself.
9) Lynne Cheney and Laura Bush follow it up with a ceremony of their own.
8) Jeb Bush denounces the actions of his brother and announces his candidancy for President in 2004.
7) Senator John Kerry fades into obscurity, grows a beard and starts teaching at a small college in Tennessee. He claims he is 'getting back to his roots.'
6) John Edwards goes back to practicing law. He wins many LARGE verdicts against Halliburton.
5) Teresa Heinz Kerry buys Texas in an attempt to secure the next election for the Democrats.
4) Bob Dole, Al Gore, and John Kerry all do a Viagra commercial together.
3) Terry McAuliffe steps down from his post at the DNC and becomes a bad character actor in Ben Affleck movies.
2) Joe Lockhart and Mary Beth Cahill check into a hospital to be treated for 'Deer in the Headlights' syndrome...a condition where you have very large unblinking eyes.
1) GW Bush bankrupts social security, bankrupts medicare, and encourages companies to move our jobs overseas...in other words 'More of the Same'.
Tuesday, November 02, 2004
Standing in line to Vote? What to do!
10 things to do while waiting in line to vote:
10) Start a wave
9) Start a chat of either ‘4 more years’ or ‘no more years’ depending on your political preference.
8) Heckle the people who wait in line for 2 hours only to find they are at the wrong polling place.
7) Get WET!
6) Play Thumb War with the person in line in front of you, the winner chooses who the other votes for
5) Act like you are going to be sick and run to the front of the line, once in the building go to the restroom and then sneak into the front of the line claiming you were already there.
4) Count the number of yard signs outside the polling place.
3) Play ‘Slug Bug’ as cars pass the line with others around you in line. Old ladies LOVE IT!
2) Sing “Puff the Magic Dragon” and get others to join in.
1) Tap the person in front of you on the shoulder, keep asking them if it is ok if you cut in front of them.
10) Start a wave
9) Start a chat of either ‘4 more years’ or ‘no more years’ depending on your political preference.
8) Heckle the people who wait in line for 2 hours only to find they are at the wrong polling place.
7) Get WET!
6) Play Thumb War with the person in line in front of you, the winner chooses who the other votes for
5) Act like you are going to be sick and run to the front of the line, once in the building go to the restroom and then sneak into the front of the line claiming you were already there.
4) Count the number of yard signs outside the polling place.
3) Play ‘Slug Bug’ as cars pass the line with others around you in line. Old ladies LOVE IT!
2) Sing “Puff the Magic Dragon” and get others to join in.
1) Tap the person in front of you on the shoulder, keep asking them if it is ok if you cut in front of them.
Monday, November 01, 2004
2004 Election: A Final Prediction
The Election is finally here. Excitement fills the air and people are lining up to vote like it is the next Star Wars movie. The pundits are out in FORCE, spewing fact after so-called fact. I thought it was time I throw in my predictions.....
10 things we will see on election week....
10) Dick Cheney is stung by a south pacific flying beetle and has an allergic reaction. What was he doing in Hawaii anyway?
9) Mary Cheney is stung by a story about her new boyfriend which leaks out late Monday night. Apparently, her girlfriend is quite jealous.
8) Lynne Cheney grabs a microphone at the hospital news conference and spouts a rant that makes Zell Miller look sane about it being none of our business if Mary is actually a lesbian.
7) GW Bush has dinner with his parents and Jeb on election night.... when Florida is called for Kerry, they leave in a huff. Jeb gets on the phone to once again...'save the day'
6) The voters in South Florida are treated to the 2004 version of the 'butterfly' ballot, this is called the 'Accordian' ballot as it actually folds in a small square and when opened, it plays 'God Bless America'.
5) Neil Bush holds aTuesday morning press conference declaring he no longer supports his brother and is declares his love of Asian women is causing a family rift.
4) Barbara Bush enters the polling place and is told her registration is invalid. She pulls off her fluffy white wig and throws it over the poll workers eyes, grabs a ballot fills it out and shoves it into the ballot box.
3) GW Bush goes to vote and is stopped and questioned because his name turns up on the FBI's Terrorist 'Watch List'. He is held for 8 hours and by then the polls have closed and he is unable to vote.
2) The Fox News Channel declares GW Bush the winner in all 50 states at around 2pm on Tuesday.... Everyone else follows along like sheep.... for an hour or so.
1) The Electoral College ends in a 269 to 269 tie.... The House of Representatives elects GW Bush as President and the Senate Elects John Edwards as Vice President. Then Bush Resigns from office in protest and John Edwards becomes the 44th President of the United States. He appoints Bill Clinton to be his Vice-President.....
10 things we will see on election week....
10) Dick Cheney is stung by a south pacific flying beetle and has an allergic reaction. What was he doing in Hawaii anyway?
9) Mary Cheney is stung by a story about her new boyfriend which leaks out late Monday night. Apparently, her girlfriend is quite jealous.
8) Lynne Cheney grabs a microphone at the hospital news conference and spouts a rant that makes Zell Miller look sane about it being none of our business if Mary is actually a lesbian.
7) GW Bush has dinner with his parents and Jeb on election night.... when Florida is called for Kerry, they leave in a huff. Jeb gets on the phone to once again...'save the day'
6) The voters in South Florida are treated to the 2004 version of the 'butterfly' ballot, this is called the 'Accordian' ballot as it actually folds in a small square and when opened, it plays 'God Bless America'.
5) Neil Bush holds aTuesday morning press conference declaring he no longer supports his brother and is declares his love of Asian women is causing a family rift.
4) Barbara Bush enters the polling place and is told her registration is invalid. She pulls off her fluffy white wig and throws it over the poll workers eyes, grabs a ballot fills it out and shoves it into the ballot box.
3) GW Bush goes to vote and is stopped and questioned because his name turns up on the FBI's Terrorist 'Watch List'. He is held for 8 hours and by then the polls have closed and he is unable to vote.
2) The Fox News Channel declares GW Bush the winner in all 50 states at around 2pm on Tuesday.... Everyone else follows along like sheep.... for an hour or so.
1) The Electoral College ends in a 269 to 269 tie.... The House of Representatives elects GW Bush as President and the Senate Elects John Edwards as Vice President. Then Bush Resigns from office in protest and John Edwards becomes the 44th President of the United States. He appoints Bill Clinton to be his Vice-President.....
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