Word of the Day for Friday, January 30, 2009

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bemoan \bi-MOHN\, verb:

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to moan about or weep for; mourn

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I suspect that there are more and more people that bemoan the fact that the B.O. is now in charge of not only our money, but our children's children's money and our children's children's children's money as well!

--Spy Maker, JSA's Blog

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Old English bemænan.

Viva Ron

Is it me or do the headlines in the news of late seem similar to those in 1982 when Reagan was in office?

Sadly, I don't see the current administration being on the right track to push for the kind of "change" we actually need. It will likely be more similar to Carter's presidency...a miserable failure.

Here's a 'great' idea. Let's give bailout money to ACORN and groups like that. That's B.O.'s idea for economic stimulus???

B.O. is already stinking up the oval office.

Word of the Day for Thursday, January 29, 2009

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acclaim \uh-KLEYM\, verb:

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1. to welcome with loud approval; praise highly

2. a shout or show of approval

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The only acclaim for the House passing their morbidly obese (non)stimulus package will be coming from the B.O. and his cohorts!

Spy Maker, JSA's Blog

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c 1320 from Latin acclamare "to shout" from medieval Latin acclamare "to claim."

Middle School Bullies

When I look at the current actions of the Democrats in Congress, I think of a bunch of middle school bullies that have taken over the playground. If you don't play their game and/or play their way, you get pummeled and forced off the playground.

Same game now, just higher stakes.

Word of the Day for Wednesday, January 28, 2009

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yielding \YEEL-ding\, adjective:

1. not resisting; compliant

2. not stiff or rigid; easily bent or shaped

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The B.O. and his crew are going to have great success at ramrodding their morbidly obese "stimulus package" through because their opposition has turned into a bunch of yielding legislators!

--Spy Maker, JSA's Blog

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by 1340 from yield, Old English geldan/gieldan "to pay," from Proto Germanic *geldanan "pay," perhaps from Proto Indo-European *ghel-to- "I pay," found only in Balto-Slavic and Germanic. Yielding in sense of "giving up" is c 1425 and "giving way" is by 1588.

How Silly Is It?

Not even the lefties at Politico could get some Obama-love when B.O. shut them down the other day asking a fairly 'hard-hitting' (we would just say 'direct') question.

Now, one of those ding-a-lings over there has the lacking judgement to say that Republicans are "Loath to criticize a president who enjoys stratospheric approval ratings and the good tidings of most Americans...".

Huh?!?

Stratospheric approval ratings? I would hardly expect much to change in terms of approval ratings after a paltry WEEK in office. Not that we're hoping those approval ratings stay high. But after only one week it would seem just about any POTUS would have a unique situation on their hands to have a catastrophic drop in approval after that much time. It's just plain silly...silly-like-a-six-year-old-making-silly-faces-silly...to even address B.O.'s one-week approval ratings.

This is not prime-time and the Neilsens are not tracking the action here. It's the presidency of the United States. Although, the way the liberals have fawned over B.O., you'd think he was the winner on a new reality show called Political Idol.

But, hey, we are talking about the perspective of the liberal, loony-left at Politico.

Word of the Day for Tuesday, January 27, 2009

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wanton \WON-tn\, adjective:

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1. reckless, heartless, or malicious; without reason or excuse

2. not moral; lewd, lascivious

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The B.O. has a wanton contempt toward anyone that challenges or disagrees with him!

--Spy Maker, JSA's Blog

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c 1300, wan-towen, from Middle English privative prefix wan- "wanting, lacking" (from Old English wan "wanting") + togen/teon "to train, discipline;" literally "to pull, draw," from Proto Germanic *teuhan. The basic notion perhaps is "ill-bred, poorly brought up."

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THE B.O. WORD OF THE DAY

Main Entry: arrogant

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Part of Speech: adjective

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Definition:

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having exaggerated self-opinion

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Synonyms:

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aloof, assuming, audacious, autocratic, biggety, bossy, bragging, cavalier, cheeky, cocky, cold-shoulder*, conceited, contemptuous, cool*, disdainful, domineering, egotistic, haughty, high and mighty*, high-handed, imperious, insolent, know-it-all*, lordly, on an ego trip, overbearing, peremptory, pompous, presumptuous, pretentious, proud, puffed up, scornful, self-important, smarty, smug, sniffy, snippy*, snooty*, snotty*, stuck up, supercilious, superior, swaggering, uppity*, vain, wise guy*, the B.O.!
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Antonyms:

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humble, meek, servile, unconceited, Bush

Word of the Day for Monday, January 26, 2009

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vacuous \VAK-yoo-uhs\, adjective:

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1. showing no intelligence or thought

2. having no meaning or direction; empty

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While most Conservatives at first considered the B.O. as nothing more than a vacuous celebrity, it is quite clear from his first few days in office that he has as his primary agenda the consolidation of Socialist-Democrat power to the point of no return for Conservatism!

--Spy Maker, JSA's Blog

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by 1561, from Latin vacuus "empty, void, free." Figurative sense of "empty of ideas" is from 1848.

There's No Such Thing As Bipartisanship

"I won" and "I will trump you on that." Those are the words that recently escaped B.O.'s mouth with regard to a discussion with Rep. Eric Cantor (R-VA).

In the same setting, B.O. told Republicans that they need to quit listening to Rush Limbaugh if they want to get along with Democrats and the new administration.

Feeling threatened, O.?

"There are big things that unify Republicans and Democrats," the official said. "We shouldn't let partisan politics derail what are very important things that need to get done."

Of course there are big things that unify both parties. There are also gigantic things that create massive, cavernous gaps between the two parties.

The expectation on Republicans to "roll with O" on bipartisan politics is simply his way of saying "cave in on your beliefs and accept mine."

That's not bipartisan, that's a dictatorship. This site and all the other conservative sites will quickly point out any Republican who caves in and will also point out any Democrat that tries to push their power on forcing Conservatives to roll over and take the liberal/socialist O-genda.

Silence of the (Conservative) Lambs

It is unbelievable how much the B.O. is so openly attempting to shut down any opposition to him. First there was the shutting down of the Politico reporter earlier today when the reporter asked him a couple of hardball questions.

Then in a statement to Republicans on Capitol Hill today he told them who they should not be listening to! The B.O. stated “that they need to quit listening to radio king Rush Limbaugh if they want to get along with Democrats and the new administration. You can't just listen to Rush Limbaugh and get things done."

Just where does he get off telling anyone who they should or should not listen to? He has become arrogant to unparalleled levels, and in such a short time, just a mere 2.5 days. I can only imagine his arrogance in 4 years.

So who wants to get along with Democrats, anyway? “Getting Along” simply is code for “It’s our way or the highway”. The Democrats don’t want to get along with anyone that doesn’t go along with their New Socialist Government Order (NSGO).

When challenged again, this time by Sen. Jon Kyl (R-Arizona) regarding the president's proposal to increase benefits for low-income workers who don't owe federal income taxes, the B.O. stated that “I won. I will trump you on that.”

True bi-partisan politics simply do not exist anymore, and certainly not between true Conservatives and Democrats/Liberals/Socialists of the NSGO ilk!

If the true Conservatives in Congress continue with their deafening silence, they will get eaten alive by the B.O. and his crew. It will indeed be the Silence of the (Conservative) Lambs.

Word of the Day for Friday, January 23, 2009

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sallow \SAL-oh\, adjective:

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having a sickly, yellowish color

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I can only imagine that the B.O. must have had a sallow look to him after he had actually, finally, really and truly received a real, actual, substantive, hardball question from our friends at Politico! (Click on the Politico link to view question.)

--Spy Maker, JSA's Blog

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Old English salo "dusky, dark," from Proto Germanic *salwa-, from Proto Indo-European base *sal- "dirty, gray."

After This Video, Will Obama Be For Or Against Abortion?

This is SO great. One of our contributors, Noble Savage, sent in this video this morning.

Catholic Vote has done a great job of positioning their right to life message with this 41-second video.

It will be very interesting to see if and how B.O. responds to this video. CV is clearly going to make it as difficult for him as possible to speak against the pro-life group.

Word of the Day for Thursday, January 22, 2009

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rancor \RANG-ker\, noun:

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bitter resentment or ill will; extreme hatred or spite

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While the B.O. and his crew call for an end to all the partisan rancor and division, it is really only directed at the Republicans since the Democrats' idea of compromise is for the Republicans to go along with them on all things political!

--Spy Maker, JSA's Blog

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c 1225, from Old French rancor, from Latin rancorem "rancidness, grudge, bitterness," from Latin rancere "to stink."

Word of the Day for Wednesday, January 21, 2009

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qualitative \KWOL-i-tey-tiv\, adjective:

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concerned with quality or qualities

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The B.O.'s approach to government will be quantitative, not qualitative!

Spy Maker, JSA's Blog

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by 1607 from Latin qualitativus "concerned with quality" from classical Latin qualitas "quality" and -ive suffix.

A Few Simple Words...Or So You Would Have Thought

Eager beaver B.O. made his first mistake as President and it was a mistake watched around the world. Instead of being patient and waiting for Justice Roberst to finish speaking, B.O. interrupted him - assuming he was already done speaking. Consequentially, he botched his own swearing in.

The pot-shots by the media will begin at one point or another. Someone in the leftist media world or at least one of the late night talk shows is bound to jump on this "little" flub at B.O.'s inauguration, but we're posting it now for your viewing pleasure.

The "great" communicator couldn't remember a full sentence without his beloved teleprompter.

Oh, the You Tube clips that are bound to come....

Word of the Day for Tuesday January 20, 2009

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pandiculation \pan-dik-yuh-LEY-shuhn\, noun:

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an instinctive stretching, as on awakening or while yawning

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There was a massive wave of pandiculation across the nation's fruited plains as the B.O. was sworn in!

--Spy Maker, JSA's Blog

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by 1611 from French pandiculation from Latin pandiculari "to stretch oneself" and French suffix -ion.

Word of the Day for Monday, January 19, 2009

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obscure \uhb-SKYOOR\, adjective:

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1. not clearly expressed; hard to understand

2. to hide from view; dim, darken

3. not well known; not prominent

4. dark, dim, murky

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The B.O. has gone from an obscure politician to an obscenely profligate spender in his spending spree of $170,000,000 for his coronation extravaganza!

Spy Maker, JSA's Blog

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c 1425, from Old French obscur "dark, dim, not clear," from Latin obscurus "covered over, dark, obscure, indistinct," from ob "over" + -scurus "covered," from Proto Indo-European *(s)keu- "to cover, conceal;" source of Old Norse sky, Old English sceo "cloud," Latin scutum "shield" and Greek skeue "dress.". The verb is first recorded 1475.

When Is Enough, Enough!

When Is Enough, Enough!

Thomas Jefferson wrote, before he wrote the Declaration of Independence, “I pledge eternal hostility to every form of tyranny against the mind of man.” Thomas Jefferson wrote this because he believed with all of his heart, the principles of freedom, and that individuals should live free and without oppression from governments, tyrants and those that would take away their liberties.

What has our country become? Our economy is failing, there is no leadership, but many politicians who say they represent the people only represent their own beliefs; there’s too much government in the schools, business, and our own personal lives. We are a breath away from becoming a socialist country and then we will have no freedom at all. Judges who sit on the supreme courts throughout the land are ripping through the Constitution and dicing it up with their own interpretations and they are not holding it to what it was actually created for.

How can it be that minority voices of any cause have more power than the majority of the people? How is it that our beloved country has become so corrupt? In California, the gay agenda is trying to overturn a defiant stance posed by the majority of the people, and the California Supreme Court is actually going to hear their arguments! The gays have accused all those who contributed to or voted for the passing of proposition 8 of being hate mongers. Yet, the gays are the ones protesting, assaulting ministers, burning churches and attacking those who made a stand against them, and they are doing it with no remorse or fear of retaliation.

How much more are true patriots willing to take before we make a stand? It matters not what color, creed, sex or race you are. We are Americans! We bleed red, white and blue! Why are we so slow to act? Everyone is in fear of losing their personal belongings in a lawsuit or fear of retaliation against their lives and properties by physical actions from those who disagree with us. True courage is defined as standing up in the face of adversity. Stop living in fear! For soon, if there are no more patriots, we will not have anything to stand up for, and then we will not have anything left to take away because it will be taken away from us already.

When I was in the Army, I was taught that the colors of the flag stood for this:
Red – The blood of those who gave their lives in defense of this great nation and our freedom and liberties.
Blue – Courage to stand up to those who try and take our freedom and liberties away.
White – Honor to your country, fellow citizens, and our freedoms.

We took an oath. “To defend the constitution from all enemies, foreign and domestic.”

It’s time for us to stand up and to honor our oath! For we as a country are not only fighting those that wish to harm us from other countries, but also fighting against those that are trying to destroy our great country from the inside with policy, bullying, and immoral acts. Don’t think that just because you are not in the armed services that you are not a soldier, for you are each a soldier on the frontlines of the greatest battle this country has yet to see. The battle for our freedom, democracy, and the moral fiber of our great nation!

Submitted by Panzerdrvr66

Word of the Day for Friday, January 16, 2009

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laissez-faire \les-ey FAIR\, adjective:

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1. the principle that business, industry, trade, etc. should operate with a minimum of regulation and interference by government

2. maintaining the principle of letting people do as they please

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If ever there was a word that describes how the B.O. will NOT be governing, it is laissez-faire!

--Spy Maker, JSA's Blog

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by 1825, from French, literally "let (people) do (as they think best)," from laissez "let" + faire "to do" (from Latin facere).

Word of the Day for Thursday, January 15, 2009

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kinetic \ki-NET-ik\, adjective:

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of or having to do with motion; caused by motion

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The kinetic politics of the B.O.'s socialist agenda just keeps on rolling!

--Spy Maker, JSA's Blog

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by 1864, from Greek kinetikos "moving, putting in motion," from kinetos "moved," verbal adjective of kinein "to move."

Thanks to our friends at Paste Magazine for this...

Word of the Day for Wednesday, January 14, 2009

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jettison \JET-uh-suhn, JET-uh-zuhn\, verb:

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1. to throw goods overboard to lighten a ship or aircraft in distress

2. the act of throwing goods overboard when a craft is in distress; also, the goods thrown overboard

3. (figurative) to throw away; discard

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Has the B.O. decided to jettison his Kenyan family ties or are they going to come back and haunt him during his Presidency?

--Spy Maker, JSA's Blog

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noun by 1425 from Anglo-Fr. getteson, from Old French getaison "act of throwing (goods overboard)," especially to lighten a ship in distress, from Late Latin jactionem, from jectare "toss about." The verb is first attested 1848.

The President and The Wrestler

Actor Mickey Rourke showed his strong support for President Bush Tuesday. With all the buzz surrounding Mickey's performance in "The Wrestler", Mr. Rourke may be feeling comfortable showing his conservative colors. It certainly sounds like it. Mickey told GQ Magazine that he supports President Bush's decisions post-9/11.

Here's a little more from the Express in London.

Could Mickey the Truthteller, with all his buzz lately, kickstart a Conservative Hollywood trend?

Word of the Day for Tuesday, January 13, 2009

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iconoclast \ahy-KON-uh-klast\, noun:

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a person who attacks cherished beliefs or institutions as foolish or wrong

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The utter irony of the B.O.'s background as an iconoclast is that he will soon be the President of the very institution that he railed against in the past!

--Spy Maker, JSA's Blog

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by 1596, from French iconoclaste, from Middle Latin iconoclastes, from Late Greek eikonoklastes, from eikon "image" + klastes "breaker," from klan "to break." Originally the word referred those in the Eastern Church in 8th and 9th centuries whose mobs of followers destroyed icons and other religious objects on the grounds that they were idols. Extended sense of "one who attacks orthodox beliefs or institutions" is first attested 1842.

Word of the Day for Monday, January 12, 2009

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hapless \HAP-lis\, adjective:

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unlucky; unfortunate

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The B.O. is creating a hapless class of citizens that don't want to abide by his socialist agenda. For those that need further proof, this socialist agenda is further confirmed by his appointment of the so-called Global Warming Czar Carole M. Browner - a world class socialist! JSA, you got it right again - it's just hot in the kitchen, not the rest of the world!!!

--Spy Maker, JSA's Blog

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by 1568, meaning "destitute of hap"

Global Warming...err....Cooling. Yeah, that's what it is. Global Cooling

This amusing headline at the top of Drudge Report today shows just how 'accurate' the global warming cultists are. I'll also be quick to go on record with saying that I don't buy into all that the Russians would write about either, but this is not the first person to say we're entering a time of global cooling.

So, are we warming up...or cooling off? Neither! The climate, unaltered by man, will continue as it has for thousands (yes, thousands - not millions) of years. It will swing a little this way, then a little that way and the arrogance of some will cause them to think that we (mankind) actually have the ability to alter the climate of a planet.

Follow the basic logic. Ford, Chevy and others start building cars. A lot of them. Pretty soon, there are people all over the world driving cars that use a natural resource to get around. All those people driving cars in the United States of America caused a tragic tsunami in another country halfway around the world. This proves that the construction and use of cars over a 100 year period has managed to have an ill effect on the planet to the point that we're going to warm ourselves up into oblivion. Oh, wait. I mean, to the point that we're going to freeze to death in an ice age.

What?!

Exactly. It doesn't make sense to us either. This post is not the one to address the differing opinion on creation versus evolution. However, I will take a pot-shot at those who subscribe to evolution for a moment as I'm on that particular track with alleged 'global warming.'

Somehow, the Cult of Global Warming believes that what we have done in the last 100 years (plus or minus) would have a dramatically ill effect on a planet that has been around (in your inaccurate opinion) for millions if not billions of years.

Even if you subscribe to the idea of evolution (even the one where you believe in God and that God's 'day' could represent millions of years), the concept that driving cars and the Industrial Revolution could somehow really affect the climate is so arrogant that it's beyond laughable.

Now, for everyone who believes in an actual seven-day creation of the world and that we've been around for a 10-20 thousand years (who knows exactly) - it is still stupidly arrogant to think that what we've done in about 100 years would actually affect the climate of a planet. An entire planet! Seriously.

Frankly, to say that we can affect the climate is probably more nonsensical than anything previously presented as 'scientific truth.' It makes as much sense as saying that a teenager in Los Angeles listened to a song on an iPod so loud that it gave a man in the Sahara Desert permanent hearing damage.

So, after a few short years and some 'inconvenient truths' being told, we have somehow reversed the effects of global warming to the point that now we're going to be faced with global cooling.

What?!

Exactly.

Word of the Day for Friday, January 9, 2009

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eclectic \i-KLEK-tik\, adjective:

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1. selecting and using what seems best from various sources or systems; made up of selections from various sources

2. broad in acceptance of ideas or approval from other sources

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In his attempt to be all things to all people (not to mention repaying all those political favors he accumulated in his bid for election), the B.O. is gathering an eclectic group of political hacks and sycophants to fill his various appointed positions!

Spy Maker, JSA's Blog

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by 1683, from French eclectique, from Greek eklektikos "selective," literally "picking out," from eklektos "selected," from eklegein "pick out, select," from ek "out" + legein "gather, choose." Originally a group of ancient philosophers who selected doctrines from every system; broader sense is first recorded 1814.

Word of the Day for Thursday, January 8, 2009

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daunt \dawnt, dahnt\, verb:

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1. to frighten; overcome with fear

2. to discourage; lesson the courage of

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The huge size of the deficit and the scope of the Democrat induced recession does not seem to daunt the B.O., probably because he doesn't have the experience to understand and grasp the gravity of the situation!

--Spy Maker, JSA's Blog

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c1300, from Old French danter, variant of donter, from Latin domare "to tame." Originally meant "to vanquish;" sense of "to intimidate" is from c 1475.

Entrepreneurialism At Its Finest

Young Chuck moved to Texas and bought a donkey from a farmer for $100.00.
The farmer agreed to deliver the donkey the next day.
The next day he drove up and said, Sorry son, but I have some bad news, the donkey died.'
Chuck replied,'Well, then just give me my money back.'
The farmer said,'Can't do that. I went and spent it already.'
Chuck said,'Ok, then, just bring me the dead donkey.'
The farmer asked,'What ya gonna do with him?'
Chuck said,'I'm going to raffle him off.'
The farmer said,'You can't raffle off a dead donkey!'
Chuck said,'Sure I can. Watch me. I just won't tell anybody he's dead.'
A month later, the farmer met up with Chuck and asked,'What happened with that dead donkey?'
Chuck said,'I raffled him off. I sold 500 tickets at two dollars a piece and made a profit of $898.00.'
The farmer said,'Didn't anyone complain?'
Chuck said,'Just the guy who won. So I gave him his two dollars back.'
Chuck now works for the government.

Word of the Day for Wednesday, January 7, 2009

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candor \KAN-der\, noun:

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1. honesty in giving one's view or opinion; frankness and sincerity

2. fairness; impartiality

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If "we know that real leadership is about candor and judgment and the ability to rally Americans from all walks of life around a common purpose, a higher purpose", as The Guardian, wrote in 2008-01-27, then the B.O. won't come close to that definition of what real leadership is all about since he has neither of those qualities!

--Spy Maker, JSA's Blog

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c.1637 from earlier senses c. 1398, from Latin candor "purity, openness," originally "whiteness," from Latin candere "to shine."

Word of the Day for Friday January 2, 2009

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xanthous \ZAN-thuhs\, adjective:

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yellow; yellowish

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Will the B.O.'s foreign policy be of a xanthous nature?

--Spy Maker, JSA's Blog

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by 1829, from Greek xanthos "yellow," of unknown origin. Prefix form xantho- is used in many scientific words.

Should The U.S. Save A Brontosaurus From The Tarpits

Lawmakers in Connecticut actually have big enough stones (and egos) to make the case that a newspapers bailout is critical to the success of our democracy. Huh!?

Let's not even consider for a second the fact that newspaper circulation (that's people who want to pay for a paper) has been in double digit percentage drops for several years now. Everyone in the advertising industry with even a slim shred of integrity would attribute this drop not to the economy but to the rise in digital advertising.

Now, I will agree with a portion of the argument made by those in the paper business - free press is critical to democracy. However, here's a 'news flash' for the papers - it's free to log on to Drudge Report, Fox News, etc. Free press exists.

If you own a laptop and can find a place with free wi-fi which is not hard to do (that's wireless internet for the less tech-savvy readers). Then you have your choice of news sites to log onto depending on your political leanings. Thus rendering the days of having to pay twenty-five cents to a dollar or more to get the news...history. Of course, one could still make the argument that the Sunday paper is great for getting coupons for grocery shopping. But I've heard about enough websites that guide you to where you can click and print coupons, so the position of newspapers being largely irrelevant at this point stands.

Joe Sixpack American says bailing out a newspaper is not good for America!

Contact your State Reps and Senators in Connecticut and let them know you don't agree with this foolish idea of bailing out a newspaper.

State Reps
John B. Larson - 1st District
Joe Courtney - 2nd District
Rosa L. DeLauro - 3rd District
Christopher Shays - 4th District
Christopher S. Murphy - 5th District

Senators
Christopher J. Dodd - 202-224-2823
Joe Lieberman - 202-224-4041

Besides doing that - don't be afraid to tell people how ridiculously stupid an idea it is for the government to bail out a newspaper.

Word of the Day for Thursday January 1, 2009

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wanderlust \WON-der-luhst\, noun:

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a strong desire to wander or travel

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The B.O. apparently has a bit of wanderlust as he seems to consider himself a man of the world first and foremost!

--Spy Maker, JSA's Blog

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by 1902, from German Wanderlust, literally "desire for wandering"