Toyota: Accellerating Out of Control

  Today Toyota held a press conference in response to the Prius that accelerated out of control last week in California.  Without getting into lengthily details, they essentially called the owner of the car a liar.  They tested the car and were "unable to duplicate the same scenario".  I've heard the 911 tape as well as many of you have and if the guy is putting on a show he deserves an Oscar.  The media has since started slamming the guy with things like:  "he had financial trouble in 2008", "he couldn't make the payments", "he's looking for a new car for free", "he's looking for money".  Those are all great ideas from conspiracy theorists.

  I'll address the quotes in sequence:

• Nobody has been able to duplicate this since the research and reporting began on this issue.  Cars don't have black boxes and only very few will record information after a collision.  Duplicating a software flaw (which I believe it is) takes thousands if not millions of tests.  ECU's (Engine Control Units) which are the brains that drive modern day cars are for the most part using the same technology as early 90's computing.  The coding is flawed, easily manipulated and sometimes downright sloppy.  The problem here is that nobody regulates what makes the car go, they only regulate crash standards and emissions.   

•  I'm going to address the next three quotes with one response.  If the guy had financial trouble in 2008 and was not credit worthy or bankrupt, then the imbecile that approved a loan to him is at fault.  I hardly find that is the case though.  If he was unable to make the payments, I'm quite sure the vehicle would have been repossessed by now.  I'm also rather sure that if there was evidence of default on the loan that it would have been mentioned during today's press conference.  Lastly, if he wanted a free car then why would he openly state he'd never drive that car or any Toyota product again?

  I worked in the body business during high school and shortly thereafter.  I've always told people that Toyota's were dangerous vehicles.  They may be reliable mechanically as many Japanese cars are but they are made with inferior materials.  I'm not going to get into technical details for fear of boring my readers but I'll make the following suggestion:

  If you plan on buying a car go with something German (they last forever and are available used fairly inexpensive), if you insist on a Japanese car go with Honda or Acura.  I love America, but currently the cars are all overpriced and junk.

Healthcare: Medicare, Medicaid and Veteran's Affairs.

  If you are inept enough to believe the President's so called "health care bill" will save trillions, then you shouldn't even bother reading this blog.  He misquoted the CBO by over $780bil, that's three quarters of a trillion dollars.  But whats worse is the fact that he was off by twenty years and his bill would cost $6 trillion dollars.  So we save a trillon but spend $6 trillion.  So I should basically trade in my BMW and pay an additional couple thousand dollars to buy a 1978 Honda that doesn't run.  But wait!  Back in that car's day, it was more efficient than any other car on the road so its well worth the sacrifice! 

  Here's why I'm banging my head against the desk:  How are there still over 40% of Americans saying Obama has it right with health care, create jobs and reduce the debt?  I am a failure when it comes to math, but it only equates to simple arithmetic to take 6 and minus 1.  So we spend 6 trillion, save 1 trillion and well.......  Seems to me there are 5 trillion missing?  Most 1st graders could figure that one out.  The math is botched, the White House has a bigger propaganda scheme than the Nazi Party and Rahm seems to enjoy docking in his spare time.  (look up gay docking)

 Health care isn't broken, people aren't dying in the streets.  Quite frankly the only thing that pisses me off about our current health system is Veteran's Affairs aka the VA.  I've heard numerous stories about mistreatment, lack of care, waiting periods etc.  So when you hear about Medicare cuts in a bill, the VA has already gotten the shaft.  The men and women that have served to protect us aren't going to be mentioned.  Nor are the inadequacies they receive medically that they were promised for life from the day they signed on.  Medicare and Medicaid are partially managed by the private sector, whereas the VA is a sole government entity managed and subsidized by the U.S. Govt.  And people want the Gov't to run a "public option" where the same imbeciles would decide on your health?  They can't even get it right with the hero's of this country, imagine what the average Joe would get.......

Disrespect on an Olympic scale

  I've followed the Olympics for as far back as I can remember.  Never have I seen so many American athletes disrespect the flag during the National Anthem.  By disrespect, I mean not holding your hand over your heart while the anthem is being played.  We learned this in grade school when we recited the Pledge of Allegiance every morning before class started.  Its been quite some time but maybe they don't even do that anymore. 

  Someone needs to tell the fools that run Team USA that its a sign of disrespect to the flag and America when you don't acknowledge allegiance to your country by holding your hand over your heart.  Besides that, the people that have worn their hats through it as well.  My generation isn't exactly perfect but the ones following mine are beyond fundamentally flawed.  If this is a sign of things to come, then America really does need a blessing from God.

Socialisim...

  Since when has socialism been portrayed accurately in American pop culture? I’ve never seen it covered in “Facts of Life” and I’ve watched every episode. And that lefty noise bucket Rage Against The Machine never really explained how they spent their millions. I’m guessing it’s not on Rogaine and trucker hats.

  Fact is no one ever explains what socialism is when someone says “hey, my brother is a socialist”, they never follow it with “you know, that ideology that helped kill millions”. No, instead it’s “he recycles sex toys for the homeless. God he’s so caring.” So you can romanticize socialism because it’s a big fat exaggeration of sharing. As kids we’re always told to share. If you have 20 Playboys under your bed, surely you can give one to Billy who has none.

  Socialism added lotion to this notion that it’s just not right for you to have a lot when others have to little. Never mind that you’ve earned your share while the others just sit around watching Judge Judy in their mesh thong. Face it, socialism is government forcing you to share your stuff with jerks.

  So the only way to expose this fraud is to start young. The next time your son mows the lawn, don’t pay him. Tell him you’re going to “spread it around” to quote our President. Yep, even though Tommy did all the work there are kids down the block that deserve that cash just as much. Now if your kid goes for this ,you have full permission to send him to me. I see house boy written all over him

A day in hostages.

On this day in 1981 the American hostages held in Iran were released.

Yesterday the American people were released from Democrats by electing Scott Brown.

National Security Administration: Shaken Babies

  I certainly hope everyone had a Merry Christmas and this coming New Year is much better than last.

  On Christmas day a plane was flown into Detroit with a Nigerian terrorist who attempted to ignite a substance designed to blow the plane out of the sky.  Instead he burned what little existed of his groin region into oblivion before passengers quickly subdued him.  The pilot accelerated the plane and made an emergency landing in Detroit where the terrorist was quickly taken into custody.

  So here we are almost 9 years after the 9/11 tragedy.  On Big O's first day in office he signed one of his first executive orders weakening Homeland Security (http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/president-obama-signs-executive-order-amend-executive-order-13462) and there have been many other reversals of Bush administration security polices as well.  HSS Janet Napalitano juxtaposed herself before the president was even able to make a statement.  First she said it was a terrorist attack then she retracted saying it was a segregated incident.  Today Big O made time for his usual television appearance only 72+ hours after the threat and did just about everything but bring out his Muslim prayer rug.  Advocating his usual spinelessness he went on to tell America how this was an isolated incident and Muslims helped change America.  His entire staff must have been shaken as babies if they supplied him with any credible information amounting to that conclusion. 

  The best part is that his staffers woke him immediately after hearing of his Nobel Prize, but when there was a National Security Threat they waited almost 4 hours to awaken the vacationing Big O!  This administration has about as much organization and accountability as a drug addicted bum.

 

From Gitmo to Illinois.

  As if the detention center at Guantanamo Bay also known as Camp X-Ray wasn't plush enough.  The corrupt, celebrity in chief has ordered the terrorists moved to a brand new prison in Illinois.  Now I'm not much of a conspiracy theorist but isn't it kind of funny that Obama is closing Gitmo and moving terrorists to his home state?  Not only that he's claiming to create or save over 3000 jobs in the process?  Really?  What prison in America employs 3000 plus workers?  I guess if you count the inmates as workers you could come up with such a number.

  Not only does this move, like the move to try terrorists in New York give them what they want; it brings the threats directly back to American soil.  New York and rural Illinois now have nice big targets painted on them.  The terrorists will be not only afforded creature comforts like a soccer field, two hours of recreation per day, computers and education; they'll also get a $50+ food allotment per day.  Compare this to the 1 hour or less a day recreation, $2.45 a day food allotment, sparse technology access and grade school education most inmates get currently in state prison.  I'd have to say terrorists get it pretty good under this administration.  Its no wonder Cubans have been running towards Gitmo instead of building primitive rafts to make the 90 mile trek to the Florida coast.

  This may just be perhaps the most corrupt and out of touch administration in the history of the United States.  Mr. Obama, you make Richard Nixon's crimes laughable compared to the crimes you have committed not only against the Constitution but against the American people.