IT'S ABOUT TIME...
Remember how "futurists" were saying there would be FLYING CARS by the 21st Century?  Not so much...till now!  www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/news/7860966/Terrafugia-Transition-flying-car-gets-go-ahead-from-US-air-authorities.html
The Trafugia Flying Car is here...it's less a flying car and more a road-ready convertible plane. 

Not exactly George Jetson but I guess it's closer than we've been, huh?  Now if we just had robots to do the HOUSEWORK...

SPEAKING OF OUT THERE...

Buzz Aldrin, a former US Astronaut who as walked on the moon, wants to go farther.  He says we should be COLONIZING MARS RIGHT NOW...you know Buzz, the way things are going around HERE, I'm with ya!! 

DON'T TURN IN THE SEX POODLE, WE'LL ALL CATCH FIRE

New evidence is coming out about Al Gore's incident with a masseuse, which led to accusations of improper and unwanted advances.  Police reports indicate that the woman making the allegations, claims her friends discouraged her from coming forth earlier.  They told her, it would derail Al's message of Global Warming and that could cause us all to OVERHEAT.  Well, it certainly looks like Al was overheated.  Really?  Did they think we'd just burst into flames? 

YOUR BRAIN STRETCHER QUESTION
Scientists are saying now that THIS is actually a sign of sexual attraction.  What is it?
See the answer below.

NOPE NOT A DEER, NOT A DOG...A VAMPIRE CAUSED ME TO CRASH, OFFICER!
A woman in FRUITA, CALIFORNIA said she was driving down this dirt road, MINDING HER OWN BUSINESS, when a VAMPIRE JUMPED OUT AND CAUSED HER TO WRECK.

Don't know if it was THIS vampire or not but...come on...I am sure there MUST have been one, right?

YOUR BRAIN STRETCHER ANSWER
Apparently YAWNING in someone's presence means you're sexually attracted to them.
Hmmm, ya think THAT'S what got Al Gore revved up?  Maybe he was BORING that masseuse with his exciting tales of global warming and when she YAWNED, he thought that was his invitation to POUNCE...LIKE A CRAZED SEX POODLE?  Ya think?

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DID YOU TAKE YOUR DOG TO WORK?

It's TAKE YOUR DOG TO WORK DAY...as if taking your KIDS to work wasn't distracting and silly enough.  OK, you KNOW I am a dog lover but, come on...really?  Can you imagine an office cubicle farm loaded with mutts, curs, crossbreeds, purebreds and bitches...AND THEN YOU ADD THE DOGS!?!  HA HA...didn't see THAT coming, did you? 

MJ ANNIVERSARY

You'll see a LOT of Michael Jackson today.  Today is the anniversary of his death.  Just about ALL the networks will have SOME SORT of tribute, honor, memory, shrine to him today.

BRAIN STRETCHER QUESTION
You may have had them as a kid but you CAN'T GET 'EM ANY MORE. They are BANNED as of yesterday.  What are they?  See the answer below.

WHAT DOES THE BILL SAY?  DUNNO BUT IT'S PASSED

A new FINANCIAL REGULATORY bill just passed...2,000 pages...what's in it?  Dunno...ya think THESE TWO KNOW?  NOPE, but they sure are happy it passed.  That scares me very much.   Remember, these two were  VERY instrumental in the whole FANNY MAE-FREDDY MAC disaster...yeah, one of 'em even took sweetheart mortgages WHILE he was Chairman of the Senate FINANCE COMMITTEE.  Can you say UNETHICAL?  Oh, what's happened to the investigation into all that? 


SO YOU WANNA BE A PROGRESSIVE, EH?
A LOT of people are claiming to be PROGRESSIVES these days...Democrats and Republicans.  But are you REALLY?  Do you know what Progressives stand for?  Here are a few things I've learned...

The PROGRESSIVE MOVEMENT-flourished between 1880-1920 BUT...there are STILL PROGRESSIVES today.  Progressivism rejected the Founding Fathers' notion of limited  government. It's BIG GOVERNMENT, and BIG UNION influence...because it's all about the workers.  Regarding the Jeffersonian notion of small government, which only provided a common defense, domestic tranquility and protection of individual "unalienable" rights,  Woodrow Wilson said, the notion that people should be allowed to do as they please, with the government merely supplying policemen to tell them to stop, should they do something wrong, was ridiculous on its face.
Progressives believe:
*The Constitution is an outdated document and should be read and interpreted in context and updated
  or even ignored, should the time call for it.
*The Founders' notions of morality, thrift, honesty, integrity, fidelity, patriotism are not traits that the
  government should encourage or foster. 
*In fact, the notion of GOD was either dismissed as myth or deemed to be found only in "THE
  RIGHT POLITICAL ORGANIZATIONS."
*You are NOT born free...you're only free if the GOVERNMENT says so.
*You DO NOT have rights, unless the GOVERNMENT gives them to you.
*The GOVERNMENT should "PROTECT" the poor from businesses and corporations and the
wealth of those businesses should be "redistributed" to the poor for their "welfare." (beginning of the
  welfare state)
*The government should control most all transaction of business.  Prices, wages, working
  conditions, etc.
*The notion of "representative government" was swept away and it was believed only those  
  "educated in universities, preferably in SOCIAL SCIENCES were CAPABLE of serving in elected
  offices."

That's just a thumbnail sketch...Sound like something to which YOU subscribe?  Yeah, me neither!  But it SURE SOUNDS LIKE WHAT WE'VE GOT TODAY, huh?

WATCH THE 5 MINUTE VIDEO ABOVE FOR MORE
In today's 5MMV, Why are we passing bills without knowing what is IN them? Why is the SCHOOL PASSING OUT CONDOMS TO 6 YEAR-OLDS? And WHO were some early PROGRESSIVES what did they believe in?  YOU WON'T BELIEVE THAT!!
Don't believe me?  See for yourself-George Bernard Shaw: www.youtube.com/watch


BRAIN STRETCHER ANSWER
As of yesterday, the government banned CANDY CIGARETTES!! 
Did you have 'em as a kid?  Did it cause you to SMOKE?  Yeah, me neither.

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THANKS TO MEG, TONY, GEORGIA AND OTHERS
Yesterday's talk about how RUDE our society has become hit a nerve.  There were several responses of just how rude our culture has become. 
See yesterday's 5 Minute Video if you missed it and see if you agree.

TODAY'S BRAIN STRETCHER
2/3 of Americans say they would not do this EVEN ONCE for a MILLION DOLLARS.  What is it they WOULD NOT DO?  See the answer below;


USA-USA-USA-USA-USA

What an exciting SOCCER MATCH.  I never thought I would say THAT!  I mean, kicking a ball back and forth for 90 minutes without even scoring is about as exciting as listening to AL GORE...OH WAIT...THERE IS MORE  ON HIM IN TODAY'S VIDEO...but I digress.
Yesterday's win in the 91st minute was truly exciting...for ME, anyway.  I am looking forward to the US team playing on Saturday vs. Ghana. 

OK...TODAY'S VIDEO?
AL GORE a "crazed sex poodle"? 
Yeah, you read that correctly.  Find out about it in today's 5 Minute Video above.  Plus, find out where welfare recipients can use their DEBIT CARDS; there's more on our incivility and an admitted "lefty" says I "don't suck."  A RINGING endorsement.

YOU'RE ALL INVITED TO SOME SEE ME (ALPHA) ACT ON STAGE
It's the world premier of "Splinters" by Emily Schwend.  You can get the details at:
www.facebook.com/

IS THE PRESIDENT HENPECKED?

With all the GLOBAL happenings, the trial of former Illinois Governor, Rob Blagojevich seems to be in the third ring of the three ring circus.  Blago is accused, among other things, of trying to SELL the Senate Seat vacated by Barack Obama.  Hours of wire taps are in evidence in in one of them, the disgraced governor says President Obama is "henpecked" by his wife, Michelle.
Ouch!  Ya think? 

LADY GAGAAAAAAAH!
The LADY was not so lady like as she stumbled through London's Heathrow Airport yesterday.  After her rude visits to New York and flipping off Mets and Yankees fans, the LADY wore an outfit to London that would cause one to go, GUH!  And caused the LADY to go GAAAAAAAAAAAH!
She tripped over her leather garment and her 12-inch stack heels.

After some difficulty standing and some help from her enterage, she returned to her full upright and locked position to continue her stroll in jolly old England.  Sorry, you can't help but laugh.


YOUR  BRAIN STRETCHER ANSWER
2/3 of Americans say they WOULD NOT let their spouse sleep with someone else EVEN ONCE for  MILLION DOLLARS.  Two?  Three?

KELLY IS BACK ON THE AIR AT B98.5
You may have heard him, already.  He's back on a part time basis, doing weekend tracking and some fill-in shifts.  No, there has been NO mention of getting the two of us back on the air.  AJC Radio & TV writer, Rodney Ho did do an article about it...here's the link;  blogs.ajc.com/radio-tv-talk/2010/06/22/half-of-kelly-alpha-returns-to-b98-5/
Thanks for everyone's concern  and kind thoughts. 

USA-USA-USA-USA-USA...        
 
It's the USA vs. Algeria today for the chance to advance.  A win and they are in...unless England wins by a BUNCH of goals.
I'm surprised at my interest in the World Cup...never been a big soccer fan but this has captured my interest.  GO USA!

YOUR BRAIN STRETCHER
From 1995 to 2005, this was named the MOST POLITE CITY IN AMERICA.  What was it?
You'll find the answer below and; WHO YOU CALLIN' RUDE?
Watch the 5 Minute Video above to see who is RUDE in today's world.  You may NOT be surprised!  A couple of hints:


IS THAT A HEALTH MONITOR IN YOUR PANTS OR ARE YOU HAPPY TO SEE ME?
Scientists from the University of California-San Diego, have created underwear that has sensors printed directly on the elastic and can detect the blood pressure and heart rate of the wearer. The team says their electronic biosensor innovation could lead to a range of life saving smart underwear. Professor Joseph Wang says the system looks at the biomarkers in human sweat and tears to make diagnoses. In the future it's thought the underwear could even administer drugs. Why underwear?  The creators say the waistband of the underwear gives you the best direct contact with the skin where you expect to get a good sampling of the sweat.
http://newslite.tv/2010/06/22/chemical-sensors-fitted-to-lif.html#more


YOUR BRAIN STRETCHER ANSWER;
Why of course, dawlin', it's Charleston, SC.  But you knew that, didn't you?  And if you watched the VIDEO, you know why I asked...THANK YEW!

OK, THAT'S IT.
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THERE WAS THIS BOX OF HEADS ON A PLANE...SOUNDS LIKE A BAD MOVIE PREMISE, HUH?
From the makers of SNAKES ON A PLANE comes HEADS ON A PLANE...nope, this is REAL!
A box of HUMAN HEADS was shipped to Ft. Worth, TX from Little Rock, AR. Creep you out? Yeah, me too.
Check out the story:
www.nbcdfw.com/news/local-beat/Human-Heads-Found-in-Package-on-Way-to-N-Texas-96529404.html

And a little treat from YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN...www.youtube.com/watch 

THE 5 MINUTE VIDEO:
There were some great comments about yesterday's video...soooo...TODAY: 5 things that make the BP-BO connection and this CAP AND TRADE BILL mighty suspicious.  Conspiracy?  YOU BE THE JUDGE!
Click to watch above.

YOUR BRAIN STRETCHER QUESITON:
3000 men surveyed; 86% of them said their wives' spent an average of 2 1/2 hours a WEEK doing this to them.  What were these women doing?  Find the answer below.


OFF WITH THE INTERNET!!

A new Homeland Security bill would give the PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES the KILL SWITCH on the INTERNET!  Yeah, when the POTUS considers it a national emergency, he/she can SHUT DOWN THE WORLD WIDE WEB. 
OK...I don't care if it's BARACK OBAMA or ANYONE...I do NOT believe he or she should have the power to flip a switch and shut down that global communication system.
The argument for it is: THE PROLIFERATION OF PORN ON THE INTERNET! 
AND THAT'S A NATIONAL EMERGENCY?  REALLY? 

TIGER HAS A LOVE-CUB?
That's what an ex prostitute is claiming.  This woman, DEVON JAMES...
...sweet, isn't she?
...claims to have fathered THIS CHILD: (yeah, he's a blurry kid) who s now 9 years old...

by THIS GUY......who looked like THIS AS A CHILD... See enough of a resemblance?  Not sure I do, either but...the woman CLAIMS to have DNA evidence.  Don't know about that but she DOES have a lawyer and just MAY scam a few bucks out of it...Tiger chooses some of the sweetest young things, doesn't he?  She said they met when he hired her and another sweet young thing to...er...play pitch and putt.  James says that developed into a two and a half-year affair...and THAT was what caused the little cub. 
If true, that makes 14 women who have claimed to been involved with Tiger...4 more and you got a golf course.

BRAIN STRETCHER ANSWER
86% of men said their wives spent 2 1/2 hours a week NAGGING THEM.  But wait...87% OF WOMEN AGREED!!  Here's what they nagged about:
1.  Not cleaning the house
2.  Not doing the dishes
3.  Spending too much money
4.  Not being romantic enough
5.  Not sorting out the laundry
6.  Watching too much sports on TV
7.  Drinking too much
8.  Not making the bed
9.  Spending too much time on a hobby
10. Not mowing the lawn

A spokesperson for the Everyman campaign, which carried out the study said: "It seems all men are on the receiving end of some nagging from time to time. "And I'm sure many women will say that's the only way to get a man to do something.
http://newslite.tv/2010/06/16/wives-spend-a-working-week-eac.html#more

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                                                SO, HOW DO YOU LIKE ME NOW?

Neither BP, nor BO are particularly popular today.  BP, generally blamed for the spill that is fouling the Gulf of Mexico to the tune of 60,000 BARRELS PER DAY, is not perceived as doing a great deal to stop the flow.  Just HOW unpopular is BP?  Well, just today, LA Congressman, Joseph Cao suggested that BP President, COMMIT HARI-KARI!  Whoa,  that's a bit harsh...
OR IS IT?  NOW BP's role AND its entanglement with politics gets even MORE mysterious and convoluted because of their involvement in the CAP AND TRADE LOBBY.  BP was one of the FOUNDING LOBBYISTS FOR  THE CAP AND TRADE BILL.  Hmm, curious...
As for President Obama, his popularity has dropped to its lowest since he took office at 42%.  No one is suggesting drastic measures like hari-kari, yet but the gap between STRONGLY APPROVE (24%) and STRONGLY DISAPPROVE (44%) is by FAR the largest at 20% and very bad news for the administration and the Democrat Party as midterm elections approach in November.

CONSPIRACY THEORY? 
I'm not huge on the conspiracy bandwagon but...CHECK OUT MY 5 MINUTE VIDEO for some very odd connections between BP and the CAP AND TRADE BILL that the President proposed last night. You be the judge.

YOUR BRAIN STRETCHER QUESTION
For women it takes about 20 minutes on average but for men, it's only 6 minutes.  What is it?  Find the answer below.

THE BEST MONEY CAN BUY? 
8 Congressmen, 5 REPUBLICANS and 3 DEMOCRATS are under ETHICS INVESTIGATION for holding FUNDRAISERS within 48 hours of crucial votes.  So what you say?  So, the fundraisers were targeted directly at companies and organizations that would DIRECTLY be affected by the vote.  Some pretty big "CONTRIBUTIONS" were accepted, allegedly, and THAT constitutes A HUGE BREACH OF ETHICS, AND LEGALITY.
Will Rogers once said "Congress is the best money can buy."  I'm not so sure that's true any more.  Oh, you can STILL BUY them but I question whether they are the best.  Quality control has slipped since Rogers' day. 


SO, AL...WARMING A FEW GLOBES OF YOUR OWN, ARE YOU?
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If you're wondering where Al has been the past few months...especially since the Gulf spill, well...he's been a laying low.  Tabloid reports day that the former Vice President and MAJOR GLOBAL WARMING PUSHER, has been heating up some sheets, while his marriage troubles are just the TIPPER of the ICEBERG. 
The Gore's have announced their separation while accounts of Al checking the temperature of comic, Larry David's ex wife, Laurie David.  She's an environmental activist, liberal fundraiser and film producer who got co-credits on Gore's film, "An Inconvenient Truth."
Al MAY be chillin', too because there is a growing body of evidence that the EARTH IS ACTUALLY COOLING. 
Should that turn out to be true, that would make him look like a bit of a nit wit, at best or FRAUD, at worst.  Neither is especially flattering, huh, Al?

OK...SO IF THIS HEALTH CARE BILL IS SO GOOD...WHAT'S WITH THE PR CAMPAIGN?
You are about to see an onslaught of media telling you how much you'll benefit from the new health care bill.  Apparently, since the public isn't exactly enamored with the plan, Tom Daschle and Ted Kennedy's widow will spearhead the $125M campaign.
They've got a lot of work to do...especially TODAY after reports that your ability to "KEEP YOUR CURRENT PLAN" may not be TRUE!  PLUS it exempts Congress, White House and staffs and many UNION LEADERS. 
Hmm, keep the plan, cost you less, provide more access...NONE of those promises seem to be accurate...that better be a GOOD PR CAMPAIGN.

OK...SO WHO ARE THESE PEOPLE...REALLY?

Sure, they're WEARING NORTH KOREAN colors and waving North Korean flags and CHEERING for the North Korean team in the World Cup match vs. Brazil yesterday but WHO ARE THEY?  North Koreans can't afford to travel to South Africa and the government would most likely not TRUST citizens to leave the country...so...speculation IS that these people are CHINESE who are HIRED by Kim Jong Il to show up and make a good show for the North Korean team...pretty good gig, huh?
Kim...or Jong...or Il...whatever...you are a sneaky guy!!

YOUR BRAIN STRETCHER ANSWER:
Women spend on average 20 minutes on a phone call, while men spend only 6!
We either have a lot less to say or we just say it faster and get on with it.


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DR SEUSS...THE NOISE, NOISE, NOISE, NOISE NOISE...

That's from "How the Grinch Stole Christmas."  But the NOISE in today's news comes from the WORLD CUP!  THOSE DARNED VUVUZELAS!  If you're not watching the World Cup matches, you don't know how ANNOYING those things are.  Find out more about them in my 5 Minute Video above...also hear more about these stories:

WHO ARE YOU!?!
It seems as though Congressman, Bob Etheridge (D) from North Carolina
 was doing his impression of The Caterpillar from "Alice in Wonderland."  WHO ARE YOU?  He demanded to know that of a young man who was videoing him while asking the question, "Why do you support the Obama agenda?"  Congressman Caterpillar, was not amused by the intrusion and did not have a hookah to keep him calm so he exploded on the boy.  It was all captured on video and has gone viral on You Tube and the Internet through Andrew Brightbart. 
Here's the video: news.yahoo.com/video/us-15749625/20329366

THEN THERE IS THIS GUY FROM THE OTHER CAROLINA...SOUTH CAROLINA

He's Alvin Greene, the Democrat nominee that nobody's heard of...well, almost.  Greene was elected in the recent primary vote to run against Republican Jim DeMint.  Problems arose almost immediately, however when his background and criminal record came into question.  He's an unemployed military vet and Democrats are now calling him A PLANT.  (doesn't look like a PLANT to me...looks quite human) He does have a bit of a checkered past and an arrest record. 
I think it's considered AN UNFAIR ADVANTAGE to have a CRIMINAL RECORD BEFORE you're elected to congress...sort of like being a ringer in a ball game...or taking performance enhancing drugs...

YOUR BRAIN STRETCHER
220 women surveyed said that they size men up on a first dinner date by this.  What measure is used to decide the suitability of these men?  See the answer below:


YOU SURE WE'RE DOING EVERYTHING?

The administration says it's DOING EVERYTHING to help with the Gulf oil spill...what do you think? 
I'd like to see them do a bit more...like allow foreign countries to come in and help.  Denmark and England, both offered help at the outset of the explosion and leak but it was refused.  That was about 50 days ago...we're coming up on TWO MONTHS of this disaster and not a lot has been done so far. 
Watch for the BP officials to be grilled on Capitol Hill today.   Watch the indignant politi-tards cast blame everywhere but on themselves and the regulations that helped lead to this. 
Don't get me wrong, BP DOES have some 'splainin' to do.  Apparently this well was deemed a "nightmare well" two years ago and NOTHING, apparently was done about it.  

WOULD YOU SEND YOUR DAUGHTER OUT ON THE HIGH SEAS ALONE?

I have to admit, I'm taking a bit of a different view of this than I did before.  I thought Abby Sunderland was a brave courageous girls for attempting to sail around the world...ALONE... and I still do but the reasons behind it seem a bit more dastardly than before.  There is some evidence that the girl's dad was behind FORCING her to make the dangerous trip and even KNOWINGLY sent her out with faulty and inferior equipment.  THAT IS EVIL.  Would YOU send YOUR child out to do something like that...ALONE.  Her brother did it at 17 and she set out to do it at 16...and the dad, allegedly had a Reality TV deal cooking...just sounds really SKEEVY to me. 
Glad she's safe and sound but the rescue cost over a quarter million dollars and put other lives at risk.

SOME QUICKIES
TAKING OVER THE WORLD?
The Bilderberg Group; a secretive organization of wealthy, powerful individuals met recently in Europe.  These power brokers have been accused of everything from controlling currencies to manipulating world governments. 
While I'm not sure of the group's real power, I must admit they DO exercise SOME SORT OF INFLUENCE on the direction of the world and its people.  At the most recent 4-day meeting, under EXTREME SECURITY, many issues were discussed and one  thing was concluded...THAT THE WORLD MUST PREPARE FOR GLOBAL COOLING!  WHAT? GLOBAL COOLING?  Did you hear THAT, Mr. Gore?  How about you, TONY BLAIR...the Euro Al Gore? 

SPEAKING OF AL...
He is DEMANDING that coverage of the Gulf oil spill NOT BE CENSORED.  I agree...but you don't exactly have a pristine record on NON CENSORSHIP...in TWO SEPARATE incidents, Gore has BANNED PRESS COVERAGE of Global Warming meetings, discussions and speeches, in which he has insisted that seas would rise, coastlines would change and people would DIE!   What's the change NOW, Al?

KENNEDY SEX PARTIES?
FBI records seem to indicate that there has been evidence presented to the Bureau that the Kennedy brothers, John, Robert and Ted were at one time involved in SEX PARTIES at John's Manhattan apartment.  Other guests at various times included, Marylin Monroe, Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr. and a number of unnamed females.  Oh, those BOYS!!

More on THOSE stories later AND the PUSH to PUSH the Health Care Bill costing YOU plenty!


YOUR BRAIN STRETCHER ANSWER:
220 women say they size a man up on a first dinner date by WHAT HE ORDERS!  Here's the rundown and what it means.

YOU ORDER: FILET MIGNON
She thinks: "Classy, likes to indulge."
YOU ORDER: BURGER AND FRIES
She thinks: "The guy can be himself."
YOU ORDER: CHICKEN WITH RICE
She thinks: "Too healthy."
YOU ORDER: JAMBALAYA
She thinks: "Sexy and dangerous."
YOU ORDER: PASTA PRIMAVERA
She thinks: "Dull choice, dull guy."
YOU ORDER: LOBSTER
She thinks: "Confident and classy.  This man is a keeper."
YOU ORDER: PORK LOIN AND POTATOES
She thinks: "Boring.  Definitely missionary position."
YOU ORDER: PASTA WITH RED SAUCE
She thinks: "Safe, simple."
YOU ORDER: T-BONE STEAK
She thinks: "Something a big man would eat."
YOU ORDER: CHICKEN CAESAR SALAD
She thinks: "Strapped for cash."

Whaddaya think, ladies?  Is this true? 

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THE WHOLE WORLD IS WORKED UP OVER THIS...EXCEPT FOR US!!
This whole SOCCER...OK...FOOTBALL thing just is NOT that big a deal.  Oh, yeah, we'll have passing interest in it and root for the USA to beat whomever they play but we're not ON THE LOONY FRINGE over it.  In the UK betting parlors, this could be the SINGLE BIGGEST   BETTING EVENT in that country's history.  
OH, and be sure to check out my 5MMV to hear more on MY views of soccer...
                           PLUS, you'll find out why the UK reeeeeaaaallllly wants to be the pants of the USA...I mean more than normal and what BARACK OBAMA might have to do with it.
AND a sport Brits REALLY get a KICK out of.   Here's a CLUE:  

Plus you'll find out what women are doing behind their mens' backs...
CLICK ABOVE...IT'S ALL IN TODAY'S 5 MINUTE VIDEO.

AND WHILE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT FEET-THINGS...YOU CAN KEEP 'EM DRY AND CHARGE YOUR CELL PHONE!
These handy boots are great for trekking in the great outdoors PLUS you get an extra charge out of 'em...seriously.  They have a plate in the sole that is heated by your feet.  Below that is a COLD plate that reacts with the heat and generates store-able power to charge a cell phone or other small electronic battery.  Pretty cool, huh...AND THEY LOOK SO GOOD WITH BUSINESS WEAR!

I could see it helping to usher in a new generation of multi-use clothing.  Self-cleaning, power generating, color changing, style shifting, automatic-fitting clothing?  OK, call me a DREAMER...

WANNA FLY ON THE 4TH OF JULY?

Air Tran has A ONE DAY ONLY, SPECIAL DEAL! 

Check it out at:  airtran.com  GO...there's NOTHING STOPPING YOU!!


YOUR BRAIN STRETCHER QUESTION:
20% of women admit to doing THIS behind their husbands' or boyfriends' backs...and HOPE they don't find out.  What is it?  See the answer below.

BUT, SPEAKING OF WOMEN...CALL HER A TOUGH YOUNG ADVENTURER...AND A LUCKY ONE!
This is ABBY SUNDERLAND...she's trying to SAIL AROUND THE WORLD...ALONE...SHE'S 16 YEARS OLD.  Last night there was a FRANTIC search after her parents lost radio contact with her.  She was last heard from in the Pacific between Africa and Australia.  Imagine her parents...most of us worry about our kids driving home from a movie...THIS KID IS ALONE IN THE PACIFIC...MAYBE LOST.  Search planes did locate her.  30-foot seas and heavy winds knocked our her mast and with it her satellite phone antenna.  She is OK and only slightly worse for wear.  Rescue ships are headed toward her but the nearest is estimated to be 20 HOURS AWAY.  She should be rescued safe and sound.
And what were YOU doing at 16?  I was playing baseball and chasing chicks!  Sort of makes you feel like an under-achiever, doesn't it?

YOUR BRAIN STRETCHER ANSWER:
1 in 5 women admit to TAKING MONEY FROM HIS WALLET when he's NOT LOOKING.  WHEN ELSE?

Ok, that's it...USA, USA, USA...

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THE WORLD CUP...WHOOOOO HOOOOO...(yawn)

The world is in a frenzy...already stampedes, near riots, hooligans arrested...OVER SOCCER MATCHES.  I know, it's called FOOTBALL to everyone else but to us in the US...it's a "there's a what going on?" 
I guess it all gets cranked up in earnest this weekend.  It's all in Johannesburg, South Africa and it's HUGE to the countries involved...OH WAIT...we're involved, aren't we?  Never mind...

IT'S SUPERMAN DAY
Today is the anniversary of the day were were first introduced to the man from the comic books and the planet Krypton.  Happy birthday, Super Man...

Ah, and good luck there Mr. President, with the suit...how's that working out for ya?


YOUR BRAIN STRETCHER QUESTION:
According to an experiment, if you wear Calvin Klein's Obsession for Men, you will most certainly attract THESE.  What are they?  Find the answer below.

THE PRINCE SAID WHAT?

Prince Charles said we should follow ISLAMIC PRINCIPLES in protecting the world.  He was referring to ecologically saving the world...I guess.   He claims that he religious tenets of Islam will save the world.  I guess blowing up things, people, places is a good stewardship of the Earth, huh Prince?  Remember how the Taliban destroyed ancient statues, artifacts, writings, and cultures in Afghanistan?  THAT certainly environmentally friendly, wasn't it? 
OH, and did you see the TALIBAN HUNG A 7 YEAR-OLD BOY?  They accused him of SPYING!  In Iran, yeah, I suppose STONING a women who is raped because SHE was asking for it is environmentally friendly, as well.  It was such a great speech, you had the audience in the palm of your hand...

Maybe nobody else will pay attention, either.
And what is the PRINCE doing advocating one religion over another.  In this country that would be...well...it might be frowned upon and ridiculed...but you never know in THIS upside down world.

ALPHA'S 5 MINUTE VIDEO
Be sure to watch click the view icon at the top of this page to watch the 5 MINUTE VIDEO.  Today-BP means BANKRUPTING PEOPLE; 78% OF US BELIEVE WE ARE HEADED IN THE WRONG DIRECTION; Obama is costing us FRIENDS and how to attract a COUGAR!

THE EVIL EMPIRE...STATE BUILDING?

The Empire State Building...a LONG TIME landmark of the New York skyline is now in a puzzling place?  It ROUTINELY decorates with colored lights to celebrate events like; Yankees winning the World Series, Holidays, charitable causes, even BIRTHDAYS.  It even bathed itself in RED LIGHTS to celebrate the CHINESE REVOLUTION AND CHAIRMAN MAO TSE TENG.  Let's see...if I remember correctly, that revolution KILLED literally MILLIONS OF PEOPLE and has SUPPRESSED BILLIONS ever since, right?  Yeah...so, WHY will the building owners not recognize with special lights, the 100th birthday of MOTHER TERESA? 
I mean, I am not a Catholic and I have no real strong feelings about it UNTIL you go to DENYING her after LAUDING CHAIRMAN MAO!!
It's all a part of this upside down world we are in, now.  COMMUNISM GOOD-Life of sacrifice to the poor and sick-BAD! 
ISLAMIC countries-GOOD; ISRAEL-BAD!
BIG, LIBERAL, OVER-REGULATED, OVER-TAXING GOVERNMENT-GOOD; Frugal, conservative, responsible government-BAD! 
Taking God out of schools and all PUBLIC gatherings-GOOD; Expressing Christian faith-BAD!
How did we  get to THIS?

YOUR BRAIN STRETCHER ANSWER
Apparently, your Calvin Klein Obsession will definitely attract COUGARS...but not that kind...the kind that will EAT you...and not in a GOOD way.  Researchers found that spraying Obsession in the forest attracted LARGE cats, jaguars, cougars, pumas to the sprayed areas, where they would rub against the fragrance  lick and scratch it...
Hmm...who knows, maybe it has the same affect on the TWO-LEGGED kind, as well...good luck with that.

EXCUSE ME BUT YOU LOOK LIKE AN UTTER JACKASS!  WHO LOOKS LIKE A JACKASS?

Paul McCartney for one.  His rather stupid, cheap and unfunny shot at former president, George Bush was out of place, unnecessary and in poor taste when he delivered it at a White House ceremony, late last week. The event was to present the former Beatle with a prestigious Gershwin Lifetime Achievement Award for Popular Music.  How or why he found it necessary to take a cheap shot at anyone at such an event, is beyond me.
And by the way...Sir Paul...what is YOUR educational background?  Did you finish SECONDARY SCHOOL?  I think Mr. Bush's degrees from Yale, the ACCELERATED PROGRAM, finished in 2.5 YEARS, would lend an educated man to believe he truly IS familiar with libraries. 
You, on the other hand look like a jackass!

MORE JACKASSES IN A MINUTE BUT FIRST THE BRAIN STRETCHER
70% of people say after watching in on TV, they could do this little job themselves.  What is it?
See the answer below:

AH, HILLARY...MAYBE YOU SHOULD KEEP A CALENDAR HANDY...

The State Department sent Queen Elizabeth birthday wishes.  That sounds nice and proper but it was A WEEK EARLY.  That's a NO NO.  You see, at dinner, for example, when the QUEEN is done eating EVERYONE is done eating.  And when the QUEEN is NOT celebrating her birthday, NO ONE is celebrating her birthday.  And THIS embarrassment comes after Barack Obama celebrated the Queen's 50th Anniversary on the throne with the gift of AN IPOD...loaded with SOME OF HIS SPEECHES.  Can YOU say narcissistic?  Oh, and at the same time, the Queen presented the President a beautiful gift of a rare piece of wood taken from a slave ship which brought African slaves to America, symbolizing the advancement of all races with the election of an African-American president...very thoughtful.  iPod with speeches from Obama...very thoughtLESS.

AND HOW CAN WE IGNORE THE CEO OF BP?

BP CEO, Tony Heywood...talking about how awful the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is...which is a switch after he said, compared to the OCEAN it's not much at all...said he really hoped to handle this situation quickly.  After all, it had "RUINED HIS LIFE." (Poor thing couldn't finish his bangers and mash this morning... and wouldn't even LOOK at his baked beans.  And, what's worse, he may get to  watch only HALF of the first football match at the WORLD CUP...)
Oh REALLY, Mr. Heywood?  And the lives of the fishermen, shrimpers, oystermen, pleasure boat operators, business owners whose livelihoods depend on the clean waters of the GULF?  What about THEIR LIVES?  And now we find out that you cashed in a huge amount of stock JUST DAYS BEFORE THE EXPLOSION?  REALLY?  And what prompted that?  How's your life now with all the millions I am sure you made on that little transaction?  Has it got you down in the dumps?  Are you depressed?  Well, world's SECOND biggest narcissist, at least you've got your millions to comfort you. That is millions more than the people of the Gulf have.  You think THEY'RE a little bummed too?  Huh, do ya?

AND WHILE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE GULF...
What's with all the PARTYING?  For a president who SAYS he's on TOP OF THE GULF OIL SPILL...AND HAS HIS BOOT ON THE THROAT OF BP...you sure are dressing up and partying a lot. Even after singing and dancing and laughing at tasteless jokes with Paul McCartney, you had ANOTHER GALA AT THE WHITE HOUSE THIS WEEKEND...
this time featuring Kelly Clarkson, Lionel Richie and George Lopez.  You THINK, since you wake up thinking about the Gulf and go to bed thinking about the GULF, you could hold off on the dressing up and partying...just a bit...and think about it in between time...I mean with THAT, North Korea about to slip into chaos and the Middle East about to BLOW UP...our economy tanking, our deficit topping $13 TRILLION and going to surpass our GDP in a year and a half...you think you could tone  down the partying A LITTLE!?!  Am I off base here?


AND FINALLY...HELEN THOMAS...

Whew...the GRAND DAMN...or the Grand Dame of the Press Corps...anyway, she's literally said, "THROW THE JEWS OUT OF PALESTINE AND SEND THEM BACK TO POLAND."  Do you suppose she meant to the prison camps of Dachau?  Then she said, her comments in "NO WAY" reflect her true convictions of wanting true peace in the Middle East?  REALLY?  Doesn't seem like much of an apology...and you seemed pretty certain of your convictions when you were stating them...ON CAMERA!!  So nothing you say can be believed because, apparently, you will say things THAT outrageous and NOT REALLY MEANT IT?  Or at least use that excuse.

It goes back to what I talked about last week.  How you can say ANYTHING and just shrug it off as if it didn't happen or like WE ARE THE STUPID as if WE WERE GUILTY FOR MISINTERPRETING WHAT YOU SAID.  If there is no lie, there is not truth...remember?

How DARE we take what you say for what you mean!!

BRAIN STRETCHER ANSWER:
70% believe after watching someone perform CPR on TV, they could do it themselves.  Let's hope you'd never HAVE to but all the same...

That's it!
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YOUR THOUGHTS ON MY THOUGHTS...

Tony Folden commented on your post:

"You know Alpha, "common sense" has become far less common, sadly. 

If you don't have the proper "papers" to be where you are, you need to leave.  I agree with that statement 100%.

For those people that need the government to regulate what information they are receiving, what they should watch, what they can listen to, what job they should take, then perhaps they would feel more comfortable and at home in China.  Our country is great in the fact that it allows us to be free to make our own choices, the freedom to speak what's on our minds, the freedom to assemble.  I don't think it's coincidence that this topic comes about the time as Memorial Day, the day that we are supposed to appreciate those that have served our country and even given their lives for these freedoms.  This is what, we as American's, should never lose sight of.  If you want Government to have more regulation in your life, perhaps you should look into other countries that offer such regulations.  As for me, I like my freedoms, and I'm not willing to give them up so easily.

Thanks for your insight, Alpha.  A pleasure, as always.  Keep waking up the people!"

THANK YOU, TONY...I don't know if I'm waking anybody up but I DO hope I'm generating some conversation and maybe entertaining a few...maybe...

YOUR BRAIN STRETCHER QUESTION:
If you're an average person, you'll spend about $7G in your lifetime on this.  What are you buying? See the answer below:

TODAY'S 5 MINUTE VIDEO:
Be sure to click above for more on THE GOVERNMENT CONTROLLING YOUR THOUGHTS...two examples: one in CHINA and one HERE IN THE USA...see which one YOU'RE OK WITH.  Women are MEN and MEN are sissies!  Find out when you win you actually LOSE and who's to blame for Al and Tipper's split! 
All that in just 5 minutes.  Check it out.

BP SCREWED UP AGAIN...WHAT NEXT?
The LATEST attempt to slow the flow was to CUT THE PIPELINE and cap it...but...the DIAMOND TIPPED saw GOT STUCK.  And now the oil company is stymied.  That comes after several other futile tries and now the tension is mounting...
James Cameron is calling BP, "A BUNCH OF MORONS," for refusing his help in shutting off the flow of oil in the Gulf of Mexico...

And SPIKE LEE is telling Barack Obama he should "GO OFF" on 'em...

BP spokesperson, WILE E. COYOTE says he's confident he and his friends at ACME can come up with something that will work...like a GIANT SLINGSHOT...

AND AS THAT GOES ON...speculation is now that he flow of oil may continue till CHRISTMAS!! Ho Ho Ho!

WANNA KNOW WHERE THE JOBS WILL BE THE NEXT DECADE?
10 Best Cities for the Next Decade
They're prosperous, innovative, and they'll generate plenty of jobs, too. By the Editors of Kiplinger's Personal Finance Magazine  July 2010
In Kiplinger's latest search for top cities, we focused on places that specialize in out-of-the-box thinking. "New ideas generate new businesses," says Kevin Stolarick evaluated U.S. cities for growth and growth potential.

 1. Austin, Tex.
 2. Seattle, Wash.
 3. Washington, D.C.
 4. Boulder, Colo.
 5. Salt Lake City, Utah
 6. Rochester, Minn.
 7. Des Moines, Iowa
 8. Burlington, Vt.
 9. West Hartford, Conn.
10. Topeka, Kan.
Story at http://realestate.yahoo.com/promo/10-best-cities-for-the-next-decade

ANSWER TO YOUR BRAIN STRETCHER...
You'll spend, on average, $7,000 on SNACKS IN VENDING MACHINES!
Feel fuller now?  Maybe it's your WAIST STRETCHER question, huh?

That's it for this time.
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DON'T KNOW WHAT TO THINK?  RELAX, LET THE GOVERNMENT TELL YOU
A coalition of 30 groups are petitioning the FCC to regulate TALK RADIO, CABLE NEWS AND THE INTERNET for "HATE SPEECH."  According to this group, you are too stupid to discern for yourself fact from fiction. Here is what they said, "The Internet (and Cable News and Talk Radio) has made it harder for the public to separate the facts from bigotry masquerading as news."
So, the only solution is for GOVERNMENT...meaning some BUREAUCRAT...must decide ON YOUR BEHALF, what is fact and what is fiction...and OF COURSE, if it's FICTION...it MUST BE HATE SPEECH. 

ARE WE THAT STUPID?  ARE YOU?

WELL, LET'S STRETCH YOUR BRAIN A BIT, SHALL WE?
80% of women say, even though it takes just a few seconds, doing it makes them feel better.  It elevates their mood.  What do they do?  Find out below.

STILL CONFUSED ABOUT HOW TO THINK? HERE'S COME HELP FOR YOU!

Paul McCartney says "LAY OFF BARACK OBAMA...HE'S A GOOD GUY!"  Well...I guess he's settled THAT.  Now we don't have to rely on the GOVERNMENT to tell us what to think of him...THANKS PAUL!

A LITTLE ICY  AROUND THE HOUSE WHILE THE EARTH WAS HEATING UP?

THAT looked natural, huh?  Well, it WAS 10 years ago but since then, Al and Tipper have ignored the Earth heating up and their marriage has cooled.  They're separated.  While I believe Gore is a COLOSSAL FRAUD...bordering on CRIMINAL, I take no particular pleasure in his marriage breaking up.  But ladies...take a look...THE LAST OF THE RED  HOT LOVERS IS BACK ON THE MARKET. 

YOUR BRAIN STRETCHER ANSWER:
It only takes a few seconds but it makes you feel better, ladies...PUTTING ON LIPSTICK!
Really?  I might have to try it myself, then. 

See ya next time.

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DID YOU PAUSE TO REMEMBER?
I hope your Memorial weekend was a  good one.  I hope it was filled with family, friends, fun and all the things you wanted it to be.  BUT...I hope you also took a moment to say a THANKS for all the men and women who gave their all in defense of this country and its liberties.  After all, those fun things you enjoyed came through the struggle for freedom and that struggle has not been free.  Men, women, families have sacrificed and I hope you paused to remember that over the weekend.

YOUR BRAIN STRETCHER QUESTION:
You will spend TWICE as long doing this on MONDAY as any other day of the week.  What is it that takes more time on Monday?
See the answer below:

BE SURE TO WATCH TODAY'S VIDEO:
The Rule of THREES...celebrity deaths.  Al Qaeda #3...HE NEEDED KILLIN': Has Nancy Pelosi been into the COMMUNION WINE?  And why MONDAY'S aren't so bad, after all.

AN INTERESTING LETTER FROM A MEXICAN TO AN ARIZONA PAPER
"If you had tickets to a sports event, concert, Disneyland, or for an airline flight, and when you got to your assigned seat you found someone else was in that seat, what would you do? You would call for a person in charge of ticket checking and have the person in your seat removed. You would properly be asked to show your ticket, and you would gladly and proudly do so, for you have bought and paid for that seat. The person in your seat would also be asked for a ticket, which they would not be able to produce. They would be called "gate crashers" and they would properly be removed.

Now in this huge stadium called the USA we have had millions of gate crashers. We have been asking security to check for tickets and remove the gate crashers. We have been asking security to have better controls in checking at the door. We have asked security to lock the back doors. Security has failed us. They are still looking the other way. They are afraid to ask to see the tickets. Many people say there is unlimited seating, and whether there is or not, no one should be allowed in for free while the rest of us pay full price!

In "section AZ", of "Stadium USA", we have had enough of the failures of Security. We have decided to do our own ticket checking, and properly remove those who do not have tickets. Now it seems very strange to me that so many people in the other 49 "sections", and even many in our own "section" do not want tickets checked, or even to be asked to show their ticket! Even the head of Security is chastising us, while not doing his own job which he has sworn to do.

My own ticket has been bought and paid for, so I am proudly going to show it when asked to do so. I have a right to my seat, and I want the gate crashers to be asked to show their tickets too. The only reason that I can imagine anyone objecting to being asked for their ticket is that they are in favor of gate crashing, and all of the illegal activities that go with it, such as drug smuggling, gang wars, murder, human smuggling for profit, and many more illegal and inhumane acts that we are trying to prevent with our new legislation. Is that what I am hearing from all of the protestors such as Phoenix Mayor Gordon, US Rep. Grijalva, even President Obama? If you are not in favor of showing tickets, (proof of citizenship, passport, green card, or other legal document) when asked, as I would do proudly, then you must be condoning those illegal activities."

 Written by a US Citizen, Globe, Arizona.
Whaddya think?

YOUR BRAIN STRETCHER ANSWER:
You'll spend twice as much time GETTING READY FOR WORK on Monday as any other day of the week...about 28 on Monday; 14 on Tuesday and then only 11 each of the next three days.