We’re In Your Head July 29, 2008

 

Coach Mark Richt spoke to the Bulldog Club of Atlanta the other night and reminded Dawg Nation that Paul Johnson was hired at Navy to do one thing… beat Army. To his credit, he did. His Navy teams beat Army all 6 years he was the Head Coach.

So, it doesn’t take a genius to figure out why the gnats went after Paul. After 7 consecutive beatings at the hands of the Dawgs, the north avenue trade school is desperate for a boost in morale.

The ever-so-classy ”piss on Georgia” urinal cakes didn’t do much. Their tired, pathetic rally cry “To hell with Georgia” is by now a joke at best. So what else can a coach do to get what’s left of your depleted team motivated?

 

Exhibit A:

 

Apparently a run at the acc title is not a top priority this year.

 

 

Kudos to Mr. Johnson. No doubt you’re a pretty good coach. But before you go thinking you’re little motivation tactic is gonna translate into a big win in Athens come November, let me just put a few things into perspective for ‘ya:

1. You’re not Mark RIcht. Never will be.
2. You’re sure as hell not good enough to coach at the level the Dawgs compete in the SEC.
3. Oh, and one more minor detail to remember…… WE AREN’T ARMY.

 

Tuck Fech!

He Was Injured July 21, 2008

 

I ran across this tonight on y0utube while watching a Georgia clip from the WLOCP. And its too funny not to share. Enjoy!

 

 

He was injured. Injured bad.

 

Take 2:

 

 

Cutest kid EVER!

We The People… July 9, 2008

 

I just got the best email from BIll and had to blog about it. I don’t know how this has escaped me; apparently its been forwarded across teh interwebs for quite sometime. But honestly, nothing has gotten me this fired up politically in a few days. As a matter of fact, Kit and I were talking politics last night and I was kind of depressed thinking about the direction I see our country heading and the great possibility that Osama Obama may be the next President. Heaven help us. 

The best part of what you’re about to read is the fact that it was written by a Congressman from the great state of Georgia, Mitchell Kaye (R), representing Cobb County. The worst part, you ask? He’s unfortunately a jort-wearing, 2 time graduate of Florida. Oh well, nobody’s perfect. 

Anyways, Congressman Kaye has written a brilliant response to the ever-increasing population of lazy, morons in this country that possess a ridiculous sense of self-entitlement. Bill’s email referred to it as the new Bill of Non Rights. I think it should be called…

 

The New Preamble To The Constitution Of The United States of America

“We the sensible people of the United States, in an attempt to help everyone get along, restore some semblance of justice, avoid more riots, keep our nation safe, promote positive behavior, and secure the blessings of debt-free liberty to ourselves and our great-great-great-grandchildren, hereby try one more time to ordain and establish some common sense guidelines for the terminally whiny, guilt ridden, delusional, and other liberal bed-wetters. We hold these truths to be self evident: that a whole lot of people are confused by the Bill of Rights and are so dim they require a Bill of NON-Rights.”

 

• ARTICLE I: You do not have the right to a new car, big screen TV, or any other form of wealth. More power to you if you can legally acquire them, but no one is guaranteeing anything.
• ARTICLE II: You do not have the right to never be offended. This country is based on freedom, and that means freedom for everyone — not just you! You may leave the room, turn the channel, express a different opinion, etc.; but the world is full of idiots, and probably always will be.
• ARTICLE III: You do not have the right to be free from harm. If you stick a screwdriver in your eye, learn to be more careful; do not expect the tool manufacturer to make you and all your relatives independently wealthy.
• ARTICLE IV: You do not have the right to free food and housing. Americans are the most charitable people to be found, and will gladly help anyone in need, but we are quickly growing weary of subsidizing generation after generation of professional couch potatoes who achieve nothing more than the creation of another generation of professional couch potatoes.
• ARTICLE V: You do not have the right to free health care. That would be nice, but from the looks of public housing, we’re just not interested in public health care.
• ARTICLE VI: You do not have the right to physically harm other people. If you kidnap, rape, intentionally maim, or kill someone, don’t be surprised if the rest of us want to see you fry in the electric chair.
• ARTICLE VII: You do not have the right to the possessions of others. If you rob, cheat, or coerce away the goods or services of other citizens, don’t be surprised if the rest of us get together and lock you away in a place where you still won’t have the right to a big screen color TV or a life of leisure.
• ARTICLE VIII: You do not have the right to a job. All of us sure want you to have a job, and will gladly help you along in hard times, but we expect you to take advantage of the opportunities of education and vocational training laid before you to make yourself useful.
• ARTICLE IX: You do not have the right to happiness. Being an American means that you have the right to PURSUE happiness, which by the way, is a lot easier if you are unencumbered by an over abundance of idiotic laws created by those of you who were confused by the Bill of Rights.
• ARTICLE X: This is an English speaking country. We don’t care where you are from, English is our language. Learn it or go back to wherever you came from!
• ARTICLE XI: You do not have the right to change our country’s history or heritage. This country was founded on the belief in one true God. And yet, you are given the freedom to believe in any religion, any faith, or no faith at all; with no fear of persecution. The phrase IN GOD WE TRUST is part of our heritage and history, and if you are uncomfortable with it, TOUGH!

 

I live and am registered to vote in Clarke County, so I don’t have the pleasure of punching Congressman Kaye’s name at the ballot box. Too bad he’s not running for President; I’d vote for him in a skinny minute. He’s already proven to be leagues above the two phonies currently clammoring for the job.

 

Amen and God Bless America!

My Country ‘Tis Of Thee July 4, 2008

“The second day of July 1776, will be the most memorable epoch in the history of America. I am apt to believe that it will be celebrated by succeeding generations as the great anniversary festival. It ought to be commemorated as the Day of Deliverance, by solemn acts of devotion to God Almighty. It ought to be solemnized with pomp and parade, with shows, games, sports, guns, bells, bonfires and illuminations, from one end of this continent to the other, from this time forward forever.” President John Adams in a letter to his wife Abigail on July 3, 1776.

Living overseas for 5 years taught me more about patriotism than the 23 years prior that I had growing up as a privileged American. Living in an oppressed western African nation where freedom and liberty are just a dream showed me how blessed I was to have been born a citizen of the United States, and especially a southerner. More than ever before I began to appreciate how profoundly awesome it is to have the RIGHTS to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. I came to fully grasp what so many of my forefathers sacrificed just to live freely, speak freely, worship freely, expect justice, and to possess an equal protection of the law.

Because of my years abroad, the 4th of July is no longer just a day off for me. Its no longer about a party by the pool with friends & family or a day of fun on the lake. It will never again be just a day of cookouts, parades, & fireworks. Independence Day for me will hopefully always include those things, but only in celebration of the liberties & freedoms I so abundantly enjoy, at the great expense of so many during the last 232 years, and by the immeasurable grace of God Almighty.

 

 

As I sit here writing this all I want to do is thank God for His wisdom, grace, love, and mercy in guiding the creation of this magnificent country. At the same time I feel compelled to beg His forgiveness for my sins and the sins of my country. Everyday I see changes in the way we live our lives, gravitating towards what mankind wants and further away from what God intended. I firmly believe that our social fabric is at stake if we continue to separate ourselves from God’s ways. But also, the degree of liberty we enjoy today is dependent upon Americans believing in a transcendent moral order for the way in which we live. I believe that America is exceptional, not because we made it that way, but because we experienced God’s undeserved blessings upon this nation.

“If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land.”  2 Chronicles 7:14

When we say, “God bless America,” we are asking God to treat our nation better than we deserve. The inclusion of God in America is what has historically been the best part of our country! The precious gift of God’s blessing is what has set us apart & made this country so extraordinary. And still seeking His blessing is a way of making sure that we can define our future in new and more promising ways. It is also a way of honoring the words in George Washington’s eloquent farewell address: “Religion and morality are indispensable and our national greatness, unless we allow them to be subverted and obliterated by secularism.”

But no oration or prayer I have to offer is as powerful as the ones given each year on this day to our Representatives by the Congressional Chaplain. This one in particular spoke to me today and was delivered July 2, 1969 to members of Congress on the Senate floor by the Rev. Edward L. R. Elson:

“We thank Thee, O God, that the freedom we celebrate in coming days is not an attainment, but an obtainment that it is Thy precious gift to man as part of his createdness. We thank Thee for the daring of our forefathers in reclaiming their “ancient rights.” We thank Thee, too, for the heroes’ valor, the patriots’ devotion, the prophets’ vision, and for all the blood and sweat and toil by which our freedom was purchased. As we commemorate our national independence accept again the declaration of our everlasting dependence upon Thee. In all our joy and thanksgiving enable us to remain a nation “under God,” and give us grace and goodness to minister to mankind in His name. Amen.” (Source: Congressional Record-Senate, 91st Congress)

 

Amen, indeed. May God continue to bless America.