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7 Dumbest Ways to Accessorize Your Car

 A website entitled  Guyism  has a post entitled The 7 Stupidest (sic) Ways to accessorize your car.  

It was so funny, and indeed "stupid",  that your blogger had to pass it on. 

 KCC most agrees with those silly men who hang "rubber testicles" on the trailer hitches of their trucks.  What are they trying to prove and how are they overcompensating?  Usually the drivers are little bitty men, driving huge trucks.  Makes this blogger laugh at the insecurities.

Ladies, doesn't this make you want to stop that truck and say hi to that "tough guy"?  ha ha.  Of course not! 

We won't give the rest away and we encourage you to read it for yourselves.  Have fun.

What Everyone Wants to Know About Scott Brown

 Senator Scott Brown (R-Mass) stopped by Blogger's Row after speaking to CPAC, and by doing so, he answered the question everyone has been asking.

No, he's not as good looking as he is on TV.  He's BETTER.  

He gave an excellent speech was treated to rock star status.  Fox News even reported Monday that  a rumor was floating that he might run for President.  

Wow, slow down cowboy, let's just get you settled in in Washington, first.  

Twas great to see our newest Senator!  He represents all of us.  

The second question: Where was "the truck?"  

"Parked just outside", he said to grand applause.

Editor's Note:

Many thanks to RedState and Erick Erickson for sponsoring Blogger's Lounge/Row.  If it weren't for RedState, KCC would have been unable to bring these reports to you

Check out RedState's CPAC Wrap-Up.

Spies In Our CPAC Midst?

 Katy's Conservative Corner has discovered that there are spies (gasp in sarcastic horror) in our midst here at CPAC. Turns out, your blogger has run into on of her favorite liberals at CPAC, here on media row.

The Back Story

Last August, your blogger arrived in Pittsburgh, where the lefties were having their NetRoots conference, described on their website this way:

"It's about taking the passion, activism and attention that we drum up each year during the convention to an area that will be a crucial region in upcoming progressive policy fights."

 Your blogger was in town for another conference.  The Americans for Prosperity (AFP) decided to take the same passion to conservatives and sponsored an opposing event known as RightOnline.  Organized by AFP's Erik Telford, RightOnline is, each year,  a great place for bloggers and newbies to get together, exchange ideas, and flood the Internet with information about the conservative movement.  Both events are held in the same city.  RightOnline exists, in part,  to "drown out" the "progressive" calls.

In the taxi on the way to the hotel, your blogger shared the ride with a nice lady named Adele Stan.  In our conversation, we realized we were both in Pittsburgh for "the conference" and chatted about it.  It several minutes before we realized that we were going to different events.  

 At CPAC

Fast forward until now.  A nice lady asked to plug into your blogger's power strip and KCC gladly agreed.  She recognized your blogger immediately as Katy "from Pittsburgh".  She handed me her card and I realized who she was.  Adele Stan is the Washington Bureau chief for AlterNet.  

Naturally, much of the lamestream media here are pretty liberal, but not all.  For example, KCC is sitting next to Fred Lucas, senior writer at Cybercast News Service.    

Editor's Notes

- There are no pure Libertarians (with a capital 'L') here, to our knowledge, but there are plenty of libertarians who have joined the Republican party.

- Conservatives often refer to NetRoots, affectionally, as "NUT roots".   Not this blogger.  :-)

-You can follow Erik Telford on Twitter.   His user id is JoeTaxpayer  You can also follow your blogger on Twitter, who goes by Katys  Her tweets also appear in the right bar of this page.

More On RightOnline

-RightOnline, hosts a Twitter contest and the attendee who tweets the most about the conference, during the event, is declared "the winner".  No prizes were awarded,  to KCC's knowledge, as she "won" and didn't received anything.

-RightOnline, like NetRoots, will be held in Las Vegas August 2010.  Your blogger hopes to attend, should the budget allow.   If you are interested in starting a blog, learning to Twitter, or just meeting some of the top conservative bloggers in the nation, this writer strongly encourages you to attend.  You will leave with a level of expertise on how to organize a cause via the Internet from the very best.  

Valentine's Day: A Short History by Assad Meymandi

 For an etymology of the word Valentine, a bit of history and reflection might be appropriate.

Human sacrifice, self-sacrifice and martyrdom are not new. They go back to the Iron age when Virgil in his Book IV, dramatically depicted the departure of Aeneas for the Trojan war leading to Dido's plunging a knife into her breast and sacrificing herself for the love of Aeneas. 

 And we know that during the reign of Roman Emperor Diocletian (244-311 BC) Christians were caught and fed to the lions. 

Were those professed Christians who risked their lives and became dinner for the Emperor's hungry lions on a suicide mission as are today's fanatic suicide bombers of Islam?  A good question to reflect upon... The martyr sacrificed self. Today, the fanatic bombers sacrifices self and kills innocent others.  That is murder...

 Things got better for Christians after Emperor Constantine (272-337 AD) converted to Christianity in 313 AD. The same persecuted Christians under Diocletian were now pampered and given cushiony jobs under Constantine. What a difference a mere 75 years make!

 There were three Saint Valentines and the one we westerners strongly identify is the Saint Valentine of Rome who was a priest martyred in 269 AD by the orders of Diocletian. Some 200 years later Pope Gelasius I  (he was the pope when Saint Augustine '345-430 AD' became the Bishop of Hippo) decided to recognize Saint Valentine's love and devotion for Christianity and established by papal order the Saint Valentine's Day. It was not until Chaucer days in the fourteenth century England when the feast of February 14 first became associated with romantic love, a pure Anglo invention.

 For the past seven centuries the invention has served us well. Imagine the number of weddings that have been facilitated and children conceived by Saint Valentine.  Incidentally, Valentine from Latin valentinus means valence, and the word value takes its roots from the same origin.

My wife, Emily joins me in wishing a Happy Valentine's Day to all of you and your precious families.

Love and Joy to All, 

Assad Meymandi, MD, PhD, DLFAPA
Raleigh


Dr. Meymandi is a former GOP candidate for office and is a longtime supporter of conservative issues and of the arts in North Carolina. He is a regular contributor to Katy's Conservative Corner.

SNL Spoofs Democrats' Dilemma over Sen-Elect Scott Brown (Video)

Democrat Leaders Harry Reid, Nancy Pelosi, Barbara Boxer, Barwney Frawnk, and Robert KKK Byrd can't keep their minds on a strategy meeting as they discuss Senator-Elect Scott Brown.  Your blogger saw it last night on the NBC show, Saturday Night Live and she and her husband laughed like crazy.  

Please note, though this is a bit corny, we don't recommend it if you are easily offended to mild sexual references, or are a Democrat.  This video is also not for young children. 

Willie Nelson Concert Cancelled, Band Caught With Moonshine

 WITN TV in Eastern North Carolina reported Thursday evening that a Duplin County concert featuring country star Willie Nelson was cancelled.  

According to the report, "The State Alcohol Law Enforcement Division cited some of his band members for possession of moonshine and a misdemeanor amount of marijuana."

Nelson's management stated that the concert was cancelled because the singer's hand was in too much pain to play his guitar.  (You may draw your own conclusions.)  

 

Conservative Calendar "Girls"

Gentlemen conservatives.  You'll want to check this out.  The Luce Policy Institute has produced "Pretty in Mink", a group of pretty Republican ladies for their 2009 calendar.  Pretty in Mink celebrates smart, conservative women role models with flair.

Calendars are $25 and can be ordered here.  KCC receives no royalties for the referrals but wanted to provide her gentlemen readers with a calendar that they won't want to pass up.  It's tasteful and naturally conservative, so your wife will approve and your daughters will admire it.  These ladies are photographed in old Hollywood, to add a special sparkle to your wall.

Here are the calendar "girls":

Miss January — Kellyanne Conway
Miss February — Star Parker
Miss March – Susan Phalen
Miss April – Nonie Darwish
Miss May – Mary Katharine Ham
Miss June – Michelle Malkin
Miss July – Amanda Carpenter
Miss August – Sandy Liddy Bourne
Miss September – Ann Coulter
Miss October – Kate Obenshain
Miss November – Miriam Grossman, M.D.
Miss December – Clare Boothe Luce

Your blogger knows many gentlemen that will look especially forward to May! 
Merry Christmas.

Hat Tip: Russell D. James

Funny Billy Graham Joke

Here's a cute Billy Graham joke that your blogger would like to share with her fellow Billy Graham fans:

Billy Graham was returning to Charlotte after a speaking engagement and when his plane arrived, there was a limousine there to transport him to his home.

As he prepared to get into the limo, he stopped and spoke to the driver.

"You know" he said, "I am 87 years old and I have never driven a limousine. Would you mind if I drove it for a while?"

The driver said "No problem. Have at it."

Billy gets into the driver's seat and they head off down the highway.

A short distance away sat a rookie NC Trooper operating his first speed trap.

The long black limo went by him doing 70 in a 55 mph zone.

The trooper pulled out and easily caught the limo and he got out of his patrol car to begin the ticketing procedure.

The young trooper walked up to the driver's door and when the glass was rolled down, he was surprised to see who was driving.

He immediately excused himself and went back to his car and called his supervisor.

He told the supervisor, ‘I know we are supposed to enforce the law....

But I also know that important people are given certain courtesies.
I need to know what I should do because I have stopped a very important person.'

The supervisor asked, "is it Gov. Beverly Perdue? After all, she is known for having fun with Troopers."

The young trooper said, "No, it’s a 'he' and he’s, more important than that."

The supervisor said, "Oh, so it's President Obama."

The young trooper said, "No, he's even more important than that."

The supervisor finally asked, "Well then, who is it?"

The young trooper said, ''I think its Jesus, because he's got Billy Graham for a chauffeur!"

Your blogger wishes you a blessed Advent season and a Merry Christmas. 

Hat Tip: Vern Vonheeder III