I’m not surprised that the IRS is coming under attack from all fronts. I have no love for them but using violence against a federal agent is a sure way to be sent to prison and I don’t condone it. That out of the way, let me also say that the IRS deserves its despicable reputation of collecting taxes. It is a matter of public record that IRS agents have used tactics outlawed under the Geneva Convention and received an commendation for their actions. What other government agencies would do that?

Case in point. Alabama (the state is changed to protect me). A retired contractor was sent a notification that he was being audited for discrepancies in previous years taxes. He sent in the paperwork requested and thought nothing of it, he had done nothing wrong and went on about his life. Returning from a vacation, he was surprised to find that the IRS had seized his home, several vehicles, frozen his bank accounts, changed the locks and posted “no trespassing” signs around the property. All he could find as to reason was a federal seizure paper taped to the front door and a number to call. Calling the number, he was transferred to a voice mail where he left a message.

His call wasn’t returned for several days and when it was, the agent accused him of hiding assets and cheating on his taxes for the past ten years, the amount owed was in excess of $150,000, payable immediately. When the man asked what the problem was, he was told that the agent didn’t have to tell him but if he came down to the IRS office and surrendered, he’d be served with a copy of the complaint. Instead, the man called his attorney and got him involved. Within days of notifying the IRS that he would fight this, the attorney was audited and threatened. The attorney bailed out and was glad to do so.

The case drug on for several months with the couple soon out of money and forced to stay with friends and relatives. They still didn’t know what they had done wrong. he called his tax accountant but the accountant said that he had already been served with a federal gag order, meaning he couldn’t talk with his client. Each time he called the IRS agent, he was told that he’d be notified when his case came up, maybe another six to eight months. How could he be notified if he didn’t have a mailing address? he asked. Not my problem, was the response.

After nine months of this, the man walked into the backyard of his former home and stuck a shotgun in his mouth. At least his widow could collect on his life insurance policy, or so he thought. The IRS had already seized that also. When the event finally hit the papers, others became involved on behalf of the widow and the IRS finally had to present its case before a federal judge. The defense attorney had to admit that the IRS did present a formidable case except for one minor detail — they had targeted the wrong man and for the wrong reasons. The IRS wanted a man located in a different state, operating a contracting firm with a similar name and as crooked as a dog’s hind leg. When this was brought out, the IRS simply said, oops! and dropped the case but too late. Under federal and IRS laws, the agent responsible couldn’t be held accountable for doing his job. The judge did return the house, bank accounts, life insurance and vehicles but even that was too late, the home had been foreclosed on and the vehicles seized for non-payment.

Thinking she could sue in federal court, the widow hired several attorneys to investigate and found out that the IRS can’t be sued but only taken to Federal Tax Court and as the case was officially closed, she couldn’t.

People don’t realize that the IRS has unlimited powers to seize anything from someone they claim owe back taxes, without notification beforehand. According to several web sites, the reasoning behind that is if the tax cheat knows the IRS is on to them, they’ll hide assets. In most cases, its simply a matter of a small mistake on the return or a case of mistaken identity.But that doesn’t matter to them. Their promotions is directly dependent on the amount of money they bring in, although they’ll deny it, and the number of cases brought before the tax court and the number won. Deny, deny, deny is their watchword and it works. If on official business, they are immune to arrest, they can carry weapons and will use them, even against a grandmother. I can’t recall one case in which the IRS agent was found guilty of any wrongdoing, especially when investigated by their peers.

As many people have cried, the IRS is out of control and need to brought up short by someone.

I’ve lived in five states since my divorce and have rented a place to live in each one, mostly with a year lease and I have not violated one. I have had the property manager try to shaft me on several, and all attempts failed. I lived in Grapevine, Texas when I moved there when the company I worked for was trying to expand. I moved in with the stipulation that if my employer decided to cease operations, I could break the lease without repercussions.  Sure enough, seven months later the jobs went dry and I was forced to move back to Colorado. Three months later, I received a letter from a lawyer stating that I owed X number of dollars for breaking the lease and damage to the apartment. As expected, it was a different property manager, they change so frequently, and the agreement I had made with the original one was null and void. Luckily, the original property manager and I had written out our agreement and it was signed by both of us as an attachment to the lease agreement. It seems her husband had also been in construction and she knew about jobs evaporating. The lawyer called me several times, called me a few names, threatened me a lot and demanded even more money or he’d see me in court. After a call to the Texas regulatory agency, I found out that the lawyer was the property manager’s husband and wasn’t licensed to practice law in Texas. The next time he called, I mentioned this to him, stated that I had recorded our phone conversations and was planning to turn to over to the Texas Attorney General. I never heard from them again.

Now I have another property manager’s lawyer calling me demanding $3,500 for breaking the lease, not giving notice of moving and payment for replacing  a carpet plus other minor damage. For one, the townhomes refused to sign another one year lease so we were on a month to month rental agreement. The carpet was thread bare but clean, I don’t know what he means by other damage. He’s supposed to be sending me documentation to prove his points. These townhomes have tried sung several other tentents and have lost every time, all for several tousands of dollars each. This lawyer doesn’t have a very good track record with lawsuits. If he produces a signed lease, it will be a forgery for we didn’t sign a renewal lease. They had posted a notice on the door giving us ten days to vacate the place. I also had taken pictures of every room before I left so I know there wasn’t any damage, except normal wear and tear.

I had a small place near brush, Colorado for two years. I gave the owner, she lived right across the street, two weeks notice, cleaned the place really great and took pictures of the ceiling hanging down in the bedroom, the leaky hot water heater and the rotten porch before I left. I also left her my forwarding address so she could return my deposit. A month later I received a letter from her lawyer demanding thousands of dollars for damages. I just copied the pictures and sent them to him with a demand for return of $350 deposit or my lawyer would contacting him. A week later I got a check in the mail, no letter, just the check. End of story.

If there is one thing I’ve learned from renting and leasing, keep every scrap of paper for at least a year. Anything agreed to must be in writing, no handshakes. Take pictures when you move in and when you move out. I’ve learned that no matter how nice the property manager is when you move in, they turn into a demon from hell when you move out with selective memory loss. The think that a call from a lawyer will have you turning over and begging for forgiveness; my advice — don’t turn into a sheep. Stand your ground, if you’re right and don’t let them threaten you into submission. If a lawyer calls, ask politely for his license number and then check it. If he won’t give it to you, that’s a point in your favor, shady lawyers don’t have a license. I’d check with your local bar association just to be sure but they won’t give you information as to past complaints but the BBB might.

Don’t let a lawyer threaten you into submission, they count on that to keep from having to show up in court. keep your paperwork and document everything and above all, don’t trust the. They are in it for the money and must answer to their investors.

“I don’t care”. Those words were spoken to me by an agent of the Colorado Dept of Revenue recently as I tried to explain why I didn’t have any money left after paying for food, rent and utilities. I only owe them $300 now in back taxes and have faithfully been paying down my debt for more than a year. This month, my utilities were higher because of cold weather, groceries keep going up but my fixed income hasn’t. I have my daughter and two grand kids living under my roof since she lost her job and kids love to eat. What was the result of my telephone conversation? an attachment on my bank account, essentially wiping it clean, that in addition to the bank charging me $100 for doing so. So between now and the second Wednesday of December, I have less than $20.

As I still have my internet connecton, I began searching the state’s web sites, trying to figure out exactly how they can legally take every dollar without so much as a thank you or kiss my a**. It turns out that states base their laws on the federal government, especially the Infernal revenue Service. Did you know that the state, and IRS, don’t have to prove to anyone, like a judge, that you owe the money, they can simply serve a paper on the bank, usually electronically, and freeze your assets and they don’t even have to tell you. That’s right, the first inkling you have is when a check bounces or you check your balance and its sitting at zero. Don’t count on ever seeing that money again, it is GONE and you’re left with the financial disasters it causes. The states are bad enough but can’t hold  candle to the IRS.

Several years ago the IRS was dragged over the coals when they were tied to several suicides because of their tactics. They had hounded so many people for small amounts that the people saw no way out except suicide and they took it. It was only found out later that the IRS had made a mistake. Oops!!. Now here’s a fact you may not have known, you can’t sue the federal government without their permission. You have to go before the federal tax court and essentially prove your case before you can continue. If the tax court rules against you, you have nowhere else to go but home and forget about it. The IRS has their own set of rules, classified for obvious reasons, that details the methods approved for collection agents. They can arrest without warrants, seize assets without showing just cause, seize assets of relatives and then sell them off for pennies on the dollar and then bill you for the cost of selling them. Talk about adding insult to injury.

With the economy in the toilet, unemployment staying above 10%, foreclosures at unheard of numbers, families sleeping on the streets and children going to sleep hungry, our government thinks nothing of taking what few dollars remain. We didn’t have a say in whether we wanted a trillion dollar federal deficit, we don’t have a say in how and where our tax dollars are spent but yet we are expected to pay for it. Do we really need to send $30 billion to foreign countries when that money could be better spent right here? Again, we aren’t asked.

It is a small wonder that there’s a mini-revolution brewing against the very people who should be held accountable. It will only grow until the voice of the people can’t be ignored. I’m seriously thinking of lending my voice to the growing uproar.

Yes, its my fault and I shamefully admit it. I don’t know all the major players in Washington, I should but there’s just too many, in front and behind the scenes, to keep track of. The ones I do know, like my state Senators and Representatives, just don’t have the juice to get anything done, or have the time to listen to the average American. So like a blind idiot, I sit in front of the TV during the evening news and shout insults to the talking heads. I rant and rave my dissatisfaction and in the end, all that’s happened is my blood pressure has risen dangerously. I’ve often given thought to the situation, I know, bad for the mental health and wondered just what I, just one senior citizen, can do about it.

In another post, I stated that we’re a non-issue because we don’t contribute enough money to political campaigns for these blowhards to get reelected. I still fell that way but thinking in a different direction, I have to ask why should we, after all, they work for us, draw their paycheck from the public treasury, have benefits the rest of us can only dream about and have a Colgate smile. I wouldn’t care if they had wooden teeth like George Washington if only they would do their jobs, represent us and not big business and special interests. We all know that is not going to happen because they know where their extra money comes from and it isn’t the little guys like you and me. Can anyone name even one politician who DID NOT become a millionaire while in office? I can’t and it sickens me.

Even those voted out of office continue to make money at our expenses, they are called lobbyists, the scum sucking, bottom feeding, lower than whale sh*t form of useless life form. Example, Karl Rove and Dick Cheney. We all remember our former vice president who continued drawing a salary from Haliburton while steering no-bid government contracts their way, but did nothing wrong, so he claims. If you believe that, I have some prime beachfront property to sell you east of Denver. Haliburton’s contract to build housing for our GIs has resulted in numerous deaths by electrocution, faulty grounding of electrical systems. But they did nothing wrong. You won’t read anything about that in the news now, its been buried.

Now we have our government trying to shove their version of health care reform down our throats while extolling its virtues, as if it had any. If I’m reading the bill correctly, and I have read it, unlike our Congressmen/women, it was written by the health care industry in cooperation with the pharmaceutical companies, designed to maximize profits at the expense of the American taxpayer. And we’re supposed to fell good about it. That is bad enough but now there are rumors floating around that there will be another round of bailout funding for those who missed out the first time, that doesn’t include those of us who would need it the most. President Obama has in his first nine months in office, driven the United States to a new record federal deficit, $1.4 trillion, with a capital T, trillion and he still has three years and three months to go. I shudder as to what he’s capable of in those three years.

Yes, I’m writing my Congressman, I know who he is now, and telling him that I don’t suport the current policies of spend, spend, spend. It has to end and let the market sort itself out. If AIG, Bank of America, Chrysler or insurance companies can’t compete, then the American taxpayer shouldn’t bail them out, There is no such thing as “too big to fail.”

I am just one of millions of Americans barely surviving on a single income. I am retired, collecting Social Security, have my unemployed daughter and her two kids (6 and 4) living with me, not by choice but out of necessity, they simply had nowhere else to go. In the past year, my daughter has sent out hundreds of resumes and go on as many job interviews without success. I can’t fault her for not trying, she does but the jobs just aren’t there. I’ve applied for numerous jobs but who wants to hire a 65 year old man? Right, no one, I’m past my prime and set in my ways but I’ve heard that you can teach an old dog new tricks and I’m willing but employers aren’t.

For the past year, I’ve managed to shuffle bills around and still pay them all but now I’ve come to a cross roads where bills add up to more than I have coming in. Right now I have $400 sitting in my checking account, $750 worth of bills staring at me, two weeks before I have a small pension hit my account, the frig is empty, the grand kids are hungry, they have activities at school and in Cub Scouts, my car needs gas and I’m out of coffee. Which comes first? I’m sure millions of Americans are facing that same dilemma, scratching their heads and screaming in frustration. And, as many have already done, considered suicide as a way out. Yes, numerous families have committed mass suicide, wife, kids and father, all gone in the blink of an eye. Its tragic and avoidable

The national debt is now $1.43 trillion, with a capital T, after billions went to AIG, banks, mortgage companies, car manufacturers and the health car industry, supposedly as a way to create jobs but he says give it time to work. It hasn’t happened yet. If I can believe the rumors circulating in the papers, there is another round of bailout funds in the offering but not one program going to help the truly needy because our good President Obama needs to prop up his buddies in big business first, give them their multi-million dollar bonuses and salaries before helping the American people. Obama has made the United States a debtor nation, all under the guise of helping our economy.

My back is against the wall, I’m caught between a rock and a hard place, at my wits end and I can see no way out of my situation in the foreseeable future. What am I to do? What do I tell my grand kids when their hungry and there’s nothing to eat? I’m numb from trying to explain my situation to the bill collectors, who call every day, and all I get in answer is, “Pay your f**king bills.” Won’t matter much longer for I can’t pay my phone bill either. Eating the business end of my shotgun is looking better and better every day, the only reason I don’t is my grand kids and how it would be explained to them. They are too young to have to live with that. So I will continue searching for a way out of my situation and pray that millions of others in like situations can also. Anyone for Powerball?

Disclaimer: The following opinions and thoughts are my own, conceived by observation, reading and listening. I welcome any and all comments, just keep them civil and on topic.

Anyone been following the news lately? I have and I don’t like what I’m hearing and reading. If the polls are to be believed, President Obama’s approval rating is below 40%. That’s the good news, the bad news is he doesn’t care. Why should he, he and his family has a roof over their heads, a soft bed to sleep in, three squares a day, makes $400,000 a year and still has three years, four months in the White House. Short of impeachment, he’s there for the duration.

Out in the real world, unemployment is above 10%, thousands have lost their homes, thousands more are sleeping on the streets and going hungry, the sick remain sick and our children are crying themselves to sleep each night. Why should the politicians care, they are above all this pettiness and in a world of their own. They are secure in their cushy job screwing the American people and having fun doing it. They sit in their expensive homes and offices and laugh at the foolishness of the American people to keep voting them back into office. And fools we are.

During Obama’s campaign for President, I publicly stated that he was being expertly handled behind the curtain by big business and special interests. Soon after his inauguration, I was proven right when he bailed out insurance companies, banks, car manufacturers, pharmaceutical companies and other special interests. What he did wasn’t in the best interests of the American people, we have yet to see any benefit, but in the interests of those who bought his election. I was called a racist for saying that he was was elected because of his race and I was proven right. I was called a doomsayer for stating that he’d drive this country close to bankruptcy and I was proven right. I was called an alarmist for saying that a civil war was coming, fortunately, I still have to be proven right on that one but we’re close. How close are we?

We already see the civil disobedience raising its ugly head as people barter between themselves for simple staples, against the law according to the income tax code. We see more and more people shooting wild game in order to put food on the table, also against the law. We see people collecting rain water, against the law at least in Colorado, to water their gardens and bath because their utilities have been turned off. Theft is on the rise as people do whatever is necessary to survive, including stealing bread. The homeless are camping wherever they can in order to survive the cold, also against the law in Denver. They are homesteading in vacate houses that banks have foreclosed on, have taken over abandoned farm houses and raising their own food in order to survive, also against the law. Jails are overflowing due to arrests of people doing whatever is necessary to survive. And I am close to joining the legions of homeless so I can sympathize with them and ask myself just how far am I willing to go? How far will I fall before I hit rock bottom?

So far, all I’ve seen is lip service from the very people who have been intrusted to prevent this fall. I see polished politicians stand up in townhall meetings and blantly lie to concerned voters, publicly stating that they are doing all they can to help when all they are doing is helping themselves. I wouldn’t trust one politician as far as I can throw a 1600 pound bull.

It boils down to this: if we are to survive, we must do it ourselves, we can’t count on, nor should we, the federal government. They have an agenda all their own and it doesn’t include American citizens.

Surprise, surprise, the answer is NO!! That is my position from watching college educated people try to run rough shod over non-college educated people. Specifically, college educated politicians in position of power in Washington D.C. I think it is safe to say that 100% of politicians have graduated from some college, usually one of distinction and renown. I think it is also safe to say that 90% of them are clowns who shouldn’t be allowed to manage a car wash, much less  a government department.

How does a college operate? Simple. A college professor writes a book and then makes it part of his program, thus insuring sales. Now where did that professor get his education? from reading books written by his instructor. Its all about book learning, not practical experience and it is practical experience that makes things work. Here’s an example. In order to get an electrical license, the electrician must know - as in intimately — the National Electrical Code (NEC). He/she must know formulas, calculations, conduit fill, amperage wire sizes and a thousand other need to knows. He/she must have the practical experience to install that conduit, size wires and pull the wires into the coduit. He/she must know, not guess, how to install an electrical system. That is practical experience.

Now, an electrical engineer has spent four years reading about how to do the same thing but doesn’t have the practical experience, they haven’t dug a ditch and installed the conduit, they haven’t pulled one wire and gotten their hands dirty. Yet they have the final say over the job and if they are wrong, the guy/girl in the ditch gets the blame. They don’t have the practical experience.

An aspiring politician has sat through four years of class room work but hasn’t the slightest idea of how the real world works, they lack practical experience. They do know how to rob Peter to pay Paul, juggle accounting books and make themselves look good in order to avoid criticism for the lack of practical knowledge. Just look at our present sitting administration. They have put the United States (read that American citizens) billions of dollars into debt and have the slightest clue as to how we’re going to pay it off. That’s where creative bookkeeping comes in handy. Call it slight of hand, they distract us from the real problem while giving us false hope. Does anyone really think that all this economic stimulas is about the American people. If you do, then get your head out of your a** and smell the roses. Its all about corporate America and bailing them out, not the American taxpayer. Its all about making them a profit at the expense of the age earner.

I must admit that I was anxious to hear how Obama would apply his problem solving skills to our problems as he campaigned for President, only to be disappointed as he plowed right into helping his campaign backers, those who handled him expertly before and after. Obama is now in the White House, for another 3 1/2 years and living the dream of every minority. It is unfortunate that he chose dept heads with little or no street smarts, a prime example of a college education going to waste. Obama is not helping the American people, he is repaying his campaign promises, at our expense. Maybe he can get a refund.

Colorado has a “Make My Day” law. In a nut shell, it simply means that you won’t be prosecuted for defending your home, your family or your life with deadly force. It doesn’t mean that you can chase the suspect down in the street and kill him, as one homeowner did. It does mean that if someone breaks into your home with the intent to do you and your family bodily harm and rob you, the homeowner can use deadly force. In other words, blow them out of their socks. While I would prefer to cause them great bodily harm, I would not hesitate to open up with my shotgun at close range. This has two advantages; 1) it is a final solution to a home robbery and 2) the suspect can’t come back and sue for damages (that’s been done on numerous occasions).

While Colorado doesn’t have the shootouts in the streets like some Texas border towns do, we do have our share of home invasions by scumbags looking for easy pickings. I realize that the police can’t be everywhere at all times (they get there after the fact most times), it is realistic that the homeowner be prepared to protect themselves against any eventuality. I have my shotgun handy but I also have my walking stick, a six foot length of Aspen, hard as a rock and can break an arm or bust a head in one easy swing. To quote an old saying, “I’d rather be judged by twelve of my peers than be carried by six of my friends.”

The bad guys of today are getting younger and younger, knowing they can’t be tried as an adult and most likely, at the most, be sentenced to a juvenile detention center until they are twenty-one, will be released and out on the streets to continue their life of crime, often with an advanced degree in crime. Whenever I move into a new place, I always make sure that the neighbors know that I’m armed and will use my firearms; I’ve seldom had trouble from the local hoods. If I’m forced to use deadly force, I won’t apologize for doing so, I won’t feel sorry that someone is dead and I won’t apologize to his family for the loss of their child. They raised him, saw where he was heading and did nothing to turn him around. Some will see that attitude as callus and uncaring. Far from it, I care but my family comes first. If the cops can’t handle the crime rate, it is up to the individual to be prepared to do so and just call them to haul away the trash.

On a national scale, the crime rate has increased, in spite of what the Justice Department says, and more and more homeowners are being caught in the middle. We’ve been told to just call the police and let them handle it but while you’re on the phone, they’re breaking in and terrorizing your family. I have a shotgun and they have automatic weapons, like bringing a knife to a gunfight. Very unequal, unless the shotgun is loaded with turkey loads. That’s nine pieces of lead the size of a small ball bearing going out at over 1,000 ft per second. Now that can do some serious damage and discourage any intruder because they want to rob, not be killed.

We don’t live in the Old West any longer, we’re supposed to be a civilized nation of laws but the only law to date that makes any sense is the Make My Day law. More and more gun laws are passed each day and not one does any good because the criminals ignore them and they just take away yet another right of the law abiding citizen. I, for one, will not live scared in my home behind locked doors and shuttered windows. I will not be made to live in fear of venturing outside and enjoying life. And I refuse to relie on someone who won’t be there in my time of need to protect me and my family, I’ll do it myself and explain later.

Why am I ranting about this subject? because crime is hitting closer and closer to home. A new neighbor just moved in next door and while they were gone, someone broke in and stole a couple of TVs and a laptop computer (I could have told them it was unsafe to live here but they didn’t ask). I don’t believe that I could live anywhere that is completely safe and no one in their right mind would think so either. All one can do is make their home as safe as possible and refuse to live in fear. To that end, I keep my shotgun handy and loaded.

Yes a man who was light years ahead of his time penned this opening to one of the MOST influential documents ever written in history.

Sadly, today this means nothing to the elected officials governing our once great country. No it didn’t start sliding downhill when the Novelty Obama-nation uttered the statement, “We live in the greatest country in the world; help me change it, but that non hacker sure as fuck hasn’t HELPED things out a whole lot has he?

Motherfuckers (and father fuckers for you ladies who feel left out when I say it) Are lining up to defend this shitbird with statements like “No one can expect him to deliver on all of his campaign promises”. Then WHY the FUCK was he elected by a majority vote? If it doen’t matter what they say, why aren’t we picking a President’s name out of a fucking Fez? (Yeah a turban would just be a freaking hand towel with a bunch of clumps of paper inside it wouldn’t it?)

I’m getting off track here. HEALTH CARE for ALL should be FOR all not just one for us and one for them. I’f I’m having their shit crammed down my throat then at least tell me that they are getting the same lack of condiments that I am. REGULATIONS and REFORM are what the current System needs and not a Socialist, Eastern Block replacement for it.

While we’re at it, lets think about this. Nancy Pelosi and the fucking DNC is all over this shit about Leveling out the WEALTH of the nation. Lets call this what it REALLY is. They want You and I to be in the poorest 85% of the nation so THEY can be in the RICHEST 15% (if they will allow that many people to be as “privileged” as they are for being good enough to get you fucking moronic, mouth breathing masses to vote them into office.

“From Each According to His Abilities and To Each According to His Needs” is the mantra that these fuckaholics are chanting and the Public is chewing that up like it is a NEW concept. Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov brought forth REFORM via these means in a little place that used to be called Russia with these EXACT words.

The FIRST thing that these radicals who wish to infringe upon OUR Inalienable Rights do is to take away the guns of the people that they wish to enslave.

Amendment 2 - Right to Bear Arms. Ratified 12/15/1791. Note
A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.

This was written by men who had to shed blood to have the right to protect themselves from all enemies Foreign AND Domestic.

Hitler immediately took away every gun from the Jews and I hope you fucking idiots do remember what happened to them during his rise to power. NOW the Democrats have sought to take guns out of the hands of the people for many years and they always come back to the same thing. They SAY it is for OUR own good so that “Criminals” cannot get their hands on guns to harm us. WAKE THE FUCK UP. They are the criminals that wish to enslave YOU and make you work so that you get just enough to get by and they get MORE than they can possibly expect their grandchildren to be able to spend. if GUNS are so BAD, why are these people all Guarded by agents who have them?

AGAIN… WAKE THE FUCK UP PEOPLE! Our society is being dumbed down by the lack of a true Education System. Our Wages and Income are being attacked, we are being led like lambs to the slaughter and the apathy and brainwashing that our leaders MUST be right just because they hold that position is sickening.

We are soon going to need a Revolution to get the Government out of our wallets, schools, and privacy of our own bedrooms because the MASSES can no longer think for themselves or ask the simple questions and react to the answers that are given to them rather than just going with the flow.

I can no longer sit idly by and watch the destruction of the greatest nation in the world. Who has the guts to speak out with me?

I’m disgusted. What’s more depressing than the economy? What’s more of a bummer than all the people losing their jobs, their homes, their hope, their fucking everything?

I’ll tell you what. Walking down to Stillwater’s infamous FORMERLY FREE Lumberjack Days celebration and seeing it barred shut. Getting a load of the massive quantities of youngsters, huddled in huge groups, loitering, bored, and bummed on every curb just OUTSIDE the chainlink fences and gates barring them from the formerly FREE TO ALL Lumberjack Days celebration. I can’t think of too many teenagers that are going to fork over $10 so that they can then fork over another $5-$6 on the hotdog they were planning on scoring while watching a few interesting acts onstage and looking for familiar faces in the fun, festive, normally packed, sometimes weird, always entertaining crowd.

Teenagers weren’t the only people turning away from the ridiculously prison-like barrage of chain-linkfencing. In case you hadn’t picked up on it, for the first time, they’re charging a $10 cover to get inside what was before, a down-home, local, fun, free, old-fashioned small town annual celebration.

Yeah so it got out of hand when Lynard Skynard played a few years back. Whatever. Bad planning.

Hell, I won’t even pay $10 to get into the State Fair and that’s pretty big-time.

All I have to say is (edit this): City of Stillwater, you just fucked all your Lumberjack Days Vendors in the ASS. Way to stick it to the little guy trying to make a buck.

Major fucking Bummer. Guess I’ll go take my usual hike in a state park - the fee for that is only $25 a YEAR (not counting the $105 fine I had to pay for forgetting to update my annual pass in time.)

What a fucking money grubbing pathetic world we live in. I’m disgusted and ashamed Stillwater. Fucking disgusted. Take your infamous celebration and shove it up your money-grubbing touristy ass.