Day 250: An American Hero

 

September 7th, 2011Today’s picture is the face of an American hero, but more details will be shared about him later. Today was really nothing special, as I simply went to work in the morning at EHS, chilled with Geetha for a bit at Yogurt World, and then went home to relax for the rest of the day. In a desperate attempt to do P90x I almost collapsed and threw up 66% through, ultimately resulting in failure. I made up for my failures by successfully doing laundry. I proceeded to watch the Republican debate immediately afterwards (pictured), where Ron Paul got largely ignored. [Lauren watched for a bit when she home]. EFF RICK PERRY AND EFF MITT ROMNEY. Those two establishment candidates are loved by the media because they will largely continue what the Obama and Bush policies have done [in the form of large government spending]. For dinner, I ended up cooking boiled eggs and cucumbers. I ended the night relaxing on my laptop, in typical fashion watching various television shows, including Big Brother, and then proceeding to Geetha’s place to chillax for a bit.

And Now, important FACTS about Ron Paul:

He has never voted to raise taxes.
He has never voted for an unbalanced budget.
He has never voted for a federal restriction on gun ownership.
He has never voted to raise congressional pay.
He has never taken a government-paid junket.
He has never voted to increase the power of the executive branch.
He voted against the Patriot Act.
He voted against regulating the Internet.
He voted against the Iraq war.
He does not participate in the lucrative congressional pension program.
He returns a portion of his annual congressional office budget to the U.S. treasury every year.
Congressman Paul introduces numerous pieces of substantive legislation each year, probably more than any single member of Congress.

He is truly the last honest politician in Washington. If he doesn’t win, the election is rigged.

On this day in 1813, the United States gets its nickname, Uncle Sam. The name is linked to Samuel Wilson, a meat packer from Troy, New York, who supplied barrels of beef to the United States Army during the War of 1812. Wilson (1766-1854) stamped the barrels with “U.S.” for United States, but soldiers began referring to the grub as “Uncle Sam’s.” The local newspaper picked up on the story and Uncle Sam eventually gained widespread acceptance as the nickname for the U.S. federal government. In the late 1860s and 1870s, political cartoonist Thomas Nast (1840-1902) began popularizing the image of Uncle Sam. Nast continued to evolve the image, eventually giving Sam the white beard and stars-and-stripes suit that are associated with the character today. The German-born Nast was also credited with creating the modern image of Santa Claus as well as coming up with the donkey as a symbol for the Democratic Party and the elephant as a symbol for the Republicans. Nast also famously lampooned the corruption of New York City’s Tammany Hall in his editorial cartoons and was, in part, responsible for the downfall of Tammany leader William Tweed. RON PAUL WILL RESTORE AMERICA TO ITS FORMER GLORY!

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