Kudos to 7-Eleven, bye bye Mr. Chavez

7-Eleven ousts Citgo

Finally, a US company has decided to stand up for our country and our government. We may not always agree with what our government does but there's a lot to be said for patriotism.

1. If you don't like what's going on in your country ... change it. Our government is made up of elected officials. If you don't like the candidates .. run yourself.

2. We need to be a cohesive country right now due to the nature of the world. So many fractured countries, wars and other country dividing issues.

3. We need to stand up for what we believe in. What does America believe in collectively? We should have some kind of goal, core values etc. Right now we are quite divided as a nation and when bad things happen it only fractures us more ... instead it should bring us together.

So like 7-Eleven who has vowed to end its longtime relationship with Citgo (a subsidiary of the State owned Venezuelan oil company). We too should stand up for our country, it's way of life and even our government. So I vote to ban Citgo gas. I personally will NEVER (yes, I'm serious Mr. Chavez) NEVER buy Citgo gasoline again. Even if it meant I ran out of gas on the freeway, it's a matter of principle.

Sure some will argue that this hurts the US workers of Citgo. Well to them I say ... go to another company. Houston (Citgo is based out of Houston) has TONS of jobs in the energy sector you don't have to work for Citgo you CHOOSE to work for Citgo. Personally, I couldn't work for a company that is even remotely related to Hugo Chavez and his ill begotten government. Teach Mr. Chavez a lesson that we the Americans deserve BETTER than him. We don't need his oil and we don't need his company.

We stop buying his oil, we stop working for his company and his country goes back to the stone ages. Obviously he wants to oppress his people into oblivion (he's passed a law where no one in Venezuela is allowed to speak out against the President/speak ill of him) yet it's ok for him to verbally abuse other heads of state.

Mr. Chavez, YOU sir are the Devil or maybe even the dreaded Chupacabra. No God fearing man with love in his heart could possibly talk of another human this way. Pray for Mr. Bush if you don't like what he's doing. Open a diplomatic dialogue ... offer some respect and you might be surprised. Keep up what you're doing and you're in for a RUDE awakening. The detention of one of your diplomats from the UN is just a start.

Z .. out

Art teacher fired for doing her job ...

Wonders never cease. This school Frisco ISD in Texas has a School Board that have completely lost their collective minds.

The following article http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/4214639.html describes how the woman took the kids to the Dallas Art Museum

School board members have voted to not renew the contract of a veteran art teacher who was reprimanded after one of her fifth-grade students saw a nude sculpture during a school trip to a museum.

Mind you she took them there at the request of the Principal.

This woman has been teaching for years and for them to do this to her is ridiculous. So instead of the parents being PARENTS they are going to require that their beliefs be taught by the educators even though almost every set of parents have a different rule set. ART is ART .. The human body is and can be ART that's why it is an ART Museum.

To the Retarded Parents of this "said" child (yes I said retarded ... they must have mental difficulties to be acting this way), if you're concerned with WHAT your kid may see at an ART museum how about you DON'T sign the permission slip. It's not like they surreptitiously took your kid along with 88 other students to the Art Museum without your knowledge and consent. Every child MUST have a permission slip signed by the parents to attend such activities.

If you don't know what an Art Museum is perhaps you should actually VISIT one before allowing your kid to go to one. Wait.. that would require them to no longer live in their ostritch hole and be close minded anymore.

Ohh and to the "doo to doo" (said in the Mind of Mencia way) parents you better not go to Europe because they truly believe in the Human nude form as ART and advertising. You might have a heart attack seeing all the half/completely naked ads just out and about in the street for ALL to see regardless of age. Ohh wait their not hung up on their naked bodies.

Also, I'm curious in this family have none of the kids ever seen a one of their parents naked? (I find this hard to believe). Not to mention .. does the kid ever undress to say take a bath or shower lol.

Grow up! Take an art appreciation class, stop stifling your child's chance at a NORMAL/better future and quit ruining people's lives. BTW I'm going to assume they're religious freaks I hope they know they can go to HELL for ruining other people's lives. Just remember (parents) you'll have to answer to God some day for all that you do or THINK you are doing to better your kids lives, when in reality you're just causing misery for others.

Getting fired over artwork ... what's next getting killed for Free Speech in the US? .. wait it's probably happening as we speak. lol.

Just for the record I'm not a Democrat I've always been a Republican but it's people like the afore mentioned that are making me SERIOUSLY doubt their sanity and my choice :P.

Fun links for today!

Ok first up what could be better than the muppets + the matrix? The Muppetmatrix that's what : http://www.magicdonnie.com/themuppetmatrix.html

Ok next up for those who like a challenge - it's a fun line drawing thing that a guy sleds on the line when you're done drawing. Good luck I make the poor guy crash and burn every time I try it hehe.

http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/40255643/

Enjoy!

Zel