Have you guys ever given consideration to the fact that people are leaving the Democrat party these days because the guys in charge are such a bunch of obnoxious jerks?
You've got the Speekah, Samson, the Godfather...not to mention the leadership of the Black Caucus, who are about as polite as a rabid wolverine and as helpful as the IRS. And we haven't even gotten to the Golden Boy, who might not be able to get elected the most popular guy in a phone booth. Maybe Nash and Davy should look at that factor before they bash anyone for leaving the party.
Showing posts with label Davy Hampton. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Davy Hampton. Show all posts
Monday, March 2, 2009
Thursday, February 19, 2009
Back to Mayo and Davy
Today, I happend to click on the indespensible Magnolia Report blog section (speaking of which, where did my entry go?). I was treated, constant reader, to the wit and wisdom...or what passes for it, anyway...of John Mayo and David Hampton. First, to the Grand Mayonaise himself.
John Mayo wonders if Republicans have hearts, since he is (in his own mind) unjustly linked to Nan from San Fran and the Speekah. After all, Mississippi might refuse unemployment insurance money from the Multi-Generational Financial Rape Package! Of course, much like most of the Democrats spending money in Jackson, he failed to read the fine print.
In taking that money, the state is on the hook to keep those benefits at the level the Crap Sandwich known as the Stimulus sets. And since there isn't going to be a stimulus every year (thank you, God), we'll have to make up that difference. Its not a lack of a heart on the part of the Governor; its a lack of brains on the part of our legislators. All they see is a big chunk of change to spend; never mind the actual consequences.
All that leads me to wonder: If Republicans don't have hearts (since they don't care about the Workin' Man!) does that mean that Democrats don't have brains? I say this since they are really, really haphazard with other people's money. The Crap Sandwich, loaded with items that will not create one single job, is one example. The phrase, "Nissan for Rural Mississippi," also comes to mind.
Then there's David Hampton, and his recent blog post musing about how unfair it is that coaches make more money than professors at most (if not all) universities. Of course, Davy misses the point again. College professors are tenured; it takes, in most cases, nothing short of plagiarism for them to be fired. In effect, they are guaranteed lifetime employment. They work 40-hour, 5-day weeks, and are, in many cases, provided with living accomodations by their university. Their children also attend school, at least in the case of some of our state universities, at roughly half the cost of an average student. Professors, for the most part, have little to do with the recruitment of students to their school. All this, and, for the most part, they are not economic mulitpliers.
A college coach, on the other hand, is not tenured. He serves at the pleasure of his superiors, and may be fired for just about any reason at any time. He works well over 100 hours a week, and for a good part of the year, at least 6 days a week. Oftentimes, he is on the road for weeks at a time, living out of his suitcase, selling his university not only to prospective students but to their familes and communities.
The college coach is an economic multiplier. Vaught-Hemmingway Stadium at Ole Miss, which is the example that Davy used, seats 60,500 people (give or take). Assume the average price of a ticket is $25 (dear God, for a $25 ticket! I'd shoot people for that). That yields a million dollars to the university just in gate reciepts for one game. This is before concessions are sold, university paraphanalia is purchased, or panchos are necessarily purchased during rainstorms (a benefit, no doubt, of Ole Miss' stick policy-umbrellas are forbidden).
Now, think about it like this, Davy: On football Saturdays, Oxford, normally a town of 15,000 people (roughly the size of economically-moribund Greenwood) swells past Gulfport as the second-largest city in the state. If Vaught-Hemmingway stadium is filled to capacity, it outstrips Hattiesburg and Biloxi's total population (the same is true of Scott Field at Mississippi State; Roberts Stadium at USM would rank slightly below fifth-place Southaven). Even if you assume simply a day trip for most visitors, that still includes at least one meal eaten away from home, two tanks of gas purchased (along with various sundries), plus whatever tailgating supplies are purchased. This does not include those who fill hotel rooms, eat out more than once, or ply the shops around town. Remember as well that in Oxford and Starkville, there are a number of people who never attend the game. This number can be assumed to be anywhere from 5-15,000 depending on the game.
Let's not even get into the publicity that a school gets from a televised football game. The two spots narrated by Morgan Freeman that Ole Miss is fond of running during games spring to mind. When all that is said and done, the successful college coach has grown the economy by a large number. If you want to see the impact, why don't you ask Oxford or Starkville merchants how much they care for 3-win seasons in football?
But all this escapes Davy. All he sees are random numbers pulled from a pile. The compensation packages for football assistants are more than fair based upon the economic criteria above. Its just that it tugs at his poor liberal heart strings too much for him to, you know, think about it and stuff.
John Mayo wonders if Republicans have hearts, since he is (in his own mind) unjustly linked to Nan from San Fran and the Speekah. After all, Mississippi might refuse unemployment insurance money from the Multi-Generational Financial Rape Package! Of course, much like most of the Democrats spending money in Jackson, he failed to read the fine print.
In taking that money, the state is on the hook to keep those benefits at the level the Crap Sandwich known as the Stimulus sets. And since there isn't going to be a stimulus every year (thank you, God), we'll have to make up that difference. Its not a lack of a heart on the part of the Governor; its a lack of brains on the part of our legislators. All they see is a big chunk of change to spend; never mind the actual consequences.
All that leads me to wonder: If Republicans don't have hearts (since they don't care about the Workin' Man!) does that mean that Democrats don't have brains? I say this since they are really, really haphazard with other people's money. The Crap Sandwich, loaded with items that will not create one single job, is one example. The phrase, "Nissan for Rural Mississippi," also comes to mind.
Then there's David Hampton, and his recent blog post musing about how unfair it is that coaches make more money than professors at most (if not all) universities. Of course, Davy misses the point again. College professors are tenured; it takes, in most cases, nothing short of plagiarism for them to be fired. In effect, they are guaranteed lifetime employment. They work 40-hour, 5-day weeks, and are, in many cases, provided with living accomodations by their university. Their children also attend school, at least in the case of some of our state universities, at roughly half the cost of an average student. Professors, for the most part, have little to do with the recruitment of students to their school. All this, and, for the most part, they are not economic mulitpliers.
A college coach, on the other hand, is not tenured. He serves at the pleasure of his superiors, and may be fired for just about any reason at any time. He works well over 100 hours a week, and for a good part of the year, at least 6 days a week. Oftentimes, he is on the road for weeks at a time, living out of his suitcase, selling his university not only to prospective students but to their familes and communities.
The college coach is an economic multiplier. Vaught-Hemmingway Stadium at Ole Miss, which is the example that Davy used, seats 60,500 people (give or take). Assume the average price of a ticket is $25 (dear God, for a $25 ticket! I'd shoot people for that). That yields a million dollars to the university just in gate reciepts for one game. This is before concessions are sold, university paraphanalia is purchased, or panchos are necessarily purchased during rainstorms (a benefit, no doubt, of Ole Miss' stick policy-umbrellas are forbidden).
Now, think about it like this, Davy: On football Saturdays, Oxford, normally a town of 15,000 people (roughly the size of economically-moribund Greenwood) swells past Gulfport as the second-largest city in the state. If Vaught-Hemmingway stadium is filled to capacity, it outstrips Hattiesburg and Biloxi's total population (the same is true of Scott Field at Mississippi State; Roberts Stadium at USM would rank slightly below fifth-place Southaven). Even if you assume simply a day trip for most visitors, that still includes at least one meal eaten away from home, two tanks of gas purchased (along with various sundries), plus whatever tailgating supplies are purchased. This does not include those who fill hotel rooms, eat out more than once, or ply the shops around town. Remember as well that in Oxford and Starkville, there are a number of people who never attend the game. This number can be assumed to be anywhere from 5-15,000 depending on the game.
Let's not even get into the publicity that a school gets from a televised football game. The two spots narrated by Morgan Freeman that Ole Miss is fond of running during games spring to mind. When all that is said and done, the successful college coach has grown the economy by a large number. If you want to see the impact, why don't you ask Oxford or Starkville merchants how much they care for 3-win seasons in football?
But all this escapes Davy. All he sees are random numbers pulled from a pile. The compensation packages for football assistants are more than fair based upon the economic criteria above. Its just that it tugs at his poor liberal heart strings too much for him to, you know, think about it and stuff.
Saturday, July 19, 2008
And Milk Shot Through My Nose
Hampton is still fighting the 2000 election and toting water for AlGore. Let us count the things that are funny in his blog today:
1. "I understand why Gore has given up politics after the Florida/Supreme Court maneuver that took the presidency away from him."
That would be the Florida that George Bush led from wire-to-wire, won by over 500 votes, was confirmed by a number of newspapers, and, oh, yeah, was called for Gore before the polls closed in the panhandle? That Florida?
2. "And, I think he has offered tremendous worldwide leadership on a critical issue facing the planet. His work has made a difference as the Nobel Prize accurately reflected."
Yes, by driving around in fuel-inefficient vehicles, flying everywhere, staging a concert that was so carbon-inefficient that it was hilarious, having a mansion with a $17000 a month electric bill, and generally being the Webster's definition "for me, but not for thee."
That, and most of the people he won his Nobel with think his theories are full of it. Mostly, this is an excuse to backdoor socialism into our lives and extend the power of the government.
3. "Gore was one of the most capable and prepared for the presidency than any candidate in decades. At least a majority of Americans thought so."
So you admit that Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton, John Kerry, Walter Mondale, Michael Dukakis, and, oh, yeah-Barry Messiah himself (honor and glory be unto his name) weren't ready for the presidency? Admitting it is the first step, Davy.
Anyway, let's define something: Ma-jor-uh-tee, according to Dictionary.com: the greater part or number; the number larger than half the total (opposed to minority): the majority of the population.
AlGore's share of the vote in 2000: 48.4. Unless my math skills are worse than I remember, that means that 51.6% of the American people disagreed with that assessment, Davy. In fact, a majority of people living in Gore's 'home state' of Tennessee (though Gore was born and raised in Washington and spent a majority of his life there or at Harvard) didn't agree with that statement.
But just to get it straight: Since GWB won 51% of the vote, and had more people vote for him than anyone in the history of American elections, by your standards, he's the most qualified president ever.
By the way, the biggest supporter of removing Saddam Hussein from power during the 1990s? Albert Gore Jr. Don't go around telling people that, though-it might be that people will figure out he's less St. Al and more opportunistic pol.
Keep fighting 2000 Davy. It just makes you look like the guy from The 40-Year Old Virgin who is still obsessed with a woman he dated years ago.
1. "I understand why Gore has given up politics after the Florida/Supreme Court maneuver that took the presidency away from him."
That would be the Florida that George Bush led from wire-to-wire, won by over 500 votes, was confirmed by a number of newspapers, and, oh, yeah, was called for Gore before the polls closed in the panhandle? That Florida?
2. "And, I think he has offered tremendous worldwide leadership on a critical issue facing the planet. His work has made a difference as the Nobel Prize accurately reflected."
Yes, by driving around in fuel-inefficient vehicles, flying everywhere, staging a concert that was so carbon-inefficient that it was hilarious, having a mansion with a $17000 a month electric bill, and generally being the Webster's definition "for me, but not for thee."
That, and most of the people he won his Nobel with think his theories are full of it. Mostly, this is an excuse to backdoor socialism into our lives and extend the power of the government.
3. "Gore was one of the most capable and prepared for the presidency than any candidate in decades. At least a majority of Americans thought so."
So you admit that Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton, John Kerry, Walter Mondale, Michael Dukakis, and, oh, yeah-Barry Messiah himself (honor and glory be unto his name) weren't ready for the presidency? Admitting it is the first step, Davy.
Anyway, let's define something: Ma-jor-uh-tee, according to Dictionary.com: the greater part or number; the number larger than half the total (opposed to minority): the majority of the population.
AlGore's share of the vote in 2000: 48.4. Unless my math skills are worse than I remember, that means that 51.6% of the American people disagreed with that assessment, Davy. In fact, a majority of people living in Gore's 'home state' of Tennessee (though Gore was born and raised in Washington and spent a majority of his life there or at Harvard) didn't agree with that statement.
But just to get it straight: Since GWB won 51% of the vote, and had more people vote for him than anyone in the history of American elections, by your standards, he's the most qualified president ever.
By the way, the biggest supporter of removing Saddam Hussein from power during the 1990s? Albert Gore Jr. Don't go around telling people that, though-it might be that people will figure out he's less St. Al and more opportunistic pol.
Keep fighting 2000 Davy. It just makes you look like the guy from The 40-Year Old Virgin who is still obsessed with a woman he dated years ago.
Monday, June 30, 2008
In Case the Thought Police Are Reading
This isn't a Spam Blog.
http://bloggasm.com/whos-responsible-for-shutting-down-a-number-of-anti-obama-blogspot-accounts
No, the Obama supporters are not a cult. Nosiree, nothing to see here.
I'm so anxiously awaiting the tearful, sad, piss-and-vinegar blog post from David Hampton about why this is evil and wrong, much like he did the 'racist' and 'xenophobic' things he found in his inbox. Naturally, I will not hold my breath. I'd hate to be unconscious when the thought police get here.
http://bloggasm.com/whos-responsible-for-shutting-down-a-number-of-anti-obama-blogspot-accounts
No, the Obama supporters are not a cult. Nosiree, nothing to see here.
I'm so anxiously awaiting the tearful, sad, piss-and-vinegar blog post from David Hampton about why this is evil and wrong, much like he did the 'racist' and 'xenophobic' things he found in his inbox. Naturally, I will not hold my breath. I'd hate to be unconscious when the thought police get here.
Wednesday, June 11, 2008
A Chart For Davy
You may also note that the Democrat running for president didn't have a problem with high gas prices, but that they've gone up too fast. Or did that not get into the echo chamber?
Hampton Finally Admits...
That he doesn't understand basic economics:
The answer, Davy: IT WON'T HELP AT ALL. Gas companies make 4 cents profit on a gallon of gas. The government, which did very little if anything to get the oil out, refine it, and get it to the pump, gets about 15 cents. In laymans terms, gasoline profits went up 89% last year; gasoline tax revenues went up 178%. So when you get your wish and get your 'obscene profit tax' added in, and gas is $8 a gallon, remember that you got what you wished for.
Hampton actually mentioned what has run up the price of oil in the last couple of years: Speculation. If we're going to regulate, remember that a recent estimate said that about $70 a barrel is added on due to speculation. All the money that went into speculating on real estate (and before that, tech companies) is being put into oil now. Either that, or artificially inflate the price of gas to make people conserve and get more fuel efficient vehicles.
But adding taxes never works. Corporations don't pay taxes; they raise prices. They say if you can remember the 60s you didn't live through them; apparently, Hampton forgets about the 70s as well.
And while we're on the Hampton subject, he's chided us about the way we might deride the Obamessiah. Of course, he's not made any statement about the Dems bringing up McCain's age, or the liberal bloggers who've made fun of his disability (he can't raise his arms above his shoulders thanks to an Enlightened Communist in Vietnam), the accusations-two by US Senators Harkin and Rockefeller-that McCain is crazy and cold-hearted and spent too much time in the military and thus unfit for the presidency. He's said nothing about the e-mails about Laura Bush, or any of the billion nutty things said about George W. Bush.
Then again, they are not the One We've Been Waiting For. They will not feed the hungry, give jobs to the jobless, and make the oceans not rise and heal the planet. Only the Obamessiah can do that.
I support a windfall profits tax. I don't know if it would help the price of gas or not. It would just make me feel better as I watch that pump ring up another outrageous gas bill.
The answer, Davy: IT WON'T HELP AT ALL. Gas companies make 4 cents profit on a gallon of gas. The government, which did very little if anything to get the oil out, refine it, and get it to the pump, gets about 15 cents. In laymans terms, gasoline profits went up 89% last year; gasoline tax revenues went up 178%. So when you get your wish and get your 'obscene profit tax' added in, and gas is $8 a gallon, remember that you got what you wished for.
Hampton actually mentioned what has run up the price of oil in the last couple of years: Speculation. If we're going to regulate, remember that a recent estimate said that about $70 a barrel is added on due to speculation. All the money that went into speculating on real estate (and before that, tech companies) is being put into oil now. Either that, or artificially inflate the price of gas to make people conserve and get more fuel efficient vehicles.
But adding taxes never works. Corporations don't pay taxes; they raise prices. They say if you can remember the 60s you didn't live through them; apparently, Hampton forgets about the 70s as well.
And while we're on the Hampton subject, he's chided us about the way we might deride the Obamessiah. Of course, he's not made any statement about the Dems bringing up McCain's age, or the liberal bloggers who've made fun of his disability (he can't raise his arms above his shoulders thanks to an Enlightened Communist in Vietnam), the accusations-two by US Senators Harkin and Rockefeller-that McCain is crazy and cold-hearted and spent too much time in the military and thus unfit for the presidency. He's said nothing about the e-mails about Laura Bush, or any of the billion nutty things said about George W. Bush.
Then again, they are not the One We've Been Waiting For. They will not feed the hungry, give jobs to the jobless, and make the oceans not rise and heal the planet. Only the Obamessiah can do that.
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