You Get What You Pay For and Sometimes What You Don't Pay For

The old adage, "You get what you pay for" couldn't be truer. This is the story of what happens when an amateur performs the task of a professional. This like life and politics presents an undeniable truth. The truth is those that aren't qualified will eventually fail. (Peter Principle) 

Click here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Principle

Elderly parisioner's touch-up to 19th century church fresco turns Jesus into cartoon

By ANDY SOLTIS

Last Updated: 2:25 PM, August 23, 2012

Posted: 2:08 AM, August 23, 2012

 

An elderly parishioner’s attempt to touch up this cherished but deteriorating Spanish church fresco has turned Jesus into a cartoon figure.

The unidentified woman, in her 80s, was upset at the damage that moisture was wreaking on the 19th century fresco in the Sanctuary of Mercy Church near Zaragoza.

Without authorization, the devoted woman scraped away some of the paint, leaving white marks on the wall.
Then she took out a paintbrush and replaced the strokes of artist Elias Garcia Martinez with her own, Spanish media reported.

When she realized how badly it had turned out, she contacted the city’s culture councilor, Juan Maria Ojeda.

  The Masterpiece
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The Great Mess

I do like the Jesus fro though in the Great Mess. It's hip and fresh.

“I think she had good intentions,” Ojeda was quoted as saying. (So does Obama, but...)

As it turns out, the woman’s efforts weren’t even necessary. An organization that restores Spanish artwork, El Centro de Estudios Borjanos, had just received a donation from Martinez’s granddaughter to repair the damage done by the moisture.

Ojeda said art experts are trying to determine whether the woman’s work can be undone.
“If we can’t fix it, we will probably cover the wall with a photo of the painting,” he said. (Sad, a true treasure destroyed by the desire of an unqualified artist wanna be. The same thing is happening to America today and if the sitting President is re-elected in November there won't be enough paint to cover the permanent damage done to greatest nation on earth.)

Read more: http://www.nypost.com/p/news/international/jesus_what_happened_to_you_hxaywqTnwcAskuWs0UEiJO#ixzz24Q9ai0bb


Leon

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What Ya Talkin about Willis?

Obama

"Yes I can! I can make the sound of a choo-choo train and that is why I should get a second term."

Big bad cleric dude from the evil empire in the Middle East

"Oh stop it, you are too much. A martyr's death to you all. No, I really mean it."

Biden being Biden

"Hurry somebody put a drink in the hand before I say something stupid. Ah too late."

Obama of the Corn

"Yes, this corn field can be compared to my administration the last four years, all burned up. Hey wait, who put that in the prompter? Has anyone ever heard of shovel ready?"

Leon

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Everyone?

Obama: Everyone wants to be us

(An American fairytale)

By DONOVAN SLACK |

8/8/12 7:08 PM EDT

DENVER -- The president took American exceptionalism to a whole new level Wednesday by suggesting that not only is the United States the greatest nation on earth, but every other country wants to be us. (We will see in November if America shares his vision. I don't want to be like him. I want a free and independent America with limited governmental intrusion into my personal life. I don't want a government that believes in wealth redistribution, that is not their responsibility. They should be providing a setting that increases it's citizen's wealth not destroys it.)

"...[W]e’ve still got the best workers in the world. We’ve got the best entrepreneurs in the world. (We won't if we keep going down the socialist path, don't fool your self America. Freedom to choose allows us to be great, using your own assets the way you choose makes us great, not big government with more and more regulations and taxes. Don't believe me ask the fellows that make incandescent light bulbs or the folks who mine coal.) We’ve got the best scientists and researchers in the world, the best colleges, and the best universities in the world," he said at a campaign rally in Colorado. "We’re still a young nation, and we’ve got the greatest diversity of talent and ingenuity, and people want to come here from every corner of the globe. (Until we become like Europe where more and more people don't want to live because they keep taking more and more of their personal property away to build utopias, look at Greece, France, and Great (or the Not So Great) Britain, they are a mess at best and this bonehead admires their style of government.)

(Also on POLITICO: Obama makes a play for women in Colorado)
"So no matter what the naysayers tell us, no matter how dark the other side tries to make things look (They look dark because you have failed. Your policies are a disaster, your philosophy has been proven to fail every where it has been implemented in the world but you continue to march us toward complete and utter failure Mr. President) the fact is there is not another country on earth that would not gladly trade places with the United States of America.” (How about Australia, Switzerland, or China who owns a great deal of our debt and Japan who owns another large chunk? Do you think they really want to change places, I think not!)

A curious bit of hyperbole (Bull slinging) when one considers that Muslim countries have a decidedly negative view of America. In a recent Pew survey, disapproval of the United States was above 70 percent in Egypt, Turkey and Pakistan and hit 86 percent in Jordan. (When is this community organizer going to wake up and realize that he failed and should do the honorable thing and resign. Mr. President go back to Chicago and organize it. We in Michigan would love you organizing Chicago like you did Washington since Detroit could use all the help it can get in a competitive world.) 


Leon

Free and Independent America, limited government, and opportunity for all who desire it, now play ball!

Capitalism at Work (Azenic)

Here is a novel idea and product that could use some help getting noticed. Dentist dudes pay attention because I am talking to you. Why do so many of you resist change?  I am glad some of you do adapt to change other wise the dental experience might be much like the pictures below.

Ancient dental drill"Say ugh!"

Thank God anesthesia has changed

Medical professionals (You know the guys that play golf on Tuesdays and Thursdays, drive sports cars and tell you not to smoke and that you need to lose weight, yes you guessed it doctors) have been using disposable surgery products for years but you fellows in the field of dentistry still use metallic hand pieces (i.e. dental drills for us not in the profession) that are cleaned and used again and again, patient after patient. After I learned about this disposable hand piece (i.e. dental drill) product and that it is used once on me and no one else I got a warm and fuzzy feeling about this new dental innovation. Thank you innovative people at Azenic.   


Learn more about these smart people and their product click here: http://azenic.com/

Leon

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Smart new product: Azenic

P.S. just in case you are wondering about the pink guy above, stop wondering. He is a warm and fuzzy feeling.

Disclosure: I am not a paid spokesman for Azenic. I am just exercising common sense, which by the way comes in spurts with me.

Obama, "The Man of Steal"

Obama, "The Man of Steal!"

Today's blog is brought to you by the letter O and the Man of Steal.

Can you think of some words or a combination of words that start with O boys and girls?

I will help you start the list:

Over sized ego
Out of touch
Oath breaker (You know not defending the U.S. Constitution)
Obedience (What A king demands of his subjects)
Obey (What one should do under a dictator)
Obliterate the America Dream
Obsessive with media control
Obvious that he really isn't qualified
Offshoot of Carl Marx

I started the list now you can finish it. Have fun live free.


Leon

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What Ya Talkin about Willis?

Eric Holder

"My only regret is that I got caught with the Fast and Furious program."

President Obama

"And there goes my job!"

Romney telling Ryan about his new role

"You will have a leash about this long."

Bidden taking political contributions from a supporter

"Is this birthday money or was this one of your wedding gifts? Oh, your son's piggy bank money, what a good mother you are."

Leon

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You folks that read my blog know that I like thinking outside of the box. Heck I haven't even seen the box in such a long time, is it still square? Let's face it there really isn't a box that has ever been able to contain me, just ask some of my ex-principals. I was in detention so often I thought I might have a wing of the school named after me but I was never contained in those four walls I would escape mentally.

That is me sitting on the box, not in the box

So as I was looking at the photo of a Chick-fil-A I began to ponder not pander and I asked my self, "Self does hate really have a taste?" Self didn't answer so it's up to me to help myself. Doesn't self help start with self? Judge me if you must, I don't care.

SelfMe

Well let's explore this issue in detail. The tagging says, "Taste Like Hate". Let's ask our selves the true question, does hate even have a taste. If hate does have a taste what does it taste like? Is hate salty, is it sweet, or is it a combination of both like sweet and sour soup? Does hate have texture, maybe it is crunchy? If hate was a food would it come in bit size bars, could you get it in a family pack so the whole family could partake of it or would it be like Lean Cuisine and you would get just enough hate for one setting for one person. Is hate for formal dinning or casual dinning, should it be served with wine or served as an appetizer? Who knew hate was so complex?

Is hate equally distributed or should it be experienced solo? Is hate better in groups?  If I hate you but you don't hate me does it still work? And what if you are a smoker are your taste buds dulled to hate so you can't get the full enjoyment of it? I have heard from people who smoked and after they quit smoking they say things seem to taste better. Could hate ever taste good in any setting?

I think I got it. Hate taste bitter. Hate is destructive to those that retain it. Is one guys opinion really hate? For one person to have an opinion that is not favored by another and call it hate (i.e. gay marriage) in a country that stands on the principle of free speech seems ridiculous to me. If I don't like what someone is saying I don't listen, I don't hate them, all citizens of this land are entitled to their own view points whether we like it or not.

I don't like pornography but I don't hate the people who produce it. The porn dudes say it is their right to create and distribute their product under the right of free speech however a owner that makes chicken sandwiches that doesn't agree with gay marriage and states so is hated. Who really is doing more damage to it's citizens the purveyor of chicken that doesn't like gay marriage or the industry that promotes promiscuity, sexual corruption of our youth, and the abuse of women? When was the last time your read an article of a porn studio being tagged, "Porn is Hate"? I guess it is easier to hate a chicken sandwich than legalized prostitution after all the chicken might leave a bad taste in your mouth while porn just corrupts America's mind and soul. 

Leon

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