Chile cook-off

I received this in an email. Warning: Salty Language.

> If you can read this whole story without laughing, then there's no hope for you. I was crying by the end. This is an actual account as relayed to paramedics at a chile cook-off in New Mexico.
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> Note: Please take time to read this slowly. If you pay attention to the first two judges, the reaction of the third judge is even better.
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> For those of you who have lived in New Mexico , you know how true this is. They actually have a Chile Cook-off about the time Halloween comes around. It takes up a major portion of a parking lot at the Santa Fe Plaza . Judge #3 was an inexperienced Chile taster named Frank, who was visiting from Springfield , IL .
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> Frank: 'Recently, I was honored to be selected as a judge at a chile cook-off. The original person called in sick at the last moment and I happened to be standing there at the judge's table, asking for directions to the Coors Light truck, when the call came in. I was assured by the other two judges (Native New Mexicans) that the chili wouldn't be all that spicy; and, besides, they told me I could have free beer during the tasting, so I accepted and became Judge 3.'
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> Here are the scorecard notes from the event:
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> CHILE # 1 - MIKE'S MANIAC MONSTER CHILE
> Judge # 1 -- A little too heavy on the tomato. Amusing kick.
> Judge # 2 -- Nice, smooth tomato flavor. Very mild.
> Judge # 3 (Frank) -- Holy crap, what the hell is this stuff? You could remove dried paint from your driveway. Took me two beers to put the flames out. I hope that's the worst one. These New Mexicans are crazy.
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> CHILE # 2 - EL RANCHO'S AFTERBURNER CHILE
> Judge # 1 -- Smoky, with a hint of pork. Slight jalapeno tang.
> Judge # 2 -- Exciting BBQ flavor, needs more peppers to be taken seriously.
> Judge # 3 -- Keep this out of the reach of children. I'm not sure what I'm supposed to taste besides pain. I had to wave off two people who wanted to give me the Heimlich maneuver. They had to rush in more beer when they saw the look on my face.
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> CHILE # 3 - ALFREDO'S FAMOUS BURN DOWN THE BARN CHILE
> Judge # 1 -- Excellent firehouse chile. Great kick.
> Judge # 2 -- A bit salty, good use of peppers.
> Judge # 3 -- Call the EPA. I've located a uranium spill. My nose feels like I have been snorting Drano. Everyone knows the routine by now. Get me more beer before I ignite. Barmaid pounded me on the back, now my backbone is in the front part of my chest. I'm getting sh*t-faced from all of the beer.
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> CHILI # 4 - BUBBA'S BLACK MAGIC
> Judge # 1 -- Black bean chile with almost no spice. Disappointing.
> Judge # 2 -- Hint of lime in the black beans. Good side dish for fish or other mild foods, not much of a chile.
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> Judge # 3 -- I felt something scraping across my tongue, but was unable to taste it. Is it possible to burn out taste buds? Sally, the beer maid, was standing behind me with fresh refills. This 300 lb. woman is starting to look HOT .. just like this nuclear waste I'm eating! Is chile an aphrodisiac?
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> CHILE # 5 - LISA'S LEGAL LIP REMOVER
> Judge # 1 -- Meaty, strong chile. Jalapeno peppers freshly ground, adding considerable kick. Very impressive.
> Judge # 2 -- Chile using shredded beef, could use more tomato. Must admit the jalapeno peppers make a strong statement.
> Judge # 3 -- My ears are ringing, sweat is pouring off my forehead and I can no longer focus my eyes. I farted, and four people behind me needed paramedics. The contestant seemed offended when I told her that her chile had given me brain damage. Sally saved my tongue from bleeding by pouring beer directly on it from the pitcher. I wonder if I'm burning my lips off. It really ticks me off that the other judges asked me to stop screaming. Screw them.
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> CHILE # 6 - VARGA'S VERY VEGETARIAN VARIETY
> Judge # 1 -- Thin yet bol d vegetarian variety chile. Good balance of spices and peppers.
> Judge # 2 -- The best yet. Aggressive use of peppers, onions, garlic. Superb.
> Judge # 3 -- My intestines are now a straight pipe filled with gaseous, sulfuric flames. I crapped on myself when I farted, and I'm worried it will eat through the chair. No one seems inclined to stand behind me except that Sally. Can't feel my lips anymore. I need to wipe my butt with a snow cone.
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> CHILE # 7 - SUSAN'S SCREAMING SENSATION CHILI
> Judge # 1 -- A mediocre chile with too much reliance on canned peppers.
> Judge # 2 -- Ho hum, tastes as if the chef literally threw in a can of chile peppers at the last moment. **I should take note that I am worried about judge number 3. He appears to be in a bit of distress as he is cursing uncontrollably.
> Judge # 3 -- You could put a grenade in my mouth, pull the pin, and I wouldn't feel a thing. I've lost sight in one eye, and the world sounds like it is made of rushing water. My shirt is covered with chile, which slid unnoticed out of my mouth. My pants are full of lava to match my shirt. At least during the autopsy, they'll know what killed me. I've decided to stop breathing. It's too painful. Screw it; I'm not getting any oxygen anyway. If I need air, I'll just suck it in through the 4-inch hole in my stomach.
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> CHILE # 8 - BIG TOM'S TOENAIL CURLING CHILE
> Judge # 1 -- The perfect ending, this is a nice blend chile. Not too bold but spicy enough to declare its existence.
> Judge # 2 -- This final entry is a good, balanced chile. Neither mild nor hot. Sorry to see that most of it was lost when Judge #3 farted, passed out, fell over and pulled the chile pot down on top of himself. Not sure if he's going to make it. Poor feller, wonder how he'd have reacted to really hot chile?
> Judge # 3 - No Report
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Joe the Plumber

How come the Democratic machine and the main stream media can find out more about "Joe the Plumber" in a couple of days then the could in two years about Obama?

And why does the Obama campaign feel the need to trash "Joe". Is it a diversion to obscure the fact the Obama wishes to "Share the Wealth"?

Could cheap oil threaten the stability of Iran and Venezuela

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It was reported in the news lately that Venezuela was looking for a billion dollar loan to upgrade its oil producing facilities. Is this a start to the downfall of socialism in Venezuela?

McCain On Letterman

CBS adds an ad before the segment.

Two points:
Ayers wife is a bigger terrorist. So the plural is correct.
Letterman doesn't listen.

Longer unedited version:


Part 2: (first 2:40 repeats osama comment)



part 3: starts with palin


part 4:

Al Smith Dinner

Nice to see both candidates have a sense of humor.



McCain's Remarks




Part 2



(begins with Acorn)

Obama Remarks





Lunch with "Michelle Obama"

"Michelle Obama ordered lobster apps, two whole steamed lobsters, Iranian caviar, and Champagne at the Waldorf Wednesday afternoon when she was there with O for a meeting"

The right is trying to say this is "elitist". I think bringing ths up is mistake. Then again, the left tried to make a thing about how many houses and cars the McCains owns.

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You might remember this

"When John Kerry, John Edwards and their wives descended on a Newburgh, New York, Wendys on Friday for a 'lite" lunch with the common people, it was all just a photo op.

Team Kerry Edwards had already ordered their real lunches - consisting of five star gourmet food from a tony local restaurant - with instructions to have the haute cuisine ready for pick-up after the top Democrats ditched Wendy's.

"A member of the Kerry advance team called Nikola’s Restaurant at the Newburgh Yacht Club the night before and ordered 19 five-star lunches to go that would be picked up at noon Friday," MidHudsonNews.com reported on Sunday.

"Management at the restaurant, which is operated by CIA graduate chef Michael Dederick, was told the meals would be for the Kerry and Edwards families and actor Ben Affleck who was with them on the tour."

After tossing out their cheeseburgers and chili, Kerry and Edwards feasted on shrimp vindallo, grilled diver sea scallops, prosciutto, wrapped stuffed chicken, and steak salad.

The meals came to about $200, MidHudson News said."

Good and Evil, Part I.

This is the first on what I hope will be a series of thoughts on the nature of good and evil, religion and its effect on politics.

My thoughts wander on the basis of good and evil. Many believe in the "scriptures" of their religion or in the speeches of their spiritual leaders. I wish to take it down to a more elemental level.
Actions can be described as neutral, good, and evil. Sleeping is an an example of a neutral act. It may benefit their person, but doesn't effect others positively or negatively. Arson is an evil act. I have yet to discover a society that doesn't think arson should be a crime.An evil act is one that negatively effects another person. A good act would be one that benefits another without any material benefit to oneself. All good acts should give at least some psychological benefit to the one performing the act. Buying something at the store is a neutral event, it benefits both the purchaser and seller.

Many of societies problems come from people believing in "scriptures" and not analyzing the good or evil of the deed.

Take the Ten Commandments, which some believe should be the foundation of our laws. It contains proscriptions that would hard to enforce in mixed societies, like keeping the Sabbath holy and "I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery Do not have any other gods before me." This has always been strange to me. If there was only one god, then all god worship would by default be worshipping that god. What it is in effect saying is that all other religions are wrong. Not very good for a pluralistic society.

Many religions/societies believe that "outsiders" do not deserve the same rights as though who "belong". This allows or even requires them to do "evil" acts to others.

More Media Bias

Joe "the plumber" ask Obama about how his taxes would be increased if he bought a business. Obama made an unfortunate comment sharing his philosophy about "sharing the wealth". Well this hasn't gone down well with some of the public. So now the media is digging up dirt on "Joe". That he hasn't achieved his plumber licence and that he had a tax lien in the past. Just shows you have to be careful getting in front of the liberal media steamroller.

By the way, it appears a reporter was mistaken when he thought he heard someone shot "kill him" at a Palin rally.

A senior Secret Service agent said allegations that a man yelled 'kill him" when Barack Obama's name was referenced Tuesday during a Sarah Palin rally are "unfounded," reports the Timesleader.com, a Northeastern Pennsylvania news agency.

Agent Bill Slavoski -- who was standing in the audience along with other Secret Service agents during the rally in Scranton, Pa. -- said neither he nor the other officers heard the comment, according to the report published Thursday.

"said he could not find anyone other than the Scranton Times-Tribune's reporter to corroborate the story."
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Wisdom of the Crowd - Poll Results

Though our sample is small, the crowd wisdom is that Obama needs a lead of 4-5% in the polls. Using Real Clear Politics, this gives Obama a 286 to 252 win. If you add a 3% margin of error, the race is still a toss up.

New Poll Question

Obama said he would raise the capital gain tax even if it brings in less overall revenue because it would fair. Do you think it is better for the government to maximize revenue or to achieve social fairness?

Global Warming Update - Alaska Glaciers Growing

After 200 hundred years, this year it is growing.

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Murtha Watch - He calls western PA racist.

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Murtha is already being sued for slander by a soldier. I wonder if he will experience any backlash at the ballot box.

McCain says would eliminate ethanol tariff

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Eliminating the ethanol tariff is a good idea. It keeps gasoline prices high. It encourages the use of corn for fuel, which increases food prices. Not only are corn prices higher, so is the price of everything that eats corn, like chicken and hogs.

AIG executives spend $86,000 on a partridge hunt.

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Poll Results - 2nd McCain Obama Debate

Was it a good debate? 50% No, 50% Average (2-2)
Who won the debate? 50% Obama, 25% McCain, 25% Tie (2-1-1)

Democrat in Florida in Sex Scandal.

New York Times

I wonder if we will hear as much on this as we did his predecessor, Mark Foley?

Jesse Jackson Says Obama will no longer favor Israel

I wonder how this well affect the election is Florida, Ohio, and Pennsylvania where there are significant Jewish voters.

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Obama rejects Jackson's remarks

The end of Social Security as an insurance program..

With the earned income tax credit, the poor with children already are not paying their full share in the "insurance" program. With an additional $500 tax credit that Obama proposes, the low-income people will not be supporting the social security at all. Also the Democrats want to increase (if not eliminate) the ceiling on the amount of earnings subject to Social Security taxes, without an increase in benefits. Thus, Social Security becomes a welfare program and not an insurance program.

Bad Behavior

For those you complained about bad behavior at McCain rallies. I wonder if the main stream media is going to mention this. By the way, the word rhymes with hunt. I am suprised a woman would wear that. For those that can not read the green lettering it says, "Sarah Palin is a C***"