Oops...

Apparently my link to the Masters Best Ball Challenge is not working unless you are already signed in to ESPN.com.  So, use the link here first, log in, and then search for the group called "Group from the Blog" to join it.  I'm sorry for my little mistake.  Let me know if you have any more problems.

More Fantasy Sports

This one may not appeal to as large of a group, but I have set up a fantasy group to play in the Masters Best Ball Challenge.  The link to sign up is here.  If you're interested, check it out.  If not, don't worry about it.  I can deal with your rejection.

Update:  I am now making a strong comeback in my NCAA Tournament Challenge.  My poor choices early in the tournament found me in last place after the second round (even behind Betty Clair, who picked Boston College solely for their initials).  However, my more careful selections in rounds 3 and 4 now have me tied for second place.  Click here for the scoreboard.

Obama Wants You! (And Your Kiddies, Too)

Didn't seem like much at the time, huh? Well, read on, my friend!

This is getting REALLY scary! More info on this travesty here.

I'm also relieved to see Congress taking up issues such as this.

That is what we're paying them to do, right?

Go to a Tea Party!

New Poll

New poll on the right.  What's your answer?

Fulfilled Promises

Need More to be Disappointed About?

If so, just click here to read more about the ignorance and appallingly low class of our great president.  What a great way to treat your best ally.  Obama is a joke!

Also, this is pretty ironic.  Have a good day, friends!

Someone Must Be Bored

What is going going in the brilliant and incredible mind of our magnificent president right now?  Doesn't he know there are important things going on in the country?  I'm sure he does since he is more intelligent and wiser than any other human to ever walk the planet.  However, many of his recent actions prove otherwise.

Apparently, between wrecking the economy and funding infanticide, the Great One has lots of spare time on his hands to travel around the country doing whatever he pleases.

For example, for the past several days, ESPN has shown coverage of president Obama taking time out of his schedule to fill out an NCAA tournament bracket, going through the details and reasoning of each selection he makes.  Why can't he put that much thought into the selection of Cabinet nominees?  Even Coach K agrees with me (more respect given to him now).  Making matters even worse, this avid basketball enthusiast filled out a bracket that would be placed dead last in my pool at the moment.  His first round picks produced 19 correct selections out of 32, placing his foresight and analytical abilities just above those of a chimpanzee.  Uh oh, I better be careful with the primate comparisons.

Our glorious president also had the time to make a leisurely appearance on The Tonight Show earlier this week.  I'm probably mistaken here, but I had always been under the impression that these appearances were typically reserved for celebrities with little true talent promoting works that are generally unimpressive.  Oh wait... that is what he was doing!

In all seriousness though, this new precedent of our leader going on a comedy show to push an agenda is just awkward, at best.  If he were actually as brilliant as Chris Matthews wants you to believe, couldn't he just create a plan that people would like for its merits alone?

Maybe I am the simple-minded one, but I just have a pretty difficult time understanding how he has time for all this gaiety.  Does he really have nothing better to do as the most powerful person in the world, like I don't know, take care of "the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression?"

Make Your Picks

With the arrival of the NCAA basketball tournament, I have set up a group to compete in the bracket challenge.  The link here should get you to the page if you want to play.  Don't be scared.  I'll try to be merciful.  

E-mail me if the link doesn't work for you.  I will send you an e-mail with a link that should work that should work.

The brackets won't be available until Sunday night after the Selection Committee decides who gets invited.  So, you can sign up now, but you will have to wait until then to actually fill out the bracket.

My e-mail address is RossHatcher08@gmail.com if you need it.

Good luck!

Welcome, Evalina!

My sister's daughter... born a few hours ago!  What a little angel!

Pictures courtesy of Becky Hatcher's iPhone and FaceBook

GUNS, GUNS, GUNS! (Featuring Michael Moore)

Obama Still Hates Babies

Obama is at it again, although a little more indirectly this time.  Earlier today, he signed an executive order to lift the ban on government funding for embryonic stem cell research in the United States.  This ban was initiated years ago by President George W. Bush.

Now, I am very much on the side of medical research and finding new cures for diseases and conditions.  I think it's a good thing when diseases get cured and people can improve their quality of life.  There is one little problem I have with the approach they are trying to utilize here, though.  IT DOESN'T WORK!!!

Proponents of embryonic stem cell research claim that the utility of this strategy is yet to be discovered because our government imposed too many restrictions on access to its study.  Now with free reign of all the freshly aborted babies to poke and prod at will, treatments will soon abound for everything from acne to cancer!

What they fail to acknowledge, however, is that research actually has been proceeding unimpeded in this field all around the world for years.  It has even been taking place in America, just void of federal funding.  And can you guess how many cures they have discovered with this novel technique?  Zero.

That's right, with thousands of doctors all around the world receiving overly sufficient funding and support, this research is unable to come up with even a cure for warts!

There is no promise whatsoever for this method to cure anything in the future.  Scientists have been trying for years and are yet to make their first breakthrough with stem cells from aborted babies.  Furthermore, if there actually was any hope of finding a new way to treat and cure diseases with this method, some rich guy would be pouring his fortune into dead baby stem cell research?  I'm sure there's a lot of money and glory to be had for the person who finds a cure for cancer.  But when things don't work, you know what the best fix always is... throw government money at it!

Let's analyze some of the comments (aka. lies and distortions) he used today during his pompous "signing ceremony."  Here are some quotes... 

Medical miracles do not happen simply by accident. They result from painstaking and costly research, from years of lonely trial and error, much of which never bears fruit, and from a government willing to support that work.

So, when he refers to "costly research" here, is he talking about all the babies that must be sacrificed for this research to progress.  The phrase "never bears fruit" could also be used in the same light.  I'm so glad our government is "willing to support" things that don't work.  Here's another...

It is about ensuring that scientific data is never distorted or concealed to serve a political agenda – and that we make scientific decisions based on facts, not ideology.

Since we've looked for evidence of the potential benefits of dead baby stem cell research and are still empty-handed, who exactly is distorting scientific data to "serve a political agenda?"  I believe that would be you, Mr. President.  The "facts" show that adult stem cell research has been the most promising mode in this field to date.  It's just a shame that obtaining adult stem cells doesn't require infanticide since that doesn't serve the president's political agenda.  And just one more...

Promoting science isn't just about providing resources – it's also about protecting free and open inquiry. It's about letting scientists like those who are here today do their jobs, free from manipulation or coercion, and listening to what they tell us, even when it's inconvenient – especially when it's inconvenient.

Alright, I have some inquiry.  Since the president feels that deciding when life begins is "above my pay grade," shouldn't he just play it on the safe side in the meantime and not promote the killing of babies with functioning organs?  And, while he's at it, he could listen to some of the "inconvenient" things we pro-lifers have to say about his actions.

I guess that would all just be too open-minded, though.

Obama Throws Like a Girl

Obambi actually is left-handed, but a 10 year-old girl could throw better than that with any hand.  What a sissy!  I really feel sorry for the White Sox, though, because this is who will be throwing out their "first pitch" for the season (another weenie looking throw in the link provided).  What a shame for the Sox!  They will be destined to fail... just like Obambi's "stimulus" plan.

On the Bubble

Last night, the Auburn Tigers men's basketball team completed a season sweep of the University of Alabama with a 77-73 comeback victory in Tuscaloosa.  A sold-out crowd, Senior night, and even the presence of Nick Saban was not enough to help the Tide in this game.  The game was televised nationally by ESPN, so the entire country had the good fortune of witnessing the conquest of the Tide on their home court.  It's a shame the game doesn't really have any national implications, though.  Or does it?

With their victory last night, Auburn was able to strengthen their argument in the debate over whether they should be invited to the NCAA Championship tournament.  There are several teams with similar records, RPI, and strength of schedule that are included in discussions of "bubble teams," but Auburn is yet to be mentioned very often in this context by media experts.

I'm an admittedly biased Auburn fan, but I'm still not certain we are deserving of that type of recognition.  While we are definitely one of the hottest teams in the country right now (and that should be considered), our overall resume is currently still a bit short of deserving a tourney invite.  I do think it would be utterly shocking to not receive an NIT invitation at this point, though.

A win over a strong LSU team on our home court Saturday could go a long way toward changing that perspective, though.  With a win this weekend and a couple victories in the SEC tournament, I believe we would definitely be deserving of an NCAA bid.  Our resume would receive an impressive little boost with those marks and would make it difficult for the selection committee to ignore our team.  Maybe that is just my bias coming into play again, but I can accept that.

War Eagle!

Warming in the Snow

Yesterday, a group of global warming alarmists gathered in Washington D.C. to stage yet another protest against the coal industry.  As you would expect, this protest was not much different than the other protests, rallies, or marches put together by these clowns, except for the fact that this one took place in the midst of a snowstorm.

Maybe, it's just me, but I would have a really hard time trying to convince people the planet is too hot while simultaneously fighting off frostbite.  That just seems like a hard sell.  I realize that I'm no expert on effective debating skills, but even I can understand that their asinine claims would seem more valid if their teeth weren't chattering so much.

In my humble, yet always accurate opinion, their beliefs and rhetoric are analogous to eating dog feces and claiming it has a pleasant taste.  You can cram the poop down your throat and say plenty of nice things about its flavor, but anyone with a lick of sense is able to recognize the truth.  You don't even have to look that hard for it.  Heck, in the case of global warming, you could even just check a thermometer!

Note:  Even the great state of Alabama is getting snow this year... in March, no less!  I'm going to go bang my head against a wall for a while.

Evolution of Dance

Just a little something to make you smile...