My Uncle has said something for a couple of years now that, although it has always had a kernel of truth in it, was mostly just funny. Now we are getting dangerously close to that situation. His quote goes something like this,
"When the average working man cannot afford to get in his monster 4x4 to run down to the store for beer, cigarettes, and Doritos on a Saturday night to get ready to watch the NASCAR race on Sunday on his 54" big screen, then and only then will we have a revolution"
I will add to that just a little bit, "when fishing is outlawed because of the environmentalists, and deer and turkey hunting is likewise restricted, as if you could find or afford the ammo anyway, they no longer make vehicles that will pull a boat, even if personal boating were not functionally killed by emissions standards making it such that only a brand new boat is legal, then the people in my neck of the woods will get seriously and unconditionally pissed off".
Well let's check it off:
Getting ready to pass cap and trade legislation that will make energy bills skyrocket, which will make the 54" TV an unaffordable luxury.
Govt set to control GM and Mopar virtually guaranteeing small econo boxes; signaling the eventual death of pickups; killing your boating fun as well...two birds with one stone there
Emboldened by all their other successes, Evironmentalist will no doubt move on the outdoor sports next, either to Tax it to death, or Regulate it to death.
Cigarette tax...Check.
Beer Tax...in the works see BBCW's post
California is set to make outdoor power eqipment part of the CAFE standards. That means mowers and weedeaters and such, it is a short matter of time before my old '89 Force outboard that you still have to mix oil and fuel manually for is part of some boat clunker law. Never mind it still runs like a dream and smokes less than a new one.
NASCAR... Has been hurting a lot recently anyway. Cap and trade will hurt them, Govt running of GM and Chrysler will probably kill those two sponsorships, rising cost of fuel will probably keep people from going to the races. Recent accidents will lead to furthur govt oversight.
At least there will still be LOTTO... got to fund government programs and get tax dollars from the poor folks somehow.
May 22, 2009
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Andrew33 103p · 827 weeks ago
KOOK 91p · 827 weeks ago
Andrew33 103p · 827 weeks ago
Clay · 827 weeks ago
Clay · 827 weeks ago
And the Mississippi River she’s a goin’ dry
The interest is up and the Stock Markets down
And you only get mugged
If you go down town
I live back in the woods, you see
A woman and the kids, and the dogs and me
I got a shotgun rifle and a 4-wheel drive
And a country boy can survive
Country folks can survive
Clay · 827 weeks ago
I can catch catfish from dusk till dawn
We make our own whiskey and our own smoke too
Ain’t too many things these ole boys can’t do
We grow good ole tomatoes and homemade wine
And a country boy can survive
Country folks can survive
Because you can’t starve us out
And you cant makes us run
Cause one-of- ‘em old boys raisin ole shotgun
And we say grace and we say Ma’am
And if you ain’t into that we don’t give a damn
Andrew33 103p · 827 weeks ago
Country people are often made fun of by those who live in cities and think they are smarter than everyone else. Country people built this country and without them this country will fade into history
KOOK 91p · 827 weeks ago
And I think you clarified it right. These folks are the last to care what happens in NY or CA.... They probably watch the OLN channel or the RFD channel more than Fox, and especially more than any a them other uns...
But By GAWD if they take away our Guns, our Huntin, our Fishin, our Budweiser, our Bass Boats, our tobaccy, our 4x4's, mess with our Mama's, or our Young uns...somebody is fixin ta get a whuppin...
Andrew33 103p · 827 weeks ago
Clay · 827 weeks ago
And the Rocky Mountains and the and the western skies
And we can skin a buck; we can run a trot-line
And a country boy can survive
Country folks can survive
I had a good friend in New York City
He never called me by my name, just hillbilly
My grandpa taught me how to live off the land
And his taught him to be a businessman
He used to send me pictures of the Broadway nights
And I’d send him some homemade wine
But he was killed by a man with a switchblade knife
For 43 dollars my friend lost his life
Id love to spit some beechnut in that dudes eyes
And shoot him with my old 45
Cause a country boy can survive
Country folks can survive
Cause you can’t starve us out and you can’t make us run
Cause one-of- ‘em old boys raisin ole shotgun
And we say grace and we say Ma’am
And if you ain’t into that we don’t give a damn
Clay · 827 weeks ago
And little towns all around this land
And we can skin a buck; we can run a trot-line
And a country boy can survive
Country folks can survive
NOT BAD FOR A CITY KID FROM ST. LOUIS who Grew soft in Chicago, eh? This is what it's going to come down to to beat them at their own games.
KOOK 91p · 827 weeks ago
I had a good friend in NY city
never called me by name
called me Hillbilly
he was killed by a man with a switchblade knife
for 43 dollars my friend lost his life
I'd like to spit some beechnut in that dudes eye
and shoot him with my ol 45
cause a country boy can survive.
....We say grace we say ma'am and if you ain't in to that
we don't give a DAMN...
KOOK 91p · 827 weeks ago
They call me a redneck; I reckon that I am
But there's things goin' on that got me mad down to the core
I gotta work like a dog to make ends meet
There's crooked politicians an crime in the street
And I'm madder an'hell and I ain't a gonna take it no more
KOOK 91p · 827 weeks ago
But if I catch somebody breakin' in my house
I've got a twelve gauge shotgun waitin' on the other side
So don't go pushin' me against my will
I don't want to have to fight you but I durn sure will
So if you don't want trouble that you'd better just pass me on by
As far as I'm concerned there ain't no excuse
For the raping and the killing and the child abuse
And I've got a way to put and end to all that there
You just take those rascals out in the swamp
Put them on their knees and tie 'em to a stump
And let the rattlers and the bugs and the alligators do the rest
KOOK 91p · 827 weeks ago
Well you know what's wrong with the world today
People done gone and put their Bibles away
There livin' by law of the jungle not the law of the land
Well the good book says it, so I know it's the truth
An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth
You'd better watch where you go
And remember where you've been
That's the way I see it I'm a simple man