Sit Down And Shut Up

A California Ford dealership has been running radio ads on a local station since February that basically tells non-Christians to "sit down and shut up" and if you don't like it, then too bad.

Here is the transcript of the ad:

Did you know that there are people in this country who want prayer out of schools, "Under God" out of the Pledge, and "In God We Trust" to be taken off our money?

But did you know that 86% of Americans say they believe in God? Now, since we all know that 86 out of every 100 of us are Christians who believe in God, we at Kieffe & Sons Ford wonder why we don't just tell the other 14% to sit down and shut up. I guess maybe I just offended 14% of the people who are listening to this message. Well, if that is the case, then I say that's tough, this is America folks, it's called free speech. And none of us at Kieffe & Sons Ford are afraid to speak up. Kieffe & Sons Ford on Sierra Highway in Mojave and Rosamond: if we don't see you today, by the grace of God, we'll be here tomorrow.

Well I guess that answers the question of WWJD (What Would Jesus Drive).

I'll leave it up to you to comment on this one.

The Times, They Are A-Changin'

In George Bush's America, ethanol was the be-all and end-all to the U.S. dependence on foreign oil. Never mind the naysayers (which even included the EPA itself for awhile), ethanol was going to save the U.S. and save the farmers as well. In Bush's world, the sky wasn't blue, it was the golden colour of corn.

With each passing day, those in charge are being pinched by the cold touch of reality and waking up from their dream.

This past week, 24 Republican senators, including presidential hopeful John McCain, wrote to the EPA urging it to repeal or roll back its ethanol output targets. Two weeks ago, lawmakers tentatively agreed on a bill that would scale back the tax subsidy on corn ethanol from 51 cents to 45 cents a gallon. Yes, that's right, 51 cents of taxpayers' money in the U.S. is subsidizing every gallon of ethanol production.

Over the past two weeks, shares prices for several major ethanol producers have dropped as much as 19 percent.

While the political climate has radically shifted, with several senators and all three presidential candidates reconsidering their position on ethanol, the top 10 ethanol-producing states account for half of the electoral votes needed to win the White House.

Let's see what can be done to wake them from their dream before it's too late.

Presidential Candidates Speak Out Against Ethanol

Could there be light at the end of the tunnel?

Presidential hopeful Barack Obama recently stated that the Feds need to rethink their support for corn-based ethanol, given its impact on food prices. He's stated that his top priority is making sure people have enough to eat and if that means changes to the ethanol policy, then so be it.

Senator John McCain has asked the Environmental Protection Agency to loosen it mandate to blend ethanol and other renewable fuels in to the gasoline supply because of its impact on food costs.

Senator Hillary Clinton expressed a desire to make ethanol from cellulose waste products so that it does not undermine food production and accelerate prices.

It's great to see that all three candidates want to stop the insanity supported by George Bush and senators representing farm states. It still amazes me that they are too blind to see that they are harming the world in order to artificially support the few.

Now, if we could only open John Baird's eyes .....