Saturday, February 28, 2009

Ketih Olberman as Freud, Special Guest Janeane Garofalo as DEPRESSED






Keith Olberman just never fails to amaze. What did our favorite lil sportscaster Edward R Murrow wanna be do now? He and his guest Janeane Garofalo pretend to be psychologists and discuss why Rush Limbaugh is Rush Limbaugh. Put simpler, why Rush has low approval ratings in some 'POLL" that only 37 % women like him.They actually try to ANALYZE this.

WOW

I could go on for about 2 days on this 7 minute piece but just a couple of notes.

First off Janeane Garofalo is a walking human pile of depression. This is my psychoanalysis, but of course I have 3 degrees in this field from Crackerjack boxes , 3 more than these tools.



Just reading her bio on on Wikepedia made me feel really bad for her. She wants to kick it and bad, and she admits as much at the end of the 'BIT".

Now the most insulting thing is the use of terms that neither knows what they are talking about. Namely "Stockholm Syndrome" and accusation that any women that would date Rush has this or Micheal Steele new chairman of the Republican Party is afflicted with this too.

Keith my boy " YOUR A RACISIT" and it should be called out as such. Garofalo doesn't know any better because she is totally bummed out " BY LIFE" but you my boy are a former sportscaster who occasionally had to interview BLACK people. I think you should have learned that most blacks, Hispanics, Chinese, ohhh the list could go on might have different views POLTICALLY from you and aren't beholden to some syndrome that your producer clued you into 15 mins before this sad bit of comedy.

I really hope Micheal Steele calls you to the carpet on this you TERD.

As for the analysis of Rush , I'm sure Mr Limbaugh has more than enough gals who listen to him and love him!!!!. Assuming that half of Rush's 20 million listeners are women 37 % of a total 10 million listeners is about 3 1/2 million or so women who dig Limbaugh and that's more than you and Garofalo could garner in 3 months of stupidity.

Keep it up Keith, I LOVE IT!!!!

To watch this dismal clip courtesy of Hot Air click right here

Friday, February 27, 2009

Muslim crimes take a back seat to Honesty







Pink Elephant Pundit ( Tabitha Hale) tells it like it is. On the subject of the MSM not reporting the crimes of Muslims, she hits it so far out of the park no one will see the ball again.

She makes a ton of great points in one of the best posts I have seen on the rash of non reporting of the recent murders that have happened in the Muslim community while asking, why the double standard? ........



You’d better believe that if this was happening in the Christian community the media would be ALL OVER it. Could we imagine if a Christian equivalent of Hassan had beheaded his wife? It would be the headline of the New York Times quicker than you could say “Jon Benet”. However, CNN did a segment on honor killings in August of 2008, and avoided mentioning Islam at all.




I'm wondering why they didn't mention Islam either? Are we going to make them mad so they try to bomb something in this country AGAIN.

Not all Muslims are crazed lunatics, but those that are need to be called to the carpet.Those who aren't, need to understand freedom to practice your religious beliefs is not freedom to commit crimes in the name of your religion.

If you don't agree with that, the Saudi's will gleefully take you in

Read the rest of Tabitha's excellent post right here

Thursday, February 26, 2009

Robert Byrd tells Obama...Bad President

A great post from fellow blogger ADHD about one of my all time favorite KKK former members Robert Byrd right here and his oppostion to President Obama and the SEPARATION of powers


Just to add some thoughts to this. Would Robert Byrd be the longest serving Senator in history if he were a Republican and had said this as a a 27 yr old......


I shall never fight in the armed forces with a Negro by my side... Rather I should die a thousand times, and see Old Glory trampled in the dirt never to rise again, than to see this beloved land of ours become degraded by race mongrels, a throwback to the blackest specimen from the wilds. ”

— Robert C. Byrd, in a letter to Sen. Theodore Bilbo (D-MS), 1944,



In case your wondering the answer is NO.

Sure ole Bobby could have had a change of heart about such a stupid statement, only him and the Lord above know for sure. But I can guarn- damn -tee you if he had a R after his name he would have been shown to the curb A LONG TIME ago.


I'm sure he has changed his mind but than again, you never know HMMMMMMMMMMMM....





Robert Byrd re living " THE GLORY DAYS"

Rahm Emanuel needs a Tums ...STAT





This is the best news I have read about the left in a while...........

A group of liberal bloggers said it is teaming up with organized labor and MoveOn to form a political action committee that will seek to push the Democratic Party farther to the left.


Why am I geeked about this you say? They actually think they country has MOVED that far to the left. I admit on some days the crap coming out of Washington I feel like that is true.

But in reality it is not.

When Rahm Emanuel ran the House congressional election committee during the 2006 cycle he made a very shrewd move. He made sure to support and recruit candidates in districts that were controlled by Republicans to look a lot like Republicans on all issues. He blurred the line, and with the un popularity of President Bush the Dems swept into Congress. He could have forced the issue and made sure the party did not nominate those who did not think like him but Rahm is a very smart calculating poltician and he knew what the makeup of the country looks like district by district.

It's not a blue country.

The election of President Obama confirmed this for me. Except for abortion he ran like a moderate, not a liberal citing " tax cuts for 95% of all Americans". On a lot of issues he sounded like a smoother version of George Bush 43 while ripping on Bush for supporting those very issues.

So here comes the brain trust for the new group Accountability Now, trying to make the world more liberal one day at a time.

They do not have a clue.

What is even more delicious about this is the example they cite of them flexing their muscle right here.......

Left-leaning bloggers have already proven themselves influential in congressional races, most notably providing muscle for the movement that helped Ned Lamont defeat Senator Joseph Lieberman in the Connecticut Democratic primary in 2006. ( Lieberman went on to retain his seat after running in the general election as an independent.)


Of course what they don't mention in the rest of the article which you can read here is the fact that Lieberman went on to CRUSH Ned Lamont in the general election.

IN CONNECTICUT

If a ultra liberal can win in the primary but get crushed in CONNECTICUT how do you think the rest of the country will treat the Kennedy du jour candidate in the general election's across the country.

Rahm has to be banging his head on a wall in his office in the White House.

I couldn't be happier!!!!!

Wednesday, February 25, 2009

MO MONEY.. MO MONEY.. SOON TO BE FUNNY MONEY






I have a feeling the best job to have in the Federal Government right now other than the guy who get's to put a muzzle on Joe Biden are the workers in the Federal Treasury printing money. It's the ultimate job security. We will be printing money just to cover this latest crapulus pkg from now until the time the Detroit Lions win a Super Bowl, which would coincide with the return of Jesus.

But that was just the beginning From the Wall Street Journal....

WASHINGTON -- Two weeks after passing a $787 billon economic stimulus plan, Congress returns next week to take up another spending bill, this one with a price tag of $410 billion.

Unlike the emergency recovery plan rushed through Capitol Hill in a matter of weeks, this covers the regular functions of government, from education to agriculture. It is leftover business from the final weeks of the Bush administration, and belatedly sets a formal spending plan for fiscal year 2009, which began Oct. 1.



Are you kidding me? Another $410 billion to try to cover the year till Oct 1st. This is insane and absolutely irresponsible!!!

Reading on in the Journals article right here we find that this is a almost 9 % increase over 2008 spending. This is so going to deflate the dollar and promote inflation that we are in for a world of hurt in more ways than one.

Nice promise on cutting the deficit in half by the end of your first term President Obama. Just promise to Nuke the Iranians now being we know everything coming out of your mouth is pretty much akin to horse poop.

I don't have kids and I feel bad for those of you that do. This is bad, real bad debt wise. We are lumping it on them to make us feel good when we look in the mirror.

We haven't even gotten to Social Security and Medicare crisis to come, God help us all!!!!

Santelli'sTea Party, July would be better







Rick Santelli SNAPPED. He went right over the top and declared war.

Well not really.

As you can see from this video right here he goes on a mini tangent that makes a whole lot of sense and struck a chord with middle America. He proposes doing a New Boston Tea Party in Chicago in July.

A Grand Idea. A noble endeavor to pursue and to plan for so that in 4 months a rally could be put on to show the Goverment this is bull $%^& and were sick of taking it on the chin.

So what do Conservative leaders do? They plan for one Feb 27 in cities across the nation. While CPAC is going on in Washington. On a FRIDAY, which just to clarify is still one of the 5 work days and with less than 8 days to prep.

Now I have no problem with doing multiple demonstrations across the country for those who might not be able to travel. Planning one for Feb in Northern cities is just plain DUMB.Doing one also with VERY little time to plan is also a potential problem and doing it during the week is just plain irresponsible. If this was planned out to where people could make arrangements for work IN ADVANCE that would not be an issue.

We have been very critical of the Democrats for ramming a plan down the throats of the American People with the Battle Cry of something , anything has to be done and rightly so. We go and try to put a nation wide rally together in 7 days, smacks of the same mentality, do anything something now!!!!!

There are a ton of really good people working their asses off to make this a success this Friday. I hope it is, the nation is looking for answers right now and the conservative movement has them.

I just hope this does not blow up for if it does it could slow down the momentum from a backlash started by Santelli's comments. And if that happens all to satisfy some people needs to be called " LEADERS" in the movement, more interested in having conference calls than actual rational planning that would be a DAMN SHAME.

Oh Gawwwwd It's Keith Olberman




CORRECTION....CORRECTION....CORRECTION


Here at Duke over America, unlike over at Countdown we can correct a mistake. Truth matters and the truth is I still love ya Keith, your my favorite TOOL

According to TV NEWSER it was not the Lead sportscaster at MSNBC that uttered " Awww Gawd" but our favorite leg tinglier Chris Matthews who spoketh the phrase. Dammit Chris, your Catholic you know that's no no!!! Can't wait to watch the grovel dribble fest later on HARDBALL!!!!










Keith just can't help himself bless his lil black heart. Right before Bobby Jindals republican response to President Obama's State of confusion address as Jindal approached the place he was to deliver the speech Olby muttered...

" Oh Gawwwd"



Here is your video.....



For those of you who have not read this blog before I have commented on Olby here and his female impersonator the lovely Rachel Maddow here. I think they are national treasures to be watched and MOCKED.

Now I'm REALLY ticked at myself for not being able to watch Olby's pre and post speech analysis because Tues is dollar taco day at the non local bar and I chose that over the " One's" speech. How many other Olby gems or Maddow pontification rants did I miss?

DAMMIT all to Hell dollar taco night!!!!

Tonight's Countdown will be a gem , watch won't you? If you can control your anger without pills that is!!!!!

Tuesday, February 24, 2009

Koran on top everything else should go WAY DOWN







Our cousins in Britain roll even quicker on this stuff than the ACLU does in this country. From the Telegraph in the UK comes this lil nugget.....


Muslims have complained that the Koran is often displayed on the lower shelves, which is deemed offensive as many believe the holy book should be placed above "commonplace things".

Now library officials in one city have been told to keep all holy books, including the Bible, on the top shelves in the interests of equality.



The Koran should be kept above "common place" things? Should it be kept above a book on how civilized societies try to treat women and children or am i just being cheeky?

This is really the nut fringe in Islam trying to exert their will and the British are just rolling with it. Mark my words it will be just a matter of time before the "Infidels" holy book which happens to be the Bible will be needed to be moved off the top shelf. These crazed lunatic elements in Britain are already trying to institute Sharia law which is meant circumvent British law. This is just the next step in a crazed system.

The British I hope wake up to this assault on their cultural freedom. And I hope they wake up before the inevitable happens.

What is that you ask?

Omar Shariff singing classic hymns to Mohamed replacing everything by The Beatles or Rolling Stones in music stores.What a sad day that would be!!!!



To read the rest of this dribble of a movement click here

Monday, February 23, 2009

Why the UAW LOVES the Democrats is beyond me

In a filing of a definite sign of the times, those who have been appointed to President Obama's auto task force don't own American made cars. Out of the 18 people ( 8 members and 10 assistants ) only 2 own American made cars.

From Today's Detroit news...........

WASHINGTON -- The vehicles owned by the Obama administration's auto team could reflect one reason why Detroit's Big Three automakers are in trouble: The list includes few new American cars.

Among the eight members named Friday to the Presidential Task Force on the Auto Industry and the 10 senior policy aides who will assist them in their work, two own American models. Add the Treasury Department's special adviser to the task force and the total jumps to three.


Now being I live in Detroit area, I do have a little bit of a different view on this than the rest of the country. So I'm not going to argue American vs Import here today.

I'm wondering why in the HELL the UAW supports Democratic candidates without question.

According to the website Open Secrets here, in the 2008 Presidential Election cycle the UAW donated almost 98% of it's 25 million in donations to Democrats.

WHY?

The Democrats have been willing accomplices in helping kill off Detroit. Whether it be advocating 50 state individual emission standards or dragging the executives before Congress to beg for loan guarantees to help keep the UAW membership employed.

And with he revelations that Sen Harry Reid KILLED provision in the Porkulus bill to give a tax break to car buyers to help spur sales but instead diverted that money for a HIGH SPEED RAIL system from Las Vegas to Los Angeles I think the betrayal should be absolutely clear.

There are many reasons for the reason the Big 3 is in trouble. A large part of that is the unimaginative leadership at the UAW over the past 30 years that has put all their money in one party's basket.

Now that party is breaking those eggs over their heads






Read the rest of the Detroit News article right here

Driving Tax get's nixed and Democrats cry







Score one for the good guys...Momentarily. After the announcement last week that Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood wanted to tax drivers by the mile this reversal came from THE ONE'S spokesperson extraordinaire ............


WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama on Friday rejected his transportation secretary's suggestion that the administration consider taxing motorists based on how many miles they drive instead of how much gasoline they buy.

"It is not and will not be the policy of the Obama administration," White House press secretary Robert Gibbs told reporters, when asked for the president's thoughts about Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood's suggestion, raised in an interview with The Associated Press a daily earlier.

Gasoline taxes that for nearly half a century have paid for the federal share of highway and bridge construction can no longer be counted on to raise enough money to keep the nation's transportation system moving, LaHood told the AP.

"We should look at the vehicular miles program where people are actually clocked on the number of miles that they traveled," the former Illinois Republican lawmaker said in the AP interview.


This really is a great thing. The Federal Govt should not have there greasy lil palms into this, tracking where we go and how we much time we spend on the road. Let the States handle this.

And if they try it in most of the 50 states they will get killed. I know in Michigan if they ever proposed this they would get mauled, beaten, smacked down. It would be a beating the democrats would take years to recover from. I welcome them to try!!

The governments are spending more than enough money on roads.The quality of the workmanship is the problem.

I really hope they try, it's a fight I would LOVE to be in. BRING IT YOU PANSIES....


To read the whole article click right here

Sunday, February 22, 2009

A tale of two clueless Governors one a Republican and one a Democrat








So the stimulus money is now the topic of conversation on the Sunday news shows. The nations governors are in town to try to figure how fast they can spend the dough before the next " EMERGENCY BAILOUT" hits.

And my governor, the failed dating game contestant Jennifer Granholm had this to say.....

"You better believe I'm going to take every dollar that's coming to Michigan," Granholm said. "If my colleagues here in South Carolina and Minnesota don't use theirs, I'm going to be first in line to say ... I'll take their dollars, too."

Nothing like begging on National TV there Guv. I should not be surprised by anything this woman does because she has been a unmitigated disaster since she took office.The nations highest unemployment, people leaving in droves and our home values plummeting , and this was all in 2004 while the rest of the nation hummed along.

She promised to " BLOW US AWAY" and to borrow another dumb slogan from a politician...."Mission Accomplished

I'm thinking no one could top my guv's ineptitude. Top it no, but match it sure. In to save the day and make a run for gubernatorial begging comes California Governor Arnold " I'm not really a Kennedy" Schwarzenegger.




How embarrassing. These two should just run off together a destroy a small island somewhere with there inability to manage a crisis.

Come to think of it, both are actors. One was failed in the field and the other was not very good but commercially successful.

They both have played FAILED Governor's to perfection !!!!!


read the rest of jenny from the block's dribble righthere

Wednesday, February 18, 2009

Reagan vs Obama Round 2

To return to a theme I'm going to harp on until even Chris Matthews recognizes it is the fact that this IS NOT the worst economy since the GREAT DEPRESSION. As I posted earlier it's distant second


As stated in the latest analysis of the last 6 Presidents economic policy's President Reagan REALLY inherited a TERD of an economy from failed home builder Jimmy Carter





From Today's Washington Times

President Reagan inherited an economic situation even worse than the one President Obama has. When Reagan took office, the economy had been in recession for about a year, the unemployment rate was almost identical to today's, but the labor force participation rate was smaller, and inflation was out of control. At the time, the newspapers were filled with stories about the "worst economy since the Great Depression" - which, unlike today, was true, and the economic establishment seemed to be bereft of ideas of what to do.



The fact of the matter is we have recent history to go by in this time of uncertainty. President Obama chose a path that President Reagan DID NOT, Raising Taxes to Tax cuts. We will find out what happens in 12 months but for those who study HISTORY we know what will happen.



To read the rest of the Times story click right here



Keith Olberman is really a FUNNY TOOL








Keith Olberman just is toooooooooooo much fun to watch. Those of you who can't watch or never have because of his MUCH deserved rep as a hack are really missing one of our nation's dysfunctional treasures. It's kinda like Jerry Springer for those who kinda know how to brush their teeth,and without the chair throwing and nudity!!!!!

Well no nudity YET, the way Keith has people on who ONLY AGREE with him, it's just a matter of time.

Seems out lovable little mis fit get's his facts all discombobulated about one Betsy McCaughey, Ph.D. and absolutely mis represents WHO and IF the good doctor is receiving money from. Here is Jamie Wearing Fool's excellent post on Keith's dishonesty or as we say in the real world LYING


The good Doctor totally refuted Mr "I'm really just a sports caster" in a rebuttal letter right here
and actually challenged him to a debate on HIS show. No chance of that Beverly. Keith once got beat 2 out 3 by Mike Tyson in Tic Tac Toe.



It really is going to be a sad day when this tool get's the ax. As long as you don't eat and have a pistol next to your chair ( ALA) Elvis Presley it is really great comedy!!!!!

Monday, February 16, 2009

ENCORE RFC Radio.....it's about damn time and now it's here!!!!!





I wrote about this a little over a month ago and ohhhh my how time fly's when your living in the " AGE OF OBAMA".

Today was the official launch of RFC Radio http://www.rfcradio.com/ the first 24/7 radio station for the conservative in all of us.The idea is a truly novel one ( I won't lie, I'm jealous I did not think of it. Come to think of it I probably did in a bar, but was than beaten up and forgot about it)

In the coming weeks and months, the content and programming will expand and take shape to provide conservatives with a one stop shop if you will, of information and original programming not diluted by the MSM.

A big congrats goes out to Duane, Andrew and Elizabeth for bringing this idea who's time has come to life!!!

Now it's our turn to help support it, Click on the link..http://www.rfcradio.com/ listen as often as you can and go to the site, browse around. Pick up some apparel to piss off the Keith Olbernmann or Female Keith Olbermann impersonator in your office. ( That last jibe was a Rachel Maddow joke )

Let's get involved and help preserve the country to which we have been blessed to live in. Supporting those who believe in most of the same things we do is a great start and listening to rock n roll is always a good way to get the blood pumping!!



Hat tip to Elizabeth for the mention today. I hope that is bland enough of a mention for the hubby ;-)





President Doom and Gloom







The President of the United States by the prestige of his office has a big Microphone or Bully Pulpit if you will to educate the citizens of this grand republic. Generally it is used to inspire or to comfort and guide the nation through turbulent times.

Sometimes it can used though to scare the hell out of people to convince them to support a crap sandwich of a stimulus pkg.

From today's Wall Street Journal editorial.....

In his remarks, every gloomy statistic on the economy becomes a harbinger of doom. As he tells it, today's economy is the worst since the Great Depression. Without his Recovery and Reinvestment Act, he says, the economy will fall back into that abyss and may never recover.

WOW, never recover, that sure is scary! I mean I thought September 11 aftermath was bad. I think after we had 6 1/2 yrs of growth after that terrible event though, this country can trudge through anything that is throw at us!!!


As the article goes on to show right here that this downturn is no worse that the downturn that occurred from 1979 to 1982 and was reversed with TAX CUTS brought on with the leadership of Ronald Reagan. No 1 trillion bag of goodies to turn it around back then.

But than come to think of it, we had REAL leadership back than, not the chicken little sky is falling variety we seem to have fallen into today.




Friday, February 13, 2009

American Princess Valentine








It sure is that time of year, Valentines day. Whilst I am single again this year which is ohh so sad, I sure hope to meet someone one day like one of my fav bloggers E.M. Zanotti over at American Princess. As a Service to her male readers she was trying to instruct those of you schlubs who have a LOVED one that your days of usefulness might be numbered. No problem for me but guess which part caught my EYE.......


So, what else is new? Well, every year, I start early at AP trying to instruct my predominantly male audience on the particulars of female expectations on Valentines Day. Its a holiday I personally hate, and would rather celebrate with a candle-lit dinner at White Castle, but I’m not most girls. Most girls want much more.


A woman who wants a dinner at White Castle, will miracles never cease?!?!?!.

As Fred G Sanford would say "Elizabeth I'm coming to join you honey!!!!" Only problem is I don't know any Elizabeth's but I think you get the picture.


Alas one CAN dream and HOPE even in the " AGE OF OBAMA"






Monday, February 9, 2009

I still can't beleive Jimmy Carter was a President of the United States

I was brought up to respect the office of The President of the United States. It is a very difficult job. You have the weight of the free world on your shoulders, plus the responsibility of leading the people of this great country.

So I ask this as a very serious question.

How did this horse's pa toot ever achieve the highest office in the land?

I know he got his arse handed to him 4 yrs later by Ronaldus Maximus, but please, how did he get there in the first place?

Watch this short video on Carter on the Today show. Pay close attention around 16 seconds when he just shrugs off criticism that he is meeting with HAMAS a terrorist organization........







So I guess because they have never broken their word to YOU it's ok that they target and kill innocent people. Make no mistake about this, Carter had been trying to undermine both the Clinton and Bush administrations for years on their Middle East peace initiatives.

You see only Jimmy can bring peace to the Middle East. After all he did in the 1979 after handing Egypt a BOAT LOAD of cash to play nice with the Israeli's. That is not meant to take away from Anwar Sadat what a brave move it was at the time, but Carter essentially promised more cash than the Soviets would. So he thinks he can work magic and he fly's around the world making asinine statements trying to re capture the moment of Camp David. He just doesn't have the U.S. treasury backing him up now!!

Thank God


In the meantime be prepared for this NATIONAL embarrassment to continue to use the prestige of his former office to try to make those who truly want peace, look bad

Monday, February 2, 2009

Et Tu Mitch Mcconnell?

From the files of Et Tu BRUTE?

President Bush has hardly found the way around his new home in Texas and his former "ALLY " in the Senate lands this rabbit punch.....

Despite steadfastly supporting President Bush’s policies every step of the way, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) revealed today how he really felt about Bush. Interviewed on NBC’s Today Show this morning, McConnell said Bush was a “burden” on the Republican party

NICE!!!

Good job Mitch , beautiful job throwing the President under the bus after he has left town. I did not agree with a TON of stuff President Bush did on the domestic front , but as I recall, YOU and Dennis Hastert pretty much rubber stamped everything the White House wanted at the time.

Is it no wonder these Clowns got creamed in 2006 and 2008?

With the vote on the PORKULIS bill coming up in the senate this week, these folks are going to have to earn the trust of the grassroots conservatives again. Throwing your former President into the political shredder after the fact is not a great start

To see the whole story from Think Progress and video click here

Sunday, February 1, 2009

The lemonade fast , The Steelers win and my incoming and outgoing thoughts

So ends day 5 of my lemonade fast. I have gone 5 whole days with nothing but lemonade, maple syrup and cayenne pepper mixed with water. This whole endeavor is to cleanse the body of toxins ( which I pump into my body willingly at TACO BELL ). I should not have decided to do this during the Sunday that the Superbowl was on, cause watching everyone eat a slew of bad food for you SUCKED!!!

Congratulations to the Pittsburgh Steelers on their 6th damn super bowl title. HEY PITTSBURGH, how bout leaving one for Detroit before this century is done. THANKS!!!


I was driving up the street and noticed dollar stores on on every block here in Metro Detroit. How bad do we SUCK?

So it's Feb 1st and I think winter is just starting. For those of you that live in warm weather climates ( KAROLAK ) I don't want to hear it when it's only 60 degrees in St Pete ,FLA. YOU JACKASS!! You know I'm joking pal.........maybe.


Only 28 days this month so I need to make them count, so I guess no more watching Springer or Judge Judy. Well maybe once in a while!!!!!

I seem to be reverting back to my crazy younger days and listening to stuff I haven't in a while. This week it has been 10,000 Maniacs.

Go ahead and enjoy Natalie...........