<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3753598917181323610</id><updated>2011-04-21T15:13:11.625-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Blue Collar Conservative</title><subtitle type='html'>Conservative politcal commentary and humor from the point of view of a construction worker.</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thebluecollarspeaker.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3753598917181323610/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thebluecollarspeaker.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>lmadden78</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>12</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3753598917181323610.post-731142384224586090</id><published>2008-08-25T20:52:00.005-05:00</published><updated>2008-08-26T15:36:09.927-05:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>As I sit and watch the first night of the Democratic National Convention yelling at the TV during every key note speech like it was the Super Bowl I begin to think. . . . Holy Cow I am a nerd. I mean a nerd on a whole different level. Do I have my priorities straight? All I watch on TV, listen to on the radio, and read in books is news, politics, and religion. It has become an obsession. So am I </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thebluecollarspeaker.blogspot.com/feeds/731142384224586090/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3753598917181323610&amp;postID=731142384224586090' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3753598917181323610/posts/default/731142384224586090'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3753598917181323610/posts/default/731142384224586090'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thebluecollarspeaker.blogspot.com/2008/08/as-i-sit-and-watch-first-night-of.html' title=''/><author><name>lmadden78</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3753598917181323610.post-6658701027250275435</id><published>2008-02-02T14:47:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2008-02-03T11:44:29.405-05:00</updated><title type='text'>The New New Conservative, McCain, Ike, and Tina</title><summary type='text'>Why is that the only candidate I would like to sit down and have a beer with is Barrack "Ike" Obama? None of these candidates are likeable or have political convictions backed up by historical fact. Granted I disagree with everything that comes out of his mouth, and you could promise 40 virgins in heaven to me and I would still not vote for him, but he is the only one that seems genuine and </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thebluecollarspeaker.blogspot.com/feeds/6658701027250275435/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3753598917181323610&amp;postID=6658701027250275435' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3753598917181323610/posts/default/6658701027250275435'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3753598917181323610/posts/default/6658701027250275435'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thebluecollarspeaker.blogspot.com/2008/02/new-new-conservative-mccain-ike-and.html' title='The New New Conservative, McCain, Ike, and Tina'/><author><name>lmadden78</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3753598917181323610.post-5946506175966084784</id><published>2007-11-07T21:27:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-11-07T21:36:38.165-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Sarkozy said what? He is from Where?</title><summary type='text'>I have not written a blog in awhile, and if any of you know me I hate political correctness, liberalism, and well France.  Which is ironic….ahhhhhh irony.  The Lord works in mysterious ways.  Just when I thought the world of Politics would never surprise me ever again; never say never.  Enough with the damn clichés; read the following quote:“To the millions of men and women who came from every </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thebluecollarspeaker.blogspot.com/feeds/5946506175966084784/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3753598917181323610&amp;postID=5946506175966084784' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3753598917181323610/posts/default/5946506175966084784'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3753598917181323610/posts/default/5946506175966084784'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thebluecollarspeaker.blogspot.com/2007/11/sarkozy-said-what-he-is-from-where.html' title='Sarkozy said what? He is from Where?'/><author><name>lmadden78</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3753598917181323610.post-2294626832377612615</id><published>2007-08-27T19:29:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-08-27T20:13:12.369-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Just a Few Things</title><summary type='text'>Hillary Clinton and Obama - Can you imagine a Democrat Presidential Ticket with these two names on it. I can see it now, campaign commercials preaching Socialist health care and surrender in Iraq with Stevie Wonder and Frank Sinatra singing "Ebony and Ivory" in the background.Be careful Mr. William Clinton you know what they say. Once you go black you never go back, but Hillary cheating on you </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thebluecollarspeaker.blogspot.com/feeds/2294626832377612615/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3753598917181323610&amp;postID=2294626832377612615' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3753598917181323610/posts/default/2294626832377612615'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3753598917181323610/posts/default/2294626832377612615'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thebluecollarspeaker.blogspot.com/2007/08/just-few-things.html' title='Just a Few Things'/><author><name>lmadden78</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3753598917181323610.post-440005202091014161</id><published>2007-04-17T19:59:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-04-28T08:04:08.645-05:00</updated><title type='text'>What happen to Self Respect</title><summary type='text'>I warned in my first post that this blog was not for the feint of heart. So for the "extra sensitive" (gay accent) please leave now. This blog will be short, to the point, and may hurt some feelings. The more challenges that face my generation the more I question the future of this country. There have been two glaring examples of what I am talking about in the past couple of weeks. The first is </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thebluecollarspeaker.blogspot.com/feeds/440005202091014161/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3753598917181323610&amp;postID=440005202091014161' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3753598917181323610/posts/default/440005202091014161'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3753598917181323610/posts/default/440005202091014161'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thebluecollarspeaker.blogspot.com/2007/04/what-happen-to-self-respect.html' title='What happen to Self Respect'/><author><name>lmadden78</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3753598917181323610.post-3694789808382932304</id><published>2007-02-05T08:20:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-02-12T15:20:16.992-05:00</updated><title type='text'>The Fool Running For President</title><summary type='text'>"It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool, then to open your mouth and remove all doubt" - Abraham LincolnMr. Joe Biden Democrat Delaware. I am from Delaware and I ask is he really worth talking about. I mean if he was half as smart as he thought he was he would have never ran for President in the first place. He is the embodiment of the scholarly definition of the liberal mind. The </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thebluecollarspeaker.blogspot.com/feeds/3694789808382932304/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3753598917181323610&amp;postID=3694789808382932304' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3753598917181323610/posts/default/3694789808382932304'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3753598917181323610/posts/default/3694789808382932304'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thebluecollarspeaker.blogspot.com/2007/02/it-is-better-to-remain-silent-and-be.html' title='The Fool Running For President'/><author><name>lmadden78</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3753598917181323610.post-3940785058762315909</id><published>2007-01-23T13:02:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-02-05T08:19:10.603-05:00</updated><title type='text'>SOOOOOO WHAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!</title><summary type='text'>I am a huge football fan. I have learned from it, made some of my best friends because of it, and to this day I play at least one NFL (Neighborhood Football League) game a year. THE TURKEY BOWL. The annual Thanksgiving reunion of friends and family breeds football performances that will never be recorded for historical posterity, but this annual game is as important as any responsibility we have </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thebluecollarspeaker.blogspot.com/feeds/3940785058762315909/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3753598917181323610&amp;postID=3940785058762315909' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3753598917181323610/posts/default/3940785058762315909'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3753598917181323610/posts/default/3940785058762315909'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thebluecollarspeaker.blogspot.com/2007/01/soooooo-what.html' title='SOOOOOO WHAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!'/><author><name>lmadden78</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3753598917181323610.post-4512472206498505445</id><published>2007-01-18T11:54:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-01-19T15:32:17.587-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Wonder Twin Powers....Activate!!!!!</title><summary type='text'>I know that I haven't written in the past couple of weeks. I have been waiting to see if the President was going to put on his spurs and ride Nancy Pelosi until she goes crazy and starts speaking in tongues. It seems on most issues he left the spurs at the house, almost all issues. All issues except for the most important issue of the Iraq War/War on Terror. This troop surge and upper management </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thebluecollarspeaker.blogspot.com/feeds/4512472206498505445/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3753598917181323610&amp;postID=4512472206498505445' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3753598917181323610/posts/default/4512472206498505445'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3753598917181323610/posts/default/4512472206498505445'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thebluecollarspeaker.blogspot.com/2007/01/power.html' title='Wonder Twin Powers....Activate!!!!!'/><author><name>lmadden78</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3753598917181323610.post-8793758150252966621</id><published>2006-12-29T11:13:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-03-02T08:52:56.864-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Thoughts on the Future</title><summary type='text'>My two large cups of morning coffee must have been extra strong today, because I arrived at work today inspired. Then when I sat down to write, all those great ideas I came up with just a few hours ago, scattered like Mexicans on an INS raid. I do remember one thing, in my extensive history of 3 posts I haven't presented one idea of my own. I have been criticizing all the decisions and actions of</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thebluecollarspeaker.blogspot.com/feeds/8793758150252966621/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3753598917181323610&amp;postID=8793758150252966621' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3753598917181323610/posts/default/8793758150252966621'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3753598917181323610/posts/default/8793758150252966621'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thebluecollarspeaker.blogspot.com/2006/12/thoughts-on-future.html' title='Thoughts on the Future'/><author><name>lmadden78</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3753598917181323610.post-2800821937794713300</id><published>2006-12-13T11:31:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-12-13T14:43:58.829-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Herding Cats</title><summary type='text'>Has anyone every tried to herd cats? I ask this because I think that is what controlling the democrats in congress is going to be like. In November I was scared to death. Damn it, the democrats have control over both houses. I am moving to Australia. Then Pelosi said "I want John Murtha for House Majority Leader". That was shot down like a UN resolution. So much for getting rid of the "Culture of</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thebluecollarspeaker.blogspot.com/feeds/2800821937794713300/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3753598917181323610&amp;postID=2800821937794713300' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3753598917181323610/posts/default/2800821937794713300'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3753598917181323610/posts/default/2800821937794713300'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thebluecollarspeaker.blogspot.com/2006/12/herding-cats.html' title='Herding Cats'/><author><name>lmadden78</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3753598917181323610.post-2114729673255724587</id><published>2006-12-12T14:15:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-12-19T14:38:58.335-05:00</updated><title type='text'>ISG Report - Everyday perspective</title><summary type='text'>First let me apologize for not posting something on this earlier. I realize that the report was released last week, but I wanted to read it completely before I completed my opinion on this report. Also, be warned the word stupid is relative to the accumulated experience of the ISG and what is expected by such a well educated; distinguished group.I would like to start with the Iraq Study Group </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thebluecollarspeaker.blogspot.com/feeds/2114729673255724587/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3753598917181323610&amp;postID=2114729673255724587' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3753598917181323610/posts/default/2114729673255724587'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3753598917181323610/posts/default/2114729673255724587'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thebluecollarspeaker.blogspot.com/2006/12/isg-report-everyday-perspective.html' title='ISG Report - Everyday perspective'/><author><name>lmadden78</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3753598917181323610.post-6673280107470537612</id><published>2006-12-07T11:04:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-12-18T07:43:43.440-05:00</updated><title type='text'>BLUE COLLAR INTRODUCTION</title><summary type='text'>WARNING: Language and topics of disscussion will be of an adult nature. Be good little parents and read this before your children do. This "biggot raciest homophobe" accepts no responsibility for the corruption of children due to lazy ass parents. The opinions of this "biggot raceist homophobe" are the sole property of said "biggot raceist homophobe", and if agreed with should be distributed by </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3753598917181323610/posts/default/6673280107470537612'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3753598917181323610/posts/default/6673280107470537612'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thebluecollarspeaker.blogspot.com/2006/12/blue-collar-introduction.html' title='BLUE COLLAR INTRODUCTION'/><author><name>lmadden78</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry></feed>
