"Obama warns that failure to ratify a new arms control treaty with Russia will undercut American leadership on scores of challenges it faces worldwide."
And does anyone, aside from the very naive believe that we can actually trust the Russians, anymore than they think they can trust us?
Of course in typical Obama/Democrat fashion they crammed it down our throats 3 days before Christmas recess.
And now that they signed this ridiculous treaty that they claim *had* to be passed as a matter of National security -- even though they say it's non-binding, the Russians are saying, not so fast. It's going to be at least a month before they can decide if it's what they want. Do keep in mind that for every one tactical nuke the U.S. has, the Russians have 10!
Medeved and Putin are laughing at this Harvard grad for being such an idiot. Obama is like the geek who doesn't realize the other kids are laughing with him; they're laughing *at* him and all of his so-called 'progressives' for being so stupid.
I will say it again, he and his ilk have done more to destroy this nation in two years than the Russians could ever hope to accomplish in decades. He's willing to jeopardize the welfare of our great nation, at any price, so long as he thinks our enemies love him. Here's a tip for you, Barry, they don't love you, they're using you and you're too wrapped up in your own ego and Marxist agenda to realize it.
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/12/19/senate-return-sunday-debate-russia-nuclear-arms-reduction-treaty/
Sunday, December 26, 2010
Is 'Big Brother' watching you from the sky?
Think the government is being on the up and up with how they're violating your Rights and whether your 4th Amendment Rights are being violated?
You need to click on to this link and see what they're up to. Of course everything they do is in the name of security and making you safer. Safer from whom? Who is going to protect us from them?
Does police state come to mind when watching this? This is a must-see video.
http://www.forbiddenknowledgetv.com/videos/security/houston-police-use-drones-to-spy-on-public.html
You need to click on to this link and see what they're up to. Of course everything they do is in the name of security and making you safer. Safer from whom? Who is going to protect us from them?
Does police state come to mind when watching this? This is a must-see video.
http://www.forbiddenknowledgetv.com/videos/security/houston-police-use-drones-to-spy-on-public.html
Sunday, December 5, 2010
Why Did it Have to be ... Guns?
Why Did it Have to be ... Guns?
by L. Neil Smith
lneil@lneilsmith.org
Over the past 30 years, I've been paid to write almost two million words, every one of which, sooner or later, came back to the issue of guns and gun-ownership. Naturally, I've thought about the issue a lot, and it has always determined the way I vote.
People accuse me of being a single-issue writer, a single- issue thinker, and a single- issue voter, but it isn't true. What I've chosen, in a world where there's never enough time and energy, is to focus on the one political issue which most clearly and unmistakably demonstrates what any politician -- or political philosophy -- is made of, right down to the creamy liquid center.
Make no mistake: all politicians -- even those ostensibly on the side of guns and gun ownership -- hate the issue and anyone, like me, who insists on bringing it up. They hate it because it's an X-ray machine. It's a Vulcan mind-meld. It's the ultimate test to which any politician -- or political philosophy -- can be put.
If a politician isn't perfectly comfortable with the idea of his average constituent, any man, woman, or responsible child, walking into a hardware store and paying cash -- for any rifle, shotgun, handgun, machinegun, anything -- without producing ID or signing one scrap of paper, he isn't your friend no matter what he tells you.
If he isn't genuinely enthusiastic about his average constituent stuffing that weapon into a purse or pocket or tucking it under a coat and walking home without asking anybody's permission, he's a four-flusher, no matter what he claims.
What his attitude -- toward your ownership and use of weapons -- conveys is his real attitude about you. And if he doesn't trust you, then why in the name of John Moses Browning should you trust him?
If he doesn't want you to have the means of defending your life, do you want him in a position to control it?
If he makes excuses about obeying a law he's sworn to uphold and defend -- the highest law of the land, the Bill of Rights -- do you want to entrust him with anything?
If he ignores you, sneers at you, complains about you, or defames you, if he calls you names only he thinks are evil -- like "Constitutionalist" -- when you insist that he account for himself, hasn't he betrayed his oath, isn't he unfit to hold office, and doesn't he really belong in jail?
Sure, these are all leading questions. They're the questions that led me to the issue of guns and gun ownership as the clearest and most unmistakable demonstration of what any given politician -- or political philosophy -- is really made of.
He may lecture you about the dangerous weirdos out there who shouldn't have a gun -- but what does that have to do with you? Why in the name of John Moses Browning should you be made to suffer for the misdeeds of others? Didn't you lay aside the infantile notion of group punishment when you left public school -- or the military? Isn't it an essentially European notion, anyway -- Prussian, maybe -- and certainly not what America was supposed to be all about?
And if there are dangerous weirdos out there, does it make sense to deprive you of the means of protecting yourself from them? Forget about those other people, those dangerous weirdos, this is about you, and it has been, all along.
Try it yourself: if a politician won't trust you, why should you trust him? If he's a man -- and you're not -- what does his lack of trust tell you about his real attitude toward women? If "he" happens to be a woman, what makes her so perverse that she's eager to render her fellow women helpless on the mean and seedy streets her policies helped create? Should you believe her when she says she wants to help you by imposing some infantile group health care program on you at the point of the kind of gun she doesn't want you to have?
On the other hand -- or the other party -- should you believe anything politicians say who claim they stand for freedom, but drag their feet and make excuses about repealing limits on your right to own and carry weapons? What does this tell you about their real motives for ignoring voters and ramming through one infantile group trade agreement after another with other countries?
Makes voting simpler, doesn't it? You don't have to study every issue -- health care, international trade -- all you have to do is use this X-ray machine, this Vulcan mind-meld, to get beyond their empty words and find out how politicians really feel. About you. And that, of course, is why they hate it.
And that's why I'm accused of being a single-issue writer, thinker, and voter.
But it isn't true, is it?
Permission to redistribute this article is herewith granted by the author -- provided that it is reproduced unedited, in its entirety, and appropriate credit given.
by L. Neil Smith
lneil@lneilsmith.org
Over the past 30 years, I've been paid to write almost two million words, every one of which, sooner or later, came back to the issue of guns and gun-ownership. Naturally, I've thought about the issue a lot, and it has always determined the way I vote.
People accuse me of being a single-issue writer, a single- issue thinker, and a single- issue voter, but it isn't true. What I've chosen, in a world where there's never enough time and energy, is to focus on the one political issue which most clearly and unmistakably demonstrates what any politician -- or political philosophy -- is made of, right down to the creamy liquid center.
Make no mistake: all politicians -- even those ostensibly on the side of guns and gun ownership -- hate the issue and anyone, like me, who insists on bringing it up. They hate it because it's an X-ray machine. It's a Vulcan mind-meld. It's the ultimate test to which any politician -- or political philosophy -- can be put.
If a politician isn't perfectly comfortable with the idea of his average constituent, any man, woman, or responsible child, walking into a hardware store and paying cash -- for any rifle, shotgun, handgun, machinegun, anything -- without producing ID or signing one scrap of paper, he isn't your friend no matter what he tells you.
If he isn't genuinely enthusiastic about his average constituent stuffing that weapon into a purse or pocket or tucking it under a coat and walking home without asking anybody's permission, he's a four-flusher, no matter what he claims.
What his attitude -- toward your ownership and use of weapons -- conveys is his real attitude about you. And if he doesn't trust you, then why in the name of John Moses Browning should you trust him?
If he doesn't want you to have the means of defending your life, do you want him in a position to control it?
If he makes excuses about obeying a law he's sworn to uphold and defend -- the highest law of the land, the Bill of Rights -- do you want to entrust him with anything?
If he ignores you, sneers at you, complains about you, or defames you, if he calls you names only he thinks are evil -- like "Constitutionalist" -- when you insist that he account for himself, hasn't he betrayed his oath, isn't he unfit to hold office, and doesn't he really belong in jail?
Sure, these are all leading questions. They're the questions that led me to the issue of guns and gun ownership as the clearest and most unmistakable demonstration of what any given politician -- or political philosophy -- is really made of.
He may lecture you about the dangerous weirdos out there who shouldn't have a gun -- but what does that have to do with you? Why in the name of John Moses Browning should you be made to suffer for the misdeeds of others? Didn't you lay aside the infantile notion of group punishment when you left public school -- or the military? Isn't it an essentially European notion, anyway -- Prussian, maybe -- and certainly not what America was supposed to be all about?
And if there are dangerous weirdos out there, does it make sense to deprive you of the means of protecting yourself from them? Forget about those other people, those dangerous weirdos, this is about you, and it has been, all along.
Try it yourself: if a politician won't trust you, why should you trust him? If he's a man -- and you're not -- what does his lack of trust tell you about his real attitude toward women? If "he" happens to be a woman, what makes her so perverse that she's eager to render her fellow women helpless on the mean and seedy streets her policies helped create? Should you believe her when she says she wants to help you by imposing some infantile group health care program on you at the point of the kind of gun she doesn't want you to have?
On the other hand -- or the other party -- should you believe anything politicians say who claim they stand for freedom, but drag their feet and make excuses about repealing limits on your right to own and carry weapons? What does this tell you about their real motives for ignoring voters and ramming through one infantile group trade agreement after another with other countries?
Makes voting simpler, doesn't it? You don't have to study every issue -- health care, international trade -- all you have to do is use this X-ray machine, this Vulcan mind-meld, to get beyond their empty words and find out how politicians really feel. About you. And that, of course, is why they hate it.
And that's why I'm accused of being a single-issue writer, thinker, and voter.
But it isn't true, is it?
Permission to redistribute this article is herewith granted by the author -- provided that it is reproduced unedited, in its entirety, and appropriate credit given.
Thursday, November 25, 2010
Fix bayonets
I wish I could take credit for this letter but I can't.
It was forwarded to me. I don't know who the author
is but I certainly agree with them.
Begin forwarded message:
Saturday, November 20, 2010
"My Rebuttal to a Progressive who Admonished Me to Play Nice ....
The following rebuttal is mine alone. I do not speak for my husband, for my friends, for my children, but solely for myself.
I am tired of being told to sit down and shut up.
I am tired of being told what I can and can not say.
What is “acceptable”, while my ideas and values are mocked and trampled.
Enough. I have had enough.
I remained stoic when your acolytes spit on my car and called my husband a “baby killer” when I crossed through your phalanx at Walter Reed to take my children for medical care. I refused to respond as you smashed your fists into the hood of my car, destroyed my mirrors with bottles and keyed my doors in California, my children mute and terrified as you screamed your hate and bile.
I remained calm the day after 9/11 when the progressives in my office, in typical overwrought hyperbole of your side, were shrieking about “TANKS IN THE STREETS”, when in fact it was nothing more than two National Guardsman, fresh-face boys of about 19, stationed at an intersection, armed with whistles and a Humvee, deployed as extra eyes and ears two blocks from the White House.
I stayed silent when your leadership called my friends and my husbands' colleagues “Cold Blooded Killers” and judged them guilty in the court of media opinion.
I turned the other cheek when your liberal propaganda outfits refused to report on the humanitarian success stories in Iraq and Afghanistan, but delighted in the roll call of the lost as a way to bludgeon and demoralize our military.
I stopped listening to CNN and MSNBC when they openly reported lies about Marines in OIF – I know-- my husband was one of them.
I began paying attention to FOX news when only they – Oliver North, Bill Hemmer and like-minded conservatives like G. Gordon Liddy, had the courage to travel into the most dangerous parts of the battlespace to actually report on the successes of the surge, rather than filing reports that affirmed the narrative of the LSM from behind the Jersey barriers of the Green Zone.
I have been silent long enough. I have bent, I have yielded, I have endured slander, dishonesty, ad hominem attacks and actual physical threats.
Anger is a powerful motivator.
I began to push back. The first time was when I decided to counter demonstrate against the Code Pink harridans who had set up shop outside the Pvt Bolio gate at the Defense Language Institute on November 18, 2007 to ostensibly run a “Torture Teach-In” and to demonize and excoriate our troops.
Approaching them first with logic, facts and civility didn't work.
I explained that the School of Americas isn't even on the west coast (it's on the east coast), and has nothing to do with the mission of DLI.
That pertinent fact was “irrelevant” and dismissed.
I then patiently explained that the SOA does not teach “torture”, and that policy is in contravention to the doctrine of our military forces.
I was called a liar.
I tried a third time to explain that my husband had just returned from a tour of duty in Iraq where he was an advisor to the Iraqi army, and he had specifically advised them against torture as a method of intelligence gathering and intimidation.
I was called naïve.
So, you see, I have had multiple first hand encounters where it has been obvious that your side is intellectually lazy, refuses to do their own research, and dismisses facts that don't fit with the pre-established narrative.
I then disengaged, but not before telling them I was personally very proud of my husband, and the thousands of other men and women in uniform, who chose to defend their right to conduct protests, (even fallacious ones) against US policy and the military, but asked simply that they honor that by being at least honest with their facts and information.
No acknowledgment.
My girlfriends and I then retreated to my home where we elected to play by their rules and stage a protest against their encampment and Islamofascist “love-in”. We tried very hard to channel our best moonbattery, but it was difficult, since we were still tethered to reality.
Some of our signage included:
I will never be a Dhimmi.
Hands off my clitoris.
Got Freedom – Thank a Vet!
My husband fights for your right to protest!
We staged ourselves on the sidewalk on Lighthouse Avenue, with our backs to Camp Pink(o), and facing the oncoming traffic.
We got honks, cheers, chuckles, and a plethora of thumbs-up out of the windows of passing cars.
In very liberal, deep blue Monterey.
The Pinkies were very pleased with this turn of events, and started to cheer as well when cars gave us an energetic “toot-toot” of approval.
Then we turned around to face them and showed them our signs.
Some moments in time are priceless. That is one I will cherish for a long time. The look of the faces of the Camp Pink(o) will be forever etched in my mind.
The Left likes to use what they believe to be witty signage (although I am not sure how BUSHCHIMPHITLER qualifies as “witty”), props and sheer numbers of die hard believers and rent-a-students to validate the “justness” of their cause-du-jour and to manufacture a sense of widespread support for their “issue”.
So we took your tools and began to employ them against you. And you don't like it very much. Except we don't have to pay anyone to come to our rallies, and that just infuriates you further.
I don't “do” protests, because I think the time and resources are better employed elsewhere. I also don't do sarcasm and contempt well either, because I prefer to discuss facts and measurable outcomes, but you have framed the terms of the engagement, and I am learning as fast as I can.
Contrary to your false accusations against the genesis of the Tea Party, I began protesting the bailouts before Obama was selected and around the time that McCain had elected to suspend his campaign in order to rush back to Washington to sell us all out.
I went to the big April 15th rally with a “violent” sign forged from pink posterboard which simply stated, “Give all of Congress Pink Slips”. Frightening imagery, I know.
I went to the first 9/12 rally in DC, which you did your best to disrupt by shutting down the orange metro line and turning away buses, and which your scribes and stenographers diminished and which the White House refused to acknowledge. We weren't deterred. We were there. We knew the size of the crowd – and more importantly – the fastness of their determination. A sleeping giant had been awakened.
I went to 8-28 and to the following 9-12 rally. I began commenting on blogs, writing letters to the editor, and showing up for Tea Party strategy sessions.
I donated money to outlier Tea Party candidates who were mocked by the “all knowing” media and had been dismissed by the Establishment. Some of them actually won. They are the hired mercenaries of the Tea Party. Do not underestimate or misunderstand their mission and their support. They are on the front lines in the upcoming battle of ideas and the direction of our nation.
No where in the history of civilization has the welfare state succeeded over the long term. From Plato to Thatcher, warnings about the propensity for the professional politicians to expand the looting of the public treasury and to debase the currency as a mechanism for retaining power has been well documented and a rallying cry for sound money and conservative principles.
I challenge you to name one state where it has survived longer than two generations, for it is nothing more than a Ponzi scheme predicated on the willingness of our youth to voluntarily shackle themselves.
You have seized the public schools and the universities and conducted a purge of any non-compliant conservatives; a massive re-education for the faculty was in order. You believe you can turn our children against us. Unfortunately for you, all it takes is one look at their first paycheck as working adults for them to question the validity of your wealth redistributive economic policies. Homeschooling, constitutionally upheld, is on the rise; Ron Paul now fills college auditoriums, while the Won struggles to fill them without piggybacking on the coat tails of a free pop concert.
Your side knows you can not prevail on the battlefield of open and honest ideas, so you retreat behind the fortification of expanded regulation, unelected czars who rule by decree and diktat, and a boy-king who is being urged by the janissaries to complete the transformation to a totalarian state by executive orders.
Except, that to emplace your policies and “vision” requires the consent of the people. You can not hire enough guards, build enough prisons, operate enough courts to entrap and control the whole population of these (for-now) united states. It only takes a small percentage of dissenters, non-conformists and cascading acts of strategic civil disobedience to bring your entire command-and-control crashing all around you. Decapitating by legal and tax retributive means, a few titular heads of the resistance, will only serve to strengthen and embolden the diffuse movement. Look back at how the Solidarity movement was organized and how it ultimately prevailed before you declare Victory.
Your side has chosen to engage in a low-level, asymmetric campaign for decades. Deceit, dishonesty and exploiting the mechanisms of state have been your weapons.
Unfortunately for you, you can no longer hide and your methods have been revealed and exposed for what they are. The Fabian operational concepts are only successful when they are hidden and cloaked in disingenuous “narrative”. Thousands now are aware of, and have read, Alinsky and his fellow socialists and have formulated a counter strategy.
At first, your team mocked and lied and delighted in debasing our ideals and beliefs. Why wouldn't you feel confident? It had worked so well in the past, and you had the stenography class to support you.
Then you lowered yourselves even further by deriding anyone not in agreement with your viewpoint as “low information voters”. Given what we know now about the mortgage fraud, the chicanery of the stimulus, the hidden deceptions of Obamacare … who, pray tell, is the “low information” voter?
You were jubilant November, 2008. You strutted, you crowed, you reveled. Newsweek triumphantly declared, “We are all Socialists Now!”.
Except for one thing. You misunderstood the battlespace. You failed to recognize the numbers who stayed home rather than vote for a progressive RINO like McCain. You misread the temperment of the people, who wanted an end to the theft, the lies, the spending, the corruption and the deceit. Instead, you doubled down.
The people went underground. Everyday work folk, alarmed at the rising tide of tyranny and the rhetoric of hate, weary of the false accusations and the lies, joined the libertarian and conservatives and forged an underground resistance. The town halls in that raucous summer were not an aberration – they are the new norm. Get used to it.
Word spread – from uncensored blogs, to private e-mails and forwarded commentary, meet-ups large and small, the resistance grew and strengthened. There were gatherings of the clans across the nation. The movement began to grown organically, a leadership structure evolved, and a long term plan developed.
“Burn down the House”.
Yes, in your world, graphic or martial imagery is only to be exploited by the Left.
“We bring a gun”
http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2008/06/14/obama-if-they-bring-a-knife-to-the-fight-we-bring-a-gun/
“Get in their faces”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCMDur9CDZ4
Oh yes, your side “went there”. Not only was there no outcry about the “violent imagery”, there were claps and cheers of agreement. You framed the imagery. Own it.
“Retreat and Reload”and “Burn down the house”. Get used to it. Don't think for a moment you've earned the right to open your mouth in protest.
Here's some more martial imagery for you.
Yes, we will burn down the house of Progressive Democrats and lay waste to the entire construct of the welfare state. It will be a long, decades-long battle, but we will prevail because we learned the consequences of not teaching our young ourselves. We delegated that to you, and that was our first mistake. We assumed you were honest brokers, but now we know better.
Carthago delenda est.
I accept that's the intellectually lazy response, but I have to work with what you can understand.
My preference is more of a “Thucydides account of the no-mercy overthrow of the oligarchs at Corcyra” type of historical reference.
Either way, I am confident you can deduce the “tone”of my rebuttal.
Realizing that you are losing your grip on the public schools, that the youth that propelled the boy-king to victory have abandoned you, that the bitter, blue collar white workers are now Tea Party grandmas and grandpas, that you have lost control of the federal checkbook and the legislative calendar,
now you want to petition for peace?
now you cry out for civility and consensus?
I have a message for you:
Go. To. Hell.
When you retreat back to the comfort and safety of your salon filled with like-minded Hopeium addicts, perhaps you can rouse them from their stupor long enough to send them this message.
We don't want civility.
We don't want to “play nice”.
We don't want to “compromise” with you.
From coffee shops to soccer fields and everywhere in between, the message has been clear.
Draw a line in the sand.
Those who we have sent to Washington this January who yield will be removed from the field and replaced. Make no mistake about it.
We came to you with ideas and a sincere intent to find common ground.
Our emissaries were told,
“I won”.
http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2009/01/23/obama-to-gop-i-won/
We tried to engage you and bring alternative solutions to the health care crisis. We met in good faith at Blair House. Our concerns and our emissaries were rudely dismissed.
So, this is our message to you:
The scorched earth policy is in effect.
A court of accounting will be convened.
Fix bayonets."
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Update:
Sent to me via e-mail from an Infantry officer:
“The bayonet charge remains one of the most frightening acts an enemy can face and there is nothing better to prepare your men for battle than issuing the order to fix bayonets," said a senior Army officer.”
Source: Evans, Roger D. C., and Stephens, Frederick J., The Bayonet: An Evolution and History (Milton Keynes, 1985).
Thanks! - Fix Bayonets, Indeed !"
It was forwarded to me. I don't know who the author
is but I certainly agree with them.
Begin forwarded message:
Saturday, November 20, 2010
"My Rebuttal to a Progressive who Admonished Me to Play Nice ....
The following rebuttal is mine alone. I do not speak for my husband, for my friends, for my children, but solely for myself.
I am tired of being told to sit down and shut up.
I am tired of being told what I can and can not say.
What is “acceptable”, while my ideas and values are mocked and trampled.
Enough. I have had enough.
I remained stoic when your acolytes spit on my car and called my husband a “baby killer” when I crossed through your phalanx at Walter Reed to take my children for medical care. I refused to respond as you smashed your fists into the hood of my car, destroyed my mirrors with bottles and keyed my doors in California, my children mute and terrified as you screamed your hate and bile.
I remained calm the day after 9/11 when the progressives in my office, in typical overwrought hyperbole of your side, were shrieking about “TANKS IN THE STREETS”, when in fact it was nothing more than two National Guardsman, fresh-face boys of about 19, stationed at an intersection, armed with whistles and a Humvee, deployed as extra eyes and ears two blocks from the White House.
I stayed silent when your leadership called my friends and my husbands' colleagues “Cold Blooded Killers” and judged them guilty in the court of media opinion.
I turned the other cheek when your liberal propaganda outfits refused to report on the humanitarian success stories in Iraq and Afghanistan, but delighted in the roll call of the lost as a way to bludgeon and demoralize our military.
I stopped listening to CNN and MSNBC when they openly reported lies about Marines in OIF – I know-- my husband was one of them.
I began paying attention to FOX news when only they – Oliver North, Bill Hemmer and like-minded conservatives like G. Gordon Liddy, had the courage to travel into the most dangerous parts of the battlespace to actually report on the successes of the surge, rather than filing reports that affirmed the narrative of the LSM from behind the Jersey barriers of the Green Zone.
I have been silent long enough. I have bent, I have yielded, I have endured slander, dishonesty, ad hominem attacks and actual physical threats.
Anger is a powerful motivator.
I began to push back. The first time was when I decided to counter demonstrate against the Code Pink harridans who had set up shop outside the Pvt Bolio gate at the Defense Language Institute on November 18, 2007 to ostensibly run a “Torture Teach-In” and to demonize and excoriate our troops.
Approaching them first with logic, facts and civility didn't work.
I explained that the School of Americas isn't even on the west coast (it's on the east coast), and has nothing to do with the mission of DLI.
That pertinent fact was “irrelevant” and dismissed.
I then patiently explained that the SOA does not teach “torture”, and that policy is in contravention to the doctrine of our military forces.
I was called a liar.
I tried a third time to explain that my husband had just returned from a tour of duty in Iraq where he was an advisor to the Iraqi army, and he had specifically advised them against torture as a method of intelligence gathering and intimidation.
I was called naïve.
So, you see, I have had multiple first hand encounters where it has been obvious that your side is intellectually lazy, refuses to do their own research, and dismisses facts that don't fit with the pre-established narrative.
I then disengaged, but not before telling them I was personally very proud of my husband, and the thousands of other men and women in uniform, who chose to defend their right to conduct protests, (even fallacious ones) against US policy and the military, but asked simply that they honor that by being at least honest with their facts and information.
No acknowledgment.
My girlfriends and I then retreated to my home where we elected to play by their rules and stage a protest against their encampment and Islamofascist “love-in”. We tried very hard to channel our best moonbattery, but it was difficult, since we were still tethered to reality.
Some of our signage included:
I will never be a Dhimmi.
Hands off my clitoris.
Got Freedom – Thank a Vet!
My husband fights for your right to protest!
We staged ourselves on the sidewalk on Lighthouse Avenue, with our backs to Camp Pink(o), and facing the oncoming traffic.
We got honks, cheers, chuckles, and a plethora of thumbs-up out of the windows of passing cars.
In very liberal, deep blue Monterey.
The Pinkies were very pleased with this turn of events, and started to cheer as well when cars gave us an energetic “toot-toot” of approval.
Then we turned around to face them and showed them our signs.
Some moments in time are priceless. That is one I will cherish for a long time. The look of the faces of the Camp Pink(o) will be forever etched in my mind.
The Left likes to use what they believe to be witty signage (although I am not sure how BUSHCHIMPHITLER qualifies as “witty”), props and sheer numbers of die hard believers and rent-a-students to validate the “justness” of their cause-du-jour and to manufacture a sense of widespread support for their “issue”.
So we took your tools and began to employ them against you. And you don't like it very much. Except we don't have to pay anyone to come to our rallies, and that just infuriates you further.
I don't “do” protests, because I think the time and resources are better employed elsewhere. I also don't do sarcasm and contempt well either, because I prefer to discuss facts and measurable outcomes, but you have framed the terms of the engagement, and I am learning as fast as I can.
Contrary to your false accusations against the genesis of the Tea Party, I began protesting the bailouts before Obama was selected and around the time that McCain had elected to suspend his campaign in order to rush back to Washington to sell us all out.
I went to the big April 15th rally with a “violent” sign forged from pink posterboard which simply stated, “Give all of Congress Pink Slips”. Frightening imagery, I know.
I went to the first 9/12 rally in DC, which you did your best to disrupt by shutting down the orange metro line and turning away buses, and which your scribes and stenographers diminished and which the White House refused to acknowledge. We weren't deterred. We were there. We knew the size of the crowd – and more importantly – the fastness of their determination. A sleeping giant had been awakened.
I went to 8-28 and to the following 9-12 rally. I began commenting on blogs, writing letters to the editor, and showing up for Tea Party strategy sessions.
I donated money to outlier Tea Party candidates who were mocked by the “all knowing” media and had been dismissed by the Establishment. Some of them actually won. They are the hired mercenaries of the Tea Party. Do not underestimate or misunderstand their mission and their support. They are on the front lines in the upcoming battle of ideas and the direction of our nation.
No where in the history of civilization has the welfare state succeeded over the long term. From Plato to Thatcher, warnings about the propensity for the professional politicians to expand the looting of the public treasury and to debase the currency as a mechanism for retaining power has been well documented and a rallying cry for sound money and conservative principles.
I challenge you to name one state where it has survived longer than two generations, for it is nothing more than a Ponzi scheme predicated on the willingness of our youth to voluntarily shackle themselves.
You have seized the public schools and the universities and conducted a purge of any non-compliant conservatives; a massive re-education for the faculty was in order. You believe you can turn our children against us. Unfortunately for you, all it takes is one look at their first paycheck as working adults for them to question the validity of your wealth redistributive economic policies. Homeschooling, constitutionally upheld, is on the rise; Ron Paul now fills college auditoriums, while the Won struggles to fill them without piggybacking on the coat tails of a free pop concert.
Your side knows you can not prevail on the battlefield of open and honest ideas, so you retreat behind the fortification of expanded regulation, unelected czars who rule by decree and diktat, and a boy-king who is being urged by the janissaries to complete the transformation to a totalarian state by executive orders.
Except, that to emplace your policies and “vision” requires the consent of the people. You can not hire enough guards, build enough prisons, operate enough courts to entrap and control the whole population of these (for-now) united states. It only takes a small percentage of dissenters, non-conformists and cascading acts of strategic civil disobedience to bring your entire command-and-control crashing all around you. Decapitating by legal and tax retributive means, a few titular heads of the resistance, will only serve to strengthen and embolden the diffuse movement. Look back at how the Solidarity movement was organized and how it ultimately prevailed before you declare Victory.
Your side has chosen to engage in a low-level, asymmetric campaign for decades. Deceit, dishonesty and exploiting the mechanisms of state have been your weapons.
Unfortunately for you, you can no longer hide and your methods have been revealed and exposed for what they are. The Fabian operational concepts are only successful when they are hidden and cloaked in disingenuous “narrative”. Thousands now are aware of, and have read, Alinsky and his fellow socialists and have formulated a counter strategy.
At first, your team mocked and lied and delighted in debasing our ideals and beliefs. Why wouldn't you feel confident? It had worked so well in the past, and you had the stenography class to support you.
Then you lowered yourselves even further by deriding anyone not in agreement with your viewpoint as “low information voters”. Given what we know now about the mortgage fraud, the chicanery of the stimulus, the hidden deceptions of Obamacare … who, pray tell, is the “low information” voter?
You were jubilant November, 2008. You strutted, you crowed, you reveled. Newsweek triumphantly declared, “We are all Socialists Now!”.
Except for one thing. You misunderstood the battlespace. You failed to recognize the numbers who stayed home rather than vote for a progressive RINO like McCain. You misread the temperment of the people, who wanted an end to the theft, the lies, the spending, the corruption and the deceit. Instead, you doubled down.
The people went underground. Everyday work folk, alarmed at the rising tide of tyranny and the rhetoric of hate, weary of the false accusations and the lies, joined the libertarian and conservatives and forged an underground resistance. The town halls in that raucous summer were not an aberration – they are the new norm. Get used to it.
Word spread – from uncensored blogs, to private e-mails and forwarded commentary, meet-ups large and small, the resistance grew and strengthened. There were gatherings of the clans across the nation. The movement began to grown organically, a leadership structure evolved, and a long term plan developed.
“Burn down the House”.
Yes, in your world, graphic or martial imagery is only to be exploited by the Left.
“We bring a gun”
http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2008/06/14/obama-if-they-bring-a-knife-to-the-fight-we-bring-a-gun/
“Get in their faces”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCMDur9CDZ4
Oh yes, your side “went there”. Not only was there no outcry about the “violent imagery”, there were claps and cheers of agreement. You framed the imagery. Own it.
“Retreat and Reload”and “Burn down the house”. Get used to it. Don't think for a moment you've earned the right to open your mouth in protest.
Here's some more martial imagery for you.
Yes, we will burn down the house of Progressive Democrats and lay waste to the entire construct of the welfare state. It will be a long, decades-long battle, but we will prevail because we learned the consequences of not teaching our young ourselves. We delegated that to you, and that was our first mistake. We assumed you were honest brokers, but now we know better.
Carthago delenda est.
I accept that's the intellectually lazy response, but I have to work with what you can understand.
My preference is more of a “Thucydides account of the no-mercy overthrow of the oligarchs at Corcyra” type of historical reference.
Either way, I am confident you can deduce the “tone”of my rebuttal.
Realizing that you are losing your grip on the public schools, that the youth that propelled the boy-king to victory have abandoned you, that the bitter, blue collar white workers are now Tea Party grandmas and grandpas, that you have lost control of the federal checkbook and the legislative calendar,
now you want to petition for peace?
now you cry out for civility and consensus?
I have a message for you:
Go. To. Hell.
When you retreat back to the comfort and safety of your salon filled with like-minded Hopeium addicts, perhaps you can rouse them from their stupor long enough to send them this message.
We don't want civility.
We don't want to “play nice”.
We don't want to “compromise” with you.
From coffee shops to soccer fields and everywhere in between, the message has been clear.
Draw a line in the sand.
Those who we have sent to Washington this January who yield will be removed from the field and replaced. Make no mistake about it.
We came to you with ideas and a sincere intent to find common ground.
Our emissaries were told,
“I won”.
http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2009/01/23/obama-to-gop-i-won/
We tried to engage you and bring alternative solutions to the health care crisis. We met in good faith at Blair House. Our concerns and our emissaries were rudely dismissed.
So, this is our message to you:
The scorched earth policy is in effect.
A court of accounting will be convened.
Fix bayonets."
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Update:
Sent to me via e-mail from an Infantry officer:
“The bayonet charge remains one of the most frightening acts an enemy can face and there is nothing better to prepare your men for battle than issuing the order to fix bayonets," said a senior Army officer.”
Source: Evans, Roger D. C., and Stephens, Frederick J., The Bayonet: An Evolution and History (Milton Keynes, 1985).
Thanks! - Fix Bayonets, Indeed !"
Friday, November 12, 2010
Are you paying for the ‘Sanctuary city’ scam?
Are taxpayers paying for sanctuary cities to skirt enforcement laws? In a word – YES.
A report from the Center for Immigration Studies says $62.2 million dollars was allocated to a program known as SCAAP. That’s 15% of its annual budget of $400 million. The money went to 27 jurisdictions that included cities such as, San Francisco, Chicago and the county of Santa Clara in California.
The same cities and counties that are refusing to obey illegal immigration laws are demanding subsidizing from the government (that would be you and I as law-abiding taxpayers) for the cost of illegal immigration. Yep, they refuse to alert the Customs Enforcement folks, but demand money in the form of federal grants. That’s ridiculous – or so one would think. Apparently the feds don’t see it that way. They are giving OUR (because the government has no money other than what they take from us – taxpayers) to these cities and counties.
According to Department of Justice figures $14.2 million went to Los Angeles County, $13.4 million to New York City and another $88 million to the state of California.
I have a novel idea. Why not charge those cities and states for not enforcing the law. It winds up costing the rest of us in the form of crime, and services rendered; just to touch the tip of the iceberg? As a matter of fact, they owe the taxpayers for all the $millions they’ve been fraudulently receiving. But that’s just me.
A report from the Center for Immigration Studies says $62.2 million dollars was allocated to a program known as SCAAP. That’s 15% of its annual budget of $400 million. The money went to 27 jurisdictions that included cities such as, San Francisco, Chicago and the county of Santa Clara in California.
The same cities and counties that are refusing to obey illegal immigration laws are demanding subsidizing from the government (that would be you and I as law-abiding taxpayers) for the cost of illegal immigration. Yep, they refuse to alert the Customs Enforcement folks, but demand money in the form of federal grants. That’s ridiculous – or so one would think. Apparently the feds don’t see it that way. They are giving OUR (because the government has no money other than what they take from us – taxpayers) to these cities and counties.
According to Department of Justice figures $14.2 million went to Los Angeles County, $13.4 million to New York City and another $88 million to the state of California.
I have a novel idea. Why not charge those cities and states for not enforcing the law. It winds up costing the rest of us in the form of crime, and services rendered; just to touch the tip of the iceberg? As a matter of fact, they owe the taxpayers for all the $millions they’ve been fraudulently receiving. But that’s just me.
Thursday, November 11, 2010
Why I carry a firearm
I received the following message through my email. I think it's good advice and wanted to pass it on. It's tough to argue the logic or the message.
PEOPLE ASK WHY?
Why Carry a Gun?
My old grandpa said to me 'Son, there comes a time in every man's life when he stops bustin' knuckles and starts bustin' caps and
usually it's when he becomes too old to take an ass whoopin.'
I don't carry a gun to kill people.
I carry a gun to keep from being killed.
I don't carry a gun to scare people.
I carry a gun because sometimes this world can be a scary place.
I don't carry a gun because I'm paranoid.
I carry a gun because there are real threats in the world.
I don't carry a gun because I'm evil.
I carry a gun because I have lived long enough to see the evil in the world.
I don't carry a gun because I hate the government.
I carry a gun because I understand the limitations of government.
I don't carry a gun because I'm angry.
I carry a gun so that I don't have to spend the rest of my life hating myself for failing to be prepared.
I don't carry a gun because I want to shoot someone.
I carry a gun because I want to die at a ripe old age in my bed, and not on a sidewalk somewhere tomorrow afternoon.
I don't carry a gun because I'm a cowboy.
I carry a gun because, when I die and go to heaven, I want to be a cowboy.
I don't carry a gun to make me feel like a man.
I carry a gun because men know how to take care of themselves and the ones they love.
I don't carry a gun because I feel inadequate.
I carry a gun because unarmed and facing three armed thugs, I am inadequate.
I don't carry a gun because I love it.
I carry a gun because I love life and the people who make it meaningful to me.
Police protection is an oxymoron.
Free citizens must protect themselves.
Police do not protect you from crime, they usually just investigate the crime after it happens and then call someone in to clean up the mess.
Personally, I carry a gun because I'm too young to die and too old to take an ass whoopin'.....author unknown (but obviously brilliant)
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A LITTLE GUN HISTORY
In 1929, the Soviet Union established gun control. From 1929 to 1953, about 20 million dissidents, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated.
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In 1911, Turkey established gun control. From 1915 to 1917, 1.5 million Armenians, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated.
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Germany established gun control in 1938 and from 1939 to 1945, a total of 13 million Jews and others who were unable to defend themselves were rounded up and exterminated.
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China established gun control in 1935. From 1948 to 1952, 20 million political dissidents, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated.
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Guatemala established gun control in 1964. From 1964 to 1981, 100,000 Mayan Indians, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated.
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Uganda established gun control in 1970. From 1971 to 1979, 300,000 Christians, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated.
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Cambodia established gun control in 1956. From 1975 to 1977, one million educated people, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated.
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Defenseless people rounded up and exterminated in the 20th Century because of gun control: 56 million.
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You won't see this data on the US evening news, or hear politicians disseminating this information.
Guns in the hands of honest citizens save lives and property and, yes, gun-control laws adversely affect only the law-abiding citizens.
Take note my fellow Americans, before it's too late!
The next time someone talks in favor of gun control, please remind them of this history lesson.
With guns, we are 'citizens'. Without them, we are 'subjects'.
During WW II the Japanese decided not to invade America because they knew most Americans were ARMED!
If you value your freedom, please spread this anti gun-control message to all of your friends.
The purpose of fighting is to win.
There is no possible victory in defense.
The sword is more important than the shield, and skill is more important than either.
The final weapon is the brain.
All else is supplemental.
SWITZERLAND ISSUES EVERY HOUSEHOLD A GUN!
SWITZERLAND'S GOVERNMENT TRAINS EVERY ADULT THEY ISSUE A RIFLE.
SWITZERLAND HAS THE LOWEST GUN RELATED CRIME RATE OF ANY CIVILIZED COUNTRY IN THE WORLD!!!
IT'S A NO BRAINER!
DON'T LET OUR GOVERNMENT WASTE MILLIONS OF OUR TAX DOLLARS IN AN EFFORT TO MAKE ALL LAW ABIDING CITIZENS AN EASY TARGET.
PEOPLE ASK WHY?
Why Carry a Gun?
My old grandpa said to me 'Son, there comes a time in every man's life when he stops bustin' knuckles and starts bustin' caps and
usually it's when he becomes too old to take an ass whoopin.'
I don't carry a gun to kill people.
I carry a gun to keep from being killed.
I don't carry a gun to scare people.
I carry a gun because sometimes this world can be a scary place.
I don't carry a gun because I'm paranoid.
I carry a gun because there are real threats in the world.
I don't carry a gun because I'm evil.
I carry a gun because I have lived long enough to see the evil in the world.
I don't carry a gun because I hate the government.
I carry a gun because I understand the limitations of government.
I don't carry a gun because I'm angry.
I carry a gun so that I don't have to spend the rest of my life hating myself for failing to be prepared.
I don't carry a gun because I want to shoot someone.
I carry a gun because I want to die at a ripe old age in my bed, and not on a sidewalk somewhere tomorrow afternoon.
I don't carry a gun because I'm a cowboy.
I carry a gun because, when I die and go to heaven, I want to be a cowboy.
I don't carry a gun to make me feel like a man.
I carry a gun because men know how to take care of themselves and the ones they love.
I don't carry a gun because I feel inadequate.
I carry a gun because unarmed and facing three armed thugs, I am inadequate.
I don't carry a gun because I love it.
I carry a gun because I love life and the people who make it meaningful to me.
Police protection is an oxymoron.
Free citizens must protect themselves.
Police do not protect you from crime, they usually just investigate the crime after it happens and then call someone in to clean up the mess.
Personally, I carry a gun because I'm too young to die and too old to take an ass whoopin'.....author unknown (but obviously brilliant)
**********************************************
A LITTLE GUN HISTORY
In 1929, the Soviet Union established gun control. From 1929 to 1953, about 20 million dissidents, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated.
------------------------------
In 1911, Turkey established gun control. From 1915 to 1917, 1.5 million Armenians, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated.
------------------------------
Germany established gun control in 1938 and from 1939 to 1945, a total of 13 million Jews and others who were unable to defend themselves were rounded up and exterminated.
------------------------------
China established gun control in 1935. From 1948 to 1952, 20 million political dissidents, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated.
------------------------------
Guatemala established gun control in 1964. From 1964 to 1981, 100,000 Mayan Indians, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated.
---- ------------- -------------
Uganda established gun control in 1970. From 1971 to 1979, 300,000 Christians, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated.
------------------------------
Cambodia established gun control in 1956. From 1975 to 1977, one million educated people, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated.
-----------------------------
Defenseless people rounded up and exterminated in the 20th Century because of gun control: 56 million.
------------------------------
You won't see this data on the US evening news, or hear politicians disseminating this information.
Guns in the hands of honest citizens save lives and property and, yes, gun-control laws adversely affect only the law-abiding citizens.
Take note my fellow Americans, before it's too late!
The next time someone talks in favor of gun control, please remind them of this history lesson.
With guns, we are 'citizens'. Without them, we are 'subjects'.
During WW II the Japanese decided not to invade America because they knew most Americans were ARMED!
If you value your freedom, please spread this anti gun-control message to all of your friends.
The purpose of fighting is to win.
There is no possible victory in defense.
The sword is more important than the shield, and skill is more important than either.
The final weapon is the brain.
All else is supplemental.
SWITZERLAND ISSUES EVERY HOUSEHOLD A GUN!
SWITZERLAND'S GOVERNMENT TRAINS EVERY ADULT THEY ISSUE A RIFLE.
SWITZERLAND HAS THE LOWEST GUN RELATED CRIME RATE OF ANY CIVILIZED COUNTRY IN THE WORLD!!!
IT'S A NO BRAINER!
DON'T LET OUR GOVERNMENT WASTE MILLIONS OF OUR TAX DOLLARS IN AN EFFORT TO MAKE ALL LAW ABIDING CITIZENS AN EASY TARGET.
Tuesday, November 9, 2010
Where has our country gone?
Oklahoma may have to allow Shariah Law
The good people of Oklahoma recently passed a law which bans Shariah Law.
It would seem, thanks to the outgoing Oklahoma Attorney General, Oklahoma may be forced to allow the religion of choice for people who think so-called ‘honor killings’, amputations, stoning people to death and genital mutilation of women and girls to be considered in court cases. “Well, isn’t that special.”
What is happening in our country! Where has common sense gone? Since Obama took over (and that’s probably a good way of putting it) the White House, all our enemies have been emboldened. He’s alienated all of our former allies, who probably couldn’t be paid to support the U.S. ever again – or at least not while Obama and his cast of idiots are in charge. Maybe not even after that. Trust is a hard thing to earn and he’s already thrown all of that out the window.
This is a man who goes out of his way to tell the Muslim people that America is a “Muslim nation” and refuses to address any issue that would lend a negative view of Jihadists.
I’ve said this many times and it bears repeating, Obama, with the help of a willing army of Liberals, Socialists and Marxists has done more to harm our great country than the Commies could ever hope to accomplish in decades.
With the exception of the morons who chose to re-elect Barbara Boxer, Harry Reid, Raul Grijalva and Jerry Brown we gave a sound “shellacking” to Obama’s policies.
Prior to the mid-term elections Obama spoke of the Republicans having to ride in the back of the Liberal bus.
That didn’t work out so well for ‘Barry’. Still, Obama, Ed Randell and the rest of the Kool Aid drinkers still don’t get it. They think we’re just too stupid to understand. Oh, no, Barry; we understand. We understand only too well. Come 2012 you’re out of here and we’ll be faced with the daunting task of trying to clean up your mess. As my friend, Guy said, Obama is like the captain of the Titanic. He's announced it's time for a course correction, shortly before the collision." Given Obama's propensity for arrogance, if he were captain of the Titanic he would say the iceberg would have to make a course correction.
Personally, I think it’s time for impeachment proceeding against Obama before he can do any more damage than he already has. It’s not like he hasn’t provided us with enough justification. He’s used the Constitution of the United States like cheap toilet paper and has made it clear that the Constitution is just a hindrance to him and it means whatever he says it means. The Framers of our Constitution must be rolling in their graves!
To all those idiots who wanted to elect Obama just to prove we aren’t a racist nation, with no regard for his experience, associations with radicals or his views… Thanks a lot, jerks! My problem is with his policies – not his being half black and half white (of course he ignores the fact his mother was white). That sounds racist to me.
Every day I commiserate with others who overwhelmingly agree Obama and his followers are leading America in the wrong direction. I suppose the question in the back of my mind is, what are we going to do about it? We are supposed to have laws in place to prevent the damage he’s done from happening. Why isn’t anyone using the tools available? I’m not naïve enough to think it would be easy or even something that could be accomplished; but we need to show we won’t tolerate it anymore, just like we sent a message to liberals that we will no longer sit by while they destroy our nation with their far-left radical views.
It’s time to start exploring ways of removing this saboteur from his throne. It won’t be cheap and it won’t be easy but I would dang sure contribute time and money to any viable legal challenge. Two years may not seem like a long time but look at what he’s already accomplished in two years. Oklahoma is just the beginning of what Obama has in mind for us and our children and grandchildren. Time’s a wastin’.
The good people of Oklahoma recently passed a law which bans Shariah Law.
It would seem, thanks to the outgoing Oklahoma Attorney General, Oklahoma may be forced to allow the religion of choice for people who think so-called ‘honor killings’, amputations, stoning people to death and genital mutilation of women and girls to be considered in court cases. “Well, isn’t that special.”
What is happening in our country! Where has common sense gone? Since Obama took over (and that’s probably a good way of putting it) the White House, all our enemies have been emboldened. He’s alienated all of our former allies, who probably couldn’t be paid to support the U.S. ever again – or at least not while Obama and his cast of idiots are in charge. Maybe not even after that. Trust is a hard thing to earn and he’s already thrown all of that out the window.
This is a man who goes out of his way to tell the Muslim people that America is a “Muslim nation” and refuses to address any issue that would lend a negative view of Jihadists.
I’ve said this many times and it bears repeating, Obama, with the help of a willing army of Liberals, Socialists and Marxists has done more to harm our great country than the Commies could ever hope to accomplish in decades.
With the exception of the morons who chose to re-elect Barbara Boxer, Harry Reid, Raul Grijalva and Jerry Brown we gave a sound “shellacking” to Obama’s policies.
Prior to the mid-term elections Obama spoke of the Republicans having to ride in the back of the Liberal bus.
That didn’t work out so well for ‘Barry’. Still, Obama, Ed Randell and the rest of the Kool Aid drinkers still don’t get it. They think we’re just too stupid to understand. Oh, no, Barry; we understand. We understand only too well. Come 2012 you’re out of here and we’ll be faced with the daunting task of trying to clean up your mess. As my friend, Guy said, Obama is like the captain of the Titanic. He's announced it's time for a course correction, shortly before the collision." Given Obama's propensity for arrogance, if he were captain of the Titanic he would say the iceberg would have to make a course correction.
Personally, I think it’s time for impeachment proceeding against Obama before he can do any more damage than he already has. It’s not like he hasn’t provided us with enough justification. He’s used the Constitution of the United States like cheap toilet paper and has made it clear that the Constitution is just a hindrance to him and it means whatever he says it means. The Framers of our Constitution must be rolling in their graves!
To all those idiots who wanted to elect Obama just to prove we aren’t a racist nation, with no regard for his experience, associations with radicals or his views… Thanks a lot, jerks! My problem is with his policies – not his being half black and half white (of course he ignores the fact his mother was white). That sounds racist to me.
Every day I commiserate with others who overwhelmingly agree Obama and his followers are leading America in the wrong direction. I suppose the question in the back of my mind is, what are we going to do about it? We are supposed to have laws in place to prevent the damage he’s done from happening. Why isn’t anyone using the tools available? I’m not naïve enough to think it would be easy or even something that could be accomplished; but we need to show we won’t tolerate it anymore, just like we sent a message to liberals that we will no longer sit by while they destroy our nation with their far-left radical views.
It’s time to start exploring ways of removing this saboteur from his throne. It won’t be cheap and it won’t be easy but I would dang sure contribute time and money to any viable legal challenge. Two years may not seem like a long time but look at what he’s already accomplished in two years. Oklahoma is just the beginning of what Obama has in mind for us and our children and grandchildren. Time’s a wastin’.
Saturday, October 30, 2010
Truth in advertising replaced by Political Correctness
The warning signs put up on public land northwest of Tucson have been replaced by kinder and gentler signs.
The original signs put up by the BLM warned visitors that the area was active with human and drug smuggling and visitors may encounter "armed criminals and smuggling vehicles." That is what is known as truth in advertising.
Unfortunately, truth in advertising has been replaced in the interest of PC. The new signs say, "VISITOR INFORMATION UPDATE"
Active federal law enforcement patrol area
Clean-up restoration crews at work
Contact BLM Rangers for current area status
Pleeeeeease! You can take your kinder and gentler signs and use them for emergency enemas. The old signs were accurate and I'm not a PC kind of guy.
And while we're at it, how is it that a federal judge felt it was OK for 11 Mexican interests to file amicus - Latin (friend of the court) briefs with the court? Does anyone believe Mexico would allow Americans to file a friend-of-the-court brief in a Mexican court? It's a rhetorical question. The answer is, "Hell, no!" And a federal judge has no legal justification for allowing the Mexican government to file one in an American court!
At what point are we going to demand the inmates quit running the asylum?
The original signs put up by the BLM warned visitors that the area was active with human and drug smuggling and visitors may encounter "armed criminals and smuggling vehicles." That is what is known as truth in advertising.
Unfortunately, truth in advertising has been replaced in the interest of PC. The new signs say, "VISITOR INFORMATION UPDATE"
Active federal law enforcement patrol area
Clean-up restoration crews at work
Contact BLM Rangers for current area status
Pleeeeeease! You can take your kinder and gentler signs and use them for emergency enemas. The old signs were accurate and I'm not a PC kind of guy.
And while we're at it, how is it that a federal judge felt it was OK for 11 Mexican interests to file amicus - Latin (friend of the court) briefs with the court? Does anyone believe Mexico would allow Americans to file a friend-of-the-court brief in a Mexican court? It's a rhetorical question. The answer is, "Hell, no!" And a federal judge has no legal justification for allowing the Mexican government to file one in an American court!
At what point are we going to demand the inmates quit running the asylum?
Pearls of Wisdom from our commander in chief
A quote from Obama:
"Over and over again, we have moved forward an agenda that is making a difference in People's lives each and every day."
No kidding!! Hitler could have made the same claim.
Unemployment is at 9.6%, foreclosures are at an all time high, the national debt is over $5 trillion (with a 'T'), none of our allies trust us and our enemies are laughing at your stupidity and the gullability of the idiots who voted for you. You've done more to destroy America than the commies could do in decades.
Obama has taken 8 lavish vacations and the arrogant, Narcissistic idiot is proud of the impact he and his ilk have heaped on us every day. He would make Carl Marx proud.
Had this been a Conservative President, he would have been brought up on charges of treason.
"Over and over again, we have moved forward an agenda that is making a difference in People's lives each and every day."
No kidding!! Hitler could have made the same claim.
Unemployment is at 9.6%, foreclosures are at an all time high, the national debt is over $5 trillion (with a 'T'), none of our allies trust us and our enemies are laughing at your stupidity and the gullability of the idiots who voted for you. You've done more to destroy America than the commies could do in decades.
Obama has taken 8 lavish vacations and the arrogant, Narcissistic idiot is proud of the impact he and his ilk have heaped on us every day. He would make Carl Marx proud.
Had this been a Conservative President, he would have been brought up on charges of treason.
Sunday, October 10, 2010
Obama's Department of Justice trying to rig elections again?
Despite the MOVE Act requiring election ballots to be mailed within 45 days of an election to our military personnel overseas, New York City has yet to comply.
The MOVE Act was sponsored by Senator Charles Schumer (D-NY) and John Cornyn (R-Texas) and passed in 2009.
More than 320,000 military personnel stationed overseas have yet to have their ballots mailed to them. 50,000 of those are from New York City, alone. The impact of this blatant failure to comply with the law can mean the difference between a candidate winning or losing an election. Traditionally, service members tend to lean more Conservative than Liberal; a fact I'm sure Obama and his posse are fully aware of.
It's the same scenario we have with Al Franken. Even though we know he stole the election by allowing votes from felons who couldn't legally vote, nothing can be done about it now. I'm certain the Democrats would be moving to pass a special amendment to 'correct' the situation if the shoe was on the other foot.
Make no mistake, Obama and the Democrats know they're in big trouble and will stop at nothing -- legal or illegal to try to insure a win for them. Obama will no doubt try to run this election just like they do things in Chicago (and Iran, for that matter). Remember, Obama has shown he has no tolerance for those opposing him and his agenda.
This was reported by Fox News. How much about it have you seen or heard or read in the mainstream media?
This aspiring dictator has deemed our country is his and will not be denied his place at the head of the throne. It is up to us to get out and vote stop him and his comrades before it's too late. We aren't dealing with people who have any respect for the Constitution of the United States or any law that gets in their way.
Whether you are Democrat, Republican, Independent or Tea Party member, what has happened to America since Obama was elected has to be scaring the heck out of you. This is no time for partisan politics. The cost for not stopping him is too great to ignore.
The MOVE Act was sponsored by Senator Charles Schumer (D-NY) and John Cornyn (R-Texas) and passed in 2009.
More than 320,000 military personnel stationed overseas have yet to have their ballots mailed to them. 50,000 of those are from New York City, alone. The impact of this blatant failure to comply with the law can mean the difference between a candidate winning or losing an election. Traditionally, service members tend to lean more Conservative than Liberal; a fact I'm sure Obama and his posse are fully aware of.
It's the same scenario we have with Al Franken. Even though we know he stole the election by allowing votes from felons who couldn't legally vote, nothing can be done about it now. I'm certain the Democrats would be moving to pass a special amendment to 'correct' the situation if the shoe was on the other foot.
Make no mistake, Obama and the Democrats know they're in big trouble and will stop at nothing -- legal or illegal to try to insure a win for them. Obama will no doubt try to run this election just like they do things in Chicago (and Iran, for that matter). Remember, Obama has shown he has no tolerance for those opposing him and his agenda.
This was reported by Fox News. How much about it have you seen or heard or read in the mainstream media?
This aspiring dictator has deemed our country is his and will not be denied his place at the head of the throne. It is up to us to get out and vote stop him and his comrades before it's too late. We aren't dealing with people who have any respect for the Constitution of the United States or any law that gets in their way.
Whether you are Democrat, Republican, Independent or Tea Party member, what has happened to America since Obama was elected has to be scaring the heck out of you. This is no time for partisan politics. The cost for not stopping him is too great to ignore.
The pot calling the kettle black?
Obama and his gang (gang of thugs would probably be the more appropriate term), have accused Carl Rove and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce of trying to use money from undisclosed sources; in this instance, from "foreign corporations" to influence elections.
"So groups that receive foreign money are spending huge sums to influence American elections, and they won't tell you where the money for their ads come from," Obama said.
"...influence American elections...". Hmmmmmm, sound anything like, ACORN, Mr. President? Remind you of how moron, Al Franken got elected to the Senate, perhaps? It has been proven that Franken was elected by felons voting for him who were ineligible to vote. Of course we can't change it, now. It's too late to do anything about it except try to make sure it doesn't happen, again. Of course Obama and the Democrats want to insure that it DOES happen again in order to keep this group of treasonous individuals in office till they've completely destroyed us.
"Have these people no shame? Does the president of the United States have such little regard for the office that he holds that he goes out there and makes these kind of baseless charges against his political enemies?" Rove said. "This is just beyond the pale. How dare the president do this."
Well, Carl, clearly that was a rhetorical question. This President and his band of bandits will no doubt go down in history as the most corrupt administration in history -- a lofty goal, to be sure. In my years of following politics (since Eisenhower), I've seen dirty politics from both sides of the aisle. I can't recall any as bad and as corrupt as the Obama administration, though.
Of course he does come from that bastion of corruption, Chicago. Chicago is considered by a large percentage of Americans (with the exception of those who benefit from the Daley machine), as the most corrupt city in the U.S.
But getting back to your question, Carl, no, these people have no shame and yes, this President has no regard for the office he holds or the office, itself. It's merely a tool; a means to an end. This President has shown himself to be an aspiring dictator with no patience for definant dissidence who would dare invoke the Constitution of the United States. Still, there are 'progressives' who will vote for Obama because they want to show they aren't racist. Race has nothing to do with the condition Obama has put America in! It's his and his gang's policies. As I've said before, these people are like looters after a catastrophe; they want to steal all they can before they get stopped.
"So groups that receive foreign money are spending huge sums to influence American elections, and they won't tell you where the money for their ads come from," Obama said.
"...influence American elections...". Hmmmmmm, sound anything like, ACORN, Mr. President? Remind you of how moron, Al Franken got elected to the Senate, perhaps? It has been proven that Franken was elected by felons voting for him who were ineligible to vote. Of course we can't change it, now. It's too late to do anything about it except try to make sure it doesn't happen, again. Of course Obama and the Democrats want to insure that it DOES happen again in order to keep this group of treasonous individuals in office till they've completely destroyed us.
"Have these people no shame? Does the president of the United States have such little regard for the office that he holds that he goes out there and makes these kind of baseless charges against his political enemies?" Rove said. "This is just beyond the pale. How dare the president do this."
Well, Carl, clearly that was a rhetorical question. This President and his band of bandits will no doubt go down in history as the most corrupt administration in history -- a lofty goal, to be sure. In my years of following politics (since Eisenhower), I've seen dirty politics from both sides of the aisle. I can't recall any as bad and as corrupt as the Obama administration, though.
Of course he does come from that bastion of corruption, Chicago. Chicago is considered by a large percentage of Americans (with the exception of those who benefit from the Daley machine), as the most corrupt city in the U.S.
But getting back to your question, Carl, no, these people have no shame and yes, this President has no regard for the office he holds or the office, itself. It's merely a tool; a means to an end. This President has shown himself to be an aspiring dictator with no patience for definant dissidence who would dare invoke the Constitution of the United States. Still, there are 'progressives' who will vote for Obama because they want to show they aren't racist. Race has nothing to do with the condition Obama has put America in! It's his and his gang's policies. As I've said before, these people are like looters after a catastrophe; they want to steal all they can before they get stopped.
Friday, October 1, 2010
Chutzpah of the day award
Chutzpah of the day award
Chutzpah is loosely defined as having more balls than a brass-assed monkey at a banker’s convention.
And now for the winner:
This, according to a Fox News story:
"A coalition of Mexican mayors has asked the United States to stop deporting illegal immigrants who have been convicted of serious crimes in the U.S. to Mexican border cities, saying the deportations are contributing to Mexican border violence."
Seriously?
Something else noteworthy is the feds have reported that 23.384 illegals have taken so-called 'repatriation' flights from Tucson to Mexico City, just this summer alone! In the seven years the program has been in effect 116,000 illegals have been flown to Mexico City. It is there that they can catch a bus back to their home town.
What the report doesn't say is how many of these same people have been re-apprehended crossing back into the U.S. again and how many times.
Chutzpah is loosely defined as having more balls than a brass-assed monkey at a banker’s convention.
And now for the winner:
This, according to a Fox News story:
"A coalition of Mexican mayors has asked the United States to stop deporting illegal immigrants who have been convicted of serious crimes in the U.S. to Mexican border cities, saying the deportations are contributing to Mexican border violence."
Seriously?
Something else noteworthy is the feds have reported that 23.384 illegals have taken so-called 'repatriation' flights from Tucson to Mexico City, just this summer alone! In the seven years the program has been in effect 116,000 illegals have been flown to Mexico City. It is there that they can catch a bus back to their home town.
What the report doesn't say is how many of these same people have been re-apprehended crossing back into the U.S. again and how many times.
Saturday, September 18, 2010
Stimulus cost per job $4.4 million in L.A.
An L.A. audit of how the stimulus money has worked says the cost per job is $4.4 million! And now Obama and the White House wants more of our ('our' meaning those of us who actually work)to give up more of our taxes to go for another 'stimulus'-- just don't call it a stimulus.
The Fox News story says the $70 million in stiumus money the Los Angeles Department of Public Works received managed to create 7 private sector jobs and kept 7 people from being layed off. The cost to us taxpayers computes out to $1.5 million per job. Now there's a bang for our buck!
It's even more embarrasing for the L.A. Department of Transportation. The $40 million in stimulus money they received netted just nine jobs. That computes out to $4.4 million per job.
And to my astonishment, the morons in the White House actually want us to give them more money!
While I'm at it, how many vacations to the Obamas plan on taking on our dime? These are the folks who purport to be in touch with the American people. I haven't taken eight vacations this year. I can't afford to. Can you? Can we afford to have these clowns in office for another term? It's a rhetorical question. Imagine how the media would report it if this were George Bush taking all these vacations and recklessly spending money like Obama.
You need to go out, nay, run, do it on-line or whatever the fastest means is and register to vote if you aren't already registered. We need to vote these treasonous (and I mean that in the nicest possible way) crooks out of office. They have shown they will put their own wealth and ambitions ahead of the welfare of this great nation and the people. Their greed and ambition has blinded them and it has been the ultimate aphrodisiac for them.
The Fox News story says the $70 million in stiumus money the Los Angeles Department of Public Works received managed to create 7 private sector jobs and kept 7 people from being layed off. The cost to us taxpayers computes out to $1.5 million per job. Now there's a bang for our buck!
It's even more embarrasing for the L.A. Department of Transportation. The $40 million in stimulus money they received netted just nine jobs. That computes out to $4.4 million per job.
And to my astonishment, the morons in the White House actually want us to give them more money!
While I'm at it, how many vacations to the Obamas plan on taking on our dime? These are the folks who purport to be in touch with the American people. I haven't taken eight vacations this year. I can't afford to. Can you? Can we afford to have these clowns in office for another term? It's a rhetorical question. Imagine how the media would report it if this were George Bush taking all these vacations and recklessly spending money like Obama.
You need to go out, nay, run, do it on-line or whatever the fastest means is and register to vote if you aren't already registered. We need to vote these treasonous (and I mean that in the nicest possible way) crooks out of office. They have shown they will put their own wealth and ambitions ahead of the welfare of this great nation and the people. Their greed and ambition has blinded them and it has been the ultimate aphrodisiac for them.
Friday, September 10, 2010
911 comments by Bernie
911 Comments
By Bernie
September 10, 2010
As I sit at my desk on the eve of the worst disaster in American history I’m compelled to comment.
An estimated 2147 people died in the attacks, counting the 147 people on the planes.
These were Muslim fanatics who carried out the attacks. Attackers who felt it was their religious duty to murder thousands of innocent people. Not Christians, not Jews, not Hindus; Muslims.
Now President Obama, a man who is quick to say America is not a Christian nation, but rather a Muslim nation. It is Obama who is committed to the building of a Muslim mosque near the scene of ground –zero. He claims it’s because of 1’st Amendment Rights we have in this country.
Tell me, Mr. President, where is that concern for Constitutional Rights when it comes to the Rights of American people? It would seem that Rights only apply when and to whom you and your ilk say they apply. The Constitution only applies when it can be used to justify your agenda and only after you and yours have ‘interpreted’ it in the broadest of interpretations that only you could rationalize. Let’s be clear, the law means whatever you and your followers say it means – subject to change when it fits your needs.
Pretend that I’m a four-year-old and explain this to me, if you can. Why is it that you keep referring to Muslims as a peaceful people, yet you continue to lament the hatred of Americans and the death of Americans that will follow if the nut-job down in Florida burns Muslim Korans if they are truly a peaceful religion? You don’t seem to hold the Holly Bible in the same reverence as the Koran. You don’t seem concerned that Christians are going spread bloodshed among Muslims when they burn the bible.
Why is it, do you suppose Muslims don’t die in mass when they burn the Holly Bible and the American flag? It’s a rhetorical question, Mr. President; I’ll help you out. It’s because we are a peaceful and tolerant people; unlike those of the Muslim faith. Christianity, Judaism and Hinduism doesn’t require you to annihilate those who don’t agree with our faith. On the contrary, our tolerance of opposing faiths is protected under our 1st Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.
The higher the percentage of Muslims in a country – the higher the percentage of violence. That isn’t racism, Mr. President; it’s a verifiable fact. Of course President Obama and the liberal media keep telling us that Obama isn't a Muslim. I've always been told that "If it walks like a duck and it quacks like a duck, it's probably a duck."
England is an example of a country that has adopted your progressive ideas when it comes to Muslims. Might want to check to see how much violence that progressive policy has promulgated. We, as Americans need to stay ever-vigilant of a religion that believes it’s alright to give 99 lashes to and stone a woman to death who is accused of adultery, or believes in ‘honor’ killings, mutilating women and young girls and beheadings. Doesn’t sound quite like the ‘peaceful’ religion that I’m accustomed to.
You and your fellow so-called ‘progressives’ can keep preaching the bovine flatulence of your ‘hope and change’. Frankly, most Americans are going to show you and your ilk exactly what we have in mind for change when November comes around. Is it 2012, yet?
By Bernie
September 10, 2010
As I sit at my desk on the eve of the worst disaster in American history I’m compelled to comment.
An estimated 2147 people died in the attacks, counting the 147 people on the planes.
These were Muslim fanatics who carried out the attacks. Attackers who felt it was their religious duty to murder thousands of innocent people. Not Christians, not Jews, not Hindus; Muslims.
Now President Obama, a man who is quick to say America is not a Christian nation, but rather a Muslim nation. It is Obama who is committed to the building of a Muslim mosque near the scene of ground –zero. He claims it’s because of 1’st Amendment Rights we have in this country.
Tell me, Mr. President, where is that concern for Constitutional Rights when it comes to the Rights of American people? It would seem that Rights only apply when and to whom you and your ilk say they apply. The Constitution only applies when it can be used to justify your agenda and only after you and yours have ‘interpreted’ it in the broadest of interpretations that only you could rationalize. Let’s be clear, the law means whatever you and your followers say it means – subject to change when it fits your needs.
Pretend that I’m a four-year-old and explain this to me, if you can. Why is it that you keep referring to Muslims as a peaceful people, yet you continue to lament the hatred of Americans and the death of Americans that will follow if the nut-job down in Florida burns Muslim Korans if they are truly a peaceful religion? You don’t seem to hold the Holly Bible in the same reverence as the Koran. You don’t seem concerned that Christians are going spread bloodshed among Muslims when they burn the bible.
Why is it, do you suppose Muslims don’t die in mass when they burn the Holly Bible and the American flag? It’s a rhetorical question, Mr. President; I’ll help you out. It’s because we are a peaceful and tolerant people; unlike those of the Muslim faith. Christianity, Judaism and Hinduism doesn’t require you to annihilate those who don’t agree with our faith. On the contrary, our tolerance of opposing faiths is protected under our 1st Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.
The higher the percentage of Muslims in a country – the higher the percentage of violence. That isn’t racism, Mr. President; it’s a verifiable fact. Of course President Obama and the liberal media keep telling us that Obama isn't a Muslim. I've always been told that "If it walks like a duck and it quacks like a duck, it's probably a duck."
England is an example of a country that has adopted your progressive ideas when it comes to Muslims. Might want to check to see how much violence that progressive policy has promulgated. We, as Americans need to stay ever-vigilant of a religion that believes it’s alright to give 99 lashes to and stone a woman to death who is accused of adultery, or believes in ‘honor’ killings, mutilating women and young girls and beheadings. Doesn’t sound quite like the ‘peaceful’ religion that I’m accustomed to.
You and your fellow so-called ‘progressives’ can keep preaching the bovine flatulence of your ‘hope and change’. Frankly, most Americans are going to show you and your ilk exactly what we have in mind for change when November comes around. Is it 2012, yet?
Equall protection under the law? Not so much.
According to an A.P. Wire story 3 mayors have been murdered by suspected drug gang hitmen in a month.
The Mexican government condemned the killing of the mayor of El Naranjo but somehow didn’t see how that was anything like the killing by the Medellin drug cartel attacked police, politicians, civilians and judges.
Really? Perhaps a reality check is in order. That is the same thing that is going on in Mexico right now and in Tucson, AZ we've had 42 murders, already this year. Wanna know what the common thread is; it’s generally gang and drug related by people with ties to Mexico.
In addition, they’re using car bombs in Mexico and the Mexican government doesn’t see this as an insurgency? Would ya like a second opinion?
These are the folks who Mrs. Clinton, Mr. Obama, Rep. Raul Grijalva (D) and their ilk claim we need to be tolerent of. These people just want to come to the U.S. illegally to do those jobs that us Americans don’t want to do. Damn right we don’t! I don’t want anyone else doing those jobs here, either.
Now let’s really get your blood pressure up.
ICE has proposed a new policy that would prevent illegals from being arrested during a traffic stop. “Immigration officers should not issue detainers against an alien charged only with a traffic-related misdemeanor unless or until the alien is convicted." Funny, that's not the policy for people who live in the U.S. legally.
The following are the circumstances that an illegal alien in this country could be detained (and probably released on their own recgnance to appear in court – It could happen, I suppose).
1. they are a convicted felon;
2. they are wanted for a felony;
3. they are part of an existing investigation;
4. they were involved in an accident involving drugs or alcohol, or they fled the scene.
Can someone tell me how “in the name of Zeus’s butt” the government can pick and choose which laws they will inforce and which ones they won’t and who is and isn’t exempt? Whatever happened to that [apparently] silly notion about equal protection under the law? Apparently it depends on who you are and where you’re from.
The Mexican government condemned the killing of the mayor of El Naranjo but somehow didn’t see how that was anything like the killing by the Medellin drug cartel attacked police, politicians, civilians and judges.
Really? Perhaps a reality check is in order. That is the same thing that is going on in Mexico right now and in Tucson, AZ we've had 42 murders, already this year. Wanna know what the common thread is; it’s generally gang and drug related by people with ties to Mexico.
In addition, they’re using car bombs in Mexico and the Mexican government doesn’t see this as an insurgency? Would ya like a second opinion?
These are the folks who Mrs. Clinton, Mr. Obama, Rep. Raul Grijalva (D) and their ilk claim we need to be tolerent of. These people just want to come to the U.S. illegally to do those jobs that us Americans don’t want to do. Damn right we don’t! I don’t want anyone else doing those jobs here, either.
Now let’s really get your blood pressure up.
ICE has proposed a new policy that would prevent illegals from being arrested during a traffic stop. “Immigration officers should not issue detainers against an alien charged only with a traffic-related misdemeanor unless or until the alien is convicted." Funny, that's not the policy for people who live in the U.S. legally.
The following are the circumstances that an illegal alien in this country could be detained (and probably released on their own recgnance to appear in court – It could happen, I suppose).
1. they are a convicted felon;
2. they are wanted for a felony;
3. they are part of an existing investigation;
4. they were involved in an accident involving drugs or alcohol, or they fled the scene.
Can someone tell me how “in the name of Zeus’s butt” the government can pick and choose which laws they will inforce and which ones they won’t and who is and isn’t exempt? Whatever happened to that [apparently] silly notion about equal protection under the law? Apparently it depends on who you are and where you’re from.
Tuesday, September 7, 2010
More Kool Aid, please
Obama can't point to any positive accomplishments he's made so his Labor Day speech was one of, blame it on George Bush and the Republicans. Who knew?
He got his arrogant, smug look on his face and pretended to be cool. I say, pretended because he's anything but cool.
He lamented the fact the Republicans are the party of, "no". Thank God for that! Obama and his ilk don't want Republican input, they simply want to be able to blame their failures on the Republicans by saying, "Well, the Republicans voted for it, too."
He told the crowd of Kool Aid drinkers that if he said the sky was blue they would say, "no, it isn't." He claimed the Republicans would say it was dark if he said it was light. Here's a hint for you Barack, unlike you, we want what's best for America.
I'm glad they said, "no" to his ridiculous so-called health reform bill. I'm glad they said, "no" to wasteful spending. I'm glad they said, "no" to more of his B.S. stimulus bills that don't stimulate jobs for average Americans, only line the pockets of his cronies.
This President said he was going to bring transparency. He certainly has. He's about as transparent as you can get. He's a Chicago-type shyster who wants to rape the White House and this country for all he can get before his one term ends and he goes down in the history books as the worst American President in history.
Any wonder Democrats aren't scrambling to have Obama stump for their campaigns? They want to put as much distance between them and this buffoon as they can. They know that he's toxic to their campaigns.
So, for all of those 'progressives' who voted for Obama because they wanted to show they weren't racist -- after all, they voted for America's first black President, even if he isn't black; his mother is white and even if he had absolutely no qualifications to run the country, THANKS A LOT!
He got his arrogant, smug look on his face and pretended to be cool. I say, pretended because he's anything but cool.
He lamented the fact the Republicans are the party of, "no". Thank God for that! Obama and his ilk don't want Republican input, they simply want to be able to blame their failures on the Republicans by saying, "Well, the Republicans voted for it, too."
He told the crowd of Kool Aid drinkers that if he said the sky was blue they would say, "no, it isn't." He claimed the Republicans would say it was dark if he said it was light. Here's a hint for you Barack, unlike you, we want what's best for America.
I'm glad they said, "no" to his ridiculous so-called health reform bill. I'm glad they said, "no" to wasteful spending. I'm glad they said, "no" to more of his B.S. stimulus bills that don't stimulate jobs for average Americans, only line the pockets of his cronies.
This President said he was going to bring transparency. He certainly has. He's about as transparent as you can get. He's a Chicago-type shyster who wants to rape the White House and this country for all he can get before his one term ends and he goes down in the history books as the worst American President in history.
Any wonder Democrats aren't scrambling to have Obama stump for their campaigns? They want to put as much distance between them and this buffoon as they can. They know that he's toxic to their campaigns.
So, for all of those 'progressives' who voted for Obama because they wanted to show they weren't racist -- after all, they voted for America's first black President, even if he isn't black; his mother is white and even if he had absolutely no qualifications to run the country, THANKS A LOT!
Monday, September 6, 2010
Will Mrs. Clinton be sending a letter to the U.N., again?
Let's see, we have Iran saying they will give 99 lashes to a woman convicted of adultery. At first it was believed the lashes would be in lieu of stoning to death.
Now it appears they may hang her in addition to the lashes. How gracious.
In northern Mexico a 15-year-old boy and another passenger were killed in a hail of bullets from Mexican military.
I'm certain Mrs. Clinton is drafting a letter to the U.N. as I type this article. I wonder if she will compare these two of many human rights violations, not to mention beheading, removal of limbs, mutilation of women and children as well as other forms of torture to Arizona and its passing of S.B. 1070, again.
After all, asking someone to prove residency after being stopped for a crime is just too horrific to even talk about without tearing up and getting all misty. By the way, I wonder how Mexico, Iran, North Korea and Russia deal with people crossing their borders illegally. Oh, that's right; we already know how they deal with it.
Now it appears they may hang her in addition to the lashes. How gracious.
In northern Mexico a 15-year-old boy and another passenger were killed in a hail of bullets from Mexican military.
I'm certain Mrs. Clinton is drafting a letter to the U.N. as I type this article. I wonder if she will compare these two of many human rights violations, not to mention beheading, removal of limbs, mutilation of women and children as well as other forms of torture to Arizona and its passing of S.B. 1070, again.
After all, asking someone to prove residency after being stopped for a crime is just too horrific to even talk about without tearing up and getting all misty. By the way, I wonder how Mexico, Iran, North Korea and Russia deal with people crossing their borders illegally. Oh, that's right; we already know how they deal with it.
Sunday, September 5, 2010
The new Democrat mantra
In light of the interview on Fox News between Chris Wallace and DNC chairman and former VA governor Tim Kaine, I offer the following new mantra for the Democrat party:
"Our business in life is not to succeed, but to continue to fail in good spirits."
(The Democrat mantra)
Kaine Says Democrat candidates who are trying to distance themselves from Pelosi, Reid, et al in their ads should, in stead be proud to be Democrats and what they've done. Oh, yeah, it's a proud moment for the Democrats. They've done more damage to this great nation than the Communists could hope to do in decades.
"Our business in life is not to succeed, but to continue to fail in good spirits."
(The Democrat mantra)
Kaine Says Democrat candidates who are trying to distance themselves from Pelosi, Reid, et al in their ads should, in stead be proud to be Democrats and what they've done. Oh, yeah, it's a proud moment for the Democrats. They've done more damage to this great nation than the Communists could hope to do in decades.
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
State department includes Arizona in U.N. Human Rights Report
Our own State Department opted to include Obama's lawsuit against Arizona's S.B. 1070Immigration reform law as an example of how it can be an example to other countries in the world.
Oh, really? I wonder if Hillary, Obama and their ilk have noted the human rights violations of most of these countries that the State Department wants to impress.
I don't see people being beheaded in America like I do in Mexico, Iran, Afghanistan, Africa and other nations that Hillary and Obama want to impress. I don't see women on trial for adultery and being sentenced to public stoning, here in America.
I don't see Arizona or any other state in the nation advocating no human rights for women. I do in the countries madam Secretary wants to appease.
At what point will this President and his Cabinet, advisers and ilk quit kissing the rump of every country who violates women's rights in the name of their religion?
How long will we have to wait before the federal government does one of the few jobs it is actually charged with doing -- protecting our borders so Arizona doesn't have to do the federal government's job?
How long will it take before history shows these people for the traitors they are?
America doesn't need to, nor should they apologize to the rest of the world. When the rest of the world is hurting from natural disaster it isn't Africa, Iran or Russia who comes to their aid. It's America; yet the very countries we help continue to bad-mouth us. Now they even have help from within our own country; from our own President, no less!
Oh, and just to show how compassionate some of those other folks are who Hillary is trying to impress, Iran has opted to give 99 lashes to the woman accused of adultry instead of stoning her to death. And here we thought these other countries weren't sensitive to the human rights of their people. I stand corrected.
I no longer have the words. Help me out, here. Do you have some ideas? Is it just me? Sign on and share your thoughts.
Bernie
Oh, really? I wonder if Hillary, Obama and their ilk have noted the human rights violations of most of these countries that the State Department wants to impress.
I don't see people being beheaded in America like I do in Mexico, Iran, Afghanistan, Africa and other nations that Hillary and Obama want to impress. I don't see women on trial for adultery and being sentenced to public stoning, here in America.
I don't see Arizona or any other state in the nation advocating no human rights for women. I do in the countries madam Secretary wants to appease.
At what point will this President and his Cabinet, advisers and ilk quit kissing the rump of every country who violates women's rights in the name of their religion?
How long will we have to wait before the federal government does one of the few jobs it is actually charged with doing -- protecting our borders so Arizona doesn't have to do the federal government's job?
How long will it take before history shows these people for the traitors they are?
America doesn't need to, nor should they apologize to the rest of the world. When the rest of the world is hurting from natural disaster it isn't Africa, Iran or Russia who comes to their aid. It's America; yet the very countries we help continue to bad-mouth us. Now they even have help from within our own country; from our own President, no less!
Oh, and just to show how compassionate some of those other folks are who Hillary is trying to impress, Iran has opted to give 99 lashes to the woman accused of adultry instead of stoning her to death. And here we thought these other countries weren't sensitive to the human rights of their people. I stand corrected.
I no longer have the words. Help me out, here. Do you have some ideas? Is it just me? Sign on and share your thoughts.
Bernie
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
Paradox
"Fathom the odd hypocrisy that Obama wants every citizen to prove they are insured, but people don't have to prove they are citizens".
Saturday, August 21, 2010
Now, this is my kind of bank!
Bank encourages second amendment
From the Brenham Banner Press:
By ARTHUR HAHN/Managing Editor
Published:
Thursday, August 19, 2010 11:59 AM CDT
CHAPPELL HILL — Any would-be robbers looking to walk into the bank here had best think twice.
There’s a new sign in town.
About a month ago, Chappell Hill Bank president Edward Smith looked at a sign on the front door prohibiting concealed weapons from his business and decided to make a policy change.
Licensed to carry a handgun? Come on in, and bring your weapon.
The sign, now prominently displayed on the bank’s front door, says, “Lawful concealed carry permitted on these premises. Management recognizes the Second Amendment of the U.S. Constitution as an inalienable right of all citizens. We therefore support and encourage the carrying of licensed concealed weapons.”
Smith said he made the policy change to send a warning to potential robbers, and also to express support to Americans’ right to bear arms.
“We had the sign on the window, the red circle with the pistol inside and a line through it. And I started thinking, ‘We’ve got this no gun sign up and the guy (robber) can come in and do what he wants.
“But if you’ve got a policy allowing handguns, he won’t know how many people are going to be in here carrying a concealed weapon. There may be some little old lady who’s mad at the government, and she’d love to use it,” he said.
The bank has been robbed twice in the last three years, including last March when a Western-attired man walked in, ordered bank employees to fill a canvas bag with money and then fled in a pickup truck. The man, who did not brandish a weapon, has not been caught.
The sign has made Chappell Hill Bank and Smith somewhat of an Internet sensation.
A photo of the sign has made its way around the world, and Smith has even been interviewed for the National Rifle Association’s radio network (http://www.nranews.com/#/nranews). He’s also been contacted by other media outlets wanting to do stories.
“It’s kind of gotten a life of its own,” he said.
Expressions of support have far outnumbered criticism.
Smith been contacted by officials from larger banks considering to take similar action, and has received e-mails in support from across the United States and even from England, Canada and Germany.
“I haven’t gotten any from Chicago or California, which doesn’t surprise me,” Smith said with a laugh. “We did get a real nice e-mail from an 88-year-old World War II veteran who said it’s about time somebody stood up in this country.”
The NRA has even invited him to speak at an upcoming convention, but Smith said, “I’m still deciding on that.”
Smith said he’s only received one negative e-mail, from an anonymous sender.
The policy change has also brought Chappell Hill Bank a handful of new customers and comments from people outside Washington County that they’d bank there if they lived here, said Smith.
“I tell them that we’re a full-service bank and we’re on the Internet. They can bank online,” he said.
The Democrat agenda
Last night I listened as 3 local Democrats discussed why they're the best candidate for Arizona Superintendent of Schools.
This was the tenor of their message:
1. There should be no tax breaks, except for public schools.
2. We should get away from AIMS testing.
3. It is the job of the Superintendent of Schools to decide what is best for our kids and we better get used to it and not question their authority, damn it!
Let's analyze what they're saying.
They don't want funding for schools, other than public schools because we don't want to have any school getting funding that isn't a bastion of liberal indoctrination.
We need to get away from AIMS testing because it doesn't allow for little Johnny to be rewarded for saying 2+2 = 7. We don't want to hurt little Johnny's feeling by telling him he's wrong and work with him to teach him how to come to the correct answer. It's much easier to give him a hug and tell him that it's OK. Never mind he won't have a clue when he gets out in the real world and can't get a job. We can just blame it on George Bush.
As for the righteous indignation of the Democrat candidates as they ask, how dare us question their authority, it's systemic of the same arrogance we have in the rest of the Democrat party; and particularly the White House.
How much more are you willing to put up with before you put the brakes on these people? I'll be working hard to get people elected who represent our core values, not the values, or lack of, of these folks who believe the government knows best.
This was the tenor of their message:
1. There should be no tax breaks, except for public schools.
2. We should get away from AIMS testing.
3. It is the job of the Superintendent of Schools to decide what is best for our kids and we better get used to it and not question their authority, damn it!
Let's analyze what they're saying.
They don't want funding for schools, other than public schools because we don't want to have any school getting funding that isn't a bastion of liberal indoctrination.
We need to get away from AIMS testing because it doesn't allow for little Johnny to be rewarded for saying 2+2 = 7. We don't want to hurt little Johnny's feeling by telling him he's wrong and work with him to teach him how to come to the correct answer. It's much easier to give him a hug and tell him that it's OK. Never mind he won't have a clue when he gets out in the real world and can't get a job. We can just blame it on George Bush.
As for the righteous indignation of the Democrat candidates as they ask, how dare us question their authority, it's systemic of the same arrogance we have in the rest of the Democrat party; and particularly the White House.
How much more are you willing to put up with before you put the brakes on these people? I'll be working hard to get people elected who represent our core values, not the values, or lack of, of these folks who believe the government knows best.
Friday, August 20, 2010
A must-see video
This video sums up what's going on with our money right now.
Some of the scenes, like Nancy Pelosi saying we need to pass
the health bill in order to see what's in it are almost laughable.
They can look you in the eye and lie through their teeth. I'm not
certain they are that stupid, that arrogant or that blatantly
destructive in the name of promoting themselves and their socialist
agenda.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wty7974IKg&feature=player_embedded
Some of the scenes, like Nancy Pelosi saying we need to pass
the health bill in order to see what's in it are almost laughable.
They can look you in the eye and lie through their teeth. I'm not
certain they are that stupid, that arrogant or that blatantly
destructive in the name of promoting themselves and their socialist
agenda.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wty7974IKg&feature=player_embedded
Thursday, August 19, 2010
Brilliant piece by Anne Worthham
Anne Wortham is Associate Professor of Sociology at Illinois State University and continuing Visiting Scholar at Stanford University’s Hoover Institution. She is a member of the American Sociological Association and the American Philosophical Association.
She has been a John M. Olin Foundation Faculty Fellow, and honored as a Distinguished Alumni of the Year by the National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education.
Dr. Wortham is author of “The Other Side of Racism: A Philosophical Study of Black Race Consciousness” which analyzes how race consciousness is transformed into political strategies and policy issues.
She has published numerous articles on the implications of individual rights for civil rights policy, and is currently writing a book on theories of social and cultural marginality.
Recently, she has published articles on the significance of multiculturalism and Afrocentricism in education, the politics of victimization and the social and political impact of political correctness.
Here is her evaluation of Obama and the movement that elected him.
Fellow Americans,
Please know: I am Black; I grew up in the segregated South. I did not vote for Barack Obama; I wrote in Ron Paul’s name as my choice for president. Most importantly, I am not race conscious. I do not require a Black president to know that I am a person of worth, and that life is worth living. I do not require a Black president to love the ideal of America.
I cannot join you in your celebration. I feel no elation. There is no smile on my face. I am not jumping with joy. There are no tears of triumph in my eyes. For such emotions and behavior to come from me, I would have to deny all that I know about the requirements of human flourishing and survival – all that I know about the history of the United States of America , all that I know about American race relations, and all that I know about Barack Obama as a politician. I would have to deny the nature of the “change” that Obama asserts has come to America.
Most importantly, I would have to abnegate my certain understanding that you have chosen to sprint down the road to serfdom that we have been on for over a century. I would have to pretend that individual liberty has no value for the success of a human life. I would have to evade your rejection of the slender reed of capitalism on which your success and mine depend. I would have to think it somehow rational that 94 percent of the 12 million Blacks in this country voted for a man because he looks like them (that Blacks are permitted to play the race card), and that they were joined by self-declared “progressive” whites who voted for him because he doesn’t look like them.
I would have to wipe my mind clean of all that I know about the kind of people who have advised and taught Barack Obama and will fill posts in his administration – political intellectuals like my former colleagues at the Harvard University ‘s Kennedy School of Government.
I would have to believe that “fairness” is equivalent of justice. I would have to believe that man who asks me to “go forward in a new spirit of service, in a new service of sacrifice” is speaking in my interest.. I would have to accept the premise of a man that economic prosperity comes from the “bottom up,” and who arrogantly believes that he can will it into existence by the use of government force. I would have to admire a man who thinks the standard of living of the masses can be improved by destroying the most productive and the generators of wealth.
Finally, Americans, I would have to erase from my consciousness the scene of 125,000screaming, crying, cheering people in Grant Park, Chicago irrationally chanting “Yes We Can!” Finally, I would have to wipe all memory of all the times I have heard politicians, pundits, journalists, editorialists, bloggers and intellectuals declare that capitalism is dead – and no one, including especially Alan Greenspan, objected to their assumption that the particular version of the anti-capitalistic mentality that they want to replace with their own version of anti-capitalism is anything remotely equivalent to capitalism.
So you have made history, Americans. You and your children have elected a Black man to the office of the president of the United States, the wounded giant of the world. The battle between John Wayne and Jane Fonda is over – and that Fonda won. Eugene McCarthy and George McGovern must be very happy men. Jimmie Carter, too. And the Kennedys have at last gotten their Kennedy look-a-like. The self-righteous welfare statists in the suburbs can feel warm moments of satisfaction for having elected a Black person.
So, toast yourselves: 60s countercultural radicals, 80s yuppies and 90s bourgeois bohemians. Toast yourselves, Black America. Shout your glee Harvard, Princeton, Yale, Duke, Stanford, and Berkeley. You have elected not an individual who is qualified to be president, but a Black man who, like the pragmatist Franklin Roosevelt, promises to – Do Something! You now have someone who has picked up the baton of Lyndon Johnson’s Great Society. But you have also foolishly traded your freedom and mine – what little there is left – for the chance to feel good.
There is nothing in me that can share your happy obliviousness.
She has been a John M. Olin Foundation Faculty Fellow, and honored as a Distinguished Alumni of the Year by the National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education.
Dr. Wortham is author of “The Other Side of Racism: A Philosophical Study of Black Race Consciousness” which analyzes how race consciousness is transformed into political strategies and policy issues.
She has published numerous articles on the implications of individual rights for civil rights policy, and is currently writing a book on theories of social and cultural marginality.
Recently, she has published articles on the significance of multiculturalism and Afrocentricism in education, the politics of victimization and the social and political impact of political correctness.
Here is her evaluation of Obama and the movement that elected him.
Fellow Americans,
Please know: I am Black; I grew up in the segregated South. I did not vote for Barack Obama; I wrote in Ron Paul’s name as my choice for president. Most importantly, I am not race conscious. I do not require a Black president to know that I am a person of worth, and that life is worth living. I do not require a Black president to love the ideal of America.
I cannot join you in your celebration. I feel no elation. There is no smile on my face. I am not jumping with joy. There are no tears of triumph in my eyes. For such emotions and behavior to come from me, I would have to deny all that I know about the requirements of human flourishing and survival – all that I know about the history of the United States of America , all that I know about American race relations, and all that I know about Barack Obama as a politician. I would have to deny the nature of the “change” that Obama asserts has come to America.
Most importantly, I would have to abnegate my certain understanding that you have chosen to sprint down the road to serfdom that we have been on for over a century. I would have to pretend that individual liberty has no value for the success of a human life. I would have to evade your rejection of the slender reed of capitalism on which your success and mine depend. I would have to think it somehow rational that 94 percent of the 12 million Blacks in this country voted for a man because he looks like them (that Blacks are permitted to play the race card), and that they were joined by self-declared “progressive” whites who voted for him because he doesn’t look like them.
I would have to wipe my mind clean of all that I know about the kind of people who have advised and taught Barack Obama and will fill posts in his administration – political intellectuals like my former colleagues at the Harvard University ‘s Kennedy School of Government.
I would have to believe that “fairness” is equivalent of justice. I would have to believe that man who asks me to “go forward in a new spirit of service, in a new service of sacrifice” is speaking in my interest.. I would have to accept the premise of a man that economic prosperity comes from the “bottom up,” and who arrogantly believes that he can will it into existence by the use of government force. I would have to admire a man who thinks the standard of living of the masses can be improved by destroying the most productive and the generators of wealth.
Finally, Americans, I would have to erase from my consciousness the scene of 125,000screaming, crying, cheering people in Grant Park, Chicago irrationally chanting “Yes We Can!” Finally, I would have to wipe all memory of all the times I have heard politicians, pundits, journalists, editorialists, bloggers and intellectuals declare that capitalism is dead – and no one, including especially Alan Greenspan, objected to their assumption that the particular version of the anti-capitalistic mentality that they want to replace with their own version of anti-capitalism is anything remotely equivalent to capitalism.
So you have made history, Americans. You and your children have elected a Black man to the office of the president of the United States, the wounded giant of the world. The battle between John Wayne and Jane Fonda is over – and that Fonda won. Eugene McCarthy and George McGovern must be very happy men. Jimmie Carter, too. And the Kennedys have at last gotten their Kennedy look-a-like. The self-righteous welfare statists in the suburbs can feel warm moments of satisfaction for having elected a Black person.
So, toast yourselves: 60s countercultural radicals, 80s yuppies and 90s bourgeois bohemians. Toast yourselves, Black America. Shout your glee Harvard, Princeton, Yale, Duke, Stanford, and Berkeley. You have elected not an individual who is qualified to be president, but a Black man who, like the pragmatist Franklin Roosevelt, promises to – Do Something! You now have someone who has picked up the baton of Lyndon Johnson’s Great Society. But you have also foolishly traded your freedom and mine – what little there is left – for the chance to feel good.
There is nothing in me that can share your happy obliviousness.
Friday, August 13, 2010
Is Obama really the genius he's purported to be?
Ok, pretend I’m a 4-year-old and explain this to me.
If Obama truly is the smarted U.S. President ever, with an IQ of from 135-165 “or higher”; depending on how much they want to embellish, how is it that the employment rate is hovering around 10% and even higher in many states?
Why is it the economy is still tanked, even though he’s been in office almost two years and was in the Senate (briefly) before that? He can’t legitimately blame George W. Bush for everything from the economy to unemployment to STDs, given the Democrats have controlled the House and the Senate for over 4 years and now they even have the White House.
To top everything Fox News is reporting Russia is going to put fuel into the Iranian nuclear reactors, making the world even more vulnerable.
So how is Obama going to punish the Russians for this flagrant slap in our face? He plans on buying helicopters from the Russians to use in Afghanistan.
I’m fairly certain with today’s technology the Russians would have computer chips on-board those helicopters that would go awry if those helicopters were ever used against the Russians or any of their allies. I know I would.
Does this really sound like a genius?
Either Obama is stupid to the nth degree or he knows exactly what he’s doing and he’s intentionally making the U.S. vulnerable to attack from our enemies. He has managed to alienate the U.S. from any real ally we had and has chapped lips from kissing the rump of every enemy we have.
So, which is it? Is he intentionally and deliberately putting the U.S. in harm’s way or is he truly dumber than a box of rocks? Please, I don’t want any rock collectors giving me grief over that comment or threatening to sue me for defamation of character or slander against their rock collection. It’s just a figure of speech.
I have my own theories on the matter and frankly it scares the hell out of me. At what point are we going to put the brakes on his plans to destroy this great nation and consider trying him and his ilk for treason? That may seem like a very bold assertion but not nearly as bold as what he and his minions have done in less than 2 years.
Inquiring minds want to know. My IQ is only around 147 and I certainly wouldn't take the path he has, knowing it was destroying our great nation. Am I missing something?
If Obama truly is the smarted U.S. President ever, with an IQ of from 135-165 “or higher”; depending on how much they want to embellish, how is it that the employment rate is hovering around 10% and even higher in many states?
Why is it the economy is still tanked, even though he’s been in office almost two years and was in the Senate (briefly) before that? He can’t legitimately blame George W. Bush for everything from the economy to unemployment to STDs, given the Democrats have controlled the House and the Senate for over 4 years and now they even have the White House.
To top everything Fox News is reporting Russia is going to put fuel into the Iranian nuclear reactors, making the world even more vulnerable.
So how is Obama going to punish the Russians for this flagrant slap in our face? He plans on buying helicopters from the Russians to use in Afghanistan.
I’m fairly certain with today’s technology the Russians would have computer chips on-board those helicopters that would go awry if those helicopters were ever used against the Russians or any of their allies. I know I would.
Does this really sound like a genius?
Either Obama is stupid to the nth degree or he knows exactly what he’s doing and he’s intentionally making the U.S. vulnerable to attack from our enemies. He has managed to alienate the U.S. from any real ally we had and has chapped lips from kissing the rump of every enemy we have.
So, which is it? Is he intentionally and deliberately putting the U.S. in harm’s way or is he truly dumber than a box of rocks? Please, I don’t want any rock collectors giving me grief over that comment or threatening to sue me for defamation of character or slander against their rock collection. It’s just a figure of speech.
I have my own theories on the matter and frankly it scares the hell out of me. At what point are we going to put the brakes on his plans to destroy this great nation and consider trying him and his ilk for treason? That may seem like a very bold assertion but not nearly as bold as what he and his minions have done in less than 2 years.
Inquiring minds want to know. My IQ is only around 147 and I certainly wouldn't take the path he has, knowing it was destroying our great nation. Am I missing something?
Sunday, August 8, 2010
Obama's economic advisor to go back to teaching
Isn't that rich; Obama's economic advisor, Romer is stepping down and going back to teaching economics.
Let me see if I have this straight. The American economy is in a shamble, due to Obama, Romer, Pelosi, Reid and the rest of the Democrat Hee Haw gang and now Romer wants to go back to teach college students how they, too can finish the job.
These people kill me. They're sucking the life out of this great nation and yet we're treated to a daily dose of Obama claiming it's not his fault after over a year and a half and that everything is George Bush's fault.
I'm sorry, not only has Obama been in office for over a year and a half but the Democrats have controlled the House *and* the Senate for over 4 years. That makes the Democrat's Socialist agenda pretty much their mess. You can't blame it on the Republicans when they haven't had the votes for over 4 years to stop anything.
"Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain!"
--The great and powerful OZ aka: Obama
Let me see if I have this straight. The American economy is in a shamble, due to Obama, Romer, Pelosi, Reid and the rest of the Democrat Hee Haw gang and now Romer wants to go back to teach college students how they, too can finish the job.
These people kill me. They're sucking the life out of this great nation and yet we're treated to a daily dose of Obama claiming it's not his fault after over a year and a half and that everything is George Bush's fault.
I'm sorry, not only has Obama been in office for over a year and a half but the Democrats have controlled the House *and* the Senate for over 4 years. That makes the Democrat's Socialist agenda pretty much their mess. You can't blame it on the Republicans when they haven't had the votes for over 4 years to stop anything.
"Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain!"
--The great and powerful OZ aka: Obama
Sunday, July 18, 2010
Are the inmates running the asylum?
Are the inmates running the asylum?
Under new rules proposed by the Obama administration for people detained for entering our country illegally most country clubs would be sub par.
These rules include bingo, movie nights, allowing 'guests' to dress in their own clothes and have visitors as long as they like within a 12-hour period and on weekends, new paint schemes with framed pictures and health and dance classes.
It would also include continental breakfast to be self-serve on weekends and holidays and increase training unique to each facility so staff are aware of the nature and needs of the population at each facility.
I am not making any of this up and the ACLU calls it, "A good start".
When are we going to stop the insanity of these flaming morons?
What a proud moment for the guards. I'm sure they will soon be renamed, 'housing concierges'!
Under new rules proposed by the Obama administration for people detained for entering our country illegally most country clubs would be sub par.
These rules include bingo, movie nights, allowing 'guests' to dress in their own clothes and have visitors as long as they like within a 12-hour period and on weekends, new paint schemes with framed pictures and health and dance classes.
It would also include continental breakfast to be self-serve on weekends and holidays and increase training unique to each facility so staff are aware of the nature and needs of the population at each facility.
I am not making any of this up and the ACLU calls it, "A good start".
When are we going to stop the insanity of these flaming morons?
What a proud moment for the guards. I'm sure they will soon be renamed, 'housing concierges'!
Sunday, May 30, 2010
These people not only vote; the reproduce!
This is scary stuff. You really need to go to this site.
I don't have the words for this one.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RMK9zxb5HyE&NR=1
I don't have the words for this one.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RMK9zxb5HyE&NR=1
Saturday, May 29, 2010
More of Obama's 'transparency'
A FoxNews article reports on Arizona Governor, Jan Brewer removing die-hard AZ Attorney General from the legal issue surrounding S.B. 1070; the immigration law.
"Brewer's decision came after Justice Department officials met with Goddard -- a Democrat who will likely challenge Brewer, a Republican, in her re-election bid -- before meeting with her legal team."
Please don't seem so surprised, Jan. This administration, as well as Terry Goddard and the rest of the open-border Dems see the illegals as undocumented Democrats at this time and will do everything they can to prostitute themselves out in the name of partisan politics; the nation be damned.
This is yet one more example of this administration's idea of 'transparency'. But then we can always tell when the White House is about to tell another lie -- there lips are moving.
As for flaming anti-gun liberal Terry Goddard, this is right down his alley.
As for Obama and the rest of his Chicagoesque cronies, prepare to reap the whirlwind when election time gets here. Your days are numbered.
When Obama, Reid, Pelosi, et al keep talking about this administration being the most transparent I'm reminded of a line from the movie, The Princess Bride: "I do not believe this word means what you think it means."
"Brewer's decision came after Justice Department officials met with Goddard -- a Democrat who will likely challenge Brewer, a Republican, in her re-election bid -- before meeting with her legal team."
Please don't seem so surprised, Jan. This administration, as well as Terry Goddard and the rest of the open-border Dems see the illegals as undocumented Democrats at this time and will do everything they can to prostitute themselves out in the name of partisan politics; the nation be damned.
This is yet one more example of this administration's idea of 'transparency'. But then we can always tell when the White House is about to tell another lie -- there lips are moving.
As for flaming anti-gun liberal Terry Goddard, this is right down his alley.
As for Obama and the rest of his Chicagoesque cronies, prepare to reap the whirlwind when election time gets here. Your days are numbered.
When Obama, Reid, Pelosi, et al keep talking about this administration being the most transparent I'm reminded of a line from the movie, The Princess Bride: "I do not believe this word means what you think it means."
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
Mexican President, Felipe Calderon and Obama blast Arizona's immigration law
The following is a FoxNews article describing how *our* President, Obama and Mexican President, Felipe Calderon joined in bad-mouthing Arizona's new immigration law; you know, the one that Obama, Atty. Gen Eric Holder and Homeland Security Secretary and former AZ governor haven't even read! The law which pretty much mirrors federal law that the feds have refused to enforce.
I have an idea; Why not have Felipe shut up, go back to Mexico where Mexico's immigration laws are far more stringent than ours AND TAKE OBAMA WITH YOU. And I mean that in the nicest possible way.
Obama, Calderon Blast Arizona Immigration Law During White House Visit
FOXNews.com
President Obama and Mexican President Felipe Calderon joined hands Wednesday in blasting Arizona's controversial immigration law, with Obama calling the legislation a "misdirected effort" after Calderon slammed it as discriminatory.
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President Obama stands with Mexican President Felipe Calderon during the playing of the American National Anthem, on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, May 19, 2010. President Calderon will be attending a state dinner at the White House with President Obama later in the evening (AP).
President Obama and Mexican President Felipe Calderon joined hands Wednesday in blasting Arizona's controversial immigration law, with Obama calling the legislation a "misdirected effort" after Calderon slammed it as discriminatory.
Obama, speaking next to Calderon during Wednesday's state visit, called the tough immigration law a "misdirected expression of frustration over our broken immigration system."
"We're examining any implications especially for civil rights because in the United States of America, no law abiding person -- be they an American citizen, illegal immigrant, or a visitor or tourist from Mexico -- should ever be subject to suspicion simply because of what they look like."
Obama said he has directed the Justice Department to review the law and said he expects to receive a final report soon.
Arizona's law, which takes effect in July, will make it a crime under state law to be in the U.S. illegally
I have an idea; Why not have Felipe shut up, go back to Mexico where Mexico's immigration laws are far more stringent than ours AND TAKE OBAMA WITH YOU. And I mean that in the nicest possible way.
Obama, Calderon Blast Arizona Immigration Law During White House Visit
FOXNews.com
President Obama and Mexican President Felipe Calderon joined hands Wednesday in blasting Arizona's controversial immigration law, with Obama calling the legislation a "misdirected effort" after Calderon slammed it as discriminatory.
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President Obama stands with Mexican President Felipe Calderon during the playing of the American National Anthem, on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, May 19, 2010. President Calderon will be attending a state dinner at the White House with President Obama later in the evening (AP).
President Obama and Mexican President Felipe Calderon joined hands Wednesday in blasting Arizona's controversial immigration law, with Obama calling the legislation a "misdirected effort" after Calderon slammed it as discriminatory.
Obama, speaking next to Calderon during Wednesday's state visit, called the tough immigration law a "misdirected expression of frustration over our broken immigration system."
"We're examining any implications especially for civil rights because in the United States of America, no law abiding person -- be they an American citizen, illegal immigrant, or a visitor or tourist from Mexico -- should ever be subject to suspicion simply because of what they look like."
Obama said he has directed the Justice Department to review the law and said he expects to receive a final report soon.
Arizona's law, which takes effect in July, will make it a crime under state law to be in the U.S. illegally
Saturday, May 15, 2010
Think Arizona's immigration law is a bad thing? Take a look at what's happening in Mexico right now
Fox News:
"8 Killed, 18 Wounded in Massacre at Mexican Bar
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A band of armed men shot and killed eight people in a bar in northern Mexico and wounded 18 others in the latest outbreak of violence in the country, officials said Saturday.
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A band of armed men shot and killed eight people in a bar in northern Mexico and wounded 18 others in the latest outbreak of violence in the country, officials said Saturday.
Authorities said the victims at the bar in Torreon, in the northern state of Coahuila near the U.S. border, ranged in age from 15 to 33.
A local official said four gunmen arrived in a van and "opened fire first on security personnel and then inside the bar."
More than 22,700 people have died in spiraling drug violence in Mexico since President Felipe Calderon launched a military crackdown on organized crime, according to official figures."
That figure was 22,700!
"8 Killed, 18 Wounded in Massacre at Mexican Bar
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A band of armed men shot and killed eight people in a bar in northern Mexico and wounded 18 others in the latest outbreak of violence in the country, officials said Saturday.
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A band of armed men shot and killed eight people in a bar in northern Mexico and wounded 18 others in the latest outbreak of violence in the country, officials said Saturday.
Authorities said the victims at the bar in Torreon, in the northern state of Coahuila near the U.S. border, ranged in age from 15 to 33.
A local official said four gunmen arrived in a van and "opened fire first on security personnel and then inside the bar."
More than 22,700 people have died in spiraling drug violence in Mexico since President Felipe Calderon launched a military crackdown on organized crime, according to official figures."
That figure was 22,700!
So ya think Arizona's new law is racism
We've seen and heard much about Arizona's new immigration law. We've heard U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder criticize it and question it's Constitutionality, despite admitting he hasn't even read the 10-page law! Hey, Eric; it's a lot fewer pages than your boss's 2200 page health care disaster.
You can add former Governor and now Secretary of Homeland Insecurity, Janet Nepolitano to the list. This if from Fox News:
"Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano admits that she has not read controversial Arizona immigration law even though she's gone on television to criticize it."
We've had ignorant folks boycott Arizona because they haven't read it either and are too stupid to care, even if they did. It doesn't matter to them that Arizona's law simply mirrors federal law Arizona had to pass because the fed has refused to do their job.
Having said that; you need to watch this ABC channel 9 news story from Tucson, AZ and show it to those who insist on accusing Arizona of being 'racist' and 'profiling'. Then ask their response. I'm sure it will be the same one that the Mexican consulate gave the reporter from KGUN Channel 9... "No comment".
http://www.kgun9.com/global/Category.asp?c=172043&clipId=4777631&topVideoCatNo=139344&autoStart=true
Here is the story where Eric Holder admits he hasn't even read the law:
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/05/13/holder-admits-reading-arizonas-immigration-law-despite-slamming/
I've included Arizona's new battle flag.
Saturday, May 8, 2010
Doing those jobs the Feds are unwilling to do
I find the ignorance surrounding AZ S.B. 1070 amazing. It simply mirrors the federal law that the government is unwilling to inforce.
We even have Tucson City mayor and RINO, Bob Walkup telling us that illegals aren't bad for us and they don't hurt our quality of life. Hey Bob, what part of "illegal" don't you grasp? And these people are running the asylum!
Phoenix is the kidnap capital of the world and Pima County had to add deputies and a seargeant just to accomodate the increase in violent crime from illegals coming across the border.
People like Walkup, Congressman Raul Grijalva (D) and the likes of those media-whores like Al Sharpton and Obama who want to criticize AZ gov. Jan Brewer for signing a law that the fed should be doing are sucking the life out of this state.
How about the claims of "illegals being illegaly detained". Huh?? Here's another hint: If you're in this country illegally you don't have Constitutional Rights. If you want rights, go back to your country and claim whatever rights they may afford you. I can assure you that they are less than what you would get here in the U.S.
As for those of you who have come to my beloved country legally and love the U.S. like I and others do, welcome.
Sunday, May 2, 2010
Are illegals above the law?
Jamar Younger Arizona Daily Star | Posted: Sunday, May 2, 2010 12:00 am
“Three suspected illegal immigrants were in custody Saturday as "persons of interest" in the shooting of a Pinal County deputy near Casa Grande, authorities said.”
That story isn’t an anomaly; it’s the norm in Arizona, yet I just watched former Arizona governor Janet Napalitano look into the camera on Fox News Sunday with Chris Wallace and say things are better and the border has never been safer. Are you smoking crack, Janet?
I live in Arizona and I see the effects of a border unchecked. I don’t have to listen to the bravo sierra of Janet Napolitano to know what the negative effects are.
How about the re fried beans smeared into the shape of a swastika or the water bottles thrown at police at protests in Phoenix, AZ? Apparently it was no big deal to our lame-stream media. I can tell you that if the Tea Party folks would have done anything even close to this they would have been short-stroking that story and saying this just shows what kind of people the Tea Party folks are. The Democrats and talking heads would have been having a field day.
We didn’t see this though, did we?
As we look at the protest marches there is no shortage of Mexican flags and people pumping their fists in the air. How would the Mexican government handle this if it were Americans were waving American flags and pumping their fists in the air while protesting? That’s a rehetorical question. We already know the answer. We wouldn’t be coddled like Mexicans are here in America.
They even have an Arizona Congressman aiding and abetting them. Raul Grijalva (D) has asked for a boycott of Arizona. Of course Grijalva has always shown he wants an open border and wants to accuse anyone who presents crime statistics of illegals committing violent crime in the U.S. as racists. It's a diversion from the real issue. If you find yourself defending yourself against charges of racism then you won't have time to show the actual statistics and shut those using the race card down. They'll just keep running that play through so long as it works. They shout about profiling and people being stopped because they "look like an illegal".
The Arizona law simply mirrors current federal law and police can't pull someone over unless they have probable cause to believe they are here illegally. Also, it has to be a secondary offense -- there has to have already been a primary reason for the stop. Also, if the federal government would have been doing their job all along there would have been no need for S.B 1070.
Think the claims about so-called anchor babies is an exageration? You can verify through Snopes that in 2006 70% of babies born in Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas, Texas were to illegals. 11,200 in one year, alone! I think we can assume the situation hasn't subsided.
“Three suspected illegal immigrants were in custody Saturday as "persons of interest" in the shooting of a Pinal County deputy near Casa Grande, authorities said.”
That story isn’t an anomaly; it’s the norm in Arizona, yet I just watched former Arizona governor Janet Napalitano look into the camera on Fox News Sunday with Chris Wallace and say things are better and the border has never been safer. Are you smoking crack, Janet?
I live in Arizona and I see the effects of a border unchecked. I don’t have to listen to the bravo sierra of Janet Napolitano to know what the negative effects are.
How about the re fried beans smeared into the shape of a swastika or the water bottles thrown at police at protests in Phoenix, AZ? Apparently it was no big deal to our lame-stream media. I can tell you that if the Tea Party folks would have done anything even close to this they would have been short-stroking that story and saying this just shows what kind of people the Tea Party folks are. The Democrats and talking heads would have been having a field day.
We didn’t see this though, did we?
As we look at the protest marches there is no shortage of Mexican flags and people pumping their fists in the air. How would the Mexican government handle this if it were Americans were waving American flags and pumping their fists in the air while protesting? That’s a rehetorical question. We already know the answer. We wouldn’t be coddled like Mexicans are here in America.
They even have an Arizona Congressman aiding and abetting them. Raul Grijalva (D) has asked for a boycott of Arizona. Of course Grijalva has always shown he wants an open border and wants to accuse anyone who presents crime statistics of illegals committing violent crime in the U.S. as racists. It's a diversion from the real issue. If you find yourself defending yourself against charges of racism then you won't have time to show the actual statistics and shut those using the race card down. They'll just keep running that play through so long as it works. They shout about profiling and people being stopped because they "look like an illegal".
The Arizona law simply mirrors current federal law and police can't pull someone over unless they have probable cause to believe they are here illegally. Also, it has to be a secondary offense -- there has to have already been a primary reason for the stop. Also, if the federal government would have been doing their job all along there would have been no need for S.B 1070.
Think the claims about so-called anchor babies is an exageration? You can verify through Snopes that in 2006 70% of babies born in Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas, Texas were to illegals. 11,200 in one year, alone! I think we can assume the situation hasn't subsided.
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Arizona congressman calls for a boycott of Arizona
Arizona congressman, Raul Grijalva, a long-time advocate for open-border policies has asked for a boycot of Arizona.
That's rich; calling for a boycot of your own state. Clearly the congressman has a problem with his loyalties. No, scratch that; he has no problem with his loyalties. When it comes down to his state versus Mexico, he'll take Mexico to be the winner every time.
Under federal law an alien must carry their green card with them at all times. This isn't a case where the police can just walk up to you and say, "Where is your green card, boy?" There is no violation of 4th Amendment rights. There still must be probable cause.
My suggestion for Grijalva would be to move to Mexico and become an ambasador to the U.S.
I still remember when Raul was on the Pima County board of supervisors and they were throwing thousands of tax-payer money on a ridiculous gun buyback scheme.
As I addressed the board with a lettter from noted attoreney, David T. Hardy, explaining how they were violating numerous laws under title 18 of the U.S. code, section 923 and a host of laws under Arizona Revised statutes, section 11, Grijalva had the following to say: "Everyone should have a machine gun!" I told him that I did legally own class III firearms.
That's rich; calling for a boycot of your own state. Clearly the congressman has a problem with his loyalties. No, scratch that; he has no problem with his loyalties. When it comes down to his state versus Mexico, he'll take Mexico to be the winner every time.
Under federal law an alien must carry their green card with them at all times. This isn't a case where the police can just walk up to you and say, "Where is your green card, boy?" There is no violation of 4th Amendment rights. There still must be probable cause.
My suggestion for Grijalva would be to move to Mexico and become an ambasador to the U.S.
I still remember when Raul was on the Pima County board of supervisors and they were throwing thousands of tax-payer money on a ridiculous gun buyback scheme.
As I addressed the board with a lettter from noted attoreney, David T. Hardy, explaining how they were violating numerous laws under title 18 of the U.S. code, section 923 and a host of laws under Arizona Revised statutes, section 11, Grijalva had the following to say: "Everyone should have a machine gun!" I told him that I did legally own class III firearms.
Thursday, April 22, 2010
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Why should immigration laws not be enforced?
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
"We just want to be Americans."
How many times have we heard that Mexicans in this country illegally just want to become Americans? Really? Then why is it that every time they're telling us that they're waving the Mexican flag and pumping their fists in the air? How would I be treated if I was in Mexico, waving an American flag and protesting? It's a rhetorical question because we both know the answer to that question. I would be dead or in a Mexican jail and not treated with the kindness and kid (pardon the pun) gloves that these teens are being met with.
The Arizona Daily Star article shows a group of about 40 Tucson High students who walked out of their classes to join a reported 100 or so more teens at Armory park in Tucson to protest AZ state senate bill 1070.
The AZ Star article says "SB 1070 would overrule any policy or procedure of a city council or police department that keeps officers from enforcing federal immigration laws."
I have some thoughts on the subject (who knew?). Let's begin with the definition of illegal:
Adjective; prohibited by law; against the law; unlawful; illicit; also, not authorized or sanctioned, as by rules.
It is illegal for citizens of Mexico or any other country to enter the United States illegally. Entering the U.S. without proper documentation is illegal and therefore subject to criminal prosecution. Why are we even discussing this issue? Should we also have protests to prevent the police from enforcing drunk driving laws or other laws that are in place?
We're constantly told that we can't just deport these folks who are here illegall because, "They're just here doing those jobs that us Americans don't want to do and it would break up families."
Why not? Did they not know they were breaking the law when they snuck into the U.S.? Should rapists and murders also be spared in the name of not wanting to break families up? Sound like a ridiculous analogy? I don't think so. As a matter of fact, many of those here illegally are people who have raped and murdered and then use the border like a turn style at Disneyland to avoid prosecution.
Are some Mexicans here illegally who are just trying to earn a better living? Sure, but they are still here illegally and need to go through the proper channels. I will acknowledge that the immigration system is in need of overhaul. That doesn't mean that it be streamlined to allow an expressway to the U.S. There are reasons for immigration policy. We can't allow the U.S. to become even more over-populated with immigrants. We only have so many resources available and those resources should go to those in this country legally.
If you don't live in Arizona you may not be cognizant of the violence that comes across the Mexican border. And I'm up to here with those who claim enforcement of immigration laws are "mean-spirited"! Pima County Sheriff's Department had to add one sergeant and 7 deputies because fully 37% of the violent crimes in Pima County, where Tucson, AZ is located is committed by Mexicans here illegally.
How about the red light runner cameras designed to catch red light runners? Mexicans here illegally don't have to worry about it because Mexico won't share the info with the U.S. that would show who owned the vehicle. It doesn't end there. It goes much, much further.
A Douglas, AZ rancher was just murdered and they traced the tracks back to the Mexican border. This is far from an isolated incident.
Why should the Mexican here illegally receive preferential treatment over other groups of individuals here illegally?
Another comment I have is about the teens who decided to skip class at school and carry Mexican flags and pump their fists in the air. I would opine you couldn't find a handful of them who could give you a cogent argument about why immigration law should be ignored nor could you find a single one who could present a valid argument as to why ignoring the law is good for America. Looking at the "demonstrators" in the photos I'd surmise the average age is about 13-15 years old. Clearly some of the great thinkers of our time. I also have to wonder how many of them have parents and/or family members who are in this country illegally.
Some things never change. These are a bunch of rebels without a clue, it got them out of class, albeit it wasn't authorized by the school and will be an unexcused absence and it fed their need for behaving badly. It's the same mentality that causes basketball fans to overturn cars and set fire to things when their team wins the championship. The same group will behave the same way if their team loses the championship. Everything and anything is an excuse to behave badly.
Lord knows I've organized my share of protest marches. I've organized large demonstrations when Sarah Brady came to town. I've done the same when the so-called, "million moms" wanted to march. The difference being they were organized protests, I was able to provide a valid position and even more; I wasn't protesting against enforcement of an illegal activity.
Several years ago Ronald Reagan offered up an amnesty that was suppose to be the amnesty to end amnesties for those here illegally. Obviously, it didn't end the flow of illegals coming into the U.S. Rest assured if we had another amnesty it wouldn't slow the flow one iota.
We need to start enforcing our immigration laws. If not now, when?
For another person's take on this issue go to the following link. It's Ted Nugent, making sense of it all.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WjFiHENNf9Q&NR=1
Saturday, April 17, 2010
Are cops being villified unjustly?
The following is an Associated Press story: Cops Getting Caught on Camera Increases Scrutiny Associated Press The same cell phones, surveillance cameras and other video equipment often used to assist police are also catching officers on tape, changing the nature of police work -- for better and worse. print email share recommend (2) CHICAGO - Minutes after a suburban Chicago police officer was charged with striking a motorist with his baton, prosecutors handed out copies of a video showing the beating -- taken by a dashboard camera on the officer's own squad car. In California, after a transit cop and an unruly train passenger slammed against a wall during a struggle and shattered a station window last fall, video from a bystander's cell phone was all over the Internet before the window was fixed. The same cell phones, surveillance cameras and other video equipment often used to assist police are also catching officers on tape, changing the nature of police work -- for better and worse. Some say cameras are exposing behavior that police have gotten away with for years. But others contend the videos, which often show a snippet of an incident, turn officers into villains simply for doing their jobs, making them targets of lawsuits and discipline from bosses buckling to public pressure. "We tell our officers all the time you've got to assume that everything you do is going to be videotaped," said Chicago Police Superintendent Jody Weis. "Everyone has a cell phone and almost every cell phone has a camera." Cook County State's Attorney Anita Alvarez said the video her office gave to the media on Tuesday shows police officer James Mandarino, from the Chicago suburb of Streamwood, hitting motorist Ronald Bell 15 times after a traffic stop last month. In the video, Mandarino is seen firing a Taser at a passenger in the car and then striking Bell, who is on his knees with his hands on his head. Bell suffered a concussion and cuts that required seven stitches. "It's a wonderful tool," Alvarez said of the video, which she says suggests that both men posed no threat to the officer. Though police-behaving-badly videos have become popular staples of cable news shows and the Internet, Weis said he doesn't believe his officers are overly cautious out of fears they'll be videotaped -- and their superiors are not advising them to be. Quietly, though, some officers say the prospect of being videotaped makes them hesitate even if they know they should act. "I've heard from officers who are sent to break up a fight in the street and see a group of people leaning out windows with handheld video cameras ... they go slower and are less aggressive," said Tom Needham, a Chicago attorney who has represented several police officers. But University of Chicago law professor Craig Futterman, who has studied police brutality, said videos are helping hold police accountable. "My own view is that YouTube has done more to expose the reality of police abuse than all the blue-ribbon commissions combined," said Futterman. A Chicago police officer who was arrested three years ago in the videotaped beating of a female bartender never would have been charged much less convicted if not for the video, Futterman said. Anthony Abbate initially was charged with a misdemeanor until the video played across the world. Ronald Bell's brother, Stacey Bell, said he doubts the Streamwood officer would have been charged with felony aggravated battery and official misconduct without the video and his brother still would have faced charges of drunken driving and resisting an officer, which were dropped. "I believe it would have been six witnesses against an officer and it would have been a different story," said Stacey Bell, who witnessed the alleged beating. The officer's attorney declined to comment. But some caution that incidents caught on tape can misrepresent police work. "The work of a police officer, even when done properly is ... not pleasant to watch," said Al O'Leary, spokesman for the Patrolmen's Benevolent Association in New York City. "We've had situations, circumstances where an officer doing his job by the book is caught on video is tagged as brutal. Sometimes the work is brutal but necessary." In California when the Bay Area Rapid Transit officer slammed into a window with a suspect during a violent arrest, the cell phone video -- viewed more than 160,000 times on one clip posted on YouTube -- ended up exonerating the officer whose actions brought claims of excessive force, a union official said. "It wasn't the suspect's head that caused the glass to break," said Jesse Sekhon, BART police officers union president. "When you freeze the video and enhance it you see it was the suspect punching it with his hand." What's more, video viewers rarely hear the frantic 911 call for help, rocks hurled at an approaching squad car or the countless times police have been called to the same house. In New York City in 2008, a man died after falling from a building ledge when police jolted him with a Taser. Video of the last few moments, including Iman Morales' fall, was posted on newspaper Web sites and played over and over again on local TV. But before the cameras were running, "this guy was stark naked, running up and down the fire escape, he tried to get into a woman's apartment by tearing out the air conditioner, terrifying the woman," and swung a fluorescent light bulb at police before Lt. Michael Pigott ordered him shot him with the stun gun, said Tom Sullivan, president of the NYPD's Lieutenants Benevolent Association. Eight days later, Pigott -- stripped of his gun and badge and demoted -- committed suicide, leaving a note saying he was trying to protect his men. His widow, who is suing the police department, said the discipline humiliated her husband. The department declined to comment. There is little chance that the videotaped scrutiny of police will slow. In fact, groups with video cameras follow police in cities all over the country, including Orlando, Fla., where George Crossley launched Orlando CopWatch in 2006. "If we come up on law enforcement, the whole shift knows immediately," said Crossley. "They get on the radio (and say) 'Watch out for CopWatch."' ______________________________________________
As someone who knows first hand the abuse of police power and how *some* police officers will lie through their teeth on a police report, lie under oath in a courtroom and has experienced gross abuse of power by police officers and prosecutors who will lie to a grand jury, I believe I can put my two cents worth in.
All police officers aren't bad; just as all police officers aren't good. All citizens aren't bad and all citizens aren't good. The problem comes when you have a police officer who has an "us and them" mentality that assumes and acts on their view that, "You aren't one of us, so you're one of them and I'm going to treat you like a criminal -- even if I find out that the facts show otherwise."
I also wouldn't want to be a cop who tries to do their job and has the ACLU and every other organization trying prosecute them for doing their job *and* tries to get a criminal off who has had no fewer than 37 witness who watched him do it and an signed confession.
I also learned the hard way that just because a person takes a plea-bargain, it doesn't mean they're necessarily guilty. As my attorney put it, "Of course you're innocent, but it's a roll of the dice and your public defender didn't even bother to force the State to show that you even broke a law or what that law was. The jury will probably believe they would never be in your shoes and they believe you must have done something or you wouldn't be here.
If you lose the roll of the dice, you're looking at 4-7 years of hard time for not even breaking a law. You just stepped on the wrong toes. I would advise against rolling the dice. If you take a plea, you'll get probation."
Ok, if you have a wife and family, are you going to take the plea -- even if you're innocent? Things aren't always what they seem. Oh, and by-the-way, the court of appleals ruled my public defender was incompetent. Didn't change anything, though. I digress. Catching bad cops lying and abusing their power is a good thing. They need to be exposed. It's also a good thing if they receive recognition for the good things they do, as well.
As someone who knows first hand the abuse of police power and how *some* police officers will lie through their teeth on a police report, lie under oath in a courtroom and has experienced gross abuse of power by police officers and prosecutors who will lie to a grand jury, I believe I can put my two cents worth in.
All police officers aren't bad; just as all police officers aren't good. All citizens aren't bad and all citizens aren't good. The problem comes when you have a police officer who has an "us and them" mentality that assumes and acts on their view that, "You aren't one of us, so you're one of them and I'm going to treat you like a criminal -- even if I find out that the facts show otherwise."
I also wouldn't want to be a cop who tries to do their job and has the ACLU and every other organization trying prosecute them for doing their job *and* tries to get a criminal off who has had no fewer than 37 witness who watched him do it and an signed confession.
I also learned the hard way that just because a person takes a plea-bargain, it doesn't mean they're necessarily guilty. As my attorney put it, "Of course you're innocent, but it's a roll of the dice and your public defender didn't even bother to force the State to show that you even broke a law or what that law was. The jury will probably believe they would never be in your shoes and they believe you must have done something or you wouldn't be here.
If you lose the roll of the dice, you're looking at 4-7 years of hard time for not even breaking a law. You just stepped on the wrong toes. I would advise against rolling the dice. If you take a plea, you'll get probation."
Ok, if you have a wife and family, are you going to take the plea -- even if you're innocent? Things aren't always what they seem. Oh, and by-the-way, the court of appleals ruled my public defender was incompetent. Didn't change anything, though. I digress. Catching bad cops lying and abusing their power is a good thing. They need to be exposed. It's also a good thing if they receive recognition for the good things they do, as well.
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