So the Supreme Court has spoken.
Based on the Dissenting Opinion as well as on the Majority Opinion, it would appear to this American that the honorable justices did something pretty weasel-y. They rationalized their final Opinion by picking for themselves which of the arguments presented by the regime was the one which best fit their decision: this "law" is a "Tax" not a "Mandate."
Right. Uh-uh.
A "mandate," supposedly would have been "unconstitutional," but imposing a "tax" that punishes American Citizens by further destroying the economy, threatens Citizens with huge fines and even jail, needed to have an additional 16,000 new "enforcers" in the IRS to make sure we submit . . . this type of bill has been determined, by the highest court of the land, to be not only "acceptable," but constitutional.
A few months ago, Mr. Obama was ranting about the nerve of a "bunch of unelected" guys in robes to dare even consider the constitutionality of his masterpiece. To this layman's eye, it appears that Justice Roberts, as the deciding majority vote, wanted to want to show Mr. Obama that he was wrong . . . they really would not dare to declare his masterpiece unconstitutional, regardless of the evidence.
Yet, I take hope in the opinion of some who point out that the fact of having to redefine this disaster from the description officially given it by the regime ("mandate," meaning to impose, force upon; which is strangely unobjectionable, under certain circumstances, apparently) to something supposedly more acceptable (a "tax"), also places it in a realm much easier to repeal.
Congress can impose taxes, Congress can remove taxes. Fine. The next Congress should have enough of a majority of reasonable Citizens tired of witnessing the destruction of their country to immediately prepare legislation to remove this outrageous monstronsity from the necks of the American people.
The question, however, remains . . . and is frightening, to me, in terms of believing we still live in a thriving Republic is: why the hell did the U.S. Supreme Court provide an "out" for this administration by essentially showing them how to get their bill determined to be constitutional?
A naive, frustrated explosive response would be: "Whose side are they on, anyway??" Can't possibly be the side of the American people if they have to create an excuse almost out of whole cloth to assist this administration to get their law "constitutionalized."
Either the mandate -- the core of the law, without which none of the rest can survive -- is constitutional, or it is not.
The Court should in no way have told the Administration: "Look, you presented your case so badly in front of us we feel sorry for you . . . you should have declared it from the start as a tax, and there would have been no question. Even though you touted for months (years) that this is not a tax, the only way we can legitimize it is to deem it a tax, no matter what you want to call it. So, we'll help you out, since your ability to present the supposed merits is a bit weak -- we'll determine for you what your argument needs to be in order for us to support it. Voila! It's a TAX, and therefore constitutional."
Some slight of hand, huh?
If the majority had decided to support the core contention that the mandate is unconstitutional, I suppose all thought inside our own heads would be drowned out by the howls of the administration's screaming about a "bunch of unelected men."
But, that lovely thought is not applicable today. We currently live in an upside-down world, the Constitution is constantly gutted, the elected leaders of our country abrogate their responsibility to the majority of their constituents to submit not only themselves, their standards, but also our own to the control of the government.
In my not so humble opinion as an American citizen, by allowing this atrocity to stand in toto, the Supreme Court has legitimized the fundamental transformation of our Country into a totalitarian nightmare.
November 2012, can't get here too quickly, Lord willing!
Thursday, June 28, 2012
Wednesday, June 20, 2012
"Upside-Down Land"
I received this in a forwarded e-mail today and was going to just post the link, http://www.americanreform.org/member-blog/comments/our_upside_down_land, but as I read it over, I realized it is worth posting in toto.
Today's world is absolutely upside-down, backwards, and inside out. I tend to try to tell myself that we have been vaporized without our knowledge and transported to a world where up is down and down is up, where white is black and black is white -- since 2007-08, anyway, and we will wake up soon. (Yeah, yeah, too many *original* Star Trek episodes are showing their influence.)
Today's world is a world in which most of us who are over 50 (who remember a different [better] America) are constantly shocked, surprised, incensed, frightened, and "mind-boggled" over the occurrences of the past 4 years or so.
This detailed, sourced post is an extremely accurate representation of where we are today. The primary question that's been bothering me for the past almost 4 years has been: How the hell did this happen??? Immediately followed by Why the hell did this happen????
Answers come to mind for both questions; not one of them is a good enough answer, though.
5. The unfortunate majority of the American people were just plain stupid!
The link posted above, I think, absolutely delineates the most concerning aspects of what has occured in the past 3+ years to fundamentally transform our Republic into a pseudo-totalitarian, pseudo-banana republic, the laughingstock of the world.
This is what the unfortunate majority of the American people really wanted? I honestly do not think it is -- even the very far Left whose primary regret is that the transformation is not complete and (Dear God willing!) will never be complete!
For those who were honestly duped, allowed themselves to be duped, pulled into the world of "guilt," or allowed their liberal-tinged dreams to take over -- even they must be in shock. Even they can't possibly have thought our country would be so easily and rapidly taken to the brink of total destruction.
In a very short few months, we will go to the polls again to vote for President of the United States of America.
In a few short months, we will decide whether our Country will accelerate its deterioration into a nonentity subservient to the control of the "United Nations" or start the slow and very difficult return to the full-fledged, independent, proud, self-sufficient Republic envisioned by our forefathers.
God willing it is the latter.
Today's world is absolutely upside-down, backwards, and inside out. I tend to try to tell myself that we have been vaporized without our knowledge and transported to a world where up is down and down is up, where white is black and black is white -- since 2007-08, anyway, and we will wake up soon. (Yeah, yeah, too many *original* Star Trek episodes are showing their influence.)
Today's world is a world in which most of us who are over 50 (who remember a different [better] America) are constantly shocked, surprised, incensed, frightened, and "mind-boggled" over the occurrences of the past 4 years or so.
This detailed, sourced post is an extremely accurate representation of where we are today. The primary question that's been bothering me for the past almost 4 years has been: How the hell did this happen??? Immediately followed by Why the hell did this happen????
Answers come to mind for both questions; not one of them is a good enough answer, though.
- The unfortunate majority of the American people allowed themselves to be overwhelmed by an imposed-guilt based "racism."
- The unfortunate majority of the American people really, really, really seemed to believe -- or at least wanted to believe -- that just by electing a man who happened to be black, the act would magically erase that imposed guilt.
- The unfortunate majority of the American people really, really, really seemed to believe -- or at least wanted to believe -- that even if that black man had no qualifications whatsoever to be the senator he had been, much less President elect of the United States of America, it was a "good thing" to elect him anyway.
- The unfortunate majority of the American people really, really, really seemed to believe -- or at least wanted to believe -- that maybe there was a black man who could "show" the country that blacks were (finally!) equal . . . after all, all the media said so, right?
5. The unfortunate majority of the American people were just plain stupid!
The link posted above, I think, absolutely delineates the most concerning aspects of what has occured in the past 3+ years to fundamentally transform our Republic into a pseudo-totalitarian, pseudo-banana republic, the laughingstock of the world.
This is what the unfortunate majority of the American people really wanted? I honestly do not think it is -- even the very far Left whose primary regret is that the transformation is not complete and (Dear God willing!) will never be complete!
For those who were honestly duped, allowed themselves to be duped, pulled into the world of "guilt," or allowed their liberal-tinged dreams to take over -- even they must be in shock. Even they can't possibly have thought our country would be so easily and rapidly taken to the brink of total destruction.
In a very short few months, we will go to the polls again to vote for President of the United States of America.
In a few short months, we will decide whether our Country will accelerate its deterioration into a nonentity subservient to the control of the "United Nations" or start the slow and very difficult return to the full-fledged, independent, proud, self-sufficient Republic envisioned by our forefathers.
God willing it is the latter.
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You know you live in an Upside-down Land if…
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You know you live in an Upside-down Land if... • A Muslim officer crying "Allah Akbar" while shooting up an army base is considered to have committed "Workplace Violence" while an American citizen boasting a Ron Paul bumper sticker is classified as a "Domestic Terrorist". You know you live in an Upside-down Land if... • You can get arrested for expired tags on your car but not for being in the country illegally.
You know you live in an Upside-down Land if...
• Your government believes that the best way to eradicate trillions of dollars of debt is to spend trillions more of our money. You know you live in an Upside-down Land if... • A seven year old boy can be thrown out of school for calling his teacher "cute" but hosting a sexual exploration or diversity class in grade school is perfectly acceptable. You know you live in an Upside-down Land if... • The Supreme Court of the United States can rule that lower courts cannot display the 10 Commandments in their courtroom, while sitting in front of a display of the 10 Commandments. You know you live in an Upside-down Land if... • Children are forcibly removed from parents who appropriately discipline them while children of "underprivileged" drug addicts are left to rot in filth infested cesspools. You know you live in an Upside-down Land if... • Working class Americans pay for their own health care (and the health care of everyone else) while unmarried women are free to have child after child on the "State's" dime while never being held responsible for their own choices. You know you live in an Upside-down Land if... • Hard work and success are rewarded with higher taxes and government intrusion, while slothful, lazy behavior is rewarded with EBT cards, WIC checks, Medicaid and subsidized housing. You know you live in an Upside-down Land if... • The government's plan for getting people back to work is to provide 99 weeks of unemployment checks (to not work). You know you live in an Upside-down Land if... • Being self-sufficient is considered a threat to the government. You know you live in an Upside-down Land if... • Politicians think that stripping away the amendments to the constitution is really protecting the rights of the people. You know you live in an Upside-down Land if... • The rights of the Government come before the rights of the individual. You know you live in an Upside-down Land if... • Parents believe the State is responsible for providing for their children. You know you live in an Upside-down Land if... • You can write a post like this just by reading the news headlines. You know you live in an Upside-down Land if... • You pay your mortgage faithfully, denying yourself the newest big screen TV while your neighbor defaults on his mortgage (while buying iphones, TV's and new cars) and the government forgives his debt and reduces his mortgage (with your tax dollars). You know you live in an Upside-down Land if... • Your government can add anything they want to your kid's water (fluoride, chlorine, etc.) but you are not allowed to give them raw milk. You know you live in an Upside-down Land if... • Being stripped of the ability to defend yourself makes you "safe". You know you live in an Upside-down Land if... • You have to have your parents signature to go on a school field trip but not to get an abortion. You know you live in an Upside-down Land if... • An 80 year old woman can be stripped searched by the TSA but a Muslim woman in a burqa is only subject to having her neck and head searched. You know you live in an Upside-down Land if... • Using the "N" word is considered "hate speech" but writing and signing songs about raping women and killing cops is considered "art". Unfortunately, this list could go on and on. Our world has been turned upside-down. We are in distress. Where do we go from here? "COWARDICE asks the question - is it Safe?" "EXPEDIENCY asks the question - is it Politically Correct?" "VANITY asks the question - is it Popular?" "But the CONSCIENCE asks the question - is it Right?" "And there comes a time when one must take a position that is neither, Safe, nor Politically Correct, nor Popular, but one must take it, because its RIGHT!!" | ||
Where we go from here is to make sure we speak to our families, friends, neighbors, acquaintances about the options we face today. If they are as appalled, frightened and concerned as we are, then we know where they stand already.
If they are not, merely bemused . . . we must speak with them, to try to make them see. We must be kind, thoughtful, calm, clear-headed, and above all, remember that violence never solves anything -- no matter how impossible the situation may appear.
We must remember, simply, and constantly that it is our Country at stake: its deterioration or revitalization.
November, 2012 will provide the answer.
Sunday, June 17, 2012
We MUST NOT Allow These Zombies to Control America's Future
Back in the presidential election season of 2006-2008 (that's the length of Obama's campaign for president), there were many, many voices trying to get out to warn American voters to seek the truth about that startling new candidate, Barack Obama.
Those voices were drowned out, derided, insulted, and attempts were made to try to "legally" shut down their First Amendment rights. Much of that activity was conducted primarily by the so-called "mainstream media" who claimed then, and now, to know better than any of us for whom we should vote, what we should think, say, and do vis-a-vis the candidates and the election (not to mention everything else in life, for that matter).
Those "media" voices were targeted towards those they saw as the primary supporters of their candidate: the youthful voter with the stars of liberalism shining so brightly in their eyes they were unable to see anything else. Tell me, who else could possibly consider Jon Stewart's program as "real news"??
Those of us who grew up with Saturday Night Live's Chevy Chase reporting the "news" can't possibly believe there are really and truly so many gullible people out there . . . but, there are and they unfortunately vote: The Real Obama Supporters.
These are the ones who brought Obama to the White House, not alone, of course -- there were, at the time, hardly enough of them to carry an election by themselves. They were, unfortunately, aided by too, too many who should -- and probably did -- know better than to vote for that man.
I can only hope that the "real Obama supporters" have 1) gotten themselves informed: a possibility when one considers the drop in viewership and revenue to the "top 3" mainstream networks; 2) grown up: doubtful, since too many are so eager to continue to live off (mooch off) their parents, the taxpayers, and anyone else they can bamboozle into being responsible for them; or 3) burned their voter registration cards: which may not matter, considering the push to allow anyone in the country to vote in all elections, regardless of citizenship.
Personally, I hope for none of the above -- anyone who could have voted for this man in the first place has little to no hope of redemption if they are still "supporters" at this point in time. It is no surprise that the Hollywood crowd is still incredibly vocal in their support . . . their own livelihoods depend on a public willing to pay good money to watch whatever kind of stupidity, idiocy, or brain dead production they deem "good enough" for us to watch. They count on the same kind of public that Obama supporters are -- brain dead.
The political, emotional, philosophical, and physical civil union between politics and Hollywood was consummated in the campaign leading to the November 1959 voting which resulted in the election of JFK: the Hollywood, "news" media, and even mafia favorite (if one believes the stories of the time).
That constituency is out in force this year, again, though it leaves one's brain boggled to think that people out there are actually getting voting guidance from Sarah Jessica Parker! (Interesting, even with these "powerhouse" supporters, Obama does not seem close to raising the vaunted "billion" he demanded at the start of the year! . . . A sign of the his times, perhaps?)
We -- the loyal to the United States of America opposition -- must make sure this year that the voices that pushed Obama into the Winner's Circle in November 2008 do not achieve the same this year. The stakes are incredibly high -- whether the United States of America has even a slight chance of returning to its former greatness, or whether our country continues its not so slow deterioration into a less than third rate country.
Our Vote. Our Choice. Pray and Vote.
Those voices were drowned out, derided, insulted, and attempts were made to try to "legally" shut down their First Amendment rights. Much of that activity was conducted primarily by the so-called "mainstream media" who claimed then, and now, to know better than any of us for whom we should vote, what we should think, say, and do vis-a-vis the candidates and the election (not to mention everything else in life, for that matter).
Those "media" voices were targeted towards those they saw as the primary supporters of their candidate: the youthful voter with the stars of liberalism shining so brightly in their eyes they were unable to see anything else. Tell me, who else could possibly consider Jon Stewart's program as "real news"??
Those of us who grew up with Saturday Night Live's Chevy Chase reporting the "news" can't possibly believe there are really and truly so many gullible people out there . . . but, there are and they unfortunately vote: The Real Obama Supporters.
These are the ones who brought Obama to the White House, not alone, of course -- there were, at the time, hardly enough of them to carry an election by themselves. They were, unfortunately, aided by too, too many who should -- and probably did -- know better than to vote for that man.
I can only hope that the "real Obama supporters" have 1) gotten themselves informed: a possibility when one considers the drop in viewership and revenue to the "top 3" mainstream networks; 2) grown up: doubtful, since too many are so eager to continue to live off (mooch off) their parents, the taxpayers, and anyone else they can bamboozle into being responsible for them; or 3) burned their voter registration cards: which may not matter, considering the push to allow anyone in the country to vote in all elections, regardless of citizenship.
Personally, I hope for none of the above -- anyone who could have voted for this man in the first place has little to no hope of redemption if they are still "supporters" at this point in time. It is no surprise that the Hollywood crowd is still incredibly vocal in their support . . . their own livelihoods depend on a public willing to pay good money to watch whatever kind of stupidity, idiocy, or brain dead production they deem "good enough" for us to watch. They count on the same kind of public that Obama supporters are -- brain dead.
The political, emotional, philosophical, and physical civil union between politics and Hollywood was consummated in the campaign leading to the November 1959 voting which resulted in the election of JFK: the Hollywood, "news" media, and even mafia favorite (if one believes the stories of the time).
That constituency is out in force this year, again, though it leaves one's brain boggled to think that people out there are actually getting voting guidance from Sarah Jessica Parker! (Interesting, even with these "powerhouse" supporters, Obama does not seem close to raising the vaunted "billion" he demanded at the start of the year! . . . A sign of the his times, perhaps?)
We -- the loyal to the United States of America opposition -- must make sure this year that the voices that pushed Obama into the Winner's Circle in November 2008 do not achieve the same this year. The stakes are incredibly high -- whether the United States of America has even a slight chance of returning to its former greatness, or whether our country continues its not so slow deterioration into a less than third rate country.
Our Vote. Our Choice. Pray and Vote.
Friday, June 15, 2012
It Is Way Past Time To Make It Matter
To view this item online, visit http://www.wnd.com/2012/06/38-reasons-why-obama-should-not-be-re-elected/
BETWEEN THE LINES
38 reasons why Obama should not be re-elected
Exclusive: Joseph Farah shares collaborative effort to explain what BHO has wrought
Editor’s note: The following column is a work of collaboration by me and some friends of mine – some of whom feared retribution for speaking so plainly.
Looking back over the past four years, read this to better understand where we are going as a country under the leadership of Barack Obama.
WHEN he refused to disclose who donated money to his election campaign, as other candidates had done, people said it didn’t matter.
WHEN he received endorsements from people like Louis Farrakhan, Moammar Gadhafi and Hugo Chavez, people said it didn’t matter.
WHEN it was pointed out that he was a total newcomer and had absolutely no experience at anything except community organizing, people said it didn’t matter.
WHEN he chose friends and acquaintances such as Bill Ayers and Bernardine Dohrn who were revolutionary radicals, people said it didn’t matter.
WHEN his voting record in the Illinois Senate and in the U.S. Senate came into question, people said it didn’t matter.
WHEN he refused to wear a flag lapel pin and did so only after a public outcry, people said it didn’t matter.
WHEN people started treating him as a Messiah and children in schools were taught to sing his praises, people said it didn’t matter.
WHEN he stood with his hands over his groin area for the playing of the National Anthem and Pledge of Allegiance, people said it didn’t matter.
WHEN he surrounded himself in the White House with advisers who were pro-gun control, pro-abortion, pro-homosexual marriage and wanting to curtail freedom of speech to silence the opposition, people said it didn’t matter.
WHEN he said he favors sex education in kindergarten, including homosexual indoctrination, people said it didn’t matter.
WHEN his personal background was either scrubbed or hidden and nothing could be found about him, people said it didn’t matter.
WHEN the place of his birth was called into question, and he refused to produce a birth certificate, people said it didn’t matter.
WHEN he had an association in Chicago with Tony Rezko – a man of questionable character and who is now in prison and had helped Obama to a sweet deal on the purchase of his home – people said it didn’t matter.
WHEN it became known that George Soros, a multi-billionaire globalist, spent a ton of money to get him elected, people said it didn’t matter.
WHEN he started appointing White House czars that were radicals, revolutionaries and even avowed Marxist/Communists, people said it didn’t matter.
WHEN he stood before the nation and told us that his intentions were to “fundamentally transform this nation” into something else, people said it didn’t matter.
WHEN it became known that he had trained ACORN workers in Chicago and served as an attorney for ACORN, people said it didn’t matter.
WHEN he appointed Cabinet members and several advisers who were tax cheats and socialists, people said it didn’t matter.
WHEN he appointed a science czar, John Holdren, who believes in forced abortions, mass sterilizations and seizing babies from teen mothers, people said it didn’t matter.
WHEN he appointed Cass Sunstein as regulatory czar, who believes in “explicit consent,” harvesting human organs without family consent and allowing animals to be represented in court, while banning all hunting, people said it didn’t matter.
WHEN he appointed Kevin Jennings, a homosexual and organizer of a group called Gay, Lesbian, Straight, Education Network as safe schools czar and it became known that he had a history of bad advice to teenagers, people said it didn’t matter.
WHEN he appointed Mark Lloyd as diversity czar, who believes in curtailing free speech, taking from one and giving to another to spread the wealth and who supports Hugo Chavez, people said it didn’t matter.
WHEN Valerie Jarrett, an avowed socialist, was selected as Obama’s senior White House adviser, people said it didn’t matter.
WHEN Anita Dunn, White House communications director, said Mao Zedong was her favorite philosopher and the person she turned to most for inspiration, people said it didn’t matter.
WHEN he appointed Carol Browner, a well-known socialist as global warming czar working on cap-and-trade as the nation’s largest tax, people said it didn’t matter.
WHEN he appointed Van Jones, an ex-con and avowed socialist, as green energy czar who was forced to resign, people said it didn’t matter.
WHEN Tom Daschle, Obama’s pick for health and human services secretary could not be confirmed because he was a tax cheat, people said it didn’t matter.
WHEN he bowed to the king of Saudi Arabia, people said it didn’t matter.
WHEN he traveled around the world criticizing America and never once talking of her greatness, people said it didn’t matter.
WHEN he upset the Europeans by removing plans for a missile-defense system against the Russians, people said it didn’t matter.
WHEN he played politics in Afghanistan by not sending troops requested by field commanders to win the war, people said it didn’t matter.
WHEN he started spending us into a debt that was so big we could not pay it off, people said it didn’t matter.
WHEN he took a huge spending bill under the guise of stimulus and used it to pay off organizations, unions and individuals that got him elected, people said it didn’t matter.
WHEN he took over insurance companies, car companies, banks, etc., people said it didn’t matter.
WHEN he took away student loans from the banks and required they go through the government, people said it didn’t matter.
WHEN he designed plans to take over the health-care system and put it under government control, people said it didn’t matter.
WHEN he set into motion a plan to take over the control of all energy in the United States through cap-and-trade, people said it didn’t matter.
WHEN he finally completed his transformation of America into a socialist state, people began to wake up – but it was too late.
The last paragraph alone is not yet cast in stone. You and I will write that paragraph.
Looking back over the past four years, read this to better understand where we are going as a country under the leadership of Barack Obama.
WHEN he refused to disclose who donated money to his election campaign, as other candidates had done, people said it didn’t matter.
WHEN he received endorsements from people like Louis Farrakhan, Moammar Gadhafi and Hugo Chavez, people said it didn’t matter.
WHEN it was pointed out that he was a total newcomer and had absolutely no experience at anything except community organizing, people said it didn’t matter.
WHEN he chose friends and acquaintances such as Bill Ayers and Bernardine Dohrn who were revolutionary radicals, people said it didn’t matter.
WHEN his voting record in the Illinois Senate and in the U.S. Senate came into question, people said it didn’t matter.
WHEN he refused to wear a flag lapel pin and did so only after a public outcry, people said it didn’t matter.
WHEN people started treating him as a Messiah and children in schools were taught to sing his praises, people said it didn’t matter.
WHEN he stood with his hands over his groin area for the playing of the National Anthem and Pledge of Allegiance, people said it didn’t matter.
WHEN he surrounded himself in the White House with advisers who were pro-gun control, pro-abortion, pro-homosexual marriage and wanting to curtail freedom of speech to silence the opposition, people said it didn’t matter.
WHEN he said he favors sex education in kindergarten, including homosexual indoctrination, people said it didn’t matter.
WHEN his personal background was either scrubbed or hidden and nothing could be found about him, people said it didn’t matter.
WHEN the place of his birth was called into question, and he refused to produce a birth certificate, people said it didn’t matter.
WHEN he had an association in Chicago with Tony Rezko – a man of questionable character and who is now in prison and had helped Obama to a sweet deal on the purchase of his home – people said it didn’t matter.
WHEN it became known that George Soros, a multi-billionaire globalist, spent a ton of money to get him elected, people said it didn’t matter.
WHEN he started appointing White House czars that were radicals, revolutionaries and even avowed Marxist/Communists, people said it didn’t matter.
WHEN he stood before the nation and told us that his intentions were to “fundamentally transform this nation” into something else, people said it didn’t matter.
WHEN it became known that he had trained ACORN workers in Chicago and served as an attorney for ACORN, people said it didn’t matter.
WHEN he appointed Cabinet members and several advisers who were tax cheats and socialists, people said it didn’t matter.
WHEN he appointed a science czar, John Holdren, who believes in forced abortions, mass sterilizations and seizing babies from teen mothers, people said it didn’t matter.
WHEN he appointed Cass Sunstein as regulatory czar, who believes in “explicit consent,” harvesting human organs without family consent and allowing animals to be represented in court, while banning all hunting, people said it didn’t matter.
WHEN he appointed Kevin Jennings, a homosexual and organizer of a group called Gay, Lesbian, Straight, Education Network as safe schools czar and it became known that he had a history of bad advice to teenagers, people said it didn’t matter.
WHEN he appointed Mark Lloyd as diversity czar, who believes in curtailing free speech, taking from one and giving to another to spread the wealth and who supports Hugo Chavez, people said it didn’t matter.
WHEN Valerie Jarrett, an avowed socialist, was selected as Obama’s senior White House adviser, people said it didn’t matter.
WHEN Anita Dunn, White House communications director, said Mao Zedong was her favorite philosopher and the person she turned to most for inspiration, people said it didn’t matter.
WHEN he appointed Carol Browner, a well-known socialist as global warming czar working on cap-and-trade as the nation’s largest tax, people said it didn’t matter.
WHEN he appointed Van Jones, an ex-con and avowed socialist, as green energy czar who was forced to resign, people said it didn’t matter.
WHEN Tom Daschle, Obama’s pick for health and human services secretary could not be confirmed because he was a tax cheat, people said it didn’t matter.
WHEN he bowed to the king of Saudi Arabia, people said it didn’t matter.
WHEN he traveled around the world criticizing America and never once talking of her greatness, people said it didn’t matter.
WHEN he upset the Europeans by removing plans for a missile-defense system against the Russians, people said it didn’t matter.
WHEN he played politics in Afghanistan by not sending troops requested by field commanders to win the war, people said it didn’t matter.
WHEN he started spending us into a debt that was so big we could not pay it off, people said it didn’t matter.
WHEN he took a huge spending bill under the guise of stimulus and used it to pay off organizations, unions and individuals that got him elected, people said it didn’t matter.
WHEN he took over insurance companies, car companies, banks, etc., people said it didn’t matter.
WHEN he took away student loans from the banks and required they go through the government, people said it didn’t matter.
WHEN he designed plans to take over the health-care system and put it under government control, people said it didn’t matter.
WHEN he set into motion a plan to take over the control of all energy in the United States through cap-and-trade, people said it didn’t matter.
WHEN he finally completed his transformation of America into a socialist state, people began to wake up – but it was too late.
The last paragraph alone is not yet cast in stone. You and I will write that paragraph.
Wednesday, May 30, 2012
Love Fox, But Ticks me Off, Too
I call it wienie-ville.
Mychal Massie, my latest wonderful
discovery in the blogosphere (how in heavens did I miss him out there
for so long???), states an issue against which I have spent innumerable hours
yelling at the TV screen extremely well.
We tend to have Fox on the tube pretty
much every day in our household, when we're not watching NCIS marathons, or Jeopardy or HGTV, or ID-TV, but very
often, I find their intensity in trying to present a "balanced" view
of things quite tiresome. At those times, I find myself screaming at the screen, telling them to "get a grip," and "don't you see what they're doing??" Mr. Massie makes an excellent case about
how Fox's intent to be "balanced" seems to give so much (too much?) leeway to the worst type of liberal talking heads.
Sure, I get what they're trying to do:
theoretically show both sides of the issues "equally," . .
. but there are times (especially on Shep's and Megyn's shows) they appear to be looking more for the
sensationalistic action piece rather than the truly newsworthy segments they tend to tease.
Even though Megyn's is not really and
truly a "news" program (as far as I'm concerned), say in the same vein as Brett's 6pm
slot, there are often stories about "breaking news" and
supposed important issues that must be reported during her time slot. I like Megyn,
in general, as a broadcaster: easy on the eyes, engaging, self-deprecating, funny, and pretty smart. Actually, she and Shepard Smith both
remind me of that great ole song "Dirty Laundry" which
wonderfully epitomizes broadcast news in general.
A personal aside: I happened to be working as the secretary in the news department of a major network affiliate in Miami at the time the song came out. It typifies the reasons I quit the job before having a new one waiting -- it was a matter of self-preservation to get out of that atmosphere. That experience also represented that last period of my life during which I "believed" what was "reported" without question on "the news."
One would hope, regardless, that a
station of the level of Fox (at least of the level most of their
programs attempt to maintain) would try harder to keep a better quality
in those they choose to interview to represent "the other side."
My husband's theory is that they select
folks like Jehmu Greene and Bob Beckel certainly not only to show the
"other side," but to also liven things up. True, imagine how
completely boring the shows would be overall if all we had were folks
who agreed with each other non-stop? (Even though that's the kind of Kumbaya-esque nirvana liberals claim to hope for.) On a certain level, maybe that
would not be all that bad (everyone agreeing with the Conservative perspective); on another level, I think it is
quite important to keep showing both sides right from the horses'
mouths.
If one was just merely told of the level of
ugliness and disgusting commentary to which so many liberals do not
hesitate to sink just to try to make a point, most logical, honest
people would never believe it. When we see and hear the examples,
however, it is undeniable.
One must be a liberal -- at least
unthinking -- one's self in order to find anything stated by most
liberal talking heads to be in the least acceptable.
However, it does get pretty difficult
to accept when the disgusting blather is not only given a very wide
audience and encouraged by the very hosts who are supposed to
maintain a modicum of decorum and "balance."
O'Reilly’s another one who sometimes
appears to go overboard with the so-called "even-handedness"
of FNC. There are countless opportunities to respond strongly to
outrageous comments made by liberals he interviews which he seems to let "pass"
in the name of "fairness."
Personally, I call it wienie-ness. If
one holds to certain beliefs, they must be defended, no matter where
or by whom those beliefs are attacked. Megyn should respond as
strongly to Greene as Hannity responds to Bob Beckel, even though
Hannity makes no bones as to his friendship with the man. (I guess
personal knowledge provides an aspect of the man's personality unseen
on TV.) Even O'Reilly has been known to get "strong-voiced"
when the liberal blather goes over the line. I just wish he would do it
more often and not let so many inappropriate, ugly, inaccurate and
just plain lies go unchallenged.
As far as Mr. Massie's perspective,
however, I would not say Megyn's lack of demand for accountability
from the likes of Greene is really "racist." (That's one
word that has been drained of all meaning and intensity from overuse
these past 5+ years!)
I sincerely think Megyn and Shepard (even though I think he's perfect example of the so-called "undecideds") are
really just trying to make an effect and keep their ratings going . .
. playing to their audience demographic, I would expect, pretty much
as described by Mr. Henley in that really, really good ole song.
Sunday, May 27, 2012
Will Wonders Never Cease??
I was recently asked to provide my opinions on several issues by a fellow blogger who, strangely enough (!), was impressed by my blog. :) With gratitude for the compliments to Sergio Veskovic,
www.sergiopolitics.org for even reading my blog, and then asking for more of my opinions (!!), it feels good to share the following questions posed by Mr. Veskovic and my responses presented in an "interview" format.
On the night of that infamous election, I told my husband, “We are f*ed.” Because I had not only seen, heard and understood Obama's response to Joe Wurzelbacher, I knew my instinctive reaction to Obama from the start of his campaign was right on the money. It had been so clear to me and to many, many other foreign-born, naturalized American citizens (not to mention hundreds of thousands of very smart Americans) that the mantra we had heard from Obama throughout his almost 3 years-long campaign was nothing less than socialist propaganda.
Romney, at least, does not create that violent, fear-filled reaction in anyone. (Mrs. Pelosi's overheated rhetoric does not count.) I do not think Mr. Romney is as Conservative politically as I would prefer: I think it will take the equivalent of a very hard right turn in our politics to get our Country even slightly headed in the direction we should be, if guided by the Constitution. I am not entirely confident that Mr. Romney is capable of that much of a hard right at the helm of our Country.
Regardless, I believe that Mr. Romney's cabinet choices will engender more confidence in his strong desire and ability to bring the Country around, stand up to the many detractors, the many discordant, ugly, and contrary voices that will doubtless continue maniacally trying to tear our country down.
Mr. Romney is not my favorite choice, but as far as it goes now, he is the only choice and has my vote and confidence.
I find it quite encouraging to hear so many Republicans and so-called “Independents,” and even some Democrats, start to regret their vote . . . “buyer's remorse,” as it has been deemed. I call it allowing one's self to look for an excuse for one's own gullibility, sense of imposed guilt, and intense need to be “politically correct” to the extreme, resulting in voting for a man who had no business being a state legislator, much less be elected to the highest office of this country.
Reality tells me this man should not have the least possible chance of re-election. Regrettably, when I listen to an unfortunately significant number of my fellow citizens, I fear the chances may be slightly higher. Considering the fact that I would never have expected this man to have been elected in first place, yet he was, I have to hesitate, considering the mentality of a great number of our fellow citizens, to state definitively that he has little chance.
In essence, I do not think he would have been elected had two essential issues not converged in 2008: what I consider the complete betrayal of the American public by the “main stream” media, and the unfortunate weakness of the Republican candidate. I've never been a believer that only the economic crash of 2008 was the only trigger, though it was, of course part of it.
The economic crash was used in a politically masterful, even Machiavellian manner not seen since the machinations of the '60s between Kennedy and LBJ. (Anyone notice a correlation, there?)
In sum, if people remain stupid and gullible, Obama may well be re-elected; if not, the country has more chance to survive.
Sergio Veskovic,www.sergiopolitics.org: What do you think will be the main issue in November election?
Sergio Veskovic,www.sergiopolitics.org: How do you think Social Media will
play a role in this campaign? and can you compare it to Obama's
campaign of 2008?
Social media's role in the 2008 election was primarily focused by the Obama campaign to their primary constituents: the young, high school and college age youngsters who were swept away by the “Obama Aura” . . . an absolute reflection of “style over substance” which has clearly been more important to young people these past several generations. Because the young are not much known for critical thinking, discernment, and logic, social media was the perfect medium for getting them corralled and moving in the direction demanded by the campaign.
Four years later, I think there has been enough awakening, realization, and economic and political changes to perhaps significantly lessen the effect of social media. Facebook, for example has suffered a major setback quite recently. I have canceled my subscription; my last communication was a detailed explanation of exactly why I canceled. The reasons included what I called my “last straws” . . . actions on the site, accepted by the site, the hypocrisy of the site and the creators. I have encouraged many of my friends to cancel as well. That leaves (among others, of course) Twitter, blogs, websites, each of which have their own limitations.
The most important factor this year in the battle of social media is that Conservatives have acquired the technology and have become just as adept in using the various media to disseminate their ideas, ideology, and premises. At this point, it's a matter of which side will better express themselves in the “language” easiest for the masses to comprehend.
Sergio Veskovic,www.sergiopolitics.org: If you have some other thought you would like to share please feel free.
I have two additional thoughts to share here and a prayer, really, that the electorate that participated in the election of Obama in November 2008 will have come to their senses and not commit the same grievous error in November 2012.
It is imperative that Romney's campaign and that of the Super PACs continue to focus on the economy as it is Obama's major “Achilles' Heel." Both Romney and the Super PACs should be following Karl Rove's Super PAC example. They are almost entire tuned to highlighting the state of the economy today and giving the specific facts of what caused those issues. They put the questions out there, requiring that any thinking person determine for themselves whether the current economic policies will alleviate any of the problems.
I want to again thank Sergio for his interview and interest in actually giving me more time and a new forum in which to "share" my opinions.
Sergio Veskovic,www.sergiopolitics.org: What
are your thoughts about Mitt Romney as a GOP candidate?
Romney was not my first choice; I
was disappointed that my preference did not make it through to the
nomination. As in all political life issues, however, the choice goes
to the people . . . and we have to live with that choice. The part
that bothers me more than anything else, is that we all have
to live with the choice of the majority . . . as we are now with
Obama.On the night of that infamous election, I told my husband, “We are f*ed.” Because I had not only seen, heard and understood Obama's response to Joe Wurzelbacher, I knew my instinctive reaction to Obama from the start of his campaign was right on the money. It had been so clear to me and to many, many other foreign-born, naturalized American citizens (not to mention hundreds of thousands of very smart Americans) that the mantra we had heard from Obama throughout his almost 3 years-long campaign was nothing less than socialist propaganda.
Romney, at least, does not create that violent, fear-filled reaction in anyone. (Mrs. Pelosi's overheated rhetoric does not count.) I do not think Mr. Romney is as Conservative politically as I would prefer: I think it will take the equivalent of a very hard right turn in our politics to get our Country even slightly headed in the direction we should be, if guided by the Constitution. I am not entirely confident that Mr. Romney is capable of that much of a hard right at the helm of our Country.
Regardless, I believe that Mr. Romney's cabinet choices will engender more confidence in his strong desire and ability to bring the Country around, stand up to the many detractors, the many discordant, ugly, and contrary voices that will doubtless continue maniacally trying to tear our country down.
Mr. Romney is not my favorite choice, but as far as it goes now, he is the only choice and has my vote and confidence.
Sergio Veskovic,www.sergiopolitics.org: What do you
think about Obama and his chances for re-election?
If more people start speaking out as
fearlessly as many have recently, the chances of Obama's re-election
are quite slim, possibly getting slimmer. Those who were able to
convince themselves they were choosing correctly in 2008 have now, to
a great extent, come to their senses. Their shock at what has been
happening to their country in front of their eyes – aided by their
own votes has doubtlessly shown them their error in judgment.I find it quite encouraging to hear so many Republicans and so-called “Independents,” and even some Democrats, start to regret their vote . . . “buyer's remorse,” as it has been deemed. I call it allowing one's self to look for an excuse for one's own gullibility, sense of imposed guilt, and intense need to be “politically correct” to the extreme, resulting in voting for a man who had no business being a state legislator, much less be elected to the highest office of this country.
Reality tells me this man should not have the least possible chance of re-election. Regrettably, when I listen to an unfortunately significant number of my fellow citizens, I fear the chances may be slightly higher. Considering the fact that I would never have expected this man to have been elected in first place, yet he was, I have to hesitate, considering the mentality of a great number of our fellow citizens, to state definitively that he has little chance.
In essence, I do not think he would have been elected had two essential issues not converged in 2008: what I consider the complete betrayal of the American public by the “main stream” media, and the unfortunate weakness of the Republican candidate. I've never been a believer that only the economic crash of 2008 was the only trigger, though it was, of course part of it.
The economic crash was used in a politically masterful, even Machiavellian manner not seen since the machinations of the '60s between Kennedy and LBJ. (Anyone notice a correlation, there?)
In sum, if people remain stupid and gullible, Obama may well be re-elected; if not, the country has more chance to survive.
Sergio Veskovic,www.sergiopolitics.org: What do you think will be the main issue in November election?
That will entirely depend on which
side has the better grasp of the use of propaganda, pabulum, and
bromides . . . and how many more of the electorate have educated
themselves in politics, economics, and the Constitution of the United
States of America.
It should, of course, be “the
economy, stupid,” but with today's populace, one never knows.
To me, it is an atrophied brain that
is capable of listening to the nonsense spewed by the White House
mouthpieces and not run screaming in complete frustration and anger.
The Left has made inroads already in public thinking, engendering a
seemingly complete lack of interest in the realities of life, even if
those realities are hitting them square between the eyes.
Based on the mentality, laziness,
and apathy of a great number of our voting public, it is almost a
fact – as unfortunate as it may be – that the main issue will
devolve to one of the most inane aspects of today's life: which
candidate is more “personally popular” instead of which candidate
is most qualified.
As pessimistic as that may appear,
however, I retain my personal hope that the main issue will be
reflected in President Reagan's question: “Are you better off today
than you were 4 years ago?”
Any self-sufficient, individual will
have a strong, resounding “No!” in response, thereby making the
economy the main issue, as it should be.
Social media's role in the 2008 election was primarily focused by the Obama campaign to their primary constituents: the young, high school and college age youngsters who were swept away by the “Obama Aura” . . . an absolute reflection of “style over substance” which has clearly been more important to young people these past several generations. Because the young are not much known for critical thinking, discernment, and logic, social media was the perfect medium for getting them corralled and moving in the direction demanded by the campaign.
Four years later, I think there has been enough awakening, realization, and economic and political changes to perhaps significantly lessen the effect of social media. Facebook, for example has suffered a major setback quite recently. I have canceled my subscription; my last communication was a detailed explanation of exactly why I canceled. The reasons included what I called my “last straws” . . . actions on the site, accepted by the site, the hypocrisy of the site and the creators. I have encouraged many of my friends to cancel as well. That leaves (among others, of course) Twitter, blogs, websites, each of which have their own limitations.
The most important factor this year in the battle of social media is that Conservatives have acquired the technology and have become just as adept in using the various media to disseminate their ideas, ideology, and premises. At this point, it's a matter of which side will better express themselves in the “language” easiest for the masses to comprehend.
Sergio Veskovic,www.sergiopolitics.org: What is your opinion of Super PACs
and its influence in this race?
I have to admit, I'm not too
knowledgeable about what this issue is all about, primarily because I
have ignored it for the most part. I do not see anything wrong with
groups of citizens to gather, pool resources and funds to work for
the election of a preferred candidate.
The Citizens United lawsuit and the
ultimate Supreme Court Decision supporting it, I feel, shows that
“Super PACs” do have their place (in spite of Mr. Obama's selective description) – as they have always had in
all elections to this point. If a candidate engenders such support as
to encourage citizens with the funds to come together in support of
that candidate, then I feel the only ones complaining about “Super
PACs” will be the candidate whose support does not
include that level of support.
As an
individual citizen, I see absolutely nothing wrong with a group of
citizens gathering funding and support for one candidate or another.
In a truly fair world,
the outcome would reflect the triumph of the one whose PACs were the
most successful . . . sort of as in the 2008 election outcome.
Hopefully,
Conservatives will not only have acquired more ability in the use of
“social” media to spread the word, but also better use of PACs to
purchase air time for better prepared commercials and broadcast
presentations.
Sergio Veskovic,www.sergiopolitics.org: If you have some other thought you would like to share please feel free.
I have two additional thoughts to share here and a prayer, really, that the electorate that participated in the election of Obama in November 2008 will have come to their senses and not commit the same grievous error in November 2012.
It is imperative that Romney's campaign and that of the Super PACs continue to focus on the economy as it is Obama's major “Achilles' Heel." Both Romney and the Super PACs should be following Karl Rove's Super PAC example. They are almost entire tuned to highlighting the state of the economy today and giving the specific facts of what caused those issues. They put the questions out there, requiring that any thinking person determine for themselves whether the current economic policies will alleviate any of the problems.
I want to again thank Sergio for his interview and interest in actually giving me more time and a new forum in which to "share" my opinions.
Wednesday, May 23, 2012
The "Islamification" of America
It sure as heck has been a while since I visited my own forum! I've been all over the countryside of posters, though, from Facebook, to Twitter, to any web page using Disqus (however that's spelled!), though mostly Facebook.
I recently cancelled my Facebook account, though, for political, moral, and ideological reasons. More about that soon.
What brings me back today is an extraordinary e-mail I received that synthesizes one of the most dangerous and ignored problems our country faces today: the "Islamification" of America.
Though I can already hear the liberal howls of "racist," etc., my response is immediate: Not hardly so don't even start! I am not in the least intimidated by those howls -- I wasn't in 2006-2007-2008 (during the current incumbent's campaign) and I certainly will not be in 2012 -- especially when all the concerns we expressed then have proven themselves true.
I consider myself quite knowledgeable in the history of Muslims, their take over of different countries' areas, their take over of cities' neighborhoods, councils, and the insidious imposition of their control. As always, the future is clear to those who can read the past clearly and in an unvarnished light. Unfortunately, due to the complete liberal bent of those in control of education, "news" papers and broadcasters, the unvarnished truth is almost a completely unknown animal these days.
I admittedly have neither the time nor the energy these days to conduct the necessary research to substantiate the claim of this piece's title, but fortunately others do. The following is adapted from Dr. Peter Hammond's book: Slavery, Terrorism and Islam: The Historical Roots and Contemporary Threat and pretty much says it straight.
Food for thought: Given the above specifications, can a Muslim be a good American soldier?
The above is an extremely clear, and frighteningly thorough description of exactly what has occurred historically throughout the world when Muslims take over neighborhoods, cities, towns, countries. We see it now, in various localities throughout our country. We hear it in the decision of the circuit judge who declares that he will take Sharia into consideration when making his decisions -- in an American court of law.
We should all be shocked, horrified, and pulling out the Constitution of the United States of America to emphatically wave in that man's and all similar people's faces.
As the liberal howls of "racist," "discriminatory," and other blather grow louder and more strident, I will ask only this:
As a former legal resident of the United States, originally born in another country, and now proudly an American citizen, I would ask them: why not go back to your own country, if that way of life was so wonderful?
Those of us who came to America to escape terrible ways of life in our native countries do not think is necessary for Muslims, Cubans, Mexicans to "share" -- rather, in truth, try to impose -- their ways of life on those of us who wish to be Americans.
Simple fact is, if we as Americans wanted to live your way of life, be it Muslim ot "latino," we would go to your countries.
Not happening, much, though is it. Wonder why?
I recently cancelled my Facebook account, though, for political, moral, and ideological reasons. More about that soon.
What brings me back today is an extraordinary e-mail I received that synthesizes one of the most dangerous and ignored problems our country faces today: the "Islamification" of America.
Though I can already hear the liberal howls of "racist," etc., my response is immediate: Not hardly so don't even start! I am not in the least intimidated by those howls -- I wasn't in 2006-2007-2008 (during the current incumbent's campaign) and I certainly will not be in 2012 -- especially when all the concerns we expressed then have proven themselves true.
I consider myself quite knowledgeable in the history of Muslims, their take over of different countries' areas, their take over of cities' neighborhoods, councils, and the insidious imposition of their control. As always, the future is clear to those who can read the past clearly and in an unvarnished light. Unfortunately, due to the complete liberal bent of those in control of education, "news" papers and broadcasters, the unvarnished truth is almost a completely unknown animal these days.
I admittedly have neither the time nor the energy these days to conduct the necessary research to substantiate the claim of this piece's title, but fortunately others do. The following is adapted from Dr. Peter Hammond's book: Slavery, Terrorism and Islam: The Historical Roots and Contemporary Threat and pretty much says it straight.
The following is a fairly short, though highly informative read, sent by a VFW Member in upstate New York where there are already "Muslim" compounds owned and restricted by Muslims. This is spelled out in the Muslim "system," not "religion" but system. It is mathematically accurate and defines the reasons why "co-existence" isn't possible -- simply because it is not allowed. My intent is not to inflame, but to inform; as the old saying says, "to be forewarned is to be forearmed."
THIS, not the Chinese or the Russians, represents the greatest threat to the United States, specififcally, and to the world in general, and might be the fulfillment of the book of Revelation in the Holy Bible.A few items of note:
Islam is not a religion, nor is it a cult. In its fullest form, it is a complete, total, 100% system of life.
Islam has religious, legal, political, economic, social, and military components. The religious component is a beard for all of the other components.
"Islamization" begins when there are sufficient Muslims in a country to agitate for their religious privileges.
When politically correct, tolerant, and culturally diverse societies agree to Muslim demands for their religious privileges, some of the other components tend to creep in as well.
Here's how it works:
As long as the Muslim population remains around or under 2% in any given country, they will, for the most part, be regarded as a peace-loving minority and not as a threat to other citizens. This is the case in:
United States -- Muslim 0.6%
Australia -- Muslim 1.5%
Canada -- Muslim 1.9%
China -- Muslim 1.8%
Italy -- Muslim 1.5%
Norway -- Muslim 1.8%
At 2% to 5%, they begin to proselytize from other ethnic minorities and disaffected groups, often with major recruiting from the jails and among street gangs. This is happening in:
Denmark -- Muslim 2%
Germany -- Muslim 3.7%
United Kingdom -- Muslim 2.7%
Spain -- Muslim 4%
Thailand -- Muslim 4.6%
From 5% on, they exercise an inordinate influence in proportion to their percentage of the population. For example, they will push for the introduction of halal ("clean" by Islamic standards) food, thereby securing food preparation jobs for Muslims. They will increase pressure on supermarket chains to feature halal on their shelves -- along with threats for failure to comply. This is occurring in:
France -- Muslim 8%
Philippines -- 5%
Sweden -- Muslim 5%
Switzerland -- Muslim 4.3%
The Netherlands -- Muslim 5.5%
Trinidad & Tobago -- Muslim 5.8%
At this point, they will work to get the ruling government to allow them to rule themselves (within their ghettos) under Sharia, the Islamic Law.
The ultimate goal of Islamists is to establish Sharia law over the entire world.
When Muslims approach 10% of the population, they tend to increase lawlessness as a means of complaint about their conditions. In Paris, we are already seeing car-burnings. Any non-Muslim action offends Islam and results in uprisings and threats, such as in Amsterdam, with opposition to Muhammad cartoons and films about Islam. Such tensions are seen daily, particularly in Muslim sections in:
Guyana -- Muslim 10%
India -- Muslim 13.4%
Israel -- Muslim 16%
Kenya -- Muslim 10%
Russia -- Muslim 15%
After reaching 20%, nations can expect hair-trigger rioting, jihad militia formations, sporadic killings, and the burnings of Christian churches and Jewish synagogues, such as in:
Ethiopia -- Muslim 32.8%
At 40%, nations experience widespread massacres, chronic terror attacks and ongoing militia warfare, such as in:
Bosnia -- Muslim 40%
Chad -- Muslim 53..1%
Lebanon -- Muslim 59.7%
From 60%, nations experience unfettered persecution of non-believers of all other religions (including non-conforming Muslims), sporadic ethnic cleansing (genocide), use of Sharia Law as a weapon, and Jizya, the tax placed on infidels, such as in:
Albania -- Muslim 70%
Malaysia -- Muslim 60.4%
Qatar -- Muslim 77.5%
Sudan -- Muslim 70%
After 80%, expect daily intimidation and violent jihad, some State-run ethnic cleansing, and even some genocide, as these nations drive out the infidels, and move toward 100% Muslim, such as has been experienced and in some ways is on-going in:
Bangladesh -- Muslim 83%
Egypt -- Muslim 90%
Gaza -- Muslim 98.7%
Indonesia -- Muslim 86.1%
Iran -- Muslim 98%
Iraq -- Muslim 97%
Jordan -- Muslim 92%
Morocco -- Muslim 98.7%
Pakistan -- Muslim 97%
Palestine -- Muslim 99%
Syria -- Muslim 90%
Tajikistan -- Muslim 90%
Turkey -- Muslim 99.8%
United Arab Emirates -- Muslim 96%
100% will usher in the peace of 'Dar-es-Salaam' -- the Islamic House of Peace. Here there's supposed to be peace, because everybody is a Muslim, the Madrasses are the only schools, and the Koran is the only word, such as in:
Afghanistan -- Muslim 100%
Saudi Arabia -- Muslim 100%
Somalia -- Muslim 100%
Yemen -- Muslim 100%
Unfortunately, "peace" is never achieved, as in these 100% states the most radical Muslims intimidate and spew hatred, and satisfy their blood lust by killing less radical Muslims [and all non-Muslims] for a variety of reasons.
'Before I was nine, I had learned the basic canon of Arab life. It was me against my brother; me and my brother against our father; my family against my cousins and the clan; the clan against the tribe; the tribe against the world, and all of us against the infidel. -- Leon Uris, The Haj
It is important to understand that in some countries, with well under 100% Muslim populations, such as France, the minority Muslim populations live in ghettos, within which they are 100% Muslim, and within which they live by Sharia Law. The national police do not even enter these ghettos. [Emphasis added.] There are no national courts, nor schools, nor non-Muslim religious facilities. In such situations, Muslims do not integrate into the community at large. The children attend madrasses. They learn only the Koran. To even associate with an infidel is a crime punishable with death. Therefore, in some areas of certain nations, Muslim Imams and extremists exercise more power than the national average would indicate.
Today's 1.5 billion Muslims make up 22% of the world's population. But their birth rates dwarf the birth rates of Christians, Hindus, Buddhists, Jews, and all other believers. Muslims will exceed 50% of the world's population by the end of this century.
- Obama appoints two devout Muslims to Homeland Security posts.
- NASA's mission has been revised from space exploration to building relationships with the Muslim world.
- Obama and Janet Napolitano appoint Arif Alikhan, a devout Muslim, as Assistant Secretary for Policy Development.
- DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano swore in Kareem Shora, a devout Muslim who was born in Damascus , Syria , as ADC National Executive Director as a member of the Homeland Security Advisory Council (HSAC).
- Has anyone ever heard a new government official being identified as a devout Catholic, a devout Jew or a devout Protestant?
- Devout Muslims being appointed to critical Homeland Security positions?
- Was it not "Devout Muslim men" that flew planes into U.S. buildings 10 years ago?
- Was it not a Devout Muslim who killed 13 at Fort Hood ?
Theologically - no. Because his allegiance is to Allah
Religiously - no. Because no other religion is accepted by His Allah except Islam (Quran, 2:256)(Koran)
Scripturally - no. Because his allegiance is to the five Pillars of Islam and the Quran.
Geographically - no. Because his allegiance is to Mecca, to which he turns in prayer five times a day.
Socially - no. Because his allegiance to Islam forbids him to make friends with Christians or Jews.
Politically - no. Because he must submit to the mullahs (spiritual leaders), who teach annihilation of Israel and destruction of America, the great Satan.
Domestically - no. Because he is instructed to marry four Women and beat and scourge his wife when she disobeys him (Quran 4:34)
Intellectually - no. Because he cannot accept the American Constitution since it is based on Biblical principles and he believes the Bible to be corrupt.
Philosophically - no. Because Islam, Muhammad, and the Quran do not allow freedom of religion and expression... Democracy and Islam cannot co-exist. Every Muslim government is either dictatorial or autocratic.
Therefore, after much study and deliberation ... perhaps we should be very suspicious of ALL MUSLIMS in this country. They obviously cannot be both "good Muslims" and good Americans. Call it what you will, it's still the truth. The more Americans who understand this, the better it will be for our country and our future. Our country is at war, has been for longer than most Americand understand. And even in these many post 09-11-2001 years, most Americans do not understan the extent of the religious war gathering against America: it is bigger than most know or even understand.Spiritually - no. Because when we declare 'one nation under God,' the Christian's God is loving and kind, while Allah is NEVER referred to as Heavenly father, nor is he ever called love in The Quran's 99 excellent names.
Food for thought: Given the above specifications, can a Muslim be a good American soldier?
Example: Army Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, opened fire at Ft. Hood and killed 13 innocent people who happened to be, in his context, "infidels." He is a "good Muslim."
The above is an extremely clear, and frighteningly thorough description of exactly what has occurred historically throughout the world when Muslims take over neighborhoods, cities, towns, countries. We see it now, in various localities throughout our country. We hear it in the decision of the circuit judge who declares that he will take Sharia into consideration when making his decisions -- in an American court of law.
We should all be shocked, horrified, and pulling out the Constitution of the United States of America to emphatically wave in that man's and all similar people's faces.
As the liberal howls of "racist," "discriminatory," and other blather grow louder and more strident, I will ask only this:
- Will Americans start to finally stand up for our own heritage, history, customs and ideals in 2012?
- Why is it "discriminatory" and "racist" for Americans to want to maintain, sustain, and live our lives under our Constitution and not "racist" or "discriminatory" for those who detest our way of life to want to eradicate that way of life from within our own country?
As a former legal resident of the United States, originally born in another country, and now proudly an American citizen, I would ask them: why not go back to your own country, if that way of life was so wonderful?
Those of us who came to America to escape terrible ways of life in our native countries do not think is necessary for Muslims, Cubans, Mexicans to "share" -- rather, in truth, try to impose -- their ways of life on those of us who wish to be Americans.
Simple fact is, if we as Americans wanted to live your way of life, be it Muslim ot "latino," we would go to your countries.
Not happening, much, though is it. Wonder why?
Saturday, March 24, 2012
"Free Stuff!!"
The folks who are getting the free stuff, don't like the folks who are paying for the free stuff, because the folks who are paying for the free stuff can no longer afford to pay for both the free stuff and their own stuff.
The folks who are paying for the free stuff want the free stuff to stop, and the folks who are getting the free stuff want even more free stuff on top of the free stuff they are already getting!
Now ... The people who are forcing the people who pay for the free stuff have told the people who are RECEIVING the free stuff, that the people who are PAYING for the free stuff, are being mean, prejudiced, and racist.
So ... The people who are GETTING the free stuff have been convinced they need to hate the people who are paying for the free stuff by the people who are forcing some people to pay for their free stuff, and giving them the free stuff in the first place.
We have let the free stuff giving go on for so long that there are now more people getting free stuff than paying for the free stuff.
So, understand this. All great democracies have committed financial suicide somewhere between 200 and 250 years after being founded. The reason? The voters figured out they could vote themselves money from the treasury by electing people who promised to give them money from the treasury in exchange for electing them.
The United States officially became a Republic in 1776, 235 years ago. The number of people now getting free stuff outnumbers the people paying for the free stuff.
We have one chance to change that. In November 2012.
Failure to change that spells the end of the United States as we know it.
ELECTION 2012 IS COMING
Remember: A Nation of Sheep Breeds a Government of Wolves.
Stop being a sheep and take a stand! These are our goals.
"The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who would not." -- Thomas Jefferson
If any of the above makes you extremely concerned, even worried -- as it should! -- remember this:
The folks who are paying for the free stuff want the free stuff to stop, and the folks who are getting the free stuff want even more free stuff on top of the free stuff they are already getting!
Now ... The people who are forcing the people who pay for the free stuff have told the people who are RECEIVING the free stuff, that the people who are PAYING for the free stuff, are being mean, prejudiced, and racist.
So ... The people who are GETTING the free stuff have been convinced they need to hate the people who are paying for the free stuff by the people who are forcing some people to pay for their free stuff, and giving them the free stuff in the first place.
We have let the free stuff giving go on for so long that there are now more people getting free stuff than paying for the free stuff.
So, understand this. All great democracies have committed financial suicide somewhere between 200 and 250 years after being founded. The reason? The voters figured out they could vote themselves money from the treasury by electing people who promised to give them money from the treasury in exchange for electing them.
The United States officially became a Republic in 1776, 235 years ago. The number of people now getting free stuff outnumbers the people paying for the free stuff.
We have one chance to change that. In November 2012.
Failure to change that spells the end of the United States as we know it.
ELECTION 2012 IS COMING
Remember: A Nation of Sheep Breeds a Government of Wolves.
Stop being a sheep and take a stand! These are our goals.
- Obama: Gone!
- Borders: Closed!
- Language: English only
- Culture: The Constitution and the Bill of Rights
- Drug Free: Mandatory Drug Screening before Welfare
- NO freebies to: Non-Citizens!
"The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who would not." -- Thomas Jefferson
If any of the above makes you extremely concerned, even worried -- as it should! -- remember this:
Your response will be given when you make your choice in November 2012.
The future of our Republic depends on our votes. Make it the correct vote to save our Republic.
The future of our Republic depends on our votes. Make it the correct vote to save our Republic.
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
Another Warning . . . Hope It Works, This Time
Just in case you were still wavering about who to vote for on 11/2/2010 in terms of which candidate would have the best interests of our country and We the People at heart . . . here's reminder of some "warnings" given prior to the 11/4/2008 Presidential election.
These warnings clearly described what Mr. Obama intended to impose on the country in the name of "social justice." Unfortunately, not enough of the majority listened to the warnings then . . . and here we are now.
These numbers were compiled not by me but by knowledgeable individuals. Don't just take my/their word for it . . . go do your own research; this information is (still) easily accessible online and elsewhere. Then, do what you must do now to prepare yourselves and your families for the continuing financial destruction of our country -- IF we don't start to make drastic and dramatic changes to the Congress on 11/2/2010.
Take a look at this list and see for yourself whether or not the warnings in 2008 about Mr. Obama and his plans were accurate before the 2008 elections.
If you do see how accurate the warnings were then, please heed them now and make sure to vote for the best qualified candidates who will really "support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic" as opposed to those who continue to want to "fundamentally transform" our Country into a Socialist State.
If you do not see the accuracy of the warnings from 2008 and are not even more frightened than you should have been, then, maybe where we are now is where you feel our Country should be . . .
Originally appeared in late 2008, shortly prior to the Presidential elections.
INTERESTING DATA ON TAXES
This is something you should be aware of so you don't get blind-sided. This is really going to catch a lot of families off guard. It should make you worry.
These were the proposed changes in taxes to take effect after the 2008 General election according to each candidate:
CAPITAL GAINS TAX
MCCAIN: 0% on home sales up to $500,000 per home (couples). McCain did not propose any change in existing home sales income tax.
OBAMA: 28% tax on profits from ALL home sales.
This, of course, is dependent on whether one can even sell one's house at all. We pulled our house off the market in early 2009. We're just going to wait to see if the market value ever breaks even with the mortgage balance one of these years, (ideally before we pay it off).
How does this affect the country?
If you sell your home and make a profit, you will pay 28% of your "capital gain" profits in taxes. Those "profits" are generally what allow people to put a substantial down payment on the next, ideally upgraded, house. If this tax stays, better rethink upgrading to a larger or "nicer" home . . .ever.
If you are heading toward retirement (as millions of us are) and would like to down-size your home or move into a retirement community, 28% of the money you make from your home will go to taxes. In addition to those who simply want to "upgrade" to another home, this will particularly adversely affect the elderly who are counting on the income from their homes as part of their retirement income.
Add this to the $500,000 cut in Medicare funds along with the administration's concerted efforts to destroy all the "Medicare advantage plans" (such as Humana), and the forthcoming taxes from the "health care reform" plan, senior citizens had better prepare very quickly to be able to take care of themselves by themselves. Those of us who are quickly heading to that category had better pay close attention, too.
DIVIDEND TAX
MCCAIN 15% (no change was proposed)
OBAMA 39.6% increase
How will this affect you?
If you have any money invested in stock market -- and most of us do in one way or another: IRA, mutual funds, college funds, life insurance, retirement accounts, or anything that pays or reinvests dividends, you will now be paying nearly 40% of the money earned on taxes if Obama becomes president.
The experts predict that 'higher tax rates on dividends and capital gains' would crash the stock market yet do absolutely nothing to cut the deficit.
In case you missed it, this take over was implemented in August/September 2010 when the government passed regulations on individual retirement accounts.
INCOME TAX -- These were related to the supposed Bush Tax Cuts "for the rich" that Obama claims are "unfair to the middle class." It seems to me, dummy that I may be, that when 01/01/2011 rolls around and the current tax levels have been allowed to expire by our cowardly representatives, ALL taxpayers will get quite a hit in the financial gut, whether or not we are "rich" by any one's definition.
The current tax rates that have been in place for 10 years are:
* Single person making 30K/year pays $4,500/year in taxes
* Single person making 50K/year pays $12,500/year in taxes
* Single person making 75K/year pays $18,750/year in taxes
* Married couple making 60K/year pays $9,000/year in taxes
* Married couple making 75K/year pays $18,750/year in taxes
* Married couple making 125K/year pays $31,250/year in taxes
The above does not even reflect other tax deductions such as the "earned income" tax credit for people who don't meet a certain minimum and a myriad of other deductions that used to be available to the middle class as well as the so-called "rich."
The OBAMA Tax Plan effective 01/01/2011 will be for all Americans -- NOT just the supposed big, bad "rich:"
* Single person making 30K/year will pay $8,400/year (almost double from 2010)
* Single person making 50K/year will pay $14,000/year ($1,500 increase from 2010)
* Single person making 75K will pay $23,250/year ($4,500 increase from 2010)
* Married couple making 60K will pay $16,800/year ($7,800 increase from 2010)
* Married couple making 75K/year will pay $21,000/year ($2,500 increase from 2010)
* Married couple making 125K/year will pay $38,750/year ($7,500 increase from 2010)
Under Obama your taxes will more than double! How does this affect you? No explanation needed. This is pretty straightforward.
Personally, that tax table scares the living daylights out of us. Where are we going to have any small funds left to even survive with the bare necessities?
This is the "social justice" and "leveling the playing field" that Mr. Obama spent two years spouting during his presidential campaign -- yes, all two years of it, not including 2008.
Is this what the majority of folks thought he was talking about? I would say, more than likely not. Unfortunately not enough of the regular We the People listened closely enough or paid enough attention to realize what the main was saying very clearly: "share the wealth!"
But, in case you need a hint . . .
Increased taxes mean less money in our pockets to spend on anything from keeping a roof over our heads (and all the attached costs), to a car in the driveway (and all the attached costs), to food on our tables (and all the attached costs), to clothes on our backs.
Increased taxes mean we have less money for "stuff" and "activities." (Not to go off on a tangent . . . maybe none of that matters when put in the context of the government telling us what to eat, wear, drive, and where to go for entertainment . . .)
Regardless, less spending on "stuff" and "activities" (i.e., movies, restaurants, shopping, trips, etc) means that those whose livelihoods depend on those expenditures will likely go out of business -- like the millions upon millions of small business owners who will feel the tax increases like a sledgehammer to the gut.
I do not think any one's taxes should increase. I am not proponents of class warfare and feel no animosity towards those who worked their butts off to earn their money, except for the millionaire career politicians (Reid, Pelosi, Obama, Boxer, Biden, Rangel, et al) who have made their fortunes off the backs of the taxpayers.
Those who worked hard for their money -- whatever amount they earn themselves, through the sweat of their brow -- should keep the majority portion -- not just what the government feels is "enough."
INHERITANCE TAX
MCCAIN 0% (No change, Bush repealed this tax)
OBAMA: Restore the inheritance tax
This reinstatement is already in place and in effect. How does this affect you?
Many families have lost businesses, farms and ranches, and homes that have been in their families for generations because they could not afford the inheritance tax.
If you're just waiting for a rich uncle to die and leave you the funds, well, forget it. You'll probably end up owing more to the government than you even inherit. Those who leave their assets to loves ones will most likely lose these assets.
It almost makes better fiscal sense to have it buried with you!
NEW TAXES BEING PROPOSED BY OBAMA
As of October 2010, the majority of these taxes have either already been implemented or are on the verge of going into effect in 2011.
* New government taxes proposed on homes that are more than 2400 square feet (related to "energy efficiency")
* New gasoline taxes (as if gas weren't high enough already. These taxes are to "encourage" the purchase of "green" vehicles . . . whenever they are supposedly affordable enough!)
* New cigarette taxes (As if force and coercion work with everyone.)
* New taxes on natural resources consumption (heating gas, water, electricity).
Obama had clearly said that energy costs would "necessarily skyrocket" when his energy plan went into effect. Although Cap-n-Tax was stalled in the Senate this time, there are lots and lots of corollary energy "regulations" already in the pipeline from the EPA. In case you missed that . . . the EPA now no longer reports to the Congress.
* New taxes on retirement accounts
On top of the increased income taxes, inheritance taxes, investment taxes, health care taxes, and energy taxes . . .
Sounds like "Utopia" to me, don't ya think?!? A real "workers' paradise!"
And last but not least...
* New taxes to pay for socialized medicine so we can receive the same level of medical care as other third-world countries . . . you know, the ones whose government representatives come to the US for their health care.
Wonder where they'll go now? We better pay attention . . . that may be our only option to stay alive, too.
It's up to us now folks to make sure that this time we get it right. We have got to get rid of every single "representative" who voted to pass any of the economy destroying "plans" from late 2008, January 2009 to the end of the current 2010 Congressional session.
If we don't get the right folks up to DC starting in January 2011 and continuously from then on for years, we may as well kiss the Republic of the United States of America good-bye forever.
These warnings clearly described what Mr. Obama intended to impose on the country in the name of "social justice." Unfortunately, not enough of the majority listened to the warnings then . . . and here we are now.
These numbers were compiled not by me but by knowledgeable individuals. Don't just take my/their word for it . . . go do your own research; this information is (still) easily accessible online and elsewhere. Then, do what you must do now to prepare yourselves and your families for the continuing financial destruction of our country -- IF we don't start to make drastic and dramatic changes to the Congress on 11/2/2010.
Take a look at this list and see for yourself whether or not the warnings in 2008 about Mr. Obama and his plans were accurate before the 2008 elections.
If you do see how accurate the warnings were then, please heed them now and make sure to vote for the best qualified candidates who will really "support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic" as opposed to those who continue to want to "fundamentally transform" our Country into a Socialist State.
If you do not see the accuracy of the warnings from 2008 and are not even more frightened than you should have been, then, maybe where we are now is where you feel our Country should be . . .
Originally appeared in late 2008, shortly prior to the Presidential elections.
INTERESTING DATA ON TAXES
This is something you should be aware of so you don't get blind-sided. This is really going to catch a lot of families off guard. It should make you worry.
These were the proposed changes in taxes to take effect after the 2008 General election according to each candidate:
CAPITAL GAINS TAX
MCCAIN: 0% on home sales up to $500,000 per home (couples). McCain did not propose any change in existing home sales income tax.
OBAMA: 28% tax on profits from ALL home sales.
This, of course, is dependent on whether one can even sell one's house at all. We pulled our house off the market in early 2009. We're just going to wait to see if the market value ever breaks even with the mortgage balance one of these years, (ideally before we pay it off).
How does this affect the country?
If you sell your home and make a profit, you will pay 28% of your "capital gain" profits in taxes. Those "profits" are generally what allow people to put a substantial down payment on the next, ideally upgraded, house. If this tax stays, better rethink upgrading to a larger or "nicer" home . . .ever.
If you are heading toward retirement (as millions of us are) and would like to down-size your home or move into a retirement community, 28% of the money you make from your home will go to taxes. In addition to those who simply want to "upgrade" to another home, this will particularly adversely affect the elderly who are counting on the income from their homes as part of their retirement income.
Add this to the $500,000 cut in Medicare funds along with the administration's concerted efforts to destroy all the "Medicare advantage plans" (such as Humana), and the forthcoming taxes from the "health care reform" plan, senior citizens had better prepare very quickly to be able to take care of themselves by themselves. Those of us who are quickly heading to that category had better pay close attention, too.
DIVIDEND TAX
MCCAIN 15% (no change was proposed)
OBAMA 39.6% increase
How will this affect you?
If you have any money invested in stock market -- and most of us do in one way or another: IRA, mutual funds, college funds, life insurance, retirement accounts, or anything that pays or reinvests dividends, you will now be paying nearly 40% of the money earned on taxes if Obama becomes president.
The experts predict that 'higher tax rates on dividends and capital gains' would crash the stock market yet do absolutely nothing to cut the deficit.
In case you missed it, this take over was implemented in August/September 2010 when the government passed regulations on individual retirement accounts.
INCOME TAX -- These were related to the supposed Bush Tax Cuts "for the rich" that Obama claims are "unfair to the middle class." It seems to me, dummy that I may be, that when 01/01/2011 rolls around and the current tax levels have been allowed to expire by our cowardly representatives, ALL taxpayers will get quite a hit in the financial gut, whether or not we are "rich" by any one's definition.
The current tax rates that have been in place for 10 years are:
* Single person making 30K/year pays $4,500/year in taxes
* Single person making 50K/year pays $12,500/year in taxes
* Single person making 75K/year pays $18,750/year in taxes
* Married couple making 60K/year pays $9,000/year in taxes
* Married couple making 75K/year pays $18,750/year in taxes
* Married couple making 125K/year pays $31,250/year in taxes
The above does not even reflect other tax deductions such as the "earned income" tax credit for people who don't meet a certain minimum and a myriad of other deductions that used to be available to the middle class as well as the so-called "rich."
The OBAMA Tax Plan effective 01/01/2011 will be for all Americans -- NOT just the supposed big, bad "rich:"
* Single person making 30K/year will pay $8,400/year (almost double from 2010)
* Single person making 50K/year will pay $14,000/year ($1,500 increase from 2010)
* Single person making 75K will pay $23,250/year ($4,500 increase from 2010)
* Married couple making 60K will pay $16,800/year ($7,800 increase from 2010)
* Married couple making 75K/year will pay $21,000/year ($2,500 increase from 2010)
* Married couple making 125K/year will pay $38,750/year ($7,500 increase from 2010)
Under Obama your taxes will more than double! How does this affect you? No explanation needed. This is pretty straightforward.
Personally, that tax table scares the living daylights out of us. Where are we going to have any small funds left to even survive with the bare necessities?
This is the "social justice" and "leveling the playing field" that Mr. Obama spent two years spouting during his presidential campaign -- yes, all two years of it, not including 2008.
Is this what the majority of folks thought he was talking about? I would say, more than likely not. Unfortunately not enough of the regular We the People listened closely enough or paid enough attention to realize what the main was saying very clearly: "share the wealth!"
But, in case you need a hint . . .
Increased taxes mean less money in our pockets to spend on anything from keeping a roof over our heads (and all the attached costs), to a car in the driveway (and all the attached costs), to food on our tables (and all the attached costs), to clothes on our backs.
Increased taxes mean we have less money for "stuff" and "activities." (Not to go off on a tangent . . . maybe none of that matters when put in the context of the government telling us what to eat, wear, drive, and where to go for entertainment . . .)
Regardless, less spending on "stuff" and "activities" (i.e., movies, restaurants, shopping, trips, etc) means that those whose livelihoods depend on those expenditures will likely go out of business -- like the millions upon millions of small business owners who will feel the tax increases like a sledgehammer to the gut.
I do not think any one's taxes should increase. I am not proponents of class warfare and feel no animosity towards those who worked their butts off to earn their money, except for the millionaire career politicians (Reid, Pelosi, Obama, Boxer, Biden, Rangel, et al) who have made their fortunes off the backs of the taxpayers.
Those who worked hard for their money -- whatever amount they earn themselves, through the sweat of their brow -- should keep the majority portion -- not just what the government feels is "enough."
INHERITANCE TAX
MCCAIN 0% (No change, Bush repealed this tax)
OBAMA: Restore the inheritance tax
This reinstatement is already in place and in effect. How does this affect you?
Many families have lost businesses, farms and ranches, and homes that have been in their families for generations because they could not afford the inheritance tax.
If you're just waiting for a rich uncle to die and leave you the funds, well, forget it. You'll probably end up owing more to the government than you even inherit. Those who leave their assets to loves ones will most likely lose these assets.
It almost makes better fiscal sense to have it buried with you!
NEW TAXES BEING PROPOSED BY OBAMA
As of October 2010, the majority of these taxes have either already been implemented or are on the verge of going into effect in 2011.
* New government taxes proposed on homes that are more than 2400 square feet (related to "energy efficiency")
* New gasoline taxes (as if gas weren't high enough already. These taxes are to "encourage" the purchase of "green" vehicles . . . whenever they are supposedly affordable enough!)
* New cigarette taxes (As if force and coercion work with everyone.)
* New taxes on natural resources consumption (heating gas, water, electricity).
Obama had clearly said that energy costs would "necessarily skyrocket" when his energy plan went into effect. Although Cap-n-Tax was stalled in the Senate this time, there are lots and lots of corollary energy "regulations" already in the pipeline from the EPA. In case you missed that . . . the EPA now no longer reports to the Congress.
* New taxes on retirement accounts
On top of the increased income taxes, inheritance taxes, investment taxes, health care taxes, and energy taxes . . .
Sounds like "Utopia" to me, don't ya think?!? A real "workers' paradise!"
And last but not least...
* New taxes to pay for socialized medicine so we can receive the same level of medical care as other third-world countries . . . you know, the ones whose government representatives come to the US for their health care.
Wonder where they'll go now? We better pay attention . . . that may be our only option to stay alive, too.
It's up to us now folks to make sure that this time we get it right. We have got to get rid of every single "representative" who voted to pass any of the economy destroying "plans" from late 2008, January 2009 to the end of the current 2010 Congressional session.
If we don't get the right folks up to DC starting in January 2011 and continuously from then on for years, we may as well kiss the Republic of the United States of America good-bye forever.
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
An open letter from actor Jon Voight to President Obama
All Americans should beg to sign their names to this letter! It is encouraging to see that not all American voices are fearful of speaking out and of wanting to be heard. Let us all hope and pray that the courage of those like Mr. Voight will infect the rest of us who are very afraid for the future of our country.
Let us pray and hope that we will be infected with the strength and courage to stand up and fight against those whose sole intent is to destroy our Republic.
An open letter to President Obama from Jon Voight, by Jon Voight
11:06 a.m., Tuesday, June 22, 2010
June 22, 2010
President Obama:
You will be the first American president that lied to the Jewish people, and the American people as well, when you said that you would defend Israel, the only Democratic state in the Middle East, against all their enemies. You have done just the opposite. You have propagandized Israel, until they look like they are everyone's enemy — and it has resonated throughout the world. You are putting Israel in harm's way, and you have promoted anti-Semitism throughout the world.
You have brought this to a people who have given the world the Ten Commandments and most laws we live by today. The Jewish people have given the world our greatest scientists and philosophers, and the cures for many diseases, and now you play a very dangerous game so you can look like a true martyr to what you see and say are the underdogs. But the underdogs you defend are murderers and criminals who want Israel eradicated.
You have brought to Arizona a civil war, once again defending the criminals and illegals, creating a meltdown for good, loyal, law-abiding citizens. Your destruction of this country may never be remedied, and we may never recover. I pray to God you stop, and I hope the people in this great country realize your agenda is not for the betterment of mankind, but for the betterment of your politics.
With heartfelt and deep concern for America and Israel,
Jon Voight
© Copyright 2010 The Washington Times, LLC.
Let us pray and hope that we will be infected with the strength and courage to stand up and fight against those whose sole intent is to destroy our Republic.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
An open letter to President Obama from Jon Voight, by Jon Voight
11:06 a.m., Tuesday, June 22, 2010
June 22, 2010
President Obama:
You will be the first American president that lied to the Jewish people, and the American people as well, when you said that you would defend Israel, the only Democratic state in the Middle East, against all their enemies. You have done just the opposite. You have propagandized Israel, until they look like they are everyone's enemy — and it has resonated throughout the world. You are putting Israel in harm's way, and you have promoted anti-Semitism throughout the world.
You have brought this to a people who have given the world the Ten Commandments and most laws we live by today. The Jewish people have given the world our greatest scientists and philosophers, and the cures for many diseases, and now you play a very dangerous game so you can look like a true martyr to what you see and say are the underdogs. But the underdogs you defend are murderers and criminals who want Israel eradicated.
You have brought to Arizona a civil war, once again defending the criminals and illegals, creating a meltdown for good, loyal, law-abiding citizens. Your destruction of this country may never be remedied, and we may never recover. I pray to God you stop, and I hope the people in this great country realize your agenda is not for the betterment of mankind, but for the betterment of your politics.
With heartfelt and deep concern for America and Israel,
Jon Voight
© Copyright 2010 The Washington Times, LLC.
Thursday, June 10, 2010
A Cautionary Fable: Catching Wild Pigs
A chemistry professor in a large college had some exchange students in the class. One day while the class was in the lab the Professor noticed one young man (an exchange student) who kept rubbing his back, and stretching as if his back hurt.
The professor asked the young man what was the matter.
The student told him he had a bullet lodged in his back. He had been shot while fighting communists in his native country who were trying to overthrow his country's government and install a new communist government.
In the midst of his story he looked at the professor and asked a strange question. He asked, 'Do you know how to catch wild pigs?' The professor thought it was a joke and asked for the punch line.
The young man said this was no joke. 'You catch wild pigs by finding a suitable place in the woods and putting corn on the ground. The pigs find it and begin to come everyday to eat the free corn. When they are used to coming every day, you put a fence down one side of the place where they are used to coming.
When they get used to the fence, they begin to eat the corn again and you put up another side of the fence. They get used to that and start to eat again.
You continue until you have all four sides of the fence up with a gate in the last side. The pigs, who are used to the free corn, start to come through the gate to eat, you slam the gate on them and catch the whole herd.
Suddenly the wild pigs have lost their freedom. They run around and around inside the fence, but they are caught.
Soon they go back to eating the free corn. They are so used to it that they have forgotten how to forage in the woods for themselves, so they accept their captivity.
The young man then told the professor that is exactly what he sees happening to America. The government keeps progressively pushing us toward socialism and keeps spreading the free corn out in the form of programs such as supplemental income, tax credit for unearned income, tobacco subsidies, dairy subsidies, payments not to plant crops (CRP), welfare, medicine, drugs, etc..
While we continually lose our freedoms -- just a little at a time.
One should always remember:
If you think the free ride is essential to your way of life may God help you when the gate slams shut!
Keep your eyes on the elected politicians who are about to slam the gate on America.
"A government big enough to give you everything you want, is big enough to take away everything you have"
~~ Thomas Jefferson
The professor asked the young man what was the matter.
The student told him he had a bullet lodged in his back. He had been shot while fighting communists in his native country who were trying to overthrow his country's government and install a new communist government.
In the midst of his story he looked at the professor and asked a strange question. He asked, 'Do you know how to catch wild pigs?' The professor thought it was a joke and asked for the punch line.
The young man said this was no joke. 'You catch wild pigs by finding a suitable place in the woods and putting corn on the ground. The pigs find it and begin to come everyday to eat the free corn. When they are used to coming every day, you put a fence down one side of the place where they are used to coming.
When they get used to the fence, they begin to eat the corn again and you put up another side of the fence. They get used to that and start to eat again.
You continue until you have all four sides of the fence up with a gate in the last side. The pigs, who are used to the free corn, start to come through the gate to eat, you slam the gate on them and catch the whole herd.
Suddenly the wild pigs have lost their freedom. They run around and around inside the fence, but they are caught.
Soon they go back to eating the free corn. They are so used to it that they have forgotten how to forage in the woods for themselves, so they accept their captivity.
The young man then told the professor that is exactly what he sees happening to America. The government keeps progressively pushing us toward socialism and keeps spreading the free corn out in the form of programs such as supplemental income, tax credit for unearned income, tobacco subsidies, dairy subsidies, payments not to plant crops (CRP), welfare, medicine, drugs, etc..
While we continually lose our freedoms -- just a little at a time.
One should always remember:
- There is no such thing as a free lunch!
- A politician will never provide a service for you cheaper than you can do it yourself.
- If you see that all of this wonderful government "help" is a problem confronting the future of democracy in America, you might want to explain it to your friends.
If you think the free ride is essential to your way of life may God help you when the gate slams shut!
Keep your eyes on the elected politicians who are about to slam the gate on America.
"A government big enough to give you everything you want, is big enough to take away everything you have"
~~ Thomas Jefferson
Tuesday, June 8, 2010
Another "Nutshell"
Some people have the vocabulary to sum up things in a way you can understand them.
This quote came from the Czech Republic. Someone over there has it figured out. We have a lot of work to do.
“The danger to America is not Barack Obama but a citizenry capable of entrusting a man like him with the Presidency. It will be far easier to limit and undo the follies of an Obama presidency than to restore the necessary common sense and good judgment to a depraved electorate willing to have such a man for their president."
"The problem is much deeper and far more serious than Mr. Obama, who is a mere symptom of what ails America . Blaming the prince of the fools should not blind anyone to the vast confederacy of fools that made him their prince.
The Republic can survive a Barack Obama, who is, after all, merely a fool. It is less likely to survive a multitude of fools such as those who made him their president.”
Let us hope those who made this man president have regained enough of their senses to start undoing what they helped to create.
This quote came from the Czech Republic. Someone over there has it figured out. We have a lot of work to do.
“The danger to America is not Barack Obama but a citizenry capable of entrusting a man like him with the Presidency. It will be far easier to limit and undo the follies of an Obama presidency than to restore the necessary common sense and good judgment to a depraved electorate willing to have such a man for their president."
"The problem is much deeper and far more serious than Mr. Obama, who is a mere symptom of what ails America . Blaming the prince of the fools should not blind anyone to the vast confederacy of fools that made him their prince.
The Republic can survive a Barack Obama, who is, after all, merely a fool. It is less likely to survive a multitude of fools such as those who made him their president.”
Let us hope those who made this man president have regained enough of their senses to start undoing what they helped to create.
Powerful T.E.A. Party Moment
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f9_bP219ehQ&feature=player_embedded
This video does not need anything else . . . the message is loud, powerful, and extremely clear to any who wish to hear: We will Save our Country from destruction.
This video does not need anything else . . . the message is loud, powerful, and extremely clear to any who wish to hear: We will Save our Country from destruction.
Thursday, June 3, 2010
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
Honest Protests?
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And T.E.A. Movement activists were called "terrorists?"
As an immigrant, now a proud naturalized American, I must ask these folks: Where in heaven do they think they are "owed" anything from anyone?
Their behavior is an insult to all honest immigrants who came to this country legally, who worked hard for years, who made their way to the point they considered "success" for themselves and for their families. On what possible earthly basis do they place their demands for "free" anything?
I find their demands repugnant. Not only do they break this country's laws by coming here illegally in the first place, but on top of that breach, they have the nerve to make outrageous demands for things that even natural born Americans do not have.
On what basis on earth do they think they deserve to be "given" all those "free" things they demand? How on earth do they think they are "owed" those things?
It is outrageous!
Worse, we have a government pandering to these extortionist demands. President Bush had his part in it, along with Senator McCain, with their attempts in passing "amnesty," instead of enforcing established federal laws. It is no wonder, then, that the group currently in Washington would want to merely expand on that premise to the extreme -- open the gates, disregard our own laws, let the voting blocks in!
I would say to the Mexicans in Arizona, California, and elsewhere that they should just stop their stupidity. They are not owed a thing by this country. If they had chosen to come to America just as millions of other immigrants chose to come here -- legally, as opposed to sneaking across the border, they would easily access all options to be successful in their lives.
As legal aliens, they would have had the same options as all other legal immigrants who came here: follow the laws of this country, pursue happiness, and achieve whatever measure of success your own efforts and hard work permit. Whatever they desire for themselves they can work for and attain through the sweat of their brow, just as millions upon millions of immigrants have before them.
They are "owed" no more than the opportunity, just like everyone else in this country.
If they are incapable of legally achieving what they desire here, there is an entire world out there from which they can choose to try to be successful: Cuba, for instance, or Jamaica, or Iran, or Haiti ... or, dare we even suggest it . . . Mexico?
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