Young people are one of the major reasons Obama got voted in. How does he reward them? The health care bill that the Senate is voting on this very second (watching it this morning and praying for a miracle FAILURE ---- actually ..... Reid just voted and then the 51st vote for it came in after that .... so it has now passed and will ehad to the House) REQUIRES our youth (and all Americans) to buy health insurance from someone or they will be fined $750/year.
Even worse, if the young don't buy insurance, the middle aged and older will have higher premiums because the provider's risk is so much higher without the younger, HEALTHIER youth of America participating in their "risk pool" - which helps to offset the costs for Americans as they age and have increased health issues. And whether or not the youth of America participate, which most will not because it is a waste of their money, the citizens that are going to be left paying for this hasty, partisan reform aren't even born yet.
....and not to leave any age group out, the President had an opportunity to use the monies paid back from borrowers from the last TARP to apply toward Medicare for our "seniors"...... did he do it? No. Did he use the monies to pay down the deficit? No. Did he give it back to the Americans he took it from to begin with? No. What did he do with it? He approved a completely new spending bill for the returned monies - which actually violated the TARP bill itself that directed any monies paid back to go towards reducing the deficit.
He has managed to alienate EVERY single age group in this country.
The single scariest thing? There is not ONE poll that wanted this Bill to pass, not even the polls adminstered by liberal groups - not a single poll. Sometimes polls can be mis-leading because they are done so hastly or are too isolated. Not the case here. Remember, Congress has been working on this all year. Hundreds and hundreds of polls have been taken from every imaginable pool of citizens and they were done over months and months ...... and America, both the conservative "cores" and liberal "cores", do NOT want this type of reform.
I think almost every citizen in the country would want reform of some kind if they fully understood the opportunities for us to improve what is already the best healthcare system in the world. As an example: if all citizens were free to buy insurance across statelines, competition would naturally drive costs down. This would not only make it more affordable for more Americans to purchase insurance (IF they wanted to that is), but it would also reduce the debt for those that have insurance --- thus freeing up money for them to put towards that martgage tehy bought that they can't afford or to put back into the economy by spending it thye can afford to - both of which would help the eceonomy and help avoid future "TARP's.
In case you don't know - being able to buy across state lines is not in either the House version of this bill or the Senate's. Why? WHY?? Because that would support capitolism and that goes against this landmark opportunity to pass the first ever REQUIRED ENTITLEMENT. "Required Entitlement" is the language that needs to be used here, but it needs to be explained. Entitlements are things that Socialist governments are made up of. You feel you are "entitled" to everything that your fellow citizens have and the government agrees that you should have it too, regardless of your effort to EARN it. We take this a step further here and actually REQUIRE citizens to particpate in it - or they will be fined $750/year. To my liberal friends, please think about it: the government is requiring our citizens to spend money on INSURANCE. If the citizen chooses not to spend their hard-earned money on INSURANCE, the government will TAKE $750/year from that citizen!!! How can ANYONE support STEALING from our citizens? What's next? They require us to buy certain foods that they decide are healthy for us -- and if we don't, we get FINED via paying higher taxes!!! They decide "mental health" shold fall under their socialist umbrella as well and now they want to fine us for playing certain video games or watching certain movies and even having high-stress jobs like "running a business" or "being a waitress". Those are high stress and bad for our mental states and we aren't mature enough to deal with it ourselves, so we get FINED for putting ourselves in a stressful position ..... WHAT?!!??!?!
That is where we are headed people. This Health Care Bill is the ultimate "gateway drug" and I am sickened by having this crammed down our throats. We are opening the door for the greedy politicians and extreme left to take over every aspect of our lives. The minority is truly dictating over the majority in this country. Not how it's supposed to work people. Please read The Consitution. If you read it and feel that it is wrong, please go start your own country somewhere -- anywhere. Just go away. Seriously, Canada has millions and millions of acres and miles and miles of vacant land. And they already have this crappy healthcare that you want. Go away. We can use the returned TARP monies to buy you land in Canada and build you homes (anything to get rid of you) -- but you can never come back to this great country.
If we do not stop this type of reform in the House in January, I truly do believe we will be using the language "oppression" in the very near future when it comes to the government's relationship with the people that it is supposed to work for and be afraid of. We will all be living lives that they want us to live, instead of the lives of our choosing - that is called oppression.
Thursday, December 24, 2009
Friday, December 4, 2009
Does the President care about creating jobs?
President Obama campaigned with the number one focus of fixing the economy. That means he has to create jobs so Americans have money to spend. Without this, the economy will never recover. We must create jobs.
Since taking office, Obama has sent the country further into debt by passing a stimulas bill (among other things), which which cost us jobs. This cost us jobs because it is scaring Americans and they are spending less. Spending less causes businesses to cut back and to even shut down. Higher unemployment leads to less and less spending which just feeds this ugly circle.
Next, he tries to pass "Cap and Trade". This consumed the several months of his first year. This bill did not pass, but if it had it would have cost every single American a huge indirect tax increase. Utility companies would be charged under the bill for creating energy and these costs would be passed on to the consumer -- and every single American uses energy, so we all would have feel the dig. That scared Americans even more, both consumers and investors. Again, less money spent means more job cuts and more business closures.
Next, he puts all of his energy into passing government run healthcare. This gives Americans the biggest scare of all and consumer spending continues to drop ...... so, less jobs and more bankruptcies of businesses and consumers.
Next, he ignores the request from top Generals in our military for additional troops to WIN the war that we are fighting. More and more fear among Americans.
Now, he holds a "Job Summit" ...... in his 11th month? I thought this was his number one priority? A little overdue don't you think? Well, let's make it worse. The number one job provider in America is small business. The Chamber of Commerce has millions and millions of small business members. It would only make sense to have the Chamber of Commerce present at this job summit then. No invitation extended by Obama. It was nothing more than another photo op for the ego-maniac that sits atop the most powerful country in the world.
These are the facts.
Do you think he cares about creating jobs? Do you think we can stay atop the world if this extreme agenda is allowed to continue?
Since taking office, Obama has sent the country further into debt by passing a stimulas bill (among other things), which which cost us jobs. This cost us jobs because it is scaring Americans and they are spending less. Spending less causes businesses to cut back and to even shut down. Higher unemployment leads to less and less spending which just feeds this ugly circle.
Next, he tries to pass "Cap and Trade". This consumed the several months of his first year. This bill did not pass, but if it had it would have cost every single American a huge indirect tax increase. Utility companies would be charged under the bill for creating energy and these costs would be passed on to the consumer -- and every single American uses energy, so we all would have feel the dig. That scared Americans even more, both consumers and investors. Again, less money spent means more job cuts and more business closures.
Next, he puts all of his energy into passing government run healthcare. This gives Americans the biggest scare of all and consumer spending continues to drop ...... so, less jobs and more bankruptcies of businesses and consumers.
Next, he ignores the request from top Generals in our military for additional troops to WIN the war that we are fighting. More and more fear among Americans.
Now, he holds a "Job Summit" ...... in his 11th month? I thought this was his number one priority? A little overdue don't you think? Well, let's make it worse. The number one job provider in America is small business. The Chamber of Commerce has millions and millions of small business members. It would only make sense to have the Chamber of Commerce present at this job summit then. No invitation extended by Obama. It was nothing more than another photo op for the ego-maniac that sits atop the most powerful country in the world.
These are the facts.
Do you think he cares about creating jobs? Do you think we can stay atop the world if this extreme agenda is allowed to continue?
Friday, November 20, 2009
Egoes are an amazing thing.
We have a war going on, we have Americans turning into terrorists and attacking us on our own land, we have the highest number of unemployed Americans we have ever seen, and we have the biggest energy crisis in the history of our world to deal with - all of this at the same time. You would think that the PRESIDENT would be concerned enough about these issues to do something about them.
The war, the economy, and the energy crisis were pretty much all that were talked about during the election - aside from Health Care reform. But once elected, the ONLY thing President Obama cares about is his precious Health Care reform. ????? Why does he care so much about this one issue? What happened to the other "critical issues"? Very simple. He wants to be known as the man who passed the bill that no other President could. That's it. It's his ego. He knows that he will go down in the history books for all time. He knows that he will gain millions of more "worshipers". Some would say that this is not the reason - because he's the first black President and therefore he is going to be in the history books for all time anyway. Come on now....... there will be other black presidents (which I personally think is a good thing by the way). But only one President can pass Health Care reform, and he wants to make sure it's him. He is willing to trade all of those other issues to get it too.
Remember that promise that unemployment will stay below 8%??? Remember that promise of transparency??? Remember the promise of reaching out to Americans to get their input on every major decision??? Remember the promise of seeking alternative fuel sources immediately??? Remember the promise to discontinue "politics as usual"??? Does anyone remember the campaigning at all?
Politics are as usual. Nothing new to see here. If our elected officials do what the majority of Americans want and stop this ridiculous Health Care bill, will the President wake up and start addressing the more urgent issues?
It's not that difficult. Create jobs. The rest of it takes care of itself. But if he creates jobs and makes Americans INDEPENDENT, then we won't "need" the government ....... that doesn't work for him. Think I'm crazy? I might be, but Obama has increased our unemployment by more than 25% since he took office!!! Imagine if all of those people were still working. More jobs means more money injected into the economy, which means more jobs created, which means more money injected into the economy, which means more jobs created -- all of which means more REVENUE for the government (taxes), which means a reduced deficit as well as more money for fighting terrorists at home and abroad, and it means more money for researching alternative energy sources and training doctors (because we don't have enough as its is!) ...... get it? The long-term survival of a capitalistic economy demands that the private sector run the country, not politicians.
Politicians, get out of our business.
Patriots, vote these EGO-MANIAC Republicans and Democrats OUT.
The war, the economy, and the energy crisis were pretty much all that were talked about during the election - aside from Health Care reform. But once elected, the ONLY thing President Obama cares about is his precious Health Care reform. ????? Why does he care so much about this one issue? What happened to the other "critical issues"? Very simple. He wants to be known as the man who passed the bill that no other President could. That's it. It's his ego. He knows that he will go down in the history books for all time. He knows that he will gain millions of more "worshipers". Some would say that this is not the reason - because he's the first black President and therefore he is going to be in the history books for all time anyway. Come on now....... there will be other black presidents (which I personally think is a good thing by the way). But only one President can pass Health Care reform, and he wants to make sure it's him. He is willing to trade all of those other issues to get it too.
Remember that promise that unemployment will stay below 8%??? Remember that promise of transparency??? Remember the promise of reaching out to Americans to get their input on every major decision??? Remember the promise of seeking alternative fuel sources immediately??? Remember the promise to discontinue "politics as usual"??? Does anyone remember the campaigning at all?
Politics are as usual. Nothing new to see here. If our elected officials do what the majority of Americans want and stop this ridiculous Health Care bill, will the President wake up and start addressing the more urgent issues?
It's not that difficult. Create jobs. The rest of it takes care of itself. But if he creates jobs and makes Americans INDEPENDENT, then we won't "need" the government ....... that doesn't work for him. Think I'm crazy? I might be, but Obama has increased our unemployment by more than 25% since he took office!!! Imagine if all of those people were still working. More jobs means more money injected into the economy, which means more jobs created, which means more money injected into the economy, which means more jobs created -- all of which means more REVENUE for the government (taxes), which means a reduced deficit as well as more money for fighting terrorists at home and abroad, and it means more money for researching alternative energy sources and training doctors (because we don't have enough as its is!) ...... get it? The long-term survival of a capitalistic economy demands that the private sector run the country, not politicians.
Politicians, get out of our business.
Patriots, vote these EGO-MANIAC Republicans and Democrats OUT.
Thursday, November 19, 2009
Some great math coming out of the Democratic party this week
Harry Reid actually said that this new health care bill will SAVE the country money, that it will SAVE Medicare, and that Americans are as excited as he is about the bill.
What? Is EVERYONE in DC on crack?
The facts are completely the opposite of this loon's statements. If you INCREASE taxes in enough places, you can actually throw more money at the cost of Health Care than is needed. That is what they are doing. This is called "robbing Peter to pay Paul", or "moving money from one pocket to the other", or "Obama really thinks that all Americans are as stupid as the friends of Oprah".
So we will pay for Health Care in the form of costs, both direct and indirect, in other areas. And the government is actually passing on enough increases to OVER-pay what is needed for the Health Care fund ...... thus giving the impression that the Health Care program is somehow magically reducing the budget.
You REALLY think that we are that stupid? We need JOBS created or there won't be any money to collect from us you idiots. If these losers, both Democrats and Republicans, would just put a fraction of the effort into creating jobs that they are putting in to raising our taxes just so they can say they "won" something, we would be out of this recession already.
Something's gotta give here or we will go down a road that might be impossible to get off.
Can't the loons just go camp in the top of a rare tree somewhere with a spotted owl and let us live our lives?
What? Is EVERYONE in DC on crack?
The facts are completely the opposite of this loon's statements. If you INCREASE taxes in enough places, you can actually throw more money at the cost of Health Care than is needed. That is what they are doing. This is called "robbing Peter to pay Paul", or "moving money from one pocket to the other", or "Obama really thinks that all Americans are as stupid as the friends of Oprah".
So we will pay for Health Care in the form of costs, both direct and indirect, in other areas. And the government is actually passing on enough increases to OVER-pay what is needed for the Health Care fund ...... thus giving the impression that the Health Care program is somehow magically reducing the budget.
You REALLY think that we are that stupid? We need JOBS created or there won't be any money to collect from us you idiots. If these losers, both Democrats and Republicans, would just put a fraction of the effort into creating jobs that they are putting in to raising our taxes just so they can say they "won" something, we would be out of this recession already.
Something's gotta give here or we will go down a road that might be impossible to get off.
Can't the loons just go camp in the top of a rare tree somewhere with a spotted owl and let us live our lives?
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Back in it ....
I have been more than just a little pressured these past couple of months. I have got some HUGE personal issues and professional isues behind me now though and I am VERY excited about getting back into my weekly writing mode. Having moved further away from Charlotte this past month, I was forced to resign from my Examiner.com Sports writer position. However, Examiner is working with me to create a real estate/vacation rental column for the Asheville area. Very excited about that. I will let you know as soon as I get it finalized and get my first article out.
Also look for my next article on the main site of "Where is Our Country Going.com". The current adminstration is making it entirely too easy for Republicans to completely bash the President. But they were going to bash him no matter what, so that's not news. Independents like me are the people he needs to be concerned about. I did not vote for him, but obviously a lot of independents did. Obama has not been able to maintain the support of those independents though. Man, I have a lot to write about - VERY EXCITED TO GET STARTED!! See you for now!
Also look for my next article on the main site of "Where is Our Country Going.com". The current adminstration is making it entirely too easy for Republicans to completely bash the President. But they were going to bash him no matter what, so that's not news. Independents like me are the people he needs to be concerned about. I did not vote for him, but obviously a lot of independents did. Obama has not been able to maintain the support of those independents though. Man, I have a lot to write about - VERY EXCITED TO GET STARTED!! See you for now!
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
The "Race Card"
Sickened today. Absolutely sickened. Although race will always be a topic of discussion and a point of disagreement, this is not a RACIST country. Some Americans, both black and white, are denying that we have moved beyond that label because it doesn't play into their personal and political agendas. Acknowledging that we are post-racial forces us to hold ourselves accountable. It means we can no longer play the victim. It means that we are being held to our values based strictly on our values and not on the color of our skin. It forces us to look ourselves in the mirror for who we truly are. It's called TRUTH. Values define our citizens, not race.
I live in North Carolina. I have lived in Raleigh, in Charlotte, on the coast, in the country, and now live in the foothills near Hickory - with the intention of moving to the mountains of Asheville in the near future. I have also lived in South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Californina, Idaho, Washington, and aboard several Naval ships while serving in the Marine Corps. I have visited countless countries on 5 continents. I have been in management for the past 11 years and currently work as a personnel manager with an international company that has over 300,000 employees. I am only 35. ........You could say that I've been around.
I say all of that to establish my credibility on having an opinion on this matter. Here are some more facts for you. I was not raised around very many people that were any race other than white. I was raised in a home with a step-father that was very racist, but he never even knew a black person. I was also raised watching every episode of The Cosby Show (yes, my step-father watched every episode with us and laughed just as hard as we did!!). 14% of Americans are black. 85% of all NBA players are black. 65% of all NFL players are black. 22% of all North Carolinians are black. Just over 20% of the entire Army is made up of black people. The entertainment arena is dominated by black people. 100% of sitting US Presidents are black. (couldn't help but point that last one out!!!)
I could go on ........ Let me say this one again though: 14% of the US population is black. Look at the rest of those numbers again. Now look at this one: the day that President Obama took office, a whopping SEVENTY PERCENT of this country approved of him!!!! Now, I don't have a college education, but I am pretty sure that if 14% of the country is black, and 70% of the country supported him, there must be, oh about 180 MILLION white people that supported this black man (yes, I took into consideration that there were some hispanics that supported him and that some blacks did not). How can anyone say that this country is still a racist country?? How can ANYONE say that black people are not treated AT LEAST as "good" as whites? America has come a long way and I am very proud of that!!! I have lived in more places and been exposed to more types of culture than 99% of the people in this country. I have seen racist white people and racist black people living all over this world. I have met white people that "act" blacker than some black people I know and some black people that are "whiter" than my grandma. There will always be those that are racist. One last point on this before I move on. Why did 90%+ of all blacks vote for Obama? Why are white people afraid to answer that question? I know beyond a shadow of a doubt that if you were to take the Presidential candidate's names OFF the ballot, and instead list only their VALUES, that no where near 90% of blacks would have voted for Obama.
Ok. Moving on. I am no racist. Not at all. But I am not afraid to talk about race. To some, the fact that I am white and make it a point to clarify that I am not a racist, and that I am willing to talk about race, makes me a racist. Again, let's all write down our values on a piece of paper and take away the skin color and the names. That is TRUTH. Embrace it.
Here is my opinion on the current race card being played. I am an activist. I am personally, actively involved with rallies, protests, and movements in this country. I witness events personally. I then watch the liberal media distort these events to fit their radical agenda. They go out of their way to create lies in an attempt to protect the man they want to push their liberal desires. They make claims that anyone disagreeing with Obama's policies is a racist. White poeple are leading the way in this movement, by the way. Carter is a big name that has joined this approach, but is hardly the biggest offender.
Our country has a long history of harshly critiqueing politicians, especially our President. Yet now that we are questioning this liberal President, who happens to be balck, we are being labeled as racists. Using that same logic, why wasn't the critiqueing of the prior 43 Presidents considered racist? Why were we "allowed" to call Bush a liar, but not Obama? Why were people allowed to protest against Bush Sr., Bill Clinton, Carter, Reagan, Nixon and every other President we have ever had ------ and, in ALL of those cases have the media cover it as NEWS; but now those same "news" channels claim racist motives every time a white person challenges this President? Challenging politicians is an American Pasttime. Attempting to make this a racial issue is racist in itself, yes; but worse, it is a LIE. It is UN-American. Worst of all, it is going un-checked because so many are afraid to confront their accusers out of fear that they will personally be labeled a racist. Several big names on FOX News ARE stepping up and addressing this. Kudos to them. For me, I will address ANYTHING that is UN-American.
The President himself refuses to get invovled in this race dispute. That could be taken a couple of different ways. I personally will give him the benefit of the doubt that it is because he doesn't want to make this argument "legitimate". Just like he ignored the hundreds of thousands of us that marched on Washington on 9/12 because he didn't want our voice to be heard.
Now for the good news. Unfortunately, the liberal left is playing the race card. The reason they are playing it is because they are LOSING. They are losing their fight to pass government run healthcare. They are losing their fight to pass Cap and Trade. They are losing their fight to push through yet another "bail-out". They are losing their fight to force employees to give up their right to a secret ballot. They are losing their fight to increase taxes. They are losing their fight to financially ENSLAVE all of us. The liberal left is desperate. Very desperate. This is good news.
8 months after taking the greatest office in the land, President Obama has seen his support fall from 70% to 42%. This is because of his VALUES. He LIED to those that voted for him. His TRUE color is shining through and it is "yeller"!!! Yes, that means COWARD.
I love this country - red, white and blue baby!!!!
the Patriot
I live in North Carolina. I have lived in Raleigh, in Charlotte, on the coast, in the country, and now live in the foothills near Hickory - with the intention of moving to the mountains of Asheville in the near future. I have also lived in South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Californina, Idaho, Washington, and aboard several Naval ships while serving in the Marine Corps. I have visited countless countries on 5 continents. I have been in management for the past 11 years and currently work as a personnel manager with an international company that has over 300,000 employees. I am only 35. ........You could say that I've been around.
I say all of that to establish my credibility on having an opinion on this matter. Here are some more facts for you. I was not raised around very many people that were any race other than white. I was raised in a home with a step-father that was very racist, but he never even knew a black person. I was also raised watching every episode of The Cosby Show (yes, my step-father watched every episode with us and laughed just as hard as we did!!). 14% of Americans are black. 85% of all NBA players are black. 65% of all NFL players are black. 22% of all North Carolinians are black. Just over 20% of the entire Army is made up of black people. The entertainment arena is dominated by black people. 100% of sitting US Presidents are black. (couldn't help but point that last one out!!!)
I could go on ........ Let me say this one again though: 14% of the US population is black. Look at the rest of those numbers again. Now look at this one: the day that President Obama took office, a whopping SEVENTY PERCENT of this country approved of him!!!! Now, I don't have a college education, but I am pretty sure that if 14% of the country is black, and 70% of the country supported him, there must be, oh about 180 MILLION white people that supported this black man (yes, I took into consideration that there were some hispanics that supported him and that some blacks did not). How can anyone say that this country is still a racist country?? How can ANYONE say that black people are not treated AT LEAST as "good" as whites? America has come a long way and I am very proud of that!!! I have lived in more places and been exposed to more types of culture than 99% of the people in this country. I have seen racist white people and racist black people living all over this world. I have met white people that "act" blacker than some black people I know and some black people that are "whiter" than my grandma. There will always be those that are racist. One last point on this before I move on. Why did 90%+ of all blacks vote for Obama? Why are white people afraid to answer that question? I know beyond a shadow of a doubt that if you were to take the Presidential candidate's names OFF the ballot, and instead list only their VALUES, that no where near 90% of blacks would have voted for Obama.
Ok. Moving on. I am no racist. Not at all. But I am not afraid to talk about race. To some, the fact that I am white and make it a point to clarify that I am not a racist, and that I am willing to talk about race, makes me a racist. Again, let's all write down our values on a piece of paper and take away the skin color and the names. That is TRUTH. Embrace it.
Here is my opinion on the current race card being played. I am an activist. I am personally, actively involved with rallies, protests, and movements in this country. I witness events personally. I then watch the liberal media distort these events to fit their radical agenda. They go out of their way to create lies in an attempt to protect the man they want to push their liberal desires. They make claims that anyone disagreeing with Obama's policies is a racist. White poeple are leading the way in this movement, by the way. Carter is a big name that has joined this approach, but is hardly the biggest offender.
Our country has a long history of harshly critiqueing politicians, especially our President. Yet now that we are questioning this liberal President, who happens to be balck, we are being labeled as racists. Using that same logic, why wasn't the critiqueing of the prior 43 Presidents considered racist? Why were we "allowed" to call Bush a liar, but not Obama? Why were people allowed to protest against Bush Sr., Bill Clinton, Carter, Reagan, Nixon and every other President we have ever had ------ and, in ALL of those cases have the media cover it as NEWS; but now those same "news" channels claim racist motives every time a white person challenges this President? Challenging politicians is an American Pasttime. Attempting to make this a racial issue is racist in itself, yes; but worse, it is a LIE. It is UN-American. Worst of all, it is going un-checked because so many are afraid to confront their accusers out of fear that they will personally be labeled a racist. Several big names on FOX News ARE stepping up and addressing this. Kudos to them. For me, I will address ANYTHING that is UN-American.
The President himself refuses to get invovled in this race dispute. That could be taken a couple of different ways. I personally will give him the benefit of the doubt that it is because he doesn't want to make this argument "legitimate". Just like he ignored the hundreds of thousands of us that marched on Washington on 9/12 because he didn't want our voice to be heard.
Now for the good news. Unfortunately, the liberal left is playing the race card. The reason they are playing it is because they are LOSING. They are losing their fight to pass government run healthcare. They are losing their fight to pass Cap and Trade. They are losing their fight to push through yet another "bail-out". They are losing their fight to force employees to give up their right to a secret ballot. They are losing their fight to increase taxes. They are losing their fight to financially ENSLAVE all of us. The liberal left is desperate. Very desperate. This is good news.
8 months after taking the greatest office in the land, President Obama has seen his support fall from 70% to 42%. This is because of his VALUES. He LIED to those that voted for him. His TRUE color is shining through and it is "yeller"!!! Yes, that means COWARD.
I love this country - red, white and blue baby!!!!
the Patriot
It is time to SPEAK OUT!!!
I am SO tired of hearing the media being referred to as the "mainstream media". That title should be reserved for media outlets that are reporting on MAINSTREAM issues. ABC, CBS, and NBC can no longer be counted on to report the news. The news is fact. It happens whether you want it to or not. Media outlets should report those facts and that's it. They should keep their opinon out of it. Unfortunately, these "fringe media outlets" ("fringe" because they are reporting on things that are 2nd, 3rd tier news - or even lower - instead of actual MAINSTREAM issues!!!) are reporting only what fits their POLITICAL agenda. That's not news, that is pure and simple bias. Like I said, the news is FACT - whether you agree with it or not, it happened. That's why it's NEWS. Otherwise, it's called OPINION. I am fine with people having an opinion. What I am not fine with is them disguising it as NEWS.
If you haven't contacted your representatives yet, you had better get on it. If you don't, congress WILL continue to see how fast they can shove their personal agendas down our throats!! INCLUDING controlling media outlets. The "Fairness Doctrine" is going to take the few consertaive voices out there off the air. The next natural step in that evolution is to shut off ANY critics of the liberal left.
The "fringe media" will not just wake up tomorrow and start reporting un-biasly. WE THE PEOPLE have got to get our voices out there. I have always said that failure to vote is a vote FOR whoever ends up winning - because you didn't vote against them, you didn't cancel out someone else's vote FOR them. You gave THEIR vote meaning by not cancelling it out with YOUR vote. That same logic applies to our daily activities. We have to "vote" every day. There is a saying at the carnival: "the LOUDEST CARNY gets the business!!!!" For decades, the liberal left has had the courage to speak out for THEIR interests. We conservative and moderate Americans sat by thinking "we will never have to worry about those radicals taking over our country". Guess what? THEY HAVE!!! Failure to speak out by you and me on EVERY SINGLE ISSUE is a vote AGAINST our freedom!!!
It is time to become an ACTIVIST!! YES, ACTIVE. That means that you have to actually do something. Someone else can't get us out of this hole we are in. It will take ALL of us, working together. Visit your representative. Call them. E-mail them. Locally - you need to call your mayor, your governer, and even stop by the county commissioner's office and speak your mind. WE THE PEOPLE means that change starts from the bottom, NOT from the top!!!! The current government, Republicans and Democrats alike, seem to be ignoring this. They have not forgotten it - they are IGNORING it. Defying it because WE ARE LETTING THEM.
Stop letting them take OUR country. SPEAK UP!!!!
the Patriot
If you haven't contacted your representatives yet, you had better get on it. If you don't, congress WILL continue to see how fast they can shove their personal agendas down our throats!! INCLUDING controlling media outlets. The "Fairness Doctrine" is going to take the few consertaive voices out there off the air. The next natural step in that evolution is to shut off ANY critics of the liberal left.
The "fringe media" will not just wake up tomorrow and start reporting un-biasly. WE THE PEOPLE have got to get our voices out there. I have always said that failure to vote is a vote FOR whoever ends up winning - because you didn't vote against them, you didn't cancel out someone else's vote FOR them. You gave THEIR vote meaning by not cancelling it out with YOUR vote. That same logic applies to our daily activities. We have to "vote" every day. There is a saying at the carnival: "the LOUDEST CARNY gets the business!!!!" For decades, the liberal left has had the courage to speak out for THEIR interests. We conservative and moderate Americans sat by thinking "we will never have to worry about those radicals taking over our country". Guess what? THEY HAVE!!! Failure to speak out by you and me on EVERY SINGLE ISSUE is a vote AGAINST our freedom!!!
It is time to become an ACTIVIST!! YES, ACTIVE. That means that you have to actually do something. Someone else can't get us out of this hole we are in. It will take ALL of us, working together. Visit your representative. Call them. E-mail them. Locally - you need to call your mayor, your governer, and even stop by the county commissioner's office and speak your mind. WE THE PEOPLE means that change starts from the bottom, NOT from the top!!!! The current government, Republicans and Democrats alike, seem to be ignoring this. They have not forgotten it - they are IGNORING it. Defying it because WE ARE LETTING THEM.
Stop letting them take OUR country. SPEAK UP!!!!
the Patriot
Sunday, September 13, 2009
March on Washington - liberal media coverage
I can't say enough how glad I am that I decided to make the drive up to DC on 9/11 for the 9/12 march on the Capitol. I have been to a lot of web-sites, and the coverage that the liberal media is giving this MAJOR EVENT is pathetic and mis-leading - at least it is from the few that are covering it, most are not even recognizing it AT ALL.
I personally participated in a small accosting of the CNN team that showed up for the event. That felt nice. We chanted "Tell the Truth" to the camera team and reporter. Some also chanted "Fox News Rules" and even "Glenn Beck Rules". I agree with those two statements but did not chant with them as our little "mini-protest" within the protest wasn't about media competition, but honest media reporting for ALL. Nevertheless, it was pretty darn funny!
I am struggling to find a single liberal site today that has anywhere near accurate numbers on how many people attended the march. Most say "thousands" or maybe "tens of thousands". Try HUNDREDS of thousands and perhaps over 1 million (one conservative site actually reports 2 million, but I have to question that).
You cannot trust the media. Has it really come to that in AMERICA? For decades our media has taken shots at other countries, most of which were/are run by dictators, that have media that refuses to TELL THE TRUTH. They are either "in the tank" for their leader or are "under the thumb" of their leader. Either way, that isn't freedom. Yet now our major tv networks are doing the EXACT SAME THING as those they called out.
Does that mean we are now living in a country that is run by a DICTATOR? Better wake up America. This isn't a damn game. Your children's future is being taken from them, perhaps before they are even born. The media is HELPING that cause.
Imagine the pressure our representatives, senators, and President would all feel if the media would just report THE TRUTH. The media isn't going to. YOU have to. I have too. We ALL have to SPEAK OUT!!!! The time is NOW!!!
the Patriot
I personally participated in a small accosting of the CNN team that showed up for the event. That felt nice. We chanted "Tell the Truth" to the camera team and reporter. Some also chanted "Fox News Rules" and even "Glenn Beck Rules". I agree with those two statements but did not chant with them as our little "mini-protest" within the protest wasn't about media competition, but honest media reporting for ALL. Nevertheless, it was pretty darn funny!
I am struggling to find a single liberal site today that has anywhere near accurate numbers on how many people attended the march. Most say "thousands" or maybe "tens of thousands". Try HUNDREDS of thousands and perhaps over 1 million (one conservative site actually reports 2 million, but I have to question that).
You cannot trust the media. Has it really come to that in AMERICA? For decades our media has taken shots at other countries, most of which were/are run by dictators, that have media that refuses to TELL THE TRUTH. They are either "in the tank" for their leader or are "under the thumb" of their leader. Either way, that isn't freedom. Yet now our major tv networks are doing the EXACT SAME THING as those they called out.
Does that mean we are now living in a country that is run by a DICTATOR? Better wake up America. This isn't a damn game. Your children's future is being taken from them, perhaps before they are even born. The media is HELPING that cause.
Imagine the pressure our representatives, senators, and President would all feel if the media would just report THE TRUTH. The media isn't going to. YOU have to. I have too. We ALL have to SPEAK OUT!!!! The time is NOW!!!
the Patriot
Saturday, September 12, 2009
another Memorial .....
I just visited the Vietnam War Memorial here in our Capitol. 58,000 names on the Wall. How can this administration and it's followers so carelessly endanger everything that these men died for?
How could WE allow them to endanger it?
We have to become ACTIVE, we have to insist that our VOICES be heard, we have to INSIST on change, and we have to do all of this in numbers that have never been united with one single voice before. True "Shock and Awe"!!!!!
I love MY country!!!!!!
the Patriot
How could WE allow them to endanger it?
We have to become ACTIVE, we have to insist that our VOICES be heard, we have to INSIST on change, and we have to do all of this in numbers that have never been united with one single voice before. True "Shock and Awe"!!!!!
I love MY country!!!!!!
the Patriot
at the reflecting pool right now
And it is quite a moment for me. I am looking at the Washington Monument, the Capitol Building, and the Lincloln Memorial .....all without even shifting my feet. I love this country.
Friday, September 11, 2009
IN DC!!
1:40 in the morning here in our Nation's Capitol - and I can't sleep because I am SOOOOOO excited about marching down Pennsylvania Avenue in about 9 hours!!!!
the Patriot
the Patriot
EnRoute to DC. .....
GREAT NEWS!!! On my way to DC today, I got a call from a friend who decided at the last minute that he HAD to go too!!! So, I am waiting for him to catch up with me so we can park his car and head the rest of the way together!!!
What 9/12 is all about....
The 9/12Project is simply a group of Patriots that refuse to forget the feeling of pride, love, compassion, and unity that we all felt when we woke up the day after 9/11/2001. Do you remember how you felt? I do. And, unlike the Obamas, I was proud to be an American (remember, they said that, after Obama was elected , it was the first time in their lives they felt proud to be Americans - their words, not mine).
Today, I am headed out to show unity with others who feel the way I do, by marching on the US Capitol tomorrow. Although there are always a certain amount of crazies at any demonstration, the root of this movement is not that of the radical Right, or the radical Left. It is about Common Sense. Less Government. Less Taxes. Less Bail-outs. Less wasteful spending. Less "Washington as Usual". More "By the people". We seem to have forgotten who works for whom in this country.
If you cannot make it, please take a minute to catch some of the coverage on TV. Or, more importantly, take some time to reflect on how you felt that morning after 9/11. Did you run out and buy a flag and then not replace it a couple of years later when it wore out? Did you commit to not allowing the government to leave us that vulnerable again and then vote for "change" based on popularity? Or did you not sleep at night, cry real tears, and still find yourself with goose bumps 8 years later when you hear Alan Jackson sing "Where Were You When The World Stop Turning"???
I love this country. I refuse to let these Socialists take it from my kids.
I will try to BLOG a bit while I am at the rally - no promises though. It's hard to text while you are waving a flag!!!
the Patriot
Today, I am headed out to show unity with others who feel the way I do, by marching on the US Capitol tomorrow. Although there are always a certain amount of crazies at any demonstration, the root of this movement is not that of the radical Right, or the radical Left. It is about Common Sense. Less Government. Less Taxes. Less Bail-outs. Less wasteful spending. Less "Washington as Usual". More "By the people". We seem to have forgotten who works for whom in this country.
If you cannot make it, please take a minute to catch some of the coverage on TV. Or, more importantly, take some time to reflect on how you felt that morning after 9/11. Did you run out and buy a flag and then not replace it a couple of years later when it wore out? Did you commit to not allowing the government to leave us that vulnerable again and then vote for "change" based on popularity? Or did you not sleep at night, cry real tears, and still find yourself with goose bumps 8 years later when you hear Alan Jackson sing "Where Were You When The World Stop Turning"???
I love this country. I refuse to let these Socialists take it from my kids.
I will try to BLOG a bit while I am at the rally - no promises though. It's hard to text while you are waving a flag!!!
the Patriot
Monday, September 7, 2009
Why does the richest country in the world still have poor people?
The single scariest quote I have heard since we entered the "Era of B.O." (yes, B.O. is short for Barack Obama, immature I know - I just can't help it) is from a woman at a B.O. rally that, scarily, represents the mindset of the majority of B.O. "followers". This pathetic excuse for an American, Peggy Joseph, actually said, and yes this is a quote, “I won’t have to worry about putting gas in my car. I won’t have to worry about paying my mortgage”.
So what does this have to do with my subject? As always, the issues go far deeper than the surface. The CULTURE is shifting. This woman's statement is a microcosm of the world B.O. would build if he were The Architect. In his self-absorbed mind, Obama truly believes the world will be better if there were NO separation in classes. No rich. No poor. He truly believes this. (Himself excluded, of course!)
This COMPLETELY goes against human nature though. Remember the slogan "Keeping up with the Jones'"? That mindset is so bred into our blood that we even let it be the cause of the current recession we are in. Having more, more, more has become so important to us that we are addicted to it. We truly do not know when to say "when". Bigger house, nicer car, more "stuff". It is why we are in the financial situation we are in. It is also why we will recover from this eventually and why we will be here again someday.
So if the desire to "move up a class level" is what causes our demise every few decades, why do we keep doing it? Why don't we embrace Socialism? That would make EVERYONE "the Jones'". We would ALL have the same house, the same car, the same "stuff". There would never be a recession because supply and demand would be stabilized and would remain completely predictable, indefinitely. Sounds great, right?
Never going to happen. We are too greedy. We are not willing to make the sacrifices it takes to live this way - UNIVERSALLY. Remember, we would ALL be EXACTLY the same. Drones. Robots. Humanless. We do not have it in us. We are entirely too competitive. No matter where "average" is established on the income totem-pole, there will always be those who want more - and that are actually willing and capable of doing what it takes to "get ahead". There will also always be those that say "I would give ANYTHING to play golf like Tiger Woods", but don't EVER give real consideration to the sacrifice and ability it takes to be able to golf like Tiger. Tiger EARNS every million he makes.
My all-time favorite is the person who complains non-stop about how tight they are on money and how evil those money-grubbing companies are that are making a fortune by over-charging them for the gas they put in their entirely-too-big-SUV, the rising costs of cigarettes, junk food, and alcohol ...... all while they eat their $10 burger and talk about how they wish they could lose 40-50 pounds.
Did you catch how many things are wrong with that description? Did you really? THAT is why there will always be poor people in the richest country in the world. Some people wish they could have others pay for their mortgage and gas while others would never dream of taking a single dime that they didn't EARN. "Classes" are inevitable in a Capitolist nation. Quit fighting it so much and spend that energy doing the things that rich people do - like WORKING, SACRIFICING, and SAVING THEIR MONEY!!
If you want more, shut up and go EARN IT. Leave me and my stuff alone. I pay taxes and give to charitable donations WILLINGLY. Please do not take my hard-earned money from my children and from the charitable organizations of my choice by taxing me to the point that I don't have a dime left-over. Stop Obama and his socialist inner-circle and his "followers". Contact your congressman and VOTE for CAPITOLISM in 2010!!
the Patriot
So what does this have to do with my subject? As always, the issues go far deeper than the surface. The CULTURE is shifting. This woman's statement is a microcosm of the world B.O. would build if he were The Architect. In his self-absorbed mind, Obama truly believes the world will be better if there were NO separation in classes. No rich. No poor. He truly believes this. (Himself excluded, of course!)
This COMPLETELY goes against human nature though. Remember the slogan "Keeping up with the Jones'"? That mindset is so bred into our blood that we even let it be the cause of the current recession we are in. Having more, more, more has become so important to us that we are addicted to it. We truly do not know when to say "when". Bigger house, nicer car, more "stuff". It is why we are in the financial situation we are in. It is also why we will recover from this eventually and why we will be here again someday.
So if the desire to "move up a class level" is what causes our demise every few decades, why do we keep doing it? Why don't we embrace Socialism? That would make EVERYONE "the Jones'". We would ALL have the same house, the same car, the same "stuff". There would never be a recession because supply and demand would be stabilized and would remain completely predictable, indefinitely. Sounds great, right?
Never going to happen. We are too greedy. We are not willing to make the sacrifices it takes to live this way - UNIVERSALLY. Remember, we would ALL be EXACTLY the same. Drones. Robots. Humanless. We do not have it in us. We are entirely too competitive. No matter where "average" is established on the income totem-pole, there will always be those who want more - and that are actually willing and capable of doing what it takes to "get ahead". There will also always be those that say "I would give ANYTHING to play golf like Tiger Woods", but don't EVER give real consideration to the sacrifice and ability it takes to be able to golf like Tiger. Tiger EARNS every million he makes.
My all-time favorite is the person who complains non-stop about how tight they are on money and how evil those money-grubbing companies are that are making a fortune by over-charging them for the gas they put in their entirely-too-big-SUV, the rising costs of cigarettes, junk food, and alcohol ...... all while they eat their $10 burger and talk about how they wish they could lose 40-50 pounds.
Did you catch how many things are wrong with that description? Did you really? THAT is why there will always be poor people in the richest country in the world. Some people wish they could have others pay for their mortgage and gas while others would never dream of taking a single dime that they didn't EARN. "Classes" are inevitable in a Capitolist nation. Quit fighting it so much and spend that energy doing the things that rich people do - like WORKING, SACRIFICING, and SAVING THEIR MONEY!!
If you want more, shut up and go EARN IT. Leave me and my stuff alone. I pay taxes and give to charitable donations WILLINGLY. Please do not take my hard-earned money from my children and from the charitable organizations of my choice by taxing me to the point that I don't have a dime left-over. Stop Obama and his socialist inner-circle and his "followers". Contact your congressman and VOTE for CAPITOLISM in 2010!!
the Patriot
Thursday, August 27, 2009
More affordable?
I force myself to listen to both sides of the story - as painful as it is to listen to the loons who have somehow gained control of our country. In listening to them, they keep saying that government run health care will be "more affordable to ALL Americans". Blatant lie. Blatant.
First of all, millions of the un-insured Americans don't even WANT insurance. They are employed and/or can easily afford it , but CHOOSE not to have it some are healthy, some are "self-insured, and others just don't care). So why are we budgeting to cover THEM? That gets paid for by the taxpayer.
Next group of the un-insured are those that are here in OUR country ILLEGALLY!!! The taxpayers will pay for these as well. (Obama is doing everything he can to make them legal citizens so they can be covered - and, of course, so they will vote for him.)
Next group of the un-insured are the dead beats that are sucking off of us taxpayers already - just add this to the list.
Of course, there is also the group of people who want coverage and want to pay for them ON THEIR OWN, but either don't have them available through their job or they just aren't employed or can't afford them. That group is MUCH MUCH smaller than the total $47 million un-insured. But if Obama would just focus on creating jobs, like he promised to do when campaigning, this last group would take care of themselves. I have been in this group in the past, as many of us have at one time or another.
So enter government run healthcare. Companies will lose MILLIONS of their employees to a "cheaper" government program (foolish mistake - don't do it!!). This will cause their insurance companies to RAISE their costs to those of us who don't go with the government option because they have fewer clients. Some companies will have to LAY PEOPLE OFF to be able to afford the portion of healthcare they pay for as the employer.
Far more people will jump on the government run program than anticipated because employer's cannot remain competitive with the government pricing since the government fools us into to thinking that their program can be successful running AT A LOSS - just take a look at Social security and Medicare. TAXES WILL BE RAISED OUT OF CONTROL IN ORDER TO PAY FOR THIS ONSLAUGHT OF NEW MEMBERS!!!!!
So, in the end, we end up with ONLY the government run program. First of all, we still pay for it directly each month. Secondly, our taxes go through the roof in order to pay for it. Even worse though is what will happen to our sales taxes on items like ice cream, burgers, soad, candy, etc ...... because the government is paying for our healthcare, they will also try to detour us from enjoying things like ice cream and such (don't believe me? why do they already have these taxes on cigarettes, gas, alcohol?????).
So we actually end up paying FAR MORE for health care tomorrow than we are paying today AND we get told what we can and cannot eat ..... all so we can get WORSE coverage. Worse because there will be 20% more insured almost overnight and there are NO WHERE NEAR ENOUGH Doctor's to see all of us. It will take several deacades to train enough doctors (I will literally be dead of old age by then and I am only 35 today). Healthcare will be "rationed" and mis-diagnosing patients will run rampid due to Doctor's being hurried to see as many people as they can - since they will be compensated, via our tax money, based on the number of patients they see and the number of "problems" they diagnose.
If you have ANY sense whatsoever, you are calling your congress man or woman NOW and telling them to stop government run health care AT ALL COST!!!
the Patriot
First of all, millions of the un-insured Americans don't even WANT insurance. They are employed and/or can easily afford it , but CHOOSE not to have it some are healthy, some are "self-insured, and others just don't care). So why are we budgeting to cover THEM? That gets paid for by the taxpayer.
Next group of the un-insured are those that are here in OUR country ILLEGALLY!!! The taxpayers will pay for these as well. (Obama is doing everything he can to make them legal citizens so they can be covered - and, of course, so they will vote for him.)
Next group of the un-insured are the dead beats that are sucking off of us taxpayers already - just add this to the list.
Of course, there is also the group of people who want coverage and want to pay for them ON THEIR OWN, but either don't have them available through their job or they just aren't employed or can't afford them. That group is MUCH MUCH smaller than the total $47 million un-insured. But if Obama would just focus on creating jobs, like he promised to do when campaigning, this last group would take care of themselves. I have been in this group in the past, as many of us have at one time or another.
So enter government run healthcare. Companies will lose MILLIONS of their employees to a "cheaper" government program (foolish mistake - don't do it!!). This will cause their insurance companies to RAISE their costs to those of us who don't go with the government option because they have fewer clients. Some companies will have to LAY PEOPLE OFF to be able to afford the portion of healthcare they pay for as the employer.
Far more people will jump on the government run program than anticipated because employer's cannot remain competitive with the government pricing since the government fools us into to thinking that their program can be successful running AT A LOSS - just take a look at Social security and Medicare. TAXES WILL BE RAISED OUT OF CONTROL IN ORDER TO PAY FOR THIS ONSLAUGHT OF NEW MEMBERS!!!!!
So, in the end, we end up with ONLY the government run program. First of all, we still pay for it directly each month. Secondly, our taxes go through the roof in order to pay for it. Even worse though is what will happen to our sales taxes on items like ice cream, burgers, soad, candy, etc ...... because the government is paying for our healthcare, they will also try to detour us from enjoying things like ice cream and such (don't believe me? why do they already have these taxes on cigarettes, gas, alcohol?????).
So we actually end up paying FAR MORE for health care tomorrow than we are paying today AND we get told what we can and cannot eat ..... all so we can get WORSE coverage. Worse because there will be 20% more insured almost overnight and there are NO WHERE NEAR ENOUGH Doctor's to see all of us. It will take several deacades to train enough doctors (I will literally be dead of old age by then and I am only 35 today). Healthcare will be "rationed" and mis-diagnosing patients will run rampid due to Doctor's being hurried to see as many people as they can - since they will be compensated, via our tax money, based on the number of patients they see and the number of "problems" they diagnose.
If you have ANY sense whatsoever, you are calling your congress man or woman NOW and telling them to stop government run health care AT ALL COST!!!
the Patriot
Sunday, August 23, 2009
Power
"Power to the People" became one of the more popular slogans of the prior century. It is also one of the deeper rooted foundations of our Constitution.
Another saying of recent times is that the POTUS is the "Most powerful man in the world". This is something we have all, including myself, come to say without giving much thought to it.
Kings were "powerful". Dictators, like Saddam Hussein, Stalin, and Hitler, were "powerful". The President of the United States is supposed to represent the most powerful nation on Earth, yes; but he himself is not supposed to be powerful.
Power breeds arrogance. We see this in Obama's approach to those that oppose him. He directly attacks them for not agreeing with him and uses every resource he can get his hands on to turn others against those that challenge him (i.e. his mocking of the "Tax Day Tea Parties", his refusal to go on the top cable news channel on TV because he knows they will not ask him the scripted questions he insists on being asked, his alignment with special interest groups like ACORN).
Arrogance is the downfall of every one of those dictators mentioned above. Arrogance can cause leaders to under-appreciate their "subjects" (eventually causing them to revolt). It can also be a major creator of "crony-ism". Arrogance demands acceptance. That leads to empowering people "beneath" the leader/dictator to take charge of a given area of responsibility - just so the leader has "friends". We are seeing this right now with Obama's "czars". He is like a junior high school kid that just moved to a new school and is desperately trying to find approval.
Power also leads to abuse.......of power. Abuse can take many forms and can be afflicted upon people with or without intention from the giver. Abuse of power can be delivered economically, socially, religously, and of course physically. The history of the world gives us countless examples to back this up. In every case, arrogance and abuse eventually become the ruin of the man (or woman).
In order to stop the EXTREME liberal shift of this country, which is being lead by a MINORITY of our citizens who are in "powerful" positions, we need to deliver multiple defeats to this administration. Stopping ANY TYPE OF GOVERNMENT RUN HEALTHCARE is at the top of the list. COMPLETELY stopping "Cap and Trade" is a close second. Thirdly, we MUST take away some of this President's power. To do that, we have to vote out the "insider's" that are currently taking up seats in Congress (the House and the Senate).
2010 elections are going to tell us where the next decade (or more) of this country is headed. It very well could be the next turning point towards a Social Democracy if in fact government run healthcare and Cap-and-Trade become a reality between now and then. Reach out to your Congressman and stop these legislations from becoming law. Find PATRIOTS to vote for next year. Whatever you do, don't assume someone else will do the right thing and that will be enough - GET INVOLVED.
the Patriot
Another saying of recent times is that the POTUS is the "Most powerful man in the world". This is something we have all, including myself, come to say without giving much thought to it.
Kings were "powerful". Dictators, like Saddam Hussein, Stalin, and Hitler, were "powerful". The President of the United States is supposed to represent the most powerful nation on Earth, yes; but he himself is not supposed to be powerful.
Power breeds arrogance. We see this in Obama's approach to those that oppose him. He directly attacks them for not agreeing with him and uses every resource he can get his hands on to turn others against those that challenge him (i.e. his mocking of the "Tax Day Tea Parties", his refusal to go on the top cable news channel on TV because he knows they will not ask him the scripted questions he insists on being asked, his alignment with special interest groups like ACORN).
Arrogance is the downfall of every one of those dictators mentioned above. Arrogance can cause leaders to under-appreciate their "subjects" (eventually causing them to revolt). It can also be a major creator of "crony-ism". Arrogance demands acceptance. That leads to empowering people "beneath" the leader/dictator to take charge of a given area of responsibility - just so the leader has "friends". We are seeing this right now with Obama's "czars". He is like a junior high school kid that just moved to a new school and is desperately trying to find approval.
Power also leads to abuse.......of power. Abuse can take many forms and can be afflicted upon people with or without intention from the giver. Abuse of power can be delivered economically, socially, religously, and of course physically. The history of the world gives us countless examples to back this up. In every case, arrogance and abuse eventually become the ruin of the man (or woman).
In order to stop the EXTREME liberal shift of this country, which is being lead by a MINORITY of our citizens who are in "powerful" positions, we need to deliver multiple defeats to this administration. Stopping ANY TYPE OF GOVERNMENT RUN HEALTHCARE is at the top of the list. COMPLETELY stopping "Cap and Trade" is a close second. Thirdly, we MUST take away some of this President's power. To do that, we have to vote out the "insider's" that are currently taking up seats in Congress (the House and the Senate).
2010 elections are going to tell us where the next decade (or more) of this country is headed. It very well could be the next turning point towards a Social Democracy if in fact government run healthcare and Cap-and-Trade become a reality between now and then. Reach out to your Congressman and stop these legislations from becoming law. Find PATRIOTS to vote for next year. Whatever you do, don't assume someone else will do the right thing and that will be enough - GET INVOLVED.
the Patriot
Thursday, August 20, 2009
BUYING Votes
OK. Let's simplify this. Obama cares about one thing and one thing only. Getting re-elected. Again and again and again. "But Presidents can only serve 2 terms, right?" Please see the FOUR terms of FDR back in the 30's and 40's for the answer to this - it can be CHANGED by the government.
So how is Obama BUYING votes? Very simple. You need to know a little about Tax Law to understand it, so here is a quick lesson.
-- The top earning 1% of the population pay a whopping FORTY PERCENT of all Federal Taxes.
-- The top earning 10% of the population pay SEVENTY PERCENT of all Federal Taxes.
-- Amazingly, the bottom earning 50% of the country pay ONLY 3% of the taxes.
Some think that is fair. I don't, but that is not the point here. The point here is that under Obama's tax increases on the wealthy, the percentage of taxes the bottom half of the country is paying will go DOWN. With all of the Tax CREDITS that Clinton, Bush, and now Obama have created/endorsed, almost half of the country will not be paying ANY taxes, and many of them will actually get a check every year. Not a refund, a PAYMENT. Meaning that those "credits" don't just offset the tax obligation some taxpayers have, it actually reduces their bill to BELOW $0. So the government cuts them a check for MORE than they paid in!!! That may sound great at first. But where do you think the money is coming from that allows the government to cut them that check? It is from US, the taxpayers. You know, the ones that keep the country out of BANKRUPTCY!!???!!!
So .... here is how this buys votes for Obama. Quite simple. If, under Obama's policy, 50% of the country is paying either $0 federal taxes or they are actually being PAID by the government each year just to be a citizen in this country, they are far more inclined to vote for him.
It really is that simple. He can rubber stamp any law he wants because more and more Americans don't have the PRIDE in self-reliance that created this country and got us through the difficult times we have made it through. They are perfectly fine with accepting these handouts. It is no different than sitting on a street corner with a hat held out begging for change - except begging is HONEST. At least the begger is being TRANSPARENT. (Remember when Obama said he would have the most transparent government ever? What a joke.)
He is buying their loyalty through government reliance. There was a time when we called this SLAVERY. This President is economically ENSLAVING the very citizen's he was elected to represent.
In case you can't tell, I am pretty damn ticked today. Please comment and let me know I have not lost my mind!!! Please let me know that we are not ready to give America away!!!!
the Patriot
So how is Obama BUYING votes? Very simple. You need to know a little about Tax Law to understand it, so here is a quick lesson.
-- The top earning 1% of the population pay a whopping FORTY PERCENT of all Federal Taxes.
-- The top earning 10% of the population pay SEVENTY PERCENT of all Federal Taxes.
-- Amazingly, the bottom earning 50% of the country pay ONLY 3% of the taxes.
Some think that is fair. I don't, but that is not the point here. The point here is that under Obama's tax increases on the wealthy, the percentage of taxes the bottom half of the country is paying will go DOWN. With all of the Tax CREDITS that Clinton, Bush, and now Obama have created/endorsed, almost half of the country will not be paying ANY taxes, and many of them will actually get a check every year. Not a refund, a PAYMENT. Meaning that those "credits" don't just offset the tax obligation some taxpayers have, it actually reduces their bill to BELOW $0. So the government cuts them a check for MORE than they paid in!!! That may sound great at first. But where do you think the money is coming from that allows the government to cut them that check? It is from US, the taxpayers. You know, the ones that keep the country out of BANKRUPTCY!!???!!!
So .... here is how this buys votes for Obama. Quite simple. If, under Obama's policy, 50% of the country is paying either $0 federal taxes or they are actually being PAID by the government each year just to be a citizen in this country, they are far more inclined to vote for him.
It really is that simple. He can rubber stamp any law he wants because more and more Americans don't have the PRIDE in self-reliance that created this country and got us through the difficult times we have made it through. They are perfectly fine with accepting these handouts. It is no different than sitting on a street corner with a hat held out begging for change - except begging is HONEST. At least the begger is being TRANSPARENT. (Remember when Obama said he would have the most transparent government ever? What a joke.)
He is buying their loyalty through government reliance. There was a time when we called this SLAVERY. This President is economically ENSLAVING the very citizen's he was elected to represent.
In case you can't tell, I am pretty damn ticked today. Please comment and let me know I have not lost my mind!!! Please let me know that we are not ready to give America away!!!!
the Patriot
Friday, August 14, 2009
Arrogance
I thought the POTUS was supposed to be a representative of "We the People"? ALL of the people. That doesn't mean we all have to agree on policy, but it does mean that he has to believe in the Constitution and be an example of how to be a Patriot.
Why then does he continue to mock the citizens of this country? Today, in Montana, he cautioned one of the questioners about watching cable news. REALLY??
Folks, that is called INTIMIDATION. Far from being the first time he has gone the intimidation route. Amongst countless statements this "King-Wanna-Be" has made, there are more subtle tactics being put into place. This President has been in more PRIME TIME "Promoting-My-Personal-Agenda" TV appearances than the last President did in EIGHT YEARS. (OK, the same # of prime time shows). Remember, Bush had 9/11 to deal with and STILL only had 4 prime time appearances in 8 years. Obama has 4 in 7 months.
This President is so arrogant, he can't stand not seeing himself on TV for more than a few weeks. They actually cancelled American Idol one time just so he could talk (about WHAT??). How sad is this? Confidence is great for the POTUS, but arrogance has NO place in the White House.
Our Freedom of Speech and our Right to Assemble are in SERIOUS danger. This POTUS wants the stage for himself. Let your voice be heard. Call your congressman or woman. Change starts with "We the People". This President is trying to change that. If you care about this country, DON'T LET THIS HAPPEN!! Your kids will thank you!!
the Patriot
Why then does he continue to mock the citizens of this country? Today, in Montana, he cautioned one of the questioners about watching cable news. REALLY??
Folks, that is called INTIMIDATION. Far from being the first time he has gone the intimidation route. Amongst countless statements this "King-Wanna-Be" has made, there are more subtle tactics being put into place. This President has been in more PRIME TIME "Promoting-My-Personal-Agenda" TV appearances than the last President did in EIGHT YEARS. (OK, the same # of prime time shows). Remember, Bush had 9/11 to deal with and STILL only had 4 prime time appearances in 8 years. Obama has 4 in 7 months.
This President is so arrogant, he can't stand not seeing himself on TV for more than a few weeks. They actually cancelled American Idol one time just so he could talk (about WHAT??). How sad is this? Confidence is great for the POTUS, but arrogance has NO place in the White House.
Our Freedom of Speech and our Right to Assemble are in SERIOUS danger. This POTUS wants the stage for himself. Let your voice be heard. Call your congressman or woman. Change starts with "We the People". This President is trying to change that. If you care about this country, DON'T LET THIS HAPPEN!! Your kids will thank you!!
the Patriot
Sunday, July 12, 2009
Community Organizing vs. Socialism
Is there really a difference? Well, yes. One is an economic structure that promotes communal-type living: "From each according to his ability, to each according to his needs." The other......oh. Wait a minute. Which one did I just describe? I guess there are no differences!! Here is the part that the Community Organizers forget though. They can only exist because people like myself and millions of others choose to defend the freedom afforded to them to "organize" (Sergeant, USMC, 4 years); where socialist nations have no such freedom. CO's, like our great President Barack Obama, were given the right to organize by the same people he is now turning his back on. Not just those that serve in the military, but those that support those that serve. Those that may not agree with what CO's do, but do believe in their right to do it. Those that love this country for the freedoms you have to EARN over and over again and understand that there is no such thing as "entitlement". Those that believe in a free market. Those that believe in learning from history. And many many more. We have all become irrelevant to this President. He "made it" by protesting and demanding change...and then he gets on national TV as the President of the United Sates of America and literally mocks Tax Day Tea Party protesters. Laughing at them himself and enjoying those sick individuals around him laughing along. This is a leader? Not just A leader, but THE leader? The leader of the greatest country on the planet?!?! Think socialism will keep us there? Think I am over-stating the dangers of socialism? Better think again. Remember the U.S.S.R.? Yes, the former Soviet Union (often incorrectly referred to as Russia)....more accurately: the Union of Soviet SOCIALIST Republics. You would think that would be "enough said", but I know better.......do you?
the patriot
the patriot
Feeling Stimulated Yet?
No? Well then you are part of a growing number of Americans that I like to call the MAJORITY! The word "bail-out" wasn't even in our vocabulary a year ago. However, partly in thanks to a lame lame-duck President, this word has become the staple of our economy as of late. Anyone know where that money went by the way? No? Me neither, but I am in the process of documenting it on the main site. STIMULI? (Isn't that the plural for more than 1 stimulus?) Enter the next President.......lame? I wish that was his worst trait. We have far more to worry about than him being "lame" - but that is for another post now isn't it? So....he throws another $TRILLION$ at the wall, and........??? Where is that money now? Only 7% of it has even been spent!!. Wait. I thought the world was going to end if he didn't get my tax monies and yours in his hands to IMMEDIATELY spend as he sees fit? Sounds like a typical community organizer - get them fired up about something, get their money, and then avoid telling them what you are really doing with it. But I digress. After all, he keeps saying "We inherited this mess." How much longer do we let him get away with that one? the patriot
Saturday, July 11, 2009
Where IS our country going?
That seems to be the biggest question of the new century. And, whether you have thought it out or not, you have an opinion on it. Please feel free to post it here and let's talk about it!
the patriot
the patriot
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