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Thursday, February 25, 2010
Health Care Summit: highlights
Finally, Obama fulfilled a campaign promise. He allowed C-SPAN to film a health care summit between Democrats and Republicans. Of course, Obama came in thinking he'd wow the cameras and the room with his sheer presence. It didn't happen.
Instead, he came off as angry, frustrated, annoyed, and even rude. Most of the time, like any egotistical dictator, he interrupted the Republicans while they were speaking. Oh, and lest we forget, he's the President. A fact he seems to think means "big dog". So yet again, he wanted to remind us.
I suppose when you've only accomplished one thing in life - winning an election - and you are infamously failing at that one and only accomplishment, you feel a need to remind people they actually did vote for you. Even if they wish they could forget it.
In this clip, Obama scolds McCain, attempting to take what he seems to see as the higher road. Instead, it made him look petty. McCain was making the point that this health care bill isn't change. It's the same thing Clinton tried, the same tactic of government take-over that liberals/progressives have done repetitiously. Nothing new to see here.
McCain was making the point that in this instance, Obama has attempted, like all other liberals/progressives, to take over the private sector by doing it behind closed doors.
Obama can't hack the truth.
Rep. Paul Ryan did a fantastic job of opening the conversation for the Republicans. He tackles the budget issues, a reality the Democrats must ignore to get this ObamaCare passed. Eventually, however, the bill will come due. And everyone will be paying for it.
"The American people are engaged. And if you think they want a government take-over of health care, I would respectfully submit, you aren't listening to them." Rep. Ryan.
Great point. The only ones listening to the American people right now are the Republicans. Those who think a third party is the answer, I understand but disagree. You need to acknowledge the movement and actions of the Republicans in Congress - like Ryan, Cantor, Coburn, DeMint, Boehner, Baughman, Pence - who are feverishly fighting this socialism. They are taking this party back to the foundational values. Let's not ignore that in our haste and frustration.
Okay, back to topic. Off soapbox.
Ryan, in today's address, expounds on the fact Republicans, also, want reform. The health care system does need reform, just not this one. They have a plan. No one wants to give them credit for one, but they've been pushing it at every opportunity. Here is a video from GOP House Leader John Boehner that outlines the basic plan.
It's simple. And it will work.
Now that's change I can believe in.
Instead, he came off as angry, frustrated, annoyed, and even rude. Most of the time, like any egotistical dictator, he interrupted the Republicans while they were speaking. Oh, and lest we forget, he's the President. A fact he seems to think means "big dog". So yet again, he wanted to remind us.
I suppose when you've only accomplished one thing in life - winning an election - and you are infamously failing at that one and only accomplishment, you feel a need to remind people they actually did vote for you. Even if they wish they could forget it.
In this clip, Obama scolds McCain, attempting to take what he seems to see as the higher road. Instead, it made him look petty. McCain was making the point that this health care bill isn't change. It's the same thing Clinton tried, the same tactic of government take-over that liberals/progressives have done repetitiously. Nothing new to see here.
McCain was making the point that in this instance, Obama has attempted, like all other liberals/progressives, to take over the private sector by doing it behind closed doors.
Obama can't hack the truth.
Rep. Paul Ryan did a fantastic job of opening the conversation for the Republicans. He tackles the budget issues, a reality the Democrats must ignore to get this ObamaCare passed. Eventually, however, the bill will come due. And everyone will be paying for it.
"The American people are engaged. And if you think they want a government take-over of health care, I would respectfully submit, you aren't listening to them." Rep. Ryan.
Great point. The only ones listening to the American people right now are the Republicans. Those who think a third party is the answer, I understand but disagree. You need to acknowledge the movement and actions of the Republicans in Congress - like Ryan, Cantor, Coburn, DeMint, Boehner, Baughman, Pence - who are feverishly fighting this socialism. They are taking this party back to the foundational values. Let's not ignore that in our haste and frustration.
Okay, back to topic. Off soapbox.
Ryan, in today's address, expounds on the fact Republicans, also, want reform. The health care system does need reform, just not this one. They have a plan. No one wants to give them credit for one, but they've been pushing it at every opportunity. Here is a video from GOP House Leader John Boehner that outlines the basic plan.
It's simple. And it will work.
Now that's change I can believe in.
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Reid: unemployed men abuse their wives
Is Senator Harry Reid threatening his wife?
During a Senate debate over the $15 billion non-job creating bill, Reid (D-Nevada) said men, once unemployed, enjoy taking up their extra hours in the day by hitting their wives and girlfriends.
He went on to applaud women for being unemployed and peaceful, unlike men. Unlike, possibly, himself.
Or, to be a little more current, tell that to the families of the faculty that were murdered by Amy Bishop because she was denied tenure.
Either this is just another ignorant Reid statement, or the worst reelection campaign strategy I’ve ever seen: Protect Mrs. Reid, Vote for Harry
Whatever the reasoning behind Reid's pointy little head, he's now made Obama culpable for domestic abuse due to his skyrocketing unemployment.
Nice one Harry.
During a Senate debate over the $15 billion non-job creating bill, Reid (D-Nevada) said men, once unemployed, enjoy taking up their extra hours in the day by hitting their wives and girlfriends.
“I met with some people while I was home dealing with domestic abuse. It has gotten out of hand,” Reid said on the Senate floor. “Why? Men don’t have jobs.”Considering Reid and his 33 percent approval rating in Nevada, it’s very possible that in November he, too, will be one of those unemployed men. Take note, Mrs. Reid.
He went on to applaud women for being unemployed and peaceful, unlike men. Unlike, possibly, himself.
“Women don’t have jobs either, but women aren’t abusive, most of the time,” he said.Tell that to John Wayne Bobbit.
Or, to be a little more current, tell that to the families of the faculty that were murdered by Amy Bishop because she was denied tenure.
Either this is just another ignorant Reid statement, or the worst reelection campaign strategy I’ve ever seen: Protect Mrs. Reid, Vote for Harry
Whatever the reasoning behind Reid's pointy little head, he's now made Obama culpable for domestic abuse due to his skyrocketing unemployment.
Nice one Harry.
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Furry Vengence: Hollywood makes a pro-environment, anti-capitalist movie. Again.
This is what happens when lack of talent meets creepy ideology.
Do I want to see this movie? Um....no. Will anyone? There might be a few four-year-olds out there that will enjoy the talking animals.
I'll put this down as another "nature gets to fight back" movie that James Cameron needs to see.
Do I want to see this movie? Um....no. Will anyone? There might be a few four-year-olds out there that will enjoy the talking animals.
I'll put this down as another "nature gets to fight back" movie that James Cameron needs to see.
Economics you can believe in
I do not like forwards. In fact, most of the time, if I get one, I delete it. It's rare I'll actually read it. It all depends on how much time I have, how many forwards this particular person has sent me in the past, if I'm desperately looking for a story idea, or if it includes a promise that the million dollars will be mine if only I'll reply with my bank account info.
However, a friend of mine, who always sends me good stuff, sent me this today. I opened it. I read it. I loved it.
Did it really happen? I doubt it. But, nonetheless, it serves as a great illustration of capitalism and socialism. Why capitalism works. Why the other option always fails. If you have a stubborn socialist in your friend or family group who can't understand why you don't want life to be totally fair for everyone so we can all live in perfect harmony, here's an illustration of why life doesn't work that way.
Basic human nature means socialism will always fail. Every time it's tried.
However, a friend of mine, who always sends me good stuff, sent me this today. I opened it. I read it. I loved it.
Did it really happen? I doubt it. But, nonetheless, it serves as a great illustration of capitalism and socialism. Why capitalism works. Why the other option always fails. If you have a stubborn socialist in your friend or family group who can't understand why you don't want life to be totally fair for everyone so we can all live in perfect harmony, here's an illustration of why life doesn't work that way.
An economics professor at a local college made a statement that he had never failed a single student before, but had once failed an entire class. That class had insisted that Obama's socialism worked and that no one would be poor and no one would be rich, a great equalizer.
The professor then said, "OK, we will have an experiment in this class on Obama's plan".
All grades would be averaged and everyone would receive the same grade so no one would fail and no one would receive an A...
After the first test, the grades were averaged and everyone got a B. The students who studied hard were upset and the students who studied little were happy. As the second test rolled around, the students who studied little had studied even less and the ones who studied hard decided they wanted a free ride too so they studied little.
The second test average was a D! No one was happy.
When the 3rd test rolled around, the average was an F.
As the tests proceeded, the scores never increased as bickering, blame and name-calling all resulted in hard feelings and no one would study for the benefit of anyone else.
All failed, to their great surprise, and the professor told them that socialism would also ultimately fail because when the reward is great, the effort to succeed is great but when government takes all the reward away, no one will try or want to succeed.
Basic human nature means socialism will always fail. Every time it's tried.
Monday, February 22, 2010
Tea Party shows their diversity trumps MSNBC
Keith Olbermann has become a parody of himself, which makes his extremity an infinite source for mockery. By attempting to malign the Tea Party Movement as racist, he's giving the Tea Party extra attention to prove quite the opposite. So thanks Olby. Without you, there may be minorities out there who wouldn't hear the conservative message.
The Tea Party in Dallas takes the opportunity of one of Olbermann's many ridiculous accusations as a way to show the diversity of the Tea Party movement.
Well done.
Well done.
Does Olbermann have shame? Um...I wouldn't count on it.
The Tea Party in Dallas takes the opportunity of one of Olbermann's many ridiculous accusations as a way to show the diversity of the Tea Party movement.
Well done.
Well done.
Does Olbermann have shame? Um...I wouldn't count on it.
Friday, February 19, 2010
Tea Party diversity video
Randy Haddock created this video in response to Keith Olbermann, a man who can't stop himself from spewing brilliance, when he asked: Where are the people of color at the Tea Parties?
In response to this question, Haddock assembled this video.
Personal note to Olbermann: Sir, while you focus on what people look like, we'll focus on the issues. Good luck with your method.
I'll let Haddock explain why he took issue with the statement. Does this make Olby the worst person in the world?
In response to this question, Haddock assembled this video.
Personal note to Olbermann: Sir, while you focus on what people look like, we'll focus on the issues. Good luck with your method.
I'll let Haddock explain why he took issue with the statement. Does this make Olby the worst person in the world?
First, his choice of words. People of color? Who are these colored people hes referring to? What does that mean? It may be because I'm not a native English speaker, but I find this people of color business to be really bizarre. So as a Boricua, am I colored? I guess I'm olive but if I hit the beach on a sunny day I can be golden brown. Is he referring strictly to skin color? Culture? Ethnicity? I mean, Im not that much darker than Mr. Olbermann himself. Do I fall into his people of color category?
Or, as I suspect, are people of color just code for those who deviate too much from the skin color which Olbermann seems to deem as the standard? I mean, come on, Olbermann has no color, right? He's white. That ain't no color. That's just how its supposed to be, right? So, all I can think of is that he means black. Black people are colored, and everyone else is just normal and a-OK. Man, this race and colors stuff is difficult to understand!
And secondly, the question is stupid, the premise terribly moronic and the insinuation totally insulting. The Tea Party protesters aren't racist. Are there a few kooks with nefarious motivations? Sure, every movement has them. Its nice how, during the Bush years, the MSM did everything they could to whitewash the fringe elements of the antiwar movement, but I digress. Whats Olbermann's evidence that Tea Parties are overwhelmingly racist? Apparently, that there are no people of color at these rallies. That is so blatantly false as to induce uncontrollable laughter. There are people of all backgrounds at the Tea Parties. But even if an event is dominated by a certain race group, what does that prove? Similar to what Glenn Reynolds said earlier this month, if you look at a group of white folks and the first thought that pops into your head is racists! then you have some serious issues.
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Obama and the Giant Popularity Impeachment
"Deserve" is a harsh word for this President. I'm not sure he understands it or has ever experienced the concept. You work hard to earn, you live right to deserve. And neither are mutually exclusive.
52 percent of Americans said President Barack Obama doesn't deserve reelection in 2012, according to a new poll.Obama is a man who has never really worked for anything. He thinks sweat it what happens when you play golf. That success is convincing millions you can deliver on promises you can't. He probably even believes he deserves a Nobel Peace Prize for simply being him. He sees himself as special. And that is his most dangerous characteristic.
His perceived superiority isn't real. It's an illusion. And as it crumbles, like it's doing now, a man too weak to suffer humility will destroy anything and everyone to maintain his self-righteousness.
In other words, don't expect this news to phase him at all. He'll find something wrong with you, the American public, long before he'll accept his ideals are flawed.
As far as his reelection....well, I couldn't believe a man with no past, no accomplishments, and no sign of a positive future could find his way through the White House doors in the first place. So I won't be ringing the victory bell just yet.
Today's poll: Congress term limited
Time to face it. Politicians aren't the popular kids in school, anymore. The nerds have revolted and taken the school. Go nerds.
The CNN/Opinion Research Corp. poll, released Tuesday, indicates that only 34 percent feel that current federal lawmakers deserve re-election, with 63 percent saying no.According to the survey, 51 percent feel their member of Congress should be re-elected – also an all-time low in CNN polling – while 44 percent say their representative doesn’t deserve to be returned to office in November.
9/12'er candidate makes hands ad
Cheesy, yes. But cute. This is an ad for Donn James, an independent in Tennessee who espouses all nine of Glenn Beck's 9/12 principles.
Personally, I would have chosen a more lighthearted song and gone for the humor angle. But this strikes me as sincere. And here's the added bonus, it strikes me as grassroots, somewhat unpolished, a little homemade, and all real.
Americans are tired of the lights and camera and emptiness.
Take a look. Tell me your thoughts.
Personally, I would have chosen a more lighthearted song and gone for the humor angle. But this strikes me as sincere. And here's the added bonus, it strikes me as grassroots, somewhat unpolished, a little homemade, and all real.
Americans are tired of the lights and camera and emptiness.
Take a look. Tell me your thoughts.
Monday, February 15, 2010
Rep. Aaron Schock shocks Rachel Maddow
Darn those free thinking conservatives. They're always veering off the expected response and throwing a curve ball. Here, Rep. Aaron Schock, a 28-year-old powerhouse from Illinois (of all places), isn't intimidated even when outnumbered. He asks Maddow if she's ready to give back the Bush tax cuts she's demonizing. Nice one.
I'm sorry to say, I did some research to find an interesting tie-in concerning The New Deal with Rep. Schock's last statement concerning the stimulus funds going to his state. I have yet to find it. But I'm still looking.
In the meantime, my journey sent me to an article by Dr. Burton W. Folsom who writes about those free-spirited pioneers in Michigan who revolted against FDR's New Deal, men like Henry Ford, Rev. Charles Coughlin, and Sewell Avery, the president of Montgomery Ward and a man with a name that deserves remembrance.
Oh how much we shared with our ancestors of that day, like our irritation and anger over being treated as beggars, instead of the rugged workers that we truly are. We didn't accept defeat then and we're not accepting it now. The American spirit has this immortal renewal, a second wind that comes a third and fourth and fifth time, fresh and energetic each time it comes.
We are not failures. Or quitters. Or lazy. We know how to fight, how to roll up our sleeves, how to put in a hard day and go home with a sense of accomplishment and satisfaction. And no government has yet to beat that love of freedom out of us. It is our very breath.
So, I leave you with a few excellent paragraphs from Dr. Folsom's essay. Go here for the full article.
I'm sorry to say, I did some research to find an interesting tie-in concerning The New Deal with Rep. Schock's last statement concerning the stimulus funds going to his state. I have yet to find it. But I'm still looking.
In the meantime, my journey sent me to an article by Dr. Burton W. Folsom who writes about those free-spirited pioneers in Michigan who revolted against FDR's New Deal, men like Henry Ford, Rev. Charles Coughlin, and Sewell Avery, the president of Montgomery Ward and a man with a name that deserves remembrance.
Oh how much we shared with our ancestors of that day, like our irritation and anger over being treated as beggars, instead of the rugged workers that we truly are. We didn't accept defeat then and we're not accepting it now. The American spirit has this immortal renewal, a second wind that comes a third and fourth and fifth time, fresh and energetic each time it comes.
We are not failures. Or quitters. Or lazy. We know how to fight, how to roll up our sleeves, how to put in a hard day and go home with a sense of accomplishment and satisfaction. And no government has yet to beat that love of freedom out of us. It is our very breath.
So, I leave you with a few excellent paragraphs from Dr. Folsom's essay. Go here for the full article.
Many in Michigan supported the New Deal, especially Governor Frank Murphy, whom Roosevelt later appointed to the Supreme Court. Others were critical, such as the colorful but erratic Rev. Charles Coughlin, priest of the Royal Oak parish near Detroit. Father Coughlin had a nationwide radio program on CBS that reached over 40 million listeners. At first, the tart-tongued Coughlin supported Roosevelt, but later called him "the great betrayer and liar" and "Franklin Double-Crossing Roosevelt."Darn that talk radio. Always thwarting those socialistic plans.
Henry Ford denounced Roosevelt’s National Recovery Act (NRA), which required businessmen to fix prices and wages, and carve up markets in their industries. Entrepreneurs would go to jail if they gave discounts to customers below the price set by industry codes. A tailor in New Jersey, for example, was jailed for pressing a pair of pants for 35 cents, instead of the NRA code-rate of 40 cents.
We're living in Ayn Rand's novel. Jailed for a discount. It seems ludicrous now, but so does a government jailing you for using the wrong light bulb.
While most American industrialists were willing, if not eager, to comply with the NRA, Ford resisted and refused to sign any code. "I do not think that this country is ready to be treated like Russia for a while," he wrote. "There is a lot of the pioneer spirit here yet." However, all other carmakers signed the code, which astounded Ford. His colleagues preferred Roosevelt’s promise of stability and government regulation to competition and free trade.
Ford is my kind of man. Bold, brave, relentless, a fighter, standing for what's right even when standing alone. Isn't it interesting that now, facing a second New Deal, Ford Co. refused government intervention and is the one not only left standing but surpassing all others with the number one vehicle in America, the Ford F-150.
That, my friends, is the immortal American pioneering spirit in action.
And lastly, we come to Sewell Avery, who actually made Montgomery Ward profitable during The Great Depression, thanks to his ingenuity and business sense.
Then came the NRA codes for retailing. Avery called the New Dealers "impractical and dreamlike idealists."
Sound familiar?
He stood alone among the nation’s retailers and courageously ignored the NRA codes. When the government clamped down, Avery refused to pay $30,000 for code administration. The government barred him from receiving any government contracts. The stalemate ended in May 1935, when the Supreme Court declared the NRA unconstitutional.
Avery would have loved the Tea Party.
Roosevelt supported mandatory collective bargaining and secured legislation imposing it. As a result, Ford Motor Company was forced to unionize in 1941. During World War II, Avery challenged government efforts to unionize warehouse and retail workers. Finally, after a long resistance, the Attorney General came to the Montgomery Ward headquarters in Chicago and forcibly evicted Avery. National Guardsmen carried him out of the building in full view of spectators and cameramen. "To hell with the government," Avery snapped at the Attorney General. "You . . . New Dealer!"
I LOVE IT! What passion. Unafraid of his image or his political correctness or if Katie Couric would pop out of the crowd and ask him, "Mr. Avery. Do you read?". The man said basically, "To h-e-double-hockey-sticks with your socialism. I. Won't. Conform."
Here's the end of the story.
Avery seemed to have lost the battle, but in a sense he won the war. A Gallup poll showed that 61 percent of Americans sided with Avery, not the government. Many newspapers compared Roosevelt with foreign dictators and, within three years, Avery was back at the helm at Montgomery Ward and the government had ended its price-fixing schemes.
Amazing. A man stands up, despite the government and the greedy politicians, and refuses to bend to lies, to allow government sanctioned theft. He doesn't cross the aisle, he doesn't compromise, he doesn't exercise tolerance. He simply stands on principle. And the American people listened.
RP: Playing Catch-up
As many of my long-time readers know, I often disappear during various client deadlines. I'm a capitalist. I work for a living. So I've been tardy in getting my Right Pundits links posted, as well as adding a snarky comment here and there about political news or just picking on Al Gore.
How ya doing Al? Staying toasty? Time to hover around the solar panels and get warm.
So this week I'm playing catch-up. Therefore, let's get right to it. Here's a list of the Right Pundit articles you might have missed. As always, one click takes you down the rabbit hole.
The Loony'ing of the Unemployed
BREAKING: University of Alabama Shooting, 3 Dead
Amy Bishop: Alabama Shooter arrested in '86 for Brother's Murder
Amy Bishop: Obama Supporter, Media Nearly Silent
How ya doing Al? Staying toasty? Time to hover around the solar panels and get warm.
So this week I'm playing catch-up. Therefore, let's get right to it. Here's a list of the Right Pundit articles you might have missed. As always, one click takes you down the rabbit hole.
The Loony'ing of the Unemployed
BREAKING: University of Alabama Shooting, 3 Dead
Amy Bishop: Alabama Shooter arrested in '86 for Brother's Murder
Amy Bishop: Obama Supporter, Media Nearly Silent
Thursday, February 11, 2010
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Quote Them: Obama's tired of being petty
"The people who sent us here expect a seriousness of purpose that transcends petty politics."President Obama,
giving the punchline to a joke he forgot to tell
P.S. Later in the day, Obama's White House spokesperson Robert Gibbs, a man so incompetent you can't help but be impressed, agreed with Obama by spending his daily briefing being petty.
If you need background on the hand scribbling, here you go.
Sarah Palin had written down a few notes on her hand during her speech at the National Tea Party this weekend. And the liberal media, as brazen as they are, attacked it as some sort of story, while their beloved President carts around a teleprompter like an oxygen tank.
Yes, they actually went there.
How did Palin respond?
During her next public event campaigning for Rick Perry in Texas, she wrote "Hi Mom!" on her hand.
photo by Getty Images
How can you not find this woman adorable? Love the sass Sarah! You've got to admire a woman who can annoy liberals all the way to the White House with a mere pen and a wave.
Bush, he does a billboard good
Not much more is needed. The billboard wraps up my sentiment rather succinctly.
Yes, I do miss George W. Bush. I miss his strength as a war-time President. I miss his integrity. I miss his respectful and classy wife. I miss his lack of speeches. I miss his country charm. I miss his patriotism. I miss his healthy self-confidence, as opposed to sick narcissism. I miss knowing when he made a promise, it stuck. I miss a guy in the White House who knew he was one of us, not The One for us.
I miss George W., and all the men before him who understood the Presidency wasn't a Throne but a civil service job. These people in Minnesota miss that, too.
No. I didn't view George W. as perfect. I'm always amazed at how quickly those of us on the right will jump in and start eating our own. Who needs the liberal media to always carry that water when we'll carry it ourselves?
So, for all of you wanting me to list the things I didn't agree with Bush on, you'll be disappointed. I'm rather done with that memo. Besides, with Obama's repetitious "It's all Bush's fault" mantra, it's old news.
Instead, I'll focus on what the billboard is really saying. It's saying we lost something in 2008. Not a political race. We've lost those before. Political figures come and go. What we lost was a sense of self. What kind of America is it that would elect a socialist with no history and no friends who aren't Marxists to the highest office in the nation? What happened to us that we allowed it to get that far?
So we're going back. We're looking into our history and into our depths. What are we really? What ideals created this nation and are they still worth fighting for?
Dear God in Heaven. Help us. Because the answer is 'yes'.
I remember my parents telling me as a little girl that America was the home of freedom. And should it cease to exist here, it would cease to exist period. It would be lost and lost forever.
Over the last few years, culminating at the Presidential election, we have been selling off our freedom like small plots of land from our ancestry's estate. A small spot here. Another there. And in turn, we were paid our 30 pieces of silver in the form of grants and rebates and edicts and checks signed by Uncle Sam.
Now, we want our birthright back. So...liberals, RINOs, moderates. Take a long hard look at that billboard. It's a sign of things to come.
You can learn more about who is behind the billboard here and here.
Yes, I do miss George W. Bush. I miss his strength as a war-time President. I miss his integrity. I miss his respectful and classy wife. I miss his lack of speeches. I miss his country charm. I miss his patriotism. I miss his healthy self-confidence, as opposed to sick narcissism. I miss knowing when he made a promise, it stuck. I miss a guy in the White House who knew he was one of us, not The One for us.
I miss George W., and all the men before him who understood the Presidency wasn't a Throne but a civil service job. These people in Minnesota miss that, too.
No. I didn't view George W. as perfect. I'm always amazed at how quickly those of us on the right will jump in and start eating our own. Who needs the liberal media to always carry that water when we'll carry it ourselves?
So, for all of you wanting me to list the things I didn't agree with Bush on, you'll be disappointed. I'm rather done with that memo. Besides, with Obama's repetitious "It's all Bush's fault" mantra, it's old news.
Instead, I'll focus on what the billboard is really saying. It's saying we lost something in 2008. Not a political race. We've lost those before. Political figures come and go. What we lost was a sense of self. What kind of America is it that would elect a socialist with no history and no friends who aren't Marxists to the highest office in the nation? What happened to us that we allowed it to get that far?
So we're going back. We're looking into our history and into our depths. What are we really? What ideals created this nation and are they still worth fighting for?
Dear God in Heaven. Help us. Because the answer is 'yes'.
I remember my parents telling me as a little girl that America was the home of freedom. And should it cease to exist here, it would cease to exist period. It would be lost and lost forever.
Over the last few years, culminating at the Presidential election, we have been selling off our freedom like small plots of land from our ancestry's estate. A small spot here. Another there. And in turn, we were paid our 30 pieces of silver in the form of grants and rebates and edicts and checks signed by Uncle Sam.
Now, we want our birthright back. So...liberals, RINOs, moderates. Take a long hard look at that billboard. It's a sign of things to come.
You can learn more about who is behind the billboard here and here.
Monday, February 8, 2010
Tebow tackles NOW
Tim Tebow didn't play in the Super Bowl. But during the game, he made the winning touchdown against NOW. And oh how they shall fume about it.
If you didn't catch it, here's the commercial liberals are having a hard time not despising for it's very warm nature. Darn those Tebows and their playfulness. Darn that positive role model Tim Tebow. Darn it all.
Cute, yes? Absolutely not. It was violent, abusive. How could CBS air such a thing? NOW president Terry O’Neill can't believe it either. She's appalled. The ad, because of it's violent nature, brought back terrible memories of her own domestic abuse when she'd be tackled and then hugged by her Heisman Trophy winning son.
That's exactly right. Tim Tebow and his mother Pam were promoting physical abuse against women. Let's watch the second Tim Tebow commercial to savor the violent relationship between mother and son.
Sad. So sad. If only they could have a healthy, loving relationship.
I'm sure NOW is also upset about the Snicker's ad where Betty White was tackled.
Oh, the violence.
Or the CareerBuilder.com commercial with women in their underwear.
That's so objectifying.
Or...the Budweiser commercial where women are ran over by a truck.
Such ugliness. I can't imagine NOW's outrage at all these videos. Expect more press releases. And now that I see their very valid position, I can't even think of Pam and Tim Tebow and all their loving embraces and "I love you"s and cuteness without cringing.
But lastly, I'd like to leave you with a video that really gives a positive message. Terry Tate tackles Sarah Palin and then stands over her unconscious, crumpled body screaming and ranting. Then it ends with his big, lovable smile and a thumbs up.
I can't embed it because the embedding feature has been disabled. I guess too many people were using it in their inspirational speeches and advocacy presentations for the health and respect of women. It's a great example of what NOW sees as a non-issue because Tate is just so adorable after knocking a conservative woman unconscious. Oh that silly, silly Tate.
Check it out for yourself. You'll want to gather the kiddies around and enjoy the sweetness of a positive message.
If you didn't catch it, here's the commercial liberals are having a hard time not despising for it's very warm nature. Darn those Tebows and their playfulness. Darn that positive role model Tim Tebow. Darn it all.
Cute, yes? Absolutely not. It was violent, abusive. How could CBS air such a thing? NOW president Terry O’Neill can't believe it either. She's appalled. The ad, because of it's violent nature, brought back terrible memories of her own domestic abuse when she'd be tackled and then hugged by her Heisman Trophy winning son.
“I am blown away at the celebration of the violence against women in it,” she told the Los Angeles Times. “That’s what comes across to me even more strongly than the anti-abortion message. I myself am a survivor of domestic violence, and I don’t find it charming. I think CBS should be ashamed of itself."
That's exactly right. Tim Tebow and his mother Pam were promoting physical abuse against women. Let's watch the second Tim Tebow commercial to savor the violent relationship between mother and son.
Sad. So sad. If only they could have a healthy, loving relationship.
I'm sure NOW is also upset about the Snicker's ad where Betty White was tackled.
Oh, the violence.
Or the CareerBuilder.com commercial with women in their underwear.
That's so objectifying.
Or...the Budweiser commercial where women are ran over by a truck.
Such ugliness. I can't imagine NOW's outrage at all these videos. Expect more press releases. And now that I see their very valid position, I can't even think of Pam and Tim Tebow and all their loving embraces and "I love you"s and cuteness without cringing.
But lastly, I'd like to leave you with a video that really gives a positive message. Terry Tate tackles Sarah Palin and then stands over her unconscious, crumpled body screaming and ranting. Then it ends with his big, lovable smile and a thumbs up.
I can't embed it because the embedding feature has been disabled. I guess too many people were using it in their inspirational speeches and advocacy presentations for the health and respect of women. It's a great example of what NOW sees as a non-issue because Tate is just so adorable after knocking a conservative woman unconscious. Oh that silly, silly Tate.
Check it out for yourself. You'll want to gather the kiddies around and enjoy the sweetness of a positive message.
Saturday, February 6, 2010
Breitbart to Media: You suck
Andrew Breitbart, the James Cameron of conservative news sites, spoke during the National Tea Party Convention going on in Nashville this weekend. The man never backs down from the bullying face of the liberal media.
God bless him. He's an intriguing guy to follow. And his speech is excellent. This is a compilation of a few soundbites.
Gateway Pundit posted a closing remark from Breitbart to the liberal media that wasn't on the video. Long live the Revolution, mon ami.
God bless him. He's an intriguing guy to follow. And his speech is excellent. This is a compilation of a few soundbites.
Gateway Pundit posted a closing remark from Breitbart to the liberal media that wasn't on the video. Long live the Revolution, mon ami.
“If you don’t start reporting the truth I will organize a protest in New York City on Madison Avenue and you won’t be able to escape to the Hamptons for the weekend.”
Friday, February 5, 2010
How News Would Be If News Was Interesting
Absolutely hysterical. 60 Minutes will never be the same for me.
Oh well. I'm over it already. Back to discussing this video, which is fantastic.
CONTENT WARNING
HAHAHAHA! Poking fun at journalists is the perfect end to a Friday.
Oh well. I'm over it already. Back to discussing this video, which is fantastic.
CONTENT WARNING
HAHAHAHA! Poking fun at journalists is the perfect end to a Friday.
Marco Rubio on Illegals and the Census
A little off topic here, but anyone else notice the number of good-looking conservatives? Or is that just me?
I'm posting this video because...well, he's cute, he's got a fun name....but the real reason is his point on the Census and counting illegal aliens.
Including them for the distribution of Congressional representation is viewed as only fair. Oh those poor illegals, just trying to make a better life for themselves and their children. They should be represented, too. They live here, too. Feel the tears welling at the compassion.
Not quite.
First off, why couldn't they come legally? Hmm? Is there some kind of violent history that would withhold their access? These are questions answered during the legal immigrant procedures.
Second, how is this "fair" to immigrants - not to mention naturally-born citizens - who are legally here?
We pay to be here. Call it an admission price. Call it what is really is, taxes. But we don't simply sit around raking in easy money and living our life off the grid. We pay for roads and schools and defense and, in this administration, bribes to Obama's campaign donors.
If you want to be here, you need to become a part of the community, learn the language, pay your taxes, be a joiner. Support the nation which is offering you all these amazing opportunities for your family.
Otherwise, you are selfish. And you know where to find the door.
I'm posting this video because...well, he's cute, he's got a fun name....but the real reason is his point on the Census and counting illegal aliens.
Including them for the distribution of Congressional representation is viewed as only fair. Oh those poor illegals, just trying to make a better life for themselves and their children. They should be represented, too. They live here, too. Feel the tears welling at the compassion.
Not quite.
First off, why couldn't they come legally? Hmm? Is there some kind of violent history that would withhold their access? These are questions answered during the legal immigrant procedures.
Second, how is this "fair" to immigrants - not to mention naturally-born citizens - who are legally here?
We pay to be here. Call it an admission price. Call it what is really is, taxes. But we don't simply sit around raking in easy money and living our life off the grid. We pay for roads and schools and defense and, in this administration, bribes to Obama's campaign donors.
If you want to be here, you need to become a part of the community, learn the language, pay your taxes, be a joiner. Support the nation which is offering you all these amazing opportunities for your family.
Otherwise, you are selfish. And you know where to find the door.
Painting Heaven
Wow.
A friend email this to me. It's an old report. I recognized the commentator's voice as Glenn Beck during his CNN days. But, despite that, it's no less amazing.
In every day, we need a touch of hope from Jesus. Actually, more than a touch. I'll gladly take a bath in it.
A friend email this to me. It's an old report. I recognized the commentator's voice as Glenn Beck during his CNN days. But, despite that, it's no less amazing.
In every day, we need a touch of hope from Jesus. Actually, more than a touch. I'll gladly take a bath in it.
Thursday, February 4, 2010
Sorry King George, it's too late to apologize
Who knew Ben Franklin could rock out. Yet I wonder if this emotionally tinged, passionate rendition of the men behind the Declaration of Independence, and thus the origin of our very nation's existence, isn't more accurate.
Do you really think they were stuffy-shirted aristocrats? Oh contraire.
Yes, most were men of fortune, men of all manners of educated service from judges to ministers to doctors to farmers to lawyers. They collectively made the original individualistic American palate, pursuing their dreams yet willing to sacrifice it all for the ultimate achievement - freedom.
Whatever you want to say about them, they weren't docile or prosaic. They were men of valor and courage, men willing to sacrifice their lives and their fortunes. And that's exactly what creating this nation cost them.
Do you honestly believe such an achievement could be mastered by men of apathy? Do you really think these men weren't exciting?
Then here's a taste.
Rush Limbaugh, Sr. once penned an incredibly heart-wrenching and vibrant essay about the signers. You can't read it without your heart rate increasing and heat rising to your face and fingers, as if unable to breathe until the last resounding statement.
In it, he quotes Stephan Hopkins, one of the signers, whose words have never left me. When I think of what awaited just off the harbor to destroy them, when I consider their odds of survival, when I remember the bloody price they paid, I can't help but think of Stephan Hopkins.
Judge for yourself.
Curtsy to Allapundit at HotAir
Do you really think they were stuffy-shirted aristocrats? Oh contraire.
Yes, most were men of fortune, men of all manners of educated service from judges to ministers to doctors to farmers to lawyers. They collectively made the original individualistic American palate, pursuing their dreams yet willing to sacrifice it all for the ultimate achievement - freedom.
Whatever you want to say about them, they weren't docile or prosaic. They were men of valor and courage, men willing to sacrifice their lives and their fortunes. And that's exactly what creating this nation cost them.
Do you honestly believe such an achievement could be mastered by men of apathy? Do you really think these men weren't exciting?
Then here's a taste.
Rush Limbaugh, Sr. once penned an incredibly heart-wrenching and vibrant essay about the signers. You can't read it without your heart rate increasing and heat rising to your face and fingers, as if unable to breathe until the last resounding statement.
In it, he quotes Stephan Hopkins, one of the signers, whose words have never left me. When I think of what awaited just off the harbor to destroy them, when I consider their odds of survival, when I remember the bloody price they paid, I can't help but think of Stephan Hopkins.
Stephan Hopkins, Ellery's colleague from Rhode Island, was a man past 60. As he signed with a shaking pen, he declared: "My hand trembles, but my heart does not."What happened to those men? What did their revolution cost them? Here's a taste.
Of those 56 who signed the Declaration of Independence, nine died of wounds or hardships during the war. Five were captured and imprisoned, in each case with brutal treatment. Several lost wives, sons or entire families. One lost his 13 children. Two wives were brutally treated. All were at one time or another the victims of manhunts and driven from their homes. Twelve signers had their homes completely burned. Seventeen lost everything they owned. Yet not one defected or went back on his pledged word. Their honor, and the nation they sacrificed so much to create is still intact.Could they have done it with complacency and lackluster ambition? Or did these men hum with the passion of an ideal that would not leave them to rest. Did they thirst for it until life without freedom could no longer wet their lips?
Judge for yourself.
Curtsy to Allapundit at HotAir
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
Behar and Whoopi, a nonsensical conversation
There is no reason to listen to a conversation between Joy Behar and Whoopi Goldberg, unless it is to thank God for your ability to reason and pray for their lack of.
Here, the wee things talk about Chris Matthews' statement after the State of the Union speech concerning his forgetfulness of Obama's blackness for an hour. Each female, I won't use the term 'lady', has a slew of perfectly idiotic nuggets in this soundbite. Enjoy the insanity and be thankful you have a mute button.
Behar says white people say dumb things about black people. All she proves with that statement is that dumb people say dumb things.
And Whoopi acts as if we're finally beginning to have a respectable conversation about race. Seriously? This country is obsessed with it, so much so we elected a black man with absolutely no accomplishments.
Whoopi goes on to say telling a white person you are surprised they can dance they would find offensive? Actually, they'd probably take it as a compliment. Her statement has just epitomized the entire racial conversation. She is basically saying everything you say is about race. Everything. Even positive statements.
For her, not because she's black but because she's liberal, it is.
Conservatives view people as individuals. They do not define positive and negative attributes to their race, they define themselves according to their individual character and choices.
Then who is truly post racial? Liberals who are obsessed with it or conservatives who believe it's inconsequential?
She says people need to "think before they speak". They also need to take their own advice.
Here, the wee things talk about Chris Matthews' statement after the State of the Union speech concerning his forgetfulness of Obama's blackness for an hour. Each female, I won't use the term 'lady', has a slew of perfectly idiotic nuggets in this soundbite. Enjoy the insanity and be thankful you have a mute button.
Behar says white people say dumb things about black people. All she proves with that statement is that dumb people say dumb things.
And Whoopi acts as if we're finally beginning to have a respectable conversation about race. Seriously? This country is obsessed with it, so much so we elected a black man with absolutely no accomplishments.
Whoopi goes on to say telling a white person you are surprised they can dance they would find offensive? Actually, they'd probably take it as a compliment. Her statement has just epitomized the entire racial conversation. She is basically saying everything you say is about race. Everything. Even positive statements.
For her, not because she's black but because she's liberal, it is.
Conservatives view people as individuals. They do not define positive and negative attributes to their race, they define themselves according to their individual character and choices.
Then who is truly post racial? Liberals who are obsessed with it or conservatives who believe it's inconsequential?
She says people need to "think before they speak". They also need to take their own advice.
O'Keefe sets the record straight on his arrest
If you've been a conservative for any length of time...about five seconds or more, you know you are a natural target. Paint red and white circles on your forehead. Hollywood stereotypes you as hateful, celebrities like to call you derogatory names (preferably mingled with a four-letter word), and the media wants you to vanish.
If you're a conservative in the spotlight, those with powerful platforms wouldn't mind if you spontaneously combusted, as long as a Rednose Stubfoot Toad
I wonder what's he's up to next. And I wonder if Pelosi's worried.
If you're a conservative in the spotlight, those with powerful platforms wouldn't mind if you spontaneously combusted, as long as a Rednose Stubfoot Toad
I wonder what's he's up to next. And I wonder if Pelosi's worried.
Monday, February 1, 2010
When winds don't turn wind mills
Wind and windmills. Kind of like water and boats, cars and the open road, like Sonny and Cher. Except if those winds are too cold. Then it's post divorce.
Windmills in Minnesota aren't turning, like monster statues bidding civilization to come, behold, but don't expect too much. It seems the temperatures are just a wee bit too cold for these fickle energy makers. But if the temperature is right, the winds at a good angle, they just might work. Maybe.
The hydraulic fluid designed for colder temperatures isn't working in colder temperatures, so no turny turny. And plans to heat the fluid has Ed Morrissey at HotAir asking:
Excellent. We should erect them everywhere...as yard art.
Windmills in Minnesota aren't turning, like monster statues bidding civilization to come, behold, but don't expect too much. It seems the temperatures are just a wee bit too cold for these fickle energy makers. But if the temperature is right, the winds at a good angle, they just might work. Maybe.
The hydraulic fluid designed for colder temperatures isn't working in colder temperatures, so no turny turny. And plans to heat the fluid has Ed Morrissey at HotAir asking:
How will the heaters work? They’ll have to use either electricity or natural gas at each turbine to keep the mechanism lubricated.So the windmills were purchased to reduce the usage of electricity and natural gas, but they will require electricity and natural gas to work.
Excellent. We should erect them everywhere...as yard art.
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