I am a loyal regular listener of the Lovable Little Fuzzball, Rush Limbaugh. I get it when he makes comments just to tick off the media and leftists. I like his insights and his take on the day to day political issues. I was a bit annoyed when Rush kept talking about Trump but figured that he was just loving someone giving it back to the media and speaking out for a change.
BUT today - today Rush went on a tear in his opening 30 minutes that had me jumping out of my office chair and racing to my car to get my bluetooth headset so I could try to get through on the show. And it wasn't going to be a happy dittohead call.
Rush was speaking about why he believes that Trump is so popular...
"If the Republican Party had actually been opposed to Obama and acted like it, the vacuum would not have existed making it much more difficult for Trump. When somebody comes in, enters a race, and is the only person from the outset that is voicing opposition to the status quo and is identifying with people and their feelings about it and their thoughts about it and is telling that he wants it to stop, why wouldn't people support that one voice?
Then the primaries get going and Ted Cruz joins that chorus. You got two people, maybe Rubio, but the other establishment Republicans, they've had their moments, but it's not something that the Republican Party has identified with, opposing Obama. Not by Republican voters."
Wait just a minute - Trump was not the only one voicing opposition to the status quo, etc. Ted Cruz was fighting against the establishment before Trump decided to become a Republican. Cruz was the one standing literally alone on the Senate floor, fighting for the very things that the voters elected him to do at his own peril/detriment. And Cruz was the FIRST candidate to announce his run for the nomination - March 23, 2015, not Trump.
To make things worse, Trump is mocking Ted Cruz for being "hated". Yes he is hated - hated because he refused to "go with the crowd" in the Senate and called a liar a "liar" on the Senate floor. Trump actually said...
"You know what? There's a point at which: Let's get to be a little establishment," Trump told the crowd at the South Point resort and casino. "We've got to get things done folks, OK? Believe me, don't worry. We're going to make such great deals."
SNIP
"Guys like Ted Cruz will never make a deal because he's a strident guy," Trump said, pushing back against the idea that collaboration is a dirty word. He pointed to the famous relationship between Republican President Ronald Reagan and Democratic House Speaker Tip O'Neill in the 1980s. "That's what the country's about really, isn't it?"
DEAR.MARTHA....This is what we conservatives have RAILED against for at least 8 years!!! Deals? DEALS?? D.E.A.L.S.???????????????
WE.DON'T.NEED.NO.STINKIN'.DEALS!!!!
Yes I know that Rush has had some exceptional things to say about Cruz but it pales in comparison to the hours of "Trump talk" on Rush's show. I just don't get it - I really don't.
Rush started talking about playing the long game to defeat liberalism but i don't agree with that plan. If the world goes to hell in a handbasket during the reign of "President Trump", we will NEVER win another Presidential election. It will not matter whose fault the meltdown is - it will only matter that a non-establishment Republican was in charge. Why waste this moment and put all our trust into a candidate that can't even make up his own mind regarding what he believes in?
Ted Cruz has not only talked the talk, he has walked the walk. He has earned our trust and he deserves our support!!
Monday, January 25, 2016
Tuesday, January 19, 2016
Another Deal Maker? Not If I Have Anything To Do With it!
I am a Cruz supporter - I decided to support him from the moment I heard his announcement speech but I had followed him since he was running for the Senate. I had Trump listed as my backup. I thought Trump was an asset to the race - an attention grabber who didn't speak politically correct bullcrap.
The past few weeks have me rethinking about my backup choice. The Trump attacks against Cruz were annoying at first but I figured it was simply "politics". Then came all the Birther crap coupled with the personal attacks. Those really stuck in my craw but still had Trump as my #2 man.
Trump then blasted Cruz for calling McConnell out on the Senate floor. Trump said that HE wouldn't be like that - that he knows how to make deals and get along with people. HELLO!!!??? Isn't that what we have been fighting against for the past 8 years?? A Congress that decided that reaching across the aisle and getting along was more important than doing what they were elected to do? Reaching backroom deals that were killing our country while smiling and telling us how they had no choice? Yet Trump still has a majority of support? Has the world gone mad?
Today Trump said that he supported Ethanol subsidies - not just supported them but wanted to increase them. People this is BIG GOVERNMENT at its worst! It is another taxpayer funded scam that lines the pockets of big business while literally doing nothing for alternative fuel research. This is NOT a conservative position no matter how you try to spin it. Not to mention that Trump was reading from a prepared script and I doubt he knows what all those abbreviations actually mean.
Trump is also touting that establishment members from the left and the right are contacting him about giving him their support. WHAT.THE.HELL?? This is what we want in a candidate??
Not me - I don't want a progressive in conservative clothing. I want a TRUE conservative who not only says the right things but does the right things. The one that has stuck by his beliefs even when it was not popular. It may not be "hip"or "cool" but THAT is what is going to get our country back on track.
I'm not willing to make a deal on the backs of my grandchildren's future not matter what "Mama Grizzly" says. It's a deal breaker for me.
The past few weeks have me rethinking about my backup choice. The Trump attacks against Cruz were annoying at first but I figured it was simply "politics". Then came all the Birther crap coupled with the personal attacks. Those really stuck in my craw but still had Trump as my #2 man.
Trump then blasted Cruz for calling McConnell out on the Senate floor. Trump said that HE wouldn't be like that - that he knows how to make deals and get along with people. HELLO!!!??? Isn't that what we have been fighting against for the past 8 years?? A Congress that decided that reaching across the aisle and getting along was more important than doing what they were elected to do? Reaching backroom deals that were killing our country while smiling and telling us how they had no choice? Yet Trump still has a majority of support? Has the world gone mad?
Today Trump said that he supported Ethanol subsidies - not just supported them but wanted to increase them. People this is BIG GOVERNMENT at its worst! It is another taxpayer funded scam that lines the pockets of big business while literally doing nothing for alternative fuel research. This is NOT a conservative position no matter how you try to spin it. Not to mention that Trump was reading from a prepared script and I doubt he knows what all those abbreviations actually mean.
Trump is also touting that establishment members from the left and the right are contacting him about giving him their support. WHAT.THE.HELL?? This is what we want in a candidate??
Not me - I don't want a progressive in conservative clothing. I want a TRUE conservative who not only says the right things but does the right things. The one that has stuck by his beliefs even when it was not popular. It may not be "hip"or "cool" but THAT is what is going to get our country back on track.
I'm not willing to make a deal on the backs of my grandchildren's future not matter what "Mama Grizzly" says. It's a deal breaker for me.
Thursday, August 21, 2014
About That Absurd Caliphate Theory...
Since the attacks of September 11, 2001, most of us have fretted about another attack against our country. Even after Obama took office with his claims of "healing the world" and "bringing all religions together" from his speech in Egypt, those of us that were not bedazzled by this MTV President fretted about what could be coming in the way of Islamic terrorists. Warning after warning - report after report, were just pooh-poohed away as conspiracy theory or tinfoil hat craziness. It got worse after Osama bin Laden was killed - no matter what went on in the Middle East, it was irrelevant because Obama killed bin Laden.
Glenn Beck started speaking out about the Islamic Caliphate in 2011 (he may have spoken of it before but that is when I really started listening to him.) He was ridiculed to the ends of the earth and back. It was a running joke in liberal, and even conservative circles, about Beck and his crazy conspiracy theory.
From Firedoglake 2/21/2011
Foremost among Beck’s critics is the NeoConservative William Kristol who said: “When Glenn Beck rants about the caliphate taking over the Middle East from Morocco to the Philippines, and lists (invents?) the connections between caliphate-promoters and the American left, he brings to mind no one so much as Robert Welch and the John Birch Society. He’s marginalizing himself, just as his predecessors did back in the early 1960s.” Richard Lowry of the National Review echoed Kristol’s criticism, to wit: “a well-deserved shot at Glenn Beck’s latest wild theorizing.” David Brooks opined on Beck’s “delusional ravings about the caliphate coming back…For the first time, you began to see a lot of really serious conservatives taking on Beck and people like that, and saying, you know, your theories are just wacky.”
From liberal blogs to The Colbert Report, the Caliphate Theory was something to laugh at and mock.
From Mediaite 2/15/2011:
After playing a clip of Beck stating that a “a global caliphate is coming,” but then later clarifying that he did not “know when” or “if it will (even) happen,” Colbert put Beck’s fears in proper (and absurd) perspective, sayin, “And the conspiracies that we know are coming but might never happen are the most dangerous. Because if they might never happen, how will we know if they stopped it.
In the Summer of 2011, John Brennan, the top anti-terrorist advisor to President Obama gave a speech on the US Middle East strategy after bin Laden took his trip to Hell. Brennan had this to say about the Caliphate Theory...
From The Daily Caller -
“I’m not talking about al-Qaida’s grandiose vision of global domination through a violent Islamic caliphate,” Brennan explained. “That vision is absurd, and we are not going to organize our counter-terrorist polices against a feckless delusion that is never going to happen.”
The butchering of American James Foley by members of the "religion of peace" in Syria has finally opened the eyes of some people. Well, except for the President of the United States, who interrupted his continuous golf game just long enough to make a "strongly worded statement" about Foley's murder which I'm sure had the jihadists quaking in their boots...
Today Chuck Hagel, the inept Secretary of Defense, pronounced that ISIS (or ISIL or whatever these bastards are calling themselves today) is "as sophisticated and well-funded as any group we have seen."
Hagel went on to say... "They are an imminent threat to every interest we have, whether it's in Iraq or anywhere else,"
I just about pulled out a handful of my hair when I read that. Where the heck have you been Chuck? Better yet, where the hell has our President and his entire administration been? THIS IS NOT JUST SOME NEW ISSUE THAT POPPED UP ON THE RADAR!!!! This has been building since we pulled everyone out of Iraq, really gained steam during the Syrian "civil war" and since June has been barreling through Iraq.
This "awakening" is a bit late for the victims of the Christian genocide in the Middle East or the Yazidis stuck on the mountains in Sinjar. It's too late for James Foley. I pray to God that it is not too late for the USA.
Glenn Beck started speaking out about the Islamic Caliphate in 2011 (he may have spoken of it before but that is when I really started listening to him.) He was ridiculed to the ends of the earth and back. It was a running joke in liberal, and even conservative circles, about Beck and his crazy conspiracy theory.
From Firedoglake 2/21/2011
Foremost among Beck’s critics is the NeoConservative William Kristol who said: “When Glenn Beck rants about the caliphate taking over the Middle East from Morocco to the Philippines, and lists (invents?) the connections between caliphate-promoters and the American left, he brings to mind no one so much as Robert Welch and the John Birch Society. He’s marginalizing himself, just as his predecessors did back in the early 1960s.” Richard Lowry of the National Review echoed Kristol’s criticism, to wit: “a well-deserved shot at Glenn Beck’s latest wild theorizing.” David Brooks opined on Beck’s “delusional ravings about the caliphate coming back…For the first time, you began to see a lot of really serious conservatives taking on Beck and people like that, and saying, you know, your theories are just wacky.”
From liberal blogs to The Colbert Report, the Caliphate Theory was something to laugh at and mock.
From Mediaite 2/15/2011:
After playing a clip of Beck stating that a “a global caliphate is coming,” but then later clarifying that he did not “know when” or “if it will (even) happen,” Colbert put Beck’s fears in proper (and absurd) perspective, sayin, “And the conspiracies that we know are coming but might never happen are the most dangerous. Because if they might never happen, how will we know if they stopped it.
In the Summer of 2011, John Brennan, the top anti-terrorist advisor to President Obama gave a speech on the US Middle East strategy after bin Laden took his trip to Hell. Brennan had this to say about the Caliphate Theory...
From The Daily Caller -
“I’m not talking about al-Qaida’s grandiose vision of global domination through a violent Islamic caliphate,” Brennan explained. “That vision is absurd, and we are not going to organize our counter-terrorist polices against a feckless delusion that is never going to happen.”
WHO. IS. CRAZY. NOW??
The butchering of American James Foley by members of the "religion of peace" in Syria has finally opened the eyes of some people. Well, except for the President of the United States, who interrupted his continuous golf game just long enough to make a "strongly worded statement" about Foley's murder which I'm sure had the jihadists quaking in their boots...
Today Chuck Hagel, the inept Secretary of Defense, pronounced that ISIS (or ISIL or whatever these bastards are calling themselves today) is "as sophisticated and well-funded as any group we have seen."
Hagel went on to say... "They are an imminent threat to every interest we have, whether it's in Iraq or anywhere else,"
I just about pulled out a handful of my hair when I read that. Where the heck have you been Chuck? Better yet, where the hell has our President and his entire administration been? THIS IS NOT JUST SOME NEW ISSUE THAT POPPED UP ON THE RADAR!!!! This has been building since we pulled everyone out of Iraq, really gained steam during the Syrian "civil war" and since June has been barreling through Iraq.
This "awakening" is a bit late for the victims of the Christian genocide in the Middle East or the Yazidis stuck on the mountains in Sinjar. It's too late for James Foley. I pray to God that it is not too late for the USA.
Tuesday, August 19, 2014
Sunday, August 17, 2014
New Black Panther Party, Malik Zulu Shabazz & Capt Johnson - A Strange Mix in Ferguson
Like everyone else across social media, I've been following the situation in Ferguson. My heart breaks for the loss of a young man with his whole life ahead of him. My heart breaks for the family that lost their son. My heart also breaks for the police officer that shot Mike Brown and his family. Most of all my heart breaks for the destruction and violence done in the name of "justice".
When Capt Ron Johnson of the Missouri Highway Patrol took over the situation in Ferguson, I was truly impressed. He displayed an attitude of respect for the grief and anger while maintaining a firm control of the situation. Taking down the "armed police presence" a few notches was a good thing.
But now I'm starting to get a gut feeling about the Capt. It all started when he had the officers stand down during the massive looting and destruction of property on Friday night. When he praised the New Black Panthers and stood with Malik Zulu Shabazz, my "something's not quite right" meter pegged the red line.
I came across many interesting tidbits regarding the New Black Panther Party and its members while researching info for my books. It's not the kind of organization that is known for "tamping down the fires" in a situation like Ferguson. The same goes for Malik Zulu Shabazz.
Here's a bit of information on Malik Zulu Shabazz from the Southern Poverty Law Center - not exactly a bastion of right wing nuttery...
Although he's sometimes identified in the mainstream media as a mere "legal adviser" or "community organizer," Malik Shabazz is a racist black nationalist with a long, well-documented history of violently anti-Semitic remarks and accusations about the inherent evil of white people. He is also particularly skilled at orchestrating provocative protests. Ousted from the Nation of Islam after he became an embarrassment even to that hard-line group, Shabazz went on to take up the leadership of the New Black Panther Party.
"Kill every goddamn Zionist in Israel! Goddamn little babies, goddamn old ladies! Blow up Zionist supermarkets!"
— Speech during protest of B'nai B'rith International, Washington, D.C., 2002
In October 2007, about 100 NBPP members from across the country gathered in Atlanta for the national Black Power Summit, co-billed as The Attack on Black America. “Our rise is co-dependent on the white man’s demise,” Shabazz said in a scalding keynote address. “What do I mean when I say, ‘the white man’?” he asked. “Well, I mean the goddamn white man.” Arguing that overt signs of white racism like the Jena 6 case in Louisiana are just cause for black Americans to become militant, Shabazz discouraged the idea of “waiting” for racial tensions to ease, saying “that sounds like faggot talk, and I hate faggot talk.”
Since 2007, Shabazz has increasingly identified himself as the head of the Black Lawyers for Justice, instead of the NBPP that he still leads. Nevertheless, during a march in West Virginia related to the Williams case, Shabazz publicly reaffirmed his commitment to the NBPP. "I will always be a part of the New Black Panther Party," he said. "I am not going to deny my family for anybody."
Here's a piece from an interview Malik Zulu Shabazz gave to Final Call in March 2005 - a publication of Louis Farrakhan's Nation of Islam...
AM: What would the perfect world of the New Black Panther Party look like?
MS: The perfect world for us would be the vision of the Honorable Marcus Mosiah Garvey and the vision of the Honorable Elijah Muhammad and even according to the 10-point program of the Panthers from the ’60s. Our perfect world, of course, is a nation of our own. We want our own land, factories and farms. We are tired of demonstrating against police brutality year after year, month after month, “Please treat us right. Stop discriminating against us.” It seems almost impossible to achieve real justice within the confines of White racist America. So, the perfect world, of course, is a Black nation. The perfect world for us would be the Honorable Louis Farrakhan as our president and a Congress with our best politicians, scholars, researchers, thinkers and activists working under a divine chain of command.
And who could forget the New Black Panther Party offering up a bounty for George Zimmerman in the Trayvon Martin case in Sanford FL? Here's a snip from Malik Zulu Shabazz while he was discussing the NBPP's plans for Sanford in April 2012...
You touch us with what we are building for black people and you got a hell of a price to pay. You don’t build a movement – if you don’t develop a movement and defend what you develop with a movement then you gonna be out of luck. So we gotta do both my sista. We got to fight on all fronts. We got to build and in self-defense we got to kill.
So I'm wondering why would Capt. Johnson stand shoulder to shoulder with the New Black Panther Party and Malik Zulu Shabazz. If they are there to keep the peace and assist the community in a positive way without agitating an extremely tense situation - Great! But based on their histories, that's not what they do. Mix in a little bit of Al Sharpton and you've got a lot of pot-stirrers in Ferguson.
Case in point - last evening Gateway Pundit posted a video on his blog of the NBPP leading the protestors in a chant before their protest march. Here's the chant...
What do we want?
Darren Wilson
How do we want him?
Dead
I don't know about you but that just doesn't seem like the best way to keep the peace and send a positive message to the protestors...
It's going to be interesting to see how this all plays out. I pray that I am wrong about Malik Zulu Shabazz and the NBPP. Unfortunately the combined history of those involved doesn't leave me feeling very optimistic.
As for Capt Ron Johnson, I'll sit back and see what happens. He's starting to come across as though he likes the attention the media is giving him. I wonder if he is already thinking about running for office as so many pundits have suggested?
And about those looters - nothing says "Justice" like making off with a crapload of hair extensions...
Saturday, August 16, 2014
Bad Optics? How About Just Total Lack of Respect!
At a press briefing on Thursday 8/14/14, President Obama announced that "U.S.-led airstrikes have broken the siege by Islamic militants against religious minorities who were trapped on a mountain in northern Iraq -- but made clear the U.S. mission in the region is not over yet." He also spoke about the police shooting in Ferguson and the subsequent looting/violent protests.
When the press briefing was completed, the President headed out for another round of golf. According to Politico...
On Thursday, he went from the podium where he delivered the statement on Ferguson to the Vineyard Golf Club faster than a ball driven by a 3-wood.
Obama departed the Edgartown School at 1 p.m. Four minutes later, he had arrived at the course.
Meanwhile at Arlington National Cemetery, the first U.S. Army general to die in an overseas conflict since Vietnam was laid to rest. Maj Gen Harold Greene died on Aug. 5 when an Afghan soldier opened fire at U.S. personnel at an Afghan military academy near Kabul.
Seated at the front of the ceremony was his widow, Susan Myers, a retired Army colonel; his son, First Lt. Matthew Greene; his daughter, Amelia Greene, and his father, Harold F. Greene.
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel was at the service as was the Army chief of staff, Gen. Ray Odierno.
Where was VP Biden? On Vacation. Where was President Obama? Golfing.
Via Twitter:
To those who asked: Yes, Obama was, in fact, on course at Vineyard Golf Club during Gen. Greene's funeral.
— Byron York (@ByronYork) August 16, 2014
When the press briefing was completed, the President headed out for another round of golf. According to Politico...
On Thursday, he went from the podium where he delivered the statement on Ferguson to the Vineyard Golf Club faster than a ball driven by a 3-wood.
Obama departed the Edgartown School at 1 p.m. Four minutes later, he had arrived at the course.
Meanwhile at Arlington National Cemetery, the first U.S. Army general to die in an overseas conflict since Vietnam was laid to rest. Maj Gen Harold Greene died on Aug. 5 when an Afghan soldier opened fire at U.S. personnel at an Afghan military academy near Kabul.
Seated at the front of the ceremony was his widow, Susan Myers, a retired Army colonel; his son, First Lt. Matthew Greene; his daughter, Amelia Greene, and his father, Harold F. Greene.
Where was VP Biden? On Vacation. Where was President Obama? Golfing.
Via Twitter:
To those who asked: Yes, Obama was, in fact, on course at Vineyard Golf Club during Gen. Greene's funeral.
— Byron York (@ByronYork) August 16, 2014
But let's give the President a break - he did mention the death of the Major General briefly during a speech at Fort Belvoir, VA on August 7th. Not to mention that he needed a little R&R after a night of dancing/partying at Vernon Jordan's house on Wed. night.
Amazingly bad optics is one thing - a total lack of respect for Maj Gen Greene and his family is another. But this shouldn't surprise anyone - it's been the tone of the entire "selfie" Obama administration.
May God bless the family and loved ones of Maj Gen Greene. And a heartfelt thank you for the 34 years of service to our Country Maj Gen Greene.
Wednesday, August 06, 2014
The Silence on the Genocide in Iraq is Deafening
I previously posted about the genocide of Christians in Iraq and the lack of media attention. There has been a slight uptick in media reporting but the extermination of Iraqi Christians is still not receiving the attention that it should.
Reports are out this week of another non-Islam religious group that is being targeted in Iraq. The Yezidis, who live primarily in Sinjar in Kurdistan, are the latest target of the Caliphate seeking murderous bastards of ISIS. In addition to killing approximately 100 men, the terrorists have taken women for "jihad" marriage and stolen children away from families. UNICEF said that 40 children have been killed in the attacks against the Yezidis. The ones that were able to get away with their lives are now living in the deserts and mountains with no drinking water. Like a Christian-less Mosul, there are no Yezidis in Sinjar.
Meanwhile, the humanitarian crisis for the Christians and the Yezidis gets worse day by day. Many are dying of hunger and thirst. The extreme heat has also taken innocent lives. ISIS has cut power and water off to all areas that are not under their control.
Have you heard anything about this on the news??? I searched for a statement from the White House but could only find a read-out of a meeting of Chaldean and Assyrian community representatives in the US with Ben Rhodes, the Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategic Communications. Whoo-wee - that's what I call taking it to the top dog in the administration (insert sarcasm tag here). I mean the Iraqi Christian Representatives didn't even merit a meeting with the White House Chef, who has about as much influence as Ben Rhodes. Obama can't even muster up enough outrage to send out a written press release, much less meet with these Christian leaders. Even the kidnapped girls in Nigeria rated a hashtag on Twitter. The members of any non-Islam religion in Iraq don't even rate that. That should pretty much tell you how concerned Obama is about the annihilation of all religions except for Islam in Iraq.
According to Christianity Today, the Catholic bishops in England and Wales have selected August 9th as a Day of Prayer for the Iraqi Christians. Catholic Patriarch Louis Raphael Sako, the head of Iraq's largest church, composed a Prayer for Peace for Iraqis wanting to pray for the Christians...
"Lord, the plight of our country is deep and the suffering of Christians is severe and frightening. Therefore, we ask you Lord to spare our lives, and to grant us patience and courage to continue our witness of Christian values with trust and hope. Lord, peace is the foundation of life; Grant us the peace and stability that will enable us to live with each other without fear and anxiety, and with dignity and joy. Glory be to You forever."
This prayer can be modified for those of us not living in Iraq - or you can say any type of prayer that comes to mind. The most important thing those of us so far away can do is pray. The 2nd most important thing is to raise our voices so the world steps up and stands up. There are several organizations that are collecting money to help with this humanitarian devastation - I am not listing them here as I have not checked them out thoroughly to ensure they are on the up and up.
Our world is on fire thanks to that so-called religion of peace and the silence of those with the power to end this reign of terror, is deafening.
Reports are out this week of another non-Islam religious group that is being targeted in Iraq. The Yezidis, who live primarily in Sinjar in Kurdistan, are the latest target of the Caliphate seeking murderous bastards of ISIS. In addition to killing approximately 100 men, the terrorists have taken women for "jihad" marriage and stolen children away from families. UNICEF said that 40 children have been killed in the attacks against the Yezidis. The ones that were able to get away with their lives are now living in the deserts and mountains with no drinking water. Like a Christian-less Mosul, there are no Yezidis in Sinjar.
Meanwhile, the humanitarian crisis for the Christians and the Yezidis gets worse day by day. Many are dying of hunger and thirst. The extreme heat has also taken innocent lives. ISIS has cut power and water off to all areas that are not under their control.
Have you heard anything about this on the news??? I searched for a statement from the White House but could only find a read-out of a meeting of Chaldean and Assyrian community representatives in the US with Ben Rhodes, the Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategic Communications. Whoo-wee - that's what I call taking it to the top dog in the administration (insert sarcasm tag here). I mean the Iraqi Christian Representatives didn't even merit a meeting with the White House Chef, who has about as much influence as Ben Rhodes. Obama can't even muster up enough outrage to send out a written press release, much less meet with these Christian leaders. Even the kidnapped girls in Nigeria rated a hashtag on Twitter. The members of any non-Islam religion in Iraq don't even rate that. That should pretty much tell you how concerned Obama is about the annihilation of all religions except for Islam in Iraq.
According to Christianity Today, the Catholic bishops in England and Wales have selected August 9th as a Day of Prayer for the Iraqi Christians. Catholic Patriarch Louis Raphael Sako, the head of Iraq's largest church, composed a Prayer for Peace for Iraqis wanting to pray for the Christians...
"Lord, the plight of our country is deep and the suffering of Christians is severe and frightening. Therefore, we ask you Lord to spare our lives, and to grant us patience and courage to continue our witness of Christian values with trust and hope. Lord, peace is the foundation of life; Grant us the peace and stability that will enable us to live with each other without fear and anxiety, and with dignity and joy. Glory be to You forever."
This prayer can be modified for those of us not living in Iraq - or you can say any type of prayer that comes to mind. The most important thing those of us so far away can do is pray. The 2nd most important thing is to raise our voices so the world steps up and stands up. There are several organizations that are collecting money to help with this humanitarian devastation - I am not listing them here as I have not checked them out thoroughly to ensure they are on the up and up.
Our world is on fire thanks to that so-called religion of peace and the silence of those with the power to end this reign of terror, is deafening.
Wednesday, July 30, 2014
The Genocide That is Getting Minimal Attention
The world continues to burn - Israel is defending itself from terrorists, the UN and the Obama administration, Russia continues to fight against Ukraine, the Obama administration is sending illegal alien "children" en mass to states without even notifying the governors (lots of states with Republican Governors - hmmmm).
Meanwhile, there is a genocide going on in Iraq that has received very little media attention, minimal condemnation from the UN, literally nothing from the Obama administration and doesn't even have a Twitter hashtag campaign. It is a genocide against Christians by that so-called religion of peace and the terrorists of ISIS (or ISIL or whatever the hell these disgusting POS are calling themselves now).
Mosul is rich with Christian history and was once the home of the largest Christian population in Iraq. Now for the first time in the history of Iraq, there are literally NO Christians in Mosul. The "Islamic State" declared that non-Muslims who wanted to continue to live in the "Caliphate" had 3 choices - convert to Islam, pay the jizya (a tax paid by non-Muslims - like protection money to the mob) or the sword. Well the exact wording from the Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was "if they refuse they will have nothing but the sword".
The homes of the Christians were marked with a the Arabic symbol for Christians (sounds like the Nazis with their marking of Jewish homes with the Star of David).
Property was seized - homes, vehicles, possessions (including fingers cut off for the rings) - by the terrorists. The Mosque of the Prophet Younis (Jonah) was destroyed. Churches have been burned, the 1800 year old Mar Behnam monastery was seized and an orthodox Cathedral was turned into a mosque.
People were forced to leave with only what they were wearing - everything else became property of the "Islamic State". Some Christians- that were too old or infirm to leave- converted to Islam in order to live.
It's hard to find condemnation from the usual bastions of bloviating condemnation such as the UN. Take this statement from The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Iraq, Nickolay Mladenov...
"The systematic persecution of minorities, the destruction of cultural heritage and the obliteration of some of Iraq's most ancient landmarks, sacred to both Islam and Christianity, show ISIL's total contempt for human values. Such acts must be unequivocally condemned both by the international community and Iraq's political, religious and civic leaders"
"This most recent outrage is yet another demonstration of the terrorist group's intention to shatter Iraq's shared heritage and identity", Mr. Mladenov further stated, adding that ISIL members' horrific crimes, including torching and destroying churches and mosques, as well as other symbols of Mosul, should further urge Iraq's political elite to set aside their differences and restore their country's integrity."
Ouch - that's gonna leave a mark. I saw more outrage from the UN when the Iraqis were looting Saddam's palaces back during the early moments of the Iraq war. Meanwhile the UN gave Hamas back those missiles that were being stored in the UN Schools in Gaza.
I have yet to locate any specific statement made by President Obama regarding the genocide of the Christians in Iraq. The Blaze did have a statement from Steven Feldstein, deputy assistant secretary with the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor...
“Persecution of Christians and other minority groups is a top priority for us,” Feldstein said. The State Department had already obligated over $136 million to Iraqis in the 2014 fiscal year.
“We’re meeting with those in vulnerable communities, religious representatives and leaders in the region,” Feldstein said. “We’re looking to fully engage to the extent possible to assist those who have been persecuted by ISIL.”
Pretty mealy-mouthed if you ask me. But what do you expect from an administration that chastises Israel but forks over billions in US taxpayer money to Hamas.
Instead of sending illegal alien gangbangers to the various states in order to change the voter demographics, maybe we should be giving refuge to the Iraqi Christians. I think they meet the criteria for refugee status - much more so that those serving as mules or distractions for the drug cartels.
And just a reminder to those dismissing this genocide as part of the natural order of the world in these times -
"In his daily homily Pope Francis reflected on the end times, saying that faith will be increasingly pushed out of the public square and that persecution of Christians is a "prophecy" of what is to come" - 11/28/13.
Please pray for the safety and freedom of Christians throughout the world.
photos from BareNakedIslam
Meanwhile, there is a genocide going on in Iraq that has received very little media attention, minimal condemnation from the UN, literally nothing from the Obama administration and doesn't even have a Twitter hashtag campaign. It is a genocide against Christians by that so-called religion of peace and the terrorists of ISIS (or ISIL or whatever the hell these disgusting POS are calling themselves now).
Mosul is rich with Christian history and was once the home of the largest Christian population in Iraq. Now for the first time in the history of Iraq, there are literally NO Christians in Mosul. The "Islamic State" declared that non-Muslims who wanted to continue to live in the "Caliphate" had 3 choices - convert to Islam, pay the jizya (a tax paid by non-Muslims - like protection money to the mob) or the sword. Well the exact wording from the Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was "if they refuse they will have nothing but the sword".
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| A house in Mosul tagged with the Arabic letter “Nun” for “Nassara” (Christians in Arabic) and another with “property of the Islamic State”. |
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| Mosul Chaldean Cathedral burned down by ISIS |
It's hard to find condemnation from the usual bastions of bloviating condemnation such as the UN. Take this statement from The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Iraq, Nickolay Mladenov...
"The systematic persecution of minorities, the destruction of cultural heritage and the obliteration of some of Iraq's most ancient landmarks, sacred to both Islam and Christianity, show ISIL's total contempt for human values. Such acts must be unequivocally condemned both by the international community and Iraq's political, religious and civic leaders"
"This most recent outrage is yet another demonstration of the terrorist group's intention to shatter Iraq's shared heritage and identity", Mr. Mladenov further stated, adding that ISIL members' horrific crimes, including torching and destroying churches and mosques, as well as other symbols of Mosul, should further urge Iraq's political elite to set aside their differences and restore their country's integrity."
Ouch - that's gonna leave a mark. I saw more outrage from the UN when the Iraqis were looting Saddam's palaces back during the early moments of the Iraq war. Meanwhile the UN gave Hamas back those missiles that were being stored in the UN Schools in Gaza.
I have yet to locate any specific statement made by President Obama regarding the genocide of the Christians in Iraq. The Blaze did have a statement from Steven Feldstein, deputy assistant secretary with the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor...
“Persecution of Christians and other minority groups is a top priority for us,” Feldstein said. The State Department had already obligated over $136 million to Iraqis in the 2014 fiscal year.
“We’re meeting with those in vulnerable communities, religious representatives and leaders in the region,” Feldstein said. “We’re looking to fully engage to the extent possible to assist those who have been persecuted by ISIL.”
Pretty mealy-mouthed if you ask me. But what do you expect from an administration that chastises Israel but forks over billions in US taxpayer money to Hamas.
Instead of sending illegal alien gangbangers to the various states in order to change the voter demographics, maybe we should be giving refuge to the Iraqi Christians. I think they meet the criteria for refugee status - much more so that those serving as mules or distractions for the drug cartels.
And just a reminder to those dismissing this genocide as part of the natural order of the world in these times -
"In his daily homily Pope Francis reflected on the end times, saying that faith will be increasingly pushed out of the public square and that persecution of Christians is a "prophecy" of what is to come" - 11/28/13.
Please pray for the safety and freedom of Christians throughout the world.
photos from BareNakedIslam
Thursday, July 17, 2014
A Day of Death & Destruction But Obama Got a Great Burger
Today has been a tragic sad day. The murder of 298 people aboard the Malaysian Airlines flight over the Ukraine is just unbelievable. The initial images coming out via Twitter and the Internet were horrific and just broke my heart. Rather than re-post all the news coverage, I've highlighted a couple of links that contain the most current info.
First of all is the overall news coverage from Fox News...
Malaysia Airlines passenger jet shot down over Ukraine, 298 dead
The Daily Mail UK has footage from a mobile phone that purports to be the Russia Separatist Group marveling over their handiwork in the murder...
'That was a blast - look at the smoke': Sick boast of the laughing rebels as they 'saw MH17 hit by missile' - hours after leader boasted: 'We warned you - do not fly in our sky'
While the news of the tragedy in the Ukraine was breaking, news came out of Israel that the IDF had launched their group offensive to root out the murderous Hamas thugs in Gaza.
Israel launches large-scale ground operation in Gaza Strip
President Obama left the White House to attend a photo-op at a diner in Delaware followed up by a speech about how our roads and bridges are crumbling due to the slacktivity of the GOP. (I thought the stimulus and son of stimulus where supposed to take care of our infrastructure??)
Obama did manage to address the Malaysian Airlines terrorist attack as he began his speech in Delaware. He said it "may be a terrible tragedy".
WTF?? MAY BE?
By the time he gave his speech, it was confirmed that at least 295 people had been murdered including the possibility that 23 Americans were aboard the flight and all he can muster up is MAY BE???
The Daily Mail nailed Obama on his response to the terrorist attack with this headline -
'It looks like it may be a terrible tragedy': Obama goes AWOL again with just 40-second mention of Malaysian plane crash feared to have killed Americans before his jokey 16-minute transport speech
Even Piers Morgan tweeted his offense at the President's remarks. When you've lost Piers Morgan...
Over at PJ Media, Myra Adams wondered "What Would Cause President Obama to Cancel a Fundraiser?"
While all the death and destruction going on around the world, here at home we still have the IRS Scandal, overflowing borders with a medical crisis looming, a violation of The Hatch Act by one of Obama's minions and just a plethora of issues. The world is not just simmering - it's on fire. God knows what the ramifications will be once the guilty party is determined in the murder of 298 innocents over the Ukraine. It doesn't bode well and frankly it scares the hell out of me.
But it's all good cause our "Divorced from Reality" President is attending photo-ops and fundraisers and getting an awesome burger to fill his hungry tummy in Delaware. Oh and throw a few more fist bumps...
Does he even give a crap anymore? I don't think so - but I've thought that for years.
On a side note - I was listening to Glenn Beck when he broke the news about the Malaysian Airliner today. I popped onto Drudge to see what was happening and then posted a blurb to Facebook to pray for the souls involved and for calm among the leaders At the VERY moment I hit "post", the framed print of the Serenity Prayer, hanging on a wall in my office, fell off the wall with no one near it. I was worried and scared before that happened but now I'm downright petrified of what may be coming.
Continue to pray for those affected by today's events and pray for our Country. There are never too many prayers.
First of all is the overall news coverage from Fox News...
Malaysia Airlines passenger jet shot down over Ukraine, 298 dead
The Daily Mail UK has footage from a mobile phone that purports to be the Russia Separatist Group marveling over their handiwork in the murder...
'That was a blast - look at the smoke': Sick boast of the laughing rebels as they 'saw MH17 hit by missile' - hours after leader boasted: 'We warned you - do not fly in our sky'
While the news of the tragedy in the Ukraine was breaking, news came out of Israel that the IDF had launched their group offensive to root out the murderous Hamas thugs in Gaza.
Israel launches large-scale ground operation in Gaza Strip
President Obama left the White House to attend a photo-op at a diner in Delaware followed up by a speech about how our roads and bridges are crumbling due to the slacktivity of the GOP. (I thought the stimulus and son of stimulus where supposed to take care of our infrastructure??)
Obama did manage to address the Malaysian Airlines terrorist attack as he began his speech in Delaware. He said it "may be a terrible tragedy".
WTF?? MAY BE?
By the time he gave his speech, it was confirmed that at least 295 people had been murdered including the possibility that 23 Americans were aboard the flight and all he can muster up is MAY BE???
The Daily Mail nailed Obama on his response to the terrorist attack with this headline -
'It looks like it may be a terrible tragedy': Obama goes AWOL again with just 40-second mention of Malaysian plane crash feared to have killed Americans before his jokey 16-minute transport speech
Even Piers Morgan tweeted his offense at the President's remarks. When you've lost Piers Morgan...
Over at PJ Media, Myra Adams wondered "What Would Cause President Obama to Cancel a Fundraiser?"
While all the death and destruction going on around the world, here at home we still have the IRS Scandal, overflowing borders with a medical crisis looming, a violation of The Hatch Act by one of Obama's minions and just a plethora of issues. The world is not just simmering - it's on fire. God knows what the ramifications will be once the guilty party is determined in the murder of 298 innocents over the Ukraine. It doesn't bode well and frankly it scares the hell out of me.
But it's all good cause our "Divorced from Reality" President is attending photo-ops and fundraisers and getting an awesome burger to fill his hungry tummy in Delaware. Oh and throw a few more fist bumps...
Does he even give a crap anymore? I don't think so - but I've thought that for years.
On a side note - I was listening to Glenn Beck when he broke the news about the Malaysian Airliner today. I popped onto Drudge to see what was happening and then posted a blurb to Facebook to pray for the souls involved and for calm among the leaders At the VERY moment I hit "post", the framed print of the Serenity Prayer, hanging on a wall in my office, fell off the wall with no one near it. I was worried and scared before that happened but now I'm downright petrified of what may be coming.
Continue to pray for those affected by today's events and pray for our Country. There are never too many prayers.
Thursday, July 10, 2014
Need Money For the Immigration Disaster? Why Not Use the Foreign Aid? UPDATED
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The media is abuzz about President Obama's request for 3.7 billion dollars in emergency funds to assist with the border disaster that he himself created. WTF?? We are way over our heads in debt, entitlement programs are bleeding us dry and the economy continues to suck pond water - where are we gonna get that money from? Are we just gonna swipe our nation's credit card through the scanner and pray that the Chinese don't deny our charging privileges?
It got me thinking. What could we do to kill 2 birds with one stone - get the emergency funds without raising our deficit for the millionth time. Then it hit me - what about all the damned money we send to the very same countries shipping their kids (and criminals) to the United States? According to the Congressional Research Service, the proposed amount of federal aid for fiscal year 2013 that was earmarked for Central America is 350.3 million dollars! Guatemala alone was slated for 93.6 million while El Salvador was due 41.8 million. If you include the money that we were supposed to fork over to Mexico, the total jumps to 619.8 million.
Now I realize that is not enough to foot the bill totally but it's a great start. After all, the aid money is supposed to be used to "combat trafficking in persons", "promote the rule of law and good governance" and "to control the borders". I think the current crisis falls under all of those items plus more. Why do we need to send our hard earned money to all these other countries anyway? No one sends the USA any money to help bail us out of this hell-hole of debt. Yes, I know that's silly to believe that our tax dollars should stay here in the USA to help the people who actually earn the money...
I did come across an article on the Heritage website - which I usually agree 100% with - that addressed why removing the foreign aid would cause problems and destabilize our security in the long run.
"When used wisely, foreign aid is a key national security tool. It ensures U.S. partnerships, promotes like-minded democratic institutions, and provides the U.S. with leverage abroad. Congress should understand that as security conditions in the region continue to deteriorate, cutting foreign aid would undermine the U.S.’s security interests."
Meh - right now our main concern should be the threat to our security from the thousands of illegals (not just kids making the trek and holding up in those DHS shelters) spilling across our border. Not to mention the gangbangers and illegals from Yemen or Pakistan that are crossing along with the rest of the crowd.
Then I found this little tidbit from a link at FreeRepublic...
The Southern Border Program to Improve Passage, will provide for more border checkpoints along Mexico's border with Guatemala, and offer more protection and even emergency medical care to those making their way north. The illegal aliens will receive a so-called Regional Visitor's Card, according to El Universal.
Still researching to see if the Southern Border Program to Improve Passage is the real deal or another Internet conspiracy theory so take it with a grain of salt.
Anyway - let's quit sending the money to the Central American countries who don't give a rats' ass about the sovereignty of the United States. We can use the funds to send their citizens back to live within THEIR borders instead of our own. And once we send them back - make sure we lock the door and only allow LEGAL immigration. Our doors are open but only if you obey the rules to get across the threshold.
UPDATE:
Rush Limbaugh talked about The Southern Border Program to Improve Passage on his show Friday. Today World Net Daily has a column about it also. I guess I can take off the tinfoil hat cause it looks like it's the real deal. WHAT. A. FREAKING. DISASTER.
The media is abuzz about President Obama's request for 3.7 billion dollars in emergency funds to assist with the border disaster that he himself created. WTF?? We are way over our heads in debt, entitlement programs are bleeding us dry and the economy continues to suck pond water - where are we gonna get that money from? Are we just gonna swipe our nation's credit card through the scanner and pray that the Chinese don't deny our charging privileges?
It got me thinking. What could we do to kill 2 birds with one stone - get the emergency funds without raising our deficit for the millionth time. Then it hit me - what about all the damned money we send to the very same countries shipping their kids (and criminals) to the United States? According to the Congressional Research Service, the proposed amount of federal aid for fiscal year 2013 that was earmarked for Central America is 350.3 million dollars! Guatemala alone was slated for 93.6 million while El Salvador was due 41.8 million. If you include the money that we were supposed to fork over to Mexico, the total jumps to 619.8 million.
Now I realize that is not enough to foot the bill totally but it's a great start. After all, the aid money is supposed to be used to "combat trafficking in persons", "promote the rule of law and good governance" and "to control the borders". I think the current crisis falls under all of those items plus more. Why do we need to send our hard earned money to all these other countries anyway? No one sends the USA any money to help bail us out of this hell-hole of debt. Yes, I know that's silly to believe that our tax dollars should stay here in the USA to help the people who actually earn the money...
I did come across an article on the Heritage website - which I usually agree 100% with - that addressed why removing the foreign aid would cause problems and destabilize our security in the long run.
"When used wisely, foreign aid is a key national security tool. It ensures U.S. partnerships, promotes like-minded democratic institutions, and provides the U.S. with leverage abroad. Congress should understand that as security conditions in the region continue to deteriorate, cutting foreign aid would undermine the U.S.’s security interests."
Meh - right now our main concern should be the threat to our security from the thousands of illegals (not just kids making the trek and holding up in those DHS shelters) spilling across our border. Not to mention the gangbangers and illegals from Yemen or Pakistan that are crossing along with the rest of the crowd.
Then I found this little tidbit from a link at FreeRepublic...
The Southern Border Program to Improve Passage, will provide for more border checkpoints along Mexico's border with Guatemala, and offer more protection and even emergency medical care to those making their way north. The illegal aliens will receive a so-called Regional Visitor's Card, according to El Universal.
Still researching to see if the Southern Border Program to Improve Passage is the real deal or another Internet conspiracy theory so take it with a grain of salt.
Anyway - let's quit sending the money to the Central American countries who don't give a rats' ass about the sovereignty of the United States. We can use the funds to send their citizens back to live within THEIR borders instead of our own. And once we send them back - make sure we lock the door and only allow LEGAL immigration. Our doors are open but only if you obey the rules to get across the threshold.
UPDATE:
Rush Limbaugh talked about The Southern Border Program to Improve Passage on his show Friday. Today World Net Daily has a column about it also. I guess I can take off the tinfoil hat cause it looks like it's the real deal. WHAT. A. FREAKING. DISASTER.
Wednesday, July 09, 2014
While The Emperor Fiddled, the World Was Burning
Yesterday President Obama went to Colorado for a couple of fundraisers and a little downtime from all his "hard work" at the White House. While he was having just a good old time and yucking it up, the world continued to spiral out of control. Forget that we are in the midst of another one of this administrations royal f*&*ed up manufactured crisis, the turmoil across the globe has the entire world on edge.
Most of the sane people know that the last thing on Obama's to-do-list is truly working on fixing a problem - unless it involves the fundamental transformation of the USA. But even some Dems are beginning to wonder where Obama's head is at. Frankly I know where his head is at, but it is telling that some of the syncophants are beginning to question "The One".
Since there are so many low-information voters who seem to only understand pictures, I thought I would do a little visual display of exactly how concerned the President of the United States is with the current state of the USA and the world.
For those having a hard time getting upset about the apparent lack of giving a crap by President Obama, imagine if these were pictures of President George Bush. Heads would be exploding all over the world!
Most of the sane people know that the last thing on Obama's to-do-list is truly working on fixing a problem - unless it involves the fundamental transformation of the USA. But even some Dems are beginning to wonder where Obama's head is at. Frankly I know where his head is at, but it is telling that some of the syncophants are beginning to question "The One".
Since there are so many low-information voters who seem to only understand pictures, I thought I would do a little visual display of exactly how concerned the President of the United States is with the current state of the USA and the world.
For those having a hard time getting upset about the apparent lack of giving a crap by President Obama, imagine if these were pictures of President George Bush. Heads would be exploding all over the world!
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| While Obama was shaking hands with Mr. Horse Head... |
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| ISIL terrorists in Iraq were destroying the Tomb of Jonah |
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| While Obama was fist-bumping a gorilla statue... |
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| Our borders were being overrun with illegal immigrants |
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| While Obama was tossing back a pint... |
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| Israel's Iron Dome was working overtime to protect its citizens |
Wednesday, September 25, 2013
While Everyone Is Focused on Obamacare, Kerry Betrays Our Constitution
While everyone is focused on Sen Ted Cruz's incredible performance on the Senate floor and Sen. McCain's absolute betrayal of conservatives, Sec of State John Kerry was signing away our country's sovereignty at the UN. Despite objections from many members of Congress, the Obama administration is taking another step toward putting our country under the thumb of the UN.
Here's how the media describes the treaty -
"It prohibits the transfer of conventional weapons if they violate arms embargoes or if they promote acts of genocide, crimes against humanity or war crimes, and if they could be used in attacks on civilians or civilian buildings such as schools and hospitals."
Does anyone else see the absolute hypocrisy in the Obama administration pushing this agenda?? Is this treaty going to be retroactive? If so, then the Obama administration will be in a world of hurt with the UN. Does arming the Syrian "rebels" (aka Al Qaeda) violate this provision? What about the whole "Fast and Furious" debacle? And let's not forget about the assassinations in Benghazi.
If you look up "hypocritical ass" in the dictionary today, you would see a picture of John Kerry. Case in point, this statement..,
"This is about keeping weapons out of the hands of terrorists and rogue actors," Kerry said after signing the Arms Trade Treaty in front of UN officials.
I guess he forgot that the US is doing exactly that right now in Syria. I kind of consider the drug cartels in Mexico "rogue actors". Wouldn't be the first time that Kerry had an episode of "selective memory".
Of course the groups pushing this UN treaty were just thrilled about the US laying down at the UN. This statement from Kathi Lynn Austin, exec director of Conflict Awareness Project (goal is to track illicit arms trafficking) is just priceless...
"The recent terrorist attack on a shopping mall in Nairobi is a terrible reminder that no citizen, tourist or visitor of a country is immune from the human tragedy that results from a worldwide, unregulated arms trade," she said
The terrorist attack in Nairobi has nothing to do with an unregulated arms trade, you imbecile! This is nothing more than another form of worldwide gun control. Let me repeat this slowly... guns don't kill people, people kill people. Terrorists don't care if their guns are legally obtained or not. If they don't have a gun available, they will use whatever means necessary to inflict human carnage and suffering. A UN treaty is about as effective as eating cereal with a fork in preventing terrorist attacks.
Frank Jannuzi, deputy executive director of Amnesty International USA wins dumbass of the day honors with this statement...
"The Obama administration is politically committed to ending the unscrupulous trade in deadly weapons used by dictators, war lords and criminal gangs to commit atrocities,"
Repeat after me, Fast and Furious, Benghazi, Syria. Fast and Furious, Benghazi, Syria. The stupidity - it burns,
John Kerry did his best to reassure us Americans who are concerned about ceding control of anything to the UN...
"Make no mistake, we would never think about supporting a treaty that is inconsistent with the rights of Americans, the rights of American citizens to be able to exercise their guaranteed rights under our constitution," he said.
BWAHAHA - I had to read this about 5 times just to be sure I wasn't reading The Onion. Since when has ANYONE in the Obama Administration cared about protecting our Constitutional rights. As Obama has demonstrated time and time again, anything that trashes the Constitution is on the priority list of this administration. And the media report this crap with a straight face???
Ambassador Stevens, Sean Smith, Tyrone Woods, Glen Doherty, Brian Terry and all the Mexican civilians killed with Fast and Furious guns were not available for comment...
Here's how the media describes the treaty -
"It prohibits the transfer of conventional weapons if they violate arms embargoes or if they promote acts of genocide, crimes against humanity or war crimes, and if they could be used in attacks on civilians or civilian buildings such as schools and hospitals."
Does anyone else see the absolute hypocrisy in the Obama administration pushing this agenda?? Is this treaty going to be retroactive? If so, then the Obama administration will be in a world of hurt with the UN. Does arming the Syrian "rebels" (aka Al Qaeda) violate this provision? What about the whole "Fast and Furious" debacle? And let's not forget about the assassinations in Benghazi.
If you look up "hypocritical ass" in the dictionary today, you would see a picture of John Kerry. Case in point, this statement..,
"This is about keeping weapons out of the hands of terrorists and rogue actors," Kerry said after signing the Arms Trade Treaty in front of UN officials.
I guess he forgot that the US is doing exactly that right now in Syria. I kind of consider the drug cartels in Mexico "rogue actors". Wouldn't be the first time that Kerry had an episode of "selective memory".
Of course the groups pushing this UN treaty were just thrilled about the US laying down at the UN. This statement from Kathi Lynn Austin, exec director of Conflict Awareness Project (goal is to track illicit arms trafficking) is just priceless...
"The recent terrorist attack on a shopping mall in Nairobi is a terrible reminder that no citizen, tourist or visitor of a country is immune from the human tragedy that results from a worldwide, unregulated arms trade," she said
The terrorist attack in Nairobi has nothing to do with an unregulated arms trade, you imbecile! This is nothing more than another form of worldwide gun control. Let me repeat this slowly... guns don't kill people, people kill people. Terrorists don't care if their guns are legally obtained or not. If they don't have a gun available, they will use whatever means necessary to inflict human carnage and suffering. A UN treaty is about as effective as eating cereal with a fork in preventing terrorist attacks.
Frank Jannuzi, deputy executive director of Amnesty International USA wins dumbass of the day honors with this statement...
"The Obama administration is politically committed to ending the unscrupulous trade in deadly weapons used by dictators, war lords and criminal gangs to commit atrocities,"
Repeat after me, Fast and Furious, Benghazi, Syria. Fast and Furious, Benghazi, Syria. The stupidity - it burns,
John Kerry did his best to reassure us Americans who are concerned about ceding control of anything to the UN...
"Make no mistake, we would never think about supporting a treaty that is inconsistent with the rights of Americans, the rights of American citizens to be able to exercise their guaranteed rights under our constitution," he said.
BWAHAHA - I had to read this about 5 times just to be sure I wasn't reading The Onion. Since when has ANYONE in the Obama Administration cared about protecting our Constitutional rights. As Obama has demonstrated time and time again, anything that trashes the Constitution is on the priority list of this administration. And the media report this crap with a straight face???
Ambassador Stevens, Sean Smith, Tyrone Woods, Glen Doherty, Brian Terry and all the Mexican civilians killed with Fast and Furious guns were not available for comment...
Sunday, September 15, 2013
Friday, September 13, 2013
Where We Have Come From - Where We Are At Now
Obama talked about a "fundamental transformation" of this country during his campaign in 2008. This week the entire world got to see exactly what he meant especially with our relationship with the Soviet Union...
We have gone from "Tear down this wall"....
to this...
Well at least we can say that Obama kept one of his campaign promises...
We have gone from "Tear down this wall"....
to this...
Well at least we can say that Obama kept one of his campaign promises...
Thursday, September 12, 2013
Consorting With The Enemy
Isn't it ironic that on the anniversary of the murder of over 3000 Americans and an attack on American soil, we're discussing military strikes in Syria to aid the rebels? If you only listen to the mainstream media or are just one of those headline skimming low information voters, you automatically say "yeah let's help out the guys trying to defeat a murderous dictator". But the truth is a bit deeper than many are willing or even care about going.
The truth of the matter is the Syrian rebels are NOT civilian citizens angry with their country's leaders. They are not a Syrian form of the "tea party" and are not freedom fighters. They are Islamists that are on a jihad to build their caliphate. The rebels are a mixture of various Islamic fighters from around the globe - chief among them Al-Qaeda.
What?? You think I'm just some crazy lady with a computer who has nightmares about black helicopters? Well read the testimony of Thomas Joscelyn to the House Committee on Homeland Security. Here's one damning snip-
"Al Qaeda does not control the entire rebellion, which is made up of a complex set of actors and alliances. However, al Qaeda and its allies dominate a large portion of northern Syria and play a key role in the fighting throughout the rest of the country. These same al Qaeda-affiliated forces have fought alongside Free Syrian Army brigades. There is no clear geographic dividing line between the most extreme fighters and other rebels."
And these are the rebels that we are now arming? Yes our CIA is shipping weapons, equipment, etc to Syria straight to the rebels. As a matter of face, we started shipping these weapons THIS WEEK!
So the President is contemplating military strikes against the Assad regime as a "warning" against the use of chemical weapons. Contrary to Sec Kerry and Obama's claims, there is NO conclusive evidence that the chemical weapons unleashed on Syrians were from the Assad forces. Common sense and history itself would lend one to believe that the chemical weapon attack was part of the "grand plan" of the rebels to rope the US into action.
So think about this on the Anniversary of 9/11 - the day Al Qaeda attacked our country - we are essentially arming our sworn enemy when we ship weapons to the rebels. If (God forbid) we end up in some kind of military action in Syria, we will be asking our soldiers to fight alongside Al Qaeda. Certainly I'm not the only one that has blood shooting out of their eyeballs just even imagining such a scenario.
On September 10, 2010, President Obama held a press conference. The Ground Zero Mosque was one of the top news items and a reporter asked the obligatory "are we at war with Islam" question. This was President Obama's response:
"We are not at war against Islam. We are at war against terrorist organizations that have distorted Islam"
Today the President attended memorials remembering the victims of the 9/11 terrorist attack. Last night he gave a speech talking up the reasons why we should help the rebels. Does anyone else feel like the world has not only stopped turning but has flipped inside out?
It's a slap in the face to all the families that lost loved ones on 9/11, the rescue workers and every single member of the military who has served in Iraq or Afghanistan. Do the words "aid and comfort to the enemy" still have any meaning?
The truth of the matter is the Syrian rebels are NOT civilian citizens angry with their country's leaders. They are not a Syrian form of the "tea party" and are not freedom fighters. They are Islamists that are on a jihad to build their caliphate. The rebels are a mixture of various Islamic fighters from around the globe - chief among them Al-Qaeda.
What?? You think I'm just some crazy lady with a computer who has nightmares about black helicopters? Well read the testimony of Thomas Joscelyn to the House Committee on Homeland Security. Here's one damning snip-
"Al Qaeda does not control the entire rebellion, which is made up of a complex set of actors and alliances. However, al Qaeda and its allies dominate a large portion of northern Syria and play a key role in the fighting throughout the rest of the country. These same al Qaeda-affiliated forces have fought alongside Free Syrian Army brigades. There is no clear geographic dividing line between the most extreme fighters and other rebels."
And these are the rebels that we are now arming? Yes our CIA is shipping weapons, equipment, etc to Syria straight to the rebels. As a matter of face, we started shipping these weapons THIS WEEK!
So the President is contemplating military strikes against the Assad regime as a "warning" against the use of chemical weapons. Contrary to Sec Kerry and Obama's claims, there is NO conclusive evidence that the chemical weapons unleashed on Syrians were from the Assad forces. Common sense and history itself would lend one to believe that the chemical weapon attack was part of the "grand plan" of the rebels to rope the US into action.
So think about this on the Anniversary of 9/11 - the day Al Qaeda attacked our country - we are essentially arming our sworn enemy when we ship weapons to the rebels. If (God forbid) we end up in some kind of military action in Syria, we will be asking our soldiers to fight alongside Al Qaeda. Certainly I'm not the only one that has blood shooting out of their eyeballs just even imagining such a scenario.
On September 10, 2010, President Obama held a press conference. The Ground Zero Mosque was one of the top news items and a reporter asked the obligatory "are we at war with Islam" question. This was President Obama's response:
"We are not at war against Islam. We are at war against terrorist organizations that have distorted Islam"
Today the President attended memorials remembering the victims of the 9/11 terrorist attack. Last night he gave a speech talking up the reasons why we should help the rebels. Does anyone else feel like the world has not only stopped turning but has flipped inside out?
It's a slap in the face to all the families that lost loved ones on 9/11, the rescue workers and every single member of the military who has served in Iraq or Afghanistan. Do the words "aid and comfort to the enemy" still have any meaning?
Sunday, November 25, 2012
Never Underestimate the Power of Stupidity
I've had a couple of weeks to sit back and lick my wounds over the results of the 2012 Election. I quarantined myself from talk radio and conservative news websites because I just could not bear to read/hear the self-flagellation of conservatives for failing to deliver on a much needed new direction for this country. Despite my self-imposed exile, I could not avoid bits and pieces of news clips and stories proclaiming to have the REAL answer for the reason for the loss. Typically all the high-brow know-it-alls have it completely wrong. The loss had nothing to do with messaging, the wrong candidate or moderation. The loss was solely about the absolute ignorance of the majority of this country's population.
What else could explain the fact that people voted to continue down the road to fiscal ruin? Not just our country's fiscal ruin but our own personal fiscal nose-dive. Groceries are ridiculously high, gas (while trending down at the moment) costs more than it did 4 years ago, home values are in the toilet and wages are sinking as fast as the Titanic. Don't even mention the fact that our country is in debt so far over our head that it will be generations before we can balance the spreadsheet- if we even survive as a country long enough to get there.
Only abject ignorance would propel people to vote simply based on a candidate's skin color - it's not racism, it's stupidity. It's the years of mental beat-downs by racecard flashing media whores who blamed skin color for failure to achieve success instead of the absolute idiocy of sitting on your ass and waiting for someone else to hand it to you. It's the fallacy of believing that you are entitled to something because over a hundred years ago someone with the same skin color as you was treated poorly.
Voting with your "lady parts" or your dreams of a gay wedding can only be defined as ignorance in the voting booth. No one with any shred of intelligence can believe that a vote for a candidate could mean a ban on birth control or change the definition of marriage. I do have to hand it to the political power brokers. It was a masterful stroke of political manuevering against a population of those with no ability or desire to think for themselves.
Stupidity is what gives celebrity endorsements the edge in the current political climate. How else can you explain a multi-millionaire celebrity bemoaning the inequities of the 1%? How stupid do you have to be to believe that someone serving $3000 bottles of champagne or forking over $35K per person at a fund raiser would even truly care about someone making $10/hr - unless you are spending some of that $10/hr pay for one of their celebrity products?
No amount of messaging could overcome such a level of ignorance. Not when you've got people touting "Obama-phones", "free" healthcare, government bailouts and entitlements out the whazoo as the reason for continuing down the path of self-destruction. There is no perfect candidate to defeat the abject idiocy of those that believe the government can take better care of us than we can take care of our ourselves.
Those that supported the Romney/Ryan ticket failed to remember the most important thing - Never underestimate the power of stupidity. Now we are all going to suffer for THAT ignorance.
What else could explain the fact that people voted to continue down the road to fiscal ruin? Not just our country's fiscal ruin but our own personal fiscal nose-dive. Groceries are ridiculously high, gas (while trending down at the moment) costs more than it did 4 years ago, home values are in the toilet and wages are sinking as fast as the Titanic. Don't even mention the fact that our country is in debt so far over our head that it will be generations before we can balance the spreadsheet- if we even survive as a country long enough to get there.
Only abject ignorance would propel people to vote simply based on a candidate's skin color - it's not racism, it's stupidity. It's the years of mental beat-downs by racecard flashing media whores who blamed skin color for failure to achieve success instead of the absolute idiocy of sitting on your ass and waiting for someone else to hand it to you. It's the fallacy of believing that you are entitled to something because over a hundred years ago someone with the same skin color as you was treated poorly.
Voting with your "lady parts" or your dreams of a gay wedding can only be defined as ignorance in the voting booth. No one with any shred of intelligence can believe that a vote for a candidate could mean a ban on birth control or change the definition of marriage. I do have to hand it to the political power brokers. It was a masterful stroke of political manuevering against a population of those with no ability or desire to think for themselves.
Stupidity is what gives celebrity endorsements the edge in the current political climate. How else can you explain a multi-millionaire celebrity bemoaning the inequities of the 1%? How stupid do you have to be to believe that someone serving $3000 bottles of champagne or forking over $35K per person at a fund raiser would even truly care about someone making $10/hr - unless you are spending some of that $10/hr pay for one of their celebrity products?
No amount of messaging could overcome such a level of ignorance. Not when you've got people touting "Obama-phones", "free" healthcare, government bailouts and entitlements out the whazoo as the reason for continuing down the path of self-destruction. There is no perfect candidate to defeat the abject idiocy of those that believe the government can take better care of us than we can take care of our ourselves.
Those that supported the Romney/Ryan ticket failed to remember the most important thing - Never underestimate the power of stupidity. Now we are all going to suffer for THAT ignorance.
Monday, September 10, 2012
Are Social Issue Voters Going to Determine the Election Outcome?
One of my friends is an ardent supporter of gay marriage. I have no problem with homosexuality - your sexual activity is none of my business - unless it infringes upon my rights and personal values. I believe in civil unions but not in same-sex marriage. I believe that marriage is between a man and a woman - simple as that.
This friend has decided to cast her vote based solely on gay marriage and reproductive rights (a more PC term for abortion). She even said that she could never support a candidate who would not allow her gay friends to file a joint tax return. Now this is not some young woman in her early 20's living at home with her parents. She's a married woman in her late 20's, works full-time and has her own business on the side. How could a bright intelligent woman cast a vote based on social issues alone? What's even scarier to me is the high number of "likes" she got for her facebook post. Is this the type of voter that will determine the outcome of the election? Dear Martha - I hope not.
Frankly I'm shocked that in these perilous economic times that anyone would use social issues as the deciding factor. Have our citizens become so self-centered that they can't see beyond their own little world bubble? Have we been so dumbed down that we can't determine priorities and see the big picture? Are we so ignorant of the Constitution and our history that we will turn over the keys to our country to someone who wants to "fundamentally transform" our country for one issue? It just boggles my mind.
The issue of gay marriage is not high on my list of priorities in a candidate. The United States is in crisis and our future is hanging by a thread. I am frankly more concerned about the future of my children and grandchildren than whether or not Frank and Jim can file a joint tax return as a "married couple". I am more worried about whether or not people will be able to find a job, keep their home or even afford food in the very near future. Filing a joint tax return as a married gay couple - at the rate we're going no one will be filing tax returns because no one will have a job.
I'm not even going to broach the subject of "reproductive rights" - that is simply a red herring thrown out there to distract voters away from the economy. Besides no one is trying to ban birth control - just not having taxpayers fund your lifestyle choices.
I pray that voters like my friend are few and far between but I fear they are more prevalant than any of us believe. I hope that at some point prior to this election the rational thoughts take over and these people like my friend pull their heads out of the sand. In the meantime I may have to "un-friend" them on facebook until after the election. Or sign them up for Romney-Ryan updates so at least they get the other side of the story...
Friday, April 13, 2012
A System That Punishes Responsibility
As most of you know, I have been through a crazy few years - a drawn out divorce, over my head debt, etc. BUT I survived and actually thrived. When we rang in 2012, I decided it was time to think about buying a house of my own. I knew that my credit was still "iffy" but thought I'd go forward so I would know what I needed to work on. Imagine my surprise when I found out that despite taking responsibility for my debts and doing the right thing, the system worked against me. I'm not posting this for sympathy or as a whiny screed - I think it's important to know how the credit reporting system and mortgage system are set up to work against those that try to pull themselves up by their bootstraps.
When I found myself in a financial crumch even before TheColdOne decided he didn't want to be married anymore, I chose to join a debt management program rather than file bankruptcy. This was quite a stretch as my debts were around $40,000. I began making the monthly payments to get myself out of my self-made financial hole. Unfortunately, I didn't learn my lesson and ran up a couple more credit cards. I had just enrolled those maxed out cards into a debt management program when I was hit with the divorce.
I chose once again, to pay off my debts. After all, I ran them up and it was my responsibility. The divorce dragged out over 3 years and my company put pay raises on hold & eliminated yearly bonuses. I was struggling just to pay the essentials. I kept up payments on the oldest debt management program but dropped out of the newest one. I contacted all of the credit card companies involved and explained the situation. I started making at least token payments each month - less than the minimum due - in order to show that I was making an effort. Once I received the divorce settlement, I paid all the past due amounts and brought the cards up to current status. I completed the initial $40,000 program - not missing a payment for over 9 years - and paid in full.
So this is how I entered into the world of credit reports with less than $6000 in credit card debt, a couple of parent college loans and a car loan. I actually had a little bit in savings - enough to cover the closing costs of a mortgage. I met with a mortgage lender, explained my situation and we proceeded to see where I stood. My credit score was still less than the minimum required but only by 30 points. Just a few tweaks would bring me up to snuff. I set out to contact the credit card companies and see what could be done. Needless to say, I was met with indignation and actual disdain. Some even expressed shock that I would even think of asking them to work with me.
Here's a few key points that I learned. First of all, if you are unable to make the minimum payments on your credit cards, it does NO GOOD to make at least a token payment and contact the credit card company. If you pay less than the minimum, it goes as a delinquent account on your credit report. Delinquent payments stay on your credit report for 7 YEARS. If you file bankruptcy, it stays on your credit report for 10 years BUT FHA allows you to obtain a mortgage after 2 years of filing bankruptcy. There is no relief for those with delinquent payments or for those that struggled to make token payments. This has a HUGE impact on your credit score.
Secondly, it doesn't matter if your credit card payment is posted 1 day late. It automatically goes to the delinquent payment of 30days bucket. I literally had a payment posted on the 6th when the minimum payment was due on the 5th. It now shows as a 30day delinquent payment on the credit report. This also has a huge impact on your credit score. The credit card companies were actually offended that I requested this be changed on my account - "you should have made your payment on time". Forget the fact that I made a payment that was higher than the minimum amount due. Didn't matter.
Lastly - if your account goes to collection but your payment was already in the mail and posted less than 2 days after it went to collection, too bad. Even if you spoke to the credit card company many times BEFORE it went into collection and they knew of your situation. Even if your payment was to pay the account in full.
So essentially, I did what I felt was right. I took responsibility for my debt and slowly paid them off. I have no active credit cards (and yes that has a negative impact on your credit score - you have to show that you have available credit) and less than $6000 in credit card debt. I have paid all rent, utilities, car payments, student loan payments, etc on time. The only place I struggled was the credit cards - yet I am not able to get a mortgage. I am a nurse and make a comfortable salary - have worked in this same position for 10 years - yet that doesn't make a difference.
When I hear the news reports about how the government is working to help those behind in their mortgages and those that took out mortgages they couldn't truly afford, my blood starts to boil. I'm not denigrating all of those that are in financial hot water - most of it through no fault of their own. Believe it or not, I could have filed bankruptcy 3 years ago and be better off now. I would have saved all the money that I paid to the credit cards, been credit card debt free and began to rebuild my credit. I wouldn't have struggled and scaped by and the stress would have been reduced tremendously. I could actually qualify for a FHA loan since the required 2 years after bankruptcy would have passed.
I just find it astonishing that if you are able to dig yourself out of the hole & work very hard to do so, you are punished. This doesn't bode well for the future of the people that struggle through these economic times and want to grab their piece of the American dream. It is strictly a numbers game and the math doesn't add up for those ready to take the next step into homeownership.
When I found myself in a financial crumch even before TheColdOne decided he didn't want to be married anymore, I chose to join a debt management program rather than file bankruptcy. This was quite a stretch as my debts were around $40,000. I began making the monthly payments to get myself out of my self-made financial hole. Unfortunately, I didn't learn my lesson and ran up a couple more credit cards. I had just enrolled those maxed out cards into a debt management program when I was hit with the divorce.
I chose once again, to pay off my debts. After all, I ran them up and it was my responsibility. The divorce dragged out over 3 years and my company put pay raises on hold & eliminated yearly bonuses. I was struggling just to pay the essentials. I kept up payments on the oldest debt management program but dropped out of the newest one. I contacted all of the credit card companies involved and explained the situation. I started making at least token payments each month - less than the minimum due - in order to show that I was making an effort. Once I received the divorce settlement, I paid all the past due amounts and brought the cards up to current status. I completed the initial $40,000 program - not missing a payment for over 9 years - and paid in full.
So this is how I entered into the world of credit reports with less than $6000 in credit card debt, a couple of parent college loans and a car loan. I actually had a little bit in savings - enough to cover the closing costs of a mortgage. I met with a mortgage lender, explained my situation and we proceeded to see where I stood. My credit score was still less than the minimum required but only by 30 points. Just a few tweaks would bring me up to snuff. I set out to contact the credit card companies and see what could be done. Needless to say, I was met with indignation and actual disdain. Some even expressed shock that I would even think of asking them to work with me.
Here's a few key points that I learned. First of all, if you are unable to make the minimum payments on your credit cards, it does NO GOOD to make at least a token payment and contact the credit card company. If you pay less than the minimum, it goes as a delinquent account on your credit report. Delinquent payments stay on your credit report for 7 YEARS. If you file bankruptcy, it stays on your credit report for 10 years BUT FHA allows you to obtain a mortgage after 2 years of filing bankruptcy. There is no relief for those with delinquent payments or for those that struggled to make token payments. This has a HUGE impact on your credit score.
Secondly, it doesn't matter if your credit card payment is posted 1 day late. It automatically goes to the delinquent payment of 30days bucket. I literally had a payment posted on the 6th when the minimum payment was due on the 5th. It now shows as a 30day delinquent payment on the credit report. This also has a huge impact on your credit score. The credit card companies were actually offended that I requested this be changed on my account - "you should have made your payment on time". Forget the fact that I made a payment that was higher than the minimum amount due. Didn't matter.
Lastly - if your account goes to collection but your payment was already in the mail and posted less than 2 days after it went to collection, too bad. Even if you spoke to the credit card company many times BEFORE it went into collection and they knew of your situation. Even if your payment was to pay the account in full.
So essentially, I did what I felt was right. I took responsibility for my debt and slowly paid them off. I have no active credit cards (and yes that has a negative impact on your credit score - you have to show that you have available credit) and less than $6000 in credit card debt. I have paid all rent, utilities, car payments, student loan payments, etc on time. The only place I struggled was the credit cards - yet I am not able to get a mortgage. I am a nurse and make a comfortable salary - have worked in this same position for 10 years - yet that doesn't make a difference.
When I hear the news reports about how the government is working to help those behind in their mortgages and those that took out mortgages they couldn't truly afford, my blood starts to boil. I'm not denigrating all of those that are in financial hot water - most of it through no fault of their own. Believe it or not, I could have filed bankruptcy 3 years ago and be better off now. I would have saved all the money that I paid to the credit cards, been credit card debt free and began to rebuild my credit. I wouldn't have struggled and scaped by and the stress would have been reduced tremendously. I could actually qualify for a FHA loan since the required 2 years after bankruptcy would have passed.
I just find it astonishing that if you are able to dig yourself out of the hole & work very hard to do so, you are punished. This doesn't bode well for the future of the people that struggle through these economic times and want to grab their piece of the American dream. It is strictly a numbers game and the math doesn't add up for those ready to take the next step into homeownership.
Saturday, March 24, 2012
Rev Al's Knee-Jerk Party - Same Story, Different City
The Internet is on fire with stories about the death of Trayvon Martin. The sad thing is that most of those commenting are jerking their knees about something they don't know anything about. Most of what has been reported has been snippets released by those with an obvious agenda. These snippets have taken on a life of their own and have blossomed into full blown hysteria. I saw a YouTube video of a Florida news broadcast that called this a "vigilante murder" and called Martin "a boy". Now you have Spike Lee tweeting out George Zimmerman's home address and the New Black Panthers placing a bounty on Zimmerman's head. What the hell is going on here??
This case IS a tragedy. A young man is dead and another man is in hiding for his safety. There has not been a single hearing, inquest, etc but taking one look at all the reports, you would believe the trial was over and the verdict was guilty.
The pics of all the "hoodie" rallies are just bizarre. Let me just say something openly and forget about being "politically correct". Anyone that claims to not have their heart skip a beat when out at night and seeing a strange person in your neighborhood wearing their sweatshirt hood is lying. Notice that I did not mention a race or sex here - it has nothing to do with race. It has to do with the real world and the fact that criminals are drawn to wearing hoodies. Just watch the news and check out surveillance footage of burglaries or robberies - the majority of the criminals are wearing some type of hoodie. Not a racial issue - more of a clothing choice issue. It just looks damn evil - regardless of the color or sex of the person wearing it.
Anytime I see Rev Al jump into the middle of a situation, my skeptical alert starts going off at high frequency. Rev Al doesn't miss a beat when it comes to stirring the fires of racism. If there is a whiff of the possibility of race being involved, you can bet Rev Al is on the first flight he can get. He's jerked his knees so many times that I can't believe he can still walk without limping. When Rev Al gets involved that should be a signal to everyone to take a step back and look at the big picture.
Everyone joining in with the Rev Al Knee-Jerk Party needs to simmer down and let justice run it's course. Contrary to what the Rev likes to scream, there is justice in this country. Let the FACTS speak for themselves - don't let the media pull your chain or stoke the fires of hatred. Otherwise you are just as guilty as Rev Al and the New Black Panthers in stirring the pot of violence.
And for those that still can't control those jerking knees - just remember these 2 names - Richard Jewell and the Duke Lacrosse Players. Both were situations that got blasted through the media and convicted people without a shred of factual evidence. Lots of lives were ruined and lots of reputations permanently damaged. And it all could have been prevented if cooler heads had prevailed and those that make their living feeding off public frenzies had been held to account for their actions.
Please take a deep breath and let's wait on the facts. We owe it to the memory of Trayvon Martin.
UPDATE: Here's a video from Breitbart of the New Black Panthers' Press Conference/Rally
This case IS a tragedy. A young man is dead and another man is in hiding for his safety. There has not been a single hearing, inquest, etc but taking one look at all the reports, you would believe the trial was over and the verdict was guilty.
The pics of all the "hoodie" rallies are just bizarre. Let me just say something openly and forget about being "politically correct". Anyone that claims to not have their heart skip a beat when out at night and seeing a strange person in your neighborhood wearing their sweatshirt hood is lying. Notice that I did not mention a race or sex here - it has nothing to do with race. It has to do with the real world and the fact that criminals are drawn to wearing hoodies. Just watch the news and check out surveillance footage of burglaries or robberies - the majority of the criminals are wearing some type of hoodie. Not a racial issue - more of a clothing choice issue. It just looks damn evil - regardless of the color or sex of the person wearing it.
Anytime I see Rev Al jump into the middle of a situation, my skeptical alert starts going off at high frequency. Rev Al doesn't miss a beat when it comes to stirring the fires of racism. If there is a whiff of the possibility of race being involved, you can bet Rev Al is on the first flight he can get. He's jerked his knees so many times that I can't believe he can still walk without limping. When Rev Al gets involved that should be a signal to everyone to take a step back and look at the big picture.
Everyone joining in with the Rev Al Knee-Jerk Party needs to simmer down and let justice run it's course. Contrary to what the Rev likes to scream, there is justice in this country. Let the FACTS speak for themselves - don't let the media pull your chain or stoke the fires of hatred. Otherwise you are just as guilty as Rev Al and the New Black Panthers in stirring the pot of violence.
And for those that still can't control those jerking knees - just remember these 2 names - Richard Jewell and the Duke Lacrosse Players. Both were situations that got blasted through the media and convicted people without a shred of factual evidence. Lots of lives were ruined and lots of reputations permanently damaged. And it all could have been prevented if cooler heads had prevailed and those that make their living feeding off public frenzies had been held to account for their actions.
Please take a deep breath and let's wait on the facts. We owe it to the memory of Trayvon Martin.
UPDATE: Here's a video from Breitbart of the New Black Panthers' Press Conference/Rally
Thursday, March 15, 2012
A Not So Humble Brag Indicts the Libs on Operation Get Rush
Anyone that follows politics, etc knew that the whole kerfluffle was orchestrated by the Left especially when Sheila Jackson Lee started spouting off about Rush on the floor of the House. Proving it might be difficult though - that is until someone wanted to grab their 15 minutes of fame. From the excellent piece at Legal Insurrection...
The secondary boycott of Rush Limbaugh advertisers is portrayed in the media as a reaction to a groundswell of public outrage. In fact, the secondary boycott was initiated by and driven by Media Matters, which had a "Stop Limbaugh" campaign on the shelf waiting to be used, and was executed by Angelo Carusone, Director of Online Strategy for Media Matters.
So basically it was nothing more than a plan sitting on a shelf at Media Matters just waiting on a foot in the mouth moment from Rush. It wasn't a grassroots campaign of regular outraged Americans - it was an astroturf plan from the Obama Zombies over at Media Matters. And Angelo Carusone couldn't help crowing about how he worked all weekend to get Rush off the air... (also from Legal Insurrection's piece)
In the Village Voice interview, Carusone acknowledges he talked to advertisers all weekend, and that the Carbonite Saturday night announcement was a key turning point:
I started talking to advertisers on Thursday, and got a lot of feedback on Friday, and I knew a lot of movement was taking place. This was important to think about from a business perspective. The very clearest example was when Carbonite came out on Saturday night. That was significant because they had been one of his biggest advertisers, and they announced their drop after the so called apology. They said the apology didn’t matter. Rush had exposed himself as too volatile to do business with.
As it turns out, the Media Matters Get Rush Campaign was an actual failure. Carbonite's stock tanked, Sleep Train asked to come back but was turned down by Rush and Rush has a full stable of advertisers. AND his audience has increased in size. If Carusone wasn't so quick to try to take credit for the campaign, you would almost think it was a brilliant bit of reverse psychology by El Rushbo himself.
Now Media Matters has awakened a sleeping giant. We were all getting a little quiet and subdued with the GOP primary and the actual trainwreck that our nation is becoming. But this little quest to silence conservative voices was a wake up call. Not only have passions been raised but Rush has even started tweeting! Coincidentally Rush's first tweet was a link to the story on Legal Insurrection. Ahhh I love the smell of schnauzefreud at 12noon on weekdays...
Oh and by the way - I sent a copy of the Village Voice interview to the IRS so they could start billing Media Matters for taxes. I bet the IRS was deluged with copied of the article.
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