tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-201372012024-03-07T14:31:00.690-05:00That's OutrageousThat's Outrageous is designed to help readers think about current issues in any area;arts,politics,money,music,or any other area I am interested in making a statement about that will stimulate a response. Any response will do anger, sadness, happiness, agreement, disagreement, a interesting arguement. The goal is to learn something.Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11985407356808270474noreply@blogger.comBlogger288125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20137201.post-66339580694018562032014-01-09T12:51:00.000-05:002014-01-09T12:51:23.082-05:00Sheila Jackson-Lee Almost Gets It Right<br />
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Unemployment payments should have a new, more accurately descriptive name. The one thing liberals cannot admit is that their policies have wrecked the United States of America. It is likely that prosperity which is felt at every strata of society will be a long time returning. The environmentalists, the animal rights activists, and most other interest groups are only interested in themselves and not the well being of the nation.<br />
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Jobs will not be created to the extent necessary to lift the lower tiers of society upward until employers can afford to hire more workers. Big government is causing big problems. The culprits are the liberals and progressives of Democrat and Republican stripes. We must face the fact that for quite awhile to come unemployment "benefits" will be nothing more than wealth transfer from the middle class to the non-working class of citizens. The rich will never be deprived of their wealth. They are needed to prop up the professional politicians who are robbing rather than serving the public.<br />
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At this point the average government worker is paid more than the average worker whose taxes pay for the government. Does this make sense? Government is divorced from the governed at this point and change is not in the air. The new term for unemployment "benefits" should realize this fact and make it clear. Perhaps the term used should be Not Employed Citizens Pay. Of course recipients will be eligible for all other benefits such as Medicaid, Food Stamps, etc. It is unlikely that the USA will be a shadow of its former self in the near or distant future.<br />
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<br />Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11985407356808270474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20137201.post-16825849072193409332011-07-06T12:11:00.000-04:002011-07-06T12:11:49.062-04:00What happened to Caylee Anthony?The trial is over, a success for the defense, an the media fed outrage has started. Of course it won't last long but the mob mentality is interesting to observe. Yes, there are certainly more questions than answers, the main one being if not guilty what happened to Caylee.<br />
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The prosecution and the police have much to answer. The Anthony family appears to be a degraded one, this is especially true if the child's death was accidental. The simplest solution would have been to call 911 and report it. The situation was allowed to spiral out of control (maybe) and subject the father and brother of Casey Anthony to the most disgusting accusations. Accusations which the defense never offered any evidence nor is it expected to do so. The body or remains thereof were identified within reason. How did they get to the place of discovery? Why was an accidental death distorted by a cover up? Why the charade about searching for the child in hopes of finding her alive?<br />
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Without doubt the truth will emerge over the years, perhaps quite soon as Casey cannot be retried for the crime if there was one. There are a few lessons to be learned or relearned. Usually a family murder is committed by a family member. Police investigators are often not capable of a real investigation, particularly if the case becomes complicated. The compulsion by authorities to clear a case put someone, anyone on death row is a force not to be under estimated.<br />
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Trial should not be televised or transmitted over the radio. There is too much temptation for the actors to become just that. The emotional bias of broadcast events detracts from a real examination of evidence. There was little enough of that on offer. The public is generally incapable of resisting media manipulation; this much is obvious from the anger about the acquittal. It is also why political life in the US in agonizing.<br />
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When the next "Trial of the Century" rolls around, turn off the television.Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11985407356808270474noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20137201.post-26566176294019638772011-07-04T11:29:00.000-04:002011-07-04T11:29:30.855-04:00We're All Socialists NowIt seems that the editors of Time Magazine and their Sorosian supporters are willing to give up our liberty and freedom so that they may enjoy dominating the rest of us. Today, Independence from Britain day, is the one event in our history that should be celebrated and held sacred. Without it no doubt there would have been more than two civil wars.<br />
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Liberals have no idea about the meaning of freedom or liberty. Conservatives are not willing to fight for either principle. This brings us to our situation of confusion, self-doubt, and various hate(fear) based behaviors on a national scale. Apparently many citizens will give up freedom for the chance of being protected by the government. These people vote away their freedom of choice. At the moment the United States is a mini-Orwellian culture. Almost everything the government postulates as truth is in fact the opposite. Their is very little evidence of the fourth estate, the media, doing its job. Rather these journalism school graduates are parrots for the rulers.<br />
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In the United States the citizens are not ruled they are represented; at least that was the idea. European Progressive Ideas, introduced to the US in the mid-19th century have corrupted the constitutional basis of American freedom. The tremendous influx of middle and southern Europeans during this period provided a malleable voting base for progressives. Slowly the welfare state emerged and with it freedom and liberty made their exit.<br />
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Because the constitution is denigrated, not explained to youngsters, and fake socialism embraced by the "leaders", the USA finds itself adrift in a sea of slogans without basis. The government is going to created jobs. This is impossible. Jobs are created by a free people innovating to produce goods and services other free people want and are willing to pay for. This will not happen in the USA again for quite awhile.<br />
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Independence Day should be a day of contemplation; unfortunately that requires the ability to think . Thinking is a faculty that has mostly been lost among the emotional response to life problems.<br />
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I urge everyone to strive for independence. It is not an easy thing to attain, but is easily lost.Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11985407356808270474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20137201.post-79032601944481285672011-07-01T06:48:00.000-04:002011-07-01T06:48:24.250-04:00Independence DayI just heard a news report that the liberal side of America is calling July 4th a Republican propaganda holiday. This idea shows just how far we, as a people, have fallen. It is difficult to get excited about being separated from an oppressive English government as most US citizens are happy with an oppressive US government. A large percentage of Americans can not remember freedom and liberty for all. A big portion of society thinks that human nature can be improved and that the Constitution of the United States is antiquated. How can such people be expected to celebrate the hard won freedom they are discarding at every turn?<br />
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The United States is based on the idea that each person has God given rights to Freedom, Liberty and the pursuit of happiness. All these concepts have been corrupted by 19th century European anti-monarchism. The founders of the USA were the first serious anti-monarchists and realized that the tendency of those trusted to govern would be a corruption dictated by human nature. So called European thinkers denied this from the mid n 19th century on (if not sooner). They were and are wrong.<br />
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The United States is based on freedom from government. That basis appears to be disappearing. Human nature tends to laziness, and oppression. The siren song that government can cure all ills is obviously a delusion embraced by many. It is interesting that most so called activists have never had a job but live by donations from agenda driven wealthy dominators. It is amazing how self righteous these parasites are when spending other people's money.<br />
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It is time for a new independence movement which encourages a return to the idea of personal responsibility for one's life and actions. This includes the responsibility to life a moral life: no stealing, no murder, no assault, and an exhibition of courteous behavior. Alas, this seems to be a pipe dream.<br />
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Most Americans, and other populations as well, are so poorly educated that they cannot think for themselves. It is a pitiful state of affairs and one that will not get better until it gets much worse.Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11985407356808270474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20137201.post-72765297400404373412011-06-29T09:13:00.000-04:002011-06-29T09:13:56.844-04:00What to expect nextNews junkies are in heaven these days, unfortunately there is little news and a lot of gossip. You folks can expect more of the same. Is it possible to be informed in today's super heated political climate? It is difficult but not impossible. One must carefully peruse news sites, blogs, television, and magazines and then use one's critical thinking capacity to decide what is true and what isn't.<br />
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The tough thing about such activities is that most people seem bereft of thinking ability. Much of what is read is simply based on emotions, wishes, and misinformation twice digested. Such is the state of affairs that many people seem to live their lives in a permanent state of rage. Why should this be the case?<br />
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Liberals are rabid because they are poorly educated and leave the thinking to their leaders. Conservatives are passionate but passive; they have good manners. It is very likely that any violence perpetrated upon society will be based on liberal tenets and performed by masked liberals pretending to be intellectual firebombers. One only has to look at the videos of any WTO conclave city.<br />
Liberal thinking is adolescent. Anyone watching and listening to Bill Maher, Barack Obama, Charles Schumer, et al must wonder how long it will be before these folks complete their high school life. What passes for humor or thought in this group is worthy of 10th graders.<br />
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Take note that anyone that disagrees with a liberal is simply howled down. There can be no exchange of ideas or civil discourse. In fact if one wants to understand liberal thinking and therefore forecast liberal behavior simply listen to what is said and reverse it. Whatever liberals accuse conservatives of planning or doing is actually what liberals are planning or doing.<br />
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The famous accusations against Bush, name any, are now being realized under Obama. There is much less liberty in the USA now than ever in its history. It is going to get worse. Liberals feel not think. So what can we expect in the near future?<br />
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There will be more attenuation of personal liberty and revocation of rights based on the idea that the government knows best. There will be increased surveillance of dissidents on the basis of public safety. There will be less economic freedom and more economic hardship. The government cannot create real jobs.<br />
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Only private enterprise can create jobs that are the result of wealth creation Government jobs are ancillary to real work. The government of the United States has become extortionate in its redistribution of private wealth; the net result in the long term will be national poverty. With less than 60 % of the population paying taxes it is left to the productive portion of the private economy to carry the rest of the people. This can not last. Yet liberals seem to think this is ideal.Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11985407356808270474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20137201.post-20059480646169544782010-06-04T16:36:00.000-04:002010-06-04T16:36:49.008-04:00Liberals on You TubeMost liberal posters on you tube are clearly functionally literate but seriously undereducated and ill informed. They have no obvious skill at critical thinking and take the pap fed by their leaders as gospel. They use profanity to such an extent that vocabulary is way beyond them. Their childish behavior reflects the impossibility of maturing under today's USA education system. Their weak attempts at logic, humor, even threats of violence bear a stronger relationship to video games than any real thought. Unfortunately many so called conservative posters are in the same boat. It is almost possible to judge a poster's age by the self-expression on offer.<br />
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In the times that are coming these people will be whining for the government to feed and clothe them. The will be angry and frightened. No doubt they will be in the streets destroying other people's property. The white ones will be craven when confronted with their worst night mare: angry black folks. Today's market turmoil is nothing to what is coming. It will all be on You Tube until the power goes out forever.Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11985407356808270474noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20137201.post-67096886709235496832010-06-01T11:47:00.000-04:002010-06-01T11:47:17.984-04:00Israel Under SiegeThe recent fight between Israel and the rest of the world is disgusting. The government of the United States now seems to be in the hands of closet jihadists. Is it possible? Bill Ayres, his wife Bernadine Dorn, and another Obama ally, Jodie Evans are in Egypt to aid in the destruction of Israel. American Jews are still asleep. They seem to be hoping that if they keep quiet they won't join their ancestors in Death Camps. They are sadly mistaken. By the end of Obama's first term the Israeli-US alliance will be in tatters. The only middle eastern nation with a truly democratic form of government will be probably be destroyed. <br />
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The fact that President Obama is a Muslim is not germane. What is pertinent is the changing perspective of what the international interests of the United States are now. Why bother with Afghanistan? It is a loser and drains money from the US economy. The Obama administration is moving quietly away from Israel, which will turn out to be a wrong course. The Arabs and other Muslims have no love for each other and especially not for the USA. What do the domestic terrorists in the administration think they can accomplish?<br />
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It is clear from the film of the boarding of the Turkish ships that the Muslims struck first and intended to all along. The Israelis are to be faulted for not being prepared and killing more of the attackers. We must stand up against Islamic terrorists. The United Nations can be completely discounted as usual.<br />
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All thinking citizens of the USA must realize that time is short for the continuation of the republic and prepare accordingly.Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11985407356808270474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20137201.post-30491420741134114052010-05-25T20:43:00.000-04:002010-05-25T20:43:50.029-04:00Is anything what it seems?Today I went shooting with a friend who had not held a firearm for most of a lifetime. The shooting was quite fun, though my friend didn't like the loud reports of the weapons over .22 cal. The day was cool the range fairly deserted, the ambiance relaxing. During the trip up and back we discussed, among other things, current events. My friend does not believe that the USA media is deliberately misleading the public regarding our government and our current financial situation. What do you think?<br />
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We live in tumultuous times with no end in sight. Money is losing its value, the destruction of civilization is predicted within two years, the United States is abdicating its place in the world, and Stalinist communism is in the ascendant. The citizens of the country are bewildered and complacent; except for those willing to fight for the old ways. The constitution of the USA is in the balance. The current leadership cares about one thing: ultimate power. The welfare of the nation and its inhabitants is nowhere near conscious thought.<br />
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How different are these times from any other apparent decline of civilization? Probably not much with the one exception of instant communication. Anyone can know and prepare for a dismal future. One that requires character, the will to survive, and the ability to do so. Most people, who are able to be informed, are simply hoping for the best. Life is going on hour by hour in the most normal way possible. This despite everything comforting is changing at a pace difficult to comprehend.<br />
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The governments of the world are pretending that fiat currency has value and will continue to do so. Most likely this will end in violence and a great deal of destruction: everywhere. Urban areas will be the scene of the worst devastation simply because there is more to destroy. There are warnings now from even the most deceptive media outlets. Is the media finally getting the nerve to abandon Obama? I doubt it they have too much invested. Some media personalities are beginning to doubt their decisions but cannot see a way out. Their pathetic conscience soothing bleatings will never make amends for their treachery.<br />
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All this will be academic if the cataclysmic forecasts actually transpire. Everyone should simply hear the warning and act accordingly.Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11985407356808270474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20137201.post-50389508206414912172010-05-21T07:15:00.000-04:002010-05-21T07:15:11.805-04:00Goodbye Prosperity and PrivacyThe Democrats have done it again; this might be the final nail in the coffin of what was once a proud nation. The Financial Reform Act, better called Government Theft Allowance, passed with three RINO votes. From now on the stock market will struggle and private citizens will be subject to governmental surveillance on an unprecedented level. Those liberal progressives hoping that their political affiliation will save them are sadly mistaken. They are the useful idiots for this administration and its backers. Whatever is said must be interpreted as the exact opposite if its meaning is to be made clear. How did George Orwell know this would happen in this particular fashion?<br />
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The poorly educated, emotionally immature American public has been duped and is duping itself continually. President Obama new goal is to become President for Life. Will this happen? Believe it or not it is a 50/50 proposition. His party and supporters will probably go along simply to bask in power: they will have none of their own.<br />
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The Financial Reform Act will be used to subvert so called ordinary Americans. ( Presumably this makes the ruling class extraordinary Americans.) The next thing to watch for is the confiscation of guns without which further consolidation of power is impossible.Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11985407356808270474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20137201.post-39940006152549267052010-05-19T17:59:00.000-04:002010-05-19T17:59:02.447-04:00The USA goes crazyThe United States of America is entering a phase that would have unimaginable only 10 years ago. The government of the USA is working against its own people; this is happening because most citizens don't want what is on offer. We are being told that we must accept a lower standard of living because other countries have it worse than we do. That is not our problem. If a country is in chaos, or economic deprivation the reason may usually be laid a the feet of that country's government. For decades we have sent trillions of dollars to Africa with no positive results. Why should we expect different results. The USA is being run by do gooders at best and totalitarian dictators at worst. It is doubtful that most Americans will accept a lower standard of living willingly. How will union members feel when they have to give up their boats, jet-skis, vacations, high pay and benefits.<br />
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The citizens of the US are deprived of real news sources or dispassionate analysis of the situation facing them. Today is the most dishonest period in our history. Which is saying a lot. The US has survived corruption and self interest in the past. It may not be able to do so this time.Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11985407356808270474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20137201.post-63853134602046946012010-05-11T18:24:00.000-04:002010-05-11T18:24:56.868-04:00What a MessThe good ole USA is becoming just that: a fond memory. Welcome to the Orwellian world of Barack Obama. Should you want to find out what this means, simply wake up in the morning, or turn on the television, radio, tweeter, facebook or MySpace. If you don't find these things disconcerting you are not paying attention. It is important to advance and use technology, despite the comments of President Obama to the contrary.<br />
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Simply watching our government in action is amazing. George Bush has not occupied the White House for more thatn 15 months, his ghost is still walking the land. Apparently his status of moron has been upgraded to genius. How can this be? Obama is one of the only, if not the only presidents to blame his predecessor for everything from a successful sunrise to a blown out oil rig.<br />
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Obama is one of the most prolific liars since Josef Goebbels. One must take the opposite view of his statements to determine the actual meaning of them. This is called Newspeak and is Orwellian in nature and resultJohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11985407356808270474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20137201.post-18816602868646166752009-10-09T07:02:00.002-04:002009-10-09T07:09:14.687-04:00Obama Nobel AdorationToday the Nobel Prize went in the toilet and can no longer be considered as anything more than an Oscar. This is revolting. What has Obama done to earn such a formerly prestigious award. The United States is more divided than ever, Afghanistan is going to be returned to Taliban oppression, Venezuela will be the model for future development of the USA.<br /><br />This cheapening of such an award is evidence of the mindless nature of liberalism. Even the commentators view that this action is an effort to snub George Bush is ridiculous. This award further compares Obama to Carter: unfavorably. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Obama's</span> ego will be so inflated now it will be difficult to believe.<br /><br />Normally the Nobel Prize is reserved for accomplishment. Now it is apparently to be used as an affirmation of a political view. The prize has become irrelevant today.Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11985407356808270474noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20137201.post-28015352866914993702009-10-08T06:40:00.002-04:002009-10-08T07:02:46.307-04:00It's Time to Start WatchingAs Dylan noted more than 40 years ago the times they are a <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">changin</span>. That comment on the times was merely a footnote to the re-start of change that was postponed by World War II, and which might only be halted by World War III. The change being discussed is that occurring in the USA.<br /><br />Many Obama voters are disillusioned by the policies they have caused to be pursued by their chosen President and his lackeys. This feeling is unjustified. Barack Obama spelled out, perhaps not in detail, his plans for the political life of this country. The press and television knew it but chose to look the other way. The electorate was so caught up in celebrity and the so called historic moment that it went to sleep basking in self righteous <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">egolation</span> ( a term invented today to describe self worth enhanced by the delusion of a <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">sefless</span> act worthy of praise).<br /><br />That the culture of the United States is critically ill is not news. The nation has literally having a nervous breakdown. The behavioral standards are so blurry that the average citizen has no idea about how to react to events. Sexual perversions are only for the "lower classes", national security is an alien concept, corruption at all levels of government is so rampant that the public apathetically accepts it as normal.<br /><br />Those elected to govern within the limits of the constitution are now <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">separate</span> from the general citizenry. This separation is so distinct that the only ambition of today's politicians is the acquisition of power. The intended use of this power is to enslave their fellows to an extent unimaginable even forty years ago. The erosion of liberty and freedom is accelerating yet the general public sits watching their country go to hell on television.<br /><br />Why does this matter? A large segment of the population will eventually rebel once the out of control government policies hit home. At this point the elected elite is basing the model of governance on the Venezuelan scheme of Hugo Chavez: something that was unthinkable only fifteen years ago.<br /><br />Americans, as a whole, are ridiculous and infantile. This assessment is true even at the highest levels. There is almost no honesty in public discussion. There is certainly very little thinking going on. Apologists for abortion claim the only intellectual honest description of its political aspects is that of choice. What are the choices? It is not merely life or death (though that would seem adequate) it is the choice to become pregnant and then use the law for birth control. There are rare exceptions to that choice aspect such a rape or incest. It is possible to have sexual relations without pregnancy; so what's the problem? Abortion is legal and is being paid for with tax dollar. That payment is the objectionable part of the issue. Personally abortion is murder, but as it is legal at the moment the participants should pay for the procedure themselves.<br /><br />This one issue demonstrates why the nanny state is ascendant. Other examples are the slavish acceptance of the idea that climate change is bad or abnormal; that everyone is entitled to medical insurance; that immigration laws should not be enforced .<br /><br />President Obama, from a long historical perspective, will be viewed as a self inflicted disaster far beyond Jimmy Carter.Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11985407356808270474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20137201.post-88351738347622807712009-05-27T20:57:00.002-04:002009-05-27T21:18:37.399-04:00Now "That We're Here Where Are We?Here we are a little over three months into the reign of Barack Obama as President of the United States of America. One of his idols, Abraham Lincoln (if Obama lore is to be believed) presided over a civil war that resulted in the preservation of said Union of States. It seems possible, if not likely, that Obama will preside over its dissolution. Of course the Marxists whose ambitions seem to becoming to fruition will disavow such an idea, there is enough disagreement in the country to make it feasible.<br /><br />President Barack Obama is a liar, an excellent one, but one nevertheless. In these pages the point has been made over the years that what the liberal-fascists had been accusing the Bush Administration of doing was merely a projection of their own intentions. This observation is now being borne out. Dissent is now characterized as "Right wing Extremism". The Constitution of the United States is in the process of becoming a political fossil. Its very reason for existing, a codification of rules which if observed will assure the freedom and liberty of the individual within the group. The idea of individual rights is considered passe' among the intelligentsia; only their rights count.<br /><br />The United States is moving into the realm of antiquated 19th century political ideas; that the state and its administrators now better how to regulate mankind's lives. As has been noted Plato has a lot to answer for as his ideas have been adopted and perverted into the political life plan of Marxo-Fascism. This idea is an old one and saw its greatest manifestations in the Soviet Union and Nazi Germany; both now defunct. There is no intelligent life within the borders of the United States.<br /><br />The masturbatory fantasies of the ultra extreme left are so turgid as to leave the rest of humanity out of the picture; the orgasmic shudder is the implementation of subjugation of the population. The tremendous expenditure of America's productivity has so weakened the nation that dissolution may be the only salvation of even a little of the original founding principles. Citizens of the United States are never to be subject to any government, rather the government is subject to the will of the people. No more.<br /><br />The Marxo-Fascists actually believe that they will be able to maintain a place in the world while draining the nation's wealth and indenturing its people to the interests of foreign nations. China comes to mind. Since beginning these articles references to the sleeping dragon have warned of the rise of the Chinese Superpower. Oh, the American left hates the idea of the Superpower status of the United States. Fear not those days will soon be past. China, however, will never hesitate to use its power.<br /><br />Perhaps China is our only hope as they will oppose Islam on a purely political basis. The Chinese will have no qualms in destroying any movement that attempts to modify or damage the power of the Communist Party.<br /><br />President Obama is reducing the United States to a classroom experiment in feel good politics. It is to be hoped that the voters, who may have exercised that privilege for the last time, are satisfied with the cult of personality so common to true totalitarian societies.Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11985407356808270474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20137201.post-34267877131732637292009-02-11T07:21:00.002-05:002009-02-11T08:05:43.977-05:00The New SerfdomIt appears that feudalism is making a comeback and in a most unlikely spot: The United States of America. The popular vote has ceded authority to at best Fabian Socialist and at worst Marxist Communist with some kind of voo doo culture attached. This is the result of slow, determined effort by the Soviet Union to export its totalitarian ideas to the rest of the world.<br /><br />In 1959 Nikita Khruschev visited the US and while at an exhibition of technology declared "We will bury you!". He meant that communism would, however slowly, take over the governance of the United States. Many Americans were frightened by this statement because even then the society was beginning to lose its attachment to the values which had made the country great.<br /><br />Probably the single most important cause of the decline of the United States has been the lingering effects of slavery. The treatment of the black population from the beginning has been a slow growing cancer that now threatens to completely destroy the country. Marxists have seen this and put it to good use. The initial problem of having other human beings as property in a nation with the aspirations that are put forth in the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution has never been resolved. While the natural idea of family coherence was gradually eroded among the black population another more insidious cultural disease was encouraged.<br /><br />When families are sold in separate parcels to different owners and people are subjected to physical and mental abuse the disintegration of the group and even individuals cannot be surprising. Once the problem of the Civil War was resolved and slavery abolished conditions were slow to change. De facto racial segregation was institutionalized by President Woodrow Wilson in the early 20th century. The official US government position until 1947 was that segregation was necessary. During this time the Democrat Party ruled the nation, as it does today.<br /><br />At a time of economic crisis the Democrat Party of the 1930's began to emulate the Soviet Union a nation established in 1919. Academia around the world embraced Marxism as the panacea for government; thus denying the existence and properties of human nature. Another cancer had been loosed within US society. White guilt became the norm among intellectuals who were protected by tenure and wealth never needing to come to grips with reality.<br /><br />Bigotry cannot be excused under any circumstances and neither can patronage. The Democrat Party destroyed the black family and forced a cultural segregation during the 1960's under the guise of promoting civil rights. The culture of dependency emerged at that time. The peculiar institution remains so today.<br /><br />The United States was ripe for Marxist drift for an unexpected reason: its tremendous prosperity after World War II. Life in the US, up to then, had never been truly easy. Most of the population was eking out a living though there was always a small economic upper class. This class of citizen was generally well educated even the less capable finished a university degree.<br /><br />After the War the citizenry were ready for a change, but it would be the "Baby Boomers" that would force it. While there parents were working the children, particularly the urban ones, were rebelling in mostly childish ways. Once this group began its university experience the Marxist culture of higher education was able to get a grip on most of them. This coupled with the so-called fairness impulse has made for a very destructive combination.<br /><br />Again the 1960's saw the tremendous growth of welfare dependence in urban environs. The "families" got payments as long as there was no male living in the household. The home then became a mother and her children; often illegitimate. The role of black males became eroded and the father figure has disappeared. This is so pervasive that many black adults value their mothers tremendously and have no idea who or where their fathers are. This destructive behavior by government is still reverberating through society.<br /><br />The simple examples of hip-hop, rap, and gangsta "music" is merely a form of self segregation. This segregation is to be expected once a group of people begin to realize that the largess of white politicians is really an attempt to continue to control black people. It has worked.<br /><br />The education system in the US in pathetic when compared to expectations of excellence, but superior if the true desired result is a compliant citizenry. Today 90% of black voters choose the Democrat party and have for 40 years. Yet any examination of Democrat controlled states and cities reveals a miserable record if prosperity and social advancement is the goal. Every state in the Union controlled by Democrats, which is most of them, are in severe decline mirroring the nation as a whole.<br /><br />The culture of dependence has dumbed down the desire to achieve social mobility; something the economic and political elites have discouraged from time immemorial. We are seeing the absolute corruption of the political system of the United States and are losing something that most likely will never be returned. The American population currently between being unborn and 40 years of age will be economic serfs for their entire lives. They will gradually descend to a poverty level unimagined by the optomistic self-reliant individuals that built the country.<br /><br />Politicians have no desire to serve the nation; rather this class and those who aspire to it feel the nation should serve them. This is so obvious that it is painful.<br /><br />Barack Obama recently stated that "Only the government has the resources to fix the economy". The government has no resources. The contract between the governors and the governed was originally the certain citizens would be trusted by the others to represent their interests and preserve the nation. Mostly the government was supposed to stay out of the way of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. This quaint idea is dead, praised only in the abstract by the current ruling class.Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11985407356808270474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20137201.post-62606578803784962922009-02-10T05:51:00.003-05:002009-02-10T06:24:43.287-05:00Obama's Night OutThe dust has begun to settle and a clearer picture of the future of the United States is emerging. The events of the last few weeks have been amazing to say the least. The actions of a Democrat controlled congress have provided incontrovertible evidence that the party cannot be trusted with power. In an orgy of ego and recklessness the Democrats have turned 200 plus years of self reliance into the dustbin of history. It is unlikely that the USA will be able to recover its position in the world for a number of reasons.<br /><br />First the enormous borrowing of money to satisfy their clients the Democrats have placed such a strain on the economy that the climb back will require generations of a shrinking workforce to accomplish. This condition presumes that the enemies of the United States will remain on the sidelines waiting for a recovery. Of course that is not going to happen.<br /><br />Another problem is that the constitution of the United States barely exists at this point. It is merely a historical reference point and a convenient excuse to take some action or other.<br /><br /><br />Last night President Obama, though garner praise from the chattering classes, produced a pedantic, boring, and deceptive picture of the present and future. He and his minions are quite simply liars. The American public is so bereft of thinking ability and consumed with media generated fear that they are like children reaching for their parent's hand at the shopping mall.<br /><br />The reality of job losses and reduction in business activity is a fact, but its main drama is played out on these directly affected. The political class is merely taking advantage of a difficult situation to advance schemes that have been rejected for decades. The vagaries of the business cycle are well known, yet today's media act as if such things have never happened and are impossible to change. No doubt certain areas of the country are in worse shape than others, a visit to shopping areas in some parts create wonder about where <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">exactly</span> the disaster is occurring; in places like Michigan it is obvious.<br /><br />Despite President <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Obama's</span> claims to the contrary government produces nothing. Government by definition is non-productive in its role of maintaining public order, arbitrating disputes, legislating within the bounds of the constitution and can provide a good or service at a profit. Profit is needed for reinvestment in production and incentives for employees to continue to be productive.<br /><br />It is amusing to recall the reference to Karl Rove as George Bush's brain. Who is Barack <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Obama's</span> brain? Based on recent behavior it is George <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Soros</span> and company who are deciding what actions Obama should take. It is fairly clear that Obama has no leadership skills and unclear that he will be able to develop and assert such skills.<br /><br />This is a good time to be old in America for now the best of times have passed. In the coming months a decline will set in economically that old the ditch diggers in the world will not be able to hold off. This decline will be aggravated by physical attacks on people and places by the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Islamofacist</span> enemies already embedded and <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">waiting</span> for the order. The Democrats and their leaders have convinced themselves that the past eight years were an illusion and that the USA would have no enemies if only Al Gore had been elected instead of George Bush. A bitter <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">surprise</span> is waiting.<br /><br />The cultural decline of the United States is accelerating so quickly that it is becoming unrecognizable. That decadence is the norm is not even considered remarkable. Child pornographers, child rapists, and the like are nothing more than a <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">news item</span>; often not even being imprisoned for the murder of children. Such a society can not preserve itself. The gradual disintegration of the nation has begun to pick up speed and as usual California provides the template of what the future holds.<br /><br />Barack Obama is a fraud and more closely resembles Hugo Chavez than he does Abraham Lincoln. He parrots ideas of the past and ignores the chance to lead a nation crying out for leadership while he brushes aside any rational opposition. The <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">Pelosi</span>-Reid orgy will create the hangover of the century though it is doubtful that the general population is intelligent enough to understand what a real disaster is brewing.<br /><br />Today's situation is like all such conditions: the result of small mistakes ignored. The Democrat social policy of a house for everyone regardless of ability to pay has created the current situation. Their dishonesty in denying blame is exacerbating the panic. The panic can be laid squarely on George Bush. His failure to lead at the end of his term has opened the door the a socialist republic undreamed of by most citizens even twenty years ago.Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11985407356808270474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20137201.post-76579299128728428542008-09-12T11:22:00.002-04:002008-09-12T11:37:23.166-04:00Sarah Palin: Her appealThe dust has settled around the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Palin</span> nomination and one thing is clear: the Democrats are scared to death. Why should this be and how do I know? The most obvious indication of the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Obama</span> campaign's fear is their ridiculous reaction to her. This tactic by McCain has forced the left to reveal themselves, <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">inadvertently</span>, as political fakes.<br /><br />All the concern about the underclass, handicapped, retarded, poverty ridden, and criminal classes is phony. The left only wants power and presents a compassionate front that is wholly cynical and manipulative. In the case of Sarah <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Palin</span> why the outrage from the feminine left? Ostensibly the critical factor in feminism is for every woman to able to actualize her potential. The reality is that only those whose subscribe to the ultra left political view ( basically communism or some other totalitarian variant) are eligible for praise and glory. Any woman who tries in any other way is contemptible. The proof is in the press and <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">other</span> media forms.<br /><br />McCain is the true agent of change because he has nothing to lose. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Obama</span> is simply using the word to gain everything. He is merely a tool in the hands of George <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Soros</span>, Tom Hayden, Bill Ayers, Louis <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Farakan</span> and others. This should be obvious from the lack of early support from the now middle of the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">roaders</span> like Jesse Jackson and Al <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">Sharpton</span>. The latter have been reduced to normalcy when compared to the former.<br /><br />The strident yelps of pain from the left are heart warming, they are being stabbed by their own methods and rhetoric. Even the so called main stream media are being pushed to the limit. Most members of the media are college educated in a Marxist system from which they cannot escape; and like most bigots they fear anyone or anything different from themselves.<br /><br />The current media can be compared the to KKK in their rabid attacks on the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">Palin</span> nomination. Even the most rational complain that they were not consulted by McCain in the vetting process. Already the Democrat State House in Alaska is preparing a false or half truth report on <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">Palin</span> and her handling of the trooper controversy. They have even stated that the report will be negative : an "October surprise". Which now, of course, will be no surprise at all.<br /><br />The complete exposure of the illegitimacy of the left is wonderful.Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11985407356808270474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20137201.post-8272659133878700872008-06-18T10:56:00.000-04:002008-06-18T10:56:58.283-04:00<div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB7TI-LTKSBSQtsYwYhoSvVn1N_G7gUhkqnYqWoU6zjKgnDJG2ymw9OCohENZZGGskijMYxx8pvxMPcfuiBy8F2kOAlAObjp4C5CmP85r7HAQejkIYjhQtSK1Dhm4_Y58ctTtN/s1600-h/Various2008+001.jpg"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB7TI-LTKSBSQtsYwYhoSvVn1N_G7gUhkqnYqWoU6zjKgnDJG2ymw9OCohENZZGGskijMYxx8pvxMPcfuiBy8F2kOAlAObjp4C5CmP85r7HAQejkIYjhQtSK1Dhm4_Y58ctTtN/s320/Various2008+001.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivVQKJBTAjeAIyitPqMaBoJKDTgXDf8U9oMsr0TRR88ywzue0AWdPiVaFUQ5MJO5Til9-54Axjz-WFn1Hp_ccz-QAIwFYjLvxWqhqx0SV0QmjRXMs_IUzc6HswlV_aLoEHs6_C/s1600-h/Various2008+002.jpg"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivVQKJBTAjeAIyitPqMaBoJKDTgXDf8U9oMsr0TRR88ywzue0AWdPiVaFUQ5MJO5Til9-54Axjz-WFn1Hp_ccz-QAIwFYjLvxWqhqx0SV0QmjRXMs_IUzc6HswlV_aLoEHs6_C/s320/Various2008+002.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ1A7a6wdxJef5U2Gi78QAhD_vBofMfCWktjHYM6Jund1xpNGfvVA9aqHqhqY1FAfx_vYVX0ybrVPsUELAherupuMNfm32I-sEA_VcmiDAmGAamOHjxpc_onX_xCOE6c7ITsIV/s1600-h/Various2008+003.jpg"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ1A7a6wdxJef5U2Gi78QAhD_vBofMfCWktjHYM6Jund1xpNGfvVA9aqHqhqY1FAfx_vYVX0ybrVPsUELAherupuMNfm32I-sEA_VcmiDAmGAamOHjxpc_onX_xCOE6c7ITsIV/s320/Various2008+003.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDdMwkUZSa2Sb719rrM6qdpHmh7dqkhPEtShNKzt3LdmO8zVuWlqDe3lBr3DA1yND6EkqE71ZtWrESug3Go_15x0K2xC9fquTSTaIBJFW7DVbB21dLT3fk5zwYfj0mab48dRPi/s1600-h/Various2008+004.jpg"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDdMwkUZSa2Sb719rrM6qdpHmh7dqkhPEtShNKzt3LdmO8zVuWlqDe3lBr3DA1yND6EkqE71ZtWrESug3Go_15x0K2xC9fquTSTaIBJFW7DVbB21dLT3fk5zwYfj0mab48dRPi/s320/Various2008+004.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11985407356808270474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20137201.post-70585064641552973022008-03-14T20:28:00.002-04:002008-03-14T20:46:31.505-04:00How Sick Do You Have to Be?The difficulty in writing is usually what to leave out; there is so much to say and space must be economically used. Looking back on the past year and a half one can be forgiven for feeling a bit frustrated. The Democrats came in to drain the swamp, yet despite a nation wide drought, the Washington DC swamp is deeper than ever. How stupid is the American public? As a whole the body politic appears to be <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">completely</span> lost in idiocy. The old lies are current and yet the liberal bottom feeders are still fat; and getting fatter.<br /><br />The United States is being held hostage to the desperate desire for revenge against George Bush a president of the soon to be past. The vitriol never stops. The acts at the behest of another George, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Soros</span>, are so foolish as to amaze upon beholding their <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">brazenness</span>. What sort of mirror do these people use to maintain their grip on reality?<br /><br />The most ridiculous non-act was the failure to provide immunity from lawsuits to those who helped protect the nation; instead these companies are vilified as accomplices. In future there will be no incentive to help the government protect the nation. All because the Democrat party is the home of trial lawyers who are intent on getting rich at the expense of national safety.<br /><br />The hidden racism that resides in the deepest recesses of society, among all races, and especially those Democrats in denial. Now <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Barak</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Obama</span> is being revealed for the empty suit he actually is, and he will not be elected president. White folk won't vote for someone who hates them ( at least knowingly). Oh there will be those guilt ridden liberals for whom anything that gives them redemption through <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">anguish</span>, will indeed use their voting act as expiation for all those who don't believe they should.<br /><br />Hillary, what a joke, and a very poor one at that.<br /><br />John McCain is another sorry excuse for a candidate. The brilliant senator from Arizona believes that Global Warming is the fault of mankind. Now the global temperature is beginning to trend downwards the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">emperor</span> is revealed in his new clothes. The only recommendation for John McCain is that he probably won't give up the fight against militant Islam; a belief system that denies the basic tenants of real Islam.<br /><br />Today's protesters are pale imitations of the people they want to be: 60s political movers. There is no soul in modern political protesters. Instead they become childish terrorists unwilling to discuss or risk their ideas in an open forum. It is interesting that they despise Bush's with us or against view of the world as it is exactly the same as theirs.<br /><br /><br />How sick does one have to be to think that there is a vast resource of political health to be drawn upon by the "gray suited grafters."Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11985407356808270474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20137201.post-4250715811092191422008-03-14T07:42:00.001-04:002008-03-14T07:43:41.355-04:00Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11985407356808270474noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20137201.post-57460231709090292692008-03-11T20:20:00.002-04:002008-03-11T20:42:42.903-04:00The Spitzer SyndromeAny cursory survey of the Yellow Pages, local want ads, or other information resource will reveal a plethora of sex for hire businesses. Something special, remarkable; no of course not. What is remarkable is the demonstration of Democrat party confusion regarding morality. For example had Elliot <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Spitzer</span> been a <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">neo</span>-con, despicable, Republican the reaction would be quite different. Oh yes, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Spitzer</span> will go in disgrace but it will a personal tragedy of the first water as opposed to the exposure of a hypocritical "<span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Sheriff</span> Of Wall Street". Will Larry <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Flynt</span> berate <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Spitzer</span>?<br /><br />The culture of corruption that sent the Republican congress packing in 2006 has been replaced by another culture of corruption; this a Democrat one. The wonder is that the level of American political thought can be so vacuous when the nation's position in the world is considered. That human nature should automatically be counteracted by the results of any election. There are honorable, honest, dedicated members of <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Congress</span>; they are junior in rank and have yet to be infected by the temptations of power. Yet the US body politic keeps voting for expectations of change and honesty; the results are always the same. This is the cliched definition of insanity.<br /><br />The stress of gaining power is causing the Democrat party to reveal its true racist, homophobic, sexist, nature. Clinton and her satraps are constantly conjuring images of black thuggery and incompetence. The new governor of New York State will be light skinned black man; one whose candidacy was only weakly supported by the state party. Ironically the most diverse party is the Republican Party, unfortunately Republican leadership is too weak to make a point of this. If<br /> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Obama</span> were a Republican he would be supported by the party if his ideas were in line with its philosophy.<br /><br />As a Democrat <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">Obama</span> is the object of not so subtle references to his race and all the social undercurrents that go along with such acts. In the Democrat Party personal power is the object of the exercise; the good of the nation is secondary. Republicans foolishly think that most people will act in their own best interests. Perhaps singly that might work, but in a conformist, poorly educated mass there is no chance.<br /><br />Elliot <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">Spitzer</span> is the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">microcosm</span> of the Democrat Party, his arrogance and self-indulgence (sometimes called hubris) made his present situation inevitable. His fall won't be mourned which must be a lesson to Jack <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">Murtha</span>, Robert Byrd, Teddy Kennedy, Nancy <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">Pelosi</span>, or Harry Reid. There are others of course but the leadership is so corrupt and beholden to special interest that they have mortgaged the Party's future to George <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">Soros</span> and Move On. Org.Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11985407356808270474noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20137201.post-8939296684198772612008-02-29T06:09:00.003-05:002008-02-29T06:36:27.437-05:00Emotional GovernmentHow will the issue of Iraq play out now that there seems to be some real progress in the nation building process? The Presidential elections are now seven months away and the apparent nominees are John McCain and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Barak</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Obama</span>. At this moment most people feel that <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Obama</span> is the inevitable victor; but so was Hillary Clinton just a few months ago. What factors that must be addressed to gain <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">the White</span> House?<br /><br /><span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Traditionally</span> the most important things to voters is the economic situation at the time of the election. This year an artificial concern, the Iraq War, has propelled <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Obama</span> to prominence;but will it continue? On the face of it John McCain has no real chance of winning the general election. He is old, he is white, he is a he; he's the wrong man at the wrong time. After all now is the chance for the US to move into the 21st century politically.<br /><br />The trouble with the last statement is that the Democrat Party is only offering 19<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">th</span> century solutions: Marxism, Socialism, and Communism. Their Big Idea is that the people cannot be trusted to manage their lives and the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Illuminati</span> of the Democrat Party are the only group smart enough to do so. Slogans, while pithy and sometimes interesting, are not necessarily true. American citizens are so trained for instant gratification that composing a simple thought has become an agonising ordeal for most.<br /><br />The extreme left wing of the Democrat Party owns the primary process , the Party leadership, and the candidates. Contrast this with the Republican Party. During the Bush Administration the Party lost its way and became a pale reflection of the Democrat Party; spending out of control, members going to prison, and an absolute failure to stand up their opponents.<br /><br />The driving factor in the primary has been the Iraq War this will not continue. Its economic impact is only now being felt along with misguided government policies. The <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">sub prime</span> mortgage problems, started by the congressional mandate that everyone should be a homeowner and that the only thing preventing is was racism. Well that turns out to be wrong. The problem turns out to be the inability to pay back the loans, crooked mortgage companies, an ill-educated consumer public, and the failure of the US to compete world wide.<br /><br />As Global Warming becomes Global Cooling the initiatives already planned to alleviate phony environmental concerns will cause further economic deterioration. Whoever is elected to the presidency is going to have a <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">hand full</span> of difficulties beyond the norm. Increased taxation will further stifle development as liquidity is taken out of private hands and placed in the care of government bureaucrats; proven time and again to be unworthy of such trust.<br /><br />It's impossible to predict November from February but some indicators are on the horizon.<br />Iraq is becoming a policy success by sheer dint of effort; it was a project mismanaged and underestimated from the start. The economy will be the main problem and one that will not be honestly attacked. The recent congressional proposal to impose further taxes on oil companies is an example of populism run amok. This act will only drive gasoline prices higher; but its cathartic effect makes it worthwhile.<br /><br />Government by emotion has never worked and won't now.Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11985407356808270474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20137201.post-58097366376025770712008-02-27T06:39:00.002-05:002008-02-27T06:52:44.990-05:00Barack Hussein ObamaThe United States once was a place where political debate took no prisoners. Today it seems that false decorum is the order of the day. Yesterday a controversy, rather a tempest in a teapot, broke out over Bill Cunningham using <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Obama's</span> middle name during a speech boosting John McCain's candidacy. Oh the outrage! McCain, a person who is obviously courageous, disavowed the use of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Obama's</span> Hussein middle name as be pejorative. The wonder is how do his mother and father feel about that description of their name choices?<br /><br />Political correctness has already robbed everyday life of much of its richness and now political campaign speech is to be impeded. In the case of McCain this is no surprise given the McCain-<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Feingold</span> Act restricting Free Speech in political campaigns. The Democrats are constantly berating the Bush Administration for restrictions of freedoms and personal rights (without examples of course) yet they are the very party of government intrusion in everyday life.<br /><br />Of course the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Obama</span> campaign does not want even an oblique reference to his Muslim heritage or even his past involvement and expressed gratitude for McCain's disavowal of Cunningham. Anyone who wants to lead the US must be able to take the gloves off when facing opponents or as Teddy Roosevelt pointed out "Speak softly, but carry a big stick." All the candidates promise to run a campaign based on issues, whatever that means, yet <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Obama's</span> main issue seems to be the hope for change; again a rather nebulous statement.<br /><br />The United States and its citizens are in for more of the same with less to enjoy. The only difference between John McCain, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Barak</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Obama</span>, and Hillary Clinton is their degree of Liberal tendencies; in which case McCain is the lesser of the three evils. McCain will perform the job of president best, which is to defend the nation and the constitution. The other two will move the US towards the European model at best and the Cuban model at worst. The only saving grace is that a term is four years and the do nothing congress is in place.Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11985407356808270474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20137201.post-112620328971926442008-02-21T07:53:00.002-05:002008-02-21T08:06:31.403-05:00A Sad Day For American JournalismThe charges leveled by the New York Times against John McCain regarding his relationship with a K Street lobbyist mark the current low water mark for the newspaper and American journalism. The alleged "affair" took place during the 1990s, why wasn't this brought up then? The Times refuses to allow the authors of these charges to speak with other media outlets;why?<br /><br />Apparently Rush Limbaugh's so-called decline will be discounted by the publication of these allegations. Limbaugh had predicted, when the Times endorsed McCain for president, that once he gained momentum that some type of smear campaign would be launched against him by the "liberal drive-by media". Is this Times article the opening salvo? The disgusting aspect of the charges is that they are unsubstantiated and in fact made by innuendo rather than directly; something beneath the dignity and misssion of the New York Times.<br /><br />Has the immaturity level of liberalism pushed the Times to the level of a high school gossip publication? How the Times expect to be taken seriously now? This the latest in a few years long decline in its integrity. The vacuity of the liberal press is made obvious by those who read, believe, and espouse its ramblings. A close examination of the Obama phenomenom makes it clear that emotion not thought is the driving force behind his candidacy. This same attitude permeates the media: make a charge and see if it sticks seems to be the guiding editorial principle.<br /><br />The New York Times masthead proclaims "All The News That's Fit To Print" one should remember the Mad Magazine parody of "All The News That Fits" when considering its efficacy.<br /><br />World opinion appears to be important to most Americans, why then is there no blushing when stories like the McCain allegations are published. This is not reporting, nor is it thoughtful editorial posturing. It is simply aping the National Enquirer.Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11985407356808270474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20137201.post-7363391439507880132008-02-20T07:22:00.002-05:002008-02-20T07:36:25.789-05:00Americans?During a dinner party I met several Europeans who had become US citizens. It was clear that their cultural biases probably will never be overcome by their commitment to citizenship. During the conversations they parrotted the media biased lines about the incompetence of George Bush; almost verbatum from NBC. Remarkably their voting inclination is towards John McCain, a paradox of large proportions.<br /><br />It must be quite a struggle for a person born in one culture to take on the responsibility of adopting another. There are unconcious aspects of one's environment which are absorbed willingly but unkowingly. It is difficult for anyone to separate themselves from the prism of experience when considering a situation. For naturalized US citizens, particularly Euros, it is nearly impossible.<br /><br />Europeans guage the United States from a perspective of history that they like to say is lengthy enough to make decisions that cannot be questioned. Their sense of superiority is based on overturning monarchies, destroying Christianity, adopting malicious socialism verging on communism, and with only a little help throwing out totalitarian facisim at the expense of millions of lives. To Europeans the United States is a lucky group of failed Euros forced to emigrate to escape their shortcomings. Of course this begs the question of their presence here.<br /><br />Another view is that of Latinos who fear the repetition of oppressive government and so never really get integrated in society. Gang dominated social groups and neighborhood are a serious cancer within the American body politic. As Latinos are the fastest growing demographic within the US borders any failure to assimilate is bound to be dangerous. Of course Latino activists scoff at the idea of assimilation; a disturbing continuity of recent immigrants from any source.<br /><br />The hope is that the third generation will be one that can only speak English.Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11985407356808270474noreply@blogger.com0