" Throughout the years, down to the present, a devotion to fundamental religious principles has characterized American thought and action."
" Today these basic religious ideas are challenged by atheism and materialism: at home in the cynical philosophy of many of our intellectuals, abroad in the doctrine of collectivism, which sets up the twin pillars of atheism and materialism as the official philosophical establishment of the State.
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Inspired by a deeply religious sense, this country, which has ever been devoted to the dignity of man, which has ever fostered the growth of the human spirit, has always met and hurled back the challenge of those deathly philosophies of hate and despair. We have defeated them in the past; we will always defeat them."
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"May God grant that, at some distant date, on this day, and on this platform, the orator may be able to say that these are still the great qualities of the American character and that they have prevailed." -- John F. Kennedy July 4th 1946
http://www.jfklibrary.org/Historical+Resources/Archives/Archives+and+Manuscripts/Kennedy.John+F/jfk_pre-pres/subcoll_1_HoR/02.+Speeches/Independence+Day+Speech+1946.htm
JFK believed that "collectivism" in all it's forms, is a "deathly philosophy of hate and despair." Collectivism or Socialism or Communism, no matter its name, always ends in the despair of its people. In this speech, Kennedy notes that the attact from Socialism, at the time, came from abroad; imagine his disapointment had he lived to see that attact, today, comming from within the very halls of the United States Congress!
A program, run by the Federal government, of nationalized health care, which seeks to "redistribute" care from those who, currently, have it, to those who do not, will end in the same kind of despair.
JFK said that up until that point ( in 1946 ) we had always defeated the philosphies of death and despair, we must hope he was right when he said "and we always will!"
My thoughts on the state of our union; and other things that matter to me.
Saturday, August 29, 2009
Thursday, August 27, 2009
Was Senator Edward Moore Kennedy a “Great American?"
Recently, Chirs Daniel, of KMJ580 Radio in Fresno CA asked his audience if Edward Kennedy was a great American. I couldn't call in that day Chris so here is my answer.
First, let’s define a “Great American."
To be considered “great” one must distinguish oneself from the rest of the population. For example, a football player who stands out with regard to outstanding stats, strong leadership skills both on and off the field, might be considered a “Great Football Player."
So what could we use to define a “Great American?" Well what is a “basic American?"
Let’s define a basic American as any individual who currently holds the status as a, legal, American Citizen. Beyond that status we can begin to distinguish great Americans from average Americans.
So, was Senator Kennedy an “American?” yes, we all agree on that point. So what did Mr. Kennedy do, during his lifetime that might distinguish him as something more than the basic American we described above? We’ll he “served” as a Senator for over 40 years. OK, that’s definitely something that would cause him to stand out from the “Basic” American we described; let’s face it, the vast majority of us never server in any public capacity let alone as Senator or much less for over 40 years.
So, we can certainly agree that Mr. Kennedy distinguished himself as a Senator. But, it’s a very different thing to say that a person was “a great Senator” than to say “he was great at being a Senator."
I would certainly think we can all agree Mr. Kennedy was great at being a Senator. His political skills should be apparent by the sheer longevity of his career. But does longevity automatically translate into “greatness"? As a Senator he would have needed to distinguish himself as a man who could lead the American people from dependence upon the government to indepence and self reliance. But that is not Mr. Kennedy’s legacy. His idealistic policies took a much darker path.
Consider, for a moment, the following men: Fidel Castro, Sadam Hussein and Osama Bin Laden.
Fidel Castro “served” his country for over 50 years. Did his presence increase the living standards of his people? Should he be considered “a great Cuban?” No, clearly not. Why, because his actions systematically led to the inability of the people of Cuba to live free and make their own decisions about what’s best for them; Fidel Castor served himself and no other!
Sadam Hussein was “president” of Iraq for 23 years. Would anyone say he was “a great Iraqi?” I think not! He was “a great dictator for sure” but “a great Iraqi” I don’t think so. He killed his own people for political power and gain. He was a mad man, but yet he “served (himself) for 23 years” as a "politician".
Osama Bin Laden has been a terrorist for most of his life. Can we say he is “a great terrorist” sure, he has distinguished himself in that area, I mean his stats are second to none when it comes to the number of Americans killed in a single day and on their home turff. So we can say he’s a great terrorist, but “a great Saudi” I would think the Saudi’s would disagree( well some of them would, OK you got me, they might actually like the guy).
So the point is, longevity does not make a person great it just makes them old.
So the fact that Mr. Kennedy was a US Senator for over 40 years in no way, in and of itself, means that he should be considered a “Great American”.
In order to determine his “greatness”, as an American, we need to examine how his life and his work made the lives of other Americans great.
Let’s consider the life of Mary Jo Kopechne; having known Ted Kennedy certainly did not turn out so “great” for her.
How about the American people in general? What did Mr. Kennedy do for them over those long 40+ years in the Senate? We’ll he spent, their money, like a drunken sailor; well at least a drunk with a yacht. His spending has led to ( he is certainly not single handedly responsible for all the spending, he had help from the rest of the Socialists ) the largest deficits in American ( and world for that matter ) history!
Since Mr. Kennedy ranks third on the all time length of service list, we can say this about him, he certainly did more than most Americans, and even most Senators to move America further away from it’s founding principals than any other before him. His policies have enslaved millions of Americans into lives of reliance on the State. His “compassion” for the masses has resulted in more misery and suffering, of Americans, than all but two other members of Congress. He taught generations of Americans to “ask not what they could do for their Country, but to ask what the Democrat Party could do for them!”
His final act as a Senator, was to request that the Democrat Governor of the Common Wealth of Massachusetts, repeal a law that requires a special election to fill a vacated Senatorial seat in that State so that the Democrats could maintain a filibuster proof majority in the Senate and push onto the American people, even after his death, the most despicable form of socialism known to man; socialized medicine.
No Chris, Mr. Edward Moore Kennedy was NOT a “Great American”, he was an outstanding socialist, a skilled and shrewd politician, but as an American, there was nothing great about him.
First, let’s define a “Great American."
To be considered “great” one must distinguish oneself from the rest of the population. For example, a football player who stands out with regard to outstanding stats, strong leadership skills both on and off the field, might be considered a “Great Football Player."
So what could we use to define a “Great American?" Well what is a “basic American?"
Let’s define a basic American as any individual who currently holds the status as a, legal, American Citizen. Beyond that status we can begin to distinguish great Americans from average Americans.
So, was Senator Kennedy an “American?” yes, we all agree on that point. So what did Mr. Kennedy do, during his lifetime that might distinguish him as something more than the basic American we described above? We’ll he “served” as a Senator for over 40 years. OK, that’s definitely something that would cause him to stand out from the “Basic” American we described; let’s face it, the vast majority of us never server in any public capacity let alone as Senator or much less for over 40 years.
So, we can certainly agree that Mr. Kennedy distinguished himself as a Senator. But, it’s a very different thing to say that a person was “a great Senator” than to say “he was great at being a Senator."
I would certainly think we can all agree Mr. Kennedy was great at being a Senator. His political skills should be apparent by the sheer longevity of his career. But does longevity automatically translate into “greatness"? As a Senator he would have needed to distinguish himself as a man who could lead the American people from dependence upon the government to indepence and self reliance. But that is not Mr. Kennedy’s legacy. His idealistic policies took a much darker path.
Consider, for a moment, the following men: Fidel Castro, Sadam Hussein and Osama Bin Laden.
Fidel Castro “served” his country for over 50 years. Did his presence increase the living standards of his people? Should he be considered “a great Cuban?” No, clearly not. Why, because his actions systematically led to the inability of the people of Cuba to live free and make their own decisions about what’s best for them; Fidel Castor served himself and no other!
Sadam Hussein was “president” of Iraq for 23 years. Would anyone say he was “a great Iraqi?” I think not! He was “a great dictator for sure” but “a great Iraqi” I don’t think so. He killed his own people for political power and gain. He was a mad man, but yet he “served (himself) for 23 years” as a "politician".
Osama Bin Laden has been a terrorist for most of his life. Can we say he is “a great terrorist” sure, he has distinguished himself in that area, I mean his stats are second to none when it comes to the number of Americans killed in a single day and on their home turff. So we can say he’s a great terrorist, but “a great Saudi” I would think the Saudi’s would disagree( well some of them would, OK you got me, they might actually like the guy).
So the point is, longevity does not make a person great it just makes them old.
So the fact that Mr. Kennedy was a US Senator for over 40 years in no way, in and of itself, means that he should be considered a “Great American”.
In order to determine his “greatness”, as an American, we need to examine how his life and his work made the lives of other Americans great.
Let’s consider the life of Mary Jo Kopechne; having known Ted Kennedy certainly did not turn out so “great” for her.
How about the American people in general? What did Mr. Kennedy do for them over those long 40+ years in the Senate? We’ll he spent, their money, like a drunken sailor; well at least a drunk with a yacht. His spending has led to ( he is certainly not single handedly responsible for all the spending, he had help from the rest of the Socialists ) the largest deficits in American ( and world for that matter ) history!
Since Mr. Kennedy ranks third on the all time length of service list, we can say this about him, he certainly did more than most Americans, and even most Senators to move America further away from it’s founding principals than any other before him. His policies have enslaved millions of Americans into lives of reliance on the State. His “compassion” for the masses has resulted in more misery and suffering, of Americans, than all but two other members of Congress. He taught generations of Americans to “ask not what they could do for their Country, but to ask what the Democrat Party could do for them!”
His final act as a Senator, was to request that the Democrat Governor of the Common Wealth of Massachusetts, repeal a law that requires a special election to fill a vacated Senatorial seat in that State so that the Democrats could maintain a filibuster proof majority in the Senate and push onto the American people, even after his death, the most despicable form of socialism known to man; socialized medicine.
No Chris, Mr. Edward Moore Kennedy was NOT a “Great American”, he was an outstanding socialist, a skilled and shrewd politician, but as an American, there was nothing great about him.
Monday, August 17, 2009
All the lies about healthcare in one convenient location!
On the Obama administration website at http://www.whitehouse.gov/realitycheck you can read all the lies they are telling in one place. For example:
Q: I have heard many people worry that health care will be "rationed" under health reform. I won’t be able to get certain tests or procedures. What if I want those tests and what if they detect something that could save my life?
Health Insurance Reform will end current forms of rationing, not expand it.
And how will they do that? They’ll force insurance companies to pay for expensive procedures that they otherwise would not cover. Hmmmm….. So your telling me, the insurance company is going to pay? I don’t think so TIM! Insurance companies don’t pay medical bills, policy holders do! If you own a policy and you don’t get sick, your premiums go to pay for those who do get sick; that’s how insurance works! When was the last time you made a claim on your home owners policy? MOST OF US NEVER HAVE or ever will! So every month, month after month, year after year we keep paying our premiums, why? Because IF we ever do need them, our insurance company will be there with money from other policy holders who don’t need help (yet). But what if the government forced home owners insurance companies to cover every house no matter what? For example, houses on earthquake faults or in flood zones or in high fire risk areas, heck what about that guy who wants’ to build on the side of an active volcano, shouldn’t he get home owners insurance too? You can cover these people, but to do it, it will cost EVERYONE much MUCH more!
Anything the government touches will cost YOU more than if they keep their grubby little hands out everyone’s pockets!
Notice, too, that not a single “response” to the questions they pose ever deals directly with the question, it ALWAYS goes back to some pie in the sky ideal about covering everyone and no one get’s left behind blah blah blah. YOU CAN’T COVER EVERYONE FOR EVERYTHING AND KEEP COSTS DOWN! PERIOD!
Q: I have heard many people worry that health care will be "rationed" under health reform. I won’t be able to get certain tests or procedures. What if I want those tests and what if they detect something that could save my life?
Health Insurance Reform will end current forms of rationing, not expand it.
And how will they do that? They’ll force insurance companies to pay for expensive procedures that they otherwise would not cover. Hmmmm….. So your telling me, the insurance company is going to pay? I don’t think so TIM! Insurance companies don’t pay medical bills, policy holders do! If you own a policy and you don’t get sick, your premiums go to pay for those who do get sick; that’s how insurance works! When was the last time you made a claim on your home owners policy? MOST OF US NEVER HAVE or ever will! So every month, month after month, year after year we keep paying our premiums, why? Because IF we ever do need them, our insurance company will be there with money from other policy holders who don’t need help (yet). But what if the government forced home owners insurance companies to cover every house no matter what? For example, houses on earthquake faults or in flood zones or in high fire risk areas, heck what about that guy who wants’ to build on the side of an active volcano, shouldn’t he get home owners insurance too? You can cover these people, but to do it, it will cost EVERYONE much MUCH more!
Anything the government touches will cost YOU more than if they keep their grubby little hands out everyone’s pockets!
Notice, too, that not a single “response” to the questions they pose ever deals directly with the question, it ALWAYS goes back to some pie in the sky ideal about covering everyone and no one get’s left behind blah blah blah. YOU CAN’T COVER EVERYONE FOR EVERYTHING AND KEEP COSTS DOWN! PERIOD!
Thursday, August 13, 2009
THE COW AND THE ICE CREAM
ONE OF THE BEST EXPLANATIONS OF WHY OBAMA WON THE ELECTION From a teacher in the Nashville area
"We are worried about "the cow" when it is all about the "Ice Cream"
The most eye-opening civics lesson I ever had was while teaching third grade this year. The presidential election was heating up and some of the children showed an interest. I decided we would have an election for a class president.
We would choose our nominees. They would make a campaign speech and the class would vote.
To simplify the process, candidates were nominated by other class members. We discussed what kinds of characteristics these students should have. We got many nominations and from those, Jamie and Olivia were picked to run for the top spot.
The class had done a great job in their selections. Both candidates were good kids. I thought Jamie might have an advantage because he got lots of parental support. I had never seen Olivia's mother.
The day arrived when they were to make their speeches. Jamie went first. He had specific ideas about how to make our class a better place. He ended by promising to do his very best. Everyone applauded and he sat down. Now is was Olivia's turn to speak.
Her speech was concise. She said, "If you will vote for me, I will give you ice cream." She sat down. The class went wild. "Yes! Yes! We want ice cream."
She surely would say more. She did not have to. A discussion followed. How did she plan to pay for the ice cream? She wasn't sure. Would her parents buy it or would the class pay for it. She didn't know. The class really didn't care. All they were thinking about was ice cream.
Jamie was forgotten. Olivia won by a landslide.
Every time Barack Obama opened his mouth he offered ice cream and 52 percent of the people reacted like nine year olds. They want ice cream. The other 48 percent know they're going to have to feed the cow and clean up the mess."
Remember, the government cannot give anything to anyone --- that they have not first taken away from someone else.
"We are worried about "the cow" when it is all about the "Ice Cream"
The most eye-opening civics lesson I ever had was while teaching third grade this year. The presidential election was heating up and some of the children showed an interest. I decided we would have an election for a class president.
We would choose our nominees. They would make a campaign speech and the class would vote.
To simplify the process, candidates were nominated by other class members. We discussed what kinds of characteristics these students should have. We got many nominations and from those, Jamie and Olivia were picked to run for the top spot.
The class had done a great job in their selections. Both candidates were good kids. I thought Jamie might have an advantage because he got lots of parental support. I had never seen Olivia's mother.
The day arrived when they were to make their speeches. Jamie went first. He had specific ideas about how to make our class a better place. He ended by promising to do his very best. Everyone applauded and he sat down. Now is was Olivia's turn to speak.
Her speech was concise. She said, "If you will vote for me, I will give you ice cream." She sat down. The class went wild. "Yes! Yes! We want ice cream."
She surely would say more. She did not have to. A discussion followed. How did she plan to pay for the ice cream? She wasn't sure. Would her parents buy it or would the class pay for it. She didn't know. The class really didn't care. All they were thinking about was ice cream.
Jamie was forgotten. Olivia won by a landslide.
Every time Barack Obama opened his mouth he offered ice cream and 52 percent of the people reacted like nine year olds. They want ice cream. The other 48 percent know they're going to have to feed the cow and clean up the mess."
Remember, the government cannot give anything to anyone --- that they have not first taken away from someone else.
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
A letter to Glenn Beck from a woman in Arizona.
GLENN BECK: I got a letter from a woman in Arizona. She writes an open letter to our nation's leadership:
I'm a home grown American citizen, 53, registered Democrat all my life. Before the last presidential election I registered as a Republican because I no longer felt the Democratic Party represents my views or works to pursue issues important to me. Now I no longer feel the Republican Party represents my views or works to pursue issues important to me. The fact is I no longer feel any political party or representative in Washington represents my views or works to pursue the issues important to me. There must be someone. Please tell me who you are . Please stand up and tell me that you are there and that you're willing to fight for our Constitution as it was written. Please stand up now. You might ask yourself what my views and issues a re that I would horribly feel so disenfranchised by both major political parties. What kind of nut job am I? Will you please tell me?
Well, these are briefly my views and issues for which I seek representation:
One, illegal immigration. I want you to stop coddling illegal immigrants and secure our borders. Close the underground tunnels. Stop the violence and the trafficking in drugs and people. No amnesty, not again. Been there, done that, no resolution. P.S., I'm not a racist. This isn't to be confused with legal immigration.
Two, the TARP bill, I want it repealed and I want no further funding supplied to it. We told you no, but you did it anyway. I want the remaining unfunded 95% repealed. Freeze, repeal.
Three: Czars, I want the circumvention of our checks and balances stopped immediately. Fire the czars. No more czars. Government officials answer to the process, not to the president. Stop trampling on our Constitution and honor it.
Four, cap and trade. The debate on global warming is not over. There is more to say.
Five, universal healthcare. I will not be rushed into another expensive decision. Don't you dare try to pass this in the middle of the night and then go on break. Slow down!
Six, growing government control. I want states rights and sovereignty fully restored. I want less government in my life, not more. Shrink it down. Mind your own business. You have enough to take care of with your real obligations. Why don't you start there.
Seven, ACORN. I do not want ACORN and its affiliates in charge of our 2010 census. I want them investigated. I also do not want mandatory escrow fees contributed to them every time on every real estate deal that closes. Stop the funding to ACORN and its affiliates pending impartial audits and investigations. I do not trust them with taking the census over with our taxpayer money. I don't trust them with our taxpayer money. Face up to the allegations against them and get it resolved before taxpayers get any more involved with them. If it walks like a duck and talks like a duck, hello. Stop protecting your political buddies. You work for us, the people. Investigate.
Eight, redistribution of wealth. No, no, no. I work for my money. It is mine. I have always worked for people with more money than I have because they gave me jobs. That is the only redistribution of wealth that I will support. I've never gotten a job from a poor person. Why do you want me to hate my employers? Why -- what do you have against shareholders making a profit?
Nine, charitable contributions. Although I never got a job from a poor person, I have helped many in need. Charity belongs in our local communities, where we know our needs best and can use our local talent and our local resources. Butt out, please. We want to do it ourselves.
Ten, corporate bailouts. Knock it off. Sink or swim like the rest of us. If there are hard times ahead, we'll be better off just getting into it and letting the strong survive. Quick and painful. Have you ever ripped off a Band-Aid? We will pull together. Great things happen in America under great hardship. Give us the chance to innovate. We cannot disappoint you more than you have disappointed us.
Eleven, transparency and accountability. How about it? No, really, how about it? Let's have it. Let's say we give the buzzwords a rest and have some straight honest talk. Please try -- please stop manipulating and trying to appease me with clever wording. I am not the idiot you obviously take me for. Stop sneaking around and meeting in back rooms making deals with your friends. It will only be a prelude to your criminal investigation. Stop hiding things from me.
Twelve, unprecedented quick spending. Stop it now. Take a breath. Listen to the people. Let's just slow down and get some input from some nonpoliticians on the subject. Stop making everything an emergency. Stop speed reading our bills into law. I am not an activist. I am not a community organizer. Nor am I a terrorist, a militant or a violent person. I am a parent and a grandparent. I work. I'm busy. I'm busy. I am busy, and I am tired. I thought we elected competent people to take care of the business of government so that we could work, raise our families, pay our bills, have a little recreation, complain about taxes, endure our hardships, pursue our personal goals, cut our lawn, wash our cars on the weekends and be responsible contributing members of society and teach our children to be the same all while living in the home of the free and land of the brave.
I entrusted you with upholding the Constitution. I believed in the checks and balances to keep from getting far off course. What happened? You are very far off course. Do you really think I find humor in the hiring of a speed reader to unintelligently ramble all through a bill that you signed into law without knowing what it contained? I do not. It is a mockery of the responsibility I have entrusted to you. It is a slap in the face. I am not laughing at your arrogance. Why is it that I feel as if you would not trust me to make a single decision about my own life and how I would live it but you should expect that I should trust you with the debt that you have laid on all of us and our children. We did not want the TARP bill. We said no. We would repeal it if we could. I am sure that we still cannot. There is such urgency and recklessness in all of the recent spending.
From my perspective, it seems that all of you have gone insane. I also know that I am far from alone in these feelings. Do you honestly feel that your current pursuits have merit to patriotic Americans? We want it to stop. We want to put the brakes on everything that is being rushed by us and forced upon us. We want our voice back. You have forced us to put our lives on hold to straighten out the mess that you are making. We will have to give up our vacations, our time spent with our children, any relaxation time we may have had and money we cannot afford to spend on you to bring our concerns to Washington . Our president often knows all the right buzzword is unsustainable. Well, no kidding. How many tens of thousands of dollars did the focus group cost to come up with that word? We don't want your overpriced words. Stop treating us like we're morons.
We want all of you to stop focusing on your reelection and do the job we want done, not the job you want done or the job your party wants done. You work for us and at this rate I guarantee you not for long because we are coming. We will be heard and we will be represented. You think we're so busy with our lives that we will never come for you? We are the formerly silent majority, all of us who quietly work, pay taxes, obey the law, vote, save money, keep our noses to the grindstone and we are now looking up at you. You have awakened us, the patriotic spirit so strong and so powerful that it had been sleeping too long. You have pushed us too far. Our numbers are great. They may surprise you. For every one of us who will be there, there will be hundreds more that could not come. Unlike you, we have their trust. We will represent them honestly, rest assured. They will be at the polls on voting day to usher you out of office. We have canceled vacations. We will use our last few dollars saved. We will find the representation among us and a grassroots campaign will flourish. We didn't ask for this fight. But the gloves are coming off. We do not come in violence, but we are angry. You will represent us or you will be replaced with someone who will. There are candidates among us who will rise like a Phoenix from the ashes that you have made of our constitution.
Democrat, Republican, independent, libertarian. Understand this. We don't care. Political parties are meaningless to us. Patriotic Americans are willing to do right by us and our Constitution and that is all that matters to us now. We are going to fire all of you who abuse power and seek more. It is not your power. It is ours and we want it back.. We entrusted you with it and you abused it. You are dishonorable. You are dishonest. As Americans we are ashamed of you. You have brought shame to us. If you are not representing the wants and needs of your constituency loudly and consistently, in spite of the objections of your party, you will be fired. Did you hear? We no longer care about your political parties. You need to be loyal to us, not to them. Because we will get you fired and they will not save you. If you do or can represent me, my issues, my views, please stand up. Make your identity known. You need to make some noise about it. Speak up. I need to know who you are. If you do not speak up, you will be herded out with the rest of the sheep and we will replace the whole damn Congress if need be - one by one. We are coming. Are we coming for you? Who do you represent? What do you represent? Listen. Because we are coming. We the people are coming.
I'm a home grown American citizen, 53, registered Democrat all my life. Before the last presidential election I registered as a Republican because I no longer felt the Democratic Party represents my views or works to pursue issues important to me. Now I no longer feel the Republican Party represents my views or works to pursue issues important to me. The fact is I no longer feel any political party or representative in Washington represents my views or works to pursue the issues important to me. There must be someone. Please tell me who you are . Please stand up and tell me that you are there and that you're willing to fight for our Constitution as it was written. Please stand up now. You might ask yourself what my views and issues a re that I would horribly feel so disenfranchised by both major political parties. What kind of nut job am I? Will you please tell me?
Well, these are briefly my views and issues for which I seek representation:
One, illegal immigration. I want you to stop coddling illegal immigrants and secure our borders. Close the underground tunnels. Stop the violence and the trafficking in drugs and people. No amnesty, not again. Been there, done that, no resolution. P.S., I'm not a racist. This isn't to be confused with legal immigration.
Two, the TARP bill, I want it repealed and I want no further funding supplied to it. We told you no, but you did it anyway. I want the remaining unfunded 95% repealed. Freeze, repeal.
Three: Czars, I want the circumvention of our checks and balances stopped immediately. Fire the czars. No more czars. Government officials answer to the process, not to the president. Stop trampling on our Constitution and honor it.
Four, cap and trade. The debate on global warming is not over. There is more to say.
Five, universal healthcare. I will not be rushed into another expensive decision. Don't you dare try to pass this in the middle of the night and then go on break. Slow down!
Six, growing government control. I want states rights and sovereignty fully restored. I want less government in my life, not more. Shrink it down. Mind your own business. You have enough to take care of with your real obligations. Why don't you start there.
Seven, ACORN. I do not want ACORN and its affiliates in charge of our 2010 census. I want them investigated. I also do not want mandatory escrow fees contributed to them every time on every real estate deal that closes. Stop the funding to ACORN and its affiliates pending impartial audits and investigations. I do not trust them with taking the census over with our taxpayer money. I don't trust them with our taxpayer money. Face up to the allegations against them and get it resolved before taxpayers get any more involved with them. If it walks like a duck and talks like a duck, hello. Stop protecting your political buddies. You work for us, the people. Investigate.
Eight, redistribution of wealth. No, no, no. I work for my money. It is mine. I have always worked for people with more money than I have because they gave me jobs. That is the only redistribution of wealth that I will support. I've never gotten a job from a poor person. Why do you want me to hate my employers? Why -- what do you have against shareholders making a profit?
Nine, charitable contributions. Although I never got a job from a poor person, I have helped many in need. Charity belongs in our local communities, where we know our needs best and can use our local talent and our local resources. Butt out, please. We want to do it ourselves.
Ten, corporate bailouts. Knock it off. Sink or swim like the rest of us. If there are hard times ahead, we'll be better off just getting into it and letting the strong survive. Quick and painful. Have you ever ripped off a Band-Aid? We will pull together. Great things happen in America under great hardship. Give us the chance to innovate. We cannot disappoint you more than you have disappointed us.
Eleven, transparency and accountability. How about it? No, really, how about it? Let's have it. Let's say we give the buzzwords a rest and have some straight honest talk. Please try -- please stop manipulating and trying to appease me with clever wording. I am not the idiot you obviously take me for. Stop sneaking around and meeting in back rooms making deals with your friends. It will only be a prelude to your criminal investigation. Stop hiding things from me.
Twelve, unprecedented quick spending. Stop it now. Take a breath. Listen to the people. Let's just slow down and get some input from some nonpoliticians on the subject. Stop making everything an emergency. Stop speed reading our bills into law. I am not an activist. I am not a community organizer. Nor am I a terrorist, a militant or a violent person. I am a parent and a grandparent. I work. I'm busy. I'm busy. I am busy, and I am tired. I thought we elected competent people to take care of the business of government so that we could work, raise our families, pay our bills, have a little recreation, complain about taxes, endure our hardships, pursue our personal goals, cut our lawn, wash our cars on the weekends and be responsible contributing members of society and teach our children to be the same all while living in the home of the free and land of the brave.
I entrusted you with upholding the Constitution. I believed in the checks and balances to keep from getting far off course. What happened? You are very far off course. Do you really think I find humor in the hiring of a speed reader to unintelligently ramble all through a bill that you signed into law without knowing what it contained? I do not. It is a mockery of the responsibility I have entrusted to you. It is a slap in the face. I am not laughing at your arrogance. Why is it that I feel as if you would not trust me to make a single decision about my own life and how I would live it but you should expect that I should trust you with the debt that you have laid on all of us and our children. We did not want the TARP bill. We said no. We would repeal it if we could. I am sure that we still cannot. There is such urgency and recklessness in all of the recent spending.
From my perspective, it seems that all of you have gone insane. I also know that I am far from alone in these feelings. Do you honestly feel that your current pursuits have merit to patriotic Americans? We want it to stop. We want to put the brakes on everything that is being rushed by us and forced upon us. We want our voice back. You have forced us to put our lives on hold to straighten out the mess that you are making. We will have to give up our vacations, our time spent with our children, any relaxation time we may have had and money we cannot afford to spend on you to bring our concerns to Washington . Our president often knows all the right buzzword is unsustainable. Well, no kidding. How many tens of thousands of dollars did the focus group cost to come up with that word? We don't want your overpriced words. Stop treating us like we're morons.
We want all of you to stop focusing on your reelection and do the job we want done, not the job you want done or the job your party wants done. You work for us and at this rate I guarantee you not for long because we are coming. We will be heard and we will be represented. You think we're so busy with our lives that we will never come for you? We are the formerly silent majority, all of us who quietly work, pay taxes, obey the law, vote, save money, keep our noses to the grindstone and we are now looking up at you. You have awakened us, the patriotic spirit so strong and so powerful that it had been sleeping too long. You have pushed us too far. Our numbers are great. They may surprise you. For every one of us who will be there, there will be hundreds more that could not come. Unlike you, we have their trust. We will represent them honestly, rest assured. They will be at the polls on voting day to usher you out of office. We have canceled vacations. We will use our last few dollars saved. We will find the representation among us and a grassroots campaign will flourish. We didn't ask for this fight. But the gloves are coming off. We do not come in violence, but we are angry. You will represent us or you will be replaced with someone who will. There are candidates among us who will rise like a Phoenix from the ashes that you have made of our constitution.
Democrat, Republican, independent, libertarian. Understand this. We don't care. Political parties are meaningless to us. Patriotic Americans are willing to do right by us and our Constitution and that is all that matters to us now. We are going to fire all of you who abuse power and seek more. It is not your power. It is ours and we want it back.. We entrusted you with it and you abused it. You are dishonorable. You are dishonest. As Americans we are ashamed of you. You have brought shame to us. If you are not representing the wants and needs of your constituency loudly and consistently, in spite of the objections of your party, you will be fired. Did you hear? We no longer care about your political parties. You need to be loyal to us, not to them. Because we will get you fired and they will not save you. If you do or can represent me, my issues, my views, please stand up. Make your identity known. You need to make some noise about it. Speak up. I need to know who you are. If you do not speak up, you will be herded out with the rest of the sheep and we will replace the whole damn Congress if need be - one by one. We are coming. Are we coming for you? Who do you represent? What do you represent? Listen. Because we are coming. We the people are coming.
Monday, August 10, 2009
A Response To Nancy Pelosi
"The first fact is that health insurance reform will mean more patient choice."
No Mrs. Speaker your plan will reduce my choice to ONE plan, the ONE plan run, controlled and paid for by the US Government. No Thank You!
"It will allow every American who likes his or her current plan to keep it."
How can I keep my Kaiser Plan, Mrs. Speaker, when your plan will force everyone to move on to it. Do you think my employerIs going to continue to pay 2/3 of my health insurance costs when they can provide me with "A Plan" at no cost to the company? I don't think so Mrs. Speaker!So what will happen to Kaiser when the vast majority of their members are moved off their system and onto the Single Payer Plan YOU and your boss Obama want?That's right, NO CHOICE AT ALL Mrs. Speaker! No Choice At All!
"And it will free doctors and patients to make the health decisions that make the most sense, not the most profits for insurance companies."
Mrs. Speaker, Really? Come on! Who do you think you're kidding? Exactly how are you going to pay for all the baby boomers who are going to want hip replacements?You CANT! So how could they get them? They won't be able too. And what about me? I'm VERY likely to need a knee replacement before I die. Who decides if I'm worthy? YOU MRS. Speaker? A health insurance CZAR maybe? And what of my children and grand children? How will you pay for them Mrs. Speaker? Will you rob them blind like you did my Social Security fund I've paid into my entire working life?
NO MRS SPEAKER, WE DO NOT WANT YOUR HEALTH CARE PLAN.
The only good news is, you WILL NOT be re-elected for another term.
Good bye Mrs. Speaker! You WILL NOT BE MISSED!
No Mrs. Speaker your plan will reduce my choice to ONE plan, the ONE plan run, controlled and paid for by the US Government. No Thank You!
"It will allow every American who likes his or her current plan to keep it."
How can I keep my Kaiser Plan, Mrs. Speaker, when your plan will force everyone to move on to it. Do you think my employerIs going to continue to pay 2/3 of my health insurance costs when they can provide me with "A Plan" at no cost to the company? I don't think so Mrs. Speaker!So what will happen to Kaiser when the vast majority of their members are moved off their system and onto the Single Payer Plan YOU and your boss Obama want?That's right, NO CHOICE AT ALL Mrs. Speaker! No Choice At All!
"And it will free doctors and patients to make the health decisions that make the most sense, not the most profits for insurance companies."
Mrs. Speaker, Really? Come on! Who do you think you're kidding? Exactly how are you going to pay for all the baby boomers who are going to want hip replacements?You CANT! So how could they get them? They won't be able too. And what about me? I'm VERY likely to need a knee replacement before I die. Who decides if I'm worthy? YOU MRS. Speaker? A health insurance CZAR maybe? And what of my children and grand children? How will you pay for them Mrs. Speaker? Will you rob them blind like you did my Social Security fund I've paid into my entire working life?
NO MRS SPEAKER, WE DO NOT WANT YOUR HEALTH CARE PLAN.
The only good news is, you WILL NOT be re-elected for another term.
Good bye Mrs. Speaker! You WILL NOT BE MISSED!
Thursday, August 6, 2009
Obama gives healthcare pep talk as Senate leaves | U.S. | Reuters
Obama gives healthcare pep talk as Senate leaves U.S. Reuters
They are affraid; OF YOU! They SHOULD be! Don't back down.
We MUST win this fight!
They are affraid; OF YOU! They SHOULD be! Don't back down.
We MUST win this fight!
Tuesday, August 4, 2009
American-American's
Ever notice there are no "African-Canadians", no "Mexican-French" why does heritage come before country in America! It is time we all became American-Americans!
The REAL reason former President Clinton went to North Korea!
I believe, it is quite likely, that former President Bill Clinton has traveled to the great land of North Korea, simply to take this form of entertainment to the masses there:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/kancho
Those wacky asians have done it again!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/kancho
Those wacky asians have done it again!
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