Quick, it’s an EMERGENCY!!!!

For those of us that wonder how on earth it is considered logical problem solving by our so called leaders in Congress to pass a Budget Bill without even reading it… Glenn Beck explains it very well.  Government by knee jerk reaction is bad government and poor problem solving.

This from ISGP… 10 ways Obama is destroying this country.

10 Ways Obama is destroying this country:

I don’t think it’s an exaggeration to say that Barack Obama is damaging America more than any other president in history.  Here are ten of the biggest ways Obama is destroying America.

1.  He’s running up crushing federal debt at a level unprecedented in American history.  We are talking trillions upon trillions of dollars in debt.  This ensures the future will bring ruinous taxes, runaway inflation, or eventual financial collapse.

2. He has endorsed and benefited from systematic violation of election and campaign funding laws.  His election saw widespread voter registration fraud from his allies at ACORN and systematic acceptance of dubious campaign donations by disabling normal credit card verification procedures for online donations, allowing donations to be made from foreign donors and from donors using fictitious names.  This in turned allowed donors to skirt donation limits if they wished, simply by using bogus names. In the “stimulus” bill, Obama has funded ACORN and similar groups to the tune of billions.

3. Obama has endorsed, and will continue to foster, the entitlement mentality, playing the victim, and mob rule.  A typical moment was his warning to bank executives that it was only his administration standing between executives and the mobs with pitchforks.  Not mentioned was the fact that Obama’s pals at ACORN were the number one wielders of the pitchforks.  Obama is also ushering in socialism at a breathtaking pace.  Soon, no major expense in a normal human life will be paid for by the individual.  Every major expense, from housing to advanced education to medical care, will be paid for by Big Brother.  Incentives to work will be destroyed for both the “rich” and the “poor.”  We will all soon be poorer as a result.

4. Obama is gearing up to politicize and manipulate the Census to an unprecedented degree. Given the Obama campaign’s and Obama administration’s other manipulations, I believe it is extremely unlikely that Obama will not end up over counting “homeless,” illegal aliens, and other Democratic Party interest groups.  The result will be to unlawfully shift power to blue states, cementing control of the nation in the hands of statistics.

5. Obama is trampling, penalizing, micromanaging, and destroying American business to an unprecedented degree, and he’s just getting started.  Already we see major automakers about to fail (of course, this is primarily the result of the power labor unions have wielded in the auto industry), we see banks failing and being taken over, and we see restaurants, retailers, and companies in the construction business struggling and failing.  To reiterate:  Obama is just getting started. It is a terrible time to own a business in America.

6. Obama is lending aid, money, and support to tyrannies and terrorists.  From getting chummy with Hugo Chavez to releasing dangerous GITMO terrorists to handing almost a billion dollars to Palestinian terrorists, Obama has yet to meet a terrorist or tyrant he doesn’t seem to like.

7. Obama is discounting and attempting to undermine America’s Christian and Judeo-Christian culture.  By constantly treating Christianity as the moral equivalent of atheism and Islam in his public pronouncements — and by proclaiming that America is no longer a Christian nation (even though about 80% of Americans still believe in the resurrection of Christ), Obama is turning his back on America’s great strength.

8. Obama is retroactively criminalizing innocent behavior and excusing unlawful behavior.  He appoints tax cheats to his administration and then treats AIG executives as criminals, retroactively imposing 90% taxes on bonuses.  He frees GITMO terrorists who tried to kill Americans, and then threatens to prosecute lawyers who gave legal opinions on torture — and broke no laws in doing so.

9. He is rapidly ceding the Middle East back to terrorists and tyrants.  He is trying to cozy up to Iran but, more importantly, he is withdrawing troops from Iraq even as violence escalates, risking the loss of that country in the infancy of its democracy.  He is moving too slowly and ineffectually in Afghanistan as dangers grow in Pakistan.  He is letting the Taliban gain strength to the point where it now threatens to take over Pakistan and its nuclear arsenal.

10. I’ve saved the worst for last. Obama has already reduced funding for missile defense and threatens to eliminate the program entirely.  Yet missile defense is the only potential defense against nuclear missile threats from a growing number of terrorists and tyrants around the world.  This dereliction of duty on Obama’s party could result in the deaths of millions.

Barack Obama is destroying America. It is up to Americans to realize the danger and rise up against this destruction before it is too late.

Nothing Free about the “Freedom of Choice Act”

Michael Farris is the Chancellor of Patrick Henry College and is the direct source of the research  on the Freedom of Choice Act.

This treaty is scheduled for ratification hearings in the US Senate later this year; it has the support of Hillary Clinton and Barack Øbama.  Don’t be fooled by the title of this legislation/treaty.  It is unconstitutional and designed to take away the freedom of parents to raise their children their way, literally taking away a parent’s right to choose in regard to their own offspring.

1.  Family Impact

Extract:   FOCA stands for the Freedom of Choice Act. President Obama made a promise to planned parenthood that the first thing he would do as president is sign this act. FOCA would take away every restriction on abortion nationwide. I have signed the petition to fight the Freedom of Choice Act. I hope you will as well. If you would like more information go to . http://www.FightFOCA.com.  Signing a petition is a good first step. And so is prayer.   I have also recommitted myself to ask God to deliver us from this evil.

UNCRC represents the U. N. Convention on the Rights of the Child, which made headlines under the Clinton administration.  With incoming Secretary of State Hillary Clinton as a strong proponent, there will be a renewed push for the U. S. to ratify this international treaty. While the treaty appears harmless it seems capable of attacking the very core of the child-parent relationship. In order to be proactive I have chosen to support parental rights at  http://www.parentalrights.org/.

2.  UNCRC Assault on Parental Rights by Beetle Blogger

3.  Parental Rights Organization Protecting Children by Empowering Parents.

4.  This site doesn’t address this problem in America , but I believe the language used in Scotland is instructive to us, as well.   Particularly, “On the 20th November 1989, the United Nations approved the Convention on the Rights of the Child.  It is now an international agreement that countries sign up to obey.   Once countries ratify (agree to uphold) the convention they are legally bound to what it says”.

5.  Michael Farris on Huckabee

Ten things you need to know about the structure of the CRC.

1. It is a treaty which creates binding rules of law. It is no mere statement of altruism.

2. Its effect would be binding on American families, courts, and policy-makers.

3. Children of other nations would not be impacted in any direct way by our ratification.

4. The CRC would automatically override almost all American laws on children and families because of our Supremacy Clause.

5. The CRC has some elements that are self-executing, while others would require implementing legislation.  Federal courts would have the power to determine which provisions were self-executing.

6. The Courts would have the power to directly enforce the provisions that are self-executing.

7. Congress would have the power to directly legislate on all subjects necessary to comply with the treaty. This would constitute the most massive shift of power from the states to the federal government in American history.

8. A committee of 18 experts from other nations, sitting in Geneva , has the authority to issue official interpretations of the treaty which are entitled to binding weight in American courts and legislatures. This effectively transfers ultimate authority for all policies in this area to this foreign committee.

9. Under international law, the treaty overrides even our Constitution.

10. Reservations, declarations, or understandings intended to modify our duty to comply with this treaty will be void if they are determined to be inconsistent with the object and purpose of the treaty.

Ten things you need to know about the substance of the CRC.

1. Parents would no longer be able to administer reasonable spankings to their children.

2. A murderer aged 17 years, 11 months and 29 days at the time of his crime could no longer be sentenced to life in prison.

3. Children would have the ability to choose their own religion while parents would only have the authority to give their children advice about religion.

4. The best interest of the child principle would give the government the ability to override every decision made by every parent if a government worker disagreed with the parent’s decision.

5. A child’s “right to be heard” would allow him (or her) to seek governmental review of every parental decision with which the child disagreed.

6. According to existing interpretation, it would be illegal for a nation to spend more on national defense than it does on children’s welfare.

7. Children would acquire a legally enforceable right to leisure.

8. Christian schools that refuse to teach “alternative worldviews” and teach that Christianity is the only true religion “fly in the face of article 29″ of the treaty.

9. Allowing parents to opt their children out of sex education has been held to be out of compliance with the CRC.

10. Children would have the right to reproductive health information and services, including abortions, without parental knowledge or consent.

About Planned Parenthood and  Margaret Sanger, a noted racist and eugenicist.

More about Michael Farris, Chancellor of Patrick Henry College.

An Affectionate Good-Bye for Lu

Last night I was notified by my dear PGR brother, that his beloved wife of 45 years has passed away in Arkansas.  She was 84.  This is my tribute to her memory.

Lucille (Lucy) Katherine Harris Olds
(January 23, 1928 – April 21, 2009)

Through my affiliation with the Patriot Guard Riders (PGR),  I have got to know some incredible people.  For those who are not familiar with the organization, it was started by a group that belonged to the American Legion Riders (a club for Veterans who like to ride!); in response to an evil group of people who masquarade as a “church” in Topeka, KS.  They were protesting fallen American heroes at their funerals.  They did so with offensive signs such as “Thank God for Dead Soldiers”, etc, and shouting insults at the families and mourners.  In response, the veterans would show up on motorcycles, form a line between the “protesters” with American flags and bikes and when they started shrilling their insanity, they would “reve up their bikes”, sing patriotic songs or play patriotic music to drown the offending parties out.  There is nothing more sacred than a family’s abilitity to say “good-bye” to a loved one who has sacrificed a young and promising life, in service to their country in time of war.  I was drawn to the organization due to my desire to help sheild these families and show respect for their precious sacrifice.

Bob and Lu Olds are part of the wonderful circle of friends I have made in the PGR.  Here is a man and woman who have dedicated a lifetime of service to our country. Bob served in the military and then as career law enforcement officer in California, and Lu as a Civil Air Patrol member, and as the support system for her husband and children over his career of service.  I don’t think you will find a military, active duty or vet or law enforcement professional who won’t agree, they are only as good as the life-partner who supports them on the homefront.  This couple had 45 years together in support of each other, retired and then proceeded to show us that retirement doesn’t mean you stop living and giving.

Last night I found out that Bob’s precious wife Lu had passed on to our Savior.  I remembered what my father went through when my mother passed on.  My feelings at losing my mother were self-pity and celebration, a mixed bag, but Dad’s feelings were even deeper.  As a Christian, I knew she was with our Lord and no longer was suffering with cancer, but I was not ready to lose my mother, as Dad was not ready to lose his beloved wife.  I learned the meaning of love from my father during those days proceeding and after her death.  So to my dear friend, Bob, I give heartfilled condolences at his time of loss, but also gratitude for the wonderful example their life has been for so many good people like myself.  His precious Lu has now gone on to Glory and will be waiting for him when his time comes, and what a glorious reunion it will be.  As his friend, PGR sister, fellow Christian and American, I pledge love and support always for this good man and the woman who served us all for a lifetime.  I give them both a debt of gratitude for their service and friendship.  Thank you both and God Bless.

God Will Always Love Us

It’s amazing and incredible,
But it’s as true as it can be
God loves and understands us all
And that means you and me.

His grace is all-sufficient
For both the young and old,
For the lonely and the timid,
For the brash and for the bold.

His love knows no exceptions,
So never feel excluded,
No matter who or what you are
Your name has been included.
And no matter what your past has been,
Trust God to understand,

And no matter what your problem is
Just place it in His Hand.
For in all of our unloveliness
This great God loves us still,
He loved us since the world began
And what’s more, He always will!

Written By:
© Helen Steiner Rice

Common Sense on Social Sense and a History Lesson from Chuck.

Common Sense Has Left the Building

At this juncture in the time-space continuum, it is difficult to know where our country is heading. My own suspicion is that we are going to hell in a hand basket, and the reason for this august conclusion is that we have apparently turned the corner on common sense—unfortunately, in the opposite direction.

Thinking people have already pulled their hair out listening to the back and forth over releasing CIA memoranda. I cannot imagine anyone working for a super-secret agency that is willing to put his or her neck on the block, even if doing so best assures the safety and security of the United States. It is painfully true that Democrats don’t believe that national security is such a big deal. So when our agents quit trying and the worst thing happens yet again, we’ll know whom to blame. (See also: (1) BBC1, (2) SF Chronicle)

This post is excellent and “thinking people” need to read the entire well done rant by clicking the title link.

The Only Change …

“In the seventh century of the Christian era a wandering Arab, of the lineage of Hagar, the Egyptian, combing the powers of transcendent genius with the preternatural energy of a fanatic and the fraudulent spirit of an imposter, proclaimed himself as a messenger from heaven, and spread desolation and delusion over an extensive portion of the earth….”

Quote Continues – John Quincy Adams – 1830

Mustang’s assessment being…

The only noticeable change in the 179 years since Mr. Adams penned these words has been a renewal of efforts by Islamacists to re-conquer non-Islamic societies. Apparently, these people are undeterred in their quest to establish a new caliphate; it is equally apparent today, much to the surprise of John Adams, were he still alive, that we do not intend to stop them.

My assessment… In our confused times, John Quincy Adams would be labeled a “Hater” and “Right Wing Extremist” by  our moonbat government.

And as Per LA Sunsett:

On one side of the coin, nothing has changed. On the other side, everything has.
LASunsett | Homepage | 04.22.09 – 7:41 pm | #

Hat tip to Mustang and John Quincy Adams

And from Chuck Norris writing on Human Events, an interesting history lesson that points out that radical Islam and Pirating is nothing new.  Our Founding Fathers had to deal with it.

Thomas Jefferson, American Hostages and Somali Pirates by Chuck Norris

He (then President Jefferson) confessed to Congress in 1801 that he was “unauthorized by the Constitution, without the sanction of Congress, to go beyond the line of defense,” but he still ordered a small fleet of warships to the Mediterranean to ward off attacks by the Barbary States (Pirates).  Marines and warships were deployed to the region.  That eventually led to the 1805 surrender of Tripoli. It would take another decade, however, to defeat those pirates completely, or, should I say, cause them to retreat until a distant time when they would attack our country again.

America’s victory back then over those sea radicals is commemorated today in “The Marines’ Hymn,” with the words “From the halls of Montezuma, to the shores of Tripoli, we fight our country’s battles in the air, on land and sea.”

The voices of our forefathers cry out from the Barbary Wars in the hopes of imparting some wisdom to us.   As the adage goes, we either will learn from history’s mistakes or be doomed to repeat them.

Left Wing Lunacy in America

thinkingmeat & Kathryn Cramer
By: Cao, Filed under: Blogosphere , General @ 12:52 pm

There are a lot of connections between Cramer and Bisson besides just a picture on the internet, as she recently admitted. I’m so sorry that she wants to view this as a case of ’stalking’ or ‘harassment’, but …as you can see below, there is much more to the story than she’s willing to reveal. And there is a lot more to it than what it posted here, and she knows it. Kathryn Cramer is an intellectually dishonest woman, as is the person behind thinkingmeat.net

Complete, with storyboard graphics, Cao has done an amazing job of explaining the connections of the left wing lunatics and the agendas they promote through thuggery and attacks on Conservative blogs.  If you want to understand the entire story, this is a great post to check out.  You can get to Cao’s Blog and this story by clicking on the title link above.

Big ole hat tip to Cao!

Another reason I ignore the MSM.

I have never seen more unprofessional coverage of any event, as has been done by the mainstream media outlets covering the Tea Party protests.  Code Pink can go to a Marine Recruitment facility and vandalize it, can insult our brave military, and they have nothing to say in the realm of insults.  But average Americans everywhere rise up to defend the right of their children and grandchilden to be born into a free society without being burdened with debt, and the unprofessionals at CNN find it necessary to use insulting, vulgar comments.  No wonder decient people aren’t interested in watching the unprofessional clowns.

Anderson Cooper on “Teabagging?!”

Seriously, I don’t what any of this means, but it must mean something. I’m reasonably certain it doesn’t have much to do with Darjeeling or Orange Pekoe, however.This interesting and curious clip is making the ol’ Internet rounds and your dutiful servant – anxiously awaiting tonight’s “American Idol,” though don’t ask me why – feels duty-bound to share said clip.[And I assure you, Fox News didn't send this out to me; I suppose they didn't know about teabagging either; Drudge - surprise - has posted.]But who cares! Now, I think I’ll get a cup of Lapsang souchong…Oh wait, there’s Ryan Seacrest on screen as I type. I wonder if Ry knows what “teabagging” is?

You can read comments here.

And then there is this woman as an example of how NOT to report and interview someone.  CNN stated that she called it as she saw it.  Considering she refused to hear this man’s point of view, and spewed her own agenda, I she called it according to her “preconcieved notions and agenda”.  Yet another moonbat reporter for CNN.  No wonder their ratings are down.  Nice job of showing the world you don’t know how to do your job with objectivity, professionalism and class Susan Roesgen!  If you are building a resume to demonstrate your skill as a moonbat, you are well on your way. See for yourself on this youtube, and then tell me WHO is harrassing WHO???.

CNN Correspondent Claims Tea Parties ‘Anti-Government,’ ‘Anti-CNN’

Homeland Security on guard for ‘right-wing extremists’

Watch Out!  This is what happens when you disagree with BHO’s policies and dare to speak out at events called Tea Parties and mail teabags to the White House.  Obama’s Homeland Insecurity puts out a “warning”.   It seems they even consider our returning troops to be a threat!  I guess he never heard that American’s are given the right to disagree with the way their government is run and have the right to dissent using peaceful protest.  This moron’s ego is obviously bigger than his knowledge of the Constitution.

Returning U.S. military veterans singled out as particular threats

http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=94803

Posted: April 12, 2009
9:40 pm Eastern

© 2009 WorldNetDaily

WASHINGTON – A newly unclassified Department of Homeland Security report warns against the possibility of violence by unnamed “right-wing extremists” concerned about illegal immigration, increasing federal power, restrictions on firearms, abortion and the loss of U.S. sovereignty and singles out returning war veterans as particular threats.

The report, titled “Right-wing Extremism: Current Economic and Political Climate Fueling Resurgence in Radicalization and Recruitment,” dated April 7, states that “threats from white supremacist and violent anti-government groups during 2009 have been largely rhetorical and have not indicated plans to carry out violent acts.”

However, the document, first reported by talk-radio host and WND columnist Roger Hedgecock, goes on to suggest worsening economic woes, potential new legislative restrictions on firearms and “the return of military veterans facing significant challenges reintegrating into their communities could lead to the potential emergence of terrorist groups or lone wolf extremists capable of carrying out violent attacks.”

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The report from DHS’ Office of Intelligence and Analysis defines right-wing extremism in the U.S. as “divided into those groups, movements and adherents that are primarily hate-oriented (based on hatred of particular religious, racial or ethnic groups) and those that are mainly anti-government, rejecting federal authority in favor of state or local authority, or rejecting government authority entirely. It may include groups and individuals that are dedicated to a single issue, such as opposition to abortion or immigration.”

“[T]he consequences of a prolonged economic downturn – including real estate foreclosures, unemployment and an inability to obtain credit – could create a fertile recruiting environment for right-wing extremists and even result in confrontations between such groups and government authorities similar to those in the past,” the report says.

The Story Continues…

Savage sues Napolitano for targeting vets -  DHS report ‘would have admiration of any current or past dictator’  — on World Net Daily

My Easter Post

I have been wondering what I would like to post in honor of the Easter Sunday holiday.  Breaking news has given me my inspiration.

To my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ I wish to give my deepest thanks for all he gave to give my life the richness of hope, salvation and his perfect love.  And  I would like to give Him thanks for delivering Captain Richard Phillips from the pirates who were holding him hostage.  Much love and joy to his family and loved ones on this glorious day!  What a wonderful Easter we have been witness to.  Thanks to this brave man for all he’s done to save his ship, crew and stand for what is right.   He has honored our country and the spirit of America.  Special thanks to the US Navy for their perserverance and action in saving this brave man.

Much to be grateful for on this Easter Sunday!   Captain Phillips is Free and Safe!!!

Article from a New Yorker who cares about our country.

Giving a friend and patriot space on my blog, this is a well thought out and strong message from a New Yorker.  It is my pleasure to post it on my blog.

When, in the course of human events . . .

His in-the-’hood strut is nothing in comparison to the accelerating gait of his socio-political and economic agenda that we must begin stopping in its tracks.

Obama’s tack toward Socialism will cripple America now and into future generations—perhaps beyond effective repair. The many maneuvers taking place fast, furious, and secretly behind closed doors belie his promise of an open, “transparent” government. The nameless people behind these maneuvers are themselves quiet and stealthy, achieving successes right under the radar of public scrutiny.

But there’s no guessing about the larger picture developing daily. It shouldn’t take a social scientist to see that this man, by his actions, has little regard for traditional America and its values; that he’s no friend of the military, let alone their Commander in Chief; that he’s antithetical to America’s founding principles; to Capitalism and American business; to Constitutional rights and every other right regarding our lives, our industry, our wealth,and our very sovereignty as individuals.

In recent instances abroad of unctuously bowing before the king of Saudi Arabia, ignoring France’s suggestion to pay respects at our military cemetery for some 9,000 soldiers on the heights of Normandy beach, using his “surprise” visit to troops in Iraq as a picture-perfect photo op, and apologizing to Europeans for an “arrogant” America, this U.S. president has at once diminished our great nation and roundly insulted us all.

It’s not the British who are coming. Barack Obama means to radically change traditional America into his America. Surfacing are the politically tendentious appointments of administration characters with poor professional resumes and histories of questionable personal and political conduct; the innumerable hate-America-for-any-number-of-reasons crowd; the “useful idiots”; the junk scientists and leftwing “environmental” front groups; the second- and third-rate politicians—all of these and much more, working feverishly and synergistically doing great harm to our Republic.

And when we include the leftist monolith working our system, institutions, and people, including the putative “representatives of the people,” we’re seeing a political cancer sickening the United States, subverting the American polity, hobbling the nation, to effectively kill it and morph up a Socialist state. This is not the America this vet wants for his children and their children . . . and their children’s children.

“The medium is the message.” Our focus right now must be on throttling Obama’s agenda and on his removal from office. His campaign did not end on January 20, 2009. It’s still in motion at this hour, in other guises. Sometimes the “campaigning” comes at us subtly; at other times, it strikes openly from virtually every point on the communications compass. One way or another, we’re suffused daily with political propaganda and outright lies among artful PR for both the “public” and “private” Obama.

But it’s not only Obama and the Washington reps who are justly suspect. It’s also the entrenched, Byzantine network of leftists in our very government, in our labor organizations, in our education institutions, and, most importantly at this hour, in our communications outlets.

This isn’t the “rant” of a “McCarthyite who sees Communists ‘under every bed’” (as the leftists used to say to discredit and destroy their opponents).  Our modern electronic media and Fourth Estate are blatantly discharging misinformation; packaged news; distorted news; back-paged news; and, in a selective, purposeful act of information suppression, no news at all—a kind of metaphorical C-4’ing of radio and TV signal relay towers across America.

***

“Now is the time to come to the aid of our country.” Which means, we’ve got to send Obama packing, along with his administration and the Washington worthies abetting him.  If it’s something impeachable, by all means, the sooner the better. Otherwise, it’s the voting booth.

We need our Washington and local reps to know their jobs are on the line come the next election, and that we’ll solicit replacements now if they don’t begin showing signs of “stepping up” in defiance of Obama.  We need to tell them we want movement on removing from public office the people charged and found guilty of malfeasance.  Tim Geithner, Charles “Charlie” Rangel, and Christopher Dodd come to mind, for starters, as does the munificent Barney Frank.

The larger issues to challenge are hard to miss. But the lesser ones matter, too.  They’ll surely recur during the run-up to the next election, and we must be ready to counter them: The attempts by certain voting officials who brazenly sought to reject presidential votes from our citizen-soldiers; the Obama tactics in using storefront- and street-politics throughout select communities across the nation; Obama’s support of “community” organizations like ACORN, which has been charged by many states with perpetrating voter fraud. ACORN, you’ll be happy to know, is now in line to receive a very large part of some four-billion of your stimulus/tax dollars, shiftily earmarked for “neighborhood stabilization activities.”  And there’s that vexing vetting matter, still unanswered and curiously dismissed at every legal challenge, of the authenticity of Obama’s delivered birth certificate, sans official raised seal.

Move on dot Obama now. We must pass the word as far and wide as we can.  This administration is aggressively encroaching across the nation, targeting all countervailing voices on radio and TV; American businesses and their employees; ordinary citizens and citizen groups demonstrating opposition; law enforcement agencies and officials attempting to enforce immigration law—even American farmers whose field machinery “generates dust that harms the environment.”

It’s not hyperbole to say the Obama administration is out to fashion a government that will intrude on and effectively assert some form of control over virtually every facet of our American lives—from pre-cradle to our estates beyond the grave, from our abodes to our zoos, to the very climate enveloping us.  Viz: Obama’s consideration of the environmentalists’ idea to fire tiny sulphur particles into the stratosphere to block the sun’s rays and thus “cool” our allegedly “heating” planet!

We might start by joining the “Tax Revolt” spreading across the nation, and by telling our Washington representatives, “no tax increases”—reminding them of Obama’s “promise” of no tax increases for 95% of us.  Sure, his lie is darkly humorous in light of the unprecedented spending and debt he’s incurred for us and our posterity.  But the truth is, it masks a deadly issue of immediate importance, the kind that once added enormous political powder in igniting our war for independence.

We can build networks of like-thinkers among home-front family and friends, and get them to repeat the process.  We can urge friends and family in the military to do the same among their units and among their worldwide contacts throughout the military community.  We can even work on convincing Democrats of all brands to reject Obama.  You may find, as I have, that many are now disenchanted and disaffected with him.

There’d be no greater victory than translating all of these sentiments into a fatal No-vote for Barack Obama in 2012.

—SSRanger

NYC

Apr 10, 2009

Obamas loyalty to Islam and support of Hamas

Obama told people in Turkey that America is not a Christian nation.

Obama recognized past tensions in the U.S.-Turkey relationship, but said things were on the right track now because both countries share common interests and are diverse nations. “We do not consider ourselves a Christian nation or a Jewish nation or a Muslim nation,” he said at the news conference. “We consider ourselves a nation of citizens who are bound by ideals and a set of values.”

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090406/ap_on_re_eu/eu_obama

Obama Signs Presidential Determination Allowing Palestinians Loyal to Hamas to Resettle in the US.

Obama funds $20M tax payer dollars to immigrate Hamas Refugees to the USA
This is the news that didn’t make the headlines…

By executive order,  President Barack Obama has ordered the expenditure of $20.3 million in migration assistance to the Palestinian refugees and conflict victims in Gaza .  The “presidential determination” which allows hundreds of thousands of Palestinians with ties to Hamas to resettle in the United States was signed on January 27 and appeared in the Federal Register on February 4.

Few on Capitol Hill took note that the order provides a free ticket replete with housing and food allowances to individuals who have displayed their overwhelming support of the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) in the parliamentary election of January 2006.

A review of Barack Obama’s most recent actions since he was inaugurated:

• His first call to any head of state as president was to Mahmoud Abbas,  leader of Fatah party in the Palestinian territory.

• His first one-on-one interview with any news organization was with Al Arabia television.

• He ordered Guantanamo Bay closed and all military trials of detainees halted.

• He ordered all overseas CIA interrogation centers closed.

• He withdrew all charges against the masterminds behind the USS Cole and 9/11.

• Now we learn that he is allowing hundreds of thousands of Palestinian refuges to move to and live in the US at American taxpayer expense.

These are the same Palestinians who were celebrating in the streets when the twin towers fell and who continue to fire missiles over the border into Israel, as they did before Israel waged war on them.   Think about it.

To verify for yourself: www.thefederalregister.com/d.p/2009-02-04-E9-2488

In case you have forgotton the Palestinian reaction to those citizens murdered on 9/11, view this and then think about who Obama wants you next neighbor to be, at your expense of course.

Militant Obama Youth?

When have we ever had a President that inspired this kind of thuggery.  Puts me in mind of the Hitler Youth.  Absolutely insane!  This sort of thing has no place in a free society.

Camp Obama:  The Obama Youth Movement

ACORN, HuffPo Organizing Efforts to Infiltrate Tax Day Tea Parties

I guess we can expect more left wing thuggery and deception in the coming days.  We saw a great deal of it during the election and they will keep on trying to decieve the public and stop those who want to stop the insane spending on Capitol Hill before this country goes down the toilet.  Anything to protect their socialist empty suit and his minions in Congress.

FNC’s Cavuto says efforts underway to make protests appear as ‘fringe-group efforts’ and in some cases as ‘racist undertakings.’

By Jeff Poor

Business & Media Institute

4/7/2009 7:05:24 PM

Video can be seen at this url:  http://www.eyeblast.tv/public/checker.aspx?v=ydSU8znz2G

Acts of protest tend to be synonymous with the left and are usually considered unsurprising on the right. However, when conservatives demonstrate – liberals take notice in a big way.On Fox News Channel’s April 7 “Your World,” host Neil Cavuto reported that the Tax Day tea party protests on April 15 will be “infiltrated” by their political opponents and led by left-wing activist organizations. He specifically named Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN).“Only eight days before a nationwide tea party, some over-caffeinated crashers aiming to lay waste to it,” Cavuto said. “Reports of very well-organized infiltrators trying to mix in and rain on this parade. Talk about taxing.”One organizer, Mark Meckler of the Sacramento Tea Party, dismissed the counter efforts and said they were to be expected.“We don’t take them seriously at all, and I’ll tell you why,” “It’s not that they don’t exist – we expect people to attempt to infiltrate,” Meckler said. “We expect people to attempt to disturb what we are doing, but the reality is that this is a very broad-based grassroots movement. There is no leader at the top. There is no individual event that they can disturb that would cause us a problem nationwide.”Meckler explained that everyone was invited – even if they come to promote a philosophy that runs counter to what the tea party movement is attempting to convey.

“So also, the people – we trust the grassroots,” Meckler continued. “We know, the people are skeptical of anyone approaching at these events, and we believe that people are going to handle it well. And in fact, we invite everybody to come to our events. We don’t care if they are from ACORN, The Huffington Post or the Daily Kos. We want them all there.   We’re excited to have them attend.”

In fact, The Huffington Post has even set up a Web site for so-called citizen journalists to infiltrate the protests.

“The Huffington Post wants to have citizen journalists at as many of these events as possible,” Arthur Delaney wrote for The Huffington Post on April 7. “If you think you’d be interested in attending one of the Tea Parties and reporting back to us with dispatches, photos, or video, click here to sign up. We’ll contact you shortly with further instructions.”

If you sign-up, you receive an automated message from Matthew Palevsky, the Huffington Post’s associate editor of citizen journalism.“Thanks for becoming a Tea Party Reporter,” the e-mail from Palevsky says. “This e-mail is just a quick confirmation that we have received your contact info and will email you our plans during the coming week. In the meantime, we’d love to hear your thoughts. Whether they be questions, suggestions or story ideas, share them with us at submissions+ideas@ huffingtonpost.com.”John O’Hara, organizer of the Chicago Tea Party said he wasn’t worried either about these sorts of efforts and specifically named ACORN, calling them out of touch with mainstream America.“Neil, I’m not worried about it at all,” O’Hara said. “This is a genuine grassroots movement. If ACORN wants to send some of their paid, pretend activists to show up – that’s fine. They don’t have a message that resonates with the American people or resonates with this broad coalition that’s upset with this spending that’s going on in Washington.”Cavuto explained the early reports of the “so-called infiltration plan” were an attempt to make it look like fringe-group efforts and in some case appears as a “racist undertaking.”“The people understand what these movements are about,” Meckler said. “The people who are involved understand that they’re not racist. They are not fringe. They’re not even partisan. I mean, these are events where we have people across the board – Democrats, Republicans, conservatives, liberals, Libertarians – you name it.”

http://www.businessandmedia.org/articles/2009/20090407185054.aspx

For those attending Tax Day Tea Parties:

“The Rules of Engagement”

RULES FOR A PEACEFUL PROTEST1.  NO STICKS ON SIGNS (Statehouse Grounds rule for Indiana)

2.  No violence, no racism, no law-breaking  – It is a good idea if someone in the crowd is breaking this rule and making a scene, to ask them with a LEO (law enforcement officer) close by, to leave since they aren’t sending the message intended by the group with the permit.  If they refuse, turn them over to the LEO and step aside.  Do Not… engage in any altercation or debate.  If you have a hand held, voice activated tape recorder or camcorder with your group, taking it would be a good idea.

3.  Absolutely no obscene words or gestures  – Once again… do not engage this person in anyway.  No debate, no altercations or any debate that may give them an opening to start something.  Just request they leave and get a LEO in on the request.  Obey the civilized rules and know that the permit is only for those who obey the rules and mission for the Tea Party protests.  Record all outrageous conduct and stand back and let  Law Enforcement do their job.

4.  Treat Law Enforcement Officers with respect  – Always, in everything you do, they are there to serve and protect. Period.

5.  Do not block sidewalks and streets with your bodies or signs.

6.  Avoid conflicts and any physical contact with any opponents.  Our 1st Ammendment Rights are their rights, too.  We may not like it, but this is a fact.  Our military has bled and died to preserve this right for all.  We can’t afford to dishonor the fallen and those who have sacrificed by not keeping this in mind.  Once again… if someone is suspect, let the LEO’s handle it and record, record, record.

7.  Take the high road….be CIVIL at all times.  – This is the most important rule to keep in mind.  The Bible, whether you are a Christian or not, states that  ”we are basically known by how we behave” and it is true!  How we conduct ourselves, how we react, is how people will know we are citizens wanting our voice heard and what gives our message the sincerity and honesty to be taken seriously.  Remember, abiding by peaceful rules, depending on law enforcement to do their job, and being ready to “record” what the mainstream media  WON’T, if necessary, is our best defense and the best way to keep our peaceful protests effective. As Glenn Beck says… We Surround THEM!

Important Tax information to be aware of.

An accountant (posted under the name Heidi) on a forum I was reading, posted this information about the stimulus money that we are now seeing on our paychecks.  On your 2009 return, if you either individually or as a couple make more than $30,000 a year, you really need to be aware of this, and may want to adjust your withholding (W-4) accordingly.  Contractors who work 1099 may also benefit from this knowledge and adjust (depending on the rate change magic the IRS has done).  Not being an accountant myself or being familiar with the tax laws per se, I’m not sure.  Please comment if you understand the 1099 effect, if there is one at all. Knowing the IRS code and rate changes that will effect income taxes for 2009 and tips on avoiding penalties and fees that could result, is in my opinion, very important.  I am grateful to this accountant for this information. I am posting this as a service to my readers.

Comment follows:

sigh… so, for those of you who still have jobs… I don’t know how many people noticed, but in mid-December, the IRS issued a new withholding tax table dropping the withholding tax by approximately $2/exemption claimed on your W-4 form (you saw an additional roughly $13/paycheck in your pocket)… on January 1st they raised the income tax by 2% across the board (for 2008 tax filing) and then gave an additional $1000 of exemption (gee thanks!)… if you made $30,000 or less you saw more money back on your return, otherwise this probably hurt you.  Now they have finished the adjustment for 2009 Stimulus Package  (“Making Work Pay Credit”)  and ALL companies must have it online in your check by 4/15/09.  This credit is $400/person ($800/married joint) and is payable on your 2009 1040 form even if you have no tax due. However, they are giving it out as a reduction in withholding tax. The credit is approximately $2/exemption claimed (again) payable each week for the remaining 40+ weeks of the year. Your paycheck will show (depending on what your W-4 says now) an additional $5-$20 more in your pocket because that same money is no longer going to your withholding tax.  THE PROBLEMS  (yes, there is more than 1):1) If you are claiming married 4 dependents it will be approximately $20/paycheck credit. It will not stop coming to you once it reaches the $800 limit. I repeat – it will NOT stop coming to you once it reaches the $800 limit. And the taxtable WILL NOT take into account whether or not your spouse’s check IS ALSO GETTING THE CREDIT. This credit is designed to FORCE YOU to double dip the credit and have to pay it back next year in April. With penalties and interest. The penalty is 25%. Interest rate for IRS is set at 5%… your double dipped $800 just turned into $1200 that you have to pay back… ouch.2) I received an email from a friend in IRS office in DC… they are raising the tax tables for next year by 4% across the board and raising the bar another $1500 dollars. Again, if you make less than $30,000 this will not affect you – you will probably get more back. If however, you are making more, or COMBINED you are making more, you will be screwed.3) If you have more than 1 job, the credit will be given ON ALL YOUR JOBS. So, if you have a full time job, it will be given there. If you have a part time job, IT WILL BE GIVEN THERE. Both at FULL CREDIT. Again, can you say ‘penalties and interest’?

I know we are ALL hurting for money right now. However, I strongly urge everyone to go in and file a new W-4 form requesting that the additional tax be withheld to negate this new ‘credit’. If the planned raise in rate does not occur, you will get an additional $400/$800 come April next year. But if it does, at least you won’t owe penalties and interest on money you don’t have in the first place… increasing your debt will NOT save you.

I’m sorry if no-one wants to hear this, but as an accountant, I feel a need to pass along the warning… I see the federal government creating a trap to pay for the stimulus and I don’t want to see the unwary walk into that trap blindfolded under the guise of ‘we’re helping you’… friendly fire IS NOT friendly.

An interesting post can be found at GM’s Place!

Hat Tip to Heidi for publicly sharing this information.

Remembering the Ultimate Conservative Voice

I came across this earlier this week.  I remember when I was a young girlie, thinking William F. Buckley Jr. was a “kind of a creepy old guy” (I WAS a dyed in the wool Democrat in those days!), but I always admired his intelligence and eloquence.  Here is the “mission statement” he wrote for the National Review in 1955!!!  After reading it, he was a visionary and saw with almost psychic precision, where things were headed with great clairity.  I am linking to the full article, but the key points of the mission follow:

November 19, 1955 8:00 AM
Our Mission Statement
By William F. Buckley Jr. , Editor at large, National Review

Full mission statement here

The Magazine’s Credenda

Among our convictions:

A.  It is the job of centralized government (in peacetime) to protect its citizens’ lives, liberty and property. All other activities of government tend to diminish freedom and hamper progress. The growth of government(the dominant social feature of this century) must be fought relentlessly. In this great social conflict of the era, we are, without reservations, on the libertarian side.

B.  The profound crisis of our era is, in essence, the conflict between the Social Engineers, who seek to adjust mankind to conform with scientific utopias, and the disciples of Truth, who defend the organic moral order. We believe that truth is neither arrived at nor illuminated by monitoring election results, binding though these are for other purposes, but by other means, including a study of human experience. On this point we are, without reservations, on the conservative side.

C.  The century’s most blatant force of satanic utopianism is communism. We consider “coexistence” with communism neither desirable nor possible, nor honorable; we find ourselves irrevocably at war with communism and shall oppose any substitute for victory.

D.  The largest cultural menace in America is the conformity of the intellectual cliques which, in education as well as the arts, are out to impose upon the nation their modish fads and fallacies, and have nearly succeeded in doing so. In this cultural issue, we are, without reservations, on the side of excellence (rather than “newness”) and of honest intellectual combat (rather than conformity).

D.  The most alarming single danger to the American political system lies in the fact that an identifiable team of Fabian operators is bent on controlling both our major political parties(under the sanction of such fatuous and unreasoned slogans as “national unity,” “middle-of-the-road,” “progressivism,” and “bipartisanship.”) Clever intriguers are reshaping both parties in the image of Babbitt, gone Social-Democrat. When and where this political issue arises, we are, without reservations, on the side of the traditional two-party system that fights its feuds in public and honestly; and we shall advocate the restoration of the two-party system at all costs.

E.  The competitive price system is indispensable to liberty and material progress. It is threatened not only by the growth of Big Brother government, but by the pressure of monopolies(including union monopolies. What is more, some labor unions have clearly identified themselves with doctrinaire socialist objectives. The characteristic problems of harassed business have gone unreported for years, with the result that the public has been taught to assume(almost instinctively) that conflicts between labor and management are generally traceable to greed and intransigence on the part of management. Sometimes they are; often they are not. NATIONAL REVIEW will explore and oppose the inroads upon the market economy caused by monopolies in general, and politically oriented unionism in particular; and it will tell the violated businessman’s side of the story.

F.  No superstition has more effectively bewitched America’s Liberal elite than the fashionable concepts of world government, the United Nations, internationalism, international atomic pools, etc. Perhaps the most important and readily demonstrable lesson of history is that freedom goes hand in hand with a state of political decentralization, that remote government is irresponsible government. It would make greater sense to grant independence to each of our 50 states than to surrender U.S. sovereignty to a world organization.

I think it is time to re-embrace these principals laid out almost 55 years ago.  Rest in Peace Mr. Buckley, and thank you for loving this country with enough passion to leave us your noble legacy.

BREITBART: Online activists on the right, unite!

The Washington Times

Andrew Breitbart
Monday, March 30, 2009

ANALYSIS/OPINION:

A digital war has broken out, and the conservative movement is losing. Read the comment sections of right-leaning blogs, news sites and social forums, and the evidence is there in ugly abundance. Internet hooligans are spewing their talking points to thwart the dissent of the newly-out-of-power.

We must not let that go unanswered.

Uninvited Democratic activists are on a mission to demoralize the enemy – us. They want to ensure that President Obama is not subject to the same coordinated, facts-be-damned, multimedia takedown they employed over eight long years to destroy the presidency – and the humanity – of George W. Bush.

Political leftists play for keeps. They are willing to lie, perform deceptive acts in a coordinated fashion and do so in a wicked way – all in the pursuit of victory. Moral relativism is alive and well in the land of Hope and Change and its Web-savvy youth brigade expresses its “idealism” in a most cynical fashion.

The ends justify the means for them – now more than ever.

Much of Mr. Obama’s vaunted online strategy involved utilizing “Internet trolls” to invade enemy lines under false names and trying to derail discussion.  In the real world, that’s called “vandalism.” But in a political movement that embraces “graffiti” as avant-garde art , that’s business as usual.  It relishes the ability to destroy other people’s property in pursuit of electoral victory.

Hugh Hewitt’s popular site shut off its comments section because of the success of these obnoxious invaders. Breitbart.com polices nonpartisan newswire stories for such obviously coordinated attacks. Other right-leaning sites such as Instapundit and National Review Online refuse to allow comments, knowing better than to flirt with the online activist left.

During the Clinton impeachment scandal, a new group out of California called MoveOn.org employed a plan to get its members to dial into right-leaning talk radio shows with scripted talking points falsely claiming that they were Republicans. They said they would never vote for the GOP again if the case against Bill Clinton was pursued.

Rush Limbaugh was the first to isolate these “seminar callers,” whose mission during the Lewinsky mess was to fool the listening audience into believing they were outraged conservatives willing to cut their ties to the Republican Party if the GOP-led Congress continued down the impeachment path.

Story Continues….

Anyway you slice it, the modus operandi of the far left is dishonest and unethical.  In a recent troll attack here, a blogger from The Voice made an interesting suggestion for handling the dishonest stalking attacks from trolls:

You might want to look into ‘wpblockyou’, it is really cool you can put in meatbrain’s IP and it will block him and the best part is you can pick what page you send him to. Another thing you can say anything you want about him and he will never know. I had one just like him who stalked me, poor thing, he is not only spam on my blog but now gets sent somewhere else. Comment by Carolyn at The Voice | March 29, 2009

I plan to check into this product as blocking all comments has not appeal to me since the right to exchange ideas and intelligent discussion is important. Attacking when you have no intention of listening to the other persons point of view or looking at the information they present, is an attack, not a respectful exchange. It is what mentally deficient people consider to be intellectually sound methodology, rather than the psychotic banter that it is.