We are starting to find out about the "bribes" that Dingy Reid is offering. Sen. Nelson got free medicaid for his state for the rest of eternity. Sen. Sanders got $10 billion pet project for his state. Sen. Landrieu got $300 million for her state. There is still 97 Senators left! Maybe I should write to my other Senator, Nevada has the second highest unemployment rate in the nation and the great and mighty Senate Majority Leader has done nothing for his own state. It is so absurd, health care legislation and it's filled with pork! Why not develop a bill that could stand on it's own merit and not be bogged down by bribes and back room meetings?
The question I have is, what are they trying to do? They are not trying to fix health care, that much is obvious. Are they trying to get their names in the history books? It seems more like that, all they talk about is the historic legislation, not actually fixing the problems. If this was really about health care and making it better for Americans, wouldn't it include limiting lawsuits or abuse and fraud? If it was really trying to make health insurance more affordable, wouldn't it include interstate purchase of policies or portability? It it was really about helping Americans wouldn't they revamp medicaid to cover the 12 million people that need it? Would they really destroy the entire health care industry instead of fixing areas that need it?
The health care bill is not about health care, if it was there would be no mention of reconciliation (no legislative language & five year limit). The health care bill is about control, control over the people, control of their decisions, control of their lives.
We must kill this bill!
Saturday, December 19, 2009
Letter to Senate Majority Leader
Here is the body of the letter just sent to the Senate majority leader. Please copy and send to any Senator that voted for this health care train wreck bill.
I can not begin to tell you how disappointed I am about the health care bill. From what I have been following, it seems like there is nothing left in the bill but taxes and government mandates. How is that going to help the American people? There is no tort reform, no portability, no reform of abuses in medicare or medicaid or even a citizenship requirement. The public option has been pulled, early enrollment in medicare has been pulled, what is left? Why is there no republicans allowed in on the closed door meetings? What about transparency and working with both sides of the aisle? Why won't you release the bill so the American People can see what is in it? It's disgraceful to see the midnight sessions, closed door meetings, weekend sessions to cram through health care legislation that no one knows what is actually in it. Have you even read the bill? I would like to, but you won't let me or millions of other people have the chance with something as important as OUR health care, not yours, but the American people. If this bill is so wonderful, why do you have to bribe senators with pork politics? How does this bill lower costs? The CBO's report showed that the bill would do nothing to curb costs. How does this bill create competition? Wouldn't interstate purchase of health insurance do that? The CBO also reported that only 96% of people would be covered, which means the 12 million people who really need the assistance still won't be covered. Who is this bill really for? It does not seem to be for the American people.
I have now given up on you to do the right thing and I am now going to do everything in my power to make sure you do not see another term in the US Senate. I am going to rally my friends, knock on doors and become personally involved in the election of your opponent in next years election.
I can not begin to tell you how disappointed I am about the health care bill. From what I have been following, it seems like there is nothing left in the bill but taxes and government mandates. How is that going to help the American people? There is no tort reform, no portability, no reform of abuses in medicare or medicaid or even a citizenship requirement. The public option has been pulled, early enrollment in medicare has been pulled, what is left? Why is there no republicans allowed in on the closed door meetings? What about transparency and working with both sides of the aisle? Why won't you release the bill so the American People can see what is in it? It's disgraceful to see the midnight sessions, closed door meetings, weekend sessions to cram through health care legislation that no one knows what is actually in it. Have you even read the bill? I would like to, but you won't let me or millions of other people have the chance with something as important as OUR health care, not yours, but the American people. If this bill is so wonderful, why do you have to bribe senators with pork politics? How does this bill lower costs? The CBO's report showed that the bill would do nothing to curb costs. How does this bill create competition? Wouldn't interstate purchase of health insurance do that? The CBO also reported that only 96% of people would be covered, which means the 12 million people who really need the assistance still won't be covered. Who is this bill really for? It does not seem to be for the American people.
I have now given up on you to do the right thing and I am now going to do everything in my power to make sure you do not see another term in the US Senate. I am going to rally my friends, knock on doors and become personally involved in the election of your opponent in next years election.
Sunday, December 13, 2009
America's Third Party
A third political party in the United States has mixed reviews. If you look at the impact of the Libertarian party in national elections it is almost nil. Look at the impact of Ross Perot, many say he cost the Republicans the election by splitting the vote among the republicans and the Perot supporters. This past presidential election, I think, would have been the best chance for a third party candidate to win. Supporters of a third party mention that people have become alienated with both parties and need a change. Opponents of a third party argue that all it does is take voters away from the major parties and can not have any real impact. This article is not about the Libertarian Party or the Tea Party or the Patriot Party but rather does a third party exist if it hijacks a major party?
The Shadow Party has hijacked the Democrat Party. The Shadow Party was created by George Soros (see previous blog) and other left wing radicals mainly to defeat George Bush in 2002. The Shadow Party did not just pop up overnight but the groundwork began long before, in fact you could say it started in the 1960's and you could even say it started with Saul Alinsky. Soros belief in a One World Government and social justice fits right in line with the 60's radicals. The Shadow Party is more of finance than political following. George Soro's Open Society Institute has many splinter groups and he is a major financier of all of those groups, which includes ACORN, America Coming Together, Center for American Progress, America Votes, Move On, Media Fund, and many, many more. In addition to the activist groups, many unions and "political" think tanks are also funded through these groups and are led by "left" minded people. These groups are all activist groups that believe in social justice and redistribution of wealth. Their listings (529) with the IRS allowed them to donate limitless and undisclosed amounts of money to political parties and candidates. The candidates that receive this money have been recruited by the 60's radicals for their left wing political views.
The activist groups follow along the lines of Saul Alinsky teachings from Rules for Radicals and the Cloward Piven strategy. The teachings are ones of scare tactics, fear mongering, crisis exploitation, paid protesters and personal attacks. Other teachings include creating an enemy, taking the enemy out of their comfort zone, using the enemy against themselves, overload the system, create crisis where none exist and break the system from the top down and bottom up at the same time.
Look at how radical the Democrat party has become, it's obviously happened. Look at the crisis they have created. Health care and Cap & Trade are the two big ones, that could fundamentally transform America, just like Obama said (although most of those following him did not realize he meant transform into a socialist country). Health care is a big one, all polls show that between 70% to 80% are happy with their health care. That being true, why is there all of a sudden a health care crisis? There was not one last year but now we must hurry and pass a massive bill that nobody but the special interest groups that wrote it have read. The most amusing (scary) part is all of the loud talk. Republicans want you to die quickly and quietly, 14,000 people lose their insurance a day, we must act now, 56 million people are in dire need of health care. Sounds like scare tactics and fear mongering. Even if the number of people was around 56 million (if you take out illegal immigrants, those who choose not to purchase, those who qualify for assistance but don't apply the number is closer to 9 to 12 million)that's only 18% of the population. Why would anyone look at scrapping the entire health care industry for 18% because 82% of people are happy, it's not logical. Actually, using the number of actual people in need of insurance it's about 4% of the population, ironically the same number of people left uninsured by the health care reform bills in Congress. So all they are going to do with this bill is increase taxes on everybody and help no one. If you thought health care was a big one, Cap & Trade is even a bigger one. Global warming is killing the polar bears, melting the ice caps, making the world hotter and we must act now to stop the production of carbon dioxide. Carbon dioxide? What I exhale is now polluting the earth, next you will tell me that water vapor and cow farts are the biggest "global warming" gases. Years ago, I remember that aerosol cans were creating a hole in the ozone, good thing we banned all of those aerosol cans, wait we didn't. What happened to the hole that was going to kill life on earth? I know, it must have been filled with all those greenhouse gases. Now that all of the data that was covered up by left wing earth groups and climatologists is starting to surface and raising the question about the validity of the global warming science. The fact that over recent years the earth's temperature has cooled has caused these alarmist to call it climate change. I don't know if the globe is warming or even if humans are the cause, but to find out, we can't hide the findings that disagree with a leftist cause and promote only views that agree. Cap and trade could harm the United States much more than the health care bill. Cap and trade would "only" tax those carbon producers. Who doesn't produce carbon, our cars, our houses, our jobs, the stores we shop in, the goods we buy, even the air we exhale. Smart grids and smart boxes installed to "monitor" energy consumption. Under England's cap and trade, microchips are installed in trash cans to monitor the amount of unrecycled trash that is disposed of by residents. If you look at what cap and trade is designed to do, it distributes wealth from the developed nations to the undeveloped nations. It doesn't attempt to stop carbon production around the world, just move the money around the globe. George Soros pushes for socialized medicine, cap and trade and in fact he "predicted" the stimulus package, pushes for open borders and is trying to create a one world government, where he sits on top.
The Shadow Party creates crisis like health care and global warming, attacks the opponents of the issues with hateful language. Uses fear mongering to create a "grassroots" group among the poor to promote solutions to these "crisis" and focus hate towards those who oppose, making them the enemy of the people. The Shadow Party also picks candidates and with the support from these activist groups can begin their revolution on both sides. If you look at all the things going on in this country, it's hard to keep up and that's the point, go in ten directions at one time and see who can follow all directions. Hurry up and rush, got to get health care done, hurry up, got to get cap & trade done. Let's slow down and take a look at the troops, no need to hurry there, nothing at stake but American lives. Let's slow down and take a look at the economy, no need to hurry, nothing at stake but American jobs and livelihood. The goal of the Shadow Party is not to help America but hurt it. Maybe hurt isn't the right word, kill it is more like it. They don't want a free society, they want a controlled society. The goal is to create a citizenry dependent on the government so when the government offers more, the people will back them. Remove borders and flood the system with even more dependents and voters.
America needs to open their eyes and see what we are headed into, with blindfolds on (just like when you face a firing squad). Sheeples think that health care and cap & trade are programs designed to help people and the environment, but they are not, they are designed to control people and redistribute wealth and transform the Land of the Free and the Home of the Brave into another Cuba or Soviet Union or China. The wheels have been in motion for sometime and some Americans would prefer the security of governmental control than the freedom to decide what happens in their life, others live under the guise of freedom with blinders on shading them from what is happening right under their noses. Is that what we have come to? Where is the incentive to create the next great invention, cure the next illness or work hard for the things they want. When all of those who produce leave the country or stop producing, who is going to provide? The government? Look at their track record, we need the government to get out of the way so the free market can thrive. We need people to rediscover a work ethic, become educated and take control of our country before it's to late. Or is it?
I would like to thank Investigating Obama, Discover the Networks, Frontpage Mag and The Shadow Party, written by David Horowitz for the information provided.
The Shadow Party has hijacked the Democrat Party. The Shadow Party was created by George Soros (see previous blog) and other left wing radicals mainly to defeat George Bush in 2002. The Shadow Party did not just pop up overnight but the groundwork began long before, in fact you could say it started in the 1960's and you could even say it started with Saul Alinsky. Soros belief in a One World Government and social justice fits right in line with the 60's radicals. The Shadow Party is more of finance than political following. George Soro's Open Society Institute has many splinter groups and he is a major financier of all of those groups, which includes ACORN, America Coming Together, Center for American Progress, America Votes, Move On, Media Fund, and many, many more. In addition to the activist groups, many unions and "political" think tanks are also funded through these groups and are led by "left" minded people. These groups are all activist groups that believe in social justice and redistribution of wealth. Their listings (529) with the IRS allowed them to donate limitless and undisclosed amounts of money to political parties and candidates. The candidates that receive this money have been recruited by the 60's radicals for their left wing political views.
The activist groups follow along the lines of Saul Alinsky teachings from Rules for Radicals and the Cloward Piven strategy. The teachings are ones of scare tactics, fear mongering, crisis exploitation, paid protesters and personal attacks. Other teachings include creating an enemy, taking the enemy out of their comfort zone, using the enemy against themselves, overload the system, create crisis where none exist and break the system from the top down and bottom up at the same time.
Look at how radical the Democrat party has become, it's obviously happened. Look at the crisis they have created. Health care and Cap & Trade are the two big ones, that could fundamentally transform America, just like Obama said (although most of those following him did not realize he meant transform into a socialist country). Health care is a big one, all polls show that between 70% to 80% are happy with their health care. That being true, why is there all of a sudden a health care crisis? There was not one last year but now we must hurry and pass a massive bill that nobody but the special interest groups that wrote it have read. The most amusing (scary) part is all of the loud talk. Republicans want you to die quickly and quietly, 14,000 people lose their insurance a day, we must act now, 56 million people are in dire need of health care. Sounds like scare tactics and fear mongering. Even if the number of people was around 56 million (if you take out illegal immigrants, those who choose not to purchase, those who qualify for assistance but don't apply the number is closer to 9 to 12 million)that's only 18% of the population. Why would anyone look at scrapping the entire health care industry for 18% because 82% of people are happy, it's not logical. Actually, using the number of actual people in need of insurance it's about 4% of the population, ironically the same number of people left uninsured by the health care reform bills in Congress. So all they are going to do with this bill is increase taxes on everybody and help no one. If you thought health care was a big one, Cap & Trade is even a bigger one. Global warming is killing the polar bears, melting the ice caps, making the world hotter and we must act now to stop the production of carbon dioxide. Carbon dioxide? What I exhale is now polluting the earth, next you will tell me that water vapor and cow farts are the biggest "global warming" gases. Years ago, I remember that aerosol cans were creating a hole in the ozone, good thing we banned all of those aerosol cans, wait we didn't. What happened to the hole that was going to kill life on earth? I know, it must have been filled with all those greenhouse gases. Now that all of the data that was covered up by left wing earth groups and climatologists is starting to surface and raising the question about the validity of the global warming science. The fact that over recent years the earth's temperature has cooled has caused these alarmist to call it climate change. I don't know if the globe is warming or even if humans are the cause, but to find out, we can't hide the findings that disagree with a leftist cause and promote only views that agree. Cap and trade could harm the United States much more than the health care bill. Cap and trade would "only" tax those carbon producers. Who doesn't produce carbon, our cars, our houses, our jobs, the stores we shop in, the goods we buy, even the air we exhale. Smart grids and smart boxes installed to "monitor" energy consumption. Under England's cap and trade, microchips are installed in trash cans to monitor the amount of unrecycled trash that is disposed of by residents. If you look at what cap and trade is designed to do, it distributes wealth from the developed nations to the undeveloped nations. It doesn't attempt to stop carbon production around the world, just move the money around the globe. George Soros pushes for socialized medicine, cap and trade and in fact he "predicted" the stimulus package, pushes for open borders and is trying to create a one world government, where he sits on top.
The Shadow Party creates crisis like health care and global warming, attacks the opponents of the issues with hateful language. Uses fear mongering to create a "grassroots" group among the poor to promote solutions to these "crisis" and focus hate towards those who oppose, making them the enemy of the people. The Shadow Party also picks candidates and with the support from these activist groups can begin their revolution on both sides. If you look at all the things going on in this country, it's hard to keep up and that's the point, go in ten directions at one time and see who can follow all directions. Hurry up and rush, got to get health care done, hurry up, got to get cap & trade done. Let's slow down and take a look at the troops, no need to hurry there, nothing at stake but American lives. Let's slow down and take a look at the economy, no need to hurry, nothing at stake but American jobs and livelihood. The goal of the Shadow Party is not to help America but hurt it. Maybe hurt isn't the right word, kill it is more like it. They don't want a free society, they want a controlled society. The goal is to create a citizenry dependent on the government so when the government offers more, the people will back them. Remove borders and flood the system with even more dependents and voters.
America needs to open their eyes and see what we are headed into, with blindfolds on (just like when you face a firing squad). Sheeples think that health care and cap & trade are programs designed to help people and the environment, but they are not, they are designed to control people and redistribute wealth and transform the Land of the Free and the Home of the Brave into another Cuba or Soviet Union or China. The wheels have been in motion for sometime and some Americans would prefer the security of governmental control than the freedom to decide what happens in their life, others live under the guise of freedom with blinders on shading them from what is happening right under their noses. Is that what we have come to? Where is the incentive to create the next great invention, cure the next illness or work hard for the things they want. When all of those who produce leave the country or stop producing, who is going to provide? The government? Look at their track record, we need the government to get out of the way so the free market can thrive. We need people to rediscover a work ethic, become educated and take control of our country before it's to late. Or is it?
I would like to thank Investigating Obama, Discover the Networks, Frontpage Mag and The Shadow Party, written by David Horowitz for the information provided.
Friday, November 27, 2009
Conservative and Liberal
After poking around a little, I decided that I should point out the differences between the two major ideologies controlling American politics today. The fact that America, in my opinion, needs a third party on the national stage is another blog all together.
There seems to be a consensus that to the extreme right you have anarchy and to the extreme left you run into communism. The spectrum does not run circular, meaning if you keep going right you will not end up on the left.
The basic difference boils down to one thing, government. Liberals believe in big government and conservatives believe in limited government. It goes so much beyond, so I'll try to explain a little better. Conservatives believe in individual liberty, liberals believe in governmental control. Conservatives believe that people should be responsible for their own actions and their own lives. Liberals believe that people are a victim of society and need their lives regulated. A liberal will give a person a fish, a conservative will teach them how to fish. A liberal will give a person bread, a conservative will teach them how to bake. Liberals believe that people need everything provided for them, conservatives believe people are responsible for themselves. Conservative believe that hard work is rewarded, liberals believe that hard work should be taken. Conservatives believe that people are smart enough to make their own decisions, liberals believe that they are smarter than the people and should make the decisions for them. If a conservative doesn't like guns, he doesn't buy one, while the liberal tries to get guns banned. If a conservative doesn't like whats on TV, they change the channel while the liberal tries to ban the show. Basically, if a conservative doesn't like something, he chooses not to support it and the liberal tries to outlaw it. Liberals blame people for all the woes of the world, conservatives try to find the true cause of the woes.
There are a couple of current issues that helps illustrate this point. Health care and cap and trade. Both of these bills, take from those who produce and give to those who don't produce. The health care bill includes provisions to pay what you can, or more realistic pay what the government says you can afford. 5% of people need help with healthcare, but instead of correcting a flawed system, the liberal wants to control the healthcare for 300,000,000 people, because they know better. Because the humans are destroying the earth (based on flawed science), we need to monitor the consumption of America and take away from those who are "polluting" and give to those who aren't. Liberals want to set up smart grids and smart boxes to make sure we don't use to much energy.
The problem is the two major parties in America are all moving to the left, way left. The Democrat party is all about socialism and now the extreme left might as well be the Communist Party of America. The republican party is moving towards the center, the moderate republicans are just the old school democrats. Will this bring the injection of voters the Libertarian party needs to make serious inroads on creating a three party system in America or is the Shadow Party emerging?
There seems to be a consensus that to the extreme right you have anarchy and to the extreme left you run into communism. The spectrum does not run circular, meaning if you keep going right you will not end up on the left.
The basic difference boils down to one thing, government. Liberals believe in big government and conservatives believe in limited government. It goes so much beyond, so I'll try to explain a little better. Conservatives believe in individual liberty, liberals believe in governmental control. Conservatives believe that people should be responsible for their own actions and their own lives. Liberals believe that people are a victim of society and need their lives regulated. A liberal will give a person a fish, a conservative will teach them how to fish. A liberal will give a person bread, a conservative will teach them how to bake. Liberals believe that people need everything provided for them, conservatives believe people are responsible for themselves. Conservative believe that hard work is rewarded, liberals believe that hard work should be taken. Conservatives believe that people are smart enough to make their own decisions, liberals believe that they are smarter than the people and should make the decisions for them. If a conservative doesn't like guns, he doesn't buy one, while the liberal tries to get guns banned. If a conservative doesn't like whats on TV, they change the channel while the liberal tries to ban the show. Basically, if a conservative doesn't like something, he chooses not to support it and the liberal tries to outlaw it. Liberals blame people for all the woes of the world, conservatives try to find the true cause of the woes.
There are a couple of current issues that helps illustrate this point. Health care and cap and trade. Both of these bills, take from those who produce and give to those who don't produce. The health care bill includes provisions to pay what you can, or more realistic pay what the government says you can afford. 5% of people need help with healthcare, but instead of correcting a flawed system, the liberal wants to control the healthcare for 300,000,000 people, because they know better. Because the humans are destroying the earth (based on flawed science), we need to monitor the consumption of America and take away from those who are "polluting" and give to those who aren't. Liberals want to set up smart grids and smart boxes to make sure we don't use to much energy.
The problem is the two major parties in America are all moving to the left, way left. The Democrat party is all about socialism and now the extreme left might as well be the Communist Party of America. The republican party is moving towards the center, the moderate republicans are just the old school democrats. Will this bring the injection of voters the Libertarian party needs to make serious inroads on creating a three party system in America or is the Shadow Party emerging?
Sunday, November 8, 2009
Obama the Moderate
As Rep. Wilson shouted "You lie!" during Presidential health care address to a joint session of Congress most people had an opinion whether he actually lied about illegal immigrants being covered by Obamacare. Is it really a lie if you change the law to grant amnesty to all the illegals that are going to be covered? Maybe the lie that Rep Wilson was talking about was all of the campaign promises that Obama made and hasn't come close to fulfilling. I'm not talking about all the promises all the politicians make when campaigning, I'm talking about Obama lying about the type of person he was during the campaign. Let's take a look at what Obama said or didn't say during the election and if had told the truth would he still have been elected?
If we start with the most common, had he told us we would appoint nearly 3 dozen czars, reporting only to him, not vetted by Congress or even approved in a constitutional way. That among these czars there would be a self proclaimed communist, a czar that believes forced abortions should be used for population control, a czar that believes that state should control the media. If Obama told us the truth about his plan to socialize the auto industry and replace the CEO with a campaign contributor. If Obama campaigned on shutting down thousands of auto dealerships whimsically choosing which ones stay open and which ones get closed. If Hugo Chavez said Obama would end up politically to his left, and talks shows warned against a socialist takeover would the Obama stream media attack them as domestic terrorists. If Obama told us he would spend $3 billion on "Cash for Clunkers" that uses taxpayer money to buy foreign cars. If he told us the stimulus bill was a joke, that it doesn't create jobs and the unemployment rate would soar. If he told us that his nomination to the Supreme Court was an activist judge that believed in legislating from the bench or State Department lawyer is a transnationalist who wants to use foreign law binding to US citizens or his regulation czar wants the right for animals to sue humans. If we knew that he would be a flop as a commander in chief and not speak to the field commanders for months, even after being sent a critical report. If Obama had told us the he would guarantee 90% of mortgages, imposing trillions in debt on US taxpayers who pay their mortgages and pay 80% of student loans at a cost of $1 trillion. If Obama told us he was going make the government a major shareholder in Citigroup. What if Obama's healthcare plan was the same as Hillary Clinton's, which Obama attacked in the campaign; that it would force everyone to buy insurance, tax good policies, business and insurance companies and use federal money to pay for abortions, grant health care benefits to illegal aliens. If Obama had told us that he would increase federal spending and debt from the multibillion to multitrillion and told us he would spread the wealth from the rich to the poor causing the budget deficit to balloon. If Obama had told us that his first speech abroad would be in Muslim Turkey apologizing for America and proclaiming that we don't consider ourselves a Christian nation. If we had known any of these things, maybe we would have known that when he said days before the election that he was days away from fundamentally changing this country, he was talking about socializing the country. Would he have been elected President of the United States. Obama campaigned on being a fiscal conservative and has proved to be anything but, spending more in the first year of his presidency than all other Presidents combined. He campaigned on creating a transparent government and the transparency is as clear as a brick wall. Obama campaigned on working with both parties and has shut the opposing party out. Obama said to judge him by who he surrounds himself with and if you look at his czars, you can see that he surrounds himself with radical, left wing extremists bent on destroying the America we know and our fore fathers build.
It gets even worse, would we have elected Obama if we knew that he didn't understand mathematics? When I was teaching and training to be a teacher we were learning about what was called new math, I wasn't a math teacher, so I didn't bother paying attention to "new math". I think I might need to explain. Edmunds.com released a study concluding that "cash for clunkers" cost taxpayers $24,000 per vehicle. Of course the White House accused Edmunds of using cars sales data on Mars. The study compared historical sales data during the recession to conclude that the $3 billion program only generated 125,000 new sales (sales that wouldn't have normally occured). "The Administration"'s rebuttal didn't include any figures, just the "excitement" generated by the program and failed to mention the number of foreign cars sold. That's not the only instance of "new math". Lets look at the stimulus program. "The Administration" issued a report claiming the stimulus created or "saved" 640,000 jobs (I have yet to find an economist that can measure a "saved" job) and quickly revised the report to 1 million jobs. If you take the 1 million jobs by the $160 billion (amount allocated by Sept 30) it cost taxpayers $160,000 per job created or "saved". VP Bidens aide accused reporters of calculator abuse and didn't include the jobs the White House hoped to create or "save" by the end of the year. The abuse of math with the White House doesn't end there, lets look at the first time home buyer program. $8,000 tax credit for 1.9 million people who qualified equals $15 billion in government subsidies. 350,000 sales generated by the program means that it only cost taxpayers $43,000 per house. These house were already built and didn't create or "save" any jobs. Obama's new math program must have been created to avoid releasing real information that shows how poor of a job "the administration" on trying to fix the economy.
The stimulus package is not intended for the United States citizen, it's intended for the the United States Government, to pay for all the new bureaucrats and federal agencies created to oversee these wasteful programs. It's designed to see if anyone is paying attention, just a small tax, a prelude to many more to come. All non governmental economists warned that a stimulus package would create a "W" recession, where there is a small recovery followed by another recession. You can't spend your way out of a recession.
"I contend that for a nation to try to tax itself into prosperity is like a man standing in a bucket and trying to lift himself up by the handle."
Winston Churchill
If we start with the most common, had he told us we would appoint nearly 3 dozen czars, reporting only to him, not vetted by Congress or even approved in a constitutional way. That among these czars there would be a self proclaimed communist, a czar that believes forced abortions should be used for population control, a czar that believes that state should control the media. If Obama told us the truth about his plan to socialize the auto industry and replace the CEO with a campaign contributor. If Obama campaigned on shutting down thousands of auto dealerships whimsically choosing which ones stay open and which ones get closed. If Hugo Chavez said Obama would end up politically to his left, and talks shows warned against a socialist takeover would the Obama stream media attack them as domestic terrorists. If Obama told us he would spend $3 billion on "Cash for Clunkers" that uses taxpayer money to buy foreign cars. If he told us the stimulus bill was a joke, that it doesn't create jobs and the unemployment rate would soar. If he told us that his nomination to the Supreme Court was an activist judge that believed in legislating from the bench or State Department lawyer is a transnationalist who wants to use foreign law binding to US citizens or his regulation czar wants the right for animals to sue humans. If we knew that he would be a flop as a commander in chief and not speak to the field commanders for months, even after being sent a critical report. If Obama had told us the he would guarantee 90% of mortgages, imposing trillions in debt on US taxpayers who pay their mortgages and pay 80% of student loans at a cost of $1 trillion. If Obama told us he was going make the government a major shareholder in Citigroup. What if Obama's healthcare plan was the same as Hillary Clinton's, which Obama attacked in the campaign; that it would force everyone to buy insurance, tax good policies, business and insurance companies and use federal money to pay for abortions, grant health care benefits to illegal aliens. If Obama had told us that he would increase federal spending and debt from the multibillion to multitrillion and told us he would spread the wealth from the rich to the poor causing the budget deficit to balloon. If Obama had told us that his first speech abroad would be in Muslim Turkey apologizing for America and proclaiming that we don't consider ourselves a Christian nation. If we had known any of these things, maybe we would have known that when he said days before the election that he was days away from fundamentally changing this country, he was talking about socializing the country. Would he have been elected President of the United States. Obama campaigned on being a fiscal conservative and has proved to be anything but, spending more in the first year of his presidency than all other Presidents combined. He campaigned on creating a transparent government and the transparency is as clear as a brick wall. Obama campaigned on working with both parties and has shut the opposing party out. Obama said to judge him by who he surrounds himself with and if you look at his czars, you can see that he surrounds himself with radical, left wing extremists bent on destroying the America we know and our fore fathers build.
It gets even worse, would we have elected Obama if we knew that he didn't understand mathematics? When I was teaching and training to be a teacher we were learning about what was called new math, I wasn't a math teacher, so I didn't bother paying attention to "new math". I think I might need to explain. Edmunds.com released a study concluding that "cash for clunkers" cost taxpayers $24,000 per vehicle. Of course the White House accused Edmunds of using cars sales data on Mars. The study compared historical sales data during the recession to conclude that the $3 billion program only generated 125,000 new sales (sales that wouldn't have normally occured). "The Administration"'s rebuttal didn't include any figures, just the "excitement" generated by the program and failed to mention the number of foreign cars sold. That's not the only instance of "new math". Lets look at the stimulus program. "The Administration" issued a report claiming the stimulus created or "saved" 640,000 jobs (I have yet to find an economist that can measure a "saved" job) and quickly revised the report to 1 million jobs. If you take the 1 million jobs by the $160 billion (amount allocated by Sept 30) it cost taxpayers $160,000 per job created or "saved". VP Bidens aide accused reporters of calculator abuse and didn't include the jobs the White House hoped to create or "save" by the end of the year. The abuse of math with the White House doesn't end there, lets look at the first time home buyer program. $8,000 tax credit for 1.9 million people who qualified equals $15 billion in government subsidies. 350,000 sales generated by the program means that it only cost taxpayers $43,000 per house. These house were already built and didn't create or "save" any jobs. Obama's new math program must have been created to avoid releasing real information that shows how poor of a job "the administration" on trying to fix the economy.
The stimulus package is not intended for the United States citizen, it's intended for the the United States Government, to pay for all the new bureaucrats and federal agencies created to oversee these wasteful programs. It's designed to see if anyone is paying attention, just a small tax, a prelude to many more to come. All non governmental economists warned that a stimulus package would create a "W" recession, where there is a small recovery followed by another recession. You can't spend your way out of a recession.
"I contend that for a nation to try to tax itself into prosperity is like a man standing in a bucket and trying to lift himself up by the handle."
Winston Churchill
Monday, November 2, 2009
Gun Control
Gun History
After reading the following historical facts, read the part
about Switzerland twice.
A LITTLE GUN HISTORY
In 1929, the Soviet Union established gun control.. From 1929 to 1953,
about 20 million dissidents, unable to defend themselves, were rounded
up and exterminated.
------------------------------
In 1911, Turkey established gun control. From 1915 to 1917, 1.5 million
Armenians, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and
exterminated.
------------------------------
Germany established gun control in 1938 and from 1939 to 1945, a total
of 13 million Jews and others who were unable to defend themselves were
rounded up and exterminated.
------------------------------
China established gun control in 1935. From 1948 to 1952, 20 million
political dissidents, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and
exterminated
------------------------------
Guatemala established gun control in 1964.. From 1964 to 1981, 100,000
Mayan Indians, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and
exterminated.
------------------------------
Uganda established gun control in 1970. >From 1971 to 1979, 300,000
Christians, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and
exterminated
----- -------------------------
Cambodia established gun control in 1956. From 1975 to 1977, one million
educated people, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and
exterminated.
-----------------------------
Defenseless people rounded up and exterminated in the 20th Century
because of gun control: 56 million.
------------------------------
It has now been 12 months since gun owners in Australia were forced by
new law to surrender 640,381 personal firearms to be destroyed by their
own Government, a program costing Australia taxpayers more than $500
million dollars. The first year results are now in:
List of 7 items:
Australia-wide, homicides are up 3.2 percent.
Australia-wide, assaults are up 8.6 percent.
Australia-wide, armed robberies are up 44 percent (yes, 44 percent)!
In the state of Victoria alone, homicides with firearms are now up 300
percent. Note that while the law-abiding citizens turned them in, the
criminals did not, and criminals still possess their guns!
While figures over the previous 25 years showed a steady decrease in
armed robbery with firearms, this has changed drastically upward in the
past 12 months, since criminals now are guaranteed that their prey is
unarmed.
There has also been a dramatic increase in break-ins and assaults of the
ELDERLY. Australian politicians are at a loss to explain how public
safety has decreased, after such monumental effort, and expense was
expended in successfully ridding Australian society of guns. The
Australian experience and the other historical facts above prove it.
You won't see this data on the US evening news, or hear politicians
disseminating this information.
Guns in the hands of honest citizens save lives and property and, yes,
gun-control laws adversely affect only the law-abiding citizens
Take note my fellow Americans, before it's too late!
The next time someone talks in favor of gun control, please remind them
of this history lesson.
With guns, we are 'citizens.'
Without them, we are 'subjects'.
During WWII the Japanese decided not to invade America because they knew
most Americans were ARMED!
SWITZERLAND ISSUES EVERY HOUSEHOLD A GUN!
SWITZERLAND'S GOVERNMENT TRAINS AND ISSUES EVERY ADULT20A RIFLE.
SWITZERLAND HAS THE LOWEST GUN RELATED CRIME RATE OF ANY CIVILIZED COUNTRY IN THE WORLD.
DON'T LET OUR GOVERNMENT WASTE MILLIONS OF OUR TAX DOLLARS
IN AN EFFORT TO MAKE ALL LAW ABIDING CITIZENS AN EASY TARGET.
I'm a firm believer of the 2nd Amendment, if you are too, please forward.
After reading the following historical facts, read the part
about Switzerland twice.
A LITTLE GUN HISTORY
In 1929, the Soviet Union established gun control.. From 1929 to 1953,
about 20 million dissidents, unable to defend themselves, were rounded
up and exterminated.
------------------------------
In 1911, Turkey established gun control. From 1915 to 1917, 1.5 million
Armenians, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and
exterminated.
------------------------------
Germany established gun control in 1938 and from 1939 to 1945, a total
of 13 million Jews and others who were unable to defend themselves were
rounded up and exterminated.
------------------------------
China established gun control in 1935. From 1948 to 1952, 20 million
political dissidents, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and
exterminated
------------------------------
Guatemala established gun control in 1964.. From 1964 to 1981, 100,000
Mayan Indians, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and
exterminated.
------------------------------
Uganda established gun control in 1970. >From 1971 to 1979, 300,000
Christians, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and
exterminated
----- -------------------------
Cambodia established gun control in 1956. From 1975 to 1977, one million
educated people, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and
exterminated.
-----------------------------
Defenseless people rounded up and exterminated in the 20th Century
because of gun control: 56 million.
------------------------------
It has now been 12 months since gun owners in Australia were forced by
new law to surrender 640,381 personal firearms to be destroyed by their
own Government, a program costing Australia taxpayers more than $500
million dollars. The first year results are now in:
List of 7 items:
Australia-wide, homicides are up 3.2 percent.
Australia-wide, assaults are up 8.6 percent.
Australia-wide, armed robberies are up 44 percent (yes, 44 percent)!
In the state of Victoria alone, homicides with firearms are now up 300
percent. Note that while the law-abiding citizens turned them in, the
criminals did not, and criminals still possess their guns!
While figures over the previous 25 years showed a steady decrease in
armed robbery with firearms, this has changed drastically upward in the
past 12 months, since criminals now are guaranteed that their prey is
unarmed.
There has also been a dramatic increase in break-ins and assaults of the
ELDERLY. Australian politicians are at a loss to explain how public
safety has decreased, after such monumental effort, and expense was
expended in successfully ridding Australian society of guns. The
Australian experience and the other historical facts above prove it.
You won't see this data on the US evening news, or hear politicians
disseminating this information.
Guns in the hands of honest citizens save lives and property and, yes,
gun-control laws adversely affect only the law-abiding citizens
Take note my fellow Americans, before it's too late!
The next time someone talks in favor of gun control, please remind them
of this history lesson.
With guns, we are 'citizens.'
Without them, we are 'subjects'.
During WWII the Japanese decided not to invade America because they knew
most Americans were ARMED!
SWITZERLAND ISSUES EVERY HOUSEHOLD A GUN!
SWITZERLAND'S GOVERNMENT TRAINS AND ISSUES EVERY ADULT20A RIFLE.
SWITZERLAND HAS THE LOWEST GUN RELATED CRIME RATE OF ANY CIVILIZED COUNTRY IN THE WORLD.
DON'T LET OUR GOVERNMENT WASTE MILLIONS OF OUR TAX DOLLARS
IN AN EFFORT TO MAKE ALL LAW ABIDING CITIZENS AN EASY TARGET.
I'm a firm believer of the 2nd Amendment, if you are too, please forward.
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Criminal Pop Quiz
I found this rather interesting and am passing it on, without any fact checking, but I found it rather believable
Pop quiz
See if you can figure out the organization
NFL or NBA
36 have been accused of spousal abuse
7 have been arrested for fraud
19 have been accused of writing bad checks
117 have directly or indirectly bankrupted at least 2 businesses
3 have done time for assault
71, repeat 71
cannot get a credit card due to bad credit
14 have been arrested on drug-related charges
8 have been arrested for shoplifting
21 currently are defendants in lawsuits,
and
84 have been arrested for drunk driving
in the last year
give up?
Neither,
it's the 535 members of the
United States Congress
The same group of Idiots that crank out
hundreds of new laws each year
designed to keep the rest of us in line.
Pop quiz
See if you can figure out the organization
NFL or NBA
36 have been accused of spousal abuse
7 have been arrested for fraud
19 have been accused of writing bad checks
117 have directly or indirectly bankrupted at least 2 businesses
3 have done time for assault
71, repeat 71
cannot get a credit card due to bad credit
14 have been arrested on drug-related charges
8 have been arrested for shoplifting
21 currently are defendants in lawsuits,
and
84 have been arrested for drunk driving
in the last year
give up?
Neither,
it's the 535 members of the
United States Congress
The same group of Idiots that crank out
hundreds of new laws each year
designed to keep the rest of us in line.
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Socialized America
Karl Marx, the author of the Communist Manifesto, created the 10 planks of communism as a test to determine whether a society has become communist. If they are all in effect and in force, then the people are practicing communism.
1. Abolition of private property and the application of all rents of land to public purpose: 14th Amendment, zoning laws, school and property taxes, BLM.
2. A heavy progressive or graduated income tax: 16th Amendment, social security act of 1936, Joint House Resolution 192, and various state income taxes.
3. Abolition of all rights of inheritance: Federal and state estate tax, probate laws and limited inheritance via arbitrary inheritance tax statues.
4. Confiscation of the property of all emigrants and rebels: government seizures, tax liens, Public law 99-570, executive order 11490 sections 1205, 2002, IRS confiscation of property without due process, asset forfeiture laws used by DEA, IRS, ATF.
5. Centralization of credit in the hands of the state, by means of a national bank with state capital and an exclusive monopoly: Federal Reserve, FDIC
6. Centralization of the means of communications and transportation in the hands of the state: FCC and DOT mandated through the ICC act of 1887, commissions act of 1934, ICC, FAA, executive orders 11490 & 10999, driver's licenses and DOT regs.
7. Extension of factories and instruments of production owned by the state, the bringing of cultivation of waste lands, and the improvement of the soil generally in accordance with a common plan: corporate capacity, desert entry act, dept of Agriculture, department of commerce, labor, interior, EPA, BLM, bureau of mines, reclamation, National Park Service and IRS control business through corporate regulations.
8. Equal liability of all to labor. Establishment of industrial armies, especially for agriculture. Minimum wage laws, most favored nation trade partners, social security admin, department of labor. National debt and inflation caused by communal bank, 19th amendment, civil rights act of 1964, socialist unions, affirmative action, federal public works program and executive order 11000.
9. Combination of agriculture with manufacturing industries, gradual abolition of the distinction between town and country, by a more equitable distribution of population over the country: planning reorganization act of 1949, zoning (title 17, 1910-1990), super corporate farms, executive orders 11647, 11731, public law 89-136.
10. Free education for all children in public schools. Abolition of children's factory labor in present form. Combination of education with industrial production: taxed to support public schools, private schools are gov't regulated, department of education, NEA, outcome based education.
Still think the United States of America is a capitalist society? Think again. Remove the enemy from within, the politicians who pass more and more laws implementing these ideas are traitors to their oath of office.
1. Abolition of private property and the application of all rents of land to public purpose: 14th Amendment, zoning laws, school and property taxes, BLM.
2. A heavy progressive or graduated income tax: 16th Amendment, social security act of 1936, Joint House Resolution 192, and various state income taxes.
3. Abolition of all rights of inheritance: Federal and state estate tax, probate laws and limited inheritance via arbitrary inheritance tax statues.
4. Confiscation of the property of all emigrants and rebels: government seizures, tax liens, Public law 99-570, executive order 11490 sections 1205, 2002, IRS confiscation of property without due process, asset forfeiture laws used by DEA, IRS, ATF.
5. Centralization of credit in the hands of the state, by means of a national bank with state capital and an exclusive monopoly: Federal Reserve, FDIC
6. Centralization of the means of communications and transportation in the hands of the state: FCC and DOT mandated through the ICC act of 1887, commissions act of 1934, ICC, FAA, executive orders 11490 & 10999, driver's licenses and DOT regs.
7. Extension of factories and instruments of production owned by the state, the bringing of cultivation of waste lands, and the improvement of the soil generally in accordance with a common plan: corporate capacity, desert entry act, dept of Agriculture, department of commerce, labor, interior, EPA, BLM, bureau of mines, reclamation, National Park Service and IRS control business through corporate regulations.
8. Equal liability of all to labor. Establishment of industrial armies, especially for agriculture. Minimum wage laws, most favored nation trade partners, social security admin, department of labor. National debt and inflation caused by communal bank, 19th amendment, civil rights act of 1964, socialist unions, affirmative action, federal public works program and executive order 11000.
9. Combination of agriculture with manufacturing industries, gradual abolition of the distinction between town and country, by a more equitable distribution of population over the country: planning reorganization act of 1949, zoning (title 17, 1910-1990), super corporate farms, executive orders 11647, 11731, public law 89-136.
10. Free education for all children in public schools. Abolition of children's factory labor in present form. Combination of education with industrial production: taxed to support public schools, private schools are gov't regulated, department of education, NEA, outcome based education.
Still think the United States of America is a capitalist society? Think again. Remove the enemy from within, the politicians who pass more and more laws implementing these ideas are traitors to their oath of office.
Saturday, October 17, 2009
health care letter
Here is a copy of a letter that I sent to Sen. Reid. Please feel free to copy it and send it to your Senators and Representatives. Congress.org is a very simple and easy way to write to your Congressman.
Health care reform is to important to be rushed by one giant bill. It should be broken down, start with tort reform and eliminating the fraud and abuse in the existing programs. Why won't you post the bill online for everyone to see? What are you trying to hide in the bill? Reports say that 34 million people will be left without insurance and that premiums will continue to skyrocket. President Obama campaigned on transparency in government, not only are you hiding the bill (that doesn't include any legislative language) but you want to backdoor it by attaching it to previously passed bills. Members of Congress are complaining that the bill is to long and complex to be read and understood. How can anyone in good conscience vote to approve anything without reading and understanding what they are approving? That's how members of Congress look out for the best interests of their constituents? The CBO can not even totally evaluate the bill because the bill's not even written. Supposedly, the health care reform is so important and must be done quickly, but the bill doesn't take effect until 2013 but the President wants it on his desk by the end of the year.
I understand that there needs to be reform to the health care industry but only attacking the insurance companies and not the trial lawyers or the waste and abuse in the current systems seems half hearted. A public option will lead into a single payer system when you tax all the private insurance companies and the private insurance policies.
I hope you do not resort to the "nuclear option" or passing a "vapor bill" or attaching a "phantom amendment" to a previously passed bill.
Health care reform is to important to be rushed by one giant bill. It should be broken down, start with tort reform and eliminating the fraud and abuse in the existing programs. Why won't you post the bill online for everyone to see? What are you trying to hide in the bill? Reports say that 34 million people will be left without insurance and that premiums will continue to skyrocket. President Obama campaigned on transparency in government, not only are you hiding the bill (that doesn't include any legislative language) but you want to backdoor it by attaching it to previously passed bills. Members of Congress are complaining that the bill is to long and complex to be read and understood. How can anyone in good conscience vote to approve anything without reading and understanding what they are approving? That's how members of Congress look out for the best interests of their constituents? The CBO can not even totally evaluate the bill because the bill's not even written. Supposedly, the health care reform is so important and must be done quickly, but the bill doesn't take effect until 2013 but the President wants it on his desk by the end of the year.
I understand that there needs to be reform to the health care industry but only attacking the insurance companies and not the trial lawyers or the waste and abuse in the current systems seems half hearted. A public option will lead into a single payer system when you tax all the private insurance companies and the private insurance policies.
I hope you do not resort to the "nuclear option" or passing a "vapor bill" or attaching a "phantom amendment" to a previously passed bill.
Thursday, October 8, 2009
Radical Czars
Obama said judge him by those people he surrounds himself with. Let's take a look and see who he surrounds himself with.
Afgan Czar Richard holbrooke, ultra anti gun, pro abortion and supports legalization of drugs.
AIDS Czar Jeffrey Crowley, believes in special status for gays, including free health care, gay rights activist
Auto Recovery Czar Ed Montgomery, radical anti business activist, supports affirmative action and job preference, promotes US business caused world poverty, acorn board member, member of the Communist DuBois Club
Border Czar Alan Bersin, ultra liberal, worked to open borders to illegal aliens
California Water Czar David Hayes, Sr Fellow of Progress Policy a radical environmentalist group, no training or experience in water management
Car Czar Ron Bloom, Union auto worker, anti business, worked to force US auto makers out of business, sits on board of Chrysler
Central Region Czar Dennis Ross, believes US policy caused Mid East Wars, Obama apologist to the world, anti gun and pro abortion
Domestic Violence Czar Lynn Rosenthal, vicious anti male feminist, supports male castration
Drug Czar Gil Derlikowske, lobby for gun restrictions, anti second amendment, supports legalization of drugs
Economic Czar Paul Volcker, head of Fed Reserve under Carter, member of anti business progress policy
Energy and Environment Czar Carol Brower, political radical, anti business activist anti gun ownership
Faith Based Czar Joshua DuBois, political activist, black nationalist, anti gun
Great Lakes Czar Cameron Davis, Chicago radical, anti business environmentalist, blames Bush for poisoning minorities water supply, acorn board member, no water training or experience
Green Jobs Czar Van Jones (resigned), Black nationalist radical, believes Bush caused the 9/11 attacks, anti white views, claims whites pollute minorities, member of communist party in Oakland
Guantanamo Closure Czar Daniel Fried, rights activist for foreign terrorists, believes America caused war on terror
Health Czar Nancy Ann DeParle, former head of medicare/medicaid, proponent for health care rationing, married to ny times reporter
Information Czar Vivek Kundra, controls all public information, including labels, news releases and emails and internet
International Climate Czar Todd Stern, anti business, support Kyoto Accord, supports cap and trade, blames US for global warming
Intelligence Czar Dennis Blair, stopped US guided missiles and provacative, chair of ultra liberal "council on foreign relations" which blames US for regional wars
Mideast Peace Czar George Mitchell, left wing radical, split up Israel, anti nuclear, anti gun
Pay Czar Kenneth Feinberg, Chief of staff to Ted Kennedy, got rich off of 9/11 payoffs
Regulatory Czar Cass Sunstein, liberal activist judge, limit free speech, against personal freedoms, wants to ban hunting and supports animals suing humans
Science Czar John Holdren, ideological environmentalist, sierra club, anti business activist, claims US caused world poverty, no science training, supports mass sterlization for population control and forced abortions
Stimulus Accountability Czar Earl Devaney, fierce anti gun activist, supports open borders with Mexico and blames US gun stores for drug wars in Mexico
Sudan Czar J Scott Gration, US doesn't support third world, council of foreign relations, higher taxes to support UN
Tarp Czar Herb Allison, Fannie May CEO (used mortgages to back up stock market)
Terrorism Czar John Brennan, anti CIA activist, no training in diplomatic or gov't affairs, supports open borders, dialog with terrorists and supports disbanding the American Military
Technology Czar Aneesh Chopra, no technology training, anti doctor activist, supports rationing health care and gov't doctors
Urban Affairs Czar Adolfo Carrion Jr, anti American activist and member of leftist group in Latin American, slum lord in NY, cut deals with labor unions, wants taxes to pay for minority housing and health care
Weapons Czar Ashton Carter, Leftist, wants to destroy all private weapons in US, sees only policy in total ban on firearms
WMD Czar Gary Samore, former US communist wants all US WMD unilaterally destroyed as an act of good faith
Safe School Czar Kevin Jennings, promotes homosexuality in schools, supports nambla, pro drug and told an underage student confessing an affair with an adult, to wear a condom
Other people that are involved are Valerie Jarrett, Wade Rathke, George Soros, Rev. Wright, Bernadine Dohrn and Bill Ayers.
By looking at the people that the President surrounds himself with, I can't figure out how everyone has not opened their eyes and see the real agenda. Obama said just before the election "we are five days away from fundamentally changing this country". America is fundamentally a capitalist society so is the change to socialism? Communism? Facism?
It appears that his vision of America is totally different than mine. I don't believe in redistribution of wealth, I may want stuff that other people have, so I work harder so I can earn that stuff. I don't cry foul and look for someone to give it to me. I just see socialism coming at us.
Socialized medicine is just the beginning, they may claim it's just an option, but everyone knows it will drive all private insurance companies out of business and as the pool of the entitled grows and the pool of producers shrinks; how can you avoid rationing and "death panels". It's an unsustainable system if you could keep growing the producers, not to mention the repercussions. With the health insurance going bankrupt that now create a much larger burden on society, a whole industry that is now looking for work along with the other 10% of the country that's unemployed. Next comes cap and trade, more jobs lost, more industries destroyed higher taxes and more governmental control over our lives. Like the government controlled thermostat.
Step back away from the picture and don't look on the right or left side of the aisle but stand back from above and take an honest look. There is a political elite controlling 300,000,000 residents in the United States.
Afgan Czar Richard holbrooke, ultra anti gun, pro abortion and supports legalization of drugs.
AIDS Czar Jeffrey Crowley, believes in special status for gays, including free health care, gay rights activist
Auto Recovery Czar Ed Montgomery, radical anti business activist, supports affirmative action and job preference, promotes US business caused world poverty, acorn board member, member of the Communist DuBois Club
Border Czar Alan Bersin, ultra liberal, worked to open borders to illegal aliens
California Water Czar David Hayes, Sr Fellow of Progress Policy a radical environmentalist group, no training or experience in water management
Car Czar Ron Bloom, Union auto worker, anti business, worked to force US auto makers out of business, sits on board of Chrysler
Central Region Czar Dennis Ross, believes US policy caused Mid East Wars, Obama apologist to the world, anti gun and pro abortion
Domestic Violence Czar Lynn Rosenthal, vicious anti male feminist, supports male castration
Drug Czar Gil Derlikowske, lobby for gun restrictions, anti second amendment, supports legalization of drugs
Economic Czar Paul Volcker, head of Fed Reserve under Carter, member of anti business progress policy
Energy and Environment Czar Carol Brower, political radical, anti business activist anti gun ownership
Faith Based Czar Joshua DuBois, political activist, black nationalist, anti gun
Great Lakes Czar Cameron Davis, Chicago radical, anti business environmentalist, blames Bush for poisoning minorities water supply, acorn board member, no water training or experience
Green Jobs Czar Van Jones (resigned), Black nationalist radical, believes Bush caused the 9/11 attacks, anti white views, claims whites pollute minorities, member of communist party in Oakland
Guantanamo Closure Czar Daniel Fried, rights activist for foreign terrorists, believes America caused war on terror
Health Czar Nancy Ann DeParle, former head of medicare/medicaid, proponent for health care rationing, married to ny times reporter
Information Czar Vivek Kundra, controls all public information, including labels, news releases and emails and internet
International Climate Czar Todd Stern, anti business, support Kyoto Accord, supports cap and trade, blames US for global warming
Intelligence Czar Dennis Blair, stopped US guided missiles and provacative, chair of ultra liberal "council on foreign relations" which blames US for regional wars
Mideast Peace Czar George Mitchell, left wing radical, split up Israel, anti nuclear, anti gun
Pay Czar Kenneth Feinberg, Chief of staff to Ted Kennedy, got rich off of 9/11 payoffs
Regulatory Czar Cass Sunstein, liberal activist judge, limit free speech, against personal freedoms, wants to ban hunting and supports animals suing humans
Science Czar John Holdren, ideological environmentalist, sierra club, anti business activist, claims US caused world poverty, no science training, supports mass sterlization for population control and forced abortions
Stimulus Accountability Czar Earl Devaney, fierce anti gun activist, supports open borders with Mexico and blames US gun stores for drug wars in Mexico
Sudan Czar J Scott Gration, US doesn't support third world, council of foreign relations, higher taxes to support UN
Tarp Czar Herb Allison, Fannie May CEO (used mortgages to back up stock market)
Terrorism Czar John Brennan, anti CIA activist, no training in diplomatic or gov't affairs, supports open borders, dialog with terrorists and supports disbanding the American Military
Technology Czar Aneesh Chopra, no technology training, anti doctor activist, supports rationing health care and gov't doctors
Urban Affairs Czar Adolfo Carrion Jr, anti American activist and member of leftist group in Latin American, slum lord in NY, cut deals with labor unions, wants taxes to pay for minority housing and health care
Weapons Czar Ashton Carter, Leftist, wants to destroy all private weapons in US, sees only policy in total ban on firearms
WMD Czar Gary Samore, former US communist wants all US WMD unilaterally destroyed as an act of good faith
Safe School Czar Kevin Jennings, promotes homosexuality in schools, supports nambla, pro drug and told an underage student confessing an affair with an adult, to wear a condom
Other people that are involved are Valerie Jarrett, Wade Rathke, George Soros, Rev. Wright, Bernadine Dohrn and Bill Ayers.
By looking at the people that the President surrounds himself with, I can't figure out how everyone has not opened their eyes and see the real agenda. Obama said just before the election "we are five days away from fundamentally changing this country". America is fundamentally a capitalist society so is the change to socialism? Communism? Facism?
It appears that his vision of America is totally different than mine. I don't believe in redistribution of wealth, I may want stuff that other people have, so I work harder so I can earn that stuff. I don't cry foul and look for someone to give it to me. I just see socialism coming at us.
Socialized medicine is just the beginning, they may claim it's just an option, but everyone knows it will drive all private insurance companies out of business and as the pool of the entitled grows and the pool of producers shrinks; how can you avoid rationing and "death panels". It's an unsustainable system if you could keep growing the producers, not to mention the repercussions. With the health insurance going bankrupt that now create a much larger burden on society, a whole industry that is now looking for work along with the other 10% of the country that's unemployed. Next comes cap and trade, more jobs lost, more industries destroyed higher taxes and more governmental control over our lives. Like the government controlled thermostat.
Step back away from the picture and don't look on the right or left side of the aisle but stand back from above and take an honest look. There is a political elite controlling 300,000,000 residents in the United States.
Monday, September 28, 2009
Political Correctness
Not sure how many people have read this, but what do you think
Andy Rooney said on 60 minutes a while ago: (for those of you that don't know Andy Rooney, he is an 82 year old US TV commentator)
I don't think being a minority makes you a victim of anything except numbers. The only things I can think of that are truly discriminatory are things like the United Negro College Fund, Jet Magazine, Black Entertainment Television, and Miss Black America. Try to have things like the United Caucasian College Fund, Cloud Magazine, White Entertainment Television, or Miss White America; and see what happens. Jesse Jackson will be knocking down your door.
Guns do not make you a killer. I think killing makes you a killer. You can kill someone with a baseball bat or a car, but no one is trying to ban you from driving to the ball game.
I believe they are called the Boy Scouts for a reason, that is why there are no girls allowed. Girls belong in the Girl Scouts! ARE YOU LISTENING MARTHA BURKE
I think that if you feel homosexuality is wrong, it is not a phobia, it is an opinion.
I have the right "NOT" to be tolerant of others because they are different, weird, or tick me off.
When 70% of the people who get arrested are black, in cities where 70% of the population is black, that is not racial profiling, it is the Law of Probability.
I believe that if you are selling me a milk shake, a pack of cigarettes, a newspaper or a hotel room, you must do it in English! As a matter of fact, if you want to be an American citizen, you should have to speak English!
My father and grandfather didn't die in vain so you can leave the countries you were born in to come over and disrespect ours. I think the police should have every right to shoot your sorry self if you threaten them after they tell you to stop. If you can't understand the word "freeze" or "stop" in English, see the above lines.
I don't think just because you were not born in this country, you are qualified for any special loan programs, government sponsored bank loans or tax breaks, etc., so you can open a hotel, coffee shop, trinket store, or any other business.
We did not go to the aid of certain foreign countries and risk our lives in wars to defend their freedoms, so that decades later they could come
over here and tell us our constitution is a living document; and open to their interpretations.
I don't hate the rich. I don't pity the poor. I know pro wrestling is fake, but so are movies and television. That doesn't stop you from watching them.
I think Bill Gates has every right to keep every penny he made and continue to make more. If it ticks you off, go and invent the next operating system that's better, and put your name on the building.
It doesn't take a whole village to raise a child right, but it does take a parent to stand up to the kid; and smack their little behinds when necessary, and say "NO!"
I think tattoos and piercing are fine if you want them, but please don't pretend they are a political statement. And, please, stay home until that new lip ring heals. I don't want to look at your ugly infected mouth as you serve me French fries!
I am sick of "Political Correctness." I know a lot of black people, and not a single one of them was born in Africa; so how can they be "African-Americans" Besides, Africa is a continent. I don't go around saying I am a European-American because my great, great, great, great, great, great grandfather was from Europe. I am proud to be from America and nowhere else.
And if you don't like my point of view, tough. DON'T PASS IT ON!
Andy Rooney said on 60 minutes a while ago: (for those of you that don't know Andy Rooney, he is an 82 year old US TV commentator)
I don't think being a minority makes you a victim of anything except numbers. The only things I can think of that are truly discriminatory are things like the United Negro College Fund, Jet Magazine, Black Entertainment Television, and Miss Black America. Try to have things like the United Caucasian College Fund, Cloud Magazine, White Entertainment Television, or Miss White America; and see what happens. Jesse Jackson will be knocking down your door.
Guns do not make you a killer. I think killing makes you a killer. You can kill someone with a baseball bat or a car, but no one is trying to ban you from driving to the ball game.
I believe they are called the Boy Scouts for a reason, that is why there are no girls allowed. Girls belong in the Girl Scouts! ARE YOU LISTENING MARTHA BURKE
I think that if you feel homosexuality is wrong, it is not a phobia, it is an opinion.
I have the right "NOT" to be tolerant of others because they are different, weird, or tick me off.
When 70% of the people who get arrested are black, in cities where 70% of the population is black, that is not racial profiling, it is the Law of Probability.
I believe that if you are selling me a milk shake, a pack of cigarettes, a newspaper or a hotel room, you must do it in English! As a matter of fact, if you want to be an American citizen, you should have to speak English!
My father and grandfather didn't die in vain so you can leave the countries you were born in to come over and disrespect ours. I think the police should have every right to shoot your sorry self if you threaten them after they tell you to stop. If you can't understand the word "freeze" or "stop" in English, see the above lines.
I don't think just because you were not born in this country, you are qualified for any special loan programs, government sponsored bank loans or tax breaks, etc., so you can open a hotel, coffee shop, trinket store, or any other business.
We did not go to the aid of certain foreign countries and risk our lives in wars to defend their freedoms, so that decades later they could come
over here and tell us our constitution is a living document; and open to their interpretations.
I don't hate the rich. I don't pity the poor. I know pro wrestling is fake, but so are movies and television. That doesn't stop you from watching them.
I think Bill Gates has every right to keep every penny he made and continue to make more. If it ticks you off, go and invent the next operating system that's better, and put your name on the building.
It doesn't take a whole village to raise a child right, but it does take a parent to stand up to the kid; and smack their little behinds when necessary, and say "NO!"
I think tattoos and piercing are fine if you want them, but please don't pretend they are a political statement. And, please, stay home until that new lip ring heals. I don't want to look at your ugly infected mouth as you serve me French fries!
I am sick of "Political Correctness." I know a lot of black people, and not a single one of them was born in Africa; so how can they be "African-Americans" Besides, Africa is a continent. I don't go around saying I am a European-American because my great, great, great, great, great, great grandfather was from Europe. I am proud to be from America and nowhere else.
And if you don't like my point of view, tough. DON'T PASS IT ON!
Friday, September 25, 2009
The most dangerous man in the world
1944 was the best year of my life claims George Soros, who was born György Schwartz, a Hungary Jew. The Schwartz's changed their name and sent their kids to live with Christian families to avoid Nazi persecution. Little George Soros just happen to be living with a man whose job was to confiscating property from the Jewish people, George went along on this job and watched (people he had to know) this happen to his people. In a 60 minutes interview, George Soros admitted going along and had no guilt for the actions he witnessed. After World War II, Soros attended college in London and was mentored by Karl Popper a Hungarian professor who taught open society and Fallibilism. Fallibilism is a philosophical doctrine that claims all knowledge could be wrong. Open Society is a test and evaluation method of social engineering.
George Soros made his fortune on Wall Street in hedge funds (junk bonds) and currency speculation. He is credited with his first billion by shorting the English pound and is called the man who broke the bank of London. Soros crows that the former Soviet Empire is the Soros Empire. The Russia gate scandal almost collapsed the Russian economy and was labeled one of the greatest social robberies in human history. In 1997, Soros nearly destroyed the Thai and Malaysian economies. France convicted Soros of insider trading and was fined millions of dollars. Hungary fined Soros for illegal market manipulation where he nearly destroyed the economy there as well.
Soros told the Australian the America was sucking up the worlds savings as the center of the globalized financial markets adding that America's time has come for a very serious adjustment. Soros also added that the world financial crisis was stimulating and a culmination of his life's work. Soros invested heavily in Petrobras, a Brazilian oil company and shortly thereafter Obama promised $10 billion in tax payer money to develop off shore drilling. Good news for Soros and Brazil, but a loss of 160,000 and an estimated $1.7 billion in revenue to the United States.
Bill O'Reilly warned that Soros was an extremist who wanted open borders, one world foreign policy, legalized drugs, uthanasia and on and on. In 1997 Rachel Ehrenfeld wrote, “Soros uses his philanthropy to change—or more accurately deconstruct—the moral values and attitudes of the Western world, and particularly of the American people. His “open society” is not about freedom; it is about license. His vision rejects the notion of ordered liberty, in favor of an ideology of rights and entitlements.” David Horowitz and Richard Poe are among the best whistle blowers on Soros, in their book they describe how he hijacked the democratic party. Soros has been packing the democratic party with radicals for years and replacing the moderates (I'll have some more on this in another blog).
“By his [Soros’] own admission, he helped engineer coups in Slovakia, Croatia, Georgia, and Yugoslavia. When Soros targets a country for “regime change,” he begins by creating a shadow government—a fully formed government-in-exile, ready to assume power when the opportunity arises. The Shadow Party he has built in America greatly resembles those he has created in other countries prior to instigating a coup.” The above quote was, of course, written before the Presidential Election. So was the following quote from a November 2008 edition of the German magazine “Der Spiegel,” in which Soros gives his opinion on what the next POTUS should do after taking office. “I think we need a large stimulus package….” Soros thought that around 600 billion would be about right. Soros also said that “I think this is a great opportunity to finally deal with global warming and energy dependence. The U.S. needs a cap and trade system with auctioning of licenses for emissions rights.”
Although Soros doesn’t (yet) own the Republican Party, like he does the Democrats, make no mistake, his tentacles are spread throughout the Republican Party as well.
Soros is a partner in the Carlyle Group where he has invested more than 100 million dollars. According to an article by “The Baltimore Chronicle’s” Alice Cherbonnier, the Carlye Group is run by “a veritable who’s who of former Republican leaders,” from CIA man Frank Carlucci, to CIA head [and ex-President] George Bush, Sr.
In late 2006, Soros bought about 2 million shares of Halliburton—Dick Cheney’s old stomping grounds.
When the Democrats and Republicans held their conventions in 2000, Soros held Shadow Party conventions in the same cities, at the same time. Republican Senator John McCain was the keynote speaker at the “Soros Convention” (so labelled by the late Robert Novak) in Philadelphia.
Soros has dirtied both sides of the aisle, trust me. And if that weren’t bad enough, he has long held connections with the CIA.
And I musn’t forget to mention Soros’ involvement with the LSM (Lame Stream Media), the entertainment industry (e.g. he owns 2.6 million shares of Time Warner), and the various political advertising organizations he funnels millions to.
As Matthew Vadum writes, “The liberal billionaire-turned-philanthropist has been buying up media properties for years in order to drive home his message to the American public that they are too materialistic, too wasteful, too selfish, and too stupid to decide for themselves how to run their own lives.”
Richard Poe writes, “Soros’ private philanthropy, totaling nearly $5 billion, continues undermining America’s traditional Western values. His giving has provided funding of abortion rights, atheism, drug legalization, sex education, euthanasia, feminism, gun control, globalization, mass immigration, gay marriage and other radical experiments
in social engineering.”
Some of the many NGOs (Non Government Organizations) that Soros funds with his billions are: MoveOn.org, the Apollo Alliance, Media Matters for America, the Tides Foundation, the ACLU, ACORN, PDIA (Project on Death In America), La Raza, and many more. Poe continues, “Through his global web of Open Society Institutes and Open Society Foundations, Soros has spent 25 years recruiting, training, indoctrinating and installing a network of loyal operatives in 50 countries, placing them in positions of influence and power in media, government, finance and academia.”
America stands at the brink of an abyss, and that fact is directly attributable to Soros. Soros has vigorously, cleverly, and insidiously planned the ruination of America.
His conduct has been immoral, duplicitous, and traitorous. Stripping Soros of his U.S. citizenship, should be one of the first steps taken during the upcoming courtroom trials.
And trials there must be. No matter the cost, the nest of vipers on Capitol Hill, and all of the traitors in the government at large, must be brought to task for their behavior, or a free America is doomed.
George Soros made his fortune on Wall Street in hedge funds (junk bonds) and currency speculation. He is credited with his first billion by shorting the English pound and is called the man who broke the bank of London. Soros crows that the former Soviet Empire is the Soros Empire. The Russia gate scandal almost collapsed the Russian economy and was labeled one of the greatest social robberies in human history. In 1997, Soros nearly destroyed the Thai and Malaysian economies. France convicted Soros of insider trading and was fined millions of dollars. Hungary fined Soros for illegal market manipulation where he nearly destroyed the economy there as well.
Soros told the Australian the America was sucking up the worlds savings as the center of the globalized financial markets adding that America's time has come for a very serious adjustment. Soros also added that the world financial crisis was stimulating and a culmination of his life's work. Soros invested heavily in Petrobras, a Brazilian oil company and shortly thereafter Obama promised $10 billion in tax payer money to develop off shore drilling. Good news for Soros and Brazil, but a loss of 160,000 and an estimated $1.7 billion in revenue to the United States.
Bill O'Reilly warned that Soros was an extremist who wanted open borders, one world foreign policy, legalized drugs, uthanasia and on and on. In 1997 Rachel Ehrenfeld wrote, “Soros uses his philanthropy to change—or more accurately deconstruct—the moral values and attitudes of the Western world, and particularly of the American people. His “open society” is not about freedom; it is about license. His vision rejects the notion of ordered liberty, in favor of an ideology of rights and entitlements.” David Horowitz and Richard Poe are among the best whistle blowers on Soros, in their book they describe how he hijacked the democratic party. Soros has been packing the democratic party with radicals for years and replacing the moderates (I'll have some more on this in another blog).
“By his [Soros’] own admission, he helped engineer coups in Slovakia, Croatia, Georgia, and Yugoslavia. When Soros targets a country for “regime change,” he begins by creating a shadow government—a fully formed government-in-exile, ready to assume power when the opportunity arises. The Shadow Party he has built in America greatly resembles those he has created in other countries prior to instigating a coup.” The above quote was, of course, written before the Presidential Election. So was the following quote from a November 2008 edition of the German magazine “Der Spiegel,” in which Soros gives his opinion on what the next POTUS should do after taking office. “I think we need a large stimulus package….” Soros thought that around 600 billion would be about right. Soros also said that “I think this is a great opportunity to finally deal with global warming and energy dependence. The U.S. needs a cap and trade system with auctioning of licenses for emissions rights.”
Although Soros doesn’t (yet) own the Republican Party, like he does the Democrats, make no mistake, his tentacles are spread throughout the Republican Party as well.
Soros is a partner in the Carlyle Group where he has invested more than 100 million dollars. According to an article by “The Baltimore Chronicle’s” Alice Cherbonnier, the Carlye Group is run by “a veritable who’s who of former Republican leaders,” from CIA man Frank Carlucci, to CIA head [and ex-President] George Bush, Sr.
In late 2006, Soros bought about 2 million shares of Halliburton—Dick Cheney’s old stomping grounds.
When the Democrats and Republicans held their conventions in 2000, Soros held Shadow Party conventions in the same cities, at the same time. Republican Senator John McCain was the keynote speaker at the “Soros Convention” (so labelled by the late Robert Novak) in Philadelphia.
Soros has dirtied both sides of the aisle, trust me. And if that weren’t bad enough, he has long held connections with the CIA.
And I musn’t forget to mention Soros’ involvement with the LSM (Lame Stream Media), the entertainment industry (e.g. he owns 2.6 million shares of Time Warner), and the various political advertising organizations he funnels millions to.
As Matthew Vadum writes, “The liberal billionaire-turned-philanthropist has been buying up media properties for years in order to drive home his message to the American public that they are too materialistic, too wasteful, too selfish, and too stupid to decide for themselves how to run their own lives.”
Richard Poe writes, “Soros’ private philanthropy, totaling nearly $5 billion, continues undermining America’s traditional Western values. His giving has provided funding of abortion rights, atheism, drug legalization, sex education, euthanasia, feminism, gun control, globalization, mass immigration, gay marriage and other radical experiments
in social engineering.”
Some of the many NGOs (Non Government Organizations) that Soros funds with his billions are: MoveOn.org, the Apollo Alliance, Media Matters for America, the Tides Foundation, the ACLU, ACORN, PDIA (Project on Death In America), La Raza, and many more. Poe continues, “Through his global web of Open Society Institutes and Open Society Foundations, Soros has spent 25 years recruiting, training, indoctrinating and installing a network of loyal operatives in 50 countries, placing them in positions of influence and power in media, government, finance and academia.”
America stands at the brink of an abyss, and that fact is directly attributable to Soros. Soros has vigorously, cleverly, and insidiously planned the ruination of America.
His conduct has been immoral, duplicitous, and traitorous. Stripping Soros of his U.S. citizenship, should be one of the first steps taken during the upcoming courtroom trials.
And trials there must be. No matter the cost, the nest of vipers on Capitol Hill, and all of the traitors in the government at large, must be brought to task for their behavior, or a free America is doomed.
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Honduras
Not that I'm a big advocate for intervention in foreign affairs, I feel there is enough problems facing our country that to meddle in every dispute worldwide would be foolish. That does not mean that I think we should be isolationists, or hide or head in the sand at every event going on in the world. The United States of America, I believe, has the right to intervene in any situation, anywhere in the world, in the interest of the protection of the American way of life. There are enemies out there that wish to destroy America and everything that we stand for and others that are destined to destroy the capitalist society and the free markets. With that in mind, to not look out for the country's best interest would be as foolish. Communist regimes defying United Nations sanctions and testing long range ballistic missiles and developing nuclear weapons. Weapons that could reach Seattle, Washington in less than 45 minutes. Radical Islamic regimes in the middle east developing nuclear weapons, denies the holocaust (claims it was a political myth) ever occurred and has repeatedly said he wants to wipe Israel off the map. Several other Countries in the region are believed to harbor current terrorist (can't call them that) organizations. One country in Northern Africa even had a hero's welcome for a convicted terrorist bomber released in the United Kingdom. South America seems to be full of leftist dictators, we all know about Castro in Cuba and are learning about Chavez in Venezuela and now with Honduras even more about the region.
The situation in Honduras, we cut off aid to the country because the Honduran Supreme Court deemed the power play to eliminate Presidential term limits was unconstitutional. The popularly elected Congress installed a new acting President and through Zeyala out of the country. Like most events in South America, it didn't end there, Zeyala is back and there are people on both sides and for both canidates. I don't know much about the situation or the conditions down there. US politicians on both sides of the aisle have weighed in on both sides as well. My thought is if the Honduran Congress and Supreme Court both want Zeyala out and Cuba, Venezuela, Ecuador and Bolivia all want Zeyala back in, I side with with keeping him out. Not so much because I support the Honduran government as much as I distrust Cuba and the Communist regime that runs it. I also don't trust Chavez in Venezuela. He is exporting oil to Iran, yes the same radical Islamic regime mentioned above, and is outspoken about his hatred for the United States. Chavez is turning out to be a very left wing leader and has taken control of the media, the oil industry, the steel industry and is even indoctrinating children in the schools. The White House sides with Castro and Chavez and wants the left wing dictator Zeyala back in power in Honduras. Also from the White House, if Israel should attempt to destroy Iran's nuclear facilities, that the United States should confront the incoming attack in Iran's defense!
It really makes me wonder about the direction of the country, when the Leader of the Free World sides with dictators and communists over the democratic government and the decision of the Congress and Supreme Court in that country. With all the manufactured crisis that are popping up, health care crisis (where was the outrage last year), the economic crisis (gov't created) and the environmental crisis (all the tests and data are outdated and misleading). I afraid that all the fat, dumb and happy Americans will follow the state controlled media over the socialist edge. Cap and Trade and Single Payer Health Care are more ways for the government to control our lives. Controlling energy, controlling health care, controlling banks, controlling manufacturing, disarming the military, building a "civilian" military and redistribution of wealth, loss of the Bill of Rights. If you look at some of the left wing radical thoughts on overthrowing true democracy for the installation of a statist regime they are a few different ways, that appear to be happening now in America. Deflect any criticism from the issue with a smear campaign, attack every possible flaw because, like humans, government is imperfect in it's best form. Promote class distinction and racial tensions. Create a generation of entitlement, make the less fortunate feel they were wronged and the government must take care of them. Make the weight of the system collapse upon itself. If you keep taking the producers out of the society and pushing them into the entitlement generation you end up with more taking out than putting in and that in the simplest terms is unsustainable. The collapse is another way to point the blame at the system instead of the real cause. The entitlement programs and the leftists that installed them. Where is the 1st Amendment when a assembly is determined unlawful for not having a permit? I understand the logic behind the permit, but doesn't the permit in itself infringe on the 1st Amendment's right to assemble?
The things that need to be looked at, and I hate to be a conspiracy theorist, is who is directing everything. If everything is leaning so far left and all of our former enemies are now praising us and our former allies are being slighted by us. "Something is rotten is the state of Denmark"
The situation in Honduras, we cut off aid to the country because the Honduran Supreme Court deemed the power play to eliminate Presidential term limits was unconstitutional. The popularly elected Congress installed a new acting President and through Zeyala out of the country. Like most events in South America, it didn't end there, Zeyala is back and there are people on both sides and for both canidates. I don't know much about the situation or the conditions down there. US politicians on both sides of the aisle have weighed in on both sides as well. My thought is if the Honduran Congress and Supreme Court both want Zeyala out and Cuba, Venezuela, Ecuador and Bolivia all want Zeyala back in, I side with with keeping him out. Not so much because I support the Honduran government as much as I distrust Cuba and the Communist regime that runs it. I also don't trust Chavez in Venezuela. He is exporting oil to Iran, yes the same radical Islamic regime mentioned above, and is outspoken about his hatred for the United States. Chavez is turning out to be a very left wing leader and has taken control of the media, the oil industry, the steel industry and is even indoctrinating children in the schools. The White House sides with Castro and Chavez and wants the left wing dictator Zeyala back in power in Honduras. Also from the White House, if Israel should attempt to destroy Iran's nuclear facilities, that the United States should confront the incoming attack in Iran's defense!
It really makes me wonder about the direction of the country, when the Leader of the Free World sides with dictators and communists over the democratic government and the decision of the Congress and Supreme Court in that country. With all the manufactured crisis that are popping up, health care crisis (where was the outrage last year), the economic crisis (gov't created) and the environmental crisis (all the tests and data are outdated and misleading). I afraid that all the fat, dumb and happy Americans will follow the state controlled media over the socialist edge. Cap and Trade and Single Payer Health Care are more ways for the government to control our lives. Controlling energy, controlling health care, controlling banks, controlling manufacturing, disarming the military, building a "civilian" military and redistribution of wealth, loss of the Bill of Rights. If you look at some of the left wing radical thoughts on overthrowing true democracy for the installation of a statist regime they are a few different ways, that appear to be happening now in America. Deflect any criticism from the issue with a smear campaign, attack every possible flaw because, like humans, government is imperfect in it's best form. Promote class distinction and racial tensions. Create a generation of entitlement, make the less fortunate feel they were wronged and the government must take care of them. Make the weight of the system collapse upon itself. If you keep taking the producers out of the society and pushing them into the entitlement generation you end up with more taking out than putting in and that in the simplest terms is unsustainable. The collapse is another way to point the blame at the system instead of the real cause. The entitlement programs and the leftists that installed them. Where is the 1st Amendment when a assembly is determined unlawful for not having a permit? I understand the logic behind the permit, but doesn't the permit in itself infringe on the 1st Amendment's right to assemble?
The things that need to be looked at, and I hate to be a conspiracy theorist, is who is directing everything. If everything is leaning so far left and all of our former enemies are now praising us and our former allies are being slighted by us. "Something is rotten is the state of Denmark"
Saturday, September 19, 2009
Destroying the First Amendment
With the Fairness Doctrine still alive in both houses of Congress and the new FCC Diversity (not to be called) czar glowing about Chavez, the Dictator in Venenzula, and his "glorious" revolution including takeover of the media; the First Amendment to the United States Constitution is now being threatened again. I already did some discussion on the Fairness Doctrine and Czar Lloyd. The Fairness Doctrine to obvious and Lloyd to radical (maybe), the Senate has introduced new bills to give the government power to control the internet, including shutting down whatever the President determines to be critical. Senate Bill 773 was introduced by Sen Rockefeller and would give the federal government control over "cyberspace" in the name of "security" and "protection" of privacy. This bill also creates a large bureaucracy (nothing new) that will answer directly to the President. The President also will determine all state, local and non-governmental networks to be considered critical and thus able to be shut down by executive order. SB 773 also will set standards to be included in ALL software and hardware to reduce the risk of cyber attack and even pay for students to study cyber security. All students enrolled in computer classes will be reported and tracked by the government. All professionals in the cyber field will have to be nationally licensed and certified by the government. Programs will be developed in grades K-12 to seek out promising students in this area. SB 773 also supports an annual contest for students where top prize can not exceed, are you ready for this, $5,000,000. Yes, $5,000,000! Additionally, they will create a federal registry of "secure" domain names and the President gets to ensure compliance. If TORT laws effecting health insurance were not bad enough, the government will create a system of civil liability and insurance related to cyber security and will use cyber security to effect bond ratings. The government will also develop a program of identity management and authentication, with "appropriate" civil liberties. Not only does the President have the power to shut down federal and "critical" networks on a self declared cyber emergency, he also is given the power to disconnect those same networks in the name of national security.
If SB 773 wasn't bad enough, another bill was introduced into the Senate, this one is Senate Bill 778, also by Sen. Rockefellar. This bill gives the President the power to appoint a cyber advisor, at least the Senate was smart enough to make sure they got to confirm this appointment. This advisor will have full access to all special access programs, kinda sounds like a spy program to me. This advisor will also be allowed to grant/determine security clearance. The part that really helps centralize power within the White House, it allows the cyber advisor to the power to utilize resources of any other department and assign the HEAD of any agency or entity the performance of duties incidental to the administration of laws of the United States.
These bill seriously threaten our First Amendment right to free speech. It puts the power to shutdown the internet in an emergency. The wording of the bill is what makes the infringement possible. The bill will protect federal systems and whatever the President deems critical to national security. There could be shutdowns and even disconnection in the event of a cyber emergency or for national security. This is just another attempt to curb free speech and have the ability to shut down any voice of opposition. Another left wing grab at a liberty protected by the Constitution. Contact your Senators and tell them to vote this down. We already have departments and laws regulating computers, the internet and cyber security, this is simply an attempt to consolidate more power in the executive branch. We can not allow more attacks on our personal freedoms.
If SB 773 wasn't bad enough, another bill was introduced into the Senate, this one is Senate Bill 778, also by Sen. Rockefellar. This bill gives the President the power to appoint a cyber advisor, at least the Senate was smart enough to make sure they got to confirm this appointment. This advisor will have full access to all special access programs, kinda sounds like a spy program to me. This advisor will also be allowed to grant/determine security clearance. The part that really helps centralize power within the White House, it allows the cyber advisor to the power to utilize resources of any other department and assign the HEAD of any agency or entity the performance of duties incidental to the administration of laws of the United States.
These bill seriously threaten our First Amendment right to free speech. It puts the power to shutdown the internet in an emergency. The wording of the bill is what makes the infringement possible. The bill will protect federal systems and whatever the President deems critical to national security. There could be shutdowns and even disconnection in the event of a cyber emergency or for national security. This is just another attempt to curb free speech and have the ability to shut down any voice of opposition. Another left wing grab at a liberty protected by the Constitution. Contact your Senators and tell them to vote this down. We already have departments and laws regulating computers, the internet and cyber security, this is simply an attempt to consolidate more power in the executive branch. We can not allow more attacks on our personal freedoms.
Defund ACORN
Here is a copy of the letter that I sent to one of my Senators. Please feel free to use this if you wish.
I was glad to see your support for the stoppage of funding to ACORN. I don't feel that is enough, the video tape footage shows criminal activity and conspiracy. I would like to see a full blown investigation into ACORN on all levels. There was the voter registration fraud in Florida, where members of ACORN plead guilty to those charges. If the video happened in only one ACORN office in one city, maybe it could be dismissed. But this type of wanton disregard for the law, in multiple cities can't be tolerated, especially by a group receiving tax payer money. In one of the videos, the ACORN rep told the couple that they would have to join ACORN, unless I'm mistaken isn't that in violation of the law as well. This organization seems to be leaking corruption from every possible angle.
You should push for the Attorney General to launch a full blown investigation into ACORN. Not only for the recent actions, but I think it should go back at least 10 years to fully investigate all parties, elected officials, community organizers, the leaders and the lobbyists. We have enough corruption in Washington, please step up and see that these criminals get what they have coming.
Thank you for your time.
Sincerely,
Randall Neal
Randall Neal sent this message via Congress.org, which uses the Capwiz·XC system. Congress.org is a free public service of Capitol Advantage and Knowlegis, LLC. You may access Congress.org here: http://congress.org
I was glad to see your support for the stoppage of funding to ACORN. I don't feel that is enough, the video tape footage shows criminal activity and conspiracy. I would like to see a full blown investigation into ACORN on all levels. There was the voter registration fraud in Florida, where members of ACORN plead guilty to those charges. If the video happened in only one ACORN office in one city, maybe it could be dismissed. But this type of wanton disregard for the law, in multiple cities can't be tolerated, especially by a group receiving tax payer money. In one of the videos, the ACORN rep told the couple that they would have to join ACORN, unless I'm mistaken isn't that in violation of the law as well. This organization seems to be leaking corruption from every possible angle.
You should push for the Attorney General to launch a full blown investigation into ACORN. Not only for the recent actions, but I think it should go back at least 10 years to fully investigate all parties, elected officials, community organizers, the leaders and the lobbyists. We have enough corruption in Washington, please step up and see that these criminals get what they have coming.
Thank you for your time.
Sincerely,
Randall Neal
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Monday, September 14, 2009
ACORN & Obama
Here are the facts, from investigative journalists, researchers, and witnesses, tied together with sound reason. After reading, if you agree, please send this to those you know, whatever they currently believe.
* ACORN and Project Vote are being investigated for widespread electoral crimes in America’s closely contended states - potentially hundreds of thousands of fraudulent voter registrations and the destruction of those of Republican voters. The door is open for fraudulent votes and election theft.
* They have driven intimidated citizens into early voting, telling them how to vote.
* Obama has funneled $800,000 to ACORN for their 2008 General Election operations.
* Obama organized Project Vote activities in Chicago, in 1992 and has trained ACORN operators.
* Obama’s campaign in its Web site has tried to deny these facts.
* Obama as ACORN’s lawyer, sued Illinois in 1993, to make voter registration laxer.
* Obama as ACORN’s lawyer, sued Citibank in 1994, to force them into giving subprime loans to home buyers with poor credit ratings, contributing to the mortgage bubble and bust.
* Obama promised in 2007 to let ACORN and related groups “help us shape the agenda“ of his presidency, by meeting with them after the Nov. 4 election. What is their agenda? “Helping low income people?“ In someways, at least temporarily, but see below.
* ACORN’s tactical plan is from Rules for Radicals, by hardcore neo-Marxist, Saul Alinsky. Synopsis: the ends justify the means - ridicule, lie, cheat - be disruptive, or use stealth to gain power. Hold the virtuous to exaggerated and impossible standards, while not playing by their rules. Sell “change.” And the result of that change is an enforced “egalitarian” (neo-Marxist) society.
* OBAMA has taught these “rules.” He and Michelle Obama use Alinsky rhetoric.
* ACORN was started in the 1970’s by radicals, George Wiley & Wade Rathke, with input from sociologists, Richard A. Cloward and Frances Fox Piven - all of neo-Marxist ideology.
* ACORN founders’ strategy has been the Cloward-Piven Strategy - to overcommit government, growing it past the point of sustainability by causing crises. This, while developing an organized proletariat of dependent classes and applying them to disrupt society and revolt against American freedoms. All, to ring in the new “egalitarian” (neo-Marxist) state. That would be a big “change.“
* Cloward & Piven, plus ACORN’s leaders pushed to greatly expand America’s welfare roles. But welfare reform in the 1990's reversed that trend. Rudy Giuliani cited Cloward-Piven for an “economic sabotage“ that lead to the 1975 bankruptcy of New York City.
* ACORN was a driving force for the revised Community Reinvestment Act of 1995, pushing subprime mortgages through a very eager Fannie Mae. This allowed ACORN to pressure mortgagors to grant bad loans to bad risk home buyers in the name of helping the poor. Many of the poor were hurt further, while Fannie Mae prospered. Their personnel gave Obama‘s campaign $126,349. By contrast, John McCain attempted reform, but leftist congressmen shouted down reforms - leftist congressmen now found in a cloud of scandal.
* ACORN is associated with La Raza, pushing for open borders with government assistance.
* ACORN is funded in part by wealthy, anti-American radicals such as George Soros - and by our tax dollars.Their Web site claims a membership of over 400,000.
* ACORN is currently in the midst of another scandal involving helping people cheat the government. These people posed as a pimp and prostitute, told ACORN that's what they were and ACORN was more than happy to help them get a house. It get's worse, they admitted that they were bringing children in from other countries for the purpose of prostitution. This didn't happen at only one location, but at least two (Baltimore & Washington), the journalists have not confirmed or denied if there were more tapes.
* In those video tapes mentioned above, ACORN officials were seen requesting the two people sign up for ACORN, which is illegal, when the people are seeking assistance.
* ACORN and Project Vote are being investigated for widespread electoral crimes in America’s closely contended states - potentially hundreds of thousands of fraudulent voter registrations and the destruction of those of Republican voters. The door is open for fraudulent votes and election theft.
* They have driven intimidated citizens into early voting, telling them how to vote.
* Obama has funneled $800,000 to ACORN for their 2008 General Election operations.
* Obama organized Project Vote activities in Chicago, in 1992 and has trained ACORN operators.
* Obama’s campaign in its Web site has tried to deny these facts.
* Obama as ACORN’s lawyer, sued Illinois in 1993, to make voter registration laxer.
* Obama as ACORN’s lawyer, sued Citibank in 1994, to force them into giving subprime loans to home buyers with poor credit ratings, contributing to the mortgage bubble and bust.
* Obama promised in 2007 to let ACORN and related groups “help us shape the agenda“ of his presidency, by meeting with them after the Nov. 4 election. What is their agenda? “Helping low income people?“ In someways, at least temporarily, but see below.
* ACORN’s tactical plan is from Rules for Radicals, by hardcore neo-Marxist, Saul Alinsky. Synopsis: the ends justify the means - ridicule, lie, cheat - be disruptive, or use stealth to gain power. Hold the virtuous to exaggerated and impossible standards, while not playing by their rules. Sell “change.” And the result of that change is an enforced “egalitarian” (neo-Marxist) society.
* OBAMA has taught these “rules.” He and Michelle Obama use Alinsky rhetoric.
* ACORN was started in the 1970’s by radicals, George Wiley & Wade Rathke, with input from sociologists, Richard A. Cloward and Frances Fox Piven - all of neo-Marxist ideology.
* ACORN founders’ strategy has been the Cloward-Piven Strategy - to overcommit government, growing it past the point of sustainability by causing crises. This, while developing an organized proletariat of dependent classes and applying them to disrupt society and revolt against American freedoms. All, to ring in the new “egalitarian” (neo-Marxist) state. That would be a big “change.“
* Cloward & Piven, plus ACORN’s leaders pushed to greatly expand America’s welfare roles. But welfare reform in the 1990's reversed that trend. Rudy Giuliani cited Cloward-Piven for an “economic sabotage“ that lead to the 1975 bankruptcy of New York City.
* ACORN was a driving force for the revised Community Reinvestment Act of 1995, pushing subprime mortgages through a very eager Fannie Mae. This allowed ACORN to pressure mortgagors to grant bad loans to bad risk home buyers in the name of helping the poor. Many of the poor were hurt further, while Fannie Mae prospered. Their personnel gave Obama‘s campaign $126,349. By contrast, John McCain attempted reform, but leftist congressmen shouted down reforms - leftist congressmen now found in a cloud of scandal.
* ACORN is associated with La Raza, pushing for open borders with government assistance.
* ACORN is funded in part by wealthy, anti-American radicals such as George Soros - and by our tax dollars.Their Web site claims a membership of over 400,000.
* ACORN is currently in the midst of another scandal involving helping people cheat the government. These people posed as a pimp and prostitute, told ACORN that's what they were and ACORN was more than happy to help them get a house. It get's worse, they admitted that they were bringing children in from other countries for the purpose of prostitution. This didn't happen at only one location, but at least two (Baltimore & Washington), the journalists have not confirmed or denied if there were more tapes.
* In those video tapes mentioned above, ACORN officials were seen requesting the two people sign up for ACORN, which is illegal, when the people are seeking assistance.
Thursday, September 10, 2009
Obama's Health Care Speech
The first thing I have to say, is the way Congress can't be a civil legislative body while the President is speaking. I don't know when it started but, I can remember Congress booing and heckling President Bush during his speeches. Last night, Congress couldn't stay in their seats, jumping up and clapping at every little comment. This is the highest legislative body in the nation and these elected officials can't simply sit and listen to the speech. The continual stopping was ridiculous. I did find it quite amusing that the democrats couldn't stop clapping at every little remark until the TORT reform was mentioned and then they were sitting on their hands. Change everything but the TORT laws, that's just funny to me. I wonder who the trial lawyers support. Also, kudos to Rep. Wilson from South Carolina for calling out the President's misrepresentations. The democrats have been acting a lot worse than that in the last few years.
The next thing is, was this a campaign rally or an address to Congress? It sounded more like the rally speech he gave a couple of days earlier to his buddies at the union rally. The sheep in Congress jumping to their feet and cheering every word gave it even more of a rally feel than an address to Congress. Another item that gave it a rally feel was all of the I's and me's. I pulled the country back from ruin, I saved this and I did that and because of me.
Now, I can address Obama's speech. What plan is he talking about? The bill most people reference and is the easiest to obtain would be HR 3200. That is the bill that came out of the House of Representatives. A couple of committees in the Senate have produced a bill and several members of both houses have drafts. Obama keeps referring to his plan, in my plan this and my plan that. Where is your plan? Is it just some fantasy created in his head? The bill I read, and from the others I've seen parts of doesn't come close to anything he was talking about last night. He was supposed to lay out his plan and all he did was speak a whole bunch of mistruths and talk about fear tactics or political bullying, he did his fair share of that as well. What special interest is he talking about? I haven't heard anything from the insurance companies and can you blame them, would you want to speak out against the people that hold the fate of your livelihood or just hope for the best? The only interests I've seen is everyday, normal people. So are we, concerned citizens, the American people, special interests that are trying to kill health care?
Once again, Obama's fantasy health care plan, according to his speech was exactly what everyone wanted to hear. A little for the left, a little for the right and make it sound like the American people is who you care about. There was no substance to his speech, he didn't say anything. He mentioned public option to make those on the left happy, he mentioned tort reform and stopping fraud to make those on the right happy. He said it would be self funded to make the taxpayers happy. He did mention about covering preexisting conditions and not losing coverage while sick. Everybody agrees with that, but what is your idea to fix it? Do you have an idea for anything? On Labor Day, Obama claimed the opponents of the health care bill didn't have any plans, but addressing Congress, he acknowledged alternative plans. The same speech, on Labor Day, he claimed that opponents wanted to keep everything the same, but last night seemed to agree that everybody wants reform, it's just what type of reform.
He says he wants a health insurance exchange where the public option would be one of many, "they" (not quite sure who they are) estimate only 5% of people would take the public option and it would be self funded by the premiums it collects. If only 5% go to that option, how is it going to fund itself? It couldn't sustain itself, so where is the funding going to come from? Are all the people that can't afford insurance supposed to paying for it? It has to be "deficit neutral" but where is the funding going to come from. The only way for it to be deficit neutral would be to cut spending or raise taxes. Those are the only two ways to make it deficit neutral. This health insurance exchange isn't even supposed to take effect for 4 years. 4 years, just in time for reelection, how curious. If this is such a crisis, why is he going to wait? Why cram it down our throats? Look at Former Speaker of the House Gringrich's plan. He suggests breaking the health care bill down into 4 or 5 smaller bills instead of one monster omnibus bill that could ruin our health care system. Take one bill to reform the existing programs like medicare and medicaid which estimates $120 billion in waste and fraud per year combine that with TORT reform which is an additional $50 billion per year. If these programs are revamped and made more efficient wouldn't they handle the health care for those that don't have it? Wasn't that the original intent of those programs?
Obama has his outline but the "significant details" have to be worked out. What are the significant details? Apparently, the entire bill is the significant details since we have never seen this bill. So the Obama plan has a broad concensus and the "Death Panel" isn't included. HR 3200 has a provision that includes medical decisions based on a cost-benefit analysis determined by the health care commission. The formula calculates the cost of the service by the benefit of the person involved. So while there is no death panel by that name, there is a group that will determine if the person will benefit long enough to justify the cost of the procedure. Illegal aliens would be covered by HR 3200, in fact, attempts to attach a provision requiring proof of citizenship would not be added to the bill by it's sponsors. Additionally, a Supreme Court ruling made it unconstitutional for ANY person to denied medical treatment (that was interpreted to include illegals). That's why all the illegal aliens are currently being given medical services all around the country. I'm not even going to touch the federally funded abortion comment, the fact the ANYBODY has the right to tell anyone else what they can or can't do with their own body, to me, is just silly.
While Obama tried to reach across party lines and involve some reforms that make some common sense like portablility, interstate policies and by golly even made a slight comment about TORT reform. Slight comment because he blamed "defensive" medicine as a possible cause of higher insurance rates. It's not the defensive medicine alone that's raising rates, it's the multi-million dollar lawsuits. While some credit must be given for the attempt, only a little. Obama, just a few minutes after trying to reach across the aisle, said he would only entertain "serious" proposals. What's a serious proposal, one of the 30 that were held up during his speech or only one that has a public option in it? Obama also said that they wouldn't talk to anyone who only wanted to kill the bill. He also commented the day after that they might resort to reconciliation, how's that bipartisan support?
While the great Orator is up speaking about a plan with no details, no substance and no health care plan (written anyway) the sheep are all just falling in line. Obama is a good speaker (with a teleprompter), in fact he's so good, that he has made over 112 speeches. He's only been in office for about 210 days, that's about one every other day. One every other day! No wonder he doesn't have a plan, or a clue, he's too busy practicing for his next rally. Maybe that's the reason he appoints so many czars, somebody has to be acting President while he's speaking. Does he really think that if makes a speech everyone will just fall in line?
How is the United States going to pay for the plan? Obama said the plan had to be deficit neutral, makes sense on the surface, sounds good too. We already know the people who can't afford insurance are going to be on this plan, they obviously can't pay their own premiums. Are the 5% of people that move into the plan and pay their premiums going to fund the entire system. Wait, I remember now. He plans on taxing the "best" insurance policies from the insurance companies. If you tax only the highest costing policies, wouldn't people drop it and opt for the non taxed policies? I would. Would they not then tax the next highest when the highest has no members to tax? Are those without insurance going to be taxed as it says in HR 3200. Obama never actually explained how it's going to be paid for, not even a hint. HR 3200 raises taxes on insurance companies, insurance policies, employers, uninsured (kinda funny, aren't they the ones we're trying to insure)and of course the evil rich people.
I was disappointed by the omission of one cost savings measure. This strikes at the reason people with pre-existing conditions can't get insurance. Mandates. Mandates are government requirements stating what an insurance company must cover. These can be health care providers, health care services and patient populations. They can require chiropractors, acupuncture, hair plugs and substance abuse counseling. Not only does it force services or providers but also these mandates set costs. They set minimums and maximums that companies can charge. Here a just some of the things that the government mandates: alcoholism, cleft palate, contraceptives, substance abuse, hair prothesis, in vetro fertilization, port wine stain elimination, acupunturists, pastoral counseling, massage therapists and the best is community pooling.
I downloaded a report card to grade the speech and according to the report card, the President received 40%; not a very good grade and I graded very liberally, kinda of funny for me. Here were the 10 points to base the grading: 1. include litigation reform (he mentioned defensive medicine brought on by lawsuits so I gave him credit) 10 points. 2. stopping fraud in existing programs, he mentioned looking there for some savings so I gave him credit, 10 points. 3. Reject higher taxes, no credit for this one, no mention on what would happen with taxes. 4. Reject government rationing, he skated around this issue with no mention of rationing, no credit. 5. reject government run health care or bureaucratic care, we knew he wasn't going to get this one, no credit. 6. Open to multiple bipartisan bills, no credit, in fact Obama said he would attack anyone that tries to kill this bill. 7. Use normal procedures or resort to reconciliation, no credit for this one either. 8. Power to the individual, he said it so he got credit, I didn't believe him when he said it because since WWII the individual has very little say in their health care and with a bureaucrat in charge, you have any less control, 10 points 9. focus on health, wellness and early detection, he gets credit for this one although Obama made the false statement that wellness and early detection decrease insurance costs, there has not been a report or a study proving that, most reports show that it has no effect on the cost, 10 points. 10. invest in science and technology, again no credit, no mention of science or technology in any of his speech. 4 out of 10, not a very good score, especially when I gave him #1 & #2 even though it was very borderline.
The next thing is, was this a campaign rally or an address to Congress? It sounded more like the rally speech he gave a couple of days earlier to his buddies at the union rally. The sheep in Congress jumping to their feet and cheering every word gave it even more of a rally feel than an address to Congress. Another item that gave it a rally feel was all of the I's and me's. I pulled the country back from ruin, I saved this and I did that and because of me.
Now, I can address Obama's speech. What plan is he talking about? The bill most people reference and is the easiest to obtain would be HR 3200. That is the bill that came out of the House of Representatives. A couple of committees in the Senate have produced a bill and several members of both houses have drafts. Obama keeps referring to his plan, in my plan this and my plan that. Where is your plan? Is it just some fantasy created in his head? The bill I read, and from the others I've seen parts of doesn't come close to anything he was talking about last night. He was supposed to lay out his plan and all he did was speak a whole bunch of mistruths and talk about fear tactics or political bullying, he did his fair share of that as well. What special interest is he talking about? I haven't heard anything from the insurance companies and can you blame them, would you want to speak out against the people that hold the fate of your livelihood or just hope for the best? The only interests I've seen is everyday, normal people. So are we, concerned citizens, the American people, special interests that are trying to kill health care?
Once again, Obama's fantasy health care plan, according to his speech was exactly what everyone wanted to hear. A little for the left, a little for the right and make it sound like the American people is who you care about. There was no substance to his speech, he didn't say anything. He mentioned public option to make those on the left happy, he mentioned tort reform and stopping fraud to make those on the right happy. He said it would be self funded to make the taxpayers happy. He did mention about covering preexisting conditions and not losing coverage while sick. Everybody agrees with that, but what is your idea to fix it? Do you have an idea for anything? On Labor Day, Obama claimed the opponents of the health care bill didn't have any plans, but addressing Congress, he acknowledged alternative plans. The same speech, on Labor Day, he claimed that opponents wanted to keep everything the same, but last night seemed to agree that everybody wants reform, it's just what type of reform.
He says he wants a health insurance exchange where the public option would be one of many, "they" (not quite sure who they are) estimate only 5% of people would take the public option and it would be self funded by the premiums it collects. If only 5% go to that option, how is it going to fund itself? It couldn't sustain itself, so where is the funding going to come from? Are all the people that can't afford insurance supposed to paying for it? It has to be "deficit neutral" but where is the funding going to come from. The only way for it to be deficit neutral would be to cut spending or raise taxes. Those are the only two ways to make it deficit neutral. This health insurance exchange isn't even supposed to take effect for 4 years. 4 years, just in time for reelection, how curious. If this is such a crisis, why is he going to wait? Why cram it down our throats? Look at Former Speaker of the House Gringrich's plan. He suggests breaking the health care bill down into 4 or 5 smaller bills instead of one monster omnibus bill that could ruin our health care system. Take one bill to reform the existing programs like medicare and medicaid which estimates $120 billion in waste and fraud per year combine that with TORT reform which is an additional $50 billion per year. If these programs are revamped and made more efficient wouldn't they handle the health care for those that don't have it? Wasn't that the original intent of those programs?
Obama has his outline but the "significant details" have to be worked out. What are the significant details? Apparently, the entire bill is the significant details since we have never seen this bill. So the Obama plan has a broad concensus and the "Death Panel" isn't included. HR 3200 has a provision that includes medical decisions based on a cost-benefit analysis determined by the health care commission. The formula calculates the cost of the service by the benefit of the person involved. So while there is no death panel by that name, there is a group that will determine if the person will benefit long enough to justify the cost of the procedure. Illegal aliens would be covered by HR 3200, in fact, attempts to attach a provision requiring proof of citizenship would not be added to the bill by it's sponsors. Additionally, a Supreme Court ruling made it unconstitutional for ANY person to denied medical treatment (that was interpreted to include illegals). That's why all the illegal aliens are currently being given medical services all around the country. I'm not even going to touch the federally funded abortion comment, the fact the ANYBODY has the right to tell anyone else what they can or can't do with their own body, to me, is just silly.
While Obama tried to reach across party lines and involve some reforms that make some common sense like portablility, interstate policies and by golly even made a slight comment about TORT reform. Slight comment because he blamed "defensive" medicine as a possible cause of higher insurance rates. It's not the defensive medicine alone that's raising rates, it's the multi-million dollar lawsuits. While some credit must be given for the attempt, only a little. Obama, just a few minutes after trying to reach across the aisle, said he would only entertain "serious" proposals. What's a serious proposal, one of the 30 that were held up during his speech or only one that has a public option in it? Obama also said that they wouldn't talk to anyone who only wanted to kill the bill. He also commented the day after that they might resort to reconciliation, how's that bipartisan support?
While the great Orator is up speaking about a plan with no details, no substance and no health care plan (written anyway) the sheep are all just falling in line. Obama is a good speaker (with a teleprompter), in fact he's so good, that he has made over 112 speeches. He's only been in office for about 210 days, that's about one every other day. One every other day! No wonder he doesn't have a plan, or a clue, he's too busy practicing for his next rally. Maybe that's the reason he appoints so many czars, somebody has to be acting President while he's speaking. Does he really think that if makes a speech everyone will just fall in line?
How is the United States going to pay for the plan? Obama said the plan had to be deficit neutral, makes sense on the surface, sounds good too. We already know the people who can't afford insurance are going to be on this plan, they obviously can't pay their own premiums. Are the 5% of people that move into the plan and pay their premiums going to fund the entire system. Wait, I remember now. He plans on taxing the "best" insurance policies from the insurance companies. If you tax only the highest costing policies, wouldn't people drop it and opt for the non taxed policies? I would. Would they not then tax the next highest when the highest has no members to tax? Are those without insurance going to be taxed as it says in HR 3200. Obama never actually explained how it's going to be paid for, not even a hint. HR 3200 raises taxes on insurance companies, insurance policies, employers, uninsured (kinda funny, aren't they the ones we're trying to insure)and of course the evil rich people.
I was disappointed by the omission of one cost savings measure. This strikes at the reason people with pre-existing conditions can't get insurance. Mandates. Mandates are government requirements stating what an insurance company must cover. These can be health care providers, health care services and patient populations. They can require chiropractors, acupuncture, hair plugs and substance abuse counseling. Not only does it force services or providers but also these mandates set costs. They set minimums and maximums that companies can charge. Here a just some of the things that the government mandates: alcoholism, cleft palate, contraceptives, substance abuse, hair prothesis, in vetro fertilization, port wine stain elimination, acupunturists, pastoral counseling, massage therapists and the best is community pooling.
I downloaded a report card to grade the speech and according to the report card, the President received 40%; not a very good grade and I graded very liberally, kinda of funny for me. Here were the 10 points to base the grading: 1. include litigation reform (he mentioned defensive medicine brought on by lawsuits so I gave him credit) 10 points. 2. stopping fraud in existing programs, he mentioned looking there for some savings so I gave him credit, 10 points. 3. Reject higher taxes, no credit for this one, no mention on what would happen with taxes. 4. Reject government rationing, he skated around this issue with no mention of rationing, no credit. 5. reject government run health care or bureaucratic care, we knew he wasn't going to get this one, no credit. 6. Open to multiple bipartisan bills, no credit, in fact Obama said he would attack anyone that tries to kill this bill. 7. Use normal procedures or resort to reconciliation, no credit for this one either. 8. Power to the individual, he said it so he got credit, I didn't believe him when he said it because since WWII the individual has very little say in their health care and with a bureaucrat in charge, you have any less control, 10 points 9. focus on health, wellness and early detection, he gets credit for this one although Obama made the false statement that wellness and early detection decrease insurance costs, there has not been a report or a study proving that, most reports show that it has no effect on the cost, 10 points. 10. invest in science and technology, again no credit, no mention of science or technology in any of his speech. 4 out of 10, not a very good score, especially when I gave him #1 & #2 even though it was very borderline.
Monday, September 7, 2009
10th Amendment
The 10th Amendment to the United States Constitution is the last Amendment of The Bill of Rights. The 10th Amendment states "The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people". The concept of states' rights was so important to the founding fathers that the Bill of Rights was not the first time it was brought up. The 10th Amendment is similar to a provision in the Articles of Confederation.
The 10th Amendment is a very important Amendment to the Constitution, the founding fathers knew the importance of limiting the power of the federal government. The people created the federal government to be an "agent" to handle a limited scope of power. The ratification makes it clear that the people, not the state or federal governments did the ratification. The Amendment defines the scope of powers as delegated by the people to the federal government and enumerates those powers in the Constitution. Those that are not enumerated are left to the states or the people. Congress is not given the power to override state laws or does it give the judicial branch unlimited jurisdiction. It does not give Congress to power to legislate everything, attempts to allow that were soundly defeated by the signers. If Congress had the ability to legislate everything under the guise of "general welfare", why are Congressional powers specifically outlined in Article I, section 8? James Madison drafted the "Virginia Plan" which would have gave the federal government the power of unlimited legislation, judicial review of issues that might cause friction between the states, Congress a veto power over state laws, commission the national military against the states and redefine how states' select Senators. The "Virginia Plan" was soundly defeated every time Madison proposed it. The 10th Amendment emphasizes the states remain sovereign, individual and unique. This would empower the states in areas not outlined to the federal government and any attempt by the feds to legislate outside of Constitutional authority would be to infringe on the states' rights, therefore be unconstitutional. The importance of a governing document that imposes strict guidelines on the government can be easily understood by looking at what the founders had escaped, a tyrannical government ruled by a single king, who in his opinion, knew what was best for the entire kingdom, even the parts across the pond. Officials need to be held accountable for their actions and what better way to hold them accountable than to have a localized government. Who knows better than the states on what is best for them? A bureaucrat thousands of miles away or the individuals in the area? That is why the founders formed a loose confederate of states instead of a tight-knit one size fits all bureaucratic machine. "Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely." Lord Acton.
The 10th Amendment has faded into the background over the last 200 years and recently has come to the forefront, due to the recent centralizing of power by the federal government. I'm not only talking about the current administration, but administrations long before the current one have been working to consolidate power in the White House. The current administration just is trying to consolidate all the power possible in the first year in office, that obvious power grab has gotten the attention of the people of the United States. As of August 2009, 37 states have introduced legislation in support of state sovereignty under the 10th Amendment to the United States Constitution. 7 of those states have passed those resolutions. 2 states have passed legislation exempting citizens from federal firearm regulations and 1 state even has proposed a state constitutional amendment that would negate any national health program from operating within that state.
The 10th Amendment has been challenged in the courts several times, some of the more notable cases: New York vs. United States (1992), the Supreme Court invalidated portions of a federal law in favor of the 10th Amendment; Printz vs. United States (1997), the Supreme Court ruled in favor of the 10th Amendment over the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act; United States vs. Lopez (1995), the Supreme Court ruled a federal mandate unconstitutional because the Constitution did not give the power to Congress. This was the first time in the modern era that Congress' power was limited under the commerce clause.
Congress has several powers that it uses to force states into complying with federal laws. The most notable is the power to withhold funding. If states don't comply with national speed limit laws, they can lose federal highway funding, national drinking age and blood alcohol levels were all started federally and the states individually passed them. Congress uses this as a form of "cooperative federalism" to have states implement federal laws and mandates. "Advantages" of "cooperative federalism" include putting the decisions into the hands of local officials, who are more in tune with local conditions another "advantage" is state implementation doesn't increase federal bureaucracy.
Anything we can do to limit the federal government and keep control on the local levels would be in the best interest of the citizens. Contact your state level legislators and tell them to push for a resolution limiting federal power and reinforcing the 10th Amendment.
The 10th Amendment is a very important Amendment to the Constitution, the founding fathers knew the importance of limiting the power of the federal government. The people created the federal government to be an "agent" to handle a limited scope of power. The ratification makes it clear that the people, not the state or federal governments did the ratification. The Amendment defines the scope of powers as delegated by the people to the federal government and enumerates those powers in the Constitution. Those that are not enumerated are left to the states or the people. Congress is not given the power to override state laws or does it give the judicial branch unlimited jurisdiction. It does not give Congress to power to legislate everything, attempts to allow that were soundly defeated by the signers. If Congress had the ability to legislate everything under the guise of "general welfare", why are Congressional powers specifically outlined in Article I, section 8? James Madison drafted the "Virginia Plan" which would have gave the federal government the power of unlimited legislation, judicial review of issues that might cause friction between the states, Congress a veto power over state laws, commission the national military against the states and redefine how states' select Senators. The "Virginia Plan" was soundly defeated every time Madison proposed it. The 10th Amendment emphasizes the states remain sovereign, individual and unique. This would empower the states in areas not outlined to the federal government and any attempt by the feds to legislate outside of Constitutional authority would be to infringe on the states' rights, therefore be unconstitutional. The importance of a governing document that imposes strict guidelines on the government can be easily understood by looking at what the founders had escaped, a tyrannical government ruled by a single king, who in his opinion, knew what was best for the entire kingdom, even the parts across the pond. Officials need to be held accountable for their actions and what better way to hold them accountable than to have a localized government. Who knows better than the states on what is best for them? A bureaucrat thousands of miles away or the individuals in the area? That is why the founders formed a loose confederate of states instead of a tight-knit one size fits all bureaucratic machine. "Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely." Lord Acton.
The 10th Amendment has faded into the background over the last 200 years and recently has come to the forefront, due to the recent centralizing of power by the federal government. I'm not only talking about the current administration, but administrations long before the current one have been working to consolidate power in the White House. The current administration just is trying to consolidate all the power possible in the first year in office, that obvious power grab has gotten the attention of the people of the United States. As of August 2009, 37 states have introduced legislation in support of state sovereignty under the 10th Amendment to the United States Constitution. 7 of those states have passed those resolutions. 2 states have passed legislation exempting citizens from federal firearm regulations and 1 state even has proposed a state constitutional amendment that would negate any national health program from operating within that state.
The 10th Amendment has been challenged in the courts several times, some of the more notable cases: New York vs. United States (1992), the Supreme Court invalidated portions of a federal law in favor of the 10th Amendment; Printz vs. United States (1997), the Supreme Court ruled in favor of the 10th Amendment over the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act; United States vs. Lopez (1995), the Supreme Court ruled a federal mandate unconstitutional because the Constitution did not give the power to Congress. This was the first time in the modern era that Congress' power was limited under the commerce clause.
Congress has several powers that it uses to force states into complying with federal laws. The most notable is the power to withhold funding. If states don't comply with national speed limit laws, they can lose federal highway funding, national drinking age and blood alcohol levels were all started federally and the states individually passed them. Congress uses this as a form of "cooperative federalism" to have states implement federal laws and mandates. "Advantages" of "cooperative federalism" include putting the decisions into the hands of local officials, who are more in tune with local conditions another "advantage" is state implementation doesn't increase federal bureaucracy.
Anything we can do to limit the federal government and keep control on the local levels would be in the best interest of the citizens. Contact your state level legislators and tell them to push for a resolution limiting federal power and reinforcing the 10th Amendment.
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
Educator in Chief
Since when did the President of the United States become the Educator in Chief? I can not believe that with all the problems the "most powerful man in world" has to deal with, why is he addressing school children? The address is for all school children pre-K thru 12, nearly all of these children won't be able to vote when he's up for re-election, so what could be the motivation? I'm hoping that it's simply a stay in school and study hard message, but I can't be that rosy. It would be much easier to put out a public service message but he has to have a live address to children as young as 4. What could he possibly tell a child of 4 that would relate to a high school student? What is so important that the President has to interrupt class time to tell children? I hate to be a "Evil Monger", but my only thoughts could indoctrination. Why else would a world leader talk to children. Not only is the speech itself disturbing, but the Department of Education is distributing sample lesson plans and brain storming questions to all the schools across the country. Asking kids how Obama is inspiring or what they can do to help Obama. Not only did the US Dept of Ed send these materials out, but soon after, the materials were changed to sound less political.
Obama already has the media on his side, controls the banking industry, controls the auto industry, is trying to control health care and has even gone as far as to impose a socialist agenda upon the National Endowment for the Arts.
It seems almost daily, I become more frightened but what I see happening. So much garbage was pushed through in the first few months of the current administration it makes all the centralization the previous administration did seem like pure capitalism. I'm tired of Liberals claiming that everyone is anti Obama. I can't argue a whole lot, lots of people are anti Obama but more and more people are becoming anti Washington. They see the foundations being set for a take over of this country, as Mark Levin says, a "soft tyranny". Slowly "they" have been chipping away at our freedoms, slowly so we don't notice or don't care. Americans have become fat, dumb and happy living in a haze of their own reality, totally missing the big picture, knowing we live in the greatest country in the world with the best government in the world protected by the greatest document in the world. Would anyone ever have thought that the real threat to our country could come from within?
Obama already has the media on his side, controls the banking industry, controls the auto industry, is trying to control health care and has even gone as far as to impose a socialist agenda upon the National Endowment for the Arts.
It seems almost daily, I become more frightened but what I see happening. So much garbage was pushed through in the first few months of the current administration it makes all the centralization the previous administration did seem like pure capitalism. I'm tired of Liberals claiming that everyone is anti Obama. I can't argue a whole lot, lots of people are anti Obama but more and more people are becoming anti Washington. They see the foundations being set for a take over of this country, as Mark Levin says, a "soft tyranny". Slowly "they" have been chipping away at our freedoms, slowly so we don't notice or don't care. Americans have become fat, dumb and happy living in a haze of their own reality, totally missing the big picture, knowing we live in the greatest country in the world with the best government in the world protected by the greatest document in the world. Would anyone ever have thought that the real threat to our country could come from within?
Friday, August 28, 2009
Destroying the Bill of Rights
Everyone that is interested in freedom and privacy should look into HR 45. This bill infringes on the 2nd Amendment to the United States Constitution. This bill would require a very tightly controlled gun registration system. To own any type of firearm or handgun you must submit all your personal information. The bill also allows for government searches anywhere firearms are stored! Would that not constitute an unreasonable search? So not only are they trying to severely restrict our 2nd Amendment right to keep and bear arms, but they are going after the 4th Amendment right as well. I don't think they are just going to skip over the 3rd Amendment. Once the Constitution is trampled on it becomes very easy to forget about the rest of the Bill of Rights.
The 1st Amendment is already being threatened by the "Fairness Doctrine", this freedom limiting act was finally overturned in the mid 1980's and radicals have been trying to reinstate it every since. The new FCC Diversity (not to be called)czar has even more radical ideas than the Fairness Doctrine. It includes crazy formulas that are designed to penalize the private industry and promote "State controlled media". This diversity czar Mark Lloyd has praised the Hugo Chavez and his dictator-like take of Venezuela and the role media played in the revolution. Lloyd wants to impose a tax on private broadcast companies that amounts to 100% of their operating budget. 100%! The tax is to be turned over to "public media outlets".
If we as citizens don't stand up for our rights, especially the Bill of Rights, this country will have a totally different landscape in the next few years. No free speech, guns seized, political dissidents jailed and held and an all powerful federal government that controls the lives of the "slaves" that supply the means of production. Does this sound far fetched? It shouldn't and that's what makes it all the more scary. "They" have been chipping away slowly at all of our freedoms until we have none left. Most of the bills have built in loopholes, vague language left open for many different interpretations. Why are the leaders of Canada, Mexico and the United States working towards a North American Union? Erasing borders, single currency and a single economy. A single country?
Lenin has said that health care is the keystone for socialism, other radicals have shown that if you control the media it goes a long way to controlling the masses. An unarmed population has no means to defend itself against a private military or a government that controls the means of production. Groundwork has been set, the foundation is there, for example. Under the previous administration, a green jobs rider was attached to a bill, the bill passed. When the stimulus package was shoved through Congress, all of a sudden, the previously unfunded green jobs plan came into a windfall in the amount of $500 million.
One key is to impose term limits on our Congressman! Vote them all out, we need to return to where normal people, looking out for the good of the country are elected to represent us. When did the politics become for the elite of society? How do they ever have our best interest in mind?
The 1st Amendment is already being threatened by the "Fairness Doctrine", this freedom limiting act was finally overturned in the mid 1980's and radicals have been trying to reinstate it every since. The new FCC Diversity (not to be called)czar has even more radical ideas than the Fairness Doctrine. It includes crazy formulas that are designed to penalize the private industry and promote "State controlled media". This diversity czar Mark Lloyd has praised the Hugo Chavez and his dictator-like take of Venezuela and the role media played in the revolution. Lloyd wants to impose a tax on private broadcast companies that amounts to 100% of their operating budget. 100%! The tax is to be turned over to "public media outlets".
If we as citizens don't stand up for our rights, especially the Bill of Rights, this country will have a totally different landscape in the next few years. No free speech, guns seized, political dissidents jailed and held and an all powerful federal government that controls the lives of the "slaves" that supply the means of production. Does this sound far fetched? It shouldn't and that's what makes it all the more scary. "They" have been chipping away slowly at all of our freedoms until we have none left. Most of the bills have built in loopholes, vague language left open for many different interpretations. Why are the leaders of Canada, Mexico and the United States working towards a North American Union? Erasing borders, single currency and a single economy. A single country?
Lenin has said that health care is the keystone for socialism, other radicals have shown that if you control the media it goes a long way to controlling the masses. An unarmed population has no means to defend itself against a private military or a government that controls the means of production. Groundwork has been set, the foundation is there, for example. Under the previous administration, a green jobs rider was attached to a bill, the bill passed. When the stimulus package was shoved through Congress, all of a sudden, the previously unfunded green jobs plan came into a windfall in the amount of $500 million.
One key is to impose term limits on our Congressman! Vote them all out, we need to return to where normal people, looking out for the good of the country are elected to represent us. When did the politics become for the elite of society? How do they ever have our best interest in mind?
Thursday, August 27, 2009
Letter to Senator Reid
I have attached a copy of my letter to Sen. Reid. Please use this letter to send to your Senators.
You must not resort to reconciliation to ram health care "reform" down America's throat. This is a strong arm tactic that needs to be better defined. It was originally intended for BUDGET reconciliation, not to shove questionable bills through the process. We had the previous administration use this tactic to push through oil drilling and trade authority among other things. This process must be more clearly defined if not removed altogether. The Byrd rule is helpful but doesn't go far enough, there is no indication of what is incidental according to reconciliation. This rule makes a mockery of the Senatorial process this country was founded on.
Look at the polls, the town hall meetings, the blogs, the editorials more people are against the proposed health care reform. We, the people, do want and need health care reform, we just don't want BIG GOV'T health care. There are several types of reform that would really help United States citizens among these are: tax credits for individuals, not the employer; allowing portability of insurance plans; allowing interstate purchase of insurance policies; reducing the some of the 2000 federal and state mandates put on insurance companies; pre-tax health insurance accounts. These are some things that would reduce the cost of health insurance without the government involvement. There are approximately 47% of people living in the country (legal or not, citizen or not) that are already on some form of government ran health care. Would it not be better to fix the problems in the existing "government" health care such as welfare, social security, medicare, medicaid and Veteran's Affairs before cramming another half thought, hair brained program down the throats of the people you are "representing"?
The use of reconciliation to pass a very controversial health care reform bill would be a great injustice to the foundations this great country was founded and shows that our "politicians" in Washington are not even listening to what the people are saying. I would not be happy with any government ran health care program, it takes away my freedom, even more than all the insurance mandates. I would feel a little better about the government plan if all of our elected officials were mandated to accept the same health care you want to jam through the "Senatorial Process".
If you resort to this underhanded reconciliation tactic to pass health care reform, I will do everything in my power to make sure you do not get reelected. I will rally supporters, protest and create petitions to get the word out. I am not a "paid" protester, was not organized by a radio host or political party, not an "astroturf" protester and I am most certainly not an "EVIL MONGER" or a racist nazi (as you and other members of Congress have called me). I am simply a hard working, United States Citizen that wants to pursue the American Dream.
You must not resort to reconciliation to ram health care "reform" down America's throat. This is a strong arm tactic that needs to be better defined. It was originally intended for BUDGET reconciliation, not to shove questionable bills through the process. We had the previous administration use this tactic to push through oil drilling and trade authority among other things. This process must be more clearly defined if not removed altogether. The Byrd rule is helpful but doesn't go far enough, there is no indication of what is incidental according to reconciliation. This rule makes a mockery of the Senatorial process this country was founded on.
Look at the polls, the town hall meetings, the blogs, the editorials more people are against the proposed health care reform. We, the people, do want and need health care reform, we just don't want BIG GOV'T health care. There are several types of reform that would really help United States citizens among these are: tax credits for individuals, not the employer; allowing portability of insurance plans; allowing interstate purchase of insurance policies; reducing the some of the 2000 federal and state mandates put on insurance companies; pre-tax health insurance accounts. These are some things that would reduce the cost of health insurance without the government involvement. There are approximately 47% of people living in the country (legal or not, citizen or not) that are already on some form of government ran health care. Would it not be better to fix the problems in the existing "government" health care such as welfare, social security, medicare, medicaid and Veteran's Affairs before cramming another half thought, hair brained program down the throats of the people you are "representing"?
The use of reconciliation to pass a very controversial health care reform bill would be a great injustice to the foundations this great country was founded and shows that our "politicians" in Washington are not even listening to what the people are saying. I would not be happy with any government ran health care program, it takes away my freedom, even more than all the insurance mandates. I would feel a little better about the government plan if all of our elected officials were mandated to accept the same health care you want to jam through the "Senatorial Process".
If you resort to this underhanded reconciliation tactic to pass health care reform, I will do everything in my power to make sure you do not get reelected. I will rally supporters, protest and create petitions to get the word out. I am not a "paid" protester, was not organized by a radio host or political party, not an "astroturf" protester and I am most certainly not an "EVIL MONGER" or a racist nazi (as you and other members of Congress have called me). I am simply a hard working, United States Citizen that wants to pursue the American Dream.
Monday, August 24, 2009
What have we done?
Came across this video, it's worth the watch. It's scary that people actually thought this way about electing Obama. This in not the only video I have seen with the same sentiment.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9SPdh4Nzy4
When did the United States of America stop being the "Land of Opportunity" and start being the "Land of Entitlement"? It's hard to believe that anybody could really think that way. It just shows what happens when the government takes care of the people instead of the people taking care of themselves. What will become of America when everyone is looking for a handout, no one can take care of themselves and rely on the government to provide everything? Will the government institute a policy of trickle up poverty? We know the liberal goal is to redistribute the wealth but will anybody with wealth remain in America? According to Lenin, the control of health care is the keystone in the arch of socialism. If health care is the keystone, I wonder which stone the banking industry or auto industry is? How about the housing industry? With Cap and Trade the government will control the nation's energy but what's next? Is that why Obama was hanging out with Chavez and Castro? Why does he so much wants to meet with North Korea and China? Could it be that they all took over their countries and that's the goal behind it? Nearly every President has had a czar or two, but not until Obama has the total reached nearly 36. I would ask why the media isn't screaming out about this but they have been so biased for the last 12 years nothing surprises me with them. There is a soft tyranny going on here. Our country is slowly turning in the wrong direction, unless you're like the lady in the video above. Socialist programs are killing the American Spirit. John F Kennedy had the best quote, that we need to look at once again and make it true. "Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country." As the American Spirit is slowly dying and capitalists and conservatives are portrayed as evil mongers, domestic terrorists, mobs, extremists and even neanderthals, will there be anybody left to contribute to society? The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other peoples money. I can only hope that my country wakes up before it's to late. Open your eyes and let your voice be heard. It's never been easier, go to congress.org and all it takes is a few clicks. They say if the sheep in the lead goes over the cliff, all the sheep following will go over the same cliff. Our country is about to go over the cliff and the sheep are right there ready to go over the edge and keep asking "what is my country going to give me."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9SPdh4Nzy4
When did the United States of America stop being the "Land of Opportunity" and start being the "Land of Entitlement"? It's hard to believe that anybody could really think that way. It just shows what happens when the government takes care of the people instead of the people taking care of themselves. What will become of America when everyone is looking for a handout, no one can take care of themselves and rely on the government to provide everything? Will the government institute a policy of trickle up poverty? We know the liberal goal is to redistribute the wealth but will anybody with wealth remain in America? According to Lenin, the control of health care is the keystone in the arch of socialism. If health care is the keystone, I wonder which stone the banking industry or auto industry is? How about the housing industry? With Cap and Trade the government will control the nation's energy but what's next? Is that why Obama was hanging out with Chavez and Castro? Why does he so much wants to meet with North Korea and China? Could it be that they all took over their countries and that's the goal behind it? Nearly every President has had a czar or two, but not until Obama has the total reached nearly 36. I would ask why the media isn't screaming out about this but they have been so biased for the last 12 years nothing surprises me with them. There is a soft tyranny going on here. Our country is slowly turning in the wrong direction, unless you're like the lady in the video above. Socialist programs are killing the American Spirit. John F Kennedy had the best quote, that we need to look at once again and make it true. "Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country." As the American Spirit is slowly dying and capitalists and conservatives are portrayed as evil mongers, domestic terrorists, mobs, extremists and even neanderthals, will there be anybody left to contribute to society? The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other peoples money. I can only hope that my country wakes up before it's to late. Open your eyes and let your voice be heard. It's never been easier, go to congress.org and all it takes is a few clicks. They say if the sheep in the lead goes over the cliff, all the sheep following will go over the same cliff. Our country is about to go over the cliff and the sheep are right there ready to go over the edge and keep asking "what is my country going to give me."
Sunday, August 23, 2009
Obama on Military Health
> Barack Obama on Veterans' Health Insurance
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> THIS HAS GOT TO BE THE MOST OUTRAGEOUS STATEMENT EVER MADE
> >>>> BY A PUBLIC
> >>>> OFFICIAL LET ALONE BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.
> >>>> AND THIS GUY IS OUR
> >>>> "COMMANDER IN CHIEF". HE IS A DISGRACE.
> >>>>
> >>>> HERE IS HIS RESPONSE WHEN HE
> >>>> BACKED OFF FROM HIS DECISION TO LET THE MILITARY PAY FOR
> >>>> THEIR WAR INJURIES.
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> WHAT AN EMPTY HEADED PERSON HE MUST BE....
> >>>>
> >>>> Bad press, including
> >>>> major mockery of the plan by comedian Jon Stewart, led to
> >>>> President Obama
> >>>> abandoning his proposal to require veterans carry private
> >>>> health insurance to
> >>>> cover the estimated $540 million annual cost to the federal
> >>>> government of
> >>>> treatment for injuries to military personnel received
> >>>> during their tours on
> >>>> active duty. The President admitted that he was
> >>>> puzzled by the magnitude
> >>>> of the opposition to his proposal.
> >>>>
> >>>> "Look, it's
> >>>> an all volunteer force, "Obama complained.
> >>>> "Nobody made these guys go to
> >>>> war. They had to have known and accepted the
> >>>> risks. Now
> >>>> they whine about bearing the costs of their
> >>>> choice? It doesn't
> >>>> compute.... I thought these were people who were
> >>>> proud to sacrifice for
> >>>> their country," Obama continued, "I
> >>>> wasn't asking for blood, just
> >>>> money. With the country facing the worst financial
> >>>> crisis in its
> >>>> history, I'd have thought that the
> >>>> patriotic thing to do would be to
> >>>> try to help reduce the nation's deficit. I guess I
> >>>> underestimated the
> >>>> selfishness of some of my fellow Americans."
> >>>>
> >>>> Please
> >>>> pass this on to everyone including every vet and their
> >>>> families whom you know.
> >>>> How in the world did a person with this mindset become our
> >>>> leader? I didn't vote
> >>>> for him!!!
> >>>>
> >>>> REMEMBER THIS STATEMENT... "Nobody made these
> >>>> guys go
> >>>> to war. They had to have known and accepted the risks. Now
> >>>> they whine about
> >>>> bearing the costs of their choice?
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> If he ever gets
> >>>> another vote from an Active Duty, Reserve, National Guard
> >>>> service member or
> >>>> veteran of a military service he ought to think it over. If
> >>>> you or a family
> >>>> member is or has served their country please pass this to
> >>>> them. Please
> >>>> pass this to everyone.
> >>>>
> >>>> Is there any doubt that this man is a joke? An
> >>>> ego in an empty pair of pants, supported by those who
> >>>> despise free enterprise
> >>>> and all that it has created. All the civil jobs and
> >>>> pensions it has enabled are
> >>>> easily forgotten, and all they can say is GIMMIE!
> >>>>
> >>>> I wish him no physical
> >>>> harm, only because we don't need a phony martyr,
> >>>> modeled after a phony
> >>>> president. My greatest desire is that he be exposed and
> >>>> properly disgraced for
> >>>> what he is -- an America hater!
This was copied from an email I received and have not checked for accuracy at the time of posting this.
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> THIS HAS GOT TO BE THE MOST OUTRAGEOUS STATEMENT EVER MADE
> >>>> BY A PUBLIC
> >>>> OFFICIAL LET ALONE BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.
> >>>> AND THIS GUY IS OUR
> >>>> "COMMANDER IN CHIEF". HE IS A DISGRACE.
> >>>>
> >>>> HERE IS HIS RESPONSE WHEN HE
> >>>> BACKED OFF FROM HIS DECISION TO LET THE MILITARY PAY FOR
> >>>> THEIR WAR INJURIES.
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> WHAT AN EMPTY HEADED PERSON HE MUST BE....
> >>>>
> >>>> Bad press, including
> >>>> major mockery of the plan by comedian Jon Stewart, led to
> >>>> President Obama
> >>>> abandoning his proposal to require veterans carry private
> >>>> health insurance to
> >>>> cover the estimated $540 million annual cost to the federal
> >>>> government of
> >>>> treatment for injuries to military personnel received
> >>>> during their tours on
> >>>> active duty. The President admitted that he was
> >>>> puzzled by the magnitude
> >>>> of the opposition to his proposal.
> >>>>
> >>>> "Look, it's
> >>>> an all volunteer force, "Obama complained.
> >>>> "Nobody made these guys go to
> >>>> war. They had to have known and accepted the
> >>>> risks. Now
> >>>> they whine about bearing the costs of their
> >>>> choice? It doesn't
> >>>> compute.... I thought these were people who were
> >>>> proud to sacrifice for
> >>>> their country," Obama continued, "I
> >>>> wasn't asking for blood, just
> >>>> money. With the country facing the worst financial
> >>>> crisis in its
> >>>> history, I'd have thought that the
> >>>> patriotic thing to do would be to
> >>>> try to help reduce the nation's deficit. I guess I
> >>>> underestimated the
> >>>> selfishness of some of my fellow Americans."
> >>>>
> >>>> Please
> >>>> pass this on to everyone including every vet and their
> >>>> families whom you know.
> >>>> How in the world did a person with this mindset become our
> >>>> leader? I didn't vote
> >>>> for him!!!
> >>>>
> >>>> REMEMBER THIS STATEMENT... "Nobody made these
> >>>> guys go
> >>>> to war. They had to have known and accepted the risks. Now
> >>>> they whine about
> >>>> bearing the costs of their choice?
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> If he ever gets
> >>>> another vote from an Active Duty, Reserve, National Guard
> >>>> service member or
> >>>> veteran of a military service he ought to think it over. If
> >>>> you or a family
> >>>> member is or has served their country please pass this to
> >>>> them. Please
> >>>> pass this to everyone.
> >>>>
> >>>> Is there any doubt that this man is a joke? An
> >>>> ego in an empty pair of pants, supported by those who
> >>>> despise free enterprise
> >>>> and all that it has created. All the civil jobs and
> >>>> pensions it has enabled are
> >>>> easily forgotten, and all they can say is GIMMIE!
> >>>>
> >>>> I wish him no physical
> >>>> harm, only because we don't need a phony martyr,
> >>>> modeled after a phony
> >>>> president. My greatest desire is that he be exposed and
> >>>> properly disgraced for
> >>>> what he is -- an America hater!
This was copied from an email I received and have not checked for accuracy at the time of posting this.
Saturday, August 22, 2009
Corruption
Secretary of Commerce, Gary F Locke.
Under investigation for campaign finance violations. $3.2 billion dollar tax break to boeing while paying and listening to boeing's consultant. Allowing family members to live in the Gov's mansion, tax breaks for relative's companies.
John Huang (major campaign contributor), has pleaded guilty to felony conspiracy to make illegal campaign contributions to Locke.
Under investigation for mishandling cash contributions, trips to buddhist temples where contributions changed hands.
Secretary of Health and Human Services. Kathleen Sebelius
"Accidently" forgets to report money from the late term abortion doctor George Tiller for money received over 8 years, and lied to the Senate about receiving any money.
Of course, that means tax implications.
Secretary of Treasury, Timothy Geithner.
Failed to pay taxes on self employment wages, illegal deductions and either Obama or Timothy Geithner are lying about who was responsible, Geithner says TurboTax but Obama says his accountant was to blame.
US Trade Representative, Ron Kirk.
Failed to pay taxes, used proceeds to buy basketball tickets, improperly claimed charitable deductions.
Nancy Killefer, withdrew her name from the Chief Performance Officer because of tax issues paying her staff.
If any normal person did the same, we would be in jail with everything we own being taken by the Federal Government. If I fail to pay my taxes, can I get a federal appointment.
We can't forget the federal judge that was fired for investigating a friend of Obama, without proper cause or without following proper procedures.
I'm not trying to say Obama is the only politician with crooked friends, I would be comfortable saying that 90% of politicians are crooked or associate with crooked friends. That's why I'm for term limits and to severely limit the compensation and perks that these people bestow upon them selves.
Under investigation for campaign finance violations. $3.2 billion dollar tax break to boeing while paying and listening to boeing's consultant. Allowing family members to live in the Gov's mansion, tax breaks for relative's companies.
John Huang (major campaign contributor), has pleaded guilty to felony conspiracy to make illegal campaign contributions to Locke.
Under investigation for mishandling cash contributions, trips to buddhist temples where contributions changed hands.
Secretary of Health and Human Services. Kathleen Sebelius
"Accidently" forgets to report money from the late term abortion doctor George Tiller for money received over 8 years, and lied to the Senate about receiving any money.
Of course, that means tax implications.
Secretary of Treasury, Timothy Geithner.
Failed to pay taxes on self employment wages, illegal deductions and either Obama or Timothy Geithner are lying about who was responsible, Geithner says TurboTax but Obama says his accountant was to blame.
US Trade Representative, Ron Kirk.
Failed to pay taxes, used proceeds to buy basketball tickets, improperly claimed charitable deductions.
Nancy Killefer, withdrew her name from the Chief Performance Officer because of tax issues paying her staff.
If any normal person did the same, we would be in jail with everything we own being taken by the Federal Government. If I fail to pay my taxes, can I get a federal appointment.
We can't forget the federal judge that was fired for investigating a friend of Obama, without proper cause or without following proper procedures.
I'm not trying to say Obama is the only politician with crooked friends, I would be comfortable saying that 90% of politicians are crooked or associate with crooked friends. That's why I'm for term limits and to severely limit the compensation and perks that these people bestow upon them selves.
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
"UN"fairness doctrine
The fairness doctrine is anything but fair. How can the United States even look at something as unconstitutional as the Fairness Doctrine. The Fairness Doctrine is nothing more than a violation of the First Amendment. What the Fairness Doctrine says is that their must be equal opportunity for opposing viewpoints over public media sources. Basically, if there is a liberal show, there must be a conservative show. This "Fairness Doctrine" was introduced by liberals who felt their viewpoints weren't being heard over the radio, that radio focused on conservative shows. This doctrine was first introduced in 1949 in afford reasonable opportunity for the discussion of opposing viewpoints of public importance. In 1987 it was overturned because despite it's purpose, it didn't create discussion on controversial issues and was thought to violate the First Amendment.
There are bills in both houses of Congress to codify the 1949 act and make it law. This would give the government the right to censorship. Supporters of the bill claim it will help create debate from both sides of the issue.
Send notes to your Congressmen and tell them they better not vote for censorship, they must vote against the Fairness Doctrine. Our country was founded on Free Speech, in fact it's our First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States. Censorship in any form must not be allowed!
There are bills in both houses of Congress to codify the 1949 act and make it law. This would give the government the right to censorship. Supporters of the bill claim it will help create debate from both sides of the issue.
Send notes to your Congressmen and tell them they better not vote for censorship, they must vote against the Fairness Doctrine. Our country was founded on Free Speech, in fact it's our First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States. Censorship in any form must not be allowed!
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