Note: I am writing this while I still have the freedom of speech the Constitution at this time guarantees me for I fear that within the next two years all freedoms will be abolished and I myself and others who are critical of Obama and his allies will just disappear. Now country has ever lost their freedoms and then regained them, and so it will be with this country as well.
Welcome to the new United Socialist States of America. Obama has won and our freedoms will be lost. I hope everyone that voted for the "New Age America" will be happy. As for me I am looking for another country to call home. Our freedoms as we knew them were nice while they lasted, but they were just "negative rights" (according to Obama's own words) and did not allow the government the full control of our lives that it will now have. The Supreme Court shall become the new Superlegislature--able to make, enact, and enforce laws as they deem fit. States rights will decline and the economy will collapse.
Good-bye Israel. It was nice knowing you. The "test" that Biden said will come in the next 6 months will probably come against Israel and will probably involve many nations. Obama has already said that if Israel is attacked, he will wait for the U.N. Security Council to decide what to do. By then, Israel is gone and we are next.
The only good thing that has come of this, is my faith in God has become stronger as only he will get me through this. I have never been one to profess my faith, but in this day and age with all the false Christians (Obama included) out there touting that there are other ways to God than through Jesus, I have come to realize how deep my faith is. We are in trying times, and Obama is not going to save us, the U.S. or the world, he is one part that is there to help tear it all down. Jesus is THE ONE, not Obama.
May God have mercy on us.
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
Monday, October 20, 2008
Welfare, Welfare-wannabees, & Armegeddonists
Face it. Obama is the next President and he will be placed in power primarily by 3 groups: the welfare recipients, the welfare-wannabees, and the Armegeddonists.
Obama has already said he is going to "spread the wealth around". Therefore, the people on welfare will get more money for doing nothing, and the people who wish they could be like that but are currently working will get their wish. Their jobs will be cut and then they can receive the government's handouts so they can make money for doing absolutely nothing. You can ask anyone form these 2 groups what Obama's stance on on any issue, and they will not be able to tell you-they don't care. All they know is they are going to get some "capitalists" money for free.
As far as the doom-wishers are concerned, here is that connection. In 2004 I heard a lot of talk from evangelical Christians about why they were voting for "W", and it pertained to the end of the world as written in the book of Revelations. They saw "W" as the man to bring about Armageddon so that they could be taken up to their rightful place in heaven. That has not come to pass, but with the "Coming of Obama" they may see him as the "true one" to bring about this final war and therefore vote to put him in office so they can "meet their maker." My question to them is this, "If you are supporting evil to make prophesies come true, does that not make you evil as well and will God not punish you come the great Judgement Day?" My God-the God of Abraham, Isaac, David, & Jesus-is a loving God that wants us to support good, help our fellow man, and to try to live a good life; not trying to bring about the destruction of the world.
Unfortunately, these 3 groups outnumber the rest of us and so Obama is President until he takes the title of King, Tsar, Czar, Caesar, Kaiser, Emperor, or Emir with the suspension of the Constitution and the end to the greatest democracy the world had ever known.
God be with us.
Obama has already said he is going to "spread the wealth around". Therefore, the people on welfare will get more money for doing nothing, and the people who wish they could be like that but are currently working will get their wish. Their jobs will be cut and then they can receive the government's handouts so they can make money for doing absolutely nothing. You can ask anyone form these 2 groups what Obama's stance on on any issue, and they will not be able to tell you-they don't care. All they know is they are going to get some "capitalists" money for free.
As far as the doom-wishers are concerned, here is that connection. In 2004 I heard a lot of talk from evangelical Christians about why they were voting for "W", and it pertained to the end of the world as written in the book of Revelations. They saw "W" as the man to bring about Armageddon so that they could be taken up to their rightful place in heaven. That has not come to pass, but with the "Coming of Obama" they may see him as the "true one" to bring about this final war and therefore vote to put him in office so they can "meet their maker." My question to them is this, "If you are supporting evil to make prophesies come true, does that not make you evil as well and will God not punish you come the great Judgement Day?" My God-the God of Abraham, Isaac, David, & Jesus-is a loving God that wants us to support good, help our fellow man, and to try to live a good life; not trying to bring about the destruction of the world.
Unfortunately, these 3 groups outnumber the rest of us and so Obama is President until he takes the title of King, Tsar, Czar, Caesar, Kaiser, Emperor, or Emir with the suspension of the Constitution and the end to the greatest democracy the world had ever known.
God be with us.
Friday, October 17, 2008
Joe the Plumber-Unamerican
How dare the plumber that has come to be known as "Joe the Plumber" dare to ask Obama a question about his taxes. Especially when Obama does not have access to a teleprompter to guide him through the answer. Now that is un-American. So now the liberal media and Obama & Biden's campaigns are searching through Joe's history including tax records to find out anything they can use against him to discredit him. Ridiculous! After Obama is President will Joe just disappear never to be seen by friends and family again? It is not un-American to ask questions of our politicians no matter what party we belong to. As Americans, we should always question anyone and everyone's motives for doing something that will affect us--especially if it involves our money.
Who cares who Joe is? Does it matter whether he is Republican, Democrat or Communist? No. The only thing that really matters is Obama's answer of "spread the wealth around". That's it. That is the basis of his plan--socialism! What incentive is there for anyone to work hard if they are going to be taxed so their hard-earned money can be given to someone who does not want to work at all. Under his system, I think I'll just quit working and let someone else do a job to pay me.
Another thing the press has been misleading everyone about is the $250,000 cut off. Obama says that the $250,000 is from sales receipts. That is, gross income--not net income, but GROSS. You may gross $300,000 but only net $6000 after payroll, overhead, supplies, etc. Can you afford to pay an extra tax out of that $6000--I don't think so and still be in business.
So, what is going to happen is this. Small businesses will fail thus laying off more people. Large businesses will remain but will have to cut staff (more unemployment) and raise prices (higher inflation). Some people will not work at all because they will getting paid for doing nothing any way (remember that Obama has 95% of Americans will receive a tax cut, but 42% don't pay any taxes at all. so they will be getting somebody else's money). This will be worse than the Great Depression and leads to a socialist society, and we all know how well that worked for people of the Soviet Union.
John McCain says, "Why would you want to raise taxes on anybody right now?" Why would you? When the economy is in crisis and you are trying to stimulate growth, you don't raise taxes, you lower them so people have more money in their pockets to spend.
I am not an economist, but all of this is common sense, and unfortunately America has lost its common sense. Like P.T. Barnum said, "There's a sucker born every minute." Well America, the country has become the sucker and we are about to get shafted. May we should start learning Russian, or better yet, the Koran because our freedom is doomed and Obama is leading the way.
Who cares who Joe is? Does it matter whether he is Republican, Democrat or Communist? No. The only thing that really matters is Obama's answer of "spread the wealth around". That's it. That is the basis of his plan--socialism! What incentive is there for anyone to work hard if they are going to be taxed so their hard-earned money can be given to someone who does not want to work at all. Under his system, I think I'll just quit working and let someone else do a job to pay me.
Another thing the press has been misleading everyone about is the $250,000 cut off. Obama says that the $250,000 is from sales receipts. That is, gross income--not net income, but GROSS. You may gross $300,000 but only net $6000 after payroll, overhead, supplies, etc. Can you afford to pay an extra tax out of that $6000--I don't think so and still be in business.
So, what is going to happen is this. Small businesses will fail thus laying off more people. Large businesses will remain but will have to cut staff (more unemployment) and raise prices (higher inflation). Some people will not work at all because they will getting paid for doing nothing any way (remember that Obama has 95% of Americans will receive a tax cut, but 42% don't pay any taxes at all. so they will be getting somebody else's money). This will be worse than the Great Depression and leads to a socialist society, and we all know how well that worked for people of the Soviet Union.
John McCain says, "Why would you want to raise taxes on anybody right now?" Why would you? When the economy is in crisis and you are trying to stimulate growth, you don't raise taxes, you lower them so people have more money in their pockets to spend.
I am not an economist, but all of this is common sense, and unfortunately America has lost its common sense. Like P.T. Barnum said, "There's a sucker born every minute." Well America, the country has become the sucker and we are about to get shafted. May we should start learning Russian, or better yet, the Koran because our freedom is doomed and Obama is leading the way.
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
In Defense Of Small Business
I am sick and tired of hearing the Obama campaign talk about how if you do not make more than $250,ooo you will not see 1 penny of tax increase. This includes small businesses. Joe Biden during the vice-presidential debate said, "95% of small businesses make less than $250,000 per year." Hogwash!!!
Think about that. That means a business that is open 5 days a week, 50 weeks out of the year (let's say they are closed on holidays) can make no more than $1000/day. Can a business survive on that? Ain't no way! If they have any payroll, any overhead, and still pay their normal taxes, they would have to make much more than that to exist.
I own a very small business (I have been in business for 12 years now) with 3 paid employees and I make over that $250,000 benchmark and am still squeaking by. Lets raise my taxes from 34% (which is what they are now) to 62% as proposed by Obama and I am out of business. I would have to double all my prices and fees and still maintain the same amount of clients just to exist at the level I am today. Everyone knows when you raise prices you lose at least some customers who cannot afford it. Doubling prices would lose more than "some". This year alone I have already paid over $70,000 in taxes alone (and I still have 1 more quarter to pay). If that is increased to over $127,000, I am out of business.
And it is not just me, it every small business everywhere. Look at where you shop and eat and think about them if their taxes go up. Are they still going to be there next year at this time? What happens to their employees when they lose their jobs? Sure the huge corporations will survive, but they will have to downsize their workforce as well as increase prices. That's more unemployment with higher cost of living. Combine that with the current economic situation and you do have the makings for another Great Depression or government takeover of all aspects of the economy--socialism at best, communism at worst. Will we all be better off then?
For me, if nothing else, I will vote against Obama to keep my business going and to help keep other small businesses as well as this country alive.
Think about that. That means a business that is open 5 days a week, 50 weeks out of the year (let's say they are closed on holidays) can make no more than $1000/day. Can a business survive on that? Ain't no way! If they have any payroll, any overhead, and still pay their normal taxes, they would have to make much more than that to exist.
I own a very small business (I have been in business for 12 years now) with 3 paid employees and I make over that $250,000 benchmark and am still squeaking by. Lets raise my taxes from 34% (which is what they are now) to 62% as proposed by Obama and I am out of business. I would have to double all my prices and fees and still maintain the same amount of clients just to exist at the level I am today. Everyone knows when you raise prices you lose at least some customers who cannot afford it. Doubling prices would lose more than "some". This year alone I have already paid over $70,000 in taxes alone (and I still have 1 more quarter to pay). If that is increased to over $127,000, I am out of business.
And it is not just me, it every small business everywhere. Look at where you shop and eat and think about them if their taxes go up. Are they still going to be there next year at this time? What happens to their employees when they lose their jobs? Sure the huge corporations will survive, but they will have to downsize their workforce as well as increase prices. That's more unemployment with higher cost of living. Combine that with the current economic situation and you do have the makings for another Great Depression or government takeover of all aspects of the economy--socialism at best, communism at worst. Will we all be better off then?
For me, if nothing else, I will vote against Obama to keep my business going and to help keep other small businesses as well as this country alive.
Friday, October 10, 2008
Obama a Nazi?
Is Barrack Obama a Nazi? sounds ridiculous at first, but lets delve into what a Nazi really is.
First of all, Nazi is the shortened form of the word Nationalsozialistische which means National Socialist. Obama has been preaching national socialism. The nation needs to help everyone by implementing new socialist programs including health care, welfare, and the taking over of the debt of corporations, banks, & homeowners thus moving us closer to a socialist (if not communist) state.
Hitler wrote Mein Kampf before attaining any political power. Obama wrote Dreams From My Father before becoming a senator. Both came seemingly from nowhere but on the virtue of their speech making, were able to attain power.
Hitler came to power at a time when the nation was in a great financial crisis (the Great Depression)--the U.S. now finds itself in a similar situation.
The value of the German mark had decreased in value--the U.S. dollar has done the same and is even worth less than the Canadian dollar.
The Nazi party started out as the Workers Party with Hitler claiming to be in favor of the average German and supporting them. He blamed the establishment in power for the all the problems Germany was having and vowed to change it--Obama makes these same claims today--just look at his "Change" propaganda.
Hitler proclaimed a strong central government and claimed to defend Germany against outside subversives. Obama is proclaiming a stronger centralized government and is proclaiming to defend the U.S. against Islamist radicals.
Hitler blamed the Jews, for the economic problems as well. Obama is blaming radical Muslims for where we are today. Hitler went so far as to try an exterminate the Jews--Obama has not said that he will defend Israel in case of an attack-even nuclear-without clearance from the United Nations Security Council, thereby ensuring that Israel will have to defend herself and probably be destroyed by all the nations that oppose her (check the transcript of the last debate with John McCain from Tuesday 7 Oct 2008)
Hitler used race-baiting for his rise to power. Obama is also using race tactics to assume power.
Once Hitler took power, he suspended civil liberties and stripped power from the German states. He then set himself up as the sole power over Germany and look what happened from there.
The Constitution under George W. Bush has been significantly reduced in power after 9-11 and a lot of civil liberties we Americans used to enjoy have been replaced. Imagine a new President with aspirations of total control, suspending the Constitution totally--we will be no better off than the Germans were from 1933-1945.
Think about it. Also think about this. Hitler despised the Catholic church and actually took the occult into his heart and into his rule of Germany. Many people thought Hitler was the Antichrist (except the Germans of course). While Obama my not be the Antichrist, he is surely an antichrist as he claims to be Christian but then says there are more ways to heaven than through Jesus.
Heil Obama!
First of all, Nazi is the shortened form of the word Nationalsozialistische which means National Socialist. Obama has been preaching national socialism. The nation needs to help everyone by implementing new socialist programs including health care, welfare, and the taking over of the debt of corporations, banks, & homeowners thus moving us closer to a socialist (if not communist) state.
Hitler wrote Mein Kampf before attaining any political power. Obama wrote Dreams From My Father before becoming a senator. Both came seemingly from nowhere but on the virtue of their speech making, were able to attain power.
Hitler came to power at a time when the nation was in a great financial crisis (the Great Depression)--the U.S. now finds itself in a similar situation.
The value of the German mark had decreased in value--the U.S. dollar has done the same and is even worth less than the Canadian dollar.
The Nazi party started out as the Workers Party with Hitler claiming to be in favor of the average German and supporting them. He blamed the establishment in power for the all the problems Germany was having and vowed to change it--Obama makes these same claims today--just look at his "Change" propaganda.
Hitler proclaimed a strong central government and claimed to defend Germany against outside subversives. Obama is proclaiming a stronger centralized government and is proclaiming to defend the U.S. against Islamist radicals.
Hitler blamed the Jews, for the economic problems as well. Obama is blaming radical Muslims for where we are today. Hitler went so far as to try an exterminate the Jews--Obama has not said that he will defend Israel in case of an attack-even nuclear-without clearance from the United Nations Security Council, thereby ensuring that Israel will have to defend herself and probably be destroyed by all the nations that oppose her (check the transcript of the last debate with John McCain from Tuesday 7 Oct 2008)
Hitler used race-baiting for his rise to power. Obama is also using race tactics to assume power.
Once Hitler took power, he suspended civil liberties and stripped power from the German states. He then set himself up as the sole power over Germany and look what happened from there.
The Constitution under George W. Bush has been significantly reduced in power after 9-11 and a lot of civil liberties we Americans used to enjoy have been replaced. Imagine a new President with aspirations of total control, suspending the Constitution totally--we will be no better off than the Germans were from 1933-1945.
Think about it. Also think about this. Hitler despised the Catholic church and actually took the occult into his heart and into his rule of Germany. Many people thought Hitler was the Antichrist (except the Germans of course). While Obama my not be the Antichrist, he is surely an antichrist as he claims to be Christian but then says there are more ways to heaven than through Jesus.
Heil Obama!
Saturday, September 27, 2008
Affirmative Action in the Democratic Party
If you take a person who is less qualified for a position and put them in that position ahead of a more qualified applicant because of their skin color, that is Affirmative Action.
That is exactly what happened in the Democratic Party. Hillary was much more qualified to be the candidate (and President) than Obama, but because Obama is half black, he gets the nod. Now they are pushing Affirmative Action for the White House when he clearly has no qualifications at this time for the job (maybe in 8-10 years, but not now). The worst part about it is that in his commercials run here in North Carolina, he talks about how his grandmother (the same one he threw under the bus when he was in the midst of the Rev. Jeremiah Wright affair), was passed over for jobs she was more qualified for than her male counterparts who got the positions and now he is doing the same thing as those other "men." He jumped ahead of the more qualified Hillary because he is 1/2 black and/or a man.
It is time to stop Affirmative Action and hire the most qualified person because they are the most qualified. Go back and become more qualified Mister Obama.
That is exactly what happened in the Democratic Party. Hillary was much more qualified to be the candidate (and President) than Obama, but because Obama is half black, he gets the nod. Now they are pushing Affirmative Action for the White House when he clearly has no qualifications at this time for the job (maybe in 8-10 years, but not now). The worst part about it is that in his commercials run here in North Carolina, he talks about how his grandmother (the same one he threw under the bus when he was in the midst of the Rev. Jeremiah Wright affair), was passed over for jobs she was more qualified for than her male counterparts who got the positions and now he is doing the same thing as those other "men." He jumped ahead of the more qualified Hillary because he is 1/2 black and/or a man.
It is time to stop Affirmative Action and hire the most qualified person because they are the most qualified. Go back and become more qualified Mister Obama.
Obama-McCain Debate #1
Here is my take on the debate last night. I noticed 3 things.
Obama at one point called John McCain, "Tom"-did anybody else pick up on this. He then corrected himself and said "John" but that was too late. What if McCain had called Barrack "Tom"? We would never hear the end of it because it would infer that McCain would be racist and referring to Obama as "Uncle Tom" from Uncle Tom's Cabin.
McCain reeled off name after name of hard to pronounce world leaders, countries, and cities. Obama only used 2 names of foreign dignitaries the entire night-Putin & I believe the Georgian president (I could be wrong on this 1 name). Obama had to read the name off his bracelet of who the soldier was he represented. McCain showed that even though he is older, he still has a grasp of what's out there. Obama couldn't even remember the name of John McCain-what if he did that while meeting with a foreign dignitary and called him the wrong name?
When they were pinned down on how the current financial crisis would alter their plans at this time. John McCain said he would implement a spending freeze on the government except for defense, veterans affairs, and necessary departments. Obama said he would still spend, spend, spend. Everyone knows if you don't have the money, you don't spend it. You tighten up and spend on what is absolutely necessary. Basic economics for running a household or a government.
That's the main things I got out of it. I/m sure the press saw their golden boy Obama as the clear winner.
Obama at one point called John McCain, "Tom"-did anybody else pick up on this. He then corrected himself and said "John" but that was too late. What if McCain had called Barrack "Tom"? We would never hear the end of it because it would infer that McCain would be racist and referring to Obama as "Uncle Tom" from Uncle Tom's Cabin.
McCain reeled off name after name of hard to pronounce world leaders, countries, and cities. Obama only used 2 names of foreign dignitaries the entire night-Putin & I believe the Georgian president (I could be wrong on this 1 name). Obama had to read the name off his bracelet of who the soldier was he represented. McCain showed that even though he is older, he still has a grasp of what's out there. Obama couldn't even remember the name of John McCain-what if he did that while meeting with a foreign dignitary and called him the wrong name?
When they were pinned down on how the current financial crisis would alter their plans at this time. John McCain said he would implement a spending freeze on the government except for defense, veterans affairs, and necessary departments. Obama said he would still spend, spend, spend. Everyone knows if you don't have the money, you don't spend it. You tighten up and spend on what is absolutely necessary. Basic economics for running a household or a government.
That's the main things I got out of it. I/m sure the press saw their golden boy Obama as the clear winner.
Thursday, September 25, 2008
Our Tax Dollars At Work?
With the big financial crisis looming over our heads and country about to go into a recession/depression if something is not done fast, shouldn't all of our leaders be in Washington, DC to work this thing out? After all, isn't that what we are paying them to do? If we were being paid to handle management decisions and a crisis arose, wouldn't our bosses expect us to do the same? If we didn't, we would be fired. So why is Obama still out campaigning when this is one of the biggest decisions to face our nation since the Great Depression? Because McCain beat him to it. By suspending his campaign and calling for Obama to do the same, McCain beat him to the punch. If he goes to Washington & suspends his campaign, he will look like a follower. If he stays away he looks like he is putting his campaign ahead of the country. It's called politicking, and Obama is the best at it. He still wants the debate about foreign policy to on as scheduled tomorrow night even though the country may fail. What he needs to do is get his butt to D.C. and work this thing out. That's what he being paid to do. Now is his chance to come up with some great bill that will not only stabilize the country, but bring it back to greatness. He has the unique opportunity to show us the "change" he can make as President. The problem is that he realizes this and can't come up with "The Great Compromise" because he has never had to do it in the past. He gets in and gets out before anything bad can happen and people find out just what type of leader he is. He did the same thing in Chicago, Illinois, and now the Senate. Get in and move up as quickly as possible. He has used the war effort as a platform for bringing our soldiers home because too many are dying in Iraq. Well Mr. Obama, more Americans have died on the streets of Chicago this year than in all of Iraq (compare 1 US city to a whole nation). Has he done anything about that situation? No, and he is not willing to do anything now.
Mr. Obama, get to work--now!!!
Mr. Obama, get to work--now!!!
Monday, September 22, 2008
More Obama Thoughts & Rumors
Have you heard the latest rumor about Obama's campaign? I do not know if it is true or not-only time will tell. Here it is:
After the vice-presidential debate (around Oct 5), the Obama campaign will announce that for health reasons (aneurysm?), Biden will have to step down. He will be replaced by Clinton. This will ensure Obama winning in November.
For some reason, the Obama campaign is very afraid of Palin. I've never seen anything like it. They hack her personal e-mail, post everything including pictures, phone numbers, and contacts all over the web, then complain she is "hiding something" when she closes that e-mail account down. What are they so afraid of? It may be the fact that she is more like one of us than any of them. She is a working mom with 5 kids, one disabled child, a pregnant teenage daughter, PTA member, and is involved in school, and community affairs. She did not attend an Ivy League school nor is she a lawyer. Does this sound like most of us? I can relate better to her than any of the others. And, she does not take crap off of anyone.
Did you know that as the editor of the Harvard newspaper, Obama never contributed an editorial or article to any issue?
Did you know that in the last 20 years Obama has been one of the top 5 recipients of money donated by Lehman Brothers?
Did you know that 2 former CEO's of Fannie Mae are economic advisers to Obama-Franklin Raines and Jim Johnson?
Did you know that Rep. Rahm Emanuel who supports Obama was on the Board of Directors of Freddie Mac?
Did you know that one of Obama's top economic gurus is the head of Citigroup Corporation which deals in Treasury Securities and whose largest shareholder is Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal of Saudi Arabia and that in July of 2008, Citigroup posted a $2.5 billion loss?
Remember the "Change we can believe in" banners that Obama's campaign has put out? What change is he talking about? He has never identified it and people are reading all sorts of issues into it-from changing the irresponsible government system to changing the world. My wife seems to have hit the nail on the head when she says that all he actually means is a change from a Republican President to a Democratic one. Nothing more, nothing less. Yet he lets all of his followers derive any meaning from it they want, as long as they support him.
Since Obama and Democrats took over Congress with promises of responsibility and change, they have done absolutely nothing. What will happen if Obama and a Democratic Congress are in place in Washington at the same time? More nothing? Or something worse. New socialist programs combined with the bailouts/buyouts=higher taxes. With all the government bailouts occurring, the U.S. now owns private companies as well as personal property (those mortgages beholding to Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, AIG and others). This is the road to socialism and communism. Remember the words of Thomas Jefferson:
"There is scarcely a king (or would-be-king) in a hundred who would not, if he could, follow the example of pharaoh--get first all the peoples money, then all their lands, and then make them and all their children slaves forever."
Long live Pharaoh Obama I-the new sun god of the United States of America
After the vice-presidential debate (around Oct 5), the Obama campaign will announce that for health reasons (aneurysm?), Biden will have to step down. He will be replaced by Clinton. This will ensure Obama winning in November.
For some reason, the Obama campaign is very afraid of Palin. I've never seen anything like it. They hack her personal e-mail, post everything including pictures, phone numbers, and contacts all over the web, then complain she is "hiding something" when she closes that e-mail account down. What are they so afraid of? It may be the fact that she is more like one of us than any of them. She is a working mom with 5 kids, one disabled child, a pregnant teenage daughter, PTA member, and is involved in school, and community affairs. She did not attend an Ivy League school nor is she a lawyer. Does this sound like most of us? I can relate better to her than any of the others. And, she does not take crap off of anyone.
Did you know that as the editor of the Harvard newspaper, Obama never contributed an editorial or article to any issue?
Did you know that in the last 20 years Obama has been one of the top 5 recipients of money donated by Lehman Brothers?
Did you know that 2 former CEO's of Fannie Mae are economic advisers to Obama-Franklin Raines and Jim Johnson?
Did you know that Rep. Rahm Emanuel who supports Obama was on the Board of Directors of Freddie Mac?
Did you know that one of Obama's top economic gurus is the head of Citigroup Corporation which deals in Treasury Securities and whose largest shareholder is Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal of Saudi Arabia and that in July of 2008, Citigroup posted a $2.5 billion loss?
Remember the "Change we can believe in" banners that Obama's campaign has put out? What change is he talking about? He has never identified it and people are reading all sorts of issues into it-from changing the irresponsible government system to changing the world. My wife seems to have hit the nail on the head when she says that all he actually means is a change from a Republican President to a Democratic one. Nothing more, nothing less. Yet he lets all of his followers derive any meaning from it they want, as long as they support him.
Since Obama and Democrats took over Congress with promises of responsibility and change, they have done absolutely nothing. What will happen if Obama and a Democratic Congress are in place in Washington at the same time? More nothing? Or something worse. New socialist programs combined with the bailouts/buyouts=higher taxes. With all the government bailouts occurring, the U.S. now owns private companies as well as personal property (those mortgages beholding to Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, AIG and others). This is the road to socialism and communism. Remember the words of Thomas Jefferson:
"There is scarcely a king (or would-be-king) in a hundred who would not, if he could, follow the example of pharaoh--get first all the peoples money, then all their lands, and then make them and all their children slaves forever."
Long live Pharaoh Obama I-the new sun god of the United States of America
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
Who-bama?
With all the stands, associations and changes Senator Obama has made in the last 17 months, here are some suggestions for name changes:
Mao-bama: His recent praise of China and their infrastructure and demeaning attitude toward the U.S. leads us to this. he wants the U.S. to be more like China. He doesn't realize (or maybe he does) that the type of building projects in China are due to slave labor. Anyone can accomplish this if you don't have to worry about the laborers.
Bow-bama: This comes from his ability to pat himself on the back while taking a bow for accomplishing absolutely nothing. What major legislation has he passed since becoming a U.S. Senator?
Woe-bama: His speeches talk about how horrible a place the U.S. is and that our woes are so bad that we need him as President so that we can have a future. He talks about hope, but says there is no hope for the citizens unless he can govern every aspect of our lives. Is that what we want? More government control of our lives?
Blow-bama: Talks a good talk but has no actions to support it. Like any "blow hard" person.
Bro-bama: wants everyone to think he is 100% black, yet had a white mother and was raised by white grandparents. Does the black population of America really think that he is one of them?
Dough-bama: Always looking for the "bread". Wants you to give him more money for his campaign when he has raised more than any candidate ever has and will still want more of your money when he becomes President to pay for "his" projects. He first said that he would only take the government financial for his presidential campaign, then reneged on hat after he saw how much money he was taking in. This is changing politics? Remember, he IS A LAWYER!!!
Glow-bama: Has an aura about him that makes everyone believe he is the chosen one. When asked specific questions or when confronted, he just smiles, gives a nod and lets his aura take over.
Low-bama: His campaign tactics of attacking families and outing Sarah Palin's daughter are about as low as you can get. His campaign has been all about sexism and putting down women.
Owe-bama: If you look at the special interest groups that have donated to his campaign, you realize he owes alot of political payments back to these people, and we, the American taxpayer, will be owing alot of money to finance all these projects as well as his socialized government programs.
Know-bama: the more we know about Obama, the less we like what we see. That's why he doesn't want the people of the United States of America to know who he truly is or what exactly he stands for. The bait-and-switch of politics.
Snow-bama: See Blow-bama. Snow jobs are his specialty.
U.F.O-bama: Unidentified Fooling Obama--no one knows who he is, what he stands for, or what he is actually going to do. Appears to have the ability to experiment on Americans to find out what they are willing to believe.
Quid pro quo-bama: Substituting a new face for the same old same old. Politics as usual.
Domino-bama: The idea that if he sets up everything just as he wants it, and not as it truly is, everything will fall into place.
Cyano-bama: Talks til he is blue in the face, but actually says nothing.
Hypno-bama: the ability to subdue the public with words into believing anything and doing anything he wants.
Icono-bama: Someone we all should worship.
Immuno-bama: Is immune from any attacks and facts. Takes the place of teflon coating, as the immunity is longer lasting and allows him to fight back.
Phono-bama: All talk, no record.
Techno-bama: Uses technology and the internet effectively to create lies and distort the truth not only about his opponents, but also about his own record.
Soprano-bama: Mob-style tactics to accomplish what he wants. Silence your enemies anyway possible.
Uno-bama: The only one. The chosen one. The ultimate.
Urano-bama: he is way out there. On some other planet.
Phobi-obama: The fear that he will not be the chosen one, and therefore must appear as all things to all peoples.
Valentino-bama: Star of stage and screen and idol to millions of Americans.
Pseudo-bama: Not really what everyone thinks he is. Not the real deal.
Xeno-bama: Foreign to real people and real needs.
Cow-bama: All bull. Where's the beef?
and of course...
No-bama: No how, no way, not never.
Mao-bama: His recent praise of China and their infrastructure and demeaning attitude toward the U.S. leads us to this. he wants the U.S. to be more like China. He doesn't realize (or maybe he does) that the type of building projects in China are due to slave labor. Anyone can accomplish this if you don't have to worry about the laborers.
Bow-bama: This comes from his ability to pat himself on the back while taking a bow for accomplishing absolutely nothing. What major legislation has he passed since becoming a U.S. Senator?
Woe-bama: His speeches talk about how horrible a place the U.S. is and that our woes are so bad that we need him as President so that we can have a future. He talks about hope, but says there is no hope for the citizens unless he can govern every aspect of our lives. Is that what we want? More government control of our lives?
Blow-bama: Talks a good talk but has no actions to support it. Like any "blow hard" person.
Bro-bama: wants everyone to think he is 100% black, yet had a white mother and was raised by white grandparents. Does the black population of America really think that he is one of them?
Dough-bama: Always looking for the "bread". Wants you to give him more money for his campaign when he has raised more than any candidate ever has and will still want more of your money when he becomes President to pay for "his" projects. He first said that he would only take the government financial for his presidential campaign, then reneged on hat after he saw how much money he was taking in. This is changing politics? Remember, he IS A LAWYER!!!
Glow-bama: Has an aura about him that makes everyone believe he is the chosen one. When asked specific questions or when confronted, he just smiles, gives a nod and lets his aura take over.
Low-bama: His campaign tactics of attacking families and outing Sarah Palin's daughter are about as low as you can get. His campaign has been all about sexism and putting down women.
Owe-bama: If you look at the special interest groups that have donated to his campaign, you realize he owes alot of political payments back to these people, and we, the American taxpayer, will be owing alot of money to finance all these projects as well as his socialized government programs.
Know-bama: the more we know about Obama, the less we like what we see. That's why he doesn't want the people of the United States of America to know who he truly is or what exactly he stands for. The bait-and-switch of politics.
Snow-bama: See Blow-bama. Snow jobs are his specialty.
U.F.O-bama: Unidentified Fooling Obama--no one knows who he is, what he stands for, or what he is actually going to do. Appears to have the ability to experiment on Americans to find out what they are willing to believe.
Quid pro quo-bama: Substituting a new face for the same old same old. Politics as usual.
Domino-bama: The idea that if he sets up everything just as he wants it, and not as it truly is, everything will fall into place.
Cyano-bama: Talks til he is blue in the face, but actually says nothing.
Hypno-bama: the ability to subdue the public with words into believing anything and doing anything he wants.
Icono-bama: Someone we all should worship.
Immuno-bama: Is immune from any attacks and facts. Takes the place of teflon coating, as the immunity is longer lasting and allows him to fight back.
Phono-bama: All talk, no record.
Techno-bama: Uses technology and the internet effectively to create lies and distort the truth not only about his opponents, but also about his own record.
Soprano-bama: Mob-style tactics to accomplish what he wants. Silence your enemies anyway possible.
Uno-bama: The only one. The chosen one. The ultimate.
Urano-bama: he is way out there. On some other planet.
Phobi-obama: The fear that he will not be the chosen one, and therefore must appear as all things to all peoples.
Valentino-bama: Star of stage and screen and idol to millions of Americans.
Pseudo-bama: Not really what everyone thinks he is. Not the real deal.
Xeno-bama: Foreign to real people and real needs.
Cow-bama: All bull. Where's the beef?
and of course...
No-bama: No how, no way, not never.
Thursday, August 7, 2008
Hail to Obama-the next Caesar
After Obama's world tour and seeing the thousands of Germans watching him, it brought back the images of Hitler speaking to the masses and the adoring unwavering support he received from those masses who were willing to die and give up their children to his cause. The agenda of Obaama appears not to be the U.S. Presidency, but the new world leader (did someone say antichrist?). He claimed to be a citizen of the world and talked of breaking down not just lagnguage and cultural barriers, but also the borders that separate nations. How can he possibly accomplish this feat? Well, first you become the leader of the most powerful country in the world (the U.S. still is at this time). Then you have to have support from other major countries (Germany with it's German ingenuity, Japan with its technological superiority, France-all of these totally endorse Obama), support from other countries with strong military or terrorist ties to aid you in the world take over (Iraq's minister endorsed Obama during his trip, Pakistan supports him and Pakistani nationals have monetarily supportd him, other Mid-East countries support him including Syria), support from terrorists (Hamas, PLO, South American terrorist groups have given his campaign money, Osama bin Laden, New Black Panther Party, and he has a terrorist on his campaign panel that tried to blow up the Capitol), the press (the media both foreign and domestic are saying very little against him and he is being broadcast worldwide) and money (Obama has raised the most money of any candidate in history). Also, if you want to take over the world, what better place to start than with the people of the country that almost succeeded twice in the last century-Germany. The Germans were susceptible to the fiery speeches of Hitler and appear not to have learned as they are supporting Obama as the new Messiah to lead them.
My recommendation to all Americans (and all the people of the world) is BEWARE! When the world cares more about who we elect as president than we Americans do, something is wrong-terribly wrong. Here in the U.S. he has kept his agenda close to the vest. No one knows exactly who he is or what he stands for. He changes his stance depending on the moment--what he stood for in his campaign against Hillary he now opposes and he seems to be trying agree with everything McCain says so that the people will choose the "better tongue." We have been warned before to watch out for these false messiahs and we need to be paying strict attention now or we will be damned for all time.
My recommendation to all Americans (and all the people of the world) is BEWARE! When the world cares more about who we elect as president than we Americans do, something is wrong-terribly wrong. Here in the U.S. he has kept his agenda close to the vest. No one knows exactly who he is or what he stands for. He changes his stance depending on the moment--what he stood for in his campaign against Hillary he now opposes and he seems to be trying agree with everything McCain says so that the people will choose the "better tongue." We have been warned before to watch out for these false messiahs and we need to be paying strict attention now or we will be damned for all time.
Thursday, June 12, 2008
Pfleger fails as a priest
By now everyone knows about Fr. Michael Pfleger of St. Sabina's parish in Chicago and his rant against Hillary at the infamous Trinity United Church of Christ (Rev. Jeremiah Wright's previous employer), but that is not the reason he fails as priest and should be excommunicated from the Catholic Church. It has to do with his support, both verbally and financially, to those who support abortion including Rev Al Sharpton and Barack Obama. Yes, he has given money in the past (at least $1200) to Obama's campaigns in return for state and federal tax money for his programs. The issue of abortion is supposed to be strictly upheld, even to the point of denying politicians communion for their support of abortion (on 16 Feb 2005 Cardinal Francis Arinze, the top Vatican official in charge of sacraments declared that no pro-abortion politician may partake in Holy Communion). Yet, here is a priest who has given money to a man who supports abortion at any stage of pregnancy--even partial birth abortions, and he is allowed to remain a priest. His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI should immediately step in and remove Fr. Pfegler as a priest and excommunicate him from the Church regardless of what else he may have done either for or against people. This is one stand the Catholic Church should make and should make it now. They need to let all Catholics around the world know that their resolve on this issue is unwavering. This is not a political issue, but a moral issue. And now I here Obama is courting the Catholic vote. How can a devout Catholic vote for a man who supports abortion unequivocally? There are are issues about life and death in the Catholic Church that are not so clear, such as the death penalty, wars, etc., but this issue is defined emphatically because of the destruction of an innocent life.
We'll see how the Church responds or if they are so enamored by Obama and his supporters such as Fr. Pfleger that they will turn the other way.
We'll see how the Church responds or if they are so enamored by Obama and his supporters such as Fr. Pfleger that they will turn the other way.
Friday, May 30, 2008
Are you smarter than Obama?
Instead of "Are you smarter than a 5th grader?" let's play the new game, "Are you smarter than Obama?" The questions are taken from actual words spoken by Mr. Obama over the last few months. Let's see how well you do...
Question 1: How many states are in the United States of America?
a. 48
b. 50
c. 58
Answer: b. 50. However, Mr. Obama thinks there are 58 states when he said that he was now campaigning in his 57th state with 1 to go.
Question 2: Which state is closer to Kentucky?
a. Arkansas
b. Illinois
c. both
Answer: b. Illinois--Mr. Obama said Arkansas (he says that the reason Hillary won Kentucky is because she is from Arkansas which is closer to Kentucky. Actually, his home state of Illinois touches Kentucky whereas the closest Arkansas comes is touching the states of Missouri and Tennessee)
Question 3: The bloody civil rights march in Selma, Alabama occurred before Obama was born or after he was born? Hint: He was born in 1961
Answer: After--Mr.Obama said that it occurred before he was born in 1961 (it actually occurred in 1965) and that it was the reason he was born.
Question 4: True or false? A small country like Iran, even if possessing nuclear weapons, poses no threat to the U.S.
Answer: False-Iran is one of the biggest terrorist states in the world and is currently responsible for most of the casualties to U.S. servicemen in Iraq. Obama says it is too tiny to pose any threat.
Question 5: The predominant language spoken in Afghanistan is:
a. Arabic
b. English
c. None of the above
Answer: c. None of the above. However, Mr Obama, who is chairman of the Senate Committee on European Affairs which includes oversight of Afghanistan, declares that we need to take some of our Arabic translators out of Iraq and put them in Afghanistan so that we might better help the troops there. They won't help if no one speaks Arabic.
Question 6: True or False. "Fallen heroes" refers to members of the audience at Barack Obama's Memorial Day speech.
Answer: False--but Obama said that he saw many of them in the audience that day. I'm sorry, but dead is dead.
Question 7: How many were killed in the tornadoes that hit Kansas in May 2007?
a.10,000
b. 12
c.6 billion
Answer: b.12--Mt Obama said that 10,000 died. I have never heard of tornadoes killing 10,000 people anywhere.
Question 8: When addressing people in Sioux Falls, SD you should say "Thank you...
a. Sioux Falls
b. Sioux City
c. Soup of the day
Answer: a. Sioux Falls--a politician should never address a town as being another town in another state (Obama said, "Thank you Sioux City" which of course is in Iowa).
If you got 1 of the questions right, you are smarter than Obama, and yet he is the one who will most likely be the next President of The United States and he does not even know basic U.S. geography or basic foreign affairs. Scary isn't it?????
Question 1: How many states are in the United States of America?
a. 48
b. 50
c. 58
Answer: b. 50. However, Mr. Obama thinks there are 58 states when he said that he was now campaigning in his 57th state with 1 to go.
Question 2: Which state is closer to Kentucky?
a. Arkansas
b. Illinois
c. both
Answer: b. Illinois--Mr. Obama said Arkansas (he says that the reason Hillary won Kentucky is because she is from Arkansas which is closer to Kentucky. Actually, his home state of Illinois touches Kentucky whereas the closest Arkansas comes is touching the states of Missouri and Tennessee)
Question 3: The bloody civil rights march in Selma, Alabama occurred before Obama was born or after he was born? Hint: He was born in 1961
Answer: After--Mr.Obama said that it occurred before he was born in 1961 (it actually occurred in 1965) and that it was the reason he was born.
Question 4: True or false? A small country like Iran, even if possessing nuclear weapons, poses no threat to the U.S.
Answer: False-Iran is one of the biggest terrorist states in the world and is currently responsible for most of the casualties to U.S. servicemen in Iraq. Obama says it is too tiny to pose any threat.
Question 5: The predominant language spoken in Afghanistan is:
a. Arabic
b. English
c. None of the above
Answer: c. None of the above. However, Mr Obama, who is chairman of the Senate Committee on European Affairs which includes oversight of Afghanistan, declares that we need to take some of our Arabic translators out of Iraq and put them in Afghanistan so that we might better help the troops there. They won't help if no one speaks Arabic.
Question 6: True or False. "Fallen heroes" refers to members of the audience at Barack Obama's Memorial Day speech.
Answer: False--but Obama said that he saw many of them in the audience that day. I'm sorry, but dead is dead.
Question 7: How many were killed in the tornadoes that hit Kansas in May 2007?
a.10,000
b. 12
c.6 billion
Answer: b.12--Mt Obama said that 10,000 died. I have never heard of tornadoes killing 10,000 people anywhere.
Question 8: When addressing people in Sioux Falls, SD you should say "Thank you...
a. Sioux Falls
b. Sioux City
c. Soup of the day
Answer: a. Sioux Falls--a politician should never address a town as being another town in another state (Obama said, "Thank you Sioux City" which of course is in Iowa).
If you got 1 of the questions right, you are smarter than Obama, and yet he is the one who will most likely be the next President of The United States and he does not even know basic U.S. geography or basic foreign affairs. Scary isn't it?????
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Obama: Blowing Off Or Blowing It
Obama has made his campaign rhetoric resound with "bringing people together" and working "for all people", yet he has decided to "blow off" the blue collar white workers totally. Is this working to help all people, or only those special interest groups he can sway with his forked tongue? He says that in the general election, he can win the Presidency without those states. Can he? Time will tell. If he does win the the general election by carrying 90% of the black vote and less than 25% of the blue collar white worker vote, will that bring the country together, or will that further divide it? Once he is President and starts working more to help the blacks in this country at the expense of the white middle class, will that bring the country together? He is saying by his actions that only certain people matter and he will choose who those people are and reward them at the expense of the others. His lack of campaigning in West Virginia as well as his unwillingness to debate Hillary in North Carolina shows that he is playing the same old political game that he has vowed to change. The change he talks so fervently about will be the money in his pocket and those of his chosen and will be taken out of the middle class and blue collar workers. Let's hope this politicking of old blows up in his face.
Friday, May 2, 2008
Obama-nation
In the wake of the Reverend Wright controversy I need to point out a few things. First if Obama does become president, will the U.S. the be called an Obama-nation (abomination)? It will make sense won't it-having a President who is not only new to the world political field but also one who does not even have a basic understanding of economics, world issues, or free trade and is willing to sacrifice anyone who might impart a poor perception of him or even an innocent bystander.
My second point elaborates the last statement. When Obama gave his "greatest speech on race since Lincoln or Kennedy" the first time he addressed the controversy over "the Rev", he was willing to sacrifice his dead grandmother for the man. The woman who took him in as a child, made sure he got a good education, and pointed him the right direction so that he might run for the presidency was sacrificed for a non-relative who became Obama's "golden calf"-he idolized the man (and in my opinion, he still does). He called her a racist-this woman who "raised and sacrificed" for him-and hung her out for all the world to despise. A woman who is deceased and cannot deny these claims nor defend herself. The remark struck me as a spin off of the urban legend that attributes the same type of language to the Reverend Jesse Jackson that states that he said that when he heard footsteps behind him on a dark street that he was relieved when he turned around and found it to be a group of white men as a opposed to black youths that might do him harm. Did his grandmother really say those things to him? Who knows? But if you look at the fact that when he was being raised by his grandmother in the early 1970's, it was in Hawaii-HAWAII! How many blacks were in Hawaii in the early 1970's? The U.S. census for Hawaii lists a total of 7573 blacks living in Hawaii in 1970 or about 1% of the population-on all the islands. So, how much contact and situations involving fear of blacks could there possibly have been? Not many-if any.
The next point also deals with him throwing others to the wolves. Obama originally said "I can no more disown him (Rev.Wright) than I can disown the black community. I can no more disown him than I can my white grandmother..." Well, we've already seen him disown his grandmother and in his latest speech here in North Carolina he has totally disowned the Rev. Does that mean now he has also disowned the black community as well? That what it sounds like doesn't it? Obama did not look or act mad when he rejected The Rev-he looked more like a puppy who just got beat by the owner he loves but will come crawling back to him when the furor subsides. He does not reject The Rev, he is hurt by him but still has the idolization and admiration in his eyes.
I tend to agree with The Rev on one very critical point-Obama is a politician who must do what a politician does to get elected and stay elected. In spite of the rhetoric that Obama spews, he IS a politician-and a deadly one at that who is willing to throw family members as well as mentors to the lions for the sake of political gain.
If he is willing to do this while running for President (and running away from debates with Hillary), what (or who) will he sacrifice when he is President? The American people.
My second point elaborates the last statement. When Obama gave his "greatest speech on race since Lincoln or Kennedy" the first time he addressed the controversy over "the Rev", he was willing to sacrifice his dead grandmother for the man. The woman who took him in as a child, made sure he got a good education, and pointed him the right direction so that he might run for the presidency was sacrificed for a non-relative who became Obama's "golden calf"-he idolized the man (and in my opinion, he still does). He called her a racist-this woman who "raised and sacrificed" for him-and hung her out for all the world to despise. A woman who is deceased and cannot deny these claims nor defend herself. The remark struck me as a spin off of the urban legend that attributes the same type of language to the Reverend Jesse Jackson that states that he said that when he heard footsteps behind him on a dark street that he was relieved when he turned around and found it to be a group of white men as a opposed to black youths that might do him harm. Did his grandmother really say those things to him? Who knows? But if you look at the fact that when he was being raised by his grandmother in the early 1970's, it was in Hawaii-HAWAII! How many blacks were in Hawaii in the early 1970's? The U.S. census for Hawaii lists a total of 7573 blacks living in Hawaii in 1970 or about 1% of the population-on all the islands. So, how much contact and situations involving fear of blacks could there possibly have been? Not many-if any.
The next point also deals with him throwing others to the wolves. Obama originally said "I can no more disown him (Rev.Wright) than I can disown the black community. I can no more disown him than I can my white grandmother..." Well, we've already seen him disown his grandmother and in his latest speech here in North Carolina he has totally disowned the Rev. Does that mean now he has also disowned the black community as well? That what it sounds like doesn't it? Obama did not look or act mad when he rejected The Rev-he looked more like a puppy who just got beat by the owner he loves but will come crawling back to him when the furor subsides. He does not reject The Rev, he is hurt by him but still has the idolization and admiration in his eyes.
I tend to agree with The Rev on one very critical point-Obama is a politician who must do what a politician does to get elected and stay elected. In spite of the rhetoric that Obama spews, he IS a politician-and a deadly one at that who is willing to throw family members as well as mentors to the lions for the sake of political gain.
If he is willing to do this while running for President (and running away from debates with Hillary), what (or who) will he sacrifice when he is President? The American people.
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
Obama-where's the beef?
In the presence of today's primary in Pennsylvania and preceeding the one here in North Carolina on May 6, I have to turn my attention again to Obama. The Charlotte Observer (which should be renamed the Charlotte Obama-server which, by the way, refused to print my letter to the editor exposing Obama's ties to Islam) reports today that there will be no debate in NC and that it was decided by the DNC because it is too late to schedule one. All this because Obama refused to debate Hillary who had already agreed to it. After the last debate in which he was finally asked some tough questions and his answers were not golden or platinum, I don't blame him. However, if he is trying to show that hes is substance and not all talk, then he should put forth his actions and not his words in a debate. Rather, he likes to have his words scripted and handed to the people under controlled situations and not "off the cuff."
In one of my previous blogs I mentioned Obama's ad campaign here in NC (which is on the radio at this very moment!) about big oil and what he would do to fix it. I got to thinking about this, and if he really wants to show the people he can get things done, why doesn't he go back to Washinton right now and introduce a bill to do just that. The last time I looked he was still being paid by "we the people" to do a job-not to campaign. Why doesn't he do that job now and show us what he can do before gas reaches $4.00/gallon? Why? Because he can't. And if he can't get the job done as a Senator (who are supposed to introduce legislation and pass laws--not the President!), then he surely won't accomplish this as President.
So, Mr. Obama, where's the beef?
In one of my previous blogs I mentioned Obama's ad campaign here in NC (which is on the radio at this very moment!) about big oil and what he would do to fix it. I got to thinking about this, and if he really wants to show the people he can get things done, why doesn't he go back to Washinton right now and introduce a bill to do just that. The last time I looked he was still being paid by "we the people" to do a job-not to campaign. Why doesn't he do that job now and show us what he can do before gas reaches $4.00/gallon? Why? Because he can't. And if he can't get the job done as a Senator (who are supposed to introduce legislation and pass laws--not the President!), then he surely won't accomplish this as President.
So, Mr. Obama, where's the beef?
Thursday, April 17, 2008
Obama still claims no muslim ties-Hah!
By now everyone knows the ill-advised sterotypical remark of Pennsylvania white workers put forth by Barack Obama at a fundraier in San Franciso, CA, but do you know at whose home those comments were made? He was at the home of Sohaib and Sara Abbasi, a Pakistani (Abbasi is a muslim family name) who made billions of dollars for the computer giant Oracle. He obtained his computer science degree from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Since the September 11 attacks, he has endowed Stanford University with $2.5 million dollars for an Islamic studies and professorship. The support includes graduate fellowships, research, new library, stronger language courses and public programs on Islam. They also tried to support computer science programs in educational (Muslim) institutions in Pakistan. Mrs. Abbasi sits on the board of Developments in Literacy that has built 200 schools in Pakistan since 1997. Their goal is not to provide an understanding of Islam by non-Muslims, but to promote Islam and its ideas.
Don't think for one moment that by them hosting and giving money to Obama that they aren't looking for any favors either for themselves, their Muslim ideologies or for their beloved Pakistan (which is harboring Osama Bin-laden). Here is your muslim background that you have strongly denounced publicly coming into play in the political arena that will affect this country and the non-Muslim countries as well, Mr. Obama!!!!
Don't think for one moment that by them hosting and giving money to Obama that they aren't looking for any favors either for themselves, their Muslim ideologies or for their beloved Pakistan (which is harboring Osama Bin-laden). Here is your muslim background that you have strongly denounced publicly coming into play in the political arena that will affect this country and the non-Muslim countries as well, Mr. Obama!!!!
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
Obama's Shell Game
Ahead of the state primary here in North Carolina, Barack Obama has been running adds against the oil compainies and states that he does not take money from lobbyists. Is this true? What is the difference between a lobbyist and a person or corporation that donates alot of money to a campaign to have favorable legislation passed to help them in return? Nothing. He raised more than $1 million in the first three months of his presidential campaign from law firms and companies that have major lobbying operations in Washington DC. While he does not take money directly from official Washington lobbyists, he does accept money from local state lobbyists, financial contributors to the DC lobbyists, as well as corporate CEOs and investors including $160, 000 from the Big Oil & Gas companies-including Exxon, Shell, BP, & Chevron. He has also accepted money from Antoin Rzko who is on trial for a kickback scheme in Illinois. He has accepted money from The New Black Panther Party which is trying to acquire special rights, freedoms, and economic support (as well as a new country) for African-Americans (a term I hate to use because a person is either an American or not. If you want to be African, then be African, but if you want to be an American , be an American-you can't have it both ways. This goes with any other group calling themselves something-American). When he made the speech deriding blue collar workers in Pennsylvania, he was at a $2300 per head fundraiser. Are these the average Americans he is supposed to be helping if he is elected President, or are these the big business, upper class elite that he will be pandering to if elected? The blind and stupid will follow anyone anywhere, like cattle to slaughter, and he will lead this country to a slaughter of the middle class that has never been seen before. All of Obama's campaign is a shell game. He says one thing thing and then hides the truth under another shell. When people try to find out the truth, he shuffles it around and hides it somewhere else so that they only see what he wants them to see. Unfortunately, it is we the people of the United Staes of America (and perhaps the world) that are being taken for eberything we have.
Wednesday, April 2, 2008
Fix the economy!
There is all this talk about how to fix the economy which is in total decline at this time. Noboby is doing anything about it. Sure, there are going to be "stimulus checks" to get people to put money back into the economy, but it will not help. Plus, we have to claim it as income next year and pay taxes on it-Bush will be gone so he does not care what you think of him then.
Here are my suggestions to get the economy up and running.
1-Cap gas prices at $2.50/gallon & take away the tax credits for the oil companies. The way to really help the economy is to takethe load off the average American. In this case, oil & gas prices are causing people to stay home and not spend. The government regulates the natural gas & electric companies-why not the Big Oil companies as well?
2-Cap credit card interest rates at 18%. If you or I were on the street lending money to people and then charging upwards of 30-40% interest, it would be loan-sharking. If the banks do it, it is just business. By capping these rates, people could actually afford to pay down their debts and free up cash to spend on the economy.
3-Cap adjustable rate mortgages at 12%. The banks still make a nice profit (at least $360,000 on a $100,000 house over a 30 year mortgage) and it won't cause most homeowners to forfeit their homes for foreclosure. Hold banks accountable for investment failures. If banks invest and lose money, they shoild not be bailed out by the U.S. government, but should be closed. Simple, insure the banks, they lose money, the government repays the bank depositors their money and then closes the doors on that bank.
4-Cap health insurance and drug rates. If you ask most people what their biggest bills are, they will say their mortgage, their credit cards, health care & gas prices. It is outrageous what helath care providers charge and then refuse to pay for. No wonder people are going to other countries for surgeries and treatments as well as turning to Canada for drugs. Who can afford it here. There needs to be some type of across the board caps for insurance and for drug profits until a national health care system is obtained.
5-Revamp the politicians packages. If you ask the average American what they are most concerned about, they will usually tell you mortgages, credit cards, health care, and gas for their cars. If you ask the average politician what the average American is concerned about, they will tell Iraq and the war on terror. We need to bring them down to earth and let them feel what the average American feels every day. Therefore, I propose and end to taxpayers dollars being spent on housing and food, healthcare, and gas for any politician. Let them pay for their own like we do and then they will feel the pinches that we feel. No more traveling anywhere and everywhere they feel like it if they have to pay for the gas. The health care system would get overhauled in a minute if they had to pay for their own, and the mortgage companies and banks would be capped probably at lower rates than I propsed if they were paying the bills.
6-I also propose a cap on campaign money and that it will all be provided by the federal government with no donations allowed by any private or public persons. This would keep everyone on the same level and would ensure that noone is beholding to a special interest group. Then the politicians can concentrate on doing their jobs instead of raising money for the next election. It will also teach them to be frugal with the money they have and to spend it wisely on ads & campaigning and will take some of the mudslinging out of the campaign.
All these things are common sense which means the government will never take these under consideration, mostly because their pockets are being lined very well by the same groups I propose we cap.
Here are my suggestions to get the economy up and running.
1-Cap gas prices at $2.50/gallon & take away the tax credits for the oil companies. The way to really help the economy is to takethe load off the average American. In this case, oil & gas prices are causing people to stay home and not spend. The government regulates the natural gas & electric companies-why not the Big Oil companies as well?
2-Cap credit card interest rates at 18%. If you or I were on the street lending money to people and then charging upwards of 30-40% interest, it would be loan-sharking. If the banks do it, it is just business. By capping these rates, people could actually afford to pay down their debts and free up cash to spend on the economy.
3-Cap adjustable rate mortgages at 12%. The banks still make a nice profit (at least $360,000 on a $100,000 house over a 30 year mortgage) and it won't cause most homeowners to forfeit their homes for foreclosure. Hold banks accountable for investment failures. If banks invest and lose money, they shoild not be bailed out by the U.S. government, but should be closed. Simple, insure the banks, they lose money, the government repays the bank depositors their money and then closes the doors on that bank.
4-Cap health insurance and drug rates. If you ask most people what their biggest bills are, they will say their mortgage, their credit cards, health care & gas prices. It is outrageous what helath care providers charge and then refuse to pay for. No wonder people are going to other countries for surgeries and treatments as well as turning to Canada for drugs. Who can afford it here. There needs to be some type of across the board caps for insurance and for drug profits until a national health care system is obtained.
5-Revamp the politicians packages. If you ask the average American what they are most concerned about, they will usually tell you mortgages, credit cards, health care, and gas for their cars. If you ask the average politician what the average American is concerned about, they will tell Iraq and the war on terror. We need to bring them down to earth and let them feel what the average American feels every day. Therefore, I propose and end to taxpayers dollars being spent on housing and food, healthcare, and gas for any politician. Let them pay for their own like we do and then they will feel the pinches that we feel. No more traveling anywhere and everywhere they feel like it if they have to pay for the gas. The health care system would get overhauled in a minute if they had to pay for their own, and the mortgage companies and banks would be capped probably at lower rates than I propsed if they were paying the bills.
6-I also propose a cap on campaign money and that it will all be provided by the federal government with no donations allowed by any private or public persons. This would keep everyone on the same level and would ensure that noone is beholding to a special interest group. Then the politicians can concentrate on doing their jobs instead of raising money for the next election. It will also teach them to be frugal with the money they have and to spend it wisely on ads & campaigning and will take some of the mudslinging out of the campaign.
All these things are common sense which means the government will never take these under consideration, mostly because their pockets are being lined very well by the same groups I propose we cap.
Thursday, March 20, 2008
Obama, where do I fit in?
Obama was in town here yesterday for a "town hall meeting." It was no town hall meeting, it was a pep rally with planted questions & prepared answers. While I did not get a chance to go, I did watch it on the "tube," as well as the radio. Anderson Cooper from CNN broadcast live from UNCC with a crowd of college kids behind him explaining that he spent the entire day with Obama and got to pick his brain. It made the appearance that Obama came to UNCC and that the college students are supporters of Obama. His talk was no where near the campus. It was on the other side of town-which in Charlotte is a long way away.
One thing Obama said that was not picked up on by any of the press, including The Charlotte Observer, was his remark of making sentences lighter for "nonviolent offenders such as cocaine and drug dealers." Say what? Just because they have not stabbed or shot someone directly does not mean they are not violent offenders. When a junkie dies from an overdose, shouldn't that make the drug dealer responsible for murder? In my book it does. Like giving easier and less time to drug dealers is going to help the drug problem in this country. I thought you were supposed to be tough on crime Mr. Obama.
He also said in his speech that he would end the war in Iraq by 2009, but then with Anderson Cooper he said that he would listen to the military advisers on the ground and that it might take longer. Don't give a date if you can't keep it! You sound like the Doomsday predictors saying the world will end on this date, and when it doesn't, they just amend it to a new date. Sounds like Obama is talking out of both sides of his mouth.
I also heard that he has now been endorsed by The New Black Panther group which is militant racist group (check out their 10 point agenda on their website) and that for a time it was listed as a support group on Obama's website. Well, I went to his website to try and see it for myself. First of all, for a man who is supposed to be transcending all racial barriers, he sure does segregate his website according to race. If you go to his category "People" it lists, and I quote:
Asian Americans & Pacific Islanders
African Americans
Americans abroad
Environmentalists
First Americans-talking about Native Americans
Generation Obama
Kids
Labor
Latino
LGBT-lesbian & gay
People of Faith
Students
Veterans
Women
Where is the category for Caucasians, men, or caucasian men? Guess he is not standing for me. Also looks like he is still segregating the nation by labels including race. This is the leader some people want as President? Secondly, I found that he did have a page dedicated to The New Black Panthers but has since removed it. The page on his website championed their issues of "Equality/civil rights; civil liberties/privacy, peace, & social justice; foreign policy/security, economic fairness/security; good government/ethics; affordable health care; education." Lets look at their "10 point platform:" (taken directly from their official website)
1. We want freedom. We want the power to practice self-determination, and to determine the destiny of our community and THE BLACK NATION.
2. We want full employment for our people and we demand the dignity to do for ourselves what we have begged the white man to do for us...We believe further in: POWER IN THE HANDS OF THE PEOPLE! WEALTH IN THE HANDS OF THE PEOPLE! ARMS IN THE HANDS OF THE PEOPLE!
3. We want tax exemption and an end to robbery of THE BLACK NATION by the CAPITALIST.
4. We want decent housing, fit for shelter of human beings, free health-care (preventive and maintenance). We want an end to the trafficking of drugs and to the biological and chemical warfare targeted at our people. We believe since the white landlords will not give decent housing and quality health care to our Black Community, the he housing, the land, the social, political and economic institutions should be made into independent UUAMAA “New African Communal/Cooperatives” so that our community, with government reparations and aid (until we can do for ourselves) can build and make drug free, decent housing with health facilities for our people.
5. We want education for our people that exposes the true nature of this devilish and decadent American society. We want education that teaches us our true history/herstory and our role in the present day society.
6. We want all Black Men and Black Women to be exempt from military service.
7. We want an immediate end to POLICE HARRASSMENT, BRUTALITY and MURDER of Black People. We want an end to Black-on-Black violence, “snitching,” cooperation and collaboration with the oppressor. We believe we can end police brutality in our community by organizing Black self-defense groups (Black People’s Militias/Black Liberation Armies) that are dedicated to defending our Black Community from racist, fascist, police/military oppression and brutality. The Second Amendment of white America’s Constitution gives a right to bear arms. We therefore believe that all Black People should unite and form and “African United Front” and arm ourselves for self-defense.
8. We want freedom for all Black Men and Black Women held in international, military, federal, state, county, city jails and prisons.
9. We want all Black People when brought to trial to be tried in a court by a jury of their peer group or people from their Black Communities, as defined by white law of the Constitution of the United States.
10. WE DEMAND AN END TO THE RACIST DEATH PENALTY AS IT IS APPLIED TO BLACK AND OPPRESSED PEOPLE IN AMERICA. WE DEMAND FREEDOM FOR ALL POLITICAL PRISONERS OF THE BLACK RED AND BROWN NATION!
Has Barack condemned this group or other like them for the racism (yes, African-Americans can also be racists)? No, not one word, and I doubt you will here any disparaging word against them come from his camp. He will just keep their money and let them work behind the scenes to further his candidacy and their racist agenda.
The more I find out about Obama, the more fearful I am of his beliefs and his agenda to not unify this nation, but to divide it especially along racial lines.
One thing Obama said that was not picked up on by any of the press, including The Charlotte Observer, was his remark of making sentences lighter for "nonviolent offenders such as cocaine and drug dealers." Say what? Just because they have not stabbed or shot someone directly does not mean they are not violent offenders. When a junkie dies from an overdose, shouldn't that make the drug dealer responsible for murder? In my book it does. Like giving easier and less time to drug dealers is going to help the drug problem in this country. I thought you were supposed to be tough on crime Mr. Obama.
He also said in his speech that he would end the war in Iraq by 2009, but then with Anderson Cooper he said that he would listen to the military advisers on the ground and that it might take longer. Don't give a date if you can't keep it! You sound like the Doomsday predictors saying the world will end on this date, and when it doesn't, they just amend it to a new date. Sounds like Obama is talking out of both sides of his mouth.
I also heard that he has now been endorsed by The New Black Panther group which is militant racist group (check out their 10 point agenda on their website) and that for a time it was listed as a support group on Obama's website. Well, I went to his website to try and see it for myself. First of all, for a man who is supposed to be transcending all racial barriers, he sure does segregate his website according to race. If you go to his category "People" it lists, and I quote:
Asian Americans & Pacific Islanders
African Americans
Americans abroad
Environmentalists
First Americans-talking about Native Americans
Generation Obama
Kids
Labor
Latino
LGBT-lesbian & gay
People of Faith
Students
Veterans
Women
Where is the category for Caucasians, men, or caucasian men? Guess he is not standing for me. Also looks like he is still segregating the nation by labels including race. This is the leader some people want as President? Secondly, I found that he did have a page dedicated to The New Black Panthers but has since removed it. The page on his website championed their issues of "Equality/civil rights; civil liberties/privacy, peace, & social justice; foreign policy/security, economic fairness/security; good government/ethics; affordable health care; education." Lets look at their "10 point platform:" (taken directly from their official website)
1. We want freedom. We want the power to practice self-determination, and to determine the destiny of our community and THE BLACK NATION.
2. We want full employment for our people and we demand the dignity to do for ourselves what we have begged the white man to do for us...We believe further in: POWER IN THE HANDS OF THE PEOPLE! WEALTH IN THE HANDS OF THE PEOPLE! ARMS IN THE HANDS OF THE PEOPLE!
3. We want tax exemption and an end to robbery of THE BLACK NATION by the CAPITALIST.
4. We want decent housing, fit for shelter of human beings, free health-care (preventive and maintenance). We want an end to the trafficking of drugs and to the biological and chemical warfare targeted at our people. We believe since the white landlords will not give decent housing and quality health care to our Black Community, the he housing, the land, the social, political and economic institutions should be made into independent UUAMAA “New African Communal/Cooperatives” so that our community, with government reparations and aid (until we can do for ourselves) can build and make drug free, decent housing with health facilities for our people.
5. We want education for our people that exposes the true nature of this devilish and decadent American society. We want education that teaches us our true history/herstory and our role in the present day society.
6. We want all Black Men and Black Women to be exempt from military service.
7. We want an immediate end to POLICE HARRASSMENT, BRUTALITY and MURDER of Black People. We want an end to Black-on-Black violence, “snitching,” cooperation and collaboration with the oppressor. We believe we can end police brutality in our community by organizing Black self-defense groups (Black People’s Militias/Black Liberation Armies) that are dedicated to defending our Black Community from racist, fascist, police/military oppression and brutality. The Second Amendment of white America’s Constitution gives a right to bear arms. We therefore believe that all Black People should unite and form and “African United Front” and arm ourselves for self-defense.
8. We want freedom for all Black Men and Black Women held in international, military, federal, state, county, city jails and prisons.
9. We want all Black People when brought to trial to be tried in a court by a jury of their peer group or people from their Black Communities, as defined by white law of the Constitution of the United States.
10. WE DEMAND AN END TO THE RACIST DEATH PENALTY AS IT IS APPLIED TO BLACK AND OPPRESSED PEOPLE IN AMERICA. WE DEMAND FREEDOM FOR ALL POLITICAL PRISONERS OF THE BLACK RED AND BROWN NATION!
Has Barack condemned this group or other like them for the racism (yes, African-Americans can also be racists)? No, not one word, and I doubt you will here any disparaging word against them come from his camp. He will just keep their money and let them work behind the scenes to further his candidacy and their racist agenda.
The more I find out about Obama, the more fearful I am of his beliefs and his agenda to not unify this nation, but to divide it especially along racial lines.
Wednesday, March 19, 2008
Speaking out
Well, I have held my tongue for almost 2 weeks and it is time to speak out--unlike Obama whos has held his tongue for the last 20 years. Yes, this is about Obama and his minister. I am sorry, but if I do not agree with what is being said by my minister I am finding a new church. Period. How can a leader who is trying to become THE leader of the United States of America sit quietly by and say nothing when his minister makes inflammatory and racial remarks against this nation until the press gets hold of it? Has he ever confronted his minister on these issues? Doesn't sound like it. The speech he made yesterday sounded more like and excuse as well as a justification for the remarks and for the man than any opposition to it. Even if this man is "a father figure" to Obama, I have riled against my father for making racial slurs-to his face! Is this what this nation wants-a man who sits idly by while others condemn this nation and try to inspire others to condemn it as well. If he cannot stand up to this talk of intolerance not only within this country but within his church (and his family-remember his wife's remark about now she is proud to be an American?), how can we expect him to take a stand against those who want to see this great nation destroyed from abroad? We can't. Why did he wait until the press got hold of the issue before he addressed it? He said that over the last 3 years he has heard his minister make disparaging remarks, but he said nothing. For the last 3 years he has been a U.S. Senator with aspirations of becoming president. Why wait to take a stand? This nation needs a strong leader, especially at this hour, who will stand up to all who preach intolerance whether at home or abroad. Obama is a negotiator and we do not need a negotiator on intolerance. Obama does not take a stand on an issue until he is forced to. I don't want a president who will wait until after something has happened to make a stand. He (or she) needs to make a stand before it happens and then deal with swiftly and effectively.
Also on the issue of speaking out, did you hear about the new governor of New York? He has admitted to having affairs with many women including a state employee. He says he never used state money or helped to advance the employee's career. The outgoing governor, Eliot Spitzer, paid for sex with prostitutes. The new governor David Paterson, has also fooled around on his wife numerous times. Not only did he have an affair with a woman that lasted several years, he has even taken his wife since then to the same hotel he used to take is concubine to. That's just disgusting, and yet these 2 men reflect the way society has become-too permissive with the sanctity of marriage. I even saw on TV last night an ad for some "reality" show where they bring back high school grads. One is a woman who has been married 4 times! She said that maybe a fifth time will be the one. Marriage is nothing any more. It just a convenience that can be broken and thrown away at any time.
That's all for now, but I will say this, even though we have all these problems with our leaders, beliefs, economy and everything else, I am still proud I am an American!
Also on the issue of speaking out, did you hear about the new governor of New York? He has admitted to having affairs with many women including a state employee. He says he never used state money or helped to advance the employee's career. The outgoing governor, Eliot Spitzer, paid for sex with prostitutes. The new governor David Paterson, has also fooled around on his wife numerous times. Not only did he have an affair with a woman that lasted several years, he has even taken his wife since then to the same hotel he used to take is concubine to. That's just disgusting, and yet these 2 men reflect the way society has become-too permissive with the sanctity of marriage. I even saw on TV last night an ad for some "reality" show where they bring back high school grads. One is a woman who has been married 4 times! She said that maybe a fifth time will be the one. Marriage is nothing any more. It just a convenience that can be broken and thrown away at any time.
That's all for now, but I will say this, even though we have all these problems with our leaders, beliefs, economy and everything else, I am still proud I am an American!
Wednesday, March 5, 2008
KA-CHING
Did you see the press conference with "W" the other day when he was asked about the rising price of gas? He was asked about predictions of gas going up to $4.00 a gallon. Bush replied, "I hadn't heard that." Then turned his head to the side and gave his little snicker-smile. Well, if you lookd closely at his eyes you would have seen dollar signs as big as saucers. In his mind he was saying, "Yes! Ka-ching! Ka-ching! Mo' money, mo' money, mo' money!!!" Wish I had invested in an oil company 8 years ago-I would have been a millionaire by now & could afford the gas prices.
Friday, February 29, 2008
Barack Hussein Obama
Have you heard the latest uproar coming from Obama's camp? It's the use of his middle name. He doesn't want anyone to refer to him as Barack Hussein Obama-I guess because it may ignite a notion in people that it is a muslim name. Well, Mr. Obama, we are sorry, but if it is your name, then it is fair game to all. Just like Hillary Rodham Clinton. The press uses her middle name all the time. She even signs her middle name. If you don't like your name, then change it! There is no law that says you have to keep a name you don't like. I have a cousin who changed his entire name because he was named after his father and he became so estranged from his father that he did not want his name. So, he changed it. If Obama doesn't like it, change it. After all, he is supposed to be the candidate who is going to change everything, so why not start with his own name!?!?
Monday, February 25, 2008
Mr or Ms Popularity
Here's a new twist for the presidency. Instead of letting the candidates actually determine their fate, let them find 1 celebrity to represent them on the ballot-such as Oprah for Obama, Chuck Norris for Huckabbe, Jenna Jameson (pornstar) or Jerry Springer for Hillary, and Sylvester Stallone for McCain. Let the people vote for their favorite celebrity and whoever gets the most votes, then their candidate becomes President. Better yet, let's just put Paris Hilton, Britney Spears, Lindsey Lohan, and Nicole Ritchie on the ballot and let whoever wins be President. It makes about as much sense as allowing the idiots who don't even know the issues and where the candidates stand vote them in. After all, it is just a popularity contest.
Thursday, February 21, 2008
President Obama
I know you all are probably tired of hearing me rant about Obama and the race, but here it goes again. This is why I think Obama will be president. The right wing of the Republican party has denounced McCain so much that it has driven away alot of voters who will either not vote in November or will vote Democratic. The damage has been done and like I heard one commentator say, the Republicans are now about healing the party and not the country and the independents, fence-sitters, and Dems are tired of it. Obama has teflon among Dems that they don't care if he plagiarizes or doesn't have a plan for the future that they are willing to vote for him and feel that whenever Hilliary points out any of his faults or shortcomings, that she is using underhanded tactics or is being a bully. The press loves him. This week Newsweek and U.S. News & World Report have Obama on 1 cover and his wife on the other. There are more articles on him and his life thanall the other candidates combined and you won't find one word attacking him. Another show that the press is for him-CNN. On Tuesday night Hilliary was making a speech and they cut away from her to bring Obama's victory speech in Wisconsin. It's a done deal and we better get used to having him as a president. Like my daughter says, he looks like George Bush and has about as good a record as he does. Canada looks better every day!
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
Whole City Lift
It was announced today that Charlotte, NC is the number 2 place in nation (number 1 was never given) for plastic surgery. That should encourage more folks to come to Charlotte. Don't have any great tourist attractions? No problem! Come get a face lift, or a tummy tuck, or liposuction.
So not only is the city trying to hide its flaws, so are its inhabitants. The city for at least the last 2 decades has tried to be something it's not. Trying to be a "worls-class city" instead of the nice quaint town we used to be. Now they put up this front about all the great things we have here--the Panthers, the Bobcats, the whitewater center, but they cannot hide the crime, the poor roads, the traffic, the out-of-control city & county commissions as well as a horrible school system. We may look good on the outside, but the inside is ugly. Now the people are trying to discuise their faults and shortcomings by having their outsides changed. These are the same people who say look at me, look how pretty & sexy I am, look how important I am, but don't get too close to me or you might see the real me.
Reminds me of the old joke where a woman is in the hospital and she dies on table and meets God. She asks him, "Am I dead?" God replies, "No, it's not your time yet. You will live another 30 years." She comes back to life and realizes that the dream was real and if she is going to live another 30 years, she wants to make the most of it. So, she decides to have a facelift, tummy tuck, liposuction, hair dyed--the whole bit. As she walks out of the hospital, she is hit by a bus and dies. When she gets to heaven she says to God, "I thought I had another 30 years left." God replies, "Sorry, I didn't recognize you."
Maybe God will not recognize this city and mistake for another Soddom or Gomorrah and start all over again. We need to start somewhere. Maybe if I just had a little liposuction...
So not only is the city trying to hide its flaws, so are its inhabitants. The city for at least the last 2 decades has tried to be something it's not. Trying to be a "worls-class city" instead of the nice quaint town we used to be. Now they put up this front about all the great things we have here--the Panthers, the Bobcats, the whitewater center, but they cannot hide the crime, the poor roads, the traffic, the out-of-control city & county commissions as well as a horrible school system. We may look good on the outside, but the inside is ugly. Now the people are trying to discuise their faults and shortcomings by having their outsides changed. These are the same people who say look at me, look how pretty & sexy I am, look how important I am, but don't get too close to me or you might see the real me.
Reminds me of the old joke where a woman is in the hospital and she dies on table and meets God. She asks him, "Am I dead?" God replies, "No, it's not your time yet. You will live another 30 years." She comes back to life and realizes that the dream was real and if she is going to live another 30 years, she wants to make the most of it. So, she decides to have a facelift, tummy tuck, liposuction, hair dyed--the whole bit. As she walks out of the hospital, she is hit by a bus and dies. When she gets to heaven she says to God, "I thought I had another 30 years left." God replies, "Sorry, I didn't recognize you."
Maybe God will not recognize this city and mistake for another Soddom or Gomorrah and start all over again. We need to start somewhere. Maybe if I just had a little liposuction...
Friday, February 15, 2008
Blogettes
Blogettes of the week:
Does anybody really think Rush Limbaugh, Ann Coulter and other right-wigers are going to vote Democratic or stay home for the elction in November? Just a ratings ploy.
Does anybody really care any more about the steroid scandal in baseball now that they finally have a drug rule in place?
What is Obama going to change if he becomes President? His hair? His underwear? What? When he gets specific on ANYTHING, please let me know!
Does anybody not believe that McCain & Romeny have worked out a deal where Romney will be Veep on his ticket?
Was John McCain's vote against abolishing waterboarding a ploy to gain conservative votes or does the former tortured P.O.W. really belive it is not a form of torture?
If the CIA does not use waterboarding, why would the administration care if is banned?
Does anybody not believe that gas prices will drop and the national alert will rise right before the November election?
Who will have their reputation restored first- George "W" or Britney Spears? Does anybody care?
Does anybody really think Rush Limbaugh, Ann Coulter and other right-wigers are going to vote Democratic or stay home for the elction in November? Just a ratings ploy.
Does anybody really care any more about the steroid scandal in baseball now that they finally have a drug rule in place?
What is Obama going to change if he becomes President? His hair? His underwear? What? When he gets specific on ANYTHING, please let me know!
Does anybody not believe that McCain & Romeny have worked out a deal where Romney will be Veep on his ticket?
Was John McCain's vote against abolishing waterboarding a ploy to gain conservative votes or does the former tortured P.O.W. really belive it is not a form of torture?
If the CIA does not use waterboarding, why would the administration care if is banned?
Does anybody not believe that gas prices will drop and the national alert will rise right before the November election?
Who will have their reputation restored first- George "W" or Britney Spears? Does anybody care?
Thursday, February 14, 2008
Distractions! Distractions
Another distraction by the U.S. government to keep us from paying attention to the decline in the U.S.-Congress isspending our tax dollars to find out the truth behind steroid use in baseball. Just what they need to be concentrating on at this time when the dollar is falling, the hosuing market is crashing, the recession is worsening, the wars in Iraq AND Afghanistan are continuing, and a $3 TRILLION budget is at their feet! C'mon people! What next? An ivestigation into the sex life of Madonna? The child custody battle with Britney & KFed? The drug overdose of Heath Ledger? Whether Paris Hilton is a fit dog owner? Even yesterday, Senator Specter approached the NFL commissioner about the "spygate" scandal of the Patriots! Anything to keep our minds off of reality and to keep the government from actually having to face the issues and problems at home. Spend, spend, spend and keep the distractions coming.
In related news, Cupid will be appearing before a Senate hearing committee on whether it is lawful for him to carry concealed arrows and to bring love into the lives of the loveless or whether that would fall under stalking laws and violate a persons right to be unloved.
Also, it was reported by the AP & UPI newswires that Hell has officially frozen over and the ice is thick enough to support the entire U.S. Congress, Supreme Court, and Executive branch.
In related news, Cupid will be appearing before a Senate hearing committee on whether it is lawful for him to carry concealed arrows and to bring love into the lives of the loveless or whether that would fall under stalking laws and violate a persons right to be unloved.
Also, it was reported by the AP & UPI newswires that Hell has officially frozen over and the ice is thick enough to support the entire U.S. Congress, Supreme Court, and Executive branch.
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
Nuke me up
Did anyone see this? Apparently the government is looking for input on the proposed transfer of nuclear waste through North & South Carolina on its way to Tennessee for procesiing and then to Utah for disposal. Sounds okay right? Wrong! The nuclear waste is from Italy! Why are we importing another country's nuclear waste? Don't we have enough here that needs disposal? Doesn't Italy have their own disposal plants? If not, then why are they producing nuclear waste. Disposal of nuclear waste is not something I think of as an international affair, much less an intercontinental affair. Hey, since this country is going to "hell in a handbag" anyway, lets open our borders to all the world's nuclear waste-China, Europe, Russia, North Korea, Iran. Maybe that is how we should handle the immigration problem. If the U.S. is full of nuclear & toxic waste, maybe illegal immigrants will stop crossing our borders out of fear of sterilization or mutation. Then maybe the rest of us can live in peace (or in pieces)-watching our reality TV with our third eye while multitasking with four arms.
On a related note, I remember in the early 1980's that if you went deer hunting in S.C. and you bagged a deer, you had to take it to regulation center to have it checked for radiation before you could take it home &/or eat it. Is that where we are headed again?
On a related note, I remember in the early 1980's that if you went deer hunting in S.C. and you bagged a deer, you had to take it to regulation center to have it checked for radiation before you could take it home &/or eat it. Is that where we are headed again?
Friday, February 8, 2008
Where has all the money gone
Here's something that caught my attention and had me wondering. I use Ebay alot both for buying and selling & it struck me hard when I bought an item from Canada and they wanted the money in Canadian dollars instead of U.S. dollars. So, I checked the exchange rate and found the U.S. dollar is worth less! So I took it upon myself to do some research and here is what I came up with. On 1 January 2000 (when Clinton was still President), the U.S. dollar was worth 1.45 Canadian dollars (CD). As of today the U.S. dollar is worth .98 CD or a decrease in value of almost 50%!!! Also, the USD was worth .99 Euros and .61 British Pounds (BP). Today it is "worth" .68 Euros and .51BP! That is a 31% drop in value against the Euro and 16% drop against the BP. No wonder we have a huge deficit in this country now. Our money is becoming worthless. It has even dropped 13.4% against the Chinese Yuan (from 8.2/USD in 2000 to 7.1/USD today). That means China's money is becoming more valuable than ours! No wonder China is buying up all our stocks and land. They will own us before we know it.
Thursday, February 7, 2008
Mitt sets up Obama
Mitt Romney announced his evacuation from the Republican candidacy which will disappoint alot of Conservatives who have said that McCain is more liberal than Hillary and would vote for Hillary. What if Hillary loses to Obama (which is highly likely)?
Here is my scenario: Obama takes the Democratic nomination & names Hillary for vice-president which will give the Dems the super ticket against McCain & whoever (I think it will be either Romney or Huckabee) and some Republicans will crossover and put Obama in the White House (which may have to be renamed or repainted).
Remember--you read it here first!
Here is my scenario: Obama takes the Democratic nomination & names Hillary for vice-president which will give the Dems the super ticket against McCain & whoever (I think it will be either Romney or Huckabee) and some Republicans will crossover and put Obama in the White House (which may have to be renamed or repainted).
Remember--you read it here first!
Wednesday, February 6, 2008
Obama gets the racist vote
Well, Super Tuesday is over and we aren't any closer to knowing who is goin to win the Democratic nomination than we were on Monday. We do McCain-and-abel has increased his lead, but Huck-l-berry hound made a strong showing while Mitt-ens sort of folded. Hillary-artillery won the big states, but Obama-nation won more overall states. Looks like Michigan & Florida will need to play a role in the outcome.
I did watch some CNN news yesterday at noon and the were interviewing a professor at a college in NY that happened to be a black man. He has voted for Hillary for the senate every time she ran and said, "She is a good senator and has been good for New York." So the interviewer said, "So you voted for Hillary in the primary..." but he said no that he voted for Obama. When pressed for why he voted Obama, he hemmed & hawed and avoided answering the question, because the answer he implied was "because Obaama is black." Voting for or against someone based on the color of their skin is racist and should have nothing to do with who is going to run the country. If people are voting for Obama because he is black (and that appears to be what is happening all around the country), then that is wrong. A decision should be based on their qualifications only. Obama has not even served a full term in the Senate and has avoided voting on the big issues for over a year. That is not the leader we need at this time of recession.
I did watch some CNN news yesterday at noon and the were interviewing a professor at a college in NY that happened to be a black man. He has voted for Hillary for the senate every time she ran and said, "She is a good senator and has been good for New York." So the interviewer said, "So you voted for Hillary in the primary..." but he said no that he voted for Obama. When pressed for why he voted Obama, he hemmed & hawed and avoided answering the question, because the answer he implied was "because Obaama is black." Voting for or against someone based on the color of their skin is racist and should have nothing to do with who is going to run the country. If people are voting for Obama because he is black (and that appears to be what is happening all around the country), then that is wrong. A decision should be based on their qualifications only. Obama has not even served a full term in the Senate and has avoided voting on the big issues for over a year. That is not the leader we need at this time of recession.
Tuesday, February 5, 2008
Party of the parties
Super Tuesday? I think New Orleans has the right idea-Fat Tuesday. Lets follow their lead-eat, drink and be merry for tomorrow we shall die. The fat cats get fatter while the peons get drunk. Sounds like the party for us--maybe a third party such as the Fat Tuesday party would work. A hurricane in every hand and beads on every neck. That's more than we get now from our government. Parties in the streets, dancing, jazz, carefree days. The politicians have their party why can't we. aftyer all, it's just a party.
Monday, February 4, 2008
Super Bowl So-So ads
Well the Super Bowl is over and we did not get to see history made with another undefeated team-poor pretty boy Tom Brady. At least the game was close and good, because the commercials stunk. Was it just me or was this the worst super ad year that I can remember. I always look forward to ads to see what great concepts are out there, but this year was terrible. Most of them I went "Huh?". Others were jsut plain stupid. A few were cute. I did enjoy the Caraville-Frist commercial especially in this time of campaigning, and the Budweiser commercial with Hank the horse was cute. Otherwise, the advertisers did not get their $2 million 30 seconds worth! I wish had the money to spend like that-and that was just for the time slot, not to mention how much they paid the firms to develop and produce the commercials. That's a whole lot of Bud, Pepsi, & Coke that people have to buy to make up for it (I would like to see a stat on how much beer is consumed on Super Bowl Sunday). Did you notice that their were no presidential campaign ads? Even the politicians aren't willing to spend that much money--now that's saying something!
Saturday, February 2, 2008
Money, Money, Money
Did you see the 2007 oil company revenue reports that just came out (I barely found it as our Charlotte Observer hid it on page 3 of the Money section preferring to give preferential coverage to breaking language barriers). Exxon Mobil "earned" $40.6 BILLION in Profits for 2007 (of which they "earned" over $11 Billion in the last 3 months of 2007 alone), Chevron "earned" $18.7 BILLION in profits for 2007, and Shell "earned" $27.5 BILLION in profits (a new record for a British company profits in 1 year). I use the term "earned" because we all know they stole and cheated the consumer out of every penny of that. Exxon broke the record for earnings by 1 company in a year in the U.S. by breaking their own 2006 record of $39.5 BILLION in profits. How much profit does a company need to make? Senator Charles Schumer (D-NY & a member of the Senate Finance Committtee) urged Congress to repeal tax breaks for the oil industry. What good will that do? They will just pass it on to consumers. what Congress needs to do is put a price cap on gas prices (I suggest $2.00/gallon which will still give them a huge profit margin). Congress regulates phone companies, electrial companies & natural gas companies, why not the oil indusrty? THis would be the biggest stimulus to the economy and set the U.S. back on the path to economic recovery, growth, and power among the nations of the world.
Friday, February 1, 2008
Charlotte Makes It Big
Charlotte finally made the big time. We are #9 on a Forbes list! That's right. Charlotte is the place to be if you like...to be miserable! Charlotte is ranked 9th worst in misery in U.S. out of 150 metro areas. We are below Detroit, New York, Philadelphia, Chicago and L.A., but we are above Atlanta, Cleveland, Baltimore, Boston, New Orleans, and any city you pick from New Jersey! It was based on Commute times, Weather, Unemployment, Superfund sites, Income tax rates, and Violent criume. Of course Charlotte disputes the violent crime rate used. Forbes took the figure from the FBI files' 2005 data where Charlotte has 838 violent crimes per 100,00 people and that that figure included the entire metro area-Anson County, Cabarrus County, Gaston County, Union County as well as Mecklenburg County. The leaders said that they should have used the figures from 2007 (which are not out from the FBI) which the Charlotte police department released last week showing a rate of 960 violent crimes per 100,000 people! Does that mean we would jump into the top 5? Is this the recognition as a "World Class City" that Charlotte is looking for?
Look at the income tax rates for Charlotte as well. The average per pays $2409 in local government taxes each year-the most of any city in the state, and yet we have the worst roads, leadership, school system (it has been ordered by the court system to provide better education for the children), and sprawl. We certainly get our money's worth.
Superfund sites include 8 of the 30 statewide sites, but the EPA has listed all but one of those as "under control." Makes me feel better and I can sleep like a baby knowing that EPA is on the job. I remeber when I lived in Raleigh that the EPA had abandon its office in the Research Triangle Park due to asbestos in the construction.
Congratulations Charlotte, you finally made the big time, and I am sure the way our leaders are taking us, we will easily be number 1 before the decade is over!
Look at the income tax rates for Charlotte as well. The average per pays $2409 in local government taxes each year-the most of any city in the state, and yet we have the worst roads, leadership, school system (it has been ordered by the court system to provide better education for the children), and sprawl. We certainly get our money's worth.
Superfund sites include 8 of the 30 statewide sites, but the EPA has listed all but one of those as "under control." Makes me feel better and I can sleep like a baby knowing that EPA is on the job. I remeber when I lived in Raleigh that the EPA had abandon its office in the Research Triangle Park due to asbestos in the construction.
Congratulations Charlotte, you finally made the big time, and I am sure the way our leaders are taking us, we will easily be number 1 before the decade is over!
Thursday, January 31, 2008
Song Sung Blue
My boredom has reached its apex and I have now started compiling a list of theme songs for the candiates (and other people of non-importance). Here it is:
"W": "I've Got A Tiger By The Tail"-Buck Ownes & The Buckaroos
"Eve Of Destruction"-Barry McGuire
"The Fool"-Sanford Clark
"Yakkety Yak"-Coasters
"I Really Don't Want To Know"-Ronnie Dove
"Puppet Man"-5th Dimension
"Tell Me A Lie"-Sami Jo
"Paying The Cost To Be The Boss"-B.B. King
"Greenback Dollar"-Kingston Trio
"Lies"-Knickerbockers (also for Bill)
"Somebody's Watching You"-Little Sister
"Wasn't That A Party"-Irish Rovers
Cheney: "Light My Fire" The Doors
"I Shot The Sheriff"-Eric Clapton
"Spooky"-Classics IV
"Wooden Heart"-Joe Dowell
"Armed And Extremely Dangerous"-First Choice
"Big Shot"-Billy Joel
"Shoot'em Up Baby"-Andy Kim
"Fire, Baby I'm On Fire"-Andy Kim
"Money"-Kingsmen
"Confidential"-Sonny Knight
Bill: "The Other Woman"-Ray Parker, Jr
"My Ding-A-Ling"-Chuck Berry
"Seven Little Girls Sitting In The Back Seat"-Paul Evans
"Sometimes A Fantasy"-Billy Joel
"Wives And Lovers"-Jack Jones
"The Cheater"-Bob Kuban & The In-Men
Hillary: "Crying"-Don McLean
"She's A Bad Mama Jama"-Carl Carlton
"It's a Man's Man's Man's World"-James Brown
"Girls Can Get it"-Dr.Hook
"Witchy Woman"-Eagles
"I Will Survive"-Gloria Gaynor
"The Bitch Is Back"-Elton John
"Walk Like A Man"-Grand Funk Railroad
"Maneater"-Daryl Hall & John Oates
"I'm Every Woman"-Chaka Khan
"Why Me"-Kris Kristofferson
Obama: "Black & White"-Three Dog Night
"Cool Jerk"-Capitols
"Jive Talkin'"-Bee Gees
"Wasted On The Way"-Crosby, Stills & Nash
"That Old Black Magic"-Sammy Davis Jr
"It's All In The Game"-Tommy Edwards
"String Along"-Fabian
"Stoned Soul Picnic"-5th Dimension
"The House That Jack Built"-Aretha Franklin
"Once Upon A Time"-Marvin Gaye & Mary Wells
"Rock The Boat"-Hues Corporation
"Mecca"-Gene Pitney
Edwards: "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road"-Elton John
"Goodbye Cruel World"-James Darren
"Jeans On"-David Dundas
"Where Were You When I Needed You"-Grass Roots
"When Will I Be Loved"-Linda Ronstadt
"The End Of Our Road"-Gladys Knight & The Pips
"Another One Bites The Dust"-Queen
McCain: "Rubberband Man"-Spinners
"No More Mr. Nice Guy"-Alice Cooper
"Still In Saigon"-Charlie Daniels Band
"Mack The Knife"-Bobby Darin
"Can I Change My Mind"-Tyrone Davis
"Double Vision"-Foreigner
"Nobody But Me"-Human Beinz
"Sad Eyes"-Robert John
"Spanish Harlem"-Ben E. King
Romney: "(We're All) Clones"-Alice Cooper
"I Got A Name"-Jim Croce
"I'm A Man"-Spencer Davis Group
"Knockin' On Heavens Door"-Bob Dylan
"A Walkin' Miracle"-Essex
"Wisdom Of A Fool"-Five Keys
"Mockingbird"-Inez Foxx
"Man On The Corner"-Genesis
"Amen"-Impressions
"Call Me Mr. In-Between"-Burl Ives
"Monkey Time"-Major Lance
"Charade"-Sammy Kaye & His Orchestra
"The Way We Were/Try To Remember-Gladys Knight & The Pips
"Please Come To Boston"-Dave Loggins
Huckabee: "Guitar Man"-Elvis Presley
"Mississippi Squirrel Revival"-Ray Stevens
"Never On Sunday"-Don Costa & his Orchestra
"Mr. Bass Man"-Johhny Cymbal
"No Sugar Tonight"-Guess Who (he's diabetic)
"The Joker"-Hilltoppers
"Rave On"-Buddy Holly
"Never Can Say Goodbye"-Jackson 5
"Ego"-Elton John
"Carry On Wayward Son"-Kansas
"Reverend Mr. Black"-Kingston Trio
"Why Not Me"-Fred Knoblock
Ron Paul: "Who Am I"-Petula Clark
"Ain't Too Proud To Beg": Temptations
"Uneasy Rider"-Charlie Daniels Band
"Does Anybody Know I'm Here"-Dells
"Goin' Down"-Greg Guidry
"See You Later Alligator"-Bill Haley & His Comets
"Want Ads"-Honey Cone
"The Impossible Dream"-Jack Jones
Paul & Huckabee: "Neither One oF Us (Wants To Be The First To Say Goodbye)"-
-Gladys Knight & The Pips
Giuliani: "D.O.A."-Bloodrock
"Runaway"-Del Shannon
"Mama Told Me Not To Come"-Three Dog Night
"The Boy From New York City"-Ad Libs
"Drift Away"-Dobie Gray
"Those Were The Days"-Mary Hopkin
The Republicans: "The Boys Are Back In Town"- Thin Lizzy
"Exodus"-Ferrante & Teicher
"The Power Of Gold"-Dan Fogelberg
"Going In Circles"-Friends Of Distinction
"Have I The Right?"-Honeycombs
"Good Ol' Boys"-Waylon Jennings
"Honky Cat"-Elton John
The Democrats: "Kung Fu Fighting"-Carl Douglas
All The Candidates: "I Want You To Want Me"-Cheap Trick
"Send In The Clowns"-Judy Collins
"What A Fool Believes"-Doobie Brothers
The U.S.: "Rescue Me"-Fontana Bass
"I Can't Stand It"- Eric Clapton
"The End Of The World"-Skeeter Davis
"It's The Same Old Song"-Four Tops
"How Do I Survive"-Amy Holland
"Stop Stop Stop"-Hollies
"Don't Leave Me This Way"-Thelma Houston
Democrats vs Republicans: "Super Fly Meets Shaft"-John & Ernest
Other songs to be placed where you think is best:
"The Jerk"-Larks
"The Matador"-Major Lance
"Who'll Be The Fool Tonight"-Larsen-Feiten Band
"Trampled Under Foot"-Led Zeppelin
"Sweet Nothin's"-Brenda Lee
"You Can Depend On Me"-Brenda Lee
"The Duck"-Jackie Lee
"Is That All There Is"-Peggy Lee
"Give Peace A Chance"-John Lennon
"Free"-Tommy Leonetti
"One Track Mind"-Bobby Lewis
"Run For Home"-Lindisfarne
"Rip It Up"-Little Richard
"Lonesome Loser"-Little River Band
"Cool Change"-Little River Band
"Standing At The End Of The Line"-Lobo
"Turn Me Loose"-Loverboy
"Cruel To Be Kind"-Nick Lowe
"Best Of Both Worlds"-Lulu
"Got To Be Real"-Cheryl Lynn
"Torn Between Two Lovers"-Mary MacGregor
"Shame Shame"-Magic Lanterns
"Everybody Plays The Fool"-Main Ingredient
"Just Too Many People"-Melissa Manchester
"Blinded By The Light"-Manfred Mann's Earth Band
"Twilight Zone"-Manhattan Transfer
"It's A Miracle"-Barry Manilow
"Superman"-Herbie Mann
"I Will Follow Him"-Little Peggy March
"Nowhere To Run"-Martha & The Vandellas
"Living A Lie"-Al Martino
"Bring The Boys Home"-Freda Payne
"The Great Pretender"-Platters
That's enough for today. I'm sure I will expand on this later as the drudgery of evil and lies drags on and is finally narrowed down to one "elitist" from each party. For now,
"Keep it real and keep them real"
"W": "I've Got A Tiger By The Tail"-Buck Ownes & The Buckaroos
"Eve Of Destruction"-Barry McGuire
"The Fool"-Sanford Clark
"Yakkety Yak"-Coasters
"I Really Don't Want To Know"-Ronnie Dove
"Puppet Man"-5th Dimension
"Tell Me A Lie"-Sami Jo
"Paying The Cost To Be The Boss"-B.B. King
"Greenback Dollar"-Kingston Trio
"Lies"-Knickerbockers (also for Bill)
"Somebody's Watching You"-Little Sister
"Wasn't That A Party"-Irish Rovers
Cheney: "Light My Fire" The Doors
"I Shot The Sheriff"-Eric Clapton
"Spooky"-Classics IV
"Wooden Heart"-Joe Dowell
"Armed And Extremely Dangerous"-First Choice
"Big Shot"-Billy Joel
"Shoot'em Up Baby"-Andy Kim
"Fire, Baby I'm On Fire"-Andy Kim
"Money"-Kingsmen
"Confidential"-Sonny Knight
Bill: "The Other Woman"-Ray Parker, Jr
"My Ding-A-Ling"-Chuck Berry
"Seven Little Girls Sitting In The Back Seat"-Paul Evans
"Sometimes A Fantasy"-Billy Joel
"Wives And Lovers"-Jack Jones
"The Cheater"-Bob Kuban & The In-Men
Hillary: "Crying"-Don McLean
"She's A Bad Mama Jama"-Carl Carlton
"It's a Man's Man's Man's World"-James Brown
"Girls Can Get it"-Dr.Hook
"Witchy Woman"-Eagles
"I Will Survive"-Gloria Gaynor
"The Bitch Is Back"-Elton John
"Walk Like A Man"-Grand Funk Railroad
"Maneater"-Daryl Hall & John Oates
"I'm Every Woman"-Chaka Khan
"Why Me"-Kris Kristofferson
Obama: "Black & White"-Three Dog Night
"Cool Jerk"-Capitols
"Jive Talkin'"-Bee Gees
"Wasted On The Way"-Crosby, Stills & Nash
"That Old Black Magic"-Sammy Davis Jr
"It's All In The Game"-Tommy Edwards
"String Along"-Fabian
"Stoned Soul Picnic"-5th Dimension
"The House That Jack Built"-Aretha Franklin
"Once Upon A Time"-Marvin Gaye & Mary Wells
"Rock The Boat"-Hues Corporation
"Mecca"-Gene Pitney
Edwards: "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road"-Elton John
"Goodbye Cruel World"-James Darren
"Jeans On"-David Dundas
"Where Were You When I Needed You"-Grass Roots
"When Will I Be Loved"-Linda Ronstadt
"The End Of Our Road"-Gladys Knight & The Pips
"Another One Bites The Dust"-Queen
McCain: "Rubberband Man"-Spinners
"No More Mr. Nice Guy"-Alice Cooper
"Still In Saigon"-Charlie Daniels Band
"Mack The Knife"-Bobby Darin
"Can I Change My Mind"-Tyrone Davis
"Double Vision"-Foreigner
"Nobody But Me"-Human Beinz
"Sad Eyes"-Robert John
"Spanish Harlem"-Ben E. King
Romney: "(We're All) Clones"-Alice Cooper
"I Got A Name"-Jim Croce
"I'm A Man"-Spencer Davis Group
"Knockin' On Heavens Door"-Bob Dylan
"A Walkin' Miracle"-Essex
"Wisdom Of A Fool"-Five Keys
"Mockingbird"-Inez Foxx
"Man On The Corner"-Genesis
"Amen"-Impressions
"Call Me Mr. In-Between"-Burl Ives
"Monkey Time"-Major Lance
"Charade"-Sammy Kaye & His Orchestra
"The Way We Were/Try To Remember-Gladys Knight & The Pips
"Please Come To Boston"-Dave Loggins
Huckabee: "Guitar Man"-Elvis Presley
"Mississippi Squirrel Revival"-Ray Stevens
"Never On Sunday"-Don Costa & his Orchestra
"Mr. Bass Man"-Johhny Cymbal
"No Sugar Tonight"-Guess Who (he's diabetic)
"The Joker"-Hilltoppers
"Rave On"-Buddy Holly
"Never Can Say Goodbye"-Jackson 5
"Ego"-Elton John
"Carry On Wayward Son"-Kansas
"Reverend Mr. Black"-Kingston Trio
"Why Not Me"-Fred Knoblock
Ron Paul: "Who Am I"-Petula Clark
"Ain't Too Proud To Beg": Temptations
"Uneasy Rider"-Charlie Daniels Band
"Does Anybody Know I'm Here"-Dells
"Goin' Down"-Greg Guidry
"See You Later Alligator"-Bill Haley & His Comets
"Want Ads"-Honey Cone
"The Impossible Dream"-Jack Jones
Paul & Huckabee: "Neither One oF Us (Wants To Be The First To Say Goodbye)"-
-Gladys Knight & The Pips
Giuliani: "D.O.A."-Bloodrock
"Runaway"-Del Shannon
"Mama Told Me Not To Come"-Three Dog Night
"The Boy From New York City"-Ad Libs
"Drift Away"-Dobie Gray
"Those Were The Days"-Mary Hopkin
The Republicans: "The Boys Are Back In Town"- Thin Lizzy
"Exodus"-Ferrante & Teicher
"The Power Of Gold"-Dan Fogelberg
"Going In Circles"-Friends Of Distinction
"Have I The Right?"-Honeycombs
"Good Ol' Boys"-Waylon Jennings
"Honky Cat"-Elton John
The Democrats: "Kung Fu Fighting"-Carl Douglas
All The Candidates: "I Want You To Want Me"-Cheap Trick
"Send In The Clowns"-Judy Collins
"What A Fool Believes"-Doobie Brothers
The U.S.: "Rescue Me"-Fontana Bass
"I Can't Stand It"- Eric Clapton
"The End Of The World"-Skeeter Davis
"It's The Same Old Song"-Four Tops
"How Do I Survive"-Amy Holland
"Stop Stop Stop"-Hollies
"Don't Leave Me This Way"-Thelma Houston
Democrats vs Republicans: "Super Fly Meets Shaft"-John & Ernest
Other songs to be placed where you think is best:
"The Jerk"-Larks
"The Matador"-Major Lance
"Who'll Be The Fool Tonight"-Larsen-Feiten Band
"Trampled Under Foot"-Led Zeppelin
"Sweet Nothin's"-Brenda Lee
"You Can Depend On Me"-Brenda Lee
"The Duck"-Jackie Lee
"Is That All There Is"-Peggy Lee
"Give Peace A Chance"-John Lennon
"Free"-Tommy Leonetti
"One Track Mind"-Bobby Lewis
"Run For Home"-Lindisfarne
"Rip It Up"-Little Richard
"Lonesome Loser"-Little River Band
"Cool Change"-Little River Band
"Standing At The End Of The Line"-Lobo
"Turn Me Loose"-Loverboy
"Cruel To Be Kind"-Nick Lowe
"Best Of Both Worlds"-Lulu
"Got To Be Real"-Cheryl Lynn
"Torn Between Two Lovers"-Mary MacGregor
"Shame Shame"-Magic Lanterns
"Everybody Plays The Fool"-Main Ingredient
"Just Too Many People"-Melissa Manchester
"Blinded By The Light"-Manfred Mann's Earth Band
"Twilight Zone"-Manhattan Transfer
"It's A Miracle"-Barry Manilow
"Superman"-Herbie Mann
"I Will Follow Him"-Little Peggy March
"Nowhere To Run"-Martha & The Vandellas
"Living A Lie"-Al Martino
"Bring The Boys Home"-Freda Payne
"The Great Pretender"-Platters
That's enough for today. I'm sure I will expand on this later as the drudgery of evil and lies drags on and is finally narrowed down to one "elitist" from each party. For now,
"Keep it real and keep them real"
Wednesday, January 30, 2008
Who's out?
Rudy Giuliani is expected to drop out today (like he was in it to begin with) after bypassing the other primaries to put all of his eggs in 1 basket in Florida. John Edwards is also expected to drop out today. Rudy's disappearance won't be noticed by anyone, but Edwards should affect the Democratic Primaries for Super Tuesday even if he does not throw his support behind Clinton or Obama. If nothing else, it should not split the white vote which some have been saying has been happening. If Hillary now gets his white voters, will that be enough to gain the nomination? Time will tell. Now we can have some good knock-down drag-out sparring between Hill & Obi without some adult sanity from Edwards mixed in. Let 'em at each other and see what happens. Meanwhile Mickey (McClain) is picking up steam and may win the Republican nomination. All this talk about his age is way overblown as people are living longer and Social Security keeps upping the age limit (I cannot receive full benefits until 70 now), so why would anyone think at 71 he would be useless. He looks better than "W" who's alot younger. We will now wait and see what transpires on Tuesday and may the least evil of the candidates win!
Tuesday, January 29, 2008
Obama=JFK
Did anybody catch the interview with Obama on NBC after the President's State of the Union address? After talking about how pleased he was with the endorcement by Caroline Kennedy & Sen. Ted Kennedy, he went on to compare himself to John F. Kennedy! With good reason? Caroline Kennedy said he "offers that same sense of hope and inspiration" that her father did. Ted Kennedy had this to say: "There was another time, when another young candidate was running for president and challenging America to cross a new frontier. He faced criticism from the preceding Democratic president, who was widely respected in the party (referring to Harry S. Truman).
"And John Kennedy replied, 'The world is changing. The old ways will not do. ... It is time for a new generation of leadership. So it is with Barack Obama."
With these accolades being heaped on him, no wonder he thinks he's the second coming of JFK, but lets compare the men:
JFK: (Taken from the Congressional Quarterly of 1960) Voted for Social Security benefits, education, urban renewal, and civil rights. In addition he voted for a $6 billion tax cut, for reducung taxes on small corporations and increasing taxes on large corporations, for increasing the personal tax exemption, and for across the board cut in Federal spending.
Obama: (Taken from the Congressional voting record): No vote (did note vote yes or no!) on abortion issues, education loans, farm subsidies, child health insurance, on implementing the recommendations of the 9/11 commission, on Guantanamo Bay detainees, offshore drilling in Virgina, Energy Act of 2007 (bill that calls for increasing fuel efficiency and an increase in the production of renewable fuels), Attorney General, and a No Vote on the Iraq Withdrawal Ammendment on 12/18/2007-a bill in which he is listed as a Co-Sponsor! He also did not vote on an immigration bill that would appropriate $3.00 billion to be used to hire full-time border patrol agents, improve employment eligibility verification, and fund security measures along the U.S. and Mexican border that include building a fence, establishing vehicle barriers, utilizing unmanned aerial vehicles, placing ground-based sensors and cameras, and removing and detaining undocumented immigrants. He did vote for such tough legislation as child safety locks on handguns, but he also voted for reducing the Medicaid deduction for generic drugs from 17% back to 11%. He did vote No on declaring English the national language as well as banning illegal immigrants convicted of aggravated felonies, domestic violence, stalking, violation of protection orders, crimes against children, or crimes relating to the illegal purchase or sale of firearms, from gaining legal status (which means he wants to allow these people to become permanent residents here).
Here is a good one:
Voted NO on 12/16/2005 on the USA Patriot and Terrorism Prevention Reauthorization which was to invoke cloture on a conference report that extends the authority of the Federal Bureau of Intelligence (FBI) to conduct “roving wiretaps” and access certain business records through December 31, 2009, and makes the remaining provisions of the Patriot Act permanent.
Then he voted YES on 03/02/2006 on the USA Patriot and Terrorism Prevention Reauthorization which was to adopt a conference report that extends the authority of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to conduct “roving wiretaps” and access certain business records through December 31, 2009, and makes the remaining 14 provisions of the Patriot Act permanent.
John Kennedy was willing to make a stand especially on controversial issues such as civil rights. He stated , "I believe that a minimum program must include at least: 1. The enactment of the Part III provisions eliminated from the Civil Rights Act of 1957 which give the Attorney General the right to initiate and intervene in litigation of this nature. 2. Full use of the President's power to issue executive orders stating the constitutional objective of equal opportunity and directing all federal agencies to shape their policies and practices to achieve this goal. 3. Enactment of a bill ... to outlaw the bombing of homes, churches, synagogues and community centers and to bring the FBI into the picture when such bombing occurs. 4. Absolute protection of the right to vote ... by federal registrars or by referees, or by a combination of both ... also ... the maintenance of voting records and the right to inspect those records."( March 28, 1960)
He also stated that The Republicans "talk about their prosperity, but it is a prosperity for some, not for all. And it is an abundance of goods, not of courage. We have the most gadgets and the most gimmicks in our history, the biggest TVs and tailfins, but we also have the worst slums, the most crowded schools, and the greatest erosion of our natural resources and our national will. It will be for some an age of material prosperity, but it is also an age of spiritual poverty." March 28, 1960. This applies to us today.
If Obama's new generation of leadership includes sitting idly by while others take on the challenges of the U.S. and the world, then he is not man I want for President. He is trying to have his words speak louder than his actions and unfortunately that is what most people believe.
So to Sen. Obama I reaffirm the great words of the late Senator Lloyd Bentsen, "Senator, you are no Jack Kennedy."
"And John Kennedy replied, 'The world is changing. The old ways will not do. ... It is time for a new generation of leadership. So it is with Barack Obama."
With these accolades being heaped on him, no wonder he thinks he's the second coming of JFK, but lets compare the men:
JFK: (Taken from the Congressional Quarterly of 1960) Voted for Social Security benefits, education, urban renewal, and civil rights. In addition he voted for a $6 billion tax cut, for reducung taxes on small corporations and increasing taxes on large corporations, for increasing the personal tax exemption, and for across the board cut in Federal spending.
Obama: (Taken from the Congressional voting record): No vote (did note vote yes or no!) on abortion issues, education loans, farm subsidies, child health insurance, on implementing the recommendations of the 9/11 commission, on Guantanamo Bay detainees, offshore drilling in Virgina, Energy Act of 2007 (bill that calls for increasing fuel efficiency and an increase in the production of renewable fuels), Attorney General, and a No Vote on the Iraq Withdrawal Ammendment on 12/18/2007-a bill in which he is listed as a Co-Sponsor! He also did not vote on an immigration bill that would appropriate $3.00 billion to be used to hire full-time border patrol agents, improve employment eligibility verification, and fund security measures along the U.S. and Mexican border that include building a fence, establishing vehicle barriers, utilizing unmanned aerial vehicles, placing ground-based sensors and cameras, and removing and detaining undocumented immigrants. He did vote for such tough legislation as child safety locks on handguns, but he also voted for reducing the Medicaid deduction for generic drugs from 17% back to 11%. He did vote No on declaring English the national language as well as banning illegal immigrants convicted of aggravated felonies, domestic violence, stalking, violation of protection orders, crimes against children, or crimes relating to the illegal purchase or sale of firearms, from gaining legal status (which means he wants to allow these people to become permanent residents here).
Here is a good one:
Voted NO on 12/16/2005 on the USA Patriot and Terrorism Prevention Reauthorization which was to invoke cloture on a conference report that extends the authority of the Federal Bureau of Intelligence (FBI) to conduct “roving wiretaps” and access certain business records through December 31, 2009, and makes the remaining provisions of the Patriot Act permanent.
Then he voted YES on 03/02/2006 on the USA Patriot and Terrorism Prevention Reauthorization which was to adopt a conference report that extends the authority of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to conduct “roving wiretaps” and access certain business records through December 31, 2009, and makes the remaining 14 provisions of the Patriot Act permanent.
John Kennedy was willing to make a stand especially on controversial issues such as civil rights. He stated , "I believe that a minimum program must include at least: 1. The enactment of the Part III provisions eliminated from the Civil Rights Act of 1957 which give the Attorney General the right to initiate and intervene in litigation of this nature. 2. Full use of the President's power to issue executive orders stating the constitutional objective of equal opportunity and directing all federal agencies to shape their policies and practices to achieve this goal. 3. Enactment of a bill ... to outlaw the bombing of homes, churches, synagogues and community centers and to bring the FBI into the picture when such bombing occurs. 4. Absolute protection of the right to vote ... by federal registrars or by referees, or by a combination of both ... also ... the maintenance of voting records and the right to inspect those records."( March 28, 1960)
He also stated that The Republicans "talk about their prosperity, but it is a prosperity for some, not for all. And it is an abundance of goods, not of courage. We have the most gadgets and the most gimmicks in our history, the biggest TVs and tailfins, but we also have the worst slums, the most crowded schools, and the greatest erosion of our natural resources and our national will. It will be for some an age of material prosperity, but it is also an age of spiritual poverty." March 28, 1960. This applies to us today.
If Obama's new generation of leadership includes sitting idly by while others take on the challenges of the U.S. and the world, then he is not man I want for President. He is trying to have his words speak louder than his actions and unfortunately that is what most people believe.
So to Sen. Obama I reaffirm the great words of the late Senator Lloyd Bentsen, "Senator, you are no Jack Kennedy."
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